International Publications Research Articles

The concept, technical architecture, applications and impacts of satellite internet: A systematic literature review

To conduct a comprehensive review of international publications, this study focuses on discussing the development status and future trends of Satellite Internet. In accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines, all peer-reviewed publications in English from journals indexed with the SSCI and SCIE categories of the Web of Science are reviewed, with an emphasis on studies that focused only on the architecture, functions, technologies, and applications of Satellite Internet across the entire period. A total of 2085 records were identified, of which 69 met the inclusion criteria. Through a systematic literature review, the results show that three main research perspectives were summarised and a unified Satellite Internet definition and technical architecture were innovatively provided. Additionally, Satellite Internet application industries and scenarios were comprehensively sorted, and four types of potential impacts were categorised and discussed. This study provides an insightful analysis of recent trends in Satellite Internet research, which may provide guidance for planning and supporting the forthcoming wave of information infrastructure growth. Future research should broaden the scope of theoretical studies when assessing the strategic importance of Satellite Internet. Further quantitative research is needed to provide a more scientific and comprehensive perspective.

BIBLIOMETRIC STUDY OF FINANCIAL LITERACY AND RISK TOLERANCE ON INVESTMENT DECISIONS

This study aims to analyze trends and developments in research on the relationship between financial literacy, risk tolerance, and investment decisions. Employing a bibliometric analysis methodology, the study utilizes data from international publications in the Google Scholar database collected through Publish or Perish software. The analysis covers the publication period from 2017 to 2022 and includes a review of 498 articles using keywords such as financial literacy, risk tolerance, and investment decisions. VOSviewer software was employed for data analysis. The analysis reveals increased attention to topics such as risk appetite, financial markets, and performance, despite a declining trend in publications on financial literacy, risk tolerance, and investment decisions. Significant gaps in the literature are identified, particularly in areas such as financial risk tolerance, financial education, enterprise risk management, and investment horizon. Future research should focus on these underexplored areas to develop personalized investment strategies and enhance financial education. Recommendations include the creation of targeted financial education programs and tools to improve the assessment of risk tolerance. This study provides valuable insights into the evolving landscape of financial literacy and risk tolerance research. It underscores the importance of these factors in making informed investment decisions and offers a foundation for future studies to build upon.

Socionomutbildning i en digital värld

Social work education in a digital world - Computer-based simulations in vocational training Digital technology is on the rise in social work education. Distance learning during the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the digitisation process, and students are now encountering digital technology in many ways. At the same time, the social work profession is skill based, conducting exercises with role play, and case studies and clinical placement have long been regarded as the ways in which students can prepare for their professional role. In today’s digitalised society, teaching methods where computer-based simulations are used for skills training are gaining ground. This article aims to gain an overview of these teaching methods based on the following questions: a) What different types of computer-based simulations are used for the skills training of social work students? b) What skills do the computer-based simulations intend to teach? and c) How do social work students perceive skills training with computer-based simulations? A scoping review was completed with searches in several databases (APA PsycInfo, Eric, Scopus, Sociological Abstracts and SwePub) comprising international publications focusing on social work, higher education and computer-based simulations. Based on the inclusion criteria, 13 articles were included. The results show that there are several different types of computer-based simulations where virtual clients and virtual worlds are the most used. The vocational training that appeared to be most common was to practice conversational methods and make assessments together with reflection and self-awareness. The students were predominantly positive towards vocational training with computer-based simulations due to increased engagement and the opportunity for repetition in a safe and authentic environment. One challenge, however, is to sufficiently train students and teachers in the software used to ensure the teaching method is useful. Thus, there are lessons to be learnt from international studies of computer-based simulations as it is becoming increasingly common in social work education in Sweden.

