bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Mobile realities and dreams
Authors: Bassett Mark , Kelly Oriel
Published: July 2024

The use of mobile technologies and social media for teaching and learning signals the potential for ontological shifts in learning and teaching, redefining the roles of both students and lecturers. Understanding tertiary student perspectives on how they use wireless mobile devices for learning is crucial if their lecturers are to make informed evaluative decisions about how they use those same devices in their teaching. Lecturers require professional development in using mobile technologies in teaching, and institutions face challenges with infrastructure. This paper outlines a research proposal for exploring tertiary student use of wireless mobile devices for learning and the relationship of that to lecturer and institutional readiness in a blended learning environment. Cochrane's (2012) six critical success factors for transforming pedagogy with mobile Web 2.0 and Puentedura's (2012) SAMR model of technology adoption will be used as evaluative frameworks.
Sytuacja dziecka rodziców z zaburzeniami psychicznymi
Authors: Kubiak Hanna
Published: July 2024

The text concerns the situation of children brought up by parents with mental disorders. It is estimated that about 1/5–1/4 of children’s population experiences such a burden. Problems affecting children from the above-mentioned group may concern various spheres of family life: attachment to parents, their involvement in school duties and spending time together, care for hygiene, health and order, relationships with extended family and friends, socio-economic context of development or participation in professional life, the benefits of which go beyond the question of material status. This text discusses selected developmental risk factors for children of parents with mental disorders. The factors were divided into categories: risk factors concerning: creating attachment with parents and emotional or social consequences related to the quality of these bonds, functioning in a wider social system, socio- economic situation of families, and finally factors related to parent’s hospitalization. The text describes the difficulties experienced by children of parents with mental disorders, but it is clear that the qualityof their lives depends on the combination of risk and protection factors, on the system of burdens and resources.
Design-based RCT estimators and central limit theorems for baseline subgroup and related analyses
Authors: Schochet Peter Z.
Published: July 2024

There is a growing literature on design-based (DB) methods to estimate average treatment effects (ATEs) for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) for full sample analyses. This article extends these methods to estimate ATEs for discrete subgroups defined by pre-treatment variables, with an application to an RCT testing subgroup effects for a school voucher experiment in New York City. We consider ratio estimators for subgroup effects using regression methods, allowing for model covariates to improve precision, and prove a new finite population central limit theorem. We discuss extensions to blocked and clustered RCT designs, and to other common estimators with random treatment-control sample sizes or summed weights: post-stratification estimators, weighted estimators that adjust for data nonresponse, and estimators for Bernoulli trials. We also develop simple variance estimators that share features with robust estimators. Simulations show that the DB subgroup estimators yield confidence interval coverage near nominal levels, even for small subgroups.
Zugänge zu § 153a Abs. 1 StPO und ihre Wechselwirkung mit Bedingungen von Akzeptanz
Authors: Schmitt-Leonardy Charlotte , Klarmann Max , Faltinat Elisabeth
Published: July 2024

Konsensuale Verfahrenserledigungen in einem frühen Stadium des Strafverfahrens haben – tatsächlich sowie durch normative Erweiterungen – an Bedeutung gewonnen. Insbesondere bei der Einstellung des Strafverfahrens gegen Auflagen gemäß. § 153a StPO steht jedoch die Art und Weise dieser Erledigung infrage. Diese wird ohne Beweisaufnahme in einem von Informalität geprägten Kommunikationsraum verhandelt, der Strafverfolgungsbehörden und Strafverteidigung einen erheblichen Gestaltungsspielraum bei der Mitbestimmung des Verhandlungsergebnisses ermöglicht. Individuelle Kompetenzen der Verfahrensbeteiligten erlangen in Ermangelung formeller Strukturen erhöhte Relevanz.

Trotz signifikanter empirischer Forschung seit der Einführung des § 153a StPO im Jahr 1974 ist Forschungsbedarf erkennbar, der eine neue Perspektive auf privilegierte Zugänge zur Anwendungspraxis der Norm und die bestimmenden Faktoren des der Einstellung zugrundeliegenden Narrativs erwarten lässt. Die Ergebnisse könnten dann in den größeren Kontext der Akzeptanz strafrechtlicher Entscheidungen und deren Interdependenz mit den Zugängen zum Strafrecht gestellt werden.
Metaverse and corporate social irresponsibility
Authors: Dąbrowski Tomasz J. ,   Szkoła Główna Handlowa w Warszawie
Published: July 2024

The Internet as a medium of social communication has a multifaceted impact on reality, and therefore any changes affecting the evolution of this medium attract the attention of researchers. One such change could be the popularisation of the metaverse. The article focuses on an important aspect of this dissemination - its effects in the context of the potential of virtual worlds as an environment creating favourable conditions for socially irresponsible corporate behaviour. The results of a survey conducted on a sample of 300 organisations present in the Metaverse indicate that they not only perceive the virtual world as an area of new opportunities for socially irresponsible activities, but also agree on the high level of willingness of companies to take advantage of these opportunities, including actions that violate both ethical and legal norms. These findings provide a better understanding of the consequences of the proliferation of virtual worlds, and argue for the need to monitor the pace of their dissemination and undertake studies on appropriate regulations to protect the interests of various stakeholder groups.
Information and communication technologies in public consultation processes
Authors: Glenc Piotr ,   Uniwersytet Ekonomiczny w Katowicach
Published: July 2024

