bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Ferrovia, estrutura e dinâmica de cidades feiras no interior do território brasileiro:
Authors: Maia Doralice Sátyro
Published: March 2023

No final do século XIX, a ferrovia adentra o território do Nordeste brasileiro, chegando a duas cidades marcadas pelas suas feiras livres, tanto de produtos de consumo geral como de gado bovino: Feira de Santana (Bahia) – Estrada de Ferro Central da Bahia (1876) e Caruaru (Pernambuco) – Estrada de Ferro Great Western Railway Company of Brazil (1895). Consideran­do que a ferrovia se constitui um elemento técnico moderno, pergunta-se: Quais as principais alterações e consequências na dinâmica das cidades feiras, ao se tornarem cidades Pontas de Trilho? A linha férrea impulsiona a expansão do tecido urbano em sua direção ou constitui-se uma linha limítrofe ou uma barreira? Estas indagações norteiam a pesquisa apresentada. Assim, este artigo analisa a relação entre a ferrovia e a estrutura e dinâmica das cidades mencionadas. Desse modo, a pesquisa revela que, apesar da ferrovia ter provocado alterações na estrutura e na dinâmica dessas cidades, há diferenças na natureza e na intensidade das mudanças ocorridas.
“Y marchan al olvido mis dolores”: Realismo, melodrama y ficción anarquista en la obra de juventud de Salvadora Medina Onrubia
Authors: Charrúa Clara
Published: March 2023

El objetivo del presente trabajo es analizar la obra de teatro Almafuerte (1914) y los cuentos reunidos en El libro humilde y doliente (1918), de Salvadora Medina Onrubia. Según nuestra hipótesis, mediante los usos y desvíos del género realista y del melodrama la autora logra ingresar a la cultura argentina de la temprana modernidad. Analizaremos ciertas figuraciones del anarquismo y la doctrina libertaria en relación con los tópicos de la infancia, la educación y el amor en dichos textos. Estas figuraciones finalizarán al entrar en la siguiente década en la que Medina Onrubia se consagra como dramaturga.
Ler a Bíblia como literatura
Authors: Lima Anderson de Oliveira
Published: March 2023

Starting from Martin Puchner’s classification, developed in the book O mundo da escrita, published in Brazil in 2019, which distinguishes between fundamental texts and sacred texts, this article reopens the old discussion about the criteria that govern these classifications and reaches the Bible, a text traditionally placed on the shelf of sacred texts. Thus, after presenting and analyzing new editions of biblical texts (editions that we characterize as secular) we ask if such editorial initiatives would not represent a process of desacralization of the Bible, giving it a new label that opens its covers to readers not linked to traditional religions, but who are interested in the classics of world literature.
Tradução comentada de Corpus Hermeticum IV
Authors: César Danillo Camelo
Published: March 2023

This paper proposes a commented Portuguese translation of Corpus Hermeticum IV (CH VI). The reference Greek text is that of Arthur Darby Nock and André-Jean Festugière, present in the edition by Ilaria Ramelli (Milano: Bompiani, 2014).
A Tradição da Guerra Justa
Authors: Whetham David
Published: March 2023

The Just War Tradition has provided a framework for thinking about warfare for well over 2,000 years. While the exact details may vary a little, the core ideas are shared across religious and secular culture, underpinning international law. However, should responses to terrorist activity, or ‘hybrid’ attacks, perhaps involving predominantly nonlethal methods such as subversion, cyber, or economic attrition, really be regarded within such a framework, when many people would not consider such a context to represent war at all? This paper argues that despite its name, by concentrating on harm in a broader sense rather than its purely lethal manifestation, the type of moral reasoning that the Just War Tradition represents can actually be applied to a much broader set of contexts than might initially be imagined. This means that the Just War Tradition remains a useful guide even when the exact status of the situation may be considered unclear.
Llanto compartido
Authors: Molano Parrado Maria Paula
Published: March 2023

In this article I analyse how the weep that Achilles and Priam share in the 24th song of the Iliad enables to resolve the conflict due to the struggle of the body of Hector and, furthermore, it is a precedent to consider the possibility of solving the warlike conflict between Trojans and Acheans. First, I propose how the weeping acquires a social function in the song, as it operates like a motif for the negotiation between Achilles and Priam. Then, I suggest how the weeping has therapeutics effects over the characters and makes the common recognition of his sufferings possible. Finally, and based on the above, I explore how the hospitality in this scene, which is the consequences of the shared emotions and the recognition of common sufferings, makes both characters capable of seeing and being in one another.
Ad Paridem uenerunt
Authors: Silva Gelbart Souza
Published: March 2023

