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Design for Terahertz Circular-Core Photonic Crystal Fiber Supporting Orbital Angular Momentum Modes
Authors: Yang Jingxuan , Li Wei
Published: August 2022

We propose a new terahertz fiber based on a circular-core photonic crystal fiber (PCF) structure to support high-performance orbital angular momentum (OAM) modes transmission. The modal characteristics of the proposed terahertz fiber were thoroughly analyzed to vary the parameters of air holes radius and the annular thickness by the full-vector finite element method (FEM). The optimal parameters are selected to realize the stable transmission of five-order OAM mode with high mode quality, low confinement loss and wide bandwidth. The mode purity is in excess of 91%, and the confinement loss is less than 10−7 dB/m over the 0.2 THz to 0.55 THz band. Furthermore, the design of this PCF is relatively simple and flexible, since it consists only of circular air holes. Due to its excellent transmission characteristics, the proposed OAM fiber has a potential application in terahertz mode division multiplexing (MDM) communication system.
All-PM Fiber Tm-Doped Laser with Two Fiber Lyot Filters Mode-Locked by CNT
Authors: Ososkov Yan , Khegai Aleksandr , Riumkin Konstantin , Mkrtchyan Aram , Gladush Yuriy , Krasnikov Dmitry , Nasibulin Albert , Yashkov Mikhail , Guryanov Alexey , Melkumov Mikhail
Published: August 2022

We report on the first demonstration of the Tm-doped all-PM mode-locked fiber laser with CNT used as a saturable absorber and two fiber Lyot filters embedded into the ring resonator. Using these two filters, we were able to adjust the central wavelength of laser generation to ~1855 nm as well as to obtain the required spectral width and necessary pulse duration that are required for the proposed applications. Possible issues with the method used are discussed.
Saltwater Intrusion of Coastal Karstic Aquifer on the Example of the Boljkovac Water Supply Pumping Station near Zadar, Croatia
Authors: Biondić Ranko , Plantak Lucija , Radovan Ana-Maria , Meaški Hrvoje
Published: August 2022

Numerous coastal karst springs of the Mediterranean region have problems with salinization. Salinization usually occurs during summer dry periods as a result of long droughts and excessive pumping for water supply. The Boljkovac water supply pumping station has slightly increased parameters that indicate the possibility of salinization during the dry summer periods, but the main salinization occurs post heavy rains which appear after long dry periods in the fall, winter, and spring. Due to the occasional occurrence of salinization, continuous monitoring of the aquifer by depth was set up at the piezometric well drilled near the water supply pumping station. The results of the monitoring were analyzed in relation to external factors that can negatively affect the disruption of the labile dynamic balance of salt and fresh water. The analyzed external factors are the pumping rate for the water supply, the amount of precipitation, surface flow and the interaction of surface water and groundwater, as well as the sea level changes. In Croatia, and the wider Mediterranean area, there are a large number of springs and water wells that have the same or similar problems, so the results of this analysis can be used in designing monitoring and setting up management systems for these coastal aquifers.
Introduction to Special Issue “Language Translation in Localizing Religious Musical Practice”
Authors: MacInnis John
Published: August 2022

The inspiration and starting place for this Special Issue was the book Making Congregational Music Local in Christian Communities Worldwide (Routledge 2018), edited by Monique Ingalls, Muriel Swijghuisen Reigersberg, and Zoe Sherinian [...]
End-to-End Continuous/Discontinuous Feature Fusion Method with Attention for Rolling Bearing Fault Diagnosis
Authors: Zheng Jianbo , Liao Jian , Chen Zongbin
Published: August 2022

Mechanical equipment failure may cause massive economic and even life loss. Therefore, the diagnosis of the failures of machine parts in time is crucial. The rolling bearings are one of the most valuable parts, which have attracted the focus of fault diagnosis. Many successful rolling bearing fault diagnoses have been made based on machine learning and deep learning. However, most diagnosis methods still rely on complex signal processing and artificial features, bringing many costs to the deployment and migration of diagnostic models. This paper proposes an end-to-end continuous/discontinuous feature fusion method for rolling bearing fault diagnosis (C/D-FUSA). This method comprises long short-term memory (LSTM), convolutional neural networks (CNN) and attention mechanism, which automatically extracts the continuous and discontinuous features from vibration signals for fault diagnosis. We also propose a contextual-dependent attention module for the LSTM layers. We compare the method with the other simpler deep learning methods and state-of-the-art methods in rolling bearing fault data sets with different sample rates. The results show that our method is more accurate than the other methods with real-time inference. It is also easy to be deployed and trained in a new environment.
Review of Hydrogen Sulfide Removal from Various Industrial Gases by Zeolites
Authors: Yu Tao , Chen Zhuo , Liu Zhendong , Xu Jianhong , Wang Yundong
Published: August 2022

Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) removal from various industrial gases is crucial because it can cause huge damage to humans, the environment, and industrial production. Zeolite possesses huge specific surface area and well-developed pore structure, making it a promising adsorbent for H2S removal. This review attempts to comprehensively compile the current studies in the literature on H2S removal in gas purification processes using zeolites, including experimental and simulation studies, mechanism theory, and practical applications. Si/Al ratio, cations of zeolite, industrial gas composition and operating conditions, and H2S diffusion in zeolites affect desulfurization performance. However, further efforts are still needed to figure out the influence rules of the factors above and H2S removal mechanisms. Based on an extensive compilation of literature, we attempt to shed light on new perspectives for further research in the future.
Impact of the Use of Electric Scooters from Shared Mobility Systems on the Users
Authors: Kubik Andrzej
Published: August 2022

In recent years, mobility as a service (MaaS) (i.e., a system combining public transport, shared rides, short-term vehicle rentals, and taxis sourced via mobile applications) has become a solution that is increasingly available in smart cities. Along with the development of transport options, the range of vehicles offered as part of this type of service has expanded widely, from buses, taxis, bicycles, and cars to the innovation of electric scooters. The universality of MaaS services has led to a change in communication behavior and, at the same time, to a rapid increase in the number of people using the proposed solutions. Due to this increase, several researchers devoted their dissertations to issues of the management or optimization of websites; however, they ignored the many technical and health aspects. Recognizing a scientific niche area, the research conducted has been devoted to assessing the impact of the vibrations generated by electric scooters upon the user. Research on the vehicles used in MaaS systems has been conducted to learn and analyze the selected design solutions and their impact on the user who utilizes them. The scope of the research included vibroacoustic research and the mathematical modeling of the studied phenomena.
Sustainability in Architectural Education—Editorial
Authors: Schiano-Phan Rosa , Soares Gonçalves Joana Carla
Published: August 2022

In the context of the 2018 resurgence of the global movement of Climate Action, architects around the world have taken responsibility for taking actions against climate change and for adhering to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in both practice and education [...]
Evaluating the Sustainable Development of the Semiconductor Industry Using BWM and Fuzzy TOPSIS
Authors: Shen Shih-Ping , Tsai Jung-Fa
Published: August 2022

In recent years, the advancement of electronic technology has been driving a boom in the semiconductor industry worldwide. When implementing business activities, those involved strive to pursue the balanced development of the economy, society, environment, and ecology. Our proposed model provides a systematic analysis process to help conduct a comprehensive evaluation and determine priorities in the semiconductor industry’s pursuit of sustainable development. In the proposed model, we determine the weights of evaluation criteria using the Best Worst Method, which overcomes the shortcomings of AHP. Meanwhile, we incorporate the concept of the aspiration level to optimize the fuzzy TOPSIS technique. The results reveal that the two most important criteria are green resource integration and pollution-discharge treatment for sustainable development in the semiconductor industry. In the traditional TOPSIS method, pollution-discharge treatment is considered the expected value, leading the decision-maker to believe that no improvement is required for pollution-discharge treatment. The model proposed in this study can overcome the abovementioned shortcoming and offer more reliable managerial implications.
Psychological and pedagogic aspects of mathematical training of future engineers of fire-technical specialties
Authors: Grebеnkina Aleksandra S.
Published: August 2022

The article studies the problem of difficulties in studying mathematics by future engineers of fire and technosphere safety. The main difficulties include cognitive, motivational and practical ones. In order to overcome them, it is proposed to implement a practice-oriented approach to learning. The characteristic features of the difficulties in learning mathematics that arise in cadets of fire-technical specialties are described. Possible pedagogic methods leading to an increase in the understanding of the educational material in mathematics by cadets are indicated. It is proposed to bring the content of mathematical disciplines in line with the qualification requirements for a civil protection engineer so that they can overcome cognitive difficulties. Thus, it is recommended to leave only those sections that find practical application in the performance of a specialist of the Ministry of Emergency Situations. Conditions are indicated that allow the replacement of strict mathematical formulations by simplified explanations. The author's approach to the organisation of classes in mathematics is proposed in order to overcome motivational difficulties. In order to form the practical professional experience of cadets in teaching mathematics, it is recommended to conduct classes with the involvement of certified specialists of the Ministry of Emergency Situations and on-site classes. The course of such studies is described. In order to overcome practical difficulties, it is proposed to fill the content of mathematical disciplines with practice-oriented mathematical problems. The requirements for the condition of such problems are formulated, examples are given.
The results of diagnosing educational competences in undergraduates in the direction of “Pedagogic Educationˮ
Authors: Voroncova Anna V. , Vishnevskaya Oksana N. , Petrova Maria S. , Somkina Maria A. , Sutyagina Tatiana V. , Golitsina Svetlana S. , Korsakova Anastasia A. , Ershova Maria V.
Published: August 2022

