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Bibliometric analysis of citizen science in global healthcare: Current trends, challenges, and future directions

With the development of information technologies such as big data, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence, the application scenarios of citizen science worldwide are no longer limited to natural science research. A large number of application cases have emerged in the field of medical health, which suggests that the development of citizen science may bring new impetus to medical health. This study employs CiteSpace for a bibliometric analysis to evaluate the current status, objectives, and methodologies of citizen science in global healthcare. An analysis of 248 articles from the Web of Science Core Collection reveals that citizen science is predominantly implemented in high-income countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, and the Netherlands, with significant applications in public health, chronic disease management, infectious disease surveillance, and digital health. The COVID-19 pandemic has further catalyzed the integration of citizen science into health surveillance and public health responses. Conversely, in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), the development and implementation of citizen science remain nascent, primarily concentrated in traditional domains such as environmental science, ecology, and biodiversity conservation, with limited penetration into the healthcare sector. Several structural barriers, including inadequate technological infrastructure, insufficient policy support, limited public engagement, and constrained resource allocation, have impeded the broader adoption of citizen science in these regions. To mitigate these challenges, this study proposes targeted strategies, these interventions are anticipated to facilitate the expansion of citizen sciences role in global health governance, ultimately contributing to improved public health outcomes and social welfare.

Preface

Materials are not only the basic elements of people’s daily life, but also indispensable components in high-tech fields such as energy, information, and advanced manufacturing. The unique and versatile characteristics of advanced materials make them a highly desirable group of candidate materials for various engineering applications. A thorough and comprehensive analysis of the challenges associated with advanced materials can pave the way for their cost-effective applications. In this context, the 2024 International Conference on Materials Physics and Composites (ICMPC 2024) undoubtedly provides a valuable communication platform for experts, scholars, researchers and practitioners in the field of materials science around the world. The conference was successfully held in Chengdu, China from May 24th to 26th, 2024 via virtual form, establishing a forum to gather the world’s top wisdom and strength to discuss the latest research results, technological advances and future development trends in materials physics and composites. A number of well-known scholars and experts were invited to deliver keynote speeches, and oral presentations and poster sessions were set up to provide more opportunities for the participants to communicate and demonstrate. These activities not only promoted the collision and integration of academic ideas, but also deepened the friendship and cooperation among the participants. This Proceedings, as one of the important outcomes of ICMPC 2024, contains many excellent papers submitted during the conference. These papers cover a wide range of research directions in materials physics and composites, including but not limited to the Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Materials, Physical Properties and Structural Characterization of Materials, Preparation and Application of Composites, and Mechanical Properties of Materials, etc. Each paper is the result of the authors’ hard work and wisdom, and shows the latest progress and research results in the field of materials science. In the process of reviewing the papers, we strictly followed the academic standards and criteria, and invited well-known scholars and experts in related fields to be the reviewers. After several rounds of meticulous evaluation and screening, we have finally selected the papers with innovative, prospective and practical value for this Proceedings published in IOP Press-Journal of Physics: Conference Series. We believe that the publication of these papers will not only provide useful reference for researchers in the field of materials science, but also further promote the development and progress of materials science Looking ahead, materials science will continue to play an important role in scientific and technological progress and social development. We look forward to further strengthening the communication and cooperation in the field of materials science worldwide through international academic conferences such as ICMPC 2024, and jointly promoting the prosperity of materials science. Finally, we would like to express our heartfelt thanks to all the experts, scholars, researchers, committee members and staff who have participated in ICMPC 2024. It is thanks to your hard work and selfless dedication that this conference has been a great success. We look forward to continuing to work together with you in the future to create a better future for materials science. The Committee of ICMPC 2024 List of Committee Member is available in this pdf.

