bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
President Truman's Policy on Palestine a Study of Presidential Policy Which Led to De Facto Recognition of Israel
Authors:   , Barels Edward
Published: February 2023

Harry S. Truman’s foreign policy on Palestine was presented from his entry into the White House in April, 1945 to de facto recognition of the State of Israel in May, 1948. A chronological presentation of the materials found in the Truman Papers, Department of State Bulletins, United Nations records, and New York Times, was followed except to bring harmony of presentation on a particular point of view or incident. Truman had humanitarian motives in mind for the displaced Jews of Europe while public opinion and a desire for votes made it possible for implementing a Jewish Homeland. The Harrison report led Truman to request the British Government to bring about the immigration of 100,000 Jews into Palestine. In an attempt to find a just solution, Britain and the United States formed the Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry to investigate the situation. Truman, led by American public opinion and Congress to help the Jews, moved further into the Zionist position. Britain then turned the problem over to the United States, and Truman moved to the support of public opinion and created the State of Israel. Thus Truman in an attempt to solve the European refugee problem created the State of Israel as a refuge for European Jews, as a bulwark against communism in the Near East, as an important strategic and economic state in the Near East favoring the West, and as an attempt to fill a vacuum created by the termination of the British Mandate, all at the expense of Arab-American friendship.
A Study of the Opinions of High School and College Students of Western Kansas Regarding Science Teachers and Science Courses
Authors:   , Levin Henry
Published: February 2023

The purpose of this study was to evaluate, on the basis of student opinion: 1. The outstanding characteristics of the effective science teacher. 2. Student preference as to instructional procedures. 3. The attitudes of students toward science courses. 4. The areas of science that students consider especially interesting and important. II. Procedure: This study was undertaken with the assumption that student opinions and reactions are valid to use as criteria in judging the suitability of science courses and the characteristics of the effective science teacher. After surveying the related studies, four questionnaires were prepared and submitted to 2098 junior high, high school and college students. III. Conclusions: The data secured through the techniques used in this investigation seems to indicate that: 1. The outstanding characteristics of the effective science teacher are the ability to explain clearly and expert knowledge of subject matter. 2. Demonstrations, laboratory and field trips received the highest ratings as instructional procedures. 3. The data concerning the responses of students regarding science courses shows a wide difference of opinion. However, a very high percentage of the students believed that the study of science is valuable, interesting and important for all students. 4. The four groups of respondents were in general most interested in two areas; first, that area concerning information about themselves and their personal welfare-topics such as reproduction, heredity, the human body and the nature and control of disease. The other area of particular interest deals with those things of current importance in everyday life. Such an area includes the nature and control of matter and energy and the basic principles of physics and chemistry.
Effects of Children on Stress in the Postdivorce Adjustment Process
Authors:   , Tebo Patricia
Published: February 2023

This ex post facto study investigated the relationship between the presence of children and psychological stress in the post-divorce adjustment process. The post-divorce adjustment process was described as those changes in roles which are the result of divorce. Subjects were 30 divorced, unremarried women between the ages of 21 and 35. A two-group design was employed, with 15 subjects in each group. Women with children were assigned to the Children’s group and women with no children were assigned to the Non-Children’s group. Measures of psychological stress were collected from the two groups through administration of the Post-divorce Survey and the Heimler Scale of Social Functioning. Results showed that women with children in the post-divorce adjustment process experience greater psychological stress, as defined by lower current life satisfaction, than women without children. Results also showed that women making successful role alterations experience less psychological stress, as defined by higher current life satisfaction, than women not making successful role alterations. Finally, results showed that seeking profession counseling since the divorce and having older children significantly affected psychological stress, as defined by higher current life satisfaction, in the post-divorce adjustment process. No significant difference was found in the ratio of satisfaction to frustration between women with children and women without children in the amount of psychological stress experienced in the post-divorce adjustment process. Results also showed that neither social support nor increased health problems were significantly related to psychological stress in the post-divorce adjustment process. Professional counseling ever or a year or less prior to the divorce showed no significant relationship to psychological stress. Number of children, number of years married, social support, and socioeconomic status when married showed no significant relationship with psychological stress in the post-divorce adjustment process.
A Comparison of The Content of Text Books In Geography In Relation To The Major Objectives To Be Obtained
Authors:   , Stock Milo
Published: February 2023

The problem of this thesis is to determine how nearly certain selected textbooks of recent date in geography are adapted to attain objectives of geography found listed in published authoritative sources in the field of geography. The thesis is limited in its scope in that it uses only the second book of the series, in the texts thus in a measure getting the same level of material in each case.
Ceramic Design and Ornamentation
Authors:   , Fisher Dick
Published: February 2023

The purpose of the study was to execute experiments with various techniques in designing and ornamentation of ceramic ware.
The Effects of a Late Spring Burn on Three Mixed Prairie Range Sites
Authors:   , Pellant Michael
Published: February 2023

