bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Impact of Agroforestry Adoption among Smallholder Farmers’ Households in Zambia: An Expenditure Approach
Authors: Chavula Petros , Mambwe Hockings , Mume Abduletif Abdurahman , Umer Yusuf , Chazya Wellington
Published: October 2023

The environmental, economic, and social effects of climate change are expected to be profound for smallholder farmers, especially in developing countries like Zambia, whose way of life is largely dependent on the natural world. Many developing countries have realized that climate-smart agricultural practices such as agroforestry are a solution to existing problems caused by climate change. Agroforestry technologies incorporate tree crops in farming systems that benefit farmers with fodder for animals and fruits, reduce erosion, and reclaim soil fertility. This study investigated the impacts of agroforestry adoption on smallholder farmers’ crop productivity and household expenditure in Nyimba district, Zambia. The study further explored the factors influencing the adoption of agroforestry among smallholder farmers in the study area. Data was collected from July to August of 2022 from 325 randomly selected smallholder farmers’ households in four villages in the Nyimba district of Zambia. A binary logistic regression model was used in this study to determine factors influencing the adoption of agroforestry among smallholder farmers. The results revealed that smallholder farmers’ household head education level, access to extension services, household size, access to credit, farming experience, farmland size, and distance to the nearest market had an influence on agroforestry adoption. Propensity score matching was performed to determine the impacts of agroforestry adoption on smallholder farmers’ household expenditure and crop productivity. The results revealed that smallholder farmers’ household adopters had 1,929.040 kilograms of crop yield (Zea mays L.) higher than non-adopters by 817.43 kilograms. Household expenditure for smallholder farmers adopters was ZMW 8,873.47 higher than non-adopters by ZMW 5,617.91 in the study area. The findings imply that smallholder farmers’ households should implement agroforestry in the long term to improve their household welfare. Therefore, the study suggested that efforts should be focused concomitantly on the diffusion of agroforestry options and the lifting of their adoption barriers among smallholder farmers
Wie On-Demand-Manufacturing die Produktion revolutioniert
Authors: Schneider Gesa
Published: October 2023

Eine maßgeschneiderte Fertigung, wann und wo immer Unternehmen sie brauchen – das ist das Versprechen von On-Demand Fertigung. Doch warum konnte sich die Fertigungsmethode noch nicht flächendeckend durchsetzen?
Environmental Disclosure and The Quality of Financial Reports of Listed Nigerian Manufacturing Firms
Authors: Emenyi Emmanuel O. , Okpokpo Agnes Stephen
Published: October 2023

This study examined the relationship between environmental disclosure and the quality of financial reports in Nigerian manufacturing sector. The specific objectives were to examined the relationship between environmental donations and sponsorship disclosure on the quality of financial reports among manufacturing firms in Nigeria; examined the relationship between environmental restoration disclosure on the quality of financial reports among manufacturing firms in Nigeria, accessed the relationship between environmental waste management disclosure on the quality of financial reports among manufacturing firms in Nigeria and ascertain the relationship between environmental donations and sponsorship disclosure, restoration and waste management disclosure and the quality of financial reports among manufacturing firms in Nigeria. Ex-post facto research design was adopted and a final sample size of 10 manufacturing firms was purposively selected for a period of 10 years. The data were collected through content analysis method. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyzed collated data. Findings revealed that two out of the three components of the environmental accounting information, namely, Environmental Restoration (ER),and Environmental Donations and Sponsorship (EDS) have no significant influence on the quality of financial reports among the manufacturing firms. Thus, the null hypothesis were accepted. The study concluded that the influence of the disclosure of accounting information about environmental restoration, and environmental donations and sponsorship on the quality of financial reports of manufacturing firms in Nigeria were insignificant. It was recommended that Standard setters and policy makers should work with the Ministry of Environment to consider introducing mandatory disclosures which are consistent.
Current Treatment Approaches for Vascular Tumors of the Retina and Optic Disc
Authors: KASIMOĞLU Rukiye , GÜNDÜZ Ahmet Kaan
Published: October 2023

The vascular tumors of the retina and optic disc include retinal hemangioblastoma (capillary hemangioma), retinal cavernous hemangioma, retinal racemose hemangioma (Wyburn-Mason Syndrome) and retinal vasoproliferative tumor. Although retinal vascular tumors are not common, in some cases they can lead to diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. Sector laser photocoagulation, cryotherapy, transpupillary thermotherapy, photodynamic therapy, intravitreal anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) therapy, plaque radiotherapy, and endoresection procedures are commonly in the treatment of retinal hemangioblastoma. Cryotherapy, transpupillary thermotherapy, photodynamic therapy, intravitreal anti-VEGF therapy and dexamethasone implants, plaque radiotherapy, and endoresection methods can be applied in retinal vasoproliferative tumor. No treatment in usually necessary in retinal cavernous and racemous hemangiomas.
Las Implicaciones del Enfoque Hermenéutico Interpretativo en Investigación Educativa.
Authors: Hernández Maldonado Edel Arandi
Published: October 2023

