bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Tax revenue collection or foreign borrowing: what fiscal tools enhance the educational development in Nigeria?
Authors:   Department of Accounting, College of Management and Social Sciences, Covenant University Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria, Omodero C. O.
Published: December 2021

Nigeria’s educational system does not receive sufficient finances and nearly every new administration proposes greater levels of borrowing on the belief that they would enhance the economy, particularly human capital. The most important fiscal tools utilized in the Nigerian political arena to support education are tax revenue collection, foreign borrowing, and its interest component. This study aims to examine the impact of these fiscal tools on educational development in Nigeria. We use the multiple regression analysis of the data obtained from the Central Bank of Nigeria, Federal Inland Revenue Service, and World Bank Economic Development Indicators. The statistics ranging from 1990 to 2019 were analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). The correlation data shows that education has a substantial positive association with foreign liabilities and taxation income at the 1% level, but the relationship with debt servicing (interest rate) is negatively significant at the 1% level. Foreign debt, on the other hand, shows a substantial positive association with education and tax income at the 1% level but has an insignificant negative correlation with interest rate. Tax income has a substantial negative association with interest rates, but it also has a positive relationship with education and foreign loans. The findings of this study show that foreign debt and interest rates have had little impact on Nigeria’s educational system. The study result met the a priori expectation that tax revenue should impact positively on the development of education in Nigeria. As a result, the research recommends the prudent use of tax revenues while opposing foreign borrowing for political campaigns.
How the proportional income taxation increases inequality in Bulgaria
Authors:   Southwest University “Neofit Rilski”, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria, Tanchev S.
Published: December 2021

The proportional income tax is popular in countries of Central and East Europe and 14 CEE countries adopted it with different tax rates from 1994 till 2008 year. But four of them have replaced it with the progressive tax yet. The main criticisms towards the proportional income tax is that it leads to an increase of the inequality after taxation. The article aims to evaluate the impact of the proportional income tax without non-taxable minimum on inequality in Bulgaria, measured by the Gini index. The relationship between the Gini index and the growth rates of GDP per capita, the gross average income and net average income was studied. The methods of Ordinary Least Square (OLS) and correlation were applied to determine the impact of proportional income tax on income inequality in Bulgaria. The research covers the period from 2008 till 2019. National statistical institute of Bulgaria data (12 observations) has been used. The empirical results confirm positive relationship between Gini index and the growth rates of GDP per capita, the gross average income and net average income in system of proportional income tax. Inequality in Bulgaria had increased by 22% after introducing the proportional income tax in 2008, the highest incomes have increased by 113% and the lowest only by 85%. The results of the study show that the increase of the gross average income and net average income leads to increase of the inequality measured with Gini index. Therefore, after taxation of incomes with proportional income tax the inequality does not decrease, but continues to increase. It may be inferred that the proportional taxation increase inequality in Bulgaria.
Taxation, government spending and economic growth: The case of Bulgaria
Authors:   Southwest University “Neofit Rilski”, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria, Ganchev G. , Todorov I. ,   Southwest University “Neofit Rilski”, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria
Published: December 2021

The objective of this article is to estimate the impact of three fiscal instruments (direct taxes, indirect taxes, and government expenditure) on Bulgaria’s economic growth. The study employs an autoregressive distributed lag model (ARDL) and Eurostat quarterly seasonally adjusted data for the period 1999–2020. Four control variables (the shares of gross capital formation, household consumption, and exports in GDP as well as the economic growth in the euro area) are included in the model to account for the influence of non-fiscal factors on Bulgaria’s real GDP growth rate. The empirical results indicate a long-run equilibrium relationship between Bulgaria’s economic growth and the independent variables in the ARDL. In the short term, Bulgaria’s real GDP growth rate is affected by its own past values and the previous values of the shares of direct tax revenue, exports, government consumption, and indirect tax revenue in GDP. In the long term, Bulgaria’s economic growth is influenced by its own previous values and the past values of the share of household consumption in GDP and the euro area’s real GDP growth rate. Fiscal instruments can be used to stabilize Bulgaria’s growth in the short run but they are neutral in the long run. The direct tax revenue, government consumption, and indirect tax revenue are highly effective and can be used as tools for invigorating and stabilizing Bulgaria’s economic growth in the short run. However, in the long term, the real GDP growth rate can be hastened only by encouraging domestic demand (final consumption expenditure of households) and promoting exports. This research cannot answer the question of whether flat income taxation stabilizes the economy or not, since it does not separate the impact of tax rate changes from the influence of tax base modifications.
Tax burden and shadow economy growth in Russian regions
Authors:   Baikal State University, Irkutsk, Russian Federation, Fedotov D. Yu.
Published: December 2021

