bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Can we predict who benefits from mindfulness the most? Exploring baseline variables that influence the response to mindfulness interventions in young adults
Authors: Buric Ivana , Žderić Lucija , Wrzesien Maja , de Bruin Esther
Published: October 2024

Objectives: The benefits of mindfulness are well-documented, but limited research has explored sources of individual differences in outcomes of mindfulness interventions although understanding this can improve their efficacy and adherence. This study aimed to investigate the role of baseline participant characteristics in predicting the response to a low-dose mindfulness intervention in young adults. Methods: Participants were 161 students (M=22.1, SD=3.22) recruited from the University of Amsterdam who were enrolled in either a mindfulness-based intervention course or an unrelated psychology course that served as the control group. General linear regression analyses were conducted to determine the predictors of improvements in emotion regulation from pre- to post-intervention. Specifically, the study examined the influence of trait mindfulness, mental health, well-being, intervention expectations, perceived recent stress, and lifetime stress on changes in emotion regulation. Results: The results showed that baseline trait mindfulness was the only significant predictor of change in emotion regulation after the intervention (b = 0.25, SE = 0.13, p <0.05). Participants with lower scores on trait mindfulness at baseline showed a greater improvement in emotion regulation. Other baseline participant characteristics, including mental health, well-being, intervention expectations, perceived recent stress, and lifetime stress, did not significantly predict changes in emotion regulation.Conclusions: This study contributes to the understanding of individual differences in mindfulness interventions and highlights the importance of measuring trait mindfulness before implementing such interventions. Further research is needed to explore additional predictors and replicate these findings in different populations and intervention formats.
Motor Synchrony, Social Learning and Closeness in Group Play Settings
Authors: Nguyen Trinh , Tuncgenc Bahar , Marsh Lauren , Markova Gabriela , Horn Lisa , Pointner Nadine , Schleihauf Hanna , Hoehl Stefanie
Published: October 2024

Playful activities provide critical opportunities for rhythmic interactions, which may affect social and cognitive development in early childhood. Prior research suggests that motor synchrony promotes closeness and prosocial behaviour, but few studies have examined its role in social learning. This study investigated whether motor synchrony, through a clapping game, enhances preschoolers' closeness with others, imitation, over-imitation, and prosociality. We hypothesized that children would feel closer, imitate more, and share more with a partner who moved in synchrony compared to one who moved asynchronously. In a group setting, motor synchrony and asynchrony were experimentally induced between the child and two experimenters. Bayesian analyses revealed no credible evidence for differences in affiliation, imitation, over-imitation, or prosocial behaviour between experimenters (BF10=0.045-0.216). A manipulation check indicated low motor synchrony scores, suggesting the intended synchrony may not have been fully achieved, potentially influencing the outcomes. These findings highlight the challenges of inducing motor synchrony in playful group contexts and raise questions about the conditions necessary for synchrony to impact social learning in young children.
A Field in Movement: A Bibliometric Analysis of Migration Research in Seven Demographic Journals Using Large Language Models
Authors: Boujija Yacine , Pradier Carolina
Published: October 2024

This study presents a comprehensive bibliometric analysis of migration research within seven prominent English and French demographic journals, utilizing Large Language Models and BERT-based topic modeling. By leveraging these text processing techniques, we systematically classify research papers by migration type (internal vs. international) and explore key thematic and geographic trends in migration studies. Our results show variations in the importance of international and internal migration research over time, but with a marked dominance of international migration studies in more recent years. We further uncover the geographical bias in migration research, noting a stronger emphasis on high-income countries as the main destinations studied. Overall, we also note considerable shifts in topics over time for both types of migration. The integration of LLMs allowed for a more nuanced, quantitative insights into the evolving landscape of migration research across time and space, proving to be a valuable tool for multilingual bibliometric analysis.
Morrissey and Daoism: Easy Wandering, Wuwei, and the Aesthetics of Awkwardness
Authors: Botz-Bornstein Thorsten
Published: October 2024

In this article, the author draws attention to “Daoist” themes in Morrissey’s art and personality. The link between Morrissey and Daoism can be established via Oscar Wilde, whose relationship with Zhuangzi’s philosophy has been much commented upon. Morrissey’s worldview and art have been shaped by Wilde, whose Complete Works Morrissey received from his librarian mother at the age of eight. The self-estranging irony, the incorrect behavior, as well as the conviction that aesthetics is more important than ethics, are emblematic of Zhuangzi, Wilde, and Morrissey. Linking themes of East Asian philosophies to Morrissey’s art is historically justified. There is an affinity between Daoism/ Buddhism and the subcultural context from which Morrissey emerges. Morrissey becomes the Oscar Wilde of post-punk. Morrissey rejects all taints of rock’n’roll machismo and plays up to social awkwardness of the misfits and the outsider. The article also deals with the following themes : strength arising from weakness, uselessness, aimless wandering, language skepticism, identity, authenticity, handicap, camp, and finally, the aesthetics of awkwardness. Awkwardness transcends mere clumsiness (which is no aesthetic quality at all) and becomes potentially attractive. Morrissey’s wuwei strategy of non-pretentious acting creates an aesthetics of awkwardness.
El lenguaje como una condición y medio para la comprensión y la escritura
Authors: Bustos Gómez Juan Carlos
Published: October 2024

