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ICT for Smart and Energy-Efficient Buildings
Authors: Karastoyanov Dimitar
Published: November 2024

The article examines the application of new technologies and ICT for the construction of intelligent and energy-efficient buildings. The state of the housing stock in Bulgaria is presented. The idea of using solar tiles both as a roof and as a photovoltaic source of electrical energy is substantiated. Other elements of the smart home management system are also described. The construction of a thermal energy storage system using phase change materials is given, as well as a thermometer for the blind, facilitating the life of visually impaired people at home.
How does it end? Endpoints of boundaries lead to completion in macro-events
Authors: Candan Şimşek Ayşe , Aydın Tolgahan , Huff Markus
Published: November 2024

While watching someone kicking a ball, missing moments of ball contact can be incorrectly identified as seen if the event is continued in a causal manner (i.e., the ball flying off). Does event completion also occur for events of a larger scale such as having breakfast (macro-event), which consists of multiple sub-steps like toasting bread (micro-event)? We conducted two experiments to measure event completion in macro-events presenting portions of multiple micro-events. In Experiment 1, video summaries were formed with or without event boundary information where a macro-end was either present or absent. Macro-end signified an overarching goal achievement that signaled the completion of previous tasks (such as leaving the kitchen with a full breakfast plate). More completion occurred for summaries with event boundary information and macro-ends. In Experiment 2, we tested two alternative hypotheses to explore the underlying process by showing the beginnings or ends of a micro-event. While the predictive processing hypothesis suggests that event completion is based more on predicting the future states of the event based on beginning information, the backward inferences hypothesis suggests that event completion relies more on deductions formed after the fact based on event endings. Results of Experiment 2 suggest that the ends of event boundaries lead to more event completion, possibly due to their role in forming causal connectivity. These results help to further understand event completion on a macro level.
МЕТОДИЧЕСКИЙ ПРАКТИКУМ ПО ОБУЧЕНИЮ ЧТЕНИЮ: УТОЧНЯЮЩИЙ КОММЕНТАРИЙ К ТРАДИЦИОННОЙ СИСТЕМЕ ЗАДАНИЙ
Authors: М.Н. ЗОЛОТАРЕВА , Ю.М. НАУМЕНКО , О.А. ИЛЬИНА
Published: November 2024

В статье уточняется вопрос подготовки системы заданий для работы с текстом на практических занятиях по РКИ. Уделяется внимание методическим комментариям к устоявшейся в практике системе заданий. Работа с текстом рассматривается как в контексте целого учебного процесса, так и относительно своих внутренних ча- стей. Представлена лингвометодическая разработка по чтению тек- ста о меценате П. М. Третьякове на занятии по РКИ (уровень А2+), иллюстрирующая реализацию уточняющих комментариев.

The article clarifies the issue of preparing some system of tasks for working with texts at practical lessons of Russian as a foreign language. The attention is paid to the methodological comments on the traditional system of tasks. The work with texts is considered both in the context of the entire educational process and in relation to its internal parts. The linguo-methodological material for reading a text about the philanthropist P. M. Tretyakov at the lesson of Russian as a foreign language (level A2+) is presented. And this illustrates the use of the given clarifying comments.
ОБУЧЕНИЕ СОЗДАНИЮ УЧЕБНЫХ ТЕКСТОВ ДЛЯ ИНОФОНОВ УРОВНЕЙ А1–А2 (ИЗ ОПЫТА РАБОТЫ СО СЛУШАТЕЛЯМИ ПО РКИ ПРОГРАММ ПРОФЕССИОНАЛЬНОЙ ПЕРЕПОДГОТОВКИ ПО РКИ)
Authors: О.Э. ЧУБАРОВА , Е.К. СТОЛЕТОВА
Published: November 2024

В статье рассматриваются принципы создания учебного текста по РКИ, которыми руководствуются авторы в работе. Данные принципы были разработаны при анализе наиболее удачных об- разцов этого жанра, представленных в современных учебниках и учебных пособиях. Кроме того, даются рекомендации по при- менению рассматриваемых принципов при обучении будущих преподавателей РКИ. Приводятся примеры учебных текстов, созданных слушателями программ дополнительного образования и вошедших в текстотеку «Сайта энтузиастов РКИ».

This article discusses the principles of creating an educational text for foreign learners, which the authors use in their work. These principles were developed by analyzing the most successful examples of this genre – the authors’ educational texts presented in modern textbooks. In addition, recommendations are given on the application of these principles in the training of future teachers of Russian as a foreign language. Examples of educational texts created by students of additional education programmess and included in the text library of the Russian for foreigners Enthusiasts Website are given.
КАТЕГОРИЯ ВЕЖЛИВОСТИ И ЕЕ ВЫРАЖЕНИЕ В УЧЕБНИКАХ ПО РКИ
Authors: Т.С. ВЕСЕЛОВСКАЯ , А.В. КУПЦОВА
Published: November 2024

В статье ставится проблема анализа категории вежливости в лингвокультурном аспекте на материале учебной литературы. Коммуникативный подход в преподавании РКИ закономерно приводит к необходимости включения вежливых формул в базо- вый репертуар. Актуальность данного исследования обусловлена необходимостью проанализировать представленность категории вежливости на современном лексическом материале. Набор рече- вых клише, представленных в учебниках, для иностранных обу- чающихся стал материалом исследования. Проведенный анализ позволил отметить наиболее частотные речевые клише, а также выявить периферийные зоны, отличающиеся недостаточной сте- пенью экспликации категории вежливости. Отдельно отмечено отсутствие примеров невежливых формул, а также отсутствие комментариев, разъясняющих ошибкоопасные места, связанные с нарушением коммуникативных норм.

