bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Gratuité de l’éducation de base dans les écoles primaires publiques en République Démocratique du Congo : « Etat de lieu, défis, effets et perspectives
Authors: Menda Philippe Bila , Ditsidi Jeannine Mayimbi
Published: January 2024

Cette étude analyse la réforme de la gratuité de l’éducation de base dans les écoles de la République Démocratique du Congo (RDC). Elle relève les défis et évalue les effets de la gratuité de l’éducation en RDC. A l’issue de l’analyse et discussion des résultats, l’étude a abouti aux résultats suivants : la grande majorité (97,5%) des enseignants est au courant de la décision du Gouvernement de la RDC sur l’application de la gratuité de l’Enseignement primaire dans les écoles primaires publiques. La gratuité appliquée dans leurs écoles favorise l’accès de tous les enfants à l’école (62,5%) car beaucoup d’enfants ont regagné le chemin de l’école. La gratuité a diminué la charge des parents dans les frais à payer à l’école (97,5%). Certains frais ne sont plus payés par les parents notamment : les frais de contrôle des dossiers des finalistes ; les frais d’organisation matérielle des examens; les frais des uniformes scolaires ; les frais d'inscription, de réinscription ou de confirmation d'inscription ; les frais d'évaluation interne; les frais d'admission en classe supérieure ; les frais de suivi de la passation des épreuves de fin de cycle ; les frais de motivation des enseignants ; les frais de motivation des enseignants et les frais de transport des enseignants. En outre, la réforme de la gratuité de l’éducation de base présente plusieurs défis en RDC. Ces défis sont à trois niveaux. Ils sont liés à l’élève, à l’enseignant et aux parents. Les résultats de l’analyse quantitative ont montré que la moyenne du nombre de livre avant la gratuité était de 19 livres tandis qu’après la gratuité la moyenne est de 22 livres pour une classe. C’est-à-dire qu’il y a eu plus de livres après la gratuité d’avant. La moyenne de nombre de classes, avant la gratuité était de 1 classe alors qu’après la gratuité, les écoles sont passées de 1 à 2 classes parelles. Le nombre d’enseignants a aussi doublé après la gratuité. La moyenne du nombre des élèves est passée de 38 à 78 élèves pour une classe. En plus, la moyenne de réussite a baissé ; elle est passée de 69% à 66,8% après la gratuité. Les différences observées dans le nombre de livres (t= -0,993 ; p=0,350), nombre de classes (t= -0,894 ; p=0,397), nombre d’enseignants (t=-0,894 ; p=0,397) et la moyenne de réussite (t=0,446 ; p=0,667) ne sont pas significatives. Cependant, la différence observée dans le nombre d’élèves (t=-5,864 ; p=0,000) est significative.
Assessment of Digital Literacy Skills Among Physical and Health Education Students in Secondary Schools in Bayelsa State
Authors: Diepiribo Adata Dickson
Published: January 2024

This study assessed digital literacy skills among physical and health education students in secondary schools in Bayelsa State, Nigeria. A “descriptive survey design” was adopted for the study. To direct the study, two research questions were developed along with matching null hypotheses. All PHE students in the 192 secondary schools in Bayelsa state that are owned by the government make up the study population. The research sample consisted of 499 PHE students, 240 of whom were male and 249 of whom were female. The "Digital Literacy Skill Questionnaire (DLSQ)," a structured tool created by researcher and approved by specialists, was used to collect data. The Cronbach Alpha formula was used to determine the instrument's reliability, and a coefficient of 0.84 was found. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the study questions, and t-test statistics were used to assess the hypotheses. The findings showed that Bayelsa State secondary school PHE students do not use their digital literacy skills to a high degree. It was suggested that PHE students be encouraged to develop their digital abilities by the school administration.
Competencies Required by Administrative Office Managers in the Utilization of Electronic Records in Tertiary Institutions in Taraba State, Nigeria
Authors: Ibrahim Joseph , Okoli Benedette E. , Anyigor-Ogah Augustina C. , Jonah Daniel
Published: January 2024

The study examined competencies required by administrative office managers in the utilization of electronic records in tertiary institutions in Taraba State, Nigeria. The study adopted survey research design. The population for the study comprised 901 (males 659 and females 242) administrative office managers in nine (9) tertiary institutions located in Taraba State. The sample size of the study was 277, determined using Yaro Yamane’s formula. The instrument for data collection was a 4-point rating scale structured questionnaire titled “Questionnaire on Competencies Required by Administrative Office Managers in the Utilization of Electronic Records (QOMCUER). The instrument was validated by three experts and was subjected to internal reliability testing using Cronbach Alpha reliability coefficient and it produced an overall reliability index obtained of 0.85. Findings indicated that word-processing and cloud storage competencies are required by administrative managers in the utilization of electronic records. Results of the hypotheses testing revealed that there is no significant difference in the mean ratings of male and female administrative office managers in tertiary institutions on word-processing competencies required in the utilization of electronic records. Furthermore, there is no significant difference in the mean ratings of administrative office managers in urban and rural areas in tertiary institutions on cloud storage competencies required in the utilization of electronic records. The implication of the findings will be useful to office managers in times of creation and storage of records in tertiary institution. It was recommended that tertiary institutions that employ administrative office managers should organize seminars and workshops to provide competency training in word-processing and cloud storage to enable them handle electronic records in any office they find themselves.
Stand-Alone Melanoma Diagnostic System Using the Raspberry PI 4
Authors: Khaleel Radhwan , Basheer Nasseer
Published: January 2024

