bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The overlooked contributions of African American women hip hop dancers to breaking and hip hop culture
Authors: Johnson Ariyan
Published: April 2024

In the late 1980s through 1990s shifts within the aesthetic of hip hop culture helped the sustainability of breaking. When the discussion of hip hop and its major contributors are mentioned, seldom is there any acknowledgement of African American women. Like many art forms, hip hop is male-dominated, which can eclipse narratives about African American women in early hip hop dance circles. African American women practitioners are rarely called upon to moderate panels, write or are acknowledged as true pioneers of the field. Many times, throughout hip hop, African American women kept the dance alive with their resiliency, becoming the catalyst from the streets that help preserve and continue its legacy. The question I ask is: How have these African American women impacted global hip hop culture and why are they unknown to us? The article will examine performance qualities within interdisciplinary practices that forged ahead hip hop culture with these under-represented New York hip hop female dancers. Insights about the experience of these African American female pioneers bring into light historical concerns of exploitation and representation right in time for the introduction of breaking in the 2024 Olympics.
Predicting breaking in the Olympics: A 40-year retrospective
Authors: Ng Jason , Holman Michael
Published: April 2024

Before breaking’s official announcement into the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, other practitioners and members of pioneering crew the New York City Breakers had already dreamed about this future. This article presents an interview with breaking’s first impresario Michael Holman, who was the first individual to document this vision of breaking’s Olympic future in his book Breaking and the New York City Breakers (1984). Holman’s history in hip hop culture is both well documented and persists as one of the most important accounts of hip hop cultural intermediation and entrepreneurship. Notably, his early work in the New York scene was instrumental in developing hip hop and setting in motion the first wave of commercial viability for breaking. Holman’s discovery and management of breakers pushed boundaries in a time where few opportunities for professionalization existed – presenting breaking in new contexts for performance, showcase and expression, such as on television and in theatre. Our interview looks back to brushes with the Olympics in the past to think critically about what potential outcomes emerge from this pivotal moment in the dance’s global mainstream rediscovery. Holman’s reflections demonstrate how breaking in the Olympics has been articulated in the past while reminding us that breaking’s industrialization has already been underway for decades.
Hip hop, sports, street fashion, jewellery
Authors: Urist Gabriel
Published: April 2024

Not only do the golden sneakers capture something elemental about the Breaking and the Olympics theme, but the twisting arrows and dynamic lines speak evocatively to the movement and space of the artform.
A INTELIGÊNCIA ARTIFICIAL GENERATIVA E OS DESCONCERTOS NO CONTEXTO ARTÍSTICO
Authors: Santaella Lucia , Braga Alexandre
Published: April 2024

Desde o início do ano de 2023, a emergência da Inteligência Artificial Generativa (IAG) de textos e imagens vem provocando a adesão surpreendente de milhões de usuários, acompanhada de uma produção de textos noticiosos e acadêmicos relativos aos seus impactos socioculturais, políticos e estéticos. Este artigo se situa no campo das discussões estéticas sobre obras cujos autores fazem uso da IAG e que são apresentadas em concursos, recebendo prêmios e, com isso, provocando efeitos discursivos controversos. Baseado na pesquisa de informações referentes aos casos mais importantes ocorridos em várias partes do mundo, o objetivo deste trabalho é analisar o conjunto desses acontecimentos para extrair deles conclusões situadas no pano de fundo e na continuidade de dois séculos de produções estéticas tecnológicas, desde o surgimento da fotografia.
Monocyte distribution width (MDW) kinetic for monitoring sepsis in intensive care unit
Authors: Agnello Luisa , Ciaccio Anna Maria , Del Ben Fabio , Lo Sasso Bruna , Biundo Giuseppe , Giglia Aurora , Giglio Rosaria Vincenza , Cortegiani Andrea , Gambino Caterina Maria , Ciaccio Marcello
Published: April 2024

Objectives

Monocyte distribution width (MDW) is a measure of monocyte anisocytosis. In this study, we assessed the role of MDW, in comparison to C-reactive protein (CRP), procalcitonin (PCT), and lactate, as a screening and prognostic biomarker of sepsis in intensive care unit (ICU) by longitudinally measuring it in the first 5 days of hospital stay.

Methods

We considered all consecutive patients admitted to the ICU. At admission, patients were classified as septic or not according to Sepsis-3 criteria. MDW, CRP, PCT, and lactate were measured daily in the first 5 days of hospitalization. ICU mortality was also recorded.

Results

We included 193 patients, 62 with sepsis and 131 without sepsis (controls). 58% and 26 % of the patients, with and without sepsis respectively, died during ICU stay. MDW showed the highest accuracy for sepsis detection, superior to CRP, PCT, and lactate (AUC of 0.840, 0.755, 0.708, 0.622, respectively). At admission, no biomarker predicts ICU mortality in patients with sepsis. The kinetic of all biomarkers during the first 5 days of hospitalization was associated with ICU mortality. Noteworthy, above all, the kinetic of MDW showed the best accuracy. Specifically, an increase or decrease in MDW from day 1–4 and 5 was significantly associated with mortality or survival, respectively.

