bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Artificial Intelligence Application In Telling Stories Without Words The Effectiveness Of Visual Rhetoric On Comprehension Of The Novel
Authors: Khaled M. Mohamed
Published: June 2024

This period has witnessed an increasing increase in the speed of means of communication, methods, and rules of design, so the transition from the search for workmanship to creativity as well as employing many other sciences, a technological development that occurred in the field of visual arts, especially graphic design, such as the emergence of computers and programs (the digital medium) and entering a field Graphic design, with its capabilities to develop the aesthetic and creative side, including these technical programs and the designer’s impressive capabilities. The image occupied a large part of human history, starting with cave drawings and pictorial languages. The image is an important part of the creative worlds, and the novel as part of literary creativity has its pictures, colors are wavy, so the writer draws his image in his narration by showing part of it, to allow the imagination to complete the other part. Therefore, literature and graphic design technology are two closely related worlds that depend on the image and make them the backbone. The writer has his image, the designer has his image, and each of these pictures has points of encounter and points of difference. Therefore, designers resort to Visual Rhetoric shapes as a medium of expression with the aim of increasing the effectiveness of the process of mutual meaning, adding implicit values to the visual image, and enhancing the communication process. So The study deals with the use of digital technology in the production of a graphic vision of the novel "maktub" for the international writer Paulo Coelho, in an attempt to display the novel in a modern graphic graphical way, by analyzing the novel and drawing it with a philosophical vision to integrate Arab history, novel, and art with technology, by integrating digital art techniques with Traditional Arabic graphic arts techniques with their visual elements. It monitors the relationship between graphic design technology and its new technical techniques to reveal the ability of Graphic Design and Visual Rhetoric to comprehend literary works. To form a step in the approach between graphic design and novel art, making use of theories of formation, design, gestalt, and their tools that coordinate the scene and its paintings so that the visual vision arises with its implications.
Life After COVID-19: Artificial Intelligence in Hotels; In-depth Literature Review
Authors: Khoalenyane Nthabiseng B. , Ajani Oluwatoyin Ayodele
Published: June 2024

Purpose: This study aims to systematically review the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on the hotel industry post-COVID-19, focusing on articles published between 2019 and 2024. Grounded in the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), the research examines the relevance and application of AI within the industry, particularly in response to the challenges posed by the pandemic.
Study design/methodology/approach: The study adopts an interpretive paradigm and employs thematic analysis to synthesise findings from various academic journals. Keywords such as ‘hotels,’ ‘tourism industry,’ ‘COVID-19,’ and ‘artificial intelligence’ are used to identify relevant literature. The methodology involves a detailed literature review and analysis to explore how AI technologies enhance operational efficiencies, service quality, and cost reductions in the hotel industry.
Findings: The findings reveal that AI has become critical in adapting hotel operations to new market realities post-COVID-19. AI technologies offer innovative solutions that align with changing consumer expectations and industry standards, contributing to improved customer experiences and operational efficiency. Integrating AI into hotel management and customer service platforms is essential for the recovery and future growth of the hospitality sector.
Originality/value: This study contributes to the existing literature by providing insights into the impact of AI on the hotel industry post-COVID-19. It highlights the importance of AI technologies in improving hotel customer experiences, operational efficiency, and profitability. The application of the TAM framework underscores the significance of perceived usefulness and ease of use in driving the acceptance and sustained use of AI in the hotel industry. The study recommends ongoing investment in AI technologies and adaptation to technological advancements to meet evolving customer needs and industry demands.
Refusal of COVID-19 booster vaccination among people living in remote tourism area, Samosir, Indonesia
Authors: Sitompul Jos Iswadi , Anak Agung Sagung Sawitri  , Dyah Pradnyaparamita Duarsa
Published: June 2024

Background and purpose: Samosir Island is a tourist area located in the middle of Toba Lake, Sumatra. It was reported that the coverage of COVID-19 booster vaccination had not reached the national target. This study aims to determine factors associated with the refusal of the COVID-19 booster vaccination.
Methods: A community-based survey was conducted in the Sitiotio Sub-district of Samosir, from January to March 2023. Four out of eight villages were selected to represent the farthest and closer area. A multistage systematic random sampling was applied to select 156 out of 2073 households (HH). We interviewed 376 respondents to explore sociodemographic, experience of side effects of previous COVID-19 vaccination, comorbidities, family support, information, knowledge and perceptions. Booster vaccination status was determined through p-Care and immunization card. Descriptive, simple and multiple logistic regression were conducted.
Results: About 32.4% of respondents refused the COVID-19 booster for fear of vaccine side effects (95.5%), had been vaccinated against COVID-19 (91.8%), and believed that the COVID-19 virus was gone (66.4%). The refusal of boosters was higher for those with low education, experienced side effects, have comorbidities, no family support and insufficient information, had poor knowledge and perception about COVID-19 vaccinations. Lack of trust of COVID-19 vaccine (AOR=2.31, 95%CI: 1.05-5.07), high perceived barriers (AOR=4.75, 95%CI: 1.96-11.49) and low self-efficacy (AOR=4.94, 95%CI: 1.44-16.98), less family support (AOR=6.34, 95%CI: 1.89-21.26) and poor knowledge (AOR=7.74, 95%CI: 1.74-34.02) significantly associated with COVID-19 booster vaccination refusal.
Conclusion: Poor knowledge and perception of the COVID-19 vaccine and lack of family support increase refusal of the COVID-19 booster. Continuous evidence-based health promotion and family involvement can be carried out to increase public trust.
Pengaruh Daya Tarik Wisata, Citra Destinasi Dan Electronic Word Of Mouth (E-Wom) Terhadap Minat Kunjungan Ulang (Studi Pada Museum Mulawarman)
Authors: Armianti Cindi , Palinggi Yonathan , Ningsih Kartina Eka
Published: June 2024

