bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Importancia de la vegetación secundaria para el aprovechamiento de productos forestales maderables en Calakmul, Campeche
Authors: González-González Carlos A. , Levy-Tacher Samuel I. , Sánchez-Gutiérrez Facundo , Martínez-Zurimendi Pablo , Castillo-Santiago Miguel Á. , Morón-Ríos Alejandro
Published: September 2024

Introducción. La vegetación secundaria en el estado de Campeche es base de la producción agrícola y forestal y su capital biológico es función del tiempo de barbecho transcurrido.
Objetivo. Evaluar el potencial de la vegetación secundaria para proveer productos forestales maderables de valor comercial (xiles y palizada) para la construcción.
Materiales y métodos. Se eligieron áreas con vegetación secundaria (20 a 30 años de descanso) y vegetación madura (>60 años de descanso) en terrenos forestales del ejido Nuevo Becal, Calakmul, Campeche. En ambas condiciones se establecieron aleatoriamente nueve unidades de muestreo (20 x 25 m), donde se midieron y compararon atributos estructurales y composición florística. En la v egetación secundaria, la densidad y volumen de productos forestales se estimaron y se compararon con los datos cosechados.
Resultados y discusión. En la región, la vegetación secundaria es 60 % más diversa que la vegetación madura. La vegetación secundaria  cuenta  con  mayor  riqueza  (P  <  0.0001),  individuos  (P  <  0.0001)  y  área  basimétrica (P < 0.0001) de especies útiles para xiles y palizada que la vegetación madura. De los productos forestales estimados (xiles, palizada y  postes),  31  %  son  cosechados  efectivamente.  La  venta  de  productos  maderables se considera rentable, ya que podría alcanzar 251 530 MXN·ha-1; sin embargo, el monto podría ser más alto si se aplicara un manejo forestal dirigido.
Conclusiones: Los productos para aprovechamiento como xiles y palizada están presentes en mayor cantidad y calidad en la vegetación secundaria. El aprovechamiento comercial de la vegetación secundaria podría menguar la presión sobre las selvas maduras en la región.
RESEARCH ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF AI COMPOSITION SYSTEM BASED ON HMM
Authors: Yang Weijia , Lee Inho
Published: September 2024

The Markov chain is an automatic accompaniment algorithm for intelligent computer systems, belonging to the interdisciplinary research field of musicology and computer science. Currently, there are many methods for AI music generation, but research on AI music generation based on the Hidden Markov Model (HMM) is relatively scarce. This paper proposes a method for constructing an AI composition system based on the HMM. This system achieves the goal of automatically generating accompaniment music from score data. The proposed system has achieved relatively stable results in the generation of musical elements such as form and harmony, accompaniment texture, and instrumentation, and has scored well in evaluation experiments.
Enstrüman Bilgisinin Müzikal Performansa Etkisi
Authors: Mert Hasan , Özdemir Yunus Utkan
Published: September 2024

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Bu çalışma, enstrüman bilgisinin müzikal performans üzerindeki rolünü derinlemesine incelemeyi amaçlamaktadır. Müzikal performans, bir müzisyenin teknik becerileri, müzikal anlayışı ve ifade yeteneği gibi birçok unsuru bir araya getiren karmaşık bir süreçtir. Ancak, performansın kalitesini ve özgünlüğünü belirleyen bir diğer kritik unsur da müzisyenin enstrümanına dair sahip olduğu bilgi düzeyidir. Bu araştırma, farklı enstrüman gruplarında (yaylı, nefesli, tuşlu ve perküsyon çalgılar) enstrüman bilgisi ile performans arasındaki ilişkiyi hem teorik hem de pratik açıdan ele almaktadır. Ünlü müzisyenlerin performansları üzerinden yapılan örnek olay incelemeleri, bu bilgilerin sahne performansına nasıl yansıdığını somutlaştırmaktadır.
Çalışmanın bulguları, enstrüman bilgisine sahip olmanın yalnızca teknik doğruluğu artırmakla kalmayıp, aynı zamanda müzikal ifadenin derinliğini ve yaratıcılığını da önemli ölçüde geliştirdiğini göstermektedir. Bu sonuçlar, müzik eğitimi ve performans pratiği için değerli çıkarımlar sunmakta ve müzisyenlerin performanslarını iyileştirmek için enstrüman bilgilerini nasıl daha etkin kullanabileceklerine dair öneriler getirmektedir.
Beyond Bakke
Authors: Rosenberg John
Published: September 2024

The battle to determine America’s past is the subject of three books.
God and Gender Ideology
Authors: Groothuis Douglas
Published: September 2024

Douglas Groothuis reviews Abigail Favale’s The Genesis of Gender: A Christian Theory
Poetry and Western Civilization
Authors: Brosman Catharine Savage
Published: September 2024

Despite those seeking to undermine canonical works and the societies that produced them, poetry remains central to the Western heritage.
Acting like an Actress
Authors: Iannone Carol
Published: September 2024

