bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Long-term intake of Lilium lancifolium mitigated osteoarthritic effects by suppressing inflammatory cytokines in a dog model
Authors: Cho Jeong-Hwi , Park Yang-Gyu , Choi Jinyoung , Adam Gareeballah Osman , Ju Eun-Myeong , Park Ho , Oh Hong-Geun
Published: August 2022

Background and Aim: Osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic, painful, degenerative inflammatory disease of the synovial joints. Regular use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs to decrease OA pain can have severe side effects, such as gastric irritation, ulcers, and heart problems. Natural products are extensively used to minimize OA-associated pain and inflammatory reactions. Lilium lancifolium is commonly used to alleviate several diseases through its anti-inflammatory effects. This study examined the impact of L. lancifolium extract on alleviating pain and inflammation associated with articular cartilage damage.

Materials and Methods: Hydro-ethanol extracts of the L. lancifolium bulb were used. The experimental animals (adult beagle dogs) were divided into four groups: sham, which received neither treatment nor surgery; placebo, which received an empty gelatin capsule; glucosamine, which received glutamine (60 mg/kg); and L. lancifolium, which received an L. lancifolium extract-filled (60 mg/kg) gelatin capsule for 8 weeks. OA was induced by an expert orthopedic surgeon in 2-year-old dogs through resection of cranial cruciate ligament and lateral collateral ligament. Inflammatory cytokines, enzymes, lameness score, radiology, and histological changes were assessed.

Results: Our experiments showed that long-term oral therapy with L. lancifolium alleviated inflammation and increased histological damage. L. lancifolium treatment effectively reduced cytokines, such as interleukin-6, metalloproteinase-9, leukotriene-4, prostaglandin, and cyclo-oxygenase in dogs with OA, suggesting the potential to minimize inflammatory reactions in OA. L. lancifolium showed anti-inflammatory qualities in dogs with OA. This effect was comparable with that of glucosamine OA treatment.

Conclusion: L. lancifolium supplementation represents a possible therapeutic and management option in this model of OA.
Tonality and Neoclassicism in Stravinsky’s Sonata for Piano, Mvt. 2 (1924)
Authors: Ballengee Christopher
Published: August 2022

Igor Stravinsky’s Sonata for Piano is an often overlooked yet important artifact of the composer’s neoclassicism. his treatment of tonality in the second movement is both literally and aurally more conventional than one might first guess. Stravinsky’s reliance on convention points to an ideology of continuity, one that honors the legacy of beethoven and other heroes. In doing so, Stravinsky’s Sonata brings forward old ideas wrought in new ways for a modern era. This essay examines ways of thinking about Stravinsky’s neoclassic style through analysis of the second movement of the Sonata focusing on the use of post-tonal techniques to create surprisingly tonal music.
“Acoustic wallpaper” under control – the case of musique d’ameublement and Muzak
Authors: Makomaska Sylwia
Published: August 2022

Attention is one of the most important cognitive processes. Its functioning and key characteristics play a vital role in the perception of music, especially in everyday situations when music becomes an acoustical background. Thanks to selectiveness, shift and division of attention, the listener can balance between an active and a passive act of listening, however, the results of auditory perception may be difficult to determine.

Can the sender, in the process of musical communication, manage the listener’s attention in such a way as to achieve the effect of “acoustic wallpaper” understood as a perception-based effect of background music, where music, in line with the sender’s intentions, is located in the peripheral zone of the listener’s attention, within extensive attention? What function, from the perspective of the sender, is performed by “acoustic wallpaper”? Is it a target result or a mechanism leading to cer- tain reactions in an indirect way? What factors play a decisive role for the efficiency of an adopted strategy?

The main aim of this article is to answer the above questions by the analysis of two exemplary concepts of background music (musique d’ameublement by Erik Satie and Muzak) through the prism of the author’s theoretical model of “acoustic wallpaper” (Makomaska, 2021). This novel ap- proach derives from the psychologically-based reciprocal feedback model of musical response (hargreaves, et al., 2005) and socio-musicological studies on pragmatic forms of musical communication (brown, 2006). It assumes that the effectiveness of “acoustic wallpaper” being under control of the sender (the composer or a professional company) is conditioned by correlations between structural characteristics of music, the listener, and historical-social context. The analysis shows that the intended functions of background music (seen from the perspective of the sender) can differ from the real ones and in the case of particular concepts can be moderated by various groups of factors. The results provoke further discussion on the application potential of the proposed model in psychologically, historically and/or marketing-oriented studies on such concepts as e.g. ambient music and contemporary audiomarketing strategies implemented in commercial environments, where music located on the periphery of the listener’s attention can become an effective tool of mani- pulation.
Epistemological aspect of topic modelling in the social sciences: Latent Dirichlet Allocation
Authors: Baranowski Mariusz
Published: August 2022

