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Integrated Satellite-Terrestrial System Capacity Over Mix Shadowed Rician and Nakagami Channels
Authors: Iqbal Arif , Ahmed Kazi M
Published: December 2022

In this paper, we evaluate the ergodic capacity analysis of a integrated satellite-terrestrial cooperative communication system under independent and non-identical shadowed Rician and Nakagami-m fading channels. Multiple cooperative relay nodes are assumed between satellite and the destination node. Amplify-and-forward (AF) cooperative protocol is used at each fixed relay node for signal amplification. While for signals combining at the destination node, the maximum ratio combining(MRC) technique is exploited. An analytical approach is derived to evaluate the performance of the system in terms of ergodic capacity. We derive the approximate closed-form expression for calculating the ergodic capacity of the proposed system. It is shown that the derived analytical expression is very tight and applicable to the general operating conditions with the help of satellite channel date available from the literature. The analytical results are compared with Monte Carlo simulations, and they seem to agree well.
A Survey on Dynamic Spectrum Access Techniques in Cognitive Radio Networks
Authors: Benmammar Badr , Amraoui Asma , Krief Francine
Published: December 2022

The idea of Cognitive Radio (CR) is to share the spectrum between a user called primary, and a user called secondary. Dynamic Spectrum Access (DSA) is a new spectrum sharing paradigm in cognitive radio that allows secondary users to access the abundant spectrum holes in the licensed spectrum bands. DSA is an auspicious technology to alleviate the spectrum scarcity problem and increase spectrum utilization. While DSA has attracted many research efforts recently, in this paper, a survey of spectrum access techniques using cooperation and competition to solve the problem of spectrum allocation in cognitive radio networks is presented.
A Detailed Survey on Various Aspects of SQL Injection in Web Applications: Vulnerabilities, Innovative Attacks, and Remedies
Authors: Kindy Diallo Abdoulaye , Pathan Al-Sakib Khan
Published: December 2022

In today’s world, Web applications play a very important role in individual life as well as in any country’s development. Web applications have gone through a very rapid growth in the recent years and their adoption is moving faster than that was expected few years ago. Now-a-days, billions of transactions are done online with the aid of different Web applications. Though these applications are used by hundreds of people, in many cases the security level is weak, which makes them vulnerable to get compromised. In most of the scenarios, a user has to be identified before any communication is established with the backend database. An arbitrary user should not be allowed access to the system without proof of valid credentials. However, a crafted injection gives access to unauthorized users. This is mostly accomplished via SQL Injection input. In spite of the development of different approaches to prevent SQL injection, it still remains an alarming threat to Web applications. In this paper, we present a detailed survey on various types of SQL Injection vulnerabilities, attacks, and their prevention techniques. Alongside presenting our findings from the study, we also note down future expectations and possible development of countermeasures against SQL Injection attacks.
An electrical model to design a Metamaterial Left Hand Antenna
Authors: Ferchichi Abdelhak , Beldi Sabri , Gharsallah Ali
Published: December 2022

This paper proposes a novel approach to study the Left hand antenna using an adequate electrical model. The structure is composed by a periodic Split Ring Resonator and a metallic wires, that’s why the proposed model take into consideration the model of each element and the coupling between the element. Due to the complexity of the structure, the model becomes very important because it’s simple, accurate and a very fast. Besides, once the model is built, it will be easy to control the structure with any change in the structure, the excitation, the substrate. The proposed antenna was manufactured on a FR-4 epoxy. The antenna is designed to RFID application, exactly for an RFID Reader. The antenna presents a significant gain superior to 16dB, and it is designed to simulate at 2.45 GHz.
Deterministic Static Sensor Node Placement in Wireless Sensor Network based on Territorial Predator Scent Marking Behaviour
Authors: Zainol Abidin Husna , Din Norashidah Md , Radzi Nurul Asyikin Mohd
Published: December 2022

An optimum sensor node placement mechanism for Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) is desirable in ensuring the location of sensor nodes offers maximum coverage and connectivity with minimum energy consumption. This paper proposes a sensor node placement algorithm that utilizes a new biologically inspired optimization algorithm that imitates the behaviour of a territorial predator in marking their territories with their odours known as Territorial Predator Scent Marking Algorithm (TPSMA). The main objectives considered in this paper are to achieve maximum coverage and minimum energy consumption with guaranteed connectivity. A simulation study has been carried out to compare the performance of the proposed algorithm implemented in two different single objective approaches with an Integer Linear Programming based algorithm. The proposed single objective approaches of TPSMA studied in this paper are TPSMA with minimum energy and TPSMA with maximum coverage. Simulation results show that the WSN deployed using the proposed TPSMA sensor node placement algorithm is able to arrange the sensor nodes according to the objective required; TPSMA with maximum coverage offers the highest coverage ratio with fewer sensor nodes up to 100% coverage while TPSMA with minimum energy consumption utilized the lowest energy as low as around 4.85 Joules. Full connectivity is provisioned for all TPSMA approaches since the constraint of the optimization problem is to ensure the connectivity from all sensor nodes to the sink node.
Experience of reconstructive plastic robot-assisted surgery in patients with isthmocele after cesarean section
Authors: Bryunin Dmitrii V. , Mikhaelyan Nana S. , Bakhvalova Alla A. , Khokhlova Irina D. , Dzhibladze Tea A. , Gadaeva Irina V. , Chushkov Yurii V. , Svidinskaya Evgeniya A. , Asambaeva Ailar , Ishchenko Anatolii I.
Published: December 2022

