bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Evaluation of flash point and calorific value of nanostructured rapeseed oil biodiesel as an automotive fuel
Authors: Ong’era Christopher , Gathitu Benson , Murunga Sylvia , Kuloba Patrick , Gathirwa Jeremiah
Published: February 2024

The growing need for energy and the emphasis on reducing emissions have brought attention to the importance of developing renewable energy sources, specifically biofuels. However, using vegetable oils directly in diesel engines is hindered by their high viscosity, low ability to evaporate, and high content of polyunsaturated fats. Nanoemulsions, which are created without traditional surfactants, have demonstrated remarkable thermodynamic stability. This offers a potential solution to the challenges encountered with biofuels. This paper aimed to study the system of rapeseed oil-ethanol and 1-heptanol to understand the effects these nanoemulsions have on the calorific value and flash point. Ternary fuel blends with varying amounts of ethanol, rapeseed oil, and 1-heptanol were studied at constant weight percentages of 20% 1-heptanol and 30% rapeseed oil. The calorific value was determined by using a bomb calorimeter, and the results show that increasing the amount of 1-heptanol and rapeseed oil was able to increase the calorific value of the blend and maintain it close to that of diesel fuel. The flash point was determined using the Pensky Martens Closed Cup Method according to the American Society for Testing and Materials D93 standard (ASTM Standard D93-02a, 2002), and results show that only blends at 20% and 30% 1-heptanol at a constant of 30% rapeseed oil complied with the flash point requirement for diesel. This finding highlights the potential of the tricomponent fuel being used in an internal combustion engine without modification to the engine. The improved calorific value and flash point of the blends could be attributed to the co-solvent behaviour of 1-heptanol on rapeseed oil and ethanol.
Grafik Tasarımın Geleceği: Yapay Zekâ ve İnsan
Authors: Gürdal Pamuklu Ayşegül , Bakar Fındıkcı Melike
Published: February 2024

Gelişen teknolojinin hızına yetişmenin zor olduğu günümüzde yapay zekâ ve grafik tasarım ilişkisi de giderek güçlenmektedir. Yapay zekâ, gelişmiş yazılım sistemi ile yeni görsel içerikler üreterek pek çok alanda olduğu gibi grafik tasarım alanında da kullanılmaya başlanmıştır. Bu kullanım avantaj ve dezavantajları beraberinde getirmektedir. Bu araştırma kapsamında yapay zekâ tasarım uygulamalarına tasarımcıların bakış açısı nedir? Gelecekte yapay zekâ uygulamaları tasarımcıları nasıl etkileyecektir? sorularının cevabı aranmıştır. Bu çerçevede araştırmada ölçme aracı olarak anket kullanılmıştır.  Araştırmanın evreni grafik tasarımcılardan oluşmakta, örneklemi ise Ankara ve İstanbul illerinde bulunan nitelikli ajanslarda çalışan tasarımcılar ile sınırlandırılmıştır. Veri analizi SPSS programı ile yapılmıştır. Bu doğrultuda elde edilen sayısal verilerle bulgulara ulaşılmıştır.
Üniversite Web Sitelerinin Kullanılabilirlik Sorunları Üzerine Bir Araştırma: Başkent Üniversitesi Örneği
Authors: Tanisik Sila
Published: February 2024

Kullanılabilirlik (user experiences), ürünlerin fonksiyonel olarak doğru, kullanıma uygun, kolay öğrenilebilir, kolay hatırlanabilir anlamına gelir. Web sitelerinde kullanılabilirlik metotlarından bir bölümü tasarım ilkelerine dayanır. Bu metotlar uygulanarak, teknik, yapısal ve görsel kullanılabilirliklerin bir araya gelmesiyle web kullanılabilirliği sağlanır. Bu bağlamda Başkent Üniversitesi web sitesi, kullanıcı tecrübeleri açısından ele alındığında, bilgi mimarisi, ulaşılabilirlik, hız, algı sorunları, içerik yönetimindeki problemler, erişilebilirlik sorunları yaşandığı gözlemlenmiştir. Bu nedenle bir web sitesinin, ziyaret etmesi beklenen hedef kitle ve bu hedef kitlenin temel gereksinimleri ve beklentileri belirlenerek tasarlanması gerektiği ifade edilebilir. Üniversitelerdeki web siteleri öğrenciler, öğretim elemanları ve diğer kişiler arasında önemli bir iletişim aracıdır, bu sebeple hedef kullanıcılar dikkate alınmalı ve bu doğrultuda web siteleri tasarlanmalıdır. Bu araştırma kapsamında Başkent Üniversitesi örneğinden yola çıkarak “Web Tasarımı Sürecinde Kullanılan Basamaklar” doğrultusunda web sayfası incelenmiş olup kullanım-kullanıcı problemleri ortaya konulmuştur. Başkent Üniversitesi web sitesi kullanıcıya sunulurken kullanıcı ihtiyaç ve beklentilerine uygun olması gerekliliği göz önünde bulundurulmalıdır. Kullanıcı ihtiyaç ve beklentilerinin web sitesinin yapısı ile paralel doğrultuda olması gerekliliğinden yola çıkarak, yaşanması muhtemel iletişim ve kullanıcı problemlerinin önüne geçilmelidir. Bu araştırmanın amacı ise uzman kişilerce belirlenmiş olan kriterler doğrultusunda örneklemde yer alan web sitelerinde yaşanan kullanıcı problemlerini saptayıp önerilerde bulunarak, olası sorunları en aza indirmeye çalışmaktır. Edinilen bilgiler doğrultusunda, bu araştırma, hali hazırda var olan web sitelerindeki kullanıcı problemlerini tespit edip, çözüm önerileri sunması ve ayrıca, ileride benzer konuda yapılacak araştırmalara da ışık tutması açısından yol göstericidir.
Sosyal Bilgiler Dersi Öğretiminde Kültür ve Turizm Bakanlığı Materyallerinin Kullanımının İncelenmesi
Authors: Yalçın Ali
Published: February 2024

