bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Equitable evaluation of supply-demand and layout optimization of urban park green space in high-density linear large city
Authors: Yu Shibao , Zeng Peng , Xie Xiaoling , Chen Dandan
Published: September 2024

Equitable and effective planning of urban park green spaces (UPGSs) is an important way to promote green and healthy urban development and improve citizens’ quality of life. However, under the background of rapid urbanization, linear large cities, with their unique spatial forms and high-density population agglomerations, have brought special challenges for the planning and management of urban public green spaces. This study takes Lanzhou, a typical representative of high-density linear large cities in China, as a case study. Based on the improvement of the traditional Gaussian Two-Step Floating Catchment Area method (G2SFCA), combined with the Gini coefficient and the Lorentz curve, the social equity and spatial equity of UPGS supply-demand in the central urban area of Lanzhou were evaluated at the city and district scales. Meanwhile, the areas with shortage of UPGS supply-demand were accurately identified as the key areas for future optimization. The results show that: (1) There are significant differences in the equity of UPGS supply-demand in the linear large Lanzhou at the social and spatial levels, and most UPGS resources are enjoyed by a few people; (2) The spatial accessibility of UPGSs has an obvious “string of beads” distribution Characteristics, and the areas with high accessibility are mainly concentrated along rivers; (3) The equity of UPGS supply-demand exhibits a spatial gradient effect, which is characterized by a circle distribution. From the inside to the outside, it is as follows: good supply—dense population, good supply—sparse population, supply shortage—dense population, supply shortage—sparse population. Finally, based on the concept of “progressive micro-regeneration” and the Location Allocation model (LA), the optimal sites for new UPGSs were determined, maximizing the equity of UPGS supply-demand. This provides a practical reference for relevant management departments to optimize park layouts in the future.
Paths of cognitive and social-emotional delays before age three in rural China: Predictive power on skills at preschool age
Authors: Wang Lei , Jiang Dingjing , Chen Yifei , Zhang Siqi , Rozelle Scott
Published: September 2024

Cognitive and social-emotional development in the first three years of life is associated with later skills. However, little is known about the paths of developmental delays in both cognitive and social-emotional skills before age 3 or to what extent these paths predict later developmental outcomes. The aim of this study is to examine the associations between the different paths of developmental delays in both cognitive and social-emotional skills of children before age 3 and the levels of development of the children when they are preschool age. Using a longitudinal data collected at three time points from 1245 children and their caregivers in rural China, we identified four different paths of developmental delays in cognitive and social-emotional before age 3 and examined how these paths are associated with different levels of developmental outcomes at preschool age. We used a non-parametric standardization approach and an ordinary least squares model to perform our analyses. Findings show that rates of developmental delays in either cognitive or social-emotional domain or both domains are high at all different time points, ranging from 20% to 55% for cognitive delays and 42% to 61% for social-emotional delays. Over half of children experienced deteriorating levels of either cognitive or social-emotional development before age 3. A large share of children was found to be persistently delayed in either domain. Only a small share of children raised their levels of development in either domain before age 3. In addition, we identified certain socioeconomic status of the family that are associated with never or deteriorating path of child developmental delays. More importantly, we revealed that different paths of developmental delays before age 3 have predictive power on different levels of developmental outcomes at preschool age. Our results suggest that actions are needed at the earliest times to improve child development when children are still infants or toddlers.
Evaluation of bioavailable 137Cs transfer from forest litter to Scarabaeidae beetle (Protaetia orientalis) through a breeding experiment in Fukuhshima
Authors: Jo Jaeick , Ishii Yumiko , Saito Rie , Tanaka Asuka , Hayashi Seiji
Published: September 2024

Following the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident in 2011, most of the released 137Cs remained in the litter and surface soil of the adjacent forest floor. However, 137Cs absorption by large soil invertebrates near this site has not been estimated. The aim of this study was to understand the role of soil macroinvertebrates in 137Cs uptake from forest litter into forest ecosystems. Breeding experiments were conducted using scarab beetle larvae (Protaetia orientalis). Dissection experiments revealed that 85% of the total 137Cs was concentrated in the digestive tract of larvae, while a low proportion was absorbed into the skin and muscle tissues. The 137Cs absorption rate, indicating the transfer of 137Cs from consumed litter to larval tissue, was low (0.39%). 137Cs concentrations decreased to one-fourth from larva to imago, possibly due to excretion from the digestive tract and during eclosion. In the elimination experiment, biological half-lives were 0.26–0.64 and 0.11–0.47 days and 3.35–48.30 and 4.01–17.70 days for the digestive tract and muscle/skin tissues in the fast and slow components, respectively, corresponding to 137Cs discharge from the gastrointestinal tract and physiological clearance. In the sequential extraction experiment, litter digestion by flower chafer larvae significantly reduced the bioavailable fraction of 137Cs including water-soluble, exchangeable, oxidized, and organic forms, from 23.2% in litter to 17.7% in feces. Residual 137Cs was not reduced by digestion, probably because it was fixed in soil clay. Our study on breeding experiments of the Scarabaeidae beetle confirmed the low bioavailability of 137Cs in the litter in Fukushima. However, litter feeders may play an important role in transferring 137Cs to higher trophic levels in the forest ecosystem by extracting the bioavailable fraction of the vast stock of 137Cs on the forest floor.
Queering paisa style: The chunti style of buchonas, queer rancheros and Paisaboys
Authors: Garcia Hernandez Yessica
Published: September 2024