The concept of citizen participation, although not new, continues to be prominently emphasized in contemporary public management theories. One manifestation of citizen participation is involvement in public consultations, which is the focus of this article. The consultation processes evolve alongside the advancing digitalization of public administration. Consequently, many researchers strive to capture the potential of information and communication technologies (ICT) in enhancing public consultation processes and the related decision-making processes in administration. The article presents the results of research aimed at identifying IT solutions that can be utilized in public consultation processes, at the stages of initiating a consultation and conducting the consultation itself. The research was conducted using secondary source analysis. The analyzed sources were resolutions outlining the principles and procedures for conducting public consultations with citizens, adopted in the municipalities of the Śląskie Voivodship, Poland (140 resolutions). Eleven entities (or groups of entities) were identified that, according to the resolutions, have the right to initiate consultations. Most commonly, this right is granted to executive bodies, groups of residents, and municipal councils. Only in one municipality's resolution was the possibility of submitting such an initiative electronically mentioned. The most frequently used methods of conducting consultations, as indicated by the analyzed resolutions, are: surveys, open meetings with residents, and collecting written comments and opinions. 79% of the surveyed units declared the use of at least one method involving IT tools for conducting consultations. 11% of the units declared in their resolutions the implementation of a municipal platform dedicated to public consultations. Only one unit declared the use of a special mobile application for public consultations.
Teoretyczne narzędzia instytucjonalnej analizy kapitalizmu
Authors: Ząbkowicz Anna ,   Uniwersytet Łódzki
Published: July 2024

Purpose – A considerable part of economic thought, recently beyond the mainstream, was developed as an outcome of analytical work on capitalism, and this is what this article published in „Optimum. Economic Studies” nr 1(95) 2019 presents. This article goes a step further in the sense of attempting to extract the traits of institutional analysis from studies on capitalism. Research method – This is a literature review based on major findings of Varieties-of-Capitalism School, as well as empirical-historical institutionalism. Results – This article argues that consideration of various institutional structures of capitalism, carried on through the ages by outstanding researchers in social science, resulted in “institutional political economy”. This special strand of thought implies that there is no single capitalist-systemic pattern which could have been supreme to other forms of social organization. Originality / value / implications / recommendations – The presented theoretical perspective is founded on the premise that institutions are pivotal both for socio-economic success and failure. Therefore, the research covers fundamental and/or specific institutions and their relations which change over time. Thus, it differs profoundly from mainstream economic theories that, thanks to timeless modeling, reveal mechanisms and seem to make economic processes predictable. Here, approaches are presented which are relatively rarely associated with institutionalism by a contemporary economist.
THE IMAGE OF OIROT-KAAN IN THE CONTEXT OF THE ALTAI HISTORICAL LEGENDS
Authors: Королева Е.В.
Published: July 2024

В статье представлены результаты анализа алтайских фольклорных текстов с участием героя Ойрот-Каана. Установлено, что исторические предания алтайцев описывают историю III Ойратской конфедерации и содержат мессианские мотивы, связанные с ожиданием возвращения Ойрот-Каана и последующим возрождением государства. Определены тексты, описывающие политическое устройство Джунгарии. Выявлены линии передачи преданий, восходящие к политическим противникам (партии Дабачы и Амыр-Саны). Отмечено присутствие мотивов, отражающих Тибетские походы джунгаров. Зафиксировано включение архаичных онтологических мотивов в сюжеты исторических преданий с целью внесения оценочных суждений. Сделан вывод, что образ Ойрот-Каана является сложносоставным, сюжеты с его участием сочетают достоверные исторические реалии и традиционные литературные клише, а также обобщенные представления алтайцев о Джунгарском государстве, в том числе модель идеального будущего.

The article presents the result of the historical analysis of Altai historical and ontological legends, historical songs and Burkhanist hymns. The main sources used are the bilingual edition of the “Altai folk legends”, carried out by the Institute of Philology of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, and the collection of Altaic folklore texts by B.Yu. Bedyurov. The author remodels the formation of the folklore image of Oirot-Kaan, reflecting the ideas of the Altaians about the Zhungar state (III Oirat Confederation), which it symbolizes. The Altaian historical tradition describes the history of the III Oirat Confederation from its creation in 1635 to its collapse in 1658, and contains messianic motifs related to the expected return of Oirot-Kaan and the subsequent rebirth of the Oirot Khanate. All the names and epithets of Oirot-Kaan, such as Kairakhan, Galdan, Kon-Taidi, Konodoi, have been collected and translated from Altai language. The texts describing the political structure of Zhungar state are defined in the article. The lines of transmission of legends belonging to political opponents (Dabachi and Amyr-Sanaa parties) have been revealed. The presence of motifs reflecting the Tibetan campaign of 1717, as well as the earlier ones, is noted. The overlap of folklore images of Tibet and Qing China has been found in the Altai tradition. The inclusion of archaic ontological motifs in the plots of historical legends is recorded in order to make valuable judgments in the narrative. It is concluded that the image of Oirot-Kaan is complexly composite, the plots which include him combine reliable historical realities and traditional literary clichés, as well as generalized ideas of the Altaians about the Oirot Khanate in the past, and a model of an ideal future.
Gamta ir kultūra Merimee "Lokyje". Iš prancūzų kalbos vertė Kęstutis Nastopka
Authors: Simonsen Michele
Published: July 2024

