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The State of Special Needs in the Iraqi Higher Education Context
Authors: Zannrni Imadin M. , Shareef Laila B.
Published: April 2024

This paper delves into a comprehensive investigation of the current situation faced by students with special needs (SSNs) and learning disabilities (LDs) across various educational levels. It aims to shed light on the existing challenges experienced by these learners in primary, secondary, and higher education settings. To ensure the validity of the findings, this study adopts a multi-method approach that combines observation, interviews, and an extensive review of relevant literature in the field. By employing observational techniques, researchers closely observe the daily experiences of SSN students within educational environments. Interviews are conducted with students, teachers, and parents to gain valuable insights into their perspectives and understand the specific difficulties they encounter. In addition, the study thoroughly examines prior scholarly works and research papers related to SSN and LD, enhancing the breadth and depth of the investigation. Upon culmination, this paper presents a set of recommendations directed toward the teaching staff, administrative personnel, and the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research. These suggestions aim to foster an inclusive and supportive educational ecosystem that caters to the unique needs of SSN students. They encompass strategies for curriculum development, teacher training, classroom accommodations, and administrative policies, which collectively contribute to enhancing the learning experience and overall well-being of SSN learners.
Evaluation of the Translation of Separable Phrasal Verbs Generated by ChatGPT
Authors: Abdulmohsen Alosaimi Basmah , Abdulaziz Alawad Nouf
Published: April 2024

Translation is one of the fields that have benefited from the significant growth that Natural Language Processing has witnessed. ChatGPT is one of the prominent products of such development promoted for its capability of producing human-like translation, among many other things. The main aim of this article is to explore the ability of ChatGPT to translate separable phrasal verbs, which can pose a real challenge to translators as one or more words separate their parts. Therefore, the significance of this paper stems from the pressing necessity to evaluate the utilization of such a tool to address such specific translation issues as it attempts to answer the question of to what extent ChatGPT can translate separable phrasal verbs clearly and accurately. This research paper has followed the qualitative method to analyze the accuracy and clarity of the translation of the separable phrasal verbs generated by ChatGPT. The findings revealed that ChatGPT can translate such phrases clearly, yet human intervention is needed to ensure an accurate delivery.
AI Chatbots: Developing English Language Proficiency in EFL Classroom
Authors: Shikun Shan , Grigoryan Gevorg , Huichun Ning , Harutyunyan Hasmik
Published: April 2024

The current paper attempts to explore the potential implications and feasibility of AI Chatbots in EFL contexts, as well as how they can help in second language acquisition. To assess data and achieve its intended goals, the current study employs various techniques, including commentaries, online interviews, questionnaires, quantitative and qualitative methodologies. The research’s relevance is limited by the fact that Chinese middle school students often struggle with their spoken English. This study aims to present the outcomes of teaching oral English to Chinese middle school students by using AI Chatbots. The content’s applicability in developing speaking skills is a powerful argument for the research’s practical value. The findings indicate that AI Chatbots foster students speaking skills creating a stress-free and non-competitive learning environment.
Interaction of law enforcement agencies within the framework of international cooperation during the gathering electronic evidence of the commission of a crime
Authors: Anheleniuk A. - M. Y.
Published: April 2024

The article deals with issues related to the interaction of law enforcement agencies within the framework of international cooperation during the gathering of electronic evidence of the commission of a crime. Some aspects of the procedural order of providing/receiving a request for international legal assistance and the procedural activities of joint investigative groups have been analyzed.

Such features of electronic evidence of the commission of a crime as resistance to external interference and the time of preservation of electronic information on a certain medium, which directly affect the vectors of interaction of law enforcement agencies, are singled out.

Attention was drawn to certain normative and legal provisions of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine; Instructions on the organization of the interaction of pretrial investigation bodies with other bodies and units of the National Police of Ukraine in the prevention of criminal offenses, their detection and investigation; of the Second Additional Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime, which relate to issues of law enforcement cooperation and international cooperation.

The shortcomings of the legal consolidation of certain procedural actions within the framework of international cooperation, which affect the subject of interaction of law enforcement agencies during the gathering of electronic evidence of the commission of a crime, in particular in emergency situations, are indicated. It was established that as a result of gaps in the law, which relate to the procedure for collecting electronic evidence during the investigation of crimes, in some cases, law enforcement agencies are forced to find ways to interact with other subjects on a voluntary basis. However, in the absence of voluntary consent from the other party, such an approach is not effective, and in combination with the overly bureaucratic order of international cooperation, the time spent on its compliance and the peculiarities of electronic evidence may lead to the loss of such evidence.

