bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Fire Protection of Steel and Reinforced Concrete Structures of Industrial Buildings and Structures
Authors:   FGBU VNIIPO EMERCOM of Russia, Golovanov V.I. , Pekhotikov A.V. ,   FGBU VNIIPO EMERCOM of Russia, Pavlov V.V. ,   FGBU VNIIPO EMERCOM of Russia
Published: October 2021

Variants of progressive solutions for the use of efficient fire protection means for steel and reinforced concrete structures of the industrial buildings and structures are considered for the purpose of increasing the actual fire resistance and ensuring the requirements of fire safety norms. Distinctive features of the temperature regimes in the initial phase of a real fire from a standard fire were established when assessing the fire resistance of building structures. It is proposed to use such standardized temperature regimes of fire for assessing the fire resistance of building structures, as standard — in the industrial buildings; temperature regime of hydrocarbons combustion — for oil and gas, petrochemical enterprises, offshore stationary platforms; tunnel temperature regime — in the road and railway tunnels. Considering the operating conditions and performance of work on fire protection, the degree of aggressiveness of the environment, the structural and methodological scheme was developed for selecting passive fire protection for steel structures. Recommendations are given on limiting the use of intumescent paints for load-bearing steel structures involved in the overall stability of buildings, with the required fire resistance limit of no more than 30 minutes. To calculate the temperature over the section of the structure during its heating, the dependences of the change in the coefficients of thermal conductivity and heat capacity of fire-retardant linings under fire were obtained. Experimental studies were conducted related to the fire resistance of reinforced concrete floor slabs and slabs with an external reinforcement system based on the carbon composite material with various types of fire-retardant materials. The issue of protecting the lining blocks of road and railway tunnels from brittle (explosive) destruction of concrete in a fire is considered. It is experimentally confirmed that the addition of polypropylene fibers to the concrete mixture replaces the use of fire protection for the tunnels enclosing structures.
Escribir canciones, recordar y seguir adelante
Authors: Quintero Begoña , Arango Carlos
Published: October 2021

El artículo muestra una experiencia de investigación-creación en la que se convocó a jóvenes víctimas del conflicto en la región del Oriente de Antioquia, en Colombia, a escribir canciones en las contaran sus vivencias personales. Una vez conformado el grupo, se brindó una formación en técnica vocal, canto, escritura de canciones e interpretación, basada en los principios de la comunicación para el cambio. Luego de exponer la experiencia, se realiza un balance desde las canciones que surgieron en el proceso y se analiza la potencialidad que tiene la música como posibilidad de cambio social.
Modelo urbano parametricamente ajustável para avaliações lumínicas e simulações
Authors: Mariano Pedro Oscar Pizzetti , Pereira Alice Theresinha Cybis
Published: October 2021

Este artigo trata do desenvolvimento e da análise de um processo paramétrico para a criação de um ambiente urbano cabível de ajustes e de modi­ficações. O objetivo é verificar as mudanças de sombreamento em diversas morfologias urbanas e a possibilidade de utilizar o processo mencionado em outras análises e simulações programáveis. O desenvolvimento desse processo é parte de uma pesquisa que busca a construção e a aplicação de elementos de fachada, bem como a verificação de seu comportamento lumínico. Para a análise mais rápida do comportamento da luz natural diurna em uma gama ampla de ambientes urbanos e em díspares localizações, foi proposta a criação de um ambiente urbano parametricamente ajustável, para que não haja a necessidade de modelar e remodelar inúmeras vezes. Nessa concepção, três etapas foram desenvolvidas: a compreensão e o aprofundamento teórico; o desenvolvimento da programação visual; e a observação e a análise dos cenários recriados. Como resultado, geraram-se diferentes entornos, possibilitando avaliar ambientes urbanos e apro­ximá-los de urbanidades reais, além de verificar o comportamento da luz natural em diferentes situações. Com a conclusão, foi possível comprovar a eficácia do modelo e identificar as potencialida­des da utilização de programação na construção de modelos urbanos.
ASSOCIAÇÕES GÊNERO-ESPECÍFICAS DA CAMINHABILIDADE: CAMINHADA, USO DO SOLO E CARACTERÍSTICAS SOCIODEMOGRÁFICAS
Authors: Favarão Leão Ana Luiza , Kanashiro Milena
Published: October 2021

