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Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Social Relationships of Individuals with Serious Mental Illnesses
Authors: Nagata Shinichi , McCormick Bryan , Salzer Mark S.
Published: February 2024

ABSTRACT: Social relationships are critical to the health and well-being of people with serious mental illnesses (SMI) and are a major focus of psychiatric rehabilitation services. This study examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on social relationships that people with SMI had with important people in their lives. An online survey was conducted in May 2020. Forty-three participants with SMI listed the names of important people in their lives and responded to a series of questions about their communications, engagement in various activities, and perceived support and satisfaction with each important person, before and after the pandemic. Results consistently indicated that, during the COVID-19 pandemic, social relationships decreased significantly with those they did not live with but were unchanged with those they lived with. The results suggest that supports should be targeted at assisting people in reestablishing social interactions and relationships with people they do not live with.
Enhanced model iteration algorithm with graph neural network for diffuse optical tomography
Authors: Yi Huangjian , Yang Ruigang , Wang Yishuo , Wang Yihan , Guo Hongbo , Cao Xu , Zhu Shouping , He Xiaowei
Published: February 2024

Diffuse optical tomography (DOT) employs near-infrared light to reveal the optical parameters of biological tissues. Due to the strong scattering of photons in tissues and the limited surface measurements, DOT reconstruction is severely ill-posed. The Levenberg-Marquardt (LM) is a popular iteration method for DOT, however, it is computationally expensive and its reconstruction accuracy needs improvement. In this study, we propose a neural model based iteration algorithm which combines the graph neural network with Levenberg-Marquardt (GNNLM), which utilizes a graph data structure to represent the finite element mesh. In order to verify the performance of the graph neural network, two GNN variants, namely graph convolutional neural network (GCN) and graph attention neural network (GAT) were employed in the experiments. The results showed that GCNLM performs best in the simulation experiments within the training data distribution. However, GATLM exhibits superior performance in the simulation experiments outside the training data distribution and real experiments with breast-like phantoms. It demonstrated that the GATLM trained with simulation data can generalize well to situations outside the training data distribution without transfer training. This offers the possibility to provide more accurate absorption coefficient distributions in clinical practice.
Preserving shape details of pulse signals for video-based blood pressure estimation
Authors: Han Xuesong , Yang Xuezhi , Fang Shuai , Chen Yawei , Chen Qin , Li Longwei , Song RenCheng
Published: February 2024

In recent years, imaging photoplethysmograph (iPPG) pulse signals have been widely used in the research of non-contact blood pressure (BP) estimation, in which BP estimation based on pulse features is the main research direction. Pulse features are directly related to the shape of pulse signals while iPPG pulse signals are easily disturbed during the extraction process. To mitigate the impact of pulse feature distortion on BP estimation, it is necessary to eliminate interference while retaining valuable shape details in the iPPG pulse signal. Contact photoplethysmograph (cPPG) pulse signals measured at rest can be considered as the undisturbed reference signal. Transforming the iPPG pulse signal to the corresponding cPPG pulse signal is a method to ensure the effectiveness of shape details. However, achieving the required shape accuracy through direct transformation from iPPG to the corresponding cPPG pulse signals is challenging. We propose a method to mitigate this challenge by replacing the reference signal with an average cardiac cycle (ACC) signal, which can approximately represent the shape information of all cardiac cycles in a short time. A neural network using multi-scale convolution and self-attention mechanisms is developed for this transformation. Our method demonstrates a significant improvement in the maximal information coefficient (MIC) between pulse features and BP values, indicating a stronger correlation. Moreover, pulse signals transformed by our method exhibit enhanced performance in BP estimation using different model types. Experiments are conducted on a real-world database with 491 subjects in the hospital, averaging 60 years of age.
High-Q Tamm plasmon-like resonance in spherical Bragg microcavity resonators
Authors: García-Puente Yalina , Auguié Baptiste , Kashyap Raman
Published: February 2024

This work proposes what we believe to be a novel Tamm plasmon-like resonance supporting structure consisting of an Au/SiO2 core-shell metal nanosphere structure surrounded by a TiO2/SiO2 spherical Bragg resonator (SBR). The cavity formed between the core metal particle and the SBR supports a localized mode similar to Tamm plasmons in planar dielectric multilayers. Theoretical simulations reveal a sharp absorption peak in the SBR bandgap region, associated with this mode, together with strong local field enhancement. We studied the modification of a dipolar electric emitter's radiative and non-radiative decay rates in this resonant structure, resulting in a quantum efficiency of ∼90% for a dipole at a distance of r=60nm from the Au nanosphere surface. A 30-layer metal-SBR Tamm plasmon-like resonant supporting structure results in a Q up to ∼103. The Tamm plasmon-like mode is affected by the Bragg wavelength and the number of layers of the SBR, and the thickness of the spacer cavity layer. These results will open a new avenue for generating high-Q Tamm plasmon-like modes for switches, optical logic computing devices, and nonlinear applications.
Non-transverse Electromagnetic fields in micro and nano fibers
Authors: Saglam Utku , Yavuz Deniz
Published: February 2024

