bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The salmonid and the subsurface: Hillslope storage capacity determines the quality and distribution of fish habitat
Authors: Dralle David , Rossi Gabriel , Georgakakos Phil , Hahm W Jesse , Rempe Daniell , Blanchard Monica , Power Mary , Dietrich William , Carlson Stephanie
Published: August 2022

Water in rivers is delivered via the critical zone that mantles landscapes. Consequently, the success of stream-rearing salmonids depends on the structure and resulting water storage and release processes of this zone. Physical processes below the land surface (the subsurface component of the critical zone) ultimately determine how landscapes ‘filter’ climate to manifest ecologically significant stream flow and temperature regimes. Subsurface water storage capacity of the critical zone has emerged as a key hydrologic variable that integrates many of these subsurface processes, helping to explain flow regimes and terrestrial plant community composition. Here, we investigate how subsurface storage controls flow, temperature and energetic regimes that matter for salmonids. We illustrate the explanatory power of broadly applicable, storage-based frameworks across a lithological gradient that spans the Eel River watershed of California. Study sites are climatically similar but differ in their geologies and consequent subsurface critical zone structure that dictates water storage dynamics, leading to dramatically different hydrographs, temperature, and riparian regimes – with consequences for every aspect of salmonid life history. Lithological controls on the development of key subsurface critical zone properties like storage capacity suggest a heretofore unexplored link between salmonids and geology, adding to a rich literature that highlights various fluvial and geomorphic influences on salmonid diversity and distribution. Rapidly advancing methods for estimating and observing subsurface water storage dynamics at large scales present new opportunities for more clearly identifying landscape features that constrain the distributions and abundances of organisms, including salmonids, at watershed scales.
HydroLang Markup Language: Community-Driven Web Components for Hydrological Analyses
Authors: Erazo Carlos , Sermet Muhammed , Demir Ibrahim
Published: August 2022

We introduce HydroLang Markup Language (HL-ML), a programming interface that uses markup language to perform environmental analyses using the hydrological and environmental framework HydroLang. The software acts as a self-contained interface that uses HTML tags powered by the web components specification to generate simple hydrological computations that enable data analysis, visualization and manipulation via semantically driven instructions. It enables hydrological researchers and professionals to use markup language to retrieve, analyze, visualize, and map data without the need for a programming experience. The components' adaptability enables users to run analytical routines that perform simple and complex analyses on the client side. We present the implementation details of the approach, the use of custom elements in web technologies and academia, and share sample usages to demonstrate the simplicity of use of the human-readable and computer-executable framework.
Cultivating Concern for Others: Meditation Training and Motivated Engagement with Human Suffering
Authors: King Brandon , Zanesco Anthony Paul , Skwara Alea C. , Saron Clifford
Published: August 2022

Contemplative traditions have long affirmed that compassion and kindness are trainable skills. While research on meditation practice has recently flourished, the mechanisms that might engender such changes are still poorly understood. Here, we present a motivational framework to explain why meditation training should increase concern for others and modulate empathic engagement with human suffering over time. Meditation practices are conceived as tools for enacting cognitive and emotion regulatory goals that are conditioned by the underlying ethical motivation of the training—to reduce and alleviate suffering. In support of this account, we present data from a randomized, waitlist-controlled study of intensive meditation. In Study 1, we use a novel cardiovascular index to show that 3 months of meditation training can increase the motivational salience of others’ suffering, as compared to the salience of threats to oneself. In Study 2, we demonstrate that training-related changes in the ability to orient attention to suffering are mediated by the dynamic regulation of distress-related physiological arousal. Finally, in Study 3, we provide exploratory evidence suggesting that meditation training may influence how human suffering is encoded in memory, leaving lasting imprints on the recollection of emotional experience. Together, our findings suggest that meditation training can strengthen the motivational relevance of others’ suffering, prompting a shift from self-focused to other-focused evaluative processing. Considering meditation training from a motivational standpoint offers an important perspective for understanding how compassion can be cultivated through intentional practice.
Using Artificial Intelligence (AI)? Risk and Opportunity Perception of AI Predict People’s Willingness to Use AI
Authors: Schwesig Rebekka , Brich Irina Rebecca , Buder Jürgen , Huff Markus , Said Nadia
Published: August 2022