This research aims to analyze the influence of tourist attractions, destination image and electronic word of mouth (E-WOM) on Revisit Intention (Study at the Mulawarman Museum). The population in this study were visitors to the Mulawarman Museum in Tenggarong. The research sample was 97 visitors to the Mulawarman Museum. Sampling used the Simple Random Sampling technique and the data analysis tool used Multiple Linear Regression using SPSS Version 26 software. Based on the research results, it shows that (1) Tourist Attraction, Destination Image and Electronic Word of Mouth simultaneously have a significant effect on Revisit Intention. (2) Tourist Attraction does not have a positive and significant effect on Revisit Intention. (3) Destination image has a positive and significant effect on Revisit Intention. (4) Electronic Word of Mouth has a positive and significant effect on Revisit Intention. (5) Destination image has a dominant influence on Revisit Intention.
Peran CEO Narsisme dalam Mendorong Peningkatan Kinerja Keuangan Perusahaan Go Public di Indonesia
Authors: Jumliana Melsa , Ramly Ramly , Sari Fika Hartina , Jam’iah Sitti , Kamal Nur Asmi Ainun
Published: June 2024

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui peran CEO Narsisme dalam mendorong peningkatan kinerja keuangan pada perusahaan go public di Indonesia. Penelitian ini dilakukan pada perusahaan BUMN yang terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia sejak tahun 2015-2019. Sampel ditentukan dengan teknik purposive sampling dan menghasilkan sebanyak 70 observasi perusahaan tahun 2015-2019. Kinerja keuangan diukur dengan menggunakan rasio return on assets (ROA). CEO Narsisme dihitung dengan menggunakan ukuran foto CEO yang terdapat dalam annual report. Teknik pengumpulan data yang digunakan adalan teknik dokumentasi berupa data sekunder yaitu annual report dan financial report. Data dianalisis dengan metode analisis regresi linear sederhana. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa CEO Narsisme berpengaruh negatif terhadap kinerja keuangan perusahaan BUMN.
Pengaruh Leverage, Ukuran Perusahaan dan Profitabilitas terhadap Pengungkapan Islamic Social Reporting Di Jakarta Islamic Index (JII)
Authors: Sululing Siswadi , Konaya Wiliyanti , Teri Teri Teri
Published: June 2024

Tujuan dari penelitian ini untuk membuktikan adanya pengaruh leverage, ukuran perusahaan, dan profitabilitas terhadap pengungkapan islamic social reporting terhadap pengungkapan islamic social secara parsial dan secara simultan. Metode pengambilan sampel menggunakan metode purposive sampling, terdapat 10 perusahaan yang memenuhi kriteria sampling. Metode analisis data yang digunakan yaitu statistik deskriptif, uji asumsi klasik, analisis linear berganda, dan uji hipotesis. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa leverage tidak berpengaruh terhadap pengungkapan ISR, ukuran perusahaan berpengaruh positif signifikan terhadap pengungkapan ISR, profitabilitas berpengaruh negatif signifikan terhadap pengungkapan ISR dan secara simultan leverage, ukuran perusahaan, dan profitabilitas berpengaruh signifikan terhadap pengungkapan ISR.
Increased Alertness in Comatose Patient After Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment: A Case Report
Authors: Garcia April E. , Kay Kaelen , Perera Matthew X. , Martinez Eric S. , Onyi Stella , Nourani Bobby , Loveless Brian
Published: June 2024

There are very few reports regarding the use of osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) in the intensive care unit (ICU) setting for a comatose patient. This case report presents an instance where OMT was implemented after the patient remained comatose for 18 days and was being considered for terminal weaning due to their prolonged unconsciousness. The patient’s prolonged comatose state caused concerns about irreversible neurological damage, and as such, end-of-life decisions were being considered. OMT was administered in an effort to stimulate the patient’s alertness and reduce the patient’s allostatic load. The patient regained consciousness within ten hours after OMT was administered, suggesting a potentially significant role for OMT in the patient’s recovery. This case underscores the potential for OMT to be used in the ICU as a safe and feasible approach to enhance patient outcomes. Although only a single example of effective treatment, the results of this case study suggest that further research into the role of OMT in comatose patient recovery and OMT’s broader implications in critical care are warranted.
Successful Treatment using OMT for Chronic GERD in a Pediatric Patient
Authors: Shams Shadi , Chohan Mujtaba M. , King Alexander
Published: June 2024

Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) is a highly prevalent gastrointestinal motility disorder affecting 10% to 20% of children in the United States. Many patients affected by this disorder are medically managed with proton pump inhibitors (PPI) and H2 receptor antagonists for prolonged durations. Here we present a pediatric patient with GERD refractory to chronic use of PPI. The patient received Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT) and had close follow-ups over 5 years. The patient reported significant relief in symptoms and improved daily performance within weeks of treatment. His symptoms are now being fully controlled by OMT without regular medication. This case report illustrates the advantages of utilizing OMT in the pediatric population.
Aclaración de factores relacionados con el nivel de ejecución de las políticas culturales del sistema de educación superior en la República Islámica del Irán
Authors: Seddigh Marzieh , Salajegheh Sanjar , Jalal Kamali Mohammad , Shokouh Zahra
Published: June 2024

La presente investigación tiene como objetivo aclarar los factores relacionados con la ejecución de las políticas culturales del sistema de educación superior en la República Islámica del Irán. Se aplicó el método descriptivo. La población estadística incluye a los empleados, miembros de la junta y directores de universidades del sureste del país (incluidas las provincias de Kerman, Hormozgan y Sistan y Baluchistán).
Se formularon dos cuestionarios para la recopilación de datos. En total, se completaron y recolectaron 477 cuestionarios. El primer cuestionario contiene los factores relacionados con la ejecución de políticas y el segundo cuestionario está relacionado con el nivel de ejecución de las políticas culturales de educación superior en la República Islámica de Irán. Se calculó la validez y el coeficiente de confiabilidad. Para el análisis de los datos se utilizaron SPSS 23 y AMOS 23.
En la presente investigación, el nivel de significancia se ha considerado 0,5. Los resultados de los hallazgos revelaron que existe una relación significativa entre los factores relacionados (naturaleza de la política, situación que gobierna la sociedad, organizaciones ejecutivas y ejecutores de políticas) con el nivel de ejecución de las políticas culturales del sistema de educación superior en la República Islámica del Irán.
EdTech in Vietnam
Authors: Honda Delanie , Halla Ken , Thang Sarah , Mazari Haani
Published: June 2024

An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org/
Passar la vita a Diol Kadd: l’Africa disambientata di Gianni Celati
Authors: Altamura Gianpaolo
Published: June 2024

Passar la vita a Diol Kadd di Gianni Celati è un’opera doppia e ‘transmediale’, consistente in un libro e in un film, che racconta per parole e per immagini l’esperienza pluriennale dello scrittore in un villaggio senegalese dove, dal 2003 al 2006, si reca più volte per preparare la messa in scena di una commedia di Aristofane, il Pluto. La rivisitazione, compiuta in collaborazione con un attore locale e la partecipazione attiva dell’intera comunità, sarà filmata e proiettata su uno schermo montato nella savana, secondo un criterio di lavoro collettivo che richiama la logica dell’artivismo. Celati narra questa impresa – portata a termine attraverso una serie di complicazioni e incidenti, fuori e dentro la ‘cornice’ della riduzione teatrale – istituendo una modalità di racconto che non si configura né come documentaristica né come odeporica. In ognuna delle sue ‘metà’, Passar la vita a Diol Kadd è un racconto di osservazione della vita che scorre, una scrittura di contemplazione che aggira i meccanismi distorsivi della fiction affrancandosi dai miti, i limiti e le distorsioni dell’etnocentrismo di matrice occidentale.
“Pelle comune”: arte contemporanea e maschere di protesta
Authors: Damiani Sara
Published: June 2024

Alla luce del concetto di intercorporeità, il saggio esplora l’utilizzo della maschera – attributo identificativo di diversi movimenti di protesta – nei progetti artistici del collettivo Mongrel, delle Pussy Riot, di Jemima Wyman e di Zach Blas, che la rielaborano come dispositivo di costruzione di un’identità collettiva utile a smantellare le categorie discriminatorie di etnia, genere, classe e orientamento sessuale presenti nella società contemporanea. Nei lavori analizzati, la maschera permette di unire o, addirittura, ‘cucire’ simbolicamente tra loro i corpi dei manifestanti, così da realizzare un’anatomia ibrida, che affronta le differenze socio-culturali da una prospettiva alternativa e non gerarchizzante.
DOSSIER Lengua y poder: las subversiones de la escritura de América Latina
Authors: González Luna Ana María , Fiorani Flavio
Published: June 2024

Introducción Ana María González Luna y Flavio Fiorani p. 390
Márgenes del lenguaje y ontologías disidentes en los Textos de Sombra de Alejandra Pizarnik Luca Salvi p. 394
“La traducción del poder y el poder de la traducción”: Cuéntame algo, aunque sea una mentira. Las historias de la comadre Esperanza de Ruth Behar Giulia Nuzzo, p. 409
La eficacia simbólica de la escritura en lenguas de tradición oral: Un acercamiento etnográfico al caso del ayuuk en México Ana Sagi-Vela González p. 425
El andar de las hormigas: Memoria, espacio y cuerpo en El invencible verano de Liliana de Cristina Rivera Garza Tania Pleitez Vela p. 440
La traducción en el archivo. Indagación del catálogo como artefacto y representación Florencia Ferrante p. 454
El discurso científico en torno al Centenario argentino: ¿deriva científica o disciplinamiento social? Michele Porciello p. 466
Despliegues performativos de la represión. A propósito de tres discursos de Videla durante la dictadura cívico-militar argentina Julieta Zarco p. 481
Madgermanes di Birgit Weyhe: una riflessione a fumetti su migrazione, memoria e costruzione identitaria fra Africa ed Europa
Authors: Cazzato Lombardi Rebecca
Published: June 2024

