bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
CONSUMER PROTECTION IN THE FIELD OF ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS
Authors: Vinnyk Oksana
Published: April 2023

The article is devoted to the problem of protection of the rights of consumers of electronic communication services, including e-commerce.

The peculiarities of the relationship with the participation of e-consumers and the related problems of protection of their rights are determined. Thus, the peculiarities of consumer protection in the digital economy are related to the specifics of e-commerce, which is carried out using digital technologies. Accordingly, consumers in this area must have the appropriate knowledge, skills, tools, and legislation should enshrine the digital rights of consumers, effective and inexpensive legal mechanisms to protect them. An example is the legal regulation of e-commerce relations in the EU, which enshrines not only the rights of consumers in this area, but also the responsibilities of state authorities and e-commerce entities to provide information support to consumers, as well as pre-trial proceedings for consumer disputes. using an electronic platform managed by the authorized body.

Such legal mechanisms are provided by the Law of Ukraine of 16.12.2020 «On Electronic Communications», the provisions of which are analyzed. However, the innovations enshrined in this law are not mentioned as mandatory for application in the laws «On Consumer Protection» and «On E-Commerce». This indicates the need to supplement the relevant provisions of the above acts (laws «On Electronic Communications», «On Electronic Commerce», «On Consumer Protection») in order to ensure transparency and clarity for ordinary consumers of electronic communications services of these innovations, and in general – for effectiveness of protection of the rights of so-called electronic consumers.

Key words: electronic communication services, e-commerce, e-concumer, electronic regulatory platform, online dispute resolution.
Notariat as a factor of forming legal system in Ukraine
Authors: Nelin Oleksandr
Published: April 2023

The author has studied some theoretical and practical aspects of the notary institution as an independent component of the legal system of Ukraine. It is emphasized that the state has its own national legal framework with inherent legal habits and traditions, legislation and legislative bodies, with formed specific legal mentality and legal culture, all which is consolidated into the notion of «legal framework». In any state the legal framework being an integral part of the legal culture is determined by its historical and legal aspects and is a part of social system of the country.

The author specifies that the important role in strengthening the legal framework is played by notary system.

A fascinating example could be the efficient adaptation of the notary system to operate under conditions of COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the complex sanitary and epidemiological situation, the notaries continued working keeping to the necessary measures and restrictions as required by the law. The Notary Chamber of Ukraine adopted the decision to create «duty notary offices» that enabled to keep the civil turnover stable.

Besides, the Notary Chamber of Ukraine launched an open support line for people and businesses where it was possible to get advice on the notariat issues. The specified service provided the population with the necessary legal support in distant mode when possibility of visiting a notary public in person was limited.

Another example demonstrating flexibility and adaptivity of the notary system to certain new conditions is implementation of information technology, creation of a single database of the most important notary acts, which is a new stage in the notarial process associated with the demands of our time. The next stage should be creation of a single computer network of the notary bodies which will not only provide certain information of a notary public or act, but will make the international cooperation of notaries possible. All that will relieve the notarial process of certain drawbacks and will provide strong information protection of the notarial acts performed. The last on this path should be the integration into a single computer network of all the law enforcement and human rights bodies and their cooperation.

Emphasis is placed on the need for further scientific research in the field of legislative control of notarial activities.

Key words: legal framework, notary system, functions of notary system, electronic notary system (Е-notary system), pandemic, reform of notary system.
NAWAL EL SAADAWI AND GERMAINE GREER: LOST AND QUEST FOR IDENTITY
Authors: Matanyous Elyas Ebrahim , Patel Rupal
Published: April 2023

Every human being has to live within the framework of National identity, the two crusaders Nawal El Saadawi and Germaine Greer also have their respective identity, but their quest for identity is different. Their quest is a quest for women’s identity in their perspective societies.It has long been accepted that feminism was among the first mediums of expression when the civilizing instinct took root in history from Greek age. By extension, it could be argued that feminism offers a privileged view into subjectivities especially when produced in situations where identities are contested and categorized.El Saadawi and Greer the modern feminist writers, who introduced a new idiom in literature, which composed their autobiographies using historical and social problems to tackle contemporary issues of Muslim and western women, and arguably performed a foundational role, can be read as a paradigm of such privileging. Much has been written, and read about the feeling of loss and quest for identity and a consciousness in their autobiographies. It has variously been argued that El Saadawi and Greer's autobiographies perform a self-analysis of identity that helps the reader reach conclusions regarding life and existential experiences that revolve aroundidentity crisis. However, ina bid into bracket their works under these conceptual categoriesof ‘the identity’. A study of this kind, however, demands a study of the tradition of Muslim and western women who live in different respective societies to understand how El Saadawi and Greer was shaped by a peculiar and particular historicity society, even as they sought to distance themselves from it. El Saadawi and Greer’s claim were to be accepted, it implies that El Saadawi and Greer introduced a new utility and routiness to feminism that transformed it from a detached aesthetic experiment to an existential of an identity.
UNDERSTANDING THE COGNITIVE STRUCTURE AND PROCESS THAT CONTRIBUTE ON SCHOOL LEADERS BEHAVIOR
Authors: Roy Somnath
Published: April 2023

