bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in an Adult: A Rare Cause of ST-Segment Elevation MI
Authors: David Billy Joseph , Tugade Reynald Evan , Gerodias Ferdinand Jr
Published: November 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic is a significant worldwide health emergency. Due to the high incidence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, there are increasingly recognisable early and long-term outcomes of the disease. One of the uncommon complications of SARS-CoV-2 infection is multisystem inflammatory syndrome in adults (MIS-A). This is a post-sequela of SARS-CoV-2 infection associated with hyperinflammatory syndrome accompanied by extrapulmonary organ dysfunction. The prevalence of MIS-A ranges from 0.2% to 11.7% of the studied SARS-CoV-2 infection cases. The lack of awareness of this condition and unusual constellation of symptoms makes its management challenging. A 36-year-old woman who had a recent SARS-CoV-2 infection presented with chest pain and hypotension. An ECG showed ST-segment elevation in the anteroseptal wall, elevated cardiac enzymes and inflammatory markers. Transthoracic echocardiogram revealed segmental hypokinesia with a mildly reduced ejection fraction of 41%. Coronary angiogram showed normal arteries. A diagnosis of MIS-A was considered and the patient was started on steroids and IV immunoglobulin.
The Turkish adaptation of the 6-item Kutcher Depression Scale (KADS-6): A Validity and reliability study
Authors: Apaydın Kaya Çiğdem , Öztürk Mahmut
Published: November 2023

Background: The scales used to determine the risk of depression in childhood and adolescence are quite long and complex for adolescents. The Kutcher Adolescent Depression Scale (KADS-6) is a short depression screening scale consisting of 6 items developed for individuals between the ages of 12-22. The aim of this study is to adapte KADS-6 to Turkish and examine validity and reliability. Materials and Method: This is a reliability and validity study, conducted with the students of 2 High Schools in Istanbul in March 2019. KADS-6 was translated to Turkish from English with permission of the researchers developed the scale. Then, it was translated back to English by a bilingual person. The test-retest method was used for reliability analysis. For the validity analysis, the scale was applied to 120 students with a mean age of 15±0.98, exploratory factor analysis was done and Cronbach’s alpha coefficient was calculated. In addition, the correlation between the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) and KADS-6 was investigated. Results: The test-retest correlation coefficient of the scale is 0.983 (p <0.001); Cronbach’s alpha coefficient is 0.83. A single factor emerged that explained 53.8% of the total variance. There is a high and positive correlation between Turkish KADS-6 and PSS scores (r=0.61; p <0.001). Those who are positive in terms of risk of depression have higher PSS scores, than those are negative (31.49 ± 7.49; 24.04 ± 6.77; p <0.001). Conclusion: The findings of the study suggest that Turkish KADS-6 is a valid and reliable scale. Therefore, the use of CADS-6 in the screening of depression in adolescents may be an advantage for family physicians, since it contains few questions and can be completed in a short time.
Pandemic from eyes of resident doctors receiving medical residency training at the university hospital
Authors: Gücük Sebahat , Akbaş Güneş Nurcan
Published: November 2023

Aim: The aim of our study is to obtain the evaluations of the resi- dent physicians, who are training at Izzet Baysal Training and Research Hospital, about their work and training patterns during the COVID-19 phase, to determine the relationship of these evaluations with the Beck’s Depression Inventory total scores, and to suggest improvements. Method: The study was carried out as descriptive research be- tween January and March 2021, with the attendance of 148 resident physicians receiving medical specialization training at İzzet Baysal Training and Research Hospital of the Abant İzzet Baysal University. The first segment of our questionnaire contains 22 questions about the demographic characteristics of resident physicians, the training prac- tices they received during the pandemic, and the work patterns in the hospital’s COVID areas, while the second segment contains questions from Beck’s Depression Inventory. Results: Among the participants, 106 resident physicians (71.6%) who were receiving training during the pandemic were assigned out- side their own clinics. Of the participants, 85 of the resident physicians (57.4%) thought that their training was negatively affected, while 5 (3.4%) thought that it was very negatively affected, during the pan- demic. Considering the infection control measures in our hospital, dur- ing this period, 81 (54.8%) of them did not feel safe completely, while 64 (43.2%) did not feel safe partly. Considering the Beck’s Depression Inventory total scores of those who did not think that they were suf- ficient for the first response for patients who visited with complaints other than COVID-19 while working in COVID-19 areas, 36.8% was minimal, while 40.7% of those who thought it could be sufficient were mild. Although there was no significant difference between them in terms of average Beck’s Depression Inventory total scores (p:0.074), when the resident doctors were asked to evaluate the reflection of the transition to flexible working hours on their education, 62.5% of those who evaluated the impact of the pandemic on their education as very bad, were found to be compatible with moderate depressive symptoms. Conclusion: Changes in our residents’ education and working conditions during the pandemic were associated with higher Beck’s Depression Inventory total scores in our study. We believe that one of our top priorities should be to try to meet the training needs of resident physicians through individually designed programs. We strongly be- lieve that it should be among our priorities to try and fulfill the training needs based on resident physicians with individually planned programs and to adopt a program to education in a way that will benefit from the effects of web-based and face-to-face education to support each other in the face of urgent events.
Evaluation of the Covid-19 vaccination process in Family Health Centers: A descriptive study
Authors: Çelik Özla , Özmemiş Çağrı
Published: November 2023

