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A polemic is given regarding several of the volumetric properties that Touazi and coworkers reported in their published paper. A critical analysis of the published excess molar volumes for binary decalin + tridecane and decalin + tetradecane mixtures revealed that the values determined at low decalin mole fraction compositions were not consistent with values measured at higher decalin compositions. The analysis further showed that the excess molar volumes for the decalin + tridecane and decalin + tetradecane systems differ significantly from published data reported by independent research groups for binary decalin mixtures containing both smaller (C5 to C12) and larger (C16) linear alkane molecules. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article critically evaluates the role of industrial–organizational psychology in post-apartheid South Africa, advocating for a transformative framework that addresses the socio-political and historical inequalities in the workplace. The article highlights how industrial–organizational psychology has traditionally focused on organizational efficiency, often aligned with capitalist interests, while overlooking the socio-historical forces shaping worker experiences, particularly related to race, gender, and class. By introducing the concept of worker subjectivity, the article calls for a reimagined industrial–organizational psychology that integrates critical perspectives from psychology and management studies to better understand how workers navigate their identities and agency within broader socio-political structures. The author emphasizes the need to address the emotional and psychological dimensions of worker experiences, especially in the South African context marked by the legacies of colonialism and apartheid. By focusing on worker subjectivity, industrial–organizational psychology can move beyond traditional quantitative methods and engage with the complexities of workplace inequality. This approach aligns industrial–organizational psychology with the broader mission of the Psychological Society of South Africa to promote socially just and inclusive practices. The article also calls for interdisciplinary collaboration and the reformation of industrial–organizational psychology education to better equip practitioners with the tools needed to address the realities of post-apartheid workplaces. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Feminist analyses of postfeminism too often abject femininity, rendering spectacular femininity as a masquerade that endears women to heterosexual men. Moving into the era of popular feminism, feminist analyses have yet to renegotiate this abjection of femininity, often eclipsing the potential for resistance in favor of highlighting the pernicious effects of capitalism. Analyzing vignettes from The Bold Type (2017–2021), this research draws on femme theory to map an analytical framework that reinterprets spectacular femininity, developing strategies for critical analyses that can recognize fem(me)inine resistance within a landscape that commodifies femininity and feminism. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this forum, six scholars discuss Heikki Patomäki's book World Statehood: The Future of World Politics, published in 2023. The editor's introduction situates it in the discursive contexts of cosmopolitanism, deep history and functional differentiation. Ian Crawford looks at the concept of world statehood from an astrobiologist's point of view, putting the debate in the context of research on the possibility of life existing beyond Earth. Eva Erman notes that there are methodological issues that primarily derive from a missing distinction between theoretical and practical normativity in Patomäki's thought. Oliver Kessler offers a critical perspective on underlying, and possibly unrealistic, assumptions about a universal translatability of specialized knowledges and vocabularies that he argues underlines Patomäki's project. Jens Bartelson argues that the concept of world community has probably accumulated too much conceptual baggage to be useful in building world statehood. Mitja Sienknecht observes that the evolution of artificial intelligence is insufficiently addressed in World Statehood and probes possible implications in this respect. Heikki Patomäki then replies to these contributions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The consequences of physical attractiveness (PA) are ubiquitous, however not often become a topic of discussion. The consequences, in general, are attributed to preference or discrimination without much deliberation. There is a very thin line between the two. The study makes an attempt to distinguish between preference and discrimination based on PA. In an organizational context, this distinction seems warranted since PA does impact work-related outcomes. The distinction was addressed by examining published studies between 1970 and 2021 on PA in the management and economics field of research. The study highlights when and how preference turns into discrimination and furthers discusses the causes of such discrimination. The causes are equivalent to antecedents; the antecedent to being physically attractive is mostly genes. The antecedents to the discrimination are the attributions that we have associated with being physically attractive. The study highlights these attributions and the reasons for these attributions. To completely understand a phenomenon, it is essential to understand what causes it. Therefore, this study tries to understand what causes discrimination based on PA. The study has implications for diversity and inclusion literature and practice. It also adds to the literature on PA. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A non-linear critical layer analysis of the presence of singular azimuthal neutral modes in density stratified swirling flows is considered. It is shown that finite amplitude neutral modes exist when the basic flow velocity, vorticity, and temperature profiles undergo distortions with the occurrence of jump in them. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: The competition in the academe has always been tough, but today, the academe seems to be more like an industry than an academic community as academics are evaluated through quantified and economic means. Design/methodology/approach: This article leans on Heidegger's thoughts on the essence of technology and his ontological view on being to show the dangers that lie in this quantification of researchers and research. Findings: Despite the benefits that information systems (ISs) offer to people and research, it seems that technology has made it possible to objectify researchers and research. This has a negative impact on the academe and should thus be looked into especially by the IS field, which should note the problems that exist in its core. This phenomenon of quantified academics is clearly visible at academic quantification sites, where academics are evaluated using metrics that count their output. It seems that the essence of technology has disturbed the way research is valued by emphasising its quantifiable aspects. The study claims that it is important to look for other ways to evaluate researchers rather than trying to maximise research production, which has led to the flooding of articles that few have the time or interest to read. Originality/value: This paper offers new insights into the current phenomenon of quantification of academics and underlines the need for critical changes if in order to achieve the academic culture that is desirable for future academics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper explores the meaning of provenance in its broader social and organisational context, ambience, through a records continuum lens, bringing a reflexive and critical perspective to records continuum thinking over the past 30 or so years. It begins by introducing key recordkeeping concepts and goes on to explore records continuum theory and the records continuum model, a four-dimensional map of the recordkeeping and archival contexts of creation, capture, organisation and pluralisation. Continuum principles of provenance and ambience are situated in the model. An analysis of how provenance is currently narrowly applied in practice leads into an exploration of the power of ambience and provenance in the continuum. The following sections on Participatory Rights in Childhood Recordkeeping in Out of Home Care in Australia and Living Archives on Country illustrate how these concepts, together with those of multiple, simultaneous and parallel provenance, can be powerful tools in transforming the subjects of records into active recordkeeping agents. The illustrative examples relate to pioneering research on co-designing extensive suites of rights for co-creators of records who were previously relegated to the status of subjects of the record, and Indigenous archival sovereignty. They enable acknowledgement, enrichment, empowerment and coexistence of multiple, even contrary, positions, and provide frameworks for participatory recordkeeping and archiving. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Entrepreneurship is an elusive phenomenon and its meaning has been vigorously debated. This study seeks to contribute to critical perspectives on entrepreneurship by investigating how entrepreneuring participates and intervenes in the dominant discourse, and thus, in the practices that constitute meaning. To explore this crucial question, I use the framework of entrepreneuring as a mode of critical engagement. This perspective is supplemented by the performative notion of provocation, which helps in conceptualizing entrepreneuring and its artefacts as critical participants of the discourse. Next, I build a case around a video game as an artefact produced by an entrepreneurial venture. The findings reveal three practices that emerge from entrepreneuring: caricaturing, metaphorizing, and devaluing. I develop a model that illustrates how entrepreneuring provokes (i.e. problematizes and establishes) different versions of entrepreneurship. This study contributes to entrepreneuring and its critical capacity by theorizing entrepreneuring as provocation. Provocation highlights the various practices of critical engagement, draws attention to the involved material artefacts, and informs our understanding of the implicated ethics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Lattice distortion is considered to be one of the four core effects in a multicomponent high-entropy alloy. However, their effect is least understood from experiment and theoretical standpoints. The present investigation revealed a unique way to understand this effect by combining experiments with density functional theory (DFT) calculations. A small amount of Al and Si were carefully added to the whole-solute matrix of Cantor alloys. The different-sized atomic species introduces a huge lattice distortion in the matrix, leading to a simultaneous improvement in yield strength (YS), ultimate tensile strength (UTS), and percent elongation. An extensive DFT simulation indicates that a lattice distortion is prominent in an Al-containing alloy, whereas Si does not induce a lattice distortion. However, Si leads to severe interlayer lattice distortion, caused by the displacement of Si, during twinning. This leads to the improvement of YS, UTS, and ductility. Lattice distortion and its variants play significant effects on the mechanical properties of high-entropy alloys (HEAs) in terms of local lattice distortion, providing an uneven energy landscape for the movement of line defects or interlayer distortion. The inherent nature of local lattice distortion in HEAs leads to the wavy or tortuous dislocation, unlike a straight dislocation in conventional alloys. The movement of the wavy type of dislocation through a distorted or defective lattice requires large stress, resulting in a pronounced effect on solid solution strengthening. This local lattice distortion also dictates the degree of the interlayer distance distortion in the vicinity of atoms, leading to an increase or decrease in stable stacking fault energy that decides the deformation mode via slip or twinning. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In practical manufacturing systems, the job processing time usually varies with the performance change of manufacturing resources, among which the learning and deteriorating effects are typical characteristics. Due to the interests from both academic exploration and industrial innovation, the research on scheduling problems with these effects is abundant and diverse. However, some studied problems need to be strengthened in combination with realistic production scenarios. This paper provides a concise guide to scheduling problems with these effects, giving a comprehensive review and critical hints for future research. A novel classification scheme is designed based on four levels of different domains, i.e. effects, processing ways, processing time functions, and manufacturing environments. Based on this scheme, the scheduling problems are first distinguished into three categories: learning effects, deteriorating effects, and combined effects. In each category, models are then refined along three lines: general processing way, batch scheduling, and group scheduling. Combined with the attributes of actual processing time functions and manufacturing environments, the evolvement of related scheduling models and a critical analysis on the proposed algorithms are well analysed. Afterwards, the research gaps are revealed and the research directions are indicated from the perspectives of practical applications, time functions, and designed algorithms. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Life-span perspectives illustrate the critical features of development that clients experience; however, little evidence exists to illustrate how to integrate these approaches or use them in sport and exercise contexts. Attending to a clients' developmental stage is a critical component of ethical and effective professional practice. We present an account of how we considered, selected, or dismissed components of life-span perspectives throughout the stages of service delivery with James, a youth sport athlete presenting with "choking" difficulties. The life-span approach offered a context to understand James's presenting difficulty to determine the appropriateness and applicability of intervention, and acknowledged bias and experience of the psychologist. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Abstract Impact networks are formed to address complex social or environmental issues and are often needed to maximize human and financial resources, impact, and scale of individual organizations, including those serving students in Kindergarten through college (K-16). However, contrary to existing network models described by the literature, networks designed to address complex emergent socio-scientific issues such as climate change and biodiversity loss should themselves be emergent. This paper uses a critical analysis to outline our theory of change for one type of impact network—the emergent network—whose structure, function, and purpose are based on the emerging needs of its members and the needs of a changing world; and, whose members work across borders, disciplines, and generations to educate for a shared transformative future. We apply our theory to a case study called the Network for Emergent Socio-Scientific Thinking (NESST), which brings together people with a commitment to think differently about educating youth for the future outlined in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Together, through the lens of complexity theory and emergence, we reimagine the future of K-16 Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education for Sustainable Development (STEM4SD) and demonstrate what collaborative STEM education within the context of SDG 17 and SDG 4.7 can look like.

The concept of “coherence in the Qur’an” has a pivotal role in his thought. This concept was initially expounded by Mawlana Hamid al-Din Farahi. Later, Mawlana Amin Ahsan Islahi not only developed it into a comprehensive theory but also applied it in his 9 volume exegesis of the Qur’an titled Tadabbur-i Qur’an. Ghamidi further developed it and made his own contribution to it, particularly in the last ‘group’ (Surat al-Mulk to Surat al-Nas). He deems this concept as the “master-key” to the exegetical issues of the Qur’an. This paper after giving a description of the salient features of the concept analyzes and examines it so as to ascertain if it is strong enough to override the traditions of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) and of his Companions (Allah be pleased with them).

