bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Naturalna historia religii Davida Hume’a a powstanie nowoczesnej nauki o religii
Authors: Sztajer Sławomir
Published: January 2024

Wśród prekursorów nowoczesnej nauki o religii David Hume zajmuje szczególne miejsce. Znany jest bowiem nie tylko jako dociekliwy badacz racjonalności religii, należącej do kluczowych problemów filozofii religii, ale także badacz naturalnych podstaw religii, zaprezentowanych zwłaszcza w „Naturalnej historii religii”. Jednym z najważniejszych dokonań Hume’a jest wyraźne oddzielenie, a zarazem komplementarność, dwóch sposobów badania religii, z których jeden koncentruje się na racjach wierzeń religijnych, zaś drugi na przyczynach występowania określonych wierzeń i praktyk. W wystąpieniu swoim argumentuję, że Hume’owski sposób myślenia o religii nie tylko stanowił ważny etap na drodze do nowoczesnej nauki o religii, ale również wykazuję, że ta ostatnia w znacznym stopniu inspirowała się i nadal inspiruje Hume’owską krytyką religii.
O egzystencjalnej komunikacji w sztuce i literaturze. Igraszki filozofów
Authors: Prokopski Jacek Aleksander
Published: January 2024

Niniejszy artykuł dotyczy problemu egzystencjalnej komunikacji w sztuce i literaturze. Problemu, który został przedstawiony i zanalizowany w oparciu o klasyczne teksty S. Kierkegaarda, G.W.F. Hegla, F.W.J. Schellinga, z odniesieniem do polskich klasyków estetyki, choćby R. Ingardena, W. Tatarkiewicza czy St. Ossowskiego. W artykule nie zabrakło także stałych odniesień do takich postaci, jak Don Juan Mozarta, Faust Goethego oraz sędzia Wilhelm Kierkegaarda. Taki dobór autorów, jak i literackich postaci, pozwolił na zderzenie dwóch punktów widzenia na kwestię komunikacji – subiektywnej i obiektywnej. Dzięki temu stało się możliwe udzielenie odpowiedzi na pytanie o możliwość komunikacji w chwili, gdy przedmiot komunikacji nie jest w pełni osiągalny. Odpowiedzi, którą było zrozumienie natury i funkcji, jaką ma do spełnienia sztuka i literatura. A co dało się ostatecznie streścić w formułach, iż sztuka naśladuje życie, lecz nim nie jest, a także, że przeżycie estetyczne, podobnie jak każde inne egzystencjalne przeżycie, da się jedynie w niewielkiej mierze wyrazić słowami. Prawda artysty wymyka się bowiem konceptualizmowi filozoficznemu, a możliwość egzystencjalnej komunikacji skłania go, by wyrażał siebie w obliczu najtrudniejszych pytań, jakie stawia mu los. Pytań o jego własne przeznaczenie i sens twórczości. Tak oto twórca, dla którego jego własne życie jest dziełem sztuki bądź artysta dokonujący wyboru języka znaków, zawsze wyrażają jakieś przesłanie. Zarówno to wzniosłe, jak i najbardziej prozaiczne, które karmi się zafascynowaniem powszednią egzystencją. Biorąc pod uwagę powyższy kontekst, treść artykułu sugeruje, że egzystencjalizacja poznania, która skupia uwagę na subiektywnej, podmiotowej percepcji świata, jest najwłaściwszym sposobem zbliżenia się do samego twórcy, jak i jego artystycznej aktywności. Rzecz jasna, odpowiada to długiej tradycji myślenia egzystencjalnego i możliwości wykorzystania metody egzystencjalnej komunikacji.
Polonika w archiwach wiedeńskich oraz ich znaczenie w badaniach genealogicznych i regionalistycznych
Authors: Meus Konrad
Published: January 2024

The Viennese archives, and in particular the Austrian State Archives with all its branches, are a key point on the archival map of any researcher of Galicia, regardless of the specifics of the research being conducted. After all, it is difficult to imagine a situation where one is researching a Galician town or village without becoming familiar with the materials deposited in the General Administrative Archives or the War Archives, among others. It can be said with a high degree of certainty that the resulting monograph of the region, as well as of the city or village, will not only be incomplete, but even incompatible with the research workshop. This one, after all, presupposes the need to make maximum use of available archival and library sources to reconstruct the processes taking place in selected historical eras. At this point it is also worth hinting that, although the Viennese archives are important from the perspective of contemporary researchers of Galicia, these materials must be confronted with documents from other archives. Reading the numerous monographs of localities written in recent years allows us to notice a recurring theme that authors rarely use the resources of Austrian archives, and if they do, they do not juxtapose the acquired documents with archives collected, for example, in Lviv, at the Central State Historical Archive of Ukraine there and the State Archive of the Lviv Region. Let me remind you that it is in this city, the largest in the western part of Ukraine, that materials are located that eminently harmonise with the documents deposited in Vienna. Suffice it to mention that it is impossible to reliably study the history of spatial urbanisation without first comparing cartographic material from Vienna with cadastral metrics (Josephine and Franciscan) and often accompanying urbarial descriptions, which are located precisely in Lviv. Unfortunately, it is common today that if a historian reaches for Austrian military photographs, they usually do not verify them with the metrics and vice versa, and yet the aforementioned “Mieg’s map” was created almost simultaneously with the Josephine Metrics. The two materials complement each other exhaustively. In view of the above, we should remember that each time we create an “archival map”, we must take these relationships into account. The planned and carried out search should be complete, otherwise it will be difficult to talk about the professionalism of the conducted research.
Zespół kopii ksiąg metrykalnych w zasobie Archiwum Diecezjalnego im. Arcybiskupa Jerzego Ablewicza w Tarnowie
Authors: Kamieński Krzysztof
Published: January 2024

