bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Alterations in Vaginal Microbiota among Pregnant Women with COVID-19
Authors: Celik Ebru , Ozcan Gulin , Vatansever Cansel , Paerhati Erxiati , Kuskucu Mert , Dogan Ozlem , Cekic Sebile Guler , Ergonul Onder , Gursoy Attila , Keskin Ozlem , Can Fusun
Published: January 2024

Objective: To describe the alterations of the composition of vaginal
microbiota in pregnant women with COVID-19. Design: Prospective
observational single-centre study Setting: Tertiary referral hospital
Participants: Pregnant women with COVID-19 Methods: The vaginal swabs
were collected during the active phase of infection and consecutively,
within a month after recovering from infection. In three patients,
longitudinal samples before, in the course, and after infection were
also obtained. The microbiome alterations were examined by 16S rRNA gene
sequencing. Main outcome measures: Vaginal microbiota profiles in
pregnant women with COVID-19 Results: Nineteen pregnant women with
COVID-19 and 28 healthy controls who were matched according to the
maternal age and gestational week were recruited. Shannon index and
inverse Simpson index for cross-sectional cohort indicate that alpha
diversity is significantly higher in women with COVID-19 (P=0.007 and
P=0.006, respectively). There was a significantly decrease in Firmicutes
(P=0.007) and Lactobacillus (P=0.019) with an increase in Bacteroidetes
(P=0.024) in women with COVID-19 when compared to those of healthy
controls. The higher amounts of Ureaplasma were found in women with the
moderate/severe disease, compared to those of the asymptomatic/mild
disease (P=0.001). Lactobacillus gasseri disappeared in women with the
moderate/severe disease. Prevotella timonensis was identified only in
the COVID-19 group. In longitudinal analysis, Actinobacteria was
elevated, Firmicutes and Bacteroides depleted during the active phase.
Conclusion: The study revealed that vaginal dysbiosis with a low
abundance of Lactobacillus and an increase in Bacteroidetes is
associated with COVID-19.
Evaluation of patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) followed on mechanical ventilator in a tertiary pediatric intensive care and the factors that may be associated with death in these patients.
Authors: geyik mehmet , Konca Capan , Tekin Mehmet
Published: January 2024

Objective: To evaluate the clinical, demographic and laboratory
characteristics of the patients followed up with the diagnosis of acute
respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) in our pediatric intensive care
unit (PICU) and to determine the factors that have an effect on the
outcomes. Methods: The files of 40 patients with ARDS who were followed
up on mechanical ventilators (MV) in PICU of XXXX University between
2013 and 2018 were retrospectively scanned. Results: Eighteen of the
patients were female and 22 were male. The mean age was 45.25±56.63
months. 27 (67.5%) of the patients were classified as pulmonary and 13
(32.5%) as extrapulmonary ARDS. Sixteen (40%) patients were followed
in pressure-controlled mode only, 2 (5%) patients in volume-controlled
mode only, and 22 (55%) patients in alternately modes. The median value
of the length of stay (LOS) in PICU was 17.5 days. The median duration
of the stay on MV was 276.5 hours. 17 (42.5%) patients died. The median
PIM, PIM-II, PRISM and PELOD scores values of the surviving patients
were significantly lower than died patients. Median AST (p=0.003) and
LDH (p= 0.008) values were found to be significantly higher in patients
who died, while median pH values (p=0.049) were found to be lower. The
median LOS in PICU and duration of MV were significantly shorter in
patients who died. Also, the median PIM, PIM-II, PRISM and PELOD values
of pulmonary ARDS patients were significantly lower than those of
extrapulmonary ARDS patients. Conclusion: Despite advances in follow-up
and management, mortality due to ARDS is still high. MV duration, LOS in
PICU, some MV parameters, mortality scores and laboratory tests
associated with mortality. Alternately MV applications may reduce
mortality rates.
Hormonal contraception increases the risk of depression -- also in Sweden
Authors: Lidegaard Ojvind
Published: January 2024

Background. Recently three large-scale epidemiological registry-based
Scandinavian studies examined the association between use of hormonal
contraception and the risk of developing depression or use of
antidepressants. They reached surprisingly divergent results.
Objectives: The aim of this study was to explain why these three recent
studies from Denmark and Sweden could achieve quite different results,
interpretations, and conclusions. Search strategi and selection. The
three existing large scale Scandinavian studies examining associations
between exposure to different types of hormonal contraception and risk
of depression or use of antidepressants were examined according to
chosen design, exclusion criteria, and included confounders.
Methodological choices were considered, and the validity of these
methodological choices tested. Main results. First, the assumption that
differences between studies are due to residual confounding is proven
unlikely, already because confounder control beyond age, year and
education rarely change estimates materially. More likely basic
differences in chosen study groups, exclusions from the study groups,
exposure definitions, chosen reference populations, and interpretation
of the results seem to explain the differences between the studies.
Conclusion. The detailed review of the three Scandinavian studies
reveals methodological choices as the main explanation for their
different findings. Residual confounding was found unlikely to explain
the divergent results, while ideological circumstances might have a main
responsibility for the different chosen methods and for the
interpretation of the results. Funding. None.
Lactic acid fermentation as a waste activated sludge (was) hygienization treatment
Authors: Garrido Joseph
Published: January 2024