The study is devoted to verification the hypothesis that a higher tax burden does not necessarily lead to the growth in the shadow economy in Russian regions. The cross-regional comparative analysis was undertaken to measure the influence of the tax burden on the shadow economy. The analysis used Rosstat workforce surveys data about the number of informal workers nationwide and by sector from 2007 to 2019. Stochastic factor analysis was used to examine the relationship between the share of informal workers and such factors as the tax burden, GRP per capita, advanced production technologies, innovation activities of organizations, industrial sectors’ and social sectors’ contribution to GRP. To determine the strength of the relationship between the factors and the resultant indicator, a correlation and cluster analysis were conducted. It has shown that there is an inverse correlation between the tax burden and informal employment. Regions with a lower tax burden tend to have higher rates of informal employment (in 2019, the correlation coefficient was –0.4274). A similar inverse correlation is observed for the level of informal employment and the macro-economic indicators – GRP per capita, innovation, and the contribution of industrial sectors to GRP. There is a direct correlation between informal employment and the contribution of social sectors to GRP. These findings shed light on the key factors conducive to the growth in the shadow economy: what matters most is the economic and innovation lag in the development of certain regions. The results of this research can be useful for policy-makers seeking to address the problem of the shadow economy in regions.
Influence of Mineral and Organic Fertilization on Grassland from Transilvanian Plateau
Authors: ROTAR Ioan , VIDICAN Roxana , TOTH Gheorghe , PLEȘA Anca , VAIDA Ioana , IUGA Vasile , MOREA Adriana
Published: December 2021

Mineral and organic fertilization have a huge effect on natural grasslands. The purpose of this research is to assess the state of the biodiversity and pastoral value for grasslands from the Transylvanian Plateau area. In this area has been analyzed the floristic composition and a series of ecological indexes, respectively humidity, soil reaction, temperature and nitrogen. Other aspects taken in account were the agronomical and anthropogenic specters. The analyzed grasslands are placed in the perimeter of Gheorgheni village, from Cluj County. Experience includes 20 experimental variants with organic fertilization with combined with mineral fertilization, 5 variants in 4 rehearsals. Each experimental variant is 2 m long X 5 m wide. In most hill meadows the economic efficiency is relatively low, and in order to be increased, it is necessary to apply the whole complex of measures for their improvement, care and exploitation, of which a special role is the application of appropriate treatments that stimulate the development of valuable species. Several researches show that applying fertilizers on grasslands is economically justified since, generally, 1 kg of active element results in an increase of 80-100 kg of green matter.
The Importance of Integrated Pest Control on Wheat Crops Production, during 2015-2016, at Agricultural Research-Development Station Turda
Authors: DĂRAB Ionel Dragoș , MALSCHI Dana , VĂLEAN Ana-Maria , CHEȚAN Cornel , KADAR Rodica , OLTEAN Ion
Published: December 2021

In the wheat crops of central Transylvania a rich complex of phytophagous insects species is reported. Species of thrips, aphids, leafhoppers, flies, cereal leaf beetle and cereal bugs, affects the level of production and quality indicators of wheat grains. In the period of 2015-2016, various integrated pest control models have been applied, watching their effect on the production and quality indicators of wheat, based on applied insecticide treatments, in the experimental lots at ARDS Turda. The results on the quantified production parameters showed oscillations over previous multiannual values, due to the special climatic conditions of 2015 and 2016, to the density of entomophagous and phytophagous insect populations, influenced by the applied treatment system. It is noted that in the years 2015-2016, characterized as exceptional years, with unfavorable thermal and pluviometric conditions, with much higher values than the multiannual average, the gluten and protein content, zeleny index have lower values than in the previous years, at ARDS Turda. The specific annual climate characteristics have a major influence on the production and quality of wheat. Also, pest control strategies have a major impact on the production parameters and qualitative indicators of wheat.
The Influence Of Fusarium Ear Infection On The Maize Yield And Quality In Some Maize Hybrids Created At ARDS Turda
Authors: ȘOPTEREAN Laura , SUCIU Loredana , HAÈ˜ Voichita , HAÈ˜ Ioan , PUIA Carmen
Published: December 2021

Abstract. Maize is a host plant for a large number of pathogens, over 50, that invade all of the plant organs from the moment of germination to the moment of harvesting, and cobs and seeds infections continue most of the times during crops storage. Pathogen agents contributes to deterioration and decrease quantity and quality of yield contributes to productions decreasing, both quantitative and qualitatively, with an average percentage of 20 - 25% in our country. The most damaging in quantitative and qualitative point of view are diseases caused by genus Fusarium spp.. The objectives of this paper are determining the productivity and the quality of corn hybrids created at ARDS Turda, in natural and artificial infection with Fusarium spp, and identification of resistant hybrids to Fusarium spp attack. In 2011-2012 the hybrids were tested in natural and artificial infection conditions. The inoculation was made on each cob using 4 ml of suspension. Following research we can assert the following conclusions: in terms of natural infections in both 2011 and 2012 the most productive hybrids were Turda Favorit (10.74 t / ha, 9.87 t / ha) and Turda Star (10.72 t / ha 8.78 t / ha). Yields hybrids in the study decreased by 0.3 t / ha - 1.4 t / ha under artificial infection. Artificial infections produce changes in biochemical composition of the grain. Hybrids analyzed starch content and oil are lower and protein percentage increased after artificial inoculation.
Nutraceutical potential of rose hips of three wild Rosa species from Western Himalaya, India
Authors: SINGH Kanwaljeet , SINGH Deepika , LONE Javaid F. , BHAT Sheetal , SHARMA Yash P. , GAIROLA Sumeet
Published: December 2021

