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Awarding Law Enforcement Officers in the USSR During the Period of Award Dualism (1922–1933)
Authors:   Ural Federal University named after the first President of Russia B.N. Yeltsin, Shunyakov Dmitriy V.
Published: December 2022

The paper investigates the practice of awarding law enforcement bodies after the establishment of the Soviet Union in 1922. It is stated here that the unification of the republics necessitated the creation of an all-union award system. At the same time, the award systems in the union and autonomous republics of the USSR continued to exist. This study is based on the principles of historicism, objectivity and systematic approach. Using statistical analysis, the author quantified the award data obtained by continuous sampling. Archival materials, published sources and memoirs demonstrate that the all-union and republican award systems were largely similar and were based on the award principles that had been developed during the Civil War. At the same time, despite the need, no special awards for law enforcement bodies were ever established at the state (all-union) level. The award practice indicates that the highest awards – orders – were given extremely rarely due to the lack of provisions in the statutes for rewarding specific activities of law enforcement officers. The most common types of awards were departmental: decorations as well as material (valuable gifts and bonuses) and moral rewards (certificates of acknowledgement, certificates of merit, banners). The awards could be both individual and collective. The author concludes that 1922–1933 was a transition period from the republican award systems to the all-union system. The award dualism was caused by a difficult crime situation and, as a result, the need to distinguish law enforcement officers, as well as by the inability of the state leadership to promptly establish an effective award system. As soon as the USSR award system was created, the republican awards were abolished.
NArFU 24.2.394.01 Thesis Council: Towards New Horizons
Authors:   Northern (Arctic) Federal University named after M.V. Lomonosov, Kudryashova Elena V. , Zhgileva Larisa A.
Published: December 2022

This article dwells on the academic and teaching activities of Vladimir A. Karelin (born 1952), a well-known teacher and historian who has studied the history of Russian-Norwegian relations. The main stages in his life are described, key areas and results of his research are characterized. V.A. Karelin is a prominent specialist on the history of Russia of the 19th and 20th centuries and the history of Russian-Norwegian relations. He has participated in a large number of international scientific projects with colleagues from the universities of Groningen (The Netherlands) and Tromsø (Norway), which resulted in the publication of study guides, scholarly articles, and a monograph on Svalbard. Moreover, he initiated the creation of the Barents Faculty at Murmansk State Pedagogical Institute (currently, Murmansk Arctic State University), which successfully carried out scientific, publishing and educational programmes aimed at developing international cooperation within the Barents Region.
Development Free Fall Motion Teaching Aid With Proximity Sensor
Authors: Istiqomah Endah , Pratiwi Umi , Ashari Ashari
Published: December 2022

The use of manual teaching aid causes inaccurate results. This study aims to realize a valid and effective free fall motion teaching aid based on proximity sensors for physics learning. This research was conducted at the Laboratory of Physics Education Faculty, University of Muhammadiyah Purworejo with the research subjects of five physics education students. This research is a development research using the ADDIE development model with the Analysis, Design, Development, implementation, and Evaluation stages. Data collection techniques in this study were using validation questionnaires and student responses. The results showed that the developed teaching aid resulted in an error in the acceleration of gravity of 9.59 ± 0.42 m/s2 when the value of h= 0.90 m, 9.61 ± 0.43 m/s2 when the value of h= 1.00 m, and 9.74 ± 0.40 m/s2 when the value of h= 1.10 m, while the results of the validation carried out by media experts obtained a percentage of 93% and material experts 98%. Meanwhile, the results of student responses to teaching aid obtained a percentage of 93.33%. Proximity sensor based free fall motion teaching aid are valid and effective for physics learning.
A Dynamic Regression Modeling of the Prevalence of Stroke in South-East of Nigeria
Authors: Ugoh Christogonus Ifeanyichukwu , Amolo Chukwunonso Nelly , Oni Akindele Emmanuel , Kalu Mercy Chinyere , Adewale Tosin Babatunde
Published: December 2022

Stroke is increasingly becoming one of the major public health issues in Nigeria. This study aimed to predicting future prevalence of stroke in south-east Nigeria in 2022 and 2023, using previous prevalence. The number of patients recorded with stroke (transient ischemic attack) and risk factors hypertension (HT), diabetes mellitus (DM), dyslipidemia (DY), and alcohol (AL) on monthly basis from January 2017 to December 2021 in Enugu State University Teaching Hospital were extracted. The dynamic regression model was applied to the data, best model is selected using Akaike information criterion corrected (AICC), and the model generated is used to predict the number of patients with stroke in 2022 and 2023. A total of 1216 patient records were included in this study. The proportion of hypertension was 51.49%, diabetes mellitus was 7.65%, alcohol was 6.4%, and dyslipidemia was 24.81%. Regression with ARIMA(0,0,1) was the best model. The prediction showed that by December 2022 the number of patients will increase by 29.63% and by December 2023 it will rise to 36.67%. The findings of this study suggest the prevalence of stroke in south-east Nigeria is high and will still rise in the future. There is still need of further research on stroke and other risk factors towards establishing appropriate policy, preventive and management measures.
Comparative Study of the Physiochemical and Coagulating Properties of Moringa Oleifera (Linn) Seeds and Stem for Use in Water Purification
Authors: Erhuanga E. A. , Arotupin D. J. , Amoo I. A. , Kashim I. B. , Akinbogun T. L.
Published: December 2022

