bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The Effect of Applying the Learning Cycle Learning Model on Students' Learning Outcomes of Geography
Authors: Whudian Ari , Park Yongha , Atanga Raphael Ane
Published: September 2023

Purpose of the study: The aims of this study were: 1) To compare the results of learning Geography of students using the Learning Cycle 7E learning model, Learning Cycle 5E with the Expository. 2) Comparing the results of learning Geography of students using the Learning Cycle 7E learning model with the Expository. 3) Comparing the results of learning Geography of students using the Learning Cycle 5E learning model with the Expository. 4) Comparing the results of learning Geography of students using the Learning Cycle 7E learning model with Learning Cycle 5E. Methodology: This study uses a Quasi-Experimental method with a "Postest-Only Control Design". The study population was students of class XI senior high school social sciences department. The samples were selected using the cluster random sampling technique, namely class XI social sciences 5, XI social sciences 7, and XI social sciences 8. Data on learning outcomes were collected through tests with description questions. Data analysis used One Way Analysis of Variance (One Way Anova) and post-ANOVA test (Scheffe' method) with a significance level of 5%. Main Findings: The results of the study showed: (1) There were differences in learning outcomes for Geography students using the Learning Cycle 7E, Learning Cycle 5E, and Expository learning models, with an average score of 73.37 : 66.55 : 58.92 respectively. The results of the one-way ANOVA test showed Fobs > Fα (25.1686 > 3.07); (2) The 7E Learning Cycle learning model produces better Geography learning achievement compared to the Expository learning model, with an average score of 73.37: 58.92; (3) The 5E Learning Cycle learning model produces better Geography learning achievement compared to the Expository learning model, with an average score of 66.55: 58.92; (4) The 7E Learning Cycle learning model produces better Geography learning achievement compared to the 5E Learning Cycle learning model, with an average score of 73.37: 66.55. The three learning models have different levels of influence, with Learning Cycle 7E having the greatest influence, followed by Learning Cycle 5E and Expository. Novelty/Originality of this study: This research has a significant contribution in the field of geography education. The results showed that the Learning Cycle 7E learning model had a more positive influence on students' Geography learning outcomes compared to the Expository learning model and the 5E Learning Cycle. These findings provide a new understanding of the effectiveness of various learning models in the context of geography education.
A Comprehensive Review: Mitigating Techniques for Power Variability Due to Integration of Renewable Energy Sources With Grid
Authors: Sharma Virendra , Garg Preeti , Sharma Ajay , Bharti Nishant
Published: September 2023

Renewable energy sources like solar panels and wind turbines are becoming more important for generating power. The inconsistent and unreliable output of solar panels and wind turbines is due to factors like clouds, weather conditions, and wind speed that cause their energy production to fluctuate. Connecting intermittent sources to the utility grid creates difficulties in different technical areas, such as ensuring a steady and reliable power supply, protecting the system from disruptions, controlling the distribution of generated power, and maintaining a consistent level of power quality. In this situation, adjusting the amount of electricity produced by an intermittent energy source to keep the power grid stable is essential. This issue must be resolved as soon as possible. The extension to these locations diminishes the grid's strength. It leads to a scenario where a solar power plant is integrated into a subpar electric grid. However, integrating solar power into a shoddy AC infrastructure has problems with power quality (PQ) problems, which restricts penetration levels. This review article suggests various FACTS devices and various conventional, adaptive, and AI-based algorithms to reduce PQ issues brought on by a weak grid and increase renewable energy source (RES) penetration levels. This paper discusses the PQ issues that occur when RES like solar power plants (SPP) and wind power plants (WPP) or both as hybrid are connected to the electrical grid. It also explores different ways to reduce the fluctuation in power output from the solar panels. It analyzes the numerous power quality issues that arise with solar penetration and PQ mitigation methods using several FACTS devices and control algorithms, including traditional control, adaptive control, and AI-based control algorithms. For the benefit of engineers and academics working in this field of study, various research publications have been carefully evaluated, organized, and placed on this paper for convenient reference. It also briefly discusses the plan for controlling battery storage system for solve this problem.
The Relationship between Knowledge and Attitudes about Maintaining Genital Hygiene and the Incidence of Fluor Albus in Young Girls at SMA Negeri 1 Purwakarta, Purwakarta Regency, Indonesia
Authors: Ruciah Ruciah
Published: September 2023

Proper knowledge and attitudes regarding genital hygiene can help young women maintain overall reproductive health. This is because proper hygiene practices can also protect the genital area from infections and other disorders, as well as promote general health and comfort. This study aimed to determine the relationship between knowledge and attitudes about maintaining genital hygiene with the incidence of fluor albus in adolescent girls at SMA Negeri 1 Purwakarta, Purwakarta Regency, Indonesia. This study is an analytical observational research with a cross-sectional approach. This study uses primary data obtained from the research subject interview process. A total of 211 research subjects took part in this study. In conclusion, no relationship between knowledge and attitudes about maintaining genital hygiene and the incidence of vaginal discharge in adolescent girls at SMA Negeri 1 Purwakarta, Purwakarta Regency, Indonesia.
Finding the Weight Difference of a Rectangular Structure with a Parabolic Arc for Mathematical Models Made of Steel and other Composite Materials
Authors: Sediqer Tymor Abed Alsttar , Karash Emad Toma , Sultan Jamal Nayief , Najem Majid Khaleel
Published: September 2023

