bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Representation of solutions of a second order delay differential equation
Authors: Qiu Kee , Wang Jinrong
Published: October 2023

In this article, we study an inhomogeneous second order delay differential equation on the fractal set \(\mathbb{R}^{\alpha n}\) \((0<\alpha\leq 1)\), based on the theory of local calculus. We introduce delay cosine and sine type matrix functions and give their properties on the fractal set. We give the representation of solutions to second order differential equations with pure delay and two delays.

For more information see https://ejde.math.txstate.edu/Volumes/2020/72/abstr.html
Cylindrical Hardy inequalities on half-spaces
Authors: Tuan Duy Nguyen , Nguyen Huy Bac
Published: October 2023

We study some versions of the cylindrical Hardy identities and inequalities in the style of Badiale-Tarantello [2]. We show that the best constants of the cylindrical Hardy inequalities can be improved when we consider functions on half-spaces.

For more information see https://ejde.math.txstate.edu/Volumes/2020/75/abstr.html
Hubungan Durasi Duduk Saat Online Class Dengan Nyeri Punggung Bawah Pada Mahasiswa Kedokteran Universitas Muhammdiyah Yogyakarta
Authors: Choirul Uma Resdenia Widya , Adi Nugraha Muhammad Ardiansyah
Published: October 2023

Nyeri punggung bawah merupakan suatu penyakit yang banyak dijumpai dikalangan masyarakat. Kejadian ini dapat disebabkan oleh beberapa faktor, salah satunya yaitu durasi duduk. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk menentukan adanya hubungan antara lamanya durasi duduk saat online class dengan kejadian nyeri punggung bawah pada mahasiswa Program Studi Kedokteran Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta. Desain penelitian yang digunakan adalah cross sectional yang dilaksanakan pada bulan November-Desember 2021. Subjek penelitian adalah Mahasiswa Program Studi Kedokteran Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta angkatan 2020 yang berjumlah 140 orang dan memenuhi kriteria inklusi dan esklusi. Data penelitian diambil dengan menggunakan Kuesioner Roland-Morris versi Bahasa Indonesia yang dibagikan kepada subjek penelitian melalui Google Form. Analisis data pada penelitian ini menggunakan uji Chi-Square. Penelitian ini didapatkan nilai signifikansi 0,014 <0,05, sehingga terdapat hubungan yang signifikan antara lamanya durasi duduk saat online class dengan kejadian nyeri punggung bawah. Prevalensi kejadian nyeri punggung bawah pada mahasiswa kedokteran angkatan 2020 Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta sebesar 22,9%. Hasil pada penelitian ini didapatkan kesimpulan bahwa adanya hubungan antara lamanya durasi duduk saat online class dengan kejadian nyeri punggung bawah pada mahasiswa kedokteran angkatan 2020 Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta.
Estrategia didáctica de lectoescritura para niños del séptimo año en la unidad educativa Gonzalo S. Córdova
Authors: Zambrano Loor Patricia Karolina , García Espinoza Margot Mercedes , De La Peña Consuegra Geilert
Published: October 2023

La estrategia didáctica diseñada incluye una serie de actividades y materiales que buscan fomentar la comprensión lectora y la expresión escrita en los estudiantes, mediante la estrategia del diario de campo. El objetivo de la presente investigación es diseñar una estrategia didáctica para mejorar la lectoescritura en los niños y niñas del sexto año de la Unidad Educativa Gonzalo S. Córdova, con el fin de aumentar su comprensión lectora y expresión escrita. Para ello, se empleó una metodología descriptiva-correlacional, con un enfoque cualitativo no experimental. La muestra estuvo conformada por 36 estudiantes de séptimo año de educación básica y a 21 docentes de la unidad educativa. Las técnicas empleadas incluyeron dos encuestas pre validadas por expertos. Los resultados obtenidos reflejan que la institución se destaca por su enfoque en la innovación y la mejora constante, con el fin de brindar una educación de calidad que responda a las necesidades actuales. Por tanto, se concluye que la enseñanza de la lectoescritura debe ser consistente y secuencial para permitir a los estudiantes construir sus habilidades de manera gradual. Además, es fundamental que los estudiantes comprendan la relevancia de la lectoescritura en su vida cotidiana.
Estrategia educativa a través de rincones de lectura para fomentar el hábito lector en estudiantes de segundo año de educación general básica
Authors: Loor Caicedo Martha María , Cedeño Macías Leticia Mercedes
Published: October 2023

La importancia de la lectura en edades tempranas es clave para el desarrollo de un aprendizaje futuro a corto y largo plazo, en tal virtud se planteó una investigación en los estudiantes de segundo año de la Unidad Educativa María Piedad Castillo de Levi, la cual tuvo como objetivo proponer una estrategia educativa a través de rincones de lectura para fomentar el hábito lector en los estudiantes. Fue un estudio descriptivo, con enfoque cuantitativo, en el cual se trabajó con 38 personas, 35 padres de familia y 3 docentes obteniendo los siguientes resultados: los padres de familia refirieron que sus hijos no muestran interés por la lectura, estos no leen por iniciativa propia ni disfrutan el proceso, los niños no tienen un vocabulario acorde con su edad, no identifican sus temas de lectura favoritos, leen con dificultad. Las dimensiones de mejor evaluación en los niños al leer fueron la entonación y la dramatización, los resultados más bajos fueron en la dimensión del ritmo. Los docentes consideran que la lectura en los niños es importante como herramienta de aprendizaje, las principales estrategias que utilizan para despertar en los niños el placer de leer se basan en seleccionar lecturas llamativas. Cuando los estudiantes se distraen mientras leen, la mayoría de los docentes, hablan con el grupo explicando lo que sucede luego de que ellos se distraen. Por lo tanto, es importante el uso de rincones de lectura para favorecer el hábito lector en los niños.
AT THE HELM OF THE MODERN GEORGIAN STATE
Authors: KHETSURIANI Konstantine
Published: October 2023

