bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Effect of Active Breaks on reading comprehension in a foreign language
Authors: Fernández Barrionuevo Eliseo , González Fernández Francisco Tomás , Villoria-Prieto Javier 
Published: October 2023

The aim of the present study was to find out whether Active-Breaks (AB) improve the three levels of reading comprehension in a foreign language which could be a determining variable in the academic success of the implementation of CLIL programmes. This study involved a total of 50 healthy students [n=25: Control Condition (CC), and n= 25: Active-Break Condition (ABC)] from one secondary school in the Region of Andalucía (Spain). To investigate the acute effects of an AB on reading comprehension in a foreign language, those in the CC were asked to maintain their ordinary routines, while those in the ABC modified their class by introducing ten minutes of exercise. After that both groups complete a reading comprehension test. Significant different were found in both question of literal comprehension, p=0.03, d=0.38, p=0.001, d=0.11, and in both question of inferential comprehension, p=.003, d=0.35, p=0.03, d=0.47. Crucially, in both question of evaluation, p=0.26, d=0.20, p=0.41, d=0.40, no significant difference was appreciated. The present study demonstrated that overall student’s reading comprehension in a foreign language improves after of AB of 10 min (compared with CC) and concretely, improve the efficiency in question of literal comprehension and inferential comprehension.
Selective list of VIR’s methodological recommendations (guidelines) for 2000–2022
Authors: Editorial Article 
Published: October 2023

The N.I. Vavilov All-Russian Institute of Plant Genetic Resources (VIR) releases almost all types of publications traditional for research institutions. Since the 1920s, VIR has been regularly publishing methodological recommendations, or guidelines.This kind of publications has won its own specialized audience and retained it for over a hundred years. All recommendations (guidelines) are an assemblage of documents dedicated to the study, conservation, and replenishment of the unique global plant genetic resources collection held by VIR; plant breeding; seed production; cultivation; resistance of individual crops to diseases and pests; herbarization; long-term seed storage; biochemical, mycological, phytopathological, genetic, and biotechnological research methods; and many other issues. Such publications are widely used by the staff of VIR and the network of its branches in their practical work, and are also in demand with various scientists, experts, lecturers and teachers, postgraduate and undergraduate students all over Russia.Keeping in mind the ever increasing interest in such information, the Editorial Board of the journal Proceedings on Applied Botany, Genetics and Breeding decided to publish a selective list of VIR’s methodological recommendations (guidelines) for 2000–2022. For the sake of convenience, the material is arranged in chronological order. This list partially includes recommendations and guidelines published by other research institutions where VIR’s staff members were among the authors. It is our hope that the list will be found useful by our readers and authors of scientific publications. The list was compiled by the staff of the Library and Publishing Department of VIR.
Citizen Journalism and Editorial Policies: A Case Study of The Trinidad Express Newspaper
Authors: Sooknanan Prahalad , Rojas Kimberly 
Published: October 2023

<p> Abstract The study investigates policies regarding the regulation and control of citizens’ content published by the Trinidad Express Newspaper. A qualitative approach was adopted for the undertaking of this study, which consisted of eight (8) individual semi-structured interviews inclusive of editors and journalists/reporters from the traditional newsroom. The study aimed to answer the following research questions (RQs): RQ1.What are the steps/procedures taken by traditional journalists/reporters in handling of citizen journalism? RQ 2. In what ways have the steps/procedures taken influenced the publishing of citizens’ information? Findings reveal while there are no specific policies geared toward the control of information shared by citizens, the Newspaper has been controlling the flow of information received from the public by implementing the official One Caribbean Media (OCM) Statement of Editorial Principles and Operational Guidelines which inform the work and conduct of those who are part of the production and delivery of news and other content across varying media platforms. More significantly, the study found the free flow of information by citizens negatively impacted the traditional print media. Further, the free flow of information on various media platforms encouraged traditional media (newspapers) to embark on the digitization of newspapers in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. </p>
علاقة الثقافة الصحية ببعض الامراض الشائعة (السكري، السمنة، ارتفاع ضغط الدم) لأبناء المجتمع المحلي في محافظة واسط
Authors: بنوان حسن بشار , باسم علي , صبري سحر 
Published: October 2023

