bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Ptosis: why is it important and what can it tell you?
Authors: Udani Priya
Published: January 2024

Ptosis is a droop of the upper lid. It is an important observation for facial practitioners to recognise, as it can have implications in the decisions made regarding treatment. There are several causes of ptosis and not all of them stem from eyelid pathology. In this article, the author discusses the different types of ptosis; how to identify ptosis; how to examine; and when to refer or refuse aesthetic treatment.
Putting fraudsters on notice
Authors: Bernstein Adam
Published: January 2024

Hardly a day goes by without a warning or headline about scams. Employee frauds, push payment or errant suppliers short-changing customers – the level of activity is rising, despite the actions of authorities to stamp out the problem
The JCCP's response to the DHSC licensing of non-surgical cosmetic procedures first consultation paper
Authors: Sines David
Published: January 2024

The JCCP has presented its response to the Government's first public consultation document with the aim of informing and determining the standard, type and content of the new practitioner licence
Colorectal resections for malignancy: A pilot study comparing conventional vs freehand robot-assisted laparoscopic colectomy
Authors: Cawich Shamir O , Plummer Joseph Martin , Griffith Sahle , Naraynsingh Vijay
Published: January 2024

BACKGROUND

Laparoscopic colectomy is widely accepted as a safe operation for colorectal cancer, but we have experienced resistance to the introduction of the FreeHand® robotic camera holder to augment laparoscopic colorectal surgery.

AIM

To compare the initial results between conventional and FreeHand® robot-assisted laparoscopic colectomy in Trinidad and Tobago.

METHODS

This was a prospective study of outcomes from all laparoscopic colectomies performed for colorectal carcinoma from November 29, 2021 to May 30, 2022. The following data were recorded: Operating time, conversions, estimated blood loss, hospitalization, morbidity, surgical resection margins and number of nodes harvested. All data were entered into an excel database and the data were analyzed using SPSS ver 20.0.

RESULTS

There were 23 patients undergoing colectomies for malignant disease: 8 (35%) FreeHand®-assisted and 15 (65%) conventional laparoscopic colectomies. There were no conversions. Operating time was significantly lower in patients undergoing robot-assisted laparoscopic colectomy (95.13 ± 9.22 vs 105.67 ± 11.48 min; P = 0.045). Otherwise, there was no difference in estimated blood loss, nodal harvest, hospitalization, morbidity or mortality.

CONCLUSION

The FreeHand® robot for colectomies is safe, provides some advantages over conventional laparoscopy and does not compromise oncologic standards in the resource-poor Caribbean setting.
Impact of body mass index on adverse kidney events in diabetes mellitus patients: A systematic-review and meta-analysis
Authors: Wan Jing-Fang , Chen Yan , Yao Tian-Hua , Wu Ya-Zhou , Dai Huan-Zi
Published: January 2024

BACKGROUND

The incidence of chronic kidney disease among patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) remains a global concern. Long-term obesity is known to possibly influence the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus. However, no previous meta-analysis has assessed the effects of body mass index (BMI) on adverse kidney events in patients with DM.

AIM

To determine the impact of BMI on adverse kidney events in patients with DM.

METHODS

A systematic literature search was performed on the PubMed, ISI Web of Science, Scopus, Ovid, Google Scholar, EMBASE, and BMJ databases. We included trials with the following characteristics: (1) Type of study: Prospective, retrospective, randomized, and non-randomized in design; (2) participants: Restricted to patients with DM aged ≥ 18 years; (3) intervention: No intervention; and (4) kidney adverse events: Onset of diabetic kidney disease [estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) of < 60 mL/min/1.73 m2 and/or microalbuminuria value of ≥ 30 mg/g Cr], serum creatinine increase of more than double the baseline or end-stage renal disease (eGFR < 15 mL/min/1.73 m2 or dialysis), or death.

RESULTS

Overall, 11 studies involving 801 patients with DM were included. High BMI (≥ 25 kg/m2) was significantly associated with higher blood pressure (BP) [systolic BP by 0.20, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.15–0.25, P < 0.00001; diastolic BP by 0.21 mmHg, 95%CI: 0.04–0.37, P = 0.010], serum albumin, triglycerides [standard mean difference (SMD) = 0.35, 95%CI: 0.29–0.41, P < 0.00001], low-density lipoprotein (SMD = 0.12, 95%CI: 0.04–0.20, P = 0.030), and lower high-density lipoprotein (SMD = –0.36, 95%CI: –0.51 to –0.21, P < 0.00001) in patients with DM compared with those with low BMIs (< 25 kg/m2). Our analysis showed that high BMI was associated with a higher risk ratio of adverse kidney events than low BMI (RR: 1.22, 95%CI: 1.01–1.43, P = 0.036).

