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Recursivity and Contingency
Authors: Hui Yuk
Published: July 2024

This book employs recursivity and contingency as two principle concepts to investigate into the relation between nature and technology, machine and organism, system and freedom. It reconstructs a trajectory of thought from an Organic condition of thinking elaborated by Kant, passing by the philosophy of nature (Schelling and Hegel), to the 20th century Organicism (Bertalanffy, Needham, Whitehead, Wiener among others) and Organology (Bergson, Canguilhem, Simodnon, Stiegler), and questions the new condition of philosophizing in the time of algorithmic contingency, ecological and algorithmic catastrophes, which Heidegger calls the end of philosophy.

The book centres on the following speculative question: if in the philosophical tradition, the concept of contingency is always related to the laws of nature, then in what way can we understand contingency in related to technical systems? The book situates the concept of recursivity as a break from the Cartesian mechanism and the drive of system construction; it elaborates on the necessity of contingency in such epistemological rupture where nature ends and system emerges. In this development, we see how German idealism is precursor to cybernetics, and the Anthropocene and Noosphere (Teilhard de Chardin) point toward the realization of a gigantic cybernetic system, which lead us back to the question of freedom. It questions the concept of absolute contingency (Meillassoux) and proposes a cosmotechnical pluralism. Engaging with modern and contemporary European philosophy as well as Chinese thought through the mediation of Needham, this book refers to cybernetics, mathematics, artificial intelligence and inhumanism.
Critique as Social Practice
Authors: Celikates Robin
Published: July 2024

Can critical theory diagnose ideological delusion and false consciousness from above, or does it have to follow the practices of critique ordinary agents engage in? This book argues that we have to move beyond this dichotomy, which has led to a theoretical impasse. Whilst ordinary agents engage in complex forms of everyday critique, it must remain the task of critical theory to provide analysis and critique of social conditions that obstruct the development of reflexive capacities and of their realization in corresponding practices of critique. Only an approach that is at the same time non-paternalistic, pragmatist, and dialogical as well as critical will be able to realize the emancipatory potential of the Frankfurt School tradition of critical theory in radically changing social circumstances.

The translation of this work was funded by Geisteswissenschaften International – Translation Funding for Humanities and Social Sciences from Germany, a joint initiative of the Fritz Thyssen Foundation, the German Federal Foreign Office, the collecting society VG WORT and the Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels (German Publisher & Booksellers Association)
The Loving Struggle
Authors: Falque Emmanuel
Published: July 2024

It has been 25 years since Dominique Janicaud derisively proclaimed the “theological turn” in French phenomenology due to the return of God to philosophy through the influence of “religious” thinkers such as Lévinas, Ricoeur, and Marion. Since then, the “theological turn” has flowered into a fully-fledged movement on both sides of the Atlantic. But, what will be the shape and direction of the second generation of the “theological turn”?

In this important new book, Emmanuel Falque engages with all the major twentieth-century French phenomenologists—something heretofore unavailable in English. He argues that rather than being content to argue for the return of God to philosophy, something fought for and developed by the foregoing generation of the “theological turn,” it is necessary to stage a philosophical confrontation, or disputatio, with them and their work in order to ensure the ongoing vitality of the unexpected contemporary relationship between philosophy and theology. Drawing on the legacies of Jaspers and Heidegger, who both staged their own “loving struggles” to arrive at defining philosophical conclusions, Falque confronts, interrogates, and learns from his most influential philosophical forebears to steer the “theological turn” in a new direction. Offering a novel and creative philosophy of the body, Falque argues for a reorientation of philosophy of religion generally and the “theological turn” specifically from a philosophy of revelation from above to a philosophy of the limit from below.

nology due to the return of God to philosophy through the influence of “religious” thinkers such as Lévinas, Ricoeur, and Marion. Since then, the “theological turn” has flowered into a fully-fledged movement on both sides of the Atlantic. But, what will be the shape and direction of the second generation of the “theological turn”?

In this important new book, Emmanuel Falque engages with all the major twentieth-century French phenomenologists—something heretofore unavailable in English. He argues that rather than being content to argue for the return of God to philosophy, something fought for and developed by the foregoing generation of the “theological turn,” it is necessary to stage a philosophical confrontation, or disputatio, with them and their work in order to ensure the ongoing vitality of the unexpected contemporary relationship between philosophy and theology. Drawing on the legacies of Jaspers and Heidegger, who both staged their own “loving struggles” to arrive at defining philosophical conclusions, Falque confronts, interrogates, and learns from his most influential philosophical forebearers in order to steer the “theological turn” in a new direction. Offering a novel and creative philosophy of the body, Falque argues for a reorientation of philosophy of religion generally and the “theological turn” specifically from a philosophy of revelation from above to a philosophy of the limit from below.
Beyond the Protest Square
Authors: Lokot Tetyana
Published: July 2024

This book examines how citizens use digital social media to engage in public discontent and offers a critical examination of the hybrid reality of protest where bodies, spaces and technologies resonate. It argues that the augmented reality of protest goes beyond the bodies, the tents, and the cobblestones in the protest square, incorporating live streams, different time zones, encrypted conversations, and simultaneous translation of protest updates into different languages. Based on more than 60 interviews with protest participants and ethnographic analysis of online content in Ukraine and Russia, it examines how citizens in countries with limited media freedom and corrupt authorities perceive the affordances of digital media for protest and how these enable or limit protest action.