One Journal, Different Practices: A Corpus-Based Study of Interactive Metadiscourse in Applied Linguistics

Abstract Research articles are a primary medium for scholars to communicate with disciplinary community, but there is little evidence suggesting how much writing practices on different research subjects within a discipline diverge in a single journal. This study remedies the oversight by comparing the use of interactive metadiscourse in the papers of Applied Linguistics on language acquisition and discourse analysis. Based on a corpus of 30 research articles on each research subject, results show that writers in language acquisition make a significantly more frequent use of additive and consequential transitional markers, reformulators, and non-integral citations. However, discourse analysts prefer to invest in exemplifiers, linear and non-linear references and topic shifts. All the differences can be attributable to the characteristics of disciplinary research paradigms, which lead to different knowledge-making and interactive patterns in academic writing. The findings offer empirical evidence to the rhetorical function of metadiscourse in constructing disciplinary knowledge, and raise pedagogical implications for EAP instructors to help scholars in applied linguistics increase international publications.

Implementation Of International Trade And Its Implications For Changes In National Business Views

This research uses a bibliometric approach from international publication data accessed from the Google Scholar database which can be accessed via Harzing's Publish or Perish. Data collection was carried out by searching publications on Google Scholar regarding international trade and its coercion for responsible business with the keywords "international trade and its coercion for responsible business", with the category of article titles of 1000 journals and abstracts of 1000 journals. VosViewer software will be used to analyze the collected data. This software allows the creation and visualization of bibliometric maps displaying articles and other publications. The crucial role played by Social Enterprises (SE) in addressing social and environmental challenges. SE, as a hybrid organization connecting the volunteer and business sectors, becomes an important tool in helping organizations and developing strategies to achieve social goals. This article highlights the importance of understanding business models, with the Business Model Canvas (BMC) and Social Enterprise Model Canvas (SEMC) being effective tools in helping SEs develop strategies that are responsive to the challenges they face. With a multidimensional approach to mission values and objectives, as well as a deep understanding of stakeholders, SEMC is a strong instrument in facilitating sustainable growth and positive impact for SE. Through a holistic approach to business strategy and governance, SE can play a significant role in creating innovative solutions to social and environmental problems

Legal Case Study of Severe IVF Incidents Worldwide: Causes, Consequences, and High Emotional, Financial, and Reputational Costs to Patients and Providers

Background In light of the changing legislative and regulatory landscape concerning reproductive rights and fertility treatments worldwide and a growing number of patients who use assisted reproductive technology (ART)/in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments to overcome their reproductive challenges (cancer patients, those needing genetic screening, members of the LGBTQIA+ community, and patients who have trouble conceiving naturally) and achieve their family-building goals, ART/IVF clinics face numerous operational and legal challenges, which come at great emotional, reputational, and financial costs to patients and providers. Objectives Fertility treatment related incidents and resulting legal cases vary in severity, scope, and outcomes. Local legal and regulatory environment for patients and ART/IVF providers increase the complexity. The authors aimed to identify the causes of lawsuits against ART/IVF providers and how legal outcomes varied between cases. Study design The data on U.S. IVF incidents was collected from Lexis Nexis, Westlaw, Bloomberg Law, and CaseLaw databases, newspaper and magazine articles, legal reviews, peer-reviewed journals, and online publications. For international cases, HFEA reports, and industry and online publications were queried. The searches were not time restrained but was carried out from January 2022 to April 2023. RESULTS Two hundred five IVF incidents (84.9% U.S., 2.9% U.K., 12.2% other), excluding large-scale tank and alarm failures and power disruptions, which affected 307 people (79.8%, 3.3%, 16.9%) and/or 258 specimens (84.5%, 2.7%, 12.8%), resulting in 76 lawsuits (65.8%, 7.89%, 26.3%) were identified worldwide, and categorized by error types. Specimen mix-ups were the most prevalent type (95.0%). Meanwhile, ten failed storage and alarm incidents caused most damage, affecting >1800 patients and >8100 specimens, and resulting in 181 initial lawsuits. CONCLUSIONS Overreliance on manual protocols, irregular/skipped audits, and human error were responsible for IVF incidents reviewed. Damaged, destroyed, or lost embryos and embryo transfer to the wrong recipient have lifelong devastating effects on patients, for many of whom IVF was their last chance for parenthood due to cancer treatment, infertility, and/or age. To complicate the cases, embryo mix-ups resulted in custody disputes over the newborn child(ren), as in Manukyan v. CHA Health Systems, and loss of identity in children and parents. U.S. babies born to embryo mix-ups are reunited with their genetic parents, following the legal precedent of Perry-Rogers v. Fasano. Many countries, however, grant the custody of the child(ren) to birth parents. Most lawsuits were dismissed or settled. The combination of changing abortion and personhood laws in several states of the US can further complicate the issue, as they might put patients and providers in legal jeopardy, following routine ART/IVF procedures. This may include preimplantation genetic testing, short- and long-term embryo storage, and embryo disposal. These state laws will limit patient options and restrict ART/IVF clinic operations. Owing to all these factors, in this study, we can only make educated estimates about the true scope of the issue and its financial cost to ART/IVF providers, which might range from thousands to millions of USD. Lawsuits also come at a great reputational cost for patients, their families and providers, so the latter might benefit from embracing digitization of records, automation, robotics, and AI as a standard of care in their practice.

