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The 14th International Conference on Polymers and Organic Chemistry (POC 2012) was held 6-9 January 2012 in Doha, capital of the State of Qatar. This conference followed the 13th edition of this series, which was held in Montreal, Canada in 2009, and is a biannual meeting that travels from one continent to another since its inception in 1982 in Lyon, France to discuss recent results in the fields of polymer and organic chemistry in order to promote their importance in our everyday lives. This was the first IUPAC-sponsored meeting ever in the State of Qatar and the first time this meeting (POC) took place in the Arab world since it was established. POC 2012 was a very successful event, attended by approximately 300 chemists from over 15 countries.The conference featured Dr. Robert H. Grubbs, Victor and Elizabeth Atkins Professor of Chemistry at the California Institute of Technology and 2005 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, as keynote speaker. His lecture was titled “The synthesis of large and small molecules using olefin metathesis catalysts”.The conference consisted of eight oral sessions, which focused on:- Polyolefins (Chair: Dr. Abbas Razavi, Total Petrochemicals Research Feluy)- Responsive and smart polymers (Chair: Dr. David E. Bergbreiter, Texas A&M University)- Polymers in energy (Chair: Dr. Hiroyuki Nishide, Waseda University)- Polymers as therapeutics (Chair: Dr. Karen L. Wooley, Texas A&M University)- Advances in polymer synthesis (Chair: Prof. Brigitte Voit, Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden)- Orthogonal chemistry: organic and polymer synthesis (Chair: Dr. Craig Hawker, University of California Santa Barbara)- Macromolecular engineering with biomolecules (Chair: Dr. Hanadi F. Sleiman, McGill University)- Polymers from renewable resources (Chair: Dr. Joe Kurian, Dupont Company).In addition to the keynote lecture, the conference featured an impressive 43 invited lectures by prominent chemists from all over the globe. The oral sessions featured an additional 29 contributed talks. The poster session showcased the latest results presented by 71 faculty and students attendees.The organizers of the POC 2012 would like to thank the sponsors who generously supported this event. Qatar Petrochemical Company (QAPCO) was the premier sponsor. The organizers are also grateful to the following sponsors: Qatar Fertiliser Company (QAFCO), Qatar University, Qatar Foundation, Texas A&M University at Qatar, and Qatar Airways.I would like finally to acknowledge all the members of the POC 2012 Organizing Committee and International Advisory Committee for their immense contributions. Special thanks are extended in particular to Hala El-Dakak and G. Benjamin Cieslinski for their outstanding efforts.Hassan S. BazziConference Chair

Die Unterrichtsqualit&auml;tsforschung hat in den vergangenen Jahrzehnten viel zum Verst&auml;ndnis der Merkmale beitragen, die einen qualit&auml;tsvollen Unterricht auszeichnen. Sie hat einflussreiche Modelle hervorgebracht, die eine gemeinsame Grundlage f&uuml;r die Erforschung des Unterrichts bereitstellen. Gleichzeitig bringen gesellschaftliche Ver&auml;nderungsprozesse eine Neuorientierung des schulischen Unterrichts mit sich, und es l&auml;sst sich fragen, ob die Unterrichtsqualit&auml;tsforschung mit ihren bisherigen Ans&auml;tzen in der Lage ist, in Zukunft zum Gelingen von Unterricht beizutragen. Im Rahmen einer Zukunftswerkstatt hat das Leibniz-Netzwerk Unterrichtsforschung daher einen l&auml;ngerfristig angelegten Prozess gestartet, um sich mit dem Unterricht der Zukunft zu besch&auml;ftigen und zu versuchen, dr&auml;ngende Fragen und Handlungsfelder f&uuml;r die Unterrichtsqualit&auml;tsforschung zu identifizieren. Der vorliegende Beitrag stellt die Ergebnisse dieses initialen Austauschs dar. Zudem wird ein Einblick in die gegenw&auml;rtige Arbeit im Netzwerk gegeben, die aufbauend auf den Ergebnissen der Zukunftswerkstatt eine Weiterentwicklung der Unterrichtsqualit&auml;tsforschung anstrebt. <em>English version</em> Over the past decades, research on teaching quality has substantially contributed to the understanding of high quality teaching. It has brought forth influential models that provide a common ground for research on teaching. At the same time, societal change requires a reorientation of teaching in schools. It seems questionable whether the current approaches of teaching quality research can contribute to the success of teaching in the future. Therefore, based on a future workshop method, the Leibniz Network of Research on Teaching Quality has started a longer-term working process to consider future developments of teaching and to identify urgent questions and fields of action for research on teaching quality. The present paper outlines the results of this initial exchange. Furthermore, it gives insight into the current work within the network that aims at an advancement of research on teaching quality based on the results of the workshop.

Review of Economic Theory and Policy (RETP) requested an interview with Professor Dr. Andreas Nölke on the following topics: the current global change of the world economy, the future of the global financial order, China-EU relations, prospects of the German economy and the changes in the dependent market economies of the Visegrad 4. Andreas Nölke is a Professor of Political Science specialising in International Relations and International Political Economy at Goethe University Frankfurt since 2007. He is also a Research Fellow at the Leibniz Institute for Financial Research SAFE. Professor Nölke holds a Master's degree in Public Administration (1988) and a PhD in Political Science (1993, with distinction) from the University of Konstanz. He has held teaching positions at the Universities of Konstanz, Leipzig, Amsterdam (Vrije Universiteit), and Utrecht. Professor Nölke's research focuses on comparative and international political economy, particularly the political economy of emerging markets, financialisation, European economic integration, and populism. He is well-known for his influential work on dependent market economies and state-permeated capitalism, and his publications appear in leading journals such as the Review of International Political Economy, World Politics, and Socio-Economic Review. Beyond academia, Professor Nölke has held consultancy roles for prominent organisations, including the German Agency for Technical Cooperation (GIZ), the European Commission, and the World Bank. Professor Nölke's academic contributions extend to serving as an associate editor for prominent outlets such as Routledge Studies in Globalisation and the Journal of Economic Policy Reform.

Supported by German Academic Exchange Center, well known by the abbreviation of DAAD, invited by a famous professor of Health Economics, Dr. I.-Mathias Graf von der Schulenburg, Kakhaber Djakeli spent interesting research period at Leibniz University, Hanover (LUH), at the Institute of Insurance Business Administration and the Center of Health Economics Research in Hannover (CHERH) in the summer of 2016. This author had been researching Georgian Health Reforms and health economics for a long time at the LUH, and this article is a continuation of this tradition. The co-author, Tamar Jakeli, who is a young researcher interested in reform management, conducted analytical research of Georgian Health Reforms and their marketing at her university, Lafayette College, in Pennsylvania (USA). Both authors believed that a marketing approach that assessed Health model and reform was needed. As a result, they developed the model of RMM. As a research approach, the famous Delphi method was used in order to gain expert views and opinions on the issue of reforming. The information obtained through this primary research method enabled us to establish prerequisites for the successful establishment of the Reform Marketing Matrix (RMM). Using the Delphi method, completed in two stages, 37 health experts were asked to answer questions electronically.

Journal of Education and Training Studies (JETS) would like to acknowledge the following reviewers for their assistance with peer review of manuscripts for this issue. Many authors, regardless of whether JETS publishes their work, appreciate the helpful feedback provided by the reviewers. Their comments and suggestions were of great help to the authors in improving the quality of their papers. Each of the reviewers listed below returned at least one review for this issue.Reviewers for Volume 5, Number 2 Anne M. Hornak, Central Michigan University, USABaraka M. Ngussa, University of Arusha, TanzaniaCagla Atmaca, Pamukkale University, TurkeyDonna Smith, The Open University, UKEbrahim Mohammadpour, Mimos Berhad, IranErica D. Shifflet-Chila, Michigan State University, USAHanan Mohamed Soliman, Faculty of Nursing Mansoura University, EgyptJeyavel Sundaramoorthy, Gulbarga University Campus, IndiaJill M. Feldman, Westat, USAJohn Bosco Azigwe, Bolgatanga Polytechnic, GhanaLeonor Thomson, Universidad de la República, UruguayLorna T. Enerva, Polytechnic University of the Philippines, PhilippinesMarcie Zaharee, The MITRE Corporation, USAMaria Pavlis Korres, Hellenic Open University, GreeceMehmet Inan, Marmara University, TurkeyMeral Seker, Cukurova University, TurkeyNele Kampa, Leibniz-Institute for Science and Mathematics Education (IPN), GermanyNicole Celestine, The University of Western Australia, AustraliaNiveen M. Zayed, MENA College of Management, JordanRichard H. Martin, Indiana University, USARichard Penny, University of Washington Bothell, USASenem Seda Şahenk Erkan, Marmara University, TurkeySimona Savelli, Università degli Studi Guglielmo Marconi, ItalyYalçın Dilekli, Aksaray University, TurkeyYerlan Seisenbekov, Kazakh National Pedagogical University, KazakhstanYi Lu, American Institute for Research, USAYu-Cheng Tang, National Changhua University of Education, TaiwanZachary Wahl-Alexander, Northern Illinois University, USA Robert SmithEditorial AssistantOn behalf of,The Editorial Board of Journal of Education and Training StudiesRedfame Publishing9450 SW Gemini Dr. #99416Beaverton, OR 97008, USAURL: http://jets.redfame.com

Journal of Education and Training Studies (JETS) would like to acknowledge the following reviewers for their assistance with peer review of manuscripts for this issue. Many authors, regardless of whether JETS publishes their work, appreciate the helpful feedback provided by the reviewers. Their comments and suggestions were of great help to the authors in improving the quality of their papers. Each of the reviewers listed below returned at least one review for this issue.Reviewers for Volume 5, Number 4Anne M. Hornak, Central Michigan University, USACarmen Pérez-Sabater, Universitat Poltècnica de València, SpainChosang Tendhar, Baylor College of Medicine, USACynthia M. Compton, Wingate University, USADamodar Khanal, The University of Manchester, UKErica D. Shifflet-Chila, Michigan State University, USAErkal Arslanoğlu, Sinop University, TurkeyFethi Arslan, Mersin University, TurkeyGobinder Gill, Birmingham Metropolitan College, UKHalis Sakiz, Mardin Artuklu University, TurkeyHyesoo Yoo, Virginia Tech., USAIbrahim Can, Gumushane University, TurkeyIntakhab Khan, King Abdulaziz University, Saudi ArabiaJosé D Badia, University of Valencia, SpainLeila Youssef, Arab Open University, LebanonLisa Marie Portugal, Grand Canyon University, USALorna T. Enerva, Polytechnic University of the Philippines, PhilippinesMahmoud Radwan, Tanta University, EgyptMarcie Zaharee, The MITRE Corporation, USAMarieke van der Schaaf, Utrecht University, The NetherlandsMehmet Inan, Marmara University, TurkeyMin Gui, Wuhan University, ChinaMukadder Baran, Hakkari University, TurkeyMürşet Çakmak, Mardin Artuklu University, TurkeyMustafa Çakır, Marmara Üniversity, TurkeyNele Kampa, Leibniz-Institute for Science and Mathematics Education (IPN), GermanyNiveen M. Zayed, MENA College of Management, JordanOnder Daglioglu, Gaziantep University, TurkeyÖzgür Bostanci, Ondokuz Mayis University, TurkeyRecep Aslaner, Inonu University, TurkeyRichard Penny, University of Washington Bothell, USASandra Kaplan, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, USAŞenay Koparan, Uludağ University, TurkeyShengnan Liu, Ocean University of China, ChinaSimona Savelli, Università degli Studi Guglielmo Marconi, ItalyThomas K. F. Chiu, The University of Hong Kong, Hong KongTurhan Toros, Mersin Üniversitesi, TurkeyYalçın Dilekli, Aksaray University, TurkeyYerlan Seisenbekov, Kazakh National Pedagogical University, KazakhstanZachary Wahl-Alexander, Northern Illinois University, USAZeki Coşkuner, Fırat University, Turkey Robert SmithEditorial AssistantOn behalf of,The Editorial Board of Journal of Education and Training StudiesRedfame Publishing9450 SW Gemini Dr. #99416Beaverton, OR 97008, USAURL: http://jets.redfame.com

