bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Infográfico na Recuperação da Informação
Authors: PALETTA FRANCISCO CARLOS , Ohmaye Helio
Published: September 2023

Because of the new coronavirus, we incorporate novel words and concepts into our daily lives, appropriated in linguistics. In the environment of the “new normal, flattening the curve, asymptomatic, comorbidity, community transmission, herd immunity, lockdown, quarantine, social distancing, live and home office,” among other terms, constitutes a glossary assimilated by society. Times of crisis are usually accompanied by a leap in intellectual and technological innovation, as we look back at the two world wars and the pandemics that occurred in the 20th century. The literature review from the bibliographical research in editorial databases, related to infographics’ area, especially in the context of the production of descriptive documents, reveals the non-existence of material. With the developments that occurred with the closing of cultural institutions, such as museum and library, daily news with the pandemic theme and social isolation, the option of quantitative research was directed to informational dissemination bodies and entities containing infographics. The bibliometric method conducted in a non-present and remote format presents results that justify the technical and theoretical treatment related to the effect caused by the coronavirus and/or COVID-19, without the objective of comparison.
Self-Concept of College Students: Empirical Evidence from an Asian Setting
Authors: Caingcoy Manuel
Published: September 2023

Individuals with high self-concept will likely have high life satisfaction, they easily get adjusted to life, and they communicate their feeling more appropriately. However, it was not certain whether self-concept would decline or improve as individuals age, or whether self-concept would vary between genders and ethnic groups. To prove, a study was carried out to compare the self-concept of college students in an Asian context. The inquiry utilized the cross-sectional design in finding out significant differences in the self-concept of participants in terms of age, gender, and ethnicity. A 22-item questionnaire was adapted and administered to 222 Bachelor of Public Administration and Bachelor of Science in Business Administration students from the satellite campus of Bukidnon State University in the Philippines. Initially, a sample was randomly drawn from the population. During the actual data collection, the researchers had difficulty getting the responses from the randomly selected individuals due to internet connection and it was done amidst a pandemic. Instead, it took all responses from those who were available, have access to the internet, and could accomplish the google forms. The data were analyzed using Mean, Standard Deviation, T-test for independent sample, ANOVA and Post Hoc test. The results revealed that college students at the locale have a high level of self-concept in self-fulfilment, emotional adjustment, and honesty. Yet, they only had a moderate level of self-concept in autonomy. Further, there were significant differences in college students’ autonomy and honesty in terms of age and gender. Furthermore, there were significant differences in their emotional adjustment and self-fulfilment as to their ethnicity. The results have implications for instruction, administration, guidance services, and future research.
Kampus Merdeka: College Educational Breakthrough to Address the Wide Gap Between Industry and Academia.
Authors: Caingcoy Manuel
Published: September 2023

Kampus Merdeka was part of the Merdeka Belajar policy released by the Indonesian Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology (Kemendikbudristek) at the end of January 2020. This study focuses on a university program that gave students opportunities to develop skills in accordance with their talents and interests by entering the workforce right away as training for future careers. Until the middle of September 2022, 12 programs had launched. To provide a reliable reference, a comprehensive analysis of the Merdeka Curriculum program was carried out in this work. We took a qualitative approach, conducting observations and interviews with fellow actors as well as a thorough analysis of pertinent databases on the related subjects. We found that active student participation and support from the university are the keys to the success of Kampus Merdeka. Furthermore, serious commitment is needed from all parties to gain a company’s trust. This study is important to gain deep insights into the Kampus Merdeka policy so that the needs of Kurikulum Merdeka can be met effectively.
The Librarian in the Complexity of the Labor Market in the Digital Economy
Authors: PALETTA FRANCISCO CARLOS , Fermann Angélica Cintra
Published: September 2023

This article presents reflections on research in progress, which seeks to understand the profession of information professionals, based on their training, technical and behavioral skills in the digital economy, dictated by emerging technologies. The purpose is to provide new reflections on the challenges imposed by the labor market on librarians, whose skills are not exclusive to their training and can be incorporated by many other professions. The use of the Quadripolar methodology supported by the Delphi technique allows understanding a context that is still being built on a future scenario, the librarian's career in a network economy. The research pillars are training and employability. There are composed by scholars, recruiters or recruitment companies and companies that are undergoing digital transformation or were born digital. The research is document based on the vision of labor and its dimensions and careers; moving on to the digital era where the choice of professional, their skills and abilities becomes a strategy in the adopted business model. In this framework, information preferably dialogues with digital technologies and the future of work, which has been widely debated by organizations around the world.
Strukturelles Staatsversagen - Plädoyer für Kompetenz (Structural State Failure - Plea for Competence)
Authors: Diebold Steffen M.
Published: September 2023

