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Titanium Alloy, Bars, Wire, and Rings 5Al - 2.5Sn Annealed, 110 ksi (758 MPa) Yield Strength
Authors:   AMS G Titanium and Refractory Metals Committee
Published: April 2024

This specification covers a titanium alloy in the form of bars, wire, flash-welded rings 4.000 inches (101.60 mm) and under in nominal diameter or least distance between parallel sides and 16 square inches (103 cm2) and under in cross-sectional area, and stock of any size for flash-welded rings (see 8.7).
Nickel Wire and Ribbon 99Ni
Authors:   AMS F Corrosion and Heat Resistant Alloys Committee
Published: April 2024

This specification covers a nickel in the form of round wire and rectangular ribbon.
Powder, Plasma Spray 95Ni - 5Al
Authors:   AMS F Corrosion and Heat Resistant Alloys Committee
Published: April 2024

This specification covers a nickel-aluminum aggregate in the form of powder.
Steel Bars, Forgings, and Mechanical Tubing and Forging Stock, Carburizing, Aircraft Quality, 0.50Cr - 1.8Ni - 0.25Mo - (0.17 - 0.23C), (SAE 4320H)
Authors:   AMS E Carbon and Low Alloy Steels Committee
Published: April 2024

This specification covers an aircraft-quality, low-alloy steel in the form of bars, forgings, mechanical tubing, and forging stock.
Spring Pins, Tubular, Carbon Steel, Procurement Specification for
Authors:   E-25 General Standards for Aerospace and Propulsion Systems
Published: April 2024

This specification covers tubular-shaped pins, fabricated from carbon steel, having a full-length longitudinal slot to permit flexure when inserted into a hole.
Influence of ZnF2 concentration on excitation energy transfer between Er3+ and Tm3+ ions in antimony-germanate glass ceramic
Authors: Golonko Piotr , Kašík Ivan , Mrázek Jan , Żmojda Jacek
Published: April 2024

New broadband-emitting materials are still in demand for industrial, medical, and telecommunications solutions. Thus, new materials that improve the luminescence of lanthanide ions are in demand. Equally important seems to be the co-doping of the host material with different lanthanides, for example Er3+ and Tm3+. In co-doped materials, energy transfers between ions depend on lanthanide ions concentrations, host material chemical composition and structure. To improve the efficiency of energy transfer and radiative transitions, low-phonon matrices should be used. One of various solutions is the use of oxide-fluoride matrices, where the oxide part of the matrix provides the desired thermal and mechanical stability and the fluoride part provides a low-phonon environment for the ions. In this report, influence of concentration of ZnF2 on the co-doped oxide matrix was investigated in terms of luminescence changes. Full Text: PDF References

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Kinetic studies and bioremediation potential of chromate reductase-characterized Aspergillus flavus from tannery effluent
Authors: Mohammed Salisu Y. , Bashir Musa , Okoduwa Stanley I.R. , Isma’il Ibrahim S. , Igiri Bernard E. , Agbele Elijah I. , Sule Mohammed S.
Published: April 2024

Chromium is among the major environmental pollutants endangering the health of all living things, including humans. Conventional methods for chromium detoxification are expensive, so bioremediation using fungi as potential agents for the detoxification of chromium is justified. This study aims to investigate chromium-resistant fungi capable of reducing or transforming Cr (VI) to less toxic Cr (III) from tannery effluents. The fungi were isolated from tannery wastewater and identified using 16S rRNA gene sequencing. Chromate reductase was isolated from pure fungal isolate and purified using molecular weight estimation and gel filtration chromatography. Aspergillus flavus, in an interesting turn of events, demonstrated 97% chromate reduction. The chromate reductase from Aspergillus flavus has KM of 0.015 mM and a Vmax of 0.25 mol/min. Furthermore, the enzyme's activity was constant at its peak at pH 7.0 and 50 oC, with a single band displaying a molecular weight of 44 kDa for a pure protein. The data suggest that A. flavus can be a good candidate for the detoxification of Cr (VI) in industrial effluents. The efficiency of which can be attributed to the action of chromate reductase in the A. flavus.
Studies on desmodium velutinum (Willd.) DC. leaf extract's polyphenol profile, in-vitro antioxidant capacity, and anti-proliferative activity of A549 cell lines
Authors: Makanjuola Victor O. , Arora Saroj , Duru Francis I.O. , Osinubi Abraham A. A.
Published: April 2024