Lack of access to clean and safe water is prevalent within many rural communities in developing countries in Africa, and the need for household water treatment is enormous. Moringa oleifera plant is a tropical plant known for its nutritional and medicinal properties. Moringa seeds have been widely used in traditional water treatment practices across many countries of Africa and the world. This study examines the physicochemical properties of the stem and the seed of the moringa plant to define its suitability for use in household water treatment. The moringa oleifera seeds and stems were pulverized into powdered forms and divided into two parts. The first parts were left in their raw state, and the second parts were calcined in a kiln at 800oC. The raw and calcined moringa seed and stem samples were subjected to phytochemical analysis and XRF characterization. Aqueous extracts of the raw and calcined moringa seeds and stems were used in laboratory-based coagulation tests; coagulation efficiencies were determined using turbidity reduction in treated water over time. The results show similar elemental constituents in the raw and calcined moringa seed and stem. The necessary phytochemicals present were higher in the moringa seed samples than in the stem samples, both raw and calcined states. The coagulation tests indicated some coagulation efficiency in both raw and calcined samples, with turbidity reduction of up to 25% in 90 minutes. This study revealed that the moringa stems compare favourably with the moringa seeds in their raw or calcined forms as a bio-coagulant in water treatment.
Two new peculiar species of the genus Katha Moore from China (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae)
Authors: Volynkin Anton V.
Published: December 2022

Two new species of the genus Katha Moore, 1878 are described from China: Katha pratti sp. n. (Hubei Province) and Katha portokaloftera sp. n. (Sichuan Province). Both the species are characterised by the large size and the unusual, orange body and wings colouration in both sexes. The diagnostic comparison is made with Katha suffusa (Leech, 1899), Katha nigropoda (Bremer & Grey, 1852), and Katha magnata (Matsumura, 1927). Adults, male and female genitalia of all the species considered are illustrated.
Ex Machina: Coevolving Machines and the Origins of the Social Universe
Authors: H. Miller John
Published: December 2022

If we could rewind the tape of the Earth’s deep history back to the beginning and start the world anew—would social behavior arise yet again? While the study of origins is foundational to many scientific fields, such as physics and biology, it has rarely been pursued in the social sciences. Yet knowledge of something’s origins often gives us new insights into the present. In Ex Machina, John H. Miller introduces a methodology for exploring systems of adaptive, interacting, choice-making agents, and uses this approach to identify conditions sufficient for the emergence of social behavior. Miller combines ideas from biology, computation, game theory, and the social sciences to evolve a set of interacting automata from asocial to social behavior. Readers will learn how systems of simple adaptive agents—seemingly locked into an asocial morass—can be rapidly transformed into a bountiful social world driven only by a series of small evolutionary changes. Such unexpected revolutions by evolution may provide an important clue to the emergence of social life.
PENGEMBANGAN PROBLEM BASED LEARNING UNTUK PENGUATAN KONSEP FUNGSI TRIGONOMETRI PADA GERAK PARABOLA
Authors: Tupulu Nasri N.tupulu , Parjono Heru Jono
Published: December 2022

Penelitian pengembangan problem based learning untuk penguatan pemahaman konsep fungsi trigonometri pada gerak parabola merupakan suatu eksplorasi pelaksanaan pembelajaran matematika fungsi trigonometri melalui dikursus dan bertujuan (1) mendapatkan model based learning sebagai pengembang pembelajaran dari yang digunakan guru, dan (2) untuk mengetahui penggunaan model problem based learning dapat meningkatkan kemampuan pemecahan masalah matematik. Rumusan masalah bagaimana pengembangan model problem based learning untuk penguatan pemahaman konsep fungsi trigonometri pada materi gerak parabola, dan  bagaimana keterkaitan antara fungsi trigonometri dengan materi gerak parabola. Metode penelitian yang digunakan observasi, wawancara, angket, dokumen , dan diskusi. Teknik analisa data dengan analisis kualitatif, melalui cara induktif (berdasarkan observasi khusus). Teori pendukung yang digunakan problem based learning didasarkan pada teori pisikologi kognitif. Dari hasil penelitian ditemukan konsep matematika yang diperlukan dalam mempelajari materi gerk parabola yaitu konsep fungsi trigonometri, dan peningkatan pemahaman konsep fungsi trigonometri pada materi gerak parabola ini sangat besar kemungkinan karena dipengaruhi oleh model problem based learning. Kesimpulan (1)model problem based learning yang dikembangkan dapat meningkatkan kemampuan pemecahan masalah matematik pada materi gerak parabola, dan (2) fungsi trigonometri sangat berkaitan dengan materi gerak parabola terutama dalam persamaan persamaan di gerak parabola akan memerlukan perbandingan fungsi trigonometri diantaranya sin, cos , dan tan.
Penile shape discriminates two cryptic species of Akodon Meyen, 1833 (Mammalia, Rodentia, Cricetidae) from eastern Brazil
Authors: Campana Leonardo , Cruz Letícia Rosário , Paresque Roberta , Fagundes Valéria
Published: December 2022