ZusammenfassungKaum etwas funktioniert in Deutschland noch wie es sollte. Ob Energieversorgung, Digitalisierung, Gesundheit, Rente oder Infrastruktur. Immer öfter werden gravierende Folgen strategischer Fehlentscheidungen und eines zunehmend ideologisch geprägten Dilettantismus' sichtbar: Kaufkraft und Wohlstand schwinden, Abgaben und Gebühren steigen, der Regelungswildwuchs und die Bürokratie sind innovationsfeindlich und eine schrumpfende Mittelschicht kämpft heute darum, den eigenen Abstieg zu verhindern und der nächsten Generation keine schlechteren Rahmenbedingungen zu hinterlassen. Wenn sich daran nichts grundlegend ändert lässt sich kommende Jahrzehnte in Echtzeit beobachten, wie eine Nation sich selbst zerstört und die Zukunft ihrer Kinder verspielt. Freiheit, Demokratie und Rechtsstaat: Wollen wir sie erhalten, müssen wir auf Kompetenz und Qualität und nicht auf Gesinnung und Mittelmaß setzen. Denn sonst überrollen uns irgendwann autoritäre Systeme!AbstractNowadays, hardly anything works as it should in Germany. Whether energy supply, digitization, health, pension or infrastructure. More and more often, serious consequences of wrong strategic decisions and an increasingly ideologically shaped dilettantism are becoming visible: Purchasing power and prosperity are dwindling, taxes and fees are increasing, regulative proliferation and bureaucracy are hostile to innovation and a todays shrinking middle class must always harder fight to prevent its own decline as well as not to leave worse conditions to the next generation. If this does not change fundamentally, upcoming decades will face in real time how a nation destroys itself and gambles away the future of its children. Freedom, democracy and the rule of law: If we want to preserve them, we have to rely on competence and quality and not on ideology and mediocrity. Otherwise, one day authoritarian systems will take us over!
Variance in multidimensional competencies and professional development needs of kindergarten teachers
Authors: Caingcoy Manuel
Published: September 2023

This paper investigated the variation in the multidimensional competencies and professional development needs of kindergarten teachers using a cross-sectional research design. It involved 54 purposively selected kindergarten teachers and collected the data using the self-assessment tool adopted by the Department of Education from the National Research Center for Teacher Quality in the Philippines. These data were analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistics. As found, kindergarten teachers have a high level of competencies across dimensions. Also, they have a very high extent of professional development needs in content knowledge and pedagogy and the learning environment and diversity of learners. Moreover, they have a high extent of professional needs in two dimensions. The reported high priorities for training imply more emphasis on providing them professional development activities. Results found no significant difference in the competencies of kindergarten teachers in terms of age, position, civil status, degree, and years of teaching. On the contrary, significant differences revealed in their competencies in content knowledge and pedagogy, learning environment and learners’ diversity, and curriculum and planning between those with masters and without a master’s degree. Lastly, results show no significant difference in their professional development needs. These results have implications for future research and planning for a more responsive and cost-effective professional development initiatives in the locale.
An evaluation of the XXX programme: Examining implementation and effectiveness
Authors: Oxley Emily , McBreen Miriam , Shapiro Laura , Ricketts Jessie , McGeown Sarah Patricia
Published: September 2023

The present study describes the initial evaluation of the XXX programme, a programme co-created (by researchers, teachers, other professionals, and with child input) designed to increase children’s (aged 8-11) reading motivation and engagement. The evaluation was conducted in four UK primary schools (three England, one Scotland: 19 classes) with data from 425 children and seven teachers. The evaluation focused on implementation (i.e., programme acceptability and feasibility) and effectiveness (using a mixed methods approach). Teachers’ perspectives of implementation were generally very positive, however, teachers were unable to deliver the programme for the required duration each week. For effectiveness, no statistically significant increases in reading motivation or engagement were found for the entire sample of children; however a clear positive trend was found for children starting the programme with low reading engagement (n = 59). In addition, qualitative insights from teachers and children suggested positive intermediate outcomes arising as a result of the programme.
Exploring the Educational Advocacy of Graduate Students in Philippine Higher Education Institution
Authors: Caingcoy Manuel
Published: September 2023

Every school needs an advocate leader who can influence others to address issues, concerns, and problems that affect education, its quality, access, and the welfare of the stakeholders, especially that of the learners. This leader needs to subscribe to the redefined roles and nature of leadership. Advocacy leadership challenges educational leaders to take a progressive stance on pressing educational issues and problems. The next in line leaders need to awaken in themselves a specific advocacy and tune-in to this new trend. With this, a qualitative inquiry explored the educational advocacies of twenty graduate students involved in focus group discussions and interviews. Using the thematic network as an analytical framework, the inquiry identified 46 keywords, 51 basic themes, and 6 organizing themes. Thus, a new thematic network of educational advocacies was generated. Learners’ welfare was the most dominant educational advocacy of graduate students, while leadership and governance, professional development, culture and religion, safety and environmental protection, and community development were considered as developing and noteworthy advocacies. These educational advocacies were deemed interconnected and interdependent to each other. Also, the study comes up with relevant propositions, while it makes recommendations for further research and utilization of the new framework. The results have implications for revisiting the educational administration curriculum by mapping out the subjects that contribute to the development of educational advocacy.
MELAYANI DENGAN KASIH
Authors: Harahap Ramli
Published: September 2023