Clinical Outcomes of Oral vs. Transdermal Estrogen for Endometrial Preparation for Frozen Thawed Embryo Transfer in HRT-FET Cycles: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Background and Purpose: Among different routes of estrogen formulations, the transdermal route has obtained popularity in recent years for endometrial preparation in hormone replacement (HRT) frozen embryo transfer (FET) cycles. However, no clear evidence is available regarding clinical outcome of the transdermal route. This meta-analysis investigated the clinical outcomes of oral versus transdermal estrogen for endometrial preparation for FET in HRT-FET cycles. Methods: A comprehensive literature search was performed for all published randomized controlled trials (RCTs) before May 30, 2022, in electronic databases, including PubMed, Cochrane Library, Embase, CINAHL, Trip Database, Worldwide Science, and Google Scholar. Outcomes, including endometrial thickness, implantation rate (IR), miscarriage rate (MR), clinical pregnancy rate (CPR), and live birth rate (LBR), were measured using pooled odds ratio (OR) or standardized mean difference (SMD) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs). Results: Seven studies involving a total of 898 IVF patients were included in the meta-analysis. In a pooled analysis, endometrial thickness (ET) was more in the transdermal group as compared to the oral estrogen group ([Formula: see text]; 95% [Formula: see text]–0.31). However, no significant association for IR ([Formula: see text]; 95% [Formula: see text]–1.38), CPR ([Formula: see text]; 95% [Formula: see text]–1.31), MR ([Formula: see text]; 95% [Formula: see text]–2.06), and LBR ([Formula: see text]; 95% [Formula: see text]–1.23) was found between oral versus transdermal estrogen groups. Conclusions: In HRT-FET cycles using oral or transdermal estrogen, no significant difference was seen in clinical outcomes of IR, CPR, and LBR rates; however, a trend for a higher endometrial thickness was noted in the transdermal group.

Public science and environmental sustainability: a national culture framework for innovation ecosystems en route to net zero

Despite the proliferation of national environmental science worldwide, the erosion of environmental sustainability presents a problem for advanced economies with a substantial volume of scientific output. The worsening state of the natural environment presents a profound conundrum at the intersection of science and sustainability, characterised by conflicting pathways for the world’s nations. In this study, I confront this predicament by examining whether the influence of national culture moderates the transition of domestic scientific research into tangible CO2 emissions reduction. Drawing on a dataset spanning 30 nations renowned for their high scientific productivity over a 24-year period, I use a panel data model that incorporates lag time to analyse the nuanced impact of national cultures on sustainability. My findings reveal distinctive outcomes: those cultures characterised by high Power Distance (e.g., Eastern European) contribute to increased CO2 emissions via an industrial innovation pathway that prioritises economic growth, while those with high Individualism and high Uncertainty Avoidance (e.g., Western European) facilitate a reduction in CO2 emissions through the translation of scientific knowledge into public science that stimulates a societal innovation pathway and sustainability. In addition to these moderating effects, my investigation exposes that Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita exerts a direct positive influence on CO2 emissions, while an increase of GDP allocated to military expenditure (e.g., USA, China, Israel, South Korea) has detrimental effects on CO2 emissions, potentially hampering Net Zero aspirations. These findings hold significant implications for both theory and policymaking in the environmental arena.

THE ROLE OF DRAMATIC PADAGOGY IN DEVELOPING TRANSVERSAL COMPETENCE ON STUDENTS

The old didactic theatre must be replaced by, let us say, pedagogical.” (Augusto Boal). Lifelong learning education can be ensured also with the dramatic pedagogy learning curricula due to the specific of student’s competences that can be improved and valued in formal and nonformal learning on promoting skills, attitudes a key-competences, social and positive values. The key-competences frame has a transversality characteristic but the most important is to identify the life key-competences you need to ensure, along with the selected methods used to achieve them. In this study we propose dramatic pedagogy methods to develop the acquisition of knowledges and skills of students and also to highlight their benefits thru drama teaching. The impact dramatization curricula in formal learning context encourages all students to participate to activities using their creativity or to express their personalities in solving problems, to express their imagination and most off all to be authentic. All teachers can use on their learning context planning such as dramatization, as a significant element of their teaching according with the used drama methods. Dramatization as an art form involves cohesion and mutual cooperation between students and teachers. It encourages students to think positively about themselves, to learn and believe in their own growing abilities. Dramatization as an educational method, through integrated approaches of learning contributes permanently to adapt and to design curriculum for students need of learning and to increases the perspective of expansion knowledges outside the curriculum, to free movement and to research on the worldwide science.

