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Design and Development of Mobile Teaching Aids Using Go-Based Electronic Games for Teaching Digital Electronics in Higher Education
Authors: Hasmizan N. H. , Azman M. N. A. , Prestoza M. J. R. , Othman M. S.
Published: February 2025

The ongoing evolution of technology in education has highlighted the need for modernized instructional methods. This study explores the development of the Go Electronic game, designed to enhance teaching and learning in digital electronics through gamification. Students often face difficulties in understanding digital electronics, a complex subject that is difficult to learn through traditional teaching methods. This gap highlights the need for teaching aids that simplify concepts and maintain student focus through interactive learning approaches. Using the Waterfall model, a systematic development methodology that progresses through sequential phases: requirements analysis, system design, implementation, integration, testing, and maintenance. This approach ensures that each stage is thoroughly completed before moving to the next, allowing for a structured and efficient development process. Go Electronic was developed to address the confusion often faced by university students in this subject area. The research focuses on the integration of new media resources to make the learning process more interactive and engaging. Data collected from interviews with educators at Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) confirmed the tool’s effectiveness, emphasizing its potential to improve student focus and engagement. The research findings indicate that the Go Electronic game, developed using this model, effectively enhances student engagement and focus on digital electronics topics. Feedback from educators highlights that the gamified approach not only captures student interest but also supports a more interactive and productive learning experience. The study suggests that expanding the game’s question bank could further improve students’ comprehension, thus advancing the integration of gamification in higher education course delivery.
Conceptualizing Disciplinary Literacy in Higher Education: An Exploratory Review
Authors: Lim Ying Xuan  , Abdullah Bin Mohd Nawi  , Mohd Saipuddin Bin Suliman
Published: February 2025

Disciplinary literacy (DL) has been a prominent concern in higher education over the past decade. By utilizing databases such as Scopus and Web of Science, the search strategy has identified articles published between 2014 and 2023. Firstly, this paper critically evaluates previous research in order to advance epistemological understanding of DL by examining DL-related components and strategies. Secondly, it sets the foundation for further research by highlighting gaps in the literature and suggesting topics that require investigation. Eighteen studies from a wide range of disciplines and contexts met the inclusion criteria, falling into four overarching themes, namely cognitive, linguistics, disciplinary reasoning, and sociocultural dimensions. The writing, reading, speaking, thinking, and feedback strategies are among the strategies derived from these dimensions that can enhance both disciplinary knowledge and English language proficiency in the subject discipline. The ongoing controversy about the inconsistent application of DL in higher education settings and its conceptualization in these contexts is corroborated by the existing evidence. Future research should focus more on the application of disciplinary-specific frameworks or clear guidelines based on DL strategies across a wide variety of disciplines with the use of rigorous research methodology taking into consideration diverse populations.
Integration of Mobile Interaction Technologies in Supply Chain Management for S2B2C E-Commerce Platforms
Authors: Li Chaojian , Gong Yutong
Published: February 2025

With the rapid development of e-commerce, the supplier to business to consumer (S2B2C) model, as an emerging business model, has become an essential component of modern supply chain management. However, traditional supply chain management models are increasingly inadequate to meet the demands of the fast-changing market and complex supply chain collaboration, particularly in areas such as information sharing, real-time data updates, and demand forecasting. Existing research primarily focuses on the optimization of individual supply chain components, such as inventory management, order tracking, or logistics scheduling, with limited attention given to the collaboration between parties and the overall management of the supply chain under the S2B2C model. Additionally, while some studies have proposed information-sharing mechanisms and demand forecasting models based on mobile platforms, the practicality and accuracy of existing methods are still limited in practical applications due to factors such as data processing capabilities, algorithm accuracy, and the dynamic nature of consumer behavior. Therefore, this study proposes an integrated solution for supply chain management based on mobile interaction technology within the S2B2C e-commerce platform. The aim is to enhance the intelligence, flexibility, and transparency of the supply chain through technological innovation. The core research focuses on the implementation technologies for mobile terminals in supply chain management on the S2B2C e-commerce platform, along with the design and implementation of a demand forecasting model and algorithm based on mobile applications.
Sur l’écriture de Différence et Répétition comme pensée de l’avenir – « Le temps approche où il ne sera plus possible d’écrire un livre de philosophie comme on en fait depuis si longtemps »
Authors: Wiame Aline
Published: February 2025

Cet article examine l’affirmation de l’avant-propos de Différence et Répétition selon laquelle la recherche de nouveaux moyens d’expression philosophiques doit se faire en rapport avec le renouvellement de certains autres arts. Il prend pour interlocuteurs privilégiés Beckett, Artaud et Proust, et envisage les thèmes du théâtre du mouvement réel, de la dramatisation des Idées, ainsi que les reprises deleuziennes singulières du roman policier et de la science-fiction. Tout au long de notre investigation, nous défendons l’idée que le style d’écriture de Différence et Répétition est indissociable de son ontologie, et vise à atteindre le temps « dramatique » ou « phantastique » de l’avenir de la pensée, enfin libérée de ses fonctions de représentation et de recognition.
La répétition et l’inconscient. De la métapsychologie à la métaphysique
Authors: Farge Marion
Published: February 2025