The most popular materials for lightweight constructions, including building and aircraft structures, industrial, military, and aerospace technology, are armored composites. Composites made of carbon fiber are typically employed in lightweight applications. The ANSYS program was used to produce four mathematical models. Steel is used in the construction of the first and second versions whereas composite materials are used in the third and fourth variants. To find all the deformations, stresses, and strains that appear on the four models, as well as to calculate the weights of those four structures and compare them, these four models were tested with the ANSYS 15.0 program to obtain equal deformation resistance for all models under the influence of different loads. The results show that the composite models had lower strains, stresses, and deformations than the steel models. Among other results, it was discovered that the weight of the third model made of composite materials decreased by (32.72%) compared to the steel-based first model, and after doing the necessary calculations and assessing the results, the fourth model made of composite materials' weight was reduced by (19.21%) when compared to the second model made of steel.
Evaluating the impact of geographic and socio-economic factors on population dynamics in municipalities across the European North of Russia
Authors:   Institute of Economics of the Karelian Research Centre, Russian Academy of Sciences, Druzhinin Pavel V.
Published: September 2023

As the results of the latest census showed, there is an ongoing depopulation in the European North of Russia, with acceleration observed in the regions that are fully or partially located in the Russian Arctic. This means that the root causes of the population outflow that started in the 1990s remain unaddressed. The goal of this study is to identify the geographic and socio-economic factors influencing population changes in Northern regions, which will provide for adjusting measures aimed at curbing the population loss. The analysis reveals that within Vologda Oblast, municipal population declines are much less pronounced than in regions located at more northern latitudes. There is a noticeable migration to the capital of the region, but it diminishes as the distance from the capital grows. Certain remote municipalities, exhibiting potential for development, attract residents from neighboring areas, leading to much smaller population declines compared to municipalities closer to the capital. These municipalities tend to have higher average salaries, well-developed railway infrastructure, and growing mining companies. However, the most important factor is the presence of higher and/or vocational education institutions and their branch campuses. Regional authorities are encouraged to prioritize such institutions, as this facilitates the attraction of investors who are less encumbered by the challenge of securing qualified staff in promising municipalities. Our future research will examine investment processes within the municipalities in the European North of Russia.
Unraveling the role of prenyl side-chain interactions in stabilizing the secondary carbocation in the biosynthesis of variexenol B
Authors: Nakano Moe , Gemma Rintaro , Sato Hajime
Published: September 2023

Terpene cyclization reactions involve a number of carbocation intermediates. In some cases, these carbocations are stabilized by through-space interactions with π orbitals. Several terpene/terpenoids, such as sativene, santalene, bergamotene, ophiobolin and mangicol, possess prenyl side chains that do not participate in the cyclization reaction. The role of these prenyl side chains has been partially investigated, but remains elusive in the cyclization cascade. In this study, we focus on variexenol B that is synthesized from iso-GGPP, as recently reported by Dickschat and co-workers, and investigate the possibility of through-space interactions with prenyl side chains using DFT calculations. Our calculations show that (i) the unstable secondary carbocation is stabilized by the cation–π interaction from prenyl side chains, thereby lowering the activation energy, (ii) the four-membered ring formation is completed through bridging from the exomethylene group, and (iii) the annulation from the exomethylene group proceeds in a barrier-free manner.
Kahoot y su Relación con la Lectura Crítica de los Estudiantes del 3ero de Básica de la Unidad Educativa San Juan Periodo 2023 – 2024
Authors: William Wladimir Barreto Zúñiga , Gustavo Elicio Cano Herrera , Jenny Amparo Loor Maquilón , María Resurrección Anilema Pilamunga , María Belén Villagómez Samaniego , María Martha Lucero Allauca
Published: September 2023

La Unidad Educativa "San Juan",  se ve inmersa en una problemática relacionada con el desarrollo de  la comprensión lectora en los estudiantes, precisamente por el hecho de que la lectura se realiza con el fin de evaluar la correcta pronunciación o el reconocimiento de los fonemas, lo que hace que los estudiantes, se preocupen de no cometer errores, restando importancia a la comprensión de lo que están leyendo, con base a estos se establece como objetivo general “Identificar, analizar , determinar la relación de la herramienta Kahoot con la lectura crítica de los estudiantes del 3ero de básica de la unidad educativa "Unidad Educativa San Juan" periodo 2023 – 2024”.  En cuanto a la metodología, se recurre a la modalidad cuantitativa, lo que implica realizar un estudio descriptivo con diseño positivista, como instrumento se aplica una encuesta dirigida a los docentes de la institución en cuestión. Los resultados indican los docentes consideran que las estrategias empleadas para desarrollar la comprensión lectora no son efectivas. En conclusión, Los docentes consideran que la adaptación de Kahoot, impactará de manera positiva en la comprensión lectora de los estudiantes.
Explorando el Consumo de la Chipa en Paraguay
Authors: Velázquez Rojas Diana Monserrat , Samaniego Ana , Ríos Candia Caren Romina , Vargas Salinas Yhonny Roberto , Kwan Chung Chap Kau
Published: September 2023

