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Depicting the Learning and Teaching Process in Social Studies Classrooms: Middle School Students’ Drawings
Authors: BAYRAM Fatma Özge , ÖZDEMİR Döndü
Published: September 2023

The study aims to determine and examine how secondary school students reflect the social studies lesson learning-teaching process on their drawings. One of the qualitative research methods, the phenomenology, was used. The data were obtained from the drawings of the students and the explanations for these drawings. Maximum variation sampling was used to determine the participants, and 118 students studying in the 5th, 6th, and 7th grades of three secondary schools in the central district of Isparta province participated in the research. The content analysis technique was used to analyse the research data. It has been determined that the students’ drawings mostly reflect classroom learning environments, traditional ordering, teacher-centred and expression-oriented methods, and listening-oriented student behaviours. In addition, it was determined that the expectation of a lesson held in the open air, where the students were more fun, games and activities were used, came to the fore.
Complete Workflow of Internal Nozzle Flow and Engine Simulation Using Multi-Component Fuel at Flash Boiling Conditions
Authors: Devassy Bejoy Mandumpala , Zhang Yidan , Zhang Enyuan , Zhou Long
Published: September 2023

Article
Complete Workflow of Internal Nozzle Flow and Engine Simulation Using Multi-Component Fuel at Flash Boiling Conditions

Bejoy Mandumpala Devassy 1, Yidan Zhang 2, * , Enyuan Zhang 2, and Long Zhou 2

1 AVL LIST GmbH, Hans-List-Platz 1, Graz 8020, Austria
2 AVL List Technical Center (Shanghai) Co., LTD. Shanghai 201206, China
* Correspondence: yidan.zhang@avl.com
 
 
Received: 17 May 2023
Accepted: 1 September 2023
Published: 14 September 2023
 

Abstract: At present 3D CFD simulation tools are getting more and more importance for addressing complex physical problems. This article presents a complete virtual analysis of the in-cylinder workflow in gasoline engine at flash boiling condition. Using the standard gasoline surrogate fuel PACE-20, properties of different fuel components was considered both the nozzle and in-cylinder flow. The flow, evaporation, spray jet interaction and spray collapse under flash boiling condition was studied. Molar density fraction was used to describe fuel component distribution for both gas phase and liquid phase. Based on nozzle flow simulation result, in-cylinder simulation has been done, the distribution of different fuel components and the influence on wall film, flame propagation, emission distribution has been studied. It shows that the simulation results have good agreement with testing data, and it proves the model validation for gasoline engine virtual development method under flash boiling conditions.
Enhancing the Reliability Assessment System for Crucial Powertrain Components through Design, Simulation, and Experiment
Authors: Zeng Xiaochun , Wang Gongcheng , Liu Ying , Liu Jing , Feng Yinglian , Shi Xiuyong , Lou Diming , Zhang Lei , Wei Tao , Li Zhong
Published: September 2023

Article
Enhancing the Reliability Assessment System for Crucial Powertrain Components through Design, Simulation, and Experiment

Xiaochun Zeng 1,2,3, Gongcheng Wang 1,* , Ying Liu 2,3, Jing Liu 1,2,3, Yinglian Feng 2,3,4, Xiuyong Shi 5,6, Diming Lou 5,6, Lei Zhang 4, Tao Wei 1, and Zhong Li 1

1 Jiangling Motors Co. Ltd., Nanchang 330001, China
2 Jiangxi Province Women Science and Technology Workers Association, Nanchang 330036, China
3 Jiangxi Mechanical Engineering Society, Nanchang 330002, China
4 Magna PT Powertrain (Jiangxi), Nanchang 330200, China
5 Nanchang Automotive Institute of Intelligence & New Energy, Nanchang 330052, China
6 Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
* Correspondence: gwang7@jmc.com.cn
 
 
Received: 5 September 2023
Accepted: 19 September 2023
Published: 20 September 2023
 

Abstract: This article conducted innovative research on heat balance, cooling and structural strength by using Computer Aided Engineering (CAE), design, and experiment. These multifaceted approaches rely on the meticulous application of dynamic analysis, combustion analysis, fluid dynamics, and finite element analysis. This research has devised a fatigue-oxidation-creep multi-fatigue life prediction technique for thermal engines, coupled with an innovative water jacket optimization method. By addressing the design challenges arising from the demanding requirements of high explosion pressure, formidable power, and significant torque in power systems, this study has made significant strides in advancing the field. And this method was used to establish the development capability of powertrain electric drive components. To enhance reliability and prediction accuracy, a simulation and test calibration method was devised for Crucial Powertrain Components. This article establishes a robust foundation by providing comprehensive data support for reliability target decomposition, facilitating the efficient derivation of component reliability metrics. Additionally, it explores potential customer scenario failures and investigates the underlying mechanisms of powertrain malfunctions. By establishing a correlation matrix between failure modes, mechanisms, and reliability experiments, the coverage of powertrain failure mode verification experiments was significantly increased by over 95%. Ultimately, this article contributes to the formation of a comprehensive technical system for evaluating the reliability of crucial powertrain components, integrating design, simulation, and experiment.
A Review of Multi-vehicle Cooperative Control System in Intelligent Transportation
Authors: Xie Songtao , Li Zhenhong , Arvin Farshad , Ding Zhengtao
Published: September 2023