Surveys around the world show that the public perceives artificial intelligence (AI) as a double-edged sword: As a risk but also as an opportunity. However, if and how this ambiguous perception of AI relates to people’s willingness to use it has yet to be investigated. Thus, the present research investigated how people’s risk and opportunity perception influences their willingness to use AI. Additionally, we examined people’s confidence in their risk and opportunity perception as a possible moderator. To this end, we conducted two online experiments with N = 246 and N = 495 (representative) participants to assess (i) risk and opportunity perception of AI, (ii) confidence in risk and opportunity perception of AI, and (iii) willingness to use AI. As hypothesized, risk-opportunity perception (opportunity minus risk perception) of AI correlated positively with the probability to use AI. Contrary to our hypothesis, the strength of this association was not significantly moderated by people’s confidence in their risk and opportunity perception. Exploratory analyses indicated that the probability to use AI also depended on the context of the AI use (medicine, transport, media, psychology). This research expands existing behavioral research by including opportunity and not solely risk perception as a predictor variable for behavior and by investigating the relationship of risk and opportunity perception to ambiguous and not solely risk-taking behavior. Additionally, the experimental results motivate the investigation of causal-effect relations as well as further moderating cognitive variables (e.g., AI knowledge) and underline the need to gain a deeper understanding of the stability of risk and opportunity perception across different contexts of AI use.
The climate change distress and impairment scale: Introduction of the measure and first findings on pro-environmental behavior
Authors: Hepp Johanna , Klein Sina A. , Horsten Luisa K. , Urbild Jana , Lane Sean Patrick
Published: August 2022

Governmental agencies and the medical and psychological professions are calling for a greater focus on the negative mental health effects of climate change (CC). As a first step, the field needs measures to distinguish non-pathological levels of affective/emotional distress over CC from resulting impairment that requires further scientific and diagnostic attention and may require treatment in the future. To this end, we constructed the climate change distress and impairment scale, which distinguishes CC distress (spanning anger, anxiety, and sadness) from impairment. In four studies (N=1699), we developed and validated English and German versions of the scale. Across samples, we observed moderate to high levels of distress and low to moderate levels of impairment. In three English-speaking samples, younger individuals and women were most affected by CC distress, whereas this was not the case in a German-speaking sample. We demonstrate convergent validity with previous measures and discriminant validity for general negative affectivity and depressive and generalized anxiety disorder symptoms, which underlines that CC distress is not in itself pathological. Employing a fully incentivized social dilemma paradigm, we further demonstrate that CC distress and (to a lesser degree) CC impairment predict pro-environmental behavior, outlining them as possible drivers of climate change mitigation efforts.
Social Media and Well-being. The Role of Self-reported Measures of Social Media Use
Authors: Picó Cabiró Marina
Published: August 2022

There is currently a growing concern about the impact of social media use (SMU) on well-being (WB). A popular recommendation for studies of social media and well-being is to replace common self-report measures with objective alternatives (e.g., tracking on phones). In this review, I question whether this recommendation will ultimately improve the study of SMU and WB. To do so, I review a group of subjective measures addressing the overlooked users’ experiences with SMU. First, I examine what self-report measures currently exist and detect two main groups: user-centred and technology-centred measures. Technology-centred measures focus on objective aspects such as frequency or duration of use, while user-centred focus on the interaction and psychological experiences with SMU, such as motivations, the impact of SMU, feelings, and appraisals. I hereby focus on self-report user-centred measures and propose a detailed classification for them. Lastly, I evaluate whether subjective measures should or not be fully replaced by objective measures. I conclude that we should get past the idea that subjective measures are never valid for capturing SMU and that these serve the important purpose of capturing the psychological processes underlying SMU. Hence, I propose the best solution would be a combination of objective measures of technology-centred aspects of SMU and subjective measures of user-centred aspects of SMU. More interdisciplinary conversation and theorization, together with the integration of different research designs and methodologies are necessary for this field to move forward.
Parenthood and the temporal limits of concern for the future
Authors: Gahtan Ethan
Published: August 2022

Perspectives about the future have been studied by psychologists for decades. This study investigates two specific aspects of future time perspective, the temporal limit of feeling personally invested in the future, and what reasons motivate a feeling of investment in the distant future. We propose that evolved kinship emotions are a primary motivator of concern for the distant future. This led us to hypothesize that the temporal limit of concern for the future would be greater in parents than in non-parents, and that descendants would be a common reason cited for concern for the distant future. These hypotheses were supported in survey studies that included 896 participants, as well as in structured interviews conducted on a subset of respondents. Parents reported feeling invested a greater number of years into the future and thinking about the posthumous future more frequently than non-parents. Surveys also found that women were concerned further into the future than men. In interviews, concern for self was the most frequently cited motivator of feeling invested in the distant future, followed by concern for descendants. These results suggest that a willingness to invest in the distant future is influenced by evolved kinship emotions. We discuss how approaches to long-term social challenges such as climate change may benefit from a better understanding of how innate cognitive tendencies may guide thinking about the distant future.
Toward a better understanding of durable behavior change by food Go/NoGo training
Authors: Chen Zhang , Veling Harm
Published: August 2022

Consistently not responding to appetitive foods during food Go/NoGo training (fGNG) influences subsequent food consumption, and sometimes even body weight. Here, we review studies that examined the durability of fGNG effects. Previous work has not always found durable effects of fGNG in applied intervention studies, but recent controlled experiments show that a single session of fGNG can influence food choices for at least one week. By re-analyzing data from these controlled experiments, we show that this preference change is related to participants’ memory of the trained stimulus-response contingencies. Examining the role of memory processes in fGNG may thus contribute to addressing challenges with creating durable behavior change through fGNG.
Understanding how policy settings affect developer decisions
Authors: Rowley Steven , Leishman Chris , Olatunji Oluwole , Zuo Jian , Crowe Adam
Published: August 2022

