bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
“You are Apple, why are you speaking to me in Turkish?”: the role of English in voice assistant interactions
Authors: Leblebici Didem
Published: February 2024

This paper investigates the role of English in voice assistant (Siri, Alexa, Google Assistant) use from the perspective of language ideology. Major commercial companies in the voice assistant market use English as a training language for their speech technologies and offer the most optimised support for standardised varieties of English. This affects the experiences with voice assistants of speakers of non-European languages, i.e., one of the non-target audiences. Drawing on qualitative interview data from Turkish-speaking users who migrated to Germany, the present study reveals that the participants iconize English as the “standard” language in digital contexts, constructing it as the “original” language of speaking computers. By conducting an inductive analysis, the article demonstrates that not only the lack of technological support, but also specific discourses about Artificial Intelligence, impact perceptions of English. These developments have implications for our understandings of prestige and digital literacy in human-machine interactions.
Discourses of risk in public health advertising about underage alcohol consumption
Authors: Van Nguyen Hoang
Published: February 2024

Underage alcohol consumption has been linked to major risks, the practice of which has been linked to parental responsibility and management and a major topic in public health advertising campaigns. The aim of the current study is to investigate how risk discourses are constructed in public health advertisements against underage alcohol consumption. To achieve this aim, I apply the framework of social semiotics to analyse a series of public health campaigns in Australia to understand the construction of risk across multiple meaning-making resources. The analyses of the advertisements provide insights into the choices of semiotic resources to construct multiple perspectives of risk discourses to communicate alcohol-related risks and persuade parents to not supply alcohol to their children. The study opens up new agendas of research, by complementing textual analyses with audience interpretations, to provide deeper insights into how alcohol-related public health advertising is perceived, as well as improve its effectiveness and impact in the real world.
The psychological profile of Iraq: A nation haunted by decades of suffering
Authors: Ahmed Darya Rostam
Published: February 2024

The article discovers the psychological profile of Iraq, looking at the profound impact of recent decades of turmoil on the psychological well-being of its citizens. Extensive conflicts, including wars, sanctions, invasions, socioeconomic problems, and internal conflicts, have led to significant mental health problems in the community, notably the Yazidi and Kurdish populations. These groups, already affected, faced collective trauma from the ISIS invasion and Anfal campaign. Despite various risk factors, mental health support services in Iraq are markedly insufficient. The main purpose of this article is to shed light on the psychological profile in recent decades, highlighting the urgent need to prioritise mental health in health and education policies. The article advocates for the crucial implementation of comprehensive mental health programmes, interventions, and awareness initiatives to effectively address the enduring psychological challenges facing the Iraqi population.
Aktienrechtliche Sonderprüfungen bei nationalen und internationalen Unternehmensverbindungen
Authors: Fritz Dennis
Published: February 2024

Abstrakt

220Die aktienrechtliche Sonderprüfung als Instrument der Informationsgewinnung ist nicht nur auf Vorgänge bei der Geschäftsführung oder Gründung einer Aktiengesellschaft beschränkt. Vielmehr kann sie auch Konzernunternehmen oder abhängige bzw. herrschende Unternehmen betreffen. Dabei stellen sich insbesondere Fragen nach dem zulässigen Umfang einer aktienrechtlichen Sonderprüfung und nach der Reichweite der Befugnisse eines Sonderprüfers in Bezug auf die mit der Aktiengesellschaft verbundenen Unternehmen. Der vorliegende Beitrag untersucht dabei sowohl rein nationale als auch im Schwerpunkt die in der Literatur bisher kaum und für andere Konstellationen überhaupt nicht erörterten grenzüberschreitenden Sachverhalte unter Beteiligung von Gesellschaften im Anwendungsbereich der Niederlassungsfreiheit nach Art. 49, 54 AEUV und von Gesellschaften aus Drittstaaten.
Burdur Müzesi'nden Kadın Portresi
Authors: ARLI Yaşar
Published: February 2024

Roma İmparatorluk döneminde yönetimde yer alan imparator ve eşinin saç stili/modası, döneminin portre sanatını belirlemekteydi. Saç stili/modasıyla birilikte döneminin üslup özellikleri de verilen dönemi desteklemektedir. Bu yüzdendir ki ilk kez yayımlanan kadın başındaki saç modası ve üslup özellikleri, eserin tarihlendirilmesi açısından önemlidir. Kadın portresinde “Ceres” tipi olarak adlandırılan tanrıça tipi saç modası söz konusudur. Portresi yapılan kadının karakteristik özellikleri de idealize edilerek verilmiştir. Kadın başındaki tanrıça tipi saç modasıyla birlikte güçlü idealize etkiler, imparator Hadrianus (MS 117-138) döneminin resmi ve özel portrelerinde görülen önemli üslup özelliklerindendir. Ayrıca bu dönemin portre sanatında rastlanılan bir diğer dikkat çekici üslup özelliği de MS 130’lu yıllardan itibaren karşılaşılan göz bebeği ve irisin işçiliğindeki matkap kullanımıdır. Bu dönemdeki matkap kullanımı ise yalnızca göz işçiliğiyle sınırlıdır. Tanrıça tipi saç modası ve diğer üslup özellikleriyle Erken Hadrianus dönemine tarihlendirilen kadın portresi, imparatorun eşi Vibia Sabina portrelerinden esinlenerek yontulmuştur. Son olarak buluntu yeri hakkında da varsayım gerçekleştirilen kadın portresi, Sagalasssos antik kentinden olmalıdır. Bu hususta, Hadrianus döneminde bölgede yaşanan siyasi gelişmelerle birlikte irdelenen kadın portresinin çağdaşı dönemden müzede korunan Sagalassos kökenli portrelerle yapılan karşılaştırılmalar sonucunda açıklanmaktadır.
Valsalnicola oxystoma (Rehm) D.M. Walker & Rossman - primary biotic agent responsible for the dieback and high mortality of green alder in Călimani and Rodnei Mountains (North-Eastern Romania)
Authors: Fodor Ecaterina , Olenici Nicolai , Hâruța Ovidiu
Published: February 2024