Introduction and Aim: To overcome the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, in Turkey, the inactivated vaccine Sinovac/Coronovac and the mRNA vaccine Pfizer/BioNTech have been applied since January 13, 2021 and April 12, 2021 respectively. Especially with the introduction of Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, which contains more than one dose in one vial, various problems have been experienced during the delivery, storage and application of the vaccine. This study aims to understand the challenges faced by practitioners in the Covid-19 vaccination process in Family Health Centers (FHC), determine the factors causing these difficulties and the solutions produced by the practitioners, and discuss how similar problems encountered in vaccination processes are addressed by the strategies and the methods in the industrial engineering literature. Materials and Methods: A descriptive study was planned. Family physicians and family health workers working in the FHC and vaccinating against Covid-19 formed the universe of the research. The sample was not calculated, the participants were accessed via online platforms (Google forms). Data were collected between 10.8.2021 and 10.10.2021. The frequency distributions of the data were calculated in Microsoft® Excel® for Microsoft 365 MSO (Version 2203 Build 16.0.15028.20152) 64-bit program. Results: Our research was conducted with a total of 124 FHC employees. Of these, 102 (82.2%) are physicians and 22 (17.8%) are other healthcare professionals. To the question “What are the factors that reduce the effectiveness of the vaccination that you experience during the Covid-19 vaccination process?” we asked the participants, 80.6% answered that 6 people to be vaccinated should wait to open a vial. 75.2% of the participants stated that they worked without taking a break during the day to overcome the problems during the Covid-19 vaccination process. Conclusion: Various problems related to vaccine logistics and management have been identified such as the requirement of gathering six people to be able to administer the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, the inability to design an effective appointment system, and the conflicts of the routine work of FHCs and the vaccine administration tasks. These problems can be handled and solved with the strategies and methods commonly used in the industrial engineering literature.
Evaluation of Patients with Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery to Receiving Preventive Health Care in Primary Care and Risk Factors for Operation
Authors: Çakır Meryem , Çakır Habib
Published: November 2023

Giriş ve Amaç: Birinci basamakta koruyucu sağlık hizmeti sunumu ile pek çok hastalığın önüne geçilebilmektedir. Özellikle toplumdaki en sık ölüm nedeni olan kardiyovasküler hastalıkların önlenmesine yönelik birinci basamak hekimlerine önemli bir görev düşmektedir. Bu çalışmada koroner arter bypass greft (KABG) operasyonlu kişilerin birinci basamakta koroner arter hastalığına yönelik koruyucu sağlık hizmeti alma durumları ve KABG operasyonu olmaya yönelik risk faktörlerinin değerlendirilmesi amaçlanmıştır. Gereç ve yöntem: Kesitsel tanımlayıcı desende planlanan çalışmaya 151 KABG hastası ve 167 sağlıklı birey dahil edildi. Hastaların koroner arter hastalığından korunmalarına yönelik sağlık hizmeti alma durumlarını ve sosyodemografik özelliklerini inceleyen bilgi formu hastalara yüz yüze görüşme tekniği ile uygulandı. Bulgular: Çalışmada KABG operasyonu olan hastaların sağlıklı kontrol grubuna göre, sigara ve alkolün koroner zararları, sağlıklı beslenme, kilo kontrolü ve asetilsalisilik asit kullanımının koroner yararları hakkında daha fazla bilgi aldıkları bulundu. Yine KABG hastalarının birinci basamakta daha sık kan basıncı, lipit ve kan şekeri kontrollerinin yapıldığı bulundu. İleri yaş, erkek cinsiyet, Hipertansiyon ve Diabetes Mellitus tanılarının ve egzersiz yapmamanın KABG operasyonu riskini arttırdığı bulundu. Sonuç: Çalışmamızda KABG hastalarının birinci basamakta koroner risklerden korunmaya yönelik daha fazla hizmet aldığı bulundu. Birinci basamak hekimleri özellikle düzenli izledikleri kişilerin koroner risk değerlendirmelerini daha erken dönemde yapıyor olabilirler. Bu konuda daha fazla çalışma yapmak ve birinci basamak hekimlerinin bilgi ve deneyimlerini arttıracak stratejiler geliştirmek oldukça önemlidir.
The effect of sociodemographic characteristics on healthy lifestyle behaviors in pregnant women registered Family Health Center
Authors: Doğan Kaya Yasemin , Başaran Güngör Burcu
Published: November 2023

