bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Development and piloting of a micro-credential programme in research ethics and integrity leadership – an example from Estonia
Authors: Tammeleht Anu , Rajando Kertu , Sutrop Margit
Published: June 2023

Micro-credentials are an emerging format of lifelong learning supporting competence-development as well as deepening knowledge in the field. Still, there is little research on implementing and sustaining micro-credentials in higher education. The current paper aims to share experiences of development and piloting of a micro-credential programme for a specific target group in Estonia. The criteria for setting up a micro-credential programme as well as initial lessons learned are outlined. Experience indicates that it takes some time and sharing best practices to develop the programmes into a feasible form of education. In case a programme is developed for a very specific target group and no degree programme exists in the field, several tailor-made solutions must be invented. By sharing best practices, developing and testing new formats will make micro-credential programmes more effective.
The explicit teaching of vocabulary in French L2: theoretical models, teaching practices and experimental itineraries
Authors: Zollo Silvia Domenica
Published: June 2023

This contribution presents the results of a recent experimental research aimed at investigating the potential of explicit teaching of French L2 vocabulary in the university context of Langues pour Spécialistes d’Autres Disciplines (LANSAD) in Italy. After introducing the research background, the tools, methodologies and teaching materials are outlined. The qualitative and quantitative evaluation of the results obtained from an experimental test (ET) is then presented. The test consisted of four tâches concerning the identification and use of paraphrastic rules, the analysis of lexical relations through the use of LF and a written production on one of the specialised topics addressed during the course (with the use of LU and PU) in order to measure the students’ acquisition of metalessical knowledge, as well as their ability to spontaneously and correctly use PU in specialised communication. Finally, the results that emerged during the experimental course are outlined, with reference to the significance of the tools and methodologies tested and the promotion of teaching activities focusing on the explicit teaching of vocabulary even in areas such as LANSAD.
An Examination of Significant Factors Influencing College Student Employment Cognition
Authors: Qiu Yinggui , Ye Qiaoguan , Wu Ningjie , Chen Sandy , Zhang Hongjie , Zhang Xuan
Published: June 2023

The increasingly severe employment problem of college students has become a public concern in China. The literature review suggested that college students’ employment cognition play a major role in this issue. To improve students’ employment cognition thus becomes important. The paper argued that the first step in the improvement of students’ employment cognition be knowing the key factors that might influence one’s employment cognition. Through literature review, this paper identified three key influential factors, i.e., professional training, academic satisfaction, and word-of-mouth. Empirical data were then collected to test their relationships with employment cognition. SEM analysis revealed that these factors were significantly and positively related to employment cognition. These findings provide Chinese educators and potential employers with insights on how to help college graduates broaden their job search scope and match their majors with ideal jobs. In a broad sense, these findings could significantly contribute to the wellbeing of the Chinese society.
The search for values as a didactic tool - An interdisciplinary perspective
Authors: Fenice Andrea , Mocini Renzo
Published: June 2023

The present article explores the didactic potentialities of an interdisciplinary approach intended for university, master or doctorate courses where the development of professional strategies and the acquisition of English for Specific Purposes (ESP) are the main target. By exploiting a heuristic method provided by semiotics, namely Floch’s Axiological Square, students can acquire the toolkit that permits them to analyse the process of value creation as well as the discursive procedures and lexical peculiarities typical of corporate communication. Although the focus is on pharmaceutical discourse, we are convinced that the methodological apparatus illustrated here is potentially applicable to other ESP domains and that it highlights the importance of dialogue between apparently distant disciplines for better educational outcomes.
Which career should I choose?. Aplication of a pre-university vocational guidance platform based on the Ikigai methodology
Authors: Retamosa Marta , Millán Ángel , García-Unanue Jorge
Published: June 2023

Choosing a university degree is a crucial decision in a person's life. However, many students have chosen their career without proper counselling. Ikigai refers to a Japanese concept that tries to find a person's purpose. This research explains the implementation and results of an online platform based on the Ikigai methodology. The Ikigai methodology was implemented through a sequential process. A total of 172 schools were surveyed, involving 1,878 students. The predictive phase asked about: what participants study, interests, hobbies, the social causes that motivate them and the future professions they are interested in. Subsequently, an individual graph is generated with scores in 15 subject areas. Based on the reports, the university sends a personalised proposal of possible university degrees to each student by e-mail. The Ikigi methodology is therefore a very useful tool that allows students to improve their self-knowledge and the effectiveness of their decision-making processes, among others.
My First Six Months: Industrial Design Students Perceptions of their First Semester Experience of Learner-Centred Design Studios
Authors: Dim William , McLean Helen , Varadarajan Soumitri , Francis Caroline
Published: June 2023