In African and Asian ethnomedicinal studies, Desmodium velutinum (Willd) has been used in the treatment of tooth and head aches, diarrhoea, cancer, and haematuria and as repellent and aphrodisiac. The study is aimed at determining polyphenol profile and antioxidant activities of D. velutinum methanol leaf extract and its ethyl acetate and butanol fraction. The study also investigated the effect of this plant on lung adenocarcinoma (A549) cell line. The polyphenol constituents in D. velutinum were evaluated with the U-HPLC technique. While, the antioxidant activities of the methanol plant extract and its fractions were assessed with the DPPH, metal chelating, reducing power and DNA nicking assays. MTT assay was employed to analyse the effect of the plant on A549 cell line. Kaempferol is the principal polyphenol in the leaf extract/fraction of D. velutinum. Conversely, its ethyl acetate fraction possessed a higher concentration of catechin than kaempferol. Total phenolic content (TPC) result was directly proportional to the antioxidant activities of extract and fractions, a higher TPC value was obtained in ethyl-acetate fraction (787.1 ± 21.4 mg GAE/g) than the crude methanol extract (710.9 ± 24.5 mg GAE/g) and its n-butanol fraction (759.2 ± 1.3 mg GAE/g), thus, ethyl acetate fraction performed best in the antioxidant assays. D. velutinum also inhibited oxidative damage to supercoiled plasmid DNA and suppressed the proliferation of A549 cells in a dose-dependent manner. This study shows that D. velutinum does have potentials to protect against many diseases linked with reactive oxygen species.
Percepciones de estudiantes universitarios sobre la democracia y la participación social
Authors: Guerrero Azpeitia Luis Arturo
Published: April 2024

En este capítulo, se presentan los hallazgos sobre las percepciones de estudiantes universitarios del centro de México sobre la participación social, democracia y sistema político mediante un estudio de corte sociológico, partiendo de la hipótesis de que el ejercicio de la ciudadanía guarda estrecha relación con la participación social. Se recuperaron algunos elementos de la categorización de la ciudadanía juvenil de Durston a fin de abordar dicho objeto de estudio como una interpretación de las percepciones a partir de su categorización. Metodológicamente, se diseñó un cuestionario para recuperar elementos del contexto sociocultural de los estudiantes y, al mismo tiempo, explorar sus percepciones sobre la democracia y participación ciudadana. El tratamiento de los datos se realizó mediante el empleo de técnicas estadísticas tales como pruebas de chi-cuadrada y el análisis de correspondencias múltiples con la finalidad identificar la relación entre las condiciones socioeconómicas y las percepciones de los universitarios.
Tendencias en el uso de las TIC para la resolución de problemas numéricos en física. Una revisión sistemática
Authors: Oropeza Villalobos Beatriz , Ramírez Díaz Mario Humberto
Published: April 2024

Uno de los retos más importantes en Física escolar es la resolución de problemas numéricos, debido a que es un proceso muy complejo en el que intervienen factores diversos. El presente trabajo describe el estado reciente del empleo de las Tecnologías de la Información y la Comunicación (TIC) como apoyo en el desarrollo de la habilidad de resolución de problemas numéricos en Física a través de los resultados de una búsqueda sistemática en bases de datos de publicaciones académicas especializadas. Los resultados obtenidos apuntan a que las principales tecnologías digitales que apoyan este proceso tienen como característica principal la interactividad y retroalimentación con el estudiante, lo que lo convierte de espectador a participante activo y además consideran procesos metacognitivos y no sólo algorítmicos. Se determinó que las TIC que apoyan este proceso son los videos tutoriales interactivos y los programas computacionales interactivos.
Agenda estratégica para la conformación de un Laboratorio de Innovación Social en una Institución de Educación Superior
Authors: Lacruhy Enríquez Claudia Carolina
Published: April 2024

Los Laboratorios de Innovación Social son esenciales para avanzar en la Agenda 2030, especialmente a nivel local, al facilitar la colaboración entre instituciones de educación superior y sus comunidades. El caso del Tecnológico Nacional de México - Instituto Tecnológico de Estudios Superiores de Los Cabos, propone una estrategia de integración de la innovación social a la actividad académica tecnológica que permita vincular el quehacer institucional con las necesidades del entorno; para ello, el objetivo fue diseñar una agenda estratégica para la conformación de un Laboratorio de Innovación Social basado en las capacidades y competencias institucionales donde se abordaran los retos y desafíos del desarrollo sostenible. Este proceso comprendió cuatro etapas: análisis de factores externos e internos, diseño del modelo de Laboratorio de Innovación Social y la metodología para la operación de programas de innovación social. La planificación estratégica permitió la integración exitosa del Laboratorio de Innovación Social en un año, destacando la capacidad de colaboración, vinculación con la comunidad y diversos actores clave.
Pedagogía y Didáctica Decolonial: Un Camino Hacia la Paz Intercultural en las Comunidades Étnicas de Colombia
Authors: Epia Silva Mauricio Alonso , Arcos Chaparro Ivonne Alexandra
Published: April 2024

