bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
THE INFLUENCE OF E-SERVICE QUALITY ON CONTINUANCE INTENTION MEDIATED BY CUSTOMER TRUST AND CUSTOMER SATISFACTION IN THE USAGE OF MOBILE HEALTH APPLICATION
Authors: Satria Anitha Soleha , Kurniawati Kurniawati
Published: August 2024

This study aims to analyze the effect of e-service quality on continuance intention which is mediated by customer trust and customer satisfaction on mobile health applications user. Methods of data collection techniques using non- probability sampling with the purposive sampling method. Data were collected from 280 respondents with the criteria of mobile health application users in Indonesia. Questionnaires were distributed via Google form and consisted of 28 statements which were answered based on five Likert scales. The analytical method used in this study is Structural Equation Model (SEM). The results showed that e-service quality has a positive effect on continuance intention, e- service quality has a positive effect on customer trust, customer trust has a positive effect on continuance intention, and e-service quality has a positive effect on continuance intention mediated by customer trust partially. In addition, customer trust has a positive effect on customer satisfaction. However, electronic service quality does not have a positive effect on customer satisfaction, customer satisfaction also does not have a positive effect on continuance intentions, and customer satisfaction does not have a mediating effect between electronic service quality on continuance intentions. This research is used as evaluation material for mobile health applications to improve e-service quality to shape customer trust and customer satisfaction and gain user continuance intention for using mobile health application.
Dental examination and dental health education for little star pre-school toddlers and young children
Authors: Meyrinda Tobing  , Ibnu Gunawan  , Arini Indriyasari  , Lintang Mega Pratiwi  , Dorisna Prijaryanti  , Joko Widyastomo
Published: August 2024

Oral and dental problems in Indonesia is still very high. One of the most common oral health problems is dental caries. The incidence of dental caries in children reached 92.6%. So that efforts are needed to reduce the incidence of dental caries in children, one of which is through dental examinations and dental health education. Toddler group and pre-school toddlers were chosen because at that age dental health education needs to be instilled so that it is expected to have an impact on oral health behavior. impact on the behavior of maintaining oral health. The purpose of this activity is to provide an understanding of the parents of toddlers and toddlers towards oral health. The partner of this community service activity is little star, which is a pre-school community for toddlers and toddlers. Pre-school community for toddlers and toddlers with 40 participants. This community service begins with oral health examination activities by a dentist to the toddlers and toddlers of the little star pre-school group. Providing dental health education material was carried out by Faculty of Dentistry students of Kadiri University to parents of toddlers and toddlers. After the provision of material is carried out post-test. The results obtained in the dental examination were 32.5% of toddlers and toddlers had dental caries and 2.5% had fluorosis. Knowledge of parents of toddlers and toddlers after being given dental health education material shows as much as 90% of parents of toddlers and toddlers have a fairly good understanding. Therefore, with this community service activity is expected to foster children's behavior to maintain oral health children to maintain oral health.
Karakteristik Asesmen Membaca Nonsastra dalam Buku Bahasa Indonesia Kurikulum Merdeka
Authors: Aulia Rachma Kusumawardani  , Titik Harsiati  , Imam Agus Basuki
Published: August 2024

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis karakteristik asesmen membaca nonsastra dalam buku bahasa Indonesia kelas VII SMP kurikulum merdeka. Asesmen merupakan bagian penting dalam mengukur kemajuan belajar peserta didik dalam proses pembelajaran. Penelitian ini berfokus pada tiga aspek, yaitu bahasa, ragam tes, dan tingkat berpikir. Dalam penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan deskriptif kualitatif. Sumber data penelitian ini adalah buku ajar bahasa Indonesia kurikulum merdeka kelas VII SMP. Data penelitian berupa butir soal kompetensi membaca nonsastra. Penelitian ini menggunakan teknik analisis isi. Dengan teknik analisis isi disimpulkan karakteristik asesmen membaca nonsastra dalam buku bahasa Indonesia kurikulum merdeka kelas VII. Berdasarkan analisis yang telah dilakukan, dihasilkan 1) aspek bahasa, keseluruhan menggunakan bahasa Indonesia dan dilengkapi cerita bergambar untuk memperjelas teks yang disampaikan; 2) ragam tes, terdapat tiga jenis yang digunakan, yaitu jawaban singkat, esai tertutup, dan esai terbuka; dan  3) tingkat berpikir, terdapat 5 butir soal yang termasuk dalam C1, 5 butir soal yang termasuk C2, dan 2 butir soal yang termasuk dalam C4.
»Konstitutive Interventionen« zur Strukturierung des frühesten psycho-physischen Raums
Authors: Pollak Tami
Published: August 2024

