bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Numerical and Optimization Study on a Heat Exchanger Tube Inserted with Ring by Taguchi Approach
Authors: Dagdevir Toygun
Published: January 2023

This paper presents an optimization study on a heat exchanger tube inserted with circular rings by using numerical analysis results. Pitch length (50, 100, and 200 mm), inner diameter (15, 12.5, and 10.0 mm), and thickness (1, 3, and 5 mm) of the rings are considered as factors to be optimized. Water is selected as working fluid and the tube is considered under constant heat flux of 20 kW/m2 and turbulent flow conditions. k-Epsilon simulate the turbulent flow through the tube. The L9 design of experiment model is used to reduce the number of numerical runs which is proposed by the Taguchi method. The optimization study is conducted as single and multi-objective optimization by using the Taguchi method and Grey relation analysis. Furthermore, the contribution effects of the considered parameters on the Nusselt number and the friction factor result are revealed by ANOVA. Numerical results showed that the Nusselt number and the friction factor increase as the pitch length, the diameter and the thickness decreases. It is found that the most effective parameter on both the Nusselt number and the friction factor is inner diameter of the rings. For the single objective optimization, the highest Nusselt number and the lowest friction factor is obtained with the tube configuration that are found as the pitch length of 50 mm, the diameter of 10 mm and the thickness of 5 mm and the pitch length of 200 mm, the diameter of 15 mm and the thickness of 3.0 mm, respectively. The pitch length of 50 mm, the diameter of 15.0 mm and the thickness of 5.0 mm presents the best thermal and hydraulic performance according to the multi-objective optimization study.
Testing of Some Ionic Liquids at the Synthesis of Biodiesel
Authors: Mamedov Ibrahim , Musazade Mahmud , Rustamova Hurupari , Javadova Ofelia , Azimova Nargiz
Published: January 2023

The aim of the present work was to the preparation of biodiesel from sunflower oil and methanol by the transesterification reaction in the presence of some ionic liquid catalysts. The yield was 98% using a 1:5 molar ratio of oil-based ionic liquid catalyst. Important fuel exploitation properties of B20 and B50 fuel blends have been investigated. The obtained results showed that B20 and B50 blends have a greater advantage for diesel engines than B100 and fossil diesel fuels. The best results were demonstrated B20 fuel blend among the studied fuels.
Hydrogeochemical Characteristics and Groundwater Quality Assessment of a Relatively- Pristine Agricultural Basin (Palas Basin)
Authors: Karadeniz Ömer , Dadaşer Çelik Filiz
Published: January 2023

This study investigates the spatial and temporal changes in groundwater levels and quality in the Palas Basin, a relatively-pristine semi-arid agricultural basin in T . Although groundwater is solely used as irrigation and drinking potable water resource throughout the basin, measurements regarding the dynamics and quality of groundwater were quite rare. The analyses were based on data collected from 12 water quality monitoring wells and 15 groundwater level monitoring wells during June 2019-May 2020. Water samples were analyzed for pH, electrical conductivity, temperature, nitrate, nitrite, ammonium, total nitrogen, total hardness, alkalinity, chloride,sulfate, phosphate, total organic carbon, calcium, magnesium, sodium, potassium, and arsenic. Data analyses included hydrogeochemical analysis and multivariate statistical analysis such as principal component analysis and cluster analyses. Results showed that water quality in the basin is mostly controlled by natural factors, however, anthropogenic impacts from agriculture activities were apparent in some regions. The basin shows significant changes in water levels throughout the year due to irrigation activities. The groundwater quality was classified as either Ca-Mg-HCO3and Ca-Mg-SO4 type. In the majority of the basin, water quality was suitable for irrigation and drinking water uses, however, a few sampling sites had very high electrical conductivity, sulfate, nitrate, and arsenic levels. The high levels of nitrates were detected in areas, where agriculture is intense, indicating that agricultural activities might be affecting water quality. High sulfate, electrical conductivity, and arsenic levels could be related to the hydrogeological setting of the basin. This study showed that agricultural activities and natural factors were effective on the hydrogeochemical characteristics of the Palas Basin.
Climate Change and Animal Movement Integration in the Environmental Niche Model
Authors: Kislioglu Halil Emre , Vera Ivan , Di Lallo Giacomo , Hissink Riki
Published: January 2023

Changing precipitation and temperature patterns due to climate change, shift ecological niches which pose a challenge for species. Furthermore, it is still unclear that if climate change faster than the speed of the species to move to more suitable environments. Climate Envelope models (GEMs) are used extensively in this matter to predict species geographical distribution. In this study, climate data and animal movement strategies integrated into the environmental niche model to analyze the successes of the species that have different movement strategies under the changing climate conditions. Four different movement strategies are formulized; lazy knowledge strategy (LKS), lazy no knowledge strategy (LNKS), proactive knowledge (PKS) and proactive no knowledge strategy (PNKS). In this study, mean annual temperature and annual precipitation data gathered for the RCP8.5 scenario from the HadGEM2-ES GCM model at a 10-minute resolution. Results show that the PKS has the highest survival rates which makes it the most successful strategy. Furthermore, the species with knowledge had performed higher survival rates than the species without knowledge due to their skill to find the most suitable cells around them. One-Way Anova test confirmed that there are significant differences between the strategies. Moreover, the analysis suggests that the species with knowledge of their environment have the most successful strategies for facing the climate change.
EFFECT OF SODIUM HYDROXIDE OR UREA TREATMENT ON CHEMICAL COMPOSITION AND LABORATORY DIGESTION FACTORS FOR BARLEY STRAW AND CORN COBS
Authors: Ahmed Ahmed Ali , Rashid Majed Hamid
Published: January 2023

