Academic Articles & Research Papers

Analyzing the Spatiotemporal Patterns in Green Spaces for Urban Studies Using Location-Based Social Media Data

Green parks are vital public spaces and play a major role in urban living and well-being. Research on the attractiveness of green parks often relies on traditional techniques, such as questionnaires and in-situ surveys, but these methods a...

The Impact of Residents’ Daily Internet Activities on the Spatial Distribution of Online Fraud: An Analysis Based on Mobile Phone Application Usage

In recent years, there has been a sharp increase in the number of online fraud cases. However, research on crime geography has paid little attention to online crimes, especially to the influencing factors behind their spatial distributions....

Movement behaviors and their association with depressive symptoms in Brazilian adolescents: A cross-sectional study

Background: Physical activity, sleep, and sedentary behaviors compose 24-h movement behaviors and have been independently associated with depressive symptoms. However, it is not clear whether it is the movement behavior itself or other cont...

Knowledge, attitude, and practice patterns of Indian ophthalmologists regarding medicolegal issues

Purpose: To assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice patterns (KAPP) of Indian ophthalmologists regarding medicolegal issues using an initial survey. Methods: An online form was circulated among Indian ophthalmologists of all ages over ...

Exposure, hazard, and vulnerability and their contribution to Schistosoma haematobium re-infection in northern Senegal

Background: The risk of infectious diseases, including snail-borne schistosomiasis, is determined by three inter-related components: exposure, hazard, and vulnerability. For schistosomiasis, exposure occurs through behaviours involving wate...

Some Examples of the Use of Molecular Markers for Needs of Basic Biology and Modern Society

Application of molecular genetic markers appeared to be very fruitful in achieving many goals, including (i) proving the theoretic basements of general biology and (ii) assessment of worldwide biodiversity. Both are provided in the present ...

Toward an Environmental Education of Students at the Faculty of Natural Sciences, the University of Namibe

Context: Today, quite a few environmental problems require swift responses toward adjustment, mitigation, and sustainability. Accordingly, how could university students acquire effective environmental education so they can play their social...

Survival Strategy of an Emerging State beyond Warfare: Diplomatic Practices in Ilorin Emirate, Central Nigeria in the Nineteenth Century

The use of diplomacy as a statecraft was visible in precolonial Africa. It was primarily concerned with relations among states to achieve mutually beneficial agreements. Diplomacy in precolonial Africa included trade treaties, protection, s...

Un portret autentic: I. Funeriu, G. I. Tohaneanu – Optimus Magister

LA DISTANCIA DE LA ESPERANZA: ANÁLISIS RETÓRICO DE “ASÍ ESTAMOS” DE ALEJANDRO ROMUALDO Y “AÑOS DE LOS CASTIGOS” DE MANUEL SCORZA

La obra de Alejandro Romualdo ocupa un lugar paradigmático en el corpus de la poesía peruana del siglo xx. La tendencia purista ampliamente ignorada de sus primeros trabajos todavía se encuentra presente en sus poemarios de temática social,...

TEORÍAS DEL MONTAJE: CONTRIBUCIÓN Y VIGENCIA EN LA CONSTRUCCIÓN DEL ESPACIO Y TIEMPO CINEMATOGRÁFICO

Las teorías de montaje han tenido su período de elaboración intensa a partir de los años treinta. Sin embargo, recurrentemente, sehan visto influenciadas por otras corrientes del arte, pensamiento y modelos, que han sido incorporados para v...

A contrastive analysis of articles in English and demonstratives in isiZulu

An analysis of the use of demonstratives in isiZulu (izabizwana zokukhomba) has shown that they go beyond the known deictic functions of demonstratives as used in other languages like English. In isiZulu, demonstratives tend to also denote ...

Didactic-methodic and psychological features of the use of video materials in teaching a foreign language

Modern technology is expanding the possibilities of classes and determining the need for new forms of learning. The study of multimedia technology is currently developing in an academic way. Visuals in general play a huge, sometimes decisiv...

The Mediating Effect of Social Anxiety on the Relationship Between Social Media Use and Body Dissatisfaction Among University Students

Body dissatisfaction has become increasingly common among women and young adults and has only become worse in the digital age, where people have increased access to social media and are in constant competition and comparisons with their “fr...

Tiktok as a new paradigm for information in the Ukrainian War. A study from the West of the initial coverage of the conflict through this platform

En virtud de que las redes sociales se perfilaron como fuentes de información desde el primer momento en que Rusi tomó la decisión de invadir Ucrania en febrero de 2022, la presente investigación pretende analizar, de forma exploratoria el ...

Espacio y tiempo en el siglo XXI: velocidad, instantaneidad y su repercusión en la comunicación humana

El espacio y el tiempo son dos conceptos que permiten al ser humano poner orden y comprender aquello que le rodea. La digitalización que caracteriza al siglo XXI ha resignificado estos parámetros reduciendo su valor a un aquí y ahora, minim...

Life imitating art: Asian romance movies as a social mirror

As a genre of mass media, the romance movie has the potential to influence and shape audience’s views on socio-cultural issues of the time (Rahman, 2013). Asian romance movies often depict behaviours that challenge thei moral code such as o...

Representación de las mujeres periodistas en El reino de Rodrigo Sorogoyen

El cine ha incorporado en sus historias el oficio del periodismo ya que, por la naturaleza de la profesión, permite introducir narraciones con un alto grado de interés. En el imaginario colectivo los periodistas se posicionan como el cuarto...

The Small Motherland as a Sociological Category: Reflections on the Book — Boronoev A.O., Tkhakakov V.Kh., Mironov D.V. The Phenomenon of a Small Homeland and the Problems of Constructing a Civic Identity. St Petersburg: Asterion publ., 2024

This new book by St. Petersburg sociologists translates the concept of a small homeland, which is popular in journalism, local history and pedagogy, into a sociological category, which provides an impetus for methodological reflections on i...

De la question de l’(auto)régulation des nouveaux médias en Afrique de l’ouest francophone

African societies are experiencing since the beginning of the 21st century transformations brought by information technology and digital. With the rise of new media, it is developing a digital journalism in Africa, particularly in Francopho...