En este capítulo se presenta una experiencia didáctica orientada a mejorar la competencia escritural de estudiantes que se forman como maestros de ciencias naturales, realizada en el marco del proyecto editorial Pre–Impresos Estudiantes de la Facultad de Ciencia y Tecnología de la Universidad Pedagógica Nacional de Colombia. Esta labor se abordó desde la perspectiva teórica de la hermenéutica, que destaca la dimensión dialógica y epistémica del lenguaje y establece un propósito comunicativo para la escritura, que nos lleva a preguntarnos para qué y para quién escribimos. En esta medida, se explora el vínculo entre oralidad y escritura y se plantea el uso de herramientas metacognitivas para cartografiar el conocimiento y la información con un enfoque particular en relación forma–contenido, a fin de definir el orden y la estructura del discurso. Los resultados indican que en el proceso de composición del texto —tanto a nivel del sentido global como de su forma— se promueve la comprensión, transformando las prácticas escriturales de los participantes y empoderándolos en su proceso de aprendizaje. Para concluir, se resalta la importancia de reconocer a la escritura como un proceso de naturaleza reflexiva, dialógica y epistémica, promoviendo así un vínculo afectivo con el propio trabajo escritural.
HALF A CENTURY ON THE WAY TO NEW ACHIEVEMENTS (TO THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY OF KUBAN STATE UNIVERSITY)
Authors:   Institute of Psychology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, KHARLAMENKOVA N.E.
Published: October 2024

The paper examines three scientific approaches to psychological analysis of personality development: the subjective approach (S. L. Rubinstein), the dynamic approach (L. I. Antsyferova), and the subjective-existential approach (Z. I. Ryabikina and colleagues). The author discloses the fundamental aspects of a procedural approach in addressing complex life challenges. The objective of the research is to substantiate a statement on the nature of human life, which is typically manifested in a multitude of challenging life situations experienced simultaneously and/or successively by an individual. A challenging situation is defined as a process comprising multiple stages, linked to the subject's past experiences of addressing life difficulties, serving as a marker of their current tasks, and oriented towards the achievement of future objectives. The individual components of the situation include the contradiction between needs and external requirements, the reasons that caused this contradiction, the capabilities and resources of the individual, the plan for resolving the situation, and the presence or absence of a forecast of its consequences, both negative and positive. The strategies of coping with difficulties reflect authentic methods of overcoming them and prospective tasks of personal development. This paper presents arguments in favor of the procedural approach and the possibility of its application to the analysis of everyday and extreme stressors. It is shown that there is no violation of personal dynamics even in the case of regressive changes in the behavior of an individual who has experienced a psycho-traumatic situation; an opinion is expressed on the need to study the specificity of personality development in conditions of intensive stressors, as well as the opportunities and resources that ensure a change in the pace of development, leading to the improvement of the subject's well-being and his/her reintegration into society. The research employed the methods of analysis, synthesis, and analogy as cognitive procedures, which permitted the validation of the hypothesis that a challenging life situation can be considered an ontological basis for the development of personality. The conclusion is that the studies conducted by colleagues from Kuban State University (the Department of Personality Psychology and General Psychology) and by researchers at the Institute of Psychology of the Russian Academy of Sciences shared a common methodological basis. The theoretical and empirical studies reflected different aspects of multifaceted problems in personality psychology and the subject's psychology.
SUBJECTIVE-EXISTENTIAL APPROACH TO PERSONALITY STUDY: METHODOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT
Authors:   Kuban State University, RYABIKINA Z.I. , OZHIGOVA L.N. ,   Kuban State University, GUSEYNOV A.SH. ,   Kuban State University, SHIPOVSKAYA V.V. ,   Kuban State University
Published: October 2024

The paper presents an analysis of the historical development of the subjective-existential approach to personality at Kuban State University. This review examines the most influential psychological concepts and theories that shaped the emergence and evolution of the subjective-existential approach within the broader field of subjective approach, over more than the past 50 years. It specifically focuses on the contribution of the Department of Personality Psychology and General Psychology at Kuban State University. It highlights the significant contributions of Soviet scholars, including B. G. Ananyev, S. L. Rubinstein, A. N. Leontiev, A. V. Brushlinsky, L. I. Antsyferova, and K. A. Abulkhanova, and of those who today determine the design of the subjective approach (V. V. Znakov, E. A. Sergienko, N. E. Kharlamenkova). The subjective approach has exerted a powerful influence upon the development of contemporary methodological discourse, particularly in the creation of a structural-dynamic model of personality as a subject of being/existence. The paper outlines the main theoretical and methodological provisions of the subjective-existential approach, which provides a panoramic vision of the studied reality and an interpretation of human psychological phenomenology from an axiological and existential perspective. The approach is based on the concepts of subjectivity, the unity of the individual and their being, and the individual's striving towards authenticity of being. It is proposed that the primary function of man is to be a subject of diverse existential domains, in which he asserts himself as a personality through the reorganization of these domains. The practical implementation of the subjective-existential approach to personality is exemplified by the investigations of researchers at Kuban State University. Their work concretizes and develops some ideas of the psychology of the subject and harmoniously integrates explanatory constructs and novel theoretical models within the humanistic traditions of psychological science. The potential of the subjective-existential approach to elucidate the procedural nature of diverse phenomenology is illustrated. The efficacy of this approach for addressing a number of fundamental problems in psychological science and acute social issues of our time, which are inextricably linked to global challenges of our time - bifurcation processes and social transitivity - is substantiated.
PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS' PRACTICUM IN GRADE R: INSIGHTS FROM SOUTH AFRICA
Authors: Msimango W. N.  , Kok ECA  , Xulu SCB  , Ajani O.A.
Published: October 2024