The primary pathogen responsible for the green alder (Alnus alnobetula (Ehrh.) K. Koch subsp. alnobetula) decline in two mountain ranges pertaining to Eastern Carpathians and harbouring protected areas, Călimani Mountains National Park and Rodnei Mountains National Park was identified as stem and branch canker and dieback agent, Valsalnicola oxystoma (Rehm) D.M. Walker & Rossman (Melanconidaceae, Diaporthales). The identification was based on in situ observations and cultivation on PDA medium of diseased inner bark fragments. Field observations performed on transects in both areas showed that the incidence of the disease was high, up to 100% of the inventoried shrubs. The severity of the disease assessed on a five-level scale was variable, reaching high mortality (over 50% of the inventoried shrubs) in the Rodnei Mountains suggesting that the decline was in earlier stages in the Călimani Mountains. Morphometric analysis of ascomata structures showed significant differences compared to measurements reported in the literature (Wilcoxon test) suggesting that there are geographic and ecological differences among the populations of the species, at least at the morphometric level. The confirmation of the canker-inducing agent was supported by Koch’s postulate: infected branches of Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaernt., also a host for V. oxystoma, were used to assess the symptoms and for the reisolation of the pathogen on PDA medium. Several other species, members of the diseased bark microbiome were identified, among which secondary canker and dieback-inducing pathogens, Phomopsis alnea (Sacc.) Höhn. and Melanconis alni Tul. & C. Tul.
The Role of Gender in Learning the Russian Language in Iranian Audiences
Authors:   Allameh Tabataba'i University, Mahnush Eskandari , Mahnaz Norouzi ,   Allameh Tabataba'i University
Published: February 2024

The article is devoted to the consideration of the role of gender in the study of the Russian language in Iranian audiences. The goal is to identify the role of gender in the success of Persian-speaking students studying the Russian language in all types of speech activity and in various academic disciplines, such as studying Russian grammar, translation accuracy, learning vocabulary, etc. The novelty of the work lies in the fact that for the first time the role of gender is considered Persian-speaking students to study Russian. In terms of methodology, the present study is a descriptive study conducted using a comprehensive approach. The statistical population of this study included male and female students of all stages of Russian language education at Allameh Tabatabai University. We examined and analyzed the language behavior and exam scores of 87 Iranian students studying Russian at Allameh Tabatabaei University over two academic years. Among them are 60 female students and 17 female students. According to the results of this study, female students studying Russian in an Iranian classroom are more successful in written forms of work, and male students cope better with oral forms of work. The reason is that girls experience discomfort during oral work. Most girls’ fear of making a mistake and being ridiculed as a result keeps them silent during oral classes. The use of group free work, humor and role-playing games helps reduce the fear of making mistakes among female students.
Factors and Conditions of Practical Training for Future Choreographer-Teachers
Authors:   Kemerovo State Institute of Culture, Davydova Anastasia A. , Churekova Tatiana M. ,   Kemerovo State Institute of Culture
Published: February 2024

The article addresses the task emphasized in the Federal State Educational Standards for Higher Education in all areas of choreographer training, as well as in the professional standard “Teacher of Additional Education for Children and Adults” (Order of the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Russian Federation, October 22, 2021), namely, the preparation of future specialists in choreography for teaching activities. The goal of the article is to draw attention to the factors that determine this process since pedagogical tasks are present in all types of professional activities for future choreographers. The study was conducted based on comparative, critical analysis, synthesis, generalization, and interpretation methods. Examination of regulatory documents, psychological-pedagogical scientific literature, and practice allowed us to identify factors that have the greatest influence on the practical training of future choreographers and categorize them based on their sources of impact as external and internal. External factors include: cultural-educational environment, interaction with teachers, and student community. Internal factors include: passion for the profession, creativity, self-development, self-education, and self-discipline. Based on these factors, conditions were identified and justified that can significantly improve this process. Such conditions include: enriching the pedagogical component in teaching special disciplines to choreography students; involving students in practice-oriented activities during internships; and using new technologies in teaching disciplines. In conclusion, it is stated that practical training for teaching activities of choreography students represents a process of complex factors influenced by the specifics of choreographic education and implemented through the theoretically substantiated pedagogical conditions discussed in the article.
ПАРАДИГМА ФУНКЦІОНАЛЬНОЇ КОМУНІКАЦІЇ СУЧАСНОГО ВЧИТЕЛЯ В УМОВАХ ГЛОБАЛІЗАЦІЙНОГО СУСПІЛЬСТВА
Authors: СОКОЛ МАР'ЯНА
Published: February 2024

Стаття розглядає актуальну тему в сучасній освітній парадигмі, а саме питання професійної комунікації вчителів у контексті глобалізації. Автори розкривають ключові аспекти парадигми функціональної комунікації, включаючи виклики та можливості, які виникають в умовах зростаючої інтернаціоналізації та цифровізації освіти.

