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Tolstoy and the Religious Culture of His Time
Authors: Medzhibovskaya Inessa
Published: February 2025

The first book-length study on the subject in any language, Tolstoy and the Religious Culture of His Time treats Tolstoy's experience as a massive philosophical and religious project rather than a crisis-laden tragedy. Inessa Medzhibovskaya explains the evolution of Tolstoy's religious outlook based on his ongoing dialogue with the tradition of conversion in Europe and Russia, as well as on the demands of his own heart, mind, and spirit. The author contextualizes Tolstoy's conversion, comparing his pattern of religious conversion with that of other notable religious converts-Saint Paul, Saint Augustine, Luther, Pascal, Rousseau-as well with that of Tolstoy's countrymen-Pushkin, Gogol, Chaadaev, Stankevich, Belinsky, Herzen, and Dostoevsky. Stressing the importance of the religious culture of his time for Tolstoy, this study investigates the nineteenth century debates that inspired and repelled Tolstoy as he weighed arguments for or against faith in his dialogues with the culture of his time, covering widely differing fields and disciplines of experimental knowledge. The author considers German Romantic philosophy, the natural sciences, pragmatist religious solutions, theories of social progress and evolution, and the historical school of Christianity. Medzhibovskaya stresses the fact that influential intellectual currents were as important to Tolstoy as believers and nonbelievers were from and beyond his immediate environment. The author argues that, in this sense, Tolstoy's conversion emerges as deeply intertextual, and this surprising discovery should not diminish our trust in Tolstoy's sincerity during his religious evolution, which occurred both spontaneously as well as deliberately. The polyphony of discreet spiritual moments that Tolstoy created by fusing in his narratives of conversion religious and artistic realms is arguably his greatest contribution to spiritual autobiography.
Eisenhower and Adenauer
Authors: Brady Steven J.
Published: February 2025

In the early years of the Atlantic Alliance, no bilateral relationship was more important than that between the Federal Republic of Germany and the United States. Even so, the West German-American alliance was taxing for both sides during much of the first two decades of the Cold War. Ultimately, despite frequent, significant challenges to the alliance from without and within, the two allies managed to achieve a positive and productive relationship - Eisenhower and Adenauer explains how they did so. In both capitals, the top foreign policy makers were deeply involved in the conduct of what they viewed as a vital bilateral alliance, with both President Dwight Eisenhower and Chancellor Konrad Adenauer taking the lead in his own government. For the Americans, a rearmed FRG tightly bound to the West was the bedrock of any European security policy that could contain the Soviet Union for the long-term. For the West German government, their relationship with the United States was the bedrock of rehabilitation and, indeed, survival as an independent country. In this book, their alliance is closely analyzed to form new knowledge on the West German-American relationship during the Cold War.
Conditional Press Influence in Politics
Authors: Schiffer Adam J.
Published: February 2025

Conditional Press Influence in Politics theorizes about and tests the conditions under which the press acts as an independent political institution, and when it cedes its power to other actors or phenomena. Using substantive case studies, Adam J. Schiffer reviews the most politically consequential press routines, and illustrates 'true media influence'-the unique effect of press norms, constraints, and routines on the political world. By moving beyond news content to treat the organizations that produce the content as political actors, Conditional Press Influence in Politics gives a theoretical framework to aid scholars in understanding the news media's role in American politics.
The Timespace of Human Activity
Authors: Schatzki Theodore R.
Published: February 2025

This book shows that a concept of activity timespace drawn from the work of Martin Heidegger provides new insights into the nature of activity, society, and history. Although the book is a work of theory, it has significant implications for the determination and course, not just of activity, but of sociohistorical change as well. Drawing on empirical examples, the book argues (1) that timespace is a key component of the overall space and time of social life, (2) that interwoven timespaces form an essential infrastructure of important social phenomena such as power, coordinated actions, social organizations, and social systems, and (3) that history encompasses constellations of indeterminate temporalspatial events. The latter conception of history in turn yields a propitious account of how the past exists in the present. In addition, because the concept of activity timespace highlights the teleological character of human action, the book contains an extensive defense of the teleological character of such allegedly ateleological forms of activity as emotional and ceremonial actions. Since, finally, the book's ideas about timespace and activity as an indeterminate event derive from an interpretation of Heidegger, the work furthers understanding of the relevance of his thought for social and historical theory.
Building Trust
Authors: Hosokawa Fumiko
Published: February 2025

This book studies five ethnic communities_South Asian Americans, African Americans, Japanese Americans, Mexican Americans, and Somoan Americans_to understand how their members feel about being studied by researchers. American society has always had tension between and among ethnic groups, and yet our researchers are given limited training, if any, on how to approach various ethnic communities, all of which see their problems and needs differently than those outside their communities. This book bridges that gap by focusing on trust-building as a necessary process in doing good community research. The building of trust requires gaining knowledge of a group's culture and history, their perspective on social problems and issues, and the proper way of interviewing its members, going well beyond the mere building of rapport. This book offers the reader culturally sensitive methods to approach interacting and interviewing members of each of these unique, multifaceted ethnic communities.
Greek Heroes in and Out of Hades
Authors: Dova Stamatia
Published: February 2025

Greek Heroes in and out of Hades is a study on heroism and mortality from Homer to Plato. In a collection of thirty enjoyable essays, Stamatia Dova combines intertextual research and thought-provoking analysis to shed new light on concepts of the hero in the Iliad and the Odyssey, Bacchylides 5, Plato's Symposium, and Euripides' Alcestis.

