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The integration of immigrants: Transitions between research, policy-making and statistical monitoring in the Portuguese case
Authors: Oliveira Catarina Reis de
Published: May 2024

Throughout the twentieth century, the intensification of migration flows prompted an increasing focus by academics and policy-makers on fostering the integration of immigrants in receiving societies. This emphasis also led to discussions on the feasibility of measuring and monitoring integration. Numerous policies addressing migrant integration gained a sound conceptual foundation, reshaping knowledge production through interaction with policy-making and expanding data collection and analysis. Integration is a key illustration of potential reflective dialogue between research, policy and measurement. Nevertheless, publications that relate these three approaches of integration – theoretical, political and statistical – are scarce, primarily due to limited communication between these fields in most countries, a lack of covenant between theoretical, political and methodological concepts and indicators, and the multidimensional and dynamic nature of migrant integration. This article seeks to contribute to this debate, focusing on Portugal, a relatively ‘new’ immigration country recognized for having one of the world’s best integration policies, albeit without a historically rooted national integration model. This article examines the evolution of research–policy–statistics relationships and structures since the 1990s concerning migration and integration. It explores the foundations of the co-production of common operational concepts in theory, policy-making and statistical indicators, seeking a more comprehensive understanding and less dichotomized appropriation of these concepts. This article intends to promote reflection among policy actors, practitioners, scholars and statisticians regarding their actions and interactions in the context of the complexity of migrant integration. It also contributes to the research landscape by conceptualizing the intricacies of immigrant integration while assessing whether mainstreaming, rather than alienation, characterizes Portugal’s approach to organizing and guiding these processes.
Towards an inclusive sufficiency narrative
Authors: Korjonen‐Kuusipuro Kristiina , Koskimäki Teemu , Wojciechowski Adam , Neuvonen Aleksi
Published: May 2024

In this Editorial, we tackle perhaps the most urgent issue of our time – the need to orient lives more towards sufficiency.  Achieving such a transformation also requires a parallel paradigm shift in science. In this Editorial, we have two guest authors, Teemu Koskimäki and Aleksi Neuvonen, who are members of the SISU Consortium doing research on sufficiency transition in Finland.
Schuld als Thema antisemitismuskritischer Bildung. Überlegungen zum Curriculum
Authors: Dubiski Katja
Published: May 2024

Referring to Judith Coffey’s und Vivien Laumann’s monograph »Gojnormativität« the article adapts its embodied main thesis: Talking about »guilt« in German context should be separated from highlighting »antisemitism« in religious education. Analyzing four aspects of guilt - its implicit focus on offenders, its often homogenous idea of »being German«, its idea of powerlessness and of a right to forgiveness - the article turns on discussing cognitive theories having their source in social psychology intergroup theories, that aim at reducing discrimination. Taking the results of both aspects - guilt and (anti-)discrimination - the article concludes with developing ideas for curricula in religious education.
Transperineal versus transrectal prostate fiducial insertion in radiation treatment of prostate cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors: Hong Seong Sook , Bae Sung Hwan , Hwang Jiyoung , Lee Eun Ji
Published: May 2024

Purpose: To provide more accurate and definitive conclusions regarding the clinical and technical complications associated with the transperineal (TP) and transrectal (TR) approaches, a comprehensive review of observational studies and randomized controlled trials was conducted. This systematic review covered all eligible studies to facilitate a thorough comparison of complications linked to the two fiducial marker insertion methods, TP and TR.Methods: A comprehensive search of the literature was conducted, encompassing databases such as PubMed, Embase, and the Cochrane Library, up to July 7, 2023. The relative risk and 95% confidence interval were utilized to evaluate the diagnosis and complication rates.Results: The final selection for the methodological quality analysis included 13 observational studies that utilized TP and TR gold fiducial insertion approaches. The meta-analysis revealed significantly lower risks of urinary tract infections (UTI) and rectal bleeding with the TP approach.Conclusion: The use of both TP and TR techniques for placing gold seed fiducial markers has proven to be an effective, safe, and well-tolerated method for image-guided radiation therapy in prostate cancer patients. A significant benefit of the TP technique is its ability to avoid rectal puncture, thereby reducing the risk of UTIs. Although the incidence of UTIs and rectal bleeding associated with the TR method is relatively low, these complications can disrupt patient wellbeing and potentially cause delays in treatment.
Taxonomy and survey of scientific workflow scheduling in infrastructure-as-a-service cloud computing systems
Authors: Stéphane Fouakeu-Tatieze , Corneille Kamla Vivient , Yassa Sonia , Jean-Claude Kamgang , Marcellin Julius Antonio Nkenlifack
Published: May 2024