Recently, the use of hips of different rose species has increased due to its nutritional and health-promoting benefits. Rose hips contain a rich amount of ascorbic acid, phenolics, and various other bioactive constituents. Based on the distribution and variation in the morphological characters, rose hips of nine accessions belonging to the three species viz. Rosa webbiana Wall. ex Royle, R. moschata Herrm., and R. canina L. were studied. The rose hips were evaluated for moisture, carbohydrates, total protein, crude fat, total phenolic, crude fibers, water-soluble vitamins, fat-soluble vitamins, and mineral contents. An appreciable amount of the studied biochemical parameters with significant variations was observed in the rose hips originated from different regions. Results demonstrated the high nutraceutical potential of these species and indicated that their rose hips could be promoted as a functional food in the region. Furthermore, the phytonutrient-rich composition of the region's rose hips was revealed when the current study's findings were compared to previous studies. Therefore, they may be considered ingredients in food and dietary supplement formulations, phytopharmaceutical sector and can be quickly brought under cultivation. Furthermore, findings based on the scientific evidence indicate that the information on the pharmacological and toxicological of R. webbiana and R. moschata is very scanty or lacking; therefore, needing more research interest.
Potential role of L-glutamic acid in mitigating cadmium toxicity in lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.) through modulating the antioxidant defence system and nutrient homeostasis
Authors: FARDUS Jannatul , HOSSAIN Md. Shahadat , FUJITA Masayuki
Published: December 2021

Using phosphate fertilizers and wastewater as a source of irrigation and residuals from industries have considerably increased the level of cadmium (Cd) in soil which severely reduced the growth and yield of crop. L-glutamic acid (L-Glu), an amino acid, plays key roles in plant stress tolerance. Hence, the current study was conducted to determine the potential role of L-Glu pre-treatment in alleviating Cd-induced toxicity in lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.). Lentil seedlings were exposed to two doses of Cd (1 and 2 mM CdCl2) with or without 10 mM L-Glu pre-treatment. The results suggested that a high dose of Cd negatively affected the shoot dry weight, root dry weight, and photosynthetic pigments (chlorophylls and carotenoids). Furthermore, Cd stress induced severe oxidative damage, a reduction in catalase (CAT) activity and ascorbate (AsA) content, and accumulation of Cd in both the roots and shoots. Adding L-Glu protected the photosynthetic pigments of the lentil seedlings and thus improved the growth of the seedlings. In addition, L-Glu pre-treatment enhanced the ascorbate (AsA) content; increased the activity of enzymes such as catalase, ascorbate peroxidase, monodehydroascorbate reductase, and glutathione peroxidase. L-Glu was also reduced Cd uptake and translocation, which in turn alleviated the oxidative damage in the Cd-stressed seedlings indicated the potential role of this chemical. Results suggest that pre-treatment with L-Glu reduces Cd toxicity in lentil seedlings by inhibiting Cd accumulation and by reducing oxidative damage.
Assessment of cold stress tolerance in maize through quantitative trait locus, genome-wide association study and transcriptome analysis
Authors: GILLANI Syed F.A. , RASHEED Adnan , YUHONG Gai , JIAN Wei , XIA Wang Y. , TARIQ Huma , ILYAS Muhammad , YUNLING Peng
Published: December 2021

Genome-wide association study (GWAS) has become a widely accepted strategy for decoding genotype phenotype associations in many species thanks to advances in next-generation sequencing (NGS) technologies. Maize is an ideal crop for GWAS and significant progress has been made in the last decade. This review summarizes current GWAS efforts in maize functional genomics research and discusses future prospects in the omics era. The general goal of GWAS is to link genotypic variations to corresponding differences in phenotype using the most appropriate statistical model in a given population. The current review also presents perspectives for optimizing GWAS design and analysis. GWAS analysis of data from RNA, protein, and metabolite-based omics studies is discussed, along with new models and new population designs that will identify causes of phenotypic variation that have been hidden to date. The detailed that low temperature in maize seedlings altogether restricts germination and seedlings' development and destabilizes the cancer prevention agent safeguard component. Cold pressure adversely influences root morphology, photosystem II (PS II) effectiveness, chlorophyll substance, and leaf region. A short scene of low temperature stress (for example, under 10 °C for 7 days) during the V6–V9 maize development stages can fundamentally defer the anthesis commencement. Among the morphological reactions by focused on maize plants, low temperature stress causes strange tuft development in maize, along these lines influencing the fertilization and grain filling measures. Hence, problematic temperatures can cause a genuine yield decrease if happening at basic conceptive stages, as plants allocate over half of their photosynthesis to foster grains during this stage until physiological development. Low temperature stress fundamentally diminishes the plant stature and absolute yield biomass of maize. Leaf improvement turns out to be delayed in chilly focused on plants because of a drawn-out cell cycle and diminished pace of mitosis.  The joint and continuous efforts of the whole community will enhance our understanding of maize quantitative traits and boost crop molecular breeding designs.
The impact of different growth media and ammonium-nitrate ratio on yield and nitrate accumulation in lettuce (Lactuca sativa var. longifolia)
Authors: SÖYLEMEZ Selçuk
Published: December 2021

