bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Enhancing Teaching Skills of In-service English Teachers through Online Professional Development
Authors: ERDEM COŞGUN Gamze , SAVAŞ Perihan
Published: December 2023

The present study examined online professional development practices of in-service English teachers. A sample of 184 in-service English teachers from various levels of education in Turkey participated in the study through an online questionnaire. The collected data was analyzed using SPSS to assess the teachers' utilization of the internet for professional development, classroom activities, and collaboration with others. The results revealed that the participants utilized the internet extensively for professional development and classroom activities, and collaboration with others. Furthermore, significant differences were found between participants' teaching levels and their use of the internet for collaboration, frequency of internet use and internet use for classroom practices, and ICT training experiences and use of the internet for overall professional development, classroom activities and collaboration. The findings suggest that in-service English teachers prioritized and benefited from online professional development practices and ICT training affected their use of the internet for such practices.
Role of the Students’ Learning Styles on Motivation and Perception towards Gamified Learning Process
Authors: TOPU Fatma Burcu
Published: December 2023

The characteristic differences of participants affect their reactions to various gamification elements. Thus, it is critical to reveal the impact different type of students on gamified interventions, and the relation of personality features and gamified learning process. In this study, it is compered the motivation and perception of participants with different learning styles towards gamified learning process, and determined the correlation between motivation and perception. It is also figured out the enabler and barrier factors of students’ motivation and perception by learning styles in the 7-week gamified learning process. Participants consist of 95 prospective teachers with different learning styles. This study is based on the triangulation as a mixed reserch method. As data collection tools, the instructional materials motivation survey, course evaluation questionnaire, learning styles inventory of Felder and Soloman, and interview form are used. It is conducted the non-parametric tests, Mann-Whitney U and Spearman's rank correlation for quantitative data analysis, and the content analysis for in-detail qualitative data analysis. Results point out that there is not any significant differences between categories of each learning style dimension in terms of motivation and perception. Students have the high level motivation and perception by each category of four learning style dimensions. There are positive and medium correlations between motivation and perception of students by learning styles. It is also determined the various enabler and barrier factors of students’ motivation and perception in gamified learning process. Frequencies and percentages of enablers are the higher than barriers considering students’ learning styles. These results prove that the gamified activities-tasks considering the learning styles have a power to motivate students with different characteristics to the learning process and provide the positive perception towards the gamified process. It is also discussed the quantitative and qualitative directions for the further researches.
Digital Competence of Educators in Turkey According to European Digital Competence Framework
Authors: KUŞ Zafer , MERT Hilal
Published: December 2023

Nowadays, it is not common to come across sectors that can work and succeed without using information technology (IT). IT has now become a part of organizations' management and strategic decision-making mechanisms. Therefore, organizations make serious investments to develop software and system infrastructures and transfer business processes to digital environments such as cloud technologies. So, they gain opportunities of spreading their business activities to wide stakeholders and customers and being business resilient. Here it is essential to provide assurance that an organization evaluates, develops, implements, maintains, disposes of its IT systems and manages life cycle of all information and information technology systems properly on all physical and logical environments. However, the most important matter is that an organization’s objectives are met by the management practices of its information systems. While organizations carry out their digital transformation at a dizzying speed, organizations should be protected from material and moral damages such as loss of money, loss of commercial confidential information, loss of reputation by protecting the confidentiality, integrity and accessibility of the information assets they own and also comply with legal legislations such as the protection of personal data and intellectual property rights. In order to achieve this, organizations benefit from one or more frameworks, standards or directives that are suitable for their own structures and needs, separately or by integrating them. However, the most important point in this transformation process is the transition of organizations from IT management understanding to IT governance. In other words, IT has now become a part of the strategic decision-making mechanism by rising from the level of support tool to carry out business processes in organizations. When we search the academic literature, frameworks and standards, it is seen that the key elements of IT governance are structures, processes and relational mechanisms. If these three components are set up correctly and fit the organization, it can be assured that IT aligns with and supports the objectives of the organizations and that effective IT governance is achieved in every kind of organizations. In this research, databases such as Web of Science, IEEE, and SCOPUS are scanned and found articles are reviewed in order to make a literature review on IT Governance Mechanisms and Frameworks. Results are evaluated and discussed. By the way, suggestions for further studies were made and advanced researches were shed light on.
Relaciones familiares y productivas en la chinampa como sistema agroforestal tradicional en Xochimilco, Ciudad de México
Authors: Luna Hernández Daniel , Gil González Gretel Iliana , Palma García José Manuel
Published: December 2023