En este ensayo se da explicación al enfoque hermenéutico-interpretativo y su evolución, iniciando con la comprensión e interpretación correcta de un texto, pasando por entender la “otredad” como una unidad funcional en un campo específico, hasta integrarlo con la comprensión de la intención de la existencia misma; de esta forma, hacemos una revisión de como se entiende la hermenéutica desde la epistemología, el desarrollo y evolución propia, así como las principales aportaciones de grandes hermenéuticos como: Schleiermacher, Dilthey, Betty, Ricoeur, Rorty, Husserl, finalizando con Van Manen, al final del texto se entrelaza todo ello al campo de la investigación e inclusión educativa.
Analysis of Drug Availability Management at the Regional General Hospital Pharmacy Installation
Authors: Sani Hapiz Arlanda , Asriwati Asriwati , Nyorong Mappeaty , Sari Mayang , Ginting Indra
Published: October 2023

Pharmacy managerial activities are inseparable from the principles of drug availability management such as a series of needs planning activities, procurement, storage and distribution of drugs through hospital pharmacy installations. This study aims to analyze and obtain information on availability management at the Pharmacy Installation of the South Tapanuli Regional General Hospital. This type of research is qualitative with a descriptive approach using primary data and secondary data using the interview method. The informants interviewed at the pharmaceutical installation were the head of the pharmaceutical installation unit, the coordinator of pharmacy services, the head of the pharmaceutical warehouse/supplies, the coordinator of quality management and administration. Informants of this study were taken by purposive sampling and data analysis using triangulation and data reduction methods. The results of this study obtained that planning for drug needs uses the consumption method by looking at the need for previous use, but it has not been maximized, procurement has not gone well, drug shortages often occur, drug storage systems use the FIFO (First in First Out) and FEFO (First Expired First Out) systems. First Expired First Out). Storage is not up to standard, the waiting time for drug distribution to patients starting from the patient submitting the prescription to the delivery of the drug takes quite a long time for the drug to be finished. The conclusion is that the implementation of drug availability management has not run optimally according to standard operating procedures for services, so it is necessary to increase human resource knowledge through training related to drug planning.
Marine hydrokinetic energy potential of Peninsular Malaysia by using hybrid site selection method
Authors: Nur Amira Nabilah  , Cheng Yee Ng  , Nauman Riyaz Maldar  , Fatin Khalida Abd Khadir
Published: October 2023

The exponential increase in global energy demand is a direct result of the rapid growth of the world's population and technological advancements. However, the use of fossil fuels to meet this demand has led to the issue of CO2 emission and global warming, which prompting nations to undertake mitigation plans for further negative repercussions. Seeing the fact that extensive usage of non-renewable energies is the root cause of these negative effects, renewable energies have become the focus of most research. On top of that too, the implementation of clean energy is urgent to achieve sustainable development. Located in Southeast Asia, Peninsular Malaysia is surrounded by the Strait of Malacca and the South China Sea, making it abundant in the source of hydrokinetic energy. Consequently, researchers have taken a keen interest in exploring marine renewable energy within the region. Coastal regions particularly, can significantly benefit from hydrokinetic energy. Henceforth, this study aims to provide a comprehensive approach to identify the optimal locations for marine hydrokinetic energy extraction in Peninsular Malaysia, considering all essential factors that influence decision-making.
Study on the inflow of biogenic substances into lakes
Authors: LITVINAITIS Andrius , BAGDŽIŪNAITĖ-LITVINAITIENĖ Lina
Published: October 2023

Changes in the ecosystems of lakes and their shores caused by anthropogenic impact have a huge influence
on the quality of the landscape. The article analyzes the inflow of biogenic substances into lakes Lūkstas and Paršežeris.
The spread of Quaternary sediments of lake basins, land use distribution, ongoing economic activities, activity planning
and the effectiveness of water conservation measures in the dry year of 2020 was analyzed to study in detail.
The planned and actual amounts of biogenic substances entering the lakes through seven surface water tributaries
were evaluated. It has been established that the environmental protection measures implemented in the Lūkstas and
Paršežeris lakes basins over the last decade are effective. Calculations and analysis of the loads of biogenic materials in
the investigated lake tributary basins based on the results of natural studies showed that the values of biogenic material
loads do not exceed the values modeled in the modeling done in the work and in the river basin management plans.
Migration of biogenic substances through the aeration zone
Authors: LITVINAITIS Andrius , BAGDŽIŪNAITĖ-LITVINAITIENĖ Lina
Published: October 2023

The article presents the migration of biogenic substances in the aeration zones of different sedimentary riverbanks.
Sand and loam sediments in Lithuanian river basins are studied, and experimental research is carried out under
natural conditions by increasing the loads of biogenic substances. The modeling was performed using the modeling
program CHMFLO-2000. It was established that the transport of total nitrogen by the river water is formed by the
amounts of nitrates, which make up 92–97% of the total transport in individual seasons. Nitrates account for 15–23%
of the total nitrogen transport through sediment surface and groundwater runoff. The regularities of vertical and horizontal
migration of biogenic substances have been established and defined. The suitability of the modeling program
CHEMFLO-2000 for modeling the transport processes of ammonium ions, nitrates and nitrites by underground runoff
on the banks of Lithuanian rivers has been confirmed, the applicable constants for modeling have been provided.
Comparison of the performance of flexible and roller-compacted concrete pavement structures
Authors: MICKEVIČ Rafal , VAITKUS Audrius
Published: October 2023