Journal of Education and Training Studies (JETS) would like to acknowledge the following reviewers for their assistance with peer review of manuscripts for this issue. Many authors, regardless of whether JETS publishes their work, appreciate the helpful feedback provided by the reviewers. Their comments and suggestions were of great help to the authors in improving the quality of their papers. Each of the reviewers listed below returned at least one review for this issue.Reviewers for Volume 5, Number 12Anne M. Hornak, Central Michigan University, USAAntónio Calha, Polytechnic Institute of Portalegre, PortugalAubri Rote, University of North Carolina at Asheville, USACagla Atmaca, Pamukkale University, TurkeyErica D. Shifflet-Chila, Michigan State University, USAFatma Ozudogru, Usak University, TurkeyIntakhab Khan, King Abdulaziz University, Saudi ArabiaIoannis Syrmpas, University of Thessaly, GreeceJohn Bosco Azigwe, Bolgatanga Polytechnic, GhanaJohn Cowan, Edinburgh Napier University, UKKatya De Giovanni, University of Malta, MaltaLaima Kyburiene, Kaunas University of Applied Sciences, LithuaniaLinda J. Rappel, Yorkville University/University of Calgary, CanadaLisa Marie Portugal, Grand Canyon University, USALorna T. Enerva, Polytechnic University of the Philippines, PhilippinesMarcie Zaharee, The MITRE Corporation, USAMarco Antonio Catussi Paschoalotto, University of São Paulo, BrazilMaria Pavlis Korres, Hellenic Open University, GreeceMatthews Tiwaone Mkandawire, Central China Normal University, MalawiMaurizio Sajeva, Pellervo Economic Research PTT, FinlandMehmet Inan, Marmara University, TurkeyMeral Seker, Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University, TurkeyMichail Kalogiannakis, University of Crete, GreeceMin Gui, Wuhan University, ChinaMu-hsuan Chou, Wenzao Ursuline University of Languages, TaiwanMustafa Uğraş, Fırat University, TurkeyNele Kampa, Leibniz-Institute for Science and Mathematics Education (IPN), GermanyPhil Sirinides, University of Pennsylvania, USAPuneet S. Gill, Texas A&amp;M International University, USARichard H. Martin, Mercer University, USASamad Mirza Suzani, Islamic Azad University, IranSelloane Pitikoe, University of Kwazulu-Natal, South AfricaSimona Savelli, Università degli Studi Guglielmo Marconi, ItalySisi Chen, American University of Health Sciences, USAStamatis Papadakis, University of Crete, GreeceSuzan Kavanoz, Yıldız Technical University, TurkeyThomas K. F. Chiu, The University of Hong Kong, Hong KongTilanka Chandrasekera, Oklahoma State University, USAVeronica Rosa, University Rome, ItalyYerlan Seisenbekov, Kazakh National Pedagogical University, Kazakhstan Robert SmithEditorial AssistantOn behalf of,The Editorial Board of Journal of Education and Training StudiesRedfame Publishing9450 SW Gemini Dr. #99416Beaverton, OR 97008, USAURL: http://jets.redfame.com

Journal of Education and Training Studies (JETS) would like to acknowledge the following reviewers for their assistance with peer review of manuscripts for this issue. Many authors, regardless of whether JETS publishes their work, appreciate the helpful feedback provided by the reviewers. Their comments and suggestions were of great help to the authors in improving the quality of their papers. Each of the reviewers listed below returned at least one review for this issue.Reviewers for Volume 5, Number 9Angel H. Y. Lai, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong KongCengiz Alyilmaz, TurkeyCharlotte Alverson, University of Oregon, USAChris Prince Udochukwu Njoku, University of Nigeria, NigeriaCynthia M. Compton, Wingate University, USAEbru Temiz, Niğde Ömer Halis Demir University, TurkeyElena Jerves, University of Cuenca, EcuadorErkan Atalmış, Kahramanmaras Imam University, TurkeyErkut Tutkun, TurkeyFethi Kayalar, Erzincan University, TurkeyHalide Nur Ozudogru Erdogan, Abant Izzet Baysal University, TurkeyHalil Erdem Çocuk, Mersin University, TurkeyHatice Irem Ozteke Kozan, Necmettin Erbakan University, TurkeyIbrahim Can, TurkeyIoannis Syrmpas, University of Thessaly, GreeceJohn Cowan, Edinburgh Napier University, UKJosé D Badia, University of Valencia, SpainKun-Hsi Liao, Taiwan Shoufu University, TaiwanKürşad Çağrı Bozkirli, TurkeyLaima Kyburiene, Kaunas University of Applied Sciences, LithuaniaLisa Marie Portugal, Grand Canyon University, USALorna T. Enerva, Polytechnic University of the Philippines, PhilippinesM. Fatih Karahuseyinoglu, Firat Universitesi, TurkeyMan-fung Lo, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong KongMarcie Zaharee, The MITRE Corporation, USAMarco Antonio Catussi Paschoalotto, University of São Paulo, BrazilMehmet Akif Ziyagil, TurkeyMehmet Inan, Marmara University, TurkeyMeral Seker, Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University, TurkeyMichail Kalogiannakis, University of Crete, GreeceMin Gui, Wuhan University, ChinaMustafa Çakır, Marmara Üniversity, TurkeyMustafa Önder, Şekeroğlu-Muş Alparslan University, TurkeyNele Kampa, Leibniz-Institute for Science and Mathematics Education (IPN), GermanyNerina Fernanda Sarthou, Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, ArgentinaNurşat Biçer, TurkeyÖnder Dağlıoğlu, TurkeyÖzgür Ulubey, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, TurkeyRichard H. Martin, Mercer University, USARichard Penny, University of Washington Bothell, USARui Manuel Carreteiro, National Institute of Psychology and Neurosciences, PortugalSadia Batool, Preston University Islamabad, PakistanSelloane Pitikoe, University of Kwazulu-Natal, South AfricaSenem Seda Şahenk Erkan, Marmara University, TurkeyStamatis Papadakis, University of Crete, GreeceThomas K. F. Chiu, The University of Hong Kong, Hong KongYakup Koç, Erzincan University, TurkeyYi Lu, American Institute for Research, USAZeki Coskuner, Firat Universitesi, Turkey Robert SmithEditorial AssistantOn behalf of,The Editorial Board of Journal of Education and Training StudiesRedfame Publishing9450 SW Gemini Dr. #99416Beaverton, OR 97008, USAURL: http://jets.redfame.com

Dear Readers,&amp;nbsp; I would like to wish you all the best for the new year! It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to our first regular issue in 2025 with a pleasant new achievement. The journal has successfully exceeded 30 years and is still available to authors and readers without interruption. I would like to gratefully acknowledge the visionary ideas of Prof. Hermann Maurer, who founded the journal and successfully managed it for many years, preparing the ground for it to become one of the longest-running open content journals in computer science. Starting with this issue in the new year, we are very pleased to be part of the KOALA Computer Science Cluster from TIB - Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology University Library, Germany. We have also changed our license to CC BY, and future special issues will also be free of charge because of the KOALA funding.&amp;nbsp; Looking back on the past year, we have further increased our visibility and taken steps to fully comply with the Diamond Open Content Standard and align our journal with the KOALA requirements. Thanks to the combined efforts of the Pensoft team and the J.UCS publishing team, we are listed and indexed in more than 40 indexing services worldwide, including DOAJ, Web of Science, and Scopus. The increased visibility and social media presence have also led to a further increase in page views and article downloads. With around 120,000 unique views, reader interest in J.UCS publications increased by 20% compared to the previous year. We can also look back on an increasing number of submitted articles and special issue proposals. This interest is reflected in a notable impact factor with a Scopus Cite Score of 2.2 and a Web of Science Journal Impact Factor of 0.7. We proudly look back on a total of 13 issues - 12 regular and 1 special issue - with 78 articles by 256 authors from 45 countries on novel aspects of various computer science topics. The acceptance rate has fallen to below 15 per cent.&amp;nbsp; These great achievements were only possible thanks to the commitment and interest of the community and the valuable support of the Editorial Board and financial supporters of J.UCS. In 2024, we welcomed 19 new members to the Editorial Board, bringing our total number of Editorial Board members to 211. We would also like to gratefully acknowledge the support of 33 guest reviewers over the past year. &amp;nbsp; In particular, I would like to thank Dr. Ulrike Krie&amp;szlig;mann from the Library of the Graz University of Technology, the TIB - Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology University Library in Germany, and the Institute of Interactive Systems and Data Science from TU Graz for their financial support. &amp;nbsp; I would also like to thank the J.UCS team, Johanna Zeisberg for taking care of the publication process, David Kerschbaumer for his social media support, and Sebastian G&amp;uuml;rtl and Alexander Nussbaumer for their technical support, as well as Pensoft Publishers Ltd. for hosting our journal.&amp;nbsp; I look forward to continuing to work with our editors, editorial team and technical support to maintain the success of J.UCS. I would be very grateful for suggestions and feedback on how we can improve and develop J.UCS in the future. We also greatly appreciate the generous support of the J.UCS community, especially in promoting the journal and citing relevant articles in their research papers.&amp;nbsp; In this regular issue, I am very pleased to present 5 accepted articles by 16 authors from 7 different countries, namely Algeria, China, India, Ireland, Spain, Tunisia, and Turkiye.&amp;nbsp; Emre &amp;Ouml;nal and Abdullah B&amp;uuml;lb&amp;uuml;l from Turkiye cover in their research a computational game unit balancing approach based on game theory to make each game unit equally preferable against a uniform play strategy. Ruchika Malhotra and Madhukar Cherukuri from India look in their research into Software Defect Categorization (SDC) models and apply convolutional neural networks in their empirical study. Song Yu, Bugao Jiang, Danni Zhang, and Zhifang Liao from China address in their research a cross-community question relevance prediction model, CCQRP, to predict the relevance of Stack Overflow questions and GitHub issues and recommend relevant GitHub issues. In a collaboration between researchers from Algeria and Tunesia, Soraya Setti Ahmed, Yahya Slimani and Riadh Frefita report their research on a fault tolerance model for the Hadoop Distributed System. In a collaboration between researchers form Spain and Ireland, Francisco Dominguez-Mateos, Vincent O&amp;rsquo;Brien, James Garland, Ryan Furlong, and Daniel Palacios-Alonso present their research on zero-shot learning for sub-discrimination in pre-trained models to differentiate several attributes such as gender, age, and skin tone, without any additional training. Enjoy Reading! Best wishes, Christian G&amp;uuml;tl, Managing Editor-in-Chief Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria

Dear Readers, I would like to wish you all the best for the new year! It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to our first regular issue in 2025 with a pleasant new achievement. The journal has successfully exceeded 30 years and is still available to authors and readers without interruption. I would like to gratefully acknowledge the visionary ideas of Prof. Hermann Maurer, who founded the journal and successfully managed it for many years, preparing the ground for it to become one of the longest-running open content journals in computer science. Starting with this issue in the new year, we are very pleased to be part of the KOALA Computer Science Cluster from TIB - Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology University Library, Germany. We have also changed our license to CC BY, and future special issues will also be free of charge because of the KOALA funding. Looking back on the past year, we have further increased our visibility and taken steps to fully comply with the Diamond Open Content Standard and align our journal with the KOALA requirements. Thanks to the combined efforts of the Pensoft team and the J.UCS publishing team, we are listed and indexed in more than 40 indexing services worldwide, including DOAJ, Web of Science, and Scopus. The increased visibility and social media presence have also led to a further increase in page views and article downloads. With around 120,000 unique views, reader interest in J.UCS publications increased by 20% compared to the previous year. We can also look back on an increasing number of submitted articles and special issue proposals. This interest is reflected in a notable impact factor with a Scopus Cite Score of 2.2 and a Web of Science Journal Impact Factor of 0.7. We proudly look back on a total of 13 issues - 12 regular and 1 special issue - with 78 articles by 256 authors from 45 countries on novel aspects of various computer science topics. The acceptance rate has fallen to below 15 per cent. These great achievements were only possible thanks to the commitment and interest of the community and the valuable support of the Editorial Board and financial supporters of J.UCS. In 2024, we welcomed 19 new members to the Editorial Board, bringing our total number of Editorial Board members to 211. We would also like to gratefully acknowledge the support of 33 guest reviewers over the past year. In particular, I would like to thank Dr. Ulrike Krie&szlig;mann from the Library of the Graz University of Technology, the TIB - Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology University Library in Germany, and the Institute of Interactive Systems and Data Science from TU Graz for their financial support. I would also like to thank the J.UCS team, Johanna Zeisberg for taking care of the publication process, David Kerschbaumer for his social media support, and Sebastian G&uuml;rtl and Alexander Nussbaumer for their technical support, as well as Pensoft Publishers Ltd. for hosting our journal. I look forward to continuing to work with our editors, editorial team and technical support to maintain the success of J.UCS. I would be very grateful for suggestions and feedback on how we can improve and develop J.UCS in the future. We also greatly appreciate the generous support of the J.UCS community, especially in promoting the journal and citing relevant articles in their research papers. In this regular issue, I am very pleased to present 5 accepted articles by 16 authors from 7 different countries, namely Algeria, China, India, Ireland, Spain, Tunisia, and Turkiye. Emre &Ouml;nal and Abdullah B&uuml;lb&uuml;l from Turkiye cover in their research a computational game unit balancing approach based on game theory to make each game unit equally preferable against a uniform play strategy. Ruchika Malhotra and Madhukar Cherukuri from India look in their research into Software Defect Categorization (SDC) models and apply convolutional neural networks in their empirical study. Song Yu, Bugao Jiang, Danni Zhang, and Zhifang Liao from China address in their research a cross-community question relevance prediction model, CCQRP, to predict the relevance of Stack Overflow questions and GitHub issues and recommend relevant GitHub issues. In a collaboration between researchers from Algeria and Tunesia, Soraya Setti Ahmed, Yahya Slimani and Riadh Frefita report their research on a fault tolerance model for the Hadoop Distributed System. In a collaboration between researchers form Spain and Ireland, Francisco Dominguez-Mateos, Vincent O&rsquo;Brien, James Garland, Ryan Furlong, and Daniel Palacios-Alonso present their research on zero-shot learning for sub-discrimination in pre-trained models to differentiate several attributes such as gender, age, and skin tone, without any additional training.Enjoy Reading!Best wishes,Christian G&uuml;tl, Managing Editor-in-ChiefGraz University of Technology, Graz, Austria