Review A Review of Multi-vehicle Cooperative Control System in Intelligent Transportation Songtao Xie 1, Zhenhong Li 1, Farshad Arvin 2, and Zhengtao Ding 1,* 1 Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK 2 Swarm & Computational Intelligence Laboratory (SwaCIL), Department of Computer Science, Durham University, Durham DH1 3LE, UK * Correspondence: zhengtao.ding@manchester.ac.uk     Received: 25 April 2023 Accepted: 19 September 2023 Published: 25 September 2023   Abstract: Multi-vehicle cooperative control (MVCC) system has the potential to improve traffic flow, reduce congestion, and increase safety. This paper reviews the progress achieved by researchers worldwide regarding different aspects of MVCC systems. Research works of MVCC system architectures and strategies are reviewed, which explain how this system works. Several control methodologies utilized in the MVCC system and their related issues are discussed and compared, and research achievements about string stability and system degradation caused by unreliable communication are also reviewed. Applications of the MVCC system are demonstrated with detailed literature, which draws an overall landscape of the MVCC system and points out current opportunities and challenges. Finally, future research directions for the MVCC system are proposed based on the latest social and technological developments.
Physiology and Gene Expression Analysis of Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) Exposed to Combined-Virus and Drought Stresses
Authors: Mirzayeva Samra , Huseynova Irada , Özmen Canan Yüksel , Ergül Ali
Published: September 2023

Crop productivity can be obstructed by various biotic and abiotic stresses and thus these stresses are a threat to universal food security. The information on the use of viruses providing efficacy to plants facing growth challenges owing to stress is lacking. The role of induction of pathogen-related genes by microbes is also colossal in drought-endurance acquisition. Studies put forward the importance of viruses as sustainable means for defending plants against dual stress. A fundamental part of research focuses on a positive interplay between viruses and plants. Notably, the tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV) and tomato chlorosis virus (ToCV) possess the capacity to safeguard tomato host plants against severe drought conditions. This study aims to explore the combined effects of TYLCV, ToCV, and drought stress on two tomato cultivars, Money Maker (MK, UK) and Shalala (SH, Azerbaijan). The expression of pathogen-related four cellulose synthase gene families (CesA/Csl) which have been implicated in drought and virus resistance based on gene expression analysis, was assessed using the quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction method. The molecular tests revealed significant upregulation of Ces-A2, Csl-D3,2, and Csl-D3,1 genes in TYLCV and ToCV-infected tomato plants. CesA/Csl genes, responsible for biosynthesis within the MK and SH tomato cultivars, play a role in defending against TYLCV and ToCV. Additionally, physiological parameters such as “relative water content,” “specific leaf weight,” “leaf area,” and “dry biomass” were measured in dual-stressed tomatoes. Using these features, it might be possible to cultivate TYLCV-resistant plants during seasons characterized by water scarcity.
Analysis of the Distribution of Rice Blast Pathogens in High-Altitude North Korea Border Areas and Domestic Rice Cultivars
Authors: Yang Jung Wook , Kim Eun Young , Jung Jin Kyo , Kang In Jeong , Kim Yul Ho , Kim Boyng Joo , Yang Un Ho , Heu Sunggi , Chung Hyunjung
Published: September 2023

To explore the distribution and the resistance reaction of rice blast pathogens that may occur in North Korea, rice blast pathogens in the North Korean border regions of Dandong and Yeon-gil in China and the North Korean border region of Cheorwon in South Korea were analyzed. In addition, comparative analysis was conducted with rice blast pathogen in Suwon and Jeonju, inland regions of South Korea. Resistance reactions above average were observed in monogenic rice lines (IRBLzt-T, IRBL9-W, IRBL20-IR24, and IRBLta-CP1) in Jeonju, Suwon, and Cheorwon from 2018 to 2020. In Dandong and Yeon-gil, the monogenic lines IRBLz5-CA, IRBL12-M, and IRBL19-A consistently showed resistance reactions for three years. Notably, IRBL19-A exhibited strong resistance. Race distribution analysis in South Korea indicated a shift from KI to KJ dominance from 2018 to 2020, while in the North Korean border regions of Dandong and Yeon-gil, the KI race was dominant in 2021 and 2022. The race distribution of rice blast pathogens in China's North Korean border regions differed significantly from that in South Korea.
Biological and Molecular Characterization of a Korean Isolate of Orthotospovirus chrysanthinecrocaulis (Formerly Chrysanthemum Stem Necrosis Virus) Isolated from Chrysanthemum morifolium
Authors: Yoon Seong Hyeon , Lee Su Bin , Baek Eseul , Ju Ho-Jong , Yoon Ju-Yeon
Published: September 2023