Scientific workflows are groups of scientific application tasks organized in oriented graphs. These scientific workflows are characterized by a large number of tasks requiring sufficient resources for their execution. Tasks with all available input data can be computed simultaneously. Cloud computing is an appropriate environment for the implementation of scientific workflows. Although the cloud computing environment has unlimited resources and can run some scientific workflow tasks simultaneously, scheduling scientific workflow tasks using pay-as-you-go cloud computing resources is an NP-complete problem. This difficulty is due to constraints on the part of the cloud resource provider and the part of the user (customer). The algorithm tries to find efficient schedules that take into account several requirements of client service (QoS) such as deadlines, budgets, and resource providers’ profits, i.e., the minimization of energy consumption and many others. There have been several papers recommending effective solutions to workflow schedule problems. This paper reviews existing and more recent papers on the plan of scientific workflows in pay-as-you-go IaaS cloud computing environments, focusing on future directions for algorithms that can improve the optimal solution.
Analisis dan Optimalisasi Performa Algoritma Gaussian Naive Bayes pada Prediksi Metabolic Syndrome Menggunakan SMOTE
Authors: Fauziyah Nadiyah Jihan , Rahmania Fadilla , Daniyal Muhammad , Sari Nur Fitriyah Ayu Tunjung
Published: May 2024

Metabolic syndrome is a complex global health problem, with symptoms such as abdominal obesity, insulin resistance, high blood pressure, high blood sugar, and abnormal blood lipids. With this global challenge, several studies have attempted to predict these diseases using machine learning methods. However, often, predictions about a disease result in data imbalance where minority classes are underrepresented. To balance the class proportions, the Synthetic Minority Over-sampling Technique (SMOTE) method replicates the minority class samples. In this research, the technique applied to predict is the Gaussian Naive Bayes (GNB) algorithm. The results show an increase in prediction accuracy by 0.2 from 0.81 to 0.83. This study confirms the critical role of the SMOTE oversampling method in machine learning using the Gaussian Naive Bayes (GNB) algorithm in Metabolic Syndrome prediction and its positive impact on diagnostic efficiency and public health.
Early Stimulation in Children Aged 3 to 5 Years: A Correlational Study on Knowledge and Practices in Caregivers
Authors: Del Toro Rubio Moraima , Ruydiaz Gómez Keydis Sulay , Castillo Ávila Irma , Alvis Estrada Luis Reinaldo
Published: May 2024

Aim: To identify the knowledge and practices of caregivers regarding early stimulation in children aged 3 to 5 years in three neighborhoods of Cartagena (Bolívar).Methodology: Quantitative, correlational study. The reference population was 3,344 chil-dren aged 3 to 5 years living in three neighborhoods of the city of Cartagena. An instru-ment consisting of 3 sections was used for data collection: 1. Sociodemographic aspects, 2. Knowledge of early stimulation, 3. Practices on early stimulation. The forms were typed into a database according to the study variables. The chi-square analysis was 5%, and p values <0.05 were considered significant.Results: A sample size of 359 caregivers and parents of children was estimated, taking three first-level care centers in the city of Cartagena as reference. The caregivers were mothers (61.8%), aged 30 – 39 years (42.6%), living in a free union (42.6%), having technical/tech-nological studies (44.8%), belonging to social-economical level (stratum) 1 (38.4%). Knowl-edge was regular (82.5%) and practices were good (82.5%). The practices were correlated with the age of the child (p: 0.012), age of the caregiver (p: 0.000) marital status (p: 0.000) (in Health Center 1), gender of the child (p: 0.049) (in Health Center 2), and origin of the child (p: 0.002) (in Health Center 3). Conclusions: caregivers of children from 3 to 5 years old from 3 neighborhoods of Carta-gena have regular knowledge and good practices regarding early stimulation.Keywords: knowledge, caregivers, child development, early stimulation.
Socioeconomic adversity and higher education: Is the Quota Law a potential bridge to social mobility in Brazil?
Authors: Almeida Fernanda Maria de , Hermannssom Kristinn , Fernandes Antônio Sérgio de Araújo
Published: May 2024

This article aims to contribute to the debate on the role of the Quota Law regarding the potential social mobility of students with high socioeconomic adversity, using administrative data from a federal university in Brazil. We used Confirmatory Factor Analysis technique to construct an adversity index, composed of variables that may negatively affect access to higher education, such as students' socioeconomic background, parental education, and ethnicity. We classified courses by expected earnings and assessed how background is associated with course choice. Then, we used regression models estimated by the Generalized Method of Moments (GMM) to identify the relative importance of the interaction between quota categories with the adversity index and the score on the admission exam (National High School Examination – Exame Nacional do Ensino Médio - ENEM) to predict course choice and consequent possibility of social mobility. The results showed that quotas can reduce the negative effects of socioeconomic adversity on social mobility. However, they are not completely sufficient to “break” the effects of the low quality of secondary education in relation to ENEM performance and, consequently, social mobility.
What is Classical Realism?
Authors: Lebow Richard Ned
Published: May 2024