Aiming to test the lactic acid fermentation ability to reduce the
pathogenic microbial content in a waste activated sludge, fermentation
reactors were tested in real conditions of sludge (4.3 x 104 MPN/g fecal
coliform). Therefore, pH and titratable acidity (% lactic acid) were
monitored during the fermentation process and statistically evaluated on
day 5. According to these results and to evaluate the remaining
concentration of pathogenic microbial content after treatment, the
lactic acid fermentation reactors were microbiological and
physic-chemically characterized. Additionally, at 3 % of lactic acid
microbial consortium and 18 % of molasses, optimum conditions such as
pH 3.57, 2.2 % lactic acid (titratable acidity) and fetid odour-free
were achieved. Furthermore, the final product has < 3 MPN/g of
fecal coliform, achieving 99.9 % efficiency at day 5 of the treatment
and is maintained all the experimental time control (30 days). Finally,
the presence of lactic acid bacteria and antimicrobials presence was not
inhibited by heavy metals content present in sludge in a real condition,
supporting the hygienization process. Key words: waste activated sludge,
hygienization, sanitization, lactic acid fermentation, sludge treatment.
Independent and joint effects of β-cell dysfunction and insulin resistance on reproductive outcomes of IVF cycles in infertile PCOS patients
Authors: Liu Chang , Ding Lin , Li Yan , Wang Peiyu , Lin Jia , Yang Haiyan , mu liangshan
Published: January 2024

Objective To investigate the independent and joint effects of insulin
resistance and β-cell dysfunction on reproductive outcomes in women with
polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) undergoing in-vitro fertilization
(IVF). Design A single-centre, retrospective cohort study. Population
Infertile women with PCOS undergoing their first IVF cycle between
September 2010 and December 2019. Methods Insulin resistance and β-cell
dysfunction were measured by homeostasis model assessment of insulin
resistance (HOMA-IR) and the HOMA of β-cell function (HOMA-β) index,
respectively. Data of reproductive outcomes were analyzed according to
the quartile groups of HOMA-IR and HOMA-β. Main outcome measures Main
outcome measure was miscarriage rate. Results In quartiles of HOMA-IR,
the incidence of miscarriage dramatically increased from 7.4% (Q1) to
32.6% (Q4) (P for trend <0.001). Likewise, the incidence of
miscarriage in quartiles of HOMA-β also showed the similar trend (P for
trend < 0.001). In terms of the live birth rate in quartiles
of HOMA-IR and HOMA-β, there exhibited a significantly decreasing trend
in both unadjusted model and adjusted models. Women with the highest
HOMA-IR and the highest HOMA-β group exhibited the highest risk for
miscarriage (RR=5.16, 95%CI 3.26-8.17) compared with all other groups.
Furthermore, higher HOMA-IR value was associated with higher risk of
miscarriage among participants regardless the levels of HOMA-β values.
Conclusions Both β-cell dysfunction and insulin resistance are
independently and synergistically associated with increased risk of
miscarriage in women with PCOS, and the influence of insulin resistance
overweighs that of β-cell dysfunction.
Pharmacogenetics of warfarin dosing in ChineseAdults with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation
Authors: Zhu Ye , You Jia , Slater Michael , Xu Chao , Gu Xiang , Zhu Hua , Liu Jia
Published: January 2024

Background We aimed to evaluate whether genotype-guided warfarin dosing
is superior to conventional clinical dosing for the outcomes of interest
in Chinese patients. Methods - All patients with nonvalvular AF were
randomly divided into two groups, genetic group and control group. We
included genotypes for CYP2C9 and VKORC1 in the gene group，then doctors
and pharmacists used the warfarin dosing algorithm and clinical
information to determine patients’ initial dose, while in control group
doses were determined by experince. The international normalized ratio
(INR) measurement and standard protocols were used for further dose
adjustment in both groups. The primary outcome measure was the
percentage of time in the therapeutic range (%TTR) of the INR during
follow up after initiation of warfarin treatment. Results The average
TTR was (68.36 ± 20.57) % vs (48.52 ± 21.56) %, P<0.001) in
the gene group compared with the control group. At the end of follow-up,
the genetic group had a significant lower risk of cumulative incidences
of ischemic stroke events in the adjusted model [relative risk (RR)
0.38 (95% CI 0.18 to 0.80), log-rank test P =0.008] than control
group. There was no significant difference in the risk ratios (RR) for
cumulative incidence of total bleeding events, minor bleeding events,
gastrointestinal bleeding and intracerebral bleeding events between the
two groups(P>0.05). Conclusion Genotype-guided dosing could
improve the average TTR, improve the safety of treatment, achieve a
higher level of TTR in the early anticoagulation period and reduce the
risk of ischemic stroke events significantly.
Exploring Exploring Machine Learning and Deep Learning Approaches for Disaster Prediction and Management: A Survey of Different Approaches
Authors: Farman Ali Baig Hira , Islam Noman , Alim Affan
Published: January 2024

