bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
A política de formação continuada do Município de Santa Maria – RS: do Programa Nacional de Alfabetização na Idade Certa (PNAIC) ao Programa Municipal de Letramento e Alfabetização (PROMLA)
Authors: Fragoso Aline Klimeck , Ivo Andressa Aita , Ferreira Caroline Foggiato , Jacques Juliana Sales
Published: September 2023

Neste artigo, objetivamos compreender como se articulam as propostas de formação continuada para professores de Educação Infantil, empreendidas pela Rede Municipal de Ensino de Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, e materializadas no Pacto Nacional pela Alfabetização na Idade Certa (PNAIC) e no Programa Municipal de Letramento e Alfabetização (PROMLA). À luz da abordagem qualitativa, problematizamos as propostas dos referidos Programas e seus impactos no trabalho docente e no currículo da Educação Infantil. Nesse processo investigativo, utilizamos, como instrumentos de produção de dados, entrevistas semiestruturadas e questionário online, com a participação de oito sujeitos. Assim, identificamos que as formações empreendidas pelo PNAIC, na Educação Infantil, tiveram múltiplas interpretações, e sua execução se deu devido às concepções dos sujeitos responsáveis por colocá-lo em prática, diante de muitas fragilidades e situações de descaso por parte do governo. Nesse contexto, presenciamos a criação do PROMLA, que também não garantiu os subsídios necessários para um processo formativo de qualidade e que respeitasse as especificidades de cada faixa etária, reforçando discursos e práticas de ensino preparatórias e tradicionais, claramente centradas na alfabetização.
Conhecendo e ensinando a África com Amadou Hampâté Bâ:
os movimentos de uma reconexão ancestral africana
Authors: Kpoholo Sènakpon Fabrice Fidèle
Published: September 2023

Este artigo aborda a temática de ensino de História e Cultura Africanas. Ele é fruto de reflexões posteriores à tese de doutorado intitulada “As Áfricas em sala de aula: possibilidades de viagens a partir do cinema africano” (2019). Os desdobramentos da tese levaram à busca de novas possibilidades de abordagem de temáticas africanas, entendendo a formação docente como um pré-requisito importante.  Ao longo deste texto, enfatiza-se a necessidade de uma abordagem didática de ensino da África alinhada com a perspectiva africana e a importância de realizar certos movimentos condizentes com tal perspectiva. O autor africano Amadou Hampâté Bâ e sua obra são trazidos para a conversa a título de ilustração e de orientação. O texto é organizado em quatro partes, incluindo a introdução, e se encerra com breves considerações finais. A introdução contextualiza a questão do ensino de História e Cultura Africanas. A segunda parte apresenta considerações iniciais sobre a abordagem didática pautada na Reconexão Ancestral Africana. A terceira traz um esboço biográfico do Amadou Hampâté Bâ. A quarta parte aborda argumentos a favor do uso das obras do referido autor para uma abordagem pertinente da África em salas de aula ou em qualquer outro espaço da educação básica em que exista a vontade de eleger a África como objeto de estudo.
As vantagens e desvantagens da cirurgia ambulatorial para saúde pública: uma análise de casos da literatura para a atualidade
Authors: Batista Giullia Trevisan Covre Simão , Lima Clebiana da Rocha , De Aquino Fábio Henrique Tomaz , Campos Gabriela Luiza Ferreira , Ramos Sérgio Ricardo Freire
Published: September 2023

O presente estudo teve como objetivo analisar as vantagens e desvantagens da cirurgia ambulatorial para a saúde pública, com foco nos resultados dos pacientes e nos custos de saúde. Os resultados do estudo sugerem que a cirurgia ambulatorial pode ser uma abordagem eficaz para melhorar os resultados dos pacientes, pois está associada a menos dor e desconforto, taxas mais baixas de infecções do local cirúrgico e outras complicações, tempos de recuperação mais rápidos e retorno mais rápido às atividades diárias. Além disso, a cirurgia ambulatorial pode reduzir os custos de saúde para os pacientes, abordando assim a questão do aumento dos custos de saúde associados à consciência de saúde e aos avanços tecnológicos. No entanto, o estudo também destaca os riscos potenciais associados à cirurgia ambulatorial e enfatiza a necessidade de melhorar a cultura de segurança do paciente para promover um ambiente seguro para os pacientes. A relevância dos cuidados de enfermagem para os resultados dos pacientes também está sendo discutida, sugerindo a necessidade de mais pesquisas nesta área. Apesar do progresso alcançado na investigação sobre cirurgia ambulatorial, são necessárias mais pesquisas para avaliar o seu verdadeiro impacto nos resultados dos pacientes e nos custos de saúde. O estudo reconhece certas limitações, incluindo a falta de informações diretas sobre como a cirurgia ambulatorial afeta os resultados dos pacientes e a necessidade de uma análise mais aprofundada dos efeitos do prestador. As direções de pesquisas futuras devem se concentrar em abordar essas limitações, bem como em explorar os benefícios potenciais e riscos da cirurgia ambulatorial em diferentes populações de pacientes e ambientes de saúde. No geral, as conclusões deste estudo contribuem para o avanço contínuo do conhecimento no campo da saúde pública e fornecem informações importantes sobre o papel potencial da cirurgia ambulatorial na melhoria dos resultados dos pacientes e na redução dos custos de saúde.
Reflexões sobre o potencial lúdico do uso da brinquedoteca em hospitais: contribuições do brincar livre para a promoção do bem-estar da criança hospitalizada
Authors: Gomes Roberia Vieira Barreto , Costa Ademárcia Lopes de Oliveira , Lima Morgana Timbó , Santo Lucas Klaivi Araújo do Espírito
Published: September 2023

