bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Evaluaciones en inglés versus evaluaciones en español: aprendizaje de la programación de computadores basado en BBL
Authors: Trejos Buriticá Omar Ivan , Muñoz Guerrero Luis Eduardo , Rios Patiño Jorge Iván
Published: November 2023

Uno de los objetivos de la formación superior es la promoción del inglés como segunda lengua. Acudir a un segundo idioma, como parte del contenido curricular de un programa de formación universitaria, es útil tanto para que el estudiante lo incorpore como parte de sus habilidades comunicativas como herramienta para motivar el aprendizaje en otras áreas como la programación de computadores. En la investigación que inspira este artículo se utilizó una metodología de análisis por cursos próximos similares paralelos con revisión comparativa de resultados. Los resultados muestran que es muy conveniente acudir a un segundo idioma cuando se trate de diseñar y realizar evaluaciones en área de conocimiento como la programación de computadores. Las conclusiones indican que el uso de un segundo idioma como herramienta para el aprendizaje en momentos de evaluación es altamente útil toda vez que se aprovechan los principios del aprendizaje basado en el cerebro y se motiva al estudiante a que profundice tanto en lo temático disciplinar como en el mismo segundo idioma utilizado.
Enseñanza de la manufactura esbelta en entornos virtuales y presenciales
Authors: Acevedo-Urquiaga Ana Julia , Lay de León Rosa Nathaly , Sabñon-Cossío Nayfe , Acevedo-Su´árez José Antonio , Jaimes-Plata Flor Maritza
Published: November 2023

La aparición de la pandemia y el consiguiente traslado total de las actividades académicas a entornos virtuales, ha supuesto un reto para los docentes. En el caso de las ingenierías es importante destacar que el aprendizaje experiencial que debe ser incorporado, es un desafío extra. Al asumir una asignatura como manufactura esbelta dentro del programa de Ingeniería Industrial, se diseñaron estrategias pedagógicas basadas en aprender haciendo y estrategias de aprendizaje basado en juegos. Sin embargo, no se conocían experiencias previas de estas estrategias en entornos completamente virtuales, requiriendo hacer las adaptaciones necesarias. El caso que se presenta requirió de la creación de un Lean Game en un entorno completamente virtual, de rápida disponibilidad y de fácil acceso para los estudiantes. El juego se combinó con la simulación de procesos de producción en el ERP Odoo. De las mediciones realizadas durante el proceso se obtuvo la asimilación adecuada de la filosofía por parte de los estudiantes, el trabajo colaborativo en equipos y la satisfacción de los estudiantes por haber superado por sí mismo los obstáculos presentados en el ejercicio. No obstante, se demostró que, en el caso de las estrategias de producción esbelta, al menos una sesión de trabajo presencial puede enriquecer el debate y generación de habilidades en los estudiantes. Este caso es parte del proyecto de investigación de Enseñanza de Ingeniería industrial que desarrollan los autores.
SOCIAL AND CULTURAL PHENOMENON OF «NEW SINCERITY»
Authors: Pototska Yuliia
Published: November 2023

In the late ХХth and early ХХІst century new cultural paradigms were declared, in particular, metamodernism and «new sincerity». Estimates of the latter are ambiguous: some see it as the dominant mood of the modern era, others – only as the marketing or artistic strategy.

The author believes that the social and cultural potential of postmodern irony has not been exhausted yet. In the information society, irony is an anti-repressive mechanism, as well as the way of constituting personal space in a manipulative environment. So it is still premature and even dangerous to devalue it.

Irony is born of disappointment and coexists with sensuality and romanticism. In fact, T. Vermeulen and R. van den Akker, characterizing metamodernism as a combination of irony and sincerity, only pointed out to another neo-romantic turn in art.

However, adherents of different versions of post-postmodernism refer to the objective socio-economic and technological factors that led to the transformation of culture. These include the digital revolution, globalization and the victory of consumerism, global risks and disasters. Although it is doubtful that commercialization and fear contribute to the deepening of the inner life and its sincere manifestation.

The socio-cultural character of the digital age really has such features as spontaneity and enthusiasm. If irony is the desire for independence, then «new sincerity» indicates addiction to something. Unlike the ironist, the «new sincere» does not avoid making choice, but to talk about the revival of existence is to ignore the dependency on manipulative influences. Despite the autism attributed to the new character, he or she is a collectivist who is actively involved in projects not only in virtual space but also in real life. Sharing practices make them accustomed to trust others. They consume any product of mass culture, appropriate any ideas. Being infantile and uneducated, in contradiction to the ironists, they are not ashamed of it, not least because they are not alone in their hobbies.

At the same time, the socio-cultural context devalues direct judgments and generates meta-irony. It arises from an atmosphere of total venality, demonstrativeness, standardness, which does not confirm sincerity. As a result, in addition to or instead of accusations of banality and naivety, which were initially envisioned by the adherents of the «new sincerity», it provokes accusations of artificiality and cynicism.
POSTMODERN DIVIDUAL AND ITS/HIS/HERHABITATS
Authors: Maniukov Oleksandr
Published: November 2023

The concept of the dividual in the postmodern discourse, in which this concept was developed, is analyzed. Its distribution in a number of discourses has enriched it with new meanings. Therefore, the concept of the dividual is examined in the general scientific, political, biotechnological, bioethical, information-technological, and religious context. In the postmodern perspective, the dividual is represented as a fragmented, unstable, torn, divisible, and ambivalent entity.

