bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Green Human Resource Management Practices and ProEnvironmental Behavior of Knowledge Workers in Selected Private Organisations in Ogun State, Nigeria
Authors: Eniola* Sule Olatunji , Akhigbe Omoankhanlen Joseph
Published: June 2022

This study investigated how green human resources management practices (GHRMP) related to pro-environmental behaviour (PEB) of knowledge workers in selected organisations in Ogun State, Nigeria. All the knowledge workers in the selected private organisations formed the population but for convenience and guide against contravening government social distancing rule of COVID-19, the questionnaire were sampled via email on twenty-five (25) knowledge workers in each of the six (6) organisations studied. The sample used was 150 knowledge workers. Questionnaires were administering on respondents in each of the chosen organisation. Hypotheses were tested with Pearson Product Moment Correlation. Findings indicated that positive relationship amongst GHRMP and PEB and it was rightly recommended that every organisation must encourage green human resource management that will improve its workforce pro-environmental behaviours.
INTENCIONALIDADE SOCIAL E ABERTURA DE MUNDO: SER-COM COMO CAMPO FENOMÊNICO NA ANÁLISE DA ABERTURA DE MUNDO EM SER E TEMPO
Authors: Tronco Júlia Garcia
Published: June 2022

O artigo utiliza como campo fenomênico a estrutura do ser-com no intuito de analisar e reconstruir uma tensão interpretativa presente em Ser e Tempo. Tal tensão interpretativa surge na interpretação da abertura de mundo. A abertura é apresentada por Heidegger nos §§28-38 de Ser e Tempo e designa o acesso do ser-aí a mundo e o acesso ontológico ao ser de entes. A abertura de mundo é articulada. A tensão interpretativa mencionada refere-se ao modo como se dá essa articulação da abertura de mundo. Em um primeiro momento, a abertura de mundo é mostrada como articulada e estruturada a partir de níveis de determinação de comportamentos intencionais. Nesse sentido, a articulação se dá em níveis estratificados, partindo de comportamentos práticos, pré-temáticos e pré-predicativos até culminar em níveis intencionais onde há estrutura proposicional, predicativa e temática. A partir do §34, surge a tensão interpretativa entre o que havia sido exposto até o momento. Isso se dá quando Heidegger interpreta o discurso e a linguagem, reconhecendo o discurso como originário e fundamental ao ser-aí. Isso parece destoar do que havia sido apresentado, pois sugere que o discurso e a linguagem estão pressupostos desde a base em qualquer comportamento intencional do ente humano. Tais interpretações são designadas, respectivamente, como interpretação pragmática e interpretação linguística. O objetivo do artigo é utilizar a estrutura do ser-com como estudo de caso e campo fenomênico para analisar se ocorre uma vinculação entres as duas interpretações ou se há prevalência de alguma delas no fenômeno da intencionalidade social.
Is there a correlation between humeral osteoarthritis and glenoid morphology according to Walch?
Authors: Vetter Philipp , Magosch Petra , Habermeyer Peter
Published: June 2022

Aims

The aim of this study was to determine whether there is a correlation between the grade of humeral osteoarthritis (OA) and the severity of glenoid morphology according to Walch. We hypothesized that there would be a correlation.

Methods

Overal, 143 shoulders in 135 patients (73 females, 62 males) undergoing shoulder arthroplasty surgery for primary glenohumeral OA were included consecutively. Mean age was 69.3 years (47 to 85). Humeral head (HH), osteophyte length (OL), and morphology (transverse decentering of the apex, transverse, or coronal asphericity) on radiographs were correlated to the glenoid morphology according to Walch (A1, A2, B1, B2, B3), glenoid retroversion, and humeral subluxation on CT images.

Results

Increased humeral OL correlated with a higher grade of glenoid morphology (A1-A2-B1-B2-B3) according to Walch (r = 0.672; p < 0.0001). It also correlated with glenoid retroversion (r = 0.707; p < 0.0001), and posterior humeral subluxation ( r = 0.452; p < 0.0001). A higher humeral OL (odds ratio (OR) 1.17; 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.03 to 1.32; p = 0.013), posterior humeral subluxation (OR 1.11; 95% CI 1.01 to 1.22; p = 0.031), and glenoid retroversion (OR 1.48; 95% CI 1.30 to 1.68; p < 0.001) were independent factors for a higher glenoid morphology. More specifically, a humeral OL of ≥ 13 mm was indicative of eccentric glenoid types B2 and B3 (OR 14.20; 95% CI 5.96 to 33.85). Presence of an aspherical HH in the coronal plane was suggestive of glenoid types B2 and B3 (OR 3.34; 95% CI 1.67 to 6.68).

