bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Inclusion of bedrock vadose zone in dynamic global vegetation models is key for simulating vegetation structure and functioning
Authors: Lapides Dana A. , Hahm W. Jesse , Forrest Matthew , Rempe Daniella M. , Hickler Thomas , Dralle David N.
Published: November 2023

Abstract. Across many upland environments, soils are thin and plant roots extend into fractured and weathered bedrock where moisture and nutrients can be obtained. Root water extraction from unsaturated weathered bedrock is widespread and, in many environments, can explain gradients in vegetation community composition, transpiration, and plant sensitivity to climate. Despite increasing recognition of its importance, the "rock moisture" reservoir is rarely incorporated into vegetation and Earth system models. Here, we address this weakness in a widely used dynamic global vegetation model (DGVM, LPJ-GUESS). First, we use a water flux-tracking deficit approach to more accurately parameterize plant-accessible water storage capacity across the contiguous United States, which critically includes the water in bedrock below depths typically prescribed by soils databases. Secondly, we exploit field-based knowledge of contrasting plant-available water storage capacity in weathered bedrock across two bedrock types in the Northern California Coast Ranges as a detailed case-study. For the case study in Northern California, climate and soil water storage capacity are similar at the two study areas, but the site with thick weathered bedrock and ample rock moisture supports a mixed evergreen temperate broadleaf-needleleaf forest whereas the site with thin weathered bedrock and limited rock moisture supports an oak savanna. The distinct biomes, seasonality and magnitude of transpiration and primary productivity, and baseflow magnitudes only emerge from the DGVM when a new and simple subsurface storage structure and hydrology scheme is parameterized with storage capacities extending beyond the soil into the bedrock. Across the contiguous United States, the updated hydrology and subsurface storage improve annual evapotranspiration estimates as compared to satellite-derived products, particularly in seasonally dry regions. Specifically, the updated hydrology and subsurface storage allow for enhanced evapotranspiration through the dry season that better matches actual evapotranspiration patterns. While we made changes to both the subsurface water storage capacity and the hydrology, the most important impacts on model performance derive from changes to the subsurface water storage capacity. Our findings highlight the importance of rock moisture in explaining and predicting vegetation structure and function, particularly in seasonally dry climates. These findings motivate efforts to better incorporate the rock moisture reservoir into vegetation, climate, and landscape evolution models.
Improving Ensemble Data Assimilation through Probit-space Ensemble Size Expansion for Gaussian Copulas (PESE-GC)
Authors: Chan Man-Yau
Published: November 2023

Abstract. Small forecast ensemble sizes (< 100) are common in the ensemble data assimilation (EnsDA) component of geophysical forecast systems, thus limiting the error-constraining power of EnsDA. This study proposes an efficient and embarrassingly parallel method to generate additional ensemble members: the Probit-space Ensemble Size Expansion for Gaussian Copulas (PESE-GC; "peace gee see"). Such members are called "virtual members". PESE-GC utilizes the users' knowledge of the marginal distributions of forecast model variables. Virtual members can be generated from any (potentially non-Gaussian) multivariate forecast distribution that has a Gaussian copula. PESE-GC's impact on EnsDA is evaluated using the 40-variable Lorenz 1996 model, several EnsDA algorithms, several observation operators, a range of EnsDA cycling intervals and a range of forecast ensemble sizes. Significant improvements to EnsDA (p < 0.01) are observed when either 1) the forecast ensemble size is small (≤20 members), 2) the user selects marginal distributions that improves the forecast model variable statistics, and/or 3) the rank histogram filter is used with non-parametric priors in high forecast spread situations. These results motivate development and testing of PESE-GC for EnsDA with high-order geophysical models.
An along-track Biogeochemical Argo modelling framework: a case study of model improvements for the Nordic seas
Authors: Yumruktepe Veli Çağlar , Mousing Erik Askov , Tjiputra Jerry , Samuelsen Annette
Published: November 2023

Abstract. We present a framework that links in situ observations from the Biogeochemical Argo (BGC-Argo) array to biogeochemical models. The framework minimizes the technical effort required to construct a Lagrangian-type 1D modelling experiment along BGC-Argo tracks. We utilize the Argo data in two ways: (1) to drive the model physics and (2) to evaluate the model biogeochemistry. BGC-Argo physics data are used to nudge the model physics closer to observations to reduce the errors in the biogeochemistry stemming from physics errors. This allows us to target the model biogeochemistry and, by using the Argo biogeochemical dataset, we identify potential sources of model errors, introduce changes to the model formulation, and validate model configurations. We present experiments for the Nordic seas and showcase how we identify potential BGC-Argo buoys to model, prepare forcing, design experiments, and approach model improvement and validation. We use the ECOSMO II(CHL) model as the biogeochemical component and focus on chlorophyll a. The experiments reveal that ECOSMO II(CHL) requires improvements during low-light conditions, as the comparison to BGC-Argo reveals that ECOSMO II(CHL) simulates a late spring bloom and does not represent the deep chlorophyll maximum layer formation in summer periods. We modified the productivity and chlorophyll a relationship and statistically documented decreased bias and error in the revised model when using BGC-Argo data. Our results reveal that nudging the model temperature and salinity closer to BGC-Argo data reduces errors in biogeochemistry, and we suggest a relaxation time period of 1–10 d. The BGC-Argo data coverage is ever-growing and the framework is a valuable asset, as it improves biogeochemical models by performing efficient 1D model configurations and evaluation and then transferring the configurations to a 3D model with a wide range of use cases at the operational, regional/global and climate scales.
HESS Opinions: Drought impacts as failed prospects
Authors: G. Ribeiro Neto Germano , Kchouk Sarra , Melsen Lieke A. , Cavalcante Louise , Walker David W. , Dewulf Art , Costa Alexandre C. , Martins Eduardo S. P. R. , van Oel Pieter R.
Published: November 2023

