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Development of the Sleep Acceptance Scale (SAS)
Authors: Ferreira Renatha El Rafihi , Carmo Marwin , Paulos-Guarnieri Léo , Pires Maria Laura Nogueira
Published: January 2023

This study aimed to develop a new measure of sleep acceptance, the Sleep Acceptance Scale (SAS), and evaluate its psychometric properties. Participants were 1419 adults, with and without insomnia symptoms, who completed the SAS and several other questionnaires related to sleep, anxiety, and depression. Results from parallel analysis and exploratory factor analysis suggested that the SAS consisted of two latent factors: Avoidance and Distress. Confirmatory factor analysis found that the 2-factor model provided a good fit and had high factor loadings. The SAS had moderate to high internal consistency and showed construct validity by being positively correlated with measures of insomnia, anxiety, and depression and negatively correlated with a measure of sleep problem acceptance. Overall, the study provides preliminary evidence that the SAS is a valid tool for assessing the acceptance of sleep problems.
Informal evidence on identifying top talent
Authors: Leech Gavin , Yagudin Misha , Grilo Vasco
Published: January 2023

Identifying talent is a key skill in many endeavours - not just in academia. Moreover, the indicators of business or public success may differ from those which pick out excellent researchers. But data about these arenas is incredibly scarce, and much talent scouting still uses a fundamentally qualitative approach which is harder to extrapolate and reproduce. We thus survey several sources of informal evidence: distilled lessons from top talent scouts (Thiel Fellowship, YCombinator, Emergent Ventures); the interview process at some of the most selective firms in the world (McKinsey, Bridgewater, DeepMind); and finally we describe ways forward for testing relevant personality traits.
Human Exploration Strategically Balances Approaching and Avoiding Uncertainty
Authors: Abir Yaniv , Shadlen Michael , Shohamy Daphna
Published: January 2023

A central purpose of exploration is to reduce goal-relevant uncertainty. Consequentially, individuals often explore by focusing on areas of uncertainty in the environment. However, people sometimes adopt the opposite strategy, one of avoiding uncertainty. How are the conflicting tendencies to approach and avoid uncertainty reconciled in human exploration? We hypothesized that the balance between avoiding and approaching uncertainty can be understood by considering capacity constraints. Accordingly, people are expected to approach uncertainty in most cases, but to avoid it when overall uncertainty is highest. To test this, we developed a new task and used modeling to compare human choices to a range of plausible policies. The task required participants to learn the statistics of a simulated environment by active exploration. On each trial, participants chose to explore a better-known or lesser-known option. Participants generally chose to approach uncertainty, however, when overall uncertainty about the choice options was highest, they instead avoided uncertainty and chose to sample better-known objects. This strategy was associated with faster decisions and, despite reducing the rate of observed information, it did not impair learning. We suggest that balancing approaching and avoiding uncertainty reduces the cognitive costs of exploration in a resource-rational manner.
Murderer at the door! To lie or to mislead?
Authors: Engelmann Neele
Published: January 2023

Is lying morally worse than misleading? The traditional view in philosophy is that it is, although convincing arguments have also been offered for the view that lying and misleading are morally equal (Saul, 2012a). I here report the results of addressing this question empirically. Specifically, I tested ordinary English speakers’ intuitions on the question whether the moral status of lying versus misleading depends on whether it is overall forbidden, permissible, or obligatory to deceive someone. Timmermann & Viebahn (2021) recently proposed that lies are, on average, stronger causes of false beliefs than misleading statements. When morality demands that we deceive someone (such as Kant’s murderer at the door, asking for the location of his innocent victims), lying may thus even be morally better than misleading, since lying is the stronger cause of a desirable outcome here. I could confirm that people take lies to be the more reliable means of deception than misleading statements, possibly because they take speakers to be more committed to the deceptive content of their utterance when they lie. When deception was forbidden, lying was accordingly judged as morally worse than misleading, as Timmermann and Viebahn’s (2021) account predicts. In cases of obligatory deception, lying was indeed sometimes seen as morally better than misleading (in a scenario modelled closely on the murderer at the door case), but not in two other tested scenarios. I discuss possible reasons and outline avenues for further research. Since lying and misleading are concepts that are deeply embedded in everyday life and discourse, I argue that philosophers should take ordinary speakers’ moral intuitions on this matter seriously.
Visual awareness of others’ facial expressions during binocular rivalry under tactile stimulation on the viewer’s face
Authors: Quettier Thomas , Longo Matthew , Tsuchiya Naotsugu , Sessa Paola
Published: January 2023