Дається аналіз впливу глобалізації на роль вчителя як комунікатора, висвітлюються стратегії, які вчителі можуть використовувати для підвищення якості комунікації в умовах міжнародної взаємодії та культурної різноманітності. Зокрема, стаття розглядає застосування сучасних засобів і технологій комунікації в освітньому процесі.
ТЕОРІЯ І ПРАКТИКА ЗАСТОСУВАННЯ ІГРОВИХ ТЕХНОЛОГІЙ У ЗАКЛАДАХ ПОЗАШКІЛЬНОІ ОСВІТИ
Authors: ТЕТЯНА НОСОВА
Published: February 2024

У статті висвітлене одне з ключових завдань закладів позашкільної освіти, тобто виховання соціально компетентної особистості, зрілої у прийнятті важливих рішень у непростих життєвих ситуаціях. Описано основні форми і методи організаціі навчальної діяльності з гуртківцями, а також різні види ігор – рухливі, рольові, дидактичні та інші.
ПСИХОЛОГІЧНІ АСПЕКТИ ПРОФЕСІЙНОГО ВИГОРАННЯ ВІЙСЬКОВОСЛУЖБОВЦІВ
Authors: ДЕРЕНЬКО ВІТА , ДМИТРІВ РОМАН , ПАСІЧНЯК ЛЮБОМИР
Published: February 2024

У статті розглядається питання професійного вигорання серед військовослужбовців, котрі знаходяться у зоні військових конфліктів. Докладно подано особливості психологічної підтримки військової професійної діяльності військовослужбовців, що передбачає: психологічне консультування, психотерапевтичну допомогу та аналіз особистісних факторів, які сприяють професійному вигоранню (інтроверсія, чутливість, низька самооцінка та самоповага, бажання домінувати). Охарактеризовано аспекти, повʼязані із статусом і ролями військових (конфлікти ролей, негативні стереотипи, незадоволеність професійним ростом, зниження соціального статусу, відчуженість від референтної групи). Авторами виокремлено екзистенційні аспекти: незадоволеність досягнутими результатами і результатами діяльності, почуття фрустрації і самотності, втрата сенсу.

Акцентується на тому, що для успішного виконання бойових завдань потрібно не тільки мати відповідну професійну підготовку та фізичні здібності, але й бути готовим до відповідальності, самостійності, самоконтролю, гнучкості та здатності приймати рішення. Крім того, важливо ефективно співпрацювати з іншими членами військового колективу, особливо в умовах стресових ситуацій та під час виконання професійних завдань.
РЕАЛІЗАЦІЯ АНДРАГОГІЧНОЇ КОМПЕТЕНТНІСНО ЗОРІЄНТОВАНОЇ МОДЕЛІ НАВЧАННЯ ЗАСОБАМИ ІННОВАЦІЙ
Authors: МАРИНОВСЬКА ОКСАНА
Published: February 2024

У статті розкрито андрагогічну модель навчання як складову системи підвищення кваліфікації педагогічних працівників; виявлено та охарактеризовано педагогічні умови реалізації андрагогічної моделі навчання; розкрито теоретичні положення андрагогічної компетентнісно зорієнтованої моделі навчання, що обгрунтовують методологію вибору видів навчальної діяльності викладачем.
СУТНІСТЬ ПРОБЛЕМ ПІДГОТОВКИ МАЙБУТНІХ ВИКЛАДАЧІВ ПРАВА У ЗВО ТА ШЛЯХИ ЇХ ВИРІШЕННЯ
Authors: ГОНТАР ЗОРЯНА , СЕРЕДЮК ЯРОСЛАВ
Published: February 2024

У статті розкрито сутність проблеми підготовки майбутніх викладачів права, яка полягає в тому, що сьогодні потрібен принципово новий рівень його педагогічної майстерності, досягнення якого можливе лише за умови корінної перебудови діяльності ЗВО. Першим вирішальним кроком до цього є оновлення всього процесу професійної підготовки. В умовах, у яких перебувала Україна, а це Covid-19, а сьогодні повномаштабне вторгнення росії до України, яке негативно відобразилося на соціально-політичних та економічних змінах в Україні, до майбутнього викладача права висуваються більш складні вимоги.

Завдання закладів вищої освіти полягає не тільки в тому, щоб формувати відповідні професійні знання та навички, а й у тому, щоб підготувати викладача, котрий глибоко розуміє і знає свою роль у суспільстві, уміє творчо використовувати здобуті знання на практиці, працювати зі студентами та учнями, педагогічним колективом, ураховує думку колег, використовує передовий педагогічний досвід, критично оцінює досягнуте.