Kültürel miras, bir toplumun benliğini yansıtır. Geçmişten günümüze kadar gelen bu kültürel kimlik aslında toplumun temel kültürel değerlerini taşır. Sosyal bilgiler dersi bu kültürel miras konularının öğretilmesinde önemli bir misyona sahiptir. Bu araştırmanın temel amacı, sosyal bilgiler dersinde kültürel miras konularının öğretim sürecinde Kültür ve Turizm Bakanlığına ait hangi materyallerin kullanımının uygun olduğunu belirleyerek sosyal bilgiler eğitim camiasına yapıcı öneriler sunmaktır. Bu araştırmada nitel araştırma türlerinden durum çalışması kullanılmıştır. Kültür ve Turizm Bakanlığı çevrimiçi sitesinde belirlenen dokümanlar, temalaştırılmış ve içerik analizi ile çözümlenmiştir. Bu araştırmanın sonuçlarına göre dijital uygulamalar, Türkiye kültür portalı medya kütüphanesi (Doküman, ses, video ve fotoğraf), kültür haritası, broşürler, yerel temelli istatistiksel veriler isimli temalar ortaya çıkmıştır. Bu temalarda belirlenen materyal ve konuların sosyal bilgiler dersinde kültürel miras konularının öğretim sürecinde aktif bir şekilde kullanılabileceği öngörülmektedir. Bunların uygunluğunu belirleme de temel kriterler arasında sosyal bilgiler dersi öğretim programı olduğu söylenebilir. Özellikle Kütür ve Turizm Bakanlığı sitesinin e-kitap, e-uygulamalar, broşürler, il tanıtım broşürleri, videolar, görseller, müzeler, sanatsal çalışmalar gibi konularda sosyal bilgiler dersi kültürel miras konularının öğretimi için zengin materyallere sahip olduğu belirlenmiştir. Bu materyaller ve konular, öğretmenler tarafından sınıf içinde etkinliklerde kullanılabileceği gibi öğrencilere pekiştirme, tekrar etme, araştırma yapma gibi konularda da yardımcı olabilir.
Çevrimiçi Tartışma Forumuna Yapılan Katkı ve Katılımlarının Sosyal Buradalığa Etkisinin İncelenmesi
Authors: Akgün Ergün , Akça Güneş
Published: February 2024

İnsan olmanın doğası gereği birbirleri ile iletişim kurma ve sosyalleşme ihtiyacı, öğrenme ortamına da yansımaktadır. Bu doğrultuda yüz yüze sınıf ortamlarında doğal bir şekilde meydana gelen sosyal ortamların, özellikle asenkron çevrimiçi ortamlarda oluşturulması için fazladan çaba harcanması gerektirmektedir. Bu çalışmada özel bir üniversitede bölüm ayrımı olmaksızın tüm öğrencilerin alabildiği asenkron olarak yürütülen bir kitle dersinde, sosyal buradalığın artırılması ve çevrimiçi tartışma forumuna yapılan katkı ve katılımların sosyal buradalığa etkisi araştırılmıştır. Bu doğrultuda, karma araştırma yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Çalışmanın veri toplama araçlarını sosyal buradalık ölçeği ve çevrimiçi ortamlarda katkı ve katılım ölçeği oluşturmaktadır. Veri analizinden elde edilen bulgular doğrultusunda öğrencilerin cinsiyet ve fakültelerine göre sosyal buradalıklarında bir farklılık olmadığı, sosyal buradalık ile dönem sonu not ortalamaları arasında istatistiksel olarak bir ilişki olmadığı, tartışma forumuna yapılan katkı ve katılım ile sosyal buradalıkları arasında bir istatistiksel olarak ilişki olmadığı sonucuna ulaşılmıştır. Bununla birlikte sosyal buradalığın öğrenme ortamındaki memnuniyeti artırdığı bulgusu sonucu elde edilmiştir.
Görsel Sanatlar Dersinde Kültürel Miras Eğitiminin Verilmesine Yönelik Öğretmen Görüşleri
Authors: Kasım Köksal , Öztürk Mahmut Sami
Published: February 2024

