bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Covid-19 Sürecinde Sağlık Çalışanlarının Algıladıkları Sosyal Desteğin Duygusal Tükenme Üzerindeki Etkisi
Authors: ÖZKAN Egehan , YEŞİLIRMAK Seray , YILIK Pelin
Published: September 2022

Dünyayı 2019 yılından bu yana hızla etkisi altına alan Covid-19 pandemisi, insan sağlığı üzerinde ciddi etkiler bırakmasının yanı sıra insanların psikolojik açıdan da olumsuz etkilenmelerine neden olmaktadır. Özellikle salgın sürecinde sağlık çalışanlarının ağırlaşan çalışma koşullarına bağlı olarak duygusal olarak tükenmiş hissettikleri ve bu durumdan yalnızca kendilerinin değil çalışma arkadaşları, sosyal çevreleri ve aile yaşantılarının da etkilediği görülmektedir. Bu çalışmada, Covid-19 pandemi sürecinde sağlık çalışanlarının yöneticilerinin ve çalışma arkadaşlarının sağladığı sosyal desteğin ağırlaşan çalışma koşullarında duygusal tükenme üzerindeki etkileri incelenmektedir. Kaynakların Korunması Teorisine bağlı olarak Covid-19 pandemi sürecinde sağlık çalışanlarının algıladıkları sosyal desteğin duygusal tükenme ile ilişkisinin araştırılmasını amaçlayan bu çalışmada, Ankara’da faaliyet gösteren özel bir hastanenin sağlık personeli araştırma evreni olarak seçilmiştir. Bu süreçte psikolojik olarak en çok etkilenen meslek grubu olduğu düşünülen sağlık çalışanlarının yaşadıkları zorlukları azaltmada iş ortamından kaynaklanan sosyal destek faktörlerinin etkileri açığa çıkarılarak alana katkı sağlanması planlanmıştır. Araştırmanın bulguları, sağlık çalışanlarının algıladıkları sosyal destek düzeyi kapsamında yönetici desteğinin ve çalışma arkadaşlarının desteğinin Covid-19 pandemi sürecinde duygusal tükenme düzeylerini azalttığını göstermiştir.
Dahilde İşleme Rejimi Kapsamında Türkiye Dış Ticaretinin Ekonometrik Analizi
Authors: BULUŞ Ebubekir , ÇÜTCÜ İbrahim
Published: September 2022

Dış ticareti güçlü olan ülkeler küresel rekabette her zaman avantajlı konumdadır. Bu nedenle özellikle gelişmekte olan ülkelerde dış ticaret sektörü sürekli desteklenmektedir. Dış ticaret kapsamında sağlanan en önemli devlet desteği ise Dahilde İşleme Rejimi (DİR) olarak bilinmektedir. DİR, firmalara vergiden muafiyet sağlayarak ithalat yapılmasına imkan veren, böylece firmalara rekabet avantajı sunan teşvikler arasında yer almaktadır. Bu nedenle çalışmada DİR ile dış ticaret arasındaki uzun dönemli ilişki araştırılmaktadır. 2002:01-2021:01 dönemini kapsayan aylık verilerin kullanıldığı çalışmada kurulan modelde dış ticaret dengesi, DİR ve döviz kuru değişkenleri kullanılmıştır. İki yapısal kırılmaya izin veren Hatemi-J eşbütünleşme testi sonucuna göre, değişkenler arasında uzun dönemli ilişki bulunmaktadır. Zamanla değişen nedensellik analizinde ise, değişkenler arasındaki pozitif ve negatif şoklar karşısındaki belli dönemlerde nedensellik ilişkisi yakalanmış ve yorumlanmıştır. Elde edilen bulgular sonucunda ise politika yapıcıları, piyasa oyuncuları ve yeni araştırmacılara politika önermeleri gerçekleştirilmiştir.
Validação da Inteligência Artificial na viabilidade de testes da COVID-19
Authors: Veraldo Junior Lucio Garcia , Ribeiro Junior Waldir , Pirtouscheg André Luiz Ortiz , De Almeida Benedito Manoel
Published: September 2022

O estudo de caráter exploratório e análise de dados sobre os modelos de testes para a detecção do vírus SARS-CoV-2 por meio do julgamento de especialistas com o intuito de detectar a presença ou não da doença em um indivíduo. Em se tratando de uma pandemia global cujo vírus é altamente transmissível a aplicação de testes laboratoriais passa a ser de extrema importância para a identificação de agentes de infecção e no controle da disseminação. Surge então a questão de como se avaliar de forma combinada (qualitativa e quantitativa) o nível de viabilidade dos testes de Covid-19 frente a esse vírus contemporâneo. O objetivo do trabalho é demonstrar algumas definições sobre o tema e qual a testagem mais viável para este cenário a fim de acelerar o processo dos exames e atribuir resultados mais precisos em menor tempo. Com os resultados obtidos verificou-se que a testagem de maior viabilidade segundo o julgamento dos criterios diante dos métodos avaliados foi por meio da Inteligência Artificial.
Una nueva estimación de la desigualdad de ingresos en Chile
Authors: Larrañaga Osvaldo , Echecopar Benjamín , Grau Nicolás
Published: September 2022

