bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Penerapan Teori Polya melalui Pembelajaran Matematika Mengenai Materi Penjumlahan pada Anak Usia Dasar
Authors: Trisna Pratiwi Hasibuan  , Try Suci Prastiwi
Published: January 2024

Tujuan dari penelitian ini yaitu untuk menganalisis penerapan teori Polya melalui pembelajaran matematika mengenai materi penjumlahan pada anak usia dasar. Penelitian ini menggunakan jenis penelitian kualitatif dengan metode deskriptif. Adapun hasil dari penelitian ini yaitu bahwa teori Polya memiliki empat tahapan yakni, memahami masalah, menyusun rencana pemecahan masalah, melaksanakan rencana pemecahan masalah, dan memeriksa kembali. Siswa juga sangat memahami materi yang dijelaskan, terlebih penyampaian materi tidak hanya menggunakan penjelasan lisan saja tetapi juga melalui media pembelajaran. Melalui teori Polya, siswa mampu mencari jalan keluar atau solusi untuk memecahkan suatu permasalahan matematika yang berkaitan dengan kehidupan sehari-hari.
Percepción de madres indígenas sobre la calidad de la educación básica en el municipio de Huehuetla, Puebla
Authors: Cortés Sánchez Mariana Betzaidet , Juárez Sánchez José Pedro
Published: January 2024

La educación es un derecho no solo en términos de su dotación, sino también de calidad, debido a que ello determina los beneficios recibidos. El objetivo de la investigación fue analizar la calidad de la educación básica desde la percepción de las madres de familia del municipio indígena de Huehuetla, Puebla. La investigación se realizó bajo un enfoque mixto, se entrevistaron a 92 mujeres utilizando la técnica de cuestionario y entrevistas semiestructuradas para estimar el índice de percepción de calidad educativa (IPCE) de la educación básica a partir del análisis de los procesos de entrada, procedimiento, salida y evaluación. Los resultados demostraron que la percepción de la calidad de la educación básica fue regular (IPCE=0.67). La etapa de acceso (0.6) y evaluación (0.6) lograron el puntaje más bajo, ya que existen carencias en infraestructura tecnológica, en el diseño curricular cultural y lingüístico en el municipio de estudio. Los programas de becas educativas jugaron un papel importante en el acceso a la educación (0.94) y la evaluación externa del impacto de la educación en sus comunidades logró el puntaje más bajo (0.44). Se concluye, que es necesario mejorar las relaciones funcionales de integración social que consideren los contextos de pobreza rural-indígena.
PHILOSOPHY IN BUSINESS ANALYTICS: A REVIEW OF SUSTAINABLE AND ETHICAL APPROACHES
Authors: Ejuma Martha Adaga  , Zainab Efe Egieya  , Sarah Kuzankah Ewuga  , Adekunle Abiola Abdul  , Temitayo Oluwaseun Abrahams
Published: January 2024

The integration of philosophy into the realm of business analytics is a nuanced and evolving discourse that transcends the technicalities of data analysis. This paper encapsulates a comprehensive review that delves into the ethical and sustainable dimensions of business analytics, probing the philosophical underpinnings that shape the responsible use of data in corporate decision-making. The review examines the moral considerations inherent in business analytics, investigating the ethical implications of data collection, analysis, and utilization. It contemplates the evolving landscape of data privacy, transparency, and the ethical responsibilities of businesses in the era of pervasive data-driven decision-making. Furthermore, the paper explores sustainability in business analytics, acknowledging the environmental impact of data centers, energy consumption, and the life cycle of digital technologies. It evaluates the philosophical principles guiding sustainable practices in the field, aiming to harmonize the pursuit of data-driven insights with ecological responsibility. In essence, this study outlines a comprehensive exploration of how philosophy shapes and guides sustainable and ethical approaches in the domain of business analytics. It sets the stage for a critical examination of the evolving intersection between data-driven decision-making and the ethical principles that underpin responsible corporate practices.

Keywords: Philosophy, Business Analytics, Sustainable, Ethical Approaches, Review.
Mikael Stenmark, Religionskritik
Authors: Grelz Astrid
Published: January 2024

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MELD Na as a prognostic score for cirrhotic patients
Authors: Meguenni Yousra , Tahiri Zineb , Kihel Ibtissem , Nachi Mourad , Nazim Korti , Aaddad Benali
Published: January 2024