Dans le deuxième chapitre de Différence et répétition, Deleuze interroge le rapport de l’inconscient aux trois synthèses du temps qu’il a par avant dégagées, afin de penser un inconscient non plus représentationnel mais « différentiel et itératif, sériel, problématique et questionnant ». Cet article interroge les enjeux de cette refondation de l’inconscient, eu égard à la psychanalyse. Nous insistons en particulier sur les conséquences topiques, dynamiques et énergétiques de cette entreprise, par laquelle Deleuze entend substituer à la métapsychologie freudienne une approche ontologique de l’inconscient. Nous montrons ce que cette élaboration doit à la thématisation lacanienne d’un ordre symbolique, dont Deleuze propose toutefois une interprétation originale. Ce faisant, nous entendons réinscrire son travail dans le contexte d’une discussion avec la psychanalyse initiée en amont de sa thèse de doctorat et dont la résolution provisoire précipitera sa rencontre avec Guattari.
Le double romanesque et la conversion. Le Sarrasin, le Juif et le Grec dans les romans allemands (xiie-xiiie siècles)
Authors: Gîrbea Cătălina
Published: February 2025

Dans les romans allemands des xiie et xiiie siècles, le païen est non seulement valorisé, mais aussi représenté comme exemplaire, souvent supérieur au chrétien dont il est un double spéculaire, une sorte de Doppelgänger avant la lettre. Compris tout de même en tant qu’altérité spirituelle, le Sarrasin est une projection du chrétien issue d’un autre espace, mais surtout d’un autre temps, d’un temps mythique et biblique, comme un double du chrétien avant l’avènement du christianisme, un juste d’avant la Révélation. En dépit de sa perfection morale, sa conversion devient ainsi nécessaire d’une part pour des raisons d’intégration dans une temporalité historique, d’autre part parce qu’elle constitue un prétexte pour la métanoïa du chrétien qui, au contact du non-chrétien se transforme et s’améliore.
Les théophanies composites des arcs absidaux et la liturgie eucharistique
Authors: Angheben Marcello
Published: February 2025

Depuis les premières décennies du ve s. jusqu’à la fin du xiie s., la plupart des arcs absidaux et triomphaux ont accueilli des théophanies composites, au même titre que les absides. Il y a un peu plus de dix ans, Ursula Nilgen a soutenu que les programmes italiens se référaient à la liturgie eucharistique. Le présent article vise à prolonger cette étude tout en y apportant certaines nuances. Avant d’aborder les arcs absidaux et triomphaux, il rappelle que de nombreux programmes iconographiques coptes, byzantins, paléochrétiens et romans se rattachent à l’eucharistie à travers des thèmes extrêmement divers, les plus importants étant, pour l’Occident, les théophanies composites et les paradigmes vétérotestamentaires. Il présente ensuite les programmes italiens et leurs spécificités par rapport aux théophanies absidales. Le cœur de cette étude réside cependant dans une confrontation des différents thèmes composant ces théophanies avec l’hypothèse eucharistique, dans l’Italie paléochrétienne, carolingienne et romane d’abord, dans l’ensemble du monde roman ensuite. Il apparaît ainsi que de nombreux indices corroborent ou confirment cette hypothèse : l’Agneau couché sur un trône en forme d’autel, versant son sang dans un calice ou encensé par des anges, des archanges ou des séraphins entonnant le sanctus, les Vieillards de l’Apocalypse tendant un calice, des paradigmes vétérotestamentaires ou des scènes liées à la Passion accompagnées de séraphins ou d’anges thuriféraires. Les composantes clairement eucharistiques demeurent cependant exceptionnelles dans les premiers siècles de l’art chrétien et augmentent progressivement à mesure que l’on se rapproche du xiie s. On peut donc supposer sans pouvoir trancher que la dimension eucharistique a d’abord été implicite ou qu’elle ne s’est au contraire imposée que tardivement.
Financial Behaviour and Economic Literacy in Improving Youth Entrepreneurships
Authors: Liaw Jessica Ong Hai , Singh Inderjit , Wen Kwong Fook , Mohamed Hasan Al Banna , Ibrahim Nora
Published: February 2025

This study explores the role of financial behaviour and economic literacy on youth entrepreneurship, emphasizing their significance in enhancing entrepreneurial success. Using a confirmatory factor analysis, the study demonstrates that both financial behaviour and economic literacy are significantly correlated with entrepreneurial outcomes, accounting for 62.3% of the variance in youth entrepreneurship. The study highlights the importance of integrating financial education and economic literacy into youth development programs, as these factors are critical for fostering entrepreneurial intentions and success. These findings also contribute to Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs theory, showing how financial competence supports not only physiological and safety needs but also facilitates the fulfillment of esteem and self-actualization among young entrepreneurs. By addressing these key areas, policymakers and educators can better support the next generation of entrepreneurs and stimulate economic growth.
Decoding Customer DNA
Authors: Rao Patcha Bhujanga , Inampudi Preethi , Parvathi R. , Muralidhar L. B. , Rahul Varanasi
Published: February 2025