Introducción. La chinampa se clasifica como un sistema agroforestal tradicional (Moreno, 2013), antiguo y con características de poco desarrollo tecnológico (Gortari, 1988). La sobrevivencia del sistema se adjudica a la integración de elementos sociales, económicos, ambientales y políticos, pero también con la forma en que los usuarios de la chinampa se relacionan con la tierra a través de su identidad como agricultores (Belmont, 2021). Cabe destacar que existen pocos trabajos que aborden la relación de las especies pecuarias dentro del sistema chinampa. Objetivo. Describir la importancia de las especies pecuarias en la chinampa. Métodos. Esta es una primera aproximación a conocer la importancia de las especies pecuarias en la chinampa, para ello se identificó a un productor clave de Xochimilco, a quien se aplicó una encuesta semiestructurada con aspectos socioculturales y productivos (agrícola, pecuaria y forestal), a la vez que sirviera de enlace para poder conocer a más productores chinamperos dada la complejidad para ser aceptados en la comunidad para realizar este tipo de investigación (López, 2015). Resultados y discusión. El tipo de chinampa que tiene el productor clave es de tipo agrosilvopastoril (Palma et al., 2020), que difiere de la descripción tradicional de tipo agrosilvícola como lo indica Moreno (2023), dado que en el aspecto pecuario existen bovinos que, acompañado de la producción de hortalizas (seis especies en total): espinaca (Spinacia oleracea), calabaza (Lagenaria siceraria), betabel (Beta vulgaris), cebollín (Allium fistulosum), acelga (Beta vulgaris var. Cicla) y pepino (Cucumis sativus), así como la presencia del tule (Juncus effusus), conforman el sistema. La riqueza sociocultural de un productor que tiene 50 años de experiencia y 56 años de vida, en un ambiente familiar y de ser la cuarta generación en la chinampa con un claro enfoque agroecológico, demuestran la tradición, resiliencia y respeto por la tierra en múltiples contradicciones dada la falta de apoyo, los riesgos inmobiliarios y problemas de contaminación. Pero que está dispuesto a potencializar con otros productores este tipo de investigación como herramienta que apoye sus procesos productivos. Conclusión. La presencia de bovinos en la chinampa permite identificar sistemas agrosilvopastoriles en espacios pequeños, en una riqueza sociocultural familiar y tradicional con riesgos latentes por las áreas urbanas que la rodean.
Association of medication use with increased fall risk in inpatients: a single-center matched study
Authors: Jeon Hae-Jin , Choi Eun-Joo , Kim Min-Jung , Jung Ae-Hee , Jung Sun-Hoi , Woo Hyo-Nam , Heo Kyu-Nam , Lee Ju-Yeun , Kwon Hyung-Min
Published: December 2023

Background: Evaluation of drug-induced fall risk is often neglected in clinical practice. The purpose of this study was to analyze the effects of medication use on falls in hospitalized elderly patients. Methods: This was a retrospective case-control study. A total of 1,020 patients were evaluated who were 60 years and over and admitted between January 1st and December 31, 2021. Patients aged 60 years and over with reports of fall accidents in 2021 were included in the fall group. Cases were matched 1:4 on sex, age, medical department, and Morse Fall Scale (MFS) score to randomly selected control from patients with no falls. Demographics, MFS score, physical examination, and medication profile were collected from electronic medical records. Data were analyzed by chi-square test and multiple logistic regression analysis.Results: After adjustment for age, sex, medical department, MFS score and Charlson comorbidity index, hemoglobin level, sodium level, ambulatory aid, gait/transferring (impaired), mental status, polypharmacy (10 and more), use of anxiolytics, antipsychotics, opioids, and anticholinergics were significantly associated with falls. On multiple regression analysis, hemoglobin level, ambulatory aid (furniture), use of anxiolytics, and opioids were significantly associated with falls in every model. Conclusions: The type of medication, especially anxiolytics and opioids, was more significantly associated with increased risk of falls than polypharmacy. It is suggested to be aware of the effects of medication on falls and evaluate medication use on a regular basis.
False-negative interferon-γ release assay result in an elderly patient with tuberculous meningitis
Authors: Lim Sung Chul , Oh Juhee , Park Jeonghyun , Kim Sanghyun , Lee Jusuck
Published: December 2023

Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) is the most severe manifestation of extra-pulmonary tuberculosis, and has high morbidity and mortality. Therefore early treatment, which is empirical therapy, is essential to improve the clinical prognosis of TBM. But rapid diagnosis remains a challenge due to non-specific symptoms, low sensitivity and time-comsuming diagnostic tests. Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigen specific interferon-γ release assay (IGRA) is widely considered as an adjunctive test to confirm latent tuberculous infection or to support the diagnosis of active tuberculous infection. However, elderly patients with TBM have been shown to have a higher rate of false negative IGRA results than patients with tuberculosis at other sites. We report a case of TBM with a negative IGRA test for M. tuberculosis antigen.
INGL. SERPIVOLANT: ITALIANISMO O PIUTTOSTO PAROLA D’AUTORE (GEORGE MACDONALD)?
Authors: Gomez Gane Yorick
Published: December 2023

L’articolo si propone di capire se l’ingl. serpivolant ‘figura di un serpente volante (in araldica)’, attestata nel 1866 in George MacDonald e comunemente ritenuta un italianismo (da serpe volante: Oxford English Dictionary), sia invece una creazione neologica del MacDonald. L’Autore del contributo valuta i fattori contro l’ipotesi dell’italianismo (anomalia nell’adattamento morfologico e mancata individuazione dell’it. serpe volante come tecnicismo araldico) e quelli a favore della neologia (congruenza con i composti neoclassici inglesi dell’Ottocento e con l’insieme dei brani affini nel medesimo romanzo in cui compare il termine; natura pressoché di hapax del termine; abbondante vena neologica dello scrittore scozzese, documentata anche in rapporto a termini simili nella forma e nella mancata fortuna). Alla luce dei dati si ritiene molto più probabile che l’ingl. serpivolant non sia un italianismo ma una creazione lessicale di George MacDonald.