This article examines a Mexican and Mexican American style of dress referenced to as paisa style. This style of dress is often associated with corrido, norteño and Banda culture. In fact, after the Quebradita movement, during the 1990s, Mexican American youth adopted this style to create what is referred to as Chalinillo paisa subculture, which was heavily inspired by corrido singer Chalino Sanchez. Following Dick Hebdige’s definition of subculture as ‘the expressive forms and rituals of those subordinate groups’, in this article, I study how paisa style was worn to signify cultural pride in a moment of heavy anti-immigrant sentiment. In an effort to study the contemporary examples of paisa style, I analyse the work of four artists: queer photographer Fabian Guerrero, queer model Jose Hernandez, beauty influencer Jennifer Ruiz and brand designers Paisaboys. Using a performative discursive analysis, I show how contemporary queer artists and influencers, most of whom are not in the music world, have reappropriated the paisa aesthetic to centre feminine and queer embodiments. These queer artists are not only demanding the recognition of queer sexualities in this subculture, but they are also asking us to think about paisa dress as archives that hold memories, migration stories and their potential to change past narratives. The artists studied in this article add new signification to paisa subculture that centres a Brown queer lens.
Unpacking care and virtue from narrative ethics
Authors: Serpe Alessandro
Published: September 2024

The present research deals with the concepts of care and virtue, by emphasizing the branch of studies known as the ethics of care and the neo-Aristotelian virtue ethics seen as narrative ethics. In the first part, I explore the essential features of “care” with special regard to the early works of Mayeroff, Ruddick, Gilligan and Noddings. The second part focuses on the interest in the concept of virtue sparkled within Analytic philosophy after a long period of neglect, by referring briefly to the inquiries of Anscombe, Geach and Foot. The main focus will be, however, upon MacIntyre’s view on virtue. In the wake of Aristotle’s concept of virtues as moral excellences MacIntyre argued for a down-to-earth approach to moral agency and moral decision-making. In the last part of the work, I will unpack care and virtue from both narrative ethics by identifying some possible areas of dis/agreements. A special emphasis will be laid on the narrativity underpinning both views.
The chimera of control: Self-sovereign identity, data control, and user perceptions
Authors: Martin Nicholas , Metzger Frederik M.
Published: September 2024

This paper analyses the claim that Self-Sovereign Identity technology (SSI) gives users greater control over their data and identity than established digital identity systems, and studies empirically how users view this claim and its impact on adoption decisions. We argue that the claim is objectively false. SSI does not offer users greater control over their data, though in combination with laws like the GDPR, certain add-on features to SSI might have mildly privacy-/control-enhancing effects. Absent GDPR-like laws, however, SSI threatens to turn into a “disclosure machine” where users are forced to give up more data than they would likely have (or be able to) with extant identity solutions. SSI attempts to solve political-institutional problems through technology/architecture, but cannot eliminate the power imbalances at the heart of users’ lack of control. Presented with an SSI system, we find that most users do not seem to intuitively conclude that it gives them “control” over their data. A minority does however reach this conclusion, and for these people it seems to be an important factor driving adoption decisions.
Bridging the gap between human and technology: Using empathic design strategically to provide citizen-friendly services
Authors: Hyökki Suvi , Pääkkönen Kati , Nam Kiwoong , Miettinen Satu
Published: September 2024

Finnish cities are undergoing rapid transformations due to technological advancements and shifts in demographic structures. The increasing diversity necessitates a more inclusive approach to digital governance in response to widening societal disparities. This paper proposes a model for developing citizen-friendly services by integrating empathic design with design management, employing benchmarking and systematic literature review methods. Initially, a preliminary benchmarking of five major Finnish cities—Helsinki, Espoo, Turku, Tampere, and Oulu—was conducted to map the prevailing challenges in the strategic application of design principles. A systematic literature review then follows to identify specific challenges in city governance through the lens of design management. Consequently, this study proposes a model that elucidates the connections between the identified challenges and various levels of design management. The proposed model facilitates the strategic decision-making process by incorporating empathic considerations and ensuring the effective allocation of resources to address multiple levels of managerial challenges.
Quantum Magnetic Circuit for Entanglement and Superposition Operations
Authors: Lopez Victor
Published: September 2024

This research presents a comprehensive study of quantum magnetic circuits designed to achieve entanglement and superposition of quantum states. The implementation utilizes classical hardware components configured to simulate quantum mechanical behavior, providing insights into the interaction and manipulation of entangled particles. This document details the experimental setup, circuit design, relevant physics formulas, and observed outcomes, highlighting the application of these principles in communication systems.
Asuransi Syariah
Authors: Halimatuzzahro Halimatuzzahro
Published: September 2024

