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Participatory Journal Management Workshop: a Holistic Approach to Improving Editor Competence for National Accreditation
Authors: Nisa Rofiatun , Supriadi Iyus
Published: January 2025

This community service activity aims to improve the competence of scientific journal editors at Billfath University in meeting national accreditation standards. The method used is an intensive workshop based on a participatory approach, involving technical training, practical simulations, and direct mentoring. The results of the activity showed a significant improvement in the participant's ability to manage journals based on the Open Journal System (OJS), editorial governance, and accreditation achievement strategies. Participants also showed high satisfaction with the relevance and quality of the training provided. The real impact of this activity includes the implementation of more professional journal management, the formation of a community of editors network, and the creation of a more quality publication culture in the academic environment. This service makes an important contribution in supporting the sustainability of the management of credible and competitive scientific journals. Many journal managers in Indonesia lack participatory training programs that combine practical simulations with the formation of an editor community network. The results of the evaluation showed a high level of participant satisfaction, with 90% satisfied with the relevance of the material and 88% stating a significant improvement in journal management skills.
Pengaruh Budaya Kerja dan Lingkungan Kerja Terhadap Kinerja Pegawai (Studi pada Instalasi Rekam Medis Rumah Sakit Umum Daerah Cibabat Kota Cimahi)
Authors: Septianawati Dina , Komar Priatna Deden , Jusdijachlan R
Published: January 2025

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui dan menganalisis: (1) Budaya Kerja (2) Lingkungan Kerja; (3) Kinerja Pegawai; serta (4) Pengaruh Budaya Kerja dan Lingkungan Kerja terhadap Kinerja Pegawai Instalasi Rekam Medis Rumah Sakit Umum Daerah Cibabat Kota Cimahi, baik secara simultan maupun parsial. Metode penelitian yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah survey deskriptif dan survey eksplanatori, unit analisis dalam penelitian ini adalah para pegawai Instalasi Rekam Medis Rumah Sakit Umum Daerah Cibabat Kota Cimahi dengan sampel sebanyak 30 orang. Tipe investigasinya adalah causalitas, serta time horizon dalam penelitian ini adalah cross-sectional. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian, diperoleh bahwa Budaya Kerja yang dialami pegawai Instalasi Rekam Medis Rumah Sakit Umum Daerah Cibabat Kota Cimahi sudah baik, Lingkungan Kerja di Instalasi Rekam Medis Rumah Sakit Umum Daerah Cibabat Kota Cimahi pada umumnya dapat dikatakan baik, Kinerja Pegawai Instalasi Rekam Medis Rumah Sakit Umum Daerah Cibabat Kota Cimahi saat ini dinilai baik. Budaya Kerja dan Lingkungan Kerja berpengaruh terhadap Kinerja Pegawai Instalasi Rekam Medis Rumah Sakit Umum Daerah Cibabat Kota Cimahi secara simultan dan parsial. Namun secara parsial Budaya Kerja dominan mempengaruhi Kinerja Pegawai daripada Lingkungan Kerja. Karena Budaya Kerja lebih dominan mempengaruhi Kinerja, maka menjadi prioritas pertama dalam meningkatkan Kinerja tersebut. Oleh Karenanya, Instalasi Rekam Medis Rumah Sakit Umum Daerah Cibabat Kota Cimahi disarankan untuk meningkatkan kondisi dan atmosfer kerja, sehingga mereka mampu bekerja lebih profesional.
Pengaruh Budaya Organisasi dan Motivasi Kerja Terhadap Kinerja Guru di Smk Icb Cinta Teknika Kota Bandung
Authors: Hartawan Rudy , Jusdijachlan R , Ridwan S
Published: January 2025

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui dan menganalisis: (1) Pengaruh Organisasi Budaya; (2) Motivasi Kerja; (3) Kinerja Guru; dan (4) Pengaruh Motivasi Kerja terhadap Kinerja Guru. Budaya Organisasi dan Motivasi Kerja terhadap Kinerja Guru di SMK ICB Cinta Teknika Kota Bandung, baik secara simultan maupun parsial. Metode penelitian yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode survei deskriptif dan survei eksplanatif, unit analisis dalam penelitian ini adalah guru SMK ICB Cinta Teknika dengan sampel 41 orang. Jenis penelitian yang digunakan adalah kausalitas, cakrawala waktu dalam kajian ini bersifat cross-sectional. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian ditemukan bahwa Organizational Budaya di SMK ICB Cinta Teknika Kota Bandung, nyatanya ada beberapa guru yang memberikan cukup respon baik; Secara umum dapat dikatakan bahwa Motivasi Kerja Guru di SMK ICB Cinta Teknika Kota Bandung Belum Baik; Kinerja Guru di SMK ICB Cinta Teknika Kota Bandung saat ini belum cukup baik. Organisasi Budaya dan Motivasi Kerja secara simultan mempengaruhi Kinerja Guru. Karena Budaya Organisasi lebih dominan mempengaruhi Kinerja Guru Kinerja, menjadi prioritas utama dalam peningkatan Kinerja Guru, SMK ICB Cinta Teknika Kota Bandung diharapkan mampu meningkatkan Organisasi Budaya, sehingga mereka mampu bekerja lebih profesional.
Perlindungan Hukum Terhadap Pasien sebagai Konsumen Klinik Kecantikan Yang Mengalami Cacat Fisik Pasca Perawatan Kulit Dihubungkan Dengan Undang-Undang Nomor 29 Tahun 2004 Tentang Praktik Kedokteran Juncto Undang-Undang Nomor 8 Tahun 1999 Tentang Perlindungan Konsumen
Authors: Intan Tresna Amalia
Published: January 2025

