bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Effectiveness of Aquatic Dual-Task Training on Balance Recovery in Individuals with Stroke: A Review
Authors: Poursaeed Fereshteh
Published: June 2023

Background: One of the most common complaints following a stroke is loss of balance, which affects around half of all stroke patients. Nevertheless, there is no general physiotherapy method that proved to be more effective in improving post-stroke balance. This study aimed to investigate literature regarding the use of aquatic dual-task exercises for improving balance ability post-stroke.
Methods: A literature search was performed with the help of Cochrane Library, PubMed, and Embase databases to select the studies related to aquatic dual-task training on balance improvement in stroke patients. The inclusion criteria were full-text published articles in English, studies that included patients above the age of 18 years with diagnosed stroke, which investigated any form of aquatic exercise therapy with a dual-task aimed at improving post-stroke balance control while comparing pre-intervention and post-intervention outcome measures.
Results: With the help of given keywords, 573 articles were found initially. After excluding articles for various reasons, three articles were finally included in the review.
Conclusion: According to the results of this study, it can be concluded that aquatic dual-task training has a positive impact on the balance improvement of stroke patients.
Effectiveness of Music Therapy on Sensitivity, Memory, and Auditory Sequence of 7 to 9-Year-Old Girls with Reading Disorder
Authors: Akhshabi Majid , Dortaj Fariborz
Published: June 2023

Background: This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of music therapy on the components of sensitivity, memory, and auditory sequence of 7 to 9-year-old girls with reading disorders.
Methods: The selected method for the present study was quasi-experimental with a pretest-posttest design and a control group. The statistical population of the present study comprised 30 volunteer girls aged 7 to 9 (Persian speaking) with reading disorders who were randomly placed in experimental and control groups (15 people each). The experimental group participated in music therapy sessions for 30 minutes twice a week for four months. First, to increase their proportion of focusing on music little by little; second, to increase the speed of the music gradually during the sessions; and third, to replace the active method slowly with the passive approach and move the tendency of the selected melodies from monophonic and vocal-less texture to polyphonic and vocal orchestral texture.
Results: The data were analyzed using paired t-test. The results showed that the experimental group’s sensitivity, memory, and auditory sequence were significantly higher than those in the control group post-test (p<0.001).
Conclusion: Music as an applied method can effectively improve the auditory symptoms of children with reading disorders.
Mutational Spectrum and Clinical Symptoms of Iranian Patients with Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease: A Study of 23 Patients
Authors: Bakhshandeh MohammadKazem , Ghorbani Asghar
Published: June 2023

Background: More than 80 genes are involved in the pathogenesis of the most common single gene peripheral neuropathies denoted as Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT). Only a few studies have investigated the pathological molecular mechanisms of Iranian patients affected with CMT. The aim of this study is to identify the clinical manifestation, mutational spectrum and phenotypic correlation of a cohort of patients with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) in Iran.
Methods: We conducted a comprehensive gene panel sequencing consisting of 80 genes in a cohort of 23 patients with CMT referred between January 2015 and March 2021. The recruited samples indicated almost an equal distribution of demyelinating and axonal types of CMT, with practically no difference between AD or AR patterns of inheritance.
Results: Four novel mutations, including c.271C>T in LITAF and c.205+1delG in NDRG1, c.2455A>C in KIF1B and c.1728A>G in FIGF were detected in four patients affected with demyelinating CMT types (CMT1C and CMT4D), and characterized phenotypically.
Conclusion: Our promising results unravel the complicated genetic architecture of Iranian CMT patients and help physicians and researchers achieve earlier diagnosis, better clinical management and recognizing high risk families. Further large-scale studies are needed to improve our understanding of CMT complex genetic architecture
Prevalence and Life-Threatening Electrocardiographic Changes in Aluminum Phosphide Poisoned Patients
Authors: Ghalavand Faezeh , Javanshir Elnaz , Nahandi Maryam Zaare , Mohammadi Ali Banagozar
Published: June 2023

Background: According to World Health Organization report, poisoning with phosphides is the most common fatal poisoning in most of the world, especially developing countries. One of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in these patients is cardiovascular complications; therefore, the researchers aimed to study the prevalence and type of electrocardiographic changes, especially life-threatening electrocardiographic changes observed in poisoned patients with aluminum Phosphide.
Methods: This retrospective cohort study was carried out on all the individuals poisoned with aluminum phosphide tablet and were admitted to the toxicology center in northwest Iran and met the inclusion criteria and no exclusion criteria. After categorization, the data were entered into SPSS (SPSS Inc, Chicago, USA) software, and appropriate statistical analyses were done. In all the tests, p<0.05 was considered statistically significant.
Results: Our findings pointed out that the majority of the patients were in the 20-40 age group and male-to-female ratio was 2.00. Electrocardiographic changes were prevalent in 86.1 percent of the patients who consumed aluminum phosphide. The most common change was sinus bradycardia. The mean consumed aluminum phosphide was 1.93±1.88 tablets, and the mean interval from consumption to medical care was 3.67±2.05 hr which did not have significant correlations with electrocardiographic changes.
Conclusion: The most common electrocardiographic change is bradycardia, but the most lethal is ventricular tachycardia; therefore, taking repeated electrocardiograms and echocardiography could help the decision making in the process of patient management. Definitive conclusions need further studies.
Psychometric Properties of Schwartz Center Compassionate Care Scale with Iranian Patients
Authors: Davoudi Malihe , Ramezani Monir , Heydari Abbas
Published: June 2023