Exploring the depths of customer essence - their DNA - holds the key to unlocking profound marketing intelligence and cultivating enduring engagement. This paper delves into the concept of customer DNA, illustrating its transformative potential in shaping tailored marketing strategies and fostering meaningful customer connections. Through meticulous examination of demographics, behaviors, and preferences, businesses can uncover invaluable insights into customer desires and tendencies. Armed with this nuanced understanding, organizations can craft laser-focused marketing campaigns, curate personalized product offerings, and orchestrate exceptional customer journeys. However, navigating the ethical complexities surrounding customer data privacy and security necessitates conscientious data handling practices. This paper provides a comprehensive exploration of unlocking customer DNA, its influential impact on marketing intelligence and customer engagement, and the imperative for ethical considerations in this data-driven landscape.
An Examination of the Influence of Consumption Values in Shaping Online Buying Behaviour
Authors: Soydar Oguzhan , Aksoy Nilsah Cavdar
Published: February 2025

The aim of this study is to examine consumption values in order to evaluate the purchasing behavior of customers on electronic commerce platforms. These platforms have experienced a surge in popularity as a result of the advancements in technology that have facilitated widespread Internet usage. The survey approach was employed to get a total of 348 valid samples for analysis. The study yielded evidence indicating that the perception of convenience and fashion value had a positive effect on willingness to buy. The presence of willingness to buy also serves to enhance consumer buying behavior. The investigation also examined the impacts of gender, age, education level, and frequency of e-commerce platform usage on these variables. This study contributes to the existing e-commerce literature by incorporating the consumption values theory and highlighting the importance of developing industry-wide applications that are grounded in these values.
Internal Marketing, Organizational Trust, and Commitment in Maritime Business
Authors: Tehci Ali , Şenbursa Nihan
Published: February 2025

The increase in world trade and competition resulting from globalization leads businesses to differentiate. Service delivery and quality enable businesses to gain a competitive advantage. For this reason, the expectations and needs of human resources, essential capital of businesses, must be known and met. The current study examined the relationships between internal marketing and organizational trust and commitment. In this context, research data was obtained using the questionnaire applied to 212 employees randomly selected among the employees of a maritime organization operating in Turkey, using the Five-point Likert Scale. IBM SPSS Statistics 24 package program was used to analyse the data. Reliability and validity analysis were applied to organizational trust, commitment, and internal marketing variables. Relationships between variables were tested with correlation analysis. As a result of the analysis, it was determined that there were positive significant relationships between internal marketing, organizational trust, and organizational commitment variables. In this context, the study has practical importance for managers and entrepreneurs. In an increasingly competitive environment, achieving a sustainable competitive advantage for both organizations and entrepreneurs will depend on focusing on the human element, the most essential capital. Internal marketing practices offer managers and entrepreneurs opportunities for this.
Islamic Values in Entrepreneurial Marketing Strategy
Authors: Yasin Redwan , Ariffin Zailin Zainal , Mohamed Hasan Al-Banna , Zawawi Zuhairi , Ghani Sayuti Ab. , Liaw Jessica Ong Hai
Published: February 2025

Entrepreneurial marketing is a process that combines marketing principles with the innovation and creativity of entrepreneurs to create, identify, and exploit market opportunities. In the context of Islam, entrepreneurial marketing should be conducted based on ethical and moral values established by Shariah, including the concepts of Falaḥ (comprehensive success), tawazun (balance), Tasamuh (tolerance), Itqan (quality), and Wuduh (clarity). This article aims to examine how these Islamic values can be applied in modern entrepreneurial marketing strategies. The primary focus is on the application of Islamic values, which is highly significant in various aspects of marketing, including communication with customers, advertising, and the delivery of products or services, with the aim of achieving business success that balances material profits with spiritual and moral elements.
Mindfulness, Emotional Intelligence, and Leadership in Change Management
Authors: Poor Christina , Taylor Whitney , Hedrick Bryan
Published: February 2025

This chapter examines the integration of mindfulness, emotional intelligence, and leadership within change management. Through an analysis of existing research, the chapter highlights how mindfulness enhances present-moment awareness, allowing leaders and employees to adopt a more responsive approach to organizational challenges. Emotional intelligence is reviewed as a crucial factor in managing individual and collective emotions and fostering a supportive and empathetic work environment. Additionally, the chapter explores various leadership styles which play a pivotal role in guiding teams through transitions while aligning them with organizational objectives. By synthesizing the literature, this chapter offers insights and case studies, underscoring the importance of integrating these constructs to cultivate an adaptive organizational culture. The review concludes that mindfulness, emotional intelligence, and leadership are essential for effective change management, facilitating smoother transitions and ensuring long-term organizational success in a rapidly evolving environment.
Navigating Digital Disruption
Authors: Ghosh Uday Kumar , Taylor Whitney
Published: February 2025

