bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Screen Adaptation in Modern Audiovisual Production
Authors: Fedorenko Viktoriia , Sulima Nataliia
Published: October 2023

The purpose of the article is to analyze the peculiarities of transferring a literary work to the screen; to determine the place of film adaptation in contemporary cinema; to explore the ways of screen adaptation and film adaptation of a literary work; to prove the importance of the process of intermedial reading of a literary work, to analyze the semiotic systems of literature and cinema to scientifically comprehend such a type of interaction between the arts as a screen adaptation; to reconsider the conventions, abstractness and homogeneity of literary signs and their opposite realism, concreteness, suggestiveness, and polyphony of film signs. Research methodology. The following methods were used: theoretical – to analyze the film adaptations of famous literary works and plays, information sources, generalize the impact of the information source on the quality of the translated material, and identify the factors of audiovisual discourse; empirical – to systematize my own experience, identify different ways of screen adaptation, and compare articles and monographs related to the results of the study of audiovisual art. Scientific novelty. For the first time, the main strategies of the relationship between cinema and literature are analyzed, and a detailed analysis of film adaptation as a source for new planes and perspectives is carried out. With the help of theoretical analysis, the main tasks of screen adaptation of the original source are identified. Conclusions. The article has analyzed the use of techniques that have significantly modified the normative strategies of writers. By analyzing the screened works, it has been determined that cinematicity is one of the dominant features of famous creators. The structural components and types of translation of literature to the screen are studied in detail. The importance of the process of intermedial reading of a literary work has been proved. The semiotic systems of literature and cinema have been analyzed with the aim of scientific comprehension of such a kind of interaction between the arts as screen adaptation. The conventions, abstractness and homogeneity of literary signs and their opposite realism, concreteness, suggestiveness, and polyphony of film signs are reviewed.
PENGARUH KOMPONEN PREFERENSI TERHADAP KEPUTUSAN PEMBELIAN KONSUMEN COFFEE SHOP DI KOTA BANDUNG
Authors: Pangestu Arini Dewi , Aribowo Agus
Published: October 2023

Peningkatan konsumsi kopi secara nasional yang terus meningkat setiap tahunnya telah mendorong persaingan yang semakin ketat di industri minuman kopi, termasuk di kawasan kafe di Bandung. Meskipun begitu, kinerja coffeeshop saat ini masih memiliki ruang untuk ditingkatkan dalam memberikan pelayanan kepada calon pelanggan, dipengaruhi oleh sejumlah faktor seperti citra merek yang diakui oleh Top Brand dan tingkat popularitas. Oleh karena itu, sebuah penelitian dilakukan untuk memperbaiki kinerja ini. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengidentifikasi preferensi dan kebiasaan konsumen dalam mengonsumsi minuman kopi di kedai kopi Indonesia. Metode pengumpulan data dalam penelitian ini melibatkan distribusi kuesioner secara online melalui platform media sosial kepada 400 responden, jumlah ini dihitung berdasarkan rumus Slovin. Kuesioner menggunakan skala likert dengan empat pilihan. Data yang terkumpul akan dianalisis menggunakan perangkat lunak statistik SPSS dengan menerapkan teknik Principal Component Analysis (PCA) dan regresi linear berganda. Hasil penelitian mengungkapkan bahwa seluruh persyaratan statistik yang diperlukan untuk menerapkan metode PCA dan regresi linear berganda telah terpenuhi dan sesuai dengan standar statistika yang berlaku. Berdasarkan analisis, teridentifikasi dua kelompok faktor utama yang muncul. Kelompok pertama terdiri dari atribut utama produk, termasuk variabel harga, kualitas, dan merek. Kelompok kedua mencakup atribut sekunder produk, seperti kemasan, rekomendasi dari teman, tampilan produk di dalam toko, promosi, kebiasaan konsumen, iklan, rasa, kenyamanan, dan pertimbangan kesehatan. Penting untuk dicatat bahwa seluruh variabel independen (faktor preferensi) memiliki pengaruh yang signifikan dan positif terhadap keputusan pembelian.
Small object detection based on attention mechanism and enhanced network
Authors: Wang Bingbing , Zhang Fengxiang , Li Kaipeng , Shi Kuijie , Wang Lei , Liu Gang
Published: October 2023

Small object detection has a broad application prospect in image processing of unmanned aerial vehicles, autopilot and remote sensing. However, some difficulties exactly exist in small object detection, such as aggregation, occlusion and insufficient feature extraction, resulting in a great challenge for small object detection. In this paper, we propose an improved algorithm for small object detection to address these issues. By using the spatial pyramid to extract multi-scale spatial features and by applying the multi-scale channel attention to capture the global and local semantic features, the spatial pooling pyramid and multi-scale channel attention module (SPP-MSCAM) is constructed. More importantly, the fusion of the shallower layer with higher resolution and a deeper layer with more semantic information is introduced to the neck structure for improving the sensitivity of small object features. A large number of experiments on the VisDrone2019 dataset and the NWPU VHR-10 dataset show that the proposed method significantly improves the Precision, mAP and mAP50 compared to the YOLOv5 method. Meanwhile, it still preserves a considerable real-time performance. Undoubtedly, the improved network proposed in this paper can effectively alleviate the difficulties of aggregation, occlusion and insufficient feature extraction in small object detection, which would be helpful for its potential applications in the future.
The role of docosahexaenoic acid in neuronal development and the importance of DHA supplementation during pregnancy
Authors: Karmańska Aleksandra , Cieślak Marcin , Owczarek Wojciech , Karwowski Bolesław Tomasz
Published: October 2023