The Diocesan Archive of Archbishop Jerzy Ablewicz in Tarnów (ADT) is an agency of the Diocesan Curia in Tarnów and directly reports to the Bishop of Tarnów, who establishes its Director, deputies and employees for the management of this institution. The collection includes archives produced by church institutions in the Tarnów diocese (the Episcopal Consistory, the Diocesan Curia, curial agencies and parishes). The archive has a handy book collection, including ‘Currendy’ (the official journal of the Tarnów diocese), Schematisms of the Tarnów diocese (since 1827), as well as studies in church history and archival science. The Tarnów Diocesan Archive has a research lab (reading room) and a computer lab. Petitioners are received in the scientific laboratory, where they make scientific queries. Important source materials for genealogical research are copies of the metrical books of the Tarnów, Rzeszów and Sandomierz dioceses, as well as consistory records, including dispensations from obstacles to marriage.
Zbiór doktora Aleksandra Czołowskiego we Lwowie w zasobie Lwowskiej Narodowej Naukowej Biblioteki Ukrainy im. Wasyla Stefanyka jako źródło do badań genealogii szlacheckiej na terenie Galicji
Authors: Jędrzejewski Przemysław
Published: January 2024

In the perspective of research on the genealogy of the nobility of Galicia, the Alexander Czolowski Collection from the collection of the Vasyl Stefanyk National Scientific Library of Ukraine is extremely important and helpful to researchers of family histories. In the collection one can find such materials as excerpts from the National Tabula, notarial records, court records, inventories of movable property and immobiles, wills, ancestral records, copies of baptismal records, prenups, excerpts from court records (including land and municipal records), certificates of nobility, obituaries and family correspondence. It is worth remembering, however, that as a result of the actions, as well as the aftermath of World War II, materials from the former collection of Alexander Czolowski also found their way into the resources of AGAD, the National Library, or the Ossoliński National Institute in Wroclaw. They often complement genealogical information about the families sought. It is worth remembering that when conducting a search for ancestors, it is necessary to conduct a search in all of the above-mentioned institutions, and correlate the materials found with religious archives from the sources of church and state archives in Poland and Ukraine.
Wielowyznaniowość Galicji wschodniej na przykładzie inteligencji XIX-wiecznego Lwowa
Authors: Wardzińska Anna
Published: January 2024

The presented article attempts to examine what impact the religion and nationality of selected representatives of the journalistic community in 19th-century Lviv had. Tracing the origins of selected representatives of the intelligentsia of Lviv, a community, as it turns out, with different religions and different ethnic and social backgrounds and very different views on the key problems of the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, allows us to see one of the important elements that made up multicultural Lviv.
Dziedzictwo dokumentacyjne do historii Łemków i Łemkowszczyzny – jego znaczenie i potencjał badawczy
Authors: Krochmal Anna
Published: January 2024

The documentary legacy of the area known as Lemkivshchyna, which has been growing for several centuries, reflects the complex history of this region and its inhabitants. Its distinctive feature is the vast dispersion of sources, now stored not only in many institutions, but also countries and even continents, including Przemyśl, Rzeszow, Wroclaw, Zielona Gora, Szczecin, Koszalin, Gdansk, Katowice and the Olsztyn State Archives; the Krakow National Archives, the Archives of New Records, and various institutions in the United States. Without its in-depth and comprehensive analysis, it is impossible to conduct scientific research and reliably reconstruct the past of the mentioned region. The history of Lemkivshchyna is closely connected with the history of the Eastern Church and the formation of its structures and organs of government, with which written sources appeared. However, the preserved source materials were produced not only by ecclesiastical institutions, but also by various organs of changing state power and even by private individuals over a long period, from the Middle Ages to the present day.
Ślady kolonizacji wołoskiej we wsi Ochotnica w Gorcach w świetle badań historyczno-nazewniczych
Authors: Mulet Wojciech
Published: January 2024

This article presents historical materials confirming the presence of the Wallachian element in the first centuries of Ochotnica's existence. In the next part, the work is an attempt to indicate the traces of Wallachia, still legible in the onomastics of the village. In particular, the focus was on the names and terms of humans and animals, as well as pastoral terminology and toponyms. These are the areas where the largest number of words of Wallachian origin have been preserved, including many archaic words with a Romanesque root.
A autoficcionalidade e as subjetividades femininas em Uma família em Bruxelas (1998) e Notícias de casa (1976), de Chantal Akerman
Authors: Da Silva Erlândia Ribeiro
Published: January 2024

Este trabalho tem como objetivo analisar como se dá o processo autoficcional (eu-outro) e de que maneira as subjetividades femininas subvertem a hegemonia patriarcal nas obras Uma família em Bruxelas (1998) e Notícias de casa (1977), da cineasta belga Chantal Akerman (1950-2015). Nesse sentido, analisaremos as cartas presentes em seu filme, assim como fragmentos presentes em seu livro, a fim de identificar o movimento de construção dessas subjetividades, que levantamos como hipótese serem destoantes dos mitos e representações padronizadas vinculadas às mulheres.
Linguagem e subjetividades de venezuelanos em situação de refúgio no Brasil: perspectivas e desafios
Authors: Silva Ana Sousa da
Published: January 2024