This research examined how policy settings and new construction technologies and processes affect developer decisions to provide private sector housing supply and might improve affordability. The complexity of the development process, the structure of development organisations, the variety of products delivered, and land ownership issues mean the development decision-making process varies by organisation and site by site. Therefore, it is too simplistic to assume policy settings will have exactly the same impact on each and every developer and on each and every site.Development projects can take many years and generally developers estimate what their products would sell for in the current market using comparable evidence to determine potential sales prices and then apply a revenue escalation figure to try and forecast the actual sales price on project completion. This is fraught with difficulty due to price fluctuations even in the short term, let alone on development projects which may span 10 years. Developers usually adopt a conservative approach to price escalation to avoid overestimating revenues and delivering inflated return projections.The second biggest risk factor identified by interviewees was the planning process. Planning policy settings determine what a developer can do on a site. This means that the political stance of the local planning authority can actually deter a developer from operating across the whole of an LGA. The potential for timelines to blow out or last-minute changes forced upon developers increases risks and can reduce return, leading to developers avoiding certain areas. Modelling shows a more efficient development approval process, including planning, infrastructure and environmental approvals, which reduces timeframes has the potential to provide a major boost to project profitability.
Kinship and Socioeconomic Status: Social Gradients in Frequencies of Kin Across the Life Course in Sweden
Authors: Andersson Linus , Kolk Martin
Published: August 2022

Socioeconomic status influences demographic behavior. Moreover, socioeconomic status tends to correlate across generations. Consequently, kinship structures likely display social stratification. However, the processes of kinship stratification are intricate, and its prevalence and antecedents are rarely studied empirically. We have estimated socioeconomic differences in kinship in Sweden using administrative register data of the total Swedish population. We created kinship networks for the 1973 birth cohort and followed the growth and decline of kin from birth to age 45 of this birth cohort. We analyzed consanguineous kin, as well as spouses, reproductive partners, parents-in-law, and siblings-in-law. We calculated the difference in total kinship size across earnings and educational groups. We broke down the contributions of specific kin groups to this difference and also analyzed which demographic behaviors and generations contributed most to socioeconomic differences in kinship. Among men and women with low socioeconomic status (SES), higher fertility in earlier generations resulted in more kin than those with high SES. Among low SES men and siblings, lower fertility and union instability narrowed SES differences in the number of kin.
Why Public Employees Manipulate Performance Data: Prosocial Impact, Job Stress, and Red Tape
Authors: Kroll Alexander , Vogel Dominik
Published: August 2022

While research on the dysfunctional uses of performance data is growing, we are still in search of theories that go beyond system-specific explanations and address data manipulation behavior at the level of the employee. In this article, we conceptualize different gaming responses to performance systems and test a model of performance cheating that emphasizes the critical role of employees’ prosocial impact, their job stress, and organizations’ red tape. We screen through a sample of almost 10,000 potential subjects and identify 964 public employees who work with performance data. Conducting a list experiment, a technique known to yield unbiased ratings of sensitive behaviors, we find that all three factors tend to reinforce performance cheating among public employees. The article contributes to the extension of causal chains in performance gaming theory via the inclusion of factors that have proven to be influential in behavioral research.
Experimental Investigation on the Mechanical Properties of Cement Mortar Incorporated With Graphene and C&D Waste
Authors: Subedi Asmita , Jha Ankush , Deo Pashupati , Dahal Aagya
Published: August 2022

Concrete is one among the essential materials utilized in engineering works.The two main properties which attribute to the reliability of concrete as a universal choice are strength and durability. Despite its remarkable properties, it has few shortcomings, namely, low tensile strength, low ductility, and unavoidable cracks. All of these inadequacies are the result of the relatively porous microstructure of concrete. The use of nanomaterials is the most influential and powerful alternative to overcome these limitations. In this paper, a comparative study of the mechanical properties of normal strength mortar over the mortar reinforced with graphene has been presented. Making use of the construction demolition waste in different proportions, namely, 25% and 50% as the partial replacement for fine aggregate, graphene was incorporated in the cement mortar of 1:3 grade in the proportion of 0.1%, 0.4%, 0.7%, and 1% by weight of cement respectively. The proportion of construction demolition waste and graphene were consequently varied and the corresponding change in mechanical properties, namely, compressive strength, tensile strength, and flexural strength of cement mortar was observed on the 7th day, 14th day, 21st day, and 28th day respectively and the same was compared with the result of normal mortar. It was observed that these mechanical properties increased with an increase in the proportion of graphene up to a certain limit after which it decreased. However, the optimum percentage of graphene varied along with the variation in the percentage of C&D waste.
Socio-Economic Analysis of Two Pot Raised Mud Improved Cookstove in the Context of Nepal
Authors: Darlami Hari Bahadur , Ale Bhakta Bahadur , Pokharel Govind Raj
Published: August 2022