Slip-form concrete (Joint plain concrete pavement) has number of years of good performance experience.
As experience showed such technology is cost efficient only for high capacity roads, where very strict requirements
for pavement roughness are defined. It also requires special knowledge, experience and mechanisms. An alternative
to slip-form concrete is roller-compacted concrete (RCC). RCC mixture has significantly larger amount of fine aggregates,
which leads concrete mix to be non-slip. RCC has the strength and performance of conventional concrete with
the economy and simplicity of asphalt. Starting from 2016 Lithuania gain experience of RCC pavement structures with
cement and special additives bounded base. Asphalt and RCC pavement structures are very competitive. It is very important
to make study of the bearing capacity of RCC pavement structures and compare with asphalt pavement structures
to know how they perform on the site.
Investigation of acoustic agglomeration efficiency using different working conditions of acoustic chamber
Authors: KILIKEVIČIENĖ Kristina , CHLEBNIKOVAS Aleksandras
Published: October 2023

Particulate matter pollution is one of the main factors of atmospheric pollution. Due to its negative impact
on both human health and the environment, it has become an actual problem in Lithuania and around the world. This
paper will present a method for reducing the concentration of ultrafine particulate matter present in the atmosphere
and causing pollution using different parameters of the acoustic chamber. Fine particles with an aerodynamic diameter
of less than 2.5 μm are usually more saturated with toxic heavy metals and other pollutants due to their large surface
area and strong surface activity. These particles go deep into the lungs and can cause lung cancer and other heart and
lung diseases. Acoustic agglomeration is one of the most promising pretreatment technologies. Before using traditional
particulate removal technologies, the ultrafine particles in the exhaust gas are exposed to a high-intensity sound wave,
which promotes the relative motion of the aerosol particles and increases their agglomeration rate. Given results approved
the high effect of reducing the amount of ultrafine particulate matter by agglomeration, thus, the reducing of
the finest 0.3 μm particles is equal to more than half time at frequency of 34.75 kHz, 0.5 μm – more than half and more
than three times at both frequencies of 20.06 kHz and 34.75 kHz respectively.
Evaluation of the methodology for determining cycling flows in Lithuania
Authors: ZABIELAITĖ-SKIRMANTĖ Miglė , BURINSKIENĖ Marija
Published: October 2023

Sustainable urban development is one of the most pressing issues in urban planning, and such development
requires the promotion of sustainable traffic and the use of non-motorised means of transport. The main problem encountered
is the lack of a methodology to easily identify existing cycling flows in the study area. Taking into account
the lack of such a methodology, the paper analyses 3 methodologies for determining the bicycle flow in different land
use areas of Vilnius city. A survey of the residents of the analysed areas was carried out in order to identify the factors
that determine the choice of cycling trips. The study found that the proposed methodologies for determining cycling
flow have a 20–40% error margin. The main factor that influences the choice to cycle is the attitude towards cycling as
a leisure activity.
Accuracy assessment of the traffic safety module on two-lane rural roads
Authors: GIRDVAINIS Romas , BERTULIENĖ Lina , JUKNEVIČIŪTĖ-ŽILINSKIENĖ Lina , VOROBJOVAS Viktoras , GINTALAS Vilimas
Published: October 2023

EU countries use a design methodology based on the traffic safety module, proposed by the German scientist
R. Lamm. This methodology makes it possible to identify potentially high-risk sections of the road that can
become dangerous sections or “black spots” in the future, even at the design stage. This methodology has not yet been
implemented in the provisions of the Lithuanian road design normative documents. During the analysis of the traffic
safety module results obtained during the previous research carried out by the authors, the impression was created that
some of them are wrong. Therefore, in this research, it was decided to also perform a natural experiment by passing
the investigated road sections by car. The purpose of this research is to evaluate the accuracy of R. Lamm traffic safety
module. The paper presents results of the experiment and their comparison with the predictions of theoretical research.
Laparoscopic IPOMPLUS repair-current outcomes and complications
Authors: Kostov Konstantin , Marinov Vesselin , Ivanova Stefka , Chaneva Mariya , Atanasov Petar , Atanasova Venceslava
Published: October 2023

Purpose: The study aims to assess the current outcomes and complications of laparoscopic ventral hernia repair using intraperitoneal onlay mesh with defect closure (IPOM PLUS) technique by use of dual-sided synthetic mesh.

Material and methods: Retrospectively clinical data for 27 patients with umbilical, paraumbilical, incisional, ventral, and primary hernia, operated in the Department of General, Visceral and Emergency Surgery “Pirogov” from 01.06.2022 to 01.06. 2022 was analyzed. The diagnosis was based on history, physical examination(mainly), ultrasound, and CT. Of the hospitalized, women were 16 (59.26%) men 11 (40.74%).

Results: Of the selected group, 13 patients had umbilical defects, 3 with an epigastric hernia, 7 with a paraumbilical hernia, and 4 with incisional defects. Adhesiolysis was needed in 18 cases, while others were performed straight with hernia closure. The operating time varied between 49 and 127 minutes (average 57.4 minutes). The hospital stay ranged from 1 day to 4 days (average 1.7 days). We had noticed complications in three of the cases (11.11%).