Malpraktik medis di klinik kecantikan sering kali terjadi akibat pelanggaran disiplin dan etika profesi, yang menyebabkan kerugian fisik dan psikis bagi pasien sebagai konsumen. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis perlindungan hukum bagi pasien sebagai konsumen klinik kecantikan yang mengalami cacat fisik pasca perawatan kulit, berdasarkan Undang-Undang Nomor 29 Tahun 2004 tentang Praktik Kedokteran dan Undang-Undang Nomor 8 Tahun 1999 tentang Perlindungan Konsumen. Dengan menggunakan pendekatan yuridis normatif dan metode deskriptif analisis, penelitian ini menggambarkan regulasi hukum yang berlaku dan implementasi perlindungan hukum dalam kasus malpraktik medis. Dua studi kasus di Klinik Mimi Beauty Center (MBC) dan Klinik Dermabelu menunjukkan adanya pelanggaran hukum berupa ketidaklayakan tenaga medis dan penggunaan obat tanpa izin, yang mengakibatkan kerugian serius bagi pasien. Hasil penelitian menegaskan pentingnya pengawasan ketat terhadap pendirian klinik kecantikan, pelaksanaan standar praktik medis, dan penegakan hukum melalui mekanisme penyelesaian sengketa, baik secara litigasi maupun non-litigasi. Penelitian ini merekomendasikan peningkatan edukasi kepada masyarakat tentang hak-hak konsumen dan perlindungan hukum, serta revisi regulasi untuk memperjelas batas kewenangan dalam praktik kedokteran estetika.
Grounds for Holding Online Intermediary Liable in Connection with Intellectual Property Rights Infringement
Authors: Aksenenko A. A. , Kulikov O. A.
Published: January 2025

The present study analyses the grounds on which an online intermediary can be held liable in connection with intellectual property rights infringement. Its purpose was to establish the forms of unlawful behavior in which the intermediary’s violation can be expressed and their influence on intermediary’s liability. This problem is of particular importance due to the fact that the Russian legal order has not yet formulated a sustainable approach to its resolution. The negative consequences of this gap are unjustified expansion of intermediaries’ liability and uncertainty of its regulation. In authors’ opinion, the expression «on general grounds» used by the legislator in Article 1253.1 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation indicates the heterogeneity of the grounds of intermediary’s liability. Bearing this in mind, the article builds a system that would take into account the diversity of forms of intermediary’s participation in transmission of infringing content. The paper considers the most common options of the grounds of liability of online intermediaries. Using the experience of foreign legal orders, the possibility of their implementation in the Russian legal system is assessed. The authors come to the conclusion that the system of grounds of online intermediary liability should include unlawful use, failure to take measures to prevent or suppress infringement, participation in joint infringement of exclusive rights, as well as material contribution or inducement, which cannot be considered as joint tortfeasor ship. At the same time, the authors consider the application of such grounds as infringement of the right of authorisation and vicarious liability of intermediary for user’s actions to be inappropriate in the paradigm of Russian law. Each of the proposed grounds has its own scope of application, and the regime of liability arising from them is differentiated. In the framework of the proposed model, the scope of liability, its nature and available legal remedies are made dependent on the specific ground.
A kiutasítás bírói kontrollja
Authors: Jójárt Borbála Gyöngyike
Published: January 2025

Focusing on third country nationals, especially persons enjoying the status of refugees, with regard to the recent transposition of the Return Directive, Directive 2008/115/EC., the author compares the legal nature of two expulsion procedures: those ordered by a judge and by the immigration authorities.
A szakdolgozatokról
Authors: Molnár Katalin
Published: January 2025

The author offers a unique perspective on academic writing.
A „megalapozottság” és a nyomozás
Authors: Bócz Endre
Published: January 2025

Providing a thorough analysis of Hungarian criminal procedure law, the author investigates the precise meaning and content of the requirement for the suspicion to be “well-founded”.
Real and Mythopoetic Geographies
Authors: Russo Linda
Published: January 2025

Linda Russo’s “Real and Mythopoetic Geographies” focuses on Kyger’s early work and her life in Japan with Snyder and poems written there that would appear in The Tapestry and the Web. Russo closely analyzes a 1963 poem from this volume, “fragmented. ie several valleys.,” connecting it to Kyger’s experience with Snyder as the couple travels beyond Kyoto. Russo’s essay explores the contexts of Kyger’s life in Japan, excluded as she was from the kind of traditional Zen practice Snyder as a man with a knowledge of Japanese could have. Russo presents Kyger as proto-feminist as she investigates her relation to place and time and the complicated dynamics of gender assumptions between Kyger and Snyder at this time through the frames of five fragments of one poem.
“See the truly enlightened other”
Authors: Gray Timothy
Published: January 2025

