bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Socioeconomic role of women in the light of Islamic teachings and Constitution of Pakistan
Authors: Ashraf Maria , Rasheed Rizwan
Published: July 2021

Pakistan is the sixth largest populated country estimated to have 200 million persons. Nearly half of its population is comprised of Women.  Pakistani Women are contributing to advancement of this country by playing a vital role in core fields.  But there are some areas where women are facing challenges like gender discrimination, limited access to education, domestic violence etc. Islam bestowed women a significance value in Islamic community. It is Islam that transforms women from symbol of shame to mark of an honor in Man dominated society. Beside this Glory there are also certain limits for women described by Islam. Muslim Women of Prophet Muḥammad (PBUH) era is the perfect exemplary Models for us. Besides being a dutiful Mother, Wife, Daughter and sister they did engage in worldly affairs too. It is true that home and family should be women’s first priority but in present time importance of women role cannot be denied in particular fields. Constitution of Pakistan provides equal rights to women. In 21st century we need a balanced and practical vision that ensures socio-economic development of Pakistani women without disturbing social Islamic structure.  Briefly In this article these issues will be analyzed with practical approach by concluding applicable proposals.
Hibridación del terrorismo y crimen organizado desde áfrica occidental hasta américa latina vs derechos humanos
Authors: Sangaré Idrissa
Published: July 2021

Desde los atentados del 11 de septiembre de 2001 en las Torres Gemelas, el mundo. Por ende, Estados Unidos declaro la guerra contra terroristas, especialmente Al Qaeda, donde la organización estaba instalada como si fuera un Estado, controlaba la zona. Cobraba los derechos de pisos y vendían drogas para financiar sus actividades y sus entrenamientos militares. En un nuevo terreno fértil para sus actividades. Además de los terroristas, las organizaciones criminales de América aprovecharon la escasa vigilancia, pasando por esta región con sus mercancías con destino final en Europa, se multiplicó la vigilancia de las fronteras de Estados Unidos – México; lo más importante es la ganancia que deja la nueva ruta de la cocaína, conocida como la Ruta A-10. Los barones de las drogas operan con los terroristas. Aplicaré el método comparativo para mostrar la hipótesis acerca de que los países con menos educación y los jóvenes con menos empleos son más propensos a caer en delincuencia organizada y terrorismo, en comparación con países con un nivel de educación estable como Senegal. Los países cadentes de políticas públicas son los que tienen más alta tasa de corrupción. Nuestra investigación, creara conocimiento sobre la situación de Malí y países similares.
Managerial capabilities and generic business strategies in the wineries of the 'Cava' protected designation of origin
Authors: Ferrer Juan R.
Published: July 2021

Aim of study:  Cava is Spain’s largest wine exporter. However, in the last 20 years, the growth of exports from Cava protected designation of origin (PDO) wineries has been lower than that of other Spanish PDO wines, and Cava’s domestic market share has fallen. From the point of view of strategic management, it could be said that it seems that the wineries of the Cava PDO are losing their competitive advantage. It is therefore fundamental to perform an analysis of the wineries that maintain a better performance to understand the elements that give them a competitive advantage. In this article, to analyse competitive advantage, both management capabilities and Robinson and Pearce’s generic business strategies are studied. The objective is twofold; on the one hand, we pursue the level of the managerial capabilities in the wineries of Cava PDO, while on the other hand, we seek to know the influence of the managerial capabilities and the strategies as reflected in their business performance.Area of study: Spanish wineries of the Cava PDO.Material and methods: Sixty-six wineries were analyzed using the Mann-Whitney U Test and Bayesian regression to determine the relationship between the managerial capabilities, strategy, and business performance.Main results: The results show a lower level of managerial capabilities in Cava PDO wineries as compared with Rioja PDO wineries, a strong relationship between management capabilities and performance.Research highlights: These results are highly applicable since they show what resources and what strategies should be promoted to achieve a competitive advantage.
Acceso a la educación superior en Chile desde la financiación privada: entre la inequidad estructural y la oportunidad individual
Authors: Rivera-Vargas Pablo , Climent Sanjuan Victor , Rivera Bilbao René
Published: July 2021

El principal indicador para evaluar la equidad del sistema de educación superior en Chile ha sido la ampliación de la matrícula. Entre las medidas adoptadas para su consecución se encuentra el uso del Crédito con Aval del Estado (CAE) como herramienta para financiar los estudios universitarios. El objetivo de esta investigación ha sido analizar el impacto de dicha política, tanto en la configuración del mercado universitario actual como en la percepción de sus «beneficiarios». A través de un enfoque metodológico mixto, que incluyó revisión documental y entrevistas individuales a estudiantes beneficiarios del CAE, se generaron tres dimensiones de análisis. Los resultados evidencian la existencia de interfaces complejas entre los resultados macroeconómicos y la experiencia de los estudiantes. En efecto, mientras una mirada a la objetividad del sistema demuestra el soporte neoliberal y el refuerzo que supone a la «bancarización» del financiamiento educativo, la perspectiva de los beneficiarios es que el CAE representaría una oportunidad única de acceso a la educación superior.
Impacto del aprendizaje cooperativo en la inclusión del alumnado en la educación secundaria
Authors: Muntaner Guasp Juan Jorge , Forteza Forteza Dolors
Published: July 2021