These experiments were conducted to study effect of chemical treatment with sodium hydroxide or urea on chemical composition and in vitro digestibility of different roughages such as barley straw and yellow corn cobs. The chemical coefficients were used on the first lap periods of 30 days and 45 days. For determining of the effect of roughages type, the authors observed a high moral superiority (p <0.01) for barley processing in dry matter digesters, organic matter digestion, raw fiber ratio and nitrogen-free extract on feedstocks (P <0.01) for the treatment of sodium hydroxide in the dry digestion factor , organic matter digestion factor, raw fiber ratio, and nitrogen-free extract. When determining the effect of the length factor of the incubation period, the second period (45 days) was significantly higher (p <0.01) in the dry matter digestion coefficient, organic matter digestion factor, raw fiber ratio, crude protein ratio, and nitrogen-free extract compared with the first period. For explaining the effect of the overlap between the type of feed material and the type of chemical treatment, there was significant differences (P <0.01) for barley processing in dry matter digestion, organic matter digestion, crude fiber ratio, and nitrogen-free extract. For determining the effect of overlap between feed type and incubation period type, noted a digest organic matter and nitrogen-free extract and protein on all other transactions.
EFFECT OF USE OF VARIOUS CHEMICAL TREATMENTS AND LABORATORY DIGESTION FACTORS ON ROUGHAGES
Authors: Ahmed Ahmed Ali , Rashid Majed Hamid
Published: January 2023

These experiments were conducted to study the effect of the use of various chemical parameters of some poor quality coarse feed. The chemical treatments were done for two incubation times, (30 days and 45 day). The results showed that the chemical treatments were superior at (p < 0.01) with non-treatment in nutritional value and transactions digestion in general, and when a statement of the impact factor of type article forage noted high moral outweight (p< 0.01) for barley straw in the digestion of dry matter coefficient (45.737%), the coefficient digestion of organic matter (47.490%), the ration of fibre crude (32.183%) and demodulator free of nitrogen (55.393%) on the other feed materials. When statement of the effect of chemical treatment observed high significant differences (p <0.01) for the treatment of sodium hydroxide in the digestion of dry matter coefficient (44.188%), the coefficient digest organic matter (50.334%), the proportion of crude fibre (30.977%) and demodulator-free nitrogen (57.080) while there was significant deference at for coefficient of urea in crude protein content (11.518%) and extract ether (2.239%) as compared with control treatment results. Which showed the effect of overlap between chemical treatment significant of barley straw in the digestion of dry matter coefficient (52.550%), coefficient of digestion organic matter (54.040%), the proportion of crude fiber (30.125%) and demodulator-free nitrogen (60.989%) compared to untreated, There was noted superior effect of treatment of wild reeds of urea in protein (15.18%) and ether extract (3.84%) compared to other treatment that used in the experiment.
EFFECT OF SOIL COVERING AND SPRAYING WITH PLANT EXTRACTS IN VEGETATIVE GROWTH PROPERTIES OF TOMATO
Authors: Murad Ahmed A. , Al-wagaa Adnan Hussein , Hammad Hameed Saleh
Published: January 2023

A field experiment was carried out at the Experimental Station of the Department of Horticulture and Landscape, College of Agriculture, University of Diyala, in spring season 2016 to study the effect of three types of soil coverings (without coverage, black polyethylene coverage, and white cover), spraying with plant extracts, and consisted of five levels control (without spraying), spray with Blady grass, Nut grass, onion extract and Johnson grass extracts on the vegetative growth of the tomato plant, plant length, stem diameter, number of leaves, leave area and dry weight of the plant. Experiment was applied according to split-plot in the Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with three replicates. The results were as follows: Soil coverage had a positive effect on all studied vegetative growth properties and the coverage of the soil with the black cover was significantly higher than the second type of cover and the comparison treatment which was not covered. The spraying of the plant extracts separately resulted a significant reduction in all studied vegetative growth properties as compared with control treatment (sprayed with distilled water). The spray treatment with Nut grass extract was characterized by increasing the reduction rate in the measured vegetative growth measurements from other extracts, followed by spraying with the extract of the Johnson grass, then spraying with the extract of the Blady grass and then spraying with the onion extract
EFFECT OF 24-EPIBRASSINOLIDE TO ALLIVIATE PEPPER PLANTS (Capsicum annuum L.) GROWN UNDER SALT STREES
Authors: Al-Nussairawi Adnan Ghazi , Al-Ibadi Issam Mohammed
Published: January 2023

