bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Microvertebrate fauna from Gadoufaoua (Niger, Aptian, Early Cretaceous)
Authors: POCHAT-COTTILLOUX Yohan , ALLAIN Ronan , LASSERON Maxime
Published: December 2022

In the palaeogeographical context of the opening of the South Atlantic Ocean at the end of the Early Cretaceous, we document here the first microvertebrate fauna recorded from the Aptian deposits of Gadoufaoua, Niger. ﻿A systematic study of the fauna has resulted in a significant expansion of the existing faunal list and increase our knowledge of the palaeobiodiversity of the Gadoufaoua fossil site. Some taxa were previously recorded (lungfishes, crocodilians, chelonians, etc.), but several new taxa are described here for the first time, including the first occurrence of a stem-boreosphenidan mammal in Africa for this time-interval. In addition, chondrichthyans, pterosaurs and lissamphibians are documented. The analysis of taxonomic diversity and preservation of the fossils confirms a floodplain depositional environment (more precisely channel-type), in a higher velocity flow regime than previously thought based on studies of the macrofauna. ﻿To confirm the depositional environment inferred by the state of preservation of the fossils, a preliminary comparison with the fauna of similar age from the Santana Formation (Brazil) has been undertaken. The hypothesis of a communication between Africa and South America during the Aptian, as had already been demonstrated based on studies of the macrofauna, is strengthened.
Dynamiques temporelles de la diversité taxonomique des Oiseaux d’eau sur un marais salant protégé
Authors: RAULT Charlotte , AUDEVARD Aurélien , BASTIDE Nicolas , BARNAGAUD Jean-Yves
Published: December 2022

Les marais salants reconvertis en réserves naturelles forment des habitats clés pour les Oiseaux d’eau nicheurs et en halte migratoire. Les variations abiotiques de ces milieux sont, pour une large part, contrôlées par le gestionnaire de site, offrant des conditions quasi-expérimentales pour l’étude de la dynamique des écosystèmes aquatiques littoraux. La présente étude vise à estimer l’effet des variations hydrauliques et physico-chimiques du milieu sur la diversité des Oiseaux d’eau, dans un complexe de marais salants du littoral méditerranéen (salins d’Hyères, Var). Nous avons pour cela quantifié la diversité de la communauté d’Oiseaux d’eau à partir de comptages décadaires (2013 à 2016), et l’avons corrélée à des relevés physico-chimiques (salinité, oxygénation, niveau d’eau) à partir de modèles de régression. Notre étude montre des variations temporelles de richesse spécifique, d’abondance et d’équitabilité distinctes entre groupes fonctionnels, attribuables à des fluctuations de la disponibilité en ressources et en habitat. Elle révèle par ailleurs une complémentarité dans l’usage par les Oiseaux des deux marais composant le site d’étude. Dans leur ensemble, les patrons observés décrivent une dynamique de communauté multi-échelle susceptible de contribuer à orienter une approche écosystémique de la gestion de ce type de site, tenant compte des processus régionaux et des fonctions écologiques des espèces.
Representación del medio rural, profesorado y libros de texto
Authors: García Monteagudo Diego
Published: December 2022

The countryside enjoys a long tradition in secondary and baccalaureate teaching and learning in spite of no research having been done on its use in teaching social sciences. The present study views teaching about rural areas as part of a depiction of society where the countryside and the city are opposed in various ways.

A study based on the theory of the social representations combines qualitative and quantitative techniques under the interpretive paradigm. A table composed of different categories was designed reflecting a hypothesis of progression that allows an integrated analysis of the data obtained through questionnaires, focus group and textbooks. The information was collected from secondary-education and baccalaureate teachers in the Valencian Community and from the social-sciences textbooks (geography and history) for secondary education and baccalaureate.

The results offer an approach to the concept of the countryside and its teaching and learning in secondary education and baccalaureate in the Valencian Community. This study also highlights the relations between the rural environment and its social representation in education, as well as the obstacles that currently make it hard to counter the idealization of the countryside in education. The predominance of low-to-medium-level activities in textbooks and the poor connection of teachers with the local context make it difficult to promote citizenship among students.

El medio rural es un contenido de gran tradición en la enseñanza y aprendizaje en Educación Secundaria y Bachillerato, pese a que no haya sido objeto de investigación desde la didáctica de las ciencias sociales. En este trabajo se concibe la enseñanza del medio rural como parte de una representación social más compleja, que se ha visto condicionada por los relatos variados de oposición entre el campo y la ciudad.

El estudio fundamentado en la teoría de las representaciones sociales, combina técnicas cualitativas y cuantitativas desde el paradigma interpretativo. Se diseña una tabla de categorías a modo de hipótesis de progresión que permite un análisis integrado de los datos obtenidos a partir de cuestionarios, grupos de discusión y el análisis de libros de texto. La información proviene del profesorado de Educación Secundaria y Bachillerato de la Comunidad Valenciana y de los libros de texto del área de Ciencias Sociales (Geografía e Historia) para Educación Secundaria y Bachillerato.

