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Mustafa Ejubović – Šejh Jujo: Between Oral Traditions and Documented Biography
Authors: Hasanović Ali
Published: September 2023

Mustafa Ejubović-Šejh Jujo, one of our prominent Arabic-language writers, lived in Bosnia and Herzegovina during the transition between the 17th and 18th centuries. Besides being a highly prolific author in the fields of Arabic stylistics and Islamic theology, respected not only locally but also throughout the Ottoman Empire at that time, he is also one of the significant figures in Bosniak oral traditions. Over the past few centuries, various anecdotes about him have been retold, fueling the imagination and strengthening beliefs for generations. These narratives, belonging to the genre of oral traditions about saints (evliyas) in Bosniak oral tradition, focus on the miracles and supernatural powers bestowed upon these extraordinary individuals. What is interesting in the case of this extraordinary mufti from Mostar is that, unlike other figures in Bosnian folklore, there is a wealth of biographical data and facts about him, which has led to controversial perspectives among many researchers regarding their intersection with numerous oral traditions.
From the Margins of Bosnian Textology and Literary Archeology: Comparative-Textological Analysis of Mak Dizdar's Stone Sleeper and Old Bosnian Texts
Authors: Džanko Muhidin
Published: September 2023

The paper aims to establish the idea of Bosnian textology on the basis of the comparative-textological analysis of different editions of Mak Dizdar's Stone Sleeper and Old Bosnian Texts. Different fates and receptions of the two books have been analyzed from the perspective of the Bosnian-Herzegovinian culture and literature in the 20th century, with an emphasis on the crossroads as one of its key topographical figures. The origin of this feature was ascribed to Midhat Begic, even though Mak Dizdar had used it long before him with the same exact meaning that would be dominantly exploited in the future. The paper then problematizes different editions of Stone Sleeper and questions the closing word of textological attempts that aspire to be characterized as authentic and definitive.
Contradictions of Scientific Multidimensionality - a Social Epistemology Insight
Authors: Muharemović Vedad , Tadić Tomislav
Published: September 2023

The paper problematizes the issue of contradictions of scientific multidimensionality and is devised as a contribution to the topic from the perspective of social epistemology. The paper points to the fact that scientific multidimensionality and interdisciplinarity are some of the unquestionable categories in the defining of contemporary notions of knowledge and science, and that, as such, they inherently possess negative aspects, which must be taken into consideration when reflected on within the current world history. The paper in particular foregrounds the problem of the status of humanities and social sciences which are marked as redundant and practically useless, due to the objective global and political circumstances and the rearguard capitalist logic. Moreover, the paper also discusses the conceptual history and a sort of knowledge stock of the fundamental roots of the modern notion of scientific knowledge, about which we can take more clear positions to contemporary discussions on the topic.
Overview of the Development of the Philosophy of Science in Croatia
Authors: Musa Martina
Published: September 2023

This paper deals with an overview of the development of the philosophy of science in Croatia. The philosophy of science deals with the problems of the natural sciences seeks the meaning of science, and rationally looks at science from different aspects as its material object. In Croatia, the philosophy of science developed as in other European nations, therefore inseparable from the development of natural sciences and the social context. The paper presents some of the most significant representatives of philosophers and events that influenced the development of the philosophy of science in Croatia.
Socio-Cultural Aspects of Psychoactive Substance Use in Adolescents
Authors: Vuksanović Gorica , Kalajdžić Olivera , Zečević Ivana
Published: September 2023

The use of psychoactive substances by adolescents is one of the more serious problems of modern society. Socio-cultural context plays a significant role in influencing the form of psychoactive substance use. The aim is to show the most important sociocultural factors for psychoactive substance use among adolescence, as well as a show and analysis of studies on the use of psychoactive substance use in adolescents about cultural, racial, and ethnic affiliation. Identified factors that belong to the category of sociocultural determinants are the quality of family relationships and dynamics; peer pressure; part of the city or other place where young people live, stay and/or go to school; social norms, expectations, and beliefs; legal regulations, and the general characteristics of the society. In the analyzed studies, alcohol is the most used substance among adolescents, and marijuana is the most used illegal psychoactive substance. Male adolescents are more likely to use psychoactive substances, than girls. A high prevalence of the use of psychoactive substances was registered among American Indian adolescents and young people in Colombia, while a low prevalence was recorded in Asian countries. Patterns of drug use among youth were analyzed in several tribes living in India, Thailand, and the United States. Tobacco, alcohol, and opium are the most used substance in members of these tribes.
Making Women Count: an Appraisal of Women-centered Policies of Nigeria Political Parties
Authors: Ogunbodede Nife Elizabeth
Published: September 2023

