bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Systemic interaction between educators of choreographic disciplines under distance learning conditions
Authors: Yatsenko Olha , Khomiachyk Ilona , Hladka Liudmyla , Vasina Nadiia , Koresandovych Natalia , Slupska Nataliia
Published: January 2023

Distance learning is an essential component of modern choreographic education under quarantine restrictions. It puts new tasks in front of the academic teaching staff, administrators, managers, and other educational process participants; it demands new rules of interaction. The aim of this study was to identify the main problems and difficulties encountered in choreographic education under distance learning conditions, as well as to present a set of teaching activities intended to alleviate rejection and anxiety about the changes in teaching by all educational process participants. The article highlights several activities to find ways to enhance interaction between teachers and accompanists. We used a comprehensive approach to methodology: descriptive method, analysis, and synthesis to consider the theoretical foundations, statistical methods (qualitative and quantitative), the method of questioning, as well as the method of a pedagogical experiment - collection, description and analysis of the practical results of behavioral research. Choreographic education needs close interaction between all participants in the educational process under distance learning conditions. The latter relieves stress and improves the attitude to the work of the choreographer within the conditions changed due to quarantine restrictions. This interaction is facilitated by using the possibilities of digital space and the virtualization of the educational process. Further research should consider successful forms and methods of teaching choreography under distance learning conditions and look for effective ways of improving the interaction between all participants in the educational process.
Management of pedagogical and sports educational institutions in Ukraine
Authors: Kubitskyi Serhii , Saienko Volodymyr , Demianiuk Viktor , Mykhasiuk Kateryna
Published: January 2023

The educational system is an essential component and determinant of social development since education functioning quality determines and forms the intellectual potential of society. This article aimed to identify the main trends and promising areas of optimization of the managing process of pedagogical and sports educational institutions. We studied the tendencies of reforming the management process in the educational sphere and the application of modern approaches to the management of pedagogical and sports educational institutions, as well as areas of reforming the academic sphere. This practical, cross-sectional study was carried out through an online survey of 37 managers and teachers of sports and pedagogical educational institutions located in Ukraine. Our study showed that the management process of sports and pedagogical educational institutions can be effective only if it is scientifically substantiated and implemented following the goals of strategic development of educational institutions. The functioning of the management mechanism is based on the understanding of management as a particular function that ensures the feasibility and quality of an educational institution's management. Management approaches are focused on studying the relationships between the components of the management system, external and internal conditions of the institution, and the results of its activities.
Federal cybersecurity role-based training approaches, successes, and challenges
Authors: Haney Julie , Jacobs Jody , Furman Susanne
Published: January 2023

This Special Publication details our research exploring cybersecurity role-based training for those who for individuals who are assigned management, operational, and technical roles having security and privacy responsibilities.
Antisense oligonucleotide therapy rescues disturbed brain rhythms and sleep in juvenile and adult mouse models of Angelman syndrome
Authors: Lee Dongwon , Chen Wu , Kaku Heet Naresh , Zhuo Xinming , Chao Eugene S , Soriano Armand , Kuncheria Allen , Flores Stephanie , Kim Joo Hyun , Rivera Armando , Rigo Frank , Jafar-nejad Paymaan , Beaudet Arthur L , Caudill Matthew S , Xue Mingshan
Published: January 2023

UBE3A encodes ubiquitin protein ligase E3A, and in neurons its expression from the paternal allele is repressed by the UBE3A antisense transcript (UBE3A-ATS). This leaves neurons susceptible to loss-of-function of maternal UBE3A. Indeed, Angelman syndrome, a severe neurodevelopmental disorder, is caused by maternal UBE3A deficiency. A promising therapeutic approach to treating Angelman syndrome is to reactivate the intact paternal UBE3A by suppressing UBE3A-ATS. Prior studies show that many neurological phenotypes of maternal Ube3a knockout mice can only be rescued by reinstating Ube3a expression in early development, indicating a restricted therapeutic window for Angelman syndrome. Here, we report that reducing Ube3a-ATS by antisense oligonucleotides in juvenile or adult maternal Ube3a knockout mice rescues the abnormal electroencephalogram (EEG) rhythms and sleep disturbance, two prominent clinical features of Angelman syndrome. Importantly, the degree of phenotypic improvement correlates with the increase of Ube3a protein levels. These results indicate that the therapeutic window of genetic therapies for Angelman syndrome is broader than previously thought, and EEG power spectrum and sleep architecture should be used to evaluate the clinical efficacy of therapies.
Managing the Menstrual Communication Taboo in Lithuania: Past and Present
Authors:   Vilnius Institute for Advanced Studies (VILIAS), Lithuania, Balikienė Monika , Dečiunienė Jurgita ,   Vilnius Crisis Prevention Center, Lithuania, Navickas Vytautas ,   Vilnius Institute for Advanced Studies (VILIAS), Lithuania
Published: January 2023

