bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Analisis Flypaper Effect Belanja Daerah Kabupaten/Kota di Sulawesi
Authors:   Fakultas Ekonomi dan Bisnis Universitas Halu Oleo Kendari, Armawaddin Muhamad , Rumbia Wali Aya ,   Fakultas Ekonomi dan Bisnis Universitas Halu Oleo Kendari, Afiat Muhammad Nur ,   Fakultas Ekonomi dan Bisnis Universitas Halu Oleo Kendari
Published: April 2023

Penelitian ini bertujuan mengetahui fenomena flypaper effect belanja daerah di Sulawesi. Jenis data menggunakan data sekunder tentang pendapatan asli daerah, dana alokasi umum, dana alokasi khusus, dana bagi hasil pajak, dan belanja daerah tahun 2016–2017. Analisis data menggunakan analisis regresi data panel. Hasil penelitian menemukan adanya flypaper effect pada belanja daerah dari dana alokasi khusus, sedangkan dari dana alokasi umum dan dana bagi hasil pajak tidak ditemukan. Penelitian ini juga membuktikan pendapatan asli daerah, dana alokasi umum, dana alokasi khusus, dan dana bagi hasil pajak berpengaruh signifikan terhadap belanja daerah seluruh kabupaten/kota di Sulawesi.
Health Care Setting Staff Satisfaction in Ethiopia: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Authors: Asres Gizew Dessie , Gessesse Yeshiwork Kebede
Published: April 2023

Background: The term job satisfaction refers to the attitudes and feelings people have about their work. Positive and favorable attitudes towards their job indicate job satisfaction. Employees who are satisfied with their job are more productive and provide higher quality of care.
Methods: PubMed, Scopus, Cochrane, Google Scholar and African Index Medicus databases have been searched based on Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-analysis (PRISMA). Pooled estimate of job satisfaction level was done using random effects model after significant heterogeneity have been checked by subgroup analysis. We used MedCalc and Meta Essentials for statistical analysis. Publication bias was checked using Egger's test and funnel plot.
Results: The pooled proportion of health care workers’ satisfaction at health facilities in Ethiopia was 50.31% (95%, CI: 45.59- 55.01) for Random effects model at Q=957.8331 ( I2 (inconsistency)= 95.93%, P < 0.0001). Associated factors for job satisfaction level of health workers during this review were; autonomy (POR = 5.79, 95% CI: 1.99 - 16.90), on job training (POR=3.09, 95% CI: 1.69 - 5.67), organizational policy (POR=4.71, 95% CI: 2.09 - 10.61), reward/recognition (POR=4.58,95% CI: 1.51 - 13.84), satisfied with monthly salary (POR=3.89, 95% CI: 1.77 - 8.54), adequate supervision (POR=5.34, 95% CI: 3.72 - 7.67) and work environment (POR=5.44, 95% CI: 2.80 - 10.58)
Conclusion: Half of the health workers at health facilities in Ethiopia were satisfied with their job. This result was lower than job satisfaction level of other parts of the world, even in African countries. This discrepancy might be due to variations in socio economic and political status, and studied health worker category. Health facilities should strive to have good working environment, opportunities for training, adequate monthly salary, supportive supervision and conducive organizational policy.
Pulmoner arteriyel hipertansiyonlu hastalarda inspiratuar kas eğitiminin fonksiyonel egzersiz kapasitesi ve yaşam kalitesi üzerine etkisi: sistematik bir derleme
Authors: ÖZCAN Zeynep Betül , PEHLİVAN Esra
Published: April 2023

Amaç: Pulmoner arteriyel hipertansiyon hastalarında, hastalığın erken dönemlerinde semptomlar eforla ortaya çıkarken, hastalığın ileri evrelerinde dinlenme durumunda da gözlenebilir. Pulmoner arteriyel hipertansiyon hastaları için optimize edilmiş tıbbi tedavi bulunmasına rağmen, çoğu pulmoner arteriyel hipertansiyon hastası düşük egzersiz kapasitesi ve yaşam kalitesinden şikayetçidir. Pulmoner arteriyel hipertansiyon tedavi parametrelerinden biri pulmoner rehabilitasyondur. Pulmoner rehabilitasyon multidisipliner bir yaklaşımdır. Pulmoner arteriyel hipertansiyon için en önemli bileşeni fizyoterapi programıdır. Kişiye özel fizyoterapi programları egzersiz eğitimi, solunum kas eğitimi, hasta eğitimi bileşenlerinden oluşmaktadır. Solunum kas kuvveti eğitimi daha çok spesifik olarak inspiratuar kas eğitimi şeklinde uygulanmaktadır. Pulmoner arteriyel hipertansiyonlu hastalar için inspiratuar kas eğitimi uygulamasının genel etkilerini araştıran ve konu alan çalışma sayısı azdır. Bu çalışmanın amacı “Pulmoner arteriyel hipertansiyonlu hastalarda inspiratuar kas eğitimi hastanın fonksiyonel egzersiz kapasitesini ve yaşam kalitesini arttırmada etkili midir?” sorusunu cevaplamaktır.