Abstract. Human actions induce and modify droughts. However, scientific gaps remain with respect to how hydrological processes, anthropogenic dynamics, and individuals' perceptions of impacts are intrinsically entangled in drought occurrence and evolution. This adds complexity to drought assessment studies that cannot be addressed by the natural and environmental sciences alone. Furthermore, it poses a challenge with respect to developing ways to evaluate human behaviour and its pattern of co-evolution with the hydrological cycle – mainly related to water use and landscape modifications. During fieldwork in Brazil, we observed how drought impacts were experienced by people who were exposed to a multi-year drought. Evaluating our data, it appeared that prospect theory, a behavioural economic theory that is usually applied to explain decision-making processes under uncertainty, has explanatory power regarding what we observed in the field. Therefore, we propose an interdisciplinary approach to improve the understanding of drought impact emergence using this theory. When employing prospect theory in this context, drought impacts are considered failed welfare expectations (“prospects”) due to water shortage. A shifting baseline after prolonged exposure to drought can therefore mitigate experienced drought impacts. We demonstrate that this theory can also contribute to explaining socio-hydrological phenomena, such as reservoir effects. This new approach can help bridge natural science and social science perspectives, resulting in integrated drought management that considers the local context.
CONNECTION OF CYCLOGENESIS IN THE GULF OF MEXICO TO THE WATER VAPOR TRANSPORT IN THE TROPICAL ATLANTIC ACCORDING TO SATELLITE MICROWAVE RADIOMETERS
Authors:   Kotel’nikov Institute of Radio Engineering and Electronics, Fryazino Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, GRANKOV A. G. , MIL’SHIN A. A. ,   Kotel’nikov Institute of Radio Engineering and Electronics, Fryazino Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, NOVICHIKHIN E. P. ,   Kotel’nikov Institute of Radio Engineering and Electronics, Fryazino Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences
Published: November 2023

The results of satellite monitoring of the transatlantic transport of water vapor in the atmosphere from the western coast of Africa to the Gulf of Mexico are presented. Using the data of the DMSP, EOS Aqua, GCOM-W1 satellite microwave radiometer measurements, the zones with high concentrations of water vapor in the air over the tropical Atlantic are identified, and the dynamics of their movement towards the Gulf of Mexico in the periods preceding the initiation of hurricanes Bret (1999), Lorenzo (2007), Katia (2017) in the gulf is analyzed. The connection of the atmospheric water vapor transport over the tropical Atlantic to the cyclogenesis in the Gulf of Mexico is discussed.
AN OVERVIEW OF CLOUD SEEDING EXPERIMENTS FOR PRECIPITATION ENHANCEMENT OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF THE KOREAN PENINSULA
Authors:   Department of Meteorology, Faculty of Global Environmental Science Kim Il Sung University, KIM C. , JONG S.-I. ,   Department of Meteorology, Faculty of Global Environmental Science Kim Il Sung University, RYANG C.-H. ,   Department of Meteorology, Faculty of Global Environmental Science Kim Il Sung University, PAEK U.-S. ,   Department of Meteorology, Faculty of Global Environmental Science Kim Il Sung University
Published: November 2023

The aim of this paper is to make a brief survey of the previous weather modification activities over the Northern Part of the Korean Peninsula (NPKP) and to present the prospects of their further development. The weather modification activities over NPKP are divided into three stages with the first of 1960-1970s, the second of 1980-1990s and the third of 2000-2010s. In the first stage, significant cloud seeding experiment data and some technologies for the preparation of scientific basis in applying the weather modification theory were accumulated. The cloud seeding experiments in the second stage were hardly carried out over NPKP, however, fundamental researches and investigations, including the cloud and water-power resource explorations on a nationwide scale, were performed. The cloud seeding experiments over the city of Jungsan (39°06′ N, 125°23′ E) of NPKP during the period of 2017-2020 (the third stage) were performed seven times using newly developed 82-mm rockets and fire-AgI shells with a nucleus generation rate of 1014-1015 g-1, and the experiment results were presented in detail. All the cloud seeding experiments except of the first experiment obviously showed the effect of precipitation enhancement near the ground (9.1%). In NPKP, weather modification activities using various cloud seeding means with the object of enhancing the precipitation for overcoming severe drought, providing water-power resource security, etc. will continue on the national scale in the future.
MODIFICATION OF PRECIPITATION FROM CONVECTIVE CLOUDS BY SEEDING WITH ICE NUCLEI AT THE LEVEL OF UPDRAFT FORMATION
Authors:   Tel Aviv University, DINEVICH L. A.
Published: November 2023