تعد الثقافة الصحية عملية مستمرة مبنية على مجموعة من المعارف الاساسية والتي تهدف إلى تغيير سلوك الأفراد وجعلهم اكثر اهتماماً بصحتهم عن طريق اتباع اسلوب معين في توجيه المعلومات الصحية إلى كافة الاشخاص مهما كانت اعمارهم ،كما انها مجموعة من الوسائل و الاجراءات التوعوية المنظمة والمدروسة الموجهة لأفراد المجتمع لتكوين قوة تأثيرية داعمة تعزز من النظرة المجتمعية للقضايا والممارسات الصحية وتغيير الافكار والمعلومات الخاطئة المتبناة لدى البعض وتحويل هذه الافكار بعد ذلك إلى سلوكيات تساهم في الوقاية من التعرض للأمراض بجميع انواعها.
يهدف البحث الى التعرف على العلاقة بين الثقافة الصحية وأمراض العصر الشائعة (السكري، ارتفاع ضغط الدم، السمنة) لأبناء المجتمع المحلي في محافظة واسط. واستخدم الباحث المنهج الوصفي بأسلوب العلاقات الارتباطية لملائمته مشكلة البحث وتحقيق هدفه، وتكون مجتمع البحث من أبناء المجتمع المحلي لمحافظة واسط ، إما عينة البحث فقد بلغ عددها (135) مصاب بأمراض (السكري ، السمنة ، ارتفاع ضغط الدم ). وكانت اهم النتائج التي توصل اليها الباحثان ان هناك علاقة ارتباط غير معنوي بين الثقافة الصحية وإمراض العصر الشائعة (السكري ، السمنة ،ارتفاع ضغط الدم) لدى أبناء المجتمع المحلي لمحافظة واسط وعدم تمتع الفرد الواسطي بالثقافة الصحية كذلك انتشار العادات السيئة المتبعة في الغذاء من خلال إتباع نظام غذائي غير صحي وعدم ممارسة التمارين الرياضية . وقد اوصى الباحثان بضرورة تعريف الأفراد بمفاهيم الثقافة الصحية واوليات الصحة العامة ومساعدتهم على التعرف على الأمراض المنتشرة واهم طرق الوقاية منها.
The Relationship Between Salivary Flow Rate and Malnutrition in Elderly
Authors: AKKURNAZ Gizem , YURTDAŞ DEPBOYLU Gamze , KANER Gülşah 
Published: October 2023

Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between salivary flow rate (SFR) and nutritional status of elderly.Materials and methods: The study included 63 elderly people (20 males, 43 females, age: 70.83±6.42 years) who applied to the dentist's office. The data were collected by face-to-face interview method and sociodemographic characteristics, information on employment status and lifestyle habits of the participants were recorded in the questionnaire. To determine nutritional status, 3-day food consumption records were taken, Mini Nutritional Assessment Test (MNA) was applied and anthropometric parameters were measured. The carious teeth (DMFT) index and oral health impact scale (OHIP-14) were used to assess oral health, and unstimulated SFR was measured.
Results: According to MNA, 23.8% of the elderly were malnourished or at risk of malnutrition. The mean SFR of the elderly was 0.40±0.31 ml/min and 15.9% of them had low SFR. The mean SFR of the elderly with normal body weight was higher than that of the obese (p
Some Issues in Ronald Reagan’s Middle East Policy
Authors: KACHARAVA Vasil 
Published: October 2023

The paper describes certain elements of Ronald Reagans administration policy in the Middle East. It reflects fruitful and, at the same time, complicated cooperation with Israel, also Reagan’s cooperation with Saudi Arabia in fields of security and oil prices. The final result was dramatic fall of oil prices which influenced the oil export of the Soviet Union which so desperately needed foreign currency to acquire new technologies to successfully compete in the arms industry.
Keywords: AWACS, Israel, oil prices, Ronald Reagan, Saudi Arabia, USSR
A Test of Agency Theory of Divided Relevance on the Firm Value of Listed Nigerian Deposit Money Bank
Authors: UMORU Bashiru , O. OKE Babatunde , A. SHIRO Abass , C. IYIEGBUNIWE Joy , A. ARIKEWUYO Kareem 
Published: October 2023