The book provides a nuanced contribution to debates about the role of digital media in contentious politics and protest events, both in Eastern Europe and beyond.
Ecocriticism and the Island
Authors: Marland Pippa
Published: July 2024

Islands have long been the subject of cultural fascination, but in recent decades, they have exerted an increasingly powerful centrifugal force, sending writers to the outer edges of the British-Irish archipelago in search of inspiration and insight.

Drawing on contemporary ecocritical approaches, island studies, and emergent archipelagic perspectives, Ecocriticism and the Island explores a wide selection of island-themed creative non-fiction. Through a combination of textual analysis, and, where possible, original interviews and archival research, Pippa Marland offers new insights into the work of Tim Robinson, Brenda Chamberlain, Christine Evans, W.G. Sebald, Stephen Watts, Amy Liptrot, Kathleen Jamie, Adam Nicolson, Robert Macfarlane, and David Gange. In assessing the ways in which these authors negotiate existing cultural tropes of the island while offering their own distinctive articulations of “islandness,” this book represents an important intervention into island literary studies. At the same time, it contributes to the development of an archipelagic strand of ecocriticism—one that offers a valuable perspective on human-environmental relationships in an Anthropocene context.
Public Perception of International Crises
Authors: Chernobrov Dmitry
Published: July 2024

Winner of the 2019 Edgar S. Furniss Book Award from the Mershon Center for International Security

How do people make sense of distant but disturbing international events? Why are some representations more appealing than others? What do they mean for the perceiver’s own sense of self? Going beyond conventional analysis of political perception and imagining at the level of accuracy, this book reveals how self-conceptions are unconsciously, but centrally present in our judgments and representations of international crises.Combining international relations and psychosocial studies, Dmitry Chernobrov shows how the imagining of international politics is shaped by the need for positive and continuous societal self-concepts. The book captures evidence of self-affirming political imagining in how the general public in the West and in Russia understood the Arab uprisings (also known as the Arab Spring) and makes an argument both about and beyond this particular case. The book will appeal to those interested in international crises, political psychology, media and audiences, perception and political imagining, ontological security, identity and emotion, and collective memory.
Sound Pressure
Authors: Heys Toby
Published: July 2024

Sound Pressure reveals how speaker systems mounted in public, employment, military and entertainment environments have played a pivotal role in the way that humans have been physiologically and psychologically organised and disciplined throughout the past century. The networked Wired Radio speakers of the 1920’s industrialised factory, acoustically anchor a narrative based on the functional utilisation of sound systems for insidious purposes; from the surround-sound techniques of the Waco siege, to the application of sonic torture in Guantánamo and Abu Ghraib. Crucially, Sound Pressure identifies the logic behind the miniaturisation and disappearance of visible sound system technologies as they transmute into the ultrasonic dynamics of the Hypersonic Sound System and covert bone conduction techniques of Whispering Windows. The book charts an evolution of speaker technology that has been, and will be, used to influence, manipulate and torture the collective and isolated body. It amplifies the connections between LRADs, iPods, Mosquitos, Intonarumori, loudhailers, and Sequential Arc Discharge Acoustic Generators - the meta-network of speaker systems through which rhythms and cadences of power are transmitted, connected, and modulated.
Trapped by History
Authors: Cronin Darryl
Published: July 2024

The Australian nation has reached an impasse in Indigenous policy and practice and fresh strategies and perspectives are required. Trapped by History highlights a fundamental issue that the Australian nation must confront to develop a genuine relationship with Indigenous Australians.

The existing relationship between Indigenous people and the Australian state was constructed on the myth of an empty land – terra nullius. Interactions with Indigenous people have been constrained by eighteenth-century assumptions and beliefs that Indigenous people did not have organised societies, had neither land ownership nor a recognisable form of sovereignty, and that they were ‘savage’ but could be ‘civilized’ through the erasure of their culture. These incorrect assumptions and beliefs are the foundation of the legal, constitutional and political treatment of Indigenous Australians over the course of the country’s history. They remain ingrained in governmental institutions, Indigenous policy making, judicial decision making and contemporary public attitudes about Indigenous people.

Trapped by History shines new light upon historical and contemporary examples where Indigenous people have attempted to engage and dialogue with state and federal governments. These governments have responded by trying to suppress and discredit Indigenous rights, culture and identities and impose assimilationist policies. In doing so they have rejected or ignored Indigenous attempts at dialogue and partnership. Other settler countries such as New Zealand, Canada and the United States of America have all negotiated treaties with Indigenous people and have developed constitutional ways of engaging cross culturally. In Australia, the limited recognition that Indigenous people have achieved to date shows that the state is unable to resolve long standing issues with Indigenous people. Movement beyond the current colonial relationship with Indigenous Australians requires a genuine dialogue to not only examine the legal and intellectual framework that constrains Indigenous recognition but to create new foundations for a renewed relationship based on intercultural negotiation, mutual respect, sharing and mutual responsibility. This must involve building a shared understanding around addressing past injustices and creating a shared vision for how Indigenous people and other Australians will associate politically in the future.
Warring Fictions
Authors: Clarke Christopher
Published: July 2024

December 2019 was a catastrophe for Labour. After nearly ten years in opposition, the party has suffered its fourth straight defeat and is approaching fifteen years since it last won.