Este estudo apresenta uma reflexão sobre ludicidade nas brinquedotecas hospitalares. Diante disso, temos o objetivo de analisar a ludicidade nas brinquedotecas de hospitais para a viabilização do bem-estar da criança hospitalizada. Trata-se de uma pesquisa de abordagem qualitativa de natureza aplicada, exploratória e explicativa. Também possui procedimentos de natureza bibliográfica e de campo. Utilizamos como referencial teórico os estudos consolidados de Luckesi (2002), Freud (apud. LUCKESI, 2002), Vygotsky (1994), Cunha (1997), Porto (2013), Ângelo e Vieira (2009) e outros. Além disso, nos baseamos no Estatuto da Criança e do Adolescente (ECA) e na Lei Nº 11.104/2005, que torna obrigatória a existência de brinquedotecas no ambiente hospitalar pediátrico. Os resultados revelaram que brinquedotecas favorecem a integração da criança ao ambiente hospitalar, pois, através da ludicidade, o indivíduo brinca e se sente mais acolhido. Destacamos que o trabalho na brinquedoteca precisa estar ligado à ênfase do uso da ludicidade na expressão da criança, nas suas interações e em suas vivências, garantindo que ela possa se sentir em um ambiente acolhedor, deixando de lado o estigma da hospitalização e da exclusão.
SOVIET PLAN FOR THE REFORMATION OF RURAL AREAS ON THE EXAMPLE OF THE VERKHNYAYA TROITSA VILLAGE, TVER REGION
Authors: SMIRNOVA A.A. , VINOGRADOV D.V.
Published: September 2023

The article analyses the changes caused by the Soviet plans to transform the countryside, considering a specific example of a settlement in the Tver (former Kalinin) region. In the 1970s the studied village of the Verkhnyaya Troitsa was classified as a “viable” one; it was also included in a small number of villages chosen as “experimental and demonstrative”. Among the reasons for the close attention by the Soviet authorities was the fact that the village was a birthplace of M.I. Kalinin - the famous Soviet political figure. On the basis of statistical data, local history materials and our own field studies, a “portrait” of the Verkhnyaya Troitsa village was compiled for each of the four identified stages, i. e. pre-revolutionary, pre-war, late Soviet and modern. The dualistic consequences of the projects implemented during the Soviet period are shown. On the one hand, an ordinary village has become a large rural center; on the other hand, the remaining industrial and social facilities do not meet modern needs.
CREATIVE INDUSTRIES IN MAJOR CITIES OF JAPAN
Authors: Zvereva A.-А.A. , Tikhotskaya I.S.
Published: September 2023

The article seeks to identify the features of creative industries in Japanese cities with a population over 1 million people. Since there is no universal definition of creative industries in Japan and no officially adopted classification, we analyzed and aggregated various sources of information to develop a classification of creative industries, which takes into account specific features of Japanese culture and traditions. The analysis of creative industries in the largest cities has revealed that the advanced creative industry, i. e. “IT and computer services”, is the most developed creative sector in Japan. The most widely spread traditional industries include “crafts and applied arts” and “architecture”. For all 12 cities included in the analysis we calculated specialization coefficients, i.e. the ratio of the share of creative organizations and employed in the creative industries in a city to the corresponding shares of the industry in the country, and built petal diagrams for all creative industries. As a result, we have obtained an understanding about creative profiles of all largest Japanese cities. We applied a comparative-geographical method to identify territorial differences in the development of creative industries in Japanese cities, and a cartographic method to reveal the territorial structure of creative industries at the national level. The study has shown that the creative industries are unevenly distributed over the country and the territorial structure of creative industries in Japan is monocentric with hyperconcentration in Tokyo, the “creative hub” of the whole country, which is intended to become a creative center of Asia. Our study revealed that as the city’s population decreases, the number of creative organizations and people employed in creative industries is declining quite steadily. The progress of the creative sector is an important component of the “Cool Japan” national policy, which views Japanese traditions and cultural heritage as innovations for economic growth and the development of creative industries. Depending on the number of found creative industries we identified first-, second-, and third-order “creative cores” which have a potential to become creative centers in their regions.
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECTIVENESSOF CORRELATION-REGRESSION AND NEURAL NETWORK MODELING IN PREDICTING ENERGY EMISSIONSOF CARBON DIOXIDE IN RUSSIA
Authors:   Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, Moscow, Russia, GUBAREV R.V. , CHEREDNICHENKO L.G. ,   Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, Moscow, Russia, BORODIN A.I. ,   Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, Moscow, Russia, DZIUBA E.I. ,   Russian society “Knowledge”, Ufa, Republic of Bashkortostan
Published: September 2023

Effective national cap-and-trade system involves accurate projections of greenhouse gas emissions for the national economy as a whole and by industry. The main source of carbon dioxide emissions in most countries of the world (including Russia) is the energy sector with 9traditional fuels (coal, gas and oil). The objective of the paper is to forecast energy emissionsof carbon dioxide in the Russian Federation by applying adequate economic and mathematical modelling methods. To achieve it, two hypotheses are consistently put forward and tested: the possibility of building a medium-term forecast of the indicator as a result of correlation and regression analysis and the one based on the formation of a Bayesian ensemble of artificial neural networks. Both hypotheses are confirmed in the empirical study. However, the second method provides a higher degree of accuracy in approximating statistical data. Therefore, within the framework of this article, the formation of medium-term forecasts of energy carbondioxide emissions in Russia is made with the help of neural network modeling. Highly accurate forecasting provides a scientific basis for effective policymakers' decisions in decarbonisation of the national economy.
GLOBAL INITIATIVESTO PREVENT “CARBON LEAKAGE”: RISKS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR RUSSIA
Authors:   HSE University, Moscow, Russia, STEPANOV I.A. , MAKAROV I.A. ,   HSE University, Moscow, Russia, MUZYCHENKO E.E. ,   HSE University, Moscow, Russia, GALIMOVA K.Z. ,   HSE University, Moscow, Russia
Published: September 2023