Görsel Sanatlar eğitimi, bireyin kendini ifade edebilme, estetik bilinç kazanma gibi kişisel yaşantısına katacağı olumlu edinimler ve toplumlar açısından avantajlar sağladığından her düzeydeki yaş grubundan bireyler için bir gereksinimdir. Görsel Sanatlar Dersi Öğretim Programı temel öğrenme alanlarına göre üç öğrenme alanına ayrılmıştır: Görsel İletişim ve Biçimlendirme, Sanat Eleştirisi ve Estetik, Kültürel Miras’tır. Araştırmada, 2018–2019 eğitim öğretim yılında Konya ilinde görsel sanatlar dersi eğitimi veren 40 öğretmene, “Kültürel Miras” öğrenme alanının uygulanmasına yönelik ortaokullarda uygulamada neler yaptıkları ve ne tür zorluklarla karşılaştıklarına yönelik sorular yöneltilmiştir. Araştırmanın sonucunda görsel sanatlar öğretmenlerinin kültürel miras öğeleri konusundaki görüşleri, görsel sanatlar dersi ile kültürel miras eğitiminin ilişkisinin ne olduğu, görsel sanatlar dersinde kültürel miras eğitimine yeterince yer verilip verilmediği, kültürel miras eğitimi verilirken hangi yöntem ve teknikleri kullanılabileceği ve kültürel miras eğitimi verilirken karşılaşılan sorunların neler olduğu ile ilgili görüşleri ortaya çıkarılmıştır. Çalışmanın görsel sanatlar öğretmenlerine, öğretmen adaylarına, program geliştiricilere, sanat eğitim ile ilgili araştırma yapan kişi ya da kuruluşlara katkı sağlayacağı düşünülmektedir.
International Student Perceptions of an American Educational Leadership Program: A Look at Students Residing in Qatar and Their Quest to Receive an Advanced Degree from an American University
Authors: Williams Robert W. , Shaw Alicia
Published: February 2024

Transnational Higher Education has become more prevalent and an option that many international students seek.  International students choose online education through United States universities for a plethora of reasons including the perceived high quality of US universities, the flexible modality of online education, and the associated reduced costs.  This study seeks to examine the perceptions and experiences of international students residing in Qatar as they progress through a United States university’s online (hybrid of synchronous and asynchronous) master’s degree principal preparation program in Educational Leadership. This phenomenological qualitative study surveys international student candidates at the completion of the program to ascertain their experiences of receiving an advanced degree from a university in the United States.  The candidates represent a variety of countries, yet work as teachers in various types of schools in Qatar.  This study should add to the growing research of transnational education and help to provide a better understanding of international student insights.
Development of the Survey of Teacher-Implemented Scaffolding
Authors: Dominguez Sara , Svihla Vanessa
Published: February 2024

In the spring of 2020, schools across the United States closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, forcing a sudden change from the traditional way education was provided. When schools resumed, many teachers found themselves teaching and scaffolding learning in a new situation, online. However, there is limited information on how teachers implement scaffolding—both in-person as well as online. As such scaffolding depends on teachers’ perceptions, this suggests the need for a measure of teachers’ perceptions of scaffolding across these modalities. This paper reports the design and development of a survey created to measure teacher perceptions of their agency/control related to and self-efficacy for implementing various forms of scaffolding and the forms of scaffolding they use. K-12 teachers who taught before and during the pandemic (N=105) completed the survey in spring/summer 2021. Using exploratory factor analysis, we found that the survey measured these constructs, and that constructs loaded separately by modality (online versus face-to-face). This suggests the survey could be used in shorter forms to provide information about teacher perceptions of scaffolding specific to their modality, in turn providing more information about the kinds of professional development they might benefit from.
Perspectives on Online Education in Higher Education
Authors: Uzorka Afam
Published: February 2024

This inquiry explores the opinions of lecturers and students on the advantages and difficulties of switching from traditional face-to-face mode to online mode of delivery in Ugandan higher education institutions during and even after the COVID-19 pandemic. The study investigates participants' perspectives and experiences regarding the benefits and downsides of online learning. The study's results shed light on the advantages of online learning, such as its adaptability and accessibility, more learning chances, improved engagement and interaction, and promotion of self-directed learning abilities. The inquiry also reveals concerns with technology, pedagogical adaptation, motivation and engagement, evaluation and academic integrity, equity, and inclusiveness. Based on the findings, suggestions are made for improving online education in Uganda's higher education institutions, including investing in technological infrastructure, fostering pedagogical adaptation, encouraging student engagement and motivation, improving assessment procedures and academic integrity, promoting equity and inclusion, and continuously assessing and improving the online learning environment. These suggestions can help higher education institutions in Uganda maximize the advantages of online learning while minimizing its drawbacks, resulting in a more inclusive, interesting, and productive learning environment for students in online settings.
Literary Discussions in the Modern Classroom: Online and In-person Implementation Strategies
Authors: Carter Albert , Dixon DeSuan , Li Xia
Published: February 2024

Literary discussions are widely utilized in education, yet their profound impact on students' comprehension requires in-depth exploration. This paper delves into the influence of literary discussions on student comprehension and examines how these discussions can enhance students' understanding and analytical skills. Through literature reviews and case analyses, this study investigates teaching strategies, student engagement levels, classroom ambiance, and other factors involved in literary discussions, revealing the potential mechanisms through which literary discussions influence student comprehension. The paper explores variations in the application of literary discussions across different types of literary works (novels, poetry, drama, etc.) and their relationship with students' creative thinking. Finally, the paper provides recommendations to assist educators in effectively utilizing literary discussions to enhance students' comprehension skills. Students must have the opportunity to discuss literature in ways that provoke deep thought and meaning from each work they encounter. Therefore, English Language Arts teachers and instructors must be creative in finding unique ways in which they encourage their students to experience and respond to literature.  This paper discusses a variety of strategies to implement in virtual and in-person classrooms, such as Socratic seminar, Teacher-led as a facilitator, Teacher-led as a promoter of diverse perspectives, Using student-generated discussion questions whole class, Using student-generated discussion questions in small groups, Using Close-ended questions, Using Open-ended questions, Inquiry-based, Making real-world connections to the literature, Literature Circles. These literary discussion strategies can be used for both fiction and nonfiction literature.
Studying the relation between efficiency and profitability in the non-life insurance market
Authors: Sara Suárez Fernández  , Quiroga-Garcia Raquel , Manzano Pérez Isabel María
Published: February 2024