This paper presents the problem of analyzing the category of politeness in the linguocultural aspect on the material of educational literature. The communicative approach in teaching Russian as a foreign language leads to include polite formulas in the textbooks. The relevance of this study connected with the need to analyze the representation of the category of politeness on the modern lexical material. The set of speech clichés presented in textbooks for foreign learners became the material of the study. The analysis made it possible to note the most frequent speech clichés, as well as to identify the peripheral zones characterized by an insufficient degree of politeness category expression. The absence of examples of impolite formulas, as well as the absence of comments explaining the error-prone places associated with the violation of communicative norms were also noted.
ЭКСПЛИКАЦИЯ ПОЭТИЧЕСКОЙ ФУНКЦИИ ЯЗЫКА В КОНТЕКСТЕ ТРИЛИНГВИЗМА
Authors: Р.К. БОЖЕНКОВА , Н.И. ГАБОВА , Н.А. БОЖЕНКОВА , С.Х. ХВАН
Published: November 2024

В фокусе внимания авторов – специфика проявления межъязы- ковой и межкультурной интерференции при создании эссеических произведений на неродном языке франко-англо-русскими трилинг- вами. Установлено, что авторские сочинения существенно отлича- ются как от жанрового канона эссе в рамках русской литературной традиции, так и от манеры письма писателей-транслингвов и сти- листики «наивной литературы», при этом обнаруживается широкий спектр приемов эстетического воздействия – риторических фигур, что отражает проявление поэтической функции языка. Доказано, что взрослые образованные трилингвы, актуализируя фрейм ев- ропейского варианта эссе и предпочитая свободу самовыражения следованию стандартам осваиваемой культуры, переносят способы реализации поэтической функции языка из освоенной культуры в культуру осваиваемую. Письменная речь трилингвов под влия- нием L1 и L2 демонстрирует осознанные отклонения от прямого лексического выбора, трансформацию сочетаемости языковых единиц и склонность авторов к «языковому эксперименту» на L3 (по аналогии с L1), что в одних случаях способствует конструиро- ванию удачных вербальных приемов, в других же – обусловливает актуализацию типичных речевых ошибок инофонов.

The authors focus on the specifics of the manifestation of interlanguage and intercultural interference when creating essay works in a non-native language by French-English-Russian trilinguals. It is established that the author's works differ significantly from both the genre canon of essays within the framework of the Russian literary tradition, and from the manner of writing of translingual writers and the style of "naive literature", while a wide range of aesthetic influence techniques – rhetorical figures is revealed, which reflects the manifestation of the poetic function of language. It is proved that adult educated trilinguals, actualizing the frame of the European version of the essay and preferring freedom of expression to following the standards of the mastered culture, transfer the ways of realizing the poetic function of language from the mastered culture to the mastered culture. The written speech of trilinguals under the influence of L1 and L2 demonstrates conscious deviations from direct lexical choice, the transformation of the compatibility of linguistic units and the tendency of the authors to «language experiment» on L3 (by analogy with L1), which in some cases contributes to the construction of successful verbal techniques, in others it causes the actualization of typical speech errors of foreign speakers.
ТЕРМИН ЯЗЫК В ТРУДАХ АКАДЕМИКА В. Г. КОСТОМАРОВА: «ОДНА, НО ПЛАМЕННАЯ СТРАСТЬ…»
Authors: В.И. АННУШКИН
Published: November 2024

В статье анализируется термин язык как основной в научном творчестве академика В. Г. Костомарова – не только на основании именования большинства его книг с использованием этого слова, но и вследствие использования данного термина во всех предло- женных им теоретических построениях. Изучая «употребления языка» в стилистике, В. Г. Костомаров предложил оригинальные концепции образованного языка (вместо литературного), конструк- тивно-стилевых векторов (вместо термина «стиль»), анализировал в «едином живом» языке сущность книжности/некнижности, науч- ности/разговорности, правильности/стилевого новаторства, нормы/ антинормы. Делаются заметки о творческой изобретательности и оригинальности языка самого В. Г. Костомарова.

The article analyzes the term language as the main one in the scientific work of academician V. G. Kostomarov – not only on the basis of naming most of his books using this word, but also due to the use of this term in all theoretical constructions proposed by him. Studying the «use of language» in stylistics, V. G. Kostomarov proposed original concepts of an educated language (instead of literary), constructive and stylistic vectors (instead of the term style), analyzed in a «single living» language the essence of bookishness/non-bookishness, scientific/colloquial, correctness/stylistic innovation, norms/antinorms. Notes are made on the creative ingenuity and originality of the language of V. G. Kostomarov himself.
ПРЕИМУЩЕСТВА И МЕТОДИКИ ПРОДВИЖЕНИЯ СМЕШАННОГО ОБУЧЕНИЯ РУССКОМУ ЯЗЫКУ В ВУЗАХ СИНЬЦЗЯНА
Authors: Ц. ЦЗЯН
Published: November 2024

В статье представлена оценка эффективности смешанного обучения русскому языку в вузах Синьцзяна (Китайская Народная Республика). Эта оценка основывается на результатах анализа используемых методик смешанного обучения русскому языку в вузах Синьцзяна. Анализ данных был осуществлен путем обобщения собранных статистических данных и исследования результатов опросов. В рамках исследования среди студентов было проведено анкетирование по вопросу о целесообразности продвижения смешанного обучения русскому языку. Результаты позволяют утверждать, что студенты и преподаватели положительно относятся к смешанному обучению.

