bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Contextualizing the Religious Survey
Authors: Trolle Astrid Krabbe
Published: May 2023

Censuses and surveys represent a two-edged sword. They are both a technology of governance for national and former colonial administrations and a tool of recognition for the minoritized. In this article, I discuss the history of censuses and surveys in a Danish context, arguing that the regional and local history of registration is crucial for understanding how and why religious identity becomes visible and important as a measure for the population. Applying the case of a national survey on religiosity in relation to the Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church in 2020, I ask how religion comes alive through the strategic use of artificial ideal types aimed at mapping a religious mainstream. Surveys introduce a distance to messy religious reality, thereby reducing complexity and richness. Yet this distance also allows the researcher to ask new questions that go beyond the immediate religious experience.
A Not-so-Islamic Utopia
Authors: Priori Andrea
Published: May 2023

Despite the existence of a variegated literary tradition and the almost complete absence of field research on the subject, the notion of utopia in the Muslim world is generally associated with an ‘Islamic utopia’ that aims to reinstate the societal model of early Muslims. Based on ethnographic research among young Italian-Bangladeshis, this article suggests that ‘retro-utopia’ and religious repertoires more generally do not represent the only resources used by young people to imagine social change. The interlocutors put forth a variety of images of an ideal society that is ultimately structured according to a realism-messianism polarity. The youth use these images in an endeavor to make sense of their different positionalities and biographical trajectories, and the power relations experienced by themselves and the religious groups with which they are affiliated.
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Authors: Andía Juan Javier Rivera , Singh Mansheetal , Handelman Don , Stadler Nurit , Cooper Timothy P. A. , van den Brandt Nella , Kuyk Elza , Tremlett Paul-François , Wijnia Lieke , Aellah Gemma , Oustinova-Stjepanovic Galina , Rivadossi Silvia , Lourenço Inês , Torri Davide
Published: May 2023

VALERI, Valerio, Classic Concepts in Anthropology, 280 pp., appendix, bibliography. Chicago: HAU Books, 2018. Paperback, $30.00. ISBN 9780990505082.

VIVEIROS DE CASTRO, Eduardo, The Relative Native: Essays on Indigenous Conceptual Worlds, 366 pp., bibliography, index. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2015. Paperback, $35.00. ISBN 9780990505037.

ABRAMSON, Allen, and Martin HOLBRAAD, eds., Framing Cosmologies: The Anthropology of Worlds, 336 pp., bibligraphical references, index. Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2014. Paperback, $35.00. ISBN 9781526107183.

WEIL, Shalva, ed., The Baghdadi Jews in India: Maintaining Communities, Negotiating Identities and Creating Super-Diversity, 202 pp., illustrations, notes, references. London: Routledge, 2019. eBook, $42.00. ISBN 9780367197872.

STADLER, Nurit, Voices of the Ritual: Devotion to Female Saints and Shrines in the Holy Land, 216 pp., notes, bibliography, index. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2020. Hardback, $110.00. ISBN 9780197501306.

RUFFLE, Karen G., Everyday Shi‘ism in South Asia, 368 pp., illustrations, teaching appendix, glossary. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, 2021. Paperback, $45.00. ISBN 9781119357148.

“MARIA MAGDALENA” EXHIBITION Museum Catharijneconvent, Utrecht, the Netherlands, 25 June 2021–9 January 2022

ASIMOS, Vivian, Digital Mythology and the Internet's Monster: The Slender Man, 256 pp., figures, diagrams, bibliography, index. London: Bloomsbury, 2021. Hardback, $100.00. ISBN 9781350181441.

MORGAN, David, The Thing about Religion: An Introduction to the Material Study of Religions, 268 pp., illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2021. Paperback, $24.95. ISBN 9781469662831.

POLTORAK, Mike, dir., The Healer and the Psychiatrist, 2019. Documentary film, Tongan and English, color, 74 min. Distributed by Documentary Educational Resources.

TREMLETT, Paul-François, Towards a New Theory of Religion and Social Change: Sovereignties and Disruptions, 200 pp., figures, notes, references, index. London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2021. Hardback, $110.00. ISBN 9781474272568.

KENDALL, Laurel, Mediums and Magical Things: Statues, Paintings, and Masks in Asian Places, 280 pp., illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. Oakland: University of California Press, 2021. Paperback, $34.95. ISBN 9780520298675.

LANG, Natalie, Religion and Pride: Hindus in Search of Recognition in La Réunion, 234 pp., illustrations, glossary, index. New York: Berghahn Books, 2021. Hardback, $135.00. ISBN 9781800730274.

