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Correction: Ludvig, A.; et al. Governance of Social Innovation in Forestry. Sustainability 2020, 12, 1065
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ΑI-Based Foreign Language Learning Tools Effectiveness
No full textIn this survey several studies are presented on foreign language learning assisted by AI-based tools/chatbots in a classroom setting, mostly using 5G-enabled smartphones. The focus of these studies is the qualitative and quantitative assessment of the effectiveness of the tools. Pre-tests and post-tests are frequently used to quantitatively assess student improvement with and without the use of AI-tools in several areas of language learning (vocabulary, grammar, syntax, listening, speaking, writing, etc.). A control student group is used in many cases as a baseline for assessing improvement. Furthermore, a qualitative questionnaire is filled in by the students in most of the studies to assess the strengths and weaknesses of the tools from the perspective of the users. It is found that the use of AI-based tools leads to significant improvement in learning progress.</p
Elity w Imperium Osmańskim w XVI w. w świetle traktatu Teodora Spandounesa pt. O pochodzeniu Cesarzy Osmańskich
No full textTheodore Spandounes was born in the middle of the 15th century to a family of Greek exiles who had found shelter in Italy after the fall of Constantinople. The Spandounes family had not played any significant role in the history of the Byzantine Empire but his mother Eudotia came from the famous Kantakouzenos family. Theodore established close relationships with Popes Clement VII and Paul III, who he advised on Ottoman affairs. Probably around 1515, Spandounes wrote the first version of the treatise: On the Origin of the Ottoman Emperors. In 1538 he dedicated the final version to Dauphin Henry from France. As suggested by the title, the main objective of Spandounes’s treatise was to explain how the Ottomans rose in a relatively short time from humble beginnings to their current mighty state. The article presents the usefulness of Spandounes’ treatise as a source for the study of the elite in the Ottoman Empire. The author came to the following conclusions: 1) The treaty is a very rich source of information on the broadly understood elite in the Turkish Empire. Spandounes is well informed and at the same time is critical of the information he has obtained. 2) When presenting the history of the sultans, the author seems to be relying not only on information from Western sources, but also seems to know (at least to some extent) the historical Turkish tradition. 3) The work of Spandounes provides particularly valuable information on the organization of the Sultan’s court, structure, competences of court and state officials, and military organization. 4) Theodore’s observations on the everyday life of the elite in the Sultan state (interior design, clothes, meals, etc.) are very valuable.Teodor Spandounes urodził się w połowie XV w. w rodzinie greckich emigrantów, która po upadku Konstantynopola znalazła schronienie we Włoszech. Ród Spandounesów nie odegrał znaczącej roli w historii Cesarstwa Bizantyjskiego, ale matka Todora, Eudoksja, pochodziła ze znanej rodziny Kantakuzenów. Teodor nawiązał bliskie stosunki z papieżami Klemensem VII i Pawłem III, którym doradzał w sprawach osmańskich. Prawdopodobnie około 1515 r. Spandounes napisał pierwszą wersję traktatu: O pochodzeniu Cesarzy Osmańskich. W 1538 r. zadedykował ostateczną wersję delfinowi Francji Henrykowi. Jak sugeruje tytuł, głównym celem traktatu Spandounesa było wyjaśnienie, w jaki sposób Turcy, w stosunkowo krótkim czasie, rozbudowali swe państwo od skromnych początków do obecnego, potężnego stanu. W artykule dokonano analizy przydatności traktatu Spandounesa jako źródła do badań nad elitami w Imperium Osmańskim. Autor doszedł do następujących konkluzji: 1) Traktat jest obfitym źródłem wiadomości na temat szeroko pojętych elit w Imperium Tureckim. 2) Autor jest dobrze poinformowany i jednocześnie krytycznie podchodzi do informacji, jakie uzyskał. Przedstawiając dzieje sułtanów, opiera się nie tylko na wiadomościach ze źródeł zachodnich, ale zdaje się znać (przynajmniej w jakimś stopniu) historyczną tradycję turecką. 3) Dzieło Spandounesa dostarcza szczególnie cennych wiadomości na temat organizacji dworu sułtańskiego, struktury, kompetencji urzędników dworskich i państwowych oraz organizacji wojskowej. 4) Bardzo cenne są spostrzeżenia Teodora na temat życia codziennego elit w państwie sułtańskim (wystrój wnętrz, ubiór, posiłki itp.)
Participation of people with psychosocial disability in mental health policy development in South Africa
No full textThis study addressed the following question: What are the barriers and strategies to support the participation of South Africans with psychosocial disability in mental health policy development in South Africa? A systematic literature review (objective 1) addressed the question: ""What supports people with psychosocial disability to participate in national mental health policy development?"" The WHO Checklist for Mental Health Legislation, the WHO Checklist for Mental Health Policy and Plan, and domain 4 of the World Health Organisation Assessment Instrument for Mental Health Systems (WHO-AIMS) were completed, and 96 semi-structured interviews with key stakeholders were conducted, to assess current stakeholder, mental health legislation and policy support for the participation of people with psychosocial disability in South Africa (Objective 2). Nvivo-7 software was used to analysis qualitative data, using a framework analysis approach to data analysis and interpretation. These interviews were also used to ascertain the views of 56 of the 96 South African stakeholders' involved in mental health services, on environmental barriers to the participation of people with psychosocial disability in mental health policy development in South Africa (objective 3). The remaining 40 interviews with people with psychosocial disability documented their lived experience of barriers to their participation in policy development, and highlighted their priorities for policy development (Objective 4). Eleven key informants involved in leadership roles in peer led organisations for people with psychosocial disability in Africa were interviewed to inform understanding of opportunities for supporting people with psychosocial disability to participate in mental health policy development (Objective 5). The findings of objectives 1-5 were triangulated to inform the development of a conceptual framework for supporting South Africans with psychosocial disability to participate in mental health policy development (objective 6). The framework proposes the need for social transformation to overcome barriers to the inclusion of people with psychosocial disability in society, including as policy participants, support for self-directed agency, and opportunity for meaningful participation in policy development
