bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Metaverse as Tech for Good: Current Progress and Emerging Opportunities
Authors: Iqbal Muhammad , Campbell Abraham
Published: October 2023

Metaverse is an upcoming transformative technology that will impact our future society with immersive experiences. The recent surge in the adoption of new technologies and innovations in connectivity, interaction technology, and artificial realities can fundamentally change the digital world. The Metaverse concept is the most recent trend to encapsulate and define the potential new digital landscape. However, with the introduction of 5G with high speed and low latency advancements in the hardware and software with the graphics power to display millions of polygons in 3D and blockchain technology, this concept is no longer fiction. This transition from today’s Internet to a spatially embodied Internet is, at its core, a transition from 2D to 3D interactions taking place in multiple virtual universes. In recent years, augmented virtual reality has created possibilities in the private and professional spheres. The new Virtual Reality (VR) headsets and Augmented Reality (AR) glasses can provide immersion in the physical sense. Technology must offer realistic experiences for users to turn this concept into reality. This paper focuses on the potential use cases and benefits of the Metaverse as a tech for good. The research paper outlines the potential areas where a positive impact could occur, highlights recent progress, and discusses the issues around trust, ethics, and cognitive load.
Assessment of Different Satellite Image-Derived Drought Indices over the Contiguous United States: A Comparison in Different Climates, Vegetation Cover Types, and Soil Layers
Authors: Huang Xinyi , Feng Shouming , Zhao Shuaishuai , Fan Jinlong , Qin Zhihao , Zhao Shuhe
Published: October 2023

Agricultural drought assessment is based on soil moisture deficit during the plant-growing season. The available long-term in situ soil moisture data can be used to evaluate the drought indices’ performance. Drought indices have different sensitivities to various climates and vegetation cover types. Moreover, little research has been carried out on the sensitivity to soil moisture in specific soil layers. Comparing the performance of drought indices in different environments enables us to use and construct an effective drought index for drought delineation. We used soil moisture data from 2000 to 2021 to compare the performance of satellite image-derived drought indices (VCI, NLSWI, TCI, VHI, and NVSWI) in different climates, vegetation cover types, and soil layers over the Contiguous United States at monthly intervals and a 1000 m spatial resolution. The performances of drought indices based on vegetation status showed little differences in the different soil layers. In contrast, drought indices based on single-temperature conditions performed better in the 0–20 cm soil layer than in the deeper soil layer. The integrated index might not improve the correlation in all soil layers compared with single-condition indices under some environments. In general, while the optimal drought index might vary in different environments, the VHI performed most efficiently in most cases. This research has the potential to improve our understanding of drought monitoring in large regions with different climates, vegetation cover types, and soil layers.
Youth, Communication & Climate: A Pluridisciplinary Analysis of Distancing Strategies in Response to Climate Change among Belgian Youth
Authors: Anciaux Amélie , Cougnon Louise-Amélie , Ducol Loup , Catellani Andrea
Published: October 2023

Our paper investigates Belgian young peoples’ discussions about climate change, specifically how they distance themselves from various dimensions related to climate issues. The study includes a pluridisciplinary analysis combining sociological, linguistic and semiotic approaches to process textual data collected in 2022 from six focus groups organised within local youth associations. This study focuses on 33 socially and economically diverse young people who joined a youth club. The paper explores the strategies employed by the respondents to distance themselves from climate change issues. It sheds light on various aspects related to climate distancing: How young people embody their vision of climate change through voice-switching, how societal norms and beliefs influence them, how they perceive the global impact of the changes, and how education plays a role in the issue of climate change. The study highlights the barriers, paradoxes and conflicts that hinder young people’s active involvement in addressing climate change. It goes on to propose a set of recommendations aimed at transforming these barriers into actionable steps that can drive positive change. By identifying and addressing the contributing factors to climate distancing, this research offers potential pathways for empowering young people to become more engaged in the fight against climate change.
Evaluation of some parameters of the COVID-19 epidemic process and the epidemiological effectiveness of the use of the Gam-COVID–Vac vaccine among employees of two medical organizations in the Moscow region
Authors:   I. I. Mechnikov Scientific Research Institute of Vaccines and Serums, Moscow, Russia, Murzina A. A. , Ayvazyan R. R. ,   Khimki Regional Hospital, Moscow region, Russia, Kalnin I. B. ,   «V. I. Yakovenko Psychiatric Hospital», Moscow region, Russia, Maryin G. G. ,   Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia, Kaira A. N. ,   I. I. Mechnikov Scientific Research Institute of Vaccines and Serums, Moscow, Russia; Russian Medical Academy of Continuing Professional Education of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia
Published: October 2023

