bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Integrating Leadership Styles to Assess Positive Resilient Leaders
Authors: Barua Banya , Burgess John , Muenjohn Nuttawuth
Published: May 2024

This chapter presents a new assessment tool the Positive Leadership Questionnaire (PLQ), examining a positive leadership style based on integration of transformational, authentic, servant, spiritual, and ethical leadership styles and facilitated by meditation. Thematic analysis of reflections collected from semi-structured and longitudinal interviews revealed that the integrated version of positive leadership style roots in meditation and resilience is an interspersed characteristic in it. PLQ assesses the integrated version of the positive leadership style. It is an original contribution. PLQ examines the positivity of people-managers measuring positive leadership in a wholesome manner compared to the current positive leadership style bridging the gap lying in the deficiencies of current assessment tools. The future pathway lies in studying the strength and robustness of this assessment tool to counter the research limitation of the small number of participants in this study. The application of PLQ objectifies the productive use of mind training and wellbeing programs in organizations.
Strategy and Innovation Challenges to Post-Pandemic Resilience
Authors: Agodu Israel
Published: May 2024

This chapter chronicles the various issues and challenges organizations face when developing and implementing strategies to foster innovation. The concept encompasses the difficulties and complexities associated with devising plans and executing them to create new products, services, processes, or models. Addressing the identified challenges requires a combination of strategic planning, a supportive organizational culture, the right leadership, effective processes, a commitment to fostering a culture of innovation, continuous learning and adaptation, seeking external expertise, and staying agile in the face of evolving circumstances. Successful organizations are those that can navigate these challenges to drive sustainable innovation and remain competitive in their respective market.
The HeArt of Decolonizing Education
Authors: Freeborn Paige
Published: May 2024

Inclusive classrooms are at the heart of an inclusive school culture and positively impact the wider community. Western Eurocentric curricula and pedagogies were founded on colonial ideologies and principles that continue to center Western Eurocentric knowledge as superior. Through opening to decolonizing ways of knowing and being, educators can help create classrooms that strengthen student voice, choice, creativity, and agency; such spaces foster innovation and trust, allowing both students and educators to flourish. Arts-based pedagogies, which are accessible to all educators, help decolonize praxis by fostering attention, discovery, and connection; the interplay of these interconnected domains leads to the creation of more inclusive social environments, which support individual and collective well-being. Employing arts-based pedagogies does not require educators to teach arts-specific skills but encourages a shift towards open-hearted and open-minded practices that widen perspectives and cultivate a deeper sense of belonging.
A Reflective Journey Toward Inclusion With Gender and Sexually Diverse Students
Authors: Keeley Krista
Published: May 2024

This chapter chronicles the author's experience in proposing and implementing a high school Gender and Diversity Studies course and the lessons that came from the experience. In the pursuit of inclusivity, the chapter highlights the transformative journey with a class of students identifying as gender and/or sexually diverse. This narrative delves into the repercussions of failing to establish inclusive and affirming learning environments, particularly concerning the academic success and wellbeing of students who identify as Gender and Sexually Diverse (GSD). The chapter emphasizes that the absence of inclusivity leaves GSD students with feelings of isolation, invisibility, and a deficit in their sense of belonging within the educational setting. This narrative aims to shed light on the educational practice of inclusive learning environments and the holistic wellbeing of young individuals who identify as GSD.
A Hybrid Escape Room to Foster Motivation and Programming Education for Pre-Service Teachers
Authors: Borrás-Gené Oriol , Hijón-Neira Raquel , Paredes-Barragán Pedro , Serrano-Luján Lucía
Published: May 2024

Educational escape rooms aims to motivate students, to strengthen knowledge and evaluate learning. Pre-service teachers enrolled in “Computer Science and Digital Competency” course shows lack of motivation and difficulties to realise its usefulness in everyday practice, becoming an ideal context to apply this strategy. 157 students belonging to a European university participated in the experience as case study. The educational escape room was conducted following a hybrid model, mixing a physical organization of props with a virtual organization of the narrative, tests and achievements. The experiment was designed to answer two hypotheses, first if applying escape room as an educational strategy fosters pre-primary and primary students' motivation, since this method address complex concepts in a practical way, and second, if the application of this strategy as teaching strategy makes students perceive the learning process as a game.
Exploring Determinants That Influence the Usage Intention of AI-Based Customer Services in the UAE
Authors: Almuraqab Nasser Abdo Saif , Jasimuddin Sajjad M. , Saci Fateh
Published: May 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing the way customers interact with organizations and companies. There is a lack of research into AI-enabled customer experiences. Hence, this study aims to use the relevant literature to propose a conceptual framework for how the integration of AI in customer service can lead to an improved AI-enabled customer experience. Five propositions drawn from the reviewed literature present the main factors needed to ensure end users' acceptance of AI customer service in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Our theoretical model extends the trust-commitment theory and service quality model, and incorporates perceived problem-solving ability, to address these factors and thereby guide the successful implementation of AI based customer service projects. The paper will help in understanding the key issues surrounding AI customer service applications that may support successful operations.
Non-descent vaginal hysterectomies: a brief report
Authors: Gnanarathne Sampath
Published: May 2024