Fenomena Lembaga Keuangan Syariah di Indonesia telah mengantarkan umat Islam Indonesia terhadap pemahaman adanya kelembagaan ekonomi dalam Islam. Sebelum dikenal Lembaga Keuangan Syariah secara kelembagaan, pengetahuan tentang masalah ini masih berbentuk kajian teoritis tentang kemungkinan implementasi ekonomi Islam dalam wujud lembaga keuangan. Walupun realitanya kita dituntut melalui jalan proses islamisasi dari berbagai lembaga keuangan modern yang notabene-nya merupakan hasil temuan dari kaum kapitalis yang merupakan acuan dalam perekonomian global. Namun, proses islamisasi tersebut merupakan hal yang sangat penting untuk mewujudkan system ekonomi Islam.
Dalam beberapa hal munculnya lembaga keuangan syariah di Indonesia mempunyai arti yang penting bagi perkembangan ekonomi Islam di masa mendatang. Munculnya lembaga keuangan syariah di Indonesia saat ini merupakan fase booming-nya ekonomi Islam secara kelembagaan. Banyak sekali lembaga keuangan syariah yang mengusung nama syariah bermunculan seperti jamur di musim hujan. Bahkan, ada asumsi kalau tidak ikut mendirikan lembaga keuangan syariah atau paling tidak dengan cara membuka unit usaha syariah dianggap tidak mengikuti trend masa ini dan nantinya akan ditinggal oleh umat Islam serta belum diakui keislamannya dalam berekonomi. Salah satu hasil dari trend itu muncullah asuransi syariah (takaful) di tengah konstelasi dan perdebatan tentang keharaman asuransi yang berbasis konvensional. Kemunculan asuransi syariah bukan tanpa alasan, akan tetapi asuransi syariah merupakan instrument penting dalam ekonomi Islam dalam upaya melindungi masyarakat dan menggunakan prinsip-prinsip syariah. Artikel ini akan mencoba menjelaskan seputar tentang asuransi syariah.
Penerapan Jaminan dalam Akad Pembiayaan Muḍarabah
Authors: Rusmiyanti Kurnia
Published: September 2024

Mudarabah merupakan salah satu kerjasama antara nasabah dan bank dengan prinsip kepercayaan. Akan tetapi, karena pada masa sekarang semakin bobroknya moral seseorang dalam hal kejujuran, maka pihak bank pun meminta jaminan dari nasabah apabila mengajukan permohonan pembiayaan mudarabah yang nilai jaminannya harus lebih dari dana yang dipinjam. Dari sisi fikih hal itu telah meyalahi aturan, tapi menurut Djuhaendah Hasan adanya jaminan berfungsi untuk menjamin dan mengikat nasabah dalam mengembalikan dana (kepastian hukum dan perlindungan hukum). Penulis merasa tertarik untuk melakukan penelitian bagaimana mekanisme jaminan dalam akad pembiayaan mudarabah di PT. Bank BNI Syari'ah Cabang Yogyakarta. Adapun yang menjadi pokok masalah dalam penelitian ini adalah apa dasar pemikiran yang diterapkan Bank BNI Syariah Cabang Yogyakarta menerapakan jaminan dalam akad pembiayan mudharabah dan bagaimana tinjauan hukum Islam terhadap penerapan jaminan dalam akad pembiayaan mudharabah yang diterapkan oleh Bank BNI Syariah Cabang Yogyakarta.
Peran Religiusitas terhadap Permintaan Menabung di Bank Syari'ah
Authors: Suseno Priyonggo
Published: September 2024

Perkembangan perbankan syari'ah dalam satu dekade terakhir menunjukkan adanya percepatan. Meskipun demikian. pangsa perbankan syari'ah terhadap perbankan nasional masih dibawah target yang diharapkan. Kelompok masyarakat mengambang (floating mass) diduga masih mendominasi nasabah di perbankan syari'ah. Penelitian ini dimaksudkan untuk mengkaji variabel penentu nasabah dalam manabung di bank syari'ah, khususnya aspek keuntungan bagi nasabah, dengan mengambil sampel masyarakat Kota Yogyakarta. Dengan pendekatan kuantitatif, regresi berganda, ditemukan bahwa faktor layanan, referensi relasi, pendidikan dan religiusitas nasabah berpengaruh positif terhadap permintaan tabungan. Di sisi lain. aspek usia, dan referensi tidak signifikan pengaruhnya terhadap permintaan tabungan di bank syari'ah.
“When there is no migration, the whole region has a problem”: The Political Priorities of Migration Policies in West Africa
Authors:   University of Freiburg, Zanker Franzisca
Published: September 2024

This paper seeks considers the place of migration to Europe for West African governments in relation to other forms of politically relevant mobilities. This helps to understand what governments in West Africa prioritize when it comes to migration policy. No doubt, there is an increasing European influence on the migration agenda. However, despite this influence there are still other West African interests when it comes to migration governance. These are diverse, covering development and humanitarian concerns, and including pro-active diaspora policies, restrictive immigration regimes due to economic protectionism and security concerns as well as protecting migrants and displaced people. Thus, different countries in the region have varying sets of political priorities, though underlined by a broader unpolitical nature of migration of the everyday. The paper is based on over 130 interviews with policy makers, politicians, civil society activists, and academic experts in Niger, Nigeria, Senegal and the Gambia in 2019. It adds to the literature on the agency of migration states in the Global South.
Fenómenos léxico-semánticos motivados por la declaración de pandemia por covid-19
Authors: Mahecha Bermúdez Miguel Ángel , Hernández Henriquez María Mercedes
Published: September 2024