This experiment was conducted at the vegetable field of Horticulture department, College of Agriculture, Baghdad University, Abu Ghraib for two successive seasons 2013 and 2014 to study the effect of 24-epibrassinolide to mitigate the impact of salt stress and its reflect on growth and yield of sweet pepper " California Wonder ". Nested design with three replicates was adapted. The experiment included 12 treatments which is watering plants with three levels of irrigation wells water (1.9, 2.0) ds m-1 (for two seasons respectively), 3 and 5 ds m-1 of NaCl, with four brassinolide treatments (0, 0.1, 0.3, and 0.6) mg L-1. Least significant difference (LSD) at 5% probability was used to compare the means.The results of experiment showed that salinity caused decreasing in all studied traits, while application of brassinolide caused alleviating of plant growth under salt stress. The study showed superior of brassinolide treatment 0.6 mg L-1 with low level of irrigation water salinity (wells water) on all other treatments in all parameters, it caused increasing in nutrient content K, P and ratio in leaves, also increased chlorophyll content in leaves. Brassinolide with wells water treatment caused increasing plant height, branches number, leaves area and dry weight of vegetative growth. Brassinolide was active of mitigating the impact of salt stress on plant it was superior by increasing all parameters on other treatments under the same salinity level.
Third World Women and Patriarchal Society in The Story of Zahra
Authors: Jihan Abdul Rahman Oshiesh
Published: January 2023

This article focuses on the relationship of Zahra; the heroine of the novel, The story of Zahra by Hanan al-Shaykh with "male" community. Zahra is not only the victim of her family but of an entire society also. Her father who is always cynical of her face which is full of pimples and expected spinsterhood, to her mother and her betrayal of her husband with her lover, to her spoiled and failed brother, her family friend who raped her and forced her to abort twice. Her failed marriage to a friend of her uncle and her return to her homeland, which seemed to be suffering from the scourge of war, and her belief in her ability to distract the mind of the sniper by establishing a relationship with him. Zahra couldn't be an independent individual in her society, but a tool that everyone can see from his perspective. Zahra suffered from the oppression of the patriarchal society, which gave the man the oppression and abuse of women without any deterrent or a pretext for their oppression. Hanan al-Shaykh The Story of Zahra is a real example of what most women in the Third World suffer from the dominance of male society and their control over women, spiritually and physically.
Use of Folktales in the plays of Shakespeare
Authors: Jitendra Kumar Bharti
Published: January 2023

The present paper aims at to discuss the use of folktales in some notable plays of William Shakespeare. World widely he is well accepted and acknowledge a great dramatist, but this fame of Shakespeare is relied on his use of folklores of various languages and cultures. He became master in using folklores in his plays with new flavour and glamour. As we know that folklores are the foundation of modern literary forms. They are deep rooted in cultures and languages. Folklores have a tradition that they are not available in any written form but they are moulded in order to suit best in new modern literary forms. Shakespeare was the master in doing so. Folklore is a very broader term includes everything about humans and their cultures. For most of his plays, Shakespeare borrowed the material from folklores. But it’s very unfortunate that many scholars of Shakespeare concentrated themselves only on literary forms instead foundation of his plays ignored or paid no attention. So here I am making a small effort to talk about those folklores that supplied rich materials for his plays The Merchant of Venice, King Lear, The Taming of The Shrew, The Comedy of Errors, Titus Andronicus, All’s Well That Ends Well, Cymbeline and The Tempest. Apart from this there are some well-known literary sources as Holinshed’s chronicles, Plutarch’s The Lives of Noble Greeks and Romans and Ovid’s Metamorphosis.
A Tiger for Malgudi: Representation of Cultural Deterioration
Authors: Dr Bimala Sharma
Published: January 2023

This research article concentrates on cultural deterioration as projected in R. K. Narayan's A Tiger for Malagudi. The author picturizes the pain of post-colonial India that was struggling to preserve her pre-colonial culture. The novel depicts how the colonizers injected their philosophies in the psyche of the colonized. The concept of “we superior” allured the society. The temptation of new culture grew more in India and that transformed the society into new hybrid culture. On the backdrop of colonial era, the novel demonstrates a tendency of new culture and its impact upon Indian society. Characters are placed to exhibit how colonized adopt new culture and so much so that they even converse their names to be incorporated in British culture. British culture and practice restructured Indian society. Postcolonial theory and theory of mimicry are applied in this dissertation as a framework for analyzing the condition of Indian culture. The colonial period established British cultures which by mixing with Indian culture turn out to be hybrid deteriorating the traditional Indian culture. With view of advanced culture, Indian society accredited new culture. Colonial period in India transformed social and cultural structure.
Lucknow: A Living Charm in the Modern Age: A Journey through the Lens of Cinema
Authors: Sumedha Dwivedi
Published: January 2023

Cultures take centuries to evolve, but fade away faster than we think. Lucknow has been sighing for over a century and a half, but somehow it is only recently that modern communication and tourism has begun to question its sad state, through which nostalgia has begun to emerge larger than life, as a saviour of this celebrated region. Cultures, as we would like to feel them will survive when we grow out of magnified visual ugliness and horrific amplified sounds. Cultures speak to the heart and any imposition through amplified sound as in modern India is a sure way of ringing in their death knell. Hindi films, Indian politics and religion are solely responsible for this mindless assault on our sensibility and whatever that remains of our acquired refinement.
El lugar de las comunicaciones judiciales. Estudio doctrinal y jurisprudencial
Authors: Martín González Marina
Published: January 2023