Taking into account the shortcomings of the legislation, appropriate proposals for amendments and additions to the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine were provided.
Bail as a preventive measure in criminal proceedings: procedural- legal aspects and issues
Authors: Ilchenko O. V. , Shulha M. O.
Published: April 2024

The article examines the role and significance of bail as a preventive measure in criminal proceedings. Procedural and legal aspects of applying this preventive measure are explored, along with the problems arising from its use. Procedural and legal aspects of bail, including its designation, application mechanisms, and limitations, are analyzed in detail.

The study focuses on exploring the mechanisms for determining bail, its role in preventing crimes, and its impact on criminal proceedings. The procedures for bail assignment are analyzed, taking into account the risks arising from possible careless or unfair application of this preventive measure. Risks associated with potential improper or unjustified use of this measure are considered. Identified flaws in assigning bail could lead to violations of the rights of individuals suspected of crimes.

The necessity to refine legislation for determining procedures to establish the legality of pledged funds is highlighted, which is an important issue in criminal proceedings. Specifically, attention is drawn to the European Court of Human Rights decision in the case «V. v. Switzerland» regarding the refusal to apply bail if the individual providing funds fails to provide adequate evidence of their legality. To ensure transparency and effectiveness of preventive measures, it is essential to establish mechanisms to verify the origin of funds used as bail. This would prevent situations where the source of funds remains unknown or when the individual offering bail has a questionable reputation that could compromise the legality of the funds.

Issues in bail application, such as the potential for discrimination, lack of a uniform assignment standard, and the possibility of using bail to pressure suspects or defendants, are discussed.

Emphasis is placed on the importance of a balanced approach to bail application in criminal proceedings, considering the individual circumstances of each case and maintaining a balance between the interests of justice and the protection of the rights of suspects or defendants.

Conclusions and recommendations are made to improve legislation and practices related to bail application, aiming to enhance judicial efficiency and ensure equal conditions for all participants in criminal proceedings. The analysis could serve as a basis for further research and improvements in this field.
Formation of legal regulation of criminal proceedings in Ukraine under martial law
Authors: Ohorodnyk D. M.
Published: April 2024

This article explores the preconditions and stages of the development of legal regulations for conducting criminal proceedings in Ukraine during a state of war. It emphasizes that the peculiarities of legal regulation in the early stages of the antiterrorist operation and before the onset of full-scale war are linked to the objective impossibility of fulfilling certain requirements guaranteeing individual rights and freedoms during procedural actions due to ongoing combat operations in specific territories. Simultaneously, the need to ensure the inevitability of punishment for guilty parties led to the introduction of special criminal proceedings regimes with limitations on certain rights and freedoms of participants. The article identifies an increase in the proportion of investigations conducted through special criminal proceedings procedures as a distinctive feature of investigating crimes committed during a state of war. This approach allows the national law enforcement and judicial systems to accomplish the task of ensuring the inevitability of criminal responsibility for individuals hiding from pre-trial investigation or court proceedings on the territory of Russia or temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine. In addressing representatives of the occupying state committing war crimes against Ukraine, the article proposes additional guarantees, especially for foreign citizens, regarding proper notification of such suspects/ accused about the date and time of procedural actions or court hearings. This aims to minimize grounds for appeals to the European Court of Human Rights due to Ukraine’s alleged violation of Article 6 of the Convention. In summary, with the introduction of a legal regime of martial law in Ukraine, the procedure for conducting criminal proceedings is designed to respond to challenges associated with armed conflict and the inability of the state to fully or partially perform law enforcement, legal protection, and judicial functions in specific territories of Ukraine. The implemented mechanism for conducting special criminal proceedings during a state of war requires further refinement to maximally guarantee the rights and freedoms of participants in criminal proceedings.
Quick installation technology DNA profile – Rapid DNA
Authors: Svoboda E. , Mikhalchuk T. , Shulga O.
Published: April 2024

The investigation of criminal offenses requires modern, up-to-date, practical means. The ANDE Rapid DNA Identification System is a new technology that generates a DNA ID from forensic samples in less than two hours. In today’s conditions, its use in forensics, practical activities of law enforcement agencies on a permanent basis is very relevant. ANDE technology is specially designed and proven to be robust, mobile and suitable for use in harsh environments.

The National Police of Ukraine is tasked with the enormous task of identifying victims of horrific crimes related to the ongoing war with russia. Over the past year, it has been proven that a significant percentage of these victims cannot be identified through forensic DNA alone, given her critical condition. The enormous amount of forensic DNA processing work required to address this situation far exceeds the capabilities of traditional DNA laboratory infrastructure. In addition, the logistical overhead associated with managing the efficient storage, movement, tracking, and provenance of large numbers of bodies or even DNA samples across wide geographic areas causes significant wastage of critical resources and long delays. ANDE technology accelerates DNA processing from months or even years to less than two hours. Forensic specialists use mobile DNA laboratories to identify dead. Today, the National Police operates 32 mobile laboratories. Rapid DNA’s secure, field-ready mobile systems provide the most accurate and efficient DNA identification results.

