bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Right-wing euroscepticism in the UK: the cases of the uk independence party and the conservative party between 1993 and 2015
Authors: BlagoveÅ¡Äenskij Roman
Published: January 2023

The outcome of the 2014 elections of the European Parliament and the results of the 2015 national elections begged the question of whether the parties defending Eurosceptic positions are becoming prominent political forces in the UK. The research question is as follows: what are the similarities and differences between the two main right-wing parties of the UK, namely the Conservatives and the UKIP, in their anti-EU rhetoric in the last two decades? I used public speeches of the UKIP leader which showed that the national identity and national sovereignty are of a great value for the party. In this work, I also used other primary sources: the partiesâ€™ manifestos (1997, 2001, 2005, 2010, 2015), the Eurobarometer surveys (in 1999, 2004 and 2015) and YouGov surveys (between 2012 and 2015). They show that the British public is hostile towards Europe and immigrants from Europe. This article draws the similarities between the Conservatives and the UKIP. They both criticize Brussels for over-centralization of power. According to them, the aim of any British government is to reduce the competences of supranational bodies and return certain powers to the state capitals. In addition, the Conservatives and the UKIP pledged to fight against immigration. However they have different approaches towards the same problems: the Conservatives would have Britain renegotiate the membership terms, while the UKIP favors a withdrawal from the EU. The main difference between the parties in question is that the Tories are far more cautious than UKIP. They believe that Britain can renegotiate the terms of membership and returning certain powers back to the national level. For the UKIP, the EU is bad in its nature. The Conservative party wants to be in Europe but not run by Europe while the UKIP argues that it is impossible to be in Europe but not run by Europe.

Keywords: Euroscepticism, UKIP, Conservatives, Britain
Development of political culture of Kazakhstani students: Political and cultural determinants
Authors: Aikerim Assylbekovna Kamaldinova , Orlenbaevna Nassimova Gulnar , Alekseevna Saitova Nina , Bahitzhanovna Khalikova Shakhnaza
Published: January 2023

Nowadays the problem of political activity and political culture of students has assumed some current character. The following article considers the degree of interest and participation of Kazakhstani youth in the politics and their political orientation in accordance with the results of content- analysis. The content-analysis was held within the framework of scientific project "The development of political culture in students of Kazakhstan as a strategic resource of the country ". The research and the analysis were fulfilled on the base of materials and publications in 15 associations with social-political direction registered in social network.Â  The research period is March - May 2015, in the period of preparations and conducting the extraordinary president elections in the RK. According to the results of the research it was revealed that most Kazakhstani students are equally interested in political processes and show interest in social-political life of the country. Also the results let us reveal the level of social state and students' attitude towards different directions of the government policy, the level of possibility of students' protesting mood. In conclusion the author gives recommendations for organs of government authority to think of the system of organisation of social monitoring of Kazakhstani youth's election mood.Â  By organisation it could be realised on the level of helding social interviewing, focus-teaming and expert interviewing, also by content-analysis of communities registered in social network.Keywords: Kazakhstan student youth, political culture, political activity, determinants of youth political culture, elections, modernization.
A content analysis of citizenship education
Authors: Danju Ipek , Uzunboylu Huseyin
Published: January 2023

The study investigates the citizenship education, which is one of the growing attentions in academic environment on last decades. The citizenship education consider about global awareness, critical thinking and problem solving skill, which is one of the 21st Century skills framework. Throughout this research, to understand literature about citizenship education, the content analysis gave best way to systematically organize and look for articles that are somewhat similar in their approach or methods. The Taylor and Francis Group (Routledge) and ERIC databases used for collecting articles about the subject of citizenship education. The researcher has reached 165 articles from known two databases. In this article qualitative content analysis is a widely used qualitative research technique.Keywords: Citizenship education, curricula, globalisation, content analysis
Perceived Stress and the Level of Burnout in Students of Helping Professions
Authors: Raczova Beata , Lovasova Sona
Published: January 2023

The study is aimed at the clarification of the role of perceived stress in the process of developing burnout which belongs with the major research challenges in helping professions (Lloyd, King & Chenoweth, 2002). Research sample consisted of students of helping professions who completed the Maslach Burnout Inventory for students (MBI-SS) and Perceived Stress Scale and Emotional Habitual Subjective Well-being Scale. It was hypothesized that higher level of perceived stress would be linked with higher level of burnout. Burnout was expected to be correlated with frequent experiencing of negative emotions and less often experiencing of positive emotions. The side objective of the research was to examine the psychometric properties of the Slovak version of the MBI SS, which was translated from the original English version by Schaufeli et al. (2002). The interpretation of other results is discussed in the paper.Keywords: perceived stress; burnout; students of helping professions;
Successful eating self-regulation: a social cognitive perspective
Authors: Mandia Andreea-Mirela
Published: January 2023

