bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
PERLAKUAN TERHADAP NARAPIDANA BERKARAKTER TRANSGENDER DI LEMBAGA PEMASYARAKATAN KELAS IIA SUMBAWA BESAR
Authors: Anwar Umar
Published: February 2024

This research focuses on implementation, benefits, and to find out the problems faced in the treatment of prisoners with a transgender character. In this study raised the issue of how the officers and other prisoners treat transgender inmates in Penitentiary and how they affect the health, safety, and psychological well-being of transgender inmates in the Sumbawa Besar Class IIA Penitentiary. This study uses interview and observation research methods, which describe the treatment of prisoners with a transgender character, then analyzed and concluded using a qualitative approach. Based on the analysis, it was found that the treatment of transgender inmates was considered very necessary to be carried out. Prisoners with transgender characteristics are prisoners who are unique and different from prisoners in general. Generally, prisoners with the transgender character who are spread across prisons throughout Indonesia are men whose gender is women or better known as transvestites. Prisoners with a transgender character are very vulnerable to adverse treatment by other prisoners, and can also have a negative influence on other prisoners. Special treatment of prisoners with transgender character is deemed very necessary, starting from the placement in individual blocks to specific guidance for transgender inmates. There are obstacles encountered in its implementation, including the procurement of individual blocks of prisoners with transgender character and the understanding of Correctional Officers of the problems and irregularities that will be caused by the presence of transgender inmates in prison.
Possible Mechanisms for Tsunami-like Surge Deposits Due to the Chicxulub Impact at the K-Pg Boundary at the Tanis Site, North Dakota
Authors: LeVeque Randall , DePalma Robert , Garrison-Laney Carrie , Maurya Satish , Smit Jan , Richards Mark
Published: February 2024

At Tanis, a unique bi-directional sediment package occurs precisely at the Cretaceous-Paleogene (KPg) boundary, recording the first hours of the Paleogene in uncommonly fine temporal detail. The impact ejecta-bearing sediment package was rapidly emplaced by two massive, ~10-meter-high, potentially impact-triggered surges, that inundated a steep, deeply incised paleo river valley from the direction of the contemporaneous Western Interior Seaway (WIS). Intermingling of fresh- and salt-water fossils at Tanis, coeval brackish water indicators in the nearby region, and historical tsunami observations, suggest that the WIS paleoshoreline was nearby Tanis at KPg time. The interpreted timing for deposition (including ejecta infall) of ~1-2-hours immediately post-impact precludes a direct tsunami from the Chicxulub impact site, which would have required much more than 10 hours to reach Tanis. Seismic waves from the Mw ~11 Chicxulub earthquake, arriving just minutes post-impact, might have triggered the surge, for example, via seismic excitation of large water waves in the WIS, as proposed by DePalma, Smit, et al. (2019). Here, we explore this mechanism via a simple mathematical model of seismic excitation and propagation of a water wave into a shallow river and upstream. Matching the observations implies a relatively long source process time of many minutes, such as generated by Chicxulub crater rebound processes, in order to explain sufficient upriver amplitudes and advective transport. Atmospheric waves due to the expanding Chicxulub ejecta curtain might have provided a smaller, secondary contribution during triggering. Thus, the mechanism(s) for the surges at Tanis are now better-constrained, yet remain incompletely resolved.
Beyond Active and Passive Social Media Use: Habit Mechanisms Are Behind Frequent Posting and Scrolling on Twitter/X
Authors: Anderson Ian Axel
Published: February 2024

This dissertation examined the motivations behind scrolling and posting behavior on Twitter (now X). In particular, I tested whether these passive and active forms of social media use become habitual and insensitive to the various rewards provided by Twitter/X. Habitual, frequent social media use should build posting habits that are automatically cued by contexts, whereas new or occasional users should be driven by rewarding outcomes, especially rewards greater than expected (Anderson & Wood, 2021; 2023). The first study (N = 400) used a novel scraping procedure to track users’ postings for two weeks through the Twitter API. As predicted, highly frequent posters continued to post regardless of the social rewards they received from others. Reward impact was assessed through reward prediction error (RPE), or the quantity of rewards on the last post compared with typical experience. In contrast, less frequent posters changed their posting rates given larger RPEs (i.e., were reward-responsive). A second study (N = 320) used an experimental design to test scrolling of curated sets of content. As predicted, habitual scrollers were relatively unaffected by the rewardingness, or interest value, of the tweets scrolled (calculated as RPEs). In contrast, less habitual and less frequent Twitter/X scrollers were more likely to dwell on a tweet with especially rewarding content. In sum, the repeated use of social media makes habits a fundamental mechanism for understanding the motivations that drive active and passive site use.
Stigma and Alcohol Use Disorder: Insights from a qualitative study in patients, family members and health care providers.
Authors: Nearchou Finiki , French Aine , Buckley Amy , Koretsidou Christina , O’Gara Colin , Watchorn Amy
Published: February 2024