The author propose a new method for cloud modification that does not involve rockets and aircrafts. It is based on some works in the field of protecting agricultural crops from hail using the rocket technology, as well as the achievements in the cloud modification using ground-based generators in Brazil. The new method is founded on the experimental data and theoretical calculations of the behavior of ice-nucleating particles in case of their generation near the ground and at the height close to the level of free convection during air-mass and frontal precipitation-forming processes. It is proposed to introduce ice-nucleating particles to the level of convective flux formation so that then the particles enter the area of origin and growth of hail in a cloud cell on their own. In the rocket technology, the identification of this area is one of the major difficulties of radiolocation. The proposed technique provides the ice-nucleating particle delivery to the hail area without any use of radiolocation. The method also allows avoiding safety problems arising from launching rockets over densely populated areas.
Bridging complexity and behavioural economics: The constrained methods matrix
Authors:   , Bickley Steven
Published: November 2023

This thesis develops the Constrained Methods Matrix (CMM), enriching the behavioural economist's toolkit by facilitating the application of complex systems thinking in behavioural economics and other social sciences. Across 12 self-contained chapters, this thesis applies the CMM to provide novel research contributions and policy-relevant insights, focused on two timely problem areas: addressing socio-economic challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, and integrating Artificial Intelligence into human society. This thesis forges a new path in economics by integrating insights from diverse disciplines into a coherent framework, offering a multidisciplinary, complex systems approach that enhances understanding of dynamic economic phenomena in real-world contexts.
Los discursos de Giovanni Battista Gesio en la corte de Felipe II: una “industria” de especias asiáticas entre la filosofía natural y la cosmografía
Authors: Bouza Fernando J.
Published: November 2023

Entre Italia, España y Portugal, al napolitano Giovanni Battista Gesio († 1580) se le deben algunas conspicuas ideas relacionadas con la historia natural quinientista y la cosmografía imperial ibérica. Atento a Brasil, India, Japón y China, en la década de 1570 propuso a Felipe II que llevara adelante una iniciativa que no podrían acometer otro príncipe cristiano ni musulmán. Se trataba de trasplantar desde Asia a la América hispana la producción de especias y drogas, empresa presentada como una “industria” digna de tal monarca. La ocasión permite acercarse a modelos del universalismo ibérico a la hora de imaginar un mundo cuya naturaleza se puede poner en circulación no sólo como recurso, sino también como metáfora de un poder imperial.
Rome vue de l’Empire portugais: Manuel Godinho de Erédia (1558?-1623) et sa Summa de Arvores e Plantas da Índia intra Gangez
Authors: Couto Dejanirah
Published: November 2023

A partir del itinerario y la obra de una figura original de la sociedad imperial portuguesa, Manuel Godinho de Erédia (1558?-1623), el artículo reflexiona sobre las complejas relaciones entre dos capitales, entre dos Romas de la segunda mitad del siglo XVI: aquella presente en los mapamundi de nuestras historiografías ordinarias, del imperio espiritual de la catolicidad postridentina fundado sobre las ruinas del gran imperio antiguo;  y la menos familiar, la segunda capital de un imperio portugués en vías de expansión hacia el Este y finalmente extendido a escala mundial. Destaca el doble sistema de referencias que nutre y pretende fortalecer el crédito erudito de Erédia, hombre de la Roma de Oriente, terreno humanista de una cultura compartida con sus contemporáneos más allá de las distancias: el horizonte renovado, portado por la corona ibérica, de una construcción imperial que no iguala sino que supera a la de la antigua Roma. La lectura que se propone de las numerosas producciones de Erédia, en particular de su Atlas o de su Summa de Arvores e Plantas da Índia intra Gangez, pretende arrojar luz sobre este doble sistema de referencias que teje así otra visión de la producción de conocimiento, con, contra o desde Roma, a finales del siglo XVI.
Designing Digital Therapeutic Content Using Chronic Disease Data: A Focus on Improving Urinary Dysfunction
Authors: Na Jungjo , Kim Su Jin , Lim Yangmi
Published: November 2023

In recent years, advancements in information and communication technologies, including artificial intelligence, big data, virtual reality, and augmented reality, have driven substantial growth in the field of digital medical diagnosis and treatment, thereby enhancing quality of life. Beginning in the mid-2010s with the advent of digital healthcare applications, and further accelerated by the impact of coronavirus disease 2019, digital therapeutic products have profoundly influenced society. Nevertheless, the expansion of digital therapeutics has encountered challenges associated with regulatory hurdles, differentiation from general digital healthcare, and the necessity for trustworthiness, which have contributed to a slower rate of progress. This study proposes a 3P content model–encompassing pre-education, prediction/diagnosis/treatment, and postmanagement–to increase the trustworthiness of digital therapeutics. The design of the 3P content model includes a fundamental structure that establishes networks with healthcare institutions, aiming to increase the reliability of data utilization and to facilitate integration with medical decision support systems. For case development, the study introduces a prototype of a mobile application that utilizes chronic disease urinary dysfunction data, demonstrating the cyclical structure inherent in the 3P content model.
Human Service Student’s Preparedness for Assessing Suicidality: Recommendations for Human Services Education
Authors: Sparkman-Key Narketta , Moe Jeffrey , Augustine Bianca , Belcher T'Airra
Published: November 2023

