bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
ОПТИМІЗАЦІЯ ТЕРАПІЇ ІНФЕКЦІЙНИХ ЗАХВОРЮВАНЬ З УРАХУВАННЯМ ЗМІН В ІМУННОМУ СТАНІ ПАЦІЄНТІВ
Authors: Сорокіна Ольга , Лядова Тетяна , Попов Микола , Дорош Діана , Векліч Ксенія , Гололобова Олеся , Сорокіна Анастасія
Published: April 2021

Вступ. Актуальною проблемою клінічної імунології є вірусні захворювання людини, що асоціюються із затяжним перебігом, довічною персистенцією,хронізацією процесу та несприятливими наслідками  хвороби. Серед численних факторів, які безпосередньо впливають на імунну систему, особливої уваги заслуговують герпесвірусні інфекції. Оптимізація терапії хворих шляхом диференційованого призначення імунокорегуючої терапії є актуальною проблемою сьогодення.Мета роботи – вивчити характер імунних порушень у хворих на ХВЕБІ та розробити оптимальну схему терапії, враховуючи виявлені імунні порушеня.Матеріали і методи дослідження. Обстежено 128 хворих на ХВЕБІ. Імунофенотипування субпопуляцій лімфоцитів проводили за допомогою проточноїлазерної цитометрії на апараті FACS-Calibur (США) з використанням моноклональних антитіл.Результати. За результатами проведеного дослідження було встановлено високу ефективність монотерапії у пацієнтів 1-ої групи з незначними імунними порушеннями до початку лікування. У пацієнтів 2-ої групи з більш значними порушеннями, ніж у першій групі, у імунограмах ефективною була комбінована терапія Вальтрекс та Неовіром. У пацієнтів 3-ої групи зі значними порушеннями імунного стану показники імунограми нормалізувались тільки після застосування Вальтрексу у комбінації з Альфарекіном.Висновок. Детальний аналіз імунних показників хворих на ХВЕБІ виявив розбіжності серед пацієнтів 1-ої, 2-ої та 3-ої груп, які стосуються як ступеню, так і характеру імунних змін. Це у свою чергу необхідно враховувати для успішного результату проведення диференційованої імунокорекції таких хворих.
Evaluación de la eficiencia técnica de los municipios del departamento de Punilla, Córdoba, Argentina. / Evaluation of the technical efficiency of the municipality administrations in the Punilla District of Córdoba Province, Argentina.
Authors: Peretto Claudia Beatriz , Cáceres Graciela Inés
Published: April 2021

Se analizan las capacidades institucionales de los municipios del departamento Punilla (Córdoba, Argentina) mediante el cálculo de la eficiencia técnica, para los períodos 2017-2018. Se utiliza la técnica Análisis Envolvente de Datos (DEA), output orientado. Los resultados muestran que para ser eficientes algunos municipios, de los 16 bajo estudio, deben realizar importantes mejoras en la administración y asignación de recursos. ABSTRACT: Institutional capacities of the municipalities of the Punilla department (Córdoba), are analyzed through the technical efficiency, for the period 2017-2018.The Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) technique is used, output oriented. The results show that to be efficient several municipalities, of the 16 under study, must make significant improvements in the administration and allocation of resources.
Innovación tecnológica en emprendimientos productivos tradicionales. El caso de Quimbaya orfebrería. / Technological innovation in traditional productive ventures. The case of Quimbaya orfebrería.
Authors: Crisafulli Luciano
Published: April 2021

La introducción de innovaciones tecnológicas en emprendimientos productivos tradicionales puede generar un impacto significativo en términos de productividad, producción e ingresos. Este es el caso de Quimbaya orfebrería que, aplicando tecnología de impresión 3D a su proceso productivo, mejoró exponencialmente sus indicadores de rentabilidad.

ABSTRACT:

The introduction of technological innovations in productive small companies can generate a significant impact in terms of productivity, production and income. This is the case of Quimbaya who, applying 3D printing technologies to their production process, exponentially improving their profitability indicators.
Gestión de riesgos corporativos y la necesidad de su regulación en las empresas argentinas. / Enterprise risk management and its need of regulation in argentine companies.
Authors: Robles Ana María , Castañeda Ariel Alejandro , Carrizo José Roberto
Published: April 2021

Este artículo es una síntesis de un trabajo de investigación realizado en el marco de convocatoria de la Universidad Blas Pascal (2017-2018) cuyo objetivo surgió como consecuencia de la importancia de considerar como relevante todo aquello vinculado con la gestión de riesgos y su impacto en el gobierno corporativo.

