bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
A new approach to professional learning and development for technology teachers in New Zealand: Developing networks of expertise
Authors: Reinsfield Elizabeth , Fox-Turnbull Wendy
Published: December 2022

This article presents a study that focuses on the MÄtangaâ€™ (MÄori term for expert) perspectives of their leadership in a professional learning and development (PLD) programme in technology education. Funded by the Ministry of Educationâ€™s Network of Expertise Initiative, the PLD programme was designed and delivered by Technology Education New Zealand (TENZ), to foster teachersâ€™ engagement with the technology education curriculum. It aimed to develop teachers' specialist identity by focusing on Reinsfield and Williamsâ€™ notions of technological and technical thinking, by matching teachers with MÄtanga. The MÄtanga identified various factors affecting the nature of technology education in New Zealand, and had differing understandings and interpretations of technology, which resulted from their professional experiences. They recognised various factors affecting the nature of technology education in New Zealand. Most evident were the tensions in teachersâ€™ curriculum and assessment understanding, and the pressures being placed on practitioners to remain current in their practice.
Using drama-rich pedagogies with the episodic pre-text model to improve literacy
Authors: Saunders John Nicholas
Published: December 2022

School Drama Classic is a co-mentoring teacher professional learning programme developed through a partnership between Sydney Theatre Company and the University of Sydney’s School of Education and Social Work. Developed in 2009, this teacher professional learning programme aims to enable primary teachers to develop the expertise and confidence to use drama-rich pedagogy with quality children’s literature to enhance learners’ English and literacy skills. By 2021 it had reached more than 35,000 teachers and students across Australia and more recently in New Zealand. While a growing body of research has explored aspects of the School Drama programme, relatively little focus had centred on student outcomes. This article focuses on one of my doctoral research case studies (Saunders, 2019), a Year 5 class at Gungahlin Public School (pseudonym), a co-educational public school in Sydney’s inner west. A range of data collection methods was employed within this qualitative study, including teacher interview (before, during and after the intervention), student focus groups (during and after the intervention), benchmarking of student literacy (before and after the intervention) and a pre- and post-programme survey for students. Richardson’s (1997) concept of crystallisation was used to analyse the data. The findings suggested positive shifts in student English and literacy outcomes in the selected focus area (inferential comprehension) using drama-rich pedagogy with an episodic pre-text model.
A constructivist approach to music education with DAWs
Authors: Pierard Tom , Lines David
Published: December 2022

Increased interest in music technology education in recent years has prompted music teachers, technology educators and theorists to reconsider both the human and technical processes rendered by creative work in digital sound media. Music technology learning environments range from more structured classroom learning to informal, autodidactic practices, where student identity and creative agency are paramount. However, there is a need to develop more specific teaching and learning strategies that move beyond basic instructional or blended learning environments for digitally literate students (Darlis & Sari, 2021). This chapter discusses common learning practices of Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) users, and the dangers of superimposing conventional music teaching strategies to music technology when the learning style, participatory culture and multimodal affordances are inherently different. This article draws on a recent study involving a constructivist approach with secondary school students in Aoteaora New Zealand via creatively navigating “blocks” in students’ autodidactic processes. Some findings are reported before some initial ideas of how teachers can incorporate aspects of individual identity (e.g., cultural, social, and political contexts) into DAW learning are offered.
Manakitia a Papatuanuku: Eco-literate pedagogy and music education
Authors: Locke Millie
Published: December 2022

As we enter the third decade of the 21st century, the much-heralded threat of climate change has become a reality whose effects we not only read and hear about daily but also experience in a raft of seen and unseen ways in our local communities. Morton (2012) called unequivocally for a broader vision of music education that includes and embraces a cross-curricular emphasis on ecological and social justice. In particular, she challenges music education (and the arts in general) to participate in the provision of eco-aesthetic experiences and activities, which foster participation in and reflection upon human inter-dependency. In this article, I will reflect on my experience as a music teacher in a West Auckland enviroschool and the lessons I learned from the children that influenced and supported the development of music-making activities connected with their environmental concerns. Then, taking into account the work of relevant contemporary musicians/composers and music educators, I will offer some suggestions for eco-literate pedagogical practices (Shevock, 2018) for music teachers in 21st century Aotearoa New Zealand.
Enhancing student engagement in vocational education by using virtual reality
Authors: Rafiq Arif Ainur , Triyono Mochamad Bruri , Djatmiko Istanto Wahyu
Published: December 2022

In education, particularly vocational higher education, student involvement is a challenge. Teachers can use virtual reality to bring real-life events into the classroom, encouraging active learning and student participation. Virtual Reality (VR) can be employed in various ways using a simple, easy and helpful application that can be difficult to execute pedagogically Three research methods were conducted in a classroom setting, with total simulation using VR oculus rift technology, and data analysed using desktop computer theme analysis. Students from engineering departments took part in the research, using VR to boost student learning engagement. According to the statistics, VR appears reasonably simple to use, and students feel it enhances their comprehension and engagement. According to this preliminary research, VR environments provide an intense presence, enhancing student engagement and motivation. This conclusion supports the findings of prior investigations.
Enhanced Petroleum Removal by Potent Biosurfactant Producer Bacillus Subtilis CC9 Strain Isolated from an Oil Field
Authors: BILEN OZYUREK Sezen , SOYUER Kaan
Published: December 2022