International Public Sector Accounting Standard (IPSAS) Adoption and Quality of Financial Report in Akwa Ibom State Civil Service

The study examined the relationship between International Public Sector Accounting Standard (IPSAS) adoption and quality of financial report in Akwa Ibom State Civil Service. To guide the study, three research questions and three null hypotheses were formulated. Descriptive research design was adopted for the study. The population of the study centered on accountants and planning officers in the MDAS of government in Akwa Ibom State Civil Service. Data collected was analyzed to bring out the descriptive statistics and the hypothesis formulated was tested using t-test, the analysis of variance and regression analysis with the aid of SPSS. The findings of the study revealed that IPSAS 3 has a significant positive relationship with faithful representation of financial reports in Akwa Ibom State Civil Service, IPSAS 17 has an insignificant positive relationship with faithful representation of financial reports in Akwa Ibom State Civil Service and that IPSAS 24 has a significant positive relationship with faithful representation of financial reports in Akwa Ibom State Civil Service. Based on the findings of the study, it is concluded that the adoption of IPSAS has a significant effect on the quality of financial report in Akwa Ibom State Civil Service. From the result of the findings, the recommendations made included that Government should engage professionals, and technocrats to drive the process and implementation of IPSAS to reflect stakeholders’ expectation and public confident in financial reporting in the public sectors.

Management Control Systems and Sustainability: A Bibliometric Analysis

Including social and environmental concerns in decision-making processes and business operations is essential for organizations. Management control systems are crucial in integrating sustainability issues into decision-making processes. Thus, this study aims to analyze international publications about the relationship between management control systems and sustainability, identifying trends in evolution and future research opportunities. Based on bibliometric techniques, the outputs obtained in the Web of Science (n = 139) and Scopus (n = 73) databases were analyzed in the bibliometrix R package to map and systematically review the literature. After removing duplicates, we obtained a final output of 157 articles. The analysis of these publications draws attention to the relevance and emergence of these topics in academic and business circles and concludes that this area of knowledge has gained relevance in the last five years of research. The originality of this study lies in its ability to offer valuable insights that can shape future research agendas. By focusing specifically on how management control systems support or hinder sustainability initiatives, the study fills a gap in existing literature, which often treats these subjects separately. Future research can focus on the challenges of integrating sustainability into accounting frameworks and the role of technology in accounting for sustainability. The continuous study of these topics is essential to enable professionals and organizations to face contemporary challenges, ensure ethics and transparency, promote sustainability and responsibility, and ensure long-term success in a world increasingly aware of environmental and social issues.

Postcolonial Studies

Postcolonial theory over the years has become an inflated term. The field of study that initially dealt with literatures originating in regions with a colonial past gradually grew to encompass broad social, political or cultural aspects arising in diverse societies with no colonial history. In my article I am concentrating on the original use of the term and going to argue that the research area has turned from being a TOPIC of investigation to a general METHOD. What led to this transformation was the commodification of a post/colonial heritage: during the 1990s the exotic became a marketable cultural product. As primary texts appeared to be profitable ventures on the international publishing scene, postcolonial theory has flourished with key figures occupying cushioned academic positions and creating a body of secondary literature detached from the original mandate of postcolonialism in the original sense of the term.