All around the world, natural disasters have an impact on both human and animal life. In addition to causing major harm to property, animal life, etc. Natural disasters (including landslides, cloudbursts, heat waves, hurricanes, tsunamis, floods, tsunamis, earthquakes, and wildfires) affect thousands of lives each year throughout the world. Twitter, a social networking platform, users can share news, opinions, and personal stories. Due to the widespread availability of real-time data, numerous service agencies regularly analyze this data to spot crises, lower risk, and save lives. Humans, however, are unable to manually filter through the vast number of records and spot hazards in real-time to achieve this, it has been suggested in numerous studies to provide words in forms that computers can understand and on the word representations, use machine learning techniques to determine the meaning behind a post with accuracy. The community can monitor disasters by reporting hazards that are related to disaster occurrences on social media, which has been essential to emergency preparedness. This study examines how social media platform Twitter might be used in disaster-related research. It focuses on the most recent machine learning, deep learning, and disaster prediction techniques. Acquiring a thorough grasp of the numerous data kinds and their sources in relation to a variety of tasks and crisis management scenarios is another goal of the work. Additionally, The study also aims to offer a comprehensive analysis of the various data mining methods utilized for tackling various issues related to natural disasters as well as comprehensive directions on how to categorize tweets as "Related to Catastrophe" or "Not related with Catastrophe" using natural processing methods.
Middle School Students’ Perceptions of Problem-Solving Strategies and Evaluations on Science and Non-Scientific Topics
Authors:   Research Institute of Science Education, Ji Youngrae
Published: January 2024

This study analyzed the characteristics of problem-solving strategy formulation as perceived by students and the development of evaluation criteria for such strategies. For this purpose, we analyzed the outputs of six classes of 52 middle school students participating in a university-affiliated gifted education center. The main findings were as follows: First, students presented their problem-solving strategies in three to six steps, with responses of five, four, three, and six. Second, the problem-solving steps proposed by the students could be categorized into the first half of “recognizing the problem, preparing for the investigation, making predictions, setting hypotheses, making plans, and collecting data” and the second half of “organizing results, testing hypotheses, concluding, and writing reports” based on the execution. Third, there was a difference between scientific and non-scientific problem-solving topics that students perceived in their daily lives. In terms of topics, tools were the most common among both scientific and non-scientific problem-solving. Fourth, students identified a variety of similarities and differences between scientific and non-scientific problem-solving strategies, and “process” was characterized by both similarities and differences. Fifth, students mostly gave three to five criteria for evaluating their peers’ problem-solving strategies, with a total of 20 different criteria. Among them, feasibility, solvability, and efficiency were selected by the majority of students. In addition, we discuss the implications for science education based on the results of this study.
Assessment of occupational eye lens exposure during image-guided orthopedic procedures
Authors: Samac Jelena , Bozovic Predrag , Stankovic-Petrovic Jelena , Petrovic Borislava , Vranjes Miodrag , Rasovic Predrag , Obradovic Mirko
Published: January 2024

This study aimed to investigate the level of exposure of eye lenses in
orthopedic surgeons performing routine clinical work and to determine
future monitoring practice, as Serbian radiation protection law still
employs higher limits. The dose was measured monthly in terms of H (0.03)
with three different dosimeters placed on a 3-D-printed headband, worn on a
forehead by three orthopedic surgeons, during all procedures involving
fluoroscopy. The mean dose for the left and right eye was 271 ? 109 ?Sv and
269 ? 101 ?Sv, respectively, with no significant difference (p-value
0.977) between the left and right eye observed. Considering the highest
recorded monthly value, the annual dose is expected to be 4.85 mSv without
protective items, well below the new ICRP limit of 20 mSv. There was no
observed correlation between eye lens dose and both fluoroscopy time and
exposure parameters. Considering the cumulative impact of dose and the
evidence pointing to an elevated incidence of lenticular opacities for
cumulative doses exceeding 10 mSv, it is advisable to institute ongoing
monitoring, especially when new surgeons incorporate image-guided
procedures or when novel techniques are introduced into surgical practice.
Case of intestinal obstruction by gravel in red-eared slider (Trachemys scripta elegans) solved with medicamentous therapy
Authors: Vucicevic Milos , Pesic Ana
Published: January 2024

Red-eared sliders (Trachemys scripta elegans) are often kept as pets, even though their sale is prohibited in many countries due the invasiveness of this species. This report describes a case of a 4-year-old red-eared slider that presented with a month-long history of lethargy and unwillingness to go into the water and was unsuccessfully treated with antibiotics and corticosteroids. Upon clinical and radiological examination, it was discovered that the patient was suffering from intestinal obstruction caused presumably by gravel stones. Medicamentous therapy consisting of meloxicam, lactulose and Ringer?s solution for reptiles was then started and the turtle managed to pass all the ingested stones via the alimentary tract. Control radiological examination has shown no signs of high-density structures in the lumen of the intestines, and the turtle has made a full recovery. With enterotomy often being considered indicated in chelonians suffering from intestinal obstruction caused by gravel, this is, to the best of the authors? knowledge, the first reported case of this kind resolved solely with medicamentous therapy in a red-eared slider.
FACTORES DETERMINANTES PARA EL DESARROLLO DE LAS BOLSAS DE VALORES EN LATINOAMÉRICA
Authors: Villarroel Alvarez Amanda Valeria , Jordán S. Juan José
Published: January 2024