Background and Aims: Stigma experiences have been frequently reported among individuals with alcohol use disorder. Different types of stigma have unique consequences on prognosis and course of treatment among these individuals. The aim of the present study was to identify aspects of alcohol-related stigma in treatment seeking, adherence to treatment and related outcomes among addiction service users.Methods: We applied a qualitative research design using semi-structured interviews which were analyzed through inductive thematic analysis. Participants consisted of 20 service users receiving treatment for alcohol dependence, 7 family members of service users, and 8 staff members (n = 35, ages 23-75). Participants were recruited from an inpatient addiction service center via purposive sampling in the Republic of Ireland.Results: The overarching themes identified were: ‘Stigma embedded in the cultural and social context’, ‘Public stigma’, ‘Personal stigma’, ‘Self-stigma’ and ‘Counteracting Stigma’. Participants highlighted the negative impact of stigma including that it worsens the problem and delays treatment-seeking. Participants reported personal experiences of stigma including apprehensive attitudes towards interventions and self-stigma such as a negative view of self. Experiencing stigma impacted the individual in several ways including reduced self-esteem and delayed treatment-seeking.Conclusions: Overall, alcohol- related stigma needs to be understood as a multifaceted construct that manifests through different behaviours, beliefs and attitudes towards alcohol consumption and treatment-seeking. The inclusion of education on managing stigma as a part of treatment, hearing the stories of individuals with alcohol dependence, increased awareness of the impact of stigma, and public awareness campaigns were suggested by participants as ways to reduce stigma.
The impact of ethical feedback on emotions and moral decisions: a labor market experiment
Authors: Gaudeul Alexia , Gangl Katharina , Kirchkamp Oliver , Kulke Louisa
Published: February 2024

This study explores how feedback influences decision-makers' moral behavior through the mediating role of emotions. We do so by running a labor market experiment in a controlled laboratory setting with incentivized tasks that have a moral component. Our research differentiates between the direct informational effects of feedback and its indirect impact mediated by emotions, offering novel insights into the link between emotions and ethical decision-making. We find that ethical feedback positively influences ethical behavior. Decision-makers set higher wages when they expect to receive feedback from workers. Against expectations, feedback that is displayed publicly has a less positive effect than feedback that is given privately. Emotions play a mediating role in the impact of feedback on decisions. Interestingly, we show that positive emotions resulting from good feedback lead to downward adjustments in wages. We interpret this finding in view of existing theories on the role of emotions in decision making, and suggest further research to examine how deciders think about feedback and how their interpretation of public feedback differs from that of private feedback.
When Can We Use Two-Way Fixed-Effects (TWFE): A Comparison of TWFE and Novel Dynamic Difference-in-Differences Estimators
Authors: Rüttenauer Tobias , Aksoy Ozan
Published: February 2024

The conventional Two-Way Fixed-Effects (TWFE) estimator has been under strain lately. Recent literature has revealed potential shortcomings of TWFE when the treatment effects are heterogeneous. Scholars have developed new advanced dynamic Difference-in-Differences (DiD) estimators to tackle these potential shortcomings. However, confusion remains in applied research as to when the conventional TWFE is biased and what issues the novel estimators can and cannot address. In this study, we first provide an intuitive explanation of the problems of TWFE and elucidate the key features of the novel alternative DiD estimators. We then systematically demonstrate the conditions under which the conventional TWFE is inconsistent. We employ Monte Carlo simulations to assess the performance of dynamic DiD estimators under violations of key assumptions, which likely happens in applied cases. While the new dynamic DiD estimators offer notable advantages in capturing heterogeneous treatment effects, we show that the conventional TWFE performs generally well if the model specifies an event-time function. All estimators are equally sensitive to violations of the parallel trends assumption, anticipation effects or violations of time-varying exogeneity. Despite their advantages, the new dynamic DiD estimators tackle a very specific problem and they do not serve as a universal remedy for violations of the most critical assumptions. We finally derive, based on our simulations, recommendations for how and when to use TWFE and the new DiD estimators in applied research.
Yudhishthira's Wisdom and Emerson's Brahma: The Power of Self-restraint/Samyama and the Awakened Soul
Authors: Dahal Alisha
Published: February 2024

This research examines how wisdom and "brahma" are instrumental in handling critical situations and adverse moments in life as portrayed by Yudhisthira in "Yudhisthira's Wisdom" and Brahman in Emerson's poem "Brahma". The Pandavas regains their lost lives because of Yudhisthira's restrained emotions and calm response to Yaksa's ordeal of answering his questions. Ralph Waldo Emerson's character Brahma also stands for an awakened self that sees beyond sensory things, finds oneness in dualities so can accept death as a part of life itself. Such a supreme self keeps a person in a state of mind which transcends all kinds of differences and brings in the realization of meaninglessness of the transient realities and sensory perceptions. To substantiate the argument that wisdom and brahman are the spiritual forces within us, this paper uses Heinrich Zimmer, Vivekananda and Radhakrishnan's interpretations of the holy book of Gita and its life lesson about Samaya. Few critics' insights regarding Emerson's "brahma" are also borrowed to support the proposition that the ultimate Truth termed variously as Soul, Supreme Self, Awakened Soul, Brahman and others is within us--omnipresent and imperishable. In a world where cruelty, violence, political and religious outrages, and technological disasters are mocking humanity; love, harmony and peace, this research can help to inculcate in people peaceful ways of resolving crises, the art of surviving them and coping with great dilemmas of lives.
Kumari Culture: A Ritualistic and Dialectic Performance
Authors: Maharjan Rubee
Published: February 2024