Background: Despite patients’ and caregivers’ approval of the importance of compassionate care, without proper measurement, we cannot know the level of compassion or the effectiveness of interventions. Thus, the aim of this study was to assess the reliability and validity of the Persian version of the Schwartz for Compassionate Care scale.
Methods: The scale was translated using the back and forward technique. The construct validity was assessed using confirmatory factor analysis. Concurrent validity was examined by Pearson’s correlations between this scale and the patient satisfaction with nursing care quality questionnaire. The reliability was assessed using test-retest and internal consistency methods.
Results: The results of the confirmatory factor analysis reported almost adequate values for all fit indices (χ2/df = 2/85, RMSEA= 0/07, CFI= 0/88, GFI=0/92, AGFI=0/88 TLI=0/90) and concurrent validity was high. Cronbach’s alpha was reported as 0.95 and the results of the test-retest in checking the time stability of the scale were reported as 0.78.
Conclusion: It can be concluded that Schwartz’s Compassionate Care scale had almost acceptable validity and reliability for Iranian nurses’ caring behavior. Therefore, the Persian version of this scale should be used with caution in Iran.
Quality of Life and Sexual Activity among a Group of Iranian Cervical Cancer Patients Undergoing Surgery or Radiotherapy
Authors: Mahmoodi Shima , Hosseini Maryamsadat , Ghotbi Elena , Mohsenpour Ziba , Hafezi Hossein , Kazemi Foad
Published: June 2023

Background: This is a case-control study aimed at investigating the predictors of sexual function, depression levels, and quality of life in cervical cancer patients.
Methods: The study enrolled women aged 18 years and older who were at least six months post cervical cancer diagnosis and treatment in a single institution and underwent surgery or radiotherapy. The control group was selected from women referred for routine gynecologic screening. The study excluded women who had a history of sexual trauma and mental disorders, any general health problems, and therapy potentially affecting sexual life, such as hormonal therapies other than contraception. Demographic and clinical data of all participants were gathered, and all participants were asked to respond to two questionnaires: the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) and the Medical Outcomes Study 12-item Short Form health survey (SF-12) in a face-to-face interview. The study analyzed the data using descriptive statistics and comparison of demographics, clinical data, tumor and surgical characteristics. Linear regression tests were used to predict numerical outcomes, and a p-value <0.05 was considered statistically significant.
Results: The study concluded that there were no baseline characteristics identified to have statistically significant differences among study groups, and all three groups had similar distributions of socioeconomic and demographic variables.
Conclusion: This study showed that cervical cancer and route of treatment may affect the patients’ quality of life and sexual health. Health care systems and health care providers may screen these patients and take early actions to prevent more morbidities.
Cost-utility Analysis of Dornase alfa in comparison with Tobramycin for Managing Iranian Patients with Cystic Fibrosis
Authors: Heydari Fatemeh Sadat
Published: June 2023

Background: Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a progressive, life-threatening, and autosomal disease most prevalent in Europe, North America, and Australia. This genetic disorder does not have curative treatment. Current medications to manage CF, including Tobramycin, are associated with high economic costs to the healthcare system and noticeable out-of-pocket and time costs to patients and their families. Dornase alfa is a recombinant human DNAse and is an advanced therapeutic intervention. It has been indicated in clinical trials that Dornase alfa elevates FEV1 in CF patients and enhances lung function. Therefore, this study was designed to evaluate the cost-utility of Dornase alfa compared with Tobramycin in managing CF patients' symptoms.
Methods: A Markov model was developed based on previous similar studies to determine the cost-utility of Dornase alfa in comparison with Tobramycin. The model's time horizon and the cycles' length were assumed to be ten years and 28 days, respectively.
Results: Based on the cost-utility analysis, from the health system's perspective, Dornase alfa indicated 0.174 higher effectiveness in patients' QALY than Tobramycin and resulted in 27,517,260 Rials reduction in costs in the time horizon of 10 years.
Conclusion: Dornase alfa could be considered a cost-effective strategy in treating CF patients associated with increased benefits compared to Tobramycin.
Osmanlı Arşiv Belgelerine Göre Darıca Rum Mektebi Yararına Düzenlenen Piyango Çekilişleri
Authors: DEĞİRMENCİ Kevser
Published: June 2023

