bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Платформи дистанційного навчання у закладах вищої та професійної (професійно-технічної) освіти
Authors: Каграманян Кароліна , Парфенюк Олексій
Published: January 2024

У статті проаналізовано актуаль- ність підтримки якості освітньої діяльності в за- кладах вищої та професійної (професійно-техніч- ної) освіти, передусім з урахуванням застосування електронного навчання. Досліджено використання дистанційних технологій, що характеризуються ви- соким рівнем інтерактивності, в процесі підготовки майбутніх фахівців. Обґрунтовано необхідність дис- танційного навчання для сучасних закладів освіти з метою забезпечення якісної освітньої діяльності. Розглянуто важливість форм електронного навчання. Проаналізовано сучасні платформи дистанційного навчання, як-от Moodle, Blackboard, Google Classroom, визначено їхні переваги та недоліки. Зауважено, що з урахуванням зростання популярності дистанційного навчання керівництво закладів вищої та передвищої освіти має зважено приймати технологічні рішен- ня з метою забезпечення ефективності освіти. На- голошено на необхідності постійного вдосконалення й адаптації платформ до змінних потреб сучасного освітнього середовища та підтримці якості освіти в закладі.
Тьюторська діяльність студентів у закладах вищої освіти України
Authors: Іваницька Оксана
Published: January 2024

. У статті на основі теоретичного та прикладного підходів проаналізовано особливості тьюторської діяльності студентів у закладах вищої освіти України. Визначено, що саме європейський досвід став прикладом для започаткування і розвитку в Україні інституту тьюторства у закладах вищої освіти. Обґрунтовано, що тьютор як студент старших курсів університету на волонтерських засадах або за визначену університетом винагороду надає допомогу іншому студенту або групі студентів із метою академічної та культурної адаптації, а також у процесі освоєння певної навчальної дисципліни з метою поглиблення знань, формування вмінь і навичок та підвищення рівня академічної успішності, а отже, і якості освітніх послуг, що надає заклад вищої освіти.

Акцентовано увагу на тому, що не варто обмежувати тьюторський супровід чіткими обов’язками та звітами про їхнє виконання, адже це досить динамічний процес і залежить від потреб конкретних тьюті у певний час. Підкреслено, що важливо визначити напрями означеної діяльності, однак варто уникати формалізації самого процесу для того, щоб тьютори могли творчо, активно взаємодіяти з тьюті.

Наголошено на необхідності виокремлення ще одного напряму діяльності тьюторів – допомоги в адаптації та соціалізації студентів-внутрішньо переміщених осіб, тобто тих, хто вимушено переселився через війну в нашій державі. Визначено, що важливим аспектом тьюторського супроводу є робота з іноземними студентами. Тьютори можуть пришвидшити адаптацію таких здобувачів освіти, адже до цього процесу, окрім освітньо-побутової складової, належить ще й ознайомлення з культурою країни, регіону, звичаями, нормами моралі та соціальними викликами.

Зауважено, що сьогодні у закладах вищої освіти  потрібно створювати центри, відділи з надання тьюторської підтримки, до роботи в яких варто залучати студентів старших курсів під керівництвом досвідчених викладачів-менторів.
Психологічні аспекти емоційного вигорання педагогів в умовах сучасних викликів
Authors: Шкабаріна Маргарита , Ковбасюк Тетяна
Published: January 2024

У статті окреслено питання впливу психологічних викликів у період воєнного часу, найважливішим серед яких є синдром емоційного вигорання. Представлено емпіричне дослідження емоційного вигорання педагогічних працівників Рівненської області, доведено, що значна кількість учителів у період воєнного стану схильні до такого вигорання.

У дослідженні, що проводилося у три етапи (із жовтня по грудень 2023 року), взяли участь 97 педагогічних працівників, які проходили курси підвищення кваліфікації у Рівненському обласному інституті післядипломної педагогічної освіти. Для досягнення поставленої мети використовувалася методика «Стан емоційного вигорання», зокрема опитування проводилося за допомогою сервісу Online Test Pad. Результати засвідчили, що більшість опитаних (61 %) має низький рівень емоційного вигорання, 38 % – середній рівень, і тільки в 1 % респондентів виявили високий рівень. Визначено фактори, що впливають на емоційне вигорання: продовження робочого часу, збільшення відповідальності, тривожні ситуації, негативні зміни в особистому житті, виконання завдань під тиском часу, постійне відчуття втоми.
The Effect of Fertilisation on the Severity of Sirococcus Shoot Blight in a Mature Norway Spruce (Picea abies [L.] Karst.) Stand
Authors: Halmschlager Erhard , Anglberger Hans , Katzensteiner Klaus , Sterba Hubert
Published: January 2024

The paper reports on the effect of fertilisation on the severity of Sirococcus shoot blight in a mature Norway spruce stand. Trees with severe symptoms of Sirococcus shoot blight were characterised by insufficient Mg and Ca supply and enhanced N/Mg and N/Ca-ratios in the currentyear and 3-year-old needles at the start of the project. Application of appropriate fertilisers in 2001 mitigated disease severity of the fertilised trees and promoted tree recovery. Best results were achieved by fertilisation with a water soluble Ca- and Mg-fertiliser (gypsum + kieserite-variant) which resulted in an 18.9 % decrease of disease severity in the period 2001 – 2006. While dolomitic liming also promoted tree recovery (decrease in disease severity was 11.8 %), in the unfertilised control variant a 3.5 % increase was observed in the same period.
Differences in Occurrence and Co-occurrence of Sirococcus conigenus and Diplodia pinea on Blighted Red Pine Shoots
Authors: Stanosz Glen R. , Smith Denise. R.
Published: January 2024

