bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
ANTAKYA PATRİĞİ III. MACARIUS SEYAHATNAMESİ’NE GÖRE TOKAT’IN HRİSTİYAN AHALİSİ (1659)
Authors: TAŞKIN Yasin
Published: August 2023

Tokat, bulunduğu konum itibariyle seyyahların tercih ettiği önemli bir geçiş güzergâhı olmuştur. Hem doğulu hem de batılı birçok seyyah dönem dönem kente uğramış ve kentin mevcut durumu hakkında izlenimler edinmişlerdir. Bu yüzden Tokat’ın yüzyıllar içerisindeki değişimi ve dönüşümünü anlamak adına seyahatnameler önemli bir kaynak niteliği taşımaktadır. 1647’de Antakya Rum Ortodoks Kilisesi’nin başına geçen Macarius İbn-i ez-Zâim, 1652 yılında çıktığı Rusya seyahatinden dönüşünde Tokat’a uğramış ve kentin durumu hakkında kayda değer tespitlerde bulunmuştur. Macarius bu ziyaretinde kentin Hristiyan unsurlarıyla temas kurmuş ve onlar hakkındaki izlenimlerini kayda geçirmiştir. Bu bakımdan Macarius Seyahatnamesi, Tokat’ta yaşayan Hristiyanların 17. yüzyıldaki sosyo-kültürel durumlarını ve inanç dünyalarını anlamak adına önemli bir kaynak niteliği taşımaktadır. Bu çalışmada Antakya Patriği III. Macarius’un Tokat’ta bulunduğu esnada tutmuş olduğu notları üzerinden Tokat’ın 17. yüzyılın ortalarındaki durumu ve Hristiyan nüfusu hakkında değerlendirmelerde bulunulmuştur. Macarius’un çağdaşı olan diğer gezginlerin kent hakkında vermiş oldukları bilgiler de ele alınarak söz konusu seyahatname ile mukayese edilmiştir. Ayrıca Tokat’ın idari yapısı içerisinde yer alan köylerdeki Hristiyan nüfus ile alakalı da bilgilere yer verilmiştir. Böylece Tokat’ın kent tarihinin eksik parçalarının tamamlanmasına mütevazı bir katkı sağlanmaya çalışılmıştır.
Phänomenologische Vignetten als Möglichkeit zur Perspektiverweiterung in der Beratung
Authors: Syskowski Nadine
Published: August 2023

Seitdem sich Beratung als professionelle Interventionsform etabliert hat, scheint das jeweils angewandte Erkenntnisund Methodenrepertoire im Prozess unerlässlich, birgt jedoch die Herausforderung, dass Berater:innen in einseitigen Perspektiven persistieren, was einer Offenheit gegenüber dem Erleben und Erfahren des zu beratenden Menschen entgegensteht. Der vorliegende Beitrag knüpft hier an und dokumentiert den Versuch, das aus der Unterrichtsforschung stammende Konzept der phänomenologischen Vignettenforschung auf ein Beratungssetting zwischen Berater:in und Klient:in zu übertragen. Dabei wird das intersubjektive Geschehen nicht nur theoretisch in der Phänomenologie, einer philosophischen Strömung, verortet. Schrittweise orientiert sich die Forscherin und Beraterin an jener phänomenologischen Methodologie und adaptiert ein für Beratungsprozesse spezifisches Explorationsdesign. Diesem nachgehend begibt sie sich – jenseits des erlernten Methodenrepertoires – in einigen Beratungssitzungen in die Haltung der Miterfahrenden Erfahrung und formuliert Vignetten über Erfahrungen mit einer Klientin. Um eine polyperspektivische Sichtweise auf diese Erfahrungen zu erhalten, vertiefen die Forscherin wie auch zwei weitere Rezipient:innen der Vignetten ihre jeweiligen Deutungen in Form von Vignettenlektüren. Resümierend wird reflektiert, welche Möglichkeiten, Herausforderungen und Grenzen die Vignettenforschung für die Perspektiverweiterung in der Beratung bereithält.
Der Übergang der Fluchtmigration bei Familien mit einem Kind mit Behinderung
Authors: Mehringer Victoria , Trescher Hendrik
Published: August 2023

Der Beitrag diskutiert anhand aktueller Ergebnisse der Studie »Fluchtmigration als Übergang bei Familien mit einem Kind mit Behinderung« (Dissertationsprojekt) Behinderung als Praxis im Kontext von Fluchtmigration und die komplexe Wechselwirkung von Diskursteilhabebarrieren. Anhand von zwei vorgestellten Familien mit Fluchtmigrationsgeschichte und einem Kind mit Behinderung wird die Wirkmächtigkeit von Behinderung für den Übergang der Fluchtmigration herausgearbeitet.
Sport event leveraging aimed at destination brand benefits: The case Cameroon
Authors:   University of Johannesburg, School of Tourism and Hospitality, College of Business and Economics, Bunting Road Campus, School Cottesloe 2092, Johannesburg, South Africa, TICHAAWA Tembi M. , HEMMONSBEY Janice D. ,   Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Department of Sport Management, Faculty of Business and Management Sciences, Cape Town, South Africa
Published: August 2023