Ammonium (NH4+) to nitrate (NO3-) ratio and growth media significantly alter plant development and NO3- accumulation in lettuce. Nitrate accumulation is regarded harmful for environment and human health. The quality of lettuce is assessed by NO3-concentration, size, and weight. This study determined the impact of five different growth media (cocopeat, peat, bark, perlite and rockwool) and four different NH4+:NO3- ratios (0:100, 20:80, 40:60 and 60:40) on NO3- accumulation in lettuce, yield, and several growth attributes. The experimentation was conducted according to open feeding system of soilless agriculture. The ‘Cosmos’ variety of lettuce was used as experimental material in the study. Growth mediums and NH4+:NO3- ratios significantly altered NO3- accumulation, head, leaf, stem and root traits. The results revealed that instead of growing lettuce with NO3- only in peat and rockwool, addition of NH4+ (20:80 of NH4+:NO3-) into nutrient solution increased head weight. While head weight increased in perlite medium with the addition of NH4+, it decreased in cocopeat and bark media. It is concluded that growth media and NH4+:NO3- ratios pose significant impacts on NO3- accumulation in leaf and that the increase in NH4+ ratio decreased NO3- accumulation in all growing media. Therefore, it is recommended that NH4+ should be added in the nutrient solution to decrease NO3- accumulation, which will ultimately improve yield and quality of lettuce.
In vitro antimicrobial, anticancer, and apoptosis-inducing effects of the methanolic extract of Launaea mucronata
Authors: ABOUZIED Amr S. , BREAK Mohammed K.B. , YOUNES Kareem , ADS Essam N. , SYED Rahamat U. , ALAFNAN Dalal , ALSULAMI Gharam , HUSSEIN Weiam A.
Published: December 2021

Traditional medicine is widely used in the treatment and management of various ailments due to its low toxicity, low number of side effects and low cost. Many components of common fruits and vegetables play crucial roles as chemopreventive or chemotherapeutic agents. This study aimed to evaluate in vitro the antioxidant, cytotoxic and antimicrobial activities of Launaea mucronata’s methanolic stems and leaves extract. In this screening study, Launaea mucronata’s methanolic extracts showed remarkably antifungal activity against Candida albicans. The maximum zone of inhibition of the methanolic extract of Launaea mucronata leaves was detected against Proteus vulgaris with inhibition zones of 17.8 mm and 14.6 mm, respectively. 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) assay results showed high antioxidant activity for the extract almost comparable to that of ascorbic acid at 30 µg/ml, which indicates that it might potentially be developed into a successful antioxidant agent. Meanwhile, 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl-2H-tetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay was performed by screening the extract against HepG2 (Hepatocellular), A549 (Lung), HCT116 (Colon) and MCF7 (Breast) cancer cells and it was found that the extract exerted its highest activity against A549 cells with an IC50 value of 14.9 µg/ml. The extracts also shown lower cytotoxic activity against normal, healthy MRC-5 cells, with IC50 values of 204.83 g/ml for the stem extract and 412.4 g/ml for the leaves extract, respectively. This suggests that the extract is safe for normal, healthy cells, which is an important characteristic of any possible anticancer treatment. The antiproliferative and apoptosis activities of our selected plant showed that the extracts induced S-phase arrest and apoptosis in A549 cells. This high cytotoxic activity of the extract indicates that highly bioactive pure compounds could potentially be isolated from the extract in future studies and further developed into an anticancer agent specifically against lung cancer. Therefore, the current study has proven the potential of Launaea mucronata’s methanolic extract as a source of potent antioxidant and anticancer agent.
#EleNão e eleições brasileiras de 2018: a circulação de sentidos em grupos de mulheres no Facebook
Authors:   Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, FRIGO Diosana
Published: December 2021

No contexto das eleições presidenciais de 2018, no Brasil, analisa-se a circulação de sentidos no grupo do Facebook “Mulheres unidas pela Democracia Santa Maria – RS”. Temos como conceito norteador a circulação de sentidos, que está situada nas discussões sobre o processo de midiatização da sociedade. Foram realizados dois movimentos metodológicos: inicialmente utilizamos o software Iramuteq com o intuito de recolhermos indícios para posteriormente serem feitas interpretações por meio da análise semiológica dos discursos (Verón, 2004). Dessa forma, a análise da circulação de sentidos teve tanto um olhar macro quanto micro. Por fim, fazemos inferências sobre as interações no grupo, o movimento #EleNão e as eleições presidenciais brasileiras do ano de 2018.
La tendencia del anti branding en la comunicación estacionaria de marcas. El caso de Día de Muertos en México
Authors:   CENTRO, DAVIDZON Florencia
Published: December 2021

