bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
La divergencia entre el español y el árabe al respeto de la Aspectualidad y Temporalidad “Estudio Contrastivo”
Authors: Farhan Khaleel Owain
Published: January 2023

Applying grammatical rules of foreign languages regarding Time and Aspect to the Arabic language caused several problems, one of which led Orientalists to annul temporality in the Arabic language and consider it a language of aspectuality. This criterion has many fallacies, since each language differs from the other according to the syntactic and morphological norms, even in the structuring of the verbal system of each of them.
the use of big data mining to improve the quality of forecasting cash flows for companies listed in the Iraq stock exchange
Authors: Mardan Dr. Zaid Aed , Salman Noor Hamza , Hamed Dhafer Abdullah
Published: January 2023

This study aims to improve the quality of financial reports by providing information about future cash flows as important information that benefits decision makers. By testing the effect of using the data mining method on improving the quality of big data using one of its tools based on neural network models and fuzzy logic, this method has proven its worth in solving many accounting problems. and to predict future cash flows. Publicly available data and data mining techniques were used to predict the cash flows of the companies listed in the Iraq Stock Exchange, through the use of a scientific model that can be justified in theory and applied practically on actual data, which leads to an increase in the accuracy of forecasting cash flows
AN IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS OF THE USABILITY OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES IN THE PREVENTION OF BANKING FRAUDS
Authors: Mongia Anoushka
Published: January 2023

Banks have given a superior method for peopling to set aside and store cash. With the appearance of banks, installment and store strategies became more helpful than previously. However, robberies torment banks, causing millions of dollars in harm. These robberies have hurt the existence of thousands of organizations from one side of the planet to the other. Robbery is expanding quickly as innovation progresses, yet mechanical ideas, such as computerized reasoning and AI, have helped organizations and people manage these issues. Organizations utilize artificial reasoning to follow these burglaries, from legitimate client verification to different level security checks. Computer-based intelligence is ending up a superior method for combatting these robberies. This article examined the most well-known sorts of robbery and how to forestall them utilizing artificial intelligence.
Euronews ve The New York Times Örnekleri Üzerinden Sürükleyici (Immersive) Gazeteciliğin Analizi
Authors: YENİCELER KORTAK İrem
Published: January 2023

Sanal gerçeklik teknolojileri dijital dönüşümün neticesinde giderek kendini geliştirmekte ve birçok alanın içerisine dahil olabilmektedir. Bu teknolojinin gazeteciliğin içine girmesinin sonucunda da farklı anlatı türleri ortaya çıkmaktadır. Sarmal (immersive) gazetecilik, sözü edilen anlatı türlerinden biri olarak kendini göstermektedir. Immersive kelimesi sarmal, sarmalayan, üç boyutlu, sürükleyici gibi farklı anlamlarda kullanılmakta ancak gazetecilik ile bir arada değerlendirildiğinde tam olarak Türkçe karşılığı bulunmamaktadır. Çalışmada bu sebeple yaygın olarak tercih edilen sarmal gazetecilik terimi kullanılmıştır. Sanal gerçeklik teknolojilerinin sunduğu imkânlar doğrultusunda gerçekleştirilen bu gazetecilik türü günümüzde ağırlıklı olarak 360° ile izlemeye imkân tanıyan görüntülerden oluşmaktadır. Bu kapsamda çalışmada 360° görüntülerle haberlerini oluşturan Euronews ve The New York Times incelenerek her iki haber mecrasının YouTube üzerinden yükledikleri haber videoları içerik analizi yöntemiyle değerlendirilmiştir. Çalışmanın sonucunda 360° haber videolarının ağırlıklı olarak kültür-sanat ve seyahat konularında verildiği, mecraların 360° haber videoları yükleme sıklıklarının yıllar içerisinde farklılaştığı ve her iki mecranın da haberlerini benzer sürelerde sundukları saptanmıştır.
Skena “Teras Kolektif”: Dinamika Kolektiva dan Resistensi Musik Mahasiswa
Authors: Adiprasetio Justito , Larasati Annisa Winda
Published: January 2023

Teras Kolektif is a music collective that is active in Jatinangor, carrying the spirit of punk and the culture of Do It Yourself. But unlike other punk scenes, Teras Kolektif does not carry the essentialist burden which is always obedient to the puritanism of music and other identity standards. Teras Kolektif scene arises from the anxiety of students who want a space where a frame of “old-fashioned” morality does not tie them up. This study relies on participatory ethnography as a methodology, with the aim of capturing the dynamics and various behavioral pattern of the Teras Kolektif. Data collection techniques were also strengthened by in depth interviews with 18 subjects consisting of actors as well as those who intersected directly with Teras Kolektif activities. The findings of this study are that the Teras Kolektif is a student public sphere, where not only music is mixed, but also where political discussion and education take place. Teras Kolektif also succeeded in becoming a space for discourse exchange between students on various campuses. There are things that need to be evaluated by Teras Kolektif as a progressive collective: the hyper-masculine character that is at risk of damaging the spirit that they carry, also related to the regeneration of the Teras Kolektif to maintain its existence and consistency going forward.
Gamifikasi Sistem Kerja dan Siasat Pengemudi Gojek
Authors: Wicaksono Devita Aditya
Published: January 2023