El presente estudio aborda el concepto de domicilio en el ámbito de los actos procesales de comunicación: un elemento esencial para la eficacia de las comunicaciones judiciales, las cuales se encuentran íntimamente relacionadas con el efectivo ejercicio del derecho de defensa por las partes en el proceso. Expuesto lo anterior, siendo deber de los órganos judiciales velar por la defensión de las partes en el proceso, examinaremos, asimismo, su papel en la localización de las partes y demás sujetos intervinientes en el litigio.
Un’insolita ipertensione polmonare
Authors: Todero Sofia , Hasan Tammam , Ragni Luca , Donti Andrea
Published: January 2023

The Authors describe the case of a newborn presenting with severe pulmonary hypertension due to the hypoplasia of the pulmonary arteries and finally diagnosed with Alagille syndrome. The typical vertebral anomalies and hyperbilirubinaemia were also present.
Indigenous Linguistic and Cultural Revitalization in Canada: Toward the Demarginalization of Indigenous Narrative Voices and “Texts”
Authors: Merkle Denise
Published: January 2023

This article will briefly present the work of five intercultural mediators who have contributed actively to sharing knowledge between dominant and Indigenous groups in Canada—Robert Dickson (interlinguistic settler translator); Tompson Highway (Cree writer, (self-)translator, and dramatist); An Antane Kapesh (Innu writer); José Mailhot (interlinguistic settler translator); and Kent Monkman (Cree painter and (intra-)semiotic (self-)translator). While Highway and Dickson produce “minor” narrative texts, “minor” will also be applied to the field of the visual arts to discuss Kent Monkman’s use of Cree in certain works and his rewriting of canonical works of art. The article will examine the extent to which these five mediators are “(un)known” and their works have entered a transnational space. Furthermore, the article will analyze the relations of these mediators with their respective Indigenous, and English or French language(s) and culture(s). The case studies are aimed at adding to the literature on the narrative activities of members of minority cultures, which have managed to penetrate a global translation zone. The political dimension of intercultural mediation will also be briefly assessed. Finally, the interlinguistic translators of Kapesh’s essays and Highway’s novel will be considered as mediators for dominant culture recognition.
Biography Series in Turkish: Blending the “Major” with “Minor”
Authors: Elgül Ceyda
Published: January 2023

This article surveys the development and operation of biography in Turkish in light of a selection of publisher’s series presented in the region starting from the nineteenth century. In addition to introducing the biography series as gateways for a survey of life-writing activities in the region, the study explores how biographies translated from other languages appear in relation to the biographies that were originally written in Turkish. In this research setting, the terms “minor” and “major” are elaborated in two layers. First, the study interrogates the content of the selected series that embrace individuals from “minor” and “major” regions of the world; and second, it explores whether translation appears as a “minor” activity in these series that remains as an invisible form of textual production. In both contexts, the assets that represent the “minor” and “major” are considered not as active competitors but as the collaborators of the publisher’s commercial and social literary agendas.
“Less-Translated” Regional Languages? Inter- and Intra-Peripheral Translations in Wallonia (1870–1940)
Authors: Gonne Maud
Published: January 2023

This article aims to open new avenues of thinking toward the “less-translated” dimension of regional minority languages by considering not only translations from and into major languages (verticality), but also from and into other minority languages (horizontality), namely inter- and intra-peripheral translations. This will be illustrated by the study of ultraminor(ized) Walloon literature in translation in the first phase of regional identity construction. Walloon literature from Belgium lacks legitimacy and is minorized both in the national and international frameworks. However, in the period between 1870 and 1940, literary translation practices from and into Walloon (oral and written) occurred incrementally, not only vertically but also horizontally. Walloon inter- and intra-peripheral translations—as well as the extension of the traditional written printed corpus—will showcase alternative literary circulation paths for regional minority cultures and illustrate the relevance of investigating the balance of translation flows on a larger scale.
ИЗУЧЕНИЕ И АНАЛИЗ РАБОТЫ ПЕЧАТНОГО СТАНКА МАРКИ RISOGRAPH TR1510
Authors: Мартиросян С.С. , Стакян М.Г.
Published: January 2023

Изучены технический паспорт и параметры печатного станка модели TR1510
марки Risograph, а также свойства всех материалов со сложной структурой,
участвующих в печатном процессе и находящихся в зоне печати. Проведен анализ
работы печатного станка модели TR1510 марки Risograph. Показано, что явления в
печатном станке, напряженное состояние, печатные давления, тепловой фактор
являются основными показателями, повышающими качество печатной продукции.
Обеспечение качества является актуальным вопросом при управлении типографскими
красками и характеристиками печатной системы печатных секций. В работе кратко
описаны принцип работы и структурная схема печатной машины марки Risograph.
Обсуждены мощность системы поперечного выравнивания захватов, удерживающих
печатный лист, свойства липко-водянистых красок, вопросы исключения
нежелательных явлений, возникающих при печати, а также показаны пути решения
проблемы. Предпринята попытка повысить роль красочного аппарата и
термоохлаждающей системы в технологическом процессе печати. Для определения
основного теплового параметра процесса печати, а именно - температуры, были
использованы методы решения тепловых задач, а для моделирования и исследования
контактной зоны печати – программный пакет ANSYS.
ОБ ОДНОМ ПОДХОДЕ К ОПРЕДЕЛЕНИЮ ОПТИМАЛЬНОГО ЧИСЛА РЕЖУЩИХ СТУПЕНЕЙ СПИРАЛЬНОГО СВЕРЛА С МНОГОСТУПЕНЧАТЫМ ЛЕЗВИЕМ
Authors: Баласанян Б.А.
Published: January 2023