BACKGROUND: According to several Russian researchers, the number of cesarean deliveries in different regions of Russia varies from 15.2% to 42%. The incidence of complications inconsistency of the uterine scar (isthmocele) after surgery is 10%15%.
AIM: This study aimed to assess the efficiency and safety of robot-assisted surgery in the correction of isthmoceles after cesarean section in patients of reproductive age.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study involved seven patients aged 2734 years with signs of isthmoceles after urgent or elective cesarean section 12 months to 6 years prior to hospitalization. A comprehensive dynamic examination (echography, magnetic resonance imaging, and office hysteroscopy), surgical treatment with the da Vinci Si robotic complex, and outpatient monitoring in the early and long-term period (1, 6, 12, 24, and 36 months) were performed.
RESULTS: The patients were satisfied with the results of surgical treatment during outpatient monitoring due to the improved quality of life resulting from the reduction of pathological symptoms. The control echography (1, 6, and 12 months later) showed normal myometrial thickness (911 mm) and adequate blood flow in the metroplasty area in all patients. The niche was not visualized during office hysteroscopy 6-months after the metroplasty. Three patients became pregnant 1620 months after the reconstructive uteroplasty and ended with a timely operative delivery. Two patients were followed up for their pregnancies at 12 and 29 weeks of gestation, while two women continued taking oral contraceptives and planned their next pregnancy at least a year later.
CONCLUSIONS: The use of the da Vinci Si robotic system for surgical correction of isthmoceles provides volumetric three-dimensional visualization of anatomical structures, reduces the duration of surgery and intraoperative blood loss, minimizes the number of intraoperative and postoperative complications, and contributes to accelerated postoperative rehabilitation of patients.
Long-term effect of antiviral therapy for grade II cervical intraepithelial neoplasia
Authors: Vinogradova Ol’ga P. , Andreeva Natal’ya A. , Epifanova Ol’ga V. , Artemova Ol’ga I.
Published: December 2022

BACKGROUND: The production of many molecular markers at different grades of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia is currently being studied to predict the outcome of the disease and build an individual prognosis. However, no clear criteria for the course of neoplasia are available at this time.
AIM: This study aimed to assess the efficiency of the antiviral immunomodulator Allokin-alpha (Alloferon) in the treatment of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia of moderate severity from the perspective of long-term follow-up.
DESIGN: Prospective study.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: We examined 86 women of reproductive age with grade II cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN II) associated with human papillomavirus (HPV). In the CIN II group, all patients underwent excision of the affected area. According to the study design, 43 women were followed up after excision (Group 1a), while 43 participants were treated surgically and used the study drug (Group 1b). By cytological and colposcopic examination, the efficiency of the chosen therapy was assessed after 3, 12, and 18 months. However, the main criteria for the efficiency of treatment were the absence of HPV or a decrease in the viral load below significant values and the absence of recurrence of the pathological process.
RESULTS: The combination of excision and the use of Allokin-alpha (Alloferon) showed significant advantages over monosurgical treatment.
CONCLUSIONS: The data obtained indicate high HPV elimination and reduced probability of recurrence after excisional treatment in patients with CIN II when using Allokin-alpha (Alloferon).
Experience of using extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for total abruption of a normally located placenta in severe preeclampsia
Authors: Lazareva Anna Yu. , Fatkullina Irina B. , Yashchuk Al’fiya G. , Zolotukhin Konstantin N.
Published: December 2022

INTRODUCTION: Premature abruption of a normally located placenta is a sudden and challenging problem to manage, and is a leading cause of maternal and perinatal mortality. Here, we reviewed the case of a pregnant woman with multiple organ failure and premature placental abruption involving the successful use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in the treatment of respiratory distress syndrome.
AIM: We aimed at assessing the feasibility of using ECMO in the treatment of severe lung damage in a patient with multiple organ failure.
CLINICAL CASE: We reviewed the clinical findings of the course of multiple organ failure and lung damage in a puerpera with severe preeclampsia. Moreover, we analyzed her life history, diseases, and diagnostic and treatment methods were analyzed.
The described clinical case shows the possibility of the successful use of ECMO in patients with severe lung damage and respiratory distress syndrome in multiple organ failure resulting from severe obstetric complications. Currently, this is the first case involving ECMO in the treatment of the consequences of acute total abruption of a normally located placenta with favorable outcomes in the Republic of Bashkortostan.
Factors Associated with a Positive Hemodynamic Response to Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
Authors: Nechepurenko Anatoly A. , Ilov Nikolay N. , Zorin Dmitry A. , Romantcov Eugeny I. , Palnikova Olesya V.
Published: December 2022