Jonathan Kirshner misrepresents classical realism in fundamental ways. His wants to reclaim classical realism, but he never tells us what it is or engages other scholars who have developed the paradigm. He pleads for a more sophisticated realism but spends much of the book engaging neorealism and ‘hyperrationality.’ He foregrounds Thucydides but reads him superficially and indefensibly in terms of contemporary realist tropes. He asserts – incorrectly – that classical realism eschews abstract formulations but then offers his own. I critique his formulation, reading of Thucydides, and offer an overview of classical realism. I argue that classical realism is an ethical project embedded in a tragic understanding of life. It foregrounds human miscalculations, misjudgments, and their causes, sees tight connections between domestic and foreign policy, and the values that motivate both; and regards great powers as likely to be their own worst enemies.
Two Types of Social Norms
Authors: Burman Åsa
Published: May 2024

In Morality and Socially Constructed Norms, Laura Valentini poses and answers this overall question: When and why, if at all, are socially constructed norms morally binding? Valentini develops an original account, the agency-respect view, that offers an answer to this general question by offering a moral criterion in terms of agency respect. I agree with the criterion proposed by the agency-respect view, given the account of socially constructed norms that it assumes. However, its account of socially constructed norms seems too narrow to answer the general question. More specifically, I argue that the account of social norms is too narrow, even according to Valentini’s own standard, since it does not account for teleological social norms, which are about standards of excellence rather than standards of behavior. Taking teleological social norms into account calls the moral criterion proposed by the agency-respect view into question: it is plausible concerning the type of social norm assumed by the agency-respect view, but not for teleological social norms. Hence, the general question has not been fully answered.
Must I Honor Your Convictions? On Laura Valentini’s Agency-Respect View
Authors: Nieswandt Katharina
Published: May 2024

Laura Valentini’s novel theory, the Agency-Respect View, says that we have a fundamental moral duty to honor other people’s convictions, at least pro tanto and under certain conditions. I raise doubts that such a duty exists indeed and that informative conditions have been specified. The questions that Valentini faces here have a parallel in Kant’s moral philosophy, viz. the question of why one has a duty to value the other’s humanity and the question of how to specify the maxim of one’s action. Additionally, I discuss the concept of a social convention and Valentini’s use of it.
Do Socially Constructed Norms have Moral Force? Précis to a Symposium
Authors: Valentini Laura
Published: May 2024

Do not chew with your mouth open! Take your hat off when you enter a church! Do not skip the queue! Pay your taxes! Do not cross on a red light! These are familiar imperatives, and their immediate source are ‘socially constructed norms’: norms that exist as a matter of social fact. These range from informal etiquette and politeness norms to the complex norms making up our legal systems. While we often feel bound by these norms, we are also aware that they can be pernicious: the product of injustice and vehicles for its perpetuation. The question thus arises: when and why, if ever, does the fact that a socially constructed norm requires us to perform a certain action place us under a genuine moral obligation to comply? In Morality and Socially Constructed Norms, I answer that such an obligation, when it exists, is grounded in a broader, familiar duty, namely the duty to respect people’s permissible and authentic exercises of agency. This is what I call the ‘Agency-Respect View.’ The first part of the book outlines and defends the view, the second part considers relevant applications.
The next decade in accessibility research
Authors: Gerling Kathrin , Rauschenberger Maria , Tannert Benjamin , Weber Gerhard
Published: May 2024

Accessibility research has matured over the last three decades and developed a better understanding of accessibility technologies, design and evaluation methods, systems and tools as well as empirical studies in accessibility. We envision how progress in new contexts over the next decade can be made to develop stronger links to other areas in Human-Centered Computing and address the research communities. A human-centered perspective on disability needs to develop from a medical model to a social model. New methods will utilize generative AI in design and development processes that address accessibility from the start of system design. We build on AI embedded into future design processes to address participation of small numbers of users better, and new technologies to allow for personalization of multi-modal interaction to improve verbal and non-verbal communication, making body-centric computing and natural interaction truly accessible.
Influencing factors of L2 writers’ engagement in an assessment as learning-focused context
Authors: Wang Lu , Shen Bin
Published: May 2024

While prior research on engagement in L2 writing mainly focused on engagement with feedback, little is known about the relationship between engagement and the broader formative assessment context. To fill this gap, this study investigated what and how contextual and individual factors influenced three Chinese undergraduates’ engagement in an assessment as learning (AaL)-focused writing classroom. Drawing on data from interviews, stimulated recalls, classroom observation, and documents, findings indicated that student empowerment, instructional scaffolding, and a teacher-student rapport in an AaL context afforded and motivated students to enact engagement. Meanwhile, sociocultural factors such as beliefs regarding teachers as authorities may constrain students from utilizing learning opportunities. Moreover, when there was an alignment between students’ will and capacity at the individual level, as well as contextual factors at instructional, interpersonal, and sociocultural levels, students were more likely to engage in classroom writing assessment.
Development of GPS time-based reference trajectories for quality assessment of multi-sensor systems
Authors: Vogel Sören , Hake Frederic
Published: May 2024

