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Philosophical Principle of the Anthropic Locality Within the Political Governance’s Interdisciplinary Justification
Authors: Tupytsia O. L. , Khmelnykov A. O.
Published: July 2023

The purpose of the article is to clarify the philosophical principle of the local in the context of modern political governance. The theoretical basis of the research embraces scenario analysis, dialectical and existential approaches, as well as philosophical anthropology and philosophy of communication. Local communities are a specific reflection of the connection between a person and a place. The specifics of the formation of a special mode of being, which forms and reproduces relations of loyalty, mutual understanding, and a common feeling in the locus, are established. Originality. The article for the first time focuses on the anthropological content of local existence, which is the matrix of civil culture and the prospects of its integration into the global cultural space. Conclusions. Local identity as an object of purposeful formation in the conditions of nation-building requires considering the philosophical provisions that were introduced in the anthropological discourse. At the current stage, Ukrainian civil culture strives to invent specific local meanings of political identity in the conditions of external aggression. Its main components will be consensus, mutual respect, integrity, and the will to unite in order to protect statehood. Interdisciplinary meanings of locality form subject-object relations within which modern political management should be carried out. Taking into account the ethnic, cultural, and socio-functional, and role aspects of locality promises to ensure effective decision-making and increase the well-being of modern local communities. The political context of locality is formed based on the interaction of local political actors and institutions. Their examination within the framework of the case studies approach allows for empirically substantiating the local priorities of political actions. It also indicates the specific functionality of local political and administrative structures. at the local level, the discussed source of locality is the question of the origin or authenticity of the local population. For political governance, this is one of the meaningful contexts for justifying local autonomy or even sovereignty.
Ukrainian Identity in Heterogeneous European Collective Action
Authors: Polishchuk O. S. , Dudchenko V. S.
Published: July 2023

Purpose. This article aims at outlining the consider Ukrainian identity in the context of European collective action through the prism of value orientations/approaches. Theoretical basis. The following methods were used in order to cover the problem as objectively as possible: historical, analytical, comparative, socio-geographical, behavioral, and dialectical. The use of these methods contributed to tracing the peculiarities of identity and collective action in the dynamics of the historical process and social development. Originality. The role of identity in collective action formation is considered. It was established that identity determines the socio-species structure and projects social development. After all, identification for a person in the formation process is a basic need that determines a person’s belonging, not identity. During the formation of "I" there is a combination of "I1" + "I2" + "Other" = "WE". This process is complex and long-term, but it is precisely the process that gives you the opportunity to clearly understand your "I" and know yourself. It was found that identity as a social phenomenon, which is related to the formation of the "I", is determined by certain circumstances, which can be conditionally divided into objective and subjective. After analyzing the scientific literature, a generalization was made that identity is not a new phenomenon, but it has certain features at each stage of social development. This became most noticeable in the conditions of globalization, when countries that are actually different perceive the "Other", unite around certain problems, and then this union forms a system of mutual relations. It is thanks to this approach that alliances, multicultural associations, etc. are formed, and an example of this is the heterogeneous European identity. Special attention is drawn to the role of values, which are the landmarks in the process of identity and the formation of collective action. Based on political, social, economic, historical processes and ontological features, it was established that identity is a dynamic process, since values during a person’s life, the existence of the state, etc. are variables. This is confirmed by the value orientation and various socio-political processes aimed at the formation of Homo in countries that have the status of "between". Conclusions. The article illustrates and justifies the existence of several forms of identity according to which the types of identity are formed. The fact proves that identity is not a constant process and varies due to multiple factors: social, political, economic, and religious as well as due to formations – regional, local, civilizational, etc. As practice shows, the problem of identity mostly has situational nature and arises due to the need for unification. The socio-historical process manifests the significance of the values in the formation of a collective European heterogeneous identity. These processes are influenced by many factors: geographical, historical, mythological, etc.
Leisure Anthropology of Ukrainian Refugees in Poland
Authors: Dobroier N. V.
Published: July 2023

Purpose. The article is aimed at considering the concept of leisure in the daily practice of Ukrainian refugees in Poland and identifying the main trends in its development. Theoretical basis. The author used the quantitative method, the method of online search for respondents, the method of monitoring social networks, and the comparative method. The study was conducted in Poland from 01.08.2022 to 31.01. 2023 as part of grant support from the Polish Institute of Advanced Studies. The study is based on the results of a qualitative and quantitative survey, the analysis of groups and chats of Ukrainian refugees in Poland, and the comparative analysis with the results of other studies. The comparison of these results leads to the assumption that a different understanding of the category of leisure in Polish and Ukrainian culture can result in the violation of intergroup relations. Originality. The author deduced the concept of refugees’ leisure beyond the concepts of adaptation, assimilation, and integration. Leisure is proposed to be considered as a connecting link between the past and present life of refugees and determine its place in the structure of national consciousness. Conclusions. The modern scientific discourse experiences a certain gap in the study of the leisure sector of Ukrainian refugees, the problematic areas in the leisure anthropology of Ukrainian refugees in Poland were identified, and a working hypothesis was put forward for further research. The misunderstanding in the organization of leisure activities of representatives of two cultures arises at the level of national self-consciousness (codes, traditions, attitudes). Therefore, external communication does not always reach its ultimate objective and leads to misunderstanding. To determine the mechanism of misunderstanding, the place of leisure in the structure of national consciousness should be determined.
How Does Homo Digitalis Empathize?
Authors: Borysenko Y. S.
Published: July 2023

