bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The efficacies and biomarker investigations of anti-programmed death-1 (anti-PD-1)-based therapies for metastatic bone and soft tissue sarcoma
Authors:   Department of Bone and Soft Tissue Tumor, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute &, Lu Jia ,   #x0026,   Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin, Tianjin&,   #x2019,   s Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin 300060, China,   Department of Infection Management, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute &,   #x0026,   Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin, Tianjin&,   #x2019,   s Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin 300060, China,   Key Laboratory of Molecular Cancer Epidemiology, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute &,   #x0026,   Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin, Tianjin&,   #x2019,   s Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin 300060, China
Published: November 2021

Objective: Sarcomas are a group of rare malignancies with various subtypes. Patients with metastatic sarcoma who have failed traditional treatments can possibly achieve better prognoses from using novel therapies, including anti-programmed death-1 (PD-1)-based therapies. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed clinical data of 24 metastatic sarcoma patients from June 15, 2016 to December 30, 2019. These patients mainly received angiogenesis inhibitors combined with anti-PD-1 therapy after they became resistant to traditional treatments. Furthermore, 8 patients underwent panel DNA and whole transcript sequencing. Results: Six patients received 2 cycles of anti-PD-1 therapy and were included in the safety evaluation only group. The median follow-up time was 5.77 months. The median progression-free survival was 7.59 months, the overall response rate was 16.7% and the disease control rate was 55.6%. Based on whole exome and transcript sequencing data, there was no association between TMB, TNB, MSI, HLA-LOH, and PD-L1 expressions and sarcoma types with clinical responses. Immunotherapy efficacy and bioinformatics analyses indicated higher intratumoral heterogeneity (ITH) in progressive disease (PD) patients and lower ITH in partial response (PR) and stable disease patients. A higher percentage of immune cell infiltration, especially monocytes, was observed in PR patients. Active stromal gene expression was increased in PD patients but decreased in PR patients. Enrichment analysis revealed that an increased TGF-β signaling pathway was reversely correlated with anti-PD-1 efficacy, while a decreased inflammatory response signaling pathway was positively correlated with anti-PD-1 efficacy. Conclusions: Our study showed PD-1 inhibitors combined with anti-angiogenesis agents were effective and well-tolerated. ITH, monocyte ratio, stroma subtypes, and the status of immune-associated signaling pathways may be related with anti-PD-1 based therapy.
The Three Seas Initiative and the Graz Triangle Relations Towards the United Arab Emirates
Authors: Krzymowski Adam
Published: November 2021

The presented research is the first such study on Austria, Croatia, Slovenia‎(Graz Triangle) as a part of the Three Seas Initiative from the perspective of‎the United Arab Emirates. After 2015, when the Three Seas Initiative was‎initiated, the United Arab Emirates greatly intensified its relations with this‎geographical area. In this study, the author relied on international practice‎and role theory, supported by the analytical and empirical case study method.‎Moreover, the researcher verified the study results through ten-year participation‎in many processes and phenomena of the investigated area, including‎as Ambassador, Senior Advisor to Dubai Expo 2020 responsible for strategies‎and dynamizing the Three Seas Initiative countries’ relations with the‎United Arab Emirates. The obtained findings indicate that the Graz Triangle‎states have the potential for further relations development with the United‎Arab Emirates. However, to give its strategic significance, the implementation‎project should be within a broader formula, i.e., the Three Seas Initiative.
Breeding behaviour and diet of Rufous Owls Ninox rufa in the Darwin Botanic Gardens
Authors: Riddell William
Published: November 2021

The breeding cycle of a pair of Rufous Owls Ninox rufa was observed over five breeding seasons, 2016–2020, in the Darwin Botanic Gardens, Northern Territory. A pair failed or did not breed in four of those years and raised one fledgling in 2018. The Owls occupied a hollow 2.5 m above ground in the trunk of an exotic Earpod Tree Enterolobium cyclocarpum. In 2018, laying occurred sometime between 11 June and 2 July, hatching between 21 and 25 July, and fledging (first true flight) on 6 September, with branching on 2–5 September, giving a nestling period of 44–48 days. The juvenile remained dependent until mid November, giving an estimated post-fledging dependence period of 10 weeks. For the following 3 weeks, it roosted alone within its natal home range, increasingly far (270–320 m) from the nest tree and roosting adults. Calling behaviour (including duetting by the pre-laying pair), courtship, copulation and parental behaviour and routines are described. From observations and pellet analysis, the Owls’ diet consisted of 78% mammals [Common Brushtail Possums Trichosurus vulpecula arnhemensis, flying-foxes (probably all Black Flying-foxes Pteropus alecto) and rats (probably Black Rats Rattus rattus)] and 22% birds (passerines and non-passerines up to Orange-footed Scrubfowl Megapodius reinwardt in size) by number.
Modelling of the flow in front of the jet obstacle at variation of oncoming flow parameters
Authors: Bondarev Alexander Evgenyevich , Kuvshinnikov Artyom Evgenyevich , Mikhailova Tatiana Nikolaevna , Ryzhova Irina Gennadievna , Shapiro Lev Zalmanovich
Published: November 2021