 

The English word serpivolant: a loanword from Italian or a creation by George MacDonald?

 

The article aims to understand if the English word serpivolant ‘the figure of a flying snake (in heraldry)’, documented in 1866 in George MacDonald and commonly considered an Italianism (from serpe volante: Oxford English Dictionary), is instead a neological creation by George MacDonald. The Author evaluates the factors against the hypothesis of the Italianism (anomaly in the morphological adaptation and failure to identify serpe volante as a heraldic technicality) and those in favor of the neology (congruence with 19th century English neoclassical compounds and with the similar passages in the same novel in which the term appears; uniqueness of the term; the writer’s abundant neological creations, also documented in relation to terms similar in form and uniqueness). In the light of these data, it is considered much more probable that the English word serpivolant is not an Italianism but a lexical creation by George MacDonald.
I BENEFICI DELL’INTERCOMPRENSIONE FRA LINGUE ROMANZE IN CASO DI DISTURBI SPECIFICI DELL’APPRENDIMENTO: UNO STUDIO-PILOTA
Authors: Daloiso Michele
Published: December 2023

In questo contributo si presenteranno i primi esiti di uno studio di caso condotto presso l’Università di Parma in cui, stando alla letteratura scientifica attualmente disponibile, per la prima volta si utilizza l’approccio intercomprensivo in presenza di Disturbi Specifici dell’Apprendimento. Lo studio-pilota ha preso in esame in modo particolare alcune variabili psico-cognitive su cui la ricerca edulinguistica relativa a questa categoria di apprendenti ha posto particolare attenzione, ossia il senso di auto-efficacia, l’ansia linguistica e la competenza strategica. I primi dati raccolti, che dovranno essere corroborati da ulteriori rilevazioni già allo studio presso l’ateneo parmense, suggeriscono che l’intercomprensione abbia un impatto positivo sui tre costrutti psico-dinamici osservati, seppure con una certa variabilità interna al campione.   The benefits of intercomprehension between romance languages in the case of Specific Learning Difficulties: a pilot study   The present paper presents the preliminary results of a case study carried out at the University of Parma in which an intercomprehension-based approach was used for the first time with an experimental group which included learners with Specific Learning Difficulties. The study focused on some key psycho-cognitive variables (namely, self-efficacy, language anxiety and strategic competence) characterizing this category of learners which have already been investigated in Educational Linguistics. The data suggest that intercomprehension has positive effects on the three variables observed, despite some degree of variability among the participants. More data are about be collected by the research team in order to provide further support to the preliminary results here discussed.
Myers-Briggs Personality Prediction
Authors:   Department of Computer Science, St. Albert’s College (Autonomous), Ernakulam, India., Muralidharan Rohith , Kuriakose Neenu ,   Department of Computer Science, St. Albert’s College (Autonomous), Ernakulam, India., J Sangeetha ,   Department of Computer Science, St. Albert’s College (Autonomous), Ernakulam, India.
Published: December 2023

The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is one of the most commonly used tool for assessing an individual's personality. This tool allows us to identify the psychological proclivity in the way they take decisions and perceive the world. MBTI has it’s applications spread across several fields which include career development and personal growth. This test consists of a set of questions which are specifically designed to evaluate and measure an individual's choices based on four dichotomies - Extraversion (E) vs. Introversion (I), Sensing (S) vs. Intuition (N), Thinking (T) vs. Feeling (F), and Judging (J) vs. Perceiving (P). Myers-Briggs Personality Prediction project aims to develop and deploy a system using machine learning which is capable of predicting one's MBTI personality type based on their online written interactions such as social media posts, comments, blogs etc. This project has significant implications for various applications, including improving customer experience, optimizing team dynamics, and developing personalized coaching programs. Through this project, we hope to gain a deeper understanding of how language use and personality type are related and to develop a robust tool for personality prediction.
Culture-Building to Culture-Competing
Authors: Bond James
Published: December 2023

The culture-building graph (CBG) provides a visualization to understand and approach cultural change within an organization. The foundation of this cultural change is the changing of mental models to a shared mental model rooted in the organization’s Vision, Mission, Capacity, and Learning (VMCL). However, what happens when there are opposing VMCL mental models competing for the same group of “fence sitters”? This competition may be characterized by political conflict during elections, cultural conflict between social groups, or even kinetic conflict (warfare) such as the U.S. attempting to win hearts and minds in Iraq and Afghanistan. These are situations where the culture-building model may be utilized for cultural change even when two organizations are in competition. This paper will present a modified version of the CBG, the culture-competition graph, for applications to conflict and propose additional organizational change strategies for cultural change.
Pengembangan Sistem Informasi Pemesanan Makanan Berbasis Web pada Rumah Makan Mie Hokkien Akheng
Authors: Jaclyn Tjuarsa  , Jusin Jusin , Ade Maulana  , Jefri Junifer Pangaribuan
Published: December 2023