Conclusion

The criteria of humeral OL and HH morphology are associated with increasing glenoid retroversion, posterior humeral subluxation, and eccentric glenoid wear. Therefore, humeral radiological parameters might hint at the morphology on the glenoid side. Cite this article: Bone Jt Open 2022;3(6):463–469.
Generation of nonclassical states of light via truncation of mixed states
Authors: Mattos E. P. , Vidiella-Barranco A.
Published: June 2022

A possible way of generating nonclassical states of light is via the truncation of a given state in the Fock basis. In recent work, we presented an alternative scheme for such quantum scissors [Phys. Rev. A 104, 033715 (2021)PLRAAN1050-294710.1103/PhysRevA.104.033715], employing a nondegenerate parametric amplifier, a beam splitter, and photodetectors. An advantage of this setup is that it does not require the generation of Fock states beforehand, as in previous proposals. Here we extend this treatment to mixed input states. We show the possibilities of generating truncated states with either a maximum Fock number

N

or states having a minimum Fock number

N

. We discuss two specific examples of states to be truncated: (i) the thermal state and (ii) the phase-diffused coherent state. In either case, the generated field states can present sub-Poissonian statistics as well as non-Gaussian character. These nonclassical properties can be adjusted by changing the parameters of the scissors, e.g., the amplifier strength and the beam-splitter transmittance.
Efficient XUV-light out-coupling of intra-cavity high harmonics by a coated grazing-incidence plate
Authors: Fischer Julian , Drs Jakub , Labaye François , Modsching Norbert , Müller Michael , Wittwer Valentin J. , Südmeyer Thomas
Published: June 2022

We experimentally demonstrate an efficient and broadband extreme-ultraviolet light (XUV) out-coupling mechanism of intra-cavity generated high harmonics. The mechanism is based on a coated grazing-incidence plate (GIP), which utilizes the enhanced reflectivity of s-polarized light in comparison to p-polarized light for large angles of incidence (AoI). We design and produce a 60°-AoI coated GIP, tailored specifically for the high demands inside a sub-50-fs Kerr-lens mode-locked Yb:YAG thin-disk laser oscillator in which high harmonic generation (HHG) is driven at ∼450 MW peak power and 17 MHz repetition rate. The coated GIP features an XUV out-coupling efficiency of >25% for photon energies ranging from 10 eV to 60 eV while being anti-reflective for the driving laser field. The XUV spectra reach up to 52 eV in argon and 30 eV in xenon. In a single harmonic, we out-couple 1.3 µW of XUV average power at 37 eV in argon and 5.4 µW at 25 eV in xenon. The combination of an improved HHG driving laser performance and the out-coupling via the coated GIP enabled us to increase the out-coupled XUV average power in a single harmonic by a factor of 20 compared to previous HHG inside ultrafast laser oscillators. Our source approaches the state-of-the-art out-coupled XUV power levels per harmonic of femtosecond enhancement cavities operating at comparable photon energies.
In situ monitoring of the shape distribution of metallic colloids from extinction spectroscopy measurements
Authors: Mansour Yehia , Battie Yann , Naciri Aotmane En , Chaoui Nouari
Published: June 2022

In this Letter, we propose a new, to the best of our knowledge, approach to determine the shape distribution of gold (Au) nanorods from real-time extinction spectroscopy measurements. This method is based on the linearization of the shape distribution effective medium theory (SDEMT). The aspect ratio distribution of Au colloids is obtained in a few tens of ms without any a priori information on the distribution. Both bimodal and monomodal shape distributions of nanoparticles can be extracted by analyzing their extinction spectra. The proposed method is applied to monitor the change in the nanoparticle shape during their exposure to ns-laser pulses.
Unidirectional bound states in the continuum in Weyl semimetal nanostructures
Authors: Zhao Chen , Hu Guangwei , Chen Yang , Zhang Qing , Zhang Yongzhe , Qiu Cheng-Wei
Published: June 2022

Recently studied bound states in the continuum (BICs) enable perfect localization of light and enhance light–matter interactions although systems are optically open. They have found applications in numerous areas, including optical nonlinearity, light emitters, and nano-sensors. However, their unidirectional nature in nonreciprocal devices is still elusive because such trapping states are easily destroyed when the symmetry of an optical system is broken. Herein, we propose nonreciprocal and dynamically tunable BICs for unidirectional confinement of light and symmetry-protected BICs at

Γ

-point by introducing antiparallel magnetism into the optical system. We demonstrate that such BICs can be achieved by using topological magnetic Weyl semimetals near zero-index frequency without any structural asymmetry, and are largely tunable via modifying the Fermi level. Our results reveal a regime of extreme light manipulation and interaction with emerging quantum materials for various practical applications.
Leak or link? the overrepresentation of women in non-tenure-track academic positions in STEM
Authors: Rennane Stephanie , Acheson-Field Hannah , Edwards Kathryn A. , Gahlon Grace , Zaber Melanie A.
Published: June 2022

This paper examines gender variation in departures from the tenure-track science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) academic career pathway to non-tenure-track academic careers. We integrate multiple data sources including the Survey of Earned Doctorates and the Survey of Doctorate Recipients to examine longitudinal career outcomes of STEM doctorate women. We consider three types of careers after receipt of a PhD: academic, academic non-tenure-track, and non-academic positions. We find that STEM women are more likely to hold academic non-tenure-track positions, which are associated with lower job satisfaction and lower salaries among men and women. Explanations including differences in field of study, preparation in graduate school, and family structure only explain 35 percent of the gender gap in non-tenure-track academic positions.
Effect of affective feedback and competitiveness on performance and the psychological experience of exercise within a virtual reality environment
Authors: Trewick Nicole , Neumann David L. , Hamilton Kyra
Published: June 2022