Purpose. The article aimed at identifying the effects of modern digital technologies on the formation of human morality. Theoretical basis. The research base is the practical communicative philosophy. Originality. It lies in the fact that the article considered a moral interaction between a person and artificial intelligence. Conclusions. Nowadays modern digital technologies have acquired a new importance. Previously, they were only passive assistants. But now they are able to actively influence human nature not only from the outside, yet also from the inside. Now they influence not only the form of thoughts but also their character. It is artificial intelligence that is the cause of the phenomenon of the "information bubble" ("echo chamber"). They are formed by mathematical algorithms for each individual user of the Internet. It is because of these algorithms, which are the basis of artificial intelligence, that we can conclude: they are guided only by strategic rationality. Therefore, they relate to the Internet user only as an object. That is why such a situation can also be a manifestation of the expansion of strategic rationality into the lifeworld, which gives rise to social pathologies. New digital technologies (first of all, social networks) are becoming an integral part of a person’s everyday life, and therefore the background of his/her life world. Virtual life becomes an important part of real life. However, virtual life is formed by the influence of the information stream, which constantly sets new "trends", including "trends" on morality. That is why a person begins to perceive only those events that are contained in this stream. Moreover, s\he can express his\her empathy only when s/he him/herself is able to join this stream and express it in virtual life.
Lesia Ukrainka: Ukrainian National Identity Against the "Russian Ukrainians" Dichotomy
Authors: Tarasova N. Y.
Published: July 2023

Purpose. The article is dedicated to the research of Lesia Ukrainka’s correspondence, journalistic and literary-critical articles concerning the problem of national identity as a factor in overcoming the "Russian Ukrainians" dichotomy. Achieving this purpose involves solving the following tasks: 1) to reveal the poetess’s views on the essence and social manifestations of worldview fluctuations in the life activities of the Ukrainian elite at the end of the 19th and 20th centuries; 2) outline her strategy for overcoming cultural "inter-words" in the individual and society. Theoretical basis. The author applies the existential discourse of Foreignness by G. Marcel, criticism of Christianity by F. Nietzche, the theory of the nation by F. Meineke, typology of patriotism by A. Valitsky, the phenomenology of the relationship between the Self and the Other by J. Kristeva, the typology of the Stranger by B. Waldenfels, the ideas of D. Dontsov, O. Zabuzhko, S. Varetska, S. Matsenka, D. Melnyk, Y. Tarasiuk. Originality. The author proves that Lesia Ukrainka is one of the first among Ukrainian thinkers who critically considers the issue of dichotomy in the worldview and life world of "Russian Ukrainians" of the early twentieth century – One’s own and Others’, stopping in the uncertainty of one’s belonging to Russian or Ukrainian culture, rejection of national self-identification. Conclusions. The ways to overcome this dichotomy, alienation from the values of Ukrainian culture, betrayal, and collaborationism, Lesia Ukrainka sees, firstly, awareness of the cultural difference of Ukrainians, that is, the spiritual and psychological incompatibility of the Ukrainian national identity with the Russian one. Secondly, the need for an effective volitional separation from others and the political struggle for unification into the Ukrainian nation as a social and culturally self-sufficient collective self, worthy of a free dignified existence and recognition by other nations of the world.
Wystawa jako przedmiot prawa autorskiego
Authors:   Uniwersytet Opolski, Ferenc-Szydełko Ewa
Published: July 2023

The exhibition as a matter of copyright. The exhibition is a complicated subject to copyright. It consists of exhibits – tracks – objects of copyright and other items. The exhibition is a collective work, if adopted in its system works, the choice of topics, descriptions, graphics and other elements of the company are original. The creator is the curator of the exhibition. Curator can be creative or auxiliary. Copyright entitled curator creative. If he is employed under a contract of employment and create an exhibition as an employee – is purely personal copyright. Copyright property is entitled to his employer. For the employer, it must be right to the title of the exhibition.
Wszczęcie postępowania podatkowego – istota i charakter prawny
Authors:   Uniwersytet Łódzki, Szatkowski Jarosław
Published: July 2023