Важливе значення для майбутнього викладача права мають базові характеристики його діяльності: типи діяльності; способи і прийоми, за допомогою яких вирішуються певні навчальні завдання; функції як характеристики основних його обов’язків, що виконуються відповідно до вимог професії; шляхи вирішення визначених проблем або завдань з правознавства, знання теоретичного і прикладного типу, необхідні для професійної діяльності.
ВИКОРИСТАННЯ ШТУЧНОГО ІНТЕЛЕКТУ У ФАХОВОМУ СТАНОВЛЕННІ МАЙБУТНЬОГО ВЧИТЕЛЯ-МУЗИКАНТА
Authors: СИРОТКІНА ЖАННА , ЧЕБОТАР ЛЮДМИЛА
Published: February 2024

Авторами обґрунтовано доцільність використання всіх можливостей штучного інтелекту в навчальному процесі в закладі вищої освіти майбутніх учителів музичного мистецтва. Наголошується, що їх якісна підготовка неможлива без застосування інформаційно-комунікаційних технологій. Розглянуто інструменти штучного інтелекту; подано перелік і короткий опис генераторів штучного інтелекту (далі – ШІ), які впроваджуються у сферу підготовки і становлення майбутніх фахівців.
Evaluation of Quality of Endodontic Retreatment: A Cross-sectional Study among Private Moroccan Dentists
Authors: SY Aly , DROURI Sofia , TAGARGOUSTE Fouzia , JARNI Najwa , AL JALIL Zainab , HAMZA Mouna , KARAMI Malika
Published: February 2024

Objectives: To study the attitude of dentists towards root canal retreatment performed in the private sector in Casablanca. Material and methods: To conduct a descriptive cross-sectional study, an anonymous questionnaire was distributed to a representative sample of 314 Moroccan dentists. Sample size calculation and sampling were performed using Epi info software. Data were analyzed using the SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences) software. Qualitative variables were expressed by their effective and percentage, and quantitative ones by their mean and standard deviation. Results: 91.5% of dentists used endodontic retreatment in their daily practice, and 84.4% of these dentists routinely indicated it when faced with a missing root canal filling or a painful apical lesion.  When disobturating, 51.1% of dentists used Desocclusol as a root canal solvent, and 57.4% opted for a combination of manual and rotary mechanized instrumentation. The most common accidents encountered were instrument fractures (68.4%), followed by stoppers (45.7%). Conclusion: The results of this study show that dentists in Casablanca were not complying with the preliminary stages of endodontic retreatment. However, we noted an evolution towards the use of new mechanized preparation techniques and digital radiography.
Artefacts for collaborative research with youth
Authors: Aliagas Cristina , Poveda David
Published: February 2024

This edited collection showcases how research artefacts are embedded into and structure ethnographic collaborative research with youth. Each chapter presents a methodologically detailed reflexive discussion, alongside substantive empirical findings, on how researchers and participating youth generated, manipulated or appropriated different types of materials and artefacts as part of the research process. Each project showcases the affordances and possibilities of different research devices in collaborative work with young people across geographical and institutional contexts and situates these discussions within various theoretical traditions interested in the material dimensions of social life. The collection of studies is closed with a commentary from leading researchers in the field who highlight the importance of paying attention to the objects in use within ethnographic collaborative research to develop more socially-engaged and reflexive research with young people. The book is of interest to experienced and novel researchers across a number of disciplines (Psychology, Education, Anthropology, Sociology, Linguistics, Media Studies...) interested in youth, ethnography and collaborative research. In addition, the detailed discussion on the implementation of different participatory projects can also be relevant to professionals and community activists who work with/alongside young people.
Diabetes: a Disease with No Cure and Effective Treatment
Authors: Augusto Nogueira-Machado José , Rocha-Silva Fabiana , Augusta Gomes Nathália
Published: February 2024

Diabetes is a highly complex disease. Despite many different pharmacological alternatives to treat diabetes, they simply slow the illness's progression. Once installed, it becomes a pathology that cannot be cured. Its significant growth worldwide makes it challenging for governments to manage the high costs of treating people suffering from diabetes. Many research investigations are carried out, and prominent pharmaceutical corporations emphasize the creation of novel medicines. The present lifestyles, diets, and sedentary behavior of the population have exacerbated the disease. Diabetes must find new approaches for new studies and methodologies focusing on the pathometabolic signaling and early manifestations of hyperglycemia.
Bridging the bone gap: a prospective study protocol on osteoporosis risk in Portuguese patients with spinal cord injury
Authors: Verraest Xénia , Paiva António , Paiva Carolina , Ermida Filipe , Madureira Rui , Carvalho Filipe , Margalho Paulo
Published: February 2024