The new edition of a book about the box office failure of the 1990 movie Bonfire of the Vanities provides a chance to consider the representation of offensive, scurrilous, and sensitive subjects in art.
Understanding summertime peroxyacetyl nitrate (PAN) formation and its relation to aerosol pollution: Insights from high-resolution measurements and modeling
Authors: Hu Baoye , Chen Naihua , Li Rui , Huang Mingqiang , Chen Jinsheng , Hong Youwei , Xu Lingling , Fan Xiaolong , Li Mengren , Tong Lei , Zheng Qiuping , Yang Yuxiang
Published: September 2024

Abstract. Peroxyacetyl nitrate (PAN), a key indicator of photochemical pollution, is generated through a process similar to ozone (O3), involving the photochemical reactions of specific volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the presence of nitrogen oxides. Notably, PAN has been observed at unexpectedly high concentrations (maximum: 3.04 ppb) during summertime that the daily maximum values of PAN were better correlated to black carbon (BC) (R2=0.85) than ozone (O3) (R2=0.75), suggesting that summertime haze and photochemical pollution were deeply connected. We addressed the puzzle of summertime PAN formation and its association with aerosol pollution under high ozone conditions by analyzing continuous high temporal resolution data utilizing box modeling in conjunction with the master chemical mechanism (MCM). With an IOA value of 0.75, the MCM model proves to be an ideal tool for investigating PAN photochemical formation. The model performed better during the clean period (R2: 0.6782, slope K: 0.9097) than during the haze period (R2: 0.4708, slope K: 0.7477). Through the machine learning method of XGBoost, we found that the top three factors leading to simulation bias were NH3, NO3, and PM2.5. Moreover, the net production rate of PAN becomes negative with PAN constrained, suggesting the existence of an unknown compensatory mechanism. Both RIR and EKMA analyses indicate that PAN formation in this region is VOC-controlled. Controlling emissions of VOCs, particularly alkenes, C5H8, and aromatics, would mitigate PAN pollution. RIR results also show that during the clean period, PAN is more sensitive to changes in various pollutants than during the haze period, underscoring the importance of deep emission reductions. PAN promotes OH and HO2 while inhibiting the formation of O3, RO2, NO, and NO2. This study deepens our comprehension of PAN photochemistry while also offering scientific insights for guiding future PAN pollution control strategies.
Pilgrim and Quest Revisited
Authors: Yob Iris
Published: September 2024

In Pictures of Music Education, Estelle Jorgensen extends her analysis of the pilgrimage metaphor and its associated model of quest in music education. The purpose of the present chapter is not to refute or critique Jorgensen’s work with this metaphor but to build on it by exploring even further the possible meanings captured by the metaphor for music educators. While the notion of pilgrimage carries religious overtones from its long association with faith practices, in a secularized world our present understandings continue to be shaped by remnants of meaning from past mythologies. To that end, various notions associated with pilgrimage are explored in the current context: quest (what is a pilgrimage?), hero (what is a pilgrim?), initiation and graduation (how does one get started on a pilgrimage?), journey (what is a pilgrimage like?), discipline (what does it take to be a pilgrim?), and paradise (where is the pilgrim headed and why?). The analysis suggests that the pilgrimage metaphor applied to music education evokes a progressive view of teaching and learning. The metaphor and its glosses may serve as a counterinfluence to standardized curricula, assessment procedures, and external expectations, for instance, that impact how music education is conducted today.
In Search of Music Education and Jorgensen’s Neoclassicism
Authors: Bogdan Deanne
Published: September 2024

In her landmark book, In Search of Music Education (University of Illinois Press, 1997), Estelle R. Jorgensen lays the groundwork for the philosophy of music education, of which she is today’s foremost proponent. Decidedly not a “how-to” manual, her book poses difficult questions undergirding a systematic reflection on, first, the nature of education (Chapter 1); the nature of music (Chapter 2), and the dialectics and dialogics of music education (Chapter 3), reconciling the tensions and ambiguities when music and education are combined as an autonomous yet porous discipline. Jorgensen cites John Dewey, Paulo Freire, Maxine Greene, Susanne Langer, Israel Scheffler, and Alfred North Whitehead as her philosophical mentors, but it is Aristotle who is foundational to her analytic method. My chapter offers a close reading of In Search of Music Education within the parameters of its Hellenistic roots, specifically Jorgensen’s penchant for taxonomical structures, her embrace of Gaia as the hypothesis of universal interconnectedness, and her version of the ancients’ conception of mousikē technē, that is, the practice of music as aligned with the humanities. The chapter elaborates salient interrelationships between tenets of Greek aesthetic/poetic/cultural theory and Jorgensen’s attention to such contemporary educational values as interdisciplinarity and education for the common good.
The Quantitative Turn in Transitional Justice Research: What Have We Learned About Impact?
Authors: Stewart Brandon , Wiebelhaus-Brahm Eric
Published: September 2024

