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Global Development and Colonial Power
Authors: Bendix Daniel
Published: February 2025

Although Germany was one of the principal colonising nations in Africa and today is the world’s second largest aid donor , there is no literature on the postcolonial condition of contemporary German development policy.

This book explores German development endeavours by state institutions as well as NGOs, and provides evidence of development policy’s unacknowledged entanglement in colonial modes of thought and practice. It zooms in on concrete policies and practices in selected fields of intervention: development education and billboard advertising in Germany, and – taking Tanzania as a case in point – obstetric care and population control in the Global South. The analysis finds that disregarding colonial continuities means to perpetuate the inequalities and injustices that development policy claims to fight. This book argues that colonial power in global development needs to be understood as functioning through the transnational character of development policy at home and abroad.
Reviving the Love for Economic Justice
Authors: Ossewaarde-Lowtoo Roshnee
Published: February 2025

In Reviving the Love for Economic Justice, Roshnee Ossewaarde-Lowtoo argues that the options for organizing economies are not limited to individualistic capitalism and collectivistic communism because the democratic commitment to human dignity requires the transcendence of the materialistic premises of both politico-economic arrangements. She therefore shifts the conversation to the more fundamental level of conflicting values and ideals, showing that the cultural and political failure to bring about humane economies can largely be blamed on the cultural preference for utility and wealth over justice and civic friendship. Ossewaarde-Lowtoo explores ways in which such cultural prejudice could be overcome so that the notion that humans are intrinsically related to each other and hence responsible for each other could gain ground. She argues that it is legitimate and realistic to hold out hope that both economies and markets can be subordinated to the higher goals of civic friendship and justice because human experience reveals love as the telos of human existence.
Marginalized Groups in the Caribbean
Authors: Bissessar Ann Marie , Boodram Cheryl-Ann Sarita , Bobb Daniele
Published: February 2025

Throughout the world, policy makers argue that they develop and implement policies to benefit all members of their society. Marginalized Groups in the Caribbean argues that the policies introduced by several governments in the Caribbean lead to the exclusion of groups within these societies. Using both research and interviews, the authors explore how certain groups are excluded from the policy-making process and do not have a voice. The groups highlighted in this book include criminal deportees, women, children, first peoples, refugees, and victims of floods. The three authors in this book are experts in separate disciplines: policy making, social work, as well as gender and development. They bring their respective experiences to bear in their arguments, showing many sides to the exclusionary effects of laws and promoting strategies for change.
The Alternative Right's Attempt at Autocratic Democracy in Twenty-First Century America
Authors: Baker Chuck A.
Published: February 2025

The Alternative Right’s Attempt at Autocratic Democracy in Twenty-First Century America analyzes the several significant factors that influenced the cultural environment to move American democracy toward authoritarianism. Chuck A. Baker hypothesizes that growing xenophobia, the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the 2008 recession, and neoliberal economic philosophy were the shocks that made possible a lurch toward autocratic democracy. Several of the central tenets embedded in fascism like conventionalism, acquiescence to coercion, and hostility toward the less powerful would manifest as autocratic-democratic rule gained traction. As minority communities were made vulnerable, the lethality of police practices against unarmed minorities and the government’s response to such coercive oppression motivated protests throughout America. The January 6, 2021 Capital riots made clear that the far-right was willing to utilize violence to meet their goal. Statements that situated ‘Making America Great Again’ reminded right-wing extremists of an epoch in which racism and sexism were part of the American society’s structure. This book examines, in a sociological manner, the factors that made autocratic democracy palatable to a large plurality of Americans. The text discusses the reason for social change in the middle twentieth century and then utilizes quantitative methodology to elucidate the events in the twenty-first century that threaten democracy through authoritarian practices.
Korean Immigrants from Latin America
Authors: Bae Jin Suk
Published: February 2025

Korean Immigrants from Latin America explores the migration and resettlement experiences of Koreans from Latin America now residing in the New York metropolitan area. It uses interview data from 102 Korean secondary migrants from Latin America to explore the religious, familial, economic, and educational dimensions of their migration and resettlement processes in the U.S. As Korean and Latino immigrants share increasingly close interactions with each other in various urban settings, these Korean remigrants can serve as links between Korean and Spanish speakers as well as liaisons among diverse groups. This book shows a surprising degree of diversity within the seemingly homogenous Korean population in the U.S. and demonstrates the unacknowledged linguistic and cultural differences among them.
The Soviet method of shifting responsibility Show trials of state defence leaders in the Soviet Union and their impact on the Gábor Péter case
Authors: Kádár Éva
Published: February 2025

By analysing the responsibility of the successive Soviet leaders of state defence, Genrikh Yagoda, Nikolai Ezhov and Lavrentiy Beria, their role in building Stalin’s terror and the criminal trials against them, I want to answer the question of how Stalin’s model of transfer of responsibility and the instructions from the Soviet leadership influenced the Gábor Péter case. My aim is to explore how the model of the Beria trial and Soviet influence shaped the concept of the Gábor Péter case, how it added new elements to it, and finally, why real elements were included in the prosecution’s case. In my article, I would also like to shed light on how Mátyás Rákosi was able to use the method of shifting the blame in order to avoid his political downfall until 1956.
Retos y oportunidades en la politica de vivienda social y sustentable en San Luis Potosí
Authors: Morales Ramos Raúl Bernardo , Reyes Pineda Sonia Patricia
Published: February 2025