Within the 3 000 year-long history of the statehood of Georgia, a modern Georgian state takes up an extremely short period of time. Georgia, both as a united country and as fragmented and fractionalized into separate state units, was a monarchy for the longest period throughout its history and lasted up to the first annexation of Georgia by Russia (1801-1864). It is also noteworthy that, after the annexation of Georgia by Russia, the Georgian nation, stripped of statehood, was forced to exist under a new monarchy, the Russian Empire, for 117 years. On 26 May 1918, the National Council of Georgia adopted the Act of Independence of Georgia, and the full independence of Georgia was proclaimed. The Georgian nation embarked on building a democratic republic for the first time in its history. This article gives an overview of the historical and legal aspects of the proclamation of the state independence of Georgia on 26 May 1918, of the legal nature of the Act of Independence, its significance after the second annexation of Georgia by Russia (1921), its importance for the restoration of the state independence of Georgia at the beginning of the 1990s (9 April of 1991), and for the building of the modern Georgian state.
TEKNOLOJİK GELİŞMENİN ALTIN FİYATLARINA ETKİSİ: DİJİTAL BANKACILIK ÖRNEĞİ
Authors: BUDAK Serdar
Published: October 2023

Tarihin ilk dönemlerde süs eşyası olarak kullanılmaya başlanan altın, sonrasında bir değişim aracı olarak kullanılmış ve bir güç sembolü haline gelmiştir. Günümüzde altının ticari ve parasal sistemin içindeki yerinin giderek azalması rağmen onun finansal piyasalarca bir yatırım aracı olarak kullanılması devam etmektedir. Altının bir yatırım aracı olarak görülmesi nedeniyle dünya genelinde altın borsaları kurulmuş ve yatırımcılar için aracılık yapmaya başlamıştır. Dolayısıyla altın fiyatlarını belirlenmesinde birçok mikro ve makroekonomik değişken yer almaktadır. Bu bağlamda çalışmanın literatür kısmında yapılan araştırmalara değinilmiştir. Gelişen teknoloji ile 2000’li yıllarda dijital bankacılık kullanımının artış göstermesi ile altın alım-satım işlemlerinin toplumun her kesimi tarafından kolaylıkla yapılır hale gelmiştir. Bu durumunda altın fiyatları üzerinde etkisini olacağı beklenmektedir. Bu çalışma Türkiye’de 2011-2020 döneminde çeyreklik veriler kullanılarak, dijital bankacılık vasıtasıyla yapılan altın alış-satış hacminin, altın fiyatları üzerindeki etkisini ölçmeyi amaçlamıştır. Çalışmanın bağımlı değişkeni olarak gram altın fiyatları belirlenirken, bağımsız değişkenler internet ve mobil bankacılık vasıtasıyla yapılan altın alım-satım işlem hacmidir. Yapılan analiz sonuçlarına göre uzun dönemde bağımsız değişkenlerin, fiyatları üzerinde ciddi bir etkisi olduğu görülmüştür.
İMAM GAZÂLÎ’NİN DÜŞÜNCESİNDE SİYASET VE DEVLET
Authors: RAHMAN Hafijur , SUBAŞI Serbay
Published: October 2023

İmam Gazali, İslam düşüncesinde çok önemli yer edinmiş mümtaz bir şahsiyettir. Gazali, çok çetin şartlarda ve zorlu bir coğrafi bölgede yaşamıştır. Bundan dolayı hem yaşadığı coğrafya ile ilgili ortaya çıkan sorunlara çözüm bulmada hem de bu sorunların analizini yapan, ortada var olan köklü sorunlara karşı yeni ve anlaşır çözümler bulmaya çalışan değerli bir ilmi kişiliktir. Bu bağlamda dönemin en iyi kurumlarından olan Nizamiye Medresesinde müderrislik yapmış ve birçok devlet adamının yetişmesinde öncü olmuştur. Gazali, akıllı kişiliği sayesinde o dönemde gerek ilmi kişiliği olsun gerek dini kişiliği olsun en yüksek noktaya erişmiştir. İleri sürdüğü farklı ve değişik fikirlerle odan noktası olmuş ve birçok insanı da doğrudan etkilemiştir. Bu etki ile başta kelam olama üzere, fıkıh, tasavvuf, mantık ve siyaset alanında da çok fazla etki etmiş ve eserler yazmıştır. Siyaset eserlerinde yaşadığı dönemin karışıklığına rağmen asla taviz vermeyerek İslam’ın hükümlerini net bir şekilde ortaya koymuştur. Onu farklı kılanda devlet başkanlığı, siyaset, din konularındaki bu mükemmel tavrı ve ortaya koyduğu onlarca eserler ve sorunlara karşı pratik bakış açısı olmuştur. Bu makalede İmam Gazalinin özellikle yaşadığı zorlu dönem göz önüne alınarak siyaset ve dine bakış açısı ele alınmış ve bu çerçevede nitel bir araştırma yapılarak onun konuya bakış açısı anlatılmaya çalışılmıştır.
KURUMSAL YÖNETİM BAĞLAMINDA İÇ DENETİM VE BİLGİ İFŞASI İLİŞKİSİ
Authors: KARKACIER Atila
Published: October 2023

