bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The research on factors influencing house value-take California as an example
Authors: Li Tianzhen , Yang Xuezhou
Published: June 2024

Housing price is a popular and important topic in todays society. This article aims to find the factors that have impacts on the housing price. To find the relationships between factors, this article uses Multiple Linear Regression as the method to perform a significant analysis of factors. 1000 samples of Californias block groups in 1990 are selected for this research. Based on the assumption, this research chooses 8 explanatory variables for the analysis. Because of the relationships between explanatory variables, the article also adds interaction terms between latitude and longitude, and population and total bedrooms to solve the multicollinearity problem among explanatory variables. To optimize model analysis effectiveness, this research compares the significance, VIF value, and GVIF value of explanatory variables. The analysis result shows that the geographical location (Latitude and longitude), the housing median age, the total bedrooms, the population, and the median income make significant impacts on the housing value. Among these factors, the median income is the main factor.
Controlled remote implementation of operations for many systems
Authors: Liu Chengxu
Published: June 2024

Quantum communication plays a key role in the next generation of information transfer and security schemes, by using quantum entanglement and measurements from quantum mechanics. We introduce the mathematical and physical foundations of quantum communication, such as the CNOT gate and Kronecker product. Then we propose two quantum communication protocols, namely dense coding and stealth coding. These protocols offer unique advantages that are theoretically unbreakable. Then we extend the protocols to the quantum communication protocol allowing for third-party supervision to ensure information security. Based on this, a communication protocol involving four parties is designed, enabling them to exchange information while being supervised.
Utilizing 31 Chinese province panel data models to investigate the factors influencing house prices
Authors: Dou Yuxin
Published: June 2024

In the realm of data analysis, this research employs regression models to delve into the complexities of housing market dynamics. The construction sector of real estate development companies, the amount invested in real estate development, and the gross regional product have all been found to be important determinants of home prices. Interestingly, the most significant factor is the investment in real estate development, which has a significant impact on house prices. The analysis reveals a positive correlation between the gross regional product and investment amount in real estate development with housing prices, suggesting that as these economic indicators rise, so too do housing prices. Conversely, the author observes a negative correlation between the construction area of real estate development enterprises and housing prices, indicating that an increase in construction area is associated with a decrease in housing prices. These findings underscore the importance of considering these key factors when analyzing housing market trends, providing valuable insights for policymakers, investors, and researchers alike. By understanding these relationships, stakeholders can make more informed decisions to navigate the ever-evolving housing market landscape.
Design and simulation of a bioimpedance detection analog front-end targeting medical applications
Authors: Mo Xiaorui , Zhu Jiayu , Lu Hanxiao , Liu Xu
Published: June 2024

This paper presents the design of a bio-impedance detection analog front-end system, which is critical for continuous monitoring of physiological signals in the prevention and treatment of diseases such as coronary heart disease in the context of an aging population. The analog front-end system employs a capacitive-coupled chopper instrumentation amplifier with a fully differentially folded cascode operational amplifier as the core amplifier, and a common-mode feedback loop is introduced to improve the common-mode rejection ratio due to the high requirement for noise suppression. The power supply voltage of the design is 3.3V, achieving a total current consumption of 45uA and a total power consumption of 0.15mW. The core operational amplifier provides a maximum open-loop gain of 58 dB and a -3dB bandwidth of 8.2KHz. The power supply rejection ratio for the positive supply and ground achieved values of 102dB and 108dB, respectively. The common-mode rejection ratio of the chopper instrumentation amplifier can reach 109 dB, which is critical for suppressing common-mode noise.
Platform Economy and Individual Autonomy
Authors: Domurath Irina
Published: June 2024

This contribution deals with the guarantee of individual autonomy in the platform economy. It argues that three necessary conditions for autonomy – intention and privacy, understanding and information, and freedom from coercion – are eroded in a digital economy, in which platforms engage in large-scale surveillance in order to attract advertisers. Even though the EU legal framework presupposes autonomy and has provisions in place that could serve as guarantees for these conditions, it currently fails to protect them. This has consequences for the basis of contracting in the platform economy. In order to address the problems in the legal framework, nothing less than a change of thinking about the political economy of informational capitalism is needed.
Article: Co-ownership as a Solution to Commingling: A Finnish Perspective
Authors: Juutilainen Teemu , Kaisto Janne
Published: June 2024

This article studies the effect of commingling on ownership relations, and in particular co-ownership as a solution to these situations. The focus is first on tangible movables, but broadens to objects such as bank money, book entries, and virtual currencies. These intangible objects are account-based assets, or can be understood as such. The first part of the analysis takes place at the level of general legal ideas, while the second part examines Finnish law in more detail. Both parts involve comparative observations. The analysis suggests that co-ownership is generally a rationally justifiable solution and should therefore be widely applicable. However, its relative merits depend on the broader legal context, and thus vary between legal systems. The scope of co-ownership as a solution to commingling is currently unclear under Finnish law. Especially as regards account-based assets, the case law of the Finnish Supreme Court excludes this solution in certain situations where its adoption would otherwise be advisable.
Unfair Contractual Terms under the EU Data Act
Authors: Omlor Sebastian
Published: June 2024