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Keli štrichai apie pasitikėjimą
Authors: Žukas Saulius
Published: July 2024

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Sovietinės Lietuvos ir išeivijos istorikų komunikacijos ypatybės (1944-1987)
Authors: Ragauskas Aivaras
Published: July 2024

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Lietuvių kolektyvinė atmintis po totalitarizmo
Authors: Šutinienė Irena
Published: July 2024

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Pratarmė
Authors: Žukas Saulius
Published: July 2024

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Baimės ieškojimas: samprotavimai apie vieną liaudies pasakų grupę
Authors: Greimas Algirdas Julius
Published: July 2024

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Vaižganto „Dėdžių ir dėdienių" kulminacija: semiotinė analizė
Authors: Žukas Saulius
Published: July 2024

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Фізичні основи феромагнітного гіроскопа з нанорозмірними чутливими елементами
Authors: Chepilko N.M. , Ponomarenko S.A.
Published: July 2024

Розглянуто фiзичнi основи застосування сучасних нанотехнологiй для розробки нанорозмiрних та енергоефективних чутливих датчикiв для систем управлiння малогабаритних супутникiв. Практичний iнтерес викликає створення феромагнiтного гiроскопа, в ролi моделi якого пропонується використати перiодичну структуру (псевдокристал) з когерентних монодоменних феромагнiтних квантових точок (ФКТ), локалiзованих у сферичних наноконтейнерах, де вони будуть перебувати у станi квантової левiтацiї. Внаслiдок ефекту Ейнштейна–де Гааза, ФКТ будуть мати момент iмпульсу, що зберiгається у часi. Для контролю за орiєнтацiєю псевдокристала у просторi вiн крiпиться до рухомої платформи, розмiщеної у зовнiшньому двокомпонентному магнiтному полi (МП). Статична компонента МП є перпендикулярною до основи псевдокристала, а динамiчна – до його бiчної сторони. За рахунок аналiзу спектра поглинання динамiчного МП, залежного вiд орiєнтацiї псевдокристала у просторi, iснує можливiсть розрахувати кутовi координати його нового положення, якi визначаються взаємною орiєнтацiю фiксованого напрямку моменту iмпульсу ФКТ та вектора зовнiшнього статичного МП.
Золь-гель перехід у гідрогелях як фазовий перехід першого роду
Authors: Zabashta Yu.F. , Kovalchuk V.I. , Svechnikova O.S. , Vergun L.Yu. , Bulavin L.A.
Published: July 2024

Розглядаються особливостi термодинамiки золь-гель переходу. Встановлено, що золь-гель перехiд у гiдрогелях є фазовим переходом першого роду. Iз використанням класичної теорiї фазових перетворень проаналiзовано кiнетику золь-гель переходу в рiзних режимах. Показано, що за певних умов золь-гель перехiд може набувати рис перколяцiйного переходу.
Typifying the nervous system of small breed puppies and building a behavioral model for them
Authors: Halil M. , Dimitrova R. , Stoycheva I.
Published: July 2024

Abstract. The temperament of a total of 30 small puppies of 4 breeds in the period of their primary socialization was typified. The number of sanguines, cholerics, phlegmatics and melancholics was determined separately according to the breed of the animals along with the possibility of building a successful behavioral model for representatives of different breeds according to their temperament. The fastest socialization was reported in Shih Tzu puppies, followed by Bichon Frise, Pekingese, Dachshund, and lastly Poodle. There was a relationship between temperament and breed in dogs.
Productive manifestations and sensitivity to codling moth (Cydia (Laspeyresia) pomonella (L.) of apple cultivars and hybrids
Authors: Petrova V. , Dimitrova S. , Sotirov D.
Published: July 2024

Abstract. The present study was conducted during the period 2019 – 2021 at the Institute of Agriculture, Kyustendil. The productivity, fruit quality, and sensitivity to codling moth of 10 apple cultivars and 9 hybrids were evaluated. Standard technology was implemented to grow the fruit-bearing trees, which were grafted on MM 106 rootstock and planted at a distance 4.5×2.5 m. The highest average yields were obtained from the cultivar Rosana (30.4 kg/tree) and hybrid 9 (28.3 kg/tree). Fruit weight ranged from 83 g (hybrid 2/4) to 248 g (Charden). Goldrush had the highest fruit flesh firmness – 10.0 kg/cm2 and hybrid 1/7 the lowest – 6.7 kg/cm2. No differences in the sensitivity to codling moth were observed among cultivars and hybrids. The percentage of damage ranged from 3.7% (hybrid 1/3) to 5% (Rosana) in 2020 and from 43.6% (hybrid 2/4) to 55.7% (Golden Resistan) in 2021.
Assessment of pesticides residue in selected arable farm lands in Ogbomoso South local government area of Oyo state, Nigeria
Authors: Adesina G.O. , Adelasoye K.A. , Akinjide B.I. , Abiola S.O , Adeniji A.A.
Published: July 2024