Blighted red pine shoots, either having symptoms only on the most recent year’s growth or having symptoms present both on most recent and previous year’s growth, were examined for pycnidia of Sirococcus conigenus, Diplodia pinea, or both. On shoots having symptoms only on the most recent year’s growth, S. conigenus was detected more frequently than D. pinea. On shoots having symptoms on both the most recent and the previous year’s growth, however, D. pinea was detected more frequently than S. conigenus on the most recent year’s growth. In addition, on those shoots having symptoms on both the most recent and the previous year’s growth, D. pinea was detected almost eight times more frequently on the previous year’s growth than the most recent year’s growth. Whether only one pathogen was detected or the two pathogens were detected co-occurring on a single year’s growth also varied with shoot condition and shoot year of growth, but the two fungi co-occurred on shoots of each condition.
Spatial and Temporal Variation in the Occurrence of Gremmeniella abietina in Scots Pine in Finland
Authors: Nevalainen Seppo
Published: January 2024

Spatial and temporal patterns in the occurrence of the infections caused by Gremmeniella abietina in Scots pine stands in Finland during the years 1985-2005 were described in this paper The study utilized data from forest health monitoring plots (Forest Focus Level I plots) and permanent and temporal plots of the National Forest Inventories. The National Forest Inventories showed that the disease was far more common in southern than in the northern parts of the country. The disease was also clearly spatially clustered. The proportion of diseased stands decreased between the 8th NFI (1986-1994) and 9th NFI (1996-2003). The forest health monitoring revealed a heavy outbreak of Gremmeniella in 1988-89, and smaller peaks in 1997 and 2001. Temporal and spatial distributions of the disease were obtained using the level I data. The usability of various datasets were also compared with each other.
Gremmeniella abietina in North-western Spain: Distribution and Associated Mycoflora
Authors: Santamaría Oscar , Botella Leticia , Diez Julio J.
Published: January 2024

Gremmeniella abietina, in its conidial state (Brunchorstia pinea), was recently reported in Palencia (north-west Spain) on Pinus halepensis in 1999. For that reason, the main aim of the present study was to determine the distribution of G. abietina in areas next to that where it was first recorded in order to evaluate there the current spread of the pathogen. Fungal mycoflora occurring in trees showing symptoms of G. abietina was also recorded with the goal of discussing the possible role it plays in the disease expression observed in the field. The isolation method consisted of finding fruitbodies on plant tissues after incubating them in wet and warm conditions. G. abietina was found in five out of a total of 40 stands that were examined. Furthermore, in another 25 stands, trees showing symptoms similar to those caused by G. abietina were also recorded. In addition to that, another 22 fungal species were isolated from plant fragments. Thyriopsis halepensis, Sclerophoma pythiophila and Cenangium ferruginosum were frequently isolated from injured plant fragments and were recovered from many stands (up to 70% of the total stands). These fungal species could play a role in the disease symptoms expression observed in the field, which were initially attributed exclusively to G. abietina. Lophodermium pinastri, Naemacyclus niveus and Pestalotia stevensonii, previously reported to be secondary pathogens on pine, were also occasionally recovered.
Noteworthy Decline and Wood Decay on Fagus sylvatica L. by the Ascomycete Annulohypoxylon cohaerens (Fr.:Fr.) Y. M. Ju, J. D. Rogers H.-M. Hsieh
Authors: Schumacher Jörg , Leonhard Sindy , Wulf Alfred , Heydeck Paul
Published: January 2024

Within the years 2005 to 2007 several declining and recently died beech trees (Fagus sylvatica L.) were investigated in a large city park in Dresden (Southern East Germany). The ascomycete Annulohypoxylon cohaerens, which was exclusively characterized as a saprophytic fungus by literature so far, had been identified as a conspicuous cause of the disease. The symptoms of the infection (changes of crown architecture and crown transparency, bark necroses), the morphological and physiological characteristics of the fungus in situ and in vitro (e. g. characteristics of fruit bodies, growth rate, colour and pattern of colonies, presence and structure of asexual reproductive states, potency and strategy of wood decomposition) as well as the factors of predisposition are presented in the article. Since A. cohaerens attains pathological importance and can be mistaken for some other ascomycetes, the distinguishing marks to related species (Kretzschmaria deusta, Annulohypoxylon multiforme, Hypoxylon fragiforme) are described. The significance of the fungus is evaluated for practice.
New Results of the Research on the Alder Phytophthora Disease in Hungarian Alder Stands
Authors: Koltay András
Published: January 2024

Department of Forest Protection of the Hungarian Forest Research Institute started a long term monitoring project in 2002 in order to study the Alder Phytophthora disease, particularly to determine the importance of the disease, the extent of the damage and the severity of the infection at different regions of the country. According to the results of four years investigations, Phytophthora and its typical symptoms are present all over Hungary. The rate of the infected trees, the intensity and spreading of Phytophthora infection, together with the rate of mortality shows, that this disease currently do not poses a direct danger to the existence of alder stands. Phytophthora symptoms were found in 75% of the stands but in 50.9% of the plots with Phytophthora present the infection rate is lower than 1%.
Yakym Zapasko is an outstanding scientist and educator (to the 100th anniversary of his birth)
Authors: Kusko Halyna
Published: January 2024