La presente investigación propone explorar el consumo de la chipa en Paraguay. Se basó en un estudio cuantitativo, transversal y descriptivo. Se encuestó a 155 participantes mediante una encuesta de 19 preguntas (5 sociodemográficas y 10 preguntas cerradas y 4 preguntas abiertas) por conveniencia, vía WhatsApp en el mes de julio de 2023. Los criterios de inclusión fueron: personas que consumen chipa, residir en el territorio nacional y con participación voluntaria. No obstante, los criterios de exclusión fueron: personas o extranjeros que no tienen conocimiento del producto y con residencia fuera del país. Los principales resultados fueron: 52,3% consumen ocasionalmente la chipa, 35,9% lo compran ocasionalmente desde un lugar físico, 64,5% nunca han pedido el producto a través de delivery, 67,1% tienen muy en cuenta la calidad del producto, 41,3% ocasionalmente consumen en el desayuno y 33,5% lo consumen con mucha frecuencia con el cocido. Se concluye que, el consumo de la chipa en Paraguay va más allá de ser simplemente una opción culinaria; es un vínculo tangible con la historia, las raíces culturales y la identidad nacional.
Innovación en las Prácticas Educativas en Función del Rendimiento Estudiantil: IES del Estado de México
Authors: Hernández   Espindola Heidi Ma. De la Luz , Ahumada Fragoso Hever Esli , Galván López Britney , García Olvera Mariana Guadalupe
Published: September 2023

El estudio "Innovación en las Practica Educativas en función del Rendimiento Estudiantil: Instituciones de Educación Superior del Estado de México (alumnos de administración)", se propuso analizar la relación entre la implementación de prácticas innovadoras en la educación y el rendimiento académico de los estudiantes de administración en Instituciones de Educación Superior (IES) en el Estado de México. El objetivo principal fue determinar si la adopción de enfoques educativos innovadores influye en el desempeño de los estudiantes en esta disciplina. La metodología empleada consistió en una investigación cuantitativa que involucró la recopilación de datos de estudiantes de administración en IES del Estado de México. Se aplicaron cuestionarios que evaluaron la exposición de los estudiantes a prácticas educativas innovadoras, su percepción de la efectividad de dichas prácticas y su rendimiento académico. Se utilizó análisis estadístico para examinar las posibles correlaciones entre la innovación educativa y el rendimiento estudiantil Los resultados revelaron una asociación positiva entre la implementación de prácticas innovadoras en la educación y el rendimiento estudiantil. Los estudiantes que reportaron una mayor exposición a enfoques innovadores mostraron tendencias hacia un mejor desempeño académico. Además, aquellos que consideraron estas prácticas como efectivas también obtuvieron calificaciones más altas. Estos resultados sugieren que la innovación en la educación podría contribuir significativamente a mejorar el rendimiento de los estudiantes de administración en las IES del Estado de México.
Compilación de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la salud: Mentalidad y Salud Vol. 1 Núm 1
Authors: Ortega Rolando
Published: September 2023

Compilación de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la salud: Mentalidad y Salud Vol. 1 Núm 1
REVIEW: MEDICINAL PLANTS WITH PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTIVITY AS ANTIPYRETIC
Authors: Adiningsih Nurdiani , Destiani Dika Pramita
Published: September 2023

Fever is a medical condition characterized by an increased body temperature beyond the normal range of 36 – 37°C. If not managed appropriately, fever may lead to complications in therapy. The conventional treatment for fever involves using antipyretics such as paracetamol/acetaminophen, and ibuprofen. However, prolonged use of these synthetic medications may have adverse side effects. Consequently, more patients are turning to herbal medicine to manage fever. This review aims to identify medicinal plants with pharmacological activity as antipyretics. We conducted a systematic literature review using Google Scholar as the search engine database. Our search keywords were “tanaman herbal”, “antipiretik", “penurun demam", and "uji aktivitas antipiretik". In this review, a total of 18 articles were meticulously analyzed. The collective findings from these studies demonstrated that all tested medicinal plants exhibited antipyretic activity. Flavonoids, tannins, and terpenoids were the primary constituents responsible for the observed antipyretic activity. Medicinal plants with alkaloids and steroid content were also believed to exhibit antipyretic activity.
Keywords: fever, antipyretics, medicinal plants
SCIENTOMETRIC REVIEW OF SMART WATER MANAGEMENT LITERATURE FROM THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOAL PERSPECTIVE
Authors: Bao Fengyu , Martek Igor , Wu Qihong , Wang Zhongqing , Yang Yang , Chen Chuan , Chan Albert P. C.
Published: September 2023

