bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
A Literacy Narrative in Legal Discourse of Russia
Authors: Skorobogatov A. V.
Published: October 2024

The paper elucidates the role of a literacy narrative in the construction and content of domestic legal discourse. On the basis of communicative methodology, the author examines the value aspects of the impact of the fiction on the consciousness and behavior of subjects of law and the construction of legal reality. An analysis of the literacy narrative as a collection of works of fiction having existence in a certain space-time continuum made it possible to conclude that the literary narrative is both a specific form of knowledge of legal reality and a means of influencing human consciousness and behavior in the process of legal socialization. Of all the sociocultural paradigms that mediate a person’s perception of the essence of law, not only in the legal, but also in the social sense, it is fiction that occupies the most significant place. Being a form of collective consciousness, a literary work in the process of legal communication broadcasts information about value attitudes, the implementation of which will make it possible to give the addressee’s legal behavior a purposeful character and ensure its identification with the community of which he is a member. The images of law and legal reality formed in domestic works of art are an explication of legal archetypes and broadcast the primacy of the value component of legal reality over the normative.
Earthquake Magnitude Correlations Expose Short-Term Catalog Incompleteness
Authors: Corrado Paola , Herrmann Marcus , Marzocchi Warner
Published: October 2024

The independence of earthquake magnitudes is a fundamental assumption and limitation in earthquake forecasting. To assess its validity, we examine correlations between the magnitude of successive earthquakes. We first investigate the 2019 Ridgecrest foreshock sequence and find a significant magnitude correlation as well as an unusually low Gutenberg–Richter b-value (≈0.7 using moment magnitudes). We demonstrate that these anomalous features are not indicative of a precursory phase, but a consequence of short-term incompleteness (STI) that is not detected by conventional methods to estimate catalog completeness. Synthetic simulations of this sequence support this explanation: imposing STI leads to significant magnitude correlation and biased b-value estimates. Expanding our investigation to seismicity across southern California reveals pervasive magnitude correlation due to STI, not limited to sequences with large earthquakes. Our findings suggest that magnitude correlation is the most effective indicator of STI, rather than a characteristic of the underlying earthquake-generating process.
Disinformation Threats in the Assessment of War Studies University Students
Authors: Bączek Piotr Ryszard
Published: October 2024

The aim of the article is to characterize disinformation as a contemporary threat to state structures, societies, individual people. Disinformation campaigns are observed in many countries of Central and Eastern Europe. In recent years, social media have become a convenient instrument for transmitting disinformation. It constitutes a threat for countries and societies. The author also presented the results of social research conducted among students of the War Studies University in Warsaw. The research was intended to present the public perception of disinformation threats and resistance to these activities.
Changes in the Electoral Systems of Central and Eastern European Countries after 1989 – Analysis of Trends
Authors: Wojnicki Jacek
Published: October 2024

Attention should be paid to the constant changes in electoral law in the discussed group of countries. They included the following elements of electoral law: replacement of the hybrid (mixed) system with a proportional system (Bulgaria in 1991), changes in the vote recount formula (Romania in 1992, Czech Republic in 2000), changes in the structure of electoral districts (Hungary in 2011, Bulgaria in 2001, Czech Republic in 2000 and 2002, Slovakia in 1998). Barrier clauses for individual groups and, especially for electoral coalitions, were frequently changed. A special case was the amendment of the electoral law in the Czech Republic in 2000 and in the Slovak Republic in 1998, which ended with rulings of the Constitutional Court (in 1999 in Slovakia and 2001 in the Czech Republic, respectively). Changes in electoral law – almost always – took place in the course of a fight between the parties. In the Czech case in 2000, the Slovak case in 1998 and the Hungarian case in 2011, they were carried out to hinder the alternation of power in the country.
Russia in the Balkans in the 21st century: conflicts, activities and perspectives
Authors: Zoric Bojana , Holzer Jan
Published: October 2024

Following the dissolution of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in the early 1990s, six newly independent countries sought European and Euro-Atlantic integration. The advantageous geographical position and geopolitical importance of the region as a borderland between East and West gained international attention during the Balkan wars. In this period Russia started to consider the region with more interest, relying on its historical, ideational, religious and political ties with the countries therein. This article looks into Russia’s presence and role in the region by focusing on two main dimensions: (1) the anti-Western sentiment reflected in the Kremlin’s efforts to prevent the region’s advancement towards NATO, and (2) the ideational element that includes a plethora of activities, covert activities, and tactics intended to exert political influence and maximize economic benefits. The broader geopolitical context is explained through the lens of the war in Ukraine, whose outcome could cause shifts in alliances in the region, subsequently affecting the Kremlin’s decades-long aim of establishing itself as a regional power.
Implementation of Project-Based Learning in Social and Human Sciences Course for First Year Students in Dentistry in Morocco
Authors: Taiebine Mohamed , Ech-Chahdi Amal El Ouazzani , Nejjari Chakib
Published: October 2024

