bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
¿A quién educan las plataformas digitales? Equidad y ética educativa en un contexto de post pandemia
Authors: Jacovkis Judith , Parcerisa Lluís , Herrera-Urízar Gustavo , Folguera Sònia
Published: April 2024

El uso de plataformas digitales se ha generalizado en los sistemas educativos de muchos países del mundo, sobre todo durante y después de la pandemia del COVID-19. A pesar del creciente interés que genera este fenómeno, aún existe poca evidencia sobre los procesos de adopción de estas plataformas en distintos contextos escolares, y sobre sus impactos sobre la equidad del sistema educativo. Por ello, este artículo analiza cómo distintas características de los centros educativos influyen en las formas de implementación y uso de las plataformas digitales, y explora las percepciones del profesorado sobre el impacto de estas tecnologías sobre la equidad del sistema educativo. Para ello, se desarrolla un análisis del discurso de 6 entrevistas con equipos de dirección y 8 grupos de discusión con profesorado de 6 centros públicos de Cataluña. Los resultados del análisis sobre la adopción y el uso de plataformas digitales permiten identificar tres perfiles de centro, en función del tipo de plataforma digital utilizada y de las disposiciones del profesorado y las direcciones respecto al proceso de adopción y a la propia plataforma digital. Asimismo, muestran que las percepciones del profesorado en relación con las oportunidades educativas del alumnado y con la equidad del sistema educativo no se centran tanto en el papel y las particularidades de cada plataforma digital sino más bien en el acceso a cualquiera de ellas. Las conclusiones destacan la dificultad de los centros para vincular “lo tecnológico” con “lo pedagógico” y la prevalencia de procesos reactivos más que creativos en la adopción de plataformas digitales. También sugieren que el profesorado y las direcciones se mueven en un escenario de incertidumbre que interpela a su competencia profesional, y provoca temores sobre las nuevas desigualdades que la tecnología digital pueda generar.
Inteligencia artificial generativa y educación
Authors: García-Peñalvo Francisco José
Published: April 2024

En la intersección entre la tecnología avanzada y la pedagogía, la Inteligencia Artificial Generativa (IAGen) está provocando, como poco, el replanteamiento de los paradigmas educativos tradicionales. Después de un año frenético en el avance de la IAGen, especialmente tras la aparición en escena de ChatGPT, se quiere explorar el impacto de la IAGen en el sector educativo, analizado desde las perspectivas de cuatro colectivos clave: profesorado, estudiantado, perfiles de toma de decisiones e ingenieros/as de software. Durante 2023 y lo que llevamos de 2024 se han realizado revisiones de literatura, entrevistas, encuestas, formaciones y observaciones directas de cómo se percibe la IAGen por personas que representan a los colectivos anteriormente mencionados dentro del contexto educativo. Se destaca cómo la IAGen ofrece oportunidades sin precedentes para, entre otros aspectos, personalizar el aprendizaje, mejorar la calidad de los recursos educativos u optimizar los procesos administrativos y de evaluación. Sin embargo, la IAGen aplicada a la educación tiene otra cara menos amable que se relaciona con recelos y desconfianzas, debidas, en muchas ocasiones a una falta de alfabetización en aspectos relacionados con la IA en general, pero bien fundamentados en otras ocasiones por las lagunas existentes en cuanto a aspectos legislativos, éticos, de seguridad o de influencia medioambiental. Este análisis revela que, aunque la IAGen tiene el potencial de transformar significativamente la educación, su implementación exitosa requiere un enfoque colaborativo y transversal que involucre a todos los actores del ecosistema educativo. A medida que exploramos este nuevo horizonte, es imperativo considerar las implicaciones éticas y garantizar que la tecnología se utilice de manera que signifique un beneficio para la sociedad en general, sin obviar los riesgos y retos que ya existen o que ineludiblemente aparecerán con el desarrollo acelerado de estas tecnologías tan extremadamente potentes.
Mapping the research landscape of hydrogen supply chains: A bibliometric analysis of citations and co-citations
Authors: Frankowska Marzena , Błoński Krzysztof
Published: April 2024

The article aims to identify the most influential authors and publications in the research area of hydrogen supply chains. The analysis of the European Union’s strategic documents and hydrogen strategies announced by individual countries indicate that using hydrogen in the economy is becoming significantly more important. Therefore, scientists exploring the above topics in various research settings and scopes should also expect growing interest. The hydrogen economy, including hydrogen supply chains (HSC) as a tool for its implementation, is still a relatively young and dynamic research area. This applies especially to the so-called green hydrogen supply chains where the hydrogen feedstock is the renewable energy source. This work is intended to facilitate the identification of the most essential items of already published scientific works.  The work carried out a bibliometric analysis for the research area “hydrogen supply chains”. As a result of the research, the following were identified: (1) the most frequently cited publications and their authors, (2) the journals and authors that had the most significant impact on research in a given area, (3) the publications to be which are most often referred to by authors writing works in the field of HSC, and (4) changes in the importance of places of publication and authors over time. Due to the complexity of the research issues, it is crucial to determine the most significant scientific achievements to date. This should constitute the basic cognitive base for properly implementing newly undertaken research: the hydrogen supply chain.
Desvendando gênero no direito:
Authors: De Castro Leonardo Aires , Da Silva Dantas Jéssica
Published: April 2024