We present an analytical and numerical study of electromagnetic modes in micro and nano fibers (MNFs) where the electric and magnetic fields of the modes are not necessarily orthogonal to each other. We first investigate these modes for different fiber structures including photonic crystal fibers. We then discuss two specific applications of these modes: (1) Generation of hypothetical axions that are coupled to the electromagnetic fields through the dot product of electric and magnetic fields of a mode, $\vec{E} \cdot \vec{B}$, and (2) a new type of optical traps (optical tweezers) for chiral atoms with magneto-electric cross coupling, where the confining potential again is proportional to $\vec{E} \cdot \vec{B}$
Second-generation British Somali women: The translocal nexus of London and global diaspora
Authors: Mevsimler Melis
Published: February 2024

Drawing upon ethnographic investigation, this article analyses the digital media practices of second-generation British Somali women who live in London. It addresses the dynamic relationships between digital media and diasporic identity formation by focusing on how second-generation women articulate their diasporic urban and transnational identities via youth-oriented online cultural spaces. It demonstrates that they use the internet and social media platforms to position themselves as urban dwellers in London and members of the global Somali diaspora at the same time. In this context, the author proposes that these young women’s digital practices create a translocal nexus that intertwines urban and transnational social fields in line with their gendered and generation-specific experiences and aspirations. Through this translocal nexus, these young women produce multilayered identities and negotiate their multiple belongings with a youth-oriented perspective and style in a digitally interconnected world.
Sexuality and/in Arab cinema: Problems in theory
Authors: Ginsberg Terri
Published: February 2024

Despite and perhaps because of Joseph Massad’s scathing critique of the ‘Gay International’, and of Israeli ‘pinkwashing’ efforts, scholarly theorization of sexuality in Arab cinema has been minimal. Within this context, upon which this article elaborates, I offer recommendations for scholarly movement forward in the area of Arab film sexualities, by analysing the intellectual limitations of extant allegorical and auteurist approaches to the subject, and in turn suggest conceptual means towards a more substantive film analytic praxis. In so doing, I draw from critiques of Massad’s position as well as of the pinkwashing agenda, both of which have emerged from and around an interdisciplinary array of texts focusing on homonationalism, homonormativity and homocapitalism; while critiquing the concomitant fact that the majority of such texts marginalize or absent Arab same sexualities and Middle Eastern cultures generally, insofar as they retain an unproblematized transnationalist orientation.
The refusal of the migrant in Ala Eddine Slim’s The Last of Us
Authors: Lippard Chris
Published: February 2024

Chris Lippard’s analysis of displacement and refusal in the Tunisian film, The Last of Us (Akher wahad fina), rearticulates the cinematic quest for an aesthetic means by which to express the refusal of migrant positionality. Taking a rhetorically performative approach, he suggests both the possibilities and pitfalls inherent in different forms of displacement, including disappearance and disassembly, as a means of refuting postcolonial categories and conceptions of migration. The film offers an opportunity for considering alternative aesthetics within the contemporary depiction of migration, and one for questioning the tropes of migration narratives in an imagined decolonized space where modernity and commoditization have not taken hold and an alternative migration journey is thus depicted: one that differently incorporates the experience of being other(ed) with which migration narratives have constantly to engage, though also one that, in its separation from national and transnational networks, risks a retreat into immanence.
Encountering Road Show
Authors: Cox Jane
Published: February 2024

The author considers her experience as the lighting designer for John Doyle’s production of the Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman’s musical Road Show at the Public Theater in New York City in 2008. She reflects on the experience of her life and career as an immigrant designer in the American theatre in relationship to the story of the musical, and relates her experience of the rehearsal and technical process of the production. The author considers her relationship to the American musical through the experience of designing this one particular Sondheim musical and explores various relationships to America, to the musical and to theatre in capitalism in the context of particular songs from the musical.
Sondheim at the disco
Authors: Schildcrout Jordan
Published: February 2024

Songs from Stephen Sondheim’s musicals have occasionally left the theatre to circulate through popular culture – and, in some unusual instances, they have even made their way to the dance floor. This article examines three disco adaptations of Sondheim show tunes: ‘Send in the Clowns’ by Grace Jones, ‘The Ballad of Sweeney Todd’ by Gordon Grody and ‘Losing My Mind’ by Liza Minnelli. Informed by histories of queerness and cultural production, the author interprets these dance tracks as reflections of queer life in the 1970s and 1980s, from gay liberation and radically camp exuberance to the homophobic ‘disco sucks’ backlash and the devastation of AIDS. While casting a critical eye on the artistic merit of these cover versions, the article argues that taking Sondheim from the Broadway stage to the discotheque can create new understandings of the meaning and social significance of a great songwriter’s work.
Understanding The Role of Trust Mediation in E-Government Adoption in Citizenship Administration Services Policies in Bantul Regency Using Disdukcapil Smart Application
Authors: Kurniawan Arief , Hartanto Rudy , Djunaedi Achmad
Published: February 2024

This study investigates the role of trust in the acceptance of e-government technologies using a modified Unified Model of Electronic Government Adoption (UMEGA) that includes trust as a mediating variable. This study involved 107 respondents from six subdistricts in Bantul Regency, focusing on the use of the Disdukcapil Smart application in e-government citizenship administration services. The findings indicate that performance expectancy, effort expectancy, and perceived security, which are managed by e-government providers, are the determinants of trust. Meanwhile, social influence and privacy risk, which are not managed by e-government providers, are disregarded. Facilitating conditions like citizen-owned infrastructure ease the use of system. The study confirms that trust level influences public participation in bureaucracy, as shown by behavioral intentions in using e-government.
Leveraging SMEs’ Competitiveness Through Innovation and Standardization: Case Study of SMEs In Medical Device
Authors: Hardiyati Ria , Purwaningsih Indah
Published: February 2024