The purpose of this study was to report on the experience of using Project-based learning (PBL) in the human and social sciences course taught to first year students in dentistry at the Euro-Mediterranean University of Fez. The assessment method involved self-assessment using a questionnaire. The course plan used PBL methodology in face-to-face format as well as asynchronous meetings via Moodle®. The findings showed that students were satisfied while experimenting PBL which creates a dynamic learning environment. Based on the findings, we suggest an innovative neuropsychological framework of PBL encompassing socio-cognitive, socio-emotional and metacognitive domains. Such learning enhances students' understanding of human sciences applied to dentistry, develops critical thinking skills, promotes collaboration, and prepares them for clinical practice.
Analysis of Follow-Up Activity in Guidance and Counseling for Better Service Accountability
Authors: Rohman Yuni Nur , Suherman Uman
Published: October 2024

Follow-up in guidance and counseling is carried out to improve and develop the quality of services or program effectiveness as well as ensuring accountability for the services provided. As a form of accountability, follow-up activities are an essential process that can ensure that the goals and objectives of these programs are achieved, the services provided are of high quality and relevant to student needs, and the services provided can be accounted for. This study examines and evaluates the effectiveness of process follow-up in schools as a means of ensuring the accountability of guidance and counseling services. The research methodology employed was a case study with an embedded single case-study design. The study participants were three high schools in Bandung, Indonesia, selected based on a purposive sampling technique. The findings indicate that the follow-up guidance and counseling activity, particularly in the three selected schools, has not been implemented correctly. This is due to a failure to adhere to the prescribed procedures and guidelines for follow-up activities.
Impact of Gestalt and Reality Counseling on Reducing Junior High School Students’ Anger in Social Media
Authors: Marpaung Julia Vika Andriani , Muslihati Muslihati , Hitipeuw Imanuel , Valdez Anabelie V.
Published: October 2024

Adolescent emotional development can be enhanced by effectively managing conflicts in everyday life, such as those encountered on social media. This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of Gestalt group counseling with Rehearsal techniques and Reality group counseling with Expressive Writing techniques in mitigating anger emotions in students' social media interactions. Conducted as an experimental research with a pre-test-post-test two-treatment design, the study utilized purposive sampling to select 16 eighth-grade students from State Junior High School 2 Wagir, Malang Regency, Indonesia who demonstrated high levels of anger in social media. The participants were divided into two groups: one receiving Gestalt group counseling with Rehearsal techniques and the other Reality group counseling with Expressive Writing techniques. Data on anger emotions were collected using a specific anger instrument and analyzed with a t-Test. The findings indicate that: (1) Gestalt group counseling with Rehearsal techniques is effective in reducing anger emotions in students on social media; (2) Reality group counseling with Expressive Writing techniques is effective in reducing anger emotions in students on social media; (3) Gestalt group counseling with Rehearsal techniques is more effective than Reality group counseling with Expressive Writing techniques in reducing anger emotions in students on social media. The outcomes of this research may provide school counselors and researchers with additional references for the application of Gestalt group counseling in reducing anger emotions in social media among students.
The Right to Work of Disabled Persons: A Comparative Study on Legal Framework and Policies in Some European Union Member States (Comparative Report)
Authors:   University of Bari Aldo Moro, Spinelli Carla
Published: October 2024

This article considers the right to work of people with disabilities from a comparative perspective. Current trends in national legislations on work and employment for disabled people show that, even though it has not yet been completely implemented, the social model of disability is increasingly adopted by many EU Member States. To fulfil international and European standards all the countries surveyed have developed anti-discrimination legislation on the grounds of disability. The core protection of disability is based on the obligation imposed on the employers to provide a “reasonable accommodation”. The ECJ judgements are playing a very important role in this context. Despite the development of national legislations the measures foreseen have low effectiveness. The participation rate of persons with disabilities in the open labour market tends to be considerably lower than that of other workers. Indeed, most of the EU Member States still spend many times more on cash transfers for income support than on the services promoting labour market integration. The increasing level of education of people with disabilities requires Universities’ commitment not only to ensure appropriate conditions for their full participation in the process of learning, but also to help disabled graduates in the process of transition from studies to the labour market. It is not enough for people with disabilities to have the right to work, they must be given the means to enable them to exercise that right. The pathway towards the dignity of decent work in an inclusive labour market is still narrow and uphill.
Parâmetros construtivos municipais e sua relação com o sombreamento de edificações em Curitiba - PR
Authors: Gomes Andressa Regina , Rossi Francine Aidie
Published: October 2024

