bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Self-management as a component of professional mastery of a social worker
Authors:   National Technical University of Ukraine ", Tymoshenko Nataliia ,   Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute"
Published: May 2024

The article establishes that self-management is a process of conscious management of one’s own activities and involves the ability of a specialist to self-motivate, plan, make decisions, manage emotions, time, energy, and resources, set priorities, and control actions to achieve success in personal and professional life. The significance of the concept of self-management for a social worker is revealed through his ability to self-regulate, plan, communicate, and manage stress, as it helps him to be more productive, maintain psychological comfort, and improve the quality of his work. It is clarified that the professional competence of a social worker includes the necessary knowledge, skills, and personal qualities required to perform his professional duties, and the professional mastery of a social worker is determined by his ability to successfully apply this competence in practice, which means the ability of a professional to effectively use his knowledge and skills to achieve positive results in working with clients, as well as adapt to different circumstances and develop his professional skills based on practical experience. It is determined that the professional mastery of a social worker increases along with the productivity and efficiency of his work in terms of planning working time, identifying priority tasks, organizing the work process, and managing energy. The techniques of stress management and psychological self-regulation (establishing boundaries between professional and personal life, effective communication with clients and colleagues, breathing exercises, meditation, physical activity, planning regular breaks, muscle relaxation, self-observation and self-reflection, etc.) that contribute to the improvement of professional mastery in particular, and the quality of work of a social worker in general, are analyzed and disclosed.
Innovative activity as a means of shaping and developing the professional competence of a teacher in interaction with instructors of higher education institutions
Authors:   MI ", Shkola Olena ,   Kharkiv Humanitarian and Pedagogical Academy",   of the Kharkiv Regional Council, Fomenko Olena ,   MI "Kharkiv Humanitarian and Pedagogical Academy" of the Kharkiv Regional Council, Zhamardiy Valeriia ,   Poltava State Medical University
Published: May 2024

This article explores the importance of innovative activity in the process of shaping and developing the professional competence of educators, particularly in the context of collaboration with instructors from higher education institutions. It examines the use of advanced teaching methods and pedagogical approaches in the educational process, as well as highlights innovative technologies that can enhance the quality of education. The article emphasizes the significance of interaction between educators and university instructors to achieve common pedagogical goals and improve the educational process. The authors analyze strategies and methods for implementing innovative approaches in practical activities aimed at enhancing teaching effectiveness and developing pedagogical knowledge and skills. Additionally, it’s worth noting that the research findings indicate a significant impact of innovative activity on pedagogical practice and the professional development of teachers. Innovations assist educators in adapting to changes in the modern educational environment, implementing new teaching methods and approaches, thereby facilitating more effective learning and improving student performance. Therefore, the study underscores the importance of innovations in contemporary pedagogical practice and their role in enhancing education quality and fostering the development of the pedagogical community. The research conclusions emphasize the importance of innovations in pedagogical practice and their potential for enhancing education quality. Specifically, it has been found that innovative activity promotes creativity and professional growth within the pedagogical community by facilitating the adoption of advanced methods and technologies in the educational process. Additionally, the significance of collaborative efforts between educators and university instructors is highlighted for achieving common goals in improving the educational environment and enhancing the quality of teaching and learning.
Methodical work as a way to develop professional mobility of special education specialists
Authors:   Kamianets-Podіlskyi National Ivan Ohiienko University, Dokuchyna Tetiana
Published: May 2024

The article is devoted to the problem of formation of professional mobility of special education specialists through methodical work. The essential characteristic of professional mobility as a significant integrative quality of a modern specialist is determined. Variants of mobility in the professional activity of special education specialists are described. It is substantiated that methodical work is a way of forming mobility in professional activity. The main tasks of methodical work in the direction of formation of professional mobility of special education specialists have been defined. The developed and tested forms of methodical work on the formation of mobility of specialists in the education of children with special needs are presented (training program, scientific and methodical seminar, training classes, practical seminar, self-education). The need for the development of personal qualities of a specialist for mobility in professional activity, in particular «soft skills», which is the basis for mobility, is determined. The need to increase the competence of specialists in the use of ICT in working with children with special educational needs for the development of mobility in the process of methodical work is substantiated. Self-education is defined as one of the ways to develop mobility, provided that it is implemented informally. The organizational and pedagogical conditions for the effectiveness of the formation of professional mobility of special education specialists in methodical work have been determined. It is concluded that methodological work as a way of forming the mobility of specialists involves the improvement of professional knowledge and skills, the development of personal qualities, «soft skills» of specialists for the quality education of children with special educational needs.
Formation of research skills of future teachers of special education in the process of performing educational tasks
Authors:   Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University, Lysenko Nelli , Lysenko Oleksandra ,   Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University, Nezamai Mariana ,   Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University
Published: May 2024