¿Esta surgiendo un nuevo modelo para la comunicación de marca que le escapa a las máximas del modelo de posicionamiento definidas en las diversas fuentes de conceptualizaciones de modelos teóricos que podemos definir como el branding 2.0? Hay indicios en diversas comunicaciones de marcas, de diversas categorías de una forma de comunicar que de manera premeditada para su comunicación “estacionaria” para día de muertos opta por contradecir las máximas del modelo del canon, branding 2.0, y se aleja de su arquitectura de marcas, esto es de enunciar a partir de los valores, la personalidad, el propósito de su marca, o de dar beneficios basados en atributos, o de ofrecer servicios buscando ser relevantes en la vida de las personas. Pareciera que lo que prima es proponer conversación y contenido de cualquier tipo. ¿Construirá esto un nuevo modelo, una vía que valida la posibilidad del vaciamiento de significados de lo que tendría para decir o quisiera construir de imaginario en la enunciación de una marca? ¿Será esto una evolución del branding 2.0, un retroceso, o una tangente alternativa?
Etnografía digital de los sitios web de 10 estados en México para erradicar la violencia en contra de las mujeres
Authors:   Universidad Autónoma de la Ciudad de México, RODRIGUEZ CRUZ Olga
Published: December 2021

El objetivo fue indagar qué tipo de información contienen las páginas digitales de 10 estados y 76 municipios de México para disminuir el delito de violencia de género. La perspectiva teórica es la comunicación participativa. Se acudió a la etnografía digital para el estudio de los espacios digitales oficiales, para el análisis se diseñaron en cuatro categorías de análisis. Dentro de los principales hallazgos que se obtuvieron fueron que no existe un plan estratégico integral desde la federación ni de los gobiernos locales para intervenir, tampoco hay una estrategia de comunicación participativa en los distintos órdenes de gobierno para erradicar la violencia.
Pensar la hipermediatización en tiempos de Covid-19
Authors:   Centro de Investigación para la Comunicación Aplicada, HIDALGO TOLEDO Jorge Alberto
Published: December 2021

La pandemia se viralizó en todos nuestros dispositivos. Los procesos de digitalización de la vida y la cultura se aceleraron en los últimos dos años como consecuencia de la contingencia sanitaria derivada de la Covid-19, tanto así que hay quienes afirman que dimos un salto cuántico hacia la era posdigital y la Cuarta Revolución Industrial más rápido que lo que habíamos planificado, consolidando con ello la segunda era de las computadoras y el imperio de las pantallas. En el presente texto se ofrecen algunas reflexiones sobre el impacto del Covid-19 en los procesos de hipermediatización de la vida y la cultura y sus implicaciones antropológicas.
Applying of the Extreme Value Theory for determining extreme claims in the automobile insurance sector: Case of a China car insurance
Authors: Diawara Daouda , Kane Ladji , Dembele Soumaila , Lo Gane Samb
Published: December 2021

According to the Chinese Health Statistics Yearbook, in 2005, the number of traffic accidents was 187781 with total direct property losses of 103691.7 (10000 Yuan). This research aims to fill the gap in the literature by investigating the extreme claim sizes not only for the entire portfolio. This empirical study investigates the behavior of the upper tail of the claim size by class of policyholders.
Gamificación, "no tengo ni idea de lo que es": un estudio en la Formación Inicial del Profesorado de Educación Física
Authors: De Sousa Mendes Diego , Lima Marcio Roberto de , Freitas Tamara Aparecida Reis de
Published: December 2021

La composición de estrategias didácticas que impliquen la imbricación de elementos y lenguajes propios de la cultura digital al contexto de la formación educativa es una condición indispensable para la renovación de la acción pedagógica en la contemporaneidad. En este sentido, esta investigación tuvo como objetivo identificar elementos relevantes en un proceso de enseñanza desarrollado con 24 profesores en formación inicial (PEFI) en relación con la gamificación. De naturaleza cualitativa, este estudio consolidó un Estudio de Caso estructurado a partir de las experiencias pedagógicas desarrolladas en el componente curricular “Metodología de la Enseñanza de la Educación Física III”. Los datos empíricos se produjeron a partir de observaciones de las clases con registros en un diario de campo y grabaciones digitales de audio de los debates, que fueron transcritas. Este corpus fue sometido a un Análisis de Contenido mediado por el software ATLAS.ti. Los resultados indican que el proceso de aprendizaje de la gamificación se desarrolló a partir de la experiencia de crear clases gamificadas. La presencia, el énfasis o la ausencia de ciertos elementos de juego fueron indicadores de la comprensión que el grupo de PEFI estableció respecto al tema. También cabe destacar que la asociación de las acciones gamificadas con las tecnologías digitales ha potenciado el desarrollo de la educación en la cultura digital. Finalmente, la experiencia se realiza forjando posibilidades de significación y aprendizaje al asumir la comunicación y la reflexión como elementos mediadores de las acciones pedagógicas gamificadas.
Percepción de las estrategias de gamificación en las escuelas secundarias italianas
Authors: Malvasi Viviana , Recio-Moreno David
Published: December 2021