This study aimed to enhance the removal of petroleum with potent biosurfactant producing bacterial strains (Bacillius subtilis CC9, Enterobacter asburiae WMB1, Klebsiella oxytoca Rizhao 536-1, and Acinetobacter pittii PgBE252) isolated from an oil field. The biosurfactant production was determined by different screening methods such as hemolytic activity, drop-collapse, oil spreading, BATH, emulsification index and surface tension. While the presence of biosurfactant was detected with individual bacterial strain, B. subtilis CC9 strain was found to be quite effective on petroleum degradation (92%) with a high yield of biosurfactant production (0.95 ±0.05 g L-1). The degradation rate constant and half-life period of B. subtilis CC9 strain were calculated as K = 2.533 day−1, t1/2 = 0.273. It has been clearly shown with GC/MS analysis that B. subtilis CC9 strain was effective on the removal of long chain n-alkanes (C31 - C35) as well as short and medium chains. The FT-IR analysis also approved the presence of aliphatic and peptide moieties of biosurfactant extracted from B. subtilis CC9 strain. It is remarkably pointed out with this study that high yield of biosurfactant producing B. subtilis CC9 strain can be used in advanced petroleum bioremediation studies as an alternative to chemical surfactants.
use of DISC behavioral profiling and training: An innovative pedagogical strategy to enhance learning and future career opportunities in sport management and sport coaching higher education classrooms
Authors: Masen Elizabeth , Hedlund David , Tingle Jacob K
Published: December 2022

Implementing effective training and education programs is of critical importance for sport management and sport coaching academic education programs. This exploratory ­­­­­research examined the implementation and effectiveness of DISC behavioral profiling in sport management and sport coaching classrooms at the university level. Over four academic years (eight semesters), pre- and post-tests were collected from multiple samples of sport management and sport coaching students (N = 216) at two universities in the United States. Students received a personalized DISC behavioral profile and educational activities were used to enhance the value of the behavioral profiling initiatives. Using pre- and post-activity surveys of the knowledge and skills gained during in-course activities, paired sample t-test showed positive and significant results for 11 of 16 measured areas. The findings suggest that behavioral profiling tools and activities within sport management and sport coaching curricula can enhance student’s self-awareness and help develop leadership skills which will prepare for future career opportunities. Limitations and opportunities for future research are also presented.
Exploratory Study upon Military Leadership in the 21st Century. What Are Skills and Knowledge Required for Leadership Success?
Authors:   FOM University of Applied Sciences for Economics and Management (Luxembourg), Boettcher Fabian
Published: December 2022

Within the context of increasingly digital work, it appeared interesting to look at how military leaders and their leadership style will have to adapt to remain “up-to-speed” with current challenges. It is qualitative research based on interviews with military and civilian experts. Four interviews have been conducted, but there would be the potential to interview many more experts and look deeper into the matter. Within the context of digitalised military leadership, the importance of communication and mutual trust has been underscored by the experts. They agreed that leaders nowadays must embrace digital developments and include them in their leadership styles. The civilian world can learn from the military when it comes to leadership approaches, which is happening at the time of publication of this article with practical examples (senior military leaders assigned to lead the pandemic task force in some countries). Overall, the outcome of the research is that a relevant and resilient military leadership style in the 21st century resembles the elements of the situational leadership style developed by Hersey-Blanchard.
Comparative Analysis of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation and European Union Strategy on Central Asia: Confrontation or Cooperation?
Authors:   Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica (Slovak Republic), Stonis Danylo
Published: December 2022

In 2021, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) turned 20 years old. With “Shanghai Spirit” as its guiding principle, the scope of SCO’s activity has significantly expanded, recently adding India and Pakistan to its members. As a result, SCO policy has heavily influenced the Central Asia region. In response, in 2019, the EU launched a new strategy for Central Asia, adopting “connectivity” as its core concept. As a result, both SCO and EU strategies in Central Asia tend to conflict with each other, thus leading to uneven and inconsistent development of the region. Therefore, this paper aims to identify contradictions between SCO’s “Shanghai Spirit” guiding principle and the EU’s concept of “connectivity” by comparing the SCO and EU strategies toward Central Asia. The methodology in the paper involves a qualitative comparative method, including two qualitative case studies, represented by the SCO’s “Shanghai Spirit” and the EU’s concept of “connectivity” in their strategies on Central Asia. The article concludes that contestation between the SCO and the EU policies in Central Asia impedes stable development of the region, and therefore, a compromise between both policies in Central Asia is suggested.
Toxic Ticking Time-Bomb in the Baltic Sea and Threats to Poland’s Security
Authors:   Nicolaus Copernicus University (Poland), Willa Rafał , Szpak Agnieszka ,   Nicolaus Copernicus University (Poland)
Published: December 2022

