bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
A Review: Urban Heat Island and its Impact on Building Energy Consumption
Authors:   Department of Architecture and Built Environment, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia, Maghrabi Ammar , Mohamed Mohd Farid ,   Department of Architecture and Built Environment, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia, N. Raman Sudharshan ,   Civil Engineering Discipline, School of Engineering, Monash University Malaysia, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, 47500 Bandar Sunway, Selangor, Malaysia, Mat Sulaiman Mohd Khairul Azhar ,   Department of Architecture and Built Environment, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia, Mohammad Yusoff Wardah Fatimah ,   Department of Architecture and Built Environment, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia, Abuhussain Mohammed Awad ,   Department of Architectural Engineering, Najran University, 66462, Najran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Published: December 2022

Civilization and urbanization are the two key demands of humans in the 20th century. Over the last few decades, a considerable number of the human population have moved to urban areas. This phenomenon has led to an explosion of the population in some of the major cities around the globe, including in Saudi Arabia. Urban Heat Island (UHI) is a climatic condition in which urban settlements experience increased air temperature than their neighboring rural counterparts. The UHI is attributed to the anthropogenic modification of land surfaces, population growth, urban development, and its consequential production of waste heat, which is endangering human health and the environment as well as the quality of living. Series of factors have been responsible for UHI, including building orientation, material albedo, land use, high-rise constructions, and human activities. The present study investigates the significance of the UHI features and their relation to building energy consumption. A list of contributing factors to UHI was identified and analyzed. The study suggests that there is a positive relationship between urban greening and urban material concerning energy consumption. Thus, this is a potential study gap that needs to be addressed to analyze the impact of UHI, particularly in the context of Saudi Arabia.
Portraying Urban Change in Alfama (Lisbon): How Local Socio-Spatial Practices Shape Heritage
Authors: Fontes Catarina , Cordeiro Graça Índias
Published: December 2022

Alfama, a neighborhood whose history dates to Lisbon’s origins, held simultaneously the power and burden of representing the “old Lisbon.” It is recognized as a territory that was never a part of the efforts to modernize the city but also through its inherent values. The latter derives exactly from the nostalgic images it projects and through which the city’s history is kept alive. As part of a city’s ecosystem and embroiling global phenomena, the neighborhood faces inevitable changes, affecting both the closely intertwined urban fabric and socio-cultural aspects to shape a landscape of tangible and intangible heritage. Based on a multidisciplinary and humanistic approach, the article portrays the urban change in the neighborhood through a spatial and ethnographic lens, along different scales and angles, contributing with a critical dimension to understanding urban development processes. We examine how Alfama has been dealing with political intentions steered by economic prosperity and global influences. Thus, we look at policies fostering urban regeneration and tourism development and describe impacts on the territory and responses where traces of the community’s resilience emerge. We further discuss how increased tourism led to a “touristification” scenario and implied local responses. Namely, the community has been activating specific mechanisms and leveraging certain socio-spatial features to cope with the process of change. Some examples highlight how the community is adapting practices of space and social interactions to take advantage of the new possibilities brought up by tourism, while defending its core socio-spatial networks, in a continuous process of heritage creation.
BIRD HUNTING IN THE EASTERN PART OF THE COMMONWEALTH IN THE LIGHT OF NARRATIVE SOURSES OF THE 16TH – 17TH CENTURIES
Authors:   Taras Shevchenko national University of Kyiv, Kravchenko N.
Published: December 2022

The article analyzes bird hunting in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in the light of such sources as treatises and diaries; some of them have also left their impression on the history of literature. Depending on their subject, hunting as such or merely bird hunting (as its branch) are represented completely or fragmentarily in these sources. Owing to hunting treatises as the main source in the context of this study, it is possible to reconstruct the technical level of development in this area at the time mentioned. These sources are relevant in terms of researching the knowledge about avifauna of the time, habits of its representatives, behavior, breeding season (during that period it was recommended to limit hunting). The latter is a manifestation of a pragmatic attitude to this resource, awareness of its value, which can also be interpreted as a primary manifestation of environmental awareness. A small number of the analyzed sources relate to the Ukrainian lands in particular. However, due to the similarity of landscapes and the conservatism of hunting practices, Polish examples can sometimes be illustrative. In the memoirs of this period hunting is represented from a different angle than that of the treatises – as part of everyday life at that time. Given that hunting chase was considered the best way for elites to hunt as a form of military training, bird hunting was inconspicuous. It was often a craft of poor servants, so it is visible in diaries from another angle – as a source of new gastronomic experiences. Most often we are talking about baked partridges and blackbirds, capercaillie, bustard, quail, etc.; the use of smaller birds is known mainly due to rare mentions. In the diaries, dedicated to the diplomatic missions to other countries and diplomatic receptions, the birds of prey, along with expensive sable furs can often be found in the lists of prestigious gifts. A spin-off manifestation of the popularity of hunting was the emergence of hunting sayings.
Civil society during the crisis of the «normalization» regime and the genesis of Czechoslovakia’s Euro-Atlantic course
Authors:   Taras Shevchenko national University of Kyiv, Motruk Svitlana
Published: December 2022