ABSTRACT:

This article is a synthesis of a research work carried out within the framework of the Blas Pascal University (2017-2018), whose objective arose as a consequence of the importance of considering as relevant everything related to risk management and its impact on corporate governance.
REGIONAL PUBLICATIONS OF CHUVASHIA IN THE CONTEXT OF MEDIA CONVERGENCE
Authors: Васильева Людмила Александровна , Хораськина Галина Витальевна , Студенцов Олег Ростиславович
Published: April 2021

В статье рассмотрены особенности медиаконвергенции печатных изданий Чувашии на примере газет «Советская Чувашия», «Хыпар», «PRO Город». В век новых информационных технологий инструменты для визуализации информации становятся доступными для всех типов СМИ. Использование конвергентных механизмов, в том числе аудио-, видеоконтента, в печатных изданиях направлено на освещение событий информационного характера. Именно сайты региональных газет стали искать новые формы предоставления информации своим читателям и ее распространения: видео- и аудиоконтент, инфографика, мобильные версии. Благодаря цифровизации сегодня на газетных сайтах размещены анонсы свежих номеров и архивные материалы, они доступны на любом портативном устройстве, подключенном к сети Интернет. Мультимедийные элементы в газете призваны привлекать внимание аудитории, воздействовать на читателя и удерживать его внимание, разнообразить веб-ресурс, улучшать воспринимаемость информации. Анализ медиаконвергенции ведущих печатных изданий Чувашской Республики показывает, что все они находятся в начале процесса поиска своих путей и форм развития.

The article considers the features of the media convergence of regional publications of Chuvashia on the example of printed publications of "Sovetskaya Chuvashia", "Khypar" and "PRO Gorod". In the age of new information technologies, information visualization tools are becoming available for all types of mass media. The use of convergent mechanisms including audio and video content in printed publications is aimed at covering events of an informational nature. It was the sites of regional newspapers that began to look for new forms of providing and distributing information: video and audio content, infographics, and a mobile version to their readers. Due to digitalization, today newspaper web-sites contain announcements of recent issues and archival material, they are available on any portable device connected to the Internet. Multimedia elements in the newspaper are designed to attract the attention of the audience, influence and retain the reader, diversify the web resource, and improve the perception of information. The analysis of the media convergence of the leading printed publications of the Chuvash Republic shows that all of them are at the beginning of the process of finding their own ways and forms of development.
INTERTEXUAL CONNECTIONS OF JEANETTE WINTERSON’S “FRANKISSSTEIN” AND MARY SHELLEY’S “FRANKENSTEIN: OR THE MODERN PROMETHEUS”
Authors: Илунина Анна Александровна
Published: April 2021

Постмодернистский роман Дж. Уинтерсон “Frankissstein” балансирует между жанрами, являя собой причудливый сплав научной фантастики, сатирического памфлета, готического, любовного романа; психологического романа о трудностях взросления. В диалоге с претекстом, романом «Франкенштейн, или Современный Прометей» (1818) авторства Мэри Шелли, современная писательница размышляет о возможности и оправданности человеческого вмешательства в природу, в том числе половую, уже на новом витке развития цивилизации, в разгар очередной научно-технической революции. Действие романа “Frankissstein” разворачивается в двух временных и пространственных плоскостях, связанных системой героев-двойников. Первая отсылает к истории создания романа «Франкенштейн, или Современный Прометей» и биографии его автора Мэри Шелли. Второй пласт повествования рассказывает о мире, похожем на современный, где доктор Виктор Штейн задействован в долгосрочном научном проекте, связанном с сохранением в замороженном виде тел добровольцев, с целью их дальнейшего воскрешения силами науки, а также делает опыты по восстановлению, в автономии от тела, интеллекта умерших. Феминистская проблематика представлена в романе в оригинальном ключе. Протест против гендерной стереотипизации в романе соседствует с раздумьями о гендерной и сексуальной идентичности и сопряженной с ними дискриминации.

The postmodernist novel “Frankissstein” by Jeanette Winterson balances between genres, presenting a fusion of science fiction, satirical pamphlet, gothic, romance novel; psychological novel about growing up, coupled with trauma. In a dialogue with the pretext, “Frankenstein, or Modern Prometheus” (1818) by Mary Shelley, Winterson reflects on the possibility and justification of human intervention in nature, including sexual, already at a new stage of development of civilization, in the midst of another scientific and technological revolution. The novel “Frankissstein” takes place in two temporal and spatial planes, connected by a system of double heroes. The first refers to the history of the creation of the novel “Frankenstein, or Modern Prometheus” and the biography of its author Mary Shelley. The second layer of the narrative tells about a world similar to the modern, where Dr. Victor Stein is involved in long-term research project related to preserving frozen bodies of volunteers, with a view to their future resurrection of the forces of science and doing experiments on the restoration of the autonomy of the body, the intellect of the dead. Feminist issues are presented in the novel in an original way. The protest against gender stereotyping in the novel is juxtaposed with reflections on gender and sexual identity and the discrimination associated with them.
ARTISTIC EXPRESSION OF PHILOLOGICAL THINKING IN POETIC TEXTS
Authors: Муратова Елена Юрьевна
Published: April 2021

В статье анализируются стихи в модусе связи лингвистики и поэзии. Современную поэзию отличают не только новые темы и видение мира, но и во многом иной поэтический язык. Анализируются разные взгляды ученых на поэтический язык. Заметной особенностью современных поэтических текстов является употребление лингвистических терминов, названий частей речи, синтаксических конструкций и под. в качестве полноправных художественных элементов стихотворения. На материале стихов М. Цветаевой, А. Вознесенского, Б. Ахмадулиной, Д. Бураго и др. доказывается, что лингвистические термины могут выражать филологическое мышление поэта, становясь живой частью его стихотворений, и способны специфически отражать картину мира, мировоззрение и человеческие эмоции. Приводится подробный филологический анализ стихотворения А. Вознесенского «Плач по двум нерожденным поэмам».