El propósito de este artículo es mostrar los resultados obtenidos en un instituto de educación secundaria de la comunidad autónoma de las Islas Baleares que ha implementado el programa Cooperar para Aprender / Aprender a Cooperar, tanto en los tres ámbitos de intervención como en las tres etapas de desarrollo que presenta el mismo. El objetivo principal es analizar el impacto que ejerce el aprendizaje cooperativo en la cohesión, la inclusión y la adquisición de conocimientos por parte de los estudiantes. La metodología de investigación utilizada se sitúa en el paradigma cualitativo, y más concretamente en el estudio de caso único, de carácter intrínseco. La recogida de información proviene de tres fuentes complementarias que nos permiten realizar la triangulación necesaria para garantizar su validez y su fiabilidad: entrevista semiestructurada a la comisión de aprendizaje cooperativo del centro, grupo de discusión del profesorado implicado y grupo de discusión con estudiantes. Los resultados nos permiten concluir que la introducción del aprendizaje cooperativo es una metodología que incrementa las situaciones de interacción, relación y adquisición de conocimientos.
Aprendizaje-servicio y desarrollo cívico-social en titulaciones universitarias del ámbito educativo: preparando al alumnado para la práctica de una educación inclusiva
Authors: Mella-Núñez Ígor , Quiroga-Carrillo Anaïs , Crespo Comesaña Julia
Published: July 2021

En esta investigación se analiza el potencial que tiene la metodología del aprendizajeservicio (ApS) para desarrollar competencias de carácter cívico-social vinculadas con el ejercicio de una práctica inclusiva en futuros profesionales de la educación. Siguiendo un diseño cuasiexperimental (pretest-postest), se compara a los alumnos de titulaciones de Ciencias de la Educación de la Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (USC) participantes en experiencias de ApS con aquellos que siguen una vía formativa más convencional. La muestra está conformada por un total de 336 sujetos (188 en el grupo experimental y 148 en el control). Específicamente, se analizan las dimensiones de liderazgo, conducta prosocial, competencia intercultural y trabajo en equipo. Los resultados demuestran que quienes participan en ApS terminan superando a sus compañeros en las tres últimas dimensiones, y que el sexo del alumnado y la participación previa en actividades universitarias de servicio a la comunidad se configuran como variables que inciden en los niveles de desarrollo de estas competencias.
Percepción del alumnado de máster sobre la formación en competencias emprendedoras a través de redes sociales
Authors: Clemente-Vázquez Sandra , Torres-Gordillo Juan-Jesús
Published: July 2021

El objetivo del presente estudio es analizar la percepción y el origen del nivel competencial en emprendimiento a través de redes sociales en el alumnado de másteres de las ramas de Ciencias, Humanidades y Artes y Ciencias Sociales ofertados por la Universidad de Sevilla. La crisis económica en España ha provocado que el emprendimiento sea, en muchos casos, la única vía de emplearse. Internet y el comercio electrónico obligan a tener en cuenta las redes sociales para acceder al mercado global. Se refuerza la universidad como figura esencial para crear cultura emprendedora a través de la formación de su alumnado. Se asume un diseño de investigación cuantitativo ex post facto, no experimental y de tipo descriptivo, correlacional e inferencial. El estudio se realizó con un muestreo no probabilístico por conveniencia. 178 estudiantes contestaron a un cuestionario ad hoc. Los resultados indican un grado entre moderado y bajo en cuanto a la percepción competencial del alumnado, aunque con algunas diferencias según la edad o el tipo de máster. Se constata que la educación formal superior no satisface al estudiantado en este sentido. Se concluye que la universidad debe mejorar su formación en materia de emprendimiento a través de redes sociales.
Predicting global entrepreneurship: An exploratory study
Authors: Torres-Coronas Teresa , Vidal-Blasco María-Arántzazu
Published: July 2021

Globalization provides international career opportunities and options, such as entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurship education is currently promoted in both national and European educational strategies. For university students, the viability of this career option depends on their own motivations, perceived competencies, and professional objectives. This study uses a structural equations model analyses the factors that affect the intention to create an international company. It focuses on how intercultural skills, cognitive cultural intelligence, entrepreneurial self-efficacy, and linguistic competence affects students’ motivation to create a company with an international vocation. The results of the study show that proficiency in a foreign language, language competence, and entrepreneurial self-efficacy are relevant factors. The research also discusses the implications of these results for teaching in higher education institutions. There is a need to update graduates’ employability skills and the competences that future teachers must acquire.
Políticas y prácticas inclusivas para estudiantes extranjeros en contextos de neoliberalismo avanzado: paradojas y contrasentidos del caso emblemático chileno
Authors: Jiménez Felipe , Valdés René
Published: July 2021

Este trabajo sistematiza y analiza críticamente la experiencia de inclusión de estudiantes extranjeros en escuelas del sistema educativo chileno, caso emblemático de neoliberalismo avanzado. Mediante una investigación con perspectiva etnográfica realizada en seis centros públicos en los últimos seis años, los resultados proponen un conjunto de barreras y de facilitadores resultantes del trabajo autodidacta de las escuelas. Las discusiones apuntan a evidenciar las tensiones que emergen de la confluencia en el espacio académico de principios educativos neoliberales con políticas y programas de inclusión para estudiantes de origen extranjero. A través de la experiencia de este conjunto de instituciones participantes, las reflexiones finales ofrecen una lectura crítica de dicha convergencia, sus repercusiones en el quehacer cotidiano de las escuelas, así como los desafíos pendientes en materia de políticas educativas inclusivas.
Estudio sobre compromiso y expectativas de autoeficacia académica en estudiantes universitarios de grado
Authors: Álvarez-Pérez Pedro Ricardo , López-Aguilar David , Garcés-Delgado Yaritza
Published: July 2021

