bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The COVID-19 Pandemic Upended Youth Sports
Authors: Flynn Jessica , Trentacosta Natasha
Published: November 2021

The American Academy of Pediatrics estimates that approximately 35 to 45 million young people age 6 to 18 years participate in some type of athletics every year. The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic interrupted youth sports and left many children unable to train in-person with teammates and coaches. Given the large impact sports and physical activity have on the lives of children and adolescents, the effect that coronavirus disease 2019 restrictions have had on the psychological and physical well-being of young athletes is significant. The youth sports community has worked hard to find creative ways to safely bring children and adolescents back to the fields and courts with rules and regulations in place. Youth practices and competitions are potential spreader events for SARS-CoV-2, especially given the challenge of identifying young athletes and other participants with asymptomatic active viral infection. With the implementation of rapid result testing programs and the US Food and Drug Administration approval of a highly effective vaccine in adolescents and, most recently, in younger children, youth sports are once again becoming a place for young athletes to train, socialize, and learn invaluable lessons in teamwork and leadership.

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Extremal orders and races between palindromes in different bases
Authors: Phunphayap Phakhinkon ,   Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, Silpakorn University, Nakhon Pathom, 73000, Thailand, Pongsriiam Prapanpong
Published: November 2021

Let $ b \geq 2 $ and $ n \geq 1 $ be integers. Then $ n $ is said to be a palindrome in base $ b $ (or $ b $-adic palindrome) if the representation of $ n $ in base $ b $ reads the same backward as forward. Let $ A_b (n) $ be the number of $ b $-adic palindromes less than or equal to $ n $. In this article, we obtain extremal orders of $ A_b (n) $. We also study the comparison between the number of palindromes in different bases and prove that if $ b \neq b_{1} $, then $ A_{b} (n) - A_{b_{1}} (n) $ changes signs infinitely often as $ n \rightarrow \infty $.
El tiempo histórico de La lucha por la vida (1904) de Pío Baroja: de una cronología lineal a una paradoja temporal
Authors: Docampo Jorge Daniel
Published: November 2021

El presente artículo discute la cronología histórica de la trilogía La lucha por la vida (1904) de Pío Baroja, que se ha establecido a través de numerosos indicadores temporales y de algunos acontecimientos históricos que entran en el hilo del relato. Como se tratará de demostrar, pese a existir una evolución temporal de los acontecimientos con la consiguiente evolución biológica de los personajes, el tiempo histórico no avanza y toda la trilogía se desarrolla en la misma época.
Del apocalipsis al galicinio de la traición. El gallo como motivo simbólico en dos cuentos de José Jiménez Lozano
Authors: Martínez Díaz Alicia Nila
Published: November 2021

El artículo analiza la presencia del gallo como motivo simbólico y sus posibles significados en los cuentos «El ángel del Juicio» y «El Benefactor», de José Jiménez Lozano. Para acometer este estudio se han examinado las diversas simbologías que esta icónica ave ha adquirido a lo largo de los tiempos y se han puesto en relación con las diferentes significaciones que ostenta el animal en cada historia. En conclusión, el análisis de los relatos constata que, gracias a la polisemia simbólica que esta ave acoge bajo sus alas, el gallo actúa como un motivo simbólico muy potente y que es utilizado por el autor para conceptualizar problemáticas complejas, tales como el miedo a la muerte o el inexorable paso del tiempo, al tiempo que se corrobora la polisemia simbólica de esta ave.
Knowledge Sharing Through Enterprise Social Media in a Telecommunications Context
Authors: Al-Mawali Hajir , Al-Busaidi Kamla Ali
Published: November 2021

This study investigated the motivators knowledge workers employ when sharing knowledge though enterprise social media (ESM) in a telecommunications context. A questionnaire was distributed among knowledge workers in one of the leading telecommunication companies in the Sultanate of Oman. Based on the Structural Equation Modelling-Partial Least Squares (SEM-PLS) analysis of 100 responses from knowledge workers, results showed that technological motivators had significant effects on knowledge workers’ knowledge sharing through ESM. Further analysis based on the knowledge type indicated that technological motivators and organizational motivators significantly impact knowledge workers’ tacit knowledge sharing, whereas only technological motivators impact knowledge workers’ explicit knowledge sharing. This study provides decision makers with useful insights on the motivators of sharing knowledge through ESM and further advances knowledge workers’ learning and business operations, especially in under-investigated countries.
Implementation of Data Mining Technology in Bonded Warehouse Inbound and Outbound Goods Trade
Authors: Song Yanan , Hua Xiaolong
Published: November 2021

For the taxed goods, the actual freight is generally determined by multiplying the allocated freight for each KG and actual outgoing weight based on the outgoing order number on the outgoing bill. Considering the conventional logistics is insufficient to cope with the rapid response of e-commerce orders to logistics requirements, this work discussed the implementation of data mining technology in bonded warehouse inbound and outbound goods trade. Specifically, a bonded warehouse decision-making system with data warehouse, conceptual model, online analytical processing system, human-computer interaction module and WEB data sharing platform was developed. The statistical query module can be used to perform statistics and queries on warehousing operations. After the optimization of the whole warehousing business process, it only takes 19.1 hours to get the actual freight, which is nearly one third less than the time before optimization. This study could create a better environment for the development of China's processing trade.
Synthesis and Spectroscopic Characteristics of Ligands Based on Quinolin-8-Ol as Useful Precursors for Alq3 Type Complexes
Authors: Zariņš Elmārs , Alksnis Deins , Paulsone Patricija , Balodis Karlis , Vembris Aivars , Kokars Valdis
Published: November 2021

