Indisputable Fact Research Articles

Exploring the Essential Higher Order Cognitive Skills (HOCS) for the Employability of Engineering Graduates in Bangladesh

Employability of engineering graduates is largely impacted by their higher order cognitive skills. In addition to their academic knowledge and technical capabilities, graduates need HOCS. Employers give a larger value on HOCS than on technical abilities. For career-long employment sustainability, these skills are essential success factors. Employability is significantly correlated with HOCS. To succeed in the job, engineers require HOCS. Technical skills are valued by employers throughout the hiring process, but as engineering careers progress, employers give more emphasis on HOCS. However, not every level of a person's career requires the same set of HOCS. At a certain point in a career, employers look for different HOCS. Starting with early career, moving through mid-career, and ending with advanced career, this research attempts to uncover those HOCS accountable for workplace success meeting employer’s expectations. Both graduates with a diploma and a bachelor's degree in engineering have been covered by this study. The majority of engineers share the same Intelligent Quotient (IQ) on an average. Technical skill gaps are easily bridged with quick trainings. The only things that set engineers apart from the masses are HOCS, which are primarily higher order brain-based executive functions. Employability is influenced by numerous factors. Only the employability's absolute dimension is the subject of the inquiry. Absolute dimension is contingent upon the candidate’s skill sets. It is true that having technical abilities is a requirement for employment. But in addition to technical skills, modern employers now prioritize HOCS. It is an indisputable fact that engineer’s HOCS play a major role in their Annual Compensation Review (ACR). The study identifies 14 distinct HOCS that engineers need. Since not all skills are equally valuable at every point of a career, they are grouped according to career stage.

Manufacturing antibacterial Ti-6Al-4V alloys by using NanoAg particles synthesized by reduction method for biomedical applications

Titanium alloys are among the widely used biomedical materials due to their biocompatibility and mechanical performance. It is an indisputable fact that the materials used in this area must be antibacterial. Therefore, in this study, the production of antibacterial Titanium alloys using NanoAg particles for use in biomedical applications was investigated. First, Ti-6Al-4 V titanium alloys were produced by the powder metallurgy method, which includes blending, pressing and sintering processes. Nano silver particles were synthesized by a chemical reduction method using silver nitrate and glucose. The resulting solution was subjected to Ag + ions and glucose determinations, pH and turbidity analysis. Nano Ag application was carried out by two different methods; dipping and coating method. The obtained samples were analyzed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and optical microscopy. Additionally, as the main purpose of this study, antibacterial analysis against Escherichia Coli and Staphylococcus Aureus was performed by percentage reduction test. While the coating method was seen to be more successful in antibacterial tests, the overall Nano Ag application performance was found to be higher against Escherichia Coli bacteria. Being that the sample containing 5% Nano Ag titanium alloys produced with the coating technique showed 100% killing effect against both Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli.

Identity, stereotypes, and prejudices in intercultural education and the role of computers in ADHD

The educational area of ​​primary education is faced with most issues and problems due to the linguistic, religious, and cultural diversity of students, which is constantly growing numerically. Suddenly, elementary schools have become places where students speak different languages ​​with each other, bring different cultures and cultural elements due to their various countries of origin, and have special educational needs. Regardless of what the reasons are for a newly formed multicultural social reality, education as an essential institution of society in global, European, and local contexts is called upon to think about and find appropriate solutions, to initiate and implement actions to update itself, to change the educational philosophy, the general principles, its targeting by subject, the methodological-educational/teaching approaches, the educational material, printed and digital, and accordingly to train its teachers. The heterogeneity of the student population in terms of language, religion, or ethnicity is an indisputable fact for educational systems. During the educational process, we teachers are called to educate our students equally and equally, regardless of their country of origin and any of their differences, and this constitutes the pedagogical contract of morals and universal values for us. The goal of the current study is to gain an understanding of terms such as "identity," "stereotypes," and "prejudices," as well as therapeutic approaches used to help children from racial and ethnic minorities who are suffering from ADHD. These approaches include games using Computers.

Urolithiasis Causes Osteoporosis in Asians: Genetic Evidence from Mendelian Randomization and Pathway Analysis.