Conclusions

MDW is a reliable diagnostic and prognostic sepsis biomarker, better than traditional biomarkers.
Galactagogue activity of poly-herbal decoction from Indonesia: a randomized open label controlled trial
Authors: Zulkarnain Zuraida , Fitriani Ulfa , Ardiyanto Danang , Saryanto  , Wijayanti Enggar , Triyono Agus , Novianto Fajar
Published: April 2024

Objectives

Indonesia have several herbs empirically used as galactagogue. However there are limited clinical evidence regarding the efficacy and safety of this herbs especially poly-herb. The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy and safety of polyherbal galactagogue (PHG) consist of katuk leaves, torbangun leaves and papaya leaves compared to commercial galactagogue capsules (CGC) that contain a single plant extract, katuk leaves.

Methods

This study was an open label randomized controlled trial with 120 subjects that randomly assigned into two groups, PHG and CGC. This study was conducted at the herbal medicine research house (Rumah Riset Jamu/RRJ) Hortus Medicus and 30 subsites in Central Java and Jogjakarta provinces from July to November 2018. Duration of intervention 28 days. Parameter of efficacy breast milk volume, baby weight, prolactin level and parameter of safety ALT, AST, urea, creatinin were performed at baseline, day 14 and 28. The symptom of side effects also recorded every week.

Results

Breast milk volume and infant’s weight increased at day-14 and 28 in both groups. However, prolactin level in both groups decreased. There were no significant differences of efficacy parameters at baseline in both groups. At three times measurement of ALT, AST, Urea and Ceratinin average levels were within the normal range. About 3–5% mothers experience higher ALT, AST and nausea that can tolerated well. No side effect was found in infants.

Conclusions

PHG and CGC have the equal efficacy and safety as a galactagogue. The optimal used is for 14 days.
The Qurʾān as a Historical Source
Authors: Howard-Johnston James
Published: April 2024

The redirection of the qiblah to the Kaʿbah (Q 2:142-5) is redated from 622, very soon after the hijrah where it is placed in the sīrah, to 628 on the eve of the Prophet’s negotiations with the leaders of Mecca at al-Ḥudaybiyah. It is interpreted as a compromise forced on the Prophet, if he was to reach a settlement with the Quraysh. A corollary was God’s authorisation of pilgrimage in pagan fashion and of animal sacrifice at the Kaʿbah (Q 22: 23-38, Q 5: 2-4). The Kaʿbah was redesignated a monotheist sanctuary, on the grounds of its foundation by Abraham (Q 2:125-7, Q 3:96-8, Q 22:28-9). These sūrahs (and an anomalous late passage in Q 14:35-7) are all late. No earlier sūrah associates Abraham with the Kaʿbah.
Overcoming Strong–Weak Dualisms in Process Organization Studies via Three Theory-Methodology Hybrids
Authors: Pina e Cunha Miguel , Clegg Stewart , Alcadipani Rafael
Published: April 2024

In processual approaches to the sociology of organizations, there are prevalent assumptions differentiating ‘strong’ and ‘weak’ process research. In this paper, we challenge this assumption and suggest a novel, non-dualistic hybrid approach that is methodologically strong-weak. This approach integrates both flux (becoming) and its temporary material instantiations (being), addressing tensions between slow-moving and mid-range elements of process. We argue that both strong and weak process views can contribute to understanding organizing. We explore how their dualism can be overcome methodologically through the combination of time horizons, incorporating substantialist and flux views, as well as proximal and distal perspectives. Using a strong-weak dualism creates an unnecessary theoretical and methodological divide between process as flow and process as material instantiation. We advance three hybrid approaches which we call reifying, liquefying, and embedding. Our contribution consists of strategies to overcome strong-weak dualism for conceptualizing organizations in a sociologically dynamic and holistic manner.
An Argument for Micropsychism: If There is a Conscious Whole, There Must be Conscious Parts
Authors: Rookmaaker Arjen
Published: April 2024

Many philosophers today accept that phenomenal truths cannot be explained in terms of ordinary physical truths. Two possible routes to accounting for consciousness have received much attention: the emergentist route is to accept that ordinary experience is inexplicable in physical terms but that microscopic entities as described in physics nonetheless bring about conscious experience. The second route is to argue that microscopic entities have features not described in physics which can fully explain conscious experience. The view associated with panprotopsychism is that microscopic entities have no phenomenal properties. The view associated with panpsychism is that microscopic entities do have phenomenal properties. In this paper it is argued that if consciousness is extended in space only the latter view is possible. According to this argument for micropsychism, if phenomenal truths are not merely structural, all truths about a whole are truths about its parts plus structural relational truths. If there are phenomenal truths about the whole, this must be because there are phenomenal truths about its parts. It wouldn’t follow that panpsychism is true, since it does not follow that consciousness exists outside the wholes we know to be conscious, but it does follow that emergentism and protopanpsychism are false.
Geographic structure of Chinese dialects: a computational dialectometric approach
Authors: Huang He , Grieve Jack , Jiao Lei , Cai Zhuo
Published: April 2024