The results of numerical simulation of the problem of interaction of supersonic flow with a jet obstacle under variation of input flow parameters are considered. The problem is solved in the system of Navier-Stokes equations. Laminar flows are considered. The qualitative flow pattern has been studied under the variation of incoming flow velocity and boundary layer thickness in the incoming flow. The calculations were performed using the OpenFOAM software package.
Новые функциональные возможности системы визуализации потоков автотранспорта на элементах улично-дорожной сети
Authors: German Mihail Sergeevich , Ermakov Alexey Viktorovitch
Published: November 2021

A description of the new functionality of the CAM-2D software package is given. The experience of five years of operation required the introduction of some additions to more accurately set the initial data when modeling various road traffic situations, so as to take into account various strategies of driver behavior. Additional tools of the graphical interface are shown, developed for the convenience of specifying the initial data of the modeled fragment of the transport network and the graphical presentation of the results.
Molecular dynamic modeling of thermal hysteresis of gold
Authors: Mazhukin Vladimir Ivanovich , Koroleva Olga Nikolaevna , Shapranov Alexander Viktorovich , Aleksashkina Anna Andreevna , Demin Mikhail Mikhailovich
Published: November 2021

Molecular dynamics (MD) modeling of the thermal hysteresis of pure metallic gold (Au) is considered in order to study nonequilibrium processes during melting - crystallization phase transformations, i.e. in the transition from solid to liquid. The results of alternative calculations are presented, in which the thermal hysteresis is obtained. The limiting temperatures of overheating of the solid phase during melting and supercooling of the liquid phase during the crystallization of gold have been obtained. The possibility of the formation of highly superheated metastable states of the solid phase upon rapid heating of Au has been confirmed.
The Role of Leaf Characters of Peanuts on Whitefly (Bemisia tabaci Genn.) Infestation
Authors: Sari Kurnia Paramita , Aini Nurul , Raharjo Bambang Tri
Published: November 2021

Kutu kebul Bemisia tabaci Genn. merupakan salah satu hama utama pada tanaman kacang tanah. Karakter morfologi tanaman merupakan pertahanan awal suatu tanaman dalam menghadapi serangan hama. Kesesuaian antara karakter morfologi daun dengan perilaku serangga hama menentukan peletakan telur oleh imago kutu kebul B. tabaci. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui karakter morfologi daun kacang tanah yang menentukan kepadatan populasi kutu kebul. Penelitian dilaksanakan di rumah kaca pada Balai Penelitian Tanaman Aneka Kacang dan Umbi (Balitkabi) mulai bulan Nopember 2019 hingga Februari 2020. Penelitian menggunakan 10 genotipe kacang tanah yang disusun berdasar rancangan acak kelompok (RAK) dan diulang tiga kali. Variabel pengamatan adalah karakter daun, tebal lapisan lilin, epidermis, mesofil, dan daun total, luas daun, kerapatan trikoma, panjang trikoma, jumlah vena, warna daun, kandungan klorofil, dan populasi imago pada 50, 60, dan 70 hari setelah tanam (HST). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa tebal mesofil daun, tebal daun total, jumlah vena, dan panjang trikoma berbeda nyata antargenotipe serta menunjukkan korelasi positif dengan populasi kutu kebul. Sebagian besar genotipe kacang tanah mempunyai warna daun kuning kehijauan dengan kode 2880 U, dengan kandungan klorofil a, klorofil b, dan karotenoid pada daun masing-masing antara 86,65 – 160,73 mg/m2, 64,43 – 99,70 mg/m2, dan 690,82 – 1290,65 mg/m2. Sidik Lintas menunjukkan bahwa tebal daun, tebal mesofil, dan panjang trikoma berpengaruh langsung pada populasi kutu kebul, sedangkan jumlah vena berpengaruh tidak langsung. Dengan demikian, daun yang tebal dengan mesofil tebal, memiliki lapisan lilin dan trikoma panjang serta jumlah vena rapat lebih disukai imago kutu kebul untuk meletakkan telur.
Serapan Nitrogen dan Fosfor serta Hasil Kedelai Edamame (Glycine max (L.) Merrill) pada Tanah Alfisol akibat Aplikasi Biochar dan Vermikompos
Authors: Rochman Allaganur , Maryanto Joko , Herliana Okti
Published: November 2021

