bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
MODERN APPROACHES TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LINGUOCULTURAL COMPETENCE IN THE STUDY OF WRITING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE IN HIGHER EDUCATION
Authors:   Doctoral student of Uzbekistan State University of World Languages Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Abramova Navbahor
Published: December 2023

The article examines the contradiction between the theoretical justification of the priority of the formation of linguistic and cultural competence in university teaching of a foreign language and the lack of modern methods that contribute to this process. The main purpose of the study is to describe effective methods of updating linguistic and cultural knowledge. The authors of the article draw attention to the importance of developing linguistic and cultural competence, which allows students not only to master language skills, but also tounderstand foreign culture, its values and features. As part of the study, the authors propose to consider effective methods of updating linguistic and cultural knowledge that will help students to master a foreign language more deeply and fully. The article describes various approaches, such as the use of group forms of work, including discussions and debates, as well as the method of drama or dramatization. These methods allow students to be actively involved in the educational process, express their opinions and develop linguistic and cultural competence.The study concludes that it is necessary to improve teaching methods that would take into account the importance of linguistic and cultural competence. The results of the study can be useful for teachersand methodologists involved in the development of modern methods of teaching a foreign language, taking into account linguistic and cultural aspects.
Think twice: Re-assessing confidence improves visual metacognition
Authors: Elosegi Patxi , Rahnev Dobromir , Soto David
Published: December 2023

Metacognition is a fundamental feature of human behavior that has adaptive functional value. Current understanding of the factors that influence metacognition remains incomplete, and we lack protocols to improve metacognition. Here, we introduce a two-step confidence choice paradigm to test whether metacognitive performance may improve by asking subjects to reassess their initial confidence. Previous work on perceptual and mnemonic decision-making has shown that (type 1) perceptual sensitivity benefits from reassessing the primary choice, however, it is not clear whether such an effect occurs for type 2 confidence choices. To test this hypothesis, we ran two separate online experiments, in which participants completed a type 1 task followed by two consecutive confidence choices. The results of the two experiments indicated that metacognitive sensitivity improved after re-evaluation. Since post-decisional evidence accumulation following the first confidence choice is likely to be minimal, this metacognitive improvement is better accounted for by an attenuation of metacognitive noise during the process of confidence generation. Thus, here we argue that metacognitive noise may be filtered out by additional post-decisional processing, thereby improving metacognitive sensitivity. We discuss the ramifications of these findings for models of metacognition and for developing protocols to train and manipulate metacognitive processes.
Solid-phase synthesis of nanocrystalline yttrium hafnate using mechanical activation
Authors:   Tananaev Institute of Chemistry and Technology of Rare Elements and Mineral Raw Materials of the Kola Science Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Kuzmenkov Oleg A. , Kalinkin Aleksandr M. ,   Tananaev Institute of Chemistry and Technology of Rare Elements and Mineral Raw Materials of the Kola Science Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Published: December 2023

The processes occurring during the synthesis of yttrium hafnate Y2Hf2O7 by solid-phase method using mechanical activation were studied. Mechanoactivation of stoichiometric mixture of yttrium and hafnium oxides was carried out in a laboratory planetary mill AGO-2 at a centrifugal factor of 40 g for 10 min. According to infrared spectroscopy data the processes of hydration and carbonization of samples during mechanical activation due to the absorption of moisture and air carbon dioxide were established. The temperature of dehydration and decarbonization during heat treatment of mechanoactivated oxide mixture was determined. X-ray phase analysis showed that the calcination of mechanoactivated oxide mixture produced Y2Hf2O7 with fluorite structure. The sizes of yttrium hafnate crystallites were calculated using the Scherrer method and were 22 and 94 nm for samples calcined at 1100 and 1200 °C for 3 h, respectively.
Yaratıcı Yazma Becerilerinin Geliştirilmesi Üzerine Bir Araştırma
Authors: BATUR Zekerya , BAŞAR Murat , YUSUFOĞLU Simuzar
Published: December 2023

Birden fazla yaratıcı yöntem ve teknikle (etkinliklerle) 4. sınıf öğrencilerin yaratıcı yazma becerilerinin geliştirilmesi amaçlanmıştır. Araştırma durum çalışması ile desenlenmiştir. Çalışma grubunu oluşturan öğrenciler amaçlı örneklemin bir türü olan ölçüt örnekleme tekniğiyle belirlenmiştir. Verilerin toplanılmasında öğrenci görüşme, veli görüşme, öğrenci ürünleri, öz değerlendirme formu, dereceli puanlama anahtarı, görsel-işitsel materyaller ve araştırmacı günlüğünden yararlanılmıştır. Öğrenci ürünleri dereceli puanlama anahtarına göre incelenmiştir. Elde edilen verilerin çözümlenmesinde betimsel analiz yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Araştırma sonucunda görsel destekli etkinlikte yaratıcılığın en fazla akıcılık boyutunda cümle yazıldığı esneklik, özgünlük ve ayrıntılandırma boyutlarında cümle yazılmadığı tespit edilmiştir. Müzik destekli etkinlikte yaratıcılığın en fazla akıcılık boyutunda cümle yazıldığı, en az ayrıntılandırma boyutunda cümle yazıldığı görülmüştür. Görsel ve müzik destekli etkinlikte en fazla akıcılık boyutunda cümle yazıldığı, en az esneklik boyutunda cümle yazıldığı sonucuna varılmıştır. Animasyon destekli etkinlikte en fazla akıcılık boyutunda cümle yazıldığı en az özgün boyutunda cümle yazıldığı belirlenmiştir. Etkinlik sürecinde öğrencilerin olumlu duygu ve düşüncelere sahip olduğu öz değerlendirme formu, araştırmacı günlüğü ve öğrenci-veli görüşmelerinde ortaya çıkmıştır.
Mass media culture in the context of legal culture
Authors: HALUNKO V.
Published: December 2023