La Constitución Política Colombiana de 1991 consagró a rango supralegal, el reconocimiento de la diversidad étnica y cultural de los pueblos originarios. Sin embargo, estos derechos no han podido gozarse en plenitud, por las etnias colombianas, debido al conflicto armado interno y el colonialismo educativo, que han impedido una paz efectiva. Por lo tanto, el presente análisis se dirige a resolver la pregunta: ¿Cuáles son las dificultades que han tenido los grupos étnicos en Colombia para gozar plenamente y en efectiva paz de sus derechos etnoeducativos? El objetivo principal es identificable como: la presentación prospectiva epistemológica del reconocimiento de la interculturalidad para el avance y consolidación de la pedagogía y la didáctica decolonial como instrumentos de reivindicación de las culturales étnicas colombianas. Método: se empleó el enfoque cualitativo con la integración epistemológica de la etnografía y la fenomenología. Este documento se entrega a la comunidad académica como insumo científico y teórico por la garantía y tutela efectiva de los derechos etnoeducativos de los grupos étnicos de Colombia.
Capítulo 3. Desigualdades económicas de género: Trabajos y Rentas
Authors: Rodríguez-Modroño Paula
Published: April 2024

Este capítulo analiza desde una perspectiva feminista las grandes desigualdades de género que aún perduran en el mercado de trabajo, la provisión social de los cuidados, y las condiciones de vida de la población andaluza.
Capítulo 5: Reflexiones finales y propuestas de acción
Authors: Castro García Carmen , Rodríguez-Modroño Paula , Agenjo Calderón Astrid
Published: April 2024

Se resumen algunos de los aspectos más significativos sobre las desigualdades de género que se han analizado en la segunda sección, junto con algunas propuestas de políticas públicas para reducirlas.
Psychodiagnostics and differentiated approach criteria in penitentiary psychology
Authors: Собчик Л.Н.
Published: April 2024

Введение: проблема выявления агрессивности и криминальных наклонностей остается актуальной в современной пенитенциарной науке. Многие практические психологи используют методы диагностики уже много лет, но теоретических работ в области психологии личности преступника пока мало. В статье автор делится своим опытом изучения личностных характеристик осужденных в процессе определения степени агрессивных проявлений и антисоциальной направленности. Цель: описание ряда психодиагностических методик, позволяющих выявить личностные особенности у различных групп осужденных, предложение психодиагностических критериев, позволяющих отличить контингент криминально настроенных осужденных от неагрессивных. Результаты и обсуждение: гуманизация пенитенциарной системы требует применения педагогических мер по отношению к надзирающему составу кадров ФСИН России. В помощь психологам на основании изученных референтных групп разработан комплекс компьютеризированных методик, позволяющих определить выраженность индивидуальной агрессивности и способность самоконтроля в служебных ситуациях. Вывод: автор на основе многолетнего опыта работы предлагает психодиагностические критерии, которые помогут психологам и педагогам осуществить дифференцированный подход к отбывающим наказание и применить его в целях повышения исправительной функции системы исполнения наказаний.

Introduction: the problem of identifying aggressiveness and criminal inclinations remains rele- vant in modern penitentiary science. Many psychologists have been using psychological diagnostic methods for many years, however, the number of works in the field of criminal personality psychol- ogy is insufficient. The author presents her own experience of studying personal characteristics of convicts in the process of determining the degree of aggressive manifestations and antisocial ori- entation. Purpose: description of a number of psychodiagnostic techniques that allow identifying personality traits in various groups of offenders, determination of psychodiagnostic criteria to distin- guish the contingent of criminally inclined offenders from non-aggressive and non-antisocial ones. Results and discussion: humanization of the penitentiary system requires application of pedagogical measures in relation to the supervisory staff of the Federal Penitentiary Service. Based on the stud- ied reference groups, the author has developed a set of computerized techniques to determine the severity of individual aggressiveness and the ability of its self-control in office situations. Conclusion: relying on many-year experience, the author proposes psychodiagnostic criteria that will help psy- chologists and educators to implement a differentiated approach to those serving sentences, thus improving the correctional function of the penitentiary system.
GAYA KEPEMIMPINAN KEPALA SEKOLAH DALAM MENINGKATKAN MUTU LEMBAGA DI MADRASAH IBTIDAIYAH HIDAYATUL ULA PROBOLINGGO
Authors: Dien Fauzia Rokhmi  , Jadid Khadavi Muhammad , Khosiah Nur
Published: April 2024

This research aims to evaluate the effectiveness of using number bags in improving students'understanding of place value material in class II MI Bustanul Ulum Tempuran. By usingquantitative methods and involving 14 students as the population, data were collected throughtests and documentation. Data analysis was conducted using pretest, posttest, normality test,and N gain test using SPSS 21.0 software. The research results show a significant improvementin material understanding, with an average pretest score of 41.4286 and a posttest score of78.5714. However, the significance of the pretest at 0.208 and the posttest at 0.352 indicatesthat there is still room for further improvement in the effectiveness of using number bags in thiscontext.
PENERAPAN POLA ASUH OTORITER ORANG TUA PADA PRESTASI BELAJAR SISWA DI MIS RAUDLATUL HASAN WONOMERTO
Authors: Mukarromah Faizatul , Fadilah Yulina , Khosiah Nur
Published: April 2024