CONCLUSION

The present analysis suggested that high BMI was a risk factor for adverse kidney events in patients with DM.
Ischemic colitis induced by a platelet-raising capsule: A case report
Authors: Wang Chen-Lu , Si Ze-Kun , Liu Guo-Hong , Chen Chen , Zhao Hui , Li Lei
Published: January 2024

BACKGROUND

Ischemic colitis (IC) is also known as colon ischemia and is caused by colon vascular occlusion or nonocclusion, which results in a reduced blood supply to the colon and is not significant enough to maintain the metabolic function of cells, leading to intestinal wall ischemia. Its main symptoms include abdominal pain, diarrhea, and bloody stool. In severe cases, intestinal gangrene, peritonitis, intestinal stenosis and even intestinal obstruction may occur. IC induced by long-term use of certain special drugs is relatively rare in clinical practice. This article describes the clinical diagnosis and treatment of a typical case and provides a new treatment idea for the treatment of IC.

CASE SUMMARY

The patient was admitted to the hospital with "abdominal pain for half a month and bloody stool with mucous and pus for 3 d" and was diagnosed with "IC". Symptomatic and supportive treatment, such as antibiotics (levofloxacin), acid inhibition and stomach protection, fluid replenishment, and intravenous nutrition, was given. The patient's colonic ulcers were considered to be related to the oral administration of platelet (PLT)-raising capsules; the patient was asked to stop PLT-raising drugs for selective review via colonoscopy, and antibiotics and mesalazine enteric-coated tablets were stopped. Under the guidance of hematology consultation, 60 mg of methylprednisolone was given in combination with PLT infusion to increase the PLT. After treatment, the patient's condition stabilized, the patient’s stool turned yellow, the patient’s symptoms improved, and the patient was allowed to leave the hospital.

CONCLUSION

PLT-raising capsules can lead to IC, so clinicians should have a full understanding of the application of these drugs in the treatment of various causes of thrombocytopenia, weigh the advantages and disadvantages, and observe patients closely.
Rare esophageal carcinoma-primary adenoid cystic carcinoma of the esophagus: A case report
Authors: Geng Li-Dan , Li Jie , Yuan Li , Du Xiao-Bo
Published: January 2024

BACKGROUND

Esophageal adenoid cystic carcinoma (EACC) is an exceedingly rare malignant tumor of the esophagus, posing significant challenges in the clinic.

CASE SUMMARY

This report detailed the case of a 72-year-old male whose diagnosis of EACC was confirmed through postoperative histopathological examination. The patient underwent thoracoscopy-assisted radical resection of the esophageal tumor, coupled with lymph node dissection. Pathological findings revealed an adenoid cystic carcinoma infiltrating the entire layer of the muscularis propria, locally extending into the outer membrane of the esophageal fiber, involving the cardia and exhibiting no lymph node metastasis. The patient’s condition was classified as primary EACC, T3N0M0, per the American Joint Committee on Cancer (2017; 8th edition). One month after surgery, the patient received postoperative adjuvant radiation therapy.

CONCLUSION

In addressing the rarity and high potential for biopsy misdiagnosis of EACC, this study delved into its diagnostic methods and treatment.
Primary anaplastic lymphoma kinase-positive large B-cell lymphoma of the left bulbar conjunctiva: A case report
Authors: Guo Xiao-Hong , Li Chu-Bin , Cao Hui-Hui , Yang Gen-Yuan
Published: January 2024

BACKGROUND

Anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)-positive large B-cell lymphoma (LBCL) is an aggressive and rare variant of diffuse LBCL. Herein, we report an uncommon case of stage IE extranodal ALK-positive LBCL initially originating in the bulbar conjunctiva.

CASE SUMMARY

A 63-year-old woman presented with a mass in the left bulbar conjunctiva that had persisted for six months, accompanied by swelling and pain that had persisted for 3 d. Eye examination revealed an 8 mm slightly elevated pink mass in the lower conjunctival sac of the left eye. Microscopically, the tumor was composed of large immunoblastic and plasmablastic large lymphoid cells with scattered anaplastic or multinucleated large cells. Immunophenotypically, the neoplastic cells were positive for ALK, CD10, CD138, Kappa, MUM1, BOB.1, OCT-2, CD4, CD45, EMA, CD79a, CD38, and AE1/AE3, and negative for CD20, PAX5, Lambda, BCL6, CD30 and all other T-cell antigens. The results of gene rearrangement tests showed monoclonal IGH/IGK/IGL and TCRD rearrangements. Fluorescence in situ hybridization studies did not reveal any BCL2, BCL6 or MYC rearrangements. Furthermore, Epstein-Barr virus was not detected by in situ hybridization in the lesions. Based on the histopathological and imaging examinations, the neoplasm was classified as stage IE ALK-positive LBCL. No further treatments were administered. At the 6, 15, and 21 mo postoperative follow-up visits, the patient was in good condition, without obvious discomfort. This case represents the first example of primary extranodal ALK-positive LBCL presenting as a bulbar conjunctival mass, which is extremely rare and shares morphological and immunohistochemical features with a variety of other neoplasms that can result in misdiagnosis.