Dialect classification is a long-standing issue in Chinese dialectology. Although various theories of Chinese dialect regions have been proposed, most have been limited by similar methodological issues, especially due to their reliance on the subjective analysis of dialect maps both individually and in the aggregate, as well as their focus on phonology over syntax and vocabulary. Consequently, we know relatively little about the geolinguistic underpinnings of Chinese dialect variation. Following a review of previous research in this area, this article presents a theory of Chinese dialect regions based on the first large-scale quantitative analysis of the data from the Linguistic Atlas of Chinese Dialects, which was collected between 2000 and 2008, providing the most up-to-date picture of the full Chinese dialect landscape. We identify and map a hierarchy of 10 major Chinese dialect regions, challenging traditional accounts. In addition, we propose a new theory of Chinese dialect formation to account for our findings.
The crystal structure of (3aS, 4R, 7S, 7aR)-hexahydro-4, 7-methano-1H-isoindole-1, 3-(2H)-dione, C9H11NO2
Authors: Cao Xueli , Guo Xiao
Published: April 2024

C9H11NO2, monoclinic, P21/c (no. 14), a = 11.293(4) Å, b = 6.998(3) Å, c = 10.932(4) Å, β = 104.175(7)°, V = 837.6(5) Å3, Z = 4, R

gt
(F) = 0.0578, wR

ref
(F
2) = 0.1330, T = 296 K.
Crystal structure of 2,5-bis(2,5-dimethoxybenzyl)-3,6-dimethyl-2,5-dihydropyrrolo[3,4-c]pyrrole-1,4-dione, C26H28N2O6
Authors: Tang Lin-Li , Zeng Fei
Published: April 2024

C26H28N2O6, monoclinic, P21/c (no. 14), a = 15.962(9) Å, b = 14.828(8) Å, c = 9.929(5) Å, β = 93.303°, V = 2346(2) Å3, Z = 4, R
gt(F) = 0.0515, wR
ref(F
2) = 0.1621, T = 296(2) K.
Role of carbon nanotubes, carbon nano-fibres and nano-gels in eliminating pollutants from aqueous solution
Authors: Thayanithi Saranya , Janakiraman Kumar , Alagesan Sridhar , Ramesh Abilesh , Sethuraman Vaidevi , Shanmugasundaram Prema Suriyaraj
Published: April 2024

Pollutants in water bodies is a major threat, which affects both flora and fauna, including humans. The environmental impact on pollutants due to increase in industrialization and growing populations has been increasing every year. The efficient removal of pollutants from aqueous solutions is a significant challenge in environmental remediation. In recent years, the application of nanomaterials has emerged as a promising strategy to address this issue. Of these nanomaterials, carbon nanotubes (CNTs), carbon nanofibers (CNFs), and nano-gels have attracted considerable attention due to their unique properties and their versatile functionalities. In this review, we have discussed about the recent advances in CNTs, CNFs, nanogels in eliminating pollutants from aqueous solution. CNTs possess a notable aspect ratio and demonstrate outstanding mechanical strength, enabling them to effectively adsorb a wide range of contaminants including heavy metals, organic compounds, and gases, CNFs have improved adsorption and catalytic characteristics. These entities exhibit efficacy in the elimination of contaminants from aquatic ecosystems and atmospheric currents, hence aiding in the restoration of polluted settings, and nano-gels, which are composed of cross-linked polymers arranged in three dimensions, offer a flexible framework for the encapsulation of pollutants and the precise delivery of substances. Functionalized nano-gels provide the targeted adsorption of particular contaminants, hence providing customised approaches for the management and mitigation of pollution. The utilisation of nanomaterials holds significant promise in the advancement of water treatment technologies, necessitating the enhancement of their practical applications.
Solid-phase extraction of organophosphates from polluted waters on a matrix-imprinted sorbent
Authors: Alsehli Bandar R.
Published: April 2024

The study aims to synthesize a selective matrix imprinted sorbent for the extraction of parathion and malathion. The structural unit of the polymeric framework was 2-methylpropanoic acid, the intermolecular crosslinker was ethylene glycol dimethacrylate, the polymerization initiator was azobisisobutyronitrile, the porogen was xylene, and the analyte was parathion. The synthesis was carried out under conditions of heating the reaction mixture to 65 °C, after which the matrix was washed with methanol to remove the analyte. For comparison purposes, non-imprinted control polymer was used as a negative control, which was prepared similarly, but without the addition of the analyte. The identification and quantification of organophosphates were performed by gas chromatography, and the morphological characteristics of the sorbents were evaluated by scanning electron microscopy. The optimal buffer for the purification of organophosphates was acetate buffer with a pH of 4; the optimal organic eluent was methanol. The limit of detection for para- and malathion was 0.1 μg/ml; the limit of quantification was 0.3 μg/ml. Linearity in the extraction conditions was observed in the range of 0.1–1 μg/ml for parathion and 0.1–2 μg/ml for malathion. The developed method will enable quick, selective, and cost-effective extraction of organophosphates from various substrates.
A Comprehensive Needs Analysis on Surfing Performance Factors and Training Methodologies
Authors: Monaco Jerry-Thomas , Boergers Richard , Cappaert Thomas , Miller Michael
Published: April 2024

