Concept Of Authenticity Research Articles

A Novel Approach to Enhancing the Effectiveness of Chemistry Teaching by Preservice Teachers

The objective of this article is to develop a new approach for improving the effectiveness of chemistry teaching, which involves transforming the teaching process via the use of interactive digital technologies. The research methodology is based on the Self-Determination Theory (SDT) and the Stimulus-Organism-Response (SOR) model. The study explores key constructs such as Perceived Usability (PU), Perceived Autonomy (PAU), Perceived Teaching Support (PTS), Perceived Competency (PCM), Perceived Relatedness (PRT), Perceived Ease of Use (PEOU), Cognitive Teaching Involvement (CTI), and Affective Teaching Involvement (ATI), examining their influence on teaching performance. Data were collected from 254 preservice chemistry teachers trained at Akhmet Yassawi International Kazakh-Turkish University, Kazakhstan. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was applied to test the scientific hypotheses. The findings showed that PU, PEOU, PAU, and PTS have a significant effect on CTI and ATI, which in turn have a positive effect on teaching effectiveness. In other words, the study confirms the importance of user-friendly and effective digital tools in developing positive attitudes towards technology adoption. The novelty of this paper comprises the author's concept of the educational process transformation through the usage of interactive digital technologies, which increases the chemistry education effectiveness. Doi: 10.28991/ESJ-2025-09-01-04 Full Text: PDF

АНАЛИЗ МЕТОДОВ ФОРМИРОВАНИЯ ЭФФЕКТИВНОЙ БИЗНЕС-МОДЕЛИ КОМПАНИИ

The article presents an analytical review of various approaches to understanding the company's business model, as well as the author's concept as a formalized vector for achieving the company's sustainable development goals. An analysis of methods for developing, reconfiguring and evaluating the effectiveness of the company's business models is carried out. The problems of making changes to business processes and adjusting business models in a highly turbulent economy are summarized.

Generation Z Identification of the Concept of Authority and the Process of the Management of Media Messages in the Catholic Church

The growing importance of the influence of the media on the Catholic faithful calls for an answer to the question of to what extent the church’s activity in initiating messages of faith is subordinated to the logic and pragmatics of the media, which change the forms of the presence of religion in the lives of Catholics and the contexts in which it is positioned? As a result, it should force reflection: how to form and distribute religious messages using the tools of the media and, more generally, to manage the process of building relationships with the faithful. In this process, it is crucial to identify the factors influencing the faithful and especially the validity of existing values in their lives. The authors of this article focus on the concept of authority, identifying it in the research process conducted in Generation Z, aiming to form a conclusion as to whether it can constitute a value in the initiated media messages. The conducted study and its conclusions are considered from a Catholic perspective, referencing the importance of authority as one of the Church’s fundamental values. This value strengthens the building of a community of believers, as religious authorities, their behaviors, and views reinforce the transmitted ideas. The authority, which serves to enhance the conveyed messages, frequently appears in media transmissions. The concept of authority is explored in the theoretical section of the article.

Islam as liberatory exploration: praying with British inclusive Muslims

Abstract This paper explores the process of meaning-making in an Islamic site—The Inclusive Mosque Initiative (IMI)—where the cultivation of a plural religious space is pursued as an Islamic, rather than a secular, virtue. The study highlights the discourse, spatiality, and praxis of the Friday prayers at IMI, revealing a distinctive non-hierarchical symbolic spatiality, plural congregational practices, shared ritual leadership, and interactive sermons cultivating diversity in congregants’ ethical self-formation. Drawing on these ethnographic experiences, the paper advocates for an expansion of Talal Asad’s concept of the discursive tradition of Islam by proposing a greater emphasis on ‘non-established’ practices, such as IMI’s gender-expansive Friday prayers. Additionally, by questioning the primacy given to reason and argumentation referring to the foundational Islamic texts in Asad’s approach, it highlights how embodied, affective, and phenomenological experiences play a defining role in Islamic discursive traditions. Inclusive Muslims offer an expanded purpose of power within the Islamic discursive tradition, moving away from conceptions of Islamic authority linked with ‘orthodoxy’ to ones demonstrating, what Shahab Ahmed calls, the ‘explorative’ mode of authority. Consequently, the study of non-normative, inclusive Muslim communities, exemplified by the IMI, offers insights into alternative Islamic practices and discourses and challenges conventional anthropological definitions of Islam as a discursive tradition.