Organizations face unprecedented disruption in today's digital landscape, requiring agile change management strategies. This chapter explores how mindful leadership can address the challenges of digital transformation. It examines how emerging technologies impact traditional business models and organizational structures, emphasizing the need for adaptive leadership. Mindful leadership helps organizations navigate uncertainty, foster innovation, and manage change. By integrating present-moment awareness and non-judgmental observation, leaders enhance their ability to make informed decisions, engage stakeholders, and promote continuous improvement. The chapter provides insights into applying mindful leadership to change management, including stakeholder engagement, vision communication, and promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion. Through theoretical frameworks and actionable techniques, this chapter shows how mindful leadership can address the challenges of digital disruption while driving organizational adaptability and innovation.
Future Directions in Mindful Leadership
Authors: Subrahmanyam Satya , Khalife Danielle
Published: February 2025

The chapter delves into the evolving landscape of mindful leadership, emphasizing its future trajectories. It begins with an overview of the dynamic nature of mindful leadership and the need to anticipate its development. Current trends are examined to reveal the present state, setting the stage for discussing emerging theoretical frameworks that integrate mindfulness with other leadership models. Advances in empirical research are summarized, highlighting recent studies and identifying areas for exploration. The chapter also explores the influence of technological innovations, global and cultural perspectives, the role of mindful leadership in promoting sustainability, and strategies for addressing DEI challenges, concluding with practical applications and a vision for the future.
Understanding Mindful Leadership
Authors: Khalique Fehmina , Khan Nusrat , Saini Kartikay
Published: February 2025

Mindful leaders create great working places where employees love to come to work and can be the best versions of themselves through a collaborative and innovative culture. Practices of mindfulness involve consciousness, being aware of oneself and surroundings, and living in the present moment of life. Programs initiated by several leading companies towards mindfulness have helped establish a positive culture where employees are happy. The stress is at its minimal, while productivity and positive outcomes are seen. This chapter therefore studies the cases of a few companies where mindfulness was initiated by their respective leaders, because of their personal experiences of the benefits gained by mindfulness. Therefore, through these case studies, one understands the reasons these mindfulness programs exist and the positive outcomes they create for organizations. The benefits and outcomes of mindfulness practices are discussed in this chapter, helping organizations achieve their goals while keeping the work culture motivated, happy, collaborative, and with innovation at its core.
Balancing Innovation and Privacy in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Authors: Oyedokun Tunde Toyese
Published: February 2025

The rapid growth of artificial intelligence (AI) presents significant opportunities for innovation but also raises substantial privacy challenges. This chapter explores the intricate relationship between AI advancement and privacy, advocating for a balanced approach that protects individual rights while fostering technological progress. It discusses AI's transformative potential in operational efficiency, personalization, and predictive analytics, alongside concerns related to data dependency, security risks, and algorithmic bias. The chapter reviews existing regulatory frameworks like the GDPR and emphasizes ethical guidelines focused on transparency and accountability. It proposes strategies such as privacy-preserving technologies and synthetic data to reconcile innovation with privacy. Finally, the chapter highlights the need for evolving privacy laws and public engagement to ensure AI serves the public good without compromising individual rights.
Educational Leadership and AI in the Post-COVID-19 Era
Authors: Guardiola Maria-Antònia
Published: February 2025

The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in education has accelerated, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, as institutions adopted remote and hybrid learning solutions. In Catalonia, a region known for innovation, AI has been applied to personalized learning, grading systems, and virtual teaching assistants. However, this rapid adoption raises ethical concerns, including data privacy, algorithmic bias, and digital inclusion. While AI can enhance personalized education, it risks exacerbating inequalities if technology and data are mismanaged. This chapter examines the ethical challenges of AI in education through the lens of Catalonia's leadership, emphasizing equity and inclusion. By analyzing case studies, it highlights strategies to address privacy, fairness, and ethical AI use, particularly for marginalized groups. The chapter provides insights for global educators and policymakers on balancing innovation with ethical responsibility, advocating for an approach that promotes technological progress while safeguarding equity, fairness, and transparency.
Green Finance and Investment Explore the Role of Sustainable Finance
Authors: Selvakumar P. , Manjunath T. C.
Published: February 2025

Green finance and investment have emerged as critical components in the global transition toward a sustainable economy. Defined broadly, green finance encompasses financial activities agriculture, and green infrastructure. As countries and organizations increasingly recognize the urgency of addressing climate change, simultaneously promoting economic growth.The fundamental concepts underpinning green finance revolve around the integration of but also evaluates the environmental impact of investments. By aligning capital with sustainability goals, green finance not only fosters responsible investment practices but also incentivizes companies and projects to adopt environmentally friendly practices.One of the most significant benefits channeling funds into renewable energy projects, clean technology development, and sustainable infrastructure, green finance can catalyze advancements that contribute to a low-carbon economy.
Sustainable Business Models
Authors: Attaluri Vivekchowdary , Aragani Venu Madhav
Published: February 2025