The article is devoted to the history of Czechoslovak civil society and its important component – dissidents. The process of the independent initiatives and structures wide spectrum creation, which were in opposition to the regime of “normalization” is considered, as well as their influence on the process of democratic transit and determination of the integration course. Typology and program’s directions of this structure and the causes of polyvariance and controversiality in points of view are analyzed. The article draws special attention to the replacement of the paradigm of opposition work – the transition from political activity to the conception of «antipolitical policy». The level of the main components of the democratic movement influence, «Charter-77» on the social and political process during the researched period is determined. One of its consequences was the emergence of protostructures of the «parallel society». In Czechoslovakia the «parallel society» operated under the strong influence of state structures. It was forced to distance itself from political issues. Nevertheless, the structures of the «parallel society» and its «nonpolitical policy» turned out to provide a significant system of ideas and organizational initiatives. It was capable of transforming the society, which was stagnant in the final years of the policy of «normalization». It also promoted the future emergence of democratic structures. On the basis of the political and legal experience in Czechoslovakia is proved the interdependence of civil society and democratic processes activity. The author emphasizes that the transition into a full European Union and NATO members was the result of a long, difficult and controversial process of «European Come Back». This process started after the Velvet Revolution victory and allowed the leadership of the countries with the support of the «third sector» to manage a number of problems in the social-political and military-technical spheres. The participation principles of civil society and its organizations in public life, in the decision-making process at the state level, and reasons for the decline of activism in the political culture of the population are considered.
FOTOVOLTAİK İNVERTERLER İLE REAKTİF GÜÇ OPTİMİZASYONU
Authors: KISAKÜREK Sabri Murat , ŞEKKELİ Mustafa
Published: December 2022

Son yıllarda yenilenebilir enerji kaynaklarından elektrik üretimine artan yönelim sebebiyle elektrik dağıtım şebekelerinde özellikle fotovoltaik (PV) tabanlı kaynaklar olmak üzere dağıtık üretim santraller oldukça yaygınlaşmış ve bu santrallerin payı gün geçtikçe artmaktadır. Bu durumun şebeke üzerindeki etkileri üzerine çalışmalar günümüzde artan bir önem kazanmıştır. Genel bir kanı olarak “tüketimin olduğu yerde üretim” konsepti daha düşük teknik kayıp ve ideale yaklaştırılmış gerilim profili gibi şebekeyi daha iyi koşullarda çalışmasına yardımcı olabileceği gibi; iyi planlanmamış, şebekenin ihtiyacının çok altında veya çok üstünde dağıtım üretimin yapılması durumunda şebeke, olduğundan daha kötü koşullarda çalışabilmektedir. Bu durumlarda, şebekenin sürdürülebilir çalışma koşullarında çalışabilmesi için dağıtım sistemi operatörlerinin (DSO) yapması gereken yatırımı artırmaktadır. Bu yatırımlar arasında pratikte en fazla uygulananlar, mevcut hatların akım taşıma kapasitesi yüksek hatlar ile değiştirilmesi, şebekeye yeni hatlar/bağlantılar eklenmesi ve kapasitörler aracılığıyla reaktif güç kompanzasyonudur. PV inverterlerin tasarımlarının doğası gereği belirli limitler kapsamında gerek kapasitif gerekse endüktif reaktif güç desteği verebilmektedirler ve bu inverterların reaktif güç kompansatörü olarak kullanılması, yatırım ihtiyacını azaltabilmektedir. Bu çalışmada, dağıtım şebekesindeki PV santrallerin reaktif güç limitlerini göz önüne alınarak şebekenin gerilim profilini iyileştirmek için alınması gereken reaktif güç desteğinin optimum miktarı hesaplanmasına yönelik Python tabanlı, Parçacık Sürü Optimizasyonu (PSO) algoritması geliştirilecektir. Şebeke modelleme, analiz ve simülasyon için DIgSILENT PowerFactory şebeke analiz programı kullanılacak ve geliştirilen optimizasyon algoritması ile modellenen şebekeye, Python aracılığıyla bağlanılıp gerekli analizler yapılacak ve raporlanacaktır.
Effects of different doses of royal jelly on oxidative stress and telomerase enzyme in rats with Cadmium toxicity
Authors: ÇAKIR Selcen
Published: December 2022

Purpose: Cadmium (Cd) is a toxic metal that seriously threatens human health due to environmental pollution, is widely used in industry and agriculture, and causes oxidative stress and tissue damage. This study aims to examine the effect of royal jelly (RJ) on oxidative status and telomerase enzyme activity in tissue damage induced by Cd.

Materials and Methods: The experimental design was made with 6 rats in each group. A total of 6 groups were created: control group, Cd group, 250 mg/kg RJ group, Cd + 250 mg/kg RJ group, 400 mg/kg RJ group, Cd + 400 mg/kg RJ group. In the study, total oxidant status and total antioxidant status in blood serum were investigated by colorimetric method, and telomerase enzyme activity in ovarian tissue was investigated by ELISA method.

Results: Cd caused an increase in oxidative capacity (23.80 ± 2.4) and a significant decrease was determined after RJ applications compared to the control group. After RJ application, the best total antioxidant response was observed in the 250 mg/kg RJ and Cd + 250 mg/kg RJ groups. Cd significantly reduced telomerase enzyme activity (0.90 ± 0.13). RJ administered for treatment after Cd application increased telomerase levels up to the control level (1.40 ± 0.05). The best treatment response was observed in the Cd + 250 mg/kg RJ group (1.42 ± 0.05).