Background-The high mortality of cirrhosis is a global public health problem. For predicting the outcome of patients with cirrhosis, many prognostic models were proposed.The new Model for End-Stage Liver Disease including serum sodium (MELD-Na) has been proposed as an alternative to the original MELD, to increase the accuracy of the score in predicting short-term mortality. The purpose of this study was to assess the ability of MELD-Na scoring system to predict three-month mortality among cirrhotic patients, and comparing it to the MELD score. Methods-An observational study was carried out, at the Hepato-Gastro-Enterology Department of the University Hospital Center of Oran. A retrospective review of the medical records of all patients with cirrhosis, between 1st January 2019 and 31st December 2021, was performed. Among 103 patients, 47 were selected after excluding the patients who were lost to follow-up after three months or with missing data. The information collected included demographic data, clinical characteristics and laboratory values of: bilirubin, creatinine, international normalized ratio (INR) of prothrombin and sodium. The MELDNa and MELD scores were calculated using online calculators, then the ability of the models to predict the risk of mortality at three months was assessed, using the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC). Results - : Eight (17%) patients died at three months. The MELD-Na and MELD both had significantly high area under the curve (AUC): MELD-Na: 0.952, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.885–1.00, MELD: 0.931, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.834–1.000. The MELD-Na score was slightly better than the MELD, with a sensitivity and a specificity of 87.5% and 87.2%, respectively, for a cut-off value = 21. Conclusion -The MELD-Na score seems to be a good predictor of mortality at three months among patients with cirrhosis.
Determinasi Diri Siswa SMK Dalam Merencanakan Karir
Authors: Astuti Widi , Iramadhani Dwi , Anastasya Yara Andita
Published: January 2024

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk dapat melihat gambaran self determination siswa dalam perencanaan karir. Untuk memperoleh gambaran determinasi diri siswa peneliti melakukan penelitian deskriptif dengan pendekatan kuantitatif. Analisis data dalam penelitian ini adalah univariat. Dari analisis yang dilakukan diperoleh hasil bahwa siswa SMK Negeri 2 Lhokseumawe memiliki determinasi diri pada kategori rendah sebanyak 51 siswa (54,8%). Kemudian berdasarkan aspek determinasi diri terlihat aspek kompetensi (52,2%) dan kemandirian (55,1%) masuk dalam kategori rendah. Sedangkan keterhubungan memperoleh kategori yang tinggi (61,9%). Selanjutnya hasil berdasarkan jenis kelamin, siswa SMK N 2 Lhokseumawe baik perempuan maupun laki-laki memiliki determinasi diri pada kategori rendah yaitu dengan persentase 50,7%.Berdasarkan jurusan siswa dengan jurusan tata busana memiliki determinasi diri tinggi (52%) sedangkan paling rendah pada jurusan tata boga sebesar 75%.
Development of an integrated model framework for multi-air-pollutant exposure assessments in high-density cities
Authors: Li Zhiyuan , Ho Kin-Fai , Lee Harry Fung , Yim Steve Hung Lam
Published: January 2024

Abstract. Exposure models for some criteria of air pollutants have been intensively developed in past research; multi-air-pollutant exposure models, especially for particulate chemical species, have been however overlooked in Asia. Lack of an integrated model framework to calculate multi-air-pollutant exposure has hindered the combined exposure assessment and the corresponding health assessment. This work applied the land-use regression (LUR) approach to develop an integrated model framework to estimate 2017 annual-average exposure of multiple air pollutants in a typical high-rise and high-density Asian city (Hong Kong, China) including four criteria of gaseous air pollutants (particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter equal to or less than 10 µm (PM10) and 2.5 µm (PM2.5), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), and ozone (O3)), as well as four major PM10 chemical species. Our integrated multi-air-pollutant exposure model framework is capable of explaining 91 %–97 % of the variability of measured gaseous air pollutant concentration, with the leave-one-out cross-validation R2 values ranging from 0.73 to 0.93. Using the model framework, the spatial distribution of the concentration of various air pollutants at a spatial resolution of 500 m was generated. The LUR model-derived spatial distribution maps revealed weak-to-moderate spatial correlations between the PM10 chemical species and the criteria of air pollutants, which may help to distinguish their independent chronic health effects. In addition, further improvements in the development of air pollution exposure models are discussed. This study proposed an integrated model framework for estimating multi-air-pollutant exposure in high-density and high-rise urban areas, serving an important tool for multi-air-pollutant exposure assessment in epidemiological studies.
The development and application of an analytical pipeline for extracellular vesicle-based diagnostics
Authors:   , Turner Natalie
Published: January 2024

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are nano-sized particles released by all cell types and species; thus, they can be isolated from biofluids such as blood plasma and milk. They contain important information relating to the cell of origin that can be useful as a diagnostic/prognostic. One such area that would benefit from improved diagnostics is agriculture, where problems such as cattle tick infestation and declining fertility of dairy cows pose significant challenges to the farming sector. This thesis developed an analytical pipeline for the assessment of the total EV proteome in plasma and milk for next-generation diagnostics related to these issues.
Investigation of intermolecular interactions in butyl acetate using vibrational spectroscopy and non-empirical calculations
Authors: Jumabaev A. , Absanov A.A. , Khudaykulov B.B. , Ernazarov Z.I.
Published: January 2024

In this work, on the example of butyl acetate, the nature of intermolecular interactions was studied using vibrational spectroscopy (Raman and FTIR) and non-empirical calculations. The geometric structures of the most stable dimer and trimer aggregates of butyl acetate were optimized using the Density Functional Theory (DFT) method based on the B3LYP/6-311++G(d,p) basis set. Molecular aggregations in liquid butyl acetate were shown to be formed by dipole-dipole interactions and weak C-H…O hydrogen bonds. A potential energy distribution (PED) analysis was performed for the butyl acetate molecule, and experimental and calculated frequencies were found to be in good agreement. Frontier molecular orbitals such as the highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) and lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) of the butyl acetate molecule were analyzed.
ORGANIZATIONAL AND LEGAL MECHANISM OF ACADEMIC MOBILITY IN UKRAINE
Authors: Zamoshnykova Yuliya
Published: January 2024