Minggu ini kita memasuki Minggu Ketigabelas Setelah Trinitatis. Tema yang akan kita renungkan adalah “Melayani dengan Kasih”. Paulus menekankan prinsip "melayani dengan kasih" sebagai tanggapan terhadap kondisi perekonomian yang sulit di antara umat percaya di Makedonia. Jemaat-jemaat di Makedonia, yang meliputi jemaat-jemaat di Filipi, Tesalonika, dan Berea, sedang mengalami kesulitan ekonomi yang serius. Meskipun mereka menghadapi keterbatasan dan cobaan, mereka masih bersedia memberikan dengan murah hati untuk membantu sesama umat percaya yang membutuhkan.
Competencies and Professional Development Needs of Kindergarten Teachers
Authors: Caingcoy Manuel
Published: September 2023

The study identified the level of competencies and the extent of professional development needs of kindergarten teachers in the Sultan Kudarat Division, during the school year 2019 - 2020. The study employed a descriptive method. The study involved 54 kindergarten teachers in the division in accomplishing the 12-item self-assessment instrument. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. The results revealed that kindergarten teachers have a high level of competencies in content knowledge and pedagogy, learning environment and diversity of learners, curriculum and planning, and assessment and reporting. These indicate that they possess almost all of the competencies of efficient teachers. Results further revealed a very high extent of professional needs in content knowledge and pedagogy and the learning environment and diversity of learners, while they had a high extent of professional needs in the remaining domains. Since they reported very high priorities in content knowledge and pedagogy and the learning environment and diversity of learners, these areas would be the main considerations in the crafting of a professional development plan.
Forgetful fish: “I hate global warming”
Authors: Duong Thi Minh-Phuong
Published: September 2023

The study’s findings emphasize how rising water temperatures can trigger a decline in fish memory and learning abilities. This cognitive impairment can lead to poor decision-making, which poses a significant threat to their survival. The disruption of fish’s cognitive functions under thermal stress highlights the urgent need to address climate change and its impacts on aquatic ecosystems to ensure the well-being and resilience of fish populations.
Cross-Sectional Inquiry on Employability and Employment Status of Bachelor of Secondary Education Graduates (2016-2018): A Tracer Study
Authors: Caingcoy Manuel
Published: September 2023

Higher education institutions are expected to produce quality and competitive graduates for the job market and nation-building. In realizing this role, the Bukidnon State University needs to ensure that graduates may land a job-relevant and aligned with their education and training. With this, a tracer study was conducted to verify whether the three batches of graduates are employed and are employable. It ascertained their employability based on their work experience from graduation to the present job. It employed a cross-sectional method and data mining for the information of 326 graduates. The results revealed that the majority of graduates had jobs relevant to their education and training; yet, there was a significant difference in the employability of graduates across batches, except in terms of gender. Biological Science, Social Studies, and Math graduates were employable within the first six and twelve months compared to graduates from other curricula. It was claimed that the BukSU had prepared BSE graduates for employment. These results have implications for the strategic options in improving the programs. The study made some recommendations for future tracer initiatives.
Analisis Kebutuhan Pelajar Dan Lingkungan Belajar Untuk E-Learning Yang Efektif
Authors: Rahmanto Andi Adam
Published: September 2023

Tujuan penelitian untuk menganalisis kebutuhan pelajar dan lingkungan belajar untuk e-learning yang efektifPenelitian ini menggunakan metode studi kepustakaan atau library research yaitu memanfaatkan sumber kepustakaan untuk memperolah data penelitian tanpa melakukan riset lapangan. Dalam membangun program e-learning yang efektif, penting untuk memperhatikan kebutuhan pelajar dan lingkungan belajar. Fleksibilitas dan aksesibilitas merupakan faktor penting yang harus dipenuhi untuk memudahkan pelajar dalam mengakses materi belajar. Selain itu, lingkungan belajar yang kondusif juga diperlukan untuk memaksimalkan hasil belajar.
Determinants of Acute Malnutrition among Children 6-59 Months of Age Visiting Public Health Facilities in Dawe Kachen District, East Bale Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia: A Case Control Study.
Authors: Mohammed Seifu
Published: September 2023