Ambientes caminháveis têm o potencial de promover vitalidade econômica, sustentabilidade ambiental e qualidade de vida. A mistura dos usos do solo é uma das características mais amplamente estudadas da caminhabilidade, profundamente relacionada à caminhada. Mulheres apresentam, segundo a literatura, padrões de deslocamento mais complexos, profundamente ligados a mistura de usos do solo adjacente à residência, no entanto, faltam de evidências preditivas sobre esta relação no contexto do Brasil. Portanto, o principal objetivo deste trabalho é verificar empiricamente a influência do uso do solo no comportamento de caminhada de mulheres, moderando características sociodemográficas em uma cidade brasileira. Com dados de Origem-Destino de um estudo de caso (Londrina-PR), foi realizada uma modelagem de regressão logística. Viagens realizadas por mulheres (n = 9670) foram a resposta dicotômica, características sociodemográficas e proporções de uso da terra foram variáveis independentes. Os principais resultados mostram que o uso misto do solo afeta expressivamente o comportamento ativo das mulheres em viagens a pé, onde o emprego, maior renda e educação nas mulheres parecem determinar negativamente a caminhada. Este estudo contribui com informações relevantes para apoiar políticas públicas baseadas em evidências. Em nosso paradigma social estruturalmente rígido, ainda mais atenuado por nossa realidade pandêmica, as políticas de uso do solo urbano podem desempenhar um papel importante no encaminhamento de diretrizes de design urbano mais sensíveis a questões de gênero.
The AN703 antibody recognizes Dictyostelium discoideum PDI by immunofluorescence
Authors: Marchetti Anna
Published: October 2021

The AN703 antibody, derived from the 221-42-1 hybridoma, detects PDI-containing endoplasmic reticulum of Dictyostelium discoideum by immunofluorescence.
Immediate and Residual Haematotoxicity in Mice Exposed to Wastewater from a Cocoa Processing Industry
Authors: Alabi Okunola Adenrele
Published: October 2021

This study investigated the constituents and haematotoxic potential of wastewater collected from a cocoa processing industry in mice. The mice were intraperitoneally injected for 5 consecutive days with 0.3mL of 1, 5, 10, 25 and 50% concentrations of the wastewater. Blood was collected from some mice on the last day of the injection to assess the immediate effect of the wastewater on selected haematological parameters while blood was collected from others 21 days after the last injection to assess its residual effect. Blood collected were analyzed using an Abacus Reflotron machine. Haematological parameters including packed cell volume (PCV), white blood cells (WBC), red blood cells (RBC), heamaglobin (HGB), lymphocytes, erythrocyte indices: Mean corpuscular heamaglobin count (MCHC), mean corpuscular heamablobin (MCH), mean corpuscular volume (MCV); leucocyte differential count: Neutrophils, Monocytes, Basophils and Eosinophils were analyzed. A significant decrease in basophils, MCH, MCHC, HGB, and PCV; and a significant increase in neutrophils, monocytes, eosinophils, MCV, total WBC count, and lymphocytes were observed in mice exposed to the wastewater compared to the negative control after 5 days. A similar trend of the alterations of the heamatological parameters was observed in mice 21 days after exposure, even though the values were numerically lower than in the 5 days exposed mice. Results further showed the presence of Zn, Cd, As, Mg, Ni, Cu, Fe, Cr, BOD, COD, and EC at concentrations higher than allowable limit by standard organization. Cocoa industry wastewater is capable of inducing hematotoxicity, therefore, proper waste management should be followed in the disposal of such toxic waste.
Efficacy of Tobacco Leaves (Nicotiana tabacum) as Anaesthetic Agent on the Juveniles and Adults of African Catfish Clarias gariepinus (Burchell 1822)
Authors: Mustapha Moshood K. , Aileru Jamaldeen A.
Published: October 2021

Various fisheries and aquacultural practices such as handling, transportation, tagging and so on stress fish. To minimise the stress, fish should be anaesthetise using agents that is safe, cheap in cost and extraction, effective and readily available and which should induce anaesthesia and recovery within few minutes as compared to synthetic anaesthetics. This study investigated the efficacy of tobacco leaves extract (Nicotiana tabacum) as an anaesthetic agent on Clarias gariepinus juveniles and adults. Ethanolic extracts of the leaves at 50 mg L−1, 100 mg L−1, 150 mg L−1 and 200 mg L−1 were used to anaesthetise juveniles and adults of the fish in order to vary the effects of increasing concentrations on the fish. Least induction time in juveniles was 166.72 ±7.15s recorded in 200 mg L−1, while highest induction time of 476.32 ±3.29s was in 50 mg L−1. In adult, least induction time was 440.99 ±2.42s in 200 mg L−1 concentration, and highest was 916.75 ±6.65s in 50.00 mg L−1. Highest and lowest recovery times in juveniles were 1078.68 ±19.80s and 751.21 ±7.65s in 200 mg L−1 and 50.00 mg L−1 respectively. In adult, least recovery time was 361.83 ±5.14s in 50.00 mg L−1, while 200.00 mg L−1 produced the highest recovery time at 548.45 ±7.78s. 200 mg L−1 concentration of tobacco extract was the effective concentration, as it induces anaesthesia within 3 minutes and recovery within 9 minutes with no mortality. These high induction and recovery times may be due to scalessness and well vascularised skin of the fish and its high body lipid content which make nicotine to diffuse faster in and out of the body. 200.00 mg L−1 ethanolic extracts of tobacco leaves could be used to anaesthetise fish as it is safe, low cost in terms of purchase and extraction, readily available, biodegradable (without residual effect), eco-friendly and efficient. It can serve as an alternative to expensive, toxic, scarce MS-222 or clove oil in fisheries and aquaculture.
Правовая определённость в практике
Конституционного Суда Российской Федерации
Authors:   Шишкина О. Е., Бурцева С. С.
Published: October 2021