Indonesia's medical devices industry indicates substantial growth recently. However, domestic products are less competitive than imported products. This study tries to fill the gap by presenting a more robust analysis on the collaborative innovation process of new medical devices to support SMEs’ competitiveness through innovation and standardization. This study employed qualitative case study approach by using holistic multiple case design, namely HFNC and Dharcov-23S GLP innovation process. We have discovered the activities in the standardization process for each stage of the innovation process and the specific type of standards that SMEs should fulfill. We also capture multi-stakeholder cooperation in supporting SMEs in each activity. As result, the role of multi-stakeholder collaboration is highlighted in supporting SMEs along the innovation and standardization process to gain market competitiveness. Actors involved in each innovation process activity have disparate backgrounds, capabilities, and knowledge, such as PRI, industry, government (Public testing laboratory, National Public Procurement Agency, MoH), medical experts, hospitals, and users.
Gap in the Mastery of ICT Soft Skills for Vocational Graduate Workers in Industry: Case Study of LPP Polytechnic
Authors: Harjanti Ratna Sri , Puspasari Dyah , Hidayat Arif , Purnomosidi RY Kun Haribowo , Andari Yuni , Bagaskara Bagaskara , Romadona Mia Rahma , Setiawan Sigit , Budiansyah Andi , Fachrizal Fachrizal , Helmi Rahmi Lestari , Suryadi Suryadi , Maulana Syahrizal , Tsuraya Silmi
Published: February 2024

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced a global shift toward technical and inventive skills to improve job readiness and productivity. Human resources graduates from diploma levels 3 and 4 must respond with has competitively by adding value from soft skills. This can help them compete in domestic and international job markets. These skills are now required for professional acceptance. This study investigates the role of soft skills in learning and using information technology, the internet, and computers to boost individual and organizational efficiency. This study addresses all research questions and objectives using a combination of methods. We collected quantitative data on technology and innovation mastery ability gaps using online surveys. Comprehensive interviews with educational institutions, government agencies, industry representatives, and vocational diploma level 3 and 4 alumni were also conducted for the study. The data showed no statistically significant difference in alumni' technological proficiency between when they study and when they work. This shows that many former students have learned to use soft skills to boost their professional competitiveness and technical ability. ICT skills improve vocational human resources' employability, making them more competitive and competitive with undergraduate graduates.

 
Keywords: Vocational, Soft Skill, Technology, Competencies, productivity, competitiveness
Pandemia de Covid 19 e condição humana: narrativas de mulheres idosas na Zona Leste de São Paulo
Authors: Morais Garcia Lima Lívia , Gouveia de Oliveira Rovai Marta
Published: February 2024

Este artigo tem como proposta refletir sobre os impactos sociais da pandemia de Covid-19 (2020-2021), especialmente em relação à população idosa, moradora da Zona Leste, periferia de São Paulo. A partir da história oral, entrevistamos um conjunto de pessoas, das quais damos destaque a três mulheres, a fim de compreender as relações entre gênero e velhice em condições de vulnerabilidade dadas pelo vírus, pela pobreza e pelas desigualdades de gênero. Histórias orais em tempos de pandemia são uma potência de conhecimento que podem situar relações e transformações numa perspectiva temporal, dinâmica e contingente, excedendo os modelos explicativos mecânico-biológicos. Nesse sentido, a partir da oralidade, foi possível observar o trabalho de memória – escolhas narrativas referentes às formas como as idosas significam o tempo presente num contexto de incertezas, a fim de desenvolverem suas autobiografias a partir das suas conexões temporais entre passado, presente e expectativas futuras. Cada entrevista trouxe construções dialógicas, privilegiando o relato de experiências subjetivas, mas que se ancoram no coletivo, a partir de temas como a própria condição humana em tempos de discursos necropolíticos, que naturalizaram a morte de pessoas velhas pelo Covid-19, a militância social e as relações de solidariedade.
Produção comunicativa das mulheres: um legado ainda pouco conhecido
Authors: Gobbi Maria Cristina
Published: February 2024

Há uma consonância entre as/os estudiosas/os a respeito da escassez de fontes bibliográficas e de referências teórico-conceituais produzidas por mulheres, ou mesmo que examinem a sua produção e/ou que tenham elas como foco (sujeitas) de estudos, na área da comunicação. Assim, através de pesquisa bibliográfica e documental, utilizando conceitos da transmetodologia de Alberto Efendy Maldonado (2013) e da análise histórica (historiografia social), categorizada por “espaço de experiência” e “horizontes de expectativas”, de Reinhart Koselleck (2006), este artigo apresenta parte das sistematizações realizadas em uma pesquisa mais ampla, com apoio da Fapesp e do CNPq. Os resultados contribuem para o conhecimento dessa produção, objetivando (re)desenhar e (re)configurar o mapa cognitivo dos estudos comunicativos.
EARLY MIDDLE AGES DWELLING ON THE POMORTSEVO-2 SETTLEMENT (KUZNETSK HOLLOW)
Authors:   Federal Research Center of Coal and Coal Chemistry SB RAS, V. Bobrov , L. Ermolenko ,   Kemerovo State University, A. Marochkin ,   Federal Research Center of Coal and Coal Chemistry SB RAS, A. Shcherbakova ,   Kuzbass State Local History Museum, A. Yurakova ,   Federal Research Center of Coal and Coal Chemistry SB RAS
Published: February 2024