Dear Readers, I would like to wish you all the best for the new year! It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to our first regular issue in 2024, which is already the 30th year that J.UCS has been available to authors and readers without any interruptions. I would like to gratefully acknowledge the visionary ideas of Prof. Hermann Maurer, who founded the journal and ran it successfully for many years, preparing the ground for it to become one of the longest-running open content journals in computer science. Looking back on the past year, we have further increased our visibility and taken steps to fully comply with the Diamond Open Content Standard and prepare to join the KOALA initiative. Thanks to the combined efforts of the Pensoft team and the J.UCS publishing team, we are listed and indexed in more than 40 indexing services worldwide, including DOAJ, Web of Science, and Scopus. The increased visibility and social media presence have also led to a further increase in page views and article downloads. With around 100,000 unique views, interest has doubled compared to the previous year. We can also look back on an increasing number of submitted articles and special issue proposals. We are also very pleased to report that the journal&#39;s Impact Factor has stabilised at a high level with a Web of Science Impact Factor of 1.0 and a Scopus Science Score of 2.7. We proudly look back on a total of 12 issues - 11 regular and 1 special issue - with 63 articles by 231 authors from 40 countries on new aspects of various computer science topics. The acceptance rate has fallen to below 15 per cent. These great achievements were only possible thanks to the commitment and interest of the community and the valuable support of the Editorial Board and the J.UCS Consortium members. In 2023, we welcomed 10 new members to the Editorial Board, bringing our total number of Editorial Board members to 196. We would also like to gratefully acknowledge the support of 67 guest reviewers over the past year. In particular, I would like to thank Dr. Ulrike Krie&szlig;mann from the Library of the Graz University of Technology, Prof. Klaus Tochtermann from the ZBW, Prof. Christian Eckhardt from California Polytechnic State University, Prof. Krzysztof Pietroszek from the American University in Washington DC, and Prof. Muhammad Tanvir Afzal from Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University in Islamabad in Pakistan for their generous support in offering an open content journal without charging the authors for their articles. Unfortunately, some partners are withdrawing their support for 2024 due to financial restrictions, but we are very happy to welcome the Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology and are very grateful for their support. I would also like to thank the J.UCS team, Johanna Zeisberg for taking care of the publication process, Aleksandar Bobic and David Kerschbaumer for their social media support, and Alexander Nussbaumer for his technical support, as well as Pensoft Publishers Ltd. for hosting our journal. I look forward to continuing to work with our editors, editorial team and technical support to maintain the success of J.UCS. I would be very grateful for suggestions and feedback on how we can improve and develop J.UCS in the future. We also greatly appreciate the generous support of the J.UCS community, especially in promoting the journal and citing relevant articles in their research papers. In this regular issue, I am very pleased to present 6 accepted articles by 21 authors from 6 different countries, namely Brazil, Cuba, France, Malaysia, Spain, and the United Kingdom. In a collaborative effort between researchers from Spain and the UK, Bashar Alshouha, Jesus Serrano-Guerrero, David Elizondo, Francisco P. Romero and Jose A. Olivas look into consumer attitudes towards healthcare services by applying a transfer learning approach to detect emotions from consumer feedback. In the second article, Ana D&iacute;az Mu&ntilde;oz, Mois&eacute;s Rodr&iacute;guez Monje, and Mario Gerardo Piattini Velthuis from Spain address the design of an environment to measure quality metrics for hybrid, classic-quantum software, propose a set of new measurements for hybrid maintainability, and develop a first prototype as a SonarQube plugin that is capable of measuring these metrics. In a research collaboration between the UK, Malaysia and France, Ngo Le Huy Hien, Ah-Lian Kor, Mei Choo Ang, Eric Rondeau, and Jean-Philippe Georges cover findings on image filtering techniques for object recognition in autonomous vehicles based on the evaluation of 5 different deep learning models, YOLOv5s, EfficientNet-B7, Xception, MobilenetV3, and InceptionV4, and Hessian, Laplacian, and Hessian-based Ridge Detection filtering techniques. Francisco Iniesto and Covadonga Rodrigo from Spain look into the evaluation of MOOC accessibility as students&rsquo; experience by applying web content accessibility guidelines and an automatic tool, and investigate students&rsquo; perceptions and comparison of the two approaches. Yilena P&eacute;rez-Almaguer, Edianny Carballo-Cruz, Yail&eacute; Caballero-Mota, and Raciel Year from Cuba explore content-based group recommendations for suggesting restaurants in Havana City enhanced by extended restaurant features, virtual group profiles, and the selection of the most appropriate aggregation approach for composing group recommendations. Last but not least, Raimundo Osvaldo Vieira and Helyane Bronoski Borges from Brazil cover a systematic mapping study on dimensionality reduction for hierarchical multi-label classification. Enjoy Reading! Cordially, Christian G&uuml;tl, Managing Editor-in-ChiefGraz University of Technology, Graz, Austria

Dear Readers,&amp;nbsp; I would like to wish you all the best for the new year! It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to our first regular issue in 2024, which is already the 30th year that J.UCS has been available to authors and readers without any interruptions. I would like to gratefully acknowledge the visionary ideas of Prof. Hermann Maurer, who founded the journal and ran it successfully for many years, preparing the ground for it to become one of the longest-running open content journals in computer science.&amp;nbsp; Looking back on the past year, we have further increased our visibility and taken steps to fully comply with the Diamond Open Content Standard and prepare to join the KOALA initiative. Thanks to the combined efforts of the Pensoft team and the J.UCS publishing team, we are listed and indexed in more than 40 indexing services worldwide, including DOAJ, Web of Science, and Scopus. The increased visibility and social media presence have also led to a further increase in page views and article downloads. With around 100,000 unique views, interest has doubled compared to the previous year. We can also look back on an increasing number of submitted articles and special issue proposals. We are also very pleased to report that the journal&amp;#39;s Impact Factor has stabilised at a high level with a Web of Science Impact Factor of 1.0 and a Scopus Science Score of 2.7. We proudly look back on a total of 12 issues - 11 regular and 1 special issue - with 63 articles by 231 authors from 40 countries on new aspects of various computer science topics. The acceptance rate has fallen to below 15 per cent.&amp;nbsp; These great achievements were only possible thanks to the commitment and interest of the community and the valuable support of the Editorial Board and the J.UCS Consortium members. In 2023, we welcomed 10 new members to the Editorial Board, bringing our total number of Editorial Board members to 196. We would also like to gratefully acknowledge the support of 67 guest reviewers over the past year. &amp;nbsp; In particular, I would like to thank Dr. Ulrike Krie&amp;szlig;mann from the Library of the Graz University of Technology, Prof. Klaus Tochtermann from the ZBW, Prof. Christian Eckhardt from California Polytechnic State University, Prof. Krzysztof Pietroszek from the American University in Washington DC, and Prof. Muhammad Tanvir Afzal from Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University in Islamabad in Pakistan for their generous support in offering an open content journal without charging the authors for their articles. Unfortunately, some partners are withdrawing their support for 2024 due to financial restrictions, but we are very happy to welcome the Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology and are very grateful for their support.&amp;nbsp; I would also like to thank the J.UCS team, Johanna Zeisberg for taking care of the publication process, Aleksandar Bobic and David Kerschbaumer for their social media&amp;nbsp;support, and Alexander Nussbaumer for his technical support, as well as Pensoft Publishers Ltd. for hosting our journal.&amp;nbsp; I look forward to continuing to work with our editors, editorial team and technical support to maintain the success of J.UCS. I would be very grateful for suggestions and feedback on how we can improve and develop J.UCS in the future. We also greatly appreciate the generous support of the J.UCS community, especially in promoting the journal and citing relevant articles in their research papers.&amp;nbsp; In this regular issue, I am very pleased to present 6 accepted articles by 21 authors from 6 different countries, namely Brazil, Cuba, France, Malaysia, Spain, and the United Kingdom.&amp;nbsp; In a collaborative effort between researchers from Spain and the UK, Bashar Alshouha, Jesus Serrano-Guerrero, David Elizondo, Francisco P. Romero and Jose A. Olivas look into consumer attitudes towards healthcare services by applying a transfer learning approach to detect emotions from consumer feedback. In the second article, Ana D&amp;iacute;az Mu&amp;ntilde;oz, Mois&amp;eacute;s Rodr&amp;iacute;guez Monje, and Mario Gerardo Piattini Velthuis from Spain address the design of an environment to measure quality metrics for hybrid, classic-quantum software, propose a set of new measurements for hybrid maintainability, and develop a first prototype as a SonarQube plugin that is capable of measuring these metrics. In a research collaboration between the UK, Malaysia and France, Ngo Le Huy Hien, Ah-Lian Kor, Mei Choo Ang, Eric Rondeau, and Jean-Philippe Georges cover findings on image filtering techniques for object recognition in autonomous vehicles based on the evaluation of 5 different deep learning models, YOLOv5s, EfficientNet-B7, Xception, MobilenetV3, and InceptionV4, and Hessian, Laplacian, and Hessian-based Ridge Detection filtering techniques. Francisco Iniesto and Covadonga Rodrigo from Spain look into the evaluation of MOOC accessibility as students&amp;rsquo; experience by applying web content accessibility guidelines and an automatic tool, and investigate students&amp;rsquo; perceptions and comparison of the two approaches. Yilena P&amp;eacute;rez-Almaguer, Edianny Carballo-Cruz, Yail&amp;eacute; Caballero-Mota, and Raciel Year from Cuba explore content-based group recommendations for suggesting restaurants in Havana City enhanced by extended restaurant features, virtual group profiles, and the selection of the most appropriate aggregation approach for composing group recommendations. Last but not least, Raimundo Osvaldo Vieira and Helyane Bronoski Borges from Brazil cover a systematic mapping study on dimensionality reduction for hierarchical multi-label classification.&amp;nbsp; Enjoy Reading!&amp;nbsp; Cordially,&amp;nbsp; Christian G&amp;uuml;tl, Managing Editor-in-Chief Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria

Die Bremische Landesmedienanstalt hat den Auftrag, allen Bremerinnen und Bremern „Angebote zur Förderung des aktiven und bewussten Umgangs mit Medieninhalten“ zu unterbreiten. In diesem Bewusstsein hat die Institution eine wissenschaftliche Bestandsaufnahme der Fortbildungsbedarfe für Einrichtungen der Behindertenhilfe ausgeschrieben, verbunden mit dem Ziel, ein Fortbildungskonzept zur Medienkompetenzvermittlung an Menschen mit sogenannter geistiger Behinderung zu entwickeln. Dieser Artikel stellt die wesentlichen Ergebnisse der Studie vor. Ausgangspunkt und Rahmen Die im Rahmen des Digitalindex 2018/19 erhobenen Daten machen deutlich, dass im Jahr 2018 84 Prozent der Deutschen das Internet zumindest gelegentlich nutzten. Dies bedeutet zugleich, dass 16 Prozent dieses nicht nutzen. Alter, Bildung, Berufstätigkeit und Geschlecht sind Faktoren, welche das Nutzungsverhalten wesentlich beeinflussen (vgl. Initiative D21 2019). Mit dem Digital Divide oder der digitalen Kluft werden Ungleichheiten in der Zugänglichkeit und Nutzbarkeit digitaler Medien beschrieben, die von folgenden Faktoren beeinflusst werden: sozio-ökonomische Faktoren, Bildung, geografische und geopolitische Region, ethnische Zugehörigkeit und Beeinträchtigung. Wird der Aspekt einer Beeinträchtigung berücksichtigt, verwenden einige Autorinnen und Autoren auch den Begriff des Digital Disability Divide (vgl. Sachdeva et al. 2015; Heitplatz et al. 2019). Bei Menschen mit sogenannter geistiger Behinderung zeigt sich sowohl der Digital Divide, also die Kluft in dem Zugang zu digitalen Kommunikationstechnologien, als auch der Second-Level Digital Divide, nämlich die Kluft in der Nutzungsqualität, die sich durch mangelnde Medienkompetenz ergibt (vgl. Dobransky/Hargittai 2006). Ein weiterer Unterscheid zeigt sich im Vergleich der Wohnsettings: Menschen, die in stationären Wohneinrichtungen leben, haben deutlich seltener Zugang zu digitalen Medien (vgl. Bosse/Hasebrink 2016). Besonders Menschen mit geistiger Behinderung sind auf Impulse und Unterstützung bei der Nutzung digitaler Medien angewiesen, sodass sie von einer fördernden und begleitenden Haltung gegenüber digitalen Medien in ihrer Medienkompetenz profitieren und gegenteilig nicht durch eine bewahrende Haltung benachteiligt und exkludiert werden. Ob es digitale Medien in stationären Wohneinrichtungen gibt und ob der Umgang mit diesen gefördert wird, hängt vor allem von der Haltung in der Einrichtung ab. Darüber hinaus ist Medienbildung bisher nur in sehr wenigen Einrichtungen Bestandteil von Entwicklungskonzepten. Heitplatz et al. (2019) konnten außerdem den starken Einfluss des Betreuungspersonals auf die Internet- und Smartphonenutzung von Menschen, die in stationären Einrichtungen leben, nachweisen. Abb. 1: Mangels Zugang zu Smartphone und Co. erleben Menschen mit Behinderung in stationären Einrichtungen häufiger Ausgrenzung In der MeKoBe-Studie lag der Schwerpunkt vor allem auf sozialen Faktoren, den sogenannten Gelegenheitsbarrieren nach dem Partizipationsmodell von Beukelman und Mirenda (1998), die sich nicht auf individuelle, sondern auf sozio-kulturelle Barrieren beziehen. Dabei spielten vor allem Fragen zur Haltung der Mitarbeitenden der Behindertenhilfe gegenüber Medien generell sowie zur Mediennutzung der Klientinnen und Klienten eine große Rolle. Das Partizipationsmodell zielt auf die Planung und Implementierung von Interventionen und mündet in Schulung und Training (vgl. Thiele 2016). Daher erschien es als theoretische Rahmung für die Studie besonders geeignet. „Das Partizipationsmodell verdeutlicht in diesem Zusammenhang, dass in dem Prozess der Implementierung nicht nur die oder der Betroffene selbst, sondern auch dessen Umfeld einbezogen und geschult werden muss, um die jeweilige Interventionsstrategie langfristig und nachhaltig zu implementieren.“ (Bosse et al. 2018, S. 5) Dieses Modell steht im Zusammenhang mit dem der Studie zugrundeliegenden Verständnis von Behinderung, auf welches sich die Weltgesundheitsorganisation international verständigt hat. In der Klassifikation der Funktionsfähigkeit, Behinderung und Gesundheit werden Situationen der Behinderung beschrieben. Damit ist eine Behinderung immer von den jeweiligen Umweltfaktoren und personenbezogenen Faktoren abhängig. Ausgangspunkt sind veränderte Körperstrukturen bzw. -funktionen, die sich individuell unterschiedlich auf Möglichkeiten zu Aktivitäten und damit auf die Teilhabe bzw. Partizipation einer Person auswirken können (vgl. DIMDI 2010). Aus dieser Perspektive wirken sich auch nicht-barrierefreie Medien als Umweltfaktoren negativ auf die digitale Teilhabe aus. Menschen mit sogenannter geistiger Behinderung sind aber keine einheitliche Gruppe mit festgesetzten und umschriebenen Eigenschaften. Havemann und Stöppler (2010) bezeichnen den Begriff als „Sammelbegriff für ein Phänomen mit oft lebenslangen, aber verschiedenen Äußerungsformen einer unterdurchschnittlichen Verarbeitung kognitiver Prozesse und Probleme mit der sozialen Adaption“ (S. 20). Eine Besonderheit im deutschsprachigen Raum ist die Differenzierung zwischen geistiger Behinderung und Lernbehinderung. Das Netzwerk People-First lehnt diese Unterscheidung ab und schlägt den Begriff ‚Personen mit Lernschwierigkeiten‘ vor. Wir übernehmen den Begriff, auch wenn er das Problem nicht löst, dass diese Teilgruppe schwierig einzugrenzen ist. Die Studie zur Mediennutzung von Menschen mit Behinderungen (MMB16) hat deutlich gemacht, dass das Internet von der Gruppe der Menschen mit Lernschwierigkeiten deutlich weniger genutzt wird als von der Durchschnittsbevölkerung. Dies hängt unter anderem mit ihrer Medienausstattung zusammen. So verfügten lediglich 42 Prozent der 14- bis 29-Jährigen und 25 Prozent der ab 50-Jährigen mit Lernschwierigkeiten über ein Smartphone (vgl. Bosse/Hasebrink 2016, S. 100). Bisher existieren nur wenige zielgruppenspezifische oder auch inklusive Angebote, die sich mit der Vermittlung von Medienkompetenz für Menschen mit Lernschwierigkeiten beschäftigen. Nur wenige dieser Projekte werden wissenschaftlich evaluiert (für einen Überblick siehe Bosse et al. 2018). Einen aktuellen Überblick über das Berufsfeld Tagesförderung/Wohneinrichtungen im Kontext von Inklusion und Medienbildung liefert Mayerle (2019), der resümiert, dass „unter der Perspektive von inklusiver Medienbildung eine anwendungsbezogene Praxisforschung von Nöten [ist], welche die Teilhabemöglichkeiten in digitalen Räumen von Bewohner_innen stationärer Wohnformen in den Blick nimmt und Prozesse der (kommunalen) Planung und Entwicklung von Angebotsstrukturen und die Entwicklung von Einrichtungsformen, Unterstützungsdiensten und pädagogischen Handlungskonzepten vor einem fachwissenschaftlichen Hintergrund begleitet und evaluiert“ (S. 178). Ein Kernaspekt bisher vorliegender Studien ist weiterhin die Verunsicherung von Bezugspersonen von Menschen mit Lernschwierigkeiten in ihrer eigenen Medien- und medienpädagogischen Kompetenz (vgl. Mihajlovic 2012; Zaynel 2013). Hier setzt die MeKoBe-Studie insofern an, als sie ein Fortbildungskonzept zur Vermittlung von Medienkompetenz für Menschen mit Lernschwierigkeiten entwickelt. Studiendesign, Methoden und Instrumente In einem qualitativ angelegten Forschungsdesign wurden 14 leitfadengestützte Interviews mit Mitarbeitenden und Leitungspersonen von stationären und ambulanten Wohneinrichtungen der Behindertenhilfe im Land Bremen geführt. Die Leitfadeninterviews wurden durch zwei Gruppendiskussionen ergänzt. Die eine Gruppe setzte sich aus Expertinnen und Experten aus der Behindertenhilfe zusammen, die sich mit der Umsetzung von Medienkompetenzvermittlung beschäftigen. Die andere Gruppe setzte sich rollenübergreifend zusammen, sodass sowohl Mitarbeitende als auch Leitungspersonen gemeinsam mit Klientinnen und Klienten über die Medienkompetenzvermittlung in der Einrichtung diskutierten. Alle Interviews und Diskussionen wurden transkribiert und mittels zusammenfassender Inhaltsanalysen ausgewertet. Die deduktiven Kategorien wurden dafür aus dem Partizipationsmodell und der International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) der WHO abgeleitet. Ergebnisse im Überblick Mediennutzung und -ausstattung Grundsätzlich wurde eine Unterscheidung zwischen der Medienausstattung von Einrichtungen und Klientinnen und Klienten vorgenommen. Der Fernseher ist das hauptsächlich genutzte Medium und wurde, sofern genannt, als wichtigstes Medium bezeichnet. Vorhandene dienstliche Computer für Mitarbeitende können begleitet auch von Klientinnen und Klienten genutzt werden. Mitarbeitende sind somit immer bei der Computernutzung dabei. Weitere Geräte müssen die Klientinnen und Klienten selbst anschaffen. Das Smartphone ist weit verbreitet: Der Privatbesitz ist bei ambulant betreuten Klientinnen und Klienten weit höher als bei stationär untergebrachten. Soziale Netzwerke, auch YouTube, werden häufig genutzt; teilweise auch Datingplattformen. Im ambulant betreuten Wohnen ist WhatsApp häufig das Hauptkommunikationsmedium zwischen Bewohnerinnen und Bewohnern sowie Mitarbeitenden. Etwa die Hälfte der Einrichtungen verfügt über W-LAN, zum Teil über die Mitarbeitenden. Meist müssen sich die Klientinnen und Klienten eigenständig darum kümmern. Der Wunsch nach der Möglichkeit, das Internet nutzen zu können, wurde mehrfach genannt. Tablets sind nur vereinzelt verfügbar und werden selten genutzt. Auditive Medien wie Radio und Tonträger haben in einzelnen Einrichtungen eine hohe Bedeutung, teilweise auch Spielekonsolen; in diesem Kontext wurde auch die soziale Funktion („Spielen verbindet“) besonders betont. Der Grad der selbständigen Nutzung ist sehr unterschiedlich. Teilweise wird der Unterstützungsbedarf der Klientinnen und Klienten als sehr hoch angesehen. Teilweise wird versucht, bedarfsorientiert Unterstützung zu leisten. Regeln zur Mediennutzung gibt es aus unterschiedlichen Gründen nicht, unter anderem weil es keine Probleme gebe oder die Klientinnen und Klienten erwachsen seien. Medienbezogene Haltungen und Medienkompetenzvermittlung Die Haltung der Mitarbeitenden zur Mediennutzung der Klientinnen und Klienten ist sehr divers. Es sind sowohl bevormundende und verbietende Haltungen als auch solche des Begleitens vorhanden. Gleichzeitig wurde deutlich, dass eine progressive Haltung durch Gespräche intensiviert werden kann. Die Haltungen wirken sich auch unmittelbar auf die Medienkompetenzvermittlung aus. Medienkompetenz wurde als Thema lange Zeit vernachlässigt oder sei oft gar kein Thema. Es wird auch als „Feuerlösch-Thema“ bezeichnet, welches erst noch in den Alltag implementiert werden müsse. Für Mitarbeitende liegen die Herausforderungen im Kern in der mangelnden Technikausstattung, knappen zeitlichen und personellen Ressourcen, im mangelnden trägerübergreifenden Austausch und Know-how sowie in persönlichen Unsicherheiten. Bezogen auf die Klientinnen und Klienten liegen aus Sicht der Mitarbeitenden die wesentlichen Herausforderungen in mangelnder Abstraktionsfähigkeit sowie motorischen Einschränkungen. Zudem werden mögliche Risiken wie Vereinsamung, Eskapismus, Abhängigkeit und Suchtgefahr antizipiert; auch Streit im Internet, Kosten, Bestellungen und Datenschutz wurden genannt. Deutlich wurde zugleich, dass Klientinnen und Klienten auch aus negativen Erfahrungen lernen. Medienkompetenz der Mitarbeitenden Das Thema Medienkompetenz ist bei den Mitarbeitenden von großen Berührungsängsten geprägt. Diese lassen sich zusammengefasst auf folgende Faktoren zurückführen: - Alter – Erfahrungen und Einstellungen gegenüber Medien: Bei älteren Mitarbeitenden wird ein fehlender Bezug zu Medienthemen beschrieben. Junge Kolleginnen und Kollegen hätten weniger Berührungsängste, da digitale Medien für sie alltäglich seien. Bei den Älteren bestehen größere Berührungsängste gegenüber dem Computer (z. B. etwas versehentlich zu löschen), aber auch Vorbehalte bezüglich der Erreichbarkeit über Diensthandys. - Unwissen &amp; Unsicherheiten: Es bestehen Unsicherheiten hinsichtlich der medienbezogenen Möglichkeiten und Freiräume für Klientinnen und Klienten. Je geringer das Wissen über Medien, desto größer ist die Angst und Unsicherheit. - Sorgen vor möglichen rechtlichen Konsequenzen: Es besteht die große Sorge vor negativen Vorfällen und draus resultierendem Ärger. Unklarheiten und Unsicherheiten sind insbesondere bezüglich der Aufsichtspflicht und rechtlicher Rahmenbedingungen vorhanden. Überdies lassen sich verschiedene Barrieren und Förderfaktoren hinsichtlich der Mediennutzung und Medienkompetenz der Mitarbeitenden identifizieren, die sich nach strukturellen, technischen und individuellen Faktoren zusammenfassen lassen (Tab. 1). Tab. 1: Rolle von Medien im Kontext der Arbeit Als Barrieren in Bezug auf den Medieneinsatz in den Einrichtungen lässt sich festhalten, dass die Positionen zu einzelnen Themen zum Teil weit auseinanderliegen. Eine große Rolle spielt die Altersstruktur im Team. Einige Kolleginnen bzw. Kollegen, die kurz vor der Rente stehen, würden versuchen, sich dem bis dahin zu entziehen. Die medienbezogenen Interessen und Chancen für die Klientinnen und Klienten werden oft nicht beachtet bzw. nicht ernstgenommen. Die technische Unterstützung wird mit Verantwortung und der Gefahr von Schuldzuweisung verbunden. Der Grad der Medienaffinität der Mitarbeitenden hat deutliche Auswirkungen auf den Zugang zu Medien für Klientinnen und Klienten: Medienaffine Mitarbeitende sind Impulsgebende. Die Medienkompetenzvermittlung findet vorzugsweise zwischen Klientinnen und Klienten und Bezugsbetreuerinnen und -betreuern statt. Damit sind Klientinnen und Klienten mit wenig medienaffinen Bezugsbetreuenden auf andere Mitarbeitende angewiesen. Dennoch werden in der überwiegenden Zahl der Einrichtungen Fortbildungen lediglich angeboten, wenn Klientinnen und Klienten dies explizit fordern. Eine wichtige Rolle spielt der Grad des Vertrauensverhältnisses zwischen Mitarbeitenden und Klientinnen und Klienten. Dieser wirkt sich auf die Bereitschaft aus, sich mit Medienthemen auseinanderzusetzen. Es gibt Fragen, welche Klientinnen oder Klienten nicht allen Mitarbeitenden stellten würden. Daher stellt sich die Frage, ob medienbezogene Probleme offengelegt werden oder verborgen bleiben. Klientinnen und Klienten fragen bei intimen, privaten Fragen eher andere Klientinnen und Klienten als Mitarbeitende. Es wird kein Fortbildungsbedarf gesehen, da bei Fragen auf Personen im Team zurückgegriffen wird, die medienaffiner sind. Das Interesse an entsprechenden Fortbildungen ist sehr unterschiedlich ausgeprägt. Die ausschlaggebende Gelegenheitsbarriere ist die medienpädagogische Haltung in der jeweiligen Einrichtung. Erkennen Personen im Team die Potenziale digitaler Medien für die Lebensgestaltung von Klientinnen und Klienten, so fördern sie diese. Haben sie hingegen eine bewahrpädagogische Haltung gegenüber digitalen Medien, so geben sie Klientinnen und Klienten keine Impulse bei der Nutzung digitaler Endgeräte. Häufig geht diese Haltung mit der eigenen fehlenden Medienkompetenz einher. Wünsche und Erwartungen an Fortbildungen zur Vermittlung von Medienkompetenz Wünsche für Fortbildungen beziehen sich insbesondere auf die Klärung personeller Zuständigkeiten. Es wird eine Anlaufstelle in den Einrichtungen mit entsprechenden Expertinnen bzw. Experten gewünscht, aber auch der gemeinsame Austausch im Team. Es sollte zudem eine eindeutig beauftragte Person pro Gruppe oder Team geben. Die Personen sollten sich freiwillig für diese Aufgabe melden und das Kollegium und Klientinnen und Klienten personenzentriert schulen. Dies ermögliche eine spezifischere Bearbeitung des Themas mit Fachkräften für Menschen mit Lernschwierigkeiten. Barrieren werden hinsichtlich der einheitlichen Vorgehensweise gesehen und der Benennung nur einer verantwortlichen Person, da die Klientinnen und Klienten dann auf diese angewiesen seien. Ergänzend wird auch eine zentrale Anlaufstelle in Bremen als sinnvoll erachtet. Förderfaktoren für die Gestaltung von Fortbildungen werden darin gesehen, Klientinnen und Klienten als Lehrende einzubinden, offene, inklusive Angebote zu schaffen, Mitarbeitende auch in Bezug auf Haltung und Motivation zu schulen und trägerübergreifende Fortbildungen für Fachkräfte anzubieten. An konkreten inhaltlichen Wünschen wurden am häufigsten soziale Medien genannt. Dabei standen Risiken und Gefahren, die sinnvolle Nutzung sowie Chancen und Möglichkeiten der Entlastung für die Nutzenden im Fokus. Weiterhin wurde der Wunsch nach einer Veranschaulichung konkreter Auswirkungen medialer Handlungen geäußert, da zahlreiche Klientinnen und Klienten nicht lesen können. Als nützlich wurde auch alltagsrelevantes Funktionswissen eingeschätzt, wie die Nutzung von Fahrplan-Apps. An zweiter Stelle rangiert das Wunschthema ‚Netiquette in sozialen Medien‘. Fortbildungswünsche beziehen sich unter anderem auf das Verfassen von Posts und das (bewusste) Hochladen von Bildern, auf die Eigenpräsentation und den Umgang mit persönlichen Informationen. An förderlichen Rahmenbedingungen wurden von den Befragten unter anderem genannt: eine vorherige Abfrage aktueller Bedarfe, die Entwicklung eines Konzept zur Bewerbung von Kursen, eine intensive Schulung, die über eine Tagesfortbildung hinausgeht, sich wiederholende Fortbildungen, Veranstaltungen, die gemeinsam mit Klientinnen und Klienten durchgeführt werden, ein nach der Vermittlung von Grundlagen offenes Konzept, kleine Gruppen, eine inklusive Ansprache, langsames Lernen mit viel Zeit und die Organisation als modularisierte Fortbildung. Handlungsempfehlungen für bedarfsorientierte Fortbildungen Auf Grundlage der Befunde wurde ein modulares, übertragbares Fortbildungskonzept entwickelt. Die vier Module können in unterschiedlicher Reihenfolge durchlaufen werden (Abb. 1). Die Erarbeitung eines gemeinsamen Medienprojekts sollte aber immer am Ende stehen. Abb. 2: Empfehlung für ein Fortbildungskonzept aus vier Module - Reflexion eigene Mediennutzung und Mediennutzung der Klientinnen &amp; Klienten: Im ersten Modul geht es um die Reflexion der Mediennutzung, der Einstellungen in Bezug auf Medien sowie die Haltung gegenüber digitalen Medien. Dabei ist es zunächst sinnvoll, sich mit der eigenen Mediennutzung auseinanderzusetzen. Ein zentraler Aspekt ist die Haltung gegenüber der Mediennutzung von Klientinnen und Klienten in der Einrichtung. Da für diese Frage im Arbeitsalltag selten Zeit bleibt, ist es umso wichtiger, im Rahmen einer Fortbildung den unterschiedlichen Meinungen und Einstellungen der Mitarbeitenden Raum zu geben. - Medienausstattung &amp; rechtliche Aspekte: Das zweite Modul dreht sich vor allem um die individuelle Beratung der jeweiligen Einrichtungen in der Anschaffung, Installation und Wartung von Technik sowie die Handhabung der entsprechenden Mediengeräte. Eng damit verknüpft sind rechtliche Aspekte, die vorab geklärt werden sollten, wenn Klientinnen und Klienten im Internet zum Teil eigenverantwortlich surfen. - Medienpädagogische Kompetenz : Das dritte Modul umfasst drei zentrale Bausteine: Mediendidaktische Möglichkeiten und Konzepte, medienerzieherische Ansätze sowie methodische Fragen. Die Annäherung erfolgt jeweils über eine Reflexionsphase. Dabei soll im Team beleuchtet werden, wie sich beispielsweise die eigene, aber auch die gemeinsam entwickelte Haltung gegenüber der Mediennutzung von Klientinnen und Klienten auf erzieherische und didaktische Handlungen auswirkt bzw. auswirken könnte. Gleichzeitig gilt es zu schauen, welche methodischen Kompetenzen vorhanden sind, um Klientinnen und Klienten auf kreative Weise den Umgang mit digitalen Medien zu vermitteln und sie dabei zu unterstützen. - Realisierung von Medienprojekten: Das vierte Modul ist praktisch angelegt, daher sollte hierfür mehr Zeit zur Verfügung stehen. Zunächst sollte es einen Auftakttag geben, an dem Best-Practice-Projekte vorgestellt werden. Auf Basis dessen erarbeiten die Teilnehmenden ein Konzept für ein eigenes Medienprojekt. Am zweiten Fortbildungstag präsentieren und diskutieren die Mitarbeitenden ihr Konzept, die Planung sowie die anstehende Durchführung mit den anderen. Am Ende steht die Evaluation des eigenen Medienprojekts. Fazit und Ausblick Die MeKoBe-Studie hat erstmals die Mediennutzung und Vermittlung von Medienkompetenz in der Behindertenhilfe in Bremen untersucht. Auf Grundlage der Ergebnisse konnten differenzierte Fortbildungsmodule entwickelt und praktisch durchgeführt werden. Für die Einrichtungen stellt sich dabei häufig die Frage der Refinanzierbarkeit, sowohl von Fortbildungen zur Medienkompetenzvermittlung als auch für die Medienkompetenzvermittlung selbst. Neue Möglichkeiten könnten sich mit dem im Jahr 2018 verabschiedeten Bundesteilhabegesetz (BTHG) ergeben, insbesondere mit Verweis auf Paragraph 81 (Leistungen zum Erwerb und Erhalt prak­tischer Kenntnisse und Fähigkeiten, zu denen auch digitale Kenntnisse und Fähigkeiten zählen können) und Paragraph 84 (Hilfsmittel, hier bezogen auf das Recht auf barrierefreie Computer und der Unterweisung in der barrierefreien Technik), deren Gültigkeit jeweils im Einzelfall zu prüfen ist. Neben dem beschriebenen Konzept für zielgruppenspezifische Angebote wäre es wünschenswert, wenn die Wahlmöglichkeit zwischen diesen und inklusiven Angeboten zur Medienbildung für Erwachsene bestände. Daten der MeKoBe-Studie machen deutlich, dass Angebote von Volkshochschulen und anderen bereits von Menschen mit Behinderungen – gemeinsam mit anderen – inklusiv genutzt werden. Inzwischen liegen fundierte Erkenntnisse vor, wie sich Volkshochschulen inklusiv weiterentwickeln können und wie Kurse für Bevölkerungsgruppen, die besonders von der digitalen Kluft betroffen sind, erfolgreich gestaltet werden können (vgl. Hemm 2018; Becker et al. 2019). Die Qualität des Erwerbs von Medienkompetenz im Rahmen von Fortbildungen ist immer von der Kompetenz derjenigen abhängig, die diese vermitteln. Geschieht dies in Fortbildungen auf Augenhöhe, erweitern beide Seiten ihre Kompetenzen und können selbstbestimmt und selbstbewusst im doppelten Wortsinn mit Medien umgehen. Dr. Ingo Bosse ist Junior-Professor für motorisch-körperliche Entwicklung an der Technischen Universität Dortmund. Er hat zahlreiche nationale und internationale Publikationen zu seinen Forschungsschwerpunkten Barrierefreiheit, Inklusion und Medien/ Technologien sowie inklusive Medienbildung verfasst. Außerdem ist er Sprecher der Fachgruppe Inklusive Medienbildung der GMK. Dr. Nadja Zaynel leitet das PIKSL Labor Düsseldorf. Sie promovierte zur Internetnutzung Jugendlicher und junger Erwachsener mit Down-Syndrom und ist Sprecherin der Fachgruppe Inklusive Medienbildung der GMK. Dr. Claudia Lampert ist Senior Researcher am Leibniz-Institut für Medienforschung des Hans-Bredow-Instituts und befasst sich mit Fragen des Aufwachsens in digitalisierten Medienumgebungen sowie mit dem Themenfeld der Gesundheitskommunikation.