The article presents the features of the COVID-19 epidemic process for 2020–2022 and the results of the effectiveness of the «Gam-COVID-Vac» vaccine used in employees of two different medical organizations (MO). In both institutions, the dynamics of a decrease in the incidence of COVID-19 with asynchronous periods of growth and decline of varying intensity and duration has been established. It is noted that in the regional hospital, each epidemic period of growth and decline was more intense than in a psychiatric hospital. In the studied organizations, seasonal increases in morbidity were revealed, characteristic of infections with airborne transmission, as well as an increase in morbidity in other months associated with the appearance of new variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The highest proportion of COVID-19 cases was among employees of the age group from 30 to 49 years and nursing staff. In the Ministry of Defense, asymptomatic and mild forms of the disease prevailed among those who had COVID-19 and accounted for 76.5 % in a psychiatric hospital and 67.3 % in a regional hospital. The proportion of severe forms of diseases was 2.1 times higher among employees of the regional hospital. According to the results of the survey, various places of infection of employees of the Ministry of Defense were identified. In the regional hospital, nosocomial infection prevailed, in the psychiatric hospital, employees were more often infected outside the institution. A decrease in the effectiveness index (IE) of the Gum-COVID-Vac vaccine was found both in a psychiatric hospital and in a regional hospital from 12.0 in 2021 to 3.3 in 2022 and from 12.8 to 4.5, respectively, and the efficiency coefficient (CE) from 91.7 to 69.4 % and from 92.2 up to 77.9 %, respectively. Correlation coefficient between the incidence of COVID-19 and vaccination of employees with the drug «Gam-COVID-Vac» in a psychiatric hospital for 2021–2022. it was minus 0.42 %, in the regional hospital — minus 0.24 %, which indicates a negative strength of the connection and a decrease in the effectiveness of vaccination, which requires a change in immunization tactics and the need to improve the vaccine.
Study of the long-term results of effectiveness of children’s recreation and health improvement in recreation and health improvement organizations
Authors:   Novosibirsk Research Institute of Hygiene of Rospotrebnadzor, Novosibirsk, Russia, Novikova I. I. , Zubtsovskaya N. A. ,   Novosibirsk Research Institute of Hygiene of Rospotrebnadzor, Novosibirsk, Russia, Kulikova O. M. ,   Novosibirsk Research Institute of Hygiene of Rospotrebnadzor, Novosibirsk, Russia, Sorokina A. V. ,   Novosibirsk Research Institute of Hygiene of Rospotrebnadzor, Novosibirsk, Russia
Published: October 2023

The main form of organized recreation for children, which, according to many authors, has probably the greatest health-improving effect, is considered to be stationary out-of-town organizations. There is great interest in the effect of spending time in recreational organizations on children’s health and evaluation of its possible effects. However, if the assessment of the effects of recreation has been implemented in practice for a long time, there is relatively little information about the long-term effects of recreation in the literature. The purpose of the study is to study the possible long-term effects of recuperation in children who stayed in recreation and health improvement organizations. The data from a survey of 392 schoolchildren from 10 to 17 years old conducted in March 2021 were analyzed. In comparison with children who spent the summer in the city or went to the countryside, the proportion of children who stayed in the camp and did not get colds was higher, while the proportion of those who got sick twice a year or more was lower. Children who stayed in recreation and health improvement organizations indicated themselves to be in a good or normal mood and well-being and to have average or good stress tolerance more often than children who spent their summers in urban areas. According to the results obtained after processing the results by methods of statistical analysis, we can assume that spending time in recreation and health improvement organizations has a positive effect on the immunity, mood and well-being of children not only during their stay, but also several months after it. Due to the high actuality of applying the assessment of the effectiveness of children’s recuperation, the evaluation of the long-term effects of recuperation requires further in-depth research.
Policy to increase the maturity of household deposits in order to strengthen the resource base of Russian banks
Authors: Tskhovrebov M.
Published: October 2023

The role of client funds and bank deposits of individuals, in particular, as a source of funding for Russian banks in the context of tightening sanctions, is significantly increasing. At the same time, it is necessary to pay special attention to increasing the stability and urgency of the resource base of banks, since in the current conditions banks are often under the threat of a massive withdrawal of money, and the urgency of deposits remains uncertain. This forces banks to maintain excess liquidity reserves, reducing investment lending to the real sector of the economy. The article substantiates a set of measures aimed at increasing the urgency and stability of retail deposits.
The success of managers' work in dialogue with philosophy
Authors: Morozov V.
Published: October 2023

The article is devoted to the disclosure and answer to the question: why and how can philosophy help modern managers in their daily practice? The relevance of the research topic for many organizations is substantiated: why it is especially important for modern managers to conduct a comprehensive and prolonged dialogue with philosophers. The types and manifestations of connections between the main aspects of management activity and areas of philosophy are consistently studied. The methodology and recommendations for interaction in conducting serial consultations and dialogue between managers and philosophers are given. Some methods and conditions of participation of the parties used in the practice of consulting philosophers to ensure the successful work of managers of organizations are presented.
\(L^{p}\)-approximation \((p \geq 1)\) by Stancu-Kantorovich polynomials
Authors: Finta Zoltán
Published: October 2023

We establish direct and converse estimates for a generalized Kantorovich polynomial operator depending on a positive parameter.
Functions with bounded E-d-variation on undirected tree networks
Authors: Marian Daniela
Published: October 2023