Epistocracy and populism: second-order ideologies challenging democracy

ABSTRACT Epistocracy and populism are usually seen as opposites. The first finds error in democracy’s reliance on the sub-optimal decisions by the supposedly incompetent masses, and argues that political decisions should be tied to epistemic merit, not popularity. The populist critique of democracy, contrarily, finds that there is not enough political confrontation in standard representative democracies where the ‘real people’ are not properly embodied, and thus pits an imagined direct will of the unified and virtuous people against a self-serving establishment. This article demonstrates that these ideologies have surprising underlying similarities concerning their categorization, political ontology, epistemology and a conception of political authority. Firstly, they both are second-order political ideologies that are not directly tied with substantive political content but rather with the interpretation of how to govern assuming disagreement concerning first-order political ideologies. Secondly, their political ontology divides citizens into two constitutively differing parts, one of which they (partly) exclude from political membership. Thirdly, their political epistemology assumes the existence of political truths which makes their conception of authority anti-proceduralist, either instrumentalist or moralist. Fourthly, they downplay the value of pluralism, deliberation and dissent. Uncovering these commonalities helps us detect and understand the dynamics of some anti-democratic tendencies better.

L’autorità in questione. Per un’analisi della tarda modernità in Michel de Certeau

The aim of this paper is to analyse some reflections developed by the French author Michel de Certeau about the coming of the late-modern society. Even though de Certeau cannot be considered primarily a sociologist, his thought can certainly stimulate new theoretical and empirical studies at political, economic, social and cultural level. In particular, the paper focuses on the question concerning authority in society, as interpreted by de Certeau in two articles written in 1969 and 1973. On the one hand, a generalized lack of credibility can be identified more and more in relation to many key social authorities, such as political parties, trade unions, enterprises, schools, universities and churches. On the other hand, this lack of credibility may lead to increase the spread of critical phenomena, such as social exclusion and social violence. The paper, then, analyses the specific conception of authority as proposed by de Certeau, which can be conceived as a form of always fragile and unstable coordination between representations and individual and collective beliefs.

Military-applied physical training of students of specialized classes of rosgvardiya

The article analyzes the requirements fоr the cоntent of military-аpplied physical training of students of spеcialized classes of Rоsgvardiya. The purpose оf the article is to identify and justify by the method of questioning and questioning the state of physical education of students in classes of Rоsgvardiya, to determine the means of physical training. The methodology of the study consists of the analysis and generalization of questionnaires and interview questionnaires. On the basis of a systematic, personality-oriented and integrative approaches, the basic requirements for the introduction of organizational and pedagogical conditions for teaching practical actions to students of specialized classes of Rosgvardiya are formulated. The expediency of including some military-applied sports in the physical education program was confirmed: bullet shooting, hand-to-hand combat, swimming, paramilitary cross-country, obstacle courses and relay races. The author's concept of the use of military-applied sports in physical education of students of specialized classes of the Rosgvardiya proposed in the article can be implemented in one of the parts of this training. A specially developed curriculum, including military-applied sports, can become an effective pedagogical condition for its implementation.

The inner struggle: Co‐optation and moral authenticity within social movements scholarship

AbstractThe concept of co‐optation, denoting the appropriation of actors and ideas to support unintended agendas, has been widely employed in social movements studies. Despite its prominence, some scholars argue that the concept introduces ambiguous discussions of authenticity that morally judge activists under categories that are disconnected from their experiences of political participation. Consequently, they choose to separate morality from politics. I propose a meaningful approach to engage with morality and authenticity that contributes to the current understanding of the implications of co‐optation on movements and activists. First, I illustrate that moral concepts and attributions of responsibility are inherent to how activists experience co‐optation. Next, I highlight the limitations of existing theories of authenticity in capturing these moral elements. I then introduce the concept of moral authenticity, which refers to the importance that individuals place on acting in accordance with the type of person they aspire to be. I argue that integrating this notion with co‐optation offers a robust framework for describing and evaluating what authenticity means in the context of movements. This framework offers new insights into the relationship between individuals' personal lives and activism, an emerging field of inquiry in social movement scholarship.

