bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The missing link between response selection and execution in language production
Authors: Pinet Svetlana
Published: October 2024

In this review, challenges related to the measurement of word durations in language production are identified, highlighting gaps in current theoretical frameworks and the resulting difficulty in interpreting available evidence. To compensate for limited theoretical predictions regarding response durations in spoken language, we turn to other fields, such as written production and motor control, to provide informative analogies. In written production, reliable effects on durations have been observed but the field similarly suffers from the absence of clear predictions from the available models, limiting interpretations. Since word durations are the result of motor programming and execution, evidence from motor control is particularly relevant. Recent theoretical proposals suggest that planning and execution stages overlap in time, with response planning continuing even after the initiation of the motor response, making variations in durations arise from either planning or execution processes. In addition, they propose a gating mechanism to launch response initiation. Similar dynamics could be easily assumed in language production, which could help bridge the gap from response selection to response execution and extend current models of language production to account for motor execution and predict word durations. We end by outlining pending questions for the field of language production, and some recommendations to tackle them in the future.
Focusing on truth discernment may blindside advances in fighting misinformation
Authors: Spampatti Tobia
Published: October 2024

Behavioural scientists increasingly assess interventions against misinformation via truth discernment. However, pursuing truth discernment may hinder behaviour change when action is needed, for pandemic response or the climate crisis. The trade-off between discernment, behaviour, and other outcomes should be explicitly studied when evaluating interventions.
Funny $#!%: Predicting Profanity Use in Creative Humor Production
Authors: Burnett Meriel I. , Silvia Paul J
Published: October 2024

How do people come up with funny ideas? Profanity—the language’s rich panoply of obscenity, vulgarity, and indecency—is a ubiquitous comedic device deployed in creative humor. The present research explored variation in profanity use generating jokes. A sample of adults (n = 618) completed a creative humor production task, and text-mining methods detected and coded the appearance and severity of profanity. Random forest models were used to identify potentially important predictors, such as variables relevant to profanity generally (e.g., age, gender, and personality) and variables specific to humor creation (e.g., humor self-concepts and self-ratings of their jokes’ funniness). Profanity in the jokes was reasonably common, used by 22% of the sample, diverse in type, and generally mild in severity. The random forest models identified a set of uniquely important predictors. Profanity use and severity were marked by being younger, identifying as male, rating one’s own jokes as funny, and expressing more confidence in one’s ability to be funny and make others laugh—a true profile in boorishness. The discussion explores roles for personality in indecorous humor and the broader question of strategic aspects of humor creation.
A One-Session Strategic Resource Use Intervention Among Hungarian Economics Students
Authors: Salamon Janos , Fülöp Ottilia , Orosz Gabor
Published: October 2024

The present preregistered study aimed to test the efficacy of a strategic resource use intervention among Hungarian first-year economics students in a gateway math course (N=261). According to the results, the intervention did not have an impact on test scores, grade point average, or dropout rate, and it did not lead to psychological benefits. Despite following the instructions regarding the adaptation of the materials to the given university context, we found neither the expected main nor moderated effects among these students. There were some dissimilarities between the original strategic resource use intervention (Chen et al., 2017) and the present one. We detail the potential adaptation-, implementation-related and theoretical reasons behind the lack of expected effect in the discussion.
Reducing internalized HIV stigma with Intervention Mapping: The design, implementation, and evaluation of RESET (RESilience and Empowerment Training)
Authors: Stutterheim Sarah E.
Published: October 2024

HIV is a highly stigmatized condition, and negative beliefs about HIV and people with HIV are frequently internalized. This paper describes how we designed, implemented, and evaluated RESET, an intervention aiming to reduce internalized HIV stigma among people with HIV in the Netherlands. This face-to-face, three-session workshop series for people with HIV was designed, implemented, and evaluated with Intervention Mapping, a systematic approach to behavior change that uses theory and evidence, as well as participatory processes, in the planning of interventions. Intervention Mapping comprises six steps: 1) conducting a needs assessment and drafting a logic model of the problem; 2) specifying intervention outcomes and objectives, and drafting a logic model of change; 3) designing the intervention by selecting theory and evidence-based methods for behavior change and then developing their practical applications; 4) producing and pre-testing the intervention; 5) planning for implementation; and 6) planning process and effect evaluation. For each step, we describe the tasks involved and how we approached each task as we designed, implemented, and evaluated RESET. By transparently reporting how RESET was developed, we illuminate success and challenges in designing, implementing, and evaluating HIV stigma interventions. We also demonstrate how Intervention Mapping can be leveraged to develop effective interventions for reducing stigma, including internalized HIV stigma.
The Spectrum of (Poly)Crisis: Exploring polycrises of the past to better understand our current and future risks
Authors: Holder Samantha Louise , Ainsworth Rachel , Aldrich Daniel , Bennett James S , Feinman Gary , Mark Sienna , Orlandi Georg , Preiser-Kapeller Johannes , Reddish Jenny , Schoonover Rod , Turchin Peter , Hoyer Daniel
Published: October 2024