This paper reports on a learning and teaching project investigating the experience of Industrial Design students in their first semester of study in three initial courses that were reimagined to increase students’ agency in shaping their learning. In this five year project, My First Six Months (MF6M), teachers aimed to create a learner-centred environment by using facilitative, rather than directive, teaching strategies in a studio-based context.Students collaborated in small groups to investigate a project brief and produce an artefact outcome. They engaged in studio practices of research and prototyping, pinup presentations and peer review along with self-assessment. Most students had not experienced learning in these ways before. Focus groups with students explored their experience of the courses and unearthed valuable insight into students’ expectations about learning at university and the design discipline. Students were overwhelmingly positive about collaborating in their projects, while diverse expectations about learning and teaching roles and bemusement about the different emphasis on assessment featured prominently in students’ reflections. Recommendations arising from their perceptions include providing an ongoing narrative about independent learning throughout each course and ensuring support and expectations for independent learning are more explicitly designed into the course delivery.
Developing Supply Chain Competencies Through Experiential Learning and Games
Authors: Maycotte-Felkel Sandra , Garcia-Reyes Heriberto , Quijano-Dominguez Elena Isabel Victoria
Published: June 2023

The Supply Chain Management field has a shortage of talent to deal with the complex problems organizations face nowadays. Higher education institutions have worked to close the gap in knowledge and competencies with various results. This paper presents the results of implementing a Supply Chain Management course, which includes experiential learning, gaming, and industry-academia collaboration to develop four competencies in this field. The main results show how the relevance of hands-on learning, the variety of learning environments -such as virtual, simulated, and real- and tutoring from both practitioners and professors from different disciplines become key elements in developing the required skills to perform a role in a Supply Chain related position.
Surviving and Thriving in COVID
Authors: Parker Mary Jo
Published: June 2023

Many summer bridge or other programs focus on initiating high impact activities (Kuh, 2008) as mechanisms of relationship-building among attendants and the university sponsoring these activities.  Additionally, a broad spectrum of these bridge programs are grant-funded by either state or federal funding agencies.  Mentored research within a university laboratory connects the undergraduate to career insights and cultural awareness of research.  COVID- has altered but not cancelled this activity over the last two years.  Keywords: Summer bridge; STEM research; Undergraduates; DOED MSEIP grant.
The complexity of grading student work and the reconstruction of the meaning of criterion-referenced assessment
Authors: Liang Liao
Published: June 2023

This study explores how assessment criteria are applied in grading student work. It is found that explicit assessment criteria do not work as authoritative guidance as expected and that tacit criteria are more decisive in awarding a certain grade. Various sources that form idiosyncratic tacit criteria are identified. These sources, including values on curriculum and assessment, teaching experiences, and the way of supervising grades, work as different social contextual elements that influence judgements on grading students’ work. The study suggests that tacit criteria and the different sources that form the tacit criteria need to be identified, perceived, and communicated in the community of practice to reduce grade variability and achieve a shared understanding of grading.
Higher education student work placement and employability
Authors: Aumjaud Badroonesha , Ramasawmy Brinda , Driver Brigitte Marie Francoise , Ramful-Baboolall Deena
Published: June 2023

This study aimed to evaluate student work placement experience with reference to employability skills.  An email/phone survey was conducted in 2016/2017 with on-site placement supervisors and alumni of the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Mauritius, who had completed 6-month work placements.  Placement specifications and evaluation responses were retrieved from records.  25 out of 28 (89.3%) food science and technology students had secured employment less than one year after graduation, with 14.3% being employed by organisations where they undertook the placement.  21 out of 25 (84%) alumni stated that the placement opportunity had enhanced their employability.  Placement providers commented positively on students’ attitude, progress and output.  Student work placements may have contributed to boost graduate employability.  The Faculty of Agriculture 6-month work experience programme was extended to other courses.  From 2014 to 2023, it has included 221 students who have been trained for jobs in the agricultural and food sectors.
Audiovisual and Accessible Translation from a Transdisciplinary Insight: Curriculum Design and Professional Practice for Intercultural Communication
Authors: Enríquez-Aranda Mercedes
Published: June 2023

Audiovisual translation and Media Accessibility are fields of Translation Studies where academic research and professional practice directly influence the translator’s training.In this paper, we address the curriculum design of two modules on Audiovisual Translation and Media Accessibility in an undergraduate level in terms of concepts, modalities, text types, methodology, learning outcomes and software. The main goal is to analyze to what extent professional practice conditions training for intercultural communication.We find out that there are labor multidisciplinary activities that demand new functions from the audiovisual translator and we conclude with a reflection on the transdisciplinary insight that training necessarily acquires in these fields.
Fostering Cooperation Between Lecturers and TLC Staff to Improve Digital Teaching. Experiences with a Pool of Discipline-specific Experts
Authors: Panenka Petra , Hadam Ann-Christine , Pohl Hans-Martin
Published: June 2023