A two-year project was initiated in 1974 to study the effects of a late spring burn on three ungrazed, Mixed Prairie range sites. The six study sites were located on federal property surrounding Wilson Reservoir, Russell County, Kansas. Differences in yield, production of seedstalks, basal cover, species composition, and frequency were compared on adjacent control and burned plots. Soil water was measured on four study sites in 1974. Vegetation response to burning varied by range site and year of study. There were no significant reductions in total forage production on any of the study sites. Of the five sites dominated by warm season grasses, total production was lower on the burned plot on only one. Little bluestem was the only important warm season grass for which production decreased as a result of the burn. All sampling techniques indicated that western wheatgrass is susceptible to extreme damage when burned in late spring. Weedy species of grasses and forbs filled the niche left vacant by the reduction of western wheatgrass. Data on basal cover, species composition, and frequency followed the same trends on the burned plots as did data on production. These tests indicated that suffrutescent species are mal-adapted to a spring burn. Production of seedstalks of three grasses was greater on the burned plots in 1974. Burning significantly reduced soil water on one of the four sites sampled. Reduced interception of rainfall early in the growing season was the probable cause of the higher soil water content on the burned plots. Later in the growing season, soil water levels were generally greater on the control plots. Results of this study indicate that burning in late spring is an effective management technique on ungrazed Mixed Prairie vegetation.
The Effects of Student Generated and Solved Problems on Problem Solving Abilities
Authors:   , Snyder Mary
Published: February 2023

The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of student-generated and solved verbal problems on problem-solving abilities. The investigation also included a replication of part of a study by Janet H. Caldwell involving abstract-concrete and factual -hypothetical factors in verbal problem-solving. Subjects for this study were eighty-four high school students who were randomly assigned to one of three treatment groups: instruction-practice, practice-only, and control. Differences within groups and between groups were examined with regard to the factors abstract-concrete and factual-hypothetical. To more closely take into account the processes the subjects used in the solution of the verbal problems a ranking scale was used to weight the test scores. Results indicated that significant gains in problem-solving success were made by the practice-only group and the control group, although all subjects showed improvement. Also, all subjects solved significantly more concrete than abstract verbal problems on both pretest and post test measures. For all subjects there were significant differences at the .05 level between the number of concrete-hypothetical and concrete-factual verbal problems solved on the pretest measure. This study supported some of Caldwell's findings. Subjects solved significantly more concrete than abstract verbal problems which supported Caldwell's results. The pretest results supported Caldwell's findings that subjects solved more factual than hypothetical verbal problems. Finally, the replication supported Caldwell's results that testing order had no effect upon overall problem-solving success.
Exploring the Measurable and Immeasurable Qualities of Art
Authors:   , Busch Connie
Published: February 2023

It is this combination of the measurable and immeasurable qualities of art that is the synopsis of my thesis work. The variation of this idea has been worked out in both the paintings and the drawings. It invites a subjective interpretation, which also activates the individual imagination. With the measurable and the immeasurable qualities of art as a basis I believe my future paintings will leading into something even more challenging and exciting.
A Survey and Analysis of the Material Concerning the Small Community
Authors:   , Felts Kenneth
Published: February 2023

Sociology is in transition from a natural history phase of science toward a true science. This period of transition is marked by numerous efforts at codification of theory. This report explores some of the ways in which the concept “community” has been interpreted by various investigators. Attention is also given to methodology of community study and includes some of the more important studies of community. A treatment of the origin and development of communities particularly in America, is also given.
Manual for ageing and sexing the landbirds of Bosque Fray Jorge National Park and north-central Chile, with notes on occurrence and breeding seasonality.
Authors: Ruiz-Sánchez Angelina
Published: February 2023

No abstract.
SOME COMMENTS ON THE NOVELS OF KURBAN MUHAMMADRIZA
Authors: Kadambaevich Gaipov Dilshod
Published: February 2023

The article discusses the first book of the “Beruni” trilogy by Kurban Muhammadriza, the novel “Omonat tuhfa (Saved gift)”, the novel “Muxabbat olamining bulbuli (The nightingale of the world of love)” dedicated to the life and creative path of the artist Komiljon Otaniyozov. In this article, Kurban Muhammadriza’s artistically and ideologically deep work “Omonat tuhfa” calls to see the human race again and calls to look at the events in the world with a direct control will help. It is revealed that a hint of what actually lies at the root of the unrest that may exist in some parts of the world is embedded in the content of the work. It is researched that the main idea of the novel is to invite people to draw conclusions from the events of distant history, to invite them to the organization of great miracles. The fact that the novel “Muxabbat olamining bulbuli” is a work that includes ideas such as self-awareness, the importance of national culture and spirituality, the gradual (evolution) of personal development and the creation and development of art, which is a component of national culture, by truly geniuses, is the basis of this article.

Keywords: Kurban Muhammadriza, novel, history, Homeland, patriotism, freedom, sacrifice, art, culture, self-preservation, personal development. 
European integration of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the logic of consocialism
Authors: Simović Vlade
Published: February 2023

The subject of research in this work is the scope of consociational democracy on the example of the European integration of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The logic of consociational democracy is in the mutual respect of the segments of a divided society and the construction of mechanisms to prevent the "tyranny of the majority" over numerically smaller groups. History shows that consociational instruments maintain the state of peace and democracy in divided and post-conflict societies. The European Union and Bosnia and Herzegovina are areas that prove this. Therefore, accepting the logic of consociationalism is an appropriate choice in the context of the European integration of Bosnia and Herzegovina. This would not be questionable if some actors in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the European Union did not insist on changing the existing consociational political system of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is paradoxical that in the negotiation process of European integration, anti-consociationist policies are often advocated for the reorganization of Bosnia and Herzegovina with the aim of "harmonizing" it with the European Union, which is maintained and united precisely on the logic of consociationalism.
Neck kinesthesia as a significant contribution to the protection of postural stability in taekwondo fighters
Authors: Mesarič Ladislav , Romanov Romana , Majcen-Rošker Živa , Rošker Jernej
Published: February 2023