Este artículo cuestiona la práctica común de estimar la evolución de la desigualdad de ingresos en Chile utilizando como única fuente de información la Encuesta de Caracterización Socioeconómi- ca Nacional (Casen). El planteamiento es que los ingresos capturados por la Casen no solo son una fracción de los ingresos totales, sino que tal fracción no es estable en el tiempo. Para abordar este potencial sesgo, en este artículo utilizamos distintas fuentes de información con el fin de corregir los datos de la Casen: (i) las Cuentas Nacionales, que informan del total de ingresos que se generan en la economía cada año; y (ii) registros administrativos, que informan de la distribución de ingresos entre los individuos, sin estar afectos al subreporte que caracteriza a la información recolectada por encuestas. Nuestros resultados muestran que la desigualdad medida con los ingresos corregidos no disminuye en el período 2003 a 2017, a diferencia de la tendencia decreciente que muestran los datos de ingresos no corregidos de la Casen.
Adam Smith como precursor de la teoría de la acción colectiva
Authors: Heresi Toni Emiliano
Published: September 2022

Este artículo busca demostrar que Adam Smith puede ser considerado el precursor de la teoría de la acción colectiva. Existe una profunda comprensión por parte de Smith sobre cómo operan los grupos de interés y cuáles son los respectivos incentivos que les permiten a unos ser más efectivos que a otros. Además, no existe una diferencia fundamental entre lo que postula, por un lado Smith y, por otro, Mancur Olson, sino más bien pequeñas sutilezas en función de formalizaciones económicas. Este artículo arroja luz sobre el sorprendente nivel de detalle mediante el cual Adam Smith describe los elementos ne- cesarios para lo que Olson llamó luego una acción colectiva efectiva. Se sostiene, además, que la principal motivación para Smith en tratar de entender las dinámicas de estos grupos radica principalmente en un asunto económico. La investigación ilustra una nueva manera de entender la filosofía política de Adam Smith, junto con presentar evidencia sobre el impacto transversal —de esta aproximación en específico— en el liberalismo a un nivel general.
COMPANIES CAN LOSE TIME OVER CONFLICTS: AN ANALYSIS OF INTERNAL INDIRECT CONFLICT COSTS
Authors: Dirrler Phyllis , Podruzsik Szilárd
Published: September 2022

Consequences of conflict are widely researched qualitatively, but quantitative data on the costs of conflict are lacking. This study aims to explore conflict costs by categorizing and testing them and providing preliminary quantitative data. The focus lies on internal indirect conflict costs, which are measured in terms of lost time. This research is based on self-reports of 675 survey participants, who evaluated the amount of time they spent on internal indirect conflict costs of a personal conflict. The costs are analysed in form of their explanatory power, as well as the extent to which they are affected by conflict duration and strength. All identified internal indirect conflict costs were positively correlated. The duration and intensity of the conflict affect the amount of time wasted, meaning that groups with shorter duration or weaker intensity differ from higher groups. The results indicate that conflict costs lead to remarkable costs for organizations. To remain competitive, managers need to balance the opportunities and difficulties of conflicts and carefully manage their costs. This study contributes to the unexplored research area of conflict costs and is one of the first research findings to scientifically analyse the topic.
Continued PSP/WISPR Observations of a Phaethon-related Dust Trail
Authors: Battams Karl , Gutarra-Leon Angel J. , Gallagher Brendan M. , Knight Matthew M. , Stenborg Guillermo , Tanner Sarah , Linton Mark G. , Szalay Jamey R. , Kelley Michael S. P. , Howard Russell A.
Published: September 2022

We present an update to the first white-light detections of a dust trail observed closely following the orbit of asteroid (3200) Phaethon, as seen by the Wide-field Imager for the Parker Solar Probe instrument on the NASA Parker Solar Probe mission. Here, we provide a summary and analysis of observations of the dust trail over nine separate mission encounters between 2018 October and 2021 August that saw the spacecraft approach to within 0.0277 au of the orbit of Phaethon. We find the photometric and estimated dust mass properties to be in line with those in the initial publication, with a visual (V) magnitude of V ∼ 16.1 ± 0.3 pixel−1, corresponding to a surface brightness of 26.1 mag arcsec−2, and an estimated mass of dust within the range 1010–1012 kg depending on the assumed dust properties. However, the key finding of this survey is the discovery that the dust trail does not perfectly follow the orbit of Phaethon, with a clear separation noted between them that increases as a function of true anomaly, though the trail may differ from Phaethon’s orbit by as little as 1° in periapsis.
A Hidden Population of Massive Black Holes in Simulated Dwarf Galaxies
Authors: Sharma Ray S. , Brooks Alyson M. , Tremmel Michael , Bellovary Jillian , Ricarte Angelo , Quinn Thomas R.
Published: September 2022