Conclusion: Cd causes oxidative stress and that RJ may have curative effects by increasing the antioxidant capacity and telomerase enzyme activity RJ is a promising natural product and can contribute to recovery.
Acil Uzaktan Öğretimde Ölçme ve Değerlendirme Etkinlikleri: Öğretmen Adaylarının Sesi
Authors: ASLAN ALTAN Bilge , KARALAR Halit
Published: December 2022

Eğitimin kalitesini, verimliliğini ve etkililiğini arttırmada ölçme ve değerlendirme büyük öneme sahiptir. Öğretimin çevrimiçi ortamlarda gerçekleştirilmesi ölçme ve değerlendirme etkinliklerine başvurulmadığı anlamına gelmemektedir. Bu çalışma, öğretmen adaylarının acil uzaktan öğretimde deneyimlediği ölçme-değerlendirme etkinliklerini betimlemeyi, bu deneyimlerin olumlu ve olumsuz yönlerini ortaya koymayı amaçlamaktadır. Bu amaç doğrultusunda bu çalışma, tarama modelinde kurgulanmış olup betimsel bir yaklaşım benimsemiştir. Araştırma, Türkiye’deki bir devlet üniversitesinin eğitim fakültesinde öğrenim gören 131 öğretmen adayının katılımı ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. Araştırma verilerinin toplanması amacıyla araştırmacılar tarafından hazırlanan iki bölüm (demografik bilgiler ve anket maddeleri) ve 23 kapalı uçlu sorudan oluşan bir anket formu kullanılmıştır. Araştırma verileri, betimsel analizlerle incelenmiş, bulgular yüzde ve frekans dağılımları ile yorumlanmıştır. Çalışma sonucunda, öğretmen adaylarının genel olarak kurumsal öğrenme yönetim sisteminde hazırlanan ölçme değerlendirme etkinliklerine katıldığı, ancak bu etkinliklerde ödev, açık uçlu sorulara yanıt gibi farklı türlere de yer verildiği sonucuna ulaşılmıştır. Ayrıca, öğretmen adaylarının ölçme-değerlendirme etkinliklerinde çeşitli zorluklar yaşamalarına rağmen etkinliklerin öğretim süreci sonunda öğrenme kazanımlarının gerçekleşmesinde önemli katkılar sağladığı da belirlenmiştir.
Pendampingan Penguatan Kapasitas Kelembagaan Kelompok Sadar Wisata (Pokdarwis)
Authors: Raharjo Kukuh Miroso , Zulkarnain Zulkarnain , Krisdayanti Krisdayanti
Published: December 2022

The facilitates program for strengthening institutional capacity was carried out for the Tourism Awareness Group (Pokdarwis) in Benjor Village. Pokdarwis, which was named “Embun Cinde”, was only formed in 2019 and is expected to play an active role in managing one of the tourism potentials of Benjor Coban Cinde Village. Coban Cinde tourism is a mainstay waterfall tour in Benjor Village. Mentoring to strengthen institutional capacity was carried out with speakers and attended by around 35 participants, namely Pokdarwis members and Putri Langit members. Mentoring activities carried out in the form of socialization carried out face-to-face and then implementation in Pokdarwis management. The purpose of this assistance is to foster motivation among Pokdarwis members and increase knowledge about tourism management. The recommended result is the importance of Pokdarwis paying attention to the prerequisites as Pokdarwis members and developing the potential that exists in the village. The conclusion shows that the newly formed pokdarwis of Benjor village must learn a lot about tourism management strategies so that they continue to develop and care about the pokdarwis members themselves.Program pendampingan penguatan kapaisitas kelembagaan dilaksanakan untuk Kelompok Sadar Wisata (Pokdarwis) Desa Benjor. Pokdarwis yang diberi nama “embun cinde” ini baru dibentuk pada tahun 2019 lalu  dan diharapkan dapat berperan aktif dalam mengelola salah satu potensi wisata yang dimiliki Desa Benjor coban cinde. Wisata coban cinde merupakan wisata air terjun andalan Desa Benjor. Pendampingan untuk penguatan kapasitas kelembagaan dilakukan dengan mendatangkan pemateri dan dihadiri oleh peserta yang berjumlah sekitar 35 orang yaitu anggota pokdarwis dan anggota putri langit. Kegiatan pendampingan dilaksanakan di dalam bentuk sosialisasi yang dilaksanakan secara tatap muka dan kemudian implementasi dalam manajemen Pokdarwis. Tujuan kegiatan pendampingan ini untuk menumbuhkan motivasi diantara anggota Pokdarwis dan menambah pengetahuan mengenai pengelolaan wisata. Hasil yang direkomendasikan adalah pentingnya pokdarwis memperhatikan prasyarat sebagai anggota pokdarwis dan melakukan pengembangan terhadap potensi yang ada di desa. Kesimpulannya menunjukkan bahwa pokdarwis desa benjor yang baru terbentuk ini harus banyak mempelajari strategi pengelolaan tempat wisata agar terus berkembang dan menumbuhkan sikap peduli wisata pada anggota pokdarwis itu sendiri.
Reseña de sitio web: Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA). Declaración PRISMA 2020
Authors: Fuentes Adela
Published: December 2022