In recent years, scholars have increasingly turned to quantitative research methods to understand the impact of transitional justice (TJ) on societies emerging from periods of violence and repression. This research often seeks to influence policy diffusion by making bold claims based upon large datasets of TJ events that span space and time. However, the policy advice from the first wave of quantitative research is inconsistent if not contradictory. In this article, we outline a range of methodological issues that help to explain the different conclusions reached by these studies, including sampling strategies, model construction, and the measurement of key variables. Furthermore, these studies have often failed to provide compelling theoretical or empirical bases for a causal relationship between TJ mechanisms and dependent variables such as democracy and human rights. We suggest several ways in which quantitative scholars could produce findings with broader credibility. Although we support the use of quantitative methods to understand the impact of TJ mechanisms, greater methodological care is needed in supporting policy recommendations.
6. KẾT QUẢ QUẢN LÝ HOẠT ĐỘNG CÔNG TÁC XÃ HỘI TẠI BỆNH VIỆN NGUYỄN TRI PHƯƠNG, THÀNH PHỐ HỒ CHÍ MINH GIAI ĐOẠN 2017 - 2023
Authors: Chiến Võ Đức , Minh Lương Công , Tài Hồ Huỳnh Uy , Thơ Nguyễn Thị Thi , Lân Phan Trọng
Published: September 2024

Mục tiêu: Kết quả quản lý thực trạng hoạt động công tác xã hội tại Bệnh viện Nguyễn Tri Phương, Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh giai đoạn 2017 – 2023.
Đối tượng và phương pháp: Nghiên cứu cắt ngang mô tả, hồi cứu hồ sơ và phỏng vấn nhân viên y tế.
Kết quả: Kết quả quản lý hoạt động công tác xã hội tại Bệnh viện Nguyễn Tri Phương đã thực hiện theo 6 hoạt động chính, bao gồm: Hỗ trợ khẩn cấp tại khoa Cấp cứu, Hỗ trợ viện phí, Bữa cơm trên tường, Gian hàng chia sẻ yêu thương, Hỗ trợ chi phí sinh hoạt thiết yếu, Chuyến xe nghĩa tình. Tỷ lệ người bệnh được hỗ trợ tăng dần theo các năm. Năm 2022 bệnh viện đã ghi nhận mức hỗ trợ cho người bệnh cao nhất.
Kết luận: Cần tiếp tục đầu tư vào hoạt động công tác xã hội tại bệnh viện, và nâng cao chuyên môn cho nhân viên y tế để đảm bảo hiệu quả và tính khoa học của các hoạt động công tác xã hội.
ROLE PLAY METHOD ON TUBERCULOSIS PREVENTION BEHAVIOR IN SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN
Authors: I Gusti Ayu Putu Desy Rohana  , Saprianto  , D. Eka Harsanto  , Eva Luthfiati Putri
Published: September 2024

Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Indonesia is the country with the second highest incidence of TB in the world, and the incidence of treatment interruption has increased after Covid-19. School-age children are at high risk of contracting TB from AFB-positive adults who experience ineffective treatment in the community. This study aims to determine the effect of the role play method on TB transmission prevention behavior in school-age children in Baturaja. This study is a quantitative study using a quasi-experimental design with a control group with a pretest and posttest type. The sample size in this study was 43 students in each intervention and control group. The intervention provided was education with the role play method for 5 training sessions with a therapist in the intervention group, and conventional education in the control group. Data collection using a questionnaire on TB transmission prevention behavior to school-age children. The results of the statistical test obtained a significant increase in the behavior of students in the intervention group with a p value of 0.000 (p <0.05). The results of the study showed a significant effect on the respondents' TB prevention behavior after the role play intervention was carried out. The results of this study are expected to be applied as an alternative method of nursing education for school-age children in improving behavior to prevent TB transmission in the community.
CONTENT OF COLOSTRAL ANTIBODIES IN CALVES WITH APPLIED ASSOCIATED VACCINE BAKTOVIR-6
Authors:   Vitebsk State Academy of Veterinary Medicine, Yaromchyk Y.P. , Sinitsa N.V. ,   Vitebsk State Academy of Veterinary Medicine
Published: September 2024

The article presents the results on serological studies of cattle blood serum after immunization with associated vaccines against infectious rhinotracheitis, viral diarrhea, rotavirus and coronavirus infections, colibacillosis and salmonellosis in calves. Immunization of animals led to a pronounced immune response in vaccinated pregnant cows, with the accumulation of specific antibodies in values from 4.0 log2 to 10.4 log2. High levels of specific antibodies in the blood serum of calves born from cows vaccinated against the most common dried period infectious diseases were determined in values from 4.0 log2 to 10.0 log2.
Estilos de aprendizaje en la educación a distancia
Authors: Borrego Gómez Daniel Desiderio , Ruiz Cansino Marcia Leticia , Borrego Ramírez Nalí , Garza Vázquez Luis Humberto
Published: September 2024