Madgermanes di Birgit Weyhe: una riflessione a fumetti su migrazione, memoria e costruzione identitaria fra Africa ed Europa
(Birgit Weyhe, Madgermanes, translated by Katy Derbyshire, Berlin, V&Q Books, 2021, 240 pp. ISBN 978-3863913069)
di Rebecca Cazzato Lombardi
Società Italiana delle Letterate
Authors: Fortini Laura
Published: June 2024

Nel 2014 è iniziata la collaborazione tra la rivista Altre modernità e la Società Italiana delle Letterate (SIL), che Serena Guarracino nel corso di questo decennio ha coordinato con grande sapienza e sensibilità, rilanciando numero dopo numero temi e questioni che nel corso del tempo hanno caratterizzato il dibattito di un’associazione che, dalla sua origine nel 1996, ha contributo al formarsi di una critica letteraria femminista in Italia, attraversando discipline e saperi anche assai diversi. Subentrando oggi a Serena Guarracino desidero ringraziare lei e Altre modernità perché si è trattato di un lavoro il cui impegno costante ha permesso lo sviluppo di riflessioni e contributi preziosi per il taglio critico e la novità del loro posizionamento: dai primi saggi sulla ‘personaggia’ nel 2014, oggi riconosciuta come neologismo accreditato dalla Accademia della Crusca e di fatto di pubblico dominio, guardata progressivamente nel suo costituirsi come figura critica di libertà irriducibile nella letteratura, nel cinema e nel teatro, alle riletture dei contributi critici collettivi della SIL in quelle che Serena Guarracino ha definito in modo suggestivo “recensioni dal futuro”, alla collaborazione con il Concorso Letterario Lingua Madre, molti sono i temi che sono stati affrontati in questa sezione. In questo numero si propone una rilettura del volume Comiche! Anche le donne ridono, pubblicato nel 2020 – coraggiosamente in piena pandemia, in cui poco o nulla sembrava vi fosse da ridere –, che raccoglie e rielabora il materiale del Seminario estivo residenziale della SIL che si è tenuto a Viterbo nel 2018, messo poi da Emma Scaricamazza a confronto con la scrittura di Margherita Giacobino e del suo Un’americana a Parigi, pubblicato con lo pseudonimo di Elinor Rigby, di cui si indagano i risvolti comici e parodici. Si proseguirà così sulle strade intraprese da Serena Guarracino e dalla SIL tutta, augurando a entrambe e ad Altre modernità molta propositiva critica futura e dal futuro.
 
Anche le donne ridono: da Le comiche a Margherita Giacobino
di Emma Scaricamazza (Università degli Studi Roma Tre)
Mutual Aid as a Strategy of Mobilization in a Colonial Context: The Case of Puerto Rico after 2017
Authors: Dazzo Ester
Published: June 2024

Mutual Aid as a Strategy of Mobilization in a Colonial Context: The Case of Puerto Rico after 2017 by Ester Dazzo(Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna)
SUPERVISOR: Prof. Alice Mattoni POSTGRADUATE DEGREE: MA in International Relations UNIVERSITY: Alma Mater Studiorum-Università di Bologna ACADEMIC YEAR: 2022-2023
Segnalazioni
Authors: Monegato Emanuele
Published: June 2024

Vera Gheno, Femminili Singolari +: il femminismo è nelle parole, Firenze, effequ, 2021, 191 pp. ISBN 979-128-026-340-7
Sami Schalk, Bodyminds Reimagined (Dis)ability, Race, and Gender in Black Women’s Speculative Fiction, Durham and London, Duke University Press, 2018, 180 pp. ISBN 978-0-8223-7073-4
An efficient Analysis based on the Internet of Things, SVM and KNN for Operative Diabetic Retinopathy Classification
Authors:   Assistant Professor, Applied Mathematics and Humanities ,Yeshwantrao Chavan College of Engineering, India, Vishakha Vishakha ,   Professor, Mittal School of Business, Lovely Professional University,   Centre of Research Impact and Outcome, Chitkara University, Rajpura- 140417, Punjab, India,   Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, JAIN (Deemed-to-be University), Bangalore, Karnataka, India,   Chitkara Centre for Research and Development, Chitkara University, Himachal Pradesh-174103 India,   Institute of Computer Science and Digital Innovation, UCSI University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Khatri Arun , Malhotra Abhiraj , TR Mahesh , Sohal Jagmeet , Kolandaisamy Raenu
Published: June 2024