The time of the attack on Ukrainian values - territory, language, history, it is extremely important to maintain the memory of outstanding figures of Ukrainian culture, to which J. P. Zapasko belongs. The achievements of the scientist in the field of research of ancient Ukrainian books, decorative and applied art of Ukraine, his organizational contribution to the development of Ukrainian science and education are monumental. Contemporaries equate it with a feat. August 2023 marked the one hundredth anniversary of the birth of Yakym Prokhorovych (born on August 28, 1923 in the village of Rozsishki in Kyiv Oblast (now Cherkasy Oblast), died on November 1, 2007 in Lviv. Buried at the Lychakiv Cemetery).
The purpose of the publication was to recall the life and activity of the scientist, his scientific output, which includes more than 500 works, work in the field of art pedagogy, organization of the cultural process in Ukraine. The proposed article outlines the life and creative path of Y. P. Zapasko, main features of his personality, contribution to Ukrainian and world science and education, analyzes some aspects of the most outstanding scientific works of the scientist, which are related to efforts to defend national identity. The source of the research was the creative work of J.P. Zapasko, articles about him, memories of contemporaries, the author of this publication, and the good memory of the scientist's wife Maria Andronivna Zapasko, whose selfless efforts were directed to support and ensure the scientific creativity and pedagogical work of her husband.
From the distance of time, on the basis of printed sources, manuscripts, memories, it is possible to once again draw a conclusion about the remarkable scientific contribution of the scientist, the significant and fruitful organizational efforts of the educator, the impeccable moral image of the Ukrainian Yakym Zapaskas, his unyielding imperative in life, which consisted in serving Ukrainian culture, which can be an indisputable example for modern Ukrainian youth
Teknologi Hydram Dan Pipanisasi Sistem Gravitasi Untuk Penyediaan Kebutuhan Air Kelompok Tani Bangkit Satu Kaliandra Dan Bangkit Satu Legok Tiis Di Kadudampit Sukabumi
Authors: Pertala Erik Candra , Hartono Hartono , Sudarma Ade
Published: January 2024

The Community Service Program of Technology that has been disseminated by the community has been implemented is entitled Hydram Technology and PipanizationGravity System for the Provision of Agricultural Production Water Needs of the Bangkit 1 Kaliandra Farmer Group and the Bangkit 1 Legok Tiis Farmer Group. The location of the activity is Sukamaju Village, Kadudampit District Sukabumi Regency. The problem faced by partners as farmers, especially farmers who are members of the bangkit 1 Kaliandra farmer group and the Bangkit 1Legok This farmer group is the lack of water supply for agricultural production during the growing season while the results of the farm are supported in meeting the needs of the community and agricultural supplies for the Sukabumi City, Bogor and Jakarta areas. The method of implementation in solving the problems faced by partners is to make a simple technological installation through hydram to raise the water level to a higher elevation and flow through pipes with a gravitational force that can lift as far as 5-7 heights from different water source elevasilcures to hydram devices and provide counseling and training in technology maintenance. As a result of this activity, the community can increase agricultural production which can at the same time improve the economy through the sustainable use of water supply.
Integer Decomposition Property of Polytopes
Authors: Robins Sharon
Published: January 2024

We study the integer decomposition property of lattice polytopes associated with the $n$-dimensional smooth complete fans with at most $n+3$ rays. Using the classification of smooth complete fans by Kleinschmidt and Batyrev and a reduction to lower dimensional polytopes we prove the integer decomposition property for lattice polytopes in this setting.
Bijection Between Trees in Stanley Character Formula and Factorizations of a Cycle
Authors: Trokowska Karolina , Śniady Piotr
Published: January 2024

Stanley and Féray gave a formula for the irreducible character of the symmetric group related to a multi-rectangular Young diagram. This formula shows that the character is a polynomial in the multi-rectangularcoordinates and gives an explicit combinatorial interpretation for its coefficients in terms of counting certain decorated maps (i.e., graphs drawn on surfaces). In the current paper we concentrate on the coefficients of thetop-degree monomials in the Stanley character polynomial, which corresponds to counting certain decorated plane trees. We give an explicit bijection between such trees and minimal factorizations of a cycle.
An Embedding of the Skein Action on Set Partitions into the Skein Action on Matchings.
Authors: Kim Jesse
Published: January 2024

Rhoades defined a skein action of the symmetric group on noncrossing set partitions which generalized an action of the symmetric group on matchings. The $\mathfrak{S}_n$-action on matchings is made possible via the Ptolemy relation, while the action on set partitions is defined in terms of a set of skein relations that generalize the Ptolemy relation. The skein action on noncrossing set partitions has seen applications to coinvariant theory and coordinate rings of partial flag varieties. In this paper, we will show how Rhoades' $\mathfrak{S}_n$-module can be embedded into the $\mathfrak{S}_n$-module generated by matchings, thereby explaining how Rhoades' generalized skein relations all arise from the Ptolemy relation.
Extremal Results for Graphs Avoiding a Rainbow Subgraph
Authors: He Zhen , Frankl Peter , Győri Ervin , Lv Zequn , Salia Nika , Tompkins Casey , Varga Kitti , Zhu Xiutao
Published: January 2024