The dividual is formed by dividuation, one of the forms of subjectivation in post-industrial societies. Individuation did not disappear but was supplemented by a parallel process that occurred with individuals immersed in virtual space, under conditions of cybercapitalism, under the influence of digital culture and high technologies. The influence of these factors could lead to the extraction of human dividuality, not belonging to a person, but to transnational corporations. The latter might accumulate information about one’s economic behavior and everyday life gathered via smartphones, fitness trackers, various game consoles, and other devices.

In general, the collective image of the dividual is constructed by taking into account its representations in five discourses. The dividual has a dividuality alienated from it/him/her, which is “informated” by its origin, obtained through dehomogenization of its individuality, structurally stratified and always directed outward from the individual. Based on this, the definition of dividuation in the postmodern discourse was put forward.

The falsity of the idea of an individual’s indivisibility as a holistic subject is demonstrated. The analysis carried out in this paper is important for improving the political and theoretical understanding of the human condition in a more complex world, compared to his/her condition in traditional and modern societies.
ДИФФЕРЕНЦИАЛЬНЫЕ УРАВНЕНИЯ С ЗАПАЗДЫВАНИЕМ: СВОЙСТВА, МЕТОДЫ, РЕШЕНИЯ И МОДЕЛИ
Authors: Аксенов А. В.
Published: November 2023

Рассматриваются обыкновенные дифференциальные уравнения и уравнения в частных производных с постоянным и переменным запаздыванием. Излагаются точные, приближенные аналитические и численные методы решения таких уравнений. Описаны наиболее распространенные математические модели с запаздыванием, используемые в теории популяций, биологии, медицине и других приложениях.
Exploración de facilitadores y barreras para implementar los roles ampliados de enfermería en México
Authors: Casales-Hernández María Guadalupe , Reyes-Morales Hortensia , Nigenda Gustavo , García-Saisó Sebastián
Published: November 2023

Objetivo.

Explorar la percepción de los profesionales de enfermería respecto a los facilitadores y las barreras para la implementación de funciones ampliadas de enfermería en una entidad federativa de México.

Métodos.

Estudio cualitativo de tipo descriptivo con enfoque fenomenológico. Durante el 2022 se realizaron 18 entrevistas semiestructuradas a tres tipos de informantes: a) jefaturas estatales de enfermería, b) jefaturas jurisdiccionales de enfermería, y c) jefaturas de unidad de salud y personal de enfermería operativo (atención directa a pacientes).

Resultados.

Se identificaron los siguientes facilitadores: disposición de adopción de la estrategia (postura favorable de directivos y aceptabilidad del personal de enfermería), reorganización de funciones (simplificación de procesos y análisis de la situación de unidades de salud) y acceso a la capacitación y características del personal de enfermería (profesionalización, experiencia laboral y actitud favorable). Entre las barreras se encontraron: contexto del primer nivel de atención (falta de personal, exceso de actividades administrativas, falta de espacio físico, carencia de material, insumos y consumibles), resistencia al cambio (celo profesional por otras disciplinas y duplicidad de tareas), salarios del personal, falta de actualización, poca confianza para el incremento de funciones y actitud de los pacientes (resistencia a la atención por enfermería).

Conclusiones.

Comprender la percepción de los profesionales de enfermería permite identificar elementos clave para la ampliación exitosa de las funciones de enfermería a partir de la expansión de competencias laborales del personal operativo; será necesaria una reorganización y una gestión adecuada en los diferentes niveles de toma de decisiones.
Library collections/materials: An overview
Authors: Senthur Velmurugan V.
Published: November 2023

The library's collection is a repository of historical accomplishments that have been preserved for the benefit of current and future generations. The arrangement of the records will make the extent of the library's collection much more apparent. While the majority of documents have been digitized and come with appealing new features, rural, semirural, and urban areas in our nation are yet to be digitized. Information and media are now more accessible and compatible with digital libraries than ever before in the 21st century. This article provides an overview of library collections and materials. It covers the types of materials commonly found in libraries, including books, periodicals, audiovisual materials, and electronic resources. The article also discusses the importance of collection development policies and the role of librarians in selecting, acquiring, and maintaining library materials. Additionally, the article explores the challenges libraries face in managing their collections, such as limited space, budget constraints, and changing user needs. Finally, the article concludes with a discussion of emerging trends in library collections and materials, such as open access publishing and digital libraries.
Does timing matter? Social safety-net supports for disaster risk reduction in coastal Bangladesh
Authors: Tanvir Mosharof Khan , Rabiul Islam
Published: November 2023