Cultural values and traditions including rites and rituals are the peculiar identities of ethnic groups in Nepal. Newars of Kathmandu valley is one of the indigenous ethnic groups of Nepal with enough prosperity in their unique cultural performances. Every performance in Newari culture, from a typical folklore to native language to the celebration of national Newari festivals, has their own distinguishing features. Among the several aesthetic performances of Newari community is 'Kumari Culture'. In Kathmandu valley, 'Kumari Culture' regards to one of the sacred and idiosyncratic ritual performance where a young girl of age gap between 2-5 belonging to Newar Buddhist community is chosen as the divinity of goddess. The selected 'Kumari', regarded as a living goddess, is then worshipped by entire Nepali citizen. Kumari culture is believed to be originated from ancient Malla reign in the kingdom. Nonetheless, much controversy has arisen regarding Kumari culture in the recent times. Some critics call this culture as a system of child labour whereas, some advocate for the abolishment for its connection to the Royal history. Yet, Kumari culture is a holy form of Newa: Cultural performance that has its own inherent significance. Hence, this paper attempt to examine multi-dimensions of Kumari culture by assessing ritual performances of this culture. Finally, this paper affirms for the recognition of spiritual and dialectical performance of Kumari culture. I would be developing my argument within the fundamental theoretical insights of Richard Schechner and Victor Turner, incorporating the parameters of qualitative analysis.
Franchise Regulation in the European Jurisdictions as a Basis for Its Adoption in Poland
Authors: Adamus Rafał
Published: February 2024

This study refers to the problem of franchising regulation as a phenomenon of private law. In fact, in most legal systems, franchising operates on the basis of the principle of freedom of contract or the principle of freedom of economic activity. However, in some countries, franchising is regulated with varying degrees of intensity. The regulation of franchises seems to be necessary due to the need to protect the economically weaker party to the legal relationship. The question arises whether, at the pre-contractual stage, if the candidate for a franchisee is a natural person who does not conduct business activity, such a person should benefit from the legal protection provided by the legal system for the consumer, in terms of information provided before the conclusion of the contract. The problem of information provided by the organizer of the franchise network is addressed by the so-called model law. In its main part, the study first indicates different ways of regulating franchising in different European jurisdictions. Subsequently, the final part of the core of the presented study is devoted to the key attempt in adopting the franchise regulation in Poland.
Review of Discoverability in digital repositories : systems, perspectives, and user studies
Authors: Provenzano Timothy
Published: February 2024

This is a review of the monograph Discoverability in digital repositories : systems, perspectives, and user studies, published by Routledge in 2023. 
Efecto de la aplicación de vermicompost en el comportamiento agronómico de diversos cultivos
Authors: Mantuano-Morales Máximo Andy , Zambrano-Gavilanes Freddy Eli
Published: February 2024

La lombricultura es una actividad muy importante, que permite reciclar los desechos que se generan de las actividades agrícolas, agroindustria y municipales, por medio de las lombrices que influyen en los suelos agrícolas desde hace miles de años, mejorando las condiciones de fertilidad en diversos suelos, debido a su fácil manejo. El uso de las lombrices permite la transformación de los desechos orgánicos de manera rápida para producir abono rico en microorganismos llamado vermicompost (VC), con aporte de nutrientes asimilables para los cultivos. Ecológicamente constituye un elemento fundamental para la producción orgánica, brindando un abono eficiente y rentable para el uso agrícola en bajas dosis, sobre todo para pequeños productores. Así, la presente revisión de literatura pretende demostrar el efecto de la aplicación de vermicompost en el comportamiento agronómico de diversos cultivos. Se realizaron búsquedas de información bibliográfica de diversos manuscritos desde 2001 hasta la actualidad, totalizando 46 documentos, mismos que han sido buscados en las plataformas Scopus, Web of Science, Scielo, Redalyc, Latindex 2.0 y Google Académico. Las palabras claves utilizadas para la búsqueda fueron: ¨Lombricultura¨, ¨Lombriz californiana y clasificación taxonómica¨, ¨Hábitat y reproducción de la lombriz¨, ¨Sistema digestivo y alimentación de la lombriz¨, ¨Humus de lombriz y suelo¨ y ¨Humus de lombriz y comportamiento agronómico de cultivos¨. El humus de lombriz de forma sólida o líquida aplicada de diferentes formas tiene efectos positivos en el suelo y en las plantas, permitiendo un buen desarrollo y generando una alta productividad de diversos cultivos como los 11 analizados esta revisión de literatura.
Efectividad de programa educativo para control de factores de riesgo modificables del cáncer de mama
Authors: Álvarez-Perulena Lourdes , Enriquez-González Carilaudy , Morán-Rodríguez René L. , Fimia-Duarte Rigoberto
Published: February 2024