The development of multi-sensor systems (MSSs) goes hand in hand with assessing the quality of these complex systems. Therefore, reliable reference information of superior accuracy is essential for validation, serving as ground truth. When the assessment is based on 3D point cloud comparison, appropriate reference environments with suitable geometries are required. However, validation of an MSS can also be performed directly on its 3D position or even its 6D pose. This is particularly suitable for systems without sensors for environmental acquisition. When using kinematic measurement systems, the temporal relationship between the MSS and the reference trajectory must be considered, which can be challenging. Modern sensors of an MSS are often synchronized to GPS time. However, this global time information is not provided for high-accuracy tracking sensors such as robotic total stations (RTSs) or laser trackers (LTs). Instead, only a reference to an internal sensor time is implemented, which does not meet the highest quality requirements for reference trajectories. Depending on the motion speed, time offsets in the millisecond range can lead to significant trajectory inaccuracies. This paper presents investigations for GPS time synchronization of the polar measurement elements of both RTS and LT from Leica Geosystems. While the LT uses a precise trigger signal for the time link, the RTS requires the Measure & Stream application provided by the instrument manufacturer. The two different approaches are presented theoretically. Based on empirical long-term studies, their possibilities and limitations are critically discussed. For the high-frequency LT, reference trajectories with precise synchronization based on GPS time can be reliably realized. With an RTS, improved synchronization can be achieved by using Measure & Stream. Thus, 43 % lower tangential deviations from the reference could be achieved compared to the raw data. However, there are still inconstant time offsets of 63.9 ms on average. Depending on the speed of the target, this can lead to significant position deviations. Further investigations are required. In general, the developed approaches for the realization of GPS-synchronized reference trajectories can be used not only for the quality assessment of MSS, but also for monitoring or kinematic positioning applications.
Dynamic Bunching Estimation with Panel Data
Authors: Marx Benjamin M.
Published: May 2024

Bunching estimation of distortions in a distribution around a policy threshold provides a means of studying behavioral parameters. Standard cross-sectional bunching estimators rely on identification assumptions about heterogeneity that I show can be violated by serial dependence of the choice variable or attrition related to the threshold. I propose a bunching estimation design that exploits panel data to obtain identification from relative within-agent changes in income and to estimate new parameters. Simulations using household income data demonstrate the benefits of the panel design. An application to charitable organizations demonstrates opportunities for estimating elasticity correlates, causal effects, and extensive-margin responses.
A novel chaotic artificial rabbits algorithm for optimization of constrained engineering problems
Authors: Duzgun Erhan , Acar Erdem , Yildiz Ali Riza
Published: May 2024

This study introduces a novel metaheuristic algorithm of optimization named Chaotic Artificial Rabbits Optimization (CARO) algorithm for resolving engineering design problems. In the newly introduced CARO algorithm, ten different chaotic maps are used with the recently presented Artificial Rabbits Optimization (ARO) algorithm to manage its parameters, eventually leading to an improved exploration and exploitation of the search. The CARO algorithm and familiar metaheuristic competitor algorithms were experimented on renowned five mechanical engineering problems of design, in brief; pressure vessel design, rolling element bearing design, tension/compression spring design, cantilever beam design and gear train design. The results indicate that the CARO is an outstanding algorithm compared with the familiar metaheuristic algorithms, and equipped with the best-optimized parameters with the minimal deviation in each case study. Metaheuristic algorithms are utilized to succeed in an optimal design in engineering problems targeting to achieve lightweight designs. In this present study, the optimum design of a vehicle brake pedal piece was achieved through topology and shape optimization methods. The brake pedal optimization problem in terms of the mass minimization is solved properly by using the CARO algorithm in comparison to familiar metaheuristic algorithms in the literature. Consequently, results indicate that the CARO algorithm can be effectively utilized in the optimal design of engineering problems.
The Prevalence of Italian Lexical Components in the Montenegrin Magazine Zeta
Authors: Brajičić Cvijeta
Published: May 2024

In this contribution we deal with the presence of lexemes originating from the Italian language or its dialects in the articles in the Montenegrin literary magazine Zeta, which was published in Cetinje during the second half of 1885. Besides the Montenegrin authors, other writers using different variants of the Shtokavian dialect also published their works in this journal, in which the translations of nine foreign authors were printed as well. Our first goal is to determine the similarities and differences in the presence of Italianisms conditioned by the author’s origin. Considering the greater exposure of the language in Montenegro to the influence of Italian and its dialects, it can be assumed that the Italian lexical component might be more present in the articles by Montenegrin authors than in the literary works of those who used other variants of Shtokavian. In addition, we want to verify whether the type of literary text affected the presence of Italianisms, starting from the assumption that the lexicon of Italian origin is more widely present in prose works that deal with topics related to everyday life than in poetry or in texts of a professional nature. Finally, we aim to determine to what extent the Italian lexis registered in our corpus is present in the dictionaries of Italianisms in Montenegrin vernaculars, is it adapted in the same way, and whether it appears with the same meaning or tends to present certain meaning variations.
Normative aspects and adoption of orthographical content in Montenegrin higher education
Authors: Tepavčević Miodarka
Published: May 2024

