bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The drivers of reflection in arts-based coaching
Authors: Van Coller-Peter Salome , Olinger Hanno N.
Published: September 2022

Purpose: The aim of this study was to explore the use of art in coaching and to determine how art contributes to the ability of clients/coaches to reflect critically.Design and methodology: This qualitative study used in-depth interviews with coaches who make regular use of a visual art form as a coaching tool. The sample focused on the diversity of coaches and the coaching context. A phenomenological approach was used as the focus was to gather the experiences of the participating coaches on their practices of art in coaching.Findings/results: The views of participant coaches on outcomes have been gathered, which includes better insight (aha-moments), a stronger focus on goals, willingness to use their creativity and changes in perception. Five key drivers of critical reflection have been identified, and it was found that the experience of creating art, as opposed to viewing art, produces these results more often.Practical implications: The findings of this research provide coaches with an additional mechanism to foster critical reflection with their clients, the educators of coaches with food for thought when developing coaching curricular.Originality/value: This study contributes empirical evidence to the body of knowledge on reflective practices, transformation and coaching as well as key drivers that enhance critical reflection in clients.Limitations of the study: Information was gathered from coaches only. For ethical reasons, the coaches could not reveal the identity of their clients. So feedback through the lens of the clients was not gathered.
The association between optimism and future performance: Evidence of impression management from chief executive officer and chairperson letters
Authors: Nel George F. , Arendse-Fourie Sher-Lee , Ontong Juan M.
Published: September 2022

Purpose: This article examines the sincerity of two sets of narrative disclosures in the letters of chairpersons (CPs) and chief executive officers (CEOs) to stakeholders. The study sought to compare the level of optimism between the two letters and whether such optimism (as per its link to future performance) was sincere or not and the differences in the level of sincerity between the two letters.Design/methodology/approach: Chairpersons’ and chief executive officers’ letters as contained in annual reports for firms listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange over a 4-year period were analysed. Textual analysis software was used to measure optimism in 200 CPs’ and 200 CEOs’ letters. The level of optimism was compared using mixed-model repeated measures analysis of variance. Sincerity was operationalised as the positive association between the level of optimism and future performance and a negative association as evidence of impression management. Two-way linear fixed effect regression models were used.Findings: This study found that CPs’ letters were more optimistic than those of CEOs’. More specifically, the results point to impression management in both CPs’ and CEOs’ letters, with only CPs’ letters indicating a significant negative association.Practical implications: Relative to the CEOs, CPs may use more optimistic writing styles to sway stakeholders who are anticipating worse-than-expected future performance; readers should be aware of the potential consequences of such practices.Originality/value: The results provide support for the obfuscation hypothesis as a theoretical underpinning regarding CPs’ and CEOs’ letters. Overall, the results question the ability of such narratives to lessen agency costs.
Developmental dyslexia in selected South African schools: Parent perspectives on management
Authors: Geertsema Salome , Le Roux Mia , Van Niekerk Chemoné , Dyer Louise , Booyse Melindie , Bothma Monja , Nel Talitha
Published: September 2022

Background: South Africa has a dearth of research regarding the management of children with dyslexia (CWD), which could be exacerbated by the apparent lack of parental support. South Africa has a unique educational, linguistic and socio-economic context; thus, more specific investigations were warranted into the perspectives and needs of parents and caregivers of CWD in South Africa.Aim: To determine the parental perspectives of the management of their CWD in South African schools.Setting: An online research survey was sent to South African parents with a CWD.Methods: A descriptive, embedded design, including both qualitative and quantitative aspects, was implemented. The study was cross-sectional in nature. Stratified sampling was used in which the participants were divided into two separate strata.Results: Results indicated that most parents of CWD had good knowledge regarding dyslexia in South Africa. Most parents with CWD had difficulty with the social stigma surrounding the disorder. Furthermore, parents were aware of their role in their CWD’s education; however, a lack of resources was evident in South Africa leading to poor parental experiences.Conclusion: There is a lack of resources and access to appropriate services such as multisensory teaching methods and accommodations in South Africa. Parents of CWD therefore did not receive enough support in the management of their child’s dyslexia. Future research should be conducted regarding South African teachers’ knowledge and perspectives regarding dyslexia and the management thereof. It was recommended that professionals trained in the management of dyslexia educate and advocate for CWD and their families.
Associations between early numeracy and mathematics-specific vocabulary
Authors: Bezuidenhout Hanrie S.
Published: September 2022