Spinal Cord Injury is associated with a decrease in bone mineral density and consequently an increased risk of fragility fractures. This prospective study protocol, aims to investigate the risk factors and prevalence of osteoporosis in a Portuguese population of spinal cord injured patients. By analyzing a range of variables, including not only personal and family history, lifestyle factors, and injury severity, but also bone mineral density and biochemical markers of bone resorption, the research seeks to enhance our understanding of osteoporosis in spinal cord injury patients and improve preventive measures. The effectiveness of pharmacological interventions is greater when started soon after the injury, therefore, prompt diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis are essential to prevent the complications associated with this condition, particularly osteoporotic fractures.
Feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) in sick cats in Sri Lanka; prevalence, diagnosis, and treatment
Authors: Dharmasuriya Yushika
Published: February 2024

Feline Immunodeficiency virus (FIV) is a lent virus; significant pathogen in cats which causes a syndrome, with many similarities to Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). The prevalence of disease is currently unknown in Sri Lanka as cage-side test kits for the viruses were not available until recently. This retrospective study evaluated 39 sick cats presented to Rover veterinary hospital since August 2018 till March 2019. They all shared a prior history of being bitten by another cat even though they were presented with different clinical signs. Out of 39, nine cats were positive for FIV anti body which was a share of 23 percent of the population selected. The diagnosis was confirmed by a commercially available ELISA test kit (Idexx SNAP FIV/FeLV Combo ®; IDEXX laboratories, USA); (FeLV-Feline Leukemia Virus). All the cats were treated for the related diseases along with the treatment for FIV. Lamuvudine was the drug of choice; a class of medications called nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs) which act by decreasing the amount of viremia. The medication was continued for 3 months in each patient at a dose of 20 mg/kg bid and have stopped once the animal has become clinically normal. The prognosis was determined by the improvement of clinical signs, curing of chronic bacterial infections, improvement of full blood count, FIV/FeLV SNAP and by differential cell count with regards to the lymphoblast percentage reduction in blood smears. Out of the seven cats who recovered from the secondary infections, constipation and emaciation; blood smears were obtained while they were on Lamuvudine. A gradual reduction or no lymphoblast counts were observed in the blood smear of 4 cats over a period of three months during therapy. Seven cats recovered after the treatment while two cats were ceased. We attained a recovery rate of 77% in critically ill patients. FIV positivity was associated with a history of bite wounds, male gender. Related clinical signs are most often a reflection of opportunistic infections. Early diagnosis of FIV is important for successful treatment to regain the immunity, better survival rates and screening is essential to prevent the spread of the disease.
Surgical correction of a corneal-conjunctival dermoid cyst in a dog (canis lupus familiars). Clinical case
Authors: J Lope-Huaman Roberto , Y Huaman-Suarez Rolfi , Curasco-Ayma Alexandra , O de la Cruz-Caviedes Miriam
Published: February 2024

A one and a half year old female American bully canine with the presence of chronic epiphora, with hyperemia, accompanied by bilateral uveitis, was presented for consultation. In the eye examination, a corneal choristoma was observed, from two to six o'clock (hourly nomenclature) the clinical diagnosis is compatible with a dermoid cyst with a corneo-conjunctival location in the left eye (LE). Treatment was by surgical removal of the dermoid, in surgery it was observed that the choristoma invaded the stromal layer of the cornea and encompassed the limbus and conjunctiva, with a favorable prognosis. The low frequency of appearance and location, and its surgical resolution accompanied by a prompt recovery of the cornea, makes it of interest in a clinical case, with a satisfactory result and the postoperative period passed without secondary recurrences.
Prevalence of food additive in hen meat products
Authors: Eldin IM Diaa , T Abou Sayed Ahmed Eman , M Hassan Hamada , A Shaltout Fahim , Abdallah El-shorbagy Gehan
Published: February 2024

The present investigation aimed to assess chemical monosodium glutamate as flavoring agent in processed hen meat products. One hundred random of processed hen meat samples were estimated. The highest concentration mean± SE chemical Food additive Monosodium glutamate (mg/g.) as an flavoring agent was found in samples of canned hen (3.950 ± 0.51) than in hen pannae samples (1.850 ± 0.28), hen minced meat samples were the highest concentration (2.750 ± 1.05), followed by hen shawerma samples (1.730 ± 0.220), and fried hen meat samples (1.470 ± 0.850) mg/g. of chemical Food additive Monosodium glutamate as flavoring agent. So, the current estimated chemical Food additive Monosodium glutamate as flavoring agent contents in the examined processed hen samples were less than the acceptable levels stated by Egyptian Standards, FDA stated that contamination of the examined chicken meat samples in this study revealed that the amount of chemical monosodium glutamate as flavoring agent causing reactions in human being ranged from 0.500 to 3.00 mg. so a typical serving of a foodstuff with added chemical Monosodium glutamate as flavoring agent has less than 0.50 g. of Monosodium glutamate as flavoring agent. Reduction the public health hazards of exposure to these food additives as flavoring agent. The corrected and safe doses of chemical Food additive Monosodium glutamate as flavoring agent in food of human.
Assessment of species diversity and its management challenges in avenue plantation (study of Shankhamul and Balkumari road)
Authors: Khanal Kripa , Asheshwar Mandal Ram , Bhakta Mathema Ajay
Published: February 2024