The article deals the results of the Pomortsevo-2 settlement excavations on the left bank part of the river Inya basin in the south-east of Kuznetsk hollow (the Belovo municipal district). One of the results of the field work is a dwelling with fragments of burnt construction containing 2 archaeologically complete Early Middle Ages vessels. A reconstruction of a dwelling was done which was a not deep pit of a rectangular shape with a light framed conical or multi-angular roof and a specially fitted entrance. As for cultural and chronological attribution, the assemblage is attributed to an early stage of the Upper Ob region archaeological culture and dated with 5th — Late 6th / Early 7th centuries. The chronology has been proved with C14 dating of a sample from a charcoal. In terms of theoretical method, it shows the specifics of late dwellings in ancient settlements with compressed archaeological layer. The urgency of the research comes from a lack of knowledge about the settlements of the second half of the I millinery AD on the territory of Kuznetsk hollow; uncertain cultural attribution of the early assemblages of the Middle Ages in forest-steppe Ob region. At present time, Pomortsevo-2 settlement is still a sole settlement which can be for sure associated with the early stage of the Upper Ob region culture, probably, its Kuznetsk variant.
FEATURES OF THE ECONOMY OF THE POPULATION OF THE ODINTSOVO CULTURE OF THE FOREST-STEPPE ALTAI ACCORDING TO FAUNISTIC MATERIALS FROM THE FORTIFIED SETTLEMENT OF MGK-2/6-3
Authors:   Altai State University, V. SAIBERT , S. ONISHCHENKO ,   Committee for the Protection of Cultural Heritage of Kuzbass, S. Grushin ,   Altai State University
Published: February 2024

The article presents the results of the study of bone remains found on the site of the Odintsovo culture Maly Gonbinsky Cordon-2/6-3. The research on this site, located in the Talmensky district of the Altai Territory, was carried out by an expedition of the Altai State University in 2019-2020. The source base of the work composed of fragments of animal bones originating from three housing structures. Anatomical localization of samples, belonging to a species or to a size group of animals was established during anatomical and species determination. As a result, it was revealed that the faunal collection is represented by a set of mismatched bone fragments and several scattered teeth belonging to 4 species of animals: Siberian roe deer, domestic horse, white hare and common fox. Four samples were identified in the composition of the materials, which have traces of processing. Thus, the results of the analysis of the zooarchaeological collection of the excavations of the fortified settlement of Maly Gonbinsky Cordon-2/6-3 demonstrate the diversifi ed nature of the economic activity of the population, combining various forms of hunting and animal husbandry, with the predominance of horses.
Exploring Effective Models of Leadership in the Age of AI within Private Higher Education Institutions in England
Authors: Khawaja Sarwar
Published: February 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) has gained significant interest and application in various fields and the impacts are evident in teaching, learning, and assessment. On one hand, AI can bring the much-needed revolution in higher education by assisting leaders and management to offer personalized teaching approaches that meet specific student needs, it can also enhance efficient feedback and the automation of administrative functions including assessment and grading. These capabilities make AI an important instrument in promoting efficiency in higher education and creating room for institutions to redirect their focus on other equally important aspects such as curriculum development. However, despite these advantages, AI comes with significant setbacks that adversely impact the quality of education. Particularly, various platforms allow students to do their assignments automatically thus negating their responsibility to research and learn. As such, institutions must put in place effective models of leadership and approaches that will ensure the use of AI in an ethical manner without compromising the quality of education.
Atmospheric Microbiota in Osun State, Nigeria: Comprehensive Assessment of Composition and Potential Pathogenic Impact on Public Health
Authors: Odeyemi Daniel Abayomi , Durugbo Ernest Uzodimma , Jude Alao , Adeyemi Kayode T.
Published: February 2024

The outbreak of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has sparked significant concerns regarding the significance of bioaerosols
. Assessing air quality and identifying microbial pollution is crucial for estimating health risks and establishing air quality control standards. This research aimed to comprehensively investigate the microbial composition of the air at selected sites in Nigeria, focusing on the presence of potential pathogenic organisms. Over a duration of six months, from October 2019 to March 2020, samples were collected using settle plates employing the open-plate method. Standard Petri dishes containing culture media were exposed to the air for 10 to 15 minutes, facilitating the collection of settled biological particles. The designated locations included two interstate travel motor parks and two marketplaces situated in Ede and Osogbo, Osun State, Nigeria. The isolates underwent preliminary identification tests, followed by further identification of bacterial isolates using molecular techniques were employed including DNA amplification of the 16S rDNA gene using polymerase chain reaction (PCR), agarose gel electrophoresis of PCR amplicons, Sanger sequencing of bacterial 16S rDNA gene, and subsequent phylogenetic and evolutionary analysis using MEGA X. The results revealed the presence of diverse microorganisms, including pathogenic species, highlighting the importance of monitoring air quality for public health. This study contributes to the understanding of microbial pollution in the air and provides valuable insights for air quality management strategies.
Role of the Intestine and Its Gut Microbiota in Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity
Authors: Busch Celine B.E. , Bergman Jacques J.G.H.M. , Nieuwdorp Max , van Baar Annieke C.G.
Published: February 2024

