bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Art in traditional African domestic architecture: its place in modern housing and implications for the training of architects
Authors: A. P. Opoko , C. O. Adeokun , A. A. Oluwatayo
Published: January 2023

Over the years, art in its various forms has played a vital role in the lives of African people. It served as a major form of communicative expression of religious beliefs and socio-cultural norms of the people. Its form, presentation and significance however, varied from one cultural setting to another. This paper examines art in the context of domestic architecture of indigenous people of South West Nigeria and its relevance in contemporary housing as well as what it portends for architectural education in that cultural zone. The paper notes the disappearance of the rich traditional motifs and symbols from contemporary housing and their replacement with more contemporary art forms influenced by globalisation and industrial mass production. It concludes that the current trend presents an architecture that is devoid of cultural architectural uniqueness and identity. One of the implications identified is for architectural curricula to incorporate indigenous themes that will help architects produce domestic architecture that have contextual relevance. Data for the paper was collected through literature review and the qualitative research method using interviews and observations of houses in the zone. Those interviewed include architects and residents in the zone. Data was content analysed to highlight common themes.Keywords: Art, Domestic architecture, YorubalandÂ Â
Reviewing educational childrenâ€™s books in terms of graphic design in the context of multimedia
Authors: Bulduk Banu
Published: January 2023

New communication technologies diversifies the teaching materials which are used in the education process.Â  The development of different tools in the process of achieving learning skills is a result of technological progress which is developing rapidly. Using the new media and multimedia applications in the education process forms the starting point of this paper. The purpose of this study covers the examination of the multimedia applications during e-learning process in the context of design principles and evaluation of them in term of visual design. It is a fact that educational materials which are designed visually saturated and qualified affect perception and comprehension skills of the students. Samples of educational childrenâ€™s books in multimedia applications based on multimedia design principles which are developed in this respect are evaluated and features of qualified materials are mentioned. Face to face communication system which is required by the traditional education system is turning new communication system into supported materials, thus intelligence, skills, learning abilities of the students are changing multidimensional. So much so that, learning materials in question is capable of addressing more than one senses of a person. In the scope of this study, in terms of providing a person with an effective learning process, the designs of the teaching materials used by the technology are considered visually, both illustrations and design elements and features are examined in terms of graphic design and the research is completed through the necessity of designing a qualified teaching material.Keywords: multimedia design, learning materials, multimedia design principles, educational children's books, e-book, e-learning, graphic design.Â
Different political impacts on making of Western-style art and on art education in Turkey
Authors: Keser Nimet , Keser İnan
Published: January 2023

It was not possible to mention a Western-style art education and an artistic production of current quantity and style two centuries ago in Turkey. In other words, existing style of art and art education in Turkey has a quite short history. Thus, it is logical to confer that a quick and radical period of change in Turkish art world was experienced within a pretty short time. In this study, putting forth the emergence and development of Western style painting and the education of painting in Turkey with its main lines, it was tried to analyze that how did the process of change affected the actors in the field of art. As a result of this analysis, it was concluded that as the artistic change in the field of painting in Ottoman Empire and in the following Turkish Republic did not arise out of internal dynamics of artistic production field, but from the Westernization desire of the political power, nearly everything about art was in the monopoly of the political power about art for a quiet long time, and there had been no other social stratum supporting and demanding art, the artists had established clientelist relationships with the political power especially till the 1940s and formed a language of painting parallel to the demands of the political power.Keywords: Sociology of art, Turkish art history,art education, artistic change, Westernisation.
Determination of odor profile of university students using electroencephalography (EEG)
Authors: Uçar Ömür , Atan Murat
Published: January 2023

Sense of smell, a subjective sensation, has not been studied as much as the other senses hence interpretation of olfactory messages is still not a fully understood process.Â  Olfactory perception, about which science made some significant advances only in the last 30 years, identifies a chemical substance coming to nose while also remembering past experiences. Therefore, in terms of odor appreciation profile it is important to reveal the difference between individuals as well as societies. The aims of this study are interpretation of EEG data with subjective statements, generation of a common denominator considering the gender variable and determination of odor appreciation profile for the Turkish sample.In this study, subjects who have no detailed information about the olfaction and odor were selected. EEG measurements were of randomly selected thirty six (eighteen female and eighteen male) right-handed, aged 18-28 years university students. Odor panel consists of 13 pleasant smells from different odor families (orange blossom, jasmine, peach, aldehydes, musk, vanilla, sandalwood, grass, amber, bergamot, pine, rose and patchouli). After examination of participantsâ€™ demographic characteristics, subjective statements and EEG data during smelling, The Odor Profile of University Students was provided and suggestions were made related to the conclusions.Â Keywords: Odor Profile, Electroencephalography (EEG), Odor Appreciation.
Evaluating the condition of the existing art of body tattooing and current practices in Turkey
Authors: Akarsu Seyda
Published: January 2023