Biological and molecular characterization of a Korean isolate of Orthotospovirus chrysanthinecrocaulis (formerly known as chrysanthemum stem necrosis virus, CSNV) isolated from <i.Chrysanthemum morifolium was determined using host range and sequence analysis in this study. Twenty-three species of indicator plants inoculated mechanically CSNV-Kr was investigated for determination of host range. CSNV-Kr induced various local and systemic symptoms in the inoculated plant species. CSNV-Kr could not infect three plant species and induced symptomless in systemic leaves in <i.Nicotiana tabacum cultivars, though the plant samples reacted positively with the antiserum to CSNV by double-antibody sandwich–enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The complete genome sequence of CSNV-Kr was determined. The L RNA of CSNV-Kr consists of 8,959 nucleotides (nt) and encodes a putative RNA-dependent RNA polymerase. The M RNA of CSNV-Kr consists of 4,835 nt and encodes the movement protein (NSm) and the glycoprotein precursor (Gn/Gc protein). The S RNA of CNSV-Kr consists of 2,836 nt and encodes NSs protein and N protein. The Gn/Gc and N sequence of CSNV-Kr were compared with those of previously published CSNV isolates originating from different countries at nucleotide and amino acid levels. The Gn/GC sequence of CSNV-Kr shared 98.8−99.5% identity with CSNV isolated from other countries and the N sequence of CSNV-Kr shared 98.8−99.6% identity. No particular region of variability could be found in either grouping of viruses. All of the CSNV isolates did not show any relationship according to geographical origins and isolation hosts, suggesting no distinct segregation of the CSNV isolates.
Occurrence of Gray Mold in Mango Caused by Botrytis cinerea in Korea
Authors: Kim Wan-Gyu , Lee Gyo-Bin , Hong Soon-Yeong , Cho Weon-Dae
Published: September 2023

During a disease survey conducted in April 2022, we observed severe gray mold symptoms on inflorescences of mango trees (Mangifera indica) grown in a vinyl greenhouse in Jeju, Korea. The symptoms occurred on the flowers and peduncles, on which a lot of gray molds were formed. The incidence of gray mold on the inflorescences in the vinyl greenhouse ranged from 10% to 40%. Three fungal isolates were obtained from the lesions and identified as Botrytis cinerea based on their morphological characteristics and phylogenetic analysis. All isolates of B. cinerea were tested for their pathogenicity to inflorescences of mango trees through artificial inoculation. The pathogenicity of the isolates was confirmed on the flowers and peduncles. The symptoms induced by the isolates were similar to those on the inflorescences of mango trees observed in the disease survey. This is the first report of B. cinerea causing gray mold in mango in Korea.
Identification and Pathogenicity of Neophysopella vitis Causing Rust Disease on Meliosma myriantha in Korea
Authors: Na Dong Hwan , Lee Jae Sung , Choi Young-Joon , Park Ji-Hyun , Shin Hyeon-Dong
Published: September 2023

Rust symptoms on Meliosma myriantha trees have been noticed during disease surveys in Korea since 2010, with a high disease incidence frequently surpassing 90%. The causal fungus of the rust disease was identified as Neophysopella vitis based on the morphological investigation and molecular sequence analysis of the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) and large subunit (LSU) rDNA regions. This is the first report of rust disease caused by N. vitis on M. myriantha in Korea. A pathogenicity assay proved that M. myriantha serves as the aecial host of N. vitis as spermogonia and aeciospores were produced, which can infect the two uredinial hosts, Boston ivy (Parthenocissus tricuspidata) and Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia).
Genome-Based Insights into the Thermotolerant Adaptations of Neobacillus endophyticus BRMEA1T
Authors: Jiang Lingmin , Han Ho Le , Peng Yuxin , Jeon Doeun , Cho Donghyun , Kim Cha Young , Lee Jiyoung
Published: September 2023

The bacterium Neobacillus endophyticus BRMEA1T, isolated from the medicinal plant Selaginella involvens, known as its thermotolerant can grow at 50°C. To explore the genetic basis for its heat tolerance response and its potential for producing valuable natural compounds, the genomes of two thermotolerant and four mesophilic strains in the genus Neobacillus were analyzed using a bioinformatic software platform. The whole genome was annotated using RAST SEED and OrthVenn2, with a focus on identifying potential heattolerance- related genes. N. endophyticus BRMEA1T was found to possess more stress response genes compared to other mesophilic members of the genus, and it was the only strain that had genes for the synthesis of osmoregulated periplasmic glucans. This study sheds light on the potential value of N. endophyticus BRMEA1T, as it reveals the mechanism of heat resistance and the application of secondary metabolites produced by this bacterium through whole-genome sequencing and comparative analysis.
The Effect of Self-directed Learning Attitude on Class Satisfaction through Resilience
Authors:   Center for Educational Research, Baek Sun-Geun , Kim Seojin , Kang Yunah , Song Woori
Published: September 2023

This study aims to analyze the effect of high school students' self-directed learning attitude on class satisfaction through resilience. To achieve this, a structural equation model was established to examine the relationship between the three variables, and data from 2,793 general high school students within the 9th year of SELS2010 were analyzed. The results showed the fit of the structural equation model was very good (CFI=.983, TLI=.976, RMSEA=.059, SRMR=.033). Moreover, self-directed learning attitude had a statistically significant positive effect on resilience and class satisfaction, and resilience also had a statistically significant positive effect on class satisfaction. Additionally, the mediating effect of resilience was found to be statistically significant. These findings suggest that educational efforts to enhance not only self-directed learning attitude but also resilience is needed to improve high school students' class satisfaction.
The three elements of hypertext: Constructing digital artistry and rebooting possible lives—Take the Cheng Guang work “Life Reboot” as the center of inspection
Authors: Shan Xiaoxi , Song Yucheng
Published: September 2023

