bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
PET/CT IN ASSESSING THE LYMPHOMA RESPONSE TO TREATMENT
Authors: DAUYTOVA Yu. , ZHOLDYBAY Zh. , ZHAKENOVA Zh. , AMANKULOV J. , BAIGULOVA S.
Published: June 2022

Relevance: PET/CT has become an integral part of the diagnostic algorithm in lymphoma patients since lymphomas actively accumulate 18F-FDG. The high accuracy of PET/CT in patients with certain lymphoma types allows effective use of this method in clinical practice
for diagnosis, staging, re-staging, evaluating the effectiveness of treatment, and determining further patient management tactics.
The study aimed to evaluate the PET/CT capacity in assessing lymphoma treatment effectiveness.
Methods: We conducted a retrospective analysis of PET/CT 18F-FDG results in 109 patients with a verified lymphoma diagnosis. The
patients underwent PET/CT examinations at “Orhun Medical” PET/CT center based in the JSC “Kazakh Institute of Oncology and Radiology” (Almaty, Kazakhstan).
Results: According to PET/CT results in assessing the lymphoma treatment effectiveness, the stabilization of the process was achieved
in 38.5% of cases, progression – in 33.03%, a partial metabolic response – in 18.35%, and a complete response – in 10.09% of cases.
Conclusion: PET/CT is the method of choice for evaluating the effectiveness of lymphoma treatment compared to other radiological
techniques. PET/CT is based on determining metabolic treatment response, not only on size indicators. It plays an essential role in different
stages of lymphoma treatment, providing new opportunities for personalized treatment.
ASPECTS OF RADIOTHERAPY OF BREAST CANCER METASTASES TO THE BRAIN: A LITERATURE REVIEW
Authors: ALMABEK А. , KAIDAROVA D. , KIM V. , KHUSSAINOVA I.
Published: June 2022

Relevance: Breast cancer is one of the most common diseases among women in developed countries worldwide. Breast cancer ranks
first in incidence and third in mortality among malignant neoplasms in women. Despite many advances in breast cancer treatment, the
prognosis for patients with metastatic breast cancer remains poor. The life expectancy of these patients is usually about one year. The
accuracy of diagnosis and determining the number and sizes of oligometastases by contrasted brain MRI or PET-CT with methionine
is vital for effective cancer treatment. The emergence of treatment techniques, such as stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) and stereotactic
radiotherapy (SRSR), significantly improved the disease prognosis. The use of high-tech radiation therapy in patients with oligometastases from breast carcinoma improves local control of intracranial lesions, prevents death, maintains the quality of life, and improves
overall survival.
The study aimed to analyze the results of key prospective studies on aspects of radiation therapy for breast cancer metastases to
the brain.
Methods: This review included key randomized trials on using radiation therapy for breast cancer metastases in the brain. The search
was conducted in the PubMed database for 2005-2020 by the keywords “radiation therapy,” “breast cancer,” and “brain metastases.”
Results: Reduced treatment time due to stereotactic radiosurgery and radiotherapy allows for maintaining productive life without expressed neurological symptoms. SRS is efficient in patients with up to five oligometastases in breast cancer. More metastases require total
brain exposure, which is a poor prognostic factor. In prospective studies, SRS in breast cancer with brain metastases is recommended to
improve the quality of life.
Conclusion: The treatment of breast cancer with brain metastases requires a multidisciplinary approach based on the prevalence of
the process, previous therapy, general somatic status, comorbidities, and available therapy options. Systemic therapy for breast cancer
patients with brain metastases follows several schemes that demonstrate their therapeutic effectiveness.
Autonomy, Competence, Relatedness, and Beneficence: Exploring the Interdependence of Basic Needs Satisfaction in Postsecondary World Language Education
Authors: Davis William
Published: June 2022

Self-determination theory (SDT) provides a cross-cultural, empirical framework for exploring what world (i.e., “foreign”) language educators can do to support the satisfaction of their learners’ basic psychological needs and, in turn, their autonomous motivation and well-being. Despite this, the identification of approaches to world language pedagogy and curriculum development that are supportive of learners’ simultaneous and interdependent—rather than individual and isolated—basic needs satisfaction has been limited. To this end, this study sought to examine the characteristics of postsecondary world language learning environments that were supportive of the balanced, simultaneous satisfactions of autonomy, competence, and relatedness, as well as beneficence, a candidate need. Participants in the study included thirteen undergraduate world language learners at a large public university in the United States. Semi-structured interviews were analyzed through a qualitative approach involving multiple rounds of deductive coding and two stages of inductive thematic analysis. Results of the analysis identified six themes representing the characteristics of world language learning environments that students perceived to support their autonomy, competence, relatedness, and beneficence. Further, the analysis identified textual evidence for the interdependent satisfaction of students’ basic psychological needs via the multidirectional influences of each need on the others. Recommendations for world language teachers and implications for theory and methodology are discussed.
Factors Influencing Online Shopping Behavior Focusing on LAZADA, SHOPPEE and JD
Authors: Wongsunopparat Sumas , Yunjia Zhang
Published: June 2022