Tim Gray focuses on a rarely discussed aspect of Kyger’s oeuvre, her interest in mind expanding drugs, which he relates to her interest in the mind expanding aspect of Buddhism. Explicit mentions of psychotropic drug use appear in Kyger’s poetry after she moves to Bolinas in the late 1960s, although she experimented with drugs as early as the 1950s. Gray’s analysis covers the 1960s and 1970s with poets in Bolinas (figures like Philip Whalen and Joe Brainard) before moving on into later poems of the 1980s and 1990s in which psychotropic drug use becomes fused with Kyger’s unique presentation of Buddhism, a humor-inflected light- heartedness, as she seeks escape from the ego.
Afterword. Joanne Kyger
Authors: Whalen-Bridge John
Published: January 2025

John Whalen-Bridge offers responses to the essays included in the volume as well as his own views of Joanne Kyger as a poet in place and time. Among other topics, he discusses her response to the lack of recognition her work received, her relation to American Emersonian values, and her life-long adherence to individual awareness and journal writing. Situating Kyger at the intersection of ecology and Buddhism, Whalen-Bridge describes her as an outrider/outsider, a stance manifested in her resolute poetic independence and in the understated, deeply honest humor that characterizes her work. Viewing the essays as starting points for new considerations of Kyger’s canon, he invites rereadings, reevaluations, and ongoing discussion of this important poet.
Useless Activity
Authors: Webb Christopher
Published: January 2025

Useless Activity: Work, Leisure, and British Avant-Garde Fiction, 1960–1975 examines how the British avant-garde writers of the 1960s and early 1970s grappled with changing notions of work, leisure, and artistic labour during a period of significant socioeconomic transformation. Focusing on Eva Figes, B.S. Johnson, and Alexander Trocchi, Christopher Webb explores how their experimental fiction engaged with and was shaped by debates about automation, the welfare state, and shifting labour practices. The book argues that these writers occupied an ambivalent position - critiquing conventional ideas about work while also seeking to professionalize and legitimize their own artistic labour. Through close readings and archival research, Useless Activity demonstrates how their formal innovations often embodied tensions between artistic autonomy and market demands. By situating their writing within broader cultural discourses about work and leisure, the study offers new insights into how avant-garde literature navigated changing conceptions of artistic value and labour in postwar Britain. In doing so, it illuminates previously overlooked connections between experimental aesthetics and contemporaneous sociopolitical debates about work, welfare, and cultural production.
What Does the LMC Look Like? It Depends on [M/H] and Age
Authors: Frankel Neige , Andrae Rene , Rix Hans-Walter , Povick Joshua , Chandra Vedant
Published: January 2025

We offer a new way to look at the LMC through stellar mono-abundance and mono-age mono-abundance maps. These maps are based on ≳500,000 member stars with estimates of [M/H] (σ
[M/H] ~ 0.17) and age

(

σ

log
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0.15

), derived from Gaia Data Release 3 XP spectra and photometry, which are tied to and validated against APOGEE. This results in the first area-complete, metallicity- and age-differentiated stellar maps of any disk galaxy. Azimuthally averaged, these maps reveal a surprisingly simple picture of the Milky Way's largest satellite galaxy. For any [M/H] below −0.1 dex, the LMC's radial profile is well described by a simple exponential, but with a scale length that steadily shrinks toward higher metallicities, from nearly 2.3 kpc at [M/H] = −1.8 to only 0.75 kpc at [M/H] = −0.25, as fit by forward modeling the spatial distribution of mono-[M/H] populations. The prominence of the bar decreases dramatically with [M/H], making it barely discernible at [M/H] ≲ −1.5. Yet, even for metal-rich populations, the bar has little impact on the azimuthally averaged profile of the mono-abundance components. Including ages, we find that the scale length is a greater function of age than of metallicity, with younger populations far more centrally concentrated. Only at old ages does the scale length change, specifically decrease, with increasing metallicity. These findings provide quantitative support for a scenario in which the LMC built its stellar structure effectively outside-in.
New taxa and a combination in Glomerales (Glomeromycota, Glomeromycetes)
Authors: Błaszkowski Janusz , Zubek Szymon , Milczarski Paweł , Malinowski Ryszard , Niezgoda Piotr , Goto Bruno Tomio
Published: January 2025

This article presents the results of morphological studies, as well as comparisons and phylogenetic analyzes of sequences of four arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF, phylum Glomeromycota): Dominikia indica, Dominikia indica strain 211, Isolate 517, and Isolate 524. Dominikia indica strain 211 was previously characterized only by sequences of the 45S nuc rDNA region (= 18S, partial, ITS-1-5.8S-ITS2, 28S, partial) and the rpb1 gene (without any morphological data) that were deposited in GenBank under the incorrect name “Dominikia indica strain 211”. Its 45S sequences differed from the original D. indica sequences and, consequently, resulted in erroneous phylogenetic classification of this species. Isolate 517 and Isolate 524 slightly differed in morphology from Macrodominikia compressa (formerly D. compressa) and Microkamienskia perpusilla (formerly Kamienskia perpusilla), respectively. Microkamienskia perpusilla was originally found in a maritime dune site of Italy in 2009 and not yet reported from any other habitat in the world. Our sequence comparisons and analyses showed that D. indica represents a new genus, here created under the name Delicatisporagen. nov. with De. indicacomb. nov., and Dominikia indica strain 211 is a new species, described as Dominikia paraminutasp. nov. These analyses also indicated that Isolate 517 is conspecific to M. compressa and confirmed the correctness of the transfer of D. compressa by other AMF researchers to Macrodominikia gen. nov. with M. compressa comb. nov. Morphological studies of our M. compressa specimens grown in culture showed that the original description of this species is incomplete and, therefore, the description was emended. Phylogenetic analyses of Isolate 524 proved its conspecificity to Mk. perpusilla and thus revealed its second site of occurrence, i.e., the coastal dunes of the Hel Peninsula in northern Poland.
A fully discrete HDG ensemble Monte Carlo algorithm for a heat equation under uncertainty
Authors: Yong JinJun , Ye Changlun , Luo Xianbing
Published: January 2025