Human behavior is the response of individual or group of human interaction with internal and external stimuli. Leadership is the process of influencing others and leader is the change initiator of an organization. Hence, this is quite apposite to understand the process and structure of their cognition, helpful in developing a script track in their mind and in removing the resistance of practicing the best leadership practices. By doing so, they will develop a pattern of behavior which will be considered as a benchmark of being effective leader. The objective of this paper is 1) To understand the concept of leadership behaviour and cognitive structure of the school principal. 2) To examine what cognitive process are involved in shaping leader behavior in respect to handling their job problems. 3) To examine what personnel factor/s account for leaders behaviour having a cognitive base. This paper has followed the systematic review method to achieve the above desired objectives. The findings highlighted that the comparative and logical reasoning cognitive structure plays important role to define leaders’ behaviour. The emerging behaviour such as collaborative, managerial, decision making, instructional, communication and supervision behaviour are present to define as effective leader. Lastly, the paper highlighted that experience is the major personnel factor with cognitive base which sharpening the cognitive function to define effective leaders’ behaviour.
સનાતન મૂલ્યોને ઉજાગર કરતો ‘જટાયુ’
Authors: વાઘેલા ડો.પ્રવીણભાઈ એસ.
Published: April 2023

ભારતીય સનાતન સંસ્કૃતિ વિશ્વની પ્રાચીન અને શ્રેષ્ઠ સંસ્કૃતિ છે. જગતની પ્રાચીન સંસ્કૃતિઓમાં તેની ગણના અગ્ર હરોળમાં થાય છે. ભારતીય સંસ્કૃતિ જીવનને જીવવાની આગવી પદ્ધતિ અર્પે છે. તેમાં જીવનના ચાર પુરુષાર્થ ધર્મ, અર્થ, કામ, અને મોક્ષનો વિચાર ખૂબ જ ઊંડાણપૂર્વક કરવામાં આવ્યો છે. તે ઉપરાંત ચાર આશ્રમોની વ્યવસ્થા દ્વારા જીવનના સમયખંડને વિભાજિત કરી જીવનના ઉદ્દેશ્યને સ્પષ્ટ કરવામાં આવ્યો છે॰ આવી ઉપયોગી વિચારણા દ્વારા મનુષ્ય જીવનના હેતુને સફળતાપૂર્વક પામવાની દિશા તથા રાહ દર્શાવવામાં આવે છે. જીવનનું આવું સફળતાપૂર્વકનું માર્ગદર્શન આપણી ભારતીય સંસ્કૃતિનું આગવું પાસું છે. આપણા રામાયણ, મહાભારત તથા શ્રીમદ ભગવત ગીતા જેવા ધાર્મિક ગ્રંથો પણ માનવજીવનને જીવવા માટેનો આગવો રાહ બતાવે છે. સાહિત્યમાં પણ આપણા આ ધર્મગ્રંથોના દર્શાવેલા મૂલ્યોને આધારે વિવિધ કૃતિઓની રચના થતી હોય છે. રામાયણના એક મહત્વના પાત્ર જટાયુના જીવન પ્રસંગને આધારે સિતાંશુ યશશ્ચંદ્રએ ‘જટાયુ’ નામના દીર્ઘકાવ્યની રચના કરી છે. તેમણે આ પાત્ર દ્વારા દોસ્તી, પ્રેમ, સત્ય, ઉદારતા અને નારી સન્માન માટે મરી ફીટવાની ભાવના જેવા સનાતન ભારતીય મૂલ્યોને ઉચિત રીતે ઉજાગર કર્યા છે. દશરથ રાજા સાથેની મૈત્રી નિભાવી તે દશરથને તો બચાવે છે સાથે સાથે તેમના પુત્રની વહુને પણ મૃત્યુ સમીપે પહોંચી બચાવવાનો પ્રયાસ કરે છે. સદકર્મ માટેની જટાયુની આવી આત્મ બલિદાનની ખેવના આપણને સૌને ખૂબ જ પ્રેરિત કરે તેવી ઉમદા છે. સાથે સાથે કવિએ આ કાવ્યમાં માનવજીવન માત્ર ખાવા-પીવા મોજ, મજા જેવી સ્થૂળ કામનાઓ માટે નથી તે વાત તિર્યકપણે બખૂબી દર્શાવી છે. સત્યના પંથે ચાલનારો માનવ અંતે તો એકલો જ હોય છે. તેને સાથ આપનાર ઘણા ઓછા માણસો હોય છે તે વાસ્તવિક સત્ય સંકેતાત્મક રીતે સચોટ પણે બતાવ્યું છે.
ADJUSTMENT LEVEL AMONG ELDERLY PEOPLE RESIDING AT HOMES AND OLD AGE HOMES
Authors: Vaniya Devyani , Roghelia Viraj N.
Published: April 2023