Wielonienasycone kwasy tłuszczowe, do których należą kwasy z grup omega-3 i omega-6 odgrywają ważną rolę w organizmie człowieka. Do rodziny kwasów omega-3 należy kwas α-linolenowy (ALA), dokozaheksaenowy (DHA) i eikozapentaenowy (EPA). Głównym źródłem kwasu α-linolenowego w diecie są oleje roślinne (największe ilości występują w oleju z nasion lnu, chia i konopii siewnej), orzechy (włoskie, brazylijskie, pistacje) natomiast kwasów dokozaheksaenowego i eikozapentaenowego ryby i algi morskie. Kwasy tłuszczowe omega-3 (w szczególności DHA) mają kluczowe znaczenie w prawidłowym rozwoju mózgu w okresie prenatalnym, a także w rozwoju behawioralnym i intelektualnym dzieci. Ta niezwykle ważna funkcja DHA wynika ze stymulacji procesów komórkowych istotnych dla prawidłowego rozwoju i funkcjonowania neuronów. Wysokie stężenie DHA występuje w fosfolipidach siatkówki, błonach komórek budujących mózg i jest niezbędne dla prawidłowego widzenia jak i rozwoju neuronalnego. Efekty neurotroficzne i neuroprotekcyjne przypisywane DHA mogą być związane z aktywnością metabolitu DHA czyli N-dokozaheksaenyloetanoloaminy (synaptamidu). Synaptamid (SA) jest syntetyzowany w mózgu, siatkówce, adipocytach czy makrofagach i jest silniejszym stymulatorem synaptogenezy w porównaniu do DHA. Zapotrzebowanie płodu na DHA jest znacznie zwiększone w trzecim trymestrze ciąży. Ważnym czynnikiem warunkującym prawidłowy poziom DHA we krwi płodu jest dieta matki. W opublikowanych badaniach wykazano, że suplementacja kwasów tłuszczowych omega-3 zmniejsza ryzyko wystąpienia stanu przedrzucawkowego i przedwczesnego porodu. Kobiety w ciąży powinny spożywać odpowiednią ilość kwasów tłuszczowych omega-3 dostarczając je wraz z dietą (np. oleje roślinne, ryby morskie) i/lub w postaci suplementów (olej rybny lub preparaty zawierające kwas dokozaheksaenowy pochodzący z alg morskich. Wyższe spożycie ryb morskich bogatych w DHA skorelowane jest z niższą częstością występowania depresji poporodowej u matek.
Celem artykułu jest opis biosyntezy, źródeł pokarmowych i zapotrzebowania organizmu na DHA ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem kobiet w ciąży. Ponadto, omówiono wpływ DHA i synaptamidu na proces neurogenezy i rolę w prawidłowym funkcjonowaniu mózgu.
A Pure Mathematical Perspective: Dimensions, Numbers, and Mathematical Concepts
Authors: Thakur Soumendra Nath
Published: October 2023

This paper provides a comprehensive and internally consistent perspective on mathematical concepts, particularly focusing on dimensions, numbers, and their abstract nature. The core argument posits that spatial dimensions like length, width, height, or depth, along with numbers like 1 and the concept of (1+1), should be treated as mathematical constructs that exist independently of the physical world. These concepts are examined in their purest form, abstracted from their usual associations with tangible objects or real-world phenomena.

The paper underlines the process of constructing and manipulating these mathematical concepts through various operations and rules, all the while emphasizing their abstract and mathematical essence. This argument extends to time, which is regarded as the fourth dimension, akin to spatial dimensions and numbers in terms of being an abstract mathematical entity. This perspective positions time and other mathematical concepts within the realm of abstract mathematical constructs, rather than as concrete, physically grounded entities.

In this paper, the significance of isolating these concepts from their real-world applications is highlighted; emphasizing that mathematics operates independently of specific contexts and provides a universal framework for quantification and comprehension. Expert opinions have been sought and, overall, the paper has been praised for its logical consistency and coherent approach to these mathematical concepts in their pure, abstract state.
Yabancı Dil Olarak Türkçe Öğretimi İçin Hazırlanan Tematik Deyimler Sözlüğünün Uluslararası Öğrencilerin Deyim Öğrenme Süreçlerine Etkisi
Authors: TOĞRUL Deniz , HAYKIR Tayfun
Published: October 2023