As the world increasingly grapples with environmental challenges, businesses are turning to data science and artificial intelligence (AI) to forge sustainable models that drive both economic and ecological benefits. This chapter explores the transformative potential of eco-analytics in reshaping traditional business practices. It delves into how organizations leverage advanced data analytics and AI-driven insights to optimize resource usage, reduce waste, and enhance decision-making processes. By examining various case studies across different industries, the chapter illustrates practical applications of eco-analytics that have led to measurable improvements in sustainability performance and operational efficiency. Furthermore, it discusses the ethical considerations and best practices for implementing data-driven sustainability strategies.
Why People Use Metaverse Education for Learning
Authors: Zhang Guihua , Ali Jafar , Kim Dae Wan , Kim Sean , Kim Jongheon
Published: February 2025

Metaverse education is one of the most promising applications of the web and information technology and one of the newest applications of the metaverse. Considering that the metaverse is a virtual and real internet application and social structure created by integrating cutting-edge technologies, whether technology can be adapted to the task is one of the critical factors for the sustainable development of the platform. This study adopted the task-technology fit theory (TTF) to investigate the use of metaverse education. The results showed that both personalized learning and incarnational interactivity significantly affect TTF and actual use, and TTF significantly affects user satisfaction and continues to affect final performances. This study enriches the empirical research on metaverse education and provides a new entry point for subsequent research.
The Italian Society for Rheumatology guidelines on reproductive health in patients with rheumatic diseases
Authors: Crotti Chiara , Ughi Nicola , Beretta Emanuela , Brucato Antonio Luca , Carrara Greta , Chimenti Maria Sole , Conigliaro Paola , Crisafulli Francesca , Cuomo Giovanna , Di Poi Emma , El Auofy Khadija , Fredi Micaela , Gerardi Maria Chiara , Gerosa Maria , Hoxa Ariela , Ianniello Aurora , Larosa Maddalena , Morano Danila , Mosca Marta , Motta Mario , Orlandi Martina , Padovan Melissa , Rozza Davide , Sciascia Savino , Tonolo Silvia , Truglia Simona , Urban Maria Letizia , Zanetti Anna , Zatti Sonia , Tincani Angela
Published: February 2025

Objective. To date, there is no shared national guideline in Italy for the management of reproductive health in rheumatic diseases (RHRD). The Italian Society for Rheumatology has committed to developing clinical practice recommendations to provide guidance on both management and treatment regarding RHRD in Italy.
Methods. Using the GRADE-ADOLOPMENT methodology, a systematic literature review was conducted to update the scientific evidence that emerged after the publication of the reference recommendations from the American College of Rheumatology. A multidisciplinary group of 18 clinicians with specialist experience in rheumatology, allergy and clinical immunology, internal medicine, nephrology, gynecology and obstetrics, and neonatology, a professional nurse, a clinical psychologist, and a representative from the National Association of Rheumatic Patients discussed the recommendations in collaboration with the evidence review working group. Subsequently, a group of stakeholders was consulted to examine and externally evaluate the developed recommendations.
Results. Recommendations were formulated for each area of interest: contraception, assisted reproductive technology, preconception counseling, and use of drugs before, during, and after pregnancy and during breastfeeding, considering both paternal and maternal exposure.
Conclusions. The new SIR recommendations provide the rheumatology community with a practical guide based on updated scientific evidence for the management of RHRD.
Translanguaging in conversations for people with aphasia living in Greater Johannesburg, South Africa
Authors: Bortz Mellissa , Goral Mira
Published: February 2025

Background: Challenges associated with language assessment in multilingual people with aphasia include the lack of linguistically and culturally appropriate assessment tools. Moreover, most multilingual people with aphasia are assessed in each of their languages separately. However, many multilingual people use elements from their complete linguistic repertoire rather than communicate in one language at a given conversation.Objectives: We aimed to examine language production in multilingual speakers with aphasia within a translanguaging approach to assessment, that is, without specifying a single target language. Our four research questions inquired about the characteristics of translanguaging in elicited language production and about the influence of task, topic and individual variables on translanguaging patterns.Method: We elicited individual monologues and group conversations from seven people with aphasia living in the Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality in South Africa. We coded their language output in terms of the number of words used and the languages selected.Results: Participants used translanguaging to varying degrees. Five participants used both isiZulu and English in their responses; two participants each used only one language (isiZulu or English). Topic and context of conversation did not seem to affect the pattern of language use.Conclusion: Seven multilingual people with aphasia demonstrated the use of translanguaging during elicited language testing. An assessment procedure that allows for the use of multiple languages without restricting the conversation to one language is a feasible approach to assessing people from multilingual communities.Contribution: The study introduces an alternative approach to assessing multilingual people with aphasia and demonstrates its feasibility.
Beyond traditional techniques: PriciGuide® and PriciPost® systems – A glimpse into the future of endodontics
Authors: Prabhuji Varun , Srirekha A. , Pai Veena , Archana S.
Published: February 2025

