bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Adaptation of the Irscom social profitability indicator to the context of community radio in Colombia
Authors: Peralta-García Lidia , Espinar-Medina Lara , Chaparro-Escudero Manuel , Quijano-Triana Melba-Patricia
Published: January 2023

The main objective of this research action is to highlight the process of adaptation, validation, and administration of the Indicator of social profitability in communication (Irscom, Indicador de rentabilidad social en comunicación) for the community and indigenous radio sector of Colombia, a country with over 700 community radio stations nationwide, and the first in Latin America/Abya Yala to legalize them. The Irscom, a registered trademark, was created by the LabCom­Andalucía group of the University of Malaga in 2012. Employing six categories and 33 variables, it reflects the working practice and dynamics of radio stations to achieve their objectives, awarding points subject to weightings and criteria linked to pertinence. A compendium of quantitative (questionnaire, weighting, and rankings) and qualitative methods (focus groups and semi-structured interviews) were applied in its development and administration. The sample for this pilot project (from the Ministry of Culture of Colombia, the Faculty of Communications of the University Minuto de Dios, Bogotá, and LabComAndalucía) consisted of 11 community radio stations, an indigenous community radio station declared to be of public interest, and four community radio networks within the country. The results confirmed that Irscom is an organic tool that, without substantial modifications to the original framework, and although designed for Spain, can be adapted to other international contexts so that different broadcasters may appreciate their strengths and weaknesses. It contributes to holistic reflection on the social profitability of these media within their broadcasting areas. In the short term, Irscom may be extended to other community radio stations in the country. In the medium term, this indicator can help the community and the indigenous sound sector to improve their social profitability and validate their activities with government and institutional agencies to defend their important work of social cohesion and the need for solid sources of financing. It can also contribute to better collective organization by joining interests, with the awarding of the Irscom seal of quality as an endorsement of its implementation and improvements.
МЕТОДИКА РОБОТИ З УМОВНО-ГРАФІЧНОЮ НАОЧНІСТЮ НА УРОКАХ ІСТОРІЇ
Authors: Потапенко Руслана , Тарапон Оксана
Published: January 2023

У статті показано актуальні аспекти методики роботи з умовно-графічною наочністю та можливості її застосування на уроках історії. Адже повна загальна середня освіта включає компонент навчання історії, що формує різнобічний розвиток, виховання і соціалізацію особистості, яка усвідомлює себе громадянином України, здатної до життя в суспільстві та цивілізованої взаємодії з природою. Акцентовано увагу на засвоєнні історичного матеріалу за допомогою двох компонентів – теорії та історичних фактів. Більше того, засвоєння теоретичного і фактичного історичного матеріалу з 6 по 11 класи  відбувається за допомогою теоретичного й емпіричного рівнів пізнання. Водночас у сучасному світі чільне місце посідають інноваційні технології, які допомагають розкрити творчий потенціал учня та збільшити його самостійність. Зокрема, відзначено презентаційний та наочний матеріал, який допомагає полегшено сприймати та засвоювати тему уроку, особливо під час дистанційного навчання. За допомогою наочності на уроках історії в учнів розвивається образне мислення, уява, пам’ять, формується поняття про історичне минуле, кількісні та якісні зміни історичного процесу, причинно-наслідкові зв’язки. Увагу акцентовано на графічній та умовно-графічній наочності. До умовно-графічних засобів наочності віднесено таблиці, карти, схеми, діаграми, графіки, які допомагають систематизувати й узагальнити матеріал, працювати з підручником, визначити рівень знань учнів. Відзначено негативний момент такого навчання, а саме – зловживання шляхом виконання завдань з умовно-графічного циклу в самостійній роботі учня. Рекомендовано вчителям пройти курси підвищення кваліфікації щодо роботи з комп’ютерними технологіями та програмами з навчання історії України і всесвітньої історії, особливо у старших класах з використанням умовно-графічної наочності.
РУСИФІКАЦІЯ ЯК ОДИН З МЕТОДІВ ЗНИЩЕННЯ УКРАЇНСЬКОЇ ІДЕНТИЧНОСТІ У 1970–1980-Х РР.
Authors: Левченко Інна , Березанська Ірина
Published: January 2023