Статья посвящена категории «правовая определённость», которая занимает важное место в юридической аргументации при принятии своих решений Конституционным Судом Российской Федерации. В статье обзорно приведены сложившиеся в российской юридической науке подходы к пониманию правовой определённости. Институциональное развитие конституционного контроля в связи с принятием Конституции Российской Федерации в 1993 г., влияние практики Европейского Суда по правам человека, обмен опытом с органами конституционного правосудия зарубежных стран привели к развитию способов и приёмов юридической аргументации, в том числе идее правовой определённости. Авторы статьи выясняют содержание и значение правовой определённости в аргументации Конституционным Судом своих правовых позиций. Основное предназначение правовой определённости заключается в предотвращении произвольного толкования и применения правовой нормы, защиты прав участников соответствующих правоотношений и неизменность их правового статуса. Тем не менее, явление правовой определённости не ограничивается указанным содержанием. В результате проведённого исследования авторы приходят к выводу, что понятие правовой определённости рассматривается Конституционным Судом в различных, но взаимосвязанных значениях (в частности, «принцип», «требование», «состояние», «степень» и др.). Содержание правовой определённости как принципа включает в себя такие требования, как формальная опредёленность, предсказуемость правового регулирования и предвидение правовых последствий, стабильность и свойство «res judicata». Авторы подчёркивают, что категория «правовой определённости» имеет перспективы выхода за пределы конституционного правосудия и использования как в правотворческой деятельности, так и в практике других судов.
Ключевые слова: Конституционный Суд Российской Федерации, Конституция, конституционный контроль, конституционное правосудие, юридическая аргументация, правовая определённость, формальная определённость, предсказуемость правового регулирования, res judicata.
Specialized medical care for patients with malignant neoplasms of the maxillofacial area in the Penza region of Russia
Authors: Lebedev M. V. , Abdullina Yu. A. , Zakharova I. Yu.
Published: October 2021

This article analyzes domestic and foreign sources, regulatory documents of the Russian Federation, in order to determine the etiological factors of oral cancer, assess the statistical data on morbidity and mortality from malignant neoplasms of the maxillofacial region in the Penza region. The results of changing the routing, an interdisciplinary approach to treating patients with malignant neoplasms of the maxillofacial region in the Penza region are presented. The epidemiology, clinical manifestations, main diagnostic methods, routing, treatment and rehabilitation of patients with head and neck oncology are considered. The results of treatment of patients with oral cavity and lower lip cancer using photodynamic therapy (PDT), both alone and in combination with radiation and chemotherapy, are analyzed. The study showed that PDT of tumors of the lower lip and buccal mucosa in mono-mode made allowed achieving 100% efficiency. After the completed treatment, all participants in the experiment were provided with a complex of rehabilitation, including nutritional support, psychological assistance, exercise therapy, training in correct swallowing tactics, percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy, and a course of oral cavity massage. An interdisciplinary approach to treating malignant neoplasms of the maxillofacial region is the most correct in modern practice.
Pengaruh Model Pembelajaran Active Knowledge Sharing Terhadap Hasil Belajar Matematika Siswa SMP
Authors: Permanasari Lela , Pradana Kenny Candra
Published: October 2021

Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui pengaruh model pembelajaran Active Knowledge Sharing terhadap hasil belajar matematika siswa kelas VII Semester Genap SMP Negeri 8 Bandar Lampung. Melalui analisis kesamaan dua rata-rata hasil belajar matematika antara yang menggunakan model pembelajaran Active Knowledge Sharing dan yang menggunakan model pembelajaran konvensional. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah eksperimen dengan tingkat eksplorasi kuantitatif. Sampel penelitian kelas VII K sebanyak 21 orang sebagai sampel kelas eksperimen dan kelas VII G sebanyak 23 orang sebagai sampel kelas kontrol. Adapun teknik pengumpulan data pokok menggunakan teknik tes yaitu untuk mengetahui hasil belajar siswa. Dari hasil pengujian hipotesis menggunakan rumus statistik t-tes diperoleh nilai thit = 4,73 sedangkan dari tabel distribusi frekuensi student pada taraf signifikasi 5% diketahui tdaf = 2,02, sedangkan pada taraf signifikasi 1% diketahui tdaf = 2,70, ini berarti t hit > t daf. Maka dapat disimpulkan rata-rata hasil belajar matematika siswa yang menggunakan model pembelajaran Active Knowledge Sharing lebih tinggi dari siswa yang menggunakan model pembelajaran konvensional. Dengan demikian ada pengaruh model pembelajaran Active Knowledge Sharing terhadap hasil belajar matematika pada siswa kelas VII.
Evaluation of the Performance of Silicon Solar Cell with Fresnel Lens as Photovoltaic Solar Concentrator
Authors: Obaid Ali Hussien , Mahdi Emad Jaleel , Muslem Assma Hassan , Jafer Ammar Noori , Abed Salah Subhi , Khuder Tariq Yasseen
Published: October 2021

In this paper, the performance of a silicon cell with a Fresnel lens (FL) for building a solar photovoltaic concentrator system was evaluated; the solar concentrator is a Fresnel lens, which is a point concentrator made of  polymethyl-methacrylate (PMMA) as a thin lens for the optics system.