Although conventional root canal therapy is generally successful, it often faces challenges in preserving the tooth structure during access cavity preparation, particularly in cases of pulp canal obliteration, dental prostheses, and postrelated procedures. We examined the PriciGuide® and PriciPost® systems, novel patented guided endodontic innovations by Roots to Cusps® Private Limited (Bengaluru, India), which leverage cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) data, computer-aided design, and three-dimensional (3D) printing to overcome these challenges. The systems use CBCT data and intraoral scans to establish the drilling direction for the tooth, resulting in a 3D-printed template with sleeveless guides. The system includes a guide rail attached to an air rotor. These guide rails pass through sleeveless guides, orienting the air rotor such that the bur moves in a predetermined direction to drill the tooth. These systems aim to revolutionize endodontics by making root canal treatments more predictable, efficient, and successful by enhancing the preservation of tooth structure through minimally invasive access cavities, increasing the fracture resistance of teeth posttreatment, accelerating treatment procedures, reducing chairside time, expanding versatility in addressing complex clinical cases, and minimizing iatrogenic errors. A recent study that compared the PriciGuide® system with conventional sleeve-based systems demonstrated significantly lower deviation in results in the PriciGuide® system. Published case reports validate the efficacy of both systems in negotiating calcified canals and performing prosthesis root canal treatments and minimally invasive access openings.Furthermore, these systems hold the potential for application in dental implantology, enabling precise, and efficient implant placement.
Calcified Amorphous Tumor of the Mitral Valve Causing Stroke: A Rare Case of Heart Tumor
Authors: Dumani Selman , Dibra Laureta , Likaj Ermal , Ikonomi Majlinda , Kuci Saimir , Baboci Arben , Veshti Altin
Published: February 2025

Calcified amorphous tumor (CAT), first described in 1997, is a rare primary cardiac tumor with a lifetime incidence of 0.0017%–0.02%, accounting for approximately 2.5% of all primary cardiac tumors. CAT can be discovered incidentally or following neurological events. Here, we report a poststroke patient diagnosed with filamentous formation on the mitral valve. After the surgery, the biopsy identified it as a CAT. There was a debate among colleagues regarding the indication for surgery due to the small mass. The prevalence of valvular strands is from 5.5% in the general population to 40% in patients with unexplained stroke. The incidence of systemic embolism, including cerebral, retinal, and transient ischemic attacks, is reported at 53%. Considering the significant risk of cerebrovascular accidents associated with calcified amorphous or similar masses, especially in patients with a history of stroke, surgery remains the treatment of choice.
Worry, Fear, or Attention? Is Generation Z Getting Metabolically Older Prematurely Due to Obesity?
Authors: Shah Shashank S. , Kanani Elmutaz Abdalla Mekki , Kharat Sushil Kumar , Shah Poonam S. , Shah Radhika Milind
Published: February 2025

Background:

Childhood obesity is on the rise and is becoming a health challenge. This is the first study in Asia to evaluate the metabolic health of Generation Z (Gen Z) (patients born between 1997 and 2012) with moderate-to-severe obesity.

Subjects and Methods:

One hundred and eighty-four patients aged between 12 and 27 years old, 89 males and 95 females, with obesity grade ≥I, visiting a single bariatric center between 2015 and 2023 were investigated before any intervention, and the parameters were subsequently statistically analyzed using SPSS version 29:0. Statistically significant (P < 0.05) findings were subjected to subgroup correlation.

Results:

The study analyzed a population with a mean body mass index of 41.7 ± 7.3 kg/m2, waist circumference of 118 ± 16.9 cm, and hemoglobin A1C of 6.0% ±1.3%. Blood sugar and insulin levels, total cholesterol, triglycerides, high-density lipoproteins, low-density lipoproteins, Vitamin B12, and Vitamin D3 levels were measured. Clinically, 92% had gynecomastia, 39.3% had pseudohypogonadism, and 63.4% had polycystic ovarian disease. Hypothyroidism was present in 12.5% of patients. Obstructive sleep apnea was prevalent in 54.9%, joint pain was 37%, and psychological disturbances were 25.5%. About 75.5% of the patients had more than 3 comorbidities.

Conclusion:

Gen Z’s early metabolic abnormalities raise concerns about long-term complications and obesity-induced diseases, necessitating an action plan for prevention and treatment to ensure their well-being.
Kuratowski's problem in constructive Topology
Authors: Ciraulo Francesco
Published: February 2025

A classical result by Kuratowski states that there are at most seven different combinations of the operators of interior and closure in a topological space, which become fourteen if one consider also complement. Two (and hence, usually, more) of these operators can coincide in some special classes of spaces; for instance, Boolean spaces have only six different combinations. This is the classical picture. What happens to this picture if it is looked at from a constructive point of view? The present paper provides an answer to this question, while leaving some problems open. The first part of the paper provides a constructive account of the closure-interior problem and discusses some special classes of spaces. The role of the set-theoretic (pseudo)complement is considered in the second part. The paper ends by showing what the Kuratowski's problem looks like in a pointfree (and constructive) framework, that is, within the (constructive) theory of locales.
A Predicative Approach to the Constructive Integration Theory of Locally Compact Metric Spaces
Authors: Grubmüller Fabian Lukas , Petrakis Iosif
Published: February 2025