Through systematic readings of a wide range of seemingly unrelated texts, the author offers a cohesive picture of heroic character in a variety of literary genres. Her characterization of Achilles, Odysseus, and Heracles is artfully supported by a comprehensive overview of the theme of descent to the underworld in Homer, Bacchylides, and Euripides. Aimed at the specialist as well as the general reader, Greek Heroes in and out of Hades brings innovative Classical scholarship and insightful literary criticism to a wide audience.
Japan's Siberian Intervention, 1918-1922
Authors: Dunscomb Paul E.
Published: February 2025

The fifty months of the Siberian Intervention encompass the existential crisis which affected Japanese at virtually all levels when confronted with the new 'world situation' left in the wake of the First World War. From elite politicians and military professionals, to public intellectuals and the families of servicemen in small garrison towns, the intervention was perceived as a test of how Japan might fit itself into the emerging postwar world order. Both domestically and internationally Japan's actions in Siberia were seen as critical proof of the nation's ability, depending on one's viewpoint, to embrace or to ride out the 'trends of the times,' the seeming triumph of constitutional democracy and Wilsonian internationalism. The course of the Siberian Intervention illuminates the struggle to cement 'responsible' party cabinets at the heart of Japanese decision making, the high water mark of efforts to bring the Japanese military under civilian control, the attempt to fundamentally reshape Japanese continental policy, and the hopes of millions of Japanese that their voices be heard and their desires respected by the nation's leaders. The book attempts a broad examination of domestic politics, foreign policy, and military action by incorporating a wide array of voices through a detailed examination of public comment and discussion in journals and magazines, the major circulation daily newspapers of Tokyo and Osaka as well as those of smaller cities such as Nara, Mito, Oita, and Tsuruga.
Cultural Fault Lines in Healthcare
Authors: Brannigan Michael C.
Published: February 2025

Healthcare in the U.S. faces two interpenetrating certainties. First, with over 66 racial and ethnic groupings, our “American Mosaic” of worldviews and values unavoidably generates clashes in hospitals and clinics. Second, our public increasingly mistrusts our healthcare system and delivery. One certainty fuels the other. Conflicts in the clinical encounter, particularly with patients from other cultures, often challenge dominant assumptions of morally appropriate principles and behavior. In turn, lack of understanding, misinterpretation, stereotyping, and outright discrimination result in poor health outcomes, compounding further mistrust.

To address these cultural fault lines, healthcare institutions have initiated efforts to ensure “cultural competence.” Yet, these efforts become institutional window-dressing without tackling deeper issues, issues having to do with attitudes, understanding, and, most importantly, ways we communicate with patients. These deeper issues reflect a fundamental, original fault line: the ever-widening gap between serving our own interests while disregarding the concerns of more vulnerable patients, those on the margins, those Others who remain disenfranchised because they are Other.

This book examines this and how we must become the voice for these Others whose vulnerability and suffering are palpable. The author argues that, as a vital and necessary condition for cultural competency, we must learn to cultivate the virtue of Presence - of genuinely being there with our patients. Cultural competency is less a matter of acquiring knowledge of other cultures. Cultural competency demands as a prerequisite for all patients, not just for those who seem different, genuine embodied Presence.

Genuine, interpersonal, embodied presence is especially crucial in our screen-centric and Facebook world where interaction is mediated through technologies rather than through authentic face-to-face engagement. This is sadly apparent in healthcare, where we have replaced interpersonal care with technological intervention. Indeed, we are all potential patients. When we become ill, we too will most likely assume roles of vulnerability. We too may feel as invisible as those on the margins.

These are not armchair reflections. Brannigan’s incisive analysis comes from his scholarship in healthcare and intercultural ethics, along with his longstanding clinical experience in numerous healthcare settings with patients, their families, and healthcare professionals.
Military Brass vs. Civilian Academics at the National War College
Authors: Wiarda Howard J.
Published: February 2025

The National War College at Fort McNair in Washington, D.C., is the apex of the American system of military Professional Military Education (PME) Schools. The War College has trained such leading foreign policy specialists as former National Security Director Brent Scowcroft, former Secretary of State Colin Powell, and current National Security Director James Jones. Yet, despite its prestige, not all is right at the College. There is a festering conflict between the military brass who run the school and the civilian academics who teach there. The curriculum is outdated, the courses are old-fashioned, and the college failed completely to prepare a new generation of military leaders for guerilla terrorism, a-symmetrical warfare of the kind we are now facing in Iraq and Afghanistan, and democracy-promotion and national building. In Military Brass vs. Civilian Academics at the National War College: A Clash of Cultures, Howard J. Wiarda uses his first-hand experience to examine the conflict between the two cultures, military and civilian, that coexist uneasily at the College. He also explores the issues_tenure, academic freedom, research, teaching_that divide them. While this study focuses on the National War College, what Wiarda has to say about the tensions and 'clash of culture' applies to all PME schools.
Democracy and Leadership
Authors: Weber Eric Thomas
Published: February 2025

