bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Whoever has will be given more? Exploring the Impact of Non-Linearity on Effect Heterogeneity in Psychological Research.
Authors: Fuenderich Jens , Beinhauer Lukas Joscha , Renkewitz Frank
Published: January 2024

Non-linear relationships between an independent and a dependent variable are knownto inflate residual slope variance in multi-level models for observational data, when thenon-linearity is not specified in the analytical model. In a meta-analytical context, thesemodels are referred to as individual participant data meta-analyses. The inflation ofresidual slope variance is then interpreted as an artificial inflation of heterogeneity.Meta-analyses in the behavioral and psychological sciences often aggregateexperimental rather than observational data. These can also be acected by non-linearrelationships, but we cannot directly transfer techniques from observational studies,because experimental data lack continuous information on the independent variable.Here, we explore how non-linearity can acect experimental data and thus estimationsof meta-analytical heterogeneity. We introduce descriptors of heterogeneity thatindicate potential non-linearity and allow to identify regularities or patterns ofheterogeneous ecects that are not represented in conventional meta-analytical reports.Out of 56 initial multi-lab data-sets, we identify 20 with heterogeneous (unstandardized)ecects and report the descriptors, as well as plotted examples. We discuss if there areindications of non-linearity in the analyzed data and interpret plotted examples. Finally,we reflect the interpretability of individual participant data meta-analyses when appliedto data from multi-lab direct replication projects in psychological research.
Presidential Leadership and Legislative Polarization
Authors: Noble Benjamin S. , Turner Ian R
Published: January 2024

Presidents go public to raise issue salience, but doing so risks polarizing lawmakers. Legislative polarization can manifest in different ways---some harmful and some beneficial to the president. This creates potential risks and rewards for presidential leadership. We consider this trade-off in a model of policymaking where two pivotal legislators must agree to change policy and a president can go public to support a policy. Going public activates the parties' bases and ties the president's reelection to policy outcomes. We characterize how and when the polarizing effect of presidential leadership benefits the president. In doing so, we establish the logic of ``defensive appeals" where presidents go public to enforce co-partisan loyalty, even while alienating out-partisans. We also provide empirical implications that characterize how the president's beliefs about the potential impacts of going public, baseline polarization, and policy uncertainty affect the incentives to go public.
Who’s Doing the Housework and Childcare Now? Differential Convergence in 21st-century Gender Gaps in Home Tasks
Authors: Milkie Melissa A. , Sayer Liana C , Nomaguchi Kei , Yan Hope Xu
Published: January 2024

Gender scholars have debated whether the recent movement toward a more equal division of domestic labor is stalling. Using a differential convergence perspective, we argue that examining which domestic tasks experience gender convergence, whose changes narrow the gap, and why changes happen is critical for understanding gender convergence in domestic labor time. Drawing on data from the 2003-22 American Time Use Survey, we examine trends in core housework, occasional housework, shopping, and childcare time. Results for married women and men indicate that the historically large gender gap in housework time narrowed further this century, from a women-to-men ratio of 1.8:1 in 2003-05 to 1.5:1 in 2022. The decrease in the gender gap was concentrated in traditionally “feminine” core housework (from 4.2:1 to 2.5:1), particularly in housecleaning and laundry. The gender gap in shopping time also narrowed significantly, reaching gender parity. However, the gender gap in childcare time remained at a mother-to-father ratio of 2:1. Decomposition analyses indicate that women’s reduced housework time could mainly be explained by population compositional changes, whereas men’s increased housework time reflected behavioral changes. With men taking on more “female-typed” domestic activities, the gendered norms associated with different types of domestic labor may be becoming redefined.
Analyzing the Role of Employee Recognition in Job Retention within Nepal’s Banking Sphere
Authors: Pokhrel Manisha
Published: January 2024

This study aimed to investigate the association between intrinsic and extrinsic recognitions and employees’ likelihood of remaining employed within their organization. The research design employed was descriptive and correlational in nature. A comprehensive analysis was conducted on a survey comprising 385 participants, wherein respondents were systematically classified based on variables such as gender, age group, educational attainment, and occupational status. This approach yielded valuable and profound findings. The study revealed that although the significance of training and development opportunities was relatively low, a majority of employees considered financial compensation as the primary determinant influencing their retention within the banking institution. Furthermore, a notable association was observed between the inclination to remain employed and receiving acknowledgment, whether it be in the form of external rewards or internal satisfaction. Respondents explicitly identified incentives and appealing compensation packages as determinants that would augment their inclination to remain in their present roles. Hence, it falls upon the human resources department to assess and ensure the adequacy of the rewards bestowed upon employees in order to meet their satisfaction. This study underscores the importance of managers possessing a comprehensive understanding of the significant impact that offering promotions and competitive pay scales can have on employee retention. The study concludes by suggesting a redesign of the banks’ acknowledgment programmes and emphasizing the importance of giving equal weight to both types of recognition in order to enhance employee retention.
ICT Integration in Mathematics Teaching and Learning Activities: A Literature Review
Authors: Sharma Chapai Krishna Prasad
Published: January 2024