In the article formed that culture media in the context of legal culture is of historically and professionally caused categories creators and consumers of mass culture. It is include a sense of justice, understanding the principles of law and traditions the model behavior of the citizens and the "stars" of show business. With the compliance on internal belief of voluntary mutual respect, rule of law and the state, the formation of the citizens of the positive qualities of individual and social life.
To the problem of the essence and nature of legal (regulatory) acts
Authors: MURASHYN O.
Published: December 2023

In the article the historical and modern going open up near a concept "legal act", "normative act", signs of normatively-legal acts, questions of their legal force, ways of removal of collisions between them.
Administrative and legal status of the public administration that regulates the activity of social Internet networks
Authors: HALUNKO A.
Published: December 2023

The article discloses the administrative status of public administration which regulates the activities of Internet Social Networks. It consists of a set of factors, government regulation and legalization of public rules for the various governmental and non-governmental institutions and organizations, In order to determine public duties and rights of public administration. In order to ensure the rights of citizens in Internet Social Networks and ensuring the rights and interests of the owners of such networks and ensuring the public interest of the state and society as a whole and administrative procedures.
State support as a form of protection of small business entities
Authors: SHYLENKO M.
Published: December 2023

The ways of state support of the small business is investigated. With the help of comparative analysis of the national and foreign legislation of state support the main powers of public administration are discovered. The definition of concept state support as a form of protection of the subjects of small business is determined.
EFFECT OF MATERIAL, ADHESIVE AND LOADING ON THE STIFFNESS OF WOODEN DOWEL JOINTS
Authors: KARAMAN ABDURRAHMAN , NURİ YILDIRIM MEHMET
Published: December 2023

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of selected parameters, such as type of loading (compression and tension), the wooden dowel species, and the adhesives type on the joint stiffness. Beech, oak, and Scots pine woods were used as wooden dowel material, and polyvinylacetate (PVAc) and polyurethane (PUR) adhesives were used as adhesive agents. Elastic stiffness on diagonal tension and compression tests were applied on 120 pieces of test samples prepared. The results showed that there was found out that the highest average elastic stiffness value of 656 Nm/rad was achieved in the oak dowel joints bonded with PVAc adhesive under compression loading. The lowest average value of 293 Nm/rad was found in the Scots pine dowel joints subjected to compression stress using PUR adhesive. On average, the elastic stiffness of the oak dowel joints bonded with PVAc adhesive was 17% higher than the elastic stiffness of the Scots pine dowel joints bonded with PUR adhesive. The influence of the wooden dowel species and the adhesive type were found statistically significant.
Síndrome Coronario Agudo: Infarto Agudo de Miocardio de Cara Inferior más Cateterismo. Reporte de Caso
Authors: Bacuilima Valdez Jessica Carolina , Loor Pico Iván Andrés , Naranjo Ramos Ángel Augusto , Sánchez Vásconez Sofía Michelle , Cango Salinas Angie Fernanda
Published: December 2023

El síndrome coronario agudo (SCA) es causado por un desequilibrio entre el consumo de oxígeno del miocardio y el flujo sanguíneo, que puede ser causado por una disminución grave del suministro de sangre o un aumento de la demanda que no puede compensarse con un aumento del flujo sanguíneo. La manifestación más grave del SCA es una disminución dramática del flujo sanguíneo causada por la formación de un coágulo sanguíneo oclusivo sobre una placa aterosclerótica que se rompe en una arteria coronaria epicárdica. El síndrome coronario agudo sin elevación del ST, en muchos pacientes los cambios en el ECG son mínimos o reflejan un estado de reperfusión (inversión de la porción terminal de las ondas T o cambios T inespecíficos sin desviación significativa del segmento ST). Sin embargo, durante la isquemia activa, se pueden detectar cambios en el ECG, incluida la desviación del segmento ST y cambios en la morfología de las ondas T y U. Se reporta paciente femenina de 42 años con antecedentes de importancia acude por reportar dolor epigástrico tipo quemante urente de intensidad 6/10 según la escala de EVA, que se irradia a mandíbula, brazo izquierdo.
La Educación Ambiental como Base Cultural y Estrategia para el Desarrollo Sostenible de Medio Ambiente
Authors: Pachacopa Llanos Fortunato
Published: December 2023