Aware of the challenges faced by the social sciences in publishing a massive volume of research papers, it is worth looking at a novel but no longer so new ways of machine learning for the purposes of literature review. To this end, I explore a probabilistic topic model called Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA) in the context of the epistemological challenge of analysing texts on social welfare. This paper aims to describe how the LDA algorithm works for large corpora of data, along with its advantages and disadvantages. This preliminary characterisation of an inductive method for automated text analysis is intended to give a brief overview of how LDA can be used in the social sciences.
On Cauchy problem for fractional parabolic-elliptic Keller-Segel model
Authors: Nguyen Anh Tuan , Tuan Nguyen Huy , Yang Chao
Published: August 2022

In this paper, we concern about a modified version of the Keller-Segel model. The Keller-Segel is a system of partial differential equations used for modeling Chemotaxis in which chemical substances impact the movement of mobile species. For considering memory effects on the model, we replace the classical derivative with respect to time variable by the time-fractional derivative in the sense of Caputo. From this modification, we focus on the well-posedness of the Cauchy problem associated with such the model. Precisely, when the spatial variable is considered in the space

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, a global solution is obtained in a critical homogeneous Besov space with the assumption that the initial datum is sufficiently small. For the bounded domain case, by using a discrete spectrum of the Neumann Laplace operator, we provide the existence and uniqueness of a mild solution in Hilbert scale spaces. Moreover, the blowup behavior is also studied. To overcome the challenges of the problem and obtain all the aforementioned results, we use the Banach fixed point theorem, some special functions like the Mainardi function and the Mittag-Leffler function, as well as their properties.
Mechanical properties and thermal analysis of graphene nanoplatelets reinforced polyimine composites
Authors: Zhang Si , Xiong Zhengjin , Zhang Jian , Zhang Xueting , Chen Yuhang , Chen Yun
Published: August 2022

The polymer with imine bonds (C═N) synthesized by condensation of aldehydes and amines was called polyimine. Graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs) were blended into polyimine by imine dynamic chemistry, and GNPs/polyimine (GNPs-P) composites were fabricated by heat-pressing. A series of thermal and mechanical properties have been tested for the matrix and GNPs-P composites. Thermogravimetric analyzer showed that the GNPs were able to improve the thermal stability of the GNPs-P composites. From the test of mechanical properties, GNPs-P composite with 0.5 wt% GNPs was superior to the matrix in bending and tensile properties. The bending and tensile strengths were 92.65 and 73.05 MPa, with an improvement of 18% and 5%. GNPs-P composites with 1 wt% GNPs showed the most significant advancement in impact properties, reaching an impact strength of 11.745 kJ·m−2 with a gain of 21.6%. Cross-sectional observations using scanning electron microscope proved that the GNPs-P composites have brittle fractures. A small number of GNPs could synergize with the matrix by bridging the cracks, creating a crack diffusion resistance and a load transfer reinforcement effect, which improved the mechanical properties of the GNPs-P composites.
Design of metaheuristic rough set-based feature selection and rule-based medical data classification model on MapReduce framework
Authors: Bhukya Hanumanthu , Manchala Sadanandam
Published: August 2022

Recently, big data analytics have gained significant attention in healthcare industry due to generation of massive quantities of data in various forms such as electronic health records, sensors, medical imaging, and pharmaceutical details. However, the data gathered from various sources are intrinsically uncertain owing to noise, incompleteness, and inconsistency. The analysis of such huge data necessitates advanced analytical techniques using machine learning and computational intelligence for effective decision making. To handle data uncertainty in healthcare sector, this article presents a novel metaheuristic rough set-based feature selection with rule-based medical data classification (MRSFS-RMDC) technique on MapReduce framework. The proposed MRSFS-RMDC technique designs a butterfly optimization algorithm for minimal rough set selection. In addition, Hadoop MapReduce is applied to process massive quantity of data. Moreover, a rule-based classification approach named Repeated Incremental Pruning for Error Reduction (RIPPER) is used with the inclusion of a set of conditional rules. The RIPPER will scale in a linear way with the number of training records utilized and is suitable to build models with data uncertainty. The proposed MRSFS-RMDC technique is validated using benchmark dataset and the results are inspected under varying aspects. The experimental results highlighted the supremacy of the MRSFS-RMDC technique over the recent state of art methods in terms of different performance measures. The proposed methodology has achieved a higherF-score of 96.49%.
Knowledge and attitudes of pregnant women on maternal immunization against COVID-19 in Croatia
Authors: Tatarević Tina , Tkalčec Iva , Stranić Dorian , Tešović Goran , Matijević Ratko
Published: August 2022

Objectives

The aim of this study was to assess pregnant women’s knowledge and attitudes regarding maternal COVID-19 immunization during pregnancy.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was performed in two teaching hospitals between May and October 2021 in Zagreb, Croatia. During antenatal clinic visit pregnant women were approached and asked to fill out a predesigned questionnaire about their knowledge and attitudes towards COVID-19 vaccination. Collected data was later analyzed.