Glans penis morphology has been used as a powerful tool in mammal taxonomy to differentiate cryptic species. Neotropical rodent species Akodon cursor and A. montensis are cryptic, and interspecific hybrids are like their parental species. We investigated non-metric and metric phallic characters aiming to differentiate A. cursor from A. montensis. We also evaluated the parental species’ influence of the phallic characters on hybrids. We analysed 96 male adults—56 A. cursor, 27 A. montensis, and 13 hybrids, subgrouping species by locality and hybrids by parental species (paternal vs maternal). We verified that A. cursor and A. montensis are distinguishable by penile-shape morphology: A. cursor has an elongated penile form with a flare in the distal portion and A. montensis has a barrel-shaped form. Also, dark spots in ventral view, if present in A. montensis, distinguish A. montensis from A. cursor. Although the non-metric characters differentiate the species, they do not distinguish the subgroups of A. cursor, A. montensis, and hybrids. The metric phallic characters indicated a significant difference between species and hybrids. These characters also differentiate the population groups of A. cursor. However, A. montensis subgroups and hybrids subgroups did not present a significant difference. This study shows the importance of penis morphology in the taxonomy of the cryptic rodent species A. cursor and A. montensis, representing a powerful tool to discriminate male specimens in mammal collections without karyotyping or sequencing, even though the specimens occurred in sympatric areas. Since most taxidermy protocols do not preserve the penis in mammal preparations, liquid preservation of some specimens or the removal of the penis before taxidermy for liquid preservation could be beneficial. We also recommend the organisation in museum collections of a penis bank for the A. cursor species group (or even all rodent species) to avoid losing this important information for species identification.
A new eyeless species of Nereis (Annelida, Nereididae) from deep-sea sediments of the northern South China Sea
Authors: Lin Jun-Hui , Huang Ya-Qin , Liang Qian-Yong , He Xue-Bao
Published: December 2022

A variety of nereidid species have been reported from the South China Sea, although little is known about the deep-sea species in this area. Recently, two specimens belonging to a novel nereidid polychaete were collected from a sedimentary habitat during an environmental survey to a deep-sea basin where cold seeps occur. This new species, Nereis tricirratasp. nov., is described herein, based on morphological and molecular analyses. The most noteworthy feature is the absence of eyes on the prostomium; it can be distinguished from other eyeless Nereis species by the arrangement of conical paragnaths on the pharynx, the nature of homogomph falcigers and the shape of notopodial lobes in posterior chaetigers. The reconstructed phylogenetic tree, using concatenated sequences of mtCOI, 16S, and 18S rRNA, showed that all Nereis species included in this study form a monophyletic clade with full support. The mtCOI-based interspecific comparisons revealed a high genetic divergence (23.1%–37.3% K2P) from four-eyed Nereis species with the available sequences. This is the first record of an eyeless Nereis species in the South China Sea.
Applied heat transfer modeling in conventional hybrid (Al2O3-CuO)/C2H6O2 and modified-hybrid nanofluids (Al2O3-CuO-Fe3O4)/C2H6O2 between slippery channel by using least square method (LSM)
Authors: Adnan  , Alharbi Khalid Abdulkhaliq M. , Ashraf Waqas , Eldin Sayed M. , Yassen Mansour F. , Jamshed Wasim
Published: December 2022

In this research, a new heat transfer model for ternary nanofluid (Al2O3-CuO-Fe3O4)/C2H6O2 inside slippery converging/diverging channel is reported with innovative effects of dissipation function. This flow situation described by a coupled set of PDEs which reduced to ODEs via similarity and effective ternary nanofluid properties. Then, LSM is successfully coded for the model and achieved the desired results influenced by \begin{document}$ \alpha ,Re,{\gamma }_{1} $\end{document} and \begin{document}$ Ec $\end{document}. It is examined that the fluid movement increases for \begin{document}$ Re $\end{document} in the physical range of 30–180 and it drops for diverging channel (\begin{document}$ \alpha > 0 $\end{document}) when the slippery wall approaches to \begin{document}$ \alpha = {60}^{o} $\end{document}. The fluid movement is very slow for increasing concentration factor \begin{document}$ {\varphi }_{i} $\end{document} for \begin{document}$ i = \mathrm{1,2},3 $\end{document} up to 10%. Further, ternary nanofluid temperature boosts rapidly due to inclusion of trinanoparticles thermal conductivity and dissipation factor (\begin{document}$ Ec = \mathrm{0.1,0.2,0.3,0.4,0.6} $\end{document}) also contributes significantly. Moreover, the temperature is maximum about the center of the channel (\begin{document}$ \eta = 0 $\end{document}) and slip effects (\begin{document}$ {\gamma }_{1} = \mathrm{0.1,0.2,0.3,0.4,0.5,0.6} $\end{document}) on the channel walls lead to decrement in the temperature \begin{document}$ \beta \left(\eta \right) $\end{document}.
Dynamic analysis of an age structure model for oncolytic virus therapy
Authors: Gao Lu , Tan Yuanshun , Yang Jin , Xiang Changcheng
Published: December 2022