Los resultados ofrecen una aproximación a la concepción del medio rural y de su enseñanza-aprendizaje en Educación Secundaria y Bachillerato en la Comunidad Valenciana. Se destacan las relaciones entre el medio rural y su representación social en la enseñanza, así como los obstáculos existentes para revertir la idealización de estos espacios en la educación. El predominio de actividades de nivel medio-bajo en los libros de texto y la escasa conexión del profesorado con el contexto local dificultan el fomento de la ciudadanía entre el alumnado.
Dirección escolar y desarrollo Ético Organizacional en escuelas de Catalunya
Authors: Colorado Ramírez Sara , Gairín Sallán Joaquín
Published: December 2022

This study analyzes the ethical organizational development in early childhood and primary education centers in Catalonia and validates intervention proposals in this regard. The methodology used consisted of 18 exploratory interviews with managers, school inspectors, and experts in organizational ethics and ethical leadership. A total of 442 school principals were also surveyed through questionnaires. This study aims to delimit theoretically and practically the construct of organizational ethics, competences, professional functions of the school management team in this regard and organizational proposals to promote its development. The conclusions of this study confirm that organizational ethics in educational centers requires spaces for dialogue, institutional reflection, the shared delimitation of institutional ethical values and a committed educational team with training in ethics and morals.
The conclusions of the study confirm that organizational ethics in educational centers requires spaces for dialogue and institutional reflection, shared delimitation of institutional ethical values and a committed educational team with ethical-moral training.

El estudio analiza el desarrollo ético organizacional en los centros de educación infantil y primaria de Catalunya y valida propuestas de intervención al respecto. La metodología empleada incluye la realización de 18 entrevistas exploratorias a direcciones/inspectores escolares y a expertos en ética organizacional y liderazgo ético y la aplicación de 442 cuestionarios a direcciones escolares. El contenido trata de delimitar teórica y prácticamente el constructo de ética organizacional, las competencias y funciones profesionales de la dirección escolar al respecto y propuestas organizativas para la promover su desarrollo. Las conclusiones del estudio ratifican que la ética organizacional en los centros educativos requiere espacios de diálogo y reflexión institucional, delimitación compartida de valores éticos institucionales y de un equipo educativo comprometido y con formación ética-moral.
Uso de recursos digitales en la docencia virtual de asignaturas STEM en Foundation Courses durante el confinamiento
Authors: Ibáñez-López Francisco Javier , Munoz-Munoz Jose , Maurandi-López Antonio
Published: December 2022

The lockdown caused by COVID-19 led to the adoption of new virtual methodologies using digital tools. The aim of this study was to design and validate a questionnaire on the use of digital media in the virtual teaching of STEM subjects in Foundation Courses. For this purpose, a descriptive non-experimental quantitative design was used and, with the administration of the designed questionnaire, data were collected from 61 students enrolled in these courses during the academic year 2021/2022 at Northumbria University (United Kingdom). The results showed that the reliability and internal consistency of the implemented questionnaire were good (Cronbach's Alpha = .78; Composite Reliability = .79; Mean Extracted Variance = .48; Omega = .95; KMO = .64) and that in general the student body stated that they had good access to and use of digital media and smooth communication with lecturers during the placement. In addition, they stated that they had adapted favourably to virtual teaching and that they had successfully acquired subject competences. The pandemic has brought about the implementation of these new methodologies and has meant a renewal and implementation of new resources, with the consequent acquisition of digital competences by both teaching staff and students.

El confinamiento provocado por la COVID-19 supuso la adopción de metodologías docentes virtuales aplicadas a través del uso de herramientas digitales. El objetivo del presente trabajo fue diseñar y validar un cuestionario sobre el uso de los medios digitales en la docencia virtual de las asignaturas STEM de los Foundation Courses. Para ello, se empleó un diseño cuantitativo descriptivo no experimental y, con la administración del cuestionario diseñado, se recogieron datos de 61 estudiantes matriculados en estos cursos durante el curso académico 2021/2022 en la Universidad de Northumbria (Reino Unido). Los resultados mostraron que la fiabilidad y consistencia interna del cuestionario implementado fueron buenas (Alfa de Cronbach = .78; Fiabilidad compuesta = .79; Varianza Media Extractada = .48; Omega = .95; KMO = .64) y que en general el alumnado afirmó que tuvo un buen acceso y uso de los medios digitales, y una fluida comunicación con el profesorado durante el confinamiento. Además, manifestó que se había adaptado favorablemente a la docencia virtual y que había adquirido satisfactoriamente las competencias de las asignaturas. La pandemia ha consolidado la implementación de estas nuevas metodologías que han supuesto una renovación e implementación de nuevos recursos, con la consiguiente adquisición y mejora de las competencias digitales tanto por parte del profesorado como por parte del alumnado.
Aprendizaje y adaptación durante la pandemia de Covid-19: Facultades de educación como centros de liderazgo e innovación
Authors: Rogers Paul , Quezada Reyes , León Kelly , Velázquez Sobeida
Published: December 2022

The Covid-19 pandemic greatly disrupted educational systems around the world. Given their extensive stakeholder network, Schools and Colleges of Education played an important role in providing leadership across all dimensions of education throughout the pandemic. This paper presents results from an interview based study of Deans of Schools of Education in the United States with a special focus on how they sought to address issues of diversity, equity and inclusion throughout the pandemic. Results show that while there was a great deal of variability in the responses of Deans and Schools of Education many promising practices emerged that are potentially scalable and shareable to other institutions.