El libro “Estilos de aprendizaje en la educación a distancia” ofrece una detallada exploración del panorama de la educación a distancia, desde sus fundamentos históricos hasta su evolución contemporánea. Se adentra en la diversidad de modalidades que abarca este enfoque educativo, desde la enseñanza a distancia hasta el aprendizaje en línea, destacando su importancia y su consolidación a lo largo del tiempo. Se examina el impacto transformador de las tecnologías de la información y comunicación (TIC) en la educación, especialmente en el ámbito del ‘e-learning’, resaltando su capacidad para mejorar la interactividad y motivación de los estudiantes. Se presentan plataformas educativas clave, como Moodle y Blackboard, destacando su relevancia y utilidad en la enseñanza actual. Un aspecto fundamental abordado en el libro es el estudio de los estilos de aprendizaje, reconociendo su crucial influencia en el proceso de adquisición de conocimientos. La investigación propuesta se enfoca en identificar los estilos de aprendizaje en estudiantes de educación a distancia, resaltando la necesidad de adaptar las estrategias de enseñanza para atender las particularidades de cada estudiante.
ABOUT COMPARING A SIMPLE MECHANICAL ANALOGY TO THE ACTIVITIES OF THE MEDICAL INSTITUTION'S SMALL TEAM
Authors:   FGAOU HE Ural Federal University, Ekaterinburg, Russian Federation, Novoselov I.E. , Goldstein S.L. ,   FGAOU HE Ural Federal University, Ekaterinburg, Russian Federation, Gritsyuk E.M. ,   GAUZ SO Central Clinical Hospital № 24, Ekaterinburg, Russian Federation
Published: September 2024

The paper presents an analogy between the performers’ small team behavior in the medical institution and the characteristics of the simple mechanical model - Newton’s cradle.
The concept of technology for digital information expert assessment of complex models of oil and gas field facilities
Authors:   JSC «Central Geophysical Expedition», Moscow, Russian Federation, Kirillov S.A. , Alisoltanov A.M. ,   JSC «Central Geophysical Expedition», Moscow, Russian Federation
Published: September 2024

A digital technology for analyzing big data of multiparameter and multidimensional systems (objects) for the example of analyzing the information content of line seismic fields and well data, which makes it possible to make a qualified management decision on the choice of informative material for building a geological model of the region. Based on the obtained model, identify oil and gas prospective objects and specify further details of the spatial structure of objects and the forecast of its reservoir properties.
Unified Formula and Symmetry of Perfect Magic Square
Authors: Sakai S.
Published: September 2024

Magic squares have long been used in divination and art, due to their magic and wonder. Among them, perfect magic squares are considered valuable as magic squares with special properties, and mathematicians have been interested in them and studied them. However, the achievements that are currently known are how to make a certain perfect magic square, and nothing is known about the number of all perfect magic squares, the unified formula, or the structure. This paper focused on symmetry and clarified the unified formula and structure.
Thực trạng phát triển đội ngũ giáo viên ở các trường mầm non thành phố Sa Đéc, tỉnh Đồng Tháp
Authors: Nguyễn Thanh Giang , Lê Thị Thanh Kiều
Published: September 2024

Nghiên cứu này nhằm phân tích các thực trạng phát triển đội ngũ giáo viên ở các trường mầm non thành phố Sa Đéc, tỉnh Đồng Tháp. Dữ liệu được thu thập từ 200 cán bộ quản lý và giáo viên của 10 trường mầm non thành phố Sa Đéc, tỉnh Đồng Tháp. Phương pháp sử dụng phiếu khảo sát, trưng cầu ý kiến, sử dụng phương pháp thống kê toán học tính tỷ lệ phần trăm, tính điểm trung bình và xếp thứ hạng để thống kê số lượng, chất lượng về đội ngũ giáo viên mầm non và xử lý số liệu, định lượng kết quả nghiên cứu đưa ra những kết luận phục vụ công tác nghiên cứu. Kết quả nghiên cứu đưa ra năm thực trạng phát triển đội ngũ giáo viên ở các trường mầm non thành phố Sa Đéc, tỉnh Đồng Tháp bao gồm: nhận thức của đội ngũ cán bộ quản lý và giáo viên về tầm quan trọng trong việc phát triển đội ngũ giáo viên trường mầm non; xây dựng kế hoạch phát triển đội ngũ giáo viên mầm non; tuyển chọn và sử dụng đội ngũ giáo viên; thực hiện chế độ, chính sách, tạo môi trường làm việc; kiểm tra, đánh giá công tác phát triển đội ngũ. Kết quả nghiên cứu này là cơ sở để tác giả đề xuất một số biện pháp phát triển đội ngũ giáo viên mầm non trong tương lai.
A Novel Method for Inshore Ship Detection in Remote Sensing Images using FFT via Pose Estimation
Authors: Ninad More
Published: September 2024

It's a hard job to detect a ship these days. Even with the growth of technology to detect a vessel in the Shore using high-resolution satellite image software, it is still regarded a complicated and difficult job. Because of the various amounts of storms and factors accessible in the harbor sensing this sort of forms these days have become challenging duties. Some of the most common methods that are being used for detecting these types of ships include, 1) Possible pose estimation technique depending upon RGA 2) Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) 3) Pose weighted voting of ship 4) Score map post-processing. These methods are mainly used for increasing the effectively of the detecting techniques. In the technique which uses the technology of RGA and depending upon this the possible pose estimation is being made. This method clearly States how the ship can be easily found within a harbor by using various types of pixel pairs with various types of directions and size. In order to increase the effectiveness of various types of destructor and interferences are being used to determine the fast Fourier transform technique. Along with that they also used the score map post processing technology.
Investigation on State-of-the-Art Paraphrase Detection Approaches and Resources
Authors: Aditya Adake
Published: September 2024

