bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Prowadzenie dziennika obserwacji jako forma pisania biografii zwierząt. Casus Nakarmić wilki Marii Nurowskiej
Authors: Naplocha Anna ,   Biblioteka Uniwersytetu Zielonogórskiego
Published: July 2024

This article draws form what lies at the confluence of multispecies ethnography and zoonarration. It concerns the biomonitoring research, which includes an animal observation journal analyzed here as a form of animal biographies. Maria Nurowska’s novel Nakarmić wilki [Feeding the Wolves] is presented within the framework of nature-culture, as well as the “third culture,” and a wolf observation journal is presented as an animal life narrative. According to the author of the article, another way of reading the novel is from the zoocritical perspective as it presents the life of a wolf family presented and also contains the elements of ethology, which, in turn, contributes to a deeper reflection on the topic of wolf protection. The wolf is no longer treated as a symbol (and thus left out of history), but is empowered by inclusion and agency.
Poziom dochodu a wzrost gospodarczy i jego wahania na świecie
Authors: Swadźba Stanisław ,   Uniwersytet Ekonomiczny w Katowicach
Published: July 2024

Purpose – The aim of the article is to show the impact of differences in the level of income on the rate of economic growth and its fluctuations in various regions of the world economy. Research method – Various research methods were used: descriptive analysis, comparative analysis and analysis of statistical data on economic growth in the global economy and its regions. The division of the world according to the World Bank into: “low‑income economies”, “lower middle‑income economies”, “upper middle‑income economies” and “high‑income economies”. Results – The average annual rate of economic growth measured by the level of GDP and GDP per capita and its fluctuations vary in individual groups of countries depending on the level of income. Low‑income countries cope the worst with economic growth and its stability. In turn, the highest rate of economic growth and a relatively smaller problem with its cyclicality are characteristic of countries with higher middle income. Lower‑middle-income countries are closer to this group (greater similarity) than high‑income countries. Originality / value / implications / recommendations – The article addresses issues that are rarely discussed in the literature. What is worth emphasizing is the time scope of the research, which covers the last 40 years. Thus, it fills the existing research gap to some extent.
The Topological Structure of the Global Foreign Exchange Market During Crises – Comparative Network Analysis
Authors: Landmesser‑Rusek Joanna ,   Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Andrzejak Joanna ,   Warsaw University of Life Sciences
Published: July 2024

Purpose – The aim of this article was to assess the changes in the topological structure of the currency market caused by two crises: the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and Russia’s aggression against Ukraine in 2022. A network of major world currencies was analysed over three six-month sub-periods: the pandemic period 1.02–31.07.2020, the war period 1.02–31.07.2022 and the reference period 1.02–31.07.2021. Research method – We have used the dynamic time warping (DTW) method for comparing time series. DTW distances between pairs of individual currencies were calculated, and, based on them, minimum spanning trees (MST) were constructed, whose topological characteristics were analysed. Results – It turned out that the topological structure of the foreign exchange market varies in the sub-periods studied, and the analysed crises affected the currency network. In addition, the networks generated by the MST depend on the choice of base currency used to measure the value of all other currencies. Originality / value / implications / recommendations – The significance of the results obtained lies in providing a description of the topological structure of the market during the observed crises. The detected hierarchical structures can be useful in theoretical descriptions of currencies and in the search for economic factors affecting specific groups of countries.
Zachowania pracowników muzeów w okresie COVID-19 w perspektywie ekonomii behawioralnej na przykładzie Muzeum Okręgowego w Rzeszowie
Authors: Szara Katarzyna ,   Uniwersytet Rzeszowski
Published: July 2024

Purpose – The pandemic has hampered the functioning of all cultural institutions, including museums. The only way to reduce the transmission of the virus in the population was to change behavior. NPI (nonpharmaceutical interventions) are tools that tried to control the course of the pandemic. The aim of the article was to identify behavioral errors in the work of professional employees of the District Museum in Rzeszów during the COVID‑19 pandemic. Research method – The method of critical literature analysis was used. In the form of a case study, the work of the District Museum in Rzeszów was analyzed, using information from participant observation and structured interviews. Results – The pandemic crisis has led to increased digital transformation activities and highlighted problems related to the financing aspect. The identified errors in the behavior of museum employees were errors resulting from information overload, uncertainty of the future, concerns about the use of interventions, and wishful thinking. Originality / value / implications / recommendations – The originality of the study results from the diagnosis of the research gap relating to museum employees in terms of their response to non‑medical interventions in the workplace during the COVID pandemic. There are no known analyzes of behavioral errors at the workplace in relation to non‑medical interventions. Therefore, this is an innovative approach to the topic and important from the point of view of implementing regulatory solutions during the crisis.
Financial Situation of Cities in the Lodz Voivodeship in the Era of the COVID-19 Pandemic – Trends of Change and Impact on Indebtedness
Authors: Hajdys Dagmara ,   University of Lodz, Ziarko Łukasz ,   University of Lodz
Published: July 2024