Like other parts of the world, the number and negative effects of natural disasters are increasing in Bangladesh because of its geo-climate change. To deal with these adversities and reduce disaster risks, the country has successfully used social safety-net supports. Numerous studies have observed the various aspects of Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Social Safety-Net Supports (SSNS). However, many of them neglected the delivery schedule. Taking this gap into account, the purpose of this study is to inquire about the providing time, effectiveness and identify the possible ways these supports contribute to DRR in coastal Bangladesh. Using a qualitative approach, the present study was conducted in Pratapnagar and Kamarpara villages within the Pratapnagar Union, Assashuni Upazila of the Sathkhira district. Findings showed that the supports have been distributed at different times in the year, such as during religious festivals, immediately after disasters, and even in normal time, rather than following a specific time. The supports somehow assisted in reducing both poverty and malnutrition. The present study also illustrated that they partially help in the stockpiling of food, the building of robust houses, the repair of houses, poultry and livestock sheds, the maintenance of roads and culverts, and livelihood recovery. This study argues that the supports do not work sufficiently in DRR as they are not timely distributed to the disaster victims. Due to the limited coverage, inadequate quantity, and irregularities in distribution, the supports are not appropriately contributing to DRR. The study suggests that, along with the acceptable quantity and proper beneficiaries' selection, distribution timing should also be considered.
Closed loop control system for automated drilling operations
Authors: M. Theodore Kingslin
Published: November 2023

The aim of this paper is to determine an optimized closed-loop control system for automated drilling operations, taking into consideration all the factors that affect the drilling rate of penetration. These factors include drilling parameters such as weight on the bit, rotary speed, flow rate, pressure differential across the hole bottom, true vertical depth, torque, formation parameters such as formation strength, depth, and compaction, bit parameters such as bit type, bit OD, length, diameter, weight, shank length and OD, nozzle size, total flow area, cutter sizes, gauge length, and drilling fluid parameters such as fluid type, rheology model, oil or water volume, salt content, solids gravity, and sand content. To solve this problem, the impact of changes to the drilling rate of penetration by each of these individual parameters is investigated, and measures are put in place to ensure that the penetration rate remains optimal throughout the drilling operation. To automate the process, closed-loop control systems were developed to optimize these individual parameters, eventually reducing physical or mental human interference. Once the drilling process has been effectively automated, an optimum drilling rate of penetration has been achieved, and overall drilling performance has increased.
Blockchain-based Supply Chain Management (SCM)
Authors: Bethapudi Ratnakanth , R. Yadagiri Rao , Indigibilli Satyanarayana
Published: November 2023

A blockchain is a decentralised, unchangeable ledger that makes it easier to track assets and record transactions in a corporate network. In a blockchain network, anything valuable may be recorded and traded, lowering the risk and increasing efficiency for all parties. It has the potential to drive cost-saving efficiencies and enhance the consumer experience through traceability, transparency, and tradeability. Blockchain-based Supply Chain Management (SCM) can provide services to participants to inquire about product details, cost, quantity, quality, availability of products, location and other significant information. It provides transparency and agreement-outsourced contract manufacturing and enhances an organization's position as the main leader in responsible manufacturing. In this study, blockchain and its effects on SCM are discussed, along with security issues and solutions.
Gel polymer electrolyte characterization based on PAN-NH4CF3SO4 and Nano ZrO2
Authors: G. Bhanu Praveen
Published: November 2023

This paper investigates the Nano Composite Gel Polymer Electrolyte (NCGPEs) based on nanofillers Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2), Polyacrylonitrile (PAN), and Ammonium triflate or Ammonium trifluoro methane sulfonate (NH4CF3SO4) doped at various wt% ratios prepared with the help of the solution casting technique. The better amorphous nature observed for the 70 PAN:30 NH4CF3SO4 composition with the addition of 1-4 wt% of ZrO2 nanofillers and structural complexation studies of NCGPEs were confirmed by the X-ray Diffraction (XRD) technique. The microstructural studies and particle size can be revealed by the Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) technique. DC conductivity studies reveal the ionic conductivity performance on the effect of temperature and composition wt% of nanopowder. The ionic conductivity studies were observed for 70PAN:30NH4CF3SO4 with nanopowder ZrO2 concentrations ranging from 1-4 wt%. The sample containing 3% ZrO2 exhibits the highest conductivity order of 4.20 x 10-4 S cm-1 at room temperature (303K) and 4.65 x 10-3 S cm-1 at 373 K. The cell parameters like open-circuit voltage, short-circuit current, energy density, and power density were perfectly determined, which were useful to explain electrochemical cell behavior.
Exploring the distribution of mobile data packages among university students - A comparative analysis of gender variances
Authors: Lawrence Luhanga
Published: November 2023