El presente trabajo de educación ambiental como base cultural y estrategia para el desarrollo sostenible de medio ambiente, aplicando todas las estrategias de enseñanza y aprendizaje en las universidades y colegios, es la base fundamental para el desarrollo de una vida mejor y respeto hacia a la naturaleza. En la actualidad no se habla de educación ambiental, todavía vivimos en un mundo que tenemos todo para poder vivir, pero poco a poco se va deteriorando se va terminando los recursos naturales y es hora de poder implementar en la malla curricular la educación ambiental. La educación ambiental es concienciar a la población sobre la necesidad de preservar el ambiente con miras a lograr una mejor calidad de vida en las generaciones actuales y por venir. Pese a los esfuerzos por conservar los recursos naturales no se ha podido frenar el deterioro ambiental, debido, posiblemente, a que no logramos tener conciencia y actitud de respeto hacia la naturaleza, la conciencia humana todavía no sabe que tan importante es el medio ambiente, recursos naturales. El presente artículo tiene el objetivo de desarrollar la educación ambiental en tema de medio ambiente con lineamientos específicos a la Gestión Ambiental, prevención ambiental, desarrollo sostenible de los recursos naturales, empleando paradigmas y ejes transversales. La educación ambiental es pilar fundamental de la generación de cambios de actitud y aptitud de lograr un equilibrio entre el ser humano y su entorno.  El presente artículo también, revisa la temática de educación ambiental desde los conocimientos en la cultura y el sistema educativo, permitiendo conceptualizar, desarrollar la educación ambiental como eje transversal, base de una cultura globalizada y la identificación de una herramienta para el desarrollo sostenible de los recursos naturales y medio ambiente.
Internalization of Religious Moderation in Independent Curriculum Development
Authors: Putri Mega Sulistiyani , Barella Yusawinur , Ondeng Syafruddin , Arif Muh.
Published: December 2023

This research raises three issues: How to internalize religious moderation in developing an independent curriculum in madrasas, what is the meaning of religious moderation, how to develop an independent curriculum in madrasas. The type of research used is qualitative research using observation, observation and documetation methods. The sources of research data include primary data and secondary data. Data collection techniques used by data reduction, data presentation, and verification. The results of this study show that, religious moderation is a conscious effort in understanding, instilling and cultivating an understanding of religious, ethnic, racial and cultural diversity through various approaches, strategies and appropriate methods so that moderate attitudes and behaviors are reflected in the values of religious moderation, among others, respect for diversity, tolerance, moderation, balance, and justice in each student. The curriculum was developed with the aim of improving the quality of education because the heart of an education is the curriculum.
Re-thinking the Institutions and Practices for a Future Better World
Authors:   Economics Department of the University of Utah, Campbell Al
Published: December 2023

looking at the title, many readers would assume that this work is intended as a contribution to the ongoing vital social debate about what various functional aspects of a future ideal society should be. However, is not the main purpose of this paper. Its primary goal, by contrast, is methodological, questioning how to actually determine what policies and practices are best for the desired future society. First there is a discussion for what is generally needed as a basis for deciding whether certain institutions and practices of a future society will be desirable and, in particular, will they be more desirable than those currently existing compared to alternative concepts of that aspect of the future society. Secondly, two underappreciated views of Marx and Engels on human nature are discussed, which became important foundations for their goals of creating the desired post-capitalist society. Thirdly, a partial list of the most commonly cited goals of socialism is provided as a basis for rethinking old ideas about the most appropriate institutions and practices for the desired future society. Finally, after establishing a transparent framework the author reconsiders the six standard doctrines of 20th century socialism about the institutions and practices of the desired future society.
Crisis of Global Transition: Noonomy as Possible Future. Noonomy and Noosociety
Authors:   National University of Athens, Matsas S.M.
Published: December 2023

following the still unresolved, spiraling global post 2008 crisis of capitalism, the configuration of the world is changing. A turbulent transition is under way but it seems to evolve lacking direction. The transition itself is in crisis. Mainstream economics fails to comprehend its nature and find a way out from a historic impasse. The dangers for the survival of humanity and of life itself on planet are immediate and dramatic. They become obvious with the climate catastrophe and the on-going global hybrid war waged by the collective imperialist West. The existential threat of an anthropological crisis of the social metabolism between nature and human society arises from the historical decline of global capitalism. Decline is not only the manifestation of the exhaustion of a dominant principle of social organization but also, as Hegel stressed, a negative expression of the rise of a new higher principle of organization of human relations. The concept of Noonomy advanced by S.D. Bodrunov for a transition beyond the homo economicus to a homo culturalis superseding the division between mental and manual labor by a knowledge based material production could trace a possible outline of a future socialist society.
C. S. Lewis o mašti
Authors: Botica Ema
Published: December 2023