Water is essential to human survival; however, many people, particularly those in poorer countries, lack access to reliable sources of clean and safe water. Despite decades of effort to address this issue, water sustainability remains elusive even today. Smart technologies have been widely adopted for water management, rendering smart water management a promising path to achieving water sustainability. Nevertheless, the efficacy of such smart water management in attaining sustainability remains unclear. This study aims to investigate the progress made in pursuing water sustainability with smart water management through a scientometric literature review. The Scopus database was employed to extract a pool of 460 candidate publications, which were then analyzed for content using bibliometric analysis and VOSviewer software. Nine clustered research themes were classified, corresponding to the nine targets of sustainable development goals (SDGs) for water. The findings show that engagement across these topics is highly unequal, providing substantial guidance on where emerging research efforts should be concentrated. The novelty of this study mainly lies in the SDG perspective that provides a significant but overlooked angle for observing progress in smart water management domain. The findings can enlighten the international water industry to create a more favorable environment for regions lagging in using smart technologies to facilitate overall water sustainability.
The observation records from whale and dolphin watching inshore of Hualien, eastern Taiwan
Authors: Hu Chieh-Hsi , Yu Hsin Yi , Hoh Daphne , Lin Dong Liang
Published: September 2023

The eastern waters of Taiwan have been lacking baseline and research data for several years. This study was initiated by Kuroshio Ocean Education Foundation (KOEF) in collaboration with the Turumoan whale-watching company since 1998, collecting long-term ecological data for cetaceans in the inshore of Hualien, eastern Taiwan. This dataset includes 10,675 records of cetacean sightings from June 1998 to December 2021. Collection of cetacean sighting records was paused for one year in 2001 due to budgetary reasons. All of the sighting records were collected by whale-watching boat guides that were trained by KOEF. Following a standardised protocol, guides used a handheld GPS device and cetacean sighting record sheets to document information about the cetacean species identification, location, time, number of individuals, the presence of mother-calf pairs and mixed-species groups and other states of each sighting during a whale-watching tour. The collection of citizen-science data during this period has significantly advanced Taiwan's cetacean baseline data in the study area. Additionally, we make data available to the public in the form of citizen-science, making a substantial contribution to the advancement of ocean scientific research. We have published the dataset on Global Biodiversity Information Facility, allowing users around the world to download the dataset.

This is currently the largest dataset of cetacean sighting records in Taiwan (last updated on 2023-09-05). We have also recorded several species on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List categorised as "Data Deficient" during our survey inshore of Hualien, eastern Taiwan, including Ginkgo-toothed beaked whales (Mesoplodon ginkgodens Nishiwaki & Kamiya, 1958), Omura's whales (Balaenoptera omurai Wada, Oishi & Yamada, 2003) and killer whales (Orcinus orca (Linnaeus, 1758)). There are also sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758), categorised as "Vulnerable" in the IUCN Red List and false killer whales (Pseudorca crassidens (Owen, 1846)), categorised as "Near Threatened". This study is also the first and only long-term study that has documented cetaceans in the study area.
« Il est interdit de nomadiser sans avoir nettoyé le campement de ses déchets ». Comment effacer ses traces d’occupation des lieux dans la steppe mongole ?
Authors: Dupuy Anna
Published: September 2023

Pour les éleveurs nomades mongols, la terre qu’ils habitent est la propriété d’esprits-maîtres de lieux, à qui il faut théoriquement rendre un territoire vierge de toute trace humaine au moment de quitter le campement et de nomadiser. Or leurs diverses activités produisent aujourd’hui des déchets non biodégradables, qui laissent des traces persistant après leur départ. Cela donne lieu à une réinterprétation de la cosmologie locale et du statut des déchets, désormais présentés comme des traces indésirables. Cet article questionne donc l’ancienneté du statut du déchet en tant que trace humaine indésirable à éliminer au moment de la nomadisation sous peine de subir la colère des esprits. Retraçant les différentes représentations du déchet et les modèles de gestion associés au cours du xx e siècle en Mongolie, il montre les divergences, les tensions et les réinterprétations auxquelles le statut et le bon traitement des déchets non biodégradables donnent lieu en Mongolie rurale.
Un terrifiant terroir. Nomadisme, patrimonialisation et violences foncières au Kurdistan irakien
Authors: Thevenin Michaël
Published: September 2023

Le district de Choman dans le Gouvernorat régional du Kurdistan irakien (GRK) concentre aujourd’hui plusieurs enjeux géopolitiques régionaux. Il a été au cours du xx e siècle, tout comme l’ensemble de l’Irak, le théâtre de politiques foncières coloniales et révolutionnaires déstructurantes pour le tissu social et les pratiques coutumières, mais aussi d’événements historiques héroïques et traumatiques marquants pour la population kurde, notamment des épisodes de rébellions nationales, d’exil et de destruction de masse. Il reste actuellement encore secoué par de nombreuses oppositions armées meurtrières, conséquences à la fois de l’insécurité foncière inhérente au contexte postcolonial et de postconflit, et des tensions géopolitiques internes et externes actuelles. Parallèlement, un mouvement de patrimonialisation s’y déploie avec son lot de luttes mémorielles et d’accaparement territorial dans l’optique de faire revivre le territoire vernaculaire de la région, le Balakayati. Pourtant, cette région qui présente tous les contours d’un terroir n’en est pas un pour un certain nombre de nomades qui fréquentent traditionnellement les estives de la région, puisqu’ils en sont exclus à plusieurs titres. Le district est donc la pierre angulaire pour analyser les rapports qu’entretiennent ces groupes d’éleveurs mobiles avec les processus à l’œuvre sur ce territoire. L’expression terrifiant terroir entend ainsi résumer particulièrement le lien étroit entre violence, territoire, communauté et patrimonialisation.
Au nom de Dieu : comment représenter le Christ ?
Authors: Goudot Jean-Philippe
Published: September 2023