El propósito del estudio fue describir y explicar la relación entre las particularidades morfosintácticas de las palabras y el sentido que se invoca a través de ellas en el contexto discursivo de la pandemia, por medio del marco teórico de referencia para el nivel léxico-semántico. Para ello, se recolectó un número representativo de elementos lexicales cuyo rasgo común era la combinación estructural de la denominación coloquial y cotidiana con las denominaciones técnicas correspondientes al área de medicina, para generar nuevos términos, modificados e, incluso, resignificados, pero en alusión a la cotidianidad del confinamiento. El estudio se desarrolló según los planteamientos de la metodología terminológica sistemática Cabré (2017) y Bevilacqua (2017), por cuanto debe seguir una serie de fases consecutivas, a saber: tema, lengua, usuarios, selección de herramientas de extracción lingüística, elaboración de la base de datos e informaciones que se van a incluir en la construcción del corpus. Lo anterior condujo a la recopilación de 208 términos, en un fichero léxico.
Reflexiones acerca del universo femenino en la primera novela de Marvel Moreno
Authors: Preciado Campos Andrea
Published: September 2024

Este artículo indaga sobre las formas en las que se recrea el universo femenino en la novela En diciembre llegaban las brisas de Marvel Moreno. Para lograr esta meta, se adelanta un análisis discursivo de la obra, fundamentado en un modelo de comprensión que relee desde la asociación del material indexical que está centrado en la cualificación connotativa de las acciones de los actantes, apoyado con datos del contexto sociocultural y con modelos explicativos desarrollados por Simone De Beauvoir e Iris Young. Los resultados revelan la existencia de una confrontación agenciada por las tres protagonistas frente a los estereotipos y las imposiciones prescritas a sus roles sociales, y que son representadas a través de actos de violencia. De esta suerte, se concluye que el universo femenino representado da cuenta del ‘imperialismo cultural’ que rige las relaciones entre hombres y mujeres; por lo que, desde esta perspectiva, se reproduce el imaginario social que sitúa a lo femenino como el gran Otro, es decir, como un ser negado.
O educar pela pesquisa como possibilidade para ensinar ciências na educação infantil: reflexões na formação continuada de professores
Authors: Bourscheid Rosanara , Wenzel Judite Scherer
Published: September 2024

O presente estudo buscou identificar compreensões acerca do Educar pela Pesquisa com direcionamento para o Ensino de Ciências, em um contexto de formação continuada com professoras que atuam na Educação Infantil. Para tanto realizamos um acompanhamento formativo pela via da Investigação-Formação-Ação com professoras que atuam na Educação Infantil. O objetivo consistiu em oportunizar um espaço de estudo e diálogo sobre os aspectos do Educar pela Pesquisa como modo de potencializar o ensino de Ciências na Educação Infantil. A pesquisa se caracteriza como de cunho qualitativo. O corpus da pesquisa foram as transcrições da gravação de três encontros de formação e a análise foi realizada por meio de Análise Textual Discursiva, da qual emergiram seis categorias iniciais: três categorias intermediárias e uma categoria final: O estudo do Educar pela Pesquisa como potencial para refletir sobre o Ensino de Ciências na Educação Infantil. O metatexto que foi elaborado indica a importância de oportunizar às professoras que atuam na Educação Infantil um espaço de formação continuada, que as auxilie na compreensão dos aspectos do Educar pela Pesquisa como modo para ensinar Ciências. Ressaltamos que ficou evidenciado a necessidade de um Ensino que tenha como referência o questionamento, a argumentação e a comunicação dos resultados por meio da mediação do professor. A vivência formativa apontou para a importância da reflexão dos aspectos teóricos para qualificar a prática pedagógica do coletivo em formação, indicando ainda a necessidade de oportunizar que os professores investiguem a sua prática por meio da reflexão, num movimento de reconstrução do conhecimento em espiral de forma contínua e sistemática.
Useful or Harmful? Money Usury Law in the Second Republic of Poland
Authors: Leszczyńska Cecylia , Lisiecka Łucja
Published: September 2024

Money usury (called "costly credit") constituted one of the serious problems of the money market in the Second Republic of Poland (the name used for Poland in the period between the World Wars, i.e. in the years 1918-1939), especially in the early 20s. That economic and social phenomenon by some people was seen as exploitation of the weak by the strong, by others - as an effect of lacking stability on the credit market. In the opinion of the first group it should be fought in every judicial way available, while the second group didn't think that type of activity could have been successful in the situation of a permanent surplus of credit demand over its supply. Facing that situation, in 1924 - within the reforms stabilizing the state financial system - a money usury law was introduced indicating the permissible level of interest rates. The law had passed for the sake of both the economic - striving to lower the credit price as well as political and social reasons - the protection of the weaker social groups against usury practices.
Preschool Teachers’ Pedagogical Content Knowledge Regarding the Concept of Numbers
Authors: Satan Nurcan , Aksakal Kübra , Bağdat Ayşe , Kayhan Altay Mesture
Published: September 2024