In January 2024, the EU Data Act (DA) came into force, which is a central building block of the EU Strategy for data. It contains special rules on control of unjust contractual terms. This article examines these provisions of the DA, explains their systematic relationship to other EU secondary law, in particular the Unfair Contract Terms Directive (UCTD), and looks at the impact on national contract law. The leitmotiv of the EU legislator to attach great importance to freedom of contract in commercial transactions is emphasized. This principle visibly influences the standard of clause control. In this respect, it is not only remarkable that there is no transparency control. The validity of the remaining terms of the contract can also remain unaffected by the invalidity of a clause. The resulting gap can be closed by supplementary interpretation of the contract in accordance with national law.Im Januar 2024 ist der Data Act der Europäischen Union in Kraft getreten, der einen zentralen Baustein der EU-Strategie für Daten bildet. In ihm sind Sonderregeln zur AGB-Kontrolle enthalten. Der Beitrag untersucht diese Vorschriften des Data Act, erläutert ihren systematischen Zusammenhang mit anderem EUSekundärrecht, insbesondere zur Klauselrichtlinie, und beleuchtet die Auswirkungen auf das mitgliedstaatliche Vertragsrecht. Dabei wird das Leitmotiv des unionalen Gesetzgebers, der Vertragsfreiheit im unternehmerischen Rechtsverkehr eine hohe Bedeutung zuzumessen, herausgearbeitet. Diese Vorgabe beeinflusst sichtbar den Maßstab der Klauselkontrolle. Insofern ist nicht nur bemerkenswert, dass keine Transparenzkontrolle existiert. Auch bleibt die Wirksamkeit des übrigen Vertrags von der Nichtigkeit einer Klausel grundsätzlich unberührt. Die entstandene Lücke kann durch ergänzende Vertragsauslegung nach mitgliedstaatlichem Recht geschlossen werden.En janvier 2024, le règlement européen sur les données est entré en vigueur, ce qui constitue un élément central de la stratégie de l’UE en matière de données. Le règlement contient des règles spéciales sur le contrôle des clauses contractuelles abusives. Cet article examine ces dispositions du règlement sur les données, explique leur relation systématique avec d’autres dispositions du droit secondaire de l’UE, en particulier la directive concernant les clauses contractuelles abusives, et examine leur impact sur le droit national des contrats. Le leitmotiv du législateur européen, qui consiste à accorder une grande importance à la liberté de contracter dans les relations juridiques entre entreprises, est mis en évidence. Cette approche a une influence visible sur les critères de contrôle des clauses. En ce sens, l’absence de contrôle de la transparence
New Mobility Scenarios: Sharing Mobility and Micro-mobility
Authors: Claroni Alessio , G. Rosafio Elisabetta
Published: June 2024

This article intends to analyse, especially from a public law point of view, the new scenarios concerning mobility, with specific attention to sharing mobility (or shared mobility) and micro-mobility. In the perspective considered, the paper aims to deepen the notion of shared mobility, also highlighting its sustainability profiles. The study is carried out starting from Italian legislation (and, in particular, from the first provision that recognized sharing mobility at national level), then also considering the regional and provincial legislation of reference. The article also aims to analyze the relationship between the sharing mobility and the topic of Mobility as a Service (MaaS). Particular attention is also paid to micro-mobility, which is considered both at EU and national level. From the latter point of view, the article intends to outline the current regulatory framework at national level, also underlining any critical issues that characterize it.
Transitioning to Electric Mobility: Low Hanging Fruits in the Two and Three-Wheeler Public Transport Market in Kenya
Authors: Njenga Peter , Opiyo Romanus
Published: June 2024

This article examines the evolving policy framework regarding electric mobility in Kenya, with a specific focus on two and three-wheeler public transport segment. The last decade has seen massive proliferation of this segment as a significant part of the passenger and goods transport market in Kenya. Their growth rate is estimated at about three times that of conventional vehicles. Despite the role they play in creating employment and providing mobility solutions to hundreds of thousands of people, many of the two and three-wheeler cycles are old and inefficient. Their greenhouse gas (GHG) pollution level per mile is estimated at ten times that of conventional vehicles. This vehicle segment represents low hanging fruits for GHG abatement in the transport sector in Kenya. Deployment of effective policy instruments is an urgent imperative. This paper contributes to systematizing knowledge on current opportunities and gaps in the two and three-wheeler electric mobility ecosystem in Kenya. It illuminates trends in motorization in including proliferation internal combustion two and three-wheeler vehicles in Kenya and implications on CO2 Emissions; policy frameworks for shifting two and three-wheelers into electric vehicles; challenges include costs of transition, development of adequate charging and management of Electric Waste.
Basic Structure and Unconstitutional Constitutional Amendments: Discovery and Misuse by the Supreme Court of Cyprus
Authors: Kombos Constantinos
Published: June 2024