Despite of public health efforts in many countries, more and more people have serious problems to successfully regulate eating behaviors, therefore contributing to the increasing rates of obesity and other diseases related to diet. Making unhealthy food choices and having bad eating habits represent the main factors which negatively influence the management of weight and health of people. Being successful in regulating their own eating behavior, individuals may get better control over their food experiences and boost the psychological well-being. This paper addresses the issue of the eating self-regulation and aspects of behavior change. Although these approaches have studied in parallel the self-regulatory processes, our article attempts to illustrate how they may gain from forging such a connection integrating new research and methodological lines in the current understanding of eating self-regulation. From a social cognitive view, we underlined that people appear to use the intake of others as a regulatory guide and receive from it social support characterized as being emotional, informational, and effective aid in order to adopt a healthy diet. Social and cognitive research can better explore how to help individuals change their eating behaviors more efficiently. We suggest some future directions for nutritional interventions and public health campaigns.Â Keywords: eating self-regulation; social cognitive; successful regulation
Editorial
Authors: Maree Prof. Dr. Kobus
Published: January 2023

It is the great honor for us to edit proceedings of â€œ4th World Conference on Psychology and SociologyÂ  (PSYSOC 2015)â€ 26-28 November 2015 Rome, Italy. This privileged scientific event has contributed to the field of educational research for two years.As the guest editors of this issue, we are glad to see variety of articles focusing on bring together academicians and practitioners from the areas of both psychology and sociology, psychologists, guidance personnel, counsellors, sociologists, teachers, graduate and undergraduate students together from government and non-government organizations to share and discuss both theoretical and practical knowledge about psychology and sociology in a scientific environment. It is the first time that Psychology and Sociology areas have been brought together in an academic environment.Â Furthermore, the conference is getting more international each year, which is an indicator that it is getting worldwide known and recognized. Scholars from all over the world contributed to the conference. Special thanks are to all the reviewers, the members of the international editorial board, the publisher, and those involved in technical processes. We would like to thank all who contributed to in every process to make this issue actualized. A total of 40 full papers or abstracts were submitted for this conference and each paper has been peer reviewed by the reviewers specialized in the related field. At the end of the review process, a total of 13 high quality research papers were selected and accepted for publication.Â I hope that you will enjoy reading the papers.Best Regards Â Guest EditorsProf. Dr. Kobus Maree, University of Pretoria, South Africa
Insights Learned from College Students with Mental Illness in a University Collaborative Health System
Authors: Kelly Gina Aalgaard , Werremeyer Amy , Skoy Elizabeth
Published: January 2023

Problem Statement: Examining the experience of mental illness among college student participants when they are prescribed medication provides the potential to gain insight into medication adherence in addition to other healthcare service issues and barriers with mental illness in a university collaborative healthcare system that students face.Â  Purpose and Methodology: Photovoice methodology allows individuals to use cameras to photograph their everyday health and work realities, thereby focusing on issues of greatest concern and communicating these issues to policy makers, healthcare providers, and influential advocates who can be mobilized to make change.Â  Researchers provided disposable cameras to the participants. These participants captured photographs of their everyday experiences that reflect their individual perspective on their lives with medications.Â  Once the photographs were collected, the researchers held group and individual reflection sessions with the photographers to discuss their photographs and how their photographs essentially gave them a voice about their medications. The researchers then qualitatively analyze the discussions and photographs to develop general themes regarding the research group.Â  Finally, dialog was held between research participants and healthcare providers with the goal of education and action-oriented change. Findings and Conclusions:Â  The study included 12 college students prescribed one or more medications to gather descriptive rich data regarding use of photovoice methodology, to assess the collective and individual experience of prescription medication use in this group, and to share findings with a small group of healthcare providers and staff on campus. Photovoice research methodology has not yet been applied to medication-taking behavior of a college student specific population. The perspective on student experiences provided by this research may be able to enhance the delivery of medications, mental health services and awareness for students within the university campus and the broader community.
Teacher Motivation - the key to implementation of new pedagogical tools
Authors: PikoÅ„ Krzysztof , Bogacka Magdalena , Piecha-Sobota Katarzyna
Published: January 2023

The academic staff is an important pillar in achieving good pedagogical results in any university in the world. The role of teachers in the process of transforming educational systems on all levels should be underlined. It should be considered as an important strength of any educational institution. On the other hand lack of motivation and commitment can have a negative impact on the studentsâ€™ learning effects and overall performance of institutions. Teachersâ€™ contribution in development and implementation of new pedagogy in significant extent depends on their motivation and willingness for taking initiatives. There are many factors which affect the academicianâ€™s motivation which includes rewards, incentives, reduced workload, professional career opportunities etc. The standard of educational institutions can be improved through knowledgeable, committed and motivated staff. The important challenge for universities is to get the teachers have the work done willingly and efficiently. The research on factors that could motivate academic teachers are discussed in the manuscript. The evaluation is made on the basis of survey carried out in several technical universities. The results could be treated as a founding for change of policy towards teachers in order to make progress in modern pedagogical tools implementation in teaching process in different engineering courses.
The Linguistics of Literature in Education: African Literature in African Universities
Authors: Paasche Karin Ilona
Published: January 2023