На основе результатов известных исследований установлено, что для
определения оптимальной геометрии режущих ступеней спирального сверла
используют три критерия их оптимизации, к числу которых относятся минимумы: Fsum
- суммы произведений крутящих моментов Mi и осевых сил Pi ; Msum - суммы
крутящих моментов Mi и Psum - суммы осевых сил Pi всех отдельно режущих зубьев
сверла с многоступенчатым лезвием. Показано, что все эти критерии необходимо
использовать для определенных условий процесса сверления, которые практически
позволят обеспечить одинаковые условия резания каждой режущей ступенью сверла с
многоступенчатым лезвием. В этом случае возникает необходимость определения
глубины резания каждой режущей ступенью, для чего используют три известных
условия: F const, i  или P const, i  или M const i  . Основным недостатком
применения этих условий является большая трудоемкость определения глубины
резания. С этой целью предлагается использовать многоступенчатое сверло с
одинаковой глубиной резания всех его режущих ступеней.
На основе известных эмпирических зависимостей крутящих моментов и осевых
сил процессов сверления и рассверливания отверстий в деталях из стали марки
18ХН9Т сверлом диаметром D = 10 мм из быстрорежущего сплава Р6М5
теоретическими исследованиями получены зависимости трех критериев Fsum , Msum и
Psum от числа режущих ступеней многоступенчатого спирального сверла.
Вычислительными экспериментами установлено, что, по сравнению с обычным
спиральным сверлом, применение многоступенчатого сверла с числом ступеней Z=6
позволяет уменьшить величины Fsum , Msum и Psum соответственно в 18, 1,68 и 1,63
раза.
PROBLEMATIQUE DE L’ENSEIGNEMENT DU COURS D’INFORMATIQUE DANS LES ECOLES SECONDAIRES EN PROVINCE DU MANIEMA Cas de la commune Kasuku à Kindu
Authors: Alexandre Kasisa sadiki
Published: January 2023

En réalisant cette recherche, le souci majeur consiste à vérifier si le cours d’informatique dans les écoles de la ville de KINDU est dispensé dans le respect d’un minimum de conditions requises. Ainsi, du traitement des données issues du dépouillement des protocoles d’enquête, les résultats révèlent que moins de 50% d’enseignants titulaires du cours d’informatique dans les établissements d’enseignement secondaires sélectionnés dans le cadre de la présente recherche sont qualifiés, enseignent dans les écoles disposant des laboratoires équipés et se réfèrent au programme national de ce cours pour préparer leurs leçons.
Teacher training, quilombola school education: Reflections on pedagogical practice in a quilombola community in barreirinha Amazonas-Brazil (2021-2022)
Authors: Câmara Igor , Carvalho Tereza de Jesus Pires , Cassimiro Miguel António , Mascarenhas Suely Aparecida Do Nascimento
Published: January 2023

This research has the general objective of revealing interdisciplinary pedagogical practices that enhance the teaching and learning process from the dialogue between scientific knowledge and the local knowledge of the students of a multigrade class in a quilombola community. And specific objectives: 1) Analyze teacher training from the National Curricular Guidelines - DCN from its constitutive knowledge, as well as its substantial challenges and articulations; 2) Highlight the expressions of knowledge that significantly favor teaching and learning for students in multigrade classes, in Afro-descendant contexts. Qualitative Research and Autoethnography.
COVID RUINS, TOMORROW'S HOMES? ANALYSIS OF AN ADAPTIVE RE-USE APPROACH TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR METROPOLITAN CITIES IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH
Authors: Ugwuonah Chinonyerem
Published: January 2023

Acute housing shortage and empty office spaces are likely to emerge as critical urban issues of the post-pandemic (COVID-19) metropolitan cities, considering that the ‘new norms’ of existential patterns have brought about visible socio-economic impacts. With the remote work lifestyle, the commercial real estate litter with underutilised public buildings. Thus, begging the question “could these corporate buildings effectively transform to provide affordable housing in metropolitan cities?” This paper focuses on adaptive reuse as an urban resilience strategy for metropolitan cities in the global south, using Lagos, Nigeria, as a context for the study. The opportunities and challenges of adaptive reuse are considered by reviewing the responses of cities to similar urban crises in the past. Existing literature was reviewed and analysed through a comprehensive desktop research to understand the urban implication of unused spaces in developing countries, effect of policy on adaptive reuse and the implication of adaptation outcomes on affordability. Based on the findings, a research gap was identified. Primary data was collected using online survey and the results were analysed. An adaptive reuse strategy is recommended for housing the youths and the middle class in underused cooperate buildings within cities of developing countries. This paper concludes that reuse of office spaces provides an excellent opportunity for a sustainable housing strategy in metropolitan cities of developing countries through tactical designing and planning approaches, informed by the peculiarities of the society identified within participatory design processes. Keywords: Urban Strategy, Global South, Pandemic, COVID-19, Changing Urban Pattern, Affordable Housing, Circular Economy, Housing Crisis, Sustainable Spaces, Adaptive Reuse
Effectiveness of instructional guidelines implementation on mothers' knowledge and practice regarding their children with methylmalonic acidemia
Authors: Mahmoud Naglaa Fathi , Amin Fatma Mohamed , Ayed Manal Mohamed Ahmed
Published: January 2023