Democracy and Leadership: On Pragmatism and Virtue presents a theory of leadership drawing on insights from Plato’s Republic, while abandoning his authoritarianism in favor of John Dewey’s democratic thought. The book continues the democratic turn for the study of leadership beyond the incorporation of democratic values into old-fashioned views about leading. The completed democratic turn leaves behind the traditional focus on a class of special people. Instead, leadership is understood as a process of judicious yet courageous guidance, infused with democratic values and open to all people.

The book proceeds in three parts, beginning with definitions and an understanding of the nature of leadership in general and of democratic leadership in particular. Then, Part II examines four challenges for a democratic theory of leadership. Finally, in Part III, the theory of democratic leadership is put to the test of addressing problems of poverty, educational frustration, and racial divides, particularly aggravated in Mississippi.
Cargo Cult As Theater
Authors: Billings Dorothy K.
Published: February 2025

Why did half the people on New Hanover, a small island north of New Guinea, vote for Lyndon Baines Johnson to be their ruler in 1964? Dorothy K. Billings believes that this sort of action_seen in New Guinea and other parts of Melanesia_is part of the 'cargo cult' phenomenon, or micronationalist movements which are principally regarded as responses to European colonialism. Based on thirty-five years of fieldwork and observation, Cargo Cult as Theater demonstrates how the 'Johnson Cult,' originally mocked and ridiculed by the outside world, should be seen as an ongoing political performance meant to consolidate local power and advance economic development. This fascinating study follows the changes in this community ritual, from the time of the white 'master' to post-colonial self-determination, and reveals the history of this people's attempt to gain intellectual, moral, economic, and political control over their own lives.
China's Unequal Treaties
Authors: Wang Dong
Published: February 2025

This study, based on primary sources, deals with the linguistic development and polemical uses of the expression Unequal Treaties, which refers to the treaties China signed between 1842 and 1946. Although this expression has occupied a central position in both Chinese collective memory and Chinese and English historiographies, this is the first book to offer an in-depth examination of China's encounters with the outside world as manifested in the rhetoric surrounding the Unequal Treaties. Author Dong Wang argues that competing forces within China have narrated and renarrated the history of the treaties in an effort to consolidate national unity, international independence, and political legitimacy and authority. In the twentieth century, she shows, China's experience with these treaties helped to determine their use of international law. Of great relevance for students of contemporary China and Chinese history, as well as Chinese international law and politics, this book illuminates how various Chinese political actors have defined and redefined the past using the framework of the Unequal Treaties.
Prognostic Clinical Characteristics Associated with High Mortality in COVID-19 Patients with Bradycardia: A Case Series Study
Authors: Sajjadieh Khajouei Amirreza , Goli Fatemeh , Aria Amir , Babak Anahita , Shahabi Javad , Bahrami Parvin , Nematollahi Alireza , Shekarchizadeh Masood , Momenzadeh Mahnaz , Najafabadian Bashir , Behjati Mohaddeseh
Published: February 2025

Background: Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 infection is associated with cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, even in individuals without pre-existing cardiovascular disease. Various types of arrhythmias have been reported in COVID-19 patients, including bradycardia, although its relationship to mortality remains unclear. Objectives: This study aimed to present a case series of patients with bradyarrhythmia and examine factors associated with mortality. Methods: In this case series, we reported 50 patients with confirmed COVID-19 who developed significant sustained bradycardia during hospitalization and were transferred to the critical care unit. We analyzed their clinical condition, associated features during hospitalization, and both hospital and one-month mortality rates. Statistical analyses were performed using SPSS software, including correlation analyses and P-value calculations. Results: The mean age of the patients was 63.7 ± 19.3 years, and the mean heart rate was 29.12 ± 6.38 beats per minute. There was no significant relationship between bradycardia and fever or the severity of pulmonary involvement. However, a significant difference was observed in several clinical parameters, including troponin, ferritin, lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), lymphopenia, oxygen saturation at the time of discharge, and C-reactive protein (CRP) between patients who died and those who survived. Eight patients in our study were diagnosed with acute coronary syndrome (ACS), but none had ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Four patients developed complete heart block, three of whom received a temporary pacemaker. Conclusions: The mortality rate was higher in this group of patients compared to those without bradycardia. Bradycardia in these patients appeared to predict death with higher sensitivity than specificity, suggesting it could serve as a prognostic marker for an unfavorable disease course, particularly in intensive care unit (ICU) patients.
The Relationship Between Nutritional Patterns and Physical Activity in Adolescents with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Authors: Partash Nasim , Rezaii Ghamsari Sepideh , Eidi Shirinbolagh Zeinab , Ebrahimi Elham
Published: February 2025