Taekwondo fighters require sufficient postural stability to maintain tactical superiority over an opponent. Postural balance is controlled by somatosensory, visual and vestibular system. Cervical spine has neurophysiological connection to the visual and vestibular system as well as abundance of receptors within the connective tissues of the spine. Guard-specific posture in taekwondo requires constant head and neck rotations, therefore deficits in cervical spine could alter the balance. The aim of the study was to study connections between cervical spine kinesthesia and balance in taekwondo specific postural tasks. Sixteen healthy male taekwondo fighters (22 ±1,3 years of age) competing at the national level were enrolled in the study. Postural balance during a single leg stance while facing forward or with 90° of neck torsion using a force plate (Bilateral force plate, S2P, Ljubljana, Slovenia) was assessed. Kinesthetic awareness of cervical spine was measured using a Butterfly test with a NeckCare system (Butterfly Method, NeckCare ehf., Reykjavik, Iceland). Statistically significant correlations were observed for Undershoot standard deviation of the Butterfly test and Neck torsion balance test while standing on the non-dominant leg. These correlations were most prominent for the average amplitude of centre of pressure movement in the medial-lateral direction (r > 0.85) and anterior posterior direction (r > 0,80) Results of this study indicate that taekwondo fighters develop side specific adaptations in the balance control. Increased variability of cervical spine kinesthetic awareness is correlated to an increased average amplitude of medial-lateral body sway while standing on the kick preferred leg. This can lead to higher body oscillations during the fight, decreased stability, prolonged reaction time and quickness. Specific cervical spine training is recommended to improve fighting performance.
Local residents' and foreign tourists' intention towards ecotourism: A research in the Antalya city
Authors: Aksu Akın , Demir Ayşegül , İnak Aydın , Doğan Kamış
Published: February 2023

The main aim of this research is to investigate local residents' and foreign tourists' intentions to participate in ecotourism practices by using attitudes towards ecotourism, likeability of tourist landscapes, intention to participate in ecotourism, and environmental knowledge in ecotourism. Local residents and foreign tourists took part in the research. According to the findings, local residents and foreign tourists have high averages in terms of attitude towards ecotourism, likeability of tourist landscapes, and environmental knowledge, but, have low averages in terms of their intention to participate in ecotourism. Local residents have more positive attitude towards ecotourism and higher environmental knowledge levels than foreign tourists.
familia: desde el inicio hasta las últimos cambios en España
Authors: Pascual Lavilla Senador
Published: February 2023

El artículo es un viaje que recorremos desde el nacimiento de la familia hasta el presente, centrándonos en los cambios que experimentó España durante el siglo XX, que dieron lugar a la transformación de la familia tradicional a los nuevos modelos familiares del presente. Finalmente, analizamos las últimas transformaciones sociales que se están dando en la actualidad en España y cómo estas siguen afectando a las familias, lo que nos permite entrever el futuro de esta institución social.
Lewin, K. (1951). La teoría de campo en la ciencia social.
Authors: Miranda Mayo José Javier
Published: February 2023

Reseña sobre el libro “La teoría de campo en la ciencia social”, escrito por el psicólogo y filósofo Kurt Lewin y publicado por primera vez en 1951. Tiene 10 capítulos divididos en sub apartados, en los cuales desarrolla el concepto vital de su teoría: el “campo” y su relación con los procesos cognitivos, el aprendizaje, el desarrollo y los grupos, y además proporciona una aproximación holística a los fenómenos psicosociales.  Es fundamental considerar los planteamientos de Lewin para comprender fenómenos sociales como la conformación de grupos, el establecimiento de ideologías, el desplazamiento de masas, entre otros.
Håndværket som identitetsoase i videnssamfundet?
Authors: Tanggaard Lene
Published: February 2023

Denne artikel baserer sig på det grundargument, at vi for at kunne trives på en bæredygtig måde som mennesker har brug for håndværket. Jeg hævder, at det at være god til noget og at mestre et håndværk kan ses som en stadigt mere nødvendig identitetsoase i det aktuelle videnssamfund. Den vestlige civilisation har dog på grund af en udpræget dualistisk skelnen mellem hånd og ånd og mellem bevidsthed og krop har haft svært ved at anerkende, at håndværket er essentielt for vores eksistens som mennesker, og at det kan angå mange forskellige former for sociale praksisser, hvor mestring er et væsentligt anliggende. Artiklen giver et bud på hvorfor håndværk, i en bred forståelse, kan være udgangspunkt for menneskelig dannelse og trivsel. Tesen er, at vores trivsel som mennesker afhænger af håndværket, og at vi først bliver rigtigt dygtige til noget gennem lang tids opøvelse af håndværk. Den fordybelse og det engagement, som det kræver at opøve et håndværk, står umiddelbart i skarp modsætning til tidens aktuelle idealer om at være fleksibel og omstillingsparat. Det diskuteres i artiklen, om denne modsætning er reel, og om fordybelse kan ses som det, der både fremmer fleksibilitet og mestring.
Hvordan forskning i praksis kan gøre sig relevant for praksis
Authors: Hansen Janne Hedegaard
Published: February 2023

