bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Informing the Dimensional Classification of Mania: A Daily Diary Study of Symptom-Level Structure
Authors: Stanton Kasey , Merwin Audrey , Lindley Sarah , Emery Noah N
Published: June 2024

The optimal classification of mania symptoms within dimensional models such as the Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology remains unclear, although progress has been made recently. We extend dimensional classification research by assessing mania and other domains at the symptom-level using a longitudinal, daily diary design (7-day period). Participants (N = 230; 1,243 total surveys) were adults recruited online based on having a self-identified history of significant mental health issues. Consistent with recent cross-sectional research, mania symptoms associated strongly with thought disorder at the between-person level, and they also associated strongly with some externalizing features across levels of analysis (i.e., within- and between-person). Regarding specific within-person results, select mania symptoms were more distinctive from other symptoms assessed overall, although mania symptoms still associated robustly with thought disorder in many cases. A subset of mania symptoms (e.g., euphoric mood) also had robust negative within-person associations with internalizing symptoms. These findings inform understanding of mania symptoms’ daily associations and dimensional assessment, although several limitations are important to keep in mind. These limitations included some item ratings having limited within-person variability, as well as our study sampling period focusing on only 7 days. We hope that future research will address these limitations in other samples towards improving the dimensional classification and assessment of mania and other symptoms.
Evaluating estimation methods for wildfire smoke and their implications for assessing health effects
Authors: Qiu Minghao , Kelp Makoto , Heft-Neal Sam , Jin Xiaomeng , Gould Carlos , Tong Daniel , Burke Marshall
Published: June 2024

Growing wildfire smoke represents a substantial threat to air quality and human health in the US and across much of the globe. However, the impact of wildfire smoke on human health remains imprecisely understood, due to uncertainties in both the measurement of population wildfire smoke exposure and dose-response functions linking exposure to health. Here, we compare daily wildfire smoke-related surface fine particulate matter (PM2.5) concentrations estimated using three approaches, including two chemical transport models (CTMs): GEOS-Chem and Community Multiscale Air Quality (CMAQ), and one machine learning (ML) model over the contiguous US in 2020, a historically active fire year. We study the consequences of these different approaches for estimating smoke PM2.5 concentrations and the effects of smoke PM2.5 on mortality. In the western US, compared against surface PM2.5 measurements from US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and PurpleAir sensors, we find that CTMs overestimate PM2.5 concentrations during extreme smoke episodes by up to 3-5 fold, while ML estimates are largely consistent with surface measurements. However, in the eastern US, where smoke levels were much lower in 2020, CTMs show modestly better agreement with surface measurements. We develop a calibration framework that integrates CTM- and ML-based approaches and yields estimates of smoke PM2.5 concentrations that outperform each individual approach. When combining the estimated smoke PM2.5 concentrations with county-level mortality rates, we find consistent effects of low-level smoke on mortality but large discrepancies on the effects of high-level smoke exposure across different methods. Our research highlights the benefits and costs of different estimation methods for understanding the health impacts of wildfire smoke, and demonstrates the importance of bench-marking estimates with available surface measurements.
Being Good and Feeling Good: What Happiness Means to Children
Authors: Yang Fan
Published: June 2024

Happiness is one of the most important parenting goals in today’s modern society. To promote a happy childhood, we need to understand what happiness means to children. Contrary to the view that young children may equate happiness with satisfying material desires and experiencing simple pleasures, in this article, I review recent developmental research showing that 1) even young children have a sophisticated understanding about the role of desire satisfaction in happiness, 2) they perceive happiness as contingent on moral goodness, and 3) they experience happiness from performing morally good behaviors. Together, the findings suggest that for children, happiness means more than feeling good about satisfying material desires and experiencing simple pleasures; it also means being good to oneself and others. This research deepens our understanding of children’s emotional cognition and experience, elucidates the nature and origins of happiness, and has significant implications for fostering a happy childhood and beyond.
Design and Simulation of Methanol Production Process from CO2 and CO Hydrogenation with Reverse Water-Gas Shift Reaction
Authors: Ban Sagar , Shrestha Rakesh , Devkota Sijan
Published: June 2024

Over the past century, Due to the excessive utilization of fossil fuels and increasing population around the globe, the anthropogenic emissions of CO2 have increased drastically. The captured CO2 can be utilized as to turn into a profitable business in addition to its positive impact of controlling the CO2 concentration in the atmosphere. A production process of high purity methanol from CO2 captured has been discussed in detail in this paper. The process is designed and simulated with Pro/II V.10.2. A comparison is made of the overall methanol yield resulting from consideration of only CO2 hydrogenation and the reverse water gas shift reaction with the addition of CO hydrogenation reaction in the reactor. The reaction set was chosen accordingly. The balance on CO2 in the process showed that it is possible to abate 2.12 tonnes of CO2 per tonne of methanol produced. The CO2 and H2 were used in the ratio 1:3 and the methanol so obtained was 4139 kg/h (overall yield of 0.47) with 99 % purity. This shows that the reaction kinetics and the process flow proposed in this paper can be employed.
Design and Analysis of Industrial Safety Helmet
Authors: Mishra Sandhya , Khoteja Rejsha , Mahat Chiranjeevi
Published: June 2024