The article discusses the methodology for diagnosing the upbringing competences of students in pedagogic areas of training. The authors present the theoretical foundations on which the methodology is based, including the content and structure of the graduate's competency model. The article characterises the criteria for assessing upbringing competences and substantiates the methods that are used to diagnose according to these criteria. The authors describe the general diagnostic procedure and requirements for it, the form for presenting the results and recommendations for students. The article presents in detail the content and procedure of individual methods – testing, solving case tasks, value-oriented game, motivational survey. The paper presents and interprets the results of a comprehensive diagnosis of upbringing competences of future pedagogues, and makes suggestions for the development of diagnostic tools.
The structure and content of the educational environment in the process of professional training of future pedagogues
Authors: Ershova Maria V.
Published: August 2022

Today, the problem of studying the phenomenon of the educational environment is becoming more and more topical, since it is one of the components of the educational process. The article describes the results of a study aimed at analysing the state of the educational environment of the university. The study is based on an online questionnaire survey of three respondent groups – students, teachers, and experts (heads of departments responsible for the educational programmes) of Kostroma State University. Special attention was paid to the components and indicators of the educational environment of the university. According to the results of the study, a number of problems were identified with the main directions of work formulated within the framework of making a unified educational environment of the University for pedagogic areas of training.
The study of factors affecting student satisfaction with learning using distance learning technologies
Authors: Elkina Irina Yu.
Published: August 2022

In the era of rapid development of educational technologies, informatisation of the learning process has become one of the most popular areas of educational activity thus providing particular importance to study the conditions allowing the construction of an electronic educational space that would successfully integrate into the educational process and ensure its effectiveness. The article describes the results of an empirical study of the relationship between the characteristics of the information and educational environment and student satisfaction with learning activities. The study involved 217 students of Witte Moscow University, studying with the use of distance learning technologies. Mathematical processing of the obtained data showed the presence of a statistically significant relationship between students' satisfaction with educational activities with the position of the pedagogue, the correspondence of teaching to students' expectations, as well as the quality of feedback. The author suggests pedagogic techniques that allow to organise training centred on the interests and capabilities of students, as well as to increase the level of satisfaction with learning in an information and educational environment. The results of the study can be used to improve training organised with the use of distance learning technologies.
Methodological approaches as a defining construct of the formation of the concept of professional readiness of future specialists in the field of public administration for innovative activity
Authors: Provotorova Nataliia V.
Published: August 2022

The development of modern public administration entails the introduction of innovative forms, methods and models of management, which in turn puts forward requirements for the professionalism of public civil servants, their professional training, in particular readiness for innovation. The development of an appropriate pedagogic concept contributes to the formation of professional readiness of future specialists in the field of public administration for innovation. The article shows the conditions that determine the creation of the concept of formation of professional readiness of future specialists in the field of public administration for innovation, its main idea, mission and purpose. The scientific foundations of the developed author's concept are acmeological, axiological, systemic, activity-based, competency approaches. In the publication, the choice of the designated methodological approaches is reasoned and their characteristics are given. In conclusion, the validity of the use of acmeological, axiological, systemic, activity-based, competency approaches as determining the key directions of the formation of professional readiness of future specialists in the field of public administration for innovation is emphasised. Attention is paid to the need to develop a model and pedagogic conditions for the formation of the studied readiness and their implementation in the educational process, which our further research will be devoted to.
Features of educational motivation of non-traditional nursing students
Authors: Ekaterinina Maria V.
Published: August 2022

The article presents an analysis of the works of Russian and foreign scientists on the motivation of educational activities of adult students depending on the form of study (full-time, part-time). Its features have been studied among students of the specialty ‟Nursing” at a medical college. For the first time in this study, the methodology of structural and psychological analysis was implemented in relation to the problem of motivation of educational activities of female medical students. From the standpoint of this methodology, it is established that during the professional training of future nurses, there are natural – determined by both the learning process and subjective factors – restructurings of the motivational sphere of the personality of women. These transformations characterise their integral structures rather than the dynamics of individual motives. It is found that the dynamics of the motivational sphere is quite deep, leading to structural changes in this sphere; that is, there is a qualitative restructuring of the motivational sphere of the individual. As a consequence of these qualitative transformations, there is also the organisation degree natural dynamics – integration of the motivational sphere of the individual. A decrease in the degree of structuring of the motivational sphere of students by the end of training is revealed; that is, there is a cardinal reorientation to the actual professional activity.
Professional and personal reliability of college students
Authors: Filatov Denis O.
Published: August 2022