As the soul searching begins, Labour's broad church will have to ask: at what level do we disagree? Since Jeremy Corbyn became leader this has been a central question for the two sides of the left. There is constant discussion of ‘splits’, ‘coups’ and ‘purges’. Anger and impotence are felt on both sides. Everyone seems to hate each other, but no one can agree on why.

Writing from a centre-left perspective, Chris Clarke points to where the guts of the dispute lie. He argues that disagreements come down to narrative, not core values. Belief or otherwise in the central myths which drive left populism – conflict, insurgency and decline – represents the true dividing line between pro- and anti-Corbyn factions.

Combative but constructive, Warring Fictions makes the case for pluralism and questions the premise of Corbynism. Rather than a call for ‘faux harmony’, it’s an attempt to break the deadlock – providing a route-map for the centre left, an explanation to the far left, and the foundations for a genuine debate between the two.
Eurasianism
Authors: Pizzolo Paolo
Published: July 2024

Eurasianism: An Ideology for the Multipolar World investigates the ideology of Eurasianism, a political doctrine that founds its principles on geopolitics and conservatism. Specifically, the book examines neo-Eurasianist thought and its implications for the international system. After collocating Eurasianism in the spectrum of conservative theories, the research analyzes its historical evolution from the early 20th century to its contemporary manifestations. Pizzolo describes the liaison between Eurasianism and geopolitics, describing the nature of geopolitics and the main theories that highlight the relevance of the Eurasian landmass, including Mackinder’s “Heartland theory”, Spykman’s “Rimland theory”, and Haushofer’s “Kontinentalblock” project. The book also focuses on the central elements of the neo-Eurasianist ideology, including the key features of the so-called “Fourth Political Theory”, arguing that Eurasianism could represent a theoretical contribution for the advent of the multipolar world.
Queer Transgressions in Twentieth-Century Polish Fiction
Authors: Hutchens Jack J. B.
Published: July 2024

Throughout the twentieth century in Poland various ideologies attempted to keep queer voices silent—whether those ideologies were fascist, communist, Catholic, or neo-liberal. Despite these pressures, there existed a vibrant, transgressive trend within Polish literature that subverted such silencing. This book provides in-depth textual analyses of several of those texts, covering nearly every decade of the last century, and includes authors such as Witold Gombrowicz, Marian Pankowski, and Olga Tokarczuk, winner of the 2018 Nobel Prize in Literature. Jack J. B. Hutchens demonstrates the subversive power of each work, showing that through their transgressions they help to undermine nationalist and homophobic ideologies that are still at play in Poland today. Hutchens argues that the transgressive reading of Polish literature can challenge the many binaries on which conservative, heteronormative ideology depends in order to maintain its cultural hegemony.
Christianity, LGBTQ Suicide, and the Souls of Queer Folk
Authors: Sanders Cody J.
Published: July 2024

While garnering the attention of professionals across disciplines, from medicine to public health to psychology, and frequently covered as a topic of public concern in the news media, the elevated occurrence of suicide attempts among LGBTQ persons has received little attention within the literature of theology and religious studies. This book fills that lacuna by addressing the role that religious, spiritual, and theological narratives play in shaping the souls of queer folk. Taking a narrative approach to qualitative interview material from LGBTQ individuals who survived their suicide attempts, Cody J. Sanders argues that theological narratives can operate violently upon the souls of LGBTQ people in ways that make life precarious and, at time, seem unlivable. The book critically addresses the violence of theological narratives upon queer souls, filling a crucial void in scholarship concerning the role of religion—specifically Christianity—in LGBTQ suicide. Ultimately, the author draws upon the interview material to move readers toward constructive methods of contributing to the resistance and resilience of queer souls in relation to soul violence, asking how we can intervene with practices of care in order to cultivate livability of life for queer people.
Speaking of Race
Authors: Delfino Jennifer B.
Published: July 2024

Speaking of Race explores the linguistic practices of African American children in an after school program in Washington, DC. Drawing on ethnographic research, Jennifer B. Delfino illustrates how students’ linguistic practices are often perceived as barriers to learning and achievement and provides an in-depth look at how students challenge this perception by using language to transform the meaning of race in relation to ideas about academic success. In providing insight into the institutionalized processes by which African American children are seen and heard as “problem students,” this book helps scholars and practitioners better support marginalized pupils in their efforts to achieve racial transformation and educational justice in schools.
South Asia in Transition
Authors: Parkin Robert
Published: July 2024

South Asia in Transition is an introductory book on the anthropology of South Asia, including India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh, suitable for students at all levels and others interested in this topic. It assumes no prior knowledge of either the region or the discipline of anthropology. The book makes extensive use of existing publications to describe how anthropologists have approached the region and what they have said about it. The first group of chapters deals mostly with India and caste, class, tribes, religion, kinship and marriage, gender, the body and personhood, politics and political economy. A second group of chapters deals successively with Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Nepal.
Transgender Educators
Authors: Dow Michele
Published: July 2024