This study aims to identify how gamification is in the work system of Gojek and how its drivers handle it. This study was conducted through observations and interviews with Gojek drivers operating in Yogyakarta. Based on the concept of sharing economy and gamification, this study revealed that the gamification work system blurs the boundaries between working and playing. A driver's job is not just taking passengers, delivering goods or food. However, it is like playing a "game". The driver has to calculate the mission, target points, bonus, and performance to earn income. The driver is also feared of termination of business partnership termination if he/she violates the applicable rules. This gamification system is closely related to the "partnership" between the driver and the Gojek company. Instead of having an equal relationship, this relationship creates the illusion of freedom and gamification of the work system and the lure of a bonus. Thus, this gap can be exploited by Gojek.
Pagbalangkas: Issues and opportunities on natural heritage sustainability of Samar Island Natural Park (SINP), Philippines - Basis for inclusive organizational management framework
Authors: Andalecio Avi Ben Pestañas , Mercado Jame Monren T. , Granado Gezzez Giezi G. , Zerrudo Eric B.
Published: January 2023

Pagbalangkas is a Filipino term, which means formulation or conceptualization. And in the conceptualization of a place branding strategy, such as the UNESCO World Heritage Site (WHS), stakeholders, specifically the government sector, must understand different factors and aspects of sustainable development. This study explicated the different issues and opportunities for conservation, and sustainable development, specifically for Samar Island Natural Park (SINP), Philippines. Specifically, the study also determines the associations of different efforts mandated and implemented by different government agencies both from the national and local, assessing the impacts and effects of current and potential plans and programs for conserving and sustaining SINP as a future UNESCO WHS and to conceptualized a framework that would highlight the basic factors on place branding development based on the case of SINP. The research used a qualitative-case study design, specifically by measuring information through focus group discussion (FGD) and content analysis on available government-issued documents. Participants from the FGD were representatives from different government agencies from the national, regional, local, and people’s organizations. The gathered information was analyzed through a repertory grid. Based on the research, conceptualizing a place branding development, such as UNESCO WHS, must determine the government organizations, institutions, and systems framework, situation analysis of the place and its community, issues, and opportunities manifested.
PERBANDINGAN KINERJA KEUANGAN PERUSAHAAN SEKTOR MAKANAN DAN MINUMAN SEBELUM COVID-19 DAN PADA MASA COVID-19
Authors: Gunawan Felicia Hartanti
Published: January 2023

This study aims to compare the company's financial performance as measured by financial ratios (profitability ratios, liquidity ratios, solvency ratios, and activity ratios.) The method used in this research is descriptive statistics with secondary data collection from the 2019 and 2020 quarterly financial reports. Sampling using the purposive sampling method and the sample in this study were 23 food and beverage sector companies listed on the IDX in 2019 and 2020. The normality test in This study used the Kolmogorov-Smirnov method and it was concluded that the data were not normally distributed so that the non-parametric Wilcoxon signed rank test was used. The results of this study indicate that of the four financial ratios, the one that had a significant difference before and during the pandemic were profitability ratio and liquidity ratio. Meanwhile, based on the analysis of solvency ratio and activity ratio, it shows that there were no significant differences before and during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Role of Job Satisfaction in Bridging Organizational Culture, Servant Leadership, Self Leadership, and Compensation with Employee Performance
Authors: Devi Ardana Prakasita
Published: January 2023

Information technology is a set of tools that can help someone in working with information andperforming tasks related to information data processing. Business competition is increasingly following the development of this era, causing many companies faced with a situation where they must be able to overcome the problems they face quickly. Currently CV Inti Computer company located in the Kediri area is more likely to use information processing systems based on computer desktop applications because inaddition to providing convenience for users can also provide information quickly, relevant, timely,complete, understandable and proven truth. In connection with this matter how employees can work well with the role of job satisfaction in bridging organizational culture, servant leadership, self leadership, and compensation for employee performance. So with that in mind, this study aims to investigate the influenceof organizational culture, servant leadership, self leadership, and compensation to employee performance. Respondents in this study were 30 employees of CV Inti Computer. Data collection methods used were using a questionnaire and in analyzing the data using structural equation modelling analysis with partial least square. The results of this study indicate that there is a partially insignificant influence of organizational culture on employee performance, insignificant influence of servant leadership on job satisfaction, insignificant influence of servant leadership on employee performance, significant influence ofself leadership on job satisfaction, significant influence of self leadership on employee performance , the significant effect of compensation on job satisfaction, the significant effect of compensation on employee performance, and the significant effect of job satisfaction on employee performance.
The mental health effects of eco-anxiety – a systematic review of quantitative research
Authors:   The University of New England, Lykins Amy , Tognela Joey , Robinson Kylie , Ryan Rosie , Tully Phillip
Published: January 2023