Background: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common endocrine disorder that has become an increasing concern for adolescents globally. Objectives: This study aimed to compare nutritional patterns, including macronutrient intake and levels of physical activity, among adolescents with and without PCOS. Methods: This cross-sectional study involved 238 adolescents with and without PCOS, conducted between February 2021 and October 2021 in Gorgan, Iran, using a simple random sampling method. The standard Nutrition Questionnaire and the validated Physical Activity Questionnaire (AFPAQ) were the two main tools for data collection. To compare macronutrient intake and physical activity levels, statistical analyses included descriptive statistics, the Student's t-test, chi-square, and the Mann-Whitney U test. Results: The age, education level, and family history of PCOS did not significantly differ between the two groups. However, Body Mass Index (BMI), age at menarche, and menstrual interval and duration were significantly different (P < 0.05). Adolescents with PCOS had a higher BMI (P < 0.001), experienced menarche at a later age (P < 0.09), and had longer intervals between menstrual cycles, showing prolonged amenorrhea (P < 0.001). Affected adolescents had higher intakes of calories, carbohydrates, and fats, while protein consumption and physical activity levels were significantly lower (P < 0.001). Conclusions: Adolescents with PCOS exhibited higher intakes of calories, carbohydrates, and fats, while their protein consumption and physical activity levels were lower compared to those without the syndrome. Educating adolescents about these dietary and activity levels may be effective in preventing the occurrence of PCOS.
X chromosomal monosomy with bilateral ovotestes in a Labrador Retriever dog
Authors: Hunt Hayley , Yaeger Michael , Fales-Williams Amanda , Wagner Sharon , Wu Eleas , Beachler Theresa
Published: February 2025

A 2 year intact, phenotypically female Labrador Retriever dog was presented for evaluation of persistent white vaginal discharge after a perceived normal estrous cycle. On repeat evaluations, the dog was determined to be in persistent cytologic estrus ~ for 2 months. Abdominal ultrasonography revealed suspected bilateral ovarian cysts and cystic endometrial hyperplasia. After ultrasound-guided cystic aspiration, the dog was treated with a 3 day course of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH). Four months after initial treatment, the dog developed behavioral and physical signs of estrus that lasted ~ for 4 weeks; systemic progesterone concentrations never increased > 1.0 ng/ml. Repeat abdominal ultrasonography revealed another cyst-like structure on the right gonad. Similar treatment (cyst aspiration and GnRH treatment) was given. Paired cystic fluid and blood serum hormone concentrations were analyzed at each aspiration; testosterone concentrations were higher in serum and cystic fluid. Ovariohysterectomy and karyotyping diagnoses were bilateral ovotestis and X chromosomal monosomy (77, XO).
Introduction to: Snakes from the Cenozoic of Europe – towards a macroevolutionary and palaeobiogeographic synthesis
Authors: GEORGALIS Georgios L. , ZAHER Hussam , LAURIN Michel
Published: February 2025

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A residência Pedagógica\Mackenzie interpretada à luz das categorias de Marli André: um relato de experiência
Authors: Cilento Angela Zamora Guimaraes , Pereira Lopes Maria Elisa , Da Silva Cabrera Jennifer Andressa
Published: February 2025

Este artigo tem como seu objetivo revisitar a trajetória do projeto interdisciplinar entre filosofia e pedagogia da Residência Pedagógica promovida pela CAPES, no curso de filosofia da Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie, na qual, foi desempenhada à luz das categorias de Marli André. A autora preocupada com as questões do cotidiano escolar em especial de 1°grau, se propõe a analisar os estudos etnográficos realizados, e para tanto, nos apresenta como essências três dimensões sendo elas: institucional/organizacional, institucional/pedagógica e filosófica/histórica/epistemológica. Este artigo utiliza-se destas categorias apresentadas pela autora para reviver vivências, experiências e aprendizados dos processos interdisciplinares e transdisciplinares ocorridos no período de 2019 ao longo de sua jornada e sua participação no projeto da Residência Pedagógica.
Filosofia contra o ócio: alacridade e movimento como fundamentos para o ensino
Authors: Dantas Luis Thiago Freire , Ribeiro Gabriel
Published: February 2025

Este artigo relaciona filosofia e samba com o intuito de compreender a prerrogativa do ócio para o ato de filosofar como insuficiente para articular os diversos movimentos das corporeidades. Com base na filosofia afro-brasileira, nós utilizamos como recurso as letras de samba que revelam uma resistência e história cultural das periferias cariocas. Nesse caminho tentamos responder: é possível ensinar filosofia contra o ócio? Uma pergunta que justamente convida a rompermos com a ideia cristalizada de fazer filosofia num predomínio cognitivista e com métodos pré-determinados. Nisso propomos a invenção com meio para cada aula, semestre, curso uma metodologia para o seu ensino, a qual está consolidada pela circularidade de afetos, pois assim a horizontalidade se mostra para as pessoas como uma experiência do pensamento filosófico tal como um corpo no samba.
ANALISIS POLA PEMBELIAN PRODUK MENGGUNAKAN ALGORITMA APRIORI (STUDI KASUS: TOKO AYU KOSMETIK)
Authors: Ismi Firdatul ‘Izzah  , Abdul Kholiq
Published: February 2025