C. S. Lewis (29. studenoga 1898. – 22. studenoga 1963.) poznat je po svojemu književnom, znanstvenom i apologetskom radu. Većina njegova književnoga stvaralaštva nastala je nakon njegova obraćenja, čime je došlo do promjene u svjetonazoru. Lewisova autobiografija Iznenađen radošću (Surprised by Joy, 1955) služi kao svjedočanstvo o njegovim nutarnjim previranjima. U ovome je radu cilj istaknuti dvije važne osobe koje su utjecale na Lewisovo obraćenje te time i na njegovo poimanje mašte, Owena Barfielda i Gilberta Keitha Chestertona, iako je sigurno da su oni samo istaknuti primjeri u čitavu spletu utjecaja. U raspravi s Owenom Barfieldom očituje se kako je Lewis razvijao poimanje mašte u filozofskome smislu. Barfield je raspravi pristupio s antropozofijskoga polazišta pokušavajući navesti svojega prijatelja da ga prihvati. Iako Barfield nije u tome uspio, poljuljao je Lewisov materijalistički svjetonazor. Lewis se tako morao odmaknuti od realističkoga (materijalističkoga) pristupa stvarnosti, koji za njega već dugo nije bio zadovoljavajuć. Mašta mu je bila izrazito važna, ali nije ju nikako uspio pomiriti s razumom, koji je za njega bio način na koji se dolazi do istine. Čitajući Chestertona, Lewis će uspjeti spojiti razum i maštu kao jednako vrijedna polazišta za shvaćanje svijeta i njegovo tumačenje. U ovome se radu na temelju usporedbe Lewisovih ideja i poglavlja „Luđak“ iz Pravovjerja (Orthodoxy, 1908) G. K. Chestertona uočava poticaj Chestertonova teksta da Lewis preispita svoja stajališta, da se obrati na kršćanstvo te tako maštu stavi na mjesto koje joj pripada.
Utopia e rinascita
Authors: Scialdone Maria Paola
Published: December 2023

A partire dalla dimensione proteica e problematica dell’“io lirico” nella produzione poetica di Sylvia Plath e di Ingeborg Bachmann, il saggio ripercorre i tentativi critici di accostamento fra le due poetesse, in genere ispirati da una lettura biografica legata al destino tragico delle autrici o alla loro sensibilità per l’Olocausto, per poi tentare di far affiorare un’affinità spirituale più profonda basata su una comune concezione dell’Arte. Il saggio focalizza in particolare l’intenso dialogo intertestuale fra due componimenti poetici delle autrici, vicini anche cronologicamente, la poesia Lorelei di Sylvia Plath e la prosa lirica Undine geht di Ingeborg Bachmann. Con una dettagliata ricostruzione filologica del costante riferimento delle reciproche riscritture del mitologema della Wasserfrau e una ricognizione attenta dei punti di contatto fra le due opere analizzate, il lavoro tenta di far emergere la fiducia delle poetesse nel valore palingenetico della parola poetica, contribuendo così anche a sovvertire un approccio stereotipato alla lirica della Plath che si ritiene trovi nella morte e il suicidio il suo ossessivo punto-perno.
Farmers Knowledge on Indigenous Soil Types: A Review
Authors: Rankoana Sejabaledi Agnes
Published: December 2023

This review explains the significance of smallholder farmers’ understanding of soil types as a dependable basis for subsistence crop production. The data presented in this review was sourced from literature on subsistence farming, indigenous soil nomenclature, and the suitability of various soils for different crop varieties. The review findings revealed four primary soil classifications, specifically loam, clay, sandy, and rocky, each exhibiting distinct variations in texture and colour. Farmers utilise soil texture and colour as indicators of the suitability of soil for certain crops. For example, black clay soil has high moisture retention and low susceptibility to erosion that mitigates the risk of crop failure. Farmers utilise this knowledge to mitigate the impacts of increasing temperatures and unpredictable precipitation patterns on the planting and management of crops. This type of adaptation mechanism could be incorporated into climate change adaptation policy to foster the use of community-based and innovative mechanisms to mitigate and cope with the negative impacts of climate change on subsistence food production.

Keywords: Indigenous knowledge, ethnopedology, soil taxonomy, climate change, sustainable development, climate adaptation
An Analysis of Indigenous Knowledge Systems Through the Eye of ‘iintsomi’ (folk tales)
Authors: Made Zoliswa Jacqueline , Breakfast Ntsikelelo
Published: December 2023

The Indigenous Knowledge (IK) and Indigenous Knowledge System (IKS) are separate and different from the ‘international knowledge system’, which includes knowledge generated by the scientific community, namely: Universities, research institutions, and private firms. International knowledge is knowledge created based on modern scientific systems, research, and development, which are all part of the global scientific and technological enterprise of human civilization. This knowledge is acquired through formal education and ‘book learning’ and boosted by advanced study, internships, training, and mentoring that essentially ensure that the existing paths and developments for scientific knowledge creation, confirmation, and distribution are maintained and continued, which by and large is western in alignment. Therefore, this article aimed at promoting the value and the role played by Indigenous Knowledge Systems in the community. This was done by analysing the role played by songs in selected iintsomi (folk tales). Methodologically, this was a qualitative study based on a literature review assessment. The central thesis is that Indigenous Knowledge (IK) as opposed to Western universalism originates in a community of locals with a broader cultural background and is rich in its tradition (s), teachings and human conduct. IK is believed to be a critical basis of mannerisms and is the intertwining factor in society.