AIM: This study aimed to conduct a comparative analysis of clinical, electrocardiographic, and echocardiographic factors in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) with different hemodynamic responses to cardiac resynchronization (CRT) to assess the possibility of their use in predicting the positive effect of CRT.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study included 136 patients with New York Heart Association grade 34 CHF with a left ventricular ejection fraction of 35%, QRS duration of 150 ms, QRS duration of 130149 ms, and QRS morphology of left bundle branch block (LBBB). For CHF treatment and primary prevention of sudden cardiac death, a cardioverter-defibrillator with CRT (CRT-D) function was implanted. The enrolled patients were followed up prospectively for 1 year to record the endpoint, namely, hemodynamic response to CRT, assessed by a decrease in the end-systolic volume of the left ventricle by 15%.
RESULTS: During the 1-year follow-up, the primary endpoint was registered in 62 (46%) patients. With a one-way logistic regression, four indicators with the highest predictive potential (p 0.05) and associated with the occurrence of the studied endpoint were identified. Based on the results of the multivariate regression analysis, a prognostic model was developed, which included three factors with the highest levels of statistical significance, namely, a history of indications of a previous correction of valvular insufficiency, QRS duration, and LBBB criteria according to Strauss. The diagnostic efficiency of the model was 73% (sensitivity, 80%; specificity, 68%). The electrocardiographic parameters of the Strauss LBBB criteria and QRS duration were independent predictors of the studied endpoint.
CONCLUSIONS: The developed multivariate prognostic model may be useful in the selection of patients with CHF reduced ejection fraction for implantation of devices with CRT function; the lack of external validation limits its application in practice.
Differential Diagnostics of Wide QRS Complex Arrhythmias with Left Bundle Branch Block Morphology Using Slow Conduction Index
Authors: Chmelevsky Mikhail P. , Budanova Margarita A. , Treshkur Tatiana V.
Published: December 2022

Differential diagnosis of wide QRS complex arrhythmias is one of the most challenging tasks in routine practice arrhythmology. The analysis of the wide QRS complex morphology has been introduced due to the complex problem of detecting atrial waves on ECG. A slow conduction index based on the ratio of the initial and terminal QRS amplitudes is one of the solutions to evaluate conduction velocity based on the surface ECG due to a significant variability of QRS morphology and real complexity of its detailed assessment. However, one of the significant limitations of this algorithm is a need to search for the RS wide complex type and randomly select an ECG lead with this morphology which can finally create a contradictory result.
AIM: To evaluate a possibility of using the slow conduction index for differential diagnosis of wide QRS complex arrhythmias with left bundle branch (LBBB) morphology in any of 12-leads ECG followed by evaluation of the obtained diagnostic accuracy values.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study included 280 single premature wide QRS complexes with LBBB morphology recorded during holter ECG monitoring in randomly selected 28 patients. Atrial extrasystoles were recorded in 14 patients and ventricular extrasystoles were captured during sinus rhythm in other 14 patients. A ROC analysis was used for the qualitative and quantitative assessment of a slow conduction index diagnostic values based on sensitivity (Sn), specificity (Sp) and accuracy (Acc).
RESULTS: The highest values of Sn and Sp were obtained for a slow conduction index in the leads aVL, V2, aVF, V5 and III, and the lowest for the leads I, V3 and V6 based on the calculated area (AUC) under the ROC curves (p 0.001 for all leads).
CONCLUSION: The study presented the fundamental possibility of using a slow conduction index in any of 12-lead ECG for the differential diagnosis of wide QRS complex arrhythmias with LBBB morphology.
Max Solomonovich Kushakovsky. Life and work
Authors: Grishkin Yuri N.
Published: December 2022

Born on 1 December 1922 in the small Ukrainian town of Zvenigorodka, Cherkasy region; died on 11 Juni 2002 in Saint Petersburg.
In 1947, M.S. Kushakovky graduated from the Military Medical Academy with merits, and his name was among the first to be put on Academy's marble plaque of honor after the war. At the beginning of 1951, M.S. Kushakovky defended his PhD. thesis on the topic Hemodynamic disorders and the condition of the precapillary bed in advanced stages of hypertension (on the issue of adaptive mechanisms). In September 1960 he received the academic title of Associate Professor. At the department, he was in charge of the clinical department, conducted practical classes with students of the 3rd and 6th years of the Military Medical Academy, lectured for military doctors of advanced courses on various sections of internal diseases, functional diagnostics of diseases of the heart and blood vessels. In 1965, the doctoral dissertation was successfully defended. In total, he published 17 monographs (including reprints) and more than 220 articles. Max Solomonovich was a member of the editorial boards of the journals Arterial Hypertension and Bulletin of Arrhythmology. For a long time, Max Solomonovich was a board member of the therapeutic and cardiological societies of Leningrad and St. Petersburg. Prof. M.S. Kushakovsky was a scientific advisor for 30 PhD students. In 2001, he was awarded the title of "Honorary Doctor" of the St. Petersburg Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education, as well as the title of "Honorary Cardiologist of Russia".
In 2003, the Department of Cardiology of St. Petersburg Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education was named after him. Since 2011, after the merger of St. Petersburg Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education and Leningrad Sanitary and Hygienic Medical Institute, the combined Department of Hospital Therapy and Cardiology has born his name.
Genetic structure and differentiation of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) populations in the Middle and Upper Volga Regions
Authors: Sheikina Sheikina V.
Published: December 2022

