bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
DETERMINANTE SOCIAL EM SAÚDE E ÚLCERA DO PÉ DIABÉTICO: PROTOCOLO DE REVISÃO DE ESCOPO
Authors: Ferreira Cecília Rafaela Salles , Tosin Michelle Hyczy de Siqueira , Pena Francineide Pereira da Silva , Oliveira Beatriz Guitton Renaud Baptista de
Published: August 2023

Objetivo: apresentar a sistematização de um protocolo de scoping review para mapear e descrever os determinantes sociais da saúde, propostos pela Organização Mundial da Saúde, presentes em adultos com úlcera do pé diabético. Método: Será utilizada uma estratégia de busca em três etapas. As bases de dados utilizadas são LILACS (Portal BVS), IBECS (Portal BVS), BDENF (Portal BVS), ColecionaSUS (Portal BVS). MEDLINE (PUBMED), Pubmed Central (PMC). Embase (Elsevier), Scopus (Elsevier), Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics), CINAHL (EBSCO). As fontes de estudos não publicados e literatura cinzenta a serem pesquisadas incluem o portal de literatura cinzenta Scielo (Science.gov) e o banco de dados colaborativo e multilíngue Epistemonikos (Epistemonikos). Portal de Periódicos Capes nas bases de dados: Embase (Elsevier), Scopus (Elsevier), Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics), Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature – Cinahl, Academic Search Premier - ASP, Academic Source, Open Dissertations e SocINDEX com Texto Completo (EBSCO). Portal da revista Scientific Electronic Library Online (Scielo), Science. As listas de referência de estudos elegíveis serão pesquisadas. O portal de periódicos Scielo (Science.gov) e o banco de dados colaborativo e multilíngue Epistemonikos serão pesquisados por literatura inédita. Será extraído os dados de acordo com as características do estudo e da publicação e classificará os determinantes de acordo com os conceitos da Organização Mundial da Saúde.
A IMPORTÂNCIA DA FORMAÇÃO EM CUIDADOS PALIATIVOS NA GRADUAÇÃO EM ENFERMAGEM
Authors: Aparecido Alves Mario , Dias Martins Robson
Published: August 2023

Objetivo: Analisar e refletir sobre a importância da formação em cuidados paliativos na graduação em enfermagem e apresentar as competências essenciais que os estudantes devem adquirir nessa área. Métodos: Para alcançar esse objetivo, foi realizada uma revisão da literatura narrativa observacional para analisar os desafios enfrentados na integração dos cuidados paliativos no currículo de enfermagem e refletir sobre as competências fundamentais que os estudantes devem desenvolver. Considerações finais: A formação adequada em cuidados paliativos durante a graduação em enfermagem é crucial para preparar os profissionais de saúde para oferecer cuidados de qualidade no fim da vida. Isso envolve o desenvolvimento de competências que abrangem desde a promoção dos cuidados paliativos até a prestação de cuidados adequados e compassivos aos pacientes e suas famílias. A inclusão obrigatória de conteúdos de cuidados paliativos no currículo, juntamente com estágios práticos, promoverá uma formação mais completa e capacitará os estudantes de enfermagem a lidar de forma eficaz com as complexidades e desafios desse contexto.
Expression Value of Rab10 in Breast Cancer
Authors: Zhuo Jian , Zhao Yanchun , Han Jianjun , Li He , Hao Ruiying , Yang Yan , Dai Luxian , Sheng Ankang , Yang Xiaohong , Liu Weiguang
Published: August 2023

Background: Rab10 is a small GTPase protein belonging to the Ras superfamily. It is expressed and plays a role in a variety of malignant tumours. However, the expression of Rab10 and its role in breast cancer (BC) prognosis remains unclear. The aim of this study was to analyse the differential expression and prognostic value of Rab10 in BC using bioinformatics techniques and immunohistochemistry in a clinical cohort. Methods: The TIMER2, GEPIA2, and UALCAN databases were used to analyse the correlation between the differential expression of Rab10 and BC. Rab10 and BC prognosis were correlated using the Kaplan–Meier Plotter and UALCAN databases. The expression of Rab10 in BC tissues was detected using immunohistochemistry, and its correlation with the BC clinical cohort was analysed using Chi-squared tests and logistic regression analysis. Results: The expression of Rab10 mRNA identified in BC patients using TIMER2, GEPIA2, and UALCAN databases was higher than that in para-cancerous tissues. Kaplan–Meier plotter and the UALCAN database revealed that increased Rab10 expression was associated with poor prognosis in BC patients. Immunohistochemistry showed that Rab10 was expressed on cell membranes and in cytoplasm of BC tissues. In a clinical cohort, Rab10 expression correlated with histological grade, (human epidermal growth factor receptor 2) HER2 status, and molecular typing. Conclusions: Rab10 can be used as an effective clinical prognostic biomarker for BC.
Beyond the Bodily View and Psychological View of Human Beings: Human Beings are Rational Animals
Authors: Trinh Khanh
Published: August 2023

  

