bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Raciocínio Lógico: Uma Avaliação de Conhecimentos em Escolas do Estado da Paraíba
Authors: Mattos Giorgia O. , Martins Nelly S. F. , Andrade Thais G. M. , Campos Laura L. A. O. , Almeida Luana M. C. C. , Moreira Josilene A.
Published: June 2023

Este artigo descreve os resultados obtidos em testes de raciocínio lógico e lógica de programação realizados em 09 escolas públicas do estado da Paraíba. O público alvo atingido foram meninas do ensino médio que participaram de encontros semanais em que foram ensinados os conceitos básicos de introdução a programação com Lightbot e Scratch. O primeiro teste aplicado, contendo questões sobre a resolução de problemas e o raciocínio lógico, obteve uma média de acertos de 58%. O segundo teste envolveu lógica computacional e a média de acertos ficou em 65%. Também foi realizada a avaliação de sentimentos que permitiu analisar a autoeficácia, 92% das alunas sentiu-se satisfeita com o seu desempenho nas atividades.
Educação para a Cidadania Digital: Um mapeamento sobre as práticas de ensino para promover a segurança e a privacidade de dados
Authors: Silva Lucas Henrique de L. , França Rozelma Soares de
Published: June 2023

Este artigo apresenta um mapeamento sistemático de literatura sobre práticas de ensino de Cidadania Digital, com ênfase na segurança e privacidade de dados, na educação básica. São analisados aspectos como objetivos dos estudos, habilidades desenvolvidas, recursos didáticos empregados e eficácia das práticas. Os resultados desta pesquisa poderão favorecer novas experiências de aprendizagem de Computação na educação básica, além de apoiar a produção de artefatos para o ensino de Cidadania Digital na escola, dialogando com políticas educacionais recentes da área.
Ensino da Prática de Refatoração de Test Smells
Authors: Damasceno Humberto , Bezerra Carla
Published: June 2023

Test smells representam um conjunto de testes mal projetados, que podem prejudicar a manutenção do código de teste. Embora etapas fundamentais para entender os test smells tenham sido tomadas, ainda há uma evidente falta de estudos no ensino da prática de refatoração de test smells. Este artigo apresenta o relato de experiência no ensino da refatoração de test smells com 30 estudantes das turmas de Qualidade e Manutenção de software do curso de Engenharia de Software. Nós investigamos: (i) as principais habilidades adquiridas pelos alunos durante a refatoração dos test smells e (ii) a dificuldade de refatoração desses test smells pelos alunos. Nossas descobertas apontam os benefícios do ensino da refatoração de test smells e uma metodologia para ensino desses conceitos na prática.
Unternehmen Weltaneignung
Authors: Todzi Kim Sebastian
Published: June 2023

Aufstieg und Fall des Hamburger Woermann-Konzerns während der deutschen Kolonialherrschaft. Wie hingen koloniale Herrschaft, Wirtschaft und hanseatisches Unternehmertum im Deutschen Kolonialreich zusammen? Dieser Frage geht der Historiker Kim Sebastian Todzi auf den Grund und untersucht dazu den Aufstieg und Fall des Hamburger Woermann-Konzerns. Kaum ein Unternehmen ist mit der deutschen Kolonialherrschaft in West- und Südwestafrika über eine so lange Zeit so eng verbunden wie dieser Konzern, der aus dem 1837 von Carl Woermann gegründeten Handelshaus C. Woermann hervorging. Todzi zeigt in seiner empirisch gesättigten und analytisch differenzierten Arbeit, die neuere Kolonialgeschichte, postkoloniale Ansätze und Unternehmensgeschichte produktiv verbindet, welche Rolle der Woermann-Konzern bei der Kolonisierung Kameruns spielte, wie er sich in einer quasi symbiotischen Beziehung mit der deutschen Kolonialherrschaft entwickelte – und wie er während des Völkermordes an den Herero und Nama (1904-1908) die Truppentransporte von Hamburg nach Deutsch-Südwestafrika organisierte.
Breastfeeding Support
Authors: Ali Dawed Yeshimebet , Aychew Tsegaw Shambel , Tadesse Amsalu Erkihun
Published: June 2023

Supporting mothers to continue breastfeeding is a public health priority. Scientific studies identify challenges to optimal breastfeeding practice. Exclusive breastfeeding is one of the core indicators of infant and young child feeding, among strategies for reducing infant morbidity and mortality. It determines future growth and development of the infants both in physical and mental health. As the principle of implementation science designing evidence-based intervention strategies and support addressing individual and community level factors associated with exclusive breastfeeding practice through policies and programs was essential to improve infant feeding practice and quality of life. Therefore, emphasis should be given to encouraging women to be educated, employed, and empowered to have ANC and PNC follow-ups, and to improve their decision-making power on themselves and their infant health care for saving lives of the infants and reduction of economic losses of a country. Breastfeeding support mainly focuses on empowering women, providing emotional, instrumental, information, flexible working time, appraisal of their performance, support at individual, community, and policy level interventions with the concept of implementation science need to be implemented. This chapter intended to provide evidence-based infant feeding intervention strategies for mothers, students, health professionals, and policymakers for better implementation.
Determination of Insecticidal and Larvicidal Activities of Artemisia herba-alba Essential Oil against Tribolium confusum
Authors: Hafsia Bouzenna , Ben Jeddou Dorsaf , Kadri Hadil , Fatma Guesmi , Raoudha Abassi , Hfaiedh Najla
Published: June 2023

