bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Estimation of the price and income elasticities of residential electricity demand in Indonesia using household-level data
Authors: Nainggolan Jonathan
Published: March 2023

This paper presents household-level econometric estimates of the income and price elasticities of residential electricity demand for Indonesia. Using annual household survey panel data of SUSENAS from 2011 to 2013, the estimation controls for household characteristics that significantly affect electricity consumption, such as demographic aspects, house size, and ownership of home appliances. The empirical results show that in Indonesia, the residential electricity is price- and income-inelastic, with price and income elasticities of -0.88 and 0.3, respectively. Urban residents use more electricity than their rural counterparts. Responding to the growing economy, the government should prepare a greater electricity capacity or induce a higher tariff to promote electricity savings.
Ulam–Hyers stability and exponentially dichotomic equations in Banach spaces
Authors: Buică Adriana
Published: March 2023

For finite-dimensional linear differential systems with bounded coefficients, we prove that their exponential dichotomy on

R

is equivalent to their Ulam–Hyers stability on

R

with uniqueness. We also consider abstract non-autonomous evolution equations which are exponentially bounded and exponentially dichotomic and prove that Ulam–Hyers stability with uniqueness is maintained when perturbing them with a nonlinear term having a sufficiently small Lipschitz constant.
The role of higher education in the economic and social development of the Afghanistan
Authors: Saqib Naqibullah , Toheedmal Shahzada
Published: March 2023

Man is a social creature who has all kinds of needs in society and one of the most important of these needs is economic and social needs. Economic and social growth is not expensive and may be impossible without higher education; Because higher education is necessary for the growth of higher education sectors, so that both sectors are properly, necessary, and legitimately developed. It is important that for the all-round development of a country, production, agriculture, livestock, technology, increase in exports and decrease in imports, employment, especially for the economic and social growth of the country and its people, research is of special and interesting importance. The most important problem is the economic and social growth of the country, which is necessary for the all-round development and effective growth of a country, which often requires such growth to be expensive, long-term, and require more material and spiritual resources. It eases this problem and makes the development of these sectors very easy and profitable with few possibilities. In carrying out this type of research, they have used library and field methods and historical, descriptive, analytical, and comparative methods. As a result, I can say that by conducting this research, it has been proven that the research plays a very valuable, useful, fundamental, and important role in the development of the dear country of Afghanistan, especially in the economic and social development. The country and the country are benefiting, and the country is developing and growing day by day.
Trends in the synthesis and application of some reactive dyes: A review
Authors: Patel Manoj J , Tandel R C , Sonera Srujal A , Bairwa Sagar K
Published: March 2023

From last 25 years that many researchers have developed the novel reactive dyes with modification in structure of reactive dyes. In the present review paper concentrated development of reactive dyes. The review paper is focused on the highlight such dyes have having excellent dyeing properties and wet-fastness properties. This review paper express the monstrous impression of reactive dyes on the textiles coloration industry. Particularized details are given regarding evolution in the chemistry of reactive structure systems. It is additionally mentioned pointed out that advance research is mandatory to enhance dye fixation and wet-fastness properties. Reactive dyes have been used for the past hundred years for dyeing of cellulosic fabrics. A reactive dye has a chromophore, which is a group or an atom that is responsible for the dye’s colour. It has a component which reacts with the fabric or substrate. They have excellent fastness features due to the presence of covalent bonds that takes place during dyeing. The dyeing industry is dominated by the parties who can create dyes having excellent dyeing efficiency, stable, can be resistant to chemical actions and be affordable. In this review on development of synthesis reactive dyes has been provided. This review paper concentrated on research of reactive groups type.
Patients With Compensated Hepatitis B Virus-Related Cirrhosis and Low-Level Viremia: Treat or Not to Treat?
Authors: Ghany Marc G. , Saraswat Vivek A.
Published: March 2023

Patients with hepatitis B virus-related cirrhosis and low-level viremia represent a special group that might benefit from treatment because of their higher risk of complications. Evidence for the benefit of treatment in this population is lacking. The current study, which analyzed data of a historical cohort of 627 patients from a single Korean center with hepatitis B virus-related compensated cirrhosis, reported a 2.4-fold increased hepatocellular carcinoma risk among patients with low-level viremia compared with those with undetectable viremia provides indirect evidence in support of treatment for this population. The study underscores the importance of treating patients before the development of cirrhosis and the need for finite duration curative therapy.
Influência da Utilização de Séries Primárias, Secundárias e Terciárias na Definição do Nível de Redução e do Nível do Médio do Mar Local de Levantamentos Hidro-oceanográficos
Authors: Cruz Filipe Floriano da , Menezes Raiane Rintielle Vaz , Ferreira Ítalo Oliveira , Santos Felipe Catão Mesquita , Teixeira Victória Gibrim
Published: March 2023