O objetivo deste artigo é debater o Institucionalismo Feminista como um instrumento de pesquisa e interpretação do Direito brasileiro. Gênero é uma categoria pouco examinada nos estudos jurídicos nacionais, concentrando-se nas áreas penal e civil, no que tange violência de gênero e direito de família. Todavia, os operadores do Direito podem e devem se beneficiar na ampla utilização desta estrutura analítica para compreender problemas negligenciados pela disciplina. Nos perguntamos, desse modo, quais ferramentas o Institucionalismo Feminista poderia fornecer ao Direito no intuito de acrescentar novas estratégias de compreensão da Justiça e do fazer jurídico. Para tanto, realizamos um amplo debate interdisciplinar, conceituando as Instituições, as diversas escolas do conhecimento institucionalista e pontuando que somente a partir de uma abordagem feminista é que o Direito conseguirá prosseguir como caminho da promoção da justiça social.
Legalization of Cannabis Does Not Reduce Opioid Prescribing in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Difference-in-Difference Analysis
Authors: Noureldin Mohamed , Van Tony , Cohen-Mekelburg Shirley , Scott Frank I. , Higgins Peter D.R. , Stidham Ryan W. , Hou Jason , Waljee Akbar K. , Berinstein Jeffrey A.
Published: April 2024

INTRODUCTION:

Cannabis may provide inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients with an alternative to opioids for pain.

METHODS:

We conducted a difference-in-difference analysis using MarketScan. Changes over time in rates of opioid prescribing were compared in states with legalized cannabis to those without.

RESULTS:

We identified 6,240 patients with IBD in states with legalized cannabis and 79,272 patients with IBD in states without legalized cannabis. The rate of opioid prescribing decreased over time in both groups and were not significantly different (attributed differential = 0.34, confidence interval −13.02 to 13.70, P = 0.96).

DISCUSSION:

Opioid prescribing decreased from 2009 to 2016 among patients with IBD in both states with legalized and state without legalized cannabis, similar to what has been observed nationally across a variety of diseases. Cannabis legalization was not associated with a lower rate of opioid prescribing for patients with IBD.
El poder de lo real, en Zubiri, Sófocles y Beckett
Authors: Sanmartín Catalán Carlos , Herreras Maldonado Enrique
Published: April 2024

El objetivo de este trabajo consiste en explicar el concepto de «poder de lo real» en la filosofía de Xavier Zubiri. Siendo este el núcleo, hemos querido confrontar su reflexión con otros autores relacionados con un ámbito, digamos, artístico-filosófico. Autores en los que, como ocurre con el filósofo vasco, el poder de lo real, de las cosas reales concretas, es lo que proporciona el eje de sus obras. Es decir, el hombre abona, mediante ese poder, su funcionalidad con respecto a las demás cosas reales, incluido el propio ser humano. Primeramente, nos introduciremos en la amplia reflexión que realiza Zubiri en relación a dos conceptos complejos, el de poder y el de lo real. Seguidamente nos adentraremos en la mirada trágica, con especial consideración a Edipo rey, de Sófocles, una obra que permite ver cómo ese poder se produce desde la vivencia trágica, lo que nos ayuda a comprender la perspectiva de Zubiri que también hace hincapié en el significado de la realidad trágica. El añadido del escritor Samuel Beckett se realiza porque su obra, en especial Esperando a Godot, puede servir de contraste, y al mismo tiempo de reto, a la visión zubiriana desde una perspectiva de la filosofía del absurdo.
El esencialismo y el problema del cambio
Authors: Mota Pinto Silvio
Published: April 2024

Este artículo discute el problema de la permanencia y del cambio. Empieza considerando al esencialismo frente al anti-esencialismo contemporáneo, en un segundo momento, la noción de existencia y, en seguida, las de identidad y cambio. Finalmente, se apela a la naturaleza de la predicación para mostrar que, contra el esencialista, la concepción del cambio de su contrincante sí logra resolver el problema de la unidad semántica de la proposición.
ELEKTRİKLİ ARAÇ PAZARINDA TÜKETİCİ SATIN ALMA DAVRANIŞLARININ DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİNE YÖNELİK BİR BİBLİYOMETRİK VE SİSTEMATİK ANALİZ
Authors: Acar Oğuzhan , Taşkın Çağatan
Published: April 2024

Yüksek çevrecilik özelliğiyle ön plana çıkan elektrikli araçların etkisi gün geçtikçe daha fazla hissedilmektedir. Bu perspektifte tüketicilerin mevcut alışkanlıklarının değiştirebilmesi ve elektrifikasyona geçişinin sağlanabilmesi için satın alma davranışlarının incelenmesi önemlidir. Bu çalışma, 2014-2023 yılları arasında Scopus veri tabanında tüketicilerin elektrikli araç satın alma davranışları temelindeki 74 makaleyi değerlendirerek markalara, karar alıcılara ve araştırmacılara çok yönlü bilgiler sağlamayı amaçlamaktadır. Araştırmada önce Bibliometrix ve VOSviewer programları aracılığıyla nicel yönden ve sonra PRISMA Meta-Analiz çerçevesinde nitel yönden inceleme gerçekleştirilmiştir. Bibliyometrik ve sistematik analiz sonucunda; çalışmaların 2020 yılından sonra arttığı, en fazla alıntı yapılan yazarın Hair ve bilimsel kaynağın Enerji politikası dergisi olduğu, elektrikli araçlar ifadesinin en sık anahtar kelime olarak belirlendiği, ülkeler düzeyinde çalışmanın ve iş birliğinin Çin’de yoğunlaştığı, etkisi incelenen unsurların belirlenmesinde Planlı Davranış Teorisinden fazlaca yararlanıldığı görülmüştür.
Ingo Runde – Heike Hawicks (Hgg.), Max Weber in Heidelberg, Heidelberg 2022
Authors: Továrek Michal
Published: April 2024