As the concept of polycrisis gains popularity among academics, policy-makers, and the general public, many questions linger about the utility, scope, and applicability of the term in different contexts. Building on prior work, we argue that crises can fruitfully be understood as existing along a spectrum, characterized by multiple different factors, with our modern polycrisis at one extreme. We illustrate this by surveying three historical periods with varying geographical scope – late 1st-millennium CE Mesoamerica, Late Medieval Eurasia, and the early modern Northern Hemisphere – arguing that these exhibited many, but not all, of the key characteristics that make up a polycrisis. We detail the experience of individual societies during these periods, focused on regions to highlight how stresses and dysfunction across multiple systems combined to produce devastating impacts and contrast these with the relatively mild experiences of others facing the same conditions. We highlight how the interaction of stresses across ecological, economic, social, and political systems produced disasters that further deepened these crises and so led to yet more disasters and further devastation. We illustrate how viewing these historical periods through a polycrisis lens can not only inform our understanding of the past but can produce valuable lessons for our modern world. The multi-faceted, far-reaching, and devastating consequences of our current polycrisis should not be viewed as entirely a recent phenomenon. Ultimately, we argue that studying historical polycrises as we do here can help us learn lessons from the past that allow us to hone strategies for addressing the comparable issues we face today and will continue to contend with for the foreseeable future.
The effect of value-added human capital, structural capital value-added, value-added capital employed, and profitability on firm value with firm size as a moderating variable (Study of manufacturing companies in the sub-sector pharmaceuticals listed on th
Authors: Putri Ashiilah Atika
Published: October 2024

This study, which focuses on pharmaceutical sub-sector manufacturing companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) from 2015 to 2021, aims to determine the effect of value-added human capital, structural capital value-added, value-added capital employed, and profitability on firm value, moderated by firm size. The sample selection in this study used the purposive sampling method, resulting in eight companies based on predetermined criteria. The data analysis method used is moderation regression analysis. The results showed that value-added human capital significantly positively affects firm value, while structural capital value added has a significant negative effect on firm value. Value-added capital employed has a significant positive effect on firm value, and profitability has an insignificant positive effect on firm value. Firm size weakens the effect of value-added human capital on firm value, strengthens the effect of structural capital value added on firm value, weakens the effect of value-added capital employed on firm value, and does not moderate the effect of profitability on firm value.
Chwycić języka, czyli z sekretów polszczyzny (z wizytą na antenie Polskiego Radia Katowice)
Authors: Piela Agnieszka
Published: October 2024

The book is intended as a source of linguistic curiosities. It is the result of the author's descriptions of words and common verbal constructions selected from the resources of the Polish language for the purpose of presenting them to the radio audience of Agnieszka Strzemińska’s programme Słowa i słówka. Chwycić języka, czyli z sekretów polszczyzny... comprises 104 sketches concerning the mysteries of the Polish mother tongue. The study contains diverse linguistic material. Agnieszka Piela describes words that are intriguing in their very sound, e.g. absztyfikant, fidrygałki, safanduła, and phraseologisms that contain in their composition an enigmatic word, e.g. brać na spytki, nudy na pudy, śmiać się w kułak. The author also draws attention to seemingly ordinary lexemes, e.g. dworzec, przeciąg, rosół – which, as it turns out, also conceal a linguistic secret. The studied collection of lexemes and word combinations is the basis for observing the phenomena affected by linguistic forms in a temporal perspective. The publication devotes a lot of space to past customs, while numerous references to literary and cultural texts not only embellish the lecture, but also allow for a better understanding of the language of our ancestors and contemporary Polish. The composition of the work makes it possible to read the book in two ways: either from cover to cover, or in its individual parts – those that interest the reader most at a given moment. This is because each linguistic sketch constitutes a closed whole.
Technologies, professions de santé et réformes publiques : les projets professionnels des techniciens ambulanciers paramédics et des inhalothérapeutes au Québec, 1990–2022
Authors: Fardeau Stéphanie , Prud'homme Julien
Published: October 2024

A blind spot in the history of the healthcare professions is the evolution of “technical” professions, particularly after 1970. However, these professions underwent major changes at the end of the 20th century. We propose two case studies, on Quebec's paramedics and respiratory therapists’ professional projects. The projects and strategies of the two groups, which had previously differed, tended to converge after 1995. From then, both groups minimize their relationship with machines and technology. Instead, they claim new tasks focused on clinical evaluation and first-line intervention. Public reforms appear to be shaping this evolution in the political strategies, professional projects and even clinical preferences, of these healthcare professions after 1995.
COVID-19 in Perspective: A Witness Seminar
Authors: Carstairs Catherine , Greer Amy , Magilsen Rachael
Published: October 2024

In June 2023, we brought together leaders who responded to the emergency phase COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario as part of a “Witness Seminar.” This approach to studying history was developed by the Institute of Contemporary British History. It has been extensively used in the history of science and medicine by the Wellcome Trust History of Twentieth Century Medicine. A witness seminar provides a collective oral history, in which participants can express diverse perspectives, build on each other's thoughts, and create a documentary record for policy makers and future historians. The published transcript provides an intimate look at how the pandemic played out in the eyes of some of key responders and raises many questions about the history of public health funding and administration in the province of Ontario, the failures in long-term care, and the need to improve pandemic communication. This article documents the success of the pandemic response.
“Reclaiming” Special Education’s Professional Practice Doctorate: Strengthening the Pipeline of Special Education Leaders
Authors: Chapman Lindsey , Fransko Kathryn , Young Lindsay
Published: October 2024