The present work was to evaluated the insecticidal activity of the essential oil extracted from an aromatic plant Artemisia herba alba (Lamiaceae) on larvaes and insects of Tribolium confusum. The results obtained showed that the essential oil A. herba alba revealed significant antiradical activities against the DPPH radical and a powerful reducing power. The repellent effect and the toxicity by contact were tested at different concentrations (2, 4, 6, 8 μl/ml). The results revealed that the essential oil of A.herba alba was moderately toxic after 24 h towards the insects and the larvaes. While the repellent effect showed that Artemisia oil had a very strong repellent effect on the larvae’s. These results added to those obtained by other authors on the usefulness and effectiveness of essential oils in the control of different.
Sustainable Pathways for SLP Provisioning amid a National Health Crisis: A Newspaper Review
Authors: Edwin De Klerk Darrell , June Palmer Monica , Motalenyane Modise Alfred
Published: June 2023

Limited studies provide an analytical lens of students’ experiences of access to digital technology in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) as portrayed by newspapers, particularly during times of a global pandemic, particularly COVID-19. This chapter addressed the question: What sustainable pathways for short learning programme (SLP) provisioning can be suggested to address access inequalities amid a national health crisis as reflected in South African newspapers? To avert the potentially devastating effect of the COVID-19 pandemic, whilst still retorting to students’ needs, HEIs must consider a kaleidoscope of approaches and implement strategies to effectively deliver online teaching and learning using digital technology. Having applied discourse analysis to articles that appeared in an array of South African newspapers, the findings revealed that access to digital technology and competence in digital literacy might afford HEIs an opportunity to address challenges experienced by SLP students. The findings reveal further that a consideration of such pathways may increase students’ access, confidence and performance in online learning activities.
Perspective Chapter: 5G Enabling Technologies – Revolutionizing Transport, Environment, and Health
Authors: Sarpong Adu-Manu Kofi , Amponsa Koranteng Gabriel , Nii Adotei Brown Samuel
Published: June 2023

The latest cellular technology, known as 5G, is anticipated to significantly improve the way systems in the physical and social environment (PSE) interact with technology. 5G technologies allow for the creation of a wide range of novel automation and applications. Recently, the Internet of Things (IoT), virtual and augmented reality (VAR), telemedicine, and autonomous vehicles have increased the growth of applications in the PSEs and can further benefit from 5G’s fast data transfer speeds (ranging from 1 to 10 Gbps) and low latency. The introduction of 5G may cause a paradigm shift in the operations of some industries, offer new economic opportunities, and impact our daily lives and relationships with the PSE. In this chapter, we examine how 5G revolutionize transport, the environment, and health. The chapter focuses on recent technologies related to virtual and augmented reality, autonomous vehicles, telemedicine, and edge computing among others.
Alternative Green and Novel Postharvest Treatments for Minimally Processed Fruits and Vegetables
Authors: Osei-Kwarteng Mildred , K. Mahunu Gustav , Abu Moomin , Apaliya Maurice
Published: June 2023

Minimally processed fresh produce is ready to eat and subjected to minimal technology before consumption. Fresh fruits and vegetables (FFVs) are minimally processed commodities that are metabolically active and undergo physiological processes such as ripening and senescence, reducing their quality and shelf life. Postharvest technologies maintain the quality and prolong the shelf life of harvested produce, without which the quality deteriorates such that significant economic loss ensues due to water and nutrients loss, physiological deterioration, biochemical changes, and microbial degeneration. Conventional postharvest treatments such as temperature management, and chemical and gaseous treatments are widely known for controlling postharvest issues in FFVs. However, there are novel and green alternative safe methods that are employed to maintain the postharvest quality and prolong the shelf life of FFVs. This chapter focuses on seven common alternative novel and green postharvest treatments: nitric oxide, ozone, methyl jasmonate, salicylic acid, oxalic acid, calcium, and heat treatments. These treatments are explained and some of their current application on FFVs are discussed and tabularized indicating the optimum treatment conditions reported in the latest scientific publications.
Fast Particle Search and Positioning Algorithms Using an Efficient Cell Registration Method
Authors: Ogami Yoshifumi , Kamran Siddique
Published: June 2023

Cartesian Cell Registration (CCR) is an effective method to reduce computational time for particle search and positioning, for example, in the Direct Simulation Monte Carlo (DSMC) method for dilute fluid flows and multiphase flow calculations. In this chapter, an efficient FORTRAN algorithm for the CCR method is presented to further reduce both the computational time for registration and computer memory. With this algorithm, the computation time for searching the target cell where the target particle exists is reduced by as much as 44,234 times. Moreover, this algorithm was successfully applied to the DSMC simulation, resulting in a 369-fold reduction in computational time compared to the brute-force approach, that is, searching all target cells until the cell in which the target particle is present is found.
Satisfaction with Antenatal Care Services and Its Associated Factors among Pregnant Women at Public Health Centers of Lemi Kura Sub-City, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2022
Authors: Kassaw Asres Ayehu , Amogne Yirgalem
Published: June 2023