JOHNSON, Andrew Alan, Mekong Dreaming: Life and Death Along a Changing River, 208 pp., illustrations, notes, references, index. Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 2020. Hardback, $99.95. ISBN 9781478009771.
Politeness in the Classrooms of the Visually Impaired Students: A Case Study
Authors: Aasi Fatima Sagheer , Imtiaz Akifa , Shahzad Asma Kashif
Published: May 2023

The present study focuses on the use of politeness in teacher-student interaction in a Special Education institute in Pakistan. Using the concepts of Brown and Levinson (1987) and Leech (2014), visually impaired students in grade 8th were observed using or flouting politeness strategies and maxims in the classroom. The results show that the students used both positive and negative politeness strategies. The students repeatedly used negative politeness strategies in order to maintain social distance and to avoid imposition on the teacher. Also, they used maxims of modesty and obligation more frequently than the other maxims. Moreover, it has been observed that these students usually remained quiet and asked fewer questions during class. This research is significant in providing future researchers with a framework to work specifically in the domain of Special Education not only in Pakistan but also globally and will facilitate the development of pedagogical methods for inclusive education.
Effect of Supervised Circuit Resistant Training (CRT) Program on Cardiorespiratory Endurance of Adolescents
Authors: Ullah Naseem , Khan Shahid Ali , Khan Shoaib Nawaz
Published: May 2023

The focus of the study was to apply for the supervised circuit resistant training (CRT) Program on cardiorespiratory functions of an adolescent having the same age, gender, and exercise schedule from the Department of Sports Sciences and Physical Education, Dera Ismail Khan. The subjects of the study were accordingly divided into two equal groups, where a was labeled as the Experimental Group (EG) and group B was named as the Control Group (CG). For this purpose, 20 subjects as an experimental group (EG) and subjects as a control group (CG) were selected. The experimental group was given a CRT protocol of eight-week to check the influence of exercise upon functions of cardiorespiratory, whereas the control group was given no treatment. The desired parameters were tested before and after the prescribed exercise protocol for the overall assessment of cardiorespiratory fitness. For this purpose, the researcher used the sphygmomanometer and spirometer to get the readings. The researcher collected the data from all the participants under the guidance of the research supervisor used for further evaluation. According to the analyzed data, the participants of an experimental group showed statistical significant differences in Hip Circumference (HP), Waist-hip ratio (WHR) and Body Mass Index (MBI), Furthermore, results of the test revealed a significant increase in the cardiorespiratory indices (CO, SV, IRV, ERV) among the participants' experimental group.
A Stranger in My Own Land: Can a Sojourner Belong to the Household?
Authors: Clifton Bruno
Published: May 2023

Occasionally, the biblical term גר has been taken to refer to a “dependent worker” or “client” based on the thought that household membership can be gained through work provided to the household. Mention of household membership tests the identity of the sojourner in the ancient world as stranger or foreigner; a social category listed with widows and orphans—whose status is also defined by the household— as deserving of protection. Given its centrality as a basic social unit in the ancient Near East, we might expect that purchase in a household would grant a status that dissolves the social distance and attendant consequences (fragility of income, lack of patrimony, object of suspicion) thought to be borne by גרים. In what sense, then, is a “dependent worker” who secures membership in the household a גר ? This article reconsiders how distant a person must be from the society within which he resides to make him a ,גר shifting the semantic emphasis of this term away from origin and towards social integration.
Lipid Nanobiotechnology: An Alternative Strategy to Targeted Drug and Vaccine Delivery System and Its Biomedical Applications as Nanomedicine
Authors: Ramteke Ashish S
Published: May 2023

Nanobiotechnology has very compelling role in vaccine development. Delivery system orientates toward less immunogenic minimal compositions and formulations that boost antigen effectiveness. Latest advancements in LNPs formulations as targeted vaccine delivery systems, like anticancer and nucleic acid therapeutics. Nanomedicine expel challenges and promote growth opportunities inareas, like biomedical imaging, nutraceuticals, biomedicine, gene technology, and basic sciences. The fundamental understanding regarding the in-vivo behavior of nanoparticles explored, which can perform as either a delivery system to enhance antigen processing and/or as an immunostimulant adjuvant to activate or enhance immunity. The utilization of nanoparticles in vaccine development allows targeted delivery, improved antigen stability and immunogenicity.
Signatures of Neuropsychological Test Results in the Long Life Family Study: A Cluster Analysis
Authors: Xiang Qingyan , Andersen Stacy L. , Sweigart Benjamin , Gunn Sophia , Nygaard Marianne , Perls Thomas T. , Sebastiani Paola
Published: May 2023

Background:

Discovering patterns of cognitive domains and characterizing how these patterns associate with other risk factors and biomarkers can improve our understanding of the determinants of cognitive aging.

Objective:

To discover patterns of cognitive domains using neuropsychological test results in Long Life Family Study (LLFS) and characterize how these patterns associate with aging markers.

Methods:

5,086 LLFS participants were administered neuropsychological tests at enrollment. We performed a cluster analysis of six baseline neuropsychological test scores and tested the association between the identified clusters and various clinical variables, biomarkers, and polygenic risk scores using generalized estimating equations and the Chi-square test. We used Cox regression to correlate the clusters with the hazard of various medical events. We investigated whether the cluster information could enhance the prediction of cognitive decline using Bayesian beta regression.