It is an indisputable fact that patients with urolithiasis are prone to osteoporosis (OP), but the specific mechanism of their association is unclear. Previous studies have focused on the mediation of environmental factors such as diet; however, the potential of urolithiasis itself to induce OP remains uncertain. In this study, we used data from the Japan BioBank (6,638 urolithiasis and 7,788 OP cases) to investigate the direct causal relationship and mechanism between urolithiasis and OP, applying Mendelian randomization (MR), genetic correlation analysis, colocalization, and pathway analysis. We selected ten genetic variants as instrumental variables (IVs) for urolithiasis. The results showed a positive association between genetically predicted urolithiasis and OP, with significant direct effects persisting after adjusting for OP-associated factors in four models. Reverse analysis revealed no significant causal effect of genetically predicted OP on urolithiasis. While genetic correlation analysis and colocalization did not find conclusive evidence, mediation analysis identified eGFR as a significant contributor. Co-risk factor analysis unveiled cardiovascular elements as common risks for both conditions. Bioanalysis implicates cytokine, metabolic, and calcium signaling pathways may bridge urolithiasis and OP, with BCAS3, DGKH, TBX2, and TBX2-AS1 identified as potential causal genes. In conclusion, the study establishes a direct causal link between urolithiasis and OP, independent of environmental factors. Regardless of lifestyle, urolithiasis patients should remain vigilant about the risk of OP and consider regular OP screening. The biological mechanism of urolithiasis combined with OP and related drugs still needs to be further explored.

MULTICULTURALISM IN 20TH CENTURY AZERBAIJANI AND ENGLISH PROSE (BASED ON AZIZA JAFARZADEH'S “ELDAN ELA” AND DORIS LESSING'S “THE GRASS IS SINGING”)

In order to establish cooperation in the modern world, it is first necessary to achieve tolerance and multiculturalism in interpersonal relations. Multiculturalism primarily means ethnic, racial, religious, cultural diversity and values, and mutually tolerant relations with those values determine civilized moral and ethical criteria and values. It is an indisputable historical fact that the people who settled in Azerbaijan, regardless of their religion or language, lived in conditions of mutual understanding and tolerance in all periods of history. Even in the oldest examples of Azerbaijani literature, multicultural values have very deep roots. These values constitute the main line of the creativity of not only Azerbaijan, but also the wordsmiths and writers of the whole world. The highest criterion of personality is humanity, human relations, more precisely, tolerance. That is why representatives of other nations occupy a special place in the works of many writers who do not accept racial, national and religious discrimination. The fact that such improvement takes place through a multicultural environment once again strengthens the idea that multiculturalism has an important role in the real progress and development of humanity. The comparative study and evaluation of these issues in the work of Aziza Jafarzadeh, a bright figure of Azerbaijani literary prose, and a talented representative of English literature, Doris Lessing, is of great importance.

The problems and prospects of import substitution in medical industry

The achievement of economic sustainability and assurance of national security through activation of production sectors, medical industry in particular, is the integral component of successful strategy of state development. The importance of achieving autonomy in production of medical technique is targeted to reducing dependence of external factors, ensuring continuity of supply of critically important equipment and increasing level of technical characteristics of production. Besides it, expansion of medical production positively impact on innovative development, organization of new work places and level of scientific research in this industry. The development of national medical industry contributes to improvement of quality of medical care that directly affect population health. The necessity to maintain stability of health care through import substitution of medical products is indisputable fact in modern conditions, determined by strategically important direction from national security point of view. The article considers measures within the framework of import substitution plan in medical industry of the Russian Federation for period up to 2024. The analysis of volume of national production of medical equipment in dynamics over 5 years was carried out. The main problems of production of medical devices at the present stage were considered. The measures of state support targeted to development of national production of medical equipment and innovative medical technologies were discussed.