This book argues that despite the greater visibility of transgender people today, their lives as professional teachers and administrators remain enormously difficult. Workplace discrimination against transgender educators continues to run rampant, especially outside of the traditionally liberal enclaves. In fact, if their workplace is a safe haven which it rarely is, many transgender educators lead double lives as professionals during the day and marginalized people outside of their workplace. Even the most liberal communities may provide superficial support while continuing to hold longstanding prejudices as this study demonstrates. As a result, nearly 46% of trans educators remain in the closet, and those that are out must endure more subtle yet determined efforts to isolate them. The author's research shows that 100% of survey respondents indicated they believed they were fired or not promoted because of their gender identity. With the rise of students coming out daily to express their fluctuating gender presentation, the author notes the critical importance of strong and supported transgender teacher role models. Written by a transgender woman, this is a highly engaging and timely study of the lives of transgender educators behind the scenes and how you can be an active ally in the fight against transphobia regardless of your profession.
Transformations in Queer, Trans, and Intersex Health and Aging
Authors: Nowakowski Alexandra C.H. , Sumerau J. E. , Lampe Nik M.
Published: July 2024

This book utilizes collaborative autoethnography to examine transformations in health and aging among queer, trans, and intersex people in society. To this end, the authors each utilize their lived experiences as queer, trans, and/or intersex people to discuss inequalities and norms in U.S. healthcare. Further, they elaborate upon some ways U.S. healthcare systems may become more inclusive of queer, trans, and intersex populations over time. In so doing, they utilize the autoethnographic cases to illustrate and describe the complexities of sex, gender, and sexualities in health and aging as well as the ways such intricacies facilitate societal inequalities in health and aging.
Epictetus and Laypeople
Authors: MacGillivray Erlend D.
Published: July 2024

Erlend D. MacGillivray’s Epictetus and Laypeople: A Stoic Stance toward the Rest of Humanity explores the understanding that ancient philosophers had towards the vast majority of people at the time, those who had no philosophical knowledge or adherence—laypeople. After exploring how philosophical identity was established in antiquity, this book examines the Stoic philosopher Epictetus, who reflected upon laypeople with remarkable frequency. MacGillivray shows that Epictetus maintained his stance that a small and distinguishable group of philosophically aware individuals existed, alongside his conviction that most of humanity can be inclined to act in accordance with virtuous principles by their dependence upon preconceptions, civic law, popular religion, exempla, and the adoption of primitive conditions, among other means. This book also highlights other Stoics and their commentators to show that the means of lay reform that MacGillivray explores were not just implicitly understood in antiquity, but reveal a well-developed system of thought in the school which has, until now, evaded the notice of modern scholars.
ISO 56002 İNOVASYON YÖNETİM SİSTEMİ KAPSAMINDA KÜLTÜREL BOYUTLARIN ORGANİZASYONEL KÜLTÜRE ETKİSİ: TÜRKİYE UYGULAMALARI ÇERÇEVESİNDE BİR ÇALIŞMA
Authors: Özkan Ömer , Özmutaf Metin
Published: July 2024

Bu araştırmanın temel amacı, ISO 56002 İnovasyon Yönetim Sisteminin temel boyutlarından olan kültür boyutunun kurumsal / organizasyonel kültüre etkisinin Türkiye’de ISO 56002 İnovasyon Yönetim Sistemi’ni ilk uygulayan uygulayıcıların görüşleri kapsamında belirlenmesidir. Bu amaca yönelik olarak hazırlanan anket, Türkiye’de ilk kez 56002’yi uygulamış enerji sektörlerinde faaliyet gösteren bir organizasyonda Ocak 2024 – Şubat 2024 tarihleri arasında 25 bireye uygulanmıştır. Bu çerçevede araştırmanın yapıldığı tarih itibariyle konu ile ilgili evrenin tamamı olan 30 uygulamacıdan 25 bireyin katılımı diğer bir değişle yaklaşık olarak % 83’lük katılım sağlanmıştır. Araştırmada faktör analizi sonucuna göre ISO 56002 İnovasyon Yönetim Sistemi çerevesinde kültürel boyut olarak organizasyonel kültürü pozitif olarak etkilediği belirlenen ve içerdikleri önermelere uygun olarak isimlendirilen “Karar verme, iş birliği, proaktiflik ve risk”, “Liderlik, kültürel algı ve iletişim”, “Yenilik ve katılım”, “Strateji ve yeni teknoloji” şeklinde dört faktör oluşmuştur. Dört faktörü de katılımcılar ileri düzeyde önemsemektedir. Faktörler arasında yüksek ve orta düzeyde pozitif yönde doğrusal bir korelasyon belirlenmiştir. Ayrıca, katılımcılar çoğunluğu ISO 56002 İnovasyon Yönetim Sisteminin çok yüksek ve yüksek seviyede; organizasyonel kültürü desteklediği, sistemin kültürel boyutu ile organizasyonel boyutunun örtüştüğü ve sistemin kültürel boyutunun organizasyonel kültürü gelişitirdiği algısına sahiptir.
Analisis Penerimaan Pendapatan Pajak Daerah Di Kabupaten Siau Tagulandang Biaro (SITARO)
Authors: Mangeber Sandy Robert , Lambey Robert , Tangkuman Steven J.
Published: July 2024