Ao longo da história da humanidade, a língua foi usada como instrumento de poder, de dominação e de pertencimento. Hoje em dia, a situação não é diferente. Ao se deslocarem, os venezuelanos em contexto de refúgio se deparam com a urgência de aprender o português e com todos os desafios que emergem a partir do uso (ou não) do idioma do país imigrado. Sendo assim, baseado em minha experiência empírica como professora e na minha pesquisa de mestrado, este artigo tem como objetivos: 1) apresentar um breve panorama sobre o contexto de refúgio dos venezuelanos no Brasil; 2) refletir sobre os desafios que essas pessoas afirmam enfrentar em suas trajetórias; 3) explicitar como se dá o funcionamento do curso “Português com Refugiados” e sua abordagem teórico-metodológica, além de pensar a prática docente neste contexto de ensino-aprendizagem.
O discurso contra a homo(trans)fobia no Supremo Tribunal Federal: definições, valores e regras de justiça
Authors: Amorim João Paulo , Leite da Costa Rosa
Published: January 2024

Neste artigo, analisamos o discurso sobre a criminalização da homo(trans)fobia[1] no voto do ministro do STF Celso de Mello. Considerando a intrínseca relação Direito/linguagem/argumentação, e com base nos pressupostos da nova retórica, o objetivo é discutir a tese em torno da homo(trans)fobia, destacando os principais argumentos e os valores que se (re)hierarquizam diante dos auditórios que se dão a conhecer no próprio discurso. Trata-se de uma pesquisa de fonte documental, com objetivo descritivo-interpretativista, à luz da nova retórica, defendida por Perelman e Olbrechts-Tyteca (2005) e Perelman (2004), com as contribuições de estudiosos da área, tais como Reboul (2004), Abreu (2009) e Fiorin (2015). As categorias teóricas aplicadas à análise são os argumentos quase lógicos, que associam noções e os valores concretos e/ou abstratos (re)hierarquizados. Como resultados, observamos que a tese recorre aos argumentos por definição para esclarecimentos e se fundamenta no argumento por regra de justiça, como forma de garantir direitos.
Machado de Assis, Lúcio Cardoso e a teoria do conto de Edgar Allan Poe: uma análise comparativa entre os contos "A cartomante" (1896) e "O Açougue" (1952)
Authors: Gonçalves de Oliveira Luiza
Published: January 2024

Este artigo apresenta uma análise comparativa entre os contos “A Cartomante”, de Machado de Assis (c1896), e “O Açougue”, de Lúcio Cardoso (c1952). O objetivo da análise é explorar os principais pontos de aproximação estrutural e temática entre os contos em questão, tendo em vista a significativa influência da teoria da unidade de efeito, elaborada por Edgar Allan Poe em sua concepção pioneira do gênero conto, sobre a produção contística desses autores brasileiros. Assim, em primeiro lugar, contextualiza-se brevemente a atuação de Machado e de Lúcio como contistas na cena literária brasileira, respectivamente, no final do século XIX e em meados do século XX. Em seguida, propõe-se um exame comparativo que enfatiza as interseções entre as duas narrativas brasileiras e o conceito de conto delineado por Poe.
Caminhos possíveis para repensar o Ensino de Língua Portuguesa: uma entrevista com Leonor Werneck
Authors: Santos Leonor Werneck dos , Mello Adriene Ferreira de , Lopes Thiago Wallace Rodrigues dos Santos , Santana Elisa da Silva , Gonçalves Júnior Marcelo de Carvalho
Published: January 2024

Por meio de um diálogo enriquecedor com a professora doutora Leonor Werneck dos Santos, professora titular do departamento de Letras Vernáculas da UFRJ, a presente entrevista aborda caminhos profícuos para os processos de ensino e de aprendizagem da Língua Portuguesa na Educação Básica. Partindo da vasta experiência acumulada pela professora nas etapas de Ensino Fundamental e Médio, bem como na formação de professores de Português, a conversa transitou entre suas contribuições acadêmicas e práticas, os documentos legais que normatizam os conteúdos programáticos da disciplina, com maior foco para a recente Base Nacional Comum Curricular (BNCC), e os trabalhos de pesquisa que estão sendo desenvolvidos atualmente pela entrevistada. O intuito da conversa é, desse modo, contribuir para a busca de novos horizontes de trabalho com Língua Portuguesa no âmbito escolar. Além disso, esperamos que a leitura deste texto incite pesquisas voltadas à formação e à prática docente.
The ecological impact of resin-printed models in clear aligner treatment
Authors: Slaymaker Jack , Woolley Julian , Hirani Sunil , Martin Victoria
Published: January 2024

Clear aligner therapy has gained immense popularity among orthodontists and general dentists as a treatment option for orthodontic tooth movement. This rapidly growing technology has successfully treated 14 million patients, resulting in an estimated production of 728 million plastic models and aligners. However, the disposal of these models and aligners presents a significant environmental concern because they are either destined for landfill, where they can leach harmful substances into the environment, or incinerated, leading to the release of carcinogenic toxins. This article explores the environmental impact of clear aligner technology, shedding light on the potential consequences associated with its widespread adoption.

CPD/Clinical Relevance: To introduce the topic of the environmental impact of clear aligner therapy and the possible solutions to tackle this issue from a clinical and industry-based standpoint.
Tips for viewing and interpreting cone beam computed tomography radiographs in orthodontics
Authors: Smorthit Kelly , Sandler Jonathan , Brierley Catherine
Published: January 2024

Cone beam computed tomographic imaging has increasingly become an important adjunct to our diagnostic toolbox in orthodontics. This article provides some practical tips to clinicians for the viewing and interpretation of cone beam computed tomography in orthodontics, particularly in relation to root resorption.