CONCLUSION

Awareness of the condition presented in this case report is necessary for early and accurate diagnosis and appropriate treatment.
On the σκ -Nirenberg problem
Authors: Li YanYan , Nguyen Luc , Wang Bo
Published: January 2024

abstract: We consider the problem of prescribing the $\sigma_k$-curvature on the standard sphere $\Bbb{S}^n$ with $n\geq 3$. We prove existence and compactness theorems when $k\geq n/2$. This extends an earlier result of Chang, Han, and Yang for $n=4$ and $k=2$.
Unsanctioned Refugee Processing: Maritime Interception, Aesthetics, Hospitality
Authors: Cox Emma
Published: January 2024

Abstract: The sea is central to constructions of the refugee —maritime passage indelibly linked to political process —even as image-making and narrativization on water are inhibited by the otherness of the pelagic environment. Legally unauthorized maritime transit has informed condemnatory narratives of refugeeness in recent decades, and wealthy nations increasingly rely on extra-territorial and expulsive procedures to prevent the arrival of forced migrants. The central Mediterranean is unique for its maritime activist activity, whereby NGO vessels carry out a volume of migrant rescues. The self-fashioning of NGO vessels—the so-called Civil Fleet—highlights the link between constructions of refugees as disorderly collectives and neocolonial power structures. This discussion centres around the work of the NGO boat Louise Michel, funded by the pseudonymous British graffiti artist Banksy. The vessel’s entry in 2020 into the domain of NGO search and rescue (SAR) activity in the Mediterranean increased the profile of this form of political humanitarian activism. As far as refugee processing is concerned, the Civil Fleet exemplifies intervention in its literal sense of coming between , using direct action to disrupt expulsive state-sanctioned bordering regimes, visibly exposing the relational dynamics of asylum. The maritime rescue of refugees by European NGOs constructs a hospitable mode of refugee processing that is paradoxically both predicted and unsanctioned. The aestheticization of Louise Michel’s interceptive acts is considered here in a dual sense: visually, as design, but also conceptually, as framed political dysfunction. The former renders rescue as image and narrative, while the latter reveals the limits of political humanitarianism itself within an ill-functioning asylum system.
A Museum of Human Hunting: Thomas Bellinck’s Speculative Documentary
Authors: Arfara Katia
Published: January 2024

Abstract: This essay explores the performance series Simple as ABC (2016 - ongoing) by Belgian film and theatre director and activist Thomas Bellinck as an exemplary artistic reflection on border regimes and the technological apparatus of mobility management. Based on extensive research into the most acute forms of human-hunting today, the mechanisms of border control and migration, Bellinck claims the speculative documentary as a counter-genre to “documentary taxidermy.” The speculative documentary investigates the objectification and de-humanization of the Other as an undesirable data-subject by interrelating the ethics of the “sovereign” gaze and looking-from-above management with the looking-from-below perspective of criminalized bodies and borderland communities. By questioning the interweaving of documentary forms with hegemonic representations of the Other, I argue that statements of truth in documentary theatre need to become unsettled, so that the genre avoids becoming complicit in the solidification of essentialist identity politics and the regulative production of narrative protocols.
Climate change impact on Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) life cycle in Mozambique
Authors: Sumila Telmo Cosme A. , Ferraz Simone E. T. , Durigon Angelica
Published: January 2024

Although different seasonal cues are important for fall armyworm (FAW, Spodoptera frugiperda J.E. Smith) survival, it is known that the life cycle of this insect is strongly dependent on air temperature, means that its development rate proceeds faster when the weather is warm. To develops the insect needs to accumulate an amount of thermal units, as known as Growing Degree-Days (GDD). However, with the climate change driven by global warming, the GDD pattern must be changed and therefore, the life cycle of this new bug in Mozambique may be different from that observed in its native region. In the present study it is estimated the possible changes of FAW life cycle by applying the GDD method over Mozambique, under two representative scenarios of climate changes, RCP4.5 and RCP8.5 for 2070–2099 relative to present climate (1971–2000). For this purpose, dynamical downscaling process through the regional model RegCM4, nested to global model HadGEM2 were used. The outputs of air temperature dataset from the simulations were used to compute the accumulated GDD and hence the FAW number of generations (NG) during the summer-season over the study domain. The findings indicate that there is a bipolar pattern of GDD accumulation, being negative over most of central and restricted areas in southern region, and positive in northern region, altitude-modified climate areas over central region, and over southernmost areas for both representative climate scenarios, relative to present climate. Meanwhile, there is an increase (decrease) in NG in the areas of higher (lower) increase in air temperature for both future scenarios relative to present climate.
Characteristics of annular surface dielectric barrier discharge with microsecond pulse under water-covered condition
Authors: Xu Yaozong , Lai Yundong , Qin Junting , Gong Ziyi
Published: January 2024

Surface dielectric barrier discharge (SDBD) has wide applications in flow control, wastewater treatment, and biomedicine. The dielectric surface of an SDBD actuator is generally attached to the water droplets during applications. Thus far, only a few studies have been conducted on the effects of water covering the dielectric surface on the discharge characteristics of SDBD. Therefore, the effects of water droplets on the discharge of an SDBD actuator based on a repetitive microsecond pulse power supply were investigated in this study. The results show that a filament micro-discharge channel forms between the light and dark regions at the internal edge of the SDBD high-voltage electrode and develops toward the center of the dielectric surface in the region without water droplet coverage. SDBD in the water-covered region was divided into two stages. This paper compares the electrical characteristics of SDBD with and without water droplet, and explores the electric field distortion effect of water droplet endpoints through 3D simulation.Based on the theories of water droplet polarization and gas discharge, the effects of water droplets on plasma development and surface charge accumulation under water-covered condition were analyzed. The water droplet plays a similar role as a "secondary electrode" during the discharge process.
Screening and diversity of culturable HNAD bacteria in the MBR sewage treatment system
Authors: Li Yong , Yu Xintao , Liu Huan , Gong Sidan , Gong Zhilian
Published: January 2024