This review aims to assess the current state of knowledge on the role of ICT in teaching and learning mathematics, with the goal of identifying effective approaches and strategies that can be employed to enhance mathematics education through the use of ICT. It also focuses on the possible advantages of ICT integration in mathematics instruction. The study followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines to review the related literature. The related literature was searched using key terms such as "ICT," "mathematics education," and "teaching-learning activities" in electronic databases such as ERIC, Google, Google Scholar, Scopus, and Web of Science. The search was limited to 22 articles published from 2015 to 2023. The findings of this study show that the attitude of teachers and students toward using ICT in teaching and learning mathematics was found to be positive; however, they faced the problem of integrating ICT in mathematics in the fields of algebra, statistics, vectors, geometry, and analysis. To effectively integrate ICTs into mathematics instruction, educational institutions must offer the necessary training to teachers.
Assessment of rational use of drugs using World Health Organisation’s indicators in a government hospital of central Nepal
Authors: Deo Satish , Dahal Aashma , Sapkota Biswash
Published: January 2024

Background: Irrational practice of medicines use is a serious problem of health care setting. 
Objectives: The primary aim of this study was to assess rational use of drug (RUD) at a government hospital of central Nepal using World Health Organisation (WHO) core drug use indicators.
Methods: This descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted from 2022 November to December at Hetauda Hospital after ethical clearance. A total of 500 prescriptions were taken retrospectively by using systematic sampling method for prescribing indicators whereas 100 patient interviews were conducted prospectively to study patient care indicators. For facility-based indicators different departments of the selected hospital were visited to collect the data.
Results: The mean values of prescribing indicators of RUD in the surveyed hospital compared with WHO values for prescription of generics, antibiotics, and injections was found to be 6.3% (n = 119) vs.100%; 28.4% (n = 142) vs. 20-26.8%;  and 1.2% (n = 6) vs. 13.4-21.1% respectively. Another discrepancy reported was regarding the mean number of drugs per prescription which was found to be more than the WHO optimal value (3.77 vs. 1.6-1.8). The average consultation time and dispensing time was found to be 5.52 ± 4.49 minutes vs. 10 minutes and 111 ± 60.2 seconds vs. more than 180 seconds, respectively as compared with WHO value.
Conclusion: According to the WHO/RUD core drug use indicators, rational medicine use is not attained in most prescribing and patient care components. It is recommended that health institutions should co-operate to promote the judicious use of medications.
Antibiotic susceptibility pattern of bacterial isolates from soft tissues infections among patients visiting a tertiary care centre
Authors: Shrestha Kewal , Yadav Kumari Ragani , Singh Ganesh Kumar , Kumar Prabhat
Published: January 2024

Background: Pus is a thick, white to yellow fluid that consists of dead leucocytes, cellular debris, necrotic tissues, and bacteria characteristic of pyogenic infections that may be exogenous or endogenous. The resistant pathogens isolated from wound infections have become a global challenge and a grave threat to the public health worldwide.
Objectives: To characterise the bacterial isolates from clinical specimens of pyogenic wound infections and to determine the antibiotic susceptibility test.
Methods: A hospital-based, descriptive, cross-sectional study was carried out after ethical clearance in the department of microbiology, Nobel Medical College from 2021 May to 2022 January. Various clinical specimens were obtained by convenience sampling. Identification and antibiotic sensitivity test were done as per the standard microbiological procedures. Data were analysed by SPSS v.20.
Results: Out of 1704 sample collected, 901 (52.8%) showed growth in which 893 (52.4%) showed monomicrobial growth and 8 (0.46%) showed mixed growth. Among the samples, females outnumbered males (F: M-1.4:1) and majority of infection were observed in age group between 21-30 years. Most of the isolates were Gram-negative bacteria (462, 50.8%) which were mostly sensitive to amikacin. The most predominant organism was Staphylococcus aureus (427, 47%) which was 100% sensitive to vancomycin and highly resistant to ampicillin (341, 79.8%).
Conclusion: The dryness in the pipeline of new antibiotic and emergence of multidrug resistant strains have pointed the current need towards active microbial surveillance in all clinical settings and prudent use of antibiotics.
Reforming Agricultural Extension System in Nepal: What can we adopt from selected Agriculture Led Countries?
Authors: Timsina Krishna Prasad , Subedi Sanjiv , Pandey Sunita , Devkota Deepa , Aryal Aabhash , Lamichhane Jeevan
Published: January 2024