In this paper we define and study functions with bounded \(E-d\)-variation on undirected tree networks. For these functions with bounded \(E-d\)-variation we establish a Jordan type theorem. We adopt the definition of network as metric space introduced by P. M. Dearing and R. L. Francis (1974).
On some one-step implicit methods as dynamical systems
Authors: Gheorghiu Călin-Ioan
Published: October 2023

The one-step implicit methods, the backward Euler being the most known, require the solution of a nonlinear equation at each step.To avoid this, these methods can be approximated by making use of a one step of a Newton method. Thus the methods are transformed into some explicit ones. We will obtain these transformed methods, find conditions under which they generate continuous dynamical systems and show their order of convergence. Some results on the stability of these explicit schemes, as well as on the shadowing phenomenon are also carried out. Concluding remarks and some open problems end the paper.
Peculiar spline collocation method for solving rough and stiff delay differential problems
Authors: Calio F. , Marchetti E. , Pavani R.
Published: October 2023

As well known, solutions of delay differential equations (DDEs) are characterized by low regularity. In particular solutions of neutral delay differential equations (NDDEs) frequently exhibit discontinuities in the first derivative so that the differential problems become rough. The aim of this paper is to approximate the solutions of such rough delay differential problems by means of a peculiar deficient spline collocation method. Significant numerical examples are provided to enlighten the features of the proposed method.
Extension of bounded linear functionals and best approximation in spaces with asymmetric norm
Authors: Cobzaş Ş. , Mustăţa C.
Published: October 2023

The present paper is concerned with the characterization of the elements of best approximation in a subspace \(Y\) of a space with asymmetric norm, in terms of some linear functionals vanishing on \(Y\). The approach is based on some extension results, proved in Section 3, for bounded linear functionals on such spaces. Also, the well known formula for the distance to a hyperplane in a normed space is extended to the nonsymmetric case.
On compound operators depending on s parameters
Authors: Crăciun Maria
Published: October 2023

In this note we introduce a compound operator depending on \(s\) parameters using binomial sequences. We compute the values of this operator on the test functions, we give a convergence theorem and a representation of the remainder in the corresponding approximation formula. We also mention some special cases of this operator.
The error estimation in terms of the first derivative in a numerical method for the solution of a delay integral equation from biomathematics
Authors: Bica Alexandru
Published: October 2023

The positive, bounded and smooth solution of a delay integral equation, which arise in epidemics spread, can be found in an approximative manner using numerical methods achieved by the sequence of successive approximations and quadrature rules classified after the properties of the function \(f\), such as Lipschitzian or in the \(C^{1}\) smoothness case.
On the asymptotic behavior of \(L_{p}\) extremal polynomials
Authors: Laskri Yamina , Benzine Rachid
Published: October 2023

Let \(\beta \) denote a positive Szeg? measure on the unit circle \(\Gamma \) and \(\delta _{z_{k}}\) denote an anatomic measure

(\(\delta \) Dirac) centered on the point \(z_{k}.\) We study, for all \(p>0,\) the asymptotic behavior of \(L_{p}\) extremal polynomials with respect to a measure of the type

\[

\alpha =\beta +\sum_{k=1}^{\infty }A_{k}\delta _{z_{k}},

\]

where \(\left\{ z_{k}\right\} _{k=1}^{\infty }\) is an infinite

collection of points outside \(\Gamma \).
On the extension of semi-Lipschitz functions on asymmetric normed spaces
Authors: Mustăţa Costică
Published: October 2023

Extension theorems for semi-Lipschitz functions and some properties of these extensions useful in approximation problems are presented. As illustration, a such problem is considered.
On a compound approximation operator of D.D. Stancu type
Authors: Crăciun Maria
Published: October 2023

In this note we consider a linear and positive compound approximation operator of D.D. Stancu type depending of several parameters; we give the expressions of this operator on the test functions, the conditions under which this operator converges to a given continuous function, an estimate of the order of approximation using the moduli of continuity and an integral representation of the remainder. Also, by using Stancu's method we find an expression for the remainder using divided differences of second order for a special case of this operator.
Evaluation of overshooting errors in particle methods for diffusion by biased global random walk
Authors: Suciu Nicolae , Vamoş Călin
Published: October 2023

The adjustment of grid steps which guarantees that particles methods yield no numerical diffusion inevitably induces overshooting errors in the solution of the parabolic partial differential equations with space variable coefficients. In this paper we give an evaluation of the overshooting errors of the "global random walk" algorithm (GRW), a computational efficient method used in simulations for transport in environmental problems. The evaluation is performed by comparisons between the GRW solutions and those of the "biased global random walk" algorithm (BGRW), a cellular automaton, which is computationally more expensive but is also free of overshooting errors. The reference problem was the diffusive transport in a random velocity field, a model for the transport of the contaminant solutes in groundwater. The evaluation reveals that, for an optimum choice of the parameters, GRW results for time intervals of practical interest lie in ranges of acceptable precision, for both the ensemble averaged observables and for their fluctuations.
Continuous selections of Borel measures, positive operators and degenerate evolution problems
Authors: Altomare Francesco , Leonessa Vita
Published: October 2023