In order to develop reliable methods for the synthesis of various 5-substituted-8-oxyquinoline derivatives for the preparation of Alq3-type complexes, we have improved the reaction conditions on some syntheses described in the literature, successfully synthesized new ligands based on quinolin-8-ol and characterized their chemical structures by NMR. Some of the synthesized quinolin-8-ol derivatives containing incorporated bulky triphenyl or tert-butyl groups showed blue luminescence in the solid state due to the possible aggregation induced emission enhancement (AIEE) with a maximum wavelength around 510 nm. More detailed light-emission property investigation of the mentioned bulky group containing compounds is currently underway.
Comparison of the Efficiency of Three Primary Driers during the Auto-Oxidation of Alkyd and Boiled Linseed Oil
Authors: Sansonetti Errj , Cīrule Dace , Andersons Bruno , Andersone Ingeborga , Kuka Edgars , Danieks Maris , Gavars Marcis
Published: November 2021

When using binders in coatings, whose film formation process relays on the oxygen uptake to start the cross-linking reaction, the use of special metal salts, so called driers, can catalyze the process, accelerating the curing of the film and reducing the waiting time between the applications of the next layers of paint. In this work, three primary driers, based on cobalt, iron and manganese are compared, to determine which one is more efficient in drying of alkyd and boiled linseed oil based coating. The study has been done using FTIR spectroscopy to investigate the rate of drying for each drier. The obtained results confirm that using the cobalt drier, the film formation is faster than with the other two alternative driers.
Investigation of Furfural Formation and Mechanical Properties of Suberinic Acids-Bonded Particleboards Depending on their Preparation Parameters
Authors: Makars Raimonds , Godiņa Daniela , Rizhikovs Janis , Paze Aigars , Tupciauskas Ramunas , Berzins Rudolfs
Published: November 2021

Silver birch (Betula pendula) outer bark suberin can be used as a raw material to make an adhesive for particleboards (PBs). It is a promising formaldehyde-free alternative to traditional synthetic resins. However, the adhesive is acidic, which can catalyse furfural (FUR) formation from xylans in wood particles that are used for the preparation of PBs. FUR being a volatile organic compound can be emitted from the PBs and exposure to it can have harmful effects on humans. In the scope of this study, the effects on technological parameters (wet adhesive pH: 3, 6 and 9), glycerol as an additive to adhesive and hot-pressing temperature (180...230 °C) were investigated on the FUR formation in PBs. The FUR content was determined with high-performance liquid chromatography-ultraviolet spectroscopy system from the extracts of milled PBs. Mechanical properties (modulus of elasticity, bending strength, and thickness swelling) of the PBs were also studied. When using an adhesive with a pH 6 at hot-pressing temperature 230 °C with no glycerol added, it was possible to obtain PBs that satisfied the requirements of EN 312 P2 (boards for interior fitments). The FUR yield of these boards were more than 6 times lower than for the PBs pressed at 230 °C with a wet adhesive pH value 3.
Задача с интегральным начальным условием для уравнения типа Шредингера с общим эллиптическим оператором
Authors: Shakhmurov Veli B
Published: November 2021

Получены условия существования, единственности, свойства регулярности и оценки типа Стрихарца для линейных и нелинейных уравнений Шредингера, содержащих эллиптический оператор общего вида, с начальным условием интегрального типа.
A path formula for the sock sorting problem
Authors: Korbel Simon , Mörters Peter
Published: November 2021

Допустим, что в сушильном барабане находятся $n$ различных пар носков. По окончании сушки носки выкладываются на стол один за другим. Если очередной вынутый носок оказывается из той же пары, что и один из лежащих на столе, то пара убирается, если нет, то носок остается на столе до тех пор, пока из сушки не появится носок из его пары. Каждый раз, когда один из $2n$ носков выкладывается на стол, мы записываем число носков, остающихся на столе. В работе получена явная формула для вероятности события, состоящего в том, что полученная последовательность совпадает с заданной последовательностью длины $2n$.
Distributional uncertainty of the financial time series measured by $G$-expectation
Authors: Péng Shigē , Yang Shuzhen
Published: November 2021

Основываясь на законе больших чисел и центральной предельной теореме относительно нелинейного математического ожидания, мы предлагаем новый метод измерения финансовых рисков, использующий $G$-нормальное распределение. Применяя оценки, основанные на максимизации $\varphi$-среднего, и метод малых окон, мы строим авторегрессионные модели для определения параметров $G$-нормального распределения, т.е. возврата, максимальной волатильности и минимальной волатильности временных рядов. Рассматривая VaR-модель относительно $G$-нормального распределения, мы показываем, что эта $G$-VaR-модель дает значительные преимущества по сравнению со многими хорошо известными VaR-моделями при анализе данных основных финансовых индексов.
The life, work, and legacy of P. L. Chebyshev
Authors: Bingham Nicholas Hugh
Published: November 2021

