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Enhancing Self-Esteem, Satisfaction, and Motor Skills through Gamification in Elementary Physical Education
Authors: Wibowo Cahyo
Published: June 2024

Objectives. This study aimed to investigate the impact of gamification in physical education on enhancing the self-esteem, satisfaction, and motor skills of 7-9-year-old elementary school students.
Materials and methods. This study employed a pre-experimental method using a one-group pretest-posttest design without a control group. The participants were 90 elementary school students aged 7-9 years in Salatiga City (Indonesia), selected through purposive sampling. The research instruments included self-esteem, sports satisfaction, and motor skills assessment tools that have been validated and tested for reliability. The gamified intervention was implemented in physical education instruction over eight weeks. The statistical analysis was conducted using descriptive statistics, prerequisite tests, analysis of variance (ANOVA), and paired samples t-tests.
Results. The study’s findings indicate significant changes in the observed variables following the intervention, with a significance value (Sig) of 0.000 < 0.05. The calculated t-values for all three variables were more significant than the critical t-value of 1.990, with a significance level (Sig. 2-tailed) < 0.05. Therefore, this implies that gamification in elementary physical education instruction has a statistically significant positive impact on students’ self-esteem, satisfaction, and motor skills.
Conclusions. The findings elucidate that the implementation of a gamification intervention has proven effective in enhancing students’ self-esteem, satisfaction with learning, and motor skills abilities. The practical implications of these findings underscore the importance of considering the integration of gamified process into instructional design as a strategy to enhance the quality of physical education learning in elementary schools.
Characterization of event databases for locating faults in radial power systems
Authors: Pérez Sandra Milena , Mora-Flórez Juan José , Garcés Ruiz Alejandro
Published: June 2024

In this paper, an approach for characterizing event databases composed of voltage and current signals measured at a distribution substation during faults is presented. Voltage and current features or descriptors obtained from such signals and knowledge based methods are proposed for locating faults in power distribution systems. As it is shown, this is a simple, efficient and economical option that takes advantage of all the information directly related to the fault location contained in the signal measured at the distribution substation. The characterization proposed here constitutes a fundamental step towards the development of knowledge based methods. These are mixed with model based methods to obtain efficient and fast hybrid fault location algorithms to be applied in power distribution systems.
An approach to semantic indexing and information retrieval
Authors: Suárez-Barón Marco , Salinas-Valencia Kathleen
Published: June 2024

Este artículo presenta un acercamiento a los índices semánticos de tópicos particulares así como los más importantes modelos para la recuperación de información. Estos modelos serán construidos dinámicamente a través de anotaciones identificadas en recursos de la web y en las definiciones de anotaciones ontológicas de los términos utilizados. Los índices están proyectados a sus agentes activos que ‘conocen’ qué tópicos pueden manejar (e.j; encontrar el contenido para…) con base en sus propias ontologías.
Synthesis of ZrO2 nanometric using controlled precipitation
Authors: Cabrera López John Jairo , Narváez José Luis , Rodríguez Páez Jorge Enrique
Published: June 2024

In this work the process of synthesis of ZrO2 is presented using controlled precipitation method taking as precursor the metallic salt ZrOCl2 •8H2O. The ceramic powders were characterized with different techniques to determine their chemical composition, crystalline structures, morphology and particle size. The particles showed a nanometric size (<200nm) and spheroidal shape to specific conditions of process. The synthesis process guarantees the reproduction of the method and therefore the characteristics of the obtained ceramic powders.>(<200nm) and spheroidal shape to specific conditions of process. The synthesis process guarantees the reproduction of the method and therefore the characteristics of the obtained ceramic powders.
Total suspended particles interception by five urban tree species in Valle de Aburrá
Authors: Duran Rivera Byron , Alzate Guarín Fernando
Published: June 2024

Between May–July 2005, the capacity of interception of total suspended particles (TSP) by five tree species occurring in Valle de Aburrá was evaluated by measuring the quantity of solids present in the leaves. Morphological features, which could influence contaminant interception, were also analyzed. The information obtained was extrapolated to the total vegetation maintained by Metro of Medellín. Syzygium malaccense and Lagerstroemia speciosa intercepted more TSP than the other 3 species here evaluated, estimating that 1379 individuals belonging to the five species included in the sampling and established in the perimeter of Medellín Metro, intercept 658 Kg/year. This research wants to generate information that helps to take decisions about the type of species to plant in polluted areas in order to maximize the interception of such contaminants.
Fault detection in an induction motor drive based on the behavior of the power electronics devices
Authors: Aguayo Alquicira Jesús , Sánchez Abraham Claudio , Vela-Valdés Luis Gerardo
Published: June 2024

In this work the fault diagnosis technique is applied to the one phase induction motor drive system. To carry out the fault detection, the voltage and current signals obtained directly from the converter behavior (residues) are used. The faults of interest to analyze can happen when control signals of the switches that compose the converter do vary. These faults are designated as lost of commutation sequence.
Tabu search applied to transmission system expansion planning considering de-planning
Authors: Escobar Antonio , Gallego Ramón , Toro Eliana
Published: June 2024

