bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Study of magnetic and magnetocaloric properties of calcium doped La0.97−xCaxHo0.03MnO3 compound
Authors: Azim F. , Mohapatra J. , Liu J. P. , Mishra S. R.
Published: February 2024

This study reports the magnetic and magnetocaloric properties of different concentrations of alkaline earth metal, such as Ca-doped La0.97−xCaxHo0.03MnO3 (x = 0.3, 0.33, and 0.37) composites, which were synthesized via autocombustion technique. The second-order paramagnetic-to-ferromagnetic phase transition temperature appeared at the temperature-dependent field-cooled magnetization curve. The result shows an increase in the Curie temperature of the compound with Ca2+ doping. In addition, increasing the Ca2+ doping concentration further increased the change in magnetic entropy, − ∆SM, up to 0.206 J kg−1 K−1, resulting in a higher RCP value up to 30 J kg−1 at x = 0.37. This work’s key aspect is demonstrating the potentiality of enhancing the magnetocaloric effect in the framework via the spin coupling mechanism of Ca2+-doped rare-earth perovskite compounds.

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استخدام أسلوب اختبار الكلمات في انستجرام لمادة التركيب لترقية تحصيل الطلاب الدراسي / Penggunaan Teknik Kuis Intagram pada Materi Tarkib Untuk Meningkatkan Hasil Belajar Mahasiswa
Authors: Tamami Fazri Nur Insan
Published: February 2024

Purpose - The purpose of this research is to determine the learning outcomes of students at Ma'had al-Jami'ah of the Persis Islamic Institute Bandung in the subject of 'tarkib' before and after the implementation of quiz techniques using Instagram as a medium.
Design/Methodology/Approach- The method employed in this research is a Quasi Experiment with a pre-test and post-test design model. The data collected for this study is both qualitative, examining the conditions of the location, and quantitative, focusing on calculations. Data collection techniques involve a combination of observation, interviews, testing, research, and literature review.
Findings - Referring to the research findings obtained in this study, it is evident that the learning outcomes of students at Ma'had al-Jami'ah of the Persis Islamic Institute Bandung in the subject of 'tarkib' before using the Instagram quiz technique yielded a score of 65 within the interpretation range of 60-65, indicating a good level. Following the implementation of the Instagram quiz method in the 'tarkib' subject, the post-test results yielded a score of 82 within the interpretation range of 80-89, denoting an excellent level. Furthermore, the N-Gen testing resulted in a score of 4.2%, implying that the use of the Instagram quiz technique in the subject matter has a significant impact on student scores at a moderate level.
Research Limitation/Implications- The issue in this research is confined by directing the study's focus on the influence of using the Instagram quiz method within the subject of 'tarkib' among the students of Ma'had al-Jami'ah at STAI Persis Bandung.
Causales específicas de procedibilidad de la acción de Tutela contra sentencias Evolución Jurisprudencial
Authors: Hernández-Ávila Claudia Viviana , Blanco-Alvarado Carolina
Published: February 2024

El presente artículo muestra la evolución jurisprudencial de la acción de tutela frente a providencias judiciales que permiten la finalización de procesos. Lo anterior, con la finalidad de comprender el papel de la acción de tutela frente a procesos judiciales y su incidencia en las competencias de juzgados, tribunales y altas cortes del Estado colombiano. Es de resaltar que, si bien dicha temática ha sido contextualizada por la Corte Constitucional en diferentes jurisprudencias, a través de las presentes líneas se pretende una sistematización de la referenciada temática, en aras de lograr mayor clarificación de la evolución de la acción de tutela, en el escenario de sentencias ejecutoriadas.
A Case Against the Policy Mandating Vertically-Aligned Degrees in Philippine Graduate Education
Authors: Giray Louie
Published: February 2024

This paper delves into a policy that mandates vertically-aligned degrees. For context, many universities have adopted and are increasingly considering adopting this rule, which surprisingly has not faced much public criticism. This paper argues against the policy of mandating vertically-aligned degrees because it is, in the term of Frankfurt, bullshit and lacks merit due to administrators’ misconceptions about vertical alignment. It asserts that the policy mandating vertically-aligned degrees restricts academic freedom and presents students with a false dilemma, limiting opportunities for generalism and multipotentiality. Upon examination, the policy leads to the dehumanization and alienation of students, reshaping universities into undemocratic, tyrannical entities while stifling creativity and cross-disciplinary collaboration. This paper advocates for a more adaptable and inclusive graduate education framework. It underscores the necessity of prioritizing students’ individual needs and aspirations, urging for an environment where students have the agency to mold their educational journey. This paper strongly urges a shift away from inflexible educational mandates and highlights the significance of fostering an environment that champions autonomy, welcomes diverse academic pursuits, and enables the full exploration of students’ potential. Finally, it seeks to cultivate an educational landscape that fosters innovation and societal progress while honoring individual autonomy and development.
Types and Development Stages of Migrant Entrepreneurship in Russia
Authors: Peshkova Vera M.
Published: February 2024

