bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
An Intelligent Arabic Chatbot System to Reduce Admissions Department Burdens
Authors: Al-madi Nagham A. , Maria Khulood A. Abu , Al-madi Mohammad A. , 1 Eman A. Abu Maria
Published: May 2023

A conversational agent (chatbot) is a software that communicates with
people using natural language. Natural language processing and
artificial intelligence rely heavily on conversation modeling.
(AI).Indeed, creating a reliable chatbot system has been one of the most
difficult challenges in AI since its inception. Although this system can
do a variety of things, it must be able to recognize what users are
saying in chat and reply to their questions. As a result, this study
proposes a deep learning Arabic chatbot system built on a deep neural
network model. The proposed method allows for text chats with others
about common topics. The suggested system makes use of a Jordanian
dialect derived from the website of Jordan’s Al-Zaytoonah University.
The model is also created and tested in the deep learning frameworks
Tensorflow and Keras. Furthermore, with no handcrafted rules, a dataset
of manually produced pairs of conversations is used. This leads to the
development of a chat bot system to assist users in counseling via the
Al-Zaytoonah website. While the findings are promising and significant,
the obtained results show that this system is capable of reproducing
efficient and satisfying responses to users for the majority of queries.
It is also demonstrated by the obtained results that an extreme burden
is placed on the admissions department, including less online
utilization of the website.
Ancestral SARS-CoV-2 and Omicron BA.5-specific neutralizing antibody and T cell responses after Omicron bivalent booster vaccination in previously infected and infection-naive individuals
Authors: Mak Willem A. , Visser Wendy , Vliet Marijke van der , Markus Hilde Y. , Koeleman Johannes G.M. , Ong David
Published: May 2023

COVID-19 bivalent ancestral/Omicron mRNA booster vaccinations became
available to boost and expand the immunity against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron
infections. In a prospective cohort study including 59 healthcare
workers, we assessed SARS-CoV-2 ancestral and Omicron BA.5-specific
neutralizing antibody and T cell responses in previously infected and
infection-naive individuals. Also, we assessed the effect of an
ancestral/Omicron BA.1 bivalent mRNA booster vaccination on these immune
responses. 10 months after previous monovalent mRNA vaccinations,
ancestral SARS-CoV-2 S1-specific T cell and anti-RBD IgG responses
remained detectable in most individuals and a previous SARS-CoV-2
infection was associated with increased T cell responses. T cell
responses, anti-RBD IgG, and Omicron BA.5 neutralization activity
increased after receiving an ancestral/Omicron BA.1 bivalent booster
mRNA vaccination. An Omicron BA.5 infection in addition to bivalent
vaccination led to a higher ratio of Omicron BA.5 to ancestral strain
neutralization activity compared to bivalent vaccination without a
recent SARS-CoV-2 infection. In conclusion, SARS-CoV-2 T cell and
antibody responses persist for up to 10 months after a monovalent
booster mRNA vaccination. An ancestral/Omicron BA.1 bivalent booster
mRNA vaccination increases these immune responses and also induces
Omicron BA.5 cross-neutralization antibody activity. Finally, our data
indicate that hybrid immunity is associated with improved preservation
of T cell immunity.
Effects of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai Eruption on MODIS-retrieved Sea Surface Temperatures
Authors: Jia Chong , Minnett Peter
Published: May 2023

The eruption of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai (HTHH) volcano on 15 January
2022 injected a great amount of H2O and a moderate amount of SO2 into
the stratosphere, producing a pronounced and persistent sulfate aerosol
layer centered around the mid-stratosphere, mostly confined to Southern
Hemisphere (SH) tropics. These aerosols affect the Moderate Resolution
Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) retrievals of sea surface temperature
(SST) where negative biases reached -0.3 K and an annual mean of -0.1 K
north of 40ºS in the SH. The spatial and temporal evolutions of MODIS
SST anomalies are presented. Radiative transfer simulations demonstrate
the aerosol effect on MODIS SST retrievals by causing an additional
brightness temperature (BT) deficit at 11 μm and a reduction in BT
differences since the characteristic of spectral attenuation between 11
μm and 12 μm is opposite to that of H2O. A correction for HTHH aerosol
effects in the retrieval algorithm is therefore desirable.
The influence of confining stress and preexisting damage on strain localization in fluid-saturated crystalline rocks in the upper crust
Authors: McBeck Jessica , Cordonnier Benoit , Ben-Zion Yehuda , Renard François
Published: May 2023

The spatial organization of deformation may provide key information
about the timing of catastrophic failure in the brittle regime. In an
ideal homogenous system, deformation may continually localize toward
macroscopic failure, and so increasing localization unambiguously
signals approaching failure. However, recent analyses demonstrate that
deformation, including low magnitude seismicity, and fractures and
strain in triaxial compression experiments, experience temporary phases
of delocalization superposed on an overall trend of localization toward
large failure events. To constrain the conditions that promote
delocalization, we perform a series of X-ray tomography experiments at
varying confining stresses (5-20 MPa) and fluid pressures (zero to 10
MPa) on Westerly granite cores with varying amounts of preexisting
damage. We track the spatial distribution of the strain events with the
highest magnitudes of the population within a given time step. The
results show that larger confining stress promotes more dilation, and
promotes greater localization of the high strain events approaching
macroscopic failure. In contrast, greater amounts of preexisting damage
promote delocalization. Importantly, the dilative strain experiences
more systematic localization than the shear strain, and so may provide
more reliable information about the timing of catastrophic failure than
the shear strain.
Inverse modelling of core flood experiments for predictive models of sandstone and carbonate rocks
Authors: An Senyou , Wenck Nele , Manoorkar Sojwal , Berg Steffen , Taberner Conxita , Pini Ronny , Krevor Samuel
Published: May 2023