The current study examines preschool teachers' pedagogical content knowledge of number concepts (counting principles) and relationships between numbers (part-whole relation and subitizing) from the perspectives of knowledge of student, knowledge of teaching, and knowledge of curriculum. The study makes use of qualitative research method, for which data were gathered through semi-structured interviews with nine preschool teachers with varying years of experience in the field. The data were analysed using a content analysis method, and the results were divided into three categories: student knowledge, pedagogical knowledge, and curriculum knowledge. The results showed that preschool teachers valued counting principles in mathematics classes and frequently incorporated game-integrated activities into their lessons to help students with counting. The most emphasized student errors by preschool teachers were one-to-one correspondence and the principle of cardinality. The results further suggested that teachers lacked pedagogical content knowledge of the part-whole relationship because they could only connect it to addition and skip counting. They interpreted the part-to-whole relationship of numbers as equal sharing, it was further discovered. It was worthy of note that the participants did not mention subitizing, or conceptual and perceptual subitizing, but managed to list the features of subitizing accurately while talking about the examples given. In order to improve teachers' pedagogical content knowledge, in-service seminars or trainings can be organized that emphasize the relationships between numbers (part-whole relationship, subitizing, etc.).
English Teachers' Intentions to Continue Using Open Educational Resources Language Processing Technologies
Authors: Çalışkan Safa , Güngör Fatih
Published: September 2024

Open educational resources refer to the digital learning tools enabling lifelong learning formally and informally with free-of-charge access. Their openness principle makes learning effective and efficient. Therefore, this study aimed to examine teachers' familiarity status with open educational resources language processing technologies and to reveal the intention of English teachers to continue using open educational resources in language teaching. As one of the quantitative methods, this cross-sectional survey study consists of two steps. In the first step, we asked English teachers about their awareness of open educational resources language processing technologies with a questionnaire. Secondly, we measured their intention to continue using open educational resources language processing technologies with an integrated model including the Technology Acceptance Model, Planned Behavior Theory, Expectation Confirmation Model, and Flow Theory. The participants were English teachers working at all school levels in the 2022-2023 academic years in Afyonkarahisar, Turkey. We tested this comprehensive model with a partial least squares structural equation model. The results of the first step showed that 54% of the English teachers knew or used any of the open educational resources language processing technologies. The structural equation model revealed a positive effect of perceived usefulness, subjective values, perceived behavioral control, and concentration on the intention of English teachers to continue using open educational resources language processing technologies. However, attitude, satisfaction, and perceived pleasure did not significantly affect their intention. Consequently, the future of open education resources lies in a clear understanding of teachers' perceptions of open education resources, and this study is of great importance in understanding it.
Investigation of Psychometric and Some Demographic Properties of “Emotion Regulation Scale for Children” in Gifted Students
Authors: Yiğit Seydihan , Doğan Türkan
Published: September 2024

This study aims to conduct validity and reliability analysis of the Emotion Regulation Scale for Children developed by Rydell et al. (2007) for gifted primary school students. It also aimed to investigate the differences among students' emotion regulation skills according to demographic variables such as gender, grade level, and the number of siblings. For this purpose, 501 gifted students (223 girls, 278 boys) attending primary school were reached. The ages of the students ranged between 7-11, and the mean age was 8.96. The study used the emotion Regulation Scale for Children and personal information form. The construct-concept validity of the scale was determined by confirmatory factor analysis, and its reliability was determined by calculating Cronbach's Alpha internal consistency coefficient. Findings yielded that the Emotion Regulation Scale for Children is a valid and reliable instrument that can be used with gifted primary school students. Another study result was that the emotion regulation skill levels of gifted students did not show a significant difference according to gender and the number of siblings but showed a low difference according to grade level.
The Roles of the Terms of Trade and the Real Exchange Rate in the Current Account Balance
Authors: Köse Nezir , Ünal Emre
Published: September 2024

Turkey has been suffering from a persistent deficit in its current account for decades. The connection between the oil price, the real exchange rate, the terms of trade, industrial production, the foreign direct investments, and the current account balance was investigated by using the structural vector autoregression (SVAR) model. The exchange rate and industrial production accounted for the largest explanatory shares in the balance, according to variance decomposition, although their impacts diminished with time. The balance was also strongly influenced by the terms of trade. In the first few months, the oil price had a weak influence on the balance. However, its impact gradually grew over the course of the following periods. The impulse response functions showed that the exchange rate, industrial production, and terms of trade had a positive and significant effect on the current account balance in the short-term. Furthermore, the SVAR model was applied to the time frame before the COVID-19 pandemic. The results indicated that although the basic findings for the exchange rate and industrial production remained unchanged, their explanatory significance for the current account balance decreased. As a consequence, the country must formulate fiscal and monetary strategies that are advantageous in mitigating the impact of these variables on the balance.
Constitutional Values and Freedom of Contract
Authors: Fabre-Magnan Muriel
Published: September 2024