The article examines scientific approaches to the implementation of a relevant component in the content of the professional training of future teachers of preschool education institutions – mastering pedagogical techniques in general and research skills, in particular, during their studies in higher education institutions. An attempt was made to consider research skills as pedagogical abilities, which are formed in the process of mastering the content of the educational components of professional training in the specialty 012 “Preschool education”. The importance of studying the methodology of scientific research by students is emphasized, since search and research activity is an important factor in the formation of critical thinking of preschool children, as well as their assimilation of the content of professional psychological and pedagogical knowledge as a whole complex, however, and specific methods of their education and upbringing, which serve for future educators as the basis for the formation of their research skills. The scientific principles and current approaches to the development of the individual style of the teacher’s professional activity are presented in the perspective of his activity in classes in accordance with the content of the current programs of professional education. Ways to increase the effectiveness of students’ cognitive activities and their preparation for organizing appropriate activities with children of different age groups are outlined in order to acquire knowledge, develop research behavior skills, organize independent search actions, as well as master the skills of independently organizing the search for interesting information in the natural environment and in specially created conditions. It has been proven that the research skills of the future teacher of special education are formed on acquired theoretical knowledge, practical skills and skills in various types of pedagogical practice in special education and are characterized by reflexivity, multi-functionality, structural integrity and positive motivation.
Theoretical bases of the formation of senior students’ professional ideals in the historical and pedagogical context
Authors:   National Technical University of Ukraine ", Petrenko Maryna ,   Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute", Chizhova Nataliia ,   National Technical University of Ukraine "Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute", Hrabar Olha ,   National Technical University of Ukraine "Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute"
Published: May 2024

The article deals with the problem of formation of professional ideals of senior pupils in the historical and pedagogical context. The conducted theoretical analysis of psychological and pedagogical studies testified that the attention of scientists is focused, first of all, on the study of changes that have taken place in the understanding of the essence of ideals, their significance in the development of the individual. We note that special attention is paid to the relevance, multi-value, multi-vector nature and importance of the formation of “ideals” both for society and for an individual. It is proven that ideals are differentiated depending on the object of reflection (humanistic, spiritual, moral, political, aesthetic, professional, scientific, and others) and the scale of the subject of its embodiment and realization (personal, group, national, universal ideals, and others). Professional ideals of an individual, according to this approach, are a component of a much broader concept – “social ideals”, which synthesize the image of the individual’s own perfected professional future, which determines for him the direction of his professional orientation activities. There are reasons to claim that any human activity can be idealized and presented in the form of a system of ideals, where the professional ideal of an individual serves as a model for achieving professional goals and determines the manner and character of a person’s professional behavior and activity. Such an approach reveals the essence of the ideas formed in society about a professional person, who is a model of professional excellence.
Leisure and recreational activities in physical culture and sports
Authors:   State Institution Luhansk Taras Shevchenko National University, Shynkarova Olena , Shynkarоv Serhii ,   State Institution Luhansk Taras Shevchenko National University
Published: May 2024

The implementation of the attitude towards a healthy lifestyle of student youth involves the following actions on the part of young men and women: striving for a high level of spiritual, mental, physical and social health; application of recommendations regarding leisure and recreational activities; increasing competence in health care issues; spreading their knowledge about the benefits of physical exercise on the human condition and consciously leading a healthy lifestyle. Recreational activities are used in physical culture and sports in such forms as medical, recreational, cognitive and sports recreation. Recreational activities can be aimed at satisfying individual needs for self-realization or can be a means of achieving certain tasks (restoration, strengthening and preservation of health, increase and optimization of physical fitness, formation of aesthetic constitution, etc.). Recreational activity is an important process of active recreation of a person.
Organizational and pedagogical conditions for the training of future law instructors to work in blended learning environments
Authors:   Lviv Polytechnic National University, Kemeniash Vitalii
Published: May 2024