Alfisol merupakan jenis tanah dengan kesuburan rendah, namun memiliki potensi untuk perluasan lahan bagi budidaya tanaman kedelai edamame. Aplikasi biochar dan vermikompos digunakan untuk memperbaiki nutrisi tanah dan mensuplai unsur hara pada tanah Alfisol. Penelitian bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh aplikasi biochar dan vermikompos terhadap serapan nitrogen dan fosfor, serta hasil tanaman kedelai edamame (Glycine max (L.) Merrill) pada tanah Alfisol. Penelitian dilaksanakan pada bulan Agustus  sampai Desember 2019 di kebun percobaan dan Laboratorium Agronomi dan Hortikultura, Fakultas Pertanian, Universitas Jenderal Soedirman. Penelitian menggunakan rancangan faktorial terdiri dari 2 faktor. Faktor I adalah aplikasi biochar, terdiri dari empat taraf yaitu B0: tanpa biochar, B1: 10 t/ha, B2: 20 t/ha, B3: 30 t/ha. Faktor II adalah aplikasi vermikompos, terdiri dari 3 taraf yaitu V0: tanpa vermikompos, V1: 10 t/ha, V2: 20 t/ha. Variabel yang diamati adalah sifat kimia tanah awal, kadar N dan P tersedia, laju pertumbuhan tanaman (LPT), laju asimilasi bersih (LAB), bobot polong segar per tanaman, jumlah polong per tanaman, serta analisis kadar N dan P jaringan tanaman. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa dosis biochar hingga 30 t/ha tidak meningkatkan serapan nitrogen, fosfor, dan hasil tanaman, sedangkan vermikompos hingga 20 t/ha meningkatkan kadar P jaringan, P tersedia, dan hasil tanaman, tetapi tidak meningkatkan kadar N jaringan, N tersedia, LPT, dan LAB. Hasil tertinggi diperoleh pada aplikasi biochar 30 t/ha dan 20 t/ha vermikompos. Tidak terdapat interaksi antara vermikompos dengan biochar terhadap pertumbuhan dan hasil tanaman, sehingga dapat diaplikasikan secara secara tunggal.
Pertumbuhan dan Produktivitas Beberapa Varietas Kedelai di Bawah Tegakan Kelapa
Authors: Suwitono Bayu , Aji Himawan Bayu , Hidayat Yayat , Cahyaningrum Hermawati , Lala Fredy , Habehaan Kisey Bina
Published: November 2021

Di Maluku Utara, perkebunan kelapa umumnya ditanam secara monokultur. Menanam kedelai di antara tegakan kelapa diharapkan dapat meningkatkan pendapatan petani dan pemanfaatan lahan. Penelitian bertujuan untuk mengetahui tingkat adaptasi beberapa varietas unggul kedelai pada sistem tanam tumpangsari di antara tegakan kelapa. Penelitian dilaksanakan di lahan perkebunan kelapa umur 10-15 tahun, jenis tanah inceptisols, Desa Bumi Restu, Kecamatan Wasile Timur, Kabupaten Halmahera Timur mulai bulan Juni hingga September 2018. Penelitian menggunakan RAK Faktorial, dengan lima ulangan. Faktor pertama adalah empat varietas kedelai (Dering 1, Demas 1, Devon 1 dan Burangrang). Faktor kedua adalah jenis pemupukan (pupuk organik, pupuk organik + pupuk NPK phonska, dan pupuk organik + pupuk NPK phonska + pupuk Urea). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa kedelai dengan populasi  80% dapat ditanam secara monokultur di bawah tegakan kelapa dengan intensitas cahaya hingga 40%. Kombinasi perlakukan varietas Dering 1 dengan pupuk organik 2 t/ha mampu menghasilkan biji 1,52 ton/ha, lebih tinggi dibandingkan varietas kedelai lainnya. Jumlah polong tertinggi dihasilkan oleh varietas Demas 1 yaitu 114 polong/tanaman. Varietas Dering 1 dan Demas 1 berpotensi untuk dikembangkan di lorong-lorong lahan perkebunan kelapa umur 10-15 tahun dengan intensitas cahaya hingga 40%. Penanaman kedelai tersebut layak untuk dikembangkan, karena petani kelapa dapat tambahan  keuntungan sebesar Rp. 4.402.000/panen kedelai dengan nilai R/C 1,55.

 
Vivienda pública y estado de bienestar en España: balance y estado de la cuestión en la época del COVID-19
Authors: Caravantes López de Lerma Glòria Maria , Romero González Juan
Published: November 2021

La presente investigación se centra en analizar la trayectoria de la política pública de vivienda en España para el periodo 1956–2020 enfatizando en la emergencia social y habitacional a lo largo de sesenta años al objeto de introducir la coyuntura actual y los retos futuros en el escenario post pandemia. Para ello, se ha realizado una búsqueda exhaustiva en bases de datos jurídicas a partir de la especificación de una serie de descriptores analíticos, así como la búsqueda en fuentes secundarias de tipo bibliográfico y estadístico. El artículo profundiza en la trayectoria de la política pública de vivienda a través de los distintos marcos de actuación a lo largo de sesenta años, su comparativa con el contexto europeo y la escenificación de la geografía de emergencia residencial actual agravada por el impacto de la crisis de la COVID-19. A partir de dicho análisis, se sugiere la necesidad de impulsar, al amparo de los distintos Planes de Recuperación post-COVID 19, ambiciosos planes de vivienda pública y de alquiler en España, como forma de contribuir a reparar durante la próxima década la ausencia de políticas públicas de vivienda alineadas con la de otros Estados europeos de nuestro entorno.
Insurance as an Analogue of the Candidates Selection for Sacrifice in the Context of the Problem of Human Sacrifice Universality
Authors:   S. P. Korolev Samara National Research University, Andrei E. Serikov
Published: November 2021