This article examines the effectiveness of various policies and strategies aimed at promoting women’s participation in politics in Nigeria, implemented by advocacy groups, international organizations, political parties, and the Nigerian government. Despite the legal right of women to engage in politics and governance, cultural beliefs have hindered their active involvement in politics, leading to inadequate representation of women in politics. By liberal feminist theory, the study evaluates women’s responses to these initiatives, the challenges encountered in implementing them, and how political parties can enhance their effectiveness. The article suggests that legislative reform is necessary to enable women to achieve equal status to men in society, which will boost women’s political participation. Furthermore, it argues that Nigeria’s political parties have not done enough to encourage women’s participation in politics. Hence, political parties should establish a welcoming and inclusive environment accommodating women’s needs. To achieve this, political parties should organize party meetings at convenient and accessible times and places for women, eliminate obstacles that impede women’s par-ticipation in politics, develop gender-sensitive training programs to enhance women’s confidence and skills, and establish mentoring programs to support potential women candidates in navigating the political landscape.
Professional Development of Preschool Teachers for Inclusive Educational Practice
Authors: Manić Iva
Published: September 2023

With the development of globalization and continuous changes in terms of the formal inclusion of children in social systems, the need for acceptance and inclusion in the system of children with special social support needs has been recognized. The research aimed to determine the circumstances that are significant for the professional development of preschool teachers (frequency, motivation, forms, self-assessment of abilities, application of new knowledge, and cooperation) for the needs of inclusive educational practice in preschool institutions. A convenience sample of 141 preschool teachers from the territory of the cities of Pirot and Niš participated in the research. Teachers expressed their views on this topic using a Likert-type scale composed of 52 items divided into 7 subscales, through the use of a Google Forms questionnaire. The obtained results show that: teachers consider continuous professional development for the organization and implementation of inclusive practice to be significant and necessary; teachers enhance their expertise in the field of inclusion through activities such as thematic workshops, online programs, and joint activities with other teachers, while individual and group research is less frequently applied. Preschool teachers with fewer years of work experience apply various forms of professional development in the field of inclusion. Teachers who implement inclusive educational practices with the nursery or younger preschool group are less motivated for professional development in the field of inclusion. Preschool teachers with less work experience tend to apply new knowledge in the field of inclusion (acquired through professional development). Based on the obtained results, it is recommended to encourage and support teachers in choosing activities for professional development that contribute to the development of skills and knowledge for working in inclusive educational practice.
Interdisciplinary Approach to Research in Didactics: Possibilities, Assumptions, and Challenges of Realization
Authors: Kovačević Branka
Published: September 2023

The results of the analyses show that in addition to the differences that exist between different disciplines, there is generally a trend of an increase in the number of researches conducted as a team and a decrease in the number of individually conducted research. Therefore, the paper aimed to look at the possibilities, assumptions, and challenges of achieving an interdisciplinary approach to basic, developmental, and applied research in didactics using the method of theoretical analysis and synthesis. Basic research is applied not only in didactics, but also in disciplines closely related to didactics (psychology, sociology, philosophy, cybernetics...) and forms the basis for establishing didactic regularities, and has the task of determining didactic knowledge of capital value and significantly influences the development of didactic theories, educational and teaching practices in all types and levels of schools and other educational institutions and forms of organized learning and teaching. An interdisciplinary approach to developmental research, which refers to the investigation of the regularities of the application of research results obtained through basic research, can directly contribute to the improvement of didactic theory and practice. Through applied didactic research of an interdisciplinary character, researchers find solutions for specific practical questions and problems of educational and teaching practice in certain conditions based on known didactic knowledge. Certain assumptions and challenges in the realization of interdisciplinary research in didactics aim to ensure methodological competence, scientific objectivity, and the integration of several disciplines. In the concluding remarks, it was emphasized that research methodology in didactics that has an interdisciplinary approach is not realized in isolation, but in dynamic and creative cooperation with other disciplines. With integrated basic, developmental, and applied didactic research of an interdisciplinary character, we contribute to the development of scientific theory and progressive changes in teaching practice and the educational process in general.
The Role of the Family in Mediating Moral Values
Authors: Smajović Amina , Alić Ramić Belma , Nikšić Rebihić Edina
Published: September 2023

The fundamental purpose of education is to make people aware and to encourage them to freely and responsibly improve themselves. The first step of (self) shaping a person goes through the family, which has a significant role in mediating general human values, especially those of the highest natural values - morals. This work aims to examine students' perspectives on the role of the family in the transmission/mediation of moral values. The research participants are students of the first and second cycle of the Department of Pedagogy at the Faculty of Philosophy of the University of Sarajevo (N=100). Analyzing their perspective and life experience, we obtained results that indicate a high degree of concordance between the framework of pedagogical understandings of morality and how moral values are transmission/mediated in their families of orientation. Also, the results show that frequent family conversations are the basis for building moral knowledge, beliefs, behavior, and actions in children and youth.
Horizontal Learning: Challenges for Changes in the Professional Development of School Teachers and Preschool Teachers
Authors: Korać Isidora , Đermanov Jelena
Published: September 2023

