bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
ORGANIZATIONAL AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR INNOVATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY IN UKRAINE
Authors: Zaporozhets S. , Pokhodenko A. , Mistsenko R. , Kolesnyk V.
Published: January 2025

The article provides a description of the innovative project Brave1 as the first coordination platform created for the purpose of effective cooperation between stakeholders in the defense tech industry, which works towards ensuring the development of 12 main priority areas for the dissemination of innovative technological developments in Ukraine.The role and quantitative characteristics of the redistribution of the fund of financial resources for the implementation of innovative projects through the mechanism of functioning of the studied platform are substantiated. The functionality of institutions related to the organizational and financial support of innovative development of weapons and military equipment under martial law, including through a platform with the participation of state budget funds, has been determined.The article outlines the main advantages and disadvantages of the current platform and identifies aspects that limit the level of inclusive access for certain categories of potential developers. The conducted research has made it possible to identify the essential features of Brave1 that are characteristic of the functioning of a specialized defense tech ecosystem, which provides access to all stakeholders involved to professionally provide them with organizational, informational, expert, financial and other types of support necessary to promote the development of innovative defense projects in Ukraine.The article summarizes a number of problematic aspects of the innovation platform's functioning and highlights the principles that are important for ensuring the provision of support to producers. The system of such principles includes the principles of transparency, efficiency, priority, objectivity and cyber resilience.They should be taken into account in the interaction of Brave1 participants in order to promote the development of efficiency and effectiveness of innovative technological solutions in the field of security and defense of Ukraine. The need to create new specialized clusters to provide organizational and financial support to national defense industry manufacturers is substantiated.
Conventional and molecular identification of methicillin-resistance Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) associated with human skin lesions and bovine mastitis
Authors:   Unit of Zoonotic Disease Research, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Al-Qadisiyah, Al-Diwaniyah City, Iraq, Saleh Zeena Fouad , Mizher Balsam Miri ,   Department of Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Al-Qadisiyah, Al-Diwaniyah City, Iraq
Published: January 2025

Background. The objective of this study was to identify the prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) taken from human skin lesions and bovine mastitis samples as well as determine the rate of occurrence of methicillin-resistance S. aureus (MRSA) and to analysis of the genetic connections between isolated bacteria with local and global strains. Methods. A total of 350 specimens were collected, including 150 specimens from human with different skin lesions and 200 specimens from cattle with mastitis. Results. Cultivation methods and biochemical evaluation demonstrated the presence of 86 (57.3%) and 98 (49%) S. aureus isolates in human and animal samples, respectively. The resistance pattern showed that each individual S. aureus isolate shown resistance to penicillin. (100%) followed by erythromycin (86% and 95.5%), Clindamycin (69.7% and 90.8%), Oxacillin (63.9% and 82.6%), Levofloxacin (50% and 55.1%), Tetracyclin (19.7% and 12.2%), Vancomycin (15.1% and 9.1%), Teicoplanin (8.1% and 20.4%) and Gentamicin (9.3% and 5.1%) for human and animals, respectively. The mecA gene was detected in all human Oxacillin resistant isolates (100%), while it was detected only in 73 (82.6) phenotypically Oxacillin resistant isolates. PCR partial gene sequencing that targeted housekeeping gene loci; arcC, aroE, glpF, gmk, pta, tpi, and yqi was done. The sequences were analyzed using multilocus sequence typing (MLST). These isolates carried the above-mentioned genes as follows; 2 (6.7%), 2 (6.7%), 2 (6.7%), 2 (6.7%), 6 (6.7%), 3 (10%), and 2 (6.7%) human isolates, and 10 (13.3%), 14 (18.7%), 8 (10.7%), 6 (8%), 10 (13.3%), 3 (4%), and 2 (2.7%) for milk isolates, respectively, and the MLST via a phylogenetic evaluation revealed close-nucleotide similarities between local and NCBI-based human and cow sequences. Conclusion. Ultimately, the findings of the current investigation suggest that S. aureus is commonly identified in human skin lesions and milk samples and a lot of these isolates the bacteria included significant resistance genes, identifying a possible origin of the spread of resistance to human strains. Furthermore, the obtained information about the genetic similarities between these isolates highlights the animals as an important source for transporting the virulent pathogens to human which leads to health risks to public health.
Retrospective study of side effects of anti-tuberculosis medications and modeling of the cumulative effect of risk factors
Authors:   Ibn Tofail University, Faculty of Science, Biology and Health Laboratory, Kenitra, Morocco, Belomaria Mohamed ,   Higher Institute of Nursing and Health Techniques, Kenitra, Morocco, El Bakkali Mohamed ,   Ibn Tofail University, Faculty of Science, Biology and Health Laboratory, Kenitra, Morocco,   Higher Institute of Nursing and Health Techniques, Kenitra, Morocco, Bouchefra Said ,   Ibn Tofail University, Faculty of Science, Biology and Health Laboratory, Kenitra, Morocco,   Higher Institute of Nursing and Health Techniques, Taza, Morocco, Rektouti Mohamed ,   Ibn Tofail University, Faculty of Science, Biology and Health Laboratory, Kenitra, Morocco, Bouazza Ghizlane ,   Higher Institute of Nursing and Health Techniques, Kenitra, Morocco, Ouhssine Mohammed ,   Ibn Tofail University, Faculty of Science, Natural Resources and Sustainable Development Laboratory, Kenitra, Morocco
Published: January 2025