The study of migrant entrepreneurship in Russia is a relatively recent and complex social phenomenon. Its uniqueness stems from the surge in international migration, primarily from former regions of the Soviet Union, coinciding with significant socio-economic transformations, specifically the shift from the Soviet centrally planned economy to a market economy. This context partly explains the limited empirical research and the absence of a comprehensive theoretical foundation for such studies in Russian social science. Seeking to fill this gap, this article provides a brief overview of migrant entrepreneurship approaches, methods, empirical evidence, and findings. The research compares the data on migrants from Azerbaijan and Kyrgyzstan who started their businesses since the 1990s. The study includes 58 in-depth semi-structured interviews conducted between 2017 and 2019, supplemented by a questionnaire survey of Kyrgyz entrepreneurs (a sample of 200 persons), and an analysis of the Kyrgyz business platform, Tabarman, on social networks. The comprehensive analysis of the mutual influence of structural, group, and personal characteristics of migrants reveals ideal types and developmental stages in Kyrgyz and Azerbaijani migrant entrepreneurship in Russia across different post-Soviet periods. This article enhances our understanding of the complex dynamics of migrant entrepreneurship in the evolving socio-economic landscape of post-Soviet Russia.
ASSESSMENT OF CLASSIC MULTIPHASE FLOW MODELS IN SHALE GAS WELLS
Authors: Gao Chang Hong
Published: February 2024

Shale gas is playing an increasingly important role in the global energy market. For shale gas wells,
optimization of gas production depends on accurate pressure prediction with two-phase flow models.
Pressure measurements were carried out in 15 horizontal gas wells at a major shale gas field in
China. Classic two-phase flow models were assessed against field measurements. The results show the
Mukherjee-Brill method produces relatively low errors in most cases, while the Beggs-Brill method
produces relatively high errors in six wells.
New Interiors for Modern Women’s Lives: The Housing Exhibition at Saffa 1958 in Zurich
Authors: Beckel Inge
Published: February 2024

By studying archival documents and conducting oral history interviews, this article shows that the organizers of Schweizerische Ausstellung für Frauenarbeit (SAFFA) 1958, a Swiss exhibition of women’s work, not only embraced contemporary modernist stylistic ideals but also suggested new spatial frameworks for contemporary forms of domestic life that could better support women. The exhibition emphasised housing, illustrating options for shaping homes by presenting model apartments and drawing attention to the virtues of homeliness. The exhibition also pushed the idea that women responsible for ‘home’ in the bourgeois understanding of gender roles should undertake activities outside their home, whether on a voluntary or paid basis.
The Exhibition Saffa 1928, 1958 ... 1988? Und heute: A Collaborative, Experimental, and Low-Cost Architecture of Display
Authors: Frey Katia
Published: February 2024

The exhibition SAFFA 1928, 1958 ... 1988? Und heute: Ein Projekt von Inès Lamunière, Flora Ruchat- Roncati und Beate Schnitter held at the Schweizerisches Architekturmuseum in Basel in 1989, commemorated the Schweizerische Ausstellung für Frauenarbeit (SAFFA) exhibitions held in1928 and 1958 on Swiss women’s work and reflected on women’s navigation of professional, private, and public spheres. The project was the joint work of three women architects, Inès Lamunière, Flora Ruchat-Roncati, and Beate Schnitter, who handled everything from the selection of the exhibits to the design of the furniture and the scenography of the display. This intergenerational and intercultural collaboration yielded a novel exhibition structure: the installations formulated a different theoretical statement on each theme and had a distinct architectural atmosphere. The article examines the commemorative context and the collaborative approach of the exhibition, highlighting its lasting impact along with the role of the curators and the participants and thus touching on many aspects in today’s feminist curating practice.
Frustratives in St’át’imcets vs. Kimaragang: parameters of variation
Authors: Kroeger Paul Richard
Published: February 2024

Markers of the FRUSTRATIVE (non-realization of an expected outcome) often have a variety of uses. The Kimaragang frustrative dara also marks various related functions such as “discontinuous past”, “action narrowly averted”, frustrated intention or desire, and counterfactual conditionals. Davis & Matthewson (2022) describe a similar but not identical range of uses for the frustrative marker séna7 in St’át’imcets, and propose that the core meaning of this marker involves a type of epistemic modality. They further propose that their analysis can be extended to Kimaragang dara, suggesting that observed differences of usage may be due to differences in the tense-aspect systems of the two languages.This paper argues that the Kimaragang frustrative is different from séna7 in two respects: (1) the nature of the “frustrated expectation” inference, and (2) type of modality (epistemic vs. circumstantial). Frustrated expectation is lexically entailed in St’át’imcets, but Kimaragang dara entails only that the expected outcome cannot be asserted to be true at the time of speaking, with frustrated expectation arising as a pragmatic inference in contexts where it is reasonable to expect the speaker to know the actual outcome. Davis & Matthewson show that séna7 is purely epistemic in nature: it marks an unexpected correlation between two propositions, which need not belong to a single chain of events. Kimaragang dara is circumstantial in nature: it marks an initial situation whose expected outcome within the normal course of events is so far unrealized. It can be used to describe counterfactual situations, which are not epistemically accessible.
HOMEOPATHIC AND NATURAL MEDICINES
Authors:   Osh State University, Edilbekova Almagul , Zakirova Barchynai ,   Osh State University, Abdullaeva Zhypargul ,   Osh State University
Published: February 2024