Since 1994, South Africa has prioritized quality education by ensuring that young learners are taught by qualified teachers. A notable shift has been the inclusion of qualified teachers in Reception year classes. This study investigates the experiences of Level 3 and 4 Bachelor of Education in Foundation Phase student teachers during their practicum in Reception year classrooms and the perspectives of university lecturers who assessed them. Using an experiential learning theoretical framework and a qualitative interpretive research design, data were collected through open-ended questions posed to student teachers. Findings indicate that student teachers had positive experiences, but university lecturers noted that lessons were often teacher-centred, lacking play or inquiry-based methods. Lecturers also highlighted that the Foundation Phase teacher education programme did not adequately support Reception Year teacher development, citing time constraints and insufficient physical space for practical activities. The study recommends re-evaluating the inclusion of Reception year training in the B. Ed Foundation Phase programme and developing an assessment tool to evaluate Grade R student teachers' planning and presentation skills.
Hemostasis as a Risk Factor for Refractory Postpartum Hemorrhage
Authors:   Kemerovo State Medical University, Artymuk N.V. ,   Kemerovo, Russian Federation, Marochko T.Yu. ,   Kemerovo State Medical University; Kemerovo, Russian Federation, Artymuk D.A. ,   Peoples' Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba; Moscow, Russian Federation, Apresyan S.V. ,   Peoples' Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba; Moscow, Russian Federation, Kolesnikova N.B. ,   Kemerovo State Medical University; Kemerovo, Russian Federation, Atalyan A.V. ,   Scientific Center for Family Health and Human Reproduction Problems; Irkutsk, Russian Federation, Shibelgut N.M. ,   Kuzbass Regional Clinical Hospital named after S.V. Belyaev; Kemerovo, Russian Federation, Batina N.A. ,   Kuzbass Regional Clinical Hospital named after S.V. Belyaev; Kemerovo, Russian Federation
Published: October 2024

Aim. To conduct a comparative assessment of the main parameters of hemostasis before delivery in patients with refractory postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) and without PPH. Design. A retrospective case — control study (copy — pair 1 : 3). Materials and methods. The study included 55 patients with refractory PPH (main group) and 165 women without PPH (control group). The level of hemoglobin, platelets and hematocrit were determined on a hematology analyzer Mindray BC-6800 Plus based on SF Cube technology, the level of fibrinogen and activated partial thromboplastin time — on an automatic hemostasis analyzer SYSMEX CS-1600 based on multiwave analysis technology. The volume of blood loss was estimated gravimetrically. The obtained data were analyzed and visualized using the Python programming language version 3 and the pandas, scipy.stats, matplotlib.pyplot libraries. Results. Blood loss during delivery in the main group was significantly higher than in the control group and amounted to 1478.18 (679.78) and 462.12 (209.32) ml, respectively (p < 0.001). The fibrinogen level before delivery in women with refractory PPH was statistically significantly lower compared to the control group: 3.9 (3.3; 4.5) and 4.4 (3.9; 4.96) g/l, respectively (p = 0.002). Other hemostasis parameters did not have statistically significant differences between the groups. Conclusion. In patients with refractory PPH, the fibrinogen level was statistically significantly lower than in women without this complication. A fibrinogen level of less than 3.95 g/L may be a predictor of refractory PPH (AUC 95% CI: 0.65 (0.55; 0.75)). Keywords: refractory postpartum hemorrhage, fibrinogen, risk factors, hemostasis.
Prevention and Treatment of Genital Viral Infections during Intimate Plastic Surgery
Authors:   Ryazan State Medical University, Tazina T.V. ,   Ryazan, Russian Federation, Bebneva T.N. ,   Peoples' Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba; Moscow, Russian Federation,   Endocrinology Research Center; Moscow, Russian Federation
Published: October 2024