The provisions of the Code of Administrative Procedure of 1960, regulating the initiation of the administrative procedure, continue to function under the Tax Code of 1997 in an almost unchanged form. Excluding the tax matters from the administrative procedure legislator omitted the specificity of the tax assessement, especially self-assessement. As a consequence, norms of initiating of the tax procedure fully relates only to the general tax procedure, that serves only to the undertaking of the administrative acts by the tax authority. Furthemore, from the ontological point of view, object which is initiation of the procedure is not the first procedural action in the case, but an event, accompanying that kind of action both the authority’s and the tax-payer’s, carried out at this stage of the application of tax substantive law in the self-assessement procedure. Tax procedural law does not distinguish those situations properly, what causes serious problems with legal interpretation of the tax rules of proceeding. The aim of this article is to give some basic legal and philosophical remarks on this problem.
Consumption of fruits and vegetables among older adults: findings from the ELSI‐Brazil study
Authors: Bolbinski Paula , Nascimento-Souza Mary Anne , Lima-Costa Maria Fernanda , Peixoto Sérgio Viana
Published: July 2023

Abstract This study aimed to assess the prevalence of recommended consumption of fruits and vegetables and their associated factors in a national sample representative of the Brazilian population aged 60 or over. Baseline data from the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Aging (ELSI-Brazil), conducted from 2015 to 2016, including 4,982 older individuals, were used. The recommended consumption of fruits and vegetables was assessed based on questions on the weekly and daily frequency of fruits, natural fruit juice, and vegetables. Intake of five or more servings of these foods on five or more days per week was considered as recommended consumption. Exploratory variables included socio-demographic characteristics, health behaviors, health conditions, and use of health services. Univariate and multiple logistic regression were used to examine the factors associated with the recommended consumption of fruits and vegetables. The prevalence of recommended consumption of fruits and vegetables was 12.9% (95%CI: 11.5-14.3). This consumption showed associations with gender (women - OR = 1.40; 95%CI: 1.08-1.82), age group (80 years or older - OR = 1.66; 95%CI: 1.16-2.37), education level (8 years or more - OR = 2.07; 95%CI: 1.51-2.86), smoking (former smokers - OR = 0.69; 95%CI: 0.55-0.85 and current smokers - OR = 0.50; 95%CI: 0.33-0.77) and medical appointments in the previous 12 months (OR = 1.88; 95%CI: 1.31-2.71). Our findings showed a low prevalence of the recommended consumption of fruits and vegetables among older Brazilian adults, drawing attention to the need for policies aimed at increasing this consumption in the studied population.
Different approaches to the clinical care and treatment of epileptic seizures in dogs
Authors: Rezende Gabriela Soares , Mortari Ana Carolina
Published: July 2023

ABSTRACT: This survey analyzed data obtained through a questionnaire on the clinical approaches used by veterinarians to treat dogs with epileptic seizures. We found that neurological examinations were performed by 12% of the respondents, blood tests by 85%, and computed tomography by 72%. In addition, serology for infectious disease detection was mentioned by 30% of the respondents, and 72% did not classify epileptic seizures. According to the answers, the treatment of choice was phenobarbital in 100% of cases which was combined with potassium bromide in 19%. Moreover, 51% of the respondents mentioned that they monitored the serum phenobarbital levels. The study results showed disagreements on the conduct and care recommended by the International Veterinary Epilepsy Task Force consensus.
Extraction and quantification of antivenomous antibodies in chicken eggs against scorpion venom
Authors: Andleeb Mehvish , Khan Aleem Ahmed
Published: July 2023

ABSTRACT: Avian-derived IgY is thought to be the best therapy for scorpion bites concerning low-level side effects. The present study analyzed a hypothesis about the neutralization of scorpion venom Androcotonus australis through antibodies produced in the egg yolks of chickens. The venom used for inoculation was obtained from Androctonus australis (yellow fat-tailed scorpion) from southern Punjab, Pakistan. The lethal dose of LD50 against scorpion venom was calculated in chickens and mice. Safe doses were given to egg-laying chickens to produce IgY antibodies. The antivenom IgY antibodies were extracted from the egg yolks of immunized chicken using the polyethylene glycol (PEG) method. Moreover, IgY was confirmed through sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) and the Ouchterlony double immunodiffusion assay test. The antibody titers were evaluated by the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The neutralisation capacity of extracted anti-scorpion antibodies was tested on mice. The calculated LD50 of scorpion venom for chicken and mice was 4 mg/kg and 2.5 mg/kg, respectively. SDS-PAGE and Ouchterlony double immunodiffusion confirmed the presence of IgY against scorpion venom. The maximum titer value of specific IgY produced against scorpion venom was 3.5 ug/ml. A concentration of 220 ul/LD50 was effective to neutralize 1 mg of scorpion venom. It is suggested that IgY obtained from egg yolks is safe against targeted venom and can be used as an effective alternative to equine IgG antibodies against scorpion envenoming.
CORRELATION OF OSTEONECROSIS RATES IN THE SURGICAL TREATMENT OF PROXIMAL HUMERAL FRACTURES ACCORDING TO THE NEER AND HERTEL CLASSIFICATIONS
Authors: BUSCARIOLO FABIO FABIAN , PARRON IGOR ARTHUR COSTA , COSTA JUNIOR ELZIR FINIZOLA , SANTANA MARCOS VINICIUS FELIX , NISHIMURA EDUARDO MISAO , DOBASHI EIFFEL TSUYOSHI
Published: July 2023