Cost Biomass cookstove is extensively used for cooking and space heating in the rural area of Nepal. Its thermal efficiency and emission performance keeps prominence economically, socially and environmentally. Chimney operated two pot raised mud Improved Cookstove (ICS) is one of the most promoted cookstoves in the context of Nepal. Benefit cost ratio has been found maximum for geometrically optimized best dimension cookstove and minimum for grate and insulation used cookstove in best dimension. Net benefit of cookstove has been increased with the grate and insulation. Marginal abatement cost of best dimension cookstove has been found minimum NPR. 445/tCO2eq and maximum for the cookstove with the use all the accessories NPR 600 tCO2eq. Best dimension cooostove has been found best rank from benefit cost ratio and abatement cost aspect. The goal of this study is to perform socio-economic and environmental analysis of the twopot raised mud ICS for three family members.
Experimental Analysis on Properties of M15 and M20 Concrete Brick Sample with Partial Replacement of Sand by Crumb Rubber and Coarse Aggregate by Expanded Polystyrene
Authors: Dhakal Samiksha , Shrestha Rajendra , Joshi Sachin
Published: August 2022

The suitability of crumb rubber and EPS (expanded polystyrene) as an alternative to sand and coarse aggregate in concrete production was researched here. Sand and coarse aggregate were partially replaced by crumb rubber and EPS in different percentages like 0%, 10%, 20% and 30% for Grade M20 and M15 concrete samples. The sample of size (240 × 115× 57) mm for M15 and M20 grade of concrete were prepared for the test. Various properties like Compressive strength, Bulk density and water absorption of the concrete brick prepared were determined. The normal consistency, initial and final setting time and compressive strength of cement used for the experiment were determined as 27%, 120 minutes, 290 minutes and 40.34 N/mm2 respectively before carrying out the experiment. The nominal maximum size of sand, coarse aggregate, crumb rubber and EPS used for the preparation of concrete brick sample were found as 2.36 mm, 12.5mm, 2.36 mm and 4.75 mm respectively from the sieve analysis. Impact value of coarse aggregate obtained was 17.06 %.

The experimental results showed that water absorption of prepared M15 and M20 concrete brick samples increased whereas compressive strength and bulk density decreased with increase in percentage replacement of sand by crumb rubber and coarse aggregate by EPS. The results obtained from the experiment showed that concrete brick made with partial replacement of sand and coarse aggregate y crumb rubber and EPS respectively had sufficient compressive strength compared to common brick.
Experimental Evaluation of Wöhler Curve for Mild Steel Plates Manufactured In Nepal
Authors: Dixit Subrat Mani , Dura Hari Bahadur , Dulal Hemanta
Published: August 2022

This research work was carried out to explore the fatigue behavior of Mild Steel Plates manufactured in Nepal and determine the Wöhler Curve of the plates by preparing test specimens and conducting fatigue experiment of the specimens in the rotating cantilever bending fatigue test machine. The laboratory data thus obtained were plotted to generate the Wöhler Curve of the material. Along with the curve the Basquin’s Coefficients and Endurance limitup to 106 cycles were determined. Specimen was designed in accordance to ASME E 466-15 and the machining was done in accordance to IS 1075-1985 and then was subjected to various different loads. Exploratory tensile test of the material was also done in order to find out the proportion of the applied load with respect to the ultimate strength of the material. Surface crack was also inspected.Micro void coalescence and Micro cleavage formations were noticed in the fractured section.
Structural Engineering/Perspective Damage Pattern of Temples of Kathmandu Valley after Gorkha Earthquake 2015
Authors: Suwal Rajan
Published: August 2022

Nepal is well known for traditional temples. It is found that most of the temples were built in12th century to 17th Century. Most of the temples, built in 17th century, in Kathmandu valley were constructed in pagoda style. Timber along with bricks were used for construction and mud or surkhi mortar was used as a binding material. The Gorkha earthquake, 2015 caused minor to major damages to number of temples. Pictures highlighting damages in the temple were collected during damage reconnaissance and is used for studying its structural systems. Possible causes of damage pattern of temples are discussed and recommendations for future construction are given.
Determinant Factors Influencing Organic Food Purchase Intention
Authors: Mishra Udgam
Published: August 2022

Consumers have become highly concerned about their enduring health and moulding behaviour towards health benefits purchases. With regard to this, the paper aims to examine the determining factors that influence the purchase intention of organic food in Biratnagar. Among different exploratory factors, this paper aims to study the impact of trust, health consciousness and knowledge on the purchase intention of organic food. A self-administered questionnaire was sent on a random basis and 170 responses were recorded. To investigate the correlation among the variables Pearson Correlation was used and Multiple regression to find the impact of different factors on the purchase intention of organic food. The research findings reported that knowledge was the key determinant factor and showed a positive significant impact on purchase intention. Trust and health consciousness didn’t significantly impact organic food purchases. The article recommends that government and policymakers give immense attention towards organic farming and provide necessary awareness to encourage the purchase of organic food.
Impact of Learning Capability on Organizational Performance in the Nepalese Banking Sector
Authors: Manandhar Raju Bhai
Published: August 2022