The paper is based on anonymous questionnaire surveys and interviews of women. One sample involved 423 young women (mean age: 21.04) surveyed by means of an anonymous questionnaire in 2016–2018. The survey produced a collection of 896 words and phrases used to denote menstruation. These lexical finds may be regarded as euphemisms/dysphemisms for taboo words representing an integral part of a secret language shared by women. Another sample involved 208 significantly older women (mean age: 73.66) interviewed individually in 2005–2012. The interviewing produced 117 lexical substituted for menstruation. This research is a part of a wider inquiry into the ways in which everyday practice, experience and knowledge affect the social and cultural constructions of menstruation. Seeking to record the widest possible range of popular knowledge and discourse about menstruation, including menstrual beliefs and practices, we shall try to interpret these data, focusing on how everyday experience, everyday knowledge, and encrypted language can shape behaviour, experience, and attitudes of contemporary people.
“Plague shirt” and plague commemoration: mythological representations and ritual practices associated with the personification of the Plague among the Romanians of Oltenia and Timok Valley
Authors:   Department of Europe Peter the Great Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography (Kunstkamera) Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia, Golant Natalia
Published: January 2023

The article considers mythological representations and ritual practices associated with the personification of the plague among the Romanians of Oltenia (Romania) and the Romanians (or Vlachs) of the Timok Valley (Serbia). It is based on materials from the author’s field research in southwestern Romania and eastern Serbia. The custom of organising the plague commemoration on different calendar dates is analysed. Along with it, the author consistently examines the ways of making a “plague shirt” (Rom. cămaşa ciumii), the spread of this ritual practice, and the contexts of its use as a protection against diseases (plague and cholera) and death during the war, as well as correlations between the practice of making a “plague shirt” and the custom of the plague commemoration.
‘What Do You Mean by Calendar Holidays?’ – Towards the Nomenclature, Popularity and Research History of Annual Festivities in Lithuanian Ethnology
Authors:   Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania, Senvaitytė Dalia
Published: January 2023

The historiographical paper focuses on the history of popular and academic research of calendar year holiday celebrations in Lithuania as well as on the classification and terminology used for defining them. Changes in relevant popular and academic interest, certain circumstances of the popularity of examining holidays and their customs are discussed, and scientific discourse is contrasted with public discourse. The cultural, social, and ideological circumstances of the development and dissemination of terminology related to the topic are explored. In addition, the influence of certain personalities and institutions that formed the terminology of calendar year celebrations will be reviewed. The paper is based on the analysis of academic and popular science literature, internet resources, as well as the public discourse of annual holidays.
Two new temporary ectoparasitic isopods (Cymothoida: Cymothooidea) from Korean waters with a note on geographical distributions of Rocinela Leach, 1818 and Gnathia Leach, 1814
Authors: Kim Sung Hoon , Kim Jong Guk , Yoon Seong Myeong
Published: January 2023

Two new species of temporary ectoparasitic isopods, Rocinela excavata sp. nov. and Gnathia obtusispina sp. nov., are reported from the southern Islands of the Korean Peninsula. Rocinela excavata sp. nov. is distinguishable from its related species by the following characteristics: (1) laterally stepped rostrum; (2) separated eyes; (3) propodal blade having eight robust setae; and (4) merus having four or five blunt robust setae in pereopods 1–3. Gnathia obtusispina sp. nov. differs from its congeners by the combination of the following characteristics: (1) body covered with numerous tubercles and setae, (2) cephalon having tooth-like paraocular ornamentations; and (3) frontal border having two inferior frontolateral processes. These two new species are the 13th Rocinela species and 19th Gnathia species in the temperate Northern Pacific region, respectively. Discovery of these new species represents high species diversity of the genera Rocinela Leach, 1818 and Gnathia Leach, 1814 worldwide as well as in the Northern Pacific region. In addition, faunal diversity analysis on the members of both genera revealed that Rocinela species show high-latitude diversity whereas Gnathia species have low-latitude diversity.
Improvisación, juego actoral y playfulness: renovando metodologías y procesos de enseñanza-aprendizaje en la educación de párvulos
Authors:   Escuela de Teatro UC, de la Vega Carrasco Ornella
Published: January 2023

El presente artículo rescata la improvisación teatral como estrategia pedagógica utilizada en la educación parvularia, para mejorar la mediación del juego sociodramático de niños y niñas. El estudio contempló el diseño e implementación de un programa de perfeccionamiento docente, en donde se facilitó un taller de improvisación a educadoras y técnicos de párvulo, que, por medio de diversos juegos actorales, buscó la activación del estado playfulness, fuente primordial para generar un espacio creativo flexible, espontáneo y placentero; propicio para generar un trabajo comunitario y colaborativo dentro del aula.
Desde el taller a la escena
Authors:   Colectivo Principio Material, Compañía Teatro y su Doble, Teatro Marote, Bize del Campo Catalina
Published: January 2023

El presente texto reflexiona sobre el vínculo entre la práctica plástica que se desarrolla en la etapa de realización de marionetas y la práctica escénica, revisando algunos procesos de construcción donde se experimenta en las técnicas, materialidades y escalas, así como algunos procedimientos escénicos que devienen de lo que ocurre en el taller. Para esto se proponen dos características de la marioneta desde el punto de vista de su construcción: lo escultórico y lo mecánico. El primero desarrolla cuatro aspectos: el trabajo de la forma volumétrica, la materialidad externa, el color, y el tamaño. El segundo se desarrolla en las tareas de la creación de una estructura y de los mecanismos de la marioneta para ser manipulada.
The Effects of Social Media Usage Intensity and Electronic Word of Mouth on Conspicuous Consumption
Authors: ÖZHAN Şeniz
Published: January 2023