As the radiation from the sun on the solar cell is concentrated to the levels of solar radiation  of 750, 1300, 1930, 2600, 4250, 7250, and 10500) W/m2, the work was conducted at the midday in summer weather conditions, with ambient temperatures ranging 40-45 °C. The evaluation was performed in three cases; each case was conducted in succession. The performance of the cell was evaluated first without a cooling system, and then it was evaluated using the heat-sink (phenolic (pcb) printed circuit boards type). Finally, the fan with the heat-sink was used as a cooling system, which was more effective in dissipating the heat generated in the solar cell. The evaluation,  based on the current and voltage (I-V) results with cell temperature, showed the following efficiency values for the abovementioned  three cases, respectively:(6.91 ,7.76 ,6.65 ,7.77 ,6.27 ,4.74 ,3.37 ) %, (7.41 , 9.21 , 7.5 , 8.31 , 9.71 ,7.53 ,4.72 ) %, and (7.63 ,9.34 , 7.57, 8.37 , 10.2 ,7.75, 4.7) %.
Analisis implementasi kebijakan penanganan pandemi Covid-19 di Selandia Baru
Authors: Raynaldi Reza Fajar
Published: October 2021

Covid-19 as a pandemic phenomenon has been impacting global life since last year. Almost all countries in the world encounter crises in various sectors. One of the countries that succeeded in handling the Covid-19 cases is New Zealand. The success attracted many researchers to conduct a research to analyze the New Zealand Government's moves in handling the pandemic to take a lesson from it. Moreover, the pandemic is still not over yet. This research focuses on the public policy dimension from the government of New Zealand to handle the pandemic and has an objective to analyze the factors that contribute to the effectiveness of policy implementation from the government of New Zealand, using the policy implementation model from George C. Edwards. This research uses a qualitative method with a desk study as a means for collecting data. The result of this research is clear communication, adequate resources, and slight disposition are the factors that contribute to the success and effectiveness of policy implementation in New Zealand in order to handle the Covid-19 pandemic. However, the bureaucracy structure factor with the fragmentation of health institutions between national and local governments might have undermined that success.
Práticas de educação em saúde para o público idoso: perspectivas e reflexões
Authors: Sales Talita Mendonça , Silva Cassiano Rufino da , Ferreira Emanuelle da Silva , Nascimento Antonia do , Alves Flávia Maria de França , Sena Raíssa Luana Cardoso , Silva Juan Carlos da , Ruela Guilherme de Andrade , Silva Andréa Rosane Sousa
Published: October 2021

Objetivo: Revisar abordagens acerca da temática “educação em saúde para o público idoso”, as quais podem incentivar e sensibilizar para a utilização de processos educativos com a população idosa em diversos contextos. Revisão bibliográfica: A saúde do idoso é um tema emergente e importante de ser discutido no âmbito social. E atualmente existem políticas públicas que podem garantir a qualidade de vida do idoso, mas, além disso, é necessário incluí-los de forma significativa na sociedade em que vivem e torná-los protagonistas do próprio movimento de envelhecimento saudável. Pois o processo de envelhecimento pode ser saudável e prazeroso, desde que haja mecanismos e propostas que viabilizem o cuidado para com a pessoa idosa. Tendo como alicerce a educação em saúde, é possível promover o autocuidado e elaborar atividades interativas e dinâmicas contextualizadas com a cultura da pessoa idosa. Considerações finais: A literatura mostra que, a saúde, como um campo multifatorial, enseja que esforços sejam realizados para tornar a educação em saúde cada vez mais difundida, compreendendo questões que ultrapassem os aspectos biológicos e também sociais, ambientais, culturais, entre outros. Para isso, é importante contar com ações que trabalhem a intersetorialidade e a inter/multi/transdisciplinaridade, considerando cada território e contexto.
Social Media and the Murder of Klodian Rasha
Authors: Hoxha (Haxhi) Isida
Published: October 2021

Social media brought an important change in the way of doing journalism, different from traditional media for their characteristics and features on their own. As every new thing, social media attracts the attention of researchers to understand the way how they function with their advantages and disadvantages, with positive and negative aspects. The murder of an innocent young man by a policeman in Tirana in the December of 2020 had a lot of attention in Albania media. The sensitivity of Albanian society in this case, despite the event itself was strengthen from the media space that was given to the murder, given versions of official and unofficial sources and protests organized in the name of the victim Klodian Rasha. This case study was analyzed to understand the role of social media focusing in the process of producing the media product, spreading, network, interaction in other words the new media space and ethical problems that accompany this process so the research question is: Which is the role of social media in covering and treatment of this event? The study relies on the social platform Facebook because it is one of the most followed platforms in Albania.
Citizen Participation: A Matter of Competency
Authors: Souad Sassi Boudemagh , Korti Rafika
Published: October 2021