The metabolic syndrome (MetSyn) is currently one of the biggest global health challenges because of its impact on public health. MetSyn includes the cluster of metabolic disorders including obesity, high blood pressure, hyperglycemia, high triglyceride levels, and hepatic steatosis. Together, these abnormalities increase the cardiovascular risk of individuals and pose a threat to healthcare systems worldwide. To better understand and address this complex issue, recent research has been increasingly focusing on unraveling the delicate interplay between metabolic disorders and the intestines and more specifically our gut microbiome. The gut microbiome entails all microorganisms inhabiting the gastrointestinal tract and plays a pivotal role in metabolic processes and overall health of its host. Emerging evidence proves an association between the gut microbiome composition and aspects of MetSyn, such as obesity. Understanding these relationships is crucial because they offer valuable insights into the mechanisms underlying development and progression of metabolic disorders and possible treatment options. Yet, how should we interpret this relationship? This review focuses on the interplay between the gut and MetSyn. In addition, we have reviewed the existing evidence of the gut microbiome and its association with and impact on metabolic disorders, in an attempt to understand the complex interactions and nature of this association. We also explored potential therapeutic options targeting the gut to modify metabolic disorders and obesity.
Creación de capacidades de gestión para el desarrollo del turismo rural: un enfoque desde la colaboración Universidad-Empresa
Authors: Noa Guerra Dailén , Gascón González Daimes , Rodríguez Torres Esteban
Published: February 2024

Introduction: Municipal autonomy in crafting and executing local development strategies is pivotal for reducing reliance on central authority and fostering solutions to economic, social, and environmental challenges at the grassroots level. Strengthening management capacities within each municipality is therefore crucial for driving local initiatives that effectively address these issues. Objective: To identify, through university-industry collaboration, strategies for expanding management capacities for rural tourism as a catalyst for local development at the municipal level. Methodology: This research adopts a descriptive, qualitative approach. Methods such as documentary analysis, scientific observation, and interviews were employed to underpin the proposal, drawing from experiences in the Avileño municipalities of Florencia, Chambas, and Bolivia. Results: Several integrated actions and workshops have been structured within the university-industry-municipality framework, offering a suite of tools that enhance learning and foster innovative management capacities at the municipal level, with a focus on leveraging tourism activity for local development. Conclusions: The proposed actions and workshops represent a significant stride in rural tourism management within these municipalities. Establishing structures and operational systems is crucial for driving the local economy and organizing knowledge in tourism, thus facilitating a direct impact on local development.
Pepe Boyolali River: Analysis of Water Quality Using the Pollution Index Method
Authors: Ananda Rizky Frista , Hawali Abdul Matin Hashfi
Published: February 2024

This study uses the pollutant index method to determine the form of river utilization by the surrounding community and the level of river water pollution. The research method used in this study is qualitative and quantitative analysis. Qualitative descriptive analysis method is used to analyze the form of river utilization by the community. Analysis of river water quality used quantitative method which refers to the Decree of the Minister of Environment 115/2003 concerning Determination of Water Quality Status using the Pollution Index (PI) method. The results of the analysis show that the community uses the Pepe River as a source of water and rainwater storage, waste disposal sites, fishing grounds, drainage channels, and agricultural irrigation. So that it has the potential to experience water pollution due to the entry of domestic-industrial waste. Based on PI, the flow of the Pepe River is proven to be lightly polluted, with the results of several parameter measurements showing results above the quality standard. Therefore, one of the recommendations that can be applied to overcome these problems is to develop the concept of Community-Based Development by involving the active role of all society levels in planning and implementing river management and development activities.
ANALISIS AUDIT ENERGI DAN KEBUTUHAN CAHAYA PADA BANGUNAN PASAR MODERN BSD CITY TANGERANG SELATAN
Authors: Ariyanti Levina Sari , Mulyana Elih , Trisno Bambang
Published: February 2024

Salah satu proses dalam manajemen energi adalah audit energi. Audit energi adalah suatu kegiatan yang dilakukan untuk mengetahui tingkat Intensitas Konsumsi Energi (IKE) pada suatu bangunan. Selain audit energi, analisis kebutuhan cahaya juga dilakukan untuk mengetahui tingkat intensitas cahaya pada suatu ruangan. Bangunan Pasar Modern ini telah berdiri selama lebih dari 10 tahun sehingga pihak pengelola tidak mengetahui secara pasti penggunaan energi listrik dan intensitas cahaya pada ruangan telah sesuai dengan standar atau tidak. Oleh karena itu, analisis audit energi dan kebutuhan cahaya dilakukan pada bangunan Pasar Modern untuk mengetahui perbandingan hasil analisis dengan standar. Standar yang digunakan untuk perhitungan konsumsi energi adalah Permen ESDM No.13 Tahun 2012 dan Buku Pedoman ASEAN Energy Awards 2022. Kemudian analisis kebutuhan cahaya menggunakan standar SNI 6197:2011. Hasil dari penelitian ini adalah perhitungan Intensitas Konsumsi Energi (IKE) untuk standar nasional didapatkan sebesar 21,75 kwh/m2/tahun dan 13,25 kwh/m2/tahun untuk standar internasional. Kedua hasil perhitungan ini telah sesuai dengan standar. Selanjutnya, pada hasil analisis kebutuhan cahaya didapatkan bahwa seluruh ruangan tidak memenuhi standar. Berdasarkan penelitian ini diketahui bahwa audit energi dapat digunakan untuk mengetahui pemborosan konsumsi energi pada bangunan yang telah berdiri sejak lama. Selain itu analisis kebutuhan cahaya memiliki manfaat untuk mengetahui sistem penerangan yang perlu dilakukan penggantian sehingga dapat sesuai dengan standar.
Depresión según identidad étnica en población peruana: un estudio nacional mediante análisis de redes
Authors: Sánchez-Villena Andy Rick , Ventura-León José
Published: February 2024