The present study aims at comparing old age adjustment problems in men and women residing at homes and old age homes. The sample of the present investigation was comprised 186 old age subjects, out of which 100 were staying at homes while 86 were staying at old age homes. In order to collect information regarding old age adjustment problems, a standardized tool developed by Smt. Ragini Dubey (1997) was used. Results revealed that total adjustment score of females residing at home was significantly (P < 0.01) higher as compared to females residing at old age homes similarly males residing at home showed significantly (P < 0.01) higher adjustment score compared to males residing at old age homes. The mean score of adjustment among old age people indicated a moderate to poor level of adjustment. The study concludes that the type of residence and gender can significantly affect the adjustment during old age.
Membangun Kepekaan Gender di Lingkup Perguruan Tinggi
Authors: Jiwanda DL Jatayu
Published: April 2023

Abstract                                       This research contains reflections and analysis of research on building gender sensitivity within Sriwijaya Buddhist College. Gender issues are important considering the urgency of gender equality must continue to be pursued, especially in the scope of higher education. Gender sensitivity is important to become the mentality of each academic community so that gender injustice and discrimination can be avoided in the implementation of campus life activities. With gender sensitivity we become aware not to make or even criticize stereotypes that imply injustice or inequality as an assumption that should be done or a truth. With campus academic community informants, exposure is obtained regarding the forms and attitudes that can be a reference for building gender sensitivity in the campus environment. This type of research is descriptive qualitative through observation, interviews and documentation which will obtain an overview of the meaning, forms and attitudes needed to build gender sensitivity in the campus environment.Keywords:  gender, sensitivity, equality AbstrakPenelitian ini berisi tentang refleksi dan analisis penelitian membangun kepekaan gender di lingkup kampus STABN Sriwijaya. Isu gender adalah hal yang penting mengingat urgensi kesetaraan gender haruslah terus diupayakan khususnya dalam lingkup perguruan tinggi. Kepekaan gender penting menjadi mentalitas masing-masing sivitas akademik sehingga ketidakadilan maupun diskriminasi gender dapat dihindarkan dalam pelaksanaan kegiatan kehidupan kampus. Dengan kepekaan gender kita menjadi sadar untuk tidak menjadikan atau bahkan mengkritisi stereotipe yang menyiratkan ketidakadilan atau ketimpangan sebagai anggapan yang seharusnya dilakukan atau sebuah kebenaran. Dengan informan sivitas akademik kampus, maka diperoleh paparan mengenai bentuk dan sikap yang dapat menjadi acuan untuk membangun kepekaan gender di lingkup kampus. Jenis penelitian ini adalah kualitatif deskriptif melalui observasi, wawancara dan dokumentasi yang nantinya memperoleh gambaran mengenai makna, bentuk-bentuk dan sikap yang diperlukan untuk membangun kepekaan gender di lingkup kampus.Kata kunci: gender, kepekaan, kesetaraan.
Inversão do ônus da prova, lesão a direitos de personalidade e dano imaterial
Authors: Almeida Felipe Cunha
Published: April 2023

Estes comentários analisaram julgamento proferido pelo Superior Tribunal de Justiça que analisou a inversão do ônus da prova em relação à demonstração de danos imateriais nas relações de consumo.
responsabilidade civil pelo consentimento parental contrário ao melhor interesse e aos direitos personalíssimos da criança na Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados
Authors: Lopes Claudia Aparecida Costa , Cardin Valéria Silva Galdino
Published: April 2023

O estudo tematiza o art. 14 da Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados (LGPD – Lei n. 13.709/2018), especialmente no que tange ao consentimento parental que disciplina a análise de dados do menor realizado em desconformidade com o melhor interesse da criança.  Realizar-se-á uma análise hermenêutica do texto legislativo para evidenciar a ausência de adequação da proteção direcionada exclusivamente à criança e ao adolescente como instrumento necessário ao desenvolvimento da personalidade do menor. Ao final, observa-se que a promulgação da LGPD consagra um importante marco regulatório da internet, com reflexos diretos na seara da responsabilidade civil. Contudo há algumas falhas no texto legal, dentre elas a de uma alternativa capaz de substituir o consentimento parental quando ele afronta direitos e garantias legais do menor. Adotou-se o método de abordagem hipotético-dedutivo, com técnica de pesquisa de revisão bibliográfica e documental.
função promocional da responsabilidade civil e os novos contornos dos princípios da solidariedade e da celeridade
Authors: Silva Junior Antônio Reis Pereira
Published: April 2023

O presente artigo tem por escopo apresentar os fundamentos da chamada função promocional da responsabilidade civil, notadamente aqueles de índole constitucional. Ao identificar os valores da solidariedade e da celeridade como centrais à construção da nova função à responsabilidade civil, passa-se a expor as características do modelo brasileiro de estímulos à reparação espontânea do dano, com as sanções positivas postas à disposição das partes no ambiente pós-dano, cuja existência tem o condão de aperfeiçoar o sistema de proteção da(s) vítima(s), conferindo mais instrumentos para o tratamento da lesão causada.
Responsabilidade pressuposta
Authors: Hironaka Giselda Maria Fernandes Novaes
Published: April 2023

O presente artigo tem por escopo ordenar uma breve síntese do pensamento contemporâneo acerca da busca doutrinária que se faz – em boa parte do mundo jurídico ocidental, principalmente – de um novo critério que seja capaz de fundamentar e de justificar uma proposta voltada à organização de um novo sistema de responsabilidade civil, ao qual se denomina, pioneiramente, de responsabilidade pressuposta.
Origin of Isotopic Diversity among Carbonaceous Chondrites
Authors: Hellmann Jan L. , Schneider Jonas M. , Wölfer Elias , Drążkowska Joanna , Jansen Christian A. , Hopp Timo , Burkhardt Christoph , Kleine Thorsten
Published: April 2023