Purpose – The aim of this article is to identify and assess the change in the structure and direction of spending of the financial resources of the cities of Lodz Voivodeship in connection with the measures taken during the COVID-19 pandemic and their impact on the level of debt. Research method – The study uses data obtained from two sources: a questionnaire interview conducted in the target group of towns in Lodz voivodeship and the repository of the Local Data Bank CSO. Results – The research shows that the different cities have different profiles of the activities undertaken during the COVID-19 pandemic and how they were financed. The majority of cities financed these activities through targeted grants or from their own budget reserves, which implied no reduction in expenditure. A smaller number of cities financed these activities from other sources, which had the effect of reducing current and investment expenditure. Cities’ debt was increasing, but not as a direct result of the pandemic. Originality / value / implications / recommendations – On the basis of the data obtained, the authors distinguished three different profiles of actions taken to prevent the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and ways of financing the resulting expenditure for cities in the Lodz Voivodeship. The need for further analysis in the context of new challenges: migration crisis, climate crisis, energy crisis was indicated.
Determinan Kesehatan Perilaku Pencegahan COVID-19 pada Remaja
Authors: Muflikhah Zuyyinatun , Fibriana Arulita Ika
Published: July 2024

Kabupaten Kudus pernah tercatat sebagai satu-satunya kabupaten di Jawa Tengah dengan zona merah COVID-19. Kasus COVID-19 pada remaja di Kabupaten Kudus per 13 Oktober 2021 yakni 2.345 kasus (13,8 persen) yang mana 10,36% kasus COVID-19 pada remaja tersebar di Kecamatan Gebog. Tujuan penelitian untuk mengetahui determinan kesehatan yang berhubungan dengan perilaku pencegahan COVID-19 pada remaja di Kecamatan Gebog Kudus. Penelitian ini adalah penelitian kuantitatif menggunakan metode penelitian survei analitik dengan pendekatan cross-sectional. Besar sampel yang ditetapkan yaitu 99 responden, diambil dengan teknik cluster sampling. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan pada bulan Januari-April 2022. Data dianalisis secara univariat, bivariat, dan multivariabel. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa jenis kelamin (p=0,020), tingkat pendidikan (p=0,034), tingkat pengetahuan (p=0,003), sikap (p=<0,001), dukungan keluarga (p=<0,001), dan paparan sumber informasi (p=0,014) berhubungan dengan perilaku pencegahan COVID-19 pada remaja. Determinan kesehatan yang paling berhubungan dengan perilaku pencegahan COVID-19 pada remaja adalah dukungan keluarga (p=<0,001 dan wald=23,126). Perlu adanya dukungan keluarga bagi remaja dalam menerapkan perilaku pencegahan COVID-19.
Kejadian Kematian Pasien COVID-19 (Studi Kasus Rawat Inap RSUD RA. Kartini Jepara)
Authors: Candra Layla Dian Nur , Santik Yunita Dyah Puspita
Published: July 2024

COVID-19 merupakan penyakit baru dengan jumlah kasus dan kematian yang tinggi. Data per-19 September 2021 CFR Kabupaten Jepara masih tinggi sebesar 4,91% apabila dibandingkan CFR nasional dan dunia. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui mengetahui faktor risiko yang berhubungan dengan kejadian kematian pasien COVID-19 di RSUD RA. Kartini Jepara. Jenis penelitian ini adalah observasional analitik dengan rancangan case control. Sampel penelitian sebanyak 102 sampel kasus dan 102 kontrol serta dilaksanakan pada Bulan Maret 2022. Data dianalisis menggunakan uji Chi-Square dengan uji alternatifnya Fisher, serta regresi logistik berganda. Hasil penelitian antara usia (p=0,002), riwayat penyakit komorbid (p=0,047), perawatan ICU (p=0,001), dan dukungan ventilator (p=0,001) memiliki hubungan dengan kejadian kematian pada pasien COVID-19. Dengan faktor yang paling dominan adalah usia. Pada faktor jenis kelamin, hasil pemeriksaan radiologi, dan riwayat merokok tidak memiliki hubungan dengan kejadian kematian pasien COVID-19. Simpulan pada penelitian ini terdapat perbedaan pada variabel usia, riwayat penyakit komorbid, perawatan ICU, dan dukungan ventilator.
Pengelolaan Sampah dengan Tingkat Kepadatan Lalat pada Tempat Penampungan Sementara (TPS)
Authors: Prajaningtyastiti Aliefta Rochma , Pawenang Eram Tunggul
Published: July 2024

Timbulan sampah di Jawa Tengah mengalami peningkatan setiap tahun. Pada tahun 2021 timbulan sampah di Jawa tengah bertambah 1.655.963,99 Ton. Sampah yang tidak mengalami pengelolaan yang tepat dapat menyebabkan masalah, salah satunya menimbulkan penyakit yang disebabkan melalui vector. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui hubungan antara pengelolaan sampah dengan kepadatan lalat pada TPS di Kabupaten Wonogiri. Jenis penelitian ini adalah analitik, dengan rancangan cross sectional. Penelitian dilaksanakan pada Januari-Februari 2022. Sampel penelitian ini berjumlah 42 yang dipilih teknik non probabiliy sampling. Hasil menujukkan bahwa pemilahan sampah (p=0,007), pengumpulan sampah (p=0,001), dan monitoring (p=0,029) berhubungan dengan kepadatan lalat, sedangkan pengangkutan sampah (p= 1,000) tidak berhubungan dengan kepadatan lalat. Simpulan dari penelitian ini adalah terdapat hubungan antara pemilahan sampah, pengumpulan sampah, dan monitoring.
Education Unit’s Characteristics and Covid-19 Positivity Rate in Yogyakarta : Ecological Study
Authors: Nathaniela Regina Marsha , Ningrum Dina Nur Anggraini , Sutarjo Puji
Published: July 2024