Background: Early numeracy development is supported by linguistic features such as mathematics-specific vocabulary. Researchers have established a link between the amount and quality of children’s exposure to mathematics-specific vocabulary and their numeracy learning. Studies have also shown that children from low socio-economic status are less exposed to mathematics-specific vocabulary and also tend to underperform on mathematics assessments. South African children consistently perform poorly on local and international mathematics assessments.Aim: To describe associations between numeracy and mathematics-specific vocabulary of the sample who participated in the study.Setting: Participants in this study are from Quintile 1 schools and receive social grants from the South African government.Method: 133 Grade 1 and 2 children completed assessments for (1) early numeracy (MARKO-D SA), (2) mathematics-specific vocabulary (MMLT) and (3) early reading (EGRA). Correlation analyses were conducted to investigate associations between variables and developmental continuity of number concept development and reading skills were described.Results: An association between numeracy and mathematics-specific vocabulary was found. The data confirm that number concepts and reading skills develop hierarchically. Although English-speaking children performed better on the numeracy assessment, isiZulu and Sesotho speakers performed better on the reading test.Conclusion: Mathematics-specific vocabulary is a key tool for early number concept development, also in isiZulu and Sesotho. Teachers’ pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) should include how number concept development intersects with mathematics-specific vocabulary. Explicit teaching of mathematics-specific vocabulary should be included in the Foundation Phase curriculum.
Use of social media as a marketing and information provision tool by the City of Cape Town Libraries
Authors: Masizana Fikiswa , Salubi Oghenere G.
Published: September 2022

Background: Social media use by libraries has facilitated communication and marketing of services to user communities. The City of Cape Town Libraries adopted social media usage in the 2015–2016 financial year. This study is set out to assess librarians’ perception and response to the implementation and adoption of social media for library services.Objectives: The research sought to appraise the City of Cape Town public librarians’ experiences of social media use in the provision of information services, evaluate librarians’ perceptions of social media use for information provision services and recommend ways in which social media information services provision can be improved upon.Method: A quantitative research method and a descriptive survey research design approach was adopted for the study, and a web-based questionnaire was used for data collection. The study was anchored on the technological acceptance model, and employed total enumeration sampling to collect data from the 102 City of Cape Town librarians-in-charge.Results: City of Cape Town librarians have positive perception and acceptance towards the use of social media to perform library-related duties. Librarians utilised social media in engaging with library users, including marketing of library services, and promotion of library events. Experiences including lack of guidance in dealing with copyright issues and organisational policy favouring a single social media platform were reported.Conclusion: Library services through is vastly positive but expansion across multiple social media platforms is necessary to encourage further engagement with users. A third construct: preference of choice is proposed for the TAM model.
A holistic homiletical approach to preaching based on ancient and modern texts
Authors: Kim Victor S. , Nel Malan , Van Eck Ernest
Published: September 2022

This article proposes a homiletical model as an alternative to traditional homiletical approaches in response to the recent membership decline in evangelical churches in Korea. While socio-economic and sociocultural aspects may contribute to the membership decline, the article considers evangelical preaching and its alternative. Evangelical churches have been struggling with the decline of church membership since the early 2010s. While the Korean sociocultural value has changed, evangelical preaching has remained unchanged in its content and homiletical approach. The premises of this article considers how and what the preacher should preach in Korea by analysing and revisiting both classical persuasive rhetoric and the current homiletical approaches as a literature study. The literature study shows how both the elements of classical rhetoric and different homiletical approaches are evident in Paul’s speech at Areopagus in Acts 17. As a sample, the article shows how one can implement the new alternative homiletical approach to Judges 6 in the current social context in Korea. In the act of preaching, the message moves the listeners towards fulfilling God’s missional calling by engaging in the new norm of social distancing in these times of pandemic crisis.Intradisciplinary and/or interdisciplinary implications: The proposed holistic homiletical approach results from an interdisciplinary discussion synthesising non-religious classical rhetoric and modern religious homiletical approaches. Furthermore, the holistic approach treats different elements within classical rhetoric and homiletical approaches based on intradisciplinary discussion. The Korean preachers should consider the new proposed holistic model in response to church membership decline in Korea.
Interleukin-15 is a significant predictor of sarcopenia in human immunodeficiency virus infected patients on antiretroviral therapy
Authors: Agus Aprianta , Agus Somia , Suka Aryana
Published: September 2022

Objective:

To identify the relationship between interleukin (IL)-15 levels and sarcopenia in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)- infected patients who have received antiretroviral therapy.

Methods:

This study was a cross-sectional design with 70 participants conducted from January to March 2021. All the participants were assessed for sarcopenia and the IL-15 levels. Sarcopenia was established based on the the Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia (AWGS) 2019 criteria. Plasma IL-15 was determined. This analysis was carried out by means of 2×2 tabulation and the statistical test used is Chi-square.

Results:

Seventy patients received antiretroviral therapy >6 months and showed a good clinical response. Among them, 36 (51.4%) took zidovudine-based antiretroviral therapy with a median duration of illness of 5 years. The proportion of sarcopenia in patients with HIV infection was 32.9%. The median CD4 cell count was 395.5 cells/L (range: 203-937 cells/L). Logistic regression analysis revealed that age>50 years (aOR 8.3, 95% CI 1.6-44.5), underweight (aOR 7.7, 95% CI 1.5-40.5), IL-15≥150.5 ng/L (aOR 4.9, 95% CI 1.3-19.0) and female (aOR 4.8, 95% CI 1.2-18.3 were significant and independent adverse predictors of sarcopenia in subjects with HIV infection.