Field-scale observations suggest that rock heterogeneities control
subsurface fluid flow, and these must be characterised for accurate
predictions of fluid migration, such as during \CO2
sequestration. Recent efforts have focused on simulation-based inversion
of laboratory observations with X-ray imaging, but models produced in
this way have been limited in their predictive ability for heterogeneous
rocks. We address the main challenges in this approach through an
algorithm that combines: a 3-parameter capillary pressure model, spatial
heterogeneity in absolute permeability, the constraint of history match
iterations based on marginal error improvement, and image processsing
that incorporates more of the experimental data in the calibration. We
demonstrate the improvements on five rocks (two sandstones and three
carbonates), representing a range of heterogeneous properties, some of
which could not be previously modelled. The algorithm results in
physically representative models of the rock cores, reducing
non-systematic error to a level comparable to the experimental
uncertainty.
70-Year Trends in Ship-Reported Oceanic Precipitation Frequency
Authors: Petty Grant , Tran Harrison K
Published: May 2023

Ship present-weather reports from 1950 through 2019 are used to assess
trends in the reporting of precipitation occurrence over the global
oceans. Annual reported precipitation frequency shows statistically
significant positive trends of up to
$\sim$15\% per decade throughout most
ocean areas equatorward of 45 degrees. However, latitudes poleward of 45
degrees are dominated by negative trends, some areas of which meet the
95\% confidence threshold. Nine smaller regions were
subjectively selected for further investigation, revealing that the
observed trends, both positive and negative, are often but not always
nearly linear, with the amplitude of interannual fluctuations usually
being much larger than that expected from random sampling error alone.
The annual time series reveal that four comparatively dry areas are
associated with the largest overall positive trends, ranging from
8.3\% to 12.8\% (relative) per decade.
Trends were also computed separately for each season, revealing
remarkable overall consistency in trends across seasons.
Sevoflurane-Induced Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage
Authors:   Danbury Hospital-Yale University, School of Medicine, Danbury, Netherlands Antilles, Ahmed-Khan Mohammad , Moin Kayvon ,   American University of the Caribbean, School of Medicine, Cupecoy, Sint Maarten, Netherlands Antilles, Funk Carly ,   American University of the Caribbean, School of Medicine, Cupecoy, Sint Maarten, Netherlands Antilles
Published: May 2023

Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage (DAH) is a potentially life-threatening pulmonary pathology which results in intra-alveolar hemorrhage secondary to disruption of the alveolar capillary basement membrane. Most commonly, these patients present with hemoptysis, hypoxemia and pulmonary infiltrates. Although rare, sevoflurane, an inhalational anesthetic used as a rapid induction agent for anesthesia may be implicated in the etiology of DAH. We report a case of a 21-year-old otherwise healthy male found to have postoperative diffuse alveolar hemorrhage secondary to sevoflurane inhalation. Thus far, only five documented cases describing sevoflurane induced diffuse alveolar hemorrhage have been described in the literature, with prior cases also showing a clear temporal association between sevoflurane administration and symptom onset. Although uncommon, we must take sevoflurane into consideration as a possible etiology of diffuse alveolar hemorrhage when encountering signs of respiratory distress and hemoptysis in postoperative patients.
ETNOBOTÂNICA DAS PLANTAS ALIMENTÍCIAS E DIÁLOGO INTERCULTURAL NO ENSINO DE BIOLOGIA
Authors: Souza Maiele Vitória , Baptista Geilsa Costa Santos , Santana Uilian dos Santos , Barbosa Rubinsten Hernández
Published: May 2023

Esta pesquisa qualitativa tem como objetivo apontar como a etnobotânica dos conhecimentos de estudantes acerca dos aspectos nutricionais das plantas que são por eles cultivadas pode contribuir para o diálogo intercultural para segurança alimentar nas aulas de biologia de escolas que atendam esses estudantes. Com os dados reunidos da aplicação de um questionário, foi estruturada uma Tabela de Cognição Contextual (TCC), em que trechos das respostas dos estudantes foram organizados em conjunto com os conteúdos do ensino de biologia contidos nos livros didáticos e com termos utilizados pela comunidade científica. Os resultados apontam que os estudantes conhecem e nomeiam tradicionalmente as plantas que cultivam, porém, eles fizeram uso do vocabulário científico em detrimento do tradicional para construir as suas respostas acerca dos aspectos nutricionais dessas plantas. Estes achados têm implicações para a pesquisa, especialmente com relação ao uso de questionário para investigação dos conhecimentos tradicionais, e para o diálogo. Recomendamos o uso de entrevista em pesquisas que visem a identificação de conhecimentos tradicionais para o diálogo intercultural no ensino de biologia.
UMA TRÍADE TEÓRICO-METODOLÓGICA PARA A REALIZAÇÃO DAS ATIVIDADES EXPERIMENTAIS NAS AULAS DE QUÍMICA DO ENSINO BÁSICO, TÉCNICO E TECNOLÓGICO
Authors: Nobre-da-Silva Nara Alinne , Silva Roberto Ribeiro da
Published: May 2023