BACKGROUND: Due to broad geographical and ecological distribution of Scots pine we witness the shaping of a significant species heterogeneity. There is a demand in researching the features of the genetic structure and differentiation of Scots pine populations in different parts of the range.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: 12 populations were scrutinized with the use of ISSR markers. The genetic structure was assessed by estimating basic indicators of genetic diversity (the number of alleles per locus, the number of effective alleles, and the expected heterozygosity) and by the analysis of molecular variance (AMOVA). Genetic differentiation was assessed by Neis GST statistic, Mantel test, Principal Coordinates Analysis (PCoA), and creating a tree diagram.
RESULTS: Populations that grow on the right bank of the Volga in the northern and central parts of the Volga Uplands are characterized by a higher genetic diversity (Na = 1.841.89; Ne = 1.341.39; He = 0.2170.241) and a lower subdivision (GST = 0.092). Populations that grow on the left bank proved lower rates of genetic variability (Na = 1.681.81; Ne = 1.271.35; He = 0.1740.218) while the divergence was higher (GST = 0.179). Much of the genetic variability is within the populations (more than 80%).
CONCLUSIONS: The study determined differences in the genetic structure and the degree of differentiation of Scots pine populations, that grow on different banks of the Volga in the Middle and Upper Volga Regions.
Comparasion of the effectiveness of anchor proteins ScAGα1p, KpCW51p, KpCW61p for surface display in yeast Komagataella phaffii
Authors: Tsygankov Miklhail A. , Rumyantsev Andrey M. , Makeeva Anastasiya S. , Padkina Marina V.
Published: December 2022

BACKGROUND: Yeast display is an effective technology for exposure target proteins to the cell surface by fusing them with cell wall proteins. This technique, among other things, makes it possible to obtain vaccine preparations based on yeast by exposing antigen proteins on their cell surface. Finding and selecting proteins that allow effective exposure of target proteins on the surface of yeast cells is an urgent task.
AIM: The aim of this work was to evaluate the efficiency of cell wall proteins ScAG1p, KpCW51p, KpCW61p for displaying the reporter protein on the Komagataella phaffii cell surface, including the study of several variants of the ScAG1 gene coding sequence.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: The studied gene sequences were cloned under the control of the AOX1 gene promoter in the same reading frame as the eGFP reporter protein gene and integrated into the genome of the K. Phaffii yeast strain X-33.
RESULTS: Cytoimmunochemical analysis and confocal microscopy of strains displaying the eGFP protein on their surface under conditions of induction of the AOX1 gene promoter made it possible to identify the most effective anchor protein. The best efficiency was demonstrated for the sequence of the ScAG1 gene without the native 3' non-coding region.
CONCLUSIONS: The plasmids obtained in the work will make it possible to obtain a yeast strain K. phaffii that effectively exposure proteins, including antigens, on its surface, which can be used as a vaccine preparation.
Metabolite profiling of leaves of three Epilobium species
Authors: Puzanskiy Roman K. , Smirnov Pavel D. , Vanisov Sergey A. , Dubrovskiy Maksim D. , Shavarda Alexey L. , Shishova Maria F. , Yemelyanov Vladislav V.
Published: December 2022

BACKGROUND: The ability of plants to adapt to oxygen deficiency is associated with the presence of various adaptations, many of which are mediated by significant changes of metabolism. These changes allow resistant wetland plants to grow even in oxygen-deficient environment.
AIM: The aim of the study was to carry out metabolic profiling of the leaves of the wetland species Epilobium palustre and Epilobium hirsutum, and the mesophyte species Epilobium angustifolium in order to identify the most characteristic metabolome traits of hypoxia-resistant plants.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: Metabolite profiling was performed by GC-MS. Statistical analysis of metabolomics data was processed using R 4.2.1 Funny-Looking Kid.
RESULTS: The resulting profile included about 360 compounds. 70 of these were identified and 50 compounds were determined to a class. Sugars (64) were the most widely represented in the obtained profiles. 16 amino and 20 carboxylic acids, lipids and secondary compounds have been identified. Significant differences were revealed between the profiles of leaf metabolomes of mesophyte E. angustifolium and hydrophytes E. hirsutum and E. palustre. The mesophyte was characterized by high levels of sugars. The metabolomes of wetland Epilobium species practically did not differ from each other and were characterized by the accumulation of amino acids, including GABA shunt intermediates, dicarboxylic acids of the Krebs cycle, and metabolites of glycolysis and lactic acid fermentation, which reflects the stimulation of anaerobic respiration, nitrogen metabolism, and alternative pathways of NAD(P)H reoxidation in wetland plants.
CONCLUSIONS: Traits of metabolic profiles detected in hydrophyte Epilobium species can be used to assess the degree of plant resistance to oxygen deficiency.
Technical and technological features of quarry railways
Authors: Kostenko Vladimir  V. , Korobov Denis S.
Published: December 2022