In the domain of natural languages, diverse interpretations abound for expressions. Recognizing paraphrases is pivotal in numerous natural language applications. Paraphrasing, which involves expressing two sentences with equivalent meanings but using different words, is the focus of this extensive survey.  The methodologies employed in paraphrase detection, ranging from rule-based approaches to machine learning models, are thoroughly investigated. The survey explores the evolution of techniques in this field, highlighting advancements and challenges. Additionally, the article delves into various features and their impact on paraphrase detection models. It explores the multitude of metrics found in literature for evaluating these models and provides a comprehensive overview of resources developed and available for this task. By encompassing such a broad spectrum, this survey aims to shed light on the intricacies of paraphrase detection and its significance in the realm of natural language processing.
Integrating Artificial Intelligence Techniques with Computational Mathematics for Solving Complex Problems
Authors: Pradip Suresh Mane
Published: September 2024

Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) methods along with computational mathematics is changing the way that hard problems are solved in many areas. This combination of fields uses the best parts of AI, like machine learning, neural networks, and natural language processing, to make computational mathematics, which is mostly about numbers, algorithms, and statistics, more powerful. Researchers can solve difficult problems more quickly, accurately, and on a larger scale by building AI methods into computer systems. Machine learning systems, for example, can find the best answers to differential equations by guessing what will happen and finding trends in very big datasets that would be hard to process any other way. In addition, neural networks help by modeling nonlinear systems and estimating difficult functions. This makes their answers more reliable when standard methods fail. Also, AI-driven optimization methods like genetic algorithms and simulated annealing are very useful for solving high-dimensional optimization problems that come up in economics, engineering, and physics. Putting these technologies together makes it easier to create adaptable, smart systems that can learn and change in real time. This improves the way decisions are made and predictive analytics are used. AI and computer mathematics also work well together to make models more accurate in areas that need them, like biological engineering, climate modeling, and financial forecasting. This combined method not only speeds up the computing process, but it also creates new study and growth opportunities by letting people look into problems that were previously impossible to solve. AI is getting better all the time, and combining it with computational mathematics could completely change how problems are solved, leading to huge finds and progress in many fields of science and industry.
Efficient Heuristic Management of Cloud Data Lakes for Enhanced Big Data Handling in Cloud Computing Environments
Authors: Wasudeo Purushottam Rahane
Published: September 2024

Efficient control of cloud data lakes is important for improving big data dealing in cloud computing settings. Cloud data lakes serve as stores for vast amounts of organized, semi-structured, and unstructured data from varied sources, offering scaling and freedom in data storage and processing. However, the sheer amount and range of data offer difficulties in improving storage, access, and analysis processes. This study suggests a heuristic method to handle these issues by improving the order and recovery of data within cloud data lakes. The heuristic method focuses on automatically handling data splitting, storage, and caching strategies based on data access trends and task factors. By leveraging heuristic principles, such as adaptable splitting and predictive caching, the suggested method aims to reduce delay and improve total query speed. Key components of the heuristic management include adaptable splitting methods that actively change data partition sizes based on access frequency and data distribution patterns. This flexible method ensures that frequently accessed data is easily available, while less accessed data is efficiently saved to improve storage usage. Furthermore, predictive storing methods expect future data access patterns using machine learning models or previous data trends. By strategically saving relevant datasets in memory or high-speed storage, the system reduces delay for repeated questions, thereby improving real-time data processing capabilities. The success of the suggested heuristic management method is tested through models and benchmarks using real big data tasks. Comparative research against standard static splitting and caching methods shows significant changes in query response times and resource utilization efficiency.
Maritime Cyber Security: Adopting a Checklist Based on IACS UR E26 Standard
Authors: Kayisoglu Gizem , Duzenli Emre , Bolat Pelin , Bolat Firat
Published: September 2024

The efficient operation of ship systems that control navigation, communications, sensors, and power and machinery is dependent on the increasing digitization of the maritime sector and the intense use of information and operational technologies. The goal of issuing and enforcing global regulations and standards is to lessen the impact of potential dangers that could jeopardize on-board systems, network and data integrity, and operation, functionality and safety. At this point, "Cyber Resilience of Ships" (UR E26) is recently released by the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) to address the need to improve ships' cyber resilience. This regulation will be applicable to new ships built on and after 1 July 2024. This study aims to create a check list for ship cyber security based on IACS UR E26 standard. A ship cyber security checklist was developed by first analyzing ship operational technologies, identifying potential cyber risks and vulnerabilities, and then creating a checklist in accordance with the IACS UR E26 standard to ensure cyber security on board. With a focus on clean seas and safe ships, the IACS provides technical assistance, verifies compliance, and conducts research and development to enhance maritime safety, security and regulation. This study provides practical tool to ships for ship cyber security management under the safety management system besides IACS standard benefits. Creating a checklist in accordance with the IACS UR E26 standard also allows ship owners and operators to comply with the standards and facilitate inspection processes. This reduces the effort spent to comply with international regulations. It helps to proactively manage cyber risks by providing a systematic approach to ship cyber security management.
The Slave Narrative on Spanish Moors in the Maghrib
Authors: Dauverd Céline
Published: September 2024