Yöntemler: Ocak 2022 tarihinden önce PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, Springer Link olmak üzere dört ana veri tabanında arama yapıldı. Arama son 5 yılda yayınlanan randomize kontrollü prospektif çalışmalar olacak şekilde sınırlandırıldı.

Bulgular: Pulmoner arteriyel hipertansiyonlu hastalarda inspiratuar kas eğitimi uygulanan çalışmalar dahil edildi. Tam metinler okunduktan sonra dahil edilme kriterlerine uygun iki çalışma bulundu. Bu yayınların tümü randomize kontrollü prospektif çalışmalardı.

Sonuç: Çalışmalar incelendiğinde, pulmoner arteriyel hipertansiyonlu hastalarda inspiratuar kas eğitimi uygulamasının, fonksiyonel egzersiz kapasitesini ve inspiratuar kas kuvvetini arttırdığı ancak yaşam kalitesini arttırmadaki etkinliğinin belirsiz olduğu sonucuna varıldı.
Sıklığı gözardı edilen myroides enfeksiyonu: olgu sunumu
Authors: DEMİREL Huzeyfe Feyyaz , EROĞLU Esma
Published: April 2023

Myroides türleri insanlarda nadiren enfeksiyon yapan gram negatif bir bakteridir. İnsan mikrobiyotasının bir parçası olmasa da Myroides türleri çevrede yaygın olarak bulunur. Myroides enfeksiyonlarının tipik olarak kontamine su ile temas sonrası geliştiği bildirilmiştir. Sıklıkla bağışıklığı baskılanmış hastalarda enfeksiyona neden olmaktadır. Bu olguda, çoklu ilaca dirençli Myroides odoratimimus’un neden olduğu bir üriner sistem enfeksiyonu sunuyoruz.
Comparison of laryngeal mask airway and endotracheal tube using percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy
Authors: YILMAZ Nezir , DURAN Mehmet , ÖZERDEM Fikret
Published: April 2023

Aim: The study’s objective was to determine whether laryngeal mask airway (LMA) use in percutaneous tracheostomy applications is superior compared to classic endotracheal tube (ETT) use.

Methods: The study comprised patients who had percutaneous tracheostomy at Adıyaman Training and Research Hospital between 2013 and 2018. The patients were separated into two groups those who used ETT for airway management (group E) and those who used LMA instead of ETT (group L) during PT application. 4 patients were excluded from the study due to the lack of data from the 170 patient files obtained. The diagnosis for intensive care unit admission, age, gender, length of hospital stay, length of the procedure, number of attempts, complications, and mortality were compared between the two groups.

Results: Of the 166 patients involved in the study, 76 were female and 90 were male. All patients underwent successful tracheostomy procedures, but 20 patients had minimal bleeding, and 21 patients had a second attempt. The duration of the tracheostomy procedure was found to be significantly shorter in group L (p<0.05). In comparison to group E, group L had a significantly longer hospital stay (p<0.05).

Conclusion: It was considered that the use of LMA in percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy applications reduces the duration of the surgery. However, there is no significant difference between the use of ETT and LMA in terms of procedural success and complication rates.
Keywords: Airway management, laryngeal mask airway, tracheostomy
Çocuk ve erişkin popülasyonda apandisitin laboratuvar ve klinik özelliklerinin karşılaştırmalı analizi
Authors: AVCİ Veli , DEMİR Davut
Published: April 2023

Amaç: Apandisit, çocuk cerrahları ve genel cerrahların en sık karşılaştığı akut karın nedenidir. Apandisitte erken tanı ve tedavi oldukça önem arz etmektedir. Apandisitle ilgili sayısız makale olmasına rağmen; çocuk ve erişkin dönemi apandisitleri karşılaştıran çalışmalar oldukça nadirdir. Bu çalışmada amaç çocuk ve erişkin hasta gruplarında apandisitin laboratuvar ve klinik özelliklerini karşılaştırmaktır.

Yöntemler: Çalışma patoloji sonucu apandisit tanısı konulan hastalardan oluşmaktadır. Hastalar akut apandisit ve perfore apandisit olarak iki gruba ayrıldı. Ayrıca her iki grupta kendi içinde 18 yaş altı ve üstü olarak tekrar iki gruba ayrıldı. Gruplardaki hastaların demografik özellikleri, laboratuvar değerleri, maliyet analizi, cerrahi yöntem, patoloji raporları, apendiks çapları, şikayet ve yatış süreleri geriye dönük olarak incelendi.

Bulgular: Çalışmaya dahil edilen 150 hastanın 42’si çocuk hasta idi. Akut apandisit 131 hastada, perfore apandisit ise 19 hastada saptandı. Çocuklarda ortalama yaş 9,38±2,25 yıl, erişkinlerde ise 36,33±13,54 yıl idi. Çalışmada akut apandisit gruplarında cinsiyet, cerrahi teknik, beyaz küre (WBC), hastanede yatış süresi ve maliyet analizi açısından anlamlı bir fark bulunurken; şikayet süresi, apendiks çapı, C reaktif protein (CRP) ve nötrofil yüzdesi açısından ise anlamlı bir fark bulunmadı. Yine perfore apandisit gruplarında tüm parametreler arasında anlamlı bir fark bulunmadı.