El análisis de las expectativas académicas y del nivel de compromiso hacia el grado que cursa el alumnado universitario permite conocer hasta qué punto es capaz de realizar una autoevaluación, generalmente subjetiva, sobre la probabilidad de lograr buenos resultados en sus estudios. La finalidad de esta investigación es analizar la incidencia que el compromiso académico tiene en las creencias de autoeficacia y en las expectativas de rendimiento en universitarios de grado. La muestra la constituyen 502 alumnos de primer y segundo curso de los grados ofertados por la Facultad de Educación de la ULL. Se administró la escala validada de compromiso académico Utrech Work Engagement Scale-UWES-17 y, con el fin de valorar las expectativas de rendimiento académico, se preguntó qué calificaciones esperaban obtener al final del primer semestre. Los resultados revelaron que los estudiantes que tenían creencias favorables hacia el logro de buenas calificaciones eran quienes obtenían mejores puntajes en la escala de compromiso académico. La incidencia que ejerce dicho parámetro en las expectativas de resultados del alumnado universitario abre una línea de actuación importante en la educación superior, encaminada a lograr un nivel más elevado de adaptación, persistencia y éxito en los estudios.
Construir una educación inclusiva
Authors: Barreira Cerqueiras Eva M. , Crespo Comesaña Julia , Sarceda Gorgoso Carmen
Published: July 2021

Presentación del monográfico Construir una educación inclusiva.
Representaciones literarias de Campo de Gibraltar: demarcaciones, dinámicas y conflictos
Authors: Fuentes Felipe Oliver
Published: July 2021

La frontera entre España y Marruecos es una de las más complejas y conflictivas del mundo contemporáneo.  La disparidad económica entre Europa y África, las problemáticas locales de algunos municipios al sur de España, y la cercanía con Gibraltar y sus leyes fiscales a modo, suponen las condiciones idóneas para proliferación del tráfico de mercancía, drogas y personas.  Esta realidad ha sido retratada por distintos novelistas.  Este trabajo analiza tres ficciones españolas ambientadas en Campo de Gibraltar para analizar algunas problemáticas fronterizas concretas como la demarcación por  y la demarcación por , la transitoriedad de las dinámicas económicas y los límites de la ley para combatir al crimen organizado.
Review: "The Deportation Machine: America’s Long History Of Expelling Immigrants" (2020), by Adam Goodman
Authors: Yrizar Barbosa Guillermo , Hudgins Audrey
Published: July 2021

Review: The Deportation Machine: America’s Long History Of Expelling Immigrants (2020), by Adam Goodman
Multifunctional Children Clothing Design Process Based on the Eco-Fashion Design Model
Authors: Shaharuddin Siti Shukhaila , Hatef Jalil Marzie
Published: July 2021

The purpose of this study was to develop the design of multifunctional children’s clothing that supports sustainability goals. This paper proposes multifunctional clothing that can be recycled and decomposed at the end of the clothing’s lifespan. In particular, the Eco-fashion design model was adopted in this project. After analyzing fashion consumption and problems in children’s product design, four items of multifunctional children’s clothing were developed. Multifunctional children’s clothing design focuses on material selection, zero-waste techniques, design for disassembly and children’s health. Thus, the minimization of material diversity as well as the application of zero-waste design techniques and multifunctional design guidelines for children’s clothing design can be implemented towards sustainability in order to preserve the environment by selecting recyclable materials, promoting profit and human health concerning multifunctional purposes and international standards for children’s clothing design. The ﬁndings can be used in various apparel products to help mitigate problems related to environmental pollution and resource depletion in the apparel industry.
Biosimilar bidding in centralized tenders in Norway
Authors: Dalen Dag Morten , Strøm Steinar , Locatelli Marilena
Published: July 2021

Our objective is to study the competition effect of biosimilar entry in centralized tenders for an expensive category or drugs - TNF-inhibitors. We use monthly observations of prices and volumes for all brands and biosimilars in this drug category in Norway, covering the period from Jan. 2006 to Dec. 2016. Descriptive statistics and regression models are used to investigate the impact of biosimilars on the drug price and the effect of the number of brands on the intensity of competition. Both the entry of biosimilars and new branded drugs have increased competition and reduced prices. According to our estimates, an increase in the market share of biosimilars from 10 % to 60 %, will be accompanied with a 50 % reduction in the expected price. Only two years after entry, the first biosimilars in this drug category had gained a market share of 40 % in Norwegian hospitals. Although entry barriers for biosimilars are higher than for generics of chemical substances, significant cost savings are expected from patent expirations of expensive biologics as well. The centralized design of the tenders is an important institutional factor behind the strong competition effect.