These days, diabetes is an incurable disease, with millions of people suffering from it worldwide. Several variables namely lack of education, crowded living conditions, obesity and improper diet are among the causes of this recent upsurge in diabetes cases. They are identified by the name of infections induced by bacteria or viruses, harmful compounds in food, autoimmune reactions, obesity, unhealthy lifestyles, and pollution in the environment. Excessive and sight-threatening diabetic retinopathy (DR) is the most common retinal micro-vascular dysfunction that is characterized by the occurrence of a disorder of retinal blood vessels resulting in impaired vision. The IoT-based work is conducted in this work on the machine learning (ML) techniques, K-Nearest Neighbor (KNN) and Support Vector Machine (SVM). The classification of diabetic retinopathy is a topic that is under research. The range of activities of the processes of downsampling, labelling, image flattening, and format conversion is all within the dataset preparation process. An advanced prognosis model is designed which follows a combination of two machine learning techniques such as SVM and KNN. This approach classifies the images of diabetic retinopathy into five segments (subclasses), thus facilitating in-depth analysis. Our solution proposal in this case is a superior one because of its higher classification accuracy and faster processing speed as the findings showed. The robustness and accuracy that the SVM is known for are ensured by the convergence of the KNN to the SVM. The paper also proves a close linkage of clinical symptoms and blood sugar readings to an algorithmic DM prediction system that is based on IoT and ML approaches. This is another advantage of this method that it outperforms the existing classification methods. Amongst all the classifiers that we used in this project, the KNN ML classifier turned out to be the most accurate one with an accuracy rate of 93%. It was found that the algorithm performed with a 79% accuracy rate after tough testing and training and it was consistently providing number one quality DM predictions.
Strategic Improved K-Means Clustering in Mining Blood Donor Data Analysis and IoT-based Allocation
Authors:   Assistant Professor, Department of Information Technology, Madhav Institute of Science and Technology, Gwalior, M.P., India, Vibha Vibha ,   Assistant Professor, Department of CSE, Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation, Vaddeswaram, AP, India,   Professor, Institute of CSE, Saveetha School of Engineering, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai, TN, India,   Assitant Professor, Dept. of CSE, Velammal Engineering College, Chennai, TN, India,   Associate Professor, Department of Information Technology, R. M. K Engineering College, RSM Nagar, Kavaraipettai, Thiruvallur District, TN, India,   Asst. Professor, Dept. of CSE, Vignan's Foundation for Science, Technology and Research, Vadlamudi, Guntur, AP, India, Gowthami Chopparapu , R. Bhavani. , Kayalvizhi S. , Selvakanmani S. , Edara Deepak Chowdary
Published: June 2024

This manuscript proposes Strategic Improved K-Means Clustering to simplify blood donor data analysis and distribution. The technique optimizes blood donor system resources via K-Means++ initialization, hierarchical clustering, and smart data dissemination. The paper begins with a comprehensive overview of clustering techniques and their healthcare applications. It illustrates the need for contemporary blood donor data analysis methods for cluster quality and resource allocation. Cluster purity, silhouette coefficient, Davies-Bould in the index, and other performance indicators are used to rigorously compare the recommended technique to 10 established clustering methods. The approach routinely fulfils these conditions, proving that it creates accurate, well-fitting groupings. Ablation tests how much-enhanced initialization, hierarchical clustering, and strategic data placement improve the entire. The study found that these make the procedure dependable and successful for numerous sorts of data. The study shows that the approach may be applied to other data besides blood donor data. Hierarchical clustering provides important information about the dataset's hierarchical patterns, making clustering findings easier to grasp. Resources are better distributed with strategic data dissemination. The recommended strategy is effective in emergencies and areas with changing blood needs. To conclude, Strategic Improved K-Means Clustering evaluates and distributes blood donor data comprehensively. Its flexibility, adaptability, and speed make it excellent for managing healthcare resources and making collective choices …
Teresa’s Embodied Anthropology
Authors: Feder Julia
Published: June 2024

This chapter details Teresa of Avila’s embodied theological anthropology. For Teresa, salvation (or healing) comes to the person not by circumventing the body, but in and through the body. In light of survivors’ experiences, serious attention to the body is theologically necessary. Teresa provides a vision of the human person as capable (through grace) of fully embodied union—within and with God. Care for the human body (especially one’s own) presents an opportunity to practice fidelity to God and to each other. Yet, illness and injury do not pose insurmountable barriers to divine union.
Sojourners in the Capital of the World
Authors: Martinez Maximo G.
Published: June 2024

Garifuna immigrants from Central America have organized themselves as a community in New York City from the time of their first arrivals in the 1940s to today. Garifuna organizations expanded and diversified over time from being primarily concerned with simply providing a space to gather for social events and some self-help organizations for seamen (who were the first migrants) to a wide variety of organizations today that range from those focused on culture (music, dance, religion, language, sports, media) to those focused on economic development, political engagement and representation, immigration issues, health concerns, and transnational projects related to the situation of Garifuna in their Central American communities (land and human rights issues). The Garifuna have become an important presence in New York City and have integrated into the social and political life of the city as an Afro-Latino/African Diaspora ethnic group that has made its presence known through an amazing amount of cultural and political organizing. Garifuna organizing is both about creating many alliances with other groups, but also dealing with issues specific to Garifuna in terms of their unique culture, history, and situation. They join with African Americans in some ways and also do organizing that is more like other Afro-Latinx/Caribbean migrants. Although united by a common identity Garifuna are demographically diverse, with different nationalities and languages, various generations, and new waves of their immigrant population arriving in the city.
Livelihood on the Caribbean Coast
Authors: Martinez Maximo G.
Published: June 2024