Dieser Artikel beschreibt eine spezifische Art von therapeutischer Intervention, die für die psychotherapeutische Kommunikation mit Patient*innen relevant ist, bei denen nicht-symbolische autistische Abwehrformationen oder traumatische Merkmale vorliegen. Der Aufsatz stellt klinische Manifestationen von Entwicklungsstörungen und Kommunikationsproblemen in den Vordergrund, die daraus entstehen, dass der früheste psycho-physische Raum unausgereift, traumatisiert, deformiert und/oder chaotisch ist. Das Konzept des Körper-Containers wird als Proto-Schema des frühesten psycho-physischen Raums vorgestellt, das die Schnittstellen der eigenen anatomischen Struktur und die Möglichkeiten für Intersubjektivität organisiert. Dieser konzeptuelle Kontext ermöglicht Therapeut*innen die nicht-repräsentationalen und nicht-kommunikativen physischen Handlungen der Patient*innen im therapeutischen Kontext als ›Präsenz in Handlungen‹ zu erfassen. Diese Präsenz wird als eine folgenreiche Einladung für das Auftauchen der intuitiven präsymbolischen Kreativität von Therapeut*innen benannt, die schließlich eine die Sinne ansprechende ›konstitutive Intervention‹ hervorbringen kann. Diese einzigartige Intervention soll die kreative Fähigkeit von Patient*innen zur präsymbolischen Realisierung dieses multidimensionalen psycho-physischen Proto-Schemas unterstützen. Verschiedene konstitutive Interventionen, die konkrete Gesten in Bezug auf den Körper der Therapeutin und die physischen Teile der therapeutischen Umgebungen beinhalten, werden theoretisch beleuchtet und mit klinischen Vignetten illustriert.
Brutale Gesten
Authors: Coelho Junior Nelson Ernesto , Canesin Dal Molin Eugênio , Udler Cromberg Renata
Published: August 2024

Der tschechische Schriftsteller Milan Kundera erzählt mehrfach von einem Erlebnis aus seinem Leben unter einem autoritären Regime. Es ist die Erinnerung an eine gewalttätige Vergewaltigungsphantasie, in der sich Libido und Destruktionstrieb vermischen. Ausgehend von dieser Erinnerung und wie er darüber schreibt, stellen die Autor:innen zwei Arten, psychisch zu erkranken (durch Aktivierung und durch Passivierung), vor und setzen sie in Beziehung zu Greens Modell, in dem depressive Zustände als Folge von Passivierung gedacht werden. Die erste Form der psychischen Erkrankung, die Aktivierung, ist das Ergebnis einer übermäßig erfolgreichen aktiven Abwehr von infantilen Ängsten. Die zweite Form, die Passivierung, ist eine paradoxe Reaktion auf Agonie angesichts tödlicher psychischer Zustände. Die Autor:innen sehen diese zweite Form, psychisch krank zu werden, bei Menschen, die massiven politischen Veränderungen ausgesetzt sind, und vertreten, dass, selbst wenn die Verflechtung von Destruktionstrieb und Libido Phantasien oder brutale Gesten hervorruft, sie als episodischer Versuch betrachtet werden kann, sich inmitten der vorherrschenden Passivierung durch posttraumatische Hilflosigkeit aktiv zu verteidigen.
Passivität und Gender
Authors: Baraitser Lisa
Published: August 2024

Wer hat Angst vor Passivität? Historisch gesehen hatten Frauen und minorisierte Menschen guten Grund dazu, da Passivität ein Mittel war, um sie von der Welt der ›Vernunft‹ fernzuhalten. Die Wandlung seiner Auffassung der aktiv-passiv-Binarität als dem allen Trieben innewohnenden Prinzip hin zu ihrer Vergeschlechtlichung in Form von Weiblichkeit/Passivität und Männlichkeit/Aktivität, führte Freud in »Die endliche und die unendliche Analyse« (1937c) zur Behauptung, die »Ablehnung der Weiblichkeit« sei der gewachsene Fels des psychischen Lebens. Dies hat einen umfangreichen Katalog an feministischer, queerer und Schwarzer psychoanalytischer Forschung entstehen lassen, in dem die Frage nach der Definition von weiblicher Subjektivität und Sexualität sowie von psychischer Weiblichkeit und Männlichkeit immer wieder neu aufgeworfen wird. Was dennoch auch in diesen Theorien als ›gewachsener Fels‹ erhalten bleibt, ist die Figur der Mutter in der Innenwelt des Säuglings als vermeintlich kastriert und allmächtig, was die Forderung mit sich bringt, der Säugling müsse sich des durch die Abhängigkeit von der Mutter Aufgewühlten erwehren. Nach einem Rückblick auf verschiedene psychoanalytische Auseinandersetzungen mit Weiblichkeit wende ich mich anstelle der Passivität dem ›Innehalten‹ zu und gelange zu der Annahme, es könne ein mütterliches Element ausgemacht werden, das auf der Seite der Entwicklung verbleibt: eine Figuration von psychischer Trägheit, die die Fähigkeit des Abwartens, Anhaltens, Ablassens und des Rückzugs beinhaltet in einer Welt, in der derlei psychische Funktionen so schmerzlich fehlen.
Fäden der Identität
Authors: Gyler Louise
Published: August 2024

Für die Psychoanalyse ist Identität ein paradoxer Ausdruck, da sie ja gerade Wert auf das Werden legt, die Dezentrierung von Subjektivität und Vermeidung von starren Identifizierungen. Es gibt kein festes Verständnis metapsychologischer Begriffe und von Behandlungstechniken oder der Beziehung zwischen Theorie und Praxis. Die Entwicklung der Psychoanalyse in Asien löst sowohl bei westlichen als auch bei östlichen Psychoanalytiker*innen Verwunderung und Ängste aus. Westliche Psychoanalytiker*innen sind bei der Definition psychoanalytischer Identität über die Bedrohung westlicher Ideale und Haltungen besorgt. Östliche Psychoanalytiker*innen bezweifeln, ob in einer westlichen Psychoanalyse genügend Raum für die Konzeption östlicher Subjektivität ist, oder ob sich die koloniale Alterisierung wiederholt. Ich behaupte, dass es einen Identitätsfaden gibt, der die psychoanalytische Haltung und Einstellung enthält. Diese Einstellung ist mit Bions Gedanken der Passion und Kristevas Begriff des Sich-Überlassens (reliance) verbunden. Chetrit-Vatine hat diese Ideen erweitert; sie betont die Bedeutung einer rezeptiven und ethischen Einstellung für Psychoanalytiker*innen.
STUDY OF NARRATIVE LANGUAGE IN TRADITIONAL CHINESE CHARACTER GRAPHICS
Authors: LI X. , KOLOSNICHENKO O.
Published: August 2024