Published: Online January 2020
O pensamento computacional e algumas questões da OBMEP como Metodologias inovadoras para as aulas de Matemática
Authors: Nunes Natália Bernardo , Bona Aline Silva de
Published: July 2021

O presente artigo relata uma pesquisa de atividades investigativas com o uso do pensamento computacional,através de recursos da computação plugada e desplugada, atrelado a questões da Olimpíada Brasileira de Matemática das Escolas Públicas (OBMEP) para auxiliar docentes, diante de uma defasagem no sistema educacional brasileiro, principalmente nas aulas de matemática. Com uma metodologia de pesquisa-ação, após a busca por recursos norteadores,foi realizada a elaboração de atividades paralela à testagem com professores do nível de ensino. Foram elaboradas 19 atividades cumprindo os requisitos, apresentadas para 32 professores. Destes, 30 demonstraram interesse em já aplicá-las a seus educandos de forma remota.
Desafios do Processamento de Alto Desempenho
Authors: Navaux Philippe Olivier Alexandre , Serpa Matheus da Silva
Published: July 2021

O Processamento de Alto Desempenho, High Performance Computing - HPC, vem crescendo de importância nos últimos anos com a necessidade de grande poder de processamento para gerenciar sistemas Big Data, assim como para treinamento e uso de algoritmos para Inteligência Artificial, entre outras demandas. Neste artigo é feita uma análise dos principais desafios na evolução destes sistemas para os próximos anos, quanto a futuras arquiteturas dos processadores e máquinas, a heterogeneidade, a computação quântica, além das necessidades de redução do consumo de energia e localidade dos dados e o avanço de soluções HPC na nuvem.
Evaluating Accessibility in Ubiquitous Environments: a Case Study with Museum Installations
Authors: Pimenta Josiane Rosa de Oliveira Gaia , Duarte Emanuel Felipe , Baranauskas Maria Cecília Calani
Published: July 2021

Ubiquitous environments dynamics brings new possibilities of interaction with technology and with people in the same environment. This paper investigates accessibility challenges in ubiquitous environments through existing formal principles (Universal Design principles, WCAG 2.1 and Good Practices of Urban Design). A case study at a museum scenario sheds light on the need for adaptations and lack of coverage of the principles. The main contributions of this paper are: 1) suitability analysis of existing principles and formal standards for accessibility transposed to the analyzed scenario; 2) from the analysis result, insights on missing aspects that might be brought to the design of ubiquitous computing scenarios accessible for all.
CoEPinKB: A Framework to Understand the Connectivity of Entity Pairs in Knowledge Bases
Authors: Jiménez Javier Guillot , Leme Luiz André P. Paes , Casanova Marco A.
Published: July 2021

A knowledge base, expressed using the Resource Description Framework (RDF), can be viewed as a graph whose nodes represent entities and whose edges denote relationships. The entity relatedness problem refers to the problem of discovering and understanding how two entities are related, directly or indirectly, that is, how they are connected by paths in a knowledge base. Strategies designed to solve the entity relatedness problem typically adopt an entity similarity measure to reduce the path search space and a path ranking measure to order and filter the list of paths returned. This paper presents a framework, called CoEPinKB, that supports the empirical evaluation of such strategies. The proposed framework allows combining entity similarity and path ranking measures to generate different path search strategies. The main goals of this paper are to describe the framework and present a performance evaluation of nine different path search strategies.
Desafios na Gerência de Estacionamentos por Imagem
Authors: Almeida Paulo R. L. de , Almeida Eduardo C. de
Published: July 2021

Com o aumento na população urbana, as cidades tem grande necessidade de utilizar métodos apoiados por técnicas de Inteligência Artificial para melhorar a mobilidade urbana em trânsitos cada vez mais congestionados pelo crescente número de veículos em circulação. Estudos demonstram que o problema de congestionamento de trânsito é agravado em até 30% por veículos procurando vagas de estacionamento. Neste artigo sumarizamos problemas em aberto na gerência de vagas de estacionamento por imagem e listamos nossos esforços de pesquisa combinando técnicas de aprendizado de máquina, edge computing e processamento de imagens.
Modelo Georreferenciado de Disponibilidade de Internet para Educação Superior Online: Estudo de Caso no Estado do Pará
Authors: Gomes Vitor Hugo M. , Dutra Rodrigo , Nascimento Weverson , Ferreira Luiz C. , Silva Marcelino S. da , Klautau Aldebaro B. R. , Pereira Antônio
Published: July 2021

Devido às medidas de distanciamento social implementadas durante a pandemia Covid-19, várias instituições de ensino superior estão usando aplicativos de Internet para fornecer conteúdo instrutivo aos seus alunos. No entanto, há uma desigualdade generalizada no acesso a esses recursos. Neste trabalho, modelamos a dispersão do sinal de Internet móvel com base em dados de geolocalização de torres de celular, avaliação de cobertura de terra e altimetria para fornecer uma imagem mais clara do acesso dos alunos à aula remota. Os resultados do estudo de caso mostram que há um grande número de estudantes da Universidade Federal do Pará cujo endereço está fora da área de cobertura dos provedores de telefonia móvel.
Técnicas de Processamento de Linguagem Natural em Denúncias Criminais: Automatização e Classificação de Texto em Português Coloquial
Authors: Gusmão Camila , Figueiredo Karla , Brito Walkir A. T.
Published: July 2021

Este artigo apresenta a investigação de Técnicas de Processamento de Linguagem Natural (PLN) em Denúncias Criminais, provenientes do aplicativo do serviço do Disque Denúncia RJ para smartphone. Nele é apresentado o processo de automatização, avaliando e classificando as denúncias, objetivando reduzir o tempo de análise do conteúdo das mensagens, que possui, como principal desafio, textos escritos em linguagem muito informal, contendo muitos erros morfossintáticos. Para alcançar tais objetivos foi necessária uma investigação de técnicas de pré-processamento visando melhorar a acurácia da classificação, que foi realizada por Support Vector Machine (SVM). Os resultados encontrados são bastante promissores para o tipo de textos de denúncias, atingindo uma precisão de 76,11%.
Einziehung ohne Verurteilung?
Authors: Heuer Bastian
Published: July 2021