A Controversial Make-Over of a ‘Make-Believe’ Heritage—The Transformation of Guangrenwang Temple

This article discusses issues related to sustainable heritage management in China and problematises two dichotomies in heritage practices and research: the ‘Eastern/Western’ approaches and the tangible–intangible divide. It addresses these issues by examining the dramatic ‘make-over’ project of Guangrenwang Temple in Shanxi Province, China. The ‘make-over’ project transformed a small rural temple with a ninth-century timber structure into an architectural history museum, with a combination of private, public, and crowd-sourced funding. A real-estate corporation played a significant role in the project’s initiative and organised a large-scale national and international publicity campaign around the project. Previously unknown to most laypeople in China, the temple attracted much debate since the project’s completion, revolving around its ‘cultural legitimacy’, the design’s appropriateness, the sustainability of the revitalisation, and the implications of the project to its ‘heritage value’ and authenticity. This article traces the opinions, actions, and effects of the temple’s heritage assemblage and reveals the causal powers contributing to the emergence and transformation of associations within. It further questions the project team’s claims regarding the project’s effects on the historic setting’s authenticity and its long-term social impact on the relationship between the temple and its community. It reveals five controversies regarding the choice of its curation theme, architectural language, decision-making, and management models. The complexities manifested in the actors’ actions and effects demonstrate the ambiguous boundaries between the tangible and the intangible, and the perceived ‘Western’ and ‘Eastern’ approaches.

Социальная поляризация и дифференциация доходов населения по оси «Север-Центр»

The article focuses on the problem of social polarization in the global context and on the level of particular countries. The subject of the study is the economic and social parameters of functioning mechanisms of territorial development in the conditions of existing instability and social risk. Income differentiation is considered as a key factor of social distancing of society and as a determinant of social instability. The authors compare data from reports of international economic organizations, statistical bulletins and publications of the scientific community. The proportions of income inequality are analyzed in the cross-country and intra-country contexts; as an example, the regional differentiation of the Russian Arctic territories, as well as the urban and rural population of China, are assessed. Dynamic changes in absolute and relative terms of living standard indicators confirm the hypothesis of increasing social polarization. The development of the Russian Arctic territories demonstrates an imbalance between the living standards of the population and the perceived quality of life, while the main trends of regional inequality in China have clear group characteristics. The identified patterns can be used to adjust social and regional policies, to determine the parameters of development strategies and the content of government programs and projects.

Higher Education 4.0: The Digital Transformation of Classroom Lectures to Blended Learning

Published by the Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. in 2021, the book entitled “Higher Education 4.0 : The Digital Transformation of Classroom Lectures to Blended Learning” by Kevin Anthony Jones and Ravi S. Sharma presents an enlightening research for seeking out the impact of changing the instructional design from traditional lecturing to blended learning on the students’ academic achievements. As professional teacher and researchers of English in education, we read this book with particular interests, believing that it is a well-timed international publication under the global effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on teaching forms. The book under review exhibits a well-organized research project based on scientific experiment model, indicating the objectives, scope, methodology and findings of the research through 7 chapters. It provides readers with a thrilling opportunity to dig out the influencing factors in academic performances of students due to the teaching design transition. Besides, the significant findings can help improve the blended learning model. We believe this book is an essential guidance for future digital teaching and would appeal to educators and researchers.

Socio-cultural risks of multimodal large generative models of "artificial intelligence" (GenAI)

The article is devoted to the study of the conditions for ensuring the information security of Russian citizens when using generative "artificial intelligence" technologies in the socio-cultural sphere. The relevance of the topic is due to the modern high rates of development of computer neural networks that generate multimedia content: texts, images, sounds and videos. The developers classify generative technologies as "artificial intelligence", position them as a "new nuclear project" capable of radically increasing the productivity of socio-cultural creativity, and receive significant government, corporate and investment financing. The object of the study is modern multimedia generative models, the subject of the study is the possibility of their use in the socio-cultural sphere of creativity and the associated risks of information security. The purpose of the study is to determine the conditions for ensuring the information security of Russian citizens when using multimodal generative technologies in the socio-cultural sphere. The research materials are scientific publications of recent years (2021–2024) in Russian journals of the HAC list (categories K1, K2) and international Scopus publications (quartiles Q1, Q2) devoted to research and critical analysis of the possibilities of multimodal generative models, associated risks and security tools. The philosophical methodology is applied: theoretical and cultural analysis, synthesis. The scientific novelty of the article is due to the application of a philosophical theoretical and cultural methodology for a critical comparison of the declarations of developers and the actual potential of applications of multimodal generative technologies. The result of the study is an assessment of how greatly exaggerated the risks predicted based on the positioning of the technologies in question as "artificial intelligence". The real risks are proposed to include: the incompatibility of development costs with the usefulness of the results; lowering the cultural level of professional and amateur creativity and worsening the tastes of the mass audience; use in "social engineering", fraud, mass disinformation, fake news, manipulation of public consciousness, "cancellation culture", destruction of traditional values and substitution of socio-cultural identity. The means of ensuring the safety of Russian citizens in the development and use of multimedia generative technologies in the socio-cultural sphere are recommended.