Forvaltning, fortolkning og forhandling af autenticitet i et husmuseum

From 2019-2021 The Art Museums of Skagen conducted a reestablishment of the bedrooms in the historic house museum Anchers Hus. Challenges regarding lack of historical documentation and original artefacts led the museum staff to discuss the different notions of authenticity. In this article, a review of the concept of authenticity with regards to historic house museums, led to a categorization based on rationalities, held by conservators, curators, and museum visitors respectively. This categorization revealed several diverging understandings of authenticity. The analysis shows how the museum staff managed and negotiated these contested notions of authenticity and exemplifies how a theoretical understanding can help strengthen curatorial praxis.

När sjukt blir friskt och friskt sjukt. Pooneh Rohis Hölje och sjukdomsbegreppets innebörd

This article discusses how different notions of illness are portrayed in the Swedish-Iranian author Pooneh Rohi’s novel Hölje (2021). It notes the tendency to diagnose the main character, Mona, with postpartum psychosis, as discernible in the reception, but questions its suitability as a fruitful perspective for approaching the novel and the experience expressed here. Instead, a phenomenological perspective is established, focusing on how illness is perceived by the sufferer herself and what knowledge about the self, other people, and the world becomes possible to obtain in this way. Through this perspective, it becomes clear that the concepts of illness and health are given new meanings and connotations in the novel, as they are associated with the concepts of falseness and authenticity in a new and unconventional way. Thus, the novel can be read as a criticism both of biomedical science that diagnose and sort people into categories based on a medical understanding of illness, and of a broader cultural perception of what constitutes sick and healthy behaviour.

Rap Devil versus Rap God: impoliteness in a rap battle

Abstract Using a line-by-line analysis of the key conversational instances identified in an asynchronous rap battle between Eminem (in Killshot) and Machine Gun Kelly (in Rap Devil), this study investigates diss tracks as manifestations of impoliteness. As a framework for our analysis, we adopt an overlay of Spencer-Oatey’s rapport management model/principles and Culpeper’s framework of impoliteness strategies/formulae. The results show that both rappers tried to out-diss each other by verbalizing a multitude of insults, curses, dismissals, and more. The paper builds on the relationship between power and impoliteness, the concept of authenticity in rap, prescribed and proscribed language use in hip-hop culture, and displays of identity roles of the rappers. The findings and discussion offer novel contributions to impoliteness research, as the current study is the first to investigate impoliteness in an asynchronous rap battle between two White rappers. In light of the analyses, we define diss track exchanges as asynchronous rap battles characterized by the abundant use of coercive impoliteness for entertainment.

Bioacoustic Signatures - Revolutionizing User Authentication in the Digital Age

This white paper explores the concept of bioacoustic authentication in continuous user verification for cybersecurity. As traditional authentication methods become increasingly vulnerable to sophisticated attacks, we propose leveraging the unique internal sounds produced by the human body - such as heartbeats, blood flow, and joint movements as a novel biometric identifier. We examine the technical challenges and potential solutions in capturing and processing these subtle bioacoustic signals, including the development of specialized sensors and advanced signal processing algorithms. The use of machine learning techniques for real-time analysis and user verification is explored, with a focus on accuracy, adaptability, and fraud prevention. We explore practical applications across various sectors, from high-security environments to personal devices, and its potential integration with existing cybersecurity frameworks. By harnessing the body's internal rhythms, bioacoustic authentication presents a promising avenue for enhancing cybersecurity measures, offering a unique blend of security, convenience, and continuous protection against unauthorized access.