We explore the characteristics of actively accreting massive black holes (MBHs) within dwarf galaxies in the Romulus25 cosmological hydrodynamic simulation. We examine the MBH occupation fraction, X-ray active fractions, and active galactic nucleus (AGN) scaling relations within dwarf galaxies of stellar mass 108
M
⊙ < M
star < 1010
M
⊙ out to redshift z = 2. In the local universe, the MBH occupation fraction is consistent with observed constraints, dropping below unity at M
star < 3 × 1010
M
⊙, M
200 < 3 × 1011
M
⊙. Local dwarf AGN in Romulus25 follow observed scaling relations between AGN X-ray luminosity, stellar mass, and star formation rate, though they exhibit slightly higher active fractions and number densities than comparable X-ray observations. Since z = 2, the MBH occupation fraction has decreased, the population of dwarf AGN has become overall less luminous, and as a result the overall number density of dwarf AGN has diminished. We predict the existence of a large population of MBHs in the local universe with low X-ray luminosities and high contamination from X-ray binaries and the hot interstellar medium that are undetectable by current X-ray surveys. These hidden MBHs make up 76% of all MBHs in local dwarf galaxies and include many MBHs that are undermassive relative to their host galaxy’s stellar mass. Their detection relies on not only greater instrument sensitivity but also better modeling of X-ray contaminants or multiwavelength surveys. Our results indicate that dwarf AGN were substantially more active in the past, despite having low luminosity today, and that future deep X-ray surveys may uncover many hidden MBHs in dwarf galaxies out to at least z = 2.
Manifestation of Gravitational Settling in Coronal Mass Ejections Measured in the Heliosphere
Authors: Rivera Yeimy J. , Raymond John C. , Landi Enrico , Lepri Susan T. , Reeves Katharine K. , Stevens Michael L. , Alterman B. L.
Published: September 2022

Elemental composition in the solar wind reflects the fractionation processes at the Sun. In coronal mass ejections (CMEs) measured in the heliosphere, the elemental composition can vary between plasma of high and low ionization states as indicated by the average Fe charge state, 〈QFe〉. It is found that CMEs with higher ionized plasma, 〈QFe〉 greater than 12, are significantly more enriched in low first ionization potential (FIP) elements compared to their less ionized, 〈QFe〉 less than 12, counterparts. In addition, the CME elemental composition has been shown to vary along the solar cycle. However, the processes driving changes in elemental composition in the plasma are not well understood. To gain insight into this variation, this work investigates the effects of gravitational settling in the ejecta to examine how that process can modify signatures of the FIP effect found in CMEs. We examine the absolute abundances of C, N, O, Ne, Mg, Si, S, and Fe in CMEs between 1998 and 2011. Results show that the ejecta exhibits some gravitational settling effects in approximately 33% of all CME periods in plasma where the Fe abundance of the ejecta compared to the solar wind (Fe/HCME:Fe/HSW) is depleted compared to the C abundance (C/HCME:C/HSW). We also find gravitational settling is most prominent in CMEs during solar minimum; however, it occurs throughout the solar cycle. This study indicates that gravitational settling, along with the FIP effect, can become important in governing the compositional makeup of CME source regions.
A deep water and nearshore wave height calibration of the ECOWAVES hindcasting database
Authors: Becerra Diego , Quezada Matías , Díaz Humberto
Published: September 2022

Significant wave height (SWH) in shallow waters is assessed by generating two wave hindcasts; the first uses ERA-Interim wind fields and the second one from ERA5 to quantify the improvement of the ERA5 surface winds on the SWH representativeness, both in deep and shallow waters along the Chilean coastline. Additionally, wind field predictions from the Global Forecast System (GFS) were used to assess the representativeness of shallow waters. Oceanographic buoys were used to validate SWH in deep waters, while Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCPs) was equipped to measure waves in shallow waters. Energy spectrums coupling Wavewatch III and Simulating Waves Nearshore (SWAN) models were transferred to evaluate the performance of shallow water simulations. In general, the SWH from both wave hindcasts showed good performance. Nonetheless, those forced by ERA5 presented a better qualitative comparison of sea state temporal variability, which increased the correlation coefficients (>0.9), coefficients of determination (>0.8), and minor errors (RMSE, MAE, and BIAS) compared to oceanographic buoys and ADCPs. Additionally, in simulations forced by GFS, the temporal variability of the waves in shallow waters was successfully reproduced. Nevertheless, an increase in the RMSE, MAE, and BIAS error was statistically verified compared to ERA-Interim and ERA 5.
Spawning induction and embryonic development of the clam Ameghinomya antiqua (King, 1832)
Authors: Lizama Catalina , Abarca Alejandro , Durán Luis René , Oliva Doris
Published: September 2022

Artificial cultivation increases clams' availability and is an alternative to the extraction from natural banks. The culture of clams requires species-specific research in the different growth stages, and studies on the effects and interactions of culture parameters are essential to obtain and control the proper development of larvae. This paper aims to compare methods to induce spawning, describe the embryonic development, and compare the effect of different culture densities on the yield of "D" larvae of the "taca" clam Ameghinomya antiqua. Breeders were collected on the southwest coast of Quinchao Island, Chiloé, Chile. Spawning induction assays were performed comparing different combinations of biological and physical factors. Experiments on the effect of embryonic density in the obtention of "D" larvae were performed, and the embryonic development was described at 11 ± 1°C. The spawning inductions were successfully achieved with the addition of food combined with temperature changes, resulting in the liberation of oocytes with a jelly coat with a diameter of 140 μm. Trochophore larvae were observed at 40 h post-fertilization. The percentage of embryos developed showed significant differences when testing cultures with densities of 20, 40, and 60 embryos mL-1. Experiments with 20 embryos mL-1 density were the ones that obtained a greater number of developed embryos (50%). These results suggest spawning induction with the addition of food and temperature changes with a density of 20 embryos mL-1. This paper describes the embryonic development and technology development for spawning induction for the first time.
On the presence of Branchiostoma elongatum juveniles (Cephalochordata: Branchiostomatidae) on the north-central coast of Chile
Authors: Mujica Armando , Nava María Luisa , Leiva-Dietz Francisco
Published: September 2022