The anonymous Latin work Excidium Troiae (c. IV-VI AD) is a mythical text that narrates the Trojan War (from the wedding of Peleus and Thetis to the fall of the Trojan city), the wanderings of Aeneas and part of the Roman history, from its foundation to the reign of Augustus Caesar. Excidium Troiae has relative importance for the later production of works with a Trojan War theme, especially from the 12th century on, such as the translation made by the German Konrad von Würzburg, Trojanische Krieg. In this paper, we propose a translation of the excerpt from Excidium Troiae (4.23-32, 5.1-18) in which the mythical episode known as the “Judgement of Paris” is narrated. This translation is accompanied by explanatory notes and comments.
Entre competencias y confrontaciones
Authors: Guarín Robledo Pablo
Published: March 2023

This article tries to give account of some relations between sport competitions and warlike confrontations. Works and Days, Hesiod’s didactic poem, and principally Friedrich Nietzsche’s reading of the passage in which the double nature of Eris is explained frame the comparison between two stories that, even appearing to be false or at least far away from historic truth, speak about the neutralization of war conflicts and their substitution through non-violent rituals associated to sports. The biographic writings of Hermippus of Smyrna about Likurgos and the instauration of the Olympic truce (ekecheiria) and a short story written by Robert Graves, a World War I British veteran, and dedicated to the football matches played during the Christmas Truce in 1914 are the two texts that, despite of being a systematic source of historical imprecisions, reflect how sport competitions constitute a very valuable tool in conflict resolution.
Deep Q-Learning based resource allocation and load balancing in a mobile edge system serving different types of user requests
Authors: Yıldız Önem , Sokullu Radosveta Ivanova
Published: March 2023

With the expansion of the communicative and perceptual capabilities of mobile devices in recent years, the number of complex and high computational applications has also increased rendering traditional methods of traffic management and resource allocation quite insufficient. Recently, mobile edge computing (MEC) has emerged as a new viable solution to these problems. It can provide additional computing features at the edge of the network and allow alleviation of the resource limit of mobile devices while increasing the performance for critical applications especially in terms of latency. In this work, we addressed the issue of reducing the service delay by choosing the optimal path in the MEC network, which consists of multiple MEC servers that has different capabilities, applying network load balancing where multiple requests need to be handled simultaneously and routing selection based on a deep- Q network (DQN) algorithm. A novel traffic control and resource allocation method is proposed based on deep Q-learning (DQL) which allows reducing the end-to-end delay in cellular networks and in the mobile edge network. Real life traffic scenarios with various types of user requests are considered and a novel DQL resource allocation scheme which adaptively assigns computing and network resources is proposed. The algorithm optimizes traffic distribution between servers reducing the total service time and balancing the use of available resources under varying environmental conditions.
Comparing the Impact of Brand and User-Generated Video Content on Online Shoppers’ Purchasing Intentions
Authors: ISRAFILZADE Khalil , BAGHIROVA Sakina
Published: March 2023

Social media enables users to share their purchase experiences. Nevertheless, video content marketing tactics enable companies to influence the attitudes of online shoppers to increase their purchase intentions. The paper solves the research problem of using video content marketing to differentiate between brand and user-generated videos to increase positive customer purchasing intention in the case of Instagram. It aims to find the differences between brand and user-generated videos, which determine online shoppers’ positive purchase intention toward e-commerce on Instagram. Two online questionnaires were distributed to participants, and comparisons were made between related factors. The findings suggest that content marketing on Instagram is vital in driving consumer attitudes and purchase intentions. Consumers are not driven by a certain content marketing approach if the content is of a certain level of complexity. As a result, user-generated videos have become an essential Instagram strategy; brand videos, on the other hand, are less effective.
Scoping out the Common-Sense Perspective on Meaningful Work: Theory, Data and Implications for Human Resource Management and Development
Authors: TOMMASI Francesco , SARTORI Riccardo , CESCHI Andrea
Published: March 2023

Background/Purpose: Meaningful work is a topic of relevant interest to management and organizational scholars. The study of meaningful work has been heavily characterized by theories from different disciplines, yet the common-sense perspective is often overlooked, i.e., a non-academic perspective of meaningful work. The paper presents a qualitative study on how non-academics define meaningful work.

Methods: Adopting the lens of Aristotelian logic, the paper presents a methodological-theoretical approach to explore how non-academics define human resource management concepts. We asked 194 workers to propose ultimate definitions of the concept of meaningful work. The questions were submitted via a short survey collecting demographics.

Results: The analysis of the collected definitions led to the proposition of an intensive definition of meaningful work according to which meaningful work is a positive experience associated with a sense of competence, the presence of positive relation with others, significance and purpose of work. Yet, there must be good reasons to experience work as meaningful as the environment may contain barriers to the presence of meaningfulness.