Este trabalho é resultante de uma pesquisa de doutorado e tem como objetivo caracterizar, com base na literatura, as compreensões de pesquisadores/as e professores/as de química sobre experimentação, bem como apresentar uma proposição teórico-metodológica para o planejamento e desenvolvimento das atividades experimentais nos cursos de Química de diferentes níveis ofertados pelos Institutos Federais de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia (IF), tendo como alicerce os eixos Trabalho, Ciência, Cultura e Tecnologia, base da concepção de ensino defendida pelos IF. Desenvolvemos uma pesquisa qualitativa do tipo exploratória realizada em duas etapas: teórica e de campo, tendo a revisão da literatura do tipo narrativa e a entrevista semiestruturada como fonte de construção dos dados. As interpretações à luz da epistemologia fleckiana indicam a existência de dois estilos de pensamento sobre experimentação: simplista e contemporâneo. Além disso, apontam uma proposição teórico-metodológica para o Ensino Básico, Técnico e Tecnológico assentada em três dimensões: científica-cultural, científica-teórica e conceitual e, científica-profissional. Na tríade construída, a tecnologia é percebida como elemento transversal e a ciência como uma construção lógica, histórica e social. Por fim, acreditamos que tal proposição pode contribuir para novas compreensões sobre a ciência, potencializar o trabalho colaborativo e fomentar o desenvolvimento da experimentação numa perspectiva contemporânea.
A MODELAGEM ESTATÍSTICA NA ANÁLISE DE ELEMENTOS DA CULTURA CIENTÍFICA DE ESTUDANTES INGRESSANTES EM UNIVERSIDADE BRASILEIRA II – MODELOS DE MEDIAÇÃO
Authors: Aleme Helga Gabriela , Giordan Marcelo , Bertoldo Raquel Roberta
Published: May 2023

Este trabalho propõe a adaptação de um modelo teórico baseado nas relações estabelecidas por ingressantes no ensino superior sobre credibilidade de fontes e meios de C&T, hábitos de informação e concepções de C&T. Os dados foram coletados por um questionário e tratados com técnica de redução de dimensionalidade em conjunto com o teste de Alpha de Cronbach para construir índices. Calculou-se o efeito da mediação da credibilidade de diferentes fontes e meios de informação na relação entre hábitos de informação e concepção sobre C&T, empregando-se a técnica estatística de mediação. Os resultados indicaram que a credibilidade em meios de informação (especializados ou não) e das fontes especializadas em C&T atua como variável mediadora na relação entre hábitos e concepções de Ciências. Implicações para a educação em ciência são discutidas a partir do papel do jornalismo científico e do conceito de mediação na produção da divulgação científica.
CARACTERIZANDO UM PERFIL CULTURALMENTE SENSÍVEL (PCS) NO ENSINO DE BIOLOGIA: SUBSÍDIOS NA FORMAÇÃO CONTINUADA DE PROFESSORAS DE CIÊNCIAS PARA UMA EDUCAÇÃO CIENTÍFICA INTERCULTURAL (ECI)
Authors: Robles-Piñeros Jairo , Baptista Geilsa Costa Santos , Molina-Andrade Adela
Published: May 2023

A educação científica intercultural enfrenta desafios frente à maneira como se dá o processo de relação entre sistemas dispares de conhecimentos, às vezes apagados pela relação desigual que se apresenta na sala de aula e, especificamente, nos discursos docentes. Este artigo apresenta resultados de uma pesquisa qualitativo-interpretativa voltada para a caracterização de um perfil culturalmente sensível para o ensino intercultural de biologia com quatro (4) professoras de ciências em exercício de duas escolas públicas rurais do município de Coração de Maria e Distrito de Retiro, Bahia, Brasil. Por meio de um instrumento de situações-problema, discussões em grupos focais e bate-papos, foram coletadas respostas das professoras e se elas interpretaram e analisaram os significados das suas posições sobre as diferentes questões. A partir da categorização e análise dessas respostas, foi possível caracterizar um perfil docente ligado à diversidade cultural, com a identificação dos compromissos categorizados em três dimensões: epistemológica, ontológica e ética. Espera-se que os resultados da presente pesquisa possam oferecer uma perspectiva de como os professores expressam seus modos de assumir o mundo, suas relações com os saberes e como isso influencia diretamente nas suas práticas pedagógicas, nos seus processos de ensinar ciências em contextos culturalmente diversos.
A SISTEMATIZAÇÃO DE EXPERIÊNCIAS COMO PROPULSORA DA INVESTIGAÇÃO-FORMAÇÃO-AÇÃO EM CIÊNCIAS
Authors: Bremm Daniele , Güllich Roque Ismael da Costa
Published: May 2023