The core characteristic of new media literature that differs from traditional print-era literature can be summarized as “digital artistry”. Based on the Cheng Guang interactive platform, the Cheng Guang literature adopts a typical hypertext model and shows a certain degree of representativeness in the creation of digital artistry. Life Reboot fully utilizes the constructive functions of the three elements of hypertext—node, link, and network—to produce aesthetic effects that are different from those of traditional literary works—digital artistry such as composite symbolic text, interactive narrative, and ontolepsis. The use of the three elements of hypertext enables readers to break through the limitations of reality, travel through multi-dimensional space and “parallel universes”, realize a life reboot, reach multiple possible lives, and obtain aesthetic experiences that traditional literary works cannot provide.
Antioxidant, Antimicrobial and Protease Inhibitory Activity of Potato Peel.
Authors: Islam Md , Munna Md , Zohura Fatema , Islam Kazi , Rahman SM , Biswas Rana
Published: September 2023

Background: Due to having health hazards of artificial preservatives, natural preservatives having anti-enzymatic, antimicrobial, and antioxidant properties are drawing the attention of food scientists. Objectives: Potato peel can be a cheap and available source of preservatives as it is considered a waste after processing its tuber. Methods: We evaluated the serine protease inhibitory activity, antibacterial activity by Disc diffusion assay, and antioxidant properties by DPPH free radical scavenging assay and Ferric-ion reducing antioxidant power assay (FRAP) of crude methanol and aqueous extract of potato peel. In addition, Total phenol, flavonoid, and tannin content were also quantified in both crude extracts. Results: Crude methanol extract was found more potential to have significant serine protease inhibition activity (IC50 = 534.87 μg/mL), DPPH free radical scavenging activity (IC50 = 183.56 μg/mL), and FRAP (ferric reducing antioxidant power) value of 351.81 µM Fe(II)/100µg of dried extract. Moreover, the total phenol, flavonoid and tannin content of the methanol extract were higher than the aqueous extract. Also, crude methanol extract showed maximum zone of inhibition (ZOI) against Vibrio cholera and Salmonella typhi (13.63 ± 0.53 and 13.25 ± 0.35 mm respectively). Later, column chromatography for the enrichment of total flavonoid content of methanol fractions exhibited elevated flavonoid content and serine protease inhibitory activity than crude methanol extract. Conclusion: This study showed, the methanol extract of potato peel is more potential than water extract.
Morphological and Chemical Attributes of Mustard Varieties Affect the Abundance and Infestation of Aphid
Authors: Rahman Md , Saha Bijoya , Shahjahan Md , Roy Banin , Uddin Mohammad
Published: September 2023

Morphological and chemical traits of host plants play a vital role in the abundance and infestation of herbivore insects. The study was carried out to know the abundance and infestation of aphid Lipaphis erysimi Kaltenbach (Hemiptera: Aphididae) on selected mustard varieties namely BARI-14, BARI-15 and Tori-7, and to find out the relationship of the abundance and infestation of aphid with plant morphological and chemical traits. The percent plant infestation was lowest on BARI-15 and highest on BARI-14. Similarly, leaf and pod infestations per affected plant were less on the BARI-15, followed by Tori-7 and BARI-14. Aphid abundance on the plants and pods was minimal on BARI-15, followed by the Tori-7 and BARI-14. Aphid infestations were positively correlated with the percent water content and diameter of stems and pods. Likewise, percent nitrogen and organic carbon in the stems and pods were influential in elevating aphid abundances. Therefore, BARI-15 was the least preferred variety to aphids than Tori-7 and BARI-14. The higher proportion of water, nitrogen and organic carbon in the plants, stems and pods and the larger diameter of stems increased aphid abundance.
Effects of planting media and fertilizer composition on growth, yield and quality of strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa Duch.)
Authors: Mia Md , Siddiqua Mahbuba , Rashid Md , Nahar Ashrafun
Published: September 2023

A field experiment was carried out at the Landscape Section of the Department of Horticulture, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh during the period from October 2019 to April 2020 to study the effects of planting media and fertilizer composition on growth, yield and quality of strawberry. It was plotted in Split Plot Design with three replications. The experiment was consisted of two factors such as Factor A: M1= planting in gunny bags, M2 = planting in polybags, Factor B: five fertilizers composition treatments viz. T0: 0% (no fertilizers), T1: 25% (0.94 g/plant Urea + 1.25 g/plant TSP + 1.25 g/plant MoP), T2: 50% (1.87 g/plant Urea + 2.5 g/plant TSP + 2.5 g/plant MoP), T3: 75% (2.82 g/plant Urea + 3.75 g/plant TSP + 3.75 g/plant MoP) and T4: 100% (3.75 g/plant Urea + 5 g/plant TSP + 5 g/plant MoP) of N, P and K. All the parameters under study showed significant variations. Results showed that higher fruit length (3.83 cm) and diameter (2.54 cm), fruit weight per plant (190.08 g), yield (12.80 ton/ha) and TSS (7.44%) were found from planting of strawberry in polybags (M2) in compared to planting in gunny bags (M1). In relation to fertilizers composition higher fruit length (4.27 cm) and diameter (3.21 cm), total fruit weight per plant (216.79 g), fruit yield (16.35 t/ha) and TSS (8.10%) were recorded from mixed application of 100% fertilizer (4.75 g/plant Urea + 5 g/plant TSP + 5 g/plant MoP) of N, P, and K while the lower value was obtained from control. Among the treatment combination, the highest fruit length (4.13 cm) and diameter (3.09 cm), fruit weight per plant (199.57 g), fruit yield (17.50 t/ha) and TSS (8.17%) were found from planting of strawberry in polybags along with 100% (3.75 g/plant Urea + 5 g/plant TSP + 5 g/plant MoP) of N, P, and K.
The Relationship Between Happiness and Social Media Addiction: Coping with Perceived Stress as a Mediator
Authors: Eroglu Yuksel , Cengiz Serkan , Peker Adem , Yildiz Melike
Published: September 2023