We say that $k$ graphs $G_1,G_2,\dots,G_k$ on a common vertex set of size $n$ contain a rainbow copy of a graph $H$ if their union contains a copy of $H$ with each edge belonging to a distinct $G_i$. We provide a counterexample to a conjecture of Frankl on the maximum product of the sizes of the edge sets of three graphs avoiding a rainbow triangle. We propose an alternative conjecture, which we prove under the additional assumption that the union of the three graphs is complete. Furthermore, we determine the maximum product of the sizes of the edge sets of three graphs or four graphs avoiding a rainbow path of length three.
Topology of Complements of Skeletons
Authors: Rowlands Rowan
Published: January 2024

Given a polytopal complex $X$, we examine the topological complement of its $k$-skeleton. We construct a long exact sequence relating the homologies of the skeleton complements and links of faces in $X$, and using this long exact sequence, we obtain characterisations of Cohen--Macaulay and Leray complexes, stacked balls, and neighbourly spheres in terms of their skeleton complements. We also apply these results to CAT(0) cubical complexes, and find new similarities between such a complex and an associated simplicial complex, the crossing complex.
Weak Heffter Arrays and Biembedding Graphs on Non-Orientable Surfaces
Authors: Costa Simone , Mella Lorenzo , Pasotti Anita
Published: January 2024

In 2015, Archdeacon proposed the notion of Heffter arrays in view of its connection to several other combinatorial objects. In the same paper he also presented the following variant. A weak Heffter array $WH(m,n;h,k)$ is an $m \times n$ matrix $A$ such that: each row contains $h$ filled cells and each column contains $k$ filled cells; for every $x \in \mathbb{Z}_{2nk+1} \setminus \{0\}$, there is exactly one cell of $A$ whose element is one of the following: $x,-x,\pm x,\mp x$, where the upper sign on $\pm$ or $\mp$ is the row sign and the lower sign is the column sign; the elements in every row and column (with the corresponding sign) sum to $0$ in $\mathbb{Z}_{2nk+1}$. Also the ``weak concept'', as the classical one, is related to several other topics, such as difference families, cycle systems and biembeddings.

Many papers on Heffter arrays have been published, while none on weak Heffter arrays have been written. This is the first one, and here we explore necessary conditions, existence and non-existence results, and connections to biembeddings into non-orientable surfaces.
Balanced Nontransitive Dice: Existence and Probability
Authors: Kim Dohyeon , Kim Ringi , Lee Wonjun , Lim Yuhyeon , So Yoojin
Published: January 2024

A triple $(A,B,C)$ of dice is called nontransitive if each of $P(A<B)$, $P(B<C)$, and $P(C<A)$ is greater than $\frac12$ and called balanced if $P(A<B)=P(B<C)=P(C<A)$. From the result of Trybuła, it is known that $P(A<B)$ is less than $\frac{-1+\sqrt{5}}{2}$, the golden ratio, for every balanced nontransitive triple $(A,B,C)$ of dice. Schaefer asked whether this upper bound is tight, and Hur and Kim conjectured that the upper bound can be reduced to $\frac12+\frac19$. In this paper, we characterize all possible probabilities $P(A<B)$ for balanced nontransitive triples $(A,B,C)$ of dice. Precisely, we prove that, for every rational $\frac12 <q<\frac{-1+\sqrt{5}}{2}$, there exists a balanced nontransitive triple $(A,B,C)$ of dice with $P(A<B)=q$, which disproves Hur and Kim's conjecture and answers Schaefer's question.

We also characterize all triples $(m,n,\ell)$ of positive integers such that there exists a balanced nontransitive triple $(A,B,C)$ of dice, where $A$, $B$, and $C$ are $m$-sided, $n$-sided, and $\ell$-sided dice, respectively. This generalizes Schaefer and Schweig's result showing the existence of a balanced nontransitive triple of $n$-sided dice for every $n\ge 3$.
New Hereditary And Mutation-Invariant Properties Arising from Forks
Authors: Ervin Tucker
Published: January 2024

A hereditary property of quivers is a property preserved by restriction to any full subquiver. Similarly, a mutation-invariant property of quivers is a property preserved by mutation. Using forks, a class of quivers developed by M. Warkentin, we introduce a new hereditary and mutation-invariant property. We prove that a quiver being mutation-equivalent to a finite number of non-forks --- defined as having a finite forkless part --- is this new property, using only elementary methods. Additionally, we show that a more general property --- having a finite pre-forkless part --- is also a new hereditary and mutation-invariant property in much the same manner.
Generating New Partition Identities via a Generalized Continued Fraction Algorithm
Authors: Baalbaki Wael , Garrity Thomas
Published: January 2024

Using the slow triangle map  (a type of multi-dimensional continued fraction algorithm), we exhibit a method for generating any number of new identities for subsets of integer partitions.
MLMI: A Machine Learning Model for Estimating Risk of Myocardial Infarction
Authors: Chattopadhyay Subhagata
Published: January 2024

Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are a global threat of high morbidity and mortality. Myocardial infarction (MI) due to coronary vessel malfunctions is one of the leading causes of mortality due to CVD. Interestingly, all CVD patients do not develop MI, and vice versa. Clinically, thus, it is a gray area. Therefore, an appropriate MI risk scoring (MIRS) tool could be useful to identify the high-risk (HR) population suffering from CVD. This research paper presents a hybrid machine learning (ML) model (MLMI) to identify MI risk where a) clustering of the CVD population with the help of the Gaussian mixture model (GMM) is used to identify the HR and not high-risk (NHR) groups, b) feature engineering of the members in both the HR and NHR populations using regression method that estimates the coefficient of determination (R2) to explore significant features to create the model by c) leveraging the R2 values > 0.7 as the key features of the input dataset to a d) Feed-forward neural network (FFNN) for scoring the risk on a set of synthetic patient data, created by three experienced medical doctors. The myocardial infarction risk scores (MIRS) would assist users in prioritizing the patients needing monitoring and treatment. Finally, the MIRS values are validated by another group of three medical doctors to curb the research bias. The sensitivity, specificity, precision, F1 scores, and accuracy of the MLMI model are computed to measure its efficiency. With limited input data, the proposed model shows an average accuracy, and precision of 77.33% each, while sensitivity and F1 score are 100% and 88%, respectively.
Mechanism for Efficient Media Propagation in Event-Driven Cyber-Physical Systems
Authors: Herrero Rolando
Published: January 2024

Many key applications in Cyber-Physical Systems require the transmission of speech, audio, or video. These scenarios involve the use of traditional Real-Time Communication (RTC) protocols and technologies, which cannot always be used in the context of core networks. This is particularly critical in the context of Event-Driven Architectures (EDAs), where RTC protocols require the use of complex topologies that rely on costly infrastructure. One way to avoid this is by encapsulating all media traffic in EDA protocols. However, this approach does not come without challenges. Specifically, the nature of the transport protocols causes the media to be heavily affected by application layer impairments that render their usage highly impractical. To prevent this from happening, this paper introduces a unified scheme that supports the efficient encapsulation of media traffic in EDA scenarios. This is accomplished through a mechanism that relies on a Machine Learning (ML) model that is exercised in an experimental framework.
A Bibliometric Analysis of Artificial Intelligence Chatbots in Language Education
Authors: Liu Wenting , Lin Yupeng , Yu Zhonggen
Published: January 2024

Chatbots in language education demonstrate promising potential. This study identifies their developmental paths, recent designs, and primary application contexts through a bibliometric and visualization analysis. We find that artificial intelligence chatbots in language education have gained avid interest in recent years due to technological advancements and growing social attention. Research demonstrates an interdisciplinary trend, and integrating various technologies has improved chatbot effectiveness in education. This study identifies popular research issues on chatbots in language education, such as students’ perceptions, effectiveness evaluation, and technological upgrades. Additionally, we find various roles and functions of chatbots in specific language education domains characterized by learning content, strategies, and contexts. This study establishes its significance by summarizing and discussing the effects of artificial intelligence chatbots from a language education perspective. We propose a model for chatbot applications and research in language education that connects technological and pedagogical aspects, which can be extended and validated to broaden future research empirically.
Effectiveness of Prenatal Yoga in Reducing Anxiety and Back Pain in Pregnancy: A Systematic Literature Review
Authors: Ginting Ade Krisna
Published: January 2024

Introduction: Prenatal yoga is a form of exercise that pregnant women can do to improve physical and mental fitness. Several studies have shown that prenatal yoga can reduce anxiety and back pain in pregnancy. This study aims to examine the potential of prenatal yoga in reducing anxiety and back pain in pregnancy through a systematic literature review.

Methods: This research was conducted using a systematic literature review method. The articles analyzed were articles published in international scientific journals and in English with the following inclusion criteria: Research conducted on pregnant women in the second or third trimester, Research using prenatal yoga as an intervention, Research using outcome measures for anxiety and/or pain back.

Results: Of the 123 articles found, 10 articles met the inclusion criteria and were analyzed. The results showed that prenatal yoga could significantly reduce anxiety (mean difference = -4.20; 95% CI = -6.31, -2.09) and back pain (mean difference = -2.97; 95% CI = -3.96, -2.08) in pregnant women.

Conclusion: Prenatal yoga is an effective intervention to reduce anxiety and back pain in pregnancy.
Therapeutic Painting and Sexual Violence Expressed by Students in Selected Secondary Schools in Bundibugyo District in Uganda
Authors: Julius Mwijuka , Yigga Andrew Peters , Rebecca Joyce Bukirwa
Published: January 2024

Sexual violence has often caused distress to many people, and a lot has been written proposing solutions to this vice. Restoring hope among people who have been affected by sexual violence in Secondary schools in Bundibugyo District requires concerted effort and adopting ways that help to relieve the affected people of stress resulting from their experience with sexual violence. The current study focused on how therapeutic painting can be utilised to describe in detail lived experiences relating to ever-increasing sexual violence in secondary schools in the Bundibugyo district. Despite the various forms of violence that affect secondary school students, sexual violence seems to be a vice that greatly affects school children, and young children are always shy to verbally express how they are affected. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the relationship between Visual art therapy and sexual violence expression by students in selected Secondary Schools in Bundibugyo District. The following objective guided the study: To examine the statistical relationship between therapeutic painting and sexual violence expression by students in selected Secondary Schools in Bundibugyo District. 400 S2 students participated in this study, these included; Semuriki High School-Izahura-163, Bukonjo Seed School-17, Bundikahungu Seed school-75, St Mary’s Simbya Secondary School-145. Methodology entailed methods such as in-session semi-structured interviews, observation methods, and focus group discussion. An explanatory sequential design was adopted in this study. The study established that there was a statistically significant difference in means; thus, there was a relationship between therapeutic painting and sexual violence expressed by students in selected Secondary Schools in Bundibugyo District (z =-6.736, p <0.0001). Hence, the null hypothesis was rejected. The findings led to the conclusion that therapeutic painting intervention helped to improve the expression of sexual violence among victims, helped them to gain relaxation, lost hope, and lessened the anxiety that had resulted from their experience with sexual violence
Experiences of International Graduate Students at Makerere University
Authors: Namuwonge Winifred
Published: January 2024