Abstract
Limited Face-to-Face Learning (PTM Terbatas) during COVID-19 pandemic allowed interaction between populations which led to COVID-19 transmission in schools. Factors affecting the COVID-19 transmission in schools need to be known to minimize the wider spread of cases. This study aims to examine the relationship between education unit’s characteristics such as school location, educational level, school status, number of PTM participants, and health protocols implementation, to the COVID-19 positivity rate in education units in Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta. The research design is cross-sectional ecological study with education unit as the unit analysis. Sample of 292 education units sourced from secondary data of PTM Terbatas Surveillance was analyzed univariately and bivariately with Chi-Square test. Results showed health protocols implementation (p=0.022; PR=1.657; 95% CI=1.128-2.435) had a significant relationship to the COVID-19 positivity rate. School location, educational level, school status, and the number of PTM participants had no significant relationship to the COVID-19 positivity rate. Schools with any characteristics need to encourage school communities to keep implementing health protocols to prevent COVID-19 transmission in schools.
 
Abstrak
Pembelajaran Tatap Muka (PTM) Terbatas saat pandemi COVID-19 memungkinkan terjadinya interaksi antar populasi yang menyebabkan terjadinya penularan COVID-19 di sekolah. Faktor yang mempengaruhi penularan COVID-19 di sekolah perlu diketahui untuk meminimalisir penyebaran kasus yang lebih luas. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menguji hubungan antara karakteristik satuan pendidikan seperti lokasi sekolah, jenjang pendidikan, status sekolah, jumlah peserta PTM, dan penerapan protokol kesehatan, terhadap positivity rate testing tracing COVID-19 pada satuan pendidikan di Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta. Desain penelitian ini adalah cross-sectional studi ekologi dengan satuan pendidikan sebagai unit analisis. Sampel sebanyak 292 satuan pendidikan bersumber dari data sekunder Surveilans PTM Terbatas dianalisis secara univariat dan bivariat dengan uji Chi-Square. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan penerapan protokol kesehatan (p=0,022; PR=1,657; 95%CI=1,128-2,435) memiliki hubungan yang signifikan terhadap positivity rate COVID-19. Lokasi sekolah, jenjang pendidikan, status sekolah, dan jumlah peserta PTM tidak memiliki hubungan yang signifikan dengan positivity rate COVID-19. Sekolah dengan karakteristik apapun perlu mendorong warga sekolah untuk tetap menerapkan protokol kesehatan guna mencegah penularan COVID-19 di sekolah.
La educación secundaria para jóvenes y adultos en Argentina. ¿En sintonía con las tendencias internacionales?
Authors: Olivares Julian
Published: July 2024

Este artículo tiene como objetivo realizar una revisión crítica de la literatura científica que aborda el desarrollo de la secundaria para jóvenes y adultos a escala internacional en las últimas décadas para ver si las tendencias presentadas son las mismas que se despliegan en Argentina. A través del barrido y análisis bibliográfico de 27 obras se muestra que en los estudios especializados queda claro que este tipo de propuestas escolares pueden encontrarse en distintos lugares del mundo y que los estudiantes comparten en líneas generales los mismos rasgos concretos en común, aunque no resulta evidente su grado de masividad o si estas tienden a expandirse, además de que existe cierta ambigüedad en cómo se caracteriza conceptualmente a esta población.
Review and comparative analysis of potent individual dosimetric monitoring systems for Ukrainian NPPs
Authors: Chumak V.V. ,   State Institution “National Research Center for Radiation Medicine, Hematology and Oncology of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine”, Kyiv, Ukraine, Volosky V.M. ,   Research and Production Enterprise “Dosimetrica”, Kyiv, Ukraine
Published: July 2024

Individual dosimetric monitoring (IDM) of external exposure of the personnel of nuclear power facilities is a key element of the radiation protection system, is traditionally within the responsibility of NPP radiation safety shops and is carried out by appropriately equipped IDM laboratories. The equipment of the IDM at NPPs, which was commissioned in the mid-2000's, is coming to the end of its life cycle and the issue of equipment replacement is on the agenda now. New IDM systems that will operate for the next 10 - 15 years should meet modern requirements, take into account global trends in radiological protection and the latest developments of IDM instrumentation, while the choice of new systems should be based on international and domestic experience, adequacy of dosimetric performance and operational practicality. The review is devoted to the comparison of the characteristics of the potent passive personal dosimetry systems considered for IDM of Ukrainian NPP personnel. Based on the analysis of literature data, international standards and recommendations, information from manufacturers and authors’ own practical experience, a generalization of information on existing and future IDM systems is carried out, a vision of the most optimal choice of systems for re-equipping laboratories for dosimetric monitoring of nuclear power plants good for the next decade is proposed.
Spiritual care and spirituality in academic nursing training: scoping review
Authors: Costa Marília Lopes , Araújo Jéssica Naiara de Medeiros , Araújo Analice Campelo de , Dantas Ana Clara , Pérez Paloma Echevarría , Vitor Allyne Fortes
Published: July 2024