The problem of human sacrifice universality can be formulated as follows: is a human sacrifice a sociocultural universal and, if so, how can this be proved? One possible approach to solving this problem is to show how human sacrifice is realized in modern societies. The main purpose of this research is to substantiate the assumption that there are contemporary analogues of the candidate’s selection for the role of a human sacrifice. If they exist, this will be an additional argument in favor of the opinion that human sacrifice is universal. The elements of human sacrifice can be spread out in time and space, and also be implemented in a different order than in traditional rituals. The hypothesis was that the selection of candidates for the role of victims in such distributed sacrifice is implemented by life and health insurance. As a research method we used the analysis of possible statistical relationships between mortality and life expectancy of people, on the one hand, and the availability of different types of life and health insurance policies, on the other. Since the mortality rate among the military in active service is higher than among civilians, compulsory life and health insurance for military personnel can be viewed as an analogue of the selection of victims. In the case of civilian victims, the availability of voluntary life and health insurance policies for people is positively correlated with life expectancy, which is presumably associated with better medical care in cases of illness or accident. Voluntary insurance can be viewed as an analogue of negative selection: those not insured have a higher chance of becoming a victim.
The Relationship Between Normativity and Communication in the Being of a Person
Authors:   Saratov State Law Academy, Vladimir S. Erokhin
Published: November 2021

Relevance of the work is in the fact that communication is associated with difficulties and sometimes with impossibility of transmitting information. For this reason, the analysis of the communication process from the point of view of social normativity makes it possible to achieve an effective exchange of information between individuals as subjects of social relations. The identification of ascriptive and descriptive norms of the communication process makes it possible to identify the necessary grounds for the transmission of information between social actors. However, it is important to study the problem of identification with the position of normativity, not from a position of having a person of properties that determine itself, allowing you to identify the ways and forms of communication between people, who are understood by the author as subjects identifying themselves with a set of social norms. The scientific novelty of the work is the study of the relationship between the concepts of “communication’’ and ‘‘social normativity’’. It is argued that the normativity of communication is a unity of ascriptive and descriptive norms. The former determine the possibility of realizing a person’s ability to communicate, the latter are thought of as the result of a social agreement, the purpose of which is to achieve effective interaction between social actors. Communication of normativity is interpreted by the author as the ability of individuals to exchange information and use the normative bases of existence for this purpose. Problem statement: the authors are interested in finding a correlation between the concepts of “communication’’ and “normativity’’ in the social life of persons. The purpose of the study is to determine the unity of communication and normativity in the social and personal life of the individual, to identify the mutual influence of these social phenomena. The article deals with the main concepts: normativity, ascriptive and descriptive norms, communication. The author uses a logical method that allows us to make a meaningful relationship between the concepts of ‘‘communication’’, ‘‘social normativity’’, ‘‘ascriptive norms’’, ‘‘descriptive norms’’, ‘‘normativity of communication’’ and ‘‘communication of normativity’’, as well as a critical method that allows us to rethink the relationship of these concepts.The obtained results showed that the normativity of communication expresses a set of norms of information translation, which includes a set of natural and social norms as conditions for the possibility of a person’s communicative activity. The normativity of communication allows us to determine the possibility of a person’s implementation of the communicative process, as well as socially acceptable forms of such interaction that have consensual grounds. Normativity communication allows us to describe the ability of social subjects to exchange information.
Human Dignity and Rationality of Modern Medicine in the Aspect of the Biomedical Technologies
Authors:   Volga-region Research Medical University, Dmitri A. Izutkin
Published: November 2021

Some ethical aspects of the usage of the biomedical technologies in the frame of human bodiness and the relationship of the physician and the sick from the point of human dignity are set forth in the article. Growing tendency of rationalization of medicine and broadening limits of its influence on healthy and diseased organism are highlighted. In particular, it is associated with the introduction in medical practice of different elements of the artificial intellect in the diagnostics and treatment of different diseases, which have found its legislative order in the Edict of the President of the Russian Federation. It challenges the necessity of consideration of this problem in the format of ethics and law with the accent on the dignity of the human as an individual and unique personality. Contradictive character of the usage of different biomedical technologies from the point of science, on the one hand, and human existence – on the other are marked. These positions are regarded in the aspects of the human bodiness and relationships of the physician and the sick. The problem of “vulnerability” of the human body is shown on the example of increase of different biomedical investigations, like experimental medicine and its “commodification”. In this respect, judgement about ontological role of the body in life space and human experience is exposed. In the analysis of the relationships of the physician and the sick through the “prism” of the biomedical technologies special attention is being paid to the change of the subject-object roles in this communicative sphere. As a sequence, technical model is starting dominating in modern medicine. All tye abovementioned ideas reflect transformation of historically assembled traditions of medical and ethical character and strengthening of the ideas of transhumanism when the sick individual loses its uniqueness and is being investigated in the virtual space.
Modern Reading of the Sociology of Morality
Authors: Oksana A. Polyushkevich
Published: November 2021