In this paper we continue the study of a sequence of positive linear operators which we have introduced in [9] and which are associated with a continuous selection of Borel measures on the unit interval. We show that the iterates of these operators converge to a Markov semigroup whose generator is a degenerate second-order elliptic differential operator on the unit interval. Some qualitative properties of the semigroup, or equivalently, of the solutions of the corresponding degenerate evolution problems, are also investigated.
Order 1 autoregressive process of finite length
Authors: Vamoş Călin , Şoltuz Ştefan M. , Crăciun Maria
Published: October 2023

The stochastic processes of finite length defined by recurrence relations request additional relations specifying the first terms of the process analogously to the initial conditions for the differential equations. As a general rule, in time series theory one analyzes only stochastic processes of infinite length which need no such initial conditions and their properties are less difficult to be determined. In this paper we compare the properties of the order 1 autoregressive processes of finite and infinite length and we prove that the time series length has an important influence mainly if the serial correlation is significant. These different properties can manifest themselves as transient effects produced when a time series is numerically generated. We show that for an order 1 autoregressive process the transient behavior can be avoided if the first term is a Gaussian random variable with standard deviation equal to that of the theoretical infinite process and not to that of the white noise innovation.
Approximation by complex Bernstein-Kantorovich and Stancu-Kantorovich polynomials and their iterates in compact disks
Authors: Gal Sorin G.
Published: October 2023

In this paper, Voronovskaja-type results with quantitative upper estimates and the exact orders in simultaneous approximation by some complex Kantorovich-type polynomials and their iterates in compact disks in \(\mathbb{C}\) are obtained.
Le problème de complémentarité linéaire semi-défini
Authors: Achache Mohamed , Boudiaf Naima , Keraghel Abdelkarim
Published: October 2023

In French. Dans cet article on présente une synthèse sur les principaux travaux liés au problème de complémentarité linéaire semi-défini. La présentation est donnée de façon à rendre le bagage utilisé pour ce problème comprehensible et permettant de nouveaux développements.
In English.
In this article we present a synthesis on the main works related to the problem of semi-defined linear complementarity.
The presentation is given in such a way as to make the notions used for this problem understandable and allow for new developments.
Optimization problems and second order approximated optimization problems
Authors: Duca Eugenia , Duca Dorel I.
Published: October 2023

In this paper, a so-called second order approximated optimization problem associated to an optimization problem is considered. The equivalence between the saddle points of the lagrangian of the second order approximated optimization problem and optimal solutions of the original optimization problem is established.
An Effective Management Model for Data Caching in MANET Environment
Authors: Abu Salem Amer
Published: October 2023

A mobile ad-hoc (MANET) network has the main challenge to provide the needed data for the desired mobile nodes. An efficient on request routing protocol for MANET is Ad-hoc on-demand Distance Vector (AODV), which is based on two main methods: route discovery and route maintenance. Route discovery is the process used to detect a route to the destination from the packet source, while route maintenance is the process used to detect a link failure and repair it. Cooperative caching tends improving data availability in mobile ad-hoc networks, the coordination of cache discovery and cache management strategies is very significant in the cooperative caching of MANETs because requests for data and answers to requested data can be reduced simply due to interference, network congestion, or when a forwarding node is out of reach and the route breaks down. Cooperative cache management is much more complicated in cooperative caching because it also depends on neighbouring nodes to decide what to cache. In this paper, three algorithms were proposed: (1) a combination algorithm for cache admission control based on cache data and location of data to save space and reduce data redundancy, (2) a value-based policy for cache placement and replacement instead of the more common least recently used strategy, depending on metrics that describe cached items to increase the local cache hit ratio, and (3) a combined algorithm for cache consistency that includes time-to-live, pull, and push policies to enhance data availability and system scalability. The proposed algorithm implemented by the NS3 simulation program; which used to create a network using the AODV protocol in several parameters and achieve better system performance.
A Novel Resource Scheduler for Resource Allocation and Scheduling in Big Data Using Hybrid Optimization Algorithm at Cloud Environment
Authors: Selvaraj Aarthee , Rajendran Prabakaran , Rajangam Kanimozhi
Published: October 2023

Big Medical Data (BMD) is generated by cellular telephones, clinics, academics, suppliers, and organizations. Collecting, finding, analyzing, and managing the big data to make people's lives better, comprehending novel illnesses, and treatments, predicting results at initial phases, and making real-time choices are the actual issues in healthcare systems. Dealing with big medical data in resource scheduling is a major issue that aims to offer higher quality healthcare services. Hadoop MapReduce has been widely used for parallel processing of large data tasks and efficient job scheduling. The number of big data tasks is constantly growing; it is becoming more essential to minimize their energy usage to reduce the environmental effect and operating expenses. Hence to overcome these disadvantages, we propose a novel resource scheduler for big data using a Hybrid 2-GW Optimization Algorithm (H2-GWOA). We employ the Improved GlowWorm Swarm Optimization Algorithm (IGSOA) and Mean GreyWolf Optimization Algorithm (MGWOA) for optimizing the MapReduce framework in heterogeneous big data. The CloudSim platform was used for the simulations. The performance of the proposed scheduler is proved to be better than the conventional methods in terms of metrics like latency, makespan, resource utilization, skewness, and Central Processing Unit (CPU) consumption.
Extension de l’aire d’Orthotrichum dentatum T.Kiebacher et Lüth à l’extrémité sud-ouest de la chaîne des Alpes
Authors: Hugonnot Vincent , Grapeloup Pierre Antoine , Silveira Iris , Larbouret Stéphanie
Published: October 2023