Hysterectomy is the most common gynecological procedure carried out worldwide. The objective of this study is to provide evidence for the safety, efficacy, and cost-effectiveness of hysterectomy through the vagina for a non-descent uterus. Natural Orifices Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery is an alternative for non-descent uteruses. However, performing Non-Descent Vaginal Hysterectomy (NDVH) in Sri Lanka is not popular due to various reasons.This case series includes seven patients who have undergone NDVH for benign gynecological conditions. The median age was 47. The median hemoglobin difference was 0.7 g/dl (IQR = 0.4), and the median time for the surgery was 40 minutes (IQR = 10). All of them were discharged within 24 hours except one which was retained to optimize her medical condition. The largest uterus which was removed in this study weighed 312 grams and the longest time spent was recorded as 72 minutes in the same case. The use of new technology like Ligature and Bi Clamp vessel sealer helped to reduce the operation time. Factors in favor of NDVH include large pelvis mobile, smaller uterus (less than 14 weeks), previous vaginal births, and multiparity, experience, and training of the surgeon.The study concludes that non-descent vaginal hysterectomy is a safe and effective surgical treatment for benign gynecological diseases.
The relevance of qualitative approaches in agricultural research
Authors: Rosairo H. S. R.
Published: May 2024

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Prospective evaluation of aura during anti-calcitonin gene-related peptide monoclonal antibody therapy after 52 weeks of treatment
Authors: Romozzi Marina , Burgalassi Andrea , Vollono Catello , Albanese Maria , Vigani Giulia , De Cesaris Francesco , Chiarugi Alberto , Calabresi Paolo , Iannone Luigi Francesco
Published: May 2024

Background: Clinical studies have shown the efficacy and safety of monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) against calcitonin gene-related peptide (anti- CGRP) in migraine patients with and without aura. Early evidence from post hoc and small subgroup analyses suggests that anti-CGRP mAbs reduce the frequency and intensity of aura. Herein, we prospectively assessed the changes in aura after 12 months of anti-CGRP mAb treatment and performed a literature review.Methods: All outpatients treated with anti-CGRP mAbs for one year in two tertiary Headache Centers and who experienced ≥1 episode of aura/month were enrolled. The study reports data from one month before (baseline) and the last three months (months 10, 11, 12) of treatment.Results: Data from 13 patients with a diagnosis of migraine with and without aura were collected. The mean duration from aura onset was 17.8±7.9 years. At baseline nine patients (69.2%) reported visual aura, and four (30.8%) visual and sensory aura. Mean duration of aura episodes was of 34.2±15.7 minutes. At baseline, the mean number of monthly migraine days (MMDs) was 22.3±7.5, and the mean number of MMDs preceded by aura was 9.15±9.0. At month 12 of treatment, there was a significant reduction of MMDs (6.2±9.0, p=0.002) and MMDs with aura (2.6±2.7, p=0.015). Three patients reported episodes of aura without subsequent headache, a phenomenon that was absent prior to treatment. We identified 14 studies that reported changes in aura during anti-CGRP mAbs treatment.Conclusions: This prospective study shows that anti-CGRP mAbs reduce the number of migraine attacks with aura consistently with the reduction of MMDs. Randomized studies with anti-CGRP mAbs specifically assessing migraine aura are required.
Unleashing the potential of millets: a comprehensive review of its nutritional, therapeutic, and genomic attributes
Authors: Vadakkemukadiyil Chellappan Biju , Peramaiyan Rajendran
Published: May 2024

Millets are cereal grains whose farming dates back thousands of years and have been farmed and consumed by a wide variety of cultures around the world. In recent times, there has been a growing interest in millets due to their medicinal characteristics and nutritional advantages. Millets have a substantial nutritional content and can provide a wide range of beneficial health effects. These foods have a relatively low glycemic index in addition to their high levels of dietary fiber, proteins, vitamins, and minerals. In this review, the most recent information regarding the potential effects of millets on the management of diabetes, the health of the heart, antioxidant activity, anti-cancer capacities, and other therapeutic benefits is investigated. In addition, the report provides an in-depth analysis of the current genome resources that are associated with millets, as well as a summary of the key genetic discoveries that have been made. The report also emphasizes the need for further research to maximize the potential of millets through the utilization of genetic resources and breeding techniques to develop high-nutrient-rich and climate-resilient varieties.
Incidence of acute kidney injury and its associated risk factors in patients undergoing elective oesophagectomy surgeries at a tertiary care cancer institute – A pilot prospective observational study
Authors: Parab Swapnil Y. , Majety Sarat Chandra , Ranganathan Priya , Jiwnani Sabita , Pramesh CS , Shetmahajan Madhavi
Published: May 2024

Background and Aims:

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a significant postoperative complication. Multiple perioperative factors are implicated in the causation of AKI in the postoperative period in patients with oesophageal cancer. The study aimed to find out the incidence, causes and effects of AKI following oesophagectomy surgery.

Methods:

A prospective observational study was conducted in consecutive adult patients undergoing elective oesophagectomy at a tertiary cancer care hospital. Patients with preoperative chronic renal insufficiency (serum creatinine >1.5 mg/dl), AKI in the past and a history of renal replacement therapy were excluded. Serum creatinine values were measured on postoperative days 1, 3, 5, the day of discharge or day 15 and on the day of first follow-up or day 28, following oesophagectomy surgery. The incidence of AKI was measured using the ‘Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcome’ (KDIGO) criteria.