Background and objectives. Tuberculosis (TB) remains a significant global public health challenge. Treatment for TB typically involves a multi-drug regimen. While first-line anti-TB medications are generally effective, their associated side effects (SE) can lead to considerable morbidity and hinder treatment adherence. This study aimed to evaluate the side effects of first-line anti-TB drugs in individuals aged 18 to 55 years attending the pneumo-phthisiology department in the Gharb Region of Morocco. Materials and methods. This retrospective study was conducted in Kenitra Province, Morocco. Data were collected from 189 participants using a simple random sampling method. Two binary logistic regression models were developed: the first examined the effect of sociodemographic factors on the occurrence of side effects, and the second investigated their effect on treatment discontinuation or modification. Results. Among the patients, 37% experienced side effects, primarily cutaneous (39%), gastrointestinal (23%), and neurological (10%). Treatment discontinuation or modification occurred in 21.7% of cases. Logistic regression analysis revealed that university education and specific age groups (26–36, 37–55) were protective against treatment discontinuation (aOR = 0.084, 0.23, 0.14, respectively). Conversely, low socioeconomic status and female gender were associated with increased risk (aOR = 3.74, 6.11, respectively). Conclusions. This study underscores the importance of managing side effects of anti-TB medications by identifying key risk factors. Implementing targeted strategies can improve treatment adherence and reduce TB-related morbidity.
Elevated Rates of Tidal Disruption Events in Active Galactic Nuclei
Authors: Kaur Karamveer , Stone Nicholas C.
Published: January 2025

Advances in time domain astronomy have produced a growing population of flares from galactic nuclei, including both tidal disruption events (TDEs) and flares in active galactic nuclei (AGN). Because TDEs are uncommon and AGN variability is abundant, large-amplitude AGN flares are usually not categorized as TDEs. While TDEs are normally channelled by the collisional process of two-body scatterings over a relaxation timescale, the quadrupole moment of a gas disk alters the stellar orbits, allowing them to collisionlessly approach the central massive black hole (MBH). This leads to an effectively enlarged loss cone, the loss wedge. Earlier studies found a moderate enhancement, up to a factor ~2–3, of TDE rates

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Two Channels of Metal-rich Compact Stellar System Formation: Starbursts under High Ram Pressure versus Tidal Stripping
Authors: Bian Yuan , Du Min , Debattista Victor P. , Nelson Dylan , Norris Mark A. , Ho Luis C. , Lu Shuai , Cen Renyue , Ma Shuo , Ge Chong , Fang Taotao , Li Hui
Published: January 2025

Most galaxies follow a well-defined scaling relation between metallicity and stellar mass; however, some outliers at the low-mass end of the observed galaxy population exhibit unusually high metallicity for their mass. Understanding how these objects get to be so metal-rich is vital for understanding the role of feedback in galaxy formation. Using the TNG50 simulation, we explore the origins of this phenomenon. We identify 227 metal-rich, compact stellar systems (CSSs) that deviate significantly from this scaling relation. These CSSs are satellites located in the vicinity of massive host galaxies, with stellar masses ranging from 108 to 1010
M
⊙ (including six systems that are close analogs of the M31–M32 system). Contrary to the previously assumed scenario that such objects are predominantly products of tidal stripping, we find that more often ram pressure plays a major role in their formation. Indeed, 76% (173) of these CSSs are formed through a burst of star formation occurring around the time of the first pericentric passage, typically at redshifts z ≲ 1, aided by strong ram pressure and tidal forces. The high ram pressure, resulting from the CSSs’ rapid motion near the host halo center, facilitates metal enrichment, producing high-metallicity CSSs by confining the metal-rich gas from bursty star formation, which leads to distinct stellar populations characterized by enhanced metallicity and high α-abundance. The other 24% (54) of metal-rich CSSs are generated through the tidal stripping of massive progenitors. Our results further indicate that M32 is more likely to have formed through intense star formation events rather than through gradual tidal stripping.
Flora of Forest Reserves and Riparian Areas in Benin
Authors: Apelete Eben-Ezer , Ganglo Jean
Published: January 2025

Benin government is committed to the overall strategy for the sacred forests and protected areas conservation through their integration into the national system of protected areas. This is due to the value of biodiversity and the considerable ethno-cultural and religious importance of the forests and protected areas. The project entitled “Project for the Integration of Sacred Forests into the System of Protected Areas of Benin (PIFSAP)” was initiated to preserve the biodiversity of the country by protecting and sustainably managing forest resources, biological and cultural heritage of local populations. Thus, all the sacred forests of Benin have been inventoried.