The relevance of the problem under consideration is caused by the need to improve the necessary competencies of students and modern teachers, researchers, the formation, development and improvement of an intercultural environment in an educational organization, which must meet both the social and personal needs of each student, aimed at the formation of a personal educational and professional development strategy.
In the field of higher education, internationalization occurs as part of the implementation of international cooperation between universities, as well as attracting foreign students to main educational programs. Scientific and cultural exchange between universities in different countries is today a priority task aimed at creating high competitiveness of the Ukrainian education system.
Creating conditions for the effective integration of education, science and production, creating an innovative infrastructure in the university and the region, introducing new educational technologies, developing new forms of cross-border education, harmonizing educational systems and their integration into the global scientific and educational space - this is not a complete list of requirements that are placed demands on modern processes of higher education development.
THE ISSUE OF THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE PHENOMENON OF CORRUPTION AT THE CURRENT STAGE OF SOCIETY DEVELOPMENT
Authors: Vasyliev O.
Published: January 2024

The article analyzes modern problems of combating corruption in the era of globalization. It was determined that corruption, as a phenomenon of consumer society and a perverse understanding of freedom and democracy, is one of the causes of the source of authoritarianism. The study of the phenomenon of corruption leads to the need to introduce a complex typology of this phenomenon. Three models of the development of corruption, which are divided by geographical feature, have become the most widespread and popular. It is especially emphasized that corruption should be fought exclusively within the framework of the existing legal system, and precisely violations in the methods and methods of anti-corruption fight can cause additional conditions for the flourishing of corruption itself.
THE PLACE AND ROLE OF THE POLITICAL AND CULTURAL FACTOR IN DETERMINING THE SPECIFICITY OF THE POLITICAL REGIME
Authors: Berezynskyi L.
Published: January 2024

The article analyzes the place of the political and cultural factor in determining the specifics of the political regime in the state. It was determined that the implementation of an innovative management model involves the democratization of the political system, the expansion of feedback channels, the communication space, and the introduction of new technologies such as the digital state. When studying issues about the development of communication technologies, it was determined that changing the main directions for the implementation of an effective management model requires changing the appearance of the current government, making it more open, accessible for communication with the people through the created feedback system. When analyzing the data, they concluded that the terminology related to the concept of “democracy”, “democratic regime” and definitions related to them occupy a strong niche in the lexicon, the rhetoric of representatives of the authorities, fully corresponds to constitutional principles, and leads us in the right direction to an effective democratic system in our country.
FOREIGN EXPERIENCE OF ORGANIZING LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT ON THE EXAMPLE OF FINLAND
Authors: Korotenko Denys
Published: January 2024

The article analyzes the effectiveness of the socio-economic development of municipal entities on the example of Finland. Problematic issues in the organization of local self-government were studied, and an analysis of these issues was carried out in order to take them into account in further transformations in our country. When conducting an analysis of the effectiveness of local self-government in Finland, the problem of increasing the average age of the population was clarified, and the directions for solving the problem of ensuring an adequate standard of living for the elderly were outlined.
THE ESSENCE OF THE PHENOMENON, JUSTIFICATION OF THE CONCEPT "HYBRID WAR"
Authors: Dvoryanov Viktor
Published: January 2024

The article solves the socially significant problems of understanding the essence of the phenomenon and substantiating the concept of "hybrid war". In particular, the following scientific tasks were solved: to investigate the phenomenon, the signs of which distinguish it from other concepts; to propose countermeasures and methods. It was noted that in the near future, military technological advantages will have to make fundamental changes in the ability to strike. And a country that does not take this into account in its defense strategy will not be able to resist armed aggression.
INFORMATION AND HYBRID WARS IN THE CURRENT ENVIRONMENT: PUBLIC-ADMINISTRATIVE ASPECT
Authors: Novikov V.
Published: January 2024

The role of information in the processes of national security policy implementation in the context of information and hybrid wars has been considered in the paper. It has been determined that the need to adapt public administration to the conditions of the external environment creates the need to develop effective strategies for managing various aspects of information threats. It has been established that information and hybrid wars are closely related to the policy of ensuring national security. It has been emphasized that information war involves measures directed against management systems, as well as against computer and information networks and systems. It has been proved that the destructive impact on management systems is achieved through the use of information weapons and a system of information operations.
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AND SUPPORT OF THE WORLD COMMUNITY AS IMPORTANT TOOLS FOR THE FORMATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE STATE ENERGY POLICY OF UKRAINE
Authors: Treskov Andrii
Published: January 2024

The article describes the current state of Ukrainian energy industry in the conditions of russian military aggression against Ukraine. The peculiarities of international cooperation and the level of support of the world community for the energy sector of Ukraine in modern conditions are considered. The problems and contradictions of the formation and implementation of the state energy policy of Ukraine in the conditions of war are characterized. The need for international cooperation and the support of the world community, as important tools for the formation and implementation of the state energy policy of Ukraine in modern conditions, is substantiated and determined.
The effect of halogen-containing anesthetics on the indicators of the gas composition of the blood of horses
Authors: Nechaev A. J. , Soroka V. A.
Published: January 2024