Review question / Objective: The aim of the review is to synthesise findings from quantitative studies that investigate ecological grief, eco-anxiety, and climate-anxiety in relation to self-reported mental health. Population of interest: The general adult population aged 18 years. Exposure (risk factor): The exposure is defined as the presence of any ecological grief, eco-anxiety, and/or climate-anxiety that is quantified either before, concurrently, or after a mental health symptom (e.g. depression, and/or anxiety - see Outcomes). As ecological grief, eco-anxiety, and climate-anxiety are relatively new concepts that lack a standard definition, we will include validated and emerging unvalidated self-report measures of these constructs, as well as closely related constructs; solastalgia, eco- and climate-grief, eco- and climate-guilt, eco- and climate-distress, eco- and climate-despair, eco- and climate-worry. Ineligible exposures are detrimental environmental events (e.g. flood, bushfire, drought) or climatic conditions (e.g. ambient temperatures) or distress related to psychosocial impacts of environmental events (e.g. loss of income or housing due to landslide). Comparator: The general adult population aged 18+ without ecological grief, eco-anxiety, and/or climate-anxiety or related constructs as defined above in Exposure.   Outcome: The primary outcomes are mental health symptoms quantified by validated self-report measures of depression, anxiety, stress.
Applications Of Automatic Speech Recognition And Text-To-Speech Models To Detect Hearing Loss: A Scoping Review Protocol
Authors:   The University of Manchester, Fatehifar Mohsen , Schlittenlacher Josef , Wong David , Munro Kevin
Published: January 2023

Review question / Objective: This scoping review aims to identify published methods that have used automatic speech recognition or text-to-speech recognition technologies to detect hearing loss and report on their accuracy and limitations. Condition being studied: Hearing enables us to communicate with the surrounding world. According to reports by the World Health Organization, 1.5 billion suffer from some degree of hearing loss of which 430 million require medical attention. It is estimated that by 2050, 1 in every 4 people will experience some sort of hearing disability. Hearing loss can significantly impact people’s ability to communicate and makes social interactions a challenge. In addition, it can result in anxiety, isolation, depression, hindrance of learning, and a decrease in general quality of life. A hearing assessment is usually done in hospitals and clinics with special equipment and trained staff. However, these services are not always available in less developed countries. Even in developed countries, like the UK, access to these facilities can be a challenge in rural areas. Moreover, during a crisis like the Covid-19 pandemic, accessing the required healthcare can become dangerous and challenging even in large cities.
AN ANALYTICAL STUDY ON EFFICIENCY OF E-BANKING SERVICES IN RESPECT OF CUSTOMER’S SATISFACTION
Authors: Trivedi Jaimin H. , Mistry Mehul
Published: January 2023

The changing world of digital era emphasizing on the e-governance in the banking sector services. Moreover, the other factors like pandemic situation, demonetizations etc. are considered to be triggers to the digitization which demands e-banking services. Therefore, it is required to study about the e-banking services and its efficiency to facilitate customers in the pattern and practices to opt for the same. Adaptability and efficiency of the e-banking services is considered to be a healthy sign of developing economy. If consumers are satisfied and if they develop their skill of adaptability then the banking sector can be revolutionized with the drastic change. This study covers the efficiency of the selected e-banking services on the customer satisfaction. The whole study is based on primary data which have been obtained through questionnaire which have been circulated through Google form. Further statistical analysis has been applied to test the hypothesis based on the selected variables, which have been considered to measures the efficiency of the e-banking services. The selected variables are accuracy & reliability, consumer redressal, user-friendly, safety and security. The outcome is that, the selected group of respondents is satisfied with the selected e-banking services under the present study. Further, it can be concluded that the selected parameters are significantly affecting the customer satisfaction in the e-banking services.
REFERENCE VALUES OF BLOOD BIOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS FOR THE ZHABE TYPE KAZAKH HORSE IN THE SOUTHERN REGION OF THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN
Authors: Kalykova A.S. , Kassymbekova S.N. , Baisaparov A.N. , Ibadullayeva A.
Published: January 2023

The reference values for biochemical parameters in blood serum of the zhabe type Kazakh horse are presented in this article. To obtain reference biochemical parameters, whole blood samples of 50 clinically healthy adult zhabe-type horses of both sexes and raised on the free pasture of the "Kalka" farm in Zhambyl region, Shu district, Baluan Sholak, were examined on an automatic biochemical analyzer A15 (Biosystems, Spain). Biochemical results of zhabe type horses were close to the established normal indicators. The levels of enzymes of the hepatobiliary system (aspartate amintransferase, alkaline phosphatase), triglyceride content in horses of the zhabe type were 3-5 times higher than normal. Lower concentrations of albumin and zinc were found (22.22±3.67 g/l and 4.86±1.49 mmol/l, respectively), as well as creatinine concentrations within the lower normal values (77.84±14.19 mmol/L). Therefore, reference intervals of biochemical blood parameters (albumins, total protein, urea, uric acid, cholesterol, creatinine, bilirubin, triglycerides, glucose, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, iron, zinc, alkaline phosphatase, alanine amintransferase and aspartate amintransferase) were determined for the zhabe type horse in the conditions of the Southern region of the Republic of Kazakhstan, typical for the normal course of metabolic processes in the body.
Myofascial Facial Massage in Correction of Stress, Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms: a Сase Report
Authors: Dubinskaya Anastasia D. , Yurova Olga V. , Fesyun Anatoliy D.
Published: January 2023