In the past 20 years, surfing has become a popular, non–age-dependent sport that can be performed at most ocean beaches. As it gains exposure, surfers have recognized the importance of physical preparation to enhance their performance and reduce injury risk. This realization has led to an increase in the study and practice of biomechanical and environmental analysis as well as training methodologies for the competitive surfer. As a result, coaches and athletes are including land-based training protocols to maximize the competitive surfer's performance and are designing them based on their surfing schedules. Not only is this training important for competitive surfers, but also for surfers who engage in this sport recreationally. Therefore, the aim was to provide a needs analysis of surfing components such as environmental factors, biomechanical and physiological demands, and current training methods for performance enhancement.
Socialization 2.5: Social Education in the era of Aggregator Platform
Authors:   Moscow City Pedagogical University, Voropaev Mikhail Vladimirovich , Мudrik Аnatolii Viktorovich ,   Моscow Pedagogical State University
Published: April 2024

The article is devoted to the analysis of an urgent problem – the emergence and development of new phenomena in the field of Russian social education – children’s public organizations integrated into state macro-information systems. The “Movement of the First” is the most striking example of this kind, in which its digital and “living” human components are closely interconnected. The metaphor “Socialization 2.5” in the title of the article reflects the position of the authors that socialization under the conditions of the developing Internet environment in Russian conditions has already outgrown the distinctive features of “Web 2.0”, but has taken a different path than the proposed version of “Web 3.0”. The article argues the position according to which children’s public organizations (movements) engaged in social education are independent socio-technogenic factors. Organizations (movements) of this kind are a tool for removing, levelling the social and cultural characteristics of differentiated social groups and solving a number of other social, educational and cultural tasks. It is shown that the real conceptual model of the subject area of business processes of the “Movement of the First” (romanized: Dvizheniye pervykh – RDDM activities) is described in the language of economics, sociology, computer science, the language of business trainings adapted to a youth audience, but does not use the language of traditional Russian academic pedagogy. The article identifies a number of new problems of social education, which are a consequence of its development in conditions of integration with digital technologies: the inclusion of man-made components in the process of identifying a child with the movement, in acts of initiation (occupation of a certain status, including membership in the movement), in communication, the absolute absence of anonymity. Possible threats to the development of the children’s organization “Movement of the First” are noted as: a bias towards “virtualization” of the proposed activities, up to the replacement of activities in the physical world with its “digital footprint”, the risk of using exclusively formal indicators of movement development, the problem of motivating the activity of subjects, the problem of balance between the requests of movement participants and the “resource intensity” of the proposed “activities”. In the perspective, it can be assumed that the digital component of the movement will develop intensively, expanding the degree of automation, the use of artificial intelligence systems, which may lead to further deformation and adaptation of the system of social interactions within the movement to the possibilities of the digital environment. All named problems are a challenge in relation to the theory of social education and require serious research based on an appropriate methodological basis.
Professional Education of Teachers in Postgraduate Studies Based on Research Training
Authors:   Orеl State University named after I.S. Turgenev, Aldoshina Marina Ivanovna
Published: April 2024

Introduction. The modern sociocultural situation requires the preparation of a teacher capable of developing a seeking, original, creative personality. Research activities become the means and background of the educational process at the university. The purpose of the article is to consider the theoretical and technological foundations of training in the research activities of graduate students. The subject of the article is the educational process of the university in the field of training 44.06.01 Pedagogical Sciences and Education. Object – the essence, functions and methodology of the mechanisms of evidence of a candidate’s thesis by means of research training. The methodological basis of the article is competence-based (to determine the educational results of a graduate student) and personal (to describe the personal results of research training for graduate students in the process of preparing a candidate’s dissertation) approaches. Research results. The author examines aspects of the research function of the university, its features in modern professional pedagogical education, mechanisms for the formation of research competencies in various ways and forms of the educational process of the level of training of scientific and pedagogical personnel in graduate school. Training, as a means of their formation, its essence, functions, educational and research goals, as well as the stages of organization and implementation (preparatory, presentation, analytical and generalizing) are updated for the graduate student to solve methodological problems and form the internal content, structural and formalized unity of the dissertation. In conclusion, a conclusion is made about the effectiveness of research training for solving methodological problems by a young applicant and forming the internal unity of his dissertation based on a theoretical review and SWOT analysis data with the strength of immersion in a professional research environment and the absence of barriers to productive research interaction identified by graduate students.
FinTalks Project as a Tool for the Formation of Skills and Abilities Necessary for Modern Teachers and Students
Authors:   Financial University under the Government of RF, Achkasova Natalia Nikolaevna
Published: April 2024

