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Academic Mobility and Intercultural Pathways for Knowledge Transfer
Authors: Kirpitchenko Liudmila
Published: September 2021

This article focuses on academic mobility with the view of examining intercultural relations and knowledge flows. Academic mobility refers to the global mobility and exchange of tertiary students and university staff, which is a growing phenomenon worldwide. This article seeks to highlight additional possibilities for exploring effective intercultural pathways for knowledge mobility, translation and transfer that are created through academic mobility. Academic migrants in particular have been acknowledged as important agents of intercultural knowledge transfer, interchange and knowledge creation. This paper sets up the theoretical parameters for exploring intercultural knowledge flows within academic mobility. It explores diverse aspects of intercultural encounters to reveal underlining conditions for effective knowledge transfer and knowledge creation between cultures. The theoretical notions and ideas discussed provide the foundations for subsequent ethnographic research which form the basis of this paper: a pilot survey conducted among academic migrants at two international educational institutions in Italy. This survey sought to analyse empirical manifestations of cosmopolitanism in everyday intercultural academic interactions, as preconditions for successful knowledge transfer, interchange and ultimately, knowledge creation.
Managing diversity: is Australia bucking the postmulticulturalist trend or on its way to embrace interculturalism?
Authors: Klein Maren
Published: September 2021

At a time when multiculturalism as an approach to managing diversity in society has been declared a failed policy in many western countries, Australia still seems committed to the approach as evidenced in public discourse and government declarations. The concept of interculturalism— promoted as a more appropriate approach to dealing with diversity in other parts of the world such as Europe and Canada—seemingly has no place in the Australian context. However, changes in the understanding of the concept, its application and degrees of commitment to it can also be observed in Australia. Not only has the meaning and execution of multiculturalism changed considerably over the years, there has also been vigorous debate and backlash, embodied in the political arena, by the (re) emergence of parties, and more recently, a variety of groupings with a nationalistic and/or nativist focus. More generally, a hardened attitude in public discourses concerning migration, social cohesion and national identity has developed over the last two decades. In the context of these developments, this article will trace the evolution of the Australian concept of multiculturalism and its concrete application focussing on the changes of the last two decades. A comparison of Australia’s purportedly unique type of multiculturalism and concept(s) of interculturalism to explore whether Australia’s nation-building project is indeed distinct from other countries’ diversity experience, or whether there is a place for interculturalism in Australia in an era of increasing mobility will conclude the article.
The Five Presidents’ Report: An Assessment of the Measures Proposed to Complete Europe’s Economic and Monetary Union
Authors: Whiteman Michael
Published: September 2021

The Five Presidents’ Report presents a range of actions to complete Europe’s Economic and Monetary Union. This article examines whether the Five Presidents’ Report will lead to significant beneficial reforms, having regard to the European sovereign debt crisis and the legal framework of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU). The article discusses the background to the production of the Five Presidents’ Report, including how preceding reports responded to the European sovereign debt crisis. The proposals to create a European Deposit Insurance Scheme (EDIS), European Fiscal Board (EFB) and a Eurozone Treasury are focussed upon in this article. The article concludes that the measures proposed in the report do not go far enough towards establishing financial stability in the Eurozone. A key criticism is that counter-cyclical policy has not been the focus of the report’s recommendations on fiscal matters.
The Post-Ottoman Era: A Fresh Start for Bilateral Relations between Albania and Turkey?
Authors: Xhaferi Perparim
Published: September 2021

This paper will explore bilateral relations between Turkey and Albania during the post-Ottoman period. The aim of the paper is to explore reasons for the revival and establishment of relations since the creation of both nation states at the beginning of the twentieth century. In the 21st century, Turkish foreign policy shifts in the Balkans, along with the rise of the Turkish economy and military capability are in line with Albanian needs politically and economically. More importantly, the Turkey’s repeated assurances to protect the Albanian people has been paramount for Albanians who live in the five surrounding states, that is Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia.
Teaching European Studies as an Academic Discipline in Australia
Authors: Morgan Peter
Published: September 2021

What have been the main driving forces behind the introduction of European Studies in Australia? In this article I outline some of the history of European Studies programs at various Australian universities, as an introduction to the theme of this issue, based on the CESAA 2017 Sydney European Studies Conference, “Teaching European Studies in Australia.”
Teaching European Studies in Australia: Fostering Cultural and Historical Literacy through the Narrative Imagination
Authors: Jenkins Danica
Published: September 2021

One of the main problems we face in teaching European Studies in the Australian university context is the lack of cultural and historical literacy about Europe among the current cohort of students. Drawing on Martha Nussbaum’s concept of the ‘narrative imagination’, this paper suggests that novels, films and other literary material can help our students penetrate unfamiliar cultural and historical environments. This is because narrative provides the context to help students understand complex dynamics at play in unfamiliar situations, and makes this context meaningful by putting it into humanistic, not scientific terms. It is above all an epistemology based on the use of ‘empathy’ as a device to deepen historical and cultural understanding. While there are certainly caveats to using literary texts in an academic environment of historical or social inquiry, as long we are cognizant of the truth-value of the literary epistemological framework, that is, we understand that they do not aim to establish veritable fact, but instead provoke an emotional response from us, such texts remain useful pedagogical tools for fostering cultural and historical literacy amongst our students.
Introduction
Authors: Winter Bronwyn
Published: September 2021