CPD/Clinical relevance: This article informs the orthodontic team on the applications of cone beam computed tomography and provides practice tips for viewing and interpreting images in practice, with particular regard to root resorption.
The use of orthodontics in the management of a bilateral condylar fracture in a child
Authors: Murphy Ian , Taylor Nigel
Published: January 2024

Mandibular fractures in children are different to those in adults. Greenstick fractures are more commonplace, and displacement less frequently encountered. They are mostly treated conservatively; however, if the occlusion is altered, then reduction will be required. Closed reduction is normally favoured in children because open surgical reduction and internal fixation may impair future growth. Closed reduction is often carried out with arch bars or splints. These may be traumatic and painful for the child. This case report describes the case of a 12-year-old boy who presented with bilateral condylar fractures with displacement and deranged occlusion. Minimal fixed appliance treatment was used to reduce the fractures and restore him to his pre-injury occlusion.

CPD/Clinical Relevance: Minimal orthodontic treatment can be used to reduce a bilateral condylar fracture with displacement in paediatric mandibular fractures.
The horse's behavioural and welfare needs for optimal foraging opportunities
Authors: Verwijs Rosa
Published: January 2024

Horses are herbivores and are designed to eat a diet high in fibre and low in starch, obtained through freedom of movement to select and forage from a diverse range of plants in the company of other horses. Forage fed to domesticated horses is often provided in various devices designed to replicate more natural feeding patterns, but can result in frustration behaviours even though horses are adept at learning to manipulate such devices to surmount feeding challenges. Because domesticated horses are often required to perform in a range of spheres, which in turn requires higher energy output, many horses have their fibre rations restricted in favour of feeding high-starch substrates. This can lead to significant changes in the microbial environment of the gut, which compromises gastrointestinal health and can cause a range of undesirable behaviours. Diet-related disorders such as gastric ulcers are commonly seen when restricting forage rations and/or overfeeding starch in the horse, and behavioural consequences include frustration-related behaviours, aggression and oral and locomotory stereotypies, all of which compromise the horse's welfare. Meeting the behavioural needs of the horse by giving them agency to access the 3 Fs – friends, forage and freedom – is inextricably linked with their natural feeding behaviour. It is fundamental to ensure that horses are provided with the opportunity for positive feeding experiences to improve both physical and mental welfare.
Boosting Students' Entrepreneurial Career Choices through the Role of Community Support: Evidence from Structural Equation Modeling
Authors: Maisyaroh Maisyaroh , Juharyanto Juharyanto , Adha Maulana Amirul , Nawi Abdullah Mohd
Published: January 2024

Increasing the number of entrepreneurs is not just a school task, it requires joint work between educational institutions and the community. Using structural equation modeling, this research aims to investigate the role of community in promoting entrepreneurial careers for students, by adding achievement motivation, entrepreneurial attitudes, and entrepreneurial intentions as predictor variables. The population of this research was high school students in urban areas, and the sample was taken based on convenience sampling, with a total of 300 students participating. Data were analyzed using EFA, CFA, and structural model evaluation using SPSS 24.0 and AMOS 24.0. The research results show that all hypotheses are accepted, meaning that community support influences students' entrepreneurial career choices, as do other predictor variables. This study can provide guidance for developing educational strategies and policies that support the development of young entrepreneurs in the future, through predictor variables.
New properties of a special matrix related to positive-definite matrices
Authors: Huang Shaowu , Wang Qing-Wen
Published: January 2024

Let $H$ be a $2n\times 2n$ real symmetric positive-definite matrix. Suppose that $H\circ H=(H_{ij})_{2n\times 2n}$ is a partitioned matrix, in which $\circ$ represents the Hadamard product and the block $H_{ij}$ has order $n\times n$, $1\leq i,j \leq 2$. Several new properties on the matrix $\widetilde{H}$ are derived including inequalities that involve the symplectic eigenvalues and the usual eigenvalues, where $2\widetilde{H}=H_{11}+H_{22}+H_{12}+H_{21}$.
Global Neoliberal Capitalism and the Alternatives
Authors: Lane David
Published: January 2024

Global neoliberal capitalism presents the major form of economic coordination and political control in the world economy. The book distinguishes between globalisation and neoliberalism, and explains what global neoliberalism is, why it has appeal, what alternatives have been tried and why they have failed. The rise of neoliberalism is presented as a failure of 20th-century state-led economies to satisfy the aspirations of their citizens under conditions of advanced capitalism. The author provides a sociological understanding of post-industrial society on which different forms of economic and political coordination have to be predicated. He considers in detail both the strengths and weaknesses of social democracy and state socialism, and explains why and how these alternatives either disintegrated or were dismantled. He discusses developments in Great Britain, the post-socialist states of Eastern Europe and the USSR, and China. He distinguishes between globalisation and internationalism and analyses developments within states as well as the shift from a concentric geo-politics to a bi-polar world system. The author identifies key areas where embedded neoliberalism may be faulted. Replacements are considered in terms of alternative forms of capitalism and alternatives economies to capitalism. The book defines the limits and opportunities of four major challenges to global neoliberal capitalism: the reform and democratisation of global capitalist institutions; the strengthening of states against transnational interests; the reversal of globalising tendencies and the introduction of autonomous self-sustaining democratic economies; and proposals for instituting a global form of socialism. The author finally proposes something new: a system of economic and political coordination based on a combination of market socialism and state planning.
On the Narcissism of Parenting: Adoption, Reality-Testing and the Limits of Imagination in Patrick Flanery's The Ginger Child and Doris Lessing's The Fifth Child
Authors: Walsh Julie
Published: January 2024