Purpose: the forms of traditional Chinese character graphic narrative expression and their ideological causes are analysed, focusing on the combination of the original meaning of the characters and the relationship between characters and diagrams, revealing the system's function and organisation, so as to summarise the design forms and techniques involved.
Methodology. The ideological and stylistic foundations of graphic narratives of Chinese characters are analysed using the literature induction method and interdisciplinary research method. It also combines the case study method to analyse the narrative mechanism of typical expression forms.
Results. In terms of narrative expression, it is pointed out that traditional Chinese character graphic design is influenced by the culture of Chinese characters and national ideology, thus summarising the typical forms of expression, including textual pictorialisation, meaning concealment and multiple visual levels.
Scientific novelty. Combining the theories of philology and culture, it combs through the ideological lineage of traditional Chinese character graphic narrative design, and seeks to explain the formal differences with similar works in Europe and the United States, in order to highlight the nationalised characteristics of the design.
Practical significance. The study is conducive to helping designers recognise the essence of traditional Chinese design thinking and understand the rules of elemental organisation and expression at a narrative level, in order to inspire them to create innovative designs in their practice.
Addressing Workplaces Burnout
Authors:   Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Ismail Fadillah , Owaida Nesreen Ibrahim ,   Telecommunication & Digital Government Regulatory Authority, UAE
Published: August 2024

Burnout is a syndrome conceptualized as resulting from chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed. Burnout can affect someone’s mental health and it can cause depression if they do not seek professional help. There are a lot of factors that can lead someone to burnout, especially in the workplace. Heavy workload, negative work environment, and lack of social support are the main factors that cause burnout. However, this problem can be prevented by the manager or the company. The ways to reduce burnout at the workplace are by creating a manageable workload, creating a fun and positive work environment, and encouraging social support. This action will create a new environment for the employees. Furthermore, the employees themselves should know how to control themselves. The employee also can try to connect with nature, try to identify their stressor, and get enough sleep. Burnout at the workplace can be prevented if the employer takes care of the employees' welfare.
POSSIBILITIES OF CREATING CROSS-BORDER TOURIST DESTINATIONS IN EAST-CENTRAL EUROPE
Authors:   Széchenyi István University, Doctoral School of Regional- and Business Administration Sciences, Győr, Hungary, NEMES Nikoletta , HAPP Eva ,   Széchenyi István University, Faculty of Business, Department of Tourism and Hospitality, Győr, Hungary
Published: August 2024

Tourism development is one of today's popular tools for mitigating regional inequalities, thus many regions see tourism as an opportunity to break out. This is no different in the case of border regions, where development in this direction is also supported by cross-border, EU-financed or (co-)financed programs. The aim of the paper is to investigate whether there is a real possibility of connecting the areas along the national borders for tourism purposes and creating sustainable tourism in these regions. The study examines the possibility of creating cross-border tourist destinations in three pre-selected areas in the Hungarian-Croatian, Hungarian-Slovenian and North-Western Hungarian-Slovakian border regions during the last two, already closed programming periods. Results of the research show, that cooperation between border countries for real tourism purposes is still possible today, and it only really aimed at creating uniform reception areas that ignore borders in a few cases. After the implementation of the programs, cross-border destinations as sellable tourist products were not created. The study shows that, in the case of two regions, the potential is given and the initiatives aimed at creating cross-border destinations are promising.
Comparing Scenario and Semi-structured Interviews in Inclusive Education Research: Perspectives of Trainee Teachers on Addressing Children with Special Educational Needs
Authors: Hazır Oğuzhan , Karlıdağ Turgut Anıl
Published: August 2024

The scenario interview technique allows researchers to explore the complex and context-dependent nature of inclusive teaching practices. This study was designed using a phenomenological approach, and 14 trainee teachers volunteered to participate. The results showed that each participant expressed their own ideas according to each scenario and demonstrated their understanding of how to address and overcome the student's problem in special education. Therefore, the scenario interview data collection technique can be utilized in educational studies to gain insights into participants' perspectives, decision-making processes, interpretations of behaviour towards themselves or an organization, by using real or hypothetical events on specific topics.
The Theological Resources of Michel de Certeau’s Thought for Envisioning a Synodal Church
Authors: Theobald Christoph
Published: August 2024

What is it about Michel de Certeau’s thinking and approach to the crisis of Catholicism in the (post-) conciliar years that gives it a particular capacity to inspire the advent of a synodal Church? The contribution attempts to answer this question by outlining the main features of de Certeau’s theological gesture. It will then clarify his perspective of the Christian community, which he approaches from the angle of a “missionary” itinerancy, or even an “exit” or “alteration” provoked by the encounter with the stranger, giving rise to linguistic creativity and requiring a new practice of authority. In the end, it is this “way of doing things” according to Certeau, which can be found in the Scriptures and is constantly being reinvented in very different cultural spaces that can enable ecclesial communities, and the Church as a whole, to embark on the “uncharted path” of synodalization.
Divine Violence Suffered: Another Reading of Walter Benjamin’s Toward the Critique of Violence
Authors: Lehmann Sandra
Published: August 2024