As an interface between constitutional and criminal law, this work addresses the legal framework of non-conviction-based confiscation in German law. It focuses on the question of the constitutionality of independent confiscation under Sec. 76a (4) of the German Criminal Code. To give a profound answer on this question, its substantive and procedural characteristics, as well as a comparative law approach, are examined. Based on these results, the legal nature of the provision is determined. This is preceded by general considerations on the determination of the legal nature, taking into account constitutional principles. It is ultimately worked out that Sec. 76a (4) of the Criminal Code must be viewed critically from a constitutional law perspective.
Haemophilus influenzae Vulvovaginitis in Prepubertal Girls: A 4-Year Study on a Tertiary Children’s Hospital in China
Authors: Zhou Mingming , Sun Liying , Chen Xuejun , Fang Chao , Li Jianping , Hua Chunzhen
Published: July 2021

Background: Vulvovaginitis is a common infection in prepubertal girls, which is partly caused by bacterial infection. According to the literature, Haemophilus influenzae is one of the most common bacterial causes of vulvovaginitis in children. However, few studies with large sample sizes have delved into this issue. Objectives: To determine the prevalence of Haemophilus influenzae vulvovaginitis in prepubertal girls and detect the antimicrobial resistance of H. influenzae strains isolated from vulval specimens. Methods: The isolates of H. influenzae from the vulval swabs of prepubertal girls with vulvovaginitis were received from The Children’s Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, during 2016 - 2019. The vulval specimens were inoculated on Haemophilus selective chocolate agar, and antimicrobial susceptibility tests were performed by the disk diffusion method. Moreover, β-lactamase was detected using Cefinase disc. Results: In this study, 4142 vulval specimens were received during four years, of which 649 H. influenzae isolates had been isolated from 642 girls aged 6 months-13 years, with a median of 5 years. The peaks of isolates were observed from April to July in the vulval isolates. In general, the ampicillin resistance rate was 39.1% (250/640), 33.2% of strains (211/636) were β-lactamase-positive isolates, and 6.6% strains (42/635) were β-lactamase-negative ampicillin-resistant (BLNAR) isolates. The resistance rates of H. influenzae isolates to amoxycillin-clavulanic acid, ampicillin-sulbactam, cefuroxime, ceftriaxone, cefotaxime, meropenem, levofloxacin, sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim, azithromycin, and chloramphenicol were 26.4%, 21.8%, 24.8%, 1.7%, 1.0%, 0.2%, 0%, 47.7%, 10.2%, and 1.1%, respectively. Multi-drug resistance (MDR) was noticed in 41 persons (6.4%) out of the 642 H. influenzae isolates, with the most prevalent MDR phenotype of ampicillin-sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim-azithromycin resistance. Conclusions: Clinicians should noticed that H. influenzae is a common bacterial cause of vulvovaginitis in children, and laboratories should routinely cover Haemophilus culture media for vulval specimens. The ampicillin resistance of H. influenzae should also be considered in clinical management.
Breakthrough in Chinese Kant Scholarship. Interview with Prof. Deng Xiaomang
Authors: Karlsson Jens
Published: July 2021

Prof. Deng Xiaomang’s translations of the Critique of the Power of Judgment (2002), the Critique of Practical Reason (2003), and the Critique of Pure Reason (2004), were the first Chinese editions of Kant’s three Critiques translated in their entirety from the German originals. This interview tracks his scholarship, placing it within the broader scope of historical and contemporary Kant scholarship in China. Among the topics addressed, the reception of Kantian philosophy among the so called “New Confucians”, as well as the utility of Kantian thought as a tool for the reformation of traditional Confucian culture, are given considerable attention. Professor Deng also shares some thoughts on the process of translating classical German philosophical texts into Chinese and provides an overview of his scholarship as a translator and thinker.
In search of a theoretical framework of factors influencing work and life balance
Authors: Apsīte Annija
Published: July 2021

Work and life balance (WLB) has gained noticeable attention amid the pandemic. Even before the outbreak of COVID-19, the increasing pace of life encouraged the investigation of individual and organisational aspects of WLB. Physically and mentally healthy people help society develop and grow. Health issues caused by work and life imbalance lead to dissatisfaction with both work and life, which, in turn, leads to higher stress and stress-related illnesses, for instance, burnout. From the organisational point of view, WLB is a factor in analysing the efficiency of an enterprise. The consequences of a work-life imbalance are intentional or unintentional absence, high employee turnover, low productivity, higher insurance costs, low job satisfaction, and others. WLB has been examined recently as part of employer branding since a shortage of labour prompts organisations to look for strategies to attract and retain employees. In this paper, content analysis is carried out to provide a theoretical framework for WLB and job satisfaction issues. Special attention is paid to the literature on WLB factors affecting the organisation and the individual. It is concluded that critical factors include both individual and organisational ones. Among them are job involvement, tenure, workload and scheduling, organisational culture (leadership, recreational opportunities, flexibility, supervisor support, autonomy, boundary management, alternative working methods etc.), occupational stress, and salary. These factors differ in their significance, particularly when viewed across several fields.
Media images of Kaliningrad region in the structure of migration attitudes of millennials and the reform generation
Authors: Shchekoturov Aleksandr V. , Krishtal Mihail I. , Zimovina Elena P.
Published: July 2021

The article explores the role of the image of a region created in mass media in the formation of migration attitudes. Attention is drawn to the Kaliningrad region — a Russian exclave, whose population growth is solely due to migration. The purpose of the article is to determine the significance of the key media images of the Kaliningrad region in the decision-making process on the immigration of millennials and the reform generation (Radaev's concept of generations).