Bu araştırmanın amacı, uluslararası öğrencilere Türkçe öğretiminde oldukça önemli olan deyimlerin kolay ve kalıcı bir biçimde öğretilmesinin sağlaması için tematik bir sözlük hazırlanarak bu sözlüğün Türkiye’de Türkçe öğrenen uluslararası öğrencilerin deyim öğrenmelerine katkısını incelemektir. Bu amaçla araştırma iki bölüme ayrılmış ve birinci bölümde uluslararası öğrencilere Türkçe öğreten öğreticilerin tematik deyimler sözlüğü hakkındaki görüşleri içerik analizi yöntemiyle incelenmiştir. Araştırmaya katılan toplam 30 öğreticiden (f=23) öğretici sıklıkla, uluslararası öğrencilere deyimlerin öğretilmesinde var olan deyimler sözlüğünün yetersiz kaldığını ve tematik bir deyimler sözlüğüne ihtiyaç duyduklarını belirtmişlerdir. Araştırmanın ikinci bölümünde ise Türkiye’deki uluslararası öğrencilere Türkçe öğretilen kurumlarda okutulan ders kitabı setlerinden biri olan Yeni İstanbul incelenmiş ve bu kitap setinde yer alan deyimlerden oluşan bir tematik deyimler sözlüğü hazırlanmıştır. Daha sonra söz konusu deyimlerin bir kısmını içeren bir okuma metni belirlenmiştir. Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli Üniversitesi Dil Öğretim, Uygulama ve Araştırma Merkezi (DİLMER)’nde öğrenim gören 10’u deney, 10’u da kontrol grubu olmak üzere toplam 20 uluslararası öğrenci seçilmiştir. Araştırmaya dâhil edilen öğrencilere öncelikle deyimler hakkında hazırlanan başarı testi ön-test olarak uygulanmış daha sonra deney grubu için belirlenen metin, ders materyali olarak kullanılmıştır. Ders esnasında araştırma için hazırlanan tematik deyimler sözlüğü ile deyimlerin anlamlarının öğretilmesi sağlanmıştır. Kontrol grubuna ise aynı metin ile ders işlenirken alfabetik deyimler sözlüğü ile deyimler öğretilmeye çalışılmıştır. Sonrasında her iki gruba da deyimler başarı testi son test olarak uygulanmıştır. Sonuçlar SPSS 26.0 programı ile t testi yapılarak analiz edilmiş ve uluslararası öğrencilere Türkçe öğretimi için hazırlanan tematik deyimler sözlüğünün alfabetik deyimler sözlüğüne göre daha kalıcı öğrenmeye imkân sağladığı sonucuna ulaşılmıştır.
Investigation of the compaction product on a nickel/diatomaceous earth catalyst
Authors:   Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University, Zeynalov Elshan T. , Aliyeva Narmina T. ,   Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University, Novruzova Sudaba H. ,   Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University, Shmoncheva Yelena Y. ,   Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University
Published: October 2023

The activity of the Ni/diatomaceous earth catalyst used in the process of obtaining acetone from isopropyl alcohol was studied in a laboratory setup over a wide temperature range (150–3500C) at atmospheric pressure. The analysis of raw materials and reaction products was carried out by the chromatographic method. In the process of isopropyl alcohol conversion on the Ni/diatomaceous earth catalyst surface, the formation of compaction products and the effect of oxygen and hydrogen on the catalyst surface were studied using a Mag-Ben setup equipped with a quartz-spring reactor. The formation of compaction products on the surface of the Ni/diatomaceous earth catalyst was determined by thermogravimetric and kinetic methods. The maximum amount of compaction products is formed at a temperature of 3000C and above on the Lewis sites. Thermogravimetric studies showed that the formation of compaction product on the surface of the Ni/diatomaceous earth catalyst is time and temperature dependent.
Audiovisual Culture of Participation: The Role of Social Media
Authors: Suchkov Denys
Published: October 2023

The purpose of the research is to determine the main features of participatory culture and the role of social media as a determinant of its generation in audiovisual culture. The research methodology involves the use of general scientific methods (analysis, synthesis, induction, deduction, generalisation of results, and others), as well as approaches integrated from cultural studies, social communications, and medieval studies. The basis of the methodology is also the theory of information society by M. Castells, the culture of participation by H. Jenkins, which made it possible to formulate an understanding of the main changes in modern culture. The scientific novelty lies in the conceptualisation of the findings regarding the influence of social media on the changes taking place in modern audiovisual culture, in particular in the context of the transition from the culture of consumption to the culture of participation. Conclusions. Audiovisual culture is changing significantly under the influence of social media, in particular, it is axquiring the characteristics of a participatory culture. The latter emphasises the importance of interaction, involvement and activity of social media users in the creation, distribution and interpretation of audiovisual content, and its characteristic features are: co-creation, interactivity, openness, active distribution and popularity of memes, virtual and augmented reality, crowdsourcing. Another feature of modern audiovisual culture is the ability to view, create, and distribute one's own cultural and artistic works by publishing them online: films, videos, podcasts, and the like. YouTube, Facebook or Twitter platforms not only encourage active interaction, commenting, likes and reposts, but also turn the user, who becomes more professional and expert through participation, into a producer. This has destroyed the expert hierarchy and even reformatted the usual "producer-consumer" relationship: the passive consumer has turned into the active creator. The passive user of social media actually no longer exists as such: he or she becomes not just a producer of content, but also a relayer of new socio-cultural meanings.