Skin cancer, in general, is a growing threat to human health. Melanoma skin cancer is one of the most severe types of skin cancer in humans. In the initial stages, melanoma affects the skin in general, and it may develop and spread to other parts of the human body in its advanced stages. Early detection can reduce its severity and improve treatment outcomes. In this study, the proposed system includes image processing techniques and feature extraction by combining Local Binary Pattern (LBP) and Gray Level Co-occurrence Matrix (GLCM), in addition to enhancing the extracted features with the diameter feature. A Support Vector Machine (SVM) model with a radial basis function (RBF) kernel was employed to train and predict the results of the test data on the Raspberry Pi 4 platform. The available International Skin Imaging Collaboration (ISIC) dataset of skin images was used in the training and testing of this system. The test results showed that the proposed system achieves high specificity (99.35%), medium sensitivity (75.35%), and comprehensive accuracy (93.71%).
Linear Regressor Model for Internet of Things Automated Thermal Conditioning of a Smart Classroom Environment Using Limited dataset
Authors: Amiefamonyo B. F , Anireh V.I.E , Emmah V. T
Published: January 2024

This research paper presents a Linear Regressor (LR) modeling approach for automated thermal conditioning of smart spaces in a classroom environment using limited data constraints. Sensitive studies were performed in order to identify the breaking point of the LR model of polynomial-order-of-1 below which it will not be possible to obtain meaningful estimates and controllability actions, considering a range between 5% and 30% limited training data points. Based on several simulation experiments, it was found that the LR breaks at the 10% training data level. This result is valuable for recommender systems that may experience difficulty in obtaining enough primary dataset. Applications that provide early warning signals will also find this study useful.
Colapso en el Cuidador Primario del Paciente con Enfermedad Renal Crónica en Tratamiento Sustitutivo de la Función Renal
Authors: Luna Ramírez Paola Jacqueline , Urbina Aranda Irasema Isabel
Published: January 2024

Los pacientes con enfermedad renal crónica en tratamiento sustitutivo de la función renal, necesitan cuidados complejos, requiriendo de un cuidador primario; a mayor dependencia, mayor es el grado de sobrecarga para el cuidador, quien puede llegar a presentar alteraciones físicas, emocionales y sociales, lo cual repercuten negativamente en la calidad de vida del cuidador y del paciente. Se identificó el colapso en el cuidador primario del paciente con enfermedad renal crónica en tratamiento sustitutivo de la función renal adscritos a la Unidad de Medicina Familiar no.9 Acapulco, Guerrero. La presente investigación se hizo mediante un estudio transversal analítico en 143 cuidadores primarios de  pacientes con enfermedad renal crónica en tratamiento sustitutivo de la función renal en Acapulco, Guerrero, de diciembre a abril 2023, se aplicó la escala de Zarit para identificar el colapso del cuidador, el análisis estadístico se realizó con el programa SSPS, a través de análisis bivariado, obteniendo valor de p, OR e IC 95%.En los resultados se encontró que  el 46% (66/143) de los cuidadores presenta colapso. El 62% (41/66), cursa con colapso intenso, mientras que el 38%(25/66) se encuentra con leve. El factor asociado con la presencia de colapso es el género femenino (p 0.005). Se concluyó que 5 de cada 10 cuidadores presentan colapso, de cada 10 cuidadores con colapso 6 de ellos cursa con colapso intenso y 4 con leve.
Alteraciones Vasculares en el Síndrome de Proteus a Propósito de un Caso Clínico en el Noroccidente Colombiano
Authors: Meléndez Pedraza María Paula , Wadnipar Gutierrez Andrea Leonor , Perez Ardila Laritza Johana , Torres Chaparro Omar Arely , Zapata Vargas Jhon Anderson , Gutiérrez Gutiérrez Juan Carlos , Medina Medina Neider Juliano , Acuña Mendez Luis Ernesto , Romero Bulla Isi Karolina , David González Elizabeth Carolina
Published: January 2024

Los pacientes con síndromes de malformación vascular complejos y sobrecrecimiento, como en el síndrome de Proteus, tienen un mayor riesgo de eventos tromboembolicos. El síndrome de Proteus es un trastorno de crecimiento excesivo progresivo en mosaico que afecta la vasculatura, la piel y el esqueleto y es causado por una mutación activadora somática en AKT1. La prevalencia se estima en 1/1.000.000 personas año. Presentamos el caso de un masculino de la quinta década de la vida con 2 episodios de trombosis venosa profunda en el miembro inferior izquierdo, se encuentra en manejo con Rivaroxaban 20 mg vo dia. Presenta intenso dolor a nivel de las extremidades sobre todo a predominio de los miembros inferiores. Igualmente tiene propuesta de manejo quirúrgico por cirugía vascular ante grave insuficiencia de las safenas internas de ambos miembros inferiores. Proponemos desarrollar un registro para recopilar datos del dímero D y de los resultados para facilitar el ajuste del umbral del dímero D para el síndrome de Proteus y trastornos relacionados, incluido el espectro de sobrecrecimiento relacionado con PIK3CA a raíz del presente caso de forma multicentrica dado que es una enfermedad huérfana por lo que se requiere la participación de multiples latitudes para asi poder obtener datos concluyentes al respecto. Consideramos pertinente la caracterización adecuada de estos pacientes con un diagnostico temprano lo cual lograría evitar las complicaciones a largo plazo asi como el asesoramiento genetico.
Behind the Concept of 'Zero Carbon Emissions' in Indonesia: A Symbolic Construction Analysis
Authors: Kusnadi Karen , Ayu Siti Nur
Published: January 2024

