bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Peran Patroli Perintis Presisi dalam Mencegah Terjadinya Tawuran di Wilayah Hukum Polda Metro Jaya
Authors: Karana Wahyu Agung Jagat , Nita Surya , Setyabudi Chairu Muriman
Published: October 2024

The phenomenon of brawls in the DKI Jakarta area is increasing due to environmental, economic, and population density factors in the region. The literature references that form the main basis of this research are situational crime prevention theory, iceberg theory, social conflict theory, youth identity theory, as well as the concepts of community policing, and precision inspector patrols. This research uses qualitative methods with data collection techniques of interviews and document studies. The results showed that the role of the Precision Inspector Patrol in preventing fighting in the jurisdiction of Polda Metro Jaya is to ensure that patrols and general guards can run smoothly, be responsible for each assignment, training, and supervision of patrol teams in other units, be the front guard to carry out various preventive and responsive efforts, conduct routine patrols, respond to reports from the public, and maintain the situation in the jurisdiction of Polda Metro Jaya to remain conducive and under control. Through this role, the strategies that can be carried out by the Metro Jaya Police Precision Inspector Patrol Team in preventing fighting crimes are preemptive, preventive, and repressive strategies that are investigative in nature. The community policing policy model in an effort to maximise the implementation of the Precision Pioneer Patrol to prevent horizontal conflicts in the Polda Metro Jaya jurisdiction can be realised through several management stages which include communication and synergy, cooperation, handling, and performance evaluation. Thanks to this, the Precision Pioneer Patrol has been able to reduce the number of horizontal conflicts that occur in the Polda Metro Jaya jurisdiction. The suggestions are for the Precision Pioneer Patrol Team to increase the frequency of patrols at night in the red and yellow zones, for future researchers to apply GIS as an early detection map of conflict-prone areas, and for cooperation partners to expand the scope of programme implementation P2TP2A Unit, PPA Unit, and FKDM to provide an understanding of the importance of Precision Pioneer Patrol in preventing horizontal conflicts.
‘Start-Up Nation’: The Making and Performativity of an Empty Signifier
Authors: Champenois Claire , Saurier Delphine , Béliard Élise
Published: October 2024

The article sheds light on the process of fabrication of a polysemous, ambiguous, and mocking French entrepreneurial expression – the ‘start-up nation’ – construed as an empty signifier. The fabrication of such empty signifiers in the discourses of entrepreneurship and management, what creates them and what they create, remains little explored questions. This article addresses the following question: how do repeated quotations of an empty signifier enable it to perform entrepreneurship? We trace the circulation of the expression from its first utterance in the political sphere by Emmanuel Macron, then French minister of the economy, through to the media and the scientific sphere, using a communicative analysis of Emmanuel Macron’s speeches (n = 4), press articles (n = 210) and academic productions (n = 30). We show the shifts in meaning and values that take place, in particular the way in which the ‘start-up nation’ takes on denunciatory and pejorative values, and is transformed from a political formula into a pejorative, decontextualized little phrase. Our results enrich the critical literature on management and entrepreneurship, particularly the analysis of the performativity of entrepreneurial discourse. By describing the manufacture of an empty signifier through its circulation in social space, the study reveals the counter-power potential of performativity. The results also highlight the surprising absence of an academic critical dimension.
DUOLINGO & English Vocabulary: How Students Acquire New Vocabulary by Playing the Game
Authors: Amelia Maya
Published: October 2024

This article discusses about the use of an android mobile application, Duolingo, to improve students of junior high school vocabulary mastery. Purpose of study: The study aims to find out how is the process of the students acquire vocabulary through playing the game? and, can the application improve the student’s vocabulary mastery? Method: It is a case study involving 30 students as participants. Questionnaires and vocabulary Test were given to the students after playing the game for several times. Result: It is found that most of the students are excited and enjoying playing the game. Gamification is the most favorite features according to them. They acquire many vocabularies after playing the game based on the vocabulary Test result. Conclusion: It is concluded that Duolingo, an android application, is increasing the student’s motivation in learning English as well as improves their vocabulary mastery.
Analyzing the Role of Culture in TEFL Pedagogy and Its Implications for Language Teaching
Authors: Anuyahong Bundit , Songakul Kannarong , Rattanapong Chalong
Published: October 2024

This research investigates the role of culture in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) pedagogy and its implications for language teaching. The study employs a mixed-methods approach, integrating qualitative interviews with educators and focus groups with students to explore how cultural integration impacts learner motivation, engagement, and communicative competence. Educators and students from diverse cultural backgrounds participated in the study. Educators, selected for their experience in TEFL and cultural content integration, were interviewed to understand their perspectives on cultural integration strategies and perceived impacts on students. Meanwhile, student focus groups provided insights into their experiences with culturally integrated lessons and their development of intercultural competence. Qualitative data analysis involved thematic coding of interview transcripts and focus group discussions, while quantitative data from surveys assessed attitudes towards cultural integration and its frequency in teaching practices. Results indicate that while educators vary in their integration approaches—ranging from daily to infrequent—literature, music, and traditional customs are commonly integrated elements. Students overwhelmingly perceive cultural integration positively, noting increased motivation and a deeper understanding of language contexts. Findings highlight the critical role of cultural awareness in enhancing language learning outcomes, fostering intercultural competence, and preparing learners for global communication contexts. Recommendations include enhancing teacher training in cultural competence and expanding resources to support diverse cultural content in TEFL curricula.
From Classroom to Conversation: Exploring University Chat Corners as Hybrid Spaces for Language Acquisition
Authors: Rousseau Francois Waldeck
Published: October 2024