No presente artigo, buscamos analisar um processo de Sistematização de Experiências que ocorreu pelo movimento de escrita e reescrita de Relatos de Experiências junto a um coletivo de formação continuada de professores de Ciências que faz uso da Investigação-Formação-Ação (IFA) como modelo de formação de professores de Ciências (IFAC). A pesquisa possui caráter qualitativo e o corpus de dados, composto por 14 Relatos de Experiências, foi analisado à luz da Análise Textual e Discursiva (ATD). As discussões da pesquisa contemplam as diferentes formas de reflexão presentes nos Relatos de Experiências, bem como o movimento de avanço dos professores investigadores em suas formas de reflexão durante o processo de escrita e reescrita dos Relatos de Experiências, identificando possíveis relações entre o avanço reflexivo e as etapas das espirais autorreflexivas dos professores investigadores. Os resultados delineiam a capacidade que o Relatos de Experiências tem, aliado a um processo de Sistematização de Experiências, para se tornar um espaço-tempo de Descrição para a Análise/Explicação da prática, culminando na tomada de consciência pela Emancipação/Crítica em relação à própria prática: a capacidade de narrar, aprender e formar-se pela IFAC.
REFLEXÕES SOBRE O ENSINO DE EVOLUÇÃO NO ATUAL CONTEXTO DE IMPEDIMENTO TAXONÔMICO
Authors: Mendes Samuel Lucas Da Silva Delgado , Rizzo Alexandra Elaine , Mayrinck Diogo
Published: May 2023

A Sistemática Filogenética é reconhecida como um dos principais eixos para a compreensão crítica da biodiversidade. Esta ciência busca ordená-la de maneira lógica, objetivando a compreensão dos processos que são responsáveis por gerar os padrões que por ela são apresentados. Para tal, trata a evolução biológica, ou seja, o reconhecimento da descendência com modificação e de suas implicações para as relações de ancestralidade e descendência entre as diversas linhagens de seres vivos, como seu paradigma central. No entanto, no Brasil, ainda persistem problemas relacionados ao ensino inadequado e desatualizado da Teoria Evolutiva. Assim, neste trabalho serão apresentados os principais obstáculos epistemológicos relacionados ao aprendizado de evolução e como eles surgiram ao longo da história das ciências naturais. De forma a mostrar como se relacionam entre si e de que maneira contribuem para a manutenção do atual problema denominado impedimento taxonômico. Por fim, serão expostas as potencialidades do estímulo ao pensamento filogenético, isto é, evolutivo, para a compreensão crítica da biodiversidade. Assim, concordamos que o combate às lacunas atuais no conhecimento sobre a biodiversidade deve ser pensado em múltiplos níveis de atuação e investigação científica. Sendo um deles o ensino de Ciências e Biologia, destacamos o papel dos professores, com as potencialidades advindas do desenvolvimento de abordagens didáticas inovadoras junto a um planejamento curricular voltado ao combate dos vícios responsáveis por fomentarem a existência de tais lacunas.
Severe Mental Illness and Type 2 Diabetes Outcomes and Complications: A Nationwide Cohort Study
Authors: Fleetwood Kelly J. , Wild Sarah H. , Licence Kirsty A.M. , Mercer Stewart W. , Smith Daniel J. , Jackson Caroline A. ,   Scottish Diabetes Research Network Epidemiology Group
Published: May 2023

OBJECTIVE

To compare cardiovascular and mortality outcomes in people with severe mental illness (SMI) versus no mental illness in a national cohort study of people with type 2 diabetes.

RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS

We included adults diagnosed with type 2 diabetes between 2004 and 2018 from the national Scottish diabetes register, ascertaining history of mental illness from linked psychiatric and general hospital admission records. We identified major cardiovascular disease (CVD) events, all-cause mortality, and CVD-specific mortality through record linkage. Using Cox regression, we estimated hazard ratios (HRs) for associations between SMI and outcomes, adjusting for baseline sociodemographic and clinical characteristics, including history of CVD, comorbidity, hypertension, high cholesterol, HbA1c, BMI, alcohol use disorder, and smoking.

RESULTS

Among 259,875 people with type 2 diabetes, 1.0%, 0.5%, and 3.0% had schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and major depression, respectively. After adjusting for sociodemographic characteristics, the risk of major CVD events was higher in people with schizophrenia (HR 1.22, 95% CI 1.06–1.41), bipolar disorder (HR 1.58, 95% CI 1.33–1.87), and major depression (HR 1.59, 95% CI 1.49–1.70) compared with people without a history of mental illness. SMI was also associated with an approximately twofold increased risk of CVD-specific and all-cause mortality. All associations attenuated following further adjustment for clinical characteristics.

CONCLUSIONS

Among people with diabetes, people with a history of SMI have poorer cardiovascular and mortality outcomes compared with those without mental illness. While the underlying mechanisms are further investigated, effective prevention and management of cardiovascular risk factors is needed in this high-risk group.
Formal and informal knowledge sharing rituals Queensland Music Festival
Authors: Stadler Raphaela
Published: May 2023

Knowledge management is a particular issue in events and festivals due to the temporary, stressful and pulsating nature of these types of organisations, where knowledge needs to be created and shared quickly and efficiently, as well as documented and stored for the future. Using the Queensland Music Festival as a best practice example, the purpose of this case study is to help the learner identify and analyse formal and informal knowledge management rituals that enabled staff members to share not only what they know, but also the more tacit know-how and specific ‘ways things are done’ within the organisation.
The Glamour of China Carnival Event financial management and sponsorship
Authors: Xu Yueying Hazel
Published: May 2023