Este estudo analisou o sombreamento de fachadas em dois cenários urbanos simulados conforme a Lei Municipal 15.511/2019, nos lotes do Setor Especial da Linha Verde (SE-LV) de Curitiba-PR. O objetivo foi avaliar os efeitos da aplicação dos parâmetros urbanos, como coeficiente de ocupação e altura, no sombreamento de fachadas durante o verão e inverno, nos horários das 10h, 12h e 15h. Foram propostos dois cenários de ocupação de lotes, um considerando o maior coeficiente de aproveitamento possível e o outro o parâmetro de altura livre. Os resultados revelaram projeções de sombras mais evidentes durante o inverno, o que tende afetar o desempenho térmico, lumínico e energético das edificações. Isso ressalta a necessidade de considerar cuidadosamente esses parâmetros urbanos na formulação de leis que regem o planejamento urbano. Recomenda-se que futuras revisões legislativas considerem de forma integral aspectos como altura máxima, taxa de ocupação e afastamentos, para garantir um ambiente urbano harmonioso e eficiente em termos energéticos. Além disso, os resultados mostram que a análise prévia de ocupação pode auxiliar na determinação de quais parâmetros priorizar ao se pensar na ocupação do lote e como distribuir as unidades habitacionais e áreas comuns nas edificações.
La propuesta de Martha Nussbaum: una educación humanista para la formación del ciudadano en el marco de una sociedad liberal
Authors: Erazo-Ríos Pablo Arturo
Published: October 2024

Este artículo tiene como finalidad señalar la propuesta educativa de Martha Nussbaum en torno a la formación del ciudadano al interior de una sociedad liberal. Para lo cual se tienen como referentes sus obras: El cultivo de la humanidad y Sin fines de lucro. Pare ello se hará inicialmente una breve alusión al significado de educación humanista en otros autores, ello, tendiente a enmarcar las tres (3) habilidades que para Nussbaum corresponde desarrollar en una educación humanista y liberal: el examen de uno mismo; el ciudadano del mundo y el cultivo de la imaginación narrativa, sobre las cuales se presentarán algunos elementos que podrán ubicar al lector en el pensamiento de la filósofa norteamericana como propuesta paralela de lo que ella denomina como una «educación para la renta». Finalmente, se presentarán unas breves reflexiones en torno a su propuesta que contribuyan a repensar la formación de ciudadanos comprometidos activamente en la construcción de una sociedad liberal.
Norberto Bobbio: la filosofía como concepción del mundo y su método de investigación
Authors: Ávila-Martínez Alexander , Dionicio-Lozano Milton Fernando
Published: October 2024

El presente artículo pretende analizar el método que utiliza Norberto Bobbio para investigar sus objetos de estudio centrales, a saber: el derecho y la política. Se argumenta que el método de investigación propuesto por Bobbio es el de la reconstrucción. Además, se propone que para su despliegue su acude a la delimitación conceptual y la reconstrucción histórica. Un hallazgo importante del artículo muestra que es la perspectiva de la filosofía como concepción del mundo, elaborada por Bobbio, entre los años 40 y 50 del siglo pasado permite la concreción del metido y las herramientas para entender la política y el derecho. Para la filosofía, en tanto concepción del mundo, Bobbio tomará elementos importantes de la tradición de la filosofía analítica, por una parte; por otra parte, de las enseñanzas de algunos filósofos, que, a través de los siglos, se han consolidado como clásicos. La reconstrucción como método de investigación mostrará que los objetos de estudio tales como el derecho y la política se comprenden partiendo de un cuidadoso y riguroso análisis de los conceptos fundamentales que los componen y del examen de las teorías esenciales de los filósofos clásicos del pensamiento occidental en el terreno político y jurídico. Para tratar estos asuntos, el presente artículo se dividirá en las siguientes partes: en un primer momento, se analiza la concepción de filosofía de Bobbio. En segundo lugar, se examina la idea de que la filosofía como método de investigación se debe entender como una dinámica de reconstrucción. Por último, el artículo propone que el desarrollo de la filosofía como método se efectúa a través de la delimitación y el análisis conceptual y a través de la reconstrucción histórica de los clásicos del pensamiento occidental.
O Emancypacji kobiet Cypriana Norwida jako projekcie optymalnego procesu przemian cywilizacyjnych
Authors: Woźniewska-Działak Magdalena
Published: October 2024

Artykuł stanowi próbę interpretacji Emancypacji kobiet, jednego z ostatnich tekstów Cypriana Norwida. Autorka artykułu stawia tezę, iż Emancypacja nie jest wyłącznie polemiką z poglądami na temat kwestii kobiecej formułowanymi przez Bronisława Ferdynanda Trentowskiego. Nie stanowi ona również wyłącznie publicystycznej deklaracji poety wywołanej bieżącą dyskusją nad problematyką emancypacyjną. Esej Norwida potraktowany zostaje tu jako rezultat głębokiego namysłu nad optymalnym w swym przebiegu procesem emancypacji, uznanym przez poetę za fundamentalne zagadnienie jego współczesności i ważki problem cywilizacyjnych przemian; jest on wpisany w model koniecznej i stopniowo dokonywanej modernizacji. Krytycyzm Norwida wobec zjawisk późno dziewiętnastowiecznej rzeczywistości, jednocześnie dialogiczność wobec kluczowych idei epoki interpretowane są tu jako świadectwo nowoczesności Norwida – myśliciela.
Etruskowie Norwida
Authors: Pniewski Dariusz
Published: October 2024