This paper presents two mathematical models and one methodology for the long-term transmission system expansion planning problem considering de-planning. Traditionally this problem is solved searching the lowest cost investment plan for one given period. The elements of the original topology are considered in the solution in traditional planning. If the initial network is unchangeable, the optimization process is undertaken on a constrained space of solutions that can degrade the system performance. The proposed models allow enhancement of the system’s performance by modifying the original topology. The mathematical models are solved using tabu search on two test systems of the specialized literature.
Methodology for the identification of transient and permanent faults in overhead transmission lines, using wavelet transforms
Authors: Martínez Miguel
Published: June 2024

In this document an algorithm to detect and distinguish the transient and permanent faults, is developed. Also, the algorithm takes into account the determination of the secondary arc extinction time, to avoid effectively the monopolar reclosing onto faulty phase. The identification method is based on the frequency spectrum characteristics of the voltage waveform of the faulty phase before the operation of the breaker and the current waveform of a healthy phase. Both spectrums are correlated independently using a cross correlation ship. For the signal analysis the wavelet transform are used. The proposed methodology was tested in a electrical system with a nominal voltage of 380 kV, working right in all scenarios studied, reaching the right identification of the permanent or transient fault within the 25 ms after faults occurs.
Breaking Supervisor-Student Trust: Perspectives of Students
Authors: Dube Mbusiseni Celimpilo , Chinaza Uleanya
Published: June 2024

Some supervisors do not treat students well and this impacts on trust which can be viewed as a cornerstone for the supervision. The supervisor-student trust is a fragile element of supervision, if not handled with care it can break and thus bringing supervision relationship to and end. Hence supervisors and student should clearly understand their roles in sustaining trust so that they can mould it accordingly. This paper sought to explore issues that can break trust between supervisors and students. It was framed qualitatively and employed semi-structured interviews for data generation. Five themes emerged from analysis of findings. These themes were dehumanising pedagogy/behaviour, treating students as tabula rasa, incompetent supervisor, lack of understanding between the supervisor and co-supervisor and harshness. This paper concludes that some supervisors do not understand that students, as adults, have other responsibilities to take care of on top of the study and some supervisors are not patient with students and that affects trust. Therefore, this paper recommends that supervisors and students discuss terms and conditions of the supervision process so that they clearly define expectations at the early stages of supervision.
Teachers as curriculum leaders. What does this mean to school principals?
Authors: Ofundem Bessong Agbor Rebecca
Published: June 2024

School leadership and accountability are usually the responsibilities of principals. Principals are expected to lead and manage in matters such as instructions, finance, staff development and community engagement. This solo leadership model is challenge by increasing pressure for high student achievement. The advent of teacher leadership presents teachers as valuable contributors in curriculum matters. Principals’ understanding of teachers as curriculum leaders (TCL) is important if teachers are to provide the much-needed assistance. The current research adopted a multiple-site case study design to explore principals’ understanding of the concept of TCL in schools. Eight participants were purposefully selected; open-ended, semi structured interview guides were piloted prior to data collection. Observation of school meetings provided additional data. The data were thematically analysed and anchored on Grant’s model of teacher leadership. The findings reveal that, to school principals, TCL means teachers performing the roles of curriculum leaders and managers, decision makers, designers of learning programmes and materials, facilitators, assessors, lifelong learners, models, and pastoral caregivers. The findings further express the frustration of principals on the exclusion of teachers from curriculum decision making at the macro and meso levels. The findings are relevant in the advocacy of distributed leadership as they provide practical reasons for principals to create opportunities for teachers to lead in curriculum matters.
Positioning Environmental Education in the South African Classroom: The Case of the Grade 11 Geography Curriculum
Authors: Ndaba Thobile Lucia , Fru Raymond Nkwenti
Published: June 2024

The teaching of environmental education in the South African classroom is challenging. Although the Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS) provides for the integration of environmental education across subjects and grades, there are contextual limitations that educators (in the case of this study geography educators) face when having to teach environmental education. This problem is further compounded by limited research on the contextual challenges faced by geography educators when teaching environmental education and environmental awareness principles. This study investigates how geography educators conceptualise and teach environmental education and environmental awareness principles in the geography grade 11 classroom. The findings indicate that educators’ conceptualisation of environmental education, and how they teach it varies according to the setting that they are in. They expressed challenges faced due to inadequate resources to teach environmental education, as well as the inability to assess learners’ pro-environmental behaviour due to it not being allocated in the curriculum.
Masalah Guru dalam Pengajaran Pantun Berestetika di Sekolah Rendah
Authors: Ab Rahman Ahmad Fikri , Mahamod Zamri
Published: June 2024