The realities of modern educational reality are such that the requirements for competitiveness for a university graduate are high: professionalism in the chosen field, digital literacy, as well as the ability to communicate, convince, speak publicly, not only in their native language, but also in a foreign language (most often English). The purpose of the article is to present a project aimed at developing public speaking skills on the one hand, and at general expansion of the educational paradigm on the other. The knowledge required by a modern student relates to a wide range of competencies in general, and the subject of a foreign language helps to work out many of them, including the ability to speak publicly. The requirements are increasing not only for the student, but also for the teacher, who, with modern students of the Internet era, can only be on the crest of modern professional life, be able to organize work in English classes in such a way as to solve all these tasks simultaneously, namely, to promote professional growth, digital literacy and the art of speaking. Methodology. Using a practical experiment with video stories of successful speakers and their analysis to identify the most successful working methods, the formation of public speaking skills was tested, which was presented at the FinTalks speaker competition. The research also used methods such as analysis of domestic and foreign literature, generalization of the pedagogical experience of teachers who worked in this area, discussions at meetings, feedback. Based on the results of the study, the methodology of working with the FinTalks project is presented, and recommendations for conducting classes in preparation for the speaker competition as well. This project and the preparation for the speakers’ competition solve practical, educational and developmental tasks. Among the practical achievements, there is an improvement in foreign language skills, working with information in the language; from an educational position, students form communication skills, work well in a group and in a team as a whole, learn to defend their position and come to a consensus; among the developmental tasks, one can single out obtaining various strategies for working with the language independently, creating positive motivation for the desire to read and view information in a foreign language, as well as present it.
Professional Training of future Chinese Specialists in the Educational space of a Russian university: Phonation-Phonetic Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Authors:   Moscow State Institute of Music named after A. G. Schnittke, Pavlova Natalia V.
Published: April 2024

In the conditions of modern international cooperation, the importance of the Russian language in the global geographical space is growing and expanding. Today, the Russian language is becoming one of the main foreign languages studied in world culture in general and in the Chinese educational space in particular. To develop full-fledged and mutually beneficial relations between Russia and China, the need for Chinese specialists who speak Russian has increased. Russian and Chinese languages belong to different language groups: Russian belongs to the Slavic languages of the Indo-European language group, and Chinese belongs to the Sino-Tibetan language group, therefore, the Chinese, when mastering Russian sound formation, assume difficulties associated, for example, with stress in words, with pronouncing voiced consonants, with intonation in a sentence, etc. The first difficulty that future Chinese specialists face at a Russian university is a lack of understanding of oral Russian speech and the lack of developed pronunciation skills related to the perception and production of Russian words. The purpose of the article is to show the importance of phonation-phonetic knowledge, skills and abilities of the Russian language for the professional training of future Chinese specialists in the educational space of a Russian university. Methodology. The article is based on the study of works (V. I. Zagvyazinsky, G. K. Parinova, V. A. Slastenin, etc.) that define the general theoretical provisions of professional training (L. B. Dmitriev, N. I. Zhinkin, I. A. Zimnyaya, etc.), forming knowledge about speech and vocal training, as well as methodological research (Xing Zhao, Zhang Xiaohui, etc.) on the training of future Chinese specialists in Russian. Conclusion. Phonation-phonetic knowledge, skills and abilities in Russian not only contribute to the effectiveness of professional training of future Chinese specialists in the educational space of a Russian university, but also increase the level of phonation-phonetic competence in general.
Kant: os sonhos de um visionário e o mundo dos espíritos
Authors: Gondim Elnora , Raposo Pereira Maria das Graças Moita Raposo Pereira , Tendai Chingore Tiago
Published: April 2024

In Dreams of a Visionary Explained by Metaphysics (1766), Kant criticizes speculation in the name of experience and criticizes scientific knowledge in the name of morality. He affirms that the cause, the effect and the substance are fundamental relationships that cannot be grasped or intuited. Reason is not given the capacity to know such fundamental relations.
Pseudoproblemas por el uso inapropiado del lenguaje en la construcción del conocimiento en torno al problema de la mente
Authors: Rodríguez Ortiz Angélica María
Published: April 2024

The dualism of properties and qualia have been inherited problems of the Cartesian theory.  Old problems with new vestments that have been overlapped in the speech of cognitive sciences, in special in the one of the philosophy of mind. For some contemporary thinkers the above mentioned 'problems' are within the frameworks of the Metaphysical questions. This article presents advances concerning an analytical research that tries to reveal the genesis of the problem caused by the inadequate use of language, in order to show that such questions in the long run are only pseudoproblems. Problems of linguistic and logical order disguised with metaphysical apparel. In the first part of the writing the speech that gives origin to the problem will be analyzed, later the Cartesian speech will be checked - being this the official doctrine that inherits the problem to the philosophy of the mind- they will present the reasons for which it affirms that these problems are not more than errors inherited by the use of language. Finally, they will present in a brief way how the eliminative and emergent positions of Dennett and Searle there are no really overcoming of the dualism as they sustain it.
Practices and normativity: Philosophy of Science, Agency and Epistemic Normativity
Authors: Fonseca Martínez Miguel
Published: April 2024