Throughout history, human kinds have always been trying new ways by different means to look beautiful and different. Tattooing is also one of those ways and challenges. Today tattooing is losing its traditional concept and becoming more common with new professional spirit. Traditional tattoo with all its concerns to tattoo receivers and tattooing artists now is gradually become peeled from its old cast to be regarded as an art. Tattooing is application of dye to subdermal layers of skin which stays permanently and can't be rejected by skin later on. With rising tattoo application and use in the world, likewise in our country tattooing, it is also growing and become more popular. Based on this idea, the existing tattooing practices in Turkey were investigated and evaluated. This research applied in three biggest metropoles and a Holliday village. On these locations, the questionnaires were submitted to 553 tattoo receivers and 69 tattooing artist personnel. At the same time, 69 tattooing centres were visited and observed. The study results show that; tattoos are mostly the product of aesthetic and self-expression predominantly in younger generations. The most preferred tattoo motives were writings and images, and also the most preferred color found to be black. None of tattooing artist had formal training and they had different understandings of hygiene. As a result of this study, it has also been found that there are no regulations, administration or enforcement for standards in tattooing centres. Following the evaluation of this research results and also considering the current practice of tattooing centers in Turkey. It is proposed a set of recommendations to train, to regulate, to administrate and to enforce the standards for the art and practice of tattooing in Turkey.Keywords: Tattooing, Body Art.Â
Three dimensional perception and production process
Authors: Sahan Melek
Published: January 2023

The purpose of study is to take views of students educated and trained in visual arts and in connection with two or three dimensions and production process.Â  It has been thought that students predominantly take applied courses such as picture, graphic, lithograph statue as optional atelier courses etc can give general information on this matter during 4 year education and training process. The scope of research has been stinted at the beginning and it has been thought that it has been gained a movement point to study on this matter in more details. In content it has been mentioned as a summary for vision form, perception, visual perception and perception with three dimensions. It has been interviewed with 11 persons that have been total number of senior class students for study. As a result of interviewing with students it has been reached to the opinion that perception with two and three dimensions is different, also it is contained differences in production process and perception and expression with three dimensions are more complicated process.Keywords: Three dimension, perception, sculpture, painting.
The effectiveness of the model of social constructivist learning environment design through research
Authors: Fer Seval
Published: January 2023

This presentation is to examine whether a model of â€˜Social Constructivist Learning Environmentâ€™ (SCLE) design developed by Fer by utilizing six different research studies is effective for the learning process, ethnocentrism and intercultural approaches, as well as for the academic achievement of students in different grades. The theoretical framework of SCLE comes from both Deweyâ€™s famous expression of â€˜learning by doingâ€™ and Vygotskyâ€™s â€˜zone of proximal developmentâ€™ ideas. SCLE consists of four main stages that include learner analysis, context determination, meaning construction, and learning evaluation. The role of the teacher in SCLE design is to serve as both a facilitator and moderator to the students. In general, SCLE design is effective for students of different grades, based on the results of six different research studies. It has been shown to be effective in the learning processes, ethnocentrism and intercultural approaches, as well as in academic achievement.Keywords: Social constructivism, instructional design
Augmented reality applications in product design process
Authors: Åžahin Damla , Togay Abdullah
Published: January 2023

Computer aided design (CAD) systems as visualization tools play a vital role for designers in product design process. However, these systems itself become insufficient to achieve 3D interaction with virtual models. Virtual Reality provides alternative solutions to this problem, hence its maximum requirements and high cost makes the use of it in design process unpopular. Hence, Augmented Reality, defined as mixture of reality and virtuality and combining 3D virtual object with real environment, presents many advantages for product design process as a new technology. It allows the designers to display and modify modify the virtual model in real-time and have a 3D interactive experience with the virtual model in a real environment. This study aims to analyze in which stages, in what way and for which product groups AR would be used in product design process, and to understand the role of these applications on the perception of actual dimension and product-space relationship, the quality of evaluation and the amount of evaluation time. For this purpose, an interview study was conducted with nine designers from three different sectors that are design, interior design and furniture. The results have shown that if the AR applications are developed in parallel with firmsâ€™ requirements, they could integrate and use them in design process more efficiently.

Keywords: Augmented reality, visualization tool, product design process, 3D interaction, product-space relationship
Influence of Turkish coffee culture on the design of small home appliances: Turkish coffee makers
Authors: Gedik Ebru , Erdonmez S.Serpil , Atılgan N.Sule
Published: January 2023