A ideia que esta publicação realiza nasceu em um colóquio realizado em Curitiba, em 2014, em celebração aos trezentos anos da Monadologia. E ganhou corpo alguns meses depois, em outro colóquio, sediado em Buenos Aires, sobre Perspectivismo e Unidade da Razão em Leibniz. A revista Dissertatio, por intermédio do prof. Dr. João Hobuss, gentilmente acolheu a iniciativa e, a partir de então, procedeu à divulgação do Dossiê especial Leibniz. Dessa divulgação resultaram colaborações decisivas, não apenas pela qualidade que os procedimentos de avaliação da revista garantem, mas também por concorrerem para ampliar a visibilidade que este dossiê pretende dar à pesquisa realizada em línguas portuguesa e espanhola sobre a filosofia de Leibniz.

Der Dopamin-Signalweg könnte ein vielversprechender Ansatzpunkt für neue Therapien gegen die rheumatoide Arthritis (RA) sein. Darauf deuten bisherige Forschungsarbeiten hin: Sie beschreiben einen Effekt von dopaminergen Arzneimitteln auf den Erkrankungsverlauf bei rheumatoider Arthritis, wie Dr. Silvia Capellino vom Leibniz-Institut für Arbeitsforschung im „Journal of Neuroimmune Pharmacology“ zusammenfasst.

Zusammenfassung Die Zentralbibliothek Medizin wurde 2015 nach einer Evaluierung aus der Leibniz-Gemeinschaft ausgeschlossen. Der Leiter der Zentralbibliothek Medizin, Prof. Dr. Dietrich Rebholz-Schuhmann, spricht über die anschließende Neuausrichtung der ZB MED nach dem Scheitern, die Vorbereitungen für die erneute Evaluation 2022/2023 und den Umgang mit dem erneuten Scheitern und gibt allgemeine Empfehlungen für andere Institutionen für den Umgang mit Veränderungen.

Einladung der dggö zur 15. Jahrestagung im März 2023 in Hannover Die dggö Jahrestagung, die wichtigste deutsche Konferenz für Gesundheitsökonomie, wird am 13. und 14. März 2023 in Hannover die „Qualität von Gesundheitsleistungen in einer heterogenen Gesellschaft“ in den Fokus rücken. Das Institute of Health Economics (IHE) der Leibniz Universität Hannover (LUH) hat unter der Leitung von Prof. Dr. Annika Herr die Organisation übernommen.