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The Politics of Prophecy: Reformation Memory and German Exceptionalism in Weimar Thought
Authors: Moir Cat
Published: September 2021

In the German-speaking world, the memory of the Reformation has often been closely connected to the theory of German historical exceptionalism, the idea that Germany’s historical development took a ‘special path’ (Sonderweg) to modernity. Yet considering how much attention has been paid to the question of a German Sonderweg and the significance of Weimar as a turning point in the story, scholars have paid little attention to the ideology of exceptionalism in the Weimar Republic itself. This article contributes to the historiography of the Sonderweg debate by examining the complex ways in which the poet Hugo Ball (1886-1927) and the philosopher Ernst Bloch (1885-1977) traced a narrative of German exceptionalism back to the Reformation era. It argues that these writers appealed to the intellectual and political legacies of the Reformation in an attempt to explain the formative events of their own time: the First World War, and the Russian and German Revolutions. The divergent ideological conclusions they drew reveals much about the conflicted atmosphere of Weimar thought, in which German intellectuals struggled to bridge the gap between crisis and tradition.
The Russian Revolution After One Hundred Years
Authors: Gill Graeme
Published: September 2021

The Russian revolution was the defining episode of the twentieth century. It led to the transformation of Russia into one of the superpowers on the globe, but one that exhibited a development model that was both different from and a challenge to the predominant model in the West. The Soviet experiment offered a different model for organising society. This was at the basis of the way in which international politics in the whole post-second world war period was structured by the outcome of the Russian revolution. But in addition, that revolution helped to shape domestic politics in the West in very significant ways. All told, the revolution was of world historical and world shaping importance.
1947: Decolonisation in the Shadow of the Cold War: the Case of French Cameroon
Authors: Rechniewski Elizabeth
Published: September 2021

The immediate post-World War Two period was marked by the consensus across the major French political parties that the retention of the empire was a vital component in the nation’s bid to recover its role in the world. This consensus extended to the French Communist Party (PCF) that had emerged as the largest post-war party and participated in the tripartite governments of the IVth Republic until May 1947. The support or lack of support that the PCF gave to independence movements in the French colonies has been widely studied in relation to Indochina and Algeria. However very little has been published on its role in the UN Trust Territory of French Cameroon, where a widely supported independence movement, the Union des populations du Cameroun (UPC) sought to free the territory from French control. The focus of this article is on the evolution of PCF policy towards the colonies and on the relations between the UPC and the PCF in the crucial years 1947-57 that led up to the independence of Cameroon, through an analysis of articles in the communist press, correspondence between the two ‘fraternal’ parties, and reports by French authorities. The path that led to the suppression of the UPC in Cameroon must be understood in the context of the role of the other major players in this Cold War confrontation: the USSR and the US, the UN and the international community more broadly, and successive French governments.
EDUCAÇÃO FINANCEIRA: Influência dos fatores demográficos e socioeconômicos na atitude e comportamento financeiro de estudantes do ensino médio
Authors: Xavier Beatriz Ribeiro , Araújo Tamires Sousa , Tisott Sirlei Tonello , Santos Cleston Alexandre dos
Published: September 2021

Este artigo procura analisar as atitudes, comportamentos e conhecimentos financeiros de estudantes do terceiro ano do ensino médio, bem como verificar a influência das características demográficas e socioeconômicas desses estudantes em sua educação financeira. A amostra desta pesquisa foi composta por discentes de instituições de ensino públicas do interior dos estados de São Paulo e de Mato Grosso do Sul. A metodologia utilizada foi a de pesquisa descritiva, com abordagem quantitativa feita por meio de um levantamento. Para isso, aplicou-se um questionário adaptado de Potrich, Vieira e Ceretta (2013) e Potrich, Vieira e Kirch (2015). Diante dos resultados, constatou-se que a educação financeira é pouco expressiva no cotidiano desses estudantes. Foi possível identificar que os fatores demográficos e socioeconômicos analisados demostram que gênero e renda não exercem influência sobre a educação financeira do estudante estudado, mas que a escolaridade dos pais exerce uma influência significativa. Com este artigo, pretende-se estimular instituições públicas e privadas a elaborar programas que contribuam com a educação financeira de seus alunos, formando, assim, cidadãos capacitados para gerenciar suas finanças pessoais de forma satisfatória, evitando o endividamento precoce.
ANÁLISE SOBRE A SÍNDROME DE BURNOUT EM POLICIAIS MILITARES DO MUNICÍPIO DE MARABÁ-PA
Authors: Marzzoni David Nogueira Silva , Almeida de Oliveira Laize , Da Silva Ferreira Antônio Wairan
Published: September 2021