This research applies Qualitative Field Research, in this case there are several stages, namely: planning, implementation, observation, and data analysis stages. The reason the author made the journal "Application of Parental Authoritarian Parenting to Student Learning Achievement at MIS Raudlatul Hasan Wonomerto" was because he wanted to expand knowledge about authoritarian parenting which according to some people has many disadvantages than advantages. Because according to the author authoritarian parenting is also good in its application to educate children. 1st grade students of MIS Raudlatul Hasan Wonomerto in the 2022-2023 academic year, which numbered 21 students. There are several ways of collecting data, namely starting from observation, documentation and conducting questionnaires or questionnaires. Then the researcher makes a reduction by taking the necessary data and then the data is collected to be analyzed to get the results of the research that has been done. In the results of the study it can be concluded that, the Application of Parental Authoritarian Parenting on student learning achievement can have a good and bad effect on children. Because children also need affection from parents, children who are too restrained will show a rebellious spirit. But as parents must also understand what children need and want, because sometimes even though according to parents authoritarian parenting is good for children sometimes children want the opposite.
STRATEGI MEMBANGUN KARAKTER ISLAMI MELALUI KEGIATAN PRAMUKA DI MADRASAH TSANAWIYAH ZAINUL IRSYAD PROBOLINGGO
Authors: Azizatul Ilmi  , Muhammad Jadid Khadavi
Published: April 2024

This research aims to examine the impact of Scout activities on the formation of students' Islamic character at the Zainul Irsyad Madrasah Tsanawiyah (MTs) Probolinggo. Islamic character education is an effort to develop noble morals and spiritual values ​​based on Islamic teachings. This research uses a qualitative approach with data sources from the school principal, scout leaders, teachers and students. The research results show that Scouting as an extracurricular activity is proven to be able to shape students' Islamic character without disrupting learning activities in the classroom. The strategies carried out by Scoutmasters include instilling the moral messages contained in the Dasadharma of Scouting. The Islamic character values ​​developed include: Religious, Responsible, Honest, Independent, Confident, Hard Work, Discipline, Healthy Lifestyle, and Cooperation.
Review: A New Analysis of the Gender Attribution of the "Great Goddess" of Teotihuacan
Authors: Alvarado Angelica
Published: April 2024

This article takes a second look at the famous Goddess of Teotihucan and analyzes the gender norms of the time and how our instilled societal norms effect Archaeological data and how biased these opinions can make us.
"The Quiet Migration Redux: International Adoption, Race, and Difference" Critique
Authors: Keo Kevin
Published: April 2024

Jessaca B. Leinaweaver’s article, “The Quiet Migration Redux: International Adoption, Race, and Difference”, the reader is presented with the issue that transnational adoptees are presented solely through a migratory view and how that is not the best fit due to the nature of transnational adoption. Leinaweaver shifts into a new hybrid perspective for these adoptees and the people close to them through her position and skills as an anthropologist rather than a demographer. Though she doesn’t make any noticeable change, promoting her viewpoint may help bridge understanding between transnational adoptees and the communities they live in.
The Role of Khmer Court Dance and Music in the Construction of a Cambodian-American Identity
Authors: Sov Michelle , Flores Sheyla , Sobolic-Connelly Johanna
Published: April 2024

Cambodia gained national attention in the mid 1975 due to the mass genocide perpetrated during the communist group known as the Khmer Rouge. For many Cambodians born and raised in the United States, the primary cultural awareness passed down from their parents and elders revolves around experiences surrounding the Khmer Rouge. This paper explores the construction of cultural identity among second generation Cambodian youth and adults participating in Khmer classical dance and music classes at Khmer Arts Academy in Long Beach, California. We found that there is a strong correlation between familial ties and participation in cultural activities, as is evident from interviews as well as family member attendance at Khmer Arts Academy. Our research delved into the struggle Khmer children born and raised in America face when pressured to assimilate into American culture. The societal need to “fit in” is difficult for most minority children, and it is difficult to find ways to affirm heritage identity. The students at the Khmer Arts Academy use Khmer classical dance and music to learn about the beauty and intricacies of their culture, something that they lacked prior to this experience. Using ethnographic techniques and methods, our preliminary findings suggest that participation in the Khmer Arts Academy in Long Beach introduced students to and, in some cases increased, their connections with their cultural heritage. Our techniques include participant observations and interviews over the course of three months (September, 2019-November, 2019).
Response to Management in a Hispanic Farmworker Community in Rural Florida
Authors: Sanchez Nancy
Published: April 2024

In Tyson et al You Have to Control It However You Can”: Type 2 Diabetes Management in a Hispanic Farmworker Community in Rural Florida, they argue that political and economic factors affect rural Hispanic farmworkers in Florida who use self-managed health care practices. These practices are primarily more fitness, herbal remedies, controlling their emotions, eating healthier and taking prescriptions. The local clinic in Florida in West-Central Florida noted that due to the diabetes management in poor socioeconomic standards the Hispanic community has poor glycemic control and those few who are able to get the donated insulin, later, resort to other oral medications. However, the ability to not afford healthcare is just one of the barriers that the rural Hispanic farmworkers in Florida face.
THE NEW VANGUARDS HOW AND WHY WOMEN OF COLOR ARE PIONEERS OF POP CULTURE.
Authors: Sarona Geter Sarona Geter
Published: April 2024