ABSTRACT: Via analysis of two literary texts, this article explores the tensions between the fantasy-oriented activity of imagining family life, and the modes of reality-testing encountered in processes of adoption. First, I offer a sustained and close reading of Patrick Flanery's memoir of a failed adoption, The Ginger Child: On Family, Loss and Adoption . This text offers itself as a case study of sorts, a candid and challenging account of the difficulties of navigating the British adoption system as a queer, immigrant man. Second, to supplement my reading of Flanery's text, and to approach the sites of imaginative life that are foreclosed by the memoir genre, I turn to Doris Lessing's novella The Fifth Child . As a twentieth-century gothic tale, Lessing's story dramatizes the impossible "choices" that family-making entails and explores the fantasies and imaginary horrors of an unknowable otherness within the vaunted site of the family.
Libya’s Other Strategic Resource: Water Politics, Water Security, and the Great Man-Made River
Authors: Nickels Benjamin P.
Published: January 2024

Abstract: Libya is overwhelmingly dependent on a massive pipeline pumping a precious liquid extracted from deep underground wells in the country’s desert interior to its Mediterranean coast. That natural resource is not oil. It is water. Libya is home to what has been called the world’s largest water pipeline, the world’s largest irrigation project, and the world’s largest civil engineering project: the Great Man-Made River (GMMR). The water politics of Libya help explain the decision to build the GMMR. At the same time, the country’s overwhelming dependence on this structure accounts for new vulnerabilities that it faces in water security today. Libya’s harsh, arid climate has catalyzed two key political tendencies: a hyper-localism and an externally oriented state .
Can Water Help Quench the Flames of Hostility? How Shared Waters Can Promote Dialogue During Conflict
Authors: Turgul Alexandra , Rosenblum Zoe H. , McCracken Melissa , Schmeier Susanne , Wolf Aaron T.
Published: January 2024

Abstract: Grounded in the water diplomacy and environmental peacebuilding literatures, our article poses the question: Are there settings of existing or potential international conflict where shared water resources may induce dialogue, regardless of whether there is a relationship between water and the conflict? Drawing on high-priority conflicts identified by the US Council on Foreign Relations, we create a typology of pathways through which internationally shared waters can serve as an entry point for dialogue in diverse conflict settings. We conclude by discussing the types of dialogue that might be implemented and by offering tools for hydro-diplomacy that have been productive elsewhere.
Traditional utilization of bamboo in the Central Siwalik region, Nepal
Authors: K. C. Bishnu Maya , Lamichhane Janardan , Khanal Sanjay Nath , Gauchan Dhurva Prasad
Published: January 2024

Bamboo are the fastest growing perennial woody grasses that have versatile applications. Most of the local people inhabiting the riverine area of the Siwalik region of Nepal rely on bamboo products for economic benefits and medicinal uses. Our objective was to identify the diversity of bamboo species, their ethnomedicinal practices, and economic and ecological importance. Data were collected by direct observation, key informant interviews, participatory rural appraisal, inventory technique, focus group discussions, and a household survey using semi-structured and structured questionnaires. We recorded four genera and nine species of bamboo, of which eight species have been used for agriculture, five for medicine, four for construction, food, fodder, artifacts and religious purpose, three for river embankment, and two for ornamental purpose. As the local people in the study area were deprived of medical facilities, using traditional herbal medicine to cure various diseases was a common practice. The inhabitants responded that they use bamboo-based primary ethnomedicinal care even against snake and scorpion bites. Similarly, they use bamboo young culm for reducing body weight and control diabetes. The value of the informant consensus factor was found to be maximum for the bamboo against snake and scorpion bites (1.0) and minimum for weight loss (0.81). This study concludes that the traditional utilization of all kinds of bamboo in the region is vast despite their less diversity. The recorded bamboo species are used not only for food and fodder but also in preparing artifacts, soil nutrients restoration in the fallow land, construction materials for the rural people, river embankments, and religious and spiritual purposes. Therefore, if grown on a large scale, bamboo can provide sustainable benefits for the local users and ecological aspects. Bambusa tulda and Dendrocalamus strictus have a broad spectrum of pharmacological agents. Considering the multifaceted application of bamboo in the Siwalik area, it is worthwhile to encourage the local people to bamboo plantation, which would contribute to supplement their household requirements and be one of the alternative livelihood options.
Game localization: A comparative case study of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile) in India and China
Authors: Ashok Pratiksha
Published: January 2024

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG), created by Krafton and Microsoft in 2017, is a battle royale game that blends last-man-standing gameplay with scavenging, survival and exploration elements. While the Indian Government banned PUBG Mobile in 2021 citing national security reasons, PUBG India Private Limited was incorporated to adapt to the legal requirements. In 2019, in China, the game developers rescinded the game to adapt to the content restriction regulations and then re-released the game under a different name. Game localization refers to modifying the game software or hardware for specific jurisdictions based on local needs. The article investigates whether game localization for legal compliance occurred in India and China. These two examples of game localization highlight companies’ interest in localizing their games to enter and retain market share. This article uses a conceptual research methodology to analyze game localization and a comparative methodology to compare game localization strategies in India and China in light of governmental regulation.
Juntos, pero no revueltos: actitudes diversas del gran empresariado y de las PYMES frente al cambio de la Constitución en Chile (2018-2022)
Authors: Pelfini Alejandro , Osorio-Rauld Alejandro
Published: January 2024