Objective: In the age of information and technology, social media platforms are popularly used to connect with others virtually. With this increasing participation in the digital world, social networking sites have become an increasingly popular activity, especially among adults. Share social media platforms with people, message, conversation, picture, video, etc. widely used to share. Although social media tools are used in many areas of daily life, their excessive use negatively affects mental health. This study aimed to reveal the mediating effect of adult individuals' stress coping strategies between happiness and social media addiction.
Methods: The study group participated in the study voluntarily. We obtained a consent form from these participants stating that they voluntarily participated in the study. They left the study whenever they wanted while filling out the forms. Filling out the forms took about 25 minutes. The study’s sample group consists of 924 adult individuals aged between 18 and 68 living in Erzurum. Depression-Happiness Scale Short Form, Perceived Stress Scale, and Social Media Addiction Scale were used in the study. We used SPSS-22 and AMOS-21 programs for data analysis.
Results: The results show that there are low levels of negative associations between happiness and coping strategies and social media addiction. In addition, the results reveal that strategies for coping with stress mediate the relationship between happiness and social media addiction.
Conclusion: Based on the findings, coping with stress can effectively reduce individuals' social media addiction. Studies are needed to help prevent problematic social media use and help users better control the time they spend on social media. There is a greater need for awareness programs to raise awareness among adults about responsible use of social media. Personality variables such as happiness and coping with stress should be taken into account, especially by mental health professionals, during the design and implementation of these programs. In addition, apart from this study, which deals with the effects of happiness and coping with stress on problematic social media use, other different studies should conduct more in-depth research to reveal the effects of personal and social characteristics in more detail.
Disgust and Anxiety Sensitivity as Vulnerability Factors in Misophonia
Authors: Barahmand Usha , Mantzikos Maria , Xiang Ying , Shamsina Naila , Rotlevi Esther
Published: September 2023

Objective: This study was aimed at exploring the association between disgust sensitivity and misophonia. We explored the mediating mechanisms underlying this relationship by specifically examining the mediating role of components of anxiety sensitivity in this association.
Methods: Two hundred and thirteen individuals completed the online measures of disgust sensitivity, anxiety sensitivity and misophonia.
Results: The results indicated that core disgust was significantly and positively associated with misophonic distress and aggressive behavioral reactions to triggers of misophonia but failed to correlate with nonaggressive reactions to the distress elicitors. Furthermore, the social concerns component of anxiety sensitivity partly mediated the association between core disgust and misophonic distress and the cognitive concerns component of anxiety sensitivity served as a mediator in the relationship of core disgust and aggressive behavioral reactions to misophonic distress elicitors. Direct effects of core disgust on misophonic distress were also found.
Conclusions: Results highlight the significance of identifying the mechanisms that underlie the mediated paths between core disgust and emotional-behavioral features of misophonia. Findings point to a distinction between misophonia and obsessive compulsive and related disorders. Theoretical implications involving ‘not just right experiences’, sociomoral disgust and mental contamination are discussed.
Investigation of the Relationship of Serotonin, Dopamine and Their Metabolites with α -Synuclein in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Authors: Cetin Ihsan , Kayadibi Huseyin , Yazla Ece , Aydinoglu Unsal
Published: September 2023

Objectives: Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is a mental disorder characterized by obsessions and/or compulsions. Impulsive features play a role in the etiology, symptomatology and clinical presentation of OCD. α-synuclein which plays a role in dopaminergic and serotonergic neurotransmission has been shown to be effective in impulse control. The aim of this study is to examine the levels of α-synuclein, serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine; 5-HT), dopamine, dopamine β-hydroxylase (DBH), 5-hydroxyindolacetic acid (5-HIAA), homovanillic acid (HVA) and heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) in OCD.
Methods: Twenty-six OCD patients and age-gender matched 23 healthy volunteers were included in this study. Biochemical parameters were analyzed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay method. Patients were evaluated with Barratt Impulsivity Scale (BIS) and Dimensional Obsession Compulsion Scale (DOCS).
Results: Compared with the controls, significant reduction of 5-HT, dopamine and DBH levels while significant increase of α-synuclein, HVA and HSP70 levels was found in patients with OCD. Moreover, α-synuclein levels were significantly negatively correlated with 5-HT, dopamine and DBH, while significantly positively correlated with HVA, 5-HIAA and HSP70. HTR and dopamine levels were found to be associated with the subscale of BIS. Dopamine and DBH levels were found to be associated with the subscale of DOCS.
Conclusions: It may be suggested that α-synuclein is associated with dopaminergic and serotinergic pathways, and may provide important contributions for elucidating the etiology of OCD. It can be suggested that the effect of dopamine is more than 5-HT, based on the fact that not only dopamine but also DBH is correlated with OCD symptoms.
Embracing Open Science at DARIAH-EU: How Openness Became a Bridge Between Research Infrastructure Strategy and Research Realities in the Arts and Humanities
Authors: Edmond Jennifer , Tóth-Czifra Erzsébet
Published: September 2023