Kökleri çok eskilere dayanan ve pek çok toplum tarafından oynanan şans oyunları, bir süre sonra Batılılaşmanın etkisi ile Osmanlı coğrafyasında da görülmeye başlanmıştır. Osmanlı’da piyango çekilişleri Batı kökenli pek çok uygulama gibi, ilk olarak levantenler ve gayrimüslim unsurlar arasında başlamıştır. Piyango kısa bir süre sonra önemli bir finans kaynağı olarak görülmeye başlanmıştır. Piyangonun oldukça kârlı bir iş olduğu fark edilince pek çok kurum kazanç sağlamak için piyangolar tertip etmeye başlamıştır. En fazla piyango talebinde bulunan kurum, maddi imkânsızlıklar içinde olan okullardır. Her türlü ihtiyaçlarının karşılanması amacı ile en fazla ve ilk piyango başvurusu yapanlar ise gayrimüslim okulları olmuştur. Zaman zaman devlet tarafından yasaklanmış olsa da çeşitli sebeplerle müteşebbisler tarafından piyango çekilişleri tertip edilmeye devam edilmiştir. Bu çalışmada, Gebze kazası dâhilinde Darıca nahiyesinde bulunan Ortodoks Rum Mektebi yararına, 1895-1908 yılları arasında düzenlenmesi planlanan piyango çekilişleri hakkında Osmanlı arşiv belgeleri çerçevesinde malumat verilecektir.
GLOBAL TECHNO-ECONOMIC CHALLENGES IN CONTEMPORARY EPOCH AND ITS IMPACT ON RUSSIAN INDUSTRY
Authors: Frolova E. D. , Shuvalova O. V. , Frolova A. S.
Published: June 2023

The article reviews the book Maltsev A. A. Global Techno-Economic Modern Challenges in Current Epoch: Ricks And Possibilities for Ural Industry. – Yekaterinburg : Alfa-Print, 2022 as well as his articles on sanctions and digital transformation of the industry. The authors, based on an integrated approach, more deeply revealed the essence of the three main challenges (the fourth technological revolution, reformatting of cross-border value chains and energy transition to a carbon-free economy) in the context of the country's industrial development; clarified the patterns of world economic interaction formed under the influence of these challenges; generalized both obstacles to the successful industrial development of Russia, and proposals for their elimination. The specificity of the article is that these three challenges are considered in interaction with each other, for example, the impact of the change of technological structure on the value chains and the "green" economy at the same time.
LOW EXCHANGE RATE PASS - THROUGH IN THE UNITED STATES, ECONOMY - WIDE AND IN AGRICULTURE
Authors: Zeng W. , Johnson W.
Published: June 2023

We provide evidence of low pass-through of exchange rates into domestic prices in the United States, both within agriculture and economy-wide, from 1970 to 2022. Exchange rate pass-through is defined as the extent to which a change in exchange rates translates into a change in domestic prices. We revisit the question of exchange rate pass-through into domestic producer and consumer prices. With food inflation being one of the major areas of concern, and with trade playing a disproportionately important role in U.S. agriculture , we also investigate exchange rate pass-through for agricultural prices as well as for prices in the general economy. Our estimation strategy does not use cross-sectional variation, but instead exploits variation over time in exchange rate indices and price indices. Most of our estimates of pass-through are not significantly different from zero, and we are almost uniformly able to reject the hypothesis of complete pass-through. Our findings suggest that any further increases in the value of the U.S. dollar will have little effect on inflation rates in the United States, in agriculture or economy-wide.
DEVELOPMENT OF THE DIGITAL ECONOMY IN THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA , THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA AND RUSSIA
Authors: Belova L. G. , Kim Yujong , Zhongyao Liu
Published: June 2023

The article compares the levels of development of the digital economy of the Republic of Korea, China and Russia. The subject of the study is the strategies and mechanisms for the development of CE in each of the countries under consideration. The Republic of Korea and the People's Republic of China are leading in the digital economy thanks to the development of high technologies and can become an example for activating the construction of the digital economy in Russia, which means implementing the goals of the state Program "Digital Economy of the Russian Federation". The conclusions about the role of the digital economy in improving the international competitiveness and well-being of the population of the studied countries are substantiated. Based on the results presented in the article of the study of the dynamics, trends and directions of the development of the digital economy in each of the countries under consideration, the authors formulated recommendations for the development of the digital economy and digital infrastructure in Russia. In the context of knowledge interpreted as aproduction factor of the digital economy, Russia has competitive advantages in the field of education and training, but in the context of market factors of the digital economy, Russia is significantly inferior to the Republic of Korea and China. The authors believe that for the development of the Russian digital economy, it is necessary to modernize the traditional Russian infrastructure and form a digital infrastructure. Federal projects have been developed in the areas of the National Program "Digital Economy of the Russian Federation", including a project in the field of information infrastructure. The authors of this article recommend adapting the positive experience of Korea and China in order to accelerate the development of the Russian digital economy and develop digital cooperation with the countries of Northeast Asia. According to the authors of the article, this will have a positive impact on the development of the digital economy and digital infrastructure of Russia in order to increase the international competitiveness of our country and the welfare of the Russian people.
IMPLICATIONS OF THE INTRODUCTION OF RETAIL DIGITAL CURRENCIES BY CENTRAL BANKS FOR INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC RELATIONS
Authors: Kuznetsova V. V. , Larina O. I.
Published: June 2023