INTRODUCTION. At present, neuropsychiatric disorders are widespread among the population. Their occurrence is associated with the effect of chronic emotional stress. However, most people are not ready to seek help from a psychologist or psychotherapist. The original technique of decreasing the bioelectrical activity of facial muscles, developed and described in this study, can be an affordable and safe way to correct psycho-emotional states and, consequently, improve the aesthetic appearance. AIM. To develop a modern method of correction of psychoemotional derivations, based on the use of neuromuscular relaxation techniques and the development of a facial feedback mechanism. MATERIAL AND METHODS. The research methods included psychological, neurophysiological, and clinical-functional components that allowed assessing the psychoemotional status and electrophysiological parameters of the facial muscles. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION. The results have shown a high efficiency of neuromuscular relaxation methods in the correction of psychoemotional disorders, which was manifested in reducing the level of depressiveness, situational and personal anxiety and increasing the bioelectric activity of the facial muscles, as well as the state of parafunction It have become possible to establish a clear correlation between the presence of severe depression and anxiety and increased electrical activity of the facial muscles, and the data obtained suggested that the use of neuromuscular relaxation techniques is an effective psychocorrective. СONCLUSION. The method of neuromuscular relaxation is a new effective tool for diagnosing psychoemotional derivations and increasing the tonus of facial muscles by creating facial feedback.
The Effect of Lifestyle Correction Based on Body Composition Intervention on Clinical Efficacy: a Prospective Comparative Randomized Study of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Patients
Authors: Xin-Yuan Zhang , Ling-Ling Fu , Ke Song , Ting-Ting He , Jing Yang , Jun Chang , Wu Jun Su Li Meng , Jie Li , Lei Yao , Yan Zhang , Jiang-Ling Liu
Published: January 2023

AIM. To study the clinical effect of body composition-based lifestyle intervention in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).
MATERIAL AND METHODS. In the period of November, 2020 – July, 2021, 91 patients diagnosed with PCOS in the First People's Hospital of Urumqi were prospectively selected and divided into a control group (46 cases) and an experimental group (45 cases) according to random number method. The patients in the control group were treated with Drospirenone and Ethinylestradiol tablets (II), while the patients in the experimental group were treated with Drospirenone and Ethinylestradiol tablets (II) and lifestyle adjustment based on body composition. The changes of the indices before and after 3 months of treatment were compared between the two groups.
RESULTS. The indices of PCOS patients in the two groups after treatment (except 1 basal metabolic rate and muscle weight, 2. FSH and 3. HDL) were decreased, and the decrease in the experimental group was more significant (P < 0.05). Patients in the experimental group had significantly increased spontaneous ovulation and pregnancy rate / Conducive to ovulation and pregnancy.
CONCLUSION. In PCOS patients, the combination of Drospirenone and Ethinylestradiol tablets (II) and lifestyle intervention based on human body components can improve reproductive hormone, glucose metabolism and insulin resistance more effectively, which is beneficial to spontaneous ovulation and pregnancy, and reduce the weight of patients.
Safety and Еffectiveness of Magnetic Stimulation in the Rehabilitation of Children with Neurogenic Urinary Incontinence: a Prospective Open Randomized Controlled Clinical Study
Authors: Volovets Svetlana A. , Badalov Nazim G. , Borodulina Irina V. , Efimova Vera I. , Yakovlev Maxim Y.
Published: January 2023

INTRODUCTION. Urinary incontinence in children is an interdisciplinary problem. The prevalence of urinary incontinence ranges from3.1% to 8.6% and decreases with age. Urinary incontinence can be caused by both organic (diseases of the genitourinary system,neurological pathology) and functional causes. One of the methods of non-drug correction of urinary incontinence is extracorporealmagnetic stimulation, used in adult patients. At the same time, the effectiveness of the method among the pediatric population hasnot been sufficiently studied.
AIM. To study the effectiveness and safety of extracorporeal magnetic stimulation in the comprehensive rehabilitation of children withneurogenic urinary incontinence.
MATERIAL AND METHODS. A prospective open randomized controlled clinical study included 75 pediatric patients (from 5 years to 16years and 6 months) with a clinical form of day and night urinary incontinence, who were divided by simple randomization into a maingroup (n=39), who received a standard rehabilitation and extracorporeal magnetic stimulation program for 21 days, and a comparisongroup (n=36), in which the standard rehabilitation program did not include the use of extracorporeal magnetic stimulation.
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION. A prospective open randomized comparative study revealed that the clinical effectiveness of theextracorporeal magnetic stimulation method in the comprehensive rehabilitation of children with neurogenic urinary incontinenceis 94.8%, which is 25.4% higher than in the comparison group. After treatment, patients in the main group had a noticeable decreasein urinary incontinence episodes, an increase in the micturition volume, and an improvement in the quality of life. Patients withvarious background neurological pathology responded to treatment, which indicates the common pathogenetic mechanisms of thedevelopment of lower urinary tract symptoms in these conditions and the independence of the final effect from the basic diagnosis.
CONCLUSION. The use of the perineal extracorporeal magnetic stimulation method in children with neurogenic urinary incontinenceincreases the effectiveness of rehabilitation and is a promising and safe direction of rehabilitation treatment.
Hypoxic Conditioning in Rehabilitation and Secondary Prevention Programs in Cardiac Patients with Multimorbidity: a Review
Authors: Lyamina Nadezhda P. , Spirina Galina K. , Glazachev Oleg S.
Published: January 2023