Die merz widmet sich aktuell dem Thema ‚Gesundheit und Medien‘. Gerade im Kontext der allgemeinen Mediennutzung von Kindern und Jugendlichen findet das Thema Gesundheit bislang wenig Beachtung. Dabei greifen gerade Heranwachsende auf Medien zurück, um sich mit Fragen ihrer physischen und psychischen Entwicklung auseinanderzusetzen. Die Fachredakteurinnen Dr. Claudia Lampert, Senior Researcher am Leibniz-Institut für Medienforschung | Hans-Bredow-Institut (HBI) in Hamburg, und Christa Gebel, Diplom-Psychologin und wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin am JFF – Institut für Medienpädagogik, sprechen in dieser Podcast-Folge mit uns darüber, warum ihnen dieses Thema ein besonderes Anliegen ist und welche Aspekte sie mit ihrem Heft in den Blick rücken wollten.

Autoren dieses Heftes Anter, Andreas, Prof. Dr.. Universitätsprofessor. E-Mail: andreas.anter@uni-erfurt.de Busse, Christian, Dr. jur., Regierungsdirektor im BMEL, Lehrbeauftragter an der Universität Bonn und Dozent an der Hagen Law School, zahlreiche Publikationen zum öffentlichen Recht und zur juristischen Zeitgeschichte. Giogios, Christopher, Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter am Lehrstuhl für Öffentliches Recht der Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen, Prof. Dr. Bettina Schöndorf-Haubold. E-Mail: Christopher. Giogios@recht.uni-giessen.de Gusy, Christoph, Prof. Dr. jur., Lehrstuhl für Öffentliches Recht, Staatslehre und Verfassungsgeschichte an der Universität Bielefeld. Hamann, Christian, Dr. jur.. Rechtsanwalt und Partner bei Gleiss Lutz Berlin. E-Mail: christian.hamann@gleisslutz.com Hellmann, Daniel, Master of Arts (M.A.). Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter am Institut für Parlamentarismusforschung (Berlin), Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter am Lehrstuhl für Regierungslehre und Policyforschung der Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg. E-Mail: daniel.hellmann@politik; hellmann@iparl.de Ipsen, Jörn, Prof. Dr. jur. (Niedersachsenprofessur), Universität Osnabrück, Präsident des Niedersächsischen Staatsgerichtshofs a.D. Johannsen, Sven Leif, Prof. Dr. jur., LL.M.oec., Professor für Öffentliches Recht an der Hochschule für öffentliche Verwaltung Kehl. E-Mail: johannsen@hs-kehl.de Klatt, Matthias K., Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter bei Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Schulz und Doktorand bei Prof. Dr. Armin Hatje (beide Universität Hamburg) Mail: m.klatt@leibniz-hbi.de Langer, Susann, Rechtsreferendarin, z. Zt. Verwaltungsstation im Rechtsamt der Stadt Rüsselsheim am Main. Mangold, Sonja, Dr. jur., Ass. Jur. Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin an der Universität Bremen. E-Mail: smangold@uni-bremen.de. Meyer-Wehage, Brigitte, Direktorin des Amtsgerichts Brake/Utw., seit 2003 überwiegend im Familienrecht tätig. Vorsitzende der Kommission für Zivil-, Familien- und Erbrecht, Recht anderer Lebensgemeinschaften im Deutschen Juristinnenbund. Möllers, Martin H. W., Prof. a.D. Dr. phil.; Dipl. Soz.Wiss.; Studienassessor, Politikwissenschaftler und Jurist sowie Historiker und Geograph. Ooyen, Robert Chr. van, Prof. Dr. phil., RD, Honorarprofessor für Politikwissenschaft an der TU Dresden, lehrt Staats- und Gesellschaftswissenschaften an der Hochschule des Bundes, Lübeck, und ist Mitglied der RuP-Redaktion, Berlin. Rixen, Stephan, Prof. Dr. jur., Professor für Öffentliches Recht an der Universität Bayreuth mit einem Forschungsschwerpunkt im Gesundheitsrecht. Schnieder, Patrick, Ass. Jur.. Mitglied des Deutschen Bundestages, Parlamentarischer Geschäftsführer der CDU/CSU-Bundestagsfraktion, Rechtsanwalt, Bürgermeister a.D. Schwanenflug, Noreen von, Magistratsdirektorin und Rechtsamtsleiterin der Stadt Rüsselsheim; E-Mail: noreen@schwanenflug.net. Schwarzburg, Peter, Dr. jur., ist stellvertretender Abteilungsleiter „Recht“ und EU-Beauftragter der Senatsverwaltung für Justiz, Verbraucherschutz und Antidiskriminierung Berlin. Schwegel, Andreas, Dr., Regierungsdirektor, beruflich tätig im Bereich Extremismusprävention. Selbstständige Publikation: Der Polizeibegriff im NS-Staat (2005). Weber, Hermann, Prof. Dr., Honorarprofessor für Öffentliches Recht an der Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main und Schriftleiter der Neuen Juristischen Wochenschrift a. D. Wersig, Maria, Prof. Dr. phil., Professorin für Rechtliche Grundlagen der Sozialen Arbeit am FB Angewandte Sozialwissenschaften der FHS Dortmund und Präsidentin des Deutschen Juristinnenbunds. Wiegandt, Manfred H., Dr. iur., M.A.L.D. (The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy), J.D., amerikanischer Rechtsanwalt.

No inicio de 2024, o Laboratório de Fenomenologia da UFF (LAFE), coordenado pelo Prof. Dr. Carlos Tourinho, fez convite ao filósofo Renaud Barbaras (Universidade de Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne) para uma conversa via plataforma digital com vistas à discussão da primeira metade de sua obra, intitulada L’Appartenance: vers une cosmologie phénoménologique. O autor francês gentilmente acedeu ao convite, dando aos integrantes do LAFE a oportunidade ímpar de trazer suas questões, adendos e angústias — cultivados ao longo de um ano inteiro de imersão na teoria do pertencimento fenomenológico — diretamente ao autor estudado. O que sucede este pequeno introito é a transcrição, com todo esmero polida e aparada, do encontro com o professor Barbaras que se deu no dia 14 de maio do mesmo ano. Passeando pela conversa com o nosso convidado, pode ser que o leitor se depare com questões e faça ponderações que sejam suas também; afinal, autores como Leibniz, Bergson, Heidegger, Plotino arrimam a discussão e a exposição da teoria barbarasiana neste saboroso diálogo, que é aberto a toda nova interlocução e fechado para cada novo interlocutor. É, portanto, com grande satisfação que trazemos a público o registro dessa conversa sobre o L´Appartenance, que esperamos seja uma contribuição relevante para a riqueza da recepção e da produção da fenomenologia contemporânea no Brasil

It is a great honor for us, Faculty of Forestry of Hasanuddin University, to host the 3rd Biennial Conference of Tropical Biodiversity (3rd-BCTB) on August 8 - 9th, 2023, in Makassar City of South Sulawesi Province, Indonesia. The Biennial Conference of Tropical Biodiversity is a scientific forum to enhance science and technology, together with researchers, scientists, practitioners, and scholars to anticipate the impacts of climate change in biodiversity. This is also conducted to promote Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The 3rd Biennial Conference of Tropical Biodiversity has performed a hybrid with a live meeting at Aston Hotel and Convention, Makassar, Indonesia, and a virtual conference instead of a live meeting. The 3rd Biennial Conference of Tropical Biodiversity theme was Biodiversity and Governance for Environment Valorization to Mitigate Climate Change. This international conference involves around 88 participants from 5 countries from: Germany, Australia, Japan, Malaysia, and Indonesia. The keynote speaker was Prof. Ts. Mohd. Nazip Suratman, Ph.D. from Universiti Teknologi MARA-Malaysia. The Invited Speakers were Prof. Dr. Martin Zimmer (Leibniz-Zentrum für Marine Tropenforschng-Germany), Prof. Dr. Takahiro Fujiwara (Kyushu University-Japan), Dr. Peter Christiaan Speldewinde (University of Western Australia), Dr. Christina Griffin (The University of Melbourne-Australia) and Dr. Ir. Roland Alexander Barkey (Hasanuddin University-Indonesia). Oral presenters and participants, and has five sub-themes, namely 1) mangrove ecosystem as carbon sink to achieve Indonesia’s FOLU net sink 2030, 2) community partnership for biodiversity conservation: social and policy, 3) ecological risk and natural disaster, 4) global biodiversity assessment: climate change impacts for biodiversity, and 5) biodiversity and ecotourism. Participant presentations were held in 3 sessions, and each session was divided into 3 rooms. The number of participants per room was 5-7 participants with an allocation of presentations for 7 minutes/participant conducted in parallel as many as three parallel sessions. Discussions sessions were held in parallel in each parallel session with an allocation of 3 minutes per participant. The Virtual BCTB conference implementation applied the zoom meeting application provided by the Faculty of Forestry, Universitas Hasanuddin. We received 95 abstracts in total, but after the review process, the committee accepted 52 manuscripts and rejected five manuscripts because they did not fit the sub themes. On behalf of the committee of this conference, we wish to convey our appreciation to the Minister of Environment and Forestry, the Rector of Hasanuddin University, and the Dean of Forestry Faculty for their support in ensuring the conference’s success. We want to thank the PT. Vale Indonesia, Kalla Group, AAS Foundation, PT. Inhutani 1 and the Ministry of Environment and Forestry unit in South Sulawesi for their valuable sponsorship of this international conference. Finally, we sincerely thank all committee members and a volunteer team of the Forestry Faculty at Hasanuddin University, who are committed and work hard for this international conference. We also sincerely thank all parties, including session chairs, Publication Management Center (PMC) of Universitas Hasanuddin, speakers, authors, and participants who made this conference meaningful and happening. We sincerely thank you for your generous support and look forward to working with you in the future. List of Conference Committee is available in this Pdf.

This comprehensive document delves into the history, significance, and modern revival of the <em>Acta Eruditorum</em>, one of the earliest scientific journals in Europe, originally published in Leipzig in 1682. Founded by the visionary Otto Mencke, the journal became a cornerstone of Enlightenment thought, providing an interdisciplinary platform for groundbreaking contributions in mathematics, natural philosophy, astronomy, theology, and beyond. Esteemed scholars, including Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, Christian Wolff, Johann Bernoulli, and Jakob Hermann, graced its pages with their seminal works, advancing fields like calculus, mechanics, metaphysics, and celestial mechanics. The document examines the journal&rsquo;s editorial rigor, its role as a crucible for scientific critique&mdash;such as its review of Newton&rsquo;s <em>Principia Mathematica</em>&mdash;and its interdisciplinary nature that connected Europe&rsquo;s leading intellectuals. Despite its eventual cessation in 1782 due to shifting academic landscapes and geopolitical disruptions, the <em>Acta Eruditorum</em> left an indelible mark on the evolution of scholarly communication. Now, Pyrrhic Press Publishing is reigniting this legacy, modernizing the journal as an open-access, multilingual digital platform. This new iteration will embrace cutting-edge technology, sustainability practices, and global accessibility while honoring the rigorous editorial traditions of its predecessor. By bridging the past and present, the revived <em>Acta Eruditorum</em> aims to inspire future generations of scholars and foster innovation across disciplines. This exhaustive analysis also highlights Pyrrhic Press Publishing&rsquo;s leadership under Dr. Nicholas J. Pirro, illustrating its commitment to interdisciplinary scholarship and sustainability in the digital age.

Journal of Education and Training Studies (JETS) would like to acknowledge the following reviewers for their assistance with peer review of manuscripts for this issue. Many authors, regardless of whether JETS publishes their work, appreciate the helpful feedback provided by the reviewers. Their comments and suggestions were of great help to the authors in improving the quality of their papers. Each of the reviewers listed below returned at least one review for this issue.Reviewers for Volume 5, Number 2 Anne M. Hornak, Central Michigan University, USABaraka M. Ngussa, University of Arusha, TanzaniaCagla Atmaca, Pamukkale University, TurkeyDonna Smith, The Open University, UKEbrahim Mohammadpour, Mimos Berhad, IranErica D. Shifflet-Chila, Michigan State University, USAHanan Mohamed Soliman, Faculty of Nursing Mansoura University, EgyptJeyavel Sundaramoorthy, Gulbarga University Campus, IndiaJill M. Feldman, Westat, USAJohn Bosco Azigwe, Bolgatanga Polytechnic, GhanaLeonor Thomson, Universidad de la República, UruguayLorna T. Enerva, Polytechnic University of the Philippines, PhilippinesMarcie Zaharee, The MITRE Corporation, USAMaria Pavlis Korres, Hellenic Open University, GreeceMehmet Inan, Marmara University, TurkeyMeral Seker, Cukurova University, TurkeyNele Kampa, Leibniz-Institute for Science and Mathematics Education (IPN), GermanyNicole Celestine, The University of Western Australia, AustraliaNiveen M. Zayed, MENA College of Management, JordanRichard H. Martin, Indiana University, USARichard Penny, University of Washington Bothell, USASenem Seda Şahenk Erkan, Marmara University, TurkeySimona Savelli, Università degli Studi Guglielmo Marconi, ItalyYalçın Dilekli, Aksaray University, TurkeyYerlan Seisenbekov, Kazakh National Pedagogical University, KazakhstanYi Lu, American Institute for Research, USAYu-Cheng Tang, National Changhua University of Education, TaiwanZachary Wahl-Alexander, Northern Illinois University, USA Robert SmithEditorial AssistantOn behalf of,The Editorial Board of Journal of Education and Training StudiesRedfame Publishing9450 SW Gemini Dr. #99416Beaverton, OR 97008, USAURL: http://jets.redfame.com