The development of literacy in Montenegrin society is a very reliable indicator of the state and level not only of the general culture and education, but also of the social culture. This lends immense significance to any work on improving the language culture in Montenegro in all of its diverse manifestations, as well as to the popularisation of the basic principles of good literacy. Orthography has an important place within the entire course of schooling in the Montenegrin language syllabus, and so it is very important to be developing and encouraging skills of linguistic expression among the student population, that is, perfecting their spoken and written use of language. In this paper we will deal with the normative aspect of students’ writing skills in the Montenegrin system of higher education. Our primary goal is to establish the quality of written expression and to highlight omissions in the application of orthographic knowledge of Montenegrin language to further contribute to the enhancement of functional knowledge associated with the orthographical culture of the student population in Montenegro. The sample consists of 100 first-year students from the Department for German Language and Literature of the Faculty of Philology and 100 students from the study programme for Translation (English/Russian and English/French group). Qualitative methodology was used to analyse the prevalence of certain types of mistakes in student tests, and comparative analysis of the tests was aimed at showing the degree of application of orthographical norms by students. It is nothing new that orthographical knowledge among students is not at a satisfactory level, and the results of this study confirm the hypothesis that the level of adoption of orthographical rules is not in line with the defined outcomes of the curriculum for Montenegrin language, as well as there being certain differences between students of different study programmes. Our analysis shows that one of the basic goals of the orthography of the Montenegrin language is not fully realised – the enabling of students to apply standard-level writing rules and the raising of students’ awareness of the importance of standard language norms. It is evident that students adopt orthographical rules that are fragmented and that orthographical principles are not viewed as a system, as evidenced by examples of the deviation from the norms.
conceptos jurídicos indeterminados y la discrecionalidad en los tipos disciplinarios: diferencias y operatividad dogmática jurídica para la imputación de una falta administrativa
Authors: Padilla Sanabria Lizbeth Xóchitl
Published: May 2024

Se proponen algunas reglas y fórmulas para determinar, interpretar y construir los conceptos indeterminados, tomando en cuenta la norma blanda o dura, las resoluciones locales o convencionales, el contexto del caso, el principio de justicia y la argumentación axiológica. Asimismo, se analiza cómo los principios de legalidad, exacta aplicación de la norma, prohibición de la analogía y aún mayoría de razón se diluyen o modulan en el derecho disciplinario cuando se trata de conceptos indeterminados.
Derechos de la naturaleza en el Ecuador, del antropocentrismo al biocentrismo: algunos problemas teóricos y prácticos
Authors: Verdugo Lazo Jorge Eduardo
Published: May 2024

En el presente artículo se efectúa una revisión de los principales problemas teóricos y prácticos que generan el hecho de haber reconocido a la naturaleza como sujeto de derechos en el Ecuador, a partir de un análisis de la legislación ambiental más relevante, algunas sentencias de la Corte Constitucional y de las normas y principios constitucionales vigentes relativos al régimen económico. La conclusión es que la falta de un análisis en profundidad de las consecuencias prácticas de ese reconocimiento es lo que explica el escaso desarrollo legislativo del contenido y alcance de los derechos de la naturaleza, la exigua jurisprudencia dictada hasta el momento y la contradicción evidente entre la necesidad de garantizar el respeto a los derechos de la naturaleza y satisfacer las exigencias materiales que se derivan de los derechos fundamentales reconocidos en la Constitución ecuatoriana de 2008.
REM Sleep Preserves Affective Response to Social Stress—Experimental Study
Authors: Halonen Risto , Kuula Liisa , Selin Maikki , Suutari Alma , Antila Minea , Pesonen Anu-Katriina
Published: May 2024

Sleep's contribution to affective regulation is insufficiently understood. Previous human research has focused on memorizing or rating affective pictures and less on physiological affective responsivity. This may result in overlapping definitions of affective and declarative memories and inconsistent deductions for how rapid eye movement sleep (REMS) and slow-wave sleep (SWS) are involved. Literature associates REMS theta (4–8 Hz) activity with emotional memory processing, but its contribution to social stress habituation is unknown. Applying selective sleep stage suppression and oscillatory analyses, we investigated how sleep modulated affective adaptation toward social stress and retention of neutral declarative memories. Native Finnish participants (N = 29; age,M = 25.8 years) were allocated to REMS or SWS suppression conditions. We measured physiological (skin conductance response, SCR) and subjective stress response and declarative memory retrieval thrice: before laboratory night, the next morning, and after 3 d. Linear mixed models were applied to test the effects of condition and sleep parameters on emotional responsivity and memory retrieval. Greater overnight increase in SCR toward the stressor emerged after suppressed SWS (intact REMS) relative to suppressed REMS (20.1% vs 6.1%;p = 0.016). The overnight SCR increase was positively associated with accumulated REMS theta energy irrespective of the condition (r = 0.601;p = 0.002). Subjectively rated affective response and declarative memory recall were comparable between the conditions. The contributions of REMS and SWS to habituation of social stress are distinct. REMS theta activity proposedly facilitates the consolidation of autonomic affective responses. Declarative memory consolidation may not have greater dependence on intact SWS relative to intact REMS.
A note on $q$-truncated exponential polynomials
Authors: Raza N. , Fadel M. , Cesarano C.
Published: May 2024