La gamificación se proyecta como un desafío para la innovación en los contextos educativos. En los últimos años se han desarrollado propuestas didácticas gamificadas para apoyar la adquisición de los contenidos curriculares de las asignaturas. Esta investigación pretende realizar un diagnóstico del nivel de aplicación de la gamificación como estrategia didáctica en el área de matemáticas, a partir de la percepción del profesorado y alumnado de las escuelas secundarias de Italia. Se opta por un estudio multicaso, que combina técnicas cuantitativas y cualitativas, de alcance exploratorio-correlacional. Los datos se recogieron a través del cuestionario, cumplimentado por 4845 estudiantes, y de entrevistas en profundidad a 12 profesores. Se encontró que el alumnado apenas percibe el uso de juegos, analógicos o digitales, por parte del profesorado. El profesorado señala tener un conocimiento sobre juegos para facilitar el aprendizaje de los conceptos matemáticos. El alumnado no aprecia que se apliquen estrategias didácticas de gamificación conscientemente. El equipo docente afirma usar incentivos, premios y recompensas. Al mismo tiempo, manifiestan tener un escaso conocimiento sobre la gamificación y sus posibilidades. La gamificación resulta atractiva como planteamiento didáctico para la enseñanza de las matemáticas. En este sentido, es evidente la necesidad de ofrecer una formación sólida que siente las bases del juego, de la gamificación y las oportunidades que ofrece para el diseño de experiencias de aprendizaje y escenarios de juego.
Postdramatik Tiyatro
Authors: ERSAN ÖZTÜRK Işınsu
Published: December 2021

Postdramatik tiyatro, Alman tiyatro araştırmacısı Hans-Thies Lehmann tarafından yazılmış aynı adlı kitap Postdramatisches Theater’a (Lehmann, 1999) adını veren, avangarttan günümüze tiyatroda meydana gelen bir dizi eğilim ve stil özelliklerinin sınırlarını çizmiş bir teoridir. Ancak bunu yaparken didaktik biçimde tiyatronun olması gereken biçimini vurgulamamış, gözlenebilir ortaklıkları olan bir hareketi ifade etmiştir. Lehmann'ın postdramatik olarak adlandırdığı tiyatro, dramatik olana odaklanmak yerine, performansın kendisinin, performans metninin ve sahnenin konvansiyonelden uzak biçimde ilişkilendiği bir performatif estetik içermektedir. Lehmann’ın öncü olan kitabı, 1999 basımı Almanca orijinalinden ancak yedi yıl sonra İngilizceye çevrilebildiğinde (2006) uluslararası tiyatro dünyasında geniş bir perspektifte yankı uyandırabilmiştir. İngilizceden önce Fransızca (2002), Japonca (2002), Slovence (2003), Hırvatça (2003), Lehçe (2004) ve Farsça/Farsça (2005) çevirileri mevcuttur ancak global ölçekte kuramsal tartışmalar 2006 yılındaki çeviriden-Almanca orijinaline göre kısaltılmış da olsa- sonra gündeme gelebilmiştir. Yazar kaynak olarak kitabın 2006 tarihli İngilizce çevirisini kullanmıştır. Henüz Türkçeye çevrilmemiş bu değerli kaynağı akademik bir çerçevede sunması anlamında Emre Yalçın’ın-teoriye atıfla adlandırdığı- Postdramatik Tiyatro kitabı, alanyazında önemli bir ihtiyacı karşılamaktadır.
ПРИНУДИТЕЛЬНО-ЗАКАЗАННЫЙ РОМАН И ВАЖНОСТЬ ИНТЕРПРЕТАЦИИ ПИСАТЕЛЯ ПРИ ИСПОЛНЕНИИ “ПРИКАЗА”
Authors: KHORBALADZE Giorgi
Published: December 2021

Каким бы парадоксальным не казалось, один из выдающихся представителей грузинского исторического романа Константин Гамсахурдиа при рассуждении об историческом романе считал, что предикат «исторический» является абсолютно лишным, так как «всякий роман в конце концов станет историческим»- говорил он.Несмотря на то, что согласны мы или нет c этим соображением писателя, такое его отношение отнюдь не является препятствием нашему заявлению, что-роман Отари Чхеидзе «Джебири» (Дамба) сегодня уже является историческим романом.Возможность же заявить такое позволяет именно то обстоятельство, что вопреки желания тогдашней государственной машины, роман, как образец социалистического реализма, никак не состоялся. В нынешних условиях дать такую оценку как «никак не состоялся» - проще простого, однако в тех политических и репрессивных условиях проявленная писателем добросовестность и самоотверженность, обусловили принятие рискованного решения - создание такого романа. В свою очередь, все это и позволило нам дать такую оценку.Осмысление в параллельном режиме периода создания романа и его содержания, свидетельствует о том, что несмотря на существующий риск писатель отказался от фальсификации, он_не смог подвести читателя и пойти на его обман, он не смог подвести самого себя и пойти против собственного «я», он рискнул- и пошёл на «ва-банк».Таким образом, в пределах данного исследования мы постарались с современной точки зрения проанализировать созданный в советское время антисоветский роман и с большим вниманием и осмыслением обозреть целый ряд вопросов. Думается, что в результате всего нам представилась возможность вынести интересные заключения. Однако тут же добавим, что наше исследование это капля в море сравнительно со сверхвпечатлительным творческим художественным миром Отари Чхеидзе. Поэтому, мы планируем продолжить и дополнительно расширить настоящие исследования и считаем, что изучению творчества Отари Чхеидзе, текущей литературной критике необходимо уделить ещё больше внимания.
Application of Differentiated Instruction on Japanese Language Proficiency Test to Build Students’ Awareness of Lifelong Learning
Authors: Asmarani Dhaniar
Published: December 2021