Public Policy and Governance Issues in Multi-Ethnic Society: The Predicaments of Policy Agenda Setting in Nigeria

It is an indisputable fact that Nigeria is a multi-lingual, multi-ethnic, and multi-religious country. It is also widely recognized that the country has an abundance of material and human resources due to its diverse population. But what was once seen and considered as a blessing has turned into a serious problem for governance and politics in Nigeria. This is because the determination of ethnic entrepreneurs to invoke the common consciousness shared by individuals who identify with a specific ethnic or religious group lies at the heart of a lot of governance and policy challenges in the country. Symbolic ethnic pluralism has been an element in conflictual group relations whenever there is socioeconomic and political competition in the country. The objective of this paper is to examine how public policy agenda-setting and ethnoreligious consciousness intersect in Nigeria. The study used a qualitative approach, collecting data from the author’s observations as well as a comprehensive analysis of the body of existing literature. The findings imply that the overlapping roles of power, perception, potency, and proximity in political mobilization and policy-making in Nigeria have an impact on the intersection of ethnicity and religion as well as the reduction of complex geostrategic and historical conflicts to ethnic strife. The study recommended that the country’s current institutional arrangements and social norms be drastically altered.

Relationship between a body shape index and muscle strength index in Chinese university students: a cross-sectional survey

BackgroundThe problem of overweight obesity and decrease in muscle strength among university students has become an indisputable fact. In this study, a comprehensive index reflecting obesity degree a body shape index (ABSI) and a comprehensive index reflecting muscle strength muscle strength index (MSI) were studied to analyze the cross-sectional correlations existing between them.MethodsThis study began recruiting participants and conducting the test survey in April 2022 and closed in July 2022. Basic condition, height, weight, waist circumference, grip strength, pull-up (boys), bent-leg sit-up (girls), and standing long jump were tested on 12,046 (boys: 6011, 49.90%) university students aged 19–22 years in China, and ABSI and MSI were calculated separately. ABSI was categorized into 5 groups according to age and sex, namely ABSI < 5th percentile (A), 5th ≤ ABSI < 25th percentile (B), 25th ≤ ABSI < 75th percentile (C), 75th ≤ ABSI < 95th percentile (D) and ABSI ≥ 95th percentile (E). The comparison of MSI between different ABSI groups was performed using effect size, and the association between them was performed by curve estimation analysis.ResultsThe association between ABSI and MSI of Chinese university students showed an inverted “U” curve. The effect of increased ABSI on MSI was greater in university girls compared to boys. The ABSI of boys was (0.080 ± 0.010) and MSI was (-0.005 ± 2.080); the ABSI of girls was (0.079 ± 0.008) and MSI was (-0.017 ± 1.867). Overall, university students ABSI was at a relatively high point for MSI between 0.050 and 0.100. The university students ABSI at 0.150 had an MSI of -1.229 for boys and − 2.779 for girls.ConclusionThe ABSI of Chinese university students showed an inverted “U”-shaped curve relationship with MSI, and university students with low or high ABSI had lower MSI. The effect of increasing ABSI on the decrease of MSI was more obvious for girls than for boys.

The chasing dragon: to what extent and how does China catch up with USA under global value chains?

ABSTRACT An indisputable fact in Global Value Chains (GVCs) is the rapid catching-up of China with U.S.A.; however, the convergence speed and depth have yet remained to be explored. On the one hand, the heterogeneity of different business functional activities, i.e. management, R&D, marketing and fabrication, is barely discussed. On the other hand, the international income transfers further complicate catching-up issue, since wedge between value-added and national income exists. Taking account of both them in a global multi-country input-output setting enables us to better understand the speed and depth of catching-up for China vis-à-vis U.S.A. China has made progress on narrowing the gap, albeit slowing down in the mid-2010s, but far from complete. This convergence speed is unevenly proceeded across business functions/industries. Similar catching-up finding holds for our new national income approach, but to a lesser extent. GVC participation scale enlarging and productivity improvement jointly lead to this catching-up, wherein scale contributes more than does productivity. We also find that the scale role is quite heterogeneous across business functions and industries. Despite catching-up in productivity at all levels, but starting from an extremely low level, a major lagging productivity gap remains. Also, the increasingly important role of productivity is observed.

