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APPLICATION OF PCR AND PCR-BASED TECHNIQUES IN VETERINARY MEDICINE
Authors: Gerilovych A. , Chechet O. , Kovalenko V. , Sushko M. , Romanko M. , Korovin I. , Gerilovych I.
Published: December 2023

New tests for the detection and typing of animal pathogens have been developed for veterinary medicine. Careful systematization is required to determine the place of molecular-based tools’ applications in the existing system of epizootological and epidemiological surveillance. Today, molecular genetic tests, including PCR, are used in veterinary medicine and agriculture for the following purposes:- surveillance and diagnosis of infectious and certain invasive diseases, - typing of animal pathogens, the study of their eco-geographic features, the drift of genetic variability and evolution, - research of molecular mechanisms of the immune response and the host-pathogen interactions, - quality and safety control of agricultural products, including food and feeds, - control of the quality and safety of genetic resources of animals, - control of the circulation of pathogens in the environment, - analysis of the origin and certification of breeds of productive and non-productive animals, etc.

The application of molecular genetic methods of monitoring and early diagnosis is regulated by the Manual and Code of the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH), the Program for the Global Control of Infectious Diseases of the World Health Organization, the guidelines on the monitoring of infectious diseases of animals and the control of the safety of agricultural products of the FAO. A large number of tests based on molecular diagnostic methods are recommended for use in infectious disease control programs, both emerging and economically significant, in the USA, Canada, and the countries of the European Union. This paper summarises the current PCR-based development scope and ways of its implementation in practical veterinary medicine.
Activities of the Commission on Road Safety in the system of road safety authorities (part 2)
Authors: Abramyan Syuzanna , Golubkina Ksenia
Published: December 2023

The article is devoted to the analysis of the issues of the activities of the city commission for road safety in the city of Novorossiysk. The authors conclude that the road safety commissions play the role of a third-party structure that comprehensively considers issues within the competence of several departments at once, which allows for coordination between them and the implementation of a unified state policy on road safety.
OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES FOR BUSINESS COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES IN INDONESIA DURING COVID- 19: REVIEWED FROM SOCIOLOGY
Authors: MUNAWAROH DINIYATUL
Published: December 2023

This research reflects the potential and obstacles faced in designing business communication strategies in Indonesia during the COVID-19 pandemic. With the spread of the global outbreak, a number of economic sectors, including business, experienced a significant impact. The main focus of this research is to analyze opportunities arising from changes in consumer behavior and market trends triggered by the pandemic while evaluating the communication barriers faced by companies in implementing their business strategies. Using a qualitative approach, this research utilizes interviews and content analysis to gain an in-depth understanding of how companies adapted their communications strategies during the crisis period. The research results show that opportunities arise in the form of an increased need for digital aspects, and increased brand awareness focused on sustainability and innovation in online business models. However, along with these opportunities come a number of challenges, such as economic uncertainty, rapid changes in consumer behavior, and pressure to communicate with empathy and transparency. This research provides in-depth insight into the dynamics of business communication in the context of a pandemic and provides suggestions for companies wishing to optimize their communication strategies in times of crisis. The implications of these findings can guide business practitioners and policymakers in responding to changes in the business environment that occurred rapidly during and after the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia.
SOCIAL MOTIVES OF SUICIDE (STUDY OF TEENAGE SUICIDE CASES IN INDONESIA)
Authors: Fuaddah Syifaul
Published: December 2023

This article seeks to explain the suicides committed by teenagers in Indonesia. Recently, many teenagers have committed suicide due to various reasons. This research aims to discuss and analyze the social motives of teenage suicide in Indonesia. The purpose of this study is to describe how social motives affect the increase in teen suicide rates and to describe the importance of the social role of society in reducing teen suicide in Indonesia. This research also uses a qualitative method with a case study approach. The object of this research is to analyze existing data, such as through news or writings about suicide cases in Indonesia. The results showed that several theories can be used to reveal the motives for suicide committed by teenagers in Indonesia. Among them are Durkheim's, social support, and hopelessness theories.
Kritik Karl Max Terhadap Kapitaslime
Authors: Riska
Published: December 2023

Karl Max membalas pemikiran Adam Smith dengan teori eksploitasi teori kerja dan nilai lebih yang dihasilkan oleh kerja. Magnis Suseno menjelaskan bahwa Marx mengkritik kapitalisme sebagai sumber sebab akibat marginalisasi masyarakat akibat sistem kapitalisme yang memecah- belah dalam hak-hak pribadi orang ke dalam kelas sosial dan mendistorsi makna kerja itu menjadi sarana untuk mengeksploitasi sesama manusia.
Root Hairs: An under-explored target for sustainable cereal crop production
Authors: Tsang Ian , Atkinson Jonathan A , Rawsthorne Stephen , Cockram James , Leigh Fiona
Published: December 2023