The activated sludge was collected from the Membrane BioReactor (MBR) pool of the sewage treatment system of Sanxing Town, Jintang County, Chengdu, to obtain a good population of heterotrophic nitrifying/aerobic denitrifying (HNAD) bacteria. After undergoing enrichment, isolation, and purification, the HNAD bacteria were selected using the pure culture method. The 16S rDNA molecular technology was used to determine the taxonomy of bacteria. The heterophic nitrifying ability and denitrification capacity of HNAD strains was ascertained through their growth characteristics in heterotrophic nitrification and denitrification media. The results showed that 53 HNAD strains selected from the MBR pool belonged to 2 phyla, 3 classes, 6 orders, 6 families, and 7 genera, with 26 species. Acinetobacter was the largest and dominant genus. Among these, strains numbered (bacterial strain) SW21HD14, SW21HD17, and SW21HD18 were potentially new species in the Acinetobacter genus. Each HNAD strain showed a significant heterotrophic nitrifying and aerobic denitrifying efficiency compared with the control strain (P < 0.05). Specifically, 10 strains demonstrated ammonia nitrogen degradation of greater than 70 mg·L-1 and 9 strains demonstrated nitrate nitrogen degradation above 150 mg·L-1. The HNAD bacteria, which were selected from the MBR pool of sewage treatment system of the Sanxing Town sewage treatment plant, exhibited rich diversity and strong nitrogen removal ability. These findings offered an effective strain source and theoretical basis for implementing biological denitrification technology that involves synchronous nitrification and denitrification.
Sleep and cognition in South African patients with non-functioning pituitary adenomas
Authors: de Villiers Olivia , Elliot-Wilson Claudia , Thomas Kevin G. F. , Semple Patrick L. , Naiker Thurandrie , Henry Michelle , Ross Ian L.
Published: January 2024

Strong lines of evidence in the neuroscience literature indicate that (a) healthy sleep facilitates cognitive processing, and (b) sleep disruption is associated with cognitive dysfunction. Despite the fact that patients with pituitary disease often display both disrupted sleep and cognitive dysfunction, few previous studies investigate whether these clinical characteristics in these patients might be related. Hence, we explored whether sleep disruption in patients with pituitary disease mediates their cognitive dysfunction. We recruited 18 patients with non-functioning pituitary adenomas (NFPA) and 19 sociodemographically matched healthy controls. They completed the Global Sleep Assessment Questionnaire (thus providing self-report data regarding sleep disruption) and were administered the Brief Test of Adult Cognition by Telephone, which assesses cognitive functioning in the domains of processing speed, working memory, episodic memory, inhibition, and reasoning. We found no significant differences in cognition between patients and controls. Furthermore, spectra of sleep disturbance did not differ significantly between patients and controls. Our data suggest that NFPA patients’ cognition and sleep quality is relatively intact, and that sleep disruption does not mediate cognitive dysfunction. Larger studies should characterize sleep and cognition in patients with NFPA (and other pituitary diseases) to confirm whether disruption of the former mediates impairment in the latter.
Ray & Liz: Framing poverty, matriarchy and hypo-masculinity
Authors: Finnemore Daniel
Published: January 2024

Richard Billingham’s Ray & Liz is an autobiographical insight into his tormented 1980s working-class upbringing in the West Midlands, United Kingdom. The on-screen representations and relationships between the family are crucial to a dialogue surrounding how the silver screen continues to frame UK working-class life. The autobiographical narrative reinforces many of the brutal truths regarding poverty amongst the working classes during Thatcher’s Britain, but Ray & Liz also offers much more. This article will examine the ways in which the film de-centralizes a patriarchal perspective positioning Liz as the looming matriarchal figure, whilst also looking at how Ray & Liz questions the ability of any one in this world to change their own destiny within the landscape they find themselves. Key readings of the film offered in this article consider its relationship with not only motherhood on-screen but also how complex understandings of masculinity underpin the debates that Ray & Liz offers its audience. Secondly, the article will look critically at the poetry that Billingham brings to the cinematic language and how the lens, sound and overall space echoes his talents as a master photographer. Through his images of family life, he brings us a punishing yet beautiful on-screen commentary that is full of complexity and important observations regarding working-class issues, matriarchy, motherhood and masculinity.
Photography as violence: On experience and manipulation
Authors: Honerud Hilde , Honerud Jon
Published: January 2024

This publication presents a selection of photographic work by Hilde Honerud, made in collaboration with Yoga and Sports with Refugees (YSR) in Lesbos, Greece. It is introduced by a text coauthored with Jon Honerud. In order to engage with the experiences and the vulnerable position of the refugees involved, this project used increasingly apparent formal manipulations to convey an experience beyond the documentary image and to push observers to question the objectivity of images; to move from representation to immediate experience. This entailed a kind of violence to the images that could only be done after spending a long time getting to know the organization and its context. The process raised a number of ethical questions, which we attempt to address in the text accompanying these images. The selection of images published here were part of the exhibition Reality Slipped into a Symbol, at the Vestfold Art Centre, Tonsberg, Norway (9 June–10 July 2022).
The choreography of violence: A discussion between Harri Pälviranta and Stefanie Baumann
Authors: Pälviranta Harri , Baumann Stefanie , Athanasiadou Alexandra
Published: January 2024

