bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Conceptual approaches to defining "soft skills" in modern models of managerial competence
Authors:   National Academy of Statistics, Accounting and Auditing, Cherusheva Galyna
Published: May 2023

Introduction. Development of soft skills occupies an important place in future managers' professional training system. Therefore, the analysis of scientific views on the emergence and development of "soft skills" as an important psychological phenomenon is a relevant research area and an applied task. Aim. Based on the analysis of foreign and Ukrainian scientific literature, to reveal the main approaches to defining the concept of "soft skills", to find out its key structural components as well as to determine soft skill's socio-economic role in promoting effective management activities. Methods. Theoretical analysis, systematization and generalization of scientific psychological literature on the problem of interest, content analysis. Results. Based on the analysis of modern foreign and Ukrainian models of "soft skills", as well as different approaches to their content and structure, it was determined that there are no critical differences between them, with the exception of their profession-relevant characteristics. All the models are based on the emotional, communicative, and managerial components as well as personal qualities that determine the type of thinking (creative, critical, innovative) and which are considered in the context of a human-centered approach. Modern managers, regardless of their status or the level of their organization, company, or firm, should be focused on staff and perceive their organizations as living organisms, whose vital power is determined by staff. Besides, managers should be able to make non-standard decisions and changes, to unite staff on the basis of common values and interests, and to promote their desire for improvement. Conclusions. The development of flexible "soft skills" is an important aim of future managers' professional training.
Diagnosis of age-related differences in the motivational component of professional activity in extreme conditions of Antarctic expeditions
Authors:   G.S. Kostiuk Institute of Psychology of the NAES of Ukraine, Bakhmutova Larysa , Miroshnychenko Olena ,   Ivan Franko Zhytomyr State University
Published: May 2023

Introduction. Today, it is becoming common for people of different ages to choose complex and risky activities. Knowledge of the leading risky activities motives and their age-related differences is important, in particular, for the selection of polar expedition teams and various sports team-members etc. and their effective training. Aim: to determine and categorize by age the leading motives of Ukrainian polar explorers’ professional activity. Methods: generalization and systematization of different age groups; Reiss Motivation Profile® (RMP®) to study the individual’s motivational environment based on the hierarchy of desires. Results. According to their age, the members of the Ukrainian Academician Vernadsky Antarctic Station expeditions were divided into the following groups: the young group (22 through 34 years old), the middle-aged group (35 through 45 years old), and the senior group (46 through 62 years old). For all age groups, the spiritual motive was shown to be the leading motive for work in extreme environment, while the social motive and the financial motive were the second- and third-leading motives for work in extreme environment respectively. Conclusions. The results of the study can be helpful in organizing extreme and sports activities of people of various age categories.
Development of post-graduate students' information competence in educational and professional field
Authors:   Vinnytsia Mykhailo Kotsiubinskyi State Pedagogical University, Viznіuk Inessa , Dolynnа Anna ,   Vinnytsia Mykhailo Kotsiubinskyi State Pedagogical University, Dolynnyi Serhii ,   Vinnytsia Mykhailo Kotsiubinskyi State Pedagogical University, Palamarchuk Olha ,   Vinnytsia Mykhailo Kotsiubinskyi State Pedagogical University
Published: May 2023

Introduction. The article examines electronic learning technologies in the context of online learning based on appropriate equipment, software, and teaching technologies. Aim. To find out the features of an innovative approach to the development of post-graduate students' information competence in institutions of higher learning. Methods. The author's questionnaire for assessing the development of information competence in post-graduate students was used; a pedagogical experiment was conducted on formation of post-graduate students’ information competence. Results. The use of network technologies, presentations, multimedia technologies, and virtual reality offer new opportunities for online learning of the vast majority of students. A complex of methodological support has been shown to be effective for the development of future scientists' information competence during their university studies, which was the final stage of the experiment. Conclusions. The introduction of modern ICT into the educational process opens up good opportunities for future scientists' information competence development.
МЕТОД ЗНАХОДЖЕННЯ ХВИЛЬОВОЇ ФУНКЦІЇ СИСТЕМИ ЧАСТИНОК
Authors: Авдонін Костянтин
Published: May 2023

У даній роботі проводиться аналіз інтегральних рівнянь, відповідних хвильовій функції системи частинок у зв’язаному стані. Показана еквівалентність, отриманих раніше, інтегральних рівнянь типу Фредгольма і Вольтерра. Доведено, що однорідні інтегральні рівняння для хвильової функції системи взаємодіючих частинок у зв’язаному стані, мають тільки тривіальні розв’язки. Для ітерації інтегральних рівнянь і знаходження енергетичного спектру запропонована сферично симетрична форма вільних доданків, яка враховує симетрію хвильової функції.
Формулювання проблеми. З’ясування можливості та створення методів застосування інтегральних рівнянь, відповідних  рівнянню Шредінгера для системи частинок,  до знаходження хвильових функцій системи квантових частинок.
Матеріали і методи. Застосування перетворення Фур’є при дослідженні багатовимірних інтегральних рівнянь та використання теорем Фредгольма з загальної теорії інтегральних рівнянь.
Результати. Проведений аналіз інтегральних рівнянь відповідних хвильовій функції зв’язаного стану системи частинок, показана коректність шляху їх отримання. За альтернативою Фредгольма доведено, що фізичний зміст мають тільки хвильові функції, відповідні неоднорідним рівнянням. Для знаходження хвильової функції з інтегральних рівнянь шляхом ітерації запропонована сферично симетрична форма вільних доданків, яка неявним чином враховує спін частинок системи.
Висновки. Запропонований метод знаходження хвильової функції системи частинок є перспективним, оскільки Ітераційні ряди для багатьох типів потенціальної енергії взаємодії будуть збіжними, внаслідок того, що запропоноване інтегральне рівняння відноситься до рівнянь типу Вольтерра. Слід зауважити, що запропонована форма вільних доданків не є єдино можливою формою. При моделюванні систем частинок різного типу вільні доданки повинні відображати характерні риси системи.
NEUTROSOPHIC ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
Authors: Voskoglou Michael Gr.
Published: May 2023