Academician Guodong Cheng's Contributions to Permafrost Science

ABSTRACTPermafrost is strongly associated with human well‐being and has become a frontier of cryospheric science. Professor Guodong Cheng is one of the most outstanding geocryologists in China. He was elected as an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1993 and served as the president of the International Permafrost Association from 1993–1998. In the early 1980s, Professor Cheng proposed the hypothesis of the repeated‐segregation mechanism for the formation of thick‐layered ground ice near the permafrost table. Subsequently, in the early 2000s, he proposed the “proactive roadbed cooling” concept and led the successful development of a series of specific engineering measures that were fully applied in the Qinghai–Tibet Railway Project. Furthermore, he developed a conceptual model to describe the influences of changing permafrost on the groundwater system and discovered the “sink‐holing effect” (channeling with improved hydraulic conductivity of warming permafrost). Professor Cheng has also developed theories on the three‐dimensional zonation and proposed a classification system and an altitude model for high‐altitude permafrost distribution. On this special occasion of Professor Cheng's 80th birthday, this paper summarizes his outstanding achievements on permafrost science, hoping the permafrost research community will carry forward the momentum to further advance permafrost science worldwide.

Dental caries and mean values of DMFT among children with cerebral palsy: a systematic review and meta-analysis

IntroductionOne of the most prevalent causes of physical disability in children is cerebral palsy (CP), which is a series of complicated neurological disorders. Children with cerebral palsy suffer from multiple problems and potential disabilities, including dental caries. Hence, this study aimed to determine the pooled prevalence of dental caries and mean DMFT (Decayed, Missed, and Filled Permanent Teeth) among children with cerebral palsy in Africa and Asia.MethodsA comprehensive search of the literature was made to locate relevant studies in PubMed/Medline, HINARI, Web of Science, Science Direct, the Cochrane Library, the Worldwide Science Database, and Google Scholar. The data were extracted in Microsoft Excel and transferred to Stata version 17 software for further analysis. A random-effect model was employed to estimate the pooled prevalence of dental caries and the pooled mean value of DMFT among children with cerebral palsy in Africa and Asia. Heterogeneity between studies was checked using the Cochrane Q test and I2 test statistics. Sub-group analysis by continent was done, and sensitivity analysis was checked. A small study effect was checked using Egger’s statistical test at the 5% level of significance.ResultsIn this study, 25 original studies conducted in 17 countries in Africa and Asia that fulfilled the eligibility criteria were included in the review. The overall pooled prevalence of dental caries in Africa and Asia among children with cerebral palsy was 55.6% (95% CI: 42.4, 68.8). The pooled prevalence of dental caries among children with cerebral palsy in Africa was 42.43% (95% CI: 30.39, 54.58), and it was slightly higher in Asia with 64% (95% CI: 48.32, 79.72). In the random effect model analysis, the pooled mean DMFT of dental caries in children with cerebral palsy was 2.25 (95% CI: 1.86, 2.64). The pooled mean DMFT in Africa was 1.47 (95% CI: 0.86, 2.09), and in Asia it was 3.01 (95% CI: 2.43, 3.60).ConclusionIn this study, we found that children with cerebral palsy experienced an alarming rate of dental caries. In these settings, dental caries affected roughly more than half of the children with cerebral palsy. Hence, oral health promotion initiatives should target children with CP, and this group of children must receive early preventive dental care.