Exercise is beneficial for physical and psychological health, yet the majority of Australian adults are not sufficiently active to gain health benefits. Novel methods are needed to enhance the experience of exercise and ultimately exercise participation. The present study examined performance and psychological experiences during a (non-immersive) virtual reality cycling task that incorporated affective feedback. Female participants (N = 137, university students) received either positive, negative, or neutral virtual feedback while cycling on a stationary bicycle in a virtual reality laboratory environment under the instruction to maintain at least 70% of their maximal heart rate for as long as possible (or up to 30 minutes). Participants also responded to measures of affect, motivation, enjoyment, and competitiveness. Data were analysed with ANOVA’s performed with feedback groups and trait competitiveness for the psychological and performance dependent measures. Results showed that positive feedback elicited greater interest and enjoyment during the task than neutral and negative feedback. In addition, perceived competence was greater with positive feedback than for neutral and negative feedback in low competitive participants. The type of feedback did not affect performance (cycling persistence, perceived exertion, and effort). The findings indicate the potential importance of providing positive virtual feedback and considering the interaction of individual difference factors, specifically competitiveness, to enhance virtual exercise experiences.
Mapping HIV prevalence in Nigeria using small area estimates to develop a targeted HIV intervention strategy
Authors: O’BRIEN-CARELLI Caitlin , STEUBEN Krista , STAFFORD Kristen A. , ALIOGO Rukevwe , ALAGI Matthias , JOHANNS Casey K. , IBRAHIM Jahun , SHIRAISHI Ray , EHOCHE Akipu , GREBY Stacie , DIRLIKOV Emilio , IBRAHIM Dalhatu , BRONSON Megan , ALIYU Gambo , ALIYU Sani , DWYER-LINDGREN Laura , SWAMINATHAN Mahesh , DUBER Herbert C. , CHARURAT Man
Published: June 2022

Objective

Although geographically specific data can help target HIV prevention and treatment strategies, Nigeria relies on national- and state-level estimates for policymaking and intervention planning. We calculated sub-state estimates along the HIV continuum of care in Nigeria.

Design

Using data from the Nigeria HIV/AIDS Indicator and Impact Survey (NAIIS) (July–December 2018), we conducted a geospatial analysis estimating three key programmatic indicators: prevalence of HIV infection among adults (aged 15–64 years); antiretroviral therapy (ART) coverage among adults living with HIV; and viral load suppression (VLS) rate among adults living with HIV.

Methods

We used an ensemble modeling method called stacked generalization to analyze available covariates and a geostatistical model to incorporate the output from stacking as well as spatial autocorrelation in the modeled outcomes. Separate models were fitted for each indicator. Finally, we produced raster estimates of each indicator on an approximately 5×5-km grid and estimates at the sub-state/local government area (LGA) and state level.

Results

Estimates for all three indicators varied both within and between states. While state-level HIV prevalence ranged from 0.3% (95% uncertainty interval [UI]: 0.3%–0.5%]) to 4.3% (95% UI: 3.7%–4.9%), LGA prevalence ranged from 0.2% (95% UI: 0.1%–0.5%) to 8.5% (95% UI: 5.8%–12.2%). Although the range in ART coverage did not substantially differ at state level (25.6%–76.9%) and LGA level (21.9%–81.9%), the mean absolute difference in ART coverage between LGAs within states was 16.7 percentage points (range, 3.5–38.5 percentage points). States with large differences in ART coverage between LGAs also showed large differences in VLS—regardless of level of effective treatment coverage—indicating that state-level geographic targeting may be insufficient to address coverage gaps.

Conclusion

Geospatial analysis across the HIV continuum of care can effectively highlight sub-state variation and identify areas that require further attention in order to achieve epidemic control. By generating local estimates, governments, donors, and other implementing partners will be better positioned to conduct targeted interventions and prioritize resource distribution.
Examining the association between HIV prevalence and socioeconomic factors among young people in Zambia: Do neighbourhood contextual effects play a role?
Authors: Nakazwe Chola , Fylkesnes Knut , Michelo Charles , Sandøy Ingvild F.
Published: June 2022

Background

The study examined the association between HIV infection and individual and neighbourhood-level socioeconomic factors in Zambia.

Methods

We used multilevel mixed effects logistic regression to examine the association of individual and neighbourhood level variables on HIV prevalence based on data from the 2013–14 and 2018 Zambia Demographic and Health Surveys, population-based cross-sectional surveys. The analysis was restricted to young people (15–24 years) with HIV serostatus results (n = 11,751 and n = 10,154). HIV serostatus was the outcome variable and socioeconomic status was measured by wealth, education and employment.

Results

Overall, at individual level, education was associated with reduced odds of HIV infection among young women and men. Conversely, relative wealth was generally associated with increased odds of infection for both young women and men. Young, employed men were at reduced odds of HIV infection than the unemployed. Living in neighbourhoods with higher average level of education was associated with higher odds of HIV infection. In 2013–14, 13% and 11% of the variation in HIV infection among young men and women was attributed to neighbourhoods, while 20% and 11% variation was attributed to neighbourhoods in 2018. Inclusion of individual and neighbourhood variables in the full regression model accounted for 65.7% and 59.5% of explained variance in 2013–14 and 64.6% and 44.3% in 2018, for women and men, respectively. This reduced unexplained variance by an average of 56% in 2013–14 and 29% in 2018.