The paper analyzes theoretical concepts and empirical tools for the study of morality, altruism, contributing to the development of ideas, beliefs and values about justice or its absence and trust or distrust in oneself, people around and social institutions. The relevance of studying this issue has become especially acute during a pandemic, when questions of morality and ethics have become urgent for many people in everyday space with the daily choice of their own behavior, the safety of themselves and others during and after a pandemic. These research focuses are studied within the framework of an interdisciplinary approach to the sociology of morality. It is shown that the moral dimension of social reality is a key marker of social reproduction. This position is proved by the appeal of contemporaries within the framework of sociology, psychology, philosophy to these topics, as well as the author’s own empirical research conducted in 2019–2020 by filling out diaries for six months (165 people), where moral emotions arising in any life were recorded situations, the methodology of Sh. Schwartz was used to identify the basic values (survey of research participants) and focus group conversations (54 people), which made it possible to identify the discrepancy between the declared values and situational reactions to various interactions mediated by moral emotions. The article traces the influence of social interaction, produced through the influence of social institutions that develop group norms, on the behavior of individuals in certain situations of interaction and group reactions in the process of communication and subsequent assessments of this process. It is proved how moral emotions either strengthen the existing functioning of social institutions or destroy it, eroding the clear framework of what is proper, acceptable, and correct. It also shows how and why situational factors influence norms and values more than general ideas about moral norms. The article may be of interest to philosophers, sociologists and specialists in helping professions for fixing and reflecting on moral states and transformations of the modern social environment.
The Problem of Human Identity in a Transboundary Sociocultural Space
Authors:   Transbaikal State University, Nadezhda S. Zimina
Published: November 2021

The socio-cultural cross-border is a space of interaction between cultures, which results in special social, cultural, socio-anthropological changes. The relevance of the research topic is determined by the fact that the socio-cultural space in which a person is located is constantly changing, exposed to outside influences, filled with new symbols, meanings, which is expressed in the transformation of the foundations of human life, cultural values, changes in his identity and the emergence of new personality types (“a marginal person”, “a transboundary person”), in the very ontological foundations of a person, changes in the boundaries of the space of his own identification, social relationships. The essence of the problem of human identity in the cross-border area is that, on the one hand, the person himself becomes cross-border, on the other hand, the cross-border area requires him to have a multidirectional orientation in self-identification. The aim of the work is to trace the influence of a multilayer transboundary space and the corresponding factors on a person’s identity, and to identify the types of personality and corresponding identity within the transboundary. The work uses dialectical, systemic, axiological, anthropological research methods, which together allowed a comprehensive approach to the analysis of the problem. As a result of the study of the influence of cross-border areas on human identity, some of its types were identified: cross-border, marginal, and transit ones. The work draws the following conclusions. A feature of identification in a transboundary space is its possible “transit” nature, which is determined by the search for new cultural forms close to a person and the constant transition in this regard from one form to another. Axiological involvement plays an important role in the identification of a person within a transboundary space, what he is guided by, what is important for him. Value orientations as the foundations of identity can be viewed through the prism of such positions as “our own-someone else’s”, “close-alien”, “I / we-they”, etc. The similarity of material and spiritual elements of culture, shared values serve as the basis for the formation of such meaningful characteristics of the transboundary sociocultural space as identity and self-awareness.
SciFi Cinema as one of Spatial Localizations of Military Images in American Mass Culture
Authors:   Voronezh State University, Maksym W. Kyrchanoff
Published: November 2021

War is one of the most popular topics in modern mass culture. The author analyzes the features of the perception of war in modern science fiction cinema. The purpose of this article is to analyze the representation of war in American science fiction as a form of historical memory in mass culture. The author uses inventionism methods to analyze the images of war in the film production of mass culture as “invented traditions” of the consumer society. The range of perception of war and military experience in popular culture is analyzed. Modern global film industry and national film industries regularly address military themes in the world or national contexts, producing films that actualize military experience of nations and states. The film industry segments that specialize in the production of science fiction and fantasy films also do not ignore the military theme. It is supposed that popular culture offers a variety of images of war, including militarism, violence, military collective trauma, and military political psychosis. The author believes that military theme in popular culture arose as a result of reflection on real military conflicts, and the creators of the pop-cultural project could reject the war or idealize it. The author believes that military science fiction in modern American mass culture actualizes the values of pacifism or militarism as reflections of the left or right preferences of the creators of such cultural product for the consumer society. Science fiction films actualize various forms of war, including global military clashes, civil conflicts, aggression, intervention and genocide. Popular culture is becoming the main sphere of existence of the memory of war because military conflicts of science fiction series can be perceived in the consumer society as more real than the historical wars of the past. Military images of mass culture are supposed to actualize various forms of war memory, including memory as trauma, memory as marginalization, and memory as nostalgia which idealize war.
Toward a practice-theoretical framework on rule in international relations
Authors:   , Hatsukano Maya
Published: November 2021