Cancer is recognized as one of the serious diseases threatening human health. Oncolytic therapy is a safe and effective new cancer treatment method. Considering the limited ability of uninfected tumor cells to infect and the age of infected tumor cells have a significant effect on oncolytic therapy, an age-structured model of oncolytic therapy involving Holling-Ⅱ functional response is proposed to investigate the theoretical significance of oncolytic therapy. First, the existence and uniqueness of the solution is obtained. Furthermore, the stability of the system is confirmed. Then, the local stability and global stability of infection-free homeostasis are studied. The uniform persistence and local stability of the infected state are studied. The global stability of the infected state is proved by constructing the Lyapunov function. Finally, the theoretical results are verified by numerical simulation. The results show that when the tumor cells are at the appropriate age, injection of the right amount of oncolytic virus can achieve the purpose of tumor treatment.
La grippe existe-t-elle ?
Authors: Vagneron Frédéric
Published: December 2022

Les variations des microbes et de leur virulence ont constitué un défi constant pour les premiers microbiologistes, nœuds des échanges avec les cliniciens et les épidémiologistes. Ce défi touchait à une question cruciale en médecine, jusqu’à aujourd’hui : celle de l’existence des maladies comme des entités distinctes présentes dans la nature, ou de leur compréhension comme des objets historiques et physiologiques. La bactériologie est considérée comme le pivot d’un tournant ontologique, apportant la preuve irréfutable de l’existence de maladies spécifiques causées par des microbes invisibles. Avec le cas des études médicales sur la grippe entre 1890 et 1914 en France, l’article s’attache à décrire au contraire le foisonnement théorique au sein de cette nouvelle discipline microbiologique et les liens renouvelés avec d’autres disciplines pour définir originalement ce qu’est cette maladie. Il éclaire comment les bactériologistes français ont participé de manière unique après la pandémie de grippe « russe » à la transformation de l’identité médicale de la grippe en une maladie infectieuse et contagieuse, sans se focaliser nécessairement sur la découverte d’un microbe spécifique.
A Policeman's Ethnography
Authors: Mack Paul
Published: December 2022

This chapter is an ethnological examination of a police officer, the police culture, and the type of individual that makes up the “good cop.” Through the lens of over 30 years' experience as a police officer in both small suburban and large city police departments, the author hopes to provide some insight into his experience. This chapter will most likely not affect anything institutional but may change the individual's view of police officers in the future.
Participatory Governance for Institutional Transformation
Authors: Vargas-Hernández José G. , Vargas-González Omar C.
Published: December 2022

This chapter is aimed to analyze the institutional transformation of participatory governance from the socio-intercultural perspective and interethnic relationships. The analysis of the public culture assumes that socio-intercultural and interethnic relations is a broader social field considered in the context of the analysis of the institutions of governance to understand the social institutions and events. The method used is the reflective analytical based on the literature review and empirical study. It is concluded that these institutional transformations of participatory governance have been sourced and evolved into a governance structure to govern the behaviors of the communities, organizations, leaderships, and members.
NAHSE and the 2020 Presidential Elections
Authors: Howard Diane M. , Enard Kimberly , Rhonda BeLue  , Dotson Ebbin , Elder Keith , Evans Angel , Evans Rupert , Hall Allyson , Sanders Dale , Shanderson Laurie , Wiltshire Jacqueline C.
Published: December 2022

In Summer 2020, prior to the U.S. November 2020 elections, the “NAHSE Political Leadership in the United States” survey was administered to 2,000 members with a 12.6% response rate to assess member views on the Presidential candidates. The purpose of the survey was to assess healthcare concerns of the membership, which would help frame the organization's public policy agenda. Of the respondents, 98% stated they would definitely vote with 80% very confident or confident that their votes would be counted. Approximately 65% of respondents plan to vote in person on the day of the election or through early voting opportunities, and 35% intend to vote via mail or absentee ballot, with 1% stating they do not plan to vote. The top five issues the membership recommended to be addressed by the new President of the United States are (1) COVID-19, (2) criminal justice/police brutality, (3) race relations/police brutality, (4) jobs/economic insecurity, and (5) economy.
COVID-19 and a Professional Organization's Member Responses
Authors: Howard Diane M. , Enard Kimberly , BeLue Rhonda , Dotson Ebbin , Elder Keith , Evans Angel , Evans Rupert , Hall Allyson , Sanders Dale , Shanderson Laurie , Wiltshire Jacqueline C.
Published: December 2022