PRISMA se perfila como una herramienta esencial para llevar a cabo revisiones sistemáticas con o sin metaanálisis asociado. Constituida por dos elementos principales, una lista de verificación (con una versión extendida para facilitar su comprensión) y cuatro diagramas de flujo (para Revisiones Sistemáticas nuevas y Revisiones Sistemáticas de actualización), esta nueva versión se adapta a las necesidades de un amplio espectro de campos de estudio, abarcando desde el campo de investigación médico con corte cuantitativo, a aquellos de corte mixto o cualitativo, como las ciencias sociales y entre ellas las ciencias educativas.
Psychological rehabilitation for cancer patients: from the origins to the present
Authors: Tkachenko G.  A. , Stepanova A.  M.
Published: December 2022

Cancer patients may suffer from severe distress that results in low mood, lack of energy and fatigue, and reduces the effectiveness of treatment. For a favorable outcome, they need rehabilitation to help them cope with the psychological effects of cancer. A psycho-oncologist is a specialist who provides psychological support and care for cancer patients and their relatives.

The first studies demonstrating the efficacy of psychotherapy and rehabilitation in cancer patients were conducted in the last third of the 20th century both in Russia and overseas. Nowadays, available techniques used all over the world include cognitive behavioral therapy, art therapy, and creative visualization.
Knowledge, Attitude and Practice among Girls ’ in Schools towards Depression, Khamis Maushyt, the Governate of Aseer Region, 2015, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Authors: Essa Mariam Saeed Ibrahim , Khan Rosina , Shehri M. A. Al , Shahrani W.S Al , Abdalmagid M.A.
Published: December 2022

Background: Depression is an illness that involves the body, mind, and, thoughts that affect the way a person eats, sleep, feels about him/ her and thinks about things.

Objectives: The study aimed to assess knowledge, attitude and practice among girls in schools toward Depression, King Saudi Arabia, Khamis Maushyt, the Governate of Aseer Region.

Methods: Community based cross–sectional descriptive study was conducted in Khamis Mushayt School to identify knowledge, attitude and practice among girls towards depression. A total of 207 students (girls) were involved in the study. They were selected by using simple random sampling techniques. Data were collected through a questionnaire and analyzed using SPSS software version 20.

Result: The study showed that 180 (87%) students knew what depression means, 151(72.9%) of study group did not feel depressed, while 79 (38.2%) of the study group sometimes felt lonely. In the study, 50 (24.2%) of students go to the physician when they feel depressed and 53 (25.6%) students in the study group think that depression has medical treatment while 109 (52.7%) of study group believed that depression might have other treatment such as Holy Qur’an.

Conclusion: There is a need for a national intervention program to promote of adolescent mental health in schools. The program should include the screening of students using psychometric scales.
Investigation of oxidative stress in patients with multifocal motor neuropathy
Authors: Patzkó Ágnes , Deli Gabriella , Cseh Tamás , Beleznay Zsuzsanna , Nagy Lajos , Kéki Sándor , Mike Andrea , Pál Endre , Komoly Sámuel , Illes Zsolt , Csongor Alexandra , Pfund Zoltán
Published: December 2022

Multifocal motor neuropathy (MMN) is a rare, immune-mediated illness attacking ex­clusively motor nerves. It is known that oxidative stress is present in peripheral neuropathies, but it has not been investigated MMN. We measured in our prospective study the L-arginine, symmetric and asymmetric dimethylarginine (SDMA, ADMA) serum concentrations of 10 patients and 10 controls before and after intravenous immunoglobulin treatment (IVIG), as markers of the L-arginine/NO pathway involved in chronic inflammation and oxidative stress. The functions of motor nerves were tested in all patients and the serum antiganglioside antibody levels were de­tec­ted, as well. MMN patients showed significantly higher ADMA (p = 0.0048; 0.98 and 0.63, respectively) and SDMA le­vels (p = 0.001; 0.88 and 0.51, respectively) than healthy controls, while L-arginine was not different. Controlling for the covariant age, ADMA (B = -0.474; p = 0.041) or SDMA (B = -0.896; p < 0.0005) serum levels proved to be the significant predictors of the presence of MMN. IVIG therapy decreased significantly ADMA concentrations (p = 0.025; 0.98 and 0.84, respectively) and showed a trend to reduce SDMA levels (p = 0.1; 0.88 and 0.74, respectively). The dimethylamine levels did not correlate with the number of affected nerves, disease duration, or the presence of ganglioside antibodies. The conduction block-related peripheral motor dysfunction improved right after the IVIG treatment. Dimethylamine levels are elevated in the serum and are responsive to IVIG therapy in MMN. These findings support the presence of oxidative stress in MMN.
Vergonha e práticas avaliativas.
Authors: Cortese Beatriz Pedro
Published: December 2022