As estações maregráficas podem ser divididas em primárias, secundárias e terciárias. A primárias são operadas por pelo menos 19 anos, as secundárias entre 1 e 19 anos e as terciárias entre 32 dias e 1 ano. Neste contexto, o presente estudo teve como objetivo analisar a influência da série histórica de níveis do mar na definição do Nível médio do Mar Local (NMML) e do Nível de Redução (NR), empregando séries temporais de estações maregráficas primárias, secundárias e terciárias, bem como avaliar as discrepâncias geradas quanto a utilização destas. Para alcançar esse propósito, dividiu-se uma série de 39 anos da estação da Cananéia-SP em duas primárias (cada uma com 19 anos) e, a partir destas, obteve-se séries secundarias e terciárias. Em seguida, encontrou-se o NMML, as componentes harmônicas e, posteriormente, o NR de cada série temporal. A avaliação foi efetuada por meio da análise exploratória das discrepâncias dos dados, e os resultados encontrados demonstram que tanto o NMML quanto o NR apresentam variações temporais e que podem ser calculados com base em séries terciárias. No entanto, recomenda-se que estes sejam obtidos, sempre, baseados em séries atuais.
“I’ll see you again in twenty five years”: Life Course Fandom, Nostalgia and Cult Television Revivals
Authors: Jones Bethan
Published: March 2023

Since they first aired in the 1990s,Twin PeaksandThe X-Fileshave been enduring hallmarks of cult television. This reputation only increased with the news that the shows were to be revived and, perhaps unsurprisingly, media discourse surrounding the revivals harkened back to the shows’ peaks. Yet this discourse also drew heavily on concepts of generational fandom and nostalgia. This article is interested in how and why fans ofThe X-FilesandTwin Peaksuse nostalgia to discuss their relationship with the shows and their own fandom. Drawing on qualitative research conducted with fans, this article identifies three forms of nostalgia specifically related to reboots, remakes or revivals: spatiotemporal nostalgia, textual nostalgia and communal nostalgia.
Introduction to the “Festschrift for Willibald Ruch”
Authors: Heintz Sonja , Hofmann Jennifer , Platt Tracey , Proyer René T.
Published: March 2023

This introduction to the “Festschrift for Willibald Ruch” outlines his impressive achievements in humor research, especially in the areas of measurement, individual differences as well as models and theories. Though mostly focusing on the psychology of humor and the sense of humor, Willibald also pioneered interdisciplinary and cross-cultural humor studies. This Festschrift comprises seven invited commentaries and eight articles, which expand areas of research that Willibald significantly shaped and advanced, including humor appreciation, comprehension and production, cheerfulness, dispositions towards laughter and being laughed at, as well as comic styles and humor dimensions.
Anatomy-based approach to the thyroid examination
Authors: Matz Olivia C. , Gustafson Hannah C. , Figueroa Jose
Published: March 2023

In this article, the authors will discuss a modified anatomy-based neck and thyroid examination that allows for a more comprehensive evaluation. It is the opinion of the authors that an organ and its function are best evaluated utilizing the following steps: anatomy-based inspection and palpation, imaging, and blood tests. Approximately half of the lateral part of the thyroid is deep to the sternocleidomastoid (SCM) and sternothyroid muscles, which makes it rather difficult to palpate the entire gland utilizing prior physical examination techniques. The goal of this modified anatomy-based thyroid examination is to minimize the number of structures between the physician’s fingers and the patient’s thyroid by utilizing neck flexion, side bending, and rotation. If one approaches the thyroid from behind the patient, nodules can be missed due to the muscles and transverse processes overlaying them. The incidence of thyroid cancer in the United States is drastically increasing, which demonstrates the importance of a more thorough thyroid palpation. Our anatomy-based approach may allow for earlier detection and therefore earlier treatment.
Benefits and risks evaluation of recombinant human growth hormone replacement therapy in children with GHD after craniopharyngioma surgery
Authors: Pei Li-li , Guo Ying , Chen Han , Zhong Li-Yong
Published: March 2023

Objectives

Childhood-onset craniopharyngiomas (CPs) have a high incidence of growth hormone deficiency (GHD) leading to growth failure and metabolic disorders. We aim to evaluate the benefits and risks of recombinant human growth hormone replacement therapy (GHRT) in postoperative children.

Methods

We retrospectively analyzed auxological and metabolic parameters and adverse events before and after GHRT of 44 children after CP surgery.

Results

The median duration of GHRT was 24 months (IQR, 12.5–36). Growth velocity (GV) increased significantly after different treatment duration (TD) compared with baseline (p<0.001) and attained the greatest GV of 12.06 ± 4.16 cm/year at TD6. The mean height standard deviation score (HtSDS) from −3.20 ± 1.16 at baseline improved significantly to −1.51 ± 1.32 at TD36 (p<0.001). There were significant increases in insulin-like growth factor-1 SDS (IGF-1SDS), insulin-like growth factor binding protein 3 SDS (IGFBP-3SDS), bone age (BA), and BA/chronological age (CA) (p<0.05). There was a significant reduction in waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), but there were no significant changes in weight SDS (WtSDS) or BMISDS. Low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C) levels and the incidence of hypercholesterolemia decreased (p<0.05). Three patients (6.8%) had tumor recurrence after 15, 30, and 42 months, respectively. A patient had residual tumor enlargement after 3 months. There was no adverse influence on glucose metabolism or any severe adverse events.