The article systematizes the consequences of the introduction into circulation of the so-called third form of money – retail digital currencies of central banks. Forms of money are evolving under the influence of various factors, and the current period is characterized by the spread of both private digital assets and digital currencies of central banks. Empirical experience has not yet been accumulated, and the article reviews the results of current theoretical research on the possible consequences of the possibility of issuing digital currencies of central banks, presents possible characteristics of this form of money. The further spread of the studied digital currencies depends on their configuration and on the settings of the so-called currency design, the variants of which are presented in the article. The authors analyze the consequences of the introduction of retail digital currencies from the perspective of their possible impact on the transmission mechanism, on the structure of monetary circulation, as well as on the use of the national currency as a global means of payment. It is concluded that the formation of new models of the functioning of monetary systems, taking into account the spread of digital currencies of central banks, will change the existing economic, financial and trade relations both within individual states and in the global space.
Система для эндоскопического контроля тепловыделяющих сборок
Authors: Бечаснов С.М. , Бармасов В.Д. , Попов А.И. , Завьялова М.А.
Published: June 2023

Описана система для эндоскопического контроля внутренней поверхности направляющих каналов тепловыделающих сборок водно-­водяных энергетических реакторов. Представлены основные структурные элементы системы, в том числе оптическая схема блока приема и обработки изображения. Данный блок обеспечивает угол обзора видеосистемы не менее 90°, дискретность показаний системы вертикального позиционирования 1 мм и длительность однократного полного цикла осмотра направляющих каналов 10 мин.
Design of High-Speed Area-Efficient VLSI Architecture of 32-Bit Three-Operand Binary Adder
Authors: Jayakrishna P. , Sravani P. , Reddy R. Sakshitha , Ashritha S.
Published: June 2023

Abstract: Adders are one of the most widely used digital components in digital integrated circuit design. With the advances in technology, the design that offers either high speed, low power consumption, less area, or a combination of them is designed. There are various processes performed by the digital circuits among which arithmetic operations are prominent. Three-operand binary adder is the basic functional unit to perform the modular arithmetic in various cryptography and pseudorandom bit generator (PRBG) algorithms. Carry save adder (CS3A) is the widely used technique to perform the three-operand addition. However, the ripple carry stage in the CS3A leads to a high propagation delay. Moreover, a parallel prefix two-operand adder such as Han-Carlson (HCA) can also be used for three-operand addition, significantly reducing the critical path delay at the cost of additional hardware. Hence, a new high-speed and area-efficient adder architecture is designed using pre-compute bitwise addition followed by carry prefix computation logic to perform the three-operand binary addition that consumes substantially less area, low power, and drastically reduces the adder delay. To design a faster computing system with less hardware we require some other architecture. The proposed architecture will reduce the area as well as the delay by replacing the Han-Carlson adder with the Ladner fisher adder in a Highspeed area-efficient three-operand binary adder. The proposed architecture is synthesized with the zynq-7000 library. The proposed architecture reduces the LUT count and delay by 20 and 0.4 nanoseconds respectively. By using these synthesis results, we noted the performance parameters like the number of LUTs and delay. We compared the adders in terms of LUTs (represents area) and delay value
Effect of Partially Replace of Cement with Alccofine Metakolin and Coarse Aggregate with Bamboo in Concrete
Authors: Meenia Sahil , Lalotra Sourabh
Published: June 2023

Abstract: The production of cement for concrete releases a significant amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere, which is a major cause of global warming and the greenhouse effect. As a result, the construction industry must come up with a different material for cement. A ton of Strengthening Cementitious Materials (SCM) like silica exhaust, fly debris, Alccofine, powder of slag and so on. have previously been identified and successfully utilized as a partial substitute for cement in the production of concrete. Certain materials of mineral origin are also added to concrete to enhance their strength and durability properties of concrete materials such as Metakaolin and other by Alccofine. The partial replacement of aggregates is need for the future generation of concrete structures for the environment supportable. The depletion of the natural resources gets exhausted. We have think over the alternate replacement of the materials. In present work the partial replacement of the Metakaolin, Alccofine with the Cement and the Coarse aggregates is partially replaced by the Bamboo. Optimum value of strength in compression, split tensile and flexure came at MK and AF 14% replacement of the Metakaolin, Alccofine with the Cement and the Coarse aggregates is partially replaced by the 18% Bamboo. The workability of mixture increases and after that there is decrease in the workability of the concrete when we increase the percentage of Metakaolin, Alccofine with the Cement and the Coarse aggregates is partially replaced by the Bamboo. A series of experiment were carried out to measure the compressive strength, split tensile strength and flexural strength of the concrete. The results showed that the compressive strength, split tensile strength and flexural strength increases with the adding of the Metakaolin, Alccofine with the Cement and the Coarse aggregates is partially replaced by the Bamboo in concrete.
Comparative Analysis of Cantilever Retaining Wall with and without Column
Authors: Mishra Naman , Rai Anubhav
Published: June 2023