The aim of the work was to determine the parameters of the gas composition and acidbase state (CBS) of blood to assess the adequacy of general anesthesia of horses with halogen-containing anesthetics in clinical and instrumental studies. The object of the study was 18 horses aged four to six years, which were castrated. The paper compared the dynamics of blood gas composition indicators at various stages of inhalation anesthesia with fluorotane, isoflurane and sevoflurane in order to prevent and timely detect hypoxemia and hypercapnia in horses. Based on a comprehensive assessment of the clinical examination data, laboratory studies of the gas composition of arterial blood, objectively determine the severity of hypoxemia and hypercapnia, which made it possible to provide the necessary assistance to the animal in a timely manner. The study of blood gas composition indicators has established that the amount of carbon dioxide tension in arterial blood (РaСO2) with both types of anesthesia is subject to the greatest changes during induction and during awakening. During the induction period, it increased both with the inhalation of fluorotane and with the use of isoflurane and sevoflurane, respectively, by 41%, 3.1% and 3.4% compared to the initial values. During the period of awakening, the value of РaСO2 returned to the initial level with anesthesia with isoflurane, with anesthesia with sevoflurane and fluorotane remained above the initial values by 21.8% and 42.8%, respectively. Early detection of signs of hypoxemia and hypercapnia made it possible to avoid the development of further complications during general anesthesia in horses
Comparative evaluation of methods of castration of bulls
Authors: Mikhailova I. I. , Leshchenko T. R. , Finageev E. Yu. , Bocharova-Mikhailova O. N. , Solokhina E. D.
Published: January 2024

Sexual traumatism is widespread in case of loose maintenance of bulls on feedlots. When sexual activity appears, especially at the age of 7-10 months, when puberty causes aggression, they inflict various injuries on each other. In the back area, there are wounds and abrasions, injuries of the penis and prepuce, in the form of abrasions, wounds of the mucous membrane, ruptures of the persisting frenulum, ruptures of the rectum, etc.The task of veterinary specialists of farms is to create conditions under which traumatism will decrease. This is the formation of a herd of cattle, castration of bulls on fattening, etc. In view of the anatomical features of the structure of the genitals of bulls, castration of these animals is more often carried out in a bloody open way "on a cliff", which is sometimes complicated by bleeding from the stump of the spermatic cord. Therefore, improving the technique of surgery to prevent possible complications is an urgent area of research. The purpose of our work was to develop a method of torsion of the blood vessels of the spermatic cord during castration of bulls.The work was carried out in the conditions of the PSKHK "Alexandrovsky" of the Myasnikovsky district of the Rostov region. At the same time, three groups of bulls were formed and various methods of torsion of the blood vessels of the severn cord during castration of males were tested. In the course of the experiment, the advantages and disadvantages of various methods of surgery were revealed and, in our opinion, the optimal method of castration of bulls was proposed.When castrating bulls in an open way, the method of torsion of blood vessels proposed by us does not require additional fixation of the spermatic cords when they break, which simplifies the technique of surgery, reduces the likelihood of postoperative complications, reduces the time of the operation. Our proposed method is easily feasible in production conditions, facilitates the work of veterinary specialists during mass castration and does not cause complications in the form of bleeding from the stump of the hay rope, rupture of blood vessels and nerves above the place of twisting of the spermatic cord.
The use of lidocaine during anesthesiological support, in the surgical treatment of inversion of the large colon in horses
Authors: Pogorelov M. A. , Stekolnikov A. A. , Zaytseva A. V.
Published: January 2024

Volvulus of the large colon is one of the most severe diseases of the gastrointestinal tract in horses. Without surgical treatment of this pathology, the mortality of horses reaches 100%. The success of surgical treatment depends on the complexity of the pathology, the time since the onset of the disease, the patient's condition before surgery. Operations in this pathology are impossible without general multimodal anesthesia. However, the anesthetic support of such patients is often accompanied by a large number of complications due to hemodynamic and metabolic disorders in the body, as a result of strangulation and stretching of the intestinal wall, abdominal compartment syndrome, as well as the impossibility of full stabilization of the patient's condition due to the need to perform the operation as soon as possible. This article discusses our experience of anesthetic management in the surgical treatment of horses diagnosed with volvulus of the large colon with and without lidocaine, the effect of lidocaine on the patient's condition during general anesthesia, recovery from anesthesia, and the occurrence of postoperative complications. The material for the article was data from twelve patients who underwent surgery for the elimination of volvulus of the large colon at the Forside Veterinary Clinic in the period 2021-2023. During the analysis of the data obtained, it was revealed that with the inclusion of infusion at a constant rate of lidocaine at a dosage of 2 mg/kg per hour in the protocol of multimodal anesthesia, the concentration of isoflurane decreased by an average of 1%, and the use of tiletamine-zolazepam became irrelevant. This made it possible to reduce the time of recovery from anesthesia and recovery of patients in the soft box, as well as the number of postoperative complications associated with general anesthesia, such as paralytic ileus and myopathy, even in patients with severe hemodynamic disturbances in the preoperative period. A lethal outcome was recorded in two out of six operated horses, in the anesthetic protocol of which lidocaine was not used. In patients with the use of lidocaine in the anesthesia protocol, a lethal outcome was recorded in one case out of six. Thus, after the inclusion of constant-rate infusion of lidocaine into the anesthesia protocol, the mortality rate was halved, from 30 to 15%.
Aeroallergens detected in dogs with atopic dermatitis in St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region
Authors: Dobrovolskaya A. N. , Karpenko L. Yu.
Published: January 2024