The authors of this paper start from the position that horizontal learning implies a reflective dialogue among participants in the learning process within the professional development of teachers and preschool teachers, critical examination, observation, and understanding of theory and practice from different perspectives, building common knowledge, skills, and values based on which the necessary changes in practice can be planned and implemented. The findings of several types of research indicate that horizontal learning, despite the recognized benefit by the participants of the process, is still poorly represented in practice. The research aims to examine the factors that, according to school teachers and educators, negatively affect their motivation to participate in horizontal learning and at the analysis of their proposals on how to overcome the existing problems and difficulties in the current practice of horizontal learning in the Republic of Serbia. The combined method was applied in the research. The research sample included preschool teachers, subject and classroom teachers employed in institutions from several cities in the Republic of Serbia. For the quantitative part of the research, a questionnaire was constructed (N=330), while the qualitative part of the research was carried out through a semi-structured interview (N=30). Based on the obtained research findings, we can conclude that an unfavorable social environment for learning is the dominant factor that determines the motivation of teachers and educators to participate in horizontal learning activities. In this regard, the research findings indicate that with a higher level of support for horizontal learning in the institutions where the respondents are employed, their motivation to participate in horizontal learning activities also increases. Teachers and preschool teachers recognize the director of the institution as a leader of changes and development of the institution, but also as a manager who provides conditions for the realization of horizontal learning. Research findings and concluding considerations contribute to mapping current practice and a more complete understanding of the process of horizontal learning, providing a basis for creating future policies for the professional development of employees in education.
Traditional Music in Preschool and the Development of Social-emotional Competencies of Preschool Children
Authors: Jeremić Biljana , Markov Zagorka , Nikolić Lidija
Published: September 2023

Despite the passage of time, traditional music continues to hold importance as a source of creativity for new generations. It is an important component of the spiritual history of the human race. This research aims to ascertain the opinions of preschool teachers regarding the influence of traditional music on young children's social and emotional development. The sample consisted of 164 preschool teachers employed in preschool institutions in the Republic of Serbia and the Republic of Croatia. The Student's Social and Emotional Competences Scale (SSEK) (Jeremić et al. 2015) was used as an instrument, adapted for this research. The findings showed that preschool teachers concur that teaching preschoolers traditional music affects their ability to develop their social and emotional skills. Preschool teachers implement traditional music in their educational work, and those who do so more often assess the influence of traditional music on the social and emotional development of children as more prominent. This research implies a need for future research on the frequency and modalities of implementing traditional music in preschools to benefit the development of children.
Human Resource Development – the Intersection of Disciplines?
Authors: Ovesni Kristinka
Published: September 2023

This paper considers how, as a relatively young academic discipline, human resource development (HRD) has undergone significant changes in terms of research approaches that constitute a relevant sum of scientific knowledge, the influence of related scientific disciplines, and the main research topics since the second decade of the twenty-first century. The results of the analysis of selected texts from five academic journals were presented and discussed in finding answers to three research questions: (1) How is the academic disciplinary framework of human resource development considered in the analyzed texts? (2) Which academic disciplines are considered necessary for building a human resources knowledge base? (3) What research topics are highlighted in the analyzed texts?
Correlation of Assessments and Knowledge of Musical Tradition of Fifth-Grade Students of Banjaluka Elementary Schools
Authors: Smailagić Biljana M.
Published: September 2023

The subject of this research is the existence of a correlation between two significant variables, namely students' assessments of traditional folk music and knowledge in this area, but also between crossed variables of assessments of different components. The research was conducted on a sample of N=205 fifth-grade students from three elementary schools in Banja Luka. Research has shown that students' assessments and knowledge are related in almost all parameters, except folk instruments and composers, whose correlation is not statistically significant. Also, the hypothesis that there is a connection between all parameters of assessments of folk music tradition (traditional folk songs, folk instruments, musical dances) as well as with popular children's songs was fully confirmed. Actively dealing with traditional musical content as well as new research will shed light on the importance of the presence of folk music tradition in elementary schools.
Competences in the Function of Professional Work of Teachers
Authors: Krulj Jelena , Marković Emilija , Simijonović Ivana
Published: September 2023

The teacher`s profession represents one of the most important and the most human professions. With their work, teachers influence on lives and development of their students importantly, and if affinities, abilities, and personalities of students will be developed in their full capacity depending on the teacher in a significant way. Through their personality, their knowledge, motivation, their competencies teachers influence the effectiveness of the whole educational process. On the other side, the success of an adult and its contribution to the development of any society depends on such effectiveness. Teachers` competencies development depends on their talent, wish, and readiness for permanent professional learning. The tempo of the technologies’ development today will require more and more adoption of changes which will, consequently, come in the educational process. So, this article aims to direct the analysis of the role of teachers` competencies and their professional development.
Care of Persons With Disabilities in Social Work – is It Possible to Change the Approach From the Client to the Individual?
Authors: Šućur-Janjetović Vesna , Rakanović Radonjić Andrea
Published: September 2023