Benjamin’s essay Toward the Critique of Violence has often irritated readers. This is even more true of his concept of divine violence, which is defined as “law-annihilating” and goes against legally sanctioned state sovereignty. In this paper, I present a new reading of both Benjamin’s essay and divine violence. Against an apocalyptic tendency of Benjamin, I argue that divine violence can only be an instrument of justice if it is understood as violence suffered rather than perpetrated. This is especially the case where people suffer persecution – imprisonment, torture, death – as a result of nonviolent resistance to an oppressive political regime. Only where such resistant suffering occurs, can violence properly be called divine. Only then does it offer a perspective beyond the never-ending atrocities of human history.
Michel de Certeau, lecteur/auditeur des mystiques. Ecouter le murmure de l’Absent
Authors: Watanabe Yu
Published: August 2024

Michel de Certeau’s thinking is surely theological, but what kind of theology are we talking about when describing as “theology” a thought that has so boldly crossed over many “secular” disciplines ? This article examines this question by focusing on his discourse on mysticism. “The search for the Word (Parole) of the Absent” seems to be Certeau’s consistent theological motif. Since modern times, it has been a voice barely audible as a “murmur.” However, what Certeau found in mystical texts, and what he himself aspired to, is a voice that transforms the modern subject and its writing, like a footprint on the beach which flurried Robinson Crusoe. Our purpose is to show that reading and listening to these “murmurs” of the Absent is an essential moment of Certeau’s theological thought. We shall see that his theology is a “humiliated theology” that is penetrated by a belief in the “multitude.”
Autonomy Aweigh: Evaluation Metrics and Supporting Seafarers' Basic Psychological Needs in Energy-Efficient Route Planning DSS
Authors: Zoubir Mourad , Gruner Marthe , Heidinger Jan , Schwarz Benjamin , Jetter Hans-Christian , Franke Thomas
Published: August 2024

To achieve necessary CO2e emission reductions in the maritime industry, decision support systems (DSS) can assist seafarers in energy-efficient operations. However, adequate evaluation measures beyond classical human-machine interaction (HCI) metrics are required to ensure these systems are human-centered and align with Industry 5.0 goals, including human-machine cooperation and basic psychological needs, especially autonomy. Objectives of this research were 1) to understand how different metrics evaluate route-planning DSS and a route adaptation feature, and 2) to explore autonomy support in DSS usage. Simulator (N = 46) and online (N = 20) studies with experienced seafarers showed HCI metrics alone did not quantify the adaptation feature's potential. Thematic analysis of interviews highlighted algorithm comprehensiveness, usability, user empowerment, and collaborative workflows as key autonomy aspects. Furthermore, seafarers preferred automated information acquisition and analysis but human decision-making for route planning. We discuss design guidelines to improve autonomy satisfaction for energy-efficient route planning.
Validation of the Social Mistrust Scale in 8- to 14-year-old Italian non-clinical and clinical sample: convergence with anxiety and depression
Authors: Zaccaria Valerio , ardizzone ignazio , Maggi Susanna , Forte Federica , Luchetti Emiliano , Piazza Elvira , Rogora Chiara , Pisani Francesco , Wong Keri Ka-Yee
Published: August 2024

Background: paranoia exists in the general population both in adults and in children and is key feature of schizotypy and schizophrenia-spectrum disorders. Attempts to develop child-appropriate tools to assess childhood suspiciousness and its correlates with developmental psychopathology is underdeveloped but crucial. This study examines the prevalence and structure of childhood mistrust and its correlations with internalizing and externalizing problems in non-clinical and clinical samples using a newly validated Italian Social Mistrust Scale (SMS).Method: children aged 8-14 years old from a non-clinical (N = 242) and a clinical sample with anxiety and/or mood disorder (N = 44) were recruited. All children completed the SMS and a standardized battery of tests measuring schizotypal traits, anxiety, depression, and internalizing/externalizing problems.Results: the Total Mistrust score was positively skewed, with 50% of children scoring ≤3 points and 15% scoring ≥7 points. Factor Analyses revealed a three-factor model (i.e., General Mistrust, Home Mistrust, and School Mistrust) replicating the original English SMS. As expected, childhood mistrust was positively correlated with schizotypal traits, anxiety, and depression in the non-clinical sample (r = 0.49, 0.42, and 0.54, respectively) and in the clinical sample (r = 0.75, 0.51, and 0.85, respectively). Finally, the SMS showed an overall moderate internal reliability in the non-clinical sample (α = 0.74), and a good internal reliability in the clinical sample (α = 0.83).Conclusions: replicating previous studies, childhood mistrust as measured by the newly translated Italian SMS exists on a continuum of severity and is associated with higher levels of childhood psychopathology.
Comparing the potential of meat alternatives for a more sustainable food system
Authors: Bry-Chevalier Tom
Published: August 2024