The Supreme Court of Cyprus in its ruling in Election Petition 1/2019 has for the first time made reference to ‘basic structure’ and ‘unconstitutional constitutional amendments’. The purpose of the article is to assess the rationale of the Court, primarily in internal terms and in relation to its impact on the Cypriot constitutional setting (the internal fit element). From that analysis, the decision of the Court can then be placed in the ongoing debate about ‘unconstitutional constitutional amendments’ and the doctrine of ‘basic structure’ (the external fit element). It is argued that the Court’s approach represents an imperfect fit both in internal and external terms. Moreover, the judicial approach is destabilized by the thin theoretical density attributed to the terms that were used as the foundation for the declaration of the competence for substantive review of amendments to the Constitution. The Court refrained from invalidating the constitutional amendment but proceeded to invalidate the derivative administrative acts, thus applying in a half-way the newly introduced competence.
A Sledgehammer to Crack a Nut? Directive 2021/2118 and Exclusions as Antidotes to Vnuk
Authors: Ferris Katy , Marson James
Published: June 2024

As part of EU legislation regulating the compulsory insurance of motor vehicles, the Motor Vehicle InsuranceDirectives (MVID) imposed ontoMember States the obligation to ensure that civil liability for vehicles normally based in their territory is covered by insurance. In the 2009 sixth consolidating Directive (Directive 2009/103/EC), the law had become well established. Yet in 2014, the Court of Justice embarked on a journey of extending the scope of compulsory motor vehicle insurance, first through its ruling in Vnuk v Zavarovalnica Triglav, and continuing in Juliana, Andrade and Núñez Torreiro. Together, these authorities confirmed the broadening direction of the Court of Justice’s interpretation of the MVID, contrary to its understanding by many Member States and various interested parties. This in turn led to an amendingDirective enacted inDecember 2021 which attempted to clarify the regulation of compulsory motor vehicle insurance law for the Member States. An examination of the amending law is provided, with a focus on the exclusions available toMember States, with the consequence that States have been provided with the tools to remove or limit the most expansive and protective rights for thirdparty victims of motor vehicle accidents.
Article: To the RescEU? Disaster Risk Management as a Driver for European Integration
Authors: Faulkner Holly , Hopkins W. John , Clausing Silke
Published: June 2024

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inability of individual Member States to respond effectively to disasters led
to the establishment of the Union Civil Protection Mechanism (UCPM) in 2001.
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the rescEU operational reserve and again in 2021 as a response to the COVID-19
pandemic. This article assesses the development of EU responsibilities in the
field of DRM in the context of EU integration. In particular, it asks whether
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The Public Law Implications of the Shift to Social Housing
Authors: Prevete Chiara
Published: June 2024

There is an ongoing transformation of the Italian housing public service from public to social provision. This paper argues that the Italian transformation from public to social housing represents a ‘surreptitious’ and uncontrolled privatisation that mimics the English transition from council to social housing. By looking at the English experience, I advocate the Italian public housing service should backpedal from social to public housing, retaking state control of social housing provision given to non-profit organisations to redevelop a systematic, coordinated and participative national housing public service.
Article: Customs Value in case Law
Authors: Armella Sara
Published: June 2024

In the operations of verifying the reliability of the sales price of goods, declared at the importation stage, the databases held by the Customs Authorities, according to an increasingly common practice in European countries, are increasingly important. In recent years, case law, including that of the European Court of Justice and national Supreme Courts, has provided many important clarifications on customs valuation. Among the many judgments worthy of further study, one should particularly focus on the rulings of the European Court of Justice intervening on the recalculation of the price declared in Customs. In this sense, the judgment of the EU Court of Justice of 9 June 2022 in Case C-187/21 (Fawkes Kft) reaffirmed the obligation of the customs authorities to conduct an effective adversarial procedure and the need to ensure compliance with the strict hierarchical criteria laid down in the EU Customs Code. Ruling on a subject of great interest to traders, this judgment also clarified that the customs value of goods can be re-determined on the basis of data contained in national databases, without there being any obligation to consult EU or other Member States’ databases.
Navigating Digital Sovereignty: Implications for African Countries
Authors: Kugler Kholofelo , Tavengerwei Rutendo
Published: June 2024