The study sets out to determine event attendee perceptions on sport event leveraging which is aimed at destination brand benefits for Cameroon. The study employed a quantitative inquiry whereby data were collected from sport event attendees at various stadiums in Cameroon during the 2021 African Cup of Nations. The findings reveal that there are clear means for event leveraging for Cameroon which primarily link to economic development and is reflected in the lengthening of visitor stays. Further, the results expose the clear brand messages of Cameroon through event hosting, which are effectively felt in promotional activities but are not affected in practice by key event brand stakeholders and the government. This shows that leveraging, especially through event media is haphazardly implemented, which therefore presents critical implications for practice. Beyond the contribution to the extant event leveraging knowledge which is reflected in the extension of the scope in event leveraging theories, this research contributes to event stakeholders involved in leveraging regarding policy development and decision-makers in strategic planning for event hosting.
ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT REPORT OF VIETNAMESE HOTEL ENTERPRISES
Authors:   Faculty of Accounting, Duy Tan University, Da Nang City, Vietnam, LE Tuan Anh , HUYEN Tram Nguyen Thi ,   Faculty of Economics, HCMC University of Technology and Education, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, HANH Quyen Ngo Thi ,   Faculty of Foreign Languages, Ho Chi Minh University of Banking, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, PHUOC Kien Cao ,   Department of Planning and Finance, Thu Duc College of Technology, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Published: August 2023

The purpose of this study is to examine the factors affecting the publication of sustainability reports from the perspective of managers at 4-5 star hotels in Vietnam. Issues of corporate size, profitability, legal regulation, corporate governance and technology of the company were mentioned as factors that may affect the publication of the report on sustainable development. The author has synthesized the relevant background theory as well as previous outstanding studies on the issue of publishing sustainable development reports. SPSS 20 software was used to test the relationship between the factors affecting the publication of the Sustainable Development Report based on the manager's point of view. The results of the study show that the factors of business size, profitability, and legal regulations all affect the publication of sustainable development reports at 4-5 star hotels in Vietnam. A new finding of this study is that the two factors of corporate governance and the company's technology combine into a public governance factor based on technology and it is the technology that has the strongest influence on the publication of the Sustainable Development Report. The study once again confirms the relationship between the factors affecting the publication of the Sustainable Development Report and is a document to help researchers understand better in the research context in Vietnam, one of the leading countries in the world developing countries and have limited access to and use of secondary data.
RESEARCH ON THE MOTIVATIONS AND INTENTIONS OF POTENTIAL CRUISE PASSENGERS IN TURKEY
Authors:   Necmettin Erbakan University, Tourism Management, Faculty of Tourism, Konya, Turkey, ARAS Sercan
Published: August 2023

The study aims to explain the relationship between the motivations and intentions and to evaluate the differences according to their demographic characteristics. A quantitative research method was used in the study, and a questionnaire was used as a data collection technique. The research was conducted in Turkey and the data obtained from 253 questionnaires were analyzed. In conclusion, the research found that there is a positive and significant relationship between learning/discovery & thrill, which is one of the motivation dimensions, and intention. Furthermore, it was concluded that people between the ages of 46-65 have a higher intention to go on a cruise compared to people aged 25 and younger. The results obtained from this study can contribute to the advertising, promotion, marketing, and sales processes of cruise agencies in the Turkish cruise tourism market.
The examination of the variables affecting the print awareness skills of six-year-old children attending kindergarten
Authors: COŞKUN Lütfiye
Published: August 2023

This study aimed to investigate the relationships between child gender, maternal education, writing readiness skills, and print awareness skills. A total of three hundred and sixteen six-year-old children, comprising one hundred and eighty-three girls and one hundred and thirty-three boys, were assessed for their writing readiness skills and print awareness skills. Spearman correlation coefficients were calculated to examine the potential relationships among child gender, maternal education, writing readiness skills, and print awareness skills. Additionally, a regression analysis was conducted to assess the predictive strength of these variables on print awareness skills, with child gender and maternal education treated as dummy variables. The results of the regression analysis revealed that these three variables accounted for approximately nine percent of the variance in print awareness skills. The implications of these findings were discussed in terms of understanding the interconnectedness of child gender, maternal education, writing readiness skills, and print awareness skills in promoting emergent literacy development. These findings hold significance for practitioners as they aim to determine the predictive power of writing readiness skills and provide appropriate support for children in relation to these skills.
Accelerating the Worldwide Adoption of Blockchain Technology
Authors: Sharif Raja
Published: August 2023

“To understand innovation you should ask "why not?" and not "why?" Selling (blockchain) is a problem and people and companies are blocking adoption which prevents innovation within a company, and stymies costs savings and  efficientcy - that is the problem.  It's a problem to be stuck in an innovation department - blockchain needs to be used in operations. Scientists and technologists need to understand one another better to create opportunity and success" - Raja Sharif, CEO, ATMPS

In 2022, the team at ATMPS  launched a potential game changer with a new approach to cell and gene therapy tracking, allowing more streamlined applications, payment options, and opportunity to realize true manufacturing safety and trust at scale, faster for personalized medicines and regimen treatments. The speaker highlights his experiences, and overcomes market challenges empasizing the need for better commercialization strategies for blockchain. In addition, the fllowing topics are addressed in the keynote:

