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Minimally invasive adrenalectomy for adrenocortical cancers: A systematic review
Authors: Pirzada Faisal Masood , Kumar Rajeev
Published: January 2025

Introduction:

Adrenocortical cancer (ACC) is a rare malignancy with poor prognosis. Due to the widespread use of imaging, greater proportion of cases are being discovered at an early stage, and it is possible to surgically excise these tumors by minimally invasive (MIS) approaches, including pure laparoscopy and robotic assistance. However, due to the fear of capsular breach, tumor spill, and incomplete removal, open surgery (OS) is still the preferred option for managing ACC. The aim of this review is to compare the two approaches and assess where MIS can be option for the surgical management of ACC.

Methods:

This review was performed as per the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews statement. Studies comparing OS and MIS approaches for ACC were retrieved from the PubMed, Scopus, and Cochrane databases. The two approaches were compared for tumor characteristics and outcomes.

Results:

A total of 22 studies comparing MIS with OS were included in this review. Out of the total 4639 patients, 1411 underwent surgery by MIS and 3228 by OS. Patients operated by MIS had smaller tumors, lower operative time and blood loss with higher positive surgical margin rate, and higher rate of local recurrence. However, the overall survival was comparable between the two approaches.

Conclusions:

MIS can be used in localized Stage-I ACC but only at high-volume centers. Stage II ACC may be considered for MIS if there is no evidence of local invasion and the surgery can be performed without capsular perforation and conversion to OS.
Graft Choice for Child and Adolescent Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction: A Systematic Review
Authors: Doyle Jack , Rombach Ines , Court Hannah , Fowler Kieran , Keiller Harry , Latham Henry , Sathyanathan Kirtti , Solanke Faith , Falzon Louise , Nicolaou Nicolas , Hind Dan
Published: January 2025

Background:

Medial patellofemoral ligament (MPFL) reconstruction is a common procedure for child and adolescent patellofemoral instability. Graft choice remains debated, with hamstring autograft being most frequent. This systematic review aimed to assess the safety and clinical effectiveness of isolated MPFL reconstruction in children and adolescents based on graft choice, to guide clinical decision-making.

Methods:

MEDLINE and EMBASE were searched from 1946 to June 21, 2023, for randomized controlled trials, cohort studies, case–control studies, and case series of patients ≤18 years old undergoing MPFL reconstruction. Risk of bias was assessed using the Cochrane tool for RCTs and Joanna Briggs Institute checklists for observational studies. Random-effects meta-analysis was planned where possible.

Results:

Twenty-six studies (19 case series, 6 cohort studies, and 1 case–control study) with 844 procedures were included. No RCTs were identified. Case series had a mean JBI critical appraisal score of 7.6/10, while cohort studies scored 8.5/11. Redislocation rates ranged from 4 to 10% across graft types (gracilis 7%, semitendinosus 10%, quadriceps 8%, augmented tape 6%, and mixed 9%). The median postoperative Kujala scores ranged from 88.6 to 92.2.

Discussion:

Short-term data suggest that isolated MPFL reconstruction has good outcomes regardless of graft choice. However, evidence was limited by lack of RCTs, short follow-up, and under-reporting of risk factors. Most studies provided Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine Level 3–4 (case series) evidence. Better comparative studies are needed with risk stratification to allow the comparison of techniques for this procedure. Levels of evidence: CEBM Levels 3–4.
Enhancing Torque Smoothness in BLDC Motors with Built-in DC-DC Converter via Bitterling Fish Optimization Algorithm
Authors: Balamurugan K. , Revathi B Sri
Published: January 2025

Brushless DC (BLDC) motors are efficient and robust electric motors with fewer moving parts, but their application is often limited by torque ripple, which arises from current variations between the entering and exiting phases during commutation. This study aims to minimize torque ripple in BLDC motors integrated with a DC-DC converter. The proposed optimization method utilizes the Bitterling Fish Optimization (BFO) Algorithm to effectively control torque error and speed, addressing the torque ripple caused by current variations during commutation. The proposed method is implemented using the MATLAB working environment and compared with various existing methods like Spider Web Algorithm (SWA), Improved Tunicate Swarm Optimization Algorithm (ITSA), and Harris Hawks Optimizer with Black Widow Optimization (HHO-BWO). The results indicate that the proposed method achieves a reduced torque ripple rate of 9.64, significantly lower than the rates of 17.32, 11.20 and 22.19 for ITSA, HHO-BWO and SWA respectively. Additionally, the proposed approach exhibits low error of 0.168, outperforming the existing methods errors of 0.287, 0.195 and 0.311. These findings demonstrate that the BFO algorithm effectively minimizes torque ripple more than existing optimization techniques, providing a promising solution for enhancing the performance of BLDC motors.
Nickel-Iron Alloy, Magnetic, Bars, Rods, Tubing, and Forgings 50Ni - 50Fe
Authors:   AMS E Carbon and Low Alloy Steels Committee
Published: January 2025

This specification covers a magnetically soft nickel-iron alloy in the form of bars, rods, forgings, mechanical tubing, and forging stock.
Women’s Access to and Utilization of Sanitation and their Determinant Factors in Some Selected Rural Areas of East Gojjam Zone, North West Ethiopia
Authors: Haimanot Minwuye Adam  , Alemu Azmerawu  , Fekadu Beyene Kenee
Published: January 2025