Дается краткое описание жизни и творчества П. Л. Чебышeва и его далеко идущего влияния. Обсуждается вклад П. Л. Чебышeва в теорию вероятностей, теорию чисел и механику, рассказывается о его учениках и последователях в математике, а также о его роли как отца-основателя русской математики в целом и русской школы теории вероятностей в частности.
О распределении времени пребывания случайного блуждания в точке многомерной решетки
Authors: Aparin A. A. , Popov Grigorii Aleksandrovich , Yarovaya Elena Borisovna
Published: November 2021

Рассматриваются критические симметричные ветвящиеся случайные блуждания по многомерной решетке с непрерывным временем и источником размножения и гибели частиц в начале координат. Доказаны предельные теоремы о распределении времени пребывания лежащего в основе процесса случайного блуждания в точке в зависимости от размерности решетки в предположении конечной дисперсии и при условии, приводящем к бесконечной дисперсии скачков. Изучено предельное распределение численности частиц в источнике для случаев возвратных критических случайных блужданий.
What “A Smile of Fortune” Has To Hide: An Intertextual And Comparative Reconsideration of the Texture and Theme of Conrad’s Tale
Authors: Branny Grażyna Maria Teresa
Published: November 2021

The present article is part of a larger project on Conrad’s less known short fiction, the area of his writing which is largely undervalued, and even deprecated at times. The paper’s aim is to enhance the appreciation of “A Smile of Fortune,” by drawing attention to its “inner texture” as representative of Conrad’s “art of expression,” especially in view of the writer’s own belief in the supremacy of form over content as well as “suggestiveness” over “explicitness” in his fiction. To achieve this aim a New Critical (“close reading”), intertextual and comparative approaches to Conrad’s story have been adopted, involving nineteenth- and twentieth-century American literary texts, i.e., both those preceding and those following the publication of Conrad’s ’Twixt Land and Sea (1912) volume featuring the tale in question. The intertextual reading of “A Smile of Fortune” against Bernard Malamud’s short story “The Magic Barrel,” Herman Melville’s Moby Dick, and William Faulkner’s Absalom, Absalom!, with Light in August as a point of reference, reveals the workings in Conrad’s story of the modernist device of denegation, which, alongside antithesis and oxymoron, seems to be largely responsible for the tale’s contradictions and ambiguities, which should thus be perceived as the story’s asset rather than flaw. The textual evidence of Conrad’s tale, as well as its comparison with three short stories: Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “Rappaccini’s Daughter,” Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Fall of the House of Usher,” and Peter Taylor’s “Venus, Cupid, Folly and Time,” seem to confirm the presence of the implications of the theme of incest in Conrad’s text, heretofore unrecognized in criticism. Overall, the foregoing analysis of “A Smile of Fortune” hopes to account for, if not disentangle, the story’s complex narratological meanderings and seemingly insoluble ambiguities, particularly as regards character and motive, naming Conrad rather than Faulkner the precursor of denegation.
“Unfathomable Calmness”: Betrayal Trauma, Silence and Dissociation in The Secret Agent
Authors: Chemengui Imen
Published: November 2021

With the rise of trauma theory in late 19th century, researchers have focused on foregrounding the significance of some catastrophic events that pertain mainly to the collective, leaving other forms of trauma and their psychological aftermath on the individual underrepresented. In this paper, I focus on social traumas in Joseph Conrad’s The Secret Agent, which seems to be overlooked by some critics whose insights highlight primarily its political aspect. The events of the novel revolve around the peculiar and traumatic experience of Winnie Verloc whose life is rife with betrayal and violence. Her recurrent exposure to successive shocking events culminates in her dissociation and, consequently, her suicide. To pin down what lies beneath Winnie’s ambiguity, aloofness and silence in the novel, I mainly rely on trauma theory, drawing from studies on PTSD, betrayal and dissociation by several trauma scholars, such as, Cathy Caruth, Shoshana Felman, Jennifer Freyd, and others. Furthermore, this paper examines the inextricability of the past from the present in trauma through the breadth scrutiny of Winnie’s psychological response to her excruciating experience. Hence the way the appalling past returns unbidden to shake Winnie’s present.
“The sea has never been friendly to man.” Joseph Conrad’s Topoi in the Digital Game Sunless Sea
Authors: Kozyra Magdalena
Published: November 2021

The aim of this paper is to find connections between the digital game Sunless Sea (Failbetter Games, 2015) and Joseph Conrad’s novels, particularly the ones touching on the subject of sea voyage. Sunless Sea is an exploration role-playing game which focuses on the topics of sailors’ loneliness, dual nature of the sea, and above all, player’s inevitable failure. These tropes are shown not only in the narrative structure of the game, but also in its mechanics and design choices. I believe that the game is heavily inspired by the notion of maritime life created by Conrad, as indicated by the quote from The Mirror of the Sea opening the game: “The sea has never been friendly to man. At most it has been the accomplice of human restlessness.”
About Adapting Conrad’s Prose to Film
Authors: Skolik Joanna
Published: November 2021

On the example of Apocalypse Now by F. F. Coppola, Heart of Darkness by N. Roeg, The Duellists by R. Scott, The Shadow Line by A. Wajda, and Secret Sharer by P. Fudakowski, I would like to show that Joseph Conrad’s prose is a cinematic trap for film directors. This being so, I attempt to answer the question as to why it is so difficult to make a film of something that is so cinematic, when it is being read, and why film adaptations that closely follow Conrad’s narratives are less Conradian than films which are “merely” inspired by Conrad’s works.
A Tragic Venus. Idolatry, Desire and Suffering in “The Planter of Malata” by Joseph Conrad
Authors: Zalewski Cezary
Published: November 2021