The balancing of freedom of contract against fundamental values seems to be a classic subject. It is commonly taught in contract law that fundamental principles may constitute a limit on freedom of contract, and justify infringement of the freedom of choice of the contracting party or, above all, of the freedom to determine the content of the contract. There are indeed a number of values that may justify infringement: the protection of the weaker party, but also other more contemporary issues such as environmental protection. It therefore appears that the heart of freedom of contract, the only intangible value that must be constitutionally protected, is the freedom to enter into or not to enter into a contract. In our view, however, the subject should also be taken in the other direction: certain fundamental values must in fact be protected because they are the very conditions under which freedom of contract is possible. In other words, certain limits on freedom of contract serve not only to protect fundamental values but also to protect freedom of contract itself. To forget this could lead to a reversal of that freedom and thus to a collapse of the legal framework necessary for the protection of constitutional values.
Tenho cantado and venho cantando in Brazilian Portuguese
Authors: Müller Lukas
Published: September 2024

We investigate the well studied Pretérito Perfeito Composto (tenho cantado) and the rather under-studied vir + gerúndio periphrasis (venho cantando) in Brazilian Portuguese based on the working hypothesis that they represent functionally highly similar but competing constructions. Aiming at identifying linguistic factors that impact the choice between them, the theoretical and corpus-based analysis discovers a diverging treatment of the underlying eventuality’s potential to be continued after the speech time, as well as a contrary preference concerning morphological number of involved arguments. Within a broader research context, this contributes new evidence concerning the current status of the Pretérito Perfeito Composto in Brazilian Portuguese. While it has been argued that it tends be displaced more and more by the Simple Past, the present study reveals that the vir + gerúndio periphrasis is another emerging competitor.
Intégrité publique au Québec : critiques et observations des modifications à la Loi facilitant la divulgation d’actes répréhensibles à l’égard des organismes publics et du projet de loi n° 53
Authors: Simard Jeanne , Mayer Jordan , Aubin France
Published: September 2024

Pour faire suite à une recommandation de la commission Charbonneau, l’Assemblée nationale du Québec adoptait en décembre 2017 la Loi facilitant la divulgation d’actes répréhensibles à l’égard des organismes publics qui a été sanctionnée en mai 2017. Bien que représentant une avancée majeure pour la protection des lanceurs d’alerte, la Loi a été l’objet de plusieurs critiques au cours des dernières années, mettant en lumière les limites du régime associé, qui s’est avéré, à certains égards, insuffisant pour assurer son esprit. C’est pour répondre à ces limites que le projet de loi no 53 Loi édictant la Loi sur la protection contre les représailles liées à la divulgation d’actes répréhensibles et modifiant d’autres dispositions législatives a été sanctionné à l’Assemblée nationale le 29 mai 2024. Dans les pages qui suivent, nous reviendrons d’abord sur les critiques visant la loi adoptée en 2016, puis nous présenterons nos observations sur le projet de loi no 53, qui entrera en vigueur le 30 novembre prochain. Nous verrons qu’en dépit d’avancées pour la protection des lanceurs d’alerte, le projet de loi affiche également des lacunes toujours persistantes.
The Small Stuff of Roman Antiquity
Authors: Gowers Emily
Published: September 2024

Why are the small and unimportant relics of Roman antiquity often the most enduring, in material form and in our affections? Through close encounters with minor things such as insects, brief lives, quibbles, irritants, and jokes, Emily Gowers provocatively argues that much of what the Romans dismissed as superfluous or peripheral in fact took up immense imaginative space. It was often through the small stuff that the Romans most acutely probed and challenged their society’s overarching values and priorities and its sense of proportion and justice. There is much to learn from what didn’t or shouldn’t matter. By marking the spots where the apparently pointless becomes significant, this book radically adjusts our understanding of the Romans and their world, as well as our own minor feelings and intimate preoccupations.
ОСОБЛИВОСТІ ФОРМУВАННЯ ПЕДАГОГІЧНИХ ПОГЛЯДІВ ІВАНА ФРАНКА
Authors: МАТКОВСЬКИЙ МИХАЙЛО
Published: September 2024

У статті досліджуються світоглядні засади та чинники, що вплинули на становлення педагогічних поглядів Івана Франка. Проаналізовано витоки гуманістичних ідей, починаючи з ранніх років мислителя. Доведено, що провідною ідею творчості та світогляду, була праця над загальним суспільним благом. Аргументується важливість плекання у молоді високих ідеалів і цінностей в контексті розбудови української держави. Проведено аксіологічну паралель Франко ‒ сучасність. Обґрунтовано важливість усебічного переосмислення педагогічної спадщини мислителя та її використання в контексті потреб сьогодення.
ЦИФРОВІ ІНСТРУМЕНТИ FLIPGRID ТА KAHOOT У НАВЧАННІ АНГЛІЙСЬКОЇ МОВИ У ПОЧАТКОВІЙ ШКОЛІ: МЕТОДИЧНІ АСПЕКТИ
Authors: БЛИЗНЮК ТЕТЯНА , ЯЦІВ СВІТЛАНА
Published: September 2024