Social protection of persons with disability represents a topic that requires deep analysis of all significant aspects which include social approach, professional support, as well as the needs and capacities of an individual. This paper includes a theoretical framework for understanding social work models with persons with disability, as well as the underpinning critical social work paradigm. The authors used the above-mentioned theoretical framework to conduct the research and find the answer to the research question. Social workers that participated in this research were hand-picked due to their engagement in the health and social institutions that provide residential social care, and work with clients that are capable of actively participating and making decisions on their own during treatment. The method used for data collection in this research was the focus group method and in depth-interviews as a technic. The research findings presented in this paper indicate that traditional models, medical and social models of social work with persons with disability are being used in practice, with some elements of the third model – the embodiment model. The fourth contemporary model that enables the shift in the social work approach from client to person, using the embodiment model has not been recognized by the social workers that contributed to this research. It is also worth mentioning that the elements of the third and fourth social work models with persons with disability have been present in the social workers’ practice. This topic is very much current and requires attention from the science and practice of social work, facing new challenges and at the same time offering new potential directions for research in this social work field.
Values in Social Work and Professional Relationship Towards Users
Authors: Šćepović Dragana , Lepir Ljubo , Šućur-Janjetović Vesna
Published: September 2023

The paper presents the results of comparative empirical research conducted among social work students (N=146), who were grouped into two subsamples: students from the Australian College of Applied Psychology, Sydney and Melbourne (N= 71), and students from Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) from the Universities of Banja Luka, Tuzla and Sarajevo (N=75). The subject of the research was the values in social work that determine the professional attitude and ways of intervening towards the users of the social protection system, among social work students in two different educational, cultural, and social-political environments (Australia and Bosnia and Herzegovina). The goal of the research was to determine whether there are differences in the attitudes and opinions of students about the values of social work, professional attitudes, and actions towards users of the social protection system, about the country of study and residence. The research was carried out using the research method (survey technique), for the needs of which a specially prepared instrument - Questionnaire (ORiSR/April 2020) was created, which examined students' attitudes about the professional relationship and measures of treatment towards users of social work services. The obtained results confirmed the assumed hypothesis that there are significant differences in students' attitudes regarding the place of study, that is, the different cultural and social circumstances in which future social workers are educated. Differences were observed in the evaluation of individual measures and forms of protection for users of social work services. Students from Bosnia and Herzegovina believe that adoption and foster care are preferable forms of protection for children without parental care, while the majority of students from Australia think that the adoption of children in same-sex unions should be allowed. Also, the obtained results showed that, even though the views of students from Australia and Bosnia and Herzegovina differ on some values of social work, essential differences were not observed in the values related to satisfying the primary interest of the user, subordinating personal principles to the values of social work and social activism of social work in the community.
Perlindungan Hukum Konsumen Terhadap Wanprestasi Ekspeditur
Authors: Radjab Abd. Kadir , Arliyanda Arliyanda
Published: September 2023

Perlindungan Hukum merupakan hak warga negara yang wajib dituangkan dalam perundang-undangan negara. Perlindungan hukum juga mencakup pada hukum publik maupun dalam ranah hukum privat (perdata). Secara khusus dalam hukum perdata perlindungan hukum dapat berwujud perlindungan bagi konsumen yang mencakup tentang hak dan kewajiban. Perlindungan hukum secara umum terbangun ke dalam berbagai peraturan tertulis sehingga memiliki sifat yang mengikat dan akan mengakibatkan adanya sanksi pada setiap pelanggarannya. Bentuk perlindungan hukum dari negara ditujukan untuk menjamin adanya kepastian terhadap hak dan kewajiban setiap warga negara. Perlindungan juga dimaknai sebagai melindungi sesuatu yang lebih lemah terhadap sesuatu yang lebih kuat. Jenis penelitian ini adalah yuridis normatif dan empiris. Teknik wawancara yang peneliti gunakan adalah wawancara tidak terstruktur, yaitu wawancara yang menggunakan pedoman wawancara yang telah terstruktur secara sistematis dan lengkap untuk pengumpulan datanya. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian dan pembahasan, dapat disimpulkan bahwa yang dilakukan perusahaan ekspedisi jika terjadi wanprestasi pelayanan di perusahaan ekspedisinya adalah pihak ekspedisi benar-benar bertanggungjawab atas kelalaian karyawannya dengan memberi ganti rugi sesuai nominal harga barang dalam bentuk uang.
Substantially positive contributions of new particle formation to cloud condensation nuclei under low supersaturation in China based on numerical model improvements
Authors: Zhang Chupeng , Hai Shangfei , Gao Yang , Wang Yuhang , Zhang Shaoqing , Sheng Lifang , Zhao Bin , Wang Shuxiao , Jiang Jingkun , Huang Xin , Shen Xiaojing , Sun Junying , Lupascu Aura , Shrivastava Manish , Fast Jerome D. , Cheng Wenxuan , Guo Xiuwen , Chu Ming , Ma Nan , Hong Juan , Wang Qiaoqiao , Yao Xiaohong , Gao Huiwang
Published: September 2023