The Introduction: Pregnancy is a critical period in which women experience many physical, psychological and social changes. Studies reveal that the lifestyle adopted during pregnancy has a long-term effect on the health and quality of life of the child, mother and even the whole family. It is known that sociodemographic characteristics determine the health of individuals. Aim: The aim of this study is to reveal the effect of sociodemographic characteristics of pregnant women on healthy lifestyle behaviors. Method: This is a cross-sectional analytical study. 105 volunteer pregnant women who applied for any reason and/or were invited to participate in the study by phone call between March and April 2022 were recruited. Sociodemographic characteristics were questioned with a questionnaire prepared by the researchers. The Health Promoting Lifestyle Profile II (HPLP-II) was used to evaluate the lifestyles of pregnant women. The data obtained were evaluated with the independent t-test and ANOVA tests in the SPSS 20.0 program. Results: A total of 105 pregnant women between the ages of 19-42 were included in the study. The mean age was 29.23 ± 4.8 years, and 77% (n=81) had a high school or higher education. 56.2% (n=59) of the participants have a monthly income of 8000 TL or less. 11.4% (n=12) of the pregnants were in the first trimester, 50.5% (n=53) in the second, and 38.1% (n=40) in the third trimester. The mean scale score of the participants was calculated as 133.9±22.5 and 2.6±0.4 out of four. Although the total scale mean score of the groups with high education and income levels and working pregnant women was higher, no statistically significant difference was found between the total scale score of education level, income level, and employment status (p=0.281, p=0.192, p=0.804, respectively). The mean total scale score of the pregnant women who used regular medication was found to be higher than those who did not use drugs (p=0.017). Conclusion: It has been observed that pregnant women who use regular medication adopt a healthier lifestyle. Education level, income level, employment status and the presence of social security were not found to have a significant effect on the adoption of healthy lifestyle behaviors by pregnant women.
E-health solutions in primary health care
Authors: Çöme Oğulcan , Mevsim Vildan
Published: November 2023

The World Health Organization defines E-health as the cost-effective and safe use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) to support health and health-related fields, including health services, health surveillance, health literature and health education, information and research. In this study, we aimed to compile information on the importance of e-health use in family medicine and some e-health applications used in family medicine worldwide in light of current literature. The purpose of our review study is to facilitate the discussion on the use of rapidly developing technologies in the context of family medicine discipline. Primary health care is challenged to provide quality and accessible care to an increasingly ageing population with a high prevalence of chronic diseases. To adapt, primary care providers need to adopt innovative practices, including eHealth. In family medicine, digital health has the potential to help patients monitor and manage chronic conditions, while preventing disease and reducing healthcare costs. There is also great benefit in using technology to provide individualized health care. It is also beneficial for Family Physicians to take advantage of advances in digital health, thus contributing to improved patient health care. There are various e-health applications utilized in primary healthcare worldwide, with some countries using them extensively, while others use them sparingly. The range of e-health applications utilized in primary healthcare is continually expanding and includes disease coding systems, clinical decision support systems, e-prescription, e-dispatch, digital imaging, disease monitoring software, remote measurement devices, and smart wearable technologies. Despite the potential benefits of eHealth, evaluating its effectiveness, usability, and accuracy through scientific evidence before implementation is crucial. However, there is often a lack of sufficient scientific evidence to support the implementation of eHealth applications fully. Therefore, the conditions necessary for eHealth to reach its full potential in primary healthcare remain unclear.
Purification of the apple pomace polyphenol extract using adsorbent resin
Authors: Gonelimali Faraja , Szabó-Nótin Beatrix , Máté Mónika
Published: November 2023

Polyphenols from agro-industrial waste particularly of fruit origin are a reliable source of antioxidants and antimicrobials that can be used as natural food additives. Organic solvents play an important role in extracting the polyphenols, however, inefficiency in exerting bioactivity and interference with the organoleptic properties are among the reasons that hinder their use as food additives. These problems can be alleviated by purification. In this study, the effect of resin types and elution solvent for purification of the apple pomace extracts on total phenolic content (TPC) and antioxidants were investigated. Crude ethanolic extracts were purified using amberlite resins (XAD7HP and FPX66) in a glass column (25 × 310 mm). The sorption flow rate was 2 Bed volume (BV) per hour, rinse 2 BV per hour, and desorption was 2 BV per hour. Final wash and regeneration were each done by 2 BV per hour. Polyphenol content and antioxidant capacity were quantified spectrophotometrically using Folin-Ciocalteu and Ferric reducing ability of plasma (FRAP) assays respectively. Polyphenol recovery was 50% in XAD7HP (Lowest) using ethanol and 69% in FPX66 (Highest) using acetone. For the case of FRAP recovery, 76% (Lowest) was observed in FPX66 using ethanol while 93% (Highest) was observed in XAD7HP using acetone. Conclusively, FPX66 is the ideal resin for the purification of apple pomace extracts for enhancing antioxidant activity compared to XAD7HP. Further, acetone seems to be a good desorption solvent compared to ethanol.
Designing, implementing and evaluating a framework for managing concussions in New Zealand secondary schools: A study protocol
Authors: Salmon Danielle , Badenhorst Marelise , Keung Sierra , Lucas Patricia , Mossman Kate , Walters Simon , Sole Gisela
Published: November 2023