Conclusion: Methodologically, the paper advances a novel approach to the study of human resource management and development concepts. Theoretically, the study proposes a novel perspective of meaningful work prioritizing concerns on the common-sense.
Philo of Alexandria and the Epistle to the Hebrews on the Concept of the Spiritualization of the Cult
Authors: Botica Aurelian
Published: March 2023

The Epistle to the Hebrews contains one of the most unique Greek lexicology and syntax of all the New Testament writings. Behind syntax, however, there lies a very profound theological vision on topics such as Christ, Temple, holiness, perseverance and salvation. Studying Hebrews against the background of Graeco-Roman culture, the source that most contemporary scholars mention as being closest to the world of Hebrews in this context is Philo of Alexandria. Not only on philological grounds, but also in matters of methods of interpreting the Old Testament cult and in theology, Hebrews and Philo share a very common background. Analyzing the Epistle to the Hebrews comparatively, we are bound to ask whether or not comparsions such as these are warranted. In the following study we will state the state of the problem and then will examine the two sources that seem to have served as a source of inspiration for the author of Hebrews: the Old Testament and Philo of Alexandria. We will focus exclusively on the issues of the method of allegory and the spiritualization/reinterpretation of Old Testament cultic entities, since both Philo and Hebrews are characterized by these concerns. In essence, we will want to know who or what served as the most plausible source of inspiration for the author of Hebrews in the particular area of the reinterpretation of the Old Testament cult.
Automated Finite Element Solution of Diffusion Models for Image Denoising
Authors: BOUFALA ABDERRAZZAK , KALMOUN EL MOSTAFA
Published: March 2023

We present in this paper a numerical solution of a generalized diffusion-based image denoising model, using the finite element computing platform FEniCS. The generalized model contains as special cases three classical denoising techniques: linear isotropic diffusion, total variation, and Perona-Malik method. The numerical simulation using four classical grayscale images demonstrates the superior performance of the finite element method over the finite difference method in terms of both the denoising quality and the computational work.
On the Construction of Short Addition-Subtraction Chains and their Applications
Authors: Ngom Moussa , Tall Amadou
Published: March 2023

The problem of computing xn
effciently, such that x and n are known to be very interesting, specially when n is very large. In order to find effcient methods to solve this problem, addition chains have been much studied, and generalized to addition-subtraction chains. These various chains have been useful in finding effcient exponentiation algorithms. In this paper, we present a new method to recover all existing exponentiation algorithms. It will be applied to design a new fast exponentiation method.
MANAGEMENT OF THE CHANGES GENERATED BY THE TRANSITION FROM CLASSICAL EDUCATION TO E- LEARNING
Authors:   Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași, Romania b Technical University Gheorghe Asachi Iaşi, Romani, TIŢĂ Silviu Mihail , TIŢĂ Carmen ,   Technical University Gheorghe Asachi Iaşi, Romania
Published: March 2023

Higher education underwent significant changes during the pandemic COVID 19 and the research conducted aims to find out how those involved in the process managed to adapt to the new conditions and what problems arose between March 2020 and May 2020 The research conducted aims to find out how higher education teachers and students adapted to the transition from face-toface to online teaching.
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION – OERS FOR RURAL CITIZENS. PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND RESULTS
Authors:   Transilvania University of Brașov, Romania, DRAGHICI Camelia , SIMION Cezar-Petre ,   Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania, TEODOSIU Carmen ,   Gheorghe Asachi Technical University from Iasi, Romania, FINGER David Christian ,   Reykjavik University, Iceland
Published: March 2023

In this article, the main aspects of a managerial nature are presented and analyzed, as well as the results of an international cooperation project in the field of environmental education in which universities from Romania and Iceland participated. Creating open educational resources and accessing them through an online learning platform is a good opportunity to ensure environmental education in disadvantaged rural communities. The conception and implementation of an international cooperation project, in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic, generates additional risks that require appropriate response measures. Such projects constitute a conducive environment for the transfer of knowledge and lessons learned.
ADJUSTMENT OF ECONOMIC POLICIES IN THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA TO THOSE IMPLEMENTED IN NEIGHBORING EUROPEAN STATES
Authors:   Institute of Juridical, Political and Sociological Research, Republic of Moldova, DUMITRASCO Marica
Published: March 2023

The main purpose of this paper is to assess the economic vulnerabilities of the Republic of Moldova (RM) at the macro level, as well as to formulate policy proposals for sustainable economic development. The paper focuses on the analysis of time series data between the previous global crisis (2009) and that caused by the COVID-19 pandemic (2020). The paper identifies the following economic vulnerabilities of the RM, which formed during the years of independence: pro-cyclical fiscal policy, reduced public revenues, consumption-based economic model, low investment in the economy, declining labor force, exchange rate instability in crisis situations. The paper also highlights the differences between the policies of the RM compared to neighboring European countries, especially in terms of indicators of their economic stability in crisis situations. The paper identifies the following policy areas for sustainable economic development: modernizing the structure of the economy, countercyclical fiscal policy, increasing public revenues, streamlining public services, increasing public investment, developing of private pension funds, implementing public policy in the field of financial education, accelerating growth and investment in the future. In this context, the question is "what should national policies contain?" in order to ensure a sustainable development of national economy. The experience of the new EU Member States was taken into account in formulating policy proposals. If all these economic policies will be implemented in the first decade after the COVID-19 pandemic, the RM can move from a consumerbased economic model financed by loans to an investment-based and sustainable economic development one.
PROCUREMENT PROGRAMS CHALLENGES FOR THE SUSTAINABILITY OF THE ROMANIAN MILITARY LOGISTICS
Authors:   “Carol I” National Defense University, Romania, HRAB Daniela-Elena
Published: March 2023