Culture is a complex integration consisting of material and moral stuffs by living people as a member of society who are learned by doing and taught. Therefore, it includes and effects lots of areas such as languages, beliefs, moral laws, consumption habits to hold together people in society. Culture also has over power on design and design processes like the other areas. These influences are inevitable because culture and design are in an interaction that enrich and nourish each other. Product design is one of the design area and one of the influential areas for individuals to show their culturel back grounds in a concrete way. Thatâ€™s way, product design is an important line to put down the facts of the notion of culturel effects.The aim of this study is to examine the influences of TurkÄ±sh Coffee culture which has an important place in Turkish culture and has own rituels, Turkish has the effects of small house hold appliances aims to examine the culture of design on the Turkish coffee machines.To see what these effects are within the scope, firstly, Turkish coffee culture should be examined, after then with the examination of mechanization process of the Turkish coffee, Turkish coffee culture has tried to explain the traces in this design.Keywords: culture, design, product design, turkish coffee cultur, turkish coffee maker.
Research about occupational anxiety levels of teacher candidates that take pedagogical formation regarding field variable
Authors: Temiz Ebru
Published: January 2023

Teaching profession is one of the most popular occupations of today regarding becoming a government official or finding a job. Pedagogical formation training programs opened in the last two years and the student demand for the programs opened constitute the most important indication of this situation. After the pedagogical formation training (for one or two periods), if the candidates are appointed, then they will directly start performing the requirements of occupation. Thus, it is an issue of concern at what level the candidates that do not choose Faculty of Education in their undergraduate education are ready for teaching profession.With this research, it is aimed to reveal the occupation anxieties of teacher candidates graduated from Faculty of Science, Faculty of Literature and Faculty of Fine Arts. Data collection means of the research is Teacher Candidate Anxiety Scale that is customized and developed by Saban, Korkmaz and Akbas (2004). Scale consists of three sub-dimensions which are egocentric, duty-centered and student centered anxieties. 105 teacher candidates in Music, Mathematics, Turkish and Science fields that were educated in Nigde University Faculty of Education Pedagogical Formation program in 2013-2014 academic year form the study group of the research. Occupational anxieties of teacher candidates are analyzed regarding field variable and comparisons are made. According to research findings, in occupational anxieties of teacher candidates regarding field variable; in egocentric anxieties in music and mathematics, in duty-centered anxieties significant different is observed music and mathematics with music and science fields. Student centered anxieties do not show any differences according to field variable.Â Keywords: Pedagogic formation, occupational anxiety, teacher
Intercultural interactions in the painting arts education: "Azerbaijani painters example in Turkey"
Authors: Ozer Ayhan , Aliyev Muhammed
Published: January 2023

Teaching of the arts which include universal values and rules in essence ,in spite of containing local signs, should be formed by universal criteriaâ€™s and the richness, and contain diversity as well.Â  Intercultural interaction is an opportunity that may offer important advantages to this diversity. To be the subject of education and training of the arts, which is almost in the same age with humanity, in Turkey coincides with relatively near future. Turkish art education institutions, trying to fit the process of understanding hundreds of years of tradition and rules into a few decades, tried to speed up this process by going especially western countries or bringing artists from there. While the number does not exceed fingers of two hands especially in the last ten-fifteen years, now the expression of these numbers with three-digit numbers made the need for qualified instructors preferred. On the one hand this case contains various handicaps, but on the other hand, it can be considered as an opportunity. These study opportunities were designed to detect the sample.Keywords: art, intercultural interaction, Azerbaijani painters.
Art, politics and the city fact which is shaping there in
Authors: Yılmaz Barış
Published: January 2023

Art and politics in which human are two major tools for states and dominant forces use to manipulate to masses. This manipulation uses, ideolgies of states integrate masses along with the impact the politics on art. Art is a political device for sovereign; is a propaganda tool. Ä°n this context, the city is an area where political will can feel its power and thought. The city is shaped by the political ideas through art. Art and politics are two important factors in the formation of the city.Keywords: city, politics, ideology, art.Â
Connecting faith and pedagogy: Fortune favors the brave
Authors: Boury Tiffany T. , McVey Mary Kathryn
Published: January 2023

This paper examines the defined charisms of an international field placement, the connection of those gifts with the culture and faith of participating preservice teaching candidates and investigates candidatesâ€™ reflections of teaching persona and self-efficacy fostered by an international teaching experience. Launched in 2010, the ELISA (English Leaners in Specialized Atmosphere) program was intended to provide opportunities for preservice candidates to cultivate global classroom perspectives and culturally relevant teaching. As the partnership between the University and pilot schools in Gaming, Austria strengthened, the education faculty began to identify that something deeper was occurring.Â  Participants in the field placements were not only developing pedagogy but connecting their faith to their reflective practice and teaching.Keywords: charism, study abroad, preservice teaching candidates, culturally relevant teaching
An investigation of interactive e-books in childrenâ€™s literature
Authors: Kaya Ahmet İhsan
Published: January 2023