Forskning i pædagogisk arbejde bør interessere sig for, hvordan det er muligt at bidrage til at inspirere, udvikle og kvalificere pædagogisk arbejde ved at producere viden om praksis, der inviterer til refleksion og dialog mellem forsker og praktikere. Påstanden i denne artikel er, at der må produceres viden, som giver en hvis genklang i praksis, uden at den er udtryk for en ukritisk legitimering af den eksisterende praksis. Artiklen giver et bud på, hvordan det er muligt at producere forskningsbaseret viden, der kan gøre sig relevant for praksisfeltet ved at gennemføre konstruktivistisk bottom-up forskning, som har til formål at afdække dominerende diskurser i det pædagogiske arbejde.
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Authors: På RUC Redaktionen
Published: February 2023

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Deltagelse i folkeskolens evalueringspraksis
Authors: Kousholt Kristine
Published: February 2023

ResuméArtiklen er en lettere revideret udgave af min forsvarstale over afhandlingen “Evalueret. Deltagelse i folkeskolens evalueringspraksis”. Forsvaret fandt sted ved Danmarks Pædago- giske Universitetsskole, Århus Universitet d. 17. december 2009. I artiklen gives først en kort og ganske overordnet præsentation af afhandlingens metodiske, empiriske og teoretiske grundlag. Derefter følges op med et kort rids af den danske folkeskoles udvikling med henblik på brugen af evalueringer. Tre af afhandlingens analyser præsenteres dernæst, og der sluttes af med en forhåbning til evalueringspraksis i særdeleshed og til folkeskolens strukturering af dygtighed i almindelighed
En undersøgelse af vejledning i fællesskaber
Authors: Thomsen Rie
Published: February 2023

ResuméKarrierevejledning er en praksis som griber om sig. Karrierevejledning foregår som uddannelses- og erhvervsvejledning i kommunerne, som studievalgsvejledning, som beskæftigelsesvejledning i jobcentrene og hos private aktører som tilbyder jobvejledningsforløb til både ledige og beskæftigede. Denne artikel er en lettere revideret udgave af mit forsvar for ph.d. afhandlingen, ‘Vejledning i fællesskaber – karrierevejledning fra et deltagerperspektiv’, hvor udvalgte vejledningspraksis undersøges med metoder og begreber fra den kritiske psykologi. Et af målene med afhandlingen og deraf også med denne artikel er at bidrage til udviklingen af vejledningsfeltet ved at diskutere betydningen af: – at vejledning ofte tænkes og tilrettelægges som individuelle samtaler og kritiseres for at bidrage til individualisering – at forstå afklaring og motivation for deltagelse i uddannelse som bundet til konkret deltagelse i fællesskaber, frem for at forstå afklaring og motivation for deltagelse i uddannelse som en indre proces, der faciliteres gennem samtale og refleksion
Bevægelige styringsteknologier og deres effekter for professionelle subjektiveringsmuligheder
Authors: Søndergaard Katia Dupret
Published: February 2023

AbstractArtiklen viser, gennem introduktionen af begrebet “teknologi som kontinuum” og analytiske eksempler, hvordan man kan forstå tilblivelsesprocesser for en ny behandlingspraksis i voksenpsykiatrien (Åben Dialog) og dennes effekt på de professionelles subjektiveringsmuligheder. “Teknologi som kontinuum” defineres her som et begreb, der rummer: 1. at man ikke ved på forhånd, hvordan en teknologi samles og skabes lokalt, og hvordan den forbinder sig til de sociale og materielle omgivelser. Derfor bliver man nødt til at undersøge den empirisk for at kende dens styringseffekter 2. Den manifesterer sig på mangfoldige måder, både stabile måder, og måder som er ‘på vej’ 3. Den er usikker og ustabil. Effekterne for de professionelle subjektiveringsmuligheder er: 1. et indre forhold for den enkelte, som går forud for standardiseringsværktøjer og klinisk evidens 2. en oppositionsposition og modstandsstrategi til at legitimere den nye praksis med. 3. Et orienteringsredskab til at navigere mellem ny og gammel praksis med. Overordnet er argumentet, at forandringer i praksis hverken kan forudbestemmes eller isoleres fra omgivelserne, og forandringerne vil altid have empirisk funderet effekter på de professionelles subjektiveringsmuligheder
Wienermelange: “Hjemlighed” og fremmedhed
Authors: Jantzen Christian
Published: February 2023

Denne artikels centrale argument er, at æstetik bør tjene som en ledetråd, når man planlægger og projekterer byggede omgivelser. Æstetik er betydningsfuld for at erfare et kropsligt og mentalt nærvær i rummet. Interaktionen mel- lem bygningers eller landskabers materiali- tet og kroppens substans er æstetisk baseret. Desuden medierer æstetik mellem substans og form og mellem sansning eller sensualitet og bevidsthed.