Results:

We identified 12 clusters with different cognitive signatures that represent profiles of performance across multiple neuropsychological tests. These signatures significantly correlated with 26 variables including polygenic risk scores, physical and pulmonary functions, and blood biomarkers and were associated with the hazard of mortality ( p < 0.01), cardiovascular disease ( p = 0.03), dementia ( p = 0.01), and skin cancer ( p = 0.03).

Conclusion:

The identified cognitive signatures capture multiple domains simultaneously and provide a holistic vision of cognitive function, showing that different patterns of cognitive function can coexist in aging individuals. Such patterns can be used for clinical intervention and primary care.
Alzheimer’s Disease-Related Phospho-Tau181 Signals Are Localized to Demyelinated Axons of Parvalbumin-Positive GABAergic Interneurons in an App Knock-In Mouse Model of Amyloid-β Pathology
Authors: Hirota Yu , Sakakibara Yasufumi , Takei Kimi , Nishijima Risa , Sekiya Michiko , Iijima Koichi M.
Published: May 2023

Background: The tau protein phosphorylated at Thr181 (p-tau181) in cerebrospinal fluid and blood is a sensitive biomarker for Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Increased p-tau181 levels correlate well with amyloid-β (Aβ) pathology and precede neurofibrillary tangle formation in the early stage of AD; however, the relationship between p-tau181 and Aβ-mediated pathology is less well understood. We recently reported that p-tau181 represents axonal abnormalities in mice with Aβ pathology (AppNLGF). However, from which neuronal subtype(s) these p-tau181-positive axons originate remains elusive. Objective: The main purpose of this study is to differentiate neuronal subtype(s) and elucidate damage associated with p-tau181-positive axons by immunohistochemical analysis of AppNLGF mice brains. Methods: Colocalization between p-tau181 and (1) unmyelinated axons positive for vesicular acetylcholine transporter or norepinephrine transporter and (2) myelinated axons positive for vesicular glutamate transporter, vesicular GABA transporter, or parvalbumin in the brains of 24-month-old AppNLGF and control mice without Aβ pathology were analyzed. The density of these axons was also compared. Results: Unmyelinated axons of cholinergic or noradrenergic neurons did not overlap with p-tau181. By contrast, p-tau181 signals colocalized with myelinated axons of parvalbumin-positive GABAergic interneurons but not of glutamatergic neurons. Interestingly, the density of unmyelinated axons was significantly decreased in AppNLGF mice, whereas that of glutamatergic, GABAergic, or p-tau181-positive axons was less affected. Instead, myelin sheaths surrounding p-tau181-positive axons were significantly reduced in AppNLGF mice. Conclusion: This study demonstrates that p-tau181 signals colocalize with axons of parvalbumin-positive GABAergic interneurons with disrupted myelin sheaths in the brains of a mouse model of Aβ pathology.
Cross-language information retrieval for poetry form of literature-based on machine transliteration using CNN
Authors: Jadhav Ranjana S. , Dhore Manikrao Laxmanrao
Published: May 2023

Transliteration is phonetically translating a language’s words into an international or non-native screenplay. The machine translation process now plays an essential role in scholarly research. The most crucial complement criterion of the English translation system is preserving the phonetic qualities of the language specification after English translation in the chosen language. However, a suitable bilingual text corpus is necessary for statistical models to attain improved transliteration accuracy. Marathi-to-English direct machine translation is done through a cross-language information retrieval system using the CNN classifier model in this proposed research. The proposed method considers a sequence labelling issue brought on by the split transliteration units used in the process. All half-consonant clusters in the Devanagari script are effectively mapped as half-consonant “a” s and labelled using the Modified Intermediate Phonetic Code (MIPC). After generating the phonetic units for each feature in the base and aim languages, the weight is assigned to a phonetic unit in both languages, and individual phonetic unit probabilities are computed. If the probability is zero, then segments are established and recalculated for each segment based on the target phonetic unit location in the word. Therefore, the proposed approach classifies the required phonetic unit with a high accuracy rate.
A quadratic fuzzy relative evaluation approach for the high-quality development of marine economy
Authors: Wu Chong , Mao Zengli , Zhan Baoqiang , Wu Yahui
Published: May 2023

The ocean plays a crucial role in human society’s survival and development. While China’s marine economy has grown rapidly in recent years, it has also led to serious problems inhibiting ecosystem sustainability. This paper proposes high-quality development of the marine economy and combines the improved entropy value method, fuzzy hierarchical analysis method (FAHP), and data envelopment analysis (DEA) method to establish a quadratic relative evaluation model. A two-layer comprehensive index framework with 19 indicators is built to measure various aspects of the marine economy, including innovation, coordination, green, openness, and sharing. Empirical analysis conducted on 11 coastal provinces in China using data mainly collected from the Chinese Statistical Yearbook reveals significant spatial patchiness in the high-quality development level of the marine economy. This discrepancy is largely due to differences in geographical locations, resources, and government policies. The study analyzes four benchmark provinces of high-quality development and summarizes their experiences. The paper concludes by providing suggestions and implications to support government decision-making.
Phenol removal from aqueous solution using advanced oxidation process enabled by a hybrid system: UV/H2O2/O3/TiO2
Authors: Beidaghdar Mohammad , Fataei Ebrahim , Khanizadeh Behnam , Imani Ali Akbar
Published: May 2023