One of the materials which are used in preparing children for life is undoubtedly printed books. Yet, technological innovations which affect life in every aspect change the structure of books. Books, with innovative features of the internet and computer, take its place first as an e-book after as an interactive e-book which is one of the last products of todayâ€™s technology. Interactive e-books which are commonly used in childrenâ€™s literature are also used as an educational appliance especially for pre-school children. It is an important problem for parents and educators that if products are prepared in line with the requirements of children, and the structure of production. In this context, raising awareness of relevant institutions and people becomes more of an issue. In our study, for setting an example for those who are concerned, the interactive e-book â€œWho Stole the Moon?â€ is investigated on various aspects.Â Keywords: Interactive e-books, childrenâ€™s literature, who stolen moon
Investigation of social responsibility projects: A case study â€œevery child mattersâ€
Authors: Ermiş Yeşim
Published: January 2023

Social responsibility projects are works done in order to raise awareness to masses, draw attention to problems in the community and find necessary measures and solutions.As well as printed materials such as posters, billboards and brochures, social responsibility projects can be delivered to masses via virtual environments and mass media. Visual design products are visual communication tools that can be perceived easily, are able to influence people from all parts of society, can be applied in all spaces and areas, are able to easily connect with a large audience simultaneously in a virtual environment.UNICEF, the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund, is an organization specialized in supporting children's rights, add sustainability to children's rights as permanent ethical principles and provide international standards for childrenâ€™s rights.Â  The purpose of this study is to investigate the social responsibility project prepared by UNICEF for providing 2.2 Billion children around the world with every right using the slogan â€œEvery child mattersâ€ in terms of elements of design discipline and pedagogical aspects such as clear and understandable design, reaching the target audience, use of correct images, psychological effects of colors used. Conclusion and recommendations were presented as a result of evaluations made regarding the findings of the study, which was conducted using qualitative research methods.Keywords: social responsibility project, unicef, design principles, graphic design, visual communicationÂ
Botanical illustration techniques
Authors: Pamuklu Aysegul Gurdal , Dursin Arzu
Published: January 2023

In this study, basic techniques which are used in botanical illustration are examined. Undoubtedly the most basic and accessible technique for the illustration artists is pencil and ink. Artists who have been drawing for years have used this technique with the decorations on the books and although technological developments present us unlimited opportunities today, basic illustration techniques; pencil, ink and watercolour technique has kept its place. It is necessary for this basic illustration technique to contain main features such as line, tone, colour, texture, shape, size. Just as all the artists who are dealing with illustration, artists-scientists who are dealing with botanic have also benefited from these techniques. as a result, no matter if it serves for art or for science, these techniques have always had an important place in creation of visual data for the development of humanity.Â Â Â Â Keywords: Botanical Illustration, botanical illustration techniques, watercolour techniques, charcoal drawing technique, ink technique, gouache painting technique, ekolin.
A workshop on the design of canopy structures
Authors: Ozturk Nazmiye
Published: January 2023

This paper is related to a workshop implemented in Anadolu University, Faculty of Architecture and Design. The â€œCanopy Structure Design Workshopâ€ lasts 4 weeks. The mentioned workshop was done with a group of 70 2nd year undergraduate students. 14 teams of 5 were made out of these students. They were asked to develop their projects with models. At the end of the process, the students made 14 canopy structures of wood with a 1:1 scale. Some of these are called Flexible Structure, Armadillo and Tensegrity. This study comprises the photographs and evaluations of the designs obtained at the end of the â€œCanopy Structure Design Workshopâ€. In the assertion is explained the positive and negative properties of these designs.Keywords: structural design, canopy structure design, design education, evaluation of students projects
The Role of Information Technology and Labor Market Orientation in Vocational Training
Authors: Harangus Katalin , Szentes Erzsebet
Published: January 2023

In the present study we undertook a dual approach to explore the vocational training level of Hungarian high school students in Romania: in the light of career orientation and career socialization (vocational training and career choice factors, intention to further studies and further education, overview of work opportunities, conception of field of work) and from the perspective of information and communication technologies used in schools (school infrastructure, electronic didactic equipment, use of ICT tools). Our nationwide, cross-sectional survey with diagnostic purposes, can serve as a starting point for further research, which is necessary for the development of vocational training. The topic of our study fits into the European educational objectives, because the examination of vocational training is timely, since improving the quality of vocational training is being dealt with at the European level.Keywords: vocational education; career orientation; digital skill;
Understanding Childrenâ€™s Paintings in Psychological Counselling with Children
Authors: Uzunboylu Huseyin , Evram Gozde
Published: January 2023

Children paintings carrying therapeutic value are important in understanding for the child's feelings and thoughts, unconscious desires and inner world. Paintings based on therapeutic cooperation may be perceived as a way of communicating with the child. The primary aim of the present study is to explain the significance of children paintings which help abstract experiences to provide a concrete basis for therapeutic cooperation while counselling children. The importance of the use of paintings while working with children is examined the titles of the linear development of the child, colour in children's paintings, the use of children's paintings in psychological counselling with children, the phenomenon of the family and interpersonal relationships in children's paintings, the interpretation of the child paintings of his family. Finally, the study is intended to encourage and increase the use of children paintings in the practice of school counsellors and other mental health professionals.Keywords: Children, psychological counselling with children, children paintings.
Comparison between Curriculums of Business Schools in Turkey and the World in Terms of IAS/IFRS Courses
Authors: YILMAZ ZÜLEYHA , Yazarkan Hakan
Published: January 2023