This paper has introduced a novel fully discrete hybridizable discontinuous Galerkin (HDG) ensemble Monte Carlo method (FEMC-HDG) tailored for solving the heat equation with random diffusion and Robin coefficients. The FEMC-HDG method solves a single linear system with multiple right-hand side vectors per time step. We established stability analysis and error estimates that are optimal in the spatial and first-order accuracy in time for the $ L^{\infty}(0, T, L^2(D)) $-norm error estimate. Numerical experiments were included to confirm the theoretical convergence and showcase the method's efficiency.
Guy Avanzini et la pédagogie Freinet
Authors: Régnier Jean-Claude
Published: January 2025

À ma connaissance, Guy Avanzini fut un des rares universitaires des années 60 du XXème siècle et suivantes qui a pris au sérieux les propositions pédagogiques énoncées, dès les années 20, par Célestin Freinet et ses compagnons réunis dans le Mouvement Pédagogique institué par la création de l’I.C.E.M. – Institut Coopératif de l’École Moderne en 1947. Probablement, il était aussi un des rares universitaires à être écouté par Célestin Freinet. Ma contribution vise à travers un témoignage personnel, en tant militant du Mouvement Freinet depuis 1972 et pionnier dans les approches pédagogiques Freinet de l’enseignement des mathématiques au lycée, étayé par des documents d’archive, à identifier et à expliciter les relations de Guy Avanzini avec l’I.C.E.M.. Compte tenu de l’esprit de cet hommage rendu à Guy Avanzini, lors de la Journée scientifique le 17 novembre 2023, fondé en partie sur des témoignages, nous avons pris le parti d’utiliser le « je » au lieu du « nous » habituel.
Planter la coca, cultiver la lutte
Authors: Busnel Romain
Published: January 2025

Petite feuille consommée depuis des millénaires dans les pays andins, la coca est devenue depuis la fin du xixe siècle le principal ingrédient pour la production industrielle de cocaïne. Pour les cultivateurs de cet arbuste pris en étau entre demande mondiale croissante pour la drogue et politiques répressives ayant pour but la réduction des cultures, comment faire valoir le droit à poursuivre cette activité ancestrale ?Grâce à une enquête dans les villages de cultivateurs et une ethnographie des mobilisations pour la défense de coca dans les régions du Tropique de Cochabamba (Bolivie) et de la Vallée des fleuves Apurimac, Ene et Mantaro (Pérou), Romain Busnel décrypte les interactions complexes qui lient organisations sociales paysannes et État, économie illicite et mobilisations.Sa comparaison fine des relations et échanges politiques donne à voir des arts de faire fortement ancrés dans les systèmes politiques nationaux, bien éloignés des imaginaires d’opposition systématique des habitants à l’égard des États.
Échange généralisé : consistance et métamorphoses contemporaines d’un carrefour social (confins himalayens de Birmanie)
Authors: Robinne François
Published: January 2025

Cette réflexion sur la consistance des carrefours sociaux prend pour étude de cas une organisation sociale bien particulière qu’est l’échange généralisé ; véritable grammaire commune aux populations des confins himalayens de Birmanie, elle y tient lieu de « tenir-ensemble » (Deleuze & Guattari 1980). Du fait de leur positionnement en tant qu’espace carrefour, à la fois géographique et sociétal, les hautes terres de Birmanie donnèrent lieu durant la première moitié du xxe siècle à un ensemble d’études monographiques relatives aux « tribus » et aux « groupes » – la terminologie dominante à l’époque – répertoriés en tant que Chin, Naga, Kachin, etc. Leurs auteurs mirent en avant un trait récurrent d’une organisation sociale basée sur l’échange asymétrique entre clans « donneurs et preneurs de femmes ». À partir de la seconde moitié du xxe siècle, ce très important corpus alimenta un débat théorique initié par l’anthropologie structurale concernant les « catégories indicatives du destin matrimonial » autour desquelles s’organise « l’échange généralisé ». Les travaux fondateurs de Marcel Granet (1939), de Claude Lévi-Strauss (1947), d’Edmund Leach (1954), pour ne mentionner qu’eux, sont considérés dans ce qui suit en regard de la disparition subite – résultante d’un long processus – des systèmes politiques provoquée par le coup d’État birman de 1962. Ce qu’il s’agit de comprendre, sur la base d’enquêtes de terrain effectuées dans les années 2000, sont les formes de neutralisation, d’appropriation et autres manipulations dont fait l’objet depuis lors l’échange généralisé. En cause, sur le plan factuel, l’émergence de centralismes politiques et religieux à propension hégémonique ; mais également, d’un point de vue méthodologique et conceptuel, la portée trans-ethnique de l’échange généralisé et le choix d’évaluer sous cet angle et dans la longue durée la consistance d’un paysage hétérogène.
Transculturations et expressions identitaires transmodernes dans Histoire de la femme cannibale de Maryse Condé et La cola de la serpiente de Leonardo Padura
Authors: Charles-Charlery Clarissa , Dauler Clara
Published: January 2025