Results:

The incidence of AKI was 14.7% [95% confidence interval (CI) 9.9%, 20.7%] (i.e., 27/183) in patients who underwent elective oesophagectomy. AKI was associated with prolonged hospital stay [median- 13 days (interquartile range {IQR} 11–21.5) versus 9 days (IQR 8–12), P < 0.001] and increased in-hospital mortality (14.8% versus 1.3%, P 0.004, odds ratio = 13.2, 95% CI 2.3, 77.3). After multivariate analysis, age, anastomotic leak and use of vasopressors in the postoperative period were independent predictors of AKI.

Conclusion:

The incidence of AKI was 14.7% after elective oesophagectomy. AKI was associated with prolonged hospital stay and in-hospital mortality. Higher age, anastomotic leak and use of vasopressors in the postoperative period were independent predictors of AKI.
Isosystolic inequalities on two-dimensional Finsler tori
Authors: Balacheff Florent , Gil Moreno de Mora Teo
Published: May 2024

In this article we survey all known optimal isosystolic inequalities on two-dimensional Finsler tori involving the following two central notions of Finsler area: the Busemann–Hausdorff area and the Holmes–Thompson area. We also complete the panorama by establishing the following new optimal isosystolic inequality that is deduced from prior work by Burago and Ivanov: the Busemann–Hausdorff area of a Finsler reversible

2

-torus with unit systole is at least equal to

\pi/4

.
К вопросу Шеметкова об $\mathfrak{F}$-гиперцентре
Authors: Murashka Viachaslau Igaravich
Published: May 2024

Главный фактор $H/K$ группы $G$ называется $ \mathfrak{F}$-центральным, если $(H/K)\rtimes (G/C_G(H/K))\in\mathfrak{F}$. $\mathfrak{F}$-гиперцентром группы $G$ называется наибольшая нормальная подгруппа $G$, все $G$-главные факторы ниже которой $\mathfrak{F}$-центральны в $G$. В 1995 г. на Гомельском алгебраическом семинаре Л. А. Шеметков поставил задачу описать формации конечных групп $ \mathfrak{F}$, для которых в любой группе пересечение $ \mathfrak{F}$-максимальных подгрупп совпадает с $ \mathfrak{F}$-гиперцентром. В работе получены новые свойства таких формаций. В частности, построена серия наследственных ненасыщенных формаций разрешимых групп, являющихся ответами на задачу Шеметкова.
Библиография: 19 названий.
Сложность распознавания мультидистанционных графов в $\mathbb{R}^d$
Authors: Sokolov Georgii Mikhailovich
Published: May 2024

Исследуется сложность распознавания $A$-дистанционных графов в $\mathbb{R}^d$. Доказано, что для всех конечных множеств $A$, в которых любые два элемента отличаются хотя бы в два раза, задача распознавания инъективно $A$-вложимых графов является $\mathrm{NP}$-трудной при $d \geqslant 3$.
Библиография: 7 названий.
О существовании непродолжаемого решения задачи Коши одной $(1+1)$-мерной тепло-электрической модели
Authors: Artemeva Margarita Vitalievna , Korpusov Maxim Olegovich
Published: May 2024

В работе рассматривается одна тепло-электрическая $(1+1)$-мерная модель нагрева полупроводника в электрическом поле. Для соответствующей задачи Коши доказано существование непродолжаемого во времени классического решения и получена глобальная во времени априорная оценка.
Библиография: 8 названий.
An efficient dual layer data aggregation scheme in clustered wireless sensor networks
Authors: Yang Fenting , Xu Zhen , Yang Lei
Published: May 2024

In wireless sensor network (WSN) monitoring systems, redundant data from sluggish environmental changes and overlapping sensing ranges can increase the volume of data sent by nodes, degrade the efficiency of information collection, and lead to the death of sensor nodes. To reduce the energy consumption of sensor nodes and prolong the life of WSNs, this study proposes a dual layer intracluster data fusion scheme based on ring buffer. To reduce redundant data and temporary anomalous data while guaranteeing the temporal coherence of data, the source nodes employ a binarized similarity function and sliding quartile detection based on the ring buffer. Based on the improved support degree function of weighted Pearson distance, the cluster head node performs a weighted fusion on the data received from the source nodes. Experimental results reveal that the scheme proposed in this study has clear advantages in three aspects: the number of remaining nodes, residual energy, and the number of packets transmitted. The data fusion of the proposed scheme is confined to the data fusion of the same attribute environment parameters.
Hemostatic radiotherapy for bleeding gastrointestinal tumors
Authors: Rao Vrushab , Singh Soumya , Zade Bhooshan
Published: May 2024