Aim. Consider an optimized comprehensive approach to the treatment of genital herpetic infection against the background of intimate plastic surgery. Key points. Even when using high-quality volume-forming preparations based on hyaluronic acid, if all norms and rules are followed, possible complications include re-activation of herpes virus infection. Properly selected antiviral and immunomodulatory drugs provide post-procedural care to prevent reactivation of the herpes simplex virus and effective and safe treatment in case of exacerbation of the disease after injection of fillers. Conclusion. Prompt prevention of re-activation and therapy, where required, of virus infections. as exemplified by herpes virus infection, allows reducing the risk of recurrence after intimate plasty and making the procedure compliant with patients' expectations. Keywords: herpes simplex virus, intimate contouring, total polysaccharides in Solanum tuberosum shoot.
Assessment of Nutritional Status in Children with Atopic Dermatitis Associated with Food Allergy
Authors:   I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), Melnikova K.S. ,   Moscow, Russian Federation, Revyakina V.A. ,   Federal Research Centre of Nutrition, Biotechnology and Food Safety; Moscow, Russian Federation,   National Medical Research Center for Children’s Health; Moscow, Russian Federation
Published: October 2024

Aim. To assess the nutritional status and body composition of children with atopic dermatitis (AD) and food allergy (FA). Design. Prospective comparative observational study. Materials and methods. We observed 129 children: 59 participants in the main group with AD, the exacerbations of which are associated with FA, and 70 children in the comparison group. Age — from 1 year to 6 years (mean age — 3.44 ± 1.61 years). In the main group, there were 32 (54.2%) boys and 27 (45.8%) girls. Mild AD was observed in 12 (20.3%), moderate — in 36 (61.1%), severe — in 11 (18.6%) children. All patients followed elimination diets. A comprehensive clinical, laboratory, instrumental, allergological (for specific IgE antibodies to food allergens) examination was conducted, as well as measuring the height and body weight of patients. Body composition was determined by bioimpedancemetry. Results. Assessment of nutritional status showed that Z-score indicators were normal in 24 (40.7%) patients of the main group and in 54 (77.1%) children from the comparison group. Mild and moderate body weight deficit was observed only in the main group — in 31 (52.5%) children. In the main group and in the comparison group, children with overweight and obesity were identified (6.8 and 22.9%, respectively, p = 0.0003). Anthropometric indicators according to Z-score corresponded to the parameters of body component composition. A detailed analysis of the body component composition showed that children with mild to moderate underweight had disorders in the form of decreased lean, fat, skeletal muscle and active cell mass, which most accurately reflects the nutritional status of these patients. Etiologically significant allergens were egg (47.5%) and cow's milk (35.6%), as well as soy (16.9%), cod (13.6%), and wheat (13.6%). Conclusion. Most children with AD and PA had nutritional deficiencies associated with alimentary factors (deficiency of nutrients due to long-term elimination diets). Some children, on the contrary, were overweight and obese, which is an alarming sign. The type of diet therapy in such patients should be selected depending on the nutritional status and body component composition. Keywords: children, atopic dermatitis, food allergy, nutritional deficiencies, body component composition.
Features of the Metabolomic Profile in Newborns with Intrauterine Growth Restriction
Authors:   National Medical Research Center for Obsterics, Gynecology and Perinatology named after Academician V.I. Kulakov, Ryumina I.I. ,   Moscow, Russian Federation, Frankevich N.A. ,   National Medical Research Center for Obsterics, Gynecology and Perinatology named after Academician V.I. Kulakov; Moscow, Russian Federation, Gasanbekova A.P. ,   National Medical Research Center for Obsterics, Gynecology and Perinatology named after Academician V.I. Kulakov; Moscow, Russian Federation, Kan N.E. ,   National Medical Research Center for Obsterics, Gynecology and Perinatology named after Academician V.I. Kulakov; Moscow, Russian Federation, Ulyanova O.N. ,   National Medical Research Center for Obsterics, Gynecology and Perinatology named after Academician V.I. Kulakov; Moscow, Russian Federation, Khabibullina A.I. ,   National Medical Research Center for Obsterics, Gynecology and Perinatology named after Academician V.I. Kulakov; Moscow, Russian Federation, Frankevich V.E. ,   National Medical Research Center for Obsterics, Gynecology and Perinatology named after Academician V.I. Kulakov; Moscow, Russian Federation,   Siberian State Medical University; Tomsk, Russian Federation
Published: October 2024