How is violence conventionally portrayed and where does violence lie in representation? How does photography mediate the relationships between different forms and ideas, moments and experiences of violence? These were some of the questions addressed in a conversation between artist Harri Pälviranta and philosopher Stefanie Baumann organized by Alexandra Athanasiadou, founder and director of the online platform Philosophy & Photography Lab (PHLSPH), during the international Photography Festival, Imago Lisboa, in Lisbon during October 2022. The discussion presented here is edited from a transcript by Athanasiadou. It took place at Lusófona University in Lisbon on the occasion of Pälviranta’s exhibition at the Museu Nacional de Arte Contemporânea (MNAC) (6 October 2021–8 January 2023) and focuses on two series of works in the exhibition, News Portraits and Choreography of Violence.
Tensões e vivências afirmativas na Amazônia brasileira
Authors: Martins Lastres Helena Maria
Published: January 2024

Esta obra reúne trabalhos acadêmicos de pesquisado­ras e pesquisadores dos estados da Amazônia brasileira e de outras instituições do Brasil. Os temas abordados na presente obra são de relevância para a compreensão das questões contemporâneas, que afetam a sociedade e a natureza na região amazônica brasileira, bem como iniciativas promissoras na gestão de recursos naturais e de estratégias e meios de vida. Os treze capítulos trazem ricas fontes de inspiração para o entendimento e novas hipóteses na elucidação dos problemas e fortalecimentoda diversidade de pensamentos sobre os múltiplos desafiosna região. Mas, trazem também valiosos exemplos de res­postas, vivências e concepções afirmativas capazes de ilu­minar novas possibilidades para a Amazônia brasileira e diversas outras partes do planeta.
Challenging the concept of active forest ownership: the perspective of women forest owners in Finland
Authors:   University of Helsinki, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, Department of Forest Sciences, Kuhlman Juulia
Published: January 2024

In Finland, women comprise 41% of private forest owners. However, studies examining forest ownership from the gender perspective are scarce. Forestry and forest ownership is a field dominated by masculine and techno-economic values. For example, this is manifested in the ideal of ‘active forest owner’ in forest policy documents. Therefore, this dissertation studied the concept of ‘active forest ownership’ from the perspective of women forest owners. Different conceptual lenses were used, such as the gender theory and service-dominant logic. Specifically, the thesis focused on four questions: 1. Are women less active than men when a variety of forestry related activities are studied? (Article I); 2. How do women forest owners understand the concept of active forest owner, how does it differ from the one from Finnish forest policy and what kind of attributes impact women forest ownership? (Article II); 3. Do women forest owners have differing objective structure compared with men? (Article III); and 4. Is the relationship between objectives and activity different between women and men? (Article IV). Both quantitative (Articles I, III and IV) and qualitative (Article II) methods were applied. Articles I and III employ exploratory factor analysis and Article IV confirmatory factor analysis. Two sets of data were used: a questionnaire of the Finnish Forest Owner 2020 research project (n=6558) and 22 semistructured interviews. In this thesis, women were found to be less active than men when a selection of forestry related activities were studied (Article I). Women forest owners also had more diverse objective structure compared with men (Article III). In addition, the relationship between forest owner objectives and activity differed between genders (Article IV). Women also defined the concept of ‘active forest owner’ as a much wider concept than Finnish policies. (Article II). These findings suggest that forest ownership is a gendered performance and that there is a lack of service-dominant logic, that is, value cocreation corresponding to the objectives of women. More specifically, the results indicate that women owners need support, especially when forest ownership is something new. Furthermore, gendering and the prevailing forest values impact the whole forest owner population, their behaviour and forest owner research. Understanding this can enable the design of more equal and inclusive forest policies and services.
Analysis of Current Status and Improvement Plans of the Early Warning System for Agricultural Reservoirs
Authors:   Crisis and Emergency Management: Theory and Praxis, Lee Seulgi , Lee Sungsu , Son Gi Cheon
Published: January 2024

Of the 17,160 agricultural reservoirs nationwide, 96% are aged more than 30 years after construction. Aging reservoirs are at risk of deterioration and potential collapse. The torrential rains between July and August 2020 caused 26 collapse and loss filure across the country. Preemptive and comprehensive response plan is needed to prevent damage to life and property caused by such a reservoir collapse, and this study analyzes the early warning system of agricultural reservoirs as part of a preemptive and comprehensive countermeasure plan to diagnose the current situation and come up with improvement measures. Using bathymetric data, real-time water level change through water level-rainfall linkage analysis and early warning standard setting according to rainfall were proposed. Using bathymetric and aerial survey data, a three-dimensional reservoir collapse simulation was used to predict the arrival time and submerged range of the collapsed flow, suggesting early warning standards and positioning methods.
Analyzing the Influence of Post-Pandemic Health Promotion Behaviors in Early Adulthood in Korea: Focusing on SNS Addiction Tendency and Time Management Ability
Authors:   Crisis and Emergency Management: Theory and Praxis, Heo Myoung-Lyun , Lee Ga-Hee , Kim Min-Ju , Shin Hye-Yeon , Kim Mi-Eun
Published: January 2024