Numerous studies highlight the significant negative externalities associated with meat consumption, necessitating a shift towards diets with reduced meat intake. Given the challenges in persuading individuals to reduce meat consumption in their diet and the low popularity of coercive policies, alternative proteins have been proposed as a solution to facilitate the protein transition. This scoping review stresses the risk that non-holistic analysis of alternative proteins bear in promoting suboptimal solutions, and therefore the need for a multidimensional approach considering aspects such as environmental performance, production scalability, acceptability, and animal welfare. For instance, a food product exhibiting favourable environmental performance but lacking scalability potential would likely have minimal transformative impact on food systems. Furthermore, supporting suboptimal solutions generates an opportunity cost in terms of the quantity of meat reduced. Thus, it is crucial to compare alternative proteins not only with conventional meat but also with each other. This review focuses on four main categories of alternative proteins: plant-based meats, single-cell proteins, cultivated meat, and insects. In this multidimensional analysis, plant-based meats and single-cell proteins emerge as having the greatest potential for contributing to sustainable food systems. Cultivated meat could also contribute positively if it finds a unique market segment and overcomes production scalability challenges. Insects demonstrate little promise and should not be considered a sustainable solution given the current state of evidence.
Visual Linguistic Model and Its Applications in Image Captioning
Authors: Kumar Ravin
Published: August 2024

Image captioning is a well-known task of generating textual description of a given image. Research work on this problem statement requires efforts in both computer vision and natural language processing domains to obtain better quality image descriptions. In this paper, we are proposing a new deep learning approach to generate image captions. In this approach, we generate a sequence of visual embeddings for objects and their relationships present in the image. These visual embeddings are arranged in a particular manner and are then supplied to the encoder part of an attention-based sequence-to-sequence model. In the final step, we receive the generated image captions from the decoder part of our sequence-to-sequence model. We tested its performance on MSCOCO Dataset, and the obtained results suggested that our model generates better image captions for MSCOCO testing dataset.
Harnessing Hybrid Digital Twinning for Decision-Support in Smart Infrastructures
Authors: Liang Huangbin , Moya Beatriz , Seah Eugene , Ng Kwok Weng Ashley , Baillargeat Dominique , Joerin Jonas , Zhang Xiaozheng , Chinesta Francisco , Chatzi Eleni
Published: August 2024

Digital Twinning (DT) has become a main instrument for Industry 4.0 and the digital transformation of manufacturing and industrial processes. In this statement paper, we elaborate on the potential of Digital Twinning as a valuable tool in support of the management of intelligent infrastructures throughout all stages of their life-cycle. We highlight the associated needs, opportunities and challenges and discuss the needs from both the research and applied perspectives. We elucidate the transformative impact of digital twin applications for strategic decision making, discussing its potential for situation awareness, as well as enhancement of system resilience, with a particular focus on applications that necessitate efficient, and often real-time, or near real-time, diagnostic and prognostic processes. In doing so we elaborate on the separate classes of DT, ranging from simple images of a system, all the way to interactive replicas that are continually updated to reflect a monitored system at hand. We root our approach in the adoption of hybrid modelling as a seminal tool for facilitating twinning applications. Hybrid modelling refers to the synergistic use of data with models that carry engineering or empirical intuition on the system's behaviour. We postulate that modern infrastructures can be viewed as cyber-physical systems comprising, on the one hand, an array of heterogeneous data of diversified granularity and, on the other, a model (analytical, numerical, or other) that carries information on the system's behaviour. We thus propose Hybrid Digital Twins (HDT) as the main enabler of smart and resilient infrastructures.
Electrochemical Iron Recovery from Biologically Produced Magnetite via Iron Oxide/Hydroxide Conversion: First Steps towards Terrestrial and Martian Applications
Authors: Fayaz Reza , La Mantia Fabio , Baune Michael , Carissimo Antoine , Pillot Guillaume , Hanafi Md Izzuddin Jundullah , Gesing Thorsten M , Kerzenmacher Sven , Thöming Jorg
Published: August 2024

Ferrihydrite (Fe10O14(OH)2), an iron oxide/hydroxide, is found in a variety of terrestrial and interplanetary environments. This study presents a novel combination of bio-mineralization and electrolysis to address the need for efficient mining of low-grade iron resources. Iron-reducing bacteria biologically convert iron oxide/hydroxide to magnetite. This could then be magnetically extracted and electrolyzed at 363 K using an alkaline medium into metallic iron. The innovation could facilitate the exploitation of marginal iron reserves, particularly in areas where no rich ores are available. The process also promises adaptation to extraterrestrial sources such as the Martian regolith.
In our research, Carboxydothermus ferrireducens converted superparamagnetic iron oxide/hydroxide (Fe(III)) into a ferrimagnetic (Fe(II)/Fe(III)) phase. After 20 hours of alkaline deoxidation electrolysis, this ‘bio-magnetite’ could be electrochemically reduced to 25 wt.% of Fe(0). The iron yield was increased to 67 % by integrating a heat treatment step. This resulted in a high current efficiency of 63 % and an energy consumption of 17.9 MJ/kg, competitive with current industrial practices. The morphological and chemical changes induced by heat treatment facilitated iron reduction and minimized parasitic hydrogen evolution. Improved reducibility of bio-mineralized materials was also observed. These findings suggest the potential of biotechnological approaches in metallurgy.
Bayesian Priors in Active Avoidance
Authors: Granwald Tobias , Dayan Peter , Lengyel Máté , Guitart-masip Marc
Published: August 2024

Failing to make decisions that would actively avoid negative outcomes is central to helplessness. In a Bayesian framework, deciding whether to act is informed by beliefs about the world that can be characterised as priors. However, these priors have not been previously quantified. Here we administered two tasks in which participants decided whether to attempt active avoidance actions. The tasks differed in framing and valence, allowing us to test whether the prior generating biases in behaviour is problem-specific or task-independent and general. We performed extensive comparisons of models offering different structural explanations of the data, finding that a Bayesian model with a task-invariant prior for active avoidance provided the best fit to participants’ trial-by-trial behaviour. The parameters of this prior were reliable, and participants with an optimistic prior also reported higher levels of positive affect. These results show that individual differences in prior beliefs can explain decisions to engage in active avoidance of negative outcomes, providing evidence for a Bayesian conceptualization of helplessness.
Are Errors More Aversive in an Uncertain World? Testing the Influence of Uncertainty on the Error-Related Negativity in a Randomized Controlled Trial
Authors: Carsten Hannes Per , Härpfer Kai , Malbec Marcelo , Wieser Matthias J , Riesel Anja
Published: August 2024