Formulation of the problem. Assessment is an important component of the teaching process, because it helps the instructor to determine the student mistakes and to improve their performance by adapting suitably his/her teaching methods. In this work we investigate the problem of evaluating the student overall performance, when the teacher is not sure about the accuracy of the grades assigned to them. This happens, either because the teacher had not enough time to assess properly the students’ mathematical skills, or because, in case of a written examination/test, some students did not present clearly or did not justified properly their answers.

Materials and methods. Fuzzy assessment methods using neutrosophic sets and grey numbers, as well as the calculation of the Grade Point Average (GPA) index are used in this work for the assessment of a student class mean performance, quality performance, and overall performance when the teacher has doubts about the grades assigned to some students.

Results. The paper focuses on a classroom application designed for the assessment, with qualitative (linguistic) grades, of mathematical skills of the engineering students of two Departments of the School of Engineering of the Graduate Technological Educational Institute (TEI) of Western Greece (University of Peloponnese) being at their first term of studies. The instructor was the same person for both Departments. The teaching methodology for the first Department (experimental group) involved a combined use of computers and classroom lectures, whereas for the second Department (control group) involved only lectures in the classical way on the board.

Conclusions. The use of neutrosophic sets provides a useful tool for evaluating the student overall performance when the teacher has doubts about the accuracy of the grades assigned to them. The outcomes of the classroom application demonstrated a superiority of the experimental group. This superiority, however, was significant with respect to its mean and overall performance (neutrosophic assessment), but rather negligible with respect to its quality performance. This gives a strong indication that the use of computers in the teaching process helps more the mediocre and weak students and not so much the good students.
ЩОДО РОЗРОБКИ ФАКУЛЬТАТИВНОГО КУРСУ З ЕЛЕМЕНТІВ ТЕОРІЇ ДИФЕРЕНЦІАЛЬНИХ РІВНЯНЬ ДЛЯ УЧНІВ ЗАКЛАДІВ ЗАГАЛЬНОЇ СЕРЕДНЬОЇ ОСВІТИ
Authors: Петренко Олена , Чепок Ольга
Published: May 2023

Формулювання проблеми. За умов сьогодення володіння основами теорії диференціальних рівнянь представляється наполегливою вимогою до сучасної природничо-математичної та економічної вищої освіти. У той же час знайомство навіть з елементами відповідної теорії не передбачено неявними програмами курсів математики закладів загальної середньої освіти. При цьому в курсах фізики з інтегруванням диференціальних рівнянь учні, фактично, зустрічаються вже у дев’ятому класі, під час опанування властивостей рівноприскореного руху та радіоактивного розпаду, відповідні формули учням пропонуються без жодних обґрунтувань. Подібна ситуація аж ніяк не сприяє розвитку логічного та критичного мислення учнів, суперечить концепції впровадження у навчальний процес на рівні середньої освіти елементів дослідницького навчання. Розумним тимчасовим кроком до вирішення існуючої проблеми може стати впровадження для учнів старших класів закладів загальної середньої освіти факультативного курсу з теорії диференціальних рівнянь.
Матеріали і методи. Дослідження базується на порівняльному  аналізі програм і підручників  з математики та фізики для учнів  9, 10 і 11 класів закладів загальної середньої освіти  щодо їх узгодженості стосовно явного чи неявного використання поняття про  диференціальне рівняння та його розв’язок. При цьому проводяться міркування як індуктивного, так і дедуктивного характеру.
Результати. Представлено змістове наповнення запропонованого факультативного курсу для учнів 10-11 класів та методичні рекомендації щодо його впровадження у навчальний процес.
Висновки. Представлені матеріали не передбачають наявності у учнів занадто глибоких знань з відповідних розділів математичного аналізу, для учнів 10-11 класів вони є цілком доступними. Водночас, їх змістове наповнення безумовно буде  корисним як для  усвідомлення учнями наявності глибинних зв’язків між математикою та фізикою, так  і  з пропедевтичної точки зору,  маючи на увазі їх подальше навчання на наступному рівні освіти.
Differential expression of MYL9 in cancer of the cervix.
Authors: Mamoor Shahan
Published: May 2023