Інтеграція цифрових інструментів у навчальний процес суттєво змінила методологію та педагогічні підходи, що використовуються учителями на уроках англійської мови у початковій школі. Оскільки суспільство, технології та методи спілкування постійно розвиваються, потреби та очікування тих, хто вивчає англійську мову, з часом змінюються. Удосконалення методики навчання гарантує, що викладачі можуть ефективно задовольняти ці потреби учнів, зберігаючи навчальний процес актуальним і ефективним. У статті проаналізовано особливості використання цифрових інструментів Flipgrid та Kahoot! у процесі навчання англійської мови учнів початкової школи. Автор висвітлює деякі методологічні аспекти застосування цих онлайн-ресурсів, враховуючи їх переваги та недоліки. Доведено, що згадані інструменти дозволяють педагогам іти в ногу з часом останніх досліджень, тенденцій і передових практик у вивченні англійської мови, сприяючи безперервному вдосконаленню навчання англійської мови в освітньому середовищі початкової школи. Використання цифрових інструментів забезпечує підвищення рівня цифрової грамотності майбутніх та практикуючих педагогів, сприяє створенню ними динамічних і захоплюючих навчальних програм, які дають змогу учням початкової школи досягати своїх цілей у вивченні мови. Цифрові інструменти Flipgrid і Kahoot! допомагають педагогам якісно проаналізувати дані про успішність учнів, визначити сильні / слабкі сторони, прогалини в опануванні матеріалу, дозволяючи вчителям початкової школи диференціювати навчальний процес та надавати цільову підтримку здобувачам освіти.
ЦИФРОВІ ІННОВАЦІЇ В ОСВІТІ
Authors: ГАЙОВИЧ ЄВГЕНІЯ , РОЗЛУЦЬКА Галина
Published: September 2024

У статті окреслено вплив цифрових інновацій на освіту через часову призму минулого, сучасного стану та розвиток майбутніх тенденцій; наголошується на ролі технологій у трансформації освіти під час пандемії COVID-19 та воєнного стану, що спричинило прискорене впровадження цифрових технологій в освітній процес. Висвітлено актуальні ресурси цифрових інновацій, які забезпечують мультимодальні форми навчання, гнучкість, підвищену залученість та глобальний рівень навчальних рішень. Акцентовано, як цифрові інструменти навчання дозволяють здійснювати асинхронне навчання, долаючи географічні бар'єри та надаючи можливість здобувачам освіти отримувати доступ до ресурсів за зручним графіком. У статті проаналізовано вплив цифрових інновацій на сприйняття інформації, критичного мислення, креативності. Підкреслено важливість ІТ в освіті, що зумовлює трансформаційні процеси. Показано роль цифрових інновацій в освіті та розуміння того, як вони можуть впливати на освітній процес сьогодні та в майбутньому.
ULUSLARARASI HUKUKTA SESSİZLİK
Authors: Özkerim Güner Neslihan , Erhan Bulut Zeynep
Published: September 2024

Uluslararası hukuk kuralları devletlerin iradeleri ile oluşur, ancak bu irade her zaman açıkça belirtilmeyebilir. Devletlerin belli bir duruma sessiz kalmaları zımni irade beyanı olarak yorumlanabilir. Dolayısıyla sessizlik de bazen açık irade beyanı gibi hukuki sonuçlar doğurabilir. Bu husus ulusal hukukta belli alanlarda düzenlenmiştir, ancak uluslararası hukukta sessizliğin koşulları ve sonuçlarına ilişkin açık bir düzenleme bulunmamaktadır. Dolayısıyla somut olaydaki özelliklerine göre sessizliğe anlam yüklenmektedir. Bunu özelikle uluslararası yargı kararlarında görmekteyiz. Makalede sessizliğin doğurduğu hukuki sonuçlar bakımından kabullenme, estoppel, zamanaşımı ile kazanım ve zımni andlaşma kavramları incelenmiştir. Sessizlik her somut olayda farklı anlama gelebilir, bazen sessiz kalan devlete hak doğururken bazen yükümlülük yükleyebilir. Ayrıca sessiz kalma bir hakkın kullanımından vazgeçme anlamına gelebilir. Bu yüzden sessiz kalmanın nedenleri ve kim tarafından ne amaçla sessiz kalındığının önemi de bulunmaktadır. Uluslararası örf ve adet hukuku kurallarının oluşumu ve bunlarla bağlanma durumunda da sessizliğin sonuçları bulunmaktadır. Son başlıkta özellikle evrensel, bölgesel ve özel örf ve adet hukuk kurallarında sessizliğin anlamı tartışılmış, aralarındaki farklar ortaya koyulmuştur.
Calligraphic Elements in Dostoevsky’s Handwriting as a Textological Problem
Authors: Tikhomirov Boris
Published: September 2024