Objective: To map existing studies in scientific literature addressing spiritual care and spirituality in academic nursing training.  
Materials and method: This is a scoping review, whose article search was conducted in July 2023 in the databases Scopus, Medline/PubMed, ScienceDirect, Google® Scholar, and through a manual search of entries in the list of references of selected papers. The following research question was formulated for this study: How are spiritual care and spirituality addressed in academic nursingtraining? After applying the inclusion and exclusion criteria, the final sample consisted of 45 papers.
Results: The main findings highlight a deficit in academic training, the importance of teachers as facilitators of the teaching-learning process, the essential methodologies to address the issue of spirituality, and the specific competences required in spiritual care, such ascommunication, empathy, attitude towards the patient’s spirituality, personal support, counseling, and the proper application of the nursing process in this type of care.
Conclusions: This review made it possible to identify how spiritual care and spirituality are addressed in the academic training of nurses, where the insertion of educational resources for spiritual care and approaches based on competences were emphasized. Despite this, spiritual-related teaching is still deficient in academic formation.Studies recommend modifying the curriculum to  strengthen competencies related to spirituality and spiritual care in the nursing academy.
Capacidad de afrontamiento y adaptación de cuidadores familiares de personas con Parkinson
Authors: Barón Castro Mónica Margarita , Muñoz Astudillo María Nelcy , Cardona Toro José Gerardo
Published: July 2024

Introducción: la enfermedad de Parkinson (EP) es un trastorno neurovegetativo frecuente que compromete la funcionalidad motora y genera dependencia progresiva para las actividades diarias. Objetivo: identificar la capacidad de afrontamiento y adaptación al rol de cuidadores familiares de personas con EP. Materiales y métodos: estudio descriptivo cuantitativo transversal con una muestra representativa de 50 cuidadores familiares de personas con EP. Se aplicó una encuesta telefónica con variables de caracterización sociodemográfica y la escala de capacidad de afrontamiento y adaptación de Callista Roy. Resultados: predominaron las mujeres cuidadoras (78 %), el grupo entre 50-59 años (38 %) y la formación universitaria (46 %). Los participantes, de manera general, mostraron capacidad de afrontamiento media con adaptación compensatoria (58 %), seguida de capacidad de afrontamiento alta con adaptación integrada (36 %). Los factores de afrontamiento más comprometidos fueron F2: reacciones físicas y enfocadas y F5: conocer y relacionar. Conclusiones: los cuidadores familiares de personas con EP registraron buena capacidad de afrontamiento y adaptación. Sin embargo, esta puede ser mejorada por medio del fortalecimiento de la educación sobre la enfermedad y la habilidad para responder a estímulos focales inmediatos. Con el fin de promover la adaptación, se sugiere conocer y comprender que el binomio “cuidador familiar-persona con EP” se constituye como un sistema adaptativo en interacción simbiótica con su entorno.
Factores relacionados con sobrecarga del cuidador informal de pacientes con cáncer avanzado
Authors: Hernández Castillo Claudia Isabel , Muñoz Medina Sofía Elizabeth , Sánchez Pedraza Ricardo
Published: July 2024

Objetivo: determinar los factores del cuidador informal relacionados con el nivel de carga de cuidadores de pacientes con cáncer avanzado atendidos en el Instituto Nacional de Cancerología de Bogotá D. C., Colombia.
Materiales y método: estudio observacional analítico. Se utilizaron métodos de estadística descriptiva que fueron adaptados a las características de las variables. Se evaluó la asociación entre un grupo de características del cuidador y los niveles de sobrecarga, medidos con la escala de sobrecarga de Zarit (EZ), usando prueba χ 2. Para las variables continuas se utilizó la prueba de Kruskal-Wallis. Las agrupaciones y asociaciones entre múltiples variables categóricas se realizaron mediante análisis de correspondencias múltiples.
Resultados: 476 cuidadores informales fueron incluidos en la presente investigación. Se encontró una asociación entre los tres niveles de sobrecarga de la EZ con las variablesprocedencia (χ2 : 6,5; p = 0,03), estrato socioeconómico (χ2 : 12,6; p = 0,04), ingresos mensuales (p < 0,00) y total de la escala de calidad de vida del cuidador (CQOLC) (p < 0,00). Tres ejes factoriales explicaron la varianza de la sobrecarga experimentada por los cuidadores de pacientes con cáncer: relación que tiene el cuidador con el paciente, sexo del cuidador y estrato socioeconómico.
Conclusiones: el estrato socioeconómico, la actividad laboral, el nivel educativo y la ocupación hogar fueron las variables incluidas en los tres perfiles de los cuidadores de pacientes con cáncer avanzado. El perfil de ser mujeres, dedicadas al hogar o con otra ocupación, sin relaciónconyugal con el paciente y con una relación filial de primer grado se asociaron con la presencia de sobrecarga intensa.
Probabilistic Weibull reliability of a shaft design subjected to bending and torsion stress
Authors: Baro Manuel , Piña-Monarrez Manuel R.
Published: July 2024