Sensorimotor simulation theory offers potential to explain the mechanisms that underpin the ability to recognize others’ emotions. In this vein, recent models propose a key role for the somatosensory cortex (SC) in emotion recognition. In addition, recent evidence suggests that the subjective experience from the perception of a facial expression is linked with responses in the SC but not with responses in the motor cortex. Furthermore, models of sensorimotor simulation converge on the idea that somatosensory representations and visual representations are integrated. Here, we want to test whether somatosensory activity during the perception of facial expressions has a role in conscious processing of such expressions, an issue that has been ignored by previous research. To this aim we will present facial expressions in binocular rivalry, a well-suited paradigm employed in behavioral and neuroimaging studies of conscious visual perception. We expect that congruent tactile facial stimulation with the somatosensory representations of happy expressions will favor the conscious content of happy facial expressions and interfere with conscious processing of neutral expressions compared to the absence of tactile stimulation.
Changes in The Prevalence of Muscular, but Not Thin Bodies, Bias Young Men’s Judgments About Body Size
Authors: Devine Sean , Germain Nathalie , Kasprzyk Agata , Eppinger Ben
Published: January 2023

Images of men in the media have been getting more muscular. The influence that the overrepresentation of idealized bodies in Western media plays on women’s body dissatisfaction has been well-documented, but less is known about how this process affects men. In this study, we proposed that prevalence-induced concept change (PICC) may be one of the cognitive mechanisms that explains how masculine beauty standards shift. We conducted an online within-subjects experiment with young men (N = 164) and found that when the prevalence of muscular bodies in the environment increased participants increasingly judged objectively average bodies as non-muscular. This effect was not present when men made judgements about overweightness. Computational modeling revealed that concept change was driven by reduced response caution when judging muscular stimuli. Taken together, the current results show that men’s judgments about other male bodies and their own bodies are biased by an overrepresentation of muscularity.
Moving Intelligence Measurement Online: Adaptation and Validation of the Polish Version of the Pathfinder General Cognitive Ability Test
Authors: Muszyński Marek , Banasik-Jemielniak Natalia , Żółtak Tomasz , Rimfeld Kaili , Shakeshaft Nicholas G. , Schofield Kerry L. , Malanchini Margherita , Pokropek Artur
Published: January 2023

Online measurement is on the rise in every subdiscipline of the major social sciences, such as psychology, sociology or educational studies. This trend may stem from the numerous advantages offered by this mode of data collection, including the facts that it is cost-efficient and enables the collection of large and diversified samples quickly. However, online studies have their own requirements, and one of them is having measurement tools available that have been adapted for online assessment in terms of their design, length, and attractiveness and are as valid and reliable as their traditional counterparts. These new needs in intelligence research were recently addressed by the creation of Pathfinder, a novel online, gamified, psychometrically sound general cognitive ability (g-score) measure. In this article, we aimed to offer further validation for and proof of concept of Pathfinder by presenting the results of its first language adaptation. The results of our adaptation showed that the Polish version of Pathfinder is a reliable and valid measurement tool suited for several research conditions. They therefore supported the applicability of Pathfinder for different linguistic and cultural contexts.
Evidence for the Factor Structure of Formal Thought Disorder: A Systematic Review Protocol
Authors: Zamperoni Georgia , Tan Eric , Rossell Susan , Sumner Philip
Published: January 2023

Disorganised speech, or, Formal Thought Disorder (FTD), is considered one of the core features of psychosis. Previous studies investigating the factor structure of FTD have had differing conclusions. The proposed systematic review will aim to identify the core dimensions of FTD, and to determine the significance of the various signs and symptoms of this clinical phenotype trans-diagnostically and across illness stage. PsycINFO, PubMed and Web of Science databases will be searched using relevant search terms. Articles will be eligible for inclusion if a valid factor analytic statistical method is employed, if the participant sample includes individuals who have experience with psychosis and/or schizophrenia spectrum disorders and/or bipolar disorders, across multiple stages of illness, and if assessment of FTD is completed using a valid multi-item FTD measure. Two authors will independently screen articles, complete quality assessment and conduct data extraction. A narrative synthesis approach will be used to report dimensions of FTD.
Text as Big Data: Develop codes of practice for rigorous computational text analysis in energy social science
Authors: Müller-Hansen Finn , Callaghan Max , Minx Jan
Published: January 2023