Det første systematiske argument for at basere byplanlægning på æstetiske principper blev fremsat af Camillo Sitte for omkring 120 år siden. Denne artikel genser Sittes hjemby, Wien, for at lære, hvordan byer og deres byg- ninger kunne forbedre vor fornemmelse af at være tilstede i et bylandskab. Tre eksem- pler bliver analyseret. Hovedkonklusionen er, at kropsligt nærvær i rummet forudsætter en oscillering mellem hjemlighed og fremmedhed. Æstetik er den praksis, der frembringer denne oscillering.
Er udvikling overhovedet meningen?
Authors: Borup David Brian , Pedersen Sofie
Published: February 2023

Vor deltagelse i en socialpsykiatrisk boenhed har givet os anledning til at reflektere over den udfordring, det er, at omsætte gode intentioner til en egentlig udviklende socialpsykiatrisk praksis og, hvorfor dette projekt er vanskeligt at realisere. Brugerinddragelse og recovery står øverst på dagsordenen hos de fleste so- cialforvaltninger i de her år. Men hvordan skabes og understøttes brugerinddragelse og recovery side om side med et neoliberalistisk tankegods i form af individualisering og isole- ring af problemstillingerne, managementlogik- ker og økonomisk rationalisering?

Vor erfaring med indarbejdning af netop brugerinddragelse og elementer af recovery- tanken (ved genetablering af solide forbindel- ser til samfundet og udvidelse af handleevnen; med henblik på at gøre videre institutiona- lisering unødvendig) har været, at så længe managementlogikkerne og den økonomiske ra- tionalisering ikke udfordres eller anfægtes, så er der åbenhed for både brugerinddragelse og recovery-orienteret arbejde. Vore erfaringer giver anledning til at reflektere over, hvorvidt vi har at gøre med et system af sociale hjæl- peforanstaltninger, der, helt selvmodsigende med sine indbyggede logikker, forhindrer det egentlige formål – nemlig at hjælpe mennesker

i en udsat og marginaliseret position til en god og meningsfuld tilværelse.
Børns deltagelse og børneforskerens etiske dilemmaer
Authors: Rasmussen Kim
Published: February 2023

Artiklen refererer til erfaringer fra et konkret aktionsforskningsprojekt, hvor 12 børn mellem 4 og 6 år med mentale handicap blev inviteret til at fotografere. Samtidig sættes fokus på en række af de etiske problemstillinger og di- lemmaer som børneforskeren er konfronteret med, når man inviterer børn til at deltage i et sådan projekt. Deltagelse og etik er derfor artiklens nøglebegreber, og sigtet er at besvare tre spørgsmål:

Hvad betyder deltagelse og hvilke etiske dilemmaer rejser børns deltagelse?

 Er der særlige etiske problemer og dilem- maer forbundet med at forske med “sær- lige” børn?

Kræver studier, der benytter sig af visuelle metoder, en særlig forskningsetik?

Artiklen konkluderer, at man må indstille sig på at tackle forskerens etiske dilemmaer si- tueret/situationsbestemt og hen ad vejen. Det konkluderes også, at etikken i et projekt, der inviterer børn med særlige behov til at deltage, ikke er anderledes end etikken i alle andre børneprojekter: børn har ret til at deltage og børn har ret til omsorg og beskyttelse. Måden at praktisere den på vil dog ofte opleves an-derledes, da kommunikationen med børn, der er mentalt handicappede, kan kræve andre former (tegn-til-tale, tegnsprog, totalkommu- nikation, o.lign.) Endelig konkluderes det, at forskeren, der benytter visuelle metoder, må undersøge hvilke love og regler, der gælder de steder, hvor et projekt finder sted og skaffe sig den tilladelse, der er nødvendig, for at undgå at skabe problemer for såvel børn som for forskningsprojektet.
“En anden slags bog”
Authors: Wulf-Andersen Trine
Published: February 2023

Artiklen belyser etiske og epistemologiske di- mensioner af et forskningsprojekt med unge i udsatte positioner. Deltagerne i projektet har på forskellig vis protesteret mod faglige eller akademiske tekster, der dekonstruerer deltagernes livshistorier og ‘splitter dem ad’. Forskeren og deltagerne har derfor arbejdet undersøgende mod at skabe en involverende forskningsproces og “en anden slags bog”, der bestræber sig på at repræsentere (i den dobbelte betydning af både at synliggøre og konstituere) deltagerne som subjekter i forsk- ningen såvel som objekter for den. Artiklen fokuserer på poetiske repræsentationer som et centralt greb i forhold til at skabe dialog med deltagerne i fortolkningsarbejdet og at repræsentere deltagernes perspektiver i forsk- ningsformidlingen.
Litteraturens viden om etik
Authors: Stidsen Marianne
Published: February 2023