We are... So, to reframe the inquiry: who are we on a metaphysical level? Which aspects of ourselves are the most universally representative of who we are? How do we fare in the face of the passage of time? For decades, philosophers have debated the concept of diachronic personal identity, which focuses on the question of what keeps us alive. An intricate debate has developed between those who hold the body view (animalism) and those who hold the psychological view (memory) on the question of who we are. The two groups will eventually become so firmly set in their views that they will be unable to compromise. Hylomorphic animalism, or the view that humans are rational animals, living bodies made of prime matter and a rational soul, is an alternative answer to this divisive question that I propose in this study, following in the footsteps of Aristotle and Aquinas. We only survive if matter and rational souls do.
The Constitution of the Russian Federation of 1993: historical and legal aspects (on the 30th anniversary of the adoption of the Basic Law)
Authors: Alontseva Dina , Grishaeva Olga , Tikhonov Roman
Published: August 2023

In this article, the authors demonstrated the process of preparing the draft Constitution of the Russian Federation. The historical events under which the discussion of the Basic Law of the Russian state took place are studied, the essential problems connected with the adoption of the Constitution of the Russian Federation are revealed. The legal characteristic of the essence of the Basic Law is given, changes in constitutional and legal norms during the 2020 referendum are determined.
The influence of the state-confessional policy on the number and settlement of the old believers in the Tomsk province in the last quarter of the 19th – early 20th centuries
Authors: Dashkovskiy Petr
Published: August 2023

The article is devoted to the study of the number and geography of the settlement of the Old Believers in the Tomsk province in the last quarter of the 19th - early 20th centuries. The authors identified the main reasons for the discrepancy between the statistical data between official secular and diocesan sources and the data of the anti-schismatic Brotherhood, and also identified the main reasons for the increase in the number of the Old Believers. The authors also found that the process of resettlement of the Old Believers was a consequence of the state-confessional policy carried out on the territory of the Tomsk province and the Russian Empire as a whole.
Bridging Strategy from Both Business Economics and Design Sciences
Authors: Bühring Jörn , Borja de Mozota Brigitte , Moore Patricia A.
Published: August 2023

Consensus on the impact of design on perfor-mance can be said to be evident at all three levels of decision-making in organizations: strategic, tac-tical, operational (Brunswicker et al. 2019; Gemser & Leenders 2001). This impact broadly assumes the following forms: Design impact for strategy in action and customer experience Design impact for business strategy, process, innovation, and performance Design impact for cultural change and organization transformation Despite these revelations, precious little guidance is found in the way of forming a holistic view of the why of design science, core capabilities, theo-ries, and methods in business economics and the ultimate pertinence of the design function in any given organization. Similarly, the how, which would outline the ways in which these capacities could be built and coordinated towards the support of stra-tegic design and forward-looking decision-making processes is at best assumed, yet very rarely articulated. This issue includes both the papers from academia and professionals we received through our Call, as well as the results of a complementary survey con-ducted by the editors with Chief Design Officers. Our editorial foreword uses the model (Figure 1) as the framework for a synthesis, linking strategy in design science and strategy in business science: Part I - The vertical axis of Strategy from Vision to Mission through Value: design strategy versus cor-porate strategy, and business economics in design-driven organizations.Part II - The horizontal axis of Strategic Manage-ment and the Strategic design decision path. From design leadership and strategic positioning to busi-ness strategy and design management to strategy in action and design.
Shifting the Value of Experience
Authors: Lai Michael T , Tang Hsien-Hui
Published: August 2023

This paper is a reflection of the evolution of a user experience (UX) consultancy's transformation into a brand experience consultancy in an increasingly competitive market in China. As part of this transformation, the value of design has shifted from tactical to strategic. The authors compare and contrast the nature of experience design and experience strategy and how they are delivered to close the gap between designers and strategists. While this paper serves as a case study of one consultancy in China, the lessons, knowledge, and understanding gained are applicable to the user experience industry and global design community at large.
Meditation-inspired Visioning
Authors: Neuhoff Rike
Published: August 2023

As humans we are urged to imagine and realise radically different, more desirable, and most importantly more sustainable futures (Hulme 2020; Pereira et al. 2019). However, the dominance of dystopian scenarios of irreversible environmental and social collapse, along with business- as-usual scenarios, hinder progress and contribute to a gap in futures literature relating to imagining desirable visions for humanity and how to reach them (Bennett et al. 2016; Rana et al. 2020). In this short paper, I share an experiential, meditation-inspired visioning exercise that can aid in enhancing people’s capacity to envision desirable and motivational futures.
الخصائص الاقتصادية لأسرة الأطفال الرضع واثرها على الرضاعة الطبيعية و الصناعية في حضر مراكز اقضية محافظة واسط
Authors: آيه هاني موسى  , أ.د. ناجي سهم رسن
Published: August 2023

المستخلص

كان لتباين الخصائص الاقتصادية لأسر الاطفال الرضع اثر في تباين نسب الارضاع الطبيعي و الصناعي ، اذ ان لدخول الأم مجال العمل و الانشغال عن المنزل لساعات معينة اثر لتوجه الام نحو الرضاعة الصناعية ، على العكس من ذلك للأمهات ربات البيوت و غير العاملات ، كما ساهم مستوى الدخل الشهري في تحديد توجه الأم نحو نوع الرضاعة ، اذ اظهرت نتائج الدراسة ان  ان لارتفاع مستوى الدخل الشهري كان احد الاسباب لتوجه الامهات نحو الرضاعة الصناعية ، و اختلف الحال بالنسبة للرضاعة الطبيعية اذ تترفع نسب الارضاع الطبيعي للأسر ذات الدخل المتوسط و الضعيف .
التوزيع الجغرافي لوفيات الاجنة Fetal Mortality للقطاعات الصحية لمحافظة واسط للمدة (2012-2022)
Authors: زينب محمد طاهر محمد كاظم  , أ.د لطيف هاشم كزار الطائي
Published: August 2023