The safety of the workers is a valuable asset in every organization. A safety helmet is one of the personal protective equipment to ensure the user’s head against the impact of heavy loads in work sites. This study presents the optimized design of the shell of locally used safety helmets in Nepal’s industries and works sites. The study is based on the cohesive findings from qualitative and quantitative research. The interviews were carried out in Mahindra Auto Works Pvt. Ltd. and Dhulikhel Hospital. Questionnaire data were collected from Udayapur Cement Industries Ltd., Balaju Industrial Area and Patan Industrial Area, which helped identify the problems in Nepal’s existing safety helmets. The issues identified were headache due to extra weight, insufficient ventilation, adjustment and fitting problem, insufficient peak, inadequate aesthetic look, tight chin strap. The data from Dhulikhel Hospital interpreted anatomy of head and was considered to proceed with the new design of helmet shell. The 3D design of the shell of the newly designed helmet and the existing helmet was done in SolidWorks, and their simulation was carried out in ANSYS Workbench 15. The comparison of old and new models was done for static, dynamic and compression test considering the varying cases and force magnitudes. This study concludes that the total deformation and equivalent stress of the new model were less than that of the old model.
Investment Analysis of Integrated Milling-Sieving-Dewatering Machine for Grain Slurry Starch Production
Authors: Onyekachi Egwuagu M. , Nduka Nwankwojike B. , Osinachi Onwuka S. , Fidelis Abam I. , Princewil Emeh C.
Published: June 2024

Economic viability of a continuous process milling-sieving-dewatering machine for grain slurry starch production was evaluated in this study using benefit-cost methodologies in order to encourage its wide acceptance/adoption. Benefit cost ratio, payback period, net present value and accounting rate of return constitute the economic parameters of the machine evaluated subject to prevailing economic indicators/market prices of materials in Abia State of Nigeria in 2020. Results revealed that the machine’s benefit-cost ratio, payback period, net present value and annual rate of return as 1.86 years, 1.75, $593,140.90 and 31.41% respectively. The investment’s benefit-cost ratio of 1.75 implies an inflow of $1.75 for every $1 spent The payback of 1.86 years is far less than 10 years useful life of the machine while its 31.41% accounting rate of return outweighed banks maximum fixed deposits return of 16% and prime lending rate of 29% in Nigeria. Thus, the machine is recommended for advancement of grain slurry food processing sector due to its positive capital recovery prospect.
Performance and Emission Characteristics of Diesel Engine Fueled with Blends of Neem Biodiesel
Authors: Bist Gagan Singh , Adhikari Surya Prasad
Published: June 2024

In this research, biodiesel produced from locally available Neem seed was used on the direct injection variable compression ratio (VCR) diesel engine without any modification. Neem seed, which contains 30-60% oil, was transformed into biodiesel through acid-base transesterification. The 1:6 of methanol to oil ratio, 1.2% (v/v) sulfuric acid during pretreatment and KOH as alkali catalyst for optimum yield was used. The characterization of prepared biodiesel was done according to ASTM standard. The effect of Neem biodiesel blends such as 10% Neem biodiesel and 90% conventional diesel (NBD10), 15% Neem biodiesel and 85% conventional diesel (NBD15), and 20% Neem biodiesel and 80 % conventional diesel (NBD20) were prepared and their performance and emission characteristics were studied. The test was performed at 17:1 compression ratio and 230 bar injection pressure with varying loads of 1 kg, 3 kg, 6 kg, 9 kg and 12 kg. The brake thermal efficiency (BTE), specific fuel consumption (SFC), torques and exhaust gas temperature (EGT) were analyzed on those different loads. The BTE for conventional diesel, NBD10, NBD15 and NBD20 were recorded as 8.12%, 7.23%, 6.56% and 6.23% respectively, at same loadings. These efficiencies increase with increment of load up to 31.25%, 28.96%, 27.56% and 27.35% respectively. The difference for specific fuel consumption (SFC) in pure diesel and NBD20 was recorded as 21.66% at 1 kg load whereas at 12 kg load this difference was 19.23%. The EGT for NBD20 was recorded higher than diesel for entire loading condition. The CO emission decreases with the increment of load and the proportion of biodiesel, whereas HC shows just reverse result. The smoke opacity was found better for NBD20 in comparison to conventional diesel. The performance and emission characteristics demonstrate that the blend of Neem biodiesel up to 20% with conventional diesel can be used as an alternative fuel in diesel engine without any change in the engine.
Bayesian Causal Relation Effect in Quantiles Regression Models
Authors: Ayoade Adewole , Kikelomo Bodunwa Oluwatoyin , Barnabas Adebola Femi
Published: June 2024