This paper compares the existing Nepalese agricultural extension system with other selected agriculture-led countries to explore the needs and opportunities of introducing an innovative agricultural extension system in Nepal. A review of various documents including journals, reports, and policy papers was carried out. The status of financial and human resources in agricultural extension of Nepal was assessed from 753 municipalities and 7 provinces through survey interviews and, additionally, expert consultations were done with 15 key personnel working in the field of agricultural extension in Nepal. We examined the major changes in the agricultural extension made before and after the federalization in Nepal and examined institutional arrangements and activities for agricultural sector governance after federalization. Further, three cases were selected from selected agriculture-led countries based on the working modality of research and extension either solely or jointly or in hybrid mode. The study found insufficient human resources for agriculture sector governance especially in provinces and municipalities with 37.4% and 29% of vacant positions, respectively. The recruited agriculture technicians were mostly engaged in administrative management and handout distribution rather than agricultural technology transfer. Most technicians were freshly recruited without any on-the-job training. The paper discussed about the agriculture extension approaches, service mechanisms and structure across the countries, and its relevancy in Nepal.  Irrespective of operational modality of research and extension, technological advancement and application of Information Communication Technology plays an important role for the effectiveness of the extension services.
Qualitative characteristics of cashmere fiber of Chyangra goat of Nepal
Authors: Gorkhali Neena Amatya , Paudel Bikash , Basnet Keshav , Bhandari Shishir , Pokhrel Bhoj Raj , Sharma Surya Bhatta , Sapkota Saroj
Published: January 2024

This study assesses the different physical characteristics of cashmere fiber quality in Chyangra goats as wax percentage, length of pashmina fiber, fineness (diameter) of fiber obtained from different body parts (neck, belly, and back) in different locations of Mustang district of Nepal. In mid-March to mid-April 2022, cashmere samples were collected from thirty-four unrelated animals. Twenty-two animals were sampled from Upper Mustang and twelve were sampled from Lower Mustang; of which, 22 were male and 12 were female of 1, 2, 3, 4, and greater than 4 years of age. Cashmere fiber length was measured using measuring pad and ruler and fiber diameter was analyzed using the optical projection microscope method. The fixed effect model was used to analyze the least square mean for fiber length, diameter and wax percentage of Chyangra cashmere fiber considering various factors such as location, sex and age. The overall least square mean and standard error for fiber quality parameters namely wax percentage, fiber length and fiber diameter were 9.49±2.2%, 45.97±0.14 mm and 15.36±0.19 µm respectively. Even though there is a significant difference in the considered parameters by location, the fineness and length of the fiber of both locations was within the finest fiber ranging from 13-16 µm diameter and more than 40 mm length. The present study has evidenced that Chyangra goat of Nepal can be characterized as one of the finest Cashmere goats however some management steps must be taken to improve the quality (cleanliness) of fiber and the volume of fiber production. Significant differences were found in location, sex, and trend of difference in age of the animals indicating the potential to improve cashmere quality by adopting proper management and selection methods through selection of goats with larger body size and confirmation to obtain more quantity of fiber per animal.
Body-Worn Camera Policy in Canadian Policing
Authors: Saulnier Alana , Abbatangelo Julia
Published: January 2024

Les caméras corporelles sont de plus en plus utilisées par les services de police du monde entier. Grâce à une enquête menée auprès de tous les services de police fédéraux, provinciaux, municipaux et des Premières Nations du Canada, il se dégage que 36 des 172 services de police canadiens ont déclaré avoir utilisé des caméras corporelles en 2022. Le présent article propose également une évaluation, sous forme de tableau de bord, de toutes les procédures disponibles régissant l’utilisation des cameras corporelles au Canada ( N = 27), documentant la mesure dans laquelle ces procédures abordent les questions fondamentales liées à la réglementation en matière d’utilisation de ces caméras. Les thèmes clés des procédures se répartissent en six catégories générales: attentes du programme des cameras corporelles, attentes des utilisateurs de cameras corporelles, attentes des superviseurs de cameras corporelles, attentes en matière de conservation et de stockage des données, attentes en matière de divulgation des vidéos, et considérations supplémentaires. Les procédures présentent une grande cohérence. Presque toutes ces procédures fournissent des directives en matière d’activation, exigent la notification du sujet dès que cela est raisonnablement possible, ne permettent pas que les images captées par les cameras corporelles se substituent à d’autres formes de preuves, et autorisent les utilisateurs à visionner les images. Toutefois, certains sujets sont abordés de manière beaucoup moins cohérente, avec un petit nombre de procédures présentant des commentaires sur la mise en mémoire tampon de la caméra et les pratiques sensibles aux victimes, ainsi que la communication de renseignements dans l’intérêt du public. Le présent article plaide pour une normalisation continue des procédures régissant l’utilisation des caméras corporelles à travers le Canada (et les mécanismes de gouvernance policière de manière plus générale) afin d’appuyer une prestation des services de police cohérents et de haute qualité partout dans le pays.
Impacts of Freshwater Fish Sanctuaries on Fish and Crustacean Diversity, Catch, and Household Income of Fisherfolk in Baggao, Cagayan, Philippines
Authors: Gibe Gerico Pader , Mangabat Cecilia , Ballad Emma , Ame Evalyn , Perez Maricon , Ramos Myrna
Published: January 2024