The Nepalese banking sector must retain and attract qualified human resources to achieve its goals. Job satisfaction is crucial for the retention and attraction of competent people in the organization. The learning capability has been considered a vital index of an organization’s effectiveness to innovate and grow (Jerez-Gómez et al., 2005). The purpose of the study was to examine the association and impact of learning capability on organizational performance in Nepalese commercial banks. The present study is descriptive and analytical in nature. The questionnaire survey method was adopted with a five-point Likert scale. This survey has conducted in Kathmandu Valley, focusing on employees of public and private banks such as managers, accountants, cashiers, and assistant level workers in the respective department respondents. Fifty respondents were chosen from four public and private banks. To choose the respondents for the study, the judgmental sampling technique was applied. In this research, correlation and regression analysis has been carried out to assess an association and the impact of learning capability on organizational performance. The study found a positive association between learning capability and organizational performance. It also found an effect of learning capability on organizational performance in Nepalese commercial banks. It is also found that gender has no impact on learning capability and organizational performance in the Nepalese banking sector.
Pengaruh Perencanaan Pajak dan Beban Pajak Tangguhan Terhadap Manajemen Laba (Study Empiris Pada Perusahaan Manufaktur Sektor Industri Dasar dan Kimia yang Terdaftar di BEI 2017-2020)
Authors: Rohman Saifur , Sabrina Nina , Kurniawan M. Orba
Published: August 2022

Rumusan dalam peneliian ini adalah bagaimana pengaruh perencanaan pajak dan beban pajak tangguhan terhadap manajemen laba. Tujuannya untuk mengetahui pengaruh pengaruh perencanaan pajak dan beban pajak tangguhan terhadap manajemen laba. penelitian ini adalah penelitian asosiatif. Populasi pada penelitian ini sebanyak 80 perusahaan manufaktur sektor industry dasar dan kimia yang terdaftar di BEI periode 2017-2020. Metode penentuan sampel yaitu puposive sampling. Metode pengumpulan datayang digunakan dalam penelitian adalah analisis dokumen. Uji hipotesis yang digunakan adalah Uji Regresi Linier Berganda pada SPSS 25. Hasil Penelitian ini menunjukan perncanaan pajak dan beban pajak tangguhan berpengaruh secara simultan terhadap manajemen laba. Secara persial perencanaan pajak berpengaruh terhadap manajemen laba, dan beban pajak tangguhan berpengaruh terhadap manajemen laba.
Pendeteksian Kemungkinan Terjadinya Fraudulent Financial Statement menggunakan Fraud Hexagon
Authors: Lionardi Margaretha , Suhartono Sugi
Published: August 2022

Banyak perusahaan yang menutupi kondisi yang sebenarnya yang kurang baik dengan melakukan manipulasi laporan keuangan. Harus ada upaya preventif untuk menanggulangi permasalahan fraud dengan menggunakan metode pendeteksian fraud. Maka dari itu dibuatnya model baru untuk mendeteksi fraud yaitu S.C.C.O.R.E atau biasa disebut dengan fraud hexagon. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk melihat pengaruh komponen fraud hexagon dalam pendeteksian kemungkinan terjadinya fraudulent financial statement. Teori dasar yang dipakai dalam penelitian ini adalah teori agensi dan fraud hexagon. Metode pengambilan sampel adalah metode purposive sampling dan hipotesis diuji dengan pengujian asumsi klasik, dan uji persamaan regresi berganda. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa change in director berpengaruh positif terhadap kemungkinan terjadinya fraudulent financial statement. Sedangkan nature of industry berpengaruh negatif terhadap kemungkinan terjadinya fraudulent financial statement. Namun financial stability, state-owned enterprises, change in auditor, jumlah foto CEO pada laporan tahunan perusahaan tidak terbukti berpengaruh terhadap kemungkinan terjadinya fraudulent financial statement.
Zooming In: The Privilege of Performing Home
Authors: Ferdman Bertie
Published: August 2022

How do our bodies transfer to the Zoom classroom? Does the body disappear? While appearance, language, and vocal qualities remain, the physical presence of bodies in space, in relation to one another, alters completely. At the end of March 2020, as New York City and much of the rest of the world went on lockdown, all classes at the City University of New York, where the author teaches, went online. As classrooms transferred to Zoom, our homes became the embodied presence of the virtual classroom. Home became the body. Given this teacher’s class and her students’ experiences on Zoom relative to their physical environments, it became clear to that ‘performing home’ during the pandemic was a privilege not afforded to everyone.
Performing at Home in the Pandemic: Boca del Lupo’s Plays2Perform@Home Collection
Authors: Lynch Signy
Published: August 2022