This activity aims to provide broader knowledge, understanding and insight to young people, especially students and employees related to accounting. This activity aims to enable participants to understand the definition of accounting, the history of accounting, the purpose of accounting itself, and have a good understanding of the contents of financial statements so that this knowledge can become a provision in the future when these young people enter the world of work or the world of investment or even become an expert in accounting later. This activity is carried out online through the Google Meet application. The target of this activity is young people aged 17 to 20 years who are in Pontianak, West Kalimantan. The number of participants in this activity was 66 participants. This activity took place on Saturday, March 4 2023 and went very well due to good cooperation and coordination from the various parties involved. This activity is expected to be able to contribute and have a positive impact on increasing the knowledge and understanding of participants regarding accounting and can provide broader views and insights for participants
Supporting Student Learning and Understanding of Geoscience Using Virtual Reality and Video Demonstrations
Authors: Roemmele Christopher , Pantazes Thomas
Published: December 2023

We examined the impact of geoscience demonstration and virtual reality field trip videos on student assessment confidence, performance, and their overall attitudes towards learning geology using a mixed methods sequential explanatory design. Participants were 111 undergraduate students enrolled in an introductory geology course in one of four consecutive semester offerings. Repeated for 13 videos, students would watch a video of a demonstration or virtual field trip and answer select-response questions. Then during a later exam students answered questions specifically associated with the video content while also rating their answer confidence using a ten-point scale. Open-ended student comments were collected from a four-question survey at the end of each semester. Findings of student responses to four of the videos suggest that the use of the demonstration videos and virtual reality field trips had a positive impact on student learning of geological concepts. Qualitative findings affirmed the voice and personalization principles of the Cognitive Theory of Multimedia Learning.
Examining EFL Students' Motivation Level in Using QuillBot to Improve Paraphrasing Skills
Authors: Mohammad Taj , Nazim Mohd , Alzubi Ali Abbas Falah , Khan Soada Idris
Published: December 2023

Paraphrasing, being an essential component of academic writing skills, poses a challenge for EFL students. It requires motivation through integration of technology and artificial intelligence-mediated tool like QuillBot to address the issue. QuillBot, the online artificial intelligence tool, has the potential to assist and motivate students to improve their paraphrasing skills. This study, to address the scarcity of the available literature especially in Najran University context, aims to examine EFL students' motivation using QuillBot to improve their paraphrasing skills. To achieve the study objectives, the descriptive-diagnostic research design was followed. One hundred two students registered in Technical Writing course were the participants to respond to a questionnaire and semi-structured interview questions. The study explores whether there is any significant difference in the participants’ responses in terms of their gender. The results revealed that QuillBot highly motivated students to improve their paraphrasing skills from their point of view. Also, it was shown that gender influenced the respondents' answers in favor of females. Additionally, the content analysis showed that technology-mediated classrooms, personal digital gadgets, easy access to software and internet applications, proper guidance (how to use the AI tool to solve the paraphrasing exercises of the syllabus) to use AI etc. are factors that highly motivate EFL students to utilize QuillBot in improving their paraphrasing skills. The potential implications of these resources are to make writing classes more enjoyable, engaging, interactive, productive, and lively for students. Based on the findings, the study suggests EFL teachers use QuillBot to enhance paraphrasing skills, inspire students, adapt teaching methods to technology, while future research is recommended to explore essay and summary writing.
Promoting inclusive practice for autistic learners: Universal design for learning
Authors: Mitchell Fiona
Published: December 2023

The Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework has the potential to enhance the inclusive practices of teachers with autistic learners in their classes. This study examines the extent to which the UDL framework is currently being used as a model for the inclusion of autistic learners in New Zealand primary schools. This study gathered data from a survey conducted online by primary teachers of autistic learners, and used the Universal Design for Learning guidelines to ask teachers how they felt they were using them within their classroom programmes. The study concludes that while some teachers are aware of and use the UDL framework, there is still work that needs to be done to ensure that it is consistently and consciously used to benefit autistic learners. There needs to be robust professional development programmes accessible to all teachers to see the UDL framework fully utilised within New Zealand primary schools.
Marital Status, Race, Insurance Type, and Socioeconomic Status—Assessment of Social Predictors for Outcomes After Total Knee Arthroplasty
Authors: Rahman Tahsin M. , Hennekes Mary , Mehaidli Ali , Shaw Jonathan H. , Silverton Craig D.
Published: December 2023

Background:

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of various social determinants of health on outcomes and dispositions after total knee arthroplasty (TKA).

Methods:

A retrospective review was conducted on 14,462 consecutive TKA procedures between 2013 and 2021 at a multicenter hospital system. Data abstraction was done by inquiry to the Michigan Arthroplasty Registry Collaborative Quality Initiative. Data points requested included basic demographics, marital status, race, insurance status, socioeconomic status measured by the Area of Deprivation Index, perioperative course, and incidence of emergency department (ED) visits and readmissions within 3 months of surgery. Subsequent multivariate analyses were conducted.

Results:

Unmarried patients required markedly greater lengths of hospital stay and had an increased rate of discharge to skilled nursing facilities and a higher likelihood of any purpose ED visit within 90 days of surgery compared with married patients, who had a significantly greater rate of same-day discharge (P < 0.001). Race did not markedly correlate with outcomes. Medicare patients showed a greater rate of same-day discharge, nonhome discharge, and 90-day ED visits compared with privately insured patients (P < 0.001). Medicaid patients were more likely than privately insured patients to have a 90-day ED visit (P < 0.001). Socioeconomic status had a minimal clinical effect on all studied outcomes.