The work is devoted to one of the priority tasks in the modern system of Russian vocational education – the formation of professionally important qualities in future specialists. The author addresses the topical problem of the theory and practice of pedagogic psychology – the professional and personal formation of a college student – and it substantiates the idea that in modern conditions, it is impossible to face this challenge without scientifically based psychological and pedagogic knowledge about it as a reliable subject of the educational process. In the article, the author relies on the developed theoretical model of mental reliability of the individual. The article presents the results of factor analysis aiming at possibility of identifying the three factors in the structure of professional and personal reliability of college students, of description of their component composition. The article describes the indicators of mental reliability of the personality of college students and their reliability in educational and professional activities. The article substantiates the idea that the organisation of psychological and pedagogic support of college students aimed at the development of mental professional and personal reliability should be based on knowledge of micro-, macro- and metapsychological determinants of this characteristic of their personality.
Formation of control and evaluation independence of younger schoolchildren in the Russian language lesson
Authors: Skvortsova Marina A.
Published: August 2022

The article examines the experience of the formation of control and evaluation independence of younger schoolchildren, analyses the interpretation of the concept of “control and evaluation independence” and determines the essential characteristics of the formation features in the educational process of primary school. The author characterises the methods of formation of control and evaluation independence. The article presents the results of the implementation of a system of methods and techniques for the formation of control and evaluation independence in the lessons of the Russian language at elementary school.
Motivation incentives for the development of servicemen’s physical fitness in foreign language teaching
Authors: Bogatyreva Ekaterina N. , Vyatlev Dmitriy N. , Tarasova Natal’ya V.
Published: August 2022

The article highlights the issue of Physical Training and Foreign Language interaction within the competence-based, system and subject-activity approaches to the education of a military specialist. The correlation and integration of these two subjects can facilitate the building of the motivation for the development of students’ physical fitness. The necessity to motivate servicemen for healthy lifestyle, physical training and sport is due to the requirements imposed on military specialists in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. Foreign Language classes can contribute to the development of this training field which is considered one of the key fields in the education system of the Russian Defence Ministry. To achieve the goal a teacher should choose appropriate and various methodological techniques that will add to the effective realisation of mental activity, creative and cognitive abilities of students and to the development of their culture. The motivation component is seen rational in the language material related to physical fitness and healthy lifestyle. Moreover, using modern pedagogic technologies, such as gaming and project-based ones, during Foreign Language classes will definitely play and important role in building the essential motivation for students’ physical fitness development.
Organisational skills in the structure of universal pedagogic competences as a result of training future pedagogues at different stages of education
Authors: Kharisova Inga G.
Published: August 2022

Organisational abilities can be considered to be among the important components of the pedagogic potential of a specialist in the field of education. Their development is one of the most important tasks for pedagogue training. The allocation of these characteristics in the structure of competences, the presence of which among graduates of pedagogic classes, colleges and universities, determines their success in the profession, thus helping build a continuous and successive process of forming the readiness of future pedagogues to solve organisational problems. Analysis of psychological and pedagogic literature, including the works of Anatoliy Lutoshkin, Lev Umanskiy, Lev Spirin, the results of the study of the priorities of the teaching profession of future and current pedagogues made it possible to single out individual components of organisational abilities characterising the readiness of a specialist to organise the activities of participants in the educational process and orient them towards self-organisation and professional self-development. Working with indicators of universal pedagogic competences helped to identify characteristics (knowledge, attitudes, qualities) that may indicate manifestations of the organisational potential of students at certain stages of training. The highlighted landmarks will ensure the purposefulness of the development of the organisational skills of future pedagogues in the framework of the implementation of educational programmes of a pedagogic orientation, and will also allow to design the process of their formation on the basis of the results already achieved.
Subjective picture of the well-being of students from families with different structures
Authors: Malenova Arina Yu. , Fedotova Elizaveta E.
Published: August 2022

The article is devoted to the problem of studying the parental family and its role in achieving well-being of children during the student period without self-created family. Topicality of the work is due to public concern about the high prevalence of families of various types, other than full-fledged traditional families, successfully embedded in modern society. The results of the empirical research presented in the article reveal the characteristic features of the subjective well-being of student youth with different family structures. The study sample consisted of 272 unmarried students from Omsk aged 17 to 24, including 168 girls and 104 boys. Based on the idea of the emotional attachment of different family members, we found a connection between the single and married youth well-being reliable for any family structure. By comparing the severity of interdependent happiness and life satisfaction, we found differences in individual well-being between students from nuclear and extended families, as well as differences in family well-being between students from full and incomplete families. The conclusion of the study is the need to strengthen the resource potential of families, whose vulnerable position is a negative factor in the subjective well-being of student youth.
Features of the parameters of the psychological safety of a person with a different level of professional time perspective
Authors: Morozova Irina S. , Medovikova Evgenia A. , Kargina Anastasia E.
Published: August 2022