Garifuna’s experiences in Central America later influenced them as immigrants organizing in New York. Foreign agro-export company presence, Garifuna interactions with English-speaking Black laborers, and Marcus Garvey’s United Negro Improvement Association (UNIA): all had an early impact on Garifuna men, some of whom eventually migrated to New York City. The Garifuna in British Honduras (now Belize) established organizations to promote their culture, and these groups played a role in the formation of the Garifuna seamen’s association in New York. In Belize, Garifuna joining the UNIA assisted managing discrimination and inequalities experienced in the country. Later they established their own group helping to preserve their culture and address their community social needs in Central America. Eventually, economic decline and World War II caused many Garifuna men to leave their Central American communities. Many became seamen and ended up in New York.
Attentional Control Setting: Type, Quantity and Processing Stage
Authors: Zhang Jin
Published: June 2024

The attentional control setting is a search template containing target features. Individuals can establish attentional control settings based on the color, size, semantics, joint location-feature of stimulus and even relationships between targets and non-targets. When multiple targets exist, participants may establish multiple attentional control settings or a control setting based on the feature singleton item. However, the processing stage of the attentional control setting is still controversial. Future studies should further analyze the time course of attention control setting in different experimental paradigms to provide solutions to existing controversies, while examining the quantitative limits of attention control setting and the influence of distractor inhibition as a control setting on visual search.
AIED in English Preparatory Courses: A Comparative Study of UK and North American Universities and Its Impact on Chinese International Student Mobility
Authors: Zhang Chenxi , Qi Yating
Published: June 2024

With the development of AI and other computer technologies, AIED has begun to cause new reforms in the international education. At present, most Higher education institutions in European and American countries adopt AIED to varying degrees to assist and improve the teaching environment and teaching experience of international students. This article will mainly compare the application of AIED in universities in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada, interview Chinese students and faculty at each university through questionnaires, and analyze the interviewers attitudes towards AIED. This article will also collect reviews from international students and international education practitioners on some commonly used learning assistance platforms based on AI technology, such as MOOCS and Grammarly. This article decoded the collected interview comments and coded and integrated similar information as well. The final conclusion of this article is that the vast majority of educational professionals and international students believe that the benefits of AIEDs application outweigh the disadvantages, but ethical consideration could be drastically significant.
Analysis the Enhancement of User Game Experience Based on Digital Media Designing
Authors: Zhang Shangxuan
Published: June 2024

In the context of the digital era, video games, as an emerging form of entertainment, have become the focus of research in terms of their design and optimization of user experience. This study focuses on the application of digital music in games and its impact on player experience, aiming to reveal how music elements deepen the immersion and emotional resonance of games. According to the analysis, digital music significantly enhances game immersion and players' emotional engagement through dynamic music systems, close integration with game narratives, and innovative applications in virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) games. In particular, games such as Traveler provide players with a unique empathic experience and deep emotional impact through well-designed music and sound interactions, demonstrating the central role of music in enhancing game narratives and building game worlds. However, the study also points out the technical, subjective, and culturally sensitive limitations of digital music in game design, challenges that need to be faced and overcome by future game developers and music creators alike.
THE ARCHITECTURAL DIMENSION OF CULTURE
Authors: Mizia Małgorzata
Published: June 2024

This book is about culture. Culture balances our behavior, broadly understood development, and protection of heritage and tradition. Culture allows you to make contacts, facilitates understanding, mitigates misunderstandings. Cultural codes developed over hundreds of years and warning signs (symptoms) enforced by culture, allow you to safely cross all borders secured by the most sophisticated methods. Culturally built agreements, pacts and contracts can maintain a stable status quo between communities in virtually all aspects of their relations. Only insidious abuse or exploitation of non-compliance with the norms of culture can lead to conflict. It is also culture, but in its original sense of cultivating the land, that can lead to disaster - to the barrenness and destruction of the soil. Similarly, urbanization can be looked upon as a form of destruction of the earth’s shell, from the point of view of changes in nature. Building on large areas, disturbing the geological structure, changes in the chemical composition of both the earth and the atmosphere, displacements, mixing of existing systems, provocation of disasters caused by explosions, rock bursts, changing the course of rivers, damming up water masses, drying large swaths of swamps, disturbing rock massifs, etc., can ruin the earth. Any excessive annexation of natural goods and exploitation of the planet leads to its destruction. All indirect actions that, through repetition and population multiplication, lead to the collapse of cultures and the ruin of the Earth must be taken into account. The following text is a search for gaps in the familiar groups of topics referring to culture, which can be taken advantage of in the field of broadly understood architecture for modern, balanced creativity.
A Psycholinguistic Approach to Consecutive Interpretation: Identifying Problems Among Saudi Interpreters
Authors: Aluthman Ebtisam S. , Al-Buraidi Haifa M.
Published: June 2024