La visión imperante del empresariado chileno es la de un grupo homogéneo, que le permitiría presentarse públicamente con un proyecto unificado, coherente y superior para el conjunto del país. Justamente, esta voluntad común se habría manifestado en el rechazo a los dos últimos acontecimientos más significativos de la historia política chilena reciente: el estallido social de 2019 y la Convención Constitucional durante 2022. Pero una mirada más plural y compleja del empresariado que también contempla al mundo de las pequeñas y medianas empresas ofrece otro panorama. El presente artículo examina la diversidad al interior del empresariado chileno, a través de un análisis de su origen y composición social y de sus posturas políticas frente al proceso de cambio constitucional. Para ello, a partir de una investigación cualitativa longitudinal que consistió en cuatro oleadas de entrevistas a dirigentes empresariales entre 2018 y 2022, se presentan las diversas actitudes que fue mostrando este agente social ante el proceso de redacción de la nueva Constitución. Los resultados dan cuenta de una ambivalencia entre una mayor heterogeneidad social y actitudinal al interior del sector y una prevaleciente homogeneidad como actor político o élite, cuestión que requiere de mayores investigaciones para su explicación.
Los políticos en las festividades: las asociaciones festivas como espacios de participación y competición de los políticos valencianos
Authors: Díaz-Solano Pau , Mompó Adrià
Published: January 2024

En este artículo se estudian las razones de los políticos valencianos de ámbito local para participar en asociaciones festivo-culturales, siguiendo la teoría de los incentivos generales, así como la influencia que tienen la ideología y la identidad. El propósito del trabajo es contribuir a un mayor conocimiento sobre el activismo de los políticos en espacios cívicos organizados, y ampliar a la vez los estudios sobre el fenómeno festivo valenciano con la interrelación entre políticos y asociaciones festivas. Para llevarlo a cabo se han recogido una serie de encuestas entre algunos concejales de las principales ciudades valencianas de más de 50.000 habitantes. Posteriormente se realizaron entrevistas semiestructuradas a los cargos públicos de la ciudad de Alcoi. Los resultados nos indican claramente que la participación festiva puede tener un carácter “económico” y político, y no solo lúdico cuando se habla de políticos en activo. Además, nos dan una visión diferente, más matizada, sobre las implicaciones políticas del fenómeno festivo a través de su vertiente organizativa y participativa: las asociaciones. Finalmente se ratifica, si bien relativamente, la mayor implicación del conservadurismo regionalista en estos espacios. En resumen, se reafirma el poderoso impacto político de las fiestas populares valencianas y la particular relación entre las carreras políticas de los concejales y las organizaciones festivas.
Empirical study of the COVID-19 social effects on gender and generations: scientific insights for future public policies
Authors: Antonovica Arta , De Esteban Curiel Javier , Sánchez Morales María del Rosario , Sarmiento Guede José Ramón
Published: January 2024

Society management and the COVID-19 pandemic require continuous restatement and consolidation. Furthermore, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development created by the United Nations establishes a set of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability to meet the needs of future generations and where Goal 5 addresses gender equality as a central priority. The main aim of this paper is to present a crossed-analysis study on how the health crisis has influenced differently the social behaviour between gender and generations in Spain. For this study there have been used a massive open data from the Sociological Research Centre (CIS). The mixed techniques´ methodology of this research was applied to study four social effect dimensions, such as “way of living”, “way of thinking”, “way of self-healthcare” and “social habits and behaviour”. The used techniques contributed analytically to gender and generations management during the pandemic with the intent of complementarity. Obtained findings by analysing four studied dimensions explain the effects and consequences of the pandemic involving differences between men and women, younger and older generations, leading to society management implications that can timely serve as a paradigm with scientific insights for public policies.
Эффективное управление сахарным диабетом при физических нагрузках: Практическое руководство для родителей детей и подростков с сахарным диабетом
Authors: Д.Н. Лаптев
Published: January 2024

Данное руководство разработано на основе современных международных клинических рекомендаций по физическим нагрузкам у детей с сахарным диабетом Международного Общества по Детскому и Подростковому Диабету (ISPAD) [1, 2] и отечественных рекомендаций по контролю сахарного диабета при физических нагрузках у детей и подростков [3] и поможет в эффективном и безопасном управлении сахарным диабетом при физических нагрузках. Руководство предназначено для родителей детей и подростков с сахарным диабетом 1-го типа, а также инструкторов, тренеров и преподавателей физкультуры.
Sexuality of Individuals with Intellectual disabilities from Siblings’ Perspective: A Phenomenological Study
Authors: YÜCEL Sümeyye , ÇELİK Özlem
Published: January 2024