Teaching African Literature - the English text - would seem to be a replicable skill across continents and countries. Experience shows that understanding texts depends less on the lecturerâ€™s skills and more on student perceptions. Since the inventions of the Gutenberg Press and subsequently of â€œOral Manâ€ the story of Africa has been the story about Africa. Linda Tuhiwai Smith (2012) speaks of deliberate attempts â€œto destroy every last remnant of alternative ways of knowing and living, to obliterate collective identities and memories and to impose a new orderâ€ on the colonized. Education has been one of the chief instruments in this process, systematically alienating students from their cultural roots. Today as African writers learn to tell the story of Africa, African students are less able to relate to these literary texts than for example students in a German university. Even though texts reflect their own culture, they resist the â€œother ways of knowingâ€ Tuhiwai Smith speaks about and force internalized perceptions of their own selves on to narrative texts. Careful linguistic analysis provides students with the opportunity to re-connect with the cultural values a foreign-based education system has attempted to abolish from their cultural memory. The tools provided by critical discourse analysis are invaluable in helping students understand differences in approach in literature; they become a means for students to hear the extent of cultural and personal alienation from their own selves, and to re-connect. This paper explores what happens when students are almost totally alienated from the culture as reflected in their own literature written in the colonizerâ€™s language. It seeks an approach that makes fruitful learning possible as African students study the works of South African novelist Zakes Mda; Zanzibari novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah and Malian filmmaker Cheik Oumar Sissoko.Â Â
The Effects of Generating Questions and Raising Discussion on L2 Critical Reading
Authors: Arabian Nasrin , Fazilatfar Ali Mohammad , Anooshe Seyyed Mohammad
Published: January 2023

The current study seeks to explore the effects of generating questions and raising discussion, on the improvement of critical reading of English learners. 53 participants were divided into 3 groups, one control group and two experimental groups. For one experimental group the strategy of question generation was selected and for the other the strategy of raising discussion. After conducting the pre-test, the instructional session and the post-test, the writings of the learners were scored by two raters. ANOVA was the selected test. Result indicated that the two strategies have positive impact on the enhancement of critical reading of the participants (F2, 50 = 26.491, p = .0001<.05). The study has some implications for language instructors and material developers to assist promoting critical reading and critical thinking of the EFL learners.
Expressing and resisting power in American political debates
Authors: Arizzi Cristina , Toffle Mary Ellen
Published: January 2023

The paper investigates political debates in the US to determine how power relations are expressed through language in a controlled situational context. As Presidential campaign events, debates have generated a great deal of interest; thanks to the new media, they bring together large audiences and are crucial in creating, maintaining and enforcing politiciansâ€™ identities. Party political debates paving the way to the party candidacy for the 2016 American Presidential elections are examined to see how politicians interact in a public multiple interview. The goal of this paper is to see what strategies politicians use to enact, reproduce and resist power relations (Fairclough 1989, 2010), while respecting the debate rules and the mediation by appointed journalists. Political debates occur in potentially conflicting situations of asymmetrical talk in which political â€˜faceâ€™ (Brown, Levinson 1987) is at risk. The paper thus examines the turn of politiciansâ€™ roles which shift from an attacking attitude - enacting strategies to express power - to a defensive attitude of facework (Masumoto, et al. 2000). In conclusion, debates play a vital role in constructing the US political life by encouraging politicians to manage discussion and conflict using different strategies, challenging the role of the moderator as the participant in the most powerful position.
L1 influence on Second Language Acquisition and Teaching
Authors: Alonso Rosa Alonso
Published: January 2023

The effect of the first language (L1) on the acquisition of a second (L2) or additional language has been a long-debated issue in the area of second language acquisition, from early contrastivist approaches to current cognitive perspectives. In this paper we will review the main theoretical accounts of cross-linguistic influence focusing on recent perspectives, such as linguistic relativity, the multicompetence framework and cognitive linguistics/usage-based approaches. We will also point to the teaching implications, not only as regards the native vs. the non-native teacher but also the role of the L1 in classroom instruction and the elaboration of textbooks and teaching materials.
Parents' and professionals' perceptions towards support for children with communication disorders in preschool settings in the North West Bank in Palestine: Preliminary data from the pilot study
Authors: Jarrar Hala marwan
Published: January 2023