La pandemia de Covid-19 interrumpió en gran medida los sistemas educativos de todo el mundo. Dada su extensa red, las Escuelas y Facultades de Educación desempeñaron un papel importante al brindar liderazgo en todas las dimensiones de la educación durante la pandemia. Este documento presenta los resultados de un estudio basado en entrevistas a decanos de escuelas de Educación en los Estados Unidos con un enfoque especial en cómo trataron de abordar cuestiones de diversidad, equidad e inclusión durante la pandemia. Los resultados muestran que, si bien hubo una gran variabilidad en las respuestas de los decanos y las escuelas de educación, surgieron muchas prácticas prometedoras que son potencialmente escalables y compartibles con otras instituciones.
Revisiones sistemáticas y meta-análisis en Educación: un tutorial
Authors: Sánchez-Meca Julio
Published: December 2022

Systematic reviews (SRs) and meta-analyses (Mas) have become a consolidated methodology in Social and Health Sciences. Their purpose is to synthesize the results of empirical studies in order to offer an answer to a given question of interest. Based on a comprehensive review of the literature on SRs and Mas, in this article is presented a tutorial on how to conduct this kind of research. With this purpose, the development of a SR/MA is presented following seven phases: (1) formulating the question of interest; (2) defining the selection criteria of the studies; (3) searching for the studies by using formal and informal search sources; (4) extracting study characteristics; (5) defining the study results relevant for the question of interest and emphasizing effect size indices (ej., d family and r family); (6) synthesis methods, distinguishing between meta-analytic synthesis and other synthesis methods, and (7) publishing or writing the SR/MA. In addition, recommendations on how to make critical reading of SRs/Mas conducted by other researchers are described, as well as checklists and guidelines on how to write them, such as PRISMA, AMSTAR-2, MOOSE, or REGEMA, among others. Finally, the advantages and limitations of SRs/Mas are discussed and some final reflections are stated, specially focusing on the need of making critical appraisal for potential biases in the results of this kind of research.

Las revisiones sistemáticas (RSs) y los meta-análisis (MAs) constituyen una metodología consolidada en las Ciencias Sociales y de la Salud. Su propósito es sintetizar los resultados de estudios empíricos para dar respuesta a alguna pregunta de interés. Tomando como base una revisión comprehensiva de la literatura sobre RSs y MAs, se presenta en este artículo un tutorial sobre cómo hacer este tipo de investigaciones. Para ello, se describe su desarrollo siguiendo siete etapas: (1) formulación de la pregunta de interés; (2) definición de los criterios de selección de los estudios; (3) búsqueda de los estudios mediante el uso de fuentes formales e informales; (4) extracción de las características de los estudios; (5) definición del resultado de los estudios, haciendo hincapié en los índices del tamaño del efecto (ej., familia d y familia r); (6) métodos de síntesis, distinguiendo entre síntesis meta-analítica y otros métodos de síntesis, y (7) publicación o redacción de la RS/MA. También se presentan recomendaciones sobre cómo hacer lectura crítica de RSs/MAs hechas por otros y se presentan checklists y guías orientativas sobre cómo redactarlas, tales como los checklists PRISMA, AMSTAR-2, MOOSE o REGEMA, entre otros. Finalmente, se discuten las ventajas y las limitaciones de las RSs/MAs y se alcanzan algunas reflexiones finales, centrando la atención en la importancia de valorar posibles sesgos en los resultados de este tipo de investigación.
El método fenomenográfico en la investigación educativa
Authors: Murillo F. Javier , Hidalgo Nina , Martínez-Garrido Cynthia
Published: December 2022

Phenomenography is a methodological approach born a few decades ago in educational research that has been little used in educational technology research. Phenomenography, in essence, analyses the variations in the conceptions that people have about a phenomenon in the world around them, its focus is not on understanding the different conceptions that different individuals have and that help to understand the different ways of conceiving a given phenomenon. In this article we aim to describe what phenomenography is and how it is used in educational research with the ultimate goal of encouraging the development of more and better educational research. Thus, after reviewing the concept of phenomenography and conceptions as the main object of study in this method, we analyze one of the most relevant aspects of the phenomenographic approach, which is the selection of participants and its differences with respect to other qualitative research, the defining characteristics of the phenomenographic interview, which is the main technique for collecting information in phenomenographic research, and the particularities of the data analysis process. In addition, some examples of the use of phenomenography in educational technology research are analyzed, identifying the main characteristics they share and concluding by presenting the main contributions of the method and the advantages of its use.