Previous literature on business performance in the insurance market tends to focus only on efficiency or profitability. However, the relationship between both has yet to be addressed in the Spanish insurance market. This paper examines the relationship between efficiency scores obtained through a two-stage DEA and the values of the classical financial ratios (ROE, ROA, Technical Ratio, Combined Ratio and Loss Ratio). We use a sample of 111 firms from the non-life Spanish insurance market from 2008-2017. We find a positive relationship between efficiency and profitability, which shows decreasing returns, with the positive effect of efficiency on profit ratios being lower for the most efficient companies.
Instituciones y costos de negociación-supervisión entre productores de café en el Estado de México, 2020
Authors: Rivera Rojo Celso Rodrigo , Ovando Aldana Wendy , Mejía Reyes Pablo
Published: February 2024

El objetivo de la presente investigación es analizar la relación entre instituciones, formales e informales y los costos de transacción (negociación y supervisión) de productores de café en el Estado de México. Para ello se construyó un instrumento de medida a partir de una revisión de literatura y participación de actores clave, cuya validez de constructo se evaluó por medio de un análisis factorial exploratorio. El cuestionario fue aplicado a 100 cafeticultores durante el año 2020. Posteriormente, se extrajeron las cargas factoriales para cada individuo y se estratificaron para estimar un modelo de regresión logística binaria. Dentro de los hallazgos resalta que instituciones informales como confianza, vínculos de cooperación y reciprocidad resultaron estadísticamente significativas con coeficientes negativos, lo cual implica que el marco institucional informal reduce costos de transacción. En contraste, pertenecer a una organización de productores y recibir asesoría técnica del programa de Apoyos a Pequeños Productores en su componente de Extensionismo no fueron significativos.
The Child-Parent Caregiving Relationship in Later Life
Authors: Brett Bethany Morgan
Published: February 2024

This book highlights how the social experience of caring for, and relating to, a parent in later life has a significant impact on the adult child.
Housing and Life Course Dynamics
Authors: Coulter Rory
Published: February 2024

Deepening inequalities and wider processes of demographic, economic and social change are altering how people across the Global North move between homes and neighbourhoods over the lifespan. This book presents a life course framework for understanding how the changing dynamics of people's lives influence their residential experiences.
Psychology at the Heart of Social Change
Authors: Cooper Mick
Published: February 2024

This book shows why we need, and can create, a progressive politics that is profoundly informed by insights from the psychotherapeutic and psychological domain, moving us from a politics of blame to a politics of understanding.
Defund the Police
Authors: Cunneen Chris
Published: February 2024

This book examines the 'defund the police' movement from historical and contemporary perspectives. Against the backdrop of abolition and the failure of police reform, it uses international case studies to reimagine community safety beyond policing and imprisonment.
Bringing Home the Housing Crisis
Authors: Nowicki Mel
Published: February 2024

Often portrayed as an apolitical space, this book demonstrates that home is in fact a highly political concept. This book explores the legislative changes dismantling vulnerable groups' rights to decent and affordable housing.
It's Not Where You Live, It's How You Live
Authors: Bissett John
Published: February 2024

This ground-breaking and compelling book shows in fine detail the life struggles of those who live on a public housing estate in Dublin. Combining long-term research into residents' lived experience with critical realist theory, it provides a completely fresh perspective on public housing in Ireland and arguably, beyond.
In the Beginning
Authors: Ravndal Ellen J.
Published: February 2024

This book reviews the formative years of the United Nations (UN) under its first Secretary-General Trygve Lie.
Egalitarian Digital Privacy
Authors: Keren-Paz Tsachi
Published: February 2024

This book considers the social, legal and technological features of unauthorised dissemination of intimate images. With a focus on private law theory, the book defines the appropriate scope of liability of platforms and viewers. Through its analysis, it develops a new theory of egalitarian digital privacy.
Disrupted Urbanism
Authors: Odendaal Nancy
Published: February 2024

The 'smart city' is often promoted as a technology-driven solution to complex urban issues. Drawing on original research conducted in urban African settings, this book provides a much-needed alternative view, exploring how 'home-grown' digital disruption, driven and initiated by local actors, upending the mainstream corporate narrative.
Beyond Climate Fixes
Authors: Levidow Les
Published: February 2024

Les Levidow argues that the current strategies for climate change mitigation perpetuate environmental harm, and offers alternative policies for real system change.
Coloniality and Meritocracy in Unequal EU Migrations
Authors: Varriale Simone
Published: February 2024

Connecting decolonial theory with Bourdieu's class analysis, this book provides pioneering new insights into the social stratification of EU migrants and the relationships between neoliberalism, coloniality and European whiteness.
Displacement, Human Rights and Sexual and Reproductive Health
Authors: Cintra Natalia , Owen David , Riggirozzi Pía
Published: February 2024

Focusing on the flight of women and girls from Venezuela, this book examines the gendered nature of forced displacement and the ways in which the failures of protection regimes to be sensitive to displacement's gendered character affect women and girls, and their sexual and reproductive health.
Class and Social Background Discrimination in the Modern Workplace
Authors: Capuano Angelo
Published: February 2024

This book exposes how inequalities based on class and social background arise from employment practices in the digital age. Examining the ways in which digitalisation creates risks of discrimination, the book proposes essential law reform and improvements to workplace policy.
The Waste of the World
Authors: Gregson Nicky
Published: February 2024