Skønlitteraturen har, påstås det i artiklen, en privilegeret adgang til det enkeltmenneskelige og det indremenneskelige. Derfor kan den være med til at fortælle noget om den subjektive side af det etiske spørgsmål, det der – med Erikson – benævnes ‘den etiske sans’. Pointen illustreres gennem en nærlæsning af to dan- ske romaner fra nutiden, der viser etikkens særlige psykologisk-eksistentielle udfordrin- ger i det senmoderne samfund – som beskre- vet af bl.a. Giddens. I artiklen argumenteres, med afsæt i fænomenologisk og humanistisk- eksistentialistisk udviklingspsykologi, for, at manglen på jegidentitet hos hovedpersonen i Kirsten Hammanns Fra smørhullet giver an- ledning til en overtaget social etik og en etisk flakken. Mens den højere grad af jegidentitet og generativitet hos hovedfiguren i Christina Hesselholdts I familiens skød giver anledning til en mere moden etisk sans, der dels rummer et element af gensidighed, refleksivitet og per- spektivovertagelse, dels rummer et element af fastholdelse af det eget standpunkt. Endelig argumenterer artiklen for, at litteraturens må- ske vigtigste bidrag til etikdiskussionen ligger i denne opmærksomhed på det etiske spørgsmåls kompleksitet.
Hope and Gratitude as Self-Management Tools for Excessive Worry in HE Students
Authors:   , Pattinson Cameron Jamie
Published: February 2023

The prevalence of undergraduate student mental health problems is a growing concern (Grubic et al., 2020), but undergraduate students often do not seek support at their universities or are faced with long waiting lists from the universities and the NHS (Watkins et al., 2012). In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, moderate-severe anxiety has increased in undergraduates from 18.1% to 25.3% (Fruehwirth et al., 2021). However, mental health support is usually aimed at those with severe symptoms, and those with moderate, non-pathological symptoms are often overlooked despite struggling. Students undertake several transition periods throughout their university lives, in which student mental health is negatively affected (El Ansari et al., 2014). The aim of this research was to examine student mental health and develop a positive psychology intervention (PPI) that both alleviated mental health symptoms and provided students with self-management resources for the future. Study 1 examined the mental health of 226 undergraduate students before a transition period and 102 students after a transition period through a mixed methods survey. The results showed that anxiety was elevated before and after a transition period, whereas depression worsened after the transition period and worry slightly improved. Hope, gratitude, curiosity, optimism, and the Big 5, were found to predict student mental health differently before and after the transition period, and resilience was found to mediate all relationships. In Study 2, a PPI named the ‘Worry Workshop’ was developed and delivered to four groups of four students, two groups during a transition period and two groups after a transition period. The results showed that hope and gratitude was successful in decreasing worry, anxiety, and depression, and increasing life satisfaction, with the effects maintained for three months. In Study 3, interviews were held with the participants of the Worry Workshop, and thematic analysis was used to generate themes from the data: perceptions of mental health, the impact of COVID-19, lack of support access and disappointment, challenging preconceptions of positive psychology, inhibitors to engagement, motivation beyond the intervention, group behaviours, and embedded interventions and alterations. Overall, this research demonstrates the need for early intervention in university students to prevent the development of excessive worry, anxiety, and depression, and provides a cost-effective, flexible intervention that could be implemented into undergraduate university courses and wellbeing services. Practical, methodological, theoretical, and policy recommendations are made.
Desinformación y sexismo digital
Authors: Malquín-Robles Andrea , Gamir-Ríos José
Published: February 2023

La desinformación sobre el feminismo y su agenda siempre ha existido, pero su producción y circulación ha aumentado con la generalización del uso de Internet y de las redes sociales para el consumo de noticias, hasta derivar en un problema cada vez más grave de sexismo digital. El objetivo de esta investigación es analizar las características de las falsedades sobre el feminismo y su agenda que circulan en Iberoamérica a través de los nuevos medios. Para ello, se aplica un análisis de contenido de once variables a los 271 desmentidos publicados al respecto por once medios verificadores de ocho países (Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, México, Venezuela y España), todos ellos acreditados por la International Fact-Checking Network. Los resultados evidencian la preponderancia de los engaños con elementos multimedia fabricados o compartidos sin alteración; emitidos por cuentas fake, ciudadanas y mediáticas; con fuentes reales o anónimas; con intención polarizadora; centrados en la violencia ejercida contra las mujeres por motivos de género y en las subvenciones a entidades feministas; y que apelan a emociones negativas.
Nucleotide binding is the critical regulator of ABCG2 conformational transitions
Authors: Gyöngy Zsuzsanna , Mocsár Gábor , Hegedűs Éva , Stockner Thomas , Ritter Zsuzsanna , Homolya László , Schamberger Anita , Orbán Tamás I , Remenyik Judit , Szakacs Gergely , Goda Katalin
Published: February 2023

ABCG2 is an exporter-type ABC protein that can expel numerous chemically unrelated xeno- and endobiotics from cells. When expressed in tumor cells or tumor stem cells, ABCG2 confers multidrug resistance, contributing to the failure of chemotherapy. Molecular details orchestrating substrate translocation and ATP hydrolysis remain elusive. Here, we present methods to concomitantly investigate substrate and nucleotide binding by ABCG2 in cells. Using the conformation-sensitive antibody 5D3, we show that the switch from the inward-facing (IF) to the outward-facing (OF) conformation of ABCG2 is induced by nucleotide binding. IF-OF transition is facilitated by substrates, and hindered by the inhibitor Ko143. Direct measurements of 5D3 and substrate binding to ABCG2 indicate that the high-to-low affinity switch of the drug binding site coincides with the transition from the IF to the OF conformation. Low substrate binding persists in the post-hydrolysis state, supporting that dissociation of the ATP hydrolysis products is required to reset the high substrate affinity IF conformation of ABCG2.
Abnormal expression of SLIT3 induces intravillous vascularization dysplasia in ectopic pregnancy
Authors: Zhu Qian , Zhao Xiaoya , Zhang Duo , Xia Wei , Zhang Jian
Published: February 2023

Objective

To investigate whether the morphology, capillary number, and transcriptome expression profiles of ectopic pregnancy (EP) villi differ from those of normal pregnancy (NP) villi.