This study identifies the level of post-pandemic health promotion behaviors among young adults in South Korea and the influence of social network service(SNS) addiction tendency and time management skills. Data were collected through an online survey from September to October 2022. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS 27.0. The participants’ health promotion behaviors were moderate, with the highest scores in personal hygiene and the lowest scores in diet and physical activity. Hierarchical regression analysis showed that Model 1, which includes general characteristics, explains 28.3% of post-pandemic health promotion behaviors; Model 2, which also includes SNS addiction tendency, explains 36.3%; and Model 3, which also includes time management ability, explains 50.6%. In conclusion, SNS addiction tendency and time management skills significantly affect young adults’ post-pandemic health promotion behaviors, and health promotion programs that include healthy SNS use and time management skills should be developed.
Mediation Effect of Sense of Control on the Relationship between Geriatric Anxiety and Depression
Authors:   Crisis and Emergency Management: Theory and Praxis, Hyun Hye Sun , Kim Yunyoung
Published: January 2024

This study identified the mediating effect of a sense of control on the relationship between geriatric anxiety and depression among community-dwelling elderly using a cross-sectional survey with a convenient sampling method. The structured questionnaire included items from the geriatric anxiety, depression, and sense of control. To analyze the mediating effect of a sense of control in the relationship between geriatirc anxiety and depression, hierarchical multiple regression analysis was performed. Analysis of the effect of a sense of control showed that there was a significant mediating effect of a sense of control on the relationship between geriatric anxiety and depression. The findings suggest that a sense of control may play a role in reducing the impact of geriatric anxiety on older adults' on depression and underscore the need to consider ways of enhancing the sense of control in depression-related interventions for community-dwelling elderly.
Context-Based Learning in Turkish Idioms Learning by International University Students
Authors: ÖZER ŞANAL Seda
Published: January 2024

This research examines international university students' experiences learning Turkish idioms in context-based learning (CBL) digital environment. Twelve international students studying at Fırat University and nine students whose native language does Turkish voluntarily participate in the study. In this study, in which quantitative and qualitative data were collected, the embedded mixed method research design was used to examine how individual and collaborative efforts of international students in context-based learning-based environments support their learning of Turkish idioms. Four sources were identified for the data of the study: (1) log data, (2) focus group interview data, (3) Turkish idiom achievement test, and (4) follow-up interview. Analysis of its data proved that the context-based e-learning environment constitutes an effective language-learning process. The study presents a very effective presentation of a context-based learning environment in the digital environment and the change in student behaviors and performances. This study, which shows the social constructivist approach in general and the effectiveness of CBL in particular, advocates the importance of peer support and collaboration.
A Study on Rubric Development to Evaluate Writing Skill in Teaching Turkish as a Foreign Language
Authors: KAHVECİ Nevin , ŞENTÜRK Burcu
Published: January 2024

Bu çalışmada, yabancı dil olarak Türkçe öğretiminde yazma becerisini değerlendirmede geçerli ve güvenilir bir ölçek geliştirmek amaçlanmıştır. Kurumlarda yazma sınavlarının puanlanmasında yaşanan sorunlar ve standart bir dereceli puanlama anahtarının alanda bulunmayışı bu çalışmanın çıkış noktası olmuştur. Araştırma Bartın Üniversitesi Dil Eğitim Merkezinde eğitim vermekte olan öğretmenler üzerinden yürütülmüştür. Veri toplamak için hazırlanan uzman değerlendirme formları ilgili alanyazın ve konu ile ilgili benzer ölçekler incelenerek geliştirilmiştir. Ayrıca veri toplama sürecinde uzmanlara yöneltilen görüşme soruları sonucunda elde edilen nitel bulgulardan yararlanılmıştır. 30 maddeden oluşan anket form ile alanında uzman 30 öğretmenden veri toplanmıştır. Elde edilen veriler analize tabi tutulmuştur. Araştırmada ölçeğin kapsam geçerliliğini incelemek için uzmanların görüşleri alındıktan sonra anket formlarının frekans dağılımına bakılarak %49,75’i değerlendirme sorularına katıldığını, %40,25’i tamamen katıldığını ifade ederken %8,46’sı katılmadığını,

%1,54’ü hiç katılmadığı şeklinde sonuçlar elde edilmiştir. Ölçeğin güvenirliği, puanlayıcıların verdikleri puanlar arasındaki uyumun tutarlığı incelenerek yapılmıştır. Güvenirlik tespiti için Kendall W uyuşum kat sayısı yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Analiz sonucunda geliştirilen ölçeklerin uyum katsayısı A1 seviyesi için .700, A2 seviyesi için .801, B1-B2 seviyeleri için .828, C1 seviyesi için .807 olarak bulunmuştur. Sonuçlar doğrultusunda tutarlılık katsayısı değerlerinin 1’e yaklaşması geliştirilen DPA’ların güvenirliğine kanıt oluşturmaktadır.