Pregnant women satisfied with the provided health care services will keep using the services at a particular health institution. This study aims to assess the level of satisfaction with antenatal services and its associated factors among pregnant women. A facility-based cross-sectional study design was conducted from November 1 to December 15, 2021. Systematic random sampling technique was used to select study participants. A total of 405 pregnant women were enrolled in the study. Structured questionnaire was used to collect the data. Data were entered into Epi-Data 4.1 and exported to SPSS for analysis. Bivariable and multivariable binary logistic regression with 95% confidence interval and P value of 0.05 were deployed. Pregnant women who had 5 and more family members were 6 times more likely to be satisfied than those who had a single family member (AOR: 6.3; 95% CI = (1.78–22.39)). Pregnant women who did not have chronic diseases were 2 times more satisfied with the antenatal care services (AOR: 2.18; 95% CI = 1–4.77). Having occupation such as housewife, distance of home from health facility, and mode of transportation were factors associated with satisfaction at P < 0.05.
Solubility of Some Drugs in Aqueous Solutions of Choline Chloride-Based Deep Eutectic Solvent Systems: Experimental Data, Modeling, and the Impact of Solution pH
Authors: Zadali Asghar Samira , Kaviani Raha , Shayanfar Ali
Published: June 2023

Background: The solubility of drugs in water and organic solvents is a crucial factor in numerous pharmaceutical processes. In recent years, a new type of solvent called deep eutectic solvents (DESs) has been developed as a useful solvent for drugs. Choline chloride-glycerol/urea (ChCl-G/U) systems are DESs recognized as a novel category of environmentally friendly solvents. One recent application of this type of DES in water is the solubilization of drugs. Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the solubility of certain drugs in ChCl-G/U. In addition, the solubilization mechanisms of the DESs studied, and quantitative structure-property relationship (QSPR) models for solubilization were proposed. Methods: The solubility of 13 drugs in an aqueous solution of the ChCl-G/U system was investigated using the shake flask method. The study was conducted at 10% and 50% mass fractions of the studied systems. Multiple linear regression models were used to develop mathematical relationships between the solubilization of the studied compounds in the presence of ChCl-G/U + water mixture using QSPR models. Results: The solubility of the compounds showed a significant increase upon adding ChCl-G/U to the aqueous solutions. Based on the data obtained, QSPR models were developed using solubilization ratio and structural descriptors. Conclusions: The experimental data demonstrates the potential of utilizing ChCl-G/U as a medium to enhance the solubility of poorly soluble drugs in water. Solubilization of solutes in ChCl-G/U + water mixtures could be correlated with the structural properties of drugs. Moreover, the final pH of the solutions in ChCl-U is a critical factor that must be considered when using this system for solubilization.
Further Thoughts on Guide to Personal Knowledge: Response to Our Reviewers
Authors: Paksi Daniel , Héder Mihály ,   The Polanyi Society
Published: June 2023

The two Hungarian authors of Guide to Personal Knowledge are in general agreement with the assessments of their work offered by David Alker and Alessio Tartaro. However, they contend that Jon Fennell’s criticism of their writing style, while sometimes accurate, nevertheless derives from an expected level of precision from non-native speakers of English that is unnecessary when the language is used as a lingua franca. Moreover, they suggest that underlying Fennell’s complaints about language are differences in the interpretation of Polanyi’s philosophy.
Historiografía del concepto memoria
Authors: Villalba María Auxiliadora
Published: June 2023

Durante la segunda década del siglo XX, varios países de Europa atravesaron por distintas circunstancias que dieron origen a entre otras temáticas de investigación, la exaltación del estudio de la memoria como fenómeno de carácter social. En esos procesos se generaron múltiples obras que hoy día son consideradas como referentes obligados en el estudio de dicho concepto. Este trabajo de grado pretende aproximarse al concepto de memoria utilizando como referente dos de las obras de autores nacidos en la época previamente mencionada. Para ello nos serviremos de los aportes de Maurice Halbwachs Los marcos sociales de la memoria (2004) y Paul Ricoeur La memoria la historia y el olvido (2004).
The Effect of Supplier-Dealer Relationship on Dealer Performance: The Example of a Leading Firm in the Construction Materials Industry in Turkey
Authors: BAL Songül , USLU Tuna
Published: June 2023

One way to create cost leadership and customer value in businesses is with the effective management of the supply chain. Supply chain management, which creates sustainable competitive advantage for all partners in business processes, is an essential activity for each member for long-term goals and cooperation in the business environment. As one of these members and an important industrial agent, dealers have a significant impact on supplier performance. Studies have revealed the positive effect of supplier-dealer relations in buyer-supplier relationships. The aim of this study is to reveal how and to what extent the relationship between the company and the dealer is effective on dealer performance. In this study, the effect of relationship dimensions of a foreign-owned company operating in the construction sector in Turkey on both dealer and supplier performance was examined through the dimensions of power, loyalty, trust and legal agreements. Dealer performance is measured with market share, profitability, sales growth and customer satisfaction dimensions and supplier performance with success of business processes, lean manufacturing, quality and satisfaction through primary data collected with the questionnaires from 106 different size dealers operating in major industrial cities in Turkey.
İŞLETMELERDE REKABET ÜSTÜNLÜĞÜ SAĞLAMADA YAPAY ZEKA KULLANIMI E-TİCARET SİTELERİNİN MOBİL UYGULAMALAR ÖRNEĞİ
Authors: AKTEPE Şule , KARAKULLE İsmail
Published: June 2023