According to the Palestinian Centre for Statistics (2013), children with communication disorders constitute the highest percentage of special educational needs in Palestine; however, there is a lack of services to support these children. The purpose of this quantitative study is to analyze how the preschools settings in the Northern region of the West Bank, Palestine, support children with communication disorders from the parents' and professionals' perceptions. To collect data, two questionnaires were developed, (for parents, and for professionals). The participants in this study were 40 parents and 44 professionals from all these regions. The researcher aimed to clarify the type of support provided for children with communication disorders in preschool contexts in Palestine, also to find out if there is a relationship between the variables of the study and the perceptions of parents and professionals towards the support provided in preschool settings. Preliminary data from this study will be provided. Keywords: Parents, perceptions,professionals perceptions, preschool settings, communication disorders
Educational strategies in engineering education (on the example of Tomsk Region)
Authors: Shirko Tatiana Ivanovna , Kartashova Anna , Sarkisov Yuri
Published: January 2023

Contemporary world trends of societal development dictate the necessity of the search for new strategies of development engineering education in Russia. The emergence of new educational megatechnologies and metamaterials sets a goal of forming the system of continuous and anticipating education the content of which is shaped on the basis of foresight of prospective demands to a human as a subject of various kinds of social activity and orientation towards technological progress. In this circumstances, the shaping of forms of thinking becomes crucial part of the of content of education, and human and his consciousness are put at the center of educational process. The primary goal of this article is to demonstrate the possibilities and reflection on the first results of new paradigm of anticipating education in two technological universities of Tomsk â€“ Tomsk architecture and construction university and National Research Tomsk Polytechnic university. As a result of application of elements of anticipating education in construction industry, establishment of creative environment, close cooperation between technological universities of Tomsk as well as realization of concrete students project initiatives in the field of high construction technologies, concrete results in the sphere of improving competitiveness of Tomsk Region as a subject of the Russian Federation were achieved. Scientific works and innovational products that were created with contributions from Tomsk universities are in demand at both internal and external markets. Keywords: Higher education, megatechnologies, educational strategies, engineering education, metamaterials, anticipating education,Tomsk Region.
Children's empathic tendencies: Effect of perceived family relations
Authors: Kilic Sukran , Altinok Meryem
Published: January 2023

The aim of this research is to investigate the effects of perceived family relations on children's empathic tendencies.Correlational research model was used to analyze the data. The study group was comprised of 250 children from grades 4th and 5th in primary school in the city-center of Aksaray. To gather data, â€œKA-SÄ° Empathic Tendency Scale Child Formâ€ and â€œFamily Relationship Scale for Childrenâ€ were conducted. Multiple regression analyses were performed to predict the determinants of childrenâ€™s empathic tendencies. According to findings, supportive family relations predict cognitive and emotional empathic tendencies of children positively, while discouraging family relations predict cognitive and emotional empathic tendencies of children, negatively. This study pointed out how familial relations perceived by children affected empathic tendencies. For further studies, it can be recommended other parental factors be evaluated based on parenting socialization, practices and believes for expanding on this growing area of literature.Keywords: Empathic tendencies, perceived family relations, primary school children.
Teaching mathematics with childrenâ€™s literature in Finland
Authors: Aerila Juli-Anna
Published: January 2023

The Finnish school system will transfer to the new Core Curriculum for Basic Education 2014 in 2016. The new curriculum emphasizes integration of subjects. In Finland, mathematics and the mother tongue are the two subjects which are taught the most and therefore play a significant role in every primary teacherâ€™s weekly routine. Unlike English-speaking countries,Finland lacks childrenâ€™s literature aimed towards use in mathematics teaching. This study aimed to understand teachersâ€™ and teacher-traineesâ€™ points of view on the extent to which they use childrenâ€™s literature in teaching mathematics in primary school and how to efficiently use childrenâ€™s literature in teaching mathematics in primary school. This study was a part of an international study entitled â€˜Teachersâ€™ beliefs on the integration of childrenâ€™s literature in primary mathematics learning and teaching: A comparative studyâ€™, including universities from England, Hong Kong, Australia, and Finland. The aim was to determine teachersâ€™ beliefs concerning integration of childrenâ€™s literature into mathematics teaching and to the extent towhich this benefits learning. Data collection was conducted via web-based questionnaires translated into Finnish from spring to autumn 2015. Mixed methods data analysis showed that teachers/teacher-trainees do not use childrenâ€™s literature in mathematics teaching, but they still recognize various ways to implement it into their teaching. Previous studies on the use of literature in mathematics teaching show that childrenâ€™s literature may provide a meaningful context to develop mathematical skills and foster childrenâ€™s positive attitudes towards mathematics, as the stories in the literature are presented in an engaging and approachable manner.Keywords: Mathematics, childrenâ€™s literature, teaching.
Implementation of e-learning in the educational process of TPU
Authors: Vehter Ewgeniya
Published: January 2023