When it was founded in 2014, DARIAH-EU, the European digital research infrastructure for arts and humanities, recognized the importance of open science but did not place particular emphasis on it. In the time since, however, openness has come to rest at the heart of everything the infrastructure does. This piece will look at the process by which a research infrastructure comes to view itself as both a resource and champion for open science in their community, and how the contributions of such organizations can uniquely enhance openness in the arts and humanities.
No Journal is an Island: The John Donne Journal and the Possibilities of Open Access
Authors: Nelson Brent , Dela Pena Miguel ,   Prototyping the Digital Archive Team,   INKE Research Group
Published: September 2023

This paper examines the possibilities for moving a print journal to Diamond Open Access electronic publication. It uses a case study of a mature academic publication, the John Donne Journal, to explore options for a transition that retains a print version of the journal—and thus its institutional and individual subscribers—while at the same time establishing a fully Open Access electronic version. Informed by a survey-based assessment of the interests and values of the membership of the John Donne Society (the journal's issuing body) and by a brief survey of the state of Open Access journal publication in Renaissance Studies, this paper then examines the means by which other journals have achieved electronic publication and the remaining options for sustainable (i.e. funded) Open Access journal publication. It ends by proposing an independent ('hipster') model for the John Donne Journal that leverages the print form as an asset and basis for approaching subscribing libraries to join the journal as continuing subscribers and partners in Open Access publication.
Media Art on Wikipedia: Leveraging the Wikimedia Ecosystem to Address the Challenges and Opportunities of Media Art Institutions
Authors: Glowacki Stefan
Published: September 2023

“Media Art on Wikipedia” is a collaborative project launched by Amsterdam-based platform for media art LIMA (Living Media Art), conducted in partnership with national and international art collections, national universities, and Wikimedia Nederland. Involving coordination of edit-a-thons and ingest of collection metadata within the structure of Wikidata, the project aims to bridge and mobilize the domain knowledge of media art beyond the institutional silo through engagement with the ethos, procedures and affordances of the Wikimedia ecosystem. This article profiles and situates this attempt within the particular institutional context of media art and the broader turn towards open, participatory, and distributed configuration of public institutions. Comparing infrastructural topologies identified within the discourse of media art by mapping them to tensions between centralized and distributed approaches, this article positions the project as a composite of models blurring their unambiguous theoretical distinction. This analysis serves to investigate ways in which the project responds to the conditions underlying the field’s modes of knowledge production—on one hand the demand for the reimagining of methods of documentation, preservation, and historicization stemming from the specificity of media art; and the systemic precarity of media art’s knowledge infrastructures on the other.
Rhetoric, Research, and Revolution: Analyzing Cultural Rhetorics to Rethink Pedagogical Frameworks
Authors: McAlister Bailey
Published: September 2023

This essay explores the results of a dissertation research project on the effective communication and rhetorical practices of sommeliers and wine professionals. Through rhetorical analysis of this industry’s discourse, frameworks for teaching communication in the Humanities have been reenvisioned in light of recent cultural revolutions. Potential methods for recomposing teaching and learning structures are discussed to illuminate more opportunities for reflection on the rhetorical situation and enjoyment of the process of developing ourselves as communicators. The overarching goal of this research is to show how Humanities researchers can use the affordances of cross-disciplinary education to revitalize learning about traditional concepts by pairing unconventional and sometimes contrasting perspectives & to reveal new ways of thinking.
PROMOTING PRESCHOOL CHILDREN'S SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING SKILLS THROUGH CREATIVE DRAMA INTEGRATED MUSIC ACTIVITIES
Authors: KOÇ Nuray , SUNGURTEKİN Şehnaz
Published: September 2023

This study investigates the progression of social-emotional learning skills in children by integrating music activities into creative drama. The research was executed employing a pre-and post-test control group research design. The research cohort consisted of 40 five-year-old participants, separated into two groups of 20 each, experimental and control. An 8-week comprehensive music education program was implemented exclusively for the experimental group to enhance their social-emotional proficiencies. A personalized information questionnaire was also employed to gather demographic information about the children and their respective parents. The "Vineland Social-Emotional Early Childhood Scale" (VSEECS) and the "Expression of Emotions Test" (EET) were applied as pre-and post-tests to determine children's social-emotional behaviors. The results of this investigation revealed a statistically significant difference in the EET pre-and post-test scores within the experimental group. Conversely, comparing both study groups, no statistically significant difference in EET scores was observed. The lack of a significant difference could be attributed to social-emotional learning activities in the curriculum that were carried out at school. This result may positively affect the control group's emotional expression and social skills. The analysis revealed that no statistically significant difference was observed in the mean scores of the (VSEECS) between the two groups at both the pre-test and post-test scores. In the context of forthcoming research, it is advisable to procure data through systematic observation, interviews, and the implementation of longitudinal investigations to elucidate the impact of music education on the development of children's social-emotional learning skills.
THE POTENTIAL OF BAY LEAVE (SYZYGIUM POLYANTHUM) AS AN ANTI-DIABETIC AGENT
Authors: Widodo Wildan Dwi Putra , Parisa Nita , Nia Savitri Tamzil  , Evi Lusiana  , Nafrah Ardita  , Amira Azra Arisa Putri  , Sindy Bintang Permata  , Aisyah Fristania Ditamor
Published: September 2023