Aim. To analyze the clinical application of metabolomics in intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR), as well as to identify and discuss the most important metabolites and their clinical significance in intrauterine and postnatal growth disorders. Key points. IUGR determines the health status not only in the neonatal period and early childhood, but also in subsequent life. IUGR is a consequence of various reasons related to maternal health, the influence of environmental factors, genetics, as well as the complications of pregnancy, including multiple pregnancies, placental disorders and anomalies of the umbilical cord. Changes in metabolic processes in the fetal body due to disturbances in intrauterine growth, as well as rational feeding in the neonatal period, largely determine the phenotype of the newborn and the trajectory of further development. Metabolomics, also called “new clinical biochemistry,” is an approach based on the systematic study of the complete set of metabolites in a biological sample. The metabolome reflects the characteristics of the phenotype and takes into account epigenetic differences. Conclusion. Metabolomics is a relatively new technology, the results of its application in neonatology are few, and it is not yet possible to draw clear conclusions about the role of one or another metabolite in the diagnosis of diseases of the newborn. However, it is already obvious that the study of the metabolomic spectrum provides a theoretical basis for further research into the mechanisms underlying complications associated with IUGR, as well as treatment and prevention measures. Keywords: intrauterine growth retardation, newborn, metabolome, metabolites, feeding.
80-th Anniversary of V. I. Kulakov National Medical Scientific Centre of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Perinatal Medicine of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation
Authors:   National Medical Research Center for Obsterics, Gynecology and Perinatology named after Academician V.I. Kulakov, Sukhikh G.T. ,   Moscow, Russian Federation, Serov V.N. ,   National Medical Research Center for Obsterics, Gynecology and Perinatology named after Academician V.I. Kulakov; Moscow, Russian Federation, Baranov I.I. ,   National Medical Research Center for Obsterics, Gynecology and Perinatology named after Academician V.I. Kulakov; Moscow, Russian Federation, Nesterova L.A. ,   National Medical Research Center for Obsterics, Gynecology and Perinatology named after Academician V.I. Kulakov; Moscow, Russian Federation
Published: October 2024

The article describes the history of foundation and development, as well as new promising inventions of the National Medical Scientific Centre of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Perinatal Medicine, which celebrates its 80-th anniversary in 2024. This is a unique federal institution, employing globally renowned, highly qualified scientists and clinicians and organically combining scientific, therapeutic, organisational and scholastic activities in the area of the woman and child health.
Difficult Issues in the Diagnosis of Neonatal Lupus Syndrome
Authors:   National Medical Research Center for Obsterics, Gynecology and Perinatology named after Academician V.I. Kulakov, Pekareva N.A. ,   Moscow, Russian Federation, Bokerija E.L. ,   National Medical Research Center for Obsterics, Gynecology and Perinatology named after Academician V.I. Kulakov; Moscow, Russian Federation, Pavlova V.S. ,   National Medical Research Center for Obsterics, Gynecology and Perinatology named after Academician V.I. Kulakov; Moscow, Russian Federation
Published: October 2024

Aim. To describe a clinical case of neonatal lupus with skin syndrome, a retrospective assessment of the significance and genesis of episodes of sinus bradycardia, recorded in utero and persisted postnatally, and neutropenia in the neonatal period. Key points. Neonatal lupus is a rare syndrome characterized by transient dermatitis, various systemic disorders, hematological changes and/ or congenital fetal heart block. At its core, this is a model of a passively acquired transient immune disease of newborns, which is based on the transplacental transfer of specific maternal antibodies represented exclusively by immunoglobulin G through the Fc receptors of the trophoblast. Difficulties for diagnosis represent neonatal lupus cases with minimal clinical manifestations in a newborn from a mother without an established diagnosis of rheumatic disease. Conclusion. In the isolated cutaneous form of neonatal lupus syndrome, specific treatment is not required; observation by a pediatrician with monitoring of a blood test confirming the elimination of maternal antibodies is indicated. However, taking into account the possibility of damage to the conduction system of the heart, registration of a surface electrocardiogram and regular monitoring (at least once every 6 months) of 24-hour electrocardiogram monitoring data are necessary. Keywords: neonatal lupus, newborn, specific antibodies, differential diagnosis.
A Clinical Case of Arginine-Succinic Aciduria in a Newborn
Authors:   Orenburg State Medical University, Popova L.Yu. ,   Orenburg, Russian Federation, Albakasova A.A. ,   Orenburg State Medical University; Orenburg, Russian Federation, Zlodeeva E.A. ,   Orenburg State Medical University; Orenburg, Russian Federation, Masagutova A.M. ,   Regional Children's Clinical Hospital; Orenburg, Russian Federation, Usenkova N.N. ,   Regional Children's Clinical Hospital; Orenburg, Russian Federation
Published: October 2024

Aim. To present a clinical case of the development of arginine-succinic aciduria (AYAA) of a newborn. Key points. The main aspects of the clinical performance, diagnosis, as well as the principles of treatment of AYAA are considered. The incidence of ANA is 1 case per 70 000 newborns. The cause is a defect in the enzyme arginine succinathy lyase, accompanied by the accumulation of toxic metabolites. The authors focused on the development of clinical symptoms of the patient. Using specialized diagnostic methods — gas chromatography and tandem mass spectrometry, as well as the method of mass parallel sequencing, despite the therapy, led to death. Conclusion. This clinical case demonstrates the importance of early diagnosis of patients with congenital metabolic disorders. It should be remembered that AYAA is a congenital defect, which can be diagnosed by clinical symptoms and the use of gas chromatography, tandem mass spectrometry, and mass parallel sequencing. Keywords: arginine-succinic aciduria, tandem-mass spectrometry, mass parallel sequencing, newborn.
Effect of Financial Literacy on Financial Well-Being in Georgia
Authors: Mercan Metin , Kitesashvili Davit , Aslantas Mirac
Published: October 2024