This study aimed to examine women’s sanitation access and utilization level and their determinants in some selected rural areas of East Gojjam Zone. The research employed cross sectional study design and data was collected from 380 women selected through multistage cluster sampling technique. Proportional odds model and partial proportional odds model were used to estimate the association between different factors and women’s sanitation access and utilization level. The result indicated that out of 380 sampled women, about 42.6% have high sanitation access compared with 34.7% medium and 22.6% low respectively. Despite this however; about 50.9% respondents have low sanitation utilization suggesting a mismatch between sanitation access at household level and women’s utilization status. Household size, access to sanitation facilities, and knowledge about the benefit of latrine utilization were found to be statistically significant determinants of women’s sanitation utilization while marital status, district, household income, participation in women health development team, and dependency ratio were found to be determinants of sanitation access. The study suggests that besides promotions to increase sanitation facility availability, monitoring on the utilization of the facilities need to be strengthened. Income creation capacity of women and their households should be strengthened as well.
Diasporas as Agents of Political Change: The Role of the Oromo Diaspora in the 2015 Oromo Protest in Ethiopia
Authors: Elsabet Samuel
Published: January 2025

Diasporas are significant actors in the international political arena. By leveraging the human and financial capital in their possession, operating in a more open political space, and enabling access to information and communication technologies, the diasporas are well-positioned to contribute to socio-political change in their respective places of origin and settlement. This article aims to understand the role and influence of the African diaspora in the political affairs of their homeland, taking the case of the transnational political practice of the Oromo diaspora and their involvement during the 2015 Oromo protest that propelled political change in Ethiopia. It does so by examining how the new identity of the educated Oromo youth developed and contributed to the emergence of a vibrant diaspora community committed to bringing about democratic change in their homeland. The article further discusses how the expansion of transnationalism and the Internet interacted with the politicized ethnic identity of the new generation of the Oromo diaspora to reframe and organize the popular protest against repression in their homeland. The article is based on primary and secondary data collected through interviews, focus group discussions, and social media analysis. This article shows that the diaspora's involvement in homeland politics contributed to the diffusion and scale shift of the 2015 Oromo protest, transforming it into a transnational human rights agenda. It further explicates that the Oromo protest brought about harmony and political solidarity among multiple ethnic identities and political views of the Ethiopian diaspora to challenge the regime in their homeland.
A Critical Analysis of Jurgen Habermas’s Discourse Theory of Morality: Exposing Some of its Unadmitted Ethical Assumptions
Authors: Getahun Dana
Published: January 2025

This paper defends the claim that Habermas’s distinction between the moral and the ethical depends on some un-stated assumptions that he is not willing to accept. One of the assumptions concerns the presumption of the equality of the discourse participants; the other implicit assumption in his discourse theory of morality concerns the issue of reciprocity and symmetrical power relations. He takes each discourse participant as free to initiate a dialogue and to challenge the validity claims of discourse participants. Such assumptions undermine Habermas’s commitment for ethical neutrality and his rejection of the substantive notions of truth. He argues that although our everyday interactions are pervaded by distortions and asymmetrical power relations there are operative principles such as reciprocity and symmetrical power relations inherent in language. The question precisely is: why should we take the principles that are inherent in language for granted? It appears as though Habermas has a pre-given reason to endorse the principles in question. By disapproving the use of threat, coercion and intimidation in the process of argumentation, and instead by insisting for the employment of, among others, symmetrical relation, Habermas is affirming the claim that humans are beings that command each other’s respect. But the question precisely is, why do they command each other’s respect? It appears that we cannot commit ourselves to this claim without affirming a given ontology of the human and Habermas is exactly doing that.
Book Review: Slaves of State, Intellectuals of development in Ethiopia: A Genealogy of Development in Ethiopia
Authors: Semeneh Ayalew Asfaw
Published: January 2025

Semeneh Ayalew Asfaw
Author: Yonas Ashine Demissie
Title: Slaves of State, Intellectuals of development in Ethiopia: A Genealogy of Development in Ethiopia
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The The Economic Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic on the Market Vendors in Kampala City in Uganda
Authors: James Kizza  , Kamaduuka Regis Zombeire , Julius Arineitwe  , David Amwonya  , Nathan Kigosa
Published: January 2025

Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic struck Uganda, much emphasis by the policy makers and researchers were on the health effects of the pandemic at the expense of the economic effects hence creating a research gap. The cardinal aim of this study was to examine the economic effects of the pandemic on the wellbeing of the market vendors in Kampala city. The specific objectives of this study were; examining how the COVID-19 pandemic economically affected the market vendors in Kampala city, and determining if the pandemic was a demand or supply side shock. The study employed the Blinder-Oaxaca (B-O) decomposition technique, which was originally used in labor economics to decompose earnings gaps and to estimate the level of discrimination. This decomposition method analyses changes in a given variable over time. Descriptive statistics such as means, frequencies, and percentages were generated to gain insights into the data.  Consumption and Sales were used as proxies for demand whereas the proxy for supply was production. The decomposition results from the Oaxaca estimates show that consumption, sales, and production reduced after the introduction of the COVID-19 restriction. The pandemic affected the market vendors economically through reduced consumption, sales, and disruption of the supply chain. It is recommended that the government provide appropriate support in form of income support, access to low credit and building the digital capacity of market vendors. This study contributes to the understanding of the economic effects of the pandemic on vulnerable groups-the market vendors.
Obituary: In Memory of David Turton (1940-2023)
Authors: Jon Abbink
Published: January 2025