Tüm dünyada giderek artan sayıda insan, bilgi, duygu, düşünce ve ilgi alanlarını yazılı, görsel veya işitsel bir şekilde paylaşmak, birbirleriyle iletişim kurmak gibi nedenlerle sosyal medyada oldukça uzun süre vakit geçirmektedir.
Çok kısa sürede insanların günlük yaşamlarının önem taşıyan bir bölümü konumuna ulaşan sosyal medya, birçok kişi ve işletme tarafından aktif bir şekilde kullanılmaktadır. Sosyal medya platformlarında kişilerin geçirdiği zamanın
artması, sosyal medya platformlarının pazarlamacıların da ilgi odağı haline gelmesini sağlamıştır. Sosyal medya, marka içeriği oluşturma ve tüketme sürecini önemli ölçüde değiştirmiş ve pazarlamacılar tarafından oluşturulan marka
imajlarının tüketiciler aracılığıyla çevrimiçi olarak iletilmesini mümkün kılmıştır. Pazarlama yöneticileri bu trendi yakalayabilmek için mal ve hizmetlerinin planlanması, tanıtımı ve dağıtımında sosyal medya platformlarını kullanmaktadır.
Bu çalışmada sosyal medya kullanım yoğunluğu, elektronik ağızdan ağıza iletişim ve gösterişçi tüketimi ilişkilendiren bir model önerilmektedir. Türkiye’nin Tekirdağ ilinde yaşayan tüketicilerden toplanan verilerin analizinde yapısal
eşitlik modellemesi kullanılmıştır. Analizin neticesinde, sosyal medya kullanım yoğunluğunun elektronik ağızdan ağıza iletişim üzerinde; elektronik ağızdan ağıza iletişimin gösterişçi tüketim üzerinde anlamlı bir etkisi olduğu
görülmüştür. Öte yandan, sosyal medya kullanım yoğunluğunun gösterişçi tüketim üzerinde doğrudan anlamlı bir etkiye sahip olmadığı tespit edilmiştir. Çalışmada yapısal eşitlik modellemesi ve doğrulayıcı faktör analizleri ile elde
edilen sonuçlar ile literatürde bulunan çalışmalar desteklenmekte ve sonuçları paralellik göstermektedir.
Is There a Food Security Risk for Turkey in Near Future? Findings from a Survey of Ninety Villages and Some Policy Implications
Authors: MARIN Mehmet Cevher
Published: January 2023

In this study, I present the results of the analysis of partial data collected in a research project supported by TUBITAK, along with some socio-economic statistics collected by institutions such as the World Bank, United Nations and
TurkStat. The primary data come from a questionnaire carried out through face-to-face interviews with 1424 household heads, who were randomly selected in 90 villages within the administrative borders of 10 provinces accross Turkey
in 2009 as part of a research project. The findings indicate that most of the small-sized family farms in Turkey can best be described as a way of employing oneself for their owners, as the families’ members could work on their
lands rather than migrating into large cities and looking for already scarce jobs. Indeed, most of these family farms were generally earning very low monthly incomes, in debt, and only able to continue farming activities by financial
transfers from their other income resources. Indeed, when the alternative costs of labor of family’s members were taking into account, it did not make any economic sense to keep up farming. It was also found that the size of agricultural
land was positively associated with both annual farms incomes and adapted agricultural innovations. Finally, the findings also show that there was ongoing depopulation of young people and an increasingly aging population in rural
areas accross Turkey. When these findings are considered together with recent dramatic increases in prices of agricultural inputs, including fuel and fertilizers, as well as some other socio-econpmic indicators, they suggest that
Turkey is quite likely to face serious food security problems in the near future.
A Cross-sectional Study to Determine the Effect of Organizational Memory on Knowledge Sharing
Authors: TUNA Özlem
Published: January 2023