The authors examine the threats from hazardous toxic materials from World War II wrecks sunk in the Baltic Sea and their cargo of chemical ammunition, indicate Poland’s reaction to this situation, and map out Polish obligations in this regard. This problem gives rise to multiple uncertainties about the exact nature of threats to environmental/ecological security, marine security, human security (including health security), economic security and food safety. The authors also elaborate on legal regulations relevant in this context. The research methods include formal-institutional analysis of relevant legal documents and discourse analysis. The main conclusions are: 1. toxic materials in the Baltic Sea threaten ecological, economic, human and security; 2. food safety in all Baltic states might be endangered; Poland should accede to the Nairobi Wreck Removal Convention; and Poland should cooperate regionally to resolve the problem of the Baltic chemical waste.
Social Credit System in the People’s Republic of China. Theoretical Assumption and Implementation
Authors:   Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań (Poland), Walkowski Maciej
Published: December 2022

In the European Union, the United States and other countries of the so-called Western world, the perception of the functionalities of AI, and other instruments of Industrial Revolution 4.0 significantly differs from its perception by the PRC’s authorities, which – for a few years – have been implementing solutions aimed at comprehensive scrutiny and social supervision rather than facilitating life and work. This idea has been reflected in the so-called Social Credit System since at least 2014 and has given rise to plenty of controversies and disputes, unfortunately based on emotions and imprecise interpretation of the characteristics, aims, and implementation of the project rather than knowledge. While the new, digital model of social management in China is extensively discussed in the literature, it is rarely addressed in Polish studies, which results in the scarcity of publications on this subject. This paper attempts to fill this gap by presenting the essence of the system and the progress of its implementation.
Artificial Intelligence v. Personal Data
Authors:   War Studies Academy (Poland), Chałubińska-Jentkiewicz Katarzyna , Nowikowska Monika ,   War Studies Academy (Poland)
Published: December 2022

The world is constantly changing under the influence of new technologies. Artificial intelligence systems are currently used in many areas of human activity. Such systems are increasingly assigned the tasks of collecting and analysing personal data. The areas successfully using AI include transport, medicine, trade, marketing, and others. The number of these areas increases proportionally with the advancement of technology. We can process vast amounts of data and analyse it using IA. It is, of course, big data that sits at the heart of AI. As computing systems generally have grown in power and capacity, data consumption has grown exponentially.
Four Problems of De Facto State Studies: A Central European Perspective
Authors:   The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin (Poland), Kosienkowski Marcin
Published: December 2022

De facto states are entities that resemble normal states, except for one difference: they lack international recognition or enjoy it only to a limited extent. Scott Pegg initiated a scholarly inquiry on these entities in 1998 when he published his seminal book, International Society and the De Facto State. Counting about twenty years after the birth of de facto state studies, scholars have started publishing their reflections on the problems that these studies face and directions for future research. I follow this reflective trend in my essay, drawing on my nearly two-decade-long experience of researching de facto states. More precisely, I discuss four problems of de facto state studies and suggest how they can be solved. These problems are as follows: 1. no consensus on a definition of a de facto state, 2. imperfect existing definitions, 3. insufficient engagement with the non-Western literature, and 4. indifference to other concepts and frameworks when studying de facto states.
Social Implications of Infodemic Concurrent with COVID-19
Authors:   The Jacob of Paradies University (Poland), Sikorski Juliusz
Published: December 2022

The scale of disinformation surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic has been called infodemic. It involved disseminating various messages and theories that had a significant negative impact on limiting the spread of the disease but also exacerbated existing social antagonisms and emboldened and radicalised fringe groups. Infodemic, to a large extent manifested in social media, also fostered the formalisation of denialist circles, who transferred their sometimes very aggressive sentiments from the web to the real world. Negation and contestation of the pandemic were partly born spontaneously but were also created as part of postmodern hybrid activities. Consequently, narratives of infodemic led to difficulties in functioning health services, but above all, to an increase in morbidity and mortality related to COVID-19. The consequences of the infodemic would also include various economic effects, such as increased medical expenses for unvaccinated people or turbulence in the labour market.
A Local Referendum in Ukraine and the Republic of Poland – A Comparative Analysis
Authors:   I. Franko National University of Lviv (Ukraine), Ilnytskyi Oleh , Przywora Bogusław ,   Jan Długosz University in Częstochowa (Poland)
Published: December 2022

We present the institution of a local referendum from a comparative perspective on the example of legal regulations in Ukraine and Poland. The study is the result of the ongoing research of the two Authors and is of crucial importance in the current political situation – the Russian aggression against Ukraine. Hence, it is relevant both nationally, Europe-wide and internationally. The analysis includes a legal comparative analysis of institutions and an attempt to assess their effectiveness. The authors point out that there is a need for effective ‘safeguarding’ in Ukraine to prevent the referendum from being used as a political instrument (at hoc), against the will of the people. The analysis uses a dogmatic and comparative legal method and draws on the authors’ experience of holding local referendums. This research may be useful not only for the researchers of the local government law but also for the legislators.
Determination of antibiotic resistance profiles of Lactococcus garivieae isolated from rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) farms in Muğla, Turkey
Authors: SEZGİN Sabahat Selmin , YILMAZ Mesut , ARSLAN Tülin , KUBİLAY Ayşegül
Published: December 2022