INTORDUCTION. Patients with multiple chronic diseases are at higher risk of premature death, hospitalization, longer hospital stays, and reduced health-related quality of life compared to patients with a single disease. On the other hand, the presence of comorbid conditions limits the enrolment of traditional exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation programs. It is predicted that as life expectancy increases, the level of multimorbidity will increase, making it even more important to find new additional methods and technologies for the rehabilitation of cardiac patients with comorbidities.
AIM. To analyze the data from the current publications or to define the validity and effectiveness of using different hypoxic conditioning regimens in cardiac patients with concomitant chronic pathology (arterial hypertension, obesity, diabetes mellitus, and chronic bronchopulmonary diseases) as well as in multimorbid elderly patients.
MATERIAL AND METHODS. The search for relevant papers was carried out using the Medline, e-library, and Web of Science Core Collection databases, as well as the following keywords: “hypoxic conditioning”, “hypoxic training”, “hypoxic therapy”, “interval hypoxic therapy”, “intermittent hypoxia”, “hypoxic conditioning”, “interval hypoxia training”, and “hypoxic exposure”. The analysis included publications regarding the use of the hypoxic conditioning method in cardiac and elderly patients with multimorbid pathology, as well as publications on the use of the method in the rehabilitation of patients with certain nosologies to identify potential mechanisms in correcting bronchopulmonary violations and lipid and carbohydrate metabolism disorders. The last search date was April 05, 2022.
RESULTS. Most of the analyzed studies proved that the hypoxic conditioning technology in passive interval exposure regimes is an effective method for non-pharmacological correction of cardiometabolic risks in cardiac patients with multimorbid pathology and can increase exercise tolerance, optimize hemodynamic parameters (HR, SBP and DBP), reduce the manifestations of bronchial obstruction and respiratory failure, and improve cognitive function and metabolic indicators. Personalized physical activity doses in oxygen-depleted ambient air appear to be promising, but require additional studies to establish optimal application protocols.
CONCLUSION. The data presented may recommend hypoxic conditioning technologies for wider implementation in cardiac rehabilitation programs for patients with multimorbid pathologies.
Zero-Gravity Robotic-Assisted Locomotion Simulator in Rehabilitation: a Prospective Randomized Clinical Study of 30 Spinal Trauma Sequelae Patients
Authors: Tkachenko Polina V. , Daminov Vadim D.
Published: January 2023

INTRODUCTION. According to the WHO, between 250,000 and 500,000 people are affected every year with spinal cord injury (SCI) around the world. The number of disabled people as a result of spinal cord injury in Russia is estimated to be over 250,000 and is increasing due to injury rate growth and survival rate improvement of patients in the acute and long-term periods of traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI).
AIM. To justify the efficacious and safe use of a zero-gravity robotic simulator for a locomotor therapy in the complex rehabilitation of patients with SCI and compare this therapeutic approach with conventional motor rehabilitation programs using other robotic mechanotherapy techniques.
MATERIAL AND METHODS. Neurological and functional disorders were analyzed in 30 patients with SCI on the basis of clinical examination and electromyography (EMG) findings. All the patients were classified into an intervention group and a control group by a sequential randomization. The rehabilitation programs for the intervention and control groups were alike, except for robotic mechanotherapy.
RESULTS. A significant positive dynamic change in motor functions according to the ASIA Impairment scale was noted in the intervention group, in which 2 patients moved up to a higher level. The EMG data showed a significant difference between the groups in favor of the intervention one. A significant difference in postural function improvement was found between the intervention and control groups in a seated position. The rehabilitation of patients from the intervention group engaged the axial muscles, promoting an increase in strength and better control of the trunk muscles. A significant spasticity decrease and changes in the functional status of the patients were observed in both groups. The patients’ ability to perform normal daily activities was registered to improve.
CONCLUSION. The study demonstrated that robotic musculoskeletal training in zero-gravity conditions is safe and effective in complex rehabilitation of patients with SCI and improves motor skills, self-care and postural function. A significant correlation was found between neurological and functional changes, indicative of a restorative concept of the new therapeutic modality. Further studies with increased capacity are reasonable.
Discourse in curriculum policy enactment: a focus on leadership practices
Authors: Terhoven René
Published: January 2023