Розглядається цілеспрямована радянська політика русифікації на території України у 1970 – 1980-х рр. Висвітлено основні методи нищення української ідентичності, її зміну на радянську. Встановлено, що радянська мовна політика мала вагомий вплив на самобутність етнічних груп. Упродовж 1970 –1980-х рр. посилюється русифікація. На основі детального аналізу наявних матеріалів з’ясовані методи й принципи мовно-культурної асиміляції. Найбільші дієвими з них були: русифікація освітньої сфери, міграційна політика, міжетнічні шлюби, ідеологічне обґрунтування спільних рис росіян, українців і білорусів, цілеспрямована робота засобів масової інформації у формуванні нового типу особистості – «радянська людина» і нової спільності – радянський народ. Актуалізовано важливість подібних досліджень на сучасному етапі. Розкрито наслідки русифікації й висвітлено ключові проблеми пов’язані зі зміною мовної ідентичності населення. У статті деталізовано використання всіх інструментів, які радянська влада використовувала для денаціоналізації та русифікації населення. З’ясовано, що у наслідок радянської мовної політики знизилася кількість україномовних шкіл, а в окремих містах спостерігалося їхнє зникнення. Наприкінці 1970 – початку 1980-х рр. сформовано нормативно-правову базу, яка стимулювала вивчення російської мови та перехід вчителів  і викладачів до її широкого використання під час проведення занять. Перспектива кар’єрного зростання зумовлювала відмову від мовно-культурних традицій власного народу окремих категорій населення. Розкривається вплив міграцій на зміну ідентичності та  процеси русифікації  суспільства. Наголошено регіональні особливості реалізації мовної політики компартійним керівництвом. Висвітлено вплив преси та телебачення на радянське суспільство загалом, та свідомість населення, зокрема. На основі аналізу джерел, досліджено проблему сприйняття радянської дійсності через телебачення. Встановлено, що телебачення з кінця 1960-х рр. стало знаряддям русифікації та денаціоналізації суспільства.
FEATURES OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MEDIATION COMPETENCE OF THE FUTURE SPECIALIST IN THE FIELD OF SOCIAL WORK
Authors:   Бердянський державний педагогічний університет, PETROVSKA K. , TURGENIEVA A. ,   Бердянський державний педагогічний університет
Published: January 2023

The article defines the relevance of the problem of professional training of social work specialists capable of demonstrating mediation competence. The educational and professional program «Social Mediation» of the specialty 231 Social Work, created taking into account international standards and domestic experience of educational and training centers, providers of educational services in the field of adult education, which provide training in the field of mediation, organizations, unions and other associations of mediators, the State Standard of Social Services of Mediation, the Law of Ukraine «On Mediation», the Mediator's Code of Ethics and other regulatory documents. The purpose and main focus of the educational and professional program «Social Mediation» is revealed. In accordance with the training plan of the future specialist in social work with a focus on the formation of conflict-related competence, the study of a number of educational components from the professional training cycle is provided (social work in the community, theory of social mediation, supervision in social work, etc.). The list of professional competences and learning outcomes, which was formed taking into account the «Basic principles of teaching the basic skills of a mediator», is presented. The principles were developed within the framework of the project «Ensuring the quality of mediation services by standardizing the requirements for training basic mediator skills», implemented by the NGO «National Association of Mediators of Ukraine» with the support of the American people, provided through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). It is noted that the educational and professional program is intended for higher education graduates who are ready to provide assistance in conflict/dispute settlement as a mediator, to help the parties conduct negotiations with an attitude of partnership, joint problem solving, and to promote the healthy well-being of the population. Key words: social work, mediation, mediator competencies, social work specialist, educational program, development.
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF MODERN TEXTBOOKS FOR VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS RECEIVING PRIMARY, SECONDARY AND SENIOR EDUCATION, PUBLISHED IN UKRAINE
Authors:   Національний педагогічний університет імені М. П. Драгоманова, SERPUTKO H.
Published: January 2023

At the preliminary stage of the research, the qualitative analysis of educational editions (textbooks) for visually impaired (blind) junior pupils has been completed. The qualitative analysis of textbooks for secondary and senior pupils receiving school education has given us the opportunity (in this article) to complete the general comparative analysis of educational editions (textbooks) for visually impaired persons receiving general secondary education, who study under the programs of special or mass comprehensive school. The qualitative analysis of educational editions has been completed on the basis of the inquiry among the pedagogues of special comprehensive schools (specialist teachers for the blind and subject teachers) (75% of interviewed) and pedagogues of mass comprehensive schools, that ensure education for visually impaired schoolchildren under the inclusive form of study (25% of interviewed). The geography of the performed inquiry covered most of Ukraine. The modern educational editions (textbooks) for visually impaired persons receiving education, prepared and published within the time period from 2017 to 2021 have been directly analyzed. The analysis covers the textbooks for primary school, printed in the Braille alphabet (for blind pupils) and the enlarged largeprint font (for visually impaired schoolchildren). For secondary and senior classes – only the tetbooks printed in the Braille alphabet. Cross-section data of the inquiry among the pedagogues was followed by own analysis of all editions, mentioned by pedagogues during the inquiry, that being over 100 textbooks for various classes almost in all educational subjects (mathematics, informatics, Ukrainian language and reading, English language, I explore the world – primary school), (Ukrainian language, Ukrainian literature, English language, history of Ukraine, universal history, algebra, geometry, informatics, chemistry, physics, geography, biology – secondary and senior school). The special attention is paid to the main trends, which include preparation, adaptation and edition of educational literature (textbooks) for visually impaired persons receiving general secondary education in Ukraine. The obtained results of the research may change the situation with edition of textbooks for the said category of schoolchildren for the better. Key words: Textbook, the Braille alphabet, enlarged font, persons receiving education, visual impairment, blind schoolchildren, visually impaired pupils.
estágio não obrigatório remunerado na formação de professores
Authors: Sousa Vargas Pretto Maria Edinéia , Portelinha Ângela Maria
Published: January 2023