Determining product layout is an important factor in a company's sales strategy.  Determining the  product  layout  at  the Ayu  Cosmetics Shop currently does not use a special strategy. This lack of strategy in product placement makes it difficult for consumers to find the items they are looking for, thereby reducing the opportunity for impulse purchases. Therefore, a data mining process is needed to process large data on Ayu Cosmetics Store sales transaction data to find purchasing patterns and optimize product layout determination which is done by processing data samples in the period January 2022 to December 2023 using an a priori algorithm to find association rules from purchasing products that are often purchased together. This form of data mining is processed using an application   built   using   the   waterfall   development   method   which produces an interpretation of the association rules resulting from data mining analysis whose results match the data mining application that has been developed with manual calculations. With this data mining, it is hoped that it will produce information that can be used to help determine the product layout at the Ayu Cosmetics Shop.
PENYULUHAN PENGEMBANGAN SDM UMKM DI LINGKUNGAN RT012/09, KEBAYORAN LAMA UTARA, KEBAYORAN LAMA, JAKARTA SELATAN
Authors: Sitorus Guston , GL. Hery Prasetya  , Nasution Yuslinda , Lucy Nancy
Published: February 2025

Pengembagan sumber daya manusia merupakan suatu kegiatan yang harus dilakukan oleh setiap organisasi baik organisasi bisnis maupun organisasi non bisnis termasuk Usaha Mikro Kecil dan Menengah (UMKM). UMKM merupakan pilar penting pembangunan ekonomi Indonesia terus didorong agar dapat naik kelas, sehingga bisa memberikan kontribusi lebih besar bagi perekonomian. Untuk itu setiap pelaku UMKM harus selalu meningkatkan kemampuannya seuai perkembangan jaman terutama dalam menghadapi persaingan yang semakin ketat terutama perkembangan globalisasi. Untuk itu pelaku UMKM di Lingkungan RT012/09 Kebayoran Lama Utara, Kebayoran Lama, Jakrta Selatan telah menikuti penyuluhan tentang pengembangan sunber daya manusia UMKM yang hasilnya bahwa peserta menjadi sangat memahami btepa pentingnya pengembangan sumber daya manusia dalam meningkatkan keberhasilan UMKM
PEMBUATAN VIDEO PEMBELAJARAN MATA KULIAH PENGANTAR AKUNTANSI KEPADA PT. CERDASKAN KEHIDUPAN BANGSA
Authors: Fanny Magdalena  , Metio Alberto  , Nicholas Richardson  , Agus Wahyono
Published: February 2025

Pembuatan video pembelajaran mengenai persamaan dasar akuntansi yang dilakukan oleh tim Universitas Tarumanagara bekerja sama dengan Gradient Academy merupakan bagian dari kegiatan Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat (PKM). Tujuan dari kegiatan ini adalah untuk meningkatkan kualitas pembelajaran mengenai materi pengantar akuntansi melalui video edukasi yang dibuat oleh dosen dari Universitas Tarumanagar dan bekerja sama dengan Gradient Academy. Video tersebut telah dipublikasikan di TikTok. Video ini mencakup topik-topik penting seperti persamaan dasar akuntansi, pencatatan transaksi, rekonsiliasi kas, dan laporan keuangan. Dirancang secara interaktif dengan elemen visual, video ini mempermudah pemahaman konsep-konsep akuntansi yang kompleks. Program ini berhasil meraih lebih dari 1.400.000 penonton, yang menunjukkan antusiasme terhadap konten edukatif dan efektivitas pemasaran digital. Selain itu, kegiatan ini juga menciptakan ruang diskusi aktif di kalangan mahasiswa dan meningkatkan aksesibilitas serta keterlibatan mereka. PKM ini diharapkan dapat menjadi referensi untuk pengembangan metode pembelajaran akuntansi di masa depan.
The Impact of Work Environment, Communication, and Rewards on Employee Performance at The Hajj Financial Management Agency
Authors: Hadianto M. Sopian , Wahyuningtyas Ratri
Published: February 2025

The management of hajj pilgrimage funds by the Government of Indonesia requires high professionalism and accountability. The declining trend in employee performance at the Hajj Financial Management Agency (BPKH) in 2022, marked by a reduction in "Outstanding" qualifications, highlights the need for improvements in the work environment, communication, and reward systems. This investigation intends to evaluate the impact of work environment, communication, and rewards on employee performance at BPKH. A quantitative approach was employed, collecting data through questionnaires distributed to 111 permanent employees, determined using Slovin's formula from a total population of 153. Data analysis was conducted using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM). The findings reflect that work environment, communication, and rewards significantly affect employee performance. This research contributes to the development of human resource management literature, particularly in the public sector. The study recommends enhancing ergonomic work facilities, fostering transparent internal communication, and implementing performance-based reward systems. These strategies are expected to encourage employee adaptation, collaboration, and the creation of a work culture that sustainably improves employee performance at BPKH
Pirámides de tintura textil en lana para su aplicación en productos indumentarios
Authors: Betancourt Chávez Diego Gustavo , Parra Ramos Nancy Lorena , Pilamunga Manobanda Katherine Michelle , Suarez Llerena Génesis Elizabeth
Published: February 2025