المستخلص

تتضح أهمية دراسة وفيات الأجنة من كونها عنصرا مهما من عناصر النمو السكاني ،فضلا عن كونها عاملا مؤثرفي تركيب السكان .وتتجلى أهمية هذه الدراسة من أنها تبين حقائق عن المتوفين من حيث التركيب النوعي والعمري وأسباب الوفاة فضلا عن التوزيع الزماني والمكاني لها ضمن منطقة الدراسة.من خلال التوزيع العددي والمرتبي  لوفيات الاجنة للمدة ٢٠١٢-٢٠٢٢ حيث شغل قطاع الكوت المرتبة الاولى ,واستحوذ قطاع الصويرة المرتبة الثانية ، وشغل  قطاع العزيزية المرتبة الثالثة ،واستحوذ  قطاع النعمانية المرتبة الرابعة ، وحتل قطاع الحي المرتبة الخامسة والاخيرة .وبالنسبة للتوزيع النسبي سجل قطاع الكوت نسبة بلغت (٤٣،٠٥%) ،وسجل  قطاع الصويرة نسبة بلغت (٢١،٠٩%) ، وشغل  قطاع العزيزية نسبة بلغت (١٨،٧١%) ،واستحوذ  قطاع النعمانية نسبة بلغت (٩،٦٥ %)، وحتل قطاع الحي نسبه بلغت (٧،٤٨%). وقد ظهرت وفيات الأجنة على مستوى القطاعات الصحية أن حالات وفيات الأجنة قد شهدت تباينا ملحوظة في بعض القطاعات الصحية خلال المدة ٢٠١٢-٢٠٢٢ وينطبق على قطاع الكوت فبعد أن كانت ( ١٠٥٤)حالة عام ٢٠١٢ انخفضت إلى(٧٩٢)حالة عام ٢٠١٦ ثم انخفظت اكثر إلى (٩١) حالة عام ٢٠٢٢أن حالات وفيات الأجنة قد تباينت بتباين ا لقطاعات الصحية بتباين المدة الزمنية .
جمالية التكرار اللفظي في خُطب المرجعية العليا
Authors: م.م. هالة صادق عباس
Published: August 2023

يهدف البحث الى بيان جمالية التكرار, والتي تعّد من الظواهر البلاغية التي تحاول الكشف عن الأَبعاد الدلالية للتكرار سواء كان هذا التكرار في العبارة أو الحرف أو الكلمة أو الاداة التي تعمل على إثارة المتلقي وشد ذهنه واستمالته , وقد تحّدث علماء العربية القدماء والمحدثين عن ظاهرة التكرار ؛ لما له من أهمية في النصوص الادبية والغوص في معناه وشرعوا به في الخطاب واستعملوه في الأشعار والنصوص فتم اختيار نصوص من خُطب المرجعية الدينية العليا التي كانت فيها ظاهرة التكرار واضحة ثم خُتم البحث بخاتمة بُينَ فيها النتائج التي توصل إليها هذا البحث وبعدها ثبت المصادر والمراجع .
Putting everything in its place: using the INSDC compliant Pathogen Data Object Model to better structure genomic data submitted for public health applications
Authors: Timme Ruth , Karsch-Mizrachi . Ilene , Waheed Zahra , arita@nig.ac.jp  , MacCannell Duncan , Maguire Finlay , Petit Robert , Page Andrew J. , Mendes Catarina Inês , Nasar Muhammad Ibtisam , Oluniyi Paul , Tyler Andrea D. , Raphenya Amogelang R. , Guthrie Jennifer L. , Olawoye Idowu , Rinck Gabriele , O’Cathail Colman , Lees John , Cochrane Guy , Cummins Carla , Brister J. Rodney , Klimke William , Feldgarden Michael , Griffiths Emma
Published: August 2023

Fast, efficient public health actions require well-organized and coordinated systems that can supply timely and accurate knowledge. Public databases of pathogen genomic data, such as the International Nucleotide Sequence Database Collaboration (INSDC), have become essential tools for efficient public health decisions. However, these international resources began primarily for academic purposes, rather than for surveillance or interventions. Now, queries need to access not only the whole genomes of multiple pathogens but also make connections using robust contextual metadata to identify issues of public health relevance. Databases that over time developed a patchwork of submission formats and requirements need to be consistently organized and coordinated internationally to allow effective searches.To help resolve these issues, we propose a common pathogen data structure called the Pathogen Data Object Model (DOM) that will formalize the minimum pieces of sequence data and contextual data necessary for general public health uses, while recognizing that submitters will likely withhold a wide range of non-public contextual data. Further, we propose contributors use the Pathogen DOM for all pathogen submissions (bacterial, viral, fungal, and parasites), which will simplify data submissions and provide a consistent and transparent data structure for downstream data analyses. We also highlight how improved submission tools can support the Pathogen DOM, offering users additional easy-to-use methods to ensure this structure is followed.
Reframing reentry: Understanding how reentry programming affects the well-being and quality of life of returning citizens
Authors: WILSON PATRICK
Published: August 2023