Conclusions:

There is an association between high levels of IL-15 and sarcopenia in HIV-infected patients on antiretroviral therapy for more than 6 months with good clinical response.
Efficacy and safety of pharmacotherapeutic interventions used in visceral leishmaniasis clinical trials
Authors: Bashir Aamir , Sahu Gautam , Rashid Ishfaq , Tiwari Pramil
Published: September 2022

Objective:

To compare the efficacy and safety outcomes of different antileishmanial agents used in visceral leishmaniasis clinical trials.

Methods:

A systematic literature search in PubMed/MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane, and Google Scholar was done using keywords “randomized controlled trials”, “antileishmanial” and “visceral leishmaniasis”. The outcomes included were cure rate, overall withdrawals, relapse rate, and treatment-emergent adverse events. Effect estimates through the frequentist network meta-analysis approach were presented as OR with 95% CI. Rankogram plots were used for identifying the “best intervention” based on p-scores obtained using the surface under the cumulative ranking. The risk of bias was evaluated by using Pedro Scale.

Results:

Seventeen randomized controlled trials with 5 143 visceral leishmaniasis patients who received different antileishmanial agents (amphotericin B, miltefosine, paromomycin, meglumine antimoniate, sodium stibogluconate, sitamaquine, and pentavalent antimonials) and met the inclusion criteria were included. For efficacy outcomes of the treatments, the rankogram of the network meta-analysis revealed that paromomycin (p-score=0.814 8) has the highest probability of being best in the pool, followed by sodium stibogluconate (OR 0.82, 95% CI 0.24-2.79, p-score=0.758 0), amphotericin B+miltefosine (OR 0.66, 95% CI 0.02-19.04, p-score=0.732 9) as compared to the remaining treatments; however, the most of the treatment-emergent adverse events were reported with sitamaquine.

Conclusions:

Paromomycin reported the highest cure rates, while the maximum treatment-emergent adverse events were seen with sitamaquine.
Anesthetic Concerns in Resection of Liver
Authors: Kulkarni Vinaya Rahul
Published: September 2022

Liver resection is a major abdominal surgical procedure with its associated complications. A multidisciplinary team approach with appropriate preoperative planning is of utmost importance. The four cases managed successfully under general anaesthesia in a tertiary government hospital put forth a protocol based management for better outcome. The case series help to find out the perioperative anaesthetic challenges in management of liver resection. A 27-years old female and 40-years old male patients were admitted to a tertiary government hospital with diagnosis of hepatocellular malignancy and a 56-years old male and 52-years old female patients with gall bladder malignancy with liver metastases were admitted in the hospital for definitive cure. All patients were posted for tumour resection under general anaesthesia. This case series highlights the optimum preoperative preparation, optimization and discussion of perioperative concerns and anaesthesia management and importance of total intravenous anaesthesia. Role of protocol-based anaesthetic management and knowledge about surgical techniques for minimization of blood loss may decrease morbidity and mortality in liver resection surgery.
Spinal Anaesthesia in Kyphoscoliotic Parturients Undergoing Caesarean Delivery – A Retrospective Study from a Tertiary Care Centre in India
Authors: Singh Ranju , Sardana Rashi , Singh Pooja
Published: September 2022

Introduction:

Kyphoscoliosis with pregnancy is a rare but serious disorder which often requires caesarean delivery. Both general and regional anaesthesia have been used in these cases but data regarding outcomes with spinal anaesthesia (SA) are limited.

Methods:

We conducted a retrospective study to identify patients with kyphoscoliosis undergoing caesarean delivery at a tertiary care hospital in India. Those parturients who received SA were compared with those receiving general anaesthesia (GA group) with respect to cardiorespiratory parameters, maternal outcomes and neonatal outcomes.

Results:

The GA group had significantly worse cardiorespiratory parameters including pulmonary function tests, right atrial pressures and cardiac ejection fraction as compared to SA group. All the GA group patients required mechanical ventilation while no patients in the SA group needed mechanical ventilation. Intraoperative hypotension was more common in the SA group. Neonatal outcomes were worse in the GA group with lower Apgar scores at 1 and 5 min and more nursery admissions than the SA group. No maternal or neonatal deaths occurred in either group.