The article is devoted to the study of the parameters of the psychological safety of the subject of professional activity, taking into account the analysis of the professional time perspective. We complemented ideas about the time perspective of the individual within the professional context. The problem of taking into account the professional time perspective of the future is updated, the essential characteristics of which form the basis for the orientation of the individual in a situation of risk or uncertainty and the search for adequate ways to achieve the goal. It is substantiated that the assessment of the remaining time as a longer period allows focusing on opportunities, which gives reason to consider a person from the position of conscious regulation of activity. The parameters of the psychological safety of a person with a different level of professional time perspective are determined. It is described that respondents with a high level of assessment of the remaining life time are distinguished by a steady tendency towards planning the results of activities, programming ways of behaviour when achieving goals, behaviour stability in a situation of risk or uncertainty, and a high level of awareness in the framework of production activities. It was determined that respondents who assess the remaining life time as a limited period are characterised by a low level of development of ideas about the factors influencing the professional process, inadequacy of the assessment of significant circumstances, the consequences of their own actions, low criticality in relation to their actions and deeds.
To Bring an End to Global Warming -Make it Rain
Authors: Brunt William Van
Published: August 2022

Over the last 40 years, the average global temperature has risen by 1°C and the catastrophic storm risk has tripled, as the latent heating power of the atmosphere grew, driven by the 15% increase in the average global concentration of the primary greenhouse gas, water vapor. Global warming and the catastrophic storm risk only worsen as the average global concentration of water vapor continues to increase at 0.4% yr.-1driving the average global temperature up at 0.2°C per decade. As the latent heating power of the atmosphere rose, the annual number of catastrophic, weather-related events increased to over 750, by 2019, 525 above the 1980 baseline of 225 annual events. Since 1980, these weather-related catastrophic events have taken tens of thousands of lives, wiped out whole communities while wreaking4.6 trillion dollars in cumulative worldwide weather-related destruction, of which 2.4 trillion dollars is the result of global warming driven increasing atmospheric latent heating power, as shown by the close correlation of major weather-related events with the average global temperature record (correlation coefficient 0.84).
Pemodelan Bendung Porous Untuk Membantu Penanganan Sedimentasi (Studi Kasus Hulu Sungai Keruh di Kabupaten Brebes)
Authors: Khamid Abdul
Published: August 2022

Keberadaan sungai akan memiliki dampak yang besar bagi proses irigasi untuk memajukan sector pertanian. Untuk membangun irigasi yang baik perlu dipilih lokasi yang ideal, aliran sungai yang cukup besar serta pengelolaan mata air yang baik. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk memaparkan hasil temuan berupa pemodelan bendung porous untuk membantu penanganan sedimentasi dengan studi kasus hulu sungai keruh di kabupaten brebes, jawa tengah. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah kuantitatif dengan menggunakan pengumpulan data melalui pengkajian data sekunder. data sekunder. Jenis data yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini diantaranya data curah hujan yang berpengaruh di lokasi penelitian, hasil penelitian menunjukkan bendung bendung poros memiliki stabilitas yang baik untuk proses aliran irigasi dengan vegetasi yang dalam menahan air lebih besar karena pengaliran lebih kecil. Pemodelan bendung porous bisa menstabilkan debit air sehingga aliran sungai ini masih bisa dimanfaatkan untuk mengairi lahan pertanian sepanjang tahun. Sehingga memiliki efektifitas bendung porus yang baik untuk menangani terjadinya sedimentasi
Youth and Women Participation in Extractive Industries: A Cooperatives Approach to Artisanal and Small-scale Mining (ASM)
Authors: Shangase Mabutho
Published: August 2022

Small scale mining largely remains an informal and unexplored economic sector. Mining is generally dominated by big players in the form of multinational corporations (MNCs) who are characterised by large scale for profit production at the expense of smaller players. In particular, the participation of youth and women in extractive industries is usually restricted to either illegal or small-scale mining. Whilst artisanal and smallscale mining (ASM) is promising and has a potential in terms of employment creation and enterprise development, this sector remains at the periphery of options and is deemed the sector of last resort for most youth and women. The sector is marked by lack of government regulation and neglect with regards to issues of safety, health and environmental protection. Observations from across the African continent and the rest of the developing world indicate that ASM is a formidable source of employment and economic development for poor communities. It could therefore be argued that for youth and women on the continent ASM proffers opportunities and thus needs to be formalised and promoted as a viable option for economic participation especially within poor communities. Using secondary data sources, this paper foregrounds the cooperatives approach, as championed across sectors in South Africa, as a tried and tested model that could be replicated across the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region to complement existing policy instruments such as the SADC mining protocol and the African Union (AU) Mining Vision. This paper contends that cooperatives offer a low entrance barrier type of formalisation of ASM initiatives for youth and women whereby legal entities within the extractive industries could be established.
Security Logics of Africa’s Divided Position on Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
Authors: Aden Hassan , Marsh Nicholas
Published: August 2022