Journal of Education and Training Studies (JETS) would like to acknowledge the following reviewers for their assistance with peer review of manuscripts for this issue. Many authors, regardless of whether JETS publishes their work, appreciate the helpful feedback provided by the reviewers. Their comments and suggestions were of great help to the authors in improving the quality of their papers. Each of the reviewers listed below returned at least one review for this issue.Reviewers for Volume 5, Number 4Anne M. Hornak, Central Michigan University, USACarmen Pérez-Sabater, Universitat Poltècnica de València, SpainChosang Tendhar, Baylor College of Medicine, USACynthia M. Compton, Wingate University, USADamodar Khanal, The University of Manchester, UKErica D. Shifflet-Chila, Michigan State University, USAErkal Arslanoğlu, Sinop University, TurkeyFethi Arslan, Mersin University, TurkeyGobinder Gill, Birmingham Metropolitan College, UKHalis Sakiz, Mardin Artuklu University, TurkeyHyesoo Yoo, Virginia Tech., USAIbrahim Can, Gumushane University, TurkeyIntakhab Khan, King Abdulaziz University, Saudi ArabiaJosé D Badia, University of Valencia, SpainLeila Youssef, Arab Open University, LebanonLisa Marie Portugal, Grand Canyon University, USALorna T. Enerva, Polytechnic University of the Philippines, PhilippinesMahmoud Radwan, Tanta University, EgyptMarcie Zaharee, The MITRE Corporation, USAMarieke van der Schaaf, Utrecht University, The NetherlandsMehmet Inan, Marmara University, TurkeyMin Gui, Wuhan University, ChinaMukadder Baran, Hakkari University, TurkeyMürşet Çakmak, Mardin Artuklu University, TurkeyMustafa Çakır, Marmara Üniversity, TurkeyNele Kampa, Leibniz-Institute for Science and Mathematics Education (IPN), GermanyNiveen M. Zayed, MENA College of Management, JordanOnder Daglioglu, Gaziantep University, TurkeyÖzgür Bostanci, Ondokuz Mayis University, TurkeyRecep Aslaner, Inonu University, TurkeyRichard Penny, University of Washington Bothell, USASandra Kaplan, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, USAŞenay Koparan, Uludağ University, TurkeyShengnan Liu, Ocean University of China, ChinaSimona Savelli, Università degli Studi Guglielmo Marconi, ItalyThomas K. F. Chiu, The University of Hong Kong, Hong KongTurhan Toros, Mersin Üniversitesi, TurkeyYalçın Dilekli, Aksaray University, TurkeyYerlan Seisenbekov, Kazakh National Pedagogical University, KazakhstanZachary Wahl-Alexander, Northern Illinois University, USAZeki Coşkuner, Fırat University, Turkey Robert SmithEditorial AssistantOn behalf of,The Editorial Board of Journal of Education and Training StudiesRedfame Publishing9450 SW Gemini Dr. #99416Beaverton, OR 97008, USAURL: http://jets.redfame.com

Abstract Background In January 1972, Klaus Winter submitted his first paper on crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) whilst still an undergraduate student in Darmstadt. During the subsequent half a century, he passed his Staatsexamensarbeit, obtained his Dr. rer. nat. summa cum laude and Dr. rer. nat. habil., won a Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize and a Heisenberg Fellowship, and has occupied positions in Germany, Australia, USA and Panama. Now a doyen in CAM circles, and a Senior Staff Scientist at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI), he has published over 300 articles of which about 44 % are about CAM. Scope I document Winter’s career, attempting to place his CAM-related scientific output and evolution in context of factors that have influenced him as he and his science progressed from the 1970s to the 2020s.