Atopic dermatitis is a widespread dermatological disease of dogs, which is caused by the production of immunoglobulin E and accompanied by dermatological lesions. One of the ways to treat this disease is allergen-specific immunotherapy. The purpose of the study was to identify the main causative aeroallergens in dogs with atopic dermatitis and to analyze obtained results (both in relation to individual allergens and their groups). The study, which was conducted on the basis of a veterinary clinic in St. Petersburg, involved 72 dogs that were previously diagnosed with atopic dermatitis. Animals underwent intradermal injection of 29 allergens solutions. The test results were documented and statistically processed using the MS Excel 2007 computer program. The most significant groups of causative aeroallergens were dust mites and plants, which accounted for 55.5% and 29.0% of all reactions to allergens, respectively. The most significant groups of causative aeroallergens were dust mites and plants, which accounted for 55.5% and 29.0% of all reactions to allergens, respectively. The most frequently reported individual allergens were: Lepidoglyphus destructor (storage mites; 80%), Dermatophagoides farina (house dust mites; 76.9%) and Acarus siro (grain mites; 60%). On average, one animal had a reaction to 4.6 allergens (from 1 to 14); 7 dogs had no reaction to any of the allergens. Sensitivity to such plants as Cynodon dactylon (Bermuda grass), Ligustrum (Privet) and Elytrigia repens (Couch grass) was found least of all.
СПОРТИВНІ ІГРИ У ФІЗИЧНОМУ ВИХОВАННІ СТУДЕНТІВ ЗАКЛАДУ ВИЩОЇ ОСВІТИ
Authors: МИТЧИК О. П. , ТАРАСЮК В. Й. , ЧИЖ А. Г. , КОНСТАНКЕВИЧ В. П.
Published: January 2024

У статті розглядаються аспекти належної організації процесу фізичного виховання у закладах вищої освіти України, яка здатна подолати негативні тенденції у стані здоров’я і фізичної підготовленості студентської молоді. Відмічено, що навчальні заняття ігровими видами спорту є дуже ефективними для впровадження їх у процес фізичного виховання студентів закладів вищої освіти, які мають різний фізичний стан й підготовку. В освітніх установах спортивні та рухливі ігри застосовуються переважно в рамках навчальних та рекреаційних занять з метою розвитку фізичних якостей, формування рухових умінь і навичок, активного відпочинку. Різноманітність видів спорту дозволяє кожному студенту розкрити свій внутрішній потенціал. Зазначається, що при досягненні певних результатів, студент відчуває сенс відвідування занять з фізичного виховання. Під час систематичних занять улюбленим видом спортивних ігор у студентів формуються такі важливі якості, як швидкість, спритність, координація рухів, увага, реакція, мислення. Такі студенти мають досить високу активність, в них виробляється певний режим дня, підвищується впевненість у поведінці, спостерігається розвиток «престижних установок» та високий життєвий тонус. Вони більш комунікабельні, менше бояться критики, виражають готовність до співробітництва, тому що спостерігається більш високий рівень нервово-емоційної стійкості й витримка, серед них більше наполегливих та рішучих людей, що є лідерами в колективі. Визначено, шляхом анкетування, види спорту, якими хотіли б займатися студенти коледжу. Провідне місце займають спортивні ігри. Найпопулярнішими серед юнаків залишається футбол, волейбол, бадмінтон, флорбол, а дівчата обирають настільний теніс, волейбол, бадмінтон. Подальшого вивчення та дослідження потребує раціональне співвідношення засобів різних спортивних ігор для оптимізації фізичного виховання у закладах вищої освіти та підготовки майбутніх фахівців з фізичної культури.
ANALYSIS OF THE FOREIGN PRACTICE OF MODELLING RESEARCH ACTIVITIES OF PEDAGOGICAL EDUCATION SPECIALISTS
Authors: BACHIIEVA L. O.
Published: January 2024