La Política Nacional de Vivienda (PNV) en México ha sido un instrumento clave en la búsqueda de mejorar el acceso a la vivienda digna. Este artículo examina el impacto social y sustentable de la PNV en la ciudad de San Luis Potosí, con un enfoque en su implementación entre los años 2012 y 2017. Mediante una metodología mixta que incluye encuestas a 350 habitantes de la ciudad, se analiza cómo la política ha influido en el acceso a la vivienda, la regularización de la propiedad y la seguridad patrimonial. Los resultados muestran que, aunque ha habido avances significativos en el desarrollo de la vivienda, persisten barreras, especialmente en áreas rurales, donde muchas viviendas aún carecen de infraestructura básica adecuada. Se encontró que el 34.3% de los encuestados enfrenta dificultades para acceder a créditos de vivienda, lo que limita su capacidad para mejorar sus condiciones de vida. Además, un 14.3% de los encuestados está insatisfecho con la calidad de las viviendas que han adquirido. Estos hallazgos resaltan la necesidad de continuar mejorando la implementación de la PNV, con un enfoque especial en la equidad territorial y en la provisión de servicios básicos. Este artículo concluye con recomendaciones para fortalecer las políticas públicas en materia de vivienda, garantizando que estas contribuyan de manera más efectiva al bienestar social y al desarrollo sustentable, con un enfoque integral que considere tanto las áreas urbanas como rurales.
La diversidad de género en los consejos como estrategia de sostenibilidad para prevenir el fraude corporativo
Authors: Cervantes Cabrera Osmar Axel
Published: February 2025

La diversidad de género es un tema de gran relevancia en el ámbito empresarial actual. La participación de las mujeres en posiciones de liderazgo es un elemento clave para el desarrollo de empresas dada su influencia en diversas áreas de desempeño financiero y de gobernanza. El presente estudio presenta una exploración de la literatura respecto al fraude corporativo, así como la relación entre la presencia femenina y la comisión de actos de fraude dentro de las compañías. En específico se realizó una recopilación de informes de gobernanza, la participación de mujeres y actos de fraude en empresas cotizadas latinoamericanas entre los años 2008 y 2022 conformando un total de 1,431 observaciones, cuya primera aproximación se realizó mediante un estudio estadístico descriptivo.
ÇEVİK LİDERLİĞİN TAKIM HEDEF BAĞLILIĞINA ETKİSİNDE YAŞIN DÜZENLEYİCİ ROLÜNÜN İNCELENMESİ
Authors: Karatay Gizem , Uzun Hülya
Published: February 2025

Bu araştırmanın amacı, TR33 Ekonomik bölgesinde (Afyonkarahisar, Kütahya, Manisa, Uşak) bulunan işletmelerde çevik liderliğin takım hedef bağlılığa etkisinde yaşın düzenleyici rolünü incelemektir. Araştırmanın kapsamını TR33 Ekonomik bölgesinde (Afyonkarahisar, Kütahya, Manisa, Uşak) Ar-Ge merkezi olan işletmeler oluşturmaktadır. Bu anlamda örneklem çerçevesi TR33 Ekonomik bölgesinde yer alan il ve ilçelerin Ticaret odalarına kayıtlı 47 adet işletme olarak belirlenmiştir. Veriler, anket tekniği ile elde edilmiştir. Araştırmada katılımcılar, kolayda örneklem yöntemiyle belirlenmiştir. Araştırma kapsamında verilerin analizinde SPSS 22.0 kullanılmıştır. Verilerin değerlendirilmesinde; öncelikle çevik liderlik ölçeğinin boyutlarını belirlemek amacıyla faktör analizi yapılmıştır. Belirlenen çevik liderlik boyutları ile takım hedef bağlılığı arasındaki ilişkinin belirlenmesi amacıyla korelasyon analizi gerçekleştirilmiştir. Daha sonra çevik liderliğin ve boyutlarının takım hedef bağlılığı üzerine etkisini incelemek amacıyla basit doğrusal ve çoklu doğrusal regresyon analizleri yapılmıştır. En sonunda ise yaşın düzenleyici etkisini belirleyebilmek amacıyla PROCESS Makro (Process v4.2) yama uygulaması kullanılarak regresyon analizi yapılmıştır. Analiz sonucunda; çevik liderliğin, yetkinlik, hızlı, esnek ve değişim odaklılık, takım odaklılık ve sonuç odaklılık olmak üzere dört boyutunun tespit edildiği, bu boyutlardan sadece takım odaklılığın takım hedef bağlılığı üzerine etkisinde yaşın düzenleyici etkisinin olduğu belirlenmiştir.
Artificial Intelligence in the Context of Education: An Emerging Trend
Authors: Dr. Murtaza Ali Laghari  , Dr. Abida Siddiqui  , Momina Musarat Ali
Published: February 2025