Analysis of causal relationships held an important part of the theoretical and empirical contribution in quantitative economic theory. This research explored the performance of Bayesian quantile regression with Granger causality showing that Bayesian inference can be undertaken in the context of quantiles regression. Causality Bayesian inferences in the context of quantile regression were achieved by applying the framework of the generalized linear model using asymmetric Laplace distribution for the error term. The developed scheme allows assessing the impact of the explanatory variables on all quantiles range of the conditional distribution of GDP growth. In Practical usage of macroeconomics variables, the scheme can be used to estimate parameters with causality effect which is synonyms to time series data. This research contributed to the versatile application of quantile regression in the contest of statistical research, the study estimated the regression quantiles parameter estimate applying Bayesian procedures. Furthermore, compared to frequentist estimates, Bayesian estimates established the superiority of the Bayesian regression method to the frequentist approach.
evoDLA: A Semantic Learning System for Predictive Cost Minimization in Power Generation System
Authors: Jagun Z.O.O. , Olajide M. B. , Wokoma B. A. , Osegi E.N.
Published: June 2024

In this paper, we propose evolutionary deviant learning system (evoDLA) for optimal power generating systems. It is a temporally structured learning system for the predictive cost minimization task at the next time step expressed in a semantic way. Cost minimization in power generation is an assignment problem that requires the determination of the best set of operating parameters to enable generators perform optimally. Presented as an alternative to the conventional unit commitment strategies, the predictive system is designed to operate in a semi-supervised manner allowing the dynamic superimposition of linguistic memory units into the mixed-integer power system generation data. A set of representative linguistic biased integers are programmed into an equivalent fuzzy-like integer representation. These are transformed through a series of temporal deviant states and then re-transformed back into true linguistic form. Simulation studies are performed in comparison with the Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM), a proven artificial neural network (ANN) method for sequential learning tasks. The results show competitive performance with the present system and the unique capability of the novel system in inferring the optimal set of output generation parameters.
Computational Algorithm for Fractional Fredholm Integro-Differential Equations
Authors: Oyedepo Taiye , Ishola Christie Yemisi , Ishaq Adam Ajimoti , Ayinde Abdullahi Muhammed , Ahmed Olalekan Lukman
Published: June 2024

Fractional calculus is a fascinating field of mathematics that focuses on the study of integrals and derivatives of arbitrary orders, extending the principles of basic calculus. Its applications span across various scientific, engineering, and other disciplines. In this study, the collocation method, in conjunction with the utilization of the fourth kind Chebyshev polynomials, is employed to explore solutions for fractional integro-differential equations of Fredholm type. By applying the collocation method, the problem at hand is transformed into a system of linear algebraic equations. These equations are subsequently solved by employing matrix inversion techniques to determine the unknown constants. To provide a comprehensive understanding and visualization of the results, the research incorporates tables and figures, which present numerical examples and comparisons. These comparisons serve to highlight the superior performance of the proposed method in terms of efficiency and convenience when compared to traditional methods. By showcasing the advantages of the collocation method and the utilization of fourth kind Chebyshev polynomials, the research underscores the potential of these approaches in solving fractional integro-differential equations.
A Comprehensive Geospatial Analysis for Optimal Waste Disposal Site Selection: Integrating Environmental, Social and Economic Factors
Authors: Chauhan Jenish , Ghimire Subash
Published: June 2024

Uncontrolled city growth and quick development have made solid waste management a global challenge. Choosing the wrong disposal site leads to economic, physical, and environmental losses, impacting the human environment deeply. The aim of this paper is to discuss on geospatial analysis for optimal waste disposal site selection integrating environmental, social and economic factors. Among various methods, the combination of Geographic Information System (GIS) and Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) based on Multi Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) has proven to be a good way to find suitable landfill sites. This paper also presents the selection of the best and most scientific landfill sites within Kavrepalanchowk District of Nepal. In this study, seven criteria are taken into account: distance to water bodies, distance to road, and distance to settlement area, slope percentage, soil type, geology, and forests. Each rating map is created using GIS environment and the weight is obtained from the AHP pairwise comparison matrix. The map showing suitable sites for waste disposal is obtained by using the weightage overlay tool and assigning the weightage to each criterion.
Protein and Oil Percentages among Several High-Oleic Peanut Genotypes
Authors: Branch W.D. , Cooper J. , Brown N.
Published: June 2024

Peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) seed are a rich source of protein and oil. The objective of this study was to address the continuing need for increasing percentage of protein and oil. Several different high-oleic peanut genotypes were planted both early in April and later in May during three-years (2016-18). Significant differences were found among these peanut genotypes for protein and oil percentages during each planting date for all three-years. As in the past, an inverse relationship between protein and oil was found. ‘Georgia-19HP’ was consistently high in percentages of protein and lower in oil percent among these runner and virginia-types, high-oleic cultivars and advanced Georgia breeding lines. Georgia-19HP is a new high-oleic, RKN-resistant, leafspot-resistant, TSWV-resistant, virginia-type peanut cultivar that has many desirable traits for growers, shellers, manufacturers, and consumers of peanut and peanut products. Several other high-oleic cultivars and advanced Georgia breeding lines were also identified with high oil percentage for the currently growing interest in oil production. ‘Georgia-20VHO’ was among the highest in oil percent for both planting dates over each of the three-years of this study.
Corrective Feedback of Grammarly in Enhancing L2 Writing by EFL Kurdish Students
Authors: Jomaa Nayef , Jibroo Hishyar
Published: June 2024