Adolescent concussions can potentially lead to cognitive and behavioural changes, affecting concentration and performance at school and in other activities. Although the Ministry of Education provides web-based guidelines for post-concussion student support, the implementation of these in the school setting is limited. Due to the complex school environment, a pragmatic methodology is needed to co-design implementation with relevant community stakeholders. We outline the protocol for designing and implementing a FRAmework for maNaging Concussions in New Zealand Secondary Schools (FRANCS) to support safe return to learn and activity for students. The framework draft was co-designed by school stakeholders and will be refined at organisational levels. We describe the theoretical underpinnings that informed the study design and outline the project phases. We use a systems thinking approach, Community Based Participatory Action Research, and Appreciative Inquiry approaches to co develop FRANCS with community, policy, and professional stakeholders. The implementation and evaluation phases of FRANCS is guided by Step 5 of the Intervention Mapping protocol, Implementation outcomes, and Realist process evaluation. FRANCS will be adaptable to the context of individual secondary schools in Aotearoa New Zealand, ensuring that return-to-learning and -activity guides are implemented to support students who have sustained a concussion.
Analysis of the Digital Marketing Mix on the Mikhayla_Shop Account Reviewed from the Perspective of Islamic Business Ethics
Authors: Aini Saqofa Nabilah , Romaisyah Luqita , Agustin Riska
Published: November 2023

This study aims to analyze the form of the digital marketing mix through social media on the Instagram account mikhayla_shop in terms of Islamic Business Ethics. The formulation of the problem in the study is how the digital marketing mix through social media studies on the Instagram account mikhayla_shop is viewed from an Islamic perspective?;. This study uses qualitative research methods with a descriptive approach. Primary data sources come from interviews, observations, and document studies with owners and employees of the Mikhayla shop. At the same time, the secondary data sources come from books, information sources, archives, and official personal documents. Structured interviews and indirect observation are the techniques of data collection. The results showed that Mikayla shop's digital marketing mix through social media is based on Islamic Business Ethics.
Non-Civil Servant Muzakkī Intentions in Paying Zakāh in BAZNAS of Sidoarjo and Trenggalek Regency, East Java
Authors: Asegaf M. Maulana , Muchlisin Muchammad Chafidz
Published: November 2023

This research aims to determine the intentions of Non-Aparatur Sipil Negara (ASN) Muzakkī or non-civil servant Muzakkī in paying zakāh at National Amil Zakāh Agency (BAZNAS) of Sidoarjo and Trenggalek Regency as well as to describe how BAZNAS of Sidoarjo and Trenggalek Regency in growing the intention of non-civil servant Muzakkī in paying zakāh. This type of research is descriptive qualitative research using primary data in the form of interviews with the person in charge of collecting funds at BAZNAS of Sidoarjo and Trenggalek Regency, three Muzakkī from BAZNAS of Sidoarjo Trenggalek Regency. Then, secondary data in the form of the Institution's vision and mission, financial reports, and magazines published by relevant institutions. The results of this research are the intentions of non-civil servant Muzakkī in paying Zakāh at BAZNAS of Sidoarjo and Trenggalek Regency, viewed from the Planned Behavior Control theory, shows that attitude toward behavior plays an essential role in the Muzakkī's intention to pay zakāh. Subjective norms and perceived behavior control are not determining factors in giving zakāh, but it is the main factor in paying zakāh through BAZNAS of Sidoarjo and Trenggalek Regency. Meanwhile, BAZNAS of Trenggalek Regency’s strategies to increase the intention of non-civil servant Muzakkī to pay zakāh is less than optimal in terms of strengthening cooperation with private institutions and collecting innovations in the non-civil servant (Non-ASN) community. However, BAZNAS of Trenggalek Regency is quite good in terms of cooperation with the private sector and innovation in raising funds by forming village UPZs, known as zakāh collection units in Karangturi and Ngulungkulon Village, Munjungan District. Regarding transparency, BAZNAS of Trenggalek Regency has published in detail on the website, while BAZNAS of Sidoarjo Regency is featured in the ZISKU monthly magazine.
Do ESG Controversies Influence Firm Value? An Analysis with Longitudinal Data in Different Countries
Authors: Passos Gabriela de Abreu , Campos-Rasera Paula Pontes de
Published: November 2023