AbstractBackground: Acute malnutrition in children is a life-threatening condition caused by a lack of nutrients and/or illness. Even though, a huge number of acute malnutrition is reported in the pastoral community, there are only few studies have done on determinants of acute malnutrition especially during drought season. Objectives: The aim of this study was to identify determinants of acute malnutrition among children 6–59 months of age visiting public health facilities in Dawe kachen district, East Bale zone. Methods: Institutional based un-matched case-control study design was conducted from May to June 2022. Systematic random sampling technique was used to select 294 (98 cases and 196 controls) children 6-59 months of age. Data was collected using a structured questionnaire. Anthropometric data was analyzed using World Health Organization (WHO) Anthro version 3.2.2 tool. The bivariable and multivariable logistic regression model was performed to identify factors independently associated with acute malnutrition. The variance inflation factor (VIF) was used to assess multicollinearity among predictor variables. Hosmer and Lemeshow test was used to check for model fitness. Finally, an adjusted odds ratio at a P-value < 0.05 were considered to declare the independent predictors of acute malnutrition. Results: In this study, 294 children (98 cases and 196controls) with mother/caregiver were recruited, and the response rate was 100%. Family size > 6(AOR= 3.117; 95% CI: 1.415 – 6.863), child age (6-11 months) (AOR= 4.945; 95% CI: 1.754 – 13.943), low dietary diversity score (AOR= 2.765; 95% CI: 1.479 – 5.168), children whose mother/caregivers have not received infant and young child feeding (IYCF) counseling (AOR= 7.911; 95% CI: 3.680 – 17.003), children who were initiated complementary feeding before or after six months of age (AOR= 1.966; 95% CI: 1.029- 3.758), children who were late initiated breastfeeding after birth (AOR= 2.881; 95% CI: 1.510- 5.499), children from household with poor wealth status and medium wealth status (AOR= 2.273; 95% CI: 1.064- 4.857), (AOR= 4.057; 95% CI: 1.808- 9.105) respectively, and children who had diarrhea two weeks prior to the survey (AOR= 2.519; 95% CI: 1.326- 4.783) were found to be the independent predictors of acute malnutrition. Conclusion: In the present study family size > 6, Low dietary diversity score, child age (6-11months), lack of IYCF counseling, late initiation of breastfeeding after birth, starting complementary feeding before and after 6 months, household wealth status, and diarrheal disease were identified as the determinants of acute malnutrition in study area.
Prime Sine Function and The Riemann Hypothesis
Authors: Alhargan Fayez
Published: September 2023

This book's fundamental aim is to explore and affirm the following proposition: the sums of the reciprocal powers of the zeros of any entire function serve as the "genetic codes" that determine the behavior of the function. This central concept provides a basis for the construction of various fascinating functions. I will illustrate how this principle is utilized to devise unique functions such as the Prime Sine function, the Prime Gamma function, and the Twin Primes function, all of which have zeros at prime numbers and twin primes. The possibilities are truly infinite.Consequently, this fresh viewpoint simplifies numerous proofs, making them more accessible to a wider audience. It enables the creation of new functions based on predetermined zeros. By applying this idea, I have uncovered and defined the prime sine function, characterized by its zeros at prime numbers. This innovative perspective offers a fresh avenue to explore prime numbers and the Riemann Hypothesis, leading to fascinating findings detailed in this book.
Alien crab species as potential carriers of pathogens impacting the health and conservation status of marine megafauna
Authors: Di Guardo Giovanni
Published: September 2023

This short note takes into account the possibility that the alien crab species, which have been more and less recently described in the Mediterranean basin, with special emphasis on the central Adriatic Sea, may carry viral pathogens impacting the health and conservation status of the local marine megafauna, as also demonstrated in Portunus trituberculatus crabs from the Pacific Ocean, in which "Wenzhou Shark flavivirus" has been reported to move between them and the shark populations living in the same geographic area.
Weaving Teaching and Leading: A Systematic Literature-Review on Pedagogical Leadership Contributions
Authors: Caingcoy Manuel
Published: September 2023

Pedagogical leadership has become an emerging and essential debate in the field of educational administration and leadership. This was a result of the shift from the hierarchical type in the past to a more inclusive, collaborative, and participative leadership. Previous studies indicate the furtherance of the inquiry into pedagogical leadership since it is a work in progress. Method: For this reason, a systematic literature review mapped the literature relevant to pedagogical leadership. Findings: The review drew the lines between the empirical and theoretical-conceptual contributions, including the methodologies considered in both contributions. Implications for Research and Practice: The results have implications for a more robust theoretical-empirical model or framework of pedagogical leadership applicable to specific levels of education, especially higher education contexts. The study also implies applying pedagogical leadership in the team, at departmental and organizational levels. Results imply promoting the culture of pedagogical leadership.
Information and Knowledge as Agents of Economic Transformation
Authors: PALETTA FRANCISCO CARLOS , Wrublak Laura Regina , da Silva Terezinha Elisabeth
Published: September 2023