The National Association of Health Services Executives issued a national survey to determine how its membership was responding to COVID-19 at its initial outbreak. Of the 201 respondents, 84% stated they were employed full-time; 4% were students; 4% were retired; and 4% were consultants, entrepreneurs, or working outside of the healthcare industry. More than half (53.5%) were employed by a hospital or hospital system, 12% worked at a university or academic institution, 9% were employed by consulting firms, with the remaining 14% employed in a variety of settings. Fifty-nine percent of respondents indicated they were always or usually working remotely, 13% worked remotely sometimes, and approximately 28% indicated that they rarely worked remotely. The survey results revealed COVID-19 had changed the way individuals interfaced at their work environment based on the nature of the work conducted and the age of the respondents and if they had school-aged children at home.
The History and Future of School Finance Reform
Authors: Howard Joanne E.
Published: December 2022

The Education Trust singled out New Jersey as a state that has made real progress in terms of funding. In 1997, the state had a funding gap of $787 per student in cost-adjusted dollars. By 2002, the gap had been erased, and the state had a $566 positive difference for low-income students. Starting in 1998, spurred partly by the state's long running Abbott v. Burke school funding lawsuit, the state implemented a series of new funding programs designed to help low-income students. This chapter details the progress.
A Comparative Analysis of American and Dutch Primary Public Education and Teacher Training
Authors: Joyce Hensel Lauren
Published: December 2022

This chapter provides a comparative analysis of the Dutch versus American primary public education systems within the framework of Donald Moore's Five Essential Supports. In addition, it analyzes and explores the importance of professional capacity/quality and its connection to standardized test scores on the TIMSS, PIRLS, and PISA. It starts with an overview of the state of the American public education system and moves into a comparative analysis in two separate parts: (1) within the macro, meso, and micro levels and (2) within the Five Essential Supports. Special focus is given to the professional capacity/quality of pre-service teacher training programs to better understand the interconnectedness of this support within the framework and its effects on test outcomes. By analyzing test score data, the authors explore if and how improved practicum teacher-training may improve standardized test scores and explore ways in which policy can change to improve teacher-training at the university level.
Application of Social Cognitive Theory in the Mentoring of African American Males
Authors: Berry Regina D. , Howard Joanne E.
Published: December 2022

The primary purpose of this qualitative review was to examine the benefits of the Sigma Beta Club mentoring program on the educational experiences of African American male participants and to explore the perceptions and challenges mentors incurred while working with young men of color in the Sigma Beta Club mentoring program. The secondary purpose was to provide understanding regarding the utilization of SCT by the Sigma Beta Club mentoring program. The effects of systemic racism and discrimination have resulted in African American young men developing a distrust for lawmakers and their agents. A reconnection and an establishment of trust needs to take place.
Indian Economic Growth Concerning the Impact on FDI (Foreign Direct Investment)
Authors: Sravya Pingili , K. V. Rajesh Kumar
Published: December 2022

The present empirical study has explained the part of foreign direct investment (FDI) in India's economic growth in the pharmaceutical sector. The study has detailed information about the relationship, impact, and forthcoming action of the FDI on the Indian economy. This study applies the e-views software concerning statistical tools used are VECM, ordinary least squares, and VAR. It has considered the secondary data with the year starting from 2011 to 2021. The study has evaluated the results as a good association between the FDI and the pharmaceutical sector. This study suggests that it affected the positive long-term connection of FDI in the pharmaceutical industry and the short-term affinity between FDI and GDP. The study also concluded that the outcomes of foreign direct investment would have positive future movements in GDP.
Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain Technology in the 4.0 IR Metaverse Era
Authors: Polas Mohammad Rashed Hasan , Ahamed Bulbul , Rana Md. Masud
Published: December 2022

The advancement of SMEs is accelerated by technological expansions using blockchain technology in the Industrial Revolution (IR) 4.0 era. Based on current trends in AI and blockchain technology, this study proposes that the distance between entrepreneurs all over the world and their potential workers may be greatly decreased to virtually real-time. A secondary literature review is carried out in order to identify the key developments in IR 4.0 technologies in the SMEs industry, as well as the potential trend that will lead the business sector. The adoption of AI and blockchain technology in the IR 4.0 technologies is projected to make seeking treatments overseas more reasonable, accessible, and health records readily available on a real-time and protected basis. However, it is necessary to highlight that the expansion of SMEs raises the eyebrows of society from the security, social, and economic viewpoints.
User Acceptance Towards Non-Fungible Token (NFT) as the FinTech for Investment Management in the Metaverse
Authors: Ho Ree Chan , Song Bee Lian
Published: December 2022

The growth of the metaverse is an imminent phenomenon for the world to tap its economic opportunities. Non-fungible token (NFT) is the choice of a new form of financial technology in metaverse to authenticate digital asset ownership. The objective of this study was to examine the impacts of NFT on the metaverse communities. Based on the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology model, the sample was financial users in the metaverse who are familiar with NFT. The findings validated that UTAUT constructs influence the intention to use NFT payments. Also, self-efficacy was confirmed as the antecedent to explain the need for managing the processes while payments were made. This study provides an understanding of the use of NFT by examining the theoretical aspect of the current usage scenario in the metaverse. Furthermore, the required personal ability of the users in determining the benefits of NFT offers practical consideration for wider adoption. Hence, it contributes to the research on the behavioral finance aspect of NFT usage.
Wonders of the World
Authors: Mubin Siti Azreena Binti , Thiruchelvam Vinesh
Published: December 2022