Aims: This study examined how different components of reentry programs can successfully promote employment and improve well-being and quality of life (QOL) among Returning Citizens (RCs). Methods: We conducted fourteen semi-structured interviews with RCs participating in employment-oriented reentry programs in New York City and Los Angeles. The interviews focused on participants’ reentry programming experience and areas affecting their well-being (e.g., housing, education, financial stability).Results: Factors that contributed to enhanced QOL for RCs included accessing stable housing, developing supportive relationships, having a job that permitted them the resources needed to live independently, and increasing perceptions of self-efficacy and social capital.Conclusion: There are strong interconnections among employment, housing, healthy relationships, and self-efficacy and social capital; these factors were critical to enhancing well-being and QOL among RCs. Reentry programs have the potential to influence a variety of factors at multiple levels that shape well-being and QOL among RCs.
Quantum measurements as Type-I approximations to Type-III von Neumann algebras
Authors: Review Blind
Published: August 2023

In an algebraic understanding of holographic gravity, a major question is: how can a boundary theory with Type-III von Neumann algebras of local observables (where density operators and entropy are ill-defined) be equivalent to a bulk theory with Type-I von Neumann algebras of local observables (where density operators and entropy are well-defined)? Replica wormholes and problems like the factorization problem suggest that instead of full equivalence, there is an approximation. When approximate equality breaks down, corrections to bulk theory predictions are required, just as in replica wormholes. Quantum measurements are then described as operations that can only be described as identity operations in the bulk theory but are non-trivial in the boundary theory. The breakdown of approximate equality between the boundary theory and the bulk theory generates illusions of wavefunction collapse, when there actually is no wavefunction collapse in the boundary theory with Type-III von Neumann algebras.
Interplay of Combustion and Fluid Mechanics: A Comprehensive Review and Future Directions
Authors: Jonathan Köhler
Published: August 2023

Interplay of Combustion and Fluid Mechanics: A Comprehensive Review and Future Directions
Sustained benefits of early childhood education and care (ECEC) for young children’s development during COVID-19
Authors: Davies Catherine , Kong Shannon P , Hendry Alexandra , Archer Nathan , McGillion Michelle , Gonzalez-Gomez Nayeli
Published: August 2023

Early childhood education and care (ECEC) settings faced significant disruption during the COVID-19 pandemic, compromising the continuity, stability, and quality of provision. Three years on from the first UK lockdown as pandemic-era preschoolers enter formal schooling, stakeholders are concerned about the impact of the disruption on children’s cognitive and socioemotional development, especially those from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds. Using parent-report data from 171 children aged 5 - 23 months (M=15 months) in March - June 2020 living in the UK, we investigate whether previously attested positive associations between ECEC attendance and the development of language and executive functions was maintained as early years settings navigated operational challenges over the first full year of the pandemic. In response to concerns about ‘school readiness’, we analyse the relationship between ECEC attendance and children’s communication, problem-solving, and personal-social development. ECEC was associated with greater growth in receptive vocabulary over the 12-month period. In children from less advantaged backgrounds, ECEC was also associated with greater growth in expressive vocabulary. Our data suggest a similarly positive association between ECEC attendance and the communication and problem-solving skills of children from less advantaged backgrounds, and between ECEC and the personal-social development of all children. Overall, results suggest that ECEC had sustained learning benefits for children growing up during the pandemic despite ongoing disruption to settings, with specific benefits for children from less affluent home environments. As pandemic-era children progress to primary school, we discuss the importance of adapting their learning conditions and adjusting the expectations placed on them.
An audience segmentation approach to conservation messaging for transforming the exotic pet trade
Authors: Naito Rumi , Chan Kai M.A. , de la Lama Rocío López , Zhao Jiaying
Published: August 2023

Advancing transformative change for sustainability requires population-wide behavior change. Yet, most behavioral interventions tackling environmental problems only examine average effects on the aggregate, while overlooking the heterogeneous effects within a population. This pre-registered experiment develops a novel audience segmentation approach to test the diverse impact of conservation messaging on reducing demand for exotic pets (private action) and fostering citizen engagement for system change (civic action). We first identified four segments (early adopters, early majority, late majority, and laggards), representing varying levels of commitment to wildlife conservation, and then randomly assigned each segment to one of three messaging conditions. Messages highlighting the negative consequences of the exotic pet trade and the power of collective action effectively promoted private action among all segments except early adopters. Among civic actions, only the collective action message motivated early adopters and the early majority to sign petitions. Furthermore, the four segments showed distinct reasoning for action and inaction on wildlife conservation, with certain relational values, such as care, serving as both motivations and barriers to action. These findings highlight the need for targeted behavioral interventions across diverse populations.
Subjective Experience in Alzheimer's Disease
Authors: Lau Hakwan
Published: August 2023