Abstract. Pesticide residues in soils and farmlands have long been an important concern in agricultural safety. In developing countries, ignorance and illiteracy among untutored farmers have greatly contributed to this issue, as several pesticides (herbicides, insecticides, etc.) can leave residues in the soil. The study was carried out in selected arable farms in Ogbomoso South Local Government Area of Oyo state to evaluate and determine the possibility of pesticide residues in the soils of farmers who are fond of using pesticides in crop production. Questionnaires were administered to farmers in the study area and soil samples were collected from some of the farms owned by farmers interviewed and found to have relevant pesticide usage history. Additionally, soil samples were collected from farms with no records of pesticide usage which served as control. Subsequently, these soil samples were then taken to the laboratory for analysis of pesticide residue. The average pH was 5.56 mg/kg for farmlands with pesticide usage and 5.63 mg/kg for those with no pesticide usage, respectively. The average level of metabolites of d-BHC, Chlorothalonil, Alachlor, Aldrin, Dacthal, Heptachlor epoxide, g-Chlordane, and Trans-nonachlor for arable lands where there was pesticide usage and where none were used were 32.41 mg/kg and 39.27 mg/kg, 0.62 mg/kg and 1.05 mg/kg, 1.39 mg/kg and 2.14 mg/kg, N.D and 1.5 mg/kg, 3.91 mg/kg and 10.65 mg/kg, 5.43 mg/kg and 7.62 mg/kg, 6.68 mg/kg and 7.47 mg/kg, and 4.78 mg/kg and 6.4 mg/kg, respectively.
The results showed that pesticide usage left residues in the soil and the standard of measuring the amount (whether low or high) is still unavailable in the literature and most importantly for many herbicides in use within the study area. Since there is a leftover chemical residue in the soil, there is therefore the need for a quality assurance body to evaluate what is placed on the table of consumers from the markets and this is currently lacking in the food supply chain in Nigeria and if not in Africa. In conclusion, there is a need for public awareness and education among farmers to know the dangers inherent in the use of pesticides so that precautionary measures will be taken in the application of pesticides.
Dynamics and Periodization of Al-Qur’an Interpretation in the Ottoman Empire (1299-1923 AD)
Authors: Bahari Fadhil Achmad Agus , Muslim Muslim , Al-Kindi Farhan Afif
Published: July 2024

The interpretation of the Qur'an during the Ottoman Empire is thought to have faced a period of stagnation, attributed to a lack of interpretive literature production. However, recent philological studies suggest a notable flourishing of Quranic interpretation during its golden age. This study aims to challenge this assumption by proposing a hypothesis that the practice of interpreting the Qur'an in the Ottoman Empire was shaped by historical conditions, political turmoil, and the intellectual capabilities of its people. It delves into the dynamics of Quranic interpretation activities, exploring chronological periods during the Ottoman era. Employing descriptive-analytical techniques within a historical context, the study conducts a literature review with primary sources including Quranic commentary books by Ottoman interpreters and secondary sources such as journal articles and books on Quranic interpretation and Ottoman Empire history. The findings reveal that Quranic interpretation during the Ottoman Empire exhibited adaptability to historical changes. The observed dynamics are categorized into three periods: the interaction period, marked by the introduction of classical interpretive works; the culmination period, representing the peak of Quranic interpretation practice; and the decline period, characterized by a weakening tradition due to internal and external challenges faced by the Empire.
Ahmad Sonhadji’s Moderation Interpretation in `Abru al-Aṡīr Based on the Gadamer’s Hermeneutic Perspective
Authors: Lubis Maisy Rezkiani , Syafruddin Syafruddin , Wendry Novizal
Published: July 2024

This article aims to explore the moderating dimension of Ahmad Sonhadji's interpretation in his Tafsir, 'Abru al-Aṡīr. This work is based on Sonhadji's lecture on Singapore radio. Some scholars claimed that he was an influential commentator, an icon of commentator and social reformer, and a proponent of the principle of moderation in Singapore. This literature research was carried out using qualitative methods and heuristic analysis. The researchers examined Sonhadji's interpretation of popular verses in the study of moderation. The data were classified based on Gadamer's hermeneutic principles. This research revealed that the meaningful sense of Sonhadji's interpretation gave birth to objective moderate principles, such as upholding justice, obeying the leader's rules, not considering one's own religion as the most correct that leads to humiliation of other religions, not being excessive, and understanding religion proportionally.
Tunkaḥu al-Mar’atu li Arbaʻ: Functional Reception of the Hadith on Soulmate Criteria Among Married Couples in Coastal Sumatra
Authors: Yunidos Yunidos , Wendry Novizal , Efrinaldi Efrinaldi
Published: July 2024

This research aims to examine eschatological verses in Surah Al-Waqiah using Charles Sanders Peirce's semiotic theory, focusing on the relationship between the representamen (sign) and the object it represents. Peirce classified signs into three distinct categories: icon, index, and symbol. The study, which was conducted as library research using descriptive qualitative methods, employs content analysis for data interpretation. Upon analysis, it identifies eight verses featuring icons where the sign closely resembles the object it represents, such as depicting the destruction of the universe as akin to the end of the world. It also identifies nine verses containing indices that clarify cause-and-effect relationships on the Day of Judgement, including the elevation or debasement of groups based on their worldly status, as well as the consequences of indulgence and major sins leading to hellfire. Furthermore, 17 verses use symbols that have conventional relationships, such as the "right" and "left" groups representing categories of individuals in the afterlife and fruit-bearing trees representing perpetual pleasure in heaven. Peirce’s semiotics offers a new perspective for understanding the Quran's message concerning eschatological events that will occur on the Day of Judgement.
IDENTIFIKASI SENYAWA POTENSIAL ANTIOKSIDAN PADA MAKROALGA COKELAT Turbinaria ornata DARI PANTAI GUNUNGKIDUL, YOGYAKARTA
Authors: Perdana Sari Wiwin Kusuma , Muslimin Muslimin
Published: July 2024