Abstract: Retaining walls play a crucial role in civil engineering projects, providing stability to soil, preventing erosion, and mitigating landslides. To design and analyse these walls effectively, a profound understanding of soil mechanics, structural engineering principles, and various wall configurations is required. One notable configuration is the Cantilever Retaining Wall, which is known for its simplicity and effectiveness in resisting lateral earth pressures. However, for taller retaining walls, incorporating a column has shown potential in achieving greater cost-efficiency. This research aims to conduct a comprehensive analysis of cantilever retaining walls, comparing those with and without a column system. The study utilizes manual calculations, as well as software tools like STAAD Pro and Excel spreadsheets, for design optimization. Adherence to the guidelines specified in the Indian Standard IS 456:2000 for reinforced concrete structures ensures compliance with industry standards. The research involves a thorough examination and design of both the Cantilever Retaining Wall (CRw) and the Column Cantilever Retaining Wall (CCRw), considering a 35-meter span and heights ranging from 3 to 9 meters. Through a comprehensive evaluation of construction costs, this study concludes that the CCRw configuration offers superior costeffectiveness compared to the CRw configuration.
Implementation and Exploration of Parametrizations of Large-Scale Dynamics in NCAR's Single Column Atmosphere Model SCAM6
Authors: Cohen Sean , Sobel Adam H , Biasutti Michela , Wang Shuguang , Simpson Isla Ruth , Gettelman Andrew , Hu I-Kuan
Published: June 2023

A single column model with parameterized large-scale dynamics is used to
better understand the response of steady-state tropical precipitation to
relative sea surface temperature under various representations of
radiation, convection, and circulation. The large-scale dynamics are
parametrized via the weak temperature gradient (WTG), damped gravity
wave (DGW), and spectral weak temperature gradient (Spectral WTG) method
in NCAR’s Single Column Atmosphere Model (SCAM6). Radiative cooling is
either specified or interactive, and the convective parameterization is
run using two different values of a parameter that controls the degree
of convective inhibition. Results are interpreted in the context of the
Global Atmospheric System Studies (GASS) Intercomparison (Daleu et al.
2016). Using the settings given in Daleu et al. (2016), SCAM6 under the
WTG and DGW methods produces erratic results, suggestive of numerical
instability. However, when key parameters are changed to weaken the
strength with which the circulation acts to eliminate tropospheric
temperature variations, SCAM6 performs comparably to single column
models in the GASS Intercomparison. The Spectral WTG method is less
sensitive to changes in convection and radiation than are the other two
methods, performing at least qualitatively similarly across all
configurations considered. Under all three methods, circulation
strength, represented in 1D by grid-scale vertical velocity, is
decreased when barriers to convection are reduced. This effect is most
extreme under specified radiative cooling, and is shown to come from
increased static stability in the column’s reference
radiative-convective equilibrium profile. This argument can be extended
to interactive radiation cases as well, though perhaps less
conclusively.
Constraining plant hydraulics with microwave radiometry in a land surface model: Impacts of temporal resolution
Authors: Holtzman Nataniel M , Wang Yujie , Wood Jeffrey David , Frankenberg Christian , Konings Alexandra
Published: June 2023

Vegetation water content (VWC) plays a key role in transpiration, plant
mortality, and wildfire risk. Although land surface models now often
contain plant hydraulics schemes, there are few direct VWC measurements
to constrain these models at global scale. One proposed solution to this
data gap is passive microwave remote sensing, which is sensitive to
temporal changes in VWC. Here, we test that approach by using synthetic
microwave observations to constrain VWC and surface soil moisture within
the CliMA Land model. We further investigate the possible utility of
sub-daily observations of VWC, which could be obtained through a
satellite in geostationary orbit or combinations of multiple satellites.
These high-temporal-resolution observations could allow for improved
determination of ecosystem parameters, carbon and water fluxes, and
subsurface hydraulics, relative to the currently available twice-daily
sun-synchronous observational patterns. We find that incorporating
observations at four different times in the diurnal cycle (such as could
be available from two sun-synchronous satellites) provides a
significantly better constraint on water and carbon fluxes than
twice-daily observations do. For example, the root mean square errors
(RMSE) of projected evapotranspiration and gross primary productivity
during drought periods was reduced by approximately 40%, when using
four-times-daily relative to twice-daily observations. Adding hourly
observations of the entire diurnal cycle did not further improve the
inferred parameters and fluxes. Our comparison of observational
strategies may be informative in the design of future satellite missions
to study plant hydraulics, as well as when using existing remotely
sensed data to study vegetation water stress response.
Submarine Groundwater Discharge and Seawater Intrusion: Two sides of the same coin that are rarely studied simultaneously
Authors: Kretschmer Daniel , Michael Holly A , Moosdorf Nils , Essink Gualbert Oude , Bierkens Marc F.P. , Wagener Thorsten , Reinecke Robert
Published: June 2023

Fresh submarine groundwater discharge (SGD) and seawater intrusion (SWI)
are complementary processes at the interface of coastal groundwater and
oceans. Multiple common drivers enable or limit SGD and SWI. However, we
find that SGD and SWI are rarely studied simultaneously. In this
meta-analysis, we synthesize 1298 publications, examining drivers of SGD
and SWI, where and why they are studied, and at which scales they are
impacted by their drivers. Studies of SGD and SWI accumulate in urban
coastal basins with high gross domestic product (GDP), and high
permeabilities, where measurable groundwater fluxes are expected. We
find, that studies investigate various drivers, but rarely assess the
scales they act at. Effects of temporally recurring processes (e.g.,
tides) are studied more often and are better known than effects of
spatial variability (e.g., permeability). Future studies should
investigate SGD and SWI simultaneously, report impact scales of drivers
explicitly and explore unchartered coastlines.
Statistical learning and topkriging improve spatio-temporal low-flow estimation
Authors: Laimighofer Johannes , Laaha Gregor
Published: June 2023