Augmenting traditional social science methods with computational analysis is crucial if we are to exploit the vast digital archives of text data that have become available over the past two decades. In this journal, Benites-Lazaro et al. (2018) showcase this in an application of topic modeling and other computational methods to an actor-specific examination of changes in policy discourse on ethanol in Brazil and point out methodological promises and challenges. However, their contribution also highlights the need for establishing codes of practice for computational text analysis. In this perspective, we discuss five areas for improvement when treating text as big data in light of guiding principles from computational research – transparency, reproducibility and validation – to facilitate rigorous research practice: (1) full transparency over data collection and corpus construction, (2) comprehensive method descriptions that enable reproducibility by other researchers, (3) application of rigorous model validation procedures, (4) results interpretation based on primary text and clear research design and (5) critical discussion and contextualization of main findings. We conclude that the energy social science community needs to develop codes of practice to build on the promising research within the field of computational text analysis and suggest first steps into this direction.
Exploring the pragmatics of research on knowledge and cognitive processes
Authors: Maffei Roberto , Scrobogna Letizia
Published: January 2023

This research was aimed to explore the pragmatics of scientific research in the field of knowledge and cognitive processes. We collected data from our exploration, but surprisingly we discovered that a part of such data were suitable to answer different questions.Background. Scientific research in such field is characterized by a hot dispute between Cognitivism and Embodiment theories; such dispute has come to a substantial stalemate. In order to contribute to overcome such stalemate, we thought it was worth exploring the pragmatics of this research (the phenomenology of how, actually, current methods are applied by professional researchers). So, we planned a field research worldwide aimed to ask professional researchers their actual methodological guide-lines and their stances and opinions on related matters.Methodology. We used the Internet to contact the greatest amount possible, world wide, of researchers with adequate seniority. We designed a dedicated questionnaire (opened questions), and we explored universities worldwide: in total we explored 346 institutes / departments belonging to 51 different universities, and examined 7.535 university cards (personal profiles of researchers) collecting 1.041 suitable researchers’ names and e-mail addresses (with 72 more to be added coming from special lists). We invited all of them to join the research, and waited for their consent in order to send them the questionnaire. The privacy rules, based on the European GDPR/2016, were rigorously respectedPrincipal Findings. The first kind of results come from the analysis of the answers given to the filled questionnaires returned to us. We did not receive an amount of answers suitable to conduct a meaningful statistical analysis (just 16 filled questionnaires collected on 1.113 contacted researchers); we anyway analysed the received questionnaires. In an extreme synthesis, we found great differentiation and dispersion among the researchers’ answers; given also the scarce number of the answers, no convergence on common concepts was found.The second kind of results come from the analysis of the interaction process among the authors and the sample, which, fortunately, we had accurately kept trace of. The collected information rendered the shape and the culture of the interactions (via the Internet) among researchers the way they are currently managed in the sample of scientific community we explored; so we could outline some features of behaviours and attitudes, as well as some hints on the psychology of respondents. We found that the observed reactions of the sample are coherent with a present times specific culture of scientific research already pointed out by available literature: tendency to industrialize its pragmatics and to emphasize the amount of products instead of quality. What leaves no room for overt debate, paves the way to conformism and prevents a functional use of the Internet in the interactions among researchers.
A Pedagogical Perspective: An Exploration into Feedback and Group Work
Authors: Williams Ryan
Published: January 2023

There is a large body of education literature that discusses group work and feedback in a pedagogical sense. This is predominantly a consequence of a high percent of the literature being substantially social constructivist driven. However, there is still a significant need for research in this area due to a) the ever-changing 21st century and b) the amount of unanswered questions for teachers and practitioners, such as: How does an educator assign group tasks that encourage involvement, independence, a fair share of labour and in line with the curriculum? This short paper explored feedback and group work in a secondary setting using the author’s teaching experience as reference points throughout. More specifically, the paper highlighted strategies such as Kagan have become very popular in mainstream education over the last 5 years. Upon evaluating Kagan strategies, it was discovered that there was a need for pre-teaching of the strategies for pupils.
Replication of "Multilevel Models for the Analysis of Comparative Survey Data Common Problems and Some Solutions" with R
Authors: Velev Valentin
Published: January 2023

Aim: Replicate the analysis conducted by Prof. Dr. Alexander W. Schmidt-Catran (Goethe University Frankfurt), Prof. Dr. Malcolm Fairbrother (Umea University), and Prof. Dr. Hans-Jürgen Andreß (University of Cologne) that was published in a special issue on Cross-National Comparative Research in the German academic journal Kölner Zeitschrift für Soziologie und Sozialpsychologie in 2019. Result: Almost all calculations, tables and graphs from Schmidt-Catran et al. (2019) could be replicated sufficiently well in R.
Framing COVID-19 preprint research as uncertain: A mixed-method study of public reactions
Authors: Ratcliff Chelsea L. , Fleerackers Alice , Wicke Rebekah , Harvill Blue , King Andy J. , Jensen Jakob
Published: January 2023