The presence of juvenile Branchiostoma elongatum captured in plankton samples from the north-central coast of Chile during February-March of consecutive years (2013-2020) is described. Its low abundance showed interannual variation as well as its frequency of occurrence. Its geographical distribution was preferably coastal. It covered the entire sampling area (1-20 nm from the coast) longitudinally, and specimens were captured between the extreme north of the sampling area and 30°20’S. The lowest abundances were found in years of negative thermal anomalies (2017-2018) and the highest mainly in neutral conditions (2013-2015).
Acute toxicity of diuron and glyphosate in megalopae of Callinectes sapidus from the Jamapa River Estuary, Veracruz
Authors: Cházaro-Olvera Sergio , Solorzano-López Daniela Michel , Montoya-Mendoza Jesús , Castañeda-Chávez María del Refugio , Lango-Reynoso Fabiola
Published: September 2022

The objective of this work was to evaluate the acute toxicity of the commercial herbicides Karmex® (diuron: DCMU 3-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1,1-dimethylurea) and Herbipol® (glyphosate: N-(phosphonomethyl) glycine) on the megalopae of Callinectes sapidus and measure their relative abundance in the association of larval and postlarval species of crustaceans from the estuary of the Jamapa River, Veracruz. Collections were made overnight using white light traps. Likewise, dissolved oxygen, pH, temperature, total dissolved solids, and salinity were measured in situ. It was found that the association of larvae and postlarvae consisted of Macrobrachium acanthurus, M. olfersii, Potimirim mexicana, megalopae of C. sapidus and Armases ricordi, and zoeas of Brachyura. In total, 559 and 1057 C. sapidus megalopae were collected in November and March 2019, respectively. Dissolved oxygen was 6 and 7 mg L-1, pH was 7 and 8, the temperature was 26 and 27°C, total dissolved solids were 700 and 1500 ppm, and salinity was 0.70 and 16 in November and March, respectively. Using Probit analysis, a 96 h LC50 of diuron (Karmex®) was 7.69 ± 1.07 mg L-1 in March and 6.64 ± 0.93 mg L-1 in November. The LC50 for glyphosate (Herbipol®) was 247.83 ± 34.54 mg L-1 in March and 288.18 ± 38.66 3 mg L-1 in November. The blue crab C. sapidus is tolerant to a wide range of physicochemical factors; however, it is sensitive in the postlarval stages, like other species of crustaceans, to the herbicides diuron and glyphosate, for which the megalopae can be used in ecotoxicological studies.
Occurrence of Nerocila acuminata (Schiödte & Meinert, 1881) (Crustacea, Cymothoidae) parasitic on the shortnose guitarfish Zapteryx brevirostris (Rhinobatiformes, Rhinobatidae) off Brazil
Authors: Takatsuka Verônica , De Azevedo Venâncio Guedes , Maganhe Bruna Larissa , Camilo Laura De Oliveira , Sanches Eduardo Gomes
Published: September 2022

The isopods of the family Cymothoidae are ectoparasites crustaceans that infest a wide variety of saltwater fish. This paper documented the first occurrence of Nerocila acuminata (Schiödte & Meinert, 1881) parasitizing the shortnose guitarfish Zapteryx brevirostris (Müller & Henle, 1841) (Rhinobatiformes, Rhinobatidae) in the southern Atlantic Ocean. This report can be an available tool to create a parasitology database for a species of conservation interest. It will also provide scientific data that can help the understanding of the biological factors acting in healthy populations and thus support the efforts made to preserve and conserve the species.
Skeletal anomalies in dusky grouper Epinephelus marginatus larviculture
Authors: Moreira Tosta Gitonilson Antônio , Muramoto Caterina , Costa de Medeiros Silene Duarte , Albinati Ricardo Castelo Branco , Silva Olier Bruno , Sanches Eduardo Gomes
Published: September 2022

The production of fingerlings on a large scale is one of the biggest challenges for grouper aquaculture development. Groupers may be more susceptible to skeletal anomalies due to their complex skeleton formation ontogenesis. Such anomalies are normally associated with inadequate larviculture protocols for marine fish. The present study aimed to record the occurrence of skeletal anomalies in dusky grouper Epinephelus marginatus. Different degrees of kyphosis, lordosis, and scoliosis were identified. After the larviculture period (60 days), 42% of the dusky grouper presented skeletal anomalies. Therefore, we have concluded that the current protocol for the dusky grouper larviculture must be re-examined, especially to determine a more appropriate water flow in the tanks.
SARS Edible Straw from Sea Grapes as an Effort Utilization of Marine Resources for Health
Authors: Nahdi Maizer Said , Nurkolis Fahrul , Dewi Reza Sukma , Nurrezkytaku A. Yan , Fitriani Noor Rezky , Sanjaya Aldy Rahman Dharma Putra , Kumalawati Dian Aruni , Nisah Khairun , Saptari Sitti Ahmiatri
Published: September 2022