Hemostatic radiotherapy is a non-invasive treatment for bleeding gastrointestinal (GI) tumors, promoting tumor shrinkage, blood supply reduction, and fibrotic tissue formation. It is effective in cases where traditional interventions are insufficient or contraindicated and can prevent recurrent bleeding in patients with GI bleeding histories. Hypofractionation schedules are also effective for tumor control and patient compliance.
Descriptive, Hospital-Based, 10-Year Study of Malaria Transmission in Goa, a Southwest Indian State in the Malaria Elimination Phase
Authors: Chakrabarti Rimi , Gillespie Kevin , Walke Jayashri T. , Fernandes Mezia , Almeida Anvily , Chery-Karschney Laura , Kanjee Usheer , Skillman Kristen M. , White John , Babar Prasad H. , Pereira Ligia , Mascarenhas Anjali , Vaz Marina , Khandeparkar Anar , Gomes Edwin , Janes Holly , Rathod Pradipsinh K. , Duraisingh Manoj T.
Published: May 2024

The South Asia International Center of Excellence for Malaria Research, an NIH-funded collaborative program, investigated the epidemiology of malaria in the Indian state of Goa through health facility–based data collected from the Goa Medical College and Hospital (GMC), the state’s largest tertiary healthcare facility, between 2012 and 2021. Our study investigated region-specific spatial and temporal patterns of malaria transmission in Goa and the factors driving such patterns. Over the past decade, the number of malaria cases, inpatients, and deaths at the GMC decreased significantly after a peak in 2014–2015. However, the proportion of severe malaria cases increased over the study period. Also, a trend of decreasing average parasitemia and increasing average gametocyte density suggests a shift toward submicroscopic infections and an increase in transmission commitment characteristic of low-transmission regions. Although transmission occurred throughout the year, 75% of the cases occurred between June and December, overlapping with the monsoon (June–October), which featured rainfall above yearly average, minimal diurnal temperature variation, and high relative humidity. Sociodemographic factors also had a significant association with malaria cases, with cases being more frequent in the 15–50-year-old age group, men, construction workers, and people living in urban areas within the GMC catchment region. Our environmental model of malaria transmission projects almost negligible transmission at the beginning of 2025 (annual parasitic index: 0.0095, 95% CI: 0.0075–0.0114) if the current control measures continue undisrupted.
A Nationwide Study on the Risks of Complications and Healthcare Costs of Snakebite Envenomation in Taiwan
Authors: Hsu Jen-Yu , Chiang Shu-O , Yang Chen-Chang , Mao Yan-Chiao
Published: May 2024

In Taiwan, six medically important venomous snakes, Trimeresurus stejnegeri stejnegeri, Protobothrops mucrosquamatus, Deinagkistrodon acutus, Daboia siamensis, Naja atra, and Bungarus multicinctus, are found. However, comprehensive research on the complications and associated healthcare costs of snakebite envenomation (SBE) is lacking. We retrospectively analyzed pertinent information from the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database dated January 2002 to December 2014. We investigated the risk factors for complications and their impact on healthcare costs. Among the 12,542 patients with SBE, those from N. atra or B. multicinctus were more likely to experience wound infections and neurological complications than were those from T. s. stejnegeri or P. mucrosquamatus. In addition, being female, being elderly, and having a Charlson Comorbidity Index equal to or greater than 3 points were associated with an increased likelihood of wound infections and psychological complications. The annual national economic burden averaged US$1,083,624, with an average healthcare cost of US$1,129 per SBE. Snakebite envenomations from N. atra or B. multicinctus, as well as various complications, resulted in significantly higher costs. It is crucial to comprehend the risk factors for complications and their role in increasing expenses to provide insight for tailored healthcare interventions, mitigate complications, and reduce the economic burdens associated with SBEs.
Simulation and Evaluation of Battery Aging in Electric Hybrid Storage Systems
Authors: Mödl Roman , Braun Andreas , Kallis Lena
Published: May 2024

The extension of traction batteries from electric vehicles with supercapacitors is regularly discussed as a possibility to increase the lifetime of lithium-ion batteries as well as the performance of the vehicle drive. The objective of this work was to validate these assumptions by developing a simulation model. In addition, an economic analysis is performed to qualitatively classify the simulation results. Initially, a hybrid energy storage system consisting of battery and supercapacitor was developed. A semi-active hybrid energy storage topology was selected. Subsequently, the selection of use cases as well as the application-specific definition of load cycles took place. In addition, the control strategy was further developed so that a simulation on lifetime was made possible. The end-of-life of the battery cells was defined, according to the USABC guideline values. Based on the data of the respective use case, the control strategy parameter optimization was carried out according to an empirical approach. In the final step, the developed hybrid energy storage system and the conventional battery system were compared, and the results evaluated both technically and economically. A slowdown of the aging effects and thus an improvement of the battery lifetime in the hybrid energy storage system could be clearly demonstrated. Despite proof of the technical advantage, the use of electric hybrid systems consisting of a battery and supercapacitor in electric vehicles is currently questionable due to the high additional costs. Through further technical development, subsidies or the construction of new, highly automated production facilities, supercapacitors will experience a price reduction in the future, which is why electric hybrid energy storage systems can play an important role in the mobility of tomorrow.
Touch and Breath
Authors: Heubel Fabian
Published: May 2024