Thus, the main goal of this study is to provide practical recommendations for forensic support for the use of rapid DNA profiling technology, using Rapid DNA as an example, in pre-trial investigation.

The stated provisions and practical recommendations in the article are relevant in the context of the use of modern technologies by practical workers.
Appointment and conduct of construction-technical and evaluation-construction expertise in criminal proceeding provided for in Article 191 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine
Authors: Semenyuk O. A.
Published: April 2024

The article examines the main provisions of construction-technical and evaluation-construction expertise in criminal proceedings on appropriation, waste of property or possession of it through abuse of official position, which is accompanied by an analysis of statistical data of the Office of the General Prosecutor, the Expert Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, as well as the results of a survey of investigators National Police. The types of special knowledge of court experts have been defined, which correspond to the expert specialties acquired by them and allow the involvement of relevant specialists during the construction and technical and evaluation and construction examinations in criminal proceedings on appropriation, waste of property or possession of it by abuse of official position. The tasks of these types of forensic examinations and a typical list of issues resolved by them are outlined, which allows to effectively conduct an investigation of a criminal offense provided for in Article 191 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, taking into account the available conclusions of experts and the possibility of using them in the evidence system. The specifics of the appointment of construction- technical and evaluation-construction expertise in the investigated criminal proceedings, which relate to the types of construction-technical documentation provided to the expert, as well as the need in specific cases of investigation of official embezzlement during road construction to appoint these expertises in a complex with others, are revealed. The procedural features of preparing and conducting an evaluation and construction examination in criminal proceedings initiated under Article 191 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, which consist in the proper preparation of documents by the investigator regarding the inspection of the premises that will be evaluated during the examination, have been studied. The advantage of the combined use of special knowledge in the form of the appointment of complex forensic examinations during the investigation of appropriation, waste of property or possession of it through abuse of official position in the field of construction, namely construction-technical and evaluation-construction, road-technical, commodity expert examinations, has been proven.
Peculiarities of certain investigative actions and procedural guidance of the prosecutor during martial law
Authors: Dragan O. V.
Published: April 2024

On 24 February 2022, a full-scale war broke out and martial law was introduced throughout Ukraine by Presidential Decree No. 64/2022 in connection with the military aggression of the Russian Federation. The efficiency and effectiveness of criminal proceedings during the martial law regime depends on the quality of criminal procedural rules.

The armed conflict initiated and supported by the Russian Federation on the territory of Ukraine since 2014 has created new challenges for the system of both international and national justice. The article draws attention to the fact that with the introduction of martial law in Ukraine on 24 February 2022 in connection with the military aggression of the Russian Federation, a number of significant changes were made to both the «military» section IX-1 and other sections of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine. The nature of violations of these provisions requires a different approach not only at the level of legal qualification, but also in the process of organisation and procedural guidance of the pre-trial investigation by the prosecutor.

The author emphasizes that the testimony obtained during the interrogation of a suspect, including simultaneous interrogation of two or more already interrogated persons, in criminal proceedings conducted under martial law may be used as evidence in court only if a defence counsel participated in such interrogation and the course and results of the interrogation were recorded using available video recording equipment.

The author draws attention to the fact that prosecutors who provide procedural guidance in criminal proceedings concerning crimes committed in the context of armed conflict should record the testimony of victims and key witnesses, in particular, on issues relating to the role of the Russian Federation and its subordinate formations in the context of armed conflict on the territory of Ukraine, including the temporarily occupied territories.

Pre-trial investigations of criminal offences committed in the context of armed conflict can take a long time, and it is therefore important for law enforcement investigators and prosecutors to take measures to preserve information, primarily the testimony of victims and witnesses.

When organising procedural guidance, prosecutors should take into account the peculiarities of conducting and recording the course and results of investigative (detective) actions under martial law.
Historical and legal prerequisites for the introduction of the institute of recovery of assets of sanctioned persons by the decision of The High Anti-Corruption Court into the state revenue
Authors: Kotsiubko I. V.
Published: April 2024

The article highlights the historical and legal prerequisites for the introduction of the institution of recovery of assets of sanctioned persons by the decision of the High Anti-Corruption Court into the state revenue.

It is stated that there is an urgent need to develop effective mechanisms to counteract the armed aggression of the russian federation, to take effective, including non-military, measures by introducing new legal institutions aimed at protecting national interests, taking measures to stop the armed aggression and further restore the Ukrainian state.

It is established that one of such legal institutes is the application by the High Anti-Corruption Court of a sanction in the form of recovery of assets of sanctioned persons into the State revenue, which was regulated in Ukrainian legislation only in May 2022, and therefore requires a thorough study in general and the historical background which formed the basis for the introduction of this institute in particular, with a view to improving the efficiency of its implementation.