O serviço policial militar (PM) é identificado pelo forte contato com situações adversas, fazendo com que os policiais se tornem muito vulneráveis aos efeitos psicológicos. A presente pesquisa tem por interesse investigar a Síndrome de Burnout em policiais militares do município de Marabá-PA. A população alvo do estudo compreende homens e mulheres do serviço ativo que estão lotados no 4ºBPM/CPRII, foram avaliados 140 profissionais. Para a coleta de dados foi utilizado o questionário Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) uma versão brasileira proposta por Tamayo (2003), que consiste em 22 questões com características psicofísicas em relação ao trabalho. Ao avaliar os resultados da pesquisa observou-se que 65,7% da amostra é do sexo masculino, 34,2% feminino. A faixa estaria preponderante foi entre 31 e 40 anos de idade, em relação ao estado civil a pesquisa mostra que 27,8% estão solteiros e 36,4% casados, a respeito da jornada de trabalho, a maioria (47,9%) cumpre uma rotina de tarefas superior a 40 horas semanais. A pesquisa revelou ainda muita exaustão emocional, que somados perfazem 67,6% dos entrevistados, a análise dos resultados permite concluir que a síndrome de Burnout está presente nos policiais militares. Para a dimensão Baixa Realização Profissional o sexo feminino apresenta indicadores de menor realização profissional do que o masculino. A vista disso, pode-se concluir que os homens apresentam percepção de menor desconforto relacionado ao trabalho do que as mulheres.
Trauma, Flucht und Migration bei Kindern
Authors: Grothe Klaus-Dieter
Published: September 2021

In Kindertagesstätten und Schulen herrscht große Unsicherheit im Umgang mit den Kindern, die als Geflüchtete alleine oder mit ihren Familien nach Deutschland gekommen sind: Schnell werden für auffallende Verhaltensweisen Kriegsund Fluchttraumata herangezogen und es wird nach entsprechenden Behandlungen gesucht. Dabei geht der Blick für die individuelle Entwicklung sowie die familiären und sozialen Lebensumstände des Kindes verloren. Insbesondere die Debatte um »Trauma« fokussiert zu stark auf neurobiologische Befunde und symptomorientierte Methoden. »Trauma« im Kontext von Krieg, Flucht und Vertreibung ist ein soziales Geschehen und nicht ein einmaliges Ereignis. Der Autor fasst seine mehr als zwanzigjährige Tätigkeit mit Flüchtlingsfamilien und -kindern zusammen und unterscheidet vier verschiedene Ebenen des komplexen Geschehens: dynamische, familiäre, soziale und anthropologische Perspektiven. Daraus leitet er Ratschläge für den pädagogischen Alltag in Kita und Schule ab und weist insbesondere auf den familiären und sozialen Kontext hin.
Die illusionierende Normalisierung von Destruktivität
Authors: Ebrecht-Laermann Angelika
Published: September 2021

Der Beitrag geht davon aus, dass pathologische Ausformungen von Religion und Ideologie oft dazu dienen, einen Menschen vor dem psychischen Zusammenbruch zu schützen und ihm dabei zu helfen, den Anschein psychischer Normalität zu erwecken. Das führt in Institutionen wie dem Strafvollzug mitunter dazu, dass mit der Pathologie auch die Gefährlichkeit des Insassen unterschätzt oder nicht wahrgenommen wird. Dieser Verleugnung entspricht eine kollusionäre Abwehr in der Herkunftsfamilie, der eine sehr enge, Destruktivität und Gewalt verleugnende Beziehungsdynamik zugrunde liegt, die sich später in der Bindung an eine extremistische Ideologie Bahn bricht. Während die sozialen Kontakte an der Oberfläche adäquat und harmlos erscheinen, findet untergründig eine Entbindung von positiven Objektbeziehungen statt mit der entsprechenden Bindung an Ideologie und Religion als mafiaähnliche Strukturen des negativen Narzissmus, was wiederum paranoide Angstdruck und latente Destruktivität steigert. Um Angst zu mildern und die narzisstischen Rückzugsorganisationen zu schützen, fördert extremistische Ideologie das Lügen und die Verdrehung von Wahrheit. Sie sucht das Denken vor der Einsicht in das eigene Böse und die eigene Schuld zu immunisieren und die Illusion zu bewahren, in sich nur Gutes zu enthalten. Doch im Kontakt kommt es zu einem Durchbrechen totalitärer destruktiver Impulse mit plötzlichem Verschwinden bzw. Explodieren des falschen guten Objekts, was in der Gegenübertragung Erschrecken und Schrecken auslöst.
Den Rat neu erfinden
Authors: Früchtel Frank
Published: September 2021

Das auf den ersten Blick anachronistisch anmutende neuseeländische Hilfeplanungsverfahren »Family Group Conferencing« wird in seinen historischen Entstehungsbedingungen untersucht und in Zusammenhang mit den Gesellschaftstheorien von Nisbet und Tönnies gestellt, um das Potenzial der Verbindung von Moderne und Tradition zu erklären, das für Family Group Conferencing charakteristisch ist. Abschließend wird die Methodik der deutschen Adaption, des Familienrats, dargestellt sowie dessen Einbindungsmöglichkeiten in das deutsche Hilfesystem.
Berufsbezogene Selbsterfahrung
Authors: Zimmer Monika
Published: September 2021