Küresel bir sağlık krizi olan Covid-19, makro düzeyde ekonominin tüm sektörlerini, mikro düzeyde ise işletmelerin tüm işlevsel alanlarını etkilemiştir. Bu süreçte, tüm kurumlarda olduğu gibi krizin merkezinde yer alan hastanelerde
de bilgi paylaşımının önemi anlaşılmıştır. Hastanelerde kullanılan bilgi ve beceriler çok çeşitli ve karmaşıktır, bu nedenle sağlık personelinin birbiriyle etkileşim halinde olması başarı için ön koşuldur. Hastaneler, günlük sorumluluklarını
yerine getirirken geçmişte yaşanan benzer durumlardan ders çıkararak mevcut bilgiyi güçlendirip, geliştirebilirler. Böylece pek çok sorun ve krizin üstesinden rahatça gelebilirler. Bu doğrultuda Covid-19 süreciyle önemi artan örgütsel
hafıza ve bilgi paylaşımı konularının ele alınmasına karar verilmiş ve Afyonkarahisar/Türkiye’de hizmet veren 600 yataklı Devlet Hastanesinde örgütsel hafıza ve alt boyutlarının bilgi paylaşımı üzerindeki etkisinin belirlenmesi
amacıyla bir çalışma yürütülmüştür. Pandemi sürecinden önce (Mart 2020) istihdam edilen 110 sağlık personeli ile pandemi nedeni ile istihdam edilen 85 (çoğunluğu yeni mezun) sağlık personelinin konuya bakış açıları arasındaki farklılıklar
ortaya konmaya çalışılmıştır. Verilerin analizinde, t-testi, Anova, korelasyon analizi ile basit ve çoklu doğrusal regresyon analizi gibi istatistiksel teknikler kullanılmıştır. Araştırma bulgularına göre (pandemiden önce ve pandemi
sırasında istihdam edilen örneklem gruplarının her ikisi içinde) örgütsel hafıza ve bilgi paylaşımı arasında orta düzeyde pozitif bir korelasyon belirlenmiştir. Regresyon analizi sonuçları ise (pandemiden önce ve pandemi sırasında
istihdam edilen örneklem gruplarının her ikisi içinde) örgütsel hafızanın bilgi paylaşımı üzerinde pozitif yönde etkisinin olduğunu göstermektedir. Bu sonuca göre, çalışanların sosyo-politik bilgi, mesleki (iş) bilgi, mesleki ağlar,
sektörel bilgi ve örgütün geçmişine yönelik olarak sahip oldukları bilgi düzeyleri, bilgi paylaşımlarını olumlu yönde etkilemektedir. Ayrıca T-Testi ve Anova analizlerine göre örgütsel hafıza ile demografik özelliklerin karşılaştırılmasında
“katılımcıların yaşları, meslekte çalışma süresi, kurumda çalışma süresi, unvan ve istihdam edilme zamanı” değişkenlerinde farklılık görülürken; bilgi paylaşımı ile demografik özelliklerin karşılaştırılmasında herhangi bir farklılık
belirlenmemiştir.
GENERATION X – GENERATION OF LOST POTENTIAL OR OF NEW OPPORTUNITIES? THE POLISH CASE
Authors: BARWIŃSKA-MAŁAJOWICZ Anna
Published: January 2023

The article presents the main research focus on Generation X in Poland, on the problem of this generation’s (un)adjustment and (non)capitalization of the potential and circumstances related to the collapse of socialism and the onset of the country’s system transformation process. In countries such as Poland this problem becomes of particular significance because the life of Generation X became integrally interwoven with the radical political, social and economic changes. The primary objective of this paper is to present selected conditions of a start of the working lives of the Polish Generation X and the significance thereof for a successful entry into the adult life by this generation. An attempted analysis covered homogeneity vs. diversity of behaviors typical of this generation. The paper comprised studying the subject literature, the desk research method, descriptive statistics method and the collective case study method. Reference was made to the reports and data bases collected by Eurostat and by Poland and the USA, including by the bureaus for statistics in both countries.
THE EU DEVELOPMENT POLICY AS A MODEL: AN IMPLICATION FOR SOUTH ASIAN COUNTRIES
Authors: BHARTI Simant Shankar
Published: January 2023

The European Union (EU) development policy is a model planning framework for partner countries, the foundation of which can be traced back to the 1957 Treaty of Rome. This study is an investigation of the EU’s policy development, tracing it beginning as a model and its implication with partner countries. Moreover, this article assesses the EU’s development ties with South Asian countries. Qualitative and empirical methods are applied in order to generate answers to questions about the literature gaps in research on the EU’s developmental role in South Asia. This article’s initial findings suggest that the EU is a leading aid donor and it is even bringing a significant change to South Asia in the following areas: awareness for human rights, the promotion of democracy, sustainable development, poverty, and other SDGs goals.
EVOLUTIONITY OR THE GREAT RESET: WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO THINK ABOUT THE FUTURE?
Authors: KORAB-KARPOWICZ W. Julian
Published: January 2023

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, humans have found themselves suddenly in the most challenging times. Our era has given rise to Klaus Schwab’s idea of the Great Reset, meaning that there is no way back to the “normal” and that our lives should never be the same again. However, when we read his book, COVID-19: The Great Reset, what we find is not very promising. The reset as envisioned by influential world financial and political elite, whom Schwab represents, is neither a way back to the past nor a way to a great future. Therefore, I argue that if we really want to consider the Great Reset as a new way for humanity, we need to propose a normative vision that should ultimately include human evolution and social harmony. There are global problems that we urgently need to solve, such as the problems of hunger and the environment, of wealth and poverty, and of peace and war–all of which are related to our survival as humankind. But beyond this, we also need to ask ourselves the question of what “a good life” means. I want to propose a Great Reset that is really transformative, leading to a new age of humanity that I call “evolutionity”.
SOCIAL MEDIA – A NEW ERA OF COMMUNICATION
Authors: REJMAN Krzysztof , PORADA Mateusz
Published: January 2023

This article describes social media as a new era of interpersonal communication. The study’s main objective is to distinguish between the specific features through which social media is creating interesting channels of information transmission. The functioning of the newly defined information society is also analysed, citing the changes that social media underwent as a good starting point for this analysis. When the speed of information transfer and the general availability became insufficient for the needs, there were expectations of deeper connections between the users and the content than had existed prior to social media. A social media user is not only a recipient, but also an active creator who influences deeply the essence and functioning of social media.
FORMATION AS A FACTOR IN CONSUMER DEMAND FOR ORGANIC FOOD
Authors: SOŁTYSIAK Mirosław , ZAJĄC Dariusz
Published: January 2023