In 2006, Schulman and colleagues made a call to “reclaim” education’s doctorate (i.e., the EdD) by developing a robust professional practice doctoral degree with a distinctive scholarly base. Separate from its more traditional and research-intensive counterpart (i.e., the PhD), the EdD is intended to be more specifically tailored to and focused on skills necessary for enhancing practice. In this conceptual article, the authors argue that “reclaiming” special education’s professional practice doctorate—especially amid times of great workforce instability—serves an important and often overlooked need in terms of developing and sustaining the pipeline of special education leaders. They discuss the role of the EdD student as a scholarly practitioner and “credible insider,” illustrating how they are uniquely positioned to enact local change and build or strengthen the school’s capacity through improvement science. Recommendations for multiple impacted groups will also be addressed.
الاستقطاب المجتمعي والحرية الأكاديمية في زمن الليبرالية الرمزية
Authors: حنفي ساري
Published: October 2024

يواصل الباحث، في هذه الدراسة، فكرتَه التي عرضها في دراسة سابقة عن "الليبرالية الرمزية"، التي وجد أنها تصف استجابات العلوم الاجتماعية لأمراض الحداثة المتأخرة، التي تقوم على مزيج، إذ تُعرَّف بأنها ليبرالية كلاسيكية، ولكنها غير ليبرالية سياسيًا. تحاجّ هذه الدراسة بأن هذه الحداثة تشهد استقطابات في مختلف المجتمعات، بما في ذلك الحرم الجامعي ووسائل الإعلام. ويتجلّى ذلك من خلال درجات عالية من التعصب، ظهرت في الحوار حول المسائل السياسية والثقافية والاجتماعية، الذي ساد خلاله الانحياز إلى طرفٍ معيّن وتبنّي المواقف، بدلاً من استعمال حجج قوية ومقنعة. إن هذا التعصب يصدر من اليسار واليمين، ويتجلى بما يعرف بـ "ثقافة الإلغاء" لدى الطرفين. ونتج من انتشار "ثقافة الإفراط بالسلامة" بين المسؤولين الإداريين اتخاذ قرارات متسرعة، وعقوبات ضد بعض الأساتذة الجامعيين لمجرد استخدام بعض المراجع في الصف أو عدم تنبيه مسبق للطلاب عنها في ظل مناخ يسوده الخوف. وتقدّم الدراسة ثلاثة أمثلة في هذا المجال: أولاً من الولايات المتحدة وفرنسا، وغالبًا ما يقودها الليبراليون الرمزيون. وبعد ذلك، أدرس حالة تتعلق بالحرب الحالية على غزة.
ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF DIGITALIZATION ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES
Authors: Lohinova Olha
Published: October 2024

The article analyzes how the use of information and communication technologies and digital marketing tools contribute to increasing competitiveness, optimizing business processes, expanding sales markets, and improving customer relations. This article offers a comprehensive examination of the intricate dynamics between innovation, entrepreneurship, and economic growth, drawing from an extensive review of empirical studies, theoretical frameworks, and policy implications. Through a meticulous analysis of the symbiotic relationship between innovation and entrepreneurship, it elucidates their multifaceted contributions to driving sustained economic prosperity. By delving into the nuanced mechanisms and contextual factors that shape this relationship, the article provides insights for policymakers, researchers, and practitioners seeking to foster innovation-led growth in today's complex global economy.
In the context of contemporary economic development, innovation and entrepreneurship have emerged as central pillars driving productivity growth, technological progress, and market dynamism. This paper embarks on a journey to unravel the complex interplay between these two phenomena and how their synergistic relationship shapes the trajectory of economic growth. By examining the underlying mechanisms, empirical evidence, and policy implications, we aim to shed light on the transformative potential of innovation and entrepreneurship in fostering sustainable development and competitiveness. Innovation and entrepreneurship are essential engines of economic growth. Innovation is characterized by the creation and adoption of novel ideas, technologies, and business models, and is a catalyst for entrepreneurial activity by providing opportunities for market differentiation and value creation
THEORETICAL APPROACHES TO THE ASSESSMENT OF THE FINANCIAL STABILITY OF BANKING INSTITUTIONS
Authors: Vinnytska Oksana
Published: October 2024

The article considers the essence of the concept of ‘financial stability of a banking institution’. The external and internal factors of influence on the activities of commercial banks in the current socio-economic conditions of Ukraine are identified. It is noted that the leading role in ensuring financial stability belongs to the bank, subject to effective regulation and the use of internal methods to ensure financial stability. The existing methodological approaches to assessing the financial stability of banks used in domestic practice are analysed.
It is noted that in order to ensure financial stability, it is necessary to regularly monitor and analyse vulnerabilities and risks of the financial system based on macroeconomic and prudential indicators, as well as to respond to them in a timely manner with appropriate measures.
It is determined that the use of integrated approaches and the latest methods, such as econometric modelling, fuzzy set methods and graphical methods, allows obtaining a more detailed and accurate picture of the financial condition of banks and ensuring their effective management.
It has been shown that the development and implementation of new methods and improvement of existing tools for analysing financial stability are extremely important for ensuring the stability and development of the banking sector. Effective financial stability management requires the use of modern methods and approaches that allow timely and accurate risk assessment and adaptation to dynamic conditions
ETHICS OF BUSINESS RELATIONS AS THE BASIS OF CORPORATE CULTURE
Authors: Korniienko Tetiana , Chyrva Hanna
Published: October 2024