Automated Processes

Regulatory Visibility & Compliance, FDA 21 CFR , HIPAA, GDPR

Putting Together Blockchain Architecture for IRTS & ERH Integration

Patient Apps and Mobile Device Issues

Supply Chain
Penyelesaian Soal Matematika Kontekstual Siswa Kelas VII Berdasarkan Struktur Kalimat Ditinjau Dari Daya Juang Produktif
Authors: Samosir Christina Monika , Herman Tatang , Hasanah Aan , Melani Rini , Mefiana Syifa Ananda
Published: August 2023

Penyelesaian masalah dan daya juang produktif memiliki hubungan yang erat dalam pembelajaran matematika. Siswa yang memiliki daya juang produktif cenderung memberikan pengaruh positif pada bagaimana siswa mengatasi kesulitannya saat menyelesaikan masalah. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk menganalisis kemampuan siswa dalam menyelesaikan masalah kontekstual berdasarkan struktur kalimat ditinjau dari daya juang produktif serta mendeskripsikan strategi pembelajaran yang sesuai untuk mendorong daya juang produktif siswa. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kualitatif. Penelitian ini dilakukan di salah satu SMP Swasta Kota Bandung yang berjumlah 20 siswa. Metode yang digunakan adalah tes, wawancara dan think aloud. Tes divalidasi oleh ahli pendidikan matematika pada validitas konten, konstruk dan muka. Analisis data pada penelitian ini mencakup reduksi data, penyajian data dan kesimpulan. Kesimpulan dari penelitian ini adalah bahwa siswa dengan daya juang produktif yang tinggi mampu menyelesaikan soal dengan struktur bahasa kompleks dan penyelesaian kompleks. Sedangkan siswa dengan daya juang produktif rendah, masih kesulitan dalam menyelesaikan soal dengan stuktur bahasa kompleks maupun penyelesaian kompleks. Adapun beberapa strategi yang dapat dilakukan untuk mendorong daya juang produktif adalah dengan memberikan soal yang menantang, mengajukan pertanyaan pendorong, memberikan waktu yang cukup serta menekankan pentingnya proses kepada siswa.
Developing STEM Learning Design with Mini Projector Media in Grade V of Elementary School
Authors: Irmayani Opi , Lidinillah Dindin Abdul Muiz , Putri Agnestasia Ramadhani
Published: August 2023

The lack of innovation in process engineering and technology-based learning in primary schools results in suboptimal learning outcomes. Primary school education does not involve students directly in every learning process, leading to underdeveloped student competencies. One innovative learning approach that can be utilized by elementary school teachers is STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) education. The objective of this research is to develop a STEM learning design product to make primary school education more meaningful. The research method employed is Educational Design Research (EDR), which consists of three phases: analysis and exploration, design and construction, and evaluation and reflection. Data collection techniques include interviews, observations, documentary studies, and questionnaires. The subjects of this research are students from classes VB and VC at SDN 2 Pengadilan Kota Tasikmalaya. After conducting two trials of the STEM learning design, it was found that the developed learning design is valid, practical, and suitable for use in primary schools. STEM education can serve as an alternative for teachers to implement learning processes that involve engineering and technology, thus meeting the demands of 21st-century skills for students.
Psycho-Cardiological Disease in COVID-19 Era
Authors: Tian Peiqing , Liu Yixuan , Wang Jiayu , Xing Liyun , Liu Ping
Published: August 2023

During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, panic and public health responses, including self-monitored quarantine and lockdown of the city, have severely impacted mental health and caused depression or anxiety in citizens. Psycho-cardiology indicates that psychological factor plays an important role in coronary heart disease (CHD). COVID-19, depression and CHD can co-exist and deleteriously affect each other, leading to worse progression and prognosis. Delays in medical consultation and treatment have become more common than before the pandemic, inducing more cardiovascular (CV) events and sequelae. COVID-19 survivors have been identified to have more psycho-cardiological symptoms compared with non-COVID-19 controls. Undoubtedly, diet alterations and sedentary lifestyles during the pandemic will cause and aggravate psycho-cardiological diseases. Some frequently used cardiovascular drugs were found to associate with changes in depression. With the advent of the post-pandemic era, although the acute damage of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is gradually declining, the psycho-cardiological diseases related to the novel coronavirus are becoming increasingly prominent. So it is an important issue for us to explore the pathogenesis, clinical manifestations and corresponding preventive measures of this aspect.
Value of Imaging in the Non-Invasive Prediction of Recurrence after Catheter Ablation in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation: An Up-to-Date Review
Authors: Jing Mengyuan , Li Dong , Xi Huaze , Zhang Yuting , Zhou Junlin
Published: August 2023