Here I discuss how to study subjective experiences in Alzheimer’s Disease and the related dementias (AD/ADRD), using the rigorous methods of psychophysics. We will borrow some ideas from studies of visual awareness, specifically regarding how impoverished subjective experience is characterized in blindsight patients. I also discuss how understanding the neural correlates of perceptual consciousness, especially those in the association cortex (prefrontal and parietal), may be relevant. I end with the recommendation to stay clear from current ‘theories’ of consciousness; they are interesting but too premature and speculative for our purpose at the moment.
Bodily experiences shape spatial-size associations: Links between hand dominance and physical stimulus size
Authors: Seegelke Christian , Wühr Peter
Published: August 2023

Participants respond faster to physically smaller stimuli with their left hand and faster to larger stimuli with their right hand as compared to the reversed assignment, constituting the SSARC (spatial-size association of response codes) effect. In the present study, we tested the hypothesis that the mapping between space and size (the SSARC effect) might originate from manual asymmetries (i.e., handedness). Right-handed and left-handed participants performed reaching movements in the horizontal plane with their left and right hand to centrally presented target positions of different size (small or large). Regardless of arm posture (parallel or crossed) and handedness, participants initiated their movements faster with their non-dominant hand in response to small stimuli and faster with their dominant hand in response to large stimuli compared to the reversed assignment. These findings thus document a strong influence of anatomically- or body-based coding on the SSARC effect and provide evidence that it originates from bodily experiences related to manual asymmetries.
Noble Honors Thesis UMICH 2022
Authors: NOBLE RUSSELL , Preston Stephanie Delphine
Published: August 2023

*An honors thesis submitted to the University of Michigan* In the present study we examined if the desire to help distressed “partner,” in part to feel good, would detach people from an object they cared about and lead to engaging in prosocial behavior. We found that those in the pain condition – who were informed by their partner that they were distressed by part of the task that they both completed as part of the study – set more generous prices in an economic game that involved buyers and sellers. There was no significant difference between subjects’ price they were willing to sell the item for compared to the price they were willing to buy the item for. In the control condition – wherein the partner had a neutral reaction to the same task – between subjects analysis showed that there were significantly higher seller prices than buyer prices. Interestingly, while there were no significant differences between buyers and sellers across conditions, trait measures of empathy and shared distress were associated with more generous buyer prices in the pain condition, but not with more generous seller prices in the pain condition. We also found that within the pain condition measures of empathy and anticipating positive affect as a result of taking a prosocial behavior was associated with higher (more generous) buyer prices. Empathy, trait hoarding, and state distress each had an individual interaction for buyer price between conditions, suggesting that these are the factors that were driving the descriptive price difference in the buyers between the control and pain condition. Overall, this study confirms that a victim’s distress is a factor that facilitates prosocial behavior, and that people provide aid even if they cannot provide aid that is directly relevant to the victim’s distress. However, this study does not provide evidence that this urge has any significant impact on the decision to give an item to another person when they are attached to that item. Keywords: endowment effect, warm glow, prosocial behavior, altruism, empathy
Zur Geschichte und aktuellen Verwendung des Begriffs Gesellschaft
Authors: Bonn Lisa
Published: August 2023

The paper argues that modern society is best understood as a functional complex. By looking at the history of the term "Gesellschaft" and the history of German sociology, important aspects of the term are debated and contextualised. In order to develop an appropriate understanding of "society" in the first half of the 21st century, the second part of the paper discusses recent transformations; in particular the transnational interdependencies and their increasing impact on the social and economic fabrics of state-based societies.
Scenarios of Potential Unconventional Security Threats as Public Policy Concern for Nepal
Authors: Upreti Bishnu Raj
Published: August 2023

This paper is about drawing different scenarios of potential unconventional security threats in Nepal as a major public policy concern. However, not much work has been done so far in this issue so far and therefore need greater attention. The aim of this paper is to draws different potential unconventional security threats in Nepal. While analyzing the unconventional security challenges, I have used the analytical formwork of four conceptual parameters like a) Understanding and commitment of domestic actors, b) domestic coping capacity, c) external geo-strategic interests and d) Sudden devastations and natural calamities. Based on these parameters I have drawn three different scenarios of unconventional security and consequent security risks. The methods used to collect primary and secondary data were observation, content analysis, in-depth interviews and literature review. This paper concludes that unconventional security situation depends on domestic coping capacity, commitment of policy decision makers, degree and intensity of external geo-strategic, political, economic, and other security interests and frequency and degree of natural calamities. The paper concludes that Nepal is in potentially high risks of unconventional security challenges and national unity is essential to handle with the future potential unconventional challenges.
Evolving Security Landscape of Nepal-China Relations
Authors: Kunwar Nawaraj Bikram
Published: August 2023

Nepal-China relations have been cordial for centuries. The relationship is based on the principles of panchasheel, mutual trust and respect. China's overall policy and interests in Nepal revolve around stability, security, economic development and geopolitics. The changes in regime, either the Shah Monarchy or the Federal Democratic Republic Government, have never been the issue in the unremitting mutual relations between the two countries. However, in the republic era, the security landscape of the Nepal-China relationship has been evolved due to Nepal's geostrategic location and its vulnerability, China's growing military and economic power, the US's China containment strategy and use of soft power; and India's concerns about Chinese growing engagement in Nepal have raise various questions and security implications for Nepal- China relations. The researcher has used the qualitative approach to analyze the Nepal-China relation and security dynamics after 2007. It mainly used diplomatic, military and economic aspects of DIME instruments of national power as a framework of analysis. Nepal must comprehend the sensitivity of China and India, along with other regional and international powers, regarding their security concerns and implement prudent policies prioritizing national interests. Given the evolving dynamics of global power relations and advancements in regional and international arenas, Nepal's nonalignment policy must become more productive, ensuring constructive engagement with China, India and extra-regional powers.
Disaster Management by Security Agencies in Nepal
Authors: Paudel Narendra Raj
Published: August 2023