Tightening climate policies in some countries brings about a need to toughen them in others. More stringent requirements for national producers of carbon-intensive products within one country, for example, in the form of increased coverage or level of domestic carbon price, stimulates partial replacement of domestic production with foreign analogs from the countrieswith relatively looser greenhouse gas emissions regulation. This phenomenon is referred to as 241“carbon leakage”. This paper systematizes practical and theoretical approaches to combat “carbon leakage” and compares these approaches in terms of possible implications for a long-term social and economic development of Russia. The authors examine exceptions to the general rules of emissions regulation for some vulnerable industries subjected to “carbon leakage”, implementation of cross-border carbon barriers in trade, formation of climate clubs of countries and the introduction of a global minimum carbon price. Specialization in producing and exporting carbon-intensive products leaves no opportunity for Russia to stay aside of thedevelopment of the global system of greenhouse gas emissions regulation. The findings showthat introducing a global minimum price for carbon seems to be the best alternative to the formation of a climate club, which may be established if other countries importing fossil fuels and carbon-intensive products join the EU carbon border adjustment policy.
ESTIMATING THE EFFECTOF EXCLUSIVITY ON MULTI-SIDED MARKETS: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY OF VIDEO GAME MARKET
Authors:   RANEPA, LEVAKOV P.A.
Published: September 2023

At present many markets may be viewed as multisided with platforms where different groups of agents interact. However, many aspects of these markets are still not thoroughly studied, including the competition between platforms with the goal to increase user base. As noted in many theoretical works, due to the phenomenon of zero prices, non-price factors of competition play a leading role on such markets. Among others the importance of exclusive contracts is highlighted in scientific literature, but empirically their effect on the user base has not been fully estimated. In this study we examine video game market since its importance in global economy has increased in the recent decades. The effect of exclusivity on the total video game platforms’ sales and on the sales volumes of individual video games is empirically estimated. As an additional control variable, the age rating of video games is included, which was not considered in prior works. Drawing on the results of estimating econometric model, the author concludes that for platforms on the video game market it is advantageous to increase the share of exclusive contracts, but this relationship is characterized by diminishing returns to scale. On the other hand, for video game developers exclusive distribution on a particular platform results in lower overall sales. Based on these results it can be concluded that platforms can compete for exclusive contracts and in the process of negotiating for exclusivity a compensation from the platform should be provided to video game developers
STEAM-EDUCATION AS A MEANS TO ADAPT RUSSIAN ECONOMY TO EXTERNAL SHOCKS
Authors:   RANEPA, SEMENOVA R.I. , ZEMTSOV S.P. ,   RANEPA, PETRYAEVA A.V. ,   GeekBrains
Published: September 2023

The field of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) is one of the most promising in education, and these professionals are employed in high-tech and creative industries that determine the future of global economy. The paper presents a detailed analysis of this sphere based on original approaches, both in the Russian Federation at large and in its regions. In Russia more than half a million people are annually admitted to STEAM training courses for higher education programs. Contrary to the all-Russian trend of reducing the number of students, enrollment for these programs has been steadily growing. According to the latest data, about 36% of university graduates in Russia have a specialty within STEAM. For comparison, this share in South Korea, Singapore, and Germany is above 45%. The largest share of specialists is trained in Tomsk region, St. Petersburg, and Moscow. At the same time, the number of STEAM graduates decreased in 41 Russian regions. In 2022, therisks for STEAM industry in Russia increased markedly: there is a migration outflow of most qualified personnel, with declining domestic demand for them. Over six months from February to August 2022, the total number of vacancies in the Russian labor market decreased by 9%, while STEM - by 23% (IT - by 32.5%). This may affect the long-term scientific and technological development of the country: our calculations show the importance of STEAM for creating start-ups, increasing publication and innovative activity. The article concludeswith some measures for developing STEAM as a tool for long-term development and a way to adapt the country to external shocks.
Electrochemical and optical studies on photoactive BiVO4-TiO2/poly 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene assemblies in gel electrolyte: Role of inorganic/organic interfaces in surface functionalization
Authors: Kasem Kasem K. , Tom Mattie , Tahir Mehreen , Cox Logan
Published: September 2023

Inorganic/organic interface assemblies were created from poly 3,4-ethylenedioxythio­phene (PEDOT) interfaced with amorphous BiVO4 and with BiVO4-TiO2. Electrochemical cells-based thermoplastic gel electrolytes containing KI/I2 were used to study the photoelectrochemical behavior of the Inorganic/organic interface electrodes. Optical studies show that doping BiVO4 with TiO2 narrowed the optical band gap to allow more absorption in the visible region and increases solar energy conversion. Evidence for both direct and indirect band gaps was observed. Refractive index data indicates that BiVO4 and BiVO4/TiO2 obey the anomalous dispassion multiple-oscillator model. Chronoampero­metry of these assemblies shows the phenomena of dark current, which correlates to the presence of random electron/hole generation in the depletion layer. PEDOT enhances the photoactivity of BiVO4 only. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy studies indicated that both kinetic and diffusional control at high and low frequencies, respectively. Furthermore, studies show that as frequency increases, the conductivity increases due to dispersion and charge carrier hopping. All photoactivity outcomes were reproducible.
PREVALÊNCIA E PERFIL DA UTILIZAÇÃO DE ESTERÓIDES ANABOLIZANTES ENTRE ESTUDANTES DE MEDICINA PRATICANTES DE TREINAMENTO DE FORÇA DE UMA ESCOLA MÉDICA
Authors: Poloniato Luiz Felipe Castro Vaz , Ferreira Gabriela Milhomem , Oliveira Gabriel Gonçalves Rezende , Lima Ana Vitória da Silva , Silva Izabelle Martins , Gouveia Maria Thereza Yunes , De Alvarenga Renan Ivo Horta , Santos Milena Lorraine Couto Franco , Floresta Isabela Zabisky , Guerra Heloísa Silva , Semkiw Lucas Roberto Publitz , De Araújo Isabella Correia Teodoro , Arantes Cecília França , Mendonça Arthur Barbosa , Guedes Érika Paniago
Published: September 2023