Citizens are social actors willing to give their time and energy to participate in collective projects, in order to live better in their built environment. Thus, the inhabitant is not only apprehended as a figure of belonging to a place, but he is perceived as being able to act on his environment, to be in connection with it. He is the one who invents his living environment and, beyond, transforms the city in the same way as the other actors. Individuals must acquire skills to become effective participatory citizens and live together in peace and on an equal footing in democratic societies. The recent work in the social sciences, which deals with "scholarly knowledge" and "ordinary knowledge", makes it possible to conclude on this notion of skills and to make the link with the question of the participation of the inhabitants. The "scholarly knowledge" is classified as scientific academic and professional knowledge, opposing knowledges qualified as profane or ordinary, that is to say, shared "by all or part of the social world". From a systemic point of view, the process of participation would be the meeting of these academic knowledge and lay knowledge. The purpose of this article is to understand what types of skills the resident uses, as a resource person, a living force, to engage in the process of participation.
Management of Performance in Higher Education Institutions: The Application of the Balanced Scorecard (BSC)
Authors: Kiriri Peter N.
Published: October 2021

Universities play a crucial role in the development of any nation. The success of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) is the bedrock of the growth in human capacity required to support the growth of an economy. However, HEIs have been criticized for not playing their rightful role in national development. This has been partly attributed to not being able to manage their performance in view of the dynamic and turbulent environment they are operating in. Most HEIs have been caught up in the “business as usual” situation preferring doing things in the traditional ways as opposed to changing with the times. As a result their survival has been at risk especially from those HEIs who have adopted the “business un-usual” mentality. It is as a result of the challenges facing Kenyan HEIs that this paper proposes an adoption of the Balanced Scorecard as a management tool in HEIs. This paper provides a review of literature on the HEI environment globally and in Kenya, highlighting the challenges faced by Kenyan HEIs and proposes the use of the BSC to address the same. The BSC is a tool that helps mainstream the vision and mission of HEIs in their activities thus making the HEIs become strategy focused organizations. The BSC is a strategic planning and management system used to align business activities to the vision and strategy of the organization and to monitor organization performance against strategic goals. Finally, a sample BSC for HEIs in Kenya is proposed. It is felt that if HEIs focused on the issues proposed and measured their performance on the issues identified, their performance will be improved tremendously.
Management of the Care Homes for Older Adults During COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors: Pavlovski Daniel , Aleksoski Ognen
Published: October 2021

The older adults are one of the categories of the population that is particularly vulnerable to the COVID-19 virus, both in terms of infection rate and mortality rate. Therefore, in the age of a global pandemic, is particularly complex the management of the care homes, which can become hotspots of the virus. Managing of the care homes for older adults during COVID-19 pandemic is facing with number of challenges, the most important are: 1) lack of protocols and guidelines for care homes with clear and applicable measures and activities; 2) lack of measures to deal with the economic consequences of the crisis. However, despite these shortcomings, the managers of care homes in the Republic of North Macedonia, until the end of April, successfully dealt with the pandemic and did not allow the spread of the virus among care homes residents and employees. The data shows that in 18 from total 30 care homes, have only five registered cases positive for COVID-19 (2 care homes residents and 3 employees), which is 0.33% of the total registered cases in the country. This shows that the management and employees have taken appropriate measures and activities in order to protect against the spread of the virus in the care homes in the Republic of North Macedonia.
Focus-Group Regarding the Psycho-Pedagogical Effects Felt by Children as a Result of the Parents’ Migration
Authors: Disca Tiberiu
Published: October 2021

The focus group method is a qualitative method which requires as technique the interview with a work group and a moderator. It is a research structure with scientific, social or public opinion commercial aim. In preparing the focus group I have determined the topic of the discussions based on an interviewing guide and I have determined the correspondence of the groups. Therefore, there had been five focus-groups, the discussions had a length of 75-90 min, recorded in an audio format, after receiving the subjects’ permission. There were 5 focus-groups: focus-group 1: parents that have experienced first-hand migration but have returned back (7 men and 3 women); focus-group 2: parents/grandparents of the children with a migrant parent, enrolled at a Step-by-step or After school program (7 women and 4 men); focus-group 3: primary school teachers, school counsellors of the students with at least one migrant parent (9 primary school teachers, 2 counsellors); focus-group 4: parents/grandparents that have in their care at least one child after the migration of the parent(s) abroad (3 men, 7 women or 4 parents and 6 grandparents); focus-group 5: 10 school counsellors (psychologists) of the schools from the surroundings of Hunedoara (including Calan town and Pestis, Teliuc and Ghelari villages). In conclusions, the migration of a parent brings negative effects over the psycho-pedagogical evolution of the kid; all followed indicators have had negative effects after the migration, with the exception of the one that speaks about life conditions. Whether they have or not passed through an experience of migration, all subjects have affirmed that the absence of a parent or both has repercussions over the normal development of the child.
The Influence of Folklore on the Cultivated Albanian Music of the XX Century
Authors: Bizhga Denis
Published: October 2021