Cet article se propose d’analyser le paradigme de la transmodernité en tant que façon inédite de comprendre nos sociétés actuelles à l’ère de la mondialisation, d’appréhender les transferts culturels et identitaires dont font l’objet les personnages issus des îles de la Caraïbe, espaces propices aux phénomènes transculturels. En effet, le parcours initiatique, la pensée et les actions de Rosélie et Patricia Chion, en proie à une quête émancipatrice du décentrement de soi et d’ouverture à l’Autre, font d’elles des modèles d’existence remarquables puisqu’elles expérimentent de nouvelles formes d’interactions culturelles à la fois nomades, imprévisibles et transcendantes traduisant ainsi le processus de transculturation. De Cuba à la Guadeloupe, soit deux aires linguistiques panaméricaines différentes, comment les textes caribéens s’accordent-ils au-delà des frontières géographiques, politiques, ethniques et linguistiques pour écrire la transculturation qui opère dans les sociétés caribéennes actuelles ?
Women Engineers' Attraction to and Persistence in Engineering via Personality and Job Satisfaction
Authors: Hite Rebecca
Published: January 2025

This chapter presents individualized and aggregate personality results from 19 working U.S. women engineers using the Ten Item Personality Inventory and a validated bank of 16 Likert items on job satisfaction. Findings relate personality typologies and how they perceive their experiences in the engineering field (via job satisfaction) to illuminate their persistence. Sampled women possessed personalities traits, unlike their male peers, of extroversion and openness to new experiences. Participants reported high job satisfaction, despite experiencing gendered challenges in the engineering workplace like modifying their gender presentation and social performances (both image and demeanor). This study offers details on personalities of women engineers who have persisted vis-à-vis their perceptions of job satisfaction which is underexplored. This study provides academics and engineering outreach professional insight to how the changing nature of engineering may privilege stereotypically feminine personality traits, which can be leveraged to recruit/retain women to/in engineering fields.
Diversity Equity Inclusion Trifecta
Authors: Francis Shimmy , Rangasamy Sangeetha , Iyer Lakshmi Shankar , Balasundaram Sathiyaseelan
Published: January 2025

This conceptual paper explores the innovative approach of DEI trifecta crafting catchment belonging through branding. The study proposes a novel approach for organizations to tailor their employer branding efforts to the socio-cultural context of their catchment area, enhancing their ability to attract, engage, and retain a diverse workforce. This study draws an extensive review of literature from newspapers, HR Magazines, employer branding, and DEI. Through the synthesis of these concepts, a novel concept of Trifecta is framed. This study unveils the significance of catchment-specific employer branding in acknowledging talent's diverse and unique expectations within a local community. It emphasizes that DEI efforts are most impactful when contextualized within the cultural norms and values of the catchment area. However, by integrating these principles into branding strategies, organizations create a stronger sense of belonging and employee engagement.
Effect of Eco-Logistics Practices on Organizational Performance With Mediating Role of MSE Competitiveness in Ethiopia
Authors: Kant Shashi , Ashuro Tamire
Published: January 2025

With a focus on the mediating function of businesses' competitiveness, this study sought to empirically investigate the impact of eco-logistics practice on organizational performance. Using basic random sampling methods, the appropriate respondents were chosen from the target groups. The relationship between competitive advantages and the mediating impact was examined using the structural equation model (SEM) with AMOS software. The findings suggest that increased organizational performance and a stronger competitive advantage can arise from higher levels of logistical practice. Additionally, a competitive edge can directly and favorably affect the functioning of a business. Hence, in order to support MSEs, policy makers, academic institutions, non-governmental organizations, and other interested parties should focus on giving them the tools and training they need to advance their eco-logistics practices, which will boost their organizational performance and competitiveness.
Intermodalism
Authors: Asa Asa Romeo , Nautwima Johanna Pangeiko
Published: January 2025

Intermodalism is the coordinated application of different modes of transport that has changed global logistics by optimising efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and reducing environmental impact. This approach offers the advantages of each mode, such as rail, road, sea, and air, to enhance the transportation of commodities and passengers from origin to destination. Intermodalism, in its evolution, has been one of the most significant factors influencing global logistics, driving modern transportation systems that contribute to international trade and building connectivity across regions. Intermodalism is thus becoming more crucial for improving supply chain management and service delivery with the growth in demand for rapid and reliable freight movement solutions. Intermodal transportation allows companies to be more adaptable, react to market changes, and resist disruption. However, compatibility with infrastructure, regulatory hurdles, and coordination complexity hinder the harnessing of the benefits of intermodalism.
Do Accounting Firm Visits Alleviate Accounting Students' AI-Related Career Anxiety and Confusion?
Authors: Cheng Peng , How Shi-Min , Huang Zhiying , Jiang Yue , Zhang Linhan
Published: January 2025