Background: Writing is the most difficult skill due to its complex communication mechanism. However, only a few studies have addressed the effect of technology on improving the writing skill. Purpose: This study aims to analyze the types of errors in second-language writing committed by second-grade students before and after using Grammarly. Methodology: This study used a qualitative approach employing three sources of data collection: 20 descriptive written essays before using Grammarly, 20 descriptive written essays after using Grammarly, and individual face-to-face interviews with 6 participants. Findings: The results of the study indicate that errors committed without using Grammarly were 706 errors, namely omission (264), spelling (179), misformation (137), addition (118), and misordering (8). In contrast, the analysis of the written essays after using Grammarly application showed a great reduction in the errors of students, including omission (178), spelling (0), misformation (87), addition (27), and misordering (3). In other words, the free version of Grammarly has helped the students reduce their spelling, synonyms, vocabulary, articles, connecting ideas, location of the errors, and limited punctuation. Research implications: Though most of the students affirmed that Grammarly is useful in the education process, particularly in EFL writing skills, other students stated that Grammarly can be used only by those whose level in English is good or intermediate. Pedagogically, the current study's findings could contribute to EFL students' writing progress, and the instructors could direct the learners to obtain the maximum benefits from such applications and avoid the possible challenges arising.
Ghost in T. S. Eliot's Poetry
Authors: Saeed Manaar Kamil
Published: June 2024

As a poet, Eliot interacted with the spirits of the eminent dead. He is always calling up ghosts in his literary practice because of how heavily he uses the echoes of deceased writers. Eliot sees Dante and Donne as live ghosts, but he attempts to cast off additional historical figures as dead weight. There are good and bad ghosts, and early Eliot saw Milton - whose subtle influence seeps into English poetic diction - as a bad ghost. In addition, Eliot wrote ritual poetry designed to elicit spiritual encounters, frequently represented by spectral beings. Dante provides a wide range of ideas for stand-alone ritual pieces, such as the ones found in the haunting sequences of "Little Gidding" and "Burnt Norton." The presence of ghosts in Eliot's writing is not directly connected to his belief in the Communion of Saints, even though he was a devoted Christian. Eliot creates a quasi-pagan faith akin to spiritualism to connect with a secular society. Ghosts are powerful symbols in T.S. Eliot's poetry that represent the poet's concern with the breakdown of contemporary society, the vanishing of spiritual principles, and the unrelenting march of time. Through the use of the ghost motif, Eliot gives a profound contemplation on the fractured nature of existence while capturing the haunting spirit of the human predicament.
Factors influencing academic dishonesty among undergraduate students in higher education institutions (HEIs) in Malaysia
Authors: Sozon Md , Chuan Sia Bee , Fong Pok Wei , Alkharabsheh Omar Hamdan Mohammad , Rahman Md. Ataur
Published: June 2024

Academic dishonesty is viewed as a major issue in higher education across the world. Therefore, this research aims to determine the factors influencing academic dishonesty among undergraduate students in higher education institutions (HEIs) in Malaysia. The data was gathered from the intended respondents using the questionnaire survey approach.  A total of 590 questionnaires were gathered from undergraduate students at two Malaysian universities—one public and one private.  Afterward, 438 of the completed questionnaires were deemed suitable for analysis. The findings revealed that there was a statistically significant relationship between academic dishonesty, social factors, and students’ motivation 837**, 204**, respectively). However, academic dishonesty has a negative correlation with the academic environment -.235. Furthermore, social factors have a positive .297** association with students’ motivation and a negative relationship with the academic environment -.157**. Also, student motivation has a positive correlation with the academic environment 332**. The results of this investigation provide valuable insight into the frequency and contributing factors of academic dishonesty in HEIs in Malaysia. Combating academic dishonesty is essential to maintaining the reputation of Malaysian higher education and ensuring quality education for all students.
İslam Maden Sanatında İnsan Başlı Yazılar
Authors: Uğraşkan Erol , Naddah Sami
Published: June 2024

Hüsn-i Hat, kitap sanatları dışında, mimari, maden, ahşap ve cam gibi muhtelif alanlarda kullanılmış ve geniş coğrafyaya yayılmış bir İslam sanatıdır. İslam Devletinin kuruluşunun ardından basılan ilk sikkelerde yer alan hüsn-i hat sanatı, daha sonra taslar, ibrikler, kâseler ve şamdanlar gibi birçok madenî eserde de tezyinî unsur olarak kullanılmıştır. İslam’ın çeşitli devirlerine ait olan ve özellikle arkeolojik kazılar neticesinde elde edilerek günümüzde müzelerde sergilenen madenî eserler, hüsn-i hat sanatının madenî eserler üzerindeki kullanım şekli ve çeşitliliği hakkında, bu sanatın uygulandığı diğer alanlara nazaran bazı farklılıklar içerdiğini göstermektedir.
Makalede, hüsn-i hat sanatının alışılmışın dışında madenî eserlerde kullanılan insan ve hayvan figürlerinin harflerin bünyesinde yer aldığı tespit edilmiş olup söz konusu yazıların metinleri ve hat çeşitleri incelenmiştir. “Canlı Yazılar” olarak adlandırılan ve az sayıda bulunan figürlü yazılarla, ağırlıklı olarak Selçuklu ve Eyyubî dönemlerinden kalma eserlerde karşılaşılmaktadır. Çalışmada, British Museum 1848,0805.2 envanter numaralı ibrik üzerinden, eser tanımlaması, hat analizi ve metin tespiti yapılmıştır. Ayrıca bu çalışmada, maden sanatının tarihçesi ve tekniklerinin yanı sıra, hüsn-i hat sanatının tezyini boyutuna da değinilirken, bu konular özelinde ciddi bir literatür taraması yapılmış ve temel kaynak niteliğindeki yayınlardan istifade edilmiştir. Bununla beraber çalışma, dünyanın çeşitli müzelerinden alınan örneklerin görselleriyle desteklenmiştir.
Exploring the future with PRO-SPECT: an evidence-based modular foresight approach
Authors: Koen Jessie , Bruel Danielle , Preenen Paul , Van der Torre Wouter
Published: June 2024