Obituary: In Memory of David Turton (1940-2023)
Implications of Environmental Toxicants on Male Reproductive Toxicity: AMini Review
Authors: Shoyinka Samuel Damilare , Emokpae Mathias A.
Published: January 2025

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Efektivitas Metode Instruksi Segmentasi Fonemik terhadap Kesadaran Fonemik pada Anak dengan Keterlambatan Bicara
Authors: Yuniar Anindya
Published: January 2025

This study is an experimental study that aims to determine the effectiveness of the Phonemic Segmentation instruction method on Phonemic Awareness in children with Speech Delay in children aged 5-6 years. This research design uses One-group Pretest-posttet group. The sample of this study involved 16 subjects who live in Jakarta and pre-school learning group. Data collection techniques obtained from the results of Pretest and posttest scores. The analysis technique used includes Shapiro Wilk normality test and Wilcoxon statistical test which is processed using SPSS version 23. The results of the analysis show that the significance value is 0.001 <0.005, then Ho is rejected and Ha is accepted or it can be concluded that there is a difference in Phonemic Awareness before intervention and after intervention in children with Speech Delay. The results showed that the average value increased by 41% which means that Phonemic Awareness in children with Speech Delay increased after the Phonemic Segmentation Instruction method was given.
Analisis Keseimbangan Kehidupan Kerja, Stres Kerja dan Lingkungan Kerja Pengaruhnya terhadap Kinerja Karyawan pada PT Multicentral Aryaguna
Authors: Rahmanita Dita , Jayadi Jayadi , Wardani Mursida Kusuma , Andriyani Meli
Published: January 2025

This research was conducted with the aim of determining the influence of work-life balance, work stress and work environment on employee performance at PT Multicentral Aryaguna. This research was conducted at PT Multicentral Aryaguna. The population in this study were 165 employees of PT Multicentral Aryaguna. The number of samples taken in this study used the Slovin formula technique with an error rate of 10% which resulted in 63 and rounded up to 65 respondents. The data taken from this research was obtained directly using a closed questionnaire. The multiple regression analysis tool was calculated with the help of the SPSS version 16 program. The results of the research were obtained using the t test and F test. The research instrument was carried out through validity and reliability tests. The research produced three main findings in accordance with the proposed hypothesis, namely: 1) Work Life Balance has a positive and significant influence on Employee Performance. 2) Job Stress has a negative and significant influence on Employee Performance. 3) The work environment has a positive and significant influence on employee performance.
Analisis Sistem Ball Tracking Fifa dalam Ajang Fifa World Cup Qatar 2022™
Authors: Dwinanto Bambang , Karjadi Mochamad
Published: January 2025

Perkembangan teknologi yang begitu pesat tentunya berimbas ke banyak aspek kehidupan kita, tak terkecuali sepakbola. Sepakbola modern kini telah banyak mengimplementasikan berbagai teknologi untuk meningkatkan kualitas pertandingan yang ada, baik bagi pemain maupun penonton. Salah satu teknologi tersebut yaitu sensor yang ada di dalam bola. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk menganalisis cara kerja sistem pelacakan bola yang digunakan pada ajang FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™, khususnya dari sudut pandang elektronik. Metodologi penelitian yang digunakan adalah penelitian kualitatif dengan tinjauan literatur. Hasilnya menunjukkan bahwa teknologi dapat memainkan peranan penting dalam perkembangan sepak bola, membuatnya lebih adil dan lebih baik bagi pemain serta penikmat sepak bola. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa teknologi sensor berbasis Ultra-Wideband (UWB) dan Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) memainkan peran kunci dalam memastikan akurasi pelacakan posisi bola dengan tingkat kesalahan kurang dari 10 cm dan kecepatan pembaruan hingga 400 kali per detik. Sistem ini memanfaatkan teknik triangulasi seperti Time-Difference of Arrival (TDoA) untuk menentukan lokasi bola secara real-time, yang didukung oleh jaringan antena di sekitar stadion. Teknologi ini juga memungkinkan pengolahan data secara otomatis untuk menghasilkan metrik penting seperti kecepatan bola, panjang operan, dan interaksi bola dengan pemain. Kesimpulannya, integrasi teknologi seperti Connected Ball Technology tidak hanya meningkatkan keadilan dan kualitas pertandingan, tetapi juga membuka peluang baru untuk analisis taktik dan pengalaman menonton yang lebih interaktif. Implikasi penelitian ini mencakup pengembangan teknologi lanjutan yang dapat diterapkan di berbagai level pertandingan sepak bola untuk meningkatkan pengalaman baik bagi pemain maupun penonton.
Аналитическая публицистика в журналистской деятельности Алибека Гусейнзаде
Authors: Sadıqova Gülnarə
Published: January 2025