This paper presents an assessment of the effectiveness of blended learning of the Russian language in the universities of Xin Jiang (China). The assessment of the effectiveness of training is based on the results of the analysis of the methods used for blended learning of the Russian language in the universities of Xin Jiang. Data analysis was carried out by summarizing the collected statistical data and examining the results of surveys. As part of the study, respondents were surveyed about the promotion of blended learning of the Russian language among s udents. The results of the study suggest that students and teachers have a positive attitude towards blended learning.
The Effect of Digital Marketing-Upgrading and Product Virality on the Sustainability of MSMEs
Authors: Habibie Samas Adimisa Mishbah , Santoso Ribut , Islamudin Ardhi , Vizandra Ellyzabeth Putri
Published: November 2024

This study aims to understand the role of consumer behavior in mediating the influence of virality, digital marketing, and product enhancement on the desires of MSMEs in East Java. This study expands our understanding of the impact of digital marketing, product enhancement, and virality on the desires of MSMEs in East Java, focusing on diverse consumer behavior. With a quantitative approach, this study uses a survey method with a questionnaire as the main instrument, involving 160 respondents from various cities in East Java, including Surabaya, Malang, and Mojokerto. The variables explained include digital marketing (X1) consisting of social media indicators, websites, and mobile marketing; product enhancement (X2) such as product quality and innovation; and virality (X3) which includes content creativity and the use of influencers. Consumer behavior (Y) focuses on satisfaction, loyalty, and interest, as well as MSME desires (Z) which are measured through profitability and public acceptance. The results of the analysis show that digital marketing has a positive effect on consumer behavior, which has an impact on increasing customer loyalty and satisfaction. In addition, product enhancement and virality significantly affect the desire of MSMEs, with consumers more interested in modern and popular products.
КАСКИ ЛЕСНОГО ПОЖАРНОГО
Authors: С.М. Дымов , М.В. Вищекин , А.М. Александров , И.В. Баженов
Published: November 2024

В статье рассмотрены теоретические и практические аспекты защиты головы лесного пожарного. Обозначены основные опасные факторы, воздействующие на пожарного при тушении лесного пожара. Приведены варианты возможных практических решений. Определен прогноз разработки нормативного документа типа ГОСТ Р на каски лесного пожарного и модели универсальной каски лесного пожарного.

The article considers theoretical and practical aspects of forest firefighter’s head protection. The main dangerous factors affecting the firefighter when extinguishing a forest fire are identified. Variants of possible practical solutions are given. The forecast for the development of the normative document of GOST R type for forest firefighter’s helmets and a model of a universal forest firefighter’s helmet is determined.
Renault-Nissan as a Project of Projects: A Relational Approach to Strategic Alliances
Authors: Ayache Magali , Dumez Hervé
Published: November 2024

Les alliances stratégiques ont surtout été étudiées sous l’angle de leur raison d’être ex ante, c’est-à-dire les complémentarités des avoirs et des compétences incitant deux firmes ayant le même objectif à coopérer. Plus récemment, des études se sont intéressées à l’aspect dynamique des alliances. Dans la ligne de Dyer et ses collègues (1998 ; 2018), l’article se propose d’étudier l’alliance stratégique Renault-Nissan comme une relation conçue comme un projet. Pour ce faire, il mobilise la littérature sur les alliances, celle sur les relations et, enfin, celle sur les projets. Analysant le cas de l’alliance Renault-Nissan, il établit que cette alliance est une relation dynamique multiniveau qui articule un projet indéfini (unfinished business ; Duck, 1990) et des projets définis sous la forme globale d’un projet de projets. Dans cette dynamique, le futur prime sur le passé (le capital relationnel). En analysant le cas Renault-Nissan dans sa dynamique relationnelle comme un projet de projets, l’article contribue à la théorie des alliances, à celle des projets et à celle des relations.
Clinical manifestations and laboratory findings in late-onset neonatal sepsis at a neonatal intensive care unit in Vietnam. A prospective cross-sectional observational study
Authors:   Pediatric Center, Hue Central Hospital, Hue City, Vietnam, Tran Kiem Hao ,   Department of Health, Thua Thien Hue Provincial People’s Committee, Hue City, Vietna, Vo-Van Nguyen Loi ,   Pediatric Center, Hue Central Hospital, Hue City, Vietnam, Nguyen Huu Son ,   Pediatric Center, Hue Central Hospital, Hue City, Vietnam, Nguyen-Thi Kim Hoa ,   Pediatric Center, Hue Central Hospital, Hue City, Vietnam, Le-Thy Phuong Anh ,   Pediatric Department, Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hue City, Vietnam
Published: November 2024

Background and objectives. Late-onset neonatal sepsis (LOS) is one of the significant causes of morbidity and mortality in newborns. Early diagnosis is essential for treatment, prognosis, and mortality reduction. This study investigates the clinical manifestations and laboratory findings of LOS. Materials and methods. A cross-sectional study was carried out on 158 neonates with LOS hospitalized at the Neonatal Unit of Hue Central Hospital between May 2018 and September 2020. LOS is defined as sepsis occurring at or after 72 hours of life. Data on age, gender, clinical symptoms, and laboratory tests were analyzed. Results. One hundred and eight neonates with late-onset neonatal sepsis were enrolled in this study. Enterocolitis accounted for the highest percentage (32.9%), followed by pneumonia (29.7%) and omphalitis (17.7%). Bacterial meningitis accounted for 2.5%. Fever represented 58.9%, and there was no hypothermia. Anemia, leukocytosis, leukocytopenia, and C-reactive protein (CRP) positive results were found in 41.1%, 8.4%, 4.3%, and 18.4%, respectively. Bacterial cultures were positive in 12 (10.3%) of 117 neonates tested. Conclusions. The clinical signs and symptoms of late-onset neonatal sepsis should be considered an essential part of the early diagnosis of LOS. The routine laboratory findings varied, and bacterial cultures were positive in a small number of neonates. Therefore, we should monitor closely to detect and provide treatment properly.
Comparative Analysis of Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry and Radioimmunoassay in Determining Plasma Aldosterone Concentration and Plasma Renin Activity for Primary Aldosteronism Screening
Authors: Kwon So Yoon , Kim Kyeong-Jin , Lee Soo-Youn , Kim Jae Hyeon
Published: November 2024

Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) accurately measures plasma aldosterone concentration (PAC), but its correlation with radioimmunoassay (RIA), equivalent RIA levels, and optimal cutoff for PAC and aldosterone-to-renin ratio (ARR) in primary aldosteronism (PA) screening have not been determined in a Korean population. Our study of 127 patients who underwent diagnostic testing for PA showed that the LC-MS/MS and RIA methods have good correlation, with a mean bias of 29.3% for PAC. An LC-MS/MS PAC level of 11.7 ng/dL was equivalent to an RIA PAC level of 15 ng/dL. Receiver operating characteristic curve analysis showed that an LC-MS/MS PAC level of 10.3 ng/dL and LC-MS/MS ARR level of 20.0 provided sensitivity of 73.1% with a specificity of 57.3% and sensitivity of 92.3% with a specificity of 14.7%, respectively. When the LC-MS/MS method is used for PA screening, an adjustment of cutoff values is necessary.
Association of the Preoperative Controlling Nutritional Status (CONUT) Score with Clinicopathological Characteristics in Patients with Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma
Authors: Kim Doohwa , Im Myungsoo , Ryang Soree , Kim Mijin , Jeon Yun Kyung , Kim Sang Soo , Kim Bo Hyun
Published: November 2024

Background: The Controlling Nutritional Status (CONUT) score is an immunonutritional test tool based on serum albumin, total cholesterol, and lymphocyte counts. It has been studied as a simple prognostic predictor for various carcinomas. This study aimed to investigate the association between preoperative CONUT scores and the clinicopathological characteristics in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) patients.Methods: This study included 2,403 PTC patients who underwent total thyroidectomy between 2012 and 2016 at a single tertiary medical center. The CONUT scores were calculated based on preoperative blood tests. The clinicopathological characteristics were retrospectively reviewed. The patients were categorized by the CONUT score (relatively low, 0–2; relatively high, 3–5).Results: Among the 2,997 PTC patients who underwent total thyroidectomy at Pusan National University Hospital between 2012 and 2016, those without preoperative blood test were excluded (n=149). Finally 2,403 patients were analyzed after excluding 439 patients taking lipid-lowering drugs and six patients without available T stage data after surgery. Based on the CONUT score, the relatively high score group had a lower body mass index (23.7±3.3 kg/m2 vs. 21.9±2.9 kg/m2, P<0.001), more advanced T stage (T stage 3/4, 5.9% vs. 11.4%, P=0.045), and higher extrathyroidal extension (2.1% vs. 7.6%, P=0.005).Conclusion: Patients included in this large, single-center study all had a preoperative CONUT score of 0–5, but this study demonstrated that higher preoperative CONUT scores were significantly associated with advanced T stage and extrathyroidal extension. The CONUT score, which can be easily used in clinical practice, is thought to be helpful in predicting the aggressiveness of PTC.
HUBUNGAN ANEKA TERHADAP KINERJA GURU
Authors: Riani Ni Ketut
Published: November 2024

AbstrakTujuan penulisan artikel ini untuk mengetahui: (1) hubungan akuntabilitas (X1) terhadap kinerja guru (Y); (2) hubungan nasionalisme (X2) terhadap kinerja guru (Y); (3) hubungan etika publik (X3) terhadap kinerja guru (Y); (4) hubungan komitmen mutu (X4) terhadap kinerja guru (Y); dan (5) hubungan sikap anti korupsi (X5) terhadap kinerja guru (Y). Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah studi literature dengan meninjau berbagai teori dan penelitian sebelumnya terkait dengan materi yang dipelajari. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa secara teoritis: (1) terdapat hubungan akuntabilitas (X1) terhadap kinerja guru (Y); (2) terdapa thubungan nasionalisme (X2) terhadap kinerja guru (Y); (3) terdapat hubungan etika publik (X3) terhadap kinerja guru (Y); (4) terdapat hubungan komitmen mutu (X4) terhadap kinerja guru (Y); dan (5) terdapat hubungan sikap anti korupsi (X5) terhadap kinerja guru (Y). Implikasi dari hasil penelitian ini adalah perlu dilakukan penelitian lebih lanjut dengan menggunakan data empirik dengan analisa SEM.Â Kata-kata Kunci: ANEKA, Kinerja GuruÂ AbstractThe purpose of writing this article is to find out: (1) the relationship of accountability towards teachersâ€™ performance; (2) the relationship of nationalism towards teachersâ€™ performance; (3) the relationship of public ethics towards teachersâ€™ performance; (4) the relationship of quality commitment towards teachersâ€™ performance; and (5) the relationship of anti-corruption attitudes towards teachersâ€™ performance. The research method used is literature study by reviewing various theories and previous research related to the material being studied. The results showed that theoretically: (1) there is a relationship of accountability towards teachersâ€™ performance; (2) there is a relationship of nationalism towards teachersâ€™ performance; (3) there is a relationship between public ethics towards teachersâ€™ performance; (4) there is a relationship of quality commitment towards teachersâ€™ performance; and (5) there is a relationship of anti-corruption attitudes towards teachersâ€™ performance. The implication of the results of this study is that further research needs to be done using empirical data with SEM analysis.Â Keywords: ANEKA, Teacherâ€™s Performance
MEMUPUK KETERAMPILAN KOLABORASI SISWA SMP CITRA BAKTI MELALUI PEMBELAJARAN ENSEMBLE PERKUSI BERBASIS BARANG BEKAS
Authors: Dopo Ferdin Bate , Ture Fidelis
Published: November 2024