Tendo por objetivo conhecer os sentidos produzidos pelos alunos sobre a avaliação escolar, parti de minha experiência como professora e coordenadora do Ensino Fundamental para observar as relações que se estabelecem entre professores e alunos e entre alunos e alunos. A pesquisa foi dividida em duas partes: na primeira, encontra-se o relato de situações cotidianas nas quais pais, professores e alunos protagonizam conflitos que envolvem a avaliação escolar. Na segunda, alunos do 4º ano do Ensino Fundamental produzem sentidos sobre a avaliação escolar durante entrevistas. Para analisar as situações e as entrevistas utilizei concepções desenvolvidas por estudiosos do cotidiano escolar, entre eles José Mario Azanha e Marli André. Além disso, as idéias de linguagem e de discurso apresentadas por Mikhail Bakhtin e revistas por Mary Jane Spink foram essenciais para o desvelamento dos discursos infantis. Dentre outras coisas, foi possível encontrar, nas vozes dos alunos, o desenvolvimento do sentimento de vergonha, e esse é o tema principal deste artigo. Para isso, o estudo de Yves de La Taille sobre a vergonha e sua relação com a construção do “valor de si” foi um dos principais referenciais teóricos utilizados.
Efeito do perfil do diretor na gestão escolar sobre a proficiência do aluno
Authors: Soares Tufi Machado , Teixeira Lucia Helena G.
Published: December 2022

Este trabalho apresenta os resultados de um estudo que procura avaliar a associação dos perfis dos diretores das escolas estaduais mineiras com os rendimentos dos alunos que participaram do Programa de Avaliação da Educação Básica do Sistema Mineiro de Avaliação Educacional - Proeb/Simave - 2002. A identificação dos perfis dos diretores, classificados a partir de três tendências na gestão escolar - a gerencial, a tradicional e a democrática -, realizada com a utilização de métodos baseados em estatísticas multivariadas, como análise fatorial e análise de agrupamentos, constituiu o objetivo principal de um estudo anterior, a partir do qual foi possível aprofundar as reflexões aqui desenvolvidas, buscando associar aqueles resultados com os dados relativos à proficiência dos alunos obtidos através do Proeb. Utilizando técnicas de regressão hierárquica, os resultados sugerem uma associação do diretor, caracterizado como plenamente democrático, com uma maior proficiência em Língua Portuguesa do aluno da escola.
Guía didáctica de educación ambiental. Especies exóticas invasoras. Manual para formadores y formadoras
Authors:   Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Baquero Noriega Rocío Aránzazu
Published: December 2022

Las Especies Exóticas Invasoras (EEI) son actualmente la segunda causa de pérdida de biodiversidad del planeta y uno de los principales motores del cambio global (Early et al., 2016, Brondizio et al., 2019). Su presencia amenaza a las especies nativas, a los hábitats y ecosistemas naturales y a los recursos económicos en las áreas donde se naturalizan. En ocasiones se convierten en una grave amenaza para la salud pública tanto para humanos como para otras especies, ya que pueden ser potentes transmisores de enfermedades.
Understanding disability as socially and culturally constructed – what does this mean for inclusive early childhood education?
Authors: Li Shihan , O'Hara-Gregan Justine , MacArthur Jude
Published: December 2022

In New Zealand, every child has the right to participate in inclusive, quality early childhood education (ECE), as outlined in the 1989 United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCROC). However, research reveals both the struggles children with disabilities and their families experience to have their rights recognised and upheld, and the lack of confidence early childhood (EC) teachers report related to working with diverse groups of children. Drawing on an appreciative case study, this article uses a framework of disability studies in education and sociocultural theory to illustrate how understanding disability as socially constructed can contribute to inclusive ECE practice. The findings from this case study provide EC teachers with approaches to inclusive practice, and may generate further dialogue about inclusion.
Teachers’ views of young children’s citizenship in Aotearoa: Discourses and power complexities
Authors: Xu Peng , Ritchie Jenny
Published: December 2022

Children’s citizenship in early childhood education and care is the root of democracy, equity, and sustainability. In Aotearoa New Zealand, Te Whāriki has a strong aspiration for children as competent and active citizens. Early childhood settings are sites where children may have opportunities to act as powerful citizens. Employing Foucault’s theory of discourse and power, this article analyses interviews from 12 kindergarten teachers in Aotearoa. This article reveals multiple discourses underpinning power dynamics regarding children’s citizenship in selected Aotearoa kindergartens and offers insight into children’s citizenship as a power-sharing pedagogy.
Oobleck, cloud dough, popcorn and volcanoes: Supporting scientific learning through intentional teaching
Authors: McFlynn Erin , Day Ann-Marie , Vaughan Catherine , Young Rachel , Maxwell Brooke
Published: December 2022

An intentional teaching approach provided a Wellington kindergarten with valuable avenues for supporting the teaching and learning of young children from refugee and immigrant backgrounds. Despite reservations about implementing this approach, teachers found that it was possible to use it in a child-centred way. The teachers’ research inquiry into scientific learning provides examples of how intentional teaching supported positive and beneficial learning outcomes for young children. The inquiry highlighted the importance of slowing down, the value of repetition, the depth of child engagement in scientific activities and the significance of sensory learning. Intentional teaching was found to contribute to significant learning happening over time.
The rights of the child and what this means for teachers
Authors: Bourke Roseanna , O'Neill John
Published: December 2022