This article focuses on the prevailing discourse in the enactment of governmental curriculum policy via the leadership practices of school management teams (SMTs). Based on qualitative research in three selected working class schools, the article explores how the working class context positions schools in distinct ways to enact curriculum policy. Stephen Ball and colleagues’ policy enactment theory is employed as a lens to investigate the enactment of curriculum policy via the four core leadership practices of setting direction, developing people, redesigning the organisation and managing teaching and learning. It is argued that these working class schools are regulated by the incoming discourse of the curriculum policy and they respond to this incoming discourse in an almost robotic way. The article highlights the two-folded nature of discourse, i.e. the incoming discourse of the curriculum policy, and the schools’ discursive responses. The results indicate that the SMT’s leadership practices are fundamentally impacted and determined by the schools’ materiality and discursive constructions.
Applying systems principles to achieve greater integration of student support at a decentralised institution
Authors: Sithaldeen Riashna , Van Pletzen Ermien
Published: January 2023

The role of student support in enabling successful student outcomes is widely acknowledged. However, student support functions and the structures within which they reside often emerge independently at universities, and are seldom designed with integration in mind, leading to systemic inefficiencies. This paper draws on systems thinking to develop a framework to guide the assessment and improvement of student support. Following an exploratory case study design, we collected data on staff and student perceptions of student support by conducting semi-structured interviews and a focus group in a single faculty within a South African university. These data are analyzed alongside several documents produced by the faculty that refer to, and are part of, student support. We map four student support functions used by students within the faculty. These are: orientation, student advising, peer mentoring, and career advising. The analyses reveal that student support in the faculty does not constitute an integrated system and that this creates challenges in communication, continuity and efficiency of student support within the faculty. This paper argues that by adapting existing support structures to closer approximate an integrated system we can increase the efficiency of student support without the need for complete redesign or a significant increase in resources or staff capacity.
Educators’ perspectives on the relevance of Social and Emotional Learning skills in South Africa
Authors: Marsay Gloria
Published: January 2023

Youth have difficulty making the transition from education to the workplace in the Fourth Industrial Revolution. High levels of youth unemployment prevail in South Africa, and it is necessary to find ways to assist youth to enter the workplace. The purpose of this grounded theory study is to explore how educators view the efficacy of social and emotional learning (SEL) skills in the learning environment. There is evidence worldwide that implementation of SEL skills is effective for improving academic achievement as well as success in the future life. Findings indicate that 68 participating purposive selected educators, who wrote written responses to openended questionnaires, believe SEL skills would have a positive impact on the learning environment; would be essential for learners to become future ready; and would be beneficial to themselves as educators both personally and professionally. Educators referred frequently to the importance of building interpersonal relationships, self-management and social awareness skills. It would be prudent, as a next step of exploration, to collaborate with educators and learners to co-construct effective interventions and formal support structures with policymakers, for the benefit of all those in the learning environment.
Early childhood student-teachers’ experiences of blended learning using Community of Inquiry as theoretical framework
Authors: Du Preez Hannelie , West Joyce
Published: January 2023

Amongst the contemporary needs of societies in the fourth industrial revolution, are student-teachers who are adaptable, ethical, and literate in developing technology-mediated environments. Cultivating such teachers requires engaging them experientially in blended learning practices. We explored 155 student-teachers’ experiences of blended learning, at a South African institution for higher education, by using the Community of Inquiry (CoI) as theoretical framework. We created cognitive, social, and teaching presences within the initial teacher education module on their learning management system, Blackboard LearnTM. Utilising explanatory mixed-method as research approach enabled us to compare student-teachers’ experiences of the three presences using a Likert-type questionnaire and reflective feedback. Studentteachers’ online engagement reflected a good cognitive and teaching presence; whilst their social presence was maintained using disparate social media applications and consequently sidestepping this higher education institution’s learning management system. Social constructivists endorse socially situated knowledge, collaborative validation of understanding, and one’s own construction of meaning. Supposing that student-teachers education social studies for democratic citizenship education necessitate social presence as it precedes cognitive and teaching presences. The implication for higher education institutions is to create a sustainable online social presence within their learning management systems for prospective teacher citizens to be better prepared for technology-mediated milieus.
Rupturing the laws of discourse: Learner agency in the construction of their identity in school discourses
Authors: Vandeyar Saloshna , Ziqubu Lwazi
Published: January 2023

Utilising the theoretical frameworks of theory of power and theory of performativity, this case study explored how learners exercised agency in the construction of their identity in school discourses. Data capture incorporated a mix of a survey, semi-structured interviews and field notes. Data was analysed using content analysis. A total of 90 learners participated in the survey. Fifteen learners, three teachers and three principals participated in semistructured interviews. This paper reports on findings from the semistructured interviews. Findings were twofold. First, schools used Foucault’s mechanisms and instruments of constructing learner identity. Learners were subjected to a constant gaze at schools. Second, learners became agentic in schools and asserted their own identities. Some of these identities clashed with the identity of the ‘ideal learner’ of schools. Despite established subject positions in schools, learners created their own subject positions to counter limiting and constraining identities that were imposed by the school.
Development of teacher knowledge in an initial teacher education programme qualifying mathematics teachers
Authors: Verster Jacques , Sayed Yusuf
Published: January 2023