Orthotrichum dentatum T. Kiebacher & Lüth est signalé pour la première fois en France sur la base d’observations réalisées dans la haute vallée du Var (Alpes-Maritimes), à l’extrémité sud-ouest de la chaîne des Alpes, ce qui représente une extension d’aire de l’ordre de 300 km. Les spécimens observés sont conformes à la description initiale, effectuée sur des spécimens provenant des Alpes centrales. Le matériel est décrit et l’écologie locale précisée. La découverte de ce taxon démontre que le genre est encore insuffisamment connu en France. Le nombre d’espèces appartenant au genre

Orthotrichum ss est désormais de 24 en France.
Are These the Earliest Greek Coins of Bactria?
Authors: Tandon Pankaj
Published: October 2023

Les numismates se sont intéressés depuis longtemps à la question de savoir si des monnaies grecques avaient été émises en Bactriane avant l’arrivée d’Alexandre le Grand en 329 av. n. è. Plusieurs chercheurs se sont efforcés d’attribuer des monnaies à cette période, notamment les imitations bactriennes des chouettes d’Athènes, la série dite «à l’aigle » et les pièces de Sophytes. Comme les études modernes ont en général réfuté ces efforts, l’opinion dominante est maintenant que toutes ces pièces ont été émises à la fin du ive siècle ou au iiie siècle av. n. è., après l’époque d’Alexandre. La découverte récente de petites pièces d’argent de la taille d’une obole dans la région de Balkh engage à rouvrir ce débat. Cet article montre qu’il existe au moins une possibilité et peut-être même une probabilité, pour que ces pièces aient été émises à la fin du ve et au ive siècle av. n. è., probablement par les Branchides, le clan sacerdotal qui a administré le temple d’Apollon à Didymes. Ainsi, ces monnaies suggèrent non seulement une réponse à la question ci-dessus, mais pourraient aussi fournir des preuves matérielles de la présence en Bactriane des Branchides.
The Coinage of Anthemusia: A Study of Coin Types and Iconography
Authors: Dandrow Edward
Published: October 2023

This article offers a catalog as well as a historical and iconographic examination of the coins minted in the Roman city of Anthemusia located in the province of Osrhoene. These series are rare and limited to the reigns of Caracalla (211-217 AD) and Elagabalus (218-222 AD). The emission under Caracalla comes at the time of the city’s independence from the kingdom of Edessa in 212/ 213 AD. From a metrological point of view, the pieces correspond to those produced at Edessa and Carrhae minted at the same time. The reverse shows the bust of a Tyche with mural crown and another goddess wearing a symbol related to the bull or the baetyl. Evidence from coins and other iconographic sources suggests that the object represents Ba’al or Hadad, the storm god in the Near East, which makes it possible to identify this goddess as Atargatis. Coins minted in the name of Elagabalus are more common than those of Caracalla ; there is no significant metrological difference between the two series. On the reverse is the same deity wearing a mural crown. Given the emperor’s youthful appearance, these coins were likely minted early in his reign.
L’Empereur Probus, l’imitation d’Alexandre et la question des médaillons d’or du trésor d’Aboukir
Authors: Estiot Sylviane
Published: October 2023

L’existence de deux aurei au nom de Probus frappés en 280. dans les ateliers impériaux de Serdica (Thrace) et de Cyzique (Mysie) et porteurs d’une très grande ressemblance avec les médaillons d’or à l’effigie d’Alexandre du trésor d’Aboukir Dressel M et N permet de rouvrir le dossier de la datation de ces médaillons d’or et de leur rapport avec les bronzes du koinon macédonien «à la légende d’Alexandre » émis entre 218 et 246. L’étude fournit des éléments nouveaux pour leur rapprochement avec la production monétaire de l’atelier provincial de Beroia de Macédoine d’une part, d’autre part avec la production monétaire romaine, en particulier les grands médaillons de bronze de l’époque de Sévère Alexandre, Gordien III et leurs successeurs. Le dossier épigraphique permet de saisir ce qu’était la teneur des Jeux d’Alexandre organisés à Beroia sous ces règnes et de montrer que les médaillons d’or trouvés à Aboukir ou à Tarse dans des assemblages où figurent en masse des aurei impériaux frappés à Rome, sont sans doute moins des nikèteria reçus en prix par les compétiteurs à ces concours qu’un élément des

donativa distribués à une élite civile ou militaire par des empereurs alexandrophiles sur leur route pour une expédition persique : le passage de Sévère Alexandre en Macédoine en 231 pour sa campagne orientale reste, plutôt que celui de Gordien III en 242, la date la plus probable pour la frappes des médaillons d’or trouvés à Aboukir. En 280, en route vers l’Asie avec son armée sur le même trajet que ses deux prédécesseurs pour sa campagne contre les Perses sassanides, cet autre admirateur d’Alexandre que fut Probus fit réutiliser à son profit les modèles vus à Beroia. L’examen du monnayage de Probus montre l’influence que les modèles monétaires thraco-macédoniens ont exercé sur les frappes monétaires dès ses campagnes de 277 sur le Danube inférieur.
La zecca di Desana durante l’occupazione francese (1515-1529): una contestualizzazione
Authors: Gianazza Luca
Published: October 2023