Sonuç: Çocuk ve erişkin dönemi akut apandisit hastaları arasında önemli farklılıklar olmasına rağmen; perfore apandisitlerde farklılıklar saptanmadı. Bu durumun hastaların değerlendirilmesi esnasında klinisyenler tarafından dikkate alınması gerektiği kanaatindeyiz.
A simple proof of vitamin D deficiency and inflammation relation: single center study, over two thousand patients
Authors: ÖZŞENEL Ekmel Burak , GÜRLER Mehmet Yavuz
Published: April 2023

Aim: Vitamin D deficiency is a very common condition in the world. Although vitamin D appears to be effective mainly on calcium and bone metabolism, it is an important molecule that also affects immune functions and inflammation. In our study, we tried to evaluate the contribution of vitamin D deficiency to inflammation by examining the platelet indices of patients with low and normal vitamin D levels.

Methods: Healthy patients who applied to internal medicine outpatient clinics of our hospital for routine control in 2017 were included in our study. Patients are included in the study by following needed criteria; creatinine <1.3 mg/dl, hemoglobine >12 gr/dl, vitamin B12 >150 pg/dl, red cell distribution width <14 fL, thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) between 1-5 IU/L and C-reactive protein (CRP) <10 mg/dl. Patients were divided into two groups, those with vitamin D less than 10 ng/ml as the study group and those above 30 ng/ml as the control group.

Results: A total of 2179 patients, 644 male and 1535 female, were included in the study. 797 patients constituted the study group (27.1% male), and 1382 patients constituted the control group (31% male). When the two groups were compared in terms of platelet indices, we found that mean platelet volume (MPV) and plateletcrit (PCT) were significantly higher in the study group (p<0.001, p<0.001).

Conclusion: In our study, we found that MPV and PCT values increased significantly with vitamin D deficiency. We attributed this result to the absence of the anti-inflammatory activity of vitamin D. As a result, treating a patient’s vitamin D deficiency can also protect patients from cardiovascular or autoimmune diseases through the anti-inflammatory effect of vitamin D.
Kronik hastalıklarda koruyucu rehabilitasyon yaklaşımları ve fiziksel aktivite
Authors: ÇALIKUŞU Hafize Reyhan , USLUER İrem Nur , TANRIVERDİ Müberra
Published: April 2023

Bulaşıcı olmayan hastalıklar arasında en sık morbidite ve mortalite nedeni kronik hastalıklardır. Dünya genelinde ve ülkemizde en yaygın görülen kronik hastalıklar sırasıyla kardiyovasküler hastalık, kanser, diyabet, inme ve Kronik Obstrüktif Akciğer Hastalığı (KOAH)’dır. 2019 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu verilerine göre ülkemizdeki ölümlerin yaklaşık %70’ine kronik hastalıklar neden olmaktadır. Kronik hastalığa sahip bireylerin hastaneye yatış oranları diğer hastalıklara göre daha sık görülmekte ve 2016 verilerine göre bu durum yaklaşık 26,4 milyar TL gibi büyük bir mali yüke neden olmaktadır. Sağlık hizmetlerinin tüm basamaklarındaki önlemlerin artırılması hastalığa bağlı ölüm yükünü ve kamunun sağlık harcamalarını önemli bir ölçüde azaltmaktadır. Bu nedenle hastalıkların tedavisi kadar hastalık ortaya çıkmadan önlenmesi de hastalığın yönetiminde ve hastalıkla baş etmede önemlidir. Kronik hastalıkların önlenmesi, hastalığın erken dönemde tedavi edilmesi, progresyonunun yavaşlatılması ve hastaların yaşam sürelerinin artırılması koruyucu rehabilitasyon yaklaşımlarının amaçlarını oluşturmaktadır. Bu amaçlar doğrultusunda kronik hastalıklara yönelik koruyucu rehabilitasyon yaklaşımları primer, sekonder ve tersiyer korunma olarak üçe ayrılmıştır. Bu doğrultuda dünyada ve ülkemizde yayınlanan eylem planları ve kılavuzlar mevcuttur. Düzenli fiziksel aktivitenin de hastalıkların önlenmesi ve yönetiminde önemli bir role sahip olduğu bu kılavuzlarda belirtilmektedir. Yapılan çalışmalarda düzenli olarak yapılan fiziksel aktivitenin kronik hastalıkların riskini azalttığı ve hastaların sağlıkla ilgili yaşam kalitelerini artırdığı kanıtlanmıştır. Derlememizde, kronik hastalıklarda koruyucu rehabilitasyon yaklaşımları ve fiziksel aktivitenin önemi ele alınmıştır.
A childhood secondary headache case associated with Langerhans cell histiocytosis
Authors: BARANOĞLU KILINÇ Yasemin , DANIŞ Ayşegül , HALICIOĞLU Sıddıka
Published: April 2023