Conclusion: IPOM PLUS repair is safe, practicable, and advantageous over a standard IPOM or open repair as reported in the literature. Accordingly, we prefer this approach with the closure of the fascial defect first while repairing ventral abdominal wall hernias.
Developing responsible AI practices at the Smithsonian Institution
Authors: Dikow Rebecca , DiPietro Corey , Trizna Michael , BredenbeckCorp Hanna , Bursell Madeline , Ekwealor Jenna , Hodel Richard , Lopez Nilda , Mattingly William , Munro Jeremy , Naples Richard , Oubre Candace , Robarge Drew , Snyder Sara , Spillane Jennifer , Tomerlin Melinda Jane , Villanueva Luis , White Alexander
Published: October 2023

Applications of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) have become pervasive in our everyday lives. These applications range from the mundane (asking ChatGPT to write a thank you note) to high-end science (predicting future weather patterns in the face of climate change), but, because they rely on human-generated or mediated data, they also have the potential to perpetuate systemic oppression and racism. For museums and other cultural heritage institutions, there is great interest in automating the kinds of applications at which AI and ML can excel, for example, tasks in computer vision including image segmentation, object recognition (labelling or identifying objects in an image) and natural language processing (e.g. named-entity recognition, topic modelling, generation of word and sentence embeddings) in order to make digital collections and archives discoverable, searchable and appropriately tagged.

A coalition of staff, Fellows and interns working in digital spaces at the Smithsonian Institution, who are either engaged with research using AI or ML tools or working closely with digital data in other ways, came together to discuss the promise and potential perils of applying AI and ML at scale and this work results from those conversations. Here, we present the process that has led to the development of an AI Values Statement and an implementation plan, including the release of datasets with accompanying documentation to enable these data to be used with improved context and reproducibility (dataset cards). We plan to continue releasing dataset cards and for AI and ML applications, model cards, in order to enable informed usage of Smithsonian data and research products.
Branch life: negotiating national and local activism in UCU
Authors: Featherstone David , Schwarz Bill , Narayan John , Pradella Lucia
Published: October 2023

Two members of the King&'s College London branch of the University College Union (UCU) discuss the union's long-running national dispute over the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS), as well as more local disputes they have been involved with at the College level. Their actions
over conditions within King's - including on equalities issues, specifically child care issues, London weighting and institutional democracy - illustrate how a branch can link up local disputes with national disputes, making them more concrete and specific, and seeking to create an institution
that has a local form of democracy running through it. They also discuss how union debate and action has expanded during the period of the dispute: the union, both nationally and locally, has taken up issues of precarity and casualisation; pay gaps and structural inequalities; workloads; and
questions of decolonisation. At King's, the union are negotiating for free childcare support for all staff, available on the same basis for everyone, as part of a wider collective agreement with the college on all issues of pay and conditions of employment. They have also sought to democratise
the Council - the decision-making body of the College - partly through drawing attention to the increasing number of corporate figures who sit on the Council, including its chair, Lord Geidt. As well as increasing involvement in the Black Lives Matter movement, there has been a radicalising
of the branch's activities on imperialism, including calling attention to the role of the college in imperialism, and demands to demilitarise both the USS and the university itself.
Éditorial. Russie-Ukraine : nouvelle géopolitique du monde
Authors: Giblin Béatrice
Published: October 2023

Après 18 mois de guerre le front du conflit russo-ukrainien semble stabilisé, la contre-offensive ukrainienne peine à percer les lignes de défense russes. Cette guerre déclenchée par la Russie a déjà des conséquences sur les rapports de forces géopolitiques mondiaux. Cet éditorial revient sur l’importance des représentations géopolitiques russes sur l’Ukraine dans le déclenchement de la guerre. Il analyse le comportement inattendu des deux armées belligérantes et les conséquences géopolitiques majeures de l’invasion russe de l’Ukraine pour l’Union européenne, l’OTAN, l’Afrique. Les pays démocratiques réalisent qu’ils sont les seuls à apporter un soutien militaire et financier à l’Ukraine, les autres pays voient dans cette guerre l’opportunité de mettre fin à l’hégémonie occidentale, en particulier celle des États-Unis.
Les États-Unis et l’OTAN face à la guerre en Ukraine
Authors: Grand Camille
Published: October 2023

L’attaque russe contre l’Ukraine a bouleversé le paysage stratégique européen. L’OTAN est revenue vers ses missions fondamentales de défense collective et a entamé une transformation sans précédent depuis la fin de la Guerre froide. Alors que l’Alliance est restée gardée dans sa gestion de la guerre en Ukraine en veillant à ne pas s’engager dans le conflit, elle doit désormais penser sa relation future avec Kyiv. Dans cette crise les États-Unis sont apparus à la fois comme indispensables et prudents. Ils ont privilégié l’unité de l’Alliance, le refus de l’escalade avec Moscou tout en étant les premiers fournisseurs d’assistance militaire à l’Ukraine et en demeurant, pour de nombreux alliés, la garantie ultime de la sécurité de l’Europe. Confrontés à un débat intérieur vif et des priorités en compétition, leur rôle futur dans l’architecture de sécurité européenne reste à redéfinir alors que la guerre en Ukraine est venue percuter leur basculement stratégique vers l’Indopacifique.
La guerre d’Ukraine, l’OTAN et l’Europe de la défense. Organisation et reconfiguration de l’espace euro-atlantique
Authors: Mongrenier Jean-Sylvestre
Published: October 2023