This study examines the factors influencing online shopping behavior focusing on LAZADA, SHOPPEE and JD. For this purpose, the analysis is conducted with 400 people who prefer different types of online shopping platform by utilizing structural equation modeling (SEM). Six potential influencing factors on consumer online platform choice are brand effect, product offering, platform feature, special offer and shopping safety. The result shows that the model’s chi-square value of 285.739 with 263 degrees of freedom is non-significant at the .05 level which suggests that model fits the data acceptably in the population from which we drew our sample. Corroborating evidence is provided by the RMSEA fit statistic – the obtained value of .014 is well below the desired .06 cutoff. Similarly, the Tucker-Lewis Index (TLI) result of .998 as well as GFI (.952) and CFI (.998) are considerably above the .95 threshold denoting satisfactory model fit. Therefore, our proposed SEM model seems to fit well according to the descriptive measures of fit. More importantly, Platform (PF) and Brand (BE) seem to have significant effects on online-shopping behavior due to their p-values are both less than .05. This research is significant because it makes it possible for operators to understand how to influence user’s online shopping platform choice decision, which is important for establishing relevant strategies.
The Use of Integrated 5Es of Inquiring-Based Learning and Gamification to Improve Grade 8 Student Science Learning Achievement
Authors: Bantaokul Pannarai , Polyiem Titiworada
Published: June 2022

The purposes of the study were to investigate the effectiveness of integrated 5Es of inquiring-based learning and gamification on grade 8 science learning achievement and to study students’ attitudes toward science learning with the integration of the two principles. The participants were 40 eighth-grade students from a Thai public school. They were chosen using a cluster sampling technique with their section as the primary criterion for selection. The instruments were learning management designed using the integration of the 5Es of inquiry-based learning and gamification, a learning achievement test, and an attitude survey questionnaire. Data analysis employed both descriptive statistics (e.g., percentage, mean score, standard deviation) and comparative statistics (e.g., paired-samples t-test, and effectiveness index with the determining criterion of 80/80). The study’s findings show that combining the learning activities of the 5Es of inquiry-based learning with the elements of gamification resulted in the development of participants’ science learning achievement. Additionally, it offered an engaging and motivating learning experience which led to positive attitudes toward science learning.
Habermas sobre a forma-direito: quatro comentários e uma crítica
Authors: Rodriges Ivan
Published: June 2022

Em Facticidade e Validade, a forma-direito é um conceito central que possibilita a Habermas: enfocar a dimensão institucional do direito; elucidar a problemática da legitimação do direito; realizar uma abordagem funcionalista do direito propícia a reconstrui-lo racionalmente; e explicitar o sistema dos direitos fundamentais. Entretanto, Habermas não procede a uma análise sistemática do nexo funcional entre a forma-direito e o modo de produção de mercadorias. Por isso, ele deixa de prover uma compreensão mais abrangente e mais crítica da forma-direito e das possibilidades emancipatórias na sociedade capitalista.
Tolerância, liberdade de expressão e a esfera pública em Habermas
Authors: Silva Bárbara Batalha , Galuppo Marcelo Campos
Published: June 2022

Este artigo analisa a concepção de esfera pública segundo o paradigma procedimental, associando-a à ideia de tolerância recíproca em Habermas, com intuito de compreender como os sujeitos podem se expressar e participar da construção dos sentidos do mundo. Também explora a arquitetura comunicativa da esfera pública sob o foco da práxis argumentativa, analisando os pressupostos pragmáticos que a rege. Ao interpretar essa dinâmica em consonância com a ideia de tolerância, Habermas entende que a liberdade de expressão na esfera pública é atribuída a quem assume uma ética moralmente adequada. O objetivo central deste artigo é questionar a legitimidade desse condicionamento e propor o abandono da moldura do aceitável que circunscreve o poder de fala.
NÓS DO LUGAR NA AREIA DA PRAIA
Authors: Medeiros Aline Lúcia Nogueira
Published: June 2022

O que o corpo sente ecoa na paisagem ou o corpo sente o que a paisagem vibra. Duas maneiras de dizer logo o mesmo, pois a ligação corpo e mundo é uma via de duas mãos. Desde a areia, vislumbramos suas cadências. Sentimos seu marulhar. Transpomos aqui em letra-palavra-frase-parágrafo-texto absorções dessa interação visceral corpo-mar que acontece na praia. A praia, aqui, é boca de um mar com fome. O corpo é carne sensível e consciência de mundo, vivo no presente dessa interação. Eclipsado em adentrares viscerais que transbordam paisagem sublime: mar. O sublime que, longe de se ligar a um delírio, explode no desgaste da pele e dos olhos de quem vive praia e mar, sol a sol, numa interação cotidiana; nos saberes desses povos mesmos que lutam pela permanência hoje nos seus lugares ancestrais. Relato aqui um dos seus eclipses transbordantes.
RELAÇÃO CIDADE-CURSO DE ÁGUA: CANALIZAÇÃO DE CURSOS DE ÁGUA
Authors: Alves Vitor Alfredo de Rezende , Orlando Paulo Henrique Kingma
Published: June 2022

A sociedade ocidental moderna tem se estruturado a partir de uma visão fragmentária de mundo, e isso tem permeado as práticas espaciais desde então. Esse movimento tem reflexos na relação das cidades com os cursos de água urbanos, produzindo uma maneira de apropriação contraditória, que demonstra a ideia de dominação da natureza com a adequação à dinâmica da cidade, sendo a canalização dos cursos de água a forma espacial que exprime tal visão. Assim, o objetivo do trabalho é analisar a relação cidade-curso de água, a partir das múltiplas determinações e consequências da canalização de cursos de água. A metodologia empregada foi a pesquisa teórica e conceitual. Serão apresentados aspectos relacionados a relação sociedade-natureza, com enfoque na relação cidade-curso de água, tendo por base a prática da canalização, com suas múltiplas determinações e consequências, além de fazer proposições para uma outra forma de relação das cidades com os cursos de água.
AVALIAÇÃO DA QUALIDADE DA ÁGUA NA SUB-BACIA HIDROGRÁFICA DO CÓRREGO JOSÉ JOAQUIM, SAPUCAIA DO SUL-RS
Authors: Krummenauer Anne , Basso Luis Alberto
Published: June 2022