Over the past decades since the term's inception, the definition and usage of artificial intelligence have varied greatly. In general, the term refers to a broad range of technologies that assist computers in analyzing their surroundings and acting upon them in order to accomplish particular objectives. Artificial intelligence, in contrast to other technologies, aims to do tasks that were previously thought to be limited to human capabilities and linked with human intelligence to the greatest extent feasible. The research study involved explanatory type engaging in mix-method research approach to go through the in-depth of the study which facilitated the researcher to explore the actual of investigation. The philosophy to go through the mix-method to conduct this research study is to get realistic facts based on ontological stance that empower epistemological giant for better understanding and resolution of the issues that are dealt with current emerging trends. The data was analyzed through thematic analysis and with the help of SPSS 26. The artificial intelligence as an emerging trend is moving the world towards a revolution that can change the human life which have never been impacted since last decades. The artificial intelligence has changed the ways of teaching and learning in the field of education as never been intended before, this revolutionary change can bring a huge change in ways of human thinking and observation. The education in the new era has be more relax and easy to cope up with this revolutionary emerging trend. The learners as well as instructors can get the better results in the usage of artificial intelligence as it can help in introducing different teaching techniques which can prove to be effective during the teaching and learning process.
Comparación entre cálculo de requerimientos nutricionales por calorimetría indirecta y fórmulas de predicción
Authors: Navarrete Naranjo Ariana Belén , Parreño Freire Constanza Michelle
Published: February 2025

El gasto energético en reposo (GER), se define como la energía requerida para las funciones vitales, incluyendo las cerebrales, cardiacas y respiratorias. Su cálculo es crucial para evitar la sobreestimación de necesidades, que pueda producir desbalances y trastornos nutricionales relacionados con la ingesta y absorción de nutrientes. Entre las ecuaciones predictivas más reconocidas se encuentran: Harris-Benedict, Mifflin-St y propuesta por la FAO.  No obstante, estas ecuaciones presentan limitaciones, sesgos y amplios márgenes de error. En la actualidad, se recomienda el uso de métodos con mayor precisión, como la calorimetría indirecta (CI), considerada un método de primera línea debido a su carácter no invasivo y su precisión. Este método se basa en la medición del intercambio gaseoso, especialmente en la cuantificación del consumo de oxígeno (VO₂) y la producción de dióxido de carbono (VCO₂). La energía derivada de la oxidación de nutrientes, como: carbohidratos, proteínas y grasas, requiere oxígeno y produce dióxido de carbono en proporciones específicas. La presente investigación es de tipo cualitativo, basado en una revisión bibliográfica sistemática en la que se analizaron 40 estudios científicos obtenidos de bases de datos indexadas. Los resultados obtenidos evidencian el potencial, de la calorimetría indirecta frente a las ecuaciones predictivas, que resultan útiles en poblaciones heterogéneas, por lo que es imprescindible considerar el margen de error en su aplicación. Por otro lado, la calorimetría indirecta se posiciona como el gold standard en el cálculo del Gasto Energético en Reposo (GER) en pacientes críticos, ofreciendo una ventaja significativa en cuanto a la estimación precisa y terapia nutricional.
SSI Part 4: The Inheritors
Authors: Titus Alexander
Published: February 2025

I was born with brittle bones. Not metaphorically—

literally.

Osteogenesis imperfecta, Type III. My bones fractured under the weight of my own body. By the time I turned twelve, I’d broken every bone you could name and a few you probably couldn’t. It defined my childhood, shaping every moment of my life into a careful negotiation between risk and inevitability.
Cultura científica de la A a la Z
Authors: Michán Layla
Published: February 2025

Cultura científica de la A a la Z

Entender, de manera general y actualizada, la información científica es una habilidad indispensable para cualquier ciudadano. De hecho, aunque parezca obvio, para cualquier ámbito de la práctica científica es fundamental reconocer, entender y manejar ágilmente los conceptos, métodos, iniciativas, movimientos y herramientas propias de las ciencias.
PENGEMBANGAN PENGEMBANGAN SISTEM ADMINISTRASI DESA SIBETAN KARANGASEM SEBAGAI IMPLEMENTASI SMART VILLAGE
Authors: Juliana Eka Putra I Gede , I Made Adi Surya Permana  , Komang Bintang Padma Wiguna  , I Gede Bayu Arya Pardede  , Ni Luh Made Murniati
Published: February 2025

Desa digital adalah konsep yang diinisiasi oleh pemerintah untuk mempercepat perkembangan setiap desa di Indonesia. Desa-desa yang sebelumnya bersifat konvensional perlu mengalami transformasi menyeluruh menjadi desa digital. Salah satu tujuan utamanya adalah untuk menyebarkan informasi dengan cepat, akurat, dan mudah dipahami oleh penduduk desa. Desa Sibetan, sebagai contoh, berkomitmen untuk menjadi desa digital dengan mengembangkan sebuah situs web Pengaduan Masyarakat yang cocok dengan karakteristik desa mereka. Hampir semua desa didorong untuk menggunakan teknologi informasi guna meningkatkan pelayanan informasi. Di Desa Sibetan, langkah yang diambil adalah membuat sistem informasi Pengaduan Masyarakat berbasis website agar pengaduan dari masyarakat dapat ditangani lebih mudah dan cepat oleh pihak desa. Perancangan sistem informasi ini mengadopsi metode prototipe untuk menyesuaikan dengan kebutuhan pengguna.
GAMBARAN PERANCANGAN DESAIN USER INTERFACE SISTEM FILLING REKAM MEDIS DI RUMAH SAKIT UMUM DHARMA YADNYA
Authors: Made Wahyu Aditya
Published: February 2025