A discussão sobre a imagem corporal tem se tornado cada vez mais frequente na sociedade contemporânea. Os estereótipos de corpos fortes têm se tornado comuns entre os jovens, tendo em vista que a ditadura da beleza exige corpos esbeltos, o que faz aumentar o uso indiscriminado de esteroides anabolizantes. Evidencia-se, então, que a busca incessante por um corpo perfeito e pela estética corporal exigida pela sociedade é acompanhada pelo aumento do uso de esteroides anabolizantes pelos jovens, o que predispõe a vários efeitos colaterais tardios, como: problemas cardiovasculares, desequilíbrios hormonais e infertilidade. Nesse sentido, o presente projeto de pesquisa objetiva avaliar a prevalência e o perfil da utilização de esteroides anabolizantes por estudantes do curso de medicina da Universidade de Rio Verde no campus Aparecida de Goiânia, no estado de Goiás, praticantes de treino de força, além de relacionar os dados obtidos. A coleta de dados será realizada a partir da aplicação de um formulário contendo 35 questões, desenvolvido e validado por Urtado (2014). Esse teste aborda aspectos sociodemográficos, que são: gênero, idade, grau de escolaridade e aspectos do treino de força, que são: rotina, objetivos, frequência, uso de suplementos e uso e conhecimento sobre anabolizantes. Os cálculos estatísticos serão realizados com o apoio do programa Jamovi e os resultados serão apresentados em formas de tabelas e quadros a serem confeccionados no programa Word. O atual estudo visa identificar a ocorrência de uso de esteroides anabolizantes para fins estéticos entre estudantes de medicina e, a partir dos dados obtidos, alertar essa população acerca dos riscos do uso indiscriminado destes hormônios.
Effect of exogenous lignolytic enzyme-treated ragi straw on DM intake, digestibility, rumen fermentation and rumen enzymes in sheep
Authors: SRIDHAR MANPAL , BHATTA R , DHALI A , SARAVANAN M , PRADEEP VIDYA , THAMMAIAH VANDANA
Published: September 2023

The present study was conducted to evaluate the effect of exogenous lignolytic enzymes harvested from immobilized Coriolus versicolor and Ganoderma lucidium on body weight, in vivo digestibility, rumen fermentation and rumen enzymes in sheep. Four groups of sheep (6-each) were fed 350 g concentrate mixture to meet the energy and protein requirement as per ICAR standards. The control sheep received ad lib. ragi straw treated with production media devoid of enzyme (G1). Test group 1 (G2) received ad lib. ragi straw treated with C. versicolor enzyme media (Enz.1) in a 1:2.5 (w/v) ratio, group 2 (G3) received ad lib. straw treated with G. lucidium enzyme media (Enz.2) in a 1:2.5 (w/v) ratio. Group 3 (G4) received ad lib. amount of straw treated with a combination of Enz.1 and Enz.2 in an equal volume in a 1:2.5 (w/v) ratio. After 40 d feeding an ADG (gd-1) of 112.5 and 107.5 was recorded in G2 and G3 as compared to 97.5 of control. A 5% increase in dry matter digestibility (DMD) of 77 .36Â±4.28 and 77.04Â±5.69% was obtained in G2 and G3. Treatment of straw with a combination of enzymes (G4) failed to show increase in either ADG or DMD. Rumen fermentation pattern did show any significant difference. The fiber degrading enzymes elicited enhancement of activity in sheep fed the supplemental enzymes. Applying lignin degrading enzymes as feed supplements for enhancing digestibility of crop residues holds promise in the immediate future.
Intellectual assets management and transfer in animal science sector at the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)
Authors: SINGH VIKRAM , KUMAR PUNEET , DATT SHIV , PONNUSAMY K
Published: September 2023

Intellectual assets in animal science at the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) such as vaccines, diagnostic kits, food products and processes, know-how, designs, parameters are managed by protecting with the different Intellectual Property (IP) tools such as patents, trademarks, and designs. A three tier IP management system of ICAR is given a range of proven results, including 245 patent applications filed by 15 animal science research institutes, out of which 130 were filed during 2007 to 2012 and 39 in 2013-14 in 12 subject specific areas of animal science. A total of 22 patent applications were granted to five research institutes, which falls under six classes (A, B, C, D, F, G and H) of the IPC classification, as specified in its 24 sub-classes. Eighteen trademarks were filed by four ICAR institutes in different groups of trademark classes for their goods and services. IVRI, Izatnagar had also filed 13 designs for their engineering items and product development. To transfer such intellectual assets, 166 partnerships were developed by 12 ICAR institutes for 102 technologies. These assets belong to 12 different subject specific areas of animal science. These assets were transferred through different modes of commercialization to 110 public and private organizations. IP protected asset transfer was on its higher side with 21.56 per cent, which is a successful indicator for ICAR as a research organization. The outcome of these efforts has opened the path for research and its incubation in the mode of business for well being of its major clients including farmer and livestock industry.
Effect of precision land leveling and permanent raised bed planting on soil properties, input use efficiency, productivity and profitability under maize (Zea mays) – wheat (Triticum aestivum) cropping system
Authors: NARESH R K , RATHORE R S , KUMAR PARVINDER , SINGH S P , SINGH ADESH , SHAHI U P
Published: September 2023

Precision land leveling with permanent raised bed planting with recommended dose of NPK can be used to improve crop yield,water and nutrient use efficiency over the existing traditional land leveling with flat beds planting with recommended dose of NPK practices. The objective of present study was to establish an understanding of maize (Zea mays L.) -wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) rotation yield and input use efficiency can be improved and how land leveling and crop establishment practices can be modified to be more efficient in water use through precision conservation crop management techniques. A farmers participatory field experiment was conducted during 2009- 2011 in the jurisdiction of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture & Technology, Meerut, UP. Multi crop planter with inclined plate seed metering device machine were given to the farmers and crops were sown on permanent raised beds in maize-wheat cropping system.The data collected from the farmers participatory field experiment showed that there was about 20.4% (295.8 mm/ha for wide beds, i e 107 cm furrow centre gap) water saving and about 16.5% (310.3 mm/ha for narrow beds, i e 37 cm furrow centre gap) with grain yield increase about 13.5% (5.13 and 4.44 tonnes/ha) for wheat crop and 11.8% (4.33 and 3.82 tonnes/ha) for maize crop with precision land leveling raised bed planting compared to traditional land leveling with flat beds planting. The agronomic efficiency (AE) of N (23.4 and 30.4 kg grain/kg N for maize and wheat) and uptake of N, P and K (103.85, 25.6 and 110.7 kg/ha for maize and 112.95, 19.49 and 112.96 kg/ha for wheat) were significantly improved under precision land leveling with raised bed planting technique compared to other practices.
Productivity, compatibility and economics of mustard (Brassica juncea) and lentil (Lens esculenta) intercropping system as influenced by moisture conservation practices and fertility levels under rainfed conditions
Authors: SINGH T , RANA K S , SATAPATHY B S
Published: September 2023