Methods

Hematoxylin-eosin (HE) and immunohistochemistry (IHC) staining for CD31 were conducted to compare differences in morphology and capillary number between EP and NP villi. Differentially expressed (DE) miRNAs and mRNAs were determined from transcriptome sequencing of both types of villi and used to construct a miRNA–mRNA network, from which hub genes were identified. Candidate DE-miRNAs and DE-mRNAs were validated by quantitative reverse transcription (qRT)-PCR. Correlations were identified between the number of capillaries and serum beta human chorionic gonadotropin (β-HCG) levels and between the expression levels of hub genes associated with angiogenesis and β-HCG levels.

Results

The mean and total cross-sectional areas of placental villi were significantly increased in EP compared with NP villi. Capillary density was greatly reduced in EP villi and was positively correlated with β-HCG levels. A total of 49 DE-miRNAs and 625 DE-mRNAs were identified from the sequencing data. An integrated analysis established a miRNA–mRNA network containing 32 DE-miRNAs and 103 DE-mRNAs. Based on the validation of hub mRNAs and miRNAs in the network, a regulatory pathway involving miR-491-5p–SLIT3 was discovered, which may have a role in the development of villous capillaries.

Conclusion

Villus morphology, capillary number, and miRNA/mRNA expression profiles in villous tissues were aberrant in EP placentas. Specifically, SLIT3, which is regulated by miR-491-5p, may contribute to the regulation of villous angiogenesis and was established as a putative predictor of chorionic villus development, providing a basis for future research.
Contribuição ao sistema de gestão do laboratório de materiais de construção do curso de construção civil do Cefet-RJ
Authors: De Carvalho Rebeca Waltenberg , Tozatto João Hermem Fagundes
Published: February 2023

A indústria da construção civil responde por 15 a 50% do consumo de recursos naturais extraídos no planeta (FINESTRA, 2009). Em decorrência, muitas dessas matérias primas estão escasseando atualmente. A produção de materiais de construção também contribui significativamente para a poluição do planeta, com o lançamento de gases e poeira na atmosfera. Além disso, a construção civil é a maior produtora de resíduos de toda a sociedade. No Brasil, a maior parte desses resíduos vai para depósitos inadequados (muitas vezes clandestinos), o que contribui expressivamente para a degradação do ecossistema (PORTAL COMPET, 2006). Este projeto repensou a utilização do Laboratório de Materiais de Construção, caracterizando o espaço útil – sua funcionalidade, as atividades ali realizadas, limitações - bem como os materiais utilizados. A partir de um estudo diagnóstico realizado, estabeleceu-se critérios para uma melhor gestão do mesmo e estudou-se possibilidades quanto à redução da quantidade de materiais e insumos utilizados nas aulas, priorizando-se o reaproveitamento e/ou reciclagem do todo ou da maior parte destes.  Além disso, espera-se que a presente pesquisa venha estimular os estudantes dos Cursos Técnicos de Construção Civil (Edificações e Estradas) a entenderem o papel da Gestão Ambiental – tanto no ambiente acadêmico quanto em um canteiro de obras. Assim, quando inseridos no mercado de trabalho, tornem-se multiplicadores e promovam uma mudança gradativa dos atuais e dispendiosos métodos hoje utilizados.
Ab-initio Quantum Chemistry Through Computer Algebra
Authors: Kikuchi Ichio , Kikuchi Akihito
Published: February 2023

In this article, we demonstrate the first-principles computation of quantum chemistry through symbolic computation, using computational algebraic geometry. We generate symbolic formulas of one- and twoelectron integrals. The approximations of those integrals by multivariate polynomials yield the set of equations required by quantum chemistry. We solve these equations in hybrid ways where numeric and symbolic computations are intertwined. Thereby polynomials are converted into the Gronber basis; and it is decomposed to the primary ideals (each of which represents a quantum state). The primary ideals are equipped with triangular forms, which allows us to evaluate the roots robustly.
Integration of Remote Sensing and GIS for Modelling Surface Run-off: Case Study of Marbeea-Alshareef, Sharq Elneel, Sudan
Authors: Al-nabi Ibrahim Mohamed Gar , Elsobeiey Mohamed
Published: February 2023

This study investigates severity of floods influencing Marbeea-Alshareef, Sharq Elneel, Sudan.   The hydrological and topographical models of the area were integrated to point out the causes of the floods in the study area, along with adaptive and mitigation measures needed to avert these hazards.  The integration was based on the digital elevation model. Data processing and analysis were carried out using QGIS hydrological modules and Google Earth on-line GIS facilities. Findings proved the study area is directly affected by small catchment area (182 km2) and indirectly by a large one (1386 km2). The core drivers of flooding events could be attributed to man-made features (highway and irrigation canal) and the low topography of the study area. Floods in the area can only be mitigated by establishing an efficient drainage network in the man-made features. Integration of topographical and hydrological models is important for pointing out the core drivers of flooding events.
Nutritional Composition of Yellow Pericarp Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moenech): A Review
Authors: Reddy K. Jaisimha , Bindu G. S. Madhu , Hussain S. A. , Devi M. Uma , Maheshwaramma S.
Published: February 2023