This article identifies and assesses the importance of informational factors in shaping consumer demand for organic food in Poland, using demographic segmentation criteria, including gender, age, education, place of residence, and wealth. The empirical data came from a survey conducted among 850 randomly selected organic food consumers in Poland in December 2020, using the CAWI (Computer Assisted Web Interview) method, accessed via an internet panel. The collected and structured empirical data are presented in descriptive, tabular, and graphical form, using comparative analyses. The results of the research have allowed for the construction of three original models of organic food consumers, with regard to information credibility and reliability. Additionally, the results confirmed the research hypothesis, which assumes that consumers who recognize the credibility and reliability of information concerning organic food products purchase them more often and spend more on them. Thus, in the case of organic food, the impact of credible and reliable information on the process of shaping consumer demand is clear: it constitutes a significant factor that triggers demand.
THE SPIRITUAL BELIEF TO PROTECT FROM COVID-19: THE CASE STUDY OF INDIA
Authors: BHARTI Mukesh Shankar
Published: January 2023

The 2019 coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) has presented unprecedented health challenges, resulting in complete restrictions on lives across the world. This research assesses spiritual care as an essential component of comprehensive health management, particularly in terms of adaptation, acceptance of illness, suffering, and, ultimately, of death. This article provides information on the need to provide spiritual care as a means of coping and wellbeing for families, patients, and health workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. The research examined how the Indian people understood the Indian Prime Minister’s announcement to adopt a ritual belief in this pandemic. The research questions examine how the pandemic has disrupted religious observances and how people changed their performance of ritual work in fear of the coronavirus. The authors found that, while people were spiritually motivated by the Prime Minister's appeal, the mass vaccination program was the solution to the pandemic, and was the primary factor decreasing new cases.
IMPLEMENTATION OF ACTIONS FOR EXTENDED PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY AS A PROPOSAL TO STREAMLINE POST-CONSUMER PACKAGING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS IN POLAND
Authors: CHOLEWA-WÓJCIK Agnieszka , INGRAO Carlo , HORNICKI Krzysztof
Published: January 2023

The transposition of new regulations into national legal systems, including updated goals and requirements for the management of packaging placed on the market and packaging waste, provides a number of opportunities for the operation of post-consumer waste management systems. This publication focuses on the essence and characteristics of the system of extended producer responsibility in selected European countries. This paper identifies, on the basis of an analysis taking into account the scopes of legal, economic, physical, and informational liability, key areas of the extended producer responsibility system requiring improvements. It develops recommendations regarding the possibility of introducing changes to the functioning of the EPR system in Poland. The implementation of the improvement proposals for the EPR can significantly contribute to achieving the existing EU waste targets, as well as the ambitious new targets included in the EU Circular Economy.
EXPLORING FACTORS PREDICTING WOMEN’S PARTICIPATION IN CANCER PREVENTION SCREENING
Authors: PASEK Małgorzata , SUCHOCKA Lilia , WOJTYNA Ewa
Published: January 2023

Background: The main areas of prophylaxis in oncology are the identification and elimination of factors that favor the formation of cancer cells, as well as early diagnosis of already formed lesions. The aim of this paper was to search for variable factors influencing women’s decisions concerning prophylaxis. Methods: The questionnaires used included our own and standardized research. The research group consisted of 100 dyads. Results: All significant predictors were associated primarily with factors located on the female side. The only predictor on the side of men was their knowledge about women’s cancer diseases. The frequency of taking preventive examinations for early diagnosis of cancer increased when the level of anxiety about one’s own health was higher, and when the partner’s support for preventive examinations was higher. Conclusions: The predicting factors identified in our study might be included in the development of cancer prevention action strategies by public health institutions.
THE NEOLIBERAL APPROACH TO CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND ECONOMIC PATRIOTISM
Authors: PRENDECKI Krzysztof
Published: January 2023

The problem of economic security should be considered as an organized development of the economy and the need to ensure an appropriate level of enterprise efficiency and quality of life from advanced technology, intelligent technology, incoming stream, and the proper flow of information. Neoliberals can make it so that states should implement the no-disturbance principle; this will have the entrepreneurial realization effect. One needs to find out if there is still room for charity and trustees in the global world. Is it only meeting the main comments about the development of individual entrepreneurship, which comes from energy resources?
IS THE DIGITAL REVOLUTION CONDUCIVE TO NEET ACTIVATION? OPINIONS OF PEOPLE INVOLVED IN NEET ACTIVATION
Authors: WALAWENDER Paweł , LISZKA Damian
Published: January 2023

This article refers to the results of research that was conducted on the eve of the COVID-19 pandemic in Poland, shortly before the first confirmed laboratory case was registered. The research was carried out with 240 people who dealt daily with youth, including NEETs activation, through work or volunteering in various types of institutions (public, NGO, and private). The results allowed us to back upthe hypothesis that people who deal with NEET youth support on a daily basis value traditional methods of professional activation more than digital methods. The analysis also answered the question of which demo-social variables among the respondents had an impact on their assessment of the methods used for professional activation. The variables that were found to significantly differentiate the respondents’ assessments included gender, education, place of residence, the type of institution in which the respondents worked, and the age range of the respondents.
Qualitative Evaluation of Lamb Meat Sausage Prepared with Different Antioxidants
Authors: Akinwumi A. O. , Olagoke C. O. , Ayoola S. J. , Ola A. K. , Atandah R. A. , Olawuyi B. S. , Olatunji O. O. , Odunsi A. A.
Published: January 2023