It is concluded that the introduction of the legal institute assets of sanctioned persons into the State revenue was historically conditioned by the need for an immediate and effective response to existing and potential threats to the national interests and national security of Ukraine.

It is identified the stages of formation of historical and legal prerequisites for the introduction of the institute assets of sanctioned persons into the State revenue. Prospects for further scientific research in the field of the studied issues are determined.
ECHR rules regarding procedural guarantees which act as balancing factors in the event of the prosecution’s witness not appearing in court
Authors: Poletylo P. S.
Published: April 2024

The article examines the legal position of the European Court of Human Rights regarding the possibility of using as evidence the testimony of a witness who did not appear at the court hearing and was not questioned at the pre-trial stage.

It is established that important procedural safeguards are a component of balancing factors, together with which compensate for the difficulties faced by the defense as a result of accepting unverified statements as evidence, which contribute to a fair trial. Reliable procedural guarantees should ensure a proper assessment of the credibility of the evidence in the case under consideration.

It has been proven that the reliability of procedural guarantees is established by the European Court of Human Rights referring to cases where the prosecution witness did not appear at the court session, based on paragraph 1 and subparagraph «d» of paragraph 3 of Article 6 of the Convention on the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.

In accordance with the judicial practice of the Court, reliable procedural guarantees where highlighted, with the help of which this supranational body established or did not establish a violation of paragraph 1 and subparagraph «d» of paragraph 3 of Article 6 of the Convention on the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms in the event that the prosecution witness did not appeared at the court session. Examples are given and, for each of them, the views of the Court regarding the reliability of procedural guarantees are emphasized. These examples cover various aspects of the European Court of Human Rights’ consideration of the reliability of procedural guarantees, in particular: when a witness for the prosecution did not appear at the court session, but was able to be questioned at the pre-trial stage; the position in which the defending party found itself during the conduct of face-to-face bets; evaluation of the actions of the investigator during the conduct of face-to-face bets; the reasonableness of national courts’ efforts to locate an absent witness; the need for the consent of the accused and his lawyer to announce the testimony of an absent prosecution witness; assessment by national courts of the weight of the testimony of an absent witness given during the pre-trial investigation and others.
Violation of the Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War by the Russian Federation in relation to certain categories of socially vulnerable groups of the population (on the example of Chernihiv region)
Authors: Denysenko K. V. , Shamruk N. B.
Published: April 2024

The article is devoted to the analysis of violations by the Russian Federation of the provisions of the Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War in relation to certain categories of socially vulnerable groups of the population in the context of a full-scale invasion (on the example of Chernihiv region). It is emphasized that Ukraine is currently a socially oriented state, its activities are aimed at providing life support and support to socially vulnerable citizens, creating conditions for their decent existence in society. One of the elements of the national state policy in the field of social protection of the population is a well-developed system of state social and medical institutions for persons with mental disorders, the elderly, persons with disabilities, patients, etc. A significant number of people living in these institutions are unable to take care of themselves and need constant care and attention. Chernihiv region, which borders the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus in the north of Ukraine, is one of the ten regions most affected by the aggression of the above-mentioned states. During the period of occupation of Chernihiv region by the military of the Russian Federation, from February 24, 2022 to April 3, 2022, a number of episodes of violations of the laws and customs of warfare were documented - shelling of civilians and evacuation routes with prohibited weapons, executions, looting, rape, etc.

Numerous cases of shelling of social welfare institutions and medical facilities where socially vulnerable groups of the population were permanently or temporarily residing were emphasized, which is a gross violation of Articles 16, 18, 20, 28 of the Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War. The documented war crimes committed by Russian military personnel against civilians from among socially vulnerable citizens need to be studied, made public and condemned by the international community.
The Budapest memorandum: lessons and unfulfilled expectations on Ukraine’s path to joining NATO
Authors: Homonai V. V.
Published: April 2024

The Budapest Memorandum for Ukraine (the official name is the Memorandum on Security Guarantees in Connection with Ukraine’s Accession to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons) was the result of negotiations on the disposal of the Soviet Union’s nuclear weapons. When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, its nuclear weapons were deployed or stored in four of the fifteen successor states: Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Ukraine. This raised important questions of security and protection, as well as command and control; and Moscow and Washington agreed that Russia should be the sole nuclear successor to the Soviet Union. The United States recognized that it would have to offer security guarantees to Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Ukraine to persuade them to hand over their Soviet-made nuclear weapons to Russia and join the NPT as non-nuclear-weapon states. In coordination with London and Moscow, Washington drew up a package of security guarantees. These assurances were set out in the Budapest memorandums regarding Belarus, Kazakhstan and Ukraine. France and China – the other nuclear-weapon states recognized by the NPT—have offered their own guarantees unilaterally.