Penelitian kualitatif ini bertujuan memberikan pembelajaran tentang kerja sama kepada para siswa melalui praktik permainan ensemble perkusi berbasis barang bekas. Data penelitian diperoleh dengan metode obervasi dan wawancara. Penenlitian dilaksanakan di SMP Citra Bakti. Prosedur pelaksanaan penelitian meliputi tahap persiapan, berupa pengenalan instrumen perkusi, pengenalan notasi. Tahap pelaksanaan yang meliputi pelatihan dan penyajian. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan pembelajaran ensemble perkusi berbasis barang bekas dapat memupuk potensi kerjasama antara para siswa dan siswa. Lebih lanjut pembelajaran ensemble perkusi berbasis barang bekas dapat menjadi solusi terhadapÂ  permasalahan ketiadaan instrumen dalam pembelajaran musik.Â
BERPIKIR KREATIF- INOVATIF DALAM MENGELOLA PEMBELAJARAN MUSIK UNTUK ANAK USIA DINI DENGAN PENDEKATAN MSTSET (MINDSET, SKILLSET, TOOLSET)
Authors: Dopo Ferdin Bate
Published: November 2024

Berpikir kreatif-inovatif merupakan kunci sukses dalam mengelola pembelajaran musik untuk anak usia dini. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk membantu guru agar mampuÂ  mengembangkan cara berpikir yang kreatif agar tercipta inovasi dalam pembelajaran musik untuk anak usia dini dengan pendekatan MSTset.Â  Literature review digunakan sebagai metode untuk melakukan kajian ini.Â  Penenlitian ini menyimpulkan berpikir kreatif-inovatif dapat dikembangkan dan ditingkatkan dengan pendekatan MSTset (Mindset, Skillset dan Toolset). Guru harus mempunyai pola pikir yang senantiasa bertumbuh menyesuaikan dengan situasi dan kebutuhan. Guru harus memiliki keterampilanÂ  untuk mengadopsi pola pikir itu dan alat atau metodeÂ  yangÂ  dibutuhkan untuk membantu guru membangun keterampilan.
PENGEMBANGAN MEDIA PEMBELAJARAN AUDIOVISUAL BAGI SISWA KELAS V SEKOLAH DASAR DI GUGUS 2 RIUNG BARAT
Authors: Sayangan Yohanes Vianey , Wau Maria Patrisia
Published: November 2024

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk: (1) menghasilkan media pembelajaran berbasis audio visual yang sesuai dengan karakteristik siswa kelas V Sekolah Dasar, (2) mengetahui kualitas hasil uji coba produk pengembangan media pembelajaran berbasis audio visual kelas V Sekolah Dasar. Penelitian ini dilakukan di Sekolah Dasar Gugus 2 Riung Barat Kabupaten Ngada Provinsi Nusa Tenggara Timur.Media yang digunakan adalah media pembelajaran berbasis audio visual yang relevan dan terintegrasi dengan pembelajaran SD untuk dijadikan sebuah media pembelajaran. Media pembelajaran berbasis audio visual ini dikembangkan dengan model ADDIE. Model ini terdiri atas lima langkah, yaitu: (1) analyze, (2) design, (3) development, (4) implementation, dan (5) evaluation. Hasil penelitian pengembangan media pembelajaran berbasis audio visual dengan kelayakan berdasarkan hasil uji ahli materi pembelajaran diperoleh hasil denganÂ  presentaseÂ  89%Â  dengan kualifikasi â€œSangat Validâ€, penilaian dariÂ  ahli media pembelajaran memperoleh presentase 80,20% dengan kualifikasi â€Validâ€, penilaian dari ahli desain pembelajaran memperoleh presentase 80% dengan kualifikasi â€œValidâ€, dan penilaian pada uji coba siswa sebagai calon pengguna produk memperoleh presentase 89,4% dengan kualifikasi â€Sangat Validâ€. Berdasarkan hasil uji coba ahli dan siswa sebagai calon pengguna produk dapat disimpulkan bahwa media pembelajaran berbasis audio visual yang telah dikembangkan ini layak digunakan oleh siswa kelas V Sekolah Dasar di Gugus 2 Riung Barat.
Probiotic Properties of Lactobacillus Spp. from Indigenous Curd: Acid, Bile and Antimicrobial Effectiveness
Authors: Banoth Aakanksha , Nishma Mohammad , Kondeti Krishnaveni
Published: November 2024

Probiotic bacteria have assembled an increasing attention for their potential to promote human health through modulation of the gut microbiota. The selection of probiotic strains with suitable properties is crucial for their survival in the gastrointestinal tract and conferring of health benefits. The present study employed a combination of biochemical and molecular techniques to characterize the metabolic traits and identify the species of various probiotic strains. The IMViC test and molecular approaches provided valuable insights into the differentiation of the strains. The acid resistance and bile tolerance of the Lactobacillus Spp were assessed, revealing varying degrees of survival potential in simulated gastric and intestinal conditions. The antimicrobial activity of the strains was recorded by measuring the width of clear zone which is commonly known as Zone of Inhibition (ZOI) against distinct pathogens was also evaluated, showing selective inhibition of certain pathogens. The findings provide important information for the selection of probiotic strains for use in dietary supplements or functional foods. Further research is necessary to clarify the probiotic properties of the strains. Such research will contribute to the development of efficacious probiotic formulations with potential to promote human health.
Blockchain Integration in Critical Systems Enhancing Transparency, Efficiency, and Real-Time Data Security in Agile Project Management, Decentralized Finance (DeFi), and Cold Chain Management
Authors: Akindotei Odunayo , Emmanuel Igba , Awotiwon Babatunde Olusola , Otakwu Adah
Published: November 2024