La fenomenografía es un enfoque metodológico nacido hace pocas décadas de la investigación educativa que ha sido poco utilizado en la investigación sobre tecnología educativa. La fenomenografía, en esencia, analiza las variaciones en las concepciones que tienen las personas relativas a un fenómeno del mundo que les rodea, su foco no está en comprender las diferentes concepciones que tienen los distintos individuos y que ayuden a entender las distintas formas de concebir un determinado fenómeno. En este artículo pretendemos hacer una descripción de qué es y cómo se usa la fenomenografía en la investigación educativa con la finalidad última de fomentar el desarrollo de una mayor y mejor investigación educativa. Así, tras hacer una revisión sobre el concepto de fenomenografía y de las concepciones como principal objeto de estudio en este método, se analiza uno de los aspectos más relevantes del enfoque fenomenográfico que es la selección de los participantes y sus diferencias con respecto a otras investigaciones cualitativas, las características definitorias de la entrevista fenomenográfica que la su principal técnica de recogida de información de las investigaciones fenomenográficas y las particularidades del proceso de análisis de los datos. Además, se analizan algunos ejemplos del uso de la fenomenografía en la investigación sobre tecnología educativa identificando las principales características que comparten y se concluye presentando los principales aportes del método y ventajas de su utilización.
Zināšanu plūsmas pētījumi e-studiju vidē
Authors: Daugule Iveta
Published: December 2022

Promocijas darbā pētītas zināšanu pārneses īpašības, mācību analītikas attīstības tendences, kā arī studentu iesaistes veicināšanas paņēmieni. Veikti praktiski eksperimenti, lai rastu paņēmienus, kā novērtēt zināšanu pārneses īpašības, studentu iesaisti mācību procesā un piedāvātā kursa satura kvalitāti. Pētījuma gaitā izstrādātā KAM metode un zināšanu apguves virsma ļauj mācībspēkiem izprast tiešsaistes kursu studentu zināšanu apguves progresu un iesaisti, kā arī konstatē nepilnības kursa saturā, tādējādi radot iespējas uzlabot mācību procesu.
Knowledge Flow Research in E-learning Environment
Authors: Daugule Iveta
Published: December 2022

The Doctoral Thesis has studied the characteristics of knowledge transfer, the development trends of learning analytics. Methods of promoting student involvement were developed and practical experiments were conducted to find methods for evaluating the characteristics of knowledge transfer, student involvement in the learning process, and the quality of the offered course content. The KAM method and the knowledge acquisition surface allow the tutor to understand the progress and involvement of online course students in acquiring knowledge, as well as indicate gaps in the course content, thus creating opportunities to improve the learning process.
The Psychological Content of the Value Orientations of Students-Ethnic Migrants and Representatives of the Indigenous Population.
Authors: Tolstykh Liliya Raisovna
Published: December 2022

The purpose of the study is to conduct a comparative analysis and identify differences in the system of value orientations of students – ethnic migrants and students – representatives of the indigenous population. The subject of the study: the features of the value orientations of students – ethnic migrants and students – representatives of the indigenous population. Research methods: 1. Theoretical: analysis of psychological literature on the problem of research. 2. Empirical: testing. Research methods: "Life-meaning orientations", D. Crambo and L. Maholika; "Diagnostics of the real structure of value orientations of personality" S. S. Bubnov; "Value orientations", M. Rokich. Methods of mathematical statistics: Mann-Whitney U-test. The differences in the value orientations of indigenous students and indigenous students are expressed in the following: 1.Attitude to life, to oneself and other people: the attitude to life of indigenous students has a meaningful and conscious character. In relation to the shortcomings in themselves and other people, they are strict. The process of life for ethnic migrant students is characterized as uninteresting and unfilled with meaning. They doubt the possibility of independent control of the events of their own lives. For ethnic migrant students, altruism is significant, which is expressed in the significance of the values of "Help and mercy to other people", "Happiness of others". 2. Indigenous students are focused on a happy family life as one of the significant values. Ethnic migrant students are more focused on culture and compliance with the rules and norms of behavior adopted in the society, which is reflected in the value of "Education". But at the same time, the value of self-affirmation is significant for them.
Easter Traditions among Slovenes in Italy (Natisone Valley)
Authors:   Institute of Slavic Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia, Pilipenko Gleb , Yasinskaya Maria ,   Institute of Slavic Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia
Published: December 2022

The paper discusses some Easter traditions of Slovenes living in the Natisone Valley in Italy. The research is based on the authors’ field data, ethnographic literature, and archival materials. Easter practices and vocabulary related to the celebration of Easter are analyzed in this paper. The paper covers customs that have not been previously described in the scientific literature or those that have had little attention devoted to them and have remained largely unexplored until now. On the one hand, in the vocabulary of the Slovenian dialect of the Natisone Valley, numerous borrowings from Romance (Italian and Friulian) languages are found, mainly in the field of ritual foods. On the other hand, Slovenian lexemes also penetrate into the Romance languages. The authors use data from neighboring Slovenian dialects in order to demonstrate the broader typological perspective of the study. The paper ends with excerpts from the narratives of informants describing the celebration of Easter, which are published with English translations. The detailing of a questionnaire related to Easter among Slovenes in Italy is a future research perspective.
Rules and Norms, Freedom, and Regulation: The 15th Congress of the International Society for Ethnology and Folklore (SIEF)
Authors:   Peter the Great Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography (Kunstkamera), Novik Alexander ,   Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia, Sedakova Irina ,   Institute of Slavic Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia, Kharlamova Anastasia ,   Institute for Linguistic Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia
Published: December 2022