The need for healthy and pollution-free water is vital given the world’s industrialization and population explosion. The removal of chemical pollutants, especially phenol and phenolic compounds, from urban and industrial wastewaters is of particular importance due to their high water solubility and toxicity. Previous physicochemical techniques for phenol removal are no longer cost-effective. Advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) using various oxidizing agents have been recently recognized as an effective method for removing organic compounds through mineralization. The present work evaluated the phenol (100 ppm) removal from aqueous solutions through photooxidation systems of UV exposure, UV/TiO2, O3, O3/TiO2, H2O2, H2O2/UV, H2O2/TiO2, H2O2/TiO2/O3 and H2O2/TiO2/O3/UV. The results showed a decrease in the phenol concentration by almost half using UV, UV/TiO2, O3, O3/TiO2, H2O2, H2O2/UV and H2O2/TiO2 within 50 min. The phenol concentration reached 50 and 71 ppm using H2O2/TiO2/O3 system within 50 and 70 min, respectively. The UV/H2O2/O3/TiO2 system reduced the phenol concentration to zero after 40 min. The findings revealed that the AOP enabled by the UV/H2O2/O3/TiO2 combined system caused the complete removal of phenol, highlighting the capacity of the proposed system to remove toxic aromatic compounds such as phenol released during the wastewater treatment process.
A semantic meta-model for data integration and exploitation in precision agriculture and livestock farming
Authors: Zeginis Dimitris , Kalampokis Evangelos , Palma Raul , Atkinson Rob , Tarabanis Konstantinos
Published: May 2023

At the domains of agriculture and livestock farming a large amount of data are produced through numerous heterogeneous sources including sensor data, weather/climate data, statistical and government data, drone/satellite imagery, video, and maps. This plethora of data can be used at precision agriculture and precision livestock farming in order to provide predictive insights in farming operations, drive real-time operational decisions, redesign business processes and support policy-making. The predictive power of the data can be further boosted if data from diverse sources are integrated and processed together, thus providing more unexplored insights. However, the exploitation and integration of data used in precision agriculture is not straightforward since they: i) cannot be easily discovered across the numerous heterogeneous sources and ii) use different structural and naming conventions hindering their interoperability. The aim of this paper is to: i) study the characteristics of data used in precision agriculture & livestock farming and ii) study the user requirements related to data modeling and processing from nine real cases at the agriculture, livestock farming and aquaculture domains and iii) propose a semantic meta-model that is based on W3C standards (DCAT, PROV-O and QB vocabulary) in order to enable the definition of metadata that facilitate the discovery, exploration, integration and accessing of data in the domain.
Prevalence of impaired upper extremity neural mobility among smart device users during the COVID-19 pandemic
Authors: Rajesh G. , Ramana K. , Srinivasan Vignesh , Kumaresan A. , Suganthirababu Prathap , Promotha S. , Alagesan Jagatheesan
Published: May 2023

BACKGROUND: Both the development of various countries and people’s health were impacted by the unforeseen global COVID-19 outbreak. Many countries prefer to do their daily business online. Although it was incredibly useful at the time, it still had a problem that was not properly addressed, especially among the student population. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to examine the prevalence of upper extremity neural mobility among students who were using smart devices during the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS: 458 students who had previously taken home-based online classes during the COVID-19 pandemic and used a smart device for more than six hours were included in this study. The study was conducted in three phases. After being examined in the first two stages of the study, a total of 72 people were chosen for the final phase. Peripheral nerve mobility tests were performed on these 72 subjects. RESULTS: This study observed that 15.72% of smart device users have been affected by forward neck posture and impaired peripheral nerve mobility in the cervical spine. CONCLUSION: The study concludes that forward neck posture is associated with impaired peripheral nerve mobility among smart device users who were in home-based online classes during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. Hence, we suggest an appropriate treatment strategy focusing on preventing the forward neck posture through timely analysis and self-care therapies.
Dual-domain fusion deep convolutional neural network for low-dose CT denoising
Authors: Li Zhiyuan , Liu Yi , Chen Yang , Shu Huazhong , Lu Jing , Gui Zhiguo
Published: May 2023