Carbonaceous chondrites are some of the most primitive meteorites and derive from planetesimals that formed a few million years after the beginning of the solar system. Here, using new and previously published Cr, Ti, and Te isotopic data, we show that carbonaceous chondrites exhibit correlated isotopic variations that can be accounted for by mixing among three major constituents having distinct isotopic compositions, namely refractory inclusions, chondrules, and CI chondrite-like matrix. The abundances of refractory inclusions and chondrules are coupled and systematically decrease with increasing amount of matrix. We propose that these correlated abundance variations reflect trapping of chondrule precursors, including refractory inclusions, in a pressure maximum in the disk, which is likely related to the water ice line and the ultimate formation location of Jupiter. The variable abundance of refractory inclusions/chondrules relative to matrix is the result of their distinct aerodynamical properties resulting in differential delivery rates and their preferential incorporation into chondrite parent bodies during the streaming instability, consistent with the early formation of matrix-poor and the later accretion of matrix-rich carbonaceous chondrites. Our results suggest that chondrules formed locally from isotopically heterogeneous dust aggregates, which themselves derive from a wide area of the disk, implying that dust enrichment in a pressure trap was an important step to facilitate the accretion of carbonaceous chondrite parent bodies or, more generally, planetesimals in the outer solar system.
Analysis of Taiwan Guerilla Potential – A Real Possibility or a Naive Notion?
Authors: Ouběhlický Richard
Published: April 2023

Existing research about China and Taiwan deals primarily with bilateral relations, military doctrines, etc. They don't pay much attention to the consequences of the potential China-Taiwan war. The article examines conditions for emerging and activity of guerillas with paramilitant signs in the case of China's domination over Taiwan. The analysis is based on the present general, socio-economic, political, geographical, and technological environment. A substantial part of the analysis is also argumentation about the potential of urban guerilla. The article is based on data, pieces of information, polls and academic and analytical texts relevant to the main research questions. Those questions are the potential for emerging, sustainability, and effectiveness of guerilla. The article comes with findings, that argue the relatively high potential for the emergence of guerilla primarily because of the suitable environment in Taiwan and possible effectiveness and sustainability based on existing variables, which can however also limit this potential.
Surveying Cory Shearwater colonies with camera traps and identifying potential invasive nest predators
Authors: Lamelas-Lopez Lucas , Borges Paulo
Published: April 2023

The Azores holds the largest population of Cory's shearwater Calonectris borealis (Cory, 1881) (Aves, Procellariiformes, Procellariidae) in the world. One of the major threats of this species in the Azores is the predation by invasive mammals, which were introduced during European colonisation of the islands.

The present study provides a dataset from a camera-trapping survey performed in colonies of Cory’s shearwater. The sampling was conducted between 7 April and 23 October 2019, covering the entire breeding season, in three colonies of the Terceira Island (Azores). A total of 32 nests were sampled using motion-triggered cameras. The aims of this study are to provide information about the ecological patterns of the Cory shearwater and to identify potential nest predators.

Our results include a total of 6972 records of 15 species (nine species of birds, five of mammals and one reptile), of which 5414 records are of Cory’s shearwater, 478 of potential mammal predators and 1080 of another vertebrate species. Information about the biology of the species is also provided, as species circadian behaviour and habitat description.
Elaphomyces castilloi (Elaphomycetaceae, Ascomycota) and Entoloma secotioides (Entolomataceae, Basidiomycota), two new sequestrate fungi from tropical montane cloud forest from south Mexico
Authors: de la Fuente Javier Isaac , García-Jiménez Jesús , Raymundo Tania , Sánchez-Flores Marcos , Valenzuela Ricardo , Guevara-Guerrero Gonzalo , Pérez-Ovando Erika Cecilia , Martínez-González César Ramiro
Published: April 2023

Two new species of sequestrate fungi are described from south Mexico based on morphological and molecular evidences. Here we describe Elaphomyces castilloi characterized by the yellowish mycelial mat, dull blue gleba and ascospores of 9.7–11.5 µm; Entoloma secotioides is characterized by the secotioid basidiomata, sulcate, pale cream pileus, and basidiospores of 7–13 × 5–9 µm. Both species grow in montane cloud forest under Quercus sp. in the state of Chiapas, Mexico. Descriptions, photographs, and multilocus phylogeny for both species are presented.
Minimum of heavy-tailed random variables is not heavy tailed
Authors: Leipus Remigijus , Šiaulys Jonas , Konstantinides Dimitrios
Published: April 2023

By constructing an appropriate example, we show that the class of heavy-tailed distributions is not closed under minimum. We provide two independent heavy-tailed random variables, such that their minimum is not heavy tailed. In addition, we establish a few properties of the distributions considered in the example.
Contextual fear response is modulated by M-type K+ channels and is associated with subtle structural changes of the axon initial segment in hippocampal GABAergic neurons
Authors: Ruiz Sara Arciniegas , Tikochinsky Eliav , Rubovitch Vardit , Pick Chaim G , Attali Bernard
Published: April 2023