In 1609 Philip III signed a decree to enforce the expulsion of Moriscos from Spain. This article examines the fate of the expelled Spanish Moriscos once they arrived in the Maghrib through the narrative of two Christian slaves. Examining unexplored Vatican and Spanish sources, this contribution reveals how the identity of the Spanish Moriscos continued to be questioned years after their expulsion. It retraces the sociopolitical effects of the expulsion of Spanish Moriscos showing how the sense of marginalization and displacement of the Moriscos followed them into the Maghrib, where they found themselves at the margin of society because their status as true Muslims continued to be doubted. The two Christian slaves noted the mistreatment of those called the “Taragins.” The poor treatment they received from the local Maghrebi because of their foreignness prolonged their longing for Spain for generations after their arrival in the Maghrib. The process of marginalization did not stop with their expulsion and can be perceived as one of the cultural legacies of the Spanish Empire.
The “deliberate calculation of dress”: Strategic Uses of Fashion in George Egerton’s Keynotes and Discords
Authors: Myers Janet C.
Published: September 2024

This article argues that George Egerton uses fashion as a sign system in the short stories included in Keynotes (1893) and Discords (1894). By utilizing minimalist physical descriptions of her protagonists’ dress, she privileges interiority and emphasizes how women achieve mobility of mind and body when they are freed from the physical suppression and psychological scrutiny associated with expectations for fashionable dress. In addition, she strategically manipulates the signifiers of bourgeois femininity by separating fashionable objects from the female body—often at the stress point of a story’s closure. Using a material culture approach that situates the stories within the context of late Victorian fashion plates, the article shows how Egerton delineates her primary theme—that women are defined by their interiority and not by the hyperfeminine, fashionable objects that are fetishized as integral to Victorian womanhood.
THE CHINA-KYRGYZSTAN-UZBEKISTAN RAILWAY: CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES
Authors:   Khoja Akhmet Yassawi International Turkish-Kazakh University, KHITAKHUNOV Azimzhan
Published: September 2024

This paper aims to analyse the causes and consequences of the China-Kyrgyzstan- Uzbekistan railway. The project is one of the most important and ambitious in the modern history of Central Asia. The construction of the railway will transform trade and transit routes in Eurasia. The paper argues that the start of the project was driven by internal, regional, and global factors. The expected benefits from the railway are significant for each participating country. Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan plan to develop their infrastructure, diversify exports, and penetrate new markets, while China diversifies its transit routes and deepens economic integration with Central Asia. However, the paper highlights that there are important risks related to the railway, and addressing these will increase the benefits of the project.
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AS A MEANS OF BUILDING IMAGE AND REPUTATION: THE CASE OF AZERBAIJAN
Authors:   Fergana State University, MUSEYIBZADA Jovhar
Published: September 2024

Azerbaijan, a key player in the South Caucasus, has leveraged its participation in international organizations (IOs) to enhance its global image and reputation. Azerbaijan strategically uses international platforms to advance its global standing. This article explores the country’s activities within the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, the Economic Cooperation Organization, and the Organization of Turkic States by analysing the country’s approach in undertaking initiatives to build its international standing. This research emphasises Azerbaijan’s role in shaping and driving cooperative endeavours on the global stage. The practical significance of the analyses is to offer insights into the dynamics of initiatives undertaken by Azerbaijan within international organizations, taking the perspective of emerging theoretical discussions on ‘small states’ in international relations. The method of the study is based on a systematic analysis of legal documents (i.e. declarations, agreements, and others), speeches, and news from the official websites of Azerbaijan and international organizations
Book Review: MIGRATION, EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT – PATHWAYS TO SUCCESSFUL INTEGRA
Authors:   Khoja Akhmet Yassawi International Turkish-Kazakh University, TURGUNOV Erkinbek
Published: September 2024

Marianne Teräs, Ali Osman and Eva Eliasson (Eds.). Migration, Education and Employment Pathways to Successful Integration. Springer Nature Switzerland AG, 2024, pp. 208.
Is artificial intelligence an opportunity for inclusive education? A case study in a fully online university
Authors: Reyes José Israel , Meneses Julio
Published: September 2024

Artificial intelligence in education has emerged as an opportunity to facilitate teaching and learning, especially in learning environments mediated by technology, such as online higher education. Despite its growing prominence, there is a lack of empirical research analysing how artificial intelligence affects inclusive education. Therefore, this study aims to analyse the perspectives and viewpoints of online course designers on leveraging these technologies to promote equal participation for all learners. Twelve professors participated in semi-structured interviews that were subsequently analysed through thematic analysis. The findings encompass two main themes. On one hand, the use of artificial intelligence in education as a tool for inclusive education within a human-centric pedagogy. Participants are cautious about using artificial intelligence to replace human work but recognise its potential contribution to facilitate content accessibility and comprehension. On the other, the adoption of a new approach for learning and assessment based on reflection and metacognition. Our participants‟ strategies include modifying some assessment practices when designing their courses for enabling learners to compare artificial intelligence creations, although they also highlight the lack of knowledge on using these technologies. Therefore, shifting to an assessment approach based on strengthening metacognition, reflection, and critical thinking skills emerges as a means to promote learners‟ inclusion supported by artificial intelligence. Our study also emphasises the importance of promoting artificial intelligence literacy for both professors and learners to effectively incorporate these technologies in the educational processes.
N-TUTORR: Addressing Artificial Intelligence as one element of the transformation of Ireland’s technological higher education sector
Authors: Flynn Sharon , O’Reilly Sean , O’Neill Caroline
Published: September 2024