Aotearoa New Zealand ratified the 1989 United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) in 1993, which means its principles and rights are obligatory, not optional. So, UNCRC has important implications for teachers, leaders, and boards of trustees in schools. UNCRC has 54 articles. A good starting point for teachers is the articles that directly impact on their work with their students. These include Articles 12, 13, 28, 29, and 30. The children’s rights framework of “space, voice, audience and influence” developed by Professor Laura Lundy is universally recognised as a useful tool for teachers to use when considering how to practically apply UNCRC Article 12, which states that all children have the right to have their say and express their views on matters of interest to them. This includes their classroom relations with teachers, the curriculum, school policies, and rules. Engaging students in meaningful decision making encourages more democratic and autonomy supportive forms of teaching and learning.
Recognising rangatahi as active agents in advocating for their rights to whānau ora and collective wellbeing in education
Authors: Page Cat , Rona Sarika
Published: December 2022

Educators have a central role in the advocacy and implementation of children’s rights. In reframing Western notions of wellbeing, rights, and student voice from a Māori view, educators are more likely to provide more meaningful support for rangatahi, whānau, and community. This research is underpinned by He Oranga Mokopuna, which repositions mokopuna Māori rights as tangata whenua. Ten Year 10 rangatahi engaged in wānanga during hui for this project. The article outlines implications of their kōrero for educators, and is an extension of a previously published piece by the same authors.
Young people’s perspective of the inclusion of school-based resourcing for menstruation
Authors: Hylton Becca , Bourke Roseanna
Published: December 2022

Young people should not miss out on education because they are menstruating; a normal part of life. The importance of supporting students who menstruate is recognised internationally, with countries increasingly making period products freely available. This article reports on research that provides an insight into the perspectives of 10 secondary school students who experience menstruation about how school-based resourcing for menstrual management impacts on their wellbeing and overall development and offers advice for teachers that students would find helpful. Young people at secondary school who menstruate want: more education about menstruation; a greater understanding of their experiences by others; menstruation to be normalised; and supportive relationships and resources to enhance their wellbeing.
Young Asian students holding on to their culture: Their messages for teachers
Authors: Lee Sara , Dacre Maria
Published: December 2022

Aotearoa New Zealand is home to diverse ethnic groups. Discussions with students about their own cultural identity are important to recognise and include our diverse student communities within schools. For adolescents, developing their identity, inclusive of their culture, is fundamental at a time when these young people are striving to figure out who they are. When students feel that schools recognise and welcome their culture and identity, they are more likely to engage their whole selves in academic tasks. This article reports on a small qualitative research study involving 10 Asian secondary school students. The findings demonstrate students’ valuing access to cultural activities, highlighting the critical influence of language, food, cultural ornaments, and upholding the familiar traditions of their culture; all of which contribute positively to students’ cultural identity and wellbeing. The article outlines suggestions for practical application of their views for teachers and school communities are included.
Secondary students’ perceptions of their school’s disciplinary processes
Authors: Read Emma , Robertson Tarryn , Dharan Vijaya , O'Neill John
Published: December 2022

The term school discipline includes student self-management, classroom management, behaviour management, and school exclusion practices. This article is based on the perspectives of rangatahi on disciplinary practices from two different high schools. Ten Years 9–11 students from one school who had experienced exclusion, and 10 fully engaged Year 13 students in another school reflected on their strategic navigation of the culture of classroom and school discipline. Students were aware of how to exercise agency within their school’s disciplinary regime and called for more democratic and equitable processes and dialogical relationships with their teachers.
The Causes and Consequences of Low Morale Amongst Public Librarians
Authors: Miller-Nesbitt Andrea
Published: December 2022

A Review of:Kendrick, K. D. (2020). The public librarian low-morale experience: A qualitative study. Partnership: The Canadian Journal of Library and Information Practice and Research, 15(2), 1-32. http://doi.org/10.21083/partnership.v15i2.5932
Objective – To understand if, how, and within what parameters, librarians working in public libraries experience low morale.
Design – Semi-structured interview, phenomenology
Setting – Public libraries in Canada and the United States
Subjects – Participants (N = 20) were credentialed librarians who worked or had worked in a public library, and who experienced low morale due to their work. 
Methods – Invitations were distributed to 10 electronic mailing lists. Purposive sampling was used to select the participants -- they represented librarians with a range of experience, working within a variety of specialties. The researcher received informed consent and the participants completed a short survey in order to collect demographic data before taking part in semi-structured interviews. The interviews were transcribed and coded, after which data were analyzed and thematic clusters identified. 
Main results – Various types of abuse, either performed by library users (ex. physical and verbal abuse), or by colleagues/managers/administrators (ex. emotional abuse, system abuse, and negligence) were revealed to cause low morale in public librarians. Data show that the participants' responses to the abuse influenced their affective, cognitive, and physiological well-being, as well as professional expectations and trajectories. This study identified three low morale impact factors and seven enabling systems that were unique to public librarians when compared to academic librarians. The unique impact factors are: personal safety, resilience narratives, and social contexts. The enabling systems are: organizational structure, library workplace culture, on-demand relocation, policies, training, equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI), and politics. 
Conclusion – This study builds on the literature and provides additional evidence on the prevalence of low morale in LIS workplaces. The data show that there are similarities in the causes and consequences of low morale in the workplace amongst public librarians and their academic counterparts. Understaffing, mission creep, and working with underserved and marginalized communities all play a part in the morale of public librarians. Low morale negatively affects public librarians’ mental and physical health, as well as their professional outlook and trajectory. The author makes a case for comprehensive leadership training for public library management, as well as the presence of people with different expertise (such as social workers and first responders) in public libraries. Additionally, the author suggests the need for further research on topics that came up in this study.
Approaches to Negotiating Change Through Evolving Library Management Styles in Australian University Libraries
Authors: Dettman David
Published: December 2022