The dataset published on GBIF website contains 8,488 occurrences of species collected in the forests and protected areas of Benin. After cleaning, the dataset was made accessible to the whole world via GBIF website: https://www.gbif.org/dataset/0740c09f-5cf6-48f0-8e94-abaa46f4b87b. This dataset is one of the largest databases published on “Centre d’Etudes et de Recherche sur les Forêts (CERF)” account and can be used for any purpose. The data collected are unique and provides information on species diversity found in the forest reserves of Benin.
Quelle politique budgétaire face à la recrudescence des tensions sécuritaires dans le Sahel ?
Authors: Bayale Nimonka , Gado Sanny Mohamed Babatunde
Published: January 2025

Cet article propose une stratégie budgétaire susceptible de contribuer au renforcement de la lutte contre les menaces terroristes dans les pays du Sahel. À cet effet, il passe en revue l’état des lieux du terrorisme et analyse, à partir de modèles économétriques, les différents facteurs qui entretiennent ce phénomène. Les résultats identifient notamment l’augmentation des dépenses militaires comme un moyen de lutte contre le terrorisme. Lesdites dépenses permettent, par exemple, de doter les forces de défense et de sécurité des équipements nécessaires à la préservation de la paix et de la sécurité. À cet égard, l’utilisation de la spécification à effet de seuil de Hansen [1999] montre qu’une stratégie budgétaire efficace contre la progression des menaces terroristes consisterait, pour les pays les plus exposés, à viser progressivement l’objectif de dépenses militaires d’au moins 11,6 % des dépenses totales. En outre, l’existence d’une relation de complémentarité entre les dépenses militaires et celles de l’éducation et de la santé suggère que les dépenses militaires devraient être accompagnées de dotations budgétaires appropriées en faveur de ces secteurs pour produire le plus d’impacts contre les attaques terroristes.
Vers une histoire de Calcutta comme ville portuaire
Authors: Agarwal Prerna
Published: January 2025

Écrire sur Calcutta en tant que ville portuaire, c’est d’abord se détourner des préoccupations de l’élite bengalie de la classe moyenne, les Bhadraloks, qui a dominé l’écriture de l’histoire de la région. Pour eux, les étangs, les bateaux, les rivières occupent une place importante, et la mer, les navires et les marins sont entièrement négligés, ce qui a peut-être à voir avec leur marginalisation dans le commerce impérial. Situés à côté de certains des principaux monuments de la ville, les quartiers sordides des quais sont restés négligés jusqu’à aujourd’hui. Peuplés principalement de travailleurs et de migrants, ils n’ont guère attiré l’attention des chercheurs. Cet article vise à creuser l’histoire d’un monde souterrain, qui émerge quelque peu dans les rapports de police et les récits d’histoire orale, et qui a influencé de larges aspects de la vie sociale et politique. Il met en lumière un ensemble de thèmes : crime et châtiment, migration, religion et mobilité, militantisme subalterne et politique du travail. Dans ce monde tourbillonnant et instable, la criminalité, la politique ouvrière et l’anticolonialisme ont interagi pour façonner l’histoire urbaine de Calcutta.
La réforme du lycée en cours au Brésil
Authors: das Neves Bodart Cristiano , Pinheiro Cigales Marcelo , Oliveira Amurabi , Martinache Igor
Published: January 2025

Une réforme du lycée a été enclenchée au Brésil par le gouvernement d’extrême droite de Bolsonaro. L’article, en resituant cette réforme dans le contexte politique et scolaire national, montre les problèmes qu’elle pose, et les luttes en cours, conduites jusque dans les institutions par le nouveau gouvernement Lula, pour réaliser d’autres choix.
La sociologie, le théologico-politique et la laïcité
Authors: Karsenti Bruno
Published: January 2025

Dans la manière qu’ont les modernes d’envisager les rapports entre religion et politique, Bruno Karsenti repère à la fois une tendance à l’occultation de ce que la notion de justice doit à la religion et une persistance du lien théologico-politique qu’il faut prendre en compte si nous voulons comprendre comment se constitue la laïcité.
Justice et religion chez les modernes
Authors: Karsenti Bruno
Published: January 2025

L’équité, ou justice des modernes, comprise comme une justice à construire et à reconstruire perpétuellement, à partir de la constitution particulière de chaque société, apparaît orientée vers l’hyper-égalitarisme et vient travailler de l’intérieur les traditions religieuses. De la sorte, la laïcisation procède essentiellement d’une opération des religions sur elles-mêmes, indissociable de l’élaboration des normes de justice que toute société moderne ne cesse de relancer. Il s’agit ensuite de comprendre quelle voie particulière suit ce processus dans chacun des trois monothéismes.
La chaîne de l’équité : des Lettres persanes à L’esprit des lois
Authors: Bonnet Stéphane
Published: January 2025