Comment représenter, c’est-à-dire rendre présent le Christ ici-bas ? La représentation doit montrer ce qui ne se voit pas, sans faire écran. Il ressort de cette étude que nous ne représenterons bien le Christ qu’à condition de savoir que nous ne Le représentons jamais seuls : la représentation est ecclésiale, en ce double sens qu’elle jaillit d’une vie communautaire et qu’elle y renvoie toujours. Nous ne Le représentons jamais tout entier : il y a une part de manque dans ce que je donne à voir du Christ. La représentation ecclésiale appelle donc ses porteurs privilégiés à l’humilité, à une chasteté authentique dans leur vie relationnelle et à une conversion personnelle permanente.
Décarboner la navigation marchande : l’innovation de la traction par aile de kite
Authors: Parlier Yves
Published: September 2023

Yves Parlier se passionne très jeune pour la navigation et la météorologie. Après une formation d’ingénieur en matériaux composites, il devient précurseur dans le domaine de l’ingénierie et de la navigation. Devenu skipper professionnel, il remporte de nombreuses et prestigieuses courses au large. À la fin des années 2000, il arrête la course pour se lancer dans la décarbonation des marines et invente la traction par aile de kite, qui permet de diminuer les émissions de gaz à effet de serre des navires en utilisant l’énergie du vent .
Entre les rives des langues… : dérives exploratrices et dérives mortifères des groupalités
Authors: Urgese Svetoslava , Frossard Matthieu
Published: September 2023

Cet article écrit à deux voix tisse un dialogue clinique autour de deux situations rencontrées dans des institutions hospitalières et interroge la langue et ses liens à l’espace-temps. À partir des pratiques et de l’observation de celles-ci, le dialogue prend sa source dans un énoncé commun aux deux lieux : je vais mourir . Les auteurs questionnent alors comment la mort se noue à la langue, en prenant appui sur des théorisations psychodynamiques ouvertes aux disciplines qui les bordent. Émergent ainsi des réflexions sur les fonctions traductives à l’œuvre dans ces services. La langue peut y faire lieu commun et certains sujets se mettent ainsi à habiter ce lieu-non-lieu, sorte d’u-topie transsubjective entre deux rives d’où peut émerger le discours pythique face à la déréliction induite par les discours gestionnaires d’annihilation.
Du discours au langage comme acte d’une parole adressée
Authors: Giust-Desprairies Florence
Published: September 2023

Cet article aborde la spécificité d’une approche clinique psychosociale de l’analyse du discours. Le statut de la production discursive et de son analyse est différencié entre un entretien de recherche initié par le chercheur et une production basée sur une demande et réalisée dans un cadre qui favorise l’accès du sujet à l’écart entre le manifeste et le latent. Le travail psychique du langage, dans le discours, dépend d’une approche qui permet au sujet du discours de se déprendre – notamment par l’ouverture à la pensée métaphorique – d’une parole qui sémantise trop rapidement ce qui est dit en récit de soi. La spécificité du recueil du matériau discursif réside alors dans ce que l’on peut entendre des pensées préconscientes qui conditionnent le récit dans une situation activée et actualisée par une relation transférentielle et par l’attention portée à cette relation.
Vers une vision intégrative de la RSE
Authors: Bataillard Carole
Published: September 2023

La RSE reste, malgré les efforts et les progrès réalisés, encore faiblement intégrée aux activités cœur des entreprises. Parmi les différentes raisons qui limitent cette intégration, est invoquée une vision de la RSE appelée « Business case » qui tend à aligner les actions RSE sur la dimension financière et par là même, à donner la priorité à cette dernière. Pour tenter de mieux comprendre la vision intégrative de la RSE, qui promeut davantage la prise en compte des trois dimensions de la RSE sans en privilégier une plutôt qu’une autre, les chercheurs ont récemment adopté une perspective individuelle et cognitive. Inscrit dans cette ligne de recherche, le présent article mobilise la théorie de l’Attention afin de mettre en lumière les caractéristiques individuelles des décideurs dans un contexte donné, qui ont contribué d’une part à la formation d’une vision intégrative de la RSE et d’autre part à l’intégration de tous les objectifs de RSE dans les activités de l’entreprise.
Le rôle des organismes publics de recherche dans le système italien de conseil politique
Authors: Galanti Maria Tullia , Lippi Andrea
Published: September 2023