This study assesses the potential of a hierarchical space-time model for
monthly low-flow prediction in Austria. The model decomposes the monthly
low-flows into a mean field and a residual field, where the mean field
estimates the seasonal low-flow regime augmented by a long-term trend
component. We compare four statistical (learning) approaches for the
mean field, and three geostatistical methods for the residual field. All
model combinations are evaluated using a hydrological diverse dataset of
260 stations in Austria, covering summer, winter, and mixed regimes.
Model validation is performed by a nested 10-fold cross-validation. The
best model for monthly low-flow prediction is a combination of a
model-based boosting approach for the mean field and topkriging for the
residual field. This model reaches a median R2 of 0.73. Model
performance is generally higher for stations with a winter regime (best
model yields median R2 of 0.84) than for summer regimes (R2 = 0.7), and
lowest for the mixed regime type (R2 = 0.68). The model appears
especially valuable in headwater catchments, where the performance
increases from 0.56 (median R2 for simple topkriging routine) to 0.67
for the best model combination. The favorable performance results from
the hierarchical model structure that effectively combines different
types of information: average low-flow conditions estimated from climate
and catchment characteristics, and information of adjacent catchments
estimated by spatial correlation. The model is shown to provide robust
estimates not only for moderate events, but also for extreme low-flow
events where predictions are adjusted based on synchronous local
observations.
Effectiveness of Holland Career Counseling to Improve Career Maturity of the Students in the Faith-Based Educational School
Authors: Fitriyah Fitriyah , Situmorang Dominikus David Biondi , Ifdil Ifdil
Published: June 2023

This study aims to test the effectiveness of Holland career counseling to improve the career maturity of students at the Faith-Based Educational School in Pamekasan. The study design used was an experiment involving as many as 7 students was selected by purposive random sampling. Instruments used in this study were Career Maturity Inventory (CMI)-Form C. The results showed Holland career counseling effective to improve the career maturity of students. This study provides clarification on the effectiveness of handling the career maturity of students with Holland career counseling.
Pengembangan Kecakapan Digital pada Guru di TK dan SD Budya Wacana Yogyakarta
Authors: Perbawaningsih Yudi , Lewi Olivia , Puspita Jati Birgitta
Published: June 2023

Kita saat ini sedang berada di era Industri 4.0 yang ditandai dengan perkembangan pesat teknologi berbasis digital, termasuk teknologi informasi dan komunikasi (TIK), baik dari sisi inovasi teknologi dan pemanfaatannya di berbagai sisi kehidupan. Namun demikian,  Inovasi TIK juga membawa konsekuensi sosial yang negatif bagi kesejahteraan dan martabat manusia. Hal ini lebih banyak diakibatkan oleh ketidaksiapan secara pengetahuan, sikap dan perilaku.  Oleh sebab itu, masyarakat tidak hanya perlu mengetahui cara penggunaan TIK, tetapi juga memiliki pengetahuan dan sikap serta perilaku terhadap TIK yang dapat membangun kesejahteraan dan martabat manusia. Dengan asumsi bahwa guru adalah ujung tombak edukasi masyarakat, maka guru menjadi target utama untuk ditingkatkan literasi digitalnya. Pengabdian ini bertujuan untuk meningkatkan pengetahuan dan pembentukan sikap tentang penggunaan TIK berbasis digital terutama dalam konteks bermedia digital pada para guru. Kegiatan ini berlangsung selama 3 hari berturut-turut, diturunkan dalam 7 sesi, dengan rerata durasi adalah 100 menit. Pengusul kegiatan ini adalah 3 orang dengan menghadirkan 3 narasumber yang lain. Target edukasi ini adalah guru SD dan TK Budya Wacana Yogyakarta, yang memiliki perhatian pada menyiapkan peserta didik untuk beradaptasi secara cepat dan tepat dengan teknologi digital secara aman dan arif.
Funding Sources, Competitiveness and Performance of Commercial Banks in Kenya
Authors: Arodi Jeff O. , Nyamute Winnie I. , Okiro Kennedy O. , Angima Caren M. B.
Published: June 2023

The nature of the funding source a commercial bank decides to adopt is a key performance determinant. Ideally, banks make use of either shareholders’ equity, borrowed funds, or customers' deposits to finance their operations. The liberalization in the sector has made it possible for many players to exist and as a result, each player has had to come up with a unique competitive way that allows them to attract and retain the best funding sources capable of yielding positive performance. Much as there are studies that have sought to investigate the concept of funding and performance among commercial banks, both in developing and developed economies, the studies yield mixed findings. This study sought to determine the mediating effect of the bank’s competitiveness on the relationship between funding sources and performance. A descriptive research design was adopted and used to evaluate the two hypotheses formulated for each of the study’s objectives. Secondary data obtained from 35 commercial banks that have been consistently operating in Kenya was gathered between the years 2011 to 2021. Findings obtained from the fixed effect regression model after performing a four-step regression mediation procedure indicate that bank competitiveness has a mediating effect on the relationship between funding sources and performance. This finding point to the need for both policymakers and implementers to come up with clear policies that can enable banks to utilize funds obtained from various sources more prudently and in the process ensure their performance remains optimum.
METAPHORICAL EXPRESSION USED IN POEMS ON POETRYANDGAHWA’S INSTAGRAM
Authors: Moulidya Afdilla .
Published: June 2023