В статье освещается аналитическая публицистика Алибека Гусейнзаде, внесшего весомый вклад в развитие журналистики в Азербайджане конца XIX- начала ХХ века. А.Гусейнзаде – журналист широкой эрудиции, острого ума и писа¬тель¬ского таланта. Будучи публицистом, имел способность глубокого анализа, владел аналитическим и критическим мышлением, автор блестящих аналитических статей, написанных на азер-байджанском, турецком и русском языках, отличающихся тематическим и жанровым разнообразием. Жанровая палитра публициста в основном состоит из глубоких по своему содержанию и осмыслению статей. Затрагивая самые актуальные проблемы своей эпохи, автором были написаны ряд статей. В исследование были включены статьи, написанные А.Гусейнзаде на русском языке. Это “Нес¬колько слов о ту¬рец¬ких ар¬-мя¬нах”, “Немцы на Ближнем Востоке”, ”Мусульмане и научно-европейская медицина”, ”Предо¬¬хранительные противохолерные прививки”, ”Еще о медицинской помощи Туземцам”, ”Прер¬ван¬ная жизнь”, ”Турецкая газета о пан¬исла¬миз¬ме”, ”Сон”, ”К причинам по¬зор¬¬¬¬¬ных событий в городе Баку”, ”Eще о примере женщи¬ны”, ”Англо-Германское столк¬новение и мусуль¬ман¬ский мир”, ”Что такое младо¬туречество?” В статье подчеркивается богатое публицистическое мастер¬ство А.Гусейнзаде, который пытался вести реформаторскую деятельность в общественно-политической и культурной жизни своего народа, сформировать идеологию «азербайджан¬ства». Он остро реагировал на политические события в мире и давал блестящий анализ происходящему.
İslam Məcmüəsi ndə Əhməd Ağaoğlunun Dini-İdeoloji Görüşləri
Authors: Qəribov Mahir
Published: January 2025

XIX əsrin sonu, XX əsrin əvvəllərində Azərbaycanın və türk dünyasının görkəmli ziyalılarından biri olan Əhməd bəy Ağaoğlu türk millətinin milli birlik və həmrəylik ideyasının əsas təbliğatçılarından biri olub. Onun türkçülük anlayışında soy, milli dil, din və mədəniyyət anlayışı ayrılmaz vəhdət şəklində öz əksini tapır. Ağaoğlu türk və İslam dünyasında məzhəb və təriqətçiliyi milli birlik və bütövlüyü pozması səbəbiylə tənqid edir. “İslam Mecmuası” jurnalındakı məqaləsində Ağaoğlu İslam dininin müasir cəmiyyət üçün əhəmiyyətini eyni zamanda, dini dəyərlərin insanların əxlaqi və davranış qaydalarına təsirini vurğulamış, İslamın təkcə bir inanc sistemi deyil, insanlığın təməli olduğunu bildirmişdir. Onun islam dini ilə bağlı yazıları dövrün siyasi, mədəni hadisələrini şərh edərkən verdiyi örnəklərdə öz əksini tapır. Ümumiyyətlə islam tarix boyu müsəlman xalqlarının inkişafında müsbət rol oynayıb və indi də bu xalqların müasir tərəqqisini ondan kənarda təsəvvür etmək mümkün deyildir.
Azərbaycanda Elmi Kitabxanaların Beynəlxalq Əlaqələri (tarix və müasirlik)
Authors: Rzayeva Zahida
Published: January 2025

Elmi kitabxanalar çox qədim zamanlardan elmi informasiyanın mübadilə mərkəzi funksiyasını yerinə yetirib. Azərbaycanın cografi mövqeyi, ipək yolu üzərində olması, şərqdən qərbə və qərbdən şərqə informasiya axınının mərkəzində olması tarixi mənbələrdə də qeyd olunur. Hazırki məqalə azərbaycanda kitabxanaların beynəlxalq əməkdaşlıq və informasiyanın mübadiləsi prosesini öyrənməyə həsr edilib. Elmi kitabxanaların beynəlxalq mübadilə imkanları, mübadilənin formaları tarixi inkişafda öyrənilir. Xüsusilə də AMEA-nın Mərkəzi Elmi Kitabxanasında beynəlxalq əməkdaşlıq problemləri tədqiq olunur.
Green Business Strategies: Linking Sustainable Development, Green Leadership, Social Return on Investment, and Social Innovation in Indonesia
Authors: Sukasmanto  , Munarsih Eni , Triana Dewi , Widiyanti Anik , Hendro C. R. Heru Kristianto , Siswanti Yuni , Jaya I Made Laut Mertha
Published: January 2025

Objectives: This research aims to determine the theoretical relationship between sustainable development, green leadership, social return on investment, and social innovation in palm oil industry companies in Indonesia.
 
Methods: A quantitative approach was used, employing a questionnaire/survey as the research instrument. The study targeted business owners or their representatives (managers) in the oil and gas industry, particularly those involved in CSR in Indonesia. A simple random sampling technique was applied.
 
Results: The findings indicate a significant relationship between sustainable development, green leadership, social return on investment, and social innovation.
 
Conclusion: The study provides insights for policymakers and business actors, emphasizing that sustainable development is a circular concept evolving into a circular economy in several countries. Green leadership is identified as a crucial trait for organizational leaders, ensuring effective resource use and environmental protection through social return on investment and social innovation programs aligned with sustainable development.
Artificial Intelligence in the Indian Criminal Justice System: Advancements, Challenges, and Ethical Implications
Authors: Sharma Aishwarya , Sharma Shivangi Chauhan , Soni Srishti Dixit , Agrawal Pooja , Mishra Pratishtha , Mourya Geeny
Published: January 2025

Objectives: The objective of this paper is to explore the current state of Artificial Intelligence (AI) usage in the Indian criminal justice system, with a focus on its legal and ethical implications. It aims to examine how existing legal frameworks, such as the Information Technology Act of 2000 and the Indian Penal Code of 1860, could be adapted to regulate AI within the legal profession. Additionally, the paper seeks to highlight the relevance, issues, and future prospects of AI applications in law enforcement agencies, courts, and correctional centers, stressing the need for multi-stakeholder cooperation among legal professionals, policymakers, and technologists.
 