This paper presents a framework for the list of accounting courses in terms of both undergraduate and graduate curriculums. The main purpose of this study is to make a comparison between curriculums of business schools in terms of offered International Accounting Standards (IAS) or International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) courses. The worldâ€™s best 50 business schools ranked byÂ â€œ Quacquarelli Symonds (QS)â€ and the best 50 business schools in Turkey ranked according to their base point of â€œthe Student Selection Examination (Ã–SS)â€ in 2015 are selected as the sample of the study. Content analysis is applied as a method. In additon, at the end of the study business schoolâ€™s curriculum policies are discussed comparatively. As a result of the study, it is found that while IAS/IFRS courses are offered commonly in Turkey, only a few related courses are offered in the world.Â
The impact of corporate governance on information asymmetry in Slovakia
Authors: Musova Zdenka , Musa Hussam , Debnarova Lenka
Published: January 2023

The consequences of poor management in companies are expressed fully and affect not only the companies themselves, but the entire world economy. Especially for multinationals we note one important factor which significantly influences their governance, namely the separation of ownership from management. The negative consequences of this separation force companies to greater transparency and responsible management through application of the principles of corporate governance. Applying the principles of corporate governance has a positive effect on the elimination of information asymmetry, and hence on the financial management of the companies. Our main objective of the paper is to analyze the corporate governance principleÂ´s application in companies and to examine the possible impact of corporate governance on the estimated level of information asymmetry in the financial decision-making processes. We measured the level of corporate governance in selected companies in Slovakia (quoted on the Bratislava Stock Exchange) and used correlation analysis to examine the relationship between corporate governance and the level of information asymmetry. Â Â Keywords: socially responsible business; corporate governance; corporate governance index; information asymmetry; Bratislava Stock Exchange
Theoretical knowledge in terms of forming cooperation
Authors: Holubcik Martin
Published: January 2023

Cooperation, participation, partnership is essential element for human and biological nature of the world, as well as its development in the future. It creates new connections, repeats old, reinforces bonds and relationship between individual subjects, brings positive value (benefits) into the relationship or creates negative effects. Main goal of this paper is theoretical definition of cooperation as a general picture of cooperation. The findings of cooperation are important to understand complexity of possible use in business environment. Establishing a base for assessing appropriate cooperation in market conditions is vital. The success rate of cooperation depends on the rate of using elements of cooperation. This base ensures higher chance to become more competitive, meets the objectives and brings a synergy effect to business relationship.

Keywords: cooperation; cooperative potential; cooperative environment; aspect and criteria of cooperation;
The Adoption of the Recovery Program – is this a Way to Improve the Financial Performance of the Romanian Television Society?
Authors: Ciurea Maria , Catargiu Veronica
Published: January 2023

Through this scientific approach we wanted to tackle a controversial and least investigated area for the Romanian media market that is the public television service. In the current economic context, our objective has been to analyze the way the adoption of the Recovery Program and its implementation have led to an improvement in the financial performance of the Romanian Television Society.
Keywords: recovery program; financial performance; tax debt/ liabilities; financial results; public television;
Business Process Offshoring in Poland
Authors: Katarzyna Budzynska
Published: January 2023

The offshoring is nowadays one of main competitive strategies used by companies from different industries. Therefore rising markets are becoming more and more attractive locations for enterprises from the BPO/SSC sector. The purpose of this article is to review the basic definitions of offshoring, and to present an analysis of this fast-growing area in Poland - the BPO / SSC sector. In the paper the following points were discussed among others: the number of companies and employees in this sector. The main location factors for foreignÂ  industries in this sector in Poland were presented and analyzed. These factors affect bringing in new investments and keeping the existing companies. In the long term they influence the development of the city, region and country. Â  Â Keywords: offshoring; outsourcing; business process offshoring; competitive; city
Issuing corporate securities in Slovakia against a backgroud of globalization
Authors: Kristofik Peter , Musa Hussam , Pisar Peter , Kristof Marek
Published: January 2023

Globalization creates pressure on all companies to become more competitive, including in acquiring financial resources. This paper assesses the current state and future development of the Slovak capital market in the light of that market`s history. We use data on past trends to interpret current developments. Corporate securities emissions have risen, but are still very low relative to GDP. We argue that the narrow interest spread between bank deposits and bank loans reduces incentives to create securities. But that could be a viable alternative when companies are unable to borrow from banks. Using a case study of Tatry Mountain Resorts a. s., we argue that Slovakia could be a good environment for corporate securities emissions, for globally active companies.Keywords: globalization; securities; emission; bank loans; Slovak Republic;
CSR reporting in specific conditions of Slovak Republic
Authors: Kliestikova Jana
Published: January 2023