Yapılan analizler sonucunda A1, A2-, B1-B2, C1 seviyelerine uygun geliştirilen dereceli puanlama anahtarlarının geçerli ve güvenilir ölçme araçları olduğu yazma sınavlarını değerlendirmede kullanılabileceği söylenebilmektedir.
Open and Distance Foreign Language Teaching: A Content Analysis Study (2013-2022) A Follow-up Study
Authors: SÖZLER Soner
Published: January 2024

This research presents the results of a content analysis of papers published between 2013 and 2022 in four different journals. To reach conclusions, a content analysis method was employed, which is a qualitative research technique, with the purpose of identifying the subjects of the articles, their samplings, and methodological aspects, as well as analyzing their outcomes and showcasing their trends. Keywords such as English Language Teaching, Distance English Language Teaching, and Distance Foreign Language Teaching were used throughout the research process. The 34 articles obtained were analyzed in detail, and a coding procedure was assigned. In the following step, three factors–study titles, sampling, and research diversity– were used for the analysis of the chosen papers. In the articles published between 2013 and 2022, the most frequently used titles were teaching methodology and technology, as the results showed. For the next variable, sampling diversity, teachers, undergraduate students, and course participants participated utterly in the studies. As for the last variable, which is the research method, the researchers used many more quantitative techniques than qualitative ones. This study is expected to be useful for highlighting potential future studies. It will be simpler to create a framework for studies conducted in this area when content analysis with various variables and journals is conducted.
Investigation of Teacher Knowledge of Elementary Mathematics Teachers: Case of Probability
Authors: KILIÇ Mehmet Akif , Öztürk Mesut , Küçük Demir Betül
Published: January 2024

This
study was conducted in order to examine the content knowledge of mathematics
teachers and to determine their views on probability issues. In the study, the
case study model was used from the qualitative research designs. The
participants of the study were six elementary mathematics teachers who is
Turkey's north-east province who served. Teachers participating in the study
were selected by quota sampling method. The criteria of the study were
determined as teachers' masters and professional seniority. The data of the
study were collected by semi-structured interview form. In the form of
semi-structured interviews, teachers were asked questions of cognitive and
affective questions related to the adequacy of probability information. Content
analysis method was used in the data analysis. As a result of the analyzes show
that the teachers considered the probability content knowledge is sufficient,
but did not find the pedagogical content knowledge sufficient. Another result
of the study is that some teachers do not know the concept of discrete event
and independent event. Therefore, teachers have difficulty in distinguishing
between discrete event and independent event concepts.
Adaptation of the Scales of Justice in the Classroom into Turkish
Authors: TARHAN Sinem
Published: January 2024

This study aims to adapt Scales of Justice in the Classroom (SJC), which consists of Classroom Distributive Justice (SDJC) developed by Chory-Assad & Paulsel, Classroom Procedural Justice (SPJC) and Classroom Interactional Justice (SIJC) developed by R.M. Chory, into Turkish language and to determine their psychometric properties. The study was conducted on 494 secondary education students. Confirmatory factor analysis results show that twelve-item SDJC display a two-dimensional structure. Fifteen-item SPJC and seven-item SIJC display unidimensional structures. Internal consistency coefficients of SJC were calculated and it was found for SDJC as follows; in Existing Distributive Justice sub-dimension .79, in Expected Distributive Justice sub-dimension was .88, for the whole Distributive Justice was .91; in SPJC was .92; in SIJC was .92. As a result of test-retest analysis, the relationship between the first and last implementation was .89 for SDJC, .84 for SPJC, and .87 for SIJC. Results show that Turkish forms of scales are valid and reliable measurement tools for measuring justice perceptions of students in the classroom in secondary education. It is thought the Scales can support efforts of school psychological counselors in understanding students who experience problems like academic failure, difficulty in adaptation, withdrawal, aggressiveness and finding solutions to such students.
The Effect of Argumentation-supported Problem Based Learning on the Achievements of Science Teacher Candidates Regarding the Subjects of Gases and Acids-Bases
Authors: EYCEYURT TÜRK Gülseda , KILIÇ Ziya
Published: January 2024

Important criticisms of classes where problem-based
learning (PBL) has been applied as an educational approach include situations
in which students only learn part of a subject; in other words, they miss
important information and do not learn the subject completely. There is much
research in the literature showing that in classes where the argumentation
method is applied, the conceptual learning of students develops significantly.
In this study, our aim was to investigate whether the missing element in the
PBL method could be supplied by supporting the PBL method with argumentation during
a class on the topic of acidity/alkalinity and gases. In the research, a non-equivalent (pre-test and post-test) control-group design was used. The research sample was composed of 140 science
teacher candidates at three different branches within the context of scientific
laboratory applications lessons in the third year at a state university in
Turkey. The study was carried out with two experimental groups and one control
group. In one of the experimental groups, problem based learning (PBL) was
applied (N=44), and, in the other experimental group, argumentation-supported problem
based learning (AS-PBL) was applied (N=46. In the control group, a traditional teaching
approach (TTA) was carried out. The study was eight weeks in duration (N=50).
Data was collected through a) the acids/bases academic achievement test and b) the
gases academic achievement test and were analyzed by t-test and ANOVA (analysis
of variance). The results revealed that the academic achievement of the
students in the experiment group where teaching method AS-PBL was applied
regarding acids/bases and gases were higher than the academic achievement of the
students in the other experimental group at a significant level. The academic achievement of students in the group where the PBL method
was applied was even lower than the academic achievement of students in the control
group. This situation was an indication that the starting point of the research
was correct. In this study, by completing the missing part of the PBL, the use
of argumentation increased achievement.
Analysis of Scientific Epistemological Beliefs and STEM Attitudes of The Gifted Students
Authors: DÖNMEZ İsmail , YALMANCI YÜCEL Semra
Published: January 2024