Making correct financial decisions requires a certain level of financial literacy, namely knowledge of different financial products and services and planning and managing personal finances, among others. While people with low to no financial literacy tend to have higher costs, like higher interest rate on their credits, a financially literate person is more likely to use financial services more cheaply and efficiently. This study evaluates the influence of a number of socio economic and demographic factors like age, gender, income and education on level of financial literacy of people in Georgia, and the relationship between financial knowledge, financial attitude, and well-being.
Investigating the Effect of Topical Dexamethasone at the Site of Thyroid Surgery (on the Parathyroids) on Blood Calcium Levels after Surgery, Compared to the Control Group in Patients who Underwent Total Thyroidectomy
Authors: Shirkhoda Mohammad , Mousavi Seyed Mohammad Hossein , Shafiee Mohammad , Jalaeefar Amirmohsen , Harirchi Iraj
Published: October 2024

Background: Considering the side effects of systemic injection of dexamethasone, we decided to investigate the effect of local spraying of dexamethasone in the thyroid site after thyroidectomy on postoperative calcium levels in patients who undergo total thyroidectomy. Materials and Methods: The present investigation was a randomized clinical trial of dexamethasone on 60 patients undergoing thyroidectomy, who were assigned to two groups, namely the dexamethasone and control groups, each including 30 patients. Age, gender, type of underlying pathology was recorded in medicine. Also, the blood calcium level was recorded before surgery, 6, 24 and 48 hours after thyroidectomy. Statistical analysis was performed with SPSS version 20 using tests including t-test, paired t-test, Chi-squared, and repeated measures ANOVA. Results: On average, the 24-hour postoperative calcium level was found to be significantly different between the two groups (P<0.001). Nevertheless, no such difference was found to exist between the average calcium level 6 and 48 hours after the operation (P>0.05). Additionally, we noted a marked difference between the average blood calcium level, before and 48 hours after the operation, in both investigated groups (P<0.05). Conclusion: Accordingly, local spraying of dexamethasone in the thyroid site, after thyroidectomy, is effective on the calcium level after the operation and reduces the rate of hypocalcemia 24 hours after the operation.
Impact of Wearable Technology on Heart Failure Management
Authors: Jafari Negar , Yousefi Ghalati Sahar , Shahabi Raberi Venus , Mohammadzadeh Sanam , Moalemi Saba , Amin Arash
Published: October 2024

Background: Heart failure (HF) is a chronic and progressive condition that its management presents significant challenges in both clinical settings and patient self-care. Recent advances in wearable technology offer promising solutions to these challenges by enabling continuous monitoring, early detection of clinical deterioration, and personalized care. This review aims to critically evaluate the impact of wearable technology on HF management. Methods and Materials: This narrative systematic review was conducted across multiple databases, including PubMed, Web of Science, and the Cochrane Library, to identify relevant studies published between 2010 and 2024. Studies on wearable devices for HF management and monitoring were included if they reported on clinical trials and provided data on integration into clinical workflows. Studies on other conditions or without original research data or Non-English papers were excluded. Results: Nine studies were evaluated in this study that were focusing on a variety of technologies ranging from consumer-grade fitness trackers to specialized bioimpedance sensors and wearable cardioverter-defibrillators. These studies demonstrate the potential of wearables to continuously monitor important health metrics, which can lead to early intervention and personalized care. However, there are still challenges to be addressed, including concerns about data accuracy, patient adherence, small sample sizes, and the incorporation of wearable data into clinical practice. While consumer devices are more accessible, their accuracy in a clinical setting is uncertain, while more advanced devices like the "Volum" monitor and BioZ sensors show promise but require further validation. Conclusions: This review highlights the growing importance of wearable technologies in HF management, actionable insights that can prevent disease progression. However, significant challenges remain, including the need for further validation, device optimization, and data standardization before routine clinical practice. Future advancements should focus on improving device accuracy, patient adherence, and data security, while ensuring equitable access to these technologies.
The Role of Glass Fiber-reinforced Composites in Maxillary Fracture Repair
Authors: Badkoobeh Ashkan , Mozafari Ghadikolaei Elahe , Mirmohammadi Seyed Mohammad Mahdi , Tabatabaie Mayanie Seyad Ayub , Bahman Zahra , Shenasa Naghmeh , Raeisi Estabragh Sajad
Published: October 2024

Maxillary fractures present complex challenges in facial trauma repair due to the intricate anatomy and functional importance of the midface. Traditional fixation methods, such as titanium plates and screws, provide mechanical stability but are associated with complications, including infection, palpability, and interference with imaging. This review examines the role of Glass Fiber-reinforced Composites (GFRC) as an emerging alternative for maxillary fracture repair, emphasizing its mechanical properties, clinical applications, and potential for improving patient outcomes.GFRC offers distinct advantages, including high tensile strength, flexibility, and biocompatibility. These properties enable more effective stress distribution across the fracture site, reducing localized pressure and enhancing bone healing. GFRC’s radiolucency and lightweight nature also address aesthetic concerns, as it eliminates the visibility and palpability issues commonly associated with metallic implants. This review compares GFRC to traditional materials such as titanium and composite resorbable polymers, highlighting its superior performance in terms of mechanical stability, patient comfort, and long-term durability. The review also explores emerging technologies in GFRC, such as bioactive coatings and nanotechnology, which have the potential to enhance its biological integration and promote faster bone regeneration.
Advances in Mesenchymal Stem Cell Research Applications for Female Infertility - Mechanisms, Efficacy Parameters, Challenges and Future Roadmap
Authors: Vakili Sina , Jafarinia Morteza
Published: October 2024