Conclusion:

Social factors are important considerations in understanding outcomes after TKA. Additional investigations are indicated in identifying at-risk patients and subsequent optimization of these patients.
Analisis Efektivitas Gerakan Literasi Sekolah melalui Inovasi Media Pohon Literasi untuk meningkatkan Minat Baca Siswa
Authors: Rosmiati Rosmiati , Umar Umar , Fahlia Fahlia
Published: December 2023

Penelitian ini bertujuan mengetahui implementasi GSL melalui Inovasi Media Pohon Literasi untuk Meningkatkan Minat Baca Siswa dan mengetahui Efektifitas Penggunaan Media Pohon Literasi untuk Meningkatkan Minat Baca Siswa. Penelitian ini menggunakan Pendekatan Mixed Method yaitu gabungan antara metode kuantitatif dengan kualitatif untuk digunakan bersama dalam penelitian. Hasil penelitian yaitu berdasarkan wawancara dengan kepala sekolah dan guru, sudah melaksanakan GLS dengan tahapan pembiasaan, pengembangan dan pembelajaran. Tahapan tersebut adalah kecakapan literasi untuk kelas rendah yaitu literasi baca tulis. Sedangkan untuk kelas tinggi yaitu menceritakan kembali isi bacaan. Selanjutnya Analisis korelasi diperoleh nilai koefisien korelasi antara variabel media pohon literasi (X) dengan variabel minat baca siswa (Y) yaitu 1 ini artinya jika dibandingkan nilai sig.(2-tailed) dengan probabilitas 0,05 (5%) dengan ketentuan bahwa sig.(2-tailed) > 0,05 maka tidak terdapat hubungan atau tidak ada korelasi antara dua variabel tersebut. hal tersebut dibuktikan dengan tabel analisis korelasi yaitu r = - 0,205 yang berarti level interpelasi koefisien korelasi pengaruh media pohon literasi terhadap peningkatan minat baca siswa adalah tidak kuat.
EDUCAÇÃO EM SAÚDE ÀS PESSOAS USUÁRIAS DE SUBSTÂNCIAS PSICOATIVAS NOS CENTROS DE ATENÇÃO PSICOSSOCIAL ÁLCOOL E DROGAS: REVISÃO INTEGRATIVA DE LITERATURA
Authors: Faria Igor Martins Duca , de Moraes Magali Aparecida Alves
Published: December 2023

Esse estudo teve, como objetivo, conhecer as evidências literárias sobre educação em saúde às pessoas usuárias de substâncias psicoativas nos Centros de Atenção Psicossocial Álcool e Drogas (CAPS AD). Em abordagem qualitativa, foi realizada uma revisão integrativa de literatura sobre o tema, utilizando-se da estratégia PICo para delimitar a pergunta norteadora da pesquisa. A busca foi empreendida em biblioteca eletrônica e bases de dados LILACS, BDENF, Index Psicologia, IBECS, SciELO, MEDLINE, Web Of Science e Scopus. Foram considerados artigos em língua portuguesa, inglesa e espanhola e não foi realizado recorte de tempo. Como resultado, obteve-se que algumas profissões se ocuparam da tarefa educativa de forma mais proeminente, bem como foi possível conhecer as diversas finalidades e estratégias em educação em saúde, além de ficar ressaltada a importância do cuidado humanizado em saúde. Considera-se que a literatura acerca do tópico é ainda incipiente e, portanto, novos estudos se fazem necessários, porém os achados sinalizaram a efetividade deste tipo de trabalho desenvolvido na Saúde Mental e em CAPS AD.
CADEIA DE SUPRIMENTOS: CONSEQÜÊNCIAS DA VAZANTE DOS RIOS DA REGIÃO NORTE NAS EMPRESAS DO PÓLO INDUSTRIAL DE MANAUS
Authors: Silva Beatriz Vasconcelos , Pires Jaime Tavares , Oliveira Karina Costa
Published: December 2023

A cadeia de suprimentos envolve todos os setores de uma empresa, podemos citar os processos, os funcionários, os fornecedores, a distribuição e até mesmo toda a tecnologia. Com isso, é fundamental desenvolver maneiras que aumentem os rendimentos de todas as fases logísticas alcançando a satisfação dos clientes, porém alguns fatores negativos internos e externos podem afetar todo esse cenário. No Amazonas, muitas comunidades, pessoas e empresas do Polo Industrial de Manaus – PIM sofrem árduas consequências em decorrência das vazantes ocorridas anualmente, impedindo a chegada de insumos e escoamento dos produtos do Amazonas, impactando fortemente a economia. Este estudo objetiva demonstrar as consequências da vazante nos rios da região Norte nas empresas do PIM, analisando como algumas empresas do PIM conduzem tal situação, verificando os principais impactos decorrentes das últimas vazantes no Amazonas, demonstrando algumas oportunidades que podem ser desenvolvidas neste cenário. Este estudo é de cunho bibliográfico, exploratório e qualitativo, sendo iniciado com buscas em artigos científicos, livro e veículos de comunicações das principais empresas do PIM. Neste ano, a capital é apenas uma das 60 cidades do Amazonas atingidas com a severa seca, aproximadamente 35 empresas do PIM irão conceder férias coletivas em regime extraordinário a 25 mil colaboradores, impactando também, nas receitas do Governo do Estado e prefeituras, tendo em vista que as arrecadações do ICMS são das vendas dos produtos do PIM para outras regiões. Além de muitas empresas serem afeitadas, a população, as comunidades, os animais são atingidos. É possível notar que muitas empresas precisam se preparar para este cenário que acontece anualmente, programando seus processos, insumos, abastecendo seus clientes e desenvolvendo programas e ações sustentáveis com foco no meio ambiente, em busca de sensibilizar seus colaboradores, seus clientes, seus parceiros e toda sua comunidade.
FORMING A MODEL OF PREVENTIVE MARKETING THAT ENSURES FLEXIBILITY OF CHANGES IN THE CONCEPTUAL SCHEME OF UNIFIED PUBLIC SERVICES
Authors: Гончаров В.Н. , Малкин В.Ю.
Published: December 2023