This study aims to analyze the influence of ESG controversies on the value of companies. Annual data from 6,325 companies from 61 countries between 2002 and 2020 were analyzed. In the econometric model developed, the indices prepared by Refinitiv®, made available through the Eikon platform, were used as ESG controversies, in addition to the three variables as proxies of company value: Tobin’s Q, Market-to-Book, and Market Capitalization. The results indicate a negative relationship between ESG controversies, and the value of companies measured by Tobin’s Q and Market Capitalization proxies. Considering that the value of a firm represents the estimation of returns, our findings corroborate the view that controversies produce negative effects on the evaluation of future results. It contributes to the literature by demonstrating that ESG controversies affect companies based on global analysis and a deepening understanding of the impacts of corporate irregularities.
Impact of eurointegration on the transformation of the political-legal system of Ukraine in the field of nuclear safety
Authors:   H. S. Skovoroda Kharkiv National Pedagogical University, Ukraine, Kaliuzhna Yuliia
Published: November 2023

This article deals with the most pressing issues in the modern political-legal and security information agenda. The active hostilities on the territory of Ukraine have placed the world, and in particular the European Union, under the threat of a new artificial nuclear catastrophe, which could be provoked by the provocative actions of the Russian army at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. Considering the relevance of the issue, the object of study is the political and legal system of Ukraine in the context of nuclear safety, which has undergone significant changes under the influence of European integration. For comprehensive coverage of the issue, the study examines the evolution of nuclear safety both in Ukraine and the European Union. Particular attention is paid to both the development of legislation and the formation of regulatory authorities. An important component of this study is a detailed analysis of the legal framework of both Ukraine and the European Union. Due to this, it was possible to clearly determine the scale of influence of the specific legislative acts. The study confirmed the impact of European integration on the main laws of Ukraine related to nuclear safety and the need to bring Ukrainian nuclear safety regulatory documents into line with the legislation of the European Union. This article deals with the EU supranational regulators such as WENRA and ENSREG have a significant impact on the regulatory and legal framework for nuclear safety. Ukraine made many commitments to improve control and develop its own regulatory body – the State Regulatory Inspectorate, which received significant autonomy under the influence of European initiatives. It should be stated that the influence of European integration as a political process is so profound that it leads to conceptual changes in the legislative and even institutional framework. The conclusions provide a few suggestions for improving the response system to factors such as hostilities, including at the legal level.
Individual Educational Program as a Tool to Personalize Education
Authors: Tishkina K. O. , Eliseeva O. V. , Bagautdinova A. Sh. , Shilova K. S. , Efremova A. A.
Published: November 2023

The article deals with the introduction and implementation of individual educational programs in higher education on the example of ITMO University. In today’s higher education, there are new trends towards personalization of learning, the quality of the educational process organization coming to be understood correspondingly. The purpose of this article is to analyze the role of individual educational programs in the context of improving the quality of higher education. The article describes the stages and mechanisms of education transformation at ITMO. Education individualization at ITMO is based on the «ITMO code», on soft skills formation, and on accompanying digital solutions, as well as on systems to support and develop the teaching staff ’s competencies. The authors show opportunities for education personifi cation at ITMO and ways for its further development. The article may be of interest to managers and management teams of higher education institutions, as well as to higher education researchers.
End-to-End System of Engaging Students in Project Activities as a Tool to Ensure Education Quality
Authors: Razinkina E. M. , Pankova L. V. , Zima E. A.
Published: November 2023

The paper presents the case of Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University for organizing the end-to-end system of engaging students in project activities within higher education programmes. The project unit of such a programme consists of two parts (obligatory and variable) and combines students’ self-studying theory online, practical tutorial instruction classes, as well as a considerable amount of independent work in project teams with external experts’ participation. The digital tool for organizing, supporting, and monitoring project activities are the LMS Moodle-based portals. The authors describe the principles of organizing the system, its structure, project cycle stages, approaches to assessing students’ results and the quality of project work organization.
University Science Promotion: A Model of a Center for Public Science
Authors: Gevorkyan E. N. , Vachkova S. N. , Shiyan I. B. , Vinogradova I. A. , Ageeva N. S.
Published: November 2023

In the international practice of higher education, a university has traditionally been considered as a center for education and science. A modern urban university, however, breaks through the boundaries of educational and scientific projects and pioneers the development of the learning, social, cultural, and intellectual environment of the city and its dwellers. In the view of the research-based and community-oriented mission of the university, there is a need to reinvent and further develop the communication strategies between the university and the urban residents. As one of the steps in this direction, the authors suggest communicating with the citizens through the promotion of university-developed scientific knowledge and research results among wider public. This will solve the challenges of making people interested in the fundamental and applied sciences, developing the human capital for the benefit of the regions, increasing the level of scientific literacy among citizens, creating conditions for the intellectual development of the youth, involving young people and representatives of other age groups in the research activities, and enhancing the prestige and social attractiveness of science. Pursuing these tasks, in this paper the authors study the practices and the formats of science promotion undertaken by the universities and suggest a model of a university-based center for public science.
Prestige of a University Teacher in Russia: Historical Retrospective and Current State
Authors: Efimova G. Z. , Gribovskiy M. V.
Published: November 2023