THE EFFECT OF CYP2D6 INHIBITORS ON THE THERAPEUTIC EFFICACY OF TAMOXIFENE: LITERATURE REVIEW

INTRODUCTION: Tamoxifen is a selective estrogen receptor modulator and is used to reduce the risk of recurrence of malignant breast cancer, which leads to greater survival in women with this disease. The use of tamoxifen as an adjuvant dramatically decreases the risk of cancer-specific recurrence and mortality. This medication is more accurate than traditional chemotherapies, as there are fewer side effects than other chemotherapeutics. The transformation of tamoxifen initially takes place via hepatic cytochrome P450 into active metabolites. It occurs through the CYP2D6 enzyme, being the main enzyme that participates in the bioactivation of tamoxifen. Endoxifene plasma indices are influenced by the CYP2D6 genotype and the use of drugs that affect CYP2D6 activity. CYP2D6 inhibitors are a broad spectrum of drugs that decrease enzyme activity. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this work is to elucidate, through a literature review, the main drugs that inhibit CYP2D6 and how they influence the therapeutic effect of tamoxifen. METHODS: This present work is a documental, quantitative and literature review research, and for its accomplishment, searches were carried out in electronic databases in Scientific Electronic Library Online (Scielo), MEDLINE, Pubmed, Web Of platforms Science, Science Direct, World Wide Science in a period of six months, using articles that were published during the years 2010 to 2020. RESULTS: The use of drugs that inhibit the CYP2D6 enzyme can be potentially harmful to patients who use tamoxifen in their treatment, causing a decrease in therapeutic efficacy and making it difficult to cure the disease. CONCLUSION: There are several drugs that affect therapeutic efficacy through inhibition of the CYP2D6 enzyme, requiring care and careful observation by health professionals, so that future errors can be avoided. Literature proves that interactions affect the quality of treatment of patients with breast cancer, being able to harm the health of these individuals.

Impact of COVID-19 on patient experience of kidney care: a rapid review.

In March 2020, a pandemic state was declared due to SARS-COV-2 (COVID-19). Patients with kidney disease, especially those on replacement therapies, proved more susceptible to severe infection. This rapid literature review aims to help understand how the pandemic impacted patient experience of kidney care. It was conducted in accordance with Cochrane Rapid Review interim guidance. Search terms, 'coronavirus', 'kidney care', and 'patient-reported experience' and terms with similar semantic meaning, identified 1,117 articles in Medline, Scopus, and Worldwide Science. Seventeen were included in the narrative synthesis. The findings were summarised into three themes: remote consultation and telemedicine (n = 9); psychosocial impact (n = 2); and patient satisfaction and patient-reported experience (n = 6). Patients were mostly satisfied with remote consultations, describing them as convenient and allowing avoidance of hospital visits. Anxieties included missing potentially important clinical findings due to lack of physical examination, poor digital literacy, and technical difficulties. Psychosocial impact differed between treatment modalities-transplant recipients expressing feelings of instability and dread of having to return to dialysis, and generally, were less satisfied, citing reduced ability to work and difficulty accessing medications. Those on home dialysis treatments tended to feel safer. Findings focused on aspects of patient experience of kidney care during the pandemic rather than a holistic view. There was little direct evaluation of modality differences and limited consideration of health inequalities in care experiences. A fuller understanding of these issues would guide policy agendas to support patient experience during future public health crises.

Predicting outcomes of Lung Cancer using the modified glasgow prognostic score: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Previous studies have suggested that the modified Glasgow Prognostic Score (mGPS) could be a potential biomarker for lung cancer (LC). However, the association between mGPS and overall survival (OS) or progression-free survival (PFS) in lung cancer patients remains unclear. The purpose of our study was to investigate possible correlation between mGPS and OS or PFS in LC patients. An extensive search of PubMed, Cochrane Library, EMbase, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), Trip Database, Worldwide Science, and Google Scholar databases was done for relevant articles, published prior to May 30, 2021, that report correlation between mGPS and OS or PFS in LC patients. Pooled hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were used as the main parameters for evaluation. A total of 28 studies involving 9,748 lung cancer patients were analysed. The pooled analysis revealed that elevated mGPS (≥ 0) was associated with poor OS (HR=1.54; 95% CI, 1.32-1.77) and PFS (HR=1.49; 95% CI, 1.17-1.82). Furthermore, a significant correlation between mGPS (1 or 2) and OS was observed. However, no significant correlation was found between mGPS (1 or 2) and PFS. Subgroup analysis based on ethnicity demonstrated that mGPS ≥ 0 was associated with worse OS compared to mGPS=0 in both Asian (HR=1.46; 95% CI, 1.04-1.89; p<0.05) and Caucasian (HR=1.64; 95% CI, 1.35-1.94; p<0.05) cohorts of LC patients. Our results demonstrate that positive mGPS is associated with poor survival results. Therefore, mGPS may be used as a biomarker for predicting prognosis in LC patients.