Almost all cervical cancers are caused by infection with high-risk human papillomaviruses (HPVs) (1-3); the transcriptional features that distinguish the gene expression programs of HPV-induced cancers from that of cancers resulting from non-viral abrogation of tumor suppression remain incompletely defined. We mined published and public microarray datasets (4, 5) to determine in an unbiased fashion and at the level of the transcriptome genes most differentially expressed in the primary tumors of patients with the most common type of cervical cancer, cervical squamous cell carcinoma. We found significant differential expression of the gene encoding myosin light chain 9, MYL9, when comparing tumor tissue from the human cervix to the tissue of origin. MYL9 mRNA was present at significantly lower quantities in tumors of the cervix as compared to normal tissues from the cervix. Analysis of human survival data revealed that expression of MYL9 in tumors of the cervix was correlated with recurrence-free survival in patients with cervical cancer. MYL9 expression changes may be important for the initiation or progression of cancer of the cervix in humans.
SMART-LD: A tool for critically appraising risk of bias and reporting quality in longitudinal resistance training interventions
Authors: Schoenfeld Brad Jon , Androulakis-Korakakis Patroklos , Coleman Max , Burke Ryan , Piñero Alec
Published: May 2023

This document overviews the items included in the SMART-LD scale and explains the grading criteria for each item. One point is awarded for questions that receive an answer of “yes”; zero points are awarded for questions that receive an answer of “no”.
Turnitin: Optimization model of electrification ratio using solar photovoltaic: case study in Kupang Regency
Authors: Sinaga Rusman
Published: May 2023

The Electrification ratio in Indonesia is 89.10%, which means there are 7, 245,728 of 66, 489,400 households don’t have access to Electrical Energy Sources (EES). Kupang Regency is one of the Regency in Indonesia which has a low electrification ratio. 29,542 of 78,109 households haven't access to EES spread over 29 villages (electrification ratio of 62%). Solar Photovoltaic in Kupang Regency 5 MWp capacity has been operating but directly connected (On-Grid) to the State Electricity Company (PLN), it is not able to help rural communities that are difficulties to reach due to its geographical conditions. The aim of this research was design the electrification ratio optimization model with the consideration of CO2 emission reduction using Solar Photovoltaic. The method of research using dynamic modeling approach. The result of the research shows that electrification ratio can be achieved optimum estimated in 2020-2021 if the addition of capable power each year 4,000 kW. The addition of capable power 2,000 kW/year, can reach the optimum electrification ratio in 2023-2024 and if the addition of capable power is only 1,000 kW/year, the optimum electrification ratio can be achieved in 2030-2031. Diversification of DPG into Solar PV can reduce CO2 emissions by 98.8%.
La significación de la rapidez de anticipación de movimientos en el Taekwondo.
Authors: Martínez Carlos Andrés Pedroso , Leyva Jose Angel Delgado , Alonso José Rodolfo López
Published: May 2023

La investigación va dirigida a solucionar deficiencias en el tratamiento a las formas y métodos en el proceso del entrenamiento del Taekwondo, con una metodología que tributa a la preparación integral del deportista. La metodología llevada a cabo logró solucionar los problemas de fondo de la planificación de forma y métodos de entrenamiento. Esta fue una manera teórica para favorecer un proceso coherente que ayudara al rendimiento del Taekwondo. Las subdirecciones determinantes también se tuvieron en cuenta como la capacidad física, cognitiva y motivacional. Esto permitió una mejor sinergia entre el competidor y el entrenador, desarrollando un sistema comunicativo e interactivo único para satisfacer las necesidades del atleta. Recientemente se realizó un examen observacional para evaluar el proceso de entrenamiento de rapidez en Taekwondo de los competidores juveniles de Las Tunas. Los datos se recopilaron desde 2017 hasta 2022 y el estudio identificó que hay deficiencias en el entrenamiento. El elemento práctico es el medio de alcanzar la rapidez. Para lograr esto, se desarrolló un sistema que integra respuestas técnicas y tácticas para ayudar a los atletas a desarrollar una mejor cualidad resultante. Esta metodología es útil para los entrenadores, directivos y atletas, ya que proporciona herramientas científicas y metodológicas.
Kajian Jurnal-Jurnal Ekonomi dan Sosial dalam Bisnis dengan metode Chat GPT (AI)
Authors: Alexander
Published: May 2023

Artikel yang dibuat oleh penulis dalam rentang waktu kurang lebih 1 bulan, berhubungan dengan teknologi yang telah berkembang sangat pesat dari awal kemunculannya hingga sekarang, termasuk dengan salah satu inovasi di dunia yaitu Artificial Intelligence (AI), yang mana salah satu produk dari hasil AI tersebut adalah ChatGPT yang dikembangkan oleh OpenAi untuk dapat berinteraksi dan membantu manusia. Salah satunya adalah penulis yang menggunakan AI ini untuk dijadikan metode dalam pengerjaan artikel dalam jangka waktu satu bulan, dimana penulis membandingkan total delapan jurnal untuk menyelesaikan artikel ini. Penulis merasa sangat terbantu dalam mengerjakan dan meninjau keseluruhan jurnal utama penulis milik Aluisius Hery Pratono, S.E., MDM., Ph.D beserta 2 penulis lainnya. Artikel ini telah dibuat oleh penulis dengan tujuan untuk meneliti jurnal-jurnal ekonomi milik Hery Pratono sekaligus untuk mendapatkan pengetahuan yang baru dan menggunakan metode terbarukan untuk menyelesaikannya, pengalaman penulis melakukan analisis dan penulisan menggunakan ChatGPT sebagai metode untuk menganalisa lebih dalam terkait jurnal-jurnal yang telah dipilih sangatlah membantu, menggunakan AI penulis mampu untuk mengetahui isi dan lingkup dari jurnal tersebut kurang dari 10 menit saja. Dengan begitu penulis sadar bahwa ChatGPT sangatlah membantu dalam menyediakan informasi-informasi tambahan yang mendukung isi jurnal penelitian, tentunya dengan biaya yang minim dan waktu yang efisien pula. Artikel ini akan berisikan hasil dari kajian atas jurnal-jurnal ekonomi dan sosial tentang faktor-faktor seperti strategi inovasi, crowdfunding, variabel internal dan eksternal yang berpengaruh pada kemampuan jangka panjang perusahaan, Competitive Advantage pada perusahaan, dan masih banyak lagi.
The Hemisphere-specific Processing Linking Visual Perception to Cognition
Authors: Holcombe Alex O.
Published: May 2023