Over the past century, there has been changed the condition of life in the world. Modern clinical medicine has achieved good results in diagnosing various diseases, but there is a constant increase in chronic diseases, immunodeficiency states, and autoimmune diseases. The toxic and antigenic load has increased on the body, the chemization of agriculture, the availability and unjustified use of medicines, the problem of electronic smog, etc. has increased dramatically. In ancient times, Plato affirmed that: it is stupid to cure only the body, not the soul. Without recognizing the occurrence of diseases on the spiritual level, medicine is doomed to act only on the level of the effect, not the cause of the development of diseases. Homeopathic methods of diagnosis and treatment can detect the disease even at the early stages of its development and establish a diagnosis with a high degree of confidence. In addition, it is possible to determine the state of organs and systems without x-rays, introduction of probes, irradiation. Also, homeopathic medicines will support genetic energy, help to use it sparingly, and thus protect against various diseases, including hereditary ones, transmitted from generation to generation, which become heavier with each subsequent manifestation. Humanity has been using natural methods of healing and treatment for thousands of years. In history, there are many cases of unusual human use of natural means and phenomena. Unfortunately, only a few of us pay enough attention to prevention and preserving our own health. While timely ways to prevent and treat existing diseases are principles that should become an integral part of every person lifestyle.
DETERMINATION OF ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDES AND MICROFLORA IN THE BREAST MILK FOR PREVENTION OF IMMUNOLOGICAL DISORDERS
Authors:   Osh State University, Toichueva Asel , Adambekov Dokturbek ,   Medical Sciences, Abdullaeva Zhypargul ,   Osh State University
Published: February 2024

In this article, the determination of the breastmilk composition in breastfeeding mothers with full-term babies who are not in direct contact with organochlorine pesticides (OCPs), and eating fruits, vegetables are grown in various ecological regions of southern Kyrgyzstan was determined for the prevention of various immunological disorders. Microflora of breast milk was also studied. It has been found that the concentration of organochlorine pesticides in the breastmilk of breastfeeding mothers in Osh decreases daily after consuming fermented dairy milk products. The number of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) found in the breastmilk of breastfeeding mothers decreased from 100.0% to 32.37%, or by a concentration of 67.63% in 10 days, which is more than 3 times.
Una aproximación desde la Teoría de la Acción Situacional al uso excesivo de la fuerza por parte de integrantes de la policía
Authors: Vera Giraldo Sandy
Published: February 2024

El uso excesivo de la fuerza policial puede ser explicado desde la Teoría de la Acción Situacional, que considera el delito como resultado de la interacción entre la propensión criminal y el entorno criminógeno. Esta interacción ocurre en el proceso de percepción-elección, en el que surge un filtro moral que determina las opciones de acción u omisión intencionales que perciben las personas como viables y aceptables. Ese filtro tiene como base esencial la moral personal que a su vez dependen de la educación moral. En este artículo se esbozan aspectos básicos de la Teoría y se aplican para entender la educación policial, especialmente en la Policía Nacional de Colombia. Finalmente, se evidencia cómo esa educación pudo influir en la moral personal y, en consecuencia, en el filtro que determinó el resultado del proceso de percepción-elección de los policías involucrados en homicidios durante las protestas del 9S.
Análisis dogmático del delito de administración desleal en Colombia
Authors: Hernández Quintero Hernando A.
Published: February 2024

Con el fin de cumplir los compromisos adquiridos por Colombia al suscribir la Convención de las Naciones Unidas contra la corrupción, celebrada en Mérida (México), en 2003, en la Ley 1474 de 2011 se incorporó al Código Penal Colombiano el delito de administración desleal. En la presente contribución se realiza un estudio dogmático de la novedosa figura, advirtiendo, entre otros aspectos, que se trata de un punible que debe ser estudiado como un comportamiento contra el orden económico social.
Uvular bisection from child physical abuse
Authors: Kaitlyn Kuntzman , Wellington Davis III , Debra Esernio-Jenssen
Published: February 2024

Oral injuries are common in abused children. In non-mobile infants, these injuries are often inflicted by various instruments, or by hands, fingers, or bottles during feedings. Subsequently, an infant may suffer lacerations/bruising to the tongue, alveolar mucosa, frenum, or the soft and/or hard palate. Rarely, pharyngeal or esophageal perforations may occur from penetrating trauma. This is a unique case of an infant with facial bruising who presented with oral and nasal bleeding and was ultimately discovered to have a palatal laceration with complete bisection of the uvula. Clinicians need to consider abuse when infants present with oral injuries.
Low CD4+ T Cell count among HIV-seronegative Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus patients in Ilorin metropolis
Authors: Ayodele O Ilesanmi , Tiamiyu A Atanda , Rose Ilesanmi , Tolulope J Ogunniyi , Waheed A Akinleye
Published: February 2024