Rule in International Relations is increasingly observed as an empirical phenomenon and academically conceptualized. This book describes rule in International Relations using four practice-theoretical dimensions. A method is developed to analyze rule from a practice-theoretical point of view - the Practice Analysis of Rule (PAR). The argumentation is followed that resistance is an important dimension of rule, which enables the researcher to understand the quality of rule. However, the empirical analysis of resistance as an indicator of rule does not allow for the analysis of subtle forms of rule sufficiently, which can have grave consequences in international relations. Therefore, to make this possible, the symbolic dimension is formulated after Bourdieu. In the following, three practice-theoretical dimensions are developed and a methodical approach is presented. Resistance is described as a practice-theoretical dimension. Based on actor-network-theory materiality is described a dimension of rule. At last, iterability is described as dimension of rule which can show the repeatability of practices. It can thus indicate the extent of consolidation of rule in each case. Through the analysis of an empirical case using the four practice-theoretical dimensions the researcher will be enabled to analyze transnational relations of rule in a theory guided and history sensitive manner.
Analysis of Facebook in the Teaching-Learning Process about Mathematics Through Data Science
Authors: Salas-Rueda Ricardo-Adán
Published: November 2021

The aim of this quantitative research is to analyze the impact of Facebook in the teaching-learning process in financial mathematics education, using data science, machine learning, and neural networks. The sample is composed of 46 students from the Bachelor of Administration, Commerce and Marketing program at La Salle University. The results of machine learning (linear regression) indicate that sending messages, watching instructional videos, and publishing exercises on Facebook supports the teaching-learning process in financial mathematics. Likewise, data science identified six predictive models for the use of Facebook in the educational context, by means of the decision tree technique. Analysis using neural networks identified the influence of sending messages, watching instructional videos, and publishing exercises on Facebook during the assimilation of knowledge and development of mathematical skills. Finally, Facebook is a technological and communication tool that transforms the organization of teaching and learning activities in financial mathematics education.
Knowledge Building International Project as an Innovative Learning Environment
Authors: Gallifa Josep , Montané Mireia , Lund Sandra , Amorós Carme , Bernaus Mercè , Gisbert Mercè , Martínez-Olmo Francesc
Published: November 2021

The Knowledge Building International Project (KBIP), implemented in a network of eight schools in Catalonia, demonstrates the value of an Innovative Learning Environment (ILE) towards supporting dialogical, technological, and systemic dimensions in teaching and learning. Using a design-based research (DBR) approach, a survey queried teachers, students, and external stakeholders regarding their perceptions about educational innovation. The results provide both the profile and the innovative nature of the whole KBIP experience at each participating school. The main results help illustrate the potential of KBIP methodologies. The findings exemplify the value of this particular DBR method for evaluating educational innovations.
Online Teacher Professional Development in Canada: A Review of the Research
Authors: Beach Pamela , Favret Elena , Minuk Alexandra
Published: November 2021

This paper presents findings from a systematic review of 11 studies examining online teacher professional development (oTPD) in Canada between 2000-2020. A thematic content analysis of the articles led to four main themes associated with research on oTPD: 1. knowledge exchange; 2. reflective practice; 3. multifaceted learning opportunities; and 4. just-in-time support. The study contexts, research methods, and other relevant study characteristics are also reviewed and discussed. The results shed light on the current research trends on oTPD in Canada and highlight the need for continued research in this area. Data from diverse research methods across Canada’s geographical regions can contribute to greater insight into the types of oTPD occurring in Canada and how various platforms and professional development opportunities can best support teachers’ professional learning.
Evaluating Teachers' Learning, Perceptions, and Cultural Differences Following Professional Development for Early Literacy Software
Authors: Uribe-Banda Constanza , Wood Eileen , Gottardo Alexandra , Wade Anne , Iminza Rose , WaGĩokõ Maina
Published: November 2021

The present study examined the impact of professional development training on Canadian and Kenyan teachers’ confidence, comfort, and perceptions of their abilities to teach early literacy skills in the primary or elementary grades. Data were collected prior to and following training on how to integrate early literacy software as part of ongoing in-class instruction. Domain and technology constructs consistent with Mishra and Koehler’s (2006) technology integration model were assessed, as were perceptions related to delivery pacing. Overall, outcomes reflected more similarities than differences across the two groups of teachers. Limitations in foundational knowledge regarding concepts specific to early literacy were evident in both groups, despite higher levels of perceived confidence in Kenyan teachers compared to Canadian teachers in some content areas. Perceived comfort using technology and teaching with technology were highly correlated, with no differences observed across teacher groups. Pacing was perceived to be faster for Kenyan teachers compared to Canadian teachers. Implications for professional development in this domain are discussed.
Evaluation informatisée du vocabulaire chez les enfants de 8 à 11 ans
Authors: Ecalle Jean , Bailloud Nicolas , Dujardin Emilie , Magnan Annie
Published: November 2021