As características da qualidade da água de um curso fluvial refletem as condições ambientais da bacia hidrográfica, indicando fontes de poluição e apontando caminhos para a recuperação dos recursos hídricos. Com o intuito de contribuir para o avanço no tratamento das águas urbanas no Brasil, e, em especial, do Rio dos Sinos, o presente estudo teve o objetivo de avaliar a qualidade da água da Sub-Bacia do Córrego José Joaquim, em Sapucaia do Sul (RS). O córrego foi dividido em seis pontos de avaliação, nomeados, de montante para jusante, de PR, P1, P2, P3, P4 e P5. A qualidade da água foi obtida em duas campanhas de monitoramento (n.º 1, em agosto de 2019, e n.º 2, em março de 2020), através da avaliação de 16 parâmetros físico-químicos e bacteriológicos da água. Conforme a Resolução Conama n.º 357, de 17 de março de 2005 e suas alterações, na campanha n.º 1, as águas dos pontos amostrais foram compatíveis com a Classe 1 (PR e P2), Classe 2 (P5), Classe 3 (P1 e P4) e Classe 4 (P3), já na campanha n.º 2, as águas de todos os pontos foram enquadradas na Classe 4. Os piores resultados relacionaram-se com os parâmetros coliformes fecais, fosfato total e condutividade elétrica, o que indica poluição por esgotos domésticos e, possivelmente, por efluentes industriais. O desfecho da avaliação da qualidade das águas aponta para a deterioração da qualidade de montante para jusante, embora o declínio não seja constante devido a uma melhora registrada no último ponto de avaliação (P5). Deste modo, o tratamento dos esgotos domésticos apresenta-se como indispensável para a melhora na qualidade da água na Sub-Bacia Hidrográfica do Córrego José Joaquim.
AS DIFERENTES REPRESENTAÇÕES DA FESTA: DESCORTINANDO SIGNIFICADOS
Authors: Caxias Denise David
Published: June 2022

O presente trabalho teve por objetivo compreender as diferentes representações da Festa de São Pedro dos Pescadores de Jurujuba, Niterói, RJ, a partir da interpretação de mapas mentais. Partindo-se da concepção de que a Festa é uma produção social que gera vários produtos, materiais e imateriais, inclusive identidades, o propósito da pesquisa foi a compreender como os jovens percebem a Festa. Para isso, escolheu-se realizar uma atividade, em uma turma de 9º ano, ensino fundamental II, em um colégio estadual do bairro. Assim, buscou-se, aqui, compreender como os sujeitos vivenciam, significam e representam a Festa através da interpretação de imagens/mapas mentais dos estudantes. A partir da metodologia Kozel, que fundamenta-se na fenomenologia, e o suporte teórico dialógico com da geografia cultural, procurou-se, neste trabalho, relacionar os temas festa, identidade, representação, memória, imaginário e mapas mentais e evidenciar as dinâmicas da cultura, ressaltando a importância de não compreendê-la de forma engessada. A base proposta por Kozel (2001) (sujeito/signo/imagem) constrói uma representação simbólica que se busca aqui desenvolver a partir da decodificação dos mapas mentais feitos pelos estudantes. As ciências geográficas, linguística e psicologia social dialogam neste trabalho com o intuito de evidenciar que as representações são construções sociais e culturais.
Charles Dickens' display of social space and class hierarchy in Great Expectations
Authors: Dupovac Irfan
Published: June 2022

In Victorian era English society social class was based on an inflexible system built around an individual’s profession, their familial ties, and other cultural elements such as behavior. This system means that moving up the social ladder was difficult for anyone who was not born into an upper-class family. However, when the Industrial Revolution came, 19th century society witnessed drastic changes since suddenly, economic opportunities presented themselves and social mobility became something that viable. In Great Expectations Charles Darwin finds an excellent opportunity to present to readers the realities of the inflexible Victoria era social structure. Through the different characters included in the novel, the author paints a picture of the cultural, social, and psychological factors that separated the different social classes in early English society. Each of the characters were carefully crafted to give the audience as much insight into the physical and psychological dimensions of social classes as possible.
Usos de redes sociales y autoimagen en adolescentes de Instituciones Educativas en Antioquia, Colombia
Authors: Acosta Tobón Sergio Andrés , Ramírez Arroyave Ana Yulieth , Saldarriaga Álvarez Yadira Andrea , Uribe Ortiz Juliana , Ruiz Mejía Nathalia
Published: June 2022

El artículo de investigación se centra en identificar la incidencia del uso de redes sociales en el desarrollo de la autoimagen en adolescentes escolarizados en diferentes Instituciones Educativas de Antioquia, Colombia. Mediante un diseño de investigación cuantitativa de tipo descriptivo, con una muestra de ciento diecisiete (117) participantes, se implementaron tres (3) instrumentos: autoinforme ad hoc, cuestionario de adicción a las redes sociales y cuestionario de autoimagen. Como resultado relevante se puede indicar que no se puede generalizar la asociación del uso de las redes sociales y el desarrollo de la autoimagen negativa en adolescentes; la autoimagen no es alterada debido al uso de las plataformas virtuales y en los adolescentes se evidencia la aceptación de ellos mismos. Las condiciones individuales, sociales y familiares determinan estrategias cognitivas protectoras y condicionan el uso funcional de las redes sociales.
Sobre la naturaleza cognitiva de las metáforas y su papel en la educación: respuesta a Molina Rodelo (2021)
Authors: Torres Martínez Sergio Alberto
Published: June 2022