It can be summarized from the results obtained that mustard and lentil populations are well compatible in intercrop association with 2:2 paired row ratio, i.e. two row mustard paired (30/90 cm) followed by two rows of lentil as indicated by higher seed yield, mustard equivalent yield, HI, effective gain, LER, and SPI. Mustard crop appeared to be the dominant crop due to higher values of RCC, CR and aggressivity. Moisture conservation practices were not economically viable even though they positively affected seed and straw yield of mustard and lentil. The 100% RDF of mustard is recommended for mustard and lentil intercropping under rainfed conditions of northern India where these two crops are predominantly grown during the winter season.
Erotiese digkuns en Soefisme in Rumi se werke
Authors:   Independent researcher, van der Berg Elizabeth
Published: September 2023

Opsomming Rumi, die hoogaangeskrewe 13de-eeuse Persiese digter en Soefi-mistikus, se poësie het die afgelope dekades groot gewildheid in die Weste verwerf. Dit word ongelukkig soms deur die Westerse leser misverstaan en verkeerd vertolk as gevolg van onkunde oor sy kulturele en Soefistiese agtergrond, weens foutiewe vertalings, en ook vanweë die metaforiek, wat soms vir die Westerling vreemd mag voorkom. Hierdie artikel het ten doel om spesifiek te fokus op Rumi se benutting van erotiese en homoërotiese beeldspraak wat ingebed is in die tydsgees en kultuur van sy era. Rumi word eerstens bekendgestel en daar word verwys na die hoë lof wat geleerdes op die gebied van die Persiese letterkunde hom toeswaai. Van die 18de eeu af verskyn vertalings van sy werk in Frans, Duits en Engels in die Weste. In veral vertalings wat onlangs gepubliseer is, word die oorspronklike betekenis van sommige verse skeefgetrek, as sekulêr voorgehou, en vir die New Age-beweging toegeëien. As illustrasie hiervan word ’n paar foutiewe vertalings aangehaal en teenoor die korrektes gestel. Daar word beklemtoon dat Rumi ’n diep gelowige Moslem en Soefi was en dat sy poësie getuig van sy intense liefde vir God. Daarna word Rumi se biografiese besonderhede uiteengesit en Soefisme, insluitend sekere aspekte van die Soefi-kosmologie asook die Soefi-benadering tot liefde, kortliks verhelder. ’n Kort bespreking oor sy werk volg. Erotiese metaforiek en die verband met die mistieke word hierna bespreek en daar word uitgewys dat die erotiese van die vroegste tye af in talle godsdienste benut word om die verhouding met die goddelike uit te beeld. Hierna kom Rumi se erotiese en homoërotiese metaforiek aan die beurt. Die heersende sosiale en kulturele omstandighede van daardie era word verhelder en daar word aangetoon waarom dit in die lig hiervan begryplik is dat Rumi homoërotiese metafore benut het om sy liefde teenoor God uit te druk. Laastens word Engelse vertalings van gedigte uit Rumi se oeuvre waarin erotiese en homoërotiese beeldspraak voorkom aangehaal met verduidelikende aantekeninge.
Die neerslag van Russiese propaganda in kommentare op Maroela Media se nuusberigte oor die oorlog in Oekraïne
Authors:   Universiteit van die Vrystaat, Senekal Burgert
Published: September 2023

Opsomming Rusland het oor die afgelope dekade deur middel van ’n uitgebreide propagandanetwerk probeer om sy posisie in die wêreld te verbeter. Aan die een kant het Russiese propagandaveldtogte gepoog om Westerse samelewings te verdeel en te ondermyn, byvoorbeeld deur inmenging in die VSA se presidentsverkiesing in 2016, terwyl Rusland aan die ander kant gepoog het om homself as die bastion van konserwatiewe, Christelike waardes uit te beeld. Hierdie propagandaveldtogte, wat onder andere met behulp van sosiale media gevoer is en word, is verskerp tydens die Russiese inval van Oekraïne in 2022 en teiken ook die Suid-Afrikaanse publiek. Die artikel ondersoek of Russiese propaganda in Afrikaanse kommentare op Maroela Media neerslag vind. Hiervoor word kommentare op Maroela Media se berigte en meningstukke wat oor die Russies-Oekraïense konflik sedert 2022 handel, ondersoek. Daar word aangedui tot hoe ’n mate gebruikers pro-Russiese sentimente verwoord, asook watter temas wat in Russiese propaganda rondom hierdie oorlog voorkom, ook in hierdie kommentare aangetref word. Die gevolgtrekking is dat Russiese propaganda wel neerslag vind in hierdie kommentare, en voorstelle vir verdere navorsing rakende Afrikaners se sienings van hierdie oorlog word gemaak.
Foucault, die "beroepshistorici" en die Middeleeue: Augustinus in Histoire de la sexualité 4 (Les aveux de la chair) as gevallestudie
Authors:   Universiteit van die Vrystaat, Beukes Johann
Published: September 2023