Günümüz iş dünyasında, yapay zeka teknolojilerinin giderek artan bir şekilde kullanılması işletmelerin rekabet üstünlüğü elde etmesine yardımcı olmaktadır. Yapay zekaya entegre olan işletmelerin müşterileriyle buluşmaları daha hızlı ve verimli bir şekilde olmaktadır. E-ticaret siteleri, internet üzerinden alışverişin gerçekleştiği web siteleridir. Bu sitelerin kullanıcılara sunduğu avantajlar arasında geniş ürün yelpazesi, zaman sınırı olmadan alışveriş yapabilme, ödeme seçenekleri ve satın alınan ürünün kendisine ulaştırılması yer alır. E-ticaret sitelerinin mobil uygulamaları kullanıcılara daha kolay bir şekilde alışveriş deneyimi sunar. Mobil uygulamalar kullanıcıların e-ticaret sitelerine daha sık erişim sağlamasına ve kişiselleştirilmiş bildirimler aracılığı ile satın alma davranışını teşvik etmeye olanak tanır. Bunları yaparken yapay zekadan yararlanan mobil uygulamalar ile işletmelerin rekabet stratejileri değişmeye başlamıştır. Mobil uygulamalar yapay zeka teknolojisini kullanarak kullanıcı deneyimlerini analiz etmekte, müşterileri kişiselleştirerek onlara önerilerde bulunmaktadır. Bu sayede, işletmeler daha rekabetçi hale gelmekte ve daha iyi sonuçlar elde etmektedirler. Mobil uygulamaların yapay zeka kullanımının kullanıcı deneyimini geliştirmek, kişiselleştirme sağlamak ve uygulama performansını artırmak için önemli bir araç olduğu düşünülmektedir. Bu bağlamda çalışma alanda bilgi birikiminin artması, mobil uygulama kullanan işletmelere katkı sağlaması açısından önemlidir. Mobil uygulamaların geliştirilmesi, etkisinin anlaşılması için alanda yapılacak çalışmalar sektörlere yön verebilir. Mobil uygulamalar ile kaydedilen müşteri verileri işletmelerin pazarlama stratejilerinin oluşmasında yarar sağlayabilir. Ayrıca yapay zeka gibi teknolojik gelişmeler ile ilgili yapılan çalışmaların önemi fazla olmakla birlikte yapay zekanın mobil ticarette açacağı yeniliklerin araştırılması gerekmektedir. Mobil uygulamaların incelenmesi işletmelerin başarılarına katkı sağlayabilir ve gelecekteki gelişmeler hakkında fikir sunabilir. Bu çalışmada yapay zeka teknolojisini kullanan mobil uygulamaların nasıl rekabet üstünlüğü sağladığına değinilecektir. Bu çerçevede yapay zekayı kullanan Trendyol, Hepsiburada ve n11 e-ticaret sitelerinin mobil uygulamaları örneklerle incelenecektir.
Psikolojik Otopsi ve Kadın Cinayetleri Açısından Tartışılması
Authors: GÜRGEZOĞLU YAPAR Esra
Published: June 2023

Araştırmanın amacı, Türkiye’de hala etkin bir çalışma alanı haline gelmemiş olan Psikolojik Otopsi yönteminin tanıtılmasıdır. Bu bağlamda; psikolojik otopsi yönteminin şüpheli ölüm, kadın cinayetleri ve intihar risk faktörlerinin saptanmasındaki rolü açısından incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Çalışmada Psikolojik Otopsi yönteminin tanımı, uygulama alanları, uygulama tekniği ve süreci, uygulamanın hedefi ve sınırlılıkları ele alınmıştır. Sonuç olarak intihar ve şiddet olguları sayısal olarak artış göstermekte ve toplumsal bir sorun olarak karşımıza çıkmaktadır. Bu olguların araştırılması, toplumumuzdaki risk faktörlerinin belirlenmesi ve bunlara ilişkin önlemler alınabilmesi için Psikolojik Otopsi uygulamalarının arttırılması önem taşımaktadır.
Biyoçeşitlilik Kavramı Öğretiminde 6. Sınıf Öğrenci Başarıları ve Görüşleri: Sanal Müze ve Fiziksel Müze Ziyareti Karşılaştırması
Authors: TÜRKMEN Hakan , YENİSOLAK Gizem , ÖZENBAŞ İlkim Benay
Published: June 2023

Bu çalışmada 6. sınıf Fen Bilimleri dersinde Biyoçeşitlilik konusunda informal öğrenme ortamlarından Tabiat Tarihi müzesinin ve sanal Tabiat Tarihi müzesinin öğrenci başarısına etkisi ve öğrenci görüşlerine yansımasını ortaya koymak amaçlanmıştır. Çalışmanın örneklemini bir devlet ortaokulunun 6. sınıfında öğrenim gören 43 öğrenci oluşturmaktadır. Araştırmada karma araştırma yöntemlerinden açımlayıcı sıralı desen kullanılmıştır. Sanal müze ziyareti yapan deney grubu 22, fiziksel müze ziyareti yapan kontrol grubu 21 öğrenciden oluşmaktadır. Örneklem, uygun örneklem yoluyla belirlenmiştir. Araştırmada öğrenci başarılarını belirlemek için araştırmacılar tarafından geliştirilen Biyoçeşitlilik Başarı Testi uygulanmıştır. Başarı testi 10 maddeden ve çoktan seçmeli sorulardan oluşmakta olup güvenirliği KR-20 analiziyle test edilmiştir. Analiz sonucunda başarı testinin güvenirlik katsayısı 0.72 bulunmuştur. Öğrencilerin müzeler hakkında görüşlerini almak amacıyla 6 sorudan oluşan ve uzman görüşü alınmış görüşme soruları hazırlanılmış ve öğrencilerle yarı yapılandırılmış görüşmeler gerçekleştirilmiştir. Başarı testinden elde edilen son test sonuçları bağımsız örneklem t testi yoluyla analiz edildiğinde ortalamalar arasında kontrol grubu yönünde istatiksel olarak anlamlı bir fark bulunmuştur. Görüşmelerden elde edilen veriler betimsel içerik analizi yöntemiyle analiz edilmiştir. Analiz sonucu elde edilen bulgulara göre, deney ve kontrol gruplarının ziyaret esnasında pozitif duygular hissettiği görülmüştür. Aynı zamanda deney grubundaki öğrencilerin büyük bir kısmı ziyaretin olumsuz yönü olduğunu belirtirken bu oran kontrol grubunda daha az olduğu görülmüştür.
Ağız ve Diş Sağlığı Konusuna Yönelik Kavram Karikatürü Destekli İki Aşamalı Test Geliştirme Çalışması
Authors: KURTOĞLU Sena , KARSLI BAYDERE Fethiye
Published: June 2023