This paper presents a comprehensive analysis of data package distribution based on gender, mobile cellular providers, and universities among university students. Using data from six universities, the study explores the preferences of male and female university students regarding internet access and mobile data providers. The hypothesis suggests potential disparities that favor male students, contributing to the digital gender divide. Addressing these disparities is crucial for fostering equitable business development, as a pronounced digital gender divide can hinder female students' access to information, resources, and networking opportunities, impacting workforce diversity and entrepreneurial potential. This research offers valuable insights for businesses, policymakers, and educational institutions, emphasizing the significance of equitable digital access for sustainable and inclusive growth. The study underscores the urgent need for proactive measures to rectify gender disparities in internet access, shedding light on the importance of equal opportunities in the digital landscape for driving business success and cultivating a diverse and resilient workforce and emphasizes the need to address these imbalances. It stresses the importance of ensuring equal opportunities in the digital realm, promoting business success, and fostering a diverse and resilient workforce. This research contributes to the ongoing discourse on data package distribution patterns among university students based on gender, mobile cellular providers, and universities. It provides valuable insights into the preferences and patterns among male and female students, emphasizing the necessity for proactive measures to bridge the digital gender divide. The findings have significant implications for businesses, policymakers, and educational institutions, offering guidance for promoting equal access to digital resources and creating an inclusive and supportive environment for all students.
Teachers' views on distance in-service training: A qualitative analysis
Authors: Ramazan Ertürk
Published: November 2023

This study employs a qualitative approach to examine the educators' perspectives on distance-based in-service training. The participants in the study were 49 teachers working in primary, secondary, and high schools in the central district of Bolu, Turkey, during the 2022-2023 academic year. The research data were collected through a semi-structured interview form and analyzed using content analysis. The findings revealed that training creates significant opportunities and offers benefits. However, distance in-service training also has limitations, and several problems emerge in these programs. Addressing the problems experienced in the training will also help reduce the associated limitations. Therefore, it is crucial to conduct training that aligns with teachers' interests, wishes, and needs by performing a needs analysis when determining topics for distance in-service training. Diversifying training programs based on branches and fields will enhance the quality of professional development and provide teachers with access to training for their specific fields at any time. The study also presents detailed suggestions to improve the quality of in-service training.
Inclusive education in the preschool period: A bibliometric mapping analysis
Authors: Mazhar Bal , Gülüzar Şule Tepetaş Cengiz
Published: November 2023

The aim of this study is to reveal the general view of research on inclusive education in the preschool period using the bibliometric analysis method. The data used in the research were obtained from 261 articles in the Web of Science (WOS) database. Within the scope of bibliometric analysis, the VOSviewer software program was used to create network maps and graphs of authors, countries, keywords, and citations. Based on the findings regarding the network of collaboration between authors, two different conclusions were reached: first, the subject appears to be outdated, and second, a sufficient network of relations could not be established in the literature. In terms of the countries' co-authorship network, it has been determined that the countries in the Americas, Europe, and Australia continents are closely related to each other. The oldest key concepts for the research date back to 2014. These key concepts do not directly address inclusive education. In contrast, the key concepts of recent studies directly pertain to inclusive education. Considering the findings on the authors' co-citation network, it is possible to categorize them into four groups: authors working directly in the field of inclusive education, institutions and organizations, theories that form the theoretical foundations of inclusive education, and method studies. In this context, the analysis results serve as a guide for those interested in working in inclusive education in the preschool period.
Scientific advice to governments: Palgrave Communications
Authors: Editors
Published: November 2023

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Relax, the expansion of the universe is still accelerating
Authors: Davis Tamara
Published: November 2023

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The study of taxonomy and systematics enhances ecological and conservation science
Authors: Rowden Ashley
Published: November 2023

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Systematics expertise and taxonomic status of New Zealand’s freshwater insects
Authors: Leschen Richard , Collier Kevin , Death Russell , Harding Jon , Smith Brian
Published: November 2023

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NZAS Conference 2017
Authors: Editors
Published: November 2023

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Scientific recreations to favor the learning of the periodic table in high school students with incomplete schooling
Authors: Castro Valdiviezo Havdih , Batista Zaldívar Mario Adelfo
Published: November 2023

Didactic games for science teaching contribute to student learning and break with traditional teaching models. The objective of this study was to implement a didactic guide with scientific recreations to favor the learning of the periodic table in students with incomplete schooling in the 2022�2023 school year. For this purpose, an experimental, field and explanatory research was used. A population study was carried out with 60 students of the first year of high school of the �Velasco Ibarra� Fiscal Educational Unit. The main theoretical and empirical methods were used, as well as descriptive and inferential statistics for data processing, analysis and interpretation. A didactic guide with scientific recreations was elaborated to favor the learning of the periodic table in students with unfinished schooling, which was applied to the students of the �Velasco Ibarra� Fiscal Educational Unit, in the 2022�2023 school year. It was corroborated that the didactic guide with scientific recreations applied significantly improved the students� learning of the periodic table.
Los capitalismos ante el desafío de la pandemia
Authors: Boyer Robert
Published: November 2023

Una nueva crisis se extendió en el orbe en este siglo XXI. La pandemia del Covid-19 puso al descubierto los enormes rezagos de los sistemas de salud de las naciones frente a la creciente mortalidad de la población infectada. Entre el desastre sanitario global, las políticas gubernamentales de resiliencia, afectaron las esferas de producción, consumo, inversión, gasto público y mercados financieros y emerge un capitalismo digital, transformando la naturaleza del trabajo encontró nuevas dimensiones al digitalizarse; la movilidad, las relaciones internacionales y la articulación de las cadenas de valor se transformaron. Robert Boyer expone un espléndido análisis de la respuesta de los distintos capitalismos frente a la Covid, que mostro la fragilidad humana. Boyer encuentra indispensable repensar las trayectorias que prosiguen las sociedades y propone un modelo de desarrollo antropogénico, donde la articulación de la educación, la cultura y el sistema de salud son cruciales para construir el bienestar de las sociedades.
Interpretation Methods for Seismic Downhole Test in Inclined Boreholes
Authors: Bautista Pedro , Aguilar Zenon
Published: November 2023