The study was conducted from February to March 2022 to assess the impacts of fish sanctuaries on fish and crustacean diversity, catch, and income of fisherfolk in Baggao, Cagayan. Data were collected from the 59 registered fisherfolk in the study areas using a structured survey instrument and were analyzed using descriptive methods. The Shannon-Weiner Diversity and Pielou indices were computed to determine fish diversity and evenness, respectively. The results showed that the diversity indices in the three study areas were 1.91 in Duba Cave, 1.66 in Hot Spring, and 1.58 in Bluewater Falls, and the average species evenness was 0.7. Further, the major species caught include Anguillasp., Oreochromis sp., Trichopodus sp., Crenimugil sp., Macrobrachium sp., Ciprinus sp., Clarias sp., Arius sp., Chana sp., Glossogobius sp., Sundathelphusa sp., Hyphorhamphus sp., and Gambusia sp. The volume of fish catch depends on the production space in the buffer zone, the time of fishing or fishing frequency, and the fishing gears used by the respondents. The sanctuaries also served as alternative livelihood and source of income for the respondents with the development of tourism, which provided jobs (e.g., tour guides, river wardens, project monitors, and laborers) to community residents. The study's results confirmed the positive impacts of fish sanctuaries on the diversity, catch, and household income of fisherfolk.
The Impact of Gender, Education, and Age on Installing a Proximity Tracing Application: Survey on a German Population
Authors: Trkman Marina
Published: January 2024

During a crisis such as COVID-19 citizens of countries all over the world were asked to use a proximity tracing application voluntarily and in­stall it on their smartphones. Even though the use of the application in times of the pandemic crises was promoted as crucially important, many citizens re­fused to install it. In this paper, we raised the question of why. Previous litera­ture confirmed the impact of universal UTAUT predictors, namely, social in­fluence, performance expectancy and effort expectancy, on intention to use. However, the impact of the predictors has not yet been confirmed in actual use. We propose a research model to examine the direct influence of the pre­dictors on actual use. Furthermore, we assess if the impact of age, gender and education on PTA’s use behavior is significant. We present our preliminary re­sults on data collected in Germany.
COVID-19 vs. Russia-Ukraine Crisis: Capital Market Response
Authors: Alibegović Džafer , Hadžiahmetović Nejra , Dedović Lejla
Published: January 2024

From the pure health crisis that countries faced at the very begin­ning of the COVID-19 pandemic, in later stages it led to the creation of multi­ple economic and financial vulnerabilities. When the world economies start­ed recovering from the pandemic negative impacts, Russia started its inva­sion of Ukraine. The study aims to add to the growing body of literature on the topic of crises caused by the COVID-19 and Russian–Ukraine war by ana­lyzing and comparing the volatility of the world’s leading stock market per­formance benchmarks in the pre-crisis and crisis periods. For the analysis, Levene’s test is used to check the homogeneity/heterogeneity of variances of stock market returns. Analysis shows that all indexes performed better in the Russian–Ukraine crisis compared to the COVID-19 crisis, i.e., the volatili­ty of returns of all indexes is significantly lower in the Russian-Ukraine crisis compared to the COVID-19 crisis.
USING A SYSTEM APPROACH TO ENSURE BORDER SECURITY
Authors: Alagdaa Ganbileg
Published: January 2024

If it is analyzing the border security from the point of view of national security is more extensive, but other side from the point of view of synergetic it will be requiring the participation of many researchers and professionals in this field, it is impossible to fully cover its content in one article. Therefore, in this article, the basic concepts of national security and border security, such as "national security", "national borders", "national border inviolability", "national border security", and national border protection, are analyzed from the cognitive point of view with a systemic approach. The purpose of this research was to answer the questions that required answers. From this research the results of the analysis are evidenced by the conclusions and practical findings based on the principles of constitutionalism and the definitions given by professionals from the perspective of knowledge. The security environment has changed and efforts have been made to identify the main issues that require further research and clarification on border security.
SHEMBE PHILOSOPHY: THE DECOLONISATION OF RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY
Authors: Mahaye Ngogi Emmanuel
Published: January 2024

This piece of scholarly work in the sight of the public is crafted to drive or to win any theological debate or argument but I simple seek to advance the understanding of Shembe in the specific area of His philosophy not the holistic Shembe. This I say because no one on earth can claim in totality that he or she has a better understanding of Shembe, hence choosing the concept of philosophy which is the critical examination of ground fundamental beliefs and analysis of concept, doctrines, and practices was relevant. The process of decolonization has been a significant area of scholarly inquiry in various fields, including religion and spirituality. Shembe philosophy placed a strong emphasis on cultural revival and the restoration of African spiritual practices. The movement sought to reclaim African spirituality while accommodating certain aspects of organic Christianity. Central to Shembe philosophy was to reconnect the so-called lost generation of Abantu in the ancestral connection, the veneration of ancestors, and the preservation of African traditions (Wababa, 2018). The complexity of such role from Jehovah was delicate and crucial. Isaiah Shembe known as Umqaliwendlela would hear a voice singing new unexpected words. A qualitative study method was employed in this study to enable a comprehensive exploration of the experiences, perspectives, and practices within Shembe communities. The study findings revealed that the key principles and teachings of Shembe philosophy have now a massive influence and understanding of decolonization in guiding the community’s beliefs and practices. The community have incorporation of Shembe philosophy into their daily lives for decolonial transformation. The findings further revealed although numerous challenges faced by the Shembe community in their pursuit of decolonization and cultural heritage preservation, but the post-colonial era in South Africa has made much better to defend His philosophy using the current constitution chapter 2 which clearly stipulates in the Bill of Rights, which states that everyone has right to freedom of religion, belief, and opinion. Section 9, the equality clause, prohibits unfair discrimination on various grounds including religion. Shembe fought spiritual the above religious right from as early as 1900 until the formation of the South African Native National Congress (SANNC), later known as the African National Congress (ANC) on the 08 January 1912. In conclusion, the Shembe philosophy has lightning influence in guiding the community’s beliefs and practices. The post-colonial role of Shembe philosophy in the decolonization of religion and spirituality requires further exploration and development.
Range of Use, Nativisation and Acceptability in Malaysian English
Authors: Wahid Ridwan
Published: January 2024