O objetivo deste trabalho é apresentar a constituição histórica e legal do estágio na formação dos professores. Elege como ponto específico o estágio não obrigatório remunerado, entendido como componente extracurricular nos cursos de graduação e com forte incidência na prática social. Destaca a constituição dos estágios no contexto da industrialização e modernização da sociedade brasileira e os principais marcos legais resultantes das reformas educacionais. Com base em pesquisa documental, utilizando-se da abordagem crítico-dialética, analisa os dispositivos legais relativos aos estágios e a relação com a formação e trabalho docente destacando a dimensão do estágio como ato educativo e como trabalho. Evidencia que o estágio não obrigatório remunerado, enquanto dimensão teórico-prática, é fundamental para o processo formativo-educativo, no entanto, pode se constituir em exploração da força de trabalho dos estagiários quando não observados os requisitos necessários para acompanhamento, planejamento e desenvolvimento das atividades relacionadas ao estágio nas instituições de ensino.
Formação docente
Authors: Sato Bárbara Akemi , Castioni Remi
Published: January 2023

O artigo tem como objetivo apresentar as principais discussões internacionais sobre formação docente, bem como resgatar as ideias do grande educador brasileiro Anísio Teixeira, que foi um visionário para sua época abordando temas importantes sobre educação e formação docente. As ideias inovadoras de Anísio Teixeira, nem sempre colocadas em prática, continuam atuais e vão ao encontro das iniciativas internacionais que obtiveram êxito no âmbito educacional, focando principalmente na formação docente.
formación inicial del profesorado de lenguas extranjeras en la enseñanza secundaria en Portugal
Authors: Pazos Anido Marta
Published: January 2023

La importancia de la formación inicial del profesorado para una educación de calidad es innegable. En efecto, la formación docente en ocasiones se considera la panacea a los problemas educativos; sin embargo, habitualmente también es blanco de críticas. Esta contradicción también se percibe en Portugal y la búsqueda de un modelo de formación más eficaz se refleja en las distintas iniciativas legisladas en las últimas tres décadas. En este artículo se describe la evolución de la formación inicial de los profesores en este país, especialmente en lo que se refiere a la enseñanza de lenguas extranjeras en secundaria, a partir del análisis de su respectivo marco legal y de trabajos de reconocidos especialistas, con el objetivo de comprender cómo se ha llegado al actual modelo de formación, destacando los hitos más significativos en lo que atañe a su organización, las áreas científicas y las condiciones de acceso a la carrera docente.
Utility of prolonged prophylactic systemic antibiotics for wound drains in posterior spine surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors: Pivazyan Gnel , Khan Ziam , Williams Josef D. , Kim Alexander J. , Rush Deja M. , Cobourn Kelsey D. , Patel Nirali , Nair M. Nathan
Published: January 2023

OBJECTIVE

Closed suction drains, often used after posterior spinal surgery, pose a potential risk of infection. To combat this risk, many surgeons opt for a prolonged prophylactic antibiotic regimen. Since 2015, several studies have shown that prolonged prophylactic systemic antibiotics (PPSA) for drains provides no additional benefit in reducing surgical site infection (SSI) rates. However, most of these studies lacked sufficient power to make reliable conclusions. To date, there has been no meta-analysis conducted to further investigate this issue. The aim of this study was to investigate whether a regimen of PPSA reduces the incidence of deep SSIs in adult patients with closed suction drains following posterior spinal surgeries.

METHODS

The protocol of the current systematic review was registered with PROSPERO. A systematic review of the literature in PubMed (Medline), Europe PMC, Embase, and Cochrane Review databases was conducted for all relevant literature with the keywords "spine," "antibiotics," "surgical site infection," "prophylaxis," and "drain." Retrospective and prospective studies investigating the effectiveness of PPSA in patients 18 years or older who underwent posterior cervical or thoracolumbar surgery and had postoperative wound drains were included. The primary outcome was the odds ratio for deep SSI based on the intervention (PPSA vs non-PPSA). The secondary outcomes were the rates of superficial and overall SSIs.

RESULTS

From a total of 2558 titles identified from the search, 7 studies were chosen for final analysis. Three were randomized controlled trials (RCTs), and 4 were retrospective reviews. A total of 2446 patients were analyzed; 1149 received a PPSA regimen and 1297 received a non-PPSA regimen. Deep SSIs occurred in 45 patients (3.9%) and 46 patients (3.5%) in the PPSA and non-PPSA groups, respectively. The odds ratio for deep SSIs in the PPSA group compared with the non-PPSA group was 1.10 (95% CI 0.69–1.74), which was not statistically significant. Additionally, there were no differences in the rates of superficial and overall SSIs. There was a trend toward increased infections with multidrug-resistant bacteria (Pseudomonas aeruginosa and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) in the PPSA group; however, it was not possible to perform a durable statistical analysis because of the small number of reported organisms in the selected publications.