Conclusion:

Kyphoscoliotic parturients scheduled for CD can be successfully managed with SA with good maternal and neonatal outcomes. GA may be reserved for severe kyphoscoliotic parturients with cardiorespiratory complications. The safety of SA in severe kyphoscoliosis requires further studies.
LQG, PID controller, ANN for single axis gimbal actuator
Authors: Danh Nguyen Cong
Published: September 2022

Gimbal or other stable platforms have structures that move according to its functions. This is for the purpose of keeping track of the goals to the fullest. Tracking targets can become difficult as the subject moves further and further away and they are out of the gimbal’s allowable viewing range. Besides, under the influence of noise signals form outside space, it becomes even more difficult to observe the gimbal’s targets. To overcome above disadvantages, this paper is presented an adjustment method to limit above risks. Adjusting Linear Quadratic Gaussian (LQG) for expensive gimbal systems, noise signals are processed purely by Kalman filters to improve the function of observing targets. In addition, proportional- integral-derivative (PID) controller, artificial neural network in this case is also considered to verify the effectiveness of  control methods listed below. In particular, ANN is the most effective control method today to deal with unwanted signals. These unwanted signals can cause worsening conditions during the operation of systems.Therefore, artificial network (ANN) is a solution to information and communication security problems. Simulation is done by Matlab. Novelty of the work: no previous research has been published for this  genre. The study of this genre with the use of artificial intelligence is suggestive of the study of artificial intellligence technologies at a higher level. This category is also a suggestion for studying a smoother control method based on existing data.
Correction to: “A Novel Blockchain-Based Model for Blood Donation System” [EAI Endorsed Context-aware Syst App (2022), vol. 8]
Authors: Zafar M.H. , Rehman A.U. , Zafar S.
Published: September 2022

This article is a correction on:
Zafar, M., Khan, I., Rehman, A. and Zafar, S. 2022. A Novel Blockchain-Based Model for Blood Donation System. EAI Endorsed Transactions on Context-aware Systems and Applications. 8, 1 (Aug. 2022), e8. DOI:https://doi.org/10.4108/eetcasa.v8i1.2546
In the above article, Imran Khan was added as an author of the paper when he had no participation in the research process. Imran Khan requested the removal of his name and all the co-authors agreed with this decision.
Análisis del uso del advergaming y metaverso en España y México
Authors: Bonales Daimiel Gema , Martínez Estrella Eva Citlali , Liberal Ormaechea Sheila
Published: September 2022

Introducción: Los jóvenes son el segmento poblacional que más tiempo dedica al ocio online, y las marcas, conocedoras de este dato, utilizan los videojuegos como Roblox para impactar en ellos. Objetivos: realizar una aproximación al concepto de metaverso y su relación con el advergaming, a través de la comparación entre dos conjuntos poblacionales: estudiantes universitarios españoles y mexicanos de entre 18 y 28 años de edad. Metodología: mixta cuantitativa-cualitativa basada en el análisis de contenido -estudio de 4 marcas en Roblox- y una encuesta exploratoria (n=300). Resultados: los encuestados no saben qué es el advergaming y afirman no recordar la publicidad, pero mencionan espontáneamente marcas dentro del videojuego, las cuales pertenecen a la industria de la moda, tecnología y alimentos; no obstante, no los catalogan como “anuncios”. Conclusiones: los resultados arrojan que no hay diferencias significativas entre sexo, ni por país de origen. Los videojuegos son la forma de metaverso más extendida y adoptada actualmente. Facebook es la empresa más citada como ejemplo de compañía relacionada con el metaverso y el 30% de la muestra piensa que el metaverso ha sido creado por Facebook. Existe un desconocimiento general sobre términos relacionados con la publicidad en los videojuegos. Sin embargo, los jóvenes aceptan este tipo de inserciones mientras juegan e incluso las califican como innovadoras.
Transcultural Philosophy and Its Foundations in Implicate Logic
Authors: Bartosch David
Published: September 2022

This article provides a transcultural, “transversal” investigation. It starts from the philosophical problem of knowing non-knowing. In chapters 1 and 2, the first expressions of this problem by Confucius and Socrates are considered. Against this background, new transcultural working concepts are developed. A new key term to be established here is that of an “implicate logic”. It refers to the reflection of unity of unity and difference and therefore to the very condition of the possibility of (differentiating) thinking as such. In chapters 3 and 4, this train of thought is further developed under the influence of Nicolaus Cusanus, by reflecting on the first chapter of the Daodejing, and in view of important remarks by Niklas Luhmann. In chapter 5, the outcome is related to the idea of transversal reason in the philosophy of Wolfgang Welsch. As the most basic principle of (self-referential) thinking, implicate logic is to be discerned from Aristotelian (or similar traditions of) logic and Hegelian dialectics—albeit both are being tied to the former’s principle in one way or the other. In the end, an introductory outlook of a comprehensive work by the present author provides the starting point to validate the logical foundations of knowing non-knowing as a methodological foundation to further develop the fields of transcultural-comparative, trans-comparative, and global philosophy.
The Gongfu Approach to Teaching and Doing Chinese Philosophy across Cultures
Authors: Carleo III Robert A.
Published: September 2022