Bir kişinin ya da kuruluşun, yasa dışı veya etik dışı faaliyetler ile birlikte yanlış uygulamaları da yetkililere veya kamuoyuna açıklaması olarak ifade edebileceğimiz bilgi ifşası (whistleblowing), şirketlerin daha hesap verebilir ve etik bir şekilde iş yapmalarını teşvik etmesinin yanı sıra, genellikle toplumun çıkarlarına ve kamu yararına hizmet etme noktasında katkı sağlaması açısından oldukça önemlidir. Bu çalışmada kurumsal yönetim bağlamında iç denetim ve bilgi ifşası arasındaki ilişkinin incelenmesi amaçlanmaktadır. İç denetim süreçlerinin, kurumsal yönetim uygulamalarının etkinliği üzerindeki etkisi ve bilgi ifşasının bu süreçlere sağlayabileceği katkının önemi incelenmektedir. Bununla birlikte, iç denetim ve bilgi ifşası arasındaki sinerjiyi vurgulayarak, bu sinerjinin işletmelerin daha şeffaf, hesap verebilir ve güvenilir bir şekilde yönetilmesine nasıl katkı sağlayabileceği üzerinde durulmaktadır. Sonuç olarak kurumsal yönetim, iç denetim ve bilgi ifşası arasındaki önemli ilişkiler ortaya konularak, işletmelerin bu alanlardaki uygulamalarını iyileştirmelerine yardımcı olabilecek teorik bir çerçeve sunulmaktadır.
Knowledge, Beliefs and Attitude towards Sickle Cell Disease among Students of Kampala International University Jinja Teaching Site Uganda
Authors:   Kampala International University, Uganda., Ahmad Jamilu, Ibrahim
Published: October 2023

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is one of the most widespread hereditary disorders among the African lineage. SCD is associated with recurrent severe pain, increased morbidity and mortality yet has received less recognition in the public domain. Evidence of the need to increase awareness to reduce the disease incidence is increasing due to the rising incidence of this preventable disease. This study aimed to describe the knowledge, beliefs and attitude towards SCD of students at Kampala international university. A descriptive cross-sectional study design was employed. A total of 384 university students participated in the study, and using a semi-structured questionnaire, information was collected from participants on demographic characteristics, general knowledge of SCD, and beliefs and attitudes of students towards SCD. Nearly all the students were aware of SCD (99.2%). Knowledge level of respondents on SCD based on scores revealed a mean score of 9.7± 4.5 with 65%, 30%, and 5% for poor, moderate and excellent respectively. Most of the respondents strongly agreed that they feel worried (52.9%) and sympathetic (51.3%) for people affected with SCD. Participants had the belief that it is an inherited disease acquired from parents (48.2%) but not a punishment from God (76.3%). In general, there was a limited understanding and inadequate knowledge of SCD among the students particularly on the pattern of inheritance. Results from the study highlights the need for effective public health education on SCT/SCD in trusted sources such as schools, media (radio/Television), health centres and churches. This is necessary to address misconceptions and increase knowledge level as well as an understanding of the risks of having a child with SCD to influence personal reproductive options. Keywords: Sickle cell disease, Parents, Students, Child, Preventable disease.
Assessment of Self-Medication Practices and its AssociatedFactors among First-Year Medical Students at Kampala International UniversityWestern Campus
Authors:   Kampala International University, Uganda., Daudah Jemimah
Published: October 2023

Self-medication in Uganda is becoming alarming and 7 out of every 10 Ugandan students practice self-medication to assess self-medication practices and its associated factors among first-year medical students of KIU₋WC Bushenyi district western Uganda. This was a crosssectional study conducted among 196 registered first-year medical students of KIU-WC who consented to participate anonymously in the study. Data was collected from them with the help of questionnaires which were coded and entered in SPSS version 25 for analysis. Data was then presented in form tables. The majority 90(45.9%) were between the ages of 21 and 24, the majority 72 (36.5%) were Catholics, and the majority 96(56.5%) were males. The prevalence of self-medication was 98.5%. Many 95 (49.2%) got information about self-medication from family and friends, that the majority 86 (44.6%) used strong pain relievers to self-medicate, and that pharmacies/drug stores were the most common source of drugs used in selfmedication, as suggested by 143 (74.1%). The majority of 134 (69.4%) asked someone before self-medicating, with pharmacists being the most frequently questioned 60 (31.1%). Finally, many 99 (51.3%) of those respondents had no idea whether the drugs they purchased could treat their condition. Many 129 (65.8%) self-medicate only for minor medical conditions, the majority 129 (65.8%) say they get better when they self-medicate, many 72 (36.7%) say it is cheap, and the majority 85 (43.4%) say it is convenient. Of the 193 participants who have ever self-medicated, 62 (32.1%) experienced side effects from the drugs they self-medicated with, and the most common side effect was an allergic reaction, as reported by 26/62 (41.9%). The drugs that caused the most side effects were strong pain relievers and antimalarials, as indicated by 20/62 (32.3%) for each category of drugs. The prevalence of self-medication among first-year medical students at KIUWC Bushenyi in western Uganda is high. The common source of information were friends and family,analgesics or painkillers were commonly used drugs and they commonly asked pharmacists before self-medication. The factors associated with self-medication include being 21-24 years, being male, having easy access to drugs or cheap drugs, prior experience with the illness, medical knowledge as well as self-belief in drugs used. Keywords: Self-medication, First-year medical students, Pharmacists, Drugs, pain relievers and antimalarials.
Dark cloud looming
Authors: Eve Martin Paul
Published: October 2023

Tomorrow I plan to attend the Digital Researcher seminar day at the British Library. It promises to be an excellent day providing insights on how researchers can best employ microblogging, social networking, social bookmarking/citations and many of the other nifty collaborative elements of the web that simply weren't there in the '90s.
PoC Code for Facebook Friend Profile Gatherer
Authors: Eve Martin Paul
Published: October 2023

The code on this page iterates over Facebook profile IDs, employing the CSS History Hack to determine whether each profile has been visited by you. Much of this work is indebted to Jeremiah Grossman and Robert Hansen.
Exactly half-way through my PhD timetable
Authors: Eve Martin Paul
Published: October 2023

Today marks, by my calculations, day 548 of my PhD. I set myself a target to attempt to finish the thesis within three years (1096 days -- 2012 is a leap year) of the 1st of October, 2009; the length of full-time funding I receive from the Arts and Humanities Research Council. As a result, today marks the exact mid-point of that schedule.
International Pynchon Week 2010 Abstracts
Authors: Eve Martin Paul
Published: October 2023