Najnowsza monografia Renaty Gadamskiej-Serafin poświęcona jest rekonstrukcji wiedzy klasycystów i romantyków na temat kultury Etrusków. Bardzo obszerne informacje o dotyczących tej kultury publikacjach, kolekcjonerstwie, odkryciach archeologicznych, a nawet atrakcjach turystycznych są znakomitym materiałem poznawczym dla badaczy obu epok. Materiał ten posłużył do komparatystycznych analiz „wątków etruskich” w twórczości Cypriana Norwida. Bogata faktografia i badawcze odkrycia istotnie uzupełniają stan badań tej twórczości, a także polskiego i europejskiego romantyzmu.
Muzyczne transgresje i kultura kolekcji – inspiracje poezją Cypriana Norwida w twórczości Gaby Kulki
Authors: Ratuszna Hanna
Published: October 2024

Artykuł przedstawia analizę etapów twórczości artystki, realizowanych przez nią eksperymentów tematycznych i formalnych. Jednym z nich jest próba muzycznej interpretacji poezji Norwida, omówiona na przykładzie utworów: Marionetki, Italiam! Italiam!, Czemu nie w chórze?, Królestwo i Sariusz. Gaba Kulka to artystka, której twórczość ma transmedialny charakter – w sensie zaproponowanym przez Henry’ego Jenkinsa, wpisuje się w nurt progresywnego popu. Piosenki, które śpiewa artystka są „tekstami kultury”, która – jak zauważył Eco – ma charakter kolekcjonerski. Interpretacja muzyczna stanowi zatem akt ugruntowania swojej pozycji jako twórcy. Kulka wykorzystuje różne formy przekazu artystycznego, tworzy narracje, odkrywa nowe aspekty muzycznej opowieści (palimpsestowość), które znacząco wpływają na rozumienie/odbiór świata. Oprócz elementu poetyckiego, literackiego w jej kompozycjach pobrzmiewają także inspiracje innymi dziedzinami sztuki (malarstwo, film, muzyka poważna). Pod wpływem semantycznej różnorodności twórczości artystki powstaje nowa jakość estetyczna – melancholijne piękno, m.in. w ten sposób Kulka zbliża się do doświadczeń pokoleniowych polskich romantyków. W wykonywanych utworach ujawnia się jej kunszt i chęć przekraczania muzycznych granic. Jej interpretacja jest w pełni empatyczna, intymna. Artystka łączy różne style, tworzy muzyczny palimpsest, w który z łatwością wpisuje alegoryczną poezję Norwida.
Norwidowskie legendy
Authors: Halkiewicz-Sojak Grażyna
Published: October 2024

Z literackim gatunkiem legendy łączy się zazwyczaj w badaniach prozatorskie utwory Norwida opatrzone takimi tytułami (koncepcja Juliusza W. Gomulickiego), napisane w latach 1858- 1861 (Garstka piasku, Bransoletka, Cywilizacja). Podtytuł lub tytuł legenda pojawiał się jednak i częściej, i wcześniej w wierszach pisarza. Autorka uwzględnia w swoich interpretacjach cały korpus Norwidowskich tekstów nazwanych przez ich twórcę legendami. Konfrontuje ich kształt genologiczny ze średniowiecznymi legendami hagiograficznymi i podaniami ludowymi, pokazuje, jak poeta przekształcał źródłowe formy i jakie pytania stawiał w tych utworach. O ile wczesne poetyckie legendy wiążą się z antropologią literacką i historiozofią i mają wyraźne moralne przesłanie, to późniejsze paraboliczne nowele portretują współczesność Norwida, który ogląda swoje czasy w lustrze wartości przekazanych przez Biblię i hagiograficzne legendy. Z analiz zawartych w artykule wyłania się semantyczna niejednoznaczność tej nazwy gatunkowej; autorka wyodrębnia trzy znaczenia tego słowa obecne w utworach pisarza: dwa genologiczne i jedno historiozoficzne.
Mechanical Properties of ZrO2 Particles Reinforced Al2219 Alloy Metal Composites Prepared by Stir Casting Process
Authors: Nithin B. N. , Seenappa  , Nagaral Madeva , Maiyya Manjunath , Nalband Fazil , Auradi V.
Published: October 2024

The current research focuses on the preparation of Al2219 with micron-sized ZrO2 composite using a liquid metallurgy technique. Al2219 alloy was used to make composites with ZrO2 particles. Microstructural analysis was performed on the created composites using SEM. Hardness, tensile strength and ductility were measured as per ASTM norms. Graphs taken using a scanning electron microscope showed that the boron carbide particles were evenly dispersed throughout the Al2219 alloy. The hardness, ultimate and yield properties of Al alloy were increased by adding ZrO2 particles. Further, Al2219 with 3 and 6 wt.% of ZrO2 composites showed lesser ductility than Al2219 material.
The Coming of Age of Venture Capital Investing in the New Fields of the Emerging MOGI Sectors: A Snapshot for the Future: Part 2
Authors: Bhattacharya Jayanta
Published: October 2024