Opsomming Die Franse ideëhistorikus Michel Foucault (1926–1984) se verhouding met akademiese geskiedkundiges (of “beroepshistorici” soos hy polemies na hulle verwys het) was altyd gespanne. Die vraag is of sy teenstanders gelyk gehad het in hulle tipering van sy ideëgeskiedenisse as histories arbitrêr en historiografies ongenuanseerd. Foucault se bespreking van Augustinus en die vroeë Middeleeue in een van sy mees onlangse nadoodse publikasies, Histoire de la sexualité 4 (Les aveux de la chair, in 2018 geredigeer deur Frédéric Gros) kan as ’n vars gevallestudie dien om hierdie vraag te beantwoord. ’n Volgende vraag is of Foucault se verwysings na die Middeleeue slegs as analogiese geleiers binne die konteks van sy moderniteitskritiek dien en of hy, na die betuiging van die Franse historikus van die Middeleeue, Jacques le Goff, wel tot ’n verruiming van die bestaande kennis oor die Middeleeue meegewerk en gevolglik ’n bydrae tot Middeleeuse studies as sodanig gelewer het. In antwoord op hierdie twee vrae word Foucault se vertolking van die Middeleeue in Les aveux de la chair op die spoor van die Middeleeuse kultuurhistorikus Pierre Payer se steeds geldige ontleding van Histoire de la sexualité 1 (La volonté de savoir) meer as drie dekades gelede aan die mees grondliggende beginsel vir verantwoordbare geskiedskrywing getoets, naamlik of hy hom aan die tersaaklike historiese bronne gehou het. Die gevolgtrekking is dat alhoewel sy verwysings na die Middeleeue in Les aveux de la chair inderdaad ’n oorwegend analogiese en dus modernkritiese rol gespeel het, Foucault ook met hierdie werk ’n gespesialiseerde uitset tot Middeleeuse studies gelewer het. Daarom moet die hardnekkige aanklag van ’n onderliggende mediëvalisme by Foucault afgewys word.
Bejaardheid as interseksionele magsdiskoers: Die konsepte van ouderlinge en bejaarde ouerskap en bejaardesorg in die Nuwe Testament
Authors:   Universiteit van Suid-Afrika, de Wet Chris L.
Published: September 2023

Opsomming Die doel van hierdie artikel is om te ondersoek hoe bejaardheid as ’n interseksionele magsdiskoers in die Nuwe Testament funksioneer. Om hierdie kwessie te verken neem die artikel die rol van bejaardes sowel as die status en versorging van bejaarde ouers as gevallestudies. Die artikel benader ouderdom as ’n diskoers, een wat nie net fisiek of biologies gekonstrueer is nie, maar ook sosiaal en kultureel bepaal is. Verder maak die artikel staat op die benadering van interseksionaliteit om sommige van die gevolge van gerontologiese magsdiskoers in die Nuwe Testament uit te lig, wat demonstreer dat wanneer ouderdom as ’n magsdiskoers funksioneer, dit dien om ’n minderheid (gewoonlik elite-, vrygebore mans) in te sluit en die magtelose bejaarde meerderheid (gewoonlik vroue, slawe, armes, ens.) uit te sluit. Die belangrikste gevolgtrekking is dat magsnetwerke op sigself op ’n interseksionele wyse funksioneer. Sulke netwerke is sosiaal en kultureel kompleks. Ons moet versigtig wees om nie te aanvaar dat die akteurs wat sigbaar in tekste uitgebeeld word, die hele netwerk uitmaak nie. In die geval van die Nuwe Testament is magsnetwerke eerder ingebed in die breër patriargale sosiokulturele sisteem, en die waardes en beginsels van patriargalisme struktureer ook die netwerke en reguleer die akteurs in hierdie netwerke. Daar word getoon dat dit die geval vir bejaardes, hetsy ouderlinge en/of ouers, is, asook die geval vir vroue, slawe, en ook etniese buitestanders. Om magsdinamika in die Nuwe Testament werklik te verstaan, moet daar ’n bewustheid wees van die onsigbare of minder sigbare lae van die magsnetwerke en bemagtigde of magtelose akteurs in daardie lae.
Die geskiedenis, natuur en algemene openbaring in die Christelik-historiese denke van Groen van Prinsterer
Authors:   Universiteit van Pretoria, Schlebusch J.A.
Published: September 2023

Opsomming Groen van Prinsterer (1801–1876) se Christelik-historiese beskouing is gekenmerk deur ’n tweeledige waardering vir die Godsopenbaring soos dit neerslag vind in die Skrif aan die een kant en in die geskiedenis aan die ander kant. Gegewe die feit dat sy openbaringsleer beduidend begrond is deur die Gereformeerde belydenisskrifte, beoog hierdie artikel om vir die eerste keer sy beskouing van die rol en aard van algemene openbaring – soos beskryf in artikel 2 van die Nederlandse Geloofsbelydenis – te ondersoek en in verband te bring met sy Christelik-historisme. In navolging van veral die Réveil sowel as die Historische Rechtsschule van Friedrich Carl von Savigny (1779–1861) verwerp hy die idee van ’n normatiewe natuurreg en beskou hy daarteenoor die goddelike openbaring as te vinde in die besondere openbaring van die Bybel, sowel as in die geskiedenis as algemene openbaring. Hierdie historiese algemene openbaring behoort volgens Groen egter beskou te word in die lig van die besondere openbaring, en met name spesifiek die openbaring van Jesus Christus se verlossingswerk en die verheerliking van Sy heerskappy as die oorhoofse doel van die wêreldgeskiedenis. Alhoewel Groen nie die rede of sintuie as middels tot die verkryging van kennis as sodanig verwerp nie, verwerp hy wel die idee dat die mens by wyse van waarnemings of rasionele konstruksies, los van die verligting van die goddelike openbaring, kernwaarhede aangaande die werklikheid kan bekom. In hierdie opsig was sy beskouing van die algemene openbaring beduidend anders as dié van sy Neo-Calvinistiese opvolgers Abraham Kuyper (1837–1920) en Herman Bavinck (1854–1921).
’n Model vir ’n slimfoontoepassing vir Afrikaanse uitspraak in ’n gemengde-leer-en-onderrigprogram (deel 3 van ’n drieluik)
Authors:   Universiteit Stellenbosch, Sass Jaydey , Adendorff Elbie
Published: September 2023