Regional taxes are an obligation that must be paid by the community as taxpayers to local governments, functioning to finance regional infrastructure development aimed at improving community welfare. This study aims to determine the tax revenue revenue from each type of regional tax in SITARO Regency by showing the achievement of the target and percentage of tax revenue realization in 2018–2022. The method used in this study is qualitative-descriptive with primary and secondary data sources. The data collection techniques are interviews and documentation. The results of the study show that SITARO Regency's regional tax revenue from 2018 to 2022 fluctuated with an achievement rate of 94%. Meanwhile, the percentage realization of each type of regional tax is: hotel tax of 76%; restaurant tax of 109%; entertainment tax revenue only existed in 2019 and 2020 by 100%; billboard tax of 99%; street lighting tax of 92%; groundwater tax of 30.82%; tax on non-metallic minerals and rocks at 96.94%; PBB P2 by 92.58%; and BPHTB by 115.49%. From the total, it can be concluded that the increase and decrease in tax revenue are due to a lack of public understanding and awareness of paying taxes. The Regional Revenue Division of SITARO Regency sets the tax target budget to not be too high so that the realization can be maximized.
Enhancing Interpretability of Vertebrae Fracture Grading using Human-interpretable Prototypes
Authors: Sinhamahapatra Poulami , Shit Suprosanna , Sekuboyina Anjany , El Husseini Malek , Schinz David , Lenhart Nicolas , Menze Bjoern , Kirschke Jan , Roscher Karsten , Guennemann Stephan
Published: July 2024

Vertebral fracture grading classifies the severity of vertebral fractures, which is a challenging task in medical imaging and has recently attracted Deep Learning (DL) models. Only a few works attempted to make such models human-interpretable despite the need for transparency and trustworthiness in critical use cases like DL-assisted medical diagnosis. Moreover, such models either rely on post-hoc methods or additional annotations. In this work, we propose a novel interpretable-by-design method, ProtoVerse, to find relevant sub-parts of vertebral fractures (prototypes) that reliably explain the model’s decision in a human-understandable way. Specifically, we introduce a novel diversity-promoting loss to mitigate prototype repetitions in small datasets with intricate semantics. We have experimented with the VerSe’19 dataset and outperformed the existing prototype-based method. Further, our model provides superior interpretability against the post-hoc method. Importantly, expert radiologists validated the visual interpretability of our results, showing clinical applicability.
Nándor Hidegkuti's Coaching Activities in Egypt
Authors: Tüzes Ágoston
Published: July 2024

Nándor Hidegkuti, a former outstanding footballer and coach, is a personality who connects the Arab world and Hungary in the field of sports. This is particularly true in the case of Egypt, as he worked for seven years as a specialist manager in the North African country. After presenting the history of Hungarian-Egyptian sports and football relations, in the present study, I undertake to present the coaching career of Nándor Hidegkuti and, in particular, its period in Egypt, based on contemporary (primarily) press and archival sources. He coached the country's largest and most prestigious club, Al-Ahly, from 1973 to 1980. This period was one of the most successful periods in the history of the club.
Burying the Hatchet but with the Handle Sticking Out
Authors: Krajcsír Lukács
Published: July 2024

Since 2013, the relations between the two biggest conventional military powers of the Middle East became very hostile. The Egyptian-Turkish tensions affected not just the bilateral dimension, but Libya, the Eastern Mediterranean, and other regions too. Moreover, in 2020, there were signs of possible direct military conflict between Ankara and Cairo. Fortunately, this did not happen, and the wind of change began to blow at the end of the year. The rapprochement slowly but steady developed: in 2022, the leaders of the two countries met with each other and shook hands. Yet before this paper was finalised, however, there were still plenty of questions hanging over a possible Egyptian–Turkish rapprochement. There is no doubt that normalisation has started between Ankara and Cairo in recent years, but its outcome remains uncertain.In summary: this paper strives to present the recent history of Egyptian-Turkish relations since the outbreak of the so-called Arab Spring, the main points of the regional “cold war” between Ankara and Cairo, and in the end, the remaining pitfalls of rapprochement.
Immigrant Security in a Culturally Different Environment. The Polish Experience after the Arab Spring
Authors: Skrabacz Aleksandra , Bryczek-Wróbel Patrycja
Published: July 2024

Since the decolonisation of Africa - especially after 1960 - more and more people have been arriving from the African continent to Europe for settlement purposes. In 2017, the countries of the European Union there were already 9.1 million African nationals living in the European Union. Of this group, 5 million people came from North Africa (most from Morocco) and the rest from Africa south of the Sahara.
          Poland is one of the countries in the European Union that has received many migrants from different parts of the world. Figures indicate that 2.1 million foreigners, mostly from Africa and Asia, will live in Poland in 2020. The possibility of frequent contact with immigrants has increased. Meeting a person of African origin in their place of residence is now declared by 39% of respondents, while in 2015 it was only 13%.
          The attitude of Poles towards immigrants from Africa has also changed in recent years. Poles have become accustomed to the everyday presence of foreigners, as indicated by a clear increase in their level of acceptance in their immediate environment. An African as a close neighbour is now accepted by 84% of Poles (up from 61%) and as their son or daughter-in-law by 58% (up from 34%).
          There is also a growing concern for keeping immigrants safe, especially when it comes to situations where their life or health may be at risk. However, difficulties arise due to differences in culture, religion, customs and the lack of a common language.
          The paper will discuss and clarify these problems.
Book Review: “The Handbook of African Intelligence Cultures” Edited by Ryan Shaffer
Authors: Málnássy András
Published: July 2024