The article analyzes poems in the mode of communication between linguistics and poetry. Modern poetry is distinguished not only by new themes and visions of the world, but also by a largely different poetic language. The paper also analyzes different views of scientists on the poetic language. A notable feature of modern poetic texts is the use of linguistic terms, names of parts of speech, syntactic constructions as full artistic elements of the poem. Basing on the material of poems by M. Tsvetaeva, A. Voznesensky, B. Akhmadulina, D. Burago, etc. it is proved that linguistic terms can express the poet’s philological thinking, becoming a living part of his poems, and are able to specifically reflect the picture of the world, worldview and human emotions. Moreover, the article provides a detailed philological analysis of A. Voznesensky’s poem “Lament for Two Unborn Poems”.
LINGUOMENTAL CATEGORY OF RELEVANCE AND LEXICAL MEANS OF ITS REPRESENTATION
Authors: Черникова Наталия Владимировна , Рассказов Николай Юрьевич , Орлова Ирина Александровна
Published: April 2021

В статье доказана правомерность выделения лингвоментальных категорий как совокупностей концептов и вербализующих их знаков (языковых единиц), которые характеризуются однородностью на основе общности определенного признака, фиксирующего результаты когнитивной деятельности человека. Обосновано выделение лингвоментальной категории актуальности, аккумулирующей социально значимые на конкретном историческом этапе концепты (ментальные знаки), которые репрезентированы языковыми единицами, образующими активный словарь носителей языка. Сформулировано определение аткуалемы - ментального знака, объективирующего категорию актуальности; охарактеризованы ее признаки, в числе которых хронологическая детерминированность, социокультурная маркированность, смысловая разносторонность, динамичность. Рассмотрен состав актуальной лексики современного русского языка, включающий лексические и семантические неологизмы, внешние и внутренние заимствования, актуализированную и номинативно переориентированную лексику. Установлено, что состав корпуса актуалем и репрезентирующих их языковых знаков детерминирован внешними (политическими, экономическими, социокультурными) факторами. Актуальность исследования обусловлена отсутствием системного изучения динамических процессов актуализации на русском языковом материале.

The article proves the legitimacy of identifying linguomental categories as sets of concepts and their verbalizing signs (linguistic units). Concepts and their verbalizing signs are characterized by homogeneity based on the commonality of a certain feature. Certain feature fixes the results of human cognitive activity. The allocation of the linguomental category of relevance is substantiated. The linguomental category of relevance accumulates concepts (mental signs) that are socially significant at a particular historical stage, which are represented by linguistic units that form an active layer of native speakers. The definition of actualema is formulated. Actualema is a mental sign that objectifies the category of relevance; its features are characterized, including chronological determinism, sociocultural marking, semantic versatility, dynamism. The composition of the actual vocabulary of the modern Russian language is considered. The composition of the actual vocabulary includes lexical and semantic neologisms, external and internal borrowings, updated and nominatively reoriented vocabulary. It has been established that the composition of the corpus of the actual and the linguistic signs representing them is determined by external (political, economic, socio-cultural) factors. The relevance of the research is due to the lack of a systematic study of the dynamic processes of actualization in Russian language material.
CYBERSPORT AS THE FACTOR OF FORMATION OF INTERDISCIPLINARY COMPETENCES AT SENIOR SCHOOL CHILDREN
Authors: Канина Светлана Юрьевна , Пурскалова Юлия Владимировна , Семак Мария Андреевна
Published: April 2021

В статье поднимается проблема формирования метапредметных связей у обучающихся старших классов через их увлечение киберспортом. Во введении авторы поясняют, что современный мир невозможно представить без цифровых технологий. Киберспорт становится все более популярным, и его невозможно не использовать в образовательных целях. Актуальность темы обусловлена требованиями федерального государственного стандарта, в котором говорится о необходимости формирования метапредметных компетенций. В статье дается анализ образовательных учреждений, которые активно внедряют программу киберспорта, и приводятся примеры университетов США, Норвегии, Швеции и России. Материалом исследования стали нормативные документы, регламентирующие киберспорт в школьном образовании, публикации в СМИ на образовательных порталах. Методами исследования являлись анкетирование, анализ, синтез, моделирование. Результаты исследования показали, что увлеченность киберспортом все более возрастает и в рамках образовательного процесса позволяет формировать универсальные учебные действия с учетом интересов подростков и способствует развитию метапредметных связей и коммуникативных навыков. Авторы пришли к выводу, что развитие киберспортивного направления в школах необходимо, так как подобная цифровая образовательная среда может выступить площадкой для формирования метапредметных компетенций у детей старшего школьного возраста, в том числе и в условиях дистанционного обучения.