BACKGROUND: In view of the underlying health risks posed by X-ray radiation, the main goal of the present research is to achieve high-quality CT images at the same time as reducing x-ray radiation. In recent years, convolutional neural network (CNN) has shown excellent performance in removing low-dose CT noise. However, previous work mainly focused on deepening and feature extraction work on CNN without considering fusion of features from frequency domain and image domain. OBJECTIVE: To address this issue, we propose to develop and test a new LDCT image denoising method based on a dual-domain fusion deep convolutional neural network (DFCNN). METHODS: This method deals with two domains, namely, the DCT domain and the image domain. In the DCT domain, we design a new residual CBAM network to enhance the internal and external relations of different channels while reducing noise to promote richer image structure information. For the image domain, we propose a top-down multi-scale codec network as a denoising network to obtain more acceptable edges and textures while obtaining multi-scale information. Then, the feature images of the two domains are fused by a combination network. RESULTS: The proposed method was validated on the Mayo dataset and the Piglet dataset. The denoising algorithm is optimal in both subjective and objective evaluation indexes as compared to other state-of-the-art methods reported in previous studies. CONCLUSIONS: The study results demonstrate that by applying the new fusion model denoising, denoising results in both image domain and DCT domain are better than other models developed using features extracted in the single image domain.
Further Chaos and Dysfunction in the Brickyard and the Systems That Support It
Authors: Robergs Robert
Published: May 2023

In 1963, Bernard Forscher wrote and published a commentary manuscript that detailed concern over the status of the pursuit of science. The manuscript was written based on a cynical metaphor of science viewed as building construction. This manuscript describes the impact that Forscher made on the education of the author during his early training, followed by a continuation of Forscher’s metaphor from 1963 to current time. As will be revealed, concerns over the ‘health’ status of science have increased since 1963. There is clear evidence that the chaos and dysfunction have escalated within the brickyard (institutions where science is pursued) and spread to the multiple layers of systems that support it.
One-Person:Unicorn: Harnessing GPT-Based Expertise for Advancing Professional Growth in Business
Authors: Przegalinska Aleksandra , Sowa Konrad
Published: May 2023

This article delves into the utilization of GPT-4, an expansive generative pre-trained language model, to cultivate adept professionals in the realm of business. It explores the potential advantages and obstacles associated with leveraging GPT-4 to enhance both hard and soft skills, while also providing insights on optimizing this technology for professional development in business education.
The smallest gap between primes
Authors: Vega Frank
Published: May 2023

A prime gap is the difference between two successive prime numbers. A twin prime is a prime that has a prime gap of two. The twin prime conjecture states that there are infinitely many twin primes. In May 2013, the popular Yitang Zhang's paper was accepted by the journal Annals of Mathematics where it was announced that for some integer N that is less than 70 million, there are infinitely many pairs of primes that differ by N. A few months later, James Maynard gave a different proof of Yitang Zhang's theorem and showed that there are infinitely many prime gaps with size of at most 600. A collaborative effort in the Polymath Project, led by Terence Tao, reduced to the lower bound 246 just using Zhang and Maynard results. In this note, using arithmetic operations, we prove that the twin prime conjecture is true.
Riemann Hypothesis on Grönwall's Function
Authors: Vega Frank
Published: May 2023

Grönwall's function \(G\) is defined for all natural numbers \(n>1\) by \(G(n)=\frac{\sigma(n)}{n \cdot \log \log n}\) where \(\sigma(n)\) is the sum of the divisors of \(n\) and \(\log\) is the natural logarithm. We require the properties of extremely abundant numbers, that is to say left to right maxima of \(n \mapsto G(n)\). We also use the colossally abundant and hyper abundant numbers. There are several statements equivalent to the famous Riemann hypothesis. We state that the Riemann hypothesis is true if and only if there exist infinitely many consecutive colossally abundant numbers \(3 \leq N < N'\) such that \(G(N)\leq G(N')\). In addition, we prove that the Riemann hypothesis is true when there exist infinitely many hyper abundant numbers \(n\) with any parameter \(u > 1\). We claim that there could be infinitely many hyper abundant numbers with any parameter \(u > 1\) and thus, the Riemann hypothesis would be true.
The mechanism of amylose leaching from native and heat-treated starches in hot excess water
Authors:   Ukrainian State University of Chemical Technology, Myrhorodska-Terentieva V.D. , Nikolenko M.V. ,   Ukrainian State University of Chemical Technology, Kovalenko I.L. , Avdienko T.M.
Published: May 2023