Multi-model ensemble successfully predicted atmospheric methane consumption in soils across the complex landscape

Multi-model ensemble successfully predicted atmospheric methane consumption in soils across the complex landscape

Data-driven coordination of theoretical and practical education in higher education institutions

Abstract It is an indisputable fact that there exists a non-integrated phenomenon between educational theory and practice, and educational theory and practice have the correlation of both interdependence and mutual deviation, so how to make the two coordinate and harmonize the development of the two has become a hotspot of the current research. In this paper, under the perspective of evidence-based education, we explore the coordinated development of the two, construct the coordinated index system of theoretical and practical education, and utilize the entropy weighting method to assign weights to the index system. Subsequently, taking School A as an example, the data-driven web crawler technology was utilized to obtain the relevant data, and the internal coordination level and future development trend of its theoretical and practical education were measured by the linear weighting method, the coupled coordination degree model, and the GM(1,1) model, respectively. The results show that the coupling coordination degree of its theoretical and practical education increases from 0.1489 in 2013 to 0.5609 in 2022, and although it maintains an upward posture, the overall values are lower than 0.6, and the coupling coordination level is low. In addition, the level of theory and practice education coordination is showing a continuous upward trend, with an average growth rate of 15.19%, but has shown a slowing trend. The coordinated and healthy development of theory and practice education in higher vocational colleges and universities can be realized from three aspects: enriching the form of theory and practice education activities, strengthening the atmosphere of theory and practice education, and school-enterprise cooperation.

О традиции использования вислых метал­личе­ских печатей в канцеляриях Золотой Орды и постордынских государств

Research objectives: Following M.A. Usmanov stated claim that hanging seals were not at all used in the Horde offices, this became an indisputable fact. However, D. Kolodzeichik proved the existence of golden hanging seals, which were officially called altunbaisa, on Crimean charters of the 17th century. He suggested that this innovation was introduced into the office of the Gireys. Recent studies allow us to speak confidently about the widespread existence of gold and silver gilded seals in the territory of the Siberian, Crimean and Kazan Khanates, in the Nogai Horde, and in the Caucasus in the 16th century. In addition, they are recorded among the peoples of the Middle Volga and Trans-Urals. Only two types of documents were certified with such seals – wool and letters of commendation. Traces of the phenomenon lead to the late Golden Horde’s offices. This paper exa­mines information about the use of metal hanging seals in the offices of the Golden Horde and post-Horde states. Research materials: Messages from the inventories of the archives of the Posolsky Prikaz and the Collegium of Foreign Affairs, Russian-Crimean and Russian-Nogai embassy books, as well as documents of the internal office work of the Foreign Ministry. Results and scientific novelty of the study: The existence of gold and silver hanging seals, which were used to fasten individual documents in the post-Horde states of the 16th century, is demonstrated. At the same time, indirect data and the logic of the transformation of clerical practices allow us to assume their presence at least as early as the 15th century. Golden seals, apparently, became a logical step in the gradual transformation of the khan’s labels and paiz. At some point, these two items merged into one. This could have happened after the practice of awarding paiz ceased. The observations made here allow us to rethink the ideas about the Horde’s stationery traditions that have been long established in the scientific community.

The essence of the concept of "national-patriotic values"

The article analyzes scientific sources on the problem of essence of «national-patriotic values». The author, by comparing various sources, substantiates the definition of the term "national-patriotic values", which includes three components: national, patriotic and value. In pedagogical activity there is usually the concept of "national-patriotic education", which is also now an actual and controversial issue of the turbulence of the XXI century. However, the author focuses on the term "Patriotism" as a central value in the complex of national-patriotic education. Patriotism can act not only as an ideology or the basis of the political life of the state, but above all as moral, spiritual, cultural and historical foundations of the life of the people. Therefore, the task in the formation of a national idea, patriotism and a set of values among the younger generation is assigned primarily to the teacher, who must operate with historical, cultural and spiritual knowledge. The indisputable fact remains that this educational and formative process is influenced by events that occur around, which in turn testifies to the indissolubility of history and the formation of values of a citizen of the state. The author also points out the peculiarities of the formation of patriotism on the example of the Ukrainian people. In this case, we can consider an auxiliary means - the construction of a pantheon of heroes, the spirit of the Cossack times, etc. A parallel is drawn between domestic and foreign researchers. Among the works of foreign scholars, we can trace an interesting trend of looking at patriotism with both positive and negative consequences. The study shows that patriotism can be a feeling of every citizen, which is formed under the influence of the fact that a person is able to identify his or her own involvement in a particular population group, that is, his or her historical, linguistic or cultural affiliation. Focusing on the educational process in Ukraine, the author gives an example and even the need to consolidate the foundations of national-patriotic education at the legislative level. Understanding the seriousness and efforts of the teacher in the educational process is a key aspect in the formation of a conscious civil society.