La presente investigación tiene como objetivo evaluar los factores determinantes para el desarrollo de las bolsas de valores en Latinoamérica. Se utilizó un modelo de Vectores Autorregresivos (VAR) para verificar la existencia de una relación entre las variables. Los países en estudio son Argentina, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, México y Perú, y se consideraron datos desde 1990 hasta el 2020. Los resultados indicaron que los factores que influyen principalmente al desarrollo de las bolsas de valores son la capitalización de mercado, el nivel de ingresos, el desarrollo del sector bancario, el ahorro, la liquidez de mercado y el capital privado. En particular, se encontró que el ahorro, la liquidez de mercado y el capital privado tienen un mayor efecto en el desarrollo de las bolsas de valores en los países estudiados. Estos resultados sugieren la importancia de estas variables para el desarrollo de los mercados de valores, lo que indica la necesidad de que los países latinoamericanos implementen políticas y mejoras que impulsen el desarrollo de los mercados de valores, dado que el desarrollo de las bolsas conlleva a un desarrollo económico de todo el país.
IMPACTO DE LA INTEGRACIÓN DEL GOBIERNO DE TI EN LA ADOPCIÓN DE LA INTELIGENCIA ARTIFICIAL
Authors: Azabache Santos José Diego , Ángeles Piedra Nelson Alejandro , Mendoza de los Santos Alberto Carlos
Published: January 2024

Estamos actualmente presenciando un entorno totalmente cambiante y una adopción de tecnologías de inteligencia artificial. En este contexto, se precisa saber cómo está impactando el gobierno de TI en la adopción de la inteligencia artificial, saber con exactitud si los marcos regulatorios se vienen adaptando a los cambios, si ya existen marcos específicos o qué enfoques existen para inteligencia artificial, así como los aspectos éticos que se están tomando en cuenta y también a qué desafíos éticos se enfrentan las organizaciones o gobiernos al adoptar una inteligencia artificial. Obteniendo resultados que esta integración facilita la toma de decisiones estratégicas al alinear las operaciones de TI con los objetivos empresariales y las regulaciones vigentes. En cuanto a marcos se incluyen COBIT, ISO 38500, CMMI, ITIL, TOGAF, PMBOK, PRINCE2 y SCRUM destacándose COBIT como uno de los más utilizados en este aspecto. En cuestiones éticas se obtuvo que la transparencia, la rendición de cuentas y la participación ciudadana se consideran esenciales para un enfoque ético y equitativo en la IA y teniendo como principales desafíos éticos al sesgo algorítmico, la alineación de los valores humanos y los desafíos de control humano. Además, se menciona que es importante la capacitación e inclusión de los empleados en cuanto a los diferentes miedos y prejuicios que suelen tener en cuanto a la adopción. Concluyendo finalmente que la adopción de la IA es un proceso multidimensional que involucra cuestiones éticas, legales, técnicas y sociales. La adopción responsable de la IA requiere una consideración exhaustiva de todas estas facetas para garantizar su éxito en diversas aplicaciones.
La evolución del diseño instruccional en cursos e-learning durante la pandemia: un análisis retrospectivo de las transformaciones
Authors: Vergara Avalos Alejandra Yohana , Moreno Beltrán Reyna , Olivo García Edith
Published: January 2024

El propósito de este artículo es analizar cómo la pandemia ha impactado el diseño instruccional de los cursos en línea y los cambios que se han generado en el ámbito de la educación. Además, se exploran las implicaciones que surgen de estos cambios para el futuro de la educación en línea, y se presentan recomendaciones para el diseño de cursos en línea. El estudio se llevó a cabo en la Facultad de Informática de la Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, para lo cual se empleó una metodología con enfoque mixto que incluyó encuestas y entrevistas a 93 estudiantes para recopilar datos cuantitativos y cualitativos. Los resultados indicaron una transformación significativa debido a la pandemia en el diseño instruccional de los cursos en línea, con un enfoque mayor en la tecnología y la interacción virtual. Tanto los estudiantes como los docentes han tenido que adaptarse a estos cambios y han experimentado beneficios y desafíos en su experiencia de e-learning. En cuanto a las limitaciones de este estudio, se pueden mencionar el tamaño de la muestra y la especificidad de la población estudiada, lo que restringe la generalización de los hallazgos a otras poblaciones y contextos.
EXPLORANDO O ERRO EM MATEMÁTICA - UM ESTUDO REALIZADO COM ESTUDANTES DOS ANOS FINAIS
Authors: Valente Francisco de Assis da Silva , Almeida Laura Isabel Marques Vasconcelos de
Published: January 2024

A pesquisa de natureza qualitativa, objetiva apreciar o erro em matemática na perspectiva pedagógica, utilizando a teoria psicogenética e construtivista, no viés da caracterização do erro correlacionado, à referida teoria, tendo como base, o material didático do Programa Gestão da Aprendizagem Escolar (GESTAR II), ofertado durante o Programa de formação continuada em exercício, destinado aos professores de matemática que atuam na rede pública estadual de Mato Grosso. O estudo foi realizado com 25 alunos do 9.o ano, de uma escola pública estadual na cidade de Várzea Grande/MT, tendo como fonte, as atividades extraídas do material didático do Gestar II, desenvolvidas durante as aulas de matemática. As atividades aplicadas abrangem as operações com números decimais, articuladas ao uso de unidades de medida e operações, associadas ao uso contextualizado de valores monetários, visando apreciar o erro em matemática, com a visão psicogenética, ancorada nas concepções de Pinto (2009).
PEMBINAAN KETERAMPILAN DAN KAPABILITAS REMAJA PUTUS SEKOLAH MELALUI PELATIHAN PEMBUATAN BROSS RAJUT DI DESA GEBANG KECAMATAN TELUK PANDAN PESAWARAN
Authors: Budiarty Ida , Emalia Zulfa , Maimunah Emi , Herlina Sitorus Nurbetty
Published: January 2024