The article is devoted to the study of modern trends in management changes in business, due to the rapid development of market relations, new technologies and globalization. Special attention is paid to the role of the ethics of business relations in corporate culture, management processes and interaction between participants in business activities. The causes and nature of conflicts in the business environment are determined, offering effective methods of their resolution, including negotiations, mediation and analysis of the causes of conflicts. The barriers preventing effective communication in business, such as communication, psychological and organizational barriers, as well as trust barriers, are substantiated. The role of ethics in the processes of management and responsible decision-making, which contributes to increasing the efficiency of enterprises in modern conditions, is highlighted.
Emphasis is placed on the need to develop ethical literacy of managerial staff through education, training, corporate codes and self-improvement. The development of such skills allows specialists not only to increase personal responsibility and efficiency, but also to strengthen the ethical basis of the entire enterprise. An important role in this is played by methods of increasing knowledge in the field of business ethics and compliance with ethical standards in business.
Ethical standards are an integral part of successful management activities and contribute to the formation of a sustainable corporate culture. The development of moral consciousness and the introduction of ethical principles into daily activities help to minimize conflicts, strengthen trust between participants in business processes and enhance the company's reputation in the market
C1 esterase inhibitor (C1-INH) for the off-label treatment of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor induced angioedema
Authors: Lemmons Caitlin
Published: October 2024

Introduction: Currently, C1 esterase inhibitor (C1-INH) is indicated for hereditary angioedema (HAE) but is utilized off-label for angiotensin- converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEi) induced angioedema (AAE). There is no standard of care for the treatment of AAE, however patients may receive a combination of epinephrine, corticosteroids, fresh frozen plasma (FFP), tranexamic acid (TXA), and histamine 1 and 2 receptor antagonists (H1RA, H2RA). C1-INH place is therapy is not well defined. Materials & Methods: A retrospective chart review was conducted from patients at a large academic medical center who received C1-INH for AAE between January 2012 and May 2022. Variables and outcomes of interest were receipt of alternative angioedema treatment prior to C1-INH, time of C1-INH administration, dose of C1-INH, need for intubation or surgical airway placement, duration of intubation, and hospital length of stay. Results: All patients received additional medications for angioedema prior to C1-INH administration. Steroids and H1RAs were most common. The dose of C1-INH ranged from 11.7 IU/kg to 23.2 IU/kg with an average dose of 19.3 IU/kg. Five patients required airway support with four requiring intubation (30.8%) and one requiring a surgical airway. Conclusions: This retrospective review of 13 patients showed mixed results for C1-INH to prevent intubation in AAE. Providers should consider limiting the use of C1-INH to patients who remain symptomatic after administering a combination of other therapies when there is an ongoing risk for airway compromise and adequate time for preparation, administration, and effect.
Visiones metapoéticas en la poesía inglesa de finales del siglo XX
Authors: Álvarez Castaño Emilio José
Published: October 2024

Introducción: La metapoética, que se desarrolla de manera especial en el periodo de vanguardias, tiene seguimiento en las décadas posteriores. El objetivo es comprobar de qué manera la reflexión metapoética está presente en la poesía británica de finales del siglo XX, como muestra de hasta qué punto dicho aspecto se encuentra dentro de los objetos de creación artística dentro de dicho contexto finisecular. Metodología: Se comenzará con una presentación de diferentes aspectos teóricos sobre la metapoética que vendrán a servir de marco en el que poder situar el posterior análisis de los poemas seleccionados. Se han seleccionado cinco poemas de diferentes autores y distintas generaciones que ofrecen aproximaciones dispares al fenómeno metapoético. Conclusiones: A partir de aquí, se trata de comprobar de qué manera se complementan estas visiones y si existe alguna motivación común.
La Problematización Histórica una Competencia del Profesorado de Historia y Ciencias Sociales.
Authors: Chávez Carolina
Published: October 2024

Introducción: Problematizar es identificar hechos o procesos conflictivos del pasado y exponerlos a través de un relato argumentativo, en la enseñanza es esencial para el desarrollo del pensamiento histórico. Por tanto, es una competencia del profesorado. La investigación surge de una intervención pedagógica que cosnsitió en desarrollar la metodología de Aprendizaje Basado en Problemas en la asignatura de didáctica. Metodología: La metodología de invetsigación es cualitativa y se establece como objetivo describir el proceso de creación de problemas históricos en profesores de una Universidad en Chile. Resultados y Discusión: Se recogió información de cuestionarios, observación participante y focus group. En los resultados se constata que el estudiantado es capaz de indentificar, resolver y crear problemas históricos. Sin embargo, la creación de problemas presenta las mayores dificultades. Además, a pesar de ser capaces de crear problemas y valorar su utilización pedagógica se resisten a implementarlos en sus prácticas. Conclusión: Las resistencias del profesorado para revertir sus formas de enseñanza pueden estar vinculadas a la formación inicial ya que  aprenden historia, preferentemente,  a través de la exposición de contenidos y tienen escasas oportunidades para aprender de otras formas, por ello cobra reelevancia esta investigación.
Retos tributarios en la era digital: los NFTS ante el IVA, IGIC e IPSI
Authors: Bernad Furest Maria
Published: October 2024