Keywords: audiovisual culture, social media, new technologies, participatory culture, audiovisual content.
CONCEPTUALISATION OF THE MEANINGS OF FLOWER SYMBOLICS IN INTERIOR SCHEDULES
Authors: Afonina Olena
Published: October 2023

The purpose of the study is to analyse the scientific literature to update the problems associated with the study of the symbolism of flowers and its interpretations. The methodology of the work is based on comparative historical and comparative typological methods, which make it possible to establish the complexity and ramifications of the problem of colour symbolism; The cognitive approach made it possible to identify the dependence of the use of interpretive capabilities of colour symbolism on the formation of the emotional component for the disclosure of contents and associations. The scientific novelty of the work lies in the addition of scientific literature with new studies of colour symbolism. Conclusions. Based on the study of scientific literature, it is possible to determine the relevance of problems associated with the symbolism of flowers and its specificity. Acquaintance with the works of scientists (P. Zholtovsky, A. Kondratyuk, A. Lopukhina, L. Milyaev, F. Umantsev) made it possible to determine the directions of research of the monument and the lack of works on the symbolism of flowers in the painting of the temple. The scientific works of V. Ovsiychuk and M. Pastoureau became the basis of the theory and history of the study of flowers. The timeliness of the research is confirmed by the developments of foreign institutions and scholars, in particular, the problem of: colour psychology (H. Brem); colour theory (M. Oswald, Weingarten University of Education, German Colour Centre, University of Halle-Wittenberg); global visual communication by colour (T. Fassati). During the heyday of Baroque art, the masters of the Lavra art school used the symbolism of flowers in a new way in the ensemble of paintings of the Trinity Gate Church. Mysticism prevails in the picturesque palette of the church.

Keywords: cultural codes, colour, symbolism, interpretation, interior, painting, monumental painting, Trinity Gate Church.
“Sacred Images” in the Interior of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra’s Great Church: the Factual System of Sacral Murals, 1897 – 1901
Authors: Bardik Maryna
Published: October 2023

The purpose of the article is to introduce into scientific circulation documents presenting the factual system of sacred compositions 1897 – 1901 in the interior of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra’s Dormition Cathedral (Great Church). The research methodology is synthesis of historical and cultural analysis, as well as art study analysis. Scientific novelty. The author has introduced the album of drawings by the artist Andrii Lakov into scientific circulation: “V. І. Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine. Lakov A. A. The album of plans and detailed drawings the inside of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra’s Great Church showing the locations of sacred images. 1905. Paper, mixed technique. 19 sheets”. Based on this document, the author has performed three research tasks using examples. First, she reconstructed the system of sacral murals of the Church’s compartment. Second, she revealed the difference between the project and the actual mural. Third, she improved and determined the location of a number of compositions. The author has revealed the important theoretical and practical significance of the album as a presentation of the factual system of sacred compositions of 1897 – 1901 in the interior of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra’s Great Church (Dormition Cathedral). Conclusions. The album of drawings by the artist Andriі Lakov (1905) presents the factual system of sacral mural painting of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra’s Great Church (Dormition Cathedral) of the late 19th – early 20th century. The album permits the determination of the compositions’ location on architectural surface. It is the evidence that artists partially changed the project in terms of the location of some compositions. This album provides an opportunity for the authentic historical reconstruction of the Cathedral’s painting decoration.

Keywords: sacral culture, Orthodoxy, sacral mural painting, Ukrainian painting, Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, Great Church, Dormition Cathedral, Andrii Lakov.
Painted Decorations on Pottery of the Chernihiv Region of the 18th – first Third of the 20th Century
Authors: Serzhant Liudmyla
Published: October 2023

The purpose of the article is to outline the main issues of the following scientific problem – the history of the origin, assortment, and typology of the principal motifs, compositional schemes, and techniques for making painted decor of the Chernihiv region pottery tableware. The research methodology corresponds to the purpose of this study and includes a comprehensive approach to the study, systematisation, and interpretation of the empirical material using historical-comparative, formal-typological, and art analysis methods. The scientific novelty of this study. It is the first attempt at the comprehensive analysis of painted decor as a manifestation of the artistic culture of the population. While working over the material, the origins and evolution of the most common decorative motifs for the decoration of pottery were determined, their art specificity in the regional and national context was considered, classification was done, and a number of works from museum collections were put into scientific circulation. Conclusions. Analysing the pottery-painted decor of the Chernihiv region of the 18th century – the first third of the 20th century, it can be concluded that it developed within the national tradition of Ukrainian pottery, and used its main aesthetic and stylistic principles. The pottery of the region is characterised by a wide range of motifs (geometric, plant-geometrised, plant, zoomorphic, and others), a variety of techniques, and creative manners. The evolution of the painted decor stylistics contains the interaction of traditional and innovative factors, the influence of neighbouring regions' pottery, artistic and other types of decorative art, for example, art – industrial products – earthenware, and porcelain. The painted decor had pronounced regional features of the form, interpretation of motifs and images, compositional schemes, plastic solutions, and colouring.