The Budapest Memorandum on Ukraine confirmed the obligation to respect the independence, sovereignty and existing borders of Ukraine (according to the Helsinki Final Act of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE) of 1975); to refrain from the threat of force or its use against the territorial integrity or political independence of Ukraine, as well as from any use of weapons against Ukraine, except in cases of self-defense or otherwise in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations; and refrain from economic coercion against Ukraine in accordance with the Final Act of the CSCE. The memorandum also reiterated the positive and negative security guarantees provided to all non-nuclear-weapon state parties to the NPT.

This scientific article is devoted to the study of the significance of the Budapest Memorandum for Ukraine and its influence on the possibility of the country joining NATO. The historical context of the conclusion of the memorandum is studied, the key obligations are determined and the consequences of their violation are analyzed. Special attention is paid to the analysis of the current security situation in Ukraine, in particular due to the annexation of Crimea and the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation on the territory of Ukraine. The article examines the prospects of Ukraine’s membership in NATO and suggests ways to resolve unfulfilled expectations and restore the international community’s trust in the commitments made within the framework of the memorandum.
A Comparative Study on Pedagogy, Andragogy and Heutagogy in the Walk towards Education 5.0
Authors: Nithiya N. Merlin Depsy
Published: April 2024

Learning influenced by multitasking and the development of rapid search technology, social networking, artificial intelligence, robotics, automation, and big data are considered to be the influences of the major shift from education 4.0 to education 5.0. Therefore, it becomes important for teachers and students to understand the theoretical gaps that exist in Pedagogy, Andragogy, and Heutagogy in order to spearhead a broader discussion about how the teaching-learning process occurs in and will happen in the post new normal. This paper is an attempt to compare and suggest ways to integrate Pedagogy, Andragogy, and Heutagogy in New Indian English Classrooms where connectivity is key to its success.
VIKOR METHOD WITH Z-NUMBER APPROACH FOR PORTFOLIO SELECTION DECISION
Authors:   College of Computing, Informatics and Mathematics, Universiti Teknologi MARA Johor Branch, Segamat Campus, Jalan Universiti Off km 12, Jalan Muar, 85000 Segamat, Johor, Malaysia., Tarmudi Zamali , Nahar Ahmad Shamsatun ,   College of Computing, Informatics and Mathematics, Universiti Teknologi MARA Johor Branch, Segamat Campus, Jalan Universiti Off km 12, Jalan Muar, 85000 Segamat, Johor, Malaysia., Mohammad Siti Afiqah ,   College of Computing, Informatics and Mathematics, Universiti Teknologi MARA Johor Branch, Segamat Campus, Jalan Universiti Off km 12, Jalan Muar, 85000 Segamat, Johor, Malaysia., Ghazali Ahmad Faiz ,   School of Computer Science, College of Computing, Informatics and Mathematics, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 40450 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia, Abd Rahman Mazlyda ,   School of Computer Science, College of Computing, Informatics and Mathematics, Universiti Teknologi MARA Johor Branch, Segamat Campus, Jalan Universiti Off km 12, Jalan Muar, 85000 Segamat, Johor, Malaysia, Triana Yaya Sudarya ,   System Information Department, Faculty of Computer Science, Universitas Mercu Buana, Jl.Meruya Selatan Kembangan Jakarta Barat 11650, Jakarta, Indonesia.
Published: April 2024

Investors and decision makers (DMs) have become increasingly interested in portfolio selection in a borderless world in recent years. In real-world market situations, the performance of a great number of portfolios is typically unpredictable due to the presence of uncertainty and unreliable factors in numerous criteria. Therefore, it is essential to increase investor returns and promote an investment strategy through thorough evaluation. This occurrence becomes critical if the DMs employ an unsuitable strategy that fails to handle both aspects in a prudent manner. Due to its importance, this paper implements a VIKOR method with a Z-number approach for selecting the optimal portfolio among the identified alternatives. It is believed that the two components A and B of the Z-number structure, where A is a restriction of the evaluated attribute and B is a degree of certainty of A, deal with uncertainties and reliability issues more effectively. A numerical example from an adopted case study has been provided to demonstrate the effectiveness and viability of the proposed method. The outcome demonstrates that the approach can address the uncertainty of human judgement with greater precision while simultaneously boosting the DMs' confidence throughout the evaluation process. Consequently, the proposed method provides a more dependable and effective method for DMs to make decisions, particularly regarding portfolio selection.
A STUDY ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN GAME-BASED LEARNING AND SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ MATHEMATICS ACHIEVEMENT IN SMK KOMPLEKS GONG BADAK
Authors:   Faculty of Education, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Cawangan Selangor, Kampus Puncak Alam, 42300 Kuala Selangor, Selangor, Malaysia, Che Mansor Nur Sajidah , Rosly Nur Syazana ,   Centre of Foundation Studies, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Cawangan Selangor, Kampus Dengkil, 43800 Dengkil, Selangor, Malaysia
Published: April 2024