Suicide continues to be a public health concern, with suicide rates increasing. Human service professionals are among the helping professions tasked with assessing and addressing suicidality. Despite the well-documented benefits of suicide assessment and training for those within the helping professions, there remains a dearth of literature specific to suicide prevention in the preparation of human services students. To address this gap, the current study used the SIRI-2 to assess the preparedness of human services students (n = 98) to assess and address client suicidality. Findings indicated that participants’ responses were less competent than area experts. Furthermore, student participants’ responses were more invalidating, unhelpful, and conveyed less empathy. These results suggest that a need for increased or focused training that addresses suicidality within undergraduate human services programs. Limitations of the current study, future directions, and implications are discussed.
Ação antimicrobiana in vitro de extratos glicólicos de Psidium guajava L., Syzygium cumini L. e Pimpinella anisum L.
Authors: Pereira Cristiane Aparecida , Vilela Polyana das Graças Figueiredo , Oliveira Luciane Dias de , Jorge Antonio Olavo Cardoso
Published: November 2023

Várias pesquisas vêm sendo desenvolvidas e direcionadas no descobrimento de novos agentes antimicrobianos provenientes de plantas, para serem aplicados em produtos farmacêuticos. O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar in vitro a propriedade antimicrobiana de extratos glicólicos (75%) de Psidium guajava L. (goiabeira), Syzygium cuminiL. (jambolão) e Pimpinella anisum L. (erva-doce) sobre cepas padrão de Candida albicans, Enterococcus faecalis, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus mutans, Escherichia coli e Bacillus atrophaeus (esporos). Foi determinada a concentração inibitória mínima (CIM) pelo método de microdiluição em caldo, seguindo-se de subcultivos emagar para determinar a concentração microbicida mínima (CMM). Os extratos apresentaram as seguintes CIM e CMM, respectivamente: goiabeira 25% e 50% para C. albicans, E. faecalis e E. coli; 12,5% e 25% para S. mutans, e,3,12% e 6,25% para S. aureus; jambolão 25% e 50% para C. albicans, 12,5% e 25% para E. faecalis e S. aureus, e,6,25% e 12,5% para E. coli e S. mutans; erva-doce 12,5% e 25% para C. albicans e S. mutans, 6,25% e 12,5% para E. faecalis e S. aureus, e 3,12% e 6,25% para E. coli. Conclui-se que, apesar da resistência apresentada por B. atrophaeus, os extratos utilizados demonstraram potencial antimicrobiano sobre os demais micro-organismos.
Perfil clínico de los pacientes en rehabilitación por amputación de miembro inferior en el Hospital San Juan de Dios, Chile
Authors: Peña-Espitia Catheryne , Rosales-Lillo Felipe
Published: November 2023

Introducción: La amputación de miembro inferior es una de las principales causas de discapa¬cidad permanente, la que se asocia en más del 80% a complicaciones de la diabetes mellitus. En Chile existe poca información en relación a las características clínicas y demográficas de los pacientes amputados en los hospitales públicos.
Materiales y métodos: Estudio observacional, descriptivo y retrospectivo. La población fue pacientes amputados de miembro inferior atendidos por fisiatría del Servicio de Salud Metropo¬litano Occidente, mientras que la muestra se tomó de pacientes con amputación de miembro inferior nivel transtibial y transfemoral atendidos por fisiatría en el Hospital San Juan de Dios entre diciembre de 2019 y marzo de 2020.
Resultados: La base de datos contenía información de 75 pacientes, siendo el 88% de género masculino. La media de la edad fue de 59,6 años. El mayor número de amputaciones fue de tipo unilateral (82,6%), predominantemente de lateralidad derecha y nivel transtibial. La principal causa de amputación fue complicaciones de la diabetes mellitus en un 85,3%. Solo el 17,3% adquirió prótesis, la mayoría de forma particular. Solo un 14,7% se reinsertó laboralmente.
Discusión: La limitada adquisición de dispositivos protésicos es un obstáculo para la rehabili¬tación de pacientes con amputación de miembro inferior, aspecto que incide directamente en la independencia en la marcha y en la reinserción laboral de los pacientes. Sería interesante realizar un estudio de costo-efectividad entre el financiamiento de prótesis versus los meses de licencia médica que debe subsidiar el estado.
80 años de la Escuela de Salud Pública de la Universidad de Chile: una historia de compromiso con la salud de la población
Authors: Arteaga Oscar
Published: November 2023

Hace 80 años, en el contexto de un acuerdo entre la Universidad de Chile, el Servicio Nacional de Salubridad, la Fundación Rockefeller y el Instituto Bacteriológico de Chile, un día 1 de junio de 1943 nació la Escuela de Salubridad, hoy Escuela de Salud Pública, dependiente de lo que en ese entonces era la Facultad de Biología y Ciencias Médicas.
La creación de la Escuela de Salud Pública no es posible de entender sino como parte de un largo proceso de creciente influencia del higienismo en las políticas públicas, iniciado en el siglo XIX, en el cual se debe destacar el rol del Dr. Guillermo Blest, autor del “Ensayo sobre las causas más comunes y activas de las enfermedades que se padecen en Santiago de Chile con indicaciones de los mejores medios para evitar su destructora influencia”, reconocida por Diego Barros Arana como primer trabajo científico en Chile sobre ese ramo estas materias.
The learning experiences of UK autistic university students during the Covid-19 pandemic
Authors: Parker Louise , Clarke Victoria
Published: November 2023