Conclusion

We found that HIV infection among young people in Zambia is more strongly associated with individual-level socioeconomic factors compared to neighbourhood factors. Individual-level education remains an important socioeconomic factor associated with reduced odds of HIV infection. This suggests that the HIV response in Zambia should still focus on individual level prevention strategies.
Improving viral load testing using a quality improvement approach in Blantyre, Malawi
Authors: Kamwendo Angella J. , Hosseinipour Mina C. , Kagura Juliana
Published: June 2022

Background

Viral load (VL) testing coverage remains low particularly in resource limited countries despite recommendation by World Health Organization, and Malawi is no exception. A quality improvement (QI) approach was used to improve VL testing coverage from 27% to a target of 80% at an urban health facility in Malawi.

Methods

A QI study employing a time-series quasi-experimental design with no comparison group was conducted at Chilomoni health centre in Blantyre from April 2020 to July 2020. A retrospective record review of all patient records (257) from 8 weeks before the study was conducted to determine baseline VL testing coverage. Root cause analysis of low VL testing coverage was done using fish-bone tool and factors prioritized using a Pareto-chart. Priority factors included inadequate capacity to update electronic medical records and competing tasks. Change ideas were identified and prioritized using an effort-impact matrix. Two change ideas; re-orienting ART providers on VL test order in EMR and dedicated ART provider to serve VL tested patients were implemented and tested in 5 Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) cycles from the Model for Improvement (MFI), each lasting one week. The latter was tested, and adapted in 3 cycles, and eventually adopted for monitoring for another 5 weeks. VL testing coverage was tracked throughout the study using run charts and p-charts.

Results

VL testing coverage increased from 27% to 71% by the end of the study, with children aged 0 to 14 years having the lowest coverage throughout the study.

Conclusion

The MFI as a QI approach improved VL testing coverage through implementation of contextualized change ideas. A reliable data system, leadership buy-in and commitment are important for sustained improvement. Future research should focus on evaluating sustainability of improved VL testing coverage at the health facility and assessing barriers to VL testing among the paediatric population.
How does Confucian culture affect technological innovation? Evidence from family enterprises in China
Authors: Chen Yi , Lin Ping , Tsao Hai-Tao , Jin Shaofei
Published: June 2022

Culture is one of the crucial elements of technological innovation. The existing studies hold that Confucian culture is conducive to the technological innovation of Chinese Listed Companies. However, Chinese family enterprises with relatively profound Confucianism encounter the bottleneck of weak innovation. This makes people wonder whether Confucian culture is conducive to the technological innovation of family enterprises. To solve this mystery, we investigated the effects of Chinese Confucianism on technological innovation in Chinese family enterprises. We found that family entrepreneur’s entrepreneurship had worse innovation performance under the influence of Confucian culture. The results are robust to different measures of innovation and are still valid when controlling for the potential endogeneity between Confucian culture and technological innovation. This study provides a more fine-grained perspectives about Chinese innovation culture.
Comprehensive analysis of the importance of PLAUR in the progression and immune microenvironment of renal clear cell carcinoma
Authors: Wang Zhiwei , Wang Kunxiong , Gao Xin , Liu Zhenxiang , Xing Zengshu
Published: June 2022

Clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) is a common type of kidney cancer with a high mortality rate, and the discovery of new therapeutic markers is essential to improve patient survival. The plasminogen activator urokinase receptor (PLAUR) plays key roles in tissue remodeling and extracellular matrix degradation, which contribute to invasion and metastasis, a major feature of tumor malignancy. The role of PLAUR in ccRCC pathology has not been deeply studied. In this study, we collected the mRNA expression data of 33 tumor types, each derived from human patients obtained from TCGA database, and comprehensively analyzed the correlation between the expression of PLAUR in tumors and prognosis. Then, we studied the relationship between PLAUR expression in ccRCC and specific clinical features of ccRCC patients. In addition, we analyzed the function and mechanism of PLAUR in ccRCC. Our results showed that PLAUR was significantly overexpressed in ccRCC and that both PLAUR levels and PLAUR methylation levels significantly correlated with poor prognosis. Our results also suggest that PLAUR is involved in the progression of ccRCC. The results of functional and mechanistic analysis of PLAUR showed that PLAUR is involved in inflammatory and immune-related pathways in ccRCC; other data showed that PLAUR expression may affect the infiltration of multiple immune cell types in ccRCC and that PLAUR levels were significantly and positively correlated with the expression of immune checkpoints. In conclusion, our findings suggest that high PLAUR expression can promote the progression of ccRCC to poor prognosis, and thus PLAUR may serve as both a potential marker for predicting macrophage infiltration and immune microenvironment status and as an important immunotherapy target for ccRCC.
Cross-linguistic patterns of speech prosodic differences in autism: A machine learning study
Authors: Lau Joseph C. Y. , Patel Shivani , Kang Xin , Nayar Kritika , Martin Gary E. , Choy Jason , Wong Patrick C. M. , Losh Molly
Published: June 2022