Dalam mata pelajaran Bahasa Melayu, pantun merupakan salah satu cabang dalam aspek seni bahasa. Namun begitu, pengajaran pantun berestetika kurang ditekankan guru di sekolah rendah. Tambahan lagi, estetika merupakan ciri keindahan pantun yang perlu diterapkan guru kepada murid. Justeru, kajian ini merupakan kajian kualitatif yang bertujuan untuk mengenal pasti masalah yang dihadapi guru ketika mengajarkan pantun berestetika di sekolah rendah. Lapan orang peserta kajian telah terlibat dalam kajian ini yang terdiri daripada empat orang guru bahasa Melayu dan empat orang pensyarah bahasa Melayu dari Institut Pendidikan Guru. Peserta kajian telah dipilih menggunakan teknik pensampelan bertujuan yang mempunyai sekurang-kurangnya lima tahun pengalaman mengajar pantun. Data dikumpulkan melalui temu bual separa struktur dan dianalisis secara tematik. Lima tema utama telah diperoleh berdasarkan dapatan kajian iaitu (1) persepsi guru (2) kurang meminati pantun, (3) kelemahan pengetahuan kandungan pantun berestetika (4) sikap sambil lewa dan (5) kelemahan amalan pedagogi. Impak kajian ini memberi input bahawa masalah pengajaran pantun berestetika yang dihadapi guru perlu diselesaikan segera melalui pembangunan garis panduan pengajaran pantun, bahan pengajaran pantun, model pengajaran mahupun modul yang boleh dirujuk guru sewaktu mengajarkan pantun di sekolah rendah.
Peranan Media dalam membentuk Struktur Pengetahuan Politik: Pengundi Muda Baharu di Malaysia
Authors: Sah Allam Siti Nurshahidah , Mustaffa Normah , Ali Mohd Nor Shahizan
Published: June 2024

Dalam sebuah negara demokrasi seperti Malaysia, media memainkan peranan penting dalam membentuk struktur pengetahuan politik dan mendorong kepada tindakan menyertai aktiviti politik di kalangan pengundi muda baharu. Isunya penyelidikan empirikal terhadap struktur pengetahuan politik di kalangan pengundi muda baharu di Malaysia masih kurang diberi perhatian memandangkan topik kesediaan penyertaan politik kian mendapat perhatian dalam forum politik. Objektif kajian untuk menilai tahap struktur pengetahuan politik dari 1) dimensi maklumat demokrasi, 2) dimensi maklumat pilihan raya dan 3) dimensi maklumat parti politik dalam konteks pengundi muda baharu di Malaysia. Penyelidikan kuantitatif ini menggunakan kaedah survei fokus kepada 547 responden yang berusia 18-26 tahun di seluruh Malaysia dari Zon Utara, Timur, Barat, Selatan dan Borneo. Kajian ini melaporkan pengundi muda baharu di Malaysia mempunyai tahap pengetahuan politik yang tinggi terutama bagi maklumat demokrasi dan maklumat pilihan raya. Namun, tahap pengetahuan maklumat parti politik dalam kalangan responden dilaporkan di tahap sederhana. Kajian ini mencadangkan agar Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya Malaysia menganjurkan outreach program dengan kerjasama Kementerian Pendidikan Tinggi, Kementerian Pendidikan Malaysia dan Kementerian Belia dan Sukan. Kandungan program ini untuk kempen kesedaran mengundi dan inisiatif strategik untuk meningkatkan jaringan pengundi muda baharu dengan entiti kerajaan. Memuatnaik foto, mencipta kandungan di media baharu dan tag media baharu milik entiti kerajaan ini mampu mencetus data tetapan algoritma di media baharu. Ini adalah strategi ‘gesaan’ (prompt) kepada tetapan algoritma untuk mencadangkan kandungan berunsur politik dalam media baharu pengundi muda baharu. Hal ini membantu pengundi muda baharu di Malaysia yang kurang minat politik untuk mendapat pendedahan maklumat politik melalui maklumat polisi kerajaan.
Naratif Politik ‘Khianat’ Dalam Pilihan Raya Umum Ke-15 (PRU15): Analisis 11 Kerusi Parlimen Panas
Authors: Abdul Razak Shahidah , Aziz Fadhirul Hisham , Ismail Mohd Faiz , Mohd Mokhtar Norashikin
Published: June 2024

Artikel ini berhujah bahawa Pilihan Raya Umum ke-15 (PRU15) yang diadakan pada November 2022 merupakan satu titik perubahan bagi Pakatan Harapan (PH) terutama sekali PKR untuk merampas kembali 11 kerusi ahli parlimen mereka yang telah berpaling tadah sewaktu ‘Langkah Sheraton’. Dihujahkan bahawa naratif khianat telah dibangkitkan sebagai satu strategi mobilisasi yang mampan dalam usaha untuk mengukuhkan semula identifikasi kepartian dalam konteks PH-PKR sebagai satu simbol untuk menggugat keberadaan rejim hibrid. Objektif kajian ini adalah untuk melihat sejauhmanakah PKR mengolah naratif politik khianat untuk mengukuhkan kedudukan kepartian mereka di dalam konteks PRU15. Kajian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif deskriptif sebagai teknik untuk mengumpul, memperoleh, dan menganalisis data. Penulis juga berkesempatan untuk menjadikan kajian lapangan sebagai salah satu teknik untuk memperoleh data primer dengan mengunjungi beberapa kawasan Parlimen yang terpilih dan berkaitan dengan kajian penulis. Hasil kajian ini mendapati bahawa naratif politik yang dibangkitkan oleh PKR telah berjaya diolah dan hasilnya PKR berjaya merampas kembali beberapa buah kerusi tradisi mereka. Kajian ini mempersembahkan satu kerangka baharu di dalam konteks kajian pilihan raya dan politik Malaysia di mana ia dilihat sebagai satu platform yang berpotensi untuk dijadikan rujukan umum dan rujukan dasar.
Colour Reading Speech Kit (Tubana Kit) as a Therapy Tool for Students with Special Needs at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Seremban 2, Seremban, Negeri Sembilan
Authors: Nazir Faridah , Jano Zanariah , Ramdzan Ali Al Amirul Eimer , Toha Abdul Jalil
Published: June 2024