La guerre d’Ukraine n’a pas commencé avec l’« opération spéciale » russe du 24 février 2022. C’est huit ans plus tôt, en mars 2014, qu’une guerre dite « hybride » commença. Désormais, c’est d’une « guerre de haute intensité » dont il s’agit. D’aucuns parlent de résurrection de l’OTAN et de transmutation de l’Union européenne, convertie aux lois de la puissance. Analysée sous ce rapport, la situation géopolitique confirme le partage historique des tâches entre les instances euro-atlantiques : la défense collective est toujours l’apanage de l’OTAN et le rôle de l’Union européenne demeure subsidiaire, ce qui n’exclut pas quelques avancées. En revanche, la guerre en cours induit une reconfiguration des équilibres de puissance en Europe et pose des questions géopolitiques essentielles, qu’il s’agisse de la candidature de l’Ukraine à l’OTAN, des incertitudes de la Turquie ou encore de la nécessité de se déterminer sur le rapport à la Chine populaire.
L’Ukraine, un allié essentiel à la protection du territoire numérique américain
Authors: Guiffard Jonathan
Published: October 2023

Le conflit russo-ukrainien, qui a démarré en février 2014 et qui s’est accéléré en février 2022, a conduit le gouvernement américain à s’engager auprès de l’Ukraine, notamment via un soutien fort dans les domaines cyber et renseignement. L’assistance apportée aux autorités et forces armées ukrainiennes a permis aux institutions américaines de renforcer leur connaissance de la menace stratégique russe dans l’espace numérique. Cet article permet d’entrevoir le rôle central que joue l’écosystème cyber-industriel américain dans ce processus et la manière dont il s’inscrit dans une stratégie globale de surveillance et de protection du territoire américain à l’étranger. Cette coopération étroite est un facteur d’autonomisation du gouvernement ukrainien qui laisse toutefois apparaître des dépendances stratégiques nouvelles, en renforçant à la fois la domination américaine de l’espace numérique et une codépendance de fait des deux partenaires.
Du fiasco initial à l’enlisement de l’armée russe en Ukraine
Authors: Marangé Céline
Published: October 2023

La guerre en Ukraine est un conflit de haute intensité sur une ligne de front qui s’étire aujourd’hui sur près de 1 400 km. Elle a révélé plusieurs faiblesses que les engagements précédents, beaucoup plus modestes par leur ampleur et par leur intensité, ne pouvaient pas faire apparaître. Pour comprendre les contre-performances russes en Ukraine, il est essentiel de tenir compte des biais du plan opérationnel initial, des conditions d’engagement en amont et au début de l’invasion et de la prévalence du mensonge, à la fois au sein de l’armée russe et dans les services de renseignement ; il faut aussi prendre en considération les forces morales et l’habileté tactique de la partie ukrainienne, ainsi que l’aide militaire massive que les États-Unis et d’autres pays occidentaux lui ont apportée. Cependant, malgré les déconvenues militaires et les difficultés opérationnelles observées en Ukraine, l’armée russe, si rustiques soient ses moyens, reste une armée redoutable.
La guerre en Ukraine vue des Balkans occidentaux : vers un nouveau paysage géopolitique ?
Authors: Cattaruzza Amaël , Štiks Igor
Published: October 2023

Cet article propose d’étudier les conséquences de la guerre en Ukraine sur la situation géopolitique dans les Balkans occidentaux. Contrairement au reste de l’Europe, les réactions des États et des sociétés des Balkans vis-à-vis de l’Ukraine et de la Russie sont divisées pour plusieurs raisons. Tout d’abord, du fait des rivalités géopolitiques internes à la région – que ce soit au Kosovo, en Serbie, au Monténégro ou en Bosnie-Herzégovine – qui expliquent le soutien d’une partie des Serbes à la politique de Vladimir Poutine. De fait, avant même la guerre en Ukraine, la Russie avait accru son influence diplomatique et informationnelle en soutenant systématiquement les positions serbes dans les Balkans. Ensuite, du fait du « grand jeu » international qui se dessine depuis deux décennies dans la région et qui, dans un contexte de lassitude vis-à-vis d’un élargissement européen en panne, fait émerger de nouveaux acteurs, qui diffusent des projets géopolitiques alternatifs auprès des populations de la région. Cette nouvelle géopolitique régionale dans les Balkans pose de nouveaux défis à l’Europe, alors que la sécurité du continent est menacée.
La Chine et l’Inde face à la guerre en Ukraine : jusqu’où soutenir la Russie ?
Authors: Saint-Mézard Isabelle
Published: October 2023