A nivel mundial el cáncer de mama, representa el tumor más frecuente entre las mujeres. Se realizó un estudio preexperimental, con la utilización de métodos cuantitativos y cualitativos en el consultorio médico de familia 31, del Policlínico 50 Aniversario de Manicaragua, Cuba de enero de 2018 a junio de 2021, con el objetivo de determinar la efectividad de un programa educativo para el control de factores de riesgo modificables del cáncer de mama, en mujeres del consultorio 31 de Manicaragua. De una población de 128 mujeres de 25 a 75 años y más de edad, se seleccionó una muestra de 25 mujeres según muestreo no probabilístico por criterios. Se utilizó estadística descriptiva e inferencial. El hábito tóxico predominante en las mujeres, fue el tabaquismo en el 80% de la muestra estudiada y posterior a la implementación del programa educativo, disminuyó al 32%. Se elevó el nivel de conocimientos sobre los factores de riesgo a nivel bueno en el 80% de la muestra y el 76% logró realizar correctamente el autoexamen de mama. La efectividad del programa educativo para el control de factores de riesgo modificables del cáncer de mama, en mujeres del consultorio 31 de Manicaragua, puede ser evaluada de favorable, ya que elevó el nivel de conocimiento sobre factores de riesgo modificables y realización correcta del autoexamen de mama, disminuyó la práctica de sustancias adictivas significativamente y las mujeres mostraron satisfacción con la intervención.
Values-based attitudes: the problem of notions correlations
Authors: Syrymbetova L.S.
Published: February 2024

In the given article the definitions of concepts that have a direct connection with value relations as one of the key categories of pedagogical axiology is considered. Despite the solid history of scientific research on this issue, the current state of pedagogical science requires the search for new solutions. In this regard, the authors of the article from the positions of exteriorization (from the outside - inward) and internalization (from the inside - outward) interpret the interpretations of the value orientation of the personality, its value attitudes and orientations, known in science. To this end, the authors conducted a content analysis of the definitions of these concepts and, through the construction of a matrix, carried out a clustering of their keywords. As a result, we came to the conclusion that value relations, holistically showing outwards the inner world of a person (attitudes, orientations and focus), reflect his value judgments about the facts and phenomena of reality. On this basis, the authors argue that these concepts are adjacent, but not synonymous. According to the authors, identifying the correlations of the above concepts will further eliminate discrepancies and extremely undesirable terminological liberty inherent in the social sciences and humanities, as well as build a compositional structure of value relations in the form of an expanded system of criteria and indicators of their formation. And on this basis, to design a pedagogical process aimed at the constructive familiarization of children and youth with the system of social/moral values.
Linguodidactic potential of modeling educational material in the preparation of teachers of the Russian language for teaching to foreigners
Authors: Bizhanova А.А
Published: February 2024

Teaching foreign languages, including Russian as a foreign language, faces new requirements and challenges in the 21st century. A foreign language course should be practice-oriented, prepare for future work and communication in society, be studied in combination with other subjects. This can only be achieved by integrating new teaching methods into the educational process with the help of innovative teaching aids. Our study is based on the key ideas of the communicative, student-centered and competence-based approaches to teaching Russian as a foreign language and is aimed at their implementation in the educational process based on the project method. The requirements for learning outcomes for Russian as a Foreign Language, prescribe the need for students to master communicative competence at a certain level in order to develop the ability to work in a team, create new products, search for and analyze information, creatively approach solving a number of problems. Thus, there is a need to introduce new teaching methods into the educational process that ensure the formation of complex skills that contribute to the development of the linguistic and social personality of each foreign student, based on his individual needs. The formation of such an integrated approach to teaching foreign languages, including Russian as a foreign language, makes it necessary to study the linguodidactic potential of the project method as an effective method of teaching and monitoring the level of formation of communicative competence, as well as a means of developing search, creative, practical skills and abilities of a foreign student. In turn, following the requirements described above determines the expediency of creating programs and teaching aids that ensure the integration of the project method into the educational process.
Формирование предпринимательских компетенций в высших учебных заведениях в условиях развития Университета 3.0
Authors: Аубакирова С.С.
Published: February 2024