In this paper, we introduce the $q$-truncated exponential polynomials by means of the integral form. Certain properties of the $q$-truncated exponential polynomials like series definition, recurrence relations, $q$-differential equations and integral representations are obtained. Also, we introduce the associated $q$-truncated exponential polynomials, higher order $q$-truncated exponential polynomials and higher order associated $q$-truncated exponential polynomials. Furthermore, we obtain their integral forms, generating functions, series definitions, summation and operational formulas.
“Eating is a hustle”: The complex realities of food in federal prison
Authors: Wilson Amanda , Courchesne Julie , Zahran Ghassan
Published: May 2024

Juxtaposing insights from the academic literature with those drawn from lived experience, this Perspective article explores the role of food in federal prisons in Canada. Highlighting its multiple meanings and uses, we underscore the complexity of food in prison as well as its fundamental importance in shaping the overall experience of incarceration. Rather than following the more traditional format of an academic article, our discussion takes the form of a conversation and collective reflection between the three of co-authors.
Is Stress a Contributor to Tumor Metastasis?
Authors: Singh Sukarma
Published: May 2024

Stress, often considered a silent yet pervasive force in our daily lives, has increasingly been recognized for its significant impact on human health. In the realm of oncology, the connection between stress and cancer development, particularly tumor metastasis, has become a subject of intense research and clinical interest. This review discusses the intricate relationship between stress and tumor metastasis, exploring the biological mechanisms, clinical implications, and potential therapeutic approaches at the intersection of these two complex phenomena. By understanding the role of stress in shaping cancer progression, we may uncover new avenues for improving patient outcomes and advancing cancer care.
Dramatización como estrategia didáctica para el aprendizaje del servicio al cliente en estudiantes de la carrera técnica de Secretariado Ejecutivo del Colegio Técnico Profesional La Suiza en el año 2024
Authors: Loaiza Araya Álvaro
Published: May 2024

The article is about the use of dramatization as a didactic strategy for teaching customer service to students in the Executive Secretariat technical career. Its objective is to explore how this strategy can contribute to learning and to understand students' perception of it. A qualitative and exploratory research approach was employed. Findings revealed significant benefits of the didactic strategy, and the main conclusion was that it facilitated students to put into practice actions related to learning customer service and to enjoy the learning process.
Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches of User Engagement on Facebook Fan Page
Authors: Velazquez-Solis Paola Elvira , Ibarra-Esquer Jorge Eduardo , Astorga-Vargas María Angélica , Flores-Rios Brenda Leticia , Carrillo-Beltrán Monica , García Pacheco Ivan Antonio
Published: May 2024

User Engagement is a metric that represents a part of the user experience characterized by attributes of reactions, visibility and user interactivity with others. Quantitative and qualitative analysis were used to establish a new method for calculating User Engagement in Facebook fan pages focused in dissemination of scientific content, news, and events. We focused on social media processes based on Spearman correlation coefficients and categorization of publications by format type and source of content. Variations in Engagement for individual posts were explained by a multiple linear regression model defined using the number of clicks and the reach of posts with an accuracy of up to 91% (R2). The User Engagement increases preferably when it is presented in photo format of an original content creation.
Rephrasing the teacher's role in the 21st century: Personal responsiveness and educational responsibility in a heterogeneous world
Authors: Bicsák Zsanett Ágnes
Published: May 2024

This paper argues that the mitigation of the normative pedagogy in the value heterogenous world has elicited the need to rephrase the teacher's role. While this study cannot reflect on all issues that have recently arisen, some core questions are addressed to examine the teacher-student relationship and highlight a few principles that teachers need to be aware of. This study links to previous works on responsive pedagogy, accepting the ambition to respond to individual needs but also discussing collective terms such as human freedom and cultural differences, which impact children's perspectives.