The Color Reading Speech Kit (Tubana Kit) is provided to improve the skills of listening, speaking, reading, observation, concentration, and interest and reduce the stress of students in special education schools. This kit consists of two items, namely activities for tongue twister training in the form of software and English and Malay activities and coloring books. This study was conducted through collaboration with the Mobile Book Café as the industry collaborator and Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Seremban 2, as the community collaborator. The respondents comprised 14 special needs students, i.e. 7 students from the Malay Language class and 7 students from the English Language Class. Despite having learning disabilities, these special needs students are still able to read and write. All the students in the Malay Language and English class have profited from the Tubana Kit's knowledge transfer, according to the results obtained after utilizing it. The pupil now speaks and behaves better, with better pronunciation. Their vocabulary and articulation in both Malay and English are also on par. The use of coloring books and activities in both Malay and English has improved vocabulary usage among students who typically have low vocabulary. Indeed, SMK Seremban 2 children with special needs have demonstrated the effectiveness of the Tubana Kit as a therapy tool in both Malay and English languages.
Exploring The Impact of Digital Technology Transformation in Islamic Education: The Islamic Education Teachers Perspective
Authors: Azman Nor Alniza , Hamzah Mohd Isa , Abd Razak Khadijah
Published: June 2024

The empowerment of digital education is one of the government’s reforms to ensuring that Malaysia’s education system remains relevant. However, some teachers still do not recognise the significance of adopting digital technology, resulting in the rejection of a few Islamic education teachers. Thus, the purpose of this study is to investigate how Islamic education teachers perceive the impact of digital technology use in the classroom. Using a case study design and a qualitative research approach, the study included five Islamic education teachers who are proficient in digital technology and were chosen by a snowball sampling process. Interviews, in-person observations, and audio-visual analysis were used to gather data. Using NVIVO 14 software, the data was subjected to a thematic analysis. Credibility, transferability, and dependability are ensured for qualitative research data by triangulation, member check and peer review, rich and thick audit trail, and inter-rater. The study’s aims, which include improved productivity in the classroom; problem-solving efficacy; quick access to information; and more systematic data management, are addressed via four main themes and eight sub-themes. It is intended that this study will offer a viewpoint that encourages Islamic education teachers to make the most of digital technology in the classroom and in day-to-day operations.
Examining the Influence of Communication Technology, Image Technicalities, and Image Narrative on Environmental Awareness in the Digital Age: A Study of Worlds Top 20 Environmental Photography Winners 2020
Authors: Mat Husain Mohd Pirdaus , Ali Mohd Nor Shahizan , Ahmad Rizal Ammar Redza
Published: June 2024

In today's digital era, photography has experienced a transformative shift, revolutionizing how we capture, share, and engage with images. Advancements in technology and the widespread availability of digital devices have made photography more accessible than ever. This has resulted in a proliferation of visual content across various platforms, shaping our visual culture and influencing societal perceptions. With the rise of social media and online platforms, photography has become a powerful tool for self-expression, storytelling, and documentation. Therefore, the main objective of this research is to identify the relationship between communication technology, image technicalities, and image narrative in documentary photographic images World Top 20 Environmental Photography Winner 2020 to audience awareness in the digital age. A quantitative approach (content analysis) was used to answer the study's objectives. The study data set was analyzed using IBM SPSS software version 27 to see whether there is a significant relationship. The study results found that the highest βeta value was the narrative image variable of 0.939, followed by the βeta value of the technical image of 0.035, and the last is the βeta value of the communication technology of 0.025. This suggests that image narrative variables are significantly related to interpreting documentary photo images of environmental issues that shape consciousness. The study's implications are anticipated to provide stakeholders insights into the critical elements of photography, serving as a guide for producing high-quality photographic images with meaningful content and effectively educating the public about environmental issues.
Peranan dan Pengaruh Kecerdasan Buatan (AI) terhadap Industri Periklanan di Malaysia
Authors: Agil Hamimda , Ahmad Abdul Latiff , Azlan Arina Anis
Published: June 2024