Статья посвящена вопросам формирования предпринимательских компетенций в Университетах 3.0. Целью статьи является характеристика современного состояния отечественного предпринимательского образования в вузах и оценка готовности и студентов к предпринимательской деятельности, уровень их удовлетворенности образовательной программой, а также предпринимательскими компетенциями, полученными в стенах вуза. Дан обзор литературы зарубежных исследователей, посвященной формированию предпринимательских компетенций, рассмотрены современные взгляды и подходы к их изучению. В статье приведены результаты опроса, проведенного в университетах г. Алматы, где выявлены самооценка обучающихся предпринимательских компетенций, сформированных в результате обучения предпринимательству, способности к предпринимательству, интерес к предпринимательскому образованию в университете и вне стен университета. В ходе исследования были выявлены преимущества и недостатки, потенциал и риски, связанные с формированием предпринимательских учебных заведений. Также было изучено отношение студентов к предпринимательскому образованию, включая оценку собственных компетенций. Ценностью исследования является изучение мало изученной области формирования предпринимательских компетенций в казахстанских вузах с предпринимательским направлением, приведение проблемных вопросов предпринимательского образования, что может благоприятно влиять на решение задач в этой области и на дальнейшее развитие предпринимательских вузов
The structural-content model of forming the soft skills of future specialists
Authors:   Gazi University, Bülbül H.I. , Bekbolat M.S. ,   International Kazakh-Turkish University named after Khoja Ahmet Yasawi, Berkimbaev K.M. ,   International Kazakh-Turkish University named after Khoja Ahmet Yasawi, Meirbekova G.P. ,   International Kazakh-Turkish University named after Khoja Ahmet Yasawi
Published: February 2024

One of the main priorities of the country's educational policy, along with increasing the availability of high-quality vocational education that meets the requirements of innovative economic development and the needs of society and its members, is the formation of a system of skills that ensure the free integration of future spe-cialists into the world labor market. Future specialists should be ready to adapt to the rapidly changing condi-tions of international competition, constantly improve their professional level, constantly develop the ability to work effectively in their specialty, form a professional career. In particular, the issue of improving the quality and effectiveness of training specialists in information and communication technologies is of particu-lar relevance. In this regard, in this article, based on the methodology of scientific research, a systematic ac-tivity approach, a meaningful approach, and an axiological approach are chosen as approaches to the study of the formation of soft skills of future information and communication technology (ICT) specialists. The results of fundamental research conducted in the countries of the far and near abroad on the training of ICT special-ists and the formation of soft skills for the development of a model for the formation of soft skills of future ICT specialists are analyzed. In addition, the article highlights the interrelated components that ensure the ho-listic and systematic functioning of the structural and content model for the formation of soft skills of future ICT specialists: 1) purpose; 2) content; 3) technology; 4) result, 5) reflexive. It is important to constantly in-crease your professional interest, desire for achievements, professional level, improve decision-making skills in the face of changing uncertainty, forming soft skills of future ICT specialists
Диалектический подход к обновлению педагогической парадигмы
Authors: Цой В.И.
Published: February 2024

Обоснована актуальность опережающего обновления педагогической парадигмы, возможность придания ей функционального, конструктивного, однозначного характера. В исследовании, с целью обновления педагогической парадигмы, использованы универсальные абстрактно-конкретные координаты, диалектический метод Гегеля восхождения от абстрактного к конкретному (ВАК), умозрительный язык функционально-схематических изображений и рефлексивный «верстак». В качестве простейших требований к пониманию картины мира предложено использовать внешние и внутренние признаки гармонии живой и неживой природы. На основе которых выведены «золотые принципы» природоподобного мышления и деятельности. Установлены диалектические отношения между парными категориями. Это позволяет решить проблему их синонимичности. Для построения понятийной педагогической парадигмы рекомендовано использовать умозрительный, устный и письменный языки. Благодаря этому строящиеся или обновляемые понятия приобретают функционально-содержательный, зримый и конструктивный вид. Приведён технологический цикл диалектического обновления педагогической парадигмы, предусматривающий последовательное выведение понятий из цикла индивидуальной жизнедеятельности человека. Этим обеспечивается преемственность и соответствие понятий педагогической парадигмы критериям нравственности, функциональности, логичности, системности, конструктивности и однозначности. Утверждается, что обновление и последующее освоение педагогической парадигмы позволит значительно, повысить уровень функциональной грамотности педагогов, учащихся и всех субъектов профессиональной деятельности. Проигрывание учащимися функциональных моделей различной профессиональной деятельности с использованием построенной парадигмы будет способствовать осознанному выбору ими профессии, самоопределению в условиях изменчивых рыночных отношений.
Conditions of preschool teachers’ formation in higher education institutions
Authors:   Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University, Li I.V. , Khanina N.N. ,   Zhetysu University of the name of I.Zhansugurov, Bekmagambetova R.K. ,   Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University, Benesh N.I. ,   East Kazakhstan University named after Sarsen Amanzholov
Published: February 2024