This paper introduces a method of doing and teaching East Asian philosophy transculturally. The method underlies a pedagogy that has proven successful with students from diverse international backgrounds studying primarily in English, which suggests its potential for the wider scholarly community. The method centres on the practice, or gongfu, of doing philosophy with classical Chinese texts. The gongfu approach emphasizes the skill of interpreting and analysing texts within the context of the traditional works themselves. We have found that this skills-based approach to analysis bears much philosophical fruit. It does so, moreover, without subordinating the texts, their ideas, and their arguments to other more academically predominant frameworks. Or in more positive terms, it allows and encourages students to critically philosophize with the early Confucian and Daoist texts on their own terms, and to then creatively bring those unique insights and perspectives to bear on contemporary life. This paper first introduces the gongfu approach to doing and teaching Chinese philosophy and its distinctive characteristics. It then contextualizes the value of this method through critically examining the nature of Chinese philosophy and how we can do Chinese philosophy in English. (How Chinese is it, and in what ways?) Throughout I offer short case studies from our program. I conclude by highlighting its promise as a mode (or valuable component) of transcultural philosophizing and briefly reflect on some reservations one might have.
Sublating Sinic Relationism
Authors: Rošker Jana S.
Published: September 2022

This paper aims to bring into the global ethics debate concrete alternative models of specific relational ethics developed in the context of Sinic traditions that have not yet been widely introduced into Western scholarship or integrated into the framework of global discourses on ethics and morality. Although much research has been done on certain elements and aspects of such ethical models, there have been no concrete attempts to incorporate them into a global axiological framework that could have helped humanity develop strategies for solving the current global crises we face. The paper first provides a critical overview of the conceptual history, specific characteristics, and social relevance of relationism. It then addresses the question of how relational ethical models could be integrated into the value system of contemporary global ethics without reproducing the still dominant normativity of Western epistemology and its corresponding axiology. After highlighting some problems related to the methodology and structure of traditional models of comparative philosophy and ethics, the author suggests that this integration of relationism into the general framework of global ethics could be done by applying a new method, which can be tentatively called the method of transcultural philosophical sublation. Starting from different frames of reference that define the basic tenets of modern Western and traditional Chinese axiology, the author demonstrates the application of this method on the example of different conceptions of the human self.
Monitoring vegetation phenology using MODIS NDVI 250m in the City of Tshwane, South Africa
Authors: Magidi James , Ahmed Fethi
Published: September 2022

The unprecedented influx of people into urban areas has led to the horizontal and vertical growth of urban environments. One of the notable impacts of urbanisation is the encroachment of urban-like environments into non-urban areas. This is common in both developed and developing countries, and South Africa’s City of Tshwane, the administrative capital of the country, has been affected by urbanisation because of migration. One of the parameters or proxies used to quantify urban growth is vegetation cover. There is a consensus that with the increase in the population of urban dwellers, vegetation cover will decrease. To assess and monitor vegetation cover, the Normalised Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) is commonly used. In this study, MODIS NDVI data with a 250m spatial resolution was used to assess the impact of urban growth on vegetation. A time series analysis of the MODIS NDVI with a spatial resolution of 250m was used to establish the patterns of vegetation cover. Trends in vegetation change were determined in newly developed residential areas, informal settlements, and various vegetated areas. Sen's slope estimator and Mann-Kendall’s statisticwere used to analyse the spatial trends and variations in trends among different land cover classes. The slope of the trends differs significantly but there is a general decline in vegetation cover. The temporal profiles revealed the high and low NDVI values, respectively showing greening (high vegetation) and browning (low vegetation) trends from 2000 to 2016. It is concluded that urban growth has an impact on vegetation cover. However, this does not disturb the seasonal changes in vegetation where high NDVI values prevail in summer and low values in winter.
Analysing the changes in the bathymetry of Saldanha Bay between the years 1977 and 2021
Authors: Du Toit Louis , Henrico Ivan , Bezuidenhout Jacques , Mtshawu Babalwa
Published: September 2022

The construction of the Saldanha Port has been the reason for the major changes in the bathymetry and sediment dynamics observed in Saldanha Bay in the last decades. In this paper, newly acquired soundings from the National Hydrographer were used to analyse the changes between 1977 and 2021 - over a 44-year period - in the bathymetry of Saldanha Bay. The Ordinary Kriging (OK) interpolation method, available through the Geostatistical Wizard in ArcGIS Pro, was used for creating surface models to conduct comparisons with the bathymetry of Saldanha Bay. The results indicate a general increase in depth since 1977 of between 0.395 and 3.203 m, and an average increase in depth within the Big Bay of 1.799 m. Between 1977 and 2021, a total volume loss of 49 364 560.0 m3 in sediment was calculated - an indication of how the sedimentation process in Saldanha Bay has changed subsequent to the construction of the harbour.
The application of Geographical Information Systems to armed violent conflict resolution and peacebuilding: a literature review
Authors: Rwandarugali Stanislas , Ngeta Njoya
Published: September 2022