Infertility affects approximately 15-20% of couples globally, with female factors contributing to nearly half of cases. Conditions such as polycystic ovary syndrome, endometriosis, tubal damage and premature ovarian failure are leading causes of female infertility. Current treatments like in vitro fertilization (IVF) have limitations and risks. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have shown therapeutic potential due to their ability to differentiate, secrete trophic factors, and exhibit immunomodulatory and anti-inflammatory properties. They have been demonstrated to repair and regenerate reproductive organs in various preclinical models of infertility related conditions. MSCs have reduced endometriotic lesions, regenerated lost follicles in premature ovarian failure (POF) models, and promoted tubal repair in damage models. Some clinical and preclinical studies have reported improved outcomes with MSC therapy in endometriosis and premature ovarian failure patients. This review discusses the properties and sources of MSCs, their mechanisms of action, preclinical evidence for applications in conditions like POF, polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), endometriosis, Asherman syndrome, and preeclampsia, and preliminary clinical data on MSC therapy for female infertility management.
Relationship of Time Planning with Post-Graduate Level Students' Anxiety
Authors: Farooqi Muhammad Tahir Khan , Hussain Rashid , Qayinat Iqra
Published: October 2024

The study investigated the correlation between time planning and anxiety levels among postgraduate students during research work. A descriptive survey method was used to obtain data from 200 postgraduate students both males and females from six public and six private universities. The findings showed that most students had strong time planning skills and moderate anxiety levels, whereas there was a significant positive weak correlation between short-range and long-range planning of time with anxiety levels. In addition, there were no significant gender differences in time planning or anxiety levels. The findings highlighted the importance of flexible time planning practices in reducing anxiety among postgraduate students.
The Use of Social Media and Effect on the Mental Health of Students
Authors: Iftikhar Muhammad , Iqbal Ashraf , Shehzad Qaisar
Published: October 2024

Today Mostly students using social networking sites for interaction with one another have significantly increased. Due to this their daily routine of life has been changed. The use and gratification hypothesis looks at how social media use affects university students' sleep patterns as well as how it increases their anxiety and unhappiness. Social media users make and share content for a brief period of time, adding content that enables them to project the perfect image that has a significant impact on their mental health and life satisfaction.
Frame Analysis of Digital Games
Authors: Waseem Isma
Published: October 2024

Despite the ubiquitous use of digital games, there is lack of scholarship on the use of framing in the narrative of digital games. Like other media, the games inevitably frame the issues in their narrative. Digital games are multifaceted where gameplay dynamics and narrative elements coalesce and create an immersive experience for the player. Owing to this interactive nature, a holistic operational analytical model, combining Nygren et al. (2022) and Entman (2018) approach for frame analysis has been adapted. The study investigated the functions of framing at the level of words, phrases and sentences as well as analysed game mechanics, rules, aesthetics, story, and characterization for framing. The results revealed that through framing the narrative of the games gained a distinct perspective and exhibited explicit ideological standings. This paper highlights that digital games are a rich site of inquiry for rhetorical methods and communication processes inherent to this digital artifact.
TÜRKİYE’DE TRAP MÜZİK: ENDÜSTRİYEL MÜZİĞİN ELEŞTİREL İMKÂNLARI
Authors: Kına Sezer A.
Published: October 2024

Endüstriyel kültür metalarının üretim mantığı kapitalizmin işleyişine içkindir. Titreşimlerden meydana gelen sesin belirli kurallar silsilesine ve üretim mantığına göre örgütlenmesiyle oluşan sanatsal bir anlatım olan müzik de bunlar arasında konumlandırılmaktadır. Bunun yanı sıra müzik, yer yer etrafında bir çevre veya muhalif kamusallık üretebildiğinden ötürü toplumsal ve siyasal anlamda eleştirel bir söylemsel dizge de barındırabilmektedir. Hip hop kültürünün müzikal çıktısı olan rap müzik ve onun 2010’lu yıllardaki yeni varyantı trap müzik, bahsi edilen eleştirellik bağlamında Türkiye’de özgün bir konuma sahiptir. Öte yandan (t)rap müziğin de üretim, metin ve dağıtım pratiklerinde endüstriyel işleyişten bağışıklığı bulunmamaktadır. Bu somut durumdan hareketle çalışmada Frankfurt Okulu teorisyenlerinden Theodor W. Adorno’nun müzik sosyolojisi üzerine geliştirdiği yaklaşımları takip edilerek Türkçe trap müziğin eleştirel özgünlüğünün çözümlenmesi amaçlanmıştır. 2018-2021 yılları arasında çevrimiçi dinleme platformu Spotify üzerinden Türkiye’de dört yıl üst üste en çok dinlenen şarkıcı olan Ezhel’in güdümlü örneklem tekniğiyle belirlenen beş şarkısı eleştirel söylem çözümlemesiyle ele alınmıştır. Böylelikle bir taraftan metinlerdeki eleştirel temalara ve içeriğin toplumsal referanslarına odaklanılırken, diğer taraftan trap müziğin eleştirel kamusallığı üzerindeki endüstriyel icazet sorgulanmıştır.
N. M. Karamzin’s notes to D. I. Fonvisin’s letter — a reply in the debate about language
Authors: Trakhtenberg Lev A.
Published: October 2024