Makroalga cokelat memiliki kandungan senyawa bioaktif yang bermanfaat dalam berbagai bidang kesehatan. Salah satu jenis makroalga cokelat dengan potensi antioksidan adalah Turbinaria ornata. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengidentifikasi kandungan senyawa potensial antioksidannya. Fraksinasi terhadap ekstrak T. ornata dilakukan untuk memfokuskan jenis senyawa potensial antioksidan. Ekstrak dan fraksi dengan potensi antioksidan terbaik dianalisis kandungan senyawanya dengan gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Pemantauan dengan plat kromatografi lapis tipis (KLT) juga dilakukan terhadap fraksi dengan potensi antioksidan terbaik. Hasil analisis GC-MS dan KLT mengidentifkasi senyawa hidrokarbon dodecane, asam lemak ester hexadecanoic acid ethyl ester, monoterpenoid dyhidroacnidiolide dan loliolide, senyawa fenol resorcinol serta flavonoid kaempherol sebagai senyawa-senyawa potensial pendukung aktivitas antioksidan makroalga cokelat T. ornata. Study menyimpulkan bahwa senyawa-senyawa tersebut memiliki potensi dalam mendukung aktivitas antioksidan makroalga cokelat T. ornata. Brown macroalgae contain abundant bioactive compounds and are used in various medical applications. Turbinaria ornata is one of the brown macroalgae species suspected to have promising antioxidant potential. This recent study was conducted to identify the potential antioxidant compounds in T. ornata. Fractionation of T. ornata extract was done to differentiate the types of potential antioxidant compounds. Extracts and fractions with the best antioxidant potential were analyzed using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The fractions with the best antioxidant potential were monitored using the thin layer chromatography (TLC) plate. The analyses have determined the presence of bioactive compounds such as dodecane, hexadecanoic acid ethyl ester, monoterpenoids dyhidroacnidiolide and loliolide, resorcinol and kaempherol in the tested samples of brown macroalga T. ornata. These compounds have measurable effects on the antioxidant activity of the brown macroalgae. This study concluded that the identified bioactive compounds are deemed as potential compounds supporting the antioxidant activity of the brown macroalgae T. ornata.
Investor Confidence and the Growth of Reits in Kenya
Authors: Thuo Daniel , O. Onyuma Samuel
Published: July 2024

The introduction of REITs at the securities market was intended to broaden capital markets, allowing them to be used to raise funds for affordable housing while also serving as an alternative investment choice. However, since its introduction, Kenya’s REITs market has experienced slow development and information is scant on how investor sentiments may influence performance of REITs. The objective of this study was to examine how investor sentiments influence performance of REITs in Kenya. Predictive correlational research design was employed while target population comprised of Fund Managers, Stock Brokers and Investment Banks and Property Developers. Stratified random sampling was used to determine a representative sample size. A structured questionnaire was used to collect primary data. To summarise the findings, descriptive statistics were employed. Inferential statistics such as the Structural Equation Modelling which incorporated factor analysis, regression analysis and path diagrams were used to test the hypothesized relationships at 5% significance level. The findings Results show that there exists a positive significant influence of investor sentiments on the performance of REITs in Kenya. The study concludes that investor sentiments majorly risk and return are influencing the performance of the REITs market in Kenya, leading to REITs unexpected performance. Continuous engagement sessions between securities market regulatory authority, REITs Association of Kenya, and investors will enhance market confidence, thus lowering the risk-return sentiments. The study recommends that the Capital Markets Authority review the existing market legislation that governs the listing of REITs especially policies on tax for issuance of REITs. In conjunction with the ministry of finance, CMA should consider exempting stamp duty which is charged during the transfer of property into a REIT firm.
Graduate Competency and Employer Satisfaction: A Concern for Employment Sustainability of Nigerian Real Estate Graduates
Authors: Bello Nurudeen Akinsola , Alimi Rasheed Kolawole , Agava Halim Yusuf , Alao Rasheed Olamide , Olabisi Sulaiman  Adesoji , Adeogun Adekunle Sunday
Published: July 2024