Digital game-based learning (DGBL) is an instructional method that incorporates educational content or learning principles into video games with the aim of engaging learners. The teaching techniques in schools are mostly still teacher-centered where the practice of exercise and memorization of tips and formulas are emphasized in learning. This research studied the relationship between game-based learning with the achievements of students in SMK Kompleks Gong Badak, specifically in Mathematics. Quantitative approach-based research and a single cross-sectional design were employed. A set of questionnaires were used for data collection. Data samples were collected from approximately 100 students in the selected school. The result shows that DGBL significantly affects student’s achievements, indicating a good perception of its application. Gender also plays a role in this case, where a significant difference was also found in the mean usage of game-based learning toward mathematics achievement between male and female students. Due to these results, it can be concluded that DGBL does affect students’ achievement in mathematics. In addition, one of the most effective approaches to achieving a student-centered learning process is through the use of DGBL.
GLC-Frame: A Framework and Library for Exploration of Multidimensional Data with General Line Coordinates
Authors: Luque Leandro , Antonini Antonella , Ganuza María Luján , Castro Silvia
Published: April 2024

General Line Coordinates (GLC) are a relatively new set of line-based representations for visualizing multidimensional data with the distinctive characteristics of being reversible and lossless. Given these characteristics, the GLC have a high potential for exploratory multidimensional data analysis, however only partial implementations of some of the GLC techniques are available for the visualization community. In this paper, we present the GLC-Frame, an online exploration tool that supports a dual view and allows users to upload their own dataset and interactively explore the different GLC representations without writing code. We also present the GLC-Vis Library, an open-source data visualization library supporting GLC along with traditional interactions. Finally, we provide a set of usage examples showing how the different techniques behave in both the occlusion and the cluster identification problem. In addition, we present the interactions on GLC representations using the cars dataset. Both the GLC-Frame and the GLC-Vis Library provide an exploration space that will allow the visualization community to use these new techniques and evaluate their potential.
“Nada sería igual”. Estrategias gremiales del cuerpo de delegados de Carrefour en la ciudad de Rosario (1996-2008)
Authors: Guiamet Jaime
Published: April 2024

El objetivo de este artículo es comprender cómo se produce el crecimiento y la consolidación de la acción gremial en la empresa Carrefour en la ciudad de Rosario, en un contexto de fuerte avanzada de la precarización laboral en el sector mercantil rosarino. A partir de la realización de entrevistas en profundidad y del análisis de fuentes secundarias, trazamos una periodización que distingue entre los primeros momentos de incipiente acción gremial en la empresa, entre 1998 y 2004, y la posterior consolidación del cuerpo de delegados, entre 2004 y 2008, año en que ﬁnaliza un acuerdo entre un sector de activistas que impulsaron la elección de delegados entre los empleados de comercio de Rosario y la dirigencia del sindicato.
Conversaciones pedagógicas y políticas educativas entre (contra)visualidades y prácticas. Entrevista a Inés Dussel
Authors: Barone Zallocco Ornela , Capasso Verónica
Published: April 2024

Conversaciones pedagógicas y políticas educativas entre (contra)visualidades y prácticas. Entrevista a Inés Dussel
Los pasados 'periféricos' ante la interrogación historiográﬁca. Reseña de Leoni, M. S. y Núñez Camelino, M. (Comps.) (2022). Pasados periféricos: historia y memoria en el Nordeste argentino. Corrientes: Editorial de la Universidad Nacional del Nordeste, 186 páginas
Authors: Escudero Eduardo
Published: April 2024

Los pasados 'periféricos' ante la interrogación historiográﬁca. Reseña de Leoni, M. S. y Núñez Camelino, M. (Comps.) (2022). Pasados periféricos: historia y memoria en el Nordeste argentino. Corrientes: Editorial de la Universidad Nacional del Nordeste, 186 páginas.
”Jatkuvasti huonoja hedelmiä”: Jehovan todistajien näkemyksiä rahapelaamisesta Herätkää!- ja Vartiotorni-lehdissä
Authors: Jouhki Jukka
Published: April 2024