This article considers the formation of interdisciplinary links at senior schoolchildren through their interest in cybersport. In the introduction the authors explain that it is impossible to imagine modern life without digital technologies. Cybersport is becoming more and more popular and it is hardly possible to ignore this interest in educational purposes. The relevance of the subject is defined by the requirement of the Federal State Standard which writes that it is necessary to form interdisciplinary competences. The article gives the analysis of educational institutions which are introducing the program of cybersport and provides some examples of the universities in the USA, Norway, Sweden and Russia. The material of the investigation is the regulations restricting cybersport in school education, articles on educational website. The methods employed are the following: analysis, synthesis, modeling. The results of the investigation show that great interest in cybersport within education lets us form universal learning actions taking into consideration senior schoolchildren’ interest and help to develop interdisciplinary and communicative skills. The authors come to the conclusion that the development of cybersport at schools is necessary because such digital educational environment can be means of formation of interdisciplinary ability of senior schoolchildren under the conditions of online studying.
Book Review: Mitchel P. Roth, Fire in the Big House: America’s Deadliest Prison Disaster. Athens, OH: Ohio University Press. 2019.
Authors: Worley Robert , Worley Barua
Published: April 2021

In his book, Fire in the Big House, criminal justice historian, Mitchel P. Roth provides readers with an in-depth analysis of America’s deadliest penal disaster. The book specifically examines a horrific fire which occurred at the Ohio State Penitentiary in Columbus, Ohio on April 21, 1930—Easter Monday. Even though 320 prisoners perished in this devastating event (plus two more inmates who died later of gunshots indirectly related to the fire), the author notes that there has never been a scholarly book devoted to this topic. Although this event caused only $11,000 in damage to the Columbus institution, Roth contends that it still ranks as America’s third-worst fire (excluding 9/11).
APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY IN GERMANY AND AMERICA
Authors: Челпанов Г. И.
Published: April 2021

В этом докладе . автор ставит вопросы, относящиеся к новому направлению - зарождающейся прикладной психологии. Вспоминая свои недавние поездки в Германию и Америку, Челпанов с уважением отзывается о Г. Мюнстерберге, первым заявившем о необходимости приложения психологических знаний для различных сфер деятельности человека, и, в первую очередь, для педагогики и «хозяйственной жизни». Абсолютно новыми идеями были предложения иностранных коллег о введении должности психологов-консультантов, которые могли бы проводить исследования и руководить ими, а также обучать психологии воспитателей. Г. И. Челпанов обосновывает необходимость создания учреждений, где дают советы о пригодности к профессии, исследуют психофизические особенности человека применительно к профессии, изучают психофизические условия для наибольшей производительности труда. Применительно к российской жизни он ставит вопрос, требующий скорейшего разрешения: как и где готовить психологов-консультантов. По мнению автора, научная психология в России находится в зачатке и мало молодых психологов, готовых заниматься наукой.

In this paper, the author raises questions related to a new direction - the emerging applied psychology. Recalling his recent trips to Germany and America, Chelpanov speaks with respect about G. Munsterberg, who was the first to declare the need to apply psychological knowledge for various spheres of human activity, and, first of all, for pedagogy and "economic life." Absolutely new ideas were the proposals of foreign colleagues to introduce the position of consultant-psychologists who could conduct research and direct it, as well as teach the psychology of educators. G.I. Chelpanov substantiates the need to create institutions where they give advice on suitability for the profession, study the psychophysical characteristics of a person in relation to the profession, study the psychophysical conditions for the highest labor productivity. With regard to Russian life, he raises a question that requires an early resolution: how and where to train counseling psychologists. According to the author, scientific psychology in Russia is in the initial stage of development and there are few young psychologists who are ready to engage in science.
New data regarding ecology of freshwater pelagic amphipod Macrohectopus branickii and other crustaceans of plankton from the southern part of Lake Baikal
Authors: Karnaukhov Dmitry Yu. , Dolinskaya Ekaterina M. , Biritskaya Sofya A. , Teplykh Maria A. , Ermolaeva Yana K. , Pushnica Viktoria A. , Kuznetsova Iya V. , Okholina Anastasia I. , Bukhaeva Lidia B. , Rusanovskaya Olga O. , Silow Eugene A.
Published: April 2021

In this study, we present a list of crustaceans traced in plankton of the southern basin Lake Baikal in addition to some details regarding ecological peculiarities of the only known freshwater pelagic amphipod Macrohectopus branickii. The amphipod is an active predator among major parts of the Lake Baikal food chain. Its role in the lake’s ecosystem is similar to that of Antarctic krill and mysids in Europe and North America water bodies. As an active swimmer, M. branickii performs daily vertical migrations. Besides, the species also has horizontal migrations and migrating swarms, including time during breeding period, that hamper species studies. We were interested in clarify some features of the species ecology. As a material we used samples obtained in the 0 to 250 m water layer with a plankton Juday net every 7 to 10 days from 2013 until 2018 as a part of long-term ecological monitoring project of Lake Baikal pelagial. Sampling was conducted in the southern part of the lake off the shore of Bolshie Koty Village. The results showed the presence of one peak of young during breeding period, which is at its maximum in May. The maximum of the 1 to 6 mm group containing young individuals and males occurs in July, and during the same period, a slight increase in immature females in comparison with the first group can also be seen. This finding might be directly linked to the warming trend in Lake Baikal.
Harvesting desert locusts for food and feed may contribute to crop protection but will not suppress upsurges and plagues
Authors: van Huis A.
Published: April 2021

