The most widely used big data and database concepts in the current era attract everyone’s attention. There are five main features that distinguish Big Data from the database. First of all, the volume of data is much larger than the database, that is, what was considered 100 gigabytes in the initial period is now measured in terabytes and petabytes. Secondly, each piece of information must have a certain value. That is, it is important that each piece of collected data has certain values. Third, ensuring that data in large databases is accurate and reliable, and that each piece of data is accurate and of high quality, is one of the most important issues.
Fourth, it is important that the data in a large database does not consist of only one type. For example, only relational tables are used in the database. Big data includes text, audio, video, and sensor data. Fifth, and most importantly, the speed of the data, that is, each piece of data must be created at high speed. And this is analyzed in real time in a large database. So, big data is any constantly changing set of data collected from any large-scale sources. Large amounts of data are usually measured in exabytes, terabytes, and petabytes.
Everyone is wondering how this term came about. The term “big data” was popularized in 2008 by Nature editor Clifford Lynch in an article about the rapid growth of data. The term big data emerged in 2008, but before that, 5 exabytes of data were collected by 2003, according to IDC. By 2025, this figure will reach 185 exabytes. 1 exabyte = 1 billion gigabytes. It is clear that the rapid increase in users on social media, the use of artificial intelligence in the economy and banking sectors, and the digitization of every industry are leading to an increase in the size of the database.
The most important thing is that large amounts of data are not just collected, but processed. And in the case of the above-mentioned features, it is processed. It is important to ensure that any information is reliable, and that the collected data retains its value for later use. We mainly use Apache and NoSQL systems for big data processing. Apache processes large amounts of data very quickly, allowing for real-time analysis in a short period of time. Essentially, Apache Spark processes data in RAM, not on disk. The ML library is also available in Apache Spark, which we need the most. NoSQL is a state-of-the-art database created to store large amounts of data as well as data in a variety of formats (videos,images,audios,sensors).Unlike SQL we used in the database itself.
Because the database is mainly relational tables, it is convenient to use SQL. NoSQL can also contain data in different formats. The term big data can be used in conjunction with the term machine learning. As the name suggests, machine learning is when a machine learns from data. ML collects data in real time and clears unnecessary data from memory. There are several ML algorithms in big data analysis. In this case, each algorithm performs a specific task. Regression algorithms are mainly used to forecast market prices and demand.
Artificial neural networks analyze complex data based on artificial intelligence. In conclusion, the use of ML in large data gives us several advantages and disadvantages: it analyzes large data quickly, provides transparency, performs decision-making processes without human intervention, is constantly updated, further increases the efficiency of work in Banking, Economics, e-commerce and medicine. One disadvantage is that each algorithm requires large volumes of data and powerful servers. So, when we use any systems, we need to thoroughly study them and be able to correctly use large amounts of data if we make the right decisions.
In today’s highly developed 21st century, the concept of volunteering has also reached a high level. However, there are people who do it sincerely from the heart, as well as those who do it only for personal benefit. So, what should be the real purpose of volunteering?
First of all, volunteering improves the lives of many people and benefits society. For example, by providing social and economic support to poor people and the elderly, we can improve their living conditions, even if only slightly. This proves that volunteering should be done sincerely and wholeheartedly. Moreover, by becoming volunteers, we can contribute to improving the condition of our mother nature. There are many ways to do this, such as protecting nature, caring for animals, cleaning streets and canals, and participating in environmental campaigns. By taking part in such activities, each of us should realize our human responsibility. It is not without reason that in Uzbekistan, state and non-state organizations are encouraged to participate in community clean-up activities every Saturday during certain seasons. The main purpose behind this is to awaken humanity, responsibility, and a sense of involvement in social issues among people.
However, there is another side to the issue. Nowadays, many people, especially young people, participate in volunteering mainly for their CVs. They treat volunteering as something done only for appearance’s sake. To put it more openly, many participate only if they are guaranteed a certificate or some other proof that can strengthen their CV. The reason for this is that prestigious universities, international colleges, and famous companies often ask applicants about their volunteering experience. Unfortunately, some people misunderstand this and simply go to events to take photos without making any real contribution. However, those respected organizations are not looking for empty photos or documents; they are looking for genuine individuals who can truly benefit society in the future.
In addition, some people publicly display every good deed they do by posting it on social media. In such cases, their main purpose is not necessarily their CV, but rather gaining popularity and improving their public image.