Perspectives of Women with Intellectual Disabilities Regarding Affective Sexual Relationships: a Systematic Literature Review

IntroductionDespite the recognition of the right to sexual identity and expression for all people, individuals with intellectual disabilities continue to face significant restrictions in these aspects of their lives. The prevailing myths and stereotypes surrounding their sexual-affective relationships place people with intellectual disabilities—especially women—in a position of great vulnerability.MethodsA systematic literature review was conducted, examining the content of the following databases: BASE, Dialnet, ERIC, La Referencia, Microsoft Academic, Redalyc, REDIB, Redined, Science Direct, Scopus, Web of Science, and World Wide Science. A total of 178 potentially relevant articles were identified, out of which 11 met the eligibility criteria. Finally, the themes covered in the articles were identified and analyzed.ResultsThe results obtained were classified into six categories: perceptions regarding sex and sexuality, experiences of abuse, views and experiences of relationships between couples, the LGTBIQ + community, knowledge about contraception and related experiences, and, finally, beliefs regarding gender scripts.ConclusionsThis study offers valuable insights into the knowledge (or lack thereof) and beliefs regarding sex and sexuality, experiences of abuse among women with intellectual disabilities, the lack of independence and external intervention, and the influence of traditional gender scripts. Furthermore, this research also establishes a theoretical foundation for future support resources and initiatives, as well as social and public implications.

Beyond ‘equitable partnerships’: the imperative of transformative research collaborations with Africa

Debate on the need for more fairness in academic research collaborations between actors in Africa (or the ‘Global South’, broadly) and counterparts in the Global North has intensified in recent years, while practice-oriented frameworks and efforts to foster more equitable partnerships have proliferated. Important approaches to recognise and undo asymmetries in concrete collaboration arrangements – division of labour, decision making, access to rewards, capacity building – have been identified. In this provocation we draw on African and other postcolonial, decolonial and feminist scholarship, as well as systems thinking and global science data to argue that such ‘equitable partnerships’ efforts at best sidestep the urgent need for a much more profound rebalancing of the positioning of Africa and ‘Global North’ in the worldwide science and research ecosystem as a whole. We consider why such wider rebalancing is an imperative for both Africa and the global community, propose that research collaborations must be understood as a key entry point for advancing such a systemic shift, and suggest a necessary transformative collaboration mode to this end. We conclude by positing an urgent need to think and act beyond ‘equitable’ partnerships and highlight where responsibilities for action must lie.

Simion Mehedinți – a Scholar Minister in a Sacrificial Government

Simion Mehedinți was Minister of Education and Cults in the government of Alexandru Marghiloman (March – October 1918), when the great politician from Buzău was called by King Ferdinand I to form a new government and sign the Peace Treaty with the Central Powers. Simion Mehedinţi studied in Bucharest, Paris, Berlin and Leipzig, where he obtained the degree of doctor of philosophy (geography specialty), with the qualification “Summa cum laude”. In 1900, he taught the first university geography course in Bucharest, which constitutes the act of birth of this science in our country, Simion Mehedinţi being considered the founder of Romanian geography, recognized as one of the greatest theorists of this science worldwide. In 1905 he was elected a member of the Romanian Geographical Society, in 1908 he became, at only 40 years old, a corresponding member of the Romanian Academy, and in 1915, at 47 years old, a full member of it. As the Minister of Education and Religion, Simion Mehedinţi promoted two education laws, through which he pursued the reform of rural education. Between 1919–1939 he was a teacher at the Superior War School in Bucharest, where he taught General Geography. He died on December 14, 1962, in Bucharest, in total anonymity, at the age of 96.

Socio-cultural and Biomedical Beliefs for Causalities and Healing of Diabetic Mellitus Around the Globe: Systematic Review 2021.