The aim of this study is to analyze the relationship
between STEM attitudes and epistemological beliefs of gifted students. For this purpose, the level of epistemological beliefs
and attitudes towards STEM fields has been examined in the study. Also, some
examinations have been made in order to find out whether the dimensions of STEM
attitude ‘’science, mathematics, engineering-technology, 21st century skills’’
and epistemological belief differ from each other within the dimensions of
authority and accuracy, information generation, source of information,
reasoning and variance of information. The sample
of the study consists of totally 105 gifted students who have attended in two
different science and art centers .In this study; descriptive scanning model,
which is one of the quantitative research methods, and non-parametric tests
have been used for the analysis of the data obtained.
As a result of the study, it has been observed that students with superior
intelligence have a scientific epistemological belief at an advanced
(contemporary) level of information generation, reasoning and variance of information,
while they have a traditional epistemological belief in the sub-dimensions of
authority-accuracy and source of information, As for the STEM attitudes, it has
been found out that they have low averages in the dimensions of math and
science.
Flipped Classroom Experiences of Preservice Teachers: Implications from a Mathematics Course
Authors: ARABACIOGLU Taner , YAZICI Ersen , ÖZEN ÜNAL Deniz
Published: January 2024

The purpose of this research was to analyze the process of teaching mathematics through the flipped classroom model based on preservice teacher opinions. The study group consisted of 16 preservice teachers from a primary school teaching program at a state university in Turkey who agreed to participate voluntarily. The research was designed as a practical action research study. After the five-week implementation period, two separate focus group discussions occurred with the volunteer preservice teachers. Consequently, in addition to the positive contribution to learner responsibility made by the flipped classroom, it was also observed that the in-class teamwork processes contributed to make the mathematics course entertaining. Moreover, peer learning was implemented, and the sense of belonging made a positive contribution to academic achievement in a teamwork process. In addition, preservice teachers started to see the academician as a role model at the end of the implementation process; this was a valuable result in terms of pedagogical contribution. Further research, gamification are used or environments enriched with virtual reality applications can be performed.
Perceived Importance, Use and Instruction of Vocabulary Learning Strategies from Students’ and Teachers’ Perspectives
Authors: ÖLMEZ-ÇAĞLAR Funda , SAKA Özlem
Published: January 2024

This study aimed to unearth and compare students’ and teachers’ perspectives inrelation to the perceived importance, use and instruction of vocabulary learningstrategies (VLS). A total of 548 ninth grade students studying at ten differentAnatolian high schools in Antalya, Turkey and 56 English language teachersworking at these schools participated in the study. Data were collected by meansof a questionnaire based on Schmitt’s (1997) taxonomy of VLS. Following avalidation process and conducting confirmatory factor analysis, further statisticalanalysis was carried out. The results indicated that the students and teachers whoascribed a higher level of importance to VLS used and taught them to asignificantly larger extent. The study found no statistically significant differencebetween the levels of importance attached to the use and instruction of VLS by thestudents and teachers. However, teachers’ frequency of strategy instructionappeared to be significantly higher than students’ frequency of strategy use exceptfor cognitive strategies. Therefore, it was concluded that while teachers reportedactively teaching a wide variety of VLS, students implemented the strategies to amore limited extent. Based on the results, it was recommended to explore thereasons for this discrepancy between the students and teachers.
Investigating Middle School Students' Metacognition and Mathematical Reasoning of Problem-Solving Skills
Authors: SEVGİ Sevim , MACUN Yavuz , IŞIK Cemalettin
Published: January 2024

Described as being aware of and controlling one's own thinking processes and a benefit of consequences, metacognition is known that it is related to both academic achievement and students' thinking. In this study, it is aimed to investigate the problem-solving and metacognition skills of middle school students with regard to genders, class levels, number of siblings, financial status of the family and educational backgrounds of the parents. For this purpose, 280 middle school students were selected from a public middle school in Melikgazi, Kayseri using convenience sampling method. As a result of the analysis based on the four factors of metacognition scale and problem-solving inventory, boys are good not only at solving problems requiring mathematical reasoning but also at monitoring what they do, what they will do, and most importantly, their own thinking processes. Surprisingly, 5th grade students had higher predictive abilities than 8th graders. Although predictive skills were higher, 5th graders had lower level of problem-solving skills with 6th graders than upper-classes. Also, students whose mothers have undergraduate and graduate degrees are better at solving problems than those whose mothers have never attended a school or who have graduated from elementary school.