The necessity of discipline-specific teaching method skills of lecturers is exacerbated by a partly insufficient cooperation between lecturers and media-didactic staff in Teaching and Learning Centers (TLC). This paper aims to illustrate how this lack of cooperation between lecturers and media-didactic experts can be solved by a team of discipline-specific experts skilled in media-didactic methods. Due to their knowledge of the discipline-specific communication cultures these discipline-specific experts build a “bridge” in cooperation between lecturers and media-didactic experts as well as technical staff. Experiences gathered with the TLC of the University of Applied Sciences Fulda show that the discipline-specific experts support lecturers by fostering particularly informal cooperation between them and media-didactic experts or technical staff. Therefore, the pool of discipline-specific experts is a new and innovative way to support lecturers in acquiring discipline-specific digital teaching skills, fostering discourse on teaching practices and further developing digital teaching.
Symbiosis between Learning Analytics and digital transformation
Authors: Tubbax Hans , Peeters Iris
Published: June 2023

Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) are undergoing a profound and widespread digital transformation with the introduction of digital technologies in education. The introduction of digitised educational environments produced huge data repositories that could serve learning analytics, for the  purposes of understanding and optimising learning and the environments in which it occurs. Where the digital transformation of education made learning analytics better and more qualitative, learning analytics leverages the digital transformation of HEIs by taking better informed actions.This paper elaborates on the process of developing a conceptual learning analytics platform at KU Leuven (Belgium). Where the project started off as a pure data project, gradually several preconditions emerged, which caused a lot of side-tracking. The introduction of learning analytics needs a digital transformation of education. At the same time the digital transformation of education needs qualitative and quantitative learning analytics to take it to the next level. As if Learning Analytics and digital transformation live in symbiosis with each other.
Data-Driven Project-Based Learning in Specialized Translation Classes – The Case of Comparable Corpora
Authors: Herget Katrin , Alegre Teresa
Published: June 2023

The aim of this study is to contribute to data-driven project-based learning in Translation Studies in the context of Higher Education. Based on the implementation of a corpus-based project, a group of second year Master’s students in Specialized Translation was actively involved in the compilation and exploration of comparable text corpora in vulgarization of medical science. Comparable corpora are becoming increasingly significant in the field of Language Technology and represent an essential basis for the extraction of terminological and phraseological units. The study falls within the scope of medical eponyms in English and Portuguese corpora. In this context, special attention was paid to the importance of corpus building for the dissemination of medical information to the general public. Against this backdrop, the project enhanced proactive learning by familiarizing students with corpus methodologies, textual conventions, style and register. By compiling and analyzing comparable corpora, students became autonomous researchers and developed skills and competencies for their future professional practice.
The UNIVAC project: Implementing the user journey approach in accessibility research at university
Authors: Arias-Badia Blanca , Hermosa-Ramírez Irene , Ogea Mar , Oliver Mireia , Segura Daniel , Tamayo Ana , Torner Sergi
Published: June 2023

Work for inclusive, quality education and the reduction of inequalities is among the prioritized lines of action promoted by the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations (2015). In the context of higher education, persons with sensory disabilities who study and work at universities face daily accessibility challenges when interacting with their pervasive digital environments. The ongoing UNIVAC research project aims to analyse the measures taken by Spanish universities to overcome such challenges, as well as to explore areas of improvement in accessibility at university. This paper presents the project’s aim and scope, and proposes the adoption of the cross-disciplinary user journey approach as a form of methodological innovation in accessibility research in higher education.
University graduates enrolled in Higher VET in Spain: An upskilling or reskilling choice?
Authors: Rodríguez Iván Diego , Gamboa Juan P.
Published: June 2023

Post-Baccalaureate reverse transfer students (PRTSs) are students that enroll at a VET institution after completion of at least a bachelor’s degree. This paper is an exploratory, descriptive and correlational study of Higher VET graduates with a previous university qualification in Spain. The purpose of this study is to contribute to the knowledge of PRTSs in Spain by identifying if it is an upskilling or reskilling choice. The study uses data from the ETEFIL-19 survey to examine the demographics, previous degrees, program of enrollment, and prevalence of university graduates who get VET degrees. The results suggest that the transition of university graduates in Spain into Higher VET is best interpreted as an upskilling strategy due to a significant correlation between the original university field and the VET professional field of destination. A summary discussion of the results along with implications and recommendations for the practice, policy and further research are included.
Students’ experience of Double Degree programmes: motivations and perceptions of skill acquisition
Authors: Borsetto Elena , Saccon Chiara
Published: June 2023

The implementation of collaborative and double degree programmes has been promoted in higher education since the 1970s as an internationalisation strategy for networking between universities. The value of the Double Degree experience is unanimously recognised by European and international institutions, but data on the evaluation of this experience from the students' perspective, their motivation to take part in these programmes and the perceived skills that can be acquired through this experience seem to be scarce. Through a pilot questionnaire designed to collect quantitative and qualitative data, this study aims to investigate these aspects - students' motivations and perceptions of the skills acquired - in relation to their participation in a Double Degree programme. The results of this survey can contribute to increasing students’ and stakeholders’ awareness of the benefits of Double Degrees and to improving the quality of teaching and services in these programmes.
Adaptation of the Interprofessional Collaborative Competency Attainment Scale for Usage Across Professions
Authors: Schmitt Simon , Pohley Monja , Strikovic Aldin , Wittmann Eveline
Published: June 2023