Introducción: Este trabajo se adentra en la intersección de la tributación y la frontera digital, con un enfoque particular en los NFTs bajo regímenes fiscales como IVA, IGIC e IPSI, ofreciendo una visión conjunta de la tributación de los NFTs en el sistema tributario español en relación con la imposición indirecta. Metodología: Se realiza una revisión bibliográfica a partir de fuentes académicas, artículos y otros documentos que arrojen conocimiento, así como un análisis normativo centrado en la legislación del IVA, IGIC e IPSI, resultando fundamentales las Consultas Vinculantes emitidas por la Dirección General de Tributos. Resultados: Las normas tributarias del mundo analógico se integran en el virtual, dónde la creación de NFTs encuentra encaje en las figuras tributarias del IVA, IGIC e IPSI. Discusión: La tecnología blockchain supone obstáculos en cuanto a la obtencion de información sobre el adquirente de NFTs, lo cual dificulta la aplicación de las reglas de localización del hecho imponible, resultando imprescindible la determinación del destinatario de estas. Conclusiones: Se hace evidente la disparidad de criterios en la localizacion del hecho imponible en el IVA, IGIC e IPSI,  por lo que nos corresponde formular propuesta de lege ferenda que armonice esta situación.
Subject Review: Enhancing Cyber Security through Machine Learning Model in Cloud Computing Environment
Authors: Ali Mustafa Raniah , Chyad Haitham Salman , George Dena Nadir
Published: October 2024

Cloud computing (CC) has become more and more popular in environments that use distributed computing. Cloud-based processing and data storage is becoming a global trend. Perhaps might put up the effect that Software as a Service (SaaS) has on numerous commercial applications and daily lives as disruptive technology. Cloud computing (CC) is an extension of Internet-based computing, where devices can access shared software, resources, and data as required. Machine learning (ML) has become a popular tool in the areaof cybersecurity(CS)through the cloud computing environment in recent years. Examples of its applications include biometric-based user authentication and the detection of malware or intrusions. However, attacks on machine learning (ML) algorithms may occur in both the testing and training phases, which typically results in significant performance reductions and safety breaches. This article provides a comprehensive study on the use of machine learning (ML) algorithmsto enhance cybersecurity (CS), as well as a comparison of most of the machine learning (ML) techniques mentioned in the work. The article presents future work of previous works that help researchers find ways to improve cybersecurity.
Subject Review: Anomaly Detection in Cyber Security Using Convolution Neural Network
Authors: Chyad Haitham Salman , Ali Mustafa Raniah , George Dena Nadir
Published: October 2024

Security concerns are multiplying as a result of the rapid advancement of computer and communications technology. Cybersecurity is evolving into different types of techniques to reduce these concerns. Amongst these techniques is anomaly detection (AD). Anomaly identification (AI) is a major problem in many academic fields and practical applications. It has been presented that Convolution Neural Networks (CNNs) be used to identify anomalies from different type; however, there is currently no guide over which model to apply in a specific instance. In this study presented the most relevant Convolution Neural Networks (CNNs) as a key solution for anomaly detection (AD) in the literature, compares between anomaly detection (AD) techniques which current in the previous studies. In addition, the pros and cons of this technique are examined in variousapplication contexts, and their results are presented. Finally, this study offers a number of recommendations for future studies that will assist readers in their subsequent efforts in this field.
Software Developer Perspectives on Work-Life Balance
Authors: Shrestha Prakash , Parajuli Dilip , Thapa Makshindra
Published: October 2024

This study aims to explore work-life balance (WLB) dimensions that Nepalese software developers prefer. The present study was carried out in ten IT companies situated in Kathmandu Valley. A sample of 50 software developers was chosen to collect data. The convenience sampling method was used. Only primary data were used to reach acceptable results. Such data was acquired using the checklist approach. These developers were given a checklist that included several WLB dimensions. They answered to checklist used for data analysis. Their responses were used for data analysis. WLB is becoming a concern for all employees in today's rapidly changing workplace, particularly in information technology (IT) companies. The results indicate that all of the software developers give first priority to physical and mental health as the key dimensions of WLB. They also prefer parental and family leave, flexible work hours, recognition and reward, team collaboration, reasonable workload, managerial support, and work and family support as important aspects of WLB. They also have given priority to career growth opportunities, boundary management, efficient tools and systems, organizational culture, and remote work options as the important dimensions of WLB. If IT companies can manage these dimensions, software developers can, too.
Assessment of Heavy Metal Pollution in Water and Sediment of River Thiba, Kirinyaga County, Kenya
Authors: Silas Edward Njagi , Ombaka Ochieng , Chomba Eric , Muraya Moses
Published: October 2024