Background

In the fear memory network, the hippocampus modulates contextual aspects of fear learning while mutual connections between the amygdala and the medial prefrontal cortex are widely involved in fear extinction. G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are involved in the regulation of fear and anxiety, so the regulation of GPCRs in fear signaling pathways can modulate the mechanisms of fear memory acquisition, consolidation and extinction. Various studies suggested a role of M-type K+ channels in modulating fear expression and extinction, although conflicting data prevented drawing of clear conclusions. In the present work, we examined the impact of M-type K+ channel blockade or activation on contextual fear acquisition and extinction. In addition, regarding the pivotal role of the hippocampus in contextual fear conditioning (CFC) and the involvement of the axon initial segment (AIS) in neuronal plasticity, we investigated whether structural alterations of the AIS in hippocampal neurons occurred during contextual fear memory acquisition and short-time extinction in mice in a behaviorally relevant context.

Results

When a single systemic injection of the M-channel blocker XE991 (2 mg/kg, IP) was carried out 15 minutes before the foot shock session, fear expression was significantly reduced. Expression of c-Fos was increased following CFC, mostly in GABAergic neurons at day 1 and day 2 post-fear training in CA1 and dentate gyrus hippocampal regions. A significantly longer AIS segment was observed in GABAergic neurons of the CA1 hippocampal region at day 2.

Conclusions

Our results underscore the role of M-type K + channels in CFC and the importance of hippocampal GABAergic neurons in fear expression.
Clinical Text Classification with Word Representation Features and Machine Learning Algorithms
Authors: Almazaydeh Laiali , Abuhelaleh Mohammad , Al Tawil Arar , Elleithy Khaled
Published: April 2023

Clinical text classification of electronic medical records is a challenging task. Existing electronic records suffer from irrelevant text, misspellings, semantic ambiguity, and abbreviations. The approach reported in this paper elaborates on machine learning techniques to develop an intelligent framework for classification of the medical transcription dataset. The proposed approach is based on four main phases: the text preprocessing phase, word representation phase, features reduction phase and classification phase. We have used four machine learning algorithms, support vector machines, naïve bayes, logistic regression and k-nearest neighbors in combination with different word representation models. We have applied the four algorithms to the bag of words, to TF-IDF, to word2vec.  Experimental results were evaluated based on precision, recall, accuracy and F1 score. The best results were obtained with the combination of the k-NN classifier, and the word represented by Word2vec achieving an accuracy of 92% to correctly classify the medical specialties based on the transcription text.
Does the Sentiment Index Help Predict Crude Oil Prices?
Authors: Shang Jin , Nakamura Tamotsu , Hamori Shigeyuki
Published: April 2023

The price fluctuations in the crude oil market remarkably influence the global economy since crude oil is an essential source of energy and plays a determinant role in most industrial sectors. The tremendous development of social media has generated many applications that can be used for sentiment analysis to improve the prediction of crude oil prices. Many researchers have also used technical indicators to predict oil prices. This study integrated several machine learning approaches—random forest, support vector machine, and long short-term memory—with a dynamic expanding moving window and fixed moving window to forecast one-period-ahead West Texas Intermediate (WTI) spot prices. We assessed the forecasting performance of these models using the root mean squared error and then compared prediction accuracy among the sentiment indicator, the technical indicator, and the lagged values of WTI spot prices using the Diebold–Mariano test. The forecasting simulation and empirical results show that the sentiment indicator is preferable to the technical indicator for forecasting WTI spot prices with machine learning approaches. Interestingly, we also find that using the sentiment indicator provides a better prediction performance than using lagged values of crude oil prices.
An Exploratory Study on Measuring Teachers’ and Students’ Motivation for Craftsman Spirit in Higher Vocational Colleges
Authors: Tang Ying , Wang Ziyan , He Yang
Published: April 2023

Skilled people with craftsman spirit are a high-quality human resource for companies. It is described in detail in Chinese government documents and there is a growing body of local research, but very little research in the international academic arena. This study traces the origins of craftsman spirit and what it involves in research. A literature review of the connotations and dimensions of craftsman spirit is conducted to explore the empirical research methodology of craftsman spirit. In the manufacturing sector, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 11 professional leaders with the title of 'craftsman' and the data collected was analysed in Qualitative Analysis Software. The study concludes with the development of a measurement concept to motivate teachers and students to develop craftsman spirit, which is applicable to Chinese higher vocational colleges.
Multimorbidity, Ageing, and Frailty
Authors: Hayes Catherine
Published: April 2023

Being able to theoretically underpin the gerontology of ageing is a fundamental part of designing and constructing bespoke research and care interventions for the exploration of falls prevention in practice. Within the context of home care and community-based settings, being able to integrate falls prevention into the integrated care that older people receive, their ambulation, health, and wellbeing and subsequently their longevity in senior years can be extended and sustained in terms of quality and satisfaction. This chapter contextualises and frames falls and fall injuries as a societal challenge by deconstructing the characteristic physiological processes of senescence and identifying key areas for fundamental address in the prevention of falls ‘in situ'. Chapter focus is predominantly aligned to those processes of natural senescence aligned with normal ageing processes, alongside those pathologies which constitute abnormal pathological processes, which occur more often in older adults as a consequence of these processes of senescence.
Of Multimorbidity
Authors: Ansari Aisha
Published: April 2023