Conclusions

GHRT effectively accelerates GV, increases HtSDS, and improves lipid profiles without unfavorable effects on glucose metabolism. The benefits are clear and the risks of adverse events are low.
Development of nanocellulose fiber reinforced starch biopolymer composites: a review
Authors: Sapuan Salit Mohd , Harussani Moklis Muhammad , Ismail Aleif Hakimi , Zularifin Soh Noorashikin Soh , Mohamad Azwardi Mohamad Irsyad , Siddiqui Vasi Uddin
Published: March 2023

In the last few years, there are rising numbers for environmental waste due to factors such as plastic based food packaging that really need to get enough attention in order to prevent the issue from becoming worse and bringing disaster to society. Thus, the uses of plastic composite materials need to be reduced and need to be replaced with materials that are natural and have low degradation to preserve nature. Based on the statistics for the global, the production of plastic has been roughly calculated for passing 400 million metric tons every year and has a high probability of approaching the value of 500 million metric tons at the year of 2025 and this issue needs to be counteracted as soon as possible. Due to that, the increasing number for recent development of natural biopolymer, as an example starch, has been investigated as the substitution for the non-biodegradable biopolymer. Besides, among all biodegradable polymers, starch has been considered as promising substitution polymer due to its renewability, easy availability, and biodegradability. Apart from that, by the reinforcement from the nanocellulose, starch fiber has an increasing in terms of mechanical, barrier and thermal properties. In this review paper, we will be discussing the up-to-date development of nanocellulose fiber reinforced starch biopolymer composites throughout this century.
Quand l’énonciation publicitaire construit de la connivence avec de l’humour
Authors: Seoane Annabelle , López Díaz Montserrat
Published: March 2023

Nous posons dans cet article que l’humour dans le discours publicitaire est un mécanisme privilégié de la communication multicanale et plurisémiotique pour transformer le discours marchand en pratique communicationnelle agissante. Dans son rapport à une normativité donnée comme potentiellement divergente, il est mobilisé dans le double objectif de construire un ethos décalé, identifiable et mémorisable pour le locuteur-annonceur, et de produire du plaisir intellectuel pour susciter la connivence du récepteur, qui devient ainsi co-énonciateur. Est alors interrogée la sémiosis de ce discours publicitaire dont chaque élément est porteur de signification aux yeux du récepteur lors de l’acte d’énonciation. Par la lecture connivente que le processus induit, l’acte humoristique comme acte de parole du côté de la production vise ensuite à s’actualiser en acte d’achat proprement dit du côté de la réception.
Synthesis and properties of alkyl glyceryl ether sulfonate
Authors: Guo Jixiang , Xu Hujun , Yang Jingguo , Lin Liangliang
Published: March 2023

In this work, alkyl glyceryl ether sulfonates with two alkyl chain lengths were synthesised by etherification and sulfonation. The structures of these sulfonates were characterised by FTIR, 1H NMR and MS. Their characterisations were investigated for their surface properties and thermodynamic properties by surface tension, conductivity and fluorescence methods. The critical micelle concentration (CMC) of surfactants increases with increasing temperature and decreases with increasing alkyl chain length. The micellation process of alkyl glyceryl ether sulfonates is spontaneous and driven by entropy.
Different Control Strategies Drive Interlimb Differences in Performance and Adaptation during Reaching Movements in Novel Dynamics
Authors: Córdova Bulens David , Cluff Tyler , Blondeau Laurent , Moore Robert T. , Lefèvre Philippe , Crevecoeur Frédéric
Published: March 2023

Humans exhibit lateralization such that most individuals typically show a preference for using one arm over the other for a range of movement tasks. The computational aspects of movement control leading to these differences in skill are not yet understood. It has been hypothesized that the dominant and nondominant arms differ in terms of the use of predictive or impedance control mechanisms. However, previous studies present confounding factors that prevented clear conclusions: either the performances were compared across two different groups, or in a design in which asymmetrical transfer between limbs could take place. To address these concerns, we studied a reach adaptation task during which healthy volunteers performed movements with their right and left arms in random order. We performed two experiments. Experiment 1 (18 participants) focused on adaptation to the presence of a perturbing force field (FF) and experiment 2 (12 participants) focused on rapid adaptations in feedback responses. The randomization of the left and right arm led to simultaneous adaptation, allowing us to study lateralization in single individuals with symmetrical and minimal transfer between limbs. This design revealed that participants could adapt control of both arms, with both arms showing similar performance levels. The nondominant arm initially presented a slightly worst performance but reached similar levels of performance in late trials. We also observed that the nondominant arm showed a different control strategy compatible with robust control when adapting to the force field perturbation. EMG data showed that these differences in control were not caused by differences in co-contraction across the arms. Thus, instead of assuming differences in predictive or reactive control schemes, our data show that in the context of optimal control, both arms can adapt, and that the nondominant arm uses a more robust, model-free strategy likely to compensate for less accurate internal representations of movement dynamics.
In Search of the Notion of "Posted Worker": Some Clarifications from the Court of Justice Starting from the International Transport Sector
Authors:   University of Naples Federico II, Italy, Cordella Costantino
Published: March 2023

The essay deals with the relationship between the European directives on the transnational posting and the European rules on the international transport of goods by road, examining the judgment of the Court of Justice of 1 December 2020, C-815/2018. The profiles related to the applicable collective bargaining, the inclusion of transport in the field of application of the European directives on posting are discussed and, in addition, the concrete elements to apply the protections of transnational posting to international road hauliers are highlighted.
Olanzapine-induced multifactorial chylomicronaemia syndrome: a rare but important complication
Authors: Cooper Bridget , Blaker Kenrick , Greenfield Jerry R
Published: March 2023

We present a case of a 42-year-old man who developed acute onset severe hypertriglyceridaemia within days of commencing olanzapine therapy. Despite having a family history of metabolic syndrome, he had no personal history of hyperlipidaemia and had normal fasting lipids 1 week prior to treatment initiation. His case is consistent with a diagnosis of multifactorial chylomicronaemia syndrome with a possible undiagnosed underlying genetic lipid metabolism disorder. Our case highlights the difficulty in identifying patients at risk of severe hypertriglyceridaemia prior to the commencement of olanzapine.