La presente investigación aborda sobre la manera exacta de obtener extractos tintóreos y fórmulas para elaborar una pirámide de tintura sobre fibra de lana. Se seleccionó la fibra óptima con respecto a absorción, afinidad y limpieza a través de pruebas específicas, los colorantes naturales empleados son: col morada, cáscara de naranja y remolacha obtenidos a través de procesos de infusión y tintura. El tratamiento de tintura fue controlado rigurosamente en cuanto a temperatura, pH, tiempo de agotamiento, relación de baño y cantidad de electrolito garantizando la reproducibilidad de las fórmulas obtenidas. Los resultados indicaron que la fibra de Ibarra manifestó mejores condiciones en cuanto a absorción y limpieza en comparación con la de Salasaca. Por otro lado, la variación del pH influyó en los tonos obtenidos con la col morada y la remolacha, siendo crucial mantenerlos en un pH ligeramente acido casi neutro, es decir, entre un pH de 6,5 a 7 para estabilizar el color. Se concluyó que para obtener resultados consistentes y reproducibles es esencial tener un control estricto de los parámetros del proceso.
Ep 24 - From Chaos to Clarity: Organizing Life’s Code in the Genomic Era
Authors: Peikon Evan
Published: February 2025

Over the next century, biotechnology is poised to revolutionize how we live, work, and address some of humanity's most pressing challenges. In fact, breakthroughs in biotechnology and related emerging technologies are already allowing scientists to produce targeted cancer therapies, engineer more resilient crops, create sustainable materials, and develop solutions to mitigate environmental pollution. But why now?
Join us to discuss learning git on Monday 5th October at 2pm
Authors: Hull Duncan
Published: February 2025

The use of git is widespread in software engineering, however many novices struggle to get to grips with its complex distributed information model, challenging command line syntax and leaky abstractions. To investigate these pitfalls, we’ll be talking about a paper published by Santiago Perez De Rosso and Daniel Jackson on

Purposes, Concepts, Misfits, and a Redesign of Git

at OOPSLA.
Join us to discuss conversational programming on Monday 7th March at 2pm GMT
Authors: Hull Duncan
Published: February 2025

Between the traditional division of non-programmers and programmers, there is a third category of

conversational programmers

. These are people who learn programming so that they can speak in the “programmer’s language” in order to collaborate better with software engineers. Join us to discuss conversational programming via paper by Katie Cunningham et al. [1] This won a best paper award at SIGCSE 2022: All welcome.
Who’s the Daddy? PCR…
Authors: Hull Duncan
Published: February 2025

♫ PCR, When you need to know who the Daddy is ♫ … ♫ There was a time when to amplify DNA, You had to grow tons and tons of tiny cells. Then along came a guy named Dr. Kary Mullis, Said you can amplify in vitro just as well. Just mix your template with […]
Join us to discuss Computing in school in the UK & Ireland on Monday 5th December at 2pm GMT
Authors: Hull Duncan
Published: February 2025

Computing is widely taught in schools in the UK and Ireland, but how does the subject vary across primary and secondary education in Scotland, England, Wales and Ireland? Join us to discuss via a paper published at UKICER.com by Sue Sentance, Diana Kirby, Keith Quille, Elizabeth Cole, Tom Crick and Nicola Looker.
Join us to discuss using AI to solve simple programming problems on Monday 3rd April at 2pm BST
Authors: Hull Duncan
Published: February 2025

Maybe you wrote that code and maybe you didn’t. If Artificial Intelligence helped you, such as the OpenAI Codex in GitHub Copilot, how did it solve your problem? How much did AI help or hinder your solution? Join us to discuss a paper by Michel Wermelinger from the Open University published in the SIGCSE technical symposium earlier this month in Toronto on this very topic.
Join us to discuss using theory in Computing Education Research, 7th September at 11am
Authors: Hull Duncan
Published: February 2025

Join us on Monday 7th September to discuss using theory in Computing Education Research at 11am. We’ll be talking about a paper [1] by Greg L. Nelson and Amy Ko at the University of Washington: Details of the zoom meeting will be posted on our slack workspace at uk-acm-sigsce.slack.com. If you don’t have access to the workspace, send me (Duncan Hull) an email to request an invite to join the workspace.
Scifoo day three: Genome Voyeurism with Lincoln Stein
Authors: Hull Duncan
Published: February 2025

On day three of Science Foo Camp (scifoo) biologist Lincoln Stein (picture right) gave a presenation on what he calls “genome voyeurism”, using Jim Watsons genome as an example.
Join us to discuss teaching social responsibility and justice in Computer Science on Monday 1st March at 2pm GMT
Authors: Hull Duncan
Published: February 2025