Au premier abord, l’Inde et la Chine ont adopté une approche semblable face à l’invasion russe de l’Ukraine. Elles ont l’une et l’autre refusé de condamner la Russie et préféré appeler à la résolution du conflit de manière pacifique, par la négociation. Elles ont aussi refusé de s’associer aux trains de sanctions internationales contre la Russie et maintenu leur dialogue politique et leurs échanges commerciaux avec elle. Enfin, l’Inde et la Chine ont invoqué une posture de neutralité sur la guerre en Ukraine et cherché à rallier au nom du « Sud global », l’ensemble des États qui n’ont pas voulu prendre parti dans le conflit. Pourtant, l’ambivalence pro-russe de la Chine et de l’Inde cache bien des nuances dans leurs vision et positionnement respectifs par rapport à la guerre en Ukraine. Surtout, leur volonté de préserver leurs relations avec la Russie relève d’intérêts et de finalités en réalité très distincts. Il apparaît, en définitive, que si la Chine continue de soutenir la Russie du président Poutine, l’Inde peine à ne pas s’en éloigner.
« Travailler à partir de sa propre vie ». Proximité de genre et travail ­­d’animation dans une association de femmes immigrées
Authors: Arnoulet Violette
Published: October 2023

Prenant pour exemple une association de femmes installée dans une cité de logements sociaux de la banlieue parisienne, cet article analyse ­­l’émergence conjointe au cours des années 1980 ­­d’une catégorie de public, les « femmes du quartier », et ­­d’une forme de travail social, ­­l’« animation de quartier ». À partir ­­d’une enquête sociohistorique, ­­l’article reconstitue les conditions de création de ­­l’association, le parcours et les pratiques de ses deux premières animatrices de 1982 à 1991. Il interroge plus particulièrement le recours à une proximité de genre entre animatrices et adhérentes de ­­l’association, comme principal ressort du travail ­­d’animation, dans un contexte ­­d’essoufflement des formes ­­d’encadrement existantes dans cette ville communiste de ­­l’ancienne Banlieue rouge. Après avoir exposé les dynamiques locales qui soutiennent ­­l’émergence ­­d’une catégorie de public définie par le genre et le lieu de résidence, ­­l’article analyse comment les animatrices mobilisent leurs expériences de jeunes mères étrangères, de résidentes du quartier et de militantes pour accomplir la tâche qui leur est confiée. Il montre finalement ­­qu’en reprenant à leur compte une catégorie à laquelle elles sont assignées, elles façonnent un rôle peu défini ­­d’animatrice de quartier, au profit ­­d’une conception militante du travail social.
Des citoyen·nes à reconnecter ? La fracture numérique et le réengagement de ­­l’État dans les mondes ruraux en France
Authors: Devez Chloé
Published: October 2023

À mesure que ­­l’État français conduit sa dématérialisation, ­­l’inclusion des populations en difficulté avec le numérique devient un enjeu majeur des politiques publiques. Cette contribution ­­s’intéresse au dispositif « Conseiller numérique France services » et au travail relationnel ­­qu’il implique. Lancé par le gouvernement en 2021, il visait à financer le recrutement de médiateurs et médiatrices numériques au sein de collectivités territoriales et ­­d’associations. À partir ­­d’une observation participante dans une petite association rurale de formation à ­­l’informatique, ­­l’article montre que la mise en œuvre du dispositif repose sur les ressources sociales locales des promoteurs et promotrices du numérique et sur leur capacité à les mobiliser pour créer et ­­s’insérer dans des réseaux institutionnels complexes. Leur travail en direction des publics ­­s’appuie sur des relations fortement personnalisées, porteuses de malentendus auprès des plus précaires.
Accessibilité à l’arrière-pays, connectivité maritime et relations interportuaires : une analyse spatiale
Authors: Tassadit Dial Rania , Figueiredo De Oliveira Gabriel
Published: October 2023

L'objectif de cette étude est de comprendre comment les effets spatiaux influencent le trafic conteneurisé des ports européens. Nous utilisons différentes méthodes d’estimation spatiale sur un échantillon de 123 ports européens sur la période 2005-2019. Les principaux résultats sont : (i) l'existence d'effets d'autocorrélation spatiale positifs et significatifs ; (ii) l’augmentation du PIB par habitant de la région impacte positivement les flux de conteneurs sur les terminaux portuaires ; (iii) la hausse du nombre de liaisons maritimes de 10 % pourrait conduire à augmenter le débit de conteneurs d’environ 4 % ; (iv) l’augmentation d'un écart-type de l’indice de spécialisation en hydrocarbures permettrait de diminuer le trafic conteneurisé d’environ 42 %. Ces résultats confirment l’importance pour les autorités portuaires de renforcer la coordination et la coopération entre les ports de la même région.
Family Empowerment Strategies for Relapse Prevention in Individuals With Schizophrenia: A Scoping Review
Authors: Iswanti Dwi Indah , Nursalam Nursalam , Fitryasari Rizki , Mendrofa Fery Agusman Motuho , Kandar Kandar
Published: October 2023

The current scoping review aimed to provide an overview of family empowerment strategies used in relapse prevention among individuals with schizophrenia. Three major topics were explored: (a) the family empowerment model used in relapse prevention among individuals with schizophrenia; (b) family intervention strategies; and (c) special considerations for integrating family empowerment in relapse prevention among individuals with schizophrenia. There is a need to identify and use family resources and strengths, such as acceptance of schizophrenia, development of spirituality, involvement in daily activities, and understanding of behaviors that exacerbate symptoms, to reduce relapse risk. The family empowerment paradigm incorporates new information and coping skills, family support, meaning-making, life objectives, self-reflection, and good family experiences. Families as agents of care at home should be provided with stress management and family psychoeducation to improve family resilience. Further research is needed to understand family empowerment and develop comprehensive guidelines regarding relapse prevention management among individuals with schizophrenia. [
Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 62
(5), 19–27.]
Alexithymia and Forgiveness Levels of Forensic Psychiatric Patients
Authors: Polat Hatice , Karakaş Sibel Asi , Erçel Şeyda , Taşci Gülay
Published: October 2023