Traceelementsfind their way into humans throughingestion, directabsorptionorinhalation. All tracemetals are toxic to animals and plants when present in excess amounts. The harmfuleffects of trace heavymetals in mammals may manifest asgrowth retardation, decrease in longevity, changes in reproductive cycles, chronic diseases and tumourformation. River Thibacatchment isMt. Kenya forestand thenflowsthrough rocks, soil, farmlands, residential areas and towncentres. Due to geological factors and human activities,traceheavy metals maybegettingin riverThibaand since the water is used for domestic purposes and irrigation, it was necessary to determine the heavy metal concentrationinthe river. Sedimentand watersamples were collected along river Thibaduring rainyand dry seasons. The samples were digested thenconcentrationsof eight heavy metals determined using ICP-MS. The mean amountsof Cd, Cr, Ni, Pb, Zn, As, Mn and Se in sedimentwere0.0908, 39.8969, 85.1085, 10.3918, 42.5555, 2.3679, 1678.3876and 5.4907mg/kg respectively during rainyseason and 0.0628, 42.6319, 396.4692, 3.2669,58.7585, 2.8139, 1766.4009 and 6.1059mg/kg respectively during dry season. The mean concentration of the same metals in water was 0.0002, 0.0916, 1.0066, 0.0434, BDL, 0.0025, 1.8484and0.0038ppm respectively during wet season and BDL,BDL, BDL,0.0068,BDL,0.00002, 0.0070 andBDL ppm respectively during dry season. The mean amount of Cr, Ni and Mn in sediment were found to be above WHO and US EPA permissible limitsduring both seasons.During rainy season, the mean concentration of Cr, Ni, Pband Mn in water were above WHO and KEBS/WASREB permissible limitsbut the concentrations of Cd, Zn, As and Se were below the limits. However, during dry season, all the eight heavy metal concentrations in water were below WHO, KEBS/WASREB permissible limits. As far as the eight heavy metals are concerned, water from river Thibamay not be potable during rainyseason but is potable during dry season. However, further investigations should be carried out to determine other water parameters.
Konservatuvarlarda ve Dans Bölümlerinde Ritim Eğitimi ve Önemi
Authors: Aydın Emir Cenk
Published: October 2024

Müzik ve dans eğitimi veren konservatuarlarda, eğitim programları belirlenirken, öğrencilerin, mezun olduklarında belirli donanımlar kazanmaları hedeflenir. Gerek dans ve enstrüman eğitimi gerekse teorik eğitim programları, öğrencilerin mesleki ve etik donanım kazanarak performansa dayalı profesyonel hayatlarında kendi yetenek ve becerilerini potansiyellerinin en üst noktasına taşımalarını hedefler. Bu hedef doğrultusunda, yüzyıllar içinde geliştirilmiş olan bu programlar, genel olarak teorik derslerden ve tekrara dayalı, gittikçe zorluk derecesi artan etütlerden oluşmaktadır. Öğrenme, devamlılık koşulu ile, tekrar eden durum ve uygulamalar sonucunda davranış ve tercihlerin değişmesidir. İnsanoğlu çevresinde olan bitenleri karşılaştırarak kıyaslayan, neden sonuç ilişkisi kurarak yorumlayan, anlamlandıran, kaydederek daha sonra bu bilgi ve tecrübeleri hatırlayan zihinsel süreçlere sahip bir varlıktır. Dans, insan bedenini kullanan bir anlatım biçimidir ve ölçülebilen bir zaman olgusunda yapılan hareketler bütünüdür. Konservatuvarlarda okutulan ritim bilgisi dersleri, öğrencilere ritmik ve müzikal analiz becerisi, ritim enstrümanı çalma ve bir eğitim grubuna eşlik etme yetisi, zaman algısı ve zamanlama bilinci, senkron (eşzamanlı) hereket kombinasyonlarını zamanın en doğru yerinde yaparak yüksek performans kabiliyeti, kompozisyon, transkripsiyon, dinleme, doğaçlama ve müzik çalmayı içeren pratik bir ortamda yorumlama ve doğaçlama konularında ileri teknikler kazanma potansiyeli gibi çok önemli donanımlar katar. Bu nedenle ritim bilgisi dersleri evrensel metot ve bilgi ile hazırlanmalı ve yetkin bir eğitici kadrosu ile uygulanmalıdır.
Knowledge and Attitude of Medical Practitioners about the Role of Vestibular Physiotherapy
Authors: Jain Poorna , Sahasrabudhe Prajakta , Shyam Ashok , Sancheti Parag
Published: October 2024