Dans un pays de tradition napoléonienne comme l’Italie, les cabinets ministériels ont traditionnellement été des acteurs centraux du système politisé de conseil politique tandis que l’élaboration des politiques fondée sur la preuve a d’ordinaire été marginale. Néanmoins, de récentes évolutions du système politique ont ouvert davantage le système napoléonien de conseil politique aux scientifiques et aux experts. Dans ce contexte, le rôle des organismes publics de recherche en tant que conseillers illustre un changement intéressant qui pourrait favoriser le développement d’une approche fondée sur la preuve alors que les pratiques en matière de conseil évoluent. Nous étudions ces évolutions à travers une étude de cas portant sur 20 organismes publics italiens de recherche auxquels il est fait appel en raison de leur influence en matière de conseil ou pour aider à la mise en œuvre des politiques publiques en participant au travail d’élaboration des politiques. Nous avons recueilli des éléments en procédant à une analyse de documents et à des entretiens approfondis, et en exploitant les réponses à un questionnaire soumis à ces organismes publics de recherche. L’étude montre un changement dans la façon dont le conseil politique est conçu et une ouverture vers l’innovation. Remarques à l’intention des praticiens L’élaboration des politiques fondée sur la preuve se développe également dans des pays qui disposent de moyens politiques limités. Il arrive que les organismes publics de recherche soient chargés d’exécuter différents travaux d’élaboration des politiques, notamment de fournir des conseils fondés sur des données probantes et de mettre en œuvre des politiques. L’autonomie financière et la réputation d’un organisme public de recherche ont une incidence sur son rôle de conseiller. Le conseil politique est défini comme le résultat d’une mise en correspondance d’une demande politique incertaine et de l’offre d’une expertise.
Similarities and Differences of Interventions to Promote Physical and Psychological Health Between Prefrail and Frail Older Women: A Systematic Review
Authors: Jeong Ha Na , Chang Sun Ju , Kim Joo Ri , Choi Gi Won
Published: September 2023

The current review aimed to explore similarities and differences in the properties of interventions that promote physical and psychological health between prefrail and frail older women. Ten databases were searched for studies published from database inception to May 2023. Two Cochrane tools were used to assess the risk of bias in experimental and quasi-experimental studies. Twenty-three studies were selected, including 11 studies on prefrailty and 12 studies on frailty. Exercise interventions were predominant, but the contents and standards of exercise intensity were inconsistent between prefrail and frail women. For the main outcomes of the interventions, balance ability and biochemical factors were measured more frequently for frail older women than prefrail older women. Psychological health was less measured for prefrail and frail older women compared to physical health. Future research needs to consider balance training, as well as the evaluation of biochemical factors and psychological health among prefrail or frail older women. [
Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 49
(10), 20–28.]
Growth and yield attributes of cowpea accessions grown under different soil amendments in a derived Savannah zone
Authors: Atugwu Agatha Ifeoma , Chukwudi Uchechukwu Paschal , Eze Emmanuel Ikechukwu , Ugwu Maureen Ogonna , Enyi Jacob Ikechukwu
Published: September 2023

Malnutrition and severe food insecurity are on the rise in sub-Saharan Africa. Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.), an indigenous plant from Africa with a good nutritional composition, can be a strategic tool in the fight against hunger. Hence, the objective of this study was to assess the yield response of different cowpea accessions to soil amendments. The study adopted a 5 × 4 factorial in a randomized complete block design with three replications. The factors comprise five cowpea accessions (BBL, BBR, BCB, EBL and EBC) and four soil amendments (poultry manure [PoM], pig manure [PgM], NPK 15:15:15 fertilizer and control). There are significant differences among the cowpea accessions in all the studied attributes. The stability and mean performance analyses revealed that the top-ranked accessions were EBL and EBC, while BBL, BBR and BCB were below the population mean. The ranking order of the soil amendments was PoM > PgM > population mean > NPK > control. Accession EBL amended with PoM gave the highest plant weight (106.4 g), which was statistically similar to the same accessions amended with NPK (104.9 g) and PgM (100.4 g), but significantly higher than the other treatment combinations. Plant weight has a significant and positive correlation with pod length (r = 0.919**), number of leaves (0.623**), vine length (0.361**) and hundred seed weight (0.329*). The findings of this study showed that cowpea accessions responded differently to the soil amendments. This study recommends the use of additional nutrients as a supplement in the production of cowpea rather than relying solely on its self-fixed nitrogen.
Diversity, God, and Gender Creation
Authors: Olajide Grace Oluwabunmi
Published: September 2023

Diversity entails a variety of dispositions, perceptions, traditions, exhibitions, and nature. The world is a reflection of a mixture. Diversity manifests in both animate beings and inorganic creatures. One cannot fully comprehend the cosmos and its inhabitants without a study on diversity and how everything is intertwined. The magnitude of various creatures could be traced to the study of God as the God of variety. Different religions view God as the supreme Being that created different creatures with unique natures and activities. Creation replicated diversity. It echoes the lack of uniformity. The cosmos reveals a God of diversity. In it, we find varieties of creatures. These diverse creatures exist on the land, in heaven, and on the sea. They are of different shapes, colours, sizes, functions, and roles. God created humanity to live amidst such a complex environment.
Enhancing Remote Sensing Image Change Detection and Security With Stacked U-Net
Authors: Asim Muhammad , Aziz Younas , Ejaz Muhammad , Abbasi Adeel Ahmed , Hussain Anbar , Danish Aasim
Published: September 2023