Many conventional approaches to resolving armed violent conflicts, including negotiations, peace talks, and stabilization, have been adopted, especially in Asia and Africa, but sustainable peace is still illusive in some of these areas. Most of these approaches emphasize the economic and political aspects of peace negotiations and tend to ignore the spatial component. There are several innovative technologies, such as smart cell phones, the internet, Global Position Systems (GPS), and satellite data for mapping armed violent conflict resolution. However, GIS has been recognized as an invaluable tool, a decision support system, and has the potential to assist in conflict resolution. This paper aims to review literature on the application of GIS in the prevention of armed violent conflict, its resolution, post-conflict reconstruction, and peacebuilding. The literature review reveals that while GIS continues to be applied in armed violent conflict resolution and peacebuilding, several challenges remain, including amongst others, its availability, its acceptance by conflicting parties, its accessibility, the accuracy of its data, and the expertise of GIS personnel undertaking the data analysis and integration of data from different sources. A suggested area of further study includes either the application of remote sensing to violent conflict resolution or an integrated application of GIS and Remote Sensing to armed conflict resolution.
Geographical and population diversity of African honeybees, Apismellifera L. (Hymenoptera: Apidae): A review
Authors: Legesse Gemechis , Getu Emana
Published: September 2022

This review was prepared to summarize the information on geographic and genetic diversity of Apismellifera L. of African honeybees and the progresses made through time and applications of various advanced tools in their taxonomy at subspecies level. African honeybees have developed distinct morphology, behavior and physiology as they evolved in tropical favorable climate. The variations among the African honeybee populations have helped to produce geographic subspecies based on the morphological characteristics. However, the introduction of molecular taxonomic tools has come up with discrepancies in the number of subspecies and lineages, and subspecies composition of evolutionary lineages in Africa and other parts of the world. It has also brought up controversies in the evolutionary history of A. mellifera reporting different location as the center of origin of the species at different times: Asia, Africa and Europe. It is not only the tools that are used, but also the genetic variations within subspecies, within colonies in an apiary site and within individuals of the same colony temporally are the factors for continually appearing discrepancies. Natural hybridization between populations of adjacent subspecies along the geographic transition zones and introgression of genes through introduction of colonies that is mainly driven by human demand for desirable traits of honeybees have been among the challenges for discrimination of honeybee subspecies. Therefore, in future genetic diversity and taxonomic investigations, considering these natural variations at subspecies level and developing standardized and integrated procedures from sampling to analysis methods would help to produce generally recognized data base that is critically important to resolve the problem of inconsistencies in taxonomy and nomenclature of  honeybee subspecies of Arica and elsewhere.
University students’ resilience and perceived difficulties during the Covid-19 pandemic: a pilot study in Serbia
Authors:   University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Technical Sciences, Serbia, Stojković Milica , Hinić Darko ,   University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Science & Faculty of Philology and Arts, Serbia
Published: September 2022

Attending university is a stressful life period due to various factors and since the beginning of 2020 coping with the pandemic in many different aspects of life has been an additional challenge for students. Research on resilience, a personality characteristic that enables coping with different stressors successfully, is on the rise. Therefore, the main goal of this paper is to examine the resilience of university students as well as to gain insights into students’ perceptions of difficulties they experienced during the pandemic period. The sample comprised of 180 university students from 18 to 49 years old (M=22.82, SD=4.72), from different faculties of the University of Kragujevac, Serbia. Female students constituted a majority in this sample with 74.4%, and 80% of participants were bachelor students. The results show that students currently display a medium level of stress and resilience, with female students reporting higher levels of perceived stress (t(178)=2.42, p<0.01), whereas male students reported higher levels of resilience (t(178)=2.10, p<0.05). The correlation between resilience and perceived stress was negative and strong (r=-0.51, p<0.001). Students did not report high levels of experienced obstacles during the pandemic, and they were troubled the most by their emotions and general mood, studying and preparing for exams, and communicating and hanging out with friends.
University students’ well-being during emergency remote teaching: reflections from the viewpoint of the Self-determination theory
Authors:   University of Belgrade – Faculty of Philosophy, Department for pedagogy and andragogy, Belgrade Serbia, Stančić Milan , Senić Ružić Mirjana ,   University of Belgrade – Faculty of Philosophy, Department for pedagogy and andragogy, Belgrade Serbia
Published: September 2022

The aim of this paper is to provide an overview of research findings on different qualities of emergency remote teaching (ERT) and interpret their implications for student well-being from the perspective of the Self-determination theory (SDT). The analysis of research findings suggests that students’ well-being and success in online learning were compromised, and that the teaching/learning practice during ERT could not provide adequate support to students’ basic needs for autonomy, competence, and relatedness. The observation that student well-being was not a priority while implementing ERT was not surprising for several reasons: the primary objective of ERT was to ensure the continuation of education; the switch from regular classroom settings to an online environment was rapid and hasty; teachers were faced with numerous challenges while rapidly adapting to new conditions and ways of working, communication and exchange, new tools and resources, and they lacked competencies and experience in teaching with digital technologies.
Resilience of Higher Education Institutions in Serbia: A Student’s Perspective
Authors:   University of Belgrade/Faculty of Philosophy, Belgrade, Serbia, Jovanović Olja , Pešikan Ana ,   University of Belgrade/Faculty of Philosophy, Belgrade, Serbia, Antić Slobodanka ,   University of Belgrade/Faculty of Philosophy, Belgrade, Serbia
Published: September 2022