Examining the root causes of the global waste problem, this book challenges existing policies, highlighting what needs to change if we are to get serious in tackling this global problem. It concludes with policy implications for shifting waste from an 'end-of-pipe' concern to being at the heart of the debate over decarbonisation.
Pengaruh Independensi dan Komitmen Profesi Terhadap Kinerja Auditor pada Badan Pemeriksa Keuangan Republik Indonesia Perwakilan Provinsi Sulawesi Selatan
Authors: Risal Risal , Nirwana Nirwana , Kusumawati Andi
Published: February 2024

Pengaruh Independensi dan Komitmen Profesi Terhadap Kinerja Auditor pada Badan Pemeriksa Keuangan Republik Indonesia Perwakilan Provinsi Sulawesi Selatan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui apakah independensi dan komitmen profesi berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap kinerja auditor pada BPK RI Perwakilan Provinsi Sulawesi Selatan. Pengumpulan data menggunakan data primer yang diperoleh dari penyebaran kuesioner. Populasinya adalah seluruh auditor BPK RI Perwakilan Provinsi Sulawesi Selatan yang berjumlah 93 auditor, teknik pengambilan sampel menggunakan sampel jenuh sehingga jumlah sampel adalah 93 auditor. Kuesioner yang kembali adalah 70 kuesioner dan hanya 35 kuesioner yang dapat diolah. Hasil kuesioner tersebut telah diuji validitas dan reliabilitasnya, dan juga telah diuji asumsi klasik berupa asumsi multikolonieritas, normalitas, heteroskedastisitas. Metode analisis data menggunakan analisis regresi linier berganda. Hasil penelitian menyatakan bahwa hipotesis yang diajukan diterima karena menunjukkan hasil uji hipotesis baik secara parsial maupun secara simultan variabel independensi dan komitmen profesi berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap kinerja auditor.
Membangun Lingkungan Belajar Menyenangkan untuk Mengatasi Kecemasan Matematika dan Meningkatkan Keterlibatan Siswa Kelas I SD Sekolah XYZ Jakarta
Authors: Sinaga Juni Arsih
Published: February 2024

This research aims to explore the use of Math Centers as a enjoyable learning environment to address mathematics anxiety and improve engagement in 1st-grade students at XYZ Elementary School. Mathematics plays a crucial role in the elementary education curriculum, contributing significantly to the development of logical understanding and problem-solving skills for students. However, the high level of mathematics anxiety and low student engagement pose challenges in the early learning process. This qualitative research involved one 1st-grade class with 20 students as the research subjects. Data were collected through classroom observations, test results, and interviews with both teachers and students. The findings indicate that 1st-grade students participating in Math Centers exhibit low mathematics anxiety and active engagement in the classroom. Students also tend to enjoy mathematics lessons in the Math Centers setting compared to regular classes. The varied activities provided in Math Centers make mathematics no longer perceived as a dull and intimidating subject. The implementation of Math Centers at XYZ Elementary School will be carried out regularly every Friday to sustain students' interest in mathematics, reduce anxiety, and motivate them to actively participate in the learning process.
Saúde Mental Infantil na Atenção Básica
Authors: Morais Gabriela Campos , Mendes Rayanne Pereira , De Toledo Sabrina Kenia Alves
Published: February 2024

A coordenação dos cuidados da Saúde Mental Infantil (SMI) se dá pela Atenção Primária à Saúde (APS), tendo como proposta um cuidado universal e uma assistência integrada (FERRIOLLI; MARTURANO; PUNTEL, 2007). Porém este acesso que se dá por ação do Programa Saúde da Família (PSF) ainda possui muitas falhas. Segundo dados no Ministério da Saúde (MS), o programa deve ser responsável por atender a 85% das demandas em saúde da população, no entanto, constatou-se que as demandas de saúde mental não têm sido uma prioridade (TANAKA; RIBEIRO, 2008). Em levantamentos oficiais, a prevalência de problemas mentais infantis está entre 12,7 e 23,3% no Brasil. O alto impacto das afecções psicossociais na infância torna imperativo a melhora da cobertura e da qualidade da assistência de saúde mental no país (FERRIOLLI; MARTURANO; PUNTEL, 2007).  Este trabalho visa elucidar a importância e os principais desafios na melhora da qualidade da atenção a SMI no Brasil.
Judicial Reform in Serbia in Light of “the Venetian Concept” of the Rule of Law
Authors: Petrov Vladan
Published: February 2024

This paper analyses the influence of the standards of the Venice Commission in the area of the rule of law in the course of Serbian judicial reforms. The author first “sketches” the constitutional “path” of the idea of judicial independence and the rule of law in Serbia. He derives an “extract” from the “jurisprudence” of the Venice Commission in the area of the rule of law, which refers to the standards of an independent judiciary summarised in a document called the Rule of Law Checklist. The normative framework, which has been set by the constitutional amendments from 2022 and judicial laws from 2023, is a positive step on the way to building a national rule of law that will be compatible with international standards. In the coming period, Serbia will face numerous external and internal challenges. The Commission points to the relatively weak material position of judges, the lack of interest of young lawyers in applying for judicial positions, the large gap between retiring judges and young people. The Commission particularly emphasises the importance of building a legal culture. The author considers that segment essential for the success of the process that has begun. The author underlines that the international standards of the rule of law must not have absolute supremacy vis-à-vis the real needs of their adaptation to the national political, legal and social environment of the country in question. It is necessary to strive for a dynamic balance that will, in the long term, provide the conditions for the rule of law of national content that confirms the generally accepted civilisational values and achievements of the international legal community. Every step in that process must be carefully thought out and undertaken
Human Rights Committees Recommendations and their Position Within Slovak Legal Order
Authors: Šmigová Katarína
Published: February 2024