Keywords: Indigenous Knowledge (IK), Knowledge, iintsomi (folk tales), Western Universalism
What’s in a name?
Authors: Turner Jessica
Published: December 2023

In March 2007, a manifesto entitled ‘Pour une “littérature-monde” en français’, appeared in
Le Monde
. Signed by forty-four writers, the piece announces a ‘révolution copernicienne’ against the hierarchized distinction between French and Francophone literature which continues to prevail. Since its publication, academics have debated the validity of the proposed terminology and posited a number of alternatives. The result, I argue in this manifesto which serves as a response, is of having once again taken the floor from the writers themselves. I instead advocate for listening to their own voices in (self-)defining literatures of French expression.
Editorial
Authors: Vince Rebekah
Published: December 2023

This article was published open access under a CC BY licence:
https://creativecommons.org/licences/by/4.0
.
‘Everything has a history’
Authors: Solomon Anne
Published: December 2023

Differences between the myths, lore and rituals of southern African huntergatherers are often subordinated to supposed similarities. However, the lore of southern San groups and the ǀXam of the Northern Cape in particular, centre on ideas about water and rainmaking, rain creatures and an underwater realm. These ideas are notably absent from the lore of the Kalahari Juǀ'hoan in Botswana and Namibia. This has implications for analogies used to interpret the /xam testimonies and South African rock art, but also points to problems in understanding change in belief, lore and practices. These are especially prominent in a growing body of work on interactions between huntergatherers and farmers, as it pertains to understanding rock paintings and generating historical accounts thereof.
Primordial androgyny and gender politics
Authors: Liebenberg Deon
Published: December 2023

The theme of primordial androgyny is fundamental to male initiation rites and related myths in both Melanesia and Amazonia. The same theme also plays a central role in Australian and African hunter-gatherer rites and myths. Following Chris Knight’s treatment of these myths and rites, along with the model developed by him, Camilla Power and Ian Watts for the origins of human culture, this article argues that primordial androgyny – along with the related themes of the differentiation of primordial wholeness and the opening up of a sealed container or womb – are fundamental to male endeavours in Melanesian, Amazonian and Australian cultures to appropriate the powers of the womb and thereby undermine the egalitarian social system that these powers once supported. Even in their most abstract cosmological manifestations, these themes can be related to the basic ritual acts of male menstruation in these societies. However, amongst African hunter-gatherer societies, the social and religious functions of these themes are dramatically different, reflecting social structures in which attempts to build a gender hierarchy are constantly countered by egalitarian cultural institutions. Following an argument variously elaborated by James Woodburn and Camilla Power, I conclude by suggesting that the myths of egalitarian hunter-gatherer societies such as the Bushmen, who have no authoritarian religious structures, should be analysed in terms of an ongoing interaction between authoritarian and egalitarian cultural forces – that mythic motifs that in Amazonia and Australia underpin male authority are also present in Bushman culture but there they inform institutions that sustain egalitarianism.
Binary Vision: The Mass Distribution of Merging Binary Black Holes via Iterative Density Estimation
Authors: Sadiq Jam , Dent Thomas , Gieles Mark
Published: December 2023

Binary black hole (BBH) systems detected via gravitational-wave emission are a recently opened astrophysical frontier with many unknowns and uncertainties. Accurate reconstruction of the binary distribution with as few assumptions as possible is desirable for inference of formation channels and environments. Most population analyses have, though, assumed a power law in binary mass ratio q, and/or assumed a universal q distribution regardless of primary mass. Methods based on kernel density estimation allow us to dispense with such assumptions and directly estimate the joint binary mass distribution. We deploy a self-consistent iterative method to estimate this full BBH mass distribution, finding local maxima in primary mass consistent with previous investigations and a secondary mass distribution with a partly independent structure, inconsistent both with a power law and with a constant function of q. We find a weaker preference for near-equal-mass binaries than in most previous investigations; instead, the secondary mass has its own “spectral lines” at slightly lower values than the primary, and we observe an anticorrelation between primary and secondary masses around the ∼10 M
⊙ peak.
Maximum Aligned Directional Derivative (MADD) Technique for Planar Structure Analysis in Space
Authors: Liu Y. Y. , Fu H. S. , Cao J. B. , Du C. X. , Zhang W. Z.
Published: December 2023

Interplanetary discontinuities are the most common intermittent structures in the solar winds, whose jump conditions conform to the Rankine–Hugoniot relations. The identification and analysis of such planar structures rely on an accurate determination of the normal vectors. In this study, we perform a benchmark test of a technique designed to estimate the dimensionality and orientation of the magnetic fields based on four spacecraft measurements. Such a technique operates on the fact that in a strictly planar magnetic field, three columns of ∇
B
are all aligned and the characteristic direction corresponding to the maximum aligned directional derivative (MADD; i.e., the maximum of

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) can be considered the normal vector of the structure. A benchmark test of this technique, using both the simulation data and numerical models of planar structures, shows that the MADD technique can identify planar magnetic field structures efficiently. For a discontinuity with translational and rotational motion, MADD is able to estimate its normal vector with second-order precision and the speed of motion with first-order precision. Two demonstrations of the MADD application to the tangential discontinuity and shock structures are presented to show its efficiency and superiority. In principle, MADD is suitable for all types of planar structures in space. Compared with the minimum variance analysis and timing techniques, MADD is superior in the study of intermediate shocks that exhibit magnetic coplanarity and rapid spatial evolution.
The UNCOVER Survey: A First-look HST + JWST Catalog of 60,000 Galaxies near A2744 and beyond
Authors: Weaver John R. , Cutler Sam E. , Pan Richard , Whitaker Katherine E. , Labbé Ivo , Price Sedona H. , Bezanson Rachel , Brammer Gabriel , Marchesini Danilo , Leja Joel , Wang 王 Bingjie 冰洁 , Furtak Lukas J. , Zitrin Adi , Atek Hakim , Chemerynska Iryna , Coe Dan , Dayal Pratika , van Dokkum Pieter , Feldmann Robert , Förster Schreiber Natascha M. , Franx Marijn , Fujimoto Seiji , Fudamoto Yoshinobu , Glazebrook Karl , de Graaff Anna , Greene Jenny E. , Juneau Stéphanie , Kassin Susan , Kriek Mariska , Khullar Gourav , Maseda Michael V. , Mowla Lamiya A. , Muzzin Adam , Nanayakkara Themiya , Nelson Erica J. , Oesch Pascal A. , Pacifici Camilla , Papovich Casey , Setton David J. , Shapley Alice E. , Shipley Heath V. , Smit Renske , Stefanon Mauro , Taylor Edward N. , Weibel Andrea , Williams Christina C.
Published: December 2023