Background and aims: Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a metabolic disorder that manifests as chronic hyperglycemia accompanied by a dysfunctional metabolism of carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins. Several studies have earlier pointed out several complications associated with the disease and in particular, the sufferer’s susceptibility to various infectious diseases. We therefore sought to investigate the adaptive immune status of the condition, as represented by the assessment of CD4+ T cell count among DM patients. Method: Seventy-six type 2 DM patients were recruited for the study. Thirty (30) age and sex-matched, non-diabetic individuals were enrolled as negative controls. Their fasting blood sugar (FBS), HbA1c, and CD4 count were assayed using standardized procedures. The demographic and clinical data of the studied group and controls were compared with respect to age, sex, BMI, FBS, HbA1c, and CD4+ T cell counts. Result: The mean concentration of glucose (7.82 ± 2.58) and the percentage concentration of HBA1c (8.21 ± 2.31) were significantly higher in DM individuals as against the control (3.67 ± 0.66) (p = 0.0001) and (5.20 ± 0.48) (p = 0.0001) respectively. The CD4+ cell count was also significantly lower in DM subjects (843.58 ± 297.6) when compared with the control (1067.9 ±195.4) (p = 0.035). Conclusion: A significant reduction in CD4+ T cell level was noted among diabetic patients in our study, which could be a contributing factor for aggravating some of the associated complications in DM, especially those that involve susceptibility to infectious diseases. We found out that having Hb-AA is associated with normal or elevated CD4+ T cells in DM patients; whereas having the Hb-AS variant increases the chance of a low CD4+ T cell count. Assessment of CD4+ T cell count should be included as part of periodic investigations in DM patients, especially for those with unresolved complications, in spite of treatment.
The evolution of cities and the issues related to Sustainability
Authors: Stephane Louise Boca Santa , Thiago Coelho Soares , José Baltazar Salgueirinho Osório de Andrade Guerra
Published: February 2024

This research aims to analyze the evolution of cities regarding the problems that have emerged over time. After all, cities are dynamic and constantly changing, so urban management must keep pace with these changes and adapt to new realities. However, many problems sometimes accumulate, and finding a solution can be more challenging. Population concentration can lead to issues related to health, education, unemployment, and poverty, among others, affecting the economic level and quality of life. As cities become the economic centers of nations, housing the highest productivity rates, there are challenges to face when considering the goals for 2030. The city as a whole plays a central role in achieving sustainable development. It is the responsibility of the population and municipal managers to work together towards the goals of sustainable development. This research concludes that it is necessary to analyze each city individually to consider sustainability. Checking local culture, geography, and economy, and adopting actions that effectively benefit residents and the environment.
SCN Egg Extraction Protocol v1
Authors: A Schlenker Casey
Published: February 2024

OSU full SCN egg extraction protocol
SOP for TriZOL RNA and Protein Extraction v1
Authors: G Tansey Malu
Published: February 2024

SOP for TriZOL RNA and Protein Extraction
Mycota Lab CTAB Protocol v1
Authors: Douglas Russell Stephen
Published: February 2024

This protocol is an amalgamation of the methods used by Osmundson et al. and Forin et al. for fungal herbarium specimens.
Analysis of the Regret Speech Act in Japanese
Authors: Amalia Azila Dinda , Haristiani Nuria
Published: February 2024

The characters in Japanese animation (or anime) are the center of this study, which examines the ways in which they demonstrate regret. Many prior studies have used anime as research study material because it is one of the media that is extremely interesting to analyze from a variety of perspectives. For this analysis, researchers used information from 14 episodes of the 24-minute-long anime series Golden Time. The animation depicts the daily lives of Japanese college students, and the numerous struggles they endure are depicted through several expressions of regret. The data gathered is derived from transcripts of talks carried out by the anime characters and is utilized as research material. The collected data was 54 regret speech act utterances and then examined using a qualitative descriptive approach. The data were then classified into the varieties of regret indicated by Pink. After being analyzed, it was shown that noni form dominates the regret speech acts performed in anime, and the types of regret speech acts that are commonly employed are those related to regret of an action or opportunity that should have been taken by someone. It is also known in this study that Japanese people tend to express regret by providing information about facts that differ from what they expected, causing them to feel regret. When they express regret, they may also blame themselves for their actions.
Complaint Discourse Features in Modality Forms: A Comparative Analysis of Japanese and Indonesian Internet Review
Authors: Rustandi Andhini Pratami Putri
Published: February 2024