Blockchain technology has garnered significant attention for its potential to revolutionize critical systems by enhancing transparency, efficiency, and data security. This review examines the integration of blockchain in three essential domains: Agile Project Management, Decentralized Finance (DeFi), and Cold Chain Management. By leveraging decentralized ledgers and smart contracts, blockchain provides a robust framework for real-time tracking, data integrity, and automated compliance, addressing long-standing challenges across these sectors. In Agile Project Management, blockchain fosters seamless collaboration and transparent decision-making, minimizing bottlenecks and improving accountability. In DeFi, blockchain strengthens security for digital transactions and identity verification while offering financial autonomy and mitigating fraud risks. Within Cold Chain Management, blockchain ensures traceability, reduces data tampering risks, and enhances visibility throughout supply chain processes, safeguarding temperature-sensitive goods. This paper evaluates existing blockchain-based applications and frameworks, identifies current limitations, and discusses future opportunities for optimizing critical systems through blockchain. The findings highlight blockchain's transformative role in driving operational efficiency, security, and data transparency across diverse applications, providing a roadmap for industries to harness its full potential in critical environments.
Complexities of Conflict: Climate Change, Elephants and Local Livelihoods in Lupane, Zimbabwe
Authors: Joram Ndlovu , Nyathi Douglas
Published: November 2024

The conflict between humans and wildlife can result in negative impacts on both parties and hinder conservation efforts. By predicting how conflict risks may change with a growing agricultural sector and human population under a changing climate, policymakers can effectively allocate resources for mitigating and conserving conflict-prone species and regions. This study investigated the drivers of human-elephant conflict in Lupane, Zimbabwe, emphasizing the role of climate change and variability. Using an ethnographic approach informed by the sustainable livelihoods framework and political ecology, it examined how changing climatic conditions, such as water shortages, rising temperatures, and diminishing grazing, exacerbate conflicts between humans and elephants. These challenges have led to increased human intrusion into elephant territories, driven by collapsing rain-fed agriculture and a need for diversification into forestry-based livelihoods. The consequences of this conflict have been severe, resulting in injuries, deaths, damage to crops and infrastructure, economic losses, and food insecurity for affected households. As human populations grow and the impacts of climate change become more pronounced, the risk and geographical spread of human-elephant conflict are expected to escalate. The study highlights the importance of understanding these dynamics to inform policymakers in resource allocation for conflict mitigation and conservation efforts. It also critiques existing institutional support systems for addressing human-elephant conflict, assessing their climate sensitivity. To enhance sustainability, the research advocates for integrating empirical data on human-wildlife coexistence into international conservation policies and developing comprehensive, long-term strategies at a transboundary level, particularly in the context of climate change.

Keywords: Conflict, Climate Change, Elephants, Livelihoods, Conservation
Lagrangian Multiform for Cyclotomic Gaudin Models
Authors:   University of Leeds, UK, Caudrelier Vincent , Singh Anup Anand ,   University of Leeds, UK, Vicedo Benoit ,   University of York, UK
Published: November 2024

We construct a Lagrangian multiform for the class of cyclotomic (rational) Gaudin models by formulating its hierarchy within the Lie dialgebra framework of Semenov-Tian-Shansky and by using the framework of Lagrangian multiforms on coadjoint orbits. This provides the first example of a Lagrangian multiform for an integrable hierarchy whose classical $r$-matrix is non-skew-symmetric and spectral parameter-dependent. As an important by-product of the construction, we obtain a Lagrangian multiform for the periodic Toda chain by choosing an appropriate realisation of the cyclotomic Gaudin Lax matrix. This fills a gap in the landscape of Toda models as only the open and infinite chains had been previously cast into the Lagrangian multiform framework. A slightly different choice of realisation produces the so-called discrete self-trapping (DST) model. We demonstrate the versatility of the framework by coupling the periodic Toda chain with the DST model and by obtaining a Lagrangian multiform for the corresponding integrable hierarchy.
Bat Species Diversity in the Merapoh Rich Limestone-rich Area within Lipis National Geopark, Malaysia
Authors: Hasrizal Fuad Aminuddin Baqi , Halmi Nur Zakirah , Yazid Hafiz , Arifuddin Mohd , Mukri Izereen , Azidi Siti Nurfarhana Zafirah , Anak Chuat Jacqueline Clara , Nurul Hafiz Mohamad Iqbal , A.Rahman Nur Nabilah , Nizam Khairun , Zoo Saberi , Pooi Har Fong , Appalasamy Suganthi , Vijaya Kumaran Jayaraj
Published: November 2024

Merapoh, Pahang, is an area rich with limestone karst located within the Lipis National Geopark and home to the Sungai Relau gate of Taman Negara Pahang, a totally protected rainforest in Malaysia. Much of the research conducted here is mainly inside the National Park, with few published faunal records for the Merapoh caves. This study compiled the data on the bat species diversity of eight Merapoh caves (March 2020 to March 2022) using mist nets and harp traps. Our results indicate that Chiroptera diversity at Merapoh caves is rich, with a total of 32 species recorded from 865 individuals and four new locality records for the State of Pahang, namely Rousettus leschenaultii, Lyroderma lyra, Rhinolophus coelophyllus and Hipposideros pomona. Gua Gunting has the highest diversity of bats recorded in this study (19 species). Significant Merapoh caves with bat colony roosts in Merapoh include Gua Jinjang Pelamin (Eonycteris spelaea & Rousettus leschenaultii), Gua Tahi Bintang (Hipposideros larvatus) and Gua Pasir Besar (Miniopterus medius). Rhinolophus convexus, previously recorded only in upper montane rainforests, was also recorded in Merapoh caves indicating that this species can also be found in lower elevations than previously thought. Based on the findings of the current study and additional records from two previous studies, the Merapoh bat species diversity checklist totalled up to 38 species. On the whole, the rich bat diversity in Merapoh is reflective of its immense limestone karst landscape, which highlights the reason Lipis National Geopark has been recently gazetted. Future bat research should continue here and in other karsts within Lipis Geopark to sustainably conserve biological diversity, manage geological structures and raise awareness amongst the locals to appreciate their national heritage.
Four new species of Leuctra Stephens, 1836 from the Balkans (Plecoptera, Leuctridae)
Authors: Murányi Dávid , Kovács Tibor
Published: November 2024