The modern development of the educational process, marked by the rapid integration of innovative technologies and blended learning forms, presents an essential challenge to the higher legal education system: the preparation of future teachers capable of working effectively in a blended learning environment. Blended learning, combining the advantages of traditional classroom teaching with the possibilities of distance education, becomes crucial for adapting the educational process to the individual characteristics and needs of students, meeting the modern requirements for flexibility and accessibility of learning. This article conducts a thorough analysis of the key organizational and pedagogical conditions necessary for the successful implementation of blended learning in legal education, emphasizing the importance of integrating the latest educational technologies and methodologies. Significant attention is paid to the need to transform the role of the teacher, which requires a shift from the traditional model of knowledge delivery to active mentorship, management of educational activities, and organization of interactive, individualized learning. The aspects of technological support, development of professional competencies of teachers, individualization of the learning process, and the involvement of external experts to expand and deepen the educational content are discussed as crucial for enhancing the effectiveness of the educational process. The authors propose a comprehensively justified approach to implementing blended learning, considering the challenges and specifics of legal education, aiming to prepare a new generation of legal specialists capable of adapting and acting effectively in a complex and changing legal environment. The conclusions underline the critical importance of comprehensively considering the requirements of the modern educational environment, providing technological support, continuous professional development of teachers, and involving students in active participation in the learning process. These measures collectively contribute to the successful implementation of blended learning and the readiness of graduates for highly effective work in the contemporary legal environment, ensuring the quality and relevance of legal education at a new stage of its development.
Increasing the functional fitness of athletes engaged in hand-to-hand combat using circular training method
Authors:   The Bohdan Khmelnytskyi National Academy of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, Melnikov Andrii , Shynkaruk Viktor ,   The Bohdan Khmelnytskyi National Academy of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, Kondratiuk Oleksandr ,   The Bohdan Khmelnytskyi National Academy of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine
Published: May 2024

This article examines the effectiveness of circuit training for increasing the functional fitness of athletes who specialize in hand-to-hand combat. Circuit training is aimed at developing a specific skill, muscle group or general physical condition. This form of training involves participants taking turns going through several stations, performing various exercises for a limited time or number of repetitions, one after the other, with minimal rest between them, until the entire cycle is completed. There are different ways to organize circuit training, but they usually involve multiple movements, such as bodyweight exercises, weights, and dynamic exercises. The purpose of the study is to increase the level of functional readiness at the stage of initial sports specialization. The study is based on the analysis of training results and physiological indicators of athletes after the implementation of this technique. The results allow us to draw a conclusion about the effectiveness of circuit training in the training of arm wrestling athletes. The research was conducted on the basis of the sports complex of the National Academy of the State Border Service named after B. Khmelnytskyi among the cadets of the educational institution. Athletes were divided into control (CG) and experimental (EG) groups. Classes were conducted under equal conditions, in the same sports hall and had the same duration. There were no significant differences in the indicators of the functional fitness of athletes revealed before the pedagogical experiment. The testing conducted after three months revealed differences in the indicators of functional readiness. In this way, faster recovery of EG athletes after speed-strength load compared to CG athletes was found. Also, CG athletes had insufficient recovery during rest breaks, their breathing was confused and uneven. The conducted pedagogical experiment made it possible to obtain data confirming the effectiveness of the methodology, according to which EG was engaged in, and to substantiate the importance of functional training of athletes engaged in hand-to-hand combat by means of circular training.
The level of readiness of future physical education teachers for coaching activity in game sports
Authors:   Ternopil Volodymyr Hnatiuk National Pedagogical University, Sopotnytska Olena , Kotova Olena ,   Bogdan Khmelnitsky Melitopol State Pedagogical University
Published: May 2024

The article is devoted to the study of the problem of the readiness of future teachers of physical education for coaching activity in game sports. The task of the article is to determine the initial level of readiness of future physical education teachers for coaching activity in game sports. The essence of the scientific definition of “readiness” is summarized. The components that ensured the formation of the readiness of students of higher education institutions for coaching activities were determined. An analysis of the results of the entrance examination was carried out regarding the formation of motivational, scientific-theoretical, practical, psychophysiological and physical components of higher education applicants of the first (bachelor) level. Therefore, the results of the entrance examination showed a real need for the formation of future physical culture teachers’ readiness for coaching activities in the sports section of game sports even during their studies at a higher educational institution.
Threat to low-risk birth environments
Authors: Smith Emma
Published: May 2024

Emma Smith discusses the effect of the current staffing crisis on low-risk birth environments, and explores how the challenges that they face may be overcome
The Decline in Mastery Goal Orientation and Person-Environment Fit and the Preventive Effect of Classroom Community: Examining Transitions Using Latent Growth Curve Modelling
Authors: Ramseier Lukas , Neuenschwander Markus P.
Published: May 2024

Students’ mastery goal orientation tends to decline over the course of compulsory school, especially after the transition to lower secondary school. According to stage-environment fit theory, secondary school is less accommodating to students' needs, interests, and abilities than primary school. In consequence, the perceived person-environment fit declines as well. It is assumed that a strong sense of classroom community in primary school can counteract a potential decline in both of these important individual aspects. Using data from the Swiss longitudinal research project WiSel (“Wirkungen der Selektion”; “Effects of Tracking”), we conducted a latent growth curve model (LGCM) to examine the correlation between the development of students' mastery goal orientation and the development of their person-environment fit during the transition from primary school to lower secondary school. Perceived classroom community was assumed to benefit from these developments. The results show that both mastery goal orientation and person-environment fit decrease during the transition to lower secondary school. A strong sense of classroom community in fifth grade leads to a smaller decline in both constructs. Implications for educational practice are discussed.
eTwinning in Science Learning: The Perspectives of Pre-service Primary School Teachers
Authors: Napal-Fraile María , Zudaire María Isabel , Pétursdóttir Svava , Pavlin Jerneja
Published: May 2024