Представлено определение нового типа маркетинга: превентивный маркетинг (preventive marketing) – это маркетинг услуг, направленный на постоянное отслеживание изменений внешней среды и прогнозирование соответствующих изменений в составе, структуре и характере предоставляемых услуг. Разработана Концепция 6С превентивного маркетинга, которая включает такие модели, как Cost (цена, стоимость, расходы для потребителя); Customer needs and wants (customer value) (нужды и желания потребителей, потребительская ценность); Convenience (удобство для потребителя); Communication (коммуникация), и которая дополнена такими элементами, как С – глобальный контроль (global Control) и превентивный прогноз характера изменений услуг (preventive forecast of Changes in the nature of services). Представлена авторская разработка модели превентивного маркетинга, обеспечивающего гибкость изменений концептуальной схемы государственных услуг, которая на основе внедрения технологий превентивного маркетинга позволит сделать упор на существенное расширение обязанностей маркетолога как в функции контроля, так и в функции прогнозирования. Поэтому предлагается использовать современный инструментарий, позволяющий эффективно решить проблемы повышения производительности труда превент-маркетолога (т. е. маркетолога, занимающегося превентивным маркетингом) на основе технологий искусственного интеллекта.

The definition of a new type of marketing is presented: preventive marketing is service marketing aimed at constantly monitoring changes in the external environment and predicting corresponding changes in the composition, structure and nature of the services provided. The 6C concept of preventive marketing has been developed, which includes such models as Cost (price, cost, expenses for the consumer); Customer needs and wants (customer value) (needs and desires of consumers, customer value); Convenience (convenience for the consumer); Communication (communication) and which is supplemented with such elements as C – global control (global control) and a preventive forecast of the nature of changes in services (preventive forecast of Changes in the nature of services). The author’s development of a preventive marketing model is presented, which provides flexibility for changes in the conceptual scheme of public services, which, based on the introduction of preventive marketing technologies, will make it possible to focus on a significant expansion of the marketer’s responsibilities both in the control function and in the forecasting function. Therefore, it is proposed to use modern tools that can effectively solve the problems of increasing the productivity of a preventive marketer (i.e. a marketer engaged in preventive marketing) based on artificial intelligence technologies.
Liver volumetric and anatomic assessment in living donor liver transplantation: the role of modern imaging and artificial intelligence
Authors: Machry Mayara , Ferreira Luis Fernando , Lucchese Angelica Maria , Kalil Antonio Nocchi , Feier Flavia Heinz
Published: December 2023

The shortage of deceased donor organs has prompted the development of alternative liver grafts for transplantation. Living-donor liver transplantation (LDLT) has emerged as a viable option, expanding the donor pool and enabling timely transplantation with favorable graft function and improved long-term outcomes. An accurate evaluation of the donor liver’s volumetry (LV) and anatomical study is crucial to ensure adequate future liver remnant, graft volume and precise liver resection. Thus, ensuring donor safety and an appropriate graft-to-recipient weight ratio. Manual LV (MLV) using computed tomography has traditionally been considered the gold standard for assessing liver volume. However, the method has been limited by cost, subjectivity, and variability. Automated LV techniques employing advanced segmentation algorithms offer improved reproducibility, reduced variability, and enhanced efficiency compared to manual measurements. However, the accuracy of automated LV requires further investigation. The study provides a comprehensive review of traditional and emerging LV methods, including semi-automated image processing, automated LV techniques, and machine learning-based approaches. Additionally, the study discusses the respective strengths and weaknesses of each of the aforementioned techniques. The use of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, including machine learning and deep learning, is expected to become a routine part of surgical planning in the near future. The implementation of AI is expected to enable faster and more accurate image study interpretations, improve workflow efficiency, and enhance the safety, speed, and cost-effectiveness of the procedures. Accurate preoperative assessment of the liver plays a crucial role in ensuring safe donor selection and improved outcomes in LDLT. MLV has inherent limitations that have led to the adoption of semi-automated and automated software solutions. Moreover, AI has tremendous potential for LV and segmentation; however, its widespread use is hindered by cost and availability. Therefore, the integration of multiple specialties is necessary to embrace technology and explore its possibilities, ranging from patient counseling to intraoperative decision-making through automation and AI.
Unveiling transplantation research productivity of United States: A bibliometric analysis
Authors: Rawashdeh Badi , AlRyalat Saif Aldeen , Abuassi Mohammad , Prasad Raj , Cooper Matthew
Published: December 2023

BACKGROUND

The United States has witnessed significant advancements in the field of organ transplantation over the course of the last five decades, as demonstrated by a notable increase in the quantity of academic research. The presence of a highly dynamic research environment necessitates continuous evaluations to maintain the integrity and progress of the field.