Abstract. New particle formation (NPF) and subsequent particle growth are important
sources of condensation nuclei (CN) and cloud condensation nuclei (CCN).
While many observations have shown positive contributions of NPF to CCN at
low supersaturation, negative NPF contributions were often simulated in
polluted environments. Using the observations in a coastal city of Qingdao,
Beijing, and Gucheng in north China, we thoroughly evaluate the simulated
number concentrations of CN and CCN using an NPF-explicit parameterization
embedded in the WRF-Chem model. For CN, the initial simulation shows large
biases of particle number concentrations at 10–40 and 40–100 nm. By
adjusting the process of gas–particle partitioning, including the mass
accommodation coefficient (MAC) of sulfuric acid, the phase changes in primary organic aerosol emissions, and the condensational amount of nitric acid, the improvement of the particle growth process yields substantially reduced overestimation of CN. Regarding CCN, secondary organic aerosol (SOA) formed from the oxidation of semi-volatile and intermediate-volatility organic compounds (S/IVOCs) is called SI-SOA, the yield of which is an important contributor. At default settings, the SI-SOA yield is too high without considering the differences in precursor oxidation rates. Lowering the SI-SOA yield under linear H2SO4 nucleation scheme results in much-improved CCN simulations compared to observations. On the basis of the bias-corrected model, we find substantially positive contributions of NPF to CCN at low supersaturation (∼ 0.2 %) over broad areas of China, primarily due to competing effects of increasing particle hygroscopicity, a result of reductions in SI-SOA amount, surpassing that of particle size decreases. The bias-corrected model is robustly applicable to other schemes, such as the quadratic H2SO4 nucleation scheme, in terms of CN and CCN, though the dependence of CCN on SI-SOA yield is diminished likely due to changes in particle composition. This study highlights potentially much larger NPF contributions to CCN on a regional and even global basis.
Estimating marine carbon uptake in the northeast Pacific using a neural network approach
Authors: Duke Patrick J. , Hamme Roberta C. , Ianson Debby , Landschützer Peter , Ahmed Mohamed M. M. , Swart Neil C. , Covert Paul A.
Published: September 2023

Abstract. The global ocean takes up nearly a quarter of anthropogenic
CO2 emissions annually, but the variability in this uptake at regional
scales remains poorly understood. Here we use a neural network approach to
interpolate sparse observations, creating a monthly gridded seawater partial
pressure of CO2 (pCO2) data product from January 1998 to December 2019, at 1/12∘ × 1/12∘ spatial resolution, in the
northeast Pacific open ocean, a net sink region. The data product (ANN-NEP;
NCEI Accession 0277836) was created from pCO2 observations within the
2021 version of the Surface Ocean CO2 Atlas (SOCAT) and a range of
predictor variables acting as proxies for processes affecting pCO2 to
create nonlinear relationships to interpolate observations at a spatial
resolution 4 times greater than leading global products and with better
overall performance. In moving to a higher resolution, we show that the
internal division of training data is the most important parameter for
reducing overfitting. Using our pCO2 product, wind speed, and
atmospheric CO2, we evaluate air–sea CO2 flux variability. On
sub-decadal to decadal timescales, we find that the upwelling strength of
the subpolar Alaskan Gyre, driven by large-scale atmospheric forcing, acts
as the primary control on air–sea CO2 flux variability (r2=0.93, p<0.01). In the northern part of our study region, divergence
from atmospheric CO2 is enhanced by increased local wind stress curl,
enhancing upwelling and entrainment of naturally CO2-rich subsurface
waters, leading to decade-long intervals of strong winter outgassing. During
recent Pacific marine heat waves from 2013 on, we find enhanced atmospheric
CO2 uptake (by as much as 45 %) due to limited wintertime
entrainment. Our product estimates long-term surface ocean pCO2 increase
at a rate below the atmospheric trend (1.4 ± 0.1 µatm yr−1)
with the slowest increase in the center of the subpolar gyre where there is
strong interaction with subsurface waters. This mismatch suggests the
northeast Pacific Ocean sink for atmospheric CO2 may be increasing.
Drought intensity–duration–frequency curves based on deficit in precipitation and streamflow for water resources management
Authors: Cavus Yonca , Stahl Kerstin , Aksoy Hafzullah
Published: September 2023