eTwinning is a community of European schools that promotes networking and transnational collaboration projects. Therefore, as part of the Initial Teacher Education (ITE) initiative, we decided to explore how the research projects on scientific topics familiarize pre-service primary school teachers with eTwinning. 251 pre-service primary school teachers from Spain, Iceland, and Slovenia designed and carried out joint research projects on scientific topics. The aim was to gain insight into their self-assessment of their knowledge of the platform, the limitations of working with it, and their responses. An electronic questionnaire was used as the main instrument for data collection. It turned out that the pre-service teachers enjoyed this international collaboration, but also found it challenging. By the end of the projects, they were familiar with the eTwinning platform, although the least engaged prospective teachers recognized that they needed strong support and considered the platform a non-intuitive environment. Overall, they were willing to use the platform with pupils in the future, which is in line with the aim of the ITE initiative.
Factors Influencing Special Education Career Choices: Interplay of Personality Traits and Identity Statuses
Authors: Daniilidou Athena , Kyriakidou-Rasidaki Marianna , Nerantzaki Katerina
Published: May 2024

Recent research has identified factors influencing the choice of a special education career; however, it has not thoroughly examined their connection with personality traits and identity status. Thus, the present study was designed to explore how different personality traits and identity statuses correlate with the motives and perceptions associated with the choice to teach in special education. The study involved 209 pre-service special education teachers. The NEO-Five Factor Inventory was used to measure the Big 5 personality traits. The Ego Identity Process Questionnaire assessed identity commitment and exploration. The Factors Influencing Teaching Choice Scale was used to evaluate motivations and perceptions about teaching. Regarding the factors that influenced the decision to pursue a career in special education, intrinsic value, shaping children’s future, social equity, making social contributions, working with children, task demands, and job satisfaction were highly rated. Additionally, extraversion, openness to experience, conscientiousness, and identity statuses were identified as positive predictors for certain factors influencing the choice of a teaching career in special education. Finally, the study identified two distinct groups of students: "Identity Achievers" characterized by high positive personality traits, and identity commitment, and "Identity Explorers" characterized by lower positive personality traits and higher identity exploration. Differences were observed between the groups in their motives and perceptions concerning teaching in special education. In conclusion, this study highlights the relationships between personality, identity status, and career decision factors, offering insights into the factors that influence this critical career decision among future special educators. Directions for future research are discussed.
Semantically Enriched Keyword Prefetching Based on Usage and Domain Knowledge
Authors: Setia Sonia , Jyoti  , Duhan Neelam , Anand Aman , Verma Nikita
Published: May 2024

In intelligent web systems [2], web prefetching [27] plays a crucial role. In order to make accurate predictions for web prefetching, it is important but challenging to uncover valuable information from web use statistics [16]. Using statistics and domain expertise, this study presents a new approach dubbed SPUDK for efficient prefetching. In this paper, it is shown how web access logs can be used efficiently for browsing prediction. Our main focus is on the technique needed to manage the queries found in web access logs so that valuable information can be attained. We further process these access logs using a taxonomy and a thesaurus, WordNet, to find the semantics of queries. SPUDK, a system that organises use data into semantic clusters, is one example of this approach. Our contributions in this paper are as follows: (1) A technique to exploit query keywords from access logs. (2) An approach to enrich queries with semantic information. (3) A new similarity measure for finding similarity among URLs present in access logs. (4) A novel clustering technique to find semantic clusters of URLs. (5) Experimental evaluation of the proposed system. The proposed SPUDK system is evaluated using American Online (AOL) logs, which gives improvement of 39% in precision of prediction, 35% in hit ratio and reduction of 50.6% in latency on average as compared to other prediction techniques in the literature.
Aprendendo magnetostática estudando meu cereal matinal
Authors: Cano González Mario Eduardo , Cholico F. A. , Orozco-Mendoza A. A. , Leyva Cruz J. A. , Quintero L. H.
Published: May 2024

Este trabalho descreve de forma didática a medição da suscetibilidade magnética de alguns tipos de cereais fortificados que, por questões de rapidez e praticidade, são a base do café da manhã de milhões de pessoas. A suscetibilidade magnética de algumas amostras de cereais foi medida com alta precisão, utilizando um experimento simples de medição força-peso usando uma balança e um ímã. Os resultados obtidos mostram suscetibilidades magnéticas da ordem de 50,6 a 120,6 ppm em amostras de cereais como arroz tufado, flocos de milho e milho tufado.
Sumatran
Authors: Billings Blaine , McDonnell Bradley
Published: May 2024