The circular shaft serves as the axis of rotation for the components. It is subjected to flexion and tearing, indicating that fatigue is the mode of failure. The range of stresses resulting from the mean and alternating loads determines the occurrence of fatigue failure. The deterministic fatigue analysis, calculated using the stress average obtained from SN curves, can only represent the mean life. This is because the stress range is not a single number, and therefore it cannot provide the reliability level for the stress. The study employs the Weibull distribution to estimate loads and parameters for a probabilistic shaft design under bending and torsion. The minimum strength is assessed using corresponding stress analysis to determine the reliability index for the designed shaft.
Localización de instalaciones en logística humanitaria: una revisión de la literatura y consideraciones para futuras investigaciones
Authors: Daza-Moscoso Miguel Antonio , Carnero-Quispe María Fernanda , Cárdenas-Medina José Manuel
Published: July 2024

La localización de instalaciones en la logística humanitaria es un problema crucial ya afecta directamente a la capacidad de respuesta, eficiencia en la distribución y al rendimiento de las operaciones de ayuda, este problema se caracteriza por la incertidumbre de la información, la velocidad en la reacción, la falta de recursos y la variabilidad del entorno haciendo que se generen nuevos modelos que se puedan ajustar a la realidad. En esta revisión de literatura se analizaron investigaciones publicadas entre los años 2020 y 2022. Con base en los estudios revisados, estos prefieren ajustarse a la realidad utilizando límites de capacidad, modelos estocásticos, ubicaciones no predefinidas, funciones de privación y multiobjetivo en emergencias generadas por desastres naturales. Finalmente se debe de considerar en futuras investigaciones: el tipo de temporalidad de la instalación, el enrutamiento con sus restricciones, el uso de modelos más robustos y el tamaño de las instalaciones.
Caracterización de los residuos textiles posindustria en Bogotá
Authors: Robles-Camargo Juan Carlos , Hincapié-Corredor Paula Tatiana , Ariza-Murillo Luisa Fernanda
Published: July 2024

El aumento en el consumo de prendas de vestir año a año genera una creciente demanda de materias primas y, por tanto, grandes cantidades de residual del proceso textil y confección con impacto a nivel ambiental en el componente aire, tierra y agua. La investigación precisa la cantidad de residuo generado por 7 empresas de Bogotá D.C durante el Q1 del año en curso previo conocimiento de sus procesos productivos por medio de observación directa que permitió categorizar el residuo textil por actividad en Hilatura (4.106,4 kg), Lavado y teñido de telas (10.500 m3 ), Confección (1.203 kg), Remate prenda (511 kg), No especificado (50 kg) y Otros (2,76 kg), encontrándose que la Licra (12% - 407 kg), Algodón perchado (10% - 343,57 kg) y el Rayón (9,7% - 340 kg) son los materiales con mayor generación de residuos.
Reactivation of three test benches of high, medium and low power electric generators for hydraulic energy conversion
Authors: Márquez-Romance Mairim Hortensia , Márquez-Romance Adriana Mercedes , Farías -De Márquez Bettys , Guevara-Pérez Edilberto , Pérez-Pacheco Sergio Alejandro
Published: July 2024

This paper deals with the reactivation of three test benches of high, medium and low power electric generators for hydraulic energy conversion in the University of Carabobo Hydraulic Laboratory. The method involves three stages: i) Description of three high, medium and low power electric generators for hydraulic energy conversion, ii) Rehabilitation of three high, medium and low power electric generators for hydraulic energy conversion and iii) Evaluation of performance indexes of high, medium and low power electric generators for hydraulic conversion. The results indicate that for the low power electric generator, the position angle of the distributor blades is an experimental factor that has a significant effect on the response variables studied. With respect to the medium and high power electric generators, the most influential factor on operation and power generation is the flow supplied.
Integrated Analysis of the Eocene Sakesar Formation: Depositional Environment, Microfacies, Geochemistry, and Reservoir Characteristics in the Potwar Basin, Pakistan
Authors: Shah Syed Bilawal Ali , Ismail Khaira , Wan Bakar Wan Zairani
Published: July 2024

The current study aimed to evaluate the petroleum generation potential of the Sakesar Formation. This study interprets and presents a depositional environment model, microfacies, and geochemical and petrophysical data of the Eocene Sakesar Formation in the Potwar Basin, Pakistan. Twenty well-cutting samples from two wells and six fresh outcrop samples were thoroughly studied. Results of total organic carbon and Rock-Eval pyrolysis of Sakesar Formation sediments show fair to good TOC contents ranging from 1.2-1.67 wt%. S2 values of samples showed fair to good generation potential. Sediments appear mature, having primarily mixed Type II-III kerogen with good oil/gas-generation potential. Three microfacies have been identified in the Sakesar Formation at the Tatral section: Bioclastic wacke-packstone, Lockhartia-rich mud-wackestone, and benthic foraminiferal wackestone. The microfacies of the Sakesar Limestone depict the deposition of the Sakesar Limestone from the distal middle ramp to restricted inner ramp settings. Petrophysical well logs analysis of the Sakesar Formation showed an average porosity of ~9.12%; the lithology was identified as limestone, having an average water saturation of ~22.32% and an average hydrocarbon saturation of ~77.68%. Thus indicating average to good reservoir properties with very good hydrocarbon saturation. Sakesar Formation sediments characteristics interpretation showed that it can act as both source rock and reservoir rock in the Potwar Basin.
Quince Duncan. El hombre de chocolate. San José, Encino Ediciones. 2023. pp. 125. ISBN 978-9930-581-59-9
Authors: Álvarez Alfaro Diego
Published: July 2024