Health and nursing professionals, not only in clinical environments but also in nursing homes or in the home environment, are increasingly influenced by digital technology, specifically in the smart home. Technology professionals in IT are affected as well: clients, but also the professionals acting on their behalf, depend on technological support and consultation, because they themselves need to make responsible decisions concerning issues such as data security, data protection, and privacy. More broadly, it is necessary to take a multidisciplinary perspective and collaborate across technological and non-technological professions. Meeting this challenge requires educational adjustments. Research on enhancing these competencies requires measurement instruments. For this purpose, this paper describes the adaptation of a measurement instrument originating from interprofessional collaboration in health care, the ICCAS, and its translation for application in a German language context via the TRAPD method. The results of a pretest evaluating the comprehensibility of the items are reported.
Programa Nacional de Assistência Estudantil e desempenho acadêmico: evidências empíricas, diferentes reflexões
Authors: Menezes Abel Smith , Silva Marcelo Antonio da , Oliveira Kleber Fernandes de , Carvalho Kleverton Melo de , Lima Alessandra Cabral Nogueira
Published: June 2023

Este estudo analisa possíveis evidências de melhor desempenho por parte dos alunos atendidos pelo Programa Nacional de Assistência Estudantil (PNAES) da UFS. Foi realizada análise quantitativa, com método estatístico de regressão linear múltipla, da influência do PNAES na evasão e no rendimento acadêmico dos alunos beneficiados, cujos resultados indicaram melhor qualidade no índice de conclusão e na redução do índice de cancelamento dos beneficiados entre os anos de 2010 a 2020. O PNAES atingiu seus objetivos de incluir socialmente os mais vulneráveis, no âmbito do ensino superior no Brasil.
Dissertações e teses produzidas pela Academia Brasileira de Ciências Contábeis e a análise da perspectiva de impacto social
Authors: Fedato Geovana Alves de Lima , Pires Vanessa Martins , Marengo Sabrina Trejes , Dalfovo Wylmor Constantino Tives
Published: June 2023

A área de Ciências Contábeis desenvolve teoria a partir do estudo de fenômenos sociais, contudo a literatura destaca o crescente distanciamento entre a academia e prática organizacional, o que pode impedir o avanço das contribuições desta área de conhecimento e do seu impacto social. Com o objetivo de identificar o impacto social declarado nas pesquisas produzidas por alunos de mestrado e doutorado matriculados nos programas de excelência na área de Ciências Contábeis no Brasil, a análise de conteúdo foi empregada para avaliação das dissertações e teses defendidas no período de 2010 a 2017, nos oito programas de pós-graduação que atingiram conceito de excelência na avaliação realizada pela CAPES em 2017. A identificação do impacto social das pesquisas foi realizada a partir da descrição do próprio autor em relação aos resultados e à contribuição da sua pesquisa. O estudo revela declarações de impacto social na ciência, disseminação do conhecimento, políticas públicas, ensino e aprendizagem e inovação, das pesquisas realizadas na academia nacional de Ciências Contábeis entre os anos de 2010 a 2017, demonstrando o perfil da área e a baixa taxa de conversão da ciência em conhecimento aplicado. A pesquisa contribui no entendimento dos tipos de conhecimentos produzidos e de sua relevância prática e suscita a necessidade de vinculação dos problemas de pesquisa às demandas organizacionais para alavancar o potencial de geração de inovações aplicáveis ao ambiente de negócios.
Reflexões sobre o direito à privacidade de crianças e adolescentes em perspectiva comparada
Authors: Siebeneichler de Andrade Fabio
Published: June 2023

A partir de uma dupla perspectiva, o escopo central do presente artigo reside em examinar a proteção do direito à privacidade de crianças e adolescentes. Pretende-se, inicialmente, sublinhar o reconhecimento da posição jurídica das crianças e adolescentes como sujeitos de direito. Em um segundo estágio, destaca-se, de modo pontual, algumas das principais questões referentes ao tema da tutela dos direitos da personalidade de crianças e adolescentes, ressaltando sua atualidade e as principais dificuldades relativas à sua concretização. Em especial, examina-se de modo crítico a pertinência do modelo brasileiro de tutela da personalidade das crianças e adolescentes, confrontando com a disciplina dada à matéria no direito comparado. Pretende-se, em síntese, sugerir a necessidade de desenvolvimento legislativo à matéria no direito brasileiro, a fim de propiciar efetiva tutela à criança e ao adolescente.
The Impact of Allee Effect on a Predator-Prey Model with Holling Type II Functional Response
Authors: Al-Karkhi Tahani
Published: June 2023