Real estate educational institutions in Nigeria seem to rely on student academic performance, programme accreditation status and short time industrial training for self-assessment of their undergraduate programme performance. Little emphasis has been placed on the post-graduation industrial performance to monitor the level of Real Estate Graduate Employer (REGE)’s satisfaction of their Real Estate Graduate (REG)’s competency. This study focused on the ‘hands on’ feedback of the competency of REG (university and polytechnic) compares with the level of satisfaction of their employers (accredited real estate firms) in Nigeria. Data were collected with the use of questionnaire, administered on 339 head of real estate firms in Nigeria and analysed with frequency/percentages and Likert summation scaling/ranking. The finding indicates a mismatch between employer’s competency requirements and satisfaction with REG industrial competency especially in commercial awareness coupled with decreasing competency and increasing employer’s dissatisfaction. The consequent effect may be a threat to the relevance of real estate education in Nigeria tertiary institutions. The study recommended among others, a need for tertiary institutions (offering real estate programme) in Nigeria to identify commercial awareness as a vital competency requirement of the REGE and effectively incorporate such in their curriculum towards stemming the rising substitutes for REG.
The Transformation of the System of NATO’s Conventional Forces Groupings
Authors: Trunov Philipp ,   Institute of Scientific Information for Social Sciences of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Published: July 2024

Introduction. The deterrence by Western democracies of key opponents, first of all Russia, includes the rapid and scaled increase of NATO’s power. The basis of the Alliance’s potential consists of a modernized and strengthened system of military groupings. Methods and materials. In some scientific papers, there was a perception of NATO as more inertial than the EU. But the contemporary evolution of the Alliance is rather dynamic. The goal of the article is to explore the transformation of conventional NATO’s groupings using the theory of armed forces building. The author explores the conceptual level of NATO’s development, but key attention is paid to the practical one. Analysis and results. The elder system of NATO’s military groupings during the former Cold War had as the key element the 1st strategic echelon of troops with its, in fact, unadvanced multilateralism of forces. Since the 2000s, a new system of military groupings has been established. It consists of the Forward Presence Force as the vanguards of the more powerful NATO Response Force (NRF), which was the 2nd strategic echelon of troops. The article explores qualitative and quantitative changes in the military groupings in 2014–2023 in the context of confrontation with the Russian Federation, and the creation of the New NATO Force Model on the basis of NRF (since 2022). The system of NATO’s military groupings of the 21st century is organizationally an example of already advanced multilateralism. Conclusion. The evolution of NATO’s groupings has confirmed the role of the Alliance as an actor in the development of confrontations. The new system of military groupings, developed in 2014–2023, should be more powerful than the one during the former Cold War. The author stresses the regularity of the modernization of the conventional groupings of NATO.
“There Is No Stopping in Kotlin’s Work”: A.D. Menshikov and Stone Construction on Kotlin in the Early 1720s
Authors: Bazarova Tatyana ,   Saint Petersburg Institute of History of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Published: July 2024

Introduction. The development and defense of Kotlin Island, which became a seaport and base of the Baltic Navy, was a matter of national importance for Peter I. The implementation of the tsar’s plans required the involvement of material and human resources from all Russian provinces. The researchers turned to the issues of the defense of the island as well as the construction of fortifications and port facilities. The beginning of civil construction on the island and the creation of a new city, the bulk of the population of which was in the navy and maritime trade, have been studied only fragmentarily. Methods and materials. The basis of the source base was made up of documents stored in the Russian State Archive of Ancient Acts, as well as published materials: correspondence between the Most Serene Prince and Peter I, heads of offices and contractors, as well as notes and diaries of eyewitnesses. The study of published and archival sources and the analysis and comparison of the information contained in them make it possible to reveal the role of St. Petersburg governor A.D. Menshikov in the creation of a regularly built-up port city. Analysis. Before the laying of the Kronstadt fortress on October 7, 1723, the settlement on Kotlin had no name. The first stone houses on the southern coast of the island were erected by the forces of the provinces; therefore, they were called “provincial.” After the start of the second regional reform, the completion of the provincial houses was entrusted to Senator M.M. Samarin. The construction of all stone buildings Peter I entrusted to A.D. Menshikov. In 1720, the Office of the Construction of Kotlin Stone Houses was created to conduct work. In connection with the beginning of the construction of the canal (the future Petrovsky Dock), the wooden residential buildings and outbuildings located near the seacoast were demolished or moved inland. At the beginning of 1724, the stone houses in the “bracket” – the sea gates of Kronstadt – were transferred to the associates of the first Russian emperor and naval officers. Results. In historiography, all stone houses built in 1717–1725 on Kotlin are what it is customary to call “provincial.” The buildings begun in 1719 under the leadership of A.D. Menshikov were built on the model of the provincial ones, but they were called “the houses of his royal majesty.” The office of the construction of the Kotlin stone houses carried out work at a faster pace, which was facilitated by the huge administrative resources of the Petersburg governor.
Acquisition method based on differential global positioning system for land resource data
Authors: Liu Huan
Published: July 2024

With the rapid development of the economy, many types of cultivated land have been occupied or transformed. Therefore, land-management departments need to grasp quickly the changes in land resources and utilise information technology to collect and process data on land resources. This can help with the scientific management of land resources. However, the traditional data collection strategy based on Global Positioning System (GPS)–Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) for land resource dynamic change data collection has noise issues. Therefore, a dynamic acquisition method of land resource data change based on differential GPS is proposed. In order to obtain the geometric data characteristics of land resources, the hierarchical division of land composition, the utilisation of land resource relationship and the combination of passive depth, combined with Kinect depth-acquisition equipment, the spatial geometric relationships of land resource data changes are obtained, and then differential GPS technology is used. The experimental results show that the proposed method can effectively overcome the noise problem of the GPS–PDA-based land resource dynamic change data collection method. It provides technical support for the planning and development of land-resource-management departments.
The physical demands of the match according to playing positions in a South African Premier Soccer League team
Authors: Rhini Mduduzi , Hickner Robert , Naidoo Rowena , Sookan Takshita
Published: July 2024