To meet the demands of a rising human population, plant breeders will need to develop improved crop varieties that maximize yield in the face of increasing pressure on crop production. Historically, the optimization of crop root architecture has represented a challenging breeding target due to the inaccessibility of the root systems. Root hairs, single cell projections from the root epidermis, are perhaps the most overlooked component of root architecture traits. Root hairs play a central role in facilitating water, nutrient uptake, and soil cohesion. Current root hair architectures may be sub-optimal under future agricultural production regimes, coupled with an increasingly variable climate. Here, we review the genetic control of root hair development in the world's three most important crops: rice, maize and wheat, and highlight conservation of gene function between monocots and the model dicot species Arabidopsis. Advances in genomic techniques including Gene-Editing combined with traditional plant breeding methods have the potential to overcome many inherent issues associated with the design of improved root hair architectures. Ultimately, this will enable detailed characterization of the effects of contrasting root hair morphology strategies on crop yield and resilience, and the development of new varieties better adapted to deliver future food security.
MODERASI BERAGAMA: KERUKUNAN ANTAR UMAT BERAGAMA DI DESA BANDAR
Authors: Ulum Muhammad Bahrul
Published: December 2023

Artikel ini membahas tentang praktik moderasi beragama yang terjadi di desa Bandar. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah gabungan dari kajian pustaka dan wawancara langsung ke desa Bandar dengan beberapa sumber ternama. Jelas sekali bahwa desa Bandar yang di dalamnya terdapat beberapa macam kepercayaan, tetapi masyarakat di sana tetap hidup damai dan rukun. Karena paham moderasi beragama terlaksana dengan baik, sehingga setiap individunya tidak menjadikan perbedaan tersebut menjadi sebuah halangan untuk saling tolong menolong dan membantu satu sama lain.
The Uneven Impact of Generative AI on Entrepreneurial Performance
Authors: Otis Nicholas G. , Clarke Rowan Philip , Delecourt Solene , Holtz David , Koning Rembrand
Published: December 2023

Scalable and low-cost AI assistance has the potential to improve firm decision-making and economic performance. However, running a business involves a myriad of open-ended problems, making it difficult to know whether recent AI advances can help business owners make better decisions in real-world markets. In a field experiment with Kenyan entrepreneurs, we assessed the impact of AI advice on small business revenues and profits by randomizing access to a GPT-4-powered AI business assistant via WhatsApp. While we are unable to reject the null hypothesis that there is no average treatment effect, we find the treatment effect for entrepreneurs who were high performing at baseline to be 0.27 standard deviations greater than for low performers. Sub-sample analyses show high performers benefited by just over 15% from the AI assistant, whereas low performers did about 8% worse. This increase in performance inequality does not stem from differences in the questions posed to or advice received from the AI, but from how entrepreneurs selected from and implemented the AI advice they received. More broadly, our findings demonstrate that generative AI is already capable of impacting—though in uneven and unexpected ways—real, open-ended, and unstructured business decisions.
Changes In People's Social Life Influence Of The Industrial Revolution Era 4.0
Authors: Azizi Rizki
Published: December 2023

The research entitled Changes in Social Life of the Community Influence of the Industrial Revolution Era 4.0 contains a study of social influences that occurred in the Industrial Revolution 4.0. The Industrial Revolution 4.0 itself is a continuation of the Industrial Revolution 1.0, 2.0, and 3.0. The Industrial Revolution 4.0 was strongly influenced by the development of information and communication technology. The method used in this study is qualitative. The data obtained came from a literature study review. The result achieved in this study is that the Industrial Revolution 4.0 had a great influence on almost all lines of society. The industrial revolution 4.0 affects various fields including industry, entrepreneurship, transportation, education, and health. However, people are still confused about how to use technology in the era of the Industrial Revolution 4.0. To keep up with the times, adaptation is needed by adopting information and communication technology in various fields.
Kritik Karl Marx Terhadap Kapitalisme
Authors: Nisa Mutiara Indah Khairun
Published: December 2023

Karl Marx merupakan tokoh komunis yang mengkritik sistem kapitalisme yang mekanismenya berdasarkan kebebasan dan individualisme, sedangkan hal tersebut menurut Karl Marx tidak ada pemerataan ekonomi. Marx mengeluarkan beberapa solusi yang terdiri dari 10 program pada The Communist Manifesto.
analyzing financial perfomance report_Nur Khalimatusadiah_03111200016
Authors: Khalimatusadiah Nur
Published: December 2023

Sebagian besar perusahaan para unit bisnis melaporkan kinerja keuangan mereka kepada manajemen senior secara teratur, biasanya per bulan dengan membuat analisis bulanan.
PERFORMANCE MEASUREMEN
Authors: Agustina Rina
Published: December 2023

Sistem pengukuran kinerja memiliki sasaran implementasi strategi. Dalam menetapkan SPK, manajemen puncak memilih serangkaian ukuran-ukuran yang menunjukkan strategi perusahaan.Pengukuran ini dapat dilihat sebagai faktor kesuksesan di masa yang akan datang. Kesuksesan strategi tersebut tergantung pada keaktifan perusahaan itu sendiri.
STRATEGIC PLANNING_NUR KHALIMATUSADIAH_03111200016
Authors: Khalimatusadiah Nur
Published: December 2023