The review of the 15th Congress of the International Society for Ethnology and Folklore (SIEF), one of the first virtual events of such a scale, highlights modern tendencies in anthropology, ethnology, and folklore. The authors of the review observe the growing interdisciplinarity, the use of adjacent disciplines, and the politization and socialization of the traditional academic research. The Congress’s eighteen streams included topics customary for the SIEF congresses (“Archives & Sources”, “Narratives”, “Food”, “Material Culture and Museums”, etc.) as well as new ones (“Posthumanism”, “Intersectionality”), with over 1000 presentations in total. There is a detailed overview of several panels and streams, including those dedicated to the new folklore and changes in rituals due to the pandemic. The authors note the broadening geography of the participants and, as a result, the increasing number of academic traditions covered at the Congress, which was possible partly thanks to the virtual format.
The Life of Rituals during the Pandemic: The Ritual Year SIEF WG Roundtable at the SIEF 2021 Congress
Authors:   University of Bucharest, Romania, Stahl Irina , Vlaskina Nina ,   Federal Research Centre The Southern Scientific Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia
Published: December 2022

This paper is an unconventional review of the online roundtable meeting under the heading “Perf 03c: Old Rituals, Changing Environments, New Rules III”, which took place on 23 June 2021, during the 15th Congress of the International Society for Ethnology and Folklore (SIEF), titled “Breaking the Rules? Power, Participation, Transgression”. It includes an analytic introduction and the edited transcript of the roundtable discussion. This roundtable concluded the work of two previous panels organised by the SIEF Ritual Year Working Group, narrowing the discussions to the impact the recent COVID-19 pandemic had on the ritual year. Scholars from nine countries discussed issues related to the changes in the lifecycle and calendric rituals brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. Through various case studies and auto-ethnographic observations, participants considered the changes in social and individual experiences; the increased interest of the society in the essence of rituals; rethinking of the emotional component of daily routine and festive events; the way ritual participants and researchers adapted to the restrictions imposed by local authorities; changes and negotiations of the ritual space; new business proposals related to the ritual sphere, as a response to the restrictions; and the use of new technologies in the ritual contexts.
The Ritual Year of the Nekrasov Cossacks in Turkey and in Russia: Reflecting on the Adaptation to New Environments
Authors:   Federal Research Centre The Southern Scientific Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Vlaskina Nina
Published: December 2022

The Nekrasov Cossacks belong to an ethno-confessional group that had to cope with adaptation to new environments several times. This happened due to multiple rounds of migration. Originating mainly from the southern Russian provinces with agriculture as a predominant type of economy, we would expect them to follow the agricultural calendar well, but ethnolinguistic expeditions to the Nekrasovites in 2010–2013 showed only some remnants of these motifs in the descriptions of the ritual year. Analyzing the causes of this, the article traces the Nekrasovites’ adaptation to the changing natural, economic, religious, and cultural context. The author pays attention to the different dominant in their economy in Turkey, where fishing acquired a higher status than agriculture. In addition to this, climatic differences between Turkey and southern Russia are noted, because they may underline the fact that some of the calendar omens and agricultural prescriptions may have lost their relevance. The necessity of religious consolidation of the Christians in the Turkish Muslim community led to the elaboration of the confessional dominant in the Nekrasovites’ ritual year, which maintained its stability even later, in the atheistic Soviet state. After their re-emigration to Russia, the Nekrasovites adapted to the rules of the new Soviet atheistic society and another round of changes in the predominant activities, since part of them settled in the region specializing in viticulture and winemaking. The changes in the ritual system, which followed their migrations, are analyzed in the article.
Koostöö ja konkurents tööstuspärandil põhinevas turismis Ida-Virumaal
Authors:   Centre for Landscape and Culture at the School of Humanities, Tallinn University, Estonia, Mildeberg Saara , Printsmann Anu ,   Centre for Landscape and Culture at the School of Humanities, Tallinn University, Estonia
Published: December 2022