Methods: This paper employs a qualitative analysis of the current implementation of AI in India’s criminal justice system. It reviews existing laws, including the Information Technology Act and the Indian Penal Code, to assess their applicability in regulating AI practices. Furthermore, the roles of the High Courts and the Supreme Court of India in overseeing AI applications across the country are examined. Ethical and legal concerns related to AI are explored, particularly regarding transparency, accountability, and public participation in the regulatory process.
 
Results: The study found that there is currently no dedicated legislation in India specifically governing the use of AI in criminal justice. However, existing laws like the Information Technology Act of 2000 and the Indian Penal Code of 1860 can be utilized to regulate AI applications in the legal profession. The involvement of the Indian High Courts and the Supreme Court is crucial in ensuring that AI practices align with legal standards and ethical norms. The paper also identifies several challenges in the adoption of AI in criminal justice, such as concerns about bias, fairness, and transparency.
 
Conclusion: The use of AI in India’s criminal justice system presents both significant opportunities and challenges. While AI can enhance crime prediction, detection, and offender management, its application raises important legal and ethical concerns. The absence of specific legislation dedicated to AI regulation calls for a comprehensive legal framework that integrates the best practices of transparency, accountability, and ethical standards. Multi-stakeholder cooperation among legal professionals, policymakers, and technologists is essential for ensuring that AI applications in the criminal justice system uphold the principles of justice, equity, and human rights. By fostering such collaboration, India can effectively harness the benefits of AI while safeguarding the integrity of its legal system.
LEGO, fishbowls, and collaboration
Authors: Edgerley Rebecca , Crawford Russell
Published: January 2025

This article reflects on what matters in collaboration. It is widely recognised that calls for ‘collaboration’ and ‘collaborative ways of working’ abound in research, scholarship, pedagogic practices, and beyond as a desirable student skill set (Veles, 2022; McKay and Sridharan, 2023), and a way to address complexity and problem-solving (Graesser et al., 2018; Scoular et al., 2020). Now, the recent iteration of the Advance HE Professional Standards Framework (2023) cites a new dimension of practice, PSF V5, that requires fellowship claimants to explicitly evidence how they ‘collaborate with others to enhance practice’ (p. 5). However, understandings of what constitutes collaboration remain fuzzy and—specifically in the context of university professionals—somewhat underexplored (Newell and Bain, 2019). Furthermore, collaboration often falls to so called ‘third-space’ professionals, as they occupy a natural (but not always comfortable) confluence between academics, researchers, professional services, and learner communities (Veles, Carter and Boon, 2018).
This article presents a session plan, which has been co-designed by two third-space professionals working within educator development. The session uses a novel assessment matrix—the 9 Domains of Collaboration—as an approach to explore and critique the defining characteristics of collaborative endeavour. The aim of this article is twofold. Firstly, the session plan and 9 Domains framework offers colleagues in higher education a tangible evaluative aid for provoking, tracing, and documenting collaborative practices. Secondly, we offer reflections on how collaboration is expressed in ways that align with PSF V5 and that amplify the work and contributions of the third space.
Pernicious ignorance and the marginalisation of third space professionals: reflections on lived experience
Authors: Hosseini Dustin
Published: January 2025

This article is part reflection and part case study based upon my work as a third space worker (Whitchurch, 2023a) since at least 2010. I will surface a recurring challenge encompassing the recognition and visibility of third space professionals in higher education as educators who experience silencing stemming from pernicious ignorance. Accordingly, I use Dotson’s notion of pernicious ignorance (2011, p.238) to analyse a reflective vignette to illustrate a challenge that undermines third space practitioners. The aim is to equip readers with theory that they can use to counter negative workplace behaviours, whether observed, experienced, or both, while strengthening their positions as third space professionals.
Revisiting principles of partnership working in the third space
Authors: Blackwell Young Julie , Parkes Sarah
Published: January 2025

The COVID-19 pandemic catalysed significant shifts within higher education, prompting institutions to re-evaluate their approaches to partnership working. Collaborative efforts across institutional domains gained prominence, underlining the strategic importance of third-space professionals in facilitating agile decision-making and solution implementation. Here, they demonstrated resilience and adaptability, navigating the pandemic’s complexities while addressing the tandem feelings of messiness and uncertainty. They cultivated open mindsets and embraced a playful praxis, one emergent as an essential strategy for fostering trust and facilitating social learning amidst change. However, recognition and reward for such professionals remain complex, being at times hindered by the fluidity of their roles and fragmented nature of institutional acknowledgment. Our contention is that the culture evident during the pandemic that fostered meaningful collaborative practices and amplified third-space professionals is in danger of being lost.
Initially discussed by Parkes, Blackwell Young, and Cleaver (2016), this opinion piece revisits five principles of partnership working in the context of third-space working. These principles emphasised a need for understanding motivations for collaboration; the necessity of strategic support; provision of suitable reward and recognition systems; developing a culture that embraces change that is fostered through honesty and openness. If universities are to be successful in addressing the ever-evolving ‘wicked’ problems roaming the higher education landscape, a sustainable collective approach underpinned by the five principles remain.
Bridging the gap: inclusive practitioners in the third space and the embedding of universal design
Authors: O Shaughnessy Thomas , McAvinue Tracy
Published: January 2025