The article provides the results of the theoretical study of modelling research activities of pedagogical education specialists based on the analysis of foreign sources of information. The Ukrainian educational system seeks to join the European educational and research space. That is why the study of foreign experience in the implementation of research activities of specialists in the field of pedagogy is especially relevant. Given the fact that modelling is a universal means of conscious perception of reality, it is this aspect of the presentation of research activity that needs systematic consideration and requires detailed study. The purpose of the study is to carry out a theoretical study of examples of modelling research activities of pedagogical education specialists in foreign theory and practice. The object of the study is the process of research activity of pedagogical education specialists. The subject of the study is examples of modelling research activities of pedagogical education specialists in foreign theory and practice. Research methods: review of the literature on the research topic, systematization and generalization of information regarding the process and results of modelling research activities of pedagogical education specialists. The study of foreign sources of scientific information made it possible to determine that research activity is an important component of the professional activity of pedagogical education specialists. The generalized model of this activity is formed by the components: selection of the topic, definition of the problem, formulation of the research questions, creation of the research design (definition of the research purpose, definition of the methods of forming a sample, selection of the methods and procedures for collecting information, development of the strategy for analysing the collected data), presentation of the results. The perspective of further research involves the development of models of research activities of pedagogical education specialists based on declarative and procedural modelling.
A Study on the Present Meaning of Freire's 'Praxis' and 『Pedagogy』
Authors:   The Korean Society for Lifelong Education, Chae Hee Tae
Published: January 2024

The 1968 publication of Freire's “Pedagogy of the Oppressed” is one of the most widely read classics in the field of education. For a work to be considered a classic and be passed down to future generations as a product of human thought, its universality must extend beyond the specificities of its time and place, and have a universal influence. While the universality of a classic can be encountered by the different “nows” and “heres” to create new creations, the specificity of the “then” and “there” can stubbornly persist. The goal of this study is to examine the contemporary meaning of Freire's “praxis” and “Pedagogy of the Oppressed.” Through an examination of the various interpretations of the meaning of “praxis” as understood by different philosophers and thinkers, I discover that it was Arendt who first introduced the concept of reflective praxis, and Freire combines reflection and awakening in his usage of “praxis.” Additionally, I confirm that “Pedagogy of the Oppressed” has been interpreted as having different temporal meanings in three different periods of South Korea's history (1979, 2002, and 2018). In 1979, “Pedagogy of the Oppressed” was used as a consciousness-raising textbook for anti-dictatorship democratization movements, while in 2002 it was mainly interpreted in terms of acceptance or rejection of neoliberal education. The contemporary meaning of “Pedagogy of the Oppressed” in 2018 is to discover the true usefulness of education, which has become one of many specializations in our increasingly complex modern society.
Aeroacoustics and Aerodynamics of quiet owl flight
Authors: Jaworski Justin
Published: January 2024

Many owl species rely on specialized plumage to mitigate their aerodynamic noise and achieve functionally-silent flight while hunting. One such plumage feature, a tattered arrangement of flexible trailing-edge feathers, is idealized as a semi-infinite poroelastic plate to model the effects that edge compliance and flow seepage have on the noise production. The associated acoustic scattering problem is solved to identify how the noise scales with the flight velocity, where special attention is paid to the limiting cases of rigid-porous and elastic-impermeable plate conditions. Results from this analysis identify new parameter spaces where the porous and/or elastic properties of a trailing edge may be tailored to diminish or effectively eliminate the edge scattering effect and may contribute to the owl hush-kit. In complement to the acoustic analysis, steady and unsteady aerodynamic models including wing porosity are formulated and solved in anticipation of the potential trade-off of aerodynamic performance and acoustic stealth. The aerodynamic analysis yields porous extensions of the classical unsteady aerodynamic functions and further indicates how porosity may be used as a passive gust rejection strategy.
Biosynthesis and Functions of the Nickel-Pincer Nucleotide (NPN) Cofactor
Authors: Michaud-Soret Isabelle , Hausinger Robert P.
Published: January 2024

Biometals webinar presentation and International Biometals Society

This short presentation will be an introduction to the Biometals webinars series organized by the International Biometals society and the Biometals Journal.

Biometal webinars will be monthly in 2024 jointly organized by the Cassiny platform, Springer and the International Biometals society.
It will be with two speakers, one senior scientist one younger. One of them at least author of a recent Biometals article.

confirmed senior speakers:
January 16th, 2024:Bob Hausinger (Ni) ;
February 13th, 2024: David Frazer (Fe) ;
March 12th , 2024: Wolfgang Maret (Zn) ;
April 9th 2024: Alison Butler (Fe) ;
May 7th 2024: John Helmann (Fe) ;

Free of access, each webinar will be live and accessible live on the Cassyni Platform followed by questions and answers time. It will also be recorded and be accessible (if accepted by the speaker) on the platform. A DOI number will be assigned to the recorded presentation.

This will not replace the face-to-face Biometals symposium that should be take place in summer 2025.