The aim of this study is to reveal the perspectives of non-disabled siblings regarding the sexuality of individuals with intellectual disabilities. The qualitative methods of mostly deep investigation and exploration were designed in the phenomenology pattern, which uses the shared opinions, perception and experience. Siblings of individuals between the ages of 18-33 and those with intellectual disabilities participated in the study. While collecting the data, Demographic Information Form and Semi-Structured Interview Form created by the researchers were used. Content analysis steps were followed in the analysis of the data. According to the results obtained from the research, three main themes have been identified: the sexuality and sexual development of individuals with intellectual disabilities through the eyes of their non-disabled siblings, the views of non-disabled siblings on the sexual life of individuals with intellectual disabilities, and the reflections of the sexuality of individuals with intellectual disabilities on their non-disabled siblings’ sexuality and social participation. In the light of the results obtained, studies on the sexuality of individuals with intellectual disabilities were discussed and parallel results were reached; however, it was seen that more research is needed due to the limited number of studies that included evaluations from the eyes of siblings without disabilities.
Belirsizlik Yönetiminin İşle Bütünleşme, İnisiyatif Alma ve Kariyer Planlaması Üzerindeki Etkisi: Karma Yöntem Araştırması
Authors: VARLIK Savaş
Published: January 2024

Bu çalışmanın amacı, belirsizlik yönetiminin işle bütünleşme, inisiyatif alma ve kariyer planlaması üzerindeki etkisini tahlil etmektir. Araştırmada, açıklayıcı sıralı karma yöntem deseninin takip eden açıklamalar alt deseni kullanılmış ve süreç öncelikle nicel verilerin toplanması, ardından da nicel sonuçların geniş kapsamlı nitel veriyle desteklenmesini içermiştir. Araştırmanın nicel kısmı betimsel ve ilişkisel tarama modeli, nitel kısmı ise durum çalışmasının iç içe geçmiş tek durum çalışması desenine göre, genel olarak ise karma durum çalışması olarak tasarlanmıştır. Araştırmanın nicel kısım örneklemi Konya ili Karatay, Meram ve Selçuklu ilçelerinde görev yapan eğitim yöneticilerinden küme ve basit tesadüfi örnekleme alma yöntemiyle; nitel kısım örneklemi nicel kısım örneklemi içerisinde yer alan eğitim yöneticilerinden gönüllük esasına dayalı olarak amaçlı örneklem yöntemlerinden ölçüt örnekleme alma yöntemiyle seçilmiştir. Araştırmanın nicel verileri BY, İA, İB, KP ölçekleri ile nitel verileri ise araştırmada kullanılmak üzere hazırlanmış yarı yapılandırılmış görüşme formu ile toplanmıştır. Nicel kısım için betimsel ve çıkarımsal istatistikler, nitel kısım için ise tema, betimsel ve içerik analizleri yapılmıştır. Araştırmanın nicel kısmında belirsizlik yönetimi üzerinde işle bütünleşme, inisiyatif alma ve kariyer planlamasının etkisinin olduğu; nitel kısmında ise eğitim yöneticilerinin belirsizliği yönetebilmeleri, işle bütünleşebilmeleri, inisiyatif alabilmeleri ve kariyer planlaması yapabilmeleri için, yetkin, yeterli ve nitelikli eğitim yöneticilerinin liyakat esaslı ve adaletli olarak seçilmesi gerektiği sonucuna ulaşılmıştır.
Sınıf Öğretmenlerinin Güçlendirici Liderlik ve Güçlendirmeye İlişkin Görüşleri
Authors: KARAGÖZOĞLU Ahmet Alper , BOYDAK ÖZAN Mukadder
Published: January 2024

Bu araştırmada, sınıf öğretmenlerinin, güçlendirici liderlik ve güçlendirmeye ilişkin görüşleri incelenmiştir. Araştırmada, nitel araştırma yöntemlerinden fenomenolojik yaklaşım benimsenmiştir. Araştırma, 2020-2021 eğitim-öğretim yılında Elâzığ il merkezinde farklı okullarda görev yapmakta olan amaçlı örnekleme yöntemlerinden ölçüt örnekleme tekniği kullanılarak araştırmaya dahil edilen gönüllü 13 sınıf öğretmeni ile yürütülmüştür. Veri toplama aracı olarak, açık uçlu sorulardan oluşan yarı yapılandırılmış görüşme formu kullanılmıştır. Araştırma sonuçları okul müdürünün adil olması, mesleki gelişim için fırsatlar sunması, sorumlulukla beraber yetki vermesi ve iletişime açık olması öğretmeni güçlendirdiğini göstermektedir. Öğretmeni güçlendirmenin merkez yönetimden taşra örgütlerine kadar bir kültür oluşturmasının gerektiği ve bunun sonucunda öğretmenin kendini yetkin hissedeceği, görevini daha büyük bir motivasyonla icra edeceği söylenebilir. Sonuç olarak okul müdürü, öğretmenleri ile ortak bir yaşam içerisinde olduğunun, kurumun hedeflerine ancak öğretmenleri ile beraber ulaşabileceğinin, güçlendirici liderlik davranışlarının yönetsel ve örgütsel etkililiği sağladığının farkında olmalıdır. Öğretmenlerin güçlendirme algılarında müdürlerin ayrımcılık yaptığına dair kanıtlar bulunmuştur. Elde edilen diğer bir bulgu, okul müdürlerinin sendikaya göre kayırmacı bir tutum sergilediklerini işaret etmektedir. Bu bulgudan hareketle okul müdürlerinin görevlerini yaptıkları süreçte sendika üyelik sıfatlarının olmaması önerilebilir.