The present work aims to present the notion of eidetic agency as a novel account for the understanding of an epistemic normativity based on practices. The eidetic agency (Fonseca, 2020) and (Fonseca, 2023)   is a modality of material agency that, scaffolded and extensively, delegates epistemic agency to formal artifacts that become evident in the materiality of the signifiers of artificial languages. Such eidetic artifacts constitute an epistemic normativity that, although it is based on implicit practices and norms of scientific practices, overcome certain problems derived from that reading. The first section of the text presents a definition and general analysis of the project of a normative epistemology based on practices. In the second part, the relationship between practices in science and scientific regulations is deeply analyzed, based on the premises of Martínez and Huang (2011). Finally, a possible solution to the theoretical problems derived from such reading is proposed, with the approach of an epistemic normativity based on eidetic agents.
Environmental Kuznets curve of carbon emissions from China’s forest products industry and decomposition of factors influencing carbon emissions
Authors: Han Bing , Wu Jinzhuo
Published: April 2024

Carbon emissions from China’s forest products industry were considered based on the data of 2001-2020. Then a carbon emissions Kuznets curve was constructed to judge the relationship between the economic development level and carbon emissions. The logarithmic mean Divisia index (LMDI) was used to analyze the influencing factors of carbon emissions. The carbon emissions from China’s forest products industry showed a trend of rapid growth in the early stage and slow decline in the later stage, increasing from 19.46 million tonnes in 2001 to 54.18 million tonnes in 2020. Consumption of raw coal was the main reason for the increase in carbon emissions. There was an inverted-U relationship between the economic development level and carbon emissions, and the industry output value of CNY 3306.56 billion was the theoretical inflection point. The current economic development level of the industry was in the left-half part of the inverted “U” shape, indicating that carbon emissions from this industry will continue to increase with the increase of industrial output. Economic development was the key factor driving the increase of carbon emissions in the forest products industry, while the energy intensity was the key factor inhibiting the growth of carbon emissions.
Empowering Students for the Data-Driven World: A Qualitative Study of the Relevance of Learning about Data-Driven Technologies
Authors: Höper Lukas , Schulte Carsten
Published: April 2024

In K-12 computing education, there is a need to identify and teach concepts that are relevant to understanding machine learning technologies. Studies of teaching approaches often evaluate whether students have learned the concepts. However, scant research has examined whether such concepts support understanding digital artefacts from everyday life and developing agency in a digital world. This paper presents a qualitative study that explores students’ perspectives on the relevance of learning concepts of data-driven technologies for navigating the digital world. The underlying approach of the study is data awareness, which aims to support students in understanding and reflecting on such technologies to develop agency in a data-driven world. This approach teaches students an explanatory model encompassing several concepts of the role of data in data-driven technologies. We developed an intervention and conducted retrospective interviews with students. Findings from the analysis of the interviews indicate that students can analyse and understand data-driven technologies from their everyday lives according to the central role of data. In addition, students’ answers revealed four areas of how learning about data-driven technologies becomes relevant to them. The paper concludes with a preliminary model suggesting how computing education can make concepts of data-driven technologies meaningful for students to understand and navigate the digital world.
Methodological features of in-group evaluation of experts’ competence in determining the efficiency of space-rocket complexes
Authors:   Institute of Technical Mechanics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and the State Space Agency of Ukraine, Marchenko V. T. , Sazina N. P. ,   Institute of Technical Mechanics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and the State Space Agency of Ukraine
Published: April 2024

Expert examination methods greatly facilitate the solution of difficult-to-formalize problems. However, in this case the solution is affected by a subjective factor. The decision-making theory has a number of methodological techniques that diminish its effect on the decision made. This paper presents a method of quantitative evaluation of experts’ competence from the results of an expert examination of the efficiency determination of unique, technically complex systems of special and dual purpose, in particular space-rocket complexes. In an expert examination of projects of such systems, it is suggested that the experts’ competence be quantitatively evaluated in two stages: a preliminary evaluation of the experts’ competence from their factual data and a refined evaluation of the experts’ competence just before the calculation of the expected indices of target efficiency using the results of expert examinations made by the procedure developed. The proposed method of quantitative evaluation of experts’ competence is based on evaluating the qualification of the experts involved in the target efficiency determination of a complex engineering system. A rank matrix constructed on the basis of partial criteria of technical efficiency and additional factors of indirect control is proposed as a tool to eliminate cases where at a high level of expert evaluation consistency the most accurate expert evaluations may be considered anomalous in the expert evaluation of the technical and target efficiency of space-rocket systems. The presented mathematical model of quantitative evaluation of experts’ competence includes parameters that adjust the mathematical model to specific conditions of the expert evaluation (expert evaluation methods employed, measurement scales, specific limitations, etc.). The mathematical model is constructed around the axiom that the “true” estimates of the significance of the objects under evaluation lie within the expert evaluation domain. The paper also presents an enlarged algorithm for adjustment parameter calculation from the results of expert estimate preprocessing. The presented mathematical model and algorithm make it possible to develop a computer program for determining experts’ competence from expert evaluation results.
Confidentiality in the Care of Adolescents: Policy Statement
Authors: Chung Richard J. , Lee Janet B. , Hackell Jesse M. , Alderman Elizabeth M. ,   COMMITTEE ON ADOLESCENCE, Alderman Elizabeth M. , Berlan Elise D. , Chung Richard J. , Colburn Michael , Lee Janet , Monge Maria , Shafii Taraneh , Grubb Laura K. , Wallace Stephenie B. , Amies Anne-Marie , Hua Liwei L. , Menon Seema , Rahmandar Maria H. , Vyver Ellie , Zapata Lauren , Smith Karen S. , Baumberger James ,   COMMITTEE ON PRACTICE & AMBULATORY MEDICINE, Hackell Jesse , Almendarez Yvette Marie , Berhane Abeba Mebrahtu , Cantrell Patricia E. , Kafer Lisa Michele , Latimer Tomitra , Warner Robin , Wiskind Robert H. , Skatrud Alisa , Kaplan Seth , English Abigail , Magnus Mackenzie , Ferguson Elisha
Published: April 2024