Malaysian English grammar is claimed to contain localised, non-standard features that exist alongside exonormative counterparts. Taking diffusion of such features as an indicator of nativisation, this study argues that this process is influenced not by proficiency and language use alone, but also by the uses to which the language is put, i.e. range of use. One way to prove this is to measure diffusion of features among proficient speakers whose ranges of use vary considerably. In this paper, I present findings from a survey of acceptability of 11 deviant grammatical features adapted from Bautista (2004) and 28 divided usages adapted from Lee and Collins (2006). Comparing two groups of proficient speakers â€“ one of wide range users, and the other of non-wide range ones â€“ the study found that the wide range users tended to have more liberal attitudes towards non-standard grammatical features than their non-wide range counterparts. Given the high acceptability levels shown by these acrolectal speakers in formal contexts, the findings suggest that such speakers bear some influence on the nativisation of these features as well as their pathways to standardisation.Â
Indian Diasporic Formations in Guyana: Reading Coolie Woman: The Odyssey of Indenture
Authors: Prasad Murari , Jha Binod K.
Published: January 2024

This paper deals with Gaiutra Bahadurâ€™s recently published non-fiction narrative, Coolie Woman: The Odyssey of Indenture (2013). As a sequel to the end of slavery in the 1830s, the system of indenture, though equally exploitative, served as the source of voluntary migrant labour to manage the plantation economies in far-flung British colonies. In reconstructing the traumatic experience of her great-grandmother as an indentured worker uprooted from her homeland in 1903, Bahadur has meticulously researched archival sources from which we can extrapolate the adaptive persistence of nearly 240,000 Indians who migrated to Guyana between 1838 and 1917 and became the vanguard of the Indian diaspora there.Â  Â  Â We propose to discuss the key characteristics of diasporas as well as the typological criteria of existing diaspora models. For this paper we adopt the theoretical conceptualisation of Susan Koshyâ€™s term â€œneo-diasporaâ€ because it fits well with the Indian case in Guyana. The Indian relation to homeland and myths of return are much more affected by ambiguity and stress than the classical model of diaspora posits. We examine Bahadurâ€™s empirical depiction and gendered articulations of the indentured Indian women, braving brutalities and, at the same time, recreating a cultural dynamic in the domestic sphere as well as shaping an incipient home in an alien regime. The paper will also probe the culturally reflexive data excavated by Bahadur to postulate that the Indian female immigrants, despite remaining fettered and embattled, contributed to family making and negotiated creolised change for cultural reproduction conducive to a distinct diasporic formation.
Introducing Bangladeshi Writing in English: Emergence to the Present
Authors: Quayum Mohammad A. , Hasan Md. Mahmudul
Published: January 2024

In postcolonial literary criticism, Bangladeshi writing in English has not received the scholarly attention or the recognition it deserves. However, there is an irony here because colonial Bengal was perhaps the first among the British colonies to embrace English education and its people had early working experiences with the British. Moreover, this literary tradition claims some of the earliest writers of literature written in English outside the British and American canons. In the present time, it has gained renewed vibrancy as writers both in Bangladesh and in the diaspora, especially in the UK, have produced English works both in the original and in translation. Considering the rich background, sophistication and huge potential of Bangladeshi writing in English, in this article we will provide a historical overview and the varying strands of this literary tradition. As editors of this special journal issue, we will also attempt a general outline of the articles included in it and consider the main themes they explicate.
Minority Literature, Performativity, Resistance: The Case of Anglophone and Sinophone Malaysian Writings
Authors: Soon Ng Andrew Hock
Published: January 2024

This essay demonstrates how non-Malay language writers in Malaysia attempt to subvert the stateâ€™s promotion of a single-language (Malay) literature as national literature through the practice of authorial insularity, which is writing within oneâ€™s religio-ethnic community. In the case of sinophone literature, this practice has the added significance of refusing submission to a literary heritage (Chinese) that is fundamentally foreign to its cultural identity. The works of Malaysian anglophone writers such as Salleh ben Joned, Che Husna Azhari and K.S. Maniam, as well as Malaysian-born sinophone writer, Ng Kim Chew, will be discussed to illustrate my overarching point.
An Ecofeminist Reading of Beth Yahp's The Crocodile Fury
Authors: Sankaran Chitra
Published: January 2024