Neurological involvement is very rare in patients with a diagnosis of Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis (LCH). During the course of the disease, headache can also be seen in addition to systemic effects. A 6 years old girl was admitted to the hospital with only a headache without any systemic symptoms and was diagnosed with LCH. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a solid mass extending from the sphenoid bone corpus to the left great wing of the sphenoid, left orbital apex, left posterior ethmoid cells, left cavernous sinus, and dural space. The correct decision for neuroimaging in patients with headaches is very important in terms of mortality and morbidity. We wanted to share our patient’s case who was diagnosed with LCH by presenting only with headache without any other systemic finding, to remind that LCH may be a secondary cause of headache.
Investigating the Influence of Water Absorption and Mechanical Properties of Composites Reinforced with Banana and Roselle Fibers
Authors: Sekhar K CH , Kumar M. Siva , Polayya Ch. , Kowshikji Y.
Published: April 2023

Abstract: Fiber-reinforced polymer composites are the best at many things because they have high specific strength and modulus. Plastics are reinforced with artificial or natural fibers. Glass, carbon, and other synthetic fibers have long been used in fiber-reinforced plastics. Despite having high specific strengths, glass and other synthetic fiber-reinforced plastics are rarely used due to the high cost of production. For this, researchers have studied roselle, a plentiful natural fiber from India. Natural fibers are lightweight, strong, and reasonably priced. This study develops and characterizes a new class of natural fiber-based polymer composites using roselle fiber and banana fiber reinforcement. The new composites' mechanical characteristics are described. Research is being done to better understand the mechanical behaviour of epoxy-based polymer composites. Composites made of banana fiber and roselle fiber are gaining attention as sustainable and cost-effective alternatives to synthetic fiber composites. In this study, six different compositions of these natural fiber composites were prepared, and six specimens were tested using tensile tests and water absorption tests, in accordance with ASTM standards. The results showed an increase in tensile strength with a 68% improvement observed when compared to pure epoxy resin. The water absorption tests were conducted by varying the weights of the composites and increasing the weights gradually over a period of 10 days. The findings showed that the composites exhibited excellent resistance to water absorption, with the weight gain being significantly lower than that of pure epoxy resin. These results suggest that composites made of banana fiber and roselle fiber can be a promising alternative to traditional synthetic fiber composites, with improved mechanical properties and resistance to water absorption.
Smart Agro: Agriculture with Technology and Management
Authors: Rai Utpal , Saif Muhammad
Published: April 2023

ABSTRACT: This project is made with aim of ONE STOP SOLUTION for the AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY with solving for increasing income of INDIAN FARMER & for revolution in agriculture industry we are making platform SMARTAGRO, SMARTAGRO MANDI & AGROVILLOTOURISM in the form of web application. We have done the on ground research in villages of Varanasi District , Ghazipur District & Ballia District and many more after looking all the problem like not using scientific & technical method to increase income we come with solution which can give our country Agricultural Entrepreneur. We are completely increasing the culture for taking farming as business our solution starting with what to do & how to do with end goal to sale the product with high profit. We are aiming to also increase agrotourism in India create a good cross market for agriculture & tourism. Overall our platform is coming with AGRICULTURE WITH TECHNOLOGY & MANAGEMENT :- “SMART AGRO”
Development of a Vertical Mashing Machine and Specifying its Main Parameters
Authors: Bogdanov A. V. , Gritsenko A. V. , Cheskidov M. V. , Shtrikker L. A.
Published: April 2023

The paper proves the necessity to create new modernized types of fruit and vegetable processing machines. The paper highlights the importance of such machinery versatility, since each individual type of fruit and vegetable has its own physical characteristics, such as solidity, viscosity, moisture content, fibers, seeds, and grains. (Research purpose) To study the zucchini mashing process performed by the developed vertical mashing unit. (Materials and methods) An improved mashing machine design is proposed: a vertical plant with a conical auger inside and a sieve drum. (Results and discussion) Based on the calculations, the following parameters are specified: the body wall thickness, the cell diameter, the cone and conical auger parameters, as well as the machine operating modes. The sieve drum height is set at 0.8 meters, the diameter is 0.4 meters, the distance between the cone top and the drum is 0.15 meters. A conical auger is made for four working turns. (Conclusions) The minimum number of zucchini seeds (100 pieces) is specified for the subsequent selection of the drum cell diameter. The criteria and delimitations for high-quality zucchini mashing were identified. The diameter of the vertical masher cells was set within the range from 0.0071 to 0.0093 meters.
Students’ Ability in Solving Statistical Problem Using the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors: Hasanah Mifta Nur , Putri Ratu Ilma Indra , Zulkardi Zulkardi
Published: April 2023

This study aims to determine mathematical abilities of the students in grade 8 in solving statistical problem using RME and LSLC in online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. Learning began with the provision of were given interactive videos as an asynchronous pre-learning stage. Furthermore, at the synchronous stage, students were given sharing tasks and jumping tasks then synchronous activities were closed by giving independent assignments. In asynchronous pre-learning, students sent independent assignments via Google Classroom at a predetermined time. Subjects in this study were 31 eight graders junior high school students. This research used a descriptive method, where the data were obtained by using observation, test, and interview. The data were analyzed qualitatively descriptively.The result of this study is students’ abilities in a good category with an average  68,5. Therefore, it is concluded that RME and LSLC are suitable for use during a pandemic as teaching methods for statistics.
Development of PISA-like Activities using the Inquiry-based Learning Model and the Context of Religious Holidays during the Pandemic
Authors: Sepriliani Sisca Puspita , Zulkardi Zulkardi , Somakim Somakim
Published: April 2023