Par comparaison avec les textes antérieurs, en particulier les Lettres persanes , nous considérons, dans L’Esprit des lois , la manière dont Montesquieu retravaille le concept d’équité. Quoique le terme ait à première vue une place secondaire dans l’ensemble des écrits de Montesquieu, lorsque nous parcourons la chaîne des vérités dont l’équité reçoit ses composantes dans L’Esprit des lois, nous sommes en mesure de faire apparaître l’un des principes qui commandent la composition de l’ouvrage.
Deux lectures marxistes des Discours à la nation allemande
Authors: Quétier Jean
Published: January 2025

L’objectif de cet article est de mettre en évidence la dimension contradictoire de la réception marxiste des Discours à la nation allemande de Johann Gottlieb Fichte dans l’espace germanophone au début du xx e siècle en confrontant deux interprétations très différentes : celle de Franz Mehring et celle de Max Adler. Le premier comprend l’ouvrage comme une utopie problématique dont l’actualisation serait à la fois dangereuse et vouée à l’échec, tandis que le second y voit au contraire les germes d’un plan d’éducation socialiste et d’une conception révolutionnaire de la nation.
Bouveresse, Bourdieu : affinités électives
Authors: Pudal Romain
Published: January 2025

Jacques Bouveresse, disparu en 2021, partageait avec Pierre Bourdieu nombre de points communs : une trajectoire sociale et scolaire similaire sur bien des points, un attachement à la rationalité et un dégoût du cynisme, qu’il soit intellectuel ou politique, sans faille, pour ne citer que les principaux. Nous abordons ces différents points en montrant également que l’idéal de la liberté par la connaissance professé par Bourdieu ne convainquait pas tout à fait Bouveresse pour qui la dimension morale de toute activité, notamment intellectuelle, doit être constamment réaffirmée.
Les logiques folles de la croyance
Authors: Galano Jean-Michel
Published: January 2025

Manzoni n’est pas seulement un romancier. Son évocation de la grande peste de Milan dans Les Fiancés écrit en 1825, l’amène à s’interroger sur la croyance, la superstition et les phénomènes d’hystérie collective. Un questionnement qui reste de pleine actualité. Il donne des illustrations très vivantes de la force des préjugés et se demande comment libérer la connaissance objective du poids des croyances communes. Ce qui amène à la question des libertés publiques, qui ne sauraient se ramener au « laisser-faire ».
Contribution des épreuves projectives au diagnostic de psychose infantile : quels repères ?
Authors: Denis Jennifer , Namèche Audrey
Published: January 2025

La difficulté actuelle à diagnostiquer la psychose infantile conduit à retarder la mise en place d’une prise en charge adaptée. Dans ce contexte, l’article propose de s’arrêter sur l’apport des épreuves projectives dans la démarche diagnostique de la psychose infantile. Après un éclairage historique et clinique sur le concept de psychose, les auteurs abordent les manifestations de la psychose infantile aux épreuves du Rorschach et du cat afin de dégager ce qui peut faire repère dans l’appréhension de cette psychopathologie chez l’enfant. L’étude de cas d’un enfant de 5 ans vient éclairer nos propos.
Situation projective du Rorschach, outil d’exploration de la personnalité des tradi­thérapeutes « clairvoyants » Nawdeba du Nord-Togo
Authors: Kpassagou Bassantéa Lodegaena , Bansard Nolhan , Lawson Jean-Paul
Published: January 2025

Cet article vise à rendre compte d’une recherche exploratoire réalisée par deux chercheurs de cultures différentes, en 2021 dans le Nord-Togo, sur l’étude de la personnalité des tradi­thérapeutes dits « clairvoyants » de la culture nawda. Ces tradi­thérapeutes, devins-guérisseurs, sont réputés clairvoyants dans la mesure où ils interagissent avec des forces spirituelles invisibles, dont ils tirent leur pouvoir pour soigner des plaintes, qu’elles soient d’origine organique, relationnelle ou psychique. Nous avons utilisé la situation projective du Rorschach pour questionner les manifestations subjectives de cette clairvoyance, ainsi que pour comprendre les mouvements intrapsychiques et interpsychiques qu’elle implique. Mais que se passe-t-il donc quand on propose une situation projective à ces tradi­thérapeutes ? Nous proposons donc dans cet article à la fois la présentation des résultats sur la personnalité des tradi­thérapeutes tout en engageant en amont une réflexion méthodologique sur les adaptations successives qui ont été nécessaires pour permettre la réalisation de la situation projective dans ce contexte inter- et transculturel particulier.
Dessiner son bébé : étude exploratoire d’un nouveau dispositif projectif en périnatalité
Authors: Evrard Renaud , Štegrová Anna
Published: January 2025

L’article se propose d’étudier le dessin de son bébé, un nouveau dispositif projectif destiné à l’usage auprès des mères dans la clinique de la périnatalité pour explorer l’installation et la qualité du lien mère-bébé et de son évolution après l’accouchement. Il présente brièvement les caractéristiques de la période périnatale, une revue de la littérature des épreuves projectives en périnatalité et une partie expérimentale afin d’évaluer les capacités réceptives de nouvel outil. L’analyse de la vignette clinique permet d’étayer nos hypothèses, à savoir que le dessin de son bébé a pu contenir des projections de la participante, et en particulier la représentation de la relation mère-bébé en anténatal puis en postnatal ; l’évolution, entre ces deux états relationnels, s’est exposée sur notre médium choisi, et ce, de façon claire et notable. Ces données convergent avec celles obtenues par le Rorschach.
Décentralisation et gouvernance locale en Turquie : Une étude localisée des relations État-collectivités
Authors: Yildirim Galip Emre
Published: January 2025