Book review on Ingo Runde – Heike Hawicks (Hgg.), Max Weber in Heidelberg Universitätsverlag Winter GmbH, Heidelberg 2022, 417 s., ISBN 978-3825349332
Šárka Velhartická (ed.), 100 let české staroorientalistiky. České klínopisné bádání, předovýchodní archeologie a spřízněné obory v dokumentech, Praha 2021
Authors: Ratajová Jana
Published: April 2024

Book review on Šárka Velhartická (ed.), 100 let české staroorientalistiky. České klínopisné bádání, předovýchodní archeologie a spřízněné obory v dokumentech. Praha, Libri 2021, 848 s., ISBN 978-80-7277-588-0
Vzpomínkami inspirované vzpomínání: Jana Štroblová, Rok sem, rok tam. Vzpomínky, Praha 2018
Authors: Pousta Zdeněk
Published: April 2024

Book review on Jana Štroblová, Rok sem, rok tam. Vzpomínky. Nakladatelství Pulchra, Praha 2018, 216 s. + foto, ISBN 978-80-7564-030-7
Developing competency of nursing students in cardiopulmonary resuscitation using Resuscitation Quality Improvement technology
Authors: Oermann Marilyn H. , VanRiel Yolanda M. , Stieve Debra E. , Vermeesch Carol A. , Crane Patrick C. , Kratovil Amanda , Baker Manisa , Guerra Donna S. , Chamness Joseph , Saeed Bushra Ahmad , Rogers Vonda , Flicker Joy M. , Patterson C. Marie
Published: April 2024

Objectives

This study examined the outcomes of training nursing students in CPR skills using the Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI) program.

Methods

Nursing students (n=2,193) in 12 schools across the United States participated in this study. Students performed compressions and bag-masked ventilation on adult and infant manikins using the RQI simulation station without and then with feedback on their performance.

Results

With real-time, objective feedback from the RQI simulation station, students’ performance of CPR skills improved, and they retained their skills over time.

Conclusions

The RQI program and methodology of feedback is effective for training nursing students to be competent in CPR skills, essential for safe patient care. Nursing and other healthcare professions programs should consider adopting the RQI program for students to develop competency in CPR.
Study of ultrasonic influence on heat transfer and resistance performance of round tube with twisted belt
Authors: Yang Yuxi , Liu Hongyan , Yu Chulin , Wang Wenqing , Lv Xiaohan , Zhang Haiqing
Published: April 2024

In this study, ultrasonic technology is combined with twisted belts to explore the comprehensive performance, and this study also investigated the effect of different Reynolds numbers, ultrasonic frequencies, and number of transducers on the performance of circular and twisted band tubes. It was found that ultrasonic waves applied on the tube plate enhanced the heat transfer performance of the heat exchanger tubes, reduced the flow resistance, and improved the overall performance, and the lower the ultrasonic frequency, the better the heat transfer and resistance reduction ability, and at the experimental condition frequency of 21 kHz, the maximum increase of Nu is 19.06%. With the increase of Reynolds number, the better the ultrasonic enhancement heat transfer performance, but the worse the resistance reduction performance. For different heat exchanger tube structures, the synergistic enhanced heat transfer effect of ultrasonic waves with the twisted belt is better than round tubes, and the synergistic drag reduction effect with the round tube is better than the twisted tape round tube. When the installed ultrasonic transducers are two, the heat transfer performance of the heat exchanger tube is the best, and the maximum increase in the value of Nu was 28.06%.
Mechanochemical synthesis and structural characterization of the I2-II-IV-VI4 quaternary chalcogenide Ag2CdGeSe4
Authors: Profita Kevin D. , Bredow Thomas , Heppke Eva M.
Published: April 2024

Ag2CdGeSe4 – a I2-II-IV-VI4 quaternary chalcogenide – was synthesized by a mechanochemical synthesis route with a subsequent annealing step inside of a glass ampoule. Detailed analysis and structural investigation using X-ray powder diffraction (PXRD) indicate that Ag2CdGeSe4 crystallizes in the wurtzstannite-type structure with space group Pmn21. For Rietveld refinements, all cubic diamond/sphalerite- and hexagonal diamond/wurtzite-related structure types including all subgroups of the wurtzstannite-type structure were considered. Quantum-chemical calculations were carried out at density-functional theory (DFT) level. The results do not allow an unambiguous verification of the experimentally observed Ag2CdGeSe4 type, due to the small energy differences between the structures. Comparison of calculated and measured UV/Vis data, however, support the results of the Rietveld refinement.
The Cost of Testing
Authors: McNeil Randall
Published: April 2024

My name is Randall McNeil. I currently work as a Policy Analyst at Arnold Ventures, and I was formerly incarcerated. Released in August 2022 under DC’s IRAA reform after spending 24 years and 4 months in prison, I expected support from my probation officer upon my return to society. However, I encountered unexpected challenges. Initially assigned a probation officer who was temporary, I was subjected to monthly drug testing. Before my first drug test, I was informed of yet another change in probation officers. This cycle continued until I finally received a permanent probation officer, who immediately increased the frequency of drug testing as a means for me to earn trust. Additionally, she insisted on office and home visits instead of accommodating my job schedule, providing no transitional support.