CONCLUSIONS

This meta-analysis demonstrates that there is no reduction in rate of deep, superficial, and overall SSIs with prolonged prophylactic antibiotics after posterior spinal surgery involving the use of closed suction drains.
Improvement of postural stability and gait velocity after cervical decompression surgery in patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy
Authors: Hassanzadeh Hamid , Raso Jon , Kamalapathy Pramod N. , Dooley Evan , Puvanesarajah Varun , Labaran Lawal , Solomon Eric , Mitchell Brook A. , Russell Shawn
Published: January 2023

OBJECTIVE

Cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) is a progressive degenerative condition that can lead to significant neurological deficits, including gait instability. Biomechanical alterations of gait and its various components are poorly understood. The goal of the current study was to determine how spatiotemporal gait parameters, as well as postural and dynamic stability, change after surgery in CSM patients.

METHODS

A total of 47 subjects were included, with 23 test subjects and 24 controls. Baseline measurements were made for both cohorts. In the CSM cohort, repeat measurements were made at 3 and 6 months postoperatively. To record spatiotemporal and dynamic stability parameters, subjects performed walking trials over force plates on a 15-m runway. To assess postural stability, standing balance trials were conducted on a floor-mounted force plate. Three-dimensional motion analysis cameras and gait modeling software were used to quantify and visually represent results. Statistical analysis was completed using repeated-measures ANOVA and paired t-tests. Significance was set at p < 0.05.

RESULTS

CSM patients had significantly increased gait velocity at the 6-month follow-up (mean 0.948 ± 0.248 m/sec/leg length) versus baseline (mean 0.852 ± 0.257 m/sec/leg length) (p = 0.039). The tilted ellipse area was significantly decreased at the 6-month follow-up compared with baseline (mean 979.8 ± 856.7 mm2 vs 598.0 ± 391.1 mm2, p = 0.018). Angular momentum excursion was not significantly different between baseline and the 3- and 6-month follow-ups.

CONCLUSIONS

CSM patients displayed significant improvement in gait velocity and postural stability parameters after decompressive surgery. Dynamic stability parameters did not change significantly during the study period.
Δείξατέ μοι δηνάριον (Łk 20,24) – monety używane w Palestynie na kartach Ewangelii
Authors: Blajer Piotr
Published: January 2023

Numizmatyka jest jedną z dyscyplin pomocniczych archeologii i historii. Analizuje monety z punkty widzenia historycznego, artystycznego i ekonomicznego. Tym samym pozwala lepiej zrozumieć przeszłość. Tak pojęta numizmatyka okazuje się równie bardzo pomocna zarówno biblistom jak i każdemu kto sięga po Pismo Święte. Na kartach ewangelii wielokrotnie pojawiają się nazwy różnych monet używanych w czasach Jezusa, które dla dzisiejszego odbiorcy są co najmniej dziwne. Niektóre współczesne przekłady Pisma Świętego odstępują od dosłownego tłumaczenia i zastępują niezrozumiałe nazwy starożytnych systemów monetarnych zwrotami bardziej przystępnymi. W polskiej literaturze historycznej, archeologicznej i biblijnej trudno natknąć się na systematyczne i uporządkowane omówienie różnych typów monet jakie pojawiają się na kartach ewangelii. Niniejszy artykuł stawia sobie za cel uzupełnienie tej luki i przeanalizowanie gamy terminów jakie ewangeliści używają, by opisać monety znajdujące się wówczas w obiegu w Palestynie. To zestawienie pozwala lepiej zrozumieć powody użycia przez nich poszczególnych terminów. Tym samym pozwala na nowo spojrzeć na znacznie greckiego terminu νόμισμα (moneta), który w całym Nowym Testamencie pojawia się tylko raz (Mt 24,19).
Feed preference and feeding behavior of different mouse species in laboratory housing
Authors: Bárdos Boróka , Kövér György , Szabó András , Gerencsér Zsolt , István Nagy
Published: January 2023

The feed preference of two species of wild mice, the house mouse (Mus musculus), and the mound-building mouse (Mus spicilegus) was investigated (kept in our laboratory for 25 generations). Our interest focused on the feed preference (i.e. if the mice choose the type of feed closest to their natural food). The proximate composition of the two granulated feeds offered to mice differed minimally; the crude fat and crude fibre content of the natural feed mixture was higher, and only this feed contained insect protein. Based on the obtained results, both wild mice species approached the natural feed mixture more frequently than the two other granulated feeds. The same tendency was observed for feed consumption where the animals mostly consumed the natural feed mixture. During the 5-day long study, the consumption of the natural feed mixture increased continuously, while the consumption of the granulated laboratory feed decreased significantly. The average feed consumption was also influenced by room temperature. Our studies can help to develop the optimized indoor keeping and breeding of small domesticated mammals.
POLA RANTAI PASOK (SUPPLY CHAIN) DAN MARJIN PEMASARAN DOMBA DI KECAMATAN KERTAJATI KABUPATEN MAJALENGKA
Authors: Robi Nurkholik  , Ulfa Indah Laela Rahmah  , Lili Adam Yuliandri
Published: January 2023