Overactive error monitoring—as measured by the error-related negativity (ERN)—is acandidate transdiagnostic risk marker for internalizing psychopathology. Previous research reportedassociations of the ERN and individual differences in intolerance of uncertainty (IU). These findingsimply associations between the subconstructs of IU (prospective and inhibitory IU) and the ERN,which we sought to replicate and extend by testing for causal influences that might elucidate specificmechanisms underlying this association. To test cross-sectional and longitudinal associations ofuncertainty and the ERN, a preregistered, randomized-controlled design was employed. Aftermeasuring the baseline ERN of N = 120 university students, a subsample was randomly assigned totwo groups: While an intervention group (n = 30) performed an unsolvable probabilistic “learning”task intended to induce uncertainty, a passive control group (n = 30) rested. Subsequently, the ERNwas assessed again (T1). Self-reported uncertainty was assessed before and after the intervention. Forexploratory cross-sectional analyses, two further samples from different study sites were included toincrease the sensitivity of the replication attempt by including psychophysiological data from N = 355participants. Cross-sectionally, no effects of IU on the ERN emerged. Longitudinally, the interventiongroup displayed increased self-reported uncertainty after the intervention, but no evidence emergedfor ERN alterations attributable to the intervention. The link between individual differences in IU andthe ERN might be smaller and less robust than previous findings suggest, reflecting the understudiedcharacter of this association. The absence of evidence for mechanistic changes in the ERN due to asuccessful induction of uncertainty further questions a link between IU and the ERN. In line withprevious studies that linked increased ERN to anxiety, independent of clinical status, the ERN seemsunaffected by short-term changes such as symptom provocations in non-clinical populations
Gender and the public realm in Nigeria: Hannah Arendt‘s perspective
Authors:   Department of Mass Communication and Media Technology, Lead City University, Ibadan, Nigeria., Irele Abigail Olubukola
Published: August 2024

Hannah Arendt, renowned for her insights into political philosophy, particularly in "The Human Condition" and "On Revolution", delineates the dichotomy between the public and private realms. In her analysis, the public sphere represents a space of political agency and rational discourse, crucial for the realization of human freedom and equality. Conversely, the private realm, characterized by necessity and domesticity, traditionally excludes women from active participation in public affairs. This study explores Arendt's theories to analyze gender exclusion in Nigeria's public realm. Historically, Nigerian women have faced systemic marginalization, confined to the private sphere, hindering their political participation. This research aims to evaluate women's representation in Nigerian politics, the impact of colonial and post-colonial policies, and the role of patriarchal structures. Integrating Arendt's framework with gender theory and social exclusion, the study underscores the need for constitutional amendments and cultural shifts to enhance women's political agency. This research proposes multifaceted solutions. These include legislative reforms to promote gender equality, educational initiatives to empower women politically, and cultural shifts to challenge stereotypes and biases against women in leadership roles. Such interventions are crucial for dismantling existing barriers and fostering a more inclusive public sphere where women's voices are heard and their contributions are valued. This research uniquely applies Arendt’s political theory to the contemporary issue of gender exclusion in Nigerian politics, providing a comprehensive analysis that links historical, cultural, and structural factors. It offers actionable recommendations to improve women's political representation and participation, fostering women's education, political advocacy, and cultural change to achieve a more egalitarian society.
A feminist stylistic analysis of the selected poems from My Heart in Your Hands: Poems from Namibia
Authors:   Master of English and Applied Linguistics Programme, Department of Communication and Languages, FCHSE, NUST, Namibia., Ashimbuli Naemi Ligola , Woldemariam Haileleul Zeleke ,   Associate Professor, Department of Communication and Languages, FCHSE, NUST, Windhoek, Namibia.
Published: August 2024

This study provides a feminist stylistic analysis of fifteen (15) selected poems from My Heart in Your Hands: Poems from Namibia from a feminist stylistic perspective, thus the study examines language and gender in anthropology. The research aimed to examine how lexis is used to represent women in the selected poems; to analyse how syntax is used to show the roles of women in society and to evaluate how gender issues are communicated at the discourse level. In recent years, many Namibian women have turned to language to recast themselves and give a voice to the voiceless and marginalised through literature. The female poets disclosed the subjugation of women by the patriarchal system. Women characters were represented as second to men, wicked, weak and victims of sexual, verbal and physical abuse at the hands of their loved ones. In the poems, women are represented as emotional, and worthless. As the study was a desk study, it adopted the qualitative approach to analyse the sampled poems that were purposively sampled as they are primarily thematic concerns of gender and that are written by women. Moreover, content analysis was used to analyse and interpret the meaning from the selected poems. Finally, the poets used discourse level to communicate the gender issues faced by women such as oppression, discrimination, and exploitation and they are voiceless as men shut them through abuse when they speak up. Therefore, women are portrayed as domestic workers, caretakers, and child bearers. They are given household duties as their roles throughout the selected poems.
Nutritional Assessment and Socio-Demographic Status of Geriatric Population Residing in Bhaktapur Municipality-A Community Based Cross-Sectional Study
Authors: Duwal Srijana , Shrestha Alok , Kaji Poudel Pradeep , P. Kharel Ganga
Published: August 2024