Kemajuan ketara dalam inovasi teknologi telah mentransformasikan pelbagai tugasan yang dahulunya dilakukan secara manual dan konvensional. Perubahan ini telah menjadikan teknologi kecerdasan buatan (AI) digunakan secara meluas dalam periklanan untuk meningkatkan kecekapan dan memenuhi permintaan pasaran. Berbanding dengan penghasilan iklan konvensional, AI dilihat sebagai teknologi yang banyak memudahkan proses secara optimum, penyelenggaraan yang minimum, pembantu maya, mengesan penipuan serta turut berfungsi sebagai pengesan anomali. Bagaimanapun, kebimbangan terhadap kesan AI terhadap proses pengiklanan semakin meningkat kerana berlakunya perubahan fungsinya yang dianggap lebih sistematik dan pantas. Terdapat risiko dan kesan buruk penggunaan AI dalam periklanan yang menyebabkan keengganan pemain industri untuk menerima pakai teknologi ini. Justeru, kajian ini dijalankan untuk melihat peranan dan pengaruh AI serta cabarannya terhadap industri periklanan dengan mengambil kira beberapa risiko moral dan kebimbangan privasi melalui kaedah temubual mendalam dengan 11 pengamal periklanan di Malaysia. Pengamal periklanan yang dipilih adalah berdasarkan pengalaman mereka berdepan dengan teknologi ini, yang akhirnya memberikan dapatan yang holistik terhadap kajian. Terdapat empat tema yang dicerap berdasarkan sesi temubual dan tema-tema tersebut mencakupi implikasi aplikasi AI dalam industri periklanan serta isu-isu yang melibatkan etika. Kajian ini turut mencadangkan beberapa ruang baharu yang boleh diterokai pada masa hadapan seperti langkah untuk mengelakkan risiko moral dan cara terbaik untuk mengkaji semula isu berkenaan hak cipta.
Tema dan Isu Induk Perbahasan Akidah dalam Al-Muqaddimāt Karya Muhammad bin Yūsuf Al-Sanūsī
Authors: Mohamad Darwi Mohd Firdaus , Khairuddin Wan Haslan , Mahmood Abdull Rahman
Published: June 2024

Al-Muqaddimāt merupakan salah satu karya akidah Muhammad bin Yūsuf al-Sanūsī yang masyhur. Walaubagaimanapun, tema dan isu perbahasan yang dimuatkan di dalam karya tersebut dilihat amat berbeza dengan karya-karya akidah lain. Ini kerana perbahasan ilāhiyyāt, nubūwwāt dan samʻiyyāt yang menjadi perbahasan utama akidah tidak diperbahaskan secara khusus di dalamnya. Justeru, artikel ini dihasilkan bagi melihat secara mendalam apakah tema dan isu induk yang terdapat dalam al-Muqaddimāt selain menonjolkan hubungkait karya tersebut dengan karya-karya akidah lain serta peranannya dalam kajian-kajian akidah. Objektif dan perbincangan yang diketengahkan melalui artikel ini ialah: [i] pengenalan terhadap al-Muqaddimāt; [ii] tema dan isu perbahasan akidah dalam al-Muqaddimāt; dan [iii] peranan serta kepentingan al-Muqaddimāt dalam kajian akidah. Penulisan artikel ini dilakukan berasaskan kajian kualitatif dengan metode analisis kandungan terhadap al-Muqaddimāt berserta huraiannya yang berjudul Sharḥ al-Muqaddimāt yang juga merupakan karya al-Sanūsī. Selain itu, karya-karya ulama lain yang berkaitan dengan perbincangan juga dilihat bagi mengukuhkan analisis. Dapatan awal mendapati bahawa al-Muqaddimāt berserta huraiannya merupakan salah satu dari lima karya akidah utama al-Sanūsī yang digelar al-Silsilah al-ʻAqdiyyah al-Sanūsiyyah (rantaian karya-karya akidah al-Sanūsī). Ia berperanan sebagai pengantar kepada karya-karya akidah dan ilmu Kalam yang berteraskan fahaman Ahli Sunah Waljamaah. Memahami kandungan al-Muqaddimāt secara mendalam dilihat menjadi pemangkin kepada pemahaman akidah yang benar menerusi karya-karya lain. Justeru, pemahaman akidah melalui karya-karya lain amat bergantung kepada pemahaman kandungan al-Muqaddimāt terlebih dahulu kerana peranannya sebagai pengantar.
An Assessment of How Polokwane Local Municipality Executes their Mandate in Water Supply to Matlou and Letsokoane Residents
Authors: Molote Phuti Ignatius , Moeti Kabelo Boikhutso
Published: June 2024

The main aim of this study is to assess water supply in general and specifically to “assess on how the Polokwane municipality executes their mandate in terms of water supply to Matlou and Letsokoane Residents. This was done on a case study about Matlou and Letsokoane inhabitants were chosen as a setting for the study. A mixed method approach was used for the study combining structured questionnaires and open-ended interviews. The findings of the study have showed that there is poor water supply to two affected rural communities by the Polokwane local municipality . Amongst contributing factors the increase in population growth in that area is a major problem as well as residents tampering with infrastructure , theft and no interventions by political representatives when there is no water. This has resulted in inadequate provision of clean water resources . Water supply Value chain model has been proposed emanating from the findings of the research study to be implemented by the Polokwane local municipality to curb the problem of water supply to the rural communities. Lessons that can be learned from this study include the following: consultation with the communities through ward councilors which include educational aspect such as preservation of water as a source of human life, providing a compelling case for concertizing the community with an attempt to reduce illegal activities as cited in the study regarding the steeling of water taps.
Thyroid status in patients with early stages of cancer of various localization
Authors: Bandovkina V. A. , Frantsiyants E. M. , Salatova A. M. , Еngibaryan M. A. , Volkova V. L. , Cheryarina N. D.
Published: June 2024

Purpose of the study. To determine the thyroid status of primary cancer patients in the early stages of uterine body cancer, kidney cancer, breast cancer, skin melanoma and lung cancer without a history of endocrine pathology.

Patients and methods. The content levels of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), thyroid hormones (THs) T4 and T3 of total and free forms were determined in the blood serum by RIA method in 132 patients with breast cancer, uterine body cancer, lung cancer, kidney cancer and skin melanoma (average age 55 years). The comparison group consisted of practically healthy donors.