La obra de Quince Duncan, además de vasta, es por demás importante para la literatura costarricense y en especial para el análisis necesario del tema de la afrodescendencia en Costa Rica. Esta reseña enfoca en cada cuento aspectos literarios, históricos y culturales que giran en torno a dicha temática. La denuncia contra la discriminación y el racismo es el eje de reflexión que atraviesa la mayoría de los cuentos, así como la temática de la revaloración del adulto mayor como fuente de sabiduría y reflexión. Por tratarse de una publicación cuentística, se reseñará cada uno de los diez cuentos, primero con un resumen de cada cuento seguido de un comentario crítico.
Well-Being Curriculum for Fourth Grade Students
Authors: Nikolova Kapka
Published: July 2024

The well-being of students and the development of social-emotional skills in students are the focus of modern education. The relationship between social-emotional development and academic achievement has been scientifically proven in numerous studies. The number of purposefully developed programs to integrate social-emotional learning as an element of a comprehensive approach to education is increasing. The article outlines the paradigm of well-being in the light of the concept of Positive Psychology; presents the main highlights of a program for teaching well-being at school, structured within 10 hours, applicable in all educational stages of secondary education. The exposition specifies the elements that make up well-being; presents exercises and interventions contributing to enhancing personal and general well-being; supplements with results and conclusions from a study of the social and emotional health of fourth-grade students.
Building Skills and Competences in a Personalized Use of a Linear and Iterative Model of a Software Project
Authors: Lazarova Diana
Published: July 2024

This article examines the role of the project-based method in building skills and competencies among school students. An overview of the digital competencies outlined in the European Strategic Educational Framework and their significance for the successful adaptation of citizens in a globalized world has been provided. The stages and activities of two models for developing software projects in secondary education are described, highlighting the potential to personalize educational objectives. The goals and tasks of a pedagogical study conducted with eighth-grade students studying Computer Science are presented; the results of a quantitative analysis are analyzed, and conclusions regarding the role and place of the two project models in education are drawn.
Identification of the active faults and seismotectonic zonation of Laos territory
Authors: Duong Thi N. , Huang B. S. , Dinh Van T. , Lai H. P. , Bui V. T. , Sulinthone O. , Pham H. T. , Pham N. D. , Nguyen V. H. , Duangpaseuth S.
Published: July 2024

In this study, the main active faults in the territory of Laos were identified by analyzing the spatial relationship between the distributions of neo-tectonic faults and earthquake epicenters. The map of neo-tectonic faults was built by integrating the results of neo-tectonic faults research using geological-geomorphological data together with the lineament map obtained from remote sensing analysis. Nontectonic lineaments were eliminated by correlating the spatial distribution of the lineament field with a topographic map, DEM, and geological-geomorphological data. The earthquake data, including 4416 events in Laos and its surroundings, were collected from different sources: the International Seismological Center (ISC), the earthquakes recorded by the local seismic network in Laos, the seismic data in Vietnam, and the earthquake catalog provided by the Thailand Meteorological Department (TMD). Among these, 820 events were located using the hypocenter method, and the local network recorded the data. The magnitude conversion was applied to get a unified scale Mw. The catalog of 1617 main shocks obtained after eliminating foreshocks and aftershocks using the declustering technique was used for a spatial correlation with the neotectonic fault distribution to identify active faults. A total of 14 main active fault zones in the Laos territory were defined. Most are also seismogenic faults with Mw ≥ 5.0 occurring along their trace. Considering the characteristics of seismic activity and the active and neotectonic faults, the territory of Laos can be divided into six seismotectonic zones according to the decreasing level of seismic activity: the Western, the Northeastern Samnua, the Phongsali, the South Truong Son, the North Truong Son, and the Khorat zones. Each zone is characterized by relative homogeneity in the seismic activity and the characteristics of active and neotectonic faults.
Investigating Heterogeneity in (Social) Media Effects: Experience-Based Recommendations
Authors: Valkenburg Patti , Beyens Ine , Keijsers Loes
Published: July 2024

We recently introduced a new, unified approach to investigate the effects of social media use on well-being. Using experience sampling methods among sizeable samples of respondents, our unified approach combines the strengths of nomothetic methods of analysis (e.g., mean comparisons, regression models), which are suited to understand group averages and generalize to populations, with idiographic methods of analysis (e.g., N=1 time series analyses), which are suitable to assess the effects of social media use on each single person (i.e., person-specific effects). Our approach challenges existing knowledge of media effects based on the nomothetic-only approach. As with many innovations, our approach has raised questions. In this article, we discuss our experience with our unified media effects approach that we have been building since 2018. We will explain what our approach exactly entails and what it requires. For example, how many observations are needed per person? Which methods did we employ to assess the meaningfulness of variation around average effects? How can we generalize our findings to our target populations? And how can our person-specific results aid policy decisions? Finally, we hope to answer questions of colleagues who are interested in replicating, extending, or building on our work.
In Defense of Rationality: Mahmud Yunus’ Interpretation of The Qur'an on Religious Tolerance
Authors: MZ Ahmad Murtaza , Aty Munshihah  , M. Saiful Mujab  , Nurul Aulia
Published: July 2024