This study explored the learning experiences of autistic university students in the UK during the Covid-19 pandemic, covering the period from the first lockdown in March 2020 to the removal of restrictions in July 2021 and the subsequent return to in-person learning. Data were generated from 17 participants using an online qualitative survey and were analysed with reflexive thematic analysis. We developed an overarching theme of ‘change impacts learning’, which encompassed the following three themes: 1) ‘online learning worked for me’ (including the sub-theme ‘the freedom and control of home learning’); 2) ‘online learning didn’t work for me’; and 3) ‘returning to campus brings so many challenges’. Changes to teaching delivery and subsequent impacts on learning highlights potential adjustments that can be made to increase the accessibility of higher education for autistic students.
An interview with Dr Michael Larkin
Authors: Larkin Michael , Amos India , Williams Sophie
Published: November 2023

Michael Larkin is a Reader in the School of Psychology at Aston University and is perhaps best known for his contribution to the development of Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. Michael, along with co-authors Jonathan Smith and Paul Flowers, recently published the second edition of Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis: Theory, Method and Research (2022). In the interview, Michael was asked about his personal journey within qualitative research, his approach to teaching qualitative research methods and his hopes for the future of the discipline. The interview was conducted by Dr Sophie Williams (Senior Lecturer in Health Psychology, University of Derby) and shaped into the following article by Dr India Amos (Senior Lecturer in Counselling and Psychotherapy, University of Salford and associate editor of QMiP Bulletin).
The impact of Islamic banks’ resilience and culture on market share: Evidence from Muslim countries in MENA and ASEAN
Authors: Frihatni Andi Ayu , Habbe Abdul Hamid , Rasyid Syarifuddin , Nagu Nadhirah
Published: November 2023

This study examines whether the resilience of Islamic banks, measured using competitiveness, diversification, capitalization, and credit risk, affects market share. In particular, culture captured using Hofstede’s dimension is also included. This study covers a broader spectrum of Muslim countries in MENA and ASEAN. It used a sample of 82 Islamic banks with six years of data from 16 countries. The nexus between variables was tested using a fixed effect model. This study also employed robustness and sensitivity analysis. The empirical results show that the resilience of Islamic banks under market competitiveness plays a positive role in market share. Market competitiveness tends to lead to an increase in the level of market share; otherwise, diversification, capitalization, and credit risk are not found to influence. This study also finds that culture significantly positively affects market share. It demonstrates that the more individualistic the culture in a nation, the more likely the market share will increase. Based on the result, this study provides additional insight that the resilience dimension through Islamic banks’ competitiveness has the significant role in supporting the increase of market share. At the same time, culture is a considerable dimension in driving the improvement of market share.
Perbedaan Tingkat Harga Diri Ditinjau Berdasarkan Adult Attachment Style Pada Emerging Adulthood
Authors: Suharmaji Velicia Aprilia Nur Qolby , Primatia Yogi Wulandari
Published: November 2023

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui apakah terdapat perbedaan tingkat harga diri apabila ditinjau berdasarkan adult attachment style . Adult attachment style merupakan kecenderungan kelekatan pada significant other, dimana memiliki empat tipe yakni 1)secure, 2)fearful, 3)preoccupied, 4)dismissive. Penelitian dilakukan pada emerging adulthood yang memiliki rentang usia 18 hingga 25 tahun, dengan jumlah subjek 100 orang. Terdiri dari 80 orang perempuan dan 20 orang laki-laki. Alat ukur yang digunakan pada penelitian ini terdiri dari dua skala yakni alat ukur RSES untuk mengukur tingkat harga diri yang diadaptasi oleh Awar (2017) dan alat ukur ASQ untuk menentukan tipe attachment yang diadaptasi oleh Fitriana(2016), dilakukan uji reliabilitas dan uji validitas terpakai pada skala ini. Analisis data dilakukan dengan metode non parametrik, yakni krukal-wallis, post-hoc, dan chi-square menggunakan software SPSS versi 25. Hasil penelitian menujukkan bahwa terdapat perbedaan tingkat harga diri ditinjau berdasarkan adult attachment style. Tingkat harga diri tinggi dimiliki oleh secure, tingkat harga diri sedang dimiliki oleh preoccupied dan dismissive, tingkat harga diri rendah dimiliki oleh fearful. Pada penelitian ini, jenis kelamin menjadi salah satu faktor yang berpengaruh dalam mempengaruhi tingkat harga diri.
La década del cambio en Andalucía
Authors: Peña Ramos José Antonio , Llera Ramo Francisco José , Díez Nicolás Juan
Published: November 2023