The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the accounting industry makes the accounting profession more attractive by enhancing the work-life balance of accountants through efficient use of time. But, the threat of AI to employment also leads to a concern of accounting job insecurity and future uncertainty. This research adopts the practice-led research methodology (PLR) in a higher educational setting, to examine accounting students' perception of AI-driven impacts, and their career anxiety and confusion. 20 students are asked to discuss the impacts of AI on their career aspirations after graduation: half of them had visited several accounting firms in China and engaged with the partners/senior managers, but the other half had not. Evidently, those who participated in this research through accounting firm visits have expressed greater clarity in terms of the roles of AI in the accounting industry, and experienced a reduction in perceived accounting job insecurity. This alleviates their AI-related anxiety and confusion, and enhances their career aspirations towards accounting.
Pedagogical Approaches in STEAM Education
Authors: Kizhukarakkatu Jeena Anne
Published: January 2025

Earlier, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics were considered separate subjects, compartmentalised with their own methods and approaches to teaching. Later, in the 1990s, these interrelated subjects were put together to form STEM education. Researchers have understood the importance of problem-solving and inquiry skills for innovation in the field of STEM, that art is integrated into STEM education. This chapter explores various pedagogical approaches that enhance the integration of STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, mathematics) in modern education. By examining innovative teaching methods, this chapter aims to provide educators with practical strategies and insights to foster creativity, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills in students. The chapter will cover project-based learning, problem-based learning, inquiry-based learning, design thinking, collaborative learning, argumentation practice, and multiple intelligences, with a focus on real-world applications and equity in education.
A GenAI Model for Teaching, Learning, and Assessment in Educational Literacy
Authors: Yeole Swati Manoj , Mishra Jyoti , Shahare Padmakar , Waghmare Ganesh , Namdev Arpit , Pramanik Sabyasachi
Published: January 2025

The integration of AI, especially Generative AI (GenAI), is producing a significant change in the ever-changing higher education scene. This chapter investigates how GenAI is transforming teaching, learning, and academic literacy. Academic literacy facilitators must now negotiate a complex landscape that includes conventional materials, digital resources, and AI-enhanced texts. They train scholars in GenAI tools and pioneer creative teaching methodologies. This chapter provides GenAI ontology to help guide you through this revolutionary journey. It prepares facilitators and students to utilize GenAI successfully by promoting specialized teaching techniques and individualized literacy evaluations. In conclusion, this chapter discusses GenAI's potential to innovate, improve access, and boost intellectual prowess in higher education.
Introduction to the Internet of Behavior (IoB)
Authors: Qamar Roheen , Zardari Baqar Ali
Published: January 2025

The Internet of Behavior (IoB) represents a convergence of data analytics, behavioral science, and the Internet of Things (IoT), designed to collect, analyze, and influence human behavior. By leveraging data from various sources such as smart devices, social media, and digital interactions, IoB aims to understand and predict how people act and make decisions. IoB provides personalized experiences, predictive insights, and behavior-based interventions across industries like healthcare, marketing, smart cities, and finance. This chapter introduce explores the core concepts, features, and applications of IoB, shedding light on its transformative potential and the critical concerns it raises in a data-driven world.
A Comparative Analysis of Artificial Neural Network and Convolutional Neural Network Models
Authors: Bhattacharya Naboshree , Kumar Purushottam
Published: January 2025

CNNs are powerful in image processing & computer vision. We'll study CNN intricacies, effectiveness in segmentation, detection & categorization. Comparing CNNs & ANNs on MNIST, we'll assess strengths & weaknesses. Advancements like transfer learning & adversarial training will be explored. A direct CNN-ANN comparison will highlight CNN advantages. This comprehensive review aims to identify areas for future research, paving the way for advancements in CNN-based techniques. Keywords- Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs), Image processing, Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs), MNIST dataset, Performance evaluation
Big Data Analytics in Behavior Analysis
Authors: Gupta Purnima , Sharma Siddharth , Sharma Tushar
Published: January 2025

In past few years, the use of behavior analysis and BDA has increased to a variety of fields, revolutionizing the comprehension and implementation of behavioural principles, including the one pertaining to data privacy in this research concerning the aforementioned collections. To have a deeper comprehension of the operations management field the business is pursuing, it is crucial to take note of the following interorganizational extracts: “Improving operations image, consolidation of technical cooperation for development of positive operations image,” applicable technologies, and study based on the legal and cultural environment, particularly in light of differences in policies and logistics. To help in the assessment of fundamental understanding of analysis behavior, a component-integrating, developmental content analytical model will be put forth in this work.
Smart Data Analytics for Efficient Mapping of Customers' Online Shopping Behavior
Authors: Ed-Daakouri Ikram , Alla Lhoussaine , Bouhtati Naoual
Published: January 2025

This chapter examines the role of Smart Data Analytics (SDA) in enhancing customer behavior mapping within e-commerce. Through the analysis of 35 scientific articles, five key thematic clusters are identified: customer behavioral segmentation, AI-based personalization, predictive analytics, social media analytics, and real-time decision-making. The findings demonstrate that AI and predictive models significantly improve personalization, customer engagement, and marketing effectiveness. Additionally, SDA enables businesses to better allocate resources and respond more quickly to market changes. The chapter also discusses managerial implications, emphasizing the importance of data-driven strategies for optimizing customer experiences. Despite the benefits, challenges such as AI integration and data privacy are highlighted. Future research directions include multi-channel analytics and generative AI for further personalization.
Harnessing the Internet of Behavior (IoB) for Food Safety and Quality
Authors: Annu  , Lohani Umesh , Gupta Deepak , Sivadas Shreejaya , Gond Priya , Kumar Deepak , Attwal Kanwal Preet Singh , Misra Vikas
Published: January 2025