The manual recording of borrowing and returning medical record documents using expedition books leads to several challenges, such as incomplete data on borrowing and returning medical record documents beyond 24 hours, as well as delays in returning medical record documents. Additionally, manual expedition book usage is less effective and efficient. The purpose of this research is to understand the overview of designing the user interface for filling system medical record documents. The research method used is descriptive qualitative with the waterfall design method.. The research results indicate that the user acceptance level of the user interface design falls within the acceptable category. This indicates that the user interface design for the electronic expedition system of inpatient medical records has a good level of usability. With an average score of 90, there is no need for further improvements in the user interface design, which can be considered as a recommendation to Dharma Yadnya General Hospital.
Beyond aesthetics: Ethnographic encounters with murals in Belgrade
Authors: Miličičová Jolana
Published: February 2025

The streets of Belgrade are filled with all kinds of street (art) interventions, including murals. In this article I argue that murals are not merely a means for artistic expression or beautification of urban space. While approaching murals from an ecological perspective, that goes beyond their aesthetic and visual aspects, I show that murals are complex entities that not only manage to communicate with each other and take on new meanings over time, but they are also intertwined with the "ecosystem" of the capital and Serbian society. Based on ethnographic encounters with two Belgrade murals, I trace the post-socialist transformation of both Serbian and exYugoslav society, and the way people here deal with shifing temporalities.
Is the comorbidity of a mild traumatic brain injury a factor influencing the reduction of symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder in veterans?
Authors: Smashna Olena
Published: February 2025

Objective. To investigate the relationship between the severity of clinical symptoms and functioning in veterans with comorbidity of PTSD and mTBI in comparison with veterans with monopathology (mTBI or PTSD) after an 8week comprehensive intervention [combining a psychotherapy program with transcranial direct current electrical stimulation (tDCS)]. Methods. 329 veterans (PTSD (n = 109), mTBI (n = 112), PTSD + mTBI (n = 108)) were examined using The Four-Dimensional Symptom Questionnaire - 4DSQ, WHODAS 2.0 and BAT-L. Standardized treatment was provided as well as psychotherapeutic intervention - a combination of psychoeducation with motivational interviewing and acceptance and commitment therapy for PTSD (ACT) and transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS). Results. Depressive symptoms in PTSD combine with impaired social activity, impaired functioning due to the disease, self-care defects. In the PTSD/TBI group, psychological distress was associated with the depth of cognitive impairments, in contrast to the PTSD group, where no such pattern was found. Also, in contrast to the PTSD group, there was a noticeable increase in daytime activity with a reduction in depressive symptoms. Conclusion. The presence of excitement and hyperactivation in TBI patients with pronounced consequences of combat traumatic brain injury, even in the absence of clinically defined PTSD, as well as the relationship between the expressiveness of TBI, not related to combat trauma, and the level of depressive symptoms indicate the need for routine examination of all patients with TBI for the presence of comorbid PTSD and depression.
Parathyroid gland surgery: Work of the endocrine surgery Department of the clinic for general and thoracic surgery UCC Kragujevac
Authors: Jakovljević Slobodan , Pešović Jovan , Nešovanović Duško , Spasić Marko , Milev Borka , Tvrdišić Vladimir , Jakovljević Stefan , Jakovljevic Slobodan
Published: February 2025

Objective. The aim of our study was to present our experience in the surgical treatment of patients with hyperparathyroidism in a tertiary care hospital in a middleincome, resource-limited country. Methods. The study was conducted as an observational retrospective analysis on patients who underwent parathyroidectomy at the University Clinical Center Kragujevac (UCCKG), in the period from September 2018 to September 2023. Data were collected from medical records and analyzed using descriptive statistics and appropriate tests to evaluate parameter differences. All calculations were performed using IBM SPSS Statistics for Windows, version 23.0. Results. A total of 61 parathyroidectomies were performed, of which 7 (11.5%) had complications, including 3 (4.9%) cases of seroma and 4 (6.6%) recurrent nerve paresis. Primary hyperparathyroidism was diagnosed in 90.2% of patients, while secondary hyperparathyroidism was present in 9.8% of patients. Pathohistologically, adenoma was confirmed in 72.1% of patients, while hyperplasia was diagnosed in 27.9% of patients. The analysis showed that the volume of the parathyroid gland measured by ultrasound was statistically significantly higher compared to the volume measured by the pathologist. Also, it was observed that the upper parathyroid gland was extracted more often in patients whose preoperative calcium level was higher (p=0.015). When it comes to the histological diagnosis (adenoma/ hyperplasia), no statistically significant differences were observed between the groups in all observed parameters. Comparative analysis of laboratory findings before and after the surgery showed a significant decrease in parathyroid hormone, calcium and vitamin D levels, while the decrease in phosphorus had marginal statistical significance. Conclusion. Surgical treatment of hyperparathyroidism is effective and safe. Surgeons should be adequately educated in reference institutions in order to achieve the best possible results and reduce the number of complications.
Designing efficient algorithms for logistics management: Optimizing time-constrained vehicle routing
Authors: Bala Karlo , Brcanov Dejan , Fale Martin , Gvozdenović Nebojša , Kramberger Tomaž
Published: February 2025