Entre 2004 et 2014, les réformes des collectivités locales menées par l’AKP (parti de la justice et du développement) ont entraîné de changement profond modifiant la gouvernance municipale, départementale et métropolitaine. Cependant, il est difficile d’affirmer que la gestion territoriale en Turquie fonctionne de manière véritablement autonome et décentralisée. Bien que la décentralisation ait été initialement envisagée comme un processus administratif, technique et financier, sa mise en œuvre est largement influencée par des considérations politiques et les rapports de force entre les élites étatiques et les acteurs de l’opposition, notamment pour le contrôle des mairies et des services publics locaux. Pour comprendre cette complexité locale, l’article étudie, de manière comparative, deux cas infranationaux : une ville métropolitaine (Aydin) et une ville non métropolitaine (Yalova). L’analyse utilise une approche localisée du pouvoir couplée à l’approche wébérienne pour explorer la nature de ces relations. Diverses sources, telles que l’analyse de comptes rendus parlementaires, de documents officiels, et des entretiens avec des acteurs locaux, ont été utilisées pour tester les hypothèses de l’étude. En somme, le modèle de décentralisation de l’AKP, bien qu’il transfère certaines compétences aux collectivités locales, ne leur accorde pas une véritable autonomie en raison de l’absence d’un transfert suffisant d’autonomie fiscale. En conséquence, les collectivités locales ont une capacité limitée à agir de manière indépendante.
Vers une (re)connaissance réciproque entre efts et universités ?
Authors: Yahiaoui Mathilde , Altwegg-Boussac Chloé
Published: January 2025

Si des coopérations entre efts et universités existent déjà, l’inscription des formations en intervention sociale dans le champ de l’enseignement supérieur ne cesse néanmoins de faire débat, tout comme les enjeux de reconnaissance qui en découlent. Le développement plus important des collaborations efts-universités semble souvent renvoyer les acteurs concernés à des préoccupations concurrentielles et identitaires s’agissant de leur propre champ, laissant peu de place à une ouverture sur l’innovation qu’appelle pourtant le contexte de crise d’attractivité qui traverse le secteur de l’intervention sociale. Cet article se veut ainsi donner une vision d’ensemble de la situation et des questionnements à l’œuvre au sein du réseau unaforis sur le sujet. L’occasion de réinterroger ce que recouvre réellement cette recherche de reconnaissance des efts, les fondements de certaines réticences exprimées attestant d’un manque de connaissance réciproque ; mais surtout l’occasion de montrer à quoi peuvent ressembler des coopérations efts-universités aux contours redéfinis qui se veulent mutuellement plus avantageux, en se demandant s’ils sont le reflet d’une formule « gagnant-gagnant » fondée sur des liens de réciprocité équilibrés et complémentaires.
De la complémentarité à la réciprocité : modèle de conventionnement entre les efts et le département des sciences de l’éducation et de la formation de l’université Paris Nanterre
Authors: Avezou-Boutry Virginie , Rurka Anna , Riban Chloé
Published: January 2025

L’histoire du département des sciences de l’éducation et de la formation de l’université Paris Nanterre, c’est aussi l’histoire de ses partenariats, depuis 1982, avec les établissements de formation en travail social (efts). Ce partenariat impliquant à ce jour cinq efts semble être l’un des plus étendus et concentrés en France. À travers ce partenariat et sa pratique du conventionnement se dessine la contribution des sciences de l’éducation et de la formation à des normes et des savoirs communs en travail social et, inversement, la contribution du travail social à une offre de formation en licence et en master en sciences de l’éducation et de la formation. Cet article vise à analyser le modèle de conventionnement pratiqué par le département des sciences de l’éducation et de la formation et les efts partenaires, en le situant dans une perspective historique, évolutive et projective. En tenant compte des tensions et des défis identifiés dans le Livre blanc du travail social , l’accent sera mis sur la construction pédagogique et scientifique du conventionnement, visant la complémentarité et la réciprocité de l’offre de formation.
Enhancing Learners’ Spelling Skills with an Interactive Chatbot Facilitator
Authors: Al Ghaithi Ali , Behforouz Behnam , Isyaku Hassan
Published: January 2025