Publications about the Kaliningrad Region in Russian media (2014—2018) (N =1,913) and semi-structured interviews (N =44) formed the empirical basis of the study. The main research methods are the analysis of publications and in-depth interviews with their subsequent processing using the Atlas.ti software. Five images of the Kaliningrad region constantly present in the Russian information space were identified: a region of international cooperation, a military outpost, an economically and touristically attractive region, and a region with a developing infrastructure. The most significant intergenerational differences were identified in relation to the Kaliningrad region as a military outpost and an economically attractive region. Compared with millennials, the reform generation is more inclined to perceive a military threat from other countries, therefore the security issue was a significant factor when deciding to relocate. Millennials showed greater awareness of what constitutes the image of an economically attractive region. It is concluded that the differences between millennials and the reform generation in assessing the significance of the media images of the Kaliningrad region are largely due to the specifics of migration motives. For millennials, the priority is employment opportunities and career growth whilst for the reform generation, it is finding a comfortable place to live in old age.
ISO Cluster classifier by ArcGIS for unsupervised classification of the Landsat TM image of Reykjavík
Authors: Lemenkova Polina
Published: July 2021

The paper presents the use of the Landsat TM image processed by the ArcGIS Spatial Analyst Tool for environmental mapping of southwestern Iceland, region of Reykjavik. Iceland is one of the most special Arctic regions with unique flora and landscapes. Its environment is presented by vulnerable ecosystems of highlands where vegetation is affected by climate, human or geologic factors: overgrazing, volcanism, annual temperature change. Therefore, mapping land cover types in Iceland contribute to the nature conservation, sustainable development and environmental monitoring purposes. This paper starts by review of the current trends in remote sensing, the importance of Landsat TM imagery for environmental mapping in general and Iceland in particular, and the requirements of GIS specifically for satellite image analysis. This is followed by the extended methodological workflow supported by illustrative print screens and technical description of data processing in ArcGIS. The data used in this research include Landsat TM image which was captured using GloVis and processed in ArcGIS. The methodology includes a workflow involving several technical steps of raster data processing in ArcGIS: 1) coordinate projecting, 2) panchromatic sharpening, 3) inspection of raster statistics, 4) spectral bands combination, 5) calculations, 6) unsupervised classification, 7) mapping. The classification was done by clustering technique using ISO Cluster algorithm and Maximum Likelihood Classification. This paper finally presents the results of the ISO Cluster application for Landsat TM image processing and concludes final remarks on the perspectives of environmental mapping based on Landsat TM image processing in ArcGIS.The results of the classification present landscapes divided into eight distinct land cover classes: 1) bare soils; 2) shrubs and smaller trees in the river valleys, urban areas including green spaces; 3) water areas; 4) forests including the Reykjanesfólkvangur National reserve; 5) ice-covered areas, glaciers and cloudy regions; 6) ravine valleys with a sparse type of the vegetation: rowan, alder, heathland, wetland; 7) rocks; 8) mixed areas. The final remarks include the discussion on the development of machine learning methods and opportunities of their technical applications in GIS-based analysis and Earth Observation data processing in ArcGIS, including image analysis and classification, mapping and visualization, machine learning and environmental applications for decision making in forestry and sustainable development.
Os signos simbólicos-mágicos de Rubem Valentim: sua presença e significação na tradição Nagô e Encantaria do Ilé Asè Aféfé T’Oyá
Authors: Paz Leticia Gabrieli , Netto Marinilse
Published: July 2021

Os emblemas e objetos de Rubem Valentim transitam entre a arte e a religião compondo um repertório simbólico-mágico em obras de estética geometrizadas que dialogam com a religiosidade afro-brasileira. Impregnado pelo sincretismo popular, o artista em seus deslocamentos compõe um acervo sígnico enraizado no primitivo prospectando temas que são debatidos na arte contemporânea. As experiências e os sentidos do candomblé são observados na ritualística Nagô e encantaria em entrevista realizada com o sacerdote do terreiro Ilê Asè Aféfé T’Oyá. Este estudo percorre as obras de Rubem Valentim estabelecendo relações com as práticas do terreiro e a literatura, apresentando a presença e o significado da tradição e da encantaria em um terreiro localizado na cidade de Chapecó, em Santa Catarina. Com características singulares, plenos de signos e significados os terreiros se constituem de espaços de preservação, ressignificação e resistência da cultura permitindo a sobrevivência étnica e a continuidade do universo mítico africano. Por sua força e energia transcendentes configuram-se como espaços de luta permanente contra o racismo, a discriminação e a intolerância. A arte no espaço do terreiro carrega identidades e conecta subjetividades.
Raça, Corpo e Arte: contribuições de artistas negras/os para a reinvenção do mundo
Authors: Gunlanda Orlando Afonso Camutue , Zanella Andréa Vieira
Published: July 2021