El objetivo principal de este estudio fue examinar la dinámica de los síntomas depresivos en población peruana según identidad étnica, y encontrar el síntoma central mediante análisis de redes. Para ello, se analizó la base de datos de la Encuesta Demográfica y de Salud Familiar (ENDES), 2020. La muestra fue aleatoria y estuvo conformada por 32 634 participantes, a quienes se les administró el Patient Health Questionnaire 9. Se realizó un análisis de redes para conocer los síntomas centrales de la depresión de acuerdo con su identidad étnica. Los hallazgos señalaron que, en todos los grupos étnicos, el síntoma central fue el ánimo deprimido, a excepción de la población aymara, en quienes la centralidad recae en los problemas del sueño. Además, la menor interacción entre síntomas se presentó en quienes se identificaron como nativos amazónicos. Se concluye que la depresión puede manifestarse de manera distinta entre los grupos étnicos, especialmente en la población aymara, donde se encontró una expresión más somática, expresada en los problemas del sueño.
Evidencias psicométricas de la Escala de Bienestar Psicológico (BIEPS-A) en una muestra de adultos mayores peruanos
Authors: Díaz Gamarra Patricia del Pilar , Rosario Quiroz Fernando Joel , Estrada Alomía Erika Roxana
Published: February 2024

El bienestar psicológico es un importante factor protector de la salud mental, particularmente en población vulnerable como los adultos mayores. Por lo tanto, es necesario contar con instrumentos de medición válidos, confiables e invariantes para su adecuado uso, con fines de evaluación e intervención psicológica. Este estudio se propuso analizar las evidencias de validez, confiabilidad e invarianza factorial de la Escala de Bienestar Psicológico (BIEPS-A) en una muestra de adultos mayores peruanos. Participaron 522 adultos mayores, de 60 a 93 años (M = 70.81, DE = 7.62), quienes respondieron la Escala BIEPS-A. Se encontraron adecuados índices de ajuste para un modelo de tres factores correlacionados: x2 /gl = 1.631, CFI = .988, TLI = .984, SRMR = .0470, y RMSEA = .0350. También se halló relación entre las puntuaciones de la BIESP-A y el WHO-5 (r = .504), lo que es evidencia de validez convergente. Así mismo, se halló evidencia de confiabilidad de las puntuaciones con los coeficientes alfa (α) y omega (ω) (> .80). Finalmente, se encontró evidencia parcial de invarianza factorial en función al sexo (∆CFI < .010, ∆RMSEA < .015). Se concluyó que la escala BIEPS-A reúne evidencias de validez, confiabilidad e invarianza parcial respecto al sexo para su correcto uso en adultos mayores peruanos.
Współczesna przestrzeń urbanonimiczna miasta Tarnopola
Authors: Baczyńska Hałyna , Werbowecka Oksana
Published: February 2024

Przestrzeń toponimiczna jest wyróżnikiem ramy kulturowo-historycznej i w czasach współczesnych staje się istotna ze względu na potencjalną zdolność nazw ulic do zmian wraz ze zmianą polityki historycznej. Celem artykułu jest kompleksowy opis współczesnych hodonimów miasta Tarnopola, który został zrealizowany przez przeprowadzenie analizy motywacyjnej, leksykalnej i semantyczno-strukturalnej nazw własnych miasta w aspekcie synchronicznym i funkcjonalnym. Hodonimy odzwierciedlają politykę ideologiczną państwa, specyfikę etniczną, gospodarczą i kulturową miasta. Nazwy pamiątkowe są najpełniej reprezentowane w nazewnictwie Tarnopola (62%). Wymownie niosą cenne informacje o historii i kulturze państwa w ogóle, a regionu w szczególności. Zgodnie z semantyką podstaw składowych, hodonimy Tarnopola dzielą się na formacje onimiczne (68%), odapelatywne (29%) i apelatywno-onimiczne (3%). Nazewnictwo miasta charakteryzuje równowaga oraz duża liczba nazw miejscowych, a wpływ ideologii radzieckiej i rosyjskiej jest zminimalizowany, lecz obecny w kilku nazwach. Nazwy ulic Tarnopola odzwierciedlają ukraińskie realia, spełniają kryteria historyczne, estetyczne, etnograficzne i kulturowe, tworzą oryginalne oblicze miasta.
Komunikacyjna strategia autoprezentacji w ukraińskim dyskursie prezydenckim (na podstawie przemówień inauguracyjnych)
Authors: Zawalska Lubow
Published: February 2024