This chapter presents and analyses the position of the Slovak Republic in relation to the decisions of various human rights committees established at the universal level and their processing within the Slovak legal framework. It explains relevant clauses of the Slovak Constitution and compares several different attitudes of selected countries and their particular views on the committees, namely, decisions of the Spanish Supreme Court and the Slovak Supreme and Constitutional Courts.
Reform of the Romanian Judiciary and the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism – Considering the Practice of the Romanian Constitutional Court
Authors: Veress Emőd
Published: February 2024

Romania, an EU Member State since 1 January 2007 was subject to a Mechanism for Cooperation and Verification following the rules set forth by the European Commission’s Decision 2006/928/EC. This specific rule of law mechanism covered the functioning of the judiciary and the fight against corruption. Any method by which a Member State is monitored based on vague, subjective, and imprecisely measurable criteria is likely to cause political friction and scientific disputes. In the case of Romanian justice reform, there were more than simply disputes. The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) and Romanian Constitutional Court interpreted the situation differently. Beginning from an element of justice reform in Romania – the establishment of a special prosecutorial section to investigate crimes committed by judges and prosecutors – this study proposes to analyse these differences from a strictly scientific viewpoint, while raising some fundamental issues of European integration: the transfer of sovereignty, the concept of the rule of law, constitutional identity, and the competition of the Union’s regulatory power with that of Member States, as reflected by this fundamental disagreement between the CJEU and the Constitutional Court of Romania.
The Rule of Law in Croatian Criminal Justice with a Case Study on its Breach by Tackling War Profiteering and Privatisation
Authors: Dragičević Prtenjača Marta
Published: February 2024

The rule of law, as enshrined in the Croatian Constitution, establishes the highest values of the constitutional order, including the principles of constitutionality and legality. It ensures that laws and procedures in Criminal Law are well-defined and accessible to all, and provide legal certainty. The presumption of innocence safeguards the rights of the accused and ensures fair trials. The text emphasises the importance of the separation of powers and the role of the Constitutional Court in upholding constitutionality and the principle of legality as one of the main principles of (substantive) Criminal Law. Special reference is made to the constitutional amendments and legal measures taken to address criminal offences related to privatisation and ownership transformation and the Law on Exemption from the Statute of Limitations for War Profiteering and Crimes Committed in the Process of Ownership Transformation and Privatisation, which is a unique “phenomenon” ensuing from the retroactive application of the law contrary to the principle of legality, existing only in Croatian Criminal Law. This paper explores the interplay between the rule of law and Criminal Law in Croatia, highlighting the principles and legal framework that ensure justice and the protection of individual rights in the criminal justice system.
The Relationship of the Supreme Courts of the Slovak Republic with the Court of Justice of the European Union
Authors: Karpat Andrej
Published: February 2024

The judicial authorities of the Member States of the European Union have an important duty to ensure the full effect of EU legal norms at the national level, as they are obliged to fully apply EU law and to protect the individual rights conferred by that law. This article focuses on the relationship among the highest judicial bodies of the Slovak Republic, namely the Constitutional Court, the Supreme Court, and the Supreme Administrative Court, with the Court of Justice of the European Union, which ensures the uniform interpretation and application of Union law. In this context, this article examines the extent to which the Slovak Supreme Court uses the preliminary ruling procedure, as well as its selected decisions, to consider the extent to which the requirements of Union law can be examined, resulting from the case-law of the Court of Justice in accordance with the principle of sincere cooperation enshrined in Article 4(3) of the Treaty on the European Union. It also examines the cooperation between the general courts of the Slovak Republic and the Court of Justice of the European Union in the context of the preliminary ruling procedure, and how the Slovak constitutional order meets the requirements of Union law.
Implementasi Projek Penguatan Profil Pelajar Pancasila (P5) dalam Kurikulum Merdeka di Sekolah Dasar
Authors: Pramesti Avita , Evangelyne Gabriella , Krulbin Arie Nosep
Published: February 2024

Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengkaji bagaimana Projek Penguatan Profil Pelajar Pancasila yang merupakan kegiatan berbasis projek diimplementasikan dalam Kurikulum Mandiri. Teknik kualitatif menggunakan metodologi meta-analisis digunakan dalam penyelidikan. Salah satu cara untuk melakukan penelitian adalah dengan meta-analisis, yang mencakup pengumpulan dan evaluasi data dari penelitian sebelumnya. Hasil analisis dari beberapa jurnal menunjukkan, implementasi P5 sudah terlaksana sedemikian rupa. Tujuan dari kegiatan P5 ini, yaitu mencapai kompetensi Profil Pelajar Pancasila. Dalam hal ini masih ada beberapa faktor pendukung dan penghambat dari kegiatan P5. Faktor pendukungnya, yaitu: keaktifan siswa, dukungan dari sekolah serta para pendidik, mengembangkan keterampilan siswa, dan meningkatnya kesadaran lingkungan. Sementara itu, permasalahan yang menghambat kemajuan antara lain pendanaan yang tidak mencukupi, infrastruktur yang tidak memadai, dan kurangnya apresiasi terhadap pentingnya Pancasila. Namun jika kita ingin upaya ini terus berhasil membentuk karakter siswa, kita perlu lebih memperhatikan unsur-unsur penghambatnya dan mencari cara untuk mengatasinya.
Addressing the Environmental Concerns: Statistical Approach for Mg2+ and Mn2+ Mitigation in Water System Sustainability in Indonesia
Authors:   Petroleum Engineering, FTKE, Universitas Trisakti, DKI Jakarta 11440, Indonesia, Maulani Mustamina
Published: February 2024