This study was aimed to determine the current antibiotic resistance of Lactococcus garvieae, which causes significant economic losses in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) farms. For the study, three farms located around a stream were visited in two consecutive disease outbreaks. Bacteria were isolated from the diseased fish and all bacterial isolates were identified using conventional and molecular methods. Then, they were examined for 5 different antibiotic resistance genes and their antibiotic susceptibility profiles were determined using the disc diffusion technique. The results of the study revealed that all 16 isolates had a different antibiotic resistance profile and each should be considered as a separate strain. Additionally, they showed that there may be different L. garvieae strains within and between farms, using the same water source. Comparison of the results with previous studies from the region and different regions of the country revealed that antibiotic resistance is increasing in L. garvieae, and screenings on a limited number of isolates may not give an accurate picture of the final status of antibiotic resistance. These outcomes of the study are discussed in terms of treatment strategies that trout farms in the region should follow when treating lactococcosis.
DRAG ON A POROUS SPHERE ENCLOSED IN A SOLID CORE EMBEDDED IN COUPLE STRESS FLUID
Authors: Sakthivel Shyamala , Shukla Pankaj
Published: December 2022

In this paper, the problem of steady and axisymmetrical creeping flow of couple stress fluid past a permeable sphere enclosed by a solid core is analyzed. The continuous case of normal velocity and tangential velocity, stress jump boundary condition, and couple stress to be vanishing conditions are applied on the surface of the porous sphere, and the nonpenetrability boundary condition is applied for solid sphere. The problem is expressed by using the Stokes and Brinkman equations, which describe both the flow outside and inside the porous sphere, respectively. Expressions for the couple stress tensor and velocity fields are obtained in terms of Gegenbauer polynomials and Macdonald functions. Both the pressure distribution and the stream function solution for the axially symmetric motion are explicitly solved. An analytical determination for the flow field in terms of stream function is examined by wielding the method of separation of variables. The drag force felt by a permeable sphere due to the external and internal flow is calculated. The impact of the viscosity coefficients and couple stress parameter on drag is investigated numerically, and the findings are displayed in graphical form. The findings show that the uniform flow of a couple stress fluid past a porous sphere enclosed by a solid core with stress jump condition has less drag than the flow of a couple stress fluid through a porous sphere with continuous case of shear stress, and the presence of stress jump coefficients reduces the drag force, pressure, and couple stresses. With reference to earlier, well-known cases, some unique cases of flow past a porous sphere have been validated.
High volume of slag and polypropylene fibres in engineered cementitious composites: microstructure and mechanical properties
Authors: Hajiaghamemar Mohammadreza , Mostofinejad Davood , Bahmani Hadi
Published: December 2022

The use of engineered cementitious composite (ECC) is increasing owing to its high tensile strength and ductility; however, little attention has been paid to substitutes for its ingredients. Blast furnace slag instead of fly ash and polypropylene (PP) fibres instead of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) fibres may be considered to be appropriate alternative substitutes. Therefore, the present study aimed to produce an ECC with a large proportion of slag and PP fibres that would achieve high strength and ductility characteristics and create controlled microcracking behaviour under tensile stresses (i.e. strain-hardening behaviour). The specimens made from ECC thus prepared were subjected to compressive, four-point bending, X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscope (SEM) tests. The results showed that a slag/cement ratio of 0.5 in ECC led to the highest compressive strength (55.6 MPa) and modulus of rupture (MOR) (7.0 MPa), while the corresponding energy absorption was fairly high. The results of XRD and SEM analyses indicated that applying the slag/cement ratio of 0.5 led to a homogenous cement matrix and produced the highest calcium-silicate-hydrate (C-S-H) in the ECC microstructure. Finally, to predict the load–deflection of specimens, a three-part model was proposed and verified with other available data.
Annealing effects on NiO nanoparticles for magnetic behaviour and antibacterial activity
Authors: Sivakumar S , Robinson Y
Published: December 2022

The aim of this work is to synthesise nickel (II) oxide (NiO) nanoparticles through the co-precipitation method and study their applications. Thermal gravimetric analysis was used to measure the thermal stability of the synthesised nanoparticles. The X-ray diffraction patterns of nickel (II) oxide showed a face-centred cubic structure and an average crystallite size of 16–36 nm. Fourier transform infrared spectra confirmed the formation of Ni–O bonds. The surface morphology was analysed using scanning electron microscopy. The mean particle size was about 50.76 nm, measured from high-resolution transmission electron microscopy images. The elements present in the samples were identified using energy-dispersive X-ray analysis. Vibrating-sample magnetometer analysis was used to determine the changes in magnetic behaviour of nickel (II) oxide nanoparticles due to an annealing temperature increase. As regards the antibacterial activities of nickel (II) oxide nanoparticles against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus bacterial strains, it was found that the zone of inhibition expanded as the nanoparticle concentration increased.
On the presence and absence of definite articles with anthroponyms in rural varieties of Madeiran Portuguese
Authors: Henriques Pestana Yoselin
Published: December 2022