Abstract. Drought estimates in terms of physically measurable variables such as precipitation deficit or streamflow deficit are key knowledge for an effective
water management. How these deficits vary with the drought event severity indicated by commonly used standardized indices is often unclear. Drought
severity calculated from the drought index does not necessarily correspond to the same amount of deficit in precipitation or streamflow at different
regions, and it is different for each month in the same region. We investigate drought to remove this disadvantage of the index-based drought intensity–duration–frequency (IDF) curves and develop IDF curves in terms of the associated deficit. In order to study the variation of deficits, we
use the link between precipitation and streamflow and the associated indices, the Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) and the Standardized Streamflow
Index (SSI). More specifically, the analysis relies on frequency analysis combined with the total probability theorem applied to the critical
drought severity. The critical drought has varying durations, and it is extracted from dry periods. IDF curves in terms of precipitation and
streamflow deficits for the most severe drought of each drought duration in each year are then subject to comparison of statistical characteristics
of droughts for different return periods. Precipitation and streamflow data from two catchments, the Seyhan River (Türkiye) and the Kocher River
(Germany), provide examples for two climatically and hydrologically different cases. A comparison of the two cases allows a similar method to be tested in
different hydrological conditions. We found that precipitation and streamflow deficits vary systematically, reflecting seasonality and the magnitude
of precipitation and streamflow characteristics of the catchments. Deficits change from one month to another at a given station. Higher
precipitation deficits were observed in winter months compared to summer months. Additionally, we assessed observed past major droughts experienced
in both catchments on the IDF curves, which show that the major droughts have return periods at the order of 100 years at short durations. This
coincides with the observation in the catchments and shows the applicability of the IDF curves. The IDF curves can be considered a tool for using in
a range of specific activities of agriculture, ecology, industry, energy and water supply, etc. This is particularly important to end users and
decision-makers to act against the drought quickly and precisely in a more physically understandable manner.
Building a Panopticon Through Nodal Governance: Mass Surveillance and Plural Policing in China’s COVID-19 Lockdown
Authors: Chen Qi
Published: September 2023

At one time monitoring over 900 million people, China’s health code system is arguably the most controversial invention of the pandemic. This study explores how the system emerged and its implications for security governance in urban communities. By analysing 9,533 social media posts published during three key weeks, the study revealed that early pandemic responses in China were heavily shaped by private nodes, such as estate management companies, private security guards and homeowners. Homeowners’ demands for extra security clashed with migrants’ and tenants’ demands for mobility. The health code system was presented as a ‘solution’ to these conflicts. The findings of this study highlight the limitations of consumer-driven pluralisation in policing. Such pluralisation offered limited opportunities for democratisation. Instead, the radical pursuit of ‘club goods’ by consumer-denizens reinforced existing inequalities. Entrenched inequalities tempted marginalised social groups to accept ‘indiscriminate’ surveillance, which paved the way for a neo-panopticon. The study also warns against the alliance of state nodes and big-tech companies. Through collaboration, these powerful players can replace political dynamics in the community with data-driven modulation, thus destroying the foundation of nodal governance.
MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS’ STATISTICAL REASONING ABOUT DISTRIBUTION IN THEIR STATISTICAL MODELING PROCESSES
Authors: BALKAYA TUĞÇE , KURT GAMZE
Published: September 2023

Statistical reasoning about a population through samples can be achieved by modeling the relationship between population and sample. One way to do this is to model real data situations in a technology-integrated environment. With this view, we aimed to investigate how middle school students formed distributions and examined their statistical modeling processes through the informal reasoning process within the Reasoning with Informal Statistical Models and Modeling (RISM) framework. The case study reported in this paper focuses on how the conjecture and data models students designed throughout three activities evolved and how their inclusion of a fundamentally probabilistic mechanism matured. Findings show the students approached the distribution probabilistically with their inferences during the modeling process and grasped the statistical concepts they would encounter at a more advanced level. Therefore, we claim that students shifted from understanding empirical distributions to understanding theoretical distributions.
Creativity and disruptive innovation in entrepreneurial intention: Mexico and Spain
Authors: Tapia Mejia Erik , Pico Gonzalez Beatriz
Published: September 2023

This paper analyzes the influence of creativity and disruptive innovation on entrepreneurial intention, considering the subjective social norms and personal attitude of the Theory of Reasoned Action, and through a structural equation model. The empirical study was applied to a sample of potential entrepreneurs in two countries: Mexico and Spain, to identify behavioral actions within the relationships of the proposed model. The main results obtained indicate that entrepreneurial intention is influenced by personal attitude towards entrepreneurship, which in turn is shaped by subjective social norms, and by the self-perception of their creative abilities. While Mexican present a greater relationship with the influence of entrepreneurial attitude on entrepreneurial intention, Spanish entrepreneurs are more confident in their creative abilities to develop their projects. It is concluded, that there is a need to develop communication and training campaigns aimed at Mexican and Spanish society to promote a better opinion of the entrepreneurial process as well as to generate actions to develop and include creativity and disruptive innovation as part of the entrepreneurial process.
Crédito hipotecario: un modelo predictivo de discriminación de riesgo
Authors: González-Rossano Carlos , De la Torre-Díaz Lorena , Terán-Bustamante Antonia
Published: September 2023