The discussion about language plays a crucial role in Russian literature of the early 19th century. It begins with Nikolay Karamzin’s essay Why Are There Few Talented Authors in Russia? (1802) and Alexander Shishkov’s book Discourse on the Old and New Style in Russian Language (1803), which criticizes Karamzin. The traditional view is that Karamzin refrains from answering Shishkov. The present paper presents an alternative hypothesis, arguing that Karamzin does react, but indirectly. Karamzin’s reply takes the form of comments on Denis Fonvizin’s letter addressed to Osip Kozodavlev, where Fonvizin discusses his work on the Dictionary of the Russian Academy. In October 1803 Karamzin publishes this letter in Vestnik Evropy, the magazine he edits since 1802.
In this letter Fonvizin discusses borrowings from foreign languages in Russian; Karamzin follows suit. The question of borrowings is central in Shishkov’s book. Karamzin takes a moderate course, recommending that a borrowing should be discarded if the same meaning is expressed by an existing Russian word. However, his general opinion is that borrowings are useful, as they help express notions that Russian still lacks. This attitude is contrary to Shishkov’s intent to rid Russian of any borrowings.
This disagreement reflects the difference between two views on language as such. Karamzin sees language as means of expressing notions, which can be international; thus notions may be borrowed as well as words, and along with them if needed. For Shishkov, words come before notions; each word is viewed as a complex of meanings together with its formal and semantic links to other lexical units. These features are specific for any culture, so, in Shishkov’s view, changing this structure by adding borrowings means destroying the language rather than enriching it.
Family “passports” of N. V. Gogol's comedy “Marriage”
Authors: Vinogradov Igor’ A.
Published: October 2024

The article explores the meaning of the surnames in Gogol’s comedy “Marriage”. The origin of the names of the grooms Zhevakin (zhevat’ — chew) and Onuchkin is associated with the folk saying “Chew onuchka.” Regarding the surname Yaichnitsa (yaichnitsa — fried eggs), an episode of the play is drawn in, where the bride warns the groom with the words: “I hope you won’t be angry... At the table there will only be cabbage soup... and drochenoye.” Drochenoye or drachena is a dish very similar to “fried eggs”. According to Gogol’s entry regarding the characterization of the “portly” Yaichnitsa, he can be described as “a spoilt, fat child”.
In addition, an article proposes an explanation of the situational synonymy contained in the play. The “road” surnames of two more characters in the play — Podkolesin (pod — under, koleso — wheel) and Kochkarev (kochka — hummock) — are associated with Gogol’s spiritual aspirations to show “paths and roads... for everyone” to the “lofty and beautiful” in the “dark and confused present”. The analysis of linguistic means allowed to reveal the individual features of Gogol’s poetics as a satirical writer and a denouncer of human “vulgarity”. The article pays close attention to the fact that expressive vocabulary plays an important role in creating the image of the exposed hero. A penetrating sharp word, various “abusive” and derogatory expressions, a popular nickname, a characteristic surname close to an “epigram” make up the artist’s arsenal not only for creating a comic effect. To an even greater extent, negatively colored evaluative means serve to educate contemporaries.
“I desire to live and live... thousands of other lives”: multimythologism in I. A. Bunin’s onomastic code
Authors: Selemeneva Olga A.
Published: October 2024

The article considers the manifestation of multimythologism as a characteristic feature of I. A. Bunin’s artistic worldview at the level of the individual author’s poetic mythonymicon. The paper identifies lexical units referring to the characters (gods, wizards, heroes, fantastic birds and animals), places, magic objects of the mythologies of the ancient Greeks and Romans, Sumerians and Akkadians, Indians and Iranians, as well as Egyptians, Scandinavians and. It is noted that the organization of the sound system of I. A. Bunin’s poetic speech is provided by regular graphic-phonetic transformations of mythonyms, and the uniqueness of the onomastic code of his lyrical texts is created by the inclusion of special mythonyms-bilexemes, onymized appellatives and mythological names with a low level of precedent and occasional units. It is established that for explication of philosophical and symbolic subtexts, representation of key motives and binary oppositions I. A. Bunin subordinates traditional sacral genealogies to the author’s individual picture of the world, matches and simultaneously uses mythonyms belonging to different national mythological onomasticons. The author comes to the conclusion that all the lexical units of Bunin’s poetic mythonymicon are connected by a single ideological attitude, aimed, on the one hand, at overcoming the autonomy of cultural worlds, and on the other hand, at preserving cultural pluralism.