Catheter ablation (CA) is the first-line treatment for atrial fibrillation (AF) patients. However, the risk of recurrence associated with CA treatment should not be ignored. Therefore, the preoperative identification of patients at risk of recurrence is essential for identifying patients who will benefit from non-invasive surgery. Echocardiography, computed tomography (CT), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are essential for the preoperative non-invasive prediction of AF recurrence after CA. Compared to laboratory examinations and other examination methods, these modalities can identify structural changes in the heart and assess functional variations. Accordingly, in past studies, morphological features, quantitative parameters, and imaging information of the heart, as assessed by echocardiography, CT, and MRI, have been used to predict AF recurrence after CA noninvasively. This review summarizes and discusses the current research on echocardiography, CT, MRI, and machine learning for predicting AF recurrence following CA. Recommendations for future research are also presented.
A study of Сonfucianism in the perspective of political philosophy
Authors: Wang Lili
Published: August 2023

This article examines the political connotations of Confucianism from the perspective of political philosophy. It explores the importance Confucianism places on the legitimacy of rule, the principles of governance and public morality, and compares its similarities and differences with Western political philosophy, an idea of Confucian political theory and its role in modern political and moral life is given.
A new multi-metric approach for quantifying global biodiscovery and conservation priorities reveals overlooked hotspots for amphibians
Authors: Button Sky , Borzee Amael
Published: August 2023

Undocumented species represent one of the largest hurdles for conservation efforts due to the uncertainty they introduce into conservation planning. Until the distribution of earth’s biodiversity is better understood, substantial conjecture will continue to be required for protecting species from anthropogenic extinction. Therefore, we developed a novel approach for identifying regions with promising biodiscovery prospects, linked to integrative conservation priorities, which we illustrate using amphibians. Our approach builds on previous estimates of biodiscovery priorities by simultaneously (1) considering linkages between spatio-environmental variables and biodiversity, (2) accounting for the relationship between past sampling deficits and future biodiscovery potential, (3) incorporating a priori knowledge about global species distribution patterns, (4) addressing spatial autocorrelation in community composition, and (5) weighting theoretical undocumented species by their predicted levels of conservation need. Using boosted regression trees and 50km2 map pixels spread across the global range of amphibians, we identified several regions likely to contain many undocumented amphibian species and conservation needs, including humid portions of sub-Saharan Africa, portions of South American Atlantic forests and undersampled portions of the Amazon, Andes Mountains, and the interior of East Asia. Top-ranked ecoregions were mostly concentrated in tropical portions of South America and Africa, both for undocumented species richness and for integrative undocumented amphibian conservation needs. However, high-scoring pixels tended to be widely distributed across different ecoregions for both biodiscovery scoring approaches. Our integrative biodiscovery scoring approach is the first to enable the targeting of specific regions for biodiscovery efforts based on explicit, holistic estimates of the conservation importance of such efforts, and therefore represents an important step forward for documenting and preserving earth’s biodiversity.
reVISit: Supporting Scalable Evaluation of Interactive Visualizations
Authors: Ding Yiren , Wilburn Jack , Shrestha Hilson , Ndlovu Akim , Gadhave Kiran , Nobre Carolina , Lex Alexander , Harrison Lane
Published: August 2023

reVISit is an open-source software toolkit and framework for creating, deploying, and monitoring empirical visualization studies. Running a quality empirical study in visualization can be demanding and resource-intensive, requiring substantial time, cost, and technical expertise from the research team. These challenges are amplified as research norms trend towards more complex and rigorous study methodologies, alongside a growing need to evaluate more complex interactive visualizations. reVISit aims to ameliorate these challenges by introducing a domain-specific language for study set-up, and a series of software components, such as UI elements, behavior provenance, and an experiment monitoring and management interface. Together with interactive or static stimuli provided by the experimenter, these are compiled to a ready-to-deploy web-based experiment. We demonstrate reVISit's functionality by re-implementing two studies – a graphical perception task and a more complex, interactive study. reVISit is an open-source community project, available at https://revisit.dev/
I Expect You to Be Like Me: Reciprocity Effects in Social Cognition
Authors: Jin Ruining
Published: August 2023

A recent study suggests that one’s own behavior can have a significant impact on how one perceives the behavior of others.
Road Hazard Stimuli: Annotated naturalistic road videos for studying hazard and scene perception
Authors: Song Jiali , Kosovicheva Anna , Wolfe Benjamin
Published: August 2023

Driving requires vision, yet there is little empirical data about how vision and cognition support safe driving. It is difficult to study perception during natural driving because the experimental rigour required would be dangerous and unethical to implement on the road. The driving environment is complex, dynamic, and immensely variable, making it extremely challenging to accurately replicate in simulation. Our proposed solution is to study vision using stimuli which reflect this inherent complexity by using footage of real driving situations. To this end, we curated a set of 750 crowd-sourced video clips (434 hazard and 316 no hazard clips), which have been spatially, temporally, and categorically annotated. These annotations describe where the hazard appears, what it is, and when it occurs. In addition, hazard perception changes from moment to moment and is not a simple binary detection judgement. To capture this more granular aspect of our stimuli, we asked 48 observers to rate the perceived hazardousness of 1356 brief video clips taken from these 750 source clips on a continuous scale. These ratings span the entire scale, have high interrater agreement, and are robust to driving history. This novel stimulus set is not only useful for understanding drivers’ hazard perception abilities, but is also a tool for studying dynamic scene perception and other aspects of visual function. While this stimulus set was originally designed for behavioural studies, researchers interested in other areas such as traffic safety or computer vision may also find this dataset a useful resource.
Emotional reactions evoked by masks with an implied mouth
Authors: Tachibana Taiki , Ozaki Tsubasa , Hashimoto Kaoru , Sasaki Kyoshiro
Published: August 2023