American Popular Culture is a worldwide phenomenon rooted in the export and import of mediums we deem to a high standard and look to as a means of escapism from the atrocities and tragedies of the world. There have been movements that spring up in pockets globally that draw the attention of a subculture group of people. Those people come together to create an environment that brings them closer together in support of whatever media they have decided to follow throughout their lives. A “fandom” refers to this group of people united around a particular figure in music, film, gaming, or other pop culture scenario. Recently the term “stan culture” has become interchangeable with “fandom.” While history can show that artists and philosophers have always cultivated fanbases of admirers and even devoted followers of their craft, the modernized version of fandom can be attributed to something different, something on the precise of disaster or greatness, it may just depend on the context in which you see it as such. The purpose of this study is to understand the influence young women of color (WOC) have on the consumption of pop culture and what becomes mainstream in the genre of fandoms. This paper will touch upon the shifts of fan culture within the digital age and how the interactions, behaviors, and racial alienation endanger the mental health and safe spaces that  have been established within their fandoms.
Using Google Earth for Archaeological Research
Authors: Arroyo Efrain S.
Published: April 2024

In the face of a global pandemic, disciplines like archaeology that rely on field research have had to adapt to remote investigation settings. Following the launch of Google Earth (GE) in 2005, researchers have postulated and tested its utility for archaeological research. Archaeologists have recognized its potential as a tool for visualization, educational purposes, and research applications like remote sensing. For example, since 2016, the GlobalXplorer Project directed by Dr. Sarah Parcak of the University of Alabama at Birmingham has demonstrated the utility of satellite imagery for identifying and monitoring archaeological looting, in addition to discovering and preserving sites previously unknown to archaeologists. However, more research is needed to assess its usefulness to the survey of previously studied areas in mountainous and heavily forested terrain like in the Central Andes of South America
Monte Verde: Human Subsistence and Mobility in Pre-Clovis Chile
Authors: Pickard Jean
Published: April 2024

Monte Verde: Human Subsistence and Mobility in Pre-Clovis Chile

 

 

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Along the lush banks of Chinchihuapi Creek, a tributary of southern Chile’s Maullín River, lies one of the most controversial archeological sites of the twentieth century, Monte Verde, where in 1978 archaeologist Tom Dillehay and his colleagues found well-preserved human artifacts and features in association with Late Pleistocene faunal remains (fig. 1) (Dillehay 1989). Initial radiocarbon analyses of materials from the Monte Verde II cultural layer consistently dated the site to 12,500 BP. With this, Dillehay (1989) asserted that Monte Verde was occupied by humans between 12,000 and 14,000 years ago, predating what was then the earliest known Paleoindian site in the Americas at Clovis, New Mexico by some 1,000 years.
Pengaruh Kepuasan Pasien dengan Prinsip-Prinsip Syariah pada Rumah Sakit XX
Authors: Syaifullah Syaifullah
Published: April 2024

The purpose of this study is to test the quality system on the basis of the principles or principles implemented in RS XX. To test patient satisfaction at XX Hospital, and to test the effect of service quality quality based on sharia principles or principles on patient satisfaction at XX Hospital. This research method uses quantitative descriptive design, research that wants to show accurately, facts, characteristics, situations, or certain groups. The results of this study show that the basic concepts of Islam affect service to patient satisfaction and xx hospitals have implemented service improvement according to sharia principles, the four principles focus on rabbaniyyah, akhlaqiyyah, waqi'iyah and insaniyyah, but there are still gaps in implementation.
An inexpensive low-cost video monitoring system for automated recording of behavior and ecological interactions
Authors: Tscheulin Thomas , Abramson Charles I
Published: April 2024

Active, real-time observation of behavior is a time-consuming task, which is heavily resource-limited. At the same time, simultaneous observation of several individuals is often paramount to increase statistical rigor and eliminate potential temporal or environmental bias, especially in natural settings. This paper describes a low-cost video recording system created by using “off-the-shelf” components. The system is easy to use and can automatically record a wide variety of behavior and related ecological interactions and evolutionary processes. The system is sensitive enough to record the behavior of a broad range of animals from planarians, and small insects to humans. It can also be used to measure the behavior of plants. The system will also work during daylight hours or at night and can run continuously and autonomously for 48 hours, or longer if the video capture is motion-triggered or if bigger capacity batteries and data storage facilities are used.
Organizational ambidexterity and its performance implications in emerging economies: empirical study from Kazakhstan
Authors: Zhaxylyk S. S.
Published: April 2024