Learning points

Atypical antipsychotic medications, in particular olanzapine and clozapine, are associated with metabolic side effects.

Olanzapine can precipitate acute onset severe hypertriglyceridaemia consistent with multifactorial chylomicronaemia syndrome.

It is difficult to predict individuals at risk of olanzapine-induced hypertriglyceridaemia.

This case demonstrates the importance of metabolic screening prior to the commencement of olanzapine and the possibility of repeating fasting serum lipids soon thereafter.
Properties of plywood boards composed of thermally modified and non-modified poplar veneer
Authors: Lovrić Aleksandar , Zdravković Vladislav , Popadić Ranko , Milić Goran
Published: March 2023

Possibilities for use of thermally modified poplar veneer were evaluated for the production of plywood boards in industrial conditions. Formats of poplar veneer were treated at temperatures of 190 °C, 200 °C, 210 °C, and 215 °C for 1 h. By combining the treated and non-treated formats of veneer, thirteen different types of board were made. Analyses showed that the examined physical and mechanical properties were influenced by both the type of construction and the applied thermal treatment. Boards composed only of thermally modified veneer achieved the best results regarding moisture absorption and dimensional stability, and boards composed of the combined veneers had better mechanical properties. Treatments at 200 °C and 210 °C proved to be optimal, while the treatment at 215 °C was too harsh and should not be used for the thermal modification of poplar veneer.
Decolorization of Rhodamine-B from aqueous solutions by spent mushroom substrate
Authors: Liu Jing , Shi Jinghao , Qian Chenxuan , Zhao Yubo , Chen Lihui , Huang Liulian , Luo Xiaolin
Published: March 2023

The adsorption of Rhodamine-B (Rh-B) from aqueous solutions onto spent mushroom substrate (SMS) and mushroom substrates prior to use (MSP) were comparatively studied in terms of the adsorption parameter effects, isotherms, and kinetics. It was found that an acidic pH of the dye solution was detrimental for basic Rh-B dye adsorption, which favored the electrostatic attraction between the cationic Rh-B and negative SMS and MSP. The adsorption isotherms of Rh-B onto the SMS and MSP followed the Langmuir model rather than the Freundlich or Temkin models. The fitted adsorption capacity of the SMS (107.5 mg/g) was approximately double that of the MSP (47.6 mg/g), which indicated a higher surface area and the presence of more adsorption functional sites that were created during edible fungus (Grifola frondosa) cultivation. Moreover, the experimental adsorption data of the SMS and MSP obeyed pseudo-second-order kinetics. The intraparticle diffusion plots revealed the multilinear adsorption nature of the SMS, which included boundary layer adsorption, intraparticle diffusion, and pore diffusion. However, only intraparticle diffusion played a major role in the adsorption of Rh-B onto MSP. It was concluded that the utilization of agricultural waste for edible fungus cultivation would not only improve the value of the agricultural waste itself, but can also remove Rh-B from aqueous solutions.
Purification of cellulose from bleached pulp by Lewis Base-enhanced high-temperature liquid water treatment
Authors: Yue Xiaopeng , Xu Yang , Li Xiaoling , Xu Yongjiian
Published: March 2023

Applications of cellulose-based materials that require high-purity cellulose as a feedstock are becoming increasingly common. However, reported methods for hemicellulose removal are comparatively complicated. In this study, a Lewis base-enhanced high-temperature liquid water (HTLW) treatment was used to purify cellulose. The variation of carbohydrate content, average degree of polymerization (DP), and the crystalline index of specimens of the purified cellulose were investigated. After primary HTLW treatment, the alpha-cellulose content of specimens increased distinctly; also, the alkali solubility decreased. The DP of the specimens decreased dramatically after HLTW treatment. The incorporation of a Lewis base was beneficial for maintaining DP and for removing hemicellulose selectively. Simultaneously, the results of Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) showed that the chemical and crystal structure of the specimens were unchanged. Based on the experimental results, Lewis base-enhanced HTLW is a promising method to prepare high-purity cellulose.
Investigation of an environmentally friendly incense consisting of soy-based adhesive and wood powder
Authors: Yin Hao , Lin Qiaojia , You Zeming , Qiu Jiugen , Zhang Erbing , Chen Nairong
Published: March 2023