Geotechnical investigations often involve inclined boreholes, which can be used for downhole (DH) seismic surveys. However, as there is no interpretation method for downhole tests in inclined boreholes (IDH), this study proposes alternative interpretation methods based on the direct method (DM), interval method (IM), modified interval method (MIM), and refracted ray path method (RRM). We have named the proposed methods, adding an I to the original name to indicate that they are performed in an inclined well, i.e., DMI, IMI, MIMI, and RRMI. To analyze the applicability of the proposed methods, eight simple models with horizontal layers and four 2D models were used to obtain the P- and S-wave velocity profiles. Among all the proposed methods, the RRMI method showed the best fit between the calculated S-wave velocity (Vs) profile and the real models, providing good reliability. To test the equations and hypotheses, new interpretation steps were developed based on Snell's law and a modification of the numerical bisection method, which showed that the error increased slightly as the dip angle of the well decreased. The next step was to test the accuracy of the RRMI method in the field and develop downhole test processing software for vertical and inclined boreholes. Doi: 10.28991/CEJ-2023-09-10-016 Full Text: PDF
Enhancing Sustainability and Economics of Concrete Production through Silica Fume: A Systematic Review
Authors: Alhajiri Ayedh Mohammad , Akhtar Mohammad Nadeem
Published: November 2023

This review article addresses the problems associated with the carbon footprint of the cement industry. The PRISMA framework methodology was for data extraction from published studies. In-depth research has been done in the literature on using silica fume as a cement replacement in concrete production, considering environmental, engineering, and economic (EEE) factors. The strength, durability, and economic parameters results revealed a positive variation of up to 5–20% substitution of silica fume. However, most past studies reported the threshold at a 10% replacement ratio. A novel benefit-cost ratio analysis was also done in this review study. The benefit-cost ratio analysis reveals the economically beneficial effects that can be achieved in sustainable silica fume-based concrete with a (5–20%) silica fume combination. The benefit-cost ratio showed positive effects, up to 20% cement replacement with silica fume. Hence, the higher cement replacement with silica fume is also beneficial in terms of the benefit-cost ratio. Further research has been proposed based on the findings of this review study. Doi: 10.28991/CEJ-2023-09-10-017 Full Text: PDF
Exploring the effects of Grammarly on EFL students’ foreign language anxiety and learner autonomy
Authors: Dizon Gilbert , Gold Jason
Published: November 2023

There is a rich body of literature that details the effects of automated writing evaluation (AWE) on second language (L2) students. However, these studies mostly focus on the impact that automated feedback has on writing performance, i.e., there is a dearth of research on its influence on affective factors. Hence, this study was conducted to fill this gap in the literature. The study explored the impact of Grammarly, a popular AWE tool, on English as a foreign language (EFL) students’ foreign language anxiety (FLA) and learner autonomy (LA). Four academic writing courses (N = 58) taught by one of the researchers at a public Japanese university participated in the study. Students received training on Grammarly at the start of the Fall 2022 semester and were required to use the tool while editing their English writing during the 16-week course. Pre- and post-surveys were administered to measure the effects that Grammarly had on FLA and LA. Qualitative data in the form of written reflective reports was also collected from the participants to gain deeper insight into their perceptions of Grammarly to improve their writing. Results from the analyses indicated that Grammarly had a significant positive effect on both FLA and LA. The students also had largely positive perceptions toward Grammarly as an English writing tool. These findings have important implications for the L2 writing classroom and demonstrate that AWE can be used to reduce anxiety and promote autonomy among language learners.
Dasypogon diadema (Fabricius, 1781) is a new species of robber flies (Diptera: Asilidae) in the fauna of Belarus
Authors: Kulak A.
Published: November 2023

The information on the first discovery of the Robber flies Dasypogon diadema (Diptera: Asilidae) in Belarus is presented. The species was found in 2021 on the territory of the Polessky State Radiation-Ecological Reserve (PSRER, Gomel Region). Including this find, 41 species of Robber flies have been identified in Belarus to date. To the east of Poland, this registration is probably the most northerly point in eastern Europe. This became possible due to the rapid warming of the climate in recent decades and distinct aridization of the south-east of Belarus. The data on the current distribution, population dynamics and some aspects of the life cycle of D. diadema in Europe are summarized. On the territory of PSREC near the habitat of D. diadema, an elongated section with a length of more than 7 km was identified, which, according to biological features, is the most suitable for this Robber flies. It quite possible that the second species of the genus Dasypogon, D. diabolicus, may be found in the south regions of Belarus.
DILEMMAS OF DESPAIR IN GUZEL IAHINA’S NOVEL “TRAIN TO SAMARKAND”
Authors: HOLHOȘ Maria , HOLHOȘ Andra Gabriela
Published: November 2023