The article studies the historical retrospective of the professional prestige of a university teacher in Russia and the criteria for assessing its current state. The study aims at finding out the «components» of the prestige of the profession in previous historical eras and at identifying modern teachers’ attitude to their profession in terms of their ideas about the evolution of the degree of its prestige. Within this interdisciplinary research, the historical aspect is represented by a narrative, which reflects a retrospective of the university history of the imperial, Soviet, and post-Soviet periods. The sociological aspect implies the method of semi-formalized expert interviews with 120 scientific and pedagogical workers of six Russian universities (2019–2021). The informants are divided into age groups: younger (35 and less years old), mature (36–50 years old), and older generation (51 and more years old). The authors come to the conclusion that the profession of a university teacher in the imperial and Soviet periods was of high prestige. The study of the works of Russian and foreign scholars shows that today there prevails the opinion about the crisis of this profession. The crisis of the 1990s caused the greatest damage to the professional prestige of higher education in Russia. The informants of different age groups compare the state of professional prestige in the first post-Soviet decade and now not in favor of the latter. When characterizing the social status of a teacher, the representatives of the older generation indicate the higher prestige of this profession in the past. The younger generation of teachers tends to take modern professional realities for granted. Two-thirds of the respondents, admitting the weaknesses in a university teacher’s social status, highly assess the respectability of the profession in general. According to the informants’ opinion, the prestige of being a university professor is decreasing because of the teacher’s individual characteristics, his/her financial state (and the level of financing in this sphere), in-class overwork, lacking time for full involvement in scientific research, and the students’ consumer attitude to the educational process. At the same time, there was noted the informants’ somewhat idealized perception of a teacher’s image in foreign universities.The results of our investigation might be applied by the authorities in order to take specific measures aimed at increasing the prestige of a university teacher. The research might be also of use for the universities’ implementation of personnel policy.
Students’ Non-Participation in Volunteer Activities, or How to Effectively Organize Volunteering Education in Russian Universities
Authors: Pevnaya M. V. , Tarasova A. N. , Telepaeva D. F.
Published: November 2023

The authors’ purpose is to identify possible problematic grounds for students’ involvement in volunteer activities and to propose solutions for university management that contribute to overcoming non-participation among students. The article is based on theoretical ideas about the role of volunteering for young people, on theories describing the phenomenon of non-volunteering and its possible causes, as well as on the concepts of volunteering management in higher education. The empirical base of the research is 740 students’ poll data (all levels and years of study being included the sampling) and 12 focus group interviews taken in 2022. The results reflect the students’ volunteer activity dynamics during their studies at the university and show that the key factor determining the orientation to volunteer participation in the future is the self-identification of a student as a volunteer. We have identified three reasons for strategies to justify volunteer non-participation: utilitarian attitude to life; disappointment with the volunteer work organization that does not meet young people’s expectations; infantilism as a philosophy of being inactive. It is concluded that by increasing students’ awareness of opportunities to participate in volunteer activities and specific organizations implementing volunteer projects, the university can contribute to the growth of volunteerism among young people in the future. Using the example of educational course, the authors show how possible barriers can be overcome by teaching students the basics of volunteerism. The results of the study and the described educational experience will be interesting to researchers and can also be useful for all Russian universities in connection with the current tasks of youth policy.
An Experiment of Measuring Customers’ Satisfaction with University Services
Authors: Dolzhenko R. A. , Dolzhenko S. B.
Published: November 2023

The university as an educational organization tries to satisfy students’, employees’, partners’, and other interested parties’ needs. One of the tools for assessing the effectiveness of this activity is the “voice of the customer” approach. This article presents the experiment of using this technology in the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration. Our purpose is to analyze the results of studying the “voice of the customer” within the university, to show the capabilities, limitations, and possibilities of using this toolkit when developing the educational institution’s activities. The main research method is a sociological survey of various internal and external university customers. Descriptive methods are also used to analyze the survey results. Our study shows the applicability of the “voice of the customer” technology for improving the quality and effectiveness of the university’s core activities. If used systematically, this approach promises to become a tool for assessing and developing various spheres of the university’s functioning.
Forming the Identity of a Regional University as a Tool to Manage Its Competitiveness
Authors: Nedoluzhko O. V. , Shumik E. G. , Baturina O. A.
Published: November 2023

The concept of identity, originally used in relation to the human personality, comes to be actively applied to various social institutions, including HEIs. Nowadays, the competitive nature of a university’s funding makes a higher education institution’s identity formation a key factor in its competitiveness. Our review of the existing studies shows that at the moment there is a problem of poor knowledge on regional universities’ identity, especially in terms of its external component. The aim of our study is to identify the existing difficulties in regional university’s identity formation and to substantiate the directions for their solution. The methodological basis of our analysis is the theory of organizational identity. The definitions of a regional university and its identity are obtained using the content analysis method. Our classification of Russian universities made it possible to formulate criteria, which make it possible to identify a university beyond any special status. Our analysis of Russian HEIs’ financing shows that such universities face with a lack of funding and, accordingly, with the need to increase competitiveness through the formation of their identity. In the future, this problem will only intensify due to the influence of digitalization, which makes a university’s territorial proximity less important for the enrollees.
Organizational Cybernetics Lessons for Russian Universities
Authors: Pushnykh V. A.
Published: November 2023