Salah satu komponen dalam masyarakat yang cukup rentan adalah remaja putus sekolah, karena kondisi tersebut dikhawatirkan dapat menyebabkan berbagai permasalahan sosial. Kasus remaja putus sekolah selain karena faktor ekonomi dan sosial, juga karena faktor yang berasal dari dalam diri remaja itu sendiri yaitu minim minatnya pada pendidikan, rendahnya intelektualitas, faktor mental serta munculnya sikap malas untuk belajar. Oleh karena itu diperlukan upaya nyata untuk mengatasi serta mencari solusi permasalahan tersebut baik oleh pemerintah maupun masyarakat. Tujuan kegiatan pengabdian kepada masyarakat ini yaitu melakukan pendampingan untuk menumbuhkan jiwa kewirausahaan bagi remaja yang putus sekolah di Desa Gebang Kabupaten Pesawaran melalui pelatihan pembuatan bross rajut. Metode yang digunakan dalam kegiatan ini yaitu metode ceramah dan demonstrasi. Kegiatan pengabdian kepada masyarakat ini diikuti oleh sebanyak 15 orang remaja putus sekolah dan dilaksanakan di Balai Desa Gebang. Kegiatan pelatihan merajut berjalan sangat menyenangkan dengan suasana yang santai namun tetap serius. Peserta kegiatan dapat mengikuti kegiatan dan sudah mengusai keterampilan tahap dasar dengan membuat bross rajut. Melalui kegiatan pengabdian kepada masyarakat ini diharapkan dapat membekali keterampilan kepada remaja putus sekolah dan dapat menumbuhkan jiwa kewirausahaan
PELATIHAN PENGOLAHAN SELAI DAN MARMALADE BUAH NAGA, PENDAMPINGAN DIGITAL MARKETING DAN PENGELOLAAN KEUANGAN DI PEKON GEDUNG SURIAN LAMPUNG BARAT
Authors: Majidah Rona , Noer Fathia Syaharani , Octary Ayu Dwiny , Eka Putri Widya Rizki
Published: January 2024

Rural areas are areas with great potential for agro-industrial development. This development is related to increasing the added value of products in anticipation of falling agricultural product prices when the harvest season arrives. So far, the community has not optimized the processing of the village's superior products and only sells them as raw materials. The service team intends to provide training in processing superior village products for the community, both community groups, MSMEs, and home industries in order to increase the community's economic independence and introduce financial management. One area that has superior village products is Pekon Gedung Surian which is located in Gedung Surian District, with the majority of the population being farmers, who produce several commodities, one of which is dragon fruit. Through dragon fruit processing training, dragon fruit shelf life and added value will be increased, so that it can boost the economy of the community in Pekon Gedung Surian. Furthermore, by providing training and assistance on digital marketing and financial management, sales of these products can be increased.
Refleksi Sejarah Orde Baru pada Novel Namaku Alam
Authors: Apriyani Tristanti , Daulay Resneri
Published: January 2024

Literary works offer an in-depth and subjective perspective on a historical event. Historical events that may not be fully documented can be revived through literary works. This research aims to find a reflection of the history of the New Order using the Newhistoricism approach formulated by Greenblatt (1980) in Leila S. Chudori's latest work entitled Namaku Alam. This research is a type of qualitative descriptive research using content analysis techniques. Based on the nature of the new historicism approach, data collection was carried out using a parallel reading method between literary and non-literary texts. Data analysis techniques were carried out using archaeological methods and in-depth description methods. The results of the research prove that the historical events of the New Order that were discovered included the arrest of people who were related to the PKI along with the negative stigma received by political prisoners and their descendants; personal hygiene and environmental cleanliness policies; supervision of people's reading; and petition 50.
Visual Appearance Features of Sign Language Avatars
Authors: ATASOY Murat , ŞILBIR Lokman , FİŞ ERÜMİT Semra , BAHÇEKAPILI Ekrem , YILDIZ Adil , KARAL Hasan
Published: January 2024

Purpose: 3D Sign language avatars communicate with individuals in digital environments, like educational agents. However, while designing educational agents, the target group comes to the fore. In the literature, it is seen that the visual appearance features that should be considered in the creation of avatar designs are specified in diverse ways. Main goal of this study is to evaluate the sign language avatars’ visual appearance features in the literature and applications within the framework of educational agents.

Design/Methodology/Approach: In this study, seventy-nine different sign language avatars’ images were evaluated within the framework of visual appearance features. Seven category and fifteen features were evaluated by four field experts through focus group discussions.

Findings: In the evaluation, seven important categories were determined in avatar visual appearance. It is seen that the eye and head designs of avatars are generally designed in normal size. If an iconic design process is being carried out, eye, head, arm, and finger visual appearances should be designed larger than normal. If a realistic design process is carried out, eye, head, finger, palm, and arm visual appearances should be designed in normal sizes.