Perencanaan strategi adalah proses memutuskan program-program yang akan diambil organisasi dan perkiraan jumlah sumber daya yang dialokasikan untuk masing-masing program selama beberapa tahun ke depan.
education women
Authors: sholihah Nisaus
Published: December 2023

Women as weak servants of God, have a very large role in the life of society and state. Without it, life would not work as it should. Because women are the printers of the new generation. Producing a generation with good character requires a mother who has a higher education. Because educated women tend to be better able to educate their children, understand their needs, and provide positive values. This article explores the important role of education for women in shaping children's character. Through literature analysis and case studies, this article shows how women's education contributes to the formation of positive and strong children's character. Women's education is proven to increase the knowledge and skills needed to educate children, as well as promote values such as gender equality and self-confidence. Even so, this article also identifies the challenges women face in getting the same education and offers some potential solutions. In conclusion, education for women is an important investment that not only empowers women but also has a significant positive impact in shaping children's character.
Minh bạch thông tin trong quá trình rút bài khoa học: Sự trung thực và tinh thần tự sửa chữa của nhà khoa học
Authors: Duong Thi Minh-Phuong
Published: December 2023

Khi nhắc đến vấn đề rút bài học thuật, một số lượng lớn các nhà khoa học sẽ cảm thấy lo lắng và ngần ngại, vì đây có lẽ là chủ đề mà các nhà khoa học không muốn xảy ra nhất. Từ lâu, việc rút bài báo hoặc các ấn phẩm khoa học được cho là kết quả của những sai sót nghiêm trọng hoặc hành vi sai trái về mặt khoa học, có ảnh hưởng đáng kể đến độ tin cậy và giá trị của kết quả nghiên cứu.
PERILAKU KONSUMTIF MENURUT TEORI KONSUMSI MASYARAKAT JEAN BAUDRILLARD
Authors: Nahdliya Ana FAichan
Published: December 2023

This article explores people's consumer behavior through Jean Baudrillard's consumption theory. This theory provides insight into consumption as a social and symbolic expression. Involving the concepts of simulacrum, hyperreality, and commodification, this research analyzes how this theory details the dynamics of consumer behavior . The research method involves literature analysis and case studies, with a qualitative approach. The research results show the significant contribution of Baudrillard's theory in understanding how society views and engages in consumption. The simulacrum forms an image and identity, while hyperreality strengthens the symbolic meaning of the product. The application of this theory reveals that society is involved in commodification, where goods become status symbols. Identification with a brand is not just a necessity, but creates a social identity. In conclusion, this research encourages critical thinking on consumption, detailing the complex consequences of people's interactions with goods and services in the context of consumer hyperreality.
Limb apraxia and active inference in the visuomotor pathways
Authors: Proietti Riccardo , Pezzulo Giovanni , Binkofski Ferdinand , Tessari Alessia
Published: December 2023

This study presents a unified neurocomputational account of apraxia within the visuomotor system using the active inference framework. In this framework, the brain encodes a generative model of the causes of sensory observations and continually reduces the surprise (or, more formally, variational free energy) associated with these observations. Our goal is to illustrate how the neuroanatomical and neurofunctional organization of the visuomotor system are emergent consequences of this minimization under the appropriate generative model, while apraxia arises from incorrect parameterizations of the generative model. Our active inference model of the visuomotor pathways provides a unifying perspective on key findings in the neuropsychological literature. By virtually simulating impairments in the model, we explain key aspects of five neuropsychological syndromes impacting cognitive aspects of motor behaviour. This study, therefore, provides a novel hypothesis about the neurocomputational basis of the pathology and offers a formal quantitative approach to aid clinical research.
A systematic review and meta-analysis on contrast sensitivity in schizophrenia
Authors: Linares Daniel , Joostens Aster , de la Malla Cristina
Published: December 2023

Background and HypothesisUnderstanding perceptual alterations in mental disorders can help uncover neural and computational anomalies. In schizophrenia, perceptual alterations have been reported for many visual features, including a deficit in contrast sensitivity, a key measure of visual function. The evidence supporting this deficit, however, has not been comprehensively synthesized.Study DesignWe conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies measuring contrast sensitivity in individuals with schizophrenia and healthy controls. Our search identified 46 studies, of which 43 focused on chronic patients. Study ResultsWe found that patients with chronic schizophrenia have reduced contrast sensitivity (g = 0.74; 95% CI, 0.55 to 0.93; P = 8.2 x 10-10). However, we found evidence that the deficit could be driven by medication. Additionally, none of the studies estimated attentional lapses, leaving it uncertain whether a potentially higher frequency of lapses in patients contributes to the observed deficit. Furthermore, only two studies comprehensively assessed visual acuity, complicating the understanding of the role of spatial frequency in the observed deficit. ConclusionsWhile we identified a robust deficit in contrast sensitivity among chronic schizophrenia patients, the influence of attentional lapses and medication on this impairment remains unclear. We make several suggestions for future research to clarify the underlying mechanisms contributing to this deficit.
Bouncing back from emotional ups and downs: insights in emotional recovery using survival analyses of burst ESM data
Authors: Schreuder Marieke , Ariens Sigert , Lafit Ginette , Ceulemans Eva
Published: December 2023