The present study investigates the experiences of undergraduate students in pursuing their studies in the initial months of the COVID-19 pandemic. In this study, we use an exploratory descriptive approach through an online survey with a convenient sample of 467 undergraduate students. The results indicate that the students have experienced emergency remote education (ERE) as more demanding in comparison to the pre-pandemic face-to-face learning/teaching. Since the ERE has been largely dependent on the resources of learners and their families, it is important to highlight that 25.1% of students reported that none of the teachers showed interest in differences among students in their living and learning contexts, while 34.5% reported that none of the teachers individualized their teaching, accordingly. Recommendations are presented to build the resilience of higher education institutions in Serbia during future emergencies.
MORPHOLOGICAL VARIABILITY OF SPECIES OF THE GENUS ACHNANTHIDIUM (BACILLARIOPHYTA) RARE FOR THE FLORA OF RUSSIA
Authors: Genkal S. , Eremkina T.
Published: September 2022

The study of phytoplankton in the Nizhny Tagil Reservoir using scanning electron microscopy made it possible to obtain the data on morphology of some representatives of the genus Ashnanthidium: A. catenatum, A. dolomiticum, A. eutrophilum, A. saprophilum. The ranges of variability of the main diagnostic features (length and width of the valve, number of striae and areolae in 10 µm) were found and new values were obtained for some of them; the first data on such an important ultrastructural feature as the number of areolae in 10 µm were obtained for the species A. catenatum, A. dolomiticum, and A. eutrophilum.
National Movements of Pyeong-kuk Kang in Japan
Authors:   Society for Jeju Studies, Han Geum-Soon
Published: September 2022

Pyeong-kuk Kang was a Korean nationalist during the period of Japanese colonial rule.
She participated in the March 1st movement in Seoul. After Kang enrolled in Tokyo Women’s Medical School, Kang was a member of youth activist group, feminist group, and labor union for Koreans in Japan. She participated in nationalist activism against ethnic discrimination in Japan until 1932.
Kang was a board member of the Korean Young Women League in Tokyo, which had a goal to enhance social status and economic welfare of women. She was also a fellow member of the Council of Korean Association in Tokyo. Furthermore, Kang was a committee member of the Department of Women in the Eastern branch of Korea Trade Union in Tokyo and in the Korea Trade Union Confederation in Japan. She participated in social activism for Koreans against ethnic discrimination to protect the rights and interests of Korean labor. Kang played the leading role in the establishment of the Tokyo branch of Keun-Woo Association. Keun-Woo Association was an activist group for women’s social status and Korean liberation. Kang was a chairperson in General Meeting for the establishment of the Tokyo branch of Keun-Woo Association. Kang in Keun-Woo Association engaged in not only women’s rights and interests but also other political and social issues.
Kang’s activities in Japan were mainly focused on nationalist activism. A wide range of her activism from feminism to labor movement were protests for Koreans against ethnic discrimination. On the other hand, Kang’s activities in Japan were aligned with socialist activism.
A Study on the Direction and Improvement Plan of Unification Education for Youth Generation in Jeju Region
Authors:   Society for Jeju Studies, Park Sung-Guen
Published: September 2022

The purpose of this study is to examine the current status of unification education for the young generation in Jeju and to consider improvement measures according to the direction of unification education desired by future generations in Jeju. To this end, this thesis summarizes and reflects the achievements of local governments and private organizations in Jeju, which have played a leading role for peace in Northeast Asia and the Korean Peninsula, and the unification of South and North Korea, and the proposals for unification education of the youth in Jeju. Draw the direction of unification education.
Based on this, after evaluating the current state of unification education for the youth generation in Jeju-do and public-private governance, vitalization of university unification education and sustainable unification of Jeju region as a new unification education improvement plan for the youth generation in Jeju region. It will propose the development of related youth leaders training programs and the development of tourism brands related to unification and peace in Jeju using OTT platform, SNS, and metaverse.
In conclusion, it is argued that the related ordinances of Jeju Special Self-Governing Province need to be urgently revised to promote unification education.
A mesterséges intelligencia elterjedésének geoökonómiai hatásai és Magyarország
Authors: Bánkuty-Balogh Lilla
Published: September 2022