How does cognition engage with the visual world? I make the case that multiple object tracking tasks isolate an object selection process that also applies to unmoving objects. Among other characteristics, the hemisphere specificity of object selection sets it apart from cognitive processing. Tracking is blind in that cognition generally does not know which tracked object is which. Contrary to a recent suggestion, this means that trackers do not function as the labeled pointers thought to be necessary to comprehend language or compute certain spatial relations. Instead, tracking has more in common with stimulus-driven attention, saliency, and featural attention.
Is Personality Pathology Egosyntonic? Self- and Meta-Perception of Maladaptive Personality Traits
Authors: Sharpe Brinkley M. , Sleep Chelsea , CARTER NATHAN T , Lynam Donald , Miller Josh
Published: May 2023

Research has challenged the assumption that personality pathology is “egoysyntonic” or perceived favorably and consistent with one’s self-image. The present study employed a community sample (n = 401) to examine relations between self-rated maladaptive personality and liking of maladaptive traits in self and others as well as meta-perception of personality pathology (i.e., how likable participants believe others find maladaptive traits). In general, individuals with higher self-rated maladaptive traits provided higher ratings of the likability of these traits in themselves and others. However, as hypothesized, comparison of liking ratings for high scorers and the rest of the sample revealed that individuals who score highly on most pathological personality traits do not “like” these traits (or rate others as “liking” them) but simply dislike them less. Results support a dimensional view of egosyntonicity.
Conversational Agents and Psychiatric Semiology v3.0
Authors: Palaniyappan Lena
Published: May 2023

Psychiatric semiology has not changed much over the years despite its muddled existence. There is a distinct opportunity here emerging from the rise of conversational AI agents. I argue that, in contrast to the general expectations placed on these chatbots, to be useful as semiotic tools in psychiatry, they need to be less human-like.
Revisiting the bounded generalized reciprocity model: Ingroup favoritism and concerns about negative evaluation
Authors: Horita Yutaka , Hamada Shun
Published: May 2023

The bounded generalized reciprocity (BGR) model, grounded in reputation management, predicts that the motivation underlying ingroup favoritism (favoring one’s own group over other groups) is driven by avoiding a negative reputation within one’s own group. This research conducted two economic games with minimal groups in which reputational concerns (partners’ knowledge of participants’ group membership) were manipulated. We aimed to verify the replicability of the experimental results in support of the BGR model. A study (N = 394) using a dictator game (in which participants unilaterally determined their partners’ payoffs) indicated the following: (1) participants were more likely to behave cooperatively with ingroup partners than with outgroup partners, regardless of whether their partners knew the participants’ group membership; and (2) individual differences in fear of negative evaluation by others were not associated with cooperation toward the ingroup. Similar results were found in another study (N = 429) using a prisoner’s dilemma game (in which participants’ payoffs were determined by their partners). However, while sharing knowledge about group membership facilitated cooperation with the outgroup in the dictator game, no such tendency was observed in the prisoner’s dilemma game. These findings suggest that concerns about a bad reputation may not play a relatively important role in ingroup favoritism, and that generosity toward outgroup members is influenced by the presence or absence of interdependence (i.e., whether the partner’s behavior affects the participant’s payoffs). This research proposes a reconsideration of the motivations behind cooperation within or between groups.
The apologizer’s dilemma: Two-sided transgressions introduce concerns about relative blame
Authors: Chaudhry Shereen Jehan , Burdea Valeria
Published: May 2023

Existing research on interpersonal reconciliation often overlooks a critical reality: Most unresolved conflicts that people recall involve two-sided transgressions, where both parties share some blame. We propose that two-sidedness creates unique barriers to reconciliation due to a novel informational motive: Individuals seek to not only acknowledge “what” they are to blame for (absolute blame) but also establish a joint understanding about “how much” they are to blame (relative blame) in a way that comports with their own beliefs. Moreover, they expect pragmatic aspects of conversations—namely, number and order of apologies—to impact this shared understanding: Two apologies imply shared blame, whereas one does not; and the first apologizer looks more guilty than the second one. As a result, beliefs about relative blame shape preferences over apology exchanges (Studies 1 and 2) and contribute to coordination challenges in amends-making, which we highlight using a game theoretic framework. For example, two-sidedness makes apologizing first a risky choice. Therefore, a major barrier to reconciliation in real conflicts is fear that the other person will not acknowledge their part in the conflict (Study 3). In behavioral experiments with live interactions, we find that, holding constant what a person did wrong, perceiving the situation as two-sided (vs. one-sided) reduces the likelihood of initiating an apology (Study 4); however, the more blameworthy party is more willing (than the less blameworthy party) to take the risk, since they prefer to apologize first (Study 5). We discuss additional predictions and extensions.
LEGISLACIÓN Y SALUD EN AMÉRICA LATINA
Authors: Mocletón Mayrú , Arráiz Elena
Published: May 2023