Many experience sampling (ESM) studies suggested that high resilience is reflected by quickly recovering one’s emotional baseline. However, former studies relied on indirect proxies of emotional recovery (i.e., autocorrelations) computed on coarse data. This preregistered proof-of-concept study therefore measured emotional recovery directly in high-resolution data. Adults (N=37) participated in a three-week ESM study with eight assessments per day, complemented by short-spaced burst assessments. Resilience was assessed at baseline (trait-level; TR) and daily (day-level; DR). Multilevel survival analyses showed that high DR predicted faster returns from negative emotions, but also delayed returns following positive emotions (exp(β)=2.05, p<0.001). Instead, high TR predicted faster returns to baseline regardless of the type of emotions people experienced (exp(β)=0.47, p=0.004). These findings remained when accounting for emotion intensity and stress pile-up. This illustrates how innovative ESM designs combined with time-to-event analyses may further our insight in emotional recovery and the timescale at which it unfolds.
Coercion in Psychiatry - The Human Rights Challenge
Authors: Richter Dirk
Published: December 2023

The use of coercion in psychiatry has been controversial for decades. With the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities from 2006, the discussion about the legitimisation or abolition of measures against the will of the people affected has taken on new implications. From the perspective of the Convention, the use of coercion is a violation of human rights. This chapter traces the discussions and arguments that have arisen in connection with the human rights perspective against the use of coercion in psychiatry.
Expectations of Undergraduate Students from Teachers in Learning Mathematics
Authors: Dhakal Prem Kumari
Published: December 2023

This paper aims to explore the expectations of the learners from teachers in learning mathematics in undergraduate level. This is a qualitative study and all the students of undergraduate mathematics programs of Mid-west University are the population of this study. The undergraduate program of Mid-West University is of four years with eight semesters, although the odd or even semesters run correspondingly in each six months due to the annual new admission system. Altogether twenty students (five students from each even semester) were selected purposively as the participants of this study. Open-end questions were the tool of gathering information. The questions were sent to each participant through messenger using a link of Google form. The data were analyzed thematically using six steps of thematic analysis. On the basis of the participants’ responses, it is concluded that the learners expect basic information, definitions, formula and relations before starting the new lesson in mathematics. Also, the learners expect motivation, support, basic concept as well as the opportunity to practice and discuss in the classroom to learn mathematics effectively. The findings of this study can be useful to the mathematics teachers of university level as well as the school level to teach mathematics on the basis of the learners’ expectations.
User involvement or aspirations management?
Authors: Willmann-Robleda Zubia , Tembo-Pankuku Memory Jayne
Published: December 2023

The last decades have seen a shift towards activation policies in welfare states, such as the introduction programme for refugees in Norway, a qualification programme that seeks to prepare refugees for the labour market. In the last decade, the programme has placed further focus on refugees’ duties rather than their rights, as it had previously done. This article examines the strategies that work counsellors in the introduction programme use to ‘activate’ and assist newly arrived refugees as they prepare to enter the Norwegian labour market. We focus on how work counsellors guide and motivate refugees in this process. We draw on 10 semi-structured interviews with work counsellors in various municipalities in southwestern Norway. We suggest that the activating strategies used by the work counsellors may be seen as a form of aspirations management to get the refugees to shift their aspirations toward those the work counsellors see as more achievable within a shorter period, to get them more quickly into the labour market. We suggest that unchecked power dynamics, together with increasing time-pressure on work counsellors, may be at play leading them to exert too much influence, and leading to user involvement practice not being properly implemented.
Police Sexual Violence and Corporate Crime
Authors: Rich Sylvia
Published: December 2023

Scholarship on corporate crime focuses, quite naturally, on profit-motivated crime. But there are crimes with an institutional dimension that are not recognized in this framework of corporate crime. In this article, I present a case study of a police organization where multiple employees committed sexual assaults to show that these crimes can have an organizational dimension. This analysis shows two things: first, that the corporate-culture model of attributing mens rea is more effective at identifying corporate crime than the one currently in force in Canada and, second, that organization-facilitated sexual assault is a corporate-entity crime, broadening the conception of corporate crime generally. The corporate-culture model explains why corporations should be liable for crimes they encourage employees to commit even when these are not in line with the organization’s objectives.
The Alberta Pension Advantage? A Quantitative Analysis of a Separate Provincial Plan
Authors: Tombe Trevor
Published: December 2023