Financial philosophy is one of the most important concepts in successful event management. This case uses a real one-off event as an illustration to show the importance of efficient cost-revenue management and budgeting in event management. It displays the procedures of how to secure financial resources for a planned event, and how to effectively control costs to support the successful hosting of an outdoor culture-themed charity event. Event sponsorship, an important means to improve not only the financial status and but also the event as a whole, is also discussed in the case.
Securing MICE Tourism through DMO Collaboration
Authors: Delaney Emma
Published: May 2023

Tourism generated through meetings, incentives, conferences & exhibitions (MICE) is a growing and valuable industry in most countries. Destination management organisations (DMOs) face increasing competition when bidding to host MICE events. This case study presents a detailed look at the benefits of hosting MICE events and the challenges that DMOs face. This case study profiles the Sussex Visitor Economy Initiative which is a strategy that involves DMO collaboration in order to increase MICE tourism to Sussex, a coastal area of the UK. Views from senior DMO managers from the UK destinations of Eastbourne and Brighton further illustrate the benefits of this new form of DMO collaboration. Consequently, this case study provides students with an opportunity to (a) identify the current challenges for DMOs in terms of attracting MICE tourism, (b) evaluate the potential opportunities and challenges of DMO collaboration and (c) create a strategic plan for DMO collaboration.
Roskilde Festival and transgressive behaviour, an emerging safety concern for event organisers
Authors: Christensen Jannick Friis , Vendelø Morten Thanning
Published: May 2023

Based on a study of Denmark’s Roskilde Festival, this case is designed to enable students to become aware of and critically reflect upon the phenomenon of transgressive behaviour as an emerging safety problem that event organisers must address. Transgressive behaviour can be viewed as a wicked problem for which there is no absolute solution. Therefore, the aim is not to solve the problem, but to unfold its complexities through analysis of (gendered) power dynamics and to stimulate students to design interventions and undertake studies of their own.
Bear Grylls in Belfast Integrating digital fieldwork in the international event management fieldtrip to post conflict post Covid Belfast
Authors: Skinner Jonathan
Published: May 2023

This case narrative examines the integration of the fieldtrip into the student’s international event management degree experience. It concentrates upon visits to Belfast, Northern Ireland, where students have an immersive experience into event management, placemaking and regeneration in a post-conflict environment. The fieldtrip constitutes a deep learning pedagogy of real-world scenario and authentic dynamics that complement and enliven classroom activities and module readings. The digital artifacts developed by students, and their presentations on the last day of the fieldtrip, focus their studies whilst in the field.
Durability of sandwich structures with a maximized natural raw material basis: comparison of expanded polystyrene, cellulose foam and polylactic acid subjected to UV-rain aging
Authors: Hakala Pauli , Orell Olli , Sarlin Essi , Pääkkönen Elina , Jutila Lauri , Kanerva Mikko
Published: May 2023

In this study, alternative core materials to commercial cork were searched for. Additionally, aging of new core materials was studied. Bio-based materials in sandwich structures can be useful for sports equipment, transportation, and furniture with much less impact on the environment in comparison with their synthetic counterparts. In this paper, sandwich panels made of fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) skins and various sustainable core materials with a core thickness of 6 mm were studied. The core materials were: cork, expanded polystyrene (EPS), cellulose foam, and 3D-printed polylactic acid (PLA) honeycomb lattice. FRP composites made of flax fibre reinforcement and bio-based epoxy resin (30% bio-content) were used to manufacture the skins to compete the glass fibre reinforced rival composite. The experimental analysis of the panel performance focused on the out-of-plane behavior and aging due to conditioning in an ultraviolet (UV) irradiation-rain cabinet. The results showed that under mechanical and environmental loading, the sandwich composite with cellulose foam had comparable or even better mechanical performance under shearing load, including UV-rain effects, than structures with EPS cores. Failure localization was studied using digital image correlation (DIC). The 3D-printed PLA honeycomb sandwich structures had a high absolute flatwise tensile strength and shear strength but also greatest degradation by the UV-rain aging.
Development of Web-based Tuition Payment Information System Supported by Whatsapp Notifications
Authors: Sani Hesty Kumala , Ambiyar Ambiyar , Sukardi Sukardi , Sari Delima Yanti
Published: May 2023

The use of the internet at the Cersa Pasaman Vocational High School (SMK) is still not optimal, the internet is only used for school information and there is no school financial information system. Based on observations, tuition payments at schools are still manual and make the work of the finance department slower. This type of research is research and development data retrieval is carried out to users of the web-based SPP payment information system. The research sample consisted of 30 people consisting of 5 people for a limited trial and 25 people for a wider trial taken from the principal, Administration Officer, teachers and students of SMK Cersa Pasaman, the instrument of this research was a questionnaire to determine the feasibility of the SPP payment information system. The results obtained from this research development is a web-based tuition payment information system. Based on the results of this study, it can be concluded that the developed information system is declared valid with an average value of 85.67%. The information system developed was very practical from the results of the limited trial to teachers and students with an average value of 92.60%, while the results of a wider trial obtained an average value of 92.68%. Based on the findings of this study, it was concluded that the web-based SPP payment information system at SMK Cersa Pasaman was valid, practical and feasible to use for student tuition payments.
3D Model Reconstruction Using Gan and 2.5D Sketches from 2D Image
Authors: Bich Nhuong Quach Thi , Sac Pham Dinh , Nhut Nguyen Minh , Le Hien Thanh
Published: May 2023