Digital sovereignty has become a buzz concept in framing countries’ ability to control and benefit from the digital economy. With the current speed of technological advancement, countries’ ability to innovate and develop enabling domestic digital ecosystems will determine which nations will reap the digital dividends and which will be pushed further into the periphery. In this article, we examine the distinct approaches adopted by the United States (US), China, and the European Union (EU). We elucidate the multifaceted dimensions of digital sovereignty, which encompasses, inter alia, regulatory frameworks; physical infrastructure, networks, and technology; and data governance. It is within this context that we explore the implications of these strategies on African countries, shedding light on the dynamics of influence and control in the digital realm. While African countries are entering an ongoing race, initiatives like the Digital Trade Protocol of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) provide impetus and opportunity. Specifically, to insulate themselves from outside influence and control and to collectively cultivate an African digital agenda that will propel the continent’s economic development and influence in the digital sphere.
Revisiting the Trade-Labour Standards Nexus: The Case of the Uyghurs
Authors: Trebilcock Michael J. , Poliwoda Dan
Published: June 2024

This article revisits long-standing debates about the appropriate relationship between international trade law and policy, and fair labour standards. Section 1 provides a brief historical context for both the institutional dimensions of this interface and the evolving normative rationales for conditioning trade policy on adherence to core labour standards. Section 2 reviews evidence from various sources of unfair labour practices and broader human rights abuses imposed on the Uyghur minority population in China. Section 3 reviews the responses to date of supranational institutions and states to this evidence, as well as how China has responded to allegations of Uyghur mistreatment. Section 4 focuses on unilateral trade sanctions imposed on products imported from China or via third countries that have been produced by forced labour in China. Section 5 concludes by assessing the likely efficacy of private and public measures to address the issue of Uyghur forced labour in China.
Joint Statement Initiatives: A Legitimate End to ‘Until Everything is Agreed’?
Authors: Bahri Amrita , Starshinova Olga , Boklan Daria
Published: June 2024

At World Trade Organization (WTO), nothing is agreed until everything is agreed and until everyone agrees at the negotiating tables, and that ‘magic’ moment has been difficult to arrive at. Some WTO Members have argued that if all Members cannot move ahead together with the acceptance of new rules, the Members who are able and willing to move ahead should be provided with the required space to do so. Some Members have indeed chosen to push ahead as they have recently sought progress in negotiations through the Joint Statement Initiatives (JSIs). The JSI proponents claim that JSIs can contribute to building a more responsive and relevant WTO – which will be critical to restoring global trade and economic growth in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis. Others have staunchly opposed such plurilateral attempts at trade liberalization on various grounds, often labelling them as attempts to circumvent the WTO’s core tenets of multilateralism. The article contributes to this debate, as the authors assess different routes through which JSIs can be added to the WTO acquis and the WTO-compatibility of each of these routes. It then assesses the possible detrimental impact that JSIs can have on the essence and fabric of the multilateral trading system (MTS).
The Paradoxical Roles of State-Ownership in EMNE Internationalization: OFDI Case
Authors: Ghaffari Nikoo , Kimiagari Salman
Published: June 2024

This paper is a new view to earlier research about the impact of state ownership on the internationalization of EMNEs. Although there are publications on Chinese MNEs about state ownership’s effects on their international expansion, there are still many opportunities to study EMNEs from other developing countries, especially to link the advantages to disadvantages of state ownership (How does state ownership involvement affect EMNEs internationalization?). We found ambiguity in whether state ownership benefits or harms EMNEs’ internationalization. The new discussion would be more informative if we found the scope conditions and factors involved in generating a positive or negative result. Adopting and adapting the institutional theory (coercive part) creates a clearer insight into SOEMNE internationalization, and finally, for this, proposes new statements as the result of the paper could be tested in the future.
Growth characteristics of glycine max trees in Vietnam
Authors: Linh Nguyen Kieu
Published: June 2024

Vietnam has a diverse ecosystem, and the climate between regions is not the same. The terrain is up to 75% mountainous and often has a dry season in the north. Glycine max is a plant that is relatively sensitive to external conditions and belongs to the group of plants with poor drought tolerance. The work of selecting glycine max varieties with resistant genotypes is increasingly receiving research attention. This article explores the growth characteristics of glycine maxs to find ways to develop this crop to bring about higher economic efficiency in farming.
APLICABILIDADE DA LEI DE ACESSO À INFORMAÇÃO NA GESTÃO E CONTAS PÚBLICAS DOS MUNICÍPIOS COM MAIOR ÍNDICE DE DESENVOLVIMENTO À LUZ DA TEORIA DA DIVULGAÇÃO
Authors: Rocha Ana Késia da Silva , Pereira Camila Izabel , Carneiro Alexandre de Freitas , Custódio Elizângela Maria de Oliveira
Published: June 2024