Diversos estudios demuestran la relación entre el acceso a la vivienda y la superación de la pobreza. Sin embargo, existe un rezago en el acceso a la vivienda digna en México y la falta de historial crediticio es una limitante para el acceso a créditos bancarios. El objetivo de la presente investigación es analizar los criterios de selección de crédito hipotecario y proponer un modelo de gestión de riesgos que permita a la banca financiar a un mayor número de personas en la adquisición o mejora de su vivienda. La estrategia metodológica se basa en técnicas de aprendizaje automático apoyadas en la ciencia de datos para crear un modelo predictivo del cumplimiento del crédito basado en características individuales. Los resultados muestran un modelo predictivo de discriminación de riesgo con una confiabilidad del 85% para créditos a la vivienda, lo cual permite ampliar la base potencial de personas susceptibles de acceder a financiamiento hipotecario. El derecho a una vivienda digna presenta un rezago importante en el país y hasta ahora los bancos al proponer un modelo predictivo de selección de riesgo hipotecario se da respuesta a la pregunta de investigación que refiere a las acciones que puede ejecutar la banca para resolver el problema de falta de acceso a vivienda digna. Los bancos pueden establecer sus criterios de selección de riesgo apoyados en la ciencia y analítica de datos y la aplicación de modelos predictivos de aprendizaje automático utilizando su amplia base de datos histórica.
Gestión empresarial bajo el enfoque de la matriz cuadrada de efectos olvidados
Authors: Cisneros Quintanilla Diego Patricio , Luna Altamirano Kléber Antonio , Andrade Pesantez Daniel Jacobo , Sarmiento Segovia William Andrés
Published: September 2023

En Ecuador confluyen industrias que potencian productos y servicios para la satisfacción de demandas en diferentes sectores económicos, en especial las pequeñas y medianas empresas del sector industrial de la ciudad de Cuenca. El objetivo de la investigación, es identificar acciones y efectos para el desarrollo de la técnica de efectos olvidados, a partir del hallazgo de variables escondidas, las cuales son difíciles de encontrar por parte de los directivos de estas empresas, con el propósito de reducir la incertidumbre en la gestión empresarial. Dentro del plano metodológico, la investigación es de tipo descriptiva, con enfoque cuantitativo, por medio del desarrollo de la técnica del expertizaje y efectos olvidados, herramientas que ofrece la lógica difusa, con la finalidad de encontrar la variable escondida o efecto olvidado que permita reducir riesgos dentro de la gestión empresarial. La Posición Competitiva, da como resultado la variable escondida o efecto olvidado de la relación acción-efecto: la Planificación Financiera incide sobre el Incremento Progresivo de la Liquidez a través de la Posición Competitiva, los directivos o propietarios de las pequeñas y medianas empresas, serán quienes consideren a esta variable como primordial para dar solución al problema de liquidez de sus empresas. Se concluye que las decisiones emprendidas, permitirán encontrar el camino correcto que fortalezca la toma de decisiones y oriente una mejor gestión empresarial dentro de sus organizaciones.
Servicios locales de educación en Chile: Análisis a partir de la teoría de agencia
Authors: Viancos-González Patricio , Ganga-Contreras Francisco , Valdés-Montecinos Michel
Published: September 2023

Este trabajo de investigación analiza las dinámicas de transformación en la administración escolar pública en Chile, a través de la creación e implementación de los Servicios Locales de Educación (SLEP), que reemplazan a los municipios. Se utiliza la teoría de agencia para analizar los roles de los actores involucrados en la gestión de los SLEP. Para ello se hace uso de información de fuentes secundarias, principalmente artículos académicos, bases de datos e información pública sobre los procesos de selección de los SLEP. Los resultados muestran que se pueden identificar los roles de agente y principal y sus respectivos mecanismos de alineación. Aunque se destaca la transparencia y meritocracia en los nombramientos, se cuestiona la existencia de dos órganos colegiados con distintos niveles de poder para influir en la gestión del director del servicio local. Se concluye que se necesitan estudios empíricos para comprender mejor las relaciones de agencia en los sistemas escolares en Chile y en la región.
Bioética en la empresa: análisis cienciométrico
Authors: Ormeño Fuenzalida Jorge , Araya-Castillo Luis , Hernández-Perlines Felipe , Moraga-Flores Hugo
Published: September 2023

Las organizaciones empresariales necesitan integrar los principios y métodos de la bioética. Sin embargo, la investigación en este campo es incipiente. Dado esto, se realiza un análisis cienciométrico de los artículos publicados entre 1975 y 2021, con el objetivo de caracterizar el campo de investigación sobre bioética, como ética aplicada a todos los campos de la vida, en este caso en la empresa, mediante indicadores bibliométricos de la producción científica indexada en la base de datos en línea Web of Science, identificando publicaciones, autores, instituciones, citaciones y regiones. Los resultados evidencian un desarrollo débil y heterogéneo de las publicaciones científicas, asociado con líneas de investigación sobre los tópicos de principios bioéticos y comportamiento ético. Por tanto, la contribución de este estudio es caracterizar la investigación asociada a la bioética en la empresa.
Universidades emprendedoras en América Latina
Authors: Esquivel Francisco Alonso , García Sandoval Jesús Roberto , Aldape Ballesteros Luis Alberto
Published: September 2023