Differences in speech prosody are a widely observed feature of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). However, it is unclear how prosodic differences in ASD manifest across different languages that demonstrate cross-linguistic variability in prosody. Using a supervised machine-learning analytic approach, we examined acoustic features relevant to rhythmic and intonational aspects of prosody derived from narrative samples elicited in English and Cantonese, two typologically and prosodically distinct languages. Our models revealed successful classification of ASD diagnosis using rhythm-relative features within and across both languages. Classification with intonation-relevant features was significant for English but not Cantonese. Results highlight differences in rhythm as a key prosodic feature impacted in ASD, and also demonstrate important variability in other prosodic properties that appear to be modulated by language-specific differences, such as intonation.
No tan distintos: el derecho privado redistributivo frente al mito de la superioridad del derecho público. Parte I
Authors: Papayannis Diego M.
Published: June 2022

De acuerdo con una visión ampliamente aceptada, el derecho privado debe quedar al margen de la redistribución de recursos. Esta tarea debe dejarse al derecho tributario y al gasto público. En este artículo argumento que el derecho privado puede contribuir en esta tarea de modo significativo. Contra las objeciones usuales, intentaré mostrar que algunas de sus normas, en especial las relativas a la responsabilidad civil y los contratos, no son particularmente ineficaces o ineficientes en comparación con las alternativas propias del derecho público. Siendo esto así, el rechazo del derecho privado como un medio idóneo para la implementación de políticas redistributivas carece de fundamento.
¿Es compatible la noción de solidaridad vertical con un Derecho penal humano? El personalismo y la idea de fraternidad
Authors: Castillo Morales Juan Pablo
Published: June 2022

El artículo busca develar que las relaciones entre la noción de solidaridad y Derecho penal son más extensas de lo que se podría intuir. Tras advertir el carácter históricamente polisemántico de la expresión solidaridad, la contribución analiza críticamente al denominado enfoque institucionalista de la solidaridad y propone una lectura alternativa –inspirada en la tradición «personalista»– igualmente fecunda para la respuesta de problemas penales.
Sistema jurídico e identificación del derecho. Una posible respuesta bulyginiana a «La teoría positivista de Bulygin. Un análisis crítico» de María Cristina Redondo
Authors: Agüero-SanJuan Sebastián
Published: June 2022

El presente trabajo busca controvertir dos ideas centrales del análisis crítico presentado por Redondo, a saber: (i) sugerir que la teoría de E. Bulygin no entrega criterios que permitan identificar su objeto de estudio y que esta indeterminación posibilita vincular su obra con distintos positivismos (simple, incluyente o excluyente) según qué texto sea revisado; y, a modo de conclusión, (ii) asumir que la falta de una posición clara respecto de la segunda cuestión (positivismos) implica una falta de respuesta a la primera (cómo identificar el objeto de estudio). Así, por un parte, el artículo defiende que la teoría del derecho de Bulygin entrega una respuesta a cómo identificar su objeto de estudio, junto con presentar esta respuesta bulyginiana y, por otra parte, muestra cómo dicha respuesta se vincula con un positivismo excluyente, el cual es esbozado.
Entrevista a Liborio Hierro
Authors: Atienza Rodríguez Manuel
Published: June 2022

Entrevista a Liborio Hierro.
The Notion of »holy« in Ancient Armenian Texts from the Fifth Century CE
Authors: Jurczyk Thomas
Published: June 2022

Religious studies have long discussed the comparative notion of »holy« beyond religious, cultural, and linguistic boundaries. In this book, Thomas Jurczyk conducts a diachronic comparison of the meaning and application of two notions and their related word fields that are commonly associated with a broader comparative notion of holy, namely the Ancient Armenian term »surb« and its related words and the English word field associated with »holy«. To compare these two semantic fields, his methodological approach operates on the principle of distributional semantics and applies, among others, tools and methods from the field of corpus linguistics.
Need Analysis in Learning English for Law Students
Authors: Said Mashadi , Herlina Lina
Published: June 2022

The purpose of this study is to analyze the needs of law students in learning English and the value of language skills in English Specific Purposes (ESP), since we believe that ESP courses can assist students become more proficient in their field of study. This study was conducted at Nusa Putra University's Department of Law in Indonesia during the academic year 2020/2021. The participants in the study were given an ESP lesson once a week. The course lasted 14 weeks. Each meeting lasted 50 minutes. The survey included 40 male and female law students, as well as four departmental lecturers. Questionnaires and interviews were used to collect data. The findings revealed that the participants consider ESP classes to be extremely significant for their studies and future careers, and that they have a strong desire to take ESP courses and to improve their English language skills. Specific terminology is a barrier to efficient communication in English when it comes to the necessity of language skills in ESP. As a result, a greater emphasis on vocabulary development should be placed. After reviewing all of the study findings, we are certain that they can assist Law Department instructors in developing ESP curriculum that can be used by both learners and teachers.
Keywords: Needs analysis; Law Department; ESP course; Language skills.
Zamówienia publiczne na żywność lokalną w prawie Unii Europejskiej
Authors: Kapała Anna
Published: June 2022

Celem rozważań jest odpowiedź na pytanie, na ile unijne regulacje zamówień publicznych pozwalają na zastosowanie kryteriów udzielenia zamówienia, które umożliwiałyby dostawy żywności lokalnie wytworzonej lub z krótkich łańcuchów dostaw. Dyrektywa 2014/24/UE w sprawie zamówień publicznych przewiduje stosowanie w zamówieniach kryteriów obejmujących aspekty środowiskowe, jakościowe lub społeczne w celu zapewnienia najkorzystniejszej ekonomicznie oferty pod względem relacji jakości do ceny. Uwzględnienie tych aspektów przesądza o „zielonych” lub „zrównoważonych” zamówieniach. Wśród aspektów jakościowych i środowiskowych możliwe jest określenie kryteriów, takich jak produkty z krótkich łańcuchów lub z bezpośrednich dostaw, dzięki którym żywność lokalna może być przedmiotem „zielonych” i „zrównoważonych” zamówień publicznych.
Imported cartoon films: Replacing African social-cultural values?
Authors: Blessing Adjeketa
Published: June 2022