The desert locust is the most destructive locust species in the world. Locusts differ from grasshoppers in behaviour as they can form hopper bands and swarms. During plagues in the past, locusts have been collected or destroyed by mechanical means. One of the control methods that are being suggested is to collect the locusts for consumption instead of using pesticides. Upsurges and plagues are an ideal opportunity to harvest these insects for food and feed. However, this is unlikely to significantly reduce the population.
Uniqueness of steady 1-D shock solutions in a finite nozzle via vanishing viscosity aguments
Authors: Fang Beixiang , Zhao Qin
Published: April 2021

This paper studies the uniqueness of steady 1-D shock solutions in a finite flat nozzle via vanishing viscosity arguments. It is proved that, for both barotropic gases and non-isentropic gases, the steady viscous shock solutions converge under the \begin{document}$ \mathcal{L}^{1} $\end{document} norm. Hence only one shock solution of the inviscid Euler system could be the limit as the viscosity coefficient goes to \begin{document}$ 0 $\end{document}, which shows the uniqueness of the steady 1-D shock solution in a finite flat nozzle. Moreover, the position of the shock front for the limit shock solution is also obtained.
A degenerate elliptic problem from subsonic-sonic flows in convergent nozzles
Authors: Gai Guanming , Nie Yuanyuan , Wang Chunpeng
Published: April 2021

This paper concerns continuous subsonic-sonic potential flows in a two dimensional convergent nozzle, which is governed by a free boundary problem of a quasilinear degenerate elliptic equation. It is shown that for a given nozzle which is a perturbation of an straight one, and a given mass flux, there exists uniquely a continuous subsonic-sonic flow whose velocity vector is along the normal direction at the inlet and the sonic curve. Furthermore, the sonic curve of this flow is a free boundary, where the flow is singular in the sense that the speed is only \begin{document}$ C^{1/2} $\end{document} Hölder continuous and the acceleration blows up at the sonic state.
Secular and semi-nonsecular models of cross-polarization kinetics for remote spins: an application for nano-structured calcium hydroxyapatite
Authors: Klimavičius Vytautas , Kuliešius Feliksas , Orentas Edvinas , Balevičius Vytautas
Published: April 2021

The 1H → 31P cross-polarization (CP) kinetics in the nanostructured calcium hydroxyapatite (nano-CaHA) was measured under moderate (5 kHz) magic-angle spinning (MAS) rate. This material was chosen as it contains the distanced 1H–31P spin pairs and the interactions between them are characterized by a relatively low dipolar coupling (b) that could be comparable with the spin-diffusion rates (R). Therefore, the physical legitimacy to use the secular solution of the quantum Liouville–von Neumann equation is doubtful. The semi-nonsecular model of spin dynamics was applied, and the results were compared with those obtained by the secular approach. The comparable results obtained by both models show that the secular model is applicable, with certain reservation, also in the case of |b| ≈ R. The extremely high anisotropy of spin diffusion in the nano-CaHA was deduced. This can be a matter of the applied approach, as the interactions of the 31P spins with the proton bath were neglected in both models. The high anisotropy could also be caused by the physical reasons that stem from the structural and proton diffusion features of CaHA. This material belongs to low-dimensional proton conductors possessing a large motional freedom for protons along OH– chains.
Die hard holographic phenomenology of cuprates
Authors: Khveshchenko Dmitri V.
Published: April 2021

We discuss the attempts of fitting a number of the approximate power-law dependences observed in the cuprates into one consistent holographic or holographically inspired hydrodynamic framework. Contrary to the expectations, the goal of reproducing as many as possible of the established behaviours of the thermodynamic and transport coefficients appears to be achievable within the picture of a non-degenerate fermion fluid with quadratic dispersion. While not immediately elucidating the essential physics of the cuprates, this observation suggests a possible reason for which the previous attempts towards that goal have so far remained inconclusive.
The Reflections of Technological Singularity on Open and Distance Learning Management
Authors: Sisman-Uğur Serap , Kurubacak Gülsün
Published: April 2021

According to Kurzweil, technological singularity is the inevitable change of human civilization by all developments in technology, especially artificial intelligence. Open and distance learning systems are the systems that allow individuals to access learning materials and get education whenever and wherever they want. These systems are widely used today in programs offered by universities such as associate degree, undergraduate and graduate programs, as well as certificate programs and massive open online courses. This study discusses the technological singularity within the context of super-human and Human 2.0 concepts regarding the definition of “new human” that this phenomenon will shape, its reflections on education, and especially open and distance learning, namely open universities, and how these systems will transform. Its effects on managerial activities and managed processes in management were investigated, and suggestions have been made for restructuring management in accordance with this change and singularity in technology.
Using Digital Technologies in the 21st Century Classroom
Authors: Lane Carol-Ann
Published: April 2021