Results. Only in skin melanoma, serum TSH levels were reduced by 1.5 times (p < 0.05). The T4 content was reduced by 1.4–1.7 times (p < 0.05) in uterine body cancer and kidney cancer, increased in lung cancer patients and 16 % of breast cancer patients by 1.4–1.7 times though (p < 0.05). A 1.3–1.5‑fold low (p < 0.05) T3 level was found in breast cancer, kidney cancer, and skin melanoma, while an 1.6‑fold increase (p < 0.05) was found in uterine body cancer. The revealed changes in THs by the type of clinical hyperthyroidism are an increase of 1.8 times (p < 0.05) FT3 on the background of low TSH in the blood in patients with skin melanoma, and by the type of hyperthyroxinemia in patients with lung cancer and breast cancer, consisting in increased concentrations of T4 and FT3, and with free and total T3 levels in patients uterine body cancer, as well as FT4, without changes in TSH in the blood serum of patients, may be associated with the features of malignant pathology, since it is known that THs are proliferation stimulants and can build up in tumors.

Conclusion. The development of a malignant tumor even in the early stages of the disease is perceived by the body as a threat for homeostasis and the response to the occurrence of neoplasm is the reaction of the hypothalamicpituitary-thyroid regulatory axis. As an outcome, patients develop euthyroid disorder syndrome.
Features of differentiation and individualization of criminal liability of women
Authors: Latysheva L. A.
Published: June 2024

Gender specificity and the special social status of women determine a slightly different approach to the implementation of criminal liability than other categories of persons. In this context, we are talking about differentiation and individualization of the criminal liability of women. Through an analysis of the main features of criminal liability, tools that are important for implementing a differentiated approach and individualizing criminal liability are identified, in particular criminal punishment and other measures of a criminal legal nature. It has been established that the criterion for differentiation is the gender aspect, which is reflected in the amount and types of punishments and other criminal legal measures applied to women. In turn, the criterion for individualization is taking into account the characteristics, specific needs, and problems of individual categories of women. In this regard, female criminals are divided into separate subcategories depending on a number of criteria, which are: age, health, ability to work, reproductive function, etc. In a particular study, the emphasis is on taking into account the reproductive function of a woman. The final part of the work presents a number of recommendations for improving criminal legislation in the field of implementing a differentiated approach to the implementation of criminal liability for women.
Expert Errors Transformation in the Context of New Digital Objects Emergence
Authors: Shikhalieva S. Z.
Published: June 2024

The emergence of digital traces as potentially new and complex objects in forensic expert science has led to the natural appearance of several errors made by experts in their research. The monitoring and analysis of judicial and expert practice made it possible to formulate the most obvious subjective and objective errors of judicial experts dictated by a number of both external and internal factors. The essence of each of the errors, the content, theoretical and practical significance of their identification and elimination for expert practice and forensic expert science in general are described.
Para una crítica del texto digital: literatura, filología y redes
Authors: Fiormonte Domenico
Published: June 2024

Cuando ya la etiqueta “Humanidades Digitales” empieza a parecer un pleonasmo para algunos, como antes fue la astronomía y la astronomía digital, mientras a otros se les aparece aún como la gallina de los huevos de oro, es tiempo, más que nunca, de observar atentamente la transparencia y señalar todos los colores de la tecnología que tiñen cualquiera de nuestras prácticas epistémicas cotidianas. Molesta hacer notar que “digital” rima con “comercial” por fuera y por dentro, como también “tecnología” con “ideología” y “crítica” con “política” (gobierno de la polis). Nuestros estudiantes nos dicen que ese análisis no es profesionalizante… Otros, que la investigación nada tiene que ver… Nosotros trabajamos por construir una conciencia mediática en la era digital: desde las aulas y desde las pantallas, con análisis en silencio y a gritos. Por eso leemos siempre con atención las palabras de Domenico Fiormonte y ahora en este libro que retoma y actualiza algunos de sus grandes temas de reflexión: las construcciones epistémicas del Sur, la codificación como hermenéutica, la edición científica digital, el elogio y alabanza de una filología digital. Y es que “veinte años no es nada”, pero vingt ans après es necesario hacer balance de las promesas incumplidas por las llamadas Digital Humanities, más aún cuando se convierten de forma automática en “Humanidades Digitales” como imitación (simiesca), pura angustia de legitimación colonial, o más bien “hipercolonial”. El giro global de la big tent de las H.D. se inclina hacia el Norte: sus estándares resultan benéficos cuando ofrecen la posibilidad de la interoperabilidad y el intercambio, pero funcionan como una forma más o menos evidente de imposición cultural. Obediencia o exclusión.
BARBUDO FILIGRANA Capito auratus DEPREDANDO A UN POLLUELO
Authors: Pérez Steeven
Published: June 2024

Reporto un evento de depredación de un polluelo de paserino por un Barbudo Filigrana Capito auratus observado en la Amazonía sur de Ecuador.
The effect of interleukin-10 gene polymorphism in the formation of deep disorders of vaginal microbiocenosis in bacterial vaginosis
Authors:   Bukhara State Medical Institute, Rakhmatullaeva Makhfuza M.
Published: June 2024