Diabetic mellitus is the main public health problem nowadays, and the burden is higher in developing countries. Different anthropologic literatures were published to integrate socio-cultural beliefs and biomedical practice for managing diabetes mellitus. The current study reviews anthropology perspectives on diabetic mellitus and the relationship between health, socio-cultural beliefs and biomedicine using literature around the globe. This review included published studies in electronic databases such as Pubmed, World Wide Science and Google scholar. Published studies from the search database were exported to reference manager software, Endnote version 7, to remove duplicate studies. We screened the title and abstract, then the full text per settled inclusion criteria, followed by a full-text review to find eligible studies. Studies without abstract and/or full text, unspecified reports, viewpoints and any systematic reviews and meta-analyses were excluded. The protocol for this review was sent for registration on the International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (PROSPERO), registration number CRD 237899. The search has been collected a total of 72 studies in the world. Five articles were excluded due to duplication in each database. About 47 articles and 15 articles were excluded based on the title and abstract screen, respectively. After full-text reviews were assessed, one article was removed due to that comparative study, and finally, we have approved only 4 articles for systematic review. The review identified those beliefs about socio-cultural, spiritual and biomedical aspects of the causalities, symptoms, and treatment. As there were limited studies worldwide, we extracted data from a few countries, including Ethiopia. Almost all studies identified the sociocultural causalities of diabetes mellitus as "hereditary, uncertainty, feeding habit and GOD." The socio-cultural beliefs of healing are also summarized as "GOD allows holy water in Ethiopia only by orthodox Christians, traditional plants like Shiferaw or moringa also believed only in Ethiopia study, exercise, diet selection." All studies found that biomedical regimens were believed to bring healing congruent with socio-cultural beliefs.

Vitamin D deficiency and its associated factors among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis

ObjectiveThe study intended to assess the pooled prevalence of vitamin D deficiency (VDD) and its associated factors among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).DesignThe Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic...

Gender Gap in Science Education

There has been a prolonged tendency of the gender gap in interest, participation, and achievement in science worldwide. This article explored the gender gap in achievement of science; revisited the possible causes of gender gap in interest, participation and achievement in science; and revisited the suggested remedy measures in a science classroom. The information for the study was collected through a survey of a variety of 48 written sources. The study revealed that there is a significant gender gap in achievement in science in secondary schools in Tanzania. The responsible factors include male-oriented curriculum materials, patterns of classroom interaction, teaching, and evaluation; parents and teachers' lower expectations for girls' achievement in science; and socialisation of girls into dependence, nurturance, and passivity. The recommended solutions include the promotion of gender-responsive curriculum and practice.

Application of co-design in residential aged care: a scoping review protocol.

The objective of this review is to identify the extent and nature of the existing literature on co-design with residents residing in aged care facilities. Involving older people in their own care is a key challenge facing the aged care sector. Co-design is an approach that focuses on involving end users in the design of services. Mapping the evidence on co-design in residential aged care will identify the nature and extent of how older people living in residential care have been engaged in the design and delivery of their care. This scoping review will include peer-reviewed primary studies; systematic and scoping reviews; and gray literature, including abstracts and reports of governments and non-governmental organizations. Older people residing in aged care homes, including those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and/or living with dementia, who are involved in the co-design, co-creation, participation, involvement, and engagement in their care will be considered for inclusion. This review will be conducted in accordance with the JBI methodology for scoping reviews and the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR). The databases to be searched will include AgeLine, Cochrane, CINAHL, Embase, Emcare, MEDLINE, PsycINFO, ProQuest, Scopus, Informit Health Collection, and Web of Science. Gray literature searches will include, GreyMatters, BASE, Google Advanced, and World Wide Science. The search will be limited to articles published after December 31, 1999, and to those written in English or with an English-language abstract or summary. Screening and data extraction will occur independently in duplicate. The review outcomes will be presented in tabular format and supported by a narrative summary. Open Science Framework https://osf.io/6ukty.