Bu araştırmada amaç, 9. Sınıf sağlık bilgisi dersi “ağız ve diş sağlığı” konusuna yönelik kavram karikatürü destekli bir kavram testi geliştirmek ve bu testin geçerlik-güvenirlik çalışmalarını yapmaktır. İki aşamalı test Giresun il merkezinde iki farklı lisede öğrenim gören toplam 268 9. Sınıf öğrencisine uygulanmıştır. İki aşamalı testte toplam 23 madde bulunmaktadır. Test için güvenirlik, geçerlik ve madde analizi çalışması yapılmıştır. İki aşamalı testin güvenirlik analizi için KR-20 ve güvenilirlik katsayısı (Cronbach Alpha) değerleri hesaplanmıştır. Analizler sonucunda KR-20 değeri 0,807 ve Cronbach Alpha değeri 0,808 olarak hesaplanmıştır. Yapılan madde analizi sonucunda madde güçlüğünün (p) 0.40, ayırtedicilik indeksinin (d) ise 0,42 olduğu görülmüştür. Bu değerler ışığında geliştirilen iki aşamalı testin 9. Sınıf öğrencilerinin ağız ve diş sağlığı konusu ile ilgili alternatif kavramlarını belirlemede ve geleneksel testlere alternatif olarak kullanılabilecek geçerliğe ve güvenirliğe sahip bir kavram testi olduğu sonucuna ulaşılmıştır.
KALEM VEYA TUŞLA YAZMA DURUMLARININ OKUMA-YAZMA BECERİLERİ ÜZERİNE ETKİSİNİN META-ANALİZ ÇALIŞMASI
Authors: OĞUZ Tuğba , AKBAŞ Cem
Published: June 2023

Bu araştırmada kalem veya tuşla yazma durumlarının öğrencilerin okuma-yazma becerileri üzerine etkisinin incelendiği deneysel çalışmalar bir araya getirilerek kalem veya tuşla yazma durumlarının öğrencilerin okuma-yazma becerileri üzerine etkisinin belirlenmesi ve bulguların sentezlenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Araştırma kapsamındaki çalışmalara, kalem veya tuşla yazma, kalem veya klavye ile yazma, typing and writing, writing with pencil, writing with keyboard ve literacy skills gibi anahtar sözcükler kullanılarak “ Google akademik, ERIC, Web of Science ve YÖK Ulusal Tez Tarama Sistemi” bilimsel veri tabanlarından ulaşılmıştır. Veri tabanlarından sistematik olarak, kalem veya tuşla yazma durumlarının öğrencilerin okuma-yazma becerileri üzerine etkisinin incelendiği 10 makaleye ulaşılmıştır. Çalışmalardan elde edilen veriler “Comprehensive Meta-Analysis (CMA)” programına aktarılarak analiz edilmiştir. Araştırmada meta analiz kapsamına alınan çalışmaların heterojenliği sebebiyle rastgele etkiler modeliyle etki büyüklüğü hesaplanmıştır. Araştırmanın bulgularına göre, ortalama etki büyüklüğünün değeri anlamlı bulunmamıştır. (Z=-0,281, p
Psihologia mulțimilor
Authors: Le Bon Gustave
Published: June 2023

Una dintre cele mai influente cărți de psihologie socială, despre modul în care acționează și cum pot fi manipulate și controlate mulțimile. Cartea a avut un impact profund nu numai asupra lui Freud, ci și asupra unor maeștri în arta controlului maselor din sec. XX și mai nou, inclusiv președinți de stat. Sunt abordate în carte subiecte precum caracteristici generale și unitatea mentală a mulțimilor, sentimentele și moralitatea lor; ideile, puterea de motivare și imaginația, opiniile și convingerile mulțimilor și mijloacele folosite de lideri pentru a le convinge. O carte inestimabilă pentru istorici, sociologi, juriști, psihologi, dar și pentru politicieni, oameni de stat, investitori și manageri de marketing. O carte scrisă la începutul secolului trecut, dar de o actualitate surprinzătoare. ”Masele nu au fost niciodată însetate de adevăr. Oricine le oferă iluzii devine ușor stăpânul lor. Oricine încearcă să le distrugă iluziile ajunge întodeauna victima lor."
The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Local Government Finances — a Case Study of Holiday Resort Communes in Poland
Authors:   Doctoral School of the University of Szczecin, Poland, SOBKO RADOSŁAW
Published: June 2023