This research aims to develop a PISA-type content quantity that uses the context of religious holidays during the pandemic that is valid, practical, and potentially affects mathematical literacy skills. This research uses development research with two stages: preliminary and formative evaluation. This research also uses Inquiry-Based Learning (IBL) model in the learning process. This study involved eighth-grade students aged 13-15 years of various abilities. Data collection and analysis techniques were documentation, walkthroughs, observation, interviews, and tests. The research was carried out offline and online (Zoom and WhatsApp Group (WAG)). In this study, sharing activities were produced as well as a PISA-type jumping task with content quantity characteristics in the context of religious holiday during the pandemic by the PISA 2022 framework where what needs to be considered are mathematical literacy skills and use of language that is by language standards that can be applied and well interpreted by the students. Based on the students' answers, it can be seen that the questions and activities are included in the practical category because they can be solved well by students. From the results, it can be concluded that the developed PISA-like numeracy and activity has a potential effect on mathematical literacy skills and life in the context of religious days during the pandemic. In addition, IBL model can improve students' communication skills in solving PISA-type math problems and activities.
Ethnomathematical Study on Indigenous Fish Trap: Example from Kijang, Bintan Regency
Authors: Febrian Febrian , Astuti Puji , Susanti Susanti
Published: April 2023

The continuous exploration of mathematics as a human activity triggers the need to research ethnomathematics. This study aimed to identify ethnomathematics in the manufacture of indigenous fish traps (Bubu) from Bintan Regency. This ethnography study uses direct observation, interviews, and documentation. The researcher acts as the main instrument. The data were analyzed using the Spradley analysis technique, namely domain, taxonomic, componential, and cultural theme analysis. Data reduction, data presentation, and conclusions were carried out for each analysis. The results show that there are mathematical activities in designing, counting, and measuring length dimensions in Bubu's making. In these activities, there are mathematical concepts, including three-dimensional figures, the net of three-dimensional figures, curves, odd numbers, sequences with their attributes, bilateral symmetry, symmetry axes, figurative numbers, the congruence of plane figures, and length measurements with non-standardized units. These results showed that the Bubu maker already had a geometric sense through the symmetrical concept that became the basis for two activities such as counting and measuring, similar to the results of ethnomathematical research on the Yupiaq Eskimo community in Alaska and the Carolina Islanders in Micronesia. This study provides ideas to utilize everyday phenomena in teaching mathematics as a starting point prior to learning mathematics more formally.
Examining the attitudes of students’ towards using computer assisted language learning in foreign language classrooms
Authors: Kazykhankyzy Lazura , Rizakhojayeva Gulnara A. , Turlybekov Berdibay D. , Akeshova Madina M.
Published: April 2023

Problem statement . The use of technology determines the level of development of a country. The issue of technology adaptation in the field of education is important to secure technological integration. Due to the success in providing equality of opportunity to the entire population, the use of communication technology in the field of education is becoming more and more widespread in this context. In recent years, the significance of technological integration in the sphere of education has become apparent. A great number of research conducted on the views of students towards integrating computer assisted language learning (CALL) into the language learning classrooms, however, few studies addressing the attitudes of students towards using CALL in the Kazakhstani contexts exist in the field of language teaching. The aim of this study was to examine university level students’ attitudes towards the use of computer assisted language learning in Kazakhstan. Methodology . The quantitative method of research by analyzing the data collected through survey with the help of SPSS Statistics 23.0, as well as questionnaire developed by M. Vandewaetere and P. Desmet to measure attitudes of students towards the use of computer assisted language learning were applied. The participants of the study were 126 EFL pre-service teachers enrolled at Foreign Languages Teaching Department of Khoja Akhmet Yassawi International Kazakh-Turkish University. Results . The participants have overall positive attitudes towards using CALL in the language classroom. The difference between participants’ attitudes towards using CALL according to their age of study at the university was revealed. It was found statistically significant differences between first year and second year students and first year and third year students’ views towards using CALL in language learning. Conclusion . Further research studies might be conducted in the form of mixed design in order to get more detailed information to support or understand the general results found with the help of questionnaire.
Informatization of vocational education through the implementation of the model of the center of immersive technologies
Authors: Aslanov Roman E. , Shunina Lyubov A. , Grinshkun Aleksandr V. , Bolshakov Alexander A.
Published: April 2023