Un régime de retraite propre à l’Alberta (RRA) fait l’objet depuis peu d’un regain d’attention. Dans cet article, j’évalue la viabilité à long terme de ce régime, en utilisant à la fois un modèle quantitatif détaillé et des approches simples et intuitives. Je constate que la marge de manœuvre pour modifier les niveaux de prestations et les taux de cotisation par rapport au Régime de pensions du Canada (RPC) est modeste. Plus précisément, j’estime que le taux de cotisation minimum au RRA est de 8,2 %, comparativement à 9,5 % pour le taux de base du RPC. En tenant compte d’un coussin de 0,4 point de pourcentage, le même que pour le RPC, le taux de cotisation imposé au RRA par la loi passerait alors à 8,6 %. Ce chiffre contraste fortement avec un rapport récent commandé par le gouvernement (LifeWorks 2023), qui calcule un taux de cotisation de 5,9 %. J’explique cet écart et je montre qu’il dépend en grande partie de la façon dont on interprète la formulation imprécise de la Loi sur le Régime de pensions du Canada. Je considère également plusieurs risques pertinents. Par exemple, les flux migratoires nets positifs de l’Alberta constituent près des deux tiers de son avantage en matière de pensions. Et, selon l’horizon prévisionnel choisi, les risques d’investissement pourraient éliminer entièrement son avantage. Dans l’ensemble, cet article constitue une base actualisée non seulement pour évaluer les forces et les faiblesses du RRA, mais aussi pour comprendre, plus généralement, la viabilité des régimes de retraite.
Staging Sin in Medieval Paris
Authors: Harvey Carol
Published: December 2023

The major source of knowledge of French miracle plays is the Cangé manuscript, which features forty Miracles de Nostre Dame par personnages. All the plays in the manuscript are arranged in chronological order from 1339 to 1382. They were written and produced for the St. Eloy chapter of the gold and silversmiths guild of Paris and performed at the guild’s annual assembly on or around St. Eloy’s Day (December 1). This address analyses a cluster of seven plays composed for performance between 1368 and 1379. All seven plays place the conflict between saints and sinners on the medieval stage by juxtaposing a falsely accused heroine with an antagonist whose deeds reveal the Seven Deadly Sins. Central to each of the plays is the miraculous intervention of the Virgin Mary, to whom the innocent woman prays for deliverance from her tormentors. Mary’s descent and presence on stage dramatically demonstrate her role as intercessor in the struggle between good and evil.
From War Crimes to Crimes against Humanity and Genocide: Turkish Responsibility after World War I
Authors: Gzoyan Edita G.
Published: December 2023

On 24 May 1915, the Triple Entente powers of Britain, France, and Russia issued a joint declaration that qualified the massacres, imprisonments and violence inflicted on the peaceful Armenian population as “crimes against humanity and civilization.” The concept of crimes against humanity was further developed and explained by the Commission on the Responsibility of the Authors of the War and on Enforcement of Penalties (hereinafter: Commission), which was formed during the Paris Peace Conference to investigate violations of the laws and customs of war and prosecute war criminals. This article traces the evolution of discussions held within the Commission regarding the atrocities committed by the Ottoman Turkish government against its Armenian population, which technically fell outside the jurisdiction of the crimes specified in these talks, as the atrocities were committed not against the population of a belligerent state but, rather, against their own nationals. These discussions played a major part in the development of international criminal law; particularly of the concept of crimes against humanity. The Armenian Memorandum and the list of perpetrators of the Armenian atrocities were also presented to the Commission, which (together with other data and information collected) identified the crimes committed against the Armenian population by the Ottoman authorities, thus defining the concept of crimes against humanity and the acts that fell within its scope. Although post-World War I efforts for justice are generally assessed as a failed effort, crimes against humanity first materialized as a term in international law during this period and its development was based on the Armenian atrocities, which provided a critical basis for the International Military Tribunal's later convictions and contributed to the concept's evolution into its present-day significance.
Penal Battalions and Genocidal Warfare: History's Warnings, Wagner's Global Footprint, and Ukraine
Authors: Harrison Christopher
Published: December 2023

The expendability of penal battalions has provided genocidal regimes with ample fodder for conventional wars, genocidal warfare, and cases in which such conscripts may become either perpetrators or victims. The unresolved charges of those who massacred civilians in Bucha, Ukraine, in 2022 extend to include suspects from a private military security company (PMSC) known as the Wagner Group. Vladimir Putin's regime has regularly contracted Wagner since its founding in 2014 in operations that led to its adaptation and development as a tool for war and very likely also the world's first for-hire band of perpetrators. This study tracks histories of penal battalions before outlining the evolution of Wagner as a significant force in global politics and conflict. The findings suggest that prosecution, prevention, or intervention will become even more difficult than it already is for institutions of international law. The apparent successes and rapid growth of Wagner tend to indicate that the use of penal battalions in genocidal wars is not confined to the pages of history. The unaccountability of such suspects could increase both the recruitment of many more genocidal offenders and further risk the expendability of what Richard L. Rubenstein identified as surplus populations. By framing penal battalions that die en masse in genocidal wars, the case of the Wagner Group may ultimately include civilian victims in Ukraine, perpetrators for-hire, and victims within the group's own battalions that the Kremlin deployed to die across the war's frontlines.
Implementation of a Clinical Entrustment Scale and Feedback Form in an Academic Veterinary Medical Center: An Empirical Analysis of Goal Oriented Learner Driven-Entrustment (GOLD-E) Assessment Tool
Authors: Burton Erin N. , Freedman Debra , Taylor-Schiro Elizabeth , Rendahl Aaron , Molgaard Laura K.
Published: December 2023