“Become hard!” is the supposedly “new tablet” that Nietzsche’s Zarathustra has placed above us. It can hardly be denied that modernization in particular has relentlessly imposed a need to develop one’s hardness and strength. Is it even possible to imagine a form of modernization based on the commandment to “Become soft!”? While this is the old and always new instruction to which Lǎozǐ pointed in his advice to become like water, Nietzsche finds it unbearable. He asks, “Why so soft?”, and “Why so soft, so retiring, and yielding?” And Lǎozǐ answers that hardness is deadly: “The hard and strong are the followers of death.” Then Nietzsche responds, “Don’t you want to conquer and win?” And Lǎozǐ replies, “The soft and weak win over the hard and strong”. Where are the modernizers who believe in the old “tablet” Lǎozǐ has given us in the praise of softness and weakness? Where are the modernizers who know about the hard but are able to preserve the soft? Where are the modernizers who are able to philosophize not with the hammer but with the brush?
The “good old authoritarian character” (Theodor W. Adorno) has been educated to (masculine) hardness. For this mode of being human (feminine) softness is nothing but a form of weakness on which the creator wants to put his stamp. As a philosophical source of criticism of the authoritarian character, the Daoist classic Lǎozǐ has a value that can hardly be overestimated. It moves toward a paradigm of self-relation or subjectivity in which the eye and light cannot claim primacy as the means by which humans can access the true and the good, but touch and breath form a pivot by which they can learn to walk a Way that wanders between hardness and softness. Therefore, at the centre of character formation and cultivation is a self-relation described in the sixth chapter of the Lǎozǐ  by the paradoxical image of the “ravine” (gǔ 谷).
The ravine is a natural image in which the hard stone of the mountain cliffs and the soft water flowing through them belong together. At the same time, this chapter of the Lǎozǐ has been associated with the motif of the female in commentaries since antiquity. Moreover, the analogy between the ravine and the female sex organ opens up a thought-provoking approach to the relation between the female and the soft in the Lǎozǐ. However, the ravine as a paradoxical image does not stop there. Rather, the Way it suggests leads in a direction that can be summed up in the phrase “knowing hardness and preserving softness”. In the following paper, the discussion of the female and the male in relation to the soft and the hard aims at a broader reflection on a theory and practice of breath (qì 氣) that constitutes a transcultural philosophy of the Way (dàozhéxué 道哲學).
Is Confucianism Compatible with a Laclauian Conception of Democracy?
Authors: Moore Thomas
Published: May 2024

This paper will introduce a novel perspective on Confucian democracy by connecting it with Ernesto Laclau’s (2005) conception of democracy in On Populist Reason. Specifically, I argue that the normatively ideal ruler-ruled relationship in Confucian political theory can be conceptualized as the people making a radical investment in a virtuous leader. This argument will proceed in several steps. Firstly, I will provide context surrounding Confucianism and Laclau’s (2005) novel political ontology. Secondly, I will draw on the psychoanalytic work of Jacques Lacan (2001) to explore the notion of a radical investment and how it can be appealed to by politicians, rhetoricians and philosophers through their use of empty signifiers, signifiers without a fixed conceptual signified (such as MAGA or “Take Back Control”). In Laclau’s application of Lacanian psychoanalysis these represent an unachievable full harmonious community with no conflicts between different interests. I will then argue that a core part of Confucius’ political message, his constant advocacy for a virtuous ruler modelled on the Sage-Kings of the Zhou dynasty, is essentially a Laclauian conception of politics, because the Zhou kings are playing the role of empty signifiers in Confucius’ political theory. That is, they represent an unachievable ideal of a fully harmonious community. Finally, I argue that this increases Confucianism’s potential for compatibility with democracy since these psychoanalytic dynamics could be replicable in modern democracies and would be normatively desirable should a virtuous leader utilize them.
Interplanetary Revolutions
Authors: Rogacz Dawid
Published: May 2024

The paper introduces the transhumanism and cosmic communism of Mao Zedong and discusses its relation to a Marxian conception of human nature and analogous Soviet visions. Having shown that the two-sided understanding of human nature in Marx opened doors for its transhumanist interpretations, the article identifies instances of the latter in the ideal of the New Soviet Man, the views of Trotsky, and the communist (or at least Sovietized) cosmism of Tsiolkovsky and Bogdanov. In parallel to and prior to his contact with Marxism, Mao became occupied with the problems of immortality, alternative spaces, the destruction of the Earth, and the power of human will, and his early transhumanism only revived after 1949. It is shown that based on his revision of historical materialism and belief in the limitless potential of human powers, Mao envisaged that technological and cultural revolutions would still and endlessly occur under communism(s), including their cosmic phases, and even after a global nuclear catastrophe. This would be, however, a future of “something more advanced” than humans, free from their current physical limitations.
Triumph of the Will (1935)
Authors: Uher Valerie
Published: May 2024