Background: Evidence indicates that international soccer players cover a total distance of between eight and 14 km in a match. Approximately 80 - 90% of this distance constitutes low-intensity actions, and about 10 - 20% is high-intensity. These data are influenced by playing position, formation, league standard, and national differences in different countries.
Objective: To quantify the physical demands of competitive matches on the different playing positions in a South African Premier Soccer League team.
Methods: A descriptive study design included 21 players on the same team. Data were collected over 23 official matches during the 2019/2020 season using PlayerTek GPS devices (10Hz). The data collected included total distance covered, high-intensity running distance, power plays, top-end speed, and distance per minute.
Results: Statistical differences were evident only in the high-intensity running distance and power plays.  The centre-forwards (p<0.001), attacking central midfielders (p=0.006), and full-backs (p=0.01) covered the most high-intensity running distance (p<0.001) than centre-backs. The attacking central midfielders and centre-forwards recorded more power plays than the centre-backs.  Total distance (p=0.01), power plays (p=0.004) and distance per minute (p=0.001) were lower in the second half than in the first half of the match.
Conclusion: Centre-forwards performed more high-intensity actions, whereas the centre-backs sprinted less than all the other positions. These data provide insight into the positional differences that exist and could help coaches to prescribe position-specific training programmes.
Evaluating the Long-Term Neurologic Sequelae Among Trauma Patients who Received Flexion-Extension Radiographs
Authors: Durler Shelby , Lightwine Kelly , Ablah Elizabeth , Cox Thomas , Haan James M
Published: July 2024

Introduction. This study evaluated the presence of neurologic sequelae among trauma patients after flexion-extension (F/E) radiographs. 
Methods. Authors of the study conducted a retrospective review of patients (age ≥ 14 years) with a Glasgow Coma Score of 15 who sustained a blunt traumatic injury and received F/E radiographs. Radiographic scans were defined as positive, negative, inconclusive, or incomplete. The neurologic status of each patient was assessed before and after the F/E radiographs, and at discharge and follow-up.
Results. Of the 501 patients included in the analysis, 84.6% (n = 424) had negative F/E radiographs, and 3.2% (n = 16) had positive F/E radiographs. Ten percent (n = 51) of patients had incomplete F/E radiographs, and 2.0% (n = 10) were inconclusive due to the inability to rule out a ligamentous injury. Three patients (0.6%) had MRI-confirmed ligamentous injuries, all of which had initial incomplete F/E radiographs due to pain. No patient had a documented neurological deficit before or after the F/E exam. Three patients with an initial negative F/E radiograph returned to the clinic with symptoms of neurologic sequelae. Two of these patients had symptom resolution with no further issues at future follow-up appointments. The third patient was found to have chronic neurologic symptoms after further evaluation.
Conclusions. The inclusion of F/E exams in cervical spine clearance protocols did not demonstrate any new long-term iatrogenic neurologic injuries. Consideration should be given to performing MRIs on patients with incomplete F/E radiographs that cannot rule out a ligamentous injury.
Tarımsal Destek Politikası Olarak Kullandırılan Sübvansiyonlu Tarımsal Kredilerin Üreticilerin Geliri Üzerindeki Etkisi: Erzurum’da Bir Uygulama
Authors: Korkulu Ayhan , Akan Yusuf
Published: July 2024

Çalışmanın amacı, tarım ve hayvancılık faaliyetiyle uğraşan üreticilere kullandırılan düşük faizli işletme ve yatırım kredilerinin üreticilerin geliri üzerindeki etkisinin tespit edilmesidir. Araştırmada kullanılan veriler Erzurum ilinde 10 farklı ilçede üretim faaliyetlerini sürdüren üreticilere yapılan yüz yüze anket çalışmasıyla elde edilmiştir. Veriler SPSS 20 ve STATA programları kullanılarak Ordinal Lojistik Regresyon Analizi ve Marjinal Etkiler ile değerlendirmeye alınmıştır. Analiz sonucunda kredinin olmaması ve kullanılan düşük kredi miktarlarının daha düşük gelir düzeylerinde bulunma olasılığını artırdığını, daha yüksek kredi miktarlarının ise daha üst gelir düzeylerinde bulunma olasılığını artırdığı tespit edilmiştir.
Türkiye’de Finansal Gelişmenin Karbon (CO2) Emisyonlarına Etkisi: Çevresel Kuznets Eğrisi Hipotezi Çerçevesinde Sektörel Bir Bakış
Authors: Şeyranlıoğlu Onur
Published: July 2024