This article examines African states’ security interests concerning Russia in order to explain those states’ voting behaviour on a UN resolution condemning the invasion of Ukraine. African states do not form a bloc ready to support action taken by ‘the West’. Many African states are themselves authoritarian and harbour longstanding suspicion of European and North American powers. Russia has also built close security relations with many African governments as an arms supplier, provider of military assistance, and source of private military companies. Overall, African states may prefer to maintain relations with both Russia and its opponents rather than choosing between rival blocs.
The Russian Invasion of Ukraine and the Future of Democracy in South Africa
Authors: Seekings Jeremy , Saunders Chris
Published: August 2022

The South African government and the ruling African National Congress shared the ambivalent responses of many African countries to the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Analysing the South African response to the invasion, in the United Nations General Assembly debate and elsewhere, this paper suggests that the country’s professed “non-alignment” or neutrality was misleading, for South Africa was more critical of Western countries (and Ukraine) than of Russia. The support for an imperially minded, undemocratic Russia cast doubt on South Africa’s commitment to liberal democracy. Statements by government officials and members of civil society after the invasion suggested that liberal democracy was tainted by its association with the West. The future of democracy in South Africa is likely to be further weakened by implicit or explicit alignment in the post-invasion world with Russia against the West, for the West is unlikely to strengthen its commitment to democracy in Africa in the face of the challenges posed by Russia and China, countries that have no interest in democracy. While surveys suggest that a majority of South African citizens want their democratic system to continue, the governing elite’s alignment with Russia is likely to weaken the country’s pro-democratic forces.
The Russians Are Here
Authors: Shoki Will , Jacobs Sean
Published: August 2022

Russia’s war on Ukraine inaugurated the new Cold War most feared, and some wanted. It demanded that countries pick sides. African countries and their elites have been reluctant to do so, not least because for some their food or energy supplies will be affected, while for others Putin’s authoritarian governance model is seductive. Other countries and movements are reluctant to weigh in for fear of being swept up in an elite-serving great power conflict using Ukraine as its proxy and that the invasion exposes hypocrisies. More than anything, peace and a more humane future - another kind of world, underlined not by great power competition, but solidarity binding ordinary people across borders - is even more elusive.
Perfil neuropsicológico de consumidores de metanfetaminas, con base en la regulación emocional y rasgos de personalidad
Authors: Da Silva Rodrigues Charles Ysaacc , Carvalho de Figueiredo Paula Alexandra , Martínez Troncoso Omar Guadalupe , Saldaña Guzman Alan Sealtiel , Pombo Marques Paulo , Gómez Calderón José Félix
Published: August 2022

El consumo compulsivo y continuo de metanfetaminas puede causar un cierto desorden funcional de los procesos neuropsicológicos, sobre todo, de las funciones ejecutivas, lenguaje, memoria, orientación, concentración y atención. El objetivo de esto trabajo fue verificar la existencia de manifestaciones cognitivamente significativas, entre grupos, y la influencia de los estados emocionales y de los rasgos de personalidad en esos posibles cambios. El método fue un estudio descriptivo y comparativo, con un enfoque cuantitativo, con la participación de 87 personas, divididas homogéneamente en tres grupos: grupo de usuarios (G1), grupo de usuarios en abstinencia (G2), y grupo de no usuarios (G3); evaluados en el ámbito neuropsicológico (NEUROPSI), y dimensiones de: personalidad (NEO-FFI) y regulación emocional (DASS-21). Se verificaron alteraciones estadísticamente significativas entre consumidores y abstemios, cuando comparados con el grupo de control, así como, entre los mismos grupos de consumidores y abstemios. Y una influencia significativa en el procesamiento cognitivo, debido a las manifestaciones emocionales y rasgos de personalidad. Entre otros hallazgos, se puede referir que altos niveles de estrés y ansiedad afectan al manejo de las funciones ejecutivas en un 30%.
Marcas corporales de jóvenes privados de libertad en el centro de reinserción social para jóvenes “Qalauma”
Authors: Ruelas Vega Valeria Alejandra , Martínez Oscar
Published: August 2022

La investigación cualitativa-descriptiva se desarrolló con el propósito de indagar la significación de marcas corporales en jóvenes privados de libertad de 18 a 25 años de edad, elegidos de forma no-probabilística, quienes al estar en situación de encierro manifiestan abstracciones en cuerpos marcados que inciden en la construcción de realidad subjetiva e intersubjetiva. Para su abordaje, los conceptos teóricos psicosociales y de intersubjetividad permitieron un mejor entendimiento de la interacción del individuo y su contexto, y los factores que influyen en conductas conflictivas con la ley. Conjuntamente, los estudios de casos y entrevistas, revelan que el encierro afecta no sólo al cuerpo (disciplinándolo) sino a nivel psíquico (afección personal y relacional), con formas dolorosas de castigo en el ser, estando coartados por el mismo sistema y sin un espacio en el que pronunciarse más que en sus propios cuerpos. Por tanto, las historias y recurso al que han recurrido para hacer evidente su realidad denotan la importancia de estos cuerpos, presentándose como sujetos de interpretación, así como los que interpretan la concepción de marca corporal.
Desafiar, preguntar, reflexionar. Crear desorden en los conocimientos para crear nuevos conocimientos
Authors: Rodriguez Ceberio Marcelo
Published: August 2022