Venture Capital (VC) has become a chosen tool of investment in the areas of business where there seems to be potent promise but yet immature in terms of market, customer acceptance and political dynamics. Such uncertainties make bankers both nervous and hesitant,and where the risk takers like venture capitals thrive. In the first part of the article we discussed about how mineral,oil& gas and energy companies are becoming both investors of VC and attractive destinations for investment by other VCs. The VCs are mostly either Private Equities (PE) or the venture funds of established companies. They mostly invest in emerging technologies and risky, yet promising, opportunities. In this part we discuss how the risks are assessed and mitigated, what takes one to be the VC fund manager and the current dynamics in the VC investments. Risky as they are, VC investors always look for reasonable profit to exit investments, for the next set of investors to pursue the opportunities with the omnipresent risks.
Technology entrepreneurship in innovation ecosystems: features of functioning and forms of support
Authors: Babikova Anna V.
Published: October 2024

Developing a business based on innovative ideas, technology entrepreneurship plays a leading role in achieving the goals of sustainable development of the national economy. At the initial stage of development, technological startups need resource support to transform into an innovative company. Such support can be provided by innovation ecosystems and technology entrepreneurship ecosystems. Government support for the activities of small innovative enterprises is an important factor in the development of technology entrepreneurship. The purpose of the study is to develop an organizational and functional model of technology entrepreneurship. The level of development of technology entrepreneurship at the federal level and at the level of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation was assessed using indicators of the share of small enterprises in the total number of organizations, the share of innovative products of small enterprises in the total volume of manufactured products, expenditures on innovative activities, and internal costs of research and development. The author used data from the Federal State Statistics Service. An organizational and functional model of technology entrepreneurship is proposed, the main elements of which are the business community, investors, scientific and educational organizations, innovative enterprises, innovative and technological infrastructure, support institutions. It is shown how a startup, scaling a business model, can turn into an innovation business, what forms of support can ensure this, how intercompany interaction is organized within the innovation process. It is recommended to develop forms of cooperation between the business community and universities, stimulate innovative enterprises in the regions, support technological startups, and improve forms of government support for technology entrepreneurship. For the growth and development of startups in the innovation ecosystem, mechanisms for productive interaction of all its elements and effective forms of support for technology entrepreneurship are needed.
Possibility to Increase Biofuels Energy Efficiency used for Compression Ignition Engines Fueling
Authors: Iclodean Calin D. , Mariasiu Florin
Published: October 2024

The paper presents the possibilities of optimizing the use of biofuels in terms of energy efficiency in compression ignition (CI) engines fueling. Based on the experimental results was determinate the law of variation of the rate of heat released by the combustion process for diesel fuel and different blends of biodiesel. Using this law, were changed parameters of the engine management system (fuel injection law) and was obtain increased engine performance (in terms of energy efficiency) for use of different biofuel blends.
Stratified Charge Flame Ignite in a Gasoline Engine Conform to the Engine Operating Regimes of Indicator of Combustion Characteristics and Burn Time and their Empirical Equations
Authors: Bagirov Hanlar , Can Ibrahim , Kapicioglu Abdullah
Published: October 2024

Past and present, there are many studies related to the internal combustion engine to improve performance, reduce fuel consumption and emissions. In the literature, in order to increase the efficiency of engine combustion efficiency studies are an important part. In our study, parameters of the affecting the efficiency of combustion that indicator of combustion character and burn time can be determined by experimental methods, such as the values m and Z for different types of motors are intended to be detected. For this purpose, the experimental data were processed as mathematically and According to the obtained results, the empirical equations have been created in order to calculate m and z under different load and speed in the stratified charge flame ignite gasoline engine.
Is HTML5 Right Technology for the Development of Business Software Applications?
Authors: Lovrekovic Zoran , Lovrekovic Tomislav
Published: October 2024

This paper discusses whether today very popular HTML5 meets all the requirements which are placed for technology for business software applications development. Other technologies for development of the Rich Internet Applications, such as Apache Flex (formerly Adobe Flex) and Microsoft Silverlight are compared with HTML5 in terms of business software applications development.
Intelligent Agent Based Traffic Signal Control on Isolated Intersections
Authors: Koltovska Daniela , Bombol Kristi
Published: October 2024

The purpose of this paper is to develop an adaptive signal control strategy on isolated urban intersections. An innovative approach to defining the set of states dependent on the actual and primarily observed parameters has been introduced. ?he Q–learning algorithm has been applied. The developed self-learning adaptive signal strategy has been tested on a re?l intersection. The intelligent agent results have been compared to those in cases of fixed-time and actuated control. Regarding the average total delay, the total number of stops and the total throughput, the best results have been obtained for unknown traffic demand and over-capacity.
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Analysis for Predicting the Airflow in a Data Centre
Authors: Stavreva Sevde , Serafimov Marko
Published: October 2024