Triumph des Willens (Triumph of the Will) is a black and white propaganda film made by German filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl. The film documents the 1934 Nazi Party Congress in Nuremberg, including speeches by Adolf Hitler, Rudolf Hess, Joseph Goebbels and other Nazi leaders. The film eschews the newsreel-style documentary realism popular at the time and instead relies on innovations in cinematography, editing and music to communicate that Hitler is the saviour of the German people. Betraying a modernist fascination with visual spectacle, Riefenstahl documented the pageantry of the occasion from manifold angles with a pioneering use of mounted moving cameras. In order to emphasise Hitler’s dominance, Riefenstahl repeatedly shot him from a low angle, making him appear to tower above the vast crowds attending the rally, who appear small and compressed because of the use of long focus telephoto lenses. Rhythmic editing intercutting historic German architecture with Nazi Party symbols works to present the party as the natural fulfilment of Germany’s mythic past. That aim is also achieved through Herbert Windt’s score, which combines Wagnerian symphonies with folk songs, military marches and Nazi hymns. Derided for its message, yet praised for its technical brilliance, Triumph of the Will remains extremely polarising amongst critics.
Underground Cinema
Authors: Suárez Juan A.
Published: May 2024

‘Underground’ is a label applied to the outer fringes of the radical film spectrum: films whose form, subject matter, or both, challenge conventional cinematic habits. The entry details the emergence of the term in relation to 1960s alternative film culture, its intellectual genealogy in surrealism cinema and post-war lyrical film, its connection with marginal subcultures, and its persistence in more recent times.
The internationalisation of owner-managed firms: An exploration of owner-managers` experiences, leadership roles and preferred strategies in the German Mittelstand
Authors:   , Schoenbauer Andreas
Published: May 2024

The research presented in this thesis explores the experiences, leadership roles and perceived critical success factors of a sample of owner-managers of the German Mittelstand regarding internationalisation. The broad aim of the research was to gain a richer understanding of those drivers, specifically the behavioural characteristics and appropriate strategies of owner-managers. In line with the research aim of understanding subjective experiences, attitudes and other subjective phenomena in depth, a relativist ontological stance and an interpretivist epistemological position were adopted, requiring a qualitative mode of inquiry. Informing the research design, an intensive literature review was carried out. Special focus was given to topics such as internationalisation within the German Mittelstand, drivers and patterns of internationalisation, the roles and influence of owner-managers, and country of origin effects. The review confirmed that there have been few in-depth, interview-based studies of German Mittelstand internationalisation, particularly regarding the role and influence of owner-managers, and that ´Made in Germany` was a neglected topic. In general, knowledge in this field is limited by a lack of empirical research at a qualitative level. Following exploratory research, the main fieldwork consisted of 17 semi-structured in-depth interviews with owner-managers of successfully internationalised firms from diverse German Mittelstand industries, and a very wide range of business ages, sizes and turnover. The interviews focused on the history of each firm’s internationalisation and the personal experiences and beliefs of each owner-manager regarding critical success factors in internationalisation. This research generated numerous interesting findings and made contributions to existing knowledge in respect of theoretical aspects of internationalisation, specifically adding richness to understanding of the role of the owner-manager in internationalisation. The research will also contribute to a richer understanding of the striking internationalisation success of German Mittelstand businesses, and the insights gained may also be of considerable practical value, not only for German Mittelstand firms but also for UK-based firms in the post-Brexit world.
Estudio del uso de fertilizantes artificiales en el suelo agrícola del Caserío de Pampa Encantada para el cultivo del café
Authors: Moya Egoavil Carlos , Hashimoto Ávila Karen , Jamanca Egoavil Jeremías
Published: May 2024

El proyecto de investigación se centra en el estudio de los efectos de los fertilizantes artificiales en el potencial agrícola del suelo en el caserío de Pampa Encantada, región Pasco. En el caso del caserío de Pampa Encantada, los agricultores han observado que los cultivos no se desarrollan como antes, lo que atribuyen a la sobreutilización de las tierras. Por ello, el objetivo principal del proyecto es observar los efectos que ocasionan los abonos artificiales de tipo NPK en el potencial del suelo agrícola del caserío. Para lograrlo, se plantean los siguientes objetivos específicos: Medir el nivel de pH y de conductividad de cada muestra y con los datos calcular la salinidad. Determinar la relación entre las variables con el fin de determinar la influencia del abono artificial en el potencial del suelo. Determinar el efecto de los abonos artificiales (NPK) en el potencial del suelo agrícola en el caserío de Pampa Encantada, región Pasco.La hipótesis central del proyecto es que los abonos artificiales (NPK) utilizados en los suelos de cultivo en el Caserío de Pampa encantada ayudan al potencial agrícola del suelo. Finalmente se demostró con el estudio la importancia de los fertilizantes en el potencial agrícola en suelos de pampa encantada bajo ciertos parámetros físicos que incrementan la fertilidad para la siembre de café.
INSTITUTIONS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN THE NORTH-EASTERN REGION OF INDIA
Authors: Oniya Khoda
Published: May 2024