This article explores Vancouver theatre company Boca del Lupo’s Plays2Perform@Home collection. Generated as a way for audiences to bring the theatre home with them during the pandemic, the collection is composed of twenty short plays across five regional box sets, and was commissioned by Boca del Lupo in partnership with several other theatre companies across Canada. The author offers some observations and personal highlights from the collection, and reflects on what it means to perform these plays at home. She complements her analysis of the plays by drawing on her own experiences performing some of the pieces at home with her family, re-creating the intended experience of the collection. Because of the unusual circumstances of their production, Lynch suggests that it is valuable to examine the Plays2Perform@Home pieces through an immersive and site-specific lens, rather than a purely dramatic one. She argues that the plays that succeed the most in performance are those that seriously consider the experience of their audience-performers and incorporate the expected conditions of performance into their dramatic works. The article also includes a full listing of the plays in each box set.
When in Quarantine: Bringing Theatre Home with Boca del Lupo
Authors: McClelland Graeme
Published: August 2022

Sherry J. Yoon and Jay Dodge of Vancouver’s Boca del Lupo Theatre sit down to discuss the process and creation of Plays2Perform@Home, an anthology of plays that won the 2021 Canadian Association for Theatre Research Patrick O’Neill Award. In a separate interview, one of the contributing playwrights, Santiago Guzmán, discusses his play Mona, Lisa and reflects on how his artistic practice has shifted and grown through the pandemic. All three artists meditate on what it has meant to create theatre during the pandemic and offer hopes and projections on the future of performance as audiences begin returning to theatres.
Comparison of Responsive Feeding Practices in Child Care and Home Environments in Nova Scotia
Authors: Mcisaac Jessie-Lee D. , Richard Brenna , Turner Joan , Rossiter Melissa D.
Published: August 2022

Purpose: The values, beliefs and practices between the family home and child care environment can play a role in shaping a responsive food environment for young children, but few studies have explored the differences across these settings. The purpose of this study was to compare responsive feeding practices in child care and home environments through the framework of the 2019 Canada Food Guide healthy eating recommendations.

Methods: Nova Scotia families and child care providers completed an online survey on responsive feeding. Independent-samples t-tests explored the differences between family and child care respondents on variables related to the 2019 Canada’s Food Guide, including: food variety, mindfulness, eating with others, cooking more often, and enjoyment of food. A directed content analysis was used to code the open-ended qualitative questions.

Results: Family respondents (n = 603) were more likely to report offering a variety of foods, repeated exposures to new foods, and asking children about fullness. Child care respondents (n = 253) were more likely to sit with children during meals and less likely to encourage children to finish their food.

Conclusions: The results identify potential points of intervention, including the importance of increasing communication to ensure mutually supportive messages and environments for healthy eating.
Predictors of Tri-council Funding Among Nutrition Researchers in Canada
Authors: Riediger Natalie D. , Kisselgoff Maria , Cooper Maureen , Mann Kelsey , Derksen Hannah , Gaddi Maria , Glazer Patti
Published: August 2022

Purpose: Barriers in research for women and dietitians have been documented. We sought to describe tri-council funding awarded within the nutrition discipline according to institution type, academic rank, gender, dietitian status, and primary research methods used.

Methods: Using an online search methodology, faculty members with research appointments were identified from nutrition departments offering accredited dietetic programs and/or at Canada’s collective of research-intensive universities known as U15. All data regarding faculty members, their institutions, and funding were collected through publicly available websites and Scopus. Tri-council funding associated with the nominated principal investigator, from a 5-year period, 2013–2014 to 2017–2018, was extracted. Binary logistic regression was used to test for predictors of receiving any tri-council operating funds within the 5-year period.

Results: Faculty members (n = 237) from 21 institutions were identified for inclusion. Those from U15 institutions, at the full professor rank, nondietitians, men, and those who engaged in primarily quantitative research methods (vs. qualitative or mixed-methods) were significantly more likely to hold any tri-council funding during the eligible period. Dietitians (n = 76) were significantly less likely to hold tri-council funding, independent of institution, rank, gender, and primary research methods utilized.

Conclusions: The apparent under-funding of academic dietitians from federal tri-council sources requires exploration.
Facteurs influençant l’apport alimentaire en rations des soldats canadiens dans l’Arctique : un sondage national
Authors: Lavergne Florence V. , Laroche-Nantel Raphaëlle , Prud’Homme Denis , Giroux Isabelle
Published: August 2022

Objectif. Documenter la perception des soldats des Forces armées canadiennes (FAC) quant aux facteurs influençant leur apport alimentaire en rations de combat durant leur travail en Arctique.

Méthodes. Un questionnaire bilingue électronique a été envoyé nationalement à des soldats s’étant entraînés dans l’Arctique entre 2015 et 2018. Il comportait 6 questions ouvertes et 33 fermées sur les facteurs influençant l’apport alimentaire et l’acceptabilité des rations.