Ante los rápidos avances tecnológicos y los imprevistos sociales, predecir el futuro del trabajo resulta todo un reto. La prospectiva, la exploración de futuros potenciales, se perfila como una valiosa estrategia para sortear las incertidumbres del mercado laboral. Sin embargo, los métodos de prospectiva existentes no suelen estar en consonancia con los objetivos prioritarios de los agentes sectoriales y organizativos. Para colmar esta laguna, presentamos PRO-SPECT (PROfessional Sectoral perSPECTive), un enfoque de prospectiva modular elaborado mediante revisión bibliográfica, entrevistas a expertos y talleres. Adaptado a las necesidades de los responsables políticos, las organizaciones y las comunidades, PRO-SPECT consta de cuatro pasos fundamentales: Alcance, Exploración, Impacto y Perspectiva. Este enfoque basado en pruebas tiene por objeto dotar a las partes interesadas de ideas prácticas para el futuro del trabajo y más allá. Este artículo ofrece una visión general de PRO-SPECT y anima a su adopción y al desarrollo del conocimiento en las prácticas de prospectiva.
CENTRAL EUROPEAN CROSSROADS
Authors: van Duin Pieter C.
Published: June 2024

During the four decades of the communist regime in Czechoslovakia a vast literature on working-class movements has been produced but it has hardly any value for today’s scholarship. This remarkable study reopens the field. Based on Czech, Slovak, German and other sources, it focuses on the history of the multi-ethnic social democratic labor movement in Slovakia’s capital Bratislava during the period 1867-1921, and on the process of national revolution during the years 1918–19 in particular. The study places the historic change of the former Pressburg into the modern Bratislava in the broader context of the development of multinational pre-1918 Hungary, the evolution of social, ethnic, and political relations in multi-ethnic Pressburg (a ‘tri-national’ city of Germans, Magyars, and Slovaks), and the development of the multinational labor movement in Hungary and the Habsburg Empire as a whole.
THE NOMADS OF MYKONOS
Authors: Bousiou Pola
Published: June 2024

This is the ethnography of the Mykoniots d’élection, a ‘gang’ of romantic adventurers who have been visiting the island of Mykonos for the last thirty-five years and have formed a community of dispersed friends. Their constant return to and insistence on working, acting and creating in a tourist space, offers them an extreme identity, which in turn is aesthetically marked by the transient cultural properties of Mykonos. Drawing semiotically from its ancient counterpart Delos, whose myth of emergence entails a spatial restlessness, contemporary Mykonos also acquires an idiosyncratic fluidity. In mythology Delos, the island of Apollo, was condemned by the gods to be an island in constant movement. Mykonos, as a signifier of a new form of ontological nomadism, semiotically shares such assumptions. The Nomads of Mykonos keep returning to a series of alternative affective groups largely in order to heal a split: between their desire for autonomy, rebellion and aloneness and their need to affectively belong to a collectivity. Mykonos for the Mykoniots d’élection is their permanent ‘stopover’; their regular comings and goings discursively project onto Mykonos’ space an allegorical (discordant) notion of ‘home’.
BRINGING CULTURE TO THE MASSES
Authors: Richthofen Esther von
Published: June 2024

Cultural life in the former German Democratic Republic (GDR) was strictly controlled by the ruling party, the SED, who attempted to dictate how people spent their free time by prohibiting privately organized leisure time pursuits and offering instead cultural activities in state institutions and organizations. By exploring the nature of dictatorial rule in the GDR and analysing the population’s engagement with state-organized cultural activity, this book challenges the current assumptions about the GDR’s social and institutional history that ignore the interaction and inter-dependence between ‘rulers’ and ‘ruled’. The author argues that the people’s cultural life in the GDR developed a dynamic of its own; it was determined by their own interests and by the input of cultural functionaries, who often aimed to satisfy popular demands, even if they were at odds with the SED’s cultural policy. Gradually, these developments affected SED cultural policy, which in the 1960s became less focused on educationalist goals and increasingly oriented towards popular interests.
EMBODIED COMMUNITIES
Authors: Hughes-Freeland Felicia
Published: June 2024