Keyword:.pottery, decor, painting, tradition, innovation, artistic features.
Formation of the French Porcelain Collection at the Bohdan and Varvara Khanenko National Museum of Arts. Analysis of the Archive
Authors: Kravchenko Liudmyla
Published: October 2023

The purpose of the article is to investigate the history of the formation of the French porcelain collection in the Bohdan and Varvara Khanenko National Museum of Arts; to study the available archival documents related to the collection of Bohdan Khanenko and late arrivals of decorative art to the museum's funds; to analyse the museum policy of the Soviet government in the 1920s - 1950s using the example of the Khanenko Museum. The research methodology is based on the use of methods: source studies – for the systematisation and classification of archival sources, comparative and analytical – for the identification of works of art. The scientific novelty consists in the systematisation of archival data on the formation of the French porcelain collection at the Khanenko Museum; generalisation of the main cultural and historical conditions for the formation of the museum collection of porcelain. Conclusions. One third of the French porcelain collection was collected by the founders of the museum, Bohdan and Varvara Khanenko, at the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th centuries, the second part arrived to the museum in 1927 from the Leningrad Department of the State Museum Fund (private collections until 1919), the third part – late arrivals in the 1930s - 1950s mainly from the Kyiv Museum of Russian Art (today the National Museum Kyiv Art Gallery), and the rest remain of uncertain origin.

Keywords: Bohdan and Varvara Khanenko National Museum of Arts, porcelain, history of collecting, collection formation.
The killer character in Edgar Allan Poe's short stories - a view from Hegel's philosophy of self-consciousness
Authors:   Student - Faculty of Literature, University of Social Sciences & Humanities, VNU-HCM, Vietnam, Nguyen Uyen Minh  Nho
Published: October 2023

Edgar Allan Poe’s short stories are often evaluated based on his artistic talent – his ability to use special composition techniques such as the Single Effect technique, a literary theory proposed by Edgar Allan Poe himself, in order to extract highly effective emotional responses from readers, including the fight-or-flight response. This trend of research focuses on writing techniques, which are consistent with Edgar Allan Poe's conception of the importance of effects in artistic creation. Providing a different approach, this article appreciates his short stories in the aspect of philosophical thought that he conveyed in his works, in particular his ability to not only conclude the general rule from which criminal psychology was born, but also to suggest the way out of it. Finding anger, lust for murder, and terror of death, which constantly dominate the surface of Edgar Allan Poe’s horror works, the study tries to understand the core principle hidden in his works that caused such psychological phenomena. Guided by Hegel’s philosophy, this research explains that the desire to self-certainty in the primitive form – through fight to death – of self-consciousness is the psychological operation mechanism of the character in Edgar Allan Poe’s horror short stories.
Level of conformity to expectations for smart tourism experiences in Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam)
Authors:   University of Social Sciences & Humanities, VNU-HCM, Vietnam, Phạm Thị Thúy Nguyệt
Published: October 2023

The aim of this research is to establish a specific list of requirements for the application of technology to serve the tourist experiences and to compare it with the actual level of response to the expected smart tourism experiences of tourists visiting Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam), in order to evaluate the level of response of this destination. This list includes the two frameworks: "normal conformity" and "high conformity". Accordingly, if the "high conformity" framework is achieved, it will help the destination to gain a competitive advantage. Comparing this list with the reality of Ho Chi Minh City will help identify the specific positioning of this locality on the journey to build and develop smart tourism destinations. The author relied on the results of unstructured interviews with 26 domestic tourists who visited Ho Chi Minh City in 2022 to create a list of 21 items expected for a smart tourism experience and compared it with the reality of 40 destinations/services in Ho Chi Minh City, including hotels, restaurants, tourist attractions, entertainment venues, shopping centers, airports, bus stations, train stations, and public transportation for tourism, through direct surveys to score them. The research results showed that many requirements in the "normal conformity" framework only reached an average score, while those in the "high conformity" framework scored very low. The main reason is the limited cooperation between tourism businesses, technology businesses, and destination management agencies. This reality is a challenge for the goal and expectations of Ho Chi Minh City if it wants to develop the locality into a smart tourism destination.
Printing and publishing in Saigon – Cho Lon (1861-1913)
Authors:   University of Social Sciences and Humanities, VNU-HCM, Vietnam, Dương Thông Thành
Published: October 2023