En este artículo de respuesta se ofrece una lectura alternativa de la naturaleza cognitiva de la metáfora. En contraste con el análisis propuesto por Molina Rodelo (2021), el presente modelo cognitivo se aparta de las definiciones existentes basadas en la Teoría de la Metáfora Conceptual (TMT) y la Teoría de los Espacios Mentales (Mental Spaces Theory). Se propone entonces una caracterización de la metáfora como construcción nacida de la cognición encarnada (embodied cognition) del hablante, la que, a su turno, tiene su origen en la percepción misma del entorno. En otras palabras, las metáforas no son un subproducto mental de nuestra experiencia con el mundo físico, una mera simulación mental, como lo afirma la TMT. El resultado es una visión de la metáfora como repositorio de experiencias, actitudes y creencias accesibles a los participantes del acto comunicativo gracias a su experiencia común con el entorno.
THE IMPACT OF THE PANDEMIC ON THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF THE POPULATION/ՀԱՄԱՎԱՐԱԿԻ ԱԶԴԵՑՈՒԹՅՈՒՆԸ ԲՆԱԿՉՈՒԹՅԱՆ ԿՅԱՆՔԻ ՈՐԱԿԻ ՎՐԱ
Authors: Harutyunyan M.
Published: June 2022

The impact of the pandemic also affected the quality of life of the population, as well as several economic indicators, the findings of which are presented in this work. The manifestations of the public life conditioned by the pandemic in the Republic of Armenia, the socio-economic changes and consequences that result from it have not been commented yet. The work includes areas that have changed as a result of the pandemic, as well as recommendations that will help mitigate the significant effects on the economy./Համավարակի ազդեցությունից անմասն չմնաց բնակչության կյանքի որակը, ինչպես նաև տնտեսական մի քանի ցուցանիշներ, որոնց բացահայտմանն է ուղված տվյալ աշխատանքը: Դեռևս մեկնաբանված չեն ՀՀ-ում համավարակով պայմանավորված հասարակական կյանքի դրսևորումները, դրա արդյունքում տեղի ունեցող սոցիալ-տնտեսական փոփոխությունները և հետևանքները: Աշխատանքում ներառված են նաև համավարակի հետանքով զգալի փոփոխություններ կրած ոլորտներ, ինչպես նաև առաջարկություններ, որոնք հնարավորություն կտան մեղմել տնտեսությանը պատճառված զգալի հետևանքները:
Use of Nanoparticles in Theranostics and Breath Analysis of Patients with Cancer
Authors: Aroutiounian Vladimir M.
Published: June 2022

The review reports on advances in nanotheranostics and breath analysis of patients with cancer over the past few years. It has been shown that carbon nanotube nanoparticles and other therapeutic agents made from new semiconductor materials are very promising for their use in such non-invasive and effective therapeutic technologies as photothermal and photodynamic therapy. Some semiconductor nanoparticles can also be used as biomarkers for certain types of cancer. Results of the breath analysis in oncology were reported.
Изучение окислительных процессов при развитии сахарного диабета у экспериментальных животных
Authors: Овсепян Л. М. , Казарян Г. С. , Зангинян А. В. , Погосян Л. Г. , Акопян Ж. И.
Published: June 2022

The gradual destruction of β-cells of the pancreas leads to insulin deficiency, diabetes mellitus develops, which is manifested by severe disorders of carbohydrate-energy metabolism, chronic hyperglycemia is accompanied by an imbalance of all functional systems of the body. Therefore, it is possible to study metabolic processes that can lead to the gradual destruction of β-cells. The aim of this study was to investigate the processes of lipid peroxidation in the total homogenate of the pancreas and liver of alloxaninduced rats, the amount of nitric oxide, and the state of the thiolisulfide system. As it is stated by the results of the study, the oxidative processes in the total homogenates of the pancreas and liver of model rats showed accumulation of lipid peroxidation products (hydroxides, malondialdehyde, Schiff bases). In alloxan-induced diabetes mellitus, a decrease in the SH content, an increase in the content of oxidized SS-groups of thiols and NO were found in the pancreas. According to the results of our research, it can be concluded that with the development of alloxan diabetes, an increase in the concentration of active compounds in the pancreas and liver is observed, which leads to disruption of the normal functioning of metabolic processes.
Spatial Modulations of Receptive Field Sizes in Extrastriate Area 21b of the Cat Brain Cortex
Authors: Khachvankian D. K. , Ghazarian A. L. , Meliksetian A. A. , Sargisian V. E. , Harutiunian-Kozak B. A.
Published: June 2022

Տեսողական տեղեկատվության կենտրոնական մշակման գործընթացում ընդգրկված են գլխուղեղի բազմաթիվ կեղևային շրջաններ: Մի շարք ուսումնասիրություններում հաստատվել է, որ տեսազգայուն նեյրոնի ընկալման դաշտի (ԸԴ) տարածական կառուցվածքը կանխորոշում է մուտքային տեսողական տեղեկատվության վերլուծությունը, որն ապահովում է տեսողական պատկերի ընկալումը: Ներկայացվող աշխատանքի նպատակը գլխուղեղի կեղևի էքստրաստրիար 21բ դաշտի նեյրոնների տարածական կառուցվածքի փոփոխությունների օրինաչափությունների ուսումնասիրությունն է: Փորձերի արդյունքները ցույց են տվել, որ տվյալ դաշտում նեյրոնների ԸԴ-երի տարածական պարամետրերը զգալիորեն աճում են՝ կախված ներկայացված շարժվող տեսողական խթանիչների չափից, ձևից և կոնտրաստից: Պարզ է դառնում, որ շրջապատող նեյրոնային ցանցերի միաժամանակյա ակտիվացումը հանգեցնում է ԸԴ-երի չափերի համակարգված փոփոխության՝ այդ եղանակով ապահովելով շարժվող տեսողական պատկերի հստակ ընկալումը:
Book review of ‘Squatters in the Capitalist City: Housing, Justice and Urban Politics'
Authors: Molina Irene
Published: June 2022