The vast Soviet lands, shattered by the Civil War and the unbearable consequences of requisitions, are overwhelmed by the famine triggered in the third decade of the last century. The mission received by the young man Deev to take by a sanitary improvised train five hundred children from a haunted by famine orphanage in Kazanul Popolgiei, to Samarkand seems a utopia. This journey through time and space, sustained by facts and historical documents, has a family connection with the author of the novel: her paternal grandfather was in an orphanage and belonged to a group of children transported towards Turkestan on such a train of hope. The polyphony of the voices and feelings of some generations marked by famine is rendered in literature, thus trying to avoid wrapping in silence histories of injustice. The prismatic narrative structure of the novel combines the unilateral perspectives of the characters in a sequence of interior monologues, confessions and authentic complementary self- analyses. The prevailing feeling of permaomunismului nent danger through the entire journey is sometimes faded away by unexpected moments of tenderness, other times by unconfessed love, by unexpected gestures of solidarity, sometimes culminating with unimaginable efforts and personal sacrifices. The orphan children’s traumas, abandoned by their parents or not understood are amplified by absolute evil unexpectedly appearing under different forms: famine, plague, treason, crime. The struggle for survival turns into a struggle for salvation of souls, thus alternating the moments of darkness with the moments of light. The novel can be considered an endless echo of questions and answers for all those who have been overwhelmed by famine despair.
FACETS OF SOME WRECKS: WATER
Authors: Bâgiu Lucian Vasile
Published: November 2023

The essay is a comparative analysis of the function and meaning of water into three novels dealing with shipwrecks and outcasts: Golding’s Lord of the Flies (1954), Tournier’s Friday, or The Other Island (1967), Coetzee’s Foe (1986). In Lord of the Flies the water is not, seemingly, a significant actor of the narration, it has no notable role, it is not a structural element to entail the development of the internal history. Yet, a close reading reveals a meaning in an unobtrusive accordance with the main topic: the confrontation between civilization and savageness within the human nature with uncomfortable triumph of the latter. In Friday, or The Other Island there is an abundance of water on the island, which is a sign for its lubricity or/and its fecundity. The island with inner wet gallery is metamorphosed by Robinson in a living feminine companion. Robinson enforces upon the island not only the perpetual erotic availability, but the motherly vocation as well. The flow of water is factitiously driven, with effort, for the conception and maintenance of an anthropogenic reservoir; the description of the paddy can be read as that of a womb bearing a constrained pregnancy. In Foe from the very beginning the water is related to the apparent impossibility of an exact report of the reality through words. The subject is further expanded both through Friday’s muteness, which makes him an enigma, and through the configuration of a history by means of writing; a history that is phony in principle when tackled by the author Foe, a history that is ostensibly faithful to the reality and for which Susan is (unsuccessfully) striving, a history that is willfully neglected by Robinson, the thoroughly nameless history of Friday.
ABSURD, IRONY, INTERTEXTUALITY, PROFECIES AND HISTORICAL JUSTIFICATIONS IN ȘTEFAN BĂNULESCU´S PROSE
Authors:   1 Decembrie 1918 University of Alba Iulia, Nicolau Felix
Published: November 2023

A Byzantine-Balkan imagery is to be found in Ștefan Bănulescu´s literary works (novels and short stories). The substance of the mythological imagery in the short stories is transformed in the novel “The Book of Metopolis” into a formula that is essentialized and reduced as spectacle in favor of narrative artifice. However, the specifics of the Bănulescian imaginary generally retain the characteristic coordinates: archetype, myth, legend, deconstruction, and pronounced symbolism in conjunction with an almost synesthetic “sensorium”. The imaginary generates an arborescent narrative with multiple echoes. One could speak in this case of a lavish imaginary strongly linked to the memory of traditions and legends.
FICTIONALIZED OTHERNESS - IDEALIZATION OF A FANTASY, PANAIT ISTRATI’S “CHIRA CHIRALINA”
Authors:   1 Decembrie 1918 University of Alba Iulia, MICU Aritina
Published: November 2023

Written at the instigation of Romain Rolland at the end of 1922, “Kyra Kyralina” manages to bring into the same epic score, the distant echo of times projected into legend, but also slices of life from the present of the pivotal character of the cycle, Adrian Zograffi. The text is part of a very personal form of autobiography, in which the narrator blends his own stories and the stories of others that he assimilates as life experience. This first Istratian creation pays homage to friendship, but also offers images of picturesque and fascinating femininity captured in an idealizing way. The first female projection is the mother of the narrator-character, Joița, a simple but ambitious woman, who tries to transmit to her only child strong values, principles, sometimes different from those of the world of the slums through which she regularly migrates. However, the most powerful images of this triptych text are the two Chire, who initially have a plausible consistency, and then their presence is projected into the realm of the chimerical, increasingly detached from a tangible reality and becoming a real obsession for the one who loses them.
EXPERIMENTAL INTROSPECTION AND CULTURAL PSYCHOLOGY IN “MAGICAL LOVE”
Authors:   1 Decembrie 1918 University of Alba Iulia, PĂUNESCU Iuliana
Published: November 2023