Results

A total of 430 women participated in the study. Only 16% of women expressed their willingness to be vaccinated against COVID-19 if offered, despite that 71% of them believe that COVID-19 might be a serious illness in pregnant women. The most important obstacle in having better acceptance of the vaccines is in the assumption that the vaccines are not safe for pregnant women (73%) or the fetus (75%), or that the vaccines are not effective (41%). The relationship exists between acceptance of vaccination in general and willingness to get other vaccines in pregnancy and readiness to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in pregnancy. Only one out of 55 women who were not adherent to the current vaccination recommendations in Croatia would accept the COVID-19 vaccine during pregnancy if offered. 21 (5%) women stated that vaccination against influenza and pertussis during pregnancy is necessary and 13 (62%) of them would get vaccinated against COVID-19 if offered.

Conclusions

This study showed that the crucial reasons for refusing vaccination against COVID-19 among pregnant women in Croatia are the concerns about the vaccines’ effectiveness and safety. All healthcare providers should put more effort into education of pregnant women on risks of COVID-19, as well as on the benefits and safety of the vaccines.
Disinformation and Its Negative Impact in the Changing World of Mass Media (Specifically Focused on the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Czech Republic)
Authors: Kopecký Kamil , Voráč Dominik , Mikulcová Klára , Krejčí Veronika , García Gerardo Gómez
Published: August 2022

Disinformation in the online world has been recently spreading across the world, especially in relation to major global issues (the COVID-19 pandemic, migration, vaccination, elections, etc.) The recent COVID-19 pandemic has been accompanied by disinformation, affecting the lives of millions across the world. In this text, we are trying to describe which COVID-19 related disinformation have spread intensively within the Czech Republic in the Czech language, what they are focused on and which ones are most frequently encountered among the population.
Transition metal complexes with strong and long-lived excited state absorption: from molecular design to optical power limiting behavior
Authors: Su Huan , Hu Lai , Zhu Senqiang , Lu Jiapeng , Hu Jinyang , Liu Rui , Zhu Hongjun
Published: August 2022

Transition metal complexes (TMCs) with strong and long-lived excited state absorption (ESA) usually exhibit high-performance optical power limiting (OPL) response. Several techniques, such as transmission vs. incident fluence curves and Z-scan have been widely used to assess the OPL performance of typical TMCs. The OPL performance of TMCs is highly molecular structure-dependent. Special emphasis is placed on the structure-OPL response relationships of Pt(II), Ir(III), Ru(II), and other metal complexes. This review concludes with perspectives on the current status of OPL field, as well as opportunities that lie just beyond its frontier.
Semiotic and asemiotic practices in boxing
Authors: Meyer Christian , Wedelstaedt Ulrich v.
Published: August 2022

Tracing different kinds of semiotic practices in boxing, in our text we provide a detailed reconstruction of the way athletes and other participants interpret each other’s actions and integrate these interpretations in their own course of motor action. Drawing on an ethnomethodological approach we argue that these interpretations should not be seen as being isolated from their contextual background. This context (such as the rules of the sports) and the semiotic actions taking place within them mutually elaborate one another. Analyzing several video recordings and their transcripts, we show how the social interaction of boxing fights consists of a “multi-layeredness of semiotic practice.” These layers of semiotic practice are complemented by what we introduce as asemiotic practices. Asemiotic practices exploit semiotic routines that are a part of boxing and attempt at weakening and overcoming the opponent during the fight thus eventually destroying his or her semiotic capacities.
The influence of workpiece surface texture on visual measurement of roughness
Authors: Yi Huaian , Lu Lingli , Shu Aihua , Qin Jianhua , Lu Enhui
Published: August 2022

In view of the universal applicability of color information index and the ability of spectrum index to measure small roughness, this paper studies the influence of machined surface texture on roughness machine-vision measurement. Based on the micro-topography of different types of texture surface, the correlations between the average color difference, five typical spectral indices and the surface roughness parameters of two types of texture representative workpiece milling and grinding are focused on in the discussion. On this basis, the influences of the angle of light source and camera relative to the surface normal of the sample and the sample surface texture direction on roughness measurement are further discussed, and the reasons for the difference in index to characterize different process roughness are analyzed from the mechanism. The experimental results show that the different surface textures have different effects on light scattering, which in turn affects the sensitivity of the index to the roughness parameters.
Design, synthesis, and molecular docking study of novel cinnoline derivatives as potential inhibitors of tubulin polymerization
Authors: Mahmoud Eman Mohammad , Shongwe Musa , Moghadam Ebrahim Saeedian , Moghimi-Rad Parsa , Stoll Raphael , Abdel-Jalil Raid
Published: August 2022