En un contexto de globalización en diferentes ámbitos, nuestra ciudadanía está haciendo frente a décadas de incertidumbre, inseguridad creciente y crisis de expectativas, una evolución que se ha visto agravada en la última década y media con hitos como la crisis financiera global iniciada en 2008 o la pandemia de la COVID-19 a partir de 2020. Son demasiados impactos en poco tiempo para una ciudadanía acostumbrada al crecimiento y al bienestar. Es en estas situaciones donde política y ciudadanía tienen que enfrentarse a auténticas pruebas de estrés que evidencian los déficits de articulación entre ambas.
Procesos, actores e instituciones se han convertido en objeto de desconfianza, reproche y condena para buena parte de la ciudadanía, afectando de lleno a la política como práctica social y poniendo de manifiesto un profundo alejamiento entre los ciudadanos y las instituciones encargadas de representarlos y encauzar sus demandas.
El objetivo inicial de esta obra es describir los cambios sociopolíticos que están afectando a la sociedad andaluza y haciéndolo de una forma comparativa, con el ámbito español y el de las sociedades de nuestro entorno, y longitudinal, para entender, por un lado, la singularidad de esta coyuntura histórica de dos décadas y, por otro, para tratar de prefigurar escenarios y retos de futuro. Finalmente, analizaremos los factores más significativos que están influyendo en estos tiempos de cambio.
Význam raně renesanční architektonické skulptury na lombardské a moravské umělecké periferii
Authors:   Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, Filozofická fakulta, Čehovský Petr ,   Katedra dějin umění
Published: November 2023

This case study examines the importance of artistic periphery in the field of early Renaissance architectural sculpture in the years circa 1480 – 1550. The Renaissance style spread to Central Europe especially from Italy. In the older historical art literature opinions often emerged that Central European stonemasons did not understand the principles of Italian Renaissance art, and because of this misunderstanding they combined Renaissance style with Gothic. The author has undertaken long-lasting terrain research of early Renaissance architectural sculpture in one Central European and one Italian region of artistic periphery: the Moravian part of the Dyje valley and Val Camonica in Lombardy. In both regions were very elaborately stylistically examined stone decorations of architecture in the years circa 1480 – 1550. When the information about client´s social status, travel itinerary was known, also the influence of client on the style of architectural culpture was researched. On the basis of terrain research, the author comes to the conclusion that stonemasons in the Moravian part of the Dyje valley in the time of early Renaissance created architectural sculptures in the same styles that Italian artists in Val Camonica did: Romanesque Renaissance, a mixed style combining Gothic with Renaissance, early Renaissance architectural sculptures closely following the antique models, early Renaissance architectural sculptures created as an innovative modification of antique models.
Letters in Late Medieval Franciscan Observant Chronicles: Communication, Narrative, and Reform
Authors:   Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, Filozofická fakulta, Leonte Florin ,   Katedra klasické filozofie
Published: November 2023

The aim of this paper is to discuss the many functions of the letters in several late medieval Franciscan Observant chroniclers. Through a comparative analysis of several chronicles originating from early sixteenth century Observant circles, I illustrate the main uses of letters in historical narratives, from their heavy presence and function as vehicles of information to a quasi-absence thereof. The integration of letters in chronicles contributes to the understanding of ideas of accuracy in a late medieval narrative: while chronicles that embed a smaller number of letters may raise questions about their reliability, those that include or simply mention a substantial number of letters appear to have aimed at providing a more precise account of events. In light of this diversity of usage, a question arises: what motivated certain chroniclers to prioritize the accuracy of information conveyed through letters, and conversely, why did other chroniclers favor a narrative discourse uninterrupted by epistolary documents? In the first part of the paper, I discuss several key features of epistolography in chronicle writing. Then, I move to the main areas in which we see letters at work: network formation, communication, decision making, moral instruction, transmission of knowledge, narrative, and character building. Finally, I examine how chronicles can be used to reveal new features of medieval epistolography.
Effects of Experience on Teachers’ Self-Efficacy in Secondary Schools
Authors: Odanga Sylvester JO , Aloka Peter JO , Raburu Pamela
Published: November 2023

The present study investigated the effects of teaching experience on teachers’ self-efficacy in Kenyan secondary schools. The study used a sequential explanatory design and the Teacher Self-Efficacy Scale. This scale consisted of a total of 24 items with eight items measuring each of the three domains of teacher self-efficacy: student engagement, instructional strategies, and classroom management. The face and content validities of the modified Teacher Self-Efficacy Scale were ascertained by two experts in Educational Psychology from a Kenyan university. The sample size of the study comprised 327 teachers obtained using stratified random sampling technique. The quantitative data was analyzed using Multivariate Analysis of Variance (MANOVA) but qualitative data from interviews was analyzed thematically. The MANOVA results demonstrate that the effects of experience on teachers’ self-efficacy was significant, Wilk’s λ (7, 319 = 0.945, p = 0.019). The article concludes that Kenyan Teachers’ Service Commission should utilize experienced teachers as resource persons who are attached to several schools. Key words: Experience, Teachers’ Self-Efficacy, Secondary Schools La présente étude a examiné les effets de l'expérience d'enseignement sur l'auto-efficacité des enseignants dans les écoles secondaires du Kenya. L'étude a utilisé un plan explicatif séquentiel et l'échelle d'auto-efficacité des enseignants. Cette échelle comprend un total de 24 éléments, dont huit mesurent chacun des trois domaines d'auto-efficacité des enseignants : l'engagement des élèves, les stratégies d'enseignement et la gestion de la classe. Les validités de face et de contenu de l'échelle modifiée d'auto-efficacité de l'enseignant ont été vérifiées par deux experts en psychologie de l'éducation d'une université kenyane. L'échantillon de 327 enseignants a été obtenu par la technique d'échantillonnage aléatoire stratifié. Les données quantitatives ont été analysées à l'aide de l'analyse multivariée de la variance (MANOVA), mais les données qualitatives issues des entretiens ont été analysées de manière thématique. Les résultats du MANOVA démontrent que les effets de l'expérience sur l'auto-efficacité des enseignants étaient significatifs, Wilk's λ (7, 319 = 0.945, p = 0.019). L'article conclut que la Kenyan Teachers' Service Commission devrait utiliser des enseignants expérimentés comme personnes ressources qui sont attachés à plusieurs écoles. Mots clés: expérience, auto-efficacité des enseignants, écoles secondaires.
Textual Analysis Speaks: Pedagogical Documentation as Relational Pedagogy
Authors: Fleet Alma , Patterson Catherine
Published: November 2023