Problem statement . Every year, immersive equipment becomes more accessible, and the material and technical base of educational organizations is filled with new innovative devices. An urgent scientific task is the development of methods and tools for the implementation and usage of immersive devices in the educational process. Methodology. The authors describe approaches to the informatization of education based on the model of the center of immersive technologies (CIT), which contributes to the solution of managerial, methodical, pedagogical and technical problems associated with the application of immersive technologies in the educational and career guidance processes of educational organizations. The main functions of the CIT model are divided into three components: training students of secondary vocational education (SVE) in working professions, the realization of short programs for advanced training and assessment of qualifications, career guidance of schoolchildren. The key users of the CIT model are SVE students, schoolchildren and their parents, the management team of the educational organizations, teachers. The CIT model can be implemented in any organization that has immersive equipment (VR/AR) and human resources. Results. The implementation of immersive simulators in teaching students in professional programs, educational practice, as well as in organizing and conducting professional excellence championships demonstrates approximately equal effectiveness in comparison with traditional teaching methods, except for the cases in which it is important to develop tactile skills in working with certain equipment. Using the example of the execution of VR simulators in the teaching of the subject “Technology” in the school course, the advantage of learning on real machines is demonstrated. It was discovered that the maximum pedagogical effect is achieved by adding VR simulators to the training course and by using a combined approach. VR simulators are necessary for work in the absence of workshops and serve as an important didactic propaedeutic tool when they are available. Conclusion. The domestic and foreign experience of using immersive technologies in educational and outreach activities is analyzed, the development projects of the Russian Federation in the field of immersive technologies are considered. The relevance, theoretical and practical significance of the development and implementation of the CIT model are substantiated. The results of approbation in educational institutions of secondary vocational and basic general education are presented.
Peculiarities of using virtual whiteboards to form the professional competence of future lawyers in foreign language classes at university
Authors: Nikulina Ekaterina G. , Kibishev Andrey N. , Gribkov Dmitry N.
Published: April 2023

Problem statement . The focuses of the current digital intercultural learning environment as training programs for professionals in the legal industry specify their developing of systemic foreign language communication skills, skills to analyze which can be based on information technologies and actualized in rapidly changing professional tasks. The study is aimed at substantiating the effectiveness of using virtual whiteboards to form the professional competence of future lawyers in foreign language classes at university. Methodology . The analysis of theory and methodology, generalization of crucial scientific papers on the studied problem, processing of results and creating interactive whiteboards are applied. The pedagogical experiment involved 97 students (girls - 48%, boys - 52%) of the Law Institute of Vyatka State University. Fisher's criterion (angular transformation) is used as a statistical processing method. Results . The didactic peculiarities of making use of virtual whiteboards when forming professional and legal competence of a professional in the legal industry during foreign language classes are stated: the capabilities of network intercultural cooperation when solving tasks in the legal industry; seeking legal assistance; foreign language communication; virtual discussion of criminal acts; independence of the interactive network environment for modeling legal processes; keeping the results in a cloud. At the control stage of the experiment, statistically significant differences between the levels of formed competences of the participants of the experimental and control groups were revealed. Conclusion . Making use of whiteboards will contribute to the formation of foreign language and professional legal competences of a specialist while providing a set of circumstances: active work with foreign regulatory acts in English, showing students new intercultural information collaboration and legal consultancy, combining different types of work, organizing foreign language feedback, solving real practical legal tasks.
Chinese Media Representation of the SCO: A Study of People’s Daily and Global Times
Authors: Krivokhizh Svetlana V. , Soboleva Elena D. , Melnikova Ekaterina S.
Published: April 2023

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is one of the first international organizations in which the PRC played a key role. However, according to some researchers, over the past 20 years the Chinese leadership’s interest in this mechanism of international cooperation has decreased. This article explores the place of the SCO in Chinese foreign policy by analyzing the representation of this organization in the PRC’s media - Chinese-language publications in the newspapers People’s Daily and Global Times , which both belong to the Chinese Communist Party. Such focus allows better understanding the value of the SCO to China and its position vis-á-vis other Chinese initiatives in Central Asia. The authors use methods of quantitative and qualitative content analysis, namely counting the frequency of single words, identifying and counting the most common frames, and discussing the ways these frames are constructed. Frame analysis demonstrates that the articles focus on the achievements of the SCO in solving regional problems, while existing difficulties are ignored. The SCO is represented as an important element of China’s foreign policy, along with the Belt and Road Initiative, while the details of their interaction are not discussed. It should also be mentioned that the SCO is framed as an association of countries opposing Western hegemonism and advocating a new system of international relations. An extremely positive representation of the SCO serves legitimation of the political regime in the PRC: the articles focus on China’s role as a leader in the SCO and its successes in addressing domestic problems, such as poverty reduction and fighting the coronavirus infection. This narrative is often created by quoting the opinions of high-level foreign politicians and average citizens.
The Logic of International Response to Anti-Violence and Sexual Integrity Agenda in Violent Conflict: Case of MINUSCA
Authors: Bokeriya Svetlana A. , Andronova Anastasiia R.
Published: April 2023