Tujuan dari penelitian ini untuk mengetahui alur rantai pasok dan mengetahuimarjin pemasaran. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode analisis deskriptifkuantitatif dan sumber pengumpulan sumber pengumpulan data adalah data primer,teknik pengumpulan data yang digunakan dengan cara survey. Penentuan sampelpada penelitian ini menggunakan teknik sampling snowball sebanyak 20 orangyang terlibat dalam rantai domba di Kecamatan Kertajati, Hasil penelitian inimenenjukan bahwa rantai nilai pemasaran di Kecamatan Kertajati memiliki nilaitertinggi pada Peternak domba Petet dan Dara. Karena itu hasil penjualan dombapetet dan dara dianggap sebagai keuntungan. Keuntungan rata-rata dari Peternakdomba petet Rp 1.000.000/ekor, dan untuk domba dara Rp 1.300.000/ekor.Sedangkan dari keseluruhan pelaku rantai pasok terletak pada pedagang dombasebesar Rp 500.000/ekor, karena pedagang tidak memerlukan biaya yang terlalutinggi, sedangkan harga di pengaruhi oleh permintaan di tingkat konsumen. Untukpelaku rantai pasok Bandar memiliki keuntungan sekitar Rp 100.000 s/d Rp200.000/ekor. Dan pelaku rantai Pasar memiliki keuntungan sekitar Rp 50.00 s/dRp 100.000/ekor. Dan untuk pelaku rantai Rumah Potong sebesar Rp 100.000/ekor.
Macierzyństwo zastępcze w Federacji Rosyjskiej
Authors: Berger Iana
Published: January 2023

This article presents how the legal solutions have developed since the late 1990s in the field of regulation of the issue of surrogacy in the Russia Federation. It also presents the current state of law, which emerged mainly in 2011–2012, and suggests the direction for the likely legal amendments. The author discusses the applicable provisions, their interpretations, the views expressed in the literature by supporters and critics of the existing state of law, the discrepancies in interpretations of the provisions applied by the Civil Registry Offices, and the judicial review of decisions relating to registration of the civil status in cases where a child is born to a surrogate mother.
Efficiency of consultative teams of court experts
Authors: Włodarczyk-Madejska Justyna
Published: January 2023

The article contains a comparison of the work of diagnostic teams providing opinions for the need of courts in cases concerning juveniles as well as in family and care cases in connection with changes with respect to the legal status concerning the professional status and organization of their work (‘Consultative teams of court experts replaced ‘family diagnostic-consulting centres’). The studies, the findings of which are presented, are based on a historic-theoretical analysis, analysis of the provisions regulating the functioning of the family diagnostic-consulting centres and consultative teams of court experts, statistical analysis, court files analysis and discussion of a qualitative study.
Sign Language Recognition by Similarity Measure with Emotional Expression Specific to Signers
Authors: Nakanishi Takafumi , Minematsu Ayako , Okada Ryotaro , Hasegawa Osamu , Sornlertlamvanich Virach
Published: January 2023

Through technology, it is essential to seamlessly bridge the divide between diverse speaking communities (including the signer (the sign language speaker) community). In order to realize communication that successfully conveys emotions, it is necessary to recognize not only verbal information but also non-verbal information. In the case of signers, there are two main types of behavior: verbal behavior and emotional behavior. This paper presents a sign language recognition method by similarity measure with emotional expression specific to signers. We focus on recognizing the sign language conveying verbal information itself and on recognizing emotional expression. Our method recognizes sign language by time-series similarity measure on a small amount of model data, and at the same time, recognizes emotion expression specific to signers. Our method extracts time-series features of the body, arms, and hands from sign language videos and recognizes them by measuring the similarity of the time-series features. In addition, it recognizes the emotional expressions specific to signers from the time-series features of their faces.
Virtual Art Exhibition System: An Implementation Method for Creating an Experiential Museum System in a Virtual Space
Authors: Fukuda Tsukasa , Ishibashi Naoki
Published: January 2023

In order to provide art exhibitions in a virtual space which integrates various data of an art museum and gives an emotional experience, the Virtual Art Exhibition System is proposed. This research uses a multi-database called Artizon Cloud to display museum data, combinate with technologies called Data Sensorium and Torus Treadmill to project images and enable visitors to walk around the virtual museum. Moreover, the virtual museum will exploit the users intentions and be personalized, automatically generating further art exhibitions.
Heuristics for Spatial Data Descriptions in a Multi-Agent System
Authors: Menšík Marek , Albert Adam , Rapant Petr , Michalovský Tomáš
Published: January 2023

Navigation and an agent’s map representation in a multi-agent system become problematic when agents are situated in complex environments such as the real world. Challenging modifiability of maps, long updating period, resource-demanding data collection makes it difficult for agents to keep pace with rather quickly expanding cities. This study presents the first steps to a possible solution by exploiting natural language processing and symbolic methods of supervised machine learning. An adjusted algorithm processes formalized descriptions of one’s journey to produce a description of the journey. The explication is represented employing Transparent Intensional Logic. A combination of several explications might be used as a representation of spatial data, which may help the agents to navigate. Results of the study showed that it is possible to obtain a topological representation of a map using natural language descriptions. Collecting spatial data from spoken language may accelerate updating and creation of maps, which would result in up-to-date information for the agents obtained at a rather low cost.
An Exploratory Research on the Expression of Knowledge and Its Generation Process Based on the Concept of “Dark-Matter”
Authors: Chen Xing
Published: January 2023