The article is devoted to the analysis of the modern experience of love, to which the entire narrative of the Planter of Malata has been devoted. The modern approach to the subject will be understood here as the penetration of the sacred sphere into the domain of the profane. Thanks to this mechanism, it becomes possible to create the expression of an indirect, confused, quasi-sacred experience. Conrad’s protagonist thus sees a woman in terms of “sanctity,” which will be interpreted in terms of “modern idolatry” (J.-L. Marion), eliminating any distance between the worshiper and the object of worship. The main scope of the analyses will concern the consequences that result from the starting point established in this way. Conrad’s text confirms the assumption that “pain is a sign and a means of contact with the divine” (D. Morris), but at the same time indicates many levels at which this process takes place.
ĐÁNH GIÁ CHẤT LƯỢNG GIẢNG DẠY CỦA GIẢNG VIÊN KHỐI KINH TẾ TẠI TRƯỜNG ĐẠI HỌC CÔNG NGHIỆP THÀNH PHỐ HỒ CHÍ MINH – BẰNG CHỨNG PHỤC VỤ KIỂM ĐỊNH AUN
Authors: DŨNG HUỲNH TẤN , HẢI BÌNH LÊ THỊ , VUI HOÀNG ĐÌNH , BA TRẦN THỨ
Published: November 2021

Trong quá trình hội nhập giáo dục với các nước trong khu vực và thế giới, nhiều trường đại học trong nước đi vào chặn đường kiểm định chất lượng để nâng cao chất lượng đào tạo. Trường Ðại học Công nghiệp thành phố Hồ Chí Minh (IUH) cũng đang đi trên con đường này và đang chuẩn bị để việc kiểm định chất lượng đào tạo theo chuẩn khu vực AUN (ASEAN University Network). Trong kiểm định theo chuẩn AUN, việc đánh giá chất lượng giảng dạy của giảng viên là hết sức cần thiết vì đội ngũ giảng viên là một trong những nhân tố quan trọng quyết định đến chất lượng đào tạo.  Để góp phần cho việc kiểm định AUN thành công ở các khoa thuộc khối ngành Kinh tế của IUH, bài báo thực hiện khảo sát và đánh giá chất lượng giảng dạy của các giảng viên các khoa thuộc khối Kinh tế tại IUH từ đó đưa ra những giải pháp để nâng cao chất lượng giảng dạy cho các khoa này.

Bài báo sử dụng phương pháp định tính kết hợp định lượng, công cụ khảo sát là bảng câu hỏi. Nhóm nghiên cứu tiến hành khảo sát 902 sinh viên thuộc 4 khoa trong khối ngành Kinh tế của IUH, từ đó phân tích kết quả khảo sát sinh viên và kết quả học tập của môn học được khảo sát tương ứng với từng giảng viên giảng dạy. Kết quả khảo sát phản ánh kết quả học tập không tỷ lệ thuận với mức độ hài lòng của sinh viên mặc dù mức độ hài lòng của sinh viên về chất lượng giảng dạy của giảng viên thuộc các khoa khối Kinh tế ở mức cao, cụ thể các giá trị về mức độ hài lòng nằm từ 3.77 đến 4.50. Từ kết quả nghiên cứu trên, bài báo rút ra các kết luận về mối tương quan giữa mức độ hài lòng của sinh viên và kết quả học tập đạt được, nghiên cứu cũng đề xuất các giải pháp để cải tiến chất lượng giảng dạy của giảng viên, đồng thời kết quả nghiên cứu của bài  báo cũng giúp các trưởng khoa khối Kinh tế, Ban giám hiệu có cái nhìn sâu sắc và đúng đắn hơn trong nâng cao chất lượng giảng dạy của các khoa trong khối kinh tế của IUH.
HỆ THỐNG CHỈ SỐ CẢNH BÁO SỚM KHỦNG HOẢNG TIỀN TỆ VÀ KHỦNG HOẢNG NGÂN HÀNG TẠI VIỆT NAM
Authors: MỸ PHƯỢNG NGUYỄN THỊ
Published: November 2021

Dựa trên quan điểm thận trọng, nghiên cứu này tích hợp bốn cách tiếp cận Signal, Logit/Probit, BMA (Bayesian Model Averaging) và 2SLS (Two Stage Least Squares) để phát triển hệ thống các chỉ số cảnh báo sớm (Early Warning Indicators – EWI) về khủng hoảng tiền tệ (KHTT) và khủng hoảng ngân hàng (KHNH)  tại Việt Nam. Kết quả nghiên cứu cho thấy vai trò quan trọng của các chỉ số kinh tế vĩ mô trong cảnh báo sớm KHTT và KHNH tại Việt Nam, đặc biệt là 8 chỉ số, bao gồm chỉ số giá chứng khoán, tỷ giá thực đa phương, xuất khẩu, M2/dự trữ ngoại hối, tiền gửi ngân hàng, dự trữ ngoại hối, số nhân cung tiền M2 và tác động của khủng hoảng tài chính (KHTC) toàn cầu. Thêm vào đó, nghiên cứu cũng tìm thấy bằng chứng về mối quan hệ nhân quả hai chiều giữa KHTT và KHNH tại Việt Nam, đồng thời cung cấp bằng chứng thực nghiệm về tác động của hiện tượng đô la hóa đến khả năng xảy ra KHTT và tác động mạnh mẽ của KHTC toàn cầu đến khả năng xảy ra KHTT và KHNH tại các nền kinh tế mới nổi nhỏ và mở cửa như Việt Nam.
The Affect of Economic Growth toward Poverty in JABODETABEK
Authors:   Universitas Borobudur, Indonesia, Hermanto Bambang
Published: November 2021