Background: City logistics is a critical component of urban economic development, as it optimizes supply chains, enhances customer satisfaction through reliable deliveries, and minimizes environmental impacts in densely populated areas. This field addresses various challenges, including traffic congestion, environmental concerns, noise pollution, and the crucial need for timely deliveries. Routing and scheduling are central to logistics operations, with modern software integrating time windows to meet precise scheduling demands driven by detailed customer requirements and operational efficiencies. Furthermore, advanced vehicle routing models now effectively simulate real-world factors such as traffic congestion, stochastic travel times, and dynamic product demands. Purpose: This paper aims to develop an algorithm that addresses the routing decisions. Our approach extends to the time dimension, considering travel times and customer service times within predefined time windows. Study design/methodology/approach: The proposed algorithm is structured to execute in iterative phases, aiming to optimize key logistical objectives. In order to generate competitive solutions, we seek to minimize the number of vehicles utilized and overall travel costs. The evaluation of solution space was conducted via Simulated Annealing. Findings/conclusions: The performance of the proposed algorithm, evaluated using the Gehring and Homberger benchmark instances for 200 customers, demonstrates its effectiveness. The algorithm successfully meets the target number of vehicles required, and the associated travel costs are on average within 1% of the best solutions reported in the relevant literature. Limitations/future research: Given the ongoing need for timely solutions from decision-makers, future research endeavors will focus on enhancing the computational efficiency of the algorithm. Additionally, incorporating more time-related features, such as stochastic travel times, could further improve the algorithm's real-time applicability.
Advantages and disadvantages of X-ray diagnosis for whooping cough patients
Authors: Stevanović Kristina , Radovanović Jovana
Published: February 2025

The World Health Organization describes whooping cough as "a highly contagious disease of the respiratory tract caused by Bordetella pertussis," a microorganism specifically pathogenic to humans. Whooping cough affects all ages, especially children, and is one of the leading causes of death in children under one year of age. Incubation usually lasts 7 to 10 days, and the clinical picture depends on age and vaccination status. Whooping cough is often a challenge because of symptoms that are similar to those of other respiratory infections. In adults, the disease is usually asymptomatic or mild symptomatic infection occurs, especially in the elderly who have been previously vaccinated. However, in children under 5 years of age, especially infants, the clinical picture is more severe. It is in the form of paroxysmal cough, which may be accompanied by characteristic wheezing or inspiratory whooping and vomiting or expelling a small amount of sticky mucus. Dyspnea, cyanosis and apnea can also occur, especially in infants. The most common complication in unvaccinated children is bronchopneumonia. In order to diagnose the disease, in addition to the specific clinical picture, a nasopharyngeal swab or aspirate is most often used for PCR testing or bacterial cultivation and blood for serological analyses. X-ray of the lungs in persons with suspicion of whooping cough can play a significant role in the assessment of complications and differential diagnosis, and in children under four years of age, also in establishing the diagnosis. However, during chest X-ray imaging, coughing attacks during imaging, inability to detect the disease in the early stages, exposure of the patient to ionizing radiation, and errors in the interpretation of images may occure.
The preliminary ruling procedure in Serbian civil litigation: The subject and its characteristics
Authors: Jokić Olivera
Published: February 2025

The preliminary ruling procedure in Serbian civil litigation is initiated ex officio by the first-instance court during an ongoing proceeding. This process requires the Supreme Court to interpret legal rules or address legal gaps to ensure uniformity of case law. For such a ruling procedure to be justified, the specific legal issue must arise in a significant number of cases. However, the Supreme Court's case law regarding interpreting this legal standard is divergent. Therefore, one of the tasks of this paper is to determine that legal standard. The central focus of this paper is the subject matter of the procedure - the disputable or "unresolved" legal issue - and its characteristics. Various positions are taken in the doctrine regarding these issues, while the Supreme Court's case law remains inconsistent. As a result, the paper examines two theses: 1) the disputable legal issue is neither a preliminary nor a prejudicial question, and 2) it can be both substantive and procedural.
Comparative analysis of the systems of recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments pursuant to the Serbian Law on Resolution of Conflicts of Laws with Provisions of Other Countries and the 2019 Hague judgments Convention
Authors: Jovanović Marko , Marjanović Sanja
Published: February 2025

Slightly more than a year ago, the Convention on Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters has entered into force. That Convention was adopted in July 2019 under the auspices of the Hague Conference on Private International Law. Seeing its drafting history, the quality of its solutions and the ambitions of its most vocal proponents, it is likely to expect that the Convention will become one of the most important sources of private international law in future. In light of the potential need for Serbia to join this Convention, it is useful to compare the rules on recognition contained in the domestic Law on Resolution of Conflicts of Laws with Provisions of Other Countries on the one side and the Convention on the other. The analyses show that, despite certain differences (mainly regarding the jurisdictional filters, the special rule on recognition of judgments awarding damages and the problem of recognition of a judgment in the matter where the proceedings in the requested State are still pending), there is no major divergence between the two systems. The differences noted can be explained by the differences in the nature between the two sources of law, as well as by the different times of their adoption. It should be particularly emphasized that the Convention contains a very sophisticated system of exclusions of some of its provisions from application. This can significantly ease the process of assessing the benefits of joining the Convention to all potentially interested States, including Serbia.
EFFECTS OF LEAD ACETATE ON RESPIRATORY BEATS AND OPERCULUM ACTIVITIES OF SNAKEHEAD FISH, CHANNA PUNCTATUS
Authors: Sunil Kumar  , Virendra Kumar  , Manish Maheshwari
Published: February 2025