Greenery is importantly significant in city to maintain the fresh air and recreation. Hence roadside plantations have been done here, but study regarding the species diversity is very limited. Therefore, this study was conducted to explore species diversity in roadside plantations and assess the factor affecting the management on it. Sankhamul and Balkumari areas in the Kathmandu city were selected as the study sites. The observation was done from 25th February to 1st March 2021 to collect field data. A total of thirty 5mx5m samples were collected particularly species were counted and their diameter at breast height and heights were recorded. Similarly, their photographs were also taken so that the unknown species could later be identified. Total 26 local people were asked to find the factors affecting the management of roadside plantation. The Likert scale was used to categorize the factors. The collected data were analyzed using Shannon diversity index, Simpson’s index, and species richness. The factors affecting the roadside plantation were calculated applying principle component analysis. A total of 30 plant species were planted in the roadside plantation. The highest value of Shannon diversity index was 2.53 in Janata Road, Balkumari, and Simpson’s index was also the highest at same road section with 0.96 while species richness was the highest around 2.40 at Satya Sai Udhan, Shankhamul Road. The Sorenson index was the highest among Janata Road and Chhitijnagar, Balkumari with 0.38. One-way ANOVA and post-hoc test Turkey’s b showed that there was a significant difference in Shannon -Wiener index between tree species of the study sites at a 5% significance level. Lack of fencing and solid waste disposal near trees were the main factors affecting the Janata Road Balkumari with scoring 5 and principal component analysis showed Vandalism by People and Animals (VPA), lack of irrigation, and Low Maintenance and Care of Species were positively correlated. The research will be useful to understand the biodiversity of plantation areas on the roadside.
Perceptions on trade of cultural goods in Mexico, United States And Ukraine
Authors: Fernanda Silva Peñaloza María , Ojeda Pérez Robert
Published: February 2024

This research paper seeks to answer the question of what are the perceptions of trade in cultural property in the USA, Mexico and Ukraine? For this, this paper analyzes the importance of the trade of cultural goods, which cultural goods are the most important for each country, which countries they receive the majority of cultural goods from, and the perception that some nationals of these kind of goods have. This research uses the qualitative method, so I am going to aim describing contextual real-world knowledge about the behavior, social structures and shared beliefs of a specific group of people, in this case about three different cultures: USA, Mexico and Ukraine. This method will be based on interviews, participant observation and existing data, mainly based on Hofstede dimensions. This paper has found out USA perceptions as open to the export of cultural goods, but a little closed to imports in this kind of goods due to they prefer to support local goods; Mexico perceptions show an open thinking about imports and exports of cultural goods, while they maintain their cultural traditions; and finally, Ukraine perceptions show a good reaction for trade on cultural goods, but they still feel a kind of threat for their own culture.
Gypsy “flavor” within a social structure
Authors: Çaya Sinan
Published: February 2024

In Turkey Romani people have preserved their basic cultural values throughout ages, in fact ever since the Byzantium times. Their origins can be traced back to India, from where they somehow dispersed practically everywhere around the globe. Certain tribes kept living as nomadic people until fairly recent times; while others got settled collectively in districts of certain provinces and counties. In Istanbul sedentarized Romanies essentially pertain to some old neighborhoods near the ancient citywall. The bigger society used to attribute some undeserved negative traits to those jovial, carefree communities; while some of their true virtues (like music-talent or skilled handicrafts) could never be contested, enjoying universal appreciation. In this particular study; Romany people are handled from a sociologicay viewpoint in as much detail as possible or appropriate for the scope of an academic article. The major sources hereby consulted comprise an expert work in French by the prominant social scientist François de Vaux de Foletier, as well as a few volumes of the masterpiece of a social-historian, late Reşat Ekrem Koçu, namely İstanbul Ansiklopedisi (The Encyclopedia of İstanbul). (The publishment of the precious serial came to an end with the untimely-death of the chief-editor). Auxuliary complementary literature is also included. The author of this article did insert a sequence of his own life experiences/Erlebnis, as well. The outdated-and-despised word “Gypsy” is mostly omitted in the text, except solely in obligatory quotations. Instead, it is replaced by euphumistic words, above all “Romany”.
The artifice of natural: relationship between man and environment in Thessaloniki and Kalamaria
Authors: Augusto Prevedello André
Published: February 2024

The confrontation of climatic change and their reflection in cities requires a deeper understanding of the dialectic between the concepts of natural and artificial. This is a first approach to provide subsidies and conceptualization to the architectural and urban waterfront project for the city of Kalamaria. Thus, it is based on examples of the nature, philosophy, and legislation of countries such as Brazil, for a better understanding of the two concepts. It uses the idea of “NATURAL ARTIFICE” as a methodological possibility for urban intervention in Kodra Park, a place of great urban relevance for the city of Kalamaria and an important object of study related to the problems faced by coastal cities regarding global climate change.
The importance of teaching microbiology in environmental education
Authors: Céspedes Lilianne Dominguez , Céspedes Alvaro David Fonseca , Pérez Marilin Zaragoza
Published: February 2024