The main objective of this study is the agency theory of dividend relevance on the firm value of listed Nigerian deposit money banks (DMBs) for ten years, 2011–2020. The study used an ex-post facto panel research design. The data for the study was collected from the published financial statements of sampled banks. The study's dependent variable is market capitalization, a proxy of firm value, while the independent variables are dividend payout and agency cost, respectively. The data estimation was conducted using the panel data technique. The findings showed that the dividend payout and agency cost effects on firm value are positive and negative but statistically significant and insignificant. In contrast, the joint effects of dividend payout and agency cost on a firm's value are statistically insignificant. This result implies that dividend payout has a unique effect (direct effect) on firm value but does not moderate the effect of agency cost on firm value in Nigerian DMBs. This can be attributed to the unique nature of banks, which may be due to the intense supervision by the regulatory authorities.
Keywords: Agency cost, market capitalization, firm value, direct effect, dividend payout
Reports
Authors: Fortier Corinne 
Published: October 2023

Moctar Maghlah, Loves in Saharan Time. Anthology of Oral-Written Moorish Poetry Translated from Hassaniyya (Avignon: Wallada, 2020). xiv +165 pp. ISBN 978-2-904201-94-3
Moctar Maghlah, Les Amours au temps du Sahara. Anthologie de poésie maure orale-écrite traduite du hassaniyya (Avignon: Wallada, 2020). xiv +165 pp. ISBN 978-2-904201-94-3
Tatiana Benfoughal, The Palms of Skill: Basketry in the Saharan Oasis (Paris: Muséum d'histoire naturelle, 2022). 462 pp. ISBN 978-2-85653-980-4
Tatiana Benfoughal, Les palmes du savoir-faire: la vannerie dans les oasis du Sahara (Paris: Muséum d'histoire naturelle, 2022). 462 pp. ISBN 978-2-85653-980-4
Beyond the Education of Desire
Authors: Mazzocchi Paul 
Published: October 2023

Abstract
While critical utopias sought to rescue the political import of utopia, recently scholars have questioned their overemphasis on literary forms and a disempowering pluralism. Challenging the applicability of these claims to one of the instigators of critical utopias, I provide a political reading of Miguel Abensour's understanding of utopia and connect this to councils as a concrete institutional infrastructure. This begins with a re-reading of his influential conception of the ‘education of desire’ in relation to the simulacrum as a utopian ‘model’ that, in rejecting identity-thinking, refuses to reduce utopias to a blueprint. I then turn to conceptualising the utopia of councils through the simulacrum on two fronts: first, as a form subject to innovation in the context of the dialectic of emancipation; second, as a content that aims to both ‘democratise utopia’ by embracing plurality and ‘utopianize democracy’ by expanding the realm of democratic space.
ANALISIS POLA DISTRIBUSI SPASIAL KETERKAITAN KEPADATAN PENDUDUK DAN KERAPATAN BANGUNAN MELALUI GOOGLE EARTH ENGINE MENGGUNAKAN METODE NORMALIZED DIFFERENCE BUILT-UP INDEX
Authors: Noviansyah Darwin , Hermawan Erwin , Kamila Nurul 
Published: October 2023

Kota Bogor secara geografis terletak di tengah-tengah wilayah kabupaten bogor dan sangat dekat dengan ibu kota. Berdasarkan hasil Sensus Penduduk tahun 2020 jumlah penduduk Kota Bogor sebanyak 1.043.070 juta jiwa itu akan terus meningkat setiap tahunya. Pertumbuhan penduduk dan perkembangan jalan akan mempengaruhi perkembangan bangunan yang ada di Kota Bogor sehingga akan menimbulkan dampak negatif seperti penurunan kesehatan masyarakat, penurunan kualitas tempat tinggal dan ketidaksesuaian dengan tata ruang wilayah. Kondisi kerapatan bangunan dapat di peroleh dengan menggunakan algoritma Normalized Difference Built-up Index (NDBI) melalui Google Earth Engine (GEE). Google Earth Engine (GEE) adalah salah satu platfrom pengolahan citra satelit berbasis (cloud compution). Hasil dari pengolahan citra satelit yang sudah di olah di Google Earth Engine (GEE) menggunakan metode Normalized Difference Built-up Index (NDBI) mendapatkan nilai uji akurasi koefisien kappa 83,01 menunjukan bahwa hasil pengolahan NDBI mendapatkan nilai yang bagus. Hasil ini bisa jadi bahan pertimbangan untuk pemeritah setempat untuk melakukan kebijakan terkait tata ruang wilayah yang ada di Kota Bogor. Output dari penelitian ini berupa informasi kerapadatan penduduk dan kerapatan bangunan di Kota Bogor periode 2001-2021 berbasis WEBGIS.
Optimal allocation of hybrid energy storage capacity of DC microgrid based on model predictive control algorithm
Authors: Zhao Jie , Wang Shuo , Wu Haotian 
Published: October 2023