A major transformation programme is underway across seven technological higher education institutions in Ireland. Investment of €40m #NextGenerationEU funding enables a programme to empower learners, to enhance staff capabilities, to improve the digital infrastructure, and to ensure long-lasting sustainable impact. Designed and implemented by significant collaboration of partner institutions, the programme explicitly adopts a holistic approach with inter-related work streams and work packages. The programme is underpinned by the six core themes of academic integrity, digital transformation, education for sustainability, employability, equality diversity & inclusion, universal design for learning. This comprehensive structure enables focus on key issues, emerging topics, and ensuring sustainable enhancement of learning, teaching and assessment across the technological sector. Multiple elements of the programme provided opportunities to reflect on the role of artificial intelligence, ranging from the perspective of challenges associated with academic integrity to the wider potential to be exploited to support and enhance learning and teaching. Students play an active role in considering these issues through focussed projects in partnership with staff and by acting as student champions to ensure that students‟ perspectives inform related discussions. Staff development opportunities have focussed on artificial intelligence and specific training is in place for senior institutional leaders. Active cooperation with the National Academic Integrity Network, which is facilitated by the national external quality agency, has led to complementary focussed activities. A national practitioners‟ network is being established to examine the impact of generative AI on higher education. Many of these structures could be replicated in other institutions or groups of institutions. While there are many examples of programme activities addressing important or topical issues, this paper particularly focuses on themes relating to the 2024 EDEN conference.
How do Technical Vocational School Teachers Deal with Artificial Intelligence in the Classroom? An Attempt to Analyze AI Use at German VET Schools
Authors: Deitmer Ludger , Dersch Iven , Meyne Lisa , Siemer Christine
Published: September 2024

This paper examines how selected vocational schools in Germany are dealing with the integration of artificial intelligence into the school context and how vocational school teachers and their students are undertaking initial attempts and projects to integrate various technologies and AI into teaching practice. The focus here is primarily on the concrete practical teaching level in vocational schools, so that the content and methods of teaching by vocational school teachers and the concrete technological applications are considered. The first pilot applications of AI systems at vocational schools are the focus of interest, so that a selection of 5 AI-committed schools are presented in this article (predominantly automation and robotic projects). The investigation took place as part of the Erasmus+ project AI Pioneers, which consists of an international consortium working to establish a VET network with regard to the integration of AI in educational settings.
Transformative Learning & Self-Efficacy in a world shaped by AI: Empowering students through Future Skills
Authors: Allmang Jörn , Ehlers Ulf-Daniel
Published: September 2024

Generative AI faces educational institutions in particular with an immense challenge and requires them to prepare students for unknown contexts in order not to fall behind in the race against technological progress. Teaching Future Skills as such competencies that prepare students for complex, emergent situations is a key to achieving this. This paper shows a pedagogical teaching-learning concept to promote Future Skills in higher education. With various learning materials students are supported in their personal skills development and are also prepared for the demands of the future working world through evidence-based self- and external assessments and situational and self-reflective learning. In addition to the pedagogical concept, quantitative evaluation results of the workshop on which the concept is based are presented. The Workshop was trialed with 1143 students and evaluated via questionnaire. The aim of the research design was to find out the acceptance, the reaction and learning effectiveness of the Future Skills Learning design as well as the self-efficacy of the students.
Digital Wellbeing: Students' perspective
Authors: Adomaitienė Kristina , Volungevičienė Airina
Published: September 2024

Innovative technology-based study methods are increasingly used in teaching and learning. This not only increases the attractiveness of learning, but also creates new challenges in balancing the benefits of technology and its harm to student's wellbeing. It emerges a new concept of digital wellbeing. The research problem is how to ensure the effective and ethical use of innovative technologies for teaching and learning in a system of supporting students' digital wellbeing, while avoiding or minimizing negative impacts on students' wellbeing. It aims to justify as a system the functionality of the model of students' digital wellbeing support in a TEL environment. A theoretical framework and possible further research are presented.
Usage of (federated) Learning Management Systems in European University Alliances
Authors: Ebner Martin , Schön Sandra , Alcober Jesus , Bertonasco Roberto , Herczak-Ciara Agnieszka , Hoppe Christian , Martikainen Juha , Muchitsch Melanie , Petersson Joakim , Da Silva Fernando M.
Published: September 2024

In today's rapidly evolving educational landscape, European universities are increasingly relying on digital technologies for collaboration and learning. European Universities, as transnational alliances, aim to reshape higher education by fostering academic exchange and innovation across borders. With over 40 alliances in existence, enhancing virtual mobility and exchange through interconnected learning infrastructures has become imperative. This paper provides insights into Learning Management System (LMS) adoption within European alliances, focusing on the Unite! alliance as a case study. While Unite! demonstrates successful implementation of Moodle as its central LMS, challenges persist in achieving uniformity across all partners. A desktop analysis of European alliances reveals that Moodle might be the most often used LMS in February 2023. A description of the LMS implementation within the Unite! analysis shows as well that a majority uses Moodle – at least as a second LMS. So, although the decision for a federated LMS based on Moodle might be the right one, these results as well indicate the need for tailored technical solutions for future developments for some partners and disparities in lecturers‘ and students‘ concerning a Moodle so that pre-emptive measures to ensure equitable participation are important. Despite these challenges, Unite!'s experience underscores the potential of Moodle as a widely adopted platform, prompting further exploration into solutions like LTI integration.
AI-Powered Curricula: Unpacking the Potential and Progress of Generative Technologies in Education
Authors: Bektik Duygu , Ullmann Thomas Daniel , Edwards Chris , Herodotou Christothea , Whitelock Denise
Published: September 2024