Neste artigo discutimos a contribuição de artistas negras/os africanas/os e afrodescendentes no debate sobre a reinvenção do mundo. A partir da análise de obras de Michael Armitage, Frida Orupabo e Rosana Paulino, problematizamos o modo como essas artistas trabalham as violências que incidem sobre o corpo negro enquanto resultado do colonialismo, racismo e escravização. O diálogo com essas obras nos permite afirmar a importância da arte afro-diaspórica para o tensionamento das práticas racistas que perduram na atualidade, condição para a reinvenção do próprio mundo.
Aspecto da pintura de Sidney Amaral
Authors: Silva Claudinei Roberto da
Published: July 2021

Dada a prolixidade da produção pictórica de Sidney Amaral preferi escrever não sobre a totalidade sua pintura, mas de um aspecto dela. Poderíamos supor que o artista considerava duas questões como fundantes ao pensamento do pintor que ele também era, são eles a Luz e a Sombra. A “luz” pode ser melhor observada no trabalho que ele realiza usando o papel como suporte, o branco desse papel é parte da luz que ele procura extrair das cores que emprega. Este é um pensamento muito próprio àqueles que trabalham com a aquarela, e “aguadas” em geral, segundo os praticantes dessas técnicas dada a transparência das tintas é o branco do papel que “ilumina” as cores. Já a “Sombra” que também é empregada na construção das cores, favorece delas a sua solidez, e possibilita também o modelado das figuras criando ilusões de tridimensionalidade e perspectiva, ou pelo contrario negam essas ilusões quando contornam as figuras confinando-as a um plano. Penso que talvez seja interessante considerar que o artista era também um estudioso e devotado pesquisador da história da arte no ocidente e que no seu trabalho os resultados dessa pesquisa também estão presentes de maneira mais ou menos explicita.
A arte fotográfica de Pierre Verger: a decolonialidade na cultura afro-brasileira como território de resistência na Bahia
Authors: Brazil Mariana
Published: July 2021

Este trabalho trata de uma abordagem descritiva sobre a arte fotográfica de Pierre Verger focalizada no seu olhar sobre a cultura afro-brasileira na Bahia. Discute-se aqui o olhar etnográfico de Verger direcionado para a população afro-brasileira, trazendo uma linguagem de interseção entre a fotografia e a etnologia. As imagens que traduzem o recorte do sincretismo religioso nos rituais do Candomblé são entendidas como uma linguagem visual própria e não limitado à um simples documentário. Entende-se as imagens como uma das formas de manifestação da arte afro-brasileira a qual representa uma estratégia de resistência dos escravos africanos na Bahia, através de seus elementos culturais vindos de um regime servil, com valores que emergiram no novo ambiente. Pretende-se, assim, contribuir para o conhecimento da interface entre a identidade cultural/ancestralidade afrodescendente e a arte das fotografias de Verger, na perspectiva do processo de fortalecimento da identidade cultural da comunidade afrodescendente na Bahia.
La mise à l’ordre du jour1 gouvernemental des enjeux de l’enseignement supérieur en français en Ontario de 2003 à 2020 : retour sur la création de l’Université de l’Ontario français
Authors: Cardinal Linda , Normand Martin
Published: July 2021

En Ontario, la revendication pour la gouvernance francophone de l’enseignement universitaire a pris un nouvel élan dans les années 2000 pour aboutir, au mois de décembre 2017, à la création de l’Université de l’Ontario français (UOF). Toutefois, au mois de novembre 2018, le nouveau gouvernement conservateur au pouvoir provoque une onde de choc au sein de la population francophone lorsqu’il décide de retirer le financement prévu pour la mise en place de l’UOF. L’enjeu de l’enseignement supérieur en français redevient un problème public à résoudre. Heureusement l’UOF renaît dix-huit mois plus tard. Le texte a pour objectif d’étudier les processus de publicisation de l’enjeu de l’enseignement supérieur en français en Ontario depuis 2003 et sa mise à l’ordre du jour gouvernemental. L’article montre que la trajectoire conduisant à la création de l’UOF ne suit pas la séquence habituelle des mouvements engagés dans la résolution des problèmes publics. Au contraire, elle se démarque du fait qu’elle fait l’objet d’une série d’avancées et de reculs malgré sa résolution.
Université de l’Ontario français. Lorsqu’une vague médiatique soulève un enjeu de société
Authors: Lord François-René
Published: July 2021

La création d’une nouvelle université au Canada est un phénomène peu commun. La fondation de l’Université de l’Ontario français (UOF), première université entièrement francophone en Ontario, revêt ainsi une importance primordiale pour la communauté franco-ontarienne, notamment pour la préservation de sa langue et de sa culture. L’annonce de l’abandon du financement de ce projet par le gouvernement progressiste-conservateur ontarien, le 15 décembre 2018, secoue cette population. Les médias canadiens traitent alors abondamment cette nouvelle. Nous proposons, dans cet article, une analyse à la fois quantitative et qualitative de 2405 articles de journaux couvrant cette période charnière dans la courte histoire de l’UOF. Notre étude révèle notamment que le journalLe Droit, le site de Radio-Canada et la plate-forme numérique ONfr+sont les médias ayant le plus traité de la création de l’UOF et qu’une plus grande proportion (60 %) des textes de notre corpus sont écrits en français. Le processus de médiatisation de l’UOF est marqué par une amplification médiatique de typemedia-hypeoù les journalistes utilisent la personnification, la représentation antagoniste des acteurs et le ton parfois émotif et acrimonieux pour cadrer la nouvelle.
Les effets de l’Université de l’Ontario français
Authors: Robichaud Jean-Bernard
Published: July 2021