Scholars have acknowledged the potential contribution of video gaming to complex forms of learning, identifying links between gaming and engagement, experiential learning spaces, problem-solving, strategies, transliteracy reflectivity, critical literacy, and metacognitive thinking. Using a multiliteracies lens, this multi-case study examined the experiences of four boys engaged with video gaming in two different contexts: a community centre and an after-school video club. In this chapter, the author describes how these four boys developed their multimodal ways of learning by engaging with visual perspectives of video games.
The Dialectics of Cyber-Aesthetics and Graphic Design in the 21st Century
Authors: Kozak Selma
Published: April 2021

We live in a digital culture and cyber era. Cyberculture is an extensive concept including information and communication technologies, media and new media, theories, ideas, literature, art, design, and cultural studies. On the other hand, Lev Manovich updates new media and it reflects the characteristics of new avant-garde because of new digital hardware and software technology. New media has a new aesthetic potential, so does cyberculture. The rise of cyber culture has made it necessary to underline the relationship between graphic design and cyber culture and made it necessary to show key design elements of cyber-aesthetics. In this context, by using descriptive method, the chapter focuses on some components of aesthetics and cyber-aesthetics in the frame of relationship between graphic design and cyber-culture. Now, there is a global pandemic (COVID-19). Some graphic design examples came out during this global pandemic. These examples will be evaluated in terms of cyber-graphic design, cyber-aesthetics, and cyber-culture.
The Relationship of Human Intelligence With Technique/Technology
Authors: Gurbuz Ali , Gürbüz Ozge Nilay Erbalaban
Published: April 2021

The history of creating technical/technological tools continues, from the days when man designed the first tools to the days when artificial intelligence was designed. In this adventure, which ranges from the production of the first tools to the development of the method of burning fire, from communication tools to the idea of society as a technical abstraction, from war tools to clocks, machines, automatons, and artificial intelligence, will be analyzed the functions of intelligence philosophically and historically. Today's cybernetic societies, where artificial intelligence is developed, are a natural consequence of the technical/technological evolution of human intelligence. In this transition period, where the creation of artificial intelligence and the anthropological future of the human species are discussed together, the perspectives of philosophical culture that are stuck between artificial and natural dilemmas will be explored. Through analysis of Steven Spielberg's Artificial Intelligence film, the meaning of cyber future perception in culture will be revealed.
On-Board and Off-Board Technologies for Hydrogen Storage
Authors: Konni Madhavi , Mukkamala Saratchandra Babu , Karnena Manoj Kumar
Published: April 2021

Future energy systems will be determined by the increasing relevance of renewable energy resources due to global warming, energy crisis, and pollution. Hydrogen is considered one of the promising alternative fuels to replace oil, but its storage remains a significant challenge. The main hydrogen storage technologies can be broadly classified as physical, chemical, and hybrid methods. The physical methods rely on compression and liquefaction of hydrogen, and currently, compressed hydrogen storage is the most mature technology that is commercially available. The chemical methods utilize materials to store hydrogen, and hydrogen can be extracted by on-board regenerable or off-board regenerable chemical reactions depending on the type of material. Hybrid methods take advantage of both physical and chemical storage methods. The most prominent hybrid method is the cryo-adsorption hydrogen storage which utilizes physisorption-based porous materials. The chapter describes these technologies and discusses alternative/novel hydrogen storage material technologies.
Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technologies for Sustainable Stationary Applications
Authors: Felseghi Raluca-Andreea , Badea Florin
Published: April 2021

Science has shown that there are two sustainable alternatives to providing energy needs: renewable energy resources and fuel cells-hydrogen-based energy, which will play a complementary role in securing global energy resources. By promoting the use of hydrogen-based energy technologies, as clean energy technologies for stationary applications, at the level of local communities, industrial and commercial communities, research topics in this field will help the practical development of sustainable and clean energy systems. This chapter provides an overview of fuel cells highlighting aspects related to fuel cell short history, the main components and operating principles of fuel cells, the main constructive fuel cell types, and the main ways of powering stationary applications through the hydrogen fuel cell technologies.
Unwrapping the Shrink Wrap
Authors: Zanden Sarah Vander , Berger Lois , Simpson Katie , Schrock Kristen , Becker Erin , Dise Jenifer , Clausen Katie Taylor
Published: April 2021

This chapter describes a team of teachers and university instructors' investigation of teacher-led instructional improvements in elementary classroom writing instruction through peer observation and collective dialogue examining everyday teaching practices. Established tools and processes in place such as district curriculum, the Units of Study, and tools of observation and collaboration, specifically Learning Labs (www.pebc.org) protocol and professional learning communities, supported a naturalistic inquiry of practice. Teacher leadership, like writing instruction, is a process, and these educators identified co-constructed observation as a tool for sustaining joy, an under researched element of teacher leadership and professional development. Additionally, collaborative debriefing fostered professional growth, and collective inquiry provided inroads to autonomy in curricular decision making. The team sought to lead from within to develop understanding of and improvements in writing instruction.
The Evolution of the Community College President in the 21st Century
Authors: Morris Adam , Zoromksi Keith
Published: April 2021