During the COVID-19 pandemic, journalists were encouraged to convey uncertainty surrounding preliminary scientific evidence, including mentioning when research is unpublished or unverified by peer review. To understand how public audiences interpret this information, we conducted a mixed method study with U.S. adults. Participants read a news article about preprint COVID-19 vaccine research in early April 2021, just as the vaccine was becoming widely available to the U.S. public. We modified the article to test two ways of conveying uncertainty (hedging of scientific claims and mention of preprint status) in a 2 × 2 between-participants factorial design. To complement this, we collected open-ended data to assess participants’ understanding of the concept of a scientific preprint. In all, participants who read hedged (vs. unhedged) versions of the article reported less favorable vaccine attitudes and intentions and found the scientists and news reporting less trustworthy. These effects were moderated by participants’ epistemic beliefs and their preference for information about scientific uncertainty. However, there was no impact of describing the study as a preprint, and participants’ qualitative responses indicated a limited understanding of the concept. We discuss implications of these findings for communicating initial scientific evidence to the public and we outline important next steps for research and theory-building.
Stratifying Cities: The Effect of Outdoor Areas on Children's Well-Being
Authors: Rubio-Cabañez Maria
Published: January 2023

This study examines how the presence of outdoor areas such as parks and playgrounds affects children’s well-being and how this effect is moderated by families’ socioeconomic status. Specifically, I aim to answer two research questions. First, does the presence of outdoor areas in children’s neighborhoods affect their well-being? Second, is there a differential effect depending on children’s socioeconomic status? The main part of the study uses data from the International Survey of Children’s Well-Being. The results suggest that the presence of outdoor areas in children’s neighborhoods has a positive effect on their well-being. In addition, the estimated effect of outdoor areas is larger for children from families with low socioeconomic status. Finally, findings from the Growing Up in Ireland data set suggest that children’s mental problems are a plausible mechanism through which outdoor areas affect children’s well-being. These findings have meaningful policy implications. Efforts to provide access to appropriate outdoor areas may be more likely to benefit disadvantaged children and thus reduce inequality in children’s well-being.
Importance and challenges of science education in the development of Ilorin and its environ: Some policy implications
Authors:   Department of Science Education, Faculty of Education, University of Ilorin, Nigeria., Yusuf Aishat A.
Published: January 2023

The study focused on the assessment of science education in Nigeria (Ilorin metropolis in particular), its importance to the conurbation development, challenges of science education in the area and some policy suggestions. The researcher observed political and economic issues as major challenges hindering the development of science education in Ilorin and it environ. One of the major policies is that all science subjects’ teachers should be exposed to necessary tools in order to enhance science teachings, and adequately trained on its utilization on regular basis so as to make teaching-learning more effective. Recommendations were suggested that science teachers should be employed based on merit, government and well-meaning people of the city should release fund into education especially science education to motivate its citizens to science education and more scholarship for the science students without political bargain among others.
The relationship between parental availability and aggression in the 21stcentury: Studies among adolescents in Nnewi North Local Government Area, Anambra State, Nigeria
Authors:   Department of Educational Foundations, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria., Ufearo F. N. , Ebenebe R. C. ,   Department of Educational Foundations, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria., Eleje L. I. ,   Department of Educational Foundations, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria., Chukwuma E. O. ,   Department of Educational Foundations, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Anambra State, Nigeria., Onukafor U. M. P. ,   Department of Educational Foundations, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Anambra State, Nigeria., Oparaugo U. I. ,   Department of Educational Foundations, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria.
Published: January 2023

Manifestation of aggression among adolescents could be related to poor parental availability. In this study, the relationship between parental availability and aggression in the twenty-first century among adolescents in Nnewi North Local Government Area (LGA) Anambra State, Nigeria was investigated. Two research questions guided the study. The researchers adopted a correlation research design. The sample for study comprised of 800 respondents randomly selected from eight (8) secondary schools in the LGA. The instruments for data collection were adopted questionnaire on aggression and questionnaire for parental availability designed by the researchers and validated by two experts in test construction. The reliability of the instrument was determined using Cronbach alpha statistics with an index of 0.78 for parental availability and 0.85 for aggression. Pearson correlation was used to analyse the collected data. The results of the study revealed that parental availability (communication and supervision) reduced aggression among adolescents. It was therefore concluded that establishing a strong parent adolescent relationship in the families could be an immeasurable help in raising well-adjusted and successful adolescents. It was recommended that parents should always have in mind the need for family attachment and as such provide opportunity for family meeting where they will listen to their children’ views and give them corrections and some pieces of advice where necessary. In addition, parents are to visit their children’s schools from time to time to meet their teachers who will help them in assessing their behaviours.
Human resource management practices in senior high schools: An account of those who matter
Authors:   Office of the Dean of Students Affairs, Akenten Appiah-Menka University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development, Ghana., Obeng Kyere M. , Amaning Adjei K. G. ,   Centre for Competency-Based Training and Research, Akenten Appiah-Menka University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development, Ghana., Addai-Amoah Kwarteng, A. ,   Faculty of Education, Catholic University College of Ghana.
Published: January 2023