A Review of:Gunapala, M., Montague, A., Reynolds, S., & Vo-Tran, H. (2020). Managing change in university libraries in the 21st century: An Australian perspective. Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association, 69(2), 191-214. https://doi.org/10.1080/24750158.2020.1756598
Objective – Investigating current change management practices to create a conceptual management framework for the 21st century.
Design – Interviews using a qualitative constructivist approach.
Setting – Australian university libraries.
Subjects – Chief university librarians of 18 public universities out of 37 in Australia.
Methods – Chief university librarians in more than half of the public university libraries in Australia were interviewed. The interviews were completed face-to-face using a semi-structured questioning approach, based on themes and concepts derived from the literature review. Observation data were also gathered through physical visits to the libraries. The data analysis was conducted using two Microsoft Excel matrices, one grouped thematically and the other populated with relevant literature review commentary when it aligned with interviewee commentary. The conceptual framework used to guide the research is made up of six fundamentals of performance improvements to effectively manage change: resources, relevance, stakeholders, strategy, government policy, and university infrastructure. The research focused on current change management practices of chief librarians as they address these issues.
Main Results – The research revealed that the influence of, or the relationship between, the factors affecting changing university library environments creates a complex administrative environment where decision making addressing one of the fundamentals can have negative unintended consequences in one or more of the other key areas. The authors note that the literature and views of the informants show a change in the objectives of the future academic library characterized by, but not limited to, initiatives that are designed to meet changing needs of a diverse group of stakeholders. These objectives must be “innovative” and “add value to the university business rather than continue to do what was traditionally done” (Gunapala et al., 2020, p. 203).
Conclusion – The authors profess that the study provides theoretical insight to help library leaders address the many challenges currently in place and emerging across the Australian university library landscape. They assert that the research reveals the need to shift focus from a more traditional transactional oriented model to an engagement orientated model, due to the introduction of market forces coupled with declining public funding. They conclude by claiming to provide a theoretical framework that when practically implemented will allow library leaders to successfully navigate and negotiate emerging changes across the spectrum of higher education.
Generációs különbségek és motiváció az élelmiszeriparban
Authors: Kőmüves Zsolt , Hopp Alexandra , Szabó-Szentgróti Gábor
Published: December 2022

A változó gazdasági és környezeti tényezők közepette a vállalatok egyik meghatározó problémája továbbra is a munkaerő fluktuációja. A vezetők a pandémiás időszak egyik nem várt hatásaként szembesültek azzal a ténnyel, hogy a munkavállalók reakciói megváltoztak, gyakrabban és gyorsabban váltanak munkahelyet.  Tanulmányunkban a generációk közötti motivációs különbségeket elemeztük. A szakirodalmi előzmények bizonyítják, hogy a generációk értékrendjében jelentős különbségek alakultak ki, amelyeket az ösztönzés és motiválás során prioritásként kell kezelni. Kutatásunkat élelmiszeripari nagyvállalatok munkavállalói körében valósítottuk meg. Az adatgyűjtés hólabda módszerrel történt, amely során 126 válaszadóból álló adatbázist alakítottunk ki. Az adatelemzés során ANOVA elemzést és LSD post hoc típusú tesztet alkalmaztunk. Eredményeinek szerint a generációk között igazolhatóak a motivációs különbségek, amelyekre a vezetőknek a motivációs stratégiájukban és gyakorlatukban építeni szükséges. A Z és Y generációs munkavállalók nehezebben tudnak azonosulni a szervezeti célokkal és nagyobb arányban terveznek munkahelyet váltani. A szervezeteknek paradigmát kell váltani a belső kommunikáció gyakorlatában, annak érdekében, hogy a vállalati „üzenetek” minden munkatárs számára célba érjen.
A helyben lakó gazdálkodók területi eloszlásának és forrásfelhasználásának vizsgálata
Authors: Lipcsei József
Published: December 2022

A magyarországi agrárüzemek száma folyamatosan csökken, amivel párhuzamosan a támogatást igénylők számának csökkenése és birtokkoncentráció folyamata is tetten érhető. A kis- és közepes méretű gazdaságok helyét átveszik a nagy- és óriás gazdaságok. A földtulajdonból és földhasználatból kiszorult helyben lakó gazdálkodóknak más megélhetés után kell nézniük. A folyamat a rurális térségek eltartóképességének zsugorodást eredményezi, az elvándorlás és a munkahelyek megszűnése révén. További probléma, hogy az Európai Unió forrásai hatására a mezőgazdaság számos esetben támogatástermelő forrássá degradálódott, mint befektetési lehetőség. A magyarországi birtokméret-változás a Magyar Államkincstár (MÁK) közzétételi adatai alapján reálisabban és szemléletesebben kimutatható, mellőzve a kistermelői/őstermelői/háztáji gazdálkodói adatokat, amelyek torzítják az egyébként publikált számokat. Az éves adatok standardizálásával újszerű információként jelenik meg a helyben lakó gazdaságok átlagos mérete, és a járásonkénti koncentrációja. Az eredmények lehetőséget biztosítanak újszerű megállapításokra, és további vizsgálati irányok (gazdasági társaságok és magánszemélyek kapcsolata, családi földtulajdon, érdekkörönkénti földhasználat, stb.) meghatározására az eddig nem tanulmányozott területen.
Az agrárdigitalizáció elterjedését segítő kutatási irányok és lehetőségek
Authors: Nátz Katalin , Véghné Kohut Dorottya , Szalay Zsigmond Gábor
Published: December 2022