Currently residing in Maryland with my wife, I recently faced an alarming situation when I received notice from my probation officer that the judge that released me contacted the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) and reported me as non-compliant due to a change of address within Maryland, which I failed to notify. As a former DC prisoner with a prior gun charge, I am obligated to register as a gun offender with the MPD. Despite adhering to all other release requirements, my failure to update my address led to a judge authorizing an arrest warrant. Fortunately, the officer granted me an opportunity to rectify the oversight, which I promptly addressed. This experience highlighted the precariousness of one’s circumstances, where even a minor lapse in compliance could have severe consequences. I am relieved to report that I am now fully compliant with all regulations.
Drug War Dragnet
Authors: Cohen Aliza , Moore Melissa
Published: April 2024

This paper examines the multilayered dynamics behind the drivers of overdose deaths, criminal legal-system involvement, and the drug war infiltration of people’s everyday lives—especially for people under community supervision. While incarceration receives more media and academic attention because of its particular cruelty, almost twice as many people—3.7 million, or one in every sixty-nine U.S. adults—are under community supervision. Probation and parole are commonly understood as “alternatives to incarceration” or “lenient sentences,” but people on supervision must endure constant monitoring, perpetually under the threat of incarceration. Drug war policies and practices have profoundly shaped probation and parole. Regardless of someone’s original sentence, abstinence from drugs, drug testing, submission to warrantless searches, and court-ordered treatment are routine features of supervision. The putative goal of community supervision is to ensure successful reintegration; yet drug war surveillance enacts extensive barriers, while not reducing drug use or drug-related harms like overdose. In order to ensure health, financial security, and overall well-being of those under supervision, policymakers, probation and parole officers, clinicians, service providers, and researchers must work to identify and remove barriers to care, including routine drug testing, substandard or forced substance use disorder treatment, and poor-quality services and support.
The Utility of Drug Testing for Probation Risk Classification
Authors: Lattimore Pamela K. , Inkpen Christopher , Tueller Stephen J. , Janda Kim , Muentner Luke , Powell Nicholas K.
Published: April 2024

Drug testing—either random, scheduled, or for-cause—is a common condition of community supervision. This study investigates the utility of drug testing measures in predicting arrest or revocation outcomes for individuals on probation. Results were generated during the development of a set of new risk classification algorithms for individuals on probation or parole in Georgia. Multiple analytic approaches and predictive factors were tested in the development of these models that were built using data for approximately 154,000 individuals who began probation or parole between January 1, 2016, and December 31, 2019. Accuracy at predicting rearrest was improved by implementing time-period-specific models; using recent rather than lifetime criminal history; and incorporating dynamic measures of both protective and risk factors, including drug test results and absence of testing. Models were estimated separately for men and women, for different supervision statuses (probation-only, split-sentence probation, and parole), and for three consecutive time periods (first quarter, next three quarters, one-plus years). Positive test results were predictive of future arrest or revocation, while negative results and absence of testing in latter-period models were associated with reduced risk. Results are presented for the probation-only models for men and women, but similar results obtained for the split-probation and parole models.
Doxorubicin Removal from Water using Acid-treated Activated Carbon, Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes, and Montmorillonite
Authors: Rezaei Nazanin , Rahbar Shahrouzi Javad , Ebadi Amanollah , Towfighi Farshid , Moradi Fereshteh
Published: April 2024

Medical wastewater is a significant contributor to environmental pollution, posing severe risks to both human health and the environment. To resolve this challenge, the removal of anti-cancer drugs from medical wastewater has been considered. This study investigated the removal of doxorubicin, an effective anti-cancer drug, from an aqueous solution using three types of adsorbents: activated carbon, multi-walled carbon nanotube, and montmorillonite. Our findings revealed that carbon nanotubes exhibited superior performance in doxorubicin removal from water compared to the other two adsorbents. Specifically, the maximum adsorption capacity of doxorubicin with an initial concentration

of 50 mg L–1 on the carbon nanotube reached 500 mg g–1. In addition, surface modification of the adsorbents with acid resulted in a 15 % and 41 % increase in adsorption capacity, and an 85 % and 67 % reduction in equilibrium time for carbon nanotube and

montmorillonite, respectively. The increasing pH proved to enhance the adsorption efficiency of carbon nanotubes and activated carbon, with the best performance achieved at solution pH of 10 and 8 for MWCNTs and AC, respectively.
Identification of the Students’ Misconceptions about the Digestive System
Authors: Gul Seyda , Yilmaz Mehmet , Gul Ali
Published: April 2024