In this chapter, we propose a conceptual model to utilize the Internet of Behavior (IoB) for improving food safety and quality. This chapter aims at providing an exhaustive insight on what can and cannot be done with behavioral data to increase food safety protocols, in other words a constructive debrief of the theoretical foundations and potential applications surrounding IoB. By means of literature reviews and conceptual models, the chapter presents how IoB can effectively enhance food safety and quality assurance capabilities while confronting several issues with a view to creating an emerging research area for academia as well in supporting industry best practices
Lensing Sensors and Wearable Technologies in Healthcare Uplifting Digital Health Technologies
Authors: Singh Bhupinder , Kaunert Christian
Published: January 2025

Real-time data collection, monitoring and analysis of patient through sensors and wearable technologies are today transforming healthcare to reach a new level that was once unattainable. Meshing with IoT and AI programs, digital health tools can monitor akin to blood pressure, glucose levels heart rate or physical activity. Wearable devices such as Smart-watches, Fitness Trackers and Health Patches offer ways to non-invasively detect early disease states and also help manage some chronic diseases. In plant & human augmentation, such innovations assist in medical interventions covering prosthetics and exoskeletons resulting in mobility as well quality of life for disabled individuals. These human augmentation technologies are part of a mass ascertainment towards preventive healthcare, bridging the gap between patients and their care team, unifying an integrated-care continuum to create more connected operational workflows of all autonomously powered by patient-generated health data, catalyzing a seismic shift in digital health innovation.
AI in Higher Education
Authors: Kayyali Mustafa
Published: January 2025

The incorporation of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into higher education is altering both curriculum design and administrative operations. This chapter investigates how AI is being exploited to tailor learning experiences, expedite administrative chores, and enhance decision-making in educational institutions. AI-driven curriculum design encourages adaptive learning environments, allowing students individualized learning routes based on their unique requirements and preferences. Meanwhile, AI boosts administrative efficiency by automating routine activities, optimizing resource allocation, and boosting student support services. Despite the transformational potential, AI adoption also creates obstacles linked to ethical considerations, data protection, and the need for faculty training. By reviewing case studies of effective AI integration in universities, this chapter gives a forward-looking picture of the future of higher education and administration in the era of AI.
Evaluation of Artificial Intelligence Tools for Universities With Fuzzy Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Methods
Authors: Aydogmus Hacer Yumurtaci , Aydogmus Ufuk
Published: January 2025

The concept of Artificial Intelligence (AI), which was first used in the 1950s, can perform tasks that require human intelligence by using various algorithms and computer programs. This chapter aims to evaluate AI tools that can be used in universities. Firstly, the AI tools used in universities were researched from the literature, then Fuzzy Multi-Criteria Decision Making was applied to determine which of these tools should be prioritized. Five criteria (perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness, personalization, interaction, trust) obtained from expert opinions and the literature were weighted and the AI tools that were determined as alternatives were prioritized. Fuzzy numbers, first presented to the literature by Zadeh in 1965, aid in decision-making because it is frequently impossible to utilize precise formulations during evaluations. Since 1965, extensions of fuzzy numbers have been developed and integrated into multi criteria decision making methods. The decision making method to be used in this study is also integrated with the use of intuitionistic fuzzy numbers.
The Role of Teachers in an AI-Enhanced Educational Landscape
Authors: Vashishth Tarun Kumar , Sharma Vikas , Sharma Mukesh Kumar , Sharma Kewal Krishan , Sharma Rajeev
Published: January 2025

The creation of artificial intelligence (AI) in training presents each possibilities and challenges, reshaping traditional coaching roles and methodologies. This paper explores the evolving position of teachers in an AI-improved instructional panorama, emphasizing the significance of human-centric abilities along with empathy, creativity, and critical wondering. While AI can automate administrative tasks and offer personalized learning studies, instructors remain critical in fostering a supportive and tasty mastering surroundings. The take a look at highlights the symbiotic courting among AI equipment and educators, advocating for expert improvement and coverage reforms to maximize the benefits of AI integration. By analyzing contemporary traits and future possibilities, this paper objectives to offer a roadmap for educators navigating this transformative generation.
Regulatory Challenges and Compliance in Decentralized Finance (DeFi)
Authors: Dhanya V. R. , D'silva Rivika Richard , Joseph David
Published: January 2025

Decentralized Finance (DeFi) is an emerging force transforming the global financial landscape by leveraging blockchain technology to eradicate the middlemen and assist peer-to-peer financial transactions. However, a decentralized and pseudonymous nature brings a big challenge in its regulation and compliance, especially in Know Your Customer (KYC) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) regulations, market misconduct and adaptation, new cryptocurrency innovations, and safety and security issues. This paper comparatively analyses the two regulatory frameworks, compliance mechanisms, technical adaptations, and measures of cybersecurity regulating DeFi in India and the United States. By examining the salient regulatory challenges and compliance strategies in both jurisdictions, this study aims to provide insights that help foster a balanced regulatory environment that promotes innovation without undermining financial stability or consumer protection.
Exploring Leading Practices in Algorithmic Trading
Authors: Singh Partap
Published: January 2025