This study, Imported Cartoon Films: Replacing African Social-Cultural Values, examined the impact of animation movies on the Nigerian child in the areas relating to association and cultural values and affiliation. To ascertain the impact, the study seeks parents’ and caregivers’ opinions. The sociologi- cal research method is used. A random oral interview was conducted with parents and caregivers of children between the ages of 0–14. A good number of the research population and sample size have representatives from the low, middle, and upper-class citizens residing in Sapele, Delta State, Nigeria. While most of the respondents have a television set, a phone that can access cartoon films from the internet, others have access to cable television in their homes. The study finds that children spend more time with cartoon films than with peers at school and in the neighborhood. Also, most of the cartoon films Nigeria children are exposed to; do not reflect the culture of host communities because they are foreign. The study recommends that parents should monitor children’s attachment to cartoon films and encourage more peer association. Children should be exposed more to cartoons that reflect the culture and values of the host community for cultural posterity and preservation.
Problematyka wartości w pedagogice społecznej – pola poszukiwań. Refleksje wprowadzające
Authors: Cichosz Mariusz
Published: June 2022

Problematyka wartości jest problematyką kluczową w naukach społecznych, także w pedagogice. Proces wychowania bowiem mocno jest osadzony i odwołuje się m.in.; do takich zagadnień, jak; wzory, wzorce i normy. One zaś są interpretowane aksjologicznie i uzyskują zawsze właśnie taką – aksjologiczną identyfikację. Każda też z subdyscyplin pedagogicznych podejmuje to zagadnienie w sposób specyficzny i aspektywny. Dla pedagogiki społecznej obok już tradycyjnych obszarów poznawczych i interpretacyjnych w tym zakresie, jak przyjmowane koncepcje człowieka oraz życia społecznego ważny jest także obszar i problematyka zasad, w oparciu o które należy/można przekształcać - w procesie wychowania - świat społeczny. Jedną z nich jest zasada dobra wspólnego. Można postawić pytanie; do jakich tradycji nawiązuje w tym zakresie pedagogika społeczna, jak interpretuje tą zasadę oraz jakie są współczesne wyzwania z nią związane?
Podcasting as project-based learning and its effect on the acquisition of linguistic and non-linguistic skills
Authors: Amorati Riccardo , Ferrari Elisabetta , Hajek John
Published: June 2022

This study explores the effectiveness of podcasting as an approach to project-based and experiential learning implemented in an intermediate Italian studies unit at an Australian university. In the project, students are asked to write and record a podcast script on a topic related to their experience as university students or to events concerning Italian culture or the Italian community in Australia. The podcasts are then used in class as learning material and some are also made available to an Australian Italian language radio service. The findings of our mixed-method study on students’ evaluation of the project show that the activity is effective in helping students develop, reflect on and gain more confidence in their L2 skills (particularly pronunciation), and it also fosters the acquisition of non-linguistic skills, such as time management, problem solving, interpersonal abilities and autonomy. The results offer some important insights for future implementations of the project and further confirm the benefits of project-based experiential learning, and of podcasting specifically, as a learning tool in language teaching.
Development of second language productive skills through CLIL in a Japanese university: a pre-experimental longitudinal study
Authors: Sato Takanori , Hemmi Chantal
Published: June 2022

The benefit of Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) for second language (L2) development has been addressed by second language acquisition theory and investigated by empirical studies. However, previous studies have not demonstrated the effectiveness of CLIL precisely as most of their study participants took CLIL and non-CLIL courses concurrently. Additionally, existing studies have focused on the effectiveness of CLIL in primary and secondary education and rarely addressed it in higher education. The present study considered the limitations of the previous studies and investigated the development of L2 English productive skills (i.e., speaking and writing) through CLIL conducted in a university in Japan. This study employed a pre-experimental pretest-posttest design, in which all participants received CLIL instruction for four months undertaking the pretest and posttest. The results showed that their productive skills improved significantly. The analysis of pretest and posttest scores also revealed the specific areas of productive skills that benefitted from CLIL, such as Task Achievement (speaking and writing), Coherence and Cohesion (writing), and Grammatical Range and Accuracy (writing). However, this study revealed that the degree of improvement was small, and that vocabulary and critical thinking skills did not improve significantly. This study’s findings provide empirical evidence for the effectiveness of CLIL itself on L2 development in higher education.
“My resistance disappeared”: Japanese university learners’ feedback to a student-centered English discussion course
Authors: Schaefer Matthew Y. , Reid Samuel , Bordilovskaya Anna
Published: June 2022