The aim of this study is to determine the students’ misconceptions about the digestive system. In this quantitative research, the study group comprised totally 259 sixth-, seventh-, and eighth-grade students. The data were collected through a three-tier diagnostic test and analyzed in terms of scientific knowledge, the lucky guess, lack of knowledge, and misconception levels of students on digestive system. According to the findings, 20.1% of the students’ answers were in the scientific knowledge category and 9.1% were in the lucky guess category. On the other hand, 39.7% of the answers were in the lack of knowledge category and 26.0% were in the misconception category. The most prominent findings in the study were the students’ misconceptions in a few questions, especially about physical and chemical digestion. In addition, some students did not fully understand the distinction between the excretory and digestive organs and the functions of some accessory. They also gave incorrect answers about the organs where the digestion of proteins, carbohydrates and fats begins and ends. At the end of the study, suggestions were made to eliminate the misconceptions.
Comparison of the effects of two biodegradable coatings on the characteristics of white-top linerboard used in packaging food materials in cold environments
Authors: Kasmani Jafar Ebrahimpour , Samariha Ahmad
Published: April 2024

Effects of two biodegradable coatings were compared relative to the characteristics of white-top linerboard. To coat the surface of the paperboard, nano-polyurethane was sprayed onto the surface using a nozzle. Subsequently, the samples were placed inside a refrigerator and freezer for a period of 2 and 4 months. In the second stage, nano-polyurethane was again sprayed onto the surface, using a nozzle, to improve the performance of the coating material. To further enhance the coating, the surfaces of the coated white-top linerboard were coated with a nanoclay using a laboratory coater. Subsequently, the samples were placed inside a refrigerator and freezer for a period of 2 and 4 months. The properties of the samples were measured thereafter. The results showed a reduction in water absorption of the samples after coating and freezing. This can be attributed to the penetration of the coating solution into the paper pores, resulting in a decrease in pore diameter and, consequently, a decrease in water permeability through the paper pores. In the coated and frozen samples, an increase in thickness and surface smoothness was observed, but most of the mechanical strength properties decreased. These changes were more pronounced in the dual-layer coatings.
Cooperative treatment and resource utilization of municipal solid waste by industrial coke ovens: Effects of doping ratio and management
Authors: Ma Hongqing , Zhao Jihua , Pin Lv , Ma Hongzhi , Zhou Jun , Liu Jianguo
Published: April 2024

For the collaborative treatment and resource utilization of an industrial coke oven on municipal solid waste (MSW), this study used MSW to prepare refuse-derived fuel (RDF). The influence of different mix ratio between RDF and coal on coking products was considered, and technical and economic analyses were conducted. The results showed that under the low mixture ratio (3%), the pyrolytic carbon obtained basically met the class III standard of metallurgical carbon. In the experiment of medium mixture ratio (25%, 30%, 35%), the product contained a certain amount of calorific value, lower than that of the metallurgical coke. It might be that the ash content increased, and such product can be used for civil coke or chemical coke. When the mixture ratio was 100%, the calorific value of pyrolysis carbon was 7.53 MJ/kg, representing 25.7% of the calorific value of ordinary coke. The gas production rate of the discharged gas was 0.35, and the calorific value is 14.0 MJ/kg, reaching 73.6% of the coke oven gas. Under the condition of no coal input, the MSW was converted into usable energy. The results demonstrated that coke oven pyrolysis with 100% RDF addition is the most feasible way to recycle resources and energy.
Can the private sector inform the government in water resources management? one watershed-one plan: a new approach to watershed management
Authors: Henley Elizabeth , Magner Joe , Eckman Karlyn , Current Dean , Smith Louis
Published: April 2024

Minnesota, USA has developed a watershed management approach called One Watershed One Plan (1W1P). 1W1P is a statewide program that seeks to manage water along natural boundaries, defined by hydrologic unit code 8 (HUC-8) watersheds. Historically, Minnesota relied upon each county to develop their own water management plan. State funding through the Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) was allocated based on proposed project applications sent to a review committee which then decided which project in a given county would get funding. This approach provided a vehicle for transferring state tax money back to the local government but failed to really solve trans-county, integrated water management problems. To solve both water quality and quantity issues a more focused approach with a larger payload of funding for a longer period of time was needed. Government alone cannot solve intrinsic water issues because most Minnesota landownership is private. In this paper we discuss how the private sector must be engaged up front in the water planning process for successful water management. We illustrate how public-private partnerships are essential for better water planning and management.
Digital image processing (DIP) applied to the analysis of the use and coverage of São Sebastião, federal district, Brazil
Authors: Caetano Mateus Ribeiro , Ribeiro Cardoso Josiene Chrystina , de Paula Gisandra Faria , Silva Rafael Cerqueira
Published: April 2024