Wearing a mask often disrupts social interactions because of covering parts of facial features. A mask with a smiling mouth printed (smiling mask) is designed to overcome this problem. Here, we examined how wearing a smiling mask would evoke emotional impressions. We found that persons with a smiling mask were evaluated more unpleasantly and eerily than those with a typical cloth mask and without any masks (Experiments 1 and 3a). Moreover, we showed that persons with a transparent mask (i.e., a mask whose area around the mouth is transparent) were evaluated less unpleasantly and eerily than those with a smiling mask (Experiments 2 and 3b). Our findings suggest that realism inconsistency between facial features on the upper area and the printed mouth causes devaluation effects for persons with a smiling mask.
Assessment and recovery of visually guided reaching deficits following cerebellar stroke.
Authors: Robles Chella , Anderson Britt , Dukelow Sean , Striemer Christopher Lee
Published: August 2023

The cerebellum is known to play an important role in the coordination and timing of limb movements. The present study focused on how reach kinematics are affected by cerebellar lesions to quantify both the presence of motor impairment, and recovery of motor function over time. In the current study, 12 patients with isolated cerebellar stroke completed clinical measures of cognitive and motor function, as well as a visually guided reaching (VGR) task using the Kinarm exoskeleton at baseline (~2 weeks), as well as 6, 12, and 24-weeks post-stroke. During the VGR task, patients made unassisted reaches with visual feedback from a central ‘start’ position to one of eight targets arranged in a circle. At baseline, 6/12 patients were impaired across several parameters of the VGR task compared to a Kinarm normative sample (n=307), revealing deficits in both feed-forward and feedback control. The only clinical measures that consistently demonstrated impairment were the Purdue Pegboard Task (PPT; 9/12 patients) and the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (6/11 patients). Overall, patients who were impaired at baseline showed significant recovery by the 24-week follow-up for both VGR and the PPT. A lesion overlap analysis indicated that the regions most commonly damaged in 5/12 patients (42% overlap) were lobule IX and Crus II of the right cerebellum. A lesion subtraction analysis comparing patients who were impaired (n=6) vs. unimpaired (n=6) on the VGR task at baseline showed that the region most commonly damaged in impaired patients was lobule VIII of the right cerebellum (40% overlap). Our results lend further support to the notion that the cerebellum is involved in both feedforward and feedback control during reaching, and that cerebellar patients tend to recover relatively quickly overall. In addition, we argue that future research should study the effects of cerebellar damage on visuomotor control from a perception-action theoretical framework to better understand how the cerebellum works with the dorsal stream to control visually guided action.
Sample Size Planning for Detecting Cross-lag Effects in Longitudinal Studies with Ordinal Outcomes
Authors: Shao Sijing , Xu Ziqian , Qu Wen , Jacobucci Ross
Published: August 2023

In this article, we examine the importance of temporal changes in psychological studies by focusing on the usage of multilevel models (MLMs) for analyzing longitudinal data. To address the correlations among longitudinal observations within each individual, researchers commonly include a lagged outcome variable. A lagged outcome variable is a predictor which uses the value from the previous time point of the same outcome variable to predict the value in the current time point through an autoregressive coefficient. This approach allows researchers to capture the potential causal effect of the same variable across time and examine the effect of lagged predictors on the outcome while controlling for the autoregressive effect on the outcome variable. It is crucial to perform sample size planning for MLMs, and power analysis can help determine the necessary sample sizes. However, few studies have investigated sample size planning for MLMs with ordinal data when the ordinal outcomes are correctly specified. Meanwhile, researchers' interest often lies on the cross-lag effect, which refers to the effect of a predictor from the previous time point on the outcome in the next time point. To investigate the effect of different factors on sample size planning, we conducted a simulation study on how various aspects including sample size, the autoregressive effect, and the cross-lag effect can influence power in the multilevel autoregressive model. Additionally, we developed an easy-to-use R package, OrdPower, for researchers using MLM with ordinal outcomes to conduct sample size planning when the cross-lag effect is of interest.
Impunity, Lack of Humanitarian Intervention, and International Apathy: The Blockade of the Lachin Corridor in Historical Perspective
Authors: Der Matossian Bedross
Published: August 2023

This article will analyze the existential threat facing by the Armenians of the beleaguered Republic of Artsakh in the context of three phases of mass violence inflicted on Armenians in the modern period: the Hamidian Massacres of 1894–1896, the Adana Massacres of 1909, and the Armenian Genocide (1915–1923). Despite the teleological differences of these phases, there seems to be three key common denominators connecting all of them together: impunity, lack of humanitarian intervention, and international apathy. After dwelling on the history of impunity, the absence of humanitarian intervention, and international apathy, this article will concentrate on the disastrous repercussions of the closing of the Lachin Corridor and the ensuing humanitarian crisis in the fragile Republic of Artsakh. This article will argue that the three important factors that led to disastrous repercussions for the Armenians in the past are present today, thereby raising the red flag for potential ethnic cleansing.
Genocide by Other Means: Heritage Destruction, National Narratives, and the Azeri Assault on the Indigenous Armenians of Karabakh
Authors: Marsoobian Armen T.
Published: August 2023