Background: This study addresses the need for improved transparency and reproducibility in randomized clinical trials (RCTs) within the field of physical activity (PA) interventions. Despite efforts to promote these practices, there is limited evidence on the adherence to established reporting and methodological standards in published RCTs. The research, part of the Strengthening the Evidence in Exercise Sciences Initiative (SEES Initiative) in 2020, assessed the methodological standards and reporting quality of RCTs focusing on PA interventions. Methods: RCTs of PA advice or exercise interventions published in 2020 were selected. Monthly searches were conducted on PubMed/MEDLINE targeting six top-tier exercise science journals. Assessments were conducted by two independent authors, based on 44 items originally from CONSORT and TIDieR reporting guidelines. These items were divided into seven domains: transparency, completeness, participants, intervention, rigor methodology, outcomes and critical analysis. Descriptive analysis was performed using absolute and relative frequencies, and exploratory analysis was done by comparing proportions using the χ2 test (α = 0.05). Results: Out of 1,766 RCTs evaluated for eligibility, 53 were included. The median adherence to recommended items across the studies was 30 (18–44) items in individual assessments. Notably, items demonstrating full adherence were related to intervention description, justification, outcome measurement, effect sizes, and statistical analysis. Conversely, the least reported item pertained to mentioning unplanned modifications during trials, appearing in only 11.3% of studies. Among the 53 RCTs, 67.9% reported having a registration, and these registered studies showed higher adherence to assessed items compared to non-registered ones. Conclusions: In summary, while critical analysis aspects were more comprehensively described, aspects associated with transparency, such as protocol registrations/modifications and intervention descriptions, were reported suboptimally. The findings underscore the importance of promoting resources related to reporting quality and transparent research practices for investigators and editors in the exercise sciences discipline. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

AbstractPurposeMaterials and methodsResultsConclusions\nIMPLICATIONS FOR REHABILITATIONA powerful aphorism states: “If I hadn’t believed it, I wouldn’t have seen it!” This challenging notion reminds us how strongly we are influenced by prevailing ideas, and how we interpret things according to current fashions and teachings.In this paper we present and discuss contemporary perspectives concerning childhood-onset disability and the evolving nature of how people are thinking and acting. We illustrate these ideas by reminding readers of how we have all traditionally been trained and acculturated to think about many dimensions of neurodevelopmental disability (“What?”); reflect on the impact of these ways of thinking in terms of what we have conventionally “seen” and done (“So What?”); and contrast those traditions with contemporary concepts that we believe or know impact the field (“Now What?”).Many of the concepts discussed here will be familiar to readers. In taking this analytically critical perspective we aim to illustrate that by weaving these individual threads together we are able to create a coherent fabric that can serve children with childhood-onset NDD, their families, service providers, the community, and policy-makers. We do not purport to offer a comprehensive view of the whole field.We encourage readers to consider the integration of these new ways of thinking and acting in our still-evolving field of “childhood-onset disability”.21st-century thinking about childhood-onset neurodisability builds on WHO’s ICF framework for health, expanding well beyond traditional primary biomedical foci on diagnosis and management and toward a focus on functioning and belonging.New emphases put family at the centre, attending to family voices and prioritizing family wellbeing as targets for intervention equal to a focus on the child.There is strong emerging evidence to support the value and impact of these broader approaches on overall family functioning and wellbeing.These developments are primarily conceptual rather than technical: they emphasize child and family development, parenting, promotion of functioning, and a life-course approach from the start of intervention.21st-century thinking about childhood-onset neurodisability builds on WHO’s ICF framework for health, expanding well beyond traditional primary biomedical foci on diagnosis and management and toward a focus on functioning and belonging.New emphases put family at the centre, attending to family voices and prioritizing family wellbeing as targets for intervention equal to a focus on the child.There is strong emerging evidence to support the value and impact of these broader approaches on overall family functioning and wellbeing.These developments are primarily conceptual rather than technical: they emphasize child and family development, parenting, promotion of functioning, and a life-course approach from the start of intervention. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction: Energy system simulation modeling plays an important role in understanding, analyzing, optimizing, and guiding the change to sustainable energy systems. Objectives: This review aims to examine energy system simulation modeling, emphasizing its role in analyzing and optimizing energy systems for sustainable development. Methods: The paper explores four key simulation methodologies; Agent-Based Modeling (ABM), System Dynamics (SD), Discrete-Event Simulation (DES), and Integrated Energy Models (IEMs). Practical applications of these methodologies are illustrated through specific case studies. Results: The analysis covers key components of energy systems, including generation, transmission, distribution, consumption, storage, and renewable integration. ABM models consumer behavior in renewable energy adoption, SD assesses long-term policy impacts, DES optimizes energy scheduling, and IEMs provide comprehensive sector integration. Case studies demonstrate the practical relevance and effectiveness of these models in addressing challenges such as data quality, model complexity, and validation processes. Conclusions: Simulation modeling is essential for addressing energy challenges, driving innovation, and informing policy. The review identifies critical areas for improvement, including enhancing data quality, refining modeling techniques, and strengthening validation processes. Future directions emphasize the continued importance of simulation modeling in achieving sustainable energy systems. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background Realist Analysis Methods Conclusions Qualitative realist analysis is gaining in popularity in health professions education research (HPER) as part of theory‐driven program evaluation. Although realist approaches such as syntheses and evaluations typically advocate mixed methods, qualitative data dominate currently. Various forms of qualitative analysis have been articulated in HPER, yet realist analysis has not. Although realist analysis is interpretive, it moves beyond description to explain generative causation employing retroductive theorising. Ultimately, it attempts to build and/or ‘test’ (confirm, refute or refine) theory about how, why, for whom, when and to what extent programs work using the context‐mechanism‐outcome configuration (CMOC) heuristic. This paper aims to help readers better critique, conduct and report qualitative realist analysis.We describe four fundamentals of qualitative realist analysis: (1) simultaneous data collection/analysis; (2) retroductive theorising; (3) configurational analysis (involving iterative phases of identifying CMOCs, synthesising CMOCs into demi‐regularities and translating demi‐regularities into program theory); and (4) realist analysis quality (relevance, rigour, richness). Next, we provide a critical analysis of realist analyses employed in 15 HPER outputs—three evaluations and 12 syntheses. Finally, drawing on our understandings of realist literature and our experiences of conducting qualitative realist analysis (both evaluations and syntheses), we articulate three common analysis challenges (coding, consolidation and mapping) and strategies to mitigate these challenges (teamwork, reflexivity and consultation, use of data analysis software and graphical representations of program theory).Based on our critical analysis of the literature and realist analysis experiences, we encourage researchers, peer reviewers and readers to better understand qualitative realist analysis fundamentals. Realist analysts should draw on relevant realist reporting standards and literature on realist analysis to improve the quality and reporting of realist analysis. Through better understanding the common challenges and mitigation strategies for realist analysis, we can collectively improve the quality of realist analysis in HPER. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: Primary care is an essential pillar of health systems. Many countries have implemented different policies to improve access to primary care. However, persistent challenges remain. This paper offers a critical analysis of the evolution of primary care coverage in Portugal, focusing on the number of patients without an assigned general practitioner (GP). Methods: We collected and analyzed publicly available data from 2009 to 2023 to decompose primary care coverage in three components: the number of patients enrolled in primary care units (demand-side effect), the number of GPs measured in full-time equivalent (supply-side effect), and the average number of patients on each GP's list (patient-to-GP ratio, capturing a productivity effect). We provide national and local level estimates for these three components. Results: Between 2009 and 2023, there was an overall decline in the number of patients enrolled in primary health care units. Concurrently, there was also a net decrease of GPs measured in full-time equivalent. Additionally, there was a progressive reduction in the average number of patients on each GP's list. The rise in the number of patients without an assigned GP is attributed not only to a reduction in the number of physicians, but also to a decrease in the patient load per doctor. Conclusions: Hiring additional GPs may not suffice to enhance coverage. Achieving higher coverage may imply revisiting patient load per doctor or considering alternative care models. Understanding the challenges related to GP coverage is critical for improving the efficiency of primary care. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The main objective of this study is to analyze and provide an interpretation of Psalm 23 within the framework of Christian Education in the post-human era. Employing a qualitative methodology, the research utilizes a combination of literature study and biblical exegesis to gain a comprehensive understanding of the text. By employing an interpretative approach that involves exposition and critical analysis, the study engages with relevant literature to discuss the significance of Psalm 23 in education. The psalm portrays a profound trust in God's guidance, care, and provision, emphasizing the importance of these theological themes in the field of education. In the context of the rapidly evolving challenges presented by advanced technology and the blurring of human-machine boundaries, the timeless wisdom of Psalm 23 serves as a moral compass and provides valuable insights for educators to navigate these complex issues. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this article, we seek to understand how the Curriculum Guidelines that underpin the current school curriculum in different Latin American countries present the references, conceptions and teaching and teacher training strategies from the perspective of Critical Thinking (PC). We aim to identify the conceptions/references of PC and the teaching strategies highlighted in these documents, as well as their potential in promoting this type of thinking. To this end, we conducted qualitative research, using as an empirical field of analysis the Curriculum Guidelines and Teacher Training Guidelines from different countries, namely: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay, and Peru, analyzed in light of content analysis. Thus, through the results produced, we identified two central conceptions of PC that permeate the Latin American educational documents: Critical Thinking as critical action and Critical Thinking as emancipation and social transformation. In all the countries and documents, the conception of Critical Thinking focused on critical action stands out. In relation to teaching strategies, we found a total of 76 different strategies present in the analyzed documents, which were classified according to their potential in promoting PC: Informative, Exploratory, Reflective, and Critical, with Exploratory strategies standing out the most. In this way, we argue that the teaching and training processes in Science in Latin American countries need to prioritize especially Reflective and Critical teaching strategies, as these are the most suitable for promoting PC and forming critical, creative, and scientifically literate citizens in society. Therefore, we emphasize the need to link/align the Curriculum Guidelines with the Teacher Training Guidelines, because as teachers have access to training from the perspective of PC, they will better understand and develop teaching and learning processes that favor and stimulate being/acting critically in the world, aiming at emancipation and social transformation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction One of the sections of "Șahīḥ Bukhārī" which has been considered as a superior place among Suni hadith books and from the viewpoint of their scholars is "Kitāb al-Șulḥ". Considering the fact that the traditions of "Kitāb al-Șulḥ "are highly reflective, analyzed, adapted, and critiqued those traditions with the aim of illuminating them, in order to make optimal use of traditional sources, and to explain the concept, place and comprehensive purpose of peace in the Islamic religion, as well as intellectual refinement and religious revival, as well as reviewing the aforementioned hadiths in terms of authenticity of the hadiths, the correctness of words and concepts, and the comprehensiveness of the discussion and proportionality of the traditionals in the this book in accordance with the verses of the Holy Quran and credible hadiths, makes this research important and necessary.Materials and methods "Șulḥ" literally means peace and reconciliation. Also, "Șulḥ" means "righteousness" and "anti-corruption". In the Qur'an, The two words "Șulḥ" and "Iṣlāḥ" are sometimes compared to "corruption" and sometimes to "sin". In many cases, "Șulḥ" is specific to the elimination of hatred and malice among people. In terminology, "Șulḥ" has different meanings, and basically it means an agreement and compromise to resolve a conflict between two or more people or groups. Sometimes it is called "the state that arises due to the end or absence of war and unrest". Sometimes the process of ending war or conflict is called "Șulḥ". The Prophet's peace with the polytheists of Mecca (Hudaybiyyah) and Imam Hassan's peace with Mu'awiya are two examples of great Islamic peaces. This research was carried out with a descriptive, analytical and critical method, and so far no independent research has been organized in this field. Results and findings Title design for chapters in traditional books is a necessary and unavoidable matter. Besides, connection the title with the topics of the chapter is very important. Two basic objections to Bukhari in Kitāb al-Șulḥ and throughout Șahīḥ Bukhārī; One is the lack of knowing titles, but mainly the presentation of long and unclear titles for the chapters, the other is the inconsistency and disproportion between the titles of the chapters and the traditions mentioned in them. As the title of the first chapter, "mā jā' fī al-iṣlāḥ bayn al-nās" is very general and includes everything related to peace and reconciliation. Despite this, Bukhārī has given only two traditions in the first chapter, and the first tradition has nothing to do with peace! The title of the second chapter, "laysa al-kādhb, alladhī yuṣliḥu bayn al-nās" is also taken from the tradition of the same chapter. For the third chapter, Bukhārī has chosen the title "qawl al-Imam li aṣḥābihi: idhhabū ibnā nuṣliḥu" which is taken from the tradition of the chapter and does not deserve to be named as the title in any way. Another point is that its only tradition is apparently in the first chapter, which is one of the serious defects of Șahīḥ Bukhārī. The fourth chapter is named with the phrase "an yuṣliḥā baynahuma, Șulḥan wa alȘulḥu khayr" which is a part of verse 128 of Surah Nisa. This chapter also has only one tradition about reconciliation between couples. The title of the fifth chapter is the phrase "idhā iṣṭalahū 'alā Șulḥin jawrin faṣṣulḥo mardūdun" which Bukhārī assumed it from all the hadiths related to this topic. Among the few traditions of this chapter, except for