AIM

To evaluate the total output and thematic emphasis of transplant research conducted in the United States.

METHODS

On January 10, 2023, we conducted a bibliometric search of United States research output in transplantation journals from the Web of Science database's Science Citation Index Expanded. We excluded editorials, meeting abstracts, and other non-article types. We analyzed annual trends, authors, institutions, articles, keywords, and countries collaborating with the United States, using VOSviewer 1.6.18 to create figures and tables.

RESULTS

The United States published 25956 papers (3078 reviews and 22878 articles) representing 37.7% of the world's scientific output. Canada emerged as the top collaborator with the United States, co-authoring 1263 articles. Leading institutions in United States transplantation research were the University of Pittsburgh (1749 articles), Mayo Clinic (1605 articles), Harvard Medical School (1549 articles), and Johns Hopkins University (1280 articles). The top three keywords with over 2000 occurrences were "recipients," "survival," and "outcomes," indicating a focus on graft and recipient outcome markers by United States researchers.

CONCLUSION

Our findings demonstrate the United States leadership in organ transplantation research, contributing significantly to the global scientific output in this field. However, opportunities exist for fostering expansive partnerships, particularly with developing countries. This study provides valuable insights into the transplantation research landscape in the United States, emphasizing the importance of ongoing evaluations to maintain and propel advancements in this critical medical discipline. The results may facilitate future collaborations, knowledge exchange, and the pursuit of innovative solutions in the realm of organ transplantation.
Association of Self-Construal with Disclosure and the Need for Affect among Psychological Counselor Candidates
Authors: UÇAR Mehmet Ertuğrul , GÜNDOĞDU Rezzan
Published: December 2023

This study examines whether relatedness, autonomy, and autonomous-related self-construals predict the variables of approaching and avoiding emotions through the perception of self-disclosure. In this context, a path model containing these variables was developed and tested in this study by considering theoretical explanations. Participants included students attending Aksaray University’s Guidance and Psychological Counseling Department. Taking into consideration that the individuals to whom the measurement tools would be administered were to be between 18 and 26, the maximum diversity method, one of the purposive sampling methods, was employed in the study. Data were collected “Relational, Autonomy, Autonomous-Relational Scale”, “Short Form of the Need for Affect Questionnaire” and “Opener Scale”. This study shows that relatedness, autonomy, and autonomous-related self-construals are directly related to the perception of disclosure. The results revealed that those with relatedness self-construal have the highest perception of disclosure. Autonomy self-construal came second and autonomous-related self-construal came third. In this study, it seems that individuals with relatedness self-construal perceived themselves more open in terms of sharing their feelings. This study shows that the perception of disclosure was low in autonomous-related self-construal in which individuals both perceived and assessed themselves as autonomous and interdependent with others.
Nikolai Nevsky, Ishihama Juntarō, and the Lost “Extended Manual” of Tangut Characters with Tibetan Phonetic Glosses
Authors: Zaytsev Viacheslav Petrovich , Tai Chung-pui
Published: December 2023

Shortly before his return from Japan to Russia in 1929, the prominent Russian Orientalist and Tangutologist Nikolai (Nicolas) Aleksandrovich Nevsky (1892–1937), best known for his successful decipherment of the extinct Tangut language and script, prepared and left in Japan some kind of a glossary, an extended manual of Tibetan phonetic glosses for more than 500 Tangut characters, which was planned to be sent to the Tōyō Bunko for publication. However, this work was not published, and the manual was lost for decades and literally forgotten by scholars. This article is an investigation into the fate of this lost work prepared by Nevsky and a report on its re-discovery. Based on the study of his academic activities in Japan, it presents four photographic copies of Tangut fragments with Tibetan phonetic glosses and seven non-inventoried Nevsky’s notebooks from the Ishihama Collection of the Osaka University Library. Our careful examination and preliminary study of these notebooks reveals that three of them are most likely the complete lost manuscript of the extended manual and the four photographs are its integral part.
Pilgrimage in Western Xia: Research on Tangut Wall Inscriptions in the Mogao and Yulin Caves
Authors: Kuzmin Nikita
Published: December 2023

The Tanguts who established Western Xia (982–1227) were active and devoted Buddhist pilgrims. They visited the Buddhist cave complexes of Mogao and Yulin in the Greater Dunhuang area and left several hundred lines of wall inscriptions. The paper examines various types of the remaining Tangut pilgrimage inscriptions and formulates their common textual formula. The comparative study of the resemblant Chinese, Tangut, and Uyghur inscriptions reveals their structural and vocabulary similarities and suggests the existence of the multilingual “inscriptional discourse” in the greater Dunhuang area in the 10th–14thcc. Finally, the content analysis of the inscriptions illuminates the features of the Buddhist pilgrimage as a local social and religious phenomenon and provides a precious primary textual source for the study of Western Xia.
Kychanov’s Study of the Tiansheng Law from the Perspective of Vocabulary Translation and Interpretation
Authors: Kong Xianghui
Published: December 2023