This chapter explores algorithmic trading strategies, their applications, and the role of emerging AI and machine learning technologies in optimizing trading performance. Using a mixed-methods approach, it combines quantitative survey data from 65 high-frequency trading professionals with qualitative case studies to provide unique insights into real-world trading practices. The survey reveals key factors influencing algorithmic trading decisions, such as risk management and data quality. Through case studies, we further examine the effectiveness of various strategies and their impact on market dynamics, including liquidity, volatility, and price discovery. The research contributes valuable professional perspectives that are often underrepresented in quantitative studies, offering a comprehensive analysis of the current landscape, challenges, and ethical concerns surrounding algorithmic trading. Findings and recommendations for future research are discussed in the final sections.
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Optimized LSTM and XGBoost Classifiers in High-Frequency Futures Market Prediction
Authors: Chen Haojun
Published: January 2025

This study compares the performance of two machine learning models - Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) networks and XGBoost - in high-frequency intraday futures market forecasting. Using historical market data from five major Chinese futures markets, the research evaluates specialized classifiers in terms of prediction accuracy and backtesting profits. The results show that LSTM outperforms XGBoost in volatile markets, such as Crude Oil and Silver Futures, with higher prediction accuracy and risk-adjusted returns. XGBoost, however, demonstrates better stability and efficiency in more stable markets like Soybean and Rebar Futures. Backtesting results suggest that both models can generate high-quality trading signals in real-time, high-frequency trading environments. This study offers insights into applying these classifiers for short-term futures market predictions and provides important implications for high-frequency trading strategies in the Chinese futures market.
Exploring Quantum Challenges and Opportunities of Quantum Machine Learning Adoption in Finance
Authors: Vashishth Tarun Kumar , Sharma Vikas , Kaushik Vineet , Singh Aniket , Shashi  , Kaushik Sachin
Published: January 2025

The integration of quantum machine learning (QML) into finance presents significant opportunities and challenges. QML offers immense computational power for analyzing large datasets and complex financial models, promising advancements in risk management, asset allocation, predictive modeling, and algorithmic trading. However, its adoption faces hurdles such as technological limitations, data security issues, and the need for specialized expertise. This study explores these challenges, strategic opportunities, and the ethical and regulatory considerations of QML in finance, emphasizing the importance of transparent and accountable decision-making. The insights provided offer a comprehensive view of QML's potential impact on the future of finance.
Myxedema Coma Complicated with Cardiac Arrest: A Case Report
Authors: Tilakaratne Pramitha Gishan , Menike Asweddume Gedara Hiranthi , Sarathchandra Hatharasinghage Harshini , Madawala Kasuni Gayasha
Published: January 2025

Myxedema coma is an extreme and uncommon manifestation of hypothyroidism with a high mortality rate of 25-60%. The hallmark features of myxedema coma include profound alteration in mental status, hypothermia, and respiratory depression. Diagnosis of myxedema coma is mainly based on clinical suspicion along with elevated TSH levels. The most common precipitative factors are discontinuation of thyroxine treatment and infection. The mainstay of treatments are thyroxine and glucocorticoids. Prompt recognition and initiation of treatment are critical for improving outcomes in affected individuals. This case report is based on a patient who presented with altered mental status, hypothermia, hypotension, bradycardia, and respiratory depression and on examination, was found to have facial puffiness, brittle hair and non-pitting oedema. Blood tests revealed severe hypothyroidism. After hospital admission, the patient went into cardiac arrest. CPR was given and ROSC was achieved. The patient was admitted to ICU and successfully managed with oral thyroxine and IV glucocorticoids.
Carotid Artery Compression in Preventing Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction in Patients Undergoing Mitral Valve Replacement Surgery: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Authors: Bakry Mohamed Ali , Desouky Aiman Adel , Soliman Dina , Kaddah Reham Amin , Youssef Maha Mohammed Ismail , Mitri Rami Magdi
Published: January 2025

Background: The efficacy of manual carotid artery compression in reducing cerebral embolization during cardiac surgeries is a topic of debate. Aim: This study aimed to assess the safety and efficacy of carotid artery compression in preventing postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) in patients undergoing mitral valve replacement surgery. Methodology: This randomized, double-blind, parallel-group clinical trial enrolled 120 adult patients scheduled for mitral valve replacement surgery. The patients were randomly assigned to two groups of 60 patients each. Group C underwent carotid artery compression using three fingers (index, middle, and ring fingers) along the path of the artery for 20 seconds following aortic declamping, while group NC did not undergo carotid artery compression. The study's primary outcome was the incidence rate of POCD at 5-7 days and the Mini-Mental State Examination score. Secondary outcomes included the incidence rate of POCD after 6 weeks postoperatively and transcranial Doppler readings. Results: The incidence rates of POCD at 5-7 days and after 6 weeks postoperatively were comparable in both groups (p=0.163 and 0.364, respectively). Additionally, the Mini-Mental State Examination score and transcranial Doppler results were comparable between the groups before and after surgery. The incidence of cognitive dysfunction in the NC group at 5 days postoperatively was significantly associated with older age, shorter surgical duration, and reduced middle cerebral artery velocity by transcranial Doppler.Conclusion: Carotid artery compression does not prevent cognitive dysfunction after mitral valve replacement surgery. However, no additional harm is associated with carotid compression.