To effectively enhance the safety, stability, and economic operation capability of DC microgrids, an optimized control strategy for DC microgrid hybrid energy storage system (HESS)(The abbreviation table is shown in Table 2) based on model predictive control theory is proposed. Based on the characteristics of supercapacitors and batteries, system safety requirements, and various constraints, a predictive model for a hybrid energy storage DC microgrid is established. By defining its optimization indicators, designing an energy optimization management strategy, and transforming it into a quadratic programming problem for solution, the reasonable scheduling of power in the DC microgrid has been achieved. In addition, a power control method was proposed for the system without constraints. The simulation experiment results show that at the initial sampling time, the system operates normally, and the MPC algorithm allocates two types of energy storage devices to discharge to meet the net load demand, without absorbing electricity from the external network. At the 30th sampling point, the net load increases, and the MPC controller obtains the optimal solution of the control problem based on the known net load prediction data at the previous sampling time. It outputs the operating reference values of each output unit at the next time. Starting from the 100th to 199th sampling points, SOCUC falls below the lower limit of the safety interval, and the system enters situation 4 mode. The external network output assists the battery in working. At the 131st sampling point, the net load decreases, the system enters Situation 3 mode, and the battery operates independently. Until the 179th point, SOCB was also below the lower limit of its safety interval, and the system entered situation 5 mode, completely maintaining system power balance by external network power. Starting from point 201, the net load becomes negative, and the system charges the HESS according to instructions and stops the external power grid energy transmission. Conclusion: The feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed optimization management strategy have been verified.
METHODOLOGY FOR USING A GENETIC ALGORITHM TO SOLVE URBAN PLANNING PROBLEMS
Authors: Zhuravlov Oleksii , Liskovskyi Denys 
Published: October 2023

With the development of computer technology, algorithms for solving problems based on artificial intelligence are gaining popularity. The genetic algorithm is one of them. The article describes using of this algorithm in the context of urban planning problems.
The genetic algorithm is primarily created to search for extremes of complex functions, where the variable can be described as a vector. A significant number of urban planning problems can be represented as follows. The article describes the methodology for solving urban planning problems using this algorithm. The main advantage of the proposed algorithm is its relative ease of implementation and a wide range of issues that can be solved with its help. The main disadvantage of this algorithm is that it is obtained the result, with a certain probability, can reflect the local minimum of the function, as well as the need to change the parameters of the genetic algorithm individually for each individual task.
The article gives an example of using the proposed methodology to solve the problem of optimizing the location of work place. It is also proposed to apply a genetic algorithm to optimize the traffic light cycle, automate the process of building planning and develop traffic management schemes.
The implementation of the proposed methodology can significantly increase the quality of urban planning projects, as well as reduce the time spent on their implementation.
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE AS MEANS OF FORMING AN EMOTIONALLY POSITIVE CONTEXT IN BUFFER ZONES OF CULTURAL HERITAGE OBJECTS
Authors: Matsokha Alina 
Published: October 2023