Despite growing international interest in pedagogical documentation, there is limited research investigating this professional practice. In strengthening the knowledge base, this paper offers textual analysis of material written about pedagogical documentation to enable greater understanding of its nature and purposes. The authors of this paper analyzed the contents of three publications they also contributed to and edited. International chapter authors and commentators shared their thinking related to definitions of pedagogical documentation, its processes and potentialities, as well as elements enabling or constraining engagement. Offering richly contextualised voices within analytical categories, this paper positions pedagogical documentation as conceived in different ways for various purposes. Analysis indicates a foundation of relational pedagogy throughout the data set, an element rarely apparent in current approaches to planning and assessment. Seeing these texts as a combined data source enables a clearer configuration of this phenomenon, thus foregrounding the potential of pedagogical documentation as an empowering transformative component of early childhood settings. Keywords: pedagogical documentation, relational pedagogy, textual analysis, pedagogical transformation, early childhood education Malgré l'intérêt international croissant pour la documentation pédagogique, il existe peu de recherches sur cette pratique professionnelle. Cet article propose une analyse textuelle de documents écrits sur la documentation pédagogique pour permettre une meilleure compréhension de sa nature et de ses objectifs, renforçant ainsi la base de connaissances. Les auteures de cet article ont analysé le contenu de trois publications auxquelles elles ont également contribué et qu'elles ont éditées. Les auteurs de sections internationales et les commentateurs ont partagé leurs réflexions sur les définitions de la documentation pédagogique, ses processus et ses potentialités, ainsi que les éléments permettant ou limitant l'engagement. Offrant des voix richement contextualisées au sein de catégories analytiques, cet article positionne la documentation pédagogique comme étant conçue de différentes manières et à des fins diverses. L'analyse indique un fondement de pédagogie relationnelle dans l'ensemble des données; c’est un élément qui est rarement apparent dans les approches actuelles de planification et d'évaluation. Le fait de considérer ces textes comme une source de données combinée permet une configuration plus claire de ce phénomène, mettant ainsi en avant le potentiel de la documentation pédagogique en tant que composante transformatrice et autonomisante des milieux de la petite enfance. Mots clés : documentation pédagogique, pédagogie relationnelle, analyse textuelle, transformation pédagogique, éducation de la petite enfance
Reframing Teacher Engagement: A Framework for Improving Workplace Conditions to Foster Teacher Engagement
Authors: Heim Katrin , Marshall Kurtis
Published: November 2023

Historically, the factors contributing to teacher engagement have been premised on the idea that engagement is grounded in intrinsic motivation and intrapersonal characteristics. This narrative literature review offers an alternative perspective, whereby teacher engagement is enhanced through creating policies to improve workplace conditions and foster engagement. Within the findings, three essential conditions to foster teacher engagement were identified: a supportive organization, active leadership, and healthy interpersonal relationships. A conceptual framework based on these findings is constructed and proposed as an aid to school leaders in policy development to improve teacher engagement. Keywords: Teacher engagement, conditions, policy, framework, school leaders Historiquement, les facteurs contribuant à l'engagement des enseignants ont été basés sur l'idée que l'engagement est fondé sur la motivation intrinsèque et les caractéristiques intrapersonnelles. Cette analyse documentaire narrative propose une autre perspective, selon laquelle l'engagement des enseignants est renforcé par la création de politiques visant à améliorer les conditions de travail et à favoriser l'engagement. Dans les conclusions, trois conditions essentielles pour favoriser l'engagement des enseignants ont été identifiées : une organisation de soutien, un leadership actif et des relations interpersonnelles saines. On construit un cadre conceptuel basé sur ces résultats et on le propose au leadership scolaire comme appui au développement de politiques visant à améliorer l'engagement des enseignants. Mots clés : Engagement des enseignants, conditions, politique, cadre, leadeurship scolaire
Turning to Greet the Unheard, Unseen, and Unknown in Western Thought: Autoethnographic Stories of Learning with the Blackfoot
Authors: Rinkel-Mackay Sherri
Published: November 2023