The story is part of the psychological fantasy, the limit situations in which the characters fall due to an imbalance between culture, related to their inner or personal life, and respectively civilization, social life, the external world in which the characters evolve. The innovative element of the story emerges from the balanced ratio between the real and bookish, by recreating a legend in a real situation, by adopting the theory of personality migration. The psyche of the heroes is marked by unusual experiences that lead to the modification of their ways of perception. In Magical Love, Vasile Voiculescu presents the psycho-erotic mechanism caused by the complex play of the poet's imagination and intelligence, the character in the story, an erudite with a scientific mentality, based on logic, wanting to write a replica of Goethe'swork, Faust, with roles reversed. His intention was to reverse the pact with the devil in Faust, switching the action to heaven and overturning the senses. However, the effect will be totally unexpected: she will not have a pure and loving Margaret, but a witch-Margarita, a real female Mephisto. The hero of the story realizes that the condition he perceives is an obsession that reaches the level of personality substitution, a psychological phenomenon that occurs under the effect of the substitution in imagination of the feminine ideal. The fact that the tempted woman accumulates attributes of cerebrality demonstrates Voiculescu's confidence in a possible restoration of androgynous perfection. Voiculescu's intention to demystify the supernatural element from folklore traditions, resorting to psychology, is evident. The events related are subject to a process of derealization, the author distancing himself from the action by multiplying the points of view, the perception of the facts by the large number of narrators. The first narrator, serving as a mere narrative convention, recedes to make way for the poet, the doctor, and the painter. The triggering element that has an effect on the poet is the discussion about the folkloric influence of the sea, the result being the recollection of an incident from his youth, when he had accompanied a friend, a collector of folklore, to an isolated mountain village. The description of the events is direct and sprinkled with many details, their interpretation depending on the attitude of the storyteller. Although there are signs of the unnatural and suggestions of magic, the narrator tries to find a logical explanation, precisely to discourage a perception of a secondary reality, visibly belonging to the occult, not surprising in the cultural psychology of the world of the rather deserted village, without social life, without church and priest. Vasile Voiculescu's story does not focus on the events and situations, but on the way of perception of the female character by the male characters.
INNER AND OUTER SPACES AND THE CREATION OF IDENTITY IN VIRGINIA WOOLF’S “JACOB’S ROOM”, “MRS. DALLOWAY” AND “THE YEARS”
Authors: CIOCOI-POP Ana-Blanca
Published: November 2023

Space plays an important part in all of Virginia Woolf’s writings, whether we are speaking about her novelistic output or her essays. Space becomes an interstitial realm between modernity and tradition. Solitude, privacy, become the key ingredients of successful artistic creation, with creativity being described as a privilege of the solitary, of those capable, and allowed, to function outside the pressure of larger social groups or even outside the close family circle. Space is never just space in Woolf’s novels – instead it becomes an engine that drives creativity, identity, and one could almost argue that space becomes a deeply political reality in all of her writings. Nowhere is this more evident than in her urban novels, where the cityscape takes on various roles and functions. Space in her fiction is both external and internal, with the two being in constant interaction. Whether we are speaking about the distinction between male and female spaces, spaces meant for creation and spaces meant for work, shared or individual spaces, real or imaginary borders, movement across such borders, mental and internal spaces, space always fulfils important narrative and metaphorical functions in Woolf’s texts. In the present paper we will try to relate Virginia Woolf’s creation of urban landscapes to several theories regarding the creation of space identity from the field of architecture, urban design and renewal, and political studies. Thereby we will attempt to prove that the creation of space equals the creation of identity across the wide spectrum of meaning of the term. Public and private spaces become antithetic, with the public realm mirroring the established cultural and social stereotypes, whereas private spaces are associated with artistic creativity and individual freedom. Public spaces, being the spaces of established social norms, are usually “male” spaces, whereas private ones are perceived as predominantly “female”. Because of this “male”, “traditional” component, urban public spaces are described in distinctive ways which will be analyzed in the novels “Jacob’s Room”, “Mrs. Dalloway”, and “The Years”.
MULTIPLE IMAGES OF FEMININITY, “THE STORIES OF EVA LUNA” BY ISABEL ALLENDE
Authors: MICU Aritina
Published: November 2023