In 2022 November, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) returned deep near-infrared images of A2744—a powerful lensing cluster capable of magnifying distant, incipient galaxies beyond it. Together with existing Hubble Space Telescope (HST) imaging, this publicly available data set opens a fundamentally new discovery space to understand the remaining mysteries of the formation and evolution of galaxies across cosmic time. In this work, we detect and measure some 60,000 objects across the 49 arcmin2 JWST footprint down to a 5σ limiting magnitude of ∼30 mag in 0.″32 apertures. Photometry is performed using circular apertures on images matched to the point-spread function (PSF) of the reddest NIRCam broad band, F444W, and cleaned of bright cluster galaxies and the related intracluster light. To give an impression of the photometric performance, we measure photometric redshifts and achieve a σ
NMAD ≈ 0.03 based on known, but relatively small, spectroscopic samples. With this paper, we publicly release our HST and JWST PSF-matched photometric catalog with optimally assigned aperture sizes for easy use, along with single aperture catalogs, photometric redshifts, rest-frame colors, and individual magnification estimates. These catalogs will set the stage for efficient and deep spectroscopic follow up of some of the first JWST-selected samples in summer of 2023.
Sports Mega Events and the BRICS Economies: A Brief Historical Overview
Authors: Vamplew Wray
Published: December 2023

This paper provides an historical overview of the involvement of BRICS nations in hosting sports mega-events since 1990. It draws upon published studies to `generalise about how the hosting experience affected the BRICS economies. A survey of bidding for some mega-events shows that BRICS nations were keen to hold them, especially when there was a change in hosting policy which encouraged developing nations to apply. Indeed it can be suggested that regular bidding built the events into BRICS nations development strategies in which hosting a sporting mega-event both demonstrated that the nations had developed sufficiently to spare the resources for such prestigious entertainments but also was a way of boosting further development through infrastructure improvements and the encouragement of tourism. Certainly many city politicians and influencers saw hosting a mega-event as a key to urban regeneration and modernisation. In most cases the events were sporting successes, but the economic story was one of exaggerated pre-event claims of potential benefits and seriously underestimated costs. A major issue was the lower level of the infrastructural base from which BRICS countries started compared to more developed economies. The funding of sporting mega events meant that resources had to be diverted from possible alternative uses such as health, education and housing.
Factors of consumer choice of music streaming services in Russia and China
Authors: Sharko Elena , Bashkova Dariya
Published: December 2023

The streaming music service is one of the most important elements of digital ecosystems. Subscriptions, pre-orders, and in-app track purchases are extremely valuable for developers of streaming services, who are interested in promoting them among users. Previous studies do not contain comparative analyses of consumer behaviour of music streaming services for users in different countries. The purpose of the study is to compare the factors of choice of Russian users and users from China. The study consists of in-depth interviews with Russian service employees, followed by a quantitative survey that helps to identify the main factors of choosing a music streaming service. We discovered differences in the significance of factors for Russian and Chinese users. Logistic regression analysis allowed us to identify a variety of choice factors with different significance for customers who use the service; in order to succeed, ecosystems including music streaming services should immerse themselves in the particularities of consumer behaviour in a certain country, taking into account the uniqueness of the music market.
“Silver” users of marketplaces and the convenience of the mobile interface
Authors: Sheresheva Marina Y. , Petrukhina Kristina M.
Published: December 2023

This article addresses the enhancement of the appeal of Russian marketplaces for older consumers through mobile interface adaptation. It is noted that the overlooked potential of a substantial demographic of older Russians, presenting an underestimated target audience for marketplaces. The accumulated insights from research and development in mobile design for users aged 50 + are synthesized, incorporating considerations for age-related characteristics in interface adaptation. The article presents findings from empirical research, facilitating the identification of preferences and requirements among Russian consumers aged 50 + regarding the mobile interface of marketplaces. Key elements contributing to respondent satisfaction include addressing the overload of the main application page, ensuring the accessibility of main menu buttons, offering interface personalization options, and optimizing the search system. Proposed modifications aim to broaden the customer base among older demographics while preserving the interface’s usability for other customer segments, thereby potentially boosting the profitability of Russian marketplaces.
L’accompagnement dispensé par les conseillers en insertion de Pôle Emploi : un étayage au service de l’utilisation de la plateforme numérique Emploi Store
Authors: Hoblingre Hélène
Published: December 2023