The article explores the application of Digital Image Processing (DIP) and Remote Sensing (RS) techniques in analyzing land use and land cover changes in the Administrative Region of São Sebastião, Federal District, Brazil. DIP plays a pivotal role in automated data analysis and interpretation, particularly in the context of RS, where it efficiently processes Earth's surface data collected by sensors on satellites, aircraft, and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). The study covers the period from 2000 to 2020, utilizing data from satellites such as Landsat to provide a continuous view of the region. The spatial and temporal analyses incorporate considerations of hypsometry, slope, and surface temperature, aiming to understand the dynamics of land use and its impact on the microclimate. The methodology involves a comprehensive literature review, acquisition of spatial data from government agencies, and the use of computational tools such as ArcGIS and ENVI. Classification of Landsat images employs false-color compositions and Maximum Likelihood Classification to identify urban areas, water bodies, vegetation, shrubland, and exposed soil. The analysis also includes generating land surface temperature maps. Results indicate significant urban expansion, particularly in the Southeast direction, with a concentration of urban activities. The study highlights a continuous growth trend over the years, emphasizing the importance of understanding and monitoring these transformations for sustainable planning. The article contributes to the field by providing valuable insights into the dynamics of urban growth, offering a clear spatial distribution of changes over time. The detailed methodology ensures the accuracy and reliability of the analysis, supporting informed decision-making in the context of environmental exploration and regional development planning.
Addressing climate change in high school in Senhor do Bonfim - BA: a commitment to a sustainable future
Authors: Costa Pimenta Keityane da , Guedes Ana Paula Penha , Freire Sampaio Antônio Carlos
Published: April 2024

This article discusses the need to address climate change in high school education in Senhor do Bonfim, Bahia, focusing on Cartography as an educational tool. Initially, it presents the global relevance of climate change and emphasizes the importance of addressing it at the local level. The general objective of this article is to discuss how the approach to climate change in Senhor do Bonfim's high school can contribute to a sustainable future. The specific objective is to demonstrate how the use of Cartography as an educational tool can increase students' awareness of local and global climate change. The article highlights the global relevance of climate change, highlighting that this is a challenge that affects the entire planet. However, it underscores the importance of addressing climate change at the local level, as local communities are also affected by extreme weather events and environmental degradation. To this end, the methodology used follows the dialectical critical line with a qualitative approach. To work on the concepts, a bibliographic survey was conducted, focusing on issues such as climate change, Cartography, and environmental preservation. The methodological procedure used was a case study of a field trip to Serra do Gado Bravo with high school students in the municipality in question, which served as the basis for the development of this work.
Seasonal variation of the water quality in an intermittent river perennified by hydraulic work: a case study of the Terra Nova river basin, Northeast Brazil
Authors: Marques Érika Tavares , de Oliveira Cláudia Ricardo , Caldas Hidaiane Fayga , Cardoso Ariane Silva , Araújo Jonathas , Carmo Sobra Maria do
Published: April 2024

The hydrographic basins inserted in the Brazilian semi-arid region tend to aridization and intermittency due to climatological and geological conditions, suffering great anthropic pressure and experiencing seasonal changes in water quality. The aim of this study was to analyze the seasonal variation of the water quality in an intermittent river perennified by hydraulic work: a case study of the Terra Nova river basin (TNRB), located in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. Physical, chemical and biological parameters were analysed. Water samples were collected at eight sampling points in the TRNB, from 2009 to 2022, totaling 26 campaigns. The Water Quality Index (WQI) adapted by the Environmental Sanitation Technology Company of the State of São Paulo (CETESB) was applied. The results were evaluated spatially and temporally. It was observed that in most campaigns there was no water at the monitoring points, both in the rainy season (77.8%) and in the dry season (73.5%). During the sampling period the WQI ranged from Excellent (81) to Bad (24) in the TNRB. Point Q06 stood out from the others, presenting the only WQI classified as Excellent. With regard to seasonality, the dry season ranged from Excellent (81) to Bad (24), while in the rainy season it ranged from Good (78) to Bad (22). To improve water quality it is necessary to invest in basic sanitation in the TNRB municipalities, environmental recovery, environmental education and monitoring with the aim of mitigating conflicts and impacts.
Role of sociocultural beliefs/norms on level of access and uptake of contraceptives among unmarried adolescent girls in Nigeria: A systematic review study
Authors: Adewale Ogundiran Taiwo , Mohammadnezhad Masoud , Ibrahim Ogundiran Ayobami , Mohammed Hauwa’u
Published: April 2024

Despite widespread awareness of the importance of contraceptive use in Nigeria, unintended pregnancies persist among adolescent girls, leading to events of unsafe abortion, sexually transmitted infections, maternal mortality, and disruptions to education and career, consequently resulting in economic hardships. Negative sociocultural beliefs and attitude serves as a deterrent for girls seeking contraceptives services in Nigeria. This study aimed to determine and describe how sociocultural beliefs and attitudes affect access and usage of contraceptive among unmarried adolescent Nigerian girls. This study employs a secondary research approach following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. PubMed, Scopus, PsycINFO, and CIHNAL were searched using relevant keywords to achieve and review studies that meet predefined criteria. Quality assessment of selected articles was done using the Critical Appraisal Skill Programme (CASP) and Mix Methods Appraisal Tools (MMAT) for qualitative and quantitative articles, respectively. Each selected article was synthesized thematically to identify patterns relevant to the research question. Thematic analysis revealed four sociocultural beliefs influencing contraceptive uptake among unmarried adolescent girls in Nigeria. Society's stigmatization of females for pregnancy prevention limits their freedom to access contraceptive services. Other factors include beliefs about sex and age, protective education, and societal intolerance for discussions about sex with adolescents. The study highlights the societal influence on contraceptive decisions for adolescent girls in Nigeria. Girls in need of contraceptives struggle with societal stigmatization perpetuated by beliefs that adolescent girls should abstain from sex until after marriage, which unfortunately does not align with current trends in sexual relationships among adolescents in Nigeria. it is therefore important to shift societal perspective about adolescent sexuality needs and promote the economic and lifelong benefits of preventing unplanned pregnancies through a multisectoral collaboration.
Una revisión de las políticas educativas contra el abandono escolar prematuro: el papel de la formación profesional
Authors: Feria-Vicero Aurora
Published: April 2024