La narrativa es un recurso literario que permite en numerosas disciplinas dejar un testimonio escrito de las actividades que una persona desarrolla. En el campo de lo educativo, la idea es escribir un relato que describa una experiencia en la que el docente es el protagonista. La posibilidad de transformar la experiencia en palabra escrita es documentar una experiencia que, de no hacerse, queda como una situación que solo queda como anclaje en el recuerdo. En el presente artículo se desarrolla el recuento en primera persona de una experiencia de docencia universitaria, en donde se muestran las técnicas y las estrategias sistémicas y constructivistas, para explicar conceptos sistémicos y constructivistas. Es decir, se utilizan dichos modelos para explicar los mismos modelos que se implementan para enseñarlos. El relato se somete a crítica y avales teóricos.
The Influence Of Intrinsic And Extrinsic Motivation On The Performance Nurses In The Impatient Room Of Dr. Djoelham Binjai Hospital
Authors: Lubis Muhammad Faisal
Published: August 2022

The performance of nurses in RSUD Dr. Djoelham Binjai is still unable to provide the best health services to patients due to the lack of optimal work motivation of nurses and the lack of awareness of nurses about work status as a function of health services. To determine the relationship between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation with the performance of honorary nurses. This research uses survey research with explanatory research type. The population in this study were all honorary nurses in the Inpatient Room totaling 150 people using the total population sampling technique Random sampling with the Slovin formula, which was 109 people. Univariate analysis to explain the independent variables, namely intrinsic motivation, extrinsic and nurse performance. bivariate analysis using chi-square test and multivariate test using multiple logistic regression. Showed that intrinsic motivation (p=0.001) had an effect on the performance of nurses at Djoelham Binjai Hospital with an Ods Ratio of 13,486. Extrinsic motivation (p=0.008) affects the performance of nurses at Djoelham Binjai Hospital with an Ods Ratio of 11.457, thus intrinsic is the most influential variable compared to extrinsic motivation variables. It is expected that hospitals should intensify technical training to improve the performance of health workers, one of which is a nurse. Hospitals should encourage, send, evaluate nurses to take part in training held by external parties to the hospital and head nurses should be more flexible in accepting nurse input to increase participatory efforts from employees under them.
Estrategias de comunicación publicitaria para el tratamiento y prevención del cáncer
Authors: Jiménez-Marín Gloria , Sánchez-Gey Valenzuela Nuria
Published: August 2022

Muchas son las marcas que hacen uso de la publicidad emocional para dirigirse a su público objetivo. Este método se ha convertido en una forma eficiente de conquistar la mente de los consumidores ante la saturación informativa actual, pero también porque les permite mostrar situaciones de la vida cotidiana con las cuales las personas se pueden llegar a sentir identificadas y de esta forma establecer una relación más profunda.

Este trabajo analiza el impacto y la efectividad en el público español de los anuncios de enfermedades cancerígenas cuando hacen uso de las distintas estrategias de la publicidad emocional. Para ello se ha llevado a cabo una revisión bibliográfica de la evolución de la publicidad desde sus inicios y se ha aplicado un análisis del discurso de una serie de spots de organizaciones españolas que luchas contra el cáncer. Finalmente se ha utilizado la técnica de la entrevista semiestructuradaa cualitativa. Los resultados apuntan a una eficacia mayor en quienes han tenido una relación más cercana con la enfermedad además de observarse la necesidad un contenido más realista e informativo para con la población de estudio. Como conclusiones se extrae que existe posibilidad de empatizar con las receptoras cuando en los mensajes se combinan estrategias racionales y emocionales.
Tarihi Kent Merkezinden Dönüşüme Bakmak: Tokat Kent Merkezinde Kentsel Dönüşüm Uygulamaları
Authors: HARDAL Seçkin
Published: August 2022