.The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic forced governments to implement non-pharmaceutical interventions, i.e. solutions known as lockdown. Reduced business opportunities inhibited most economic processes, which resulted in a collapse of the global economy. Some sectors of the global economy (e.g. tourism) have been more severely affected by the pandemic. Therefore, both the national and local authorities provided special aid packages to support tourism. The Polish government decided to allocate additional funds, i.e. 250 million dollars (1 billion zlotys) to holiday resort communes, but the funds were reserved only for the communes located in the mountains. This study is an attempt to verify how the lockdown affected the finances of typical mountain and seaside resort communes and to assess whether the communes located in the mountains were affected to a greater extent. The authors of the study compared similar entities: a typical seaside resort commune — Mielno, and a typical mountain resort commune — Karpacz. The analysis covered the period of 2010–2020. Secondary data came from the Local Data Bank (BDL) of the Central Statistical Office (GUS) and annual reports on the implementation of commune budgets. The research was based on the index method, descriptive statistics and the least squares method. The Baretje-Defart index was used to determine the tourist function of the communes. Selected indicators developed by the Ministry of Finance were used to assess the financial situation. The study showed that the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown affected the financial situation of the typical mountain resort commune in Poland more strongly than the finances of the typical seaside resort commune. The study also showed that both types of holiday resort communes struggled with the problem of significantly reduced budget expenditures.
The Stabilisation Policy and Its Macroeconomic Consequences During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Poland
Authors:   Poznań University of Economics and Business, Poland, BARCZYK RYSZARD , URBANOWICZ ZUZANNA ,   Poznań University of Economics and Business, Poland
Published: June 2023

When the COVID-19 pandemic began, the first infections occurred in Poland at the beginning of March 2020. Their multi-aspect consequences played a specific role in the economy. Although these processes were caused by a specific biomedical situation, the stabilisation activities implemented under such conditions should coincide with the actions taken during the period of changes in business activity, generated by economic factors. They require quick and adequate fiscal and monetary instruments. The aim of this study was to analyse and assess the fiscal and monetary tools applied in Poland in order to stabilise the macroeconomic situation during the COVID-19 pandemic, i.e. between March 2020 and June 2021. The analysis of the macroeconomic situation encompassed the phenomena and processes occurring in the real and the nominal spheres of Poland’s economy. Special attention was paid to business fluctuations in the GDP series, investments, consumption, unemployment, inflation-induced changes and disturbances in the state budget. There are two parts of the study. The first part discusses the aims of stabilisation instruments used in market economies as well as the tools applied in anti-crisis shields. They were supposed to support Poland’s economy affected by the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. The second part is an analysis of the macroeconomic effects of these measures under a limited amplitude of business fluctuations, unemployment, inflation, and the aggravating situation of the state budget.
Cointegration Between Capital Flows and GDP in the Visegrád Countries. Implications for the Post Pandemic Era
Authors: SAWICKI JANUSZ
Published: June 2023

This chapter verifies presence of long-term co-integration between net capital inflows and GDP of the Visegrád Group countries (Czechia, Hunagary, Poland and Slovakia). Its aim is to investigate whether the GDP of the Visegrád (V4) countries and capital flows between the V4 and developed countries (in particular the European Monetary union) were integrated in such a way that they did not diverge from some equilibrium in the long term. The existence and strength of these relationships may be important for determining conditions for GDP growth in the post-pandemic era. Using the autoregressive distributed lag model (ARLD) the level of cointegration between push factors (current account and banks’ net cross-border positions) and the net capital flows of the Visegrád countries is established. Furthermore, taking push factors as fixed regressors, and applying the ARLD model, the cointegration level between net capital flows and GDP, for the different time periods, is estimated for each of the V4 economies. The current account of the EMU was identified as a push factor for net capital flows in Czechia, Poland and Slovakia. Bank net cross-border positions of the EMU turned out to be push factors in Poland and bank net cross-border positions of the developed countries were statistically significant as push factors in Hungary and Slovakia. Using the ARLD model, cointegrations of current account and bank net cross-border positions with GDP were found in each of the V4 countries in the whole period 1995–2019. The strength of these cointegrations was the greatest in the last ten years i.e., in the period 2009–2019. No cointegration was found when calculated for 1995–2008. The analysis of data for the years 1995–2019 is extended by presenting recent changes of net capital inflows in the EMU and the V4 countries. The dynamics of the changes during the time of the pandemic (2020–2022) is discussed against the background of the results of cointegration. From the perspective of the past relationships between net capital flows and GDP in the V4 countries, changes in net capital flows observed in 2020 and later indicate potential threats to the recovery of GDP growth after the shocks caused by the pandemic and the war in Ukraine. If these shocks do not change the long-lasting cointegration between net capital flows and GDP then sudden and substantial changes of net capital flows in the V4 countries should be treated as an impediment to the recovery of sustainable GDP growth. Presumably, a corrected policy mix must therefore be adopted in order to avoid creating conditions for stagflation.
Valuing employee productivity through the participative teamwork approach of telecommunication firms
Authors: Odita O. Anthony , Kifordu A. Anthony , Eromafuru O. Faith
Published: June 2023

The study examined the influence of teamwork on employee productivity in selected telecommunication firms in Delta State. The specific objectives of the study are to; determine the effect of team trust on employee productivity in selected firms in Delta State; ascertain the effect of reward and recognition on employee productivity in selected firms in Delta State and examine the effect of competent leadership on employee productivity in selected firms in Delta State. The study adopted a cross-sectional research design method. A sample size of 62 was chosen out of the 273 population of the study. The simple random sampling technique was adopted for the study. The instrument that was used for data collection is a single set of structured questionnaires. In this study, statistical techniques of data analysis were used. The list includes descriptive statistics, correlation, and regression analysis. All analysis was done using the statistical package for social science (SPSS) software version 25. Findings showed that team trust (ß = 0.181, P<0.05), reward and recognition (ß = 0.602, P<0.05), and competent leadership (ß = 0.128, P<0.05) have a positive effect on employee productivity. Findings showed that 40% of the change in employee productivity was brought about by the dimensions of teamwork. The study concluded that teamwork has a significant positive effect on Employee productivity in telecommunication firms. The study recommended amongst others that Managers must plan and design an appropriate reward system for the employee and encourage their participation in team arrangements for effective performance to be achieved and also create a conducive and trustable environment for synergetic teamwork. The study demonstrated that trust is a very crucial aspect of the team values and way of life which brings about togetherness in achieving specific goals of an organization.
Exponential stability for porous thermoelastic systems with Gurtin-Pipkin flux
Authors: Hao Jianghao , Yang Jing
Published: June 2023