What is squatting? Is squatting a social movement? In a retrospective analysis of some of the most emblematic cases of squatting in Europe as well as through an exhaustive review of the literature on this field of study, the author responds to these and many more questions. The book presents the past learnings and current and future challenges for the radical urban social movement of squatting. I examine the book’s content and point to some issues I would have liked to see included.
Turizm Endüstrisinde Satın Alma Uygulamalarına Yönelik Sistematik Bir Derleme
Authors: ZENCİR Banu
Published: June 2022

Hizmet sektörü içinde yer alan turizm endüstrisinde satın alma ve tedarik yönetimi üzerine yapılmış araştırmaların kısıtlı olması nedeniyle son yıllarda güncel ve kapsamlı çalışmalara ihtiyaç olduğu saptanmıştır. Bu araştırma, turizm endüstrisinde satın alma ve tedarik yönetimi alanında yapılmış çalışmaların sistematik bir derlemesidir. Aynı zamanda satın alma ve tedarik yönetiminin akademisyenler, uygulayıcılar ve meslek liderlerinin geleceği için önemli araştırma fırsatları sunacağı tespit edilmiştir. Sistematik derleme yöntemi kullanılarak, belirlenen kriterlere göre ulusal ve uluslararası veri tabanlarında makaleler “genel üretim kapsamı, kullanılan arka plan teorisi, analiz biçimi, araştırma yöntemi ve araştırılan ana konular” dahil edilerek taranmış ve analiz edilmiştir. Bununla birlikte satın alma politikasına sahip olan işletmelerin açık iletişim, ortak problem çözmeye daha yatkın oldukları, tedarikçilerle daha fazla işbirlikçi ve uzun vadeli ilişkilere sahip oldukları gözlemlenmiştir. İşletmelerin uyguladıkları satın alma politikaları maliyet avantajı yanında rekabet ve tedarik süreci gibi konularda da üstünlük sağladığı tespit edilmiştir.
Assessing Social Entrepreneurship in South Africa
Authors: Quacoe Dinah , Yusheng Kong , Quacoe Daniel
Published: June 2022

There is a growing recognition in South Africa that social enterprises can and do create the most jobs because it focuses on solving social problems and establishing economic sustainability. This article was based on a conceptual analysis aimed at assessing the development of social entrepreneurship in South Africa, as well as its prevalence and influence. We analyzed why social entrepreneurship has grown in importance and popularity in South Africa, as well as its relevance, and whether it has come to stay in South Africa. We also highlighted that the most common sources of finance for most South African social entrepreneurs are sales of goods and services, government grants, membership fees, and corporate social investment. This paper further highlighted some challenges faced by social entrepreneurs such as grant funding, which is the second major source of funding for these enterprises as well as a lack of proper buildings and equipment.
The Effects of ICT on Environment Quality: The Role of Green Technological Innovation in Asian Developing Countries
Authors: Tahsin Johora
Published: June 2022

To address the existing environmental challenges, the contributions of ICT and green technological innovation have gained considerable scholarly attention in recent decades. Therefore, this study investigates the effects of ICT penetration including green technological innovation on environmental quality in selected Asian developing countries, using data spanning the period 1990-2018. The long-run relationships among the variables are confirmed using panel ARDL and robust least squares techniques. The results suggest that environmental pollution diminishes after a threshold level of ICT development is attained. However, a significantly decreasing influence of green technological innovation is found on carbon emissions, leading to increased energy efficiency by promoting carbon-peaking and carbon neutrality goals. Furthermore, a bidirectional causality running from carbon emissions to ICT penetration and green technological innovation is affirmed by the Dumitrescu-Hurlin causality test. Therefore, more sound fiscal incentives must be implemented to further strengthen the efficient use of ICT products along with green technological innovation.
Effects of Sentiment Analysis on Feedback Loops between Different Types of Movies
Authors: Ghosh Sudipto , Ahammed Md. Tabil
Published: June 2022

This research was conducted with the intention of determining the specific qualities of internet reviews that contributed to their usefulness. The collected online movie reviews were found on the website Rotten Tomatoes, which is dedicated to film criticism. The methodology for conducting online reviews of impact factors that was developed as a result of this research makes use of data mining techniques. According to the findings of one study, users' perceptions of the efficacy of interventions are influenced by the quality of the articles. The effectiveness of a reviewer's contributions is increased when they are in a good mood, have a strong emotional predisposition, and a high degree of review reliability. On the other hand, negative emotions are both less beneficial and weaker than their positive counterparts. It has been demonstrated that emotionally charged evaluations receive a greater number of reviews and have a tendency to be more effective. The findings of this research, which investigated the manner in which individuals evaluate online reviews, could assist in the development of novel methods that are capable of predicting the level of economic success.
Women Exploitation in the Contemporary India: Importance of Media to Impede it
Authors: Bhat Rashid Manzoor
Published: June 2022