This paper describes a comparative study of complaint discourse in Japanese and Indonesian focusing on modality expression. 500 items of each language were collected from TripAdvisor and usage of modality were quantitatively and qualitatively analyzed. As a result, modality forms have often been reported to be used to show consideration for the other person, such as avoidance of judgments and euphemisms, roundabout expressions or consideration (hairyo) for the other person are expressed. It was confirmed in complaint discourse, that there are cases in which have no consideration (hairyo) for the other person at all, rather than in a direct way of speaking. Both Japanese and Indonesian modality functioned effectively for expressing complaint. It was found that in “obvious complaint” the modality emphasizes the hotel’s faults and forces them to work appropriately, and in “implicit complaint”, the modality can express complaint with slightly reducing the burden on the hotel side by emphasizing the self-pay. The subject is used to determine whether an utterance expressing Complaint is “explicit/direct” or “implicit/indirect” in terms of the discourse level. In other words, the degree of FTA (Face Threat Act) differs depending on whether the subject is the writer (the guest) or the reader (the hotel). When the subject of “an act” is the reader (hotel side), the modality form functions to emphasize the reader’s fault (wrongness) or to force the reader (hotel side) to act. On the other hand, when the subject of “an act” was the writer, the function was to emphasize self- imposed burden or to understate the fault/burden of the reader (the hotel side).
A Contrastive Analysis of Emotive Interjection (Kandoushi) in Japanese and Indonesian
Authors: Yasin Prasetya Maulana , Rasiban Linna Meilia , Bachri Aep Saeful
Published: February 2024

Kandoushi is a word that expresses an impression, also called “interjection” in Indonesian, and is one type of emotive interjection. This study examines the meaning and use of emotive interjection, and its similarities and differences in Japanese and Indonesian. The method in this study used a descriptive contrastive analysis method with the note-taking technique. The data is taken from the dialogue in the Japanese anime “ReLIFE” and the Indonesian TV series “Tetangga Masa Gitu” and “Bajaj Bajuri”. The results of the study showed that the emotive interjection in Japanese and Indonesian had several similar meanings, particularly expressing feelings of pleasure, admiration, annoyance, confusion, and distress. Then, both of them have the same use, which is used to confirm the speech partner’s expression, is used to conclude something, is used to protest against the speech partner, is used to show approval, and is used to realize something. Interjection comprehension is very important in understanding an utterance intent in a conversation so that communication can take place with native speakers or fellow foreign students. This study only examines the interjections in terms of the emotive feeling/impression of being surprised. Therefore, for future research, it is expected to research form, meaning, and the use of other interjections in terms of phonology.
Slang Abbreviation in Japanese and Indonesian Written Language: Origins, Process, Similarities, and Differences
Authors: Widyastuti Shabella , Haristiani Nuria
Published: February 2024

Slang is one of the language styles used by young people, which is called Wakamono Kotoba in Japanese and Bahasa Gaul in Indonesian. One similar characteristic in wakamono kotoba (Japanese slang) and Bahasa Gaul (Indonesian’s slang) is the abbreviation. This research aims to compare Japanese and Indonesian slang abbreviations by explaining their origins, processes, differences, and similarities. This study was collected based on written language from Pergikuliner and Taberogu sites from March until April 2023, each taking a maximum of 50 reviews per restaurant. The review was gathered from 10 restaurants each from Indonesian and Japanese sites, meaning there are 500 data from each site and 1000 reviews from both websites. Then, the author conducted the research by analyzing the abbreviation process with similarities and differences between the two languages. The results show 398 data on slang abbreviations in wakamono kotoba and 244 data on slang abbreviations in bahasa gaul. The abbreviation process in the Japanese language mainly happens with the abbreviation of sentences or phrases, following that is an abbreviation at the end of the word, the abbreviation of two or more moras, omissions at the end of each term, the abbreviation of three words in a sentence or phrases, and abbreviations formed from initial letters of each word. On the other hand, the abbreviation process in the Indonesian language mainly happens as an omission of the word’s part, followed by shortened words from a combination of letters, acronyms of letters, combining from two separate forms, and abbreviation as letter symbols. The similarity between the two languages is used identical types of abbreviations (acronyms and toujigo), have the abbreviation process from another language, and have the same pattern in the abbreviation of the end of words. While the differences are from letters or syllables, the objects that went through the abbreviation process, changed in form in the Japanese source and tended to use foreign languages in the Indonesian source.
Morphological Analysis of Compound Form (Fukugoudoushi) Verb+Ageru in Japanese
Authors: Febriliani Annisa , Rahayu Ely Triasih , Firmansyah Dian Bayu
Published: February 2024

This study aims to investigate the formation and meaning of fukugoudoushi or compound verb formed from the Verb+ageru. This study is a qualitative descriptive research. The total of 35 data is in the form of sentences in data sources taken from the 2021 edition of the NHK Japan articles. The data collection method is the note-taking method. Data analysis uses the distributional method with advanced techniques for direct elements, namely by dividing the fukugoudoushi forming elements into front and back elements. Furthermore, it explains the characteristics of the front elements based on the theory of Kindaichi (1989) which divides doushi into 4 groups, namely joutaidoushi, keizokudoushi, shunkandoushi, and daiyonshu-doushi. The results showed that out of 35 data analyzed there were front elements of fukugoudoushi ~ageru in the form of tadoushi-keizokudoushi (20 data), tadoushi-shunkandoushi (9 data), jidoushi-keizokudoushi (1 datum), jidoushi-shunkandoushi (3 data), and futsuumeishi (2 data). The meanings resulting from the formation of fukugoudoushi ~ageru include showing direction, showing improvement, showing high value, expressing self-demeaning, and ending an activity.
Discourse Structure Analysis of Making Request in Japanese Conversation
Authors: Nishfullayli Sa'idatun , Santiar Lea , Ningsih Harni Kartika
Published: February 2024