Accordingly, this paper is an attempt to provide an interdisciplinary framework based on educational philosophy, psychological evidence, and ethnographic studies to discuss the conflict between individual and community interests, basic human needs, individual differences, and ethical issues arising from diverse cultural backgrounds, and some contemporary phenomena that have affected the operations of schools. As a result, following a critical review of the introduced concepts, this paper suggests considering some educational responsibilities that may improve teachers' practice in the 21st century.
Real-world evidence of the collective effects of psychedelic therapy: Evaluating from the grassroots
Authors: Noorani Tehseen , Liebert Rachel Jane
Published: May 2024

With a surge in critiques levelled against the evidence generated by randomised controlled trials in the study of psychedelic-assisted therapy (PAT), and the legalization of PAT in select jurisdictions such as Australia, and Oregon and Colorado in the United States, we consider what form the real-world evidence of its effects could take. Specifically, we propose to complement individual-level data-gathering (the usual remit of pharmacovigilance procedures) with evidence of PAT's collective effects. Taking our cue from long-standing claims that psychedelics are agents of social transformation, we draw upon the ‘transformative paradigm’ of evaluation, an approach that is itself oriented around social justice and change vis-à-vis marginalised expertise – or what we approach as ‘the grassroots’. To illustrate the potential of such grassroots evaluations, we offer eight examples of social issues that have been discussed in relation to PAT and psychedelics use and, for each, discuss the kinds of expertise that could be brought into the evaluation team and the kinds of questions that could be asked. We further describe our grassroots approach according to three values inspired by the qualities of grass roots themselves: rhizomatic accountability, dark reflexivity, and more-than-human hosting. We argue that these values align with the contemporary experience, practice, and context of PAT. We hope to generate discussion, innovation, and – ultimately – action toward specific study designs that are adequate to the task of documenting, and working with, the transformative potential of psychedelics in contemporary medicalized societies.
Protecting Nature: Religious Ecofeminism in Indigenous Women’s Movements
Authors: Adawiah Rabiatul
Published: May 2024

This study aims to analyse the indigenous women's movement to protect nature using the perspective of religious ecofeminism. The Indigenous People Alliance of Indonesia (Aliansi Masyarakat Adat Nusantara-AMAN) documented 13 cases of indigenous territory seizure, affecting 103,717 indigenous people and 251 hectares of indigenous territories. Consequently, the patterns of indigenous knowledge related to spirituality, as lived by indigenous women, prompt them to respond to the exploitation of nature. This research seeks to confirm the basic thesis of ecofeminism that links the domination of women and nature. The study employs qualitative methods, utilising text data from online media such as Twitter. The selection of data sources is based on the role of online media as a space for the representation of indigenous women and indigenous peoples. The main findings indicate that indigenous women have successfully positioned themselves at the forefront of nature protection through their movements. The indigenous women's movement to protect nature exemplifies a relationship based on indigenous understanding and knowledge, which is inseparable from the interpretation of nature itself. Equally important, the response of indigenous women reflects the interpretation of humans and nature as interdependent entities that provide sustenance, a concept known as religious ecofeminism. This concept embodies a cultural and religious understanding of the cosmology of life. The study contributes to raising awareness of the critical role of indigenous women in environmental conservation and demonstrates that their movements are grounded in religious ecofeminism values.
Martin STEFFENS, Serás un hombre. La virilidad como promesa, Madrid: Didaskalos, 2023, 193 pp., 15 x 21, ISBN 978-84-19431-10-3.
Authors: Chica-Arellano Fernando
Published: May 2024

Book Review
“You are Needed and You Exist”: Motivation for Social Participation of Older Activists, Rostov Oblast, Russia
Authors: Kienko Tatyana S.
Published: May 2024

The article aims to identify the sociological approach’s perspective on the reasons behind the continued social engagement of older individuals. In 2021, leaders and activists of social participation practices in the Rostov Oblast aged 65 to 90 years (N = 18) were interviewed. These interviews were analyzed using grounded theory to identify the central motivation for socially significant activities as the desire to attain life satisfaction through contributing positively to others. The participants share comparable socio-demographic and biographical features, including higher education, managerial positions, leadership roles, and involvement in socially significant professions or activities throughout their lives. This indicates that their engagement in social participation is a culmination of their lifetime experiences, thereby supporting the concepts presented by “life course” theories. Motives that are commonly cited include fulfilling moral obligations, establishing connections with important individuals and communities, acquiring resources, gaining social approval and recognition, preserving identity and status, prolonging social life, and ageing postponement. This enables us to discuss the social participation of older adults as a means to combat the aging process, extend social engagement, and advocate for recognition within the frameworks of social exchange theories and the struggle for recognition. Through social participation, individuals accumulate goals and expand their motivational structure, which can result in generativity, i.e., a desire to contribute to improving the lives of others and future generations. This particular type of intrinsic motivation integrates various goals, including those for oneself, for others, with others, and for social change, leading to sustained motivation. The leaders and activists prioritize different motives for social participation. For the former, social recognition, freedom, generativity, and social participation are significant while community involvement is valued more by the latter group. The informants’ motives for participation are consistent with V. Gerchikov’s typological concept of labor motivation and the model of older people’s motivation for social participation as an embodiment of values.
Unearthing the Role of Cultural Perception in Homeownership Behavior: A Conceptual Exploration
Authors: Mulyadi Mulyadi , Ubaidillah Nur Zaimah
Published: May 2024