The military logistics is a key element in the military operations and activities, therefore it has to be adapted to the context in which combat and combat support troops evolve, to provide the full range of goods and services, in a sufficient and timely manner. This article explored, using the case study method, the extent to which the current and future procurement programs of the Romanian Army covered the broad range of logistic requirements generated by the actual economic and security context. Building on the large spectrum of logistics functional and related areas requirements, and also on the new strategic visions adopted this year by NATO and the EU, the article highlighted the fact that these strategic trends were in line with the sustainable development goals, on one hand, and also very demanding for the Romanian military logistics. The conducted study reveals a gap in the existing and planned procurement programs, which should be more logistics oriented, and also more focused on meeting the sustainability criteria determined by the context of sustainable development. Moreover, the research points to the need that the national defense industry be activated to include Romania into the military supply chain, to reduce dependencies from external support and enhance resilience.
Coping During Crisis: An Intervention on Gratitude and Personal Well-Being During COVID-19
Authors: Gilbertson Isabel F. , Graves Audrey A.
Published: March 2023

For the current study, we investigated how a gratitude intervention of counterfactual thinking influenced COVID-19 experiences, dispositional gratitude levels, and psychological well-being. College students from a university in the Pacific Northwest (N = 152; Mage = 22.5, SD = 2.6) completed an online survey where they were randomly assigned into either a gratitude treatment group, where they practiced counterfactual thinking, or a control group, where counterfactual thinking was not practiced, and self-reported their COVID-19 experiences, gratitude levels, and psychological well-being. We sought to explore whether counterfactual thinking could mitigate the effects of COVID-19 by increasing gratitude and personal well-being. Statistical analyses indicated that the treatment group exposed to counterfactual thinking reported higher gratitude levels than the control group, t(115) = 2.81, p = .006; t(113) = 3.01, p = .003. A series of Pearson correlations found a small, statistically significant negative relationship between COVID-19 experiences and personal well-being, r(125) = –.23, p = .02. It was found that gratitude and personal well-being were statistically significant and positive, r(125) = .77, p = .001; r(121) = .85, p = .001. Results showed a statistically significant difference between the gratitude control and gratitude treatment groups regarding personal well-being when controlling for the severity of COVID-19 experiences, F(2, 102) = 5.97, p = .004, partial eta squared = .11. This study contributes to existing literature by providing an empirical demonstration that counterfactual thinking can improve gratitude and personal well-being, as well as mitigate negative COVID-19 experiences.
Mask-Wearing and Emotional Intensity Perceptions
Authors: Dove Brienna , Deka Teddi S.
Published: March 2023

The widespread use of sanitary face masks due to the COVID-19 pandemic renewed interest in facial emotion perception while wearing masks. Usage of face masks during this time were considered a nonpharmaceutical intervention to mitigate the spread of the virus. We examined whether wearing face masks affects the intensity of emotion perception and judgments of approachability while also considering the sex and age of the rater. Emerging adults (ages 18–25, M = 19.5, 16 men, 44 women, n = 60) and adults (ages 26–65, M = 44.8, 10 men, 31 women, n = 41) viewed photos of faces of a young adult man, middle-aged man, young adult woman, and a middle-aged woman, masked and unmasked, with happy, sad, neutral, and angry expressions. ANOVAs repeated onthe face mask and no face mask conditions showed significant reductions in emotion intensity for happy (p < .001, η2 = .22) and sad faces (p < .001, η2 = .35), no differences for angry faces (p = .16, η2 = .02), and the opposite (increased intensity) with neutral faces (p = .03, η2 = .02). Unmasked happy faces were rated as more approachable than masked happy faces. Unmasked angry faces were rated as less approachable than masked angry faces but only by emerging adults. No differences appeared for sad emotions. Neutral faces again showed an unexpected pattern, with masks increasing approachability.
АКАДЕМИК ЛЕОН АБГАРОВИЧ ОРБЕЛИ – УЧЕНЫЙ, УЧИТЕЛЬ, ЧЕЛОВЕК (к 140-летию со дня рождения)
Authors: ​Розенгарт Е.В. , Оганесян Г.А. , Басова Н.Е.
Published: March 2023

​ В июле 2022 года исполнилось 140 лет со дня рождения основателя Института эволюционной физиологии и биохимии имени И.М. Сеченова Российской академии наук, академика Леона Абгаровича Орбели - удивительно разностороннего человека, теоретика и практика науки, создателя эволюционной физиологии как самостоятельной науки. В статье приводятся основные вехи его биографии, воспоминания сотрудников, лично знавших его.
Serotype Distribution and Antimicrobial Resistance Profile of Salmonella Isolated from Traditional Chicken Doner Kebabs in Türkiye
Authors: Karakaya Atakan , Gücükoğlu Ali
Published: March 2023