O objetivo deste estudo foi analisar a implementação da Lei de Acesso à Informação (LAI) nos municípios com maior Índice Firjan de Desenvolvimento Municipal. A análise, realizada com base nos dados do exercício financeiro de 2023, abordou quatro dimensões: informações básicas nos websites, contas públicas, políticas públicas e acessibilidade dos dados. O método empregado neste estudo, envolveu uma análise dos websites dos municípios para avaliar a conformidade com a LAI e a transparência das contas públicas. Foram examinadas quatro dimensões: informações básicas nos sites, contas públicas, políticas públicas e acessibilidade dos dados. A amostra representa 15 municípios de um total de 52. Os resultados revelaram uma variedade na aderência à LAI entre os municípios, destacando-se Rolim de Moura com maior pontuação e Teixeirópolis com pontuação inferior. Houve também uma ampla variação na transparência das contas públicas, com áreas específicas como gastos em cartões corporativos apresentando lacunas na divulgação de informações. A análise dos resultados foi consistente com a teoria da divulgação, sugerindo a necessidade de os municípios melhorarem suas práticas de transparência para atender às expectativas dos stakeholders. O estudo é de interesse para a sociedade de forma geral com vistas à instrumentalização do controle social.
ATUAÇÃO DA FISIOTERAPIA NO LINFEDEMA RELACIONADO AO CÂNCER DE MAMA: REVISÃO INTEGRATIVA
Authors: Santos Brunna Batista dos , Oliveira Lívia Alessandra , Nascimento Maria Michely Pereira do , Silva Nayara Pinto Gontijo da , Santos Renata Paula de Sousa , Costa Kelly Aline Rodrigues
Published: June 2024

Introdução: o câncer de mama é considerado uma das neoplasias com maior incidência na população feminina mundial. O tratamento muitas vezes é cirúrgico e o linfedema é a mais importante complicação decorrente da cirurgia. Objetivo: realizar um levantamento na literatura acerca da atuação fisioterapêutica em mulheres com linfedema relacionado ao câncer de mama. Métodos: estudo de revisão de literatura, cuja pergunta de pesquisa foi: “Quais os recursos fisioterapêuticos utilizados no tratamento do linfedema relacionado ao câncer de mama em mulheres pós-mastectomia?” A pesquisa bibliográfica foi realizada nos meses de fevereiro e março de 2024, nos seguintes bancos de dados: PubMed, SCIELO e PEDro, com os descritores fisioterapia, linfedema relacionado a câncer de mama, mastectomia. Resultados: a pesquisa resultou em 111 artigos e após a aplicação dos critérios de inclusão, foram discutidos 12 artigos. Conclusão: pode-se concluir que os recursos fisioterapêuticos utilizados no tratamento do linfedema relacionado ao câncer de mama foram terapia descongestiva complexa, liberação miofascial, bandagem compressiva, mobilização neurodinâmica, correntes interferencial e farádica, exercícios de amplitude de movimento, exercícios resistidos, ultrassom terapêutico, drenagem linfática manual, compressão pneumática intermitente, Kinesio Taping, cinta pressurizada, exercícios aquáticos, pilates e programa de autocuidados. Estes recursos geraram efeitos positivos na melhora da dor, melhora da funcionalidade do ombro, redução do edema, melhora da pele, dentre outros.
GESTÃO ESTRATÉGICA DE PESSOAS NAS PEQUENAS EMPRESAS
Authors: Silva Claudinei Gomes da , Azzolino Adriana Pessatte
Published: June 2024

O trabalho apresentado tem como objetivo abordar a gestão estratégica de pessoas em pequenas empresas, de forma mais especifica laboratórios de calibração e metrologia de instrumentos de medição. O estudo considerou as principais dificuldades enfrentadas pelos empreendedores, como crises econômicas, desvatanges de competições com grandes corporações, ausência de mão de obra qualificada de acordo com suas atividas fins. A metodologia apresenta uma alternativa pra mitigar os impactos e contribuir para o desenvolvimento de ambas as partes, empresas e profissionais, focando no processo de valorização e desenvolvimento contínuo das pessoas, focando na primeira oportunidade de emprego, aos novos talentos que serão integrados ao mercado de trabalho, para tal, foram realizadas pesquisas quantitativas, analises de referências teóricas sobre o tema e coleta e abordagem direta com colaboradores, ex coloboradores e profissionais do ramo que atuam em outras instituições, chegando à conclusão que a valorização do ser humano é parte fundamental para o desenvolvimento da gestão estratégica de pessoas.
AVALIAÇÃO DE MÉTODOS PARA OBTENÇÃO DA FIBRA DO CAROÇO DO AÇAIZEIRO
Authors: Pequeno Petrus Luiz de Luna , Rambo Marcelo Augusto , Santos Lucas Alves dos , Barros Natália de Sousa , Ferreira João Vítor Nunes Rodrigues , Montero Ciro José Egoavil , Freitas Filho Janduir Silva de
Published: June 2024