For learners in an English as a foreign language (EFL) environment, institutions like chat corners often constitute the only opportunity to interact socially with native speakers. Being more sheltered than real-life situations, yet more socially authentic than the classroom, it is a hybrid environment where EFL learners can begin to interact cross-culturally using L2 in a social setting. This study explores the learning potential of chat corners by examining linguistic and cultural learning opportunities, as well as affective factors. The study was conducted by recording and analysing conversations occurring at the Chat Corner of Tamkang University in Taiwan, supplemented with a group interview at the end of the semester. Results highlight the unique role of chat corners in enhancing EFL learners’ language skills and cultural understanding, alleviating anxiety, and providing an organic yet supportive environment that balances authenticity with educational scaffolding and language exploration.
Investigation on Junior High School Extensive Reading Teaching of the Blackberry English Reading Series from the Perspective of Big Ideas
Authors: Qian Yuchen , Qiu Yingying
Published: October 2024

Big ideas refer to the core concepts and discourse patterns that can connect and organize fragmented knowledge. This article investigates and explores teachers’ comprehension of big ideas and the challenges for applying big ideas in second language (L2) classrooms among junior high school in Jiangsu Province. The findings are as follows: (1) Teachers mainly learn about big ideas through teaching research activities, expert lectures, and open classes, but most of them understand them at a superficial level. (2) The main influencing factors of teachers' big idea construction include insufficient teaching resources, limited time and energy, inadequate methodological guidance, and heavy teaching pressure. They expect to improve their ability to construct big ideas by receiving teaching resources, teaching methods, teaching experience, and teaching theories. (3) There are significant differences among teachers in southern Jiangsu, central Jiangsu and northern Jiangsu in terms of their cognitive level of big ideas, their ability to construct and apply big ideas. However, they all urgently need teaching cases, theoretical guidance, teaching discussions, and training. Pedagogical implications are provided for English teacher education on the construction of big ideas in L2 classrooms.
Estrés Parental o Familiar en una Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos Pediátricos: Un Estudio Fenomenológico
Authors: Veloz Chavez Rosa Elena , González Naranjo David Eduardo
Published: October 2024

El objetivo de este artículo es determinar los factores relevantes que causan el estrés parental en la Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos Pediátricos en el Hospital Gineco Obstétrico Pediátrico de Nueva Aurora Luz Elena Arismendi. Se trata de un estudio cualitativo, de diseño fenomenológico enfocado en el abordaje de los factores que causan el estrés parental. La muestra de estudio fueron 15 madres o padres cuyos hijos/as se encontraban hospitalizados en la UCIP del Hospital Gineco Obstétrico Pediátrico de Nueva Aurora Luz Elena Arismendi. La técnica de recolección de información fue la entrevista aplicada de manera física en un entorno confortable e íntimo. Los resultados indican que el estrés parental esta presente en los padres de niños hospitalizados en la UCIP en el Hospital Gineco Obstétrico Pediátrico de Nueva Aurora Luz Elena Arismendi, quienes asumieron a la hospitalización como una situación caótica llena angustia, miedo, preocupación e incertidumbre. Los principales estresores fueron la inestabilidad o cambios repentinos en el estado de salud de los niños, tratamientos invasivos y prolongados, separación filial y limitada participación de los padres. El estrés parental estuvo presente en el grupo de padres de familia incluidos en el estudio y produjo consecuencias a corto y largo plazo.
Capacidad Portante de los Suelos para Establecer la Zonificación
Authors: Ocrospoma Callupe Fanny Natalia , Rocha Sandova César Augusto l
Published: October 2024

El estudio de la capacidad portante de los suelos es esencial para establecer una zonificación adecuada en proyectos de construcción. La capacidad portante es la capacidad de un suelo para soportar las cargas aplicadas sin sufrir deformaciones o fallas estructurales significativas. Se realizan pruebas tanto en campo como en laboratorio para evaluar esta capacidad, como ensayos de carga y análisis de las propiedades mecánicas y físicas del suelo. La investigación se basa en la recopilación de datos sobre varios tipos de suelo en la región de interés. Los hallazgos de estas investigaciones permiten dividir el terreno en áreas de alta, media y baja capacidad portante. Las construcciones pueden llevarse a cabo en áreas con una alta capacidad portante sin realizar modificaciones significativas en el diseño de las cimentaciones. En áreas con capacidad media, pueden ser necesarias técnicas de cimentación especiales o mejoras del suelo. Se deben utilizar técnicas sofisticadas de estabilización del suelo o estructuras de cimentación profundas para garantizar la estabilidad de las construcciones en áreas con baja capacidad portante. La zonificación adecuada en función de la capacidad portante del suelo ayuda a prevenir problemas estructurales, reducir riesgos y optimizar el uso del terreno, lo que promueve la construcción segura y duradera
Participación Juvenil Para Reafirmación Identitaria de los Escenarios Afrocaribeños del Departamento de Córdoba
Authors: Paternina Pineda Carmen Liliana , Negrette Hernandez Eusebio Ramon
Published: October 2024