The paper analyzes the coins produced by the mint of Desana (Piedmont, Italy) during the years of French occupation (1515-1529). Starting from a review of the monetary problems that afflicted the duchies of Savoy and Milan in those years, a contextualization of the production of Desana is carried out within the monetary landscape of northern Italy, which proves to be characterized by a scarce activity of the major local mints and by a widespread presence of foreign currency and counterfeits. Important new elements emerge, in particular regarding the denominations of the specimens and the moments of actual minting.
“A Slave Obeys”: Capital Violence and Illusory Agency in BioShock
Authors: Prihoda David
Published: October 2023

The video game BioShock, developed by 2K Boston, depicts a world in which a laissez-faire capitalist named Andrew Ryan creates an underwater utopia called Rapture that is devoid of institutionalized oversight and entitles all of its citizens to their own production. Despite this exceptional aspiration, the game opens to a metropolis in disrepair; it showcases the broken endgame of the objectivist paradise it critiques (Yeates, 2015). Kevin Roozen suggests, in his paper “Writing is Linked to Identity,” that finding ways to engage students in a way that promotes selfhood is the key to engaging them as a community (2016). The brand of selfhood with which modern students in western capitalistic societies are familiar is often leveraged via excessive competition, and this suggests BioShock has unique insight to offer as a pedagogical locus (Kasser and Lin, 2016). Analyzing the inter-class competition within Rapture that caused the state of dissonance between its utopian ideals and dystopian practice leads to insight into the game’s take on Randian Objectivism and class inequality, an especially salient and relevant context to consider within the context of western economies replete with increasing levels of economic disparity and unrest (“Politics of Poverty”, 2010). In this essay, I approach BioShock with a Marxist perspective, aiming to showcase the game’s depictions of the social consequences for Rapture’s proletariat and bourgeoisie as meaningful insight into real-world class warfare. An important distinction I propose the game makes is in its depictions of agency, violence, and capitalism as intrinsically interconnected—they cannot be separated and are dependent on one another, because the sociological ecosystem established by the game’s narrative insists that each element is required; in so doing, my contention is that the game should be considered not only as a pop culture artifact, but as a legitimate piece of academic criticism in the vein of Marx’s Manifesto. I conclude that, in the game’s philosophical space, to be a successful capitalist, one requires agency without restriction, and the only way to exact that agency is through violence. Through its articulation of these concepts, BioShock functions as a useful vehicle in the search for accessible introductions to various economic, philosophical, and epistemological lessons.
Barriers and Hindrances to the Effective Use of Games in Education: Systematic Literature Review and Intervention Strategies
Authors: Sousa Carla , Neves Pedro , Luz Filipe
Published: October 2023

Games play a central role in human culture, as well as in interaction, interpersonal relationships, and overall development. Based on these premises, game-based learning (GBL) has been increasingly studied as a form of pedagogical innovation in formal and non-formal education. However, the implementation of these types of interventions in real educational settings has faced several barriers and constraints that reduce their possible impact. In this context, the present study aims to fulfil two aims: (a) mapping the main obstacles experienced in the implementation of GBL approaches in educational contexts; and (b) proposing an intervention diagram that matches each type of barrier with potential strategies to address it. Towards these aims, a Systematic Literature Review (SLR) was conducted, following the PRISMA methodology and guidelines. This included screening and eligibility processes based on inclusion criteria, which were defined considering the research's aims. Non-peer-reviewed research and studies aimed at other pedagogical approaches, such as gamification, were excluded to obtain a final sample of 11 studies and 1952 individuals, with an average of 195.20 participants per study (SD = 266.14). Through the analysis of the studies, a model of four types of barriers emerged: (1) attitudinal and behavioural barriers; (2) school policy barriers; (3) technological and material barriers; and (4) game literacy barriers. Through the critical evaluation of the barriers emerging from the analyzed empirical studies, we propose some potential methodological strategies that might support practitioners in overcoming them. This includes: (a) the implementation of a co-creation and participatory-driven methodology; (b) the appropriate selection of analogue, digital, or hybrid games; (c) the inclusion of the different educational stakeholders in the process; and (d) the promotion of GBL training within the projects.
Thoracoscopic ablation of persistent atrial fibrillation after left atrial appendage occluder implantation: a case report
Authors: Khalimov Z. Z. , Bokhan N. S. , Kozyrin K. A. , Mamchur I. N. , Mamchur S. E.
Published: October 2023