South African teacher education policy expects initial teacher education programmes to introduce integrated and applied knowledge to underpin a teacher’s practice in diverse classroom contexts. This paper explores how a one-year Postgraduate Certificate in Education responds to this expectation in terms of training prospective teachers to teach high school mathematics. Exploration involves a qualitative case study of semi-structured interviews with six teacher educators and five newly qualified teachers, supplemented with document analysis. The stages of research involved a literature review, piloting the semi-structured interview questions, conducting semi-structured interviews, and analysing all accessible documents linked to the Postgraduate Certificate. All collected data were merged into one document which was read to identify codes, themes and categories. The paper finds that the Postgraduate Certificate does equip individuals with professional teacher knowledge to function in diverse contexts, albeit unevenly and highly dependent on the quality of each teacher’s past engagement with mathematics. The broad nature of policy knowledge type definitions and the lack of clarity in differentiating ‘specific specialised subject matter’ and ‘specialised pedagogical content knowledge’ are key contributing factors to uneven development in a Postgraduate Certificate. As a recommendation, we suggest that policy should differentiate ‘specific specialised subject matter’ and ‘specialised pedagogical content knowledge’ in more detail to promote the development of each as important types of knowledge needed by teachers.
Why we should continue to ask critical questions about internationalisation at home
Authors: Beelen Jos
Published: January 2023

Long before the COVID pandemic, we had already realised that traditional forms of internationalisation had their limitations. Mobility of students had remained limited to a small minority of students, a ‘cultural elite’. We had also become aware that student mobility was mostly from the global north to the south and that some of its effects were unwanted, and could lead to ‘white saviourism’. Finally, before the COVID pandemic we were already discussing the CO2 imprint of mobility and considering ‘greener’ forms of mobility of students and staff. More than twenty years ago, around 2000, attempts had already emerged to bring the benefits of internationalisation to all students through internationalisation at home. At the time, this was defined as “Any internationally related activity with the exception of outbound student and staff mobility”. This definition did not mention explicitly that all students were targeted and also omitted the purpose of these activities.
Li-rich Giants Identified from LAMOST DR8 Low-resolution Survey
Authors: Cai Beichen , Kong Xiaoming , Shi Jianrong , Gao Qi , Bu Yude , Yi Zhenping
Published: January 2023

A small fraction of giants possess photospheric lithium (Li) abundance higher than the value predicted by the standard stellar evolution models, and the detailed mechanisms of Li enhancement are complicated and lack a definite conclusion. In order to better understand the Li enhancement behaviors, a large and homogeneous Li-rich giant sample is needed. In this study, we designed a modified convolutional neural network model called Coord-DenseNet to determine the A(Li) of Large Sky Area Multi-Object Fiber Spectroscopic Telescope (LAMOST) low-resolution survey (LRS) giant spectra. The precision is good on the test set: MAE = 0.15 dex, and σ = 0.21 dex. We used this model to predict the Li abundance of more than 900,000 LAMOST DR8 LRS giant spectra and identified 7768 Li-rich giants with Li abundances ranging from 2.0 to 5.4 dex, accounting for about 1.02% of all giants. We compared the Li abundance estimated by our work with those derived from high-resolution spectra. We found that the consistency was good if the overall deviation of 0.27 dex between them was not considered. The analysis shows that the difference is mainly due to the high A(Li) from the medium-resolution spectra in the training set. This sample of Li-rich giants dramatically expands the existing sample size of Li-rich giants and provides us with more samples to further study the formation and evolution of Li-rich giants.
Global Morphology Distortion of the 2021 October 9 Coronal Mass Ejection from an Ellipsoid to a Concave Shape
Authors: Yang Liping , Hou Chuanpeng , Feng Xueshang , He Jiansen , Xiong Ming , Zhang Man , Zhou Yufen , Shen Fang , Zhao Xinhua , Li Huichao , Yang Yi , Liu Xiaojing
Published: January 2023

This paper presents a study of a 2021 October 9 coronal mass ejection (CME) with multipoint imaging and in situ observations. We also simulate this CME from the Sun to Earth with a passive tracer to tag the CME’s motion. The coronagraphic images show that the CME is observed as a full halo by SOHO and as a partial halo by STEREO-A. The heliospheric images reveal that the propagation speed of the CME approaches about 1° hr−1, suggesting a slow CME. With simulated results matching these observation results, the simulation discloses that as the CME ejects from the Sun out to interplanetary space, its global morphology is distorted from an ellipsoid to a concave shape owing to interactions with the bimodal solar wind. The cross section of the CME’s flux rope structure transforms from a circular shape into a flat one. As a result of the deflection, the propagation direction of the CME is far away from the Sun–Earth line. This means that the CME flank (or the ICME leg) likely arrives at both Solar Orbiter and the L1 point. From the CME’s eruption to 1 au, its volume and mass increase by about two orders and one order of magnitude, respectively. Its kinetic energy is about 100 times larger than its magnetic energy at 1 au. These results have important implications for our understanding of CMEs’ morphology, as well as their space weather impacts.
The Efficiency of Electron Acceleration by ICME-driven Shocks
Authors: Qin G. , Kong F.-J. , Wu S.-S.
Published: January 2023