The abstracts for International Pynchon Week 2010 are now online! Of course, I would thoroughly recommend my own paper, which will focus on terrorism and the Cold War in Pynchon's  Against the Day  and Don DeLillo's  Underworld  . In the interests of blatant self-promotion, I cite the abstract here: However, I would be doing a disservice if I didn't recommend my illustrious peers who will also be at the event.
David Leigh and Luke Harding's WikiLeaks: Inside Julian Assange's War on Secrecy
Authors: Eve Martin Paul
Published: October 2023

For all the pains they take throughout to emphasise the vast quantity of editorial resources deployed in the redaction and publication of the most sensational scoops of 2010, the impression one gets reading David Leigh and Luke Harding's  WikiLeaks: Inside Julian Assange's War on Secrecy  is that some of those editors should have been deployed upon the book itself. It has, obviously from the timescale, been put together in a rush.
Applying for AHRC BGP Doctoral Grants
Authors: Eve Martin Paul
Published: October 2023

 2009-03-12 - Arts and Humanities Research Council Funding Application.docx  (18 KB)
 Applying for a Block Grant Partnership Doctoral grant from the AHRC can be a daunting procedure. I was extremely fortunate to have succeeded in this area and, while I don't by any means think that my word is therefore the be-all and end-all, I thought I would share the tips that served me well.
Conditional CSS in Open Journal/Conference Systems
Authors: Eve Martin Paul
Published: October 2023

One of the most tedious aspects of establishing a uniquely themed Open Journal or Open Conference Systems site is in getting the CSS to work as you would like.
In Dubio Contra Reum: a definition
Authors: Eve Martin Paul
Published: October 2023

 Featured image by Пероша under a CC-BY-NC license.  I am currently reading Hannah Arendt's  Eichmann in Jerusalem  and came across the phrase "  in dubio contra reum  " on p. 214. My Latin being a little rusty, and it being late in the day, I whacked the term into Google and was disappointed to find that there was no adequate definition of the term in the search results; merely band names and a German entry.
The Problems of Copyleft, Twitter and Tweets
Authors: Eve Martin Paul
Published: October 2023

There has been a trend, in recent days, of moving towards providing tweets under various licenses; most prominently, Creative Commons Non-commercial Sharealike. While I thoroughly approve of strong copylefting, there were some issues that struck me as incredibly problematic with this stance and I would like, in this post, to briefly explore a few of these areas.
CFP: First Conference of the UK Academic Pynchon Network
Authors: Eve Martin Paul
Published: October 2023

 Image credit: Robert Burdock under a CC-BY-NC-SA license.  This is an announcement regarding the formation, and first UK meeting, of the UK Academic Pynchon Network, to take place on Friday the 1st of April, 2011 at Durham University. The format will be fairly informal, mainly a discussion group inviting work in progress, papers, ideas, chapters etc.
Some brief thoughts on Slavoj Žižek at LSE
Authors: Eve Martin Paul
Published: October 2023

The following constitute a preliminary note-taking/synoptical exercise undertaken for my own benefit, but shared in case anybody finds them useful. I should probably highlight that I have not read all of Žižek's work and would in no way consider myself an expert. Slavoj Žižek's appearance last night at LSE was, as usual, a spectacular mix of fiery political polemic fused with the humour and outrageous showmanship for which he is famed.
XSS for the common good - GreaseMousey
Authors: Eve Martin Paul
Published: October 2023

I know I haven't posted anything here for a good while, but that's because on top of uni work I have a surprise up my sleeve in the not so distant future. I also do intend to continue working on .NETIDS when I finally get some time! This is not that surprising... but something I found interesting. A certain musical group, whom I will not name here, recently changed their forum onto a new proprietary system.
sshsplit: a dynamic tunnel multiplexer
Authors: Eve Martin Paul
Published: October 2023

Introducing sshsplit sshsplit is a GPL-3 licensed application that multiplexes ssh dynamic tunnels.  For example, you might normally run: to get a tunnel on 127.0.0.1:54321 that goes through remote-host. However, if you are using a network-resource-intensive application (torrent clients for example), this single tunnel will not suffice for, say, 1000 concurrent connections.
Picture this: Postcards Competition
Authors: Eve Martin Paul
Published: October 2023

Image credit: grewlike under a CC-BY-NC-SA license.  Picture this: postcards and letters beyond text Postcards Competition – deadline extended!  The arrival date for entries is now the 4 February. There is no entry fee and the competition is open to all. For full details of how to enter, see our website.
SA4QE2011: The Drops
Authors: Eve Martin Paul
Published: October 2023

As part of SA4QE2011, here's three photos of my drop locations (there were many more, but these were the ones I photographed). I'd also like to share this excellent image of the ephemera distributed by Twitter user @Dystopia2009 as part of his event:  Drop #1  Somewhere between Enfield Town and Seven Sisters.  Drop #2  The British Library Cafe.  Drop #3  Somewhere in the British Library.
An XML based XSS PoC platform
Authors: Eve Martin Paul
Published: October 2023

Well, long time no post. Been in hospital. Been busy with college. Life gets in the way of hacking. Usually when one wast to illustrate an XSS vulnerability there are two approaches. The first is to show the client the XSS and assume that they know and understand the impact. The second is to write a fully fledged exploit which takes some form of action on the client's server so that they can see the truly devastating impact.
Plagiarism by Semiotext(e) translations?
Authors: Eve Martin Paul
Published: October 2023

I have just read the disturbing case publicised by Arianna Bove in which, she alleges, Semiotext(e) essentially plagiarised her work on Foucault's translation of Kant's anthropology. While I have not verified the claims and am in no capacity reiterating them myself, I would like to bring this to the attention of anybody considering purchasing the Semiotext(e) edition.
Wikileaks is about capitalist paradigm shift, not single government overthrow
Authors: Eve Martin Paul
Published: October 2023