The complexities associated with the interpretation process have raised considerable attention from researchers. The multifaceted nature of interpretation, which involves transferring meaning from one language to another in real time, presents a range of cognitive, linguistic, and practical challenges. This study comprehensively examines problems encountered by Saudi interpreters while performing consecutive interpretation. The analysis is grounded in Gile’s Effort Models (1995), which investigates the cognitive mechanisms underlying challenges across four phases: listening and understanding, note-taking, note-decoding, and expressing and reformulating. Using a questionnaire as the primary data collection tool, the study applies quantitative analysis to investigate the reported problems among 102 trainee and professional Saudi interpreters. The study reveals insights into the problems encountered by the participants during different phases of consecutive interpretation, such as note-taking, coherence maintenance, handling information density, managing nervousness, and ensuring memory reliability. These findings align with previous empirical studies in the field, emphasizing the importance of understanding the cognitive and practical difficulties inherent in the process of consecutive interpretation. Overall, this study contributes to the existing knowledge base on interpreter challenges while also highlighting the universal nature of these difficulties and the need for customized ongoing interpreter training programs.
Comparing and Measuring Textual Analysis in Chinese and US CSR Reports
Authors: Zhang Mengqi
Published: June 2024

This study aims to construct a multidimensional framework to deeply analyze sentimental characteristics in CSR disclosure on the basis of Appraisal system and Carroll’s pyramid of CSR. 40 Chinese and American CSR reports are selected as the research targets of this paper. The sentimental characteristics of Chinese and American CSR reports are compared and analyzed in this research. The results of this study are as following: 1) Both Chinese and American CSR reports convey positive sentiment evaluation feature to establish positive image of the enterprises; 2) the use of attitudinal resources in Chinese and American CSR reports tend to judgement and appreciation, but there is a difference in appraisal words use tendency; 3) there are significant differences in the distribution of theme words in CSR reports. Chinese enterprises tend to disclose their economic responsibility information, while American enterprises tend to disclose the information of ethical responsibility. This research has some enlightening significance to enterprises’ cross-cultural communication and discourse multi-dimensional analysis.
Promoting Intercultural Pluralism: Linguistic Diversity in Saudi EFL Education
Authors: Ahmed Mahdi R. Aben
Published: June 2024

The rapidly changing social and educational landscape of Saudi Arabia has made commitment to intercultural pluralism in EFL classrooms a compelling necessity for peaceful co-existence with ‘others’ both within and outside the country. Understanding of the other cultures is facilitated by communication which is dependent on language which necessitates teachers’ preparation in training learners in intercultural communication. This descriptive study aimed to assess the prevalent teachers' awareness of intercultural communication to foster a higher level of pluralism, particularly in the unique sociocultural landscape of Saudi Arabia. Data were collected from 29 EFL instructors at an academic institution via personal interviews. Thematic analysis with statistical analysis were carried out to answer the research questions. Findings showed that to fully master a language, one must also comprehend its cultural nuances; and the promotion of intercultural pluralism through EFL education in Saudi Arabia is a step in the right direction, as it ensures that students are not only linguistically proficient but also attuned to the contemporary geopolitics and culturally sensitive. This research lays the foundation for a larger discussion about the incorporation of cultural awareness in language education, positioning it as a foundation in the development of a more pluralistic and harmonious society.
Feminismo Estratégico: Análise das Publicações das Católicas pelo Direito de Decidir
Authors: Vale Clara Gomberg Faulhaber do , Filho Paulo Mesquita D'Ávila , Pires Débora Castanheira
Published: June 2024

Católicas pelo Direito de Decidir (CDD) é uma ONG formada predominan-temente por mulheres e constitui objeto deste artigo. O objetivo é mostrar, por meio das análises dos conteúdos das suas publicações, como tem sido formado um contradiscurso que confronta a Igreja Católica em diferentes níveis, sobretudo no que diz respeito aos temas dos direitos sexuais e reprodutivos das mulheres. O argumento desenvolvido parte da perspectiva de que o ativismo religioso conservador se constitui em uma resposta ao avanço dos movimentos feministas e dos movimentos pela diversidade sexual que, além da sexualidade e da moralidade, disputam o eixo central de poder das religiões. Atuando ora como ator religioso, ora como ator político, conectando constantemente estas duas dimensões, a instituição católica vem possibilitando o surgimento de novos discursos no seu interior, cujas vozes se fazem audíveis no mundo público, para além dos muros institucionais, como as Católicas pelo Direito de Decidir.
Barreiras e facilitadores para comunicação efetiva entre profissionais de enfermagem e pacientes: scoping review
Authors: Ramalho de Castro Macedo Mariana , Euzébia Pereira Santos Viviane , Cristina Alves de Melo Jessica , Araújo da Silva Lima Maria Eduarda , De Melo Bispo Miclécia , Olívia Paraguai de Oliveira Saraiva Cecília
Published: June 2024

Objetivo: Mapear as barreiras e facilitadores para uma comunicação efetiva entre os profissionais de enfermagem e pacientes no processo de cuidado. Método: Trata-se de uma scoping review realizada nos meses de outubro a novembro de 2021 em 15 fontes de informação. Resultados: Resultaram 80 estudos e a análise permitiu identificar barreiras comunicativas entre a equipe de enfermagem e os pacientes, tais como entraves linguísticos e culturais (26,3%); pacientes que não verbalizam e/ou estão gravemente feridos (23,7%); ausência de habilidades dos profissionais para uma boa comunicação (12,5%), e outros. Além disso, destacaram-se também os impactos causados e, dentre os principais, encontram-se frustração, ansiedade e medo (41,2%) e assistência falha (29,4%). Evidenciaram-se ainda os principais facilitadores para uma comunicação efetiva, como investimentos na formação profissional (27,3%) e uso da comunicação não verbal e escrita (23,6%). Conclusão: Foram identificadas como barreira mais frequente as diferenças linguísticas e culturais. Assim, é fundamental promover ferramentas que mitiguem tais falhas. Os resultados apontados neste estudo poderão contribuir para melhorar os processos assistenciais com enfoque na comunicação efetiva entre os profissionais de enfermagem e os pacientes por meio da implementação das intervenções expostas.
A Cataract Surgery in A Camp Patient; A Study on Visual Outcomes
Authors: Hanan Gaith  , Adam Al-Bargathy
Published: June 2024