Opsomming Hierdie artikel is die derde artikel wat verslag lewer oor ’n navorsingstudie wat deur die eerste skrywer vir ’n doktorale studie1 onderneem is. Die eerste artikel behels die uiteensetting van die navorsingsmetodologie, terwyl die tweede artikel die teoretiese begronding is van ’n gespelifieerde uitspraaktoepassingsmodel vir Engelssprekende studente wat Afrikaans as ’n vreemde taal aanleer deur middel van ’n taakgebaseerde benadering. In dié opvolgartikel plaas ons die fokus op die model waarop ’n gespelifieerde uitspraaktoepassing ontwerp kan word. Opvoedkundige ontwerpers word uitgedaag om leerervarings te skep wat studente betrek en motiveer; om hulle te voorsien van oefengeleenthede om selfvertroue te bou deur hulle nuwe vaardighede en kennis te gebruik; en om betekenisvolle terugvoer te gee aan studente om hulle prestasie te verbeter (Jackson 2016:5). Ons betrek al hierdie uitdagings in die ontwerp van ons toepassingsmodel. Die gespelifieerde ervaring is ontwerp volgens Huang en Soman (2013:7–14) se spelifiëringmodel; die etiese riglyne vir ’n gespelifieerde ervaring in die hoër onderwys deur Rootman-Le Grange, Barnard en Adams (2016:1); die gebruikerservaring volgens Babich (2018); en die gebruikerskoppelvlak volgens Clearbridge Mobile (2020). Die beginsels vir die ontwikkeling en implementering van mobielgesteunde onderrig van Stockwell en Hubbard (2013:8–9) is ook toegepas. In die eerste stap van die ontwerp van die toepassing sit ons uiteen wie die gebruikers is, wat hulle nodig het en wat hulle wil hê soos bepaal deur die vraelys en klankopnames in die hoofstudie. Daarna word die leerdoelwitte en die gedragsdoelwitte vir die gebruikers bespreek om sodoende insig te kry in wat presies van die toepassing verwag word om te doen. Die ontwerp van die model in terme van die gebruikerservaring en gebruikerskoppelvlak kom volgende aan bod. Gebruikerservaring verwys na gebruikers se gewaarwordings en reaksies wanneer hulle van die toepassing gebruik maak. Die gebruikerskoppelvlak verwys na aspekte soos die knoppies, ikone en die gebruiker se algehele interaksie met die toepassing. Daarna volg die bespreking en toepassing van speletjieselemente, en die leerervaring word gestruktureer deur die klanke te gebruik wat gebruikers moet leer. Die gebruikers het toegang tot direkte onderrig van die klanke, speletjies om die leermateriaal te oefen en vas te lê en ook toetse om hulle kennis te toets. Ons sluit die artikel af deur beginsels vir die ontwerp van ’n taalaanleertoepassing wat op uitspraak fokus, te noem, maar wat ook vir taalaanleer oor die algemeen gebruik kan word.
Kruislinguistiese en -kulturele vroeë kommunikasie-intervensie: die geleefde ervaringe van spraak-taalterapeute
Authors:   Universiteit Stellenbosch, Botha Mariëtte , Gerber Berna
Published: September 2023

Opsomming In ’n bevolkingsdiverse land soos Suid-Afrika stem die spraak-taalterapeut (STT) en die kliënt se taal en kultuur nie altyd ooreen nie. Kliënte1 word dus dikwels in hul tweede of selfs derde taal bedien. Dit bring verskeie uitdagings, maar ook belonings teweeg, wat ’n impak kan hê op die spraak-taalterapeute (STT’s) se ervaring van wat dit beteken om ’n STT te wees wat vroeë-kommunikasie-intervensie- (VKI-) dienste lewer. VKI verwys na terapie vir kinders met kommunikasie-agterstande of -afwykings tussen in die ouderdomsgroep 0–3 jaar in samewerking met hul gesinne. VKI moet kultuurtoepaslik wees, omdat dit die kind se versorger en natuurlike omgewing betrek. Die studie wat ons hier beskryf, het ten doel om die essensie van die geleefde ervaringe van STT’s wat daagliks kruislinguisties en -kultureel (KLEK) praktiseer in openbare hospitale en klinieke in die Oos-Kaap te ondersoek en ’n dieper, ryker begrip daarvan te ontwikkel. Ná doelbewuste deelnemerseleksie het ses deelnemers wat in openbare hospitale en klinieke in Gqeberha en Kariega werksaam is en onlangse ervaring van KLEK VKI het, aan die navorsing deelgeneem. Narratiewe onderhoude is aanlyn uitgevoer, getranskribeer en ontleed volgens die fenomenologiese-hermeneutiese metode van interpretasie wat deur Ricoeur (1976) se interpretasieteorie geïnspireer en deur Lindseth en Norberg (2004) ontwikkel is. Die geloofwaardigheid van die navorsingsproses is onderskraag deur ’n samewerkende kodeerder, die skep van ’n ouditspoor, oorsig deur akademiese eweknieë en deelnemerkontrolering (“member checking”) waar deelnemers gevra is om die geloofwaardigheid van die temas te verifieer. Die bevindinge word aan die hand van vyf hooftemas bespreek, naamlik: ervaring van ’n interne wroeging; bewustheid van eie kultuurbevoegdheid; ervaring lei tot kennis; konfrontasie met struikelblokke; verskillende strategieë om struikelblokke te oorkom. Die diepgaande interpretasie van die deelnemers se ervaring het as volg geskied: Deelnemers het eienaarskap van hul werksituasie geneem deur die daaglikse implementering van strategieë; deelnemers was besorgd oor die effektiwiteit van hulle dienste; deelnemers het kritiese selfrefleksie gedemonstreer deur krities te dink en in die beste belang van hul kliënte op te tree. ’n Aanpassing van Bradshaw (2013) se raamwerk vir kultuur-responsiewe VKI word voorgestel en die kliniese implikasies hiervan vir terapeute en opleidingsinstansies word bespreek. Ons beveel aan dat verdere navorsing gedoen word om die geleefde ervaringe van versorgers wat aan die ontvangkant van KLEK VKI is, te ondersoek.
Waarnemings van die effektiwiteit van ’n akademiese skryfassistent vir Afrikaanssprekende Baccalaureus in Opvoedkunde-studente
Authors:   Kaapse Skiereiland Universiteit vir Tegnologie (CPUT), Livingston Candice , Boer Pieter , Swart Amanda , du Plessis Wilna
Published: September 2023