A survivor-centered approach is at the heart of the international community’s humanitarian action today. In armed conflicts various forms of sexual violence are seen not only as accompanying violence, but also as a tool of pressure and warfare of the contesting parties, and important measures to prevent and counteract such acts have been included into the mandates of the UN peacekeeping missions. This research aims to identify the logic of international community’s action to counter conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) by strengthening peacekeeping initiatives, and complement ongoing research on the protection of women in armed conflict and situations of sexual violence. This goal entails an examination of all elements of the existing system: legal framework, the role of states, and the activities of the UN. The authors conducted a content analysis of the UN Security Council resolutions on the topic to trace conceptual terminological changes. At the same time, to identify the main contradictions in the rhetoric of states and, consequently, the motives of their actions, a discourse cluster analysis was used based on the statements of delegations in the UN Security Council. The resulting clusters display three unique positions of the national states that are mostly explained by different understandings of the term itself, the categories of victims of such violence, and the relevant tools for countering it. Emphasis could be placed on including sexual violence on the sanctions list, gender education in military training, increasing the number of women in peacekeeping and peacebuilding missions, or preventive measures. The authors identified the most active states pushing the anti-sexual violence agenda; they include Germany, the UK, the US, Canada, and France. The article also examines the practical implementation of UN peacekeeping mandates in terms of including measures to counteract sexual violence. The research confirms that peacekeeping missions are now more actively engaged in the international response to CRSV.
Book review: Bystrova, I. V. (2022). The British Ally: Organization of Military and Economic Supplies to the USSR in 1941-1945. Moscow: Ves’ mir publ., 576 p. (In Russian)
Authors: Minkova Kristina V.
Published: April 2023

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Faecal sludge management practice in informal settlements of Bangladesh
Authors: Md. Shahriar Abu Towab , Kh. Mahfuz-ud- Darain
Published: April 2023

Informal settlements suffer sanitation challenges of inadequate toilet facilities and a high accumulation rate of faecal sludge due to land crises and dense populations. However, settlement people who struggle with informal living, either way, manage to keep their toilets running. This research explores faecal sludge management practices by people in informal settlements. It took Notun-Bazar Char Khulna as a case, purposefully sampled toilets, and populations, and conducted interviews and group discussions among settlement people, sweepers, key persons, and detailed observations of settlement premises. It also mapped excreta flows and discharge locations in drawings and diagrams. It illustrates how faecal sludge from all types of containment ending in the water is unsafe. This study analytically finds practices related to periodical containment management, Collective emptying mechanism, and faecal sludgeâ€™s conditional conveyance available in the informal settlement. It suggests developing environmentally safe faecal sludge management in informal settlements with an appreciation of the identified practices.
A case for experimental and speculative political ecologies
Authors: Harris Dylan M. , Santos Dan
Published: April 2023

One of political ecology's main strengths is its emphasis on critique, and, through critique, its ability to better understand nature-society relations. Recently, calls have been made from within the sub-discipline – and from the social sciences more broadly – to move beyond critique, to engage nature-society relations more experimentally. Experimental approaches to nature-society relations invite new techniques and methods to study issues as they emerge, as opposed to those that have already happened. To this end, much has been written about the limits of human reasoning and understanding in the face of large-scale environmental crises like climate change. Complementing experimental sensibilities, speculative approaches to nature-society relations engage directly in the politics of expanding imaginative, perspectival, and political capacity in the face of these changes. The aim of this article is threefold. First, we will highlight scholarship that informs already existing approaches to experimental and speculative political ecologies, tying these threads together to elucidate a larger research agenda. Second, by way of example, we will discuss two case studies – solar's role in Colorado's 'just transition' and speculative climate futures and CRISPR-based gene drives and environmental management – to inform our discussion. Finally, this article serves as the introduction to a Special Section, in which we will outline and connect three articles that point towards how political ecology can be done with an eye more explicitly trained towards the future.
One-Parameter Generalization of Dual-Hyperbolic Jacobsthal Numbers
Authors: Bród Dorota , Szynal-Liana Anetta , Włoch Iwona
Published: April 2023

In this paper, we introduce one-parameter generalization of dual-hyperbolic Jacobsthal numbers – dual-hyperbolic r-Jacobsthal numbers. We present some properties of them, among others the Binet formula, Catalan, Cassini, and d’Ocagne identities. Moreover, we give the generating function and summation formula for these numbers. The presented results are a generalization of the results for the dual-hyperbolic Jacobsthal numbers.
Pre- and During-Pandemic Financial Standing of Companies in Poland Ranked According to the Type of Business Activity
Authors: Lisek Sławomir
Published: April 2023

Subject and purpose of work

This paper seeks to examine how the COVID-19 pandemic affected the financial standing of companies classified according to the type of their business activity.

Materials and methods

This paper is based on aggregate data on businesses operating in Poland in the period 2017–2021, grouped according to the type of business activity. The data was published by the Central Statistical Office GUS in Poland. The company status was investigated using the calculated values of diagnostic indicators (return on assets, current financial liquidity, level of debt, stock rotation, and growth in sales). These indicators were normalized with the zero unitarization method to construct a synthetic indicator. The synthetic indicator was then used to generate business rankings.

Results

The vast majority of the examined companies proved to be profitable. In 2020, the profitability and sales revenue of the businesses concerned were found to deteriorate slightly. There has been a downward trend in the rankings for companies operating in the accommodation and catering sector and the manufacturers of petroleum products. Pharmaceutical companies were the businesses that improved and topped the rankings.