The preparation of a novel 4-methylbenzo[h] cinnolines entity via a three-step synthetic protocol is described. Cyclization of the naphthylamidrazones, in the presence of polyphosphoric acid (PPA), furnishes the respective target benzo[h]cinnolines directly. This one-pot synthesis involves intramolecular Friedel–Crafts acylation followed by instant elimination under heating conditions. It is noteworthy that the yield of the product from this step decreases dramatically if the heating is extended beyond 3 h. The target novel cinnolone derivatives were identified by mass spectrometry and their structures elucidated by spectroscopic techniques. Subsequently, molecular docking was performed to shed light on the putative binding mode of the newly synthesized cinnolines. The docking results indicate that these derivatives are potential inhibitors of tubulin polymerization and the best interaction was achieved with a computational ki = 0.5 nM and posed correctly over the lexibulin.
Vertragstypenzwang im Code civil? Die Gültigkeit gegenseitiger Verträge in der Judikatur der Freien Stadt Krakau (1815–1846)
Authors: Dziadzio Andrzej
Published: August 2022

Contract-nominalism in the Code civil? The validity of bilateral agreements in the judicature of the courts of the Free City of Krakow (1815–1846). The courts of the Free City of Kraków, when applying Article 1325 of the Code civil, adopted a different direction from the courts in Baden or the French judiciary, both of which modified its strict content. In addition to the differences between the Polish, German and French judicatures, there were inconsistencies between individual judgements relating to the form of bilateral agreements in all three cases. As a result, the citizens of the Free City of Kraków, the Grand Duchy of Baden, or France, had no sufficient certainty as to whether their contracts would be adequately protected in the event of a dispute between the parties. The analyzed cases show a convergence of the jurisprudence of the Baden and French courts, which presented a bolder approach to the issue of the validity of bilateral agreements, thereby protecting the Code Civil principle of the freedom of contracts. Kraków courts refrained from such a creative interpretation of the article 1325 and based their rulings on its literal wording. This was partly due to the fact that Polish scholars and judges did not have easy access to the achievements of French jurisprudence at that time. The courts of Baden adjudicated in more favourable conditions, because French and German legal thoughts on the implementation of Code Civil intertwined and complemented each other.
Vorläufige Beobachtungen zu einem Mammutverfahren am Oberappellationsgericht Lübeck (1819–1835)
Authors: Falk Ulrich
Published: August 2022

Preliminary Observations on a Mammoth Civil Procedure at the Oberappellationsgericht Lübeck (1819–1835). This miscellany reviews an important contribution to the research on German judicature in the 19th century by legal historian Peter Oestmann: “Zur Gerichtspraxis im 19. Jahrhundert. Ein Schmuggeleiprozess am Oberappellationsgericht Lübeck”, two parts, 2019. His edition contains the complete text of five case files of a fiercely contested civil trial, the so-called “smuggling case”. The judges, headed by their presiding judge Arnold Heise, a former professor in Heidelberg and Göttingen and famous representative of the German Pandektenwissenschaft, did their very best. Nevertheless, it took them 16 years to put an end to this intractable legal and social conflict. The far from convincing result of their efforts raises questions, outlined in the second part of the miscellany. Further research has to be conducted to reach conclusions.
Acceptability of PC-1005 Gel Administered Rectally to HIV-1 Seronegative Adults at Three Different Volume Levels (MTN-037)
Authors: Bauermeister José A. , Tingler Ryan C. , Ho Ken , Scheckter Rachel , McClure Tara , Davis Jontraye , Piper Jeanna , Friedland Barbara A. , Edick Stacey , Song Mei , Jiao Yuqing , Hendrix Craig W. , Hoesley Craig
Published: August 2022

Multipurpose prevention technologies (MPT) have been increasingly researched for their dual-purpose preventative properties against HIV and other STIs. The acceptability of PC-1005, a topical MPT candidate, was explored among men and women participating in the MTN-037 Phase I trial at two U.S. sites (Pittsburgh, PA, and Birmingham, AL). We triangulated quantitative and qualitative assessments of the acceptability of three volumes (4 mL, 16 mL, 32 mL) of PC-1005 administered rectally (N = 12; 6 males, 6 females). Participants rated overall gel acceptability on a scale of 1–10, with a median of 7.17 (SD = 2.04) and had positive feelings about all three dose volumes, citing them to be very comfortable or comfortable (dose 1 = 91.7%; dose 2 = 91.7%; dose 3 = 83.3%). High acceptability of and comfort with all three dose volumes shows promise for PC-1005 as an MPT to prevent HIV and STIs, warranting future clinical development.
Intervening at the Right Level to Improve Student Health: An Analysis of Levels of Influence on Sexual Behavior of High School Students
Authors: Li Jingjing , Timpe Zach , Suarez Nicolas , Ashley Carmen L. , Rasberry Catherine N. , Robin Leah
Published: August 2022