ABSTRACT Objective: To predict the risk of osteonecrosis (ON) according to the Neer and Hertel et al. classification for surgically treated proximal humeral fractures after at least one year of follow-up. Methods: This is a retrospective, cross-sectional, and observational cohort study. A total of 44 patients, 16 (36.36%) men and 28 (63.63%) women, with a mean age of 61.36 years, participated in this study. Lesions were categorized according to Neer and Hertel’s classifications, considering the preoperative prognosis for ON. After at least a year of follow-up, patients were reassessed. Data were evaluated using IBM SPSS Statistics®. Results: A total of three patients (6.8%) developed osteonecrosis. Comparisons showed no statistically significant difference, but we observed a superior association of osteonecrosis for the Hertel classification than that of Neer. Conclusion: Both classifications showed a similar ability to identify patients at low risk of developing ON. New studies with a greater number of participants and sample homogeneity may intensify the value of the evaluation of clinical applicability and predictive capacity of the studied classifications with greater significance and correlation. Level of Evidence III, Case Control Study.
The association among the consumption of ultra-processed food and body image, nutritional status and physical activity of pregnant women at the primary health care
Authors: Rodrigues Carolina Amaral Oliveira , Leão Giselle Mara Mendes Silva , Andrade Ruth Emanuele Silva , Freire Rafael Silveira , Crivellenti Lívia Castro , Silveira Marise Fagundes , Silva Rosângela Ramos Veloso , Brito Maria Fernanda Santos Figueiredo , Pinho Lucinéia de
Published: July 2023

Abstract Objectives: to analyze the consumption of ultra-processed food and its association with body image, physical activity, nutritional status and self-assessment on food of pregnant women enrolled in the Primary Health Care. Methods: this is a cross-sectional study carried out with pregnant women enrolled in the Family Health Strategy in the city of Montes Claros, Minas Gerais. Data were collected through a questionnaire. The dependent variable was the consumption of ultra-processed food, and the independent ones addressed body appearance, physical activity, nutritional status, self-assessment on food and food consumption. Descriptive analysis was carried out and for association of analysis, the linear regression model was used with crude and adjusted associations. Results: 1,185 pregnant women participated in the study. Caloric intake from ultra-processed food represented 32.0% of these women’s daily diet. There was an association between consumption of ultra-processed food and physical activity (β=-0.08; p<0.01), pre-gestional nutritional status (β=-0,12; p<0.01) and body image (β =0.08; p=0.01). Conclusion: the pregnant women presented high consumption of ultra-processed food. Having a negative body image, the lowest level of physical activity, and high pre-gestational nutritional status are conditions that influenced the consumption of these food.
Aged sweet corn (Zea mays L. saccharata Sturt) seeds trigger hormone and defense signaling during germination
Authors: Zhao Liangxia , Jiang Qiuyang , Zhu Jingyi , Ju Tangdan , Jin Heng , Gao Canhong
Published: July 2023

Abstract: Seed ageing during storage or shipping can affect the yield and cost of agricultural production. Sweet corn is a naturally mutated corn cultivar with weak seed vitality during storage. In this study, we have shown that endogenous hormone level dynamics of fresh and aged sweet corn seeds were different during early geminating process. Transcriptomic assembling uncovered several novel transcripts during early stage of sweet corn germination in signal transduction and RNA processing pathways. Comparative transcriptomic profiling revealed that expression of many genes was activated earlier in aged seeds than fresh ones. Functional analyses showed that, as two major networks, plant hormone signaling and defense pathways were different between fresh and aged sweet corn seeds. Auxin, cytokinin, gibberellin, salicylic acid and jasmonic acid signaling pathways were activated earlier in aged seeds than fresh ones on the first day after imbibition. These results provided knowledge for understanding the ageing process of sweet corn seeds and several candidate genes for genetic study of seed ageing mechanism.
GMX/GDC strength loss mechanisms
Authors: Lin J. , Stark T. D. , Idries A. , Choi S.
Published: July 2023

This paper provides insight into the causes of post-peak strength loss for textured geomembrane (GMX) and nonwoven geotextile (NGT) interfaces. The NGT can be part of a geosynthetic drainage composite (GDC) or a stand-alone NGT. The study used ring shear tests where one of the two interface materials was replaced after reaching a residual strength condition and the test was restarted to measure the change in interface strength. The interface strength loss from peak to large displacement (LD) strength primarily comes from three mechanisms: (1) geomembrane wear, (2) breakage and combing of fibers in the NGT, and (3) reduction of the hook and loop effect between GMX asperities and fibers of the NGT. The source of interface strength loss from LD strength to the residual value mainly comes from breakage and continuous combing of NGT fibers parallel to the direction of shear in ring shear tests. Scanning electron microscopy photographs of the GMX and NGT before and after shearing confirm wear and smoothing of GMX asperities and the combing of NGT fibers in the direction of shear.
Strike a pose! Continuity and change in school class photographs: Shifting representations of education and childhood through time
Authors: Griffiths Merris
Published: July 2023