Le propos de cet article est d’étudier les pratiques d’étayage développées par les conseillers en insertion dans le cadre de leur accompagnement, en vue de favoriser une utilisation autonome de la plateforme Emploi Store (ES) par les demandeurs d’emploi. L’attention est également portée sur le processus d’accompagnement en général dans lequel s’inscrit ces pratiques d’étayage. L’analyse de six entretiens semi-directifs nous a permis de constater que l’autonomie est à la fois une condition requise à l’utilisation d’ES par les bénéficiaires, mais également un objectif développemental. Les résultats montrent également que l’accompagnement de l’utilisation d’Emploi Store se fait généralement en cinq étapes. Trois étapes revêtent assez explicitement cinq des six fonctions de l’étayage évoquées par Jérôme Bruner, tandis que deux autres évoquent un maintien dans la zone proximale de développement et un désétayage.
Quels besoins de formation des professionnels de l’enseignement supérieur pour développer l’activité d’accompagnement de l’étudiant ?
Authors: Kennel Sophie , Caublot Morgane
Published: December 2023

Notre étude s’intéresse aux compétences et à la formation à l’accompagnement de l’étudiant par les professionnels de l’enseignement supérieur français. Si cette activité n’est pas nouvelle et a fait l’objet de nombreuses recherches, le contexte actuel réglementaire et social a conduit à une évolution importante de cette fonction, tant dans son déploiement que dans ses formes. Cette évolution nous amène à questionner la manière dont peut se développer la compétence d’accompagnement visant à soutenir les apprentissages et les parcours étudiants. A partir de deux enquêtes conduites auprès des personnels de l’université de Strasbourg en 2020 et 2021, avec respectivement 418 et 160 réponses exploitables, nous avons analysé les besoins pour une formation dans ce domaine. Nos résultats montrent que cette question intéresse la diversité des fonctions existant à l’université et que les besoins en formation portent en priorité sur la posture et l’éthique pour toutes les catégories de personnels de l’université, et sur la prise en compte des différents besoins des étudiants selon le type de personnels concernés (enseignants ou personnels des services de soutien à la formation). Ces résultats nous incitent à poursuivre nos travaux sur les formes de ces formations et leurs effets, à la fois sur les compétences, l’activité et l’identité professionnelle des acteurs.
Les programmes d’EPS, de français, de mathématiques et de physique-chimie au cycle 4 en France : une approche curriculaire ?
Authors: Musard Mathilde , Alturkmani Mohammad , Abou-Samra Myriam , Athias Francine , Boivin-Delpieu Géraldine
Published: December 2023

Dans le contexte de la réforme du collège, cette étude en didactique s’intéresse à la mise en forme des programmes d’EPS, de français, de mathématiques et de physique-chimie au cycle 4 en France (MEN, 2020). Nous analysons la structure ou forme du curriculum en considérant ses deux dimensions séquentielle et systémique (Lebeaume, 2019), c’est-à-dire respectivement les programmes disciplinaires et leur inscription dans le cursus global. Les résultats mettent en évidence une mise en forme des quatre programmes à partir d’un cadre commun. Cependant, l’analyse des composantes du curriculum révèle des positionnements différents des disciplines au regard de la définition des finalités, des attendus et des contenus, ainsi que des croisements entre les disciplines. Les problèmes de cohérence reflètent des tensions entre les traditions curriculaire et disciplinaire (Jonnaert, Ettayebi et Defise, 2009), qui varient selon les disciplines.
Motivations de tuteurs de l’enseignement supérieur dans un programme de handi-tutorat
Authors: Husson Lionel , Bournaud Isabelle , Janand Anne , Lacombe Laura
Published: December 2023

Avec un nombre d’élèves et d’étudiants en situation de handicap en constante augmentation dans les établissements d’enseignement en France, il est important de développer des dispositifs d’accompagnement, dont le tutorat fait partie. Les travaux existants sur le tutorat se focalisent principalement sur les tutorés, et concernent essentiellement le tutorat dans les études secondaires. Cet article tente de cerner les motivations des tuteurs dans l’enseignement supérieur, à travers une étude menée auprès de 59 tuteurs d’un dispositif de handi-tutorat. Les sources motivationnelles identifiées sont une motivation fondée sur le développement, voir le co-développement, et une motivation fondée sur les valeurs et le sens. Prendre en compte ces facteurs motivationnels est un levier pour augmenter le nombre de tuteurs, et donc à terme développer le tutorat dans l’enseignement supérieur.
La compréhension des émotions par les enfants sourds porteurs d’implants cochléaires
Authors: Lacroix Agnès , Le Maner-Idrissi Gaïd , Noël Audrey , Briec Julie , Bescond Géraldine , Gougeon Matthieu , Godey Benoit
Published: December 2023

L’objectif de cette étude est de déterminer quels indices (prosodie, expressions faciales ou contexte) sont privilégiés par les enfants équipés d’implants cochléaires (IC) lorsqu’ils interprètent les états émotionnels des personnes. Vingt-et-un enfants porteurs d’IC et 110 enfants normo-entendants ont visionné une série de 24 vidéos dans lesquelles nous avons manipulé la valence émotionnelle (positive ou négative) de trois indices. Les enfants devaient identifier l’état émotionnel du protagoniste et justifier leur réponse. Les résultats ont montré que les utilisateurs d’IC donnaient la priorité au contexte plutôt qu’aux expressions faciales ou à la prosodie. Pour les utilisateurs d’IC, l’âge chronologique est corrélé à une plus grande prise en compte des expressions faciales, tandis que la durée d’utilisation de l’IC n’a pas influencé la reconnaissance des émotions. Nos résultats fournissent des informations précieuses qui devraient participer à améliorer le contenu de la prise en charge orthophonique pour les enfants utilisateurs d’IC. La présentation multimodale a semblé perturber les enfants utilisateurs d’IC. Nous devons les encourager à tenir compte de tous les indices, tant linguistiques que paralinguistiques.
Enquêtes sur les conditions de vie dans les pays communistes d’Europe de l’Est
Authors: Mespoulet Martine
Published: December 2023