The purpose of the article is to providereaderswith information onthe actual problem of preschool teachers’ training —conditions of future preschool pedagogues’successful learning in higher education institutions.The present state oftheeducational environment plays an important role in the process of pedagogues’ for-mation.The article focuses on the theoretical methodologyof the problem, revealing several reviewsof peda-gogical and psychological research. The authors point out several reasons forstudents' successfulor unsuc-cessfulstudying process in higher educational institutions, such as motivation, self-esteem, type of thinking, communication level, level ofcreative thinking,and kinds of relationshipsamong students.Attention is drawn to analyzing these features, methods of evaluation, and results in calculations for them to improve the effectiveness of the educational process.A set of active and interactive methods and educational events for students aimed at improvingthe level of motivation, self-esteem, type of thinking, communication level, level of creative thinking,and kinds of relationships among students is proposed.An experiment was conducted and described in which a set of methods and educational eventswas tested. The results of the experiment showed a positive impact of the selected methods and activities in the preparation of preschool education spe-cialists.
Отражение аспектов межкультурной гражданственности в современных учебниках по английскому языку
Authors: Герфанова Э.Ф.
Published: February 2024

На сегодняшний день наблюдается актуализация межкультурного образования, что связано с увеличением международных контактов, укреплением международного и межкультурного диалога. Межкультурное образование направлено на развитие у обучающихся навыков общения с представителями «иных» лингвокультурных сообществ, повышение их лингвокультурной грамотности, развитие их критического мышления, рефлексии, самокритичности, необходимых для жизни в мультикультурном мировом сообществе. Межкультурное образование формирует компетенции и воспитывает качества гражданина в межкультурном контексте. Гражданин, готовый к межкультурному общению, — это человек, который демонстрирует активную гражданскую позицию, участвует в жизни общества не только на локальном, но и на глобальном уровне, обладает знаниями и компетенциями, которые позволяют ему эффективно функционировать в условиях языкового и культурного многообразия. Обзор научной литературы по проблеме проведения анализа учебников по иностранному языку (УИЯ) показал, что ни одна из существующих схем оценки УИЯ не акцентирует внимание на реализации в них концепции межкультурной гражданственности. В статье представлены результаты анализа современных учебников по английскому языку (УАЯ) на предмет отражения в них аспектов межкультурной гражданственности. Проведенный анализ показал, что учебники по английскому языку содержат ограниченный объем учебного материала, связанного с развитием межкультурной гражданственности обучающихся. Тексты учебников отражают лишь некоторые темы глобальной проблематики; упражнения, представленные в анализируемых УАЯ, не отличаются разнообразием и в большинстве своем связаны с развитием критического мышления.
SMART-КОНЦЕПЦІЯ ІННОВАЦІЙНОГО ПРОСТОРОВОГО РОЗВИТКУ: ДОСВІД РОЗВИНУТИХ КРАЇН
Authors: БУДНІКЕВИЧ Ірина , ЗАБЛОДСЬКА Інна , БАСТРАКОВ Данііл
Published: February 2024

В статті досліджено світовий досвід формування та впровадження Smart-концепції інноваційного просторового розвитку. Досліджено компоненти та індикатори Європейської моделі «Розумне місто» та визначено основі індикатори: «відкритий», «інноваційний», «розумний». Подано приклади реалізації інноваційної моделі «Розумне місто» в різних країнах світу. Досліджено досвід створення та функціонування розумних міст в Норвегії, Фінляндії, Данії, Швеції, Канаді, США та інших розвинутих країнах.  Визначено основні сучасні акценти «розумних міст»: використання нових технологій, цифрових рішень на благо його жителів і бізнесу, нових технічних рішень у сфері електропостачання, водопостачання, обліку ресурсів, утилізації відходів, а також створення ефективної транспортної системи та будівництво так званих «розумних» будівель, телекомунікацій, супутникового зв'язку, супутникових систем високошвидкісної передачі даних, блокчейн-технологій, світлодіодні технології, проектів пов'язаних з охолодженням, озелененням, парковими зонами, а в північних містах із освітленням, забезпеченням тепла, турботою про екологію та спілкування між людьми тощо.  Відзначено, що в Україні вже впроваджуються деякі елементи «розумного міста» як концепції інноваційної трансформації просторового розвитку: інтелектуальні світлофори, автоматизація контролю трафіку транспорту, відеоспостереження та міні-станції вимірювання концентрації шкідливих речовин, формування міської ідентичності та конструювання «бренду» міста/регіону, залучення мега-подій наукового, інноваційного, знаннєвого спрямування тощо.  Зроблено висновок, що метою реалізації smart-концепції інноваційного просторового розвитку є відкритість, взаємодія, формування довготривалих взаємовигідних партнерських відносин. Акцентовано, що ресурси взаємодії є саме тим актив, який дозволяє органам місцевого самоврядування трансформувати свій розвиток в інноваційну концепцію, налагодити партнерські відносини між органами місцевого самоврядування та усіма цільовими аудиторіями, організувати захист інтересів стейкхолдерів, залучити самих громадян до фінансування програм розвитку свого міста чи регіону, ефективного використання місцевих ресурсів і формування місцевої інфраструктури.
Propuesta de implementación de un CRM en pymes del sector comercial de ventas al por mayor y al por menor de productos textiles de la ciudad de San Juan de Pasto
Authors: Botina Guacas Johan Sebastián , Daza Martínez Heydi Catalina , Solarte Rodríguez Andrea Lizeth , Benavides Pupiales Luis Eduardo
Published: February 2024