Throughout this article we have identified the relevance of the application of Smart technologies in organization of educational process in a technical university. Conditions of using e-learning environment during the organization of individual work of freshmen in subject of â€œDescriptive Geometry and Engineering Graphicsâ€ have been justified and described.Pedagogical aspects of this process also have been described. In the article weâ€™ve presented an example of development ofâ€œDescriptive Geometry and Engineering Graphicsâ€ class in TPU MOODLE environment. Furthermore elements and a list of tools of the proposed course have been shown.Keywords: Smart-technologies,e-learning, individual work of the students, e-course in MOODLE, courseâ€™s tools.
Development of New Hybrid Admission Decision Prediction Models Using Support Vector Machines Combined with Feature Selection
Authors: Ozsert Yıgıt Gozde , Akay Mehmet Fatih , Alak Hacer
Published: January 2023

The purpose of this paper is to develop new hybrid admission decision prediction models by using Support Vector Machines (SVM) combined with a feature selection algorithm to investigate the effect of the predictor variables on the admission decision of a candidate to the School of of Physical Education and Sports at Cukurova University. Experiments have been conducted on the dataset, which contains data of participants who applied to the School in 2006. The dataset has been randomly split into training and test sets using 10-fold cross validation as well as different percentage ratios. The performance of the prediction models for the datasets has been assessed using classification accuracy, specificity, sensitivity, positive predictive value (PPV) and negative predictive value (NPV). The results show that a decrease in the number of predictor variables in the prediction models usually leads to a parallel decrease in classification accuracy.Keywords: machine learning; prediction; physical ability test; feature selection;
The Influence of the Media in Publicizing Violence
Authors: Cuc Maria Claudia
Published: January 2023

The paper "The Influence of the media in publicizing violence" is oriented on the applicative dimension following how the media industry produces manipulative media messages, a culture of degrading leisure and promotes pseudo-individuality among children and adolescents, thus contributing to generalization of some personality's clichÃ©s, promoting vulgarity and kitsch. In this promoted subculture, on this psychosocial background, the impact of the publicized violence develops in time in learner a violent behavior, social integration difficulties or insufficiency in his social maturation. From year to year develops and intensifies in learners the forms of manifestations of violence in school under the influence of publicized violence.Keywords: teacher; little scholar; media message; deviant behavior; media violence;
The Pragmatic Aspect of the English Words in the Kazakh Texts of Advertisements
Authors: Doszhana Gulzhan
Published: January 2023

The development of the Kazakh text of advertisements is a dynamic, successfully developing and constantly changing space, reflecting the dominant influence of lexical units in the modern era of the English-speaking society, which is based on the appearance of a new lexeme, having stems transmitting its Ñ–nformatÑ–on base as a component in a new expressive form. Strengthening and providing the borrowing is due to the Ñ–ntensÑ–fyÑ–ng globalization of international relations, the growth of contacts, worldwide promotion of English and Ñ–ntensÑ–ficatÑ–on of telecommunications and Internet technologies, which in its turns, lead to new foreign words â€“ the English words in the Kazakh texts of advertisement. The actuality of this paper based on the fact that studies on the problems of borrowings in the Kazakh language, mainly affect the general issues, while the area of advertising, which is the best reflection of the change in the modern language, not completely described from such points of view as thematic classÑ–fÑ–catÑ–on of the English borrowings and as well as a pragmatic significance in using the foreign words in the texts of advertisements. The theme of borrowing in the light of the theory which considers language contacts and analyzing its development in the Kazakh language is incompletely explained, there are unresolved questions related to the classification of new words and their pragmatic aspect which is achieved in the host language.Keywords: pragmatics; texts of advertisements; English words
A Survey of the Relationship between the Spiritual Leadership and the Organizational Health in Bushehrâ€™s School Province. Iran's Aspect
Authors: Behroozi Mohammad , Qasemi Layla , Khodadadi Shapoor , Behroozid Sedighea
Published: January 2023

This paper wants to describe the relationship between spiritual leadership (SL) and organizational health (OH). Spiritual leadership guides the processes in which people or members of an organization seek to find their calling or meaning of life, and express or match the inner voices of people with both the shared goals of the community that they feel part of and their own goals. Organizational Health (OH) is the organization ability to maintain and improve the ability to survive and adapt with the environment. The sample was survey to 380 of principles and teachers who come from of Bushehrâ€™s school in both and private sector which were selected by random cluster sampling. We measured SL in dimensions of insight, faith and hope, conscience, participation and altruism love. To collect the data two questionnaires were distributed among the participants, Nyhan and organizational health, for which the Cronbachâ€™s alfa respectively are 0.90 and 0.88. Regression analysis between the dimensions of spiritual leadership and organizational health indicated that five dimension of SL have entered the regression equation but the conscience has been out in equation regression. And there is significant relation between SL and OH.Keywords: relationship; spiritual leadership; organizational health; meaning of life;
The Impact of the Educational Process to the Perception; Evaluation of the Urban Elements Relative to the Gestalt Theory
Authors: Yilmaz Yildirim Demet , Sagso Ayse , Uzunali Alper
Published: January 2023