Résultats. Parmi les 54 questionnaires remplis (taux de réponse : 31 %), 6 étaient incomplets et ont été exclus. L’échantillon final était composé de 48 militaires de neuf provinces ayant en moyenne 12,1 ± 6,8 années d’expérience dans les FAC. Les facteurs ayant le plus d’effets négatifs sur l’apport alimentaire étaient la température des aliments, le fait de manger en se déplaçant, l’horaire des exercices et activités, ainsi que l’équipement nécessaire à la préparation et à la consommation. Les participants ont déclaré avoir consommé entre 61 et 71 % des rations. Ils ont noté qu’un temps considérable était nécessaire pour préparer les rations puisqu’elles étaient congelées. Soixante-cinq pour cent des soldats ont rapporté une perte de poids durant leur travail dans l’Arctique.

Conclusions. Une multitude de facteurs a influencé l’apport et les pratiques alimentaires des soldats. Ces résultats guideront les recherches futures et aideront à la prise de décisions concernant de possibles changements aux rations en Arctique.
CONTROL OF CHILLED MEAT OF BROILER CHICKENS BY BACTERIOSCOPIC METHOD
Authors: BOHATKO ALONA , BOHATKO NADIIA , TKACHUK SVITLANA
Published: August 2022

The relevance of this study is conditioned upon ensuring proper risk-based control over the safety and quality of chilled broiler chicken meat at its production facilities, where a system of hazard analysis and control at critical points should be implemented. In this regard, this study was aimed at identifying the issue of control of chilled broiler chicken meat for conducting research to establish the freshness of broiler chicken meat at sales facilities – agri-food markets and supermarkets. The leading approach to the study of this issue was the developed patented bacterioscopic method, which allows comprehensively establishing the freshness of chilled broiler chicken meat. The presented method is simple to perform, with obtaining quantitative indicators for establishing the freshness of chilled meat of broiler chickens for 5 days, 6-7 and 8 days at a temperature of 0-4°C, as well as with establishing the number of microorganisms in the field of view of a microscope and by the degree of muscle tissue decay, by staining one smear-imprint according to Gram in Hooker’s modification, and by counting the number of microorganisms in 10 fields of view, followed by deriving the average value per field of view, as well as determining the shape of the cells. The reliability of the results in tests using this method is 99.9%. It was found that the highest content of microorganisms was in stale chilled carcasses of broiler chickens on Day 8: in the chest muscles – 45±3 (P<0.001), in the thigh muscles – 52±5 (P<0.001) compared to fresh meat. Rod-shaped gram-positive microorganisms dominated stale meat, in some places single cocci were recorded, including a considerable breakdown of muscle tissue. The content of volatile fatty acids in the chilled meat of broiler chickens and the acid value of fat increased significantly (Р<0.001) on the 8th day of sale at a temperature of 0-4°C, respectively – 11.05±0.37 − 10.97±0.33 and 2.83±0.33 mg of NaOH. During the examination of the freshness of the meat of broiler chicken carcasses, the highest percentage of fresh meat of broiler chickens during its sale in agri-food markets was 79.3%, in supermarkets – 75.0%, stale meat, respectively – 3.8% and 5.4%. The materials of this paper are of practical value for the work of state inspectors of veterinary medicine when using the bacterioscopic method to determine the freshness of chilled meat of broiler chickens
An assessment of food loss and waste in the Hungarian agri-food supply chain: Encouraging sustainable and conscious consumption
Authors: Rabbi Mohammad Fazle
Published: August 2022

All through the entire supply chain, the agri-food sector has been negatively affected by significant shortages of resources, food loss, and waste. Managing the supply chain and pursuing sustainable lifestyles can be made easier through the assessment of food loss and waste. This study examines seven staple crops in the Hungarian food supply chain. The following food items were selected for analysis: wheat, maize (corn), rice, sorghum, barley, rye, and oats. Secondary data were compiled from the FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) between 2009 and 2017. A PAST program was used to analyse the data, generate descriptive statistics, and pairwise comparisons with the Mann-Whitney tests were used to measure all seven crops’ performance. Cluster analysis and multidimensional scaling were used to classify similarities between variables and, through the comparison of the amount of crop loss and waste, data in a two-dimensional space is depicted. This study provides two key findings. First, food loss and waste (FL&W) translate into resource shortages and unsustainable practices. Second, surplus food donation by corporations and conscious consumption at the consumer level is a solution to FL&W reduction. Furthermore, the use of five sustainable consumption guidelines is strongly suggested at the consumer level. To stabilize food security and sustainability, food producers, distributors, stakeholders, and policy planners must work together to improve food systems.
Especialización territorial en el contexto de la globalización. Competitividad y retos de la quesería artesanal en la Costa de Chiapas
Authors:   Universidad Autónoma de Chiapas, Arias Solís Everardo , Fletes Ocón Héctor B. ,   Universidad Autónoma de Chiapas
Published: August 2022