Folklore is one of the components and transmitters of a nation's national identity and its spiritual heritage. The great folkloric wealth of Albanian people shows its antiquity and creative genius. As the first creation of folklore, it is the basis for the creation and continuous functioning of other cultivated arts, such as: music, literature, choreography or other visual arts. Albanian folklore also represents a vital, early, stable and rich tradition. It is not a memory of the past, but it is alive and full of life and day by day it comes and is practiced articulated emotionally, developing, enriching and growing together with the Albanian people themselves, despite the many changes that are noticed in the realities of Albanian folklore in general. Through folklore, our people over the centuries manifested outstanding talent, spiritual expressive potential, great promotional skills. Albanian folk music tradition is generally an oral tradition based on the memory of the people; she did not feel the need for writing because she was born, spread and selected to live word of mouth and generation after generation, adapting to the needs and requirements of life.
Children's Functioning in Difficult Situations in the Contemporary World
Authors: Cywińska Małgorzata , Mickiewic Adam
Published: October 2021

Stress is an integral part of our lives. It also applies to our childhood. That is why it is so important to know how children cope with stress (how they learn coping strategies) and to equip them with the competences to cope constructively with stressful situations throughout life. This article describes strategies for coping with stress that are characteristic for children at the end of early school education. They have been identified in the course of my own research aimed at characterizing child stress and relate to a fragment of research activities aimed at 8- and 9-year-old children. The research established that in some children the developmental process of coping with stress has started: children look for, investigate, and think how to cope with difficulties. In this struggle, however, they focus on people who could be a source of support for them in coping with stressful situations. Among children's stress coping strategies, an important role is also played by emotionally focused strategies, which are aimed at reducing negative emotions and arousing positive emotions. Contemporary times show how important it is to develop, from the earliest period of an individual's life, competences in dealing with difficult situations, with stressful situations. Development of emotional intelligence, including emotional self-awareness, self-regulation, empathy, creative problem solving, the ability to establish and maintain relationships, including friendship relationships, the development of specific cognitive skills (divergent thinking, cognitive decentration), as well as psychological resilience are the basis of constructive coping with these situations. The family environment, a stable, harmoniously functioning home, as well as educational influence of preschool and early school environment play an enormous role in shaping these competences in children.
The Role of Leadership in the Talent Management and Employee Retention of Education in Abu Dhabi
Authors: Hammadi Hasan Abdulla Al , Noor Mohd Asri Bin Mohd
Published: October 2021

The term Talent Management first emerged in 1998. The paper pointed to a major challenge facing large organizations in the U.S. at the time, which was the difficulty of attracting and retaining talented and experienced people especially for senior executive / leadership roles. The Talent Management as identified and mentioned by researchers. In general, these components could be considered as a component of talent retention and leadership, however, they do identify more with one of the main components than the other based on their characteristics Leadership: the talent mind set needs to be embedded throughout the organization, starting with the organization's head (Kehinde 2012). This research is important for academic reason; it helps to provide essential data and enhance ability of the organization to employee retention to longer period. Data were collected by distributing questionnaires to 371 systematic randomly sampled respondents. Data collected were analyzed by using descriptive and inferential statistics. The research showed that The Role of Leadership in The Talent Management and Employee Retention of Education in Abu Dhabi.
Imereti Region's Natural - Recreational and Historical - Cultural Potential as Tourism Development Factor in Georgia
Authors: Rusudan Mikautadze
Published: October 2021