Las universidades emprendedoras buscan reforzar y consolidar el espíritu emprendedor de estudiantes y egresados para consolidar nuevos negocios sostenibles. El objetivo de esta investigación fue analizar a las universidades emprendedoras en América Latina, particularmente se aborda la materia de emprendimiento en la Unidad Académica Multidisciplinaria Valle Hermoso de la Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas-México. La metodología de investigación fue descriptiva, documental, se desarrolló en la Unidad Académica Multidisciplinaria Valle Hermoso de la Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas-México. Los resultados dan cuentan que los programas educativos brindan orientación sobre el currículo y el perfil de egreso, sin embargo, es indispensable formar universitarios bajo un nuevo pensamiento crítico que consolide la creación de empresas propias. Es importante que los actores que intervienen en los programas de apoyo busquen ideas emprendedoras, disruptivas, capaces de ofrecer empleos, además promueven la orientación y educación financiera. Se concluye que las universidades emprendedoras están estrechamente relacionadas con programas de apoyo al emprendimiento, de tal forma que deben contar con centros de incubación e innovación que fomenten la creatividad del pensamiento en los jóvenes que tienen la iniciativa de emprender.
Perfil de puesto y satisfacción laboral de los Gobiernos parroquiales rurales de Tungurahua, Ecuador
Authors: Herrera-Herrera José , Naranjo-Holguín Fernando , Ortiz-Días Iván Marcelo , Naranjo-Ruiz Viviana
Published: September 2023

En la actualidad, la modelación de perfiles de puesto es un tema muy estudiado por colectivos científicos de talento humano. Sin embargo, no existen investigaciones que relacionen esta temática con la satisfacción laboral. El objetivo de este estudio es determinar la influencia del perfil de puesto en la satisfacción laboral del personal que labora en los gobiernos parroquiales rurales de Tungurahua. La modalidad de esta investigación es cuantitativa, no experimental, de corte trasversal. A través de un cuestionario diseñado en Google Forms, se aplicó una encuesta que fue contestada por una muestra de 290 colaboradores de los gobiernos parroquiales rurales de Tungurahua. Se usaron métodos estadísticos de ecuaciones estructurales y de correlación de Spearman. Se determinó la existencia de correlación entre las variables de estudio. Además, se concluye que existe un nivel insuficiente (33%) de satisfacción laboral. Los resultados muestran una evidente relación entre los perfiles de puesto del personal y la satisfacción que ellos perciben en su trabajo. De manera significativa, las dimensiones, técnico funcional y estabilidad con la satisfacción con el ambiente laboral y la necesidad de relación respectivamente.
Calidad en el servicio hotelero: Propuesta de metodología experimental
Authors: Morales-Morales Jaime , Valdez Acosta Nadia , Morales-Morales Jesús René , Yee Rendón Arturo
Published: September 2023

La calidad en el servicio es una variable que tiene consigo un propósito subyacente que es la satisfacción del cliente, los indicadores de calidad en el servicio del sector hotelero han sido analizados en investigaciones múltiples. El artículo tiene como objetivo identificar los indicadores más significativos de la calidad en el servicio, se presenta una metodología experimental cuantitativa disruptiva que utiliza el aprendizaje de máquina, particularmente K-medias como técnica de aprendizaje no supervisado para agrupar el conjunto de datos que describe la calidad en el servicio. Los resultados del análisis estadístico demuestran que los indicadores más importantes fueron Asertividad y Aclaraciones del capital humano. El uso de nuevas metodologías contribuye a modelar aquellos indicadores de la calidad en el servicio hotelero y se promueve información multidisciplinar que pueden llegar a tener otros escenarios de información para tomar decisiones gerenciales en el sector hotelero.
Dimensiones de contenido de la educación ambiental: Una discusión teórica
Authors: Aaron Zubiria Lili María
Published: September 2023

El presente trabajo tiene como objetivo analizar las dimensiones de contenido clave de la educación ambiental a partir de la contribución de los autores. El enfoque metodológico empleado fue de tipo teórico-explicativo. Los hallazgos teóricos develan puntos de discusión para abrir el debate como: 1) La cuestión de los actores en la educación ambiental (comunidades, afrodescendientes, indígenas), 2) el dilema ambiente-naturales y 3) las estrategias de recuperación y reutilización de desechos sólidos. Se concluye que la existencia de una perspectiva crítica de autores suramericanos que realiza aportes novedosos a la concepción de la educación ambiental manteniendo una visión interidisplinar y compleja de los procesos.