This study aimed to investigate the presence of Salmonella spp. in chicken doner samples, both ready for consumption and sold in packages in a modified atmosphere, using classical culture technique and the MALDI-TOF method by determining the antibiotic resistance profile structure through the disc diffusion method by determining the serotypes of the isolates through mPCR. Between September and November 2019, 150 ready-to-eat chicken doner samples (75 of them ready to consume, the other 75 packed in a modified atmosphere) were analyzed. It was found that 23 of the 150 (15.3%) samples analyzed were contaminated with Salmonella spp. 73 isolates were obtained from 23 positive samples. Of these 73 isolates, 33 were found to be Salmonella spp. positive. In serotyping, all 33 isolates were determined to be S. infantis. In the antibiotic resistance profile, 30 of theisolates were resistant to chloramphenicol, 24 to gentamicin, 21 to ampicillin, 20 to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole and ciprofloxacin, 18 to tetracycline and amoxicillin-clavulanic acid, and 13 to cefoxitin. As a result, the isolation of Salmonella spp. from the samples and their resistance to different antibiotics were evaluated as potential sources of problems in the context of foodborne infectious diseases.
Spermatozoa Cryopreservation of Sex-Reversed Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss): The Effect of Dilution Rate and Supplementation of a N-(2-Mercaptopropionyl)-Glycine -Based Extender on Sperm Motility and Fertilizing Capacity
Authors: Doğan Mustafa , Can Erkan , Kutluyer Kocabaş Filiz
Published: March 2023

For commercial aquaculture, the obtainment of all-female salmonid populations is important in fish farms. After freezing process, variable spermatozoa maturity, higher sperm concentration, low sperm quality, and reduced fertilization success have been observed in sex-reversed female rainbow trout. For these reasons, the objective of this study was to assess effect of dilution rate and supplementation of a N-(2-Mercaptopropionyl)-Glycine (MPG)-based extender on sperm motility and fertilizing capacity of sex-reversed rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). The supplementation of MPG [0 (control, 0), 1 mM; 2 mM; 4 mM] to extenders and dilution ratio (1:9, 1:15 and 1:25) were tested in sex-reversed female rainbow trout spermatozoa during cryopreservation. For thawing, the straws (0.5 ml) were placed in a water bath at 37°C for 30 s. Our results showed that the best concentration of MPG was 2 mM for post-thaw motility duration (120.67±9.07%), fertilization (62.67±3.10%) and hatching rate (54.33±3.10%) at 1:15 dilution rate. Overall, MPG provided improvements during cryopreservation process and could be used as protective agent.
Comparison of Chemical Profiles of Aronia melanocarpa Fruit Extracts
Authors: Sönmez Gürer Eda , Karadağ Ayşe Esra , Altıntaş Ayhan
Published: March 2023

The chokeberry plant, which is native to North America and the south of Canada, is a deciduous, shrub-shaped, berry-like plant belonging to the Rosaceae family, which survives for many years. It is seen as a plant that adapts easily to almost every climatic condition and soil and has many beneficial properties for health. Within the scope of this study, methanol, 70% ethanol, ethanol, ethyl acetate, hexane and water extracts were prepared from the fruits collected from the Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Elliott plant, which is cultivated in the Kırklareli region. The chemical contents of the obtained extracts were clarified by high performance liquid chromatography. It was determined that phenolic compounds such as ferulic acid, caffeic acid, quercetin, quercetin-3-galactoside, p-coumaric acid were found in the extracts, and ethyl acetate extract was found to have the richest phenolic substance profile. Malvin anthocyanin compound was detected only in methanol extract.
Some Important Edible Wild Plants of Türkiye and Their Use in Culinary
Authors: Pehlivan Tuba
Published: March 2023

Although concepts such as global climate crisis and global warming, which are frequently used with the industrial revolution, did not make people very nervous before, countries and scientists have begun to think more about this issue today. Recently, with this climate crisis, another crisis deepened by Covid-19, wars and economic problems has been brought to the agenda: The Global Food Crisis. The possibility that people's economic and ecological conditions cannot reach enough and always the same amount of food is becoming increasingly unsettling. With these conditions, it is foreseen that people will include edible herbs in their natural habitats in their menus, as they did in the countryside from time immemorial. There are different studies on natural edible herbs in different disciplines, but there are very few studies evaluating these herbs from a gastronomic point of view. Studies such as the dissemination of traditional knowledge about natural edible herbs and the preparation of recipes for foods and beverages made with these plants are studies that can also find response in fields such as economy, sociology, tourism, health and agriculture. Carrying out all these studies in combination can also contribute to healty and gastronomy-themed tourism. For this reason, in our study, studies on natural edible herbs in Türkiye  were compiled and evaluated in a way to cover ancient times and today and different disciplines. As a result of the evaluation, natural edible plants that came to the fore in previous studies and our study were determined and information about the food parts of these plants, their usage areas and usage patterns were given.
Antioxidant, Antibacterial Activities and Synergistic Effect with Antibiotics of Fruits and Stems Extracts from Styphnolobium japonicum (L.) Schott
Authors: Saffidine Karima , Zerargui Fatima , Guemaz Thoraya , Lameche Charafeddine , Sahli Farida , Baghiani Abderahmane
Published: March 2023