In 1859, the French invasion of Gia Dinh marked the beginning of their takeover of Cochinchina. Soon after their arrival, France brought printers on their warships, along with guns and cannons. The printers' purpose was to quickly convey the pacification policies of the invading army to the people of the occupied land. By the end of 1861, the first official newspaper in Cochinchina, “Le Bulletin officiel de l'expédition française de la Cochinchine”, was published. The Royal Printing House (l'Imprimerie Impériale), the first printing house in Cochinchina, was also established at the end of 1861 to accommodate printing jobs, especially the printing of government gazettes. In 1873, several private printing houses appeared in Saigon-Cho Lon. Printing and publishing operations gradually assimilated into Cochinchine's social activities after serving as an “instrument” of the invaders. They evolved into a political and cultural institution in colonial social life, notably in Saigon-Cho Lon. The progression of these activities during the procedure was observable, at least for those allowed to take part in them. The needs of the colonial environment and the dynamism of the private sector stimulated these new activities, even if the colonial authority felt it necessary to control them. Based on the publications that were published during this period and are still stored in libraries, archives, and personal bookcases, etc., the author of this article would like to provide additional information about the printing and publishing activities in Saigon - Cho Lon, particularly through the operations of several prominent printing houses.
The reality of assessing students’ learning outcomes in the direction of capacity development at public secondary schools in Phan Rang - Thap Cham city, Ninh Thuan province
Authors:   Phan Rang - Thap Cham Department of Education and Training, Ninh Thuan Province, Nguyễn Thế Bình
Published: October 2023

The evaluation of students’ learning outcomes is an important and indispensable step in the teaching process. Currently, the assessment of students’ learning outcomes is being implemented in the direction of capacity development. However, this assessment still has a lot of shortcomings. From that fact, the author researches the theory of the assessment of students’ learning outcomes in combination with the study on the reality of assessing students’ learning outcomes at public secondary schools in Phan Rang - Thap Cham city, Ninh Thuan province. The survey results on a sample of 468 administrators and teachers from 10 secondary schools showed that besides the results achieved, including: their awareness of innovation in the assessment of students’ learning outcomes, the level of students' learning outcomes assessment performance in the direction of capacity development, the two contents, which have not been fully implemented are: (1) diversification of assessment forms and tools; (2) combination of various evaluation channels. On the basis of the research results, the author proposes some appropriate improvement measures to help enhance the effectiveness of students' assessment of learning outcomes in the direction of capacity development, contributing to improving the quality of teaching and learning at secondary schools in this city.
The perspectives of students from the Faculty of Russian Linguistics and Literature, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Viet Nam National University Ho Chi Minh City on the application of visual vocabulary self-study strategy
Authors:   University of Social Sciences and Humanities, VNU-HCM, Vietnam, Nguyễn Phương Lê Ánh , Nguyen Kim Thoa Thi ,   University of Social Sciences and Humanities, VNU-HCM, Vietnam, Truong Thu An Thi ,   University of Social Sciences and Humanities, VNU-HCM, Vietnam, Ly Thanh Tam ,   University of Social Sciences and Humanities, VNU-HCM, Vietnam, Phan Ngoc Han Thi ,   University of Social Sciences and Humanities, VNU-HCM, Vietnam
Published: October 2023

Currently, the visual vocabulary self-study strategy is increasingly influencing foreign language learners and is an effective support tool to help them improve their vocabulary. This paper aims to find out students' perspectives on the importance, benefits, and challenges of using the visual vocabulary self-study strategy. The participants of this survey were 127 students from the Faculty of Russian Linguistics and Literature, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Viet Nam National University, Ho Chi Minh City. The results of this study show that students highly appreciate the importance of the visual vocabulary self-study strategy in the Russian vocabulary self-study process (M=4,3). In addition, this self-study strategy also gives students a lot of benefits in the process of vocabulary learning (M=4.17). Specifically, students assessed this strategy to help them easily review learned vocabulary with the highest average value of M=4.24, and acquire vocabulary faster than traditional learning strategies with the lowest average value of M=4.09. Simultaneously, the research results also show that students also face some certain challenges (M=3.75) when applying this strategy in Russian vocabulary self-study process due to the main reasons coming from the students' low sense of learning (M=3.88), as well as the lack of learning time, the habit of vocabulary learning by traditional strategies, the lack of specific instructions or the unfamiliarity of this strategy for students.
Some more observation on Phan Van Hum's viewpoints of literary study
Authors:   Faculty of Pedagogy, Thu Dau Mot University, Vietnam, Tran Thi My Hien
Published: October 2023

Phan Van Hum (1902-1946) is considered one of the leading scholars in the South in the first half of the twentieth century. He is involved in many academic fields, such as philosophy, sociology, economics, psychology, medicine, religion, etc. in which the most prominent is literature, including composition, research, and criticism. In composing, he has the famous work “Ngồi tù Khám Lớn [Jailed in Khám Lớn]. In terms of research and criticism, he has published the works such as “Nỗi lòng Đồ Chiểu” [Sentiments of Đồ Chiểu], “Dở chồng báo cũ” [Open stack of old newspapers], and “Luận Tùng” [Discussion series]. In addition, he also has many articles published in newspapers/magazines in the period before 1945. From the overall observation, we realize that for literary activities, Phan Van Hum's works have a profound spirit of “humanity sake” and at the same time show a very dialectical perspective in understanding and interpreting issues. His works, whether they are compositions, researches or criticisms, have a combination of scientific knowledge as a fulcrum for perception and criticism. In addition, he is also very conscious in applying and disseminating knowledge of Western research methodology and criticism to scholars doing research in Vietnam. In our opinions, these things are of great value in the literary and academic context in Vietnam at that time. By the methods of systematic and interdisciplinary research, the article clarifies the characteristics and values of Phan Van Hum's literary activities for Vietnam’s literature in the first half of the twentieth century.
Digital Orientation for Emerging Multinationals and the Location Strategies in Internationalization: The Chinese Experience
Authors:   The Institute of Management and Economy Research, j j , j j , j j
Published: October 2023