This paper studies the high density data centre with 266.4 m2 area, and it focuses on defining the heat profile of the centre, as well as on the airflow in the centre. To this purpose, the necessary measurements in the data centre have been taken, and a detailed model in the computational fluid dynamics program package PHOENICS has been elaborated. The model simulations yielded the fields of temperature, velocity and pressure throughout the center, as well as the complete image of the airflow in the center.The results helped to detect the weak points and to draw conclusions regarding upgrading the defined working conditions in the data-com equipment.
How the use of Different Teaching and Learning Methodologies Echoes in Learners: The Students’ Perspectives
Authors: Simões Dora , Pinheiro Margarida M. , Claudia Amaral
Published: October 2024

The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the discussion on how the use of different teaching and learning methodologies: (1) models students’ perceptions and expectations; (2) is reflected on the impact different communication mechanisms have in students’ engagement; and (3) fosters students’ interest.The paradigms of resilience, persistence and determination are pertinent aspects students point out that may justify distinct responses to several communication mechanisms, and differentiated interests towards a set of methodological resources.
Comparison of Feature Selection Techniques in Knowledge Discovery Process
Authors: Oreški Dijana , Novosel Tomislav
Published: October 2024

The process of knowledge discovery in data consists of five steps. Data preparation, which includes data cleaning and feature selection, takes away from 60% to 95% total time of the whole process. Thus, it is crucial phase of the process. The purpose of this research is to investigate feature selection techniques performance by conducting empirical research. Our comparison of three feature selection techniques reveals significant difference in feature selection techniques performance.
Teaching English Language to Children with Special Educational Needs
Authors: Padurean Alina Nicoleta
Published: October 2024

The goal of this study is to determine the most appropriate methods and techniques used for Teaching English to children with special educational needs and to determine whether they should take the courses in foreign languages in mainstream education or with a supporting teacher. The study is based on a questionnaire applied to teachers of English and on questionnaires answered by children with special educational needs and children without learning difficulties. The theoretical part covers suggestions for teaching English to children with special educational needs and the practical part is a comparison between the answers provided by the interviewed teachers and students. The findings conclude that teachers are able to teach regular children simultaneously with mainstream children, though these are reluctant regarding the education of children with special educational needs in mainstream education.
A New Perspective: Organizational Citizenship Behaviour and its Reflections
Authors: Ikinci Sinem Somunoglu
Published: October 2024

Organizational citizenship behaviour is not only confined to the behaviours of the organizational workers in accordance with the definitions of their roles, but it also includes all the other behaviours they display on the basis of voluntariness. While displaying organizational citizenship behaviour, the workers are eager to improve the performance of their organization, behave sincerely with no expectation of an award while behaving in this way. This study aims to include organizational citizenship behaviour and its significance which has a direct effect on organizational performance and to explain its reflections by analysing its examples in different sectors.
Inference Attacks and Control on Database Structures
Authors: Turkanović Muhamed , Welzer Družovec Tatjana , Hölbl Marko
Published: October 2024

Today’s databases store information with sensitivity levels that range from public to highly sensitive, hence ensuring confidentiality can be highly important, but also requires costly control. This paper focuses on the inference problem on different database structures. It presents possible treats on privacy with relation to the inference, and control methods for mitigating these treats. The paper shows that using only access control, without any inference control is inadequate, since these models are unable to protect against indirect data access. Furthermore, it covers new inference problems which rise from the dimensions of new technologies like XML, semantics, etc.
Power Parameters and Efficiency of Class B Amplifier Operating with Resistive Load and Random Signal.
Authors: Zhivomirov Hristo
Published: October 2024

The work presented in this paper provides a theoretical analysis and estimation of the most important power parameters of the class B amplifiers operating with random signals and resistive loads, i.e. loudspeaker with impedance compensation. Some parameters of the random signals are exposed and energy relation between the sine-wave signals and the random signals are given via the coefficient of ARV-compliance. Analytical expressions of the power relations are derived for operation with random signals with Gaussian distribution. The simulation results are given that confirm the theoretical statements, as well as data of real-world amplifier measurements with NI USB-6211.
Knowledge Prediction of Different Students’ Categories Trough an Intelligent Testing
Authors: Zheliazkova Irina , Kir Oktay , Borodzhieva Adriana
Published: October 2024

Student’s modelling, prediction, and grouping have remained open research issues in the multi-disciplinary area of educational data mining. The purpose of this study is to predict the correct knowledge of different categories of tested students: good, very good, and all. The experimental data set was gathered from an intelligent post-test performance containing student’s correct, missing, and wrong knowledge, time undertaken, and final mark. The proposed procedure applies consequently correlation analysis, simple and multiple liner regression using a power specialized tool for programming by the teacher. The finding is that the accuracy of the procedure is satisfactory for the three students’ categories. The experiment also confirms some findings of other researchers and previous authors’ team studies.
MS Excel Workbook for Calculation of the Temperature of Protected Steel Elements in a Fire Exposure according to Nominal Curves
Authors: Yakov Vladimir
Published: October 2024