Г.Ф. Редлих о «Песнях и плясках смерти» М.П. Мусоргского: к истории международных музыкально-издательских контактов первой трети XX века

This article is devoted to the work of the music critic, conductor, and composer Hans Ferdinand Redlich (1903–1968) in comparing the two versions of M.P. Musorgsky’s Songs and Dances of Death, namely, N.A. Rimsky‐Korsakov’s creative arrangement (1882) and P.A. Lamm’s academic edition (1928). The Austrian musician’s appeal to the artwork of the Russian composer is considered in the context of the public movement of the “restoration of the authentic Musorgsky” and the international music publishing relations of the late 1920s. The article is supplemented by the publication of an archival document: a Russian translation of H.F. Redlich’s work Moussorgsky Redivivus (Musorgsky Reborn), preserved in the P.A. Lamm collection of the Russian State Archive of Literature and Art. The study and publication of this historical source is undertaken in connection with the ongoing work at the State Institute for Art Studies on the publication of M.P. Musorgsky’s Complete Works Academic Edition, under which it is planned to publish M.P. Musorgsky’s chamber vocal cycles as edited by N.A. Rimsky‐Korsakov.

Evolution of Educational Leadership: A Bibliometric Analysis of International Publications

Abstract Research on educational leadership has received significant scholarly attention for over half a century, resulting in a vast body of literature on the subject. Numerous studies and inquiries have highlighted that educational leadership is an exceedingly complex and vital phenomenon. However, a gap persists in scholarly discourse concerning the presentation of this knowledge base through bibliometric analysis. This study seeks to provide an overview of the evolution of this concept by identifying articles published in journals indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (WoS) database between 1993 and 2024. The search employed terms such as "educational leadership", „educational management” "leadership in education," "school leadership”, „teacher leadership”, „style leadership in education” and „school improvement”yielding an initial total of 3089 articles. Subsequently, following the application of inclusion and exclusion criteria, 1583 studies were retained for analysis. The research encompasses the general profile of articles, the annual distribution of article frequency, the most prolific researchers, journals, and countries by article count, the most influential articles based on citation count, the most frequently recurring author keywords, and the year of publication of these articles. The contribution of this study lies primarily in highlighting the systematic methodologies employed in research analyses in educational leadership and management. Additionally, collaborative patterns among authors, universities, and countries are presented and analyzed. The conclusions provide valuable insights for researchers into the detailed evolution of educational leadership through the structuring of existing literature in the field. Furthermore, based on these findings, some suggestions have been made for identifying new research themes in this field, both conceptually and empirically.

The Terrorism and International Public Law

Despite the international community's interest in terrorism, it has not been able to develop a consistent and comprehensive definition of terrorism or to achieve tangible results on the ground concerning its definition of the phenomenon of terrorism because this concept is intertwined with other concepts such as patriotism, nationalism, and legitimacy. This article determines the nature of terrorism, and its elements, and characteristics independent of other crimes, The study aims to clarify points of disagreement and agreement between Arab and Western viewpoints, And both of them agreed that the goal of terrorism is to create a state of terror and panic among the population, However, they differ as to whether the liberation movements have a legitimate or terrorist character, which is reflected in the definition of terrorism by each of the two parties in their internal laws, not to mention the dispute that arose at the level of international forums, including the UN. Despite the many causes, forms, types, and objectives of terrorism, they agree about the element of violence, creating a state of chaos in the targeted societies, and trying to change regimes.