O açaizeiro é uma planta de grande  importância econômica para a Região Norte do Brasil. De seu fruto, é extraída a polpa de grande valor nutricional bastante consumida pela população. Após extração da polpa, o caroço apresenta um mesocarpo com material fibroso que tem sido estudado pela ciência. No entanto, não se tem ainda um método eficiente para retirada desse material. Nesse sentido, a presente pesquisa objetivou  avaliar  três métodos e oito tempos de aplicação para extração de todo material do caroço do açaí para aplicação na engenharia civil. A pesquisa foi desenvolvida em laboratório utilizando material oriundo de batedouros locais. Foram testados os métodos de peneiramento, lixamento eletromecânico e moagem em moinho de martelo nos tempos de 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 90 e 120 segundos. Os resultados após análises estatísticas mostraram que o método de remoção utilizando o moinho de martelo foi o mais eficiente sendo indicado o tempo de 60 segundos de moagem na máxima rotação.
Effets de la pandémie de COVID-19 sur la réallocation des dépenses de santé publique par fonction : estimation de court terme et analyse prédictive contrefactuelle
Authors: Ammi Mehdi , Langevin Raphael , Arpin Emmanuelle , C. Strumpf Erin
Published: June 2024

Les crises épidémiologiques comme celle de la pandémie de COVID-19 affectent les systèmes de santé dans de multiples dimensions. Au Québec comme ailleurs, ce genre d'événement majeur peut avoir influencé non seulement les dépenses totales en santé publique, mais aussi leur répartition entre les différentes fonctions de santé publique. Il est donc primordial de mieux comprendre les décisions et arbitrages dans l’allocation des dépenses entre les grandes fonctions de santé publique et aussi mieux comprendre les conséquences des choix qui sont faits. Ce rapport permet précisément d’améliorer notre compréhension de ces questions. Les analyses s’appuient sur des approches économétriques complexes et sur plusieurs sources de données de santé populationnelle, démographiques et socioéconomiques, et sur des données épidémiologiques de la COVID-19 par région et provenant du jeu de données ouvertes disponibles du Partenariat Données Québec et de l’INSPQ. Les auteurs montrent que la pandémie a conduit à une réallocation des sommes en privilégiant certains postes de dépenses aux dépens d'autres. Les dépenses en surveillance de la santé des populations, en promotion de la santé, en prévention des maladies et celles pour la lutte aux Infections transmissibles sexuellement et par le sang (ITSS) ont toutes baissé comparativement aux prévisions de ce qu’auraient été les dépenses dans ces catégories en l’absence de pandémie. Les auteurs suggèrent que la réduction des dépenses en promotion des saines habitudes de vie et en bonne santé mentale, lesquelles font partie des actions de promotion de la santé et de la prévention des maladies, pourrait avoir entrainé des effets délétères sur la santé des populations.
Analysing the Evolution of Knowledge Sharing Through Digitalization in Organizations Usingh the Digital Economy and Security Index
Authors:   Technická Univerzita Liberec, Ekonomická fakulta, Sieber Jakub
Published: June 2024

Digitalization is one of the main catalysts for innovation in the management of modern organizations. One of the main effects of the digitisation process and the tools used is the sharing of information and knowledge inside and outside companies. There are many digitalization and knowledge-sharing measures, including the DESI, or Digital Economy and Security Index, which consists of several items of an organization's digital readiness. For this research, a questionnaire survey was conducted in organisations in the Czech Republic, comparing the development of each indicator over five years. The questionnaire survey managed to collect over five hundred responses. These data will help determine the pace of development of the tools available to organisations in the process of knowledge sharing through digitalisation.
Anatómia a ekonómia
Authors:   Katolícka univerzita v Ružomberku, Pedagogická fakulta, Katedra manažmentu, Piteková Jana
Published: June 2024

Anatomy is the science of the structure of the human body, its structure, position and location of internal organs. It interconnects all fields of medicine and forms the basis of most of them. Economics explains the system in which man lives his life. It interconnects scientific disciplines that are related to his daily decisions and forms the basis of sciences such as management, marketing, finance, economic policy. Anatomy is part of education from an early age. Even as small children, we learn to recognize how our body works, our parents´ guide us to be careful about falls and catching a cold. Few people are doctors, nurses, or pharmacists (these and similar professions require thorough and long-term study of anatomy), but each of us spends our whole life trying to get to know and understand our own body and make decisions that strengthen our health. The economy is similar. Early man already understood that he would not survive if he did not have water and food. On the one hand needs, on the other limited resources. The aim of the post is to point out that knowing the principles of our body's functioning is just as important as knowing the system in which we make economic decisions. We learn both anatomy and economics with our lives every day. We have enough comprehensible sources for the study of anatomy, including systematic education from preschool age, but we cannot say the same about economics.
Principals' Beliefs: The Interface of Gender and Sector
Authors: Collard John L.
Published: June 2024