Urban elements are of capital importance and make different sense to both the city and the users. These elements enable users establish visual or physical relationship with the city, they are three-dimensional elements which provide visual richness and identity to the city and to define, identify and specialize the environment in terms of the city. As stated in Gestalt theory, perception of urban elements is the impact in the whole organized by the relationship between the element and other elements in its sight. In order to present the whole, the sight and viewpoint that change depending on the vertical and horizontal eye movements in different distances are to be discussed. Regarding the design of urban elements, the sight and viewpoint play important roles in making decisions for connecting the element with the main circulation of the place and designing other stable and moving elements such as tree, people, building and furniture surrounding the element. In this sense Ataturk Monument in Meydan Parki, one of the important focal points of Trabzon with its historical background and sustainability of city, is evaluated by the users as part of Gestalt theory and principles. The purpose of the study is to identify, in the distance with the highest perceptibility, how these urban elements are perceived and whether the other elements in the sight are effective in perception of the element or not. What the users perceive and how they perceive it in the point with the highest perceptibility, what are the prominent Gestalt theories and principles in the photo with the highest perceptibility, and these theory and principles are studied by means of the students of landscape architecture with different degrees. The study is composed of two sections, introduction and research. In the introduction, perception, environmental perception, factors that affect the perception, and Gestalt theory and principles are briefly explained whereas in the research the purpose of the study, the field of the study, the stages and the methods of the study are determined and as an analysis of data, results, discussions and conclusions are found out. The study indicates that the design problems of the urban elements are not limited with the single design of the element but also the contextual and perceptual aspects have to be discussed and interdisciplinary studies are required. It has been come through that in designing urban elements, determining where the highest perceptibility of the element is required and in this position everything/elements in the sight must be considered as a part of the design and the design of the element must be discussed as this whole. The study is important as it points to the extent of the design problem of an urban element.Keywords: perception; Gestalt theory; Trabzon Meydan Park; Ataturk Monument;
Identification and Prioritization of Tourism Attraction of Genaveh Port and its Impact on the Economy of the City. Iran's Aspect
Authors: Behroozi Mohammad , Emami Babak Abde
Published: January 2023

Tourism is a major force in any economy for large industries that are speeding up. It is an increasingly important source of income, employment and wealth in many countries. This paper looks identification and prioritization of tourist attractions and its impact on the economy. The population of this study contains 2000 of tourism, cultural heritage and economic experts which sample estimated 323 based on Morgan table. The Cronbachâ€™s Alfa of questionnaire was 0.84. Kolmogorov Smirnoff and Friedman tests were used respectively to normal and ranking identified factors. The results showed that purchasing power, economic situation of people were important than the others factors identified.Keyword: tourism; economy; prioritization tourist; cultural heritage
The Impact of Creative Drama Education on Development of Social Skills of Elementary School Students
Authors: Kivanc Oztug Emine , Ciner Melek
Published: January 2023

Social development can be defined as the adaptation process of persons to the society in which they live. The children learning the rules and value norms accepted by the society and live in harmony with the community is in parallel with the positive development of education of the child. Creative drama education plays an important role on development of behaviors with social content such as distinguishing social behaviors, reducing negative and noncompliant behaviors, entering into good relations with peers and establishing themselves in the community. The research was performed by offering creative drama-based education to a group of 14 elementary school students between the ages of 7 and 12 for 22 hours. During the education activity, single group preliminary test-final test model, one of experimental research designs, was used as method in order to be able to measure the impact on social development of students. The data were collected with personal information from using Scale for Developing Social Skills (SBDO) which was devised by Akcamete and Avcioglu (2005). As a result, it was detected from the general outlook of social skills evaluation scale of students included in the study that there was statistically significant difference between scores obtained before and after education, and that the scores obtained by students from the scale as a whole after education showed statistically significant increase.Keywords: creative drama; elementary education; social skills
Effects of hyperbaric oxygen therapy on the morphological characteristics and survival of MCF-7 breast cancer cells
Authors: YİĞİTTÜRK Gürkan , ERGÖZEN Serkan , ELBE Hülya , YÜCEL Anıl , ÇAVUŞOGLU Türker , BAYGAR Tuba , UYANIKGİL Yigit
Published: January 2023