There is currently much interest in predator–prey models across a variety of bioscientific disciplines. The focus is on quantifying predator–prey interactions, and this quantification is being formulated especially as regards climate change. In this article, a stability analysis is used to analyse the behaviour of a general two-species model with respect to the Allee effect (on the growth rate and nutrient limitation level of the prey population). We present a description of the local and non-local interaction stability of the model and detail the types of bifurcation which arise, proving that there is a Hopf bifurcation in the Allee effect module. A stable periodic oscillation was encountered which was due to the Allee effect on the prey species. As a result of this, the positive equilibrium of the model could change from stable to unstable and then back to stable, as the strength of the Allee effect (or the ‘handling’ time taken by predators when predating) increased continuously from zero. Hopf bifurcation has arose yield some complex patterns that have not been observed previously in predator-prey models, and these, at the same time, reflect long term behaviours. These findings have significant implications for ecological studies, not least with respect to examining the mobility of the two species involved in the non-local domain using Turing instability. A spiral generated by local interaction (reflecting the instability that forms even when an infinitely large carrying capacity is assumed) is used in the model.
The perceived effectiveness of local economic development, a strategy of the Alfred Nzo District Municipality on entrepreneurship
Authors:   , Mazwi Zukile Sivuyile
Published: June 2023

There is a significant discrepancy in the way SMME concerns are addressed in the Alfred Nzo district, according to numerous research. For starters, earlier research has focused mostly on SMME issues in the context of the medium sector, ignoring other types of SMMEs. Second, previous studies have primarily focused on how SMMEs can thrive, rather than the challenges they face. As the debate continues, this study aims to add to the conversation by examining the issues faced by all types of SMMEs in the Alfred Nzo district, as well as their contribution to local economic growth, and making recommendations for appropriate support programs. The data for this study was gathered using semi-structured interviews and a questionnaire. The findings demonstrated that SMMEs are an important aspect of economic development in the Alfred Nzo district, contributing to job creation, income, and poverty reduction in a local phase of economic growth and development. SMMEs, on the other hand, face a number of barriers to growth, including a lack of adequate technology, fierce market rivalry, government regulations, and a lack of managerial skills and education. The lack of access to funding continues to be a major constraint for most SMEs. Despite the fact that the government has implemented various programs to help SMMEs, the results of this study show that SMMEs in the Alfred Nzo district are unaware of these initiatives. As a result, government support efforts may be limited to a small number of SMMEs and/or industries. As a result, it is recommended that information on SMME government support programs be provided to all SMMEs in the Alfred Nzo district without discrimination.
RESEARCH ON THE USE OF MODERN BUILDING MATERIALS AS BRICKWORK REINFORCEMENTS
Authors:   Korkyt Ata Kyzylorda University, Zhapakhova А.U. , Uderbayev S.S. ,   Korkyt Ata Kyzylorda University, Kelmagambetov N.К. ,   Ashyk University, Zhapakhova G.U. ,   Kyzylorda Agrarian and Technical Higher College named after I. Abdukarimov, Maikhanova К.О. ,   Kyzylorda Agrarian and Technical Higher College named after I. Abdukarimov
Published: June 2023

The article discusses methods for reinforcing brickwork using composite materials, as well as using stainless steel threaded rods. These methods are not widely used in Kazakhstan due to the lack of a regulatory framework governing their use. Traditional amplification methods are effective, but in some cases they are not suitable for use. An example is the strengthening of the load-bearing structures of historical buildings, the determining factor of which is the preservation of the appearance. In this case, the use of the discussed methods may be a justified alternative.
INVESTIGATION OF THE COMBINED EFFECT OF NATURAL STONE-SHELL MINING WASTE AND CHEMICAL ADDITIVES ON THE TECHNOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF THE CONCRETE MIXTURE
Authors:   Satbayev University, Tolegenova A.K. , Espayeva A.S. ,   Satbayev University, Altayeva Z.N. ,   International Educational Corporation
Published: June 2023

The influence of saw waste from the extraction of natural shell stone from the Beineu deposit and chemical additives on the preservation of the properties of the concrete mixture is investigated. It was determined that when using the MasterRheobuild 5555 superplasticizer (1.6% of the binder weight or 6.75 kg/m3), the mobility of the concrete mixture is maintained for 2 hours, then its sharp decrease occurs and this is accompanied by a decrease in the volume of entrained air to 16%. The introduction of the Sika ViscoCrete 20HE KZ superplasticizer into the concrete mixture B35 in an amount of 1% of the binder weight or 4.20 kg / m3 prolongs the retention of mobility up to 4 hours 30 minutes and a decrease in the precipitation of the cone is accompanied by a decrease in the initial volume of entrained air to 7%. The research results have shown that in order to increase the preservation of concrete mixtures with superplasticizers, it is necessary first of all to select the components of "superplasticizer – cement - filler", which have good compatibility.
GEODETIC WORKS TO DETERMINE VERTICAL MOVEMENTS AT THE ZHAMBYL GEODYNAMIC POLYGON
Authors:   International Educational Corporation, Kuznetsova I.A. , Kasenzhanov M.M. ,   International Educational Corporation
Published: June 2023