The enrollment of international graduate students is declining at Makerere University. Yet, Makerere aspires to be a research-led institution with an internationalization agenda. There is a need to increase the number of international graduate students as this would help Makerere University to realize its vision. This study, therefore, explored international graduate students' experiences at Makerere University, and the following objective guided it: to explore the experiences of international graduate students at Makerere University. The study was based on the interpretive worldview, subscribing to the transcendental phenomenology of Edmund Husserl, which states that those who have experienced a phenomenon can give it meaning. Eight international graduate students at Makerere University were interviewed, and they were selected from different academic disciplines, which were categorized according to Becher and Biglan's classification. Data were thematically analyzed, whereby two themes, namely non-academic experiences and academic experiences, emerged. It was therefore concluded that international graduate students at Makerere University had both positive and negative non-academic and academic experiences. This study recommends that Makerere University Management should strengthen measures that lead to positive experiences for international graduate students, such as the provision of financial resources, strengthening the operations of the International Office, organizing events for graduate students to facilitate their interactions with the domestic students, and putting in place peer mentors for new international graduate students to foster a sense of community. This study also recommends that the International Office work very closely with the Deans of Schools in the different colleges of Makerere University. This will improve their academic experiences and, ultimately, their numbers at Makerere University. Finally, the university management should strengthen and streamline the activities of the International Office at Makerere University
معوقات التنمية الزراعية بمنطقة شحات دراسة في الجغرافيا
Authors: ابريدان د.زينب محمد , الفرجانى د. حنان إبراهيم , جادالله أ. نجاح عبد الواحد , بوسنينه د. سعاد حمد الزروق
Published: January 2024

على الرغم من توفر مقومات الإنتاج الزراعي في منطقة شحات إلا انها لا زالت الزراعة بالمنطقة تعاني من بعض المشاكل والمعوقات التي تعيق خطط التنمية الزراعية الأمر الذي يستدعي إجراء مثل هذا النوع من الدراسات بهدف إبراز الملامح الجغرافية للمنطقة ومعرفة أهم العوامل المؤثرة في الزراعة  بها واهم المحاصيل الزراعية السائدة في المنطقة، فضلا عن معرفة أهم المشاكل ومعوقات التنمية الزراعية ، اعتمدت الدراسة على المنهج الأصولي والمنهج الإقليمي كما دعمت الدراسة باستمارة استبيان لجمع البيانات عن المساحة الزراعية والمحاصيل ،كذلك توصلت الدراسة إلى عدة نتائج حيث تسهم العديد من المعوقات في إعاقة التنمية الزراعية بمنطقة شحات وتؤثر تأثيرا واضحا عليها ومن أهمها عدم الاستقرار السياسي للبلاد فقد أفاد حوالي 95% من أفراد العينة على أن من الأمور الهامة عدم توفر الدعم والحماية للمزارع وضعف توفر السيولة المالية نتيجة عدم الاستقرار السياسي للبلاد ما أدي إلى ضعف قدرة القطاع الزراعي والتنمية الزراعية على الإنتاج الزراعي.
Study effects of vitamin D deficiency on hematological and some physiological parameters among population in Derna City, Libya
Authors: Ali Marfoua. S , Bofares Zeinab. M , Agela Fatma.M
Published: January 2024

This  work  was  carried  out  to  investigate  the  changes  in  hematological  and  some  physiological  parameters  among  patients  diagnosed  with  symptoms  related  to  deficiency  of  vitamin  D  (VD)  at  Derna  City,  Libya in  nine  consecutive  months  (March  to  November  2020).  A  total  of  110  adult  patients  were  divided  into  two  groups  based on the  deficiency  and  non-deficiency  of  VD. The percentages of  positive  group  were  21 (19.09%)  males,  69  (62.72%)  females  and  that of  the  negative  groups  were  4(3.63%)  males  and  16  (14.54%)  females.  Highest  prevalence  with  positive  VD  deficiency  was  noted  in  age  group  21-50  years.  From  all  patients,  blood  samples  were  collected  for  multiple  tests  including  complete  blood  counts  (CBC),  liver  function  and  kidney  functions.  Red  blood  corpuscles  (RBC)  count  and  Hematocrit  (HCT)  were  decreased  with  statistically  different  compared  to  control. Also  Hemoglobin  (HGB)  concentrations  and  mean  corpuscular  hemoglobin  (MCH)  were  decreased  when compared  to  control  subjects  in  both  genders. Mean  corpuscular  hemoglobin  concentration  (MCHC)  was  significantly  decreased  in  patients  (males  and  females)  compared  to  control  subjects.  The  numbers  of  white  blood  cells  (WBC), percentage  number  of  lymphocyte  and parameters of platelets were  not  changed  in  both  genders.  While  number  of  granulocyte  was  increased  with  significantly  difference  in  positive  VD  deficiency. Mean levels of liver function parameters Aspartate  aminotransferase,  Alanine  aminotransferase (AST and ALT),  Total  bilirubin  (T  .bilirubin)  and  kidney  function  parameters  (creatinine  and  urea)  were  in  normal  range in all  patients.  The  mean  Calcium  and  ferritin  values  at  patients  with  VD  deficiency  were  significantly  lower  in  both  female  and  male  subjects.  In  conclusion,  VD  deficiency  is now recognized as a pandemic diseases common  and found in  both  genders  a  cross  different  age  groups and has effect in hematological and physiological parameters that studied.
A Mean Ergodic Theorem in Bicomplex Lebesgue Spaces
Authors: Eryilmaz İlker
Published: January 2024