Research work on machine learning techniques has been going on since the invention of computers. With the development of machine learning techniques, researches on how knowledge is expressed in computers and the learning process of knowledge have become more important. Unlike other machine learning models such as artificial neural networks, in the previous work of this paper, a machine learning model based on the concept of “dark-matter” is presented. In this model, matrixes are used to represent temporal and non-temporal data. The term “matter” is used to denote non-temporal data. The term “dark-matter”, on the other hand, is used to represent temporal data. In this paper, an exploratory research on the expression of knowledge and its generation process based on the concept “dark-matter” is presented. A case study is used to illustrate how knowledge is generated and expressed. The contribution of this paper is that new methods of knowledge generation and expression are proposed based on the concept of “dark-matter”. In the paper, first, the concept of “dark-matter” is briefly reviewed. After that, the methods of knowledge generation and knowledge expression are illustrated with examples. The process of knowledge generation is also illustrated with examples. Finally, the relationship between knowledge and “dark-matter” is revealed.
Permissions vs. Privacy Policies of Apps in Google Play Store and Apple App Store
Authors: Brumen Boštjan , Zajc Aljaž , Bošnjak Leon
Published: January 2023

The “free” business model prevails in mobile apps available through the major channels, hinting at the possibility that users “pay” for the use of the mobile apps by sharing their private data with the developers and platform providers. Several types of personal data and permissions of mobile applications were analyzed. We examined 636 apps in several categories, such as medical, health & fitness, business, finance, and entertainment. The types of personal data being requested by the apps were collected from their privacy policies and the list of permissions was scraped from the platform’s store. We implemented a privacy policy word processing algorithm, the purpose of which was to gain a better insight into the types of data collected. Using the algorithm results, we also performed statistical analyses, based on which we found, expectedly, that free mobile applications collect more data than paid ones. However, there are discrepancies between the permissions we obtained from the privacy policy texts and those stated on the Google Play and Apple App Store websites. More permission requirements emerged from the privacy policy texts than were shown on corresponding app stores, which is a worrying result.
Common preventable errors in hand surgery: Analysis of NHS never events data and a proposed safety checklist
Authors: Hafez Ahmed , Omar Islam , Ang Andrew , Aly Mohamed , Pouwels Sjaak , Smeenk Frank
Published: January 2023

BACKGROUND: Hand surgical procedures are common interventions in elective and emergency settings. The complex nature of the injuries and management by multiple specialities could be a potential source of medical errors and never events (NEs). Awareness of the common NEs could potentially help prevent their occurrence in the future. OBJECTIVE: To analyse the NHS England database to identify the common NEs in hand surgery and present a simple, practical safety checklist for hand surgery. METHODS: The NHS NEs database from 2012 to 2021 has been analysed to identify the common hand surgery-related never events. We identified the common categories and themes within. Our theme development process is based on anatomical considerations and the nature of the incidents. Additionally, we designed a simple Safety Checklist for hand surgery. RESULTS: We identified a total of 3742 never events with 50 incidents related to hand surgery, representing (1.3%). Wrong-site surgery was the commonest category (n = 30), representing 60% of the hand surgery-related NEs. We identified seven different themes under wrong-site surgery. Wrong finger or digit surgery was the commonest theme, with 17 reported incidents representing 57% of wrong-site surgeries. This is followed by five wrong digits injections and three wrong k wire placements representing 16.6% and 10%, respectively. The second most common category was wrong incisions (n = 15), representing 30%; 13 patients had wrong finger incisions. Two patients had carpal tunnel incisions before surgeons realised that the procedures were for trigger finger release. The third category included four wrong procedures, with two incidents of carpal tunnel release instead of trigger finger operation or Dequervain tendon release. Finally, one patient had an injection for carpal tunnel intended for another patient. CONCLUSION: Hand surgery-related NEs represent a small fraction (1.3%) of all NEs within the NHS database. We identified 50 hand surgery-related NEs arranged into 14 different themes. Additionally, we proposed a hand surgery-specific safety checklist to reduce the incidence of these incidents in the future.
Threats on the Critical Infrastructure Elements
Authors: Figuli Lucia , Dvorak Zdenek
Published: January 2023

The paper threats on the critical infrastructure elements provides an up-to-date view of relevant threats that currently affect critical infrastructure and critical entities. Research in the field of resilience and protection of critical infrastructure brings daily results. The company gradually moved from stating that the activated threat caused the following damage to the opposite procedure. Today, thanks to prepared scenarios, we can anticipate possible impacts even before a specific threat is activated. In the future, all significant threats will be evaluated and procedures will be prepared in the information systems to prepare for individual threats in the phase of ordinary life. How to reduce possible impacts at the time of activation of the threat and how to bring the infrastructure or entity to the state before the emergency as effectively as possible during the recovery phase.
Robotics and Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Maintenance
Authors: Galar Diego , Kumar Uday
Published: January 2023

This paper reviews the application of AI in maintenance and inspections. It gives an overview of the development of AVs and distant inspection operations for industrial assets using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). It discusses the use of AVs in infrastructure inspection and explain the types of sensors used for these applications. It explains how autonomous robots, including drones, are currently used in various industrial settings for inspection and maintenance. The paper concludes by discussing the use of AI in predictive maintenance
Free Speech Regimes and Democratic Cooperation
Authors: Yi Joseph
Published: January 2023