Kent merkezleri, nüfusun toplanma alanı ve ticaretin geliştiği mekânlar olarak önemli yerleşim alanlarıdır. Zaman içerisinde eski önemini yitiren kent merkezleri, zenginliklerini kaybederek köhneleşme sürecini yaşamıştır. Tarihi Tokat kent merkezi de 1950’li yıllardan itibaren ticari fonksiyonların zayıfladığı, yoksul ve göçmen grupların yerleştiği mekâna dönüşmüştür. Bu süreçte tarihi kent merkezi ve çevresinde gecekondu niteliğinde yapılar inşa edilmiş, tarihi doku zarar görmüştür. 2000’li yılların başında kısmi koruma programları uygulanmış ancak yeterli olmamıştır. 2018 yılından itibaren Tokat yerel yönetimlerinin girişimleri ile Kaledibi Kentsel Dönüşüm Projesi ve tarihi Sulusokak çevresinde sağlıklaştırma çalışmaları hız kazanmıştır. Bu çalışmanın amacı, Tokat kent merkezinde uygulanan kentsel dönüşüm projeleri ile mekânda meydana gelmiş/gelecek sosyal ve mekânsal etkileri eleştirel bir yaklaşımla ele almaktır. Amacı gerçekleştirebilmek için bölge sakinleri, muhtarlar ve belediye yetkilileri ile yarı yapılandırılmış formlar çerçevesinde görüşmeler gerçekleştirilmiş, sahada gözlemler yapılmış, doküman analizi ile de veriler toplanmıştır. Saha çalışmalarından elde edilen bulgulara göre Kaledibi Kentsel Dönüşüm Projesi bölge sakinleri nezdinde belirsizliğini korumakta, bir an önce sürecin netleştirilmesi ve hayata geçirilmesi beklenmektedir. Bunun yanı sıra bölge sakinlerinin yerinden edilme, hakkını alamama gibi konularda endişeleri bulunmaktadır. Sulusokak çevresi sağlıklaştırma çalışmalarında ise birçok yapı, dış cephe giydirme çalışmaları ile yeniden canlandırılmış, tarihi yapılar yenilenerek müze, kültürevi, sanat atölyesi, otel ve restoran şeklinde faaliyete geçmiştir. Bu girişimler bölgede soylulaştırma sürecinin başlangıcı olarak değerlendirilmektedir. Projeler tamamlandığında ise Tokat kent merkezinde ekonomik anlamda belirgin bir canlanma, sosyal ve mekânsal yapıda ise önemli dönüşümlerin meydana gelmesi beklenmektedir.
COGNITIVE CONCEPTUALISATIONS OF POLITICAL EUPHEMISTIC EXPRESSIONS
Authors: Suparto  , Fithri Ayyuhatsanail
Published: August 2022

This paper discusses political euphemistic expressions from the perspective of cognitive linguistics. It is human to say something naturally and socially acceptable, emotionally not irritating, logically intelligible, and communicatively inter-translatable. Euphemistic expression is a way with which language speakers’ experiences can be linguistically and cognitively manifested. As a soft word or expression which is used to denote to things about which people may find disappointing or embarrassing to talk, euphemistic expressions enable to say something impossible possible. Introspection as a deep understanding of any language speaker to his/her language system on any talks is used as the data analyzing method. Research data is taken from online mass media. The research data focuses on politically related euphemistic expressions. The accounts of Conceptual Metaphor Theory (CMT) are used to give insights into the cognitive mechanism of euphemistic expressions. Political euphemistic expressions are logically intelligible. The research findings demonstrate that there are two basic motivations of euphemizing political expressions. The two are function and characteristics. The internalization of language speaker to the primordial nature of something to euphemize is the key to understand the way to construct the euphemistic expressions.
ANALISIS STRUKTUR JARINGAN SOSIAL PENGGUNA TWITTER DENGAN TAGAR #G20INDONESIA
Authors: Nugraha Prayogi Alam , Joram Stephannie Zeta , Ngemas Nathasya Sekar Ayu Tresna , Ardyananda Resqazan
Published: August 2022

Perekonomian suatu negara merupakan salah satu aspek kehidupan yang sangat penting bagi keberlangsungan kenegaraan dan masyarakat itu sendiri. Terlebih, kehadiran COVID-19 yang membutuhkan biaya yang sangat besar dalam penanganannya. Maka dari itu, permasalahan ekonomi pun muncul seiringan dengan membaiknya angka COVID-19 kini. G20 yang dibentuk dengan didasarkan oleh kepedulian terhadap keadaan ekonomi global, yang mana pada tahun 2022 ini Indonesia berkesempatan untuk menjadi tuan rumah dari pelaksanaan KTT G20. Kesempatan itu menjadi momentum bagi Indonesia untuk mempromosikan negara Indonesia sebagai upaya perbaikan ekonomi negara, salah satunya melalui media sosial Twitter. Penelitian ini akan mengkaji struktur jaringan sosial pengguna media sosial Twitter pada tagar #G20Indonesia. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode Social Network Analysis (SNA) dan teori graf, serta aplikasi Gephi dengan algoritma ForceAtlas dalam melakukan analisis jaringan sosial. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa struktur jaringan pada tagar #G20Indonesia memiliki pola komunikasi roda asimetris dengan bentuk relasi jaringan langsung. Ditemukan juga bahwa akun-akun pribadi justru mendominasi dan memberikan dampak yang lebih besar dibandingkan dengan akun yang dikelola oleh lembaga termasuk G20 Indonesia sendiri dalam menggunakan tagar #G20Indonesia. Maka dari itu, penggunaan tagar #G20Indonesia sangat masif dalam menyebarkan informasi G20 melalui platform media sosial Twitter dengan aktor utama yakni berbagai akun pribadi yang populer.