Consumer awareness and health consciousness has resulted in the use of natural additives or alternative methods to extend shelf life and improve food safety. The present study evaluated the quality and shelf-life of lamb meat sausage prepared with different natural antioxidants. The antioxidants (Turmeric, Garlic, Honey, Moringa and Ginger at 2% each) on the yield, sensory acceptability, chemical composition, lipid peroxidation, fatty acid profile and microbiological assay was studied in a completely randomized design. The results revealed that the turmeric, garlic and honey compared (p>0.05) favourably with the control in terms of yield and preferred (p<0.05) above others for colour, flavor, tenderness and overall acceptability. All the antioxidants have suppressing effects with lower values (P<0.05) on crude protein, ether extracts and lipid peroxidation as compared to the control. Variation exist in all the parameters of the fatty acid profile while the microbial loads of the lamb meat sausage samples showed a significant (p<0.05) reduction in the Total Bacterial counts (TBC), Total Coliform Counts (TCC) and Total Fungi Counts (TFC) for all samples prepared with natural antioxidants with the least values (p<0.05) reported in moringa samples as compared with others. Conclusively of the respective natural antioxidants in lamb meat sausage enhanced the cooking yield, nutrient composition and keeping qualities of the product and is therefore recommended for the product quality and safety.
The Employee Performance: A Critical Analysis of Compensation, Commitment, and Work Motivation
Authors: Sahabuddin Romansyah , Mustafa Muh. Yushar , Dewi Rosmala , Nurjanna . , Aulia Nur Fitri
Published: January 2023

The pawnshop has become one of vital organizations for the society in Indonesia, especially those who are in lower middle class of society. This is because the role of the pawnshop helps such class of society in getting a financial loan easily rather than bank. This later suggests that the pawnshop is requested to be more able in managing its human resource, especially the emphasis on (1) compensation; (2) commitment; as well as (3) motivation of the employee. However, this study finds that there is a lack of study in explaining the effect of such three abovementioned human resource instruments, especially, on the context of employee performance. Therefore, in order to enrich such a lack of study, this study aims to conduct a research with the focus on the said three human resource instruments through the application of quantitative research method with the sample size is 63 employees of pawnshop in Makassar. As for the theoretical contribution, finding of this study suggests that compensation, commitment, and work motivation partially and simultaneously affect the employee performance. As for the managerial contribution, this study suggests that it is compulsory for the business owners as well as policy makers to evaluate and improve the compensation, commitment, and work motivation periodically in order to have a better performance of their employee.
Effect of Zai Pit Technology on the Infiltration Capacity of the Soil
Authors: Vinayak M. , Vani G. , Subhasree N. , Raju Ch. Ratna
Published: January 2023

Increase in population and depletion of ground water resources are the major problems for food security and stability. Irrigated lands now produce only 4% of the food supply which doesn’t meet the required demand. Zai pit technology provides a window of opportunity for farmers to improve crop performance in harsh & changing climate by trapping rain water and retains moisture by allowing water long enough to infiltrate. The present study was carried out at the College of Agricultural Engineering, Madakasira, which was located in Anantapuram district, Andhra Pradesh. The methodology follows estimation of infiltration rate for both Zai pit technology and furrow irrigation method. The Zai pit consists of dug holes excavated in grids, with a diameter of 15-20 cm,70 to 80 cm spacing, and a depth of 10-15 cm or more, filled with manure. The spacing of pits within a row, as well as the space between rows of pits, varies between 60 and 100 cm. Pits were prepared and organic manure was placed at the beginning of rainy season. In Zai pit technology, infiltration rate of the soil increased from 1.45 to 2.25 cm/hr whereas in furrow irrigation, it was decreased from2.24 to 1.1 cm/hr. In Zai pit technology, the organic manure was decomposed properly and the micro-organisms present in the soil make way to reach the organic manure and thus the micro pores in the soil increased whereas in furrow irrigation the soil was compacted which decreases the infiltration rate. This may be the reason behind the increasing of infiltration in the Zai pit technology. Thus, Zai pit technology reactivates biological activities in the soil and eventually leads to an improvement in soil structure and converts barren lands to cultivated lands.
Global Smooth Solutions of the Modied Landau-Lifshitz-Bloch Equation
Authors: Meng Wanning
Published: January 2023

The Landau-Lifshitz-Bloch equation is an important dynamical model for studying the magnetization offerromagnets above Curie temperature. This article shows the global existence and uniqueness of smooth solutions of the modied Landau-Lifshitz-Bloch equation.
Teachers’ Perception of Visual Aids in Students Learning
Authors: Lhendup Sherab
Published: January 2023