This opinion piece considers the third space from an inclusive practice, disability, and accessibility services perspective, an area largely unexplored thus far in third space studies. Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) are becoming more responsible for accommodating an increasingly diverse student and staff population. Staff working in areas of inclusive practice are being organically drawn into the third space in a changing higher education landscape that is struggling to respond to rapidly increasing numbers, funding concerns, legislative developments, and the call for mainstreaming supports. Drawing on key research on the third space including Whitchurch (2008), McIntosh and Nutt (2022), Veles and Carter (2016), and higher education research and data from the Association for Higher Education Access and Disability (AHEAD) and the Higher Education Authority (HEA), this piece establishes the current challenges for embedding inclusive practice in higher education in Ireland. The profile and role of the inclusive practitioner in the higher education setting is especially complex; they come from varied employment and educational backgrounds and operate across academic boundaries, having gleaned expansive experience and tacit knowledge of the area. Using Homi Bhabha’s (2004) third space theory of the hybrid subject as a site for transformation as a conceptual framework, we argue that the inclusive practitioner’s hybrid, integrated, and autonomous role within the third space can bridge the gap between individual accommodations and the embedding of a whole institution approach to UDL.
Why can’t higher education agree on terminology for third-space professionals?
Authors: Simpson Colin
Published: January 2025

Poorly defined roles and inconsistently used titles present a significant barrier to understanding and valuing the work of third-space professionals (Bird, 2004; Caldwell, 2022; Veles et al., 2023). People in these roles make a significant contribution to learning and teaching in higher education, bringing pedagogical and technological expertise to an increasingly complex domain. A lack of understanding of these roles makes it hard to build trust and foster effective collaboration. This brief communication considers factors in higher education, from the cultural to the pragmatic, which contribute to this confusion.
Harnessing the power of professional associations to unite the third-space community
Authors: Morley Craig , Grayson Nicola
Published: January 2025

In this opinion piece, we discuss career pathways and trajectories for third space professionals. We explore the unique difficulties of career progression for those in the third space compared to the more recognised and established routes for academic colleagues, or those who work in professional services who are employed on ‘academic’ contracts. We argue that, in order to overcome these difficulties and make potential career pathways and trajectories more visible, we should conceptualise the third space itself as a collective unity. In creating an interconnected third space community, individuals could be supported to move between and across territories and boundaries which encompass different professional identities within the wider third space itself as a professional sphere. In support of this, we issue a ‘Call for Collaboration’ to our respective third space professional associations. We argue, that by enhancing and increasing interaction between fields within the third space, opportunities can be cross-promoted more effectively, resulting in greater career development opportunities and increased support for respective members.
PERANAN GUDANG (WAREHOUSE) DALAM KEGIATAN LOGISTIK INDONESIA
Authors: Decy Arwini Ni Putu , Kresna Suputra I Putu
Published: January 2025

Dalam kegiatan logistik Indonesia, gudang memiliki peranan penting sebagai tempat penyimpanan sementara. Berdasarkan survei yang dilakukan oleh  World Bank dan LPEM FEUI, biaya logistik di Indonesia bisa mencapai 20% dari harga jual produk. Hal ini menunjukkan bahwa tingginya harga produk di Indonesia  disebabkan oleh biaya produksi, penyimpanan dan distribusi yang tinggi.  Penyimpanan produk sebenarnya adalah hal yang seharusnya bisa dikurangi karena saat produk dalam masa penyimpanan, artinya perusahaan masih  mengeluarkan biaya bagi produk yang sedang disimpan digudang seperti biaya untuk keamanan, akomodasi,  karyawan dan lain sebagainya. Secara umum, gudang berfungsi sebagai tempat penyimpanan barang namun hal ini bisa dikatagorikan lagi berdasarkan jenis produk maupun permintaan konsumen.  Jenis gudangpun ada bermacam-macam, karena setiap produk memiliki spesifikasi masing-masing terhadap gudang yang dibutuhkannya.  Dalam pemilihan apakah akan membeli atau menyewa gudang, ada beberapa hal yang harus dipertimbangkan antara lain lokasi, kapasitas, teknologi, keamanan dan biaya gudang itu sendiri. Metode penyimpanan barang dalam gudangpun ada berbagai macam, tergantung dari  jenis barang yang disimpan dan fasilitas yang tersedia di gudang tersebut.  Kesimpulan yang dapat diambil adalah bahwa gudang memiliki peran signifikan dalam kegiatan logistik Indonesia. Memperkecil biaya penyimpanan akan mampu mengurangi tingginya nilai jual produk kepada konsumen .
Rational Emotive Imagery Approach to Enhance Self-Esteem among Primary School Students
Authors: Ishak Nor Asikhin , Ishak Nurul Huda , Mohaiyudin Norasyikin , Aizad Bin Abdul Khalid Muhammad Sharill
Published: January 2025