Supervision und persönliche Selbsterfahrung sind grundlegend wichtig für reflektierte psychosoziale Arbeit. Das Konzept der Berufsbezogenen Selbsterfahrung stellt eine Integration von Reflektion der eigenen Beziehungserfahrungen der Mitarbeiter psychosozialer Einrichtungen und ihrer aktuellen professionellen Beziehungen her. Diese schließt die Analyse der Interaktion zwischen Therapeut und Klient ebenso ein wie die Interaktion mit Kollegen und Vorgesetzten. Die oft komplexe Interaktion in psychosozialen Teams wird beeinflusst von Spiegelungsund Übertragungsprozessen konflikthafter Beziehungen der Klienten auf psychosoziale Einrichtungen. Weiterhin finden auch unbewusste Übertragungen der Therapeuten auf Klienten und besonders auf Klientenfamilien statt, deren Analyse wichtig ist für das Gelingen der Beziehungsarbeit. Unbewusste Übertragungsprozesse von Mitarbeitern auf Kollegen, Vorgesetzte und Teams können zu konflikthaften und belastenden Beziehungen am Arbeitsplatz führen. Typische Konflikte, die aus der beruflichen Rolle entstehen, können die Handlungsfähigkeit ganzer Teams beeinträchtigen. Ziel der Analyse professioneller Interaktion auf der Basis der Beziehungserfahrungen der Mitarbeiter psychosozialer Einrichtungen ist, Beziehungsverstrickungen zu verstehen und zu lösen.
Welche Auswirkungen hat häusliche Gewalt auf die Kinder?
Authors: Ellesat Peter
Published: September 2021

Häusliche Gewalt/Partnerschaftsgewalt ist häufig anzutreffen. Dabei werden die betroffenen Kinder oft übersehen. Im Aufsatz wird gezeigt, welche Auswirkungen das Aufwachsen in Gewaltbeziehungen auf die Kinder haben kann. In einer Fallvignette wird vor allem auf die Identifikation mit dem Aggressor als Überlebensmechanismus eingegangen. Letztere ist maßgeblich an der generationsübergreifenden Macht der Gewalt beteiligt. Abschließend werden einige Überlegungen zu Hilfen vorgestellt.
Skills Sets for Workforce in the 4th Industrial Revolution: Expectation from Authorities and Industrial Players
Authors:   Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Saari Aizuddin , Rasul Mohamad Sattar ,   Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Mohamad Yasin Ruhizan ,   Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Abd Rauf Rose Amnah ,   Universiti Malaya, Mohamed Ashari Zool Hilmi ,   Department of Skills Development, Ministry of Human Resources (MoHR), Pranita Diaz ,   Universitas Indonesia
Published: September 2021

Klaus Schwab, founder and the executive chairman of the World Economic Forum announced the arrival of a new revolution, the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), characterized by a combination of technology that changes the line between fields and is driven by three mega trends of digital, physical systems and biological along with ways that will change people’s lives and the job market in the future. The arrival of the 4IR needs a further action on identifying industry trends, job demands and possibilities that may arise in parallel with this revolution especially to strengthening potential for skills development in line with 4IR. The skill sets required in both existing and new occupations will change and transform on how people work. The aim of the article is, to understand, as well as between developed and emerging markets, the employment, skills and education concerns of individuals. A qualitative research design with a focus group was used to collect data for this study. The focus group method entails focus group discussions on the aspect of strengthening human potential for skills development in line with 4IR, involving stakeholders members from the competence body which is Department of Skills Development (DSD) Malaysia, industry players from Industry Lead Body (ILB) appointed by DSD of various industry and an academician from the different TVET institutions. The findings showed four strategic aspect that can be used as a guideline to develop the skills set for 4IR which are empowering digital skills, proficient in using high impact technology, entrepreneurial mindset and lastly skilled workers with a combination of technical skills and soft skills.
A Case Study for Technical and Vocational Education and Training Professional Development Training in Untact Era: Focusing on Official Development Assistance Project in Botswana
Authors:   Korea Research Institute for Vocational Education & Training, Youngmin Lee , Woocheol Kim ,   Korea University of Technology and Education, Heajung Woo ,   Korea University of Technology and Education
Published: September 2021

The prolonged COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the TVET professional development training, which was planned to be carried out in a face-to-face manner. This study aims to examine TVET professional development training based on the ADDIE model and provide implications for ODA and TVET professional development training in the post-COVID era. In this case study, a TVET training program for Botswana was developed based on the ADDIE model in an untact environment. Accordingly, the performance activities for each phase of analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation were analyzed, and based on this, implications for ODA and TVET were provided. This study identified the applicability of non-face-to-face education in the ODA project. Also, this study explored how to develop systematic and dimensional programs based on the ADDIE model in a non-face-to-face manner. In addition, sustainability could be secured through cooperative partnerships between donor and beneficiary countries from the perspective of SDGs Goal.
Development of TVET Teachers’ Beliefs about Technology Enriched Instruction through Professional Development Workshops: Application of the Technology Acceptance Model
Authors:   Universiti Brunei Darussalam, M. Salleh Sallimah , Musa Juraidah ,   Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Jaidin Jainatul Halida ,   Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Shahrill Masitah ,   Universiti Brunei Darussalam
Published: September 2021