Introduction: Vestibular rehabilitation was first developed as a treatment for vestibular disorders but has also been used as a treatment for other causes of dizziness. Most patients with vestibular disorder initially visit a physician before being referred to a physiotherapist. There is a need to investigate the knowledge and attitudes of medical practitioners in India regarding the role and application of vestibular physiotherapy in clinical practice. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted for medical practitioners using a closed-ended questionnaire. The questionnaire consisted of ten questions aimed at evaluating participants’ knowledge, attitudes, and referral practices regarding vestibular rehabilitation. Results: Out of the 402 responses received through online and offline forms, 283 medical practitioners reported treating patients with vestibular symptoms. Among those who were aware of the role of physiotherapists in vestibular rehabilitation, 61.4% recognized their involvement in treating peripheral vestibular disorders, while 38.6% acknowledged their role in rehabilitating central vestibular disorders. Interestingly, only 24.87% of medical practitioners referred vestibular cases to physiotherapists. Conclusion: There is a need to increase awareness among practitioners about the physiotherapist’s role in vestibular rehabilitation. Addressing this gap in understanding could lead to improved patient care and outcomes in managing vestibular disorders.
Tính toán thiết kế cột thép cho nhà nhiều tầng chịu tải trọng gió theo tiêu chuẩn Việt Nam và châu Âu
Authors: Thuật Đinh Văn , Hoà Lê Đức , Huy Nguyễn Quang , Hưng Đặng Việt
Published: October 2024

Bài báo này trình bày các kết quả tính toán thiết kế kết cấu thép cho nhà nhiều tầng chịu tải trọng gió nhằm so sánh các kết quả theo tiêu chuẩn Việt Nam (TCVN 2737:2023, TCVN 5575:2024) với tiêu chuẩn châu Âu (EN 1991-1-4, EN 1990, EN 1993-1-1). Kết cấu được khảo sát có hoặc không có giằng cho khung ngang nhà. Kết quả thu được bao gồm tải trọng gió, nội lực thiết kế cột, kiểm tra ổn định của cột, ổn định của bản bụng và bản cánh cột. Kết quả so sánh cho thấy giá trị tính toán của tải trọng gió cũng như nội lực thiết kế cột từ tổ hợp tải trọng theo TCVN là nhỏ hơn khoảng 10 % so với theo EN. Kết quả tính toán kiểm tra ổn định của cột theo TCVN cũng nhỏ hơn theo EN từ 14 đến 20% cho cột giữa và 21 đến 24% cho cột biên. Hơn nữa, kết quả tính ổn định của cột theo EN luôn chỉ ra trường hợp bất lợi theo phương ngoài mặt phẳng khung ngang.
Từ khóa: Nhà nhiều tầng; kết cấu thép; tiêu chuẩn thiết kế; tải trọng gió; ổn định của cột; TCVN 2737:2023; TCVN 5575:2024; EN 1991-1-4; EN 1993-1-1.
Nghiên cứu xây dựng mô hình phân tích dự đoán ứng xử chịu uốn của dầm bê tông cốt thép
Authors: Luyến Nguyễn Công , Đức Mai Anh , Huy Thân Trọng , Huy Ngô Văn , Trung Phạm Phú
Published: October 2024

Nghiên cứu này trình bày sự phát triển mô hình phân tích dự đoán ứng xử chịu uốn của dầm bê tông cốt thép dựa trên lý thuyết tương thích biến dạng và cân bằng lực, có xét đến sự thay đổi độ cứng của dầm khi bê tông vùng kéo ở mặt dưới dầm bị nứt. Mô hình được kiểm chứng với kết quả thực nghiệm của dầm chịu uốn bốn điểm thu thập từ các bài báo của các tác giả khác nhau. Khả năng chịu lực của dầm bê tông cốt thép có được từ mô hình phân tích trong bài báo này cũng được so sánh với kết quả từ mô hình lý thuyết dẻo cứng vốn thiên về an toàn và được sử dụng trong các tiêu chuẩn thiết kế. Kết quả kiểm chứng cho thấy rằng mô hình phân tích có thể dự đoán chính xác khả năng chịu uốn và độ võng của dầm bê tông cốt thép, và cao hơn 4% so với kết quả từ mô hình dẻo cứng.
Stationary regimes and parametrization of ekman friction in the Karman model of flow induced by external vortical body force
Authors: Kostrykin S. V. , Yakushkin I. G.
Published: October 2024

The detailed study of stationary regimes of Karman axisimmetric flow induced by external vortical body force is done. It is extracted two stationary regimes – with small (Batchelor regime) and with substantial (Stewartson regime) secondary circulation. The diagram of regimes existence is plotted in the space of flow parameters – Rossby and small Ekman numbers. For the flow decaying to the stationary flow in the Batchelor regime a theoretical model is proposed with which it was possible to derive a parametrization of linear friction coefficient, Ekman pumping velocity, stationary pressure from mean flow characterictics (vorticity and divergence). In the Stewartson regime a parameterization of the stationary flow is proposed and also numerically studied a decay rate. It is shown a good agreement between theoretical and numerical model results.
Influence of modeling conditions on the estimation of the dry deposition velocity of aerosols on highly inhomogeneous surfaces
Authors: Pripachkin D. А. , Vysotsky V. L. , Budyka A. K.
Published: October 2024

An approach to estimating the dry deposition velocity of aerosol particles on the surfaces of Arctic regions, where snow-covered surfaces, open water surface, tundra and coniferous forest predominate, is proposed and numerically investigated. Optimal modeling conditions are proposed, taking into account the characteristic sizes and densities of aerosol particles involved in transport in the planetary boundary layer, and the interaction of air flows with the surface through the parameter u*, calculated using the WRF-ARW model. The proposed approach is compared with other known models and experimental data. The dependence of the dry deposition velocity obtained by the proposed approach on the diameter, density of aerosol particles and dynamic velocity u* for the surfaces in the Far North is estimated.
A method for estimating the number of regolith particles in a dust cloud in a discharge initiated by gyrotron radiation
Authors: Sokolov A. S. , Gayanova Т. E. , Kozak А. К. , Malakhov D. V. , Nugaev I. R. , Kharlachev D. Е. , Stepakhin V. D.
Published: October 2024