Suurin osa rahapelien pelaajista pelaa viihteen vuoksi panoksilla, jotka he ovat valmiita menettämään, mutta pienelle osalle pelaajista kehittyy rahapeliongelma, jolla voi olla vakavia taloudellisia ja sosiaalisia seurauksia. Riskitekijöitä peliongelman kehittymiselle ovat muun muassa sukupuoli, ikä, pelin ominaisuudet ja saatavuus sekä joissain yhteyksissä uskonnollisuus. Kriittinen suhtautuminen rahapelaamiseen onkin yleinen niin maallisten kuin uskonnollistenkin asiantuntijoiden keskuudessa, joskin joissakin uskonnollisissa yhteyksissä rahapelaamiseen suhtaudutaan suopeasti ja jopa rohkaisevasti. Tässä artikkelissa tarkastellaan rahapelaamista Jehovan todistajien näkökulmasta. Tutkimusaineistona on Jehovan todistajien kaksi tärkeintä julkaisua, Herätkää! ja Vartiotorni. Aineiston perusteella Jehovan todistajat ovat erityisen kriittisiä rahapelaamista kohtaan ja näkevät sen vakavana yhteiskunnallisena ja erityisesti hengellisenä ongelmana. Jehovan todistajien suhtautuminen rahapelaamiseen perustuu vahvasti negatiivisiin uskonnollisiin näkemyksiin. Aineistosta on erotettavissa kolme näkökulmaa rahapelaamiseen ongelmallisuuteen: itse raha, rahapelaaminen ahneutena ja rahapelaaminen epäjumalanpalveluksena. Aineiston perusteella Jehovan todistajat eivät tuomitse vain taloudellisia tai sosiaalisia ongelmia aiheuttavaa rahapelaamista, vaan he ajavat absolutismia rahapelien suhteen. Näkemyksiään he oikeuttavat kärjistysten ja anekdoottien avulla sekä uskonnolliseen auktoriteettiin tukeutuen. Vaikka Jehovan todistajien näkemykset ovat värikkäitä ja affektiivisia, ne heijastelevat pohjimmiltaan maallisia uhkakuvia ja moraalisia näkemyksiä rahapelaamisesta.
Conflicts and the dilemma of media intervention: An educational information management perspective
Authors: Egielewa Peter Eshioke , Ngonso Blessed Frederick , Ukhurebor Kingsley Eghonghon , Omuya Sefinat , Petu Ibikunle , Nwankwo Udochukwu Chidiebere , Nwankwo Ekene Ezinwa , Eneche Benjamin Maxwell , Ketebu Kennedy E. , Ebrima Fadera
Published: April 2024

Conflicts are inevitable in any human community, despite the fact that they are never desirable. One of the characteristics of the contemporary world is conflict. Different parties participate in disputes (individuals, organizations, and states). When disputes arise, interventionist methods are put into action. Conflicts arise in a variety of ways, such as disagreement, rage, quarrelling, hatred, destruction, killing, or war, because human requirements are diverse. Conflict takes many different shapes, and so do interventions. Individuals, groups (both local and foreign), and governments can all intervene in a conflict. The media and its functions are up for debate among those who mediate disputes. Can the media be seen as intervening in a dispute, or are they merely performing their mandated duties? The diversity of opinions is what drives conversations in peace journalism. In addition, peace journalism promotes media engagement and intervention in conflict situations in order to lessen and end conflict. Media intervention, according to some critics, is not objective journalism because those in charge of educational information management and journalists are not expected to make decisions about the news; rather, they should just tell it as they see it. Therefore, the purpose of this article is to examine the idea of conflict, the stages of conflict development, interventions in conflicts, and the contentious position of the media in conflicts from an educational information management perspective. Hence, this paper will contribute to the role of educational information management via social media and other new media platforms, which have occasionally been used to hold governments responsible, unite people in protest of violence, plan relief operations, empower people, dissipate tensions via knowledge sharing, and create understanding across boundaries.
A thematic review on community governance from 2018 to 2023: Analysis of future research trends
Authors: Bin-Qiang Jing , Abdullah Haslinda , Gill Sarjit S. , Rosnon Mohd Roslan , Zaremohzzabieh Zeinab , He Yiming
Published: April 2024

With the advancement of modernization, commoditization and grassroots governance have become important terms. Community governance not only promotes modern democracy but plays a key role in improving community governance capabilities and modernizing the governance system, which is receiving much attention. Despite the expanding number of articles on community governance, few evaluations investigate its evolution, tactics, and future goals. As a result, the particular goal of this study is to provide the findings of a thematic analysis of community governance research. Investigating the skills and procedures needed for practice-based community government. Data for this study were gathered through a thematic assessment of 66 papers published between 2018 and 2023. The pattern required by the researchers was provided by the ATLS.ti23 code used to record the review outcomes. This study proposes six central themes: 1) rural advancement, 2) community (social) capital, 3) public health and order governance, 4) governance technology, 5) sustainable development, and 6) governance model. The research results show that the research trend of community governance should focus on rural advancement, taking rural community governance as the starting point, the dilemma and adjustment of the governance model, community public health and order governance, and digital governance. It will yield new insights into new community governance standards and research trends.
Vertical Migration of Second-stage Juveniles of Meloidogyne enterolobii as Influenced by Temperature and Host
Authors: Oliveira Ana Karina S. , Pedrosa Elvira M. R. , Leitão Diego A. H. S. , Brito Janete A. , Silva Ênio F. de F. , Dickson Donald W.
Published: April 2024