Abstract: The island of Sumatra and the Barrier Islands lying off its west coast are home to a diverse array of Austronesian languages. For at least a century and a half, a close genetic relationship between many of the non-Malayo-Chamic languages of the region—namely the Batak languages, Simeulue, Nias, Mentawai, and Enggano—has been proposed. Evidence in support of such a group was first thoroughly detailed by Nothofer, who outlined sound correspondences and phonological innovations for a Barrier Island–Batak subgroup. Building upon Nothofer's proposal and recent observations about the languages of Sumatra, this paper proposes a far-reaching language group we call Sumatran, comprising Nothofer's Barrier Island–Batak group as well as Gayo, spoken in northern Sumatra, and Nasal, spoken in southwestern Sumatra. We also provide stronger evidence for the inclusion of Enggano, spoken on the southernmost Barrier Island, which Nothofer only tentatively included. To support this proposal, we outline shared innovations that establish the foundation of what constitutes the Sumatran language subgroup.
Turn-Taking Machinery in a Japanese Sign Language Triadic Conversation in an Online Environment
Authors: Dale-Hench Martin
Published: May 2024

Abstract: This article explores turn-taking in Japanese Sign Language (JSL) by using Baker's (1977) framework. JSL as a language is wholly unrelated to American Sign Language (ASL), but because Baker and other discourse analysts have always been concerned mostly with ASL and European sign languages, it remains to be seen if Asian sign languages such as JSL have similar discourse mechanisms at work. Baker introduces three types of regulators that manage who has the floor in ASL conversations: initiation regulators, continuation regulators, and shift regulators. The sequential analysis, which looks closely at each case of regulatory behavior as they happen in chronological order, will be used. The video analyzed consists of three fluent deaf JSL users recorded on a virtual platform. While Baker's turn-taking system holds water for the most part, there are some crucial differences that deserve further examination. As the recording was done remotely rather than in person, a turn-taking mechanism not made explicit by Baker has been observed, and an addition to the sign language turn-taking process is put forward.
ABC model for cost estimation of custom implants by Additive Manufacturing
Authors: Neamah Zaineb Hameed , Al-Kindi Luma A. H. , Al-Kindi Ghassan
Published: May 2024

Computer-aided design (CAD) models can now be directly converted into products and structures. One technique to realize such approach is through Additive Manufacturing (AM). AM is relatively new manufacturing technology in which products are manufactured by layering various materials like rubber, metal, ceramic, composites, and polymers. However, the use of this technology requires consideration of its associated cost to ensure its competitiveness. In this paper, a simplified mathematical cost model is suggested. The model considers the main components of costs. The model formula utilizes expenses related to the pre-processing, main processing, and the post-processing operations. To validate the model, it is tested to estimate the cost of medical implants manufacturing using AM technique. In many cases, medical implants require unique or dedicated design for each patient. Hence cost estimation will help to assess and estimate the required financial resources for such operations. A case study is provided in this paper to estimate the manufacturing cost of a finger’s phalanges bone, with metal implant using AM technique. The developed model may be described as Activity Based Costing (ABC). The model is introduced to estimate the cost of parts produced using AM technique. Although the model is developed to suit custom implant manufacturing using AM technique, its use may also be adapted to suit the manufacturing of many other parts and products. The developed model is aiming to achieve several tasks namely assigning cost drivers to each activity, estimating the cost of individual actions, allocating overhead expenses, calculating the overall production cost, and establishing an acceptable selling price. It assists companies in computing the cost of custom implants for customers, enhancing the accuracy of production cost estimates, and ultimately boosting profitability.
Association of race/ethnicity and severe housing problems with COVID-19 deaths in the United States: Analysis of the first three waves
Authors: Kimani Mumbi E. , Sarr Mare
Published: May 2024

The objective of this study is to assess the associations of race/ethnicity and severe housing problems with COVID-19 death rates in the US throughout the first three waves of the COVID-19 pandemic in the US. We conducted a cross-sectional study using a negative binomial regression model to estimate factors associated with COVID-19 deaths in 3063 US counties between March 2020 and July 2021 by wave and pooled across all three waves. In Wave 1, counties with larger percentages of Black, Hispanic, American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN), and Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) residents experienced a greater risk of deaths per 100,000 residents of +22.82 (95% CI 15.09, 30.56), +7.50 (95% CI 1.74, 13.26), +13.52 (95% CI 8.07, 18.98), and +5.02 (95% CI 0.92, 9.12), respectively, relative to counties with larger White populations. By Wave 3, however, the mortality gap declined considerably in counties with large Black, AIAN and AAPI populations: +10.38 (95% CI 4.44, 16.32), +7.14 (95% CI 1.14, 13.15), and +3.72 (95% CI 0.81, 6.63), respectively. In contrast, the gap increased for counties with a large Hispanic population: +13 (95% CI 8.81, 17.20). Housing problems were an important predictor of COVID-19 deaths. However, while housing problems were associated with increased COVID-19 mortality in Wave 1, by Wave 3, they contributed to magnified mortality in counties with large racial/ethnic minority groups. Our study revealed that focusing on a wave-by-wave analysis is critical to better understand how the associations of race/ethnicity and housing conditions with deaths evolved throughout the first three COVID-19 waves in the US. COVID-19 mortality initially took hold in areas characterized by large racial/ethnic minority populations and poor housing conditions. Over time, as the virus spread to predominantly White counties, these disparities decreased substantially but remained sizable.
Proficiency of phenotypic drug susceptibility testing for Mycobacterium tuberculosis in China, 2008–2021
Authors: Song Yuanyuan , Zhao Bing , Wang Shengfen , Zheng Yang , Zhou Yang , Ou Xichao , Xia Hui , Zhao Yanlin
Published: May 2024