In the twenty first century, there has been a growing awareness towards the necessity of empowering women in order to improve their socio-economic status. This has been a trend that has continued throughout the century. Role of Media is vital in empowerment as it has a wide and easy access. It has been involved in empowering woman in India. The present article tries to find out various means for the empowerment of woman, its impact on the socioeconomic status of woman; the factors affecting their improvement. It also tries to identify the challenges to empower the woman. Radio and television are the most commonly used information sources for women. The media is supposed to make steady progress in educating women and making them aware of their potential to do better, to be empowered, and to stand up for their rights and for themselves wherever they may be in the world. In rural and less urban areas of the country, the media serves as a powerful source of inspiration for women. The positive aspects of the empowerment of woman provided in the media programmes need to be fore grounded. The present paper places for the consideration of the readers, what are the current issues and problems with regard to the Indian woman and media.
Ethics is more than Matter of Research
Authors: Ahmad Dar Showkat , Shairgojri Aadil Ahmad
Published: June 2022

There are various motivations behind why complying with ethical rules while
doing research is pivotal. As a matter of some importance, research standards help to
promote research objectives like information, truth, and mistake evasion. Laws forbidding
the creation, control, or deception of research information, for instance, help to guarantee
that the truth is introduced and that blunders are limited. The most over the top shocking
illustration of how research unfortunate behaviour can imperil individuals' lives is the
account of Paolo Macchiarini, a specialist who acquired well known for a revealed clinical
advancement that vowed to reform organ transplantation yet rather wound up obliterating
individuals' lives. Trachea transplants were created by the Italian expert using synthetic
scaffolds that had been implanted with the patients' stem cells. However, it was later
discovered that his tests on humans were not based on sound preclinical research
principles. At least seven of the nine individuals who received the treatment died as a result
of the treatment. The importance of ethics in research has been recognised by the
University Grants Commission of India, which has made an ethics paper mandatory for
researchers in their course work examination. The study's primary goal is to draw
attention to the significance of ethics in research as well as the ethical standards that
should guide researchers.
Waarom ontbreekt een conservatieve politieke partij in Nederland?
Authors: Stevens Ron
Published: June 2022

Why is there no conservative political party in the Netherlands?

Because of the existing conservative-religious set of values in a dominant bourgeois culture, as historian Von der Dunk concluded in 1975, a conservative political party never came to fruition. In this article the author examines this observation on the basis of politically pivotal years: 1868, 1917, 1950, 1972 and 2002. At these moments the connection of the conservative-religious values with the age-old regent administrative culture appears to be cast in iron.

The author considers Von der Dunk’s conclusion to be proven: in the Netherlands a conservative party has never been viable as long as the Christian political parties represent conservative values adequately. Today’s right-wing populist parties adorn themselves with conservative values, but are essentially and act non-conservative.
Judicial mediation and civil mediation in China
Authors: Yulin Fu , Jialin Li
Published: June 2022

Judicial mediation and civil mediation in China

This contribution discusses judicial mediation and civil mediation, with a focus on their respective development, the sources of the power to mediate, the qualifications required from mediators, and the legal status or effect of mediation outcomes.

In addition, some recent developments in the field of mediation in China are highlighted, such as the advanced mediation system and the impact of the Singapore Mediation Convention.In addition, some recent developments in the field of mediation in China are highlighted, such as the advanced mediation system and the impact of the Singapore Mediation Convention.
Hanna Rydh och den onämnbare Andre
Authors: Gerdov Christian
Published: June 2022

The article reveals how aspects of Hanna Rydh’s international work, especially her writings on other cultures and “the Other”, have been overlooked, or if mentioned, generally have been regarded as neither problematic nor worth discussing – instead, she has been described as someone who tried to transcend an ethnocentric approach. The silence on orientalist representations in Rydh’s work, and more specifically on her views on Islam, Muslim women and the veil, is therefore rather telling. On the one hand, Rydh advocated tolerance and respect for other cultures, but on the other she was an adamant opponent of Islam and its purported “male values” and traditions. In several texts she bemoans the position of Muslim women, describing them as wholly cut off from the world, locked within harems or behind the veil. And as the president of the International Alliance of Women she encouraged her “oriental” sisters to unveil themselves in order to step onto the modern path of progress.
The Relationship Between Culturally Responsive Teacher Roles and Innovative Work Behavior: Canonical Correlation Analysis
Authors: Nayir Funda , Saridas Gurkan
Published: June 2022

The aim of this research was to identify the relationship between culturally responsive teacher roles and innovative work behavior according to teachers’ views. The first phase of the analysis revealed that in the first canonical function, which is calculated to maximize the relationship between culturally responsive teacher roles and innovative work behavior data sets, culturally responsive teacher roles and innovative work behavior data sets share a variance of approximately 77%. In addition, as a result of the canonical correlation analysis, we determined that there is a positive relationship between the variables of the culturally regulating teacher (CRT) and the culturally mediating teacher (CMT) in the culturally responsive teacher roles data set and the GII and FSI variables in the innovative work behavior data set.
Assessing the Quantity of Information in SROIs by Major
Authors: Friesner Daniel , Schibik Timothy J.
Published: June 2022

In this paper, we demonstrate how to identify whether different groups of students (classified by their major) provide different quantities of information in their student ratings of instruction (SROIs). As a corollary, we identified specific groups of students who provided a greater/lesser quantity of information in their responses. All calculations were undertaken using Microsoft Excel, and no prior statistical training was required to create or interpret our information measures. We used SROI data taken from a first-year logical reasoning course for health professions majors and found that the quantity of information provided by pharmacy and other health majors in their SROIs exceeded the quantity of information provided by nursing majors for every single SROI question. We also found that specific majors gave relatively greater quantities of information (relative to other majors) for specific types of SROI items.
Relationship Between Single Motherhood Status and Stunting Among Children Under 5 in Kgatleng, Botswana
Authors: Mwamba Mulume SF , Gerrior Shirley , Taylor Reginald
Published: June 2022