The modern environment of the Russian universities could be defined as very turbulent and challenging. So, choosing a correct strategy of behavior in this environment, as well as creating the corresponding internal atmosphere, is very important for universities in these conditions. Organizational cybernetics, or VSM (Valuable System Model), pioneered by S. Beer, is one of the instruments to analyze the organization’s effectiveness and to search for the ways of increasing effectiveness. Connecting the general cybernetic principles with the achievements of the neurophysiology, S. Beer proposed a management model, wherein the organization is seen like a brain-ruled human organism. The model includes five interconnected systems of different levels. It has been successfully applied for analyzing the effectiveness of various economic systems – from the whole state to small business enterprises. This paper demonstrates the first attempt of applying VSM for studying the Russian universities’ performance. There are distinguished the peculiarities of each of the five Beer’s systems within the university as compared to the similar systems in business organizations, each system operation at the university being analyzed. The author demonstrates the typical mistakes of the system operation and gives some advices on these mistakes elimination. The main conclusions drawn are as follows: 1) the methods of management prevailing at business organization can find rather limited application at the universities; 2) Russian universities are lacking strategic goals formulated by superior system; 3) another need of the universities is creation of organizational culture based on trust and respect. Finally, there are given some practical recommendations on advancing the Russian universities.
RECONSTRUCTION OF BURIED THERMAL SOURCES FROM SURFACE TEMPERATURE FIELDS BY BAYESIAN INFERENCE
Authors: Boué Hugo , Groz M. M. , Abisset-Chavanne E. , Giremus A. , Meziane A.
Published: November 2023

Early detection of defects (e.g., cracks, delamination in composites, defects in adhesive bonds) is critical to prevent potential accidents in industrial environments. Traditional nondestructive testing (NDT) methods, such as thermal techniques, can be used to detect and characterize defects buried in the material. In several of these methods, the material is mechanically excited in such a way that the defects behave like heat sources. By studying the resulting thermal fields, inverse methods have been developed to reconstruct these heat sources and, therefore, even more so defects. The reconstruction of volumetric heat sources buried in material is notably ill-posed and requires the use of specific tools,
which makes it difficult to reconstruct both the position and, in particular, the source intensity value. In this paper, an algorithm based on a Bayesian approach is proposed. A prior modeling in the form of a mixture of distributions is considered, which promotes spatial sparsity and thereby regularizes the inference problem. This method enables the reconstruction of sources with high fidelity, including the estimation of intensities. Its performance is discussed in relation to noise, and it is compared to other methods, showing favorable potential for NDT applications.
Fifteen years of The Independent Journal of Teaching and Learning: A review and bibliometric analysis
Authors: Maphosa Mfowabo
Published: November 2023

The rise of academic publishing due to the ‘publish or perish’ phenomenon has placed increased scrutiny on African scholars. The limited footprint of African scholars in international open-access journals has led to a drive for Africa to produce and disseminate its research. Publication analytics has become an essential strategy for journals for managing journals. This study uses bibliometric metrics to explore the publications metrics of the Independent Journal of Teaching and Learning, an open-access journal in South Africa. The study analyses bibliometric data from its articles published between 2008 and 2022. The study highlights the research clusters, themes and hotspots in the journal. This study helps obtain a snapshot of the journal’s status. The paper illustrates the development trends of the journal, which provides an essential reference for the future development of this and other similar journals. The journal has made a significant impact on the education landscape in South Africa.
Integrating education for sustainable development into a sustainable-smart transdisciplinary learning framework
Authors: Van den Berg Carolien , Verster Belinda
Published: November 2023

Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) has been gaining traction as a promising approach for addressing social challenges and driving positive change within society. The purpose of this article is to explore how ESD can be foregrounded to reframe and enrich an existing learning framework called the Interdisciplinary Collaborative Online Learning Framework (ICoL). The ICoL framework has been developed since 2020 using a Design-based Research methodology. Literature on ESD lacks exploration of practical implementation for interdisciplinary collaborative projects within communities. This article interrogates the question of how to integrate ESD within the ICoL learning framework. This study is explorative, and data are drawn from a review of the literature and student reflections. A qualitative, themed analysis of the data revealed a fifth learning design principle and a fourth structuring element towards a new learning framework, called the Sustainable-Smart Transdisciplinary Learning Framework.
Radiocarbon-dated evidence for Late Pleistocene and Holocene coastal change at Yzerfontein, Western Cape, South Africa
Authors: Woodborne Stephan , Miller Duncan , Evans Mary , Cawthra Hayley C. , Winkler Stephan
Published: November 2023