As for my own opinion, volunteering itself means “doing work willingly,” and from this we can understand that it should be done voluntarily and sincerely without expecting any benefit in return. Even if we do not expect anything, volunteering still provides many advantages. For example, for young people, it can serve as preparation for real life and provide valuable life experience. Modern forms of volunteering, such as translation or interpreting activities, can help us gain useful professional experience for the future. Moreover, volunteering can develop feelings such as kindness, compassion, friendship, and gratitude. For instance, by caring for sick people, we can learn to care about others and appreciate what we already have.
In conclusion, volunteering should mainly be an activity done sincerely and willingly by a person. It offers many benefits, such as gaining experience and developing gratitude. Of course, volunteering is also useful for a CV — that is true — but we should include only the volunteering activities we genuinely participated in, not photos or evidence taken merely to deceive others.
The world seems unable to accommodate your innocent movements
You are holding flowers, jumping and swaying
The cannon covers you with ferocity
You touch the graffiti and turn around the windowsill
Sharp blade blasting threatens your chest
Stripping away your unformed cognition of love
Do you remember the vines planted in your childhood
Do you imagine the expected blooming of flowers
Do you know that your mother also once
Gradually deepening the wait
Waiting for your heart to be opened by love
Share the colors you bring to the world
The cannon fodder will alter the crow painting
Leave behind the gray and white of sorrow and hatred
Filled with sadness that cannot be buried
Remember that the vines are connected deeper into one vein
Continue to hold onto your love
You stand up and try to search for it
Understand that the enemy is the most unworthy existence
You stand up and learn to take steps
Bring true color to the land
Su Yun, 17 years old, is a member of the Chinese Poetry Society and a young poet. His works have been published in more than ten countries. He has published two poetry collections in China, namely Inspiration from All Things and Wisdom and Philosophy, and one in India titled WITH ECSTASY OF MUSINGS IN TRANQUILITY. He has won the Guido Gozzano Orchard Award in Italy, the Special Award for Foreign Writers in the City of Pomezia, and was praised by the organizing committee as the “Craftsman of Chinese Lyric Poetry”. He has also received the “Cuttlefish Bone” Best International Writer Award for those under 25.
she must survive where fears lingers like a apocalypse.
she is the sun that eclipse the moon.
fighting everyday for a new dawn.
A Female’s Quiet Battle
To be female
has often meant
to be seen before being known
attention arriving uninvited,
everywhere.
They call me quiet,
an introvert wrapped in silence,
yet even in stillness
eyes find me.
Before I speak,
I am already felt—
like heat on the back of the neck,
like footsteps that never pass.
Silence does not hide me.
It only makes the staring louder
a weight pressing
between my shoulders,
refusing to lift.
I walk with awareness stitched into my skin,
a constant echo of be careful.
For danger wears many faces,
stories whispered
about what could happen
if I am not cautious enough
There are fears I carry
standing to speak,
finding my voice
in rooms too loud,
too watchful.
They say overcome it,
but courage is not simple
when fear has learned your name
They say a woman is fragile
as if strength cannot live
inside trembling hands,
as if breaking is all we know.
And so I shrink sometimes,
not from weakness,
but from knowing
the world does not soften for me.
I cannot choose recklessness
and expect safety in return.
Where others roam without thought,
I measure my steps,
I have learned to fold myself
not small,
but precise
slipping through spaces
without catching
like fabric on a nail.
Even my voice
checks the room before it rises,
testing the air
like something that could burn.
Freedom, for me,
is not careless.
It is the lit path,
the crowded bus,
the seat closest to the door
a quiet math of staying safe.
In those moments,
I am both the one who fears
and the one who guards
holding myself together
with nothing but awareness
They have called me fragile.
But they have not seen
how steady my hands remain
when my heart is running,
how I keep walking
when every instinct says turn back.
Still, I move.
Not freely
but forward.
And if I am watched,
if I am measured,
if I must carry this constant knowing
then I will become
unmissable in another way:
not the girl who shrinks,
not the shadow that passes
but the voice of a woman
that remained
despite the fear.
This is a poem by Hauwa Hassan Haruna, I am an upcoming artist, who fell in love with the literary space and trying to find her own place and voice. I have a post graduate degree in international relations and as an aspiring diplomat, I wish to convey message through writing.
Hauwa Hassan Haruna writes from Minna, Nigeria. She holds a B.A and M.A International studies and diplomacy from Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida University, Lapai. When she is not writing, she travels and loves to cook.