Nowadays, corporate social responsibility is an immanent part of strategic management theory and practice because only by its implementation it is possible to create a sustainable competitive advantage. But many companies (mostly small and medium) do not know how to communicate effectively their CSR activities. This fact results to the absence of estimated CSR benefits and following disillusion in relation to the CSR concept implementation. Possible way how to eliminate this unfavorable situation is to define and subsequently use the most valuable dimensions of CSR from the point of view of local consumers. Local view is important mainly because of socio-psychical and cultural specifics of consumers which impact on buying decision making and loyalty cultivation was confirmed in research provided by Geert Hofstede. According to mentioned, the goal of the realized survey, whose outputs are presented in this article, was to identify these dimensions of CSR report in the scope of Slovak consumer's perception. Based on the achieved information there are also formulated recommendations for CSR reporting dimensions usage as a tool of competitive advantage in the conclusion.Keywords: CSR; CSR report; CSR reporting; corporate social responsibility; consumer preferences
Political resistance to fiscal stability institutions: The case of Romania
Authors: Simandan Radu
Published: January 2023

The aim of this paper is to analyze the revealed resistance to fiscal stability institutions recently showed by Romanian politicians. Establishing the context, the design of the present-day institutional environment for fiscal stability is investigated, with special attention being paid to its legal protection against political pressure. Typical opinions recently expressed by key political actors on certain issues related to fiscal stability are analyzed and categorized into a number of main arguments. To this end, insights from the political discourse analysis field are employed as tools for decoding the political meaning of written and spoken text. The public debates around the 2015-2016 tax cut program are presented as a case study for the investigation of political resistance to settled fiscal stability institutions.Keywords: fiscal stability; fiscal governance; political discourse analysis; Romania
Risk management of Credit Default Swap
Authors: Spuchlakova Erika , Misankova Maria
Published: January 2023

Credit derivatives are an up to date innovation in financial markets. These financial instrument have a potential to allow enterprises to trade and manage the credit risks and market risks. The striking growth of credit derivatives suggest that participant of financial markets find them to be useful instrument for risk management. The most popular and fundamental credit derivatives is a credit default swaps (CDS). In the paper we detailed the risk management of the credit default swaps and quantified the credit risk of investors in two way: (i) calculate the term structure of default probabilities from the market prices of traded CDS and (ii) calculate prices of CDS from the probability distribution of the time-to-default Â Keywords: credit risk; credit default swap; risk management
Children's Sense of Humor and Humor in The Classroom
Authors: YALÇINTAŞ Esra , KARTAL Hülya
Published: January 2023

The purpose of this study is to identify the lesson in which primary school students laugh the most and why they laugh in this lesson. For this purpose, the study was carried out according to the parallel design (Quantitative Data [Collection + Analysis] + Qualitative Data [Collection + Analysis]  Association  Interpretation) which was one of the mixed method research designs. The study group consisted of 227 primary school students (2-4th grade). The quantitative data of the study were collected through the “A Multidimensional Sense of Humor Scale for School-Aged Children” and the qualitative data were collected through open-ended questions such as “In which lesson do school-aged students laugh the most? Why do they laugh so much in this lesson?”. The analysis of the quantitative data of the study was implemented with the SPSS 22 package program. The qualitative data were analyzed and interpreted through the thematic coding. According to the results of the study, the students' humor levels were moderate; there was no difference by the grade level in terms of humor score averages; the highest sub-dimension mean score was in the humor appreciation sub-dimension; there was a significant difference between the mean scores of the 3rd and 4th grades in favor of the 4th grade in terms of the mean scores of the humor creation sub-dimension; students laughed the most in the physical education lessons and they laughed the most in this lesson because there were funny, humorous and entertaining things in it.
A Preliminary Psychometric Case Study of the Music in Dementia Assessment Scales: European Portuguese Version (Midas-PT)
Authors: Sousa Lídia , Moura Bárbara , McDermott Orii , Fernandes Lia
Published: January 2023

Introduction: Music in Dementia Assessment Scales (MiDAS) is a standardized outcome measure aiming to capture the effects of music-based interventions in patients with dementia. It is a unique instrument regarding its specificity, with the potential to enhance research in the field of music in dementia care. The aim of this study was to report a preliminary psychometric study of the translated and adapted instrument to European Portuguese (MiDAS-PT).Material and Methods: Care home residents with dementia attended bi-weekly group music-based interventions, for five weeks. Intervention coordinators and care home staff completed MiDAS ratings at every session and the Quality-of-Life Scale (QoL-AD) at three time-points. Inter-rater reliability, test-retest reliability, internal consistency, concurrent validity (QoL-AD) and construct validity were evaluated.Results: A total of 529 forms were completed (staff = 235, therapist = 294). Low therapist inter-rater and test-retest reliability, good internal consistency, low concurrent validity, and good construct validity were found. There were high factor loadings between the five MiDAS items (Interest, Response, Initiation, Involvement, and Enjoyment).Conclusion: This preliminary investigation indicated acceptable psychometric properties on a range of attributes, but more research is needed in order to definitely establish the psychometric value of the scale.
INTEGRATION METHOD FOR MEASURING QIBLA DIRECTION (COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF GOOGLE EARTH AND MIZWALA)
Authors: Budiwati Anisah , Firdaus Muhammad Wahyu , Raharjo Galih Cipto
Published: January 2023