Based on the inherently impredicative approach of Bishop to constructive integration theory, we present a predicative version of the integration theory of locally compact metric spaces. For that, we first introduce locally compact metric spaces with a modulus of local compactness. This notion of local compactness is incompatible to Mandelkern's but equivalent to both Bishop's and Chan's corresponding notions. Using our definition, we reconstruct the integration theory of continuous functions with compact support using set-indexed families of subsets, avoiding the impredicativity of the original constructive theory of Bishop and Cheng. We work within Bishop Set Theory, which provides an expressive framework for Bishop-style constructive mathematics and constitutes a minimal extension of Bishop's original theory of sets.
Drifting bodies, monstrous forms, cosmic meanings: a new materialist geography of Hong Kong’s sandy grounds
Authors: Brigstocke Julian
Published: February 2025

Of the many environmental and ecological crises engulfing human societies, one of the less remarked upon is a global sand crisis. This article asks how thinking with sand’s liveliness, dynamism, and agency might serve as an imaginative exercise in developing new ecological habits and sensibilities. It asks whether thinking with sand’s characteristic forms of drift and movement might help in thinking and writing dynamic eco-social rhythms through a new materialist lens. The chapter develops a style that thinks through and as drift. Drawing on Bennett’s retheorization of material agency via the ‘middle voice’, I argue that drift offers a distinctive way of thinking and writing in the middle voice. The chapter then starts to flow in drifts of granular particles, influenced by the material agencies of sand and its distinctive styles of granular flow, drawing on Benjamin’s and Caillois’ evocation of a mimetic faculty as a way of becoming non-human that opens up a world of ‘cosmic meaning’. Empirically, the chapter works through archival records of Hong Kong’s endlessly-repeating catastrophe of colonial sand extraction and environmental degradation, as well as accounts of the 2019 ‘Water Revolution’.
Influencer*
Authors: Jones Emily
Published: February 2025

This short intervention draws on Jane Bennett’s work to reflect on the implications of that work for deep-sea mining regulation. The intervention is written in a creative style, from the perspective of a manganese nodule. Manganese nodules are balls of minerals found on the deep seabed and are to be the main target of deep-sea mining, if it is legally authorized. Debates on the authorization of deep-sea mining remain ongoing at the International Seabed Authority.
On doodling and other modes of engagement in meltdown
Authors: Sullivan Sian
Published: February 2025

This essay considers modes of engagement in contemporary times of ‘meltdown’. Written in 2022, prior to the recent escalation of Israel-Palestine-Lebanon conflict in the Middle East, it engages with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and varied threats of nuclear mobilization in this context: from damage to Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia power station, to launches of nuclear attack. In doing so, the lethal competitive links between fossil fuel and nuclear economies are foregrounded, reminding us of Cold War times when it was nuclear annihilation, rather than climate change, that threatened an unliveable planet. In engaging with these threatening dynamics, I also work with historical and present experiences and definitions of genocide and ‘theatres of war’, drawing on research regarding one of the first Indigenous ‘uprisings’ in Namibia – then German South West Africa; a context that also experienced one of the first modern genocides. In doing so, I raise the spectre of how it remains exceptionally difficult for legitimacy to be granted to the disruptive voices, experiences and perspectives of those beyond, and mostly written out of, the formal written historical record. Ultimately, the essay focuses on the following and increasingly pertinent questions. What transformational forces may turn around war’s worlding to mutate the experience, witnessing and haunting of terror into healing? And what practices may help us find paths of coherence amidst experiences of meltdown?
Pamiątki po Czesławie Miłoszu w zbiorach Biblioteki Naukowej PAU i PAN w Krakowie
Authors: Fluda-Krokos Agnieszka , Grodziska Karolina
Published: February 2025

The year 2024 being declared the Year of Czesław Miłosz, on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of his death, gives an inducement to recalling the poet also from the perspective of trivia, which do not make a specific unit in the Scientific Library of the PAAS and the PAS, but in different departments are obvious traces of the Nobelist presence in the collections. From poetry books and second-circuit publications, to manuscripts and trivia, and lastly to ex libris dedicated to Miłosz.
Kuracyjna wyprawa do Karlsbadu oraz zwiedzanie Pragi i Drezna w 1876 r. w relacji Aleksandry Czechówny
Authors: Lesiak-Przybył Bożena
Published: February 2025

Aleksandra Apolonia Czechówna (1839–1923) was the daughter of Tomasz Czech and Aleksandra née Zielińska. Her “Journal”, written almost continuously for nearly 68 years (1856–1923), stored in the National Archives in Krakow with ref. no. 29/1582/1– 29/1582/44 (former ref. no. IT 428/1–428/44), is an excellent source illustrating the cultural, social and daily life of Kraków in the second half of the 19th century and the first two decades of the 20th century.

Presented fragment of the “Journal” reports the trip of Aleksandra Czechówna with her mother Aleksandra Czechówna made for medical purposes in the summer of 1876 to Karlsbad, a famous health resort, which thanks to its mineral water springs and climate provided the patients with comprehensive treatment. The trip caused by the bad state of the mother’s health was unexpected. On the way to Karlsbad, Czechówna and her mother stopped at Praga and admired its monuments.