Using a montage of school class photographs (1885-2015) from a small town in Wales, this article tracks continuity and change relating to how social constructions of ‘education’ and ‘childhood’ are visually represented through time. Drawing on the work of Goffman, compositional codes and conventions are examined, with particular focus on how people, identities and context are depicted, to demonstrate how concepts of ritual equilibrium (the ‘norm’) and ritual disequilibrium (subversion of the ‘norm’) shape particular processes of meaning-making. Analyses demonstrate that standard compositional codes and conventions were established early in the tradition of school class photography and are reiterative, often aligning strongly with the disciplinary mechanism of education. Gender and age emerge as powerful organising agents. Patterns in visual representation reveal how constructions of ‘education’ and ‘childhood’ are shaped by shifts and developments in socio-political thinking, and also reveal how developments in photographic technologies broaden the repertoire of visual storytelling techniques.
Predicting The Share of Tourism Revenues In Total Exports
Authors: KAYAKUŞ Mehmet , ERDOĞAN Dilşad , TERZİOĞLU Mustafa
Published: July 2023

Tourism revenues are a significant source of income under the current account service item of countries. These revenues are not included in exports, despite being compared with the export revenues of the countries and in economics the ratio of tourism revenues to export revenues is used as an indicator. In developing economies, tourism revenues play a role in closing the current account deficit. The prediction of this rate in countries with foreign trade deficit is important in developing tourism, export and import policies for the future. In this study, multiple linear regression method (MLR), one of the traditional methods, and the artificial neural network method (ANN), one of the machine learning methods were used to estimate the rate of tourism revenues of the sample country Turkey to its export revenues. In the model of the study covering 2004-2020 period, the number of tourists received, total income from tourism, average expenditure by tourists per capita, population, total export revenue, growth rate, Euro/TL and US Dollar/TL rates were chosen as independent variables. As a result of the study, the R2 value was found to be 91.7% for ANN and 90.8% for MLR which were very close to the ideal value. According to the predicts made on the model developed based on this, the rate of Turkey's tourism income to total export income in 2025 is estimated as 31.83% according to ANN; 32.73% according to MLR while in 2030, it is estimated to be 33.25% according to ANN and 36.78% according to MLR.
The Theological Significance of Africa and Africans in the Bible
Authors: Holter Knut
Published: July 2023

The essay discusses the potential of the theological significance of the so-called "African presence" in the Bible, that is, biblical texts referring to entities that today would be labelled "African," in particular, references to Egypt and Cush. The focus, therefore, is on the encounter between these texts and the socio-religious experiences and concerns of contemporary African biblical studies. The essay concludes that the presence of "Africa and Africans" has the potential of balancing the universalistic trajectory of the Bible. Without a concrete example such as "Africa, " universalism would be empty rhetoric and without a universalistic frame of interpretation, the "African presence " wouldface the danger of simply repeating- although this time from an Afrocentric perspective-the ethnocentric fallacy we have seen so much of by Eurocentricists in the past.
Reading the Bible in post-apartheid South Africa: The contribution of Gerrie Snyman
Authors: Spangenberg Izak (Sakkie) J.J.
Published: July 2023

Modern historical criticism came to South Africa in the third decade of the twentieth century. However, analysing biblical books like human documents was not acceptable to church authorities. The historical-critical study of the Bible thus suffered a blow. It took four decades before some reformed biblical scholars felt at ease to reintroduce historical criticism. However, during the seventh decade of the twentieth century, overseas biblical scholars were already experimenting with the research tools of modern literary studies. Some South African biblical scholars followed suit, and soon narrative criticism and reader-response criticism were part of the package of methods for reading and studying the Bible. Gerrie Snyman was one of them, and reader-response criticism assisted him in reflecting on how he as a white Afrikaans speaking male, can continue doing biblical research in the post-apartheid era. He developed a hermeneutic of vulnerability and argued that readers should take responsibility for their readings of biblical texts.
Prophets, Kings, and Vulnerability in South Africa Today
Authors: van Rooy Herrie
Published: July 2023

Can the Bible, specifically, the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible, contribute to cultural and socio-political issues prevalent in South Africa today? The struggle today can be linked to the inability of the government to respond to issues such as poverty, unemployment and the provision of basic services, such as water, sanitation and electricity. Can churches make such a contribution, not only by criticising but also by being a part of the solutions to these issues? In seeking answers to the questions posed above, can we learn anything from the tensions between prophets and kings in the time of the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible that can be applied to the current situation in South Africa? How, in other words, did they navigate some of their cultural and socio-political differences, and what can we learn or gain from their wisdom and practices? This contribution investigates important passages in Deuteronomy and the interaction between kings and prophets in the different periods in the history of Israel- in the former and latter prophets. It is not the role of churches to engage in politics. They should, however, remain true to their faith and live and preach as a witness in and to society. The safeguarding of the rights of the people, social justice or the lack thereof, must be an important part of this witness.
Bord-and-pillar design for the UG2 Reef containing weak alteration layers
Authors: Couto P.M. , Malan D.F.
Published: July 2023