The problem of poverty in JABODETABEK when measured by the percentage of poverty has decreased but tends to be slow in 2014-2018 and this problem is a challenge for the government because the poverty rate is still high in JABODETABEK, even though this region has high industrial activity in Java and is a location factor that affects close to the centre of government. This happens because economic growth is the most dominant anti-poverty instrument. This study uses panel data regression analysis technique with the data used is secondary data obtained from the Central Statistics Agency. The results obtained indicate that economic growth has a positive and significant effect on poverty. Suggestions for reducing poverty levels are that local governments need to encourage an increase in the rate of economic growth in the areas of Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tangerang and Bekasi.
Using progressive lifestyle modifications via alternative medicine to control both body weight and glucose (GH-Method: math-physical medicine No. 309)
Authors:   EclaireMD Foundation, USA, C. Hsu Gerald
Published: November 2021

In this article, the author used 10-years’ worth of data of glucoses and prominent lifestyle details such as diet and exercise to address his glucose trend pattern analysis and progressive lifestyle behavior modifications. This progressive lifestyle behavior modification is closely related to behavior psychology. The research methodology used is the GH-Method: math-physical medicine (MPM) approach which has been developed by the author over the past decade. This “Progressive Behavior Modification” concept is also a part of his Mentality-Personality Modeling (MPM). He addresses the quantitative linkage between the physiological phenomena for diabetes and obesity along with the behavior psychological influences of a patient with chronic diseases. Food and exercise are important elements of alternative medicine that serve as the major influential factors in controlling glucose and weight, not medications.
Perceived Effects, Motor Dexterity, Cognitive and Affective Functioning Between Smokers and Non-Smokers among Selected College Students
Authors:   College of Medicine, Emilio Aguinaldo College, Manila, Philippines, Kuriala Georgekutty Kochuchakkalackal
Published: November 2021

Background/Aim: Smoking addiction is a pervasive and high risk behavior linked with complex and damaging effects to a person’s biology, behaviors, psychological well-being and cultural influence. Chronic smoking is also associated with increased risk of exposure to neurodegenerative diseases and cigarette smoking poorly affects both cognitive and affective functioning of the smokers. The perceived effects of smoking are often generalized by society such that it is viewed in extremes. This means that the societal perceptions are either smoking serves as a “relaxing mechanism”, hence, making it as acceptable as any normal habit or that, conversely, smoking is gravely dangerous to one’s health when considered as a vice. This research focused on the causal comparative ex post facto of smoking and its perceived effects to the psychological functioning among smokers and non-smokers. Methods: O’ Connor Finger Dexterity Test, Abstract Reasoning Test and Affective Functioning Assessment Test were used as bases of data comparison between the two groups. Result/Conclusion: The test results indicate that there is a significant difference between the cognitive functioning and affective functioning among the smokers in comparison with non-smokers.
Short Neuropsychological Assessment in Schizophrenic Patients
Authors:   Cognitive Neuropsychologist 3d department psychiatry clinic AUT, Th. Theofilidis Antonis
Published: November 2021

Patients with schizophrenia show deficits in executive functions, resembling patterns also found in frontal lesions. The advent of these findings shows the need for appropriate short neuropsychological screening tests in order to assess cognitive function in schizophrenia. Method: We gathered data from a patient group with schizophrenia, and from a control group. We administered 3 short, fast screening tests: MOCA (Montreal Cognitive Assessment), MMSE (Mini Mental State Exam) and FAB (Frontal Assessment Battery). Results: All 3 test were found to be highly correlated with each other, with MOCA being a predictor factor for FAB scores. In measuring the 3 tests’ sensitivity to schizophrenia associated cognitive impairments, we found that FAB was the most sensitive among the three. Conclusions: Our goal was to examine the utility of the FAB test when screening for cognitive deficits in Greek patients with schizophrenia. We found that FAB can be a valuable tool in neuropsychological assessment, but given the varied nature of patients with schizophrenia cognitive profile, it should be accompanied with an extensive battery of tests.
Alcohol-Related Problems in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus: A Trend Analysis
Authors:   Institute biochemistry of biologically active substances Academy of science of Belarus, YE Razvodovsky
Published: November 2021

Aim: The comparative analysis of the level and dynamic of the indicator of alcohol-related problems in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus. Methods: A comparative analysis of the trends in alcohol sales (independent variable) and mortality from acute alcohol poisonings, incidence of alcohol psychoses (dependent variables) in Russia Ukraine and Belarus in the period from 1980 to 2010 was carried out. Statistical analysis (Spearman’s correlation, linear regression) was carried out using the STATISTICA 10 package. Results: The data analysis showed that in the soviet period the level of alcohol sales correlated closely with the indirect indicators of alcohol-related problems in all countries. In the post-soviet period the level of alcohol sales statistically significant correlated with the incidence of alcoholic psychoses in Russia and mortality from acute alcohol poisonings in Belarus. Conclusions: The findings from present study suggest that the alcohol-related problems fluctuations in Russia, Belarus and Ukraine in the soviet period were attributable to alcohol sales. Alternatively, alcohol sales cannot fully explain the fluctuations in the alcohol-related morbidity and mortality observed in these countries in the soviet period.
Telomere Length and Glutathione Level as Potential Biomarkers for Autism
Authors:   Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt, Abdaltawab Ayat M
Published: November 2021