In the current 4.0 era, many fields such as medicine, cinema, architecture, etc. often use 3D models to visualize objects. However, there is not always enough information or equipment to build a 3D model. Another approach is to take multiple 2D images and convert to 3D shapes. This method requires information on images taken of objects at different angles. To get around this, we use a 2.5D sketch as an intermediary when going from 2D to 3D. A 2D photo is easier to create a 2.5D sketch than to convert directly to a 3D shape. In this paper, we propose a model consisting of three modules: The first is converting from 2D image to 2.5D sketch. The second is to go from a 2.5D sketch to a 3D shape. Finally, refine the newly created 3D shape. Experiments on the ShapeNet Core55 dataset show that our model gives better results than traditional models
Evaluation of the Success of the Academic Information System (SIAMIK) with the DeLone and McLean Model
Authors: Gormantara Alfredo , Elisabeth Elisabeth
Published: May 2023

Evaluation of information systems is needed to determine the quality of system use. Therefore, it is necessary to measure the success of an information system, one of which is the DeLone and McLean model, which consists of six factors measuring the success of an information system. SIAMIK is an academic information system designed to meet the minimum requirements needed in processing academic information. This research is divided into several stages to test the 10 initial hypotheses. The data collected were 1560 correspondents from questionnaires distributed to students as SIAMIK users. Furthermore, the results of the validity and reliability tests were continued with SEM analysis for hypothesis testing. The evaluation results were obtained for the 10 hypotheses that have been formed. there are 3 accepted hypotheses and 7 rejected hypotheses. Therefore, it can be concluded that the use of SIAMIK within the scope of Atma Jaya Makassar University has not been successful.
Augmented Reality-Based Programming Using Atmega 2560 Microcontroller Trainer Kit Support.
Authors: Satrinawati Satrinawati , Irfan Dedy , Efrizon Efrizon
Published: May 2023

The application of an augmented reality system to the Atmega 2560 microcontroller trainer kit is a tool designed to create learning methods that are interactive, fun, motivating, and provide space for students to develop creativity and independence. This research uses research and development (R&D) methods. This research and development consists of a preliminary study stage, needs analysis, design, manufacture, testing of tool specifications and the final stage is product evaluation with expert opinion. The development of this microcontroller trainer kit has three main parts, namely the microprocessor, input and output. The microcontroller used is the ATmega 2560. By using augmented reality technology and adding electronic components such as DC motors, servo motors, ultrasonic sensors, this tool can be used in sensor and transducer learning. Apart from learning sensors, this trainer kit can also be applied to learning microcontrollers and their applications. This trainer kit is equipped with a practicum module as a support in learning. Through the microcontroller trainer kit and Augmented reality system, it is hoped that student competency will be better.
Do Profitability, Leverage, and Political Connections Affect Tax Avoidance? Evidence from Consumer Cyclical Sector Companies
Authors: Hamsyi Nur Fitriana , Apriyanti Apriyanti , Kurniasih Erni Panca , Kartika Metasari
Published: May 2023

Purpose – This study empirically examines the effect of profitability, leverage, and political connections on tax avoidance.Design/methodology/approach – A total of 55 companies from the Consumer Cyclical sector on the Indonesia Stock Exchange were selected by purposive sampling. The analysis technique used is multiple linear regression analysis.Findings – The results show that profitability positively affects tax avoidance. By contrast, leverage and political connections did not affect the tax avoidance of consumer cyclical sector companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange.Originality/value – The object of this research differs from that of previous studies, namely, consumer cyclical sector companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange.Research limitations/implications – The limitation of this study is its relatively small sample size. The research implication is the role of the government or regulator in supervising and implementing effective tax rules to minimize tax avoidance practices.
The Witch’s Body as a Narrative and Symbolic Tool
Authors:   Professor PhD, Faculty of Theatre and Film, Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Email: ioan.pop-curseu@ubbcluj.ro., Pop-Curşeu Ioan
Published: May 2023

"This paper aims to propose an exploration of the corporeality of witches insofar as it has been used as a medium or nexus for narratives, or as a symbolic sign in various artistic forms and arrangements. The starting point is the highlighting of an antithesis, which is permanently nuanced and overcome in the long evolution of culture, namely between the beauty of young witches and the ugliness of old ones. A first section of the article focuses on painting, looking at works by Baldung Grien, Salvator Rosa, Frans Francken, Luis Ricardo Falero. A second section looks at the corporeal duality that characterizes witchcraft and its resolution in synthesis in Vasile Voiculescu’s short story Magical Love. The last section is devoted to cinematographic works and how they have incorporated in their complex visual and textual narratives an ancient representational and iconographic tradition with roots in Renaissance and Baroque painting and in the literature of Greco-Latin Antiquity. Keywords: witches, body, narration, symbolic, visual arts, literature, cinema. "
The Rhinoceros and The Regime Posthuman Bodies on Stage and Screen
Authors:   Lecturer PhD, Center of Excellence in the Study of Image, Faculty of Letters, University of Bucharest, Romania. Email: alina-gabriela.mihalache@litere.unibuc.ro., Mihalache Alina Gabriela
Published: May 2023