Metaphor is an interesting way to convey meaning in literary works. It is considered a language art because of its wide range of diction and distinct style. This study will be conducted as a qualitative study with a descriptive design. In this case, the researcher used the metaphor theory of Parera (2004) and theory discourse analysis of Michael Foucault (2017) to describe the types of metaphor were found in poems, to examine the realization of the metaphor in poems on Poetryandgahwa’s Instagram account and to investigate resistances through discursive formations in archeological method by Foucault. From the poems entitled “A conversation with a flower, Candle, Show me, The moon in your eyes, You and every pretty thing, Every Tongue Said, When your heart refused to beat, Summer rain, Rupture in the cloud, and What guides my pen” consists of 21 lines that used metaphor. The resultd of the study shown that metaphor expression used anthropomorphic metaphor, and it got the highest percentages. Then, it consist of two resistances there are: resistances in transmission and resistances in condition.
STUDY ON THE TRANSLATION STRATEGIES OF HANSHAN POEMS FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF CROSS-CULTURAL PRAGMATICS
Authors: Baofeng Li , Yixuan Shi
Published: June 2023

In Japan, Europe, the United States and other countries, Hanshan and his poems have intrigued great enthusiasm of scholars and the public. Since the 1950s, Hanshan poems have been constantly being translated and successfully spreading in the United States, which has exerted a great influence. With the continuous enhancement of the cultural soft power, China attaches great importance to the foreign translation of excellent traditional culture. The medium of translation is language, which is a cross-cultural pragmatic practice. By integrating cross-cultural pragmatics into studies of the classical poetry translation, the thinking and strategies used by translators in the process of translation can be explored in order to shed light on how to achieve cross-cultural communication goals in the future. In 1983, Songs of Cold Mountain translated by American folk scholar Red Pine is the first full English translation of the poetry. With the help of cross-cultural pragmatics, this paper analyzes the English translation strategy of Red Pine's Hanshan Poems and his handling of linguistic and cultural differences, which also provides some inspiration for Chinese literature to go out to the world and promote culture to "go global".
MULTICULTURAL COMPETENCE AS A COMPONENT OF THE PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE OF PRE-SERVICE PRE-SCHOOL EDUCATORS
Authors: Berezovska Liudmyla
Published: June 2023

The article presents a theoretical analysis of the problem related to the development of pre-service pre-school educators’ multicultural competence; the approaches of scientists to the definition of the phenomenon "multicultural competence" have been summarized; the essence of multicultural competence as a theoretical and practical readiness to carry out of pre-service educators’ professional activities under conditions of a multicultural society has been revealed; a survey of applicants for the specialty 012 Pre-school education was conducted to determine the state of multicultural competence formation; some ways of further scientific research in the context of multicultural education have been defined.
Policy Advisory Systems in Times of Crisis: A Case Study of Slovak Advisory Committees during Covid-19
Authors: Hudec Róbert Martin
Published: June 2023

This paper aims to fill a gap in the understanding of policy advisory systems (PAS) during the Covid‐19 crisis. As governments rely on PAS in uncertain times of crisis, the state of PAS directly impacts the quality of policymaking. This paper studies the changes within Slovak Advisory committees (AC) at the executive level concerning the changes of government during the Covid‐19 pandemic. Slovakia had relatively good results in the first wave of the pandemic but did not utilize any ofthat experience in the second wave, where deadly infection and death rates were higher. The case of Slovak ACs demonstrates a shift towards a more politicized PAS – the new committees, established by the prime minister, were meeting at the expense of already functioning committees at the beginning of the crisis, and their expertise was more political in character.
A Case Study on the Development of Digital Competences of Teachers at the University of Ljubljana
Authors: Stare Janez , Klun Maja , Dečman Mitja
Published: June 2023

The renewed 2017 EU Higher Education Agenda expresses the intention to “develop and implement a digital readiness model” to assist higher education institutions, their staff, and students in implementing digital learning strategies and maximising the potential of cutting‐edge technologies such as learning analytics. The anticipated digital transformation will only be successful if higher education institutions and teachers strengthen their digital competences and skills and “become” digitally competent. Many of the incentives for these processes were prompted by the unexpected Covid‐19 crisis, which highlighted the importance of higher education teachers’ digital skills in the need to digitise the higher education environment. The Covid‐19 crisis experience and the accelerating development of digitalisation are changing both the conditions for education and education itself, which is why higher education teachers face the challenging task of lifelong development of digital competences. To complete this task, they must learn about information and communication technology (ICT)/digital technologies and how they can be integrated into the pedagogical process. The challenge for higher education teachers is to develop ICT‐based teaching. This is not about how higher education teachers (and students) master ICT, but about how to make ICT one of the tools for carrying out pedagogical activities in general.