As one of the world's largest contributors to greenhouse gas emissions, Indonesia has set a target for zero carbon emissions by 2060. However, these targets and the derived efforts have not been accompanied by adequate understanding among the Indonesian populace. This research aims to comprehend and analyze the concept of zero carbon emissions in Indonesia. Employing a qualitative approach with content analysis methodology, the study discovered that one of the causes for this lack of understanding is the ineffective messaging concerning 'zero carbon emissions' in Indonesia. The symbolic constructs created do not align with the intended messages, in line with the recommendations for effective environmental communication concepts, encompassing aspects such as message types, functions, word choices, genres, relevance, and consistency. This research implies an enhancement in public awareness regarding the concept of zero carbon emissions in Indonesia. The outcomes of this study can also provide insights to the government and environmental organizations to formulate more effective policies in communicating the message of 'zero carbon emissions.' By implementing these recommendations, environmental communication regarding the concept of zero carbon emissions in Indonesia can become more effective, motivating individuals to actively participate in efforts to reduce carbon emissions.
Sobre En el cielo solo las estrellas. Conversaciones con Roberto Torretti
Authors: Carrasco Eduardo
Published: January 2024

Dieciocho años después de la publicación del libro En el cielo solo las estrellas. Conversaciones con Roberto Torretti, Eduardo Carrasco reflexiona aquí sobre la experiencia de haber participado en ese proyecto de entrevista con el filósofo chileno.
Estimation of Hetrosis in F1 Hybrids of Bread Wheat Genotypes
Authors: Fareed Ghulam , Keerio Dr. Ayaz Ali , Mari Shah Nawaz , Arain Muhammad Ahmed , Ullah Sana , Mastoi Amir Ali , Adeel Muhammad , Mengal Muhammad Aslam , Shah Sajid Ali , Badini Muhammad Ilyas
Published: January 2024

The experiment was conducted for estimation of the heterosis in F1 hybrids in wheat genotypes. The research was conducted at the experimental field of Seed Production Development Centre, Sindh Agriculture University Tandojam during Rabi growing season 2019-20. The experiment was laid-out in randomized complete block design (RCBD) using three replications. The performance of parents and their hybrids, and heterotic effects were measured in various aspects like earliness characters (days taken to 75% heading, days taken to 75% maturity), morphological and yield traits like plant height, tillers plant-1, yield plant-1, and a physiology related trait; relative water content. The study consisted of six varieties and their six F1 hybrids. The parents used were TD-1, Benazir-2013, TJ-83, Hamal, Imdad-2005, Kiran-95 and their crosses were as TD-1 × Hamal, TD-1 × Benazir-2013, Benazir-2013 × TD-1, TJ-83 × Benazir-2013, TJ-83 × Imdad, Kiran-95 ×Benazir-2013. Results revealed that all the parents and hybrids were highly significant for all the parameters studied at P<0.01 level. The F1 hybrids Benazir-2013 × TD-1, TD-1 × Benazir-2013, TD-1 × Hamal and Kiran -95 × Benazir-2013 had showed better response in mid parent heterosis and heterobeltiosis for most of the traits except plant height. On the basis of current findings, it could be concluded that these cross combinations may be used in bread wheat for yield improvement
Post-Newtonian Orbital Effects Induced by the Mass Quadrupole and Spin Octupole Moments of an Axisymmetric Body
Authors: Iorio Lorenzo
Published: January 2024

The post-Newtonian orbital effects induced by the mass quadrupole and spin octupole moments of an isolated, oblate spheroid of constant density that is rigidly and uniformly rotating on the motion of a test particle are analytically worked out for an arbitrary orbital configuration and without any preferred orientation of the body’s spin axis. The resulting expressions are specialized to the cases of (a) equatorial and (b) polar orbits. The opportunity offered by a hypothetical new spacecraft moving around Jupiter along a Juno-like highly elliptical, polar orbit to measure them is preliminarily studied. Although more difficult to be practically implemented, also the case of a less elliptical orbit is considered since it yields much larger figures for the relativistic effects of interest. The possibility of using the S-stars orbiting the supermassive black hole in Sgr A* at the Galactic Center as probes to potentially constrain some parameters of the predicted extended mass distribution surrounding the hole by means of the aforementioned orbital effects is briefly examined.
The Aemulus Project. VI. Emulation of Beyond-standard Galaxy Clustering Statistics to Improve Cosmological Constraints
Authors: Storey-Fisher Kate , Tinker Jeremy L. , Zhai Zhongxu , DeRose Joseph , Wechsler Risa H. , Banerjee Arka
Published: January 2024