The research was carried out with the aim of studying, analyzing and research the technical and technological features of ore railways of industrial transport enterprises. As a result, the classification of operation pointы of ore railways was carried out, the features of the infrastructure, the train organization, freight work, rolling stock were described, and opportunities for improving the efficiency of freight transportation were identified.
Application of specialized software for calculation of magnetic field in the turns of switched reluctance motors stator windings
Authors: Sirotkin Vyacheslav V. , Pigalev Dmitriy A. , Bol'shikh Ivan V. , Chernyaev Semyon S.
Published: December 2022

Background: The article describes the process of occurrence of additional losses in the extreme turns of the copper stator windings, based on physical laws. The causes of the skin effect in the stator windings of a switched reluctance motor (SRM) are presented, an assessment of the skin effect influence degree on additional losses in the SRM of medium and high power. 2D-model of the SRM sector in COMSOL Multiphysics software package is created to specify distribution of magnetic field in the SRM stator windings and to quantify the amount of additional losses. А comparison of the magnetic field distribution of the SRM configuration 12/8 obtained in the FEMM program and the SRM magnetic field distribution built in COMSOL Multiphysics software package is presented to assess the reliability of the results.
Aim: Calculation of the magnetic field distribution in the turns of the stator winding by building a phased 2D-model of the SRM sector (pole division) in COMSOL Multiphysics software package to quantify the amount of additional losses caused by eddy currents in the windings.
Methods: COMSOL Multiphysics software package is used to build 2D-sector of the SRM. To obtain results on the distribution of electromagnetic fields within the simulated area, finite element methods (FEM) are used to estimate income adjustments, the results are compared with calculations in the FEMM program.
Results: The patterns of the magnetic field distribution of the SRM obtained in COMSOL Multiphysics software package and in FEMM program confirm the presence of a skin-effect in the extreme turns of the stator winding. It can reduce the energy efficiency of the SRM and cause local overheating of the winding turns. As a result of the simulation, the picture of the magnetic field distribution of the SRM obtained in the FEMM program is similar to the picture of the magnetic field distribution of the SRM obtained in COMSOL Multiphysics software package. Ratio error of the values of the magnetic induction of different parts of the SRM is 37 %. It is acceptable and it indicates the correctness of computer modeling in COMSOL Multiphysics software package.
Conclusion: The patterns of the magnetic field distribution SRM in COMSOL Multiphysics software package and in the FEMM program confirm the presence of the skin-effect in the extreme turns of the stator winding, which will allow further research in the field of determining the numerical values of additional losses using 2D-model, and proceed from 2D-model to 3D-model of the SRM.
Human Capital and Environmental Quality in Cameroon
Authors: Yah Neba Cletus , Makembe Henri Ndame
Published: December 2022

The aim of this paper is to analyze the impact of human capital, notably education, on environmental quality in Cameroon. Used is made of ARDL bound testing techniques to analyze annual data spanning the period 1971-2019. The data was obtained from the World Development Indicators published by the World Bank website. The results show a positive impact of human capital development on environmental quality. Also, evidence was found to support the existence of the environmental Kuznets curve in the context of Cameroon. These results indicate that the government of Cameroon can improve on its environmental quality by developing the human capital of its citizens. This can be done by enhancing environmental education in the country.
The protection of civil rights for the Shi’ite refugees of Sampang, East Java: a systemic governance approach to restore the refugees’ Rights
Authors: Muhtada Dani , Suhadi Suhadi , Zaidi In’am , Alkhair Rayyan
Published: December 2022

Hundreds of victims of the 2012 Sunni-Shia conflict in Sampang are still living in refugee camps in Sidoarjo, East Java. They still keep the dream to return back to their home village in Sampang. Even though the majority of them have pledged to return to Sunnis in early November 2020, no one could guarantee that they can definitely return to their home village after the pledge. This article seeks to identify the factors that make it difficult for the Sampang Shia refugees to obtain their civil rights as well as to formulate strategic policies to restore these rights. This article indicates that the Shia refugees, who live in the refugee camp, have already got some of their civil rights back, including the rights to access health facilities, education and administration services. However, there are two fundamental civil rights that have not been fulfilled, namely the freedom of religion and the right to live back in their home village. It argues that two main factors prevent them from returning to their home village: strong resistance from the community and the weak role of the state. The article suggests that the government needs to employ a systemic governance approach to fully restore the civil rights of the Sampang Shia refugees.
Sharia in power: non-Muslims and the performance of Islamic politics in Aceh public Sphere, Indonesia
Authors: Zulkarnaini Zulkarnaini , Ansor Muhammad , Masyhur Laila Sari
Published: December 2022