Background: Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is a common vaginal infection that causes significant gynecological and obstetric morbidity. Despite modern methods and treatment regimens, BV therapy remains a difficult task due to high rates of relapses, which amount to 60% within a year after treatment. This problem, in part, can be solved by assessing the individual genetic characteristics of the organism associated with the presence of allelic variants of the immune system genes that determine the constitutional possibility of a high or low level of synthesis of the corresponding immunocompetent molecules (cytokines, pattern-recognition receptors, etc.). The aim of the study: To determine the significance of the polymorphism -1082 G/A (rs1800896) of the gene IL-10 in the formation of various molecular biological profiles of vaginal microbiocenosis in bacterial vaginosis. Materials and methods: 195 women of reproductive age were examined, including 100 patients with bacterial vaginosis and 95 conditionally healthy women with vaginal normocenosis. The state of vaginal microbiocenosis was assessed by microscopic and molecular biological methods. The polymorphism -1082 G/A (rs1800896) of the IL-10 gene was genotyped using polymerase chain reaction and detection of amplification products on an electrophoresis gel. Results: Genotype G/G was more common in women with the prevalence of obligate-anaerobic microorganisms in the microbiocenosis (21.2%, p=0.046), genotype G/A – in women with severe mixed dysbiosis (61.3%, p=0.023). In women with a predominance of facultative anaerobes Gardnerella vaginalis and Atopobium vaginae in the microbiocenosis, there was no significant difference in the distribution of genotypes (p>0.05). Conclusion: The carriage of allelic variants -1082G (rs1800896) of the gene IL-10 is associated with deeper disorders of vaginal microbiocenosis, which suggests their use as markers that increase the effectiveness of the diagnosis of recurrent forms of bacterial vaginosis.
The Performance of Drought Indices on Maize Production in Northern Nigeria Using Artificial Neural Network Model
Authors: Adepoju Adedayo A. , Ogundunmade Tayo P. , Adenuga Grace O
Published: June 2024

Drought is widely known to put the ecosystem at risk. It ensues when there is a major rainfall shortage that causes hydrological discrepancies and alters the land productive structures. The degree of rainfall influences the growth and harvests of maize, particularly where irrigation is not practicable. In some parts of northern Nigeria, rainfall is unpredictable and often lower than the quantity needed for a viable crop. For the detection, classification, and control of drought conditions, drought indices are used. There has been notable progress in the last few years in terms of modelling droughts by utilizing statistical or physical models. Despite the successes documented by most of these approaches; a plain, effective, and well-built statistical model is the artificial neural network (ANN). The use of artificial neural networks (ANN) to evaluate the impact of drought indices on maize output in the 17 northern Nigerian states is presented in this research. For a 25-year period from 1993 to 2018, observed annual data of drought indices, RDI, and the Palmer drought indices, which comprise SCPDSI, SCPHDI, and SCWLPM, as well as maize yield (measured in tonnes) in Northern states of Nigeria. The ANN model was evaluated using several activation functions (sigmoid, hyperbolic tangent, and rectified linear unit), hidden layers (1, 2, and 3), and training sets (70%, 80%, and 90%). The Mean Square Error (MSE) was employed to evaluate each ANN model's performance. In summary, most of the states' lowest mean square errors (MSEs) were generated via RELU.  Also, as the training percentage increases, the mean square error increases.
SOLVING BASIC BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS FOR AN ORTHOTROPIC LAYER
Authors: Zinovieiev I. V. , Dzundza N. S.
Published: June 2024

We consider the first, second basic and mixed boundary value problems of the linear theory of elasticity for a homogeneous orthotropic layer of constant thickness. The layer is subjected to a surface load. There are no internal forces. It is required to determine the stresses and displacements at an arbitrary point of the layer, assuming plane deformation. The solutions to the problem are constructed. The solution to the problem is sought in the space of transformants of the one-dimensional integral Fourier transform, where the relationship between the transformants of the stress function and the transformants of displacements and stresses is established. The desired values are expressed through four auxiliary functions that are associated with the stress and displacement transforms at the upper boundary. To obtain the true values of stresses and displacements at the points of the orthotropic layer, the inverse integral Fourier transform is applied to the found stress and displacement transforms. Numerical solutions for specific cases are obtained and the results are analyzed.
ASYMPTOTIC REPRESENTATION OF SOLUTIONS CLOSE TO LINEAR DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS OF THE THIRD ORDER
Authors: Sharai N. V. , Shinkarenko V. M.
Published: June 2024

In the work, using the a priori properties of the Pω(λ0) class of solutions, the conditions for the existence of one class of solutions in the binomial non-autonomous of a differential equation of the third order with a nonlinearity close in some sense to linear, in the critical case, namely when λ0 = ±∞. Asymptotic at t↑ω (ω ≤ +∞) images for such solutions and their derivatives of the first and second order in the case λ0 = ±∞. Proven for of the nonlinear equation, the lemma and the theorem are transferred to linear differential equations of the third order with asymptotically small coefficients. The transferred results do not contradict, and to some extent, complement known results regarding the asymptotic behavior of solutions of linear differential equations of the third order.
Acute Ischemic Stroke and Metabolic Syndrome Comorbidity
Authors: Varol Sefer
Published: June 2024