El presente artículo contiene, un análisis de los sentidos y significados que se inscriben en las prácticas culturales de los jóvenes de la organización de etnias afrocolombianas de córdoba ‘OEACOR’, que ratifican su identidad. Para ello, se orienta un diseño etnográfico que se enmarca en las categorías de identidad afrocolombiana, relaciones interpersonales y prácticas culturales. Encontrando como resultados que, la educación no escolarizada ha contribuido en la ratificación identitaria y la identidad cultural como noción reciente dentro de la producción académica de la teoría social. La cual, se encuentra estrechamente relacionada con las prácticas culturales y relaciones interpersonales. Por lo cual, se establecen algunas conclusiones asociadas con la construcción de identidad desde la pluralidad de lo social como elemento identitario de la población afrodescendiente desplazada debido a diferentes acontecimientos políticos y sociales hacía un territorio no propio. En las conclusiones, según los datos recolectados y analizados es un territorio excluyente, y con muchos arraigos coloniales discriminatorios
Tipificación del Delito de Femicidio y su Incremento en Ecuador 2024
Authors: Abendaño Márquez Vanessa del Carmen , Figueroa Robles Jeniffer Patricia , Jiménez Loaiza Chriss de los Ángeles
Published: October 2024

Remontando la historia el tema de la tipificación del delito de femicidio en el Ecuador ha concitado a partir del siglo XXI en el que se desembocó una ola feminista alrededor del mundo, lo que ha conllevado a que exista un conglomerado de grupos que luchan contra una realidad social que aqueja a nuestra sociedad de manera globalizada; se considera que es aplicativa la lucha de carácter especial con el fin de proteger a la mujer contra la violencia. En cada Estado se ha observado una lucha constante considerando la evolución de las leyes para que sean aplicativas y no ser simple letra muerta. La sociedad es parte fundamental ligado al estado para que exista una apertura más amplia a la inclusión de la mujer en ella y con ella ser protegida de su agresor/es.  Desde la perspectiva mediática existe una característica fundamental con una visión al derecho como el delito del femicidio o feminicidio existente en países de Sudamérica considerando que en la actualidad no se han dado los resultados esperados pese a todas las tácticas de cambio que se han predispuesto para su aplicabilidad dentro de una sociedad.  El femicidio se encuentra tipificado en el código orgánico integral penal, el cual como tipo infractorio su análisis se debate en su aplicabilidad como un ejercicio de raciocinio, vinculando a la dogmática y con género. Este tipo penal abarca los compromisos existentes a nivel nacional como local los cuales promueven la erradicación de la violencia contra la mujer, siendo lucha constante de ser reconocidas como sanción especial en ciertos casos de muerte a mujeres por una sociedad patriarcal. Finalmente, al abarcar la parte óptima académica, partiendo que las sanciones de países de Sudamérica desde la perspectiva de la tipificación la legislación ecuatoriana con una realidad social. Considero que el presente artículo se realizó un estudio analítico, bibliográfico e investigativo considerando criterios y pensamientos evidentes concatenados con las sanciones desde una visibilidad tipifista de delito de femicidio de dar muerte a una mujer por razones de género con evidencia estadísticas lo cual se verifica no la disminución de este delito.
Manejo Conservador de Infarto Esplénico en Paciente Adulto Joven sin Comorbilidades Relacionado con la Exposición a Grandes Alturas. Reporte de Caso y Revisión Bibliográfica
Authors: Fonseca Barragán José Vicente , Arroyo Gutiérrez Aldo Javier , Castillo Peñaherrera Patricio Alberto , Mesías Miguez Ana Lucía , Valdivieso Estupiñán Patricia Jordana
Published: October 2024

La exposición de los individuos a grandes alturas por primera vez y que pueden experimentar múltiples procesos patológicos es un reto para el personal de salud que labora en estas ciudades, ya que suelen ser entidades de difícil diagnóstico, donde la hipoxia ambiental resultante de las bajas presiones barométricas es la causal fundamental. Múltiples mecanismos fisiológicos se desencadenan con la finalidad de contrarrestar el estado de hipoxemia, sin embrago la falla de estos se presentan en un número reducido de personas especialmente sensibles a la hipoxia o con antecedentes de patologías subyacentes cuyos síntomas o signos se magnifican en la altura. Teniendo como objetivo principal dar a conocer un caso de infarto esplénico en un paciente joven sin antecedentes de importancia que se presentó posterior a exponerse a grandes altitudes sobre el nivel del mar. Se realizó una revisión exhaustiva de la historia clinica del paciente tratando de indagar todas las posibles causas de presentación de esta patologia. Concluyendo que el infarto esplénico es una patologia que se puede presentar secundaria al fallo de aclimatación, que puede en ocasiones relacionarse con la presencia de un rasgo sicklémico existiendo desde la década de los 50, reportes de casos a nivel mundial. Se ha reportado en la literatura la asociación entre infarto esplénico y la exposición a grandes alturas; en la mayoría de los casos al exponerse a alturas por encima de los 3000 metros sobre el nivel del mar, los pacientes solían gozar de un adecuado estado de salud. Suele manifestarse con dolor abdominal en hemiabdomen izquierdo, con o sin leucocitosis y con hallazgos de imágenes hipodensas típicas a nivel esplénico.
Ecosistema Cultural de Sotaquirá: Identificación de Lugares, Saberes y Prácticas Alrededor del Patrimonio Alimentario
Authors: Avendaño Amézquita Adriana Mercedes , Benavides Ardila Janeth Liliana
Published: October 2024