Plastic waste is one of the threats to marine life, including plastic straw wastes. SARS Edible Straw is an edible straw made of cassava pulp flour combined with chitosan and sorbitol and the addition of sea grapes extract. Sea grapes extract contains bioactive compounds such as protein, polysaccharides, polyphenol, flavonoid, and antioxidants which are used as fortification to enhance the benefit of SARS Edible Straw. The aim of this study is to increase the added-value and progress of sea grapes as domestic products, on the other hand to improve maritime-based community development to support sustainable conservation of marine environment. Furthermore, to reduce the use of plastic straws in daily life, by utilizing Sea grapes which are rich in antioxidant to make SARS Edible Straw. The methods of this study start from cassava flour preparation, Sea grapes extract preparation, and SARS Edible Straw preparation with biodegradability test, water resistance test, and antioxidant test. The results showed that SARS Edible Straw has the potential as a substitute for plastic straws so that it can reduce plastic waste and is environmentally friendly as indicated by the results of biodegradation tests that meet the Indonesian National Standard (SNI) > 60% for 1 week, SARS Edible Straw is also beneficial for health by fortifying Sea grapes extract which is rich in antioxidants, and can increase the selling value of Sea grapes commodities.
Immunoglobulin A Vasculitis Following COVID-19: A French Multicenter Case Series
Authors: Ramdani Yanis , Galempoix Jean Marc , Augusto Jean François , Dekmeer Eva , Perard Laurent , Ferreira Nicole , Bigot Adrien , Magnant Julie , Jobard Stéphanie , Diot Elisabeth , Besse Marie Charlotte , Henrique Hélène , Maillot François , Audemard-Verger Alexandra
Published: September 2022

Objective

Immunoglobulin A vasculitis (IgAV) usually occurs following viral respiratory tract infection. In the context of the global coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, we describe a case series of patients who developed IgAV following SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Methods

This national multicenter retrospective study included patients with IgAV following SARS-CoV-2 infection from January 1, 2020, to January 1, 2022. Patients had histologically proven IgAV and reverse transcription PCR (RT-PCR)-proven SARS-CoV-2 infection. The interval between infection and vasculitis onset had to be < 4 weeks.

Results

We included 5 patients, 4 of whom were women with a mean age of 45 years. Four patients had paucisymptomatic infections and 1 required a 48-hour low-flow oxygen treatment. All 5 patients had purpuric skin involvement. Arthritis was observed in 2 patients, 3 had IgA glomerulonephritis, and 2 had digestive involvement. Three renal biopsies were performed and showed mesangial IgA deposits without any extracapillary proliferation. Median C-reactive protein was 180 (range 15.1-225) mg/L, median serum creatinine level was 65 (range 41-169) µmol/L, and 2 patients had a glomerular filtration rate < 60 mL/min. Four patients received first-line treatment with glucocorticoids. All patients had a favorable progression and 2 patients experienced minor skin relapses, one after COVID-19 vaccination.

Conclusion

This series describes the emergence of IgAV closely following COVID-19; we were not able to eliminate an incidental link between these events. Their disease outcomes were favorable. In most of our patients, the SARS-CoV-2 infection was paucisymptomatic, and we recommend RT-PCR tests to look for COVID-19 in patients without any evident triggers for IgAV.
Atmospheric dispersion modelling of gaseous emissions from Beirutinternational airport activities
Authors: Mokalled Tharwat , Le Calvé Stéphane , Badaro-Saliba Nada , Abboud Maher , Zaarour Rita , Farah Wehbeh , Adjizian-Gérard Jocelyne
Published: September 2022

The projected increase of civil aviation activity, the degradation of air quality and the location of Beirut Airport embedded in a very urbanized area, in addition to the special geography and topography surrounding the airport which plays a significant role in drawing emissions to larger distances, demanded anassessment of the spatial impact of the airport activities on the air quality of Beirut and its suburbs. This is the first study in the Middle East region that model pollutant concentrations resulting from an international airport's activities using an advanced atmospheric dispersion modelling system in a country with no data. This followed validation campaigns showing very strong correlations (r = 0.85) at validation sites as close as possible to emission sources. The modelling results showed extremely high NO2 concentrations within the airport vicinity, i.e., up to 110 μg∙m-3 (which is greater than the World Health Organization annual guidelines) posing a health hazard to the workers in the ramp. The major contribution of Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport to the degradation of air quality was in the airport vicinity; however, it extended to Beirut and its suburbs in addition to affecting the seashore area due to emissions along the aircraft trajectory; this isan aspect rarely considered in previous studies. On the other hand, elevated volatile organic compound levels were observed near the fuel tanks and at the aerodrome center. This study provides (ⅰ) a methodology to assess pollutant concentrations resulting from airport emissions through the use of an advanced dispersion model in a country with no data; and (ⅱ) a tool for policy makers to better understand the contribution of the airport's operations to national pollutant emissions, which is vital for mitigation strategies and health impact assessments.
Estimating the incubated river water quality indicator based on machine learning and deep learning paradigms: BOD5 Prediction
Authors: Kim Sungwon , Alizamir Meysam , Seo Youngmin , Heddam Salim , Chung Il-Moon , Kim Young-Oh , Kisi Ozgur , Singh Vijay P.
Published: September 2022