The objective of this study was to evaluate the antioxidant and antibacterial properties of Styphnolobium japonicum (L.) Schott extracts. Results showed that the total phenols and flavonoids contents of the extracts ranged from 24.57 to 316.11 mg GAE/g and from 1.80 to 12.41μg QE/mg, respectively. Ethyl acetate (EaES) and aqueous (AqES) extracts from seeds showed the highest DPPH scavenging capacity (IC50= 5.51 and 23.43 μg/mL). EaES from seeds, stem bark and fruit pod were the most active in inhibiting β-carotene oxidation. While, aqueous extracts have the ability to chelate ferrous ions. Significant antibacterial activity was obtained against Escherichia coli, Proteus mirabilis, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Salmonella typhimurium, Listeria monocytogenes, Bacillus cereus and Pseudomonas aeroginosa; and inhibition zones varied between 10 to 29.5 mm. MIC and MBC ranged from 0.7–11.25 mg/mL and 5.63–22.5 mg/mL, respectively. In addition, synergistic effects were obtained, where inhibition zones varied between 7 and 50 mm. These results support the use of this species in traditional medicine in many physiological disorders and could be used where antioxidant and antibacterial are warranted.
Is the Gangnam Housing Market a Stopover or the Final Destination?: A Decision on Residential Mobility Among Elderly Homeowners
Authors:   Korean Association for Housing Policy Studies, Kim Hee-Jung , Kim Jun-Hyung
Published: March 2023

The rising cost of housing in Gangnam has been the main focus of housing policy in Korea. The concentration of local housing demand is attributed to this increase, which is believed to be driven by better educational infrastructure and job accessibility. This suggests that elderly households, who do not require quality education for their grown-up children or accessible jobs due to their retirement, can provide crucial insights into the market—whether Gangnam is a ‘stopover’ during the growing period or the ‘final destination’ for the entire housing career. The in-depth interviews with middle-aged or elderly households who own apartments in Gangnam and have grown-up children reveal that Gangnam housing is the final destination, not a stopover. The primary reason is their high level of residential satisfaction, which is largely attributed to the quality infrastructure. The satisfaction stems from the presence of high-income and highly educated residents in Gangnam. The fact that it is difficult to build affluent neighborhoods in Korea has strengthened their belief in future price appreciation. Additionally, their strong desire to transfer their convenient lifestyle, the perception of higher social standing, and the potential for capital gain to their children is also a significant factor.
Price Effect Analysis by Improving the Qualitative Characteristics of Apartment Buildings by Period in Gangnam-gu
Authors:   Korean Association for Housing Policy Studies, Yu Song Ji , Kim Jae Hee , Song Young Sun , Lee Chang Moo
Published: March 2023

In the domestic apartment market, the quality enhancement and differentiated strategies of construction companies have been implemented since the 2000s. In many ways, the quality characteristics of apartment buildings that have been improved continuously provided a variety of choices in the criteria for housing buyers to purchase. This study empirically analyzed the effect of improving the quality characteristics of apartments by period among the determinants of housing prices on apartments in Gangnam-gu, Seoul through the Hedonic price model. The analysis showed that all the variables of qualitative characteristics, which are the core variables of this study, had a positive effect on apartment prices. It was confirmed that some of the variables corresponding to the qualitative characteristic factors showed higher estimation coefficient values than other variables, which had a greater impact on apartment price formation. In addition, it can be seen that a significant portion of the price effect due to aging, which has been measured as a quadratic function in many previous studies, is the result of overlapping effects due to the improvement of the qualitative characteristics of apartments.
Women’s Labour, British Naval Hospital Ships, and a System of Medical Care, 1775-1815
Authors: Spinney Erin Elizabeth
Published: March 2023

This research note uses new methodologies to investigate the presence of women nurses and other labourers on British hospital ships during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. Using pay lists, musters, and log book records, it is possible to track the work of women labourers throughout the naval medical system of care. The work of women on these ships challenges our previous assumptions concerning medical care in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Cette note de recherche fait appel à de nouvelles methodologies pour enquêter sur la présence des infirmières et des autres ouvrières sur les navires hospitaliers britanniques pendant les guerres révolutionnaires et napoléoniennes. À l’aide de listes de paye, de listes des membres d’équipage et de registres des journaux de bord, il est possible de suivre le travail des femmes dans tout le système de soins médicaux de la marine. Le travail des femmes sur ces navires nous oblige à revoir nos suppositions antérieures concernant les soins médicaux à la fin du 18e et au début du 19e siècle.
Influencia de los datos biográficos y experiencia deportiva de los estudiantes universitarios de educación fisíco-deportiva sobre sus creencias, actitudes y autoconcepto físico
Authors: Albisua Neritzel , Zulaika Luis Mari
Published: March 2023