The current cross-sectional study was performed to examine levels of alexithymia and forgiveness in forensic psychiatric patients. Data were collected between March 2022 and August 2022 at a high-security forensic psychiatric hospital affiliated with a city hospital in Turkey. A personal information form prepared by the researchers, the Toronto Alexithymia Scale, and the Heartland Forgiveness Scale were used to obtain data. Participants comprised 132 forensic psychiatric patients who agreed to participate in the study. A significant negative correlation was found between alexithymia and forgiveness levels of participants (
p
< 0.01,
r
= −0.259). In other words, as alexithymia levels increased, participants were found to be less forgiving. In addition, results suggest that forensic psychiatric patients are susceptible to alexithymia and higher levels of forgiveness. Determining forgiveness and alexithymia levels of forensic psychiatric patients will contribute to the structuring of care to be offered to these patients. [
Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 62
(6), 27–35.]
Grandmothers as Primary Caregivers for Their Grandchildren in Uganda: Challenges Faced and Potential for a Sustainable Livelihood Intervention
Authors: Matovu Schola N. , Ellington Lee , Watt Melissa , Nakasujja Noeline , Young Heather M.
Published: October 2023

Global drivers of health, such as poverty, climate change, and public health crises, pose significant impact on many vulnerable groups, such as grandmother-caregivers (GMCs). Engaging community partners in this problem could help in understanding salient issues and devising solutions to alleviate the challenges faced by GMCs. The purpose of the current study was to engage community members in rural Uganda in identifying challenges experienced by GMCs and explore the potential for a sustainable livelihood for this population. We used a community-engaged ethnographic methodology for our qualitative study, which was informed by the Sustainable Livelihood Framework. Themes emerged in two domains:
GMC Challenges
and
Potential for Sustainable Livelihoods and Intervention Recommendations
. The challenges experienced by GMCs are multifaceted as are the potential solutions. Our findings have the potential to inform community development interventions that support the livelihoods and well-being of GMCs in Uganda and similar settings. [
Research in Gerontological Nursing, 17
(1), 43–52.]
Financial asset allocation and green innovation
Authors: Duan Jun , Liu Tingting , Yang Xiaoran , Yang Hua , Gao Yunwei
Published: October 2023

Sustainable development is a key issue of global concern, and countries around the world are striving to promote green development. From the perspective of financial asset allocation motivation, this paper explores the impact of financial asset allocation on green innovation based on the data of A-share listed non-financial companies from 2011 to 2021. First, there is an inverted U-shaped relationship between the proportion of financial asset allocation and the green innovation of physical enterprises, that is, as the proportion of financial asset allocation increases, the green innovation output of enterprises first increases and then decreases. After robustness testing, the conclusion still holds. Second, further testing of the intermediary mechanism shows that the moderate holding of short-term financial assets by real enterprises can increase the output of green innovation by alleviating financing constraints, which is manifested as the "reservoir" effect. The "crowding out" effect plays a leading role when overallocation of financial assets reduces liquidity supply and capital expenditure, which in turn reduces green innovation output. Third, in the test of financial asset allocation preference, it is found that the short-term financial assets held by enterprises mainly play a "reservoir" effect, that is, they tend to be "preventive" motives. Holding long-term financial assets mainly exerts a "crowding out" effect, that is, tends to "seek profits" motives. Finally, there are differences in the impact of financial asset allocation on green innovation output among enterprises with different property rights, different monetary policies and different social responsibilities.
Measurement of spillover effect between green bond market and traditional bond market in China
Authors: Peng Gang , Ding Jie , Zhou Zehang , Zhu Li
Published: October 2023

With the aim of effectively preventing and controlling systemic risk, by stimulating the advancement of the green bond market, it is significant and imperative to help investors and policymakers adopt more effective measures, which will ensure them to maximize profit. We construct VAR, DCC-GARCH and Copula-CoVaR models, and study the spillover effect between the green bond market and traditional bond market from the three perspectives of mean spillover, volatility spillover and extreme risk spillover using the data on daily closing prices of green bond market and traditional bond market indices. The research findings of this paper are as follows: (1) There are three spillover effects of mean value, volatility and extreme risk among the green bond market, corporate bond market, enterprise bond market and conventional bond market. (2) From the perspective of mean spillover between markets, only the mean spillover between the conventional bond market and the green bond market is bidirectional, and there is the profoundest impact of spillover from the green bond market to the conventional bond market. (3) As far as the volatility spillover between markets is concerned, the volatility spillover between the three traditional bond market and the green bond markets are all positive. The volatility spillover between the conventional bond market and the green bond market is the largest, which is particularly obvious in the first half of 2018 and the first half of 2020. (4) In terms of inter-market extreme risk spillover, the risk spillover between the green bond market and the traditional bond market is positive. The green bond market contributes more to the risk spillover of the enterprise bond market, and it has a time-varying risk spillover effect on the traditional bond market.
Validation of an Instrument to Assess Deductive Reasoning in Solving Types of Problems
Authors: Díaz Quezada Verónica , Sepúlveda Albornoz Marcelo
Published: October 2023