This paper examines the perceptions of teachers on the use of visual aids in student learning. The qualitative case study approach was used as a research design. Five school teachers were interviewed for the study. The data were collected through the use of semi-structured interviews. The findings of this study further support the existing literature and the previous research. The study revealed that teachers had positive perception about visual aids. They perceived visual aids as one of the crucial and significant tools for teaching and learning.  Evidences from this study suggest that teaching becomes more effective and easier for teachers through the use of visual aids. The study revealed some of the problems faced by the teachers in using modern visual aids. The participants in the study clearly pointed out erratic and unreliable internet connection as a barrier to the use of ICT in teaching –learning process. The study also found out heavy workload of teachers as one of the impending factors in the preparation of visual aids in their lesson.
MARCAS DE LIBREROS EN LA BIBLIOTECA ARATA
Authors: Medan Diego
Published: January 2023

Estudio de las marcas de libreros de la biblioteca privada Pedro N. Arata formada en Buenos Aires. En 1946, una fracción fue donada a la Universidad de Buenos Aires. Relativamente rica en marcas de libreros, ahora está ubicada en la Facultad de Agronomía. Las marcas de libreros se analizaron a partir de las variables: localización y nombre de la librería, forma, formato físico y color de la marca, su contenido textual, y el número de obras en que se registró. El corpus de 1070 obras reveló 361 marcas diferentes, representativas de 157 librerías de 41 ciudades ubicadas en 17 países. Se analizaron las librerías argentinas según su distribución en el tiempo, la existencia de complejos de librerías ligadas entre sí, su dispersión en el espacio de la ciudad, y la tipología de las marcas. El análisis de las marcas no amplió significativamente el conocimiento de los hábitos de Arata como lector. Sin embargo, presentaba a un curioso buscador, que exploraba librerías pequeñas y modestas, al tiempo que se mantenía como cliente fiel de un grupo reducido de proveedores especializados y altamente profesionales. Las colecciones de exlibris y marcas de libreros, entre otras, son herramientas útiles para los investigadores.
REMEMORANDO AS ANTIGAS LIVRARIAS DE BELÉM DO PARÁ
Authors: Costa Elisangela Silva da , Sarges Maria de Nazaré
Published: January 2023

O presente estudo tem o objetivo geral de fazer um mapeamento das livrarias, tipografias, distribuidoras, gráficas e congêneres que existiram em Belém do Pará, ao longo do século XX, por meio da consulta às etiquetas e carimbos de propriedade que vinham apensas aos livros. E tem como objetivos específicos: a) Indicar onde os estabelecimentos que se ocupavam da preparação e venda de livros se situavam; b) Identificar quem eram seus proprietários; c) Averiguar qual a nacionalidade de seus proprietários; e, d) Verificar com que segmento de livros trabalhavam. O corpus foi extraído a partir da consulta das obras que compõem as coleções do Memorial do Livro Moronguêtá. Essa metodologia foi desenvolvida a partir de estudos de Ubiratan Machado que utilizou esse procedimento para levantar as livrarias existentes no Brasil, cujo resultado foi publicado na obra A Etiqueta do Livro: subsídios para a história das livrarias brasileiras. Foram obtidos um total de 41 livrarias. Constatou-se com o estudo um decréscimo considerável das livrarias posto que das 41 existentes em Belém no século XX, sobraram apenas duas – A Livraria da Universidade Federal do Pará e a Livraria Nossa Senhora dos Corações.
AS MARCAS DE PROVENIÊNCIA PRESENTES NA BIBLIOTECA HISTÓRICA E NAS COLEÇÕES ESPECIAIS DO COLÉGIO PEDRO II
Authors: Cardoso Tatyana Marques de Macedo , Côrbo Priscila de Assunção Barreto
Published: January 2023

O presente trabalho tem por finalidade apresentar a Biblioteca Histórica do Colégio Pedro II, primeiro colégio de instrução secundária oficial do Brasil, e explorar as peculiaridades das Coleções Especiais por meio das marcas de proveniência contidas em seus acervos, cujas coleções estão divididas em duas partes: Coleções Especiais e Acervo Antigo. Abrange obras de assuntos gerais, nos diversos ramos do conhecimento, sendo grande parte escrita em francês. Além de obras diversas, esse acervo reúne, também, livros e periódicos do século XVI ao século XX, perfazendo um total aproximado de 20.000 volumes. Incluem-se aí textos e coleções que fundamentam a educação no Brasil desde o século XIX. As marcas de proveniência mais encontradas no corpus da pesquisa foram: carimbos úmidos, ex-libris e etiquetas de livrarias. Conclui-se que as Coleções Especiais do Colégio Pedro II têm um significado histórico para a instituição e um valor de memória inestimável para a mesma e sociedade. Constituem-se como repositório da memória institucional. As marcas permitem identificar e reconhecer as diferentes fases e reformas institucionais e educacionais, assim como as transformações sociais, políticas e culturais, retratando épocas históricas e costumes da sociedade.
The Scent of Hope
Authors: Redmond Brooke
Published: January 2023

In this narrative medicine essay, a neonatologist bends over her young daughter and breathes in the scent of hope after her child is hospitalized with diabetic ketoacidosis and a new diagnosis of diabetes.
Breast Cancer Screening Among Women With Intellectual Disability in Denmark
Authors: Horsbøl Trine Allerslev , Michelsen Susan Ishøy , Lassen Tina Harmer , Juel Knud , Bigaard Janne , Hoei-Hansen Christina Engel , Vejborg Ilse , Thygesen Lau Caspar
Published: January 2023

Importance

Breast cancer–specific mortality is increased among women with intellectual disability (ID), and knowledge about participation in breast cancer screening in this group is needed.