Infective second-stage juveniles (J2) of Meloidogyne spp. migrate towards host roots, which depends on several factors, including root exudates and soil temperature. Although Meloidogyne enterolobii is a highly virulent nematode that affects major agricultural crops worldwide, there is limited ecological data about it. The objective of this study was to determine the J2 migration pattern vertically in 14-cm long segmented soil columns towards tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) and marigold (Tagetes patula) roots, each grown at two soil temperatures (20 or 26ºC). Bottomless cups with tomatoes or marigolds were attached to the top of each column; cups with no plants were used as untreated controls. Juveniles (1,000/column) were injected into a hole located 1 cm from the bottom of each column. The apparatuses were placed in growth chambers at 20 or 26ºC, and J2 were allowed to migrate for 3, 6, 9, or 12 days after injection (DAI). At each harvest, J2 were extracted from each ring of the columns and counted to compare their distribution, and root systems were stained to observe root penetration. M. enterolobii migrated over 13 cm vertically 3 DAI regardless of temperature, even without plant stimuli. The vertical migration was greater at 26ºC, where 60% of active J2 were found at distances >13 cm at 12 DAI. Temperature did not affect root penetration. Overall, a greater number of J2 was observed in tomato roots, and root penetration increased over time.
Description of Nothotylenchus savadkoohensis n. sp. (Rhabditida, Anguinidae) from Iran based on morphological and molecular data
Authors: Rezaei Soheila , Pourjam Ebrahim , Atighi Mohammad Reza , Pedram Majid
Published: April 2024

Nothotylenchus savadkoohensis n. sp. was recovered from rotten wood samples of an unidentified forest tree in the Mazandaran province and described herein. It is mainly characterized by an elongated conoid tail ending in a sharply pointed tip and four lines in the lateral field. Females of the new species have 379–662 μm long bodies with 5.8–6.9 μm long stylets ending in fine posteriorly sloping knobs, the metacorpus not valvate, the pharyngeal bulb slightly overlapping the intestine, and the vulva at 76.5–84.0% of body length. Males are also common and have 13.0–14.5 μm long spicules and bursa cloacal. By having an elongated conoid tail and four lines in the lateral field, the new species comes close to four known species, namely N. acris, N. acutus, N. antricolus, and N. truncatus. The morphological differences between the new species and the abovementioned species are discussed. The new species was sequenced for its D2–D3 segment of LSU and ITS rDNA regions. In the LSU phylogenetic tree, the currently available LSU sequences of the genus Nothotylenchus occupied distant placements from each other and the LSU sequence of the new species formed clade with a sequence assigned to Neotylenchus sp. In ITS phylogeny, the newly generated sequence of the new species formed a clade with a clade that includes sequences of Ditylenchus sp. and Neomisticius platypi and N. variabilis.
The Compatibility of the Spanish Windfall Levy on Credit Institutions with EU Law and International Economic Law (Investment Law and Tax Treaties)1
Authors: Antón Ricardo García , Nový Zdeněk , Seara David Báez
Published: April 2024

This contribution serves to provide a fully-fledged analysis of the compatibility of the Spanish windfall tax on credit institutions with EU law (EU monetary and banking policy, EU Fundamental Freedoms, and state aid) and international law (investment law and double tax treaties). Our analysis reveals that the design of the Spanish tax captures windfall profits that are large and easy to detect due to inflation and high interest rates. Although the tax is compatible with EU law, it compromises the area of bilateral investment treaties and bilateral tax treaties.
The “Balkan Tea Party” of the Great Powers
Authors: Avatkov V. A.
Published: April 2024

Book Review: Ponomarevа E., Arlyapova E. 2024. The Western Balkans in the run-up to and during the current crisis: players and figures. Moscow: Prospekt Publishing House. 318 p. (in Russian)
Renewable energy and leather industry - bibliometric analysis
Authors:   Department of Entrepreneurship and Management, Faculty of Entrepreneurship, Business, Engineering and Management, National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest, MOICEANU GEORGIANA , Dumitra Claudia Monica ,   Faculty of Industrial Engineering and Robotics, Doctoral School of Industrial Engineering and Robotics, National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest, Dincă Mirela Nicoleta ,   Department of Biotechnical Systems, Faculty of Biotechnical Systems Engineering, National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest, Paraschiv Gigel ,   Department of Biotechnical Systems, Faculty of Biotechnical Systems Engineering, National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest
Published: April 2024

The impact on the environment, disregarding the industry is constant. The implications are various out of which the energy sector stands out due to its ability to help reduce the climate change effect. Renewable energies can constitute a necessary change in some domains due to their high environmental impact. Thus, in this paper, the link between renewable energy and the leather industry is highlighted through a bibliometric analysis of the scientific community research.