This paper presents findings from an empirical analysis conducted on the initial implementation of Goal Oriented Learner Driven-Entrustment (GOLD-E). Specifically, researchers examined the following questions: How do faculty, technicians, and residents/interns integrate GOLD-E into their assessment process? Is GOLD-E user friendly (e.g., form and functionality)? How do faculty, technicians, and residents/interns navigate the shift from evaluator to coach? Researchers incorporated a number of mixed, overlapping methodologies consisting of both qualitative and quantitative survey responses and focus group interactions. The use of these multiple data representations allowed researchers to gather layered and complex data to provide for a fuller understanding of the initial implementation of the GOLD-E tool. The empirical analysis demonstrates the need for revisions in the GOLD-E assessment tool as well as broad systemic changes to drive transformation in the culture of assessment.
Factors Associated with the Innate Orthopedic Ability of Veterinary Students
Authors: Mather Alastair J. , Clements Dylan Neil
Published: December 2023

Relatively little is known about the innate surgical ability of veterinary undergraduates. The objective of this study was to investigate if there were differences in the innate surgical ability of a cohort of 142 third-year veterinary undergraduate students to perform a series of simulated orthopedic surgical tasks, and whether specific factors influenced their innate ability. Participants performed four simulated surgical tasks; “depth of plunge”—an assessment of the “plunge” depth through foam when drilling through the trans cortex of a PVC pipe; “3-dimensional drilling”—an assessment of accuracy when drilling through a block of wood; “depth measurement”—an assessment of the ability to correctly measure the depth of holes in PVC pipe; and “fracture reduction”—where the speed and systematic reduction of a simulated fracture was assessed using a rubric score. Performance for each task was compared based on the responses to a survey. Results showed considerable variation in innate ability. Previous experience performing manual tasks and using a drill was associated with an improvement in students’ ability to perform one of the four tasks (fracture reduction). Age, gender, handedness, videogame experience, building game experience, exposure to orthopedic surgery, or desire to pursue surgery as a career were not associated with student performance in any task. A learning curve was observed for the depth of plunge task. An increased target angle led to decreased drilling accuracy for the 3D drilling task. The innate ability of veterinary students to undertake simulated surgical tasks was largely unaffected by the previous experiences evaluated.
Development and Validation of an Equine Castration Model and Rubric
Authors: Devine Elizabeth , McCracken Megan , Miller Lynda , Miller Dianna , Anderson Stacy L. , Hunt Julie A.
Published: December 2023

Castration is one of the most common surgeries performed in equine practice. Veterinary students require deliberate practice to reach competence in surgical procedures including equine castration, but availability of patients limits students’ practice opportunities. A recumbent equine castration model was created and evaluated using a validation framework consisting of content evidence (expert opinion), internal structure evidence (reliability of scores produced by the accompanying rubric), and evidence of relationship with other variables, specifically the difference in scores between experts and students. A convenience sample of third-year students who had never performed equine castration ( n = 24) and veterinarians who had performed equine castration ( n = 25) performed surgery on the model while being video recorded. Participants completed a post-operative survey about the model. All veterinarians (100%) agreed or strongly agreed that the model was suitable for teaching students the steps to perform equine castration and for assessing students’ skill. The checklist produced scores with good internal consistency ( α = 0.805). Veterinarians performed the castration faster than the students ( p = .036) and achieved a higher total global rating score ( p = .003). There was no significant difference between groups in total checklist score or individual checklist items, except veterinarians were more likely to check both sides for bleeding ( p = .038). The equine castration model and rubric validated in this study can be used in a low-stress clinical skills environment to improve students’ skills to perform what is otherwise a challenging field procedure. Model use should be followed with live animal practice to complete the learning process.
Playful Distance: On the Relationship between Fossils and Time in Eduard Mörike’s “Göttliche Reminiscenz”
Authors: Dawson Martin
Published: December 2023

The nineteenth-century author Eduard Mörike is difficult to pin down. In some previous characterizations, Mörike has appeared as a provincial poet, one whose conversational tone, folksy compositions, and tendency towards fantasy lend him an unserious quality. While modern scholarship has shifted to debating the level of his political involvement and his status as a postclassical or proto-modern author, one characteristic stands out among the majority of descriptions: the playful quality of his works and the characters within them. Dreams, memory, encounters with art, idle pastimes—all common topoi in Mörike’s literary output—represent playful events in which varied spatiotemporal relationships emerge, especially in the face of potentially traumatic encounters with death, sickness, or the sublime. Mörike’s handling of the fossil in “Göttliche Reminiscenz” involves such an encounter. In the nineteenth century, fossils often set the stage for a traumatic encounter with vast expanses of non-human time. Mörike’s playful treatment of the subject offers a productive approach to the sublime that moves beyond a simple negation of its traumatic nature. In Mörike’s poem, the fossil exists as both a sublime thought figure and an intimate lyrical object, offering another way to conceptualize non-human experience.
How Should one Speak of Christ? Dyophysitism and Socinianism Compared
Authors: Nemes Steven
Published: December 2023