An argument is made that multi-morbidity can be distinguished between three categories: male, female, and elderly. Another identifier linked to multi-morbidity is military service and veterans. Managed care and care planning are offered as common solutions when managing elder care. The topics of hypoxia, palliative care, abdominal distention, and pharmacology are examined to show their effects on elder care and multi-morbidity. For multi-morbidity, the role of chronic illnesses as a public health stressor must also be examined. Cases, solutions, and other outcomes in this chapter will discuss the overall diagnosis in some patients. Financial management in healthcare gains nominal attention because of its importance in our society, culture, and human behaviors.
Work Passion and Workaholism
Authors: Vieira dos Santos Joana , Gonçalves Gabriela , Sousa Catia , Gomes Alexandra
Published: April 2023

The passion for work can be a predictor of positive behaviors and attitudes, but can also be negative and harmful to the well-being of employees. The aim of this chapter is to test a model in which workaholism presents itself as the main variable and seeks to analyze antecedents (passion for work) and consequences (burnout and psychological well-being). With a sample of 441 participants from different professional areas, aged between 18 to 63 years (M = 12.47, SD = 1.46), the results show that harmonious work passion contributes to an explanation of workaholism and an individual's well-being. No statistically significant effects were observed on burnout levels. Organizations should seek to foster work environments that favor the harmonious passion of their employees, thus contributing to an increase in their psychological well-being.
The Effect of Gender Diversity and Locus of Control on Employee Sustainability
Authors: Shatila Khodor
Published: April 2023

Workplaces in Lebanon have a wide range of diversity, including cultural, linguistic, and religious diversity, which all contribute to a better work environment for everyone. Women in Lebanon have not been able to fully exploit the basic right granted to them because of a variety of financial difficulties, stereotypes, and hidden discrimination. Data had been collected using survey distributed among 300 respondents; only 257 respondents filled the questionnaires maintaining 80% response rate. The data had been analyzed using SPSS to evaluate the mediating effect of equity and engagement on the relationship of gender diversity and locus of control on employee performance. The findings stated that the perception of gender diversity in the workplace is expected to enhance feelings of adequacy, empowerment, and physical and emotional well-being, has empirically supported a positive relationship between perceived gender diversity and employees performance. In the workplace, job equality has a significant impact on the performance of employees.
Leveraging Cyber Threat Intelligence in Smart Devices
Authors: Czekster Ricardo M.
Published: April 2023

The pervasiveness of smart devices, i.e., components equipped with feedback loops, sensing, and telecommunications for remote management, bring interesting research opportunities for incorporating contextual cybersecurity information through cyber threat intelligence (CTI). This approach enriches analysis by aggregating contextual information gathered from a myriad of unstructured data sources such as application logs, sensing data, blog posts, selected Internet-based commentary on security, vulnerability reports, and a host of other sources. The main difficulty regarding CTI is how to best integrate data into the design of protective measures. This chapter will discuss ways of leveraging CTI using a myriad of smart devices present in cyber-physical systems and internet-of-things with applications to the smart grid and smart buildings. The author will showcase the use of CTI in smart environments and how to incorporate and integrate data from multiple sources directly into the analysis efforts. The chapter will end with research perspectives and future work.
A Comprehensive Consent Management System for Electronic Health Records in the Healthcare Ecosystem
Authors: Shrivastava Swapnil , Srikanth T. K.
Published: April 2023

The recent trends in the healthcare sector have catalyzed the emergence of several healthcare ecosystems. The inevitable and innate health data exchange amongst ecosystem components for provisioning of healthcare services as well as secondary use has raised several trust issues. The consent is a predominant mechanism to ensure privacy preserving, secure and ethical exchange, as well as sharing of health records of a patient by establishments. The proposed consent management system supports the life cycle of consent given by the patient or their authorized entity as well as validation and delegation of consent by a provider for health records requested by a user in an ecosystem. It reinforces different types as well as flavors of consent to strike a balance between privacy protection, ease of use, and patient safety. It supports the simple, flexible, and efficient management of consent at different granularity of health resource, user, and purpose. This is enabled by embedding consent structure in tree representation of EHR and a tree traversal algorithm for conflict resolution.
Social Media
Authors: Okocha Desmond Onyemechi , Isah Judith Oyiza , Akpe Samuel
Published: April 2023

Advances in technology have provided people with unparalleled opportunities to communicate efficiently and in real time. Adults with an inappropriate sexual interest in children have also benefited from developments in information and communications technology, using it to establish contact with them, to develop relationships, and to groom potential victims for sexual abuse and exploitation. Based on this, this study examined how social media has become a gateway for online child grooming. The study was anchored on the luring communication theory. The study adopted in-depth interview as its research design. The study used purposive sampling technique to draw a sample size of 15 experts. Findings from the study revealed that since the introduction of social media platforms, the amount of child sexual abuse content has been increasing yearly as these platforms have become a channel that offenders use in soliciting and sharing of explicit images and videos of minors.
Boredom in Online Language Classrooms
Authors: Luong Sieu Khai , Hoa Chau Thi Hoang
Published: April 2023