Aesthetics and Philosophy of the Performance Interpretation of the Author's Concept of a Musical Work

The presented research is aimed at revealing the theoretical and philosophical methodological basis of the art of performance interpretation from the perspective of the procedural triad composer-performer-listener. In the process of interpretation, the performer acts as an active carrier of internal needs and motivations, which have a physiological, psychological, moral, and aesthetic as well as volitional nature. This division is quite conditional as these processes occur simultaneously and interact with each other. Each person is more or less inclined to a certain meaningful aspect, which forms an individual approach to the interpretation of the work. Thus, the needs of the performer (during the conscious search for the sound embodiment of the interpretation at the stage of practical implementation) resolve the most important issue: the ratio of the author's and performer's concepts.

The Agent Concept of the Authentic Personal: Justification and Empirical Verification

The agent concept of the personal authenticity considering it personality trait that ensures a person’s fidelity to their nature, spatial and temporal circumstances of life, and calling, is systematically presented. The two main functions of authenticity, transcendental and adaptive, contribute to maintaining prosocial (including moral) attitudes and psychological well-being. The agent concept is presented in seven positions and verified empirically. The correlation study involved 430 respondents aged 17 to 32 years (Mage = 19.20 ± 1.22), 88 men and 342 women. The indicators of general well-being, positive and negative affect, and moral motives were measured. Eight authenticity indicators representing three concepts were independent variables. Three hypotheses were tested: 1) Dispositional authenticity is positively associated with a person’s psychological well-being; 2) Dispositional authenticity is positively associated with a person’s moral motives; 3) Indicators of dispositional authenticity within different paradigms form different patterns of connections with well-being indicators and moral motives. All three hypotheses were confirmed (the second one — partially). The prediction of well-being is stronger compared with moral motives, and the indicator of the agent concept forms the largest number of connections, giving evidence for both adaptive and transcendental functions of authenticity.

Organizational and technological profile of management of innovative development of enterprises: concept, content and development

Relevance. The article considers the concept and content of the organizational and technological profile of the enterprise, profile components are defined and their essential characteristics are given. The concept of profiling is developed, resource-based approach and guiding principles, methods and methods of describing the processes of management of the innovative development of the enterprise. Profile content disclosed on the basis of general, private and special principles, as well as the features of monitoring the organizational and technological management. The development of the organizational and technological profile will allow the selection and implementation of the current strategy, corresponding to the priorities of innovative activity of the enterprise and its organizational and technological potential.The purpose is expansion of scientific and methodological base of management of innovative activity of enterprises on the basis of development of theoretical bases of formation of organizational and technological profile of management of innovative development and complex description of its components.Objectives: to bring the concept and to reveal the content of organizational and technological profile of management of innovative development of the enterprise; highlight the components of the profile and give their detailed characteristics; define the principles, methods and features of creating an organizational and technological profile and increasing the strategic component of the innovative development of the enterprise.Methodology. The author's concept of formation of organizational and technological profile of management of innovative development of the enterprise is developed, which determines the vectors of its innovative development based on the study of the components of the profile.Results: terminology of formation of organizational and technological profile of management of innovative development of the enterprise is defined; its seven components are highlighted and their place and role are determined, the principles of building the profile and the features of its monitoring are highlighted for choosing the innovative strategy of the enterprise.Conclusion. Formation of organizational and technological profile of management of innovative development of the enterprise and determination of content characteristics of its components will allow the enterprise to carry out balanced innovation policy for ensuring organizational and technological stability.

Environmental Warfare – Modern Global Challenge

The article is devoted to the study of ecological wars as one of the main modern global environmental challenges to humanity. Interest in the problem of ecological warfare is due to the significant influence of natural factors on the economic component of states. Analysing ecological warfare through the characteristic features of modern global environmental challenges to humanity, theoretical conclusions are confirmed by practical examples from the world history of South Vietnam, Yugoslavia, Kuwait, Azerbaijan and Ukraine. The author analyses the concept of ‘ecological warfare’ and distinguishes it from other similar concepts. The author's concept of ecological warfare, which should be understood as a set of actions, measures taken by adversaries in the course of a protracted in time with a certain intensity of armed conflict, the parties of which as the main (or predominant) means use the destruction (significant destruction) of the environment, the consequence of which can become an ecological disaster. Of particular interest is the conclusion that the consequence of environmental warfare is an ecological catastrophe that can jeopardise the existence of humankind.