El siguiente artículo se ubica en el campo de estudio del patrimonio cultural, y tiene por objeto identificar los lugares, los saberes y las prácticas alrededor de patrimonio alimentario en el municipio de Sotaquirá – Boyacá. Para dar cuenta de esto, se hace una revisión desde el concepto ecosistema cultural, y se desarrolla en tres fases; el primero es sobre el territorio y sus lugares, esta exploración se aborda a través de consulta de fuentes primarias y secundarias; la segunda es un análisis sobre los escenarios en los que se configura el patrimonio alimentario: el mundo social y el mundo natural, metodológicamente este se desarrolla a través del ejercicio etnográfico; y finalmente, la tercera fase es sobre la presentación de un ejercicio de cartografía social, como  propuesta participativa que fomenta la apropiación social del patrimonio alimentario. Lo anterior, para dar cuenta de que el patrimonio alimentario de los sotaquireños se configura desde la intereacción de elementos materiales e inmateriales, sociales y naturales, que a su vez representan un sistema de seguridad alimentario que requiere acciones para su permanencia, y que de no ser atendido por la comunidad y los entes administrativos, enfrenta riesgos en la perdida de valores patrimoniales.
Factores que Inciden en el Bajo Rendimiento Académico de los Alumnos del 3º Ciclo y Nivel Medio del Colegio Privado Subvencionado Virgen de Fátima-FROSEP, de la Ciudad de Pilar en el 1º Semestre del Año 2023
Authors: Mendoza Tejera Ana Doraliza
Published: October 2024

Este estudio se enfoca en los factores que inciden en el bajo rendimiento académico de los alumnos, el objetivo principal es; determinar los factores que inciden en el bajo rendimiento académico de los alumnos del 3º Ciclo y Nivel Medio del Colegio Privado Subvencionado Virgen de Fátima-FROSEP, de la ciudad de Pilar en el 1º Semestre del año 2023. El diseño definido para el desarrollo de la investigación fue no experimental, enmarcándose dentro de un nivel de estudio de tipo descriptivo con un enfoque cualitativo y cuantitativo. Para relevar datos cuantitativos se aplicó una encuesta a los alumnos y padres de familia del 3° Ciclo y Nivel Medio de la institución educativa mencionada y para recolectar datos cualitativos se acudió a la entrevista con docentes, una observación de clases y una revisión documental de registros de planilla de calificaciones para conocer sobre el rendimiento académico de los alumnos. Los resultados destacan que la mayoría de los alumnos comprenden las asignaturas, pero quedó demostrado que los mismos no utilizan variedad de técnicas de estudios para mejorar su rendimiento académico, evidenciándose que los alumnos del Nivel Medio según la revisión realizada de los registros de calificaciones; la mayoría presentan bajo rendimiento académico, acentuándose en el 2° curso del Nivel Medio, en cambio los alumnos del del 3° Ciclo no presentan bajo rendimiento. También se ha corroborado que algunos de los alumnos participan de actividades extraescolares, fuera del horario de clase, estas actividades presentan beneficios no solo a nivel físico, emocional sino también favorece a la parte cognitiva. Por último, teniendo en cuenta los resultados obtenidos se recomienda a los padres de familia involucrarse más en las actividades escolares de los hijos a fin de que los mismos puedan obtener mejores resultados en el momento de ser evaluados.
Implementación de microcontrolador Arduino en prácticas de Electrónica Digital como estrategia de aprendizaje
Authors: Hernández Vásquez Juan Gabriel , Díaz Casas Sebastián , Hernández Olvera Gustavo , León Bañuelos Luis Alberto
Published: October 2024

Las dificultades que enfrentan los estudiantes en la comprensión y aplicación de conceptos de electrónica digital afectan su aprendizaje, lo que lleva a altos índices de reprobación en universidades mexicanas. Se identifican en diversos estudios que los problemas técnicos durante el desarrollo de las prácticas con compuertas lógicas contribuyen a esta situación. Para ello se propone el uso de microcontroladores de Arduino como una alternativa de mejora en la enseñanza y en el fortalecimiento del aprovechamiento académico. La metodología incluye fases de análisis del problema, rediseño de prácticas, implementación y evaluación del impacto del uso de Arduino. Se concluye que el uso del microcontrolador facilita la comprensión de los conceptos, reduce errores y mejora la percepción de los estudiantes sobre la electrónica digital.
Success Stories of Multilingual Literacy: A Case Study of Ife 1970 Nigeria’s Project and the 2002 Western Cape’s LOITASA’s Project in South Africa
Authors: Aroge Modupe Grace , Makalela Leketi , Merisi Peter
Published: October 2024