Confidentiality is an essential component of high-quality health care for adolescents and young adults and can have an impact on the health care experiences and health outcomes of youth. Federal and state laws, professional guidelines, and ethical standards provide a core framework for guidance in the implementation of confidentiality protections in clinical practice. This policy statement provides recommendations for pediatricians and other pediatric health care professionals, clinics, health systems, payers, and electronic health record developers to optimize confidentiality practices and protections for adolescents and young adults across the spectrum of care.
Participação de atores privados na rede pública estadual de educação do Piauí
Authors: Silva Tauana Tamires da Rocha , Silva Samara de Oliveira
Published: April 2024

O modelo de descentralização adotado no Brasil durante a década de 1990 redefiniu as políticas públicas sociais reordenando as responsabilidades entre as esferas governamentais incumbindo-as em níveis locais. Dado o exposto, o presente texto discorre sobre Parcerias Público-Privadas (PPPs) para o atendimento educacional pelos sistemas de ensino. O objetivo da pesquisa é analisar a privatização na Educação Básica da Rede Estadual Pública do Piauí, a partir da identificação dos atores privados na adoção de programas e projetos implementados na política educacional da Secretaria Estadual de Educação do Piauí (SEDUC/PI). Como aporte teórico dialogou-se com os estudos de autores como Paro (1992); Luz (2000); Mészaros (2006); Harvey (2008); Adrião (2009); Robertson (2013); Peroni e Caetano (2016); Goulart, Cássio e Ximenes (2019); Cássio (2019); Adrião, (2022). Utilizou-se a metodologia de pesquisa quanti-qualitativa com uso da pesquisa documental e análise de estatísticas educacionais. Evidenciou-se na caracterização dos dados, a presença de programas criados por fundações, institutos e organizações sociais filantrópicas nas dimensões de gestão e oferta educacional atuando na rede estadual de educação do estado do Piauí. Os resultados sinalizaram para o avanço e ampliação de Parcerias Público-Privadas (PPPs), assumindo a responsabilidade através de projetos e programas na rede estadual de educação do Piauí, que atuam na gestão e oferta, em nome do discurso construído a partir da “eficiência e gestão por resultados”, pelo meio do estabelecimento de parcerias com o setor privado. Os resultados ainda apontaram para o aumento das filantropias, destacando-se a atuação na oferta educativa e o forte incremento de ações que mediam a tecnológica na educação básica, por meio de programas e projetos voltados para o ensino, formação de professores e de gestores escolares.
Seismic evaluation of steel beam-column connection equipped by circular slit dampers
Authors: Mohammed Alaa T. , Sultan Hussein Kareem
Published: April 2024

This study evaluates metallic yield dampers, specifically slit steel dampers, for protecting steel beam-to-column connections during seismic events. Finite element model simulations were conducted for the damper and its connection. Analysis of circular parameters, like the radius slot, showed that appropriately sized slit dampers exhibit advantageous seismic behavior. Moment-rotation, hysteresis curves, and plastic stresses comparisons indicate efficient energy absorption. The maximum moment was 25% lower than conventional samples. The slit steel damper model with a ductility factor of 3.5 allows significant plastic deformation before potential failure. Results emphasize the slit damper's potential for optimal performance in steel frames, suggesting its use for efficient energy absorption.
Lillo Redonet, Fernando (2023), Ecología en la antigua Roma. Rhemata, Tarragona, 108 páginas, ISBN: 978-84-125078-4-3.
Authors: Garza-Algaba Gabriel
Published: April 2024

Book Review
Akcenty i maksymy polskiej szkoły badań mieszkaniowo-osadniczych – 1920–2022
Authors: Cesarski Maciej
Published: April 2024