Anahtar Kelimeler: Güçlendirici liderlik, güçlendirme, öğretmen güçlendirme
Behavioral Problems Observed by Preschool and Elementary School Teachers among Syrian Children and Strategies Teachers Employed for These
Authors: ÖZASLAN Hatice , ÇALIŞIR Musa , OK Beyzanur
Published: January 2024

The present study aims to determine the behavioral problems, which preschool and elementary school teachers observed among Syrian children, and strategies they used for those behavioral problems. Sixteen teachers were involved in this study designed with phenomenology pattern, one of qualitative research methods. Participants were determined using the criterion sampling method, which is one of purposeful sampling methods. Study data were collected using the semi-structured interview form developed by the researchers. The data were collected during face-to-face interviews and analyzed using content analysis. The results showed that teachers observed different behavioral problems among Syrian children but most of them put emphasis on tendency to violence and social isolation. Teachers stated that they have used various prevention and intervention strategies against these behavioral problems but they generally utilized social adaptation programs and positive communication with children. Moreover, specifying various suggestions for preventing the behavioral problems among Syrian children, they emphasized the necessity of language education, family education, and adaptation programs.
Gluing Karcher–Scherk saddle towers I: Triply periodic minimal surfaces
Authors: Chen Hao , Traizet Martin
Published: January 2024

We construct minimal surfaces by gluing singly periodic Karcher–Scherk
saddle towers along their wings. Such constructions were previously
implemented assuming a horizontal reflection plane. We break this symmetry
by prescribing phase differences between the saddle towers. It turns out
that, in addition to the previously known horizontal balancing condition, the
saddle towers must also be balanced under a subtle vertical interaction.
This interaction vanishes in the presence of a horizontal reflection plane,
hence was not perceived in previous works.
Our construction will be presented in a series of papers. In this first
paper of the series, we will explain the background of the project and
establish the graph theoretical setup that will be useful for all papers in
the series. The main task of the current paper is to glue saddle towers into
triply periodic minimal surfaces (TPMSs). Our construction expands many
previously known TPMSs into new 5-parameter families, therefore significantly
advances our knowledge on the space of TPMSs.
Multi-localized time-symmetric initial data for the Einstein vacuum equations
Authors: Anderson John , Corvino Justin , Pasqualotto Federico
Published: January 2024

We construct a class of time-symmetric initial data sets for the Einstein vacuum equations modeling elementary configurations of multiple almost isolated systems. Each such initial data set consists of a collection of several localized sources of gravitational radiation, and lies in a family of data sets which is closed under scaling out the distances between the systems by arbitrarily large amounts. This class contains data sets which are not asymptotically flat, but to which nonetheless a finite ADM mass can be ascribed. The construction proceeds by a gluing scheme using the Brill–Lindquist metric as a template. Such initial data are motivated in part by a desire to understand the dynamical interaction of distant systems in the context of general relativity. As a by-product of the construction, we produce families of complete, scalar-flat initial data with trivial topology and infinitely many minimal spheres, as well as families of initial data with infinitely many Einstein–Rosen bridges.
Analysis of Multi-Factor Dynamic Coupling and Government Intervention Level for Urbanization in China: Evidence from the Yangtze River Economic Belt
Authors: Bao Wenchao , Chen Beier , Yan Minghui
Published: January 2024

Effective coordination of urbanization dynamics and influencing factors is crucial for achieving balanced development. This study analyzes urbanization, economic, and environmental data of the Yangtze River Economic Belt from 2005 to 2019 using the Coupling Degree model and Entropy Method with the Analytic Hierarchy Process, focusing on the coordination between urbanization development, economic development, and environmental protection (EP). It highlights the significance of government interventions and the necessary level of government engagement in environmental matters for harmonized development across regions. Findings show that higher urbanization and economic levels align with robust environmental safeguards facilitated by active government interventions. Conversely, lower levels may lead to reduced EP, influenced by government actions. The study enhances understanding of the interplay between urbanization, economic growth, and environmental conservation, underlining the government’s role in coordination. Different development stages reveal the importance of government environmental interventions for policy formulation. Introducing the relatively unexplored variable of government policy, the study establishes a comprehensive framework for interventions, enriching coordination analysis and insights.
Fasizmus – Egy cseppfolyós fogalom bűvöletében
Authors: Fenyvesi Balázs
Published: January 2024

Jason Stanley könyve a kortárs szélsőjobboldali populista rendszerek és mozgalmak megértésében segít, fókuszában elsősorban a fasisztoid retorika működése áll. A fasizmussal szembeni fellépés lehetőségeit is tárgyalja, ennek egyik legfontosabb terepét a kisközösségekben látja, amik képesek lehetnek a valódi társadalmi szolidaritás megteremtésére. Fenyvesi Balázs recenziója.
Sounds of the Border, Down Mexico Way: la conformación de los imaginarios sobre Tijuana en su resonancia musical de 1930 a 1941
Authors: Díaz Rodríguez Alvaro G. , García Bonilla Roberto
Published: January 2024

Este artículo presenta un análisis de la imagen percibida de Tijuana a través de cuatro composiciones musicales compuestas entre 1930 y 1941, todas creadas por compositores no mexicanos. El objetivo es discernir, a través de su contenido lírico y motivos musicales, marcadores específicos de identidad. Se busca iluminar una Tijuana distinta de la representación convencional predominante que la asocia con una ciudad marcada por el vicio y el deterioro moral. Esta indagación se fundamenta en preguntas fundamentales: ¿Qué constituía la percepción predominante de Tijuana durante la década de 1930? ¿Cómo podemos establecer una correlación entre la música elaborada por compositores extranjeros y las nociones preconcebidas en torno a Tijuana? De este modo, se logra trazar un recorrido histórico-musical que revela una ciudad con una identidad sonora y una historia distintivas.