Today Kazakhstan enterprises are constantly challenged to become competitive in the domestic and foreign markets, adequately respond to an increasing number of changes and thus choose between innovations and efficiency. Earlier research proposed an ambidextrous strategy as a means of overcoming this challenge. However, previous literature mainly relies on data from developed economies. Few studies use the data from emerging economies, which includes Kazakhstan. Thus, the aim of this study is to empirically assess the effect of ambidexterity on firm performance and resilience. Following a quantitative method and using a multi-item survey instrument, a total of 323 questionnaires were distributed to 80 different organisations in Kazakhstan. SmartPLS 3 was used to investigate structural equation modelling (SEM) estimates. The results show statistically significant relationships between organisational ambidexterity and firm performance, and between ambidexterity and organisational resilience. The value of this paper lies in the following aspects. First, it extends the research on the impact of organisational ambidexterity on firm performance and the relevance of this relationship to emerging economies. Second, this study is, to the best of our knowledge, the first empirical investigation of the ambidexterity-performance and ambidexterity-resilience relationship in developing countries, particularly in Kazakhstan. An important practical relevance of this study is the finding that the application of organisational ambidexterity in the turbulent environment in which contemporary Kazakhstani firms operate can help transform organisations to respond to market uncertainty in a timely manner and remain competitive.
Development of innovative activity of universities: domestic and international experience
Authors: Baitanayeva B. A. , Kondybayeva S. K. , Andabayeva G. K. , Sagynbayeva A. A.
Published: April 2024

The Republic of Kazakhstan has adopted the State Program of Industrial and Innovative Development for 2020-2025, the purpose of which is to achieve the competitiveness of the manufacturing industry in the domestic and foreign markets. The success of the implementation of this program largely depends on the combined efforts of university science, the potential of research institutes, business, with state support in the field of budget financing and in other areas. The purpose of the study is to identify the challenges facing the modern Kazakh higher education system in the context of economic modernization to increase its sustainability and competitiveness. In this regard, special attention is paid to the innovative component of any field of activity. The article, based on the study of world experience, identifies the main problems that hinder innovation activity at universities in Kazakhstan and provides recommendations on how to overcome them. As the pace of discovery and competition accelerates at the global level, universities are creating a culture in which entrepreneurship and innovative thinking are encouraged. Students under the guidance of teachers actively develop startups, striving to change society for the better by participating in social entrepreneurship. Innovative activities of universities are accompanied by the establishment of partnerships with leading companies and research institutes. The article presents the experience of leading universities in the USA, as well as universities in Central and Eastern Europe, Tokyo University (Japan) to increase the innovation activity of Kazakhstani universities. Traditional methods of analysis and synthesis, logical thinking, systematization and generalization of accumulated material were used to uncover the issues under study.
Contours of modern education: assessing students’ digital skills
Authors: Zakirova D. I. , Milan P.
Published: April 2024

In today’s information society, digital skills are becoming an increasingly important element in the successful adaptation of young people to a rapidly changing world. Assessing the level of digital literacy of students is a key aspect of developing effective educational programs and strategies aimed at preparing specialists for the challenges of the digital era. The purpose of the study is a comprehensive assessment of students’ digital literacy. The main areas of work include the analysis of existing methods for assessing digital literacy and the application of these methods to obtain specific data on a selected group of respondents. The scientific significance of this study lies in the development of an integrated approach to assess various aspects of digital literacy, as well as in identifying key areas for improving educational programs in the context of the digitalization of society. The practical significance of the study is expressed in the possibility of using the data obtained to improve educational programs and courses aimed at developing students’ digital skills. The study was conducted by anonymously surveying students using the cloud service SurveyMonkey. The survey used questions aimed at assessing the level of information, computer, communication literacy, media literacy, and attitudes toward technological innovation. The results of the study show that the average digital literacy level of students is 79.7%, with some differences between language departments. Data analysis allows us to formulate recommendations for improving the effectiveness of training in the field of digital technologies. This study makes an important contribution to the field by providing information on the current level of digital literacy among students and identifying key areas for improving educational programs in the era of digitalization. The results obtained can be used to develop and improve educational programs and courses aimed at developing digital skills, which contributes to the successful adaptation of young people to modern challenges and increases their competitiveness in the labor market.
SDG implementation at the regional level: experience of Kazakhstan and Russia
Authors: Bozhko L. L. , Seitkhamzina G. Zh. , Junussova S. S. , Celetti D.
Published: April 2024

The Sustainable Development Goals, adopted at the UN General Assembly on 25 September 2015 under Resolution 70/1 cover a wide range of challenges faced by both developing and developed countries. Therefore, identification and generalisation of national approaches to SDG implementation at the regional level in two post-Soviet countries - Kazakhstan and Russia, which are characterised by the presence of a significant public sector and the active use of direct administrative methods of economic regulation, is of particular importance. The aim of the research is to conduct a comparative analysis of the used approaches to SDG implementation at the regional level. In the course of the research, criteria for characterising state participation in the processes of SDG implementation at the national and regional levels were proposed, approaches to SDG institutionalisation within the framework of national policy were compared, substantive priorities of central governments and regional authorities were compared, and specifics of SDG localisation and implementation at the regional level were revealed. As a result, differences in the formal institutional practices and structures used, the choice of priority SDGs for localisation and implementation, and the possibilities of resource support for managerial decisions made at the national and regional levels were revealed. Since the countries under study are at the initial stage of the process of localisation and implementation of the SDGs at the regional level, the conclusions obtained by the authors may be useful for improving the effectiveness of the work in this direction.
Influência da condição periodontal no perfil lipídico de pacientes diagnosticados com infarto agudo do miocárdio
Authors: Vicente Karola Mayra dos Santos , Souza Larissa Silva , Barreto André Luiz Santos , Alfano Flaviani Alves Santana , Meneses Ismário Silva , Silva José Augusto Santos da , Lemos Felipe Barreto
Published: April 2024