La legislación representa uno de los grandes caminos de la humanidad hacia la civilización, promotora del desarrollo de las sociedades y herramienta fundamental para orientar la política pública (1). El Estado encuentra en la legislación el conjunto de preceptos para el desarrollo de su actividad y la consecución de sus fines, siendo necesaria la efectiva participación de los diferentes actores sociales en la ejecución y control de las políticas públicas diseñadas para solucionar un problema o responder a las demandas de la población.

En líneas generales, el derecho a la salud universalmente reconocido comprende el acceso oportuno, aceptable y asequible de las personas a servicios de atención sanitaria de calidad suficiente, e impone al Estado la obligación de garantizar condiciones mínimas de salud pública a la sociedad. En efecto, el Estado a través de la legislación se convierte en garante del ejercicio de este derecho humano, mediante la creación de instrumentos normativos que orienten políticas públicas adecuadas, capaces de equilibrar los intereses contrapuestos y alcanzar la equitativa con justa inclusión de las personas al acceso a la salud.

Asimismo, el derecho a la salud es una institución jurídica basada en nociones constitucionales como derecho fundamental amparado por legislación supranacional y tratados internacionales, dentro de los cuales, los países latinoamericanos se encuentran suscritos desde hace más de cinco lustros. La garantía del derecho a la salud, con fundamento en las cartas magnas de países suramericanos, cuenta con la articulación y el carácter tuitivo de los Estados en el marco de la justicia distributiva, la naturaleza del bien jurídico es asociado al concepto del bien común, construido con objetivos sociales colectivos perseguidos por las sociedades, cuyo propósito es adaptarse a las necesidades cambiantes en cada contexto situacional (2).

En virtud de lo anterior, corresponde al Estado la facultad normativa de regular el cumplimiento del mandato constitucional de garantizar el derecho a la salud mediante la adecuación de su ordenamiento jurídico a las nuevas exigencias de la sociedad, ajustando sus políticas públicas hacia la protección de los más desprotegidos. Esta tarea representa un gran desafío, pues alrededor del bien jurídico tutelado se encuentran valores inherentes a la dignidad humana que reclaman su reconocimiento.
RETRACTED: ALLOCATION OF HYBRID COMPOSITE MATERIALS IN FRICTION DISC CLUTCHES
Authors: M. Naemah Iman , T. Faris Saad , N. Abed Khuder
Published: May 2023

Retraction
This article has been retracted according to the decision made by members of the editorial board of the Journal of Engineering and Sustainable Development due to misconduct and infraction of publication ethics. After an inclusive review, specialist editors have found that the authors of this article have violated the following two points of publication ethics:

Test results are fabricated;
The findings have previously been published elsewhere without proper credit to previous sources (authors).
RAYLEIGH FADING CHANNEL ESTIMATION BASED ON GENERALIZED REGRESSION NEURAL NETWORK
Authors: Ahmed Hussien Emad , Abdulkareem Ghanim
Published: May 2023

With the rapid development of wireless communication, 5G is gradually growing into a large-scale basic Internet that supports various industries in the whole society. The substantial expansion of its service scope poses many challenges for the underlying technology, especially for the crucial component of the physical Layer-Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM). Recently, Neural Networks (NNs) have attracted extensive attention due to their excellent performance in computing vision and natural language processing. Its strong universality also provides new development space for traditional communications. This manuscript conducts an in-depth study on channel estimation for OFDM systems and explores the possible application of a Generalized Regression Neural Network (GRNN) to estimate the Channel Impulse Response (CIR) attenuated by AWGN and Rayleigh fading system. Moreover, three traditional channel estimation algorithms, i.e., LS, MMSE, and LMMSE, are derived by mathematics. In addition, this thesis illustrates several typical neural networks in detail, including their internal structure, parameter updating process, and related optimization algorithms.
Chinese Contemplations on Utopian and Dystopian Democratic Governance
Authors: Noesselt Nele
Published: May 2023

This article addresses the Chinese debates on utopian and dystopian modes of democracy. It opens the black box of the one-party state and delves below the surface of the People's Republic of China's official statements on “democracy” (e.g., “people's democracy,” “democratic centralism”) by focusing on the often-overlooked “democracy” contemplations within the highly fragmented Chinese academic communities. These reflections indirectly respond to the debates and governance practices in other world regions—with the US being referred to as the main “mirror” image. The article mainly focuses on the first two office terms of Xi Jinping. Developments since this re-appointment as head of the Chinese party-state in 2022 (and 2023), however, indicate that the “democracy” frame continues to serve as core element of the Chinese role-identity narratives.
FRED Jr stent for acute flow diversion in ruptured cerebral aneurysms arising from small-caliber vessels: a clinical case series
Authors: Doron Omer , McLellan Rachel , Vranic Justin E. , Regenhardt Robert W. , Stapleton Christopher J. , Patel Aman B.
Published: May 2023

OBJECTIVE

Treatment of ruptured aneurysms arising from small-caliber (< 2.5 mm) or distal vessels beyond the circle of Willis is considered challenging with all treatment modalities. Recently, the Flow Re-Direction Endoluminal Device Junior (FRED Jr) stent, designed for flow diversion in small arteries, was approved in the United States for the treatment of nonruptured aneurysms. Here, the authors report their experience using this device in the setting of subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH).