The teaching of sciences acquires an important role in the training of students in any educational system, since scientific literacy for all people becomes a necessity for equal opportunities in the 21st century. The disciplines they include are responsible for developing the necessary skills for responsible interaction with the environment that surrounds all the individuals who inhabit the planet. Microbiology is the study of microorganisms, their biology and ecology. Microbiology today is a specialized and exact science that over time has become indispensable for industry and for the quality of our life. The objective of this work is to explain the study of the teaching of microbiology in the care and conservation of the environment.
Developing lateral-flow devices for the fast and cheap detection of SARS-cov-2 in wastewater: a potential tool to monitoring local virus outbreaks by wastewater based epidemiology
Authors: MA Alvarez-Amparan , Villanueva E Castillo , J Valdivia-Anistro , RM Ramírez-Zamora , Reyes Julian Carrillo , Buitron German
Published: February 2024

The SARS-CoV-2 virus generates severe respiratory tract complications such as pneumonia and bronchitis and mild symptoms such as common colds or asymptomatic conditions. The SARS-CoV-2 presence in human feces and in treated/untreated wastewater suggests a transmission way that could generate local outbreaks, in addition to other type of diseases or disorders. Based on the above, in this work it was proposed the assembly of a lateral flow device (LFD) to determine the SARS-CoV-2 presence in wastewater samples. In the LFD a wastewater sample capillary flowed through four membranes: sample zone, conjugate delivery zone, reaction zone and the reactive adsorption zone. The virus amplification was achieved by the novel reverse transcription loop-mediated isothermal amplification (RT-LAMP) at the sampling point. The membranes preconditioning processes and the use of membranes with 5-20 nm porous size increased the capillary flow rate and it was promoted the interaction of the gen of SARS-CoV-2 with the capture agents in the reactive adsorption zone. Additionally, the sensibility of the detection was improved using several methods for the immobilization of the capture agents on the reaction zone membrane. The RT-LAMP method combined with the assembled LFD allowed an efficient SARS-CoV-2 detection at the sampling point in a simple way, cheap and fast compared to conventional and expensive RT-PCR.
Association of cognitive impairment and fall risk in older adults: an analytical cross-sectional study
Authors: RE Gans , KWD Chua , BM Fauble
Published: February 2024

Background/Objectives: Falling affects up to one-third of older adults each year and poses as a major public health concern. It is one of the main causes of morbidity and mortality in the geriatric population. Many studies have suggested that poorer cognition increases fall risks but there is currently no consensus on implementing cognitive assessment routinely for patients at risk of falls. This may be due to the existing time-consuming assessment tools or the lack of trained neuropsychological health professionals to administer such tests. Cognivue however, is a validated novel cognitive screening tool that is quick to administer and requires minimal training. This study aims to correlate fall risks as determined by abnormal postural stability on the computerized dynamic posturography with cognivue scores. Especially in clinical facilities without access to the exorbitant posturography equipment, Cognivue may hence help with fall risk assessments and improve clinicians’ confidence at managing patients at risk of falls. Methods: 34 older adults who were referred to the American Institute of Balance for dizziness were recruited in this prospective, cross-analytical pilot study. All participants had unremarkable vestibular neurodiagnostic workup and as part of a comprehensive balance assessment and undertook the computerized dynamic posturography test. An additional cognitive screening test using the Cognivue was further administered and all results including social demographics and medical history were statistically analyzed for correlation. Results: Participants with cognitive impairment were almost 14 times more likely to have degraded postural stability on the sensory organization test. This significance remained even after adjusting for confounding variables such as age and relevant medical comorbidities. In this group of cognitively impaired individuals, there was a greater proportion of participants with polyneuropathy, fall and neurological history as compared with participants without cognitive impairment. Conclusion: Fall risk assessments need to be expanded to included cognitive screening routinely. The inclusion of screening tools such as Cognivue should be considered to guide clinicians with managing patients at risks of falls. Further large cohort studies may be warranted and should include correlation of Cognivue with other clinical assessments such as Time-Up and Go and Dynamic Gait Index.
Four variants of the Landau theory of second order phase transitions in terms of the order parameter and configurational entropy
Authors: Metlov LS
Published: February 2024

This paper presents the Landau theory of second order phase transitions in terms of the configurational entropy using the connection between this entropy and the order parameter. It is offered a variant of theory, in which the Nernst theorem is obeyed. Within the framework of heterogeneous model the phenomena of growth of level of fluctuations and their correlations are analyzed at transition of critical point as competitions of kinetic and relaxation processes in the conditions of proximity of two critical points.
Rotational velocity of a relativistic heat conducting fluid configuration in non-circular axisymmetric stationary spacetime
Authors: Prasad Gunraj
Published: February 2024

The present work is focused to study the rotational velocity of a heat conducting fluid configuration based on Carter’s model and related consequences under the assumption that the background space time is non-circular stationary and axi symmetric. The level surfaces of constant angular velocity about rotation axis do not coincide with level surfaces of constant effective angular momentum per baryon corresponding to the matter part of fluid because of the variation of Killing twist scalars coupled with thermodynamic quantities in meridional planes. The rotation of matter part of fluid bears an intrinsic relationship with heat flow, injection energy per baryon, chemical potential of matter part of fluid, and rotational potential created by dynamic space time as an outcome of interaction between the motion of the entropy fluid and of the matter part of fluid. The meridional circulation velocity plays a key role in the creation of the entropy production besides the contributions made by other thermodynamic quantities. The entropy fluid is not co rotating with the matter part of fluid in the presence of dissipation caused by the heat flow. It is found that a linear combination of the injection energy gradient and the gradient of rotational velocity about rotation axis is constant along the matter part of fluid flow lines.
On the specific features of dark matter and dark energy
Authors: Etkin Prof.V
Published: February 2024