The elderly remains among the most deprived in the country for several reasons, like issues with access to facilities and widespread health care needs. The cultural norms and traditional family support systems for elderly in Nepal is changing which have placed significant pressure in caring elderly people which shows an urgent need to identify and to highlight the problems the elderly people are facing, in order to bring the improvement in the quality of living. Thus, the study was conducted to assess the nutritional status, health and lifestyle of elderly aged 90 and above. Community based cross-sectional and descriptive study was carried out in Bhaktapur municipality. Semi-structured questionnaire and anthropometric measurements were used to collect information on nutritional status, socio-economic characteristics, anthropometric parameters, health and lifestyle of the elderly. The results of the study revealed that 62.8% of the total participants were at the risk of malnutrition although, most of the participants had small but frequent meals, 80% had meals at least five times a day comprising two side meals and three main meals. Despite of the age, 22.9% of the elderly lived an active life and 71.4% lived a moderate lifestyle. The results also showed that the eating pattern of long-lived elderly was characterized by regularity, simplicity and no overeating. Taken together, the report revealed that customized nutritional management and education should be developed and provided in order to improve the quality of healthy living for the elderly.
Preparation and Quality Evaluation of Orange Incorporated Paneer Whey- Lemon Beverage
Authors: Gautam Hemant , Sigdel Manish
Published: August 2024

The main objective of this study was to utilize the paneer whey for the preparation of beverage. For this purpose, orange juice, lemon juice and paneer whey (obtained by 2% citric acid coagulation) were prepared. After screening experimental beverages made using mixture design by sensory analysis, a control sample and four different samples were prepared, varying proportion of whey and orange juice, while keeping lemon juice and sugar content at fixed level of 1% v/v and 8% w/v, respectively. Then, the whole mix was heated at 88ºC for 15 minutes, after filling in glass bottles, then cooled to room temperature at 25±5ºC and were subjected to sensory evaluation and chemical analysis.
The best beverage formulation was determined from higher sensory score and higher ascorbic acid content and stored at  refrigeration temperature 6±1ºC. The ascorbic acid content of the four beverage formulations prepared by varying orange juice at the level 10% (sample A), 12.5% (sample B), 15% (sample C) ,17.5% (sample D) and control sample E (0% orange juice) was determined. Statistically there was no significant difference (p ≤ 0.05) in between the samples C and D with respect to ascorbic acid content. From 9-point hedonic rating sensory analysis, the best formulated orange incorporated paneer whey-lemon beverage sample was found to be sample C having 76% whey, 15% orange juice, 1% lemon juice and 8% sugar. The TSS, pH, acidity, reducing sugar, total sugar, and ascorbic acid content of this optimized beverage sample was found to be 12 ± 0.1 ºBx, 4.35 ± 0.05, 0.40 ± 0.01%, 5.04 ± 0.07%,11.65 ± 0.24% and 4.58 ± 0.51 mg/ 100 ml, respectively.
Quality Assessment of Tofu from Black Soybean (Glycine max.) by using Natural and Synthetic Coagulant
Authors: Adhikari Susmita , B. Karki Tika
Published: August 2024

The quality assessment of different types tofu (normal, silken and intermediate dried) prepared from black soybean (Glycine max) using lime juice and calcium chloride in terms of yield, proximate composition, sensory analysis and functional properties. Curds were prepared using 2.5% of calcium chloride and 2.5% lime juice respectively based on soymilk (acidity as 6.88% citric acid). The lime juice produced significantly (p<0.05) higher yield percentage compared to calcium chloride on dry basis respectively. The proximate analysis revealed that the protein content, fat, ash and carbohydrate differed significantly (p<0.05). The lemon juice coagulated tofu had the highest protein content but lowest carbohydrate content in intermediate dried tofu on dry basis. The phytic acid content was found to be decrease in all types of tofu, whereas oxalate content increased in all tofu prepared using lemon juice. Silken tofu coagulated by calcium content showed higher total phenolic content compared to that of other tofu samples. Similarly, silken tofu coagulated with calcium chloride showed higher radical scavenging activity compared to other types of tofu coagulated by lemon juice and calcium chloride. From the sensory evaluation, normal tofu coagulated by lemon juice was better preferred compared to that of other different types of tofu.
تأثير تطبيق المعيار المحاسبي الدولي 33 ربحية السهم الواحد في تخفيض المخاطر المالية غير النظامية / دراسة تطبيقية في عينة من الشركات التجارية الخاصة المدرجة في سوق العراق للأوراق المالية
Authors: م.م. مظاهر مردان عذافه  , م.م. مصطفى كريم سهم
Published: August 2024