This study adopts a socio-ecological framework and examines school- and district-level influences on sexual behaviors among high school students from 16 school districts that were federally funded to conduct a school-based, multilevel sexual health program. We drew cross-sectional data from the 2015 and 2017 Youth Risk Behavior Survey from funded school districts containing 648 schools and 101,728 students. We used multilevel modeling to determine the percentage of variance in sexual health outcomes explained at school and district levels, overall and by race/ethnicity and biological sex. We found protective behaviors such as using hormonal birth control had considerable district-level variance (10.1%) while sexual risk behaviors such as having multiple sex partners showed considerable school-level variance (12.7%). We also found significant subgroup heterogeneity in the variance. Findings indicate school-based interventions should address all levels of influences of the educational system to effectively improve a myriad of student sexual health outcomes.
The COVID-19 Pandemic: Impact on Southern HIV Service Organizations, Staff, and Clients
Authors: Cooper Haley , Reif Susan , Wilson Elena , Ward Dafina
Published: August 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated HIV-related disparities and has likely disrupted service provision by organizations providing critical HIV-related services, especially in the U.S. Deep South, an area disproportionately affected by HIV. To assess the impact of COVID-19 on organizations providing services for people living with HIV and/or sexual and gender minorities throughout the Deep South, an online survey was developed and disseminated from January to June 2021 regarding service disruption, organizational changes and needs, and staff and client impact and needs. Organizations reported ongoing organization-level financial and structural complications, staff difficulties including mental health challenges and lack of technology proficiency, and exacerbated challenges for clients including increased mental health concerns, substance use, and housing instability, among others. Organizations will need to be supported as they navigate the exacerbated mental health challenges of clients and staff as well as financially supported as they address economic disparities related to the pandemic.
THE EXPERIENCES AND CHALLENGES OF WOMEN WHO RESIDE IN DRIEKOP MINING COMMUNITY OF THE LIMPOPO PROVINCE
Authors: Lekwadu Maelane Irene , Lekganyane Maditobane Robert
Published: August 2022

Mining operations are envisaged to improve the conditions of members of their host communities (communities where they operate) by creating employment opportunities, developing infrastructure and enhancing their wellbeing. Yet despite these operations, research shows that these communities are underdeveloped and impoverished, and women are more severely affected than men. As an advocate for social justice, social work is instrumental in addressing these impacts, particularly through scientific research. This qualitative social work study explored the experiences and challenges of women residing in the Driekop mining community of Limpopo province, South Africa. The findings revealed that women experience both the benefits and challenges associated with these mining operations. Keywords: challenges, experiences, mining community, social work, women
CHALLENGES EXPERIENCED BY CAREGIVERS CARING FOR ABANDONED INFANTS AND TODDLERS IN INSTITUTIONAL CARE
Authors: Oosthuizen-Erasmus Lynette , Adlem Anri Gretha
Published: August 2022

Childhood trauma continues to be a silent epidemic in South Africa. Institutional childcare centres do not have sufficient funding or resources to render daily therapeutic services for abandoned children. The first line of professional care for these children encompasses their daily interactions and relationships formed with the centre caregivers. This article advances a greater understanding of the views, perceptions and experiences of caregivers caring for abandoned infants and toddlers living in institutional care, on the basis of information obtained from 15 participants interviewed through semi-structured interviews in this qualitative study. Understanding their views, perceptions and experiences provides vital information to develop social work practices. Keywords: abandonment, adverse childhood experiences, attachment, caregiver, childhood trauma, infants and toddlers, institutional care, social work support
THE NATURE OF FAMILY REUNIFICATION SERVICES IN THE GAUTENG PROVINCE
Authors: Sibanda Sipho , Lombard Antoinette
Published: August 2022

Placement of children in alternative care is supposed to be a temporary and not a permanent arrangement. In the absence of a family reunification model in South Africa, most children stay for longer periods in alternative care than necessary. This article concludes that family reunification services should be holistic in order to be effective, which is possible in the framework of a developmental approach. Keywords: children in alternative care, child protection, family reunification, family reunification services, intervention research, rights-based approach
Editorial
Authors: Engelbrecht Lambert K
Published: August 2022