Opsomming Skryfondersteuningsprogramme word wêreldwyd ontwikkel, en geïmplementeer, om skryfprobleme in akademiese werkstukke op te los. Ons bespreek in hierdie artikel voordiensonderwysers se waarnemings van die implementering van so ’n aanlyn akademiese skryfondersteuningsprogram genaamd Skryfhulp. Skryfhulp is ’n akademiese skryfassistent (ASA) wat deur die Taalinstituut van Leuven in België ontwikkel en vertaal is, en spesifiek op Afrikaanse skryfvaardighede fokus. Die ASA-program beklemtoon die gebruik van ’n speltoetsergeoriënteerde woordelys (SCOWL) wat taalfoute in studente se skryfwerk identifiseer. ’n Sekwensieel-verkennende gemengde metode is in hierdie navorsing gebruik, ten einde die doeltreffendheid van die gebruik van die ASA by 89 voordiensonderwysers in ’n Baccalaureus-onderwysprogram by ’n universiteit in die Wes-Kaap te ondersoek. Hierdie sekwensieel-verkennende gemengde metode is deur ’n aanlyn opname en onderhoud (Blackboard en WhatsApp) uitgevoer. Die kwantitatiewe fase het bestaan uit agt demografiese vrae en 11 Likert-graderingsvrae om byvoorbeeld gebruikersvriendelikheid en grammatika op ’n Likert-skaal van 1 tot 5 te gradeer. Demografiese vrae is met ’n aftreklys beantwoord en het bestaan uit vrae oor byvoorbeeld ouderdom en fase van studie. Daar is ook getoets of die deelnemers kennis dra van Skryfhulp, toegang tot Skryfhulp het en Skryfhulp vir akademiese opdragte in alle vakke gebruik. Die kwantitatiewe fase se data is deur middel van Microsoft Excel en SPSS ontleed. Kwantitatiewe resultate word aangedui as gemiddeld en standaardafwyking, of as aantalle en persentasies. Kwalitatiewe data is deur tematiese ontleding gekodeer en hierdie tematisering is gebruik om patrone in die data op te som om daaruit temas af te lei. Resultate toon dat die meerderheid voordiensonderwysers die gebruik van die ASA aanbeveel vir spelling, grammatika, herhalings, sin- en paragraaflengte en sinskonstruksies. Interessant genoeg het die deelnemers aangedui dat die program minder help met woordbetekenis, passiefkonstruksies en algemene sinsbetekenis. Veral Afrikaans Huistaal-studente het positiewe terugvoer oor die program gegee. Oor die algemeen het hierdie studie bevind dat die inkorporering van die ASA in akademiese vakke baie sinvol is en dat dit die akademiese skryfvermoë van die studente wat die program gebruik het, verbeter het.
Nierversaking en ’n orgaanoorplanting in Met ’n ompad deur Berna Ackerman – ’n regsletterkundige ondersoek
Authors:   Universiteit van Suid-Afrika, Labuschaigne Melodie , Slabbert Magda
Published: September 2023

Opsomming Letterkundige tekste met mediese temas word toenemend ingesluit in die kurrikula van mediese skole in die VSA in ’n poging om voornemende medici beter sosiale vaardighede en begrip vir hul pasiënte te leer. Wat die Suid-Afrikaanse konteks betref, gee Berna Ackerman se roman Met ’n ompad betekenis aan die lotgeval van ’n jong pasiënt met nierversaking. Dit kan dus as ’n bron om die waarde van letterkunde vir kliniese geneeskunde en die reg te illustreer, beskou word. Al die romankarakters se belewenisse van die jong kind se siekte, insluitend die frustrasies en wanhoop wat gepaardgaan met die wag op ’n nierskenker, verskaf ’n ryk tapisserie van belewenis wat nie alleen die leemtes in die regsraamwerk rakende orgaanoorplanting in Suid-Afrika uitwys nie, maar ook die realiteit verbonde aan die wyse waarop die reg op gesondheidsorg uitdrukking vind. Die artikel poog om in die letterkunde en die reg die waarde van Ackerman se werk te benadruk, spesifiek die rol wat dit vervul in die bewusmaking van nierlyers se situasie vanuit beide ’n regsgeneeskundige en ’n wyer sosiale perspektief, met die hoop dat begrip en empatie vir lyers nie net tot beter kliniese insig mag lei nie, maar ook broodnodige regshervorming in die konteks van orgaanoorplanting kan aanmoedig. Die artikel sluit af met konkrete voorstelle tot regshervorming wat daarop gerig is om die huidige wetlike dooiepunt rondom orgaanoorplanting eens en vir altyd by te lê.
’n Ondersoek na die bionomie, morfologie, verspreiding en beheer van die Stilbaaimuggie (Leptoconops demeilloni [Diptera: Ceratopogonidae])
Authors:   Independent researcher, Begemann Gideon J.
Published: September 2023

Opsomming Die muggieplaag in die Wes-Kaap wat deur Leptoconops demeilloni veroorsaak word, is nagevors. Die ekonomiese belang, effek op mens en dier en die seisoenale voorkoms van die muggie word bespreek. Omgewingstoestande is met die muggie se daaglikse aktiwiteit gekorreleer. Die gedragspatrone en nektarvoeding word beskryf. Vir die eerste keer is daar vasgestel dat die muggie in duinsand afkomstig van geërodeerde aeolianietgesteentes broei. Die larwes, papies en eiers van die muggie word in detail beskryf. Die teenwoordigheid van verskillende instars deur die jaar binne duinsand is nagevors. Die lewensiklus van die univolteinse muggie word diagrammaties saamgevat. Kenmerkende taksonomiese eienskappe van die larwe en papiestadium word geïllustreer. Die verspreidingsgebied van die muggie binne die munisipaliteit van Hessequa is gekarteer. Beheermaatreëls teen die muggie word bespreek en ’n sistematiese prioriteitsbenadering tot die beheer van die muggie word aan die hand gedoen.