Undernutrition affects sub-Saharan African countries with increased stunting among children under 5 years old. The short- and long-term effects of this stunting include the potential for slow growth in early life, impaired health, and educational and economic disadvantages in adolescent and adult years. In this quantitative cross-sectional study, we analyzed the relationship between single-mother families and the occurrence of stunting among children under 5 years old in the Kgatleng District of Botswana. We collected primary data from 196 mothers and their children who visited selected clinics in Kgatleng. The results of the binary logistic regression analysis were significant: χ2 (1, N = 196) = 4.119, p = .046, indicating the model was able to distinguish between those respondents who reported stunting and those who did not report stunting. The implications for positive social change include the potential to increase awareness among health professionals to continually check the linear growth of children under 5 to help curb the deleterious effects and the social inequalities caused by stunting.
Sociability Moderates the Negative Association Between COVID-Related Disruptions and Life Satisfaction
Authors: Khan Amna , Fiori Katherine L
Published: June 2022

Disruptions in individuals’ lives during the COVID-19 pandemic have been associated with increased mental health problems and decreases in life satisfaction, although recent research indicates that these effects are not uniform across individuals. The purpose of the present study was to examine the role of sociability in moderating the association between COVID-related disruptions and life satisfaction in a sample of adults. Using data from an online survey given to N = 166 adults, COVID-19 disruptions related to conflicts with household members or roommates and disruptions in care during the pandemic were negatively associated with life satisfaction. Sociability was found to moderate the associations between COVID-related disruptions in social interactions and life satisfaction; specifically, high sociability was found to possibly intensify the negative association between disruptions and life satisfaction. The findings of this study indicate that sociability may have been a liability during the pandemic, serving to worsen the potential negative effects of social distancing. Although future research is needed to better understand the mechanisms to explain these effects, the findings from the present study can be used to inform future interventions to help individuals better navigate social disruptions.
Book Review of Mind Over Money: The Psychology of Money and How to Use It Better by Claudia Hammond
Authors: Molchan Stephen
Published: June 2022

Mind Over Money: The Psychology of Money and How to Use It Better, by Claudia Hammond, explores research in psychology, neuroscience, biology, and behavioral economics related to how individuals interact with and manage money. Hammond is a broadcaster on the BBC, writer, and professor of psychology. In Mind Over Money: The Psychology of Money and How to Use It Better, Hammond uses captivating interviews, presents stories a broad audience can relate to, and cites multiple research studies to show the psychology of money. Throughout the book, Hammond not only presents readers with the research, 263 studies are mentioned, but provides 32 money tips around spending, negotiating, saving, and more. Following these tips, the readers are offered additional readings that the author found insightful around the various items and themes mentioned throughout the book.
Chapter 1: How Geopolitics Can Influence Markets
Authors: Klement Joachim
Published: June 2022

Not all geopolitical events have significance for investors. To determine which events will or will not have an investment impact, investors need to understand how key economic variables will be affected.
Chapter 8: The Geopolitics of Renewable Energy
Authors: Klement Joachim
Published: June 2022

The growing importance of renewable energy has major implications for natural resources. Investors need to understand the complex ramifications of the changing demand for resources and how commodity price shocks work through economies and markets.
APPLICATION OF THE PICTURE AND PICTURE MODEL IN THE TEACHING OF EXPLANATION TEXT
Authors: Syaifullah Syaifullah , Runiaty Any
Published: June 2022

This study was based on students' difficulties with vocabulary when writing Explanation Text. Thus, the study is aimed to improve students’ vocabulary in writing explanation text using ‘Picture and Picture’ learning model in XI Accounting 1 SMK Negeri 3 Banjarbaru Academic year 2019/2020.Classroom Action Research is used in this study. The validity of the study is gained by having methodological triangulation that took data from class observation, students’ questionnaire, and vocabulary test. ‘Picture and Picture’ learning model is the learning model which uses picture series to help students’ understanding in elaborating their writing of the explanation text. This study proved an improvement in the learning process and the students’ vocabulary in writing explanation text by using ‘Picture and Picture’ learning model in two cycles. The teacher experienced an improvement in the skill of using media and teaching English skills. The students' average vocabulary score increased from 61.42 in cycle 1 to 69.76 in cycle 2. The classical success also improved from 66.67% students reached KKM of 70 in Cycle 1 to 80.95% in cycle 2.
IMPLEMENTASI SUPERVISI AKADEMIK DAN MANAJERIAL PADA MASA PANDEMI COVID-19
Authors: Maisyarah Maisyarah
Published: June 2022

Pengawas madrasah memiliki wewenang dan tanggung jawab penuh terhadap madrasah binaannya. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui implementasi supervisi akademik dan manajerial pada madrasah binaan sehubungan dengan wabah pandemi Covid-19. Subjek penelitian, terdiri atas 4 kepala madrasah dan 59 guru. Sumber data merupakan data primer, pengambilan datanya dilakukan dari bulan Agustus 2020 sampai dengan bulan Maret 2021. Objek penelitian adalah supervisi akademik dan supervisi manajerial. Teknik pengumpulan data melalui wawancara, pengamatan, dengar pendapat dan studi dokumen. Adapun untuk teknik analisis data menggunakan statistika deskriptif dan deskriptif kuantitatif. Hasil supervisi akademik berkualifikasi Baik dan supervisi manajerial berkualifikasi Cukup. Secara keseluruhan, implementasi supervisi akademik dan manajerial di madrasah binaan pada masa pandemi Covid-19 dengan kualifikasi Cukup. Kepala madrasah teruslah berupaya untuk dapat melaksanakan tugasnya dengan balance dan memperoleh hasil sesuai harapan (minimal Baik). Hasil implementasi ini sebagai dasar, acuan dan tidak lanjut dalam kesupervisian pada tahun berikutnya.