Along with the rapid development of technology and the occurrence of education 4.0, lifelong learning ability becomes an important element in 21st century learning. Lifelong learning ability consists of the ability to develop strategies and evaluate one’s own learning, to improve knowledge, skills, and competence, so that continuous and sustainability learning habit can be built. By applying lifelong learning, students can evaluate their own learning, recognize their weaknesses and strengths, so that they can design the right learning model for the development of their knowledge. The ability to do lifelong learning is very important to be mastered by a student, so the teacher should introduce this learning model to student. On the other hand, as teacher we also conduct classroom / group learning that the differences in student’s ability may vary in one class. It needs to be facilitated by designing student personal learning (Differentiated Instruction / DI) to maximize student outcome. This paper discusses how DI strategies that implemented in Japanese Language Proficiency Test: Intermediate Level (Noryoku Shiken III) courses can build student awareness of lifelong learning. The participant of this research is the student from Japanese Language Proficiency Test: Intermediate Level (Noryoku Shiken III) class in Japanese Department, in a private university in Jakarta. The result of this research is after applying DI, a good progress was seen in each student towards the achievement of JLPT N3 grades, and can create independent learning habits, so students can sustain this learning habits even after finishing this subject.
The Use of Ateji as Figurative Speech in Japanese Song Lyrics
Authors: Ardisa Faustina , Novella Utari
Published: December 2021

This study aims to analyze the types of ateji used in Japanese song lyrics, and to analyze ateji as a form of figurative speech by the semantic-semiotic connection between the words used in ateji’s writing and reading. Analysis is done qualitatively based on Shirose’s theory of ateji classification and Japan’s hiyu hyougen (figurative speech) theory. This research resulted in the finding of 4 ateji types in Japanese song lyrics, which are ateji for foreign words pronunciation, ateji for pronouns, ateji for replacing words, and ateji for words used in specific titles/works. The use of metaphor (in’yu), metonymy (kan’yu), and synecdoche (teiyu) are also found between the uses of ateji, based on the relation of the words in said ateji. The words can be linked through contextual relation, conceptual relation, or semantical relation. The connection of the words can also result in similar uses as other figurative speeches not included in Japanese’s hiyu hyougen, which indicated that ateji can be handled and understood as a general form of figurative speech in written Japanese language.
The Implementation of Class Action Research (CAR) by Japanese Language Teachers in Indonesia
Authors: Haristiani Nuria , Rizki Oktarina Diana
Published: December 2021

This study aims to determine the implementation of Classroom Action Research (CAR) conducted by Japanese language teachers in Indonesia at this time. A qualitative descriptive research method was used in this study to describe the questionnaire result from 193 participants in the first session of webinar, and 203 participants in the second session. Based on the results of the questionnaire, it was found that most of the participants had never done CAR at all or had never done CAR in a structured manner. Participants who have done CAR mostly use it for promotion and only a small number use it for teaching development. This research cannot represent the overall field conditions but is expected to provide an overview of the current CAR implementation by Japanese language teachers in Indonesia, and the development of teaching materials that can be developed through routine CAR.
Baltasar Dias, «cego da ilha da Madeira»:
Authors: Nogueira Carlos
Published: December 2021

Nascido na ilha da Madeira por volta de 1515, Baltasar Dias é um autor que a história da literatura e da cultura portuguesa não ignora e até exalta como um dos maiores representantes do teatro português popular e de cordel do século XVI. Mas são quase inexistentes os estudos sobre este poeta e dramaturgo, que não aceitou ser desapossado do que era seu por livreiros sem escrúpulos e obteve de D. João III uma licença para imprimir os seus próprios folhetos. Proponho-me revisitar o que se conhece da vida deste autor e esclarecer alguns aspetos da sua produção teatral. A partir das peças de devoção Auto do Nascimento, Auto de Santo Aleixo e Auto de Santa Catarina, apresento neste artigo alguns subsídios para o estudo quer da estética dramática de Baltasar Dias, quer do lugar que este “homem pobre” ocupa na história literária e cultural.
Entre la chancillería y los pliegos de cordel:
Authors: Sánchez-Pérez María
Published: December 2021

Bajo el reinado de Felipe II se libraron diferentes conflictos siendo uno de los más problemáticos, dentro de política interior, la guerra de las Alpujarras. Las noticias en torno a la rebelión de los moriscos debieron de correr en diferentes formatos, manuscritas e impresas. En este sentido, la literatura popular impresa no fue ajena a este fenómeno, por lo que diferentes hechos en torno a la sublevación alpujarreña se difundieron en pliegos de cordel. En este trabajo nos interesa especialmente una relación de sucesos, conservada en dos pliegos impresos en distintas zonas de la Península, en la que se recoge la confesión de Brianda Pérez, mujer de Fernando de Córdoba y Válor, Abén Humeya, jefe de la rebelión morisca. Hasta hace poco se había dudado de la existencia de dicha mujer y de su propia confesión, pero documentos actuales han demostrado que los hechos fueron verídicos, por lo que la composición de Brianda Pérez impresa en dos pliegos sueltos poéticos cobra nuevo sentido a partir de ese descubrimiento.
“What do you think people feel?” Emotional climate during a pandemic: Adaptation and validation of a scale
Authors: De Sousa Cristina , Viseu João , Vinagre Helena , Páez Dario , Valentim Olga
Published: December 2021