This study investigated the feasibility of an environmentally friendly incense consisting of a soy-based adhesive and miscellaneous wood powder (MWP). Key properties, such as water absorption, burning speed, density, and tensile strength, were examined. The suitable adhesive usage amount for the preparation of incense was 31.8%. When the soy-based adhesive contained 3% polyvinyl alcohol (PVOH), the water absorption, burning speed, density, and tensile strength of the incense were 24.6%, 13.93%, 0.713 g/cm3, and 1.01 MPa, respectively. Incense made of soy-based adhesive with PVOH displayed a higher tensile strength and decreased moisture resistance. The denser structure and even distribution of the MWP was observed via scanning electron microscopy of the incense with soy-based adhesive modified by 3% PVOH. When paraffin wax was added with the MWP, the incense had a higher moisture resistance, but the effects on the tensile strength were negligible. A combination of PVOH-modified soy-based adhesive, paraffin wax, and MWP was found to be suitable for preparing an environmentally friendly incense.
A versatile peroxidase from Lentinus squarrosulus towards enhanced delignification and in vitro digestibility of crop residues
Authors: Ravichandran Aarthi , Rao Ramya G. , Thammaiah Vandana , Gopinath S. Maheswarappa , Sridhar Manpal
Published: March 2023

The scarcity of quality feed is a major constraint to livestock productivity, and it is attributed to recalcitrant lignin, which hinders the utilization of crop residues. White-rot lignicolous fungi have been used for enrichment of crop residues through fungal pre-treatment, but dry matter loss is inevitable. Versatile peroxidase oxidizes a diverse class of aromatics without mediators and plays a key role in ligninolysis. In this study, the efficacy of a novel versatile peroxidase isolated from a wild species was evaluated for its effect in the delignification of crop residues. The strain identified as Lentinus squarrosulus (TAMI004, BankIt2098576 MH172167) demonstrated predominant versatile peroxidase activity amongst screened isolates in solid-state and submerged fermentations; it displayed hybrid characteristic of manganese oxidation and manganese independent reactions on aromatic compounds. The manganese oxidizing peroxidase activity was 12 U/mL in submerged and 131 U/mL in solid-state fermentation. Treatment of crop residues with L. squarrosulus extract rich in versatile peroxidase showed a decrease in neutral detergent fiber, acid detergent fiber, and acid detergent lignin contents, prompting delignification. Thus, the use of versatile peroxidase in enhancing the digestibility of straws is substantiated through proximate and in vitro digestibility analysis. Thus, the potential use of versatile peroxidase in increasing the in vitro degradation of straws for enhancing feed utilization in ruminants was substantiated.
Design and Performance Characteristics of a Hybrid Photovoltaic-Thermal Regeneration System under Indoor and Outdoor Solar Radiation Conditions of Thunder Bay, Ontario
Authors: Ismail Basel I. , Jose Amos
Published: March 2023

Numerous energy sources continuously emit large amounts of waste energy into the earth's atmosphere. Significant losses, nearly 85% of the incident light on a PV panel, are either reflected from the PV surface, accounting for up to 20%, or dissipated as heat. In this work, a novel lab-scale hybrid photovoltaic-thermal regeneration (HPVT-R) system is designed, constructed, and tested to restore some of the reflection losses in the PV system. The new HPVT-R system design permits the PV and thermal co-systems to perform autonomously while revitalizing some of the reflection losses by hybridization. Thorough testing of the HPVT-R system was performed under lab-scale indoor simulated light and outdoor solar radiation conditions in Thunder Bay, Ontario. The HPVT-R system regenerated approximately 14 % of the reflected light in these tests, transforming it into electrical power and heat. Under the solar-simulated lights, the indoor test setup regenerated around 17 mW of electric power from the reflected light accounting for slightly less than 1% of more electric power per unit PV surface area. However, the outdoor solar radiation tests rejuvenated nearly 137 mW of electric power, accounting for approximately 3% more electric power per unit PV surface area, with a conversion efficiency of nearly 7%. Regarding heat energy, the HPVT-R system regenerated approximately 34% more in indoor and outdoor performances entirely from the reflected light. This research investigates the performance aspects of the HPVT-R system operated under different working conditions.
A szexuális rendszer működése kérdőív magyar változata (SSFS)
Authors: Meskó Norbert , Őry Fanni
Published: March 2023

Elméleti háttér

Bowlby (1982/1969) a viselkedési rendszereket univerzális, veleszületett motivációs rendszereknek írja le, amelyek a természetes szelekcióval alakultak ki, és túlélési és/vagy szaporodási esélyeket növelő konkrét evolúciós célokat szolgálnak. Az emberi elme számos viselkedési rendszert foglal magában, amelyek ösztönös viselkedést közvetítenek olyan funkcionálisan elkülönülő területeken, mint a kötődés, a gondoskodás, a szexualitás. Az ember párválasztási pszichológiáját e megközelítés szerint a szexuális viselkedésért felelős különálló viselkedési rendszer irányítja.

A kutatás célja

A Sexual System Functioning Scale (Szexuális Rendszer Működése Kérdőív, SSFS; Birnbaum és mtsai., 2014) magyar változatának pszichometriai elemzése és validálása.

Módszer

297 fő (170 nő, 127 férfi, átlagéletkor: 29,1 év; SD = 9,34 év) töltötte ki online kérdőívcsomagunkat (Szexuális Rendszer Működése Kérdőív, SSFS; Közvetlen Kapcsolatok Élményei Kérdőív rövid változata ECR-S, Kötődési Stílus Kérdőív, ASQ-H; Miért Szexelnek Az Emberek? kérdőív rövid változata, YSEX?-HSF).