This study investigates the causes of and suggested solutions to students' boredom in online EFL learning in Vietnam during Covid - 19. The study follows descriptive qualitative research design with the use of semi-structured interview as the sole instrument. Due to the social distance, online interviews with 38 student participants were conducted via Google Meet. Findings show that among the three factors (teacher-related, IT-related, and task-related), the teacher-related factors were the leading causes of students' boredom. Likewise, most of the students' suggestions to mitigate boredom are teacher-related: teachers' IT competency, interactive classrooms, real-life task types and authentic materials, games, bonus points, teachers' and students' relationships. On that basis, the study recommends teachers' training to improve online instruction, not only while but also post-Covid – 19 area because remote teaching using technology is an unavoidably rising trend in modern society.
Integrating SEL Into Online Learning for Lower Elementary Learners in an International School Context
Authors: Fullerton Kailyn
Published: April 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic catapulted K-12 schools into online learning. With risks of isolation that can be persistent in these online learning environments, teachers of early learners (preschool-Grade 2) became very concerned about how they would be able to meet the unique social-emotional needs of their children. The purpose of this chapter is to share practical strategies and tools for integrating mindful social-emotional learning into the online lower elementary classroom. After reviewing the literature on the topic, the author, who taught second grade solely online for over a year during the pandemic, provides personal examples from herself and colleagues demonstrating concrete ways to help students to build community, develop social relationships, grow in emotional awareness, and engage playfully with their peers. There will also be suggestions on how to connect with families and a final call to action for teachers to develop their own social-emotional skills.
Social-Emotional Learning Spanning P-12 Through Higher Education
Authors: Januszkiewicz Erik , Martin Lorraine Anne , McNichol Joan M. , Sainvilus Patricia , Mulvaney Tracy
Published: April 2023

This systematic review examines the strengths and challenges of social-emotional learning (SEL) programming from primary through postsecondary grades. SEL programs are school-based preventive interventions that aim to improve individuals' social emotional skills and behavioral development. CASEL's seminal work on SEL are contextualized using the universal anti-social behavior of bullying. Additionally, the chapter looks at equity issues that address both students in special education and those in higher education that relate to SEL and culturally responsive teaching (CRT). The chapter will conclude with practical strategies that can be used to support SEL and CRT for teachers and students.
Having a Zest for Life
Authors: Mori Lynsey Helen
Published: April 2023

This chapter begins with a brief outline of the current Japanese educational system as understood by the author and demonstrates a human need for improved general well-being and inter-personal pedagogy particularly since COVID-19. The term social emotional learning (SEL) was simultaneously introduced in the mid-1990s to the West, while the term having a Zest for Life was promoted in Japan. Policies in Japan have attempted to keep in line with current Western trends in education, yet a gap between policy and practice persists. There are three key areas highlighted—high-stakes testing, enhancing inter-cultural communication, and finding voice—where further implementation of SEL resources and practices could improve outdated approaches and ease social tensions in Japan. This chapter concludes with the hope of inter-connectedness through reading, writing, open resources, and adaptation in classroom practices that would lead to greater understanding of what it means to become a global citizen.
The Aesthetic Domain as a Means for Developing SEL in the College Classroom
Authors: Parker III Forrest R.
Published: April 2023

The purpose of this chapter is to broaden the reader's understanding of social-emotional learning by exploring the aesthetics. Specifically, this chapter seeks to expose instructors to a wide variety of ideas for incorporating the aesthetics into their general college courses. For the purposes of this chapter, four main categories were explored: music, visual art, creative movement, and drama. For each of these four areas, an emphasis in relationship development through shared interest in the aesthetics as well as freedom of choice in assessment options was continuously highlighted. College instructors should feel motivated and confident in implementing any of the suggested ideas or creating their own lesson ideas after reading this chapter.
Personal Empowerment
Authors: Johnson Liza D. , Cattani Kevin P. , Haverland Jeffrey A.
Published: April 2023

Given the increased awareness of the value of social and emotional learning (SEL) in schools and the workplace, college campuses are implementing these skills into curricular and co-curricular programming. Historically, SEL skills have not received overt attention in school curricula. When SEL is explicitly implemented on college campuses, its benefits include increased student retention and engagement, and personal and professional success. To date, there is no framework on how to include SEL in higher education. SEL has widely been used in other educational settings but has not been applied to a higher education population. This chapter will discuss a campus-wide approach for including evidence-based SEL practices. One such strategy is creating and utilizing common language formed through explicit SEL programming.
An Online Professional Learning Series
Authors: Shively Kate , Geesa Rachel Louise
Published: April 2023

This chapter describes an online professional learning series (OPLS) focused on supporting educators in designing P-12 online social-emotional learning (o-SEL) environments. The authors argue there is a need for o-SEL professional learning, which can serve as an ongoing, flexible resource educators can reference as they design their online learning environments (i.e., online classrooms). To participate fully in this OPLS, P-12 educators are situated to participate in professional exercises, guided by design thinking, to identify problems and possible solutions specifically related to their individual online learning environments. Through this process, educators draw upon the content, resources, and online teaching strategies to brainstorm practical solutions to better serve their learners' needs in online learning environments. To earn credit for completing the professional learning modules, educators submit solutions for peer review and professional evaluation. Upon receipt of the feedback, they may revise and resubmit, if needed, to demonstrate their new skills and competencies.
Health and Functioning Assessment With Numeric and Symbolic Values
Authors: Eklund Patrik
Published: April 2023