Julian Assange has just conducted a brief Q&A on the Guardian website and he gave one statement that clearly indicates his fierce intelligence and comprehension of the stakes involved in transparency of government. I felt it worthy enough to merit a post and expository paragraph or two of its own. The quotation reads: There are two points here. Firstly, Assange correctly highlights that it is easy for speech to be free when it has no power.
International Pynchon Week: Day 2
Authors: Eve Martin Paul
Published: October 2023

... International Pynchon Week, Day 2 (continued from previous post).  09:00-10:30 Session V 
Using Unison to synchronize and backup your work [Part 1]
Authors: Eve Martin Paul
Published: October 2023

Everybody yaks on about backup all the time, but few people actually have a viable setup. They say: "yes, I copy stuff to a USB pen". So, if you do that once a week, how much work would you lose if, just before you undertook the backup, your laptop was stolen? This is exactly what happened to me two months ago except that I had a rigorous backup procedure. I left the British Library and was, one hour later, without my laptop.
What is Thomas Pynchon's Gravity's Rainbow about?
Authors: Eve Martin Paul
Published: October 2023

As a scholar working on literature, I am often asked to describe my work in potted form. This necessarily involves an introduction to the work of Thomas Pynchon, an extremely difficult task. Pynchon's novels cannot be considered normal literature; they are vast, sprawling pieces that encompass hundreds of characters, vast historical scope and dense prose.
Delay to Report on First UKPN Meeting
Authors: Eve Martin Paul
Published: October 2023

This is a quick post to give an update on the report from the first meeting of the UK Pynchon Network. I have had several requests for reports on the day and also for recordings. This will all be forthcoming. The delay is due to the fact that Vimeo (YouTube has a restriction of 15 minutes length on most accounts) will not permit free account holders to upload more than 500mb worth of video per week.
OUSU Freedom of Information requests
Authors: Eve Martin Paul
Published: October 2023

So, it transpires that the Oxford University Students Union have had their freedom of information request rejected on the grounds that it is scheduled to be published. The exact wording reads: "I am therefore satisfied it is in the public's interest to withhold this information until it is published by the Russell Group." This is slightly troubling.
Open Hardware: the Netgear WNR3500L
Authors: Eve Martin Paul
Published: October 2023

 Featured image copyright, and courtesy of, My Open Router.  I've been, over the past few years, through about 3 different routers. I had a Thompson Speedtouch, a Netgear DG834GT and, most recently, a Netgear DGN2200. The problem I have always experienced, though, is that when I open a large number of connections (say, using BitTorrent), all these models die a miserable death.
Online crossword helper: http://ana.grammatic.org
Authors: Eve Martin Paul
Published: October 2023

I've been a big fan of cryptic crosswords for several years now. For those who are unaware, these are crosswords in which the clue consists of both a definition (almost always, except in the case of triple definition clues, at the beginning or end) and a subsidiary indicator.
Android Rom Update Utility extractor for Linux
Authors: Eve Martin Paul
Published: October 2023

As my hobby-geek phase draws to a close and I return well and truly to my PhD, I thought it worth sharing this python script I wrote a while back which will extract the update.zip file from an Android RUU.exe file on Linux. There are other items out there that do the same thing, but this is my effort. Usage: modify the options, start the script and then run the RUU under Wine.
The Analytic of Patriotism: On Greg Mitchell's The Age of WikiLeaks
Authors: Eve Martin Paul
Published: October 2023

This is my second review of a book on WikiLeaks, a subject which holds almost indefinite fascination for me, the first being David Leigh and Luke Harding's  WikiLeaks: Inside Julian Assange's War on Secrecy  . The book I am covering today is Greg Mitchell's self published  The Age of WikiLeaks: From Collateral Murder to Cablegate (and Beyond)  . Before proceeding, however, it's worth checking out this video:  This video
Mendeley for Android: Progress update
Authors: Eve Martin Paul
Published: October 2023

This is an update post for my progress on Mendeley for Android. I have just committed code that provides almost working background synchronization to the device. Indeed, the strange image that you can see here is an emulator dump of the Android logcat while the synchronization procedure is running. It's probably worth, at this point, detailing a little bit of what I'm doing.
My recent work at Berfrois
Authors: Eve Martin Paul
Published: October 2023

 Featured image by 1600 Squirrels under a CC-BY-NC-SA license.  I was thrilled recently to be asked to write a piece detailing my recent work on interrelations between Thomas Pynchon and Michel Foucault at the online literary magazine, Berfrois. Feel free to check out the article at their site. This article was released on the same day as the first meeting of the UK Pynchon Network, more on which is to follow in coming days!
Vodcast zu Open Data
Authors: Spielkamp Matthias
Published: October 2023

Die Elektrischen Reporter basteln an einem neuen Video-Format namens ePolitik. Der erste veröffentlichte Testbeitrag kümmert sich um das Thema Open Data: Was ist das, warum gibt es diese Idee, was bewirkt sie bereits, was kann sie noch bewirken, wie ist die Situation in Deutschland – all diese Fragen werden angesprochen. Und natürlich die Frage, wie die rechtliche Situation derzeit aussieht (spoiler alarm: sehr kompliziert!
Florida Everglades Wading Bird Project Manager
Authors: Ernest Morgan
Published: October 2023

The Weecology lab group run by Ethan White and Morgan Ernest at the University of Florida is seeking a Project Manager to conduct and manage a long-term field study of breeding wading bird colonies in the Florida Everglades.
Podiumsdiskussion zum Leistungsschutzrecht bei der IFA: Leistungsschutzrecht oder Informationsfreiheit – auf dem Weg zur öffentlich-rechtlichen Presse?
Authors: Otto Philipp
Published: October 2023

Der eco – Verband der deutschen Internetwirtschaft e.V. veranstaltet heute bei der medienwoche@IFA eine Podiumsdiskussion zum Leistungsschutzrecht. Mit dabei auch iRights.info-Projektleiter Matthias Spielkamp.
Enquete-Kommission zum Mitmachen
Authors: Weitzmann John Hendrik
Published: October 2023