We propose a layout design for the UG2 Reef where weak geological alteration layers are present. The collapse of the Everest platinum mine in South Africa indicated that these layers substantially weaken the pillars. The popular Hedley and Grant pillar strength formula cannot be used where these alteration layers are present. Underground investigations at Everest mine and numerical modelling of the layout were conducted using the TEXAN code and a limit equilibrium model. Simulations of a collapsed area and an intact area allowed for a preliminary calibration of the model. This was subsequently used to explore modified layouts for these ground conditions. An alternative is to compartmentalize the blocks of ore using barrier pillars. The numerical modelling predicted that the barrier pillars appear to remain stable even in the case of large-scale collapses, provided their width exceeds 25 m. Main access routes into the mine can be protected by a double row of pillars at least 15 m wide to provide a safe travelling way. As a cautionary note, these conclusions are based on the model calibration and this needs to be refined in future. Calibration of the limit equilibrium model remains a challenge owing to the large number of parameters involved.
The use of information and communication technology in the teaching of Sesotho as a home language
Authors: Filita Naledi , Jita Thuthukile
Published: July 2023

This paper focuses on the use of information and communication technology (ICT) in the teaching of Sesotho as a home language. It seeks to answer the questions, "What causes poor adoption of the use of ICT to teach Sesotho in secondary schools?" and "What should be done to promote more effective adoption of ICT in the teaching of Sesotho as an indigenous language?" The study employed a qualitative approach. A sample of 12 teachers was drawn to participate in the study, with the sampling design adopting a multi-stage sampling technique. Our findings indicated there is poor adoption of ICT in the teaching and learning of Sesotho among some South African secondary schools. This poor adoption may be explained in terms of a lack of ICT training among teachers and a shortage of resources in schools. In line with these findings, we recommend that the Department of Basic Education capacitates schools by continually training, motivating, and resourcing teachers.
Analysing the curriculum philosophy of equipping learners with values, and its conceptualisation for integration into life sciences teaching in South African schools
Authors: Ajayi Eyitayo Julius
Published: July 2023

Value(s) is a conceptualisation, and it is abstract because it does not have physical presence. The National Curriculum Statement (NCS) Grades R-12 is a postapartheid values-driven policy statement currently used for teaching and learning in South African schools. From the start of democracy, curricular documents used in South Africa have been built on certain fundamental values that inspired the nation's Constitution. However, against the backdrop of its imprecision in the policy statement, this study examined what the NCS's philosophy of equipping learners with values connotes, and how it could be conceptualised for integration into classroom teaching of life sciences concepts. The qualitative study was underpinned by the cultural-historical activity theory as theoretical framework. Textual data in form of words, phrases, sentences, excerpts, quotations, or entire passages from policy documents were analysed using the Bowen (2009) approach to document analysis. The Manifesto on Values, Education, and Democracy (Department of Education, 2001) provided the framework for deductive and inductive approaches to analysis. The study offers explanation on how equipping learners with values can be understood and interpreted in terms of nurturing, seeding, instilling, or inculcating South African constitutional values in learners and awareness pertaining to strategies that can be used to accomplish this are established. How the curriculum philosophy can be conceptualised for integration into classroom teaching of life sciences concepts is also proposed.
A literature review of South African schools for the blind and their use of educational sexual models in comprehensive sexuality education
Authors: Ubisi Lindokuhle
Published: July 2023

Internationally, educational sexual models (ESMs) have been gradually incorporated into comprehensive sex education (CSE) in schools for the blind (SFB). However, there is limited evidence that this has been taking place in South African SFB. This review sought to establish how these models are perceived by teachers and whether South African teachers receive any exposure to, or training to use, these models during their teacher education. The review not only established that limited training and exposure is taking place, but that teachers state that they need these models but feel constrained by social censorship. This means that crucial information was lacking from their lessons (e.g. authentic demonstrations where learners can feel and touch to learn). The review suggests that teachers need to be capacitated with appropriate pedagogy, competencies, and resources to respond to controversial areas of teaching and learning such as the place of ESMs in CSE lessons.
The inclusion of critical thinking in an accounting curriculum: Students' perceptions
Authors: Papageorgiou Elmarie
Published: July 2023

Employers and professional bodies have called repeatedly for critical thinking to be included in the curricula of higher education courses. Therefore, researchers should actively engage in developing course material that includes critical thinking. The purpose of this paper is to explore students' perceptions of the inclusion of a critical thinking course in an accounting curriculum in order to develop and foster their critical thinking. The study adopted a mixed method design to understand students' perceptions of the inclusion of critical thinking in the accounting course. The findings revealed positive results and the promising perceptions that most students benefitted from the inclusion of the critical thinking in the curriculum. The five highest ranked areas in which students benefitted were communication skills, gaining confidence, writing skills, improved reading, and teamwork skills. In addition, most students confirmed that the critical thinking course assisted them to think logically and clearly and be independent. This study contributes to the improvement of student preparedness and readiness for the workplace and to the acquisition of lifelong skills through formal education.
Aportes de la mayéutica socrática a la educación dialógica
Authors: Vargas González Carlos Alberto , Quintero Carvajal Dora Patricia
Published: July 2023