Biosynthesis and Functions of the Nickel-Pincer Nucleotide (NPN) Cofactor

The nickel-pincer nucleotide (NPN) cofactor catalyzes the proton-coupled hydride-transfer reactions of selected racemases and epimerases (1-2). This novel organometallic molecule has a square-planar nickel atom that is tri-coordinated by a modified pyridinium mononucleotide, forming C-Ni and two S-Ni bonds (3). Within the active site of enzyme, the nickel is additionally bound by a histidyl residue and in some cases the NPN cofactor is covalently tethered to a lysyl group. Biosynthesis of NPN is a three-step process. LarB uses nicotinic acid adenine dinucleotide (NaAD) as its substrate and catalyzes C5-carboxylation and phosphoanhydride hydrolysis to produce the dicarboxylated pyridine mononucleotide (P2CMN) (4). LarE catalyzes an ATP-dependent sulfur insertion reaction that converts P2CMN into a species with two thiocarboxylic acids (P2TMN) by sacrificial loss of a cysteinyl sulfur atom or by sulfur donation from a [4Fe-5S] cluster (5-6). LarC is a CTP-dependent nickel insertase or cyclometallase that transforms P2TMN into NPN (7-8). Recent developments in understanding the biosynthesis and utilization of the NPN cofactor will be described (9).
The Aerodynamics of Cricket Ball Swing
Authors: Briggs Aaron , Grimshaw Samuel
Published: January 2024

Swing bowling in the sport of cricket allows fast bowlers to curve the ball through the air at speeds up to 100 miles per hour. Cricket ball swing is viewed as a fickle, mysterious phenomenon by players, pundits and fans, with numerous theories and anecdotes which attempt to explain the optimal technique and conditions for swing. Our study was funded by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) to investigate the aerodynamic origins of the skill, and identify the key factors which affect how much a ball will swing. The project used wind tunnel experiments at the Whittle Laboratory to measure the forces on real cricket balls, and infrared imaging technology to visualise boundary layer properties. This talk gives an overview of cricket ball swing physics and presents a statistical model for new ball swing that can be used to predict outcomes in professional cricket.
Liquid interface and buoyancy stabilization using high-frequency vibrations
Authors: Apffel Benjamin
Published: January 2024

Under standard experimental conditions, a liquid layer placed above an air layer (e.g. painting on a ceiling) tends to fall due to gravity. However, it was demonstrated a few decades ago that vertical high-frequency vibrations can prevent the liquid’s fall. In the first part of the seminar, I will discuss such phenomenon as well as other unexpected phenomena due to high-frequency vibrations in fluids. In particular, I will show that the vibrations allow inverted buoyancy of small objects at the lower interface of the liquid. In the second part, I will discuss the case of non-vertical vibrations. As a result, non-horizontal liquid interfaces can be stabilized in so-called 'vibro-equilibria'. As for the case of vertical vibrations, floating objects behave as if gravity was directed orthogonally to the liquid’s interface. To conclude, I will show how vibrations and bubbles can be used to deform liquids in arbitrary manners, as well as transport phenomena at such interfaces.
Flight testing of active flutter control technology on a conventional configuration UAS
Authors: Vanek Balint
Published: January 2024

The talk will discuss the aircraft design, instrumentation and flight testing considerations leading to the successful flutter controller tests and aeroservoelastic model validation flight test campaign within the EU H2020 project FliPASED, marking the first conventional configuration UAV flying beyond the open-loop flutter speed in May 2023 at DLR’s Cochstedt flight test center.

Along with the theoretical control design results the team also explored the effects of sensor selection, model order reduction and custom actuator development and placement to achieve the most suitable demonstrator flight envelope to conduct dangerous test involving pushing the flutter boundary. The project advanced the state-of-art in several areas, including aeroelastic modelling, flight testing, control design and implementation as well as operational modal analysis and model order reduction. All the flight test data generated within the 28 flights of the project are available open-source to benefit the flight testing and aeroelasticity research community.
The Evolution of an Online Geoscience Lab Course: Experiences from a Regional University
Authors: Depriest Thomas Lan , Wilson Adam , Mehlhorn Joey
Published: January 2024

This article seeks to provide a template for faculty to address the challenges of teaching an online lab science course and the efforts of faculty and staff to ensure quality, academic integrity, and student success by relating our university’s experience in developing and continuing to evolve our geoscience lab course for online delivery over twenty years.  After a brief review of the literature surrounding the pedagogy and challenges of teaching online lab science course, the bulk of this article will address UT Martin’s path navigating from early iterations of general education Geology lab courses to the versions offered currently.
Poetry and Well-Patterned Language (in Philosophy)
Authors: McBride III Lee A.
Published: January 2024

Toni Morrison suggests that storytelling is a highly effective way of structuring knowledge, and that the harnessing of a clever allegory, the search for well-patterned language is a constant, provocative engagement with the contemporary world. This article considers the ways poetry, imagination, and well-patterned language are utilized in the philosophies of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Richard Rorty, and Leonard Harris. The author notes that there are apparent similarities between Rorty and Harris, but one should also notice that there are significant differences in these two philosophical positions. The author ultimately argues that Harris’s move toward poetry and well-patterned language is extremely powerful and needed if people wish to move beyond a well-established set of values and norms. Harris prods us to tell thought-provoking, engaging stories—to intricately tuck knowledge into allegory and well-patterned language—but do it without being an apologist for the prevailing bourgeois liberal democratic tradition. In this manner, the harnessing of metaphor and clever allegory, the creative engagement with poetry and well-patterned language (in philosophy) is a provocative means of engaging the oppression, dispossession, and immiseration of the contemporary world.
Relation and Rupture at the End of Life
Authors: Craig Megan
Published: January 2024