The Ida-Viru County in northeast Estonia possesses a range of tangible and intangible heritage from the 19th and 20th centuries. Especially noteworthy are the textile and oil shale industries as they have used vast amounts of resources and space for their production in the past one hundred years. The new century has witnessed the textile industry being closed down and in the wake of the European green transition, the oil shale industry is facing a significant reduction as well. For economic diversification purposes, Ida-Viru has begun to promote itself since 2017 as an adventure tourism region, combining its sandy beaches and vast forests and mires with post-industrial entertainment. Studies on a local and national scale have emphasised the potential of industrial heritage tourism in Ida-Viru County, which can only be realised in collaboration and through proper mapping, assessment and promotion of industrial heritage by relevant specialists in consultation with local stakeholders. At the same time, policy documents and strategies still rarely feature industrial heritage tourism. Rather, buildings and architecture have been referred to as cultural and historical heritage, and post-industrial landscapes have been considered as adventure tourism objects. This article examines the practical implications that the existing heritage-led initiatives are facing while working towards the reanimation of post-industrial spaces, with a special focus on large sites. Interviews conducted with the directors, CEOs and PR managers of such initiatives reveal that it is generally agreed that domestic tourism alone cannot support industrial tourism in Estonia and it is necessary to increase both regional thematic collaboration and develop international networks and visibility. However, the potential of industrial tourism is still often latent or in development, hindered by differences in the agendas and funding of the initiatives, lack of trust and interest in industrial tourism from investors and the active industry, community scepticism and hope for re-industrialisation – those are the issues which are here further exemplified and analysed.
Olematud trammiteed linnamaastikus: atmosfäärialased kunstiprojektid Turus ja Tallinnas
Authors:   School of Humanities, Tallinn University, Estonia, Tuvikene Tauri , Ianchenko Aleksandra ,   Centre for Landscape and Culture, Tallinn University, Estonia
Published: December 2022

The article brings together public transport, art, landscape, and atmosphere. The article aims to demonstrate landscape thinking, a way to attend to the multi-faceted nature of landscape, using two artistic interventions in the urban landscape as case studies: Invisible Tramline in Tallinn and Tram Chalk Walk in Turku, created by one of the co-authors of the paper (researcher and artist Aleksandra Ianchenko). Here, we look at atmosphere as a concept that can be used to bring the material and the sensory aspects of landscape together. In both artworks, atmosphere emerged in the metaphorical (re)creation of infrastructure through material interventions: in one case, the tram was made to appear as tracks skied in the snow, in the other as chalk lines. Lasnamäe tram is a case of planned but unfinished tramline whereas Turku had an active tram service for almost a century before it was discontinued in 1972. Yet, as in the case of Lasnamäe, sentiments echoing a desire to have the tram in active function are present. These artworks resonated with these sentiments although they did not have a desire to make a political statement. Instead, they artfully played with the ephemeral nature of landscape by generating atmospheres of tramlines. The article shows how atmosphere can emerge in the interaction between material aspects and being present in this environment, more specifically in the activities that metaphorically animate infrastructures in the landscape. Although the tram itself was not present in either intervention, the holistic landscape experience brought present an idea of the tram created by the interventions.
Self-aware cycle curriculum learning for multiple-choice reading comprehension
Authors: Chen Haihong , Li Yufei
Published: December 2022

Multiple-choice reading comprehension task has recently attracted significant interest. The task provides several options for each question and requires the machine to select one of them as the correct answer. Current approaches normally leverage a pre-training and then fine-tuning procedure that treats data equally, ignoring the difficulty of training examples. To solve this issue, curriculum learning (CL) has shown its effectiveness in improving the performance of models. However, previous methods have two problems with curriculum learning. First, most methods are rule-based, not flexible enough, and usually suitable for specific tasks, such as machine translation. Second, these methods arrange data from easy to hard or from hard to easy and overlook the fact that human beings usually learn from easy to difficult, and from difficult to easy when they make comprehension reading tasks. In this article, we propose a novel Self-Aware Cycle Curriculum Learning (SACCL) approach which can evaluate data difficulty from the model’s perspective and train the model with cycle training strategy. The experiments show that the proposed approach achieves better performance on the C3 dataset than the baseline, which verifies the effectiveness of SACCL.
Efficacy and indications of tonsillectomy in patients with IgA nephropathy: a retrospective study
Authors: Li Yan , Wan Qi , Lan Zhixin , Xia Ming , Liu Haiyang , Chen Guochun , He Liyu , Wang Chang , Liu Hong
Published: December 2022

Background

The efficacy and indications of tonsillectomy in IgA nephropathy (IgAN) remain uncertain.

Methods

We performed a retrospective cohort study of 452 patients with primary IgAN, including 226 patients who received tonsillectomy and 226 controls selected by propensity score matching who had never undergone tonsillectomy. Study outcomes were clinical remission defined as negative hematuria and proteinuria on three consecutive visits over a 6-month period, the endpoint defined as end-stage renal disease or an irreversible 100% increase in serum creatinine from the baseline value. In addition, we further analyzed the critical level of proteinuria in the efficacy of tonsillectomy and the correlation between MEST-C score and tonsillectomy.

Results

Up to December 2019, the follow-up period lasted 46 ± 23 months (12–106 months). Kaplan–Meier and multivariate Cox regression analysis revealed that tonsillectomy was beneficial for clinical remission and renal survival. Whether proteinuria was ≤ 1 g/24h or >1 g/24h, the clinical remission and renal survival rates were greater in patients treated with tonsillectomy than without. When the pathological damage was mild or relatively severe, tonsillectomy may be beneficial to clinical remission or renal survival.