Artificial Intelligence in Engineering and Computer Science Learning: Systematic Review Article

Until the present, the technology has made students and teachers to object in its use, the quick development of it in engineering has been possible by the appearance of the covid-19, the objective of this investigation is to respond to the following question: why engineering and computer science students would have to learn artificial intelligence? It can be said that the students learning of these disciplines study or develop competences like the creation of: A.I. in mechanics, robotics, biological sciences, physical sciences, etc., from where they could develop, such as the advanced neural networks. The method used for this research is the PRISMA which allowed through the keyword of A.I. and Computer Science in the database of Scopus, Wos, World Wide Science, Scielo, Dialnet, from where we then have a large number of research articles that will have to be filtered, having as a result in the first search 321 952 articles, which were then filtered at various times until reaching the number of 320 429 filtered articles leaving us with 37 of them related or linked to research on A.I. and computer science. In conclusion, A.I. applied by engineering schools of all specialties has granted the development for companies and technological contributions to the new digital culture.

Formation of media competence at higher educational institutions: analysis of students – future teachers’s opinions

Introduction. Every year the world is witnessing changes in the information environment as well as the rapid growth of information volumes, which has a strong influence on people’s consciousness and behaviour. The formation of media competence is becoming relevant in these conditions; this issue is actively researched in pedagogical science worldwide. Therefore, media competence is viewed as an integral part of modern man’s education. When addressing the conditions of its formation at a pedagogical university, it is important to consider the opinion of students – future teachers. The aim of this article is to analyse students’ opinions in the sphere of media competence and to outline the conditions of its formation within the framework of a pedagogical university. Methods. The empirical study involved 112 respondents – students of the Institute of Historical, Legal and Socio-Humanitarian Education under Bashkir State Pedagogical University named after M. Akmulla (Ufa, Russian Federation). The main research methods comprised: analysis of pedagogical, psychological and methodological literature, Internet resources; study of pedagogical experience; observation (practice of creating conditions for forming media competence); interpretation of obtained results (survey of students aged 17 to 22 – the most active age group that is supposed to possess media competence). Results. The study revealed the opinions of students – future teachers regarding the process of media competence formation in the conditions of higher educational institution, as well as to identify the level of their knowledge in terms of several components: information, interpretation (evaluation), security, knowledge. The obtained results substantiated the below conditions that are important to create within the period of training at a pedagogical university: organisational-pedagogical; psychological-pedagogical; pedagogical; material and technical; strategic. Conclusion. Pedagogical university students have certain knowledge in the sphere of media, albeit segmentary. In order to structure this knowledge, it is necessary to add a number of skills – those connected with the use of social media, mobile and distance learning, cloud technology – to the list of skills to be developed in pedagogical education. The use of media and information technologies in evaluating educational outcomes of pedagogical university students (e.g., demonstration examination) is specifically important in the appraisal system.

Using Dark Energy Explorers and Machine Learning to Enhance the Hobby–Eberly Telescope Dark Energy Experiment

We present analysis using a citizen science campaign to improve the cosmological measures from the Hobby–Eberly Telescope Dark Energy Experiment (HETDEX). The goal of HETDEX is to measure the Hubble expansion rate, H(z), and angular diameter distance, D A(z), at z = 2.4, each to percent-level accuracy. This accuracy is determined primarily from the total number of detected Lyα emitters (LAEs), the false positive rate due to noise, and the contamination due to [O ii] emitting galaxies. This paper presents the citizen science project, Dark Energy Explorers (https://www.zooniverse.org/projects/erinmc/dark-energy-explorers), with the goal of increasing the number of LAEs and decreasing the number of false positives due to noise and the [O ii] galaxies. Initial analysis shows that citizen science is an efficient and effective tool for classification most accurately done by the human eye, especially in combination with unsupervised machine learning. Three aspects from the citizen science campaign that have the most impact are (1) identifying individual problems with detections, (2) providing a clean sample with 100% visual identification above a signal-to-noise cut, and (3) providing labels for machine-learning efforts. Since the end of 2022, Dark Energy Explorers has collected over three and a half million classifications by 11,000 volunteers in over 85 different countries around the world. By incorporating the results of the Dark Energy Explorers, we expect to improve the accuracy on the D A(z) and H(z) parameters at z = 2.″4 by 10%–30%. While the primary goal is to improve on HETDEX, Dark Energy Explorers has already proven to be a uniquely powerful tool for science advancement and increasing accessibility to science worldwide.