Recent trends: Retractions of articles in the oncology field

BackgroundIn recent years, there has been a surge in media reports on articles being retracted after publication. This issue has gained significant attention, particularly due to the consecutive large-scale retractions carried out by renowned international publishers, which have aroused widespread concern in the society. ObjectiveTo analyze the data of retracted articles and retraction trends. MethodsThe publications were searched through Web of Science Core Collection (WoSCC) database and imported into CiteSpace in plain text format, and visual analysis of countries, institutions, keywords, and subject areas were performed to reveal the trends of retracted articles and the worst areas of retraction. ResultsFrom 1990 to 2022, 21,568 retracted articles were retrieved, among which the number of retracted articles increased year by year. China is the country with the highest number of retracted articles; Islamic Azad University is the institution with the highest number of retracted articles. In the analysis of all retracted articles across different subject areas, the number of retracted articles in the field of oncology was the highest; In the keyword cluster analysis of retracted articles within the field of oncology, the most prominent category of retracted articles were related to pancreatic cancer. ConclusionsScientific and systematic analysis of retracted articles is conducive to improving the quality of papers, raising the level of human research, and cleaning up the research environment.

Evolution of Private Forest Owner’s Cooperation: A Bibliometric Network Analysis

Forests play an important role in adapting to and mitigating the negative effects of climate change and environmental degradation through sustainable forest management. In Europe and North America, where private forest ownership dominates, private forest owners play a crucial role in achieving diverse policy objectives. Given the importance of private forest owner cooperation to support the sustainable management and the achievement of policy goals, this paper systematically reviewed the international scientific publication on private forest owners (PFOs) cooperation using bibliometric network analysis complemented with a literature review to examine the development over the last two decades (2000–2021) and to determine where the trend of the research has been heading. The analysis provided a general overview of PFOs cooperation and focus more specifically on two main aspects of PFOs cooperation: “Reasons for joining forest owners’ organizations” and “Factors influencing PFOs cooperation”. The data was retrieved from the Scopus database and analysed using the VOSviewer software. The results showed that the number of publications on PFOs’ cooperation is more or less constant and that the most prolific authors’ institutions in this topic area come from the United States, Finland, Sweden and Germany. The keyword cluster analysis showed that there are three topic oriented clusters for both aspects of PFOs’ cooperation – “Reasons for joining forest owners’ organizations” and “Factors influencing PFOs cooperation”, while the trend of keywords showed a change in the perspective of PFOs’ cooperation over time: from cooperation for “timber production and supplying to the market” to cooperation for “multifunctional and sustainable forest management”, “biodiversity conservation” and “climate change mitigation”. The results also showed the influence of forest policy on PFOs cooperation.

Investigations of Institutional Instigations of International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS) Adoption in Ghana

Investigations of Institutional Instigations of International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS) Adoption in Ghana

Monitoring the Immune System in Critically Ill Patients (Review)

Most patients with critical illness, regardless of the cause, develop activation of innate and adaptive immunity. This is often a critical process leading to organ dysfunction.The aim of the review is to systematize information on monitoring the immune system in critical illness for physicians of different specialties (anesthesiology and intensive care, surgery, general practice, obstetrics and gynecology).The review includes information from 83 recent national and international publications (mostly from 2023), available in the public domain and found by keyword search.We have summarized the current understanding of the relationship between infections and the human immune system, as well as the clinical application of traditional markers of immune status. We provided data on novel promising markers for the assessment of immunity in patients with various diseases.Limitations of the studies reviewed include the need for additional large-scale clinical trials of even the most promising markers, as well as a synthesis of the evidence for their performance. In addition, immune monitoring is likely to increase the cost of patient care, necessitating the development of more affordable research methods.Conclusion. Almost all disorders in critically ill patients are associated with changes in the immune system. Management of patients based on their immune profile requires determination of a personalized strategy for immune modulation, treatment, and prevention of infection. Advanced monitoring of immune system functions will contribute to the personalization of medicine, and the continuous development of biological technologies will allow to improve its methods.