Más que una homogeneización, el dinamismo de los procesos de globalización ha impulsado modelos diversificados de organización económica en los territorios. En la Costa de Chiapas, el desarrollo de una industria quesera artesanal coexiste con la producción frutícola, la pesca y la ganadería extensiva de doble propósito (carne y leche), actividades que constituyen la base de la actividad económica. Utilizando una perspectiva de Sistema Agroalimentario Localizado (SIAL), en este trabajo se analiza el proceso que llevó a la especialización quesera en esta región y se examina la reconfiguración de la quesería artesanal en el contexto de los imperativos de la competencia. Para ello, se aplicó una encuesta a unidades queseras, así como entrevistas a ganaderos y actores clave relacionados con la agroindustria. Se recurrió a la historia oral, al estudio de procesos tecnológicos en el territorio, la consideración de las cadenas de suministro y comercio, y de los procesos incipientes de calificación del producto. Se encuentra que el SIAL quesero se compone por unidades diferenciadas, básicamente de dos tipos: artesanal y semi-industrial, aunque ambas convergen en características de producción artesanal. Para enfrentar la globalización y la política neoliberal, los actores locales han generado nuevas formas de integración, mecanismos de valorización territorial y una diversificación de productos. Sin embargo, procesos como la adopción de insumos suministrados por la gran industria láctea, así como cambios en las prácticas de producción, han incidido en una mayor precariedad e incertidumbre, situación que trastoca la riqueza alimentaria y cultural en el territorio.
Clinical and immunohistochemical evaluation of penile tumors in bulls
Authors: AYDIN Uğur , KARAKURT Emin , DAĞ Serpil , BEYTUT Enver , ÖZAYDIN İsa , NUHOĞLU Hilmi , YILDIZ Uğur , YILDIZ Ayfer , KURTBAŞ Emre
Published: August 2022

Fibropapilloma is the most common neoplasic formation associated with bovine papillomavirus type I. It occurs inside the penis of bulls and causes clinically adverse effects, such as phimosis, paraphimosis, urethral stricture, and urinary retention. This study aimed to conduct a clinical and immunohistochemical evaluation of penile tumors, which are associated with adverse outcomes with regard to breeding value and yield in bulls.A total of 40 bulls of different breeds aged between 10 months to 3 years were included in the study. Tumor tissue samples collected postoperatively were fixed in 10% buffered formaldehyde solution. The avidin–biotin–peroxidase method was used for immunohistochemical staining. Three separate areas were examined under 40X objective lens for each fibropapilloma tissue. The immunoreactivity was classified as none (-), mild (+), moderate (++), and severe (+++). Fibropapillomas ranged from 2 to 10 cm in diameter. Thirty-two papillomas were pedunculated and eight were sessile and attached to the body; 30 were solitary and 10 were multiple. There were 13 relapsed cases and 27 non-relapsed cases. Immunohistochemical examination revealed a statistically significant difference in the binary comparisons of proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) and hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase (HPRT) based on positive cell scoring between the relapsed and non-relapsed cases. As a result, it was concluded that the clinical data together with the cancer markers, which were used in the immunohistochemical evaluation and were of great importance in terms of the prognosis of penile tumors that caused significant economic losses, are useful parameters in evaluating the malignancy of penile tumors.
Investigation of the effectiveness of ultrasonography in determining pregnancy and the number of fetuses on the 35th day of pregnancy in Awassi sheep
Authors: TEKİN Tufan Can , KÖSE Ayşe Merve
Published: August 2022

In this study, it was aimed to determine the effectiveness of transabdominal ultrasonographic imaging on the 35th day of pregnancy in determining the pregnancy status and number of fetuses in sheep. 69 Awassi sheep were used in the study. Sheep were mated after oestrus synchronization during the breeding season. On the 35th and 50th days after mating, a pregnancy examination was performed twice transabdominally in each animal by ultrasonography. Sheep with single/multiple offspring were noted according to examination performing on day 35 and lambing record. According to ultrasonography results, early foetal death rate was determined as 6.1%. Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value ratios for pregnancy examination findings and single/multiple offspring data by transabdominal ultrasonography on day 35 were determined as 91.30%, 100%, 100%, 83.3% and 38.46%, 81.25%, 76.92%, 44.82%, respectively. While the consistency of transabdominal ultrasonographic imaging for pregnancy on day 35 and 50 were high agreement (Kappa=0.864, p<0,001), consistency of single/multiple pregnancy findings on day 35 and at birth were low (Kappa=0,170, p>0.05). The rates of transabdominal ultrasonographic examination on day 35 for correct diagnosis of pregnancy status and the number of fetuses were found as 93.93% and 54.76%, respectively. Finally, it can be concluded that transabdominal ultrasonographic examination on day 35 for early pregnancy diagnose in sheep is highly effective in determination of pregnant sheep, and recurrent examination on days 35 and 50 may be useful for detecting of early foetal deaths. In order to determine the number of fetuses, repeated examinations should be performed in the following days of pregnancy.