A clinical case of successful radiofrequency thoracoscopic ablation of persistent atrial fibrillation after implantation of an occluder in the left atrium appendage is presented.
A interculturalidade como instrumento de internacionalização da educação na Comunidade dos Países de Língua Portuguesa
Authors: Rezende Souza Kellcia , Maria Bortot Camila , Scaff Elisângela Alves da Silva
Published: October 2023

O presente estudo objetiva analisar a interculturalidade como instrumento de internacionalização educacional na intersecção entre as agendas normativas da Unesco e da Comunidade dos Países de Língua Portuguesa (CPLP). Para tanto, a partir de uma abordagem qualitativa desenvolveu-se uma pesquisa bibliográfica e documental, no qual o corpus de análise correspondeu aos dois planos estratégicos de cooperação em educação instituídos pela CPLP e a Declaração Mundial sobre Educação para Todos da Organização das Nações Unidas para a Educação, a Ciência e a Cultura (Unesco) – Incheon (2016). A partir da investigação empreendida é possível aferir que se por um lado a Declaração de Incheon preconiza a relevância da interculturalidade como elo de cooperação internacional na área da educação, por outro, defende que esse processo resulte de uma cooperação vertical em uma perspectiva de influência dos países hegemônicos, sobretudo, os do hemisfério norte. Nessa direção, a CPLP busca se distanciar dessa ótica ao estabelecer a promoção da língua portuguesa como instrumento de interculturalidade e, dessa forma, constituindo-se como uma perspectiva de política educacional contra-hegemônica de cooperação internacional entre os países lusófonos.
Wedding Representation in Korean Drama (Semiotic Analysis in Drama “The World of The Married Couple”)
Authors: Putri Rizqi Nur Amaliyah , Rahmawati Aulia
Published: October 2023

Its shows increase mindset and ideologic their audinces. There are so many point of views which can be taken from every tittle of drama. One of them that makes researcher’s interesting to be studied deeper is “the world of the married couple”. This korean drama is different from other because it tells not about romance but general life after married with cheating, divorcing, etc. Here, researcher studies about wedding representation which is showed by this drama and uses semiotic analysis by Roland Barthes qualitatively with connotation and denotation analysis, five reading codes (hermeneutic, proaretic, symbolic, semic, and gnonic) also myth/ideologic inside it. There are 47 corpus reasearches which’s inside them contain issues of confusianism wedding culture. Finally myth/ideologic which is deliverd is opposite connotation that hanges point of views to changes concept about marriage which believes in patiarcal culture like this to be applied mindfully and not forced and can be applied scientifically.
Karakteristik dan Tipologi Perubahan dI Kawasan Pusat Kota Semarang
Authors: Handayani Wiwandari , Mardiansjah Fadjar Hari , Febriyanto Ahady Farrel
Published: October 2023

The city center's decline is a severe problem faced by cities worldwide and the City of Semarang. The population decline has coincided with the transformation of urban villages in the Central Region of Semarang City. Many dwellings have changed their function due to the growth in commercial activity, which then affected the physical form of settlements in the area. Therefore, the city center often experiences depreciation and creates vacant land, which also impacts ongoing environmental degradation. The physical transformation of urban villages needs to be identified as a positive opportunity to develop a more productive city center. This study aims to identify the characteristics and typologies in the city center to model the development of the Semarang City Center Area. This study uses a mixed research methods approach (mixed method) and used primary data in questionnaires distributed to the community in the Central City of Semarang. Respondents in this study are people who live in two residential groups, namely Kampung Kota (Urban Villages) and Planned Housing. The result is that there are four typologies based on settlement characteristics and changes in their function. These typologies include Fixed Planned Housing, Changed Planned Housing, Fixed Urban Villages and Changed Urban Villages. Then the four typologies become the basis for the development model of the Semarang City Center Area, looking at the opportunities and challenges.
Upaya Mencapai Smart Economy untuk Mengembangkan Perekonomian di Kota Semarang
Authors: Aditya Dwi Hilda , Ashari Putra Anas
Published: October 2023

Smart City is a governance that utilizes information and communication technology in all its fields, so that it will facilitate public access and mobility. One dimension in the smart city concept is the smart economy which focuses on the governance of the city's economic growth.  This study aims to determine the efforts made by the Semarang City Government in order to achieve Smart Economy to develop the economy of the people in Semarang City. This research is qualitative research with a descriptive approach. Research data was obtained from literature studies analyzed with a content analysis approach. The results showed that the Semarang City government has pursued various programs to be able to achieve a smart economy in the Semarang Smart City system. These efforts include attracting investors through business meetings, strengthening the workforce, increasing home production, improving farmers' welfare, and revitalizing traditional markets. Investor networking efforts are carried out to increase investment in Semarang City, in order to open up the widest possible job opportunities. Strengthening the workforce is carried out to improve the quality of human resources in Semarang City to be able to compete in the job market, one of which is through the Great Gate movement to alleviate poverty and job training in BLK. In an effort to increase home production, the Semarang City Government assists SMEs to be able to do business through e-commerce and through business partners, especially at souvenir centers. In an effort to improve the welfare of farmers, the Semarang City government launched the Farmer Card to make it easier for farmers to get subsidized fertilizers and superior seeds, as well as the construction of Jalud to facilitate access and mobility of farmers while cutting expenses to increase farmers' income. Meanwhile, efforts made by the government to improve the effectiveness of traditional markets are carried out with traditional market revitalization programs. This is intended so that, the function of traditional markets can compete with modern markets that are currently very easy to find. These efforts are expected to be able to encourage economic growth while improving the standard of living and quality of life of the people of Semarang City.
Calidad y satisfacción en el centro de servicios de atención al usuario (CONECTAMEF) de la región altiplánica peruana
Authors: Gutierrez-Castillo Felix , Gutierrez-Castillo Ronny , Gutierrez-Castillo Sergio , Ramos-Ramos Ana , Ramos-Ramos Leydi , Ortiz De Orue-Rojas Celia
Published: October 2023