À la suite du partage de l’Europe en deux blocs après 1945, mesurer le niveau de vie devint un enjeu politique important dans les pays à régime communiste d’Europe de l’Est, dans un contexte de compétition grandissante entre l’Union soviétique et les États-Unis. Les enquêtes sur les budgets des familles en constituèrent l’outil de base dès les années 1950. Elles furent élargies rapidement à l’étude des conditions de vie de la population. Des enquêtes sur les budgets-temps des familles furent réalisées à cette fin et des indicateurs sociaux furent construits dans quelques pays pour quantifier ce qui était nommé « bien-être » de la population. Les pays d’Europe de l’Est participèrent à quelques enquêtes comparatives Est-Ouest dans ce domaine. Cet article analyse les usages et méthodes des principales enquêtes sur la consommation et les conditions de vie réalisées dans ces pays par des statisticiens et des chercheurs en économie et sociologie entre 1950 et 1980.
À la marge du secteur cinématrographique
Authors: Mazel Quentin
Published: December 2023

Pour les cinéastes français qui œuvrent sur la marge du secteur cinématographique, le financement participatif (ou crowdfunding) a souvent été envisagé comme une solution permettant de combler un déficit de moyens. Pour les jeunes impétrants, il a parfois été considéré comme une nouvelle voie d’accès au circuit « traditionnel ». Cet article analyse les conséquences du crowdfunding sur l’organisation du travail artistique, en interrogeant la manière dont il favorise le maintien des acteurs à des positions marginales. L’enquête repose sur 20 entretiens, menés avec des réalisateurs et porteurs de projets, publiés entre 2010 et 2019, visant le financement de long-métrage de fiction. En décrivant concrètement les effets du crowdfunding sur l’activité artistique, ce travail met notamment à jour un phénomène qui associe un mécanisme de désavantages cumulatifs à des coûts d’opportunité importants.
A dual-modal dynamic contour-based method for cervical vascular ultrasound image instance segmentation
Authors: Chang Chenkai , Qi Fei , Xu Chang , Shen Yiwei , Li Qingwu
Published: December 2023

Objectives: We intend to develop a dual-modal dynamic contour-based instance segmentation method that is based on carotid artery and jugular vein ultrasound and its optical flow image, then we evaluate its performance in comparison with the classic single-modal deep learning networks. Method: We collected 2432 carotid artery and jugular vein ultrasound images and divided them into training, validation and test dataset by the ratio of 8:1:1. We then used these ultrasound images to generate optical flow images with clearly defined contours. We also proposed a dual-stream information fusion module to fuse complementary features between different levels extracted from ultrasound and optical flow images. In addition, we proposed a learnable contour initialization method that eliminated the need for manual design of the initial contour, facilitating the rapid regression of nodes on the contour to the ground truth points. Results: We verified our method by using a self-built dataset of carotid artery and jugular vein ultrasound images. The quantitative metrics demonstrated a bounding box detection mean average precision of 0.814 and a mask segmentation mean average precision of 0.842. Qualitative analysis of our results showed that our method achieved smoother segmentation boundaries for blood vessels. Conclusions: The dual-modal network we proposed effectively utilizes the complementary features of ultrasound and optical flow images. Compared to traditional single-modal instance segmentation methods, our approach more accurately segments the carotid artery and jugular vein in ultrasound images, demonstrating its potential for reliable and precise medical image analysis.
Academic Use of Smartphones in Secondary Level Education in Bangladesh: A Non-Parametric Approach
Authors: Sarker Md. Fouad Hossain , Rahman Saida Mahamuda , Ahmed Shithee , Sifullah Md. Khaled , Sohel Md Salman , Akber Mohammad Faisal , Islam Md Kabirul , Hossain Md Kamal , Lia Shabnam Mustari
Published: December 2023

This study aims to examine the use of smartphones for educational purposes and the acceptance of online learning among secondary students. To investigate the academic utilization of smartphones among secondary students in Bangladesh, a sample of 384 students from different districts of Bangladesh were surveyed. The survey was conducted using a selfadministered, semi-tailored computerized questionnaire. The collected data was analyzed using IBM SPSS statistics 26 and the Mann-Whitney U test. The findings indicate that male students used smartphones for educational purposes with greater confidence and less difficulty than female students. On the other hand, students in 8th to 10th grade classrooms reported a greater willingness to use smartphones for academic purposes, with urban students being more enthusiastic than their rural peers. The study’s findings have implications for the government, policymakers, educators, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). They highlight the importance of ensuring equal access to resources and tools that support academic success, as well as addressing the adverse effects of excessive smartphone usage. In addition, the government and NGOs should prioritize the elimination of inequities between rural and urban areas and provide subsidies to rural students.