In the “Feminist Lexicon”, femininity is defined by subordination to three fundamental principles: “the ethic of caring, self-sacrifice for the fulfillment of the other (husband, children) and conformity to a male model of sexual attractiveness” (Dragomir&Miroiu, 2002: 146). In breaking down this understanding of the word, we see that it places femininity in a predetermined behavioural and physical pattern. In psychoanalysis, the feminine essence has been associated with passivity, as opposed to the ever-active masculinity. However, the feminine has acquired the character of a driving force through the role of creative motherhood. “The Stories of Eva Luna”, a novel published in 1989 that brings together seemingly disparate stories in a vibrant weave, united by the seductive voice of a new Scheherazade, is a sequel to “Eva Luna” (1987) and is an undeniable testament to the art of storytelling that Isabel Allende masters with refinement. In a succulent language capable of establishing life, the Chilean writer brings to the attention of an almost hypnotized reader, one by one, slices of the world that combine in a perfect balance revenge, madness, greed, passion, crime and love, generosity, kindness. To the exotic characters, multiple female juxtapositions, a different ethical grid is applied in which capital sins do not succeed in mutilating them, on the contrary, they add a degree of humanity.
PEMANFAATAN TEKNOLOGI DIGITAL SEBAGAI SARANA MENGOPTIMALKAN PEMASARAN PRODUK UMKM DI DESA DARMAJI KECAMATAN KOPANG
Authors: Fauzul M. , Rukma Gita Apriliali , Aulya Iis , Andriyani Varadinda , Alfina Deisya , Saesel Ahmad Muzanni Mahirsan , Key Maria Yolanda Anel Stefani , Permana Dewa Made Aditya , Safitri Annisa , Nurabiah Nurabiah
Published: November 2023

Pemasaran digital sangat diperlukan bagi sebuah bisnis untuk menjangkau pasar yang lebih luas. Kelompok UMKM di Desa Darmaji, Kecamatan Kopang, Lombok Tengah merupakan salah satu UMKM yang termasuk belum mengoptimalkan penggunaan media internet sebagai sarana promosi dan pemasaran produknya. Sementara tantangan terbesar yang dihadapi oleh UMKM adalah terkait dengan inovasi produk dan cara pemasaran yang efektif. Pelatihan ini dilakukan dengan memberikan sosialisasi pengoptimalan pemasaran produk UMKM dengan memanfaatkan media sosial di era digital dan pelatihan digital marketing dalam mengoptimalkan penggunaan media sosial, membuat linktree, membuat konten promosi dengan penguasaan teknik pengambilan gambar dan video. Diharapkan Kelompok UMKM di Desa Darmaji mendapatkan manfaat dari peningkatan kualitas pengetahuan dan penguasaan sumber daya manusia dalam pemanfaatan teknologi informasi untuk mengoptimalkan pemasaran digital.
Pengembangan Permainan Tradisional Bakiak Untuk Meningkatkan Kecerdasan Kinestetik Anak Usia 5-6 Tahun di RA Perwanida II Mataram Tahun Ajaran 2022/2023
Authors: Zahrawi Sri Latifa , Tahir Muhammad , Habibi Muazar
Published: November 2023

Salah satu permainan yang dapat meningkatkan kecerdasan kinestetik yaitu permainan tradisional bakiak. Di RA Perwanida II Mataram, kurang diperagakan permainan tradisional, permainan yang sering dilakukan yaitu permainan modern seperti jungkat-jungkit, maka penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengembangkan permainan tradisional bakiak untuk meningkatkan kecerdasan kinestetik anak. Jenis penelitian ini Research and Development. Subjek penelitian ini peserta didik kelas B1 RA Perwanida II Mataram. Metode pengumpulan data berupa observasi, angket, dan dokumentasi. Desain produk alat permainan tradisional bakiak ini dibuat dengan menggunakan kayu, pengait kaki menggunakan ban bagian dalam, dan diberikan sentuhan warna dari pilox pada pengait kaki, sehingga dapat menarik minat anak untuk memainkannya dan lintasan yang berbentuk zig zag. Berdasarkan penilaian validator yang terdiri dari Dosen Pendidikan Guru Pendidikan Anak Usia Dini dan Guru RA Perwanida II Mataram, mendapatkan presentase kelayakan sebesar 90% dan 92% sehingga penilaian yang dicapai validator mendapatkan kategori “Sangat Layak”. Uji coba pertama hasil kegiatan pengembangan permainan tardisional bakiak untuk meningkatkan kecerdasan kinestetik anak usia 5-6 tahun masuk dalam kategori berkembang sesuai harapan yaitu dengan presentase nilai 69,79% dan uji coba kedua masuk dalam kategori berkembang sangat baik yaitu dengan presentase nilai 88,54%. Dapat disimpulkan bahwa permainan tradisional bakiak yang dikembangkan dapat meningkatkan kecerdasan kinestetik.
Banana Figs and Banana Flour with special reference to Madras Varieties.
Authors:   Agricultural Research Institute,Coimbatore 641003, K CHERIAN JACOB
Published: November 2023

Ripe bananas when dried are known as banana 'figs'. They are prepared in the following manner:- Ripe fruits are peeled, split longitudinally into two halves and each half again cut across into three or more pieces about an inch in length according to the size of the fruit, with a stainless knife or a sharp blade made of bamboo. The cut pieces are dried by exposing them to hot sun in wooden or bamboo trays with mosquito net coverings to keep off flies, or wooden trays with glass tops provided with ventilators for free passage of air. If suitable coverings are not used, maggots appear in the figs as the result of eggs laid by the flies on them while exposed for drying. The figs have to be dried for four or five days in a place free from dust when they will be ready for use. These may be packed in butter paper and stored in closed containers. They keep well for three to four months.