Editorial by LK Engelbrecht This is the first edition of SW/MW published by a new editorial team, who has to following in the inestimable footsteps of Prof Sulina Green and Ms Hester Uys, the former editor and business manager of the journal respectively. Their contributions towards the body of social work knowledge in South Africa and beyond are evident from the fact that under their leadership, the journal was transformed into an open access journal, was awarded a Scopes accreditation, and is ranked in the top 50 social work journals in the world, as listed by the Scimago journal ranking.
Efficacy and Safety Results of Different Ablation Technologies for Persistent Atrial Fibrillation Treatment
Authors: Baimbetov Adil , Bizhanov Kenzhebek , Yakupova Ilinara , Jukenova Aiman , Ualiyeva Aliya , Tursunkhanov Zhalolkhan , Bigeldiyev Nurbolat
Published: August 2022

Introduction: Pulmonary vein isolation is the primary goal in treating patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation using catheter ablation. This study's purpose is a comparative assessment of the efficacy and safety of two strategies for catheter treatment in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation.
Patients and methods: The study included 127 patients with persistent atrial fibrillation during the last six months before inclusion in the study. The average follow-up period was 24 months.
Results: The primary efficacy endpoint (death, cerebrovascular event, or serious complications associated with treatment) occurred in 15 patients in the cryoballoon ablation group and 14 patients in the radiofrequency ablation group. The Kaplan-Meier survival estimates were 30% and 28%, and the risk ratio   0.96 and 95% of the confidence interval.
Conclusions: The treatment in patients with persistent atria fibrillation, using catheter ablation with contact force control catheter treatment with the pulmonary vein isolation, was more efficient.
Use of Interactive Digital Posters as an Innovative Learning Technology in Ukrainian Higher Education (on the example of the course "Children's Literature and Methods of Teaching Literary Reading" )
Authors: Derkachova Olga , Ushnevych Solomia
Published: August 2022

The article analyses the ways of making a successful graduate - a future New Ukrainian School teacher. One of the key competencies, interrelated with values, linguistic and literary, is outlined. It is emphasized that at the present stage of development of language education a significant role is given to the technological approach to the organization of the educational process. Effective modern teaching aids that help present educational material in a different way are analyzed; arouse students’ interest; contribute to the development of a future teacher’s creative potential. They are convenient and effective to use, facilitating the work of both teachers and students. This is an innovative form in the lecture structures, practical classes, as well as independent work, school teaching practice. The study focuses on the peculiarities of creating interactive posters and their importance in the reception of fiction texts. The text of the article contains interactive digital posters created by students of speciality "Primary education" of Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathion University with some illistrations that are free available on the Internet.
Higher Technical Education System in Germany
Authors: Andriichuk Natalia , Dynovych Anna
Published: August 2022

The article offers a description of the system of higher technical education in Germany. Being a leading country, it has been implementing new stages, schemes and plans of the education development for many centuries; its learning technologies are borrowed from other countries, and students from all over the world dream of getting into one of the higher education institutions. This country is one of the leading countries in the technical specialists training, and therefore it is analyzed and systematized the system of higher technical education in Germany in the article. The higher technical institutions are divided into universities and higher applied professional schools and the curriculum examples are provided. There are different study areas in German technical universities and they are represented and compared. Different education programs at various faculties of educational institution are described in the article. The learning hours are defined, the practical and theoretical percentage of studying is illustrated. It is discussed that professional higher technical education in higher applied professional schools in Germany is based on the dual training of workers in various specialties. The dual training system is defined. The number of international students, the countries where they come from are shown. It is stated that Germany is an open country for international students and study here is widely oriented on new comers. It is actualized the education payment ways and described the possibilities of free learning. The authors conclude that universities represent a general model of learning while a student may combine learning with work in higher applied schools. A student can choose between full-time and part-time forms of studying.
How to Combine Student Science Education with Modern Environmental Education
Authors: Chepok Andrii , Yevtushenko Natalia
Published: August 2022

This work is devoted to current problems of modern education: the formation and  development of scientific thinking of the individual from the school age and the improvement of environmental education of students both of high school and older ones, since the authors do believe that these issues are interrelated. In this paper, some issues of students’ scientific education are considered from the standpoint of strengthening the science intensity of the proposed educational content. The authors, being in the systems of secondary and higher schools and based on their own professional experience, found their way to improve the level of scientific education of students by involving them in educational environmental/bionic research works in the form of IT projects. The students’ work on such a project implies the main stages of modern researching – from mathematical modeling of a selected natural phenomenon to mathematical processing of the corresponding computer experiment results and their interpretation. The organization of training-and-research activities of high school students and working on such researches have several positive outcomes, one of which is not only the improvement of knowledge in the Natural sciences, but also other positive aspects related to certain types of human thinking – critical, algorithmic, logical and creative ones. The authors believe that significant success in conducting student research can be achieved by working with “ordinary-and-average” but motivated students. The authors prove with their practical experience that it is possible to identify and educate young people with qualities (maybe with talents!) of researchers in time. The paper also points an important question about the contents of modern education at the secondary school and higher levels.
Pre-Service Training of Elementary School Teachers for Organization of Inclusive Learning Environment
Authors: Sydoriv Sergiy
Published: August 2022