Bu araştırmanın amacı, Türkiye’de 1960-2014 dönemi verileri ile finansal gelişmenin imalat sanayi ve inşaat sektörü kaynaklı karbon (CO2) emisyonlarına etkisinin Çevresel Kuznets Eğrisi (EKC) hipotezi bağlamında incelenmesidir. Araştırmada, eşbütünleşme ilişkisinin tespit edilebilmesi için ARDL sınır testi kullanılmış, modelin uzun ve kısa dönem katsayıları tahmin edilmiştir. ARDL sınır testi ile elde edilen uzun dönem katsayıların doğruluğunu teyit etmek için FMOLS, DOLS ve CCR tahmincileri kullanılmıştır. Bulgulara göre modelde uzun dönemli ilişki tespit edilmiştir. Uzun dönem katsayılara göre finansal gelişmedeki artışlar karbon emisyonlarını azaltırken, ekonomik büyüme ve enerji tüketimi değişkenleri ise yükseltmektedir. Ayrıca, EKC hipotezinin geçerli olduğu görülmüştür. FMOLS, DOLS ve CCR tahminci bulguları, ARDL uzun dönem katsayı tahminlerini doğrulamaktadır. Araştırmanın, EKC hipotezi bağlamında sektörel karbon emisyonlarının belirleyicilerinin tespit edilmesi noktasında literatürde önemli bir boşluğu doldurmaya aday olduğu düşünülmektedir.
Политика в отношении школьного выбора в постсоветских странах: опыт построения индекса
Authors: Анчиков Константин Михайлович , Заир-Бек Сергей Измаилович , Мерцалова Татьяна Анатольевна
Published: July 2024

Статья посвящена сопоставительному анализу национальных образовательных политик в области школьного выбора в странах бывшего Советского Союза. Целью исследования является анализ трансформации образовательной политики после распада СССР, перехода от унифицированной советской системы к суверенным национальным моделям управления образованием. Предлагается новый подход к понимаю школьного выбора с учетом законодательно установленных норм, которые обеспечивают индивидуализацию образовательных траекторий учеников и поддержку возможности осуществления выбора. Сопоставительный анализ нормативного регулирования школьного выбора проведен методом индексирования на основе разработанного комплекса показателей, характеризующих вариативность и централизацию механизмов нормативного регулирования школьного выбора. Исследование выявило, что страны постсоветского пространства предприняли шаги к формированию и реализации механизмов школьного выбора. Основное внимание в работе уделяется анализу сочетания возможностей выбора с характером их регулирования на различных уровнях, что позволяет более полно оценить сложность и многогранность процессов трансформации. В частности, подчеркивается, чтонесмотря на декларирование документального регулирования и предоставление выбора широко декларируется, реальное внедрение и эффективность этих механизмов ограничивается из-за локальных социокультурных, экономических и геополитических условий.
Проблемы вынужденной миграции и интеграции сирийских беженцев в Германии: обзор литературы
Authors: Дибо Шаза
Published: July 2024

Конфликт в Сирии, начавшийся в 2011 г. и продолжающийся по сей день, привел к серьезному гуманитарному кризису, известному как сирийский кризис беженцев. Этот затяжной конфликт вызвал различные уровни насилия и нестабильности в Сирии, вынуждая многих людей искать убежища за границей. В статье анализируется  современная  академическая литература о переживаниях, проблемах и процессах интеграции сирийских беженцев. Рассматриваются сложные и опасные миграционные маршруты, по которым следуют сирийцы. Автор обращает внимание на многочисленные препятствия и трудности, с которыми сталкиваются вынужденные мигранты как во время транзита, так и по прибытии. Используя Германию в качестве примера, исследуются условия приема в принимающей стране. Также рассматриваются политические и правовые трансформации, которые повлияли на перемещение сирийских беженцев. Обзор дает представление о перемещении сирийцев по Европе и методах получения статуса беженца.Рассматривается изменяющаяся политическая динамика и реакция европейских стран на значительное миграционное давление. Этот обзор может быть полезен для прогнозирования и эффективного управления текущими и будущими миграционными вызовами, а также для укрепления взаимной устойчивости и сплоченности между перемещенными лицами и принимающими странами.
Проблемы межпоколенческой справедливости: от договорной теории к деликтному подходу
Authors: Шавеко Николай Александрович
Published: July 2024

В статье рассматриваются проблемы справедливого урегулирования отношений между поколениями. Формулируется предмет теории межпоколенческой справедливости как совокупности нормативных исследований, касающихся принципов регулирования отношений между несосуществующими поколениями. Отстаивается возможность самой постановки вопроса о справедливости применительно к будущим, но еще не родившимся поколениям, несмотря на отсутствие «обстоятельств справедливости» и на так называемую «проблему неидентичности». Подвергаются критике подходы Джона Ролза к межпоколенческой справедливости, в частности использование конструкции договора и идеи «исходного положения». Анализируется концепция устойчивого развития как одно из возможных решений проблем межпоколенческой справедливости, учитывающее в том числе и проблемы экологии. Обращается внимание на необходимость разработки и нормативного обоснования показателей для оценки благополучия прошлых, настоящих и будущих обществ. При этом подчеркивается, что без четких критериев такая идея остается неполной в качестве нормативного решения проблемы межпоколенческой справедливости. С целью разрешения поставленных проблем, автор предлагает новый подход, включающий конструкцию деликтной ответственности для регулирования отношений между поколениями, и утверждает, что условия деликтной ответственности могут служить основой для принципов взаимоотношений между несосуществующими поколениями. Особое внимание уделяется принципу дисконтирования будущего, который интерпретируется не как уменьшение значимости будущих поколений, а как признание ограниченных возможностей предвидения долгосрочных последствий наших действий.