Eredmények

Eredményeink azt mutatják, hogy a mérőeszköz magyar nyelven is jól működik. Az eredeti verzióban meghatározott faktorstruktúra enyhe változtatással alkalmazható a magyar verzióban is. Az SSFS által mért szexuális Hiperaktivizáció pozitív együttjárást mutat az ASQ-H által mért Kapcsolatok fontossága, Ambivalencia és Önérvényesítés faktorokkal, de negatívan korrelál a Biztonsággal, továbbá pozitívan korrelál a YSEX?-HSF Személyes célok elérése és a Szex mint megküzdés faktorokkal és az ECR-S által mért Szorongás és Elkerülés faktorokkal is. Az SSFS által mért szexuális Deaktiváció pozitív együttjárást mutat az ASQ-H által mért Kapcsolatok fontossága és Ambivalencia faktorokkal, de negatívan korrelál a Biztonsággal, és sem a szexuális motivációval, sem a közeli kapcsolati élményekkel nem mutat értelmezhető erősségű együttjárást.

Következtetések

Az SSFS megbízható eszköz a magyar nyelvű kutatásokban. A kötődési rendszer és a szexuális rendszer működése részleges átfedést mutatnak egymással, ugyanakkor mivel mindkettőt külön motivációs rendszerek irányítják, ezért funkcionálisan elkülönülnek egymástól.
Risks and responsibilities in the workplace
Authors: Ädel Annelie , Nyström Höög Catharina , Östman Jan-Ola
Published: March 2023

This study analyses experiences with and in relation to issues of risk, responsibility and evacuation in workplace settings as discussed in four focus groups in Sweden and Swedish-language Finland. The discussions, and in particular the participants’ positionings in their ‘small stories’, are analysed from two perspectives: that of narratives, and that of interpretive repertoires. The main question under investigation is how employees at different workplaces discursively construe their sense of responsibility in the face of risk and evacuation situations. The findings show that these issues are handled very differently in different workplaces, but at all in accordance with the participants’ implicit responsibility positionings and what we see as the interpretive repertoires (organisational, instinctual, skills-based and informational) they draw on. Whereas previous studies have considered workplaces with high-stakes settings, the present study is set in workplaces where risk is not thematised on a regular basis, making the results applicable not only to workplace scenarios, but to society at large.
The ethics of engagement
Authors: Atkins Sarah
Published: March 2023

This paper considers the ethical dimensions of interprofessional research relationships in applied linguistics, an area that has perhaps received less attention than other types of engaged research in the field. As a discipline, applied linguistics has considered how research can be conducted ethically with participants, mindful of benefiting those who are the subjects of research. However, research in professional and institutional contexts involves complex relationships with multiple parties, where research ‘with’ different participants and professional groups raises ethical considerations about who benefits and who does not. A case study provided from a project in medical education, looking at differential attainment in an examination for UK general practitioners (GP), demonstrates these difficulties in a particularly politicised setting. Various relationships are examined in turn, from the early stages of becoming involved in local activity and establishing data collection, through to the involvement of ‘key informants’, analytic sessions with the practitioners and incorporating the perspectives of the GP trainees in developing educational interventions. Such relationships require negotiation between all parties, making it difficult for the researcher always to claim ‘independence’ and requiring ongoing ethical decisions about roles and obligations. Nevertheless, engaging in these relational activities is itself argued to be part of the ethical conduct for interprofessional research.
Ethics of access in contemporary applied linguistics projects
Authors: Halvorsen Kristin , Hammerstad Gøril Thomassen
Published: March 2023

Increasingly, contemporary research practice is taking place in complex, multi-agency projects with funding from various public agencies and high demands for social relevance. The researcher–practitioner relationship, especially between researchers and stakeholders, plays a vital role in these kinds of projects, representing new challenges for many researchers. Within this field, issues relating to research ethics gain importance beyond established guidelines and institutional regulations. The aim of this paper is to contribute to a methodological debate on research ethics, highlighting the complex communicative practices that constitute the micro-ethics of the early stages of research, in which access to research sites and empirical data is at stake. We discuss three such activities in a project studying professional practice in welfare: (1) joint problematization of key issues; (2) negotiation of the research topic with multiple stakeholders; and (3) collaborative response to emerging ethical dilemmas. By opening up the often-neglected micro-ethical practices of research, we discuss how reflexivity and critical engagement might support the researcher's ethical practices in complex project surroundings. By fostering increased awareness of ethically important moments in the early stages of the research process, researchers might be better prepared to negotiate the many communicative events that form an integral part of the practices of research ethics.
“Of Divels in Sarmatia Honored”
Authors: Young Francis
Published: March 2023

The persistence of Paganism in the Baltic region (especially Lithuania) long after its official conversion to Christianity in 1387–1413 was a matter of widespread concern in early modern Europe, including England, challenging the narrative of Christianity’s triumph in northern Europe. England had a long history of engagement in the Baltic, and early modern English authors displayed an interest in surviving Baltic Pagans, while English Jesuits labored in Lithuania to bring Pagans to Catholicism. This article examines the language used to portray Baltic Paganism by English authors and translators, arguing that Poland-Lithuania’s status as a European power meant Lithuanian Pagans received a somewhat more sympathetic treatment than other indigenous Pagans, such as the Sámi of Scandinavia and Native Americans. Early modern English responses to Lithuanian Paganism thus illuminate the complexity of European Christian attitudes to living Pagan religion in northern and eastern Europe.
April D. DeConick, The Gnostic New Age: How a Countercultural Spirituality Revolutionized Religion from Antiquity to Today
Authors: Huff Peter A
Published: March 2023