The accelerated pace of knowledge generation requires engineering students to develop differenttypes of reasoning during their education. Deductive reasoning is essential to establishingself-regulated judgments based on reasoned argumentation. This paper aims to describeand illustrate the process by which a test of multiple-choice, open-response verbal mathematicalproblems was designed, applied, and validated to assess the deductive reasoning ofsecond-semester students of two engineering degrees from a university in a region of southernChile. The research used a non-experimental, cross-sectional approach focused on psychometricaspects. The evaluation instrument was developed on the basis of a typology ofmathematical problems and a model of deductive reasoning. The resolutions of types of problemsare classified according to their nature, routine and non-routine, and according to theircontext, real, realistic, fantasy, and purely mathematical, while the deductive argumentativemodel comprises the phases of data, claim, and warrant. The results guarantee sufficient contentand construct validity, item discrimination, and reliability; therefore, they represent auseful tool for measuring the level of deductive reasoning among first-year engineering studentsduring the process of solving a type of mathematical problem.
A Decision-Making Platform for Educational Content Assessment Within a Stakeholder-Driven Digital Educational Ecosystem
Authors: Nurbekova Zhanat , Aimicheva Gaukhar , Baigusheva Kanagat , Sembayev Talgat , Mukametkali Manshuk
Published: October 2023

The paper discusses the features of the implementation of a digital decision-making platformfor evaluating educational content as part of a stakeholder-driven digital educationalecosystem. The authors propose a methodology of business process digitalization that considersa three-stage quality evaluation of educational resources regarding their content, as intraditional textbooks, digital educational resources, e-learning content, curricula, etc. The digitaldecision-making platform (DDMP) is at the core of the examination of educational contentand resources through interactive voting by experts, which allows multi-criteria evaluation.DDMP is designed to provide experts with digitally intelligent services for expert assessmentand objective decision-making, as well as monitoring the assessment process. The developeddigital platform is integrated into any learning management system (LMS) by contributing tothe improvement of a digital educational ecosystem.
Optimizing Machine Learning Algorithms for Heart Disease Classification and Prediction
Authors: El-Ibrahimi Abdeljalil , Terrada Oumaima , El Gannour Oussama , Cherradi Bouchaib , El Abbassi Ahmed , Bouattane Omar
Published: October 2023

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), cardiovascular disease is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Thus, the prevention of this kind of illness is considered as a huge human health challenge. Additionally, the diagnostic process often involves a combination of clinical examination, laboratory tests, and other diagnostic procedures, which can be complex and time-consuming. However, advances in medical technology and research have led to improved methods for diagnosing heart disease, which can help to improve patient outcomes. Furthermore, Machine Learning (ML) methods have shown promise in helping to improve the diagnosis of heart disease. Each method requires specific parameters to produce good results. In this paper, we propose a diagnosis support system based on optimized Machine Learning algorithms, which is Artificial Neural Network (ANN), Support Vector Machine (SVM), K_Nearest Neighbour (KNN), Naive Bayes (NB), and Decision Tree (DT) to analyze the major cardiovascular risk factors, such as age, gender, high blood pressure, etc. To train and validate the ML models, a medical dataset of 558 patients with atherosclerosis is used. In this work, we achieved a 96.67% as promising accuracy level for the atherosclerosis prediction with ANN.
Laughter in the Time of Coronavirus: Epidemic Humor and Satire in Chinese Women's Digital Diaries
Authors: Choy Howard
Published: October 2023

This paper is a study of humorous and satirical image-texts found in eleven Chinese women’s online diaries composed between 2020 and 2022 during the time of COVID-19, including three from Wuhan, one from Xi’an, two from Chongqing, one from Chengdu, one composed by a Shanghainese, and three by New Yorkers. The diarists’ intersectional positionings as social worker, medical practitioner, interactive designer, unemployed grassroots organizer, overseas student, filmmaker, teacher, journalists, writers, and mothers from different cities in China and the United States inform their individual articulations of concerns about sociopolitical changes, pandemic situations, everyday life, as well as gender and class issues.Epidemic humor and satire in these lockdown narratives will be introduced in light of multidisciplinary methods, including sociological studies, political philosophy, psychological theory, and literary criticism. These feminine expressions of comic feelings point to communal laughter as a strategy for survival, subversion, and nonviolent resistance against unprecedented state surveillance and interventions in everyday life. As Sinophone literature continues to go global together with the spread of the disease, the Chinese diaries tend to be more politically satiric, as seen in Fang Fang’s Wuhan Diary and its English, German, and Japanese renditions, while the American–Chinese journals are rather humorous in terms of recording life, such as daily diet and necessities during the quarantine. This is due to cultural and situational differences, yet they have all exhibited their feminine sensitivity and sensibilities and formed a structure of feeling representing popular responses to the official discourse among digital citizens in the time of coronavirus.