The accuracy of measuring the qibla direction of the mosque in Kendal, Central Java, needs attention from astronomy because the majority of people only know the traditional qibla direction measurement tool namely using a compass and the sun's shadow method. Even though errors in the use of the method will result in inaccurate measurement results and have an impact on the validity of the prayers performed. Therefore, this study compares two methods that are easy for the public to use, namely Google Earth and Mizwala. Google Earth as a method to check the qibla direction and Mizwala as a comparison method to improve Google Earth. Through mathematical qualitative methods with data collection techniques through observation and interviews, it is known that these two methods are the easiest and most accurate to determine the qibla of all mosques. The method of data collection was carried out by calculating and measuring the qibla direction towards 1 mosque and 5 musholla. Although the two methods differ in terms of appearance, that Google Earth uses a satellite network while Mizwala uses the concept of the Sun's shadow, both of them can be used in an easy and integrative way. The result of Mizwala's measurements with Google Earth conclude error tolerance that is a range of minutes of angle. In the end, the two methods can be integrated to help and increase public awareness about the importance of correct qibla direction accuracy.
МОДЕЛИРОВАНИЕ РАДИОЛИНИИ «НАЗЕМНЫЙ ПУНКТ - КОСМИЧЕСКИЙ АППАРАТ» В ЗАДАЧАХ ПРОЕКТИРОВАНИЯ МИССИЙ
Authors:   МГУ, Смыловский Иван , Филиппов А. , Царегородцев А. , Абрамова Вера , Богачева А. , Сазонов Вячеслав , Морозов Олег
Published: January 2023

Космическая миссия представляет собой многокомпонентную систему, элементы которой взаимодействуют между собой и влияют друг на друга. Системное проектирование такой миссии - сложная задача, требующая анализа взаимной работы наземного и орбитального сегментов и их подсистем. Одна из групп возникающих связей - взаимодействие антенных комплексов наземного контура управления и бортовых антенн космического аппарата. Такие разнородные факторы как положение и ориентация аппарата, его геометрия, подведённая к бортовому передатчику мощность, параметры шумовой температуры на Земле и т. д. определяют значение мощности на входе приёмника, шумы и прочие параметры радиолинии. Прогнозирование таких параметров - важная задача системного проектирования хотя бы за счёт того, что исходя из проектной пропускной способности канала связи можно определить требуемую мощность на борту и, соответственно, смоделировать работу систем энергоснабжения. Представляемая статья посвящена использованию для такого моделирования разрабатываемой на факультете космических исследований МГУ инструментальной среды разработки космических миссий MIDE ( англ. Missions Integrated Development Environment). Используемое для построения модели мира дерево физических и абстрактных объектов позволяет создать образ системы из взаимосвязанных компонентов, которая затем допускает как интерактивное моделирование, так и генерацию отчётов в заданном формате.
ВОЛНЫ В СЖИМАЕМЫХ УСТОЙЧИВО-СТРАТИФИЦИРОВАННЫХ ТЕЧЕНИЯХ ВРАЩАЮЩЕЙСЯ ПЛАЗМЫ
Authors:   ИКИ РАН, Федотова М. , Петросян Артем
Published: January 2023

Развита магнитогидродинамическая теория сжимаемых стратифицированных течений вращающейся плазмы в поле силы тяжести в неупругом приближении. Учёт силы Кориолиса проведён в четырёх различных приближениях: приближение стандартной f -плоскости, приближение нестандартной f -плоскости (с учётом горизонтальной компоненты силы Кориолиса), приближение стандартной β-плоскости, приближение нестандартной β-плоскости. Получены дисперсионные уравнения сжимаемых магнитных инерционно-гравитационных волн, магнитострофических волн и волн магнито-Россби. Эффекты сжимаемости представлены в новых дисперсионных соотношениях слагаемыми с частотой Брэнта - Вяйсяля для сжимаемых течений. Путём качественного анализа дисперсионных кривых найдены трёхволновые взаимодействия. Методом многих масштабов получены амплитудные уравнения и исследованы неустойчивости типа распад и усиление.
ПРОГНОЗИРОВАНИЕ РЯДА ЧИСЕЛ ВОЛЬФА МЕТОДАМИ МАШИННОГО ОБУЧЕНИЯ
Authors:   МГУ, Шибаев А.
Published: January 2023