Cette étude pilote a pour objectif de construire une nouvelle épreuve informatisée d’évaluation du vocabulaire en langue Française, destinée aux élèves de primaire. Des tâches à choix multiples mesurant l’étendue (i.e., Image) et la profondeur du vocabulaire (i.e., Synonyme, Définition) ont été administrées à 255 enfants. La rapidité et l’exactitude des réponses ont été enregistrées. Comme attendu, les analyses ont révélé que le niveau scolaire, le genre, et la fréquence lexicale des items impactaient les temps de réponse et/ou réponses correctes. Les performances s’améliorent avec le niveau scolaire et pour les mots fréquents. Les filles semblent avoir un vocabulaire plus riche que celui des garçons (e.g., profondeur) et elles semblent moins sensibles à la fréquence des mots que les garçons. Une analyse des qualités psychométriques de l’épreuve a permis de retenir une épreuve en 36 items ayant une consistance interne satisfaisante. Enfin, une analyse factorielle confirmatoire n’a pas permis de mettre en évidence une structure en deux facteurs du vocabulaire (e.g., profondeur, étendue). Les résultats sont discutés en termes de qualité de représentations lexicales et de choix des tâches.
Editorial: Volume 47 Issue 2
Authors: Lakhal Sawsen , Cleveland-Innes Martha
Published: November 2021

Collectively, CJLT Issue 2, 2021 brings together the results of research conducted in Europe, Latin America, and Canada. CJLT has supported the advancement of research on teaching and learning with digital technologies in Canada and around the world for many years and will continue to do so in the coming years. We hope that you will find in our journal answers to the many questions you have about the pedagogical transformations that have been necessary to better adapt to current demands.
We thank our reviewers for the time invested in reviewing the manuscripts.
The role of e-payments in enhancing financial performance: A case study of the Bank of Palestine
Authors: Sobhi Awwad Bahaa
Published: November 2021

The purpose of this paper is to explore electronic payments, which are considered one of the most important tools in financial technology. Hence, electronic payments play a great role in enhancing the financial performance of the Bank of Palestine. The study uses three dependent variables such as return on assets (ROA), return on equity (ROE) and earnings per share (EPS). The study methodology employs a descriptive and analytical approach to investigate the bank’s data during the period of 2010–2019. Hence, the findings show that electronic payment methods have an important impact on the bank’s financial performance, through the return on assets and equity indicators, which helps to reduce costs and thus increase profits. However, there is no statistically significant effect on the earnings per share. What is more, the Bank of Palestine uses a wide variety of electronic payment methods. Thus, the study suggests the necessity to increase the effectiveness of the information security from fraud risks, in addition to activating supervisory and regulatory authorities (such as the Palestinian Monetary Authority), to strengthen the application of electronic payment tools.
Acknowledgment Special thanks to Palestine Technical University Kadoorie for their valuable and continuous support.
Chronic deep recurrent pyoderma in the outpatient practice of the surgeon
Authors: Tarasko A. D.
Published: November 2021

Introduction. Chronic deep pyoderma occurs relatively rare in the surgeon practice and, due to the poor knowledge of this pathology, its diagnosis is difficult by surgeons. Misdiagnosis leads to erroneous treatment tactics. Chronic deep recurrent pyoderma includes: abscessing and disrupting perifolliculitis of the head (Hoffmann) (ADPH), axillary and inguinal-perineal suppurative hydradenitis, pilonidal cyst of the sacrococcygeal area. The diseases listed follow the same pathogenesis.

The purpose of the publication: to acquaint surgeons with the diagnosis and treatment of a particular type of chronic deep recurrent pyoderma – abscessing and disrupting head perifolliculitis (Hoffmann) in the conditions of the surgery room, since this problem is purely issued in the literature of the subject.

Material and methods. Since 2007 until to 2020, we had observed 20 cases of deep chronic recurrent pyoderma (15 men and 5 women), but only two cases were correctly detected before treatment, in other cases – retrospectively. Research method: analyzing of clinical observation data and laboratory tests.

Results. In our practice, nine men suffered from abscessing and disrupting perifolliculitis of the head. We had described and classificated the features of this disease, focused on three clinical cases.

Conclusions. Abscessing and disrupting perifolliculitis of the head is still purely diagnosable and curable disease, the treatment as follows: regimen and hygienic measures, surgical treatment, conservative treatment. Surgical treatment should be as radical as possible.
Gestão Social, Participação e Território: o Caso do Distrito Califórnia no Município Barra do Piraí-RJ
Authors: Kronemberger Thais Soares , Oliveira Ana Claudia Pedrosa de , Sousa Beatriz Jullie Batista de
Published: November 2021

O artigo tem como foco analisar a participação social durante o processo de anexação do Distrito Califórnia, em Barra do Piraí, ao município de Volta Redonda, ambos localizados na microrregião do Vale do Paraíba, no estado do Rio de Janeiro. Busca-se problematizar a dinâmica participativa sobre a nova conformação territorial acerca dos anseios dos moradores pela anexação. A revisão bibliográfica parte da discussão sobre participação entendida como um processo de conquista relacionado à mobilização e organização social na reivindicação de interesses coletivos específicos e de direitos. O território, desta forma, constituiria um espaço com identidade compreendido não somente como uma realidade geográfica ou física, mas uma realidade humana, social, cultural e histórica. Por sua vez, a gestão social é definida por uma relação dialógica, participativa, entre os atores sociais no território tendo por finalidade discutir sobre as problemáticas comuns e deliberar sobre as ações a serem estabelecidas em prol do bem comum. A metodologia da pesquisa, de natureza qualitativa e do tipo exploratória, adota o método do estudo de caso único tendo a coleta de dados sido realizada por pesquisas bibliográfica, documental e de campo. O tratamento dos dados seguiu a análise de conteúdo com a definição de categorias por grade mista. Os resultados apontam que a anexação legitimaria o anseio da população local em pertencer ao município com maior proximidade geográfica, mas, principalmente, com melhor provisão de serviços públicos.
Uma Análise Comparativa do Empreendedorismo Social nas Macrorregiões Brasileiras
Authors: Vasconcelos Tárcila Bezerra , Miki Adriana Fumi Chim , Nóbrega Pedro Ivo Silva da
Published: November 2021