As per the MOHA report (2021), disaster has been claiming life and property of people. MOHA has its plan to tackle the Disaster because of the fact that Nepal is a disaster-prone country. The categories of disaster as per MOHA report, 25 types of disasters have been happing in Nepal and causing loss of life and property of people. In this context, this article aims to find out the situation of disasters in the country as whole and province-wise scenarios of disaster cases; examine the sufficiency of security personnel to implement the disaster policy mandate given by the government of Nepal and elucidate the required coordination for preparedness, responses and rescue operations that have to carry out by the security agencies in support of three tiers of governments. For this purpose, secondary data from the MOHA web pages were retrieved to analyze the interrelationship of each disaster. Likewise, policies related to preparedness and response in general, especially to security agencies were reviewed. Key informants (KI) interview was taken to consolidate findings from the secondary data. Koshi Province is in the top position of the disaster cases whereas Sudurpaschhim Province is at the lowest position out of 26148 disaster cases from 2011 to 2021 June. Despite the deficiency of human resources in the security agencies and the lack of proper coordination made by the three tiers of government, security agencies accomplish the roles of preparedness, response and rescue operation more than their capacity to save life and property of people. The study concludes that disaster management is not the government's priority whatever its claim in government policy documents due to lack of appropriate coordination with the security agency and insufficient security personnel. The coordination and ensuring of required security personnel is the responsibility of the government when it concerns disaster management by the security agencies in Nepal.
35th Himalayan-Karakoram-Tibet Workshop (HKT) “Geosciences for People’s Prosperity and Sustainable Development” November 02-04, 2022
Authors: Nepal Geological Society
Published: August 2023

This is the full volume of the Abstracts from the 35th Himalayan-Karakoram-Tibet Workshop (HKT) on “Geosciences for People’s Prosperity and Sustainable Development” November 02-04, 2022, Pokhara, Nepal.
Impact of Remittance on Gross Domestic Savings in Nepal
Authors: Adhikari Madan
Published: August 2023

The Nepalese economy is receiving a steady stream of remittances, but the nation has struggled to reduce poverty, unemployment, and the problem of infrastructure development. Being an underdeveloped nation with a high level of consumption and low levels of capital formation, it is a severe issue that will cause imports to rise even more. This paper examines the impact of remittance on gross domestic savings in Nepal using the Autoregressive distributed lag model. As discovered through the study, remittances are insignificant to gross domestic savings both in the long as well as short run. This contradicts the studies that show a positive and negative relationship between remittance and gross domestic savings. The study also shows that other factor such as gross domestic product affects gross domestic saving positively. It is therefore recommended that the planners and decision-makers should take the high rate of remittance income consumption in the economy seriously and must implement the consumption reduction that leads to increased savings, which contributes to the nation's overall growth and development.
Prediction of NEPSE Index Movement Using Technical Analysis
Authors: Joshi Dushyant Lal
Published: August 2023

Due to the nature of the stock and index, predicting index or price movements is a challenging task. The nature of index volatility makes it impossible for investors to profit from stocks. To address this problem, investors need to make accurate predictions about future index or stock price changes. In this study, data has collected for 6 months (December 2022 to May 2023) and technical trading tools such as candlesticks and Google Form Questionnaire Surveys were used to determine the movement of the NEPSE index. A questionnaire survey is completed with 62 answers. Given the Nepalese context and due to the global economic crisis and uncertain political environment, as a result, in a bearish market, the candlestick stick pattern produces mixed results while the trader can benefit from it in the very short term, but sometimes does not provide the right and appropriate movement.
Determinants of the Financial Performance and Sustainability of Microfinance Institutions in Chandrapur Municipality Nepal
Authors: Ghising Tilak
Published: August 2023

The financial performance and Level of financial sustainability of microfinance institutions (MFIs) in Chandrapur Municipality is examined in this article. Access to financial services for the most vulnerable social groups has long been a problem that numerous projects and programs are trying to solve. Performance of Microfinance Institutions Various works suggest that the performance of an institution can be understood from two perspectives. This investigation used an exploratory research approach. The data has been collected for adaptation of the services and products to the target clients from Chandrapur Municipality by age and number of year involved in microfinance institutions.
Safeguarding Cultural Property in Armed Conflict: An analysis of International and National Legal Frameworks
Authors: Thapa Karna B.
Published: August 2023

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Legitimate bases of the Constitution of Nepal and the Challenges pertaining to its implementation
Authors: Bhatta Ganesh Datta
Published: August 2023

No abstract available.
Dispute Settlement Mechanism under ICSID Convention
Authors: Kharel Amrit
Published: August 2023