Oxidative stress is a common feature in nearly all neurodegenerative disorders including autism spectrum disorder (ASD). ASD is behaviorally defined disorder associated with abnormalities in social communication, behavior, language and perception. Chronic exposure to different common stress factors like immune inflammation, malnutrition, alcohol, abuse and drugs induce congenital and behavioral impairment. To the best of our knowledge this study is the first exploring the rate of oxidative stress and its effect on telomere length simultaneously in Egyptian autistic children. In this study we investigated the effect of oxidative stress associated with ASD. Patients were selected based on full clinical and neurological examination and the severity of autism evaluated using childhood autism rating scale (CARS) and Autism Diagnostic Interview–Revised (ADI™-R). Expectedly we found the majority of autism affected children were males, and consanguinity rate between the ASD families was ~ 27% while it was completely absent in the control subjects. We found a highly significant correlation between ASD and low levels of total glutathione (P<0.001) compared to controls. We reported a remarkable highly significant correlation between ASD children and shorter relative telomere length (P<0.001). Moreover we identified a correlation between telomere length and behavioral characteristics in autistic children represented by social interaction impairment (ADI-R 1st domain) (r= - 0.354, P = 0.025). Here we conclude that oxidative stress represented by low glutathione level is an early sign of autism, and is affecting the telomere length that protecting the genetic material. Behavioral abnormalities associated with autism are dependent on telomere length
Anxiety and Depression in Youth During COVID-19: A Narrative Review
Authors:   University of Miami/Miller School of Medicine, Fielding Graduate University, Field Tiffany
Published: November 2021

This narrative review on anxiety and depression in non-infected youth during COVID-19 is a summary of research on prevalence and risk factors derived from surveys on the Patient Health Questionnaire and the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale. Anxiety and depression symptoms have been noted in youth (on average in 38% and 36% respectively) across several countries, although most of the studies have been from China and the U.S. The prevalence rates for both anxiety and depression have been significantly greater for females and lower for children versus high school and in turn, university students. Comorbidities have included stress, insomnia, social anxiety, PTSD, OCD, and suicidality, and the most frequent risk factors have been worries about COVID infection and academics as well as inactivity (lack of exercise) and excessive time on social media. The studies are limited by being cross-sectional samples that lack generalizability and by being self-report data.
Mind’s Selective Attention to Previous Experience
Authors:   School of Psychology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, Theofilidis Antonis
Published: November 2021

The basic arguments for a mental image model of thought are based on neuropsychological evidence. Farah found that the same brain regions are activated during both mental representation and actual perception, while Bishiah found that brain traumas that affected perception, also affected the ability to create mental images. Pylyshyn on the other hand, argues that all mental images are guided by ‘’cognitive penetrability’’, thus on their very basis, are manipulated by certain propositional elements. Given this difficulty, Kargopoulos hinted towards further research, featuring shapes and solid objects, for which subjects have no prior extensive knowledge. This would force subjects to use non-semantic strategies of representation, meaning mental imagery. Hinton’s cube problem conforms to these requirements. Hinton’s problem aligns with the idea that spatial tasks (especially tasks with cubes that change layout) are guided by propositional cues (our knowledge about squares) and supports Pylyshyn’s position. Using one of the simplest objects, a cube, Hinton showed that as soon as this shape changes its mental arrangement in space, even suspicious -as to the nature of the experiment- participants will make mistakes that are not present when they manipulate a mental image of the cube sitting on its typical array [1-5]. Aim: Our goal was to investigate the relationship between spatio-visual skill and the ability for mental partitioning in healthy subjects. Methodology: We used 2 groups (344 participants) a control and an experimental one. In the control group, we presented a Moebius’ strip, in the experimental group, we presented the same Moebius’ strip and asked them to mentally represent it. All participants asked to mentally partition the strip. Results: Of the 344 participants, only 31 managed to give the correct number of vertices in space. Though people had a hard time manipulating the cube’s mental image, their success rates were much higher for the Hinton 1 task in which propositional representation was more accessible. Only 9 of the 344 participants could find the correct answer for the Moebius strip task in which mental manipulation of the strip image was impossible. Conclusions: We come to the conclusion that the relationship between ‘’seeing’’ and ‘’knowing’’ is more complex, not just on the level of the mental image level but also on the level of perception. Our findings bring back to the scientific background the idea that the mind’s selective attention to previous experience and cognitive schemas will decidedly affect human thought
Association of dowry practices with perceived marital life and intimate partner violence
Authors: Tazeen Saeed Ali  , Neesha Hussain  , Shah Zeb  , Asli Kulane
Published: November 2021