Liberal-democratic polities increasingly diverge on free speech rights, and such divergence undermines their cooperation. A “procedural-rights” (PR) perspective would protect the rights, and promote the capacity, of individuals to express alternative viewpoints. Conversely, a “victim-rights” perspective would restrict speech that offends or psychologically harms victimized (marginalized) groups, although its advocates from the political left and right disagree on who are victims. I posit less cooperation between democratic polities with different rules of public discourse on a contested issue, i.e., different _discourse regimes_. The ruling elites in one discourse regime view that in another as allowing or committing violations of individual rights. Critically, they also access different information, as VR-oriented media report selective information supporting the victimized groups. Cooperation is especially difficult when one polity follows a VR-hegemonic regime (leftist or rightist) that comprehensively restricts discourse among all major organizations. In Europe and North America, democratic polities (national and subnational) with diverging discourse regimes on ‘culture war’ issues frame each other as illiberal and express mutual animus (‘vehemence’). Mutual animus is especially severe in East Asia, as one democracy (South Korea) comprehensively restricts discourse on Japanese colonialism and the other (Japan) does not. Conversely, the discourse regimes of South Korea and Japan increasingly converge (procedural-rights) on other issues, such as communist North Korea and China, which promotes bilateral consensus and cooperation.
Impacts of Innovations in Financial Services Delivery on the Macroeconomy in Nigeria
Authors: Asogwa Ikechukwu , Oyebanji J. Olaoye , Ogbuakanne Maryann Uche
Published: January 2023

This study investigates the impacts of innovations in financial services delivery on the real gross domestic product (Real GDP) and real money demand in Nigeria. The autoregressive distributive lag model (ARDL) is applied to Fisher’s Equation of Exchange using data from the volume of transactions on the automated teller machine (ATM), point of sale (POS), cheque, and electronic transfer (ETR) as indices of financial innovation and control over monetary policy rate (MPR) and lending rate (LR) for 2009M1 to 2019M12. Findings reveal that financial innovations in the financial service delivery pose a significant impact on the real gross domestic product and real money demand as a proxy for macro economy performance with varying directional impacts in the short-term and long run. The study opines those financial innovations are effective for expansionary policy action on real GDP and a managed real money demand within a short-term policy framework.
What substances are adolescents vaping? Estimating nicotine-specific and marijuana-specific vaping from US national youth surveys
Authors: Selya Arielle , Kim Sooyong , Shiffman Saul , Gitchell Joe G. , Foxon Floe
Published: January 2023

Background: The prevalence of electronic cigarette (“e-cigarettes”) use among youth has raised alarm over recent years. Vaping is usually assumed to be of nicotine, but uncertainties in survey definitions may also include non-nicotine substances which can impose different risks (particularly marijuana). The current study quantifies the proportions of nicotine-specific and marijuana-specific vaping among adolescents.

Methods: Data from the Monitoring the Future (MTF) 2020 survey and National Youth Tobacco Survey (NYTS) 2021 were analyzed with respect to the substance vaped: nicotine, marijuana, or (in MTF) flavoring only. Past-30-day nicotine-specific vaping (exclusively, or also having vaped other substances) and marijuana-specific vaping were calculated. Results were also broken down by grade level, by cigarette smoking history (current, former, or never), and among frequent e-cigarette users (on 20+ days out of the past 30 days).

Results: Among past-30-day e-cigarette users, 14.6% (MTF) and 18.8% (NYTS) reported not vaping _any_ nicotine in the past 30 days. Marijuana use was reported by 45.7% (MTF) and 42.5% (NYTS) of past-30-day vapers. Both _nicotine_ vaping and marijuana vaping in the past 30 days were more common in current and former smokers than in never-smokers, and in frequent vapers (of any substance). Conversely, never-smokers were more commonly _exclusively_ vaping marijuana compared to current and former smokers. 

Conclusions: A notable proportion of self-reported past-30-day e-cigarette users reported not vaping nicotine, and nearly half of self-reported past-30-day e-cigarette users vaped marijuana. Inclusion of more detailed data capturing the variety of substances used in vaping devices is imperative for accurate public health surveillance of both nicotine and marijuana vaping among US adolescents, considering their different respective harms and regulatory mechanisms.
State-led Development and Youth Unemployment in the Arab and non-Arab Countries
Authors: Mina Wasseem
Published: January 2023

High youth unemployment has been projected to be a key challenge for Arab countries. Salehi-Isfahani (2012) explains this projection in terms of the inability of the state to create sufficient employment opportunities. In this research, we empirically examine this projection in Arab countries in comparison to non-Arab countries. Fixed effects estimates show that state-led development consistently increases youth unemployment in Arab and non-Arab countries, both high- and middle-income. The results suggest that the worsening influence of state-led development on youth unemployment is not region-specific.
An Analysis of Quality of Service (QoS) In Live Video Streaming Using Evolved HSPA Network Media
Authors: Azhar Achmad Zakaria , Pramono Subuh , Supriyanto Eko
Published: January 2023