Change detection (CD) and security plays a crucial role in remote sensing applications. The proposed change detection approach focuses on detecting the changes in synthetic aperture radar (SAR) images. The SAR images suffer from speckle noise which affects the classification accuracy. The proposed approach focuses on improving the model's accuracy by removing speckle noise with k-means clustering and an improved threshold approach based on curvelet transform and designing a stacked U-Net model. The stacked U-Net is designed with the help of a 2-dimensional convolutional neural network (2D-CNN). The proposed change detection strategy is evaluated via performing extensive experiments on three SAR datasets. The obtained results reveal that the proposed approach achieves better results than the several state-of-art works in terms of percentage of correct classification (PCC), overall error (OE), and kappa coefficient (KC).
Low Light Face Detection System
Authors: Ananthi G. , Balaji T. , Pugalenthi M. , Rajkumar M.
Published: September 2023

Detection of faces from low light image is challenging. Such images often suffer from poor contrast, poor intensity, and high noise make it challenging to gather information and identify people or objects. The proposed method uses a deep learning-based approach to enhance the images by capturing multiple exposures and combining them to generate a high-quality image. Max-margin object detection (MMOD) human face detector, a face detection algorithm is used to identify and enhance the faces in the images. MMOD algorithm is a deep learning-based object detection approach which accurately detects human faces in images. By identifying and enhancing the faces in the images, they are made more visible and recognizable, even in low light conditions. The experimental results of this proposed approach demonstrate its effectiveness in enhancing face visibility and raising the quality of low-light images. This method has practical applications in areas such as security surveillance, where capturing high-quality images under low light conditions is critical.
Determination of Oncourological Pathologies Based on the Analysis of Medical Images Using Machine Learning Methods
Authors: Pisarkova Valeria P. , Garaev Denis N. , Lopukhova Ekaterina A. , Bilyalov Azat R. , Kutluyarov Ruslan V. , Kovtunenko Alexey S.
Published: September 2023

The chapter presents a method for diagnosing oncourological diseases based on machine learning algorithms. MobileNet50, ResNet50 convolutional neural networks are used to solve the problem of classifying patient biopsy image segments according to the Gleason scale. Augmentation technologies were applied to the existing data set for better performance of the neural network. The accuracy of the algorithm was estimated by the total error and the Cohen's Kappa coefficient. The results of the algorithm in software show a good level of accuracy: in 65% of cases, the algorithm accurately determined the Gleason index, and the rest of the data had a slight deviation of the confusion matrix.
Development of a Novel Deep Convolutional Neural Network Model for Early Detection of Brain Stroke Using CT Scan Images
Authors: Ahmad Tariq , Ahmad Sadique , Rahim Asif , Shah Neelofar
Published: September 2023

The importance of early brain stroke detection cannot be overstated in terms of patient outcomes and mortality rates. Although computed tomography (CT) scan images are frequently used to identify brain strokes, radiologists may not always be accurate in their assessments. Since the advent of deep convolutional neural network (DCNN) models, automated brain stroke detection from CT scan images has advanced significantly. It's probable that current deep convolutional neural network (DCNN) models aren't the best for detecting strokes early on. The authors present a novel deep convolutional neural network model for computed tomography (CT) images-based brain stroke early detection. The ability to extract features, fuse those features, and then recognize strokes is key to the proposed deep convolutional neural network model. To extract high-level information from CT scan images, a feature extractor with numerous convolutional and pooling layers is used.
Hangar Talk
Authors: Turner Denice
Published: September 2023

This chapter employs personal narrative to explore challenges in rural schools that affect student self-efficacy, interest, and perceived relevance in math and science. By embedding abstract/universal concepts within the particularities of place—including storied ways of knowing—“intrepid” educators can bridge the gap between school discourses and cultural values in ways that foster identity formation in relationship to math and science. Recommendations for teaching and learning in rural contexts are explored, including the teacher's role as a mediator between place, story, and content.
A Review on Image Super-Resolution Using GAN
Authors: Sharma Ajay , Shrivastava Bhavana , Gautam Swati
Published: September 2023

This study focuses on the utilization of generative adversarial networks (GANs) for generating high-resolution facial images from low-resolution inputs, which is vital for computer vision applications. Facial images present a complex structure, posing challenges for obtaining high-quality results using traditional super-resolution methods. However, recent advancements in deep learning, particularly GANs, have shown promising outcomes in this area. In this work, the authors conduct a comprehensive analysis of state-of-the-art GAN-based techniques for realistic high-resolution face image generation. They discuss the principles of image degradation, the learning process of GANs, and the challenges associated with these methods. By offering insights into the current state and future research directions, they aim to familiarize readers with the context and significance of GAN-based face image generation. This work highlights the importance of GANs in improving facial image quality and their relevance to advancing computer vision applications such as face verification and recognition.
Automated Diagnosis of Eye Problems Using Deep Learning Techniques on Retinal Fundus Images
Authors: Sasikaladevi N. , Pradeepa S. , Malvika K.
Published: September 2023