Can it be theologically acceptable to say that Christ was not born of a woman, did not grow, did not increase in wisdom, did not eat or drink, did not hunger or thirst, did not suffer pain or exhaustion, did not die, and was not raised from the dead? This essay explores three possible answers to this question, two from a dyophysite point of view and the other from a Socinian viewpoint. It argues that either such speech is theologically acceptable because it is true of him in his divine nature, or else it is unacceptable because it is false in his one-and-only human nature. However, one cannot say it is true but objectionable because misleading without also calling into question the New Testament's way of speaking about Christ.
The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the Sermon on the Mount
Authors: Schweitzer Don
Published: December 2023

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This paper examines what the Sermon on the Mount has to say about how Indigenous rights and traditions should be braided together with Canadian law to honour the intent of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, and what the Declaration has to say about how the Sermon should be interpreted. The ethical demands of the Sermon require a fundamental respect for Indigenous world views, traditions, and land claims in this process, so that the sovereignty of Indigenous peoples over their lands and their right to self-determination are fully implemented and nation-to-nation relationships upheld between them and the Crown. Conversely, the Declaration decentres the Sermon. It requires that this same respect be demonstrated as the ethical demands of the Sermon are followed.
Apropriação tecnológica em espaços domésticos de produção: um modelo de análise
Authors: Restrepo González Juan Sebastián , Pinto Neide Maria de Almeida
Published: December 2023

As tecnologias digitais têm transformado a organização da produção da cultura material dentro do espaço doméstico. No caso da confecção de vestuário em domicílio no Brasil, essa transformação acontece em um contexto marcado pela prevalência do trabalho feminino, individualizado, informal e com condições limitadas de acesso, uso e adaptação das tecnologias. Neste artigo é proposto um modelo para o estudo das relações que as costureiras estabelecem com as tecnologias digitais. O modelo está sendo desenvolvido no marco de uma pesquisa de doutorado que estuda a apropriação de um software livre para a modelagem de vestuário na confecção doméstica. A construção do modelo parte do diálogo entre diversas abordagens teóricas, o histórico da costura em domicílio na América Latina e a interação recursiva com o campo social. O modelo tem permitido guiar a construção dos instrumentos de coleta de dados e a análise do processo de apropriação tecnológica
Galerkin-Bernstein Approximations of the System of Time Dependent Nonlinear Parabolic PDEs
Authors: Ali Hazrat , Trisha Nilormy Gupta , Islam Md. Shafiqul
Published: December 2023

The purpose of the research is to find the numerical solutions to the system of time dependent nonlinear parabolic partial differential equations (PDEs) utilizing the Modified Galerkin Weighted Residual Method (MGWRM) with the help of modified Bernstein polynomials. An approximate solution of the system has been assumed in accordance with the modified Bernstein polynomials. Thereafter, the modified Galerkin method has been applied to the system of nonlinear parabolic PDEs and has transformed the model into a time dependent ordinary differential equations system. Then the system has been converted into the recurrence equations by employing backward difference approximation. However, the iterative calculation is performed by using the Picard Iterative method. A few renowned problems are then solved to test the applicability and efficiency of our proposed scheme. The numerical solutions at different time levels are then displayed numerically in tabular form and graphically by figures. The comparative study is presented along with L2 norm, and L∞ norm.
Evaluasi Bantuan Langsung Tunai Dana Desa (BLT-DD) di Sedatigede Sidoarjo
Authors: Indriani Indriani , Irianto Heru , Ratnawati Susi
Published: December 2023

Penelitian ini bertujuan pertama, untuk mengetahui bagaimana evaluasi penerimaan dana bantuan langsung tunai (BLT) untuk peningkatan kesejahteraan masyarakat kurang mampu di Desa Sedatigede Sidoarjo. Kedua untuk mengetahui bagaimana dampak dana bantuan langsung tunai untuk peningkatan kesejahteraan masyarakat kurang mampu di Desa Sedatigede Sidoarjo. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode penelitian kualitatif, sumber data yang digunakan dalah sumber data primer yang diperoleh dari hasil wawancara dan dokumentasi. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukan bahwa evaluasi penerimaan dana bantuan langsung tunai untuk peningkatan kesejahteraan masyarakat kurag mampu di Desa Sedatigede Sidoarjo adalah hal yang sangat penting untuk dilakukan karena dengan mengavaluasi penerima dana bantuan langsung tunai dapat melancarkan setiap bulannya, agar penyaluran dana juga dapat berjalan dengan baik tanpa adanya hambatan. Dampak dana bantuan langsung tunai untuk peningkatan kesahteraan masyarakat kurang mampu di Desa Sedatigede Sidoarjo belum memiliki dampak pada masyarakat karena dana tersebut tidak dicairkan disetiap bulannya dan dana bantuan langsung tunai terbilang sedikit untuk meningkatkan kesejahteraan masyarakat kurang mampu pada Desa Sedatugede Sidoarjo.
Persepsi Mahasiswa Terhadap Politik Identitas Islam Dalam Pemilihan Umum 2024
Authors: Sari Dwi Wulan , Maksudin Maksudin , Sibawaihi Sibawaihi , Putri Aulia Mutiara
Published: December 2023