Purpose- Despite the ongoing digital transformation, it is not clear whether emerging market firms follow their manufacturing FDI path in the emerging digital industries. This paper examines how digital orientation affects the location strategies in internationalization and how the existing innovation capacities moderate the link between digital orientation and the location strategies.
Design/methodology/approach- This study chooses the Chinese setting for research design because digital transformation is already prevalent in the society and the cases of outward expansion are salient among the emerging markets. It uses the panel dataset of 976 Chinese listed firms that consists of 6,648 observations spanning from 2007 to 2017. Ordinary least square regression is used for the statistical approach with a one-year lag in the model.
Findings- Digital orientation increases a likelihood of emerging multinationals’ entries in developed countries, and a high level of innovative capacities strengthens the link. Two groups seem to prefer entries in developed countries: firms with a high level of digital orientation with a high level of innovative capacities and firms with a low level of digital orientation, if with a low level of innovative capacities. The former reflects the context of digital transformation and the latter hints at the tax avoidance or interests in real estate.
Research implications or originality -While emerging multinationals are known to prefer entries in developing countries for capacity arbitrage, our results forecast that their FDI strategies may have a drastic change as digital transformation deepens.
A Study on the Impact of Business Cycle on Corporate Credit Spreads
Authors:   The Institute of Management and Economy Research, Choi Jae-Yong
Published: October 2023

Purpose - This paper investigates how business cycle impacts on corporate credit spreads since global financial crisis. Furthermore, it tests how the impact changes by the phase of the cycle.
Design/methodology/approach - This study collected dataset from Barclays Global Aggregate Bond Index through the Bloomberg. It conducted multi-regression analysis by projecting business cycle using Hodrick-Prescott filtering and various cyclical variables, while ran dynamic analysis of 5-variable Vector Error Correction Model to confirm the robustness of the test.
Findings - First, it proves to be statistically significant that corporate credit spreads have moved countercyclicaly since the crisis. Second, It indicates that the corporate credit spread’s countercyclicality to the macroeconomic changes works symmetrically by the phase of the cycle. Third, the VECM supports that business cycle’s impact on the spreads maintains more sustainably than other explanatory variable does in the model.
Research implications or Originality - It becomes more appealing to accurately measure the real economic impact on corporate credit spreads as the interaction between credit and business cycle deepens. The economic impact on the spreads works symmetrically by boom and bust, which implies that the market stress could impact as another negative driver during the bust. Finally, the business cycle’s sustainable impact on the spreads supports the fact that the economic recovery is the key driver for the resilience of credit cycle.
Power grid monitoring based on Machine Learning and Deep Learning techniques
Authors: Bindi Marco , Iturrino-García Carlos , Piccirilli Maria Cristina , Francesco Grasso Francesco , Luchetta Antonio , Paolucci Libero
Published: October 2023

Background: In this work, some application examples of machine learning and deep learning techniques in the monitoring of electricity distribution services and infrastructures are proposed. Three different fields of application are considered to highlight the use of techniques based on neural networks: detection and classification of power quality disturbances, monitoring of underground cables in medium voltage lines and diagnosis of joints in high voltage overhead power lines. Methods: In the field of power grid monitoring, this work proposes a classification method based on a complex valued neural network to assess working conditions of junction regions in high-voltage overhead lines and insulating materials in medium voltage underground networks. The purpose of this method is to prevent the rupture of joint structures and the abnormal degradation of underground cables via frequency response measurements. This approach allows the direct processing of complex measurements and to reduce the computational effort compared to other methods available in the literature. Results: The results obtained in the monitoring of underground cables and joints of high voltage lines guarantee an overall classification rate higher than 90%. In the field of power quality, several deep learning and machine learning methods are proposed to detect the most common voltage disturbances. Conclusions: In this paper, an innovative use of widespread algorithms such as convolutional neural networks is proposed with excellent results. Furthermore, the use of a complex-valued neural network in electrical infrastructure monitoring is presented, introducing a minimally invasive classification method that could be instrumental in the transition from corrective to predictive maintenance in the near future.
Hacia los nuevos escenarios en la Educación
Authors: Herrera-Pavo Miguel Ángel , Orellana-Navarrete Verónica , Jaramillo Baquerizo Christian Paúl , Balladares Burgos Jorge Antonio
Published: October 2023

Este editorial presenta la agenda y los resultados del 2º Congreso internacional de la innovación y la tecnología en Educación, celebrado en la Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar, sede Ecuador, que llevo por título Hacia los nuevos escenarios en la Educación. El congreso se articuló en torno a conferencias magistrales, ocho mesas de ponencias sobre (1) Tecnología educativa, (2) Innovación curricular y didáctica, (3) Metodologías innovadoras y ambientes de aprendizaje, (4) Formación del profesorado y desarrollo profesional docente, (5) Filosofía, sociedad y Educación, (6) Educación intercultural e inclusiva, (7) Educación no formal, continua y profesional, y (8) Perspectivas innovadoras de didáctica de la Lengua, y talleres. En total, se desarrollaron once conferencias magistrales de colegas de nueve universidades nacionales e internacionales, se presentaron 40 ponencias y se realizaron seis talleres .
COVID-19 Wage Subsidy Disclosure and Firms' Contemporaneous Dividend Payouts
Authors: Mawani Amin , Fan Hong
Published: October 2023