In this article, we study the stability of a porous thermoelastic system with Gurtin-Pipkin flux. Under suitable assumptions for the derivative of the heat flux relaxation kernel, we establish the existence and uniqueness of solution by applying the semigroup theory, and prove the exponential stability of system without considering the wave velocity by the means of estimates of the resolvent
Clinical Supervision and Teachers’ Preparation for Teaching in Universal Primary Education Schools of Mbarara City in Southwestern Uganda
Authors: Wilber Nkwasiibwe , Barigye Enock , Tibanyendera Basil
Published: June 2023

This study determined the relationship between clinical supervision and teachers’ preparation for teaching. It employed a cross-sectional research design where a quantitative approach was used. The researcher used a sample size of 268 respondents. The study findings showed a strong positive statistically significant relationship between clinical supervision and teachers’ preparation (r =0.913**, p = 0.004).
It was concluded that there is a significant relationship between clinical supervision and teachers’ preparation for teaching in Universal Primary Education Schools of Mbarara City. The government and the Ministry of Education and Sports should provide policy guidelines and clinical supervision materials to all the head teachers to facilitate the implementation of clinical supervision by head teachers in Universal Primary Education Schools.
Port City Atlas
Authors:   Delft University of Technology, Hein Carola , van Mil Yvonne ,   Delft University of Technology, Ažman Momirski Lucija
Published: June 2023

> The Atlas was created within the LDE PortCityFutures research group and the Faculty of Architecture TU Delft. It is part of the series on the Urbanization of the Sea, and the kick-off of a sub-series on Mapping Port Cities > An analytical study on the complexity of port cities in Europe A multitude of port cities dots Europe’s coastline, all serving the purpose of facilitating maritime transportation. Over millennia, public and private leaders have built harbours, urban spaces and infrastructures in diverse territories to serve hinterlands, including landlocked capital cities and metropolitan areas. As nodes on the edge of water and land, port city territories embody knowledge on maritime flows and water conditions. At a time of climate change, they can be paradigms and stewards of sustainable development. Taking a comprehensive, mapping based approach, Port City Atlas visualizes 100 port city territories located on four seas and connected through shared waters. It provides a foundation for comparative analysis beyond case study approaches that are often locked into national contexts, select languages or disciplinary approaches. Conceived as a work of reference, the book makes the case for a sea-based approach to the understanding and design of Europe.
Cryptography for Cyber and Network Security
Authors:   Vel Tech Rangarajan and Dr.Sagunthala R&D Ins. of Sci & Tech, Ponkumar D. David Neels , K. Saravanan ,   SAINTGITS college of Engineering (Autonomous College), Kerala, Nisha M. Sharon ,   Francis Xavier Engineering College, Tirunelveli
Published: June 2023

Cryptography is the practise, study, and development of techniques for secret communication, including the transformation of readable text into an unreadable one and vice again. The data on one computer may be transmitted to another computer outside of a safe environment. Once your information is out in the wild, malevolent actors may alter it or fabricate it for their own ends. With the use of cryptography, our information may be reorganised and transformed to ensure its security while in transit between computers. The purpose of this book is to provide a practical survey of both the principles and practice of cryptography and network security. First, the basic issues to be addressed by a network security capability are explored through a tutorial and survey of cryptography and network security technology. Then, the practice of network security is explored via practical applications that have been implemented and are in use today.
Tourism management as a component of professional tourism training
Authors:   Kazakh Academy of Sports and Tourism, Akhmedova Saltanat  Zholdasbekovna
Published: June 2023

Professional tourism education in the field of tourism has recently entered the problematic area of pedagogical research, but it should be noted that by now clear results have been achieved. An important and significant feature of educational activities at a university with a tourism profile is innovation and creativity. Educational learning activity is characterized not only by a certain dynamics, a set of alternatives, but also qualitatively new functions that are not only found in the world, but also confirmed personally in the educational process. When studying and researching the educational process, the motivational direction, orientation and aspiration of the subject to activity are taken into account. The processes of regionalization in modern Kazakhstan have created the need to apply and introduce a national and regional component in the training of specialists, which, of course, is aimed at determining the self-determination of students, the formation of national identity and education based on the cultural traditions of their peoples, understanding and knowledge of the peculiarities and specifics of the region where their work will be carried out.
Fair trade along the Zhetisy – Nizhniy Novgorod arc
Authors:   Nizhny Novgorod Institute for the Development of Education, Romanovsky Vyacheslav Konstantinovich
Published: June 2023

Kazakhstan and the Russian Federation have a long – standing partnership experience in the tourism sector. It is actively manifested in scientific relations, academic mobility between universities and, of course, in the exchange of tourists. Both countries also take into account new trends in tourism, expressed in the interest of most travelers to alternative tours. For instance, those that highlight the contribution of famous statesmen to the strengthening of Kazakh – Russian relations, outstanding scientists in geographical and zoological research on the territory of both states and etc. Trade relations between the countries are of no less interest. These relations were formed back in the era of the Great Silk Road and nowadays they continue to develop dynamically. Therefore, this work, revealing one of the pages of this process, which falls on the XIX century, is relevant, since it can serve as the basis for a tour
XVIII. Yüzyıldaki Osmanlı-Rus Savaşlarında İsakçı’nın Önemi ve İsakçı’daki Sefer Hazırlık Faaliyetleri
Authors: ÇAĞATAY Ömer
Published: June 2023