As an indicator measured by incubating organic material from water samples in rivers, the most typical characteristic of water quality items is biochemical oxygen demand (BOD5) concentration, which is a stream pollutant with an extreme circumstance of organic loading and controlling aquatic behavior in the eco-environment. Leading monitoring approaches including machine leaning and deep learning have been evolved for a correct, trustworthy, and low-cost prediction of BOD5 concentration. The addressed research investigated the efficiency of three standalone models including machine learning (extreme learning machine (ELM) and support vector regression (SVR)) and deep learning (deep echo state network (Deep ESN)). In addition, the novel double-stage synthesis models (wavelet-extreme learning machine (Wavelet-ELM), wavelet-support vector regression (Wavelet-SVR), and wavelet-deep echo state network (Wavelet-Deep ESN)) were developed by integrating wavelet transformation (WT) with the different standalone models. Five input associations were supplied for evaluating standalone and double-stage synthesis models by determining diverse water quantity and quality items. The proposed models were assessed using the coefficient of determination (R2), Nash-Sutcliffe (NS) efficiency, and root mean square error (RMSE). The significance of addressed research can be found from the overall outcomes that the predictive accuracy of double-stage synthesis models were not always superior to that of standalone models. Overall results showed that the SVR with 3th distribution (NS = 0.915) and the Wavelet-SVR with 4th distribution (NS = 0.915) demonstrated more correct outcomes for predicting BOD5 concentration compared to alternative models at Hwangji station, and the Wavelet-SVR with 4th distribution (NS = 0.917) was judged to be the most superior model at Toilchun station. In most cases for predicting BOD5 concentration, the novel double-stage synthesis models can be utilized for efficient and organized data administration and regulation of water pollutants on both stations, South Korea.
A comparison and calibration of integer and fractional-order models of COVID-19 with stratified public response
Authors: Fouladi Somayeh , Kohandel Mohammad , Eastman Brydon
Published: September 2022

The spread of SARS-CoV-2 in the Canadian province of Ontario has resulted in millions of infections and tens of thousands of deaths to date. Correspondingly, the implementation of modeling to inform public health policies has proven to be exceptionally important. In this work, we expand a previous model of the spread of SARS-CoV-2 in Ontario, "Modeling the impact of a public response on the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario, " to include the discretized, Caputo fractional derivative in the susceptible compartment. We perform identifiability and sensitivity analysis on both the integer-order and fractional-order SEIRD model and contrast the quality of the fits. We note that both methods produce fits of similar qualitative strength, though the inclusion of the fractional derivative operator quantitatively improves the fits by almost 27% corroborating the appropriateness of fractional operators for the purposes of phenomenological disease forecasting. In contrasting the fit procedures, we note potential simplifications for future study. Finally, we use all four models to provide an estimate of the time-dependent basic reproduction number for the spread of SARS-CoV-2 in Ontario between January 2020 and February 2021.
Sylvain Sangla, Politique et espace chez Henri Lefebvre
Authors: Sangla Sylvain
Published: September 2022

Ce travail se propose d’étudier les théories lefebvriennes de l’espace, de la ville et de l’urbain. Il analyse dans un premier temps les six livres consacrés par Henri Lefebvre à cette problématique : Du rural à l’urbain (paru en 1970 mais contenant des articles allant de 1949 à 1969), Le droit à la ville (1968), La révolution urbaine (1970), La pensée marxiste et la ville (1972), Espace et politique (1973), La production de l’espace (1974). Nous analysons ensuite la trentaine d’articles, de communications, de chapitres d’ouvrages et de films, consacrés à ces thèmes par Lefebvre jusqu’à sa mort. Nous poursuivons par l’analyse de la tétralogie De l’État ainsi que des articles portant sur la critique de l’État et sur l’autogestion, nécessaires pour bien comprendre les théories lefebvriennes de l’urbain. Dans une quatrième étape, nous étudions ensuite les principales réactions aux travaux lefebvriens sur l’espace et l’urbain (des situationnistes aux recherches internationales actuelles). Dans une dernière étape, nous essayons d’appliquer les principes et idées lefebvriens à l’analyse de la situation mondiale actuelle de la ville et de l’urbain. Les acquis de nos recherches consistent finalement dans : la vérification de l’importance de l’œuvre lefebvrienne (notamment en ce qui concerne l’espace, la ville et l’urbain) ; l’examen du marxisme anarchisant lefebvrien, qui permet la compréhension des contradictions actuelles et des révolutions possibles ; la précision du lien consubstantiel existant entre les analyses lefebvriennes de l’espace et l’autogestion ; la vérification d’une convergence entre la pensée de Lefebvre et celle de Deleuze.
Emilie Oléron Evans, Transferts culturels et historiographie de l'art : le cas de Nikolaus Pevsner (1902-1983)
Authors: Evans Émilie Oléron
Published: September 2022

Cette thèse porte sur les travaux de l’historien d’art et d’architecture britannique d’origine allemande Nikolaus Pevsner (1902-1983). Elle vise à montrer qu’ils ont joué un rôle majeur dans l’accession de l’histoire de l’art et de l’architecture au statut de discipline universitaire au Royaume-Uni à partir des années 1930-1940. L’étude de ce cas particulier et des constellations et réseaux mobilisés lors de l'émigration de Pevsner vers l’Angleterre, en 1933, apportent un éclairage différent sur le champ de l’histoire des migrants intellectuels, en rappelant le conflit latent qui existe entre l’idéal d’universalisme de la science et les vecteurs socio-culturels nationaux qui président aux déplacements transnationaux. Notre recherche se concentre sur les transferts méthodologiques, institutionnels et historiographiques qui ont fait de la carrière de Pevsner un moment clé de l’historiographie de l’art, de l’architecture et du design. Elle aborde les domaines suivants : la question du Mouvement moderne, l’utilisation du concept d’espace dans le discours architectural d’après le principe de l’empathie (Einfühlung) ou encore dans l’exploration, à travers la méthodologie de la géographie de l’art, de la production artistique et du patrimoine architectural du pays d’accueil de Pevsner. Il s’agit de montrer que l’œuvre de médiateur d’un historien d’art entre sa matière et la société se déploie aussi hors du seul cadre universitaire. Cette thèse expose comment Pevsner se fait une place dans la culture britannique en tant qu’éditeur, homme de radio, critique d’art, autant d’activités qui se basent sur des modèles allemands, mais qui font progressivement de l’historien émigré, interprète de sa culture d’accueil, une véritable institution culturelle.
La ville qui vient (L'Herne) de Marcel Hénaff
Authors: Déotte Frédéric
Published: September 2022