The article presents the results of the author's research on the formation of an emotionally positive context in the buffer zones of cultural heritage objects by means of landscape architecture; considered scientific and theoretical base of world research.
Buffer zones (according to I. Korotun) are divided into 3 categories: I direct use of the territory; II multifunctional; III combined. The most difficult is the II category of buffer zones "non-direct multifunctional usage". In Ukraine, 4 out of 8 World Heritage sites have buffer zones of non-direct multifunctional use ("Kyiv: St. Sophia Cathedral and nearby monastery buildings, Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, Church of the Savior on Berestov" (1990); "Ensemble of the historical center of Lviv" (1998); "Residence of the Metropolitans of Bukovina and Dalmatia" (2011) and "Historical Center of Odesa" (2023)). The historical city center belongs to the II category of buffer zones, and it is the core of the urbanized environment, where the administrative, transport or combined functions of the city can be concentrated. Multifunctionality makes the city center the place of the greatest activity of people, which in turn forms a prerequisite for the formation of an emotionally positive context.
Landscape organization of buffer zones as places of constant circulation of people is a prerequisite for the creation of high-quality space. So, we determined that the formation of an emotionally positive context in the buffer zones of cultural heritage objects can be carried out through the method of "green corridors," which will be connections between activity points or will be multifunctional zones.
The formation of an emotionally positive context is a universal method for the landscape organization of urban space within the buffer zones of cultural heritage objects under various urban conditions.
POSSIBILITIES OF MODERN COMPUTER TECHNOLOGIES USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN CREATING FINE ART OBJECTS
Authors: Pylypchuk Oksana , Shendryk Illia , Polubok Andrei 
Published: October 2023

This article explores the possibilities of current technologies with the addition of artificial intelligence to the creation of different types of creative arts. The scope of application of artificial intelligence technology in the formation and creation of creative objects has been explored. The main advantages of using artificial intelligence in creating creativity are identified. Attention is paid to the methods and fundamentals of shaping and creating creative objects, artificial intelligence in comparison with humans. The main functions and capabilities of neural networks in creating and generating a concept for a creative product have been studied. The shortcomings and imperfections in the creation and formation of a work of art using modern artificial intelligence technologies have been identified. The question of the genius and uniqueness of human thought is considered in the search for primary ideas and the creation of a concept in comparison with algorithms for the formation of ideas made using computer technology and neural networks. The current range of artificial intelligence functions has been analyzed, which can help simplify most of the tasks required when creating primary visualization, a sketch part for the subsequent implementation of a design project. The algorithm and its features of forming a query are considered to obtain the final visualization and the product of artificial intelligence. The relevance of artificial intelligence and its influence on the development of creativity in various fields of art is considered. The factor of influence of computer technologies and neural networks on the media space and society as a whole has been identified. The relevance of the discussion on the impact of artificial intelligence and neural networks on the labor market is analyzed. The functions and capabilities of artificial intelligence are examined in detail, based on the current “Midjorney” neural network. The influence of the neural network on the scope of activity of interior designers and the formation of internal spaces is considered. The methods of using a neural network in the formation of landscape design and urban planning are discussed in detail. The range of applications and possibilities of artificial intelligence in the creation of fine art and sculpture has been explored.
ARCHITECTURAL AND SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT OF OSTROG THE END OF THE 18TH CENTURY – 20S OF 20TH CENTURY
Authors: Rychkov Petro 
Published: October 2023

The article is an attempt to generalize the available old cartographic sources in the shape of fixing and projecting plans of Ostrog town, which are describing its site development and spatial structure from the 18th to the begin of 20th centuries.
History of an old Ukrainian town of Osrtog was reflected in numerous written documents. However, its urban cartography is represented by a small number of primary sources. Nevertheless, several historical maps of this town allow a more detailed assessment of specific social and landscape factors that influenced the formation of its urban identity. The earliest of them is from 1760s. A significant array of more accurate and detailed, although also inaccurate, fixation plans of Ostroh, like other cities of Volhyn, was formed almost immediately after its entry into the Russian Empire. A new stage in the history of mapping of Ostrog Town (from 19th century) was associated with the use of technically more advanced, and therefore much more accurate, methods of topographical surveying. Of special interest are Ostrog's plans of a design direction rather than a fixation. Significant role in the study of old urban history of this town belongs to the first project plan from 1845, which provided for the introduction of significant changes in the development of the town on a regular basis and mass utilitarian construction. Such plans were implemented for other towns of the Volyn Governorate (e.g. Rivne, Lutsk, Starokostiantyniv, Kovel, Dubno, Kremenets). These and other innovations of the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th centuries were recorded in great detail in the topographical plan of 1926.
This publication aims to substantiate a kind of summary of the multi-year process of spatial and planning evolution of Ostrog Town over nine centuries, starting from the first mention of it in chronicle sources, was made.
The relevance of the research topic is determined by an array of cartographic sources that are currently inaccessible to Ukrainian scientists and researchers in general.