Making requests (irai) is a genre of spoken interaction that is taught from the basic level of learning Japanese as a foreign language. A request is one of the speech acts that may raise face-threatening potentials. Understanding the stages of request appropriate to Japanese culture is thus essential for Japanese learners to achieve successful conversation. Therefore, conversation pedagogy by using a discourse approach is essential. This study investigates a potential structure gap in Japanese making-requests conversations realized in actual settings and textbook conversational models. By employing genre theory and interpersonal discourse of “Negotiation” as a qualitative discourse analytic method from the Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL) perspective, this paper describes the gaps and some factors that potentially influence the structure of Japanese making-request conversation. Data were obtained from conversational texts in the Japanese language corpus named Japanese Natural Conversation Corpus and Japanese textbooks for elementary and middle adult learners. Regarding the structure, the results show no difference between conversations in textbooks and authentic ones at the stage level, but both differ at the phase level. There is no introduction to the problem, additional explanation, and confirmation phases in textbook conversational models. In addition, the absence of the phases, the differences in pre-condition content between textbook and authentic conversations, also the length of the reasoning phase, are assumed to be influenced by relational status between participants (tenor) as well as the imposition degree of the requested object.
Utilizing Japanese Community Engagement: Understanding Malaysian Traditional Music Therapy for Children with Special Needs
Authors: Ahmad Noorlila , Abu Bakar Abu Yazid
Published: February 2024

This study suggests an intervention treatment relating to the dances and songs of “Dikir Barat” and “Kuda Kepang” and utilizes the distinctive methods of Malay traditional performance. Children with specific difficulties will benefit from the therapy’s emphasis on audience perception skills and socialization. The audience for this study, which comprised students and people with special needs, was polled using a survey questionnaire that was provided as part of a special concert. The descriptive analysis of the 5-point Likert scale survey’s 20 items yielded the proportion of each item.  As a result, it has been found that shows, particularly those that incorporate the performing arts of singing, dancing, and acting, greatly affect and have an impact on groups with special needs. This study adds to the body of knowledge by demonstrating how conventional music therapy can encourage children with special needs to become more actively involved in their own lives as well as that of their community.
What Does It Take for Immigrants to Join Political Parties?
Authors: Bozhinoska Lazarova Monika , Saalfeld Thomas , Seifert Olaf
Published: February 2024

Political parties are crucial agents in democratic representation and political integration of persons of immigrant origin, a growing category of citizens in the European Union. Research demonstrates that citizens of immigrant origin are less likely to join political parties than persons without a migratory background. Nevertheless, party membership varies across countries and between immigrants. Accounting for such inter-individual and cross-national variations, this article uses secondary data from the European Social Survey, the Migrant Integration Policy Index, and the Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) project for 25 European democracies to uncover mechanisms that explain the party membership of immigrants. In our multilevel analysis, we test interactions between country-specific variations in legislation on migration policies on the one hand and individual differences in political socialisation and political efficacy on the other. Our models suggest significant positive effects of exposure to a democratic regime in the country of origin and of internal efficacy on party membership of citizens of immigrant origin. Additionally, our findings highlight the significance of an inclusive national framework for immigrant integration, serving as a moderator to diminish the impact of political socialisation in less democratic countries on the decision of citizens with immigrant backgrounds to participate in political parties within their country of residence.
SOSYAL MEDYA KULLANIMI YOLUYLA SİYASAL KATILIM: BİR SİSTEMATİK DERLEME ÇALIŞMASI
Authors: Ektiren Mahmut Turan
Published: February 2024

Bu araştırmada sosyal medya kullanımı aracılığıyla siyasal katılımı inceleyen araştırmaların sistematik derleme yöntemiyle sentezlenerek birleştirilmesi amaçlanmıştır. Bu bağlamda Web of Science ve Scopus veri tabanları marifeti ile incelemesi yapılacak çalışmalara ulaşılmış, veri seçiminde amaçlı örnekleme yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Örneklem 2012-2023 yılları arasında yayımlanan çalışmalardan oluşmaktadır. Makaleler aranırken political participation ve social media anahtar kelimeleri kullanılmıştır. Tespit edilen 143 makaleden 72'si ön inceleme sonrasında seçilmiş, daha sonra yapılan detaylı okuma sürecinde ise 41 makalenin doğrudan veya dolaylı olarak incelemenin amacı ile ilgili olduğu belirlenmiş ve bu makaleler çalışmaya dahil edilmiştir. Araştırma sonuçları incelendiğinde görüş birliği olmamakla beraber ana eğilimin sosyal medya kullanımının siyasal katılımı olumlu yönde etkilediği görülmektedir.
Privacy-Preserving Techniques in Artificial Intelligence Applications for Industrial IOT Driven Digital Transformation
Authors: Saurabh Suman Choudhuri Et al.
Published: February 2024