Methylmalonic Acidemia (MMA) is a group of inborn errors of metabolism (IEMs), specifically of propionate catabolism characterized by gastrointestinal and neurometabolic manifestations resulting from a deficiency in the function of methyl malonyl-CoA mutase, methylmalonyl-CoA epimerase, and cobalamin metabolism. Aim: To investigate the effectiveness of instructional guidelines implementation on mothers' knowledge and practice regarding their children with methylmalonic academia. Design: A quasi-experimental design was used to achieve the aim of this study. Setting: This study was conducted at the Specialized Genetic Outpatient Clinic at Sohag University Hospital. Subject: A purposive sample of 50 mothers and their children with methylmalonic academia was selected from the previously selected settings. Three tools were used: (1) a structured interviewing questionnaire, (2) Mothers’ knowledge regarding methylmalonic academia, and (3) Mothers’ Reported Practices format regarding methylmalonic academia. Results: The current study results revealed that two-quarters of the mothers had unsatisfactory knowledge about methylmalonic acidemia pre-instructional guidelines implementation compared with the majority of them reported satisfactory total knowledge post-instructional guidelines implementation; As well, mothers' total reported practices were significantly improved post-instructional guidelines implementation.
The out-of-field phenomenon: Perceptive consequences and Support Needs Through the Lens of graduating second career preservice teachers
Authors: Du Plessis Anna , Wheeley Elizabeth , Klieve Helen , Gramotnev Dmitri , Gramotnev Galina , Park Eunjae
Published: January 2023

Second career preservice teachers’ perceptions about the out-of-field teaching phenomenon might influence career decisions, such as retention and attrition. A target group of 133 second career graduating Master of Teaching students voluntarily participated in this mixed method study which offered findings through analysed open and Likert-scale questions and semi-structured interview data. The pilot offers new information about second career preservice teachers’ perceptions about their possible involvement in out-of-field teaching practices and the phenomenon’s implications for capabilities, skills knowledge, self-efficacy, support needs and professional identity. A critical reflection on quality teaching and teacher training programs, and preparation for the teaching profession form the foundation for further research in this field. The analyses further stimulate a deeper understanding of the future second career teaching workforce and perceptions of support resources.
A rubric approach to assessing information literacy competency in tertiary curricula
Authors:   University of New England, Burns Adrienne , de Bruyn Lisa ,   University of New England, Wilson Susan ,   University of New England
Published: January 2023

Systematic analysis of undergraduate curriculum design and assessment is required to ensure real world experiences are embedded in a degree structure for a high level of information literacy (IL) attainment. IL competencies and skills are critical for successful graduate outcomes. We developed a framework using a constructive alignment approach to develop the Student Attributes for Information Literacy (SAIL) and accompanying rubric with outcomes that categorize depth of application over degree progression. The rubric was used to audit IL in core units of a multidisciplinary Bachelor of Environmental Science degree before and after a cycle of curriculum design. SAIL’s rubric provides educators with a practical and repeatable approach to identifying IL development in units of learning. The SAIL rubric found that IL, for most core units, was taught, practiced, and assessed at the foundational level. At the advanced level, however, students had limited opportunities for literacy training, practice, and assessment in a digital context until the end of the degree. The framework and rubric identified gaps and opportunities in IL attainment, and thus warrants further application. Making sure these gaps are addressed, with opportunities identified for learning throughout a progressive program, will ensure resilient and adaptable graduates in a digital dominant workforce.
Participatory learning as a student-centered teaching technique during the COVID-19 pandemic
Authors: Mafugu Tafirenyika
Published: January 2023

The study aimed to determine if there is a significant difference between peer and lecturer assessment scores and to explore the relationship between peer assessment scores and the study year of preservice teachers. Furthermore, the study explored the effect of Blackboard Collaborate online group presentations on the development of pedagogical skills of undergraduate pre-service teachers. Two hundred and sixty-two peer and lecturer assessment scores were compared, while 53 students completed the Google form survey. A Wilcoxon signed-rank test showed a statistically significant difference between peer scores and lecturer-moderated scores in different courses. However, the test did not show a statistically significant difference in the course N2. There was a statistically significant negative correlation between the study year and the difference in scores. The data revealed that the group presentations and assessment improved the pedagogical and assessment skills of the pre-service teachers. The findings are expected to inform practitioners about group presentation and peer assessment practices and their potential to improve pedagogical and assessment skills for preservice teachers during a period of crisis such as the COVID-19 pandemic.
Self-agency and Academically High-performing Students’ Success: Towards a Praxis for Academic Support in one South African University
Authors: Nnadozie Victor , Khumalo Samukelisiwe
Published: January 2023