Channa punctatus, a species of freshwater fish, was subjected to an experiment to measure the effects of lead acetate on its morphology, respiratory rate, and operculum activity. The fish in the experiment were dosed with lead acetate, which might have entered their bodies through their gills, skin, or digestive systems. Lead acetate was shown to have accumulated on the gills, operculum, morphology, and respiratory rate of the cichlid fish Channa punctatus. Fishes are particularly vulnerable to the accumulation of heavy metals in fresh water since they are the top consumer in aquatic systems. Fish consumption may have an effect on humans, especially in regions where fish is a staple meal.
Nuevos registros de especies de aves acuáticas para el departamento del Quindío
Authors: Toro-López Yemay , García-Murcia Sergio Adrián , Duque-Montoya Diego
Published: February 2025

Studies on aquatic birds in the central-western region of the Colombian Andes have been mainly focused on natural and artificial wetlands associated with the geographic valley of the Cauca River. In the Quindío department additions to avifauna, including aquatic birds, have been concentrated in the Río La Vieja basin, while documented information on this group in other hydric systems in the department is scarce. Therefore, we collected the information on aquatic birds obtained in sporadic bird watching trips and sessions of the Neotropical Aquatic Bird Census (CNAA) starting in 2013, as well as occasional encounters reported by the community. We obtained nine new records of aquatic birds for Quindío, out of five were observed in artificial wetlands of the municipality of Calarcá (e.g., Rancho California) and two were contributed by the community through casual encounters (Laterallus melanophaius and Porzana carolina). These new records indicate the little studied, notwithstanding its importance, of the Quindío hydric systems. Particularly artificial wetlands serve during movement and as feeding, reproduction and refuge areas of the aquatic bird community of aquatic birds of the region. Moreover, we highlight the importance of bird watching activities associated with the Neotropical Aquatic Bird Census or other censuses of citizen participation. We invite the community to report their observations and thus strengthen local inventories of biodiversity.
Ampliación del rango de distribución de Chlorochrysa nitidissima (Thraupidae) hacia el departamento del Tolima
Authors: Loaiza-Hernández Hugo , Flórez-Delgado Vivian Tatiana , Quevedo-Gil Alonso
Published: February 2025

We report a new distribution record of Chlorochrysa nitidissima on the eastern slope of the Central Andes of Colombia, in the department of Tolima. This record constitutes a geographical extension of the known distribution for this endemic species in Colombia, located ~110km south of the nearest record; this would be the first confirmed record not only for the municipality of Ibagué but for the Tolima department. Our record in addition to updating the distribution of the species, supports regional conservation initiatives for Colombia's Andean premontane forests with high anthropic pressure where this vulnerable species is recorded.
Impact of Scenario-Based Learning and Universal Design for Learning on Student Self-Efficacy in Applying Learning Theories
Authors: Morgan Angelica
Published: February 2025

This mixed-methods study evaluates the effectiveness of integrating Scenario-Based Learning (SBL) and Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles in redesigning a graduate learning theories course. Survey results from Likert-scale and open-ended questions indicate that most students strongly agreed or agreed that real-life scenarios increased their self-efficacy in applying learning theories and understanding their practical applications. The study found that combining SBL and UDL enhanced students' self-efficacy significantly, making them more confident in applying learning theories to real-world scenarios—a key factor for creating effective and inclusive learning environments. Limitations include a small sample size (27.3% response rate) and reliance on self-reported data, affecting result generalizability.
We Are Launching the Judicial Resilience Project
Authors: Brandau Anna-Mira , Bruhn Emma , Hanelt Etienne , Laude Lennart , Talg Juliana , Weickert Jakob , Zillessen Friedrich
Published: February 2025

How Vulnerable Is the German Judiciary?
The effect of Poisson sprinkling methods on causal sets in 1+1-dimensional flat spacetime
Authors: Deshpande Arjun , Pitu Robert , Reid David D
Published: February 2025

The causal set theory (CST) is a theory of the small-scale structure of spacetime, which provides a discrete approach to describing quantum gravity. Studying the properties of causal sets requires methods for constructing appropriate causal sets. The most commonly used approach is to perform a random sprinkling. However, there are different methods for sprinkling, and it is not clear how each commonly used method affects the results. We hypothesized that the methods would be statistically equivalent, but that some noticeable differences might occur, such as a more uniform distribution for the sub-interval sprinkling method compared to the direct sprinkling and edge bias compensation methods. We aimed to assess this hypothesis by analyzing the results of three different methods of sprinkling. For our analysis, we calculated distributions of the longest path length, interval size, and paths of various lengths for each sprinkling method. We found that the methods were statistically similar. However, one of the methods, sub-interval sprinkling, showed some slight advantages over the other two. These findings can serve as a point of reference for active researchers in the field of causal set theory, and is applicable to other research fields working with similar graphs.
Pola Fungsi Kalimat Tunggal dalam Kumpulan Cerpen “Cemara” Karya Hamsad Rangkuti sebagai Sumber Bacaan Siswa Kelas XI SMA
Authors: Ariska Novirinda Stefany  , Aulia Lathifatul Chalda  , Dwi Aulia Putri  , Lilis Septiani  , Siti Rizkia Latifa  , Wahyu Wulan Setiyanti  , Asep Purwo Yudi Utomo
Published: February 2025