The article proposes a new method for estimating the number of particles in experiments on modeling the interaction of cosmic and lunar dust with the surface of spacecraft. The experiments are based on the creation of a dusty plasma cloud, when exposed to radiation from a powerful pulsed gyrotron on a substance simulating cosmic or lunar dust. This approach was tested using a lunar regolith simulator. The dynamics of particles in dust clouds obtained as a result of microwave discharge is analyzed using the ImageJ program.
MHD simulations of astrophysical and laboratory jets under different magnetic field configurations
Authors: Toropina О. D. , Bisnovatyi-Kogan G. S. , Moiseenko S. G.
Published: October 2024

This paper presents the results of MHD simulations of astrophysical and laboratory supersonic jets under a superposition of poloidal (Br, Bz) and toroidal (Bϕ) magnetic fields. It is shown that the escaping matter is quickly collimated by the magnetic field. A shock wave of an elongated shape is formed, which moves from the target to the boundary of the chamber, leaving behind a stable flow. A periodic shock wave structure is observed inside the main conical expanding shock wave. It is shown that the toroidal component of the magnetic field remains in the region throughout the entire calculation and plays a role in the collimation of the flow. The poloidal magnetic field decreases in the region of the jet cone, but remains in the simulation region throughout the calculation and also participates in flow collimation. Thus, both components Bz and Bϕ take part in the collimation of the flow by the magnetic field. The width of the jet and the opening angle of the cone Ɵ depend on the magnitude of the magnetic field induction. As the field increases, the jet becomes narrower and the cone angle decreases. Initially, we do not specify the rotation of the jet Ω. However, due to the presence of the Bϕ field, the substance acquires angular velocity and twists along the z axis. The simulation results are in agreement with laboratory jets arising in the experiment at the Neodymium laser installation, and with the previously obtained results of MHD modeling of jet formation separately, in poloidal or toroidal magnetic field.
Collisional Mechanism of Expanding Wavenumbers Range of Weibel-Type Instability in Magnetoactive Plasma
Authors: Emelyanov N. A. , Kocharovsky V. V.
Published: October 2024

For plasma with anisotropic velocity distribution of particles in the form of two counter-propagating bi-Maxwellian beams, including bi-Maxwellian plasma, in the presence of external magnetic field parallel to the beams, it is shown that in a wide range of parameters, particle collisions lead to the expansion of the wavenumbers range, generally towards the long-wavelength region, and weaken the conditions for the occurrence of the Weibel-type instability. In the specified expanded range, its growth rate, found by means of solving the dispersion equation for the wave vectors orthogonal to the external magnetic field, turns out to be less than or on the order of the frequency of particle collisions. Thus, in this range of parameters, the instability development and formation of large-scale magnetic turbulence in a plasma with weak particle collisions require the long-term injection of particles with anisotropic velocity distribution.
Radiofrequency Diagnostic of the Decaying Plasma in the “Gigantic” Coaxial Line at the Large Plasma Device
Authors: Zudin I. Yu. , Kochedykov V. V. , Gushchin M. E. , Strikovskiy A. V. , Korobkov S. V. , Katkov A. N. , Petrova I. A. , Vershinin I. M.
Published: October 2024

At the large-scale Krot facility (Gaponov-Grekhov Institute of Applied Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences), a new device was developed for laboratory simulations of the effects of the interaction of ultrawideband electromagnetic pulses with the partially ionized atmosphere and ionosphere: the “gigantic” coaxial line with a length of 10 m and diameter of 1.4 m that is filled by the decaying plasma of the inductive discharge. Two radiofrequency methods of wave diagnostics used in the device are described, the cutoff method and the wave interferometer, which can be used to determine the electron density of the plasma in the line in a wide range of values, Ne = 107–1011 cm–3. The measurement results are compared with the values obtained by the contact diagnostic, a probe with a microwave resonator. The interferometric method is implemented taking into account the nonuniform distribution of plasma density both along and across the transmission line, which, in the working range of pulsed and continuous diagnostic signals, is an oversized waveguide. The specific features of application and the limitations of the contact (probe) and contactless (wave) methods of diagnostics are discussed, taking into account the nonuniform plasma distribution in the coaxial line and the specific features of its construction.
Analytical Theory of Reflection of Hydrogen Isotopes of Thermonuclear Energies from Construction Materials
Authors: Afanas’ev V. P. , Lobanova L. G.
Published: October 2024

A theoretical description of reflection of hydrogen isotopes from a solid body based on data available in modern literature on the cross sections for elastic and inelastic scattering of ions is presented. The results of the analytical calculation are compared with the results of computer simulation and experimental data. The interaction of hydrogen isotopes with energies from 300 eV to 25 keV with materials in a wide range of atomic numbers, namely Be, C, Ti, Ni, W, Au, is considered. A critical review of existing analytical models of multiple scattering of light ions in solids is performed.