The study reports human resource management practices in senior high schools. Specifically, the study sought to determine the existing human resource management practices and to examine the perception of teachers on human resource management practices. Descriptive survey and quantitative research approach were adopted in this study. A sample of 90 teachers and 30 management staff were selected using simple random and census sampling techniques respectively. Two sets of questionnaires were used in gathering data. Descriptive statistics (mean, standard deviations and frequency count) were the statistical tools that were used to analyse the data. The study revealed that job instruction and promotions were highly practised in the schools. However, seminars, coaching, job assignments, fringe benefits, job security, conducive working environment, recognition, participation and autonomy were not prioritised as human resource practices in the schools. It was also found that a majority of teachers had low perception of the human resource management practices. It is recommended that management of the senior high schools be given the appropriate training on effective implementation of human resource management practices so that they can positively influence the performance of employees and improve their perception on these practices.
Optimizing Car Imports in Small Island States
Authors: Ramoudith Shiva , Hosein Patrick , Blake-Thomas Kevin
Published: January 2023

In most Small Island Developing States (SIDS), automobile dealers must import vehicles for sale on a periodic basis. This poses a problem for SIDS as the total demand is limited and the vehicle importation costs can be high since the only delivery option is by ship. We consider this problem for a single dealer in which the importation period is fixed and we use historical data (dates on which vehicles are bought, received and sold) to predict which brands/models should be purchased as well as the quantities of each to purchase using simple exponential smoothing. We demonstrate the potential of this method by investigating the time in which a vehicle spends on the lot as well as the probability of a vehicle being on the lot.
Attitudes and purchase intention towards eco-friendly products among Nepalese youth
Authors: Ghimire Santosh Kumar
Published: January 2023

This research study aimed to examine the green purchase attitudes of Nepalese youths. Due to the rapid technological changes the environment may be affected positively or negatively. This research is conducted to identify factors affecting the young Nepalese consumers’ intention in purchasing eco-friendly products and targeted on the youths with the age ranging from 18 to 35 years. Therefore, there are two independent variables identified in this research project that could affect youth consumer attitude toward intention to purchase green products. These include the attitudes toward environmental protection and knowledge & awareness of eco-friendly products whereas the other variables such as eco labels, educational level and the experience had been identified as the intervening variables all of which had the major impact on the green purchase intention (GPI). Primary data were collected through the questionnaire in order to inspect the research objectives. In total 115 responses were collected and the reliability test, descriptive analysis, hypothesis test and Pearson correlation analysis are carried out. Consequently, this study carried out to determine the significance of contributing youth attitudes toward intention to purchase green products in Nepalese scenario.
Aplikasi Administrasi Penjualan Dengan Menggunakan Vb.Net 2022
Authors: Sari Yunita , Yulia Eka Rini
Published: January 2023

- The system of selling goods at the cashier still uses a method that is not yet computerized. This is very unfortunate because it does not take advantage of the technological system that is currently growing. Information technology that uses a computerized system in recording sales can be very useful, and in accordance with actual sales data, so there is little possibility of price manipulation and stock availability. This can also be used so that employees are better at processing sales transactions, which are currently only recorded in the register book or a sales ledger, and the stock of goods is recorded manually in the stock book. In addition, there is no proper recording of customer data, so that if the store wants to hold a sales promotion, it is difficult to contact customers. The design of the sales administration application program at Nad House Bakery can help staff who serve as cashiers in recording customer data, data on goods sold to sales transactions. So that sales reports do not need to be made or calculated manually. So besides including time efficiency, it can also be efficient for storage. Sales reports can also produce more precise data because they are stored in the database during the sales process
Perancangan Mobile Sample Preparation Unit Dengan Model Process Lay Out
Authors: Sihombing Girman , Priyanti Evy , Suryani Nining
Published: January 2023