Aim: This study aims to determine the effects of hyperbaric oxygen therapy at different pressure values on cell morphology and cell survival in the MCF-7 breast cancer cell line.
Materials and Methods: The experimental groups were formed by applying 100% oxygen to MCF-7 breast cancer cells at 1.5, 2, and 2.5 atmospheres for 2 hours. The control group did not receive treatment. At the end of the experiment, cell survival was investigated by CCK-8 analysis, cell shapes were determined by cresyl violet staining, and cell surface morphologies were determined by scanning electron microscope.
Results: Cell viability was significantly reduced at atmospheric pressure of 1.5, 2, and 2.5 compared to the control group (p < 0.005). As pressure increased, the surface area of the cell decreased, nuclear condensation increased, and the cell borders became irregular. Cell membrane bleb and cell membrane porosity increased at 2 and 2.5 atmospheres.
Conclusion: Hyperbaric oxygen therapy severely reduces the viability of MCF-7 breast cancer cells under increased pressure. It can induce apoptosis and change the shape and surface morphology of MCF-7 breast cancer cells. Although further studies are needed, our study supports the potential use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in the treatment of breast cancer.
A contribution to the knowledge of the distribution of Dalmatocytisus dalmaticus (Vis.) Trinajstić (Fabaceae).
Authors:   Antun Vrančić Grammar School, Put Gimnazije 64, HR-22000 Šibenik, Croatia, Milović Milenko , Karađole Jagoda ,   Put Dubrave 48, HR-22000 Šibenik, Croatia, Pandža Marija ,   Murterski Škoji Primary School, HR-22243 Murter, Croatia
Published: January 2023

The stenoendemic species Dalmatocytisus dalmaticus (Vis.) Trinajstić was previously known only from two sites (hills of Medinjak and Šušnjevača) on the outskirts of Sinj. But large populations have been found at over 30 new sites in the surroundings of Sinj, Otok and Trilj. The plant grows on substrate of limestone marls, on rocky grasslands, as well as in the ground layer of planted black pine forests and along the edges of pine forests. The size of the occupied habitat area of D. dalmaticus known so far is estimated at approximately 1.5 km2. The area has been significantly reduced by the expansion of the settlements of Jasenovo and Poljak, as well as by the building of a macadam road through Greda Hill. The planned construction of a quarry with an access road in the Šušnjevača area will result in an additional reduction of the plant's area. Habitats are exposed to strong anthropogenic pressure and to the changes resulting from the previous and current planting of black pine. According to the methods for threat assessment of the International Union for Conservation of Nature, we propose that D. dalmaticus should be included in the national red list in the category of ”endangered“ taxa (EN; criteria B2ab(ii,iii,iv)).
Distribution of Balkan endemic Euphorbia serpentini
Authors:   Primary School, Lundåkerskolan, Gislaved, Sweden, Maslo Semir , Šarić Šemso ,   Jelaške, Olovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Niketić Marjan ,   Natural History Museum, Njegoševa 51, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
Published: January 2023

This paper is a survey of distribution of the Balkan endemic obligate serpetinophyte Euphorbia serpentini in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia based on a revision of herbarium specimens from SARA, BEO, BEOU and private collections of the authors, literature data and on field observations. In addition a short morphological description and photographs of the species are presented.
Revisiting the methods of Artemia reproductive performance test (Anostraca: Crustacea)
Authors:   Toraighyrov University, Pavlodar, Kazakhstan & TOO Irtysh Environmental Center, L.L.C., Pavlodar, Kazakhstan, Ubaskin Alexandr , Akhmetov Kairat ,   Toraighyrov University, Pavlodar, Kazakhstan, Abylkhassanov Talgat ,   Toraighyrov University, Pavlodar, Kazakhstan, Lunkov Alexandr ,   TOO Irtysh Environmental Center, L.L.C., Pavlodar, Kazakhstan, Akimbekova Nazymgul ,   Toraighyrov University, Pavlodar, Kazakhstan
Published: January 2023

Artemia cf. parthenogenetica Bowen and Sterling, 1978 is widely distributed in the saline lakes of Northern Kazakhstan. Female Artemia can easily be recognized by a brood pouch full of cysts before being released. The number of cysts can be used to estimate both individual reproductive performance and the entire population. During the studies involving Artemia reproductive performance, it was observed that throughout the growing season, in the water bodies, there were females whose well-developed brood pouches were partially filled with cysts. Thus, we were confronted with a question about the relevance of using females with partially filled brood pouches to determine the reproductive performance of Artemia. The number of cysts in a full brood pouch and a partially filled brood pouch revealed consistent differences in the following statistical indicators: average reproductive performance, coefficient of variation, and average minimum and maximum reproductive performance. As the percentage of females in the population with cysts not yet ready to be released increases, the percentage of females with partially filled brood pouches decreases. The general conclusion is that the use of females with partially filled brood pouches underestimates the valid value of average reproductive performance and also changes the pattern of the reproductive performance distribution. The obtained results prove that only females with a full brood pouch should be used when assessing the reproductive performance value of Artemia.
The flora of three islets in the Korčula archipelago (southeastern Adriatic)
Authors:   Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Split, Ruđera Boškovića 33, HR-21000 Split, Croatia, Ruščić Mirko , Čorić Branimir ,   Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Split, Ruđera Boškovića 33, HR-21000 Split, Croatia, Marinović Nikolina ,   Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Split, Ruđera Boškovića 33, HR-21000 Split, Croatia
Published: January 2023