En la presente investigación se pretende dar a conocer los posibles beneficios que trae a las pequeñas y medianas empresas (pyme) del sector comercial de ventas al por mayor y al por menor de productos textiles en la ciudad de San Juan de Pasto, la implementación de un sistema Customer Relationship Management (CRM, Gestión de las Relaciones con los clientes) como herramienta de competitividad, con el fin de potenciar ventas y retener clientes en este sector.
Fault Detection of Spindle Rolling Bearings in CNC Machine Tools Based on Odorless Kalman Filtering Algorithm
Authors: Ge ZhiJun , Cao Yu , Luo JianWu , Yang JianJun
Published: February 2024

Due to the various types of faults in the spindle rolling bearings of CNC machine tools, the accuracy of fault detection is reduced. Therefore, a fault detection method for spindle rolling bearings of CNC machine tools based on odorless Kalman filtering algorithm is proposed. The VB6 vibration signal acquisition analyzer is used to collect the operating data of the spindle rolling bearings of CNC machine tools, and the wavelet analysis method is used to denoise the collected data signals. Based on the denoised rolling bearing operation data, the odorless Kalman filtering algorithm is used to process the spindle operation signal, estimate the status of the rolling bearing in real-time, and compare it with the preset fault standards to achieve online monitoring and judgment of bearing faults. The experimental results show that the proposed method can consistently maintain high fault detection accuracy and shorten fault detection time for different types of faults in rolling bearings.
On the first-order parts of problems in the Weihrauch degrees
Authors: Dzhafarov Damir D. , Solomon Reed , Yokoyama Keita
Published: February 2024

We introduce the notion of the first-order part of a problem in the Weihrauch degrees. Informally, the first-order part of a problem P is the strongest problem with codomaixn ω that is Weihrauch reducible to P. We show that the first-order part is always well-defined, examine some of the basic properties of this notion, and characterize the first-order parts of several well-known problems from the literature.
Research on identification method of transformer winding material based on vibration characteristic
Authors: Qian Xusheng , Xu Gaojun , Zhang Xuancheng , Miao Meng , Zhou Yu
Published: February 2024

At present, there are shoddy transformers in the market, of which the windings are replaced by aluminum and copper clad aluminum. The commissioning of these transformers may cause poor power supply performance and excessive winding heating. The existing detection methods of windings are complex, time-consuming to operate and destructive. Therefore, a winding material identification method based on vibration characteristics is proposed. Firstly, the vibration accelerations of transformer cores and windings with different winding materials are theoretically derived. Furthermore, through the coupling simulation of magnetic field and structure field of distribution transformers, the calculated vibration characteristics of copper, aluminum, and copper clad aluminum are verified. Finally, by comparing the time domain, the frequency domain and time-frequency domain of acceleration signals, preliminary identification of winding materials is conducted, which lays a theoretical foundation for establishing a precise identification model for winding materials in the future. This work provides guarantee for the safe operation of the distribution network.
An intuitive fuzzy multi-attribute decision making method based on a herding psychology improved score function for trading decisions
Authors: Zhang Hong , Liu Shaojie
Published: February 2024

The amount of used new energy vehicle transactions is increasing quickly as the social economy matures, yet prices are typically low, making it increasingly difficult to select a fair trading system. Enhancing the score function is crucial in order to account for how different people’s attitudes affect the outcome of decisions and to choose an acceptable trading strategy that is applicable to other scenarios and has a favorable impact on transaction flow. The choice of a trading scheme for new energy-using vehicles is usually regarded as a multi-attribute decision problem. In this paper, the Intuitionistic Fuzzy Hybrid Averaging (IFHA) operator integration operator with an improved score function is proposed based on the influence of herd mentality on decision-makers. In order to examine the correlation between the score function and the decision outcome using the Spearman rank correlation coefficient, an application to a real situation and some comparative analyses are provided. The outcomes demonstrate that the decision-making process for used car trading schemes can make use of the proposed improved score function.
Performance assessment of college students higher vocational mathematics education using fuzzy evaluation model
Authors: Wei Xiaohong
Published: February 2024

Higher vocational mathematics education is advanced and related to real-time applications providing vast knowledge. Teaching and training peculiar mathematical problems improve their educational and career-focused performance. Therefore optimal performance assessment methods are required for reducing the lack of knowledge in mathematics learning. This article hence introduces an Articulated Performance Assessment Model (APAM) for consenting mathematics assessment. In this model, fuzzy optimization is used for consenting different factors such as understandability, problem-solving, and replication. The understandability is identified using similar problem progression by the students, whereas replication is the application of problem-solving skills for articulated mathematical models. From perspectives, problem-solving and solution extraction is the theme that has to be met by the student. The assessments hence generate a perplexed outcome due to which the fuzzy optimization for high and low-level understandability is evaluated. The optimization recommends the change in varying steps in problem explanation and iterated replication for leveraging the students’ performance. This process swings between irrelevant and crisp inputs during fuzzification. In this process, the crisp inputs are the maximum replications produced by the students for better understanding. Therefore, the proposed model is evaluated using efficiency, maximum replication, fuzzification rate, and analytical time.
Raspberry Pi based OCR implementation in multi-line refreshable braille display device
Authors: Kavitha D. , Radha V.
Published: February 2024