The branch of grammar that studies sentence structure is syntax. Sentences consisting of subject (S), predicate (P), object (O), complement (Pel), and adverb (K) are structural types of syntax. The pattern of sentence function in each collection of short stories is different. The language in a short story usually contains various sentences such as description sentences, dialog sentences, and narrative sentences. A good sentence is a sentence that can express a complete thought or can reveal complete information. The purpose of this research is not only to analyze the sentence function pattern but also to discuss the ineffectiveness of the sentence in relation to the reading resources of grade XI SMA. There are two types of approaches in this research, namely descriptive qualitative methodological approach and syntactic theoretical approach. The method used in this research is the simak catat and padan method. The presentation methods used are formal and informal. The results of this study found 9 patterns of sentence functions, namely, SPPel, SPO, SP, SPK, SPOK, SPOPel, SPOPelK, SPPelK, and SPPelO. Although syntactic functions are not always filled in every sentence, at least the Subject and Predicate must be present because they are interrelated. In this study, ineffectiveness has also been found due to double subjects, use of conjunctions, ambiguity, use of synonyms, and waste of words. This makes the reader have difficulty in understanding the sentence. The benefit of this research is that it can find out the use of sentence function patterns in short stories including the relationship between elements such as subjects, predicates, objects, and clauses. So that it can produce a good and correct sentence structure. In addition, this research also presents the results of an overview of the variations in sentence structure and the importance of using good and correct grammar in its use to understand a text.
Vaizduotė kaip sugebėjimas ir galia
Authors: Sabolius Kristupas
Published: February 2025

Įvairiausiose teorijose vaizduotės funkcija dažnai interpretuojama kaip subjekto pajėgumas, kuris skiriasi nuo empirinio suvokimo. Įsivaizduota yra tai, kas nėra aktualiai duota, o kartu ir tai, kas netikra. Tačiau, atidžiau patyrinėjus, paaiškėja, kad subjektyvi ir neracionali, tačiau tuo pat metu visur dalyvaujanti latentinė galia neturi adekvataus apibrėžtumo. Straipsnyje, pasitelkus antikines Platono ir Aristotelio vaizduotes sampratasir jų šiuolaikines R. Kearney bei J. Sallis interpretacijas, teigiama, kad norėdami išlaikyti polivalentišką įsivaizdavimo vertę, negalime jo redukuoti iki gilesnio subjektyvumo sluoksnio – instinktyvaus sugebėjimo arba nesąmoningai įgyto įgūdžio, kuris ant realybės pamato užkloja fiktyvius antstatus. Greičiau atvirkščiai – pasauliui reikia vaizduotės kaip dinaminio įsisąmoninto atsako, kurio dėka tampa įmanoma pati tikrovė.
Antikos pedagoginių idėjų recepcija dabarties edukacinėse erdvėse
Authors: Grincevičienė Vilija , Grincevičius Jonas , Grincevičienė Švitrigailė
Published: February 2025

Straipsnyje bandoma atskleisti, kaip kintančiame šalies švietimo sistemos modelyje išryškėja antikos pedagoginė (didaktinė) mintis. Iškeliama didžioji tezė: dabarties edukacinėse erdvėse matyti antikos pedagoginių idėjų tąsa. Iš didžiosios išsirutulioja mažoji tezė: atkurtos nepriklausomos Lietuvos gydytojų ir vaistininkų rengimo idėjos yra antikos gydytojų ugdymo idėjų tąsa. Remiantis moksliniais šaltiniais bei tekstais  atskleidžiama, kad antikos pedagoginė mintis (Platono, Sokrato, Aristotelio, Pitagoro) ir profesionalų – gydytojų – ugdymo pagrindinės idėjos (Hipokrato, Herofilo, Sorano, Galeno) tam tikra prasme yra išsaugotos ir integruotos dabarties edukacinėse erdvėse bei švietimo sistemą reglamentuojančiuose dokumentuose. Iš šių trijų šaltinių – antikos minties, dabartinės ugdymo paradigmos ir teisės normų – perspektyvos aptariamos bendrosios asmenybės ugdymo idėjos ir jų raiška specifinio (gydytojo bei vaistininko) parengimo atveju. Plėtojant Maceinos, Žilionio, Karčiauskienės, Balčiaus mintis galima išvada, kad antikos (graikų) paideia, nors ir buvo gana prieštaringa, siekė harmonijos ugdant asmenybę ir harmoningos asmenybės. Šių idėjų recepcija pasireiškė šiuolaikiniame mąstyme, t. y. konstruojant šalies švietimo modelį.
Kūrybos ekonomikos antikinės ištakos
Authors: Kačerauskas Tomas
Published: February 2025

Straipsnyje nagrinėjamos kūrybos ekonomikos ištakos kreipiant ypatingą dėmesį į tokių sąvokų, kaip kūrybos ethos, oikos ir eko, antikines prasmes, kurios neatsiejamos nuo antikos gyvenimo būdo. Evoliucionavusių antikos sąvokų interpretacija praplečia kūrybos sampratą ir leidžia apibrėžti kūrybos ekonomikos turinį. Iškeliamos tezės: 1) kūrybos ekonomikos, kaip ir demokratinės laikysenos, ištakos glūdi antikiniamemąstyme, kuris susiklostė individui puoselėjant savo polio bendriją; 2) technologija apima bendrijos ir individo kūrybinę komunikaciją, per skirtingų kartų slenkstį perduodant tradiciją vardan naujai kuriamo etoso.
Work Pressure and Ethical Work Behaviour of Insurance Sales Representatives in Lagos, Nigeria
Authors:   Department of Business Administration, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Nigeria, Hassan Banjo A. , Ogunkoya Olufemi A. ,   Department of Business Administration, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Nigeria, Ariyo Oludayo O. ,   Department of Business Administration, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Nigeria, Hassan Hassanat A. ,   Department of Business Administration, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Nigeria
Published: February 2025