This article reports on a broad scale study of a balanced sample of male and female principals in Australia. It used questionnaire, interview, and historical data to explore the relationships between the perceptions and beliefs of principals, their gender, and other key contextual factors. Earlier claims that there are important and frequently overlooked differences in the cognitive frameworks of male and female leaders are confirmed. However, essentialist stereotypes are challenged by findings that factors such as level of schooling, institutional scale, and students' gender interact with and modify gender predispositions. Sectorial identity was found to be one of the most powerful sources of differences.¹ The findings call for sophisticated theoretical perspectives that acknowledge the interactive nature of principals' gender and organizational context.
Virtual Communities for Professional Development: Helping Teachers Map the Territory in Landscapes Without Bearings
Authors: Murphy Elizabeth , Laferrière Thérèse
Published: June 2024

This article illustrates how through participation in virtual communities, teachers can progress in making sense of their practice of working with online technologies. These communities are described as reflective of a creative-interpretive and socio-constructivist approach to teachers' professional development. The article reports on a study in which teachers came together as a community to engage in collaborative, reflective practice through participation in an online discussion. Excerpts from the discussion highlight how teachers make sense of their practices by viewing problems from multiple perspectives and contexts and by adapting and reorganizing existing conceptions of their practices in the light of new experiences.
Preservice Teachers Reflections on Risk-Taking: The Dynamics of Practice and Experience While Experimenting With Innovation During Student Teaching
Authors: Gwyn-Paquette Caroline , Tochon François Victor
Published: June 2024

In this study we explore the reflections of 14 preservice teachers preparing for English as a second language (ESL) or social science teaching in high school. We wished to know what encouraged them to experiment with innovative practice, notably cooperative learning, during their practicum: what they perceived as tolerable and intolerable risk factors, and what helped them to persist in trying the new approach. Inductive analysis of the transcripts of recorded planning and post-observation conversations with the participants reveals that once the impetus for the process is provided, risk-taking in student teaching depends primarily on students' reactions in the classroom, an effective support system for planning, and feedback from either the supervisor and/or the cooperating teacher, as well as from peers, in an atmosphere of mutual trust.
Teachers' Instructional Practices in Small Classes
Authors: Haughey Margaret , Snart Fern , Da Costa José
Published: June 2024

Smaller classes have several immediate contextual benefits for teachers, but do they result in changes to instructional practices? Results from a study of 17 small grade 1 classes indicate that teachers used these contextual benefits to support a variety of grouping practices; individualization; active learning; integration of reading, writing, and speaking; and students' personal skill development in a creative and integrated curriculum. Some used an overall program format and adapted instruction for individuals and groups, whereas others designed for children's individual and social development and integrated this in their daily plans. Instructional practices were best described as fluid and holistic, complex, and multitask, and aimed at literacy achievement.
The Jackknife and Multilevel Modeling: A New Application of an Old Trick
Authors: Wolfe Richard G. , Dunn Jennifer L.
Published: June 2024

In this article the authors demonstrate two instances where the jackknife can be used to enhance hierarchical linear model (HLM) analyses. The jackknife was used to improve the HLM estimates of composite measures by jackknifing over items. The first study examined fixed-effects and variance component estimation. The jackknife appeared to reduce the bias in the estimates both of slopes and of variances by implicitly adjusting for item-by-person and item-by-group interactions. The second study examined the utility of the jackknife as a multilevel item analysis tool. The results suggest that pseudovalues offer a unique opportunity for isolating item variability in multilevel data. The jackknife seems to offer enhancements and insights to conventional HLM analyses.
Espousing Democratic Leadership Practices: A Study of Values in Action
Authors: Devereaux Lorraine
Published: June 2024

This article examines principals' espoused values and their values in action. It provides a reanalysis of previously collected data through a values lens. The original research study was an international quantitative and qualitative investigation of principals' leadership approaches that was based in 75 schools. This particular excerpt of the research provides a qualitative lens into two European principals' espoused values versus values in action in a site-based management environment. The study demonstrates that principals' espoused values can be different from their values in action as perceived by themselves and others. This has implications for the practical application of modern school restructuring site-based management theory, and it shows the need for a value-based component to principals' leadership training.
Perceptions of Learning and Stages of Concern Among Graduates of a Native Teacher Education Program
Authors: Duquette Cheryll
Published: June 2024

The purpose of this study was to examine the learning outcomes of students who had recently completed a two-year community-based Native Teacher Education Program (NTEP). The participants were 22 graduates of an NTEP who responded to open-ended items in a questionnaire on what they had learned throughout the program. Four women also participated in a focus group. The learning of the graduates was grouped according to the categories found in a previously developed framework: curriculum planning and evaluation, discipline and classroom management, pupils and pupil-teacher interactions, and the profession of teaching (Duquette & Cook, 1999). It was found that the NTEP graduates learned the most in the first three areas of the framework. As well, those with more than five years of experience working in the schools learned more in the pupils and pupil-teacher interactions category than their less experienced peers. The learning as stated by all the graduates showed that they addressed self-survival and impact concerns as described by Fuller (1969). The major source of their learning was through observation of their supervising teachers.
What Do Teacher Candidates Know About Large-Scale Assessments? What Should They Know?
Authors: Childs Ruth A. , Lawson Alexandra
Published: June 2024