This study aims to examine the self-esteem of primary school students, a significant concern in today’s globalized environment that increasingly impacts students’ mental health. Self-esteem remains a pressing issue for children, including those in primary schools. The main objectives of this research are to identify the contributing factors to low self-esteem among primary school students and investigate the effectiveness of the Rational Emotive Imagery (REI) technique in enhancing their self-esteem. The study involved a Year 6 student from a school in the Kubang Pasu district. The participant was selected based on the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES), indicating low self-esteem levels. This qualitative study utilized a case study design, employing interviews, observations, and document analysis for data collection. Findings reveal that low self-esteem is influenced by three primary factors: a lack of social support, negative impacts of social media, and dissatisfaction with physical appearance. The results further demonstrate that the REI technique effectively enhances self-esteem by helping students address irrational thoughts and adopt positive self-perceptions. This study suggests that all stakeholders, including parents, teachers, and school counselors, should collaborate to address self-esteem issues and foster healthier psychological development among students.
Social Media Influencers – Current Dynamics and Future Prospects
Authors: Ren Benhui , Tajuddin Rosita Binti Mohd , Shariff Shaliza Binti Mohd , Ning Binyao , Omar Rosmini , Deng Jing
Published: January 2025

Social media influencers have emerged as a highly salient topic of discussion. Given their crucial role in consumer decision-making, this paper aims to illuminate the concept and key characteristics of social media influencers and unveil future prospects for researchers and practitioners. Although there is a consensus regarding the role of social media influencers, the understanding and categorization of social media influencers in the contemporary business landscape warrant further deliberation. As recent studies have mostly focused on the structure of social media influencers from a broad perspective, we advocate shifting the research paradigm towards synthesizing the dimensions of “engagement style” and “level of expertise” in order to take into account the unique characteristics and thematic focus of influencers. By transcending traditional metrics, this paper seeks to provide more insights and nuances about social media influencers and marketing strategy. Future research should further explore the behavioral patterns of social media influencers in the evolving legal and regulatory environment, evaluate the impact of regulation on their communicative efficacy and behavior, and investigate how the emergence of virtual influencers changes consumers’ emulative behavior and responsiveness to digital marketing channels.
Development of Differentiated Instruction Abilities for Mathematics Teachers in the Context of Implemeting New Curiculum in Viet Nam
Authors: Chau Nguyen Huu
Published: January 2025

Since 2018 Viet Nam has been implementing the new curriculum from grade 1 to grade 12 in the whole country. The new curriculum emphasizes on development on learners’ competencies. However, students have different interests, needs, and thinking level. Differentiated instruction in a classroom with mixed ability is one of the most important issues while implementing curriculum at this moment. Teachers need to select the contents, teaching methods and strategies to develop the competencies of each individual student in a classroom. Differentiated instruction brings to teachers of all subjects including mathematics teachers’ difficulties and challenges. This paper presents a practical study of mathematics teachers’ ability on differentiated instruction in Vietnam. This research also emphasizes the role of differentiated instruction on mathematics and the need to change mathematics teachers’ understanding and practices on differentiated instruction by training to develop their differentiated instruction abilities.
Towards Smart Farming Approach for Plants Disease Detection and Classification by Using HoG Feature Extraction and PNN Algorithm
Authors: Kadum Juliet , Jamal Mustafa Al-Tuwaijar  , Amaal Kadum  , Sadam Hameed Rasheed
Published: January 2025

The advancement of computerized automated diagnostic technologies ensures that health plants are more effective by detecting diseases early. The damage caused by them can be minimized. Recently, many scientists have been trying to use methods and algorithms in image processing and extracting features based on color, texture, and shape and employing them in building smart systems capable of detecting plant diseases in their early stages. In this paper, proposed a smart farming aims to automated remove shadow and segmentation the pepper fruit diseases region, then extracted strong features from diseases region, and finally detected and diagnosis pepper fruit disease using PNN algorithm. In addition, in this work, (Diyala Pepper), which relies on a dataset of pepper plants named Diyala Pepper. The suggested system's implementation was done on a real dataset of pepper fruits. Experimental results of the proposed method showed 100% accuracy in the training phase and 81.82% in the phase of testing.
Jordan Generalized Higher Symmetric Reverse Bi-Derivations on Prime Γ-Rings
Authors: Salih Jafar , Salah Mehdi Salih
Published: January 2025

Abstract: In this paper we show that, every Jordan generalized higher symmetric reverse bi-derivations is a generalized higher symmetric reverse bi-derivations on a ring M. Additionally, a generalized higher symmetric reverse is Jordan generalized higher symmetric triple reverse bi-derivation on a 2-torsion free ring M.
Synthesis and Characterization of Diopside Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery by sol-gel
Authors: Raheem Muayad , Mahmood Rezaee Roknabadi  , Ahmad Kompany
Published: January 2025

In this research, used the sol-gel method to prepare diopside from the raw materials, which include magnesium nitrate, calcium sulphate, and silicates with special solutions to mix them. After that, we used two stages of heating, a temperature stage of 120 Celsius for the purpose of getting rid of water and some volatile materials, then the second stage is a high-temperature sintering stage, which then. The material was crystallized and then calcined from 600 to 1100 degrees Celsius. The material was then tested with devices such as x-ray diffraction (XRD), Thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA ) and Differential thermal analyses (DTA), Fourier transition infrared (FTIR), Scanning emotion micro scoping (SEM), Brunauer –Emmett-Teller (BET) analysis Thus, we obtained a nano diopside material with an internal hole size of 3.5 nanometers, which is required as a drug delivery with high mesopours.
Applications of KKAT Transform Technique in Convolution Kind Linear Volterra Operator Equations
Authors: Emad A. Kuffi  , Ahmed Mahdi Abbood
Published: January 2025