Kychanov’s translation and interpretation of the Tiansheng Law is the accumulation of decades of his research and a landmark work in Tangut scholarship. Working with a legal code without any reference text, the author faced the biggest challenge from numerous Tangut technical terms. Kychanov’s profound scholarly skills are evident in the Russian translation of the vocabulary, his grasp of the East Asian medieval laws and his comparative study of the Chinese legal code texts. On the whole, the author’s translation of legal texts is groundbreaking, even though his translation contains some problems of mistranslation. However, the defects do not outweigh the merits, and this work is still worthy of study and reference by current scholars.
A Study on the Chinese Manuscript “Eight Gross Transgressions” (Bazhong Cuzhong Fanduo 八種粗重犯墮) from Khara-Khoto
Authors: Chung Tsui-fun
Published: December 2023

The “Heishuicheng Manuscripts Collected in Russia” (俄藏黑水城文獻) Volume6 contains the Chinese manuscript Ф211V Ф288V Ф266V “Dasheng ruzang lu juan shang 大乘入藏錄卷上”, and its verso side preserves a number of Western Xia written manuscripts. The purpose of this paper is to study one of the manuscripts on the verso side, namely “Bazhong Cuzhong Fanduo” (八種粗重犯墮) which means “Eight Gross Transgressions”. Individual tantric classes have their own enumeration of precepts. Anuttara Yoga Tantra tradition abides by precepts such as the twenty-five uncontrived activities, samaya of the five Buddha families, the fourteen root downfalls, and the eight gross transgressions. Among them, the “Eight Gross Transgressions” manuscript, unique to Anuttara Yoga Tantra, is an important tantric material. Analysis of its content suggests that the manuscript “Bazhong Cuzhong Fanduo” belongs to the precepts of the Anuttara Yoga Tantra. The paper contains the manuscript’s full transcription as well as a comparison with the parallel text of ltung ba sbom po [Gross Transgressions] in Derge Tanjur and sDom-gSum rNam-Nges [Perfect Conduct: Ascertaining the Three Vows].
De competente rechter bij de andere wettelijke rechten van artikel 4:29 en 4:30 BW
Authors: ter Haar J.H.M. , Beuker M.R.
Published: December 2023

De competente rechter bij de andere wettelijke rechten van artikel 4:29 en 4:30 BW

Met enige regelmaat wil een onterfde langstlevende echtgenoot of geregistreerde partner de erfgenamen dwingen mee te werken aan het vestigen van een verzorgingsvruchtgebruik op de echtelijke woning en inboedel (art. 4:29 BW) en/of de overige goederen van de nalatenschap (art. 4:30 BW). In de praktijk bestaat onduidelijkheid of er dan sprake is van een dagvaardingsprocedure bij de rechtbank of van een verzoekschriftprocedure bij de kantonrechter. Duidelijkheid over de te bewandelen procedure is wenselijk. Gezien de rol die de kantonrechter speelt bij de andere wettelijke rechten, ligt volgens schrijvers voor de hand dat de procedure aanvangt met een verzoekschrift bij de kantonrechter.
Het wetsvoorstel Aanpassing fiscale bedrijfsopvolgingsfaciliteiten 2024
Authors: van der Weerd-van Joolingen H.F. , Abrahamse L.
Published: December 2023

Het wetsvoorstel Aanpassing fiscale bedrijfsopvolgingsfaciliteiten 2024

Auteurs behandelen in deze bijdrage de hoofdlijnen van het op Prinsjesdag 2023 verschenen wetsvoorstel Aanpassing fiscale bedrijfsopvolgingsfaciliteiten 2024. Dit wetsvoorstel bevat diverse aanpassingen van de doorschuifregeling (DSR) in de inkomstenbelasting en van de bedrijfsopvolgingsregeling (BOR) in de schenk- en erfbelasting. Toegelicht wordt welke wijzigingen belastingplichtigen in 2024 en 2025 te wachten staan bij de schenking of vererving van een aanmerkelijk belang in een vennootschap die een onderneming drijft.
Redelijke gronden in de ontbindingsprocedure: over stelplicht, bewijslast en beoordeling
Authors: Haanappel-van der Burg Iris , Hidajat-Engelsman Suzanne
Published: December 2023

Redelijke gronden in de ontbindingsprocedure: over stelplicht, bewijslast en beoordeling

In dit artikel gaat het over de taakverdeling in de ontbindingsprocedure. Daarmee bedoelen we de taakverdeling tussen rechter en partijen (bijvoorbeeld als het gaat om de vraag of de rechter ambtshalve de redelijke gronden mag aanvullen), maar ook die tussen partijen onderling (bijvoorbeeld als het gaat om de vraag welke partij moet stellen en eventueel bewijzen). De ‘spelregels’ ten aanzien van de taakverdeling zijn te vinden in ons algemene procesrecht. In dit artikel benaderen wij de ontbindingsprocedure vanuit de spelregels van het algemene procesrecht. We beperken ons daarbij tot de redelijke gronden van artikel 7:669 lid 3 BW. Het is voor de praktijk behulpzaam om de redelijke gronden in de ontbindingsprocedure telkens te benaderen met het speelveld van de taakverdeling in het achterhoofd.