A structural transformation of the public sphere in contemporary Aceh is marked by the monopoly over religious interpretations by the state and ulema through the enactment of Islamic sharia. This article examines the performance of Aceh’s public sphere with reference to non-Muslim discourses in practising Islamic politics. The data were collected through observations, in-depth interviews, and literature study. Based on the concept of multiple public spheres, this paper argues that the government’s attempts to restrict the performance of public space based on Islamic values and identities is not only unsuccessful but also triggers a counter-public sphere to emerge. The counterpublic sphere has become an arena where its proponents promote their valuable ideas, negotiate identity, or being resistant to in realising aspirations. This study finds out that the visibility of public space is in layers and there may be no connections between one contingent and another, or they even contest. Although they may have similarities in being resistant to dominant narratives, the proponents of public space have many ways, perspectives, or strategies to share their ideas and increase their participation in the more prominent public space.
The progressiveness of Quranic interpretation in the fatwa of Muhammadiyah on female circumcision
Authors: Mundzir Ilham , Muthmainnah Yulianti
Published: December 2022

The Indonesian Muslim community has been accustomed to requesting and carrying out religious Fatwas related to ibadah (worship) or mu’amalah (worldly dealings) in religious organizations that gave rise to various Fatwas, such as Muhammadiyah, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), and the Indonesian Ulama Council (MUI). This paper focuses on female circumcision, by comparing how the same Quranic verses and Hadith can have various interpretations and Fatwas. Although the source of producing the Fatwa is the same (al-Quran and Hadith), the Fatwa that emerges from three Islamic organization are completely different. Qualitative research methods include interviews and literature review, with Fatwas from religious organizations and interviews being the primary sources. This research concludes that Fatwa from Muhammadiyah is considered the most progressive and has a strong perspective on gender equality and justice by prohibiting female circumcision. On the other hand, the Fatwa from NU and MUI supports and allows female circumcision, even though it has negative impacts on women and baby girls, including the death of baby girls.
Converging Islamic and religious norms in Indonesia’s state life plurality
Authors: Farkhani Farkhani , Elviandri Elviandri , Dimyati Khudzaifah , Absori Absori , Zuhri Muh
Published: December 2022

Indonesia is characterized by a plurality of values that inspire the formation of the state and its constitution. The democratization after the reformation made some religious communities desire to express their teachings openly. For instance, they desired to implement religious norms, resulting in laws and regional regulations with religious nuances. This study aimed to examine the convergence of Islamic norms and norms of other religions into positive law. It also intended to examine the prospects for converging these norms amid religious plurality. Using a historical and normative approach model, the practice of converging Islamic norms and norms of other religions was found from the formation to the promulgation of Law No. 1 of 1974 concerning Marriage. However, this law often receives judicial reviews, especially concerning interfaith marriages. The latest product of legislation relating to the application of religious norms into positive law is Aceh Qanun No. 6 of 2014 concerning Jinayat. The Qanun is interesting in the study of the convergence of norms of Islam and other religions in Indonesia. Although the formation and promulgation involved only followers of Islam, the Qanun accommodated the teachings of other religions. Therefore, non-Muslims prefer submitting to the Qanun rather than voting for the Criminal Code. These two examples show the prospect of converging open religious norms in various legislations.
Pratiques d'enseignement inclusives dans l'enseignement collégial pendant la pandémie de COVID-19 : l'apprentissage en ligne et hybride a-t-il apporté des changements ?
Authors: Heilporn Géraldine , Larose Simon , Beaulieu Catherine
Published: December 2022

La mise en œuvre de pratiques d'enseignement inclusives dans l'enseignement postsecondaire dépendait, jusqu'à présent, d'initiatives individuelles du corps professoral. Cependant, la pandémie de COVID-19 a poussé les enseignants à repenser leurs pratiques et à déplacer leurs cours en ligne. L'objectif de cette étude exploratoire est d'analyser l'évolution des pratiques pédagogiques inclusives en enseignement collégial, suite au passage des cours en présentiel aux cours mixtes et en ligne durant la pandémie. Des données qualitatives ont été recueillies à partir de 25 entrevues avec des étudiants handicapés. Les résultats montrent une progression dans l'accessibilité des supports de cours et dans l'utilisation des outils technologiques pour diversifier les formats de présentation des contenus. Les évaluations ont également montré une certaine diversification. Cependant, les résultats suggèrent que les possibilités d'engagement et de participation des étudiants aux cours en ligne et mixtes étaient assez limitées. L'enseignement est également perçu comme moins inclusif et moins structuré par les étudiants, sauf dans les cours où les enseignants réservent un temps spécifique pour les questions et pour résumer les points importants. Les résultats sont discutés en tenant compte des principes et des pratiques pour soutenir l'apprentissage et l'engagement de tous les élèves, en reconnaissant la variabilité de leurs besoins et de leurs préférences.
Favoriser l’alignement pédagogique lors d’une migration en formation à distance: Une Démarche SoTL
Authors: Gouin Marie-Michelle , Denis Constance , Lefebvre Nathalie , Lanctôt Stéphanie , Belisle Marilou
Published: December 2022