This study explores how Technical and Vocational Teachers’ intentions to incorporate technology in teaching and learning are influenced by their beliefs. It is theorised that teachers’ beliefs about using technology in their instructions are influenced by teachers’ perceptions of technology usefulness, ease of use, and self-efficacy. In the current study, a series of workshops for technology-enriched instructions were mounted for the professional development of technical and vocational teachers. In these workshops, teachers planned, designed and developed 21st century learning activities. Data was collected using a questionnaire, which was distributed to the TVET teacher participants after the completion of the professional development workshops for technology-enriched instruction. The data was subjected to confirmatory factor analysis, and structural equation modelling which were used to analyze the proposed modified Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) model. The modified TAM model proposed that TVET teachers’ intention to use technology, and their beliefs about self-efficacy are directly influenced by their beliefs about perceived ease of use, and perceived usefulness of technology, and that the variable, self-efficacy is a mediator variable to intention. It was shown that the proposed modified TAM model is a good fit model to explain the variance in 52% of teachers’ beliefs about the self-efficacy, and 40% variance of intention. The positive outcome of the technology enriched instruction professional development program is that it provided a common language and skills that overcame some of the TVET teachers’ concerns with regards to technology integration in their lessons. This study contributes towards an understanding of the factors that influence TVET teachers’ intentions to use technology in teaching and learning through a professional development programme for technology enriched instruction.
What Physical Education Trainees Think about Teaching Profession and Mentoring during a TVET Practical Traineeship?
Authors:   ISSEP Ksar Saïd, Melki Hassan , Bouzid Mohamed Sami ,   Virtual University
Published: September 2021

The attitude of futures teachers of physical education and mentorship, are two mainvariables that may affect the number of student teachers being part of the profession, particularly in physical education universities that offer technical and vocational education and training (TVET).Therefore, the purpose of this study is to investigate attitudes of pre-service teachers toward the physical education teaching profession. In addition, this research attempts to understand whether the relationship between mentors and students affects the transfer of learning from the university during a practical teaching internship.This is a quantitative study using a questionnaire to examine attitudes towards the teaching profession and understand the views on mentoring of 169 physical education students in Tunisia to illustrate the importance of professional mentoring work.A descriptive statistics including means and standard deviations were used to describe each item and the mean of all items for each scale. In this context, SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Sciences) 16.0 software was applied.It was revealed that student teachers' answers were significantly higher while taking into consideration both of university teaching methods and of advice of university supervisor. These findings pave the way for integral implications: a greater transition from university learning to practice, producing future teachers who are ready to integrate and implementing university practices in a new context.
Group Control of Multisatellite Orbital Grouping Based on the Concept of Joint Operating Modes
Authors:   Joint Stock Company “Russian Space Systems”, Potyupkin A. Yu. , Timofeev Yu. A. ,   Joint Stock Company “Russian Space Systems”, Volkov S. A. ,   Joint Stock Company “Russian Space Systems”
Published: September 2021

The problem of control of multisatellite orbital groupings based on the concept of operating modes in conditions of limited control resources is considered. The control task is formulated, its solution is proposed. The content of the newly introduced operating modes of the entire space system is considered. The formalization of the grouping’s state description in the form of an almanac of the system, which allows automating the decision-making process for control, is given. It is concluded that it is necessary to develop practical methods of group control by creating a flight cluster of small spacecraft.
Broadband Metal-Dielectric Waveguide Path with Low Losses in the EHF Range
Authors:   NRU “Moscow Power Engineering Institute”, Krutskikh V. V. , Sizyakova A. Yu. ,   NRU “Moscow Power Engineering Institute”, Minkara M. S. ,   NRU “Moscow Power Engineering Institute”, Ibrahim A. R. ,   NRU “Moscow Power Engineering Institute”, Mirzoyan A. E. ,   Joint-Stock Company “Research and Production Corporation” Precision Instrument Systems",   NRU “Moscow Power Engineering Institute”, Ushkov A. N. ,   NRU “Moscow Power Engineering Institute”
Published: September 2021

. The present paper is devoted to the design of a new shielded metal-dielectric waveguide with low losses (less than 0.5 dB/m) and wide bandwidth for the 90–100 GHz frequency range. Various types of waveguide structures were analyzed, such as metal waveguides, oversized metal waveguides, dielectric waveguides, dielectric waveguides with a metal shield and various designs of the dielectric filling element. Estimates of loss per unit length in them are obtained. The design of a waveguide containing an oversized round metal screen and a dielectric element consisting of a plate and a rod, located in the center of symmetry of the device, is proposed. The task of creating a transition from the investigated waveguide to a standard rectangular metal waveguide is considered. It is a horn transition from a circular cross-section to a rectangular one with a length of more than 25 wavelengths with a dielectric structure continuing the dielectric element of the waveguide path. As a result of the work, the ratios of the dimensions of the structural elements of the waveguide path and the materials used were obtained that satisfy the required losses.
The effect of the activity-based environmental education course on the attitudes and behavior levels of the students of child development program concerning environmental problems
Authors:   Faculty of Education, Fırat University, Turkey, Pullu Serkan
Published: September 2021

This study aimed to determine the effect of the activity-based environmental education course on the attitudes and behavior levels of the students of the child development program concerning environmental problems. The study was prepared by using the explanatory sequential design, one of the mixed method patterns in which qualitative and quantitative data are used together. While one-group pretest-posttest experimental design was used in the quantitative dimension of the study, phenomenology was employed in its qualitative dimension. The sample group of the study was composed of 60 first-year students attending Kayseri University Hüseyin Şahin Vocational High School Child Development Program in the 2019-2020 academic year (spring semester). Within the scope of the environmental education course, activity-based practices were performed with the students for 6 weeks. The students were divided into groups and one group applied the related activities they prepared with their friends in the classroom each week. Before and after the application, 'The Environmental Problems AttitudeScale' developed by Güven (2013) and 'The Environmental Problems Behavior Scale' developed by Güven and Aydoğdu (2012) were applied for the students. After collecting the quantitative data, 10 students were interviewed via a semi-structured interview form and their opinions on the activities were collected. Kolmogorov-Smirnov test for normality, t-test and Wilcoxon signed-rank test were used to analyze the qualitative data of the study. The qualitative data of the study were analyzed based on descriptive analysis. As a result of the study, it was determined that after the activity-based practices performed in the environmental education course, the scores of the attitude and behavior of the students concerning environmental problems increased. As a result of the interviews made with the students, it was found that the students had both positive and negative opinions on the activities conducted in the course. By these activities, the students emphasized that they had cognitive and affective acquisitions in the environmental education course. Finally, the students stated that they acquired awareness, consciousness, and responsibility about the environmental problems along with these activities.
Protocols for Determination of Coefficient of Transpiration (Tµ) Using a New Innovative Instrument Rhythmometer Version 2
Authors: Mohapatra Himansu Sekhara , Mohapatra Himansu Sekhara , Mohapatra Himansu Sekhara , Mohapatra Himansu Sekhara
Published: September 2021