El propósito de este estudio fue examinar cómo influyen las experiencias deportivas y su biografía en cada sujeto, con respecto a sus creencias y actitudes de cara a la educación física y su autoconcepto físico. Se utilizaron cuatro escalas diferentes en 826 estudiantes de 18-24 años en total que vivían en el País Vasco, encontrado por método de muestreo aleatorio simple. La primera escala es la "Escala de información personal" que consta de 4 ítems para determinar las características socio-personales, sobre la experiencia deportiva, perfl de los entrenadores/as y calificación en Educación Física. En cuanto a la segunda escala utilizada fue Feelings about Physical Education (Bourke, & Frampton, 1992) que examina las Percepciones sobre la Educación Física (PEF). La tercera escala utilizada fue el Cuestionario de actitudes hacia la educación física CAEF (Moreno, Rodriguez y Gutierrez, 2006), en su validación al Euskera de Actitudes hacia la disciplina de Educación Física (ADEF), y por último el Cuestionario AFI, Autokontzeptu Fisikoaren Itaunketa (Esnaola, 2006), que examina el autoconcepto físico de los sujetos. Los datos del estudio fueron analizados por SPSS 25 paquete de software. Se realizó un análisis de componentes principales (ACP) con el propósito de explorar la correlación entre escalas, así como también entre las escalas y las categorías de las variables biográficas y de experiencia deportiva. Se determinó que hay correlación de la gran mayoría de las escalas de los cuestionarios. En conclusión, se hayo una clara separación entre dos grupos o perfiles de estudiantes determinada principalmente por las respuestas a los cuestionarios de actitudes hacia la actividad física, creencias y autoconcepto.
Music in Early Childhood Education: generalist teachers versus specialist teachers [Música en Educación Infantil: profesores generalistas versus profesores especialistas]

Authors: Vicente Nicolás Gregorio , Rodríguez Lozano Carlos , Sánchez-Marroquí Judith
Published: March 2023

Hoy en día continúa existiendo en los centros educativos el debate sobre quién debe ser el profesor responsable de enseñar música en Educación Infantil: unos consideran que debe ser el docente de Educación Infantil y otros creen que debe ser el profesor especialista de música quien asuma esta tarea. El objetivo de este trabajo es conocer la opinión del futuro profesorado de Educación Infantil sobre algunos aspectos de su formación y la docencia de la música, con especial atención a si consideran que esta disciplina debería ser impartida por ellos o, por el contrario, por el especialista de Educación Musical. El conjunto de participantes del estudio estuvo formado por el alumnado del último curso del Grado en Educación Infantil de la Universidad de Murcia. Para la recogida de información se elaboró un cuestionario ad hoc estructurado en dos secciones: (1) datos personales y formación musical y (2) Educación Musical en Educación Infantil. Los resultados revelan una falta de consenso sobre el especialista que debería impartir la docencia de la música en esta etapa. Igualmente, se indican como factores que influyen en esta concepción: la formación universitaria, la importancia que los futuros docentes conceden a la música, así como su potencial para ser relacionada con otras áreas.
Food Label Use and Associated Factors: A Cross Sectional Study from Occupied Palestinian Territories
Authors:   Department of Public Health, School of Medicine, An-Najah National University, Palestine, N Natour , M Al-Tell ,   Department of Public Health, School of Medicine, An-Najah National University, Palestine, M Al-Ayedi ,   Department of Public Health, School of Medicine, An-Najah National University, Palestine
Published: March 2023

Background: Use of food labels can help consumers to make informed choices on foods they purchase which could have beneficial role in protection from obesity and diet related chronic diseases. The aim of this study was to investigate food label use in the Palestinian society along with related factors. Methods: Electronic survey was distributed on social media platforms to Palestinian society in West Bank, Gaza, and other places of Palestinian communities’ presence. The survey collected data on demographic variable, obesity, chronic disease history and nutritional deficiencies. In addition to food label use information. Data was analyzed using IBM SPSS 21 software. Results: We included 271 participants in our study, mean age of our study group was 25.6±10 y, mainly females. Obesity was present in 24.4% of the study group, whereas 42.8% reported they were not satisfied with their current weight and 49.4% reported they attempted to lose weight. The prevalence of label use in our study group was 61.6%. Majority of label users obtained information on amount of calories, serving size, fat, sugar, vitamins and minerals content. Very few obtained information on sodium, saturated fat and transfat in food product. Food label use was significantly related to age (p<0.05) and healthy dietary patterns (p<0.05), but was not related to obesity and chronic disease. Conclusion: Our study indicate high rate of label use among Palestinians with some gaps in nutrition information obtained.
Social exclusion as a side effect of machine learning mechanisms
Authors: Tertyshnikova A. G. , Pavlova U. O. , Cimbal M. V.
Published: March 2023