In order to determine the optimizing parameters of the process of hydrothermal leaching of amylose, kinetic studies were carried out under isothermal conditions. Native (potato and corn) and heat-treated starches were used in the experiments. The obtained kinetic data are described by the Kruger-Ziegler equation. It is shown that in the temperature range of 60–700C, the apparent activation energy is 193 kJ mol–1 and 43–83 kJ mol–1 for native and heat-treated starches, respectively. With a further increase in the temperature, the activation energy decreases to 22 kJ mol–1 and 13–14 kJ mol–1 for native and modified starches, respectively. It is proposed to consider amylose leaching as a heterogeneous pseudochemical process, in which the process of breaking numerous hydrogen bonds between amylose macromolecules acts as a chemical reaction. From this point of view, the change in activation energy with increasing temperature is explained by the transition of the leaching process from the kinetic to the diffusion mode. Changes in the activation energies of modified starches are explained by a decrease in the number of hydrogen bonds between amylose macromolecules due to a decrease in their degree of linearity and size during thermal conversion. Changes in the structure of starch during their heating were investigated by the DTA method. The values of the apparent activation energy for two stages were determined as follows: 44 kJ mol–1 and ~26 kJ mol–1 for molecular dehydration and intermolecular dehydration of native starch, respectively, which indicates that both processes occur in the kinetic mode. Considering amylose leaching as a heterogeneous pseudochemical process shows that the main optimizing factors are temperature and starch pre-milling.
Catalytic oxidation of m-xylene by ozone in the liquid phase
Authors:   Luhansk Taras Shevchenko National University, Potapenko E.V. , Isaenko I.P. ,   Luhansk Taras Shevchenko National University
Published: May 2023

This work reports the selective oxidation of m-xylene by ozone in the liquid phase. It is established that the main direction of the reaction is the destruction of the aromatic system when ozone interacts with m-xylene. It is shown that the selective oxidation of m-xylene by ozone occurs at the temperature of 200С in the system Mn(II)–СН3СООН–Н2SO4 with the yield of 3-toluic acid equal to 75–78%. 3-toluyl alcohol and 3-toluyl aldehyde are formed as intermediate oxidation products. At the deeper stages of the reaction, after complete consumption of m-xylene, the following oxidation products of the second methyl group appear in the system: 3-carboxybenzaldehyde, 3-carboxybenzyl alcohol, and isophthalic acid. It is found that the intermediate products are more resistant to the destructive action of O3 than the original m-xylene. The yield of oxidation products with a preserved aromatic system depends on the nature of the functional group. The kinetics of the main stages of the catalytic oxidation of m-xylene and intermediate reaction products is studied. A mechanism of catalysis is proposed, according to which the role of ozone is to generate an oxidized form of the metal, and selective oxidation occurs when the substrate interacts with Mn(III). An increase in the reaction temperature contributes to an increase in the selectivity of the process. Still, it leads to an increase in the depth of oxidation and, accordingly, the concentration of isophthalic acid.
The role of soft skills formation among foreign language teachers
Authors:   Sh. Ualikhanov Kokshetau University, Zhunussova S.Ye. , Baimanova L.S. ,   Sh. Ualikhanov Kokshetau University, Naviy L.N. ,   Sh. Ualikhanov Kokshetau University
Published: May 2023

n the 21st century, in the era of globalization, modern teachers, in order to successfully implement their professional activities, need additional skills, so-called «soft skills», without, which even the best professional, nowadays cannot achieve a good result. In accordance with the purpose and objectives of this research, there was investigated and determined the level of soft skills among foreign language teachers of the Akmola region. In order to determine the soft skills, which are related to the teachers’ professional competence, there was conducted a questionnaire survey in “Google form” consisting of 16 questions. The total number of respondents was 363 teachers from different districts of the Akmola region. As part of the research, the survey participants were asked to answer questions about the “soft skills” definition and concept. The results of our study revealed an insufficient level of soft skills among 74% of the respondents, which suggests the analysis and adjustment of educational programs for the training of foreign language teachers.
Methodological approaches to the use of phraseological expressions in the teaching of foreign language at secondary schools
Authors:   L.N. GumilyovEurasian National University, Ibrayeva Z.R. , Bulatbayeva K.N. ,   I. Altynsarin National Academy of Education, Veselinov D. ,   St. Kliment Ohridski University of Sofia
Published: May 2023

The relevance of the study is determined by the fact that one of the most important sources of introducing students to figurative and expressive foreign language speech is the phraseological fund. The phraseological fund of the language seems to be one of the most interesting and productive objects, clearly and vividly demonstrating national and cultural traditions, values, and features of world outlook, as well as the role of intercultural communicationin the modern world is rapidly increasing. The aim of the research is to substantiate and determine the role and methodological significance of phraseological units, i.e. the use of proverbs and sayings in the process of teaching English at different levels of secondary education in order to form intercultural communicative competence of students. Developed and tested a set of exercises on the use of proverbs and sayings in the process of learning English. The results of the study can be used directly in the educational process of teaching English at schools, colleges, and other educational institutions. The research materials can be used in the development of curricula, and teaching aids for teaching English.
Use of the technology of "leveled teaching" in the preparation of future mathematics teachers for geometric construction calculations
Authors:   M. AuezovSouth-Kazakhstan University, Madiyarov N.K. , Tursynkulova E.A. ,   M. AuezovSouth-Kazakhstan University, Erdankulov A.Zh. ,   M. AuezovSouth-Kazakhstan University
Published: May 2023