Non-communicable disease prevalence continues to increase in Indonesia. One of the top 10 causes of death is non-communicable disease, and diabetes mellitus is on the list. Genetics, advanced age, obesity, stress, hypertension, smoking, and physical inactivity are risk factors that might result in diabetes mellitus. Despite advancements in mainstream anti-diabetic treatment, traditional medical practices continue to exist in several nations. Syzygium polyanthum is the herb that diabetic patients most frequently utilize in the traditional therapy of their illness, according to research on diabetic patients at the Health Community Center in Sering, Medan, Indonesia. The research team was interested in figuring out whether bay leaves showed any potential as an anti-diabetic agent based on the previous description. In this study, secondary literature from research publications is used in a literature review with a descriptive method. Several studies have suggested that bay leaves could potentially be used for the prevention and treatment of diabetes mellitus.
Competencia lectora y problemas de conducta: revisión de investigaciones recientes
Authors: TEJADA GÓMEZ Laura
Published: September 2023

La relación entre las dificultades de aprendizaje en lectoescritura y los problemas de conducta en el contexto escolar no sólo preocupa a las familias y el profesorado; también es un objeto de estudio que no deja de interesar a los investigadores, con el objetivo de establecer técnicas y prácticas educativas basadas en la evidencia que produzcan cambios en la competencia lectora y en los problemas de conducta. Se pondrán en relación cuatro publicaciones científicas de los últimos cuatro años relacionadas con esta temática. Tres de ellas son revisiones bibliográficas sistemáticas y la cuarta es un estudio acerca de la motivación de logro en tareas escolares con tres grupos experimentales (control-normalizado, TDAH y control-trastornos de conducta). Se observan resultados muy positivos en mejora de la lectura tras las intervenciones educativas, especialmente las multimodales y grupales. Se señalan tanto una carencia importante de artículos que incluyan medidas conductuales, como unos resultados conductuales inconsistentes en la literatura. Parece clara la importancia de seguir investigando en este sentido y de incluir componentes conductuales en las intervenciones educativas con alumnado con problemas de conducta.
CDBRA: Community Detection Based on Random Algorithm in Social Networks
Authors: Suganthini C. , Baskaran R. , Dhivya D.
Published: September 2023

Understanding the topology and functions of complex networks allows us to derive valuable information from them. There are various types of these networks. Community detection is a significant research area that involves dividing a network graph into subsets of nodes, known as communities. Each community consists of nodes that have dense communication with each other and sparse communication with nodes outside the community. This work proposes the use of Community Detection based on random Algorithm (CDBRA) to identify novel communities with low complexity and high accuracy by using both local and global network information. The proposed method consists of four components: Pre-Processing, Node Identification, Intra-Community Structure, and Inter-Community Structure. In the initial component, the task involves recognizing and saving similarity measures. Additionally, it requires assigning suitable weights to network vertex and edges, taking into the account of local and global network information. The next level involves using a random algorithm enhanced by nodes' weights to determine similarity measures for Node Identification. The third level, Intra-Community Structure, aims to achieve various community structures. The fourth level ultimately chooses the optimal community structure by taking into account the Inter-Community Structure and the evaluation functions derived from network’s local and global information. To assess the proposed method on various scenarios involving real and artificial networks. The proposed method outperforms existing methods in detecting community structures similar to real communities and provides efficient evaluation functions for all types and sizes of networks.
Four Interactional Styles in Crime-Preventive Policing
Authors: Gashi Liridona
Published: September 2023

Four Interactional Styles in Crime-Preventive Policing

The relationships between the police and young people have been the focus of much police scholarship in the past decades. Research suggests that they are often characterized by low levels of trust and high levels of conflict. Why this is so and what influences the quality of police-youth relationships has so far mostly been studied through the perspectives of the young people. By means of fieldwork in a crime prevention unit in Oslo, Norway, this article contributes to the scarce literature on how the police approach these relations and what is taking place in the encounters. Using interactional data, the present article addresses four interactional styles that police officers adopt in their work with young people: relational, distant, emotional and paternalistic. While this study indicates that the relational style’s characteristics seem to be ideal for building and maintaining police-youth relations, it also shows how other styles have their own advantages and challenges. Finally, the article concludes that taking officers’ interactional styles into account may provide insights into the dynamics and quality of police-youth relations.
De ‘woke’ wetgever – genderevenwicht in de top van het bedrijfsleven?
Authors: Retsjkina A.
Published: September 2023

De ‘woke’ wetgever – genderevenwicht in de top van het bedrijfsleven?