O empreendedorismo social (ES) emergiu criando modelos de negócio que buscam o desenvolvimento social através de soluções eficientes que podem culminar em processos de transformação social. Isto posto, esta pesquisa objetivou realizar uma análise comparativa das dimensões do empreendedorismo social nas diferentes regiões brasileiras verificando suas variações no país. As categorias de análise utilizadas foram: oportunidades, inovação, autogestão, valor econômico, valor social, e desenvolvimento sustentável. A pesquisa utilizou dados secundários de um universo composto por 19.708 empreendimentos econômicos solidários (EES) em 2013 e 21.859 EES em 2007. Sua natureza é quantitativa, na qual foi utilizada uma análise de dados através de estatística descritiva. Entre os principais resultados encontrados verificou-se que as dimensões Valor Social e Inovação são as que possuem maiores médias percentuais, porém, ambas tiveram uma redução percentual no período analisado, juntamente com Desenvolvimento social e Valor econômico. Somente as dimensões Oportunidade e Autogestão demonstraram evolução positiva. Os achados indicam que nos EES brasileiros prevalece a perspectiva do valor social norteada para o valor econômico e possuem características inerentes a Escola de empreendedorismo social dos países em desenvolvimento, portanto, motivados pelo desenvolvimento comunitários, oportunidades e alternativa ao desemprego, e, desta forma, não se concretiza o equilíbrio proposto pelo triple bottom line. Além disso, no geral, o cenário indica que os EES não estão se consolidando frente as dimensões analisadas.
Educação e Alfabetização Financeira de Alunos de Graduação em uma IES Catarinense
Authors: Schwantz Adenes Sabino , Winck César Augustus
Published: November 2021

Atualmente, o acesso à informação e ao conhecimento financeiro são fundamentais na sociedade, e quando se visualiza o mundo globalizado, são necessárias ações que auxiliem as pessoas a tomarem decisões importantes, tanto na obtenção do bem-estar individual quanto social. Estas ações podem se relacionar a Educação e a alfabetização financeira, termos que se confundem facilmente. Enquanto a educação financeira se define como um processo em que consumidores e investidores aperfeiçoam sua compreensão sobre conceitos, riscos e produtos financeiros, a alfabetização financeira se traduz como uma associação de consciência, habilidade, conhecimento e comportamento necessário para tomar decisões relacionadas a finanças, bem como alcançar o próprio bem-estar financeiro. Esta pesquisa buscou investigar e analisar o nível de educação e alfabetização financeira de estudantes de graduação do Instituto Federal Catarinense – IFC, e também identificar e elencar fatores e comportamentos influentes em sua educação e alfabetização financeira. Como resultado, identificou-se que entre os respondentes, 57,64% foram considerados alfabetizados e educados financeiramente, de acordo com a escala proposta no estudo. Este percentual está alinhado com a média de países com economias consolidadas e elevados índices socioeconômicos, tais como os do continente europeu. Essa média é, ainda, amplamente superior à da maioria dos países da América Latina. Ainda, evidenciou-se que fatores como região de origem, renda, empregabilidade e tipo de residência não influenciaram de maneira significativa no nível de educação e alfabetização financeira dos estudantes. No entanto, gênero, formação, escolaridade dos pais e idade se mostraram influentes neste nível analisado.
Análise Reflexiva acerca das Contribuições da TI Verde para a Sustentabilidade Corporativa
Authors: Theis Vanessa , Schreiber Dusan
Published: November 2021

Conduzido por meio de uma revisão sistemática da literatura, este artigo objetiva situar o modelo da Tecnologia da Informação Verde (TI Verde) no contexto teórico da Sustentabilidade Corporativa. Tendo em vista que as práticas de TI Verde são utilizadas com o propósito de reduzir os impactos ambientais causa­dos pelas atividades de TI, uma análise reflexiva quanto ao uso de medidas associadas à TI Verde possibilita identificar o conjunto atividades que precisam ser realizadas para as empresas tornarem-se ambientalmente corretas, a fim de introduzirem processos de negócios ambientalmente favoráveis nas orga­nizações e produtos ambientalmente corretos para o mercado. A pesquisa originou-se a partir da percepção da complexidade que caracteriza a referida temática, decorrente da evolução tecnológica no âmbito de tecnologia de informação, que contribui e reforça a necessidade de realização de estudos de caráter reflexivo que possam facultar a concepção de modelos de gestão de TI eficazes e de menor custo para a sua operacionalização nas organizações.