The article addresses the development of digital competences among higher education teachers as a critical issue in the renovation of higher education didactics. To that end, various digital competence models and concepts are presented. Among other things, the European Digital Competence Framework for Teachers is highlighted. The case study of activities aimed at developing digital competences of higher education teachers at the University of Ljubljana (Slovenia), and thus higher education teachers working in the field of education for public administration. Based on the analysis of activities, we discover an increased interest in the development of digital competences, which is reflected in various forms of institutional (university) support for educators (e.g. training), as well as an increased interest in the development of digital competences among higher education teachers.
Intersubjectivity and the Project of a Phenomenology of the Social World
Authors: Morujão Carlos
Published: June 2023

In this paper, I discuss the guidelines of a phenomenology of the social world in the wake of Alfred Schutz and José Ortega y Gasset. While the latter was not, for a long time, acknowledge as a phenomenologist, the former is a well-known critique of Husserl’s theory of intersubjectivity and of the possibility of grounding a community of transcendental Egos. Both, however, remained faithful to some basic phenomenological tenets, namely, that individual subjectivity has a relational character, the circumstances in which men live are a part of their life, and life is characterized by its openness to the world. On this basis, they both carried out a phenomenological description of social existence, stressing its two main assumptions: 1) there are things that must be taken for granted; 2) habitualities, typical constructions, and systems of relevance are the primary ways of dealing with social events and other fellow citizens. In different ways, they both showed that the traditional objections opposed to phenomenology regarding its capacity to address mundane human existence stemmed from a misunderstanding of its basic tenets and intentions.
Temporalidade das Presentificações Totêmicas. Na Sequência de Posições e Repercussões da Carta de Husserl a Lévy-Bruhl
Authors: Serra Alice Mara
Published: June 2023

This article focuses on possible convergences between phenomenology and anthropology and underlines their contributions to the analysis of a specific topic. In its reconstructive dimension it departs from Edmund Husserl’s positions in the letter he addressed to Lucien Lévy-Bruhl in 1935, in particular on the relationship between humanity and the surrounding word (Umwelt) and on the opposition between historical societies and primitive ahistorical societies. After having noted some critical points emerging from Husserl’s considerations, this text retraces some of its repercussions on the thought of Maurice Merleau-Ponty and Jacques Derrida, whose diverging interpretations open up different ways of examining the relationship between the respective phenomenological and anthropological perspectives. Finally, with the aim of rethinking the contributions of these two fields to address the problem of the co-participation and the differentiations between the archaic and the current in descripted social structures by Lévy-Bruhl, this text turns to the specific temporality of totemic presentifications, which should become phenomenologically more detailed.
Dataviittausten vakiintuminen edellyttää muutoksia työtapoihin ja tutkijan arviointiin
Authors: Ruth Anna-Sofia , Kanerva Päivi
Published: June 2023

Jokainen tutkimus nojaa aina jollakin tavalla aiemmin tuotettuun tutkimukseen. Tutkijalla on eettinen velvollisuus tuoda esille aiempi tieteellinen panos, jolle hän tutkimuksensa rakentaa. Viittaaminen muiden tekemiin tutkimustuotoksiin on itsestään selvyys, kun puhutaan tieteellisistä julkaisuista, mutta tutkimus aineistoihin viittaaminen sen sijaan ei ole vielä vakiintunutta.
Kirjastotöissä Afrikassa
Authors: Niskala Ritva
Published: June 2023

Ritva Niskala teki merkittävän osan työurastaan kahdessa Afrikan maassa, Mosambikissa ja Namibiassa. Afrikan vuodet alkoivat 1990-luvun puolivälissä, jolloin Niskala työskenteli ensin asiantuntijatehtävissä Mosambikin Kansalliskirjastossa. Tässä artikkelissa Niskala muistelee Mosambikin vuosiaan, sekä työtä että elämää yleisemminkin. Myöhemmin julkaistavassa artikkelin toisessa osassa Niskala muistelee työuraansa Namibiassa vuodesta 2001 alkaen.
Uutisia lyhyesti
Authors: Ala-Kyyny Juuso
Published: June 2023

Tieteellisten kirjastojen uutisia.
An Analysis of Teachers’ and Parents’ Perceptions on English Online Learning at Junior High School
Authors: Ahmad Subhan Roza  , Yeasy Agustina Sari  , Wulan Hasanatun Cahya Adi
Published: June 2023

Teachers are one of the main factors for the success of education. Parents play an important role in the task and are responsible for the formation of children's character both physically and spiritually. As educators, teachers are the main actors who walk side by side with parents and other important elements. This research analyzes the teachers' perception about English online learning design and the parents' perception about English online learning design at SMP Negeri 01 Seputih Surabaya. This research used a qualitative approach. The results showed that: 1) The teacher's perception of the implementation of online learning in English shows that the teacher feels that online learning is difficult to apply especially in shaping the character of students because teachers are less able to monitor and supervise students directly, lack facilities that support online learning, and teachers also complain that in delivering learning materials, students find it difficult to understand the lessons being taught. 2) Parents' perceptions of the implementation of online English learning show the ineffectiveness of online learning, this is due to parents who feel that their children are not optimal when studying and are still having problems while studying.
Keywords: Teachers' Perceptions, Parents'Pperceptions, English Online Learning