Court dance in Java has changed from a colonial ceremonial tradition into a national artistic classicism. Central to this general transformation has been dance’s role in personal transformation, developing appropriate forms of everyday behaviour and strengthening the powers of persuasion that come from the skillful manipulation of both physical and verbal forms of politeness. This account of dance’s significance in performance and in everyday life draws on extensive research, including dance training in Java, and builds on how practitioners interpret and explain the repertoire. The Javanese case is contextualized in relation to social values, religion, philosophy, and commoditization arising from tourism. It also raises fundamental questions about the theorization of culture, society and the body during a period of radical change.
THE RELUCTANT REVOLUTIONARY
Authors: Moses John A.
Published: June 2024

Dietrich Bonhoeffer was a uniquely reluctant and distinctly German Lutheran revolutionary. In this volume, the author, an Anglican priest and historian, argues that Bonhoeffer’s powerful critique of Germany’s moral derailment needs to be understood as the expression of a devout Lutheran Protestant. Bonhoeffer gradually recognized the ways in which the intellectual and religious traditions of his own class - the Bildungsbürgertum - were enabling Nazi evil. In response, he offered a religiously inspired call to political opposition and Christian witness—which cost him his life. The author investigates Bonhoeffer’s stance in terms of his confrontation with the legacy of Hegelianism and Neo-Rankeanism, and by highlighting Bonhoeffer’s intellectual and spiritual journey, shows how his endeavor to politicially reeducate the German people must be examined in theological terms.
PLAYING POLITICS WITH HISTORY
Authors: Beattie Andrew H.
Published: June 2024

After Germany's reunification in 1989-90, the country faced not only the history and consequences of the nation’s division during the Cold War but also the continuing burdensome legacy of the Nazi past and the Holocaust. This book explains why concerns that the Nazi past would be marginalized by the more recent Communist past proved to be misplaced. It examines the delicate East–West dynamics and the notion that the West sought to impose "victor's justice" (or history) on the East. More specifically, it examines, for the first time, the history and significance of two parliamentary commissions of inquiry created in the 1990s to investigate the divided past after 1945 and its effects on the reunified country. Not unlike "truth commissions" elsewhere, these inquiries provided an important forum for renegotiating contemporary Germany's relationship with multiple German pasts, including the Nazi period and the Holocaust. The ensuing debates and disagreements over the recent past, examined by the author, open up a window into the wider development of German memory, identity, and politics after the end of the Cold War.
RESPONSIBLE HISTORY
Authors: De Baets Antoon
Published: June 2024

The abuse of history is common and quite possibly once more on the rise. Although this is well documented, there is no general theory that enables historians to identify, prove, explain, and evaluate the many types of abuse of history. In this book, the author, founder of the Network of Concerned Historians, presents such a theory. Reflecting on the responsible use of history, the author identifies the duties that the living has toward the dead and analyzes the rights to memory and history necessary to fulfill these duties. He concludes his powerful argument by proposing a code of ethics as a guide for responsible historians. This work is vital for any historian who wants to oppose and prevent the abuse of history.
MICHAEL HANEKE'S CINEMA
Authors: Wheatley Catherine
Published: June 2024

Existing critical traditions fail to fully account for the impact of Austrian director, and 2009 Cannes Palm d'Or winner, Michael Haneke’s films, situated as they are between intellectual projects and popular entertainments. In this first English-language introduction to, and critical analysis of, his work, each of Haneke’s eight feature films are considered in detail. Particular attention is given to what the author terms Michael Haneke’s ‘ethical cinema’ and the unique impact of these films upon their audiences. Drawing on the moral philosophy of Immanuel Kant and Stanley Cavell, Catherine Wheatley, introduces a new way of marrying film and moral philosophy, which explicitly examines the ethics of the film viewing experience. Haneke’s films offer the viewer great freedom whilst simultaneously imposing a considerable burden of responsibility. How Haneke achieves this break with more conventional spectatorship models, and what its far-reaching implications are for film theory in general, constitute the principal subject of this book.
STATE COLLAPSE AND RECONSTRUCTION IN THE PERIPHERY
Authors: Sörensen Jens Stilhoff
Published: June 2024

In the 1990s, Yugoslavia, which had once been a role model for development, became a symbol for state collapse, external intervention and post-war reconstruction. Today the region has two international protectorates, contested states and borders, severe ethnic polarization and minority concerns. In this first in-depth critical analysis of international administration, aid and reconstruction policies in Kosovo, Jens Stilhoff Sörensen argues that the region must be analyzed as a whole, and that the process of state collapse and recent changes in aid policy must be interpreted in connection to the wider transformation of the global political economy and world order. He examines the shifting inter- and intracommunity relations, the emergence of a "political economy" of conflict, and of informal clientelist arrangements in Serbia and Kosovo and provides a framework for interpreting the collapse of the Yugoslav state, the emergence of ethnic conflict and shadow economies, and the character of western aid and intervention. Western governments and agencies have built policies on conceptions and assumptions for which there is no genuine historical or contemporary economic, social or political basis in the region. As the author persuasively argues, this discrepancy has exacerbated and cemented problems in the region and provided further complications that are likely to remain for years to come.
SUBSTANTIAL JUSTICE
Authors: Goddard Michael
Published: June 2024