This research aimed to determine the most effective adsorbent for reducing Mg2+ and Mn2+ levels in residential water near the oil and gas industry in the Tambun area, Bekasi, Indonesia. Bentonite was tested with varying temperature conditions. The study further compared activated charcoal and bentonite as potential adsorbents, examining their efficacy under different contact times (10, 20, and 30 minutes). Thus, sampling followed the SNI 6989.57:2008 method for surface water sampling, with bentonite conditioning and activation as initial steps. Next, the adsorption experiments utilized a separating funnel, varying the contact time between adsorbent and sample. Hence, the filtrates were analyzed quantitatively for Mn2+ using atomic absorption spectroscopy and for Mg2+ through complexometric titration.
Pengaruh Pendidikan Matematika Realistik Indonesia terhadap Minat Belajar Matematika
Authors: Mayesty Desintha Paxia , Khuzaini Nanang , . Sustianta
Published: February 2024

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui pengaruh pendekatan pembelajaran Pendidikan Matematika Realistik Indonesia (PMRI) terhadap minat belajar matematika kelas XII. Penelitian ini adalah penelitian kuasi eksperimen menggunakan rancangan kelompok non-ekuivalen. Penelitian ini dilakukan di SMAN 1 Sedayu pada tahun ajaran 2023/2024. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah seluruh siswa kelas XII. Instrumen yang digunakan adalah angket minat belajar dengan model angket skala likert. Setelah dilakukan perlakuan, data yang didapatkan kemudian dianalisis menggunakan uji parametrik paired sample test kemudian dilanjutkan dengan uji independent sample tes. Taraf signifikansi yang digunakan adalah 0,05. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa terdapat pengaruh yang signifikan antara pembelajaran matematika dengan PMRI terhadap minat belajar matematika siswa.
Pengaruh Penggunaan Metode Diskusi Terhadap Peningkatan Hasil Belajar Bahasa Indonesia
Authors: Ganna Resty Palilu , Dewi Resnita , Baan Anastasia
Published: February 2024

The aim of this research is to find out how students' communication skills during discussions can have an influence on student learning outcomes, as well as knowing student learning outcomes, and to find out the significant influence between teacher communication skills on the learning outcomes of class XI students at SMKN 1 Tana Toraja. This research is a quantitative descriptive research with the type of research using a field survey. Data collection techniques in this research used observation, questionnaires, interviews and documentation. The data analysis technique in this research is Product moment correlation. The results of this research can be concluded that students' communication skills in the discussion method have a good influence with a percentage of 65% and student learning outcomes are sufficient with a percentage of 35%. There is a significant influence between students' communication skills on learning outcomes in the Indonesian language subject class XI SMKN 1 Tana Toraja. Hypothesis testing is as follows: where ro = 0.005 is greater than r table at a significance level of 5% = 0.396, thus Ha is accepted and HO is rejected. This means that the better the students' ability to communicate, the better the grades obtained by students at SMKN 1 Tana Toraja.
Changing Sociolinguistic Concerns, Linguistic Ethnography, and North/South Research Relations?
Authors:   King’s College London, U.K., Rampton Ben
Published: February 2024

Many influential theories and concepts in applied and sociolinguistics – such as ‘intercultural communication’ or ‘language standardisation’ – are inevitably limited by the conditions prevailing inside the Western nation-states, from which they have now emerged. These Westernized theories and concepts are prevalent, yet are being increasingly contested and subject to scrutiny by scholars the world over. But in this talk, I will focus on Linguistic Ethnography and Interactional Sociolinguistics as modes of enquiry, and I will ask whether, how far and in what ways they avoid “scientific colonialism” (Hymes 1969, pp. 49, 55), along with the manner and extent to which they are “forms of scientific knowledge … compatible with a democratic way of life, least likely to produce a world in which experts control knowledge at the expense of those who are studied” (1980, pp. 105, 99).
Helming Malaysia: Najib Razak’s Metaphors in Malaysian Supply Bills
Authors:   International Islamic University Malaysia, Malaysia, Rashid Ali Farrah Diebaa
Published: February 2024

This paper discusses the vocational roles constructed by Najib Razak, the sixth Prime Minister of Malaysia for himself, his government, and relational identities for the Malaysian people and others, through Supply Bills. I model the study on Charteris-Black’s critical metaphor analysis and Sack’s membership categorisation analysis, as frameworks. The findings indicate that Najib Razak and his government enacted a role as a ship captain, where the Malaysian people were positioned as passengers, sailing in a sea of world economy, and heading towards a status as a high-income developed nation. Through these metaphors, the people were reminded that, without the government as helm of the ship, it is not to reach the intended destination. Therefore, the use of metaphors in the Supply Bills serves predicative, empathetic, ideological, and mythical purposes, to legitimize both the government and its purposes as agents of governmentality.
Are Students Becoming Less Polite? Politeness Strategies, Sociological Variables, and Social Practices in Online Communication
Authors:   University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines, the Philippines, Taglucop Lorena M.
Published: February 2024