With great power comes great responsibility. [1] Given their growing power in the twenty-first century, computer scientists have a duty to society to use that power responsibly and justly. How can we teach this kind of social responsibility and ethics to engineering students?
Effects of an unsupervised home exercise program to improve volunteer firefighter fitness and occupational performance: A pilot study
Authors: Bajić Senka , Orr Robin , Veljović Dragoljub , Kukić Filip
Published: February 2025

Volunteer firefighters perform the same job tasks as professional firefighter but may have lower levels of fitness and may be at greater risk of cardiovascular disease. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of an 8-week unsupervised home exercise program on the physical fitness and occupational performance of volunteer firefighters. Firefighters (n = 15 male) volunteered to participate. Outcome measures included measures of stature, health (blood pressure and percentage body fat-%BF), fitness (cardiovascular endurance, muscular strength, power and endurance, flexibility) movement skills (i.e., Functional Movement Screen-FMS) and occupational performance (stair climb, hose drag, equipment carry and victim drag). Between data collection points, participants undertook an unsupervised 8-week home exercise training program of 3 sessions per week plus corrective exercises based on FMS scores. Of the five firefighters that completed the program the compliance rates were 47% (33-70%). Right hand grip strength and FMS scores improved significantly (p < 0.05) with a trend towards improved blood pressure (p = 0.054), and %BF (p = 0.084). Given difficulties in providing a supervised exercise program for volunteer firefighters, an unsupervised home exercise program did lead to some improvements in their health and fitness. An unsupervised home exercise program may improve the elements of firefighter fitness but participation rates and compliance are major challenges. Provision of an unsupervised home exercise program alone will potentially be of limited value. Future research should investigate the means of improving unsupervised exercise program compliance in this population.
Brain-computer interfaces in neurorehabilitation for central nervous system diseases: Applications in stroke, multiple sclerosis and Parkinson's disease
Authors: Knežević Sara
Published: February 2025

Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) represent an innovative approach to neurorehabilitation for neurological conditions, particularly stroke, multiple sclerosis, and Parkinson's disease. This paper provides a comprehensive analysis of current BCI applications, technological developments, and clinical outcomes in these conditions. Recent advances in electroencephalography-based BCIs have demonstrated promising results, with classification accuracies exceeding 90% in stroke rehabilitation and comparable performance in multiple sclerosis and Parkinson's disease. Meta-analyses of stroke rehabilitation trials (n=235) indicate significant motor function improvements , with standardized mean differences of 0.79 in upper limb assessment scores compared to conventional therapy. Disease-specific challenges necessitate tailored approaches, while hybrid systems combining multiple signal types and integration with virtual reality or robotic assistance enhance therapeutic potential. The development of portable, home-based systems offers increased therapy intensity but raises concerns about remote monitoring and safety protocols. This review synthesizes current evidence supporting BCI applications in neurorehabilitation and highlights critical areas for future research, including cognitive rehabilitation optimization and the standardization of outcome measures for cross-condition comparison.
Inflammatory mechanisms in colorectal cancer: The role of cytokines and dietary inflammatory index : A review
Authors: Sarajlić Lana , Mekić Abazović , Hodžić Edin , Gavrić Igor , Bajramagić Salem , Mehić Amina , Halilović Emsad , Firdus Nedžad
Published: February 2025

Colorectal cancer is one of the most common malignant tumors, with numerous studies highlighting the role of inflammation in its onset and progression. Cytokines such as IL-6 and TNF-a play a crucial role in sustaining inflammation, contributing to the malignant transformation of cells. The dietary inflammatory index, which reflects the intake of pro-inflammatory nutrients, is associated with an increased risk of developing colorectal cancer. Serum cytokine concentrations may serve as biomarkers for risk assessment, while dietary modifications aimed at reducing inflammation can significantly impact both prevention and therapy. This knowledge opens possibilities for a personalized approach to the treatment and prevention of colorectal cancer.
To deny existence is to disable urban development
Authors: Šutović Anastasija
Published: February 2025

"The freedom to build and renew ourselves and our cities is one of our most precious yet most neglected human rights." As modern society aligns with sustainability principles, advocating economic prosperity, social equality, environmental responsibility, and the protection of cultural heritage, we actually "live in an era where human rights ideals take center stage, both politically and ethically. A substantial amount of political energy is invested in promoting, protecting, and articulating their significance in building a better world." A time when the forces of destruction are stronger than the forces of creation. The endangerment and destruction of architectural heritage in Kosovo and Metohija has persisted for centuries, and today it continues with the same intensity unabated. Denying the cultural and architectural heritage and historical traces of a nation's existence in a specific territory, where human and minority rights are a low priority, compromises the security of the built environment and its people. The inability to adequately work on the active protection of cultural assets creates open and now realized opportunities for the appropriation of Serbian cultural heritage. The suffering of Serbian cultural heritage continues, today with the pretension of complete destruction, misinterpretation, and misrepresentation of Serbian cultural heritage as the cultural, and even spiritual, creation of Albanians from the self-proclaimed pseudo-state. Fulfilling their pretensions through destruction, unauthorized reconstruction, appropriation, and usurpation. The possibility of freedom in construction and renewal has long been neglected, raising the question of whether it is possible to achieve urban security and urban development. Erasing and appropriating Serbian memory, along with denying its existence, completely obstructs the future of urban development.
Spatial forensics: Speech of spatial facts, digital investigative methods, proving, and expert argumentation
Authors: Ćirić Dragana
Published: February 2025