An increasing acknowledgment of the fact that within patriarchy, the categories of â€œwomanâ€ and â€œanimalâ€ serve the same symbolic function, since they are both placed as the submissive â€œotherâ€ to masculine power, has led to a re-examination of a range of texts that highlight and connect gender concerns with the sorry plight of the non-human.  As the ecofeminist Lori Gruen emphasises in her article, â€œDismantling Oppression: An Analysis of the Connection between Women and Animals,â€ this connection between women and animals is â€œnot to be understood as a â€˜naturalâ€™ connection â€“ one that suggests that women and animals are essentially similar â€“ but rather a constructed connection that has been created by the patriarchy as a means of oppressionâ€ (Gruen 61). In this chapter, I examine Beth Yahpâ€™s The Crocodile Fury. In this narrative, the â€œnon-humanâ€ and the â€œwomanâ€ are entangled in interesting ways that shed light on the use and misuse of both. Furthermore, therianthropism, namely, humans represented as animals, is a strong theme, which the allegorical nature of the narrative helps open up. I argue that the text manages to combine postcolonial concerns with postmodernist stylistics in order to make a case for the non-human Other.
Tagore and the Gunny Bags: Making Connections between the Ruinous Effect of Plastic in Our World and Gunny-bag Factories in Tagoreâ€™s Day
Authors: Christine Marsh
Published: January 2024

A century ago the poet and polymath Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) carried out experiments in social reform through rural reconstruction. He lectured around the world to warn against nationalism and â€œthe greed of profitâ€ (â€œAn Eastern Universityâ€ 201), and to advocate creative unity. He gives us an inspiring example of the environmentalist principle of â€œthink globally, act locally.â€ Tagore would have been appalled at the devastation brought about since his lifetime through accelerating exploitation of people and planet, and his response would surely have been to act locally in an even more radical way. Today a Tagorean radicalism would mean establishing diverse plots of largely perennial plant foods, as locally as possible, in each individual village or neighbourhood or home garden. Furthermore, the beneficial reduction effect of radical relocalisation makes the bulk transport of food stuffs unnecessary, thus removing the need for single use packaging and saving the energy expended, not just for powering vehicles, but also on building infrastructure to facilitate transportation. At his departure from Bengal for a journey to Japan, Tagore observed the damage to the riverine landscape from factories manufacturing gunny bags or hessian sacks, containers for the already expanding transportation of a century ago. It was only twenty years after Tagoreâ€™s death that two key inventions: the plastic bag and the shipping container and its infrastructure, led to the exponential increase in shipping. It is only recently that the damaging effects of that expansion is being realised. The time for Tagorean radicalism has come.
Poonam Trivedi and Paromita Chakravarti, eds. Shakespeare and Indian Cinemas: â€œLocal Habitationsâ€
Authors: Anuradha Ghosh
Published: January 2024

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Sweeneyâ€™s Homage to Dennis from the Wheatbelt to the Perth Coastal Plain, River, Ocean
Authors: Kinsella John
Published: January 2024

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Bukit Panjang: Place-History-Poem
Authors: Thumboo Edwin
Published: January 2024

Phoenix Heights, the first housing estate in Bukit Panjang, is where we lived longest, since 1975. I first came to know Bukit Panjang village, was when my father Jabez Thumboo had charge in 1940 of issuing identity cards to residents. My next contact with the area was when a group of us undergraduates living in Dunan Road Hostels hiked from Bukit Batok, where the Japanese had built the Chureito War Memorial for the soldiers, along Bukit Panjang down to where it ended in Choa Chu Kang Road, slightly west of the village. We bought our house in 1973 and moved in two years later. I saw the village grow in various stages. This end of Bukit Panjang became a major installation for the Ministry of Defence, as the PAP government expanded the British Cantonment that had been there on the eastern side of the hill, up to the top and down to the parts of the western portion. I had watched its developments and looked at some of them in the long poem, â€œBukit Panjang,â€ I wrote in four Parts. It forms the substance of this article. As I wrote the poem, I realised that some of the events that we experienced as nation, island and individual were not part of the living memory of the younger Singaporeans.
Mother Tongue
Authors: Pillai Anitha Devi
Published: January 2024

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Doctoral Student Reading and Writing: Making Our Processes Visible
Authors: Doyle Melanie , Caissie Chantelle
Published: January 2024

Reading and writing are core components of what it means to be a doctoral student. Although reading and writing are known to be discursive, socialized practices, doctoral programs often focus on the output of these practices and position reading and writing as generic, universal skills. Through collaborative self-study, we sought to examine our reading and writing processes and see what we could learn as doctoral students by making these processes visible. From our analysis, we discovered that understanding our reading and writing processes enabled us to use effective reading and writing strategies; revealed the benefits of blurring personal-professional boundaries; and contributed to shaping our identity as emerging scholars. We conclude that supporting doctoral students to examine their personalized reading and writing processes, opposed to solely focusing on output, can support them to look inward, locate meaning within themselves, and recognize the multiplicity in what it means to read and write at the doctoral level.
Zmiana warunków realizacji umów handlowych – COVID-19 jako przesłanka zastosowania klauzuli rebus sic stantibus
Authors: Łaskarzewski Kacper
Published: January 2024