La educación tiene una vasta historia que la ha hecho transitar por diferentes posturas epistemológicas, pragmáticas y ontológicas, situación que ha enriquecido su acervo teórico y práctico. La filosofía es, entre otras, una de las ciencias en las que se ha apoyado la educación parar reflexionar sobre su ser y su hacer. Especialmente, uno de estos sustentos actuales es el pensamiento filosófico sobre el diálogo, que ha ayudado a fortalecer lacorriente de la educación dialógica tanto desde su aporte como desde su crítica, aspectos inherentes a la reflexión filosófica. Sin embargo, es evidente que esta corriente de la educación no ha considerado lo suficiente la postura de la mayéutica socrática en su reflexión. Por ello, este artículo tiene como objetivo proponer unos elementos a laeducación dialógica desde el estudio de la mayéutica socrática, para lo cual se utiliza una metodología de enfoque cualitativo y de corte hermenéutico. Los principales resultados de la investigación muestran que la educación dialógica amplía su horizonte desde los supuestos socráticos de la mayéutica en dos aspectos particulares: en primer lugar, la mayéutica invita a recuperar la pregunta y la capacidad de preguntarse, y, en segundo lugar, demuestra que el conocimiento para ser significativo debe ser una conquista y un descubrimiento del propioestudiante mediado por el diálogo consigo mismo, con los otros y con lo otro.
Educación, escritura y existencia en Miguel de Unamuno
Authors: Angeles-Cerón Francisco de Jesús
Published: July 2023

Durante la larga vida del escritor y pensador Miguel de Unamuno, hubo dos labores que nunca dejó delado: su trabajo como educador y su vida de escritor. Ambas partes fundamentales de su pensamiento ya que las entiende como centrales para comprender el misterio de la particularidad existencial del hombre de carne y hueso. El presente trabajo tiene como objetivo el análisis a profundidad de dos temas principales: la labor de la educación y el trabajo de escritura en el pensamiento del pensador vasco. Para este análisis se investigó a profundidad la obra escritural del vasco universal, tomando en cuenta que el grueso de sus ideas entorno a la educación y a la escritura se encuentran contenidas tanto en su obra poética como en su correspondencia. Así mismo, se utilizaron trabajos periféricos de autores especialistas en Unamuno y su pensamiento para complementar las ideas. Mediante la investigación, fue posible mapear las ideas del pensador vasco para llegar a una de las ideas centrales de su pensamiento: Tanto el educador como el escritor tan solo pueden ensañar lo que ellos mismos son, es por ello por lo que su labor no es otra que la de poetizar la vida, abriéndose paso a través del lenguaje, narrándose a uno mismo y ayudando a otros a encontrar su voz.
A mulher em vulnerabilidade social e a relação com a violência familiar
Authors: Ávila Juliana da Silva , Areosa Silvia Virginia Coutinho
Published: July 2023

INTRODUÇÃO: A vulnerabilidade feminina e a violência contra a mulher são temas recorrentes e inesgotáveis, que permeiam a humanidade, que se conceitua como patriarcal desde seus primórdios. Partindo disso, o presente artigo tem como objetivo refletir sobre a condição de mulheres em situação de vulnerabilidade social e sua relação com o fenômeno da violência familiar. MÉTODO: O percurso metodológico adotado se caracteriza a partir de um estudo exploratório do tipo observacional descritivo. Para a coleta de dados selecionou-se uma amostra não probabilística, intencional de 100 trabalhadoras de uma empresa multinacional do interior do estado do Rio Grande do Sul. Essas responderam espontaneamente a um questionário. Em seguida, foi realizada uma entrevista grupal (grupo focal em 10 encontros), com seis trabalhadoras que aceitaram participar. CONCLUSÃO: A partir desse estudo, verificou-se que as mulheres trabalhadoras em situação de vulnerabilidade social possuem algumas características comuns, entre elas: baixa escolaridade, poucas condições financeiras, construção familiar desestruturada, além de pouca compreensão sobre o contexto da violência familiar e seu enfrentamento.
Associations between sugar reduction and sensory acceptance in foodstuffs: Insights from a systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors: Eduardo Palomino Karina Erika , Saldaña Erick
Published: July 2023