Students leaving the Japanese secondary education system have typically spent hundreds of hours studying English grammatical structures and memorizing vocabulary lists but relatively little time putting that knowledge to communicative use. This lack of language practice can result in feelings of anxiety when faced with compulsory university courses that focus on speaking skills, such as participating in discussions and debates. This study examines first year Japanese student responses to an end-of-semester survey for a course employing a student-centered approach to developing academic Discussion Skills. The authors analyze students’ comments from an open-ended item on the questionnaire asking for feedback regarding any aspect of the course. The results show that many students reported a journey from initial resistance towards speaking English to feelings of confidence and enjoyment. The features of the course that students identified as lowering this resistance included: the enjoyment that came about through pair and group work with classmates; the cognitive discourse functions that provided scaffolding for taking part in discussion; and the consistent and coherent lesson structure that lowered the cognitive load to allow for more focus on communicating and co-constructing ideas. While this study focuses on the Japanese context, it contributes to knowledge across any language center seeking to help students transition to courses with a greater emphasis on spoken communication.
An Efficient Numerical Method for Time Domain Electromagnetic Wave Propagation in Co-axial Cables
Authors: Beni Hamad Akram , Beck Geoffrey , Imperiale Sébastien , Joly Patrick
Published: June 2022

In this work, we construct an efficient numerical method to solve 3D Maxwell’s equations in coaxial cables.
Our strategy is based upon a hybrid explicit-implicit time discretization combined with edge elements on prisms and numerical quadrature.
One of the objectives is to validate numerically generalized telegrapher’s models that are used to simplify the 3D Maxwell equations into a 1D problem.
This is the object of the second part of the article.
Partially Discontinuous Nodal Finite Elements for 𝐻(curl) and 𝐻(div)
Authors: Hu Jun , Hu Kaibo , Zhang Qian
Published: June 2022

We investigate the discretization of

H
⁢

(
curl
)

H(\mathrm{curl})

and

H
⁢

(
div
)

H(\mathrm{div})

in two and three space dimensions by partially discontinuous nodal finite elements, i.e., vector-valued Lagrange finite elements with discontinuity in certain directions.
These spaces can be implemented as a combination of continuous and discontinuous Lagrange elements and fit in de Rham complexes.
We construct well-conditioned nodal bases.
Fighting against nature: Romans and Barbarians on the Icy Danube
Authors: Gandila Andrei
Published: June 2022

Scholars have long debated the nature of the Roman frontier. From linear defense systems designed to hold back barbarian tides to arteries of communication and exchange, rivers have been at the forefront of this discussion. This paper focuses on the Lower Danube frontier and argues that Rome’s most enduring enemy in the Balkans was not a barbarian tribe, but the river itself. The Danube frequently froze in wintertime facilitating the passage of massive raiding parties. Indeed, the most devastating attacks recorded by ancient observers took place during the dead of winter, when the ice on the Danube was hard enough to allow the crossing of large number of horsemen. These attacks set in motion events and long-term processes that forever changed the cultural fabric of the region. Unable to contain the threat, early Roman emperors led campaigns north of the Danube and ultimately conquered Dacia, which allowed them to control both sides of the river. In Late Antiquity, Constantine and Justinian dramatically altered the cultural landscape with their massive programs of fortification designed to finally secure the Balkan provinces. Centuries after the fall of Rome, Byzantine emperors still relied on a combination of brute force, consolidation and diplomacy in order to prevent winter attacks. In the end, all attempts at devising a permanent solution failed and the frozen Danube remained a barbarian ally slowly eroding the empire’s control in the Balkans.
Spontaneous neonatal subcutaneous emphysema: analysis of neonatal management
Authors: Quader Abraham M. , Sussman Craig
Published: June 2022

Neonatal subcutaneous emphysema is a very rare complication of endotracheal intubation or surgery; however, only a few cases of spontaneous subcutaneous emphysema were reported in a neonate. The patient presented in respiratory distress with a low SaO2; however, no clinical signs of subcutaneous emphysema were seen. An initial chest radiograph was negative for subcutaneous emphysema. Nasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) was started to manage the respiratory distress, and subcutaneous emphysema spontaneously developed. Discontinuation of nasal CPAP with close monitoring eventually resolved the subcutaneous emphysema. Recognition of rare complications due to nasal CPAP may provide physicians with more insight to intervene and provide patients with proper care.
Wongatha Heritage Returned: The Digital Future and Community Ownership of Schoolwork from the Mount Margaret Mission School, 1930s–1940s
Authors: Marsden Beth , Ellinghaus Katherine , O’Neill Cate , Huebner Sharon , Ormond-Parker Lyndon
Published: June 2022

The construction of national identity through historical narrative is inextricably linked to archival keeping, access and privilege. In settler-colonial contexts, archives and the way they are used are always political. Drawing on decolonising methodologies and critical archival theory, this paper examines challenges faced by an interdisciplinary project team who received University of Melbourne Engagement funding to initiate a process of repatriation. This project has been grounded in the process of consultation and engagement with the Indigenous communities from which these records originated, and the process of reconnecting former students of Mount Margaret, and their families. In confronting the inherent cultural biases of archives, this paper considers particular problems for institutions in developing methods of repatriation alongside record collection and keeping.
A Literature Review on Digitization in Libraries and Digital Libraries
Authors: Patra Sasmita , Sahoo Jyotshna
Published: June 2022