Conclusions

Tonsillectomy had a favorable effect on clinical remission and delayed renal deterioration in IgAN. In addition to patients with early stage IgAN, it may also be beneficial to IgAN patients with higher levels of proteinuria and relatively severe pathological damage.
Dynamic Research on the Construction Mechanism of Sports Characteristic Towns Considering the National Fitness Concepts
Authors: Zhu Jinbang , Wang Yanhui , Han Peilin
Published: December 2022

Dynamic research on the construction mechanism of sports characteristic towns considering the national fitness concepts is studied in the paper. The experience of different cultures is an important factor affecting tourism involvement, and the capital logic of the tourism economy also implies people's transcendence of daily life. The characteristics of traditional sports towns are extremely prominent, and there are relatively few human factors. The relevant departments pay more attention to the promotion of towns, supporting construction and the improvement of local facilities. Then, this paper gives the novel suggestions for the task.
Novel Practice of the Innovation Model of Recent Mental Health Education for College Students
Authors: Zhidong Li
Published: December 2022

This paper studies the novel practice of the innovation model of recent mental health education for college students. The content of college students' mental health education courses includes the college students' psychological characteristics, adaptation psychology, learning psychology, etc. By promoting a scientific view of health, we help students develop a positive mood, enhance the sense of meaning of life, and promote students to be united in their ideal beliefs, values and moral values. The students will be united in their ideals, values and moral values. Individualized psychological counseling for students and group psychological counseling are different in form, but the service purpose is the same, that is, to serve students' mental health.
Quantitative Framework of Political Education Micro-communication Mode Based on Reachable Information Matrix Algorithm
Authors: Zhuo Chen
Published: December 2022

Based on the generalized decision reduction and reachable information matrix algorithm of the set-valued decision information system, this paper establishes a quantitative framework for the micro-communication model of political education. First, this paper draws on the comparison between communication and psychology using matrix to extract all decision rules based on Marxist theory and ideological and political education theory. Then, taking the dissemination effect of ideological and political education of college students as the research object, by analyzing the factors affecting the effect of dissemination of ideological and political education of college students, the factors and characteristics of political education dissemination are extracted. The construction of educational discourse system.
Student Mental Health Cloud Assessment Algorithm Based on Blink Frequency Image Detection Algorithm in Heterogeneous Network Environment
Authors: Zhidong Li
Published: December 2022

With the development of society, the environment that contemporary college students live in becomes more and more complex, and the mental health of college students has become a very concerned issue at the social level. This paper firstly introduces the relationship between blink frequency and college students' mental health, and uses the blink frequency image detection algorithm to evaluate college students' mental health based on complex heterogeneous networks. Then use C++ to design a cloud evaluation platform for students' mental health in a heterogeneous network environment, upload the evaluated mental health data to the cloud platform based on big data, and use cloud evaluation algorithms to comprehensively review the mental health of college students. Finally, a joint ranking model is used. "MutuRank" tests the mental health intelligence evaluation index of college students. The results show that the method can comprehensively and objectively describe the change characteristics of college students' mental health, and the results of the intelligent assessment of college students' mental health are stable.
Progress of Animal Experimental Research on the Effect of Stem Cells on Coronary Artery Lesion in Kawasaki Disease
Authors: Mu Zhilong , Gao Na , Dai Ting , Huang Xiaoyan , Xu Cuixiang , Yan Xianpeng , Guo Hua , Jiao Fuyong
Published: December 2022

Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute, febrile, erupting, self-limited autoimmune disease with systemic vasculitis as the main lesion. It is more common in children under 5 years old, and the main lesions associate the coronary arteries. With the increasing incidence, it has become the first cause of acquired heart disease in children. There are many basic and clinical studies on Kawasaki disease at home and abroad, but there are few animal experimental studies on the treatment of coronary artery injury with stem cells. Therefore, it is of great value to select scientific experimental animal models for Kawasaki disease research to simulate the human characteristics of Kawasaki disease. Through the establishment and in-depth study of animal models of Kawasaki disease, it is helpful to better understand the pathophysiology, cytokines and molecular pathways related to disease advancement of Kawasaki disease. At the same time, it will augment the way for the development of new and effective diagnosis and treatment of Kawasaki disease. Therefore, based on the study of coronary artery lesion animal model of Kawasaki disease with stem cells, this article mainly discusses the research and new progress of Kawasaki disease animal models, so as to provide a good theoretical basis for clinical and animal experimental research. And make a review on this issue.
The Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio: An Emerging Diagnostic Biomarker for Parainflammation
Authors: Ogbuabor Alphonsus Ogbonna , Ohotu Edwin Obiora , Nwobodo Emmaneul Ikechukwu
Published: December 2022

The present century health care system has made great innovations for the diagnosis and treatment of diseases. Despite this, the diagnosis of parainflammation is difficult due to absence of symptoms in individuals. The development of diseases could generally be mitigated by early detection and control of parainflammation since it appears to be a unifying factor for infectious and non-infectious diseases. The present review describes the value of the neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio as a biomarker for the detection of parainflammation in disease asymptomatic (apparently healthy) individuals.
Effect of Osmotic Dehydration on Drying Method and Physicochemical Properties of Pineapple (Ananas comosus. var. Queen)
Authors: Manasa B. , Mishra R. Purnima , Joshi Veena , Vijaya D.
Published: December 2022