Il apparaît manifeste que les quatre étapes de la ville selon Marcel Henaff : la cité antique, la ville romaine, la cité médiévale et la cité renaissante, renvoient à une profondeur stratigraphique que la révolution industrielle vient pulvériser en révélant ce qui n'apparaissait pas, à savoir que les flux urbains sont  essentiellement codés. L'auteur, spécialiste de Levi Strauss, décrit les villes comme autant de points singuliers dans des rapports de réseau. Ces réseaux sont topographiques et de circulation. Dès lors la ville contemporaine, ni simplement monumentale, ni simplement machinique, mais post-industrielle, révélerait, mieux que les précédentes, l'essence de toute ville.
Hegel e a apercepção pura transcendental de Kant
Authors: Sebba Ramalho Morais Júlia
Published: September 2022

Neste artigo abordo a questão da interpretação de Hegel acerca do conceito de apercepção pura transcendental em Kant. Como procuro mostrar, Hegel inicialmente faz uma análise positiva do argumento kantiano acerca da apercepção, concordando com Kant sobre a unidade e o caráter pensante e autorreferente do eu. Com efeito, para Hegel, Kant elabora uma compreensão muito importante sobre a natureza do conhecimento, ao afirmar que a unidade conceitual da autoconsciência constitui a unidade do objeto. Contudo, por outro lado, Hegel analisa o argumento kantiano sob outra perspectiva, sustentando que Kant não desenvolve coerentemente a tese da unidade da apercepção pura e acaba por considerar a autoconsciência apenas do ponto de vista subjetivo, em uma relação externa com o objeto. Neste contexto, minha leitura é que Hegel incorpora em sua Lógica aquilo que ele concebe como um elemento especulativo no interior do argumento kantiano sobre a apercepção pura transcendental, transformando, assim, a compreensão kantiana sobre o eu penso em sua concepção lógico-especulativa sobre o conceito subjetivo. Nestes termos, dialogo com a interpretação de Robert Pippin em Hegel ́s Idealism, discordando da afirmação do autor, segundo a qual, a concepção hegeliana sobre o conceito na Ciência da Lógica consiste em uma continuidade da concepção kantiana sobre a apercepção pura transcendental.
Bentham e a justificação da Punição
Authors: Rechiki Meirelles Luís Miguel
Published: September 2022

O escopo deste artigo consiste em analisar o problema da punição e como podemos justificar o dano intencional causado pelo Estado a um agente infrator no pensamento de Jeremy Bentham e na teoria utilitarista clássica. Para tal fim analisaremos a obra “Uma introdução aos princípios da moral e da legislação”, além de artigos de comentadores. O presente texto divide-se em cinco etapas, a saber, uma breve introdução, seguida de uma análise da proposta benthaniana e de sua concepção de Estado. Após, destacaremos os aspectos positivos de assumir uma posição utilitarista de justificação da punição e, consequentemente, quais são as implicações negativas dessa proposta. Por fim, a título de considerações finais, parece-nos importante considerar alguns aspectos dessa proposta para o pensamento contemporâneo dos sistemas penais e sua legitimidade.
Creating the Foundation for Diversity, Inclusion, and Sustainable Digital Innovations by Education and Training
Authors: Weber-Lewerenz Bianca
Published: September 2022

Knowledge is the greatest raw material. To build a secure future, you need knowledge, skills, to network, and to get involved in the new. Digitization with the technological and social challenges requires a rethinking and adjustment of professional qualifications at the same time. More than half of 70% of the open AI positions in companies are currently unfilled. This high number describes the dilemma and the challenges for the teaching and training of tomorrow. Are we ready for the technological challenges of tomorrow? There is significantly high potential for diverse teams staffing the STEM fields with more female specialists and fully using specialist knowledge and personal qualifications of men and women to ensure gender-independent decision-making structures in human-technology interaction and use diversity as key for reaching sustainable goals and set milestones in the digital era. The foundation for diversity, inclusion, and sustainable digital innovations can only be ensured by adjusted education and academic training.
Educational Leadership as a Process in Today's Changing Society
Authors: Jäppinen Aini-Kristiina , Taajamo Matti
Published: September 2022

The authors propose the necessity to consider educational leadership as a process within complex, unexpected, and continuous changes of 21st century society. They suggest that the source of the educational leadership process consists of expanding learning and personal authority. The process is situated and develops within human relationships, and its main elements are synergy, shared power in terms of empowerment and shared responsibility, and transformation. They studied two long-term educational leadership processes within two large Western educational organizations through qualitative content analysis. They determined that the most influential factor between the educational leadership process and the societal change process is tensions which result in either blocks or solutions. The kind of educational leadership process that is capable of producing solutions was found to entail reciprocity of expanding learning and personal authority. Importantly, within a successful educational leadership process, there is a tight interconnection between synergy, shared power, and transformation.
Educational Leadership Standards
Authors: Williams Monica A. , Young David C. , White Robert E.
Published: September 2022