In a progressively interrelated world, the advancement of strong multilingual literacy skills among learners is of great importance. This article showcases successful multilingual literacy initiatives, analyzing their implementation and impact. The study revealed a great positive influence on communities and individuals after the initiatives. The predominant aim is to give extra weight to the indispensable importance of appreciating and paying attention to linguistic diversity through effective multilingual/translanguaging literacy opening moves. Using a survey design, this study paid attention to documenting instances of multilingualism implementation in educational settings, purposefully selecting South Africa and Nigeria as central points. Using a qualitative approach, the research examined success stories by analyzing reports, publications, archival materials, and scholarly articles associated with the projects. Special attention was paid to the Ife 1970 Nigeria’s Project and the 2002 Western Cape LOITASA’s project and the findings were presented in a descriptive narrative format. The study elaborated on the objectives, strategies, and results of these projects, presenting findings in a descriptive narrative format. Moreover, the study contributes valuable insights to the debates surrounding effective literacy practices in multilingual contexts. By presenting success stories from these African nations, the study provided practical guideposts for policymakers, educators, and practitioners who want to develop or improve multilingual literacy programs. Lastly, the findings stressed the significance of culturally responsive and context-specific approaches to literacy, proposing the adoption of multilingual/translanguaging pedagogies within school systems. Through these, the study will promote inclusive and efficient educational practices that honor and celebrate linguistic diversity.

Keywords: Educational Outcomes, Language Diversity, Multilingual Education, Multilingual Literacy, Repertoire Knowledge
The Orange windigo: Thomas Scott in the twenty-first century
Authors: Braz Albert
Published: October 2024

The Ontario Orangeman Thomas Scott has long been known as one of the most ignoble figures in Canadian history, being widely considered the epitome of chauvinism and xenophobia. Scott owes his notoriety almost entirely to getting himself killed by Louis Riel’s Métis-dominated provisional government at Red River in 1870, but his misfortune has not garnered him much sympathy. On the contrary, his reputation was so soiled after the Second World War that it became permissible to level the vilest allegations against Scott, even that he was a vicious killer. However, there has been a critical change in the narrative since then, with some writers and scholars suggesting that it was not Scott but Riel who was most responsible for the devastating consequences of the Orangeman’s killing.
Disability as a Resource
Authors: Huang He
Published: October 2024

Chinese modern writer Shi Tiesheng’s renowned piece of life writing “The Temple of Earth and I” embodies a conceptualization of disability that underscores the positive potential of disability as resource that may bring power, freedom, and diversity to people with disabilities as well as the entire society. The representation of disability in Shi’s writing forms an alternative disability discourse that can be highly valuable in shaping social and cultural mindsets on disability. Shi’s disability discourse takes a deep root in Chinese philosophical tradition that understands the world as a dynamic process of transformation between oppositional states. In accordance with this recognition, disability has the potential to be transformed from loss to power, from limitation to freedom, and from an often rejected and excluded element to an indispensable part of diversity in the world.
Cripping the Creature
Authors: Puckett Torre
Published: October 2024

The article suggests that we “crip” monsters by reading their weaknesses as disabilities when measured (as all disabilities are) against a culturally constructed standard of a normate human body. As a case study, the article offers an analysis of the mental, moral, and spiritual disabilities of the vampiric body in Bram Stoker’s
Dracula
; the suggestion being that the novel’s compulsion (and ultimate failure) thoroughly to “Otherize” the monster springs from anxieties about the somatic links between vampires and their human prey/progeny, which reveals the artificiality of many criteria used to evaluate humans and vampires. The claim in this reading is that the uncomfortable similarities between human and vampiric embodiment and the competition for white human women as a site of reproduction raise questions about the relative fitness of the human and vampire races for survival. Presenting disability in monstrous bodies destabilizes notions of the normate human body as the ideal form of embodiment and unsettles human notions of what constitutes fitness for survival in ways that may enable a productive discourse at the intersection of disability and monster studies, despite the troubled history of these two labels.
Stellar Metallicities and Gradients in the Faint M31 Satellites Andromeda XVI and Andromeda XXVIII
Authors: Fu Sal Wanying , Weisz Daniel R. , Starkenburg Else , Martin Nicolas , Collins Michelle L. M. , Savino Alessandro , Boylan-Kolchin Michael , Côté Patrick , Dolphin Andrew E. , Longeard Nicolas , Mateo Mario L. , Mercado Francisco J. , Sandford Nathan R. , Skillman Evan D.
Published: October 2024

We present ∼300 stellar metallicity measurements in two faint M31 dwarf galaxies, Andromeda XVI (M

V
= −7.5) and Andromeda XXVIII (M

V
= –8.8), derived using metallicity-sensitive calcium H and K narrowband Hubble Space Telescope imaging. These are the first individual stellar metallicities in And XVI (95 stars). Our And XXVIII sample (191 stars) is a factor of ∼15 increase over literature metallicities. For And XVI, we measure