Artykuł zawiera lingwistyczną analizę komunikacyjnej strategii autoprezentacji w ukraińskim dyskursie prezydenckim. Na podstawie przemówień inauguracyjnych prezydentów Ukrainy przebadane zostają językowe środki reprezentacji jako wytyczne strategii autoprezentacji. Autorka zaproponowała typologię taktyk komunikacyjnych stosowanych w realizacji omawianej strategii komunikacyjnej. Udowodniono, że owa strategia zostaje wdrożona za pomocą następujących taktyk komunikacyjnych: oceniająco-prezentacyjnej, koncepcyjno-prezentacyjnej i programowo-prezentacyjnej. Analizie poddano performatywne akty mowy w przemówieniach inauguracyjnych zawierające wyrazy komisyjne i ekspresyjne. Zidentyfikowano gramatyczne sposoby realizacji strategii autoprezentacji oraz przeanalizowano leksykalne sposoby identyfikacji owej strategii. W ramach każdej taktyki dokonano analizy porównawczej w zakresie środków językowych w wystąpieniach prezydenckich, co pozwoliło wykazać dynamikę leksykonu i użycia środków językowo-pragmatycznych w ukraińskim dyskursie prezydenckim.
Epidemie i choroby jako obraz nieszczęścia w religijnej literaturze w metropolii kijowskiej w XVII wieku
Authors: Nowak Anna Z.
Published: February 2024

Multilingual Ruthenian literature in the 17th century reflects the problems with disasters, mainly wars, which resulted in hunger and disease, often turning into epidemics. They harassed society devastatingly, causing fear and despair. Teachers, especially those from monastic circles, tried to channel these anxieties towards piety, religious activity and prayer practices. Therefore, they described misfortunes as signs sent by God, who desires human conversion. The existence of the intercession of saints was recalled, and works were published in which their effective intercession with God for people was popularized. The sermons and collections describing miracles, treated as testimonies, probably had a special motivating meaning. The works were written in Ruthenian and Polish, thus they were available to a wide range of citizens of a multinational state. In this way, pastoral goals were realized in relation to the Orthodox and Uniates, but the goal was also a more widely addressed (Roman Catholics, Protestants) apology of faith.
Sentimentale Beobachter und naive Beobachtete
Authors: Penke Niels
Published: February 2024

This article is about differentiating the notion of cultural contact. Not every journey serves the exchange between different cultures when the travellers take on the role of an observer who does not or rarely interact with the observed, but rather projects his or her ideas and needs into them. Looking at the German authors Ernst Jünger and Edzard Schaper, the paper shows how this ,asymmetrical‘ cultural contact is realised in diaristic writings of both authors and what relationship of ,sentimental‘ observer and ,naïve‘ observed becomes visible in the process.
The Narrative Voice and its Comments: A Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis of Jómsvíkinga saga
Authors: Heiniger Anna Katharina
Published: February 2024

This article pursues two objectives: as a software-based study, it first demonstrates how quantitative methods can be employed to harvest data, which is hard to retrieve as thoroughly and systematically without digital tools. In combination with ‘classic’, qualitative analyses, such an approach can contribute greatly to gaining new perspectives on (medieval) literary sources. Secondly, this article offers a case study of Jómsvíkinga saga (AM 291 4to) with particular focus on the narrative voice and its narratorial comments. They are used intentionally not only to select, structure, and guide the plot but also to embed the saga into the larger extradiegetic narrative tradition. Despite their brevity, the role of the comments goes beyond narratological organisation because they are simultaneously self-reflective on the process of narration. The narrative voice thus crafts a particular, highly artistic narrative about the adventures of the early Danish kings and the Jómsvikings.
Nutzer-basierte Evaluierung der Google Knowledge Panel-Funktion
Authors: Entezari Rosa , Scheibe Katrin
Published: February 2024

Google Knowledge Panel sind Informationsfelder, die in der Suchmaschine Google Ergebnisse zu einer Suchanfrage mittels Informationen aus dem Google Knowledge Graphen gebündelt wiedergeben. Diese Funktion wird in der Regel bei Fragen oder Suchen nach Entitäten angezeigt und soll ermöglichen, relevante Informationen einfacher und schneller zu finden. Welche Arten von Google Knowledge Panels gibt es? Wie werden diese Funktion und die präsentierten Informationen (Inhalte) von den Nutzenden wahrgenommen? In dieser Studie wird das Google Knowledge Panel hinsichtlich der Systemqualität und der inhaltlichen Qualität aus Sicht des Nutzenden quantitativ evaluiert. Anhand des Information Service Evaluation (ISE) Modells wird ein auf das Google Knowledge Panel angepasstes Modell erarbeitet, das als theoretische Grundlage für die Entwicklung einer Umfrage dient. Die Ergebnisse der Umfrage mit 133 Teilnehmenden zeigen, dass die Erwartungen an ein optimales Informationsfeld innerhalb eines Information Retrieval Systems sich meist mit den Erfahrungen in Bezug auf das Google Knowledge Panel decken. In den folgenden Punkten erfüllt das Google Knowledge Panel nicht die Erwartungen: Glaubhaftigkeit, Vertrauen, Aktualität und Objektivität. Weitere Untersuchungen sind erforderlich, um den Grund für diese Differenzen zu finden und um genauere Vorschläge machen zu können, anhand derer das Google Knowledge Panel an die Bedürfnisse der Nutzenden angepasst werden kann.
Mitochondria and MICOS – function and modeling
Authors: Benaroya Haym
Published: February 2024