L’Université de l’Ontario français (UOF), arrachée de longue lutte par la communauté franco-ontarienne, aura des retombées positives sur le plan économique et sociétal pour le Centre-Sud-Ouest de l’Ontario, pour la province et pour la francophonie tout entière. Les retombées économiques seront significatives dès sa quatrième année d’opération, mais les retombées pour la société seront encore plus importantes. L’UOF a le potentiel de répondre aux attentes de sa loi constitutive de contribuer à l’épanouissement d’une « culture francophone forte, dynamique et inclusive » (Gouvernement de l’Ontario, 2017).
Faire face aux transformations dans l’enseignement supérieur : une conceptualisation des interactions entre différentes innovations pédagogiques
Authors: Bégin-Caouette Olivier , Champagne-Poirier Olivier , Loiola Francisco A. , Beaupré-Lavallée Alexandre , Paradis Philippe
Published: July 2021

Cet article s’inscrit dans une étude sur les innovations pédagogiques qui découlent des transformations dans le monde de l’enseignement supérieur contemporain. En s’appuyant sur une étude de portée de 105 documents, cet article explore les fondements et les applications de quatre approches pédagogiques innovantes : les approches inductives, expérientielles, abductives et par projets transdisciplinaires. Prenant acte des points de convergence entre ces pédagogies, l’article propose une conceptualisation originale de ces interactions afin de faire progresser les réflexions quant à l’enseignement et à l’apprentissage.
La mise en oeuvre d’un projet d’université populaire et pluriépistémique au Brésil
Authors: Bicalho Gonçalves Gustavo B. , Borri-Anadon Corina
Published: July 2021

Cet article présente les tensions liées à la mise en oeuvre de l’Université fédérale du Sud de Bahia (UFSB) au Brésil de 2014 à 2019. Il situe d’abord le contexte international et sociopolitique national dans lequel s’inscrit la création de cette institution. Par la suite, une présentation de l’UFSB est étayée selon deux orientations au centre de son plan de développement institutionnel initial : une université populaire et une université pluriépistémique. Une analyse de données secondaires ancrée dans la perspective du néo-institutionnalisme sociologique a permis de dégager les tensions relatives à ces deux orientations, à partir d’écrits portant spécifiquement sur l’expérience de mise en oeuvre de l’UFSB. La discussion aborde les liens entre ces tensions et les tendances assaillant l’université à l’échelle globale afin de contribuer à une meilleure compréhension des enjeux et défis auxquels est confrontée l’université du XXIe siècle.
The Role of Anti-Inflammatory Cytokines in Heart Failure
Authors: Pathimagaraj Rachel
Published: July 2021

Coronary occlusion promotes a state of ischaemia that results in myocardial infarction; it  is  a  major  cause  of  mortality  accounting  for  one  hospital  admission  every  three minutes. At the site of infarct, sterile inflammation is initiated due to pro-inflammatory secretions from cardiac and innate immune cells. The focus of this review is to explore the role of a newly discovered innate immune complex, the nod-like receptor family pyrin domain containing 3 inflammasome. This review discusses the potential of this immune  complex  in  decreasing  the  proportion  of  functional  myocardium  during ischaemia   and   ischaemia-reperfusion   injury.   Due   to   the   central   role   of   this inflammasome  in  promoting  cardiac  dysfunction  following  an  acute  myocardial infarction,  the  risk  of  port-infarction  heart  failure  increases.  With  an  intention  of highlighting the importance of improving current management of patients with acute myocardial  infarction,  this  review  addresses  novel  therapeutic  agents  that  have demonstrated  cardioprotective  outcomes  in  recent  studies.  This  follows  discussion concerning the therapeutic potential of these agents, intending to form the basis of heart failure therapy.
UTICAJ NEJEDNAKOSTI NA EKONOMSKI RAST: PRIMJER SJEDINJENIH AMERIČKIH DRŽAVA
Authors: Marjanac Dražen
Published: July 2021

U radu istražujemo uticaj rastuće nejednakosti na ekonomski rast na primjeru SAD, koje karakteriše velika dohodovna disproporcija između različitih grupa stanovništva. Okvir istraživanja odnosi se, osim istorijskog aspekta nastanka i razvoja nejednakosti, na koherentnu analizu rastuće nejednakosti u posljednjih 40 godina. Istraživanje smo sproveli opisivanjem, analizom literature, sprovedenih istraživanja i primjenom deskriptivne analize. U radu tražimo odgovor na istraživačko pitanje "Kakav uticaj rast nejednakosti ima na ekonomski rast?" Odgovor će pokazati koji su osnovni uzroci nejednakosti i koje su tendencije u budućnosti. Rezultati istraživanja pokazuju da rastuća nejednakost ima značajan uticaj na ekonomski rast u SAD i da će se u budućnosti povećavati ukoliko se ne sprovedu sveobuhvatne reforme političkog i ekonomskog sistema. U radu smo zaključili da tendencije redistribucije dohotka, poreske politike, sistema obrazovanja i zdravstvene zaštite djeluju u pravcu divergencije dohodaka od rada i kapitala, u korist grupa s najvišim dohotkom.