La ingesta excesiva de azúcar está asociada con la prevalencia de enfermedades crónicas no transmisibles; por esa razón diferentes estrategias han sido desarrolladas para reducir la ingesta de azúcar añadido a los alimentos. La reformulación de productos es una forma eficiente para la reducción inmediata del contenido de azúcar de los alimentos; sin embargo, la reducción de sacarosa trae consigo problemas tecnológicos y sensoriales en los productos reformulados. Los procesos de reformulación dependen del contenido de azúcar reducido y del producto en estudio, por lo que existen conclusiones discrepantes sobre el impacto sensorial y hedónico de la reducción de sacarosa en alimentos. Esta revisión tuvo como objetivo realizar un análisis sistemático y meta-análisis sobre publicaciones en reducción de sacarosa y aceptación de alimentos dirigidos a niños y adultos para tener una imagen global de la tendencia actual y del impacto cuantitativo de la reducción. La revisión sistemática mostró tres períodos donde se destaca la importancia de la reducción de azúcar y la opinión de los consumidores adultos y niños. Asimismo, se identificaron estrategias clave para la reducción de azúcar en alimentos tales como el uso de sustitutos del azúcar en alimentos, actitudes de los consumidores frente al consumo de azúcar y el uso de sabores y aromas alimentarios en productos específicos para enmascarar la reducción. El meta-análisis mostró el efecto significativamente negativo de la reducción de azúcar en la aceptación de productos en adultos y niños, resaltando la importancia de tener en cuenta la opinión del consumidor al momento de reformular productos reducidos en azúcar. Estos hallazgos pueden ser útiles para los investigadores, la industria y para los formuladores de políticas públicas, al plantear estrategias que permitan una alimentación saludable de la población a través de la reducción de azúcar en alimentos sin afectar su aceptación sensorial.
Literature review and two study cases of vestibular paroxysmia from an otorhinolaryngology centre
Authors: Jankowska Katarzyna , Pietrzak Nikodem , Rosiak Oskar , Konopka Wieslaw
Published: July 2023

Introduction

Vestibular paroxysmia is a rare disorder of the balance system manifested by recurrent attacks of vertigo, the etiology of which is associated with compression of a blood vessel on the vestibulocochlear nerve. The exact mechanism for triggering the symptoms is not fully
understood. The condition occurs in all age groups and without gender predilection. The purpose of the study was to review the literature on vestibular paroxysmia, discuss criteria for the diagnosis of the disease, diagnostic management, proposed therapy, and present clinical cases from the authors’ own practice.

Material and methods

A review of the scientific literature was conducted via the PubMed database using the keywords “vestibular paroxysmia,” “neurovascular conflict cochlear nerve,” and “neurovascular conflict vestibular nerve”. PRISMA guidelines for systematic reviews were applied.

Results

There were 146 publications found; after analysis of titles and abstracts, 56 were included in the review; another 10 manuscripts were identified during reference review. Among them, 11 studies were devoted to diagnostic imaging, 19 described the clinical course of the condition
based on retrospective studies, 15 were case reports, and 11 other reports and reviews. Following evaluation of this literature, two clinical cases of vestibular paroxysm from the authors’ own practice are described. These cases are presented along with their diagnosis and therapy.

Conclusions

Imaging studies are of significant value in diagnosing many vascular–neural conflicts, but for vestibular paroxysmia the diagnosis is made on the basis of clinical symptoms and according to the division proposed by the Bárány Society in 2016. Pharmacological therapy is
recommended, and response to therapy is one of the criteria for diagnosing the condition. Surgical treatment is reserved for the most severe cases.
Sequencing of Canine Parvovirus (CPV) fromRectal Swab Samples V.1 v1
Authors: França de Araújo dos Santos Sara
Published: July 2023

Canine parvovirus (CPV) is a highly contagious viral disease that affects dogs, especially puppies. CPV-2 is recognized for its resilience in contaminated environments, ease of transmission among dogs, and pathogenicity for puppies. In this protocol, we have adapted the methodology to allow the recovery of complete CPV-2 genomes directly from clinical samples (dry swabs) from puppies with clinical signals of viral enteritis. A multiplex PCR was designed with primers targeting fragments of 400 to 1,000 base pairs (bp) along the full length of the viral genome. The resulting reads were compared after sequencing with the Nanopore technology. Genome assembly revealed that the smaller fragments generated larger numbers of reads, allowing a more reliable coverage of the genome than those attained with primers targeting larger amplicons. Both new methodologies were efficient in amplification and sequencing.
Empowering Women in Counseling by Dismantling Internalized Sexism: The Feminist-Multicultural Orientation and Social Justice Competencies
Authors: Han Eunae , Lee Injung
Published: July 2023

Women are exposed to multiple stressors that derive from various forms of violence and social injustice, most notably sexism. Sexism is an ideological system that maintains and reinforces gender injustice, which manifests at institutional, interactional, and individual levels. Among the various iterations of structural sexism, internalized sexism encourages women to retain and reproduce sexist messages unconsciously, leading to such adverse mental health outcomes as increased feelings of inferiority and self-doubt. With this background, the current article provides a review of literature on internalized sexism among women, as well as its impact on women’s mental health. In so doing, we posit the Feminist-Multicultural Orientation and Social Justice Competencies (F-MCOSJ) as a model for mental health counselors tending to women clients. This model includes feminist multicultural orientation, awareness, knowledge, skills, and actions. A case example is provided to demonstrate how the F-MCOSJ can be applied to address internalized sexism in counseling.