Unlocking Second Language Mastery Navigating the Complex Terrain of Adult Language Acquisition

This paper mainly focuses on the more effective way that language learners who “escaped” during the critical period of acquiring a second language. In the paper, we use the methodology of bibliography to compare the essential differences between children and adult learners from the perspectives of linguistics, neurolinguistics, society and culturology, and further study SLA theory based on the author’s own educational experience. It is an indisputable fact that older language learners have less flexibility and plasticity than children due to their mature brains. However, it can be partially compensated for by cognitive ability and social experience thus overtaking a corner. Nonetheless, some points are especially worth paying attention to, such as the necessity to “design” the grammar into the structure of the paragraph to be the “guiding framework” of thinking; Learners should not be excessively concerned about the accuracy of grammar and words at academic level, so as to avoid negative emotions such as anxiety, which affect language learning, and is partly consistent with the SLA’s Affective Filter Hypothesis. This research offers fresh guidelines for students and teachers of second languages to consider contemporary methods of teaching and learning, particularly the “fanatics” of “natural acquired” or “academically structured education.” Additionally, researchers and teachers who consider upgrading teaching methods offer evidence and inspiration owing to the growing popularity of artificial intelligence.

Formation of Value Orientations of Learners in Professional Education

The article reveals the process of formation of value orientations of education seekers in vocational education institutions. The peculiarities of the formation of value orientations are also highlighted. It has been proven that education seekers need the formation of value orientations, as this is the key to the formation of emotional and value attitudes towards the surrounding world. Research by scientists characterized the formation of value orientations as a generalization of the experience of other theories and concepts of the educational process, the integration of everything innovative in pedagogical theory and practice.&#x0D; The most rational ways of the process of formation of value orientations of education seekers in vocational education institutions are characterized, as well as methodological principles. The importance of the development of the process of formation of value orientations of education seekers in vocational education institutions in Ukraine based on the development of their components is emphasized. It has been proven that the formation of value orientations of education seekers in vocational education institutions should be based on the formation of their system.&#x0D; It is noted that the process of forming the value orientations of education seekers in vocational education institutions should be carried out according to the principle of collective learning, which will allow the realization of the requirement of compliance of the mental and personal development of the education seeker with the parameters of the norm, on the one hand, and recognition of the indisputable fact of the uniqueness and inimitability of the path of development of each personality - on the other.&#x0D; It is noted that in Ukraine it is necessary to create such a process of formation of value orientations of education seekers in vocational education institutions, which would ensure the task of forming in teenagers unconscious driving forces of prosocial behavior and internal «brakes» restraining negative behavior.&#x0D; The concept of an educational program for the formation of value orientations of learners in vocational (vocational-technical) education has been presented. It is expected that the process of shaping the value orientations of education recipients in vocational education institutions through the implementation of a new program in this field will contribute to the healthy development of individuals, enhance their success not only in the learning process but also in any important activities for them, and serve as a preventive measure against antisocial behavior

History and Presence of Serratia marcescens

Serratia marcescens is an important member of the order Enterobacterales, even though it was initially considered to be slightly virulent. Today it is an indisputable fact that Serratia is an important opportunistic pathogen responsible for a wide range of nosocomial infections. The main risk group is immunocompromised patients, both adults and newborns, and patients after different medical interventions such as bronchoscopy, central venous catheterization, urinal catheters, surgical drainage, tracheostomy, and mechanical ventilation. This species is documented as a causative agent of a variety of infections with different clinical presentations – bloodstream infections, respiratory and urinary tract infections, wound infections, and skin and soft tissue infections. In addition, S. marcescens is of high significance as an opportunistic pathogen due to its antibiotic resistance, which makes the treatment difficult. The types and the epidemiology of S. marcescens infections are presented and discussed in detail in this review.