Objective

To examine participation in the Danish national breast cancer screening program among women with ID compared with women without ID.

Design, Setting, and Participants

This dynamic population-based cohort study assessed participation in the Danish national breast cancer screening program initiated in 2007, targeting women aged 50 to 69 years with a screening interval of 2 years. In all, 6357 women with ID born between 1941 and 1967 and eligible for the screening program were identified in national registers. Women entered the study between January 1, 2007, and December 31, 2017. Subsequently, 273 women were excluded due to a history of carcinoma in situ or breast cancer, and 489 due to registration errors in registers. Each woman was individually age-matched with 10 women without ID (reference group). All women were followed up until March 31, 2021, or censoring (due to death, carcinoma in situ, or breast cancer). Data were analyzed from December 1, 2021, to June 31, 2022.

Exposures

Intellectual disability was defined as being registered with an ID diagnosis or a diagnosis most likely leading to ID or residing at an institution for persons with ID.

Main Outcomes and Measures

Participation in breast cancer screening (fully, partly, and never).

Results

A total of 5595 women with ID and 49 423 age-matched women in the reference group were included in the analysis. Of these, 2747 women with ID (49%) and 24 723 in the reference group (50%) were 50 years of age at study entry; for those older than 50 years, the median age was 51 years (IQR, 50-58 years) in both groups. In all, 1425 women with ID (25%) were fully screened according to guidelines for the Danish breast cancer screening program compared with 30 480 women in the reference group (62%). Women with ID had nearly 5 times higher odds of never being screened compared with the reference group (odds ratio, 4.90 [95% CI, 4.60-5.22]). In all, 2498 women with ID (45%) and 6573 in the reference group (13%) were never screened. The proportion of never-screened women increased with severity of ID, from 834 of 2287 (36%) among women with mild ID to 173 of 212 (82%) among women with profound ID.

Conclusions and Relevance

The findings of this cohort study suggest that women with ID are markedly less likely to participate in breast cancer screening compared with women without ID. These findings further suggest a need for tailored guidelines and approaches for breast cancer screening in this group of women.
Mouse embryonic stem cell‐derived motor neurons are susceptible to ferroptosis
Authors: Martinez Alejandra M. , Kim Ahryun , Flores Cristina Aguilar , Rahman Daoud F. , Yang Wan Seok
Published: January 2023

Ferroptosis is a regulated form of cell death driven by the lethal accumulation of lipid peroxides in cell membranes. Several regulators of ferroptosis have been identified using cancer cell lines. However, the cellular pathways of ferroptosis in neurons remain poorly characterized. In this study, we used a mouse embryonic stem cell‐derived motor neuron model to investigate how motor neurons respond to ferroptosis inducers. Pharmacological and genetic inhibition of glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPx4) induced ferroptosis in motor neurons, while system xc− inhibition by erastin had no effect. RNA‐seq analysis showed that the expression levels of several genes were altered during RSL3‐induced ferroptosis. Subsequent bioinformatic analysis revealed alterations in several biological pathways during ferroptosis, including synaptogenesis and calcium signaling. Finally, we found that edaravone, an FDA‐approved drug for treating amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) disease, rescued motor neurons from RSL3‐induced ferroptosis. Our data highlight the crucial role of GPx4 in ferroptosis regulation and demonstrate that stem cell‐derived motor neuron culture is a valuable model to study ferroptosis at the single‐cell level in a neuronal context.
Adaptive fixed‐time minimal learning force/position control of uncertain manipulators subject to input saturation
Authors: Wu Yuxiang , Fang Haoran , Xu Tian , Wan Fuxi
Published: January 2023

This article solves the fixed‐time force/position control problem for constrained manipulators in the presence of input saturation and uncertain dynamics. Under the fixed‐time stability theory, a novel fixed‐time auxiliary dynamic system (ADS) is first presented to compensate for the effects of input saturation nonlinearity. System uncertainties are estimated by using radial basis function neural networks (RBF NNs) and only need to tune one neural parameter online. In addition, with a fixed‐time sliding mode surface and the proposed fixed‐time ADS, a novel fixed‐time adaptive neural force/position controller is designed which can not only ensure the fixed‐time stability of the position tracking error but also enable the manipulator to track the desired force trajectory. By using the Lyapunov method, the boundedness of all signals in the closed‐loop system is proved. Finally, the effectiveness of the proposed method is demonstrated by comparative simulation works.
Urban Farming: The Reluctant Utopia
Authors: Belleri Daniele , Ratti Carlo
Published: January 2023

The old conceptual dichotomy between the city and the countryside has often been a historical stumbling block for architects and urban planners. Whilst there have been many attempts to bring the city closer to the natural environment, some on grand scales, more modest experiments have often gleaned better results. Daniele Belleri is a partner at design and innovation office CRA‐Carlo Ratti Associati, where he is in charge of all editorial and curatorial projects. He and the practice's founder, architect and engineer Carlo Ratti – who is director of the Senseable City Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) – together explore our contemporary options.