В последние годы методы машинного обучения (ML), глубокое обучение (нейронные сети) всё активнее внедряются и используются в широком круге научных исследований и прикладных задач. В данной работе, применяя алгоритмы машинного обучения, предпринята попытка анализа и прогнозирования циклов ряда чисел Вольфа WSN v.2. Используемый класс алгоритмов — ансамбли деревьев решений: случайный лес (Random Forest) и Gradient Boosting (реализация XGBoost). Качество построенных алгоритмов оценивается на трёх отложенных циклах: 22–24, также построен прогноз для 25-го цикла WSN v.2. При сравнении результатов прогнозирования алгоритмов на WSN v.1 и v.2 отмечено улучшение качества предсказаний для старой версии ряда (v.1) по сравнению с v.2.
ПРИМЕНЕНИЕ ПАНЕЛЕЙ СОЛНЕЧНЫХ БАТАРЕЙ КОСМИЧЕСКИХ АППАРАТОВ ДЛЯ РЕГИСТРАЦИИ ПЫЛЕВЫХ ЧАСТИЦ В ПЛАНЕТНЫХ МИССИЯХ
Authors:   ИКИ РАН, Бычкова А. , Ляш Андрей , Захаров Алексей , Дольников Геннадий , Кузнецов И. , Карташева А. , Дубов А. , Шеховцева А. , Шашкова Инна , Бедняков Сергей
Published: January 2023

В космическом пространстве существует три вида пылевых частиц: межзвёздные, межпланетные и околопланетные. Многие космические аппараты имели в составе приборы, предназначенные для регистрации частиц на пролётных траекториях, однако малая апертура подобных приборов обеспечивала ограниченную статистику регистрируемых данных. В предлагаемом методе регистрации пылевых частиц используются пьезодатчики, установленные на панелях солнечных батарей. В этом случае в качестве апертуры используется солнечная батарея, которая имеется в составе практически любого космического аппарата. В работе приведено описание лабораторного эксперимента, в котором моделировалось механическое воздействие на образец солнечной панели с закреплёнными на ней пьезоэлементами. Приводится математическое обоснование, подтверждающее работоспособность предложенной идеи.
ХАРАКТЕРИСТИКА ОСНОВНОГО И ЗАПАСНОГО РАЙОНОВ ПОСАДКИ КОСМИЧЕСКОГО АППАРАТА «ЛУНА-25»
Authors:   ИКИ РАН, Дьячкова М. , Митрофанов Игорь , Санин Антон , Литвак Максим , Третьяков Владислав
Published: January 2023

Созданы инженерные модели территорий основного и резервного районов посадки для космического аппарата «Луна-25» на основе имеющихся цифровых моделей рельефа были. Эти модели включают в себя сведения о рельефе и морфометрических параметрах.
СПЕКТРАЛЬНЫЙ АНАЛИЗ ПОКАЗАНИЙ ИНЕРЦИАЛЬНОГО БЛОКА ПРИ БИОМЕХАНИЧЕСКИХ ИССЛЕДОВАНИЯХ
Authors:   МГУ, Кручинина Анна , Янкова М.
Published: January 2023

Предлагается методика анализа инерциальных данных, получаемых при исследованиях с участием человека. Методика позволяет сравнивать разные типы деятельности с помощью сочетания методов корреляционного и спектрального анализа. Представлены результаты пилотных исследований ходьбы в условиях земной силы тяжести и орбитального полёта. Исследованный пример позволяет обнаружить качественное изменение спектра ускорений и угловых скоростей, получаемых с инерциального измерительного модуля микроэлектромеханической системы, закреплённого на лбу участника исследования.
МОДЕЛИРОВАНИЕ КОРРЕКЦИЙ ТРАЕКТОРИЙ КОСМИЧЕСКИХ АППАРАТОВ С ИСПОЛЬЗОВАНИЕМ СРЕДЫ РАЗРАБОТКИ КОСМИЧЕСКИХ МИССИЙ
Authors:   МГУ, Самыловский Иван , Филиппов А. , Царегородцев А. , Абрамова Вера , Богачева А. , Сазонов Вячеслав , Морозов Олег
Published: January 2023

Космическая миссия представляет собой многокомпонентную систему, элементы которой взаимодействуют между собой и влияют друг на друга. Системное проектирование такой миссии - сложная задача, требующая анализа взаимной работы наземного и орбитального сегментов и их подсистем. Настоящая статья посвящена использованию разрабатываемой на факультете космических исследований МГУ инструментальной среды разработки космических миссий MIDE для решения задач, связанных с разбиением траектории перелёта на несколько участков и её сквозную оптимизацию с учётом «сшивки» сегментов, заданных в различных системах координат. Используемое для построения модели мира дерево физических и абстрактных объектов позволяет создать образ системы из взаимосвязанных компонентов, которая затем допускает как интерактивное моделирование, так и генерацию отчётов в заданном формате. Предлагается сценарий моделирования перелёта космического аппарата с двигателем малой тяги с околоземной на окололунную орбиту, использующий для расчёта процедуры решения конечномерной задачи оптимизации, в которой параметрами выступают в том числе времена изменения режимов работы двигателя.