The Canada emergency wage subsidy (CEWS) was designed as a bailout for employees who had been sidelined from employment during COVID-19. However, the eligibility rules for the wage subsidy suggest that it was not restricted to jobs that would otherwise have been lost. CEWS recipients also did not have to demonstrate the need for cash, so the cash received from the subsidy, based on a decline in monthly revenue, could be used for other purposes if annual revenues did not end up declining. This article examines characteristics of publicly listed firms that voluntarily disclosed the wage subsidy they received and whether such disclosure was associated with increases in contemporaneous dividend payouts. The authors hypothesize and show that firms may have been reluctant to disclose their CEWS if they increased their dividend payouts in the same year. This finding is moderated by firms' cash holdings, reported losses, lower accounting earnings (compared to the prior year), and the extent to which firms managed their accounting earnings. The results hold under endogeneity tests using a two-stage least-square regression.
Policy Forum: Constraints on Provincial Fiscal Autonomy Arising from Tax Collection Agreements
Authors: Gagné-Dubé Tommy
Published: October 2023

Since the end of the Second World War, successive agreements aimed at ensuring better coordination between Canada and the provinces in terms of income taxation have increased provincial fiscal autonomy. The current tax collection agreements (TCAs) give the provinces considerable leeway in designing their tax policies, although these agreements inevitably impose some constraints on provincial fiscal autonomy. This article examines those constraints, largely on the basis of government documents obtained through an access-to-information request. From a federal tax collection and administration standpoint, the constraints do not seem insurmountable, and in some respects, there is even a willingness on the part of the federal government to reduce them. As for the provinces' need to preserve the similarity between the provincial and federal income tax systems, there does not appear to be any room for manoeuvre with regard to the common tax base, but the framework for federal changes to the tax base deserves to be explored. In light of the constraints examined and potential solutions, as well as the colossal task of setting up a separate provincial tax administration, it would likely be difficult for a province that is party to a TCA to justify withdrawal from the agreement.
Policy Forum : Comment se matérialise l'exercice de l'autonomie fiscale du Québec?
Authors: Godbout Luc , Robert-Angers Michaël
Published: October 2023

Dans cet article, les auteurs décrivent dans quelle mesure l'application de l'impôt sur le revenu des particuliers au Québec se distingue des autres provinces canadiennes. Les origines de cette différenciation ainsi que le détail des particularités fiscales québécoises, qui ont un effet notamment sur la détermination du revenu net, sont abordées. L'autonomie du Québec en cette matière a des incidences concrètes sur le revenu disponible des québécois et lui permet de marquer ses préférences en matière de politiques publiques tout en lui offrant la possibilité de protéger sa base d'imposition. Toutefois, cette autonomie est limitée par des contraintes pratiques et elle génère une lourdeur administrative supplémentaire. Quelques réflexions à l'égard de la simplification de l'exercice de conformité fiscale des contribuables québécois sont par ailleurs présentées en conclusion.
Policy Forum: The Quest for a Quebec Single Income Tax Report—History and Estimated Savings
Authors: Vaillancourt François
Published: October 2023

This article describes how the idea of a Quebec single income tax report (QSITR) became widely supported by Quebec politicians, economic analysts and commentators, and residents of the province over the 2010-2022 period. It also shows estimates of the drop in administrative costs that could result from moving from two income tax reports to one. The author argues that, owing to various aspects of the personal income tax environment in Canada, the reduction in costs achievable by adopting a QSITR would not be very high.
Un enfoque para la identificación y el análisis forense de ataques DNS
Authors: Sousa Robson Everton , Vale Samyr
Published: October 2023

Los servidores de resolución de nombres de dominio (DNS) desempeñan una función clave en el establecimiento del acceso a las páginas web. Debido a su importancia, son constantes objetivos de ciberataques, que tienen como objetivo borrar o reemplazar algunos de sus registros, causando enormes pérdidas para los usuarios, empresas e instituciones en todo el mundo. En Brasil, para prevenir tales ataques, se establece una disposición legal que tipifica penalmente la invasión de dispositivos informáticos conectados a la World Wide Web, lo que incluye ataques al servicio de DNS. Sin embargo, la identificación de ciberataques es difícil, ya que depende de la correcta aplicación de medios de protección, monitoreo de servicios de red y extracción e interpretación de datos que permitan la identificación de factores criminales. El presente trabajo propone un enfoque forense computacional para detectar automáticamente la ocurrencia de un ataque de envenenamiento de la memoria caché de DNS, subsumiendo los elementos que constituyen el ataque al dispositivo legal, identificando así la comisión de un delito.