This study attempted to design an interactive chatbot to function as the facilitator for improving spelling skills and elicit students’ perceptions of using chatbots in the language learning process. To collect the required data, 60 Omani EFL students were divided equally into control and experimental groups, each with 30 students, to collect the necessary data. Three instruments were used to collect the necessary data, including a newly researcher-designed WhatsApp bot, a perceptions questionnaire adopted from Khan et al. [1], and the NorthStar GCC book series to elicit the vocabulary for spelling practice. The findings disclosed that using interactive chatbots in a learning context improved spelling skills among experimental group participants. Learners who interacted with the bot during the treatment period showed favorable perceptions toward its use in learning. Teachers would benefit from using a WhatsApp bot to send extra materials, allowing students to access materials without time and place limitations.
Evaluation of the Level of Network Communicative Culture among Teachers and Students
Authors: Abdigapbarova Ulzharkyn , Yeshenkulova Dinara , Shalabayeva Laura , Aitenova Elmira , Zhiyenbayeva Nadezhda , Tapalova Olga
Published: January 2025

This study aims to assess the level of network communication culture among teachers and students to determine their abilities and skills in the field of network communications. Structured questionnaire surveys were utilized as one of its primary methods for data collection in this study. The data obtained confirms the widespread recognition of digital technologies among students and teachers. The high level of internet usage among students (70%) and active engagement in online chats (73%) underscores the significance of access to online resources and various communication tools in the educational process. Educators also actively utilize digital tools, although some report low (10%) or moderate (25%) levels of knowledge and express a need for additional training and support. The results emphasize the importance of effective time and resource management for teachers, as well as the convenience and accessibility of digital tools for students. Some students suggest replacing face-to-face contact with digital tools and emphasize the importance of interpersonal communication. The attained results can be integrated into the existing knowledge framework within the domains of education, psychology, pedagogy, information technology, and sociology, thereby facilitating a deeper understanding of the impact of digital technologies on educational processes.
Mobile Application with Artificial Intelligence Chatbots for Dengue Information and Management
Authors: Menéndez Mueras Rosa , Medina Rafaile Esteban Julio , Herrera Salazar José Luis
Published: January 2025

Dengue fever has intensified in recent years, affecting millions, with an estimated 100 to 400 million people yearly; approximately 80% of these cases have been reported in the Americas. This develops a prototype of a mobile application that includes artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots for dengue management and information. The design thinking methodology was applied, which was useful due to its focus on user needs, allowing the identification of key problems in dengue management and the design of innovative and functional solutions. The results were validated by experts using criteria such as technology, innovation, and feasibility with an average score of 4.26 and users using criteria such as functionality, usability, and accessibility with an average score of 4.28, showing a high level of acceptance. This tool has the potential to improve early disease detection, facilitating data collection and real-time interaction with patients. Through the use of AI, the application aims to optimize case management, reduce serious complications, and support health systems in at-risk areas.
Leveraging Mobile Interaction Technologies for Real-Time Decision Making in Enterprise Management Systems
Authors: Yang Fan
Published: January 2025

With the widespread adoption of mobile internet and smart devices, enterprises face rapidly changing market environments and complex decision-making requirements. How to utilize mobile interaction technologies to enhance real-time decision-making capabilities in enterprise management systems has become a critical issue in modern business management. Through real-time data transmission and interaction via mobile devices, businesses can more flexibly acquire information, monitor statuses, and optimize decision-making processes, thereby improving the timeliness and accuracy of decisions. Existing research primarily focuses on traditional decision support systems (DSS) and data mining technologies, but these methods fall short when addressing the dynamic and real-time decision-making needs, especially in complex enterprise management scenarios. One major challenge remains the effective integration of multiple data sources. Therefore, leveraging real-time interactive data from mobile technologies to improve decision support in enterprise management systems becomes a pressing research topic. This paper proposes a real-time decision-making framework for enterprise management systems based on mobile interaction technologies, focusing on the problem description of real-time decision-making in enterprise management and a decision-making mining framework based on mobile interaction relationships and mixed user discourse (including decision belief propagation based on mobile interaction relationships and the UCBert model based on user content analysis). Through this framework, the paper aims to enhance decision-making accuracy and timeliness, enabling enterprises to make more informed and efficient decisions in a dynamically changing market.
Application and Optimization Strategies for Teacher-Student Interaction in Language Teaching through Interactive Mobile Technology
Authors: Tong Ziwen
Published: January 2025

With the rapid development of information technology, the application of interactive mobile technology in the field of education has become increasingly widespread. In particular, optimizing the teacher-student interaction has become a key factor in enhancing teaching effectiveness in language education. Under traditional language teaching models, teacher-student interaction tends to be unidirectional, making it difficult to fully stimulate students’ interest and engagement. The introduction of interactive mobile technology has made the teaching process more flexible and diverse, providing new forms and approaches for teacher-student interaction. However, how to scientifically assess and effectively optimize teacher-student interaction remains a critical issue in current educational research. Existing studies mainly focus on technological applications and lack an in-depth exploration of the essence of interaction, particularly in terms of the quantitative analysis of interaction intensity and evolution. This study aims to explore the application and optimization strategies of interactive mobile technology in teacher-student interactive language teaching. The study includes four main components: first, analyzing the evolution of teacher-student interaction in language teaching; second, calculating the intensity of teacher-student interaction based on information entropy; third, constructing and calculating a model for the evolution of interaction intensity; and fourth, proposing language teaching optimization strategies based on the evolution of teacher-student interaction intensity. This study, through theoretical modeling and empirical analysis, seeks to provide scientific evidence and practical guidance for improving the quality of teacher-student interaction and optimizing language teaching.
The Impact of Mobile Technology on English Writing Teaching: The Relationship between Interactive Feedback and Autonomous Learning Abilities
Authors: Deng Weifeng , Wang Lin
Published: January 2025