The college presidency is in a state of disarray in the 21st century. In the past, community college presidents could focus their efforts on academic programs, community relations, and donor engagement. College presidents could be the visionary leaders of their communities by providing educational programs to help students transfer to a university or allow them to enter the workforce. The job has become more of a reactionary role in which they are required to make quick decisions in a crisis. They are now forced to focus on cybersecurity, pandemic outbreaks, faculty unions, local and state governance issues, and little-to-no state funding.
The College President as Change Agent
Authors: Maddox Jim
Published: April 2021

The college president as a change agent is explored. Higher education is undergoing disruptive change, and guiding an institution of higher learning requires senior leadership that understands change and how to guide it. This chapter provides a description of what a change agent is and how the college president can best serve in this role. In addition to the relevant literature, data was gathered from 11 senior leaders as to their perceptions around the concept of change and being a change agent. The chapter makes the case for college presidents to understand and appreciate the important role they can and should play as change agents.
University Administrators as Caring Academic Leaders in an HBCU Setting
Authors: Hendrickson Kenny A. , Francis Kula A.
Published: April 2021

This chapter examines caring university administrative leadership within a bureaucratic reality of authentic university academic caring (AUAC). AUAC is regarded as a university's formal intent to provide genuine academic caring: caring about (emotive attention; motive), care for (disciplined nurturing), caregiving (institutional guardianship), and care receiving (student as customers). In the bureaucratic realm, caring administrative leadership is an administrative capacity to guide, influence, inspire, and motivate an institution to achieve the goals of AUAC. This chapter opens by providing scholarly support for caring administrative leadership as a critical element of AUAC. This chapter also includes an account of a research study and empirical analysis that investigated the association between caring administrative leadership and AUAC at the University of the Virgin Islands, a Historically Black College and University (HBCU). Ultimately, this chapter identifies direction for future research in authentic caring university leadership.
Institutional Niche
Authors: Freeman Jerrid P. , Bresciani Dean L.
Published: April 2021

Never before in our contemporary era has higher education experienced such intensity of competition for students, and a shift to consider higher education a private rather than as traditionally considered social good. Those tensions have resulted in not only a broadening definition of marketplace borders, but also a move toward organizational survival in terms of how institutions currently operate and exist. Historically, higher education's response to both marketplace pressures and opportunities has been to institutionally expand and attempt to accommodate a broader market niche. That strategy appears to be changing rather dramatically and quickly. The new model of institutional self-definition is to create and articulate a defined, narrowed, and consistent institutional scope with the intent of mastering that niche. Successfully branding that niche and demonstrating how an institution not only fits its niche, but also excels in it, is becoming a means to, at the very least, stabilize, if not ostensibly grow, enrollments and public support.
Succession Planning in Rural Community Colleges
Authors: Aylett Ashley , Kacirek Kit , Grover Kenda
Published: April 2021

Competent leadership is essential for institutions of any size to respond to the challenges facing post-secondary institutions. However, rural community colleges are especially vulnerable to the forces of change due to aging infrastructure, accelerated retirements, and geographic isolation that often limits competent and diverse applicant pools for future leaders. As senior administrators retire at rapid rates, geographic location and scarce resources can hamper leadership continuity. Few studies have explored how the leadership pipeline is established and maintained in rural community colleges and how institutional and community values shape that process. The study highlights the extent to which the co-dependent relationship between community stakeholders and the rural community college shapes its institutional culture and leadership development.
The Public Institution Presidency
Authors: Breaux Arleene P.
Published: April 2021

Public college and university presidents must navigate the political and social structures associated with state legislatures to ensure that policymakers provide acceptable levels of institutional funding and develop policies beneficial to higher education. Yet, few presidents are prepared for their political and institutional advocacy roles. This chapter presents an analysis of the challenges facing public institution presidents and how advocacy strategies can be used to advance their institutional agendas.
Second Founding Presidents
Authors: Borland Jr. Kenneth Wayne
Published: April 2021

A comparison of contemporary changing college presidents in a specific microcosm of 163 Christian colleges and universities is made, framed by 10 newer or newly emphasized roles and engagements recently observed among college presidents. Contemporary changes and challenges specific to contemporary presidents in the microcosm are clarified. Historical presidents, primarily founding presidents and ones presiding at critical points in institution sagas, are described relative to the framework of roles and engagements. Discussion of the comparison between the historical and contemporary presidents leads to a conclusion: the changing college president in this microcosm is a “second founding president.”
Quaran-Teens 2020 Blog Series
Authors: Alawdat Maha , Hodges Rebecca
Published: April 2021