Cataract is the leading cause of blindness and visual impairment among cataract patient globally including in Libya. Phacoemulsification is a commonly performed procedure to improve visual outcome among senile cataract patients because of its advantages compared to other techniques. This study was aimed to determine visual outcome improvement after phacoemulsification among cataract patient. A descriptive study was carried out among cataract patients who underwent phacoemulsification procedure. A total number of 100 operated eyes were followed-up to obtain their postoperative visual acuity (VA) and complications. There were significant improvements of VA resulting in an increase in the number of patients with good vision (normal to mild visual impairment) to 86% after phacoemulsification procedure. There was also low rate of postoperative complications. High quality cataract surgery with a low rate of intra-operative complications and good visual outcome can be attained in camp patients operated in the base hospitals, thus justifying more similar screening camps to clear the vast cataract backlog.
Meningkatkan Hasil Belajar IPS Melalui Penggunaan Strategi Pembelajaran Berdiferensiasi pada Siswa Kelas IV SDN 2 Cikalang
Authors: Natawijaya Salam , Nugraha Fajar , Zahrah Riza Fatimah
Published: June 2024

This study aims to improve the learning outcomes of students in Social Science subjects through the use of differentiated learning strategies on economic activity material. This research is a Classroom Action (PTK) research which is divided into two cycles and begins with a precycle. Each cycle consists of planning, execution, observation and reflection. Research instruments used in this study are teacher activities, student activities, observation of Learning Implementation Plans (RPP) and learning outcomes tests. The data is analyzed descriptively. The criterion for successful action is if 75% of students reach KKM 75. The results of the research show that there is an increase in teacher activity from cycle I to cycle II with a level of 82.5% in cycle I and 90% in cycle II. Student learning activity was 80% in cycle 1 and 92.5 in cycle II. From the data on student learning outcomes, it was found that learning completeness was 67.3% in cycle I and 78.5% in cycle II. From the research data, the average value of students' learning outcomes using differentiated learning strategies from pre-action to cycle II obtained a significant mastery of learning outcomes, namely 42.8%, so it was concluded that the use of differentiated learning strategies influenced learning outcomes. students in class IV social studies subjects at SDN 2 Cikalang, Tawang District, Tasikmalaya City
Kepemimpinan Kepala Sekolah dalam Mewujudkan Merdeka Belajar di Sekolah Menengah Atas
Authors: Juita Dince Putri , Ali Hadhriyatul Amni , Asmendri Asmendri , Sari Milya
Published: June 2024

The leadership of the principal has a very important role in school management and has a decisive position in order to achieve the educational goals of the education unit. The purpose of this study is to find out how the role and position of the principal's leadership in realizing Merdeka Belajar. Merdeka Belajar is a program launched by the Minister of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia. Merdeka Belajar is a concept of educational development where all stakeholders are expected to become agents of educational changeThis research conducts literature studies by collecting materials from books, journals, articles and other sources related to the principal's leadership in realizing They Study in high school. The results of the analysis show that it shows that the principal as a leader becomes a policy director in achieving school goals. The principal as a leader has a very important role and position in decision making and is responsible for realizing school achievements in implementing Merdeka Belajar
Frequency of Anemia among Patients of Rheumatoid Arthritis: Cross Sectional Study
Authors: Aslam Hira , Shoukat Amna , Matloob Hafiz Muhammad , Athar Yumna , Waqar Syeda Azka , Inayat Sadaf
Published: June 2024

Anemia of inflammation is the common manifestation of chronic inflammatory diseases like rheumatoid arthritis. There is a lack of local data regarding this heath issue so we conducted this study order to assess the frequency of anemia among RA patients. Our results will help clinicians to manage anemia actively with chronic inflammatory disorders in our clinical setups. Objective: To evaluate the frequency of anemia of inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis patients. Methods: Both male and female patients having age 40-70 years with confirmed rheumatoid arthritis were enrolled. Patients with history of any previous blood loss or any co-morbidities like CLD, CRF and thalassemia were ruled out. Blood sample drawn from each patient was sent for laboratory measurement of hemoglobin levels thus indicating the presence or absence of anemia. Results: Mean age was 50.85 ± 9.07 years. Out of the 79 patients, 63 (79.75%) were female and 16 (20.25%) were females. Frequency of anemia in rheumatoid arthritis was found in 64 (81.01%) patients, whereas there was no anemia in 15 (18.99%) patients. Conclusions:  It was concluded that anemia is a common disorder and its frequency is very high among patients of rheumatoid arthritis.