Four, presumably microendemic new Leuctra species are described on the basis of morphology of the adult males and females. Each species was collected only in a single mountain range of the western Balkans: Leuctra enigma Kovács & Murányi, sp. nov. (Albania, Çermenikë), L. golijasp. nov. (Serbia, Golija), L. puskasisp. nov. (Bosnia & Herzegovina, Kozara), L. visitorsp. nov. (Montenegro, Visitor). Their morphological affinities and ecology are discussed, phylogenetic relations will be described in the framework of ongoing molecular studies of Balkan Leuctra species. The occurrences of the new species are depicted on a map. A list of Balkan endemic Leuctra species is given. Leuctra dalmoni Vinçon & Murányi, 2007 is new for Albania and Montenegro, Nemoura uncinata Despax, 1934, N. marginata Pictet, 1836 and Isoperla buresi Raušer, 1962 are new for Albania, Nemoura sciurus Aubert, 1949 is new for Bosnia & Herzegovina, while Capnia s. l. vidua rilensis Raušer, 1962 and L. metsovonica Aubert, 1956 are new for Montenegro.
Global convergence in a modified RMIL-type conjugate gradient algorithm for nonlinear systems of equations and signal recovery
Authors: Xia Yan , Wang Songhua
Published: November 2024

This paper proposes a modified Rivaie-Mohd-Ismail-Leong (RMIL)-type conjugate gradient algorithm for solving nonlinear systems of equations with convex constraints. The proposed algorithm offers several key characteristics: (1) The modified conjugate parameter is non-negative, thereby enhancing the proposed algorithm's stability. (2) The search direction satisfies sufficient descent and trust region properties without relying on any line search technique. (3) The global convergence of the proposed algorithm is established under general assumptions without requiring the Lipschitz continuity condition for nonlinear systems of equations. (4) Numerical experiments indicated that the proposed algorithm surpasses existing similar algorithms in both efficiency and stability, particularly when applied to large scale nonlinear systems of equations and signal recovery problems in compressed sensing.
Analysis of reliability index $ \mathfrak{R} = P(Y < X) $ for newly extended xgamma progressively first-failure censored samples with applications
Authors: Alotaibi Refah , Nassar Mazen , Khan Zareen A. , Elshahhat Ahmed
Published: November 2024

The stress-strength index measures the likelihood that a system's strength exceeds its stress. This study focuses on deducting the stress-strength index, denoted as $ \mathfrak{R} = P(Y < X) $, where the strength $ (X) $ and stress $ (Y) $ are independent random variables following new extended xgamma distributions. Inferences are made based on progressively first-failure censored samples. Both maximum likelihood and Bayesian estimation approaches, including point and interval estimations, are considered. The estimations take into account the model parameters as well as the reliability index. The Bayes estimates are obtained using the Markov chain Monte Carlo sampling procedure with the squared error loss function. Additionally, the approximate confidence intervals and Bayes credible intervals are developed. A simulation experiment is conducted to assess the different estimates presented in this paper. Precision metrics such as root mean square error, mean relative absolute bias, and interval length are used to evaluate the efficiency of various point and interval estimates. Two insulating fluid data sets are analyzed to demonstrate the relevance and applicability of the proposed estimation methods.
Novel linguistic $ q $-rung orthopair fuzzy Aczel-Alsina aggregation operators for group decision-making with applications
Authors: Ali Ghous , Alsager Kholood , Ali Asad
Published: November 2024

In this article, we presented two novel approaches for group decision-making (GDM) that were derived from the initiated linguistic $ q $-rung orthopair fuzzy Aczel-Alsina weighted arithmetic (L$ q $-ROFAAWA) aggregation operator (AgOp) using linguistic $ q $-rung orthopair fuzzy numbers (L$ q $-ROFNs). To introduce these GDM techniques, we first defined new operational laws for L$ q $-ROFNs based on Aczel-Alsina $ t $-norm and $ t $-conorm. The developed scalar multiplication and addition operations of L$ q $-ROFNs addressed the limitations of operations when $ q = 1 $. The first proposed GDM methodology assumed that both experts' weights and attribute weights were fully known, while the second technique assumed that both sets of weights were entirely unknown. We also discussed properties of L$ q $-ROFNs under the L$ q $-ROFAAWA operators, such as idempotency, boundedness, and monotonicity. Furthermore, we solved problems related to environmental and economic issues, such as ranking countries by air pollution, selecting the best company for bank investments, and choosing the best electric vehicle design. Finally, we validated the proposed GDM approaches using three validity tests and performed a sensitivity analysis to compare them with preexisting models.
Écrire sur la musique ?
Authors: Caullier Joëlle
Published: November 2024

La musicologie, comme les sciences humaines, traverse une crise du sens qui l’amène aujourd’hui à une méditation nécessaire sur son histoire et ses projets. Sans renier la spécificité de ses outils, il serait bon qu’elle se garde de tendances à l’autarcie et à la technicité qui l’éloignent du débat public, et qu’elle développe une véritable esthétique musicale. C’est en effet par l’étude du sentir – sentir individuel certes, mais aussi sentir ensemble – qu’elle contribuerait, loin de toute tentation normative, à l’édification d’un mieux "vivre ensemble". Utopie sans doute, mais aussi construction du sens…
La musique : une tache aveugle pour l’esthétique ?
Authors: Pardo Salgado Carmen
Published: November 2024