Avant la pandémie de COVID-19, l’équipe programme d’un certificat universitaire de premier cycle en santé en sécurité du travail a entamé une migration en formation à distance touchant l’ensemble des cours. L’approche visait entre autres, à répondre à la diversité et aux besoins des cohortes estudiantines en formation continue. Les activités d’intégration, particulièrement l’activité pédagogique INT110, posaient certains défis : divers enjeux (ex. absentéisme, démotivation, désengagement et faible taux de réussite) étaient rapportés par la professeure responsable. Une démarche de Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) a été menée pour réfléchir et documenter ces enjeux, améliorer les pratiques pédagogiques et l’apprentissage des personnes étudiantes. La démarche SoTL comporte six phases itératives: l’analyse, l’appropriation, la conception, l’implantation, l’évaluation et la diffusion. La phase d’analyse a mis en lumière des enjeux liés à l’alignement pédagogique. L’approche expérientielle et l’apprentissage par projet ont été retenus. L’activité pédagogique a été entièrement revue dans la phase de conception pour en maximiser l’alignement pédagogique en s’appuyant sur des cadres théoriques reconnus qui ont été explorés lors de la phase d’appropriation. L’activité pédagogique a été recentrée autour de la planification d’une intervention en entreprise. L’implantation du nouveau projet d’apprentissage s’est faite en deux temps (2020 et 2021). La phase d’évaluation a été reportée au printemps 2022. L’analyse préliminaire des résultats obtenus laisse présager des retombées positives de l'innovation pédagogique mise en œuvre.
Truth and Reconciliation Through Inquiry-based Collaborative Learning
Authors: Houghton Deirdre , Soles Gary , Vogelsang Andrew , Irvine Valerie , Prince Francois , Prince Leona , Martin Carla , Restoule Jean-Paul , Paskevicius Michael
Published: December 2022

This paper overviews a project conducted at Fort St. James Secondary School in the Nechako Lakes School District, which is in Northern British Columbia, Canada. Three highschool teachers from different disciplines (Social Studies, Digital Media, and Carpentry) launched a cross-curricular inquiry-based project in partnership with local knowledge holders and School District 91, focusing on truth and reconciliation, that connected the learners in their highschool and the broader community, including knowledge holders from the local Indigenous communities. Those engaged in the project examined questions around what truth and reconciliation meant to the learners and its significance. Resulting products included a legacy wall containing individual learning represented in motifs, design of the feather using wood from around the world, and a video documentary containing interviews from school and community stakeholders. We share information on how to access the video documentary.
Indigenizing Internationalization and Internationalizing Indigenization: Insights From a Virtual Study Abroad to Ireland, Jamaica, and Aotearoa/New Zealand
Authors: Cottrell Michael , Dreaver-Charles Kristine
Published: December 2022

This paper aligns with the themes found in “The Transitions of Online Learning and Teaching” and “Sustaining Positive Change,” and reports on the collaborative work of a faculty member and an instructional designer from the University of Saskatchewan, Canada, where Indigenization and internationalization are leading institutional priorities. Here we consider possibilities for greater collaboration between these disciplinary and programmatic imperatives for mutual benefit, which the shift to virtual learning during the Covid pandemic enabled. We explore the capacity of Virtual Study Abroad course design to synthesize Indigenous and Western pedagogies and methodologies to conceive of innovative curriculum consistent with the negotiation of epistemological third spaces through the design of a Virtual Study Abroad course focusing on educational systems in Ireland, Jamaica, and New Zealand. Major themes emerging from the data include the capacity of virtual learning to enhance the democratization of knowledge and the potential of participatory pedagogies and innovative assessment approaches to decolonize postsecondary curriculum. Ultimately, we hope that this work will serve to inform new institutional models and approaches, whereby Indigenization strategies serve to decolonize internationalization programs, and Indigenization efforts benefit from innovative programming emanating from internationalization initiatives. Such a reconceptualization holds the promise of mobilizing Higher Education in the service of social justice and the ‘global good.’
Design Strategy Plus Pandemic Serendipity: Technology-Enhanced Entrepreneurship Education Using Open Learning and Micro-Credentials
Authors: Johnston Sonja , Jacobsen Michele
Published: December 2022