This research aimed to analyze information, knowledge and Information and Communication Technologies as agents of economic transformation in the field of information study dimensions: scientific, technological, industrial, market, strategic and social. In this sense, the qualitative methodology was adopted with the survey and selection of the bibliography, applying content analysis, involving the identification and description of theories that address information and knowledge as agents of economic transformation in the six dimensions of study of the information presented. As a result of the analysis, it was concluded that the main changes in the economic sector took place from the reconfiguration of the labor market and the relationship between the public and private sector and the society. The scientific dimension standing out in this dynamic, since which is the main source of generation of knowledge and innovations with strong effects on the economy, by providing the necessary support for the development of emerging social and economic structures and acting with the teaching and qualification of human resources, in addition to studying and generating effective mechanisms that enable organizations and society to deal with such transformations.
Military Use Of Inland Waterways In The Black Sea Region
Authors: Tulun Teoman Ertuğrul
Published: September 2023

At a time when the tension between Ukraine and Russia has increased and news reports about Russian military build-up along the Ukrainian border is making headlines, a recently published statement (8 April) by the Russian Defence Ministry Southern Military District on 8 April 2021 has attracted attention. According to the statement, Russia has moved 10 navy vessels from its Caspian Flotilla to the Black Sea Fleet that is responsible for the Black Sea, the Sea of Azov, and the Mediterranean Sea to take part in the mass military drills. It is understood from the statement that navy vessels are comprised of landing crafts and artillery boats (schmel class gunboats) that departed from their Caspian base in the city of Makhachkala [Mahaçkale in Dağıstan]. It is mentioned in the statement that before leaving the base, the crews of the navy vessels completed the full cycle of basic training and courses regarding the tasks at sea. In preparation for the passage to the Black Sea, the boat commanders, watch officers and crew, for navigational safety, also completed trainings on the passage of narrow sections of the canals and flowing zones. It is stated that drills will focus on testing the "readiness to repel sea and airborne assault forces."
Feedback Mechanisms of School Heads on Teacher Performance
Authors: Caingcoy Manuel
Published: September 2023

The use of performance feedback in the workplace has gained popularity over the years, yet school heads have been challenged in providing it to teachers. In the initial interview, they shared that evaluation results can impact teachers’ motivation, and that feedback should be done carefully. However, they failed to clearly articulate a specific mechanism that had been applied in this vital role. Also, no studies have provided clear detail on the feedback mechanism used by school heads in the past. For this reason, a study explored the feedback mechanisms employed by school heads in conveying the performance evaluation results to teachers. This study employed a narrative inquiry, and interviews were conducted with five school heads and five teachers who were chosen purposively for this research. Responses were recorded using a voice recorder. These responses were transcribed and analyzed using thematic narrative analysis. Based on transcripts, the study identified six emergent themes, such as conversational (one-on-one), relational, reflective, technical, reinforcing, and properly situated mechanisms in conveying performance evaluation results to teachers. Thus, a new feedback mechanism framework was developed.
Re-evaluating redistributive preferences of populist radical right voters: evidence from a vignette survey experiment
Authors: Chueri Juliana , Gandenberger Mia Katharina , Taylor Alyssa , Knotz Carlo Michael , Fossati Flavia
Published: September 2023

Research on the redistributive position of populist radical-right parties (PRRPs) describes them as welfare chauvinists and authoritarian: they support a generous welfare state exclusively for nationals, and specifically ‘hard-working’ nationals. However, it is unclear whether the welfare preferences of PRRP voters (the demand side) mirror the parties’ positions. Research focusing on the demand side has found an ambivalent relationship with welfare generosity and suggested an unsettled tension between PRRP voters’ preference for a generous welfare state and that for excluding claimants they view as ‘undeserving.’ This study examines the redistributive preferences of these voters through a factorial vignette survey experiment that revels the relationship between deservingness perception and welfare solidarity. We find that PRRP voters do not have more authoritarian welfare preferences than other voters, and that their most distinctive welfare attitude is that they are particularly exclusionary toward foreigners. However, they do not support a generous welfare state, even for those considered to be most deserving. These results challenge the literature’s understanding of the welfare preferences of PRRPs voters, giving a new perspective to studies on economic motivations for PRRPs voting.
Culturally Responsive Leadership in Higher Education Milieu: A Scoping Review
Authors: Caingcoy Manuel
Published: September 2023