METHODS

Clinical and radiological records of patients sustaining SAH treated with a FRED Jr stent between June 2020 and October 2022 were reviewed. Treatment course, including antiplatelet therapy, external ventricular drain (EVD) management, and vasospasm, and clinical outcomes were analyzed. Angiographic results were assessed according to the O’Kelly-Marotta (OKM) grading scale.

RESULTS

Nine patients at a median age of 62 (range 27–75) years were included. The median Hunt and Hess grade was II (IQR I) and the median modified Fisher grade was 4 (IQR 1). Aneurysm morphology types included saccular (6 patients), blister (1 patient), and dissecting (2 patients), and the aneurysms were located at the anterior communicating artery complex (n = 3) at the A2/A3 (n = 3), M2/M3 (n = 1), V4 (n = 1), and P2 (n = 1) arterial segments. All stents were deployed successfully with no intraprocedural complications. Postoperatively, no rebleeding events were encountered. Vasospasm therapy was initiated in 6 patients, and no symptomatic EVD-related hematomas were observed. Postoperative ischemic events were encountered in 2 patients. The median 3-month modified Rankin Scale score was 2 (IQR 1) for the 7 surviving patients, and 3-month radiographic follow-up revealed OKM grade D in 4 of 7 patients.

CONCLUSIONS

Flow diversion using the FRED Jr stent is feasible as a potential treatment strategy for acutely ruptured aneurysms arising from small-caliber vessels. The complication profile reported in this series is comparable to those of historical microsurgical cohorts, and effective protection was conferred by this treatment modality. Therefore, our small cohort provides a glimpse into a new tool for successfully achieving acute flow diversion for this subset of difficult-to-treat aneurysms.
The first decade of flow diversion for intracranial aneurysms with the Pipeline embolization device
Authors: Monteiro Andre , Lim Jaims , Siddiqi Manhal , Donnelly Brianna M. , Khawar Wasiq , Baig Ammad , Turner Ryan C. , Bouslama Mehdi , Raygor Kunal P. , Lai Pui Man Rosalind , Housley Steven B. , Davies Jason M. , Snyder Kenneth V. , Siddiqui Adnan H. , Levy Elad I.
Published: May 2023

OBJECTIVE

Flow diverter devices have revolutionized the treatment of intracranial aneurysms (IAs) since their approval in 2011 and have continued to evolve. The devices have been widely adopted across institutions and centers over the past decade; however, long-term follow-up after treatment with the Pipeline embolization device (PED) is not well described in the literature. The authors’ institution was among the first to begin using PEDs, allowing them to report their series of patients treated with flow diverters ≥ 10 years ago. In this study, the authors aimed to evaluate the long-term angiographic and clinical outcomes of these patients and review lessons learned along the way.

METHODS

The authors performed a retrospective review of their institution’s IA database from January 2007 to July 2012. All patients with IAs treated with a PED prior to July 2012 were included. Clinical and angiographic characteristics were extracted. Available angiographic follow-up at 1, 3, 5, and 10 years was reported.

RESULTS

A total of 83 patients with 92 aneurysms treated with a PED ≥ 10 years ago were identified and included in the study. The mean aneurysm dome diameter was 9.2 (SD 5.7) mm, the mean aneurysm height was 10.4 (SD 6.8) mm, and the mean neck width was 4.1 (SD 2.4) mm. Only 1 (1.1%) aneurysm was ruptured at presentation. Eight (8.7%) aneurysms were recurrences of previous treatment modalities. The morphology was saccular in 77 (83.7%) aneurysms, fusiform in 14 (15.2%), and blister-like in 1 (1.1%). Among saccular aneurysms, 60 (77.9%) were wide-necked. Seventy-five (81.5%) aneurysms were in the internal carotid artery, 12 (13.0%) were vertebrobasilar, 3 (3.3%) were in the middle cerebral artery, and 2 (2.2%) were in the posterior cerebral artery. Angiographic follow-up at 1, 3, 5, and 10 years was available for 75, 59, 50, and 15 patients, respectively. The complete occlusion rates at 1, 3, 5, and 10 years were 94.7%, 96.6%, 96.0%, and 100%, respectively. The retreatment rates at 1, 3, 5, and 10 years were 8.0%, 6.8%, 8.0%, and 6.7%, respectively.

CONCLUSIONS

The authors provide their single-institution series of IA patients treated with a PED ≥ 10 years ago, with the first report of 10-year follow-up for the available patients.
Efficacy and safety of flow diverter combined with coil embolization and evidence-based antithrombotic regimen in the treatment of ruptured aneurysms
Authors: Chen Zhen , Gong Wentao , You Wei , Xu Haowen , Li Dongdong , Liu Chao , Li Youxiang , Guan Sheng
Published: May 2023

OBJECTIVE

The use of a flow diverter (FD) in the treatment of ruptured aneurysms is limited due to the increased risk of perioperative ischemia and hemorrhagic complications. Adjunctive coil embolization and an evidence-based antithrombotic regimen may improve therapeutic safety, although evidence from relevant clinical research is limited. The authors’ aim was to further assess the perioperative safety and long-term efficacy of this strategy.