Cet article se demande si l’esthétique n’a pas connu un point aveugle qui l’a empêchée de réfléchir à propos de la musique. Pour développer cette question, deux sujets sont abordés :1. La critique que Nietzsche formule dans La Naissance de la Tragédie, où il développe l’idée que l’esthétique ne connaît pas l’opposition nécessaire entre l’art plastique et la musique.2. La question posée par Foucault : est-il possible de parler de la musique sans que cela soit un parler sur la musique ?
Pour une médiologie musicale comme mode original de connaissance
Authors: Tiffon Vincent
Published: November 2024

La musicologie générale vise à interpréter les œuvres à travers leurs traces matérielles. Elle s’attache, par exemple, à exhumer des textes musicaux ou des textes sur la musique, à analyser des partitions anciennes ou contemporaines, à étudier les enregistrements… L’historien, l’herméneute ou l’esthéticien, éclairé par le sociologue, l’organologue, l’anthropologue, le sémiologue… chercheront à interpréter l’œuvre, dans le cadre strict de chacun de ces champs disciplinaires. Une médiologie musicale, pour sa part, cherchera la « réverbération » des traces mémorielles observables, en reconstituant les itinéraires, les scénarios de l’émergence d’un genre, les chemins de sa contagion. En faisant « l’examen raisonné des interactions unissant techniques de transport, productions symboliques et pratiques sociales », on orientera la musicologie vers une discipline de l’observation, une sorte de « médiographie » musicale, un recensement des observations accessibles. L’on s’inscrira ainsi dans la démarche promue par Régis Debray, initiateur de ce mode original de connaissance.
De la « perception » musicale et de la musique
Authors: Richir Marc
Published: November 2024

S’agissant de la musique, le mot « perception » doit être mis entre guillemets phénoménologiques : il ne peut y être question ni d’une succession de perceptions de sons chaque fois présents, ni d’une sorte d’intégrale d’une pareille succession (selon un modèle tout mathématique), mais, dans la mise entre parenthèses de la réalité matérielle des sons, d’une « perception » par la phantasia (qui n’est pas l’imagination comme mise en images) de cette étrange « réalité » (Sachlichkeit) immatérielle qu’est la musique en tant que phénomène de langage - disant autre chose qu’elle-même comme purement sonore, en temporalisant du sens (ou des sens) en présence se faisant et sans présent assignable, par-delà les cadres de telle ou telle langue musicale instituée. En ce sens, le compositeur, s’il est véritablement créatif, cherche à dire quelque chose, l’auditeur comprend la musique par une mimèsis active, non spéculaire, et du dedans, et l’interprète est le médiateur qui, par sa propre mimèsis, du même type, refait la musique en y coulant son corps vivant et son affectivité - en surmontant tant la « mécanique » de son corps physique que les effets virtuoses de son narcissisme. En ce sens, la musique n’a rien à avoir avec la production et la réception physiques et psychiques de signaux.
Pourquoi écrire, musicologue ?
Authors: Guillot Matthieu
Published: November 2024

Ce texte développe une réflexion sur le rôle et la nécessité actuels de la musicologie, vue comme pratique explicative à repenser d’un besoin crucial de l’œuvre musicale, elle-même considérée comme puissance transformatrice d’une existence de plus en plus en proie à l’appauvrissement culturel et spirituel. Il décrit aussi les conditions de renouvellement d’une musicologie appelée à venir au secours d’une « reprise de conscience » collective. On suggère finalement d’emprunter la voie d’une écoute particulière qui serait en prise directe avec les attentes esthétiques à combler : revenir à une certaine intériorité.
Treibgut
Authors: Bertelsmann Dietlind
Published: November 2024

En juin 2005, Dietlind Bertelsmann présentait au Blac à Bruxelles, Atem, le troisième volet de son cycle Treibgut, un spectacle-performance transdisciplinaire mêlant à la musique, la danse butô et un univers de sculptures mobiles en papier teint. Le numéro 2 de Filigrane présente une série de photos de ce cycle ainsi qu’un article de l’artiste où celle-ci retrace la genèse de son projet, une dramaturgie de l’espace, qui évolue vers le spectacle-performance. Dietlind Bertelsmann choisit des lieux exceptionnels, la chapelle des Brigittines à Bruxelles aux murs de pierre chaudement sombres et ravagés par le temps, la Machine à eau de Mons à la fois ouverte sur le monde par ses immenses parois de verre et cage lorsque les vitres se font miroirs, ou le Blac, combles austères et secrètes d’un théâtre d’Ixelles... Elle y projette des sculptures mobiles, monstrueuses par leur gigantisme et fragiles par leur matériau de papier froissé auxquelles elle confronte un être minuscule qui danse son expérience fondatrice de la rencontre avec « la chose », un monde originel où s’élaborent, à travers la mise en forme musicale du silence, les premières grandes questions métaphysiques de l’humain...
Les sources de la basse continue
Authors: Morrier Denis
Published: November 2024

La basse continue est souvent envisagée comme une notion univoque. L’examen des sources les plus anciennes qui évoquent cette pratique (partitions, traités, lettres) font apparaître une grande variété de dénominations, et surtout trois grandes orientations divergentes. Celles-ci correspondent aux contextes socio-culturels qui les ont vu naître, et peuvent être distingués en fonction des trois « genres » de la musique de l’époque (« de théâtre, de chambre et d’église »). La comparaison de l’attitude des monodistes issus de la mouvance florentine (Peri, Caccini, et Monteverdi), des musiciens ecclésiastiques (Viadana) et de cour (Agazzari) rendent sensibles ces attitudes différentes face à la théorie et à la pratique de l’improvisation sur la basse dite « continue ».