Existing studies lack comprehensive insights into the success and effectiveness of culturally responsive leadership (CRL) in higher education. To address this gap, a scoping review was conducted to provide an integrated framework of CRL and guide current and future school leaders in higher education who aspire to implement it. Initially, 47 literature sources were searched, screened, and 18 articles were selected for thematic analysis based on predefined criteria. The analysis revealed three key themes: culturally responsive school leadership in higher education, the success of culturally responsive leadership, and effective practices of CRL which serve as an integrative framework. The findings underscore the importance of prioritizing culturally responsive school leadership in higher education to promote access, equity, and improvement. Furthermore, the review highlights the potential impact of embracing CRL in higher education settings and fills a gap in the existing literature by offering an integrative framework. It contributes to understanding the potential of CRL to enhance higher education institutions. The recommendations and implications discussed in the review provide valuable guidance for educational leaders seeking to implement culturally responsive practices. Overall, this review enhances our understanding of CRL in the context of higher education and emphasizes its potential benefits for educational institutions.
Assessing Practice Teachers’ Culturally Responsive Teaching: The Role of Gender and Degree Programs in Competence Development
Authors: Caingcoy Manuel
Published: September 2023

Culturally Responsive Teaching (CRT) weaves together rigor and relevance while it improves student achievement and engagement. The Philippine Department of Education implemented Indigenous People’s education to respond to the demands for culturally responsive teaching. Teacher education graduates are expected to articulate the rootedness of education in sociocultural contexts in creating a learning environment that recognizes respect, connectedness, choice, personal relevance, challenges, engagement, authenticity, and effectiveness. Practice teachers need relevant exposure and immersion to fully develop their competence in CRT. This scenario necessitates attention to assessing the competence of 191 practice teachers in CRT, correlating their competence across dimensions, and verifying the role of gender and degree programs in competence development. This investigation provides evidence on the role of gender in competence development toward culturally responsive teaching. Such competence is vital in practice teachers, especially because they are exposed to learners with diverse backgrounds during their teaching internship. This evidence informs supervising instructors in molding practice teachers.
Research Capability of Teachers: Its Correlates, Determinants and Implications for Continuing Professional Development
Authors: Caingcoy Manuel
Published: September 2023

Recently, research capability has received an overwhelming and remarkable interest among academics and practitioners. This is timely since the Department of Education had institutionalized research and encouraged teachers to engage in it to support evidence-based practice, decision-making, policy, and program development. On these premises, a study was carried out to assess the research capability of public teachers in Malaybalay City, determine its correlates and determinants. It utilized descriptive, correlational, and explanatory designs. It administered survey questionnaires to 92 participants. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The results revealed that teachers were slightly capable of conducting research and having neutral attitudes toward it, motivated to write research, had a high level of difficulties in research processes, and moderately capable of action planning. They also show evidence of potential in mentoring. Further, mentoring and action planning skills, motivation to write research, attitudes toward research, and the number of studies completed by teachers were the correlates of their research capability at different magnitudes of the relationship. Notably, the research capability of teachers had a low, negative but significant relationship with their age and accumulated years of service. Thus, this capability deteriorates as they age and accumulate years of service. The motivation to write research, the number of studies completed, and age were the determinants of research capability. It was concluded that research capability can be determined and predicted by how motivated teachers are to write research, how productive they are in research, and how young they are when they engage in this rigorous endeavor. The study identified and recommended topics for continuing professional development.
Fast or Slow, How Long Can Snakes Grow?
Authors: Foxon Floe
Published: September 2023

The von Bertalanffy growth function was fitted to growth over ontogeny data on captive-bred Burmese python (Python bivittatus) to obtain best-fit parameters for the asymptotic (ultimate) length and growth coefficient for this species. An upper 95% confidence level suggests a maximum possible physical length of 6.4 meters for the Burmese python, in excellent agreement with some of the largest recorded python specimens, 'Baby' (5.74 meters), 'Colossus' (6.35 meters), and the Museum of Natural History, Basel specimen (6.38 meters). With this physical limit for one of the largest extant snake forms, giant snakes in folklore upward of 30 meters in length are extremely unlikely, though one reticulated python specimen at the Natural History Museum of Denmark (Copenhagen) has been measured at 7.10 meters, suggesting that the reticulated python may be longer than the Burmese python.
Relative velocity premise in special relativity
Authors: fordjarini ivan slobodan/vukosava
Published: September 2023

Modification of Lorentz transformation into vector form with additional higher order terms.
Commentary: Mental health nurses’ attitudes towards mental illness and recovery-oriented practice in acute inpatient psychiatric units: A non-participant observation study International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, doi 10.1111/inm.13152
Authors: Lim Eric , Wynaden Emeritus Professor Dianne , Heslop Karen
Published: September 2023

This paper is a commentary on Mental health nurses’ attitudes towards mental illness and recovery-oriented practice in acute inpatient psychiatric units: A non-participant observation study International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, doi 10.1111/inm.13152
Web 2 Tools in Documentation and Information Center Knowledge Management Model
Authors: PALETTA FRANCISCO CARLOS , Moraes Thais Fernandes , Ayres Carla , Zanchet Gisele
Published: September 2023