Globally, student support mechanisms focus almost exclusively on academically 'under-performing' students, especially as insofar as academic development practices are concerned. This article makes a case for a shift in approach. Using the context of one country, South Africa, we sought to better understand the strengths that academically high-performing students (AHSs) employ in order to succeed. We drew on a conceptual lens based on Bandura’s theory of the self. Data was collected by means of document analysis, individual interviews and focus group interviews with ten (n = 10) purposively selected academically high-performing fourth-year undergraduate students in a school of education at one university. The findings show that beyond typical family and institutional factors, the students’ capability of effecting change through intentional and cognitive agentic influences is critical to their success. Importantly though, in finding their self-agentic capabilities, some found mutual support with and for peers who shared in their passion for success. This asserts the relevance of Ubuntu as a concept that underpins the understanding of ‘self’ in this context. The findings are important for theory in problematising Bandura’s self-agentic theory and expounding its application to peer learning support. It is also important for practice because understanding the AHSs’ negotiation of self-agency brings refreshing insight to the student success conundrum.
Book Review: Contemplative practices in higher education: Powerful methods to transform teaching and learning (by D. Barbezat and M. Bush)
Authors: Hopkins Erin
Published: January 2023

This book review on Daniel Barbezat and Mirabai Bush’s book titled Contemplative Practices in Higher Education: Powerful Methods to Transform Teaching and Learning aims to provide exposure to the possibility of enhanced student experience through contemplative practices across various fields of study and across universities globally. This book review summarizes and evaluates the book with the hope that it will help readership decide if this is a book they would like to purchase as part of their strategy for student learning. This book review, based on a contemplative approach to teaching and learning at the university, is important because it can inspire faculty to implement these strategies for deeper learning within university students. Also, varied contemplative practices are introduced that cultivate the common outcome of greater focus that can serve as a foundation for an internal ethical compass of a university student. Barbezat and Bush’s book is significant to university learning and teaching practice as it challenges the notion of narrowly focused technical training and instead encourages faculty and students to examine how their thoughts and actions affect themselves and others. This book proves a worthy contribution to university learning and teaching practices across fields of study by offering an introduction and guidance on how to implement a fresh yet at the same time age-old practice to pedagogy that can cultivate deeper student learning by helping bring abstract concepts into embodied understanding.
La pandemia imaginada:
Authors: De la Cruz Hernández Víctor Gerardo
Published: January 2023

La presente investigación explica los saberes creados por diversos sujetos que niegan aspectos relevantes o la totalidad de la pandemia actual de coronavirus. Su estudio es de vital importancia para entender parte de la conflictividad actual ya que visibiliza una contienda por la legitimación de diversos discursos. Esto significa, que el discurso negacionista es parte de un sistema de saberes que incluye las teorías de la conspiración (TC), las cuales están en disputa con los discursos oficiales-científicos; A partir de la exploración etnográfica se logró mostrar cómo existe una contienda de verdades entre estos dos polos. La base se sustenta en la investigación realizada en la plataforma Facebook como punto de partida para el estudio de grupos conspirativos; de ellos pude obtener diversas entrevistas transnacionales y en el proceso tuve la oportunidad de extender la investigación hacia las prácticas de las narrativas negacionistas conspirativas pues estas se materializan en forma de protestas que se llevan a cabo en forma mensual en la Ciudad de México. La etnografía proporcionó múltiples saberes ya que estos agentes sociales me permitieron ver que este tipo de saberes no es exclusivo de sujetos pertenecientes a grupos de internet o grupos de manifestantes, sino que resultaron ser hechos por personas “comunes” consumidoras de este conocimiento. La investigación intenta dar luz a los motivos que los impulsa a desconfiar en los discursos hegemónicos y promover los suyos de carácter alterno donde los imaginarios míticos son la base que sustenta su discurso.
Derecho consuetudinario
Authors: Paraguay Vilcas Luis Carlos
Published: January 2023

La antropología como una ciencia social apunta a la diversidad global con extensión geográfica e histórica en todo sentido, visibilizando en totalidad las normas sociales del derecho consuetudinario de cada sociedad. El objetivo fue describir y analizar la costumbre jurídica en Uripa, de las tierras comunales, organización social y sanciones en la comunidad que dinamiza patrones tradicionales, así como los comportamientos ancestrales en la vida diaria, generando nuevas formas de control en la conciencia de valores sociales, morales y jurídicos. Con ello se evidencia, la interrelación social en memoria colectiva, el conjunto de normas y comportamiento que regula a la comunidad. Finalmente, la relevancia del resultado son las manifestaciones de practicas que desarrollan en el tiempo, la complejidad de tenencia, la administración, compromiso moral y seguridad social.
El color de los Andes:
Authors: Carchi Ramón Guisella Alexandra
Published: January 2023

En el presente álbum etnográfico fotográfica podemos apreciar la fiesta popular, en su máximo esplendor como parte de la identidad del pueblo de Jima, parroquia perteneciente a la provincia del Azuay. La importancia de este registro fotográfico, radica en cómo se activan las redes de reciprocidad, entre la gente que vive estas festividades como es el caso de la Fiesta del Carnaval. Como, por ejemplo: desde asistir a misa, vestirse para la celebración, la gastronomía carnavalera y las danzas con música propia del lugar, que pondrá a mover los pies a grandes y pequeños. En este sentido, es importante acercarnos a este contexto a través del registro visual, ya que mediante, estas imágenes se puede apreciar toda una gama de simbolismos que giran en torno a esta festividad.
Representación cultural en la música andina ecuatoriana
Authors: Farinango Luis
Published: January 2023