Imereti – is one of the smallest region on the Black Sea coast in Georgia. The geographical location, historical-cultural and natural monuments, the rich Imeretian hospitality traditions are a good prerequisite for the development of recreation and tourism. Imereti region is a growing tourist segment. For more than 900 historical and more than 350 natural monuments continuously presents the rich history of the country from the primitive societies until nowadays. Myths and legends related to Imereti ( Colchis kingdom, myth about Amirani (Prometheus), Golden Fleece, King Aetees and Medea and etc.) are well-known for the Western society. The work done for the popularization of these tourist products has greatly contributed to the growth of both organized and unorganized tourism. (80,000 men in 2007, in 2017 - more than 450,000). Today, tourism in Georgia is developing at a fast pace. Natural and historic monuments are the "Golden Keys" of the tourism potential of the region. We believe that tourism is a stimulus for the development of the local economy, and it should facilitate for staying of youth in the small towns by creating different jobs in order not to leave their country and therefore alienate from their national identities and culture.Key words: natural monuments; historical-cultural heritage; national identity; recreational resources.
Students' Attitudes Towards Vocational Education in Albania and the Challenges of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors: Pano Enkeleda Fejzulla
Published: October 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has posed serious challenges to the Albanian education system, schools, universities, colleges, childcare, which all had to shut down to stop the spread of the virus. This led to adaptation and an instant introduction of online education while students, teachers and other stakeholders were not prepared for it. The Albanian Vocational Education and Training (VET) schools and institutions were the most affected by the difficulties of the system to adapt to online learning, because the VET students are more in need of practical knowledge and skills development. This article is intended to acquire knowledge about the basic concepts and theories of attitude: nature, definition, and importance, to explore the dimensionality of Albanian students' attitudes towards vocational education through literature review, qualitative research and social media research and the COVID-19 pandemic challenges. Research of theories to understand this concept and definitions of various scholars related to them in this article suggest some recommendations on how to improve the poor image and low reputation that vocational education has suffered in Albania. VET is not always preferred within the Albanian society and is often considered a second opportunity for low success-rate faculty students.
The Impact of the Pandemic Covid-19 on the Student’s Learning Process
Authors: Shehu Marsela
Published: October 2021

The worldwide pandemic situation faced by the education sector presented unprecedented challenges for teachers and students in every subject, in particular, PE teachers. The teaching process was transformed from open environments, practical field instructions, to those of online platforms, with virtual instructions and demonstrations. The aim of the study is to present a theoretical overview of the online teaching of the PE subject, as well as evidence of the level of motivation and involvement of students in online teaching not only in theoretical but also practical subjects. The methodology of the study is based on a review of recent scientific articles, as well as a meta-analysis of the current situation on student involvement in online teaching, conducted and obtained from a recent quantitative database on the psychological and pedagogical aspects of online teaching. From a theoretical point of view, some researchers approve of the fact that to help teachers conceive the integration of online PE teaching with the comprehensive school curriculum of this subject, it is assumed that PE programs based on standards can serve to promote PA for all young people in school, community and home environments with the support of online teaching tools. From the quantitative data obtained from the current situation, it results that most students have had easily accessible access to these online platforms, especially in theoretical subjects. As conclusion affirms that due to the close cooperation online learning for most students in Albanian universities was easily applicable to any school curriculum.
Pluralist Albania- Religious Tolerance or Peaceful Coexistence?
Authors: Tokrri Renata
Published: October 2021

It has been noted that the whole history of man has been marked by religion, in particular the Albanian one by three religions and four religious denominations: the Sunni one, to which the majority of the population belongs, the Bektashi Sufis, which is a very moderate branch of the Islam, the Orthodox and Catholics. Over the centuries, Albania has become a multi-religious society, but what is singular is that despite profound differences in religion the Albanians have always lived together in peace, the country has never known extremism, conflict or war of religion. Several authors have tried to identify the source and reasons for this exemplary harmonious coexistence that still reigns in the country, but the real reason is still a matter of dispute among intellectuals. It is certainly the answers can only be found in history.
The "Fusion" Between Direct Democracy and Representative Democracy Towards a Concept of Participatory Democracy
Authors: Muskaj Blerina
Published: October 2021

Democracy is an ancient institution that takes us back to ancient Greece, despite its age-old age, has been the center of many philosophical debates several times. Without any doubt this form of government, although very critical, has an extraordinary ability to survive, persist and preserve over the centuries. Perhaps because it has been able to take different forms according to the historical needs of a country. Many authors have focused on the theme of democracy, and argued for ideas other right on its potential survival in the modern, globalized world as we know prevails more representative system of democracy. Today it seems that there is a claim of direct democracy but also there is a certain difficulty of the citizen committed to a life with unbridled pace of being able to reconcile social life with the public life. With the birth of new national and supranational institutional dimensions, such as those of the European Union, there is also a need for a new model of legislative participation, and here we see the birth of a different form of democracy, a middle ground between direct and indirect democracy, that is, participatory democracy. The latter presents itself as a push from below to bring its voice to political, decision-making and legislative institutions. The goal of this analysis, is first of all investigate and reason about what is the best form of democracy, that is direct, or to representative and participatory. To get to these considerations, the argument need for a historical and philosophical journey reaching out to a legal definition. Therefore, the topic will need to be compared with the institutions that are linked to it, such as the European Citizens' Initiative. The ambition is to understand also the democratic challenge of the European institutions, this through a historical, legal and philosophical investigation, with the aim of better understanding the legal reality of an instrument as important as that of democracy, where individuals are primary.
Role of EU Grant Projects in Employment, Sectoral Employment and Innovation in Auto Repairing, Young Generations and New Horizons Project Case
Authors: Çetin Murat
Published: October 2021