This chapter overviewed several existing works being conducted on the metaverse in immersive education. Most of the reviews have clearly stated that the metaverse would be a promising asset and tool in education besides the conventional method. The metaverse gives space where real-world specifications can be replicated via digital twin technology. This enables smarter problem-solving in industries like construction, architecture, healthcare, life sciences, and more. Reviewed studies on the effectiveness of those technologies for education found moderate evidence for the metaverse to assist students in their daily learning. The application of the metaverse to the education sector has been well studied and widely accepted as an engaging and effective method of delivering learning experiences. Hence, the metaverse might be a promising tool to provide immersive learning experiences to users nowadays. An application named wonders of the world (WoW) has been developed using XR technology to provide immersive learning experiences to the users.
Research on Improving the Quality of Talent Training in Higher Vocational Colleges in China
Authors: Liu Fengmei , Lai P. C.
Published: December 2022

According to the action plan for improving the quality of vocational education (2020-2023), the vocational school evaluation system includes professional ethics, professional quality, technical skills, employment quality, and entrepreneurial ability as important content areas for assessing the quality of talent training that should be strengthened. This plan was released by the Ministry of Education and nine other government departments. An example higher vocational college in Guangdong is used to illustrate the importance of quality talent training in the new era, and a method for improving talent training quality in vocational colleges is proposed. This chapter is intended to serve as a model for other higher vocational colleges seeking to improve the quality of talent training while also promoting the modernization and internationalization of high-quality vocational education.
Effects of Digital Technologies on Academic Performance of Nigerian Adolescents
Authors: Okocha Desmond Onyemechi , James Julson Nimat , Agaku Terhile
Published: December 2022

The rapid development of technology has penetrated almost all sectors of the society and makes any form of resistance almost impossible. The incorporation of digital technology into adolescent's daily life, as well as its impact on their cognitive, emotional, and social development, is growing by the day. They can use technology to play, explore, and learn in a variety of ways. This is because their brains are so adaptable, these learning opportunities represent a vital growth stage throughout this time period, which helps and encourages them to improve their communication skills and knowledge. No one will deny the numerous benefits that accrue from digital technology usage such as the internet and social network, which is an instant hit site that launches individuals into the world beyond imagination. A growing number of adolescents believe that happiness is linked to direct and indirect interactions with digital environments and technology that facilitate and mediate communication. This study investigated the effects of digital technology on adolescents in Nigeria.
A Hybrid SEM-ANN Approach for Intention to Adopt Metaverse Using C-TAM-TPB and IDT in China
Authors: Wang Yuyang , Chung Tinfah , Den Yeoh Eik
Published: December 2022

The study aims to identify factors affecting university students' intention to adopt the metaverse due to the 4th industrial revolution and the COVID-19 pandemic in China, based on the integration of C-TAM-TPB model and IDT theory. A questionnaire survey was conducted on university students for data collection, as the metaverse is expected to be actively used or developed by them in future. A sample of 441 valid data was analysed by T-test and SEM-ANN analysis. Results show that subjective norm, attitude, compatibility, perceived usefulness, and relative advantages significantly affect Chinese university students' metaverse adoption intention, except for perceived behavioural control. Subjective norm holds the highest influence, while compatibility ranks the lowest. Perceived risk negatively moderates the relationship between relative advantage and adoption intention. There is no significant difference exists in different gender groups and experience groups for Chinese university students' metaverse adoption intention.
The Role of Legal Governance Framework in the Metaverse World
Authors: Sia Chin Chin
Published: December 2022

The book chapter analyses how the current legal framework of self-governance is weak in regulating the metaverse world. The rule of law, as a discourse that emphasizes the legitimacy of governance and appropriate limits on the exercise of power, provides a useful framework as a first step to reconceptualizing and evaluating these tensions in communities at the intersection of the real and the virtual, the social and the economic, and the public and the private. Technologists, practitioners, and regulators must be open to these tensions to appropriately develop the correct legal governance through a mix of user control, industry practice, and regulatory oversight for a just and equitable metaverse world.
Circular, Smart, and Connected Cities
Authors: Sertyesilisik Begum
Published: December 2022