Islamic identity politics is often used as a means of struggle used by a group to support the campaign period. Not a few end up choosing leaders because of the doctrine of religious equality. Students in identity politics have a big role and participation in carrying out the struggle to help resolve cases of intolerance and discrimination that occur. This study uses a qualitative method. Based on the research results, it can be understood that the existence of Islamic identity politics in general elections will have the potential to create conflict and division in society. If Islamic identity politics is allowed to grow and develop in the daily lives of community groups and bring down one another, then the big impact can damage diversity. The general election is a good opportunity for all Indonesian people, especially for students. It is not only the election of wise leaders, but the success of democracy is the hope to look forward to. This role is not only borne by students, but also for all Indonesian people. The importance of cooperation in creating the perception and implementation of politics that is free from group interests and realizing quality general elections.
Analyzing the Geostrategic Dynamics in Iraq: Saudi-Iranian Rivalry and Pakistanâs Response, 2003-2018
Authors: Ali Muhammad Irfan , Khan Waheed Ahmad , Adnan Malik
Published: December 2023

This research is about explaining Pakistan's proclaimed neutral policy towards the Saudi-Iran rivalry in Iraq. Regarding the Middle East, Pakistan's policy of neutrality has been adopted and claimed by Pakistan after the Iranian Revolution of 1979, which created an environment in the Middle East where Saudi Arabia and Iran emerged as rival forces in the region. While discussing the roots of neutrality, we found that Pakistan's policy of neutrality was the direct response to power politics between Saudi Arabia and Iran to safeguard its political and economic interests in the Middle East. This study uses qualitative methods. More specifically, John Scott's model of Documentary Analysis is used to explore the nature of the rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Iran in Iraq and Pakistan's response to it. A historical analysis of different factors demonstrates the extent to which Pakistan can plan, coordinate and execute a clear foreign policy to demonstrate its claim of neutral position.
Sino-US Conflict in Hybrid World War
Authors: Akram Saira , Khan Zohaib Ali , Akbar Muqarrab
Published: December 2023

This article offers a strategy that explores the idea of a Hybrid World War and how it can be applied to the current military struggle between China and the US. The global capitalist system, which arose as a worldwide framework for production, trade, and finance between the 16th and 18th centuries, is factored into the Hybrid World War concept in a way that the new-fangled Cold War was not. In addition to analyzing China's ascent and its global repercussions, this research work also focuses on how the current crisis in the unipolar global order has paved the way for strategic competition between China and US. This theoretical stance provides a new lens through which the US-China rivalry can be examined from several angles beyond conventional rivalry. We can understand the complexities of the ongoing battle between these two global powers by using the Hybrid World War paradigm, which investigates these dimensions.
ВПЛИВ ПАРАМЕТРІВ ПІДПРИЄМСТВ ТЕПЛОЕНЕРГЕТИКИ НА ЧАСТКУ В ПРОДУКОВАНИХ ЗОЛОШЛАКОВИХ ВІДХОДАХ AL2O3 ЯК ДОБАВКИ ПРИ ВИРОБНИЦТВІ БУДМАТЕРІАЛІВ
Authors: Березюк О. , Лемешев М. , Черепаха Д.
Published: December 2023

Об’єктом дослідження у роботі є золошлакові відходи, які містять, зокрема, Al2O3 підприємств теплоенергетики, щорічний обсяг яких в Україні становить 8 млн т, а приріст зайнятих земельних площ – 22 тис. га. У країнах ЄС більше 92 % таких відходів утилізуються. Тому визначення регресійної моделі прогнозування частки Al2O3 у продукованих золошлакових відходах підприємств теплоенергетики від основних параметрів впливу, яка може бути використана під час розробки стратегії повторного використання промислових відходів при виробництві будматеріалів, є актуальним науково-технічним завданням. Отримано багатофакторну квадратичну регресійну залежність прогнозування частки Al2O3 у продукованих золошлакових відходах підприємств теплоенергетики від основних параметрів впливу: потужність підприємства теплоенергетики, тривалість експлуатації, нижча теплота згоряння палива. Встановлено, що за критерієм Фішера гіпотезу про адекватність отриманої регресійної моделі можна вважати правильною з 95 % достовірністю. Коефіцієнт кореляції становить 0,99723, що свідчить про достатню достовірність одержаних результатів. Отриману регресійна залежність можна використати під час розробки стратегії повторного використання промислових відходів при виробництві будматеріалів. Установлено, що серед факторів впливу, які розглядалися, найбільше частка Al2O3 в продукованих золошлакових відходах підприємств теплоенергетики залежить від нижчої теплоти згоряння палива, а найменше – від потужності підприємства теплоенергетики. Побудовано поверхні відгуків цільової функції – частки Al2O3 у продукованих золошлакових відходах підприємств теплоенергетики, які дозволяють наочно проілюструвати залежність цієї цільової функції від окремих параметрів впливу.