The development of neural network technologies leads to their integration in decision-making processes at the level of such important social institutions as healthcare, education, employment, etc. This situation brings up the question of the correctness of artificial intelligence decisions and their consequences. The aim of this work is to consider the origin and replication of social exclusion, inequality and discrimination in society as a result of neurotraining. Neurotraining understood as the principles of any neural networks’ training. Social exclusion and the resulting discrimination in decisions made by artificial intelligence is considered as a consequence of the big data processing principles. The authors review the theories of foreign and Russian authors concerning the impact of artificial intelligence on strengthening the existing social order, as well as problems with processing and interpreting data for training computer systems on them. Real situations of the specifics of the data itself and its processing that have led to increased inequality and exclusion are also given. The conclusion about the sources of social exclusion and stigmatization in society is made due to the similarity between natural and artificial neural networks functioning. The authors suggest that it is the principles of neurotraining in a “natural” society that lead not only to discrimination at the macro level, but also cause vivid negative reactions towards representatives of the exclusive groups, for example, interethnic hatred, homophobia, sexism, etc. The question about the possibility of studying “natural” society in comparison with “artificial” one is raised.
The individual strategies of Internet users’ media activity
Authors: Grimov O. A. , Belkina V. A.
Published: March 2023

The article is dedicated to the analyses of actual strategies of Internet users’ media activity in the ecosystem of today’s social media (social networks, blogs, hostings, messengers, mobile applications, etc.). The base of the author’s approach that specifies the novelty of the research lies on the analyses of the users’ media activity as a complex of media consumption and production which make a dialectical unity, as well as on the problematization of subject oriented research optics which draws attention to the individual as a direct media subject. The interaction of the individual and media ecosystem is analyzed with the help of a system of incoming and outcoming activity markers. The incoming activity is understood by the authors as a total of institutional and environmental factors of media activity practices realization, the outcoming one is understood as the characteristic of individual’s personal activity in realizing media practices. It is shown that the configuration of the dominant types of incoming and outcoming activity forms the individual media strategy. It is theoretically based and empirically proved by the author’s sociological research with the use of factor analyses (online poll of social network users, N = 1000) that there practically exist four types of individual media strategies: inclusively open, exclusively open, inclusively conservative and exclusively conservative ones. It is found out that the majority of the Internet users (38,3%) use the exclusively open strategy, estimate modern media conditions as too liberal and thus needing control and restrictions. In the conclusion there are shown the perspective directions of the following scientific enquiry on the topic of the research.
Digital participation: category conceptualization in foreign practice of civic engagement
Authors: Abramova S. B.
Published: March 2023

The participatory model of civic participation is attracting more and more attention from researchers of modern societies. The article is devoted to the issue of determining the content and structural components of digital participation concept. The problem of the digital technologies’ effectiveness for the implementation of civic activity is considered in the context of the practice and experience of foreign organizations in the implementation of digital activism. The author conducts an informal analysis of 46 foreign websites, their content is related to the development of digital participation (government agencies, educational and charitable organizations, digital platforms). The study made it possible to build a structural model of digital participation, including the main subjects, their goals and the necessary conditions / factors of the non-digital and digital environment, as well as the personal component. This is connected with an expanded context in the interpretation of digital participation, which considers the activities of not only the subjects of civic participation itself, but also all other subjects and conditions necessary for the involvement of citizens in digital participation. It is shown that the practice-oriented understanding of digital participation is based on a number of provisions in the documents of international organizations (the United Nations, the European Union) and is based on the assessment through various international indices. The participatory interpretation allows us to conclude that civic participation is extremely positive, based on a culture of participation and consistency in the goals of various social groups and subjects.
STEM salaries in Russia: the importance of human capital and institutional factors
Authors: Putintseva A. E.
Published: March 2023

In the age of digital transformation, there is an increasing discussion about human resource shortages. In particular, IT professionals, and specialists in science and technology (STEM – Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) in general. One of the decisive factors in attracting and retaining a highly skilled workforce is the level of compensation, so it is important to understand what determinants affect its level in Russia, which is the focus of this study. The influence of human capital (special experience and availability of higher education) and institutional factors (organization size, economic sector, organization profile) were considered. The data of the National Research University Higher School of Economics Russian Monitoring of Economic Situation and Health for 2010–2020 were used for the analysis. The paper presents a detailed description of the final sample (N = 4 674). The J. Mintzer wage equation is used as the main econometric model. The results show that the level of financial compensation increases when a STEM specialist has higher education, works in a large and commercial organization. Work experience has no effect on compensation. The profile of the organization (technical or not) also did not show an unambiguous result in this study.