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada has calls to action for the inclusion of Indigenous knowledges and teaching practices in classrooms. Western educators have different degrees of willingness, understanding, and skill in teaching Indigenous concepts and their teaching practices can be superficial. Highlighting autoethnographic accounts of learning from Blackfoot Elders through Indigenous land-based pedagogy with current literature review data, I argue that Western educators must understand that the more-than-human entities are animate and have agency in teaching and healing people. Findings suggest that all students benefit from the wise teaching practices of inviting the more-than-human as co-teachers. Key words: Indigenous education, Indigenous land-based pedagogy, Blackfoot, more-than-human, autoethnography La Commission de vérité et de réconciliation du Canada a lancé des appels à l'action pour l'intégration des connaissances et des pratiques d'enseignement autochtones dans les salles de classe. Les éducateurs occidentaux n'ont pas tous la même volonté, la même compréhension et les mêmes compétences pour enseigner les concepts autochtones, et leurs pratiques d'enseignement peuvent être superficielles. En mettant en évidence les récits autoethnographiques de l'apprentissage auprès des aînés pieds-noirs par le biais d'une pédagogie autochtone basée sur la terre, ainsi que les données d’une analyse documentaire actuelle, je soutiens que les éducateurs occidentaux doivent comprendre que les entités plus qu'humaines sont animées et ont un pouvoir d'action dans l'enseignement et dans la guérison des personnes. Les résultats suggèrent que tous les élèves bénéficient des pratiques d'enseignement sages qui consistent à inviter les entités plus qu'humaines en tant que co-enseignants. Mots clés : éducation autochtone, pédagogie autochtone basée sur la terre, Pieds-Noirs, plus-que-humain, autoethnographie
“Beg, Borrow, and Steal”: School Division Perspectives of Assessment Policy Creation in Saskatchewan
Authors: Hebert Cristyne , LeNouail Kent
Published: November 2023

This study focused on school division needs pertaining to classroom-based assessment policies in Saskatchewan. Using a critical policy analysis framework, this project narrowed in on the creation of assessment policies within school divisions in the province through the lens of superintendents (n = 16). Applying Verhoest et al.’s (2004) organizational autonomy framework, school divisions were interpreted as having both a minimum level of financial autonomy and a higher (though ultimately ambiguous) level of policy autonomy. Interviews revealed a tension between policy creation at the school-division level and within the Ministry, highlighted the impact of higher policy autonomy and lower financial autonomy on policy development and implementation at the division level, and called attention to a desire from school divisions for provincial guidance. Keywords: Classroom-based assessment; policy; school divisions; Saskatchewan; Ministry of Education Cette étude a porté sur les besoins des divisions scolaires en matière de politiques d'évaluation en classe en Saskatchewan. À l'aide d'un cadre d'analyse critique des politiques, ce projet s'est concentré sur la création de politiques d'évaluation au sein des divisions scolaires de la province dans l'optique des directions générales (n = 16). En appliquant le cadre d'autonomie organisationnelle de Verhoest et al. (2004),on a perçu les divisions scolaires comme ayant à la fois un niveau minimum d'autonomie financière et un niveau plus élevé (bien qu'en fin de compte ambigu) d'autonomie en matière de politiques. Les entrevues ont révélé une tension entre la création de politiques au niveau de la division scolaire et au sein du ministère, ont mis en évidence l'impact d'une autonomie politique plus élevée et d'une autonomie financière plus faible sur l'élaboration et la mise en œuvre de politiques au niveau de la division et ont attiré l'attention sur le désir des divisions scolaires d'obtenir une orientation de la part de la province. Mots clés : évaluation en classe ; politique ; divisions scolaires ; Saskatchewan ; ministère de l'Éducation
La Medicina Interna en la Gestión de Enfermedades Crónicas: Enfoque Clínico, Desafíos y Direcciones Futuras
Authors: Urzola Suárez María Rosa , Ayala Trujillo Héctor Daniel , Sanmartin Jaramillo Pamela Alejandra , Moreira Gómez Kiara Madelaine , Robles Barahona Nahin Isaac , Icaza Latorre David Antonio , Armijos Caicedo Tatiana Nancy
Published: November 2023

Introducción: Este artículo revisa el papel de la Medicina Interna en la gestión de enfermedades crónicas, enfocándose en el enfoque clínico actual, los desafíos y las direcciones futuras. Las enfermedades crónicas plantean una carga significativa, y la Medicina Interna, con su enfoque holístico, es crucial en su manejo.

Desarrollo: Se identificaron estrategias integrales y personalizadas para el tratamiento, la importancia de la prevención y la detección temprana, y la gestión de la polifarmacia. Los desafíos incluyen la coordinación de la atención, la integración de tecnologías emergentes y las disparidades en el acceso a la atención.

Aplicaciones prácticas o futuras líneas de investigación: Se sugiere la personalización del tratamiento, la integración de herramientas tecnológicas y programas de educación para pacientes. Las futuras investigaciones deben enfocarse en la efectividad de las estrategias de gestión integrada, el impacto de las tecnologías emergentes y el desarrollo de nuevos modelos de cuidado.

Conclusiones: La Medicina Interna tiene un papel fundamental en la gestión de enfermedades crónicas, enfrentando desafíos que requieren enfoques innovadores y colaborativos. Las direcciones futuras y las investigaciones deben centrarse en mejorar continuamente la atención y los resultados para los pacientes.