Nach einigem Hin-und-Her hat es doch noch geklappt: Die schon zum Start der “Internet-Enquete” des Bundestages angekündigte Einbeziehung aller Netzbürger als sogenannter 18. Sachverständiger ist Wirklichkeit geworden, in Form einer Webplattform unter http://enquetebeteiligung.de/ auf Basis von Adhocracy.
Mash-Ups im Bewegtbild (IV): Enthält Content von Leni Riefenstahl
Authors: Pachali David
Published: October 2023

Auf dem Symposium ‘Verbotene Filme‘ vom 8.-10. September wird es auch um Mash-Ups und Remixe gehen. Kuratiert von Ilja Braun und Valie Djordjevic gibt es am Donnerstagabend das 90-minütige Kurzfilmprogramm ‘Mash-Up-Rolle’. Anschließend wird sich die Abendveranstaltung ‘Filmkunst trifft Netzkunst’ dem Thema widmen. Daneben gibt eine Panel-Diskussion Arts and politics: How political is the remix and mash-up culture?
Children as victims and perpetrators of criminal offenses
Authors: Antonović Ratomir
Published: October 2023

Children and minors in most criminal legislations in the world enjoy a privileged status due to their psychological and physical immaturity. While children belong to the category of completely criminally irresponsible persons, minors are subject to liability, but under specific conditions, defined by the Criminal Code of the Republic of Serbia and the Law on juvenile offenders and the criminal protection of minors. The latest events that have taken place in the Republic of Serbia have encouraged thinking about whether the age limit for criminal responsibility should be reduced, whether punitive measures should be tightened and what preventive measures should be taken to reduce the issue of children and minors committing crimes and prevent tragedies like the tragedy from happening again in the model elementary school "Vladislav Ribnikar" in Belgrade.
La revocación y la seguridad jurídica en el derecho administrativo comparado
Authors: Ruiz Villavicencio Roxana Miriam , Ludeña González Gerardo Francisco , Ruiz Villavicencio Ricardo Edmundo , Ruiz Villavicencio Giovana Edith , Cueva Quezada Nilton Isaias
Published: October 2023

La potestad de revocación en la administración pública, deja sin efecto actos válidos, situación que en algunos casos afecta la seguridad jurídica en perjuicio del administrado. El presente artículo tuvo como objetivo describir desde una revisión bibliográfica si la revocación de actos administrativos afecta la seguridad jurídica y los derechos fundamentales del administrado y cuál es su tratamiento en el derecho comparado. La presente investigación es de revisión bibliográfica descriptiva desde artículos de la base de datos de revistas indexadas como Scopus, Scielo, Redalyc y google académico con una antigüedad no mayor de 9 años, habiendo revisado 28 manuscritos de los cuales con los criterios de inclusión y exclusión del método prisma, se seleccionaron 18 manuscritos. Se concluye que, la inadecuada aplicación de la revocación afecta la seguridad jurídica y vulnera los derechos fundamentales del administrado enfocados de diferentes aristas desde el derecho comparado.
Records of new and rare beetles in Luxembourg (Insecta: Coleoptera)
Authors: Gerend Raul
Published: October 2023

Twenty species from ten different families of Coleoptera are recorded as new to the fauna of Luxembourg. Another ten species are rarely found, the most remarkable of those included being Calosoma sycophanta (Linnaeus, 1758) previously recorded for the last time in 1915.
Performance Evaluation of Steel Slag on Hot Mix Asphalt Mixture
Authors: Mohamed Hazem Ahmed , Al Allam Allam Musbah , Saleh Hosni Abdulrahman
Published: October 2023

Researchers have been actively exploring alternative substances to modify asphalt mixtures and improve their qualities. While asphalt has been the traditional binder used in road construction due to its excellent adhesive and waterproofing properties. In this investigation, an assessment is conducted in a laboratory environment to evaluate the effectiveness of incorporating recycled steel slag as an addition in hot mix asphalt. The utilization of the Superpave mix design methodology was employed in this study to modify fine steel slag with a particle size of 300 m. Various percentages of steel slag modifier, namely 5%, 10%, 15%, and 20% of the total weight of the fine aggregate, were incorporated. The outcomes of this investigation revealed that the mixtures containing steel slag exhibited superior performance compared to those without any slag addition, serving as the control sample (0% (slag. The inclusion of steel slag in the asphalt mixes has demonstrated a significant enhancement in stability while concurrently reducing the levels of permanent deformation. The outcomes derived from the study indicate that asphalt mixtures containing steel slag additives at varying proportions (5%, 10%, 15%, and 20% by weight of the fine aggregates) exhibited superior performance in terms of the indirect tensile modulus test, static creep test, and dynamic creep test when compared to the control sample. Notably, the results highlight that the incorporation of 15% steel slag yielded the most favorable overall performance values among the tested asphalt mixes.
AUTOENGANO
Authors: Jefferson de Souza Maia
Published: October 2023

o ato de enganar é corriqueiro e lógico, nos termos X engana Y: o políticodissimulado promete, a criança mimada choraminga para alcançar seus objetivos, o galãsedutor entoa juras de amor para arrebatar sua Dulcineia, o pracista sonega o imposto doproduto vendido, o estudante preguiçoso pratica o plágio. Não há segredo. Enganar significa:fazer crer a alguém algo que não é verdadeiro. Mas o que acontece quando X engana X?Embora seja difícil reconhecer, nos enganamos demasiadamente, isto é, nos auto enganamostanto ou mais do que enganamos a outrem. O auto-engano está para o ser humano assim comoa liberdade da escolha está para Sartre: é uma condenação. Tanto que adiantamos odespertador para não perdermos a hora; sempre achamos que estamos com a razão no trânsito;criticamos o político corrupto, mas furamos a fila do banco; só levamos realmente a sério osargumentos que sustentam nossas crenças. Além disso, temos a nosso próprio respeito umaopinião que quase nunca coincide com a extensão de nossos defeitos e qualidades. Estetrabalho trata disso: o auto-engano como mentira que contamos a nós mesmos. Essefenômeno é aqui analisado sob o princípio délfico do conhece-te a ti mesmo – defendido porSócrates numa visão crítica e indagadora sobre as crenças e paixões que nos governam – apartir da interpretação sobre o livro O Auto-engano, do economista brasileiro EduardoGiannetti da Fonseca.
MÍDIAS DIGITAIS E ESCOLA DO CAMPO NA PANDEMIA: pelas veredas da sala de aula multisseriada – Riachão/PB.
Authors: Erinaldo Moura do Nascimento  , Rouseane da Silva Paula Queiroz
Published: October 2023