Transpiration is a physiological process by which aerial parts of plants release water in form of vapour. It is affected by many environmental factors like temperature, light, humidity, etc. In this present work, we propose a new protocol for the determination of the Coefficient of Transpiration (Tµ) which is useful for the determination of trends of transpiration concerning different climatic factors. For determination of the Coefficient of Transpiration (Tµ) can achieve by using a new innovative instrument Rhythmometer Version-2 (Fig-1) which was developed by two authors Aishwarya Khamari and Akshya Ku. Mishra in 2021. Rhythmometer (PEG) is an analytical instrument used to measure plant rhythm concerning its electrical conductivity. This instrument measures plant rhythm as well as detects several environmental parameters. In this study, it was found that the Coefficient of Transpiration was maximum in wind, moderate in sunlight, and minimum in shade and it varies with environmental factors like temperature, light intensity, wind speed, etc. Rhythmometer Version 2 not only helpful in the detection of rhythm and plant physiological processes but also detection of several environmental parameters Therefore we called it a portable all in one lab for plant physiology and phytoecology.
A Review on Inclusion of Agriculture Subject in the High Schools of Bhutan: Perspective and Challenges
Authors: . Ugyen , Rinchen Sonam
Published: September 2021

Inclusion of Agriculture subject in the curriculum plays a very vital role in the country where the economic is fully dependent on agriculture. Agriculture education provides an alternative to career ladder for those students who are interested in taking farming in the future. In Bhutan inclusion of Agricultural subject became a part of school’s curriculum under the joint initiative of Agriculture and Education ministry from 2013 onwards. Agriculture inclusion in the curriculum of the school brings both the perspective and the challenges to the learners and also to the teachers. The main aim of introducing the curriculum is to make children learn through practical teaching and prepare them to value the dignity of work. But there are also many challenges faced by the student during the learning period that demotivates the children in opting agriculture as their vocational subject. This study aims to find out the challenges encountered by the students of IX-XII in taking up the optional Agricultural subject and also explore some of the benefit gained by the students in taking it to make it worthy in taking up their optional subjects.
La flora medicinal andina en las preparaciones tradicionales de la comunidad de Ocumazo (Pueblo Omaguaca), Jujuy, Argentina
Authors: Tortoni Gisella Ludmila , Arias Toledo Bárbara , Vignale Nilda Dora
Published: September 2021

Introducción: El conocimiento tradicional sobre plantas medicinales constituye parte importante del sistema de salud de comunidades indígenas. La utilización de múltiples especies combinadas es habitual en el Noroeste argentino, más los estudios en la temática son escasos. Este trabajo describe y contextualiza los usos de dichos preparados para el cuidado de la salud.  
M&M: Con el consentimiento previo informado de la comunidad indígena de Ocumazo, Humahuaca, Jujuy, Argentina se aplicaron técnicas de observación participante y entrevistas abiertas a colaboradores clave y otras personas adultas, mediante muestreo por redes y por oportunidad. Se indagó sobre formas de elaboración de las preparaciones, usos, administración y contexto de aplicación. Los datos se analizaron con técnicas cualitativas.
Resultados: Se relevaron 12 combinaciones de 26 especies vegetales incluyendo, algunas, productos de origen animal. Las especies citadas fueron nativas (69%), cultivadas (23%) y adventicias (9%). Los usos, en el marco de la vida cotidiana, respondieron al tratamiento de afecciones óseas y músculo-articulares, gastrointestinales, templarias, entre otras. En contexto de celebración ritual las preparaciones cobran significación simbólica. Los tratamientos se administran de forma externa (parches, baños, fricciones) e interna (infusiones, agua). 
Conclusiones: En el uso de preparados medicinales, la comunidad de Ocumazo articula conocimientos precisos acerca de formas de combinar especies y administrar las fórmulas. En contextos rituales se configuran diferentes pautas de selección, elaboración y consumo de los recursos vegetales respecto al uso cotidiano. Existen conocimientos propios acerca de la distribución de las especies según cualidades cálidas o frías, prevaleciendo nociones de la medicina humoral hipocrática.
El sistema genético de Paspalum lilloi (Poaceae), especie endémica de las Cataratas del Iguazú
Authors: Reutemann Anna Verena , MARTINEZ ERIC , Rua Gabriel H. , SCHEDLER MARA , DAVIÑA JULIO , HONFI ANA ISABEL
Published: September 2021