Automated diagnosis of eye diseases using deep learning techniques on retinal fundus images has become an active area of research in recent years. The suggested method divides retinal images into various disease categories by extracting relevant data using convolutional neural network (CNN) architecture. The dataset used in this study consists of retinal images taken from patients with various eye conditions, such as age-related macular degeneration, glaucoma, and diabetic retinopathy. The aim of this study is to investigate the potential of deep learning algorithms in detecting and classifying various retinal diseases from fundus images. The suggested approach may make early eye disease diagnosis and treatment easier, reducing the risk of vision loss and enhancing patient quality of life. The DenseNet-201 model is tested and achieved an accuracy rate of 80.06%, and the findings are extremely encouraging.
The 2018 Revised Nigerian Code of Corporate Governance
Authors: Ozili Peterson K. , Uadiale Olayinka Marte , Edeigba Jude
Published: September 2023

This chapter points out the significant changes in the 2018 codes of corporate governance in Nigeria. This document also highlights the authors' concern that the failure of the 2018 code to address some identified issues can have unintended consequences among firms and could harm the ease of doing business in Nigeria. In particular, the 2018 code gives the board significant powers but underestimate the board's ability to misuse their power, which may lead to complacency on the part of senior management and may affect the long-term survival and performance of Nigerian firms. Also, the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria has not considered how companies will react to the new regulations. These observations have important implications for African countries and their codes of corporate governance.
Business Conduct Incidents
Authors: Ribeiro Cristiana , Carmo Cecília
Published: September 2023

Business conduct incidents like corruption have become a global ethical problem. In line with the suggested amendments to Directive 2014/95/EU, which resulted in the new corporate sustainability reporting directive, the European Commission has appointed the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) to establish European sustainability reporting standards (ESRS). This study draws on the recent ESRS G1 Business Conduct published by EFRAG, which requires disclosure of information related to the prevention and detection of corruption and bribery, to provide a comprehensive analysis of this topic. To this end, several existing definitions of “corruption” and related terms are presented, and an overview of the European initiatives on disclosure of information on business conduct is provided. This research aims to contribute to a greater knowledge of the subject of corruption, opening the way for professionals and academics who are interested in the subject.
Alguns resultados sobre integração numérica
Authors: Torelli Pedro Gabriel Papa
Published: September 2023

A Teoria dos Cálculos Aproximados visa desenvolver técnicas para que seja possível calcular aproximações de um dado problema para o qual os mecanismos comumente utilizados não são aplicáveis. Neste escrito, são formalmente apresentados ao leitor alguns métodos para aproximação do valor da integral de uma função dada em um intervalo fechado: aproximação pelo ponto médio, trapezoidal e aproximação de Simpson. Também são apresentadas estimativas de erro para os métodos mencionados e ao final, aplicações.
Comments on: Electromyographic signature of isometric squat in the highest refuge in Europe
Authors: Bondi Danilo , Verratti Vittore
Published: September 2023

We read the comment by Šarabon and Sašek (Eur J Transl Myol 11846, 2023 doi: 10.4081/ejtm.2023.11846) on our study on the electromyographic results during squat at high-altitude. Their highlighting of the factors that may have biased our results is commendable, despite they criticized our work as if it were a controlled laboratory study. We considered the limitations and argued our interpretation with caution. We found no changes in median frequency, frequency's slope and conduction velocity of EMG signals at high altitude, and a slight decrease of root mean square. We argued that our results may have been due to a preventative mechanism that compensates for relatively greater effort during a fatiguing strength test involving large muscle masses, or to cumulative exertional stress on the muscles. The authors of the comment themselves somehow agree with these interpretations. Guidelines for collecting, reporting and interpreting data from EMG to obtain original information on the neuromuscular system should be integrated with the effort to maintain as much as possible those field conditions that offer unique opportunities.
On the geographic access to healthcare, beyond proximity
Authors: Deng Songyuan , Bennett Kevin
Published: September 2023

This study examined the incongruence of travel distance between the nearest provider and the provider that pregnant woman actually chose to visit. Using a dataset of South Carolina claims including rural and urban areas for the period 2014-2018 based on live births of 27,290 pregnant women, we compared the travel distance and travel time for two providers of health: the nearest facility and the main one for the area in question. The number of the former type was counted for every case. The mean travel distance/time to the nearest provider was 3.2 miles (5.2 km) and 5.0 minutes, while that to the main (predominant) provider was 23.0 miles (37.0 km) and 31.7 minutes. Only 21.6% of pregnant women chose one of the closest facilities as their provider. The mean travel distance and time to the nearest provider for women in rural areas were more than twice that for urban women but only 1.2 times for the main provider. Rural women had one third fewer providers situated closer than the main in comparison to number available for urban women. Thus, we conclude that proximity is not the only factor associated with access to healthcare. While evaluating geographic access, the number of available health providers within the mean travel distance or time would be a better indicator of proximate access.