We report radiocarbon dates obtained from on-shore marine and near-shore terrestrial deposits near Yzerfontein, on the West Coast of South Africa. These deposits include Late Pleistocene shell concretions from the southern end of 16 Mile Beach and a marine shell deposit inland of the coastal Rooipan (Red Pan); mid-Holocene coastal pan deposits exposed by modern storm erosion of the sandy 16 Mile Beach; and four Holocene storm beach deposits on a rocky shore to the south. We interpret the results in terms of local geomorphology constraints on sea-level fluctuations. The eastern margin of Rooipan is a >40 ka elevated beach deposit in a dune cordon that separates it from the adjacent Yzerfonteinpan. Both pans have gypsum deposits up to 2 m thick formed by repeated marine overwash. Saline pan deposits that are exposed intermittently on the beach are mid-Holocene and indicate a former westward extension of Rooipan. This is in contrast to storm beaches dating 8000–2600 cal BP at higher elevations on a rocky platform further south. This suggests that a dune barrier existed seaward of the present shoreline near Rooipan at this time. The coastal changes described here show that deposition and erosion can be affected significantly by the local palaeogeomorphology and cannot be ascribed solely to sea-level change.
Significance:
Mollusc shells from Yzerfontein, Western Cape Province, South Africa, show radiocarbon ages ranging from >40 000 years to a few decades before present. There is evidence for elevated sea levels between 8000 and 2600 years ago, and sea levels similar to the present in the last 2000 years. Neither the elevation of the deposits nor their ages conform to published sea-level change curves for the Western Cape coast. Inundation by rising sea levels in the Holocene was not spatially uniform. Former and present geomorphology have had a significant effect on deposition and preservation of indicators of sea-level change.
ИСПОЛЬЗОВАНИЕ МЕТОДОВ МАШИННОГО ОБУЧЕНИЯ ДЛЯ ВЫЯВЛЕНИЯ ФАКТОРОВ РЕЦЕССИИ АФРИКАНСКИХ ЭКОНОМИК
Authors: Гриднев Данил Сергеевич
Published: November 2023

Цель исследования — установить важнейшие факторы, которые провоцируют наступление рецессии в развивающихся и наименее развитых странах африканского континента.

Методологическую базу исследования составляют методы машинного обучения: метод градиентного бустинга и кластеризация по алгоритму DBSCAN. Эти методы были реализованы с помощью библиотек Python 3.7: pandas, matplotlib, imblearn, itertools, sklearn. Для выполнения исследования применен так называемый пайплайн, который последовательно осуществляет балансировку набора данных, проводит валидацию модели, настройку её гиперпараметров.

Результаты исследования. Применение методов машинного обучения выявило принципиальную значимость цен на энергию, уровня технологии и национального потребления как важнейших факторов, приводящих к рецессии. Кластеризация данных показала наличие нескольких явно очерченных исторических периодов развития региона в начале XXI столетия, которые были связаны с глобальной экономической конъюнктурой. Делается вывод о значении экономической сложности как показателя устойчивости экономики перед лицом внешних факторов.

Перспективы исследования заключаются в применении ансамбля методов машинного обучения для оценки страновых или макрорегиональных рисков на основе несбалансированных массивов данных. Также экономическая сложность как фактор возникновения кризисных явлений представляет интерес для дальнейших исследований.
ОСНОВНЫЕ ТЕНДЕНЦИИ ВОЗДЕЙСТВИЯ ВНЕШНЕПОЛИТИЧЕСКИХ ФАКТОРОВ НА РАЗВИТИЕ РЕГИОНАЛЬНЫХ ЭКОНОМИЧЕСКИХ СИСТЕМ
Authors: Ефимов Александр Владимирович , Тихоновскова Светлана Александровна
Published: November 2023

Цель исследования — анализ основных тенденций воздействия внешнеполитических факторов на развитие региональных экономических систем на примере современных международных экономических санкций и их влияния на социально-экономическое положение российских регионов.

Методологическую базу исследования составляют совокупность научных методов и приемов, позволивших осуществить научный анализ проблематики, связанной с воздействием внешнеполитических факторов на развитие региональных экономических систем, и включивших методологические положения системного, процессного, структурно-логического подходов, а также приемы системного исследования, сравнительного, экономического анализа.

Результаты исследования. В современной отечественной экономической науке не сформированы четкие подходы, определяющие конкретные критерии или показатели, отражающие характер воздействия международных санкций на региональное экономическое развитие. Соответственно, отсутствует и четкое понимание того, какие конкретно механизмы реализации политики федерального центра, направленной на развитие регионов, целесообразно использовать с целью сглаживания негативного влияния санкций на региональную экономику, поддержки наиболее пострадавшим от санкционного давления российским регионам. Последствия международных санкций в настоящее время фактически становятся своего рода испытанием для единства экономического пространства Российской Федерации. В сложившейся ситуации роль федерального правительства заключается в поддержке и стимулирования антисанкционных действий, осуществляемых на уровне субъектов РФ, определении основные направления данной политики.

Перспективы исследования заключаются в возможности определения и практической реализации политики российского государства, направленной на противодействие современным международным санкциям и сглаживания негативного социально-экономического эффекта от их введения на региональном уровне.