As states and provinces develop large-scale assessment programs linked to their curricula, teachers are increasingly expected to interpret the assessment results and to explain them to parents. The challenge for teachers is especially great in Ontario, which began developing an assessment program in 1996 after almost three decades without provincially mandated testing. Three hundred and sixty teacher candidates completed a questionnaire on their knowledge about, exposure to, and opinions of the assessments. Many teacher candidates held strong views, often negative, about the assessments. Even those who had little exposure to or knowledge of the assessments held predominantly negative opinions.
"I Don't Like Ambiguity": An Exploration of Students' Experiences During a Qualitative Methods Course
Authors: Hein Serge F.
Published: June 2024

Although some of the literature on teaching qualitative research methods courses has included students' experiences during courses, these experiences have not been made a primary focus of study and examined systematically. To gain a fuller understanding of students' experiences during a graduate-level qualitative methods course, 13 reflective journals were analyzed. Eight major categories emerged from the analysis: (a) struggling with a new paradigm, (b) changes in perspective on quantitative research, (c) struggling with phenomenological and other qualitative concepts and practices, (d) becoming more aware of one's role in the research process, (e) challenges faced during the research process, (f) gaining new insights into the research process, (g) gaining new insights into phenomenology and the qualitative paradigm, and (h) valuing phenomenological and other forms of qualitative research. Implications of the findings for designing and teaching qualitative methods courses are also discussed.
Adapting to Change: What Motivates Manitoban Schools to Learn
Authors: Lam Y. L. Jack
Published: June 2024

This study assesses the relative importance of environmental, intraorganizational, and contextual factors that explain the process and outcomes of organizational learning in six Manitoba schools. Based on the data provided by 265 teaching staff and their principals, the present findings verified that transformational leadership, supportive school culture, and flexible school structure were persistent factors in accounting for organizational learning and adaptation. Environmental variables acted as motivational forces that served to break away from individual and organizational inertia. The effect of contextual factors reasserted the idea that schools were unique and that changes could not simply be transplanted without considering the characteristics of staff and their schools.
Teachers' Attitudes Toward Government-Mandated Provincial Testing in Manitoba
Authors: Skwarchuk Sheri-Lynn
Published: June 2024

Government-imposed testing has been introduced in Canada to establish benchmarks, improve accountability, and measure achievement consistently. In this study 133 teachers from urban and rural Manitoba completed surveys (a response rate of 34%) to ascertain their attitudes toward mandated testing. Results indicated that most teachers expressed negativity about exam use, but attitudinal differences were contingent on location and teacher involvement in implementation. Teachers reported using many preparation strategies, but only developing study skills correlated positively with grade 3 exam scores. The findings are discussed in terms of the efficacy of using mandated exams and identifying appropriate preparation strategies.
Development of the Depressive Symptoms Questionnaire for Children
Authors: Berg Derek H.
Published: June 2024

The present study set out to develop a self-report instrument, the Depressive Symptoms Questionnaire (DSQ), for assessing depressed mood in school-aged children. Included were items based on research that reported symptoms of depressed mood in children, items related to negative psychosocial functioning, and items related to self-perceived academic ineffectiveness. Recent research had suggested that negative psychosocial functioning and self-perceived academic ineffectiveness were important to measure depressed mood in school children. After administration to a sample of children in grades 3 to 6, item-scale analyses supported a two-scale 30-item instrument representing depressed mood and academic ineffectiveness. Items that formed the DSQ suggest that sex, age, negative psychosocial functioning, and specific cognitive constructs that undergird self-perceptions of academic ineffectiveness are important when assessing the presence of depressed mood in children. Limitations and implications for future research on assessment of depressed mood in children are discussed.
Story and Illustration Reconstituted: Children's Literature in Canadian Reading Programs
Authors: Smith Martha L. , Phillips Linda M. , Leithead Marion R. , Norris Stephen P.
Published: June 2024

This study addresses the differences between literature in children's trade books and the literature in commercial elementary language arts reading programs used in Canada. Although the nature of the literature included in language arts programs has received considerable scrutiny in the United States, there is no parallel body of research in the Canadian context. Using a textual content analysis, all the literature selections contained in the three most extensively used reading programs in Canada were where possible compared with the corresponding trade books. Numerous differences between trade book literature and the corresponding selections in the reading programs suggest that the two are not equivalent in the reading experiences they provide for children. The changes included alterations to format such as omissions, additions, substitutions, and reordering of text and illustrations. Many of the original selections reconstituted in the reading programs were impoverished by the changes. Further research is needed on how these changes alter children's reading experiences.