European Portuguese (EP) generally manifests a systematic use of the definite article with anthroponyms in communicative immediacy (in the sense of Koch & Oesterreicher, 1986). In Brazilian Portuguese (BP), there is a well-documented variation in the use of determiners in these contexts. A vast body of literature on this phenomenon in BP varieties shows that –among other internal factors– the extralinguistic factor of proximity between speaker and referent crucially affects the usage of the definite article with anthroponyms (cf. Amaral, 2007; Callou & Silva, 1997; Campos Júnior, 2010; de Carvalho, 2017; Lima & Moraes, 2019).This paper analyses the variable use of definite articles preceding anthroponyms in rural varieties of Madeiran Portuguese (MP) in contexts of communicative immediacy. The results of a qualitative and quantitative analysis based on a corpus of semi-directed interviews and free conversations between elderly rural speakers, suggest that in MP rural varieties, anthroponyms may occur without definite articles in communicative immediacy contexts. Furthermore, building on the findings of previous studies regarding the significance of the factor of proximity between speaker and alluded individual, this study proposes a categorization of intersubjective proximity considering different types of kinship and social relations. Thus, the data suggest that along this continuum of proximity, anthroponyms alluding to members of the nuclear family most commonly occur without definite articles in rural MP varieties.
 
Quiralidad en las ciencias naturales: un acercamiento a distintas escalas
Authors: Franco-Rodríguez Fernanda C. , González-Morales Humberto , Heredia-Barbero Alejandro , Montoya Lilia , Reyes-Medina Yasmin
Published: December 2022

Los términos derecha e izquierda son aplicables más allá de la cotidianidad humana y los seres vivos. Los dedos de la mano derecha tienen una disposición respecto al centro de la mano, que no es idéntica o superponible a aquella de la mano izquierda. Ambas variantes son versiones simétricas, pero no idénticas. El arreglo espacial puede observarse no solo en objetos, sino también en trayectorias. Por ejemplo, en las trayectorias del vuelo de los murciélagos. En el presente artículo se definen algunos ejemplos de la condición de quiralidad en distintos niveles de organización y se mencionan algunos de los recientes avances en el tema. Entender el origen de la asimetría quiral encontrada en partículas, moléculas, y macromoléculas, permite inferir preguntas vigentes como la evolución.
Membrane Filtration for SARS-CoV-2 Viral Capture v1
Authors: Centrell Caleb
Published: December 2022

This protocol describes how to perform membrane filtration vacuum technology with wastewater grab samples to allow for SARS-CoV-2 RNA extraction.
Determination of Knowledge Levels and Attitudes of Healthcare Workers on Coronavirus Disease-19 Vaccines
Authors: TÜRKOĞLU Emine , DİNDAR DEMİRAY Emine Kübra , YILMAZ Dilek , ALKAN Sevil , ÖNTÜRK AKYÜZ Hatice , DEMİR Osman
Published: December 2022

Objective: Healthcare workers (HCWs) are at the forefront of the fight against COVID-19, and vaccination is crucial. In addition, HCWs have the potential, both through their behaviours and their words, in controlling the pandemic. The aim of this study is to determine the vaccination statuses, knowledge levels and perspectives of HCWs regarding vaccination.
Materials and Methods: This was a descriptive and cross-sectional study designed for medical students, assistant physicians, nursing students and nurses, in Turkey, between July 15, 2021 and July 30, 2021, using an online questionnaire.
Results: Vaccination rate among 822 HCWs was 79.2%. HCWs did not have enough information about vaccines (correct response rates were between 21.6% and 73%). The most important sources of information were social media and the statements of Turkish Minister of Health and Scientific Committee (41.9% and 29.5%, respectively). Vaccination rate was statistically higher in HCWs over 25 years old, physicians, living in the western regions of Turkey, serving patients with COVID-19, those who did not have previous COVID-19, and those who answered the vaccination questions correctly (p=0.019, p<0.001, p<0.001, p=0.042, p<0.001, p<0.001, respectively). The most important reason for vaccine hesitation/rejection was lack of confidence (41.6%).
Conclusion: Vaccine hesitation among HCWs in Turkey can be eliminated by paying attention to the correct and effective use of social media, and the Ministry of Health and the Scientific Committee to pay attention to more transparent and precise management of the pandemic
Erciyes Üniversitesi Öğrencilerinde Sigara İçme Durumunun 1985–2019 Yılları Arasındaki Değişimi
Authors: DURSUN Raşit , DURMUŞ Hasan , BALCI Elçin , DENİZ Yunus , KÖYLÜCE Nihat , GÜNAY Osman
Published: December 2022