Introducción y objetivos: Paspalum lilloi (Poaceae) es una especie diploide y endémica de las Cataratas del Iguazú y áreas circundantes, cuya biología reproductiva y área de distribución geográfica actual es desconocida. Los objetivos de este trabajo son conocer su sistema genético, mediante análisis del modo reproductivo, compatibilidad polen-pistilo y fertilidad, y delimitar la distribución y estado de conservación del endemismo.
M&M: El sistema genético se determinó mediante citoembriología de sacos embrionarios, viabilidad y germinación in vivo de granos de polen, compatibilidad polen-pistilo, fertilidad y análisis de semillas por citometría de flujo. El área de distribución geográfica se delimitó mediante especímenes de herbario y colecciones propias.
Resultados: Se observaron sacos embrionarios meióticos de tipo Polygonum en todos los óvulos analizados. La viabilidad media y germinación in vivo del polen fue de 95,22% y 41,79%, respectivamente. La tasa de crecimiento medio del tubo polínico en el estigma propio fue de 59,2 ± 6,39 µm / 3h. La producción de semillas en autopolinización fue del 93,61% y disminuyó al 52,72% cuando hay oferta de polen heteroespecífico. Los cariopsis analizados por citometría de flujo mostraron una relación de ploidía embrión: endospermo 2: 3, indicando un origen sexual. Paspalum lilloi es una especie reófila, rupícola y adaptada a saltos y cascadas, cuyo endemismo está en peligro crítico y circunscripto a las Cataratas del Iguazú.
Conclusiones: Paspalum lilloi es diploide, sexual, autocompatible y autofértil, está geográficamente restringida a las Cataratas del Iguazú y adaptada a hábitats altamente especializados, cuya conservación resultará clave para evitar su extinción.
Missing values in exploratory factor analysis: A ‘best of all possible worlds’ approach to imputation for incomplete survey data
Authors: Bosma Bas , van Witteloostuijn Arjen
Published: September 2021

In the social sciences, multi-item scales and factor analyses are standard tools in survey research. In the social sciences, such tools are omnipresent, as are, unavoidably, nonresponses. The question is how to handle missing values when an exploratory factor analysis is intended. Deletion methods will result in — oftentimes substantial and damaging — reduction of power. The seemingly obvious alternative is to keep all respondents and apply imputation to missing values. However, with the true factor structure unknown, theoretically recommendable multiple imputation methods cannot simply be applied. Instead of declaring an entire method unsuitable for exploratory analysis, we propose an approach that keeps the relevant aspects of various methods and combines these by sacrificing less relevant aspects. Doing so, we keep understanding and ease of use in mind, aiming for an approach that is more rigorous and ‘correct’ than what is commonly used in practice, whilst still being straightforward enough to actually be used.
Mengungkapkan Kasih Allah Yang Menyembuhkan Dalam Kitab Hosea 14:1-10
Authors: budiarto pipit hastari
Published: September 2021

Meskipun Israel telah berbuat jahat dan tidak setia kepada Tuhan, hal tersebut tidak mengubah kemurahan hati dan rasa cinta TUHAN terhadap Israel. Dari kehancuran yang Israel alami melalui Asyur, yang terjadi sesuai kehendak Tuhan, hal tersebut merupakan bagian dari hukuman yang harus ditanggung oleh Israel sebagai wujud bagian kasih Tuhan kepada mereka. Karena melalui peristiwa tersebut, Tuhan memilih Hosea untuk menawarkan dibangunnya kembali hubungan perjanjian antara Tuhan dan umat Israel. Di sini, pengalaman cinta dengan Tuhan dan juga perihal penyembuhan merupakan hal yang akan diingat dari masa-masa kekacauan. Akan tetapi, cara yang sesungguhnya untuk memulihkan keselamatan masih harus dialami oleh Israel sampai bangsa itu bertobat dari penyembahan berhala mereka yang jahat dan mengakui kebergantungan mereka yang sepenuhnya kepada Allah. Syarat berikutnya yang harus dipenuhi, mereka harus memberikan pertobatan secara utuh dan mau melepaskan ketergantungan mereka terhadap kekuasaan politik atau agama dan penyembahan yang lain.
The Long-Term Buffering Effect of Sense of Coherence on Psychopathological Symptoms During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Findings from a Prospective Observational Study
Authors: Schäfer Sarah , Sopp Roxanne , Koch Marco , Göritz Anja S. , Michael Tanja
Published: September 2021

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic is a multidimensional long-term stressor. Consequently, research demonstrated a negative impact of COVID-19 on mental health in parts of the general population. However, not all people are affected equally making the identification of resilience factors modulating the pandemic’s impact on mental health an important research agenda. One of these factors is sense of coherence (SOC), the key component of the salutogenesis framework. Objective: The current study aimed at investigating the long-term relationship between SOC and psychopathology, and the impact of COVID-19-related rumination as its moderator. Methods: The prospective observational study assessed psychopathology and SOC before the COVID-19 outbreak in Germany (February 2020) and at six critical time points during the pandemic (n = 1,479). Bivariate latent change score models and latent growth mixture modeling were used to analyze changes in psychopathology and SOC along with their interaction and to differentiate trajectories of COVID-19-related rumination. Results: A model allowing for unidirectional coupling from SOC to psychopathology demonstrated best fit. In the total sample, psychopathological symptoms increased significantly over time. Previous SOC predicted later changes in psychopathology, whereby a stronger SOC was associated with a decrease in symptoms over time, while a weaker SOC with an increase in symptoms. The same pattern of results was evident in the high-rumination (17.2%) but not in the low-rumination group (82.8%). Conclusions: Our findings demonstrate that SOC is an important predictor and modulator of psychopathology during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly for those respondents that ruminate about the pandemic.
Pandemik Covid-19 Memperkaya Akronim Bahasa Melayu
Authors: Subet Mary Fatimah , Ali Roslan , Hassan Salbia , Suhai Dayang Sariah Abang , Daud Muhammad Zaid , Johan Shahira
Published: September 2021