The article deals with a difficult case of establishing the status of a manuscript written with elements of calligraphy, which makes it difficult to determine whether it is a fair copy or a clerical copy. The object of textual analysis was the manuscript of Dostoevsky's first “Siberian ode” “On European Events in 1854”, the publication of which in several authoritative periodicals addressed the issue in different ways. In the academic Complete Works of Dostoevsky (1st and 2nd editions), the manuscript of the poem, which is stored in the State Archives of the Russian Federation (fund of the III Department), is qualified as a fair copy, although not without hesitation. In the Petrozavodsk Complete Collected Works (“Canonical Texts”), the status of the manuscript is established as a clerical copy. The article shows that the discrepancy in the conclusions of authoritative textual critics is due to the uniqueness of this manuscript, which is written in a special type of handwriting with elements of calligraphy, where numerous letter styles comply with the patterns recorded in the educational copybooks of the 1830–1850s. When establishing the status of the manuscript, the method of double comparison of the handwriting used, on the one hand, with calligraphic notes from Dostoevsky's 1860s workbooks, and on the other hand, with samples from educational copybooks. This allowed to identify a number of individual features characteristic of the writer in the handwriting version with elements of calligraphy, primarily in the inscriptions of capital letters, and to firmly establish that it is a fair copy. At the same time, handwriting analysis allowed to draw a conclusion about Dostoevsky’s special psychological state in April 1854, three months after he came out of prison. At that time he was working on the manuscript of the patriotic poem “On European Events in 1854”, intended for sending by official means to the capital with the hope of being published in “St. Petersburg Vedomosti”.
Efficacy of an intensive multimodal rehabilitation program in adult patients affected by complex regional pain syndrome type 1 (CRPS 1): a randomized controlled trial
Authors: Falcone Giuseppe
Published: September 2024

The Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) type 1 is a complex nosological entity, mostly with post-traumatic genesis (osteo-myoarticular traumas of various nature, in particular bone fractures, especially in the case of fractures treated conservatively with immobilisation in plaster), characterised by intense painful joint and peri-articular symptoms that can be extremely disabling, with pain frequently refractory to the usual therapeutic strategies - pharmacological and otherwise - and with consequent importantalgo-functional limitations and sometimes severe reduction in the person’s quality of life. The aim of the present clinical study is to verify the role of Physical and Rehabilitation Therapy and the related ndividual Rehabilitation Project in the treatment of patients suffering from Complex Regional Pain Syndrome type 1 (CRPS 1) and in particular to evaluate the efficacy of a specific intensive and multimodal Rehabilitation Program in adult patients suffering from CRPS 1.
Assessment of Cyber Risks of a Critical Information Infrastructure Facility Based on the Topology of Its External Connections
Authors:   G.E. Pukhov Institute for Modelling in Energy Engineering  National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Zubok V. , Dubynskyi G. ,   G.E. Pukhov Institute for Modelling in Energy Engineering  National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv
Published: September 2024

The concept of cyberspace as a critical information infrastructure object using mathematical topology is described. A method for categorizing the risk of an external connection based on the impact on the integrity, confidentiality, and availability of information exchanged over this connection is proposed. The method considers communication as an element of the cyberspace topology of a critical information infrastructure object, a "supply chain" from the cyber securi-ty risk management perspective. That makes it possible to fill the corresponding gap in the na-tional regulatory documents on categorizing critical infrastructure objects and their cyber pro-tection.
Methods of Vulnerability Analysis and Cybersecurity when Choosing VPN Products
Authors:   National Aerospace University named after M.E. Zhukovsky «Kharkiv Aviation Institute», Demura R. , Kharchenko V. ,   National Aerospace University named after M.E. Zhukovsky «Kharkiv Aviation Institute»
Published: September 2024

This paper investigates possible threats and risks to information security arising from the use of VPN products. A combined methodology for assessing the security of VPN products is pro-posed, which includes the IMECA (Intrusion Modes and Effects Criticality Analysis) method, as well as some so-called static and dynamic methods. This allows you to make an informed choice of a VPN product for secure Internet use, taking into account your personal prefer-ences. The combined vulnerability analysis methodology involves determining the criticality of threats, taking into account the likelihood of their occurrence and implementation, as well as the severity of the consequences. Based on the results of the analysis, the choice of appropri-ate countermeasures in the form of VPN product features to minimize risks and increase the security of their users is substantiated. The practical significance of the results for improving cybersecurity is determined. The article is based on a study of the features of VPN products and proposes a new approach that includes IMEСA and experimental methods.
Digging Into Nature: Outdoor Activities for Happier and Healthier Kids
Authors: Tandon Pooja Sarin , Glassy Danette Swanson
Published: September 2024

Pediatricians and nature experts Pooja Sarin Tandon and Danette Swanson Glassy make the convincing case that children and families will be happier, healthier, and more resilient when they spend time in nature. They offer a wealth of suggestions for nature-based, developmentally-appropriate activities and suggestions for overcoming common challenges busy families face when trying to increase their outdoor time. Available for purchase at https://www.aap.org/Digging-Into-Nature-Outdoor-Adventures-for-Happier-and-Healthier-Kids-Paperback
Pediatric Collections: Dermatology Cases
Authors:   American Academy of Pediatrics
Published: September 2024

This compilation of twenty dermatology cases from Pediatrics in Review can help increase your knowledge of skin diseases in children, encourage you to appreciate how morphology of skin disease can provide a wealth of diagnostic clues, and challenge you to think about the diverse presentations of dermatologic conditions. Available for purchase at https://www.aap.org/Pediatric-Collections-Dermatology-Cases-Paperback