Amaç: Bu çalışmada Erciyes Üniversitesi öğrencileri arasında sigara kullanım durumu ile nikotin bağımlığı düzeyini saptamak ve elde edilen verilerin ilgili bölüm ve araştırmacılar tarafından 1985 ve 2005 yıllarında yapılan önceki çalışmalarla karşılaştırarak, tütün kullanma durumundaki değişimi değerlendirmek amaçlanmıştır.
Gereç ve Yöntemler: Bu kesitsel Araştırma 2018-2019 eğitim döneminde, Erciyes Üniversitesi Tıp, Mühendislik ve İlahiyat fakültelerinde okuyan öğrenciler üzerinde yapıldı. Örneklem büyüklüğü 1500 kişi olarak hesaplandı. Veri toplama aracı olarak, araştırmacılar tarafından hazırlanan ve 48 sorudan oluşan anket formu ve altı sorudan oluşan Fagerström Nikotin Bağımlılık Testi (FNBT) kullanıldı.
Bulgular: Çalışma 1348 öğrenci ile tamamlandı. Sigara kullanım oranı kadınlarda %6.3 ve erkeklerde %28.0 ve toplamda %16.1 olarak bulundu. Bölümlere göre en yüksek sigara içme oranı %25.9 ile mühendislik fakültesinde görüldü. Tıp fakültesi ve ilahiyat fakültelerinde sigara içme oranları sırasıyla %13.9 ve %5.0 olarak bulundu. Erkeklerde nikotin bağımlılık düzeyi yüksek ve çok yüksek olanların oranı %17.6 ile kadınların %6.4’lük oranından anlamlı olarak daha yüksekti (p=0.027). Toplam FNBT puan ortalaması 3.06±2.32 idi. Genel anlamda sigara kullanım sıklığı değerlendirildiğinde; 1985 yılında % 29.8 (E: 33.90, K: 12.20) ve 2005 yılında % 16.7 (E: 25.60, K:5.10) iken, 2019 yılına gelindiğinde % 16.1 (E: 28.0, K:6.3) olmuştur.
Sonuç: Erciyes Üniversitesi öğrencilerinde sigara kullanım oranı öğrenci profilinin değişimine bağlı olarak etkilenmektedir. Her ne kadar alınan önlemler ile bir dönem sigara kullanımı düşmüş olsa da 2019 yılında, cinsiyet bazında; hem kadın, hem de erkeklerde sigara içme oranında bir yükselme olduğu söylenebilirken genel kullanım oranında ise düşüş görülmektedir.
PEMO: A New Validated Dataset for Punjabi Speech Emotion Detection
Authors: Singla Chaitanya , Singh Sukhdev
Published: December 2022

This research work presents a new valid dataset for Punjabi called the Punjabi Emotional Speech Database (PEMO) which has been developed to assess the ability to recognize emotions in speech by both computers and humans. The PEMO includes speech samples from about 60 speakers with an age range between 20 and 45 years, for four fundamental emotions, including anger, sad, happy and neutral. In order to create the data, Punjabi films are retrieved from different multimedia websites such as YouTube. The movies are processed and transformed into utterances with software called PRAAT. The database contains 22,000 natural utterances. This is equivalent to 12 hours and 35 min of speech information taken from online Punjabi movies and web series. Three annotators categorize the emotional content of the utterances. The common label that is labelled by all annotators becomes the final label for the utterance. The annotators have a thorough knowledge of Punjabi Language. The data is used to determine the expression of emotions in speech in the Punjabi Language.
Video Based Deep CNN Model for Depression Detection
Authors: Tiwary Gyanendra , Chauhan Shivani , Goyal Krishan Kumar
Published: December 2022

Our face reflects our feelings towards anything and everything we see, smell, teste or feel through any of our senses. Hence multiple attempts have been made since last few decades towards understanding the facial expressions. Emotion detection has numerous applications since Safe Driving, Health Monitoring Systems, Marketing and Advertising etc. We propose an Automatic Depression Detection (ADD) system based on Facial Expression Recognition (FER).

We propose a model to optimize the FER system for understanding seven basic emotions (joy, sadness, fear, anger, surprise, disgust and neutral) and use it for detection of Depression Level in the subject. The proposed model will detect if a person is in depression and if so, up to what extent. Our model will be based on a Deep Convolution Neural Network (DCNN).
Improved Accuracy in Estimation of Temperature for Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor (PMSM) using Machine Learning (ML) method for Electric Vehicle Application
Authors: Bhadoria Prakhar Singh , Sharma Raghavendra , Dubey Rahul
Published: December 2022

With the advancement of an electrical transportation system, demand for the efficient electric vehicles (EV’s) will be more. So, manufacturing industries of EV’s are using the latest technologies to design an efficient and reliable electric vehicles for the customers. Since, electric motor is the main driving component of the EVs, so our major concern is to protect the motor from various faults in the very early stage with better accuracy and with minimum error. Various types of faults which mainly oc-curs in the motors are, overheating, bearing fault, insulation breakdown, over speed, vibration, noise etc. So, in this paper Machine Learning (ML) technique is used to analyze various electrical parameters of Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor (PMSM) taking coolant, ambient temperature, voltage, current, speed and torque as input parameters and winding temperature as output parameter. The test is performed in MATLAB software and the results found with the above method is found more improved and accurate with least error. The proposed method classifies the stator winding temperature into respective classes with 93.13% classification accuracy, sensitivity and specificity are 90.22% and 94.78% respectively.
A New Artificial Intelligence-Based Hierarchical K-Means Clustering Technique to Detect Addictive Twitter Activity
Authors: Han Feng , Wang Fan , Zheng Hong , Wang Xinxin , Shang Dongxu
Published: December 2022