Majority of the humanity is living in the cities. Cities have adverse environmental impact. Their environmental footprints need to be reduced. As the world's living conditions deteriorate, the survival of the humanity depends on the precautions taken. These precautions can include sustainable living styles, new technologies, and circular economy principles. Furthermore, climate change caused disasters can have adverse consequences as they can be deadly and as they can result in economic loss. The cities need to be resilient so that disasters adverse consequences can be reduced and the post-disaster phase rescue and recovery processes can be effectively carried out. Circular, smart and connected cities based on the new technologies such as big data, Information and Communication Technology (ICT), and Internet of Things (IoT) can contribute to the cities' sustainability and resilience performance. This chapter aims to investigate the roles of big data, IoT, ICT, as well as circular, connected and smart cities in enhancing sustainability and resilience of the cities. With this aim, based on the literature review, this chapter covers: need for, pillars of and aspects of smart, sustainable, circular, and resilient cities as well as ways for transforming the cities into smart, sustainable, circular, and resilient ones. This chapter can be beneficial to the researchers, academics, construction professionals, and policy makers.Keywords: Disaster; Internet of Things; Information and Communication Technology; Smart Cities; Big Data; Resilience; Building Information Modelling; Circular Cities; Circular Economy
BIM and IoT for Facilities Management
Authors: Codinhoto Ricardo , Fialho Beatriz Campos , Pinti Lidia , Fabricio Márcio Minto
Published: December 2022

The AEC industry is facing a digital transformation that is improving the efficiency of services involved in designing, building, and operating assets and the users' well-being. Such a transformation towards sustainable smart cities is underpinned by two disruptive technologies: building information modelling (BIM) and internet of things (IoT). In this chapter, the authors present a review of studies that have focused on the identification of BIM and IoT technologies applicable to AEC industry processes, describing suitable strategies for data collection, storage and sharing, and fields of application. They also present data from two case studies that help us to understand how BIM can support better facilities management. From the literature, it was found that process improvements are a predominant research focus, reinforcing that successful BIM and IoT adoption goes beyond the acquisition of technology. The case studies revealed that a framework for prioritising areas is still needed for giving direction to researchers and practitioners concerning where to start the digital transition.
Official food safety audits in large scale retail trades in the time of COVID: system control experiences supported by an innovative approach
Authors: Traversa Amaranta , Rubinetti Francesca , Lanzilli Sarah , Bervini Roberta , Bruatto Guido , Coruzzi Emanuele , Gilli Maurizio , Mendolicchio Arianna , Osella Emanuele , Stassi Enzo , Biglia Claudio
Published: December 2022

This work describes a new methodology used in large scale retail trades in official food safety auditing processes developed during COVID19 emergency. The aim is to evaluate Food Business Operators’ (FBOs) Food Safety Management System and its dynamic implementation and to understand the FBO’s level of cultural maturity about food safety according to EU Regulation 2021/382. The innovation mainly consists of: a) a pre-audit phase when auditors analyse food business operator’s (FBO) selfchecked plan and further documents to identify “markers” and useful evidences (that would be collected in on-site inspections) to evaluate the application of plan by FBO’s workers; b) an audit phase consisted of both a check of the company procedures and documents performed by the auditors via web conference and of contextually onsite inspections in a sample of company’s supermarkets performed by inspectors teams. The audit methodology here described may be useful, even though it is expensive in terms of time and energy used, for both Competent Authority (CA) and FBOs, regardless of the period of the COVID emergency. The so-structured official control allows the auditors to collect both documentary and on-site evidence at the same time, reaching a broader vision of auditees (not limited to single supermarkets) and a compliant with reality FBOs risk classification. The new approach may give advantages to both audit actors, CA as well as FBO, who may collect “markers” and evidence of the self-checked plan useful to improve FBO’s food safety system on the basis of the critical aspects detected during auditing process.
Prevalence of Brucella spp. in milk from aborted and non-aborted animals in Dhamar governorate, Yemen
Authors: Al-Afifi Ayman H. , Alewy Almashhadany Dhary , Al-Azazi Aziz S.H. , Khalaf Ahmed M. , Naji Ahmed Odhah Mohammed , Al-Gabri Naif A.
Published: December 2022

Brucella infection in animals is considered a great problem in most countries of the world. Our study designed to determine the prevalence of brucella in field animal’s milk in Dhamar governorate, Yemen. Total of 808 raw milk samples from non-aborted field animals, 120 milk samples from aborted animals, and 30 pasteurized milk samples were teste by Milk-Ring Test (MRT), milk-ELISA test, isolation and identification of brucella species, and antibiotic susceptibility. The prevalence of brucella in milk samples from field animals was 0.8%, 2.6%, and 2% in cows, sheep, and goat milk samples respectively with MRT, and 0.8%, 1.3% and 1.6% in cows, sheep and goat milk samples respectively with the milk- ELISA test. The prevalence rate in milk samples from aborted animals was 33%, 64% and 41.2% with the MRT and 39%, 49%, and 41.2% in cows, sheep and goats respectively with the milk-ELISA test. All pasteurized milk samples were negative for the milk-ELISA test. The result of isolation showed 0.1% of Brucella in milk samples from field animals while 9.2% from aborted animals. All isolates of Brucella species were sensitivities to rifampicin, doxycycline, kanamycin, gentamicin, streptomycin, tetracycline, and ciprofloxacin, while resistant to ampicillin, erythromycin, and novobiocin. In conclusion, the high prevalence of milk brucella especially in aborted animals needs focusing and build controlling strategies plans to decrease the losses to the economy and avoid transferred to humans with unpasteurized milk consumption.
Impact of Heads-Up Display Use on Ophthalmologist Productivity, Wellness, and Musculoskeletal Symptoms
Authors: Tan Nicholas E. , Wortz Brayden T. , Rosenberg Eric D. , Radcliffe Nathan M. , Gupta Preeya K.
Published: December 2022

Purpose:

To explore how ophthalmologist productivity, wellness, and musculoskeletal (MSK) symptoms are affected by heads-up display (HUD) use.