To analyze the results of proficiency testing for anti-tuberculosis drug susceptibility testing (DST) in China. Number of laboratory participating the proficiency testing performed DST, and the sensitivity, specificity, reproducibility, and accordance rate were calculated from data of 13 rounds proficiency testing results for DST from 2008 to 2021. A total of 30 and 20 strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis with known susceptibility results were sent to each laboratory in 2008 to 2019, 2020 and 2021, respectively. The number of participating laboratories ranged from 30 in 2009 to 546 in 2021. L-J DST was the predominant method. The specificity presented relatively higher than sensitivity. Improvement of specificity were observed for all drugs through the years, while sensitivity did not show improvement for amikacin and capreomycin. Accordance rate of pyrazinamide and kanamycin and reproducibility of capreomycin and pyrazinamide were not significantly improved through the years. Most of the participating laboratories significantly improved the quality of their DST through the consecutive rounds of proficiency testing except for second-line injectable drugs and pyrazinamide. The results highlight the importance of developing novel and/or improving existing methods for phenotypic DST for certain drugs.
Teatro en español en Alemania: historia y estrategias de producción
Authors: Morón Antonio César
Published: May 2024

El artículo tiene el objetivo de analizar tanto la recepción como el uso del teatro español en distintas ciudades alemanas, donde se ha venido desarrollando habitualmente un fenómeno como el analizado, que prueba el interés por el teatro hispánico por parte de agrupaciones teatrales alemanas. Las mismas, paso a paso y fundamentalmente durante la última década, han ido perfilando un espacio autónomo y reconocible tanto a nivel público, principalmente en universidades, como mediante iniciativas privadas de teatros y agrupaciones.
Las generaciones del siglo XIX en España, según Pío Baroja. Sus disconformidades con Ramón y Cajal
Authors: García de Juan Miguel Ángel
Published: May 2024

En la primera parte de este artículo se recuerda la división de generaciones en el siglo XIX por parte de Pío Baroja y se adelantan sus discrepancias respecto a la anterior a la suya, o sea, la de 1840. La desestimación de esta por la propia, la de 1870, en cuanto a lo cultural, científico, político, etc., se verá reflejada sobre todo en sus desacuerdos con los amigos médicos de Santiago Ramón y Cajal, y especialmente, con él. Esta cuestión se desarrollará ampliamente en la segunda parte del artículo. Por lo que se refiere al apéndice final, tres de sus cuatro apartados son escritos aparecidos en la prensa durante los años 1951 y 1952 que no se habían recuperado hasta ahora.
Technology choices to support international online collaboration
Authors: Weaver Debbi
Published: May 2024

Postgraduate business students participated in an international, fully-online collaboration pilot, focused on cultural intelligence skills needed to successfully navigate the global business world. Student projects utilized a transferrable learning design, with a changeable central case study posing challenges around (in this case) managing cross-cultural teams. This paper focuses on the learning design and choice of technologies to facilitate online collaboration. The combination of using new technology, and quickly developing relationships with counterparts from across the world, proved challenging for both staff and students. However, students quickly adapted, and strategically used the technologies to efficiently collaborate, albeit in ways different to the project l;eader(s expectations. Overall, the project provided an opportunity for students to network with students from other countries on real-world issues, and gain familiarity with technologies used by multi-national corporations.
Tracking discipline mastery
Authors: Quinn Diana , Sutton Paul , Corcoran Paul , Weber Delene
Published: May 2024

An online formative program assessment and evaluation tool was created by discipline leaders covering five discipline-specific domains as well as transferrable skills and personal dispositions. Students in first year complete this program assessment, often failing, but the experience is used to motivate them to start their learning journey - that's why they've come to University. Second year students participating in the same program assessment can see their annual progress. Third year students participating in program assessment can confirm how far they have progressed towards discipline mastery, as defined by their discipline leaders. The tool can also evaluate the overall effectiveness of the multiple course-based teaching and learning environments that make up the students' program and provide evidence to support external accreditation requirements. An initial trial of the tool in environmental science and geospatial science has been conducted.
PST Online
Authors: Masters Yvonne , Gregory Sue , Grono Stephen
Published: May 2024