A periodontite, as doenças cardiovasculares e a dislipidemia são problemas de saúde que afetam grande parte da população mundial e compartilham diversos fatores de risco. O presente estudo tem como objetivo avaliar a influência da condição periodontal no perfil lipídico de pacientes que sofreram infarto agudo do miocárdio. Trata-se de um estudo quantitativo descritivo, transversal, realizado na Unidade Vascular Avançada (UVA) e em uma Enfermaria de um hospital filantrópico do Estado de Sergipe. Setenta pacientes responderam a um formulário que continha perguntas sobre dados socioeconômicos e hábitos de vida, sendo excluídos dez pacientes, de acordo com os critérios de exclusão desse estudo. A condição periodontal foi analisada através do Registro Periodontal Simplificado (RPS) e os resultados do perfil lipídico foram obtidos através da consulta aos prontuários. A maioria dos participantes tinha 50 anos ou mais, do sexo masculino, pretos ou pardos, não possuía escolaridade ou estudou até o ensino fundamental, apresentou hipertensão arterial sistêmica, relatou hábito antigo ou frequente de ingerir bebidas alcoólicas, não possuía periodontite ou estava presente em grau leve, possuía alguma perda dentária. Foi observada uma relação estatisticamente significante entre o grau da periodontite e a presença de hipertensão arterial sistêmica, bem como foi associado com a gravidade da periodontite o hábito de fumar antigo ou frequente. Houve também uma associação estatisticamente significante entre o agravamento da periodontite e a presença de biofilme dental visível. Não foi observada relação estatística relevante entre a gravidade da periodontite e elevações nos resultados do perfil lipídico, sendo assim sugerida a produção de mais estudos longitudinais sobre o tema.
Efectividad del estimulante de engorde nandrolona en toros mestizos brahman de la finca nicvana del Cantón Santa Rosa
Authors: Jiménez Iván Lionzo Ludeña , Romero Nathaly Ragde Riofrio , Apolo Freddy Fausto Macas , Saavedra Matilde Lorena Zapata , Márquez Javier Oswaldo Yunga , Florin Johon Armando Luna , Azan Jhon Paulino Camacho , Vera Micaela Pilar Guzmán
Published: April 2024

En este trabajo de investigación fue posible contribuir a partir de los hallazgos con la comunidad ganadera del Cantón Santa Rosa dedicada a la cría de ganado vacuno con fines de engorde, mediante un diseño experimental longitudinal, utilizando la prueba t Student para muestras relacionadas fue posible valorar la hipótesis nula de que la nandrolona acompañada de una dieta acompañada con una dieta de complemento, basada en pastoreo durante el día y en horas de la noche estabulado con hoja de choclo verde, además se provee a los animales de sal mineral y agua a voluntad, incrementa el peso vivo de los animales, la magnitud del efecto de la variable independiente (ml de nandrolona)  fue real, este efecto fue cuantificado mediante un análisis de potencia a través de software de código abierto G*Power.
DESAIN LANSEKAP SEAMEO BOGOR SEBAGAI KAWASAN AGROEDUWISATA
Authors: Rachmanto Eurico Pratama , Hadi Akhmad Arifin
Published: April 2024

SEAMEO (Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization) BIOTROP is a center for the study of tropical biology under the coordination of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology. Its activities include research, training, networking, and personnel exchange and information dissemination in tropical biology. More than 5000 visitors per year take advantage of the facilities and resources available at BIOTROP. To maximize this potential, BIOTROP has launched an Agro-Edu-Tourism program. The concept of Agro-Edu-Tourism was chosen because the main activities at BIOTROP are research in the field of tropical biology and agriculture in a broad sense, as well as tourism activities are considered as one of the most developing industries in the world. The aim of this research is to design the BIOTROP landscape that can be used as a facility for agroedutourism and enhance ecosystem services. The basic concept of this design is to maximizes the functions of the existing BIOTROP area, which currently serves as a tourist destination with a foundation in agriculture and education. The proposed basic concept is "Familiarizing oneself with Agriculture", where visitors are invited to get closer to agricultural products, engage in recreational activities in agricultural areas, and experience firsthand farming activities such as land cultivation, planting, caring for crops, and harvesting. Additionally, this research contains a series of designs consisting of project acceptance, analysis, conceptual studies, schematic designs, site plan, and construction drawings. The final results of this research are recommendation concept, site plan, detailed drawings, and design illustrations.
DESAIN SHELTER SEBAGAI PENUNJANG AKTIVITAS BELAJAR BAGI ANAK -ANAK DI KAMPUNG RAWAN GUSUR DENGAN KONSEP PUZZLE
Authors: Santoso Joshua Alberto , Dinarah Agatha
Published: April 2024