There is untapped cosmological information in galaxy redshift surveys in the nonlinear regime. In this work, we use the Aemulus suite of cosmological N-body simulations to construct Gaussian process emulators of galaxy clustering statistics at small scales (0.1–50 h
−1 Mpc) in order to constrain cosmological and galaxy bias parameters. In addition to standard statistics—the projected correlation function w
p(r
p), the redshift-space monopole of the correlation function ξ
0(s), and the quadrupole ξ
2(s)—we emulate statistics that include information about the local environment, namely the underdensity probability function P
U(s) and the density-marked correlation function M(s). This extends the model of Aemulus III for redshift-space distortions by including new statistics sensitive to galaxy assembly bias. In recovery tests, we find that the beyond-standard statistics significantly increase the constraining power on cosmological parameters of interest: including P
U(s) and M(s) improves the precision of our constraints on Ωm by 27%, σ
8 by 19%, and the growth of structure parameter, f
σ
8, by 12% compared to standard statistics. We additionally find that scales below ∼6 h
−1 Mpc contain as much information as larger scales. The density-sensitive statistics also contribute to constraining halo occupation distribution parameters and a flexible environment-dependent assembly bias model, which is important for extracting the small-scale cosmological information as well as understanding the galaxy–halo connection. This analysis demonstrates the potential of emulating beyond-standard clustering statistics at small scales to constrain the growth of structure as a test of cosmic acceleration.
Morphological and molecular support for Amphithrax verrucosus (H. Milne Edwards, 1832) and Amphithrax aculeatus (Herbst, 1790) (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura) as valid species
Authors: Parasram Nadeshinie , Santana William , Vallès Yvonne , Windsor Amanda М. , Vallès Henri
Published: January 2024

The large degree of morphological variations, particularly amongst juveniles, has led to inconsistencies in the literature regarding the taxonomic status of Amphithrax aculeatus (Herbst, 1790) and Amphithrax verrucosus (H. Milne Edwards, 1832). As a result of recent biodiversity sampling initiatives in Barbados, West Indies, multiple specimens of Amphithrax aculeatus and A. verrucosus have been collected. This has prompted us to undertake a thorough reassessment of their morphological and molecular characteristics. Moreover, morphological differences in the carapace, antennae, chelipeds, pereopods and the male first gonopod (G1) supports A. aculeatus and A. verrucosus as separate species. Molecular phylogenetic analysis, based on newly-generated sequences of the 12S rRNA, 16S rRNA and ITS-1 genes also shows that A. verrucosus is a separate species and sister taxa to A. aculeatus. The total number of species within the genus Amphithrax is now brought to eleven. However, our molecular analysis also shows that the taxonomic placement of Amphithrax armatus (Saussure, 1853) within Amphithrax is questionable.
Description of a new species of Phoxinus from the Ergene River (Aegean Sea Basin) in Türkiye (Actinopterygii, Leuciscidae)
Authors: Bayçelebi Esra , Aksu İsmail , Turan Davut
Published: January 2024

Phoxinus radeki, a new species, is described from the Ergene River (Aegean Sea Basin). It is distinguished from Phoxinus species in Türkiye and the adjacent area by having the scales of the breast, scaled but separated unscaled area anteriorly, short dark rectangular blotches along the lateral line between the lateral line and belly yellowish in both males and females, body depth dorsal fin origin 16–21% SL, caudal peduncle depth 8–10% SL. Additionally, molecular results demonstrated that the new species differed from its closest congeners with a mean genetic distance value of 3.08% (min. 2.82–max. 3.29) and moderately support values in cytochrome b (Cyt b) gene partial sequences (1064 bp.). Further, the species delimitation analysis identified the new species as a single MOTU independent of other Phoxinus species.
Molecular characterization and phylogenetic position of the giant deep-sea oyster Neopycnodonte zibrowii Gofas, Salas & Taviani, 2009
Authors: Garzia Matteo , Salvi Daniele
Published: January 2024

The giant deep-sea oyster Neopycnodonte zibrowii Gofas, C. Salas & Taviani, 2009 is a keystone deep-sea habitat builder species. Discovered about fifteen years ago in the Azores, it has been described and assigned to the genus Neopycnodonte Fischer von Waldheim, 1835 based on morphological features. In this study, we generated DNA sequence data for both mitochondrial (COI and 16S) and nuclear (ITS2 and 28S) markers based on the holotype specimen of N. zibrowii to establish a molecular phylogenetic framework for the systematic assessment of this species and to provide a reliable (i.e., holotype-based) reference sequence set for multilocus DNA barcoding approaches. Molecular data provide compelling evidence that the giant deep-sea oyster is a distinct species, rather than a deep-water ecophenotype of Neopycnodonte cochlear (Poli, 1795), with extremely high genetic divergence from any other gryphaeid. Multilocus phylogenetic analyses place the giant deep-sea oyster within the clade “Neopycnodonte/Pycnodonte” with closer affinity to N. cochlear rather than to P. taniguchii Hayami & Kase, 1992, thus supporting its assignment to the genus Neopycnodonte. Relationships within this clade are not well supported because mitochondrial variation is inflated by saturation that eroded phylogenetic signal, implying an old split between taxa within this clade. Finally, the set of reference barcode sequences of N. zibrowii generated in this study will be useful for a wide plethora of barcoding applications in deep-sea biodiversity surveys. Molecular validation of recent records of deep-sea oysters from the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea will be crucial to clarify the distribution of N. zibrowii and assess the phenotypic variation and ecology of this enigmatic species.
Medial Rectus Inferior Half Plication for the Treatment of Near Exotropia
Authors: Weatherby Thomas , Marsh Ian
Published: January 2024

Purpose:

To report a relatively new surgical treatment for near exotropia called medial rectus inferior half plication.