A digitalizáció és az automatizáció nélkül manapság nem lehet versenyelőnyre szert tenni a mostani piaci helyzetben, és ez igaz a mezőgazdaságra is. A technológiai fejlődés lehetővé teszi, hogy olyan módszereket, gépeket, precíziós eszközöket és folyamatokat lehessen alkalmazni az agrárium területén, amely csökkenti a termelési költségeket és a környezetre gyakorolt negatív hatást. A költségek mérséklésével a gazdálkodók növelni tudják a termelést, annak ellenére, hogy a munkaerőpiac erőforráshiánnyal küzd, amely igaz a mezőgazdaság területére is. A megjelenő kihívásokra, mint pl. az éghajlatváltozásra, a szigorú élelmezés- és táplálkozásbiztonsági előírásokra, valamint a megváltozott fogyasztói igényekre a technológia adta lehetőségek kihasználásával lehet választ adni. A gazdálkodóknak ehhez kész megoldásokra van szükségük, amelyeknek alapját az exponenciális mértékben előálló adatok adják. Az adatokat a termelők rendelkezésére szükséges bocsátani szolgáltatások formájában, támogatva ezzel a hatékonyabb döntéshozatalt. Ez a megoldás létezhet közösségi megvalósulás keretei között is, ahol a gazdálkodói közösségen belül nagyobb a bizalom, mint a piaci alapon működő technológiai megoldásokkal szemben. Nem elég megteremteni hozzá a megfelelő adatkörnyezetet és a használható szolgáltatást, hanem még fontos áthidalni a generációs különbségeket és az alacsony digitális készség problémáit is. Ehhez viszont elengedhetetlen egy nonprofit módon működő adatkörnyezet létrehozása, amely gyűjti az adatokat a gazdálkodási értéklánc során használt digitális eszközökből, majd mindezt a gazdálkodók számára bocsátja felhasználásra szolgáltatások formájában. Ennek segítségével megfelelőbb gazdálkodási döntéseket tud hozni. A holisztikus és nyílt rendszerű gondolkodás létfontosságú a sikeres és fenntartható agrárium terén.
Hungarian Towns Against the Ottoman Advance in the Middle Ages: the Cases of Pécs, Szeged and Temesvár
Authors: Petrovics István
Published: December 2022

The study aims to demonstrate the geographical, legal and political status of three southern Hungarian towns and the role that these towns played in the wars against the Ottomans from the late 14th to the early 16th century. Pécs, located in the Transdanubian part of the realm was a rich episcopal city, while Szeged lying at the confluence of the Rivers Tisza and Maros was a thriving royal free town of the Great Hungarian Plain. The third town, Temesvár (today Timişoara, Romania) located on the eastern fringe of the Great Hungarian Plain was a royal seigneurial town, the seat of the powerful counts of Temes which served as the gateway of the realm to the Balkans. The study consists of three chapters: the first analyses the development and characteristics of the towns under scrutiny in the Middle Ages, the second outlines Ottoman-Hungarian relations between the late 14th and the mid-16th century, while the third examines the role that these towns played in the anti-Ottoman wars.
Arms and Armour of Kraków Guilds in Light of the 1683 Register
Authors: Zinkiewicz Jacek
Published: December 2022

The question of the armament of city arsenals in early modern Poland has so far been overlooked by researchers. The issues of defence architecture, sieges, and occupation have been discussed much more often. Meanwhile, it should be remembered that from the Middle Ages to the end of the existence of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, city militias, mostly composed of guilds, played a fundamental role in city defence. Therefore, both the training and arming of city militias was very important, as proven by the defence of Kraków during the Habsburg siege in 1587 and later during the Swedish siege in 1655. The mid-17th century marked the beginning of the decline of this thriving royal city. Looted and destroyed during the two-year Swedish occupation in 1655–1657, it needed time to rebuild its defence system. The Sejm constitutions of 1658 and 1659 referred to this, but it was not until 1670 that a commission, chaired by Bishop Andrzej Trzebicki, met on this matter. Another external threat soon appeared, this time from Turkey. In 1683, the possibility of a siege of Kraków by Ottoman troops or their vassals was seriously considered. The solution was the alliance of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth with Austria, which, among other things, assumed mutual assistance in the event of a siege of either capital – Vienna or Kraków. When the Turkish army launched a siege of the Austrian capital on July 14, 1683, elected councillors in Kraków inspected their own city’s defences. As a result of the undertaken inspection, the Revisia Baszt w Krakowie (The Review of Towers in Kraków) (Ms 423, p. 6, 25–34, held in The Scientific Library of the PAAS and the PAS in Kraków) was written, which, apart from the description of the state of preservation of the fortifications, contains a previously unpublished register of weapons for individual guilds. This source allows us to largely know the combat readiness of the then-defenders of Kraków. The inventory presented shows a serious armament shortage that could have sufficed for fewer than 500 people