European Union Council Regulation (1085/2006 dated), the Financial Instrument for Pre-Accession (IPA) as well as for Turkey and potential candidate countries constitute the basis. The main objective of IPA is to assist the participating countries in dealing with European integration problems and undertaking the necessary reforms to comply with the Copenhagen criteria, which are EU membership requirements. Operation for Supporting Youth Employment in Sectoral Investment Areas (PYE-II) financed under IPA is carried out for employment, which is the primary target of its program. PYE-II operation, Turkısh Employment Agency(İŞKUR) has been implemented in Turkey by and the overall goal is to promote youth employment, retain more people in employment and increase the employment rate of young people. In this framework, the aim of supporting Youth Employment in Sectoral Investment Areas is to increase the employability of young people while promoting their integration into the labor market. Within the scope of the Grant Program for Supporting Youth Employment in Sectoral Investment Areas (PYE II), innovations were realized in the Auto Repair, Young Generations and New Horizons project. In this study; Innovations in the professional activities of the Auto Repair, Young Generations and New Horizons project, their contribution to employment in the automotive repair industry and their effects were announced.
Critical Assessment of An Economic Evaluation of a Healthy Lifestyle Intervention for Chronic Low Back Pain (LBP)
Authors: Balidemaj Festina
Published: October 2021

Background: Globally, chronic low back pain (LBP) contributes significantly to the overall burden of disease, placing a heavy load on society through absenteeism and associated healthcare costs. Finding cost-effective measures to treat and prevent low back pain is therefore of utmost importance. Methods: A critical assessment of the study by Williams et al 2018 was performed by using a variation of the well-known Drummond’s checklist for the critical appraisal of economic evaluations. Results: The authors performed appropriate statistical analyses using the available data. Means and proportions of baseline characteristics of the intervention group were compared to those of the control group to evaluate their comparability. Conclusion: Upon thorough assessment of the appropriateness of the economic evaluation methods used by Williams et al., it is conclusive that the validity of their results is valuable and trusted to a degree, soundly achieving many of the listed Drummond et al requirements, yet failing to take into account a few aspects that grant some weaknesses to the study.
Social Movements in Europe, from the Past to the Present
Authors: Célia Taborda Silva
Published: October 2021

Over time, the concept of social movement has evolved as society has changed, but has always implied collective action in the public space. The form of social contestation has changed, according to the conjuncture of each historical period. In 18th century, the transition from the Old Regime to Liberalism provoked movements considered by some authors as “primitive” or “premodern”, as they were spontaneous, sporadic and depoliticized. Industrial society of the 19th century gave rise to the labor movement and trade unionism, which from then on organized the social movements. In the 20th century there were changes and innovation in the collective way of acting, there was the emergence of a series of social movements that differ from the traditional in terms of the objectives and actors involved, such as the pacifist, ecologist, feminist movements, acting on the fringes of parties and unions. The 21st century has witnessed a set of movements that begin on social networks, such as Generation Scratch, Outraged, Occupy Wall Street, Screw the Troika, and quickly outgrow local scales to become global. Through the use of a theoretical and conceptual framework derived from the theories of social movements and taking into account the current transformation of collective action that has been witnessed in the 21st century, we intend to verify if we are facing a new social phenomenon or another phase of “repertoire” change.
Platforms for Online Learning: A Product Specification
Authors: Vieyra Gerardo Quiroz , González Luis Fernando Muñoz
Published: October 2021

Learning Management Systems (LMS) or Learning Content Management Systems (LCMS) are the core of e-learning platforms and have evolved according to the development of new information and communication technologies. In this type of software there are many products on the market, some developed by the institutions themselves (in-house), others are free and open source software (FOSS) and others are more commercial, varying in functionality and technology, but almost always adhering to the standards used in e-learning so that learning objects fulfill their purpose of being usable and reusable. This paper introduces you to current LMS / LCMS, main functions, distinctive features, related standards, and their current status. Then there is a presentation of Machine Learning as a branch of Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Computing as a fusion discipline between computation, cognition, psychology and artificial intelligence, to end in a proposal for the incorporation of these technologies in a new generation of e-learning platforms, all in an integrated framework of interoperability and governance.
Time Management Experience for 1st Year Students of the Faculty of Medicine
Authors: Koka Rudīte , Koka Rīga , Skadiņš Ingus
Published: October 2021

Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) has almost 70-year-experience in implementing health care and 20-year-experience social science studies. RSU has more than 9000 students, 26% of whom are international students. Beginning of studies at Rīga Stradiņš university (RSU) Faculty of Medicine, students have to change several aspects of studies compare to high school: much deeper study content and scope of studies, type of learning, more emphasis on full-time work, practical class and lecture schedule for day, week, semester, types examinations and their regularity, new organizational culture, study year members, study course lecturers, must learn new concepts, such as matriculation, study regulations, study course, department, colloquium and others. Some students of the Faculty of Medicine do not set priorities in time and end up lacking time, do not fulfill their goals, are not satisfied with their study results, even have health problems. Therefore, time planning, selection of appropriate study strategies, setting priorities is a challenge for 1st year students and lecturers to make a pedagogical contribution to help students successfully move forward in the study process. The aim of the research is to find out the student’s opinion about time management, the set goals and their implementation and implement and test a support system at the university level.