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. We find that And XVI is more metal-rich than Milky Way ultrafaint dwarf galaxies of similar luminosity, which may be a result of its unusually extended star formation history. For And XXVIII, we measure

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1.95

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, placing it on the dwarf galaxy mass–metallicity relation. Neither galaxy has a metallicity distribution function (MDF) with an abrupt metal-rich truncation, suggesting that star formation fell off gradually. The stellar metallicity gradient measurements are among the first for faint (L ≲ 106
L
⊙) galaxies outside the Milky Way halo. Both galaxies’ gradients are consistent with predictions from the FIRE simulations, where an age–gradient strength relationship is the observational consequence of stellar feedback that produces dark matter cores. We include a catalog for community spectroscopic follow-up, including 19 extremely metal-poor ([Fe/H] < –3.0) star candidates, which make up 7% of And XVI’s MDF and 6% of And XXVIII’s.
Beyond natural language: an ontology-based description of a new Scarabaeus dung beetle from Madagascar (Coleoptera, Scarabaeinae)
Authors: Montanaro Giulio , Tarasov Sergei
Published: October 2024

The dung beetle genus Scarabaeus (Coleoptera, Scarabaeinae, Scarabaeini), predominantly found in the arid regions of the Old World, includes three endemic species inhabiting the dry ecosystems of western and southern Madagascar. These species are presumed to form a monophyletic clade nested within the African Scarabaeus.

Semantic modelling of phenotypes using ontologies represents a transformative approach to species description in biology, making phenotypic data FAIR and computable. The recently developed Phenoscript language enables the creation of semantic, computable species descriptions using a syntax akin to human natural language (NL). However, Phenoscript has not yet been tested as a tool for describing new taxa.

In this study, we test the utility of Phenoscript by describing a new species, Scarabaeus (sensu lato) sakalava sp. nov. from Madagascar. The initial description is composed directly in Phenoscript, replacing the traditional natural language format. This Phenoscript description is then translated into a human-readable form using the Phenospy tool for publication purposes. Additionally, the Phenoscript description is converted into an RDF graph, making it understandable by computers using semantic technologies.

Scarabaeus sakalava sp. nov. is found in western central Madagascar and is closely related to S. viettei (Paulian, 1953) from north-western Madagascar. We provide an updated identification key and distribution map for all Malagasy Scarabaeus and discuss their systematic placement.
Analysing the Nexus between Innovation and Knowledge Sharing among Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Promoting Development in BRICS Countries
Authors: Dube Jerit
Published: October 2024

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the informal sector of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa (BRICS) play a critical role in boosting their nations’ economies. Informal entrepreneurship is an important source of economic development thanks to knowledge sharing and innovation extensively employed in this area. The BRICS countries are viewed as leaders in economic development, innovation, and knowledge transfer among developing countries; abundant research into the factors of their success has so far paid insufficient attention to the relationship between innovation and knowledge generated by the SMEs and their role in promoting the BRICS countries’ development. This paper attempts to narrow the gap by critically analysing the nexus between innovation and knowledge sharing among informal small and medium-sized enterprises in these countries. It offers a systematic review of academic sources obtained from EBSCOhost followed by a thematic analysis of secondary data and a discussion of its results, which, as we hope, will provide insights for development practitioners and researchers in BRICS countries.
Challenges of platform employment development in BRICS countries
Authors: Sergeeva Maria , Razumova Tatiana , Zabelina Olga
Published: October 2024

The paper seeks to evaluate the state of development of platform employment in the BRICS countries under the influence of digital transformation of the economy and society and identify common challenges that the countries face in this area. The study of the national regulatory frameworks and statistical data from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa allowed the authors to pinpoint the main trends in the platform employment development, identify its ‘bottlenecks’ caused by the lack of common understanding of the phenomenon, create socio-demographic portrait of the platform worker and address the issues pertaining to collective representation of the workers’ interests with a focus on social partnership. The research has taken into account specific traits of the BRICS countries and so its findings and proposals can be used for flexible regulation of their platforms aiming to achieve a balance of interests of the government, business and workers.
A new species of the mantidfly genus Euclimacia from Vietnam (Neuroptera, Mantispidae)
Authors: Ehlers Sarah , Li Hongyu , Kirschey Lukas , Ohl Michael
Published: October 2024

A new species of the family Mantispidae (Neuroptera) from Vietnam is described. Euclimacia radioquaesentissp. nov. shows a unique colour pattern, which is distinctive within the genus. The colouration and morphology of both sexes of the new species are described in detail and illustrated. The naming of the new species is linked to a popular citizen-science event in choosing the name for this species (and three other species from different undescribed species by taxonomists of the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin).
Preservative effect of tea polyphenols and hydrogen peroxide on quality of chilled meat
Authors: Xing Wenming , Liu Wenli , Li Huamin , Xing Shaohua
Published: October 2024