The purpose of this work was due to critical literature reviews often being used as a crucial tool for the research outputs of different ideologies to access and develop the knowledge base. The main aim of this paper is to review current literature on digitization in libraries considering different facets like process of selection, acquisition, conversion, creation of metadata, storage, preparing for long term access and issues and challenges for managing these through a review of literature. The current study follows a literature review process where there is analysis of 56 full papers on different aspects of digitization and digital libraries after a filtration from 110 research papers from 2010 to 2019. A number of major issues and challenges like high budget, diversity in records, efficiency and hard labor, document security, quality control, information retrieval, and manipulation of metadata associated with digitization and digital library management with correspondence solutions to them were identified. The study provides valuable information to researchers and librarians working in the field of digitization by illustrating the process, challenge, and implication in libraries as were outlined by various scholars from different corners of the world.
Dancing with the Devil (Spirit): How Audiovisual Collections Reveal and Enact Social and Political Agency in Dance and Song (A Case from the Kimberley)
Authors: Treloyn Sally , Charles Rona Goonginda , O’Connor Pete Myadooma
Published: June 2022

Legacy data pertaining to song and dance has complex and immeasurable value to Indigenous communities across several domains. Over the past decade, projects of repatriation and return have thus flourished both within Australia and globally, as has scholarship addressing the processes, methods and results of such initiatives (Barwick, L. J. Green, and P. Vaarzon-Morel, eds. 2020.Archival Returns. Sydney and Honolulu: Sydney University Press and University of Hawai’i Press; Gunderson, F., R. C. Lancefield, and B. Woods. 2019.The Oxford Handbook of Musical Repatriation. New York: Oxford University Press). Uses of legacy recordings by Ngarinyin, Worrorra and Wunambal practitioners of the dance-song genre known as Junba from the Kimberley region of north-west Australia for the purposes of revitalising the tradition with repertoire and increasing participation have been previously discussed (e.g., Treloyn, S., M. D. Martin, and R. G. Charles. 2019. “Moving Songs: Repatriating Audiovisual Recordings of Aboriginal Australian Dance and Song (Kimberley Region, Northwestern Australia).” InThe Oxford Handbook of Musical Repatriation, edited by F. Gunderson, R. C. Lancefield, and B. Woods, 591–606. New York: Oxford University Press). This paper, co-authored by two cultural custodians of practices and repertories of the dance-song genre known as Junba and an outsider ethnomusicologist, considers social and political agency through performance in relation to legacy recordings. The paper finds that legacy recordings of song and dance practice can throw light on political and social agendas of past performances, while creative reuse of frameworks and materials derived from legacy recordings of song and dance can support contemporary practitioners to express their own social and political agency today. The paper also suggests that attention to the social and political agency of cultural custodians is an important part of the work of archives, particularly where barriers to accessing legacy recordings remain.
Cyclohexane oxidation using advanced oxidation processes with metals and metal oxides as catalysts: a review
Authors: Mkhondwane Siphumelele Thandokwazi , Pullabhotla Viswanadha Srirama Rajasekhar
Published: June 2022

Selective oxidation of cyclohexane has gained substantial interest in the field of research due to the prominence of its products in industrial processes. Particularly, advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) constitute a positive technology for the oxidation of cyclohexane owing to their high oxidation potentials and environmental benign properties. This review entails to address the progress made in advanced oxidation of cyclohexane over nanostructured metals and metal oxides catalysts. The main focus is directed toward the photocatalysis, Fenton oxidation and ozonation as advanced oxidation processes. Mainly, the fundamental principles, prime factors of the AOPs in conjunction with metal and metal oxide catalysts and the mechanistic insight toward the oxidation of cyclohexane are highlighted. The affirmative effects of the metals and metal oxide catalysts mainly focusing on particle size, structure and elemental composition is stressed. Lastly, the advantages and disadvantages of the AOPs and the strategic approaches to counter the disadvantages are also clearly elucidated.
Peregrynacja Maćkowa (Matzes Reise) (1612) und Finkenritter (um 1560). Traditionen der Erzählform und das Spiel mit den Konventionen: Einiges zu Julian Krzyżanowskis Überlegungen
Authors: Wojtowicz Witold
Published: June 2022

In the article, relating to my earlier works, I discuss Julian Krzyżanowski’s reflections on the relationship between the joking text of Peregrynacja Maćkowa (1612) and Finkenritter (ca. 1560). Although there is no direct relationship between both texts, I show that they share a common traditional narrative form, and that they both belong to the humorous and joking literature.In this context, one can assume an indirect relationship between the texts, probably based on the oral or written knowledge of a number of motives, both in the case of the author of Finkenritter and the writer of Peregrynacja Maćkowa.The motives in question are highly characteristic of the Cocagne (Schlaraffenland) themes. These Cocagne themes constantly acquire a local and therefore different characteristic or quality.
Grammaticalization of Slavic Prefixes and Language Contact
Authors: Biskup Petr
Published: June 2022

This article is concerned with grammaticalization of prepositional elements in Slavic. It is argued that external prefixes are internal prefixes that underwent some grammaticalization process. After discussing the grammaticalization of the Slavic prefix po- it is shown that the Czech future po- differs from Russian and Polish non-future prefixes. Furthermore, it is proposed that the presence of future po- in grammatical systems of Czech, Slovak, Slovenian and Sorbian is a result of diachronic grammaticalization processes induced primarily by the German-Slavic language contact in the Holy Roman Empire.