This article discusses the issues of determining the current movements of the Earth's surface by geodetic methods at the Zhambyl predictive geodynamic polygon. The article discusses the characteristics of predictive polygons in the Republic of Kazakhstan. The data of vertical movements of the Earth's surface on the territory of the Zhambyl geodynamic polygon are presented. The results of high-precision leveling for 2020 and 2022 are presented, which made it possible to plot vertical displacement graphs and analyze changes in the position of geodetic reference points. The analysis showed that in the study area there are slight vertical displacements from -0.01 to -0.06 mm/year, which do not exceed the allowable possible accumulation of measurement errors.
Measuring the Vulnerability of the Urban Fabric in the Face of Land Subsidence (Case Study: District 17 of Tehran)
Authors: REZAEİSHAHABİ Ramin , ARAB Alireza , PİSHVA Amir , HAJİPOUR Vahid , ZAHAKİ Marzieh
Published: June 2023

Urban vulnerability is the probability of damage to cities and urban infrastructures against natural and unnatural events. In this regard, in the last half century, land subsidence has involved many countries as a potential risk for urban, industrial and agricultural areas. With the occurrence of land subsidence, the physical and structural characteristics of the structures built in the city are changed and show different behavior. For this reason, it is important to consider the effect of land subsidence on the urban fabric in which there are exposed and buried structures. The involvement of the 17th district of Tehran with the issue of land subsidence was the initial idea of the current research. Currently, the maximum land subsidence rate in this area is 25 cm per year. The present research has been carried out in the form of spatial studies and by implementing the analytical model in four steps. The results of the model implementation showed that the urban fabric of the 17th district is prone to high vulnerability due to features such as high population and building density, the presence of worn-out fabric, buildings with low structural strength and very low construction quality of buildings. In total, about 657 hectares (80 percent) of the built-up lands in the 17th district of Tehran are under the influence of land subsidence.
Editorial
Authors: Beltrame de Moura Aline , Posenato Naiara , Campuzano Díaz Beatriz
Published: June 2023

The Latin American Journal of European Studies (ISSN 2763-8685) is a publication of the Latin American Center of European Studies, created from the BRIDGE Project of Jean Monnet Network with funding from the Erasmus + Program of the European Commission. With a focus on the editorial lines on European Union Law and Policies and International Relations of the European Union with third countries and Latin America, the fifth edition of the Journal also has a thematic dossier on Private International Law in relations between the European Union and Latin America, organized by Beatriz Campuzano Díaz of the University of Seville, (Spain). The fifth edition of the Journal is open for submissions until May 1st, 2023.
Digitalization of Rules on International Judicial Cooperation
Authors: Merchán Murillo Antonio
Published: June 2023

In international judicial assistance, the private interests of the litigants are at stake. In this context, regulations have begun to emerge, with a marked technological context, in order to improve the efficiency and speed of judicial procedures and ensure the proper administration of justice in cases with cross-border repercussions. For this reason, we intend to analyze the regulatory frameworks at the European level, the new Regulations 2020/1784 and 2020/1783, in terms of "notification and transfer of documents" and the "obtaining of evidence", and, in the absence of application, of the regulations European Union will have to comply with the provisions of international agreements, in this case, we want to make a special assessment regarding the possible application of the e-Apostille, which will be applied between countries of the European Union and Latin America. With all this, it is intended to design and provide better services in accordance with the needs and demands of citizens and companies.
Food access and commercialization in integrated markets: a bridge linking private and public aspects
Authors: Negro Sandra
Published: June 2023

The purpose of this paper is to analyze what are the changes in the legal regulation on food in the European Union (EU) and in the Common Market of the South (MERCOSUR) that have occurred in recent times to account for the impact on the actions of legal and natural persons as consumers in integrated spaces. It starts from the premise that -currently- there are three purposes pursued by legislation issued both locally and regionally: food safety, quality and competitiveness. The regional legal framework must ensure that the rules applied to food allow a wide offer to ensure competition in the regional market, and at the same time that food is safe and of high quality so that consumers have the possibility of choosing freely. The jurisprudence of the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU), exemplifies, through its interpretation - in selected cases - of the norms concerning the multiple facets - from the introduction and circulation (commercialization) of a food in the regional market- and allows reflection from the public (member states-third states) and private (operators and consumers) spheres on the importance of the rules. The main data collection technique used -in this work- is the analysis of documentation from the EU regulatory framework, both original and secondary law - in particular, Parliament and Council regulations, or directives - as well as the analysis of jurisprudence of the CJEU, through which secondary data is collected -mainly Decisions of the Common Market Council (CMC), Resolutions of the Common Market Group (GMC), Directives of the Common Market Trade Commission (CCM)-. In relation to the data analysis procedures, qualitative and comparative analyses are used.
Nano Ranking Analysis: determining NPF event occurrence and intensity based on the concentration spectrum of formed (sub-5 nm) particles
Authors: Aliaga Diego , Tuovinen Santeri , Zhang Tinghan , Lampilahti Janne , Li Xinyang , Ahonen Lauri , Kokkonen Tom , Nieminen Tuomo , Hakala Simo , Paasonen Pauli , Bianchi Federico , Worsnop Doug , Kerminen Veli-Matti , Kulmala Markku
Published: June 2023