The philosophical foundations of authority in Adam Smith: wealth, admiration, and systems

ABSTRACT This article explores the philosophical foundations of Adam Smith's concept of authority, focusing on its connections to ‘admiration' and the ‘love of systems'. Its primary objective is to analyse how Smith integrates moral, epistemological, and aesthetic principles into his political philosophy to explain the subordination conferred by wealth, which he identifies as the most effective form of authority. Drawing on the Wealth of Nations, Lectures on Jurisprudence, and Theory of Moral Sentiments, the article argues that Smith sees authority as rooted in human tendencies to admire systems that harmonize and explain phenomena while evoking beauty and coherence. Furthermore, this admiration includes social and political arrangements. As a result, political systems that ‘promote happiness’ are admired for their practical benefits and their ability to evoke a sense of beauty: like finely crafted machines, they inspire admiration through their elegance and order.

Crucial Changes in Polish Regulation of Parental Authority Over the Last 100 Years

The article discusses significant changes in Polish family law over the past century. It focuses on the concept of parental authority, explaining its meaning and position in Polish law in the first part of the article. The following section mentions and comments on legal documents related to parental authority during the last century. The final section investigates five legal changes in the institution under study which the author considers crucial for its development. These changes include the legal status of men and women in relation to parental authority, the legal status of out-of-wedlock children, the predominant values underpinning parental authority, the prohibition of corporal punishment, and the state’s interference with parental authority. The article argues that despite the changes in legal, political, and economic systems experienced by Poland over the last century, there has been significant continuity and stability in the development of Polish family law.

Competitive Authenticity: Chinese Beauty Influencers Leverage the Hashtag #ReconcileWithPlainFace to Intensify Their Rivalries

Abstract: In China’s complex and layered digital landscape, women influencers are redefining Asian beauty ideals and challenging traditional narratives. This study investigates the uses and implications of the hashtag “# YuSuyanHejie / #ReconcileWithPlainFace.” Originating on Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, this hashtag explicitly promotes a makeup-free appearance. As a piece of marketing rhetoric, the hashtag is reminiscent of the recent strategic shift by Western brands from featuring unrealistic, “flawless” models to promoting “real” beauty that features “average,” everyday women. Increasingly, Chinese influencers now present viewers with makeup-free, “authentic” profile images that challenge traditional and repressive beauty norms. Ironically, such claims seem to intensify, rather than relax, the incredibly fierce competition that already characterizes the online beauty community. Through digital ethnography, this paper examines the interactions between Chinese influencers and their followers to analyze the construction of, and tensions within, the dissonant concept of competitive authenticity. This study contributes to an understanding of gender, labor, and “authenticity” within China's digital economy and demonstrates the ways in which influencers weigh self-representation against both commercial incentives and societal expectations.

Hierarchical Security Authentication with Attention-Enhanced Convolutional Network for Internet of Things

As security authentication issues continue to arise in future wireless communication networks, researchers are working hard to further improve authentication techniques. Recently, physical layer authentication (PLA) has received widespread attention for its lightweight nature compared to traditional encryption methods based on keys and blockchain. However, the existing PLA mechanisms based on a fixed decision threshold have low reliability in dynamic environments. Moreover, PLA solutions are typically based on binary authentication, and these binary-type schemes cannot provide different levels of access control. To address these challenges, this article introduces the concept of hierarchical security authentication, aiming to achieve multi-level secure authorization access. In order to further improve the accuracy of identity verification, we design an Attention-Enhanced Convolutional Network (AECN) model that integrates the attention mechanism. Specifically, by introducing a confidence score branch, the proposed AECN-based PLA scheme completes authentication without a threshold, thus avoiding the issues stemming from inappropriate threshold settings in conventional PLA schemes. The simulation results show that our proposed AECN framework outperforms existing algorithms at different levels of security authentication.