The advent of Industry 4.0 has brought about a revolution in the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) driving digital transformation, which now includes data analytics, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and mobile connectivity. This paper delves into the effectiveness of existing privacy protection measures, as well as the challenges and opportunities presented by emerging technologies such as unified encryption and machine learning. Additionally, the paper provides insights into the processes required for industry-specific compliance with relevant laws and regulations. The findings emphasize the crucial role privacy plays in AI applications for IIoT systems and shed light on the strategies, obstacles, and prospects that organizations must navigate in this rapidly evolving landscape.
Parallel Complementary Virtual Arrays Algorithm for Direction of Arrival (DOA) Estimation
Authors: Sanjeev Kumar Machkuri Et al.
Published: February 2024

This Paper discusses the challenges faced by previous method 2D Direction of Arrival (DOA) systems, such as low degrees of freedom, poor resolution, and significant estimation errors in scenarios with small snapshots. In response to these issues, the present method proposes a low-complexity 2D Direction of Arrival (DOA) estimation algorithm based on a parallel complementary virtual array.

The algorithm utilizes two mutually parallel complementary linear arrays to generate a virtual array, addressing the limitations of traditional parallel arrays. It constructs an extended matrix with enhanced 2D angular degrees of freedom using covariance and cross-covariance matrices. The final step involves obtaining automatic matching 2D angle estimates through Singular Value Decomposition (SVD) and Estimation of Signal Parameters via Rotational Invariance Techniques (ESPRIT).

In comparison to traditional 2D DOA estimation methods, the proposed algorithm better exploits the information from the array's received data. It can identify more incoming signals, offering high resolution without the need for 2D linear search or angle parameter matching. Importantly, it demonstrates effective estimation even in scenarios with low Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR) and small snapshots. Experimental simulation results validate the effectiveness and reliability of the proposed algorithm.
Exploring Privacy-Preserving Disease Diagnosis: A Comparative Analysis
Authors: Jaskaranbeer Kaur Et al.
Published: February 2024

In the healthcare sector, data is considered as a valuable asset, with enormous amounts generated in the form of patient records and disease-related information. Leveraging machine learning techniques enables the analysis of extensive datasets, unveiling hidden patterns in diseases, facilitating personalized treatments, and forecasting potential health issues. However, the flourish of online diagnosis and prediction still faces some challenges related to information security and privacy as disease diagnosis technologies utilizes a lot of clinical records and sensitive patient data. Hence, it becomes imperative to prioritize the development of innovative methodologies that not only advance the accuracy and efficiency of disease prediction but also ensure the highest standards of privacy protection. This requires collaborative efforts between researchers, healthcare practitioners, and policymakers to establish a comprehensive framework that addresses the evolving landscape of healthcare data while safeguarding individual privacy. Addressing this constraint, numerous researchers integrate privacy preservation measures with disease prediction techniques to develop a system capable of diagnosing diseases without compromising the confidentiality of sensitive information. The survey paper conducts a comparative analysis of privacy-preserving techniques employed in disease diagnosis and prediction. It explores existing methodologies across various domains, assessing their efficacy and trade-offs in maintaining data confidentiality while optimizing diagnostic accuracy. The review highlights the need for robust privacy measures in disease prediction, shortcomings related to existing techniques of privacy preserving disease diagnosis, and provides insights into promising directions for future research in this critical intersection of healthcare and privacy preservation.
A Deep Learning Framework Using Data Augmentation for Accuracy Improvement to Analyze Users Posts on Social Media to Find Signs of Mental Illness
Authors: Vaibhav Sharma Et al.
Published: February 2024

Through their posts on social media, users frequently express their feelings. A deep learning model was developed for this study to determine a user’s mental state based on the data they posted. We gathered articles for this purpose from Reddit forums dedicated to mental health. Our suggested model may disorder, anxiety, depression and Schizophrenia by examining  and learning posting information published by users. Based on their posts, we think our algorithm can help identify people who could be experiencing mental illness. The consequences of this model, which may be used in combination to other methods to track the mental health of individuals who use internet extensively, are also discussed in this paper.
Transform Domain-Based Perceptual Detection and Reduction of Blocking Artifacts
Authors: Maniraju Komma Et al.
Published: February 2024

In this paper, provide a simple and effective method for measuring blocking artefacts with an ideal 2-D step function in this study. First, a basic edge detection technique for measuring blocking artefacts is proposed. The ideal 2-D step function is chosen based on the presence of blocking artefacts in the edge image. The blocking artefact reduction algorithm in frequency domain is designed to extract all of the parameters required to detect the presence of blocking artefacts and replace the optimal step function with a ramp function by replacing the coefficient of the first row of horizontal blocks with the coefficient of the shifted block. The proposed strategy was tested on various standard benchmark photos and found to increase the perceptual quality of JPEG compressed images after blocking artefact removal with the proposed method.
Navigating The Complexity Overcoming Mobility Obstacles in Massive MIMO Systems with MIMO Antennas.
Authors: Maruti Rajaram Jadhav Maruti Rajaram Jadhav
Published: February 2024