This work proposes an unique hardware design for a multi-line Refreshable Braille Display (RBD) device using Imprint Punch Head Technology with Optical Character Recognition (OCR) capabilities for learning and reading text in Braille codes. The device uses a microprocessor board to seamlessly integrate stepper/servo motors with OCR algorithms. A thin flexible metal sheet coated with rubber is used as a display surface on which the raised points for Braille codes are repeatedly formed and deformed. The device is designed in such a way that the material used for its construction are low cost which makes them economical and affordable. The device was evaluated in the lab setup and showed promising results, and had prospects of becoming a vital Assistive Technology for vision impaired people.
Repeated AAV9 Titer Determination in a Presymptomatic SMA Patient with Three SMN2 Gene Copies – A Case Report
Authors: Eisenkölbl Astrid , Pühringer Manuel
Published: February 2024

Adeno-associated viruses (AAV) are well-suited to serve as gene transfer vectors. Onasemnogene abeparvovec uses AAV9 as virus vector. Previous exposure to wild-type AAVs or placental transfer of maternal AAV antibodies, however, can trigger an immune response to the vector virus which may limit the therapeutic effectiveness of gene transfer and impact safety. We present the case of a female patient with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) and three survival motor neuron 2 ( SMN2) gene copies. The infant had elevated titers of AAV9 antibodies at diagnosis at 9 days of age. Being presymptomatic at diagnosis, it was decided to retest the patient’s AAV9 antibody titer at two-weekly intervals. Six weeks after initial diagnosis, a titer of 1:12.5 allowed treatment with onasemnogene abeparvovec. The presented case demonstrates that, provided the number of SMN2 gene copies and the absence of symptoms allow, onasemnogene abeparvovec therapy is feasible in patients with initially exclusionary AAV9 antibody titers of >1:50.
Expert Insights from a Delphi-driven Neurologists’ Panel: Real-world Mexiletine use in Patients with Myotonic Disorders in Italy
Authors: Lidonnici Dario , Brambilla Pietro , Ravasio Roberto , Zozulya-Weidenfeller Alla , Beiderbeck Annette , van Aswegen Mariska , Oliveira Rosa , Sansone Valeria A.
Published: February 2024

Background:

Myotonic disorders, such as non-dystrophic myotonias (NDMs) and myotonic dystrophies (DMs) are characterized by a delay in muscle relaxation after a contraction stimulus. There is general consensus that protocols to treat myotonia need to be implemented.

Objective:

Mexiletine is the only pharmacological agent approved for the symptomatic treatment of myotonia in adult patients with NDM and is considered to be the first-line treatment for DMs; however, its production in Italy was halted in 2022 making its availability to patients problematic.

Methods:

A panel of 8 Italian neurologists took part in a two-round Delphi panel between June and October 2022, analyzing the current use of mexiletine in Italian clinical practice.

Results:

The panelists assist 1126 patients (69% DM type1, 18% NDM and 13% DM type2). Adult NDM patients receive, on average, 400–600 mg of mexiletine hydrochloride (HCl) while adult DM patients receive 100–600 mg, per day in the long-term. The severity of symptoms is considered the main reason to start mexiletine treatment for both NDM and DM patients. Mexiletine is reckoned to have a clinical impact for both NDM and DM patients, but currently drug access is problematic.

Conclusions:

Mexiletine treatment is recognized to have a role in the reduction of the symptomatic burden for NDM and DM patients. Patient management could be improved by facilitating access to therapy and developing new drug formulations.
An investigation of an athlete injury likelihood monitoring system using the random forest algorithm and DWT
Authors: Li Jiahao
Published: February 2024

BACKGROUND: The main goal of sports science is to monitor sports injuries. Nevertheless, the existing sports injury monitoring projects have many expensive instruments and excessively extended monitoring periods, which makes it difficult to expand sports injury monitoring on a large scale. OBJECTIVE: The advancement of machine learning algorithms opens up new avenues for the tracking of sports injuries. METHODS: A training set of sports injuries was created using the Discrete Wavelet Transform (DWT) and Random Forest algorithms. Next, a basic analytic framework was created based on the lower-body movement of runners, and an athlete’s injury likelihood monitoring system was established. First off, the wearable gyroscope device can efficiently plot the motion displacement curve and monitor the three-dimensional mechanics of the athlete’s hips, thighs, and calves. Secondly, the system has a higher computational efficiency and an advantage over other classifier-based systems in terms of testing and training times RESULTS: The suggested system framework identifies athletes’ injury propensity, providing preventive recommendations based on displacement curves, and offering a low total cost and high testing accuracy, making it easy to implement and cost-effective. CONCLUSION: All things considered, the sports injury monitoring device is very accurate and reasonably priced, making it appropriate for widespread use.