Nesta investigação o foco principal foi escrever sobre a realidade de uma turmade aula multisseriada, localizada em Várzea Grande, na área rural do município deRiachão/PB. O objetivo geral desta pesquisa foi estabelecer relações entre o uso das mídias eo avanço na aprendizagem de estudantes do Ensino Fundamental I, com especial destaque aoletramento digital. Trata-se de uma pesquisa qualitativa, na qual foi realizado um questionárioonline com cinco professores, através do Google Forms. Assim, a partir dessas respostasidentificamos alguns pontos importantes para a análise, a saber: o contexto local, que por serrural vivia o isolamento geográfico anterior ao período pandêmico, e a participação da escolamunicipal no Programa Integra PB.
Capítulo 11: Aprendizaje Basado en Problemas para la mejora del rendimiento académico en estudiantes universitarios
Authors:   Universidad Privada de Tacna, Laura De La Cruz Kevin Mario , Paja Aguilar Maritza Magdalena ,   Universidad Nacional Enrique Guzmán y Valle, Chiri Saravia Paulo Cesar ,   Universidad Nacional Enrique Guzmán y Valle, Espinoza Vidaurre Sam Michael ,   Universidad Privada de Tacna, Montesinos Valencia Cecilia Claudia ,   Universidad Privada de Tacna, Leo Rossi Ernesto Alessandro ,   Escuela de Posgrado Newman de Tacna
Published: October 2023

El propósito del estudio fue analizar cómo el aprendizaje basado en problemas afecta el desempeño académico de los estudiantes universitarios. Se utilizó una metodología descriptiva correlacional causal y se encuestó a una muestra de 55 estudiantes. En los resultados se pudo observar que la clasificación de términos en la mayoría de los estudiantes presenta un nivel regular al 45.5%, Además, las dimensiones "definición de problemas", "análisis de problemas", "clasificación del análisis", "definición de metas" y "reporte de hallazgos" tienen un porcentaje similar de eficiencia, con un 43.6 %, 47.3 %, 49.1 %, 41.8 % y 40.0 %, respectivamente. Se observó que la definición de metas es la dimensión más eficiente y el análisis de problemas es la más deficiente. En cuanto a las dimensiones del rendimiento académico, se encontró que la mayoría de los estudiantes se encuentra en el nivel regular, con un 49.1 % y 47.3 % en las dimensiones "capacidad" y "proceso formativo", respectivamente. La capacidad es la dimensión más eficiente y el proceso formativo es la más deficiente. Se concluye que el aprendizaje basado en problemas tiene una influencia significativa en el rendimiento académico de los estudiantes universitarios, con una dependencia de Nagelkerke del 71.5 %.
Capítulo 13: Análisis socioeconómico de hogares dirigidos por mujeres que habitan en Monte Sinaí del cantón Guayaquil acreedoras de microcréditos
Authors:   Universidad de Guayaquil, Yumibanda Montiel Larry , Guapi Guamán Wilson ,   Universidad de Guayaquil, Garabiza Castro Bella del Rocío ,   Universidad de Guayaquil, Sánchez Gordillo Olinda ,   Universidad de Guayaquil
Published: October 2023

La inclusión financiera de las personas que se encuentran en pobreza y pobreza extrema es una de las actividades de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible de la Agenda 2030 de las Naciones Unidas, situando en una de las metas globales la necesidad de fortalecer la capacidad de las instituciones financieras nacionales para fomentar y ampliar el acceso a los servicios bancarios, financieros y de seguros para todos. Sin embargo, el acceso a microcréditos por sí solo no siempre impacta en el nivel socioeconómico de los acreedores. En ese marco, el objetivo del presente estudio a través de un enfoque mixto consiste en analizar el impacto que tienen los microcréditos entregados a las mujeres en situación de vulnerabilidad que habitan en el sector de Monte Sinaí en su empoderamiento y situación socioeconómica, después de un año de haber accedido a microcréditos para incubar o potencializar sus ideas de negocio. Se concluye en que el acceso a microcréditos debe complementarse con una asesoría y acompañamiento técnico para que los recursos se destinen a la inversión y al crecimiento.
Capítulo 19: Índices de Calidad de Agua en un sistema lótico: estudio de caso río Cesar - Colombia
Authors:   Universidad Popular del Cesar, Ariza Restrepo Jaime Luis , Rodríguez Díaz Yim James ,   Universidad Popular del Cesar, Oñate Barraza Hernando Carlos ,   Universidad Popular del Cesar, Rodríguez Becerra Lina Patricia ,   Universidad Popular del Cesar, Dávila Castillo Grey Paola ,   Universidad Popular del Cesar, Villate Barrero Andrés Julián ,   Universidad Popular del Cesar, Acosta Acosta Hermes Junior ,   Universidad Popular del Cesar, Flórez Alvarado Andrea Carolina ,   Universidad Popular del Cesar
Published: October 2023