The aim of this chapter is to examine Quaran-Teens 2020, a collaborative, digital, high school anthropology blog project during COVID-19 to demonstrate the effectiveness of auto-ethnography as a social science method, rhetorical writing style, and digital media pedagogy. The data are collected from a digital collaboration of two international baccalaureate classes at a private, international school in Memphis, Tennessee from March to June 2020. The content of the blog posts is analyzed in terms of critical self-inquiry, the social construction of society, storytelling, and ethical considerations. The findings show the effectiveness of auto-ethnography as a timely method of sociolinguistics data collection and persuasive rhetorical narrative approach, especially in times of digital media and cultural crisis, because it situates the individual both as a culturally produced and culture-producing person. The collaborative, digital nature of the project suggests ways to overcome the traditional limitations of ethnography and may be an effective strategy beyond the specific context.
The Heart of a Poet
Authors: Anyango-Kivuva Leonora
Published: April 2021

The year 2020 is one not so fondly to be remembered by many. That is when the global pandemic of COVID-19 hit the world. Coupled with that, a wave of protests arose in the United States of America after the killing of a Black man, George Floyd, by a white officer. The entire world had to deal with questioning their inner selves about how they treat each other racially. These events have been exhausting. Finding an outlet has been a preoccupation of many. Poetry is one of the greatest forms of expressive writing that can be used as therapy in times of crisis and can be healing to the person writing. In this chapter, the author showcases her original poetry written during these times of crisis. It is an autoethnographic study where she discusses poetry using relevant scholarship. The work will be relevant to teachers and students in upper secondary literature and college English classrooms as a tool on how to handle crisis through writing.
Rhetorical Evolution in Crisis Times
Authors: DeCapua Sarah E.
Published: April 2021

In this self-investigation, a first-year writing teacher explored her rhetoric before and after the shift to remote learning, which occurred as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, during the Spring 2020 semester. Based on scholarship in situational rhetoric and feminist ethic of care, the author investigated her written communications to the second language writers in her classes. Specifically, she scrutinized the course policies and procedures outlined in the course syllabus and in her written announcements posted in the course's learning management system (LMS). Grounding her discussion in extant literature, the author explored the implications of her rhetorical evolution on her future teaching and speculated on how the evolution would guide her instructional responses to future educational crises.
An Intergenerational Divide
Authors: Lau Lisa
Published: April 2021

This chapter explores factors that influence the current divisiveness in sociopolitical discourse and rhetoric in the Chinese American community and, in particular, the family unit. The findings contribute to understanding the origins of ideological differences that reflect the polarization facing the U.S. at large. The author integrates her experience and knowledge of the community and draws on a range of literature on Chinese culture, sociolinguistics, and psychological theories to identify three themes that influence the world views and modes of communication of many first-generation Chinese Americans: an authoritarian orientation, a polarized psychology, and a national origin orientation. Utilizing an autobiographical research approach that combines phenomenology and autoethnography, the author captures the trauma of her parents growing up during the Chinese Communist Revolution to bring awareness to disruptive events that shape cognitive processes that underlie the three themes and contribute to the current discordance in intergenerational discourse.
Potential of Thallophytes in Degradation of Dyes
Authors: Malik Sumira , Prasad Shilpa , Ghoshal Shreya , Shekhar Shashank , Kumari Tanvi , Agrawal Ankita , Samal Bijaya
Published: April 2021

Synthetic dyes cause hazardous health-related problems in humans and affect the biological system underwater. They also have a negative impact on the nutritive value of soils and thereby on crops. Until now there is no effective method to remove the harmful component of dyes from the environment. However, the integrated treatment using bio agents with implication of physical and chemical processes can be effective in the treatment of dye effluents. From the complex azo dyes to their dissociation via thallophytes is a new scope for sustenance. Various studies have supported that laccases have the capability to degrade synthetic dyes that have different chemical structures. Thallophytes have been used to degrade the complex dyes with varying ranges of temperature and pH. Thallophytes have recently been used to treat the textile effluents with effective higher temperature and alkaline pH with decreasing BOD and thus cleaning them from environment in an eco-friendly and cost-efficient manner.
Nano-Bioremediation Technologies for Potential Application in Soil Reclamation
Authors: Nayak Arunima , Bhushan Brij
Published: April 2021

Rapid industrialization, urbanization, and use of modern agricultural practices have resulted in the rise in pollutant levels in soil. In this context, nano-bioremediation has emerged as a new tool for controlling soil pollution by the application of nanomaterials with subsequent use of bioremediation. Due to its cost-effectiveness, eco-friendliness, and sustainability, the use of bioremediation in soil reclamation has rapidly gained prominence. Nanomaterials have helped in remediating toxic soil environments, thereby improving microbial activity and bioremediation efficiency. The overall time as well as costs are greatly reduced. The major limitation of this technology is its longer treatment time and its ineffectiveness for a wide range of pollutants. The chapter has an aim to present an overview of the recent advances and applications in the field of nano-bioremediation of various polluted areas of the environment. Different classes of nanomaterials along with their properties as well as application towards removal of soil pollutants will be addressed.