Osmotic dehydration in pineapple cubes by using sucrose solution is able to improve the quality like colour, aroma, texture, appearance as well as overall acceptability. The physico-chemical properties of the product were evaluated during the experiment. There were significant differences among different treatments. The range of recovery % (13.210%-14.780%), TSS°Brix (54.52°Brix-75.40°Brix), reducing sugars % (30.14%-39.80%), non-reducing sugars % (14.67%-43.70%), total sugars (50.20%-73.85%), acidity% (1.45%-1.67%), pH (3.32-3.95), ascorbic acid % (25.1%-35.1%) moisture% (9.95-15.90%), weight loss % (10.25%-32.04%), solid gain % (11.87%-18.65%), dehydrated yield % (13.02%-14.95%), dehydration ratio (6.75-7.77), rehydration ratio (1.23-1.71) were observed.
Farm Women's Involvement in Agricultural Transformation in the Peddapalli District of Telangana, India
Authors: Prasanna K. Laxmi , Doharey R. K. , Saurav Subhash K. , Kumar Manoj
Published: December 2022

The present study was carried out in the Peddappalli district of Telangana, India. The paper shed light on participation levels, some cognitive characteristics, and prevalent gender discrimination. The goal of this study was to examine farm women's participation in agriculture, which would aid in the collection of systematic data and trends across Telangana state. The personal interview method was used, with a questionnaire prepared on independent (socioeconomic profile) and dependent variables (knowledge, decision-making, gender discrimination, constraints). The study's major findings concluded that the majority of the women (39.16%) were middle-aged, had a medium annual income (45.00%), and participated in agricultural activities such as weeding (60.83%), transplanting (59.17%), and harvesting (59.16%). Despite having a moderate (93.33%) understanding of agricultural activities, gender discrimination was prevalent in rice and vegetable cultivation practices. Women were observed making individual decisions in agricultural activities such as growing seasons (79.10%) and manuring time (70.83%). Along with all of this, several constraints were identified and possible suggestions were given. As a result, the study is expected to contribute to the scarcity of literature and assist the government in addressing the issues confronting farm women.
Effect of Herbicide Combinations on Growth and Yield of Kharif Maize (Zea mays L.)
Authors: Jadhav K. T. , Mane S. S. , Chavan P. G. , Gavande V. S.
Published: December 2022

The present investigation entitled “Effect of Herbicide Combinations on Growth and Yield of Kharif Maize (Zea mays L.)” was carried out during kharif 2019 at College Farm, College of Agriculture, Badnapur, Dist.-Jalna. Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth, Parbhani, Maharashtra (India). Randomized Block design was used for study comprised of ten treatments. Among treatments, weed free treatment attributed more number of leaves, maximum plant height, dry matter production and leaf area per plant followed by treatment of topramezone 33.6 % SC @ 25.2 g a.i.ha-1 + atrazine 50 % WP @ 250 g a.i. ha-1. Poor growth attributes were recorded in weedy check. Significantly maximum values of yield attributes were recorded in treatment of topramezone 33.6 % SC @ 25.2 g a.i.ha-1 + atrazine 50 % WP@ 250(g)a.i.ha-1 followed by treatment of tembotrione 42 % SC @ 105 g a.i. ha-1+ atrazine 50% WP @ 250 g a,i. ha-1. Minimum values of yield attributes were attributed in weedy check. Treatment of topramezone + atrazine @ 25.2 + 250 g a.i ha-1 as PoE (T6) found effective in limiting weed growth and recorded lower weed index, weed dry matter with higher weed control efficiency followed by tembotrione +atrazine @105 + 250 (g) a.i.ha-1as PoE (T7) at all growth stages of crop. The benefit cost ratio was highest (2.94) with application of topramezone + atrazine @25.2 + 250 g a.i ha-1 followed by tembotrione + atrazine @ 105 + 250 g a.i. ha-1 as PoE (2.81) whereas weedy check recorded significantly lower B:C ratio(1.50) over other treatments.
Vermiwash: A Potential Tool for Crop Production in Organic Agriculture
Authors: Mukhi S. K. , Nayak M. P. , Sardar S. S. , Bar N.
Published: December 2022

In India, the first green revolution enormously enhanced crop production, but on the other hand, massive application of chemical fertilizers and pesticides over a period has resulted in poor soil health, pesticide toxicity, heavy disease and pest incidences, and environmental pollution. Scientists and policy makers are consequently reevaluating agricultural systems that depended more on biological inputs than extensive utilization of chemical fertilizers and pesticides. Organic farming can provide high-quality food without having an adverse effect on the environment or the health of the soil. Vermiwash is emerging as an important potential tool for the promotion of organic agriculture.

Vermiwash is a brown coloured, odorless, liquid extract produced from vermicompost in a medium where earthworms are richly populated. It contains mucus, excretory products of worms, and various concentrations of macro, micro, and beneficial nutrients along with beneficial microorganisms, growth hormones, vitamins, enzymes, and amino acids, therefore is a good source for plant nutrition used as foliar spray in sustainable agriculture.