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The Notion of Legal System
Authors: Giri Saroj Kumar
Published: August 2023

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Role of Arbitration for Settlement of International Commercial Disputes
Authors: Luitel Bishnu
Published: August 2023

No abstracts available.
Financial Literacy, Saving Behaviour and Entrepreneurial Intention: The Moderating Effect of Family Financial Socialization
Authors: Shrestha Purna Man , Rawat Dipak Singh
Published: August 2023

Today entrepreneurial intention is considered one of the most eminent drivers for the overall escalation of the nation's economic growth. This study examines the relationship between financial literacy, saving behaviour, family financial socialization and entrepreneurial intention among individuals. Further, this paper also investigates how family financial socialization moderate the relationship between these factors and entrepreneurial intention. The study followed the positivist research philosophy. The deductive approach, quantitative research method, and explanatory research design have been applied. Data were collected from 415 university-level business students of Karnali Province using a purposive sampling technique. The hypotheses were tested through the structural equation modelling technique. The study found the significant positive relationship between financial literacy, saving behaviour and family financial socialization with entrepreneurial intentions. Family financial socialization moderates the relationship between financial literacy, saving behaviour and entrepreneurial intention. The findings of this study can be implemented by policymakers, educators, and other stakeholders to promote financial literacy and saving behaviour to develop effective strategies for enhancing entrepreneurial intention among individuals.
Shifting Cultivation Practices in Rai Community of Eastern Nepal
Authors: Sapkota Khila Nath
Published: August 2023

Shifting cultivation is a form of land use pattern with a rotation of cultivation followed in the same unit of land. Thousands of indigenous people, with majority households in subsistence living, are dependent on shifting cultivation practices due to the lack of alternate source of income generation. Shifting cultivation in Nepal, locally called as Khoriya or Bhasme, is a land use practice in which indigenous communities clear and cultivate secondary forests in plots of different sizes, leave these plots to regenerate naturally through fallows for medium to long duration. This practice is in transition these days due to rising population of shifting cultivators, and demand for more food. The study demonstrates the relationship among land use practices, people’s livelihood and health issues of Rai community who are involved in shifting cultivation practices in Balakhu Village of Okhaldhunga.
Reading Devkota’s Prometheus as a Transnational Text: Intersecting the East and the West
Authors: Paudel Maheswor
Published: August 2023

This paper reads Laxmi Prasad Devkota’s Prometheus in the backdrop of Percy Bysshe Shelley’s Prometheus Unbound, considering the allegiance of a Nepali writer to a Western canon. Devkota, who had access to the literary trends in the West, has attempted to appropriate the Western tradition of portraying Prometheus as a mythical hero in literary works like Shelly’s and has tried to localize the image of the hero to elevate the marginalized status of the oppressed in Nepali society. Prometheus was unbound like that of Shelly’s and thus unlike that of Aeschylus as bound, Devkota projects this mythical hero in the Western mythology as a savior of the voiceless of his society. Drawing on Peter Morgan’s idea of transnational literature which “would identify that point at which two or more geo-cultural imaginaries intersect, connect, engage with, disrupt or conflict with each other in literary form,” this paper examines Devkota’s Prometheus how it intersects the East and the West in terms of the popular myths of two different societies.
Courts as Data Guardians for the Public Good
Authors: Taylor Poppe Emily S
Published: August 2023

In an increasingly digital world, where data-driven decision making and technology-enhanced workflows are the norm, civil courts lag behind. Despite the rise in electronic filing, many civil court records remain inaccessible and unused by court administrators and other government actors. Meanwhile, for-profit companies increasingly compile court records into massive datasets that facilitate sophisticated legal analytics. This discrepancy between public and private approaches results in unfulfilled potential for court records to inform court operations, procedural rule making, and substantive policy. This article argues for a future in which courts address these failures and take on the role of data guardians for the public good.
العلوم السياسية عربيًا
Authors: الأفندي عبد الوهاب
Published: August 2023

يشرح هذا التقديم أهمية تقصي حالة العلوم السياسية في المؤسسات الأكاديمية العربية، استصحابًا لأهمية دور الإنسانيات والعلوم الاجتماعية عمومًا، والعلوم السياسية خصوصًا، في نهضة أيّ مجتمع. فقد أظهرت التجربة التدريسية في معهد الدوحة للدراسات العليا، وكذلك الدراسات والملتقيات التي نظّمها المركز العربي للأبحاث ودراسة السياسات، وجود فجوة في المعلومات في هذا المجال، إضافةً إلى الحاجة إلى تقييم ما تقدّمه الجامعات العربية في هذا المجال بما يؤهل الطلاب إلى مستوى عالمي. يشير التقديم إلى ملاحظات من داخل الوطن العربي وخارجه حول أزمة مركبة في مجالات التدريس والبحث وتوظيف هذا الحقل. وبالفعل كشفت الدراسات المضمنة في جزأَي هذا الملف عن جوانب متعددة لهذه الأزمة، بدءًا من تأخر دخول التخصص إلى الساحة العربية، ومحدودية ما يقدم من مواد، وعدم مواكبة التطورات الدولية في الحقل، مع وجود معوقات سياسية واقتصادية واجتماعية وهيكلية تعترض وصول الأداء في الحقل إلى غاياته الأوسع. ويلخص التقديم ما توصلت إليه الدراسات حول نشأة التخصص وتطوره وإنجازاته، والعقبات التي تعترض تقدمه ونضجه، في الساحة العربية عمومًا وفي دراسات حالات لمصر والجزائر والسودان وتونس. ويخلص إلى أن التخصص حقق إنجازات مهمة، وإن كان لا يزال يواجه معوقات (وانتكاسات أحيانًا)، وأن المعوق الأكبر لانطلاقة التخصص يتمثل في غياب جماعة علمية عربية في المنطقة، وفي كل بلد على حدة، ويقدّم مقترحات تساعد في معالجة هذه المسألة.
Tráfico internacional de pessoas para exploração sexual?: Uma análise de processos-crime (1995-2012)
Authors: Venson Anamaria Marcon
Published: August 2023