The aim of this narrative review is to understand how Artificial Intelligence (AI), specifically generative AI (e.g. ChatGPT) is thought to be used to support teachers in content authoring and curriculum production. Our findings indicate that Generative AI is envisioned as a co-design partner in enhancing educational content such as rubrics, lesson plans, interactive exercises, analogies, reflective questions, and case studies tailored to learning goals and instructional needs. The literature suggests that the key issues with the use of ChatGPT in education can be summarised mainly around its accuracy, and reliability, and its potential to lead to plagiarism. The analysis of empirical studies on the use of generative AI in higher education revealed first insights into themes such as ChatGPT's role in administrative tasks, varied perceptions of AI, generational differences in attitudes, multifunctional roles of ChatGPT, concerns about academic integrity and need for AI literacy, and the call for teaching philosophy reform, around assessment.
Effect of chemical thinning on fruit growth and fruit quality of ‘Majhoul’ date palm at the end of the ‘Khalal’ stage
Authors: Mohamed ARBA  , Lahcen OUMOU
Published: September 2024

The aim of this research work was to study the effect of chemical thinning using NAA (Naphthalene acetic acid) and the manual thinning used by the farmer on the fruit growth and fruit quality of ‘Majhoul’ date palm at the end of the ‘khalal’ stage (color stage and fruit physiologically mature). Trials were carried out on an adult plantation in the Tinejdad region, Tafilalet area. Observations focused on monitoring the fruit growth of different flowering phases and fruit quality at the end of the ‘khalal’ stage. Obtained results showed that the evolution of the fruit size parameters is similar for all flowering phases and all thinning treatments and at the end of the ‘khalal’ stage there is no significant difference (p ˃ 0.05) between flowering phases and between thinning treatments for these parameters. At the end of the ‘khalal’ stage, fruit length is between 4.8 and 4.9 cm and fruit mass is between 25.0 and 25.5 g. The content of sugar in the fruit is higher at the manual thinning treatment than at the NAA treatments, whereas the flowering phases have no effect on this parameter. The pH of the fruit juice is relatively similar for all thinning treatments and all flowering phases.
Oxidative transformation of methionine by pyridinium chlorochromate in aqueous DMF medium: A kinetic study
Authors: Munna Lal Meena
Published: September 2024

The Kinetics of Oxidative transformation of Methionine by pyridinium chlorochromate in aqueous DMF medium, containing perchloric acid has been studied. The rate of reaction was found to be of first order dependence on PCC, Methionine, and H+ ion Concentration. Michaelis–Menten type kinetics is observed respect to substrate. The increase in the rate of reaction with increase in acidity indicates the involvement of a protonated chromium(VI) species in the rate-determining step. The product of oxidation has been identified as methionine sulfoxide. The rate of reaction increased with increase in dielectric constant of the reaction medium. The plots of logkobs versus (D-1) / (2D+1) are non linear Indicating that there is an involvement of positive ion-dipole in the rate determining step. The activation parameters have been evaluated. On the basis of the experimental findings, a suitable mechanism and rate law has been proposed.
Institucionalno permanentno ekohemijsko obrazovanje radnika hemijske industrije u Srbiji
Authors: Cvjetićanin Stanko , Segedinac Mirjana
Published: September 2024

Continual development of science and technology requires lifelong education. Institutional education should create fundaments and to reflect on permanent education of population. Unfortunately, its impact is insufficient, indicating that it should adjust to acquirements of modern life styles and rising science development. Professional qualification of workers in chemical industries is an important factor when damage is already done. This study analyzes the impact of institutional education on permanent eco-chemical education of workers engaged in the most significant branches of chemical industry in the region of Novi Sad (petrol industry, mineral fertilizer industry and soap and detergent industry) along with the running problems of permanent eco-chemical education in Serbia.
Assessment of the Election Manifestos of Uzbekistan Political Parties Between 2019-2024
Authors: Deniş Halil Emre
Published: September 2024

Election manifestos are important policy documents for political parties. These documents are published before the election periods and are an important observation document for the evaluation of the promises and policies of political parties in the post-election period. In line with these documents, voters can track whether the promises made are fulfilled or not. These declarations include certain issues. Generally, these issues consist of areas where policy will be produced continuously in democratic societies. Accordingly, the election declarations prepared by the political parties of Uzbekistan for the period between 2019-2024 were examined. The discourses of each political party on the economy, judiciary, health, education and foreign policy, which are common in their election manifesto, were examined. This study aims to determine the similarities and differences in the common issues determined in the election manifestos of the political parties of Uzbekistan.