Online teaching has become more pervasive throughout the 21st century, partly a result of new technologies allowing for interactive online learning environments and partly to meet the needs of students who cannot access traditional face-to-face classrooms for all or part of their schooling. Pre-service teacher education has lagged behind this uptake in online teaching, failing to prepare new graduate teachers for the possibility of teaching wholly online to students in a range of learning environments. Pre-Service Teachers Online is a website designed to address this gap by providing pre-service teachers with resources to assist in building online teaching skills. Current pre-service teachers' awareness of online teaching skills were sought, providing the foundation for the website. Presented is how the website was designed to meet identified pre-service teachers' needs allowing participants to reflectively consider how their current perceptions of teaching practices could apply in a blended or fully online classroom model.
A national strategy to promote Open Educational Practices in higher education in Australia
Authors: Bossu Carina , Ward Linda , Wills Sandra , Alexander Shirley , Sadler David , Kandlbinder Peter , Brown Natalie , Chelliah Janet , Klapdor Katherine , Uys Philip
Published: May 2024

Currently in Australia, there are no policies and regulations at national levels to promote and encourage the adoption of Open Educational Practices (OEP) across the higher education sector. As an attempt to bridge this policy gap, a project proposal was developed by a group of OEP advocates and researchers and then successfully funded by the Australian Government Department of Education and Training (AGDET). This paper explores and discusses the approaches, deliverables and recommendations of this project titled Students, Universities and Open Education (OpenEdOz) Project. One of its main deliverables was a National Policy Roadmap, which aimed to assist the government to realise the potential of OEP for the Australian higher education sector and open up opportunities for further national policy development and support in which OEP can flourish. The policy roadmap was informed by a range of national and international evidenced-based case studies related to OEP projects and initiatives.
Learning Design Research in Action
Authors: Dobozy Eva , Cameron Leanne , Agostinho Shirley , Campbell Chris , Vlachopoulos Panos
Published: May 2024

The new field of Learning Design is gaining traction in higher education, aiming to address a number of challenges in technology enhanced learning and teaching. This symposium seeks to build on the national Learning Design Research strengths and help highlight Australian Learning Design theory and practice expertise. It also aims to further consolidate the Australian and international Learning Design community. The content of this submission directly addresses the following topics: An introduction of the Learning Design Framework, Generic Templates, Teacher Design Thinking in Higher Education, Connecting Connectivism and Learning Design, and Translating Learning Outcomes into Learning Designs. The symposium will be divided into five topic-based presentations. The topic discussions will be led by members of the Australian Learning Design network. Discussion will be open and audience interaction will be encouraged.
Staying the distance
Authors: Brunton James , Brown Mark , Costello Eamon , Cleary Ann , Delaney Lorraine , Fox Seamus , Gilligan Jennifer , O'Regan Lisa , Ward Jamie
Published: May 2024

The Student Success Toolbox project is a nationally funded research and technology development project focusing on facilitating effective flexible learner transition into higher education. The project targets programme teams/institutions with adults engaged in undergraduate, part-time or online/distance-learning during the initial stages of the study lifecycle. The project has developed a toolbox of eight digital readiness/preparation tools, leveraging digital technologies to establish approaches to assist advisors in helping applicants to assess their own readiness for flexible learning and in providing learners with relevant, timely feedback to enhance their chances of success. These are Open Educational Resources (OERs) with a Creative Commons Licence (CCBY), made openly available to, and actively shared with, programme teams/institutions. Alongside the tools is a guide on using the tools as part of a strategic flexible learner socialisation program and, where appropriate, directions on technically augmenting the tools for a specific programme or institution.
Od poetyki wstrętu do metaliterackich afirmacji, czyli o tym, co Bernhard wyczytał u Gombrowicza
Authors: Bielecki Marian
Published: May 2024

Artykuł jest opartą na hipotezie literackiego wpływu interpretacją wybranych powieści Thomasa Bernharda dokonaną w perspektywie metaliterackich i antropologicznych poglądów Witolda Gombrowicza. Zasadnicza teza tej wykładni zakłada, że w twórczości autora Zaburzenia dochodzi do przewartościowania kategorii „wstrętu”, który to afekt najpierw stanowi podstawową strategię radykalnych krytyk kultury, a następnie podlega przepracowaniu przy użyciu poetyki satyry i komizmu. Najpierw dla Bernharda i jego protagonistów kluczowe znaczenie ma lektura Schopenhauera, później Nietzschego i właśnie Gombrowicza.
Demonologia i magia ludowa w folklorze mieszkańców Nasielska
Authors: Lisiecki Marcin
Published: May 2024