Homeownership, viewed as a form of economic behavior, warrants a comprehensive examination considering individual perspectives. This study seeks to redefine cultural perception as an additional variable that extends the influential Theory of Planned Behavior, which serves as the foundational framework for studies in economic behavior. It presents a conceptual framework introducing the pivotal concept of cultural perception in the analysis of homeownership, drawn from an extensive literature review in economics and housing. The study delves into the notions of cultural dimensions, norms rooted in culture, homeownership, Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA), and Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB), addressing the existing gap regarding the “cultural influence” within the TPB framework. Furthermore, this study introduces a novel perspective by expanding TPB by incorporating perception variables linked to cultural values, forming a synthesis of economics, cultural, and psychological disciplines. A metric for assessing perception concerning cultural values is also proposed to effectively encapsulate the essence of the homeownership concept. This study is anticipated to augment the precision and comprehensiveness of investigations into the dynamics of homeownership behavior, and thus enrich the behavioral literature by integrating ideas from diverse disciplines.
Tobacco and nicotine control policy implementation survey in the Russian regions: EPOHA-RF 2
Authors: Gambaryan M. G. , Kontsevaya A. V. , Starovoytov M. I. , Drapkina O. M.
Published: May 2024

Aim. To describe the methods used to assess the implementation of new national tobacco and nicotine control policies in the regions of the Russian Federation (EPOHA-RF 2).

Material and methods. An online survey sample was designed to include a minimum of 1000 respondents in each region, including current smokers and/or users of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) and former smokers and/or users of ENDS who quit within the past 3 years (800:200 ratio). Participants were aged 15 and older and resided in 12 regions of the Russian Federation. The sample was collected using the river sampling method and was quota-based by sex, age, and settlement type using 2022 Rosstat data. Weighting coefficients were calibrated against control indicators from nationally representative Rosstat surveys. Data were collected in 2023 using a questionnaire programmed on an online platform for self-completion by respondents. The questionnaire included 74 measurable parameters aligned with the anti-tobacco law.

Results. The total sample size across the 12 regions was 12662 individuals as follows: Moscow (n=1094), St. Petersburg (n=1041), Chuvash Republic (n=1046), Krasnodar Territory (n=1047), Primorsky Territory (n=1062), Arkhangelsk Region (n=1042), Astrakhan Region (n=1077), Belgorod Region (n=1048), Novosibirsk Region (n=1030), Orenburg Region (n=1042), Samara Region (n=1071), and Tyumen Region (n=1062). The distribution of respondents within each region corresponded to the age, sex, and settlement type distribution of smokers/ENDS users reported by Rosstat. The data collected from the survey underwent a weighting procedure. A database was created in MS Excel format based on the respondents' answers.

Conclusion. The structure and data collection methods used to assess the implementation of national tobacco control policies in 12 Russian Federation regions provide results that are highly representative of the opinions of current and former smoker/ENDS users across all age and sex groups in urban and rural areas regarding the implementation of tobacco and nicotine control policies in the Russian Federation.
Simulação em cirurgia minimamente invasiva pediátrica: adaptação de uma série de exercícios simples e de fácil aplicação como parte do processo de implementação inicial de um programa de treinamento de residentes
Authors: SILVA ELISÂNGELA DE MATTOS E , SCHULTZE ARNON CÉSAR BRUNET , GAZOLA BRUNO BERARDI , ANTUNES AMANDA GINANI , SCHULTZ KARIN LUCILDA , AMADO FERNANDO ANTÔNIO BERSANI
Published: May 2024

RESUMO Introdução: a simulação em cirurgia minimamente invasiva é fundamental para treinamento e aprendizagem de habilidades ao cirurgião em formação, especialmente na pediatria, devido às particularidades da especialidade, espaços reduzidos, procedimentos específicos e raros. O objetivo deste estudo foi propor uma adaptação de uma série de exercícios em simulador e avaliar o desempenho dos residentes de cirurgia pediátrica na implementação inicial de um programa de treinamento. Método: sete exercícios de habilidades básicas em videocirurgia, baseados em séries e programas já publicados e utilizando materiais de baixo custo, foram realizados por seis residentes em 2 momentos, com intervalo de 15 dias e avaliados por instrumento simples. Resultados: não houve dificuldade em relação aos modelos. Considerando- se as médias individuais dos sete exercícios juntos nos dois momentos, cinco dos seis residentes aumentaram a pontuação no segundo momento. A pontuação média por exercício aumentou em cinco das sete tarefas. Apesar do pequeno número de participantes e repetição, já foi possível observar uma tendência de melhor desempenho com diminuição do tempo de todos os residentes após uma única repetição. Todos consideraram os exercícios capazes de treinar habilidades essenciais da especialidade, de maneira acessível e com materiais simples e baratos. Conclusão: diante dos desafios do treinamento simulado em videocirurgia pediátrica, sabe-se do benefício de um programa contínuo, com exercícios que simulam situações reais. Um cronograma pré-estabelecido, mais participantes e mais repetições, supervisão de cirurgiões experientes e instrumentos validados são fundamentais para avaliar a evolução dos cirurgiões em formação e permitir demonstrar resultados com significância estatística.