El objetivo de la investigación fue establecer el grado de relación que existe entre el cumplimiento de los atributos de calidad en el servicio y la satisfacción de los usuarios en el Centro de Servicios de Atención al Usuario del Ministerio de Economía y Finanzas (CONECTAMEF), Puno – Perú. El diseño de investigación fue no experimental de tipo transversal de análisis correlacional; la población fue de 1842 usuarios y la muestra de 217. Se utilizó la encuesta y la observación directa como técnicas, de acuerdo a la guía de observación de conductas observables; y para los niveles de satisfacción de los usuarios, el instrumento utilizado fue el cuestionario, el mismo que fue adecuado de los lineamientos y directivas de la propia entidad analizada. Para contrastar las hipótesis del trabajo de investigación se realizó la prueba estadística “Chi-Cuadrado” obteniendo como resultado, un valor de p = 0,027, demostrándose, de esta manera, que si existe relación entre las variables planteadas y según el coeficiente V de Cramer ésta tiene un grado de 68.80%. Por tanto, se concluye que el nivel de cumplimiento de los atributos de calidad en el servicio por parte del personal influye en la satisfacción de los usuarios atendidos en el CONECTAMEF – Puno.
COMUNICAÇÃO DIGITAL: ESTRATÉGIA NA LITERACIA EM SAÚDE
Authors: Félix Mateus Anabela , Dias da Silva Lourenço
Published: October 2023

Introdução:O presente artigo foca-se na análise da pertinencia da Literacia Digital no campo da Saúde e o papel da Comunicação digital na prevenção de doenças e promoção da saúde junto dos cidadãos. Metodologia: A abordagem utilizada foi qualitativa, baseando-se em recolha de informação documental e entrevistas a especialistas da área (informadores qualificados). Além disso, apresentaram-se casos reais para reforçar as conclusões obtidas. Resultado: Identificou-se uma preocupação da Organização Mundial da Saúde sobre a necessidade de informação e formação usando meios digitais, com enfoque na saúde móvel. Também se notou uma tendência de instituições académicas e comerciais em priorizar a utilização de meios digitais, especialmente o smartphone e a importância do 5G para facilitar conexões em zonas de difícil acesso. Discussão: A pesquisa ressalta a crescente importância dos meios digitais no campo da saúde, especialmente quando se trata de prevenir doenças e promover saúde. A relevância do 5G e do smartphone destaca-se, oferecendo oportunidades de ligação em áreas anteriormente inacessíveis. Conclusões: A utilização dos meios digitais na gestão da comunicação é fundamental para uma eficaz Literacia em saúde, que, por sua vez, pode contribuir significativamente para uma melhor qualidade de vida dos cidadãos.
A Comparative Study of Consumer Attitudes and Value for SDGs in Taiwan and China
Authors: Wu Ying-Chieh , Huang Chia-Hui , Chen Chun-Chih
Published: October 2023

This study aims to investigate the differences in Taiwanese and Chinese consumer attitudes and values toward products with SDG indicators. SDG indicators have been shared with a significant impact on future product design and corporate image globally, and products with them have gradually gained consumer attitudes. However, many companies have yet to realize the importance of products with SDG indicators for their marketing strategy for gaining the blue ocean and competitiveness. Sustainable development is an important issue, and SDG indicators are established for it. Based on the theory of consumer value, we examined the predictive effects of five dimensions of consumer value (functional value, social value, emotional value, novelty value, and situational value) and consumer attitudes toward the products. The Kano model was used, and a questionnaire survey was conducted for consumers in Taiwan and China in this study. A descriptive analysis was conducted to identify the important factors for consumer attitudes and values. Regression analysis was conducted to determine the significant indicators for overall performance. The result provided references for manufacturers to develop products with SDG indicators to enhance the marketability and business potential of the products. The difference in consumer attitudes and values toward the products in Taiwan and China was also explored to understand the consumer’s recognition of sustainable development and its relation to products in different cultures. Important implications were found for companies to design products with SDG indicators and related marketing strategies.
Niccolò o Nicolò?
Authors: Caffarelli Enzo
Published: October 2023

Numerosi lettori chiedono a proposito delle forme Niccolò e Nicolò, citando anche vari personaggi storici individuati ora dall’uno ora dall’altro nome, se entrambe le varianti sono corrette oppure se una debba essere preferita all’altra.