W artykule naszkicowano myśl oraz osiągnięcia polskiej szkoły badań mieszkaniowo-osadniczych w latach 1920–2022. Celem opracowania jest sformułowanie oraz zarysowanie treści maksym i akcentów poszukiwań tej szkoły metodą analizy jej prac i syntezy. Rozpatrywane są akcenty i maksymy dotyczące: idei oraz cech budownictwa i osiedla społecznego; założeń mieszkania społecznie najpotrzebniejszego; kwestii mieszkaniowej w II Rzeczypospolitej; definicji oraz zakresu polityki i gospodarki mieszkaniowej; pojęcia, przedmiotu i zakresu sytuacji mieszkaniowej oraz czynników ją kształtujących; problemu mieszkaniowego w PRL; koncepcji, zakresu i dostępności infrastruktury osadniczej; kryzysu procesów osadniczych w PRL; zagrożeń, pożądanych kanonów i paradoksów polityki mieszkaniowej w III Rzeczypospolitej; kwestii mieszkaniowej w III Rzeczypospolitej; rysowania się sfery osadnictwa wyznaczającej przedmiot polityki osadniczej jako pochodnej polityki przestrzennej i społecznej; wyodrębnienia przestrzeni zamieszkanej stanowiącej rdzeń przestrzeni zamieszkiwania; potrzeby proosadniczej orientacji trwałego rozwoju w kierunku równoważenia przestrzeni zamieszkiwania. Wyniki zastosowanej metody wskazują, że odczytane w sposób zbiorczy maksymy i akcenty badawcze układają się w ciąg prospołecznego myślenia naukowego o wartościach uniwersalnych. Stanowią ewoluującą ostrzegawczą odpowiedź na realia sfery mieszkaniowo-osadniczej dane Polsce, lecz związane z rozwojem cywilizacji zachodniej i tendencją do narastania globalnych strukturalnych komplikacji w tym zakresie.
Analisis Faktor-Faktor yang Mempengaruhi Sektor Moneter Berdasarkan Jumlah Uang yang Beredar Pada Statistik Ekonomi dan Keuangan Indonesia (SEKI)
Authors: Novitasari Dian C. Rini
Published: April 2024

One of the impacts of the economic crisis that occurred in Indonesia was influenced by the monetary sector that moved the macroeconomy into the economy of the society such as currency rate of exchange and rate of interest policies applied in all banks in Indonesia. Analysis of the factors that influence the money supply is one step that can be used to analyze economic statistics and the financial condition of Indonesia. The analysis begins with finding the regression equation using a nonlinear regression model of several factors used such as foreign activities, bills to the central government, bills to the private sector, and the value of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Other tests were also carried out such as the data normality test, heteroscedasticity test, and autocorrelation test to read data characteristics used in the 1999-2016 period using SPSS and then analyzed. Where the results obtained in the regression of the central government independent variables do not have a significant effect, the data normality test shows that the data is normally distributed, heteroscedasticity does not occur, and the data does not contain autocorrelation.
Mixed Boundary Value Problem for Nonlinear Fractional Volterra Integral Equation
Authors: Ishak Faraj Y.
Published: April 2024

In this paper we present the existence of solutions for a nonlinear fractional integral equation of Volterra type with mixed boundary conditions, some necessary hypotheses have been developed to prove the existence of solutions to the proposed equation. Krasnoselskii Theorem, Banach Contraction principle, and Leray-Schauder degree theory are the basic theorems used here to find the results. A simple example of the application of the main result is presented.
Study of a two types of general heterogeneous service queueing system in a single server with optional repeated service and feedback queue
Authors: Mahanta Snigdha , Kumar Nitin , Choudhury Gautam
Published: April 2024

This paper addresses a model on a single server queue and two service representatives. After a customer is served, he/she has the three options: opting for receive the same service again (re-service), joining as a new customer for another regular service (feedback), or leaving the service system altogether. To ensure the queueing system is Markovian, we introduce an additional variable (supplementary variable) and using this approach, we derive the explicit distribution of queue size at random and departure epochs. Additionally, we determine the distribution of response time, inter-departure time, and busy period. By using the embedded Markov chain technique we have also derived the queue size distribution at departure epoch. We have also presented the cost analysis of the model with some numerical examples. The numerical illustration validates our findings and provides valuable insights into the queuing system.
A Higgs Universe and the flow of time
Authors:   Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Lynch James F.
Published: April 2024

Theoretically considering velocities greater than c implies considering an observer’s past and extends the overall analysis into the complex plane. By using a series of rotations by i in the complex plane, one can create a four-lobed structure of “instants of time,” which together with considering matter and antimatter in the lobes and the +/- sense of the rotation, leads to a Higgs field representation of space and time. A 10x10 metric is developed for this system as well as a generalized spacetime interval. It is also shown that the Friedmann Equations are consistent with our “Higgs Cosmology” if generalized to a set of coupled equations that connect the forward and backward going solutions. Simple solutions for the forward and backward going universes are presented, and are shown to be consistent with the backward solution providing both inflation and a “cosmological constant” type of dark energy, Dark matter is also discussed and is hypothesized to be due to the mass of the four “Higgs sectors” as seen through the lens of relativity by an observer in our universe. A PowerPoint presentation on this work is presented at the end of the report as a supplement.