"Ever since its first representation on stage, Ionesco's play Rhinoceros became a mirror to the anxieties haunting the societies that it was held up to. Back in the 1960s, it would symbolize (Neo-)Fascism and Far-Right dangers in the Western countries, while subversively pointing at Communism and Far-Left ideologies in the Central-East European cultures. The text's versatility was highly praised by the literary and theatrical criticism, and allowed for its re-enactment in shows and films produced over the globe, in the most diverse social-political contexts. This study aims to revisit some of the first play stagings from the current perspective of post-theatre, pointing out how the early post-War productions are contributing to rewriting of the performative code in the language of posthumanism and post-drama. Keywords: posthumanism, performative body, postdramatic theatre, Eugène Ionesco, Rhinoceros. "
Entrevista a Eduardo Aguado López. Las revistas académicas y científicas en la constelación de la ciencia abierta: pasos dados, tropiezos y perspectivas
Authors: Ghiglione Agustina , Mondino Estefanía
Published: May 2023

Entrevista a Eduardo Aguado López.
Stylistic Factors of “Ornamental Prose” in Work of I. A. Goncharov
Authors: Bagautdinova G. G.
Published: May 2023

Literature of the “golden age” of Russian literature, as a rule, was not considered in terms of ornamentality, with the exception of some works by A. S. Pushkin, N. V. Gogol, A. P. Chekhov. The relevance of the article is determined by the fact that “ornamentality” makes it possible to identify the features of poetics throughout the entire career of I. A. Goncharov. The scientific novelty lies in the fact that the author refers to a little-studied problem in pottery - “ornamental prose”, the study of which allows touching on the unidentified issues of rhythm. Some ornamental means mainly on the material of the “small” prose of I. A. Goncharov analyzed in the article. The author of the article concludes that the writer uses various figures of repetition, based on semantic redundancy, and ornamental means, focused on symmetry. The concept of polyrhythm is introduced in relation to the rhythmic structure of works by I. A. Goncharov. Thus, a rhythm is created based on the semantic “braiding”, and the principle of symmetry created by the artistic techniques of “ornamental prose” and “rhythmic prose” is observed. All this makes it possible to structure the text and overcome its formal content entropy, which determines the uniqueness of I. A. Goncharov’s “ornamentality”.
Sociocultural Aspect of Functioning of Toponymic Legends in Central Kazakhstan (Expeditions Materials 2012, 2017)
Authors: Zhamankozova A. T. , Tusupbekova M. Z. , Kazhikenova N. K.
Published: May 2023

The article is devoted to the problem of existence and analysis of the current state of legends and toponymic legends of Central Kazakhstan. The material was the texts recorded by the authors on expeditions to the Karaganda region in 2012 and 2017. The current state of the folklore of Central Kazakhstan is marked by the functioning of certain genres: legends, wedding poetry, proverbs, toponymic legends. The main layer of the functioning of folklore samples falls on legends and toponymic legends. It is concluded that the Kazakh legends are characterized by a specific informative function. The main plot-forming component is the character, around which all the material is united, the plots themselves, as a rule, are single-motive, do not contain fantastic elements and are designed as a narration about the recent past. The paper notes that toponymic legends explain the names of localities and are associated, as a rule, with the names of famous people. The specificity of the names is the use of speaking names or similarity with natural phenomena. The authors argue that the active functioning of folklore samples indicates a favorable folklore situation and the prospects for further research on the sociocultural aspect of Kazakh non-fairytale prose.
Evidential Markers in German Scientific and Popular Science Discourse: Comparative Analysis
Authors: Bodnaruk E. V. , Astakhova T. N.
Published: May 2023

The purpose of this article is a comparative analysis of evidential markers in German-language texts of scientific and popular science discourse. The novelty of the study lies in the fact that today there are no scientific works devoted to comparing the means of expressing evidentiality in these types of discourse. Evidence markers contain a link to the source of the information. The researchers note that indicating the source of information increases the degree of reliability of the reported information. One of the main characteristics of scientific and popular science discourse is intertextuality, which is expressed with the help of evidential markers that vary depending on the discourse. The material of the study was 5 texts (299 mentions of the source of information) of scientific and 28 texts (281 mentions of the source of information) of popular science discourse in German, dedicated to the problems of the Arctic. As a result of the study, it was found that statements with evidential meanings “direct evidentiality” and “citation” are more common in scientific discourse than in popular science. At the same time, full citations are less common in scientific texts than in popular science ones. The meaning “rumors” as well as fragmentary quoting are rather rare in both discourses. The lowest frequency was found by the value “inferentiality”, fixed only in the texts of popular science discourse.
Educational Activities of Omsk Medical Society in Late XIX - Early XX Century
Authors: Barabanova K. S.
Published: May 2023

At the end of XIX - beginning of XX centuries members of the Omsk Medical Society began to give public lectures to the townspeople. During this period, doctors throughout the Russian Empire carried out active educational activities, the purpose of which was to familiarize society with new sanitary practices and prevent epidemics. The purpose of this article is to study the educational activities of Omsk doctors in the late 19th - early 20th centuries, to achieve which we will turn to the issues that the lecturers raised in their speeches and their professional qualifications. For their presentations, lecturers chose topics related to both general issues of the development of medical science and addressed local sanitary problems. So public lectures became a platform for discussing urban problems. Doctors acted as experts, both for the authorities and for the townspeople. Omsk doctors were welltrained specialists with extensive practical experience, as well as actively engaged in scientific activities. Reading public lectures gave them the opportunity to take part in the educational activities of the scientific societies of Omsk, as well as to do charity work.
I. I. Tchaikovsky in Management of Black Sea - Baltic Shipping Line in 1894—1896
Authors: Baryshnikov M. N.
Published: May 2023