Objective: To understand the perceptions of women about the influence of dowry customs on their marital life and on intimate partner violence (IPV) in a marriage.
Method: This was a cross-sectional study on married women of reproductive age in Karachi, Pakistan between 2008 and 2009. Data was collected through a reliable questionnaire developed by World Health Organization, which was validated at local context and has been translated in to Urdu and then back translated in to English.
Results: This study found that women whose marriages were decided conditionally on the provision of dowry to the groom’s family reported it to have had a positive impact on marital life (aOR: 11.5). Consenting to a marriage was positively associated with positive marital life (aOR: 36.8), as was the case when the marriage was contingent on dowry to be given to the groom’s family (aOR: 10.4). Provision of a dowry was not protective from physical (aOR: 3.7), sexual (aOR: 3.7), or psychological violence (aOR: 8.9).
Conclusion: Dowry practices exist in Pakistani culture, despite the fact that dowry wives experience IPV. However, women perceive that the provision of dowry to groom’s family has a positive impact on marital life. In the immediate future, to protect women in and entering into marriage, there should be a strengthening of women’s organizations to provide legal, social and medical supports to women in need as well as the training of medical and paramedical professionals to recognize and respond to IPV.
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Impact of preoperative surgical anxiety on postoperative surgical recovery among surgical patients: role of surgical coping
Authors: Asma Rashid  , Muhammad Naveed Riaz
Published: November 2021

Objective: The present study examined the moderating impact of surgical coping in the relationship between pre-operative surgical anxiety and post-operative surgical recovery in surgical patients.
Methods: The study was carried out in surgical departments of various hospitals situated in different areas of Province of the Punjab including Allied Hospital Faisalabad, DHQ Teaching Hospital Sargodha, Jinnah Hospital Lahore and Margalla Institute of Health Sciences Rawalpindi over the period of one-year May 1, 2018 to May 1, 2019. It was a descriptive research based on survey research design A purposive sample of pre-operative and post-operative surgical patients (N = 200) from Amsterdam Pre-operative Anxiety and Information Scale1, Surgical Recovery Scale2, and Coping with Surgical Stress Scale3 were used to collect information on study variables. Moderation analysis applied through PROCESS Marco 3.2.
Results: Findings revealed that only two coping strategies including threat avoidance (p<.001) and information seeking (p<.001) moderated the relationship between surgical anxiety and surgical recovery of surgical patients.
Conclusion: The study shed light on the importance of educating surgical patients regarding the use of appropriate coping strategies for their prompt recovery from surgery. The study has applied significance in the field of health psychology in general and for surgical patients in particular.
Keywords: Surgical anxiety, surgical recovery, coping, threat avoidance, information seeking.
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Permainan Matematik Untuk Kanak-Kanak Prasekolah
Authors: Ompok Connie Cassy , Emison Alley
Published: November 2021

Awal Matematik perlu diajar kepada kanak-kanak dalam persekitaran pembelajaran yang lebih interaktif dan menyeronokkan. Adalah penting untuk membangunkan kanak-kanak dengan asas yang kuat dalam pembelajaran awal Matematik. Kanak-kanak secara semula jadi ingin tahu dalam lima tahun pertama mereka, dan ini adalah masa terbaik untuk memperkenalkan awal Matematik. Penggunaan permainan berfungsi sebagai kaedah untuk meningkatkan prestasi awal Matematik serta untuk menyemai minat kanak-kanak. Artikel ini membincangkan bagaimana menyokong pembelajaran kanak-kanak dalam awal Matematik melalui permainan.
A Conceptual Proposal: Does Improvisation moderate the relationship between Mindfulness and Employee Creativity
Authors: Sayed Mohamed Attia , Mustamil Norizah , Seng Tey Lian
Published: November 2021

Prior research on creativity has grasped the attention of researchers to devote more focus on the interaction that arises between the individual and the surrounding milieu. Thus, this study aimed to propose the moderating role of improvisation on the relationship between mindfulness and employee creativity. The propositions posted in this study was developed based on the relationships established within previous empirical studies among these variables. Such proposition of improvisation as a moderator on the relationship between mindfulness and employee creativity might heavily contribute to the theory by addressing the issue of mixed and inconclusive results in the mindfulness-creativity literature, and will provide a comprehensive understanding of how improvisation might help in unleashing the creative potentials of employees.
Border Reopening and its Impact on Nigeria Economy a Marketing Perspectives
Authors: Emeka Ifediba Emmanvitalis , Nwangene Ogochukwu
Published: November 2021

One of the most vital border regions in West Africa is the frontier between Nigeria and Benin. The global outbreak of Covid-19 leads to nation and wide lockdown in many countries. The countries and areas that have passed the worst phase of the outbreak or were able to prevent an internal outbreak are eager to reopen as prolonged lockdown could cause damages to the economy and social structure. The Nigeria government has approved the opening of its land borders on December 2020, since its closure on August 2019. This study aimed at determining the impact of border reopening on the Nigeria economy. The study area was Badagry and Apapa Metropolis Lagos State, Nigeria. A random sampling technique was employed, through the use of structured questionnaire on a sample of one hundred and ten (110); artisans (15), traders (50) and farmers (45) were used for data analysis. The Pearson product moment correlation coefficient was used to confirm formulated hypotheses. The study found that the recent border reopening is improving the Nigeria economy and gradually have good significant effect on market prices and in turn increasing the marketing turnover. The study also recommended that there is need to strengthen the border policing and management mechanisms to avoid a relapse into the conditions that led to the closure in the first place.
Research on possible sulfuric acid (H2SO4) production using sulfur/sulfur-containing feedstocks from Dung Quat refinery
Authors: Vo Thi Thuong , Tran Vinh Loc , Le Duong Hai , Nguyen Minh Hieu , Truong Van Nhan , Nguyen Thi Chau Giang , Nguyen Anh Tuan , Huynh Minh Thuan
Published: November 2021