In this paper, Karry-Kalim Adnan transform (KKAT) is utilized to find the solution of convolution kind linear Volterra equations of the first and second kind. Examples are offered to illustrate the Karry-Kalim Adnan technique for solving convolution kind Volterra operator equations. It was noted that this technique is much easier in terms of mathematical operations and simplicity in arriving at the exact solution and this is explained through the applications in the paper
Investigate the influence of Al content on the structure and surface morphology of Al:CdS-PVA nanocomposites
Authors: Haidar M. Talib  , Dr. Ali A. Yousif  , Dr. Adel H. Omran Alkhayatt
Published: January 2025

In this study, Al:CdS-PVA nanocomposites thin films were prepared on glass substrates by the chemical bath deposition (CBD) method. The impact of aluminum (Al) concentrations of (0, 0.04, 0.08, and 0.12) M on the crystal structure and morphology characteristics of the prepared nanocomposites film was investigated. XRD tests show that all of the samples have a polycrystalline crystal structure with a cubic phase for CdS. The (111) plane is the preferred orientation. The Al:CdS-PVA film crystallinity improved, and the crystallite size increased with the increase in Al concentrations. The surface morphology from FESEM images showed that the Al:CdS-PVA nanocomposites film surface is porous. The AFM results showed that surface roughness and RMS values increased with an increasing of impurity
Predictors of Parents’ Preventive Practices Toward Hand Foot Mouth Disease at Workplace Child Centre in Pahang, Malaysia
Authors: Abd Ghani Norfarihah , Mansor Zawiah
Published: January 2025

Introduction: Hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) outbreaks are increasingly occurring in workplace child centres, highlighting the need for preventive measures. Both child centre caregivers and parents play a crucial role in preventing the spread of the disease, as it can be brought from home and quickly transmitted within the premises. Thus, this study aims to determine the level of HFMD preventive practice and the predictors among parents who enrol their children at the workplace child centre in Pahang. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted by distributing a self-administered questionnaire to 163 parents who sent their children to workplace child centres selected via stratified random sampling. Validated and reliable questionnaires were used to assess the HFMD level of preventive practice and associated factors. Data were analysed by using SPSS version 28. Multivariate logistic regression was used to determine the predictors of good preventive practices. Results: The majority of respondents showed a good level of HFMD prevention practices (90.1%). Factors associated with HFMD preventive practice level were education level, history of child infected with HFMD and knowledge of HFMD (p<0.05). The predictors of a good level of preventive practices toward HFMD were tertiary education level (AOR = 8.28, 95% CI: 2.308, 20.154) and history of children infected with HFMD (AOR = 5.02, 95% CI: 1.192, 10.133). Conclusion: A high level of preventive practices among parents may contribute to the control and prevention at workplace child centres. Health promotion content may be improved by including parent’s experience with HFMD. It is also useful to target health promotion towards parents with lower education levels and those who have never first-hand experience of a child with HFMD.
Asimetrías en la exportación de cacao ecuatoriano al mercado estadounidense
Authors: Rivera Gallegos Michelle , Viera-Romero Michelle
Published: January 2025

La labor de los pequeños productores de Naranjal es fundamental para la exportación de cacao desde Ecuador hacia Estados Unidos. Sin embargo, estos agricultores, al desconocer sobre las dinámicas del comercio internacional, suelen recibir un pago mucho menor. Ante este escenario, la pregunta de esta investigación es ¿Cuáles son los principales desafíos que enfrentan los pequeños productores en Naranjal (Ecuador) para la exportación directa de cacao al mercado estadounidense? Mediante un enfoque cualitativo, este trabajo busca dar solución a esta interrogante al entrevistar a distintos participantes de la cadena de valor del cacao. Por medio de las entrevistas fue posible caracterizar la dinámica de compra y venta del cacao de exportación que tienen los productores en Naranjal junto con algunos detalles sobre la fijación de los precios y las principales características que debe reunir el producto para su envío a los Estados Unidos. Así se determinó que entre los agricultores y los demás participantes de la cadena de valor del cacao existen asimetrías de la información que requieren ser abordados. Como alternativa se plantea la elaboración de una guía de exportación de cacao que ayude a los agricultores de Naranjal a exportar hacia Estados Unidos.
estudio de las afectaciones en las empresas panameñas a causa de los ciberdelincuentes y el uso de ransomware para el robo de información
Authors: González Jaén Luis Francisco , Vargas-Lombardo Miguel
Published: January 2025

La investigación tiene como propósito de determinar la realidad con respecto a la tasa de incidencia de los ciberataques en la Panamá en específicamente los ataques de ransomware representando un problema creciente dentro del país. Se seleccionaron aleatoriamente 34 empresas para participar en el estudio, asegurando una representación adecuada de distintas regiones y el impacto en el sector comercio.  El estudio tiene un enfoque cuantitativo, se aplicó una encuesta como instrumento de recolección de datos a los gerentes de tecnologías de la información y las comunicaciones dentro de las empresas en las provincias de Panamá, Colón y del interior del país. Los resultados permitirán recomendar mejoras en los servicios de seguridad informática en las empresas consultadas.