Methods:

This was a retrospective analysis of the outcomes from a single surgeon performing a plication of the inferior half of the medial rectus muscle in 17 consecutive patients with near exotropia unresponsive to medial rectus bupivacaine injection.

Results:

Thirteen of 17 (76%) patients were asymptomatic after surgery with no diplopia for near fixation and with either a normal or slightly reduced prism fusion range enabling them to have comfortable binocular single vision. There was one minor surgical overcorrection with distance diplopia that disappeared within 2 weeks of surgery. Of the 4 of 17 (24%) patients who required further intervention, 3 required one further surgical procedure and 1 required an injection of bupivacaine into the contralateral medial rectus muscle to obtain a satisfactory alignment and control of symptoms. No patient needed more than two total operations.

Conclusions:

The data show medial rectus inferior plication can produce excellent outcomes with minimal risk of overcorrection.

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J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus
. 2024;61(3):219–222.]
Problems and challenges of using randomized automatically evaluating geometric construction problems in Moodle LMS
Authors: Csiba Peter , Vajo Peter
Published: January 2024

The objective of this paper was to examine the present state of geometric constructions in both international and national mathematics assessments. Additionally, it aimed to shed light on the noticeable lack of geometric construction items in these assessments and propose a solution to incorporate such items by utilizing a web-based mathematics assessment tool. After providing a brief summary of the unique benefits associated with geometric construction problems, the subsequent paper explored the development of a web-based mathematics assessment tool, the procedure for generating automatic evaluation GeoGebra applets for geometric construction problems, and their integration into Moodle learning management system (LMS). The purpose of this assessment tool was to enhance the evaluation of a substantially larger group of students within the realm of geometric constructions. The final section of the paper examined the difficulties encountered in the creation of the automatic evaluation applets and their incorporation into Moodle LMS. Through the development of such a web-based mathematics assessment tool, we enabled the evaluation of a significantly larger number of students, thus aiding not only national and international mathematics examinations but also assisting mathematics teachers in tracking students' scores and progress.
Cervantes y la composición horaciana del Quijote. Estudio filológico del capítulo XIII de la segunda parte
Authors: De Padua Andino Sánchez Antonio
Published: January 2024

Cervantes hace, simultáneamente, imitación de la realidad e imitación de la literatura en el Quijote y se atiene en todo momento a los preceptos literarios de Aristóteles y Horacio. En el presente artículo se analizan los textos del Ars poetica de Horacio, y se desvelan las claves preceptistas que afectan, tanto a la verosimilitud de la ficción con la realidad, como a la justificación, desde el punto de vista humanista, del traslado, acoplamiento, articulación y reinvención de la literatura clásica al producto literario final en lengua romance. En prueba de tal praxis cervantina, el artículo se ocupa también de la aplicación de las teorías horacianas en la elaboración del capítulo xiii, a la sazón inspirado, también, en las Sátiras de Horacio.
Cervantes y la teoría de la agnición: un análisis de los reconocimientos en el Persiles
Authors: Basso Carlo
Published: January 2024

Este artículo aborda el tema de la agnición en Los trabajos de Persiles y Sigismunda (1617) de Cervantes. Tras considerar la teoría de la anagnórisis (o reconocimiento) formulada por Aristóteles en la Poética y analizada por los comentaristas del siglo XVI (en particular, Castelvetro y Pinciano), el análisis se centrará en algunos casos significativos propuestos por Cervantes en su novela póstuma: la anti-anagnórisis del hijo de Feliciana de la Voz, la agnición que afecta a los protagonistas en las postrimerías de la novela y la función de los objetos de reconocimiento.
La « démarche géodocumentaire ». Essai sur la fonction réflexive de la géographie sociale dans un monde médiatisé
Authors: Raoulx Benoît
Published: January 2024

Dans cette contribution, nous proposons de définir une « démarche géodocumentaire » à partir des dimensions épistémologiques de la géographie sociale. Le film documentaire est conçu comme une méthode à part entière, qui permet de mettre en œuvre la fonction réflexive de la géographie sociale. Il associe recherche, intervention sociale et formation auprès de différents publics. Au-delà de la construction d’images audiovisuelles, la démarche géodocumentaire est l’expression d’une géographie incorporée, apte à interroger le monde contemporain.
Turkish Origin Directors Living in Europe and Their Perspectives on Cinema
Authors: Erol Gülbuğ , Gülsün Mustafa
Published: January 2024