This paper analyses the possibility for H2SO4 production using sulfur/sulfur-containing feedstocks from Dung Quat Refinery in terms of market, technology and economic efficiency. Domestic production of H2SO4 currently does not meet the domestic demand, the shortfall must therefore be compensated by imports. It is forecast that the domestic market will lack about 464 thousand tons of H2SO4 by 2025. The H2SO4 production project with a capacity of 200 thousand tons per year is proposed to go into operation in 2025. In the case of indirect production of H2SO4 from H2S rich gas through the intermediate sulfur product, the project has an estimated total investment cost of USD 143.2 million, its IRR will be around 3.2%, its NPV@13.2% will be USD 55.1 million and the total payback period will be 14 years and 4 months. In case of using H2S rich gas directly as feedstock, the project has an estimated total investment cost of USD 102.4 million, its IRR will be around 16.3%, its NPV@13.2% will be USD 15.7 million and the total payback period will be 5 years and 5 months.
Biologism and Gender-based Violence in Contemporary Africa: Articulating a Panacea from Traditional Yorùbá Sexuality
Authors: Dasaolu Babajide Olugbenga
Published: November 2021

Biologism is a theoretical conjecture which renders the ‘nature’ of persons in bodily processes and physical manifestations. Whilst dauntless scholarly contentions in the Western tradition have served sharply to indicate the flaws and limits of biologism, it is disturbing that biologism has become a dominant framework for the articulation of gender relations among contemporary Africans. This outlook derives perhaps, from the overwhelming influence wielded by Christianity and Islam on the minds of the contemporary African. However, a critical scrutiny of these religions reveals that not only do they endorse biologism but that they are replete with instances and verses in their scriptures that promote gender-based violence and patriarchy. In the face of these propositions, this research portends to revive the traditional Yorùbá account of gender relations as a plausible instance of ideas that are originally African, and capable of use for surmounting contemporary challenges. As a consequence, the study contextualizes the discourse within traditional Yorùbá culture relying on the Ifá corpus. It affirms that biologism had no apologists among the traditional Yorùbá. It further avers that gender construction among the traditional people is neither antagonistic nor hegemonic but flexible and complimentary. Hence, the recommendation that this indigenous perception be reinvigorated in contemporaneous times to check the discrimination and subordination of women and homosexuals in Africa is the onus of this drudgery
Hubs and spokes or clinical networks?
Authors: Dyer PV
Published: November 2021

In 1998, the consultants in oral and maxillofacial surgery and orthodontics decided to consolidate their respective department to establish the Maxillofacial Unit. This coincided with the formation of the new Morecambe Bay Hospitals Trust incorporating the acute hospitals in Lancaster, Barrow and Kendal and was to a large extent a natural development of the existing service delivery of the specialities at all three sites. In this article the establishment of the oral and maxillofacial surgery service in Morecambe Bay will be discussed and presented in the context of a number of recent reports which have tried to predict how surgical and medical service will develop in the acute sector.
Pedagogía de una pandemia. La voz de una maestra de secundaria
Authors: Barroso Bravo Merit
Published: November 2021

Una profesora de secundaria narra en tres momentos distintos los sucesos que han marcado su devenir como mujer, madre y enseñante durante la pandemia por COVID-19. En un recorrido que transcurre entre la sorpresa, la incertidumbre y el desencanto, emerge la reflexión de que la escuela ya no es ni será la misma, no solo por la diferencia entre la educación presencial y a distancia, sino porque las vidas de todos y todas se han transformado, porque muchos escolares han dejado la escuela, más de cinco millones de niños, niñas y jóvenes. Afirma con contundencia ¡Este bicho tiene aporofobia! en alusión a la desigualdad social y la afectación a las personas en situación de pobreza. Reflexiona en torno a las distintas respuestas del profesorado y del sistema educativo, haciendo una fuerte crítica a la viabilidad y resultados del modelo “aprende en casa”. De ninguna manera es ajena a los efectos de la pandemia en los planos económico, laboral y educativo, pero se muestra renuente a dar credibilidad y adoptar soluciones que ubican la problemática solo en el plano de la voluntad y esfuerzo personal, sin reconocer que se trata de una crisis sistémica, que abarca a las instituciones sociales en conjunto. La expresión de emociones, vivencias y aprendizajes no esperados ante la ruptura de lo cotidiano, así como la experiencia del confinamiento por más de año y medio, permiten avizorar una nueva subjetividad en los actores de la educación, que deberá ser tomada en cuenta en el eventual regreso a los planteles escolares.
“Hacer” universidad pública en pandemia
Authors: Echegaray María Carla , Merlo Ivana del Valle , Wortman Florencia
Published: November 2021

En un contexto nacional e internacional de emergencia sanitaria que generó una situación atípica de cierre simultáneo de todas las instituciones educativas, atravesamos una experiencia del ejercicio de la docencia extremadamente particular: una migración forzada hacia la virtualidad cargada de incertidumbre. En este escenario, se reactualiza la pregunta por las desigualdades y su presencia en las trayectorias educativas, en este caso, de estudiantes universitarias/os de la universidad pública. Aquí presentamos algunas reflexiones, preguntas y algunos pasos en el camino de la interpretación, para que, en toda la vorágine del teletrabajo en pandemia, lo que pasa a quienes están a ambos lados de la pantalla no nos pase desapercibido.