one tradition, the rest of the traditions, do not have much connection with the title and topic of the chapter and contain scattered and unrelated topics. Bukhārī named the sixth chapter with the long phrase "kaifa Yuktabu: hādhā ma ṣālah fulānu ibn fulan, wa fulānu ibn fulan, wa in lam yunsibuhū ila qabilatihi aw nasabihi" instead of which, he could have put forward the short title "kaifa yaktubu al-muūṣālahah". Its content is also related to the peace of Hudaybiyyah, which is facing many shortcomings and incoherence. In the seventh chapter titled "Șulḥ ma'a mushrikin" no useful and valuable material is presented. The eighth chapter, entitled "al-Șulḥ fi al-diyah", has only one tradition that shows the weakness and defects of Bukhārī's method in this regard. But the content of the ninth chapter with the inappropriate and long title "qawlu al-nabi pbuh li Ibnihi Hassan Ibn Ali, raḍiyallhu anhuma: ibnī ḥādhā sayydun wa la'alla allahu an yusliha bihi bayna fi'atayn 'aẓīmatayn. wa qawlihi: "faaṣliḥū baynahuma" is facing with serious bias and deficiency Bukhārī named The 10th chapter with the interrogative phrase "hal yushīru al-Imam biṣṣulḥ"? It is mentioned that this title does not match the content of the two traditions of the chapter! The 11th chapter has the appropriate title "faḍlul al-iṣlāḥ bayn al-nass wa al-'adl baynahum", but I wish Bukhārī had reported some hadiths related to the title. The twelfth chapter, with the not so short and telling title "idhā ashāra al-Imam biṣṣulḥ fa aba,hakama alaihi bilhukmi al-bayyin", has only one tradition, and according to the contents of the Sunni and Shiite traditional sources, the authenticity of this tradition is also doubtful. Bukhārī named the 13th chapter "al-ṣulḥu bayna al-ghuramā and aṣḥāb al-mirath wa al-mujazifateh fi dhālika", and he started it with a speech or a fatwa from Ibn Abbas, which Bukhārī's method is not acceptable in this matter either! In addition, this chapter contains only one traditional that has little to do with the issue of peace in the strict sense of the word. Bukhārī named the last chapter of the Kitāb al-Șulḥ with the short title "al-Șulḥu bi alddayn wa al-'ayn", which contains only one tradition, which is similar to the tradition of the tenth chapter! Conclusion Compilation of a collection of hadiths on the subject of peace among Sunni hadith communities has apparently been done for the first time in Șahīḥ Bukhārī. Despite the valuableness of Bukhārī's action, there are many problems and objections to his "Kitab al-Șulḥ": the titles of the chapters are not named correctly and accurately, in most of the chapters only one tradition is reported. In addition, the traditions presented overlap! Most of the traditions of "Kitab-o al-Șulḥ" are about peace after personal quarrels and differences. Even in the cases where Bukhārī discussed important peaces such as "Peace of Hudaybiyyah" and "Peace of Imam Hasan", he presented them in the form of scattered, incoherent, flawed and biased and dishonest traditionals - intentionally or unintentionally. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Local Authorities in England are rarely able to find a school place for newly arrived unaccompanied sanctuary seekers when the young person arrives in their locality aged 15–16. Criticisms regarding this exclusionary practice are plentiful; that said, it has been argued the dominance of debate regarding access to mainstream education for pupils aged 15–16 obfuscates critical analysis of the educational needs of this group. Focussed on a bespoke Local Authority educational offer for fewer than twenty newly arrived unaccompanied sanctuary seekers aged 15–16, this paper analyses the essence of this offer in relation to social inclusion. Analysed in relation to the category, structure and level/function of the young people's social inclusion, this paper draws on interview and focus group data to shine a light on the efficacious elements of the offer which point to ways forward for mainstream schools. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article sets out and critically analyses the state of current knowledge on Widening Participation at higher education institutions in Scotland and sets forth avenues for further research. Through a semi‐systematic review of the literature, six discrete but overlapping themes relating to Widening Participation are identified, namely, (1) factors affecting the decision to apply to university, (2) the transition from high school or further education into university, (3) contextualised admissions, (4) completion and level of attainment, (5) economic, social and cultural capital and (6) equality, diversity and inclusion. The study finds that while clear progress has been made by higher education institutionstowards achieving quantitative government targets for student recruitment from underrepresented groups, there is an absence of studies and knowledge about the qualitative lived experiences of students as they transition through university, how students negotiate a sense of fit with institutional systems, and what targeted supports they may require to succeed. Avenues for further research which addresses these gaps in the knowledge base are put forward, namely, (1) broaden the academic base and interdisciplinarity of Widening Participation research, (2) reform and extend measures of success beyond admissions and attainment, (3) evolve institutional level support for transition into higher education, (4) develop more nuanced understandings of contextualised admissions and (5) investigate and gain deeper understandings of how the lived experiences of Widening Participation students shape and inform their journey through, experience of and attainment at university. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Although present in large numbers, Black refugee students do not necessarily feel welcome in Canadian public schools. In fact, research has long demonstrated that they face all sorts of oppressions from peers and educators, despite the abundance of seemingly welcoming discourses in educational policies and guidelines. Through a critical analysis of six curriculum documents published by the Government of Manitoba, and in light of the tenets of the ethic of hospitality and critical race theory, in this paper I discuss the role played by educational policies and guidelines in (un)welcoming Black refugee students. In the pursuit of 'hospitable education', I explore the strengths and weaknesses found in those documents while observing areas for improvement—with major roadblocks being linked to the pervasiveness of (White) assumptions and expectations as well as a lack of critical self‐reflexivity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Drawing on empirical findings, a number of philosophers have recently argued that people who use English as a foreign language may face a linguistic bias in academia in that they or their contributions may be perceived more negatively than warranted because of their English. I take a critical look at this argument. I first distinguish different phenomena that may be conceptualized as linguistic bias but that should be kept separate to avoid overgeneralizations. I then examine a range of empirical studies that philosophers have cited to argue that people who use English as a foreign language are subject to linguistic bias in academia. I contend that many of these studies do not sufficiently support key claims that philosophers have made about linguistic bias, are challenged by counterevidence, and lack generalizability. I end by introducing methodological recommendations that may help philosophers develop more convincing empirically informed arguments regarding linguistic bias. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The objective of this paper is twofold. First, I present a framework called historical coherentism (Chang, 2004; Tal, 2016; Van fraassen 2008) and argue that it is the best epistemological framework available to tackle the problem of coordination, an epistemic conundrum that arises with every attempt to provide empirical content to scientific theories, models or statements. Second, I argue that the problem of coordination, which has so far been theorized only in the context of measurement practices (Reichenbach, 1927; Chang, 2001; Tal, 2012; Van fraassen 2008), can be generalized beyond the philosophy of measurement. Specifically, it will be shown that the problem is embodied in classificatory practices and that, consequently, historical coherentism is well suited to analyze these practices as well as metrological ones. As a case study, I look at a contemporary debate in phylogenetics, regarding the evolutionary origin of a newly identified archaeal phylum called Methanonatronarchaeia. Exploring this debate through the lens of historical coherentism provides a detailed understanding of the dynamics of the field and a foothold for critical analyses of the standard rationale used by practitioners. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: A better understanding of the peritumoral stroma changes due to tumour invasion using non-invasive diagnostic methods may improve the differentiation between benign and malignant breast lesions. This study aimed to assess the correlation between breast lesion differentiation and intra- and peritumoral shear-wave elastography (SWE) gradients. Methods: A total of 135 patients with newly diagnosed breast lesions were included. Intratumoral, subsurface, and three consecutive peritumoral SWE value measurements (with three repetitions) were performed. Intratumoral, interface, and peritumoral gradients (Gradient 1 and Gradient 2) were calculated using averaged SWE values. Statistical analysis included descriptive statistics and an ordinary one-way ANOVA to compare overall and individual gradients among Breast Imaging-Reporting and Data System (BI-RADS) 2, 3, and 5 groups. Results: Malignant tumours showed higher average SWE velocity values at the tumour centre (BI-RADS 2/3: 4.1 ± 1.8 m/s vs. BI-RADS 5: 4.9 ± 2.0 m/s, p = 0.04) and the first peritumoral area (BI-RADS 2/3: 3.4 ± 1.8 m/s vs. BI-RADS 5: 4.3 ± 1.8 m/s, p = 0.003). No significant difference was found between intratumoral gradients (0.03 ± 0.32 m/s vs. 0.0 ± 0.28 m/s; p > 0.999) or gradients across the tumour–tissue interface (−0.17 ± 0.18 m/s vs. −0.13 ± 0.35 m/s; p = 0.202). However, the first peritumoral gradient (−0.16 ± 0.24 m/s vs. −0.35 ± 0.31 m/s; p < 0.0001) and the second peritumoral gradient (−0.11 ± 0.18 m/s vs. −0.22 ± 0.28 m/s; p = 0.037) were significantly steeper in malignant tumours. The AUC was best for PTG1 (0.7358) and PTG2 (0.7039). A threshold value for peritumoral SWI PT1 above 3.76 m/s and for PTG1 below −0.238 m/s·mm−1 indicated malignancy in 90.6% of cases. Conclusions: Evaluating the peritumoral SWE gradient may improve the diagnostic pre-test probability, as malignant tumours showed a significantly steeper curve of the elasticity values in the peritumoral stroma compared to the linear regression with a relatively flat curve of benign lesions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This scholarly investigation provides a critical analysis of the developmental trajectory of the central linear axis in the context of South Korean new towns. The study traces the genealogy of this urban planning model, examining its conceptual origins in the 1960s, maturation through the Mok-dong New Town project in the 1980s, and subsequent iterations in first- and second-generation new towns. Employing a diachronic methodology, the research elucidates the changing dimensions, compositions, and functionalities across these phases, with a particular emphasis on how the model has been localized to suit socio-temporal and site-specific conditions. This adaptation process has yielded variations such as the 'service axis' and the 'community corridor,' each contributing to the heterogeneous landscape of South Korean urban planning. Within this evolutionary trajectory of urban design concepts, this paper highlights the pivotal roles of institutional environment, planners, and other stakeholders such as land developers and local municipalities. As the first scholarly work to formally define and contextualize the 'community corridor' concept, this study makes a significant contribution to academic discourse. It provides valuable insights into the mechanisms through which imported urban planning methodologies undergo transformation and localization in different cultural and temporal contexts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Experiments on titanium partitioning between zircon and silicate melt were conducted at temperatures 1300 and 1400°С at 1 atm total pressure. Additionally, the Ti content in zircons of a few experimental series from (Borisov and Aranovich, 2019) was measured and a critical analysis of experimental literature was carried out. It was demonstrated that at high temperatures (1200–1450°С) DTi values lie in the range from 0.02 to 0.04 regardless of pressure, melt composition, and water content. Based on obtained data, the impossibility of zircon crystallization from high temperature basic melts once more was shown. It was shown that "Ti in zircon" geothermometer cannot describe Ti content in our experimental zircons and, possibly, cannot be applied to dry high-titanium melts at 1 atm total pressure. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Can nativist attitudes condition support for LGBT+ rights? The sustained advance in pro-LGBT+ attitudes in the West often contrasts with the greening of anti-immigrant sentiment propagated by nativist supply-side actors. We argue that these parallel trends are causally connected, theorizing that exposure to sexually conservative ethnic out-groups can provoke an instrumental increase in LGBT+ inclusion, particularly among those hostile toward immigration. Leveraging experiments in Britain and Spain, we provide causal evidence that citizens strategically liberalize their levels of support for LGBT+ rights when opponents of these measures are from the ethnic out-group. In a context where sexuality-based liberalism is nationalized, increasing tolerance toward LGBT+ citizens is driven by a desire among nativist citizens to socially disidentify from those out-groups perceived as inimical to these nationalized norms. Our analyses provide a critical interpretation of positive trends in LGBT+ tolerance with instrumental liberalism masking lower rates of genuine shifts in LGBT+ inclusion. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Algorithmic radicalization is the idea that algorithms used by social media platforms push people down digital "rabbit holes" by framing personal online activity. Algorithms control what people see and when they see it and learn from their past activities. As such, people gradually and subconsciously adopt the ideas presented to them by the rabbit hole down which they have been pushed. In this study, TikTok's role in fostering radicalized ideology is examined to offer a critical analysis of the state of radicalism and extremism on platforms. This study conducted an algorithm audit of the role of radicalizing information in social media by examining how TikTok's algorithms are being used to radicalize, polarize, and spread extremism and societal instability. The results revealed that the pathways through which users access far-right content are manifold and that a large portion of the content can be ascribed to platform recommendations through radicalization pipelines. Algorithms are not simple tools that offer personalized services but rather contributors to radicalism, societal violence, and polarization. Such personalization processes have been instrumental in how artificial intelligence (AI) has been deployed, designed, and used to the detrimental outcomes that it has generated. Thus, the generation and adoption of extreme content on TikTok are, by and large, not only a reflection of user inputs and interactions with the platform but also the platform's ability to slot users into specific categories and reinforce their ideas. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Latin American universities have a strong tradition in discourse studies. Beginning in the sixties, local discourse analysis approaches introduced a critical turn that started in linguistics and semiotics and crossed social sciences establishing a new critical perspective. Ecolinguistics and environmental studies, on the other hand, present a different case. As a theoretical approach, ecolinguistics has found a hard time establishing itself as an autonomous discipline in the universities of the region, struggling with the tradition built by discourse studies. This article aims to analyse the development of Critical Discourse Studies (CDS) and ecolinguistics in Latin America to present a possible explanation of the difficulties ecolinguists have found in the region to introduce their scope in formal academic institutions and why critical discourse analysis (CDA) have remained far from the eco-perspectives in South America. We argue that Latin American CDA still maintains a Eurocentric vision while environmental perspectives remain loyal to the anthropocentrism and industrial fatalism posed by the dominant discourses. We believe that if issues approached keep an anthropocentric perspective while theoretical frames present a Eurocentric thinking, ecolinguistics, along with critical animal studies (CAS) and gender studies, may present an alternative to human-nonhuman-nature relations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Wi-Fi channel state information (CSI)-based human action recognition systems have garnered significant interest for their non-intrusive monitoring capabilities. However, the integrity of these systems can be compromised by data leakage, particularly when improper dataset partitioning strategies are employed. This paper investigates the presence and impact of data leakage in three published Wi-Fi CSI-based human action recognition methods that utilize deep learning techniques. The original studies achieve precision rates of 95% or higher, attributed to the lack of human-based dataset splitting. By re-evaluating these systems with proper subject-based partitioning, our analysis reveals a substantial decline in performance, underscoring the prevalence of data leakage. This study highlights the critical need for rigorous dataset management and evaluation protocols to ensure the development of robust and reliable human action recognition systems. Our findings advocate for standardized practices in dataset partitioning to mitigate data leakage and enhance the generalizability of Wi-Fi CSI-based models. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper investigates the influence of transnational challenges and decision-making heuristics and biases on the implementation of risk assessment (RA) process in the context of Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP). The investigation, which is based on a review of existing literature and a critical analysis of the ISO31000:2018 process, suggests that contemporary RA models and processes fail to adequately consider the domain-based characteristics of transnational Critical Infrastructure (CI) characteristics. They also fail to recognize the full extent of the human decision-making influence on the RA process itself, as well as the relative lack of homogeneity across assets, stakeholders, countries, paradigms, and people in transnational CI environments. The findings from this work provide a theoretical contribution towards a better understanding of the complexities introduced by the transnational nature of CIP and the effect of human decision-making. They can provide the impetus for further research in the fields of CIP and RA. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article explores the relationship between Gilles Deleuze's philosophical endeavours and Marxism, with a particular focus on his unfinished work, Grandeur de Marx. Despite the collapse of Soviet socialism, Deleuze acknowledged that his philosophical pursuits were profoundly intertwined with Marxist thought. His insistence on this connection was not a mere expression of regret or an apology for his political leanings. In the 1990s, as neoliberal globalisation spread beyond the United States and Europe, Marxism persisted as a rallying cry for resistance. The ascendancy of global capitalism was not a consequence of Marxism's failure; rather, it was a manifestation of what Marx had presciently predicted in his works. Thus, Deleuze's unfinished project on Marx can be viewed as a response to anti-Marxist reactionism from a distinct vantage point. While several interpretations of Deleuze's unwritten Marx exist, the argument in this essay is that Deleuze attempted to recreate the conditions for Marx's critical analysis by employing communism as an event. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Teachers need to be well-equipped to work with diverse groups of students from various linguistic backgrounds. Following the PRISMA guidelines, this systematic review analyzed international empirical research on interventions aiming at preparing secondary pre-service teachers for teaching linguistically diverse students. The dataset includes papers from 2012 to 2022 retrieved through the electronic databases ERIC, Education Source, and Scopus. The goal of this review was twofold, namely (1) to investigate how interventions contribute to the development of strategies and skills for teaching linguistically diverse students and (2) to analyze which of the identified interventions considered aspects of intersectionality and, more specifically, in what sense. Multiple intervention strategies, such as assessment tools, self-inquiry, or practice experiences, were found. Regarding the targeted skills of pre-service teachers, this review identified the emerging themes of Methods and Instruction, Critical and Reflective Thinking, as well as Linguistic Awareness. While the term intersectionality was hardly used explicitly, several studies implicitly addressed intersectional matters. Single-issue approaches, which considered multiple diversity referents in an additive rather than an interconnected way, occurred most frequently. This review underlines the need for interventions in teacher education that are based on a broader understanding of linguistic diversity and emphasizes the importance of employing critical and intersectional perspectives. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

An advanced network system (ANS) is characterized by extensive communication features that can support a sophisticated collaborative network structure. This is essential to hosting various forms of upcoming modernized and innovative applications. Security is one of the rising concerns associated with ANS deployment. It is also noted that machine learning is one of the preferred cost-effective ways to optimize the security strength and address various ongoing security problems in ANS; however, it is still unknown about its overall effectivity scale. Hence, this paper contributes to a systematic review of existing variants of machine learning approaches to deal with threat identification in ANS. As ANS is a generalized form, this discussion considers the impact of existing machine learning approaches on its practical use cases. The paper also contributes towards critical gap analysis and highlights the study's potential learning outcome. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Impact networks are formed to address complex social or environmental issues and are often needed to maximize human and financial resources, impact, and scale of individual organizations, including those serving students in Kindergarten through college (K-16). However, contrary to existing network models described by the literature, networks designed to address complex emergent socio-scientific issues such as climate change and biodiversity loss should themselves be emergent. This paper uses a critical analysis to outline our theory of change for one type of impact network—the emergent network—whose structure, function, and purpose are based on the emerging needs of its members and the needs of a changing world; and, whose members work across borders, disciplines, and generations to educate for a shared transformative future. We apply our theory to a case study called the Network for Emergent Socio-Scientific Thinking (NESST), which brings together people with a commitment to think differently about educating youth for the future outlined in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Together, through the lens of complexity theory and emergence, we reimagine the future of K-16 Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education for Sustainable Development (STEM4SD) and demonstrate what collaborative STEM education within the context of SDG 17 and SDG 4.7 can look like. Policy and practice recommendations: • To achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals, emergent networks, whose structure, function, and purpose are based on the emerging needs of its members and the needs of a changing world, can bring together young people, educators, scientists, researchers, community leaders, and museum and cultural professionals who work across borders, disciplines, and generations to educate for a shared transformative future. • Emergent networks, using the lens of complexity theory and its concept of emergence, can help individuals and organizations address the biggest global issues of our time as outlined by the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The Network for Emergent Socio-Scientific Thinking (NESST) is one example of an emergent network. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Cross-sex relationships between a man and a woman have their own appeal as a theme explored by researchers in creative texts such as song lyrics. The various types of cross-sex relationships in these lyrics reflect the varying characteristics of the participants involved and the language choices employed by the songwriter. Didi Kempot's Javanese Campursari song lyrics, for example, contain a dualism of contradictory female characters penned within his love-laden songs about two sorts of cross-sex relationships: mutual and rejected romance. To uncover the ideological effects of the language choices used by Didi Kempot, a set of analytical tools is needed. Thus, the goal of using Jeffries' critical stylistic model to critically read Didi Kempot's Campursari lyrics is to reveal the linguistic strengths in portraying female characters in the lyrics, thereby gaining an understanding of the songwriter's style in selecting and utilizing the potential of the Javanese language in positioning female participants in his song lyrics. Ultimately, this study can provide linguists with theoretical benefits in terms of new perspectives on contemporary stylistic studies and critical text analysis in Indonesia. The study also offers practical benefits in terms of applying critical stylistic perspectives to non-factual texts, such as Javanese song lyrics, to express ideological effects based on the songwriter's language choices and concrete linguistic evidences. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper provides a theoretical and conceptual analysis of educational technology (Ed-Tech) including its role in the administration and organization of schools, colleges, and universities; teachers’ pedagogical practices; and students’ learning. During and since the pandemic period, education has relied more heavily than ever on technological tools, products, and services— pedagogical innovations that require novel conceptual, theoretical, and critical perspectives for researchers to engage with. Thus, we employ the term Ed-Tech as a heuristic language to critically interrogate the ways by which the economic logic that underpins commercialized and commodified Ed-Tech continues to shape the sphere of education. This paper focuses on three interrelated concerns surrounding Ed-Tech: sales/privatization; solutions/pedagogy; and surveillance/privacy. A critical examination and discussion of each of these interconnected concepts and concerns reveal overt directions for where Ed-Tech is headed through the conceptualization of inertia, automation, and data. The paper concludes by drawing attention to the need for further empirical research and reflection that address current and future pedagogical practices in relation to the ethical dimensions of educational technologies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: The primary objective of this research is to determine critical success factors (CSFs) that enable textile enterprises to effectively implement Kaizen, a Japanese concept of continuous development, particularly during disruptive situations. The study aims to provide insights into how Kaizen is specifically employed within the textile sector and to offer guidance for addressing future crises. Design/methodology/approach: This study employs a structured approach to determine CSFs for successful Kaizen implementation in the textile industry. The Triple Helix Actors structure, comprising business, academia and government representatives, is utilized to uncover essential insights. Additionally, the Matriced Impacts Croises-Multiplication Applique and Classement (MICMAC) analysis and interpretative structural modeling (ISM) techniques are applied to evaluate the influence of CSFs. Findings: The research identifies 17 CSFs for successful Kaizen implementation in the textile industry through a comprehensive literature review and expert input. These factors are organized into a hierarchical structure with 5 distinct levels. Additionally, the application of the MICMAC analysis reveals three clusters of CSFs: linkage, dependent and independent, highlighting their interdependencies and impact. Originality/value: Major contribution of this study is understanding how Kaizen can be effectively utilized in the textile industry, especially during disruptive events. The combination of the Triple Helix Actors structure, MICMAC analysis and ISM provides a unique perspective on the essential factors driving successful Kaizen implementation. The identification of CSFs and their categorization into clusters offer valuable insights for practitioners, policymakers and academia seeking to enhance the resilience and sustainability of the textile industry. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The doctrine of unity of opposites lays in the centre of the debate on Heraclitus' philosophy. The present article proposes a critical analysis of the mainstream interpretation of geometrical oppositions (fragments DK 22 B 59, B 60 and B 103) as mere examples of different points of view. Instead, we suggest that these fragments are fundamental pieces in Heraclitus cosmology and that they are traces of a circular and archaic paradigm. Indeed, cyclical formulations are spread throughout the fragments and, read in connection with geometrical oppositions, perform a useful model to describe how permanence and change can be complementary events. In this context, circularity can be a key to the comprehension of unity of opposites as a result of interchangeable processes – as day and night, life and death, beginning and end – so that opposites are part of a concrete and vital unity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The rising of e-commerce demands an increase in the performance of warehousing systems, which are being redesigned to deal with a mass volume of demands to be fulfilled as quickly as possible. The manual and robotic mobile fulfilment systems (RMFS) are the most commonly used for these activities. The former is a human-centred system that handles complex operations that current robots cannot perform. However, newer generations of autonomous robots are leading to a gradual replacement by the latter to increase productivity. Regardless of the system used, several interdependent problems must be solved for efficient storage and picking processes. Storage problems concern decisions on where to store products within the warehouse. Batching and picking problems include batching orders to be fulfilled, and the routes the pickers and robots should follow to retrieve the products demanded. This paper identifies the most relevant problems and the state-of-the-art research on these topics. We study the interactions among many of these interrelated problems and provide a critical analysis of the literature. Finally, eight research directions are identified and discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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With regard to Aristotle's discussion of chance and fortune in Phys. II.5–6, interpreters maintain that, after having provided a specific definition of fortune, applicable to intentional chance processes, in ch. 5, Aristotle is, in ch. 6, seeking to identify a specific meaning of αὐτόματον, which exclusively applies to strictly natural chance processes. When understood in such terms, however, ch. 6 turns out to be problematic, insofar as the examples Aristotle uses to illustrate αὐτόματον refer to mixed natural and intentional chance processes. To show that ch. 6 is internally consistent, I will argue that Aristotle's goal simply is to emphasise the generic quality of the notion of αὐτόματον compared to that of τύχη and that the examples are chiefly geared towards this aim. I will also explain why such a treatment of chance is relevant within his critical analysis of Empedocles' and Democritus' theories of τύχη and αὐτόματον. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Under dataveillance as the "new normal," datafied societies render privacy seemingly impossible. Communication and media privacy scholars foster relational and contextual perspectives to explore how agents and infrastructures could nevertheless maintain a certain degree of self-determined control over the flow of data. Situational privacy accesses this debate from an alternative practice-based perspective. Putting emphasis on the ongoing transformation of privacy, this contribution leverages recent empirical and theoretical thoughts of practice-based privacy research as well as conceptual work on the notion of the situation in social theory. Shifting the focus onto privacy breakdown, mundane criticism, and pragmatic measures of "good enough privacy," it anchors privacy in everyday routines and situations. Situational privacy offers a communication and media perspective on privacy as a critical concept in transformation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]