To stop the COVID-19 epidemic from spreading among their populations, several countries have implemented lockdowns. Students are being forced to stay at home during these lockdowns, which is causing them to use mobile phones, social media, and other digital technologies more frequently than ever. Their poor utilization of these digital tools may be detrimental to their emotional and mental health. In this study, we implement an Artificial Intelligence (AI) approach named Hierarchy-based K-Means Clustering (HKMC) algorithm to group individuals with comparable Twitter consumption habits to detect addictive Twitter activity during the epidemic. The effectiveness of the suggested HKMC is evaluated in terms of accuracy, precision, recall, and f1-score in respect to the association between students’ mental health and mobile phone dependency. Additionally, this study offers a comparative examination of both the suggested and existing procedures.
A New Hybrid Decision Tree Algorithm with K-Nearest Neighbour for Cross Border Payment Risks
Authors: Fu Jiaolong , Md. Saad Nor Hasliza
Published: December 2022

The technological advancement have aided in the dramatic growth in solving payment risks through the E-Commerce Applications. While blockchain technology was first developed to underpin Bitcoin, its potential uses outside that digital currency are also being investigated. Blockchain technology can be used to speed up the process in transactions, offered secured platform and resolve payment risks. Earlier to this development, the organization and companies are on huge demand of a finding a right solution to solve the payment risks, have to travel across border in search of it. This challenge is overcome with the technological advancement with blockchain. In this research, cross border based DTA-KNN model. KNN is utilized to perform the analysis in comparison with the neighbor countries and DTA performs choosing the right payment gateway  through cross-borders. The proposed model is compared with the existing algorithms such as DTA and KNN for the entire processes. The results show that the hybrid model has achieved higher accuracy of 99.89%.
Remote Seismoacoustic Constraints on the January 2022 VEI 4 Eruption in Tonga
Authors: Shih Min-Hung , Lai Ya-Chuan , Lin Cheng-Horng
Published: December 2022

The major eruption that occurred on 15 January 2022 on Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha’apai (HTHH) in Tonga generated powerful acoustic waves that propagated through the atmosphere all over the world. Although the eruption energy was soon estimated from the acoustic waves and the ash cloud, its ranking on the Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) is still debated. Here, we show the erupted magma volume can be calculated from the significant resonance of the remote seismoacoustic waves recorded in Taiwan. A resonant frequency (f) of ∼0.0117 Hz persisted for >25 min was clearly recorded by both a dense broadband seismic array and also several infrasonic stations in Taiwan. If the volcanic cavity produced by the erupting magma is considered a classic Helmholtz resonator, then the f constrains the possible volume of the erupted magma to 0.215±0.015  km3. We may conclude that the major eruption on HTHH rated a 4 on the VEI scale. In addition to neutralization between low content of the sulfur dioxide and a huge amount of water, it is potentially too small to cause any significant climate change in 2022.
The Association Between Coping Strategies, Resilience, and Flourishing Among Students at Large U.S. University During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Mixed Methods Research Study
Authors: Chatfield Sheryl L. , Bista Saroj , DeBois Kristen A. , Kenne Deric R.
Published: December 2022

Background: Mental illness indicators increased among U.S. university students in recent years; COVID-19 associated disruptions presented additional mental health challenges for students.
Aim: This research aimed to assess the relationship between coping strategies identified by university students and scores on resilience and flourishing scales and to identify additional themes that described student experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Methods: An online survey was administered to students at a large public Midwestern University. Quantitative data were assessed using nonparametric tests for association and qualitative data were analyzed using cycles of open coding.
Results: Most of the 3,473 respondents were female (76.5%) and white (83.6%), with a mean age of 24.67 years (SD = 8.08). The most frequent coping strategy was physical activity participation (n = 712), followed by socializing (n = 507). The highest resilience and flourishing scores were associated with compliance to COVID-19 associated recommendations or spiritual activities. Qualitative themes included the value of focusing on controllable aspects, the need to be strong for others, and the experience of academic overload during transition to online learning.
Conclusions: Universities should endeavor to provide ongoing availability of counseling during university disruptions. Universities might also consider proactive efforts to guide students toward proficiency in strategies that improve coping skills, including some that do not center around technology.
Immunohistochemical phenotype of fallopian tubes in patients with different grades of serous ovarian carcinoma
Authors: Kepuladze Shota , Dzotsenidze Tamar , Gvenetadze Arsen , Gachechiladze Mariam , Burkadze George
Published: December 2022