Around the world, a growing body of evidence has shown that educational leadership influences student success. Consequently, educational leadership has become the focus of multiple policy initiatives and large-scale reforms in public education. As educational leadership has gained greater prominence, leadership standards have proliferated in international and domestic school systems. This chapter will discuss the related concepts of educational leaders and leadership. Specific attention will be devoted to examining the contested nature and evolution of educational leadership standards, with examples provided from various jurisdictions. The core features of leadership standards will be outlined, including international trends in leadership standards.
Design Thinking in Educational Leadership
Authors: Wong Yi Lin , Yang Zi , Siu Kin Wai Michael
Published: September 2022

Schools, in today's world, are more special than other organisations since they combine organisation and community attributes. The old leadership paradigm is no longer appropriate due to the complexity of educational organisations. This chapter redefines educational leadership in the modern era and makes a case for educational leadership reform by looking at the history of educational leadership philosophy. The chapter discusses how to apply design thinking to the educational environment and support educational leaders at different levels in the education context by introducing design thinking, a mature design thinking process framework, and the application of idea generation, decision making, and educational leadership from the five stages of empathize, define, ideate, prototype, and test. The potential challenges and limitations of contemporary educational leadership are discussed in different sections. It also proposes future educational leadership research directions from the perspectives of three primary stakeholders: teachers, students, and schools.
Probationary Period
Authors: Gordon Kimberley , Auten Jill , Gordon Derek
Published: September 2022

The organization's leaders are bestowed with the ability to plan their workforce and are supported in that endeavor by various supporting leaders such as human resource professionals. The attitudes of C-level leaders, high and mid-level leaders, as well as front line leaders directly influence the organization's culture. Probationary periods are an effective and legal means used to fill openings with the most qualified candidates based upon observed merit via demonstrating essential skills, knowledge, and abilities. A robust probationary period is a critical practice that increases a good fit between newcomers and the organization increasing efficiency and producing greater return on investment. Those organizations who leaders forego entry-point training programs are likely to experience a disconnect between worker and role resulting in sustained mediocrity and eventually cease to exist. This chapter walks the reader through the development of the probationary period, case studies, and best practices.
Some Problems in Advancing Academic Inclusion
Authors: Talavera Isidoro
Published: September 2022

Academic inclusion seeks to increase participation and learning in a secure and collaborative environment where all individuals are full, accepted, and valued members of their school community. This chapter will focus on some problems in advancing academic inclusion. Specifically, the author will expand on the nature and importance of critical thinking to academic inclusion and examine the limits of outcome-based instruction, the role and problem of leadership and why it matters and the problem of working definitions for diversity, equity, and inclusion and why they matter. Accordingly, the objectives of the chapter are to analyze the reasons, significance, and consequences of such limits to posit the need for a new perspective of action based on critical thinking.
Teaching for Critical Thinking
Authors: Brookfield Stephen D.
Published: September 2022

This chapter reviews the core process of critical thinking—hunting assumptions—and explains how this process differs according to the context of what is being taught and the different intellectual traditions that inform teachers' own backgrounds. It outlines a basic protocol of critical thinking as a learning process that focuses on uncovering and checking assumptions, exploring alternative perspectives, and taking informed actions as a result. Three different categories of assumptions—paradigmatic, prescriptive, and causal—are defined, and the teaching methods and approaches that most help students to think critically are explored. The chapter examines in detail the fact that critical thinking is best experienced as a social learning process and how important it is for teachers to model the process for students.
Qualitative Research
Authors: Merriam Sharan B.
Published: September 2022

This chapter takes the reader on a step-by-step journey through the process of conducting a qualitative research study using research conducted with traditional healers (THs) in Malaysia and how they diagnose and treat cancer. Upwards of 80% of Malaysians consult traditional healers before seeing a medical doctor, resulting in late-stage diagnoses and thus higher mortality rates. However, prior to this research, little was known about the role of healers and their willingness to work with, rather than outside, the Western medical system. Within this context, the theoretical framework, the specific research problem, and the research questions were identified. Next, the authors discuss purposive sampling and data collection strategies which included interviews, documents, and observations. They then present a data analysis exhibit showing how they captured specific data from the interviews to address their research questions. Finally, the authors discuss writing and publishing the results of their research.
Revisiting the Effects of –isms in the Promotion, Development, and Revitalisation of Indigenous Languages in Zimbabwe
Authors: Marupi Omphile , Charamba Erasmos
Published: September 2022

This chapter seeks to explore how colonial education was used as a double-edged sword to promote interests of colonialists while hindering the development of African cultural and multilingual ideologies. It looks at how post-colonial Zimbabwe has done no better in handling issues of -isms in the education sector. It considers problems that Zimbabwe encounters in its education systems and could be linked to colonial periods. Contemporary complications would then be a ‘colonial heritage'. Certain -isms would be evident and the paper aims at unpacking them vis-a-vis maiming of indigenous languages in Zimbabwe and the world at large by actions of colonizers. When Zimbabwe became independent, it inherited an education system that was purely in the hands of colonial masters. The education system was segregatory and planned on racial grounds in colonial times. The chapter embraces the ‘one language' ideology concept that was used by colonialists to enhance their presence in Africa, thus Sesotho in Gwanda South is one of the many languages that has seen its demise through the numerous -isms.