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A internacionalização das políticas educacionais na formação docente: abordagens na produção da Pós-Graduação em Educação na Amazônia Legal
Authors: Abreu Lucenilda Sueli Mendes Cavalcante , Silva Júnior Carlos Alberto Saldanha da , Moraes Mary Ellen Costa
Published: July 2024

Este estudo objetiva mapear a produção acadêmica da Pós-Graduação em Educação nas dissertações e teses, no período de 2010 a 2021, no que tange à inserção do debate da internacionalização das políticas educacionais no campo científico da formação docente na Amazônia Legal. Parte-se de uma perspectiva crítico-dialética que considera a realidade a partir de suas múltiplas determinações, contradições e mediações presentes nas abordagens sobre a internacionalização das políticas educacionais e suas repercussões na formação docente. A pesquisa pauta-se pela metodologia do Estado do Conhecimento, contemplando, em suas etapas constitutivas, a identificação, a sistematização, a categorização e as proposições acerca da temática em análise. Identificar como o processo de internacionalização das políticas educacionais tem sido abordado (ou não) remete, neste estudo, à visibilidade sobre as temáticas emergentes no campo da formação docente na região da Amazônia Legal, a partir do que indicam os seus achados. Perceber essas relações é importante para uma compreensão crítica desse campo de estudo em sua totalidade, no que se refere à inegável influência dos organismos internacionais, agências de fomento e corporações econômicas nas reformas educacionais neoliberais que interferem diretamente no currículo da formação e no trabalho docente, redefinindo, consequentemente, o perfil do professorado para atuar na preparação de indivíduos que atendam aos preceitos da sociedade globalizada. Entretanto, os dados obtidos nesta pesquisa evidenciam a inópia produção sobre a internacionalização das políticas educacionais e suas influências na formação docente, constituindo-se, assim, um campo fértil para as pesquisas nos Programas de Pós-Graduação na região da Amazônia Legal.
Eduética en el uso de la inteligencia artificial a través de la ingeniería de prompts.
Authors: Torrealba Dugarte Juditas Delany
Published: July 2024

El presente ensayo tiene como objetivo abordar el tema de la educación ética en el uso de la Inteligencia Artificial (IA) a través de la Ingeniería de Prompts. La IA representa una disciplina en constante crecimiento y desarrollo, que busca dotar a las máquinas de capacidades humanas como el aprendizaje, la percepción y el razonamiento. La Ingeniería de Prompts, por su parte, se refiere a la técnica utilizada para guiar y controlar el comportamiento de los sistemas de inteligencia artificial mediante instrucciones específicas. En este sentido, resulta fundamental analizar la importancia de la eduética, es decir, la ética aplicada a la educación, en el contexto de la inteligencia artificial, para asegurar un uso responsable y beneficioso de esta tecnología en diversos ámbitos.
Educación emocional como una herramienta para mejorar el proceso educativo en Colombia.
Authors: Cuadrado Iguarán Hili Ruth
Published: July 2024

La educación emocional se ha convertido en una herramienta clave para mejorar el proceso educativo en Colombia, según una revisión documental realizada. El objetivo de este estudio fue analizar el impacto de la educación emocional en el rendimiento académico, la convivencia escolar y el bienestar emocional de los estudiantes. Los hallazgos teóricos encontrados resaltan que la educación emocional promueve habilidades como la autoconciencia, la auto regulación, la empatía y las habilidades sociales, lo que contribuye a un mejor desarrollo personal y académico de los estudiantes. Además, se evidenció que la educación emocional ayuda a reducir la ansiedad, el estrés y los comportamientos agresivos en el entorno escolar. En conclusión, la educación emocional es una herramienta efectiva para mejorar el proceso educativo en Colombia, fomentando un ambiente escolar más sano y propicio para el aprendizaje.
La educación virtual en Nicaragua.
Authors: Mejía Rivera Sergio Alberto
Published: July 2024

El artículo examina los desafíos que enfrentan los docentes en la educación superior para potenciar el conocimiento estudiantil a través de plataformas digitales. Se destaca la necesidad de esfuerzo y capacitación tanto por parte de estudiantes como docentes, quienes deben crear un ambiente dinámico. La investigación empleó una metodología cuantitativa, encuestando a docentes de entornos virtuales para analizar habilidades, conocimientos y desafíos. Entre estos desafíos se encuentran la adaptación a cambios en la educación virtual, el manejo de  herramientas digitales para crear materiales interactivos y la capacitación en tecnologías de la información y comunicación (TIC). Entre las conclusiones se destaca que es necesario empoderar el conocimiento estudiantil porque es crucial que los docentes se adapten a la educación virtual y dominen las herramientas digitales, exigiendo programas formativos que les proporcionen habilidades y conocimientos esenciales.
Metodologías educativas desde la teoría del conocimiento de Maturana y Varela para enseñanza de las ciencias naturales.
Authors: Puche Villalobos Deinny José
Published: July 2024