The latest experimental evidence that dark matter and dark energy together account for at least 95% of the mass of the visible universe shows that their inherent gravitational interaction was the basis of all other forms of energy in it. At the same time, this sheds new light on the essence of the darkest matter as a "forerunner", from which all other forms of the baryonic matter of the Universe were formed. This implies the need to consider the reproduction of the substance of the Universe as a process of buying and losing degrees of freedom different from the original. An equally important addition to the theory of the evolution of the Universe is the derivation of the law of gravitational interaction, independent of Newtonian mechanics, from which follows the dependence of gravitational acceleration on the magnitude and sign of the density gradient of the Universe matter, the existence of “strong” and “weak” gravity, gravitational forces of "attraction" and "repulsion"; "stable" and "labile" gravitational equilibrium, etc. and the redundancy of dark energy as some kind of additional material entity responsible for its accelerated expansion. All these phenomena are considered in the article from the standpoint of energodynamics, which generalizes thermodynamics to non-thermal forms of energy. Such consideration also leads to the conclusion that there are standing and traveling gravitational waves of dark matter, that it has energy equivalent to its mass, and that it plays a role as a source of stellar energy. The data of astronomical observations of recent years are presented, which directly confirm the developed concept.
Spatial distributions of electric field, temperature, and pH generated by multiple electrode arrays
Authors: Torres Leonardo Mesa , Calzado Enaide Maine , Delgado Ivelice María Gonzales , Rodríguez Jorge Luis García , Cabrales Luis Enrique Bergues
Published: February 2024

Electrochemical therapy is used for cancer and its application is simple, safe, effective and induces minimal adverse effects to the body. It is not accepted as one more oncospecific therapy, among other reasons due to its lack of standardization. Therefore, the scientific problem of this research is that an electrode arrangement is not defined that maximizes tissue damage in the tumor with minimal damage to surrounding healthy tissue that allows its optimization for therapeutic planning and personalized therapy. The objective of the study is to simulate and compare the spatial distributions of the electric potential, electric field, temperature and tissue damage and pH generated by multiple pairs of electrodes that maximize the destruction of the tumor volume. It is concluded that the results suggest that multi-pair electrode configurations may be more effective for the treatment of large (diameter> 8 cm) and deep solid tumors.
Conjecturing is not all
Authors: Prediger Susanne
Published: February 2024

Although generating empirically grounded theoretical contributions has been an essential aim of design research from the beginning, the underlying methodology has been described as in need for further elaboration with respect to rigor. Existing methodological elaborations on theorizing in design research often focus on argumentative grammar of strengthening prescriptive conjectures. Beyond these, this paper argues that prescriptive theory elements require generating categorial, descriptive, and explanatory theory elements before the suggested argumentative grammars can be treated. With an example from a design research study for professional development, the immense work of elaborating categorial and explanatory theory elements is illustrated that is needed before concise prescriptive conjectures can be made and tested.
Knowledge generation between design, data and theory
Authors: Brase Alexa Kristin
Published: February 2024

Design-based research (DBR) is a diversified research genre: The combination of two worlds – that of research and that of education – and the different backgrounds and intentions of those involved entail different emphases, epistemological ideas, ideas on valuable outcomes and normative claims. This becomes visible in very different kinds of reasoning: No uniform structure of argumentation can be discerned, and so far, a differentiation into clear DBR types has not been convincingly achieved. This is a challenge for the orientation of DBR novices, the quality review of DBR studies, and the legitimation of DBR in the field of educational research. This article provides an empirical contribution to the discussion on argumentation: In a literature review, DBR studies are examined regarding their outcomes, the rationales authors use to justify their outcomes and indications for specific challenges in DBR reasoning. The analysis confirms for the sample that preliminary, prescriptive theory is most common alongside diverse practical outcomes. Authors often justify them with emphasis on variation, iteration, cooperation, and data triangulation. Different (standard) orientations, multi-level reasoning, and sub-studies present challenges for authors and readers, going back to the complexity of DBR projects. To justify their results in a comprehensible way, authors are confronted with the task to actively select an argumentation strategy.
Theory genesis in the design-based research process – a subject didactic view on theory application, verification and development by using design principles
Authors: Feulner Barbara , Hiller Jan , Serwene Pola
Published: February 2024

This article intends to provide answers to the overarching question of how theories, which are transferred into concrete design principles, develop in a DBR process. Theories from three completed DBR projects in geography didactics will be examined regarding their genesis in the research process and their function in individual phases of a DBR cycle. The chosen theories differ in scope, depth and empirical saturation. The aim is to analyse the role that these theories take in the DBR research process and to discuss them in terms of their contribution to the output of DBR projects and a possible generalisability of the findings. Finally, the results of the analyses are synthesised into a model for theory genesis in DBR projects.