An extensive review is presented on mitochondrial structure and function, mitochondrial proteins, the outer and inner membranes, cristae, the role of F1FO-ATP synthase, the mitochondrial contact site and cristae organizing system (MICOS), the sorting and assembly machinery morphology and function, and phospholipids, in particular cardiolipin. Aspects of mitochondrial regulation under physiological and pathological conditions are outlined, in particular the role of dysregulated MICOS protein subunit Mic60 in Parkinson’s disease, the relations between mitochondrial quality control and proteins, and mitochondria as signaling organelles. A mathematical modeling approach of cristae and MICOS using mechanical beam theory is introduced and outlined. The proposed modeling is based on the premise that an optimization framework can be used for a better understanding of critical mitochondrial function and also to better map certain experiments and clinical interventions.
Two curvature sensors based on no-core–seven-core fiber interference
Authors: Ran Yifan , Niu Siyao , Xu Shishi , Feng Wenlin , Cheng Pengming
Published: February 2024

Using the no-core fiber (NCF)–seven-core fiber (SCF) interference structure, two curvature sensors of Michelson interference type and Mach–Zehnder interference (MZI) type are proposed, respectively. The curvature sensor based on Michelson interference shows wavelength-modulation characteristics, the sensitivity is about −22.76 nm/m−1 with a linearity of 0.9823, the temperature sensitivity is only 0.054 nm/°C, and the effect of temperature on curvature can be negligible. The MZI sensor based on an enlarged taper-embedded cascaded structure is an intensity-modulated sensor. The sensitivities are −63.6271 dB m/m−1 and 93.3293 dBm/m−1 for the forward and reverse curvature, respectively, and the linearities are 0.9987 and 0.9930, respectively. But the strain sensitivity (8.357 × 10−4 dBm/με) of the MZI sensor is so tiny, which can avoid the strain cross effect. The two sensors can be used in the detection of the curvature at different (temperature/strain) conditions.
"On vit là tous ensemble on survit". Afrikai diaszpórák Franciaországban Tiken Jah Fakoly Africain à Paris című dalán keresztül
Authors: Peszmeg Bence
Published: February 2024

Az afrikai diaszpórák, valamint az afrikai migráció jellemzőinek mindennapi magyarázatai során a történelmi hagyományok mellett az egyének által megtapasztaltak, illetve azok társadalmi és politikai vonzatai is sok esetben a háttérbe szorulnak. A cikk a kontinens egyik legjelentősebb rendszerkritikus művésze Tiken Jah Fakoly diaszpórákhoz kapcsolódó politikai aktivizmusának zenén keresztüli elemzésére összpontosít, részletezve Fakoly politikai szerepvállalásának gyökereit, az afrikai migráció témáját, valamint a művész Africain à Paris c. dalán keresztül vizsgálja az afrikai diaszpórák helyzetét Franciaországban, a francia-afrikai kapcsolatok, a dekolonizáció és az afrikai migráció kontextusában.
A térinformatika rendőrségi alkalmazásának lehetőségei = Applications of Geographical Information Systems in Policing [Recenzió Pődör, A., & Mátyás, Sz. Rendészeti térinformatika című könyvéről]
Authors:   Eötvös Loránd University, Zentai László
Published: February 2024

In 2022, the authors Andrea Pődör and Szabolcs Mátyás released their textbook titled Rendészeti térinformatika [Law Enforcement Application of GIS] under the auspices of Ludovika University Press. Andrea Pődör is an associate professor and the director of the Geoinformatics Institute at the Alba Regia Faculty of Technology, University of Óbuda. Szabolcs Mátyás is an associate professor at the National Public Service University and a lecturer at the Department of Investigative Theory. The book was professionally proofread by László Zsigovits. The authors have been involved in policing science for decades, focusing especially on crime mapping. This publication provides a comprehensive overview of the most important knowledge in this field from a practical perspective. Prior to this, no publication of this size had been released in the field of law enforcement dealing with GIS.
Status of Seowon in North Gyeongsang Province after the Seowon Closure Order
Authors:   Institute of Korean Cultural Studies Yeungnam University, Lim Geun-Sil
Published: February 2024

Gyeongsangbuk-do was the first area where Joseon's Seowon Confucian Academy was built in the 16th century. Seowon, which was established around Gyeongsangbuk-do, soon spread throughout Joseon. During the Joseon Dynasty, the largest number of seowon were operated in Gyeongsangbuk-do as intellectuals ran seowon. However, Heungseon Daewongun(興宣大院君), concerned about the abolition of the seowon, removed all of the seowon across the country, leaving only 47 seowon. Since then, only 9 seowon in Gyeongsangbuk-do remain. In addition, the intellectuals of Gyeongsangbuk-do protested with a common voice to prevent this, and later tried to rebuild the seowon.
Curren tly, there are a total of 280 seowon in Gyeon gsan gbuk-do. Amon g them, there were nine unbroken seowon, all of which were recognized by the state. In the first period (1868-1910), there were 27 re-constructed seowon and 1 newly constructed seowon. In the second period (Japanese colonial era), there were 33 newly constructed seowon and 5 newly constructed seowon. In the third period (1945-present), there were 80 re-constructed seowon and 15 newly constructed seowon. It seems that there are 110 seowon that have not been rebuilt after disappearance. Looking at each period, it can be seen that more seowon were rebuilt or n ewly con structed as it comes forward. Con vertin g this to about 10% in the first period, about 13.5% in the second period, and about 34.4% in the third period. In addition, about 39% of the total seowon seems to have not been rebuilt until now. In addition, there were many cases where memorials and memorials were built and cases where seodang or lecture centers were operated.