The main result of this paper is a mean ergodic theorem, in the Von Neumann sense, for some operator acting on the bicomplex Lebesgue space.
Matrix Transforms Into the Set of a-absolutely Convergent Sequences with Speed and the Regularity of Matrices on the Sub-spaces of C
Authors: Aasma Ants , Natarajan Pinnangudi N.
Published: January 2024

Let α > 1. The α-absolute convergence with speed, where the speed is defined by a monotonically increasing positive sequence µ, has been studied in the present paper. Let l µ α be the set of all α-absolutely µconvergent sequences and X a sequence space defined by another speed λ. Necessary and sufficient conditions for a matrix A (with real or complex entries) to map X into l µ α have been presented. It is proved as an example that the Zweier matrix Z1/2 satisfies these necessary and sufficient conditions for certain speeds λ and µ. The notion of regularity on the subspace X of the set c of converging sequences is defined, and also, necessary and sufficient conditions for a matrix A to be regular on certain X ⊂ c are presented. It has also been shown that there exists an irregular matrix, which is regular on the subspace X of c.
Portal hypertension in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: Current knowledge and challenges
Authors: Madir Anita , Grgurevic Ivica , Tsochatzis Emmanuel A , Pinzani Massimo
Published: January 2024

Portal hypertension (PH) has traditionally been observed as a consequence of significant fibrosis and cirrhosis in advanced non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). However, recent studies have provided evidence that PH may develop in earlier stages of NAFLD, suggesting that there are additional pathogenetic mechanisms at work in addition to liver fibrosis. The early development of PH in NAFLD is associated with hepatocellular lipid accumulation and ballooning, leading to the compression of liver sinusoids. External compression and intra-luminal obstacles cause mechanical forces such as strain, shear stress and elevated hydrostatic pressure that in turn activate mechanotransduction pathways, resulting in endothelial dysfunction and the development of fibrosis. The spatial distribution of histological and functional changes in the periportal and perisinusoidal areas of the liver lobule are considered responsible for the pre-sinusoidal component of PH in patients with NAFLD. Thus, current diagnostic methods such as hepatic venous pressure gradient (HVPG) measurement tend to underestimate portal pressure (PP) in NAFLD patients, who might decompensate below the HVPG threshold of 10 mmHg, which is traditionally considered the most relevant indicator of clinically significant portal hypertension (CSPH). This creates further challenges in finding a reliable diagnostic method to stratify the prognostic risk in this population of patients. In theory, the measurement of the portal pressure gradient guided by endoscopic ultrasound might overcome the limitations of HVPG measurement by avoiding the influence of the pre-sinusoidal component, but more investigations are needed to test its clinical utility for this indication. Liver and spleen stiffness measurement in combination with platelet count is currently the best-validated non-invasive approach for diagnosing CSPH and varices needing treatment. Lifestyle change remains the cornerstone of the treatment of PH in NAFLD, together with correcting the components of metabolic syndrome, using nonselective beta blockers, whereas emerging candidate drugs require more robust confirmation from clinical trials.
Estado del arte de la enseñanza del pensamiento computacional en preescolar y educación primaria
Authors: Niño Martínez Angela Marcela , Ospina González Beatriz Natalia , Espinosa Rojas Diana
Published: January 2024

El desarrollo del pensamiento computacional es uno de los desafíos del sistema educativo actual, ya que en la sociedad del conocimiento en la que nos encontramos, la capacidad de resolución y de descomposición de problemas, el reconocimiento de patrones, la abstracción y el pensamiento algorítmico son factores que facilitan el desarrollo de habilidades y competencias que requieren los ciudadanos del futuro en la era digital a la que nos enfrentamos.
Teniendo en cuenta lo anterior, el propósito del presente artículo es realizar una revisión documental sobre el estado del arte de la enseñanza del pensamiento computacional en la escuela preescolar y primaria, por tanto, se presenta como una revisión teórica, en donde se emplea el método correspondiente a un estudio descriptivo e interpretativo a través de un análisis documental hermenéutico de la literatura consultada. Para lograr el propósito, inicialmente se realiza el abordaje del concepto “pensamiento computacional” vinculado con otros conceptos tales como alfabetización del siglo XXI, la educación preescolar y primaria, las tendencias educativas y la capacitación docente. Posteriormente, se analiza un banco de datos generado a partir de la revisión de las publicaciones de los últimos cinco años en buscadores académicos que surgieron de la investigación empírica.
Finalmente, se procede a hacer una discusión sobre los resultados encontrados y las necesidades de investigación al respecto. Una de las mayores conclusiones que se pueden dar, es la marcada tendencia a asociar el desarrollo del pensamiento computacional con la programación y de tecnologías como software educativo, videojuegos y robots. Los esfuerzos por desarrollar estrategias “desenchufadas” o “desconectadas” para áreas diferentes a las matemáticas y las tecnologías se encuentran aún en un estado incipiente.
Una mirada al Proyecto Educativo Institucional (PEI) de la Institución Educativa Luis Calixto Leiva (Huila, Colombia): Concepciones sobre competencia, resolución de problemas y evaluación
Authors: Roa Fuentes Solange , Llanos Lora Dora Eliana
Published: January 2024