The research subject of the study is the forensic research method observed within the integrative field of spatial, architectural and urban design studies and security studies. Initially considered an art of argumentation in public deliverance of proof, forensics in the defined context possesses specificity of speech of the proofs inherent to spatial entities and practices regarding all spatial scales. Thus, in concepts of spatial, urban, and architectural forensics one finds argumentation of spatial entities within the proving procedures for legal and security frameworks. Inside the three-part configuration that Weizman (2017) postulates as a basis of forensic architecture methodology, containing the following: 1) the investigated matter or object, which is made to speak, 2) the interpreter or analyst that translates the language of objects to people, and 3) translation, or the form, content, and way the results are presented to the public or an assembly where claims are made and contested, one recognises 1) the role of space and spatial artefacts as material proofs themselves, as well as objects preserving proofs or their inscriptions, 2) the profession of spatial, architectural, and urban designers and analysts that are able to read and translate the speech of space and spatial artefacts, relying on expert skills to identify relevant facts, and 3) argumentation form - the expertise, professional assessment, or report that will be communicated, corresponding to the dissemination requirements and environment. The stability and disruptions of constitutive elements of the forensic proof triangle will be observed with the aim to theoretically investigate and apply the proposed method, supported by the proving procedure analysis and practice of issuance of an expert opinion. The paper will consider contemporary spatial (architectural and urban) designs and analyses that have contested security aspects, with the support of digital technologies and instruments as means of spatial data acquisition, analysis, processing, and proving.
Importance of safe smart airports as a decisive subsystem of the smart cities
Authors: Kotur Mila , Radović Vesela
Published: February 2025

Smart cities, the complex systems of sub-systems (SoS) become reality. Numerous research stated that smart city transportation systems are a key part of what makes a smart city smart. One of the recent research projects predicted that those transportation systems could be saving cities as much as $277 billion as soon as 2025. The use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and urban innovation are the main mechanisms for smart cities to ameliorate problems concomitant with inadequate transportation infrastructure. The paper aim is to explore the smart airport as a decisive subsystem in the smart city. Authors addressed the importance of urban security network needed to enable critical collaboration between interested parties for proactive approach to possible issues. Using a methodology adequate for social research, authors present study case from Australia related to the innovation of current air traffic. In brief, is explained the ongoing importance of building the Western Sydney Airport at Badgerys Creek. The Serbian Government plan to reshape the Surčin municipality by project: "Leap into the Future - Serbia EXPO 2027" is a great chance for creating the first smart airport city. Following the smart airport city planning best practices is possible to strengthen existing public private partnership and improve urban security. The results offer an adequate solution for the current obstacles in Serbia related to the strategic planning and inadequate communication in the process of the realization city smart concept. This paper is a base for further discussion how Serbia can achieve socioeconomic uplift through increased aviation capacity and complementary nonaviation activities in Belgrade, and at the same time respond adequately to the urban security needs before and during the Belgrade EXPO 2027.
Ecological safety of urbanized territories on the example of an urban megalopolis
Authors: Priorova Elena , Lobzhanidze Natalia , Priorov German
Published: February 2025

The problem of negative anthropogenic impact on the natural environment is important for ensuring sustainable urban development. The sustainable development of the territory is interdependent and interrelated with such characteristics as safety and adaptability and represent simultaneously, on the one hand, a set of conditions and factors that ensure the independence and sustainability of the development of the system, its ability to constantly update and improve itself, on the other - the properties of the system resulting from sustainable development. Modern urbanized territories represent complex ecological and economic systems with an ever-increasing anthropogenic impact on the natural environment. The full range of adverse effects of cities is hypertrophied in megacities. Therefore, one of the main socio-environmental challenges for an urbanized territory is the search for a dynamic balance between economic growth and preservation of environmental quality, that is, relatively sustainable ecological development of urban systems without losses in the economic, technological and social spheres. The study of interrelations in such systems is possible only from the standpoint of an integrated approach, when indicators characterizing the ecological state of the main natural environments are taken into account. At the same time, assessing the level of this impact seems to be a non-trivial task due to the multifaceted interaction between man and nature. Integral characteristics, in this case, solve the problem of multidimensional assessment of human influence on the natural environment. When conducting a comprehensive environmental assessment of the territory of the metropolitan metropolis, a number of tasks can be identified: natural landscape differentiation; determining the state of the components of the natural environment; measurement of the magnitude of anthropogenic impact on the natural environment; determination of the degree of vulnerability of the natural environment to anthropogenic impact; identification of acute environmental situations; development of a system of actions to improve the environmental situation. The aim of the work is to identify the main factors and components that have the greatest impact on the ecological state of cities and to test the methodology of integrated assessment of the ecological state of the urbanized territory of the metropolitan megalopolis.