This study aimed to explore the effect of work pressure on the ethical work behaviour of selected sales reps from the insurance industry in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital. This is against the backdrop that salesmen are given high and tasking targets with timelines that can induce pressure for resorting to unethical means to achieve them. We measured work pressure with three constructs (workload, work demand and time pressure), while ethical work behaviour was measured with transparency and utmost good faith. In total, 147 retail sales representatives selected randomly from three insurance firms in Lagos completed the survey. Multiple regression analyses were used to analyze the data. The paper found that work pressure had a significant effect on transparency among insurance salesmen in Lagos state, with workload exerting the least impact. On the other hand, workload, work demand and time pressure jointly explain significantly, utmost good faith among the sales representatives, although time pressure exhibited the least explanatory power. Testing these effects by a multiple regression approach on two important predicted variables significantly contributed to the literature on marketing ethics and the insurance industry in Nigeria.
PERBEDAAN PENGARUH DEMONSTRASI TERHADAP PENGETAHUAN, SIKAP DAN PERILAKU GIZI SEIMBANG REMAJA WILAYAH PESISIR DAN DARATAN
Authors: Suharni Suharni , Nurtanny Nurtanny , Verena Puspa Rini Ana , Haitsam Abul
Published: February 2025

Malnutrition in adolescents can slow growth, delay puberty in adolescents. Good balanced nutritional knowledge, attitudes and behaviors can prevent nutritional problems that have an impact on adulthood. One of the methods used to increase knowledge is counseling on balanced nutrition demonstrations according to the contents of my plate. This study aims to determine the influence of balanced nutrition demonstration counseling on the knowledge and attitudes of balanced nutrition behavior of adolescents in coastal and terrestrial areas. The research design uses the One Group Pretest-Posttest Design approach. The number of samples was 104 from the Coast and Mainland, selected by simple random sampling. Analysis of Wilcoxon test data. Data were collected using questionnaires of knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors before and after the demonstration of balanced nutrition. The results of the statistical test showed that there was a significant influence of demonstration on knowledge and behavior on balanced nutrition in Coastal and Inland Areas (P<0.01 and P<0.01). However, there was no effect of demonstration on balanced nutrition attitudes in Coastal and Inland Areas (P>0.154 and P>0.17). It can be concluded that there is an influence of demonstration on knowledge and behavior on balanced nutrition and no influence of demonstration on the attitude of balanced nutrition.
 
Kurang gizi pada remaja dapat memperlambat pertumbuhan, menunda pubertas pada remaja. Pengetahuan, sikap dan perilaku gizi seimbang yang baik dapat mencegah masalah gizi yang berdampak pada masa dewasa. Salah satu metode yang digunakan untuk peningkatan pengetahuan dengan penyuluhan demonstrasi gizi seimbang sesuai isi piringku. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh penyuluhan demonstrasi gizi seimbang terhadap pengetahuan, sikap perilaku gizi seimbang remaja wilayah Pesisir dan Daratan. Desain penelitian menggunakan pendekatan One Group Pretest-Posttest Design. Jumlah sampel 104 dari Pesisir dan Daratan, dipilih secara simple random sampling. Analisis data uji Wilcoxon. Data dikumpulkan menggunakan kuesioner pengetahuan, sikap, perilaku sebelum dan sesudah demonstrasi gizi seimbang. Hasil uji statistik menunjukkan ada pengaruh signifikan demonstarsi terhadap pengetahuan dan perilaku terhadap gizi seimbang Wilayah Pesisir dan Daratan (P<0.01 dan P<0.01). Namun, tidak ada pengaruh demonstrasi terhadap sikap gizi seimbang Wilayah Pesisir dan Daratan (P>0.154 dan P>0.17). Dapat disimpulkan bahwa ada pengaruh demonstrasi terhadap pengetahuan dan perilaku terhadap gizi seimbang dan tidak ada pengaruh demonstrasi terhadap sikap Gizi Seimbang.
Discover How Artificial Intelligence Is Reshaping the Future of Social Media Interactions and User Experience
Authors:   Geely University of China, Wang Danqing
Published: February 2025

Social media has become an indispensable part of modern life, changing people's communication methods and information acquisition habits. However, with the expansion of user scale, social platforms are facing challenges such as information overload and flood of negative content. In this context, the rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI) provides new solutions for social media operation and user experience optimization. AI technology can not only enhance the personalized recommendation of information and user interaction experience, but also effectively manage negative content and maintain a healthy environment of the platform. The purpose of this paper is to deeply explore how AI reshapes the interaction and user experience of social media, analyze its role in improving user stickiness, optimizing information management and enhancing user satisfaction, and look forward to the future development trend.
Acute limb ischaemia
Authors: Bagge Josephine Dissing , Eldrup Nikolaj , Resch Tim , Eiberg Jonas
Published: February 2025

Acute limb ischaemia is a vascular emergency with very high morbidity and mortality. It is defined by abrupt reduction in arterial perfusion and symptom duration of less than 14 days. The clinical presentations varies, but the six P’s: pain, pallor, pulseless, paraesthesia, paralysis and perishingly cold, are present to some degree. Quick and efficient assessment is necessary, but amputation risk is high. Treatment options include catheter-directed thrombolysis, endovascular revascularization & open surgery. Endovascular treatment should be considered in patients with higher perioperative risk, as argued in this review.