The aim of this study was to research the effect of different preservatives on quality and shelf life of fresh chilled meat stored at 4 °C for 12 days. This study used tea polyphenols (0.2%) and hydrogen peroxide (1.27 g/L) to treat chilled pork and measured its pH, TVB-N, TBARS, the total viable bacteria count (TVC) and sensory score. The results showed that the treatments with tea polyphenols and hydrogen peroxide significantly (p < 0.05) inhibited the growth of TVC on fresh chilled pork. The TVC of sample treated with tea polyphenols and hydrogen peroxide increased from initial value 3.2 to 6.0 log CFU/g after 10 and 12 days, respectively. It was also found in pH, TVB-N, TBARS and sensory measurement that the tea polyphenols and hydrogen peroxide treatment could extend the storage period of chilled meat as well as hydrogen peroxide was slightly better than tea polyphenols. It could be suggested that both tea polyphenols and hydrogen peroxide treatment has great potential to extend the shelf life of fresh chilled pork.
Publishers and production of academic books in Mexico: 2013-2019.
Authors: Giraldo-González Esteban , García-Valencia Edgar , Córdoba-Restrepo Juan Felipe , Giménez-Toledo Elea
Published: October 2024

Background: The project Cartografía de la Edición Académica Iberoamericana aims to analyze the production of academic books in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries in the Americas. Following the path opened by similar studies in Colombia and Brazil, we present the results for Mexico.

Objectives: To analyze academic books published in Mexico between 2013 and 2019 to examine the entities that published the books and their respective shares in the total output.

Methods: A mix of quantitative and qualitative approaches was used to characterize the Mexican publishers of academic books based on data on ISBNs, the International Standard Book Numbers. The data comprised the information provided to the agency that assigns a unique ISBN to each book. We also used the Delphi method and formed discussion groups of experts. The groups were set up on the basis of responses to semi-structured questionnaires that sought to determine the criteria an entity must satisfy to be considered an academic publisher.

Conclusions: Of the 196 533 ISBNs issued in Mexico between 2013 and 2019, 117 929 (60%) were issued for books dealing with academic subjects. Commercial publishers accounted for the largest share of those books (63 044 ISBNs, or 53.4% of all the academic books), followed by university presses (29 628 ISBNs, or 25.1%). The group of experts suggested that among the 1289 publishers that requested ISBNs for academic books, only 151 (11.7%) can be considered truly academic publishers; 678 (52.6%) cannot; and 460 (35.7%) were borderline cases, as they meet some but not all the criteria for them to be considered truly academic.
Characterization of bone lesions and bone mineral density of roadkilled wild animals in the Brazilian semi-arid
Authors: Taili Itainara , Séllos Costa Fabiano , Azevedo de Paula Antunes João Marcelo , Shimabukuro Ayko , dos Santos Raul , de Oliveira Cabral Sofia , Calabuig Cecilia
Published: October 2024

Highways are one of the anthropogenic factors that have the greatest impact on terrestrial biodiversity. Barriers, depletion effects, and roads are the most common locations of wild animal roadkill, leading to biodiversity loss in wild vertebrates. However, the corpses of these animals can be used as opportunistic samples, an excellent source of information on topics such as population dynamics, which is one of the aims of road ecology. Nonetheless, there are only a few studies on injuries in roadkilled wild animals. Between 2018 and 2021, road monitoring was performed around three Federal Conservation Units in Brazil. Twenty-four animals, including birds, reptiles, and mammals, were collected. This study aims to characterize the lesions in wild animals that were roadkilled on roads in the Brazilian semi-arid region using necropsy and quantitative computed tomography (QCT). Also, the bone mineral density was measured using QCT and compared with the number of lesions and body condition score. Four types of bone lesions were found in 13 different bones, with an average of 3.25 lesions per bird and 3.75 lesions per reptile and mammal, with no statistical difference between the means (p > 0.05). Providing a database on the main injuries found in wild animals that are frequently roadkilled serves as an aid to wildlife rescue and rehabilitation professionals who contribute to the conservation of species. In addition, the data on road ecology serves as a basis for the implementation of mitigation measures against wildlife roadkills, also contributing to the conservation of species.
Effects of Family Audio Recordings on Depression, Cognitive Function, and Sleep Quality of Individuals With Alzheimer's Disease: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Authors: Hu Xinyue , Wu Yan , Zhang Li , Jiang Xiaoyan
Published: October 2024

Purpose

To explore the effects of family audio recordings on depression, cognitive function, and sleep quality among individuals with Alzheimer's disease in nursing homes.

Method

A randomized controlled study design was used, and 107 participants with Alzheimer's disease were stratified and randomly assigned to groups based on Clinical Dementia Rating Scale scores. The control group received usual care and health education, and the experimental group received usual care, health education, and a family audio recording intervention.

Results

The experimental group showed significantly lower depression scores compared to the control group post-intervention. A within-group comparison of sleep quality scores in the experimental group was significantly different. At post-intervention, cognitive function scores in the control group significantly decreased compared to before the intervention.