This article presents a procedure for evaluation of the temperature of the steel element in a fire situation. The gas temperature in the fire compartment is given by the three nominal curves: ISO834, Hydrocarbon and Outer curve. The simple calculation model described in 4.2 of EN 1993-1-2 [1] is used. The proposed solution is based on the tables containing data for the temperature of the steel elements which are calculated with the VBA macros in MS Excel
Reproducibility of Obtaining thin Films of Polyaniline by Direct Doping
Authors: Gazdic Izet , Modric-Sahbazovic Almedina , Avdic Senada , Sulejmanovic Suada
Published: October 2024

This paper presents the process of obtaining thin films of polymer polyaniline that has been doped directly in the production process. Samples of thin films were obtained using a rotating disk method at different speeds. Polyaniline synthesis (PANI) was performed at 0°C and room temperature of 20°C. Doping was made with hydrochloric acid (PANI-HCl). We have shown what were the important factors that had influence on obtaining reproducible patterns of about the same characteristics. As indicators of these properties we measured electrical resistance, on the basis of which was calculated specific electrical conductivity of the obtained samples of thin films of polyaniline from different series of production.
Analysis of the Health Information and Communication System and Cloud Computing
Authors: Varga Matija
Published: October 2024

This paper describes an analysis and shows its use in analysing strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (risks) within the health care system.The aim is further more to show strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats when using cloud computing in the health care system. Cloud computing in medicine is an integral part of telemedicine. Based on the information presented in this paper, employees may identify the advantages and disadvantages of using cloud computing. When introducing new information technologies in the health care business the implementers will encounter numerous problems, such as: the complexity of the existing and the new information system, the costs of maintaining and updating the software, the cost of implementing new modules,a way of protecting the existing data in the database and the data that will be collected in the diagnosis. Using the SWOT analysis this paper evaluates the feasibility and possibility of adopting cloud computing in the health sector to improve health services based on samples (examples) from abroad. The intent of cloud computing in medicine is to send data of the patient to the doctor instead of the patient sending it himself/herself.
Transformation To Dual Physical Problems for The Visualization of Abstract Topics
Authors: Gokhun Tanyer Suleyman
Published: October 2024

Abstract topics are often very difficult to be visualized for the undergraduate students in mathematics, physics and engineering.Those problems could be represented by four fundamental examples; basic vector algebra, formation of standing waves, polarization of waves and optical filtering. In this work, the performance of teaching abstract topics using two different approaches are comparatively examined; the classical mathematical derivations and the transformation of abstract topics to visual dual physical problems. Efficiency of methodsare analysed statistically.Third year electrical engineering students’ exam results are examined using the empirical cumulative distribution function (ECDF). The transformation method is observed to be helpful, especially for below the average students. Formations of healthy normally distributed exam scores are observed.
Contents of Global Talent Evaluations: Baltics & Serbia
Authors: Buracas Antanas , Navickas Vytas
Published: October 2024

The study discuss the reliability of global talent competitiveness (GTC) as framework of deter- minants based on multiple criteria assessment method- ology presenting the comparisons of Baltic States and Serbia as a case study. The multiple criteria evaluation principles are focused on the knowledge components interdependencies with global talent determinants as well as other criterial systems used for the innovation strategies. The approach in a research under review and de- tailing of GTC criterial system when evaluating the talent potential determinants revealed some benefits of multicriteria decision making analysis. The GTC index is a useful instrument for rational global talent management when using the EU structural funds, in- tersectorial distributing of limited resources for more rational development of labour & vocational skills, for evaluating the innovation and talent growth determi- nants.
Getting of Industrial Water for Steam Boilers with Treatment of Drinking Water from the Spring "Studencica".
Authors: Pavlovska Gorica , Jankuloska Vezirka , Temelkoska Bratica
Published: October 2024

The drinking water from the source Studenčica contains a high percentage of dissolved mineral salts and can not be used for the operation of steam boilers.It is therefore necessary this water to bephysically and chemically treated.Physical treatment consistsofthe removal of mechanical impurities by means of sand filters, and chemical treatment is consisted of two different procedures: decarbonation and demineralization. Decarbonation is performed in quick concrete reactor - accelerator with a solution of Ca(OH)2 and FeCl3, and demineralization is performed using ion modifiers.
A Query Evaluation Approach using Opinions of Turkish Financial Market Professionals
Authors: Uğurlu Bora , Yenisarı Esma , Karasulu Bahadır , Ayan Özcan Zafer
Published: October 2024

People who do not have expertise in the financial area may not see the relationship between the numerical and linguistic data. In our study, a knowledge discovery approach using Turkish natural language processing is recommended in order to respond to meaningful queries and classify them with high accuracy. Query corpus consists of randomly selected unique keywords. Quantitative evaluation is done in order to measure the classification performance. Experimental results indicate that our proposed approach is sufficiently consistent with and able to make categorical classifications correctly. The approach highlights the relationship between numerical and linguistic data obtained from Turkish financial market.
Diversity of phytovirus strains in the South of the Russian Far East
Authors: Kakareka N. N. , Volkov Yu. G. , Tolkach V. F. , Shchelkanov M. Yu.
Published: October 2024

Aim: to systematise data on the strain diversity of phytoviruses isolated in the South of the Russian Far East based on the analysis of the funds of the Russian Collection of East Asian Viruses of the Laboratory of Virology of the Federal Research Centre for Terrestrial Biodiversity of the Far Eastern Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences.