The article presents the material from the field research I conducted in Nasielsk and its surrounding villages. From a reasonably rich collection of interviews, I have selected fragments that refer to the verbal folklore preserved in the memory of the inhabitants of Nasielsk. To more accurately extract and present oral legend, the article is divided into two parts. First, I deal with topics related to folk demonology and belief in the operation of ‘unclean forces’ among the inhabitants of the local community. On the other hand, the second part is devoted to narratives related to magic and ways to counteract it.
Nonexistence of isoperimetric sets in spaces of positive curvature
Authors: Antonelli Gioacchino , Glaudo Federico
Published: May 2024

For every

d
≥
3

d\geq 3

, we construct a noncompact smooth 𝑑-dimensional Riemannian manifold with strictly positive sectional curvature without isoperimetric sets for any volume below 1.
We construct a similar example also for the relative isoperimetric problem in (unbounded) convex sets in

R
d

\mathbb{R}^{d}

.
The examples we construct have nondegenerate asymptotic cone.
The dimensional constraint

d
≥
3

d\geq 3

is sharp.
Our examples exhibit nonexistence of isoperimetric sets only for small volumes; indeed, in nonnegatively curved spaces with nondegenerate asymptotic cones, isoperimetric sets with large volumes always exist.
This is the first instance of noncollapsed nonnegatively curved space without isoperimetric sets.
Die Geburt der Religionsgeschichte aus dem Geist des liberalen Protestantismus: Der Fall Frankreich
Authors: Zolotukhin Vsevolod V.
Published: May 2024

Der Beitrag widmet sich der Entstehung des Faches Religionsgeschichte in Frankreich. Die Vorgeschichte zu diesem Prozess beginnt mit Benjamin Constants Religionsphilosophie der 1810–1820er Jahre, in der die lokalen und diachronen Veränderungen des allgemein menschlichen religiösen Gefühls als ein Schlüssel zur Religionsgeschichte verstanden wurden. Nach einer langen Pause wird das Thema des religiösen Gefühls in Albert Révilles liberaltheologischem Projekt wieder aktuell. Ausgehend von Schleiermachers Voraussetzungen hoffte Réville dadurch die Apologetik zu modernisieren wie auch den Weg zum theologischen Inklusivismus zu bahnen. Sein Sohn Jean, ebenfalls Theologe, neutestamentlicher Forscher und Sentimentalist, arbeitete mit dem Vater zusammen an der Institutionalisierung des Faches Religionsgeschichte in Frankreich. Albert Réville leitete von 1886 bis zu seinem Tod 1906 die fünfte (religionswissenschaftliche) Sektion der École Pratique des Hautes Études, gleichzeitig war Jean Réville seit 1884 Herausgeber der Fachzeitschrift Revue de l’histoire des religions. Révilles theoretischer Standpunkt wurde von É. Durkheim und seinen Gleichgesinnten H. Hubert und M. Mauss, die die weitere weltanschauliche Säkularisierung förderten, nach 1898 stark kritisiert. Diese Serie von Erwiderungen zeigt die Kluft zwischen der Methodologie der (dem Ursprung nach) evangelischen Religionsgeschichte und der durkheimischen Religionssoziologie.
Organized Institutions of Medieval Hungarian Healthcare: the Crusader Knights’ Orders
Authors: Falus Orsolya
Published: May 2024

In the Middle Ages, the hospitaller Crusader knight orders were church communities established on the basis of a rule, similar to the monastic orders, whose members, in addition to the triple oath of poverty, chastity and obedience, also undertook to nurse the sick and needy. These confraternities were special “non-profit organizations” created within the Jewish-Christian cultural circle, which, among their various “public benefit” activities, primarily aimed to care for the sick and ensure the peace of God (Treuga Dei). The paper presents the rules of St. Benedict and St. Augustine as the bases of the “memorandums of association” of these organizations, as well as medieval Hungarian medicine and their place and role in it.
Az ellenállási jog értelmezése és gyakorlata a Vetus Testamentumban és a Novum Testamentumban
Authors: Mészáros István László
Published: May 2024

This study shows that the right to resist tyranny has deep biblical roots. It derives directly from the biblical principle of the primacy and supremacy of divine and natural law, reflecting universal divine eternal order and justice. From the fact that even public authority is subject to these laws and that, in the event of a conflict with such laws, man-made laws and authority cannot claim obedience. In this case, resistance to them is not only a right but also a conscientious duty. This paper provides a broad outline of the biblical principles that underpin resistance to tyranny. It then describes some of the cases of resistance in the books of the Old and New Testaments which, among many others, have been recurring in the works of the leading authors on the right of resistance throughout European history.