The treatment lasted five weeks, and included baths, drinking water from the spring and walks in the nearby forests. The ladies also took the opportunity to visit Franzensbad, Marienbad and Aich. On the way back the ladies first admired the sights of Saxon Switzerland, then the monuments and museums of Dresden, and lastly the city of Wrocław. Czechówna came back from the trip delighted and full of positive impressions. She saw many new places and got to know the customs prevailing there.

The presented fragment of the “Journal” may bring little information to the history of the discussed health resorts, but it is an interesting contribution to the daily life of that period, to the ongoing changes, when the resorts and mineral water treatments were developing. The fragment attached below comes from the 15th volume of the “Journal” of Aleksandra Czechówna, sygn. 29/1582/15 (former ref. no. IT 428/15), consisting of 449 pages and including entries from May 11, 1876 to September 27, 1877.
Sprawa przeniesienia prochów Adama Mickiewicza z Montmorency na Wawel w świetle korespondencji między Józefem Ignacym Kraszewskim a Władysławem Mickiewiczem
Authors: Tylus Piotr
Published: February 2025

The article concerns the issue of transferring the ashes of Adam Mickiewicz, a great Polish Romantic poet hailed as the National Bard, from the cemetery in Montmorency to Kraków, from the perspective of Józef Ignacy Kraszewski and Władysław Mickiewicz, the poet’s eldest son. The basis for this is the correspondence exchanged between the two, hitherto unpublished and little-known, preserved in two manuscript collections in the Jagiellonian Library with the signatures: 6520 (letters from Wł. Mickiewicz to J.I. Kraszewski) and Przyb. 101/65 (letters from J.I. Kraszewski to Wł. Mickiewicz).
Jan Narkiewicz Jodko (1852–ok. 1920). Zapomniany podróżnik, miłośnik sztuki i hodowca
Authors: Śliwa Joachim
Published: February 2025

In the late years of the 19th century, Jan Narkiewicz Jodko embarked on several sea journeys to explore the ports and monuments of the eastern shores of the Mediterranean. He published his impressions of one of such voyage, made at the turn of 1897/1898, as From the East (Warsaw 1899). His itinerary led from Alexandria to Constantinople. On the way, he visited Jaffa, Beirut and Tripoli sailing through the so-called Archipelago to Piraeus and on towards the Turkish coast, to finally arrive at his destination via the Dardanelles and the Sea of Marmara, with a stopover in Smyrna. In his publication, Narkiewicz-Jodko sought to shed light on the contemporary political situation in the Middle East and inform his readers on some artistic events. Among other things, his account was one of the first to familiarise the Polish reader with Turkish archaeological discoveries at the el-Ayaa necropolis near Sidon; he had an opportunity to see the marble sarcophagi discovered there at the Imperial Museum in Istanbul. Narkiewicz Jodko also described an important Polish trace in Smyrna: the tomb of General Ludwik Michał Pac (1780–1835), who had died there unexpectedly years before. In his mansion in Bębnówka Wielka, Narkiewicz-Jodko gathered a sizeable collection of works of art and memorabilia, including those from his travels. Moreover, Narkiewicz Jodko was known in his country for introducing there directly from Switzerland a new, more productive cattle breed. Along with other mansions in Podolia and Wolhynia, the residence at Bębnówka Wielka and the whole estate were completely devastated and looted in 1914–1917.
Historya Szkoły Miejskiej przy Kościele Akademickim S° Floriana na Kleparzu w Krakowie w roku 1187 założonej – zapoznana kronika szkolna
Authors: Kordylewski Szymon K. , Śnieżyńska-Stolot Ewa
Published: February 2025

This article discusses the underrated and overlooked chronicle called The History of City School Near Academic Church of St. Fliorian…, which was preserved in the Primary School nr 7 in Kraków on 8 Spasowskiego St. and found years ago in the school’s collection by Szymon K. Kordylewski. Article is divided into: Introduction, The history of the parochial school of St. Florian, The iconography of the parochial school of St. Florian, The structure of the parochial school of St. Florian, The curriculum of the parochial school of St. Florian, The teachers, The teacher’s salaries, The students, The pupils, The important events from the school’s life and various initiatives. It contains an index of the teachers and students (in selection) as well as illustrations and photographs from family collections, since the ancestors of the authors of the article were teachers who also directed the school. The author of The History of the City School… is Tomasz Rudnicki, the teacher directing the school of St. Florian, who also transcribed a number of documents regarding the school and its teachers and pupils. The text was created between 1870 and 1871 commanded by the Governor’s Commission [sic!] from January 2, 1864, announced in the School Circular. In the years 1873–1900 The History of the City School… was being supplemented on an ongoing basis on blank cards (p. 31–62, 91–109) by eight different people, among whom it was possible to identify, besides that of Tomasz Rudnicki (died 1882), the handwriting of the subsequent school principals: Aleksander Pająk (1834–1899) and Karol Drozdowski (1855–1923). The manuscript, presumably in 1900, was bound in leather in the bookbinding workshop of R.D. Horowitz in Kraków, with embossed, gold-plated inscription: The History of the School near St. Florian in Kleparz in Kraków. This manuscript is an important source for the history of primary schools in Kraków during the period of partitions as well as the history of education and the teacher’s position.