Cinema has replaced every story. This study tries to reveal the filmographies of Turkish directors living abroad in the contemporary Turkish cinema period. This study is important in that it tries to reveal how socio-cultural and economic events experienced on a global basis are reflected in the director's cinemas. The directors in question are names that are affiliated with both Turkish culture and the culture of the country they live in, so what they reflect in their films is important not only in terms of the culture in which they live and grow up, but also in terms of the culture they carry in their genes. The starting point of the study is how the directors try to express themselves in terms of narrative features and the subject covered. In this context, five Turkish directors who have lived and are living abroad were selected by purposive sampling method, and their films were analyzed using the qualitative case study method. As a result, directors reflected their feelings, thoughts, dreams, and the realities in their films.
Data Journalism and Social Media in Hyperlocal Journalism
Authors: Çakır Cihan
Published: January 2024

Recently, research on the discovery and use of local data sources that can be used in hyperlocal journalism has gained importance. In this sense, this study includes a literature review on data journalism practices in hyperlocal media organizations. In the study, the importance of data journalism and social media use in hyperlocal journalism in the field of communication is emphasized, and how data journalism can be used in the fields of digital journalism and digital newspapers, its contributions, and solution suggestions are discussed. This study aims to contribute to presenting the news more effectively and meeting the information needs of the society by shedding light on the developments in the field of communication.
Consumer Perspective on Influencers, the Rising Trend of Digital Marketing Perspective
Authors: Akto Gülşah
Published: January 2024

Advances in digital media have affected consumer preferences and tendencies as they have impacted the field of marketing. Whilst digital marketing becomes more effective every day, influencer marketing has taken its place among the most popular marketing strategies of recent times. Defined as a personality that alters and influences the way other people behave, influencers have tried to shape consumers' preferences and purchasing behaviors by obtaining and evaluating information in different ways and promoting products and services. Although influencers have an impact on their followers' preferences, consumer opinions towards influencers are equally significant. This study aims to analyze consumers' views on the concept of influencers, why they follow influencers, and their perspectives on influencers' earnings and status. In addition, the study focused on how influencers' product and service promotions affect consumers' opinions about brands and companies and their purchasing behaviors.
Public Relations and AI
Authors: Irak Hakan
Published: January 2024

With the increase in technological developments, many innovations have occurred in human life. These innovations have started to facilitate human life by realizing different digital applications of the technology axis that is developing day by day. Artificial intelligence, one of these developments, is undoubtedly one of the most important and useful developments today. With many artificial intelligence-based applications, many conveniences can be obtained in daily life, and it has also been used in public relations applications. In this context, the study examined public relations and artificial intelligence applications, and comments were made about today's applications and their future.
Crisis Management in the Digital Age
Authors: Yılmaz Hasan
Published: January 2024

With the rapid development of technology, we are exposed to the ease and challenges of the digital age in all aspects. Technological revolutions are leading to rapid transformations in the global system. These developments can also bring crises. Therefore, it is necessary to be prepared for crises in the digital transformation. Anticipating and taking precautions for crises is one of the most important issues in the digital age. Effective tools are needed to rapidly and effectively solve crises through digital processes. This study will address the management of crises in the digital world and convey important notes to the reader on topics such as management, crisis, leadership, digitalization, and the digital age. The study will conclude with recommendations for solving crises in the digital field.
An Examination of Diplomatic Entities' Digital Communication
Authors: Kaya Onur
Published: January 2024

In today's world, technology has become central to human life, leading to the popularity of social media applications. Consequently, the interdisciplinary concept of communication has evolved and transformed. This transformation has rapidly integrated diplomatic practices into the digital world, contributing to the expansion and implementation of the concept of public diplomacy. States and non-state actors have actively used social media applications to bring cultural diplomacy activities, one of the tools of public diplomacy, into the digital realm to influence individuals and communities, change negative perceptions into positive ones, shape an image, create attraction, or convey desired messages. In this study, cultural activities shared on the Instagram official account of the U.S. Embassy in Bishkek (@usembassybishkek) are examined in the context of cultural diplomacy. The findings are evaluated based on the shared posts, interaction results, participation, and conclusions are drawn.
Machine Learning and Virtual Reality
Authors: Ambika N.
Published: January 2024

The study focuses on data produced by social media users. It applies the El Saddik communication structure between a digital twin and a physical twin to the setting of understanding and personality identification in people. Depending on the requirements, real twins use sensors to mimic their senses of sight, hearing, taste, smell, and touch. Users' posting and liking activities may be tracked in online social networks to get a sense of and an understanding of their personalities. Digital twins should have a deep learning-enhanced controller to act quickly and wisely on behalf of their physical counterparts. The approach combines user content posting and like behavior for personality prediction. Depending on the application, digital twins can be represented virtually as a social humanoid robot or a software element without a physical replica. The status messages uploaded by each user are pooled as a document. The work enhances security by 17.4%.
Architects of Innovation
Authors: Aktaş Burak Nedim
Published: January 2024

This chapter examines and evaluates the complex interaction between visionary leadership and innovative human resources management (HRM) practices. Through a comprehensive review of the literature, analysis of key visionary leadership characteristics, and a focused-empirical study, the chapter reveals how visionary leaders' risk-taking and communication styles contribute to the development and deployment of innovative HRM practices within organizations. The objective is to deepen the knowledge of how innovative HRM practices are shaped and propelled by leadership, specifically visionary, while also providing new perspectives that may guide both academic inquiry and hands-on approaches to leadership development and HRM improvement.
The Integration of Green Accounting and Green Human Resource Management for Sustainable Business Practices
Authors: Jha Rani , Mishra Sidharth , Sharma Avinash
Published: January 2024