The paper considers strains belonging to representatives of the genera Carlavirus (Tymovirales: Betaflexiviridae) (potato virus M, potato virus S, Vicia pseudorobus necrotic mosaic virus, lily symptomless virus); Cucumovirus (Martellivirales: Bromoviridae) (tomato aspermy virus, cucumber mosaic virus); Nepovirus (Picornavirales: Secoviridae) (raspberry ringspot virus, tobacco ringspot virus, tomato ringspot virus, dayflower mosaic virus, Phryma asiatica mosaic virus, Capsicum annuum necrotic spot virus, foenugreek necrotic spot virus); Potexvirus (Tymovirales: Alphaflexiviridae) (potato aucuba mosaic virus, potato virus X, white clover mosaic virus, Plantago asiatica mosaic virus, hydrangea ringspot virus, lily virus X); Potyvirus (Patatavirales: Potyviridae) (Onion yellow dwarf virus, Trifolium hybridum yellow mosaic virus, bean yellow mosaic virus, potato virus A, potato virus Y, Trifolium repens mottle virus, Hippeastrum mosaic virus, mountain clover mosaic virus, soybean mosaic virus, Tradescantia albiflora mosaic virus, turnip mosaic virus, bean common mosaic virus, soybean weak mosaic virus, soybean chlorotic deformation virus); Tobamovirus (Martellivirales: Virgaviridae) (cucumber green mottle mosaic virus, tobacco mosaic virus, tomato mosaic virus).

The level revealed of strain variety of phytoviruses in the South of the Russian Far East as a reflection of the high biodiversity in this region requires regular ecological and phytovirusological monitoring in both natural and agrobiocenoses.
Bat (Chiroptera) viruses of Russia and neighboring countries
Authors: Zhigalin A. V.
Published: October 2024

Aim. To analyze the diversity of bat viruses in Russia and neighboring countries. To identify the main vectors of these pathogens and possible ways of introduction into the territory of the Russian Federation.

In Russia the RNA sequences of 36 Coronaviridae, 8 Rhabdoviridae and 3 Astroviridae have been obtained from bats. In neighboring countries, RNA/DNA sequences of viruses in bats have been found in Norway (2), Finland 14), Poland 42), Ukraine (8), Georgia (46), Kazakhstan (29), China (5.645) and Japan (109). The dsequences which have been discovered belong to 30 families (Table 1). An increase in the number of sequences obtained over the past year has been observed in Russia and China. The absolute majority of sequences belong to the Coronaviridae family (62.96 %).

The available data on bat viruses in Russia indicate the need to develop and implement a state interdisciplinary programme dedicated to this problem. The greatest danger is posed by Rhabdoviridae: mortalities after infection have been recorded in Russia. The data obtained also indicate that the main vectors of viruses are representatives of the genera Eptesicus, Myotis, Nyctalus, Rhinolophus and Vespertilio. The risk of virus exchange and transmission is most likely to be between the western part of Russia and European countries.
Species diversity of pests of the suborder of shield bugs (Heteroptera) in agrocenoses of the Lazarevsky district of Sochi, Krasnodar Territory, Russia
Authors: Kashutina E. V. , Bugaeva L. N. , Ignatieva T. N.
Published: October 2024

Aim. The aim of the work was to study the species diversity of pests of the suborder of shield bugs (Heteroptera) in agrocenoses of the Lazarevsky district of Sochi.

This paper presents data on the distribution, abundance and density of Heptoptera pest populations in this location. Heteroptera were gathered twice a month during the growing season (April to October) and weekly in the autumn‐winter period (November to March). The choice of registration date during the growing season was determined by the appearance of the first phytophagous individuals after wintering. Identification of the identified phytophages was carried out in the laboratories of the station according to generally accepted methods.

The paper presents data on the distribution, abundance and density of pest populations of the suborder of shield bugs (Heteroptera) in the Lazarevsky district of Sochi, Krasnodar Territory. As a result of this research, the species composition of the most common species of bedbugs in this area has been revealed. The most harmful species noted were: berry shield Dolycoris baccarum Linnaeus, 1758; ornate shield Eurydema ornata Linnaeus, 1758; Green shield Nezara viridula Linnaeus, 1758; ruled shield Graphosoma lineatum Linnaeus, 1758; brown‐marbled bug Halyomorpha halys Stål, 1855; oak lace‐maker Corythucha arcuata Say, 1832; sycamore lace‐maker Corythucha ciliata Say; pear lace‐maker Stephanitis pyri Fabricius and linden bug Oxycarenus lavaterae Fabricius, 1787.

As a result of the research undertaken, an increase in the total number of bedbug populations, an expansion of trophic connections, an increase in aggressiveness and a change in the status of individual pest species were revealed.