This paper aims to examine concepts of Web 2.0, knowledge management, information management, enterprise portals, Information and Documentation Centre, Virtual Library, and social networking. The methodology used is the systemic literature review. Briefly it narrates the emergency of KM tools and features to its deployment. Relates how knowledge management can help institutions and enterprises in terms of organizing their information and its importance in decision taking. It describes the advancement of Web 2.0 and the ease it brings to society. As results it presents that there are no more borders between people, that everyone can share, discuss, and generate knowledge through the tools that innovative technologies offer.
Long Spiral MRI Thermometry: A Report
Authors: Allen Steven P , Chen Sheng , Yan Kang , Meyer Craig H
Published: September 2023

This paper hypothesizes that a combination of long-duration, retraced spiral sampling strategy and an energy-based variation of multi-frequency reconstruction will improve MR thermometry spatial coverage and precision for MR-guided focused ultrasound applications. We develop this thermometry method through MRI performance characterization, focused ultrasound sonications in phantoms, and MRI thermometry scans in healthy volunteers.
Predictors, daily correlates, and effects on future functioning of resilience in patients with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)
Authors: Heininga Vera Ellen , Oldehinkel Albertine
Published: September 2023

Background: Psychological resilience, as a potential protective factor, has been linked to enhanced wellbeing and reduced psychopathology. This study investigated the predictors, daily associations, and prospective effects of daily resilience in both short-term (across days) and long-term (across months) contexts. Methods: Daily resilience was measured through self-reported abilities to cope with daily hassles on a day-to-day basis for 30 days using Experience Sampling Methods in a sample of 86 outpatients diagnosed with depression. Results: Daily resilience correlated with baseline depression (r = -.31; p < .001), but not with the five other personal and social resources we investigated. As hypothesized, daily resilience co-varied with daily wellbeing on a day-to-day basis (p = <.001), was predictive of shifts in wellbeing across days (p = <.01), and associated with patients’ improvements in depression and dysfunction three months later (B = -.48 & -.49; p < .001) and six months later (B = -.55 & -.57; p < .001). Limitations: However, it should be noted that the study's participants were recruited from a larger Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT), and approximately 40% of patients experienced daily hassles. Despite this limitation, the findings suggest that daily resilience may hold promise as a crucial factor to inform intervention strategies and programs aimed at preventing depression relapse. Conclusion: Daily resilience may well be a promising factor to inform intervention strategies and programmes that aim to prevent (relapse of) depression.
Expectation-Updating: Understanding the Dynamics of Expectancy in Psychotherapy for Depression
Authors: Rozenkrantz Liron , Laskorunskiy Aleksandr , mano sigal zilcha , Dattner Itai
Published: September 2023

Background: In psychotherapy, patients’ expectations from treatment, i.e., expectancy, are associated with treatment success. The current study introduces the concept of expectancy updating, the dynamics of expectancy during the psychotherapeutic process. Examining how expectancy develops and changes throughout treatment, and whether its development is informative of treatment outcome, could contribute to its relevance as a mechanism of change, and have significant clinical implications. Methods: A sample of 75 patients with major depressive disorder underwent a 16-session psychotherapy treatment, during which expectancy was measured six times. Using a unique mathematical approach, we quantified the degree of expectancy updating per participant. We then used a series of linear regressions to estimate the contribution of baseline expectancy, expectancy updating and their interaction on treatment outcome. Results: Expectancy updating strongly predicted treatment outcome, with greater changes in expectancy associated with faster and more substantial recovery. Critically, linear regressions confirmed that baseline expectancy and expectancy updating independently contribute to treatment outcome. Conclusions: Our findings emphasize the role of expectancy as a construct that could be harnessed to optimize psychotherapy success. We conclude by integrating these findings within a broader framework of belief-updating in depression and suggest implications for clinical practice and future work.
Misophonia: Evidence for an Elicited Initial Physical Response
Authors: Dozier Thomas H , Grampp Leighton , Lopez Michelle
Published: September 2023