Conclusions

The pandemic had a strong negative impact on businesses operating in the market sector of accommodation and catering. The producers of refined petroleum products were also affected. The producers of pharmaceuticals benefited most during the pandemic. There are no clear indicators as to the impact of the pandemic on other types of businesses.
Servitization of Farming: A New Approach to Local Food Systems Building
Authors: Vidickienė Dalia , Simonaitytė Vitalija , Lankauskienė Rita , Gedminaitė-Raudonė Živilė
Published: April 2023

The post-industrial service economy suggests new ways of thinking about food system design and building processes. This article discusses the need to explore best practices in the servitization of farming and theorize them as a new approach to food production, supply, and consumption. In contrast to prevailing theories that suggest reorganization of the global agri-food supply chain on the basis of the short supply chain concept or according to the community-supported agriculture model, servitization of farming puts forward a „made-to-order” food system. The purpose of this article is to develop theoretical and practical guidelines that suggest new ways of thinking about food system design and building processes. The article demonstrates the potential of a farming servitization to create new food system configurations through the combination of three approaches: holistic, design thinking, and evolutionary by providing a case study on a farm that uses a „service-driven” business model and makes-to-order organic vegetables, fruits, and greens. The case study approach allows in-depth, multi-faceted explorations and conceptualization of an innovative business model building process according to 5 phase design thinking model, which suggests gradual reorganization of the industrial food system as the result of farming servitization.
Urban Outshopping in Rural Slovakia
Authors: Hrivnák Michal , Moritz Peter , Jarábková Jana
Published: April 2023

Outshopping is consumption behaviour where a consumer leaves the local economy and procures products and services in other local economies. While rural outshopping has been studied in the scientific literature for decades, the consumption structure of urban dwellers in smaller rural settlements has never been precisely mapped. The aim of this study is to understand the basic patterns of urban residents' spending on goods and services in the local economies of small rural settlements, using descriptive methods, comparison and content analysis. Based on the results, we put forward hypotheses that rural outshopping takes place within the nodal region of the city rather than in the wider urban-rural interface, may have a potentially selective character, and the frequency of short-term movement on the city-rural axis may be additional to other dominant intentions for traveling to a rural settlement.
Contesting the Role of Digitisation and ICT in the Business Model of Agricultural Holdings and Farmers: Micro-Study of the Inner Rural Periphery Region in the Czech Republic
Authors: Pělucha Martin , Nováková Jana , Shemetev Alexander , Kouřilová Jana
Published: April 2023

The challenges of new rural technological possibilities in the 21st century resonate with agriculture. These represent, in particularly the improving availability of ICT infrastructure and the digitisation of socioeconomic processes. This paper focuses on exploring issues related to the potential change in the business behaviour of agricultural holdings and farmers following digitization and the use of ICT. The empirical research was carried out in the territory of the Local Action Group (LAS) Železnohorský region, which is a typical inner rural periphery with a strong agricultural base. The paper presents both the results of an exploratory survey and also develops a specific empirical model according to the improved Cobb-Douglas production function with specifics of the agrarian sector (i.e., including the role of agricultural subsidies and also the application of advanced ICT). The results in the selected rural micro-region showed that the process of digitisation has been very marginal in the models of functioning of the relevant agricultural entities. The current prevailing “techno-optimist approach” in EU strategic planning needs to be overcome by more intensive and comprehensive support for the digitisation process in rural peripheral areas. Particularly, this involves a necessary combination of support for investment in ICT infrastructure and new technologies with more intensive support for digital literacy and knowledge empowerment, which will enable more intensive exploitation of the potential and possibilities of digital technologies and virtual environments.
Political and Legal Aspects of the Right of Peoples to Self determination in the Light of Russian Aggression against Ukraine (Modern View)
Authors: Tymchenko Leonid , Kononenko Valerii , Tarakhonych Tetiana
Published: April 2023

Summary

The people of Ukraine are right now fighting for their right to self-determination, for their European choice. The European integration is a part of the foreign policy and national identity of many European countries, among which is Ukraine. According to Academician Yu. S. Shemshuchenko, the norms of the Constitution of Ukraine are the political and legal basis for the implementation of the foreign policy, which based on its national interests and domestic policy, widely recognized principles and norms of international law. As stated by the political leadership of the Russian Federation (hereinafter referred to as the RF, Russia), the goals of its army’s invasion into Ukraine are demilitarization and „denazification“. This fact confirms the denial and active opposition by a nuclear state of the national identity of the Ukrainian people, as well as an option for own choice of the independent path. As the reality has demonstrated, the right of a people to self-determination is not always fully implemented as a result of their acquisition of their statehood and territory within internationally recognized borders. States that systematically violate human rights are the most prone to aggression. Thus, aggression against other countries turns into another round of the infringement of the rights of citizens of the aggressor state. The essence of the international legal personality of the state is the people. The identity of the legal personality of the state, regardless of its current (last official) name and various circumstances that have taken place during the entire period of its existence (occupations, annexations, etc.), follows from the continuity of the people located on the territory of its historical residence. As a consequence, the legal personality of the Baltic states after liberation from the Soviet occupation is based on the continuity of their peoples.