One of the most important activities in Mining industry is the exploration step, Because the result of this activities will be as a basis of taking a decision about the continuity of mining activities in the future. This step must give the accuracy of information about the mineral content and the geological condition where the mining activity is done. The sample preparation is one of the parts of laboratory activities in exploration step. This activity is the first process before analyzing the sample content, so that this process must be organized and controlled as well for getting high quality final analysis result which is based on its precision and accuracy value.  In getting the precision and accuracy of value content in the sample, the beginning process until finish in the laboratory activities must be assured that no value interference from the other source or other sample. The Mobile Sample Preparation Unit (MSPU) is one of the designs which can be applied in remote area where the exploration activities are done.
Implementasi Penerapan Aplikasi E-Raport Menggunakan Metode RAD Pada SDN Rawa Badak Utara
Authors: Sastra Ricki , Arjohan Mery , Hariyanto Dicky , Prasetyo Arfhan , Musyaffa Numan
Published: January 2023

SDN Rawa Badak Utara 03 is one of the educational institutions under the guidance of the government and in 2019 SDN RBU 03 implemented the E-report application in accordance with the provisions called for by the government in rule number 23 of 2016 concerning educational assessment standards. However, in the implementation of the E-report application, there are several shortcomings that teachers complain about, such as the teacher being required to first record student grades in a blank format that is downloaded from the E-report and then enter the student's grades through the excel application and re-upload it so that this is make data collection time so quite time consuming. Based on these complaints, the authors would like to propose a solution to develop the development version of the E-report application to make it easier and more effective in managing student grade data. In the stage of developing the E-report version 2 application (the author's version) the author uses the RAD (Rappid Application Development) method because the method used in the development of additional software has a relatively short development cycle. RAD has 3 stages that are structured and interdependent at each stage, while the stages are as follows: (1) Planning requirements consisting of system requirements analysis, (2) RAD design workshop which is a stage where the design involves users, (3) Implementation which is the stage of the system that has been agreed upon, built and refined and then tested. With the E-report the author's version it makes teachers save more time by only entering grades once into the E-report application without having to download a blank format to input grades and make it easier for teachers to see the grades of students who do not reach the KKM or who do not. achieved.
The Problem with Regulating Facial Recognition Technology in a Digital Culture of Visibility
Authors: Gidaris Constantine
Published: January 2023

Background: Privacy regulations surrounding facial recognition technology (FRT) are not enough to protect the privacy of online users from FRT companies and law enforcement.

Analysis: A case study analysis of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police’s use of Clearview AI reveals that police and FRT companies violate provincial and federal privacy regulations by scraping facial images from the internet without user consent.

Conclusion and implications: In the context of increased calls to further regulate FRT, this case study emphasizes that robust privacy protections extend beyond comprehensive privacy regulations, and must include fundamental changes to selfie, smartphone, and upgrade cultures.
Losing Ground during COVID-19: Dementia Caregivers’ Shifting Perceptions of Place
Authors: Mason Stephanie , Aubrecht Katie
Published: January 2023

In the wake of COVID-19, Canadian federal and provincial governments implemented gathering restrictions to prevent or limit its spread. These restrictions significantly impacted where Canadians spend their time, how they do so and with whom. Prior to the pandemic, people living with dementia (PLWD) and the family members, friends, and neighbours who support their care already encountered physical, health, and social challenges relating to participation in private and public places. Under pandemic conditions, these challenges were magnified and contributed to differences in the ways community was understood and practiced. A rapid research project in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada, exploring COVID-19-related changes to community-based dementia care supports and services highlighted changes toward places of residence, public places, and virtual settings through interviews with unpaid caregivers of PLWD. Findings demonstrated a shift in activities and experiences associated with places during COVID-19 restrictions and lockdown measures. From what home means to community places and virtual places, this article considers the ways in which COVID-19 restrictions and measures are redefining the meanings and significance of places for unpaid caregivers of PLWD in the province of Nova Scotia in Atlantic Canada.
Interlengua: un vehículo para el aprendizaje de la segunda lengua
Authors: Martínez García Jacqueline
Published: January 2023

Los procesos y factores que influyen en el aprendizaje de una segunda lengua (L2) son complejos y se establecen según el idioma por aprender, el sistema que se emplee, el país en el que se aprende, el entorno de los aprendientes, sus motivaciones e incluso según la política local respecto a ese idioma. El presente artículo pretende establecer ciertas consideraciones que permitan a los aprendientes del Área de Alemán básico del programa de Traductores e Intérpretes de la Facultad de Humanidades y Lenguas Modernas de la Universidad Ricardo Palma, diseñar estrategias que promuevan la adquisición de la L2 en un ambiente de interacción y reconocimiento consciente del fenómeno conocido como interlengua (IL) y su análisis como indicios y vehículos conducentes al aprendizaje de la L2.
La reflexión como elemento en la investigación – acción
Authors: Mellado Rosales Flor
Published: January 2023