Green accounting and green human resource management (GHRM) have gained tremendous value in recent times with integration of the two emerging as a strategic approach for organizations to promote sustainable business practices. Green accounting focuses on measuring and reporting environmental impacts and costs associated with business activities, while GHRM involves incorporating sustainable practices and values into human resource processes. The authors explore integration of two fields to understand its contribution in achieving a culture of environmental sustainability goals within organizations. Comprehensive analysis of environmental impacts of organization's operations, products, and services is presented here using concept of green accounting. Factors such as carbon emissions, energy consumption, waste generation, and water usage would be discussed as a means to identify areas of improvement and make informed decisions. By aligning environmental and human resource processes, organizations may achieve environmental sustainability goals, enhance reputation, and foster a culture of sustainable well-being.
Revolution 4.0 as a Momentum for Human Resource Management Towards Era 5.0
Authors: Nur Andi Cudai , Iqbal Shuja
Published: January 2024

Indonesia has entered the digitalization century by entering the era of the Industrial Revolution 4.0, as a revolution marked by a technological revolution that brought many changes and various impacts. Various problems have also arisen due to the COVID-19 outbreak, wars between countries, global economic recession, sales, purchases, and marketing, which are getting worse at the moment. So that human resources are the key to the success of a business such as SMEs, a strategy is needed to improve the quality of human resources. Given the importance of improving human resources to become superior, competent, qualified, and competitive. Era 4.0 requires various strategies to improve the quality of human resources to welcome Era 5.0; several strategies can be pursued such as providing motivation, increasing competence, skills certification, best practice, shows, events, and exhibitions in the development of SMEs.
Collective Bargaining
Authors: Sharma Eliza , Sharma Moumita
Published: January 2024

The study aims to explore the role of collective bargaining as a tool to strengthen industrial peace in SMEs. The current status of collective bargaining and its perceived effectiveness has been measured using a survey method from a sample of Northern and Southern India SMEs. Further, the attempt has been made to derive the challenges that SMEs face regarding collective bargaining and its usage for industrial peace. The study also has practical and theoretical implications as well. Hence, policymakers, government authorities, and the managers and owners of SMEs can take action to make collective bargaining a tool to strengthen the industrial peace in SMEs. An awareness campaign for SMEs and trade unions can be organized to discuss the challenges highlighted in this study to make maximum benefits out of collective bargaining. The study contributes to the literature, as largely the previous studies have been conducted in the context of collective bargaining for the large-scale industries only, not for medium or small-scale industries.
Offering Flexible Work Arrangements and Remote Work Policies
Authors: Javed Hasnain
Published: January 2024

This chapter finds answers for three key questions: Are remote working arrangement and flexi-hour practices a permanent organizational feature? What is the impact of this new way of working on a workplace, employee engagement, and retention? What are the key features of flexible work arrangements and remote work policies? Companies that offer remote or hybrid working models need to make sure that they develop and implement a comprehensive policy document that covers all aspects of working from home. This will help employees understand what is expected of them and help the company avoid any potential disputes or misunderstandings.
Providing Personalized Learning and Development Opportunities
Authors: Javed Hasnain
Published: January 2024

This chapter will explore the impact, importance, and dimensions of learning and growth on workplaces and how they play a role in retaining and engaging employees. The chapter will also look into the ways in which personalized learning and growth are and can be delivered in companies. Organizations today are aware of how a shared training programme can be changed so that each user gets more out of it. This is what personalised learning does. These changes make learning more interesting, faster, and better. Even a small amount of personalization can have influence. For example, you could take out information that is not needed and promote the training that will help the learner the most.
The Effect of Sodium Sulfite with Varying Concentration on the Separation of Gliadin from Gluten
Authors: Siti Djenar Nancy , Dwi Jayanti Retno , Wilson Wilson , Qinthara Zharfan Mazaya
Published: January 2024

Gluten is a protein that gives a chewy characteristic to wheat flour-based foods. Gluten consists of glutenin and gliadin linked by disulfide bonds in which gliadin gives the viscosity and extensibility properties of gluten. Based on its properties, gliadin has great potential as a biomaterial and has been widely used in both the pharmaceutical and food industries. The separation between gliadin and glutenin generally uses alcohol such as 60-70% ethanol and 1-propanol. However, this method is inefficient and can cause environmental pollution. Another method is to add a food grade aqueous acidic medium where the separation occurs due to the difference in isoelectric point between gliadin and glutenin. Aim of the research to determine the effect of sodium sulfite with varying concentration on the separation of gliadin from gluten. In this study, gliadin was separated using 98% acetic acid, while sodium sulfite was used as a reducing agent to break the disulfide bond. To precipitate glutenin, the pH of the dispersion was adjusted to 4.4 using 5% ammonium hydroxide. The centrifugation was carried out at 8000 rpm to obtain the gliadin. The FT-IR spectrum showed that gliadin had absorption in the amide I band (C=O), namely α helix for the use of 0.1% and 0.15% of sodium sulfite and β sheet for 0.2% of sodium sulfite. The SDS-PAGE analysis on the use of all concentrations of sodium sulfite contained gliadin with a molecular weight of 25-40 kDa. After comparing it with marker proteins, it was estimated that it contains only α/β gliadin and γ- gliadin. The RP – HPLC chromatogram showed that the use of 0.1% and 0.2% sodium sulfite resulted in ω5 gliadin and ω 1,2 gliadin types, and at 0.15% sodium sulfite resulted in the most complete types, namely ω5 gliadin, ω1,2 gliadin and α /β gliadin, each containing glutamine, proline, phenylalanine, tyrosine and glycine. Overall, the use of 98% acetic acid at a certain pH with sodium sulfite as a reducing agent can separate gliadin from gluten. However, there was a change in the three-dimensional structure of gluten proteins so not all gliadin fractions can be identified completely.Keywords: 98% acetic acid; gliadin; isoelectric point; sodium sulfite
Utilization of Oil Recovery Process on Spent Bleaching Earth into Non-Hazardous Waste
Authors: Tetrisyanda Rizky , Wibawa Gede
Published: January 2024