In a recent pilot for a redesign of an undergraduate entrepreneurship course, factors for consideration included: materials and resource costs, ability for work-integrated learning, and responding to the contemporary needs of the workplace outside of the post-secondary institution. The utilization of an industry leader’s open learning platform and the implementation of micro-credential certificates supported students’ learning experiences that bridged theory to experience and work-integrated learning. The use of multiple credentials (in addition to course grading) provided additional dimensions of learning and experience. This redesign was developed through 2019 and launched in January prior to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the 2020 winter semester. The intentional strategy in this course design was to build student competencies through theory and content, developing an application with micro-credential certificates, and utilizing work-integrated learning with students creating an ecommerce website to service an existing business or start-up plan. Serendipitously, as businesses and the ecommerce platform were forced to quickly adjust in response to the impacts of the pandemic, undergraduate students were able to learn and design in authentic circumstances and applications. Critical questions are raised concerning equitable access to technology and the reciprocity of gains in the open learning platform between students, institutions, and profitable businesses.
Critical Change in the Educational Landscape: Reimagining, Reengineering, and Redesigning a Better Future
Authors: Bozkurt Aras , Greene Terry , Irvine Valerie
Published: December 2022

Undoubtedly, the entire globe is in the middle of a transition process owing to the forced impact of the COVID-19 pandemic that has urged us to change radically and critically. Motivated by the need to understand ongoing changes, this editorial intends to surface crucial issues that can possibly impact and shape the educational landscape and its future. In this sense, this editorial sees the COVID-19 pandemic as a triggering event and explores issues that are significant for educational systems. In essence, the normal as we knew it was problematic and the crisis that emerged with the COVID-19 pandemic can be an opportunity to transform the educational systems that were accustomed to rigid structures.
The Integration of Technology with UDL and RTI in Inclusive Classrooms
Authors: Montgomery Diane , Snow Kathy
Published: December 2022

The transition to inclusive classrooms in Ontario meant classroom environments had to adapt to the needs of students instead of students being expected to adapt to a standardized curriculum (Parekh, 2018). Although challenges existed in the implementation of this student centered approach, some teachers addressed these obstacles through the use of technology, Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and the Response to Intervention (RTI) frameworks.
The transition to inclusive classrooms in Ontario meant classroom environments had to adapt to the needs of students instead of students being expected to adapt to a standardized curriculum (Parekh, 2018). Although challenges existed in the implementation of this student-centered approach, some teachers addressed these obstacles through the use of technology, Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and the Response to Intervention (RTI) frameworks. This paper combined two studies which included both teachers' and students' perspectives of inclusive classrooms. The primary study examined the instructional practices of eight elementary school teachers who experienced successful transitions to inclusion in bricks and mortar and virtual classrooms. The second study explored the experiences of students with and without disabilities who participated in virtual learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. Through online interviews and classroom observations, the teachers demonstrated how technology could increase student engagement, differentiate instruction, and provide students with alternative instruction and assessment methods. However, inconsistencies were revealed in screening approaches to identify the needs of students and monitor students' progress. The students engaged in multiple options of learning with some experiences more positive than others. The paper concludes with a summary of technology-based inclusive practices shared by teachers and students.
Practicum During the Pandemic: Zooming In
Authors: Ho Younghusband Christine
Published: December 2022

Universities in British Columbia pivoted to remote online learning in March 2020 and remained online in the upcoming school year. Teacher Education Programs also pivoted to remote online learning, with exception to practicum. Teacher candidates returned to K-12 schools for practicum as of the Fall 2020 term while coursework at universities remained online. Teacher candidates were placed into schools in their home communities, if possible, for practicum. At one university, some teacher candidates were supervised and formally observed and supported by the practicum mentor remotely due to limited staffing, location of placement, and COVID safety protocols. Formal observations and pre- and post-conferences with the teacher candidate were conducted using video conferencing on Zoom. Normally, remote observations are not accepted by the regulating board but during the COVID-19 pandemic some exceptions were made. There were some advantages and disadvantages to remote observations.
Influence of Empowering and Ethical Leadership on Employees’ Job Satisfaction, Performance, and Organization Commitment
Authors: Limpo Lita , Junaidi Junaidi
Published: December 2022

Unethical behavior in public and private organizations raises concerns among stakeholders about ethical stand in the workplace. This study aimed to investigate the effect of empowering and ethical leadership on employees' job satisfaction, performance, and organizational commitment. A total of 650 employees were identified from 25 companies in Sulawesi Selatan district, Indonesia. Data were collected through survey study, and Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) was used to test the hypotheses. We found that empowered and ethical leaders positively influenced employees' job satisfaction which also bridged the predictor variables to employees' job performance and organizational commitment. Job satisfaction also played a crucial role in mediating the relationship between predictor variables (e.g., empowering and ethical leadership) and employees' job satisfaction and organizational commitment. Following the call for determinants of empowering and ethical behavior, this study provides insights for managers to foster ethical behavior at the workplace.
A Novel Method for Removal of Hazardous Microplastics from Water Using Magnets
Authors: Rezaie Arezo , Forghani Shahriar
Published: December 2022

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