Conclusion

Family audio recording interventions helped alleviate depression symptoms in individuals with Alzheimer's disease, improved their sleep quality, and delayed the progression of cognitive decline to some extent. [
Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 51
(1), 42–48.]
Des « archives » au « musée », analyse d’un glissement sémantique. Le cas des Archives de la planète
Authors: Perlès Valérie
Published: October 2024

Créées par Albert Kahn, les Archives de la planète s’inscrivent au cœur d’une époque complexe, charnière entre deux siècles, aux références multiples. Derrière une homogénéité des supports (plus d’une centaine d’heures de film et près de 72 000 autochromes), cette documentation visuelle présente une réelle hétérogénéité, croisant différentes disciplines, influences, relations à l’ailleurs ou types de récits. De même, le contexte de diffusion du temps d’Albert Kahn oscille entre formation des élites, action de propagande et programme archivistique. Cet article cherche à analyser les usages actuels du fonds à la lumière de son histoire, entre simple réservoir documentaire, appropriations mémorielles et projet historiographique.
De la théorie à l’objet. Histoires de la photographie numérique au présent
Authors: Gunti Claus
Published: October 2024

L’apparition de l’image photographique numérique au tournant des années 1990 souleva des débats qui se focalisèrent majoritairement sur la perte présumée d’authenticité du médium, alors que les réalisations des deux décennies précédentes – au niveau matériel, technique ou institutionnel – demeurent peu explorées. Au croisement entre champs scientifique et artistique, entre photographie et computer art, les formes visuelles hétérogènes qui se développent à cette période résultent autant d’expérimentations techniques menées étroitement avec les ingénieurs que d’un positionnement réflexif des artistes qui, paradoxalement, interroge cette notion d’authenticité de manière critique. L’étude de leur exposition entre 1968 et 1988, permet ainsi de retracer ces développements « au présent », opposant une histoire matérielle à une histoire essentiellement théorique du numérique en photographie.
L’architecture au-delà des frontières. Expositions itinérantes et photographie dans la Suisse de l’après‑guerre
Authors: Develey Anne
Published: October 2024

Dès les années 1930, d’importantes expositions d’architecture avaient permis la diffusion et la promotion de l’architecture moderne, en particulier en Suisse avec le Neues bauen. La situation change toutefois après-guerre. Dans le contexte de reprise des relations internationales et de reconstruction en Europe, les expositions d’architecture vont être conçues pour circuler au-delà des frontières nationales et, chose inédite, l’initiative ne provient pas principalement du monde de l’architecture, mais des milieux culturels, touristiques, économiques et politiques, qui font de l’architecture et de l’urbanisme le moyen de diffuser un message politique à un large public. En 1946, l’exposition Switzerland Planning and Building Exhibition consacrée à l’architecture suisse, conçue par l’organisme de diffusion culturelle Pro Helvetia, regroupera plus de quatre cents photographies. Elle circulera en Europe durant plusieurs années et connaîtra de nombreuses répliques en Suisse dans les décennies 1950‑1960.
« Des cendres à la nouvelle métropole ». Le California Camera Club et la reconstruction photographique de San Francisco au lendemain du tremblement de terre et de l’incendie de 1906
Authors: Görgen Carolin
Published: October 2024

Le tremblement de terre et l’incendie qui ravagèrent San Francisco en avril 1906, au moment où la photographie amateur était en plein essor, suscitèrent un regain de productions au sein du club photographique le plus important de la région, le California Camera Club. Les membres du club œuvrèrent alors pour participer à la reconstruction de la ville à l’aide de la photographie. Il ne s’agissait pas uniquement d’une entreprise iconographique ou esthétique, mais plus exactement d’une « participation patriotique » au processus de reconstruction, qui donna matière à une histoire du « nouveau San Francisco ». L’iconographie de la destruction servit de point de départ à une reformulation du San Francisco du début du XXe siècle, véhiculant une vision de son avenir. En dissimulant efficacement les controverses suscitées par le processus de reconstruction, à l’instar du traitement réservé à la communauté chinoise, les images diffusées contribuèrent à fabriquer la vision mythique d’une ville unie et solidaire. Cette vision allait s’insérer de manière harmonieuse dans l’écriture d’une histoire nationale progressiste et servir les intérêts économiques de la région. En interrogeant ce processus, l’article propose de reconsidérer l’impact d’un club photographique local sur la consolidation d’un récit collectif consensuel.
Une bibliothèque portative. Le microfilm et son architecture
Authors: Faciejew Michael
Published: October 2024

Entre la fin des années 1920 et les années 1960, le microfilm a occupé une place centrale dans un discours tenu par des documentalistes du monde entier, convaincus que ce support permettrait à chacun de disposer un jour d’une « bibliothèque de poche ». Au départ simples prototypes, les appareils de lecture et de reproduction de microfilms ont progressivement investi les bibliothèques et ont redéfini la relation entre l’usager individuel et le système de savoir – notamment à l’échelle de la station de travail. Prenant pour toile de fond les travaux de modernisation de la Bibliothèque nationale de Paris et les activités de l’architecte et urbaniste français Georges Sébille, inventeur d’un procédé de lecture de microfilm, Michael Faciejew retrace le développement des technologies microphotographiques et l’émergence d’un nouveau paradigme de la précision technique, notamment incarné par la figure du bibliothécaire-technicien et par le discours architectural de l’équipement. En se penchant sur ces innovations techniques et théoriques, son article montre la façon dont elles ont contribué au démantèlement de la bibliothèque comme type architectural au profit d’un ensemble de techniques spatiales dédiées au traitement de l’information.