This ethnographic study explores the linguistic politeness strategies (LPS) used in instructor-student conversations in online communication and the social factors that influence these strategies. Thick description was employed as a technique for analyzing data, describing verbal and non-verbal elements, and in determining other social behaviors in context. Results showed that LPS is observed in social behaviors in this study, which included deference to authority, application of the one-in-need-approaches-first principle, and politeness in making requests. Negative linguistic politeness strategy was most commonly used along with hedging in making apologies and requests. Lesser power requires more effort in making requests, and greater power suggests more control in the flow of communication. The less familiar one is with the other, the greater the social distance and the more formal that language use becomes. The more inconvenient the imposition, the more LPS was employed to increase the possibility of the imposition being addressed. Recommendations for further research include implications for the socialization process and the facilitation of communication between mentor and those being socialized in the new normal.
Symbols of Spatial Representation across Languages: From English Phrasal Verbs to Hindi Complex Predicates
Authors:   Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi, India, Kumar Pursotam , Ghosh Sanjukta ,   Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi, India
Published: February 2024

This paper addresses the issue of cross-linguistic representations of spatial experiences involving two events or states. We observe how these events are mapped onto some conceptual image schemas and the event integration of an image schema transformation in cognition. The events concern the motion of a perceived body, the change of state after some process, and a realized state after a causative event. The paper takes examples of these event integrations from English phrasal verbs, and shows how they are realized as similar events in Hindi by the use of compound verbs and complex predicates including causative forms.
Tecnologias de aplicação do ozônio no tratamento pós-colheita de lichia, morango e acerola
Authors:   , Magalhães Carollayne Gonçalves
Published: February 2024

Frutas como a lichia (Litchi chinensis Sonn.), o morango (Fragaria ananassa Duch.) e a acerola (Malpighia emarginata DC.), apresentam um curto tempo de prateleira, limitando sua disponibilidade no mercado. Nos últimos anos, o ozônio tem se destacado como uma alternativa eficiente e sustentável para o tratamento pós-colheita de vegetais com alta perecibilidade, pelo alto potencial oxidativo e a capacidade de se decompor em oxigênio após a aplicação, evitando a presença de subprodutos tóxicos nos vegetais e no meio ambiente. Este trabalho teve como objetivo, analisar a eficiência de diferentes tecnologias de aplicação do ozônio no tratamento pós-colheita de lichia, morango e acerola. O trabalho foi separado em três capítulos: no primeiro analisou-se a qualidade pós-colheita de lichias tratadas com gás ozônio e névoa ozonizada; no segundo investigou-se o potencial da névoa ozonizada na desinfecção microbiológica e manutenção da qualidade físico-química de morangos e no terceiro, a eficiência da água ozonizada na assepsia e qualidade pós-colheita de acerolas. Como parâmetros de qualidade analisou-se nos três estudos, a perda de massa fresca, firmeza, sólidos solúveis totais, pH, acidez total titulável, vitamina C e cor. Em acerolas, também avaliou-se os compostos fenólicos totais e a atividade antioxidante total. Em lichias, as análises físico-químicas aconteceram nos dias 0, 2, 4, 6, 7 e 8 e em morangos e acerolas, nos dias 0, 3, 6 e 9. As análises microbiológicas foram feitas nos estudos com morango e acerola, para quantificação de mesófilos aeróbios e fungos filamentosos. Em lichias, o ozônio gasoso foi mais eficiente que a névoa ozonizada para preservar a cor da casca, mas os efeitos foram semelhantes sobre características da polpa. Em morangos, a névoa ozonizada reduziu a incidência fúngica e bacteriana e em acerolas, a água ozonizada também foi eficiente nesse sentido, mas alterou a aparência externa das frutas. Neste trabalho, o ozônio se mostrou eficiente para preservar a qualidade das três frutas analisadas e para descontaminação microbiológica de morango e acerola. Palavras-chave: Armazenamento de frutas. Sanitização com ozônio. Desinfecção bacteriana e fúngica. Qualidade físico-química.
Innovation and Exploration of Human Resource Management in Pharmaceutical Enterprises of the 21st Century
Authors:   The East Asian Trade Association, f f
Published: February 2024

Purpose - The 21st century marks an era of rapid advancements in digitization, informatization and globalization. Amidst a fast-evolving market economy, the lag in Human Resource Management (HRM) within pharmaceutical companies significantly hampers corporate growth. The primary objective of this paper is to explore the issue of HRM lag.
Design/Methodology/Approach - Grounded in corporate management theory, this paper conducts a literature review coupled with HRM theory, taking a particular pharmaceutical company as a case study. It identifies six major issues present in pharmaceutical HRM: unclear functional positioning of the HRM department, insufficient staffing in the HR department, be short of effective talent cultivation mechanisms, incomplete salary management system, outdated performance incentive policies, and absence of modern information technology platform support. Therefore, six recommendations are proposed.
Findings - Engaging professional HRM consultants for HR transformation, redefining the HR department’s functions, enhancing the professionalism of HR practitioners, establishing competitive salary and incentive mechanisms, advancing the application of modern information technology, and developing modern talent management models are innovations that can significantly bolster the comprehensive management capability of the enterprise.
Research Implications - This study contributes to elevating the strategic positioning and management capability of the HR department, playing a pivotal role in shaping a high-value talent empowerment platform. It also provides a foundation for subsequent research by other scholars in this field.