This article aims to explore the concept of religious tolerance according to Mahmud Yunus as presented in his work, Tafsir Qur’an Karim. This research is crucial for examining how Yunus rationalizes the concept of religious tolerance in his interpretation of Qur’anic verses. Mahmud Yunus’s interpretation in Tafsir Qur’an Karim is significance for understanding religious tolerance by integrating theological values with a rational approach, which is particularly relevant in a pluralistic society. Based on this premise, the article addresses two research questions: first, how does Mahmud Yunus interpret verses related to religious tolerance in Tafsir Qur’an Karim? Second, what form of rationality does Mahmud Yunus employ in his understanding of religious tolerance in Tafsir Qur’an Karim? This research employs a qualitative methodology, utilizing both primary and secondary sources. Content analysis is used to examine these sources. The findings of this study reveal that Mahmud Yunus considers religious tolerance to be integral part of Islamic teachings as explained in the Qur’an. Additionally, Yunus asserts that the practice of religious teachings by Muslims should be based on critical values and religious texts. Undoubtedly, Mahmud Yunus’s interpretation is influenced by his educational and socio-historical background, particularly the Islamic revival movement in Minangkabau.
Exegeting The Qur'an in Friday Sermons: Characteristics of Oral Interpretation by Preachers at Taqwa Mosque, Langsa, Aceh
Authors: Ramadhani Wali , Bin Mohd Saad Mohd Faizulamri , Humaira Dara
Published: July 2024

This article examines the characteristics of oral interpretation of the Qur’an by Friday preachers at Taqwa Mosque in Langsa Aceh. The oral interpretation in Friday sermons is compelling subject for study because the preachers elucidated Qur’anic verses during their discourse. These preachers convey religious messages grounded in the hadith and Qur’anic texts, which were interpreted contextually. This study employs qualitative methodology, incorporating phenomenological and hermeneutical approaches. The collected data were analyzed using Gadamer’s hermeneutic theory and Walter J. Ong’s theory of orality. The findings of this research, grounded in these theoretical frameworks, reveal two primary results. First, the Friday preachers’ interpretations of the Qur’an are deeply influenced by their preexisting understandings. Second, the oral interpretation in their Friday sermons exibit characteristics that are additive, aggregative, redundant, conservative, closely tied to human lifeworld, agonistic, empathic-participative, homeostatic, and situational.
Analysis of Modern Russian-Chinese Relations in the Trade and Economic Sphere: Features and Development Prospects
Authors: Detochenko Liliya ,   Volgograd State Social and Pedagogical University, Fesenko Vladimir ,   Volgograd State University
Published: July 2024

Currently, in the modern globalized world, a rather difficult situation is emerging. In geopolitical terms, it can be characterized by the development of the process of transitioning from a unipolar (American-centric) world to a multipolar one. More and more countries in the world are not just declaring the concept of state sovereignty but are also making attempts to actually implement it, both in their own development and within the whole world. The Russian Federation acted as the locomotive for the development of this global process. In geoeconomic terms, the response of Western countries was the introduction of unprecedentedly harsh sanctions against Russia and the announcement of various threats to other subjects of the world economy that do not adhere to the Western position from their point of view. First of all, we should talk about China, which openly declared the strengthening of its state sovereignty. In this regard, the vector of rotation in various areas of Russia’s international cooperation from West to East is fully justified. The article examines modern Russian-Chinese relations in the trade and economic spheres. The dynamics of the main macroeconomic indicators of the countries under consideration are presented. The main indicators and features of the foreign trade interaction between Russia and China are analyzed. Potential directions for the development of Russian-Chinese trade and economic relations are determined. A conclusion is drawn about the general features of the development of Russian-Chinese relations in the trade and economic sphere within the framework of the current modern global geopolitical situation.
The effect of distance education practices during the COVID-19 pandemic on mathematics and geometry teaching
Authors: Yıldız Zeynep
Published: July 2024

With the research discussed here I aimed to examine the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on primary school mathematics teaching processes and specifically the teaching process of 1st-grade geometric shapes. A holistic multiple case study design was used in this qualitative research. The participants were primary school teachers who have taught both processes and geometric shapes in 1st grade primary school and were selected using purposive sampling. Semi-structured interviews based on an interview form developed by me was used as data collection instrument. In this form, questions about the 4 skills in the programme related to geometry were included. Lesson content, materials, and content related to the method of expression related to each skill were examined comparatively during and before the COVID-19 pandemic. Semi structured interviews during which the questions on the form were asked, were conducted with participating teachers. The content analysis technique was used to analyse the obtained data. The results of the analysis show that the transition to online education during the COVID-19 pandemic had serious consequences. Positive and negative effects were found in both primary school mathematics teaching process and the teaching process of geometric shapes in the 1st grade.
A Nationwide Study on Emergency Department Utilization among Pediatric Patients in Korea: A Special Focus on Pediatric Emergency Medical Centers
Authors: Noh Hyun
Published: July 2024