En los últimos años el abandono escolar prematuro constituye una problemática que ha entrado de lleno, en las agendas políticas, en todos los niveles gubernamentales. En el caso de Andalucía, foco de este trabajo, los datos reflejan que es un fenómeno que hay que priorizar, diseñando, para ello, nuevos programas y políticas e impulsando otros ya existentes, como la Formación Profesional, a fin de minimizar sus tasas. El artículo se centrará en una revisión de los distintos programas y políticas educativas llevadas a cabo en Andalucía, incluyendo también el papel que se le otorga a la Formación Profesional, como vía para reducir el abandono escolar. Se concluye con algunos datos que podrían abrir futuras líneas de investigación.
Educación comunitaria y pedagogía de resistencia en Oaxaca, México
Authors: Maldonado Alvarado Benjamín
Published: April 2024

En este artículo se presentan aspectos generales de la conformación de la educación comunitaria en Oaxaca como un modelo contrahegemónico en construcción, basado en una pedagogía que recupera elementos de la vida comunitaria para fortalecer la resistencia de las comunidades frente al proyecto colonial del Estado mexicano. Esta educación es impulsada, principalmente, por una organización sindical de trabajadores de la educación que, por su fuerza política, logra crear espacios para el desarrollo de la educación comunitaria.
olitizar los espacios académicos de educación artística en tiempos de confinamiento por COVID
Authors: Molet Chicot Carme , Quiroz Llobet Dànae , Salvatierra Monfort Laura
Published: April 2024

Este artículo presenta una experiencia de Educación Artística en Formación Inicial del Profesorado, implementada en la Facultad de Educación de la Universidad de Lleida, durante el confinamiento en tiempos de pandemia y emergencia sanitaria por COVID–19. Ésta forma parte de un proyecto de investigación–acción que se vio modificado a consecuencia de los cambios acaecidos. Se expone, una parte de la investigación, con el objetivo de poner de relieve la importancia de la politización de los espacios académicos en situaciones inciertas; con especial incidencia en las artes visuales como lugar de experimentación sensible y de comprensión. A partir de esta experiencia, ofrecemos un conjunto de procedimientos que pueden ser de utilidad, según contextos, para esta politización: construir un andamiaje de pensamiento crítico, relacionar los sucesos con la manera personal de experimentarlos y, la interconexión entre imágenes y textos, entre creación e interpretación. En definitiva, una manera de conectar la docencia y las artes con la actualidad social y política
Desafíos Docentes En La Educación De Jóvenes Y Adultos En Chile: Hacia Una Agenda De Conversaciones Para El Diseño E Implementación De Nuevas Políticas
Authors: Osorio Jorge
Published: April 2024

Fundamentado en el paradigma del derecho de las personas al aprendizaje durante toda la vida y, en el marco de un contexto caracterizado por cambios etarios, culturales, sociales y metodológicos, que no han sido adecuadamente abordados mediante políticas acordes a los actuales enfoques educativos, el presente artículo da cuenta de los desafíos de la educación de personas jóvenes y adultas en Chile y el impacto que esta modalidad genera en la práctica docente.
Modeling Face Detection Application Using Convolutional Neural Network and Face-API for Effective and Efficient Online Attendance Tracking
Authors: Juliandy Carles , Poi Wong Ng , Darwin
Published: April 2024

The pandemic of Covid-19 emergency has ended, but it gives us a new lifestyle every aspect of life and also in the education aspect has changed. At that moment as one of the ways to prevent pandemic infection, many governments give the policy to close the offline class and continue with online classes. The online class system encountered several problems and one of those problems was to track the students’ attendance to ensure all the students were attending the class. The teacher needed extra effort to track it because they needed to call the students one by one which is wasting time and sometimes would miss the presence of the students who attend the class. To make it effective efficient accurate and time-consuming when tracking attendance in online classes for teachers, we proposed the face detection model which combines face-api.js and CNN to detect and recognize the students’ faces to help teachers track attendance by just uploading the screenshot image of the online meeting application. We tested our model with accuracy and speed testing. With 3 images of every student’s face as training data, our model was able to recognize the face with 100% accuracy in just 41,65 seconds which is faster than calling students one by one that need almost 3 to 5 minutes if there are many students. Future research can be done by focusing research on improving the model to detect the students’ faces with different brightness, contrast, and saturation because students may not have the same place and condition when joining an online meeting class.
Experience of Some Countries of The Commonwealth of Nations in Ensuring Criminological Protection of Justice
Authors: Khrystova Yuliia , Titarenkо Oleksiy , Cherviakov Oleksandr , Marushchak Oleksandr , Shkolа Serhіi
Published: April 2024