El presente artículo muestra un análisis de la etapa de reflexión en la investigación – acción como elemento de desarrollo profesional del maestro y como instrumento eficaz para encontrar solución a los problemas que se suscitan en el aula. El propósito del artículo es demostrar como alinear el conocimiento y la experiencia del maestro con los resultados de las investigaciones realizadas; así como también, como conectar la investigación – acción con su práctica diaria dándose cuenta a través de la reflexión de los fundamentos que orientan su labor y a través del cuestionamiento constante convertirse en investigador y creador de nuevas formas/teorías para enfrentar su quehacer educativo.
La poesía de José Alfredo Hernández
Authors: Díaz Ortiz Pedro
Published: January 2023

José Alfredo Hernández (1910-1962) es uno de los poetas más representativos, pero poco conocido de la Generación del Novecientos. Martín Adán fue uno de los pocos en destacar la importancia de la poesía de José Alfredo Hernández. En 1931 se publicó Tren, primer poemario de José A. Hernández, a los que siguieron, entre otros, Del amor clandestino y otros poemas incorporados (1936), Legislación del alma (1938) y Ángel agitado (1941).
El territorio utópico en El sueño del pongo
Authors: Rodas-Bazán Dany
Published: January 2023

El siguiente artículo constituye un análisis del relato El sueño del pongo, presentado por José María Arguedas en 1976.  Mediante el uso de categorías como territorio, utopía, desterritorialización, ritmo, entre otras, se describe e interpreta los diálogos entre los personajes principales. De esta manera, se analiza el cambio de jerarquías, la construcción de escenarios tópicos y la inversión del orden obtenido gracias a un programa de manipulación.
Storage Problems of Library Collections
Authors: Yaruta V. , Asieiev H.
Published: January 2023

The purpose of this work is to generalize the experience and reveal the main storage problems of the libraries’ collections in Ukraine.
The methodology of the study includes methods of generalization and analysis of the sources.
The results. It was demonstrated that the storage problem of library collections, both traditional and non-traditional, is relevant, since all documents, when saved and used, eventually become unsuitable for further use. The damage to documents can be caused by: chemical instability of materials, poor environmental conditions, poor preservation, unsatisfactory handling of documents, emergencies, vandalism. It was demonstrated that both traditional and new methods are used to reduce the effect of these causes, among which the use of new materials, non-damaging fire extinguishing systems and document digitization technologies are highlighted. However, traditionally insufficient funding limits the implementation of these methods.
The scientific novelty. An attempt was made to generalize the experience and reveal the main storage problems of the library collections in Ukraine.
The practical significance. The study’s results contribute to a more accurate understanding of the main problems associated with storing library collections and can be used in teaching courses on this topic.
Virtual Managers as Branding Tools
Authors: Nykolyshyn S. , Khymytsia N.
Published: January 2023

The problems of the virtual manager as a tool for gaining trust in brands are studied, taking into account its capabilities. The functions and communication capabilities of chatbots are described. Based on the conducted survey, statistics were obtained on the growing role of virtual communication between brands and consumers of their products and services. The results of the survey showed that users prefer using chatbots in Telegram and Viber. It is justified that the growth of the role of virtual communication between brands and consumers of their products and services not only determines the demand for the introduction of chatbots in communication with the target audience, but also allows considering the chatbot as an important tool for building trust in the brand.
The Excellence of Lecturer HR in Increasing Competition In Research-Based Higher Education Services
Authors: Damayanti Fitria , M Sianturi Novdin , Damayanto Antono , Bangkara B.M.A.S. Anaconda , Hajja Ristianti Dina
Published: January 2023

This study aims to discuss strategies to improve the quality of the apostles in efforts to increase university competitiveness through research activities. To discuss this theme, we have conducted a series of data searches on several data sources that discuss the issue of increasing lecturer resources and the quality of intensity through research activities. We analyze the collected data under a phenomenological approach, which includes organizing data, coding data, in-depth evaluation, and high interpretation to improve the quality and reliability of study findings. An electronic population data search in several related kinds of literature, then we designed it in a descriptive collection. Based on the findings and discussion, we have concluded that efforts to excel in improving the quality of lecturers through improving the quality of understanding are a strategy that several universities in developed countries have pursued. The same strategy can be applied by Indonesian investment to increase the ranking and design of universities through research activities carried out by lecturers.
Cyber Resilience and Cyber Security: What's the Difference?
Authors:   State University of Telecommunications, Kostromina M. O.
Published: January 2023