Pandemia spowodowana chorobą zakaźną COVID-19 miała zauważalny wpływ na stosunki gospodarcze, które opierają się w dużej mierze na długoterminowości umów. Okoliczności te skutkowały niejednokrotnie trudnościami w realizacji warunków kontraktów przez przedsiębiorców. Chcąc zaradzić sytuacji, strony umowy mogły podjąć próby dostosowania łączących ich umów do ówcześnie panującej sytuacji. Jednym z narzędzi mogła być uregulowana w przepisie artykułu 3571 Kodeksu cywilnego klauzula nadzwyczajnej zmiany stosunków. Celem artykułu jest porównanie różnych sposobów modyfikacji umowy, której wykonanie stało się rażąco utrudnione; takich jak porozumienie między stronami, klauzula siły wyższej, czy, po spełnieniu odpowiednich przesłanek, skorzystanie z pomocy sądu w powołaniu na klauzulę rebus sic stantibus. W dalszej części artykuły, przytoczone zostaną trzy charakterystyczne linie orzecznicze, które wykształciły się w kontekście tzw. dużej klauzuli. W oparciu o rozbudowane linie orzecznicze przytoczone w artykule można stwierdzić, że pandemia COVID-19 oraz jej wpływ na obrót gospodarczy mogła z powodzeniem zostać uznana za przyczynę nadzwyczajnej zmiany stosunków uzasadniającą ingerencję sądów w umowy handlowe. Ingerencja ta jednak dopuszczalna była tylko w przypadkach, kiedy uzależniona była od następstw nadzwyczajnych zmian stosunków, takich jak rażąca strata grożąca jednej ze stron czy też nadmierna trudność w realizacji postanowień umownych oraz wyłącznie w kontekście konkretnych umów handlowych poddanych pod rozwagę sądu.
ВИКОРИСТАННЯ СЕРЕДОВИЩА GEOGEBRA В МАТЕМАТИЧНІЙ ПІДГОТОВЦІСТУДЕНТІВ ЕКОНОМІЧНИХ СПЕЦІАЛЬНОСТЕЙ
Authors: Гусак Людмила , Радзіховська Лариса , Гринчук Тетяна
Published: January 2024

The use of information technology in the learning process has of learning in institutions of higher education already become commonplace, but new tools that constantly help teachers and students. In order for education to really meet the demand of modern realities, it is necessary to continuously modernize the forms and methods of education. One such most relevant assistant in teaching mathematics is the Dynamic Mathematics System GeoGebra. The article deals with the issue of modernization of methodological systems for teaching mathematical disciplines studied by students of economic specialties. in IT areas. The possibilities of the GeoGebra tool are revealed, which are important for improving the quality of mathematical training of future economists in the context of the implementation of the didactic principle of visibility and the inclusion of students in research and project activities. Particular attention is paid to the practical aspects of using GeoGebra in solving plot, applied problems associated with the use of active techniques and methods of teaching mathematical disciplines, the growth of students’ creative and intellectual activity when working with topics that require visualization of mathematical concepts and objects. The conditions of methodologically expedient inclusion of Geogebra into the practice of teaching mathematical disciplines for the preparation of economists and the modernization of already existing methodological systems for teaching mathematical disciplines are highlighted. It has been proven that the use of the interactive geometric environment GeoGebra allows visualization of abstract mathematical concepts, which contributes to the fastest possible perception of the material, a deeper understanding of it and increases interest in the discipline being studied. In addition, the use of dynamic mathematics systems both in the classroom and in non-classroom work has a positive effect on the success of students. Completing mathematical tasks using the GeoGebra environment arouses students' cognitive interest in exact sciences and promotes the development of visual and creative thinking. GeoGebra should be considered a special visual environment not only for solving specific problems related to mathematics and mathematical modeling, but also an environment for the implementation of interdisciplinary projects of an integration nature.
МОДЕЛЮВАННЯ ЗАСОБАМИ МАТLАB УСТРУКТУРІ ПІДГОТОВКИ ФАХІВЦІВ ІТ-ІНДУСТРІЇ
Authors: Добровольська Наталія , Мерінова Світлана , Савицька Людмила
Published: January 2024