This chapter shows how assessment values often are viewed as part of a numeric scale, where in fact the fact values are understood more as symbolic in an ordinary scale. Computing with numeric and symbolic values is different, and challenging in particular if and when computations have to be intertwined. Computing with numeric values involves traditional applied and numerical mathematics, whereas computing with symbolic values involves logic and algebra. In this chapter the authors illuminate these aspects using examples from classification of functioning.
Reflections on Functioning and Disability in Aging and Public Health
Authors: Fontes Ana Paula , Ribeiro Anabela de Magalhães , Ribeiro Luís Pedro
Published: April 2023

The studies about the functioning of the elderly play an important role on what the present knowledge of the demography in the world is. The conceptual aspects of functioning according to WHO and operated by the international classification of functioning (ICF), have been insufficiently addressed concerning its adequate applicability in most countries, hindering the contributions of its operation. The ICF operationalizes a new paradigm of the concepts of functionality/disability, but also in relation to the concepts of health/illness, quality of life and well-being; where social skills, personal skills and physical capacity are emphasized, in a multidirectional and dynamic way, where all its components interact equitably with each other. The authors reflect on the contributions that the ICF can make to the organizational, legislative, and structural needs in terms of aging.
Contributions of Equine-Assisted Therapy to the Health of the Elderly
Authors: Gonçalves Tânia Martins , Farinha Maria da Conceição , Marques-Vieira Cristina , Ferreira Maria Augusta , Paiva Maria Adelaide , Neves Maria do Céu
Published: April 2023

Considering the age-related physiological and pathological changes, it´s relevant to analyze the scientific production regarding the contributions of equine-assisted therapy (EAT) to the health of elderly people (EP). This scoping review followed the JBI methodology, according to the PCC method. EAT has had benefits in healthy EP: increasing trunk neuromuscular activation, balance, flexibility, agility, and coordination. In Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, it's associated with an improvement in predictive fall risk factors. It´s also associated with reduced spasticity and improved mental well-being in EP with spinal cord injury. In arthritis, a decrease the intensity and frequency of pain and increase of range of motion. Regarding mental health, EAT increases psychological stability, social stimulation, relaxation, and the evocation of positive memories. In post-traumatic stress disorder, it can increase a sense of self-security. Concomitantly, it may be associated with an improvement of EP memory. The integration of EAT into therapeutic plans for EP should be considered by health professionals.
Sensing and Actuation as a Service for Health Data Integration
Authors: Guerreiro Joel
Published: April 2023

In the last few years, many advances in sensing usage have been developed, and their application on healthcare is substantially growing due to many factors, but the most important one is the patient's physical parameters data gathering for remote monitorization and intervention. Sensing and actuation as a service using clouds as basis may provide a platform to directly connect the patient's sensors to the health care providers and fast monitor or intervene in case of alarm, especially on elderly people. In Portugal, all patient's data is collected to a personal patient data register (health portal), that can be seen by any medical and technical health staff working on public institutions. This study aims to design a framework using sensing and actuation as a service on clouds able to provide data integration into the Portuguese National Patient Data Register and alarm triggering for fast medical intervention.
Elderly Care in Portugal and North Macedonia
Authors: Damásio Carla Piscarreta , Dimitrovska Gordana Ristevska
Published: April 2023

Aging is a challenge for the whole of society and for all generations, involving issues related to intergenerational solidarity, but also to adapting to their new needs. The WHO has established guidelines for the care of the elderly. However, the realities and cultures of countries influence the provided care. It was in this sense that this chapter addresses: characterize the elderly care in Portugal and in North Macedonia; describe the elderly care contexts existing in Portugal and in North Macedonia; and reflect about the similarities and differences about elderly care in Portugal and in North Macedonia. Despite the different realities, cultures, and policies of the two countries under study, the authors found that the elderly are cared for in different and distinct contexts, and there is a shortage of structural and human resources.
Data Engineering for the Factory of the Future
Authors: Oyekanlu Emmanuel , Kuhn David , Mulroy Grethel
Published: April 2023

In this chapter, the benefits that can be derived by using different existing data formats for industrial IoT (IIoT) and factory of the future (FoF) applications are analyzed. For factory floor automation, in-depth performance evaluation in terms of storage memory footprint and usage advantages and disadvantages are provided for various traditional and state-of-the-art data formats including: YAML, Feather, JSON, XML, Parquet, CSV, TXT, and Msgpack. Benefits or otherwise of using these data formats for cloud based FoF applications including for setting up robust Delta Lakes having very reactive bronze, silver, and gold data tables are also discussed. Based on extensive literature survey, this chapter provides the most comprehensive data storage performance evaluation of different data formats when IIoT and FoF applications are considered. The companion chapter, Part II, provides an extensive Pythonlibraries and examples that are useful for converting data from one format to another.