Misophonia is an understudied condition that is commonly viewed as an extreme sensitivity to specific soft sounds and visual stimuli which elicit strong negative emotions and physiological arousal. Recent research using self-report measures indicates that misophonia includes an elicited physical respondent (e.g. skeletal muscle flinch). Using electromyography (EMG) and direct observation, an immediate physical response to trigger stimuli was verified in three misophonic participants. Consistent movement of the body was observed in each subject when the subject reported having a moderate to strong response, though the location was unique for each subject. The response appeared to be immediate with the onset of a brief auditory stimulus and occurred at the start and throughout longer visual trigger stimuli. Additionally, an EMG measured response was consistent in one participant, and occurred in another participant when there was a strong self-reported response. Response latency for the EMG measured response was several hundred milliseconds, indicating the responses were elicited by the misophonic trigger stimulus and not general physiological arousal. This provides empirical evidence of an elicited physical response to misophonic stimuli in these individuals with misophonia. This supports conceptualization of misophonia as a condition which includes a respondent behavior (e.g. muscle flinch) elicited by the misophonic trigger stimulus. This highlights the need for additional research on the elicited physical response to misophonic stimuli and classical conditioning as a mechanism for the development of such a response.
Third-party punishers who express emotions are trusted more
Authors: Kupfer Tom , Tybur Joshua M.
Published: September 2023

Third party punishment (TPP) is thought to be crucial to the evolution and maintenance of human cooperation. However, this type of punishment is often not rewarded, perhaps because punishers’ underlying motives are unclear. We propose that the expression of moral emotions could solve this problem by advertising such motives. In each of three experiments (N = 1711), a Third-Party Punishment Game (TPPG) was followed by a Trust Game (TG). Third parties expressed anger or disgust instead of, or in addition to, financial punishment. Results showed that third parties who expressed these emotions were trusted more than those who didn’t express (Experiment 1), and more than those who financially punished (Experiment 2). Moreover, third parties who expressed while financially punishing were trusted more than those who punished without expressing (Experiment 3). Findings suggest that emotion expression might play a role in the evolution and maintenance of cooperation by facilitating TPP.
The aesthetic experience of interior spaces with curvilinear boundaries and various space properties in immersive and desktop-based virtual environments
Authors: Boz Tuğçe Elver , Demirkan Halime , Urgen Burcu A.
Published: September 2023

The present study aims to investigate aesthetic experience in response to environments with curvilinear boundaries in two different virtual environments (VEs), namely immersive (IVE) and desktop-based virtual environments (DTVE). To this end, 60 participants were presented with 360-degree 32 VE visualizations that had horizontal or vertical curved boundaries and possessed various architectural properties including size, light, texture, and color, using a head-mounted display and a desktop computer. The aesthetic experience was measured in terms of three key dimensions identified before (Elver Boz et al., 2022): familiarity, excitement, and fascination. In addition, participants' sense of presence was measured. The results show that familiarity and excitement dimensions were significantly higher in IVE than in DTVE, whereas the two environments did not differ from each other in terms of fascination. As for the boundary types, familiarity was significantly higher in horizontal boundaries than in vertical ones. In contrast, excitement and fascination were significantly higher in vertical than in horizontal boundaries. The only dimension that showed an interaction between the boundary and the virtual environment was excitement. Finally, IVE induced a higher presence feeling than DTVE. These results have important implications for researchers who study aesthetic experiences using immersive virtual reality or 2D images.
Multiple-choice test items with "none of the above" as an alternative
Authors: Persson Rasmus Anders Xerxes
Published: September 2023

We analyze idealized multiple-choice tests and examine the effects when some or all of the items are modified so as to include “none of the above” as an answer option. As regards this modification, we study item difficulty, discrimination, and reliability, both for scoring rules that suppress guessing and those that encourage it. We also briefly consider the influence of test-taker misinformation. In agreement with virtually all published empirical findings, we show that the variant formats are more difficult than the content-equivalent regular items, albeit for the variant format where “none of the above” is the correct alternative, a predicted, apparent selection effect mitigates this increase through guessing. As regards item discrimination, it is greater for the regular item format for tests with mixed formats, save for those tests where the regular item format is in minority. This explains the confusion in the empirical literature in this regard.
genderstat: An R Package for Comprehensive Gender Inequality Analysis
Authors: Arafin Ayon S M Mashrur
Published: September 2023

The genderstat package is a comprehensive tool developed for the R programming environment, specifically designed to streamline quantitative assessments in gender studies. It encompasses an array of functionalities integral for the computation of pivotal indicators of gender disparities, including the Gender Pay Gap (GPG), Gender Inequality Index (GII), Gender Development Index (GDI), and Gender Empowerment Measure (GEM). Moreover, it assimilates authentic datasets procured from the UNDP Human Development Reports Data Center and the World Bank Gender Data Portal, thereby enabling pedagogical and pragmatic applications. As an open-source resource accessible without charge, genderstat not only underpins the fundamental tenets of collaborative knowledge dissemination and innovation characteristic of open-source endeavors but also mitigates financial impediments for researchers. This facilitates a more concentrated focus on profound theoretical explorations as opposed to the crafting of data visualization functions or the utilization of prohibitively expensive proprietary alternatives. Contingent on other R packages (ggplot2, dplyr, and reshape2) for its complete functionality, the genderstat package functions as a specialized resource for gender analysis by bestowing critical capacities for the scrutiny and visualization of gender metrics.