The concepts of cyber security and cyber resilience are considered, and a comparative characterization of these concepts is also carried out. You will learn what measures cyber security includes and the elements of a proactive action plan to prevent attackers from accessing the corporate network. Measures that should be included in a cyber resilience plan in order to minimize the negative impact of cyber attacks as much as possible are considered. The mechanisms that should be applied for both cyber security and cyber resilience are explored.
Formation of inventories at the enterprise
Authors:   State University of Telecommunications, Romashchenko O. S.
Published: January 2023

The article considers the main purpose of inventories of the enterprise, which provides a stable supply of goods, taking into account consumer demand, the need for the formation of inventories, and different approaches to their formation. The main purpose of inventory management is defined, which is to form and maintain their value at a level that allows for uninterrupted trade in each product at minimal cost.
Features of marketing pricing during the covid-19 pandemic
Authors:   State University of Telecommunications, Sovershenna I. O.
Published: January 2023

The article considers the peculiarities of marketing pricing of domestic enterprises in the service sector during the COVID-19 pandemic. The principles of active pricing policy are defined. In article analyzed stages of marketing pricing at the enterprise in connection with its targets. The factors of influencing the pricing process are identified and analyzed. Attention is paid to price competition in the market and changes in consumer behavior. Was given the characteristic of the modern consumer. The key trends in retail trade, the development of which was accelerated by the coronavirus pandemic, are considered. Recommendations are given to domestic enterprises on the development of marketing pricing policy taking into account the situation and market trends.
Establishment of mass media in the modern information environment on the example of the blogosphere
Authors:   State University of Telecommunications, Yaremenko S. A.
Published: January 2023

The concept of the blog as a means of mass communication is studied, the theoretical aspects of the functioning of the blogosphere in the modern information society are revealed, the structure, functions and features of the blogosphere in Ukraine are analyzed. It shows how the mass media works to ensure the exchange of socially important information between large groups of people within a certain social microenvironment - the blogosphere.
Directions for improving the creative management of corporations in the context of multilevel digital transformation
Authors:   State University of Telecommunications, Gudz O. Ye.
Published: January 2023

Necessity and directions of improvement of creative management of corporations in the conditions of multilevel digital transformation are substantiated, economic essence of creative management of corporations is found out, the influence of corporate culture on efficiency of creative management of corporations is estimated, the theoretical basis of formation of directions of improvement
Group communications in the system of social institutions
Authors:   State University of Telecommunications, Yaremenko S. A.
Published: January 2023

The paper highlights the socio-psychological dimensions of group identity and other integration phenomena in the context of social institutions. The concept of group communication is studied, the theoretical aspects of the functioning of group communication in the system of social communications are revealed, the structure, functions, types and forms of organization of group communications are analyzed.
Organizational and economic mechanism of enterprise management in the conditions of activity diversification strategies’ implementation
Authors:   State University of Telecommunications, Zhursʹka O. M.
Published: January 2023

In the article has been defined that the strategic orientation of the enterprise presupposes a certain compromise between the sectoral areas of the enterprise’s economic infrastructure, which is based on the maximum possible using the strengths for ensure, deepen and expand of high-quality competitive products for a long run. In this regard, in the article have been developed an organizational and economic mechanism for the strategic management of an enterprise in the context of the innovative strategies’ implementation for diversifying activities with the contemporary involvement of certain innovative resources directed to the development of additional management areas. The mechanism development was implemented on the basis of using a systematic approach, which is primarily due to the complexity of the control object, a wide range of control elements, as well as the need to take into account the characteristics of endogenous and exogenous influence factors.
The use of information technology for management decisions in business
Authors:   State University of Telecommunications, Hlushenkova A. A.
Published: January 2023

The process of making effective management decisions in the business environment largely depends on the correct and efficient analysis of a huge array of data that must be reliable and relevant, which cannot be imagined today without the use of information technology. The article identifies the features of the management decision-making process in modern enterprises, formulates the benefits of using applied software solutions to improve the management decision-making process, identifies obstacles that may arise in the way of their implementation in the enterprise.
Innovative enterprise management strategies
Authors:   State University of Telecommunications, Nasad N. V.
Published: January 2023

The article is devoted to innovative management strategies of an enterprise. The most significant problems of the formation of effective innovative strategies for enterprise development are presented. The stages of the method of forming an innovative strategy are analyzed. Key elements are highlighted. The directions of improving the mechanisms for the formation of innovative strategies are proposed.