تعد المخاطر المالية من المواضيع المهمة التي يتطلب من الشركات اخذها  بنظر الاعتبار ولا سيما في الوقت الحاضر بعد التطورات الحديثة التي رافقت توجهات الشركات العالمية والمنافسة الاستثمارية على الصعيدين المحلي والعالمي .  لذ ركزت الكثير من الدراسات حول موضوع المخاطر المالية وما لها من تأثير في اداء الشركات المالية واعطت اهمية واضحت عن كيفية التعامل مع تلك المخاطر عن طريق ادارة المخاطر ومن المقاييس الشائعة الاستخدام في تحليل الشركات وقياس ادائها هي ربحية السهم الواحد والعائد على السهم ، وخاصة في سوق الاوراق المالية ، وضرورة الافصاح وأهميته للشركات المدرجة في تلك الاسواق اذ افرد مجلس المعايير المحاسبة الدولية معيارا خاصا بالإفصاح عن ربحيه السهم الواحد  وهو المعيار المحاسبي الدولي33 ربحية السهم الواحد . لذا يهدف البحث الى بيان تأثير تطبيق المعيار 33 في المخاطر المالية غير النظامية حيث تم اختيار مجتمع البحث مجموعة من الشركات المساهمة المدرجة في سوق العراق للأوراق المالية ( قطاع المصارف) باعتباره من انشط القطاعات في السوق وكذلك تم اختيار عينة من هذا القطاع بواقع (7) مصارف لتوفر فيها متطلبات تطبيق المعيار المحاسبي ربحية السهم الواحد 33 من حيث تداول اسهمها وعدم توقف اسهمها خلال فترة البحث. وتبنى الباحثان عدد من الفرضيات و التي تم صياغتها بناءً على مشكلة البحث. وتم التوصل الى مجموعة من الاستنتاجات والتوصيات اهمها ان لتطبيق المعيار المحاسبي الدولي ربحية السهم الواحد 33 تأثير  في تخفيض المخاطر المالية غير النظامية  .
تقدير معلمات أنموذج الانحدار الخطي البسيط بوجود مشكلة عدم تجانس التباين الخاص بالأخطاء باستعمال بعض الطرق الحصينة
Authors: رضا قاسم محمد تميم  , أ.م.د. احمد شاكر محمد طاهر
Published: August 2024

تجانس تباين حدود الخطأ العشوائي لانموذج الانحدار يعد احد الافتراضات الاساسية للحصول على تقديرات المربعات الصغرى لمعاملات الانموذج التي تتصف بانها افضل تقدير خطي غير متحيز، غير ان هذا الافتراض قد يكون غير متحقق في بعض التطبيقات العملية، الامر الذي يدعو الى استعمال طرائق بديلة تزودنا بالتقديرات ذات الخصائص الكفؤة. من تلك الطرائق طريقتي التقدير الحصينتين S و MPV ، اذ تم استعمال هاتين الطريقتين في تقدير معاملات أنموذج الانحدار الخطي البسيط بوجود مشكلة عدم تجانس تباين الاخطاء العشوائية، وبالاعتماد على بيانات حقيقية تمثل للإنفاق الاستهلاكي ومتوسط نصيب الفرد من الدخل القومي تم اجراء مقارنة بين تقديرات الطريقتين. اشارت النتائج الى ان طريقة (MPV) كانت افضل من طريقة تقدير (S) وذلك بالاعتماد على معيار المفاضلة متوسط مربعات الخطأ (MSE).
تبني استراتيجية الأمواج المتداخلة لتحقيق التنمية السياحية المستدامة– بحث تطبيقي في هيئة السياحة
Authors: سحر جبار كيلان  , أ.م.د. أرادن حاتم خضير
Published: August 2024

ان الهدف من هذا البحث هو اختبار علاقة وتأثير تبني استراتيجية الأمواج المتداخلة كمتغير مستقل في تحقيق التنمية السياحية المستدامة كمتغير مستجيب, في دائرة هيئة السياحة، ومن ثم محاولة الخروج بجملة توصيات تسهم في تحقيق التنمية السياحية المستدامة للمنظمات المبحوثة. وانطلاقا من اهمية موضوع البحث في المنظمات السياحية، واهمية المنظمات المبحوثة للمجتمع، اُعِتمد المنهج الوصفي التحليلي في انجاز هذا البحث، وشمل البحث المديرين ومعاونيهم، ورؤساء الاقسام والشعب في دائرة هيئة السياحة، وجمعت البيانات من (100) مستجيباً وهم يمثلون عينة البحث بشكل حصري وشامل، باعتماد الاستبانة والاستعانة بالمقابلات الشخصية والمشاهدات الميدانية كأدوات مساعدة في جمعها، واعتمد البحث برنامج ( Amos V.23, SPSS V.23) مع اعتماد اساليب الاحصاء الوصفي (اختبار التوزيع الطبيعي, والتحليل العاملي التوكيدي, وبناء نماذج المتغيرات, والوسط الحسابي, والنسب المئوية, والانحراف المعياري, والاهمية النسبية, ومعامل الاختلاف, ومعامل الارتباط بيرسون, ومعامل الانحدار البسيط) لاختبار فرضياته. اما ابرز استنتاجات البحث التي اظهرت صحة الفرضيات  فتتضح ان تبني استراتيجية الأمواج المتداخلة في دائرة هيئة السياحة يؤثر بشكل مباشر ويتعاظم هذا التأثير بشكل غير مباشر في تحقيق التنمية المستدامة.
Foregrounding Positive Research Culture
Authors: Craig Anne-Marie , Harris Julie M.
Published: August 2024

A key theme emerging across the International Research Culture Conference 2023 (IRCC 2023) was the detrimental effect of excessive competition. Funders, institutions, and individual researchers from across the research landscape recognised that some actions intended to promote collaboration, and some measures of research culture, may contribute to an overly competitive research context that is detrimental to the research endeavour. 
This article reviews key findings from the conference that could combat too much competition. We highlight work on learning across the research landscape, and continuing developments in measurement and evaluation of research culture that are inclusive and adaptable across contexts. We suggest that these are key elements of progressing positive research cultures and that these should be prioritised for discussion at future conferences.