Entrepreneurship activities in a country are defined by the context of its environment, while this environment is dictated by the interplay of its formal and informal institutions. This study, therefore, aims to establish an extensive review of the literature on the role of institutions on entrepreneurship activity in the North-Eastern States of India. The study further assesses the status of entrepreneurship in the region using MSMEs data from recent government reports. The study reveals that the status of entrepreneurship in the region does not reflect the dynamism of entrepreneurship happening in the rest of the country. The general reason for this is often believed as lack of capital, lack of infrastructure, networking and access to market, etc. However, these are not the only factors that hamper entrepreneurship growth and economic development in the region. Besides these factors, institutional problems hinder growth of entrepreneurship and economic development in the region. The uncertainty and risk created by Institutions have had negative impact on entrepreneurial community. Besides, potential entrepreneurs are discouraged by weak formal institutions and unsupportive informal institutions in the region. To promote entrepreneurship activity there must be congruence between formal and informal institutions
AN IN-DEPTH STUDY ON THE ROLE OF MARKETING STRATEGY IN HARNESSING THE PASSION FOR FOOTBALL INTO A PROFITABLE BUSINESS VENTURE WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO INDIA
Authors: Agarwal Aarnav , Malhan Meera
Published: May 2024

The paper analysed the growth of Football over the last few decades, and how it has become one of the most popular sports in the world. Its viewership has increased manifold resulting in a lot of money entering this arena. The impact of marketing strategy concerning to the sport was analyzed in great depth. It has now become an extremely profitable business venture. Large numbers of football clubs have mushroomed all over the world including India. But not all are successful ventures. Analysis of the reasons for the above was attempted in the course of the paper.
DO YOU WANT TO RAISE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT? THEN, ASSESS AND REMEDIATE KNOWLEDGE, NOT PROBLEM-SOLVING PERFORMANCE
Authors: Leddo John , Ahmad Mahnoor
Published: May 2024

A widespread practice in education is to give students problems to solve, ask them to show their work and, when they make mistakes, show them the correct way to solve the problem to arrive at the right answer. This approach is consistent with the precepts of Classical Test Theory, which operationalizes learning in terms of the number of correct answers given to problems. The present paper challenges this approach by comparing it to an alternative that assesses what subject matter knowledge students have using a methodology called Cognitive Structure Analysis (CSA) and remediating any knowledge gaps. A study was conducted with Algebra 2 students in which students were initially either given problems to solve and feedback in the form of being shown correct step-by-step solutions to the problems or had their concept knowledge assessed using CSA and then provided feedback to remediate any knowledge deficiencies they had. All students were then given a 20-question problem-solving post-test. Results showed that while students given step-by-step feedback did raise their performance in the post-test, students given knowledge concept feedback scored, on average, 10 points higher on the post-test than did students given step-by-step feedback. Results suggest that assessing and remediating concept knowledge may provide a quick, cheap, and easy way to improve academic performance compared to the traditional assessment and remediation approach of emphasizing correct solutions to problems.
ANALYSIS OF GROWTH AND CROPPING PATTERN CHANGES OF INDIAN AGRICULTURE SINCE INDEPENDENCE: CRITICAL ACCOUNT ON THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PERSPECTIVES
Authors: T. Jeyanthi  , A. Kannan
Published: May 2024

Agriculture, land use and food security are at the main subject of the debates in the 2015 development goals and targets. However, hunger and food insecurity remain major development priorities in the recent decades. Nevertheless, the existing agriculture, changes in land use patterns and food systems are critical to sustaining poor people’s life and livelihoods. The 2015 Sustainable Development goals and agendas need to support for more productive, environmentally sustainable and resilient while safeguarding and augmenting life and livelihood of the mass through agricultural sustainability. With this background, the present research paper attempted to analyze, the trend of the agricultural sector in terms of growth rates of area production, quantity production, yield of selected crops and its share to national income towards achieving food security towards zero hunger over the last seven decades since its Independence in India and examine the relative contribution of area yield, output changes in relation to other related variable like rainfall, fertilizers and land use pattern in India. The study findings indicate a notable trend in the agricultural sector: the proportion of agricultural imports within the realm of agricultural commodities saw a steady rise, climbing from 2.79 percent to 5.07 percent spanning the years from 1990-91 to 2021-22. Conversely, the proportion of agricultural commodity exports relative to the overall national export share experienced a gradual decline, diminishing from 18.47 percent to 11.94 percent over the same period. Moreover, data reveals significant growth in key agricultural metrics. The total cultivated area for food grain production expanded substantially, surging from 97.32 million hectares in 1950-51 to 129.34 million hectares by 2020-21. Concurrently, the quantity of food grain produced exhibited remarkable
RELATIONS BETWEEN TURKIYE AND UZBEKISTAN: POSTKARIMOV PERIOD
Authors: Khan Qareena
Published: May 2024

The chance to forge new ties between Uzbekistan and Turkiye emerged in 2016 with the change of leadership, following about 20 years of ups and downs. The strained relations were due to several political hiccups like Turkiye’s asylum to Uzbek dissidents, Currencycrisis of Turkiye, banning of Gulen schools and the Andijan event. This study focuses on the relations between Turkiye and Uzbekistan in the post-Karimov period. The focus will be on the development of political relations and the opening of new ventures due to current geopolitics in Turkiye-Uzbekistan relationship dynamics. The geo-strategic position of Turkey enables it to become transit hub as it is situated in between energy scarce European market and energy rich countries on the other side. Uzbekistan needs to diversify its export partners where Turkey as a transit hub can play crucial role. The construction of trans-Caspian pipeline to move energy from Central Asia and the Caspian sea region to Turkey and for European markets, is primary strategic goal. Both sides needed constructive attitudes to further the relations. There have been a number of high-level political visits and signing of important strategic cooperation agreements. Both heads of the state frequently refer to Turkic-Islamic symbols of shared identity while addressing their relationship. The bilateral relations have been improving in all the fields majorly in trade. To deepen and strengthen the relations further the trade goal of $10 billion is set. In 2022, the relationship was elevated to a "comprehensive strategic partnership level".
Pelé em 1970 e Messi em 2022: análise do desempenho em uma Copa do Mundo
Authors: Scatolin Giovani , Gonçalves Rodrigo Baldi , Sandoval Gabriel Orenga , Fischer Thomas Guido , Mercadante Luciano Allegretti
Published: May 2024