April D. DeConick, The Gnostic New Age: How a Countercultural Spirituality Revolutionized Religion from Antiquity to Today (New York: Columbia University Press, 2016), 380 pp., $37.00 (cloth), $28.00 (paperback).
Reconstructing the Procession of Nerthus
Authors: Davy Barbara Jane
Published: March 2023

Primary data gathering for this work included participant observation research at the procession of Nerthus at Well and Tree Gathering in May of 2018 and 2019 at Raven’s Knoll, a privately-owned campground and dedicated Pagan festival site in eastern Ontario. It draws upon a larger research project on inclusive Canadian Heathen ritual practices and environmental values. Well and Tree Gathering includes Pagans of various types, but is largely run by Heathens, and prominently features the Heathen deity Nerthus. Practitioners conduct a reconstructionist revival of the procession of Nerthus based on Tacitus’ description of such events in Germania, which included human sacrifice. Contemporary Heathens revere Nerthus as a primordial power, process her veiled figure through the campground, and give her offerings in a sacred body of water. Giving these offerings operationalizes the values of inclusion and sharing, and contributes to the formation of ecological conscience through relational ontology.
Introduction
Authors: Rauhut Michael , Peter Beate
Published: March 2023

The history of popular music in the German Democratic Republic (GDR) is marked by disproportion on the one hand and gaps on the other. The majority of studies focus on phenomena that are assigned subversive qualities and the potential to lead to fundamental social change: jazz, blues, folk, and various styles of rock music. These genres are well documented in the archives that have opened up since the fall of the Berlin Wall. As Schlager, musicals or the operetta are considered to be light entertainment rather than culture, they are rarely researched. Gaps also exist with regard to the analysis of the musical artefact itself. Most research projects are dominated by an interest in historical events and focus on political forces and social effects, and the music itself is often ignored in favour of a discussion of the socio-political framework. This special issue presents new findings and invites a discussion on those methods that may contribute to a broadening of the perspectives on the history of popular music in the GDR.
Peter Stanfield, A Band with Built-in Hate: The Who from Pop Art to Punk.
Authors: Aisa Camilla
Published: March 2023

Peter Stanfield, A Band with Built-in Hate: The Who from Pop Art to Punk. London: Reaktion Books, 2021. 280 pp. ISBN 978-1-7891-4277-8 (hbk). £15.99.
Richard Lysons, Were You There? Popular Music at Manchester’s Free Trade Hall, 1951–1996.
Authors: Kinsella Ray
Published: March 2023

Richard Lysons, Were You There? Popular Music at Manchester’s Free Trade Hall, 1951–1996. Manchester: Empire Publications, 2020. 272 pp. ISBN 9781909360815 (hbk). £20.00.
Tyler Bickford, Tween Pop: Children’s Music and Public Culture.
Authors: Maloy Liam
Published: March 2023

Tyler Bickford, Tween Pop: Children’s Music and Public Culture. Durham, NC and London: Duke University Press. 2020. 240 pp. ISBN 978-1-4780-0819-4 (pbk). $25.95.
Pilgrimage of Words
Authors: Homrighausen Jonathan
Published: March 2023

As an artform which interplays word, image, and gesture, calligraphy and lettering arts carry an underrated and understudied potential for exploring sacred texts and theologies. This paper explores that potential through a close analysis of British lettering artist Ann Hechle’s 1985 Psalm 121 manuscript. Hechle’s manuscript book of this psalm explores relationships between form and content to create a visual performance of the psalm. The product is not merely a beautiful copy of the psalm, but an exegetical engagement with themes of blessing, faith and pilgrimage. Hechle’s Psalm 121 visually performs the language of oral blessing, elevates the psalm’s affirmation of God’s protection, and leads readers on a pilgrimage of hand and eye as they traverse the book’s vellum pages. Hechle demonstrates how calligraphy can be so much more than just “beautiful letters.”
Roland Betancourt, Performing the Gospels in Byzantium: Sight, Sound, and Space in the Divine Liturgy and Gordon P. Jeanes and Bridget Nichols, editors, Lively Oracles of God: Perspectives on the Bible and Liturgy
Authors: Homrighausen Jonathan
Published: March 2023

Roland Betancourt, Performing the Gospels in Byzantium: Sight, Sound, and Space in the Divine Liturgy. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (2021)
Gordon P. Jeanes and Bridget Nichols, editors, Lively Oracles of God: Perspectives on the Bible and Liturgy. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press (2022)
Deferential Krsna
Authors: Austin Christopher R
Published: March 2023

This paper examines the concluding scene (chapter 113) of the Harivamsa’s Krsna biography, in which Krsna tries to steal some cows, but then chooses not to. I argue that the episode should be understood first in connection with the Mahabharata’s amsavatarana frame of partial incarnations. Secondly, I bring to bear on Harivamsa 113 the multiple meanings of the cow in epic mythology, according to which the animal stands in for both the earth and the brahmin as paradigmatic objects of ksatriya protection. In so doing, I hope to provide a reading of Harivamsa 113 which illustrates its participation in a recurring epic theme of ksatriya transgression against the brahmin and subsequent retreat to a properly deferential position. I then historicize these bovine-encoded anxieties attending brahmin–ksatriya relations in their post-Mauryan context. Recognizing such themes at work in Harivamsa 113 can help us to see that, however much popular traditions may favour the playful and transgressive Krsna, his posture in the latter part of the Harivamsa is characterized by a complex conservatism informed by both historic and epic-mythological concerns.
Demonic and Demidivine Beauty in the Eyes of Demidivine and Demonic Beholders
Authors: Pathak Shubha
Published: March 2023