The article describes the experience of Great Britain, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand in the field of criminological protection of justice. A combination of philosophical, general scientific and specific scientific research methods was used in the preparation of this article to find out which special actors are authorized to carry out such criminological activities, to analyze the powers and guarantees for their exercise to fulfill their tasks. The article reveals the peculiarities of interaction of special actors of ensuring the security of justice with other actors in the system of combating offenses and crimes against justice. The author emphasizes the role of the sheriff, police, and private security companies in ensuring security during the judicial process. The experience of these Commonwealth countries in identifying and counteracting possible threats to the security of justice is analyzed. The purpose of this work was to single out positive foreign experience that may be promising for implementation into the national legislation with the aim of improving activities of the Court Security Service, which is a special subject performing implementation of the function of criminological protection of justice in Ukraine. In particular, firstly, to find out which special entities are authorized to carry out the specified criminological function in certain countries of the British Commonwealth and what powers they have; secondly, what other law enforcement agencies are involved in the mechanism of ensuring criminological protection of justice and what are the features of their interaction with special subjects; thirdly, what measures they take to detect and counter possible threats to the security of justice.
Implementation of Indonesian Government Regulations Concerning the Job Loss Guarantee Program in the Special Capital Region of Jakarta
Authors: Wijayati Rr Ani , Sinaga Haposan Sahala Raja
Published: April 2024

The Indonesian government expanded social security for the community, especially those who experienced layoffs or lost their jobs by issuing a Government Regulation to expand social security as amended and adding several provisions to articles in Law Number 40 of 2004 concerning the National Social Security System after the enactment of the Law. Law Number 11 of 2020 concerning Job Creation. The background to the policy is because during the COVID-19 pandemic many companies laid off employment. In Jakarta, the number of people who have lost their jobs has increased. The Central Statistics Agency of Indonesia report released that the number of unemployed people in the Special Capital Region of Jakarta in February 2022 was 410.59 thousand people. This research aims to legally analyze the decisions or beschikking issued by the Jakarta provincial government in implementing the job loss guarantee (JKP) program and analyze the implementation of the job loss guarantee program in the Jakarta. The research method used is a juridical-empirical research method using statutory and case approaches. The results of this research: 1) Decree (beschikking) of the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government in implementing the job loss guarantee program by issuing: Regional Regulation Number 27 of 2012 concerning the Implementation of Employment and Governor's Regulation of the Special Capital Region of Jakarta Province Number 15 of 2023 concerning Amendments to Governor's Regulation Number 55 of 2016 concerning the Implementation of Social Security for Workers through the Employment Social Security Administering Agency. 2) Implementation of PP 37/2021 in the DKI Jakarta Province area, based on employment conditions in February 2023, the working population in Jakarta area was recorded at 4.86 million people and a survey of 135 random respondents related to the dissemination of information about JKP concluded that the implementation JKP, especially in terms of socialization, is still lacking, because as many as 77% admitted that they had never been socialized about the JKP program which has implications for respondents' knowledge of the benefits of the JKP program itself, not many respondents fully know that the benefits of the JKP program are in the form of cash benefits. , benefits of access to job information, and benefits of job training. Of the respondents who knew about the benefits of the JKP program, generally they only knew about the cash benefits, while other respondents admitted that they did not know at all about the benefits of the JKP program. This number of respondents is not small, namely 53 respondents or around 55.8%. The benefits of the JKP program that were known to respondents were benefits in the form of cash as much as 32.7%, benefits from access to job market information as much as 14.7% and benefits from job training as much as 17% and the remaining 55.8% of respondents did not know what the benefits of the JKP program were.
Family dynamics towards heritage language maintenance
Authors: Nandi Anik
Published: April 2024

This article investigates Family Language Policy and grassroots-level practices of the heritage language speakers who are first-generation migrants of Indian background in Northern Ireland. Having been settled since the 1920s, Indians are one of the longest-established ethnic minorities in the region, representing around 0.5% of the total non-white residents. Whilst languages of migrant communities brought further complexity to the existing linguistic diversity of Northern Ireland, discussions around language policy in this geopolitical domain focus primarily on its two indigenous languages: Irish and Ulster-Scots. There is no particular policy to promote the languages of migrant communities. Drawing on ethnographic observations and two focus groups, the article analyses the language dynamics of eight Belfast-based families. It further demonstrates how these parents become policy intermediaries by monitoring their children’s heritage language learning through explicit teaching, creating a favourable literacy atmosphere at home, ensuring its use in the family through continuous policing and developing identity through constant dialogue with children about Indian culture. Although the under-the-radar participation of these parents may appear intermittently in the policy discourse, their actions can be interpreted as bottom-up language planning to contest the monopoly of the dominant language and culture in the broader community.
Epistemological and Theoretical Foundations in Language Policy and Planning, Michele Gazzola, Federico Gobbo, David Cassels Johnson, and Jorge Antonio Leoni de León (2023)
Authors: Erdocia Iker
Published: April 2024

Epistemological and Theoretical Foundations in Language Policy and PlanningMichele Gazzola, Federico Gobbo, David Cassels Johnson, and Jorge Antonio Leoni de León (2023)Cham: Palgrave Macmillan. Pp. 144ISBN: 978-3031223143 (hbk)ISBN: 978-3-031-22315-0 (eBook)