Met ingang van 1 januari 2022 zijn het ingroeiquotum en de streefcijferregeling geïntroduceerd in het Burgerlijk Wetboek. De wetgever hoopt hiermee een evenwichtigere verhouding tussen mannen en vrouwen in de top van het bedrijfsleven te bevorderen. Na een uiteenzetting van de streefcijferregeling, het ingroeiquotum en Richtlijn (EU) 2022/2381 inzake het genderevenwicht bij beursgenoteerde ondernemingen, zal worden gekeken naar de uitwerking van deze nieuwe wetgeving in de praktijk. Hieruit zal blijken dat het ingroeiquotum al bepaalde resultaten lijkt te boeken, maar dat er zeker nog een slag valt te maken op het gebied van genderevenwicht in de top van het bedrijfsleven.
Winstuitkering in de zorg
Authors: Hooft Graafland D. , de Boer A.M.L.
Published: September 2023

Winstuitkering in de zorg. Een overzicht van enkele juridische ontwikkelingen op het gebied van winstuitkering in de zorg

De discussie over de toelaatbaarheid van winstuitkering in het Nederlandse zorgstelsel is van alle tijden. Dit artikel beschrijft de historie van het huidige wettelijke winstuitkeringsverbod en de daarvan uitgezonderde categorieën van zorginstellingen. Ook vormen van toegestane winstuitkering door intramurale zorgaanbieders (onderaanneming) passeren de revue, evenals de invloed van recente wetswijzigingen (Wtza en WTZi), de lege huls-constructie en de positieve effecten van winstuitkering. De auteurs trekken de juridische houdbaarheid van het wettelijke winstuitkeringsverbod in twijfel, en stellen het onderscheid tussen intramurale en extramurale zorg in relatie tot het huidige verbod en de daarvan uitgezonderde categorieën ter discussie. Ter voorkoming van onnodig gekunstelde constructies en ter bevordering van de transparantie ligt het voor de hand het wettelijke verbod op winstuitkering op te heffen en winstuitkering uitsluitend te reguleren voor deelsectoren waarin excessen plaatsvinden, mits de voor die deelsectoren te introduceren voorwaarden (zoals aangekondigd met het wetsvoorstel Wibz) noodzakelijk en aantoonbaar proportioneel zijn.
Physiological Behavior of Native Avocado in Nursery
Authors:   Posgraduate in Agricultural Sciences and Local Management, Autonomous University of Guerrero. Iguala-Tuxpan Highway, Km. 2.5. Iguala, Guerrero, México. C.P. 40101., L. Roger Arellano-Roque
Published: September 2023

In the State of Guerrero, Mexico, there are several types of native avocados that grow in backyards which die mainly because of adverse environmental conditions and various harmful activities of farmers. This study is one of the pioneers in the area. The aim of this research was to follow the growth in nursery and the physiological behavior of 12 native avocados from the municipality of Ometepec, Guerrero, Mexico, in order to explore their possible use as rootstocks. Thus, 20 fruits per tree of each genotype were harvested, and they were sown on substrate (85% river lama, 5% peat moss and 10% agrolite), at one month of age. A randomized complete block design was used with 12 treatments (each genotype was considered as treatment) and four repetitions. An analysis of variance and Tukey's means tests were performed (P ≤ 0.01 and 0.05) and LSD (P ≤ 0.05). The most vigorous rootstock was OME-7, followed by OME-10. The OME-7 showed higher NO3- and Na+ content; while OME-8, was superior in K+ and Ca++. The length*width of the avocado leaves, multiplied by its conversion factor (0.991), estimated a foliar area very similar to that obtained by the leaf area integrator. It was concluded that the OME-7, OME-3 and OME-10 rootstocks, were the most vigorous and they meet all the characteristics to be used as rootstocks.
Optimal Size of Public Expenditure and Agricultural Growth in Togo: Evidence from Armey Curve
Authors:   Department of Agricultural Economics, Agriculture High School, University of Lome, Togo & Togolese Institute of Agronomic Research (ITRA), Lomé, Togo, WAIBENA Tinê-ène Dtorane , YOVO Koffi ,   Department of Agricultural Economics, Agriculture High School, University of Lome, Togo
Published: September 2023

This paper examines, using the Armey curve approach, the possibility of the existence of an optimal size of agricultural public expenditure in Togo. Using annual data from 1987 to 2019, the results show that the actual size of public agricultural expenditure is much below the optimal size, which is 34% of agricultural GDP for total agricultural expenditure and 27% for agricultural investment. In the light of these results, it appears that the Togolese government can pursue the expansionary fiscal policy by increasing agricultural expenditure to the optimal level. The gap is very deep and requires a significant qualitative jump.
O projeto Escola Sem Partido em contradição com a educação como práxis social
Authors: Bertin Méris Nelita Fauth , Miranda Paula Fauth Manhães , Miranda Pedro Fauth Manhães
Published: September 2023

Sabe-se que o Supremo Tribunal Federal já firmou, nos últimos anos, uma jurisprudência consistente contra o Escola Sem Partido (ESP), julgando inconstitucionais várias leis – municipais, estaduais e federais – que propunham concretizar as diretrizes de tal projeto. Não obstante, é inegável que os resquícios desta proposta continuam subjacentes à realidade sociopolítica nacional. Neste sentido, o presente artigo tem por objetivo examinar os ideais do ESP, cujos princípios ainda estão muito vivos na sociedade brasileira, argumentando sua contrariedade com a concepção de trabalho e educação como práxis social da teoria marxista. Para tanto, este trabalho será realizado por meio do método dedutivo, via revisão bibliográfica. Ao longo do texto, demonstrar-se-á que os partidários do movimento em questão afirmam que a educação deva ser neutra, pois haveria uma contaminação político-ideológico de viés esquerdista, do Ensino Básico até o Ensino Superior. A verdade, porém, é que a educação – especialmente, a educação de viés crítico – jamais poderá ser neutra, visto ser uma práxis social, sendo importante que o professor tenha autonomia para trazer à tona as contradições da própria sociedade. Somente assim o direito à educação poderá ser verdadeiramente eficaz.