Highlights: When designing sign language avatars, the upper body should be visible. In addition, what the target group will be affects the gender and iconicity of the avatar. Avatar should be designed simply so that individuals do not overload their visual channel. Also, different visual appearance features should be considered for iconic or realistic avatars. In addition to this, it is recommended that the hand and head sizes should be bigger than normal in order to understand the signs and non-manual signs more clearly.
Analisis Pengoptimalan Aplikasi Mobile dan Sosialisasi Unit CDC (Community Development Centre) guna Mempermudah Pengisian Form Dana Pinjaman UMK bagi Mitra Binaan PT Telkom Pematangsiantar
Authors: Akbar Alwi , Imsar Imsar
Published: January 2024

This paper aims to determine the use of online applications at the CDC (Community Development Center) unit of PT Telekomunikasi Pematangsiantar. Based on the results of the analysis, the use of mobile applications as a medium to facilitate foster partners in filling out small and medium business loan funds forms. The mobile application is very effective in saving time, but there are some obstacles, namely the application often experiences errors. By optimizing the application, it is expected to be able to avoid these obstacles. Maximum utilization with an attractive appearance and ease of accessing applications that will increase the number of fostered partners in the CDC unit of PT Telekomunikasi Pematangsiantar.
Pedagogical Conditions for Preparing Future Teachers to Form the Foundations of Safe Behavior of Students under the Threat of a Terrorist Act
Authors:   Surgut State Pedagogical University, Mylchenko Ivan V.
Published: January 2024

The article discusses the problem of professional training of teachers to form the foundations of safe behavior of students in the event of threats of a terrorist act. The relevance of the stated problem is due to the need to form anti-terrorist attitudes among young people as regulators of behavioral activity aimed at rejecting terrorist ideology, a negative attitude towards terrorist actions and appropriate anti-terrorist behavior. Only administrative resources are not sufficient to achieve this goal. A different way is needed – the way of influencing the individ-ual, first of all, it is necessary to talk about the purposeful training of teachers to solve professional problems of this type. The author substantiates the necessity and reveals the content of pedagogical conditions in the con-text of the research problem, which consists in the development and implementation of an integrated educa-tional course, working out the practical skills of future teachers in quasi-professional activities, as well as the application of educational event technology in extracurricular practice of training future teachers.
Regulation of Teachers’ and Parents’ Responsibilities in the Educational Process (Using the Example of a Specific Sociological Study)
Authors:   Saint Petersburg State University of Economics, Saint Petersburg, Krylova Marina A. , Erlikh Oleg V. ,   Saint Petersburg Academy of Postgraduate Pedagogical Education named after K.D. Ushinsky
Published: January 2024

The article touches on the pressing issue of the distribution of responsibilities between participants in the edu-cational process as a way to resolve conflicts between the teaching staff, school administration and the parent community. The work is based on the results of a sociological study conducted in 2022 in schools located in 18 districts of the city. During the study, a survey was conducted of 6,896 respondents-parents (legal representa-tives) of students living in various areas of the city with minor schoolchildren. The survey was conducted online. As a result of the study, the authors suggest ways out of the difficult situation, the main of which should be a soft informational and educational work of the teaching staff with the families of students (implementation of pedagogical education, counseling, methodological support of legal representatives of minor schoolchildren). Such interaction efficiency is ensured on the basis of common agreements of the parties and understanding of the gradation of their areas of responsibility in the educational process.
Life Support for the Elderly in China: The Main Practices and Problems
Authors:   Saint Petersburg State University, Chen Chunxiao
Published: January 2024

The article raises the problem of the crisis of the traditional model of life support for elderly people in China and its replacement with a modern model. The main ways (social practices) of life support for older people in modern China are determined. The dynamics of the income structure of older people in the process of socio-economic reforms carried out in the country is analyzed. The problems that the public social security system for older people is aimed at solving are highlighted. Major difficulties of realization of modern public practices of support of age citizens in China are marked. It is concluded that it is necessary to develop a unified state pro-gram for the development of a social security system for older people in the country instead of disparate pro-grams implemented at different levels of government and in different regions of the country.
Study of Stress Resistance of High School Students
Authors:   Chechen State Pedagogical University, Vereshchagina Marina V. , Khaskhanova Milana T. ,   Chechen State Pedagogical University, Yurchenko Tatyana A. ,   North Ossetian State Pedagogical Institute
Published: January 2024

The article presents the rationale for studying the stress resistance of an individual in high school age, as well as the possibility of influencing its development. The authors’ definition and understanding of personality stress resistance in the context of modern concepts and theories is given. The work itself is devoted to studying the characteristics of stress resistance in high school age using the test by T. Ivanchenko et al. “Inventory of stress symptoms”, the test “Probability of Stress Development” by J.H. Taylor adapted by T.A. Nemchin, self-assessment test of stress resistance by S. Couchen and G. Willianson, methods for determining the dominant state of L.V. Kulikova. The results of diagnostics of high school students’ stress resistance, likelihood of stress development in them, inventory of stress symptoms and dominant states, as well as correlation relations of the studied variables are presented. An analysis of the effectiveness of the program developed by the authors to increase the stress resistance of an individual in high school age, implemented in a secondary school, is pro-vided.
Subjects of Planning of Regional Law Drafting Activities in the Russian Federation
Authors:   Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba, Kapitanov Kirill I.
Published: January 2024