The paper highlights the ongoing challenges and barriers of training teachers to implement inclusive education in various types of schools. The study has identified theoretical aspects and the importance of professional training of future elementary school teachers to organize an inclusive educational environment. It has produced an analysis of the international and national legislative and normative documents that regulate and support inclusion in educational institutions of Ukraine. The author has performed a substantial analysis of scholarly texts and publications on the researched topic and defined the present challenges in psychological and pedagogical theory in historical and pedagogical context. Considerable attention is paid to the study of research of Ukrainian scholars on organization of education activities and use of innovative pedagogical technologies in the context of including persons with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). Various aspects of training pre-service teachers for effective implementation of inclusive education have been outlined: individualization of instructing in an inclusive classroom, use of information and communication technologies, application of art and music therapy tools for special needs services and speech therapy activities for development of language and speech skills in preschoolers and elementary school students, organizational and methodological foundations of special education and rehabilitation settings of universities, teacher training institutes and colleges. It has been proved that the prerequisite for effective socialization and inclusion of students with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) is the development and sustainability of a proper nurturing inclusive environment, and hence the multidisciplinary psychological and pedagogical support for students with SEND is vital. The emphasis is placed on the use of effective innovation strategies and practices, the development of a coordinated program of pre-service and in-service teacher training, mutual interaction and cooperation (local and international) in an inclusive educational community. It has been found that the creation of an effective inclusive educational environment in modern elementary schools is determined by the level of professional capacity and motivation of teachers to implement relevant tasks in practice.
Formation of Cognitive Interests of Children with Special Educational Needs Through Eidetics
Authors: Кuzenko Оlexandra , Matsuk Liudmyla , Adamiv Maria
Published: August 2022

The article emphasizes that Eidetic is one of the effective methods of forming the cognitive interests of preschool children with special educational needs (SEN). Eidetic methods include chain, acroverbal, pictographic, phonetic associations, the method of loci (based on visual associations), nonverbal associations, paradoxical verbal transformations, enlarged structuring of educational material. Their use helps to transform incomprehensible information into an achievable and understandable form to them. Due to Eidetic, various analyzers are involved in cognitive activity at the same time. The child can see and hear and touch, smell, and even taste. At the same time, children's mastery of new knowledge is based on already well-known images, so Eidetic creates a boundless play space in which children's imagination has a wide field for development. The authors note that a characteristic feature of the cognitive interest of preschool children is a selective focus on interest in phenomena, objects, and environmental processes. For students with special educational needs the subject of cognitive interest, as well as for their peers with normative development, is not the whole environment, but only some of its elements, which are personally relevant, attractive, and valuable. The cognitive interest of preschoolers can be both situational and sustainable. It occurs in the process of performing a certain action but may disappear immediately after its completion. At the same time, with systematic pedagogical support, it can become a relatively stable personal quality of a child with special educational needs.An important positive aspect of the use of Eidetic in working with preschool children with SEN is that it creates a psychological situation of success, activates the neurodynamics of brain activity. As a result, the problem areas of the central nervous system and children's deviant behavior are corrected. Eidetic performs a dual developmental and educational function. Due to its application, such mental processes of personality as attention, imagination, memory, different types of thinking are developed, and thus the mastery of educational material is activated. Thanks to the methods of Eidetic, all the child's analyzers are involved, which allows him/her to see, hear, touch, smell, taste, and perceive something new and unknown through the channels of learning about the surrounding reality available to the child with SEN.
Formation of Moral and Ethical Values in Students of the New Ukrainian School Based on the Use of Innovative Technologies
Authors: Kopchuk-Kashetska Mariia
Published: August 2022

At the present stage of creation of Ukraine as a democratic, legal state and its integration into the European community, the problem of forming moral and ethical values in students of the New Ukrainian school based on the use of innovative technologies is becoming more relevant. The effects of political and moral crises, globalization of society and detachment of the younger generation from national background, replacement of universal moral and ethical values by the youth subculture are becoming increasingly apparent. This encourages the use of innovative learning technologies at primary school lessons, the best ways of moral and ethical education of students based on various exercises, games and more. The centuries-old experience of the life of the Ukrainian people, its ideals, ideas of good and evil, sublime and ugly are concentrated in moral and ethical values. The educational rate of moral and ethical values is that they are also the result of the practice of educating the younger generation. It is convincingly proved that the acceleration of the pace of life, a large flow of knowledge affects modern people, requires the ability to find the necessary solution quickly, using search methods and many different sources of information in this regard, among traditional forms and methods of teaching, innovative pedagogical technologies are increasingly used in pedagogical practice. The article reveals the problem of formation of moral and ethical values in students of the new Ukrainian school based on the use of innovative technologies, theoretically substantiates and proves the feasibility of their use in primary school. The article describes the technologies that primary school teachers are successfully working on. The advantages of these technologies are revealed, their significance, essence and tasks are discussed.
Methods and Technology of Diagnosis of Personal Spiritual Values of University Students
Authors: Lappo Violetta
Published: August 2022