During recent years, there is an accumulating evidence that high grade ovarian carcinoma is developed from the fallopian tube epithelial lesions. However, is not yet completely understood and still represents the subject of investigation. We investigated the immunohistochemical phenotype of matched fallopian tubes from the patients with different types and malignancy grades of ovarian carcinoma. Matched fallopian tubes from ovarian cancer patients were available in 260 cases, including mucinous borderline tumor (n=25), mucinous carcinoma (n=15), serous borderline tumor (n=90), low grade serous carcinoma (n=72) and high grade serous carcinoma (n=48). Immunohistochemical investigation included markers of proliferation (Ki67), apoptosis (Bcl2, p53), hormone receptors (ER, PR), epithelial differentiation (CK7), mesenchymal differentiation (vimentin, calretinin) and stem cells (CD44). The results indicate that the presence of fallopian tube carcinoma in situ is significantly correlated with the presence of high grade ovarian serous carcinoma (r=0.44, p<0.001), whilst there was no significant association with low grade and borderline serous tumors or mucinous tumors.
Mechanical Properties of Geopolymer Concrete Containing Low-Alkaline Activator
Authors: Romadhon Eri Setia , Antonius  , Sumirin
Published: December 2022

This paper investigates the mechanical properties of the geopolymer concrete using a moderately low alkali activator. The main objective is to ascertain the compressive strength, split tensile strength, elastic modulus, shear strength, flexural strength and bond strength of the said concrete. The experimental program was carried out by reviewing the variables, namely, the amount of alkaline activator which was set at 4%, and the ratio of alkali activator to fly ash (AA/FA) which was varied from 0.35, 0.4, 0.5 to 0.6. Experimental results show that the geopolymer concrete with 4% alkaline activator could still produce concrete compressive strength above 19 MPa for AA/FA ratio of 0.6 and with treatment at room temperature (33℃). On this basis, the authors derived the empirical equations for geopolymer concrete containing low alkaline activator. These equations were compared with the mechanical property model of geopolymer concrete and that of concrete containing Portland cement. The comparison shows that our model has almost the same trend as the other models.
Seismic and density signs of mesozoic folding in the earth’s crust of the eastern passive margin of the Siberian craton (profile 3DV)
Authors: Suvorov V. D. , Pavlov E. V. , Melnik E. A.
Published: December 2022

The results of a complex interpretation of seismic and gravity data along a part (500 km long) of the 3DV profile located in the transition zone from the Siberian Platform to the Verkhoyano-Kolyma fold system are considered. It crosses the Priverkhoyansk advanced trough, the Sette-Daban tectonic zone with access to the folded region [Tectonics…, 2001; Kashubin et al., 2016]. The structure of the crust of the eastern margin of the Siberian craton is interest, which, according to structural and tectonic criteria, belongs to the Mesozoic passive continental margin [Parfenov, 1991; Sokolov, 1991; Tectonics..., 2001] in order to find signs of superimposed folding in the structure of the Earth's crust according to seismic and gravitational data. The depth of the crystalline basement in the Priverkhoyansk trough is also debatable, depending on the nature of the rocks at a depth of 18–23 km at a velocity of 6.2–6.3 km/s, possibly belonging to the Proterozoic.
Studies on the shelf life of Trichoderma isolate in talc, prills, vermicompost, sago and dalia based formulations
Authors: Roy Debnath A. , Bandyopadhyaya A. , Bhattacharya P. M.
Published: December 2022

Biocontrol agents including microbials and macrobials are being used against several crop pests and diseases. The microbial bioagents should be formulated properly for making the product stable, effective, safer and obviously economic in case of storage and field level application. Several workers reported that amendments like chitin and ammonium sulphate will enhance the bioefficacy of Trichoderma isolates and shows positive effect on multiplication and storage of Trichoderma sp. In the present studies, an attempt was made to develop the Trichoderma sp. formulations in form of talc, sago, dalia and pellets using bentonite and wheat flour. Ammonium sulphate (0.5% and 1%) and chitin (01%) was used to increase the storage life and multiplication of the Trichoderma sp. Sago and dalia proved to be a good substrate of the bioagent under study in comparison to the conventional substrate talc. Among the amendments in the growth media, 1% chitin may be an effective supplement to the growth media for increasing its survival in storage. The interaction studies between different substrates and amendments selected to increase the shelf life, a combination of sago and 1% chitin was found to be effective for rapid multiplication of Trichoderma isolate. The rate of decline in population was found low in alginate prills both in bentonite and wheat and higher in organic substrates as vermicompost, sago and dalia with highest rate in dalia.
Management of Alternaria blight of cumin caused by Alternaria burnsii by biocontrol agents, Trichoderma and Pseudomonas
Authors: Kakraliya G. L. , Ahir R. R. , Yadav A. L. , Choudhary Sanju , Kumar Vikash , Raman Manish , Yadav S. L. , Choudhary Sanju
Published: December 2022

Studies on the relative efficacy of biocontrol agents under in vitro and in vivo conditions showed that combined treatment of Trichoderma harzianum + Pseudomonas fluorescens was most effective followed by T. viride + P. fluorescens in management of Alternaria blight of cumin. Pseudomonas fluorescens when treated alone was least effective. Trichoderma harzianum + P. fluorescens recorded 40.86 per cent disease intensity with 35.95 per cent disease control and realization of seed yield of 3.63 q/ha which was 100.55 per cent more than that obtained in control.