Sorghum is a gluten-free cereal and forms the staple diet of a majority of the populations living in the semi-arid tropics. It was believed that food security attained through green revolution would solve India's nutritional issues. However, we have now realized that in these attempts, rice and wheat received a lot of policy attention, while other crops such as sorghum were neglected. This trend is frequently cited as one of the causes behind nutritional conundrum in India in which undernutrition and hidden hunger coexist. Sorghum grain contains pigmented pericarp (i.e., red, yellow, brown) and non-pigmented pericarp (i.e., white). Sorghum grains with yellow pericarp have gained greater demand in market during recent times owing to its nutritional importance, good roti making quality and keeping quality. The purpose of this review paper is to provide a comprehensive understanding of yellow pericarp sorghum in terms of its nutritional composition, and to compare the nutritional characteristics with white sorghum. From a nutritional perspective, a major advantage of sorghum as a healthy and nutritious crop is its higher proportion of slowly digestible and resistant starch components compared with other staple cereal crops. The nutritional composition of Sorghum bicolor grain includes energy (193 cal), moisture content (52%), protein (7.1 g), fat (0.6 g), carbohydrates (39.8 g), fiber (0.9 g), calcium (10 mg), iron (3.5 mg), and niacin (1.7 mg). Sorghum is a good source of minerals and vitamins and mostly located in aleurone layer and germ. It is an important source of B vitamins except for vitamin B12 and vitamin A. Research studies have proven that Yellow pericarp sorghum has relatively higher protein content (12-13%) than white sorghum (10-11%) and is rich in beta carotene, leutin and zeaxanthin. It is characterized by high carbohydrate, calcium, and zinc contents. Yellow pericarp sorghum is also rich in flavanones and has slightly higher total phenolic contents than white sorghum which act as antioxidants and play a crucial role in enhancing the immune system. Thus yellow pericarp sorghum can serve as a significant nutrient-rich cereal and could play a role in dietary diversification and a balanced diet as a means of addressing nutritional security in India.
Energy Consumption and Cost Analysis of Different Chickpea Nipping Operations
Authors: Diwan Pushpraj , Naik R. K. , Gautam Amita
Published: February 2023

India contributes 65% in chickpea production over top 10 chickpea growing countries. Chickpea is a rabi crop generally grown after rice. An interculture operation is formed four to six weeks after sowing of chickpea in which chickpea leaves were nipped to boost its growth that is known as nipping. Two to three time nipping needed in chickpea crop. That is important operation that helps for more production. In this study different four nipping methods are discussed viz. manual nipping/plucking (T1), manual harvesting with sickle (T2), battery operated leafy harvester (T3) and engine operated Manual push type engine operated leafy crop harvester (T4). It was observed that minimum energy consumed with battery operated leafy crop harvester and maximum was observed with petrol operated leafy crop harvester. Energy consumption of different nipping methods viz. manual nipping/plucking (T1), manual harvesting with sickle (T2), battery operated leafy harvester (T3) and engine operated Manual push type engine operated leafy crop harvester (T4) were found to be 392.00, 352.79, 191.15 and 839.33 MJ/ha respectively, where the cost of operation was calculated of about 20.09, 18.60, 20.82 and 3.88 ₹/ha, respectively. Petrol operated machinery was consuming more energy it revealed that non-renewable energy source consumed more energy as well as it affects our environment.
Evaluation of Diaphragmatic Ultrasonography in Infants with Acute Bronchiolitis
Authors: El-Samea Manal Zaki Abd , Abdel-Razik Ahmed Mohamed , Saad Mohamed Atia , Eltomey Mohamed Adel , Hamza Mohamed Bassiony
Published: February 2023

Background: Bronchiolitis is an acute viral respiratory illness that affects children younger than 24 months of age, with severe disease more common among infants from 1–3 months. The aim of the research was to investigate the correlation between diaphragmatic ultrasound parameters, with clinical scoring of acute bronchiolitis to evaluate their role in assessment of disease severity and to evaluate diaphragmatic ultrasound findings in patients with acute bronchiolitis.

Methods: This research was carried out on sixty infants aged from (one month to 2 years) at 1st attack of wheezy chest. According to clinical scoring cases were divided in to three groups: group (1): mild bronchiolitis with clinical scoring from (1-3) including 30 patients, group (2): Moderate bronchiolitis with clinical scoring (4-7) including 20 patient, and group (3): severe bronchiolitis with clinical scoring from (8-14) including 10 patients. All infants were subjected to chest X-ray, laboratory methods (Complete blood count and C-reactive protein), and clinical Scoring.

Results: There was a significant positive correlation between diaphragmatic excursion and length of hospital admission (r 0.395, p<0.00), a positive significant correlation between inspiratory slope and length of hospital admission. (r 0.439, p<0.001).

Conclusions: Lung ultrasonography may play a role in the evaluation and workup of babies with bronchiolitis in the emergency room, helping doctors identify infants who may require more intensive treatment. Ultrasound of the diaphragm appears to be an objective and valuable technique for assisting the clinician in evaluating and treating bronchiolitis.