Rusya, Osmanlı Devleti’nin 18. yüzyılda en fazla mücadele ettiği devletlerin başında gelmekteydi. Daha yüzyılın başında 1711’de Prut ile başlayan mücadele 1736-1739, 1768-1774 ve 1787-1792 savaşlarıyla yüzyılın sonuna kadar devam etmişti. Ruslara karşı girişilen bu savaşların süreleri önceki yüzyıldan farklı olarak daha uzun sürmüştü. Bu durum devletin sefer hazırlığını kapsamlı bir şekilde yapmasına yol açmıştı. Ayrıca sefer dönemlerinde yapılan hazırlıkların bazı yerlerde daha yoğun bir şekilde yapıldığı görülmektedir. Nitekim 18. yüzyıl boyunca Ruslara karşı gerçekleştirilen savaşlarda İsakçı’nın böyle bir rol üstlendiğini görmekteyiz. İsakçı’nın bulunduğu yerin stratejik öneminden dolayı (sağ kol üzerinde bulunması, Tuna Nehri’ne kıyısı olması ve Karadeniz’e yakınlığı vb.) burada her savaş döneminde kapsamlı hazırlıkların yapılmasına yol açmıştır. Bunlar ordunun İsakçı’da toplanması ve bazı durumlarda İstanbul’a dönmek yerine bölgede kışlaması ve ordunun ihtiyacı olan zahirenin inşa edilen ambarlarda muhafaza edilerek ihtiyaç halinde gerekli noktalara sevk edilmesiydi. Bunun yanı sıra İsakçı'nın Tuna kıyısında olması nedeniyle buradaki iskelede gemi inşa ve onarım faaliyetlerinin olması ve son olarak ordunun Tuna Nehri’nden geçmesi için köprü inşasının gerçekleştirilmesi söylenebilir. Yapılan araştırmada ise 18. yüzyılda Ruslar ile yapılan savaşlarda İsakçı’nın Osmanlı ordusu için önemine ve İsakçı’nın bu muharebe dönemlerinde yukarıda ifade edilen özelliklerinden yola çıkarak sefer lojistiği anlamında nasıl bir misyon üstlendiğine değinilmiştir.
Strategic Responses for the Airline Business During the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Review of Past Crises
Authors: Chutiphongdech Thanavutd , Apiluckserbsakul Nichakarn , Choktanasukarn Kittipong , Phengkona Jutamas
Published: June 2023

This research article proposes strategic responses for airline businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Using a documentary method to review published academic journals and grey literature available in the online public domain, documents related to strategic responses from past crises in the airline industry were gathered and examined using content analysis. Well-recognized management consultant publications, and interview clips from airline management were also reviewed to extract lessons learned for formulating strategic responses to the COVID-19 crisis. This study found that government support, technological adoption, passenger-based collaboration, and airline management strategies are keywords underlying airline businesses’ strategic responses to withstand COVID-19. Managerial implications for airline management and industry stakeholders are presented at the end of the article.
Estudio de la prevalencia de hiperuricemia en jóvenes de Mendoza, Argentina (2011-2016)
Authors: Giai M.
Published: June 2023

Introducción: Se observaron valores elevados de uricemia en estudios previos de nuestro grupo de trabajo,en donde se observó una significativa prevalencia de la hiperuricemia en jóvenes mendocinos comprendidos entre 18 a 25 años de edad, relacionándose los mismos con datos con los hábitos alimenticios y de consumo. Metodología: Se estudiaron 2030 postulantes a cubrir vacantes de Soldados Voluntarios todos residentes en la provincia de Mendoza, Argentina, entre los meses de marzo de 2011 y agosto de 2016.Se recogió información de las características de esta población, en lo referente a lugar de residencia, antecedentes familiares de enfermedades metabólicas y cardiovasculares, hábitos alimentarios, hábitos tóxicos, práctica de actividad física regular y medidas antropométricas. Resultados: De los resultados iniciales (Trujillo, Vargas Furnari y Giai, 2011) obtenidos para esta población de jóvenes se encontró que el 16% de la misma presentó valores elevados de trigliceridemia y un 8% de la población, valores de colesterolemia elevados. En estos estudios preliminares se evidenció la elevada prevalencia de hiperuricemia con respecto a otros metabolitos (27%). A lo largo de los cinco años de estudio retrospectivo, el valor promedio de las uricemias medidas fue de 5,7 ± 1,4mg/dL, con un valor promedio de 5,9 ± 1,7 mg/dL en varones y de 4,2 ± 1,1 mg/dL en mujeres. En los estudios propios (Giai, Acuña, Lima, Nardella y Thome, 2014) se evidenció una correlación entre los valores de uricemia y la fructosamina (p: 0,019, Pearson test), metabolito relacionado con la diabetes. Conclusiones: Del análisis retrospectivo de los valores de uricemia en una población de jóvenes de Mendoza, Argentina se encontró que la prevalencia de la hiperuricemia fue creciendo desde el año 2011 hasta la actualidad. Los valores de hiperuricemia pueden ser utilizados como indicadores tempranos de riesgo para enfermedades cardiovasculares y metabólicas, tal como lo describieron otros autores y evidencias propias de asociar la correspondencia de uricemia con un indicador de diabetes como es la fructosamina.