A technológiai változásokat övező szenzációciklus jellemzője, hogy az emberek rövid távon túlbecsülik egy-egy innováció felforgató jellegét, míg hosszú távon alábecsülik azt. A mesterséges intelligencia (MI) elterjedése olyan általános célú technológiai innováció, amely a gőzgép, az elektromosság vagy az internet megjelenéséhez hasonló mértékben formálhatja át a ma ismert társadalmi-gazdasági berendezkedést, azonban nem feltétlenül látványos, emberi teljesítményeket felülmúló mivolta, hanem számos ma még fel nem ismert közvetlen és közvetett hatása révén. Jelen tanulmány a mesterséges intelligencia mint általános célú technológia elterjedésének egyes globális és lokális, elsősorban geoökonómiai hatását vizsgálja, valamint betekintést nyújt a Magyarországot érintő kockázatokba és lehetőségekbe, különös tekintettel a várható munkaerőpiaci trendekre.
Managing Millennials: A Qualitative Study of Millennials Job-Hopping in the BPO Industry
Authors: Binolac Anna Nicole L. , Venancio Kate S. , Mendoza Hillary C. , M. Caruyan Angelica , B. Nietes Aira Mechaela , Fernandez Jacklyn C. , Morales Prof. Sheryl
Published: September 2022

The study sought to investigate the experiences of millennial employees that led to poor retention rates. Qualitative research was conducted to get an understanding of the variables influencing millennial employee retention rates as well as how firms respond. There has been a lot of research over the last decade that explains why an employee changes jobs. Preceding research about millennials states the reasons behind millennial job-hopping: (1) the impact of job dissatisfaction; (2) the impact of job satisfaction; and (3) the impact of effective leadership and management. According to the findings of this study, in order to retain millennial employees, companies must improve their management and conduct a monthly evaluation of their employees’ performance. It is also proven that a salary increase can help the management retain their employees, and healthy communication with the employees can help to keep not only millennial employees but other generations of employees as well.
New Taxa of Marine Ostracods (Anticytherideinae, n. subfam.) from the Upper Cretaceous (Campanian and Maastrichtian) of Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee, U. S. Gulf Coastal Plain
Authors: Puckett Terry Markham , Hunt Gene
Published: September 2022

This contribution describes new species, genera and a subfamily (Anticytherideinae) of ostracods from the Upper Cretaceous (mid-late Campanian-Maastrichtian) marine deposits of the eastern flank of the Mississippi Embayment. New taxa assigned to the subfamily include Anticythereis dorsennus and A. slipperi; the new genus Asculdoracythereis, which includes the new species As. asculdora, As. invicta, and As. pseudoalabamensis; the new genus Frodocythereis, which includes the new species F. frodoi; the new genus Laevipellacythereis, which includes the new species L. colossus and L. laevipellis; and the new genus Tumulocythereis, which includes the new species T. incompta, T. tiberti, and T. tumulus. Previously described species assigned to the genus Anticythereis are re-evaluated, some of which are assigned to one of the new genera. Synapomorphic characters of the new subfamily include a combination of pronounced external post-ocular sulcus with corresponding pair of internal, rimmed inverted platforms and a distinctive "yin-yang" adductor muscle scar pattern. The taxa display remarkably rapid evolution. The earliest species (Anticythereis sp. 1) occurs in the planktonic foraminiferal Radotruncana calcarata Taxon Range Zone of mid- to late Campanian age and by the end of the Maastrichtian there are more than 20 species. Most species have very localized occurrences, including several that occur only at a single outcrop. Although species are found on the eastern flank of the Mississippi Embayment and the Atlantic Coastal Plain, none have been observed on the western flank of the Mississippi Embayment. Species have been assigned to the genus Anticythereis from other continents (South America, Europe and Africa), but those taxa lack distinctive features of the Anticytherideinae, which is endemic to North America. The group became extinct at the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary.
The United States Food and Drug Administration’s Innovative Alternative Tools to Evaluate Good Clinical Practice During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
Authors: Ayalew Kassa , Sellers Jenn , Kronstein Phillip D. , Muldowney Laurie , Gebbia Emily , Mulinde Jean , Burrow David
Published: September 2022

The COVID-19 public health emergency limited the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s ability to conduct on-site good clinical practice (GCP) inspections. Alternative tools have been used by the FDA during the pandemic to evaluate the reliability and integrity of clinical trial data for marketing applications. However, no systematic assessment of the pandemic's impact on in-person GCP inspections has been conducted. In addition, the alternative tools and their contribution to GCP oversight have not been reported.  This retrospective study reviewed databases internal to the FDA and identified and characterized alternative tools used in lieu of on-site GCP inspections in fiscal year (FY) 2020 and FY2021. The impact of the pandemic on on-site GCP inspections and the contribution of alternative tools to overall GCP activities were described. Between April 13, 2020, and September 30, 2021, FDA investigators conducted 77 GCP evaluations using alternative tools. Alternative tools were used most commonly for GCP evaluations of non-U.S. clinical investigators in support of mission critical, original New Drug Applications (NDAs). The FDA conducted 370 on-site GCP inspections in FY2020 and 451 in FY2021, which represented a 23% and 6% decrease, respectively, compared to the yearly average of 481 on-site GCP inspections in the five years preceding the pandemic. The use of alternative tools contributed 10% and 8% to total GCP activities in FY2020 and FY2021, respectively. GCP evaluations using alternative tools have played a significant role in GCP activities supporting the review of marketing applications during the COVID-19 public health emergency. 