El estudio surge como respuesta al bajo rendimiento y falta de interés de los estudiantes en física, química y biología. Observándose que los docentes de ciencias naturales se centran en metodologías rígidas y tradicionales, desvinculadas de la realidad de los estudiantes. El objetivo fue analizar las posibilidades que ofrece la teoría del conocimiento de Maturana y Varela para el desarrollo de metodologías educativas en la enseñanza de las ciencias naturales. Se empleó el paradigma socio-crítico y la investigación acción participativa, con fases de diagnóstico,  la planificación, implementación y evaluación, ejecutándose con estudiantes de 5to año en las tres asignaturas, recopilando datos de 12 docentes y estudiantes. El estudio concluye que la metodología basada en la teoría del conocimiento impacta positivamente el rendimiento y la motivación de los estudiantes. La información obtenida orienta transformaciones en prácticas educativas, revitalizando la enseñanza de ciencias naturales y fortaleciendo el compromiso estudiantil en estas disciplinas.
Designing a biodiversity credit accounting framework for environmental investment and financing
Authors: Yan Ningyu , Liu Gengyuan , Ulgiati Sergio , Yang Zhifeng
Published: July 2024

Achieving biodiversity goals and targets poses a significant financial challenge due to biodiversity externalities. Efforts to address this challenge have focused on market-based solutions for biodiversity offsets to bridge the financial gap. However, accurately calculating biodiversity credits remains a barrier to promoting and implementing these solutions. Here, we propose an innovative accounting framework for biodiversity credits based on the emergy accounting approach. Emergy (spelled with an m) represents the biosphere work performed over time and space (ecosystem services) that supports species, human societies and economies, and is measured in units of solar equivalent energy (emergy, sej). This unified accounting method considers the perspectives of ecosystem productivity, ecosystem networks, and human well-being. We evaluated the biodiversity credits in 157 restoration projects and found several advantages in terms of differentiating project types and setting thresholds for biodiversity credit increases in restoration projects. Only 66% of the projects achieved biodiversity credit increases, and only 29% of the generated credit can be traded on the market. This study provides a scientific foundation for decision-making in ecosystem restoration management and contributes to broader biodiversity conservation solutions as well as to bridging the financial gap in achieving biodiversity goals.
Zekât ile İlgili Hadislerin Değişen İktisadi Unsurlar Bağlamında Yorumlanması - Tecrîd-i Sarih Tercüme ve Şerhi Özelinde-
Authors: Karabulut Ethem
Published: July 2024

Hadislerin anlaşılması ve yorumlanması, toplumsal değişimle birlikte önemli bir hal arz etmiştir. Toplumsal değişimi etkileyen temel faktörlerden birisi de iktisattır. Din ve iktisat etkileşimi her dönemde dini metinlerin yorumlanmasında önemli bir faktör olmuştur. Makalede, öncelikle iktisadi hayatın tarihsel süreçte geçirmiş olduğu değişimler ele alınmıştır. İslam ve iktisat etkileşimi genel hatlarıyla ele alındıktan sonra da zekât ile ilgili hadislerin, değişen iktisadi unsurlar bağlamında yorumlanması, Tecrîd-i Sarih Tercümesi ve Şerhi özelinde ele alınmıştır. Bu eser, Osmanlı’dan Cumhuriyet Dönemine geçiş sürecine ve bu süreçte meydana gelen değişimlere şahitlik eden Ahmed Naim ve Kâmil Miras tarafından tercüme ve şerh edilmiştir. Bu iki müellif, toplumsal değişim faktörlerini yorumlarına belirgin bir şekilde yansıtmışlardır. Zekatla ilgili hadisleri değişen iktisadi unsurlar bağlamında ele alan Kâmil Miras, zekâtta ölçü olarak kullanılan altın ve gümüşten yapılmış dinarı ve dirhemi ele almıştır. Dinarın ve dirhemin tarihi süreç içerisinde geçirmiş olduğu değişimleri analiz ederek tağşişe uğrayan dinar ve dirhem ile ilgili fıkhi tartışmalara yer vermiştir. Daha sonra da iktisadi hayattaki değişimin; yeni çıkan fülüs ve kâğıt paraların zekâtına, nisab ve zenginliğin ölçüsüne etkisini değerlendirmiştir. Bu çerçevede oluşan sorunların çözümünde de yöntem olarak, örf ve adetin kullanılması gerekliliğini savunmuş ve bu bağlamda tahlillerini ortaya koymuştur.
Analyzing the Web-Based Library Information System at SMKN 1 Talang Ubi
Authors: . Marlindawati , . Misinem , Ardiyansyah Muhammad
Published: July 2024