With the rapid development of information technology (IT), mobile technology has been widely applied in the field of education, particularly in language learning. English writing, as one of the core skills in language acquisition, faces numerous challenges within traditional teaching models, such as limited learner autonomy and the difficulty of meeting individualized needs. In recent years, mobile technology-assisted English writing teaching has become a new research focus, with interactive feedback mechanisms and the enhancement of autonomous learning abilities being identified as key factors influencing instructional effectiveness. This study aims to explore mobile network-based English writing teaching, specifically analyzing how locationaware features and interactive feedback can enhance students’ autonomous learning abilities. In particular, the study investigates the forms and challenges of mobile network-assisted English writing teaching, examining mobile network discovery technologies, similarity calculation, and evolutionary computation methods relevant to English writing teaching, and proposes strategies for enhancing autonomous learning through interactive feedback.
La question de la normalisation des écrits scolaires pour leur traitement automatique. Le cas de l’omission de mots
Authors: Barletta Martina , Ponton Claude
Published: January 2025

Cette contribution porte sur le traitement du bruit provoqué par les omissions de mots dans un corpus d’écrits scolaires en vue de leur traitement automatique. Même si une étape de normalisation rend possible le traitement de ces textes très fautifs, certains éléments de langage demeurent difficiles à appréhender notamment dans le cas où le scripteur omet des mots dans le texte. Nous proposons dans cette contribution trois méthodes possibles de traitement automatique ou semi-automatique pour résoudre cette problématique : (1) méthode exploitant un token « masque » de forme xxx ; (2) méthode semi-automatisée où chaque catégorie morpho-syntaxique proposée lors de la normalisation est remplacée par le même « mot prototypique » ; (3) méthode FlauBERT où le modèle de langage est utilisé pour « reconstruire » le token le plus probable dans le texte. Nous évaluons de manière quantitative ces trois méthodes pour ensuite présenter qualitativement les résultats obtenus à travers la méthode (3), la plus efficace dans le contexte de notre recherche.
Insights on Curriculum Development
Authors: Jesus Ângelo , Gomes Maria João
Published: January 2025

This chapter details a significant curriculum reform at the School of Health Sciences in Portugal, focusing on its pharmacy program. Prompted by new quality assurance systems in Europe and the Portuguese government's reaccreditation policy, the school sought to reassess its curriculum as the 2016/2017 evaluation period approached. Utilizing a structured Model for Curriculum Development, the school conducted a SWOT analysis, interviews with students and faculty, and quality assessment surveys to gather insights. The analysis defined the attributes of an “ideal graduate” and ensured alignment with professional practice requirements and guidelines. The proposed curriculum included transitioning from a quarter-based to a semester-based system, revising module content, and enhancing practical simulations. After validation by internal and external committees, the new curriculum was approved for implementation in the 2018/2019 academic year, reflecting the school's commitment to high-quality education and responsiveness to evolving professional needs.
Creativity in Health Sciences Education
Authors: Matahela Vhothusa Edward
Published: January 2025

Current healthcare practices in South Africa are often criticised for their dehumanising nature. This criticism stems from the predominance of a Western biomedical model, which often neglects the country's unique historical, cultural, and political landscapes. This chapter examines the pressing need for a more compassionate, humanising approach in health sciences education, especially within the South African milieu where the remnants of colonial and apartheid-era policies continue to shape the educational and healthcare sectors. There is a need for a teaching philosophy that prioritises respect for cultural identities and individual dignity, so that health sciences education can nurture professionals who are not only proficient but also empathetic and innovative in their approach to patient care. The chapter advocates for a curriculum that considers patients' socio-cultural contexts and personal narratives while equipping students to be creative thinkers in navigating the intricate demands of the contemporary healthcare system.
Reflective Practice as an Effective Strategy for Promoting Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving Skills in Nursing Education
Authors: Tomas Nestor , Paulo Cynthyia
Published: January 2025

Reflective practice continues to be a key strategy for promoting critical thinking and problem-solving skills in nursing education globally. This study explored the experiences of nursing students on the use of reflective practice to advance critical thinking and problem solving at the University of Namibia, Rundu Campus. An exploratory, descriptive qualitative design was employed to purposively recruit 10 final year undergraduate nursing students. The data, which were collected through the use of individual semi-structured interviews, were analyzed using thematic analysis. The following themes emerged from the study: reflection in action, and reflection on action. The results of this study highlight the significance of reflection in nursing education, as well as the importance of student engagement and institutional support in implementing reflective practice within the nursing school.
Professional Development of Environmental Health Workers
Authors: Ernawati Kholis , Burhan Aslichan , Albar Akmal S. , Al Khaliel Achnaf T. , Al Fatich Ahda S. F.
Published: January 2025