METHODS

Data on patients with FD insertion and coil embolization were collected retrospectively at two centers. The perioperative antithrombotic regimen consists of intraoperative tirofiban and continues for 24 hours postoperatively, with the initiation of an orally administered dual-antiplatelet regimen 4 hours prior to tirofiban cessation, rather than purposeful preoperative antiplatelet therapy. Perioperative cerebral ischemia and hemorrhagic complications and long-term aneurysm occlusion rates were recorded to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the procedure, respectively.

RESULTS

In total, 67 cases were screened and 41 cases were ultimately included in this study. A total of 2 cases (4.9%) of perioperative cerebral hemorrhagic events occurred, 1 of which (2.4%) was attributable to rerupture of the aneurysm. Cerebral ischemic events were reported in 3 patients, including 1 with cortical thromboembolism and 2 with perforator occlusion of the basilar artery. A median 8-month follow-up was attained in 25 patients (61.0%), with a 92% complete or near-complete occlusion rate.

CONCLUSIONS

FD insertion combined with coil embolization is a potentially safe and effective therapeutic strategy for ruptured aneurysms when accompanied with perioperative evidence-based antithrombotic therapy.
Linguistic studies of computer-mediated communication
Authors: Khazova Anastasiya
Published: May 2023

The article presents an overview of the work of Russian and foreign authors concerning the phenomenon of computer-mediated communication in linguistic perspective. We describe the features of the digital communication channel that can infl uence different levels of language, with special attention to the studies focusing on vocabulary, morphology, syntax, and punctuation of texts generated during Internet communication. We consider specific quantitative studies of these levels of language and note the special lability of the lexical level. We also demonstrate the mixed nature of borrowing morphological, syntactic, and punctuation features from spoken and written language and highlight the role of the linguistic economy principle at each level. The paper gives a detailed description of the corpus studies by I. Karpov and A. Bodomo, and also draws on the material from the Russian National Corpus. In addition, the works dealing with the issues of speech patterns of communication and code-switching are described. Further, we address the problem of inheritance of features of spoken and written language by computer-mediated communication: we show how many elements are borrowed and transformed at different levels and explain which extralinguistic factors can influence those changes. Special attention is paid to such constructions as well-wishes and appeals, as well as their functioning in various Internet spaces (e-mail, messengers, social media, forums). The final part of the article summarizes the results, concludes about the intermediate position of computer-mediated communication between oral and written communication, and discusses the prospects for studying Internet communication using quantitative methods.
Ossetic verbal paradigms in a cross-linguistic perspective
Authors: Vydrin Arsenij
Published: May 2023

The article discusses Ossetic verbal paradigms. Ossetic data is compared with the data of other New Iranian languages (both East and West Iranian). The study is based on the synchronic approach. Ossetic verb has a number of features atypical of other New Iranian languages — in particular, morphological Future, Impersonal, morphological transitivity, and special forms for the third person Imperative. The person-number endings play a key role in the formation of the tense and mood forms in Ossetic. On the contrary, in other New Iranian languages, verbal roots or special affixes perform the main function in the building of tense and mood forms, while the person-number endings rarely convey any other meanings besides person and number. Ossetic lacks some of the categories and grammatical features typical of New Iranian languages (Perfect and Pluperfect, aspectual forms, analytical or complex forms). This study contributes not only to the grammar of Ossetic, but also to the typology of verbal categories of New Iranian languages.
Long Term Neuroprotective Effects of Human Adipose-Derived Stem Cells in Neonatal Rats Post Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy
Authors: February Melissa , N. Tulenko Thomas , Weinberger Barry , Kushnir Alla
Published: May 2023

Background: Hypoxemic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the neonatal population. Recent research has shown human adipose stem cells (hASCs) to have neuroprotective effects in animal models of HIE. This study tested the hypothesis that neurodevelopmental outcomes would be improved using hASC therapy in term neonatal HIE rat model.

Methods: Seven day old rats underwent left carotid artery ligation followed by 8% oxygen for 120 minutes, or carotid isolation in shams. Forty-eight hours after surgery half of the rats received hASCs and half normal saline (NS) intravenously. Rota-rod and cylinder tests were used to assess skill learning, balance, coordination, and symmetry of limb use at 2, 4 and 6 weeks of life.

Results: HIE rats treated with hASCs traveled further on Rota-rod (p=0.03) when compared to HIE with NS groups. Those in the HIE-hASC group had significant improvement in the usage of the affected limb at week 6 (p=0.03) compared to those with HIE and NS. Rats receiving hASCs post HIE had less cortical atrophy compared to those with HIE and NS.