Crude palm oil purifying process is an important process in refining vegetable and animal oils to remove the impurities. This process produces spent bleaching earth (SBE) waste which needs to be reprocessed before being released into the environment because it contains 20-30% of oil. However, based on Government Regulation Number 22/2021, SBE was removed from the list of hazardous waste on condition the oil contained is under 3%. In this study, the oil content in SBE was extracted using maceration process. The aim of this study was to measure the remain oil content in de-oiled bleaching earth (de-OBE) using various solvent. The solvents used are n-hexane, acetone, and ethanol with SBE to solvent ration. The highest yield obtained was 22% using n-hexane as a solvent. To determine the quality of the recovered oil, water and free fatty acid contained were analyzed. After being extracted, the remaining oil content in the de-OBE was measured. The remaining oil content in de-OBE for n-hexane and acetone as solvent was under 3% but for ethanol the oil content in de-OBE was high up to 15 %.
Removal of Cadmium from Aqueous Solution Using Composite Nanostructure Natural Zircon and Magnetite Particles (Fe3O4@ZrO2) as an Adsorbent
Authors: Irawan Chairul , Putra Meilana Dharma , Nata Iryanti F. , Rahman Rizali Aris , Ramadhani Muhammad Rezky , Arafah Weni Adha , Nazeha Putri Farda
Published: January 2024

The potential of zircon minerals in Indonesia as valuable adsorbent materials has not been properly developed. Seeing its high potential as an excellent adsorbent for anions/cations in water treatment and industrial wastewater, the raw zircon minerals into zircon oxides which will later be composited with magnetic nanoparticles using one-pot solvothermal processes (Fe3O4@ZrO2). Cadmium is one of the most substances heavy metals toxic at lower concentrations. It is used in many industries, including textiles, paint, and dyes. In drinking water and industrial wastewater, the permissible concentration has been set the concentration level at 0.003 mg/L by the World Health Organization.The adsorbent characterizations of SEM and XRF analysis showed that the Fe3O4@ZrO2 had many different chemical composition and a possibility of high specific surface area due to the nanosize particle for adsorption processes. The Fe3O4@ZrO2 showed high adsorption uptake capacity and selectivity for the cadmium in the aqueous solution. The highest cadmium adsorption capacity was achieved (24.85 mg/g) at pH 6 using the Fe3O4@ZrO2 as adsorbent. The removal efficiency of the Fe3O4@ZrO2 for Cd remains almost 80% after three cycles. Therefore, the Fe3O4@ZrO2 has the potential to be used as an adsorbent in water and wastewater treatment.
Antibody Response to the Sneathia vaginalis Cytopathogenic Toxin A during Pregnancy
Authors: McCoy Zion T , Serrano Myrna G , Edupuganti Laahirie , Spaine Katherine M , Edwards David J , Buck Gregory A , Jefferson Kimberly K
Published: January 2024

Sneathia vaginalis is a Gram-negative vaginal species that is associated with pregnancy complications. It produces cytopathogenic toxin A (CptA), a pore-forming toxin. To determine whether CptA is expressed in vivo and to examine the mucosal Ab response to the toxin, we examined human midvaginal swab samples obtained during pregnancy for IgM, IgA, and IgG Abs with CptA affinity. This subcohort study included samples from 93 pregnant people. S. vaginalis relative abundance was available through 16S rRNA survey. There were 22 samples from pregnancies that resulted in preterm birth in which S. vaginalis relative abundance was <0.005%, 22 samples from pregnancies that resulted in preterm birth with S. vaginalis ≥0.005%, 24 samples from pregnancies that resulted in term birth with S. vaginalis <0.005%, and 25 samples from pregnancies that resulted in term birth with S. vaginalis ≥0.005%. IgM, IgA, and IgG with affinity for CptA were assessed by ELISA. The capacity for the samples to neutralize CptA was quantified by hemolysis assay. All three Ab isotypes were detectable within different subsets of the samples. There was no significant association between relative abundance of S. vaginalis and the presence of any Ab isotype. The majority of vaginal swab samples containing detectable levels of anti-CptA Abs neutralized the hemolytic activity of CptA, with the strongest correlation between IgA and neutralizing activity. These results demonstrate that S. vaginalis produces CptA in vivo and that CptA is recognized by the host immune defenses, resulting in the production of Abs with toxin-neutralizing ability.