In the article the problem of the use of information technologies is broken in teaching ofmathematical disciplines and importance of decision of tasks of design of processes and phenomenafor the future specialists of information technologies. It is marked that among basicкомпетентностей, that formed for such specialists: knowledge of basic classes and principles ofconstruction of models, methods of design of the systems; ability to choose and use the methods ofmathematical design for planning and exploitation of the systems, to develop the charts ofalgorithms for research and planning of the technical, technological, organizational, informativesystems; knowledge and ability to apply one or a few systems of design, planning, as ifprogramming. Thus future specialists of information technologies must skilfully use informationtechnologies, programmatic foods for the decision of design tasks, namely must have skills of designof various processes, phenomena, systems, and also able to realize these models facilities ofinformation technologies.In the article expediency of the use of application of Matlab package is reasonable for teaching ofmathematical disciplines at preparation specialists of information technologies. Features andstructural elements of environment of Matlab, functional possibilities and existent libraries, aremarked for the decision of design tasks. Among plenty of the presented libraries for visualization ofdesign in the system Matlab it is distinguished only a few, that can be used by the bread-winners ofhigher education for the decision of design tasks, namely: optimization toolbox, System ofidentification toolbox, Wavelet of toolbox, simulink it is Also marked that Matlab contains plenty ofprocedures and functions necessary to the engineer and research worker for implementation ofdifficult calculations and design of behavior of the technical, physical and economic systems.
ОСОБЛИВОСТІ ВПРОВАДЖЕННЯ ІНФОРМАЦІЙНО-КОМУНІКАЦІЙНИХТЕХНОЛОГІЙ У ОСВІТНІЙ ПРОЦЕС МОЛОДШИХ ШКОЛЯРІВ
Authors: Мороз Ольга
Published: January 2024

The article analyzes the essence and relationship of the concepts «learning technology», «information and communication technology of learning», «environment», «educational environment of primary school». The impact of the use of ICT in the learning process on the development of mental processes of primary school students is analyzed. It has been established that the use of information and communication technologies in the process of teaching primary school students provides a significant impact on the  development of thinking, expression, attention, perception, memory, by including schoolchildren in new types of activities: algorithms, modeling, visualization, abstraction, game imagination. It has been established that the introduction of information and communication technologies into the educational process affects the environment where primary school students learn. It was determined that the digital educational environment in educational institutions should include: information support of the educational institution, the formation of the teacher's information and communication competence, computer-oriented learning tools for primary school students. Features of the use of information and communication technologies in computer science lessons are characterized.The experience of using game, project, multimedia and web technologies in the process of studying of the subject «Computer Science» is highlighted. It was established that the use of information and communication technologies allows: to increase the cognitive activity of students due to the brightness, variety in form, visibility of the educational material; to individualize the learning process using tasks of different complexity; to form the ability to work on a personal computer by using game types of tasks; to improve self-control skills, the ability to independently adjust one's activities by performing project tasks; to independently conduct educational and practical activities, developing creative activity among schoolchildren.
PECULIARITIES OF STATE GRANT SUPPORT FOR BUSINESS ENTITIES IN UKRAINE
Authors:   Державний податковий Університет, Рудая Марина , Очередько Сергій ,   KROK University
Published: January 2024

Стаття присвячена дослідженню особливостей надання державної грантової підтримки бізнесу. Здійснено теоретичний аналіз методичних підходів до організації залучення суб’єктів господарської діяльності до грантової допомоги. Досліджено функціональні складові та економічний вплив від їх залучення. Представлена структурна схема комунікацій між надавачем грантової допомоги та їх отримувачами. Обґрунтовано економічну доцільність використання і особливості грантової допомоги бізнесу. Визначено системний підхід щодо визначення цілей грантової допомоги. Приділено значну увагу вивченню сучасного розвитку та динаміки розвитку грантових програм держави та їх кінцевих надавачів. Визначено і оцінено принципи надавання грантової підтримки та їх отримувачів. Досліджено державне регулювання, щодо отримання грантової допомоги в Україні. Виявлено фактори, які стримують більш активніше залучення грантової допомоги суб’єктами підприємницької діяльності. Досліджено та виявлено недоліки та переваги залучення грантової допомоги. На основі цього зроблено висновок, що держава, як надавач грантової підтримки бізнесу та їх отримувачі здатні мобілізувати свою діяльність і збільшити обсяги залучення грантової допомоги перетворивши таку допомогу в дієвий довгостроковий фінансовий ресурс за допомогою якого можливо забезпечити розвиток не тільки певного підприємства, а й національної економіки в цілому. Дані підходи дозволять дослідити можливі варіанти залучення фінансових ресурсів і визначити шляхи їх збільшення у обсягах та якісного використання у різних сферах діяльності підприємства. Проаналізовано динаміку надання грантової допомоги за період незалежності України, вивчено їх якість та складність залучення в залежності від проекту, структури підприємства та його масштабів. Проведено порівняльну характеристику між державними грантовими програмами України. Вивчено умови надання грантової допомоги та контроль за його цільовим використанням отримувачем гранту. Проаналізувавши ринок грантів було визначено , що основним надавачем грантової допомоги в Україні є держава. Запропоновано заходи щодо підвищення ефективності функціонування державних грантових програм. Надані пропозиції, щодо використання комбінованої системи залучення грантів, що дозволить підвищити їх ефективність як довгострокове джерело фінансування і як надійний інструмент забезпечення виконання певних проектів суб’єктами підприємницької діяльності.