We present a study of the efficiency of the acceleration of suprathermal electrons at collisionless shock waves driven by interplanetary coronal mass ejections (ICMEs), with the data analysis from both the spacecraft observations and test-particle simulations. The observations are from the 3DP/EESA instrument on board Wind during the 74 shock events listed in Yang et al., and the test-particle simulations are carried out through 315 cases with different shock parameters. A total of seven energy channels ranging from 0.428–4.161 keV are selected. In the simulations, using a backward-in-time method, we calculate the average downstream flux in the 90° pitch angle. On the other hand, the average downstream and upstream fluxes in the 90° pitch angle can also be directly obtained from the 74 observational shock events. In addition, the variation in the event number ratio with the downstream to upstream flux ratio above a threshold value in terms of the shock angle (the angle between the shock normal and upstream magnetic field), upstream Alfvén Mach number, and shock compression ratio is statistically obtained. It is shown from both the observations and simulations that a large shock angle, upstream Alfvén Mach number, and shock compression ratio can enhance the efficiency of the shock acceleration. Our results suggest that shock drift acceleration is more efficient in the electron acceleration by ICME-driven shocks, which confirms the findings of Yang et al.
A Spectral Solver for Solar Inertial Waves
Authors: Bhattacharya Jishnu , Hanasoge Shravan M.
Published: January 2023

Inertial waves, which are predominantly driven by the Coriolis force, likely play an important role in solar dynamics, and, additionally, they provide a window into the solar subsurface. The latter allows us to infer properties that are inaccessible to the traditional technique of acoustic wave helioseismology. Thus, a full characterization of these normal modes holds the promise of enabling investigations into solar subsurface dynamics. In this work, we develop a spectral eigenvalue solver to model the spectrum of inertial waves in the Sun. We model the solar convection zone as an anelastic medium, and solve for the normal modes of the momentum and energy equations. We demonstrate that the solver can well reproduce the observed mode frequencies and line widths, not only of sectoral Rossby modes, but also of recently observed high-frequency inertial modes. In addition, we believe that the spectral solver is a useful contribution to the numerical methods of modeling inertial modes on the Sun.
L’élévation de l’homme, chemin de l’humanité
Authors: Tournier Jacques
Published: January 2023

Le fait de se lever pour devenir bipède a conduit au développement de capacités qui ont disposé l’être humain à se retrouver travaillé par l’épreuve d’un manque et, en contrepartie, par les mouvements inconscients d’un désir l’engageant sur la voie de son humanisation progressive. Mais si les hommes ont longtemps délégué à des figures transcendantes la garde des principes fondateurs de l’économie du désir qui les constitue, ce n’est plus le cas aujourd’hui. Ce qui n’est pas sans poser problème quant à la place qu’occupe le besoin de s’élever dans la poursuite de la trajectoire qu’emprunte aujourd’hui l’humanité, donc, en réalité, quant à la conformation de sa destinée future à la grammaire de l’évolution universelle.
Ambition ou arrivisme ?
Authors: Clervoy Patrick
Published: January 2023

Le dictionnaire dit que l’ambitieux a soif de réussite et d’honneurs ; des honneurs que l’on peut chercher dans le respect des règles et des personnes. L’arriviste est celui qui n’est pas à la hauteur de la concurrence et ne parvient à ses fins que par fourberie. Or on peut s’élever par ambition ou par arrivisme. Notamment dans le monde militaire.
La défiance des Français envers leurs élites, un phénomène de longue durée
Authors: Anceau Éric
Published: January 2023

Les rapports que les Français entretiennent avec leurs élites sont marqués du sceau de la défiance. On le sait précisément aujourd’hui grâce à plusieurs enquêtes internationales qui montrent que le peuple français est non seulement l’un des plus pessimistes au monde, mais aussi l’un des plus critiques à l’égard de ses dirigeants. Cependant, ce phénomène ne date ni d’hier ni même d’avant-hier. Dès le xviii e  siècle et l’émergence d’un espace public, les attaques se sont multipliées et expliquent, pour partie, l’histoire mouvementée de notre pays.
La mobilité sociale, un engin défectueux
Authors: Gotman Anne
Published: January 2023

La mobilité sociale est un élément programmatique des sociétés libérales, égalitaires et démocratiques, et recherchée comme telle. S’élever « au-dessus » de ses origines est également une norme des sociétés individualistes qui fait l’objet de savants comptages. Pour autant, elle n’est pas sans coût social, dont la désinsertion constitue une pathologie activement combattue par les politiques sociales.
L’armée de terre, escalier social
Authors: Irastorza Elrick
Published: January 2023

Aujourd’hui, dans l’armée de terre, seuls 43 % des sous-officiers et 51 % des officiers sont de recrutement direct ; les autres sont issus de la promotion interne. Le chemin est rude, semé d’embûches, mais cette ascension par l’effort s’accompagne d’une réelle élévation professionnelle et sociale qui ne s’arrête pas aux portes de la caserne. Un modèle original.