The article reflects the results of the empirical study of the problem of the young person’s spiritual values formation. The importance of the study of the person’s spiritual and valuable sphere of the future educator has been emphasized. The author has developed the determining criteria of high, efficient, medium and low levels of the spiritual values formation. The researcher offers a range of methods aimed at establishing the levels of spiritual values formation in students studying pedagogical specialties at university. Significant attention has been paid to the studying of the understanding dynamics by the students of the definition context “spiritual values”, the scope of students’ knowledge concerning components of the individual’s spiritual values, ranking factors which influence the formation of the individual’s spiritual values. The author proves that the raised problem becomes more current in modern pedagogy of the higher school. As the systematized study results have confirmed the hypothesis that a significant part of surveyed students do not have enough formed system of spiritual values.The article partially uses the author's materials published in the “Bulletin of Lugansk National University named after Taras Shevchenko” (series: Pedagogical Sciences, 7 (312) (2017), 63–76).
Inclusion in the Dimensions of Personality
Authors: Vasianovych Hryhoriy , Budnyk Olena
Published: August 2022

The article substantiates and offers a personalized approach to the analysis of the problem of inclusion. It emphasizes the need to adhere to the principle of human and child-centeredness in the process of working with people with special needs. It provides not only a humane, democratic attitude to a person, but also gives the opportunity to take full advantage of psychological and pedagogical influences on the spiritual development of the individual. An important element of this process is the active use of various ways and forms of mutual understanding, based on charity, empathy (methodology of Hermeneutics and Phenomenology). For factual analysis and presentation of the outlined problem, the real life of prominent domestic and foreign personalities with serious health problems (hearing loss – Ludwig van Beethoven, Maria Bashkirtseva, blindness – Homer, Democritus, Louis Braille, paralysis and cancer – Stephen Hawking, Kvitoslava Tsisyk, Yuri Titov), but showed  great will power, the desire for self-realization by means of creativity in the field of music, poetry, fine arts was used. These personalities set an example to follow in an inclusive educational institution.
Peculiarities of Organization of Pedagogical Practice for Future Teachers of Primary School in Ukraine and Cyprus: Comparative Analysis
Authors: Papaevripidou Marios , Budnyk Olena , Blyznyuk Tetyana , Olympiou Geogre
Published: August 2022

The article substantiates the relevance of practice-oriented learning and highlights the importance of practice in school in the process of training future teachers. The authors define progressive ideas of teachers’ practical professional training in Ukraine and the Republic of Cyprus. A comparative analysis of the Field Placement Program of student teachers of the two countries was performed. The stages of practice-oriented training of future primary school teachers, the content and results of pedagogical practice are highlighted. The paper describes the experience of the University of Cyprus (UCY) on the activities of clubs in teacher education, where students create conditions to discuss positive and negative situations, share ideas with students at school, carry out collaborative analysis of their teaching during field placement in video clubs. It was found out that in Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University (PNU) the discussion of the results of students’ work during pedagogical practice at school is carried out mostly at the university with a group of teachers and learners where future teachers publicly report on their work. The graduate students’ feedback on Teacher Education (results of pedagogical practice in school) is analyzed: the presence of clear instructions on the organization of teacher activities in primary school; ability to set goals and objectives of the lesson; ability to plan professional activities to achieve these goals; skills of organizing educational dialogue in the classroom; ability to create comfortable psychological comfort in the classroom; establishing partnerships with students’ parents and teachers at school; skills of communicative culture in teaching children; use of means to stimulate students’ motivation, etc.
Open Educational Resource for Studying Algorithms and Programming Logic: An Approach to the Technical Level Integrated with Secondary School
Authors: Pereira Diego E. F. , Seabra Rodrigo D.
Published: August 2022

The teaching and learning of programming has proven to be a challenge for students of computer courses, since it presents challenges and requires complex skills for the good development of students. The traditional teaching model is not able to motivate students and arouse their interest in the topic. The tool proposed herein, the REA-LP, aims to facilitate the study and retention of content related to the discipline of programming logic at the technical level by presenting its content through various types of media, in addition to allowing students to actively participate in the construction of their knowledge, favoring engagement and motivation. From the results of an empirical study with 39 students, it can be concluded that the tool was very well accepted, being effective in facilitating and assisting participants in their learning, motivation, and interest in classes, mainly due to the way in which the content is presented by REA-LP.