La calidad del agua superficial es un tema discutido a nivel mundial, principalmente por la influencia de contaminantes de origen antrópico, como resultado de esto, diversas entidades gubernamentales, ambientales, universidades y organizaciones dedicadas a la conservación del medio ambiente se han dedicado a evaluar los efectos e impactos generados por las actividades humanas. El río Cesar juega un papel vital en el departamento y las ciudades cercanas, ya que son áreas clave para diversas actividades económicas fundamentales de la región, sin embargo, estas actividades han tenido un impacto negativo en los ecosistemas de esta fuente de agua natural. Por lo tanto, el objetivo de esta investigación fue determinar la calidad de la cuenca media del río Cesar por medio del Índice de Calidad del Agua desarrollado por el IDEAM, en la cual se tomaron seis estaciones de muestreo y se analizaron cinco parámetros (pH, conductividad eléctrica, oxígeno disuelto, sólidos suspendidos y Demanda Química de Oxígeno), encontrando que la cuenca media varia de una calidad regular a mala a lo largo de esta cuenca.
Capítulo 23: Sustentabilidad ambiental de un agroecosistema antropogénico en el sur del Perú: el caso de La Yarada-Los Palos- Perú
Authors:   Universidad Privada de Tacna, Cartagena Cutipa Raul , Rivera Herrera Hugo Javier ,   Universidad Privada de Tacna, Almanza Quispe Williams Sergio ,   Universidad Nacional Jorge Basadre Grohmann, Arias Escobar Jesús ,   Universidad Nacional de Juliaca, Figueroa Donayre Edgardo Martin ,   Universidad Nacional de Juliaca, Quispe Capajaña Mateo ,   Universidad Nacional de Juliaca, Velásquez Ccosi Percy Fermín ,   Universidad San Cristóbal de Huamanga
Published: October 2023

En el sur del Perú, se evaluó la sustentabilidad ambiental del agroecosistema La Yarada-Los Palos mediante el Proceso de Análisis Jerárquico (AHP) y el análisis multicriterio. Se encontró que las externalidades, la estabilidad y resiliencia, y el manejo de recursos hídricos son los aspectos más relevantes. No obstante, los subindicadores revelaron niveles críticos de sustentabilidad en la abundancia de especies vegetales y la presencia de insectos auxiliares, mientras que la calidad del agua y el potencial de salinización mostraron un nivel medio. El agroecosistema se ve afectado por la alta dependencia de insumos externos y la falta de sistemas tecnificados para el manejo del agua. Además, el uso predominante de energía fósil en maquinarias agrícolas genera un impacto ambiental negativo. En general, la sustentabilidad ambiental del agroecosistema fue del 39,47 %, lo que lo califica como un sistema con un bajo nivel de sostenibilidad ambiental.
KOMPOSISI KARAWITAN “ATMA PRASANGSA”
Authors: Saptono Saptono , Putra I Gede Mahendra Adi , Sujayanthi Ni Wayan Masyuni
Published: October 2023

Atma Prasangsa merupakan proses perjalanan roh atau jiwa dari semasa seseorang masih hidup hingga mencapai moksa. Dalam kehidupan sehari-hari, penata menghubungkan arti dari Atma Prasangsa tersebut dengan pengalaman pribadi penata yang kehilangan seorang kakek yang bernama I Wayan Ngarda. Melihat fenomena tersebut, penata mengangkat Atma Prasangsa untuk dijadikan sebuah judul komposisi karawitan dalam bentuk tabuh kreasi. Karena keterbatasan alat dan pendukung dari pihak mitra yang diakibatkan kerena even Pesta Kesenian Bali, maka penata memutuskan untuk melakukan peminjaman gamelan Angklung sebagai media ungkap dalam garapan ini di Banjar Kayutulang Canggu. Karya Atma Prasangsa ini bertujuan sebagai penghormatan untuk almarhum dari kakek penata sendiri. Gamelan Angklung tergolong gamelan yang berlaras selendro empat nada. Garapan ini menggunakan struktur bagian-bagian dan diputuskan menggunakan lima bagian. Adapun penonjolan yang penata buat untuk memfokuskan ide penata kedalam garapan yaitu pada bagian dua dan bagian keempat yang dimana bagian tersebut menggambarkan kesedihan dan mengikhlaskan kepergian dari kakek penata sendiri. Durasi dari keseluruhan garapan ini berkisar 12 menit. Semoga dengan adanya garapan ini masyarakat bisa mengikuti pembaharuan dalam seni karawitan khususnya pada gamelan Angklung.
Statement of the Polish Wound Management Association on larval therapy in wound management
Authors: Mrozikiewicz-Rakowska Beata , Tusiński Marcin , Lipiński Przemysław , Bazaliński Dariusz , Dynarska Jolanta , Czwakiel Lidia , Zymon Aneta , Mospan Bożena , Malinowska Katarzyna , Sopata Maciej , Jawień Arkadiusz
Published: October 2023

Brak. Niewymagane.
Diabetic foot ulcers: recent advances and future directions
Authors: Armstrong David G.
Published: October 2023

Niewymagany.
The Study of Relationship Between Lifestyle Choices and MBTI
Authors: Lee Joanne , Park Kyoung Un , Yun Hyojin , Lee Suejeong , Yun Hyejin
Published: October 2023

The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between lifestyle choices and MBTI. There were 86 participants who recorded their responses on a Google Form. Participants were provided a link to an MBTI assessment if they were unsure or had not taken an MBTI assessment prior to completing the form. Personality is believed to affect our preferences and our behavior. A total of 15 questions related to lifestyle choices were asked, and the data was compiled to determine whether there was a correlation between MBTI personality types and their lifestyle choices. An additional two questions were asked about gender and age for biographical data. To ascertain if personality is intrinsically related to lifestyle, commonalities had to be found within most members of each MBTI type. These questions include one’s usual state of mind, preferred entertainment genre, (prospective) career field, and a multitude of other insightful questions about one’s preferences. However, one limitation of this study was the relatively small sample size to the number of 16 MBTI types. The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is a popular form of personality assessment that people use to aid their daily lives. Many people use their MBTI type to explore their strengths and weaknesses and improve them. This is done through understanding the role of cognitive functions and their varying strength by each MBTI type. Because people who share an MBTI type have so many behavioral similarities, there may also be a relationship between MBTI types and preferences.