The propaganda efforts of the authoritarian Aliyev regime in Baku and the general Western ignorance of the history of the South Caucasus have contributed to the lack of meaningful response to the genocidal aggression that Azerbaijan has inflicted on the indigenous Armenians of Artsakh, known to many as Nagorno-Karabakh. The humanitarian crisis created by the Azeri blockade of the Lachin Corridor is only the most recent step in a process of cleansing the region of its Armenian population, a process that began in the early years of the twentieth century. The Ottoman Turkish genocide of Armenians in 1915–1923 is not a distinct event of the past but a process whose ideology is central to the Azeri-Turkish genocidal violence perpetrated against Armenians in the present. An integral component of the processes of genocide is cultural heritage destruction as noted by Raphael Lemkin. The erasure of most signs of the indigenous Armenian presence on its historic homeland was particularly pronounced in the decades following the Armenian Genocide and continues today. Cultural erasure went hand in hand with Turkish state genocide denial and the rewriting and mythologizing of its national narrative. Azerbaijan has been following a similar playbook since the collapse of the Soviet Union. These genocidal processes of denial, heritage destruction, and the rewriting of history are what I describe as “genocide by other means.”
The Karabakh Flashpoint: Turkish Authoritarian Rule and the Recurrence of Genocide
Authors: Ohanian Ani Garabed
Published: August 2023

The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, currently a serious humanitarian crisis, is often categorized as a post-Soviet conflict. This article challenges that conceptualization and reframes the historiography of Nagorno-Karabakh by shedding light on Bolshevik-Kemalist collaboration in the South Caucasus. The true flashpoint of the conflict stems back to 1917, a period of imperial decline, which occurred during the ongoing process of the Armenian Genocide. The cooperation between Turkish and Azerbaijani actors between 1917 to 1921 demonstrates the intent to undermine the Armenian national pattern in the Karabakh region, as well as other regions including Zangezur, and Nakhichevan. Present-day grievances reflect similar Turkish and Azerbaijani intentions. The collapse of the Russian, and Ottoman Empires had severe consequences for the Armenians of the Karabakh region, as Bolsheviks and Kemalists supported genocidal policies towards them. From a historical perspective, Bolshevik-Kemalist cooperation in the South Caucasus provides a disturbing precursor to the region's current authoritarian actors and their impact on enflamed ethno-territorial tensions and the region's cycles of stability.
ANIMAL WELFARE: EUROPEAN STANDARDS AS A BASIS FOR REFORMING NATIONAL LEGISLATION IN UKRAINE
Authors: Lykhova Sofiia Y. , Maistro Diana M. , Tkachenko Vita V. , Shestakova Svitlana O. , Mikhaylichenko Mikola A.
Published: August 2023

ABSTRACT: Nowadays, Ukraine faces numerous challenges in animal welfare, including ensuring animal welfare, keeping and veterinary care for stray animals, protecting them from cruelty, and preserving endangered species. These areas are important and create the need to improve national legislation and its application. The problem is also becoming more urgent within the framework of Ukraine’s European integration vector, accompanied by the harmonization of national legislation with EU law and the ratification and implementation of European standards in the relevant area. The subject matter of the study necessitated the use of dialectical, systemic, structural-functional and informational approaches. The article aims to study the legal regulation of animal rights protection in Ukraine and analyze the animal treatment standards in foreign countries and international organizations.
Keywords: animals; animal protection; international standards; animal cruelty; animal rights.
 
Bem-estar animal: Padrões europeus como base para reformar a legislação nacional na Ucrânia
 
RESUMO: Atualmente, a Ucrânia enfrenta inúmeros desafios na área de bem-estar animal, incluindo as garantias e manutenção dos cuidados veterinários de animais perdidos, a proteção da crueldade e preservação de espécies ameaçadas de extinção. Estas áreas são importantes e criam a necessidade de melhorar a legislação nacional e a sua aplicação. O problema também se torna mais urgente no quadro do vetor de integração europeia da Ucrânia, acompanhado pela harmonização da legislação nacional com a legislação da União Européia (EU), e consequentemente, pela ratificação e implementação das normas europeias dessa área relevante, no território nacional. O objeto do estudo exigiu o uso de abordagens dialéticas, sistêmicas, estrutural-funcionais e informacionais. O artigo visa estudar a regulamentação legal da proteção dos direitos dos animais na Ucrânia e analisar os padrões de tratamento animal em países estrangeiros e organizações internacionais da UE.
Palavras-chave: animais; proteção animal; padrões internacionais; crueldade animal; direito dos animais.
Wolność działalności gospodarczej jako szczególna wartość i zasada publicznego prawa gospodarczego
Authors: Bielecki Leszek
Published: August 2023