Este artículo presenta un estudio documental del Proyecto Educativo Institucional (PEI) de la Institución Educativa Luis Calixto Leiva (IELCL, Huila, Colombia), que busca caracterizar las concepciones sobre competencia, resolución de problemas y evaluación presentes en dicho documento. La motivación del análisis documental parte de dos preguntas: ¿cuáles son la concepciones sobre competencia, resolución de problemas y evaluación presentes en el PEI? y ¿qué tan cercanas son dichas concepciones a la visión del Ministerio de Educación Nacional? El estudio del PEI incuye la búsqueda de momentos clave en su formulación que permiten abstraer información sobre las concepciones. Por tanto, mediante un análisis documental se muestra la organización en tablas que permiten una observación de cada uno de los aspectos presentes en la normativa institucional a partir de la Gestión académica del PEI hasta los conceptos según el Plan de matemáticas, en aras de aterrizar cada uno de los conceptos centrales a la aplicación de acuerdo a lo establecido en la malla curricular. En conclusión se presenta un ejercicio comparativo que da cuenta de los consensos y disensos hallados entre las consideraciones del MEN y lo establecido de acuerdo al PEI para la IELCL, notando que uno de los aspectos transversales es la consideración de la integridad tanto en la orientación docente como en la aplicación a los procesos de enseñanza y de aprendizaje en la consideración adecuada de los aspectos socio-emocionales que aportan particularidades a partir de las cuales es posible el mejoramiento de la educación en pro de la calidad académica.
Presentación de la edición
Authors: Sarco Amelia
Published: January 2024

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Alerta de suicidio: El lado científico y legal de una decisión mortal
Authors: Berguido Navas Ariadna Janeth
Published: January 2024

El suicidio es el acto donde una persona voluntariamente pone fin a su propia vida. Hay muchas formas de hacerlo, pero las más comunes son el ahorcamiento, el envenenamiento, el uso de armas de fuego y de objetos punzocortante. Hay factores de riesgo que hacen que una persona sea más propensa a suicidarse, por ejemplo: algunas enfermedades mentales, acoso de cualquier tipo, duelos no resueltos, desempleo y consumo de drogas. Se ha visto que cuando el individuo está en alguna fase de la ideación suicida, suele mostrar una serie de síntomas que deberán ser como una “alerta roja” para las personas de su entorno. En algunos casos, la persona pone de manifiesto un gran sentimiento de culpa por algo que ha hecho a través de una carta suicida, en otros casos desean que sus seres queridos tengan unas últimas palabras de despedida y sepan el motivo por el cual se suicidó, hay casos donde el suicida culpabiliza a otro de su desenlace. La grafología forense, considerada rama de la documentoscopia, se ocupa del examen, estudio de escrituras y firmas con el fin de determinar, a través del cotejo de material dubitado e indubitado, la autenticidad o falsedad del documento o firma, mediante la aplicación de numerosas técnicas periciales, en este escrito se profundizará en el mismo.
Presión positiva continua de la vía aérea en recién nacidos del Hospital General Sancti Spiritus
Authors: Gandoy Álvarez Diana Caridad , Ibarra Fiallo Yunior , González Méndez Adrian , Regalado López Rusanna Maydelis , López Fuentes Manuel Ramón
Published: January 2024

Introducción: durante los últimos 5 a 10 años, el uso de del dispositivo de CPAP ha aumentado drásticamente. Se considera que la ventilación mecánica y la CPAP nasal son soportes eficaces en el Síndrome de Distrés Respiratorio, con el uso del surfactante; este último tan involucrado en la adaptación pulmonar a la vida extrauterina, previniendo de esa manera la atelectasia.  Objetivo: evaluar la respuesta de los recién nacidos con distrees respiratorio y el reclutamiento alveolar ante la ventilación con presión positiva continua de las vías respiratorias en el Hospital Camilo Cienfuegos. Método: Se realizó un estudio observacional descriptivo transversal, en el Hospital General Provincial Camilo Cienfuegos de la Provincia de Sancti Spiritus, en el periodo comprendido de abril 2019 a abril 2020. Resultados: la mayoría de los neonatos con distrees respiratorio fueron del sexo masculino, se pudo determinar que el 45,45% casos nació con pesos suficientes de 3 001 gramos o más y que para el 95,45% casos de los pacientes el método ventilatorio no invasivo fue exitoso. Conclusiones: la Presión Positiva vía Aérea Continua es una forma segura y útil que debe ser empleado en los neonatos prematuros con dificultad respiratoria, para disminuir la incidencia de complicaciones.
Fizyoterapi Teknikerleri için TEMEL FİZYOTERAPİ
Authors: Bulguroğlu Merve , Polat Sema , Göker Pınar , Yücekaya Bircan , Uysal İsmail , Işık Emir İbrahim , Kutluk Öznur , Çankaya Musa , Işık Hilal , Ünüvar Bayram Sönmez , Kaya Tatar Konca , Uçar Ülkü
Published: January 2024

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