The contribution of I. I. Tchaikovsky, head of the St. Petersburg agency of the Russian Society of Shipping and Trade (RSST= ROPiT), to the development of trade relations between St. Petersburg and the Russian Black Sea ports in 1894—1896 is analyzed. The result is comparative indicators of cargo transportation between the Russian capital and major port cities, the quantity, range and directions of commodity flows, their belonging to specific entrepreneurs and firms are revealed. Using a variety of archival data, it is shown that under the leadership of Tchaikovsky, the Black Sea-Baltic shipping line had a positive impact on the development of interregional trade relations. The agency's activities are seen as an example of business operations that have changed the dynamics of large cabotage, increasing the importance of sea freight by combining regularity with regional demand for industrial and agricultural products. The role of Tchaikovsky as a leader is interpreted in the context of his search and implementation of a balance between the preferences of individuals, firms and government agencies interested in the activities of the Black Sea-Baltic line, on the one hand, and the corporate interests of RSST (ROPiT) in their strategic (ensuring the growth of domestic and cross-border cargo transportation) content - on the other side.
Riots in Svisloch Gymnasium: Persecution of Secret Societies among Polish-Lithuanian Youth
Authors: Egorova K. B.
Published: May 2023

The article deals with the riots in the Svisloch gymnasium that occurred after the closure of the trial of the Philarets and Philomaths (1824), which was initiated by N. N. Novosiltsev, as well as about possible interpretive models that make it possible to supplement the knowledge existing in Polish and European historiography about the reasons that prompted the tsarist government to carry out such a brutal reprisal against Polish youth. A valuable source on the history of secret societies in the Svisloch Gymnasium, which was not taken into account when publishing documents of the investigative case, correspondence of participants in student unrest and other ego-documents is introduced into scientific circulation. This source, extracted from the Russian State Historical Archive (RGIA = RSHA, Fund 1409, Inventory 1, storage unit 1300, papers of His Imperial Highness Tsesarevich Konstantin Pavlovich), which makes it possible to judge the unrest in Svisloch and draw a conclusion about the punishment that the students suffered, was ignored by researchers, since chronologically fell into the scope of the Filaret and Philomat case, and the rioters were not brought to trial and were not among those exiled deep into the empire.
Cooperation between Regions of Spain with Countries of Middle East and North Africa in 1978—2022
Authors: Muslimova E. O.
Published: May 2023

The question of the specifics of the international relations of the regions of Spain with the countries of the Middle East and North Africa is considered. Attention is paid to increasing the paradiplomatic activity of the regions in the context of globalization and the “new” regionalism. The results of a comparative analysis of the international political practices of the studied territories, a comprehensive study of the structure of political, socio-economic and other interaction of the regions of Spain with the territories of the countries of the Middle East and North Africa are presented. The question is raised about the institutional and constitutional design of the international activities of the regions. Particular attention is paid to the platforms of public diplomacy available to the autonomies of Spain. The author’s complex methodological approach is involved, theoretically based on the positions of regionalism and the theory of space. The lack of systematic knowledge about the connectivity of regions in the context of trans-regional integration runs counter to the needs and opportunities for studying the foreign policy of the territories of the European Union, Asia and the East. These circumstances determine the relevance of the research topic and dictate the need for a close study of the regions as territorial, functional and political units with varying degrees of influence in the context of foreign policy interaction. The theoretical scientific significance of solving this problem is substantiated by the formation of a new vision of interregional relations as a resource for mutual socio-economic and value enrichment.
Soviet-American Scientific and Technical Cooperation in 1960s - Early 1970s: Science Diplomacy as a Factor of Détente
Authors: Nemudrov K. A. , Reinhardt R. O.
Published: May 2023

The features of the Soviet-American cooperation in the field of science and technology in the 1960s - early 1970s are studied. The issue of initially observed imbalances in scientific exchanges and differences in approaches to assessing the effectiveness of the implementation of the fundamental Lacy—Zarubin agreement from the standpoint of reciprocity and symmetry is considered. Two documentary sources are put into circulation - letters from W. S. Lacy, Special Assistant for East-West Exchanges to the US Secretary of State, and G. B. Kistiakowsky, Special Assistant to the President of the United States on Science and Technology, addressed to Secretaries of State J. F. Dulles and K. A. Herter, respectively. Based on the analysis of these documents, it is concluded that there is no consensus on the issue of measuring the effectiveness and intensity of scientific and technical cooperation between the USSR and the USA, as well as the absence of a special methodology. It was revealed that problems concerning the Lacy—Zarubin agreements implementation that existed at the first stage were largely eliminated by the end of the 1960s. Despite the fundamental differences in institutional and human resources strategies for conducting scientific exchanges and related events, which are also subject to analysis, Moscow and Washington were able to find the necessary points of contact to effectively stimulate bilateral scientific cooperation. It was noted that an important role in the process of reaching consensus was assigned to the participants of the exchange programs themselves, among whom there were many world-famous scientists. It is concluded that the researched interaction along the scientific track can be considered as one of the factors of détente in the era of bipolar confrontation.