Methods:

A digital survey was emailed to the United States ophthalmologists. Questions covered topics including MSK health, surgical output, work hours, wellness hours, and factors related to HUD use.

Results:

One hundred and forty-four ophthalmologists responded, and 99 completed all eligible questions. HUDs were utilized by 33 respondents, 29 of whom submitted complete surveys. HUD users worked 353 more hours annually (P = 0.01) and performed 673 more cases (P = 0.07) than nonusers. MSK symptom presence (P = 0.79), severity (P = 0.80), and frequency (P = 0.86) were independent of use. Over half (n = 16/29) of users identified symptomatic improvement attributable to the device, mostly in the cervical and lumbar regions. Mean job stress was moderate-severe for both users and nonusers (P = 0.10), and there was no significant difference in wellness hours (P = 0.44). Retina specialists (P = 0.02) and males (P = 0.03) were more likely to have operated with the technology. Nearly half of heads-up surgeons (n = 12/29) had obtained new equipment to target MSK symptoms, versus 1.4% of nonusers (n = 1/70; P = 0.0009). Most of those who operated with HUDs would recommend them to others (69.0%, n = 20/29), but 44.8% (n = 13/29) indicated ergonomic challenges. Primary concerns included awkward viewing angles, setup difficulties, and a lack of access.

Conclusions:

HUD surgeons reported greater work output versus nonusers without significant compromises in wellness or MSK health. User feedback suggests that the technology may lessen neck and low back pains, but barriers including cost and system inconveniences may impede adoption.
Unusual Trigger for Contractile Movements of Optic Disc in Peripapillary Staphyloma
Authors: Nevin Nikolai V. , Kulikov Alexei N. , Danilenko Ekaterina V. , Maltsev Dmitrii S.
Published: December 2022

Purpose:

To report a case of contractile movements of the optic disc in peripapillary staphyloma.

Methods:

A 65-year-old female received a comprehensive ophthalmic examination, multimodal imaging, and computed tomography.

Results:

The patient was diagnosed with peripapillary staphyloma in her right eye. Best-corrected visual acuity in her right and left eye was 20/32 and 20/40, respectively, with moderate cataracts in both eyes. Multimodal imaging revealed contractile movements of the optic disc in the right eye that were initiated by the circular rotation of the eye but by none of the triggers previously described in the literature. The patient reported no changes in her vision during contractile movements. Optical coherence tomography revealed a muscle-like structure in the optic disc during the peak of the contraction. Computed tomography did not reveal any abnormality of the optic nerve or the extraocular muscles of the right eye.

Conclusion:

Contractile movements in peripapillary staphyloma may be initiated by previously unknown triggers. The pattern of the contractile movements and optical coherence tomography findings support the muscular nature of these movements.
Inequality, non-linear consumption behaviour, and monetary growth imperatives
Authors: Janischewski Anja
Published: December 2022

The debate about monetary growth imperatives centres around the question of whether a zero-growth economy is compatible with positive interest rates. An aspect that is mostly disregarded in this debate is under which circumstances a zero-growth economy can be accompanied by a reduction in wealth inequality, which is a prerequisite for the latter to be politically feasible. The paper analyses this question using a stock–flow consistent macro model including multiple households with heterogeneous wealth levels and a non-linear, concave consumption function. The results show an example of theoretical conditions under which wealth inequality is reduced in a zero-growth economy. However, the conditions for stability of the zero-growth trajectory are found to be more restrictive in the case of a non-linear consumption function compared to the linear case.
Buying into inequality: a macroeconomic analysis linking accelerated obsolescence, interpersonal inequality, and potential for degrowth
Authors: Monserand Antoine
Published: December 2022

This article establishes a theoretical link between accelerated obsolescence and interpersonal inequality of income and wealth. The author designs a simple stock–flow consistent macroeconomic model and simulates an acceleration of obsolescence in different budget and fiscal policy scenarios. His results show that, despite the increase in revenues generated by extra constrained expenditures and the associated multiplicative effects, the economic consequences of fast obsolescence remain negative. As effective disposable income declines for workers and either decreases less or increases for capitalists, income and wealth inequalities are exacerbated. Hence an acceleration of obsolescence has detrimental effects both on distributive and on environmental grounds. Conversely, in line with the degrowth paradigm, the author shows how slowing down obsolescence may be sensible both socioeconomically and environmentally. It would be beneficial to wage earners while reducing pressures on the environment; the only losers would be profit earners.