Mulheres raptadas e presas em casas de prostituição. Este livro analisa o tráfico de mulheres para a exploração sexual de uma maneira muito diferente daquilo que circula nos meios midiáticos. A partir de processos-crime, a análise mostra um universo complexo de entendimentos em torno da temática.
Application of Quadratic Programming Using The Beale Method
Authors: Tulzahrah Shanaz , Syaripuddin  , Asmaidi
Published: August 2023

Portofolio saham merupakan salah satu alternatif bagi investor dalam pengambilan keputusan investasi. Saham portofolio dapat dimodelkan ke dalam model pemrograman kuadratik dengan menggunakan mean variance Markowitz yang dapat diselesaikan dengan menggunakan metode Beale. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mencari hasil optimal dari portofolio saham. Data yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah data saham 10 perusahaan yang membagikan dividen terbesar dalam kategori IDX High Dividend 20 untuk tahun 2022. Terdapat dua portofolio saham yang dipilih. Portofolio saham pertama adalah portofolio saham kovarians negatif dengan perbedaan tingkat return ekspektasi yang jauh berbeda, yaitu portofolio saham PT Astra International Tbk dan PT Indo Tambangraya Megah Tbk. Portofolio saham kedua adalah portofolio saham kovarians negatif dengan perbedaan tingkat return ekspektasi yang tidak jauh berbeda yaitu portofolio saham PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk dan PT Mitra Pinasthika Mustika Tbk. Berdasarkan mean variance Markowitz, fungsi tujuan untuk portofolio saham pertama adalah Z=-1,305x_1-9,832x_2-0,137x_1 x_2+0,681x_1^2+2,358x_2^2 dengan batasan x_1+x_2≤100 dan x_1, x_2≥0. Setelah dilakukan perhitungan dengan menggunakan metode Beale, diperoleh tingkat keuntungan yang diharapkan sebesar 3,432% dan risiko sebesar 0,505% dengan proporsi optimal untuk PT Astra International Tbk sebesar 75,063% dan proporsi optimal untuk PT Indo Tambangraya Megah Tbk sebesar 24,937%. Selain itu, fungsi tujuan untuk portofolio saham kedua adalah Z=-2,426x_1-2,528x_2-0,292x_1 x_2+0,366x_1^2+0,508x_2^2 dengan kendala x_1+x_2≤100 dan x_1+x_2≥0. Dengan metode Beale, tingkat keuntungan yang diharapkan sebesar 2. 471% dan risiko sebesar 0,141% dengan proporsi optimal untuk PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk adalah 56,077% dan proporsi optimal untuk PT Mitra Pinasthika Mustika Tbk adalah 43,923%.
Channel Assignment Algorithms and Strategies for Wireless Mesh Networks
Authors:   Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology, Karachi Pakistan, Charania Maliha Amir Ali , Ali Husnain Mansoor ,   Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology, Karachi Pakistan
Published: August 2023

This research report is about providing a solution to the problem of channel assignment in the multi radio wireless mesh networks that have an ad hoc based infrastructure. The aim was to minimize the fractional interference so that throughput can be maximized. The algorithms to solve this problem were classified and explained how they work. A description of channel assignment techniques is given along with a brief comparison in the literature. Main focus was towards the use on genetic algorithm. It also gives a detailed explanation of how genetic algorithm could be implemented in order to solve this problem along with conflict graphs being made by running functions in MATLAB.
Comparative Analysis of Data Mining Techniques for Fraud Detection (A Case Study of Branchless Banking)
Authors:   Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology, Karachi Pakistan, Umair Talha , Saif-ur-Rahman Syed ,   Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology, Karachi Pakistan
Published: August 2023

Data mining algorithms have been using since few years in financial institutions like banks, insurance organizations, etc, and these organizations are using applications of data mining techniques in prediction of business collapse, marketing analysis and fraud detection. In this study our objective is to provide a comparative analysis and find the most suitable techniques of data mining for fraud detection in the area of branchless banking on certain comparison criteria. We have used few different mining algorithms like decision tree, association rules, clustering, naïve bayes and neural network. Our other objective is to find out the comparison criteria, through which we compare these algorithms and that criteria are training volume (small dataset) against quality patterns level, model creation Time, ease of implementation, ease of presentation, extensibility, efficiency, simplicity, training volume (large dataset) against quality patterns level, popularity. In the end we have suggested the most suitable algorithms for fraud detection on branches bank.