Papua New Guinea's village court system was introduced in 1974, partly in an effort to overcome the legal, geographical, and social distance between village societies and the country's formal courts. There are now more than 1100 village courts all over PNG, hearing thousands of cases each week. This anthropological study is grounded in ethnographic research on three different village courts and the communities they serve. It also explores the colonial historical background to the establishment of the village court system, and the local and global processes influencing the efforts of village courts to deal with everyday disputes among grassroots Melanesians.
SOCIAL TORTURE
Authors: Dolan Chris
Published: June 2024

As Director of the Refugee Law Project at the University of Makerere, Kampala, Uganda, Dolan offers a behind-the-scenes, cross-disciplinary study of one of Africa's longest running and most intractable conflicts. This book shows how, alongside the activities of the Lord's Resistance Army, government decisions and actions on the ground, consolidated by humanitarian interventions and silences, played a central role in creating a massive yet only very belatedly recognized humanitarian crisis. Not only individuals, but society as a whole, came to exhibit symptoms typical of torture, and the perpetrator-victim dichotomy became blurred. It is such phenomena, and the complex of social, political, economic and cultural dynamics which underpin them, which the author describes as social torture. Building on political economy, social anthropology, discourse analysis, international relations and psychoanalytic approaches to violence, this book offers an important analytical instrument for all those seeking entry points through which to address entrenched conflicts, whether from a conflict resolution, post-conflict recovery or transitional justice perspective.
ALARMING REPORTS
Authors: Arno Andrew
Published: June 2024

News stories provide an essential confirmation of our ideas about who we are, what we have to fear, and what to do about it: a marketplace of ideas, shopped by rational citizen decision makers but also a shared resource for grounding our contested narratives of identity in objective reality. News as a fundamental social process comes into being not when an event takes place or when a report of the event is created but when that report becomes news to someone. As it moves off the page into the community, news discovers - through its interpretations - its reality in the lives of the consumers. This book explores the path of news as it moves through the tangled labyrinth of social identities and asserted interests that lie beyond the page or screen. The language and communication-oriented study of news promises a salient area of investigation, pointing the way to an expansion, if not a redefinition of basic anthropological ideas and practices of ethnography, participant observation, and “the field” in the future of anthropological research.
THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF GERMANY UNDER CHANCELLORS KOHL AND SCHRÖDER
Authors: Leaman Jeremy
Published: June 2024

While unification has undoubtedly had major effects on Germany's political economy, the pattern of current policy-making preferences was established at an earlier stage, in particular, at the beginning of the 'Kohl-era' in 1982. This essentially neo-liberal pattern can be seen to have dominated the modalities chosen to guide Germany through the process of unifi cation and was mirrored in developments in other OECD countries and in particular within the EU. This book demonstrates that the three policy imperatives (neo-liberal structural reform, European monetary integration, and unification) produced a policy-mix which, together with other structural economic and demographic factors, has had disappointing results in all three areas and hampered Germany's overall economic development.
Narrative Multimodal Texts in Digital Educational Resources for Learning
Foreign Languages: Purposes and Principles of Use
Authors: Tapilin T.
Published: June 2024

Active processes of digitalization in the sphere of education have led to
the emergence of numerous digital educational resources in which the text retains
the position of the basic unit of learning. It is known that the use of narrative
educational texts is widespread in foreign language teaching. At the same time,
in the digital environment, the dominant form of presentation and transmission
of information is multimodal text. As a consequence, under the influence of the
digital environment, some digital educational resources for foreign language
teaching use narrative texts that are also multimodal. The aim of this study is to
review such resources and to identify the principles of using narrative multimodal
texts in their composition. The article analyzes the resources for learning Russian,
English, German, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Chinese as foreign languages. In the
course of the study, it was concluded that when using narrative multimodal texts
in the resources analyzed, the determining factor is the purpose of using these
texts. Regardless of the purpose, the principles of using these texts correlate with
the didactic principles of foreign language teaching and, interestingly, with the
principles of game design (in particular, educational one)
Mind Maps in the Modern Educational Process: Advantages, Functions, Visualization Principles and Design Tools
Authors: Nazarova O. V. , Nazarov A. V.
Published: June 2024

The peculiarities of information perception by modern schoolchildren and
students stimulate the pedagogical community to introduce new ways of presenting
educational information. This article attempts to show the effectiveness of such a popular visual thinking technique as mind maps for the process of visualization and correction of
perception of educational content and to analyze the software of this process. The authors
have identified methodological and theoretical grounds for the use of mind maps in the
educational process and presented their extended typologization. The article demonstrates
the results of approbation of mind maps in the study of one of the topics of the discipline
“Computer Workshop” with first-year students of the Faculty of Economics. The authors of
the article consider the development of an algorithm for training neural networks to build
mental maps taking into account the identified needs, the type of mind maps and the context
of visualization as prospects for further research
Interactive Chatbot ChatGPT in Education:
Challenges and Opportunities
Authors: Zabelin D. A. , Plashcheva E. V. , Lanina S. Y.
Published: June 2024