This article considers three kinds of relations: being-there-alongside, waiting, and staying, that come into focus at or after the end of life. The first relation is explored in light of Heidegger’s and Levinas’s contrasting accounts of responsibility, the second in terms of Bergson’s notion of hesitation, and the third in relation to Winnicott’s description of a “holding environment.” The work serves as a plea for spaces and practices that support more generous, open-ended, and nuanced relations among those who are dying and those who attend to and survive them.
Earth Art in the Great Acceleration: Times/Counter-Times, Monuments/Counter-Monuments
Authors: Shapiro Gary
Published: January 2024

This article attempts to situate land art in the deserts of the US Southwest in terms of the works’ relation to and rupture with more traditional genres (seventeenth to twentieth centuries) of parks, gardens, and landscape architecture. It argues that the earlier works provide implicit answers to questions concerning Earth’s meaning and offer models of flourishing habitation. In contrast, the more recent works, all constructed in the era of the great acceleration (the Anthropocene), pose questions having to do with new challenges posed by climate change and the devastation of the Earth.
Researching two Compassionate Cities: Study protocol for a mixed-methods process and outcome evaluation.
Authors: Quintiens Bert , Smets Tinne , Cohen Joachim , Chambaere Kenneth , Van den Blockt Lieve , Deliens Luc
Published: January 2024

Background/Targeted community: Compassionate Cities are social ecology approaches that apply a set of actions, targeting a broad range of stakeholders, with the intention of renormalising caring, dying and grieving in everyday life. While several initiatives have been described in the literature, a rigorous evaluation of their processes and outcomes is lacking. This paper describes the protocol for a mixed-methods study to evaluate the development process and the outcomes of two Compassionate Cities in Flanders, Belgium.

Involved stakeholders: While the concept of Compassionate Cities is introduced by the researcher to the cities of Bruges and Herzele, the development is realised through the input from involved local stakeholders and the local project leaders. The project leaders are appointed by the cities of Bruges and Herzele. Their primary task revolves around coordinating the project and guarding its cocreational character. The stakeholders can be anyone with an interest in developing the Compassionate Cities. A community facilitator with expertise in change projects guides, with respect to local ownership, the development of both Compassionate Cities.

Methods and analysis, planning: We will use a convergent multi-phase mixed-methods design, in which a combination of qualitative and quantitative data collection methods will be triangulated in the data analysis stage to capture both development processes and outcomes. Our design includes a quasi-experimental component of a quantitative outcome evaluation in both Compassionate Cities and two comparable control cities with no formal Compassionate City programme. A critical realism lens will be applied to understand how and why certain processes manifest themselves.

Discussion: The creation of Compassionate Cities implies high levels of complexity, adaptivity, unpredictability and uncertainty. This requires various data collection methods that can be applied flexibly. A researcher taking on the role of active participant in the project’s development has several advantages, such as access to scholarly information. Reflexivity in this role is paramount to questioning where the ownership of the project lies. By applying a critical realism lens, we remain cautious about our interpretations, and we test the homogeneity of our findings through other forms of data collection.

Learning for the international audience: This is the first published study protocol to describe both a process and outcome evaluation of a Compassionate City project. By transparently describing our aims and data collection methods, we try to maximise information exchange among researchers and to inform others who desire to implement and evaluate their own initiatives.
Rural healthcare kiosks with telemedicine connectivity: Germany starts to offer 1.000 health kiosks within the next years
Authors: Hildebrandt Helmut
Published: January 2024

A rural healthcare kiosk is an innovative healthcare and social infrastructure for those areas where no physician practices exist and has the goal of not only providing access to healthcare services, but also of preventing social isolation and making possible care, aid to the aged and general welfare. Additionally, the conveyance and development of a digital health competence for the popu-lation is an essential task.

A network of healthcare kiosks can provide local inhabitants a first point of contact directly in the rural area of districts in Thuringia, Germany which have limited access to medical care. They serve as points of information, advice and navigation, as a social infrastructure and as preventative healthcare for rural localities and villages, as well as mediators and problem solvers for outpatient care, medical services and nursing. In combination with community care outreach, healthcare kiosks fill the holes in provision of care in extensive rural areas.

The first rural healthcare kiosk was built and opened in 2022 in the Unstrut-Hainich district.

The organization “Gesundes Landleben GmbH” owned by a local foundation and OptiMedis guides and administers the care for residents through this healthcare kiosk. Through a telemedi-cine link with cooperating doctor’s offices and clinics, residents can have their vital medical data taken at healthcare kiosks and then, using an easily serviced device, securely conveyed to partici-pating medical providers.

Implementation has taken place so the first results can be reported to ICIC 2023. Local stakehold-ers are already involved in this on-going project.  Additionally, this provision of care should be linked with further new forms of care and consultation in order to provide the best-possible enhancement to local healthcare competence and quality of care, while simultaneously avoiding unnecessary waste of time for patients and healthcare providers.

Note: OptiMedis founded as well the first health kiosk in Germany in a deprived urban area in Hamburg and reported on it at the ICIC conference in Dublin in 2017. Today the ministry of health in Germany announced that up to 1.000 health kiosks will be opened in Germany during the next years.