The subject of research in the article are the subjects of planning regional law drafting activities in Russia. The paper contains an analysis of the subjects carrying out preparation of draft bills and legislative activities, and also identifies those who carry out these activities on a planned basis. Particular attention is paid to the relation-ship between the subjects of planning law drafting activities and the subjects of the right of legislative initiative. Conclusion dwells upon the fact that the lists of these subjects are not identical, partially overlap, but do not correlate with each other as a part and a whole. The study also analyzes the differences between two groups of subjects of planning law drafting activities: those who are subjects of the right of legislative initiative and those who do not have this right. Attention is drawn to the key place of parliament in the system of subjects of plan-ning law drafting activities. The necessity of using an integrated approach to planning regional law drafting ac-tivities in Russia is substantiated.
System of Normative Legal Acts, Regulating the Turnover of Electrical Energy and Capacity on the Wholesale Market in Modern Russia
Authors:   Moscow University for Industry and Finance “Synergy”, Khablak Evgeniy V.
Published: January 2024

The article updates the problem of the hierarchy of regulatory legal acts that define the legal basis for the circu-lation of electrical energy and capacity in the wholesale market in modern Russia. There has been a decrease in the role of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation in regulating relations regarding the wholesale supply of electricity. It is concluded that the Russian legislator did not justifiably exclude the Civil Code of the Russian Federation from the system of regulatory legal acts devoted to the wholesale market of electrical energy and capacity. The author’s position is substantiated on the recognition of energy legislation as a private-public insti-tution, on the strengthening of imperative state principles in regulating the circulation of electrical energy and capacity in the wholesale market in order to protect national security. A proposal has been made to supplement the Civil Code of the Russian Federation with a separate chapter devoted to the legal regime of contractual relations arising in the wholesale market of electrical energy and capacity.
Risk factors for SARS-CoV-2 transmission during a movie theater outbreak in Incheon in the Republic of Korea, November 2021: a retrospective study
Authors: Lee Hye Young , Park Young-Joon , Lee Sang-Eun , Yoo Han-Na , Kim Il-Hwan , No Jin Sun , Kim Eun-Jin , Yu Jungyeon , Bae Sanghwan , Yu Mi
Published: January 2024

Objectives: We examined factors contributing to the transmission of an acute respiratory virus within multi-use facilities, focusing on an outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in a movie theater in the Republic of Korea.Methods: This retrospective cohort study involved a descriptive analysis of 48 confirmed cases. Logistic regression was applied to a cohort of 80 theater attendees to identify risk factors for infection. The infection source and transmission route were determined through gene sequencing data analysis.Results: Of the 48 confirmed cases, 35 were theater attendees (72.9%), 10 were family members of attendees (20.8%), 2 were friends (4.2%), and 1 was an employee (2.1%). Among the 80 individuals who attended the 3rd to 5th screenings of the day, 35 became infected, representing a 45.0% attack rate. Specifically, 28 of the 33 third-screening attendees developed confirmed SARS-CoV-2, constituting an 84.8% attack rate. Furthermore, 11 of the 12 cases epidemiologically linked to the theater outbreak were clustered monophyletically within the AY.69 lineage. At the time of the screening, 35 individuals (72.9%) had received 2 vaccine doses. However, vaccination status did not significantly influence infection risk. Multivariate analysis revealed that close contacts had a 15.9-fold higher risk of infection (95% confidence interval, 4.37–78.39) than casual contacts.Conclusion: SARS-CoV-2 transmission occurred within the theater, and extended into the community, via a moviegoer who attended the 3rd screening during the viral incubation period after contracting the virus from a family member. This study emphasizes the importance of adequate ventilation in theaters.
The Muslim Diaspora Giggles Back: A Touch of Humour in Notre-Dame and the Vatican’s Shadow
Authors:   University of Western Ontario, Canada (mbaya@uwo.ca), Baya Mohamed
Published: January 2024

While the earlier literary production of the Moroccan, Algerian and Tunisian Muslim diaspora writing in French and Italian is characterized by its autobiographical overtones, some literary texts written in the twenty-first century have engaged in more experimental enterprises. Kiffe Kiffe demain (2004), originally written in French by French- born Algerian diasporan Faïza Guène, and Divorzio all’islamica a viale Marconi (2010), published in Italian by Algerian-born Amara Lakhous, are two fictions that have achieved international success. This article argues that the tragic and the humorous are interwoven in the two texts by investigating Guène and Lakhous’s depiction of Muslimness as both a source of torment and exhilarating humour.
Slavophile Elements in Andreï Makine’s Prose
Authors:   Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania (costeaunot@yahoo.com), Tonu Constantin
Published: January 2024