This research investigates the synergy between Massive Multiple Input, Multiple Output (MIMO) systems and mobility challenges, with a focus on the pivotal role played by Multiple Antenna Systems (MIMO antennas). Employing a sophisticated experimental setup featuring a 3.5 GHz Massive MIMO base station equipped with 64 MIMO antennas, mobile terminals on motorized platforms, and advanced RF measurement tools, the study explores adaptive beamforming, spatial multiplexing, and diversity techniques. Results from 100 experiments, each lasting 10 minutes, reveal that adaptive beamforming dynamically improves user tracking in response to mobility-induced channel variations. Spatial multiplexing and diversity techniques enhance throughput and reliability, especially in high user mobility scenarios. The quantitative findings align with existing literature, providing practical insights for the deployment of MIMO antennas. The study addresses limitations and proposes avenues for future research, enhancing our understanding of MIMO antenna applications and contributing to the evolution of wireless communication technologies in dynamic environments.
Developing a Trustworthy Cloud Service Framework for Cloud Computing Security
Authors: Himanshu Kalra Himanshu Kalra
Published: February 2024

Cloud computing is quickly becoming an essential platform for sharing infrastructure, software, apps, and corporate resources. Cloud computing has many advantages, but users still have a lot of questions about the dependability and safety of cloud services. Concerns about the hazards associated with the possible exploitation of this technology to undertake criminal operations might threaten the undeniable success of cloud computing. To ensure happy customers, the cloud model must prioritize safety, openness, and dependability.Its main purpose is data security, which concerns everyone contemplating cloud services. A cloud-based assault protection system will safeguard data, communications, and information.According to studies, the recommended technique is successful, however updating tags and blocks when data is amended requires computation and communication expenses. Scalability, data secrecy, and decentralized double encryption improve security.The proposed method employs cloud servers for computation-intensive tasks and protects data content by depriving data owners and users of privilege information. Also ensures responsibility. Sharing health data on the cloud is feasible, cost-effective, efficient, adaptive, and better for individuals. This"Advanced Encryption Standard with Lightweight Cipher-text-Identity and Attribute-based Encryption" (AES-lightweight CP-ABE) aims to protect sensitive data.
Sensitivity Testing of Marine Turbidite Age Estimates along the Cascadia Subduction Zone
Authors: Staisch Lydia
Published: February 2024

Marine turbidite studies infer that 19–20 ∼Mw 9 earthquakes ruptured the full Cascadia subduction zone (CSZ) in the past 10 kyr, a hypothesis that relies on concurrent turbidite deposition generated from seismogenic strong ground motion along the ∼1100 km margin. Correlation of marine turbidite deposits is based on petrophysical characteristics and radiocarbon geochronology, the latter of which relies on a series of age corrections and calibrations for marine radiocarbon age and sedimentological parameters. In this work, I isolate several key variables in turbidite age assessment and systematically test how previous assumptions and new calibration curves affect estimated ages, and thus whether geochronologic analyses independently support coeval turbidite deposition. For radiocarbon age calibration, I test the impact of (1) updating global marine reservoir age corrections; (2) updating local marine reservoir age estimates; and (3) selectively applied marine reservoir age excursions. From the calibrated radiocarbon ages, I calculate turbidite age and uncertainty using a Monte Carlo approach with a broad range of sedimentation rates and substratal erosion. By simply updating the global marine radiocarbon calibration, individual radiocarbon ages differ from published estimates by several hundred years. Updates to the local reservoir age corrections are minimal because existing data remain limited yet have potential for great impact on turbidite ages. Of the sedimentological parameters tested, sedimentation rate has the largest impact on estimated turbidite age, with individual ages changing up to 500 yr from published estimates. For radiocarbon samples of turbidites previously inferred to correlate, the individual ages typically show increased scatter and overall uncertainty, even for models that only update the global marine reservoir calibration. These results highlight the major age uncertainty associated with current coseismic turbidite age analyses in Cascadia and how independent constraints on local reservoir corrections and sedimentation rate are critical for accurate turbidite age estimates in the Pacific Northwest.
Anthropology of Collaborationism: the Image of the Auxiliary Police in the Memory of the Villagers of Northern Belarus during the Nazi Occupation of 1941–1944
Authors: Lobach Uladzimir
Published: February 2024

The article is devoted to the analysis of the oral history materials which reflect the attitude of the villagers of northern Belarus to the local police during the Nazi occupation. The research shows local people’s interpretation of the motives and reasons for joining the police, evaluation of the activities of collaborators and opinions about their methods of punishment. With the generally negative attitude of the villagers towards the police, the main emphasis within the local rural communities was placed on the specific actions and behaviour of the police towards the local community. Those collaborators who took part in punitive actions and robberies left in the memory features categorically negative ("worse than the Germans"). In anthropological terms, such a harsh assessment is based on the absolute rejection of the person, who was "theirs", but went to the side of "others", for violence against fellow residents, neighbours, and even relatives. The research methodology is interdisciplinary and is based on the theoretical and practical approaches to field ethnography, oral history, anthropology of war and microhistory.