The professional development of environmental health workers in Indonesia faces various challenges that require innovative approaches and continuous learning. This article explores innovations in education and training and strategies for continuous learning applied in Indonesia's environmental health context. The research utilizes a literature review approach to identify recent trends and best practices. The analysis showed that applying digital technology, interdisciplinary learning methods, and case-based training programs can significantly improve the competency of environmental health workers. This article provides recommendations for further development within this sector.
An Emotional Approach for Collaboration, Self-Care, and Collective Care in Health Professions Education
Authors: Rodríguez Lidia
Published: January 2025

The university classroom is a microcosm; an alive, changing, moving world that interacts continuously. Accordingly, three questions initiated a reflective process in/from/for the practice (Schön, 1983) in our particular microcosm. Firstly reflection is how could emotions be integrated into our classes so that the whole community could take advantage of the interaction and learning process? Reflective listening is the primary job of the clinician (DiLollo, 2004) and we would suggest this is also true of teachers. When designing the classes, it is necessary to start with obvious questions: Dear students, how are you? Where are you? How are your families? How is your environment? What do you need? How can I help you as a teacher and how can your friends and colleagues help you? We cannot move forward on the road if we do not know in what conditions each one of us is at the start of a journey. Sometimes students are, in the words of Stokes (2015), “in a new country without a map”.
The Invisible Minority
Authors: Hagion-Rzepka Christine E.
Published: January 2025

This chapter presents disability as an element of diversity often unrecognized in psychology. While many of the concepts are widely applicable to other disciplines within mental health, it is written specifically about clinical psychology training programs. Disabled graduate students are currently underserved, and face disability-related barriers in education and structural obstacles which impede their progress toward obtaining licensure. Microaggressions toward students with disabilities in graduate training are presented, along with recommendations for improvement. The chapter addresses ableism in academia, providing suggestions regarding accommodations and infusing disability training into the curriculum. It reviews the concept of a Disability-Affirming Training Environment with guidance for practitioners working in clinical settings, reducing liability due to discrimination. It highlights disabled trainees' unique skills and abilities, showing how the profession itself can be strengthened by acknowledging and embracing disability as an area of diversity
Analyzing the inter-annual variability of rainfall in the Brazilian semi-arid region
Authors: Monteiro Francisco , Ferreira Almir Miranda , Lucena Rebecca Luna
Published: January 2025

This research aims to analyze the interannual variability of rainfall and the correlation between solar cycles and teleconnections with the precipitation regime of the Intermediate Geographic Region of Caicó (IGRC), in the semiarid region of the state of Rio Grande do Norte, northeast Brazil. For the analyses, three time-series were used, 1913 to 2020 for the relationship between rainfall and sunspots; and both 1950 to 2020 and 1982 to 2020 for the relationship between rainfall and teleconnections (El Nino Southern Oscillation – ENOS, Atlantic Dipole and sunspots). For the data analysis, basic statistical techniques, nonparametric statistical tests such as the Mann-Kendall and the Pearson correlation coefficient were used. Results have shown that the correlation between sunspots and rainfall was -0.2, indicating a weak negative correlation (1913-2020), with a confidence level of 95%. For rainfall and ENSO (Niño 1+2 and Niño 3) it was 0.4, with a 99% confidence level for Niño 1+2, 0.3 for Rainfall and North Atlantic (TNA), and 0.3 for sunspots and rainfall with a 95% confidence level (1982 to 2020). There was no trend in rainfall values in the last century. It was concluded that the patterns of sunspots, ENSO, and the Atlantic dipole were correlated with precipitation levels in the IGRC, and studies on teleconnections and extraterrestrial factors need to be further explored to try to understand the genesis of rainfall in various parts of the globe.
The effects of the adoption of forest cropping technologies on sustainability dimensions: a multi-stakeholder perspective
Authors: Leite Leonidas de Oliveira , Silva Sergio Evangelista , Silva André Luís
Published: January 2025

New technologies are an important instrument to face the global challenges and reach sustainability. Their adoption triggers different perspectives, interests and discourses of different stakeholders’ groups involved in this phenomenon. Therefore, analyzing the different perspectives of diverse stakeholders’ groups through their respective discourses is a fundamental instrument to assess the potential barriers and the viability of its adoption. This article analyzes how different stakeholders perceive the impacts on sustainability regarding the andadoption of new harvesting technologies in the forest industry in Brazil, through the dimensions of triple bottom line. The combination of qualitative and quantitative approach is used to analyze a set of stakeholders’ documents that reflect their perception and positions on the adoption of these technologies. As a result, the different stakeholders’ perspectives are mapped in a two-dimensional framework, based on the discursive focus (narrow versus broad), and the discourse valence (negative, neutral or positive). As contribution, this article shows the possibility to map the different stakeholders’ perspectives about a same phenomenon, which is a useful tool for perceive the possibilities of action of stakeholders through the intentions expressed in their discourse.