 

Kata Kunci: Implementasi, Supervisi Akademik dan Manajerial, Covid-19.
EFEKTIVITAS PELATIHAN PENELITIAN TINDAKAN KELAS MELALUI MODEL PEMBELAJARAN ADIK PKL ABG DAN APLIKASI GOOGLE CLASSROOM DI KOTA SUKABUMI
Authors: Mujahidin Firdos
Published: June 2022

Pelatihan di masa pandemi memerlukan model pembelajaran dan aplikasi yang mendukung pelatihan tersebut dapat efektif, termasuk dalam pelatihan Penelitian Tindakan Kelas (PTK). Tujuan dari penulisan ini adalah untuk mengetahui efektivitas pelatihan Penelitian Tindakan Kelas (PTK) melalui model pembelajaran ADIK PKL ABG dan aplikasi Google Classroom (GCR) di Kota Sukabumi. Metode penelitian dalam penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan Penelitian Tindakan (action research) dengan metode diskriptif kualitatif, teknik pengumpulan datanya melalui kegiatan observasi, tes pengetahuan dan tes kinerja peserta pelatihan serta dianalisis secara kualitatif. Penelitian dilakukan terhadap peserta pelatihan PTK bagi Guru Madrasah Aliyah (MA) di Kota Sukabumi Tahun 2021. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa model pembelajaran ADIK PKL ABG yang didukung dengan aplikasi GCR dapat mengelola pembelajaran pelatihan secara efektif, hal tersebut dapat dilihat dari rata-rata nilai sikap  94,73 rata-rata nilai ujian (pengetahuan)  79,93 dan keterampilan peserta dapat terampil menyusun produk pembelajaran yang telah ditetapkan dengan rata-rata nilai keterampilan 89,27 dengan rata-rata nilai akhir adalah 87,98. Model pembelajaran ADIK PKL ABG  dan aplikasi Google Classroom dapat juga dipisahkan secara tersendiri/terpisah dalam mengelola pembelajaran pelatihan, namun pembelajaran akan  lebih efektif jika keduanya dipadukan dalam mengelola pembelajaran pelatihan.
KAPABILITAS WIDYAISWARA DALAM PENINGKATAN MUTU PEMBELAJARAN PADA LEMBAGA PENDIDIKAN DAN PELATIHAN KEAGAMAAN BANJARMASIN
Authors: Zarkani Zarkani
Published: June 2022

Widyaiswara memiliki peran yang sangat penting dalam melaksanakan pembelajaran bersama peserta didik. Peran widyaiswara tidak dapat digantikan dengan media apapun, sehingga keberadaannya sebagai inti pembelajaran harus tetap ada. Mutu pembelajaran merupakan kemampuan yang dimiliki oleh lembaga pendidikan dan pelatihan dalam penyelenggaraan pembelajaran secara efektif dan efisien, sehingga menghasilkan manfaat yang bernilai tinggi bagi pencapaian tujuan pembelajaran yang telah ditentukan. Komponen peningkatan mutu yang ikut andil dalam pelaksanannya adalah penampilan nara sumber, penguasaan materi/kurikulum, penggunaan metode mengajar, pendayagunaan alat/fasilitas pendidikan, pelaksanaan pembelajaran dan evaluasi. Permasalahan widyaiswara dalam meningkatkan mutu pembelajaran berhubungan dengan masih adanya widyaiswara yang memiliki kualifikasi pendidikan kurang, sikap profesionalisme nara sumber dalam melaksanakan tugas masih rendah, persiapan widyaiswara untuk melaksanakan pengajaran yang kurang mantap, masih kurangnya memanfaatkan media dan sumber belajar dan masih rendahnya sikap inovatif serta kreativitas mengajar widyaiswara. Untuk mencapai mutu pembelajaran terlebih dahulu widyaiswara harus membekali diri dengan sejumlah kompetensi dalam bidang pengajaran baik yang dilakukan oleh diri sendiri maupun pengembangan yang dilakukan oleh instansi pembinanya. Kegiatan pembekalan tersebut dilakukan secara kontinyu seiring dengan perkembangan dan tuntutan kebutuhan dunia pendidikan, sehingga pada akhirnya akan membentuk sikap lebih profesional dari widyaiswara itu sendiri.
Recent Progress and Overview of Nanocomposites
Authors: Hafeez Muhammad
Published: June 2022

Nanocomposites are versatile materials because of possessing superior properties as compared to their parent materials. Due to their improved electrical, mechanical, thermomechanical, electronic, optoelectronic, thermal, and magnetic properties, these materials are receiving much attention from researchers all over the world. In every field, the focus of the research is to develop such materials which have low weight, superior strength, and enhanced performance as well as cost competitiveness in comparison to existing materials. The nanocomposite materials have been used in the fields of avionics, biomedical, auto industry, sports industry, oil/gas, construction, food industry, agriculture industry, and information technology. This chapter addresses the synthesis, unique properties, and diverse applications of nanocomposites in different fields.