An assessment of eco hotel practices and green marketing perceptions: An eco-labelling model proposal for hotels in Kyrgyzstan

The growing relevance of green marketing, sustainability and eco-labels is indisputable fact in the hospitality industry. These concepts are based on the philosophy of caring for the Earth and not only save the environment, but also enhance the image and market value of enterprises. Despite the fact that since the 1970s eco-labels in the hospitality industry began to gain momentum in the different countries, but Kyrgyzstan lagged behind in this matter. In this study, a national eco-certificate model proposal was developed that would take into account the geographical and cultural characteristics of the hospitality industry in Kyrgyzstan. The first step of the development eco-labeling model was to define the green hotel management practices (GHP) and the green marketing perceptions (GMP) of hotel managers. So, a mixed-method research design was used in the study and data was collected between October 2021 and February 2022 from the hotel managers in Kyrgyzstan. 178 survey forms were quantitatively analysed; additionally, 13 hotel managers were interviewed to gain qualitative data for eco-labelling model proposal. In order to test the study hypotheses, Anova and Pearson correlation analysis were used; also multiple linear regressions were applied. Qualitative data was analysed with the conventional content analysis and to draw a word cloud of the most mentioned words in the interviews was performed using NVivo. According to the findings, the GMP of the participants differs depending on their educational level and position. However, there is no significant difference in terms of managerial experience and number of years working in the tourism sector. Significant relationships were found between the sub dimensions of green marketing perception and green hotel practices at different levels. Based on the findings, some suggestions have been developed for the literature and the tourism industry. In addition, an eco-labelling model was proposed for environmentally friendly hotels in Kyrgyzstan.

Energy gains at daily periodic changes of the azimuths of PV modules in north-east Bulgaria

The higher efficiency of tracking photovoltaic systems is an indisputable fact and computational methods of the respective energy gains are well known. However the investments in the tracking systems are higher in comparison to the fixed ones due to the needs of additional equipment and automation systems. An options of periodical change of the azimuth of PV modules at single axis solar trackers and the correspondent incident solar energy are studied in this paper. An approach for numerical determination of the daily periods of cyclic rotations of the trackers and the subsequent electricity production is developed. It was applied to estimate the energy gains at such cyclic changes of a PV system in ceramic factory in Bulgaria.

Surveillance audio-based rainfall observation: An enhanced strategy for extreme rainfall observation

The increased frequency of extreme rainfall events (EREs) causing disastrous effects on society has become an indisputable fact in recent years. The weak performance of the current observation network in terms of accuracy and spatiotemporal resolution makes the development of new rainfall estimation techniques essential to reduce the impact of ERE-driven disasters. The rainfall sounds collected by widespread surveillance cameras provide an opportunity to produce high-resolution, all-weather rainfall data. However, the complex structure of the ground surface and the random background noise make building an effective surveillance audio-based ERE estimation system challenging. In this study, from the viewpoint of surveillance sound space, a 3D printer was used to create a shelter for the surveillance camera to define the underlying surface of falling raindrops artificially. Combining the knowledge of meteorology, micro-physics, and acoustics of rainfall, the shelter structure was designed to standardize the acoustical behavior while enhancing the consistency and specificity of raindrop sound, especially in complex scenarios such as those disturbed by different levels of wind. After that, convolutional neural network-based deep learning algorithms were used to classify ERE levels, and an audio-based ERE classification system was built. The experimental results show that the shelter facilitates audio-based rainfall representation; moreover, with the help of shelter, our proposed system achieved performance with about 93.4% accuracy in complex rainfall scenarios. Our study supports high-resolution rainfall data production on existing surveillance resources, developing a novel and reliable alternative for the perception of ERE and the calibration of observations from current rainfall networks.

System Analysis of Electric Vehicle Traffic Violations Based on DEMATEL Model

The widespread use of electric vehicles has brought great convenience to people's lives, but at the same time, it is also an indisputable fact that electric vehicle traffic violations occur frequently and the resulting traffic accidents continue to occur, which interferes with normal traffic order and causes certain social conflicts. Only a rational and in-depth analysis of the illegal behavior of electric vehicles can find a reasonable solution. This paper analyzes the traffic violations of electric vehicles through systematic discussion and dimensionality reduction methodology, calculates the logical relationship and direct impact matrix between the elements of electric vehicle traffic violations based on the DEMATAL model, and explores the solution that can solve the problem.