Evolved High Speed Packet Access (HSPA+) is a mobile telecommunication system technology and the evolution of HSPA technology. This technology has a packet data based service with downlink speeds up to 21.1 Mbps and uplink speed up to 11.5 Mbps on the bandwidth 5MHz. This technology is expected to fulfill and support the needs for information that involves all aspects of multimedia such as video and audio, especially live video streaming. By utilizing this technology it will facilitate communicating the information, for example to monitoring the situation of the house, the news coverage at some certain area, and other events in real time. This thesis aims to identify and test the Quality of Service (QoS) performance on the network that is used for live video streaming with the parameters of throughput, delay, jitter and packet loss. The software used for monitoring the data traffic of the live video streaming network is wireshark network analyzer. From the test results it is obtained that the average throughput of provider B is 5,295 Kbps bigger than the provider A, the average delay of provider B is 0.618 ms smaller than the provider A, the average jitter of provider B is 0.420 ms smaller than the provider A and the average packet loss of provider B is 0.451% smaller than the provider A.
Decision Support System for Distribution of Assistance for Fishermen with Analytical Hierarchy Process
Authors: Pungkasanti Prind Triajeng
Published: January 2023

Sei Kapitan (Kapitan River) is a village located in Kumai District, West Kotawaringin Regency, Central Kalimantan Province with a population density of 5,660 inhabitants. 25% from 5,660 people work as fishermen so do fishermen in this village). The government has provided assistance for fishermen to reduce poverty, but it isn’t in the right target. The government only provides assistance without providing standard data and criteria to determine the beneficiaries. While from the village, they chose beneficiaries based on meetings with village officials, there will be many factors recommended at the meeting. Therefore they need system that can determine and conduct the assistance to fishermen who are entitled to receive support, it is the AHP (Analytical Hierarchy Process) method. By using the system development method, called prototypes, and criteria for fisheries ownership every month, types of fisheries, ship, and fishing gear ownership can be detected. This method was chosen because it can select the best alternative from several alternatives. The final result of this system is an alternative decision making that is interesting in determining the beneficiary fishermen. The future hope is that the results of decision making will be right on target and the system can be operated online.
Touchless Electronic Device Control Design
Authors: Kusumastuti Sri
Published: January 2023

Transmission of COVID-19 occurs between humans through droplets or splashes of body fluids containing SARS-CoV-2 particles. If a COVID-19 patient does not cover his mouth and nose when coughing or sneezing, the patient will emit droplets containing the virus. Droplets can stick to the patient's hands and surrounding items. Anyone can get the virus when shaking hands or touching items that have the virus and contracting the virus if they touch their eyes, nose, or mouth without washing their hands first. In public places such as schools, offices, and hospitals, many pieces of equipment are controlled using the help/touch of a hand. The use of equipment in public places by many vulnerable people is the cause of the rapid spread of infectious diseases. The research that will be carried out is to design and manufacture tools to control equipment without touching hands to prevent the spread of infectious diseases. The controlled equipment consists of water faucets, lights, fans, and curtains. The lights, fans, and water faucets are controlled using palm movements with the max distance from the Smart IR Switch being 11 cm. If there is palm movement within the working range of the Smart Switch IR, the solenoid valve, lights and fans will change from their previous conditions. If the initial condition is 'off' it will change to 'on' or vice versa. The curtain is controlled using palm movements with the max distance to the GP2Y0A21YK0F IR sensor being 10 cm. If there is palm movement within the working range of the GP2Y0A21YK0F IR sensor then the curtain will change from its previous condition. If the initial condition of the closed curtain changes to open or vice versa.
PEMBERIAN PUPUK ORGANIK CAIR TANDAN KELAPA UNTUK PERTUMBUHAN DAN PRODUKSI JAHE MERAH (Zingiber officinale rubrum)PADA MEDIA GAMBUT
Authors: Kailani  , Yoyon Riono  , Elfi Yenny Yusuf
Published: January 2023

Penelitian ini tentang pertumbuhan dan produksi jahe merah (Zingiber officinale rubrum) dengan menggunakan pupuk organik cair tandan kelapa pada media gambut, telah dilaksanakan di lahan Kampung Meranti Desa Bente Kecamatan Mandah Kabupaten Indragiri Hilir, dimulai pada bulan Juni sampai Oktober 2021. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui pengaruh POC tandan kelapa dan untuk mendapatkan dosis yang optimum untuk meningkatkan pertumbuhan dan produksi jahe merah pada media gambut. Penelitian ini menggunakan Rancangan Acak Lengkap (RAL) non faktorial dengan 5 perlakuan dan 4 ulangan. Perlakuan yang digunakan adalah POC dengan kosentrasi 0%, 25%, 50%, 75% 100%. Parameter yang diamati yaitu tinggi tanaman, jumlah daun, lebar daun, jumlah anakan, berat basah brangkasan, data pengamatan dianalisis dengan menggunakan analisis of varian (ANOVA) dan dilanjutkan dengan uji tukey HSD pada taraf kepercayaan 5%. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian yang telah dilaksanakan, memperlihatkan berpengaruh nyata pada semua parameter. Pemberian POC tandan kelapa 100% memberikan hasil terbaik terhadap pertumbuhan dan produksi jahe merah.