Di Indonesia terdapat berbagai perkampungan. Beberapa perkampungan didirikan diatas lahan rawan gusur, yaitu lahan milik suatu perusahaan. Tak sedikit perkampungan di Indonesia yang didirikan di daerah rawan gusur. Salah satunya adalah Kampoeng Dolanan di Surabaya yang berdiri diatas lahan milik PT. Kereta Api Indonesia. Walau berdiri diatas lahan rawan gusur, warga tetap beraktivitas sama seperti warga perkampungan pada umumnya. Warga yang tinggal di daerah perkampungan identik dengan kerukunan dan solidaritas yang tinggi. Warga di Kampoeng Dolanan juga melakukan aktivitas yang sama seperti warga perkampungan pada umumnya. Namun ada sedikit yang berbeda, karena memiliki komunitas yang mengadakan beragam kegiatan di Kampoeng Dolanan, salah satunya adalah Semesta Belajar yang merupakan kegiatan yang diisi oleh kakak dari Komunitas Dolanan, dengan tujuan mengadakan sekolah kecil-kecilan bagi anak-anak di Kampoeng Dolanan. Semesta Belajar diadakan di area terbuka yang hanya beralaskan terpal saja. Hal ini menyebabkan ketika hujan, tidak ada yang melindungi mereka, sehingga ketika hujan turun, kegiatan Semesta Belajar di tiadakan atau dipindah tempatnya. Oleh karena itu, penulis menggunakan studi kasus diatas sebagai obyek untuk merancang tenda sehingga dapat menunjang kegiatan berkumpul warga perkampungan rawan gusur, yang salah satunya contohnya adalah Semesta Belajar, agar dapat berjalan dengan optimal dalam berbagai keadaan cuaca.
Early Modern Indirections: An Open Door to Forms and Uses of Indirect Translation
Authors: Hermans Theo
Published: April 2024

The paper explores the role of different forms of translation in the historical movement of ideas. Its main object of study is Abraham Rogerius’ description of Hinduism, first published in Dutch in 1651 and soon translated into German and French. Both translations add material provided independently by the translator. The German version and its addenda left echoes in a German oriental novel that was, in its turn, translated. An abridgement of the French version became part of a survey of the world’s religions that was also translated in its turn and helped shape the Enlightenment. The main aim of my paper is to document the various modes of translation, adaptation and appropriation that enabled this dissemination.
The Rhetoric of Indirect Translation: Out from the Shadows
Authors: Baer Brian James
Published: April 2024

This article seeks to contribute to the growing literature on indirect translation by exploring the phenomenon in the context of twentieth and twenty-first-century Russian-English translation flows. In addition to reflecting transnational networks and the cultural (and linguistic) asymmetries embedded therein, indirect translation became a  defining other of "modern" translation practice, specifically, what Gideon Toury describes as the norm of directness. The first part of the paper investigates the cultural politics of relay translation in reference to two case studies: the one involving the first English translation of Dmitrii Merezhkovskii's Voskresshie bogi [Resurrected Gods], published in the early twentieth century, with Russian as the source language, and the other concerns the first English translation of Georgian dissident Levan Berzenishvili's Gulag memoir Sacred Darkness, with Russian as the intermediary language, published in the early twenty-first century. Both case studies raise the question of the relationship between relay translation and textual integrity while underscoring the persistence of the phenomenon. The second part of the paper explores the rhetoric of indirect translation in Soviet culture, as represented in theoretical works, intelligentsia discourse and works of trans-fiction, that is, fictional works featuring translators and translation. While directness claims in the pre-World War II period were used to define Soviet translation practice as superior to pre-Soviet practice, those claims were deployed in the post-War period to critique the Soviet literary bureaucracy and to expose the hypocrisy behind the official policy of "Friendship of Peoples."
Strategies of Rendering Realia in Mediated Literary Translation
Authors: Khachatryan Anna
Published: April 2024

Literary texts contain a variety of culture-specific elements requiring special background knowledge on the part of translators. In particular, the issue of realia translation poses certain challenges in mediated literary translation, as in this case the translator has to deal with transferring the source message into the target language through an intermediary text. The investigation is aimed at studying the notion of realia and identifying the strategies of their faithful conveyance in translation through an intermediary language. The findings of the article reveal that mediated translation may sometimes complicate the problem of ensuring adequate cross-cultural interaction between the writer and the reader, as the intermediary language inevitably interferes with this process leaving its imprints on the final target text. The corpus selected for this paper comprises the Russian translation of J.D. Salinger’s “The Catcher in the Rye”, the Armenian mediated translation from that Russian version and the Armenian translation from the original. The following methods have been applied in the present investigation: comparative analysis to find out similarities and differences in the translators’ application of various translation strategies, and the method of deductive research to study various transformations made in the process of translation to achieve equivalence in rendering realia.