Objective: Despite Korea’s low birth rate, pediatric emergency medical centers (PEMCs) are grappling with overcrowding. This study evaluates the use of PEMCs in Korea amid a declining birth rate and increased overcrowding.Methods: Data from 176 emergency medical centers (EMCs, 2018–2021) was analyzed using the National Emergency Department Information System, focusing on demographics, Korean Triage and Acuity Scale (KTAS) scores, and pediatric patient outcomes. The most common complaints and diagnoses were identified by the EMC level. This study also examined the characteristics of patients visiting PEMCs.Results: There was a 48% drop in pediatric visits to EMCs during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The majority of patients were boys aged 1–4, primarily visiting in the evenings and weekends. The breakdown of cases included 66% disease-related and 34% injury-related. Notably, 8.5% of these visits were via ambulance, 36% were high-acuity according to KTAS, 88% resulted in discharge, and 11% in hospitalization. The median stay was 85 minutes, with 83% utilizing local emergency services. Fever, abdominal pain, and vomiting were the most common complaints, comprising 40% of all visits.Conclusion: Despite a decrease in birth rates, PEMC usage in Korea saw an initial rise followed by a significant decrease during the COVID-19 pandemic. Children aged 1–4 were the most frequent users. The majority of cases were medical rather than trauma-related, and resulted in patient discharge. Strategic redirection of non-urgent cases may help alleviate overcrowding in emergency departments.
A Case of Botulinum Toxin Injection for Treatment of Functional Dyspepsia
Authors: Son Doo Yong , Choi Moon Han
Published: July 2024

Functional dyspepsia is a condition with chronic indigestion symptoms such as epigastric pain or discomfort, early satiety, and bloating without an alternative organic disease. The symptoms are similar to those of functional dyspepsia, but abnormal retention of food in the stomach should be identified in gastroparesis. In this case, botulinum toxin injection was performed for treatment in a patient who complained of symptoms such as nausea, early satiety, abdominal distension, and poor appetite without no abnormal findings in gastric emptying scan. Through this case, a possibility was found that antral and pyloric dysfunction may cause symptoms of functional dyspepsia, without gastric emptying abnormalities.
The War on Books
Authors: Bachmann Abbey , Tellez Aimee
Published: July 2024

With the nation’s attention toward the misguided attacks of nonexistent Critical Race Theory (CRT) in K-12 schools, books have become a target for removal. Recently, Katy ISD, an affluent suburban district in the Greater Houston area, canceled an upcoming author visit featuring Jerry Craft and his graphic novel New Kid after parents raised concerns regarding the book and what they deemed to be the promotion of CRT. This article explores the book banning controversy at Katy ISD as well as recommendations from the perspectives of a Katy ISD parent as well as a literacy scholar and veteran English teacher.
Neural processing of Mandarin and Cantonese lexical tone alternations: implications for the nature of phonological representations
Authors: Lau Joseph C.Y. , Wong Patrick C.M.
Published: July 2024

This study provides neurocognitive evidence to shed further insight into the architecture of phonological representations. We tap into these representations by focusing on the neural processing of phonological alternations. Traditional generative accounts postulate abstract representations which are transformed by phonological processes into different alternants. Recent psycholinguistically-based frameworks posit that different alternants are listed in parallel in the abstract representation. Exemplar-based theories posit that alternation is a manifestation of frequency effects among concrete phonetic forms stored in memory. However, it is unclear the extent to which phonological representations of different levels of abstractedness are neurocognitive realities, beyond formal entities for linguistic analysis. This study tests the hypothesis that phonological representations are neurocognitive primitives that modulate speech processing and lexical access. We examined the processing of two surface-similar, but distributionally distinct lexical tone alternation patterns in Mandarin and Cantonese. With a cross-modal priming paradigm, differential neurophysiological components (LPC vs. N400) associated with the processing of alternation violations were identified cross-linguistically. Results support our hypothesis, suggesting that cross-linguistically distinct abstract phonological representations differentially modulate phonotactic detection, lexical access, and phonological restructuring processes. Results also lend theoretical insight into the multiform nature of the phonological representation, which encompasses both abstract and concrete levels of representations.
Katherine Anne Porter’s Ship of Fools and the Ephemeral Promise of Transnational Community
Authors: Cannon Nissa Ren
Published: July 2024

In the 1920s and 1930s, transatlantic steam travel was at its fastest and most accessible. During voyages lasting mere days or weeks, shipping lines used onboard aesthetics and ephemera to construct community, attempting to replace national belonging with transnational solidarity. But could this attempt to transcend passengers’ national loyalties counter the rising international tensions of the period? Katherine Anne Porter’s novel Ship of Fools—published in 1962 but written largely after a 1931 trip—suggests it could not.
This article considers how Porter’s inclusion of the ephemera of Interwar steamship travel—menus, seating cards, cabin cards, tickets, etc.—allows her to represent transnational solidarity as, at best, temporary and, at worst, illusory. It argues that Porter uses the intrinsically flimsy foundations of transnational solidarity aboard the ocean liner to indicate that international cooperation in the era will not succeed. Alongside this, this paper asserts that Porter’s treatment of shipboard community runs counter to existing narratives about the exceptionalism of Interwar shipboard experience, and that the novel reveals something new about the ways fiction can preserve the temporality of ephemera differently than the archive can.