In the rapidly evolving field of information technology, the transition from manual to computerized systems has become essential for improving efficiency and accessibility. This study focuses on the analysis, development,and evaluation of a Web-Based Library Information System at SMK Negeri 1 Talang Ubi, aimed at modernizing library management through automation. The system facilitates processes such as book borrowing, member registration, and data management, with the added benefit of remote accessibility. The system was developed using the Web Engineering methodology, which includes stages of Customer Communication, Planning, Modeling, Construction, and Delivery & Feedback. UML (Unified Modeling Language) tools were employed for system design, and PHP, HTML, and MySQL were utilized for programming and database management. Usability testing with 100 participants revealed positive outcomes: 80% rated the system's navigation and design as "Excellent" or "Good," and 80% found the user interface consistent across different sections. However, 10% of participants experienced issues with device accessibility, indicating a need for further improvements in cross-device compatibility. Overall, 80% of users were satisfied with their experience. The Web-Based Library Information System at SMK Negeri 1 Talang Ubi has successfully enhanced library management through improved efficiency and accessibility. The high satisfaction rates among users highlight the system's strengths, although addressing cross-device accessibilityissues remains a priority. This study provides a valuable framework for other educational institutions seeking to implement similar web-based solutions
Data-Driven Web-Based Service Travel Resume Information System
Authors: . Marlindawati , . Misinem , Maza Andini Sidqin
Published: July 2024

The Energy and Mineral Resources Department (ESDM) of South Sumatra Province has significantly enhanced its operational efficiency by implementinga Web-Based Official Travel Resume Information System. This system was developed to address the inefficiencies and risks associated with the previous manual method of managing official travel data. The new system leverages PHP, MySQL, Javascript, JQuery, and Bootstrap to provide a robust, secure, and user-friendly platform for handling travel reports, assignment orders, and official travel documentation. The digital transformation has streamlined data entry, improved data integrity, and facilitated real-time information access,enabling better decision-making and strategic planning. A System Usability Scale (SUS) test was conducted with 120 participants to evaluate the system's usability. The results showed a mean SUS score of 78.5, indicating good usability, with a standard deviation of 8.3. High scores were recorded for the system's ease of use, integration of functions, and user confidence, while lower scores highlighted initial complexity and a need for additional user training. The successful implementation and positive usability results underscore the system's effectiveness in enhancing the ESDM Department's operational capabilities. Recommendations for further improvements include enhancing mobile accessibility, providing ongoing user training, integrating advanced reporting features, and refining the user interface to ensure continued user satisfaction and system efficiency.
A meta-analysis examining the impact of antibiotic prophylaxis on surgical site wound infection during third molar surgery
Authors: Wong Zhang
Published: July 2024

Backgrounds
The meta-analysis aims to estimate the effect of antibiotic prophylaxis (AP) on surgical site wound infection (SSWI) in third molar surgery (TMS).
Methods
Examinations comparing AP to placebo for TMS were utilized in the meta-analysis from various languages that met the inclusion criteria. Using dichotomous random or fixed effect models, the results of these investigations were examined, and the Odd Ratio (OR) with 95% confidence intervals was computed (CIs).
18 examinations from 2001 to 2023 were recruited for the current analysis including 4063 personals with TMS who were in the utilized examinations' starting point.
Results
AP had significantly lower SSWI (OR, 0.46; 95% CI, 0.33-0.65, p<0.001) with no heterogeneity (I2 = 1%) compared to placebo in personals with TMS.
Conclusions
The examined data revealed that AP had significantly lower SSWI compared to placebo in personals with TMS. Nevertheless, caution should be exercised while interacting with its values since examinations were performed by different surgeons with different skills on different types of personals and the low sample size of numerous of the examinations selected for the meta-analysis.
Çok Katlı Hastane Binalarında Uygulanabilecek Taban İzolasyon Sistemleri
Authors: Bakkaloğlu Elif , Torunbalcı Necdet
Published: July 2024

Deprem gerçeği ülkemiz coğrafyasında kaçınılamayan bir doğal afettir. Özellikle afet sonrası ilk başvurulan yerlerden biri olan hastane binalarının deprem dayanımı büyük önem arz etmektedir. Her ne kadar hastane binaları yatay mimariye daha uygun olsa da aşırı kentleşme sonucunda uygun yer bulmada karşılaşılan zorluklar, uygun büyüklükteki arsa teminindeki zorluklar ile uygun yerlerin azalması ve dolayısıyla arsa değerlerinin artması nedeniyle çok katlı hastane binalarının inşa edilmesi ve yaygınlaştırılması gerekmektedir. Yüksek binalarda sismik izolatör kullanımı Japonya’da yaygın olmakla birlikte Türkiye’de sismik izolatör kullanılan yüksek bina sayısı neredeyse yok denecek kadar azdır. Bilindiği üzere taban izolasyon sistemleri her ne kadar en etkili depremi izole etme yöntemi olsa da çok katlı binalarda kat sayısı arttıkça ağırlık merkezinin tabandan uzaklaşması devrilme etkisini arttırmakta ve bu sistemlerin kullanımını sınırlandırmaktadır. Bu bağlamda dünyada taban izolasyon yöntemleri uygulanarak inşa edilmiş olan çok katlı binaların yapısal sistemlerinin incelenmesi yanında bu tarz binalarda, taban izolasyon sistemleri haricinde diğer sismik yöntemlerin kullanılması veya her ikisinin beraberce kullanım olanaklarının araştırılması da amaçlanmaktadır.