Conclusions: Rats with HIE treated with hASCs showed improvement in long-term neurodevelopmental aspects and decreased cortical atrophy compared to HIE control group.
Brain Patterns Shaping Embodied Activities of Their Bodily Limbs in Perception and Cognition
Authors: Sá Pereira Roberto Horácio , de Souza Filho Sérgio Farias , Barcellos Victor Machado
Published: May 2023

This essay aims to expose the metaphysical underpinnings of enactivism. While enactivism relies heavily on rejecting the traditional mind-body problem by excluding the familiar thought experiments that favor phenomenal dualism, the crucial point that is overlooked is instead the brain-body problem, specifically the crucial interaction between the brain and the bodily limbs in their embodied activities of perception and cognition. If enactivism is correct, differences in sensory experience necessarily entail differences in embodied activity—this is the metaphysical core of enactivism, which we think is entirely wrong. We will argue that a physical or biological body ("Körper") is configured or shaped into a perceptually living body ("Leib") by brain patterns and not by embodied activity or by the so-called sensorimotor contingencies. Undoubtedly, embodied actions influence sensory perception. However, since variations in embodied actions do not necessarily lead to variations in sensory experience, they are not metaphysically constitutive of these experiences (supervenience claim).
Corpus Christianum Curriculum in Academic, Humanist, Social, and Technological Reconstruction in Christian Theological Education Towards a Global Society in Indonesia
Authors: Harianto GP
Published: May 2023

Globalization brings problems. Lecturers (educators) specializing in one discipline experience difficulty adapting to global civilization. It is even found that Christian Theological Education in Indonesia is still being prepared to face globalization, so many Christian Theological Education live in a stagnant position. Many Christian Higher education need help with quality, management, and facilities. This study answers the question: How is the Corpus Christianum Curriculum based on Academic, Humanist, Social, and Technological Reconstruction in Christian Theological Education Towards a Global Society in Indonesia? This literature study research using a descriptive analysis approach produces (1) the values ​​of Corpus Christianum: the Church as the Body of Christ, unity with Christ as the Head of the Church, and unity with fellow believers. (2) The "Corpus Christianum" curriculum based on academic, humanist, social reconstruction, and technology can address global problems in Indonesia's Christian Theological Education. (3) The "Corpus Christianum" curriculum applied to Indonesian Christian Theological Education can develop cognitive processes in teaching and learning between lecturers and students. Researchers recommend that lecturers (doctors of education) and Christian Higher Education must develop a Corpus Christianum curriculum, which moves from understanding a specialization in a field of science to various sciences in response to the global needs of the Christian community.
COMMUNITY BASED TOURISM AND TRADITIONAL PRACTICES
Authors: Isaza Valencia Carlos Alberto , Cavalcanti de Miranda George Emmanuel , Da Nóbrega Chaves Gislaine
Published: May 2023

Human beings depend on nature's resources to ensure their well-being and even to survive. The correct management of natural resources allows all people to have access to these goods of nature, in this way the theme of Ecosystem Services (ES) was developed, seeking to realize an appreciation of the benefits that human beings extract from nature. During this work, a participatory map was built together with the local community, pointing to ES in a Conservation Unit (UC). This CU, located in the northeast of Brazil, is home to several traditional and indigenous communities of fishermen who live in close connection with nature and traditional knowledge inherited by generations, it is home to fragments of the Atlantic Forest, a rich expanse of mangroves, the estuary of the Mamanguape River and beaches suitable for leisure. Among the methods and techniques used, we found tools such as observation, interviews, questionnaires and a manual participatory mapping with an intensive focus on the local community, this information was complemented with interviews with policy managers and a questionnaire addressed to tourists. The results identified that policy managers, tourists and the community cite different ES as the main ones, however, the main ES that support both the community's livelihood and tourist activities, the interactions between the provision ES with the cultural ES, as well as point to the loss of ES supply due to anthropic activities outside the traditional community. In conclusion, we highlight the importance that ES obtained from the estuary represent for the community and the role of traditional knowledge for the conservation of ES. Greater participation of public bodies is needed both to supervise and to carry out participatory planning that involves the three spheres of government and guarantees the well-being of communities.
INVASION OF THE THIARID SNAIL Melanoides tuberculata (MOLLUSCA) IN A CONSERVATION AREA OF THE SEMIARID REGION OF BRAZIL
Authors: Lima Silvio Felipe Barbosa , Abreu Evandro , Prata Jéssica , Miyahira Igor , Brito Marcelo , Souza J. Weverton S. , Silva João
Published: May 2023

This paper records the invasive gastropod Melanoides tuberculata in a limnetic ecosystem located in integral protection area in the semiarid region of the state of Paraíba in northeast Brazil. Live individuals were collected and photographed along shallow margins of the Piranhas Reservoir associated with different types of substrates. Photographic quadrants were used to calculate the number of living individuals and empty shells on different substrates. Individuals of M. tuberculata were found at five sampling sites in the littoral zone on different types of substrates with densities ranging of 13 ind.(m2)-1 to 22 ind.(m2)-1. The average density of individuals was: 18 ind.(m2)-1 on thin sediment, 15 ind.(m2)-1 on gravel and 20 ind.(m2)-1 on rocks. Empty shells were extremely abundant in the terrestrial zone of the reservoir. We did not observe native species of freshwater molluscs in the marginal areas of the reservoir in which the specimens of M. tuberculata were found. Knowledge about the distribution, establishment and impact caused of M. tuberculata in limnetic ecosystems of the Brazilian semi-arid region needs to be better studied in order to ascertain the degree of impact on native species and environmental modifications that reflect negatively on ecosystems.