As pesquisas com células-tronco, seja de origem dental ou não, vêm crescendo na área da odontologia nos últimos anos em decorrência das possibilidades terapêuticas que a utilização desse tipo celular oferece. Este estudo visa demonstrar um panorama brasileiro das pesquisas com células-tronco realizadas no país por pesquisadores da área da odontologia nos anos de 2014 até 2018, com base nos anais de trabalhos apresentados nas Reuniões Anuais da Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica (SBPqO). Foi analisado aspectos como tipo de instituição, se as pesquisas foram financiadas e qual a agencia de fomento, tipo de estudo, estado e região que desenvolveu a pesquisa, tipo de célula e fonte da célula-tronco utilizada. Foram analisados um total de 15,214 resumos, deste total 96 estudos foram incluídos por se enquadrarem com os critérios de inclusão. A região Sudeste foi responsável por 65,7% dessa produção. As pesquisas realizadas nas instituições estaduais representaram 42,7% da produção nacional e 59,4% dos trabalhos foram financiados. As células-tronco humanas foram o tipo mais utiilizado, especialmente as originadas da polpa dentária (25%). Conclui-se que há uma escassez da produção científica voltada para as células-tronco na odontologia, bem como a necessidade de descentralização dessa produção nas demais regiões brasileiras.Descritores: Células-Tronco; Odontologia; Pesquisa em Odontologia.ReferênciasGronthos S, Mankani M, Brahim J, Robey PG, Shi S. Postnatal human dental pulp stem cells (DPSCs) in vitro and in vivo. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA.2000;97(25):13625-630.Freshney IR, Stacey GN, Aurebach JM. Culture of human stem cells: culture of specialized cells. New York: Wisley-Liss; 2007.Serakinci N, Keith WN. Therapeutic potential of adult stem cells. Eur J Cancer.2006;42(9):1243-46.Bianco P, Riminucci M, Gronthos S, Robey PG. 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If you cannot understand my argument, and declare “It’s Greek to me,” you are quoting Shakespeare.Bernard LevinPsoriatic arthritis, in its acute or “generalised” stage, is unbearably painful. Exacerbating the crippling of the joints, the entire surface of the skin is covered with lesions only moderately salved by anti-inflammatory ointment, the application of which is as painful as the ailment it seeks to relieve: NURSE MILLS: I’ll be as gentle as I can.Marlow’s face again fills the screen, intense concentration, comical strain, and a whispered urgency in the voice over—MARLOW: (Voice over) Think of something boring—For Christ’s sake think of something very very boring—Speech a speech by Ted Heath a sentence long sentence from Bernard Levin a quiz by Christopher Booker a—oh think think—! Really boring! A Welsh male-voice choir—Everything in Punch—Oh! Oh! — (Potter 17-18)Marlow’s collation of boring things as a frantic liturgy is an attempt to distract himself from a tumescence that is both unwanted and out of place. Although bed-ridden and in constant pain, he is still sensitive to erogenous stimulation, even when it is incidental. The act of recollection, of garnering lists of things that bore him, distracts him from his immediate situation as he struggles with the mental anguish of the prospect of a humiliating orgasm. Literary lists do many things. They provide richness of detail, assemble and corroborate the materiality of the world of which they are a part and provide insight into the psyche and motivation of the collator. The sheer desperation of Dennis Potter’s Marlow attests to the arbitrariness of the list, the simple requirement that discrete and unrelated items can be assembled in linear order, without any obligation for topical concatenation. In its interrogative form, the list can serve a more urgent and distressing purpose than distraction:GOLDBERG: What do you use for pyjamas?STANLEY: Nothing.GOLDBERG: You verminate the sheet of your birth.MCCANN: What about the Albigensenist heresy?GOLDBERG: Who watered the wicket in Melbourne?MCCANN: What about the blessed Oliver Plunkett?(Pinter 51)The interrogative non sequitur is an established feature of the art of intimidation. It is designed to exert maximum stress in the subject through the use of obscure asides and the endowing of trivial detail with profundity. Harold Pinter’s use of it in The Birthday Party reveals how central it was to his “theatre of menace.” The other tactic, which also draws on the logic of the inventory to be both sequential and discontinuous, is to break the subject’s will through a machine-like barrage of rhetorical questions that leave no time for answers.Pinter learned from Samuel Beckett the pitiless, unforgiving logic of trivial detail pushed to extremes. Think of Molloy’s dilemma of the sucking stones. In order for all sixteen stones that he carries with him to be sucked at least once to assuage his hunger, a reliable system has to be hit upon:Taking a stone from the right pocket of my greatcoat, and putting it in my mouth, I replaced it in the right pocket of my greatcoat by a stone from the right pocket of my trousers, which I replaced with a stone from the left pocket of my trousers, which I replaced by a stone from the left pocket of my greatcoat, which I replaced with the stone that was in my mouth, as soon as I had finished sucking it. Thus there were still four stones in each of my four pockets, but not quite the same stones. And when the desire to suck took hold of me again, I drew again on the right pocket of my greatcoat, certain of not taking the same stone as the last time. And while I sucked it I rearranged the other stones in the way I have just described. And so on. (Beckett, Molloy 69)And so on for six pages. Exhaustive permutation within a finite lexical set is common in Beckett. In the novel Watt the eponymous central character is charged with serving his unseen master’s dinner as well as tidying up afterwards. A simple and bucolic enough task it would seem. But Beckett’s characters are not satisfied with conjecture, the simple assumption that someone must be responsible for Mr. Knott’s dining arrangements. Like Molloy’s solution to the sucking stone problem, all possible scenarios must be considered to explain the conundrum of how and why Watt never saw Knott at mealtime. Twelve possibilities are offered, among them that1. Mr. Knott was responsible for the arrangement, and knew that he was responsible for the arrangement, and knew that such an arrangement existed, and was content.2. Mr. Knott was not responsible for the arrangement, but knew who was responsible for the arrangement, and knew that such an arrangement existed, and was content.(Beckett, Watt 86)This stringent adherence to detail, absurd and exasperating as it is, is the work of fiction, the persistence of a viable, believable thing called Watt who exists as long as his thought is made manifest on a page. All writers face this pernicious prospect of having to confront and satisfy “fiction’s gargantuan appetite for fact, for detail, for documentation” (Kenner 70). A writer’s writer (Philip Marlow) Dennis Potter’s singing detective struggles with the acute consciousness that words eventually will fail him. His struggle to overcome verbal entropy is a spectre that haunts the entire literary imagination, for when the words stop the world stops.Beckett made this struggle the very stuff of his work, declaring famously that all he wanted to do as a writer was to leave “a stain upon the silence” (quoted in Bair 681). His characters deteriorate from recognisable people (Hamm in Endgame, Winnie in Happy Days) to mere ciphers of speech acts (the bodiless head Listener in That Time, Mouth in Not I). During this process they provide us with the vocabulary of entropy, a horror most eloquently expressed at the end of The Unnamable: I can’t go on, you must go on, I’ll go on, you must say words, as long as there are any, until they find me, until they say me, strange pain, strange sin, you must go on, perhaps it’s done already, perhaps they have said me already, perhaps they have carried me to the threshold of my story, before the door that opens on my story, that would surprise me, if it opens, it will be I, it will be the silence, where I am, I don’t know, I’ll never know, in the silence you don’t know, you must go on, I can’t go on, I’ll go on. (Beckett, Molloy 418)The importance Beckett accorded to pauses in his writing, from breaks in dialogue to punctuation, stresses the pacing of utterance that is in sync with the rhythm of human breath. This is acutely underlined in Jack MacGowran’s extraordinary gramophone recording of the above passage from The Unnamable. There is exhaustion in his voice, but it is inflected by an urgent push for the next words to forestall the last gasp. And what might appear to be parsimony is in fact the very commerce of writing itself. It is an economy of necessity, when any words will suffice to sustain presence in the face of imminent silence.Hugh Kenner has written eloquently on the relationship between writing and entropy, drawing on field and number theory to demonstrate how the business of fiction is forever in the process of generating variation within a finite set. The “stoic comedian,” as he figures the writer facing the blank page, self-consciously practices their art in the full cognisance that they select “elements from a closed set, and then (arrange) them inside a closed field” (Kenner 94). The nouveau roman (a genre conceived and practiced in Beckett’s lean shadow) is remembered in literary history as a rather austere, po-faced formalism that foregrounded things at the expense of human psychology or social interaction. But it is emblematic of Kenner’s portrait of stoicism as an attitude to writing that confronts the nature of fiction itself, on its own terms, as a practice “which is endlessly arranging things” (13):The bulge of the bank also begins to take effect starting from the fifth row: this row, as a matter of fact, also possesses only twenty-one trees, whereas it should have twenty-two for a true trapezoid and twenty-three for a rectangle (uneven row). (Robbe-Grillet 21)As a matter of fact. The nouveau roman made a fine if myopic art of isolating detail for detail’s sake. However, it shares with both Beckett’s minimalism and Joyce’s maximalism the obligation of fiction to fill its world with stuff (“maximalism” is a term coined by Michel Delville and Andrew Norris in relation to the musical scores of Frank Zappa that opposes the minimalism of John Cage’s work). Kenner asks, in The Stoic Comedians, where do the “thousands on thousands of things come from, that clutter Ulysses?” His answer is simple, from “a convention” and this prosaic response takes us to the heart of the matter with respect to the impact on writing of Isaac Newton’s unforgiving Second Law of Thermodynamics. In the law’s strictest physical sense of the dissipation of heat, of the loss of energy within any closed system that moves, the stipulation of the Second Law predicts that words will, of necessity, stop in any form governed by convention (be it of horror, comedy, tragedy, the Bildungsroman, etc.). Building upon and at the same time refining the early work on motion and mass theorised by Aristotle, Kepler, and Galileo, inter alia, Newton refined both the laws and language of classical mechanics. It was from Wiener’s literary reading of Newton that Kenner segued from the loss of energy within any closed system (entropy) to the running silent out of words within fiction.In the wake of Norbert Wiener’s cybernetic turn in thinking in the 1940s, which was highly influenced by Newton’s Second Law, fiction would never again be considered in the same way (metafiction was a term coined in part to recognise this shift; the nouveau roman another). Far from delivering a reassured and reassuring present-ness, an integrated and ongoing cosmos, fiction is an isometric exercise in the struggle against entropy, of a world in imminent danger of running out of energy, of not-being:“His hand took his hat from the peg over his initialled heavy overcoat…” Four nouns, and the book’s world is heavier by four things. One, the hat, “Plasto’s high grade,” will remain in play to the end. The hand we shall continue to take for granted: it is Bloom’s; it goes with his body, which we are not to stop imagining. The peg and the overcoat will fade. “On the doorstep he felt in his hip pocket for the latchkey. Not there. In the trousers I left off.” Four more things. (Kenner 87)This passage from The Stoic Comedians is a tour de force of the conjuror’s art, slowing down the subliminal process of the illusion for us to see the fragility of fiction’s precarious grip on the verge of silence, heroically “filling four hundred empty pages with combinations of twenty-six different letters” (xiii). Kenner situates Joyce in a comic tradition, preceded by Gustave Flaubert and followed by Beckett, of exhaustive fictive possibility. The stoic, he tells us, “is one who considers, with neither panic nor indifference, that the field of possibilities available to him is large perhaps, or small perhaps, but closed” (he is prompt in reminding us that among novelists, gamblers and ethical theorists, the stoic is also a proponent of the Second Law of Thermodynamics) (xiii). If Joyce is the comedian of the inventory, then it is Flaubert, comedian of the Enlightenment, who is his immediate ancestor. Bouvard and Pécuchet (1881) is an unfinished novel written in the shadow of the Encyclopaedia, an apparatus of the literate mind that sought complete knowledge. But like the Encyclopaedia particularly and the Enlightenment more generally, it is fragmentation that determines its approach to and categorisation of detail as information about the world. Bouvard and Pécuchet ends, appropriately, in a frayed list of details, pronouncements and ephemera.In the face of an unassailable impasse, all that is left Flaubert is the list. For more than thirty years he constructed the Dictionary of Received Ideas in the shadow of the truncated Bouvard and Pécuchet. And in doing so he created for the nineteenth century mind “a handbook for novelists” (Kenner 19), a breakdown of all we know “into little pieces so arranged that they can be found one at a time” (3): ACADEMY, FRENCH: Run it down but try to belong to it if you can.GREEK: Whatever one cannot understand is Greek.KORAN: Book about Mohammed, which is all about women.MACHIAVELLIAN: Word only to be spoken with a shudder.PHILOSOPHY: Always snigger at it.WAGNER: Snigger when you hear his name and joke about the music of the future. (Flaubert, Dictionary 293-330)This is a sample of the exhaustion that issues from the tireless pursuit of categorisation, classification, and the mania for ordered information. The Dictionary manifests the Enlightenment’s insatiable hunger for received ideas, an unwieldy background noise of popular opinion, general knowledge, expertise, and hearsay. In both Bouvard and Pécuchet and the Dictionary, exhaustion was the foundation of a comic art as it was for both Joyce and Beckett after him, for the simple reason that it includes everything and neglects nothing. It is comedy born of overwhelming competence, a sublime impertinence, though not of manners or social etiquette, but rather, with a nod to Oscar Wilde, the impertinence of being definitive (a droll epithet that, not surprisingly, was the title of Kenner’s 1982 Times Literary Supplement review of Richard Ellmann’s revised and augmented biography of Joyce).The inventory, then, is the underlining physio-semiotics of fictional mechanics, an elegiac resistance to the thread of fiction fraying into nothingness. The motif of thermodynamics is no mere literary conceit here. Consider the opening sentence in Borges:Of the many problems which exercised the reckless discernment of Lönnrot, none was so strange—so rigorously strange, shall we say—as the periodic series of bloody events which culminated at the villa of Triste-le-Roy, amid the ceaseless aroma of the eucalypti. (Borges 76)The subordinate clause, as a means of adjectival and adverbial augmentation, implies a potentially infinite sentence through the sheer force of grammatical convention, a machine-like resistance to running out of puff:Under the notable influence of Chesterton (contriver and embellisher of elegant mysteries) and the palace counsellor Leibniz (inventor of the pre-established harmony), in my idle afternoons I have imagined this story plot which I shall perhaps write someday and which already justifies me somehow. (72)In “Pierre Menard, Author of the Quixote,” a single adjective charmed with emphasis will do to imply an unseen network:The visible work left by this novelist is easily and briefly enumerated. (Borges 36)The annotation of this network is the inexorable issue of the inflection: “I have said that Menard’s work can be easily enumerated. Having examined with care his personal files, I find that they contain the following items.” (37) This is a sample selection from nineteen entries:a) A Symbolist sonnet which appeared twice (with variants) in the review La conque (issues of March and October 1899).o) A transposition into alexandrines of Paul Valéry’s Le cimitière marin (N.R.F., January 1928).p) An invective against Paul Valéry, in the Papers for the Suppression of Reality of Jacques Reboul. (37-38)Lists, when we encounter them in Jorge Luis Borges, are always contextual, supplying necessary detail to expand upon character and situation. And they are always intertextual, anchoring this specific fictional world to others (imaginary, real, fabulatory or yet to come). The collation and annotation of the literary works of an imagined author (Pierre Menard) of an invented author (Edmond Teste) of an actual author (Paul Valéry) creates a recursive, yet generative, feedback loop of reference and literary progeny. As long as one of these authors continues to write, or write of the work of at least one of the others, a persistent fictional present tense is ensured.Consider Hillel Schwartz’s use of the list in his Making Noise (2011). It not only lists what can and is inevitably heard, in this instance the European 1700s, but what it, or local aural colour, is heard over:Earthy: criers of artichokes, asparagus, baskets, beans, beer, bells, biscuits, brooms, buttermilk, candles, six-pence-a-pound fair cherries, chickens, clothesline, cockles, combs, coal, crabs, cucumbers, death lists, door mats, eels, fresh eggs, firewood, flowers, garlic, hake, herring, ink, ivy, jokebooks, lace, lanterns, lemons, lettuce, mackeral, matches […]. (Schwartz 143)The extended list and the catalogue, when encountered as formalist set pieces in fiction or, as in Schwartz’s case, non-fiction, are the expansive equivalent of le mot juste, the self-conscious, painstaking selection of the right word, the specific detail. Of Ulysses, Kenner observes that it was perfectly natural that it “should have attracted the attention of a group of scholars who wanted practice in compiling a word-index to some extensive piece of prose (Miles Hanley, Word Index to Ulysses, 1937). More than any other work of fiction, it suggests by its texture, often by the very look of its pages, that it has been painstakingly assembled out of single words…” (31-32). In a book already crammed with detail, with persistent reference to itself, to other texts, other media, such formalist set pieces as the following from the oneiric “Circe” episode self-consciously perform for our scrutiny fiction’s insatiable hunger for more words, for invention, the Latin root of which also gives us the word inventory:The van of the procession appears headed by John Howard Parnell, city marshal, in a chessboard tabard, the Athlone Poursuivant and Ulster King of Arms. They are followed by the Right Honourable Joseph Hutchinson, lord mayor Dublin, the lord mayor of Cork, their worships the mayors of Limerick, Galway, Sligo and Waterford, twentyeight Irish representative peers, sirdars, grandees and maharajahs bearing the cloth of estate, the Dublin Metropolitan Fire Brigade, the chapter of the saints of finance in their plutocratic order of precedence, the bishop of Down and Connor, His Eminence Michael cardinal Logue archbishop of Armagh, primate of all Ireland, His Grace, the most reverend Dr William Alexander, archbishop of Armagh, primate of all Ireland, the chief rabbi, the Presbyterian moderator, the heads of the Baptist, Anabaptist, Methodist and Moravian chapels and the honorary secretary of the society of friends. (Joyce, Ulysses 602-604)Such examples demonstrate how Joycean inventories break from narrative as architectonic, stand-alone assemblages of information. They are Rabelaisian irruptions, like Philip Marlow’s lesions, that erupt in swollen bas-relief. The exaggerated, at times hysterical, quality of such lists, perform the hallucinatory work of displacement and condensation (the Homeric parallel here is the transformation of Odysseus’s men into swine by the witch Circe). Freudian, not to mention Stindberg-ian dream-work brings together and juxtaposes images and details that only make sense as non-sense (realistic but not real), such as the extraordinary explosive gathering of civic, commercial, political, chivalric representatives of Dublin in this foreshortened excerpt of Bloom’s regal campaign for his “new Bloomusalem” (606).The text’s formidable echolalia, whereby motifs recur and recapitulate into leitmotifs, ensures that the act of reading Ulysses is always cross-referential, suggesting the persistence of a conjured world that is always already still coming into being through reading. And it is of course this forestalling of Newton’s Second Law that Joyce brazenly conducts, in both the textual and physical sense, in Finnegans Wake. The Wake is an impossible book in that it infinitely sustains the circulation of words within a closed system, creating a weird feedback loop of cyclical return. It is a text that can run indefinitely through the force of its own momentum without coming to a conclusion. In a text in which the author’s alter ego is described in terms of the technology of inscription (Shem the Penman) and his craft as being a “punsil shapner,” (Joyce, Finnegans 98) Norbert Wiener’s descriptive example of feedback as the forestalling of entropy in the conscious act of picking up a pencil is apt: One we have determined this, our motion proceeds in such a way that we may say roughly that the amount by which the pencil is not yet picked up is decreased at each stage. (Wiener 7) The Wake overcomes the book’s, and indeed writing’s, struggle with entropy through the constant return of energy into its closed system as a cycle of endless return. Its generative algorithm can be represented thus: “… a long the riverrun …” (628-3). The Wake’s sense of unending confounds and contradicts, in advance, Frank Kermode’s averring to Newton’s Second Law in his insistence that the progression of all narrative fiction is defined in terms of the “sense of an ending,” the expectation of a conclusion, whereby the termination of words makes “possible a satisfying consonance with the origins and with the middle” (Kermode 17). It is the realisation of the novel imagined by Silas Flannery, the fictitious author in Italo Calvino’s If on a winter’s night a traveller, an incipit that “maintains for its whole duration the potentiality of the beginning” (Calvino 140). Finnegans Wake is unique in terms of the history of the novel (if that is indeed what it is) in that it is never read, but (as Joseph Frank observed of Joyce generally) “can only be re-read” (Frank 19). With Wiener’s allegory of feedback no doubt in mind, Jacques Derrida’s cybernetic account of the act of reading Joyce comes, like a form of echolalia, on the heels of Calvino’s incipit, his perpetual sustaining of the beginning: you stay on the edge of reading Joyce—for me this has been going on for twenty-five or thirty years—and the endless plunge throws you back onto the river-bank, on the brink of another possible immersion, ad infinitum … In any case, I have the feeling that I haven’t yet begun to read Joyce, and this “not having begun to read” is sometimes the most singular and active relationship I have with his work. (Derrida 148) Derrida wonders if this process of ongoing immersion in the text is typical of all works of literature and not just the Wake. The question is rhetorical and resonates into silence. And it is silence, ultimately, that hovers as a mute herald of the end when words will simply run out.Post(script)It is in the nature of all writing that it is read in the absence of its author. Perhaps the most typical form of writing, then, is the suicide note. In an extraordinary essay, “Goodbye, Cruel Words,” Mark Dery wonders why it has been “so neglected as a literary genre” and promptly sets about reviewing its decisive characteristics. Curiously, the list features amongst its many forms: I’m done with lifeI’m no goodI’m dead. (Dery 262)And references to lists of types of suicide notes are among Dery’s own notes to the essay. With its implicit generic capacity to intransitively add more detail, the list becomes in the light of the terminal letter a condition of writing itself. The irony of this is not lost on Dery as he ponders the impotent stoicism of the scribbler setting about the mordant task of writing for the last time. Writing at the last gasp, as Dery portrays it, is a form of dogged, radical will. But his concluding remarks are reflective of his melancholy attitude to this most desperate act of writing at degree zero: “The awful truth (unthinkable to a writer) is that eloquent suicide notes are rarer than rare because suicide is the moment when language fails—fails to hoist us out of the pit, fails even to express the unbearable weight” (264) of someone on the precipice of the very last word they will ever think, let alone write. Ihab Hassan (1967) and George Steiner (1967), it would seem, were latecomers as proselytisers of the language of silence. 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