Beberapa akronim terkini telah wujud apabila dunia dilanda pandemik COVID-19. Kajian ini bertujuan untuk mengesan dan mengetengahkan beberapa akronim baharu yang muncul dalam usaha Kerajaan Malaysia membendung penularan COVID-19. Kajian ini ialah kajian kualitatif menggunakan kerangka pengkategorian akronim yang telah dikemukakan oleh Nik Safiah Karim (2013). Data diperoleh melalui mesej pesanan ringkas (SMS) pihak Majlis Keselamatan Negara (MKN) Malaysia. Sebanyak 200 kongsian maklumat SMS kepada umum daripada pihak MKN antara 30 April 2020 hingga 26 Mei 2021 kepada pengguna talian Celcom dianalisis. Analisis teks terhadap maklumat ini dilakukan untuk mengenal pasti data kajian yang mengandungi akronim. Seterusnya borang soal selidik dirangka untuk melengkapkan dapatan kajian. 150 orang responden telah terlibat menjawab soal selidik ini dalam talian. Dapatan kajian menunjukkan terdapat akronim popular seperti PKP, PKBP, PKPD, SOP, 3S, 3W, dan beberapa kata lagi berkaitan COVID-19 yang telah berakar kukuh dalam ujaran bahasa seharian masyarakat Malaysia dalam membicarakan pandemik COVID-19. Akronim-akronim ini yang sekarang didapati digunakan secara meluas diharap dapat memperkaya dan menambah akronim sedia ada dalam bahasa Melayu.
The Effect of Sanction Severity and Its Interaction With Procedural Justice
Authors: Yasrebi Franziska , Dirkzwager Anja , van der Laan Peter , Nieuwbeerta Paul
Published: September 2021

Recent scholarship suggests that detention may have differential effects depending on situational factors. This longitudinal study tests an integrative theoretical framework with the aim to identify the conditions under which detention deters from subsequent rule-violating behavior. We examined whether the effects of experienced sanction severity on subsequent misconduct/reoffending behavior are dependent on procedural justice perceptions among Dutch adults in detention (n = 763 and n = 765). The deterrent effect of sanction severity on misconduct was dependent on procedural justice. Increased sanction severity only deterred from subsequent misconduct when treatment was perceived as procedurally neutral to just. For individuals that were detained for the first time, a similar interaction effect was observed for their reoffending behavior. The results support the added value of integrating deterrence theory with situational characteristics (i.e., procedural justice) to explain sanctioning effects and suggest that correctional staffs’ relationships with individuals in detention can contribute to order in prison and beyond.This version of the article has been accepted for publication, after peer review (when applicable) and is subject to Springer Nature’s AM terms of use, but is not the Version of Record and does not reflect post-acceptance improvements, or any corrections. The Version of Record is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11292-023-09585-7
The cooperation between loop quantum gravity and Entropic gravity
Authors: Chen Wen-Xiang
Published: September 2021

In this paper, we show that bosons can produce bochromatic condensation without an energy layer when the boundary condition $\frac{T}{T_{c}}=z$(when z is complex) is preset. $r_{R}=zr_{A}\left(1-\frac{v^{2}}{c^{2}}\right)^{\frac{1}{2}}$(when z is A complex number). A new form of gravitational potential is obtained by combining the theory of gravitational entropy with loop quantum gravity.
A Primer for using INLA to Estimate Ground-Motion Models
Authors: Kuehn Nicolas
Published: September 2021

This document provides a brief introduction int the use of the R package R-INLA for the development of empirical ground-motion models.
Separation of Flood Plain Flow: 1-D Momentum Equation Solver
Authors: Sarker Shiblu
Published: September 2021

A floodplain is an area of land close to a stream or river that extends from its banks to the valley walls or high mountains surrounding it. It is frequently inundated during periods of high runoff. Along with the main stream, a large volume of flow passes through this floodplain during flood discharge. The term "floodplain flow" refers to this redundant discharge. When studying the hydro-morphodynamics of a river from bank to bank, it is necessary to understand the flow distribution throughout the main stream and flood plain. The main stream's water level and discharge are critical parameters for estimating river bank erosion. As a result, the floodplain may operate as a sediment sink during periods of high flow. River hydraulic and hydrodynamic processes are intricate. There are numerous river modeling tools and approaches available for evaluating the distribution and generation of river flow over floodplain and main-stream. This study examines such two methods for generating river flow over the flood plain and in the main stream. The approaches involve the use of a one-dimensional momentum equation and a two-dimensional modeling tool (Mike21C) to generate main-stream and flood plain flow. The Kalni-Kushiyara river is chosen as a case study in order to determine its validity.