Przedmiotem niniejszego opracowania są kwestie dotyczące wartości w prawie publicznym go­spodarczym. Celem badań jest aksjologia prawa oraz aksjologia prawa gospodarczego w perspektywie wol­ności działalności gospodarczej, a następnie sformułowanie wniosków końcowych odniesionych do instytucji wolności działalności gospodarczej. Za pomocną uznałem metodę analityczno-dogmatyczną. Rezultat analizy przekonuje, że wolność działalności gospodarczej wykazuje cechy instytucji prawnej wyposażonej w ładunek aksjologiczny oraz jako normę i zasadę prawa, a w szczególności prawa gospodarczego publicznego.
Approaches to Evaluating the Quality Characteristics of Combined Infocommunication Services
Authors: Redrugina Natalia
Published: August 2023

Problem definition. Multi-access edge computing is a promising solution that can solve capacity and performance issues in legacy systems such as mobile cloud computing. Problems include core network congestion, high latency, poor quality of service, high utility cost of resources such as bandwidth and energy. The above problems arise due to the limited resources of mobile devices, when connecting with multiple hops between end users and the cloud, high load from resource-intensive and delay-critical applications. Methods used: comparative evaluation method. Novelty: Methods of task offloading in boundary computing systems with multiple access are analyzed. Three methods of task offloading for comparative analysis are proposed. Result: familiarization with the existing methods of task offloading, as well as identification of the most relevant from the presented ones. Practical significance: in the proposal of the most relevant method in the issue of task offloading in networks of boundary computation with multiple access.
Evaluation of Tamarindus indica L. Seed Tannins
Authors:   Department of Chemistry, Dedan Kimathi University of Technology, Nyeri, Kenya, Nyaga Mwenda , Tanui Paul ,   Department of Chemistry, Dedan Kimathi University of Technology, Nyeri, Kenya, Njenga Samuel ,   Department of Chemistry, Dedan Kimathi University of Technology, Nyeri, Kenya
Published: August 2023

Tannins are water-soluble polyphenols mostly found in vascular plants and are important raw materials in many industries like leather, pharmaceuticals, and food and beverages. Tannins protect the plant and help its growth. In this study, Tamarindus indica L. seeds were extracted for the determination of tannin content and the tanning strength by the hide powder method. Earlier studies showed that Tamarindus indica L. seeds varied in the amount of tannins present. Mimosa was used as a control. The tanning strength was 1.73 for the tamarind seed extract and 2.06 for mimosa. The tannin content was >10% for both the tamarind seed extract and mimosa. It was concluded that both tamarind seed extract and mimosa had sufficient tanning strength exceeding (1.5) the minimum recommended for a tanning agent hence providing insights as a feasible material for the tanning process.
Migraine management: a review of healthy diets and bioactive compounds
Authors: Salman Isabela , Martirosyan Danik
Published: August 2023

Migraines are one of the world’s leading disabilities, disproportionally affecting women. Socioeconomic challenges worsen the quality of life for migraine sufferers, many of whom express dissatisfaction with current therapies. Since the vascular theory of migraines has already been disproven, current research investigates neurovascular aspects like cortical spreading depression (CSD) and potentially impaired oxygen metabolism in mitochondria. This review aims to assess the efficacy of bioactive compounds such as red wine, CoQ10, caffeine, magnesium (Mg2+), and riboflavin (B2) in reducing or preventing migraines. A review of current and past literature is used to reach conclusions on these compounds. The goal of researching these compounds is to potentially help decrease cases of excessive medication use or offer complementary options for individuals dissatisfied with their current therapies.The outcomes of studies regarding red wine are not definitively established, and the ambiguous role of caffeine requires further research on controlled intake and dosage. Compounds such as CoQ10, magnesium, and riboflavin exhibit potential as prophylactic supplements for the reduction of migraine occurrences. Evaluation using the functional food product creation guidelines set by the Functional Food Center has allowed CoQ10, magnesium, and riboflavin to be evaluated up to step 10. Future research should aim to refine the information that remains unresolved from these steps, particularly by addressing factors such as dosage, timing, and frequency of consumption. Additionally, efforts could be directed toward identifying a suitable food vehicle that incorporates all the beneficial bioactive compounds.Keywords: Migraine; bioactive compounds; functional food; cortical spreading depression; CoQ10; red wine; caffeine; magnesium; IgG-based elimination diet; dietary approaches to stop hypertension (DASH)
Efficacy analysis of non-invasive positive pressure ventilation in elderly patients with heart failure complicated with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome
Authors: Lu Ting , Ma Hongxia , Shang Lijing
Published: August 2023

BACKGROUND: It is recommended to use non-invasive positive pressure ventilation in elderly patients with heart failure combined with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). OBJECTIVE: To study the therapeutic effect of non-invasive positive pressure ventilation on elderly patients with heart failure complicated with OSAS. METHODS: Using the random number table method, 119 elderly patients with heart failure complicated with OSAS who were admitted to our hospital from April 2020 to April 2021 were divided into the observation (60 cases) and control (59 cases) groups. On the basis of conventional drug treatment, patients in the observation group were treated with non-invasive positive pressure ventilation, and patients in the control group were treated with low-flow oxygen inhalation. The sleep quality, hemoglobin, red blood cells, erythropoietin, pro-brain natriureticpeptide (pro-BNP) levels and blood pressure were compared. RESULTS: After treatment, levels of hemoglobin, erythrocytes, erythropoietin, pro-BNP, blood pressure and sleep apnea-hypopnea index in the observation group were lower before treatment and in the control group in the same period. The oxygen saturation was higher before treatment and the control group in the same period (P< 0.05). The overall satisfaction with sleep quality in the observation group was higher (P< 0.05). CONCLUSION: Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation can improve blood oxygen saturation and sleep quality in elderly patients with heart failure complicated with OSAS, and reduce pro-BNP level.
ISLAMIC FINANCIAL PLANNING : ALTERNATIVE FOR MSME EXPANSION IN INDONESIA
Authors: Desi Desi Sari Ayuni , Erdalina Eva
Published: August 2023