A prática do futebol no mais alto nível se alterou diversas vezes com o passar do tempo; os indicadores de desempenho para uma posição/função se alteraram conjuntamente e a melhor maneira de entendê-los é analisando o desempenho de atletas de elite de diferentes gerações. Sendo assim, o objetivo deste estudo foi descrever as ações dos jogadores Pelé e Messi durante as Copas do Mundo de 1970 e 2022, respectivamente, classificando suas ações e a participação nos diferentes momentos do jogo. Foram coletadas ações ofensivas e defensivas que se enquadraram na definição de ataque efetivo (ataques que terminam com finalização ou tem alguma tentativa de progressão ao gol com passes e/ou dribles), sendo elas: a) condição de deslocamento, b) infiltrações, c) confrontos 1x1, d) finalizações, e) ação após receber passe, f) passes, g) assistências, h) ação pós-perda, i) interceptações, j) recuperações de posse, k) participação defensiva. Para ponderar a análise, foram feitas as médias de ações por jogo para cada jogador. Foi possível perceber um número de ações semelhantes entre os jogadores analisados e, conforme sugere a “mística” da camisa 10, ambos se mostram influentes em suas equipes no momento ofensivo do jogo. Porém, destaca-se que Pelé teve uma participação maior no momento defensivo do jogo comparado com Messi. Com isso, indica que o jogador brasileiro foi um atleta mais “completo”, no sentido de ser influente para sua equipe tanto no ataque, quanto na defesa.
Efecto del campo magnético sobre tamaño y forma de nanopartículas de oro sintetizadas por ablación láser en líquidos
Authors: Alvarado Paiva Douglas Fidel , More More Manuel Alejandro , Espinoza Nima Rudy Guiseppe , Peña Cáceres Oscar Jhan Marcos , Silva Marchan Henry Alejandro
Published: May 2024

El objetivo del estudio fue examinar el impacto de la aplicación de un campo magnético externo en las características de nanopartículas de oro, las cuales fueron sintetizadas mediante ablación láser pulsada en agua bidestilada, utilizando longitudes de onda de irradiación láser de 532 nm y 1064 nm. El campo magnético fue aplicado de dos maneras: durante todo el proceso de síntesis por ablación láser pulsada y posteriormente al coloide con nanopartículas después de la síntesis. Los resultados indican que es factible controlar el tamaño de las nanopartículas esféricas de oro mediante la aplicación del campo magnético tanto durante como después del proceso de síntesis. Además, se observó la capacidad de obtener nuevas formas, como ovoides y barras. Por último, se destaca que el efecto principal del campo magnético durante la síntesis es el aumento de la concentración de nanopartículas de oro obtenidas mediante el método de ablación láser en medios líquidos.
Música en transformación:
Authors: Gómez Fernández Irene , Sánchez Santiago Gonzalo
Published: May 2024

Este trabajo aborda el estudio de los instrumentos musicales que los religiosos incluyeron en los vocabularios durante su misión evangelizadora en Mesoamérica en el siglo XVI. Estas fuentes lexicográficas nos ofrecen un panorama del uso de la lengua que deja traslucir abundante información acerca de quien lo redacta y de la realidad que está describiendo. Tomamos como referencia la obra de fray Juan de Córdova (1578), de la que extraemos todos los instrumentos musicales y los comparamos con los que recogió fray Francisco de Alvarado en el Vocabvlario en lengva misteca (1593). El análisis hace patente la pervivencia de prácticas musicales prehispánicas, así como la rápida asimilación de tradiciones europeas en áreas de habla zapoteca y mixteca hacia la segunda mitad del siglo XVI.
Tarea fina. Alberto Iturbe y la delegación del Comando Superior Peronista en Argentina (1962-1965)
Authors: Lichtmajer Leandro
Published: May 2024

El artículo analiza la trayectoria de Alberto Iturbe como delegado del Comando Superior Peronista en Argentina (1962-1965). Con ese fin examina su vínculo con Juan D. Perón y su influencia en los procesos de institucionalización partidaria del movimiento derrocado en 1955. Desde el punto de vista historiográfico, el texto se inscribe en la corriente de estudios sobre el rol de las dirigencias y los organismos de intermediación del peronismo en el exilio, perspectiva que renovó las investigaciones sobre una etapa clave de la historia política argentina del siglo XX. Pretende aportar al conocimiento sobre las organizaciones partidarias del peronismo en esta etapa y reflexionar sobre la naturaleza y transformaciones de la delegación, en un contexto en el que la autoridad del ex presidente fue confrontada por múltiples actores.