The article considers the challenges and opportunities associated with
integrating a conversational chatbot, ChatGPT, into an educational environment. ChatGPT
has attracted considerable attention as a tool that facilitates interactive learning. The study
aims to identify and understand the challenges and potential benefits of using ChatGPT
in education. One of the key challenges highlighted in the article is the need to ensure the
accuracy and reliability of the information provided by ChatGPT. As the model generates
responses based on templates and examples from training data, there is a concern that
the information it provides to students may be inaccurate and biased. Addressing this
concern is critical to maintaining the integrity of the educational content and ensuring
that students receive accurate information. On the other hand, the study revealed a number
of opportunities associated with the use of ChatGPT in education. This model is capable
of providing personalized on-demand support to students by offering immediate feedback,
explanations, and resources. This can enhance learning by tailoring content to individual
student needs. In addition, ChatGPT can promote active learning by engaging students
in meaningful conversations, developing critical thinking and problem-solving skills. Also,
ChatGPT can help teachers work with large groups of students, provide additional support,
and promote collaborative learning. By examining the challenges and opportunities of
using ChatGPT in education, this study contributes to our understanding of the potential
benefits and challenges in implementing conversational chatbots in educational settings. It
provides valuable insights that can help educators, policy makers, and developers capitalize
on the benefits of ChatGPT while mitigating its drawbacks to create an effective and ethical
learning environment
THE PROCESS OF ADAPTATION OF A POLICE OFFICER IN THE UN PEACEKEEPING AND SECURITY MISSIONS
Authors: Verbilov Alexey , Oparin Konstantin
Published: June 2024

In the article some issues of professional adaptation of police officers to the service in international police contingents of the UN peacekeeping missions are considered. The problems, stages and types of professional adaptation are discussed. Some practical recommendations are presented to facilitate the adaptation process of a police officer to the conditions of service in peacekeeping missions.
СТРАТЕГІЯ РОЗВИТКУ ПОТЕНЦІАЛУ ГОТЕЛЬНО-РЕСТОРАННОГО БІЗНЕСУ В УКРАЇНІ В УМОВАХ ВІЙНИ
Authors: ГРИБИК Ігор , ШАМУТИЛО Анна
Published: June 2024

Стаття присвячена оцінюванню перспективних напрямів розвитку готельно-ресторанного бізнесу за умов нестабільного економічного стану. Війна в Україні призвела до суттєвих змін в усіх сферах, особливої уваги потребує розгляд сфери гостинності, яка найбільше впливає на потік туристів в Україну, зменшення якого наразі є основною проблемою для галузі через нестабільну ситуацію та закриті кордони. Це призводить до зниження виручки та ускладнює планування подальшого розвитку.
Розробка нових бізнес-стратегій необхідна в силу того, що готельний ринок України опинився у складній ситуації через військову агресію росії.  Війна негативно вплинула на ринок, оскільки призвела до припинення роботи багатьох готелів, деякі з них знищено, кількість туристів зменшилася, ланцюги постачання були порушені, виникли проблеми з електроенергією, кадрові проблеми через виїзд персоналу за кордон, неможливо було ефективно працювати через введення комендантської години, повітряної тривоги та ін.
Бізнес повинен віднайти баланс між мінімізацією ризиків та впровадженням інновацій та інвестицій в інфраструктуру. Вчасно реагуючи на зовнішні виклики та змінюючи стратегії, підприємства матимуть можливість стабільно зростати та приваблювати все більше відвідувачів у післявоєнний період, коли потік туристів в Україну збільшиться в декілька разів.
ПЕРСПЕКТИВИ ТА ТЕНДЕНЦІЇ РОЗВИТКУ ВІТЧИЗНЯНОГО РІТЕЙЛУ В ПЕРІОД ПОВОЄННОГО ЧАСУ
Authors: ДРАЖНИЦЯ Сергій , КАЛІНСЬКИЙ Євген
Published: June 2024

У даній статті автори конкретизують суть та значення рітейлу для забезпечення належного рівня життя населення та розвитку економіки держави в період війни та у період повоєнного часу. Автори наводять основні фактори та чинники впливу на розвиток рітейлу в Україні.
Також у статті авторами здійснено короткий аналіз стану вітчизняного рітейлу із наведенням основних пріоритетів його розвитку.
На основі проведеного аналізу авторами узагальнено основні перспективи та тенденції розвитку вітчизняного рітейлу в період повоєнного стану.
A Graphical User Interface Based on Logistic Regression Approach for Malarial Detection
Authors: Kumar Manish , Sarkar Bikash
Published: June 2024

Malaria (a mosquito-infected disease) is one of the deadliest communicable diseases in the world. The disease causes a significant global health challenge. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), millions of deaths occur every year worldwide. The mortality rate poses a challenge to authority and management. Over the years, mathematical and machine learning (ML)-based techniques have been developed to mitigate the scenario. In this study, ML-based prediction techniques are investigated to predict the presence of malaria in individuals. More specifically, three ML-based techniques—Logistic Regression (LR), Support Vector Machine (SVM), and Random Forest (RF)—are employed to differentiate their prediction performance (namely, classification accuracy, precision, recall, and F-score) over a created database (D) consisting of 350 records. Among the adopted techniques, the LR technique shows overall better performance over the test data chosen from D. A graphical user interface (GUI) based on LR is also developed to detect the presence or absence of malaria in any individual. The time spent by the GUI to report the absence or presence of the disease is definitely less than the time spent by malaria experts.