The article examines the issue of methodological preparation of future mathematics teachers for teaching geometric construction problems, analyzing the educational program "Mathematics Teacher Training" prepared by the University from the subject and meta-disciplinary point of view. Based on the use of "level learning technology" in teaching future mathematics teachers to solve construction problems, students' creativity and research abilities, independent work, abstract thinking, etc. problems of improving methodological training by developing skills are studied. Mastering new technologies of teaching in the field of modern education helps the teacher to develop himself and effectively organize the educational process. The use of new technological methods of teaching increases the level of education of students in accordance with modern requirements. In the given article, the authors analyzed the state programs and concepts, the works of domestic and foreign scientists, the results of an online survey, and interviews conducted with students. 68 studentsofthe mathematics education program were involved in a pedagogical experiment, and the results were shown. As the analysis of the survey shows, after using the "level learning technology" in the lesson, students are recognized from a certain personal subjective point of view, which regulates their cognitive and practical activities. It has been shown that the use of "Level-level teaching technology" in the teaching of structural calculations allows effective and efficient organization of education, and increases the methodological training of future mathematics teachers.
Cyber socialization competence of university teachers
Authors:   Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Aidar M.N. , Konyrbaeva S.S. ,   Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Aidar D.N. ,   Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Mambetova M.K. ,   Al-Farabi Kazakh National University
Published: May 2023

The article considersthe organization and research of a single information and educational space through the introduction of modern information, communication,and digital technologies. Problems of professional training of students of pedagogical specialties, who can effectively use the resources of information, communication,and digital technologies to solve professional problems of informatization and digitization of the education system. The authors studied foreign and Kazakhstaniscientific works on "Informatization of education" in recent years andstudied the development of new technologies. Conclusions were made on the basis of scientific works. With thediversity of information sources and educational technologies for the transformation of information into knowledge, it is proved that there is only one way to turn the sources of knowledge into knowledgeandthis transformation takes place in the human mind. The importance of the state program "Digital Kazakhstan" can be the basis for a new modern model of mastering information technology used in education. Digitization of education marks a new stage in the definition of the fundamentals of education, the accumulation and transfer of knowledge. The formation of the competence of cyber educators in higher education plays an important role in cyber socialization. The article focused on this issue and conducted a survey among teachers. The questionnaire asked questions related to the use of ICT tools and the formation of the competence of cyber educators. There were made conclusionsbased on the results of the survey.
Modern methods of teaching computer programs in education system research
Authors:   L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, Samuratova T.K.
Published: May 2023

The article is an overview, analysis, and generalization of information about methods of teaching computer graphics. The article is devoted to the use of modern teaching methods in education. Teaching computer graphics is one of the most important areas of using a personal computer, which is considered today the most important component of training. The article also considers the data ofthe study on the use of the electronic method of training. Itcan be noted that it is necessary to introduce modern teaching methods that contribute to the development of a versatile personality.Attention should be paid to the widespread use of various information sources, and interactive technologies. In addition, the introduction of modern electronic methods in the training process will intensifythe training process, save time, and create the possibility of performing virtual demonstration shows using available equipment.The methods of teaching computer graphics presented in the article are based on the interconnection of several components that are closely intertwined in the educational process. Methods are associated with the choice of appropriate methods, forms, and the development of didactic teaching tools. Also, methods are aimed at the formation of creative abilities, considering the individual preferences of the student, as well as the modern requirements of society.
The capacity of Kazakhstan university teachers forinnovativeactivities: scientific and practical aspects
Authors:   L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, Urazbayeva G.T. , Kussainova R.E. ,   L.N. GumilyovEurasian National university,
Published: May 2023

This article discusses issues of university teachers’ readiness to innovative activities in Kazakhstan. The relevance of studying the problem of university teachers’ capacity for innovative activities is necessitated by modern requirements concerning the personality of a teacherin the area of higher education. The purpose of the study is to determine the degree of the capacity of university teachers in Kazakhstan for innovative activities.The article presents an overview of the scientific works of foreign and domestic scholars written about the innovative activities of university teachers. To obtain the results the theoretical (analysis and synthesis of scholarly works of domestic and foreign authors on the research problem) and empirical (questionnaires, pedagogical observation) methods have been used in the study. A survey was conducted with instructors of 10 different universities inKazakhstanin order to identify the degree of readiness of university teachersfor innovation.As a basis of the university teacher’s capacity structure,the approach created bySlastenin V.A. and PodymovaL.S.which includesmotivational, creative, technological, and reflective components is accepted consideringthe main characteristics of the innovative activity of a university teacher.
An experimental study of social receptivity
Authors:   L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, Aikinbayeva G.K. , Suleimenova G.M. ,   L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National university
Published: May 2023