Abstract. Here we introduce a new method, termed “Nano Ranking Analysis,” for characterizing new particle formation (NPF) from atmospheric observations. Using daily variations of the particle number concentration at sizes immediately above the continuous mode of molecular clusters, here in practice 2.5–5 nm - ΔN2.5–5, we can determine the occurrence and estimate the strength of atmospheric NPF events. After determining the value of ΔN2.5–5 for all the days during a period under consideration, the next step of the analysis is to rank the days based on this simple metric. The analysis is completed by grouping the days either into a number of percentile intervals based on their ranking or into a few modes in the distribution of log(ΔN2.5–5) values. Using five years (2018–2022) of data from the SMEAR II station in Hyytiälä, Finland, we found that the days with higher (lower) ranking values had, on average, both higher (lower) probability of NPF events and higher (lower) particle formation rates. The new method provides probabilistic information about the occurrence and intensity of NPF events and is expected to serve as a valuable tool to define the origin of newly formed particles at many types of environments that are affected by multiple sources of aerosol precursors.
A global function of climatic aridity accounts for soil moisture stress on carbon assimilation
Authors: Mengoli Giulia , Harrison Sandy P. , Prentice I. Colin
Published: June 2023

Abstract. The coupling between carbon uptake and water loss through stomata implies that gross primary production (GPP) can be limited by soil water availability through reduced leaf area and/or reduced stomatal conductance. Vegetation and land-surface models typically assume that GPP is highest under well-watered conditions and apply a stress function to reduce GPP with declining soil moisture below a critical threshold, which may be universal or prescribed by vegetation type. It is unclear how well current schemes represent the water conservation strategies of plants in different climates. Here eddy-covariance flux data are used to investigate empirically how soil moisture influences the light-use efficiency (LUE) of GPP. Well-watered GPP is estimated using the P model, a first-principles LUE model driven by atmospheric data and remotely sensed green vegetation cover. Breakpoint regression is used to relate the daily value of the ratio β(θ) (flux-derived GPP/modelled well-watered GPP) to soil moisture, which is estimated using a generic water-balance model. Maximum LUE, even during wetter periods, is shown to decline with increasing climatic aridity index (AI). The critical soil-moisture threshold also declines with AI. Moreover, for any AI, there is a value of soil moisture at which β(θ) is maximized, and this value declines with increasing AI. Thus, ecosystems adapted to seasonally dry conditions use water more conservatively (relative to well-watered ecosystems) when soil moisture is high, but maintain higher GPP when soil moisture is low. An empirical non-linear function of AI expressing these relationships is derived by non-linear regression, and used to generate a β(θ) function that provides a multiplier for well-watered GPP as simulated by the P model. Substantially improved GPP simulation is shown during both unstressed and water-stressed conditions, compared to the reference model version that ignores soil-moisture stress, and to an earlier formulation in which maximum LUE was not reduced. This scheme may provide a step towards better-founded representations of carbon-water cycle coupling in vegetation and land-surface models.
An expanded workflow for detrital rutile provenance studies: An application from the Neotethys Orogen in Anatolia
Authors: Mueller Megan  A. , Licht Alexis , Möller Andreas , Condit Cailey B. , Fosdick Julie C. , Ocakoğlu Faruk , Campbell Clay
Published: June 2023

Abstract. Sedimentary provenance is a powerful tool for reconstructing convergent margin evolution. Yet single mineral approaches, like detrital zircon, have struggled to track sediment input from mafic and metamorphic sources. Sediment input from these lithologies is especially critical for reconstructing orogenic settings dominated by terrane accretion, ophiolite obduction, and forearc inversion. Rutile can form in metamorphic and igneous rocks and hydrothermal veins, and its U-Pb age and geochemistry often records cooling from the most recent medium to high grade metamorphic event. Thus, detrital rutile complements detrital zircon datasets by offering a path forward in sedimentary provenance reconstructions when metamorphic terranes are potential source regions. However, U-Pb geochronology in rutile can be difficult due to low uranium concentrations and high discordance. Here, we present detrital rutile U-Pb geochronology and trace element geochemistry results from the Late Cretaceous to Eocene Central Sakarya and Sarıcakaya Basins in Anatolia to reconstruct provenance during Neotethys orogenesis. The resulting detrital rutile U-Pb analyses are highly discordant due to the incorporation of non-radiogenic initial Pb. We present a new workflow that accounts for low-U rutile and is based on common Pb corrections and discordance filters. The resulting age spectra are similar for grains up to 40 % concordant (60 % discordant) and across the common Pb correction methods, thus providing a path forward to confidently interpret provenance from discordant rutile grains. Together, the detrital rutile trace element geochemistry and Zr-in-rutile thermometry indicate sediment was sourced from mixed metamafic and metapelitic units with low-grade metamorphic temperatures. Low-U concentration rutile are numerous and more discordant and were predominantly sourced from Late Triassic-Early Jurassic greenschist and blueschist facies rocks with both mafic and pelitic lithologies. This corresponds to sediment derived from the Karakaya Complex, a Paleozoic subduction-accretion complex or oceanic plateau that was accreted and metamorphosed in the Triassic-Jurassic, exhumed to the surface in the Jurassic, and then deformed during Neotethys suturing in the Late Cretaceous to Paleogene. Late Triassic-Early Jurassic ages are nearly absent from the detrital zircon record, emphasizing that a multi-mineral approach, especially inclusive of low-U rutile, provides a more holistic provenance reconstruction. These detrital rutile results serve as an additional layer of data often unexplored across convergent margins globally, and thus provide an exciting path forward in characterizing diverse provenance of orogenic settings.
Constraining an Eddy Energy Dissipation Rate due to Relative Wind Stress for use in Energy Budget-Based Eddy Parameterisations
Authors: Wilder Thomas , Zhai Xiaoming , Munday David , Joshi Manoj
Published: June 2023