The flora of three small islets located in the Korčula Archipelago was investigated on several occasions during 2020. In all, 105 plant taxa were recorded, of which 101 are angiosperms, 3 gymnosperms and with 1 fern. The total flora of the islets is distributed in 48 families. The families with the highest number of taxa are Poaceae (12.38%) and Asteraceae (10.48%), followed by Lamiaceae (7.62%) and Fabaceae (5.71%). The most common life forms are therophytes (31.43%), hemicryptophytes (27.62%) and phanerophytes (19.05%). The largest number of plant taxa is accounted for by the Mediterranean floral element (60.95%), followed by the South European (20.00%) In all, three endemic, four endangered and seven strictly protected taxa were recorded. Endemics are Carduus micropterus (Borbás) Teyber ssp. micropterus, Vincetoxicum hirundinaria Medik. ssp. adriaticum (Beck) Markgr and Limonium dictyophorum (Tausch) Degen. All recorded endemic taxa belong to the group Illyrian-Adriatic endemic plants. Endangered taxa are Desmazeria marina (L.) Druce, Elymus pycnathus (Godr.) Melderis and Narcissus tazetta L. Strictly protected taxa include Chenopodium murale L. and Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile. The invasive species Conyza canadensis (L.) Cronquist and Euphorbia prostrata Aiton have been recorded in the flora of the islet of Majsan.
A hagyományos demográfiai alapú választói klaszterezés alternatív megközelítése
Authors: Dobó Róbert , Pintér Tibor
Published: January 2023

A tanulmány a hagyományos, demográfiai alapú klaszterezés mellett a kommunikációscsatornapreferencia – bizalmi/hitelesség alapú – csoportosítási lehetőségét vizsgálja. Az egyéni országgyűlési választókörzetek demográfiai adatai alapján korrelációs és klaszteranalízist alkalmaztunk, amely segítségével sikerült a választókörzeteket több csoportba sorolni. Több olyan változót azonosítottunk, amelyek felhasználásával – szerény lehetőségeinknek megfelelően – igyekszünk részben megmagyarázni a 2022 április 3-i országgyűlési választás eredményeit, az ellenzéki összefogás, illetve a Fidesz–KDNP eredményeire fókuszálva. Magyarázóerejük alapján elsődleges és másodlagos változókat azonosítottunk. A kapott eredmények tapasztalatai segítségével egy alternatív megközelítést alkalmaztunk. A 465 elemű primer kvantitatív kutatás során a válaszadók tájékozódási szokásainak – a különböző kommunikációs csatornákról érkező információk iránti bizalmuknak – megfelelően alakítottunk ki csoportokat, és vizsgáltuk, hogy e kommunikációs preferenciáknak milyen hatásuk van összességében 7 párt megítélésére, 3 szabadságjog alapján. Ily módon sikerült a demográfiai adatokból 6 választókörzet-típust definiálni, a kommunikációs szokásoknak megfelelően pedig 3 jól elkülönülő, eltérő csatornabizalommal és pártmegítéléssel rendelkező választói csoportot kialakítani.
THE MORPHOLOGICAL AND FUNCTIONAL STATE OF THE VASCULAR COMPONENT OF HEMATOPOIESIS ORGANS IN DIFFERENT TIMES OF SIMULATED HYPOXIA IN THE EXPERIMENT
Authors: Naumov Aleksandr V. , Nikityuk Dimitry B. , Ovsyannikova Olga A. , Shishkina Tatyana A. , Naumova Lyubov I.
Published: January 2023

Under conditions of hypoxia, a change in the morphological and functional state of the components of the microvasculature bed will be accompanied by a change in the adequacy and usefulness of the immune response and hematopoiesis. The purpose of the study was to determine the morphofunctional state of the vascular component of the red bone marrow and spleen at various times of simulated hypoxia and to identify the degree of influence of CD68-positive cells on this state. Chronic hypoxia was modeled on 246 outbred male rats using special chambers containing natural gas from the Astrakhan gas field (Russia) at a concentration not exceeding the maximum allowable. The experiment was continued for 120 days, inhalation was carried out five days a week for four hours a day, the removal of animals from the experiment was carried out every 30 days. The functional activity of the vascular component of the red bone marrow was determined using the method of laser Doppler flowmetry. The degree of expression of inducible (iNOS) and endothelial (eNOS) NO synthases and the distribution of CD68-positive cells in the spleen structures were determined by immunohistochemical method. The study showed that as the duration of chronic simulated hypoxia increases, there is a decrease in the microcirculation index, an increase in myogenic tone and shunting index, which, taken together, indicates a deterioration of organ perfusion and confirms the formation of a hypoxic state. An analysis of the functional activity, carried out using an immunohistochemical study of the expression of iNOS and eNOS in the structures of the spleen, showed that as the duration of the experiment increased, the level of endothelial synthase decreased and the level of inducible synthase increased. Perhaps this is due to the influence of biologically active substances secreted by macrophages activated during hypoxia. This is supported by an increase in the presence of CD68-positive cells in the red pulp and along the connective tissue trabeculae as the experimental exposure increases.