Any person cannot live in isolation from the social environment. Throughout our lives, we enter into relationships with people around us, form interpersonal relationships, and whole groups of people communicate with each other, thereby each of us becomes the subject of countless and diverse relationships. How we treat the interlocutor, and what kind of relationship we have with him, in many ways directly depends on how we perceive and evaluate the communication partner. When communicating, a person evaluatesthe appearance and behavior of each interlocutor. At the same time, as a result of the assessment, a certain attitude towards the interlocutor is formed and individual conclusions are made about his internal psychological properties. This mechanism of perception of one person by another is an integral part of communication and refers to social perception. The authors of the article, considering the concept of social perception, present the results of experimental studies of social perception conducted by various researchers. The analysis of studies on social perception by such scientists as V. S. Ageev, A. A. Bodalev, A. I. Dontsov, Sh. V. is carried out. Sarkisyan, J.Landel, J. Tucker, H. Friedman, V. E. Kagan, D. Hartley, N.A.Vasilyeva, S. Bern, and A. G.Shestakova, there is presentedcharacteristicsof causal consequences contributing to the social perception of respondents. Theauthorsanalyzed the formation of terminological and psychodiagnostic apparatus for studying the patterns of research and social perception. The article presents an analysis of the theoretical and empirical plan of social perception and the order of selection of diagnostic material. The study made it possible to identify the general form of the organization of experimental work and to identify topics that require additional research.
Development of the content component of the methodology of formation of organizational skills of future chemistry teachers on the basis of the synergistic approach
Authors:   Sarsen Amanzholov East Kazakhstan University, Afanasenkova I.V. , Zavalko N.A. ,   Sarsen Amanzholov East Kazakhstan University, Aubakirova R.A. , Sakhariyeva S.G. ,   Sarsen Amanzholov East Kazakhstan University
Published: May 2023

The article considers the possibility of using the ideas of synergetics to develop a meaningful component of the methodology for the formation of organizational skills of a future Chemistry teacher, which allows the formation of appropriate professional and pedagogical competencies necessary for the organization and conduct of various types of school chemical experiments. This optimizes the process of forming such a quality of a future teacher as flexibility of thinking and will reduce the adaptation period of a novice teacher at school. The use of synergetic ideas in the educational and pedagogical process is considered in the context of the method. Based on the analysis of standard curricula on the subject of ‘Chemistry’, the main subject content of the chemical experiment was selected. The main task is to form a generalized ability toorganize and implement a school chemistry experiment by a teacher. At the same time, the actual content of the technique of the conducted chemical experiment may vary, but the main subject content must necessarily be covered. Examples explain the principle of discreteness, the possibility of a student choosing the topic for the development of a lesson, the topic of the analyzed lesson conducted by a fellow student, the topic of the lesson where they will perform the role of a laboratory assistant, the topic of case-study, the topic of the lesson with using a virtual laboratory, the topic of a home chemical experiment. The use of a synergetic approach will allow the student to feel like a ‘student’, ‘teacher’, and ‘laboratory assistant’, and also give the opportunity to perform the entire scope of laboratory work provided by the program. The teacher performs the function of a facilitator, organizing interaction and providing a methodological base. The article presents a model of the synergetic interaction of participants in the educational process. The synergetic approach to the development of the content component of the methodology allows it to flexibly respond to the rapidly changing demands of the current time and consider the personal preferences and interests of students.
Psychological and pedagogical foundations of the development of soft skills in professional education
Authors:   Zhetysu University,named afterIlyasZhansugurov, Makhmetova D.T. , Ungarbayeva Sh.U. ,   Zhetysu University,named afterIlyasZhansugurov
Published: May 2023

Today, in the context of the transformation of the education system, the formation of universal skills among future specialists is of great importance. The relevance of the article lies in the need to introduce complex psychological and pedagogical foundations in the development of flexible skills (soft skills) among students of higher educational institutions in the process of mastering the vocational education program.The purpose of the article is to determine the psychological and pedagogical foundations for the development of flexible skills (soft skills) of students in the conditions of vocational education in a higher educational institution.The methodological basis of our research is a personal approach, which involves consideringthe individual characteristics of each subject. In addition, the activity approach and the systematic approach in pedagogy are focused on the comprehensive study of flexible skills in the context of internal and external conditions affecting the structure of personality. Thearticle considersprovisions of the acmeological and level approaches.Thearticlesubstantiatesthe significance of the study of these skills and the need for their development in future specialists, which is dictated by the process of globalizationbased on the analysis of scientific papers on the features of flexible skills. As a result of the evaluation of the structural components of flexible skills, there was justified the need for further experimental work on the development of flexible skills in students of higher education. The result of this study is a theoretical justification of the importance of the formation of flexible skills of students at the university. The scientific novelty lies in the fact that the data obtained are the theoretical basis for the development of a special program aimed at the development of flexible skills in the conditions of vocational education in higher education. In addition, the systematized information on the research problem can be used as a material for improving the programs of social and intellectual development of a person in the conditions of professional formation. The practical significance of this article focuses on the use of the results of theoretical analysis in improving the training programs of future specialists for professional activity. As a result, the future specialist will have a high level of professionalism, psychological flexibility in the process of adaptation to intensive changes, as well as young specialists will learn how to effectively distribute and structure information and will own an information and communication culture.