Our study examined the psychometric properties and factor structure of an instrument to assess emotional climate during the COVID-19 pandemic using a sample of 601 Portuguese individuals. Two sub-samples were created, one to perform an exploratory factor analysis (EFA), composed of 300 participants, and the other to conduct a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), composed of 301 individuals. Two factors were found: positive and negative emotional climate. In the EFA, both factors established a negative and significant correlation. However, the CFA presented a better fit with two independent factors. Reliability analysis indicated acceptable values for both dimensions. There was also evidence of discriminant, convergent, and criterion validity. More negative emotions were perceived regarding the social climate. Results were discussed in the frame of different positive and negative psychosocial variables related to positive and negative emotional climates, as well as positive emotional climate as a resource for collective resilience.
Anxiety in the Structure of Journalist's Integral Individuality
Authors:   Taras Shevchenko national University of Kyiv, Bakhvalova Alina
Published: December 2021

The article considers the place of anxiety in the journalist's integral personality structure. Due to the difficulties and stress context of the journalist's profession with deadlines, permanent urgency and sometimes even life dangerous anxiety may rise and its place in integral personality structure has not researched yet. More often, we may find publications about post-traumatic stress disorder syndrome among journalists than researches dedicated to anxiety, especially to its connections with other psychological properties and traits. Our purpose is to find the place of anxiety in the journalist's integral personality structure. Reaching of purpose is reflected in the following tasks. The first task is establishing connections of anxiety with other individual psychological properties, the second, identifying predictors of anxiety and statistically prove their impact on the anxiety development, the third, establishing the links between anxiety and an integral characteristic of the individual which is professional self-esteem. The methods of this research are psychodiagnostic tests such as Structure of Temperament Questionnaire by Rusalov, Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire, Personality Value Orientations Questionnaire by Bubnova etc. The results of our research show anxiety has many links to temperament, psychological traits, and even values. Some of them are positive (emotionality, social emotionality, vigilance, tension, values of rest and respect), others are negative (ergic, plasticity, emotional stability, dominance, social boldness, perfectionism). Moreover, anxiety has causal relationships with other properties of psychological level (emotional stability, dominance, social boldness etc.). The influence of anxiety on personality was shown with an inverse statistically significant correlation between anxiety and professional self-esteem, which is an integral characteristic of individuality. This result reflects a need for socio-psychological or soft skills training that helps journalists to improve their professional self-esteem and to reduce the level of anxiety.
Content and Structure of Psychological Readiness of Secondary School Students to Solve Creative Mathematical Tasks
Authors:   Taras Shevchenko national University of Kyiv, Danyliuk Ivan , Bonchuk Natalia ,   Taras Shevchenko national University of Kyiv
Published: December 2021

Informational technologies, the latest challenges in the field of technical development of society condition irreversible environmental and human changes. In the context of these changes a special place is occupied by those activities that are directly or indirectly related to technical, cybernetic, mathematical activities. This actualizes the manifestation of mathematical abilities, giftedness for math activity in youth, features of creative potential, etc. The purpose of the study is to clarify the content and structure of psychological readiness of high school students for creative mathematical performance. The main content characteristics of the creative mathematical problem as a model for the study of creative mathematical activities are considered in the article. Based on the theory of learning problems, the psychological structure of mathematical task is determined. The structure contains the following components: a) the subject of the task (in its initial state or the ascending subject of the task); b) the model of desired state, ie the requirements (set and required) of the task. The contradiction of the creative mathematical situation first of all characterized by the object and subject of the creative mathematical task. The psychological readiness of high school students for creative mathematical performance is an integrated personality trait aimed at realizing of the cognitive abilities of young people in the process of solving creative mathematical problems. Since the process of creative mathematical thinking (creative mathematical activity) is determined by objective (subject-functional) and subjective-personal (motivation, emotional-volitional, value attitude) components, it is worth saying about subject-functional, subjective-personal types of psychological readiness of high school students to perform mathematical creative activities.
Analysis of the possibility of using solar energy for the energy supply of the innovative ELTRO transport system for Myanmar
Authors: Htay Thaw Zin , Glushenkov Vladimir A. , Komarov Vladimir G.
Published: December 2021

Background: The development and research of the applicability of various mathematical models for calculating the solar radiation of companies is an urgent task for the innovative transport system of Myanmar.
Aim: Determination of the daily balance of energy generated by solar panels to perform a given operation of the transport system.
Materials and methods: Mathematical, algorithmic and software (based on the Python language) have been developed for energy supply and creation of interactive geo-information models for the ELTRO transport system.
Results: To estimate solar resources at a point with coordinates ( = 19.76 s. w.; = 96.07 w. d.), data from the databases "NASA", "Meteonorm" and the Myanmar GMS were used and compared with the actual data on the Myanmar GMS database in order to determine the reliability of the information presented in them.
Conclusion: The results obtained made it possible to determine the structure of the solar energy supply system and the parameters of typical solar energy modules that provide energy supply not only to the transport system, but also to the adjacent territories.