This paper aims to analyze the
influence of the 19th-century Slavophile ideas
like samobytnost (originality, uniqueness, distinctiveness) or sobornost (a common spiritual bond uniting members of a community) on Andreï Makine’s novels The Life of an Unknown Man and The Woman Who Waited. Although he has lived in France since 1987 and writes exclusively in French, mainly for a French readership, Russia remains one of his great obsessions, which he poetically transfigures, in a Dostoyevskyan manner, into
a world of both ugliness and beauty. Beyond
the sordid and unbearable social reality, Makine suggests that there is a profound, authentic Russia, not in Moscow and St. Petersburg, but
in the secluded and forgotten villages, where people like Vera and Volski, the main characters of the two novels, live organically in peaceful communities, keeping intact traditional Russian spiritual values.
The Curious Case of the Invention of Diasporic Identity. A Story of Jazz, Politics, Africa, and Revolution
Authors:   Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania (hflpoe@gmail.com), Poenar Horea
Published: January 2024

When Malcolm X visited Africa in 1964 and gave a lecture at the University of Ghana, he introduced himself as an exiled in his own country: “I’m from America but I’m not
an American”. He was not the only one in this situation; most of the jazz performers of that age understood themselves in a similar way. As exiles in their own country, they did not simply jump to the alternative of Africa as a home to return to, but viewed it as an opportunity to be seized, more universal than any paradigm allowed before, and especially more universal than the universalism of the whites. We will investigate the possibility of such an invented and open diasporic identity. We will consider it, at least for the context defined above, as an X that provides the chance of a radical change in articulation both with the emergence of free jazz and with the independence of Africa.
Andrei Codrescu – A Portrait of a Writer in Puzzle
Authors:   Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania (ruxces@yahoo.com), Cesereanu Ruxandra
Published: January 2024

The present portrait dedicated
to the writer Andrei Codrescu (the most impactful American author of Romanian origin in postmodern world literature) is one of synthesis, depicting the multi-facetedness of this complex and provocative author, who is continuously innovative, experimental and charming as a poet, prose writer, essayist and thinker.
La communauté Terrestre et l’incalculable. L’utopie ultime
Authors:   Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania (laura.ilea@ubbcluj.ro), Ilea Laura T.
Published: January 2024

Book review Achille Mbembe, La communauté terrestre, Éditions La Découverte, Paris, 2023
Representations of Family Concept in Senior Preschool Age Children
Authors: SAKHAROVA Tatiana , ZHURAVLEVA Inna , BATAEVA Maria
Published: January 2024

Peculiarities of representations of family concept in senior preschool-age children are considered in the article. The authors of the article define representations as a certain vision of the world and relationships in it that help an individual to adapt to the world around him. According to the authors, the style of child-parent relations has an impact on the formation of a child’s ideas about family. As a result of empiric research, the authors come to the conclusion that the personality-centred style of child-parent relationship fosters ideas of positive family relations in senior preschool-age children. The tolerant type of child-parent relations determines the formation of the concept of neutral family relations in older preschool children. The ego-isolated style of child-parent relationships contributes to the formation of negative ideas about family relationships in senior preschool children. The empirical research has shown the predominance of ideas about positive family relationships in senior preschool children. In general, children of senior preschool age include family members, people and animals who live together with the child in the representation of the family, describe joint recreation and pastime, note the care of themselves as a child and characterize the features of emotional relationships between themselves and other family members. All three types of family concepts’ representations are manifested both in boys and girls. It is possible to trace the tendency of the predominance of ideas about negative family relations in boys, the predominance of ideas about neutral family relations in girls of senior preschool age.
THE INTEGRATION OF CHESS AND MATHEMATICS AS A PREREQUISITE FOR ENHANCING THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION
Authors: Hovhannisyan Knarik , Misakyan Samvel , Sargsyan Vahan , Muradyan Rima
Published: January 2024

ABSTRACT

 Numerous studies have proven that chess indicates a player's mental skills and ability to think. The goal of our study is to explore the process of learning chess in elementary school in the context of the integration of mathematics and chess, as well as to develop and offer methodological suggestions that will improve the efficiency of understanding mathematics. By solving non-standard "chess" problems in math classes and extracurricular math lessons, the link between chess and the development of spatial thinking can help to foster the development of a unique capacity to operate in the mind.
REDUPLICATION IN OLD ARMENIAN
Authors: Khachatryan Lalik
Published: January 2024

ABSTRACT
Reduplicative compounds form a unique group in the word- stock of Armenian translated books of Bible. The study of subject matter of originals reveals the following types of reduplication;
a) root–type – gowndagownd (in troops, in regiment), dasadas (in classes), zanazan (different), mec'amec' (very big), charcharanq (torture), p'oghp'oghel (to wave),
b) vowel alternation-type and alternation-type - barbar' (dialect), t'o't'ap'el (to toss), kskc'eli (painful) boghboj (blossom), karkam (bent),
c) phomenic deletion-type - sasanel (to shake), papand'il (to be silent), dadar (pause, break), babaxel (to beat, to throb), xaxowt (instable),
d) root-determinative-type – arhamarhel (to ignore), kokord (throat), tatask (blackthorn) , trtownj (lamentation), twatwanch (ray),
e) prepositional-type - de'm y'nd de'm (face to face), xar'n i xowr'n (in random, confusedly), o'r y'st o're' (day by day) & ayln?
These types of word-combinations are not completely isolated from each other indeed and any type of root reduplication may exhibit other types of word formation, although we have conditionally placed such words in one type, based on general word-formation patterns.
The synchronic investigation of word-stock of Bible first, reveals the word-formation opportunities of Old Armenian. On the other hand, the results of such investigation can become base for diachronic study of word-formation of reduplication.