The purpose of this research is how the role of Islamic finance in planning a solution to increase the expansion value of MSMEs in Indonesia. The research methodology used in this study uses a literature study approach that originates from some of the literature that has been done before and also uses some data that has been published by the institutions concerned with complex discussions related to financial management, especially Islamic financial management and also Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). The emergence of the concept of sharia-based financial planning be an alternative that is able to overcome every problem faced by MSME actors, through Islamic Financial Management many MSME actors find it very helpful in overcoming problems that arise from their finances. The findings obtained through this research are that good financial planning based on sharia concepts is able to provide good stimulation in encouraging the expansion of MSMEs in Indonesia. Literature that is directly related to the topics discussed in this study can be improved in several ways, including using more effective and efficient methods to be able to have a long-term impact. By researching Islamic financial planning, someone will get the best alternative according to their respective versions. This research has practical implications and this research also recommends taking several experiments that are able to support the stimulation of the process of increasing expansion that is happening in Indonesia. Studies related to financial management with sharia principles have their own synergy and are quite complex to discuss, according to the author himself this is quite important to be analyzed and reviewed further in order to be able to dissect vital things that occur in the circulation of Islamic finance as a whole.
Application of Raspberry Pi microcontroller for management and monitoring of IoT Systems
Authors:   Central Ukrainian National Technical University, Minailenko Roman , Dreev Olexandp ,   Central Ukrainian National Technical University, Konoplitcka-Slobodenyk Oksana ,   Central Ukrainian National Technical University, Reznichenko Vitalij ,   Central Ukrainian National Technical University
Published: August 2023

The article considers the issue of using the Rasberry Pi microcontroller to manage and monitor IoT elements. It is shown that currently there is a sufficiently large number of objects on the market that can be automated and many companies that offer different options to meet the needs of the client. There is also a worldwide demand for automation and remote control of various objects. Moreover, the need for automation can arise not only at enterprises with multi-thousand budgets, but also at ordinary consumers who need to be offered alternative developments that would be much cheaper and easier to operate. After a while, IoT-based technologies will be widely used in almost all production enterprises. The creation of control and monitoring systems for Internet of Things elements is a topical issue, as a large number of devices capable of exchanging data without human intervention are appearing, both in everyday life and in industry. Therefore, the purpose of this article is to research means for building IoT and to determine methods of managing and monitoring IoT elements using the example of using a Rasberry Pi microcontroller The article analyzes the components of the IoT system and proposes a monitoring and control system for its components based on the Raspberry Pi microcontroller. Such a system can monitor the state of the sensors via the Internet, when information updates on the web server are read according to the developed algorithm provided in the Raspberry Pi, and then the system responds to certain instructions with a high degree of information protection. The user can directly log in and interact with the embedded device in real time. Using the Pasbperry Pi microcontroller allows you to provide all the requirements for building a control and monitoring system for IoT elements and is an affordable technical solution that can be used in almost all industries and home use. The proposed system is energy efficient, intelligent, low cost, portable and high performance.
A Mobile Mesh-Network for Control a Swarm of Objects
Authors:   Central Ukrainian National Technical University, Smirnov Volodymyr , Smirnova Natalia ,   Central Ukrainian National Technical University
Published: August 2023

The purpose of the article is to develop an adaptive wireless mesh-network architecture for managing technological processes, robotic devices and other objects. The article describes the architecture of a wireless mesh-network. The concept of a wireless mesh-network is described. The mesh-network is self-organizing, adaptive, and to be work autonomously able. The presented wireless mesh node controller architecture is the basis for small control systems for many objects and a swarm of objects. The interaction of network nodes is carried out using several transceivers. Multiple transceivers allow for the separation of control traffic and data traffic on different channels. The protocol stack is optimized for the functioning of the mesh network. The topology of a mesh network can change dynamically. That is, network nodes can move in space without losing communication with each other. The current state of the network is updated with a period that depends on the rate of change of the network node in the space. The mesh network configuration strategy and algorithms allow you to effectively build a network topology and establish interaction between network nodes. There can be many objects in the network that can act as a relay. A repeater can be a network node and a special dedicated repeater node. The low cost of network nodes makes it possible to create a low-cost network for performing various functions of object control and data transmission. The network can be used to manage a swarm of objects. Proprietary software is used to increase the efficiency of forming routing tables taking into account cluster structures in a mesh network. The mesh network can be used to control IoT objects, robotic objects, as well as a variety of objects and control systems for various technological processes.