La música es un elemento importante en la vida de los seres humanos. Está instalada en diversos ámbitos de la vida y por esa misma razón cumple diferentes usos y funciones. El videoclip se ha convertido en el mejor formato para promocionar a la música andina y las bandas. La presente investigación evidencia la producción de videoclips de música andina de manera sostenida en la provincia de Imbabura, estas producciones audiovisuales están cayendo en temas reiterativos y siguen reproduciendo conceptos ligados al amor romántico como estrategia para dar a conocer la canción andina. En ese marco, el objetivo general es identificar las representaciones, ideas y comportamientos del amor romántico en el videoclip de la música andina en el año 2021. La investigación es de tipo exploratorio. El método utilizado fue el análisis de la representación. El principal hallazgo es que estos video musicales se concentran en la ruptura del amor romántico y su sufrimiento.
Marxismo
Authors: Benítez Mayorga Danny Valeria , Jarquín Carlos Daniel
Published: January 2023

La presente investigación realiza un abordaje de la conceptualización de la teoría marxista en el pensamiento latinoamericano. El análisis marxista en la década de 1970 tuvo un gran reconocimiento dentro de la antropología social. La vigencia de tal teorización es latente, debido a que, la base de la explicación dialéctica, el materialismo histórico, la lucha de clases y la revolución del proletariado para la posterior instauración de un nuevo sistema, más inclusivo, reivindicativo y justo, es tangible en las ideas de diversos pensadores quienes conciben la identidad latinoamericana desde las relaciones desiguales instauradas desde la llegada de los europeos al continente. A nivel metodológico se realizó un análisis documental de diversas fuentes y autores latinoamericanos que retoman la concepción de las nuevas formas de organización social, y la necesidad de independencia real y desarrollo sin dependencia. La investigación es de un enfoque cualitativa, el tipo de la investigación es descriptiva y analítica, se ha hecho uso del análisis e interpretación de las teorías expuestas por los estudiosos latinoamericanos y su adecuación de las teorías marxistas, mediante la cual se podrá analizar si América Latina conforma todavía una unidad específica desde las diversas aristas. La investigación es importante porque es una mirada hacia el sur desde los avances epistémicos y la creación de pensamiento crítico propio en ocasión del Bicentenario de la Independencia de Centroamérica.
El proceso de extensión universitaria en su relación con las demandas del sector Agropecuario y Forestal en Nicaragua
Authors: Tórrez Narváez Erling María , Saballos Velásquez José Luis
Published: January 2023

El estudio es una contribución teórica a las ciencias de la educación, con la construcción de un diálogo permanente entre la universidad y su entorno para una articulación inclusiva y transformadora. El objetivo fue identificar las principales demandas del sector agropecuario y forestal en referencia a la gestión del proceso de la extensión universitaria. La investigación fue cualitativa, con enfoque de extensión crítica y metodología basada en la Teoría Fundamentada.  El muestreo fue teórico y se aplicaron entrevistas semiestructuradas con sus respectivas guías de preguntas y matriz de análisis documental.  Entre las principales demandas identificadas se destacan: formación de agentes de cambio al servicio de la comunidad, generación de flujos de conocimientos, formación de graduados integrales, universidad con compromiso social, fortalecimiento interinstitucional, integralidad en los procesos académicos y sistemas productivos con enfoque Agroecológico. Por lo tanto, es importante la actualización permanente de las demandas del sector de manera sistémica con procesos participativos de autogestión y pertinencia, que permitan el mejoramiento continuo de las condiciones de vida de la población rural
Experiencias sobre Gobierno Abierto y Educación, un estudio comparado: México y España
Authors: Pinho De Oliveira Maria Fatima
Published: January 2023

El presente estudio tiene como propósito dar a conocer las experiencias sobre Gobierno Abierto y Educación que han tenido México y España, países que han sido promotores de las ideas para promover la transparencia, la colaboración y la rendición de cuentas y han querido cambiar la cultura de la administración pública para promover una educación de calidad. El Gobierno Abierto ha venido a generar un impacto innovador en las políticas de desarrollo de varios países que se han unido a la Alianza para el Gobierno Abierto, las mismas están inmersas en las agendas gubernamentales que buscan un cambio de cultura para cumplir con los Objetivos del Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS). La metodología es documental de tipo cualitativo, nivel descriptivo, apoyado en la hermenéutica. Se realizó una revisión sistemática de artículos científicos e informes de organismos internacionales. Entre las principales teorías se presenta un breve recorrido sobre los ODS 4 y 16, la cultura y la calidad educativa. Se concluye que México y España en sus Planes de Acción presentados ante la Alianza para el Gobierno Abierto han cosechado sus frutos al utilizar datos abiertos y permitir que la ciudadanía pueda involucrarse, además la colaboración entre los gobiernos y la sociedad civil es fundamental para garantizar la movilización de las partes interesadas y la implementación de herramientas participativas, como las auditorías sociales, y así llevar a cabo proyectos educativos integrales de transparentes