Abstract. A geostrophic eddy energy dissipation rate due to the interaction of the large-scale wind field and mesoscale ocean currents, or relative wind stress, is derived here for use in eddy energy budget-based eddy parameterisations. We begin this work by analytically deriving a relative wind stress damping term and a linear baroclinic geostrophic eddy energy equation. The time evolution of this analytical eddy energy in response to relative wind stress damping is compared directly with a baroclinic eddy in a general circulation model for both anticyclones and cyclones. The dissipation of eddy energy is comparable between each model and eddy type, although the nonlinear baroclinic processes in the numerical model cause it to diverge from the analytical model at around day 150. A constrained dissipation rate due to relative wind stress is then proposed using terms from the analytical eddy energy budget. This dissipation rate depends on the potential energy of the eddy thermocline displacement, which also depends on eddy length scale. Using an array of ocean datasets, and computing two forms for the eddy length scale, a range of values for the dissipation rate are presented. The analytical dissipation rate is compared with a constant dissipation rate (10−7 s−1) and is shown to vary widely across different ocean regions. Dissipation rates are found to vary from a 1/4 up to 4 times the constant dissipation rate. These dissipation rates are generally enhanced in the Southern Ocean, but smaller in the western boundaries. This proposed dissipation rate offers a tool to parameterise the damping of total eddy energy in coarse resolution global climate models, and may have implications for a wide range of climate processes.
Dynamical reconstruction of the upper-ocean state in the Central Arctic during the winter period of the MOSAiC Expedition
Authors: Kuznetsov Ivan , Rabe Benjamin , Androsov Alexey , Fang Ying-Chih , Hoppmann Mario , Quintanilla-Zurita Alejandra , Harig Sven , Tippenhauer Sandra , Schulz Kirstin , Mohrholz Volker , Fer Ilker , Fofonova Vera , Janout Markus
Published: June 2023

Abstract. The Arctic Ocean is a region important for global and regional climate. Although generally quiescent compared to mid-latitudes, the upper Arctic ocean hosts mesoscale and smaller scale processes. These processes can have a profound impact on vertical ocean fluxes, stratification, and feedback with the sea ice and atmosphere. Sparse and non-synoptic in-situ observations of the polar oceans are limited by the distribution of manual observing platforms and autonomous instrumentation. Analyzing observational data to assess tracer field gradients and upper ocean dynamics becomes highly challenging when measurement platforms drift with the ice pack due to continuous changes in drift speed direction. This work presents a dynamical reconstruction of the ocean state, based on observations of the Multidisciplinary Observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate (MOSAiC) experiment. Overall, the model can reproduce the lateral and vertical structure of the temperature, salinity, and density fields, which allows for projecting dynamically consistent features of these fields onto a regular grid. We identify two separate depth ranges of enhanced eddy kinetic energy, which are located around two maxima in buoyancy frequency: the depth of the upper halocline and the depth of the warm (modified) Atlantic Water. Simulations reveal a notable decrease in surface layer salinity and density towards the north, accompanied by high variability in the mixed layer depth in the south-north direction. And no significant horizontal gradients in salinity and density fields but an increase in mixed layer depth from west to east 0.084 m/km gradient with 0.6 m/km standard deviation, indicating opposite characteristics compared to the south-north direction. The model resolves several stationary eddies in the warm Atlantic Water and provides insights into the associated dynamics. The obtained three-dimensional fields of temperature and salinity can be used for further analysis of the thermohaline structure and related dynamics associated with submesoscale processes in the Central Arctic. Dynamic characteristics and eddy fields can be used for further analysis and comparison with state-of-the-art climate and Earth System Models. The developed nudging method can be used to utilize future observational data obtained from a diverse set of instruments.