Aim
Cerebrovascular diseases (CVD) lead to serious disabilities and loss of labor in societyin addition to mortality. Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a group of known metabolic risk factors such as high blood pressure, dyslipidemia, glucose intolerance, or high blood sugar, due to insulin resistance.
The present study aimed to investigate MetS and its components in acute ischemic stroke patients and analyze these components as risk factors.
MATERIAL-METHOD
The study was conducted with 80 patients, 46 males and 34 females, who were admitted to the Taksim Training and Research Hospital Neurology Clinic with acute ischemic stroke diagnosis between April and October 2007 within the first 48 hours of the disease onset. The presence of MetS was investigated in 80 patients, including large artery atherosclerosis (BAA), small artery occlusion (CAO), and cardioembolic disease (CE).
FINDINGS
MetS was determined in 48 patients out of 80. TheMetSpresence rate was 60%. The analysis of the MetS rates in disease groups revealed that the highest rate was in 30 of 39 BAA patients (76.90%). The mean MS criterion count was statistically significantly higher in theBAA group when compared to the CE and CAO groups. A statistically significant difference was determined between the abdominal obesity distributionsin BAA, CE, KAO groups. A statistically significant difference was determined between the MS presence in the BAA, CE, CAO groups.
CONCLUSION
Certain modifiable stroke risk factors are included in a cluster of risk factors called MetS. Efforts to reduce theMetS parameters could be effective in stroke prevention.
Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis with ophthalmic involvement: A Case report and Literature Review
Authors: A Ajim , S Moumni , C Belhaj , W Elkhattabi , H Arfaoui , N Bougteb , H Jabri , MH Afif
Published: June 2024

Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA), previously known as Churg-Strauss syndrome, is a systemic necrotizing vasculitis primarily affecting small blood vessels. It is characterized by extravascular eosinophilic granulomas, peripheral eosinophilia, and often coexists with asthma. This rare condition can affect individuals of any gender and age, presenting with a variety of multisystemic symptoms. Prognosis is largely influenced by cardiac involvement, evaluated using the Five-Factor Score (FFS) to guide treatment decisions. Respiratory manifestations, particularly severe and corticosteroid-dependent asthma, are common in EGPA and may aid in its early diagnosis. In this case report, we describe a patient with an uncontrolled asthma admitted for moderate asthma exacerbation. Clinical examination revealed ocular redness and skin lesions, along with hypereosinophilia on assessment and reticulo-micronodular infiltrates on chest CT scan. EGPA diagnosis was confirmed based on the ACR 1990 criteria, wich have been updated and substituted with more objective criteria in 2022. According to the FFS score, the patient underwent systemic corticosteroid therapy in conjunction with azathioprine, leading to an overall favorable outcome over a 3-year follow-up period.
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Authors: JCEC
Published: June 2024

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Effect of Crop Establishment Methods and Weed Management Practices on Productivity and Bioenergetics of Rice
Authors: Yadav Sonu , Kumari Gayatri , Patil Sushant Sukumar , Reddy Chinthakuntla Sudharshan , . Barkha , Bokado Kangujam
Published: June 2024

Background: SRI and aerobic rice are one of the techniques of growing rice under water scarcity areas where meeting water requirement is becoming a global threat. Weeds are another threat to yield of rice irrespective of different establishment methods. Until checked, it can decline rice yield and quality up to more than 70%. SRI and aerobic rice have different densities of weeds and integrated weed management can be applied to suppress the weeds. Considering the current scenario, research was conducted to investigate growth, yield and bioenergetics of rice under different establishment methods and weed management. Methods: The experiment entitled “Effect of crop establishment methods and weed management practices on productivity and bioenergetics of rice” was carried out in split plot design with main plots, viz., M1- aerobic rice (AR) and M2- system of rice intensification (SRI) and five subplots W1- pre-emergence (pendimethalin @1 kg a.i ha-1) fb post-emergence (bispyribac-sodium @20g a.i ha-1) (PE+POE), W2- pre-emergence (pendimethalin @1 kg a.i ha-1) fb cono weeding at 15, 30, and 45 DAT/ DAS (PE+CW), W3- weed free (WF), W4- weedy check (WC), W5- stale seedbed followed by post-emergence herbicide (bispyribac-sodium 10% SC 20 g a.i ha-1) (SSB+POE) in split plot design with three replications taking the variety ‘Pusa Basmati-1121’ as a test crop. Result: Among the establishment methods, SRI recorded significantly higher growth attributes like plant height and dry matter production and yield attributes like number of panicles per hill, panicle length, number of grains per panicle, test weight, grain yield, straw yield, biological yield, and harvest index. Among the weed management treatments, WF recorded significantly higher growth attributes like plant height, number of tillers per hill, dry matter production and yield attributes like number of panicles per hill, panicle length, number of grains per panicle, test weight, grain yield, straw yield, biological yield, and harvest index that was followed by treatment PE+CW. Maximum net return and B:C ratio was observed in the treatment combinations M2W2- SRI + (PE+CW). The maximum total energy input was found in the treatment combination M1W1- AR+ (PE+POE) and the maximum total energy output was found in the treatment combination M2W3- SRI + WF. The energy intensiveness was observed to be maximum in the treatment combination M1W4- AR + WC and the maximum energy efficiency index was observed in the treatment combination M2W3- SRI+WF.