The Ramayana and Mahabharata highlight the demidivine simian Hanumat and the part-demon prince Duryodhana differently experiencing their political enemies’ assembling halls as aesthetic and theological objects alike. Hanumat is seduced figuratively by the sensual pleasures of the personal hall (sala) of unrighteous Ravana (the demon king of Lanka and abductor of Ramayana hero Rama’s wife, Sita), but remains devoted to righteous Rama, half of divine preserver Visnu reborn. Duryodhana, however, covets the imposing heights of the professional hall (sabha) of his paternal cousin Yudhisthira (the demidivine king of Indraprastha and biological son of righteousness-divinity Dharma), and deploys unrighteous dicing gambits to depose the Mahabharata hero temporarily, having identified with a fellow follower of divine destroyer Siva, Sisupala, slain by his estranged maternal cousin—fractional Visnu incarnation Krsna. The Visnu-preferring epic authors give to Hanumat and Duryodhana, for their disparate theological commitments, diverging deserts. Whereas Hanumat lives long until merging with his originary wind-divinity, Duryodhana dies prematurely in battle and cycles eternally among different realms—beginning briefly in heaven and continuing extendedly in hell. By applying to both epic assembling-hall observers aesthetic philosopher Kendall L. Walton’s mimetic theory, this study illuminates the striking sectarian distinctions between contrasting poetic architectural depictions.
Buddha in the ‘Wild West’
Authors: Deeg Max
Published: March 2023

The starting point of this article is the observation that three Jataka narratives, the Visvantara-jataka, the Syama-jataka and the Ekasrnga-/Rsyasrnga-jataka, localized in the ancient northwest Indian region of Gandhara by the Chinese Buddhist travellers Faxian, Song Yun and Xuanzang, have parallels in the epic Ramayana (and the latter two in the Mahabharata). The article analyses the different version of these narratives in the Buddhist and Hindu sources and their possible relation, and reaches the cautious conclusion that the localization of the Buddhist Jatakas in the northwest may have been a reaction to the popularization of the Ramayana in a full and mature form which included the narratives corresponding to the Buddhist Syama-jataka and Rsyasrnga-jataka in the more central parts of India in the Gupta period.
Redeeming Memory
Authors: Fortin Jean-Pierre
Published: March 2023

This article channels the voices of leading Indigenous scholars Thomas King, Lee Maracle and Terry LeBlanc to retrieve the untold past and demystify the present so as to pave the way for a reconciled future. The colonial narrative of civilization undergirding settler Christian identity and way of life must be challenged by Indigenous stories of trauma, survival and struggle for liberation. King, Maracle and LeBlanc enjoin settler Canadians and Christians to produce an honest account of history and Christianity, decolonize and de-Europeanize culture and Christianity, engage and listen to Indigenous peoples and cultures as equals, dialogue partners and teachers in order to contribute to the creation of truly multicultural Canada and Christianity.
Where is God? Christian Faith in the Time of Great Uncertainty, Julián Carrón in conversation with Andrea Tornielli
Authors: Scott Daniel
Published: March 2023

Where is God? Christian Faith in the Time of Great Uncertainty, Julián Carrón in conversation with Andrea Tornielli. McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2020. 162pp. Hb. CDN$19.95. ISBN-13: 9780228000969.
Linguistic Landscapes and Educational Spaces Edina Krompák, Víctor Fernández-Mallat and Stephan Meyer (eds) (2021)
Authors: Martena Sanita , Marten Heiko F
Published: March 2023

Linguistic Landscapes and Educational Spaces Edina Krompák, Víctor Fernández-Mallat and Stephan Meyer (eds) (2021) Bristol: Multilingual Matters. Pp. 312 ISBN: 9781788923859 (pbk) ISBN: 9781788923866 (hbk) ISBN: 9781788923873 (eBook)
Challenges of multilingualism across times and places
Authors: Yelenevskaya Maria
Published: March 2023

Chronotopic Identity Work: Sociolinguistic Analyses of Cultural and Linguistic Phenomena in Time and Space Sjaak Kroon and Jos Swanenberg (eds) (2020) Bristol: Multilingual Matters. Pp. 217 ISBN: 9781788926614 (hbk) ISBN: 9781788926607 (pbk) Decolonising Multilingualism: Struggles to Decreate Alison Phipps (2019) Bristol: Multilingual Matters. Pp. 112 ISBN: 9781788924054 (hbk) ISBN: 9781788924047 (pbk) ISBN: 9781788924078 (ebk)
Research Companion to Language and Country Branding Irene Theodoropoulou and Johanna Tovar (eds) (2021)
Authors: Deschrijver Cedric
Published: March 2023

Research Companion to Language and Country Branding Irene Theodoropoulou and Johanna Tovar (eds) (2021) London: Routledge. Pp. 434 ISBN: 9780367343590 (hbk) ISBN: 9780429325250 (eBook)