bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
La manipulación de la fama literaria en el extranjero: Arreola, a humorist
Authors: MENDOZA NEGRETE Jesús Erbey , EVANGELISTA ÁVILA Iram Isaí
Published: February 2025

El presente trabajo discute la recepción de la obra de Juan José Arreola en lengua inglesa. El trabajo se apoya en los conceptos de reescritura y refracción de Lefevere. Asimismo, describe la forma en que la fama de un escritor es manipulada transculturalmente a través de traducciones, metatextos y paratextos. Con lo anterior, se discute la función de los metatextos y paratextos (prólogos, introducciones, ejercicios de crítica, etc.) en cuanto a mediadores, en la recepción de la obra literaria. Disponemos luego de una serie de publicaciones en lengua inglesa que caracterizan a Arreola como, ante todo, un humorista. Finalmente, a través del análisis de las introducciones a Confabulario and Other Inventions de George D. Schade, y a Una selección Personal/A Personal Selection de Vicente Preciado y Ramón Elizondo, se muestra un panorama general de la recepción de la obra del mexicano en el extranjero.
Mecanismos narrativos de la subalternidad en la autonovela familiar contemporánea
Authors: R. Gallardo Sara
Published: February 2025

En este trabajo analizamos las autonovelas familiares como vehículos de historias silenciadas, donde el sujeto narrado está en una posición de subalternidad (Gramsci, Spivak). Desde un abordaje doble de este concepto (memorias subterráneas y antibiografías), nos interesa estudiar el modo en el que los autores se enfrentan a su propio sentido de la subalternidad: desde qué historias eligen hasta cómo extraen la información de las huellas documentales y cómo la (re)presentan en el texto. Para ello, analizaremos Los rojos de ultramar (2004) de Jordi Soler, dos capítulos independientes de Los extraños (2014) de Vicente Valero, West End (2020) de José Morella y Memoria del frío (2021) de Miguel Martínez del Arco.
La corrupción… c’est la vie: a propósito de La última fiesta de Ángeles Salvador
Authors: Rosa Silvia
Published: February 2025

El presente artículo pretende discutir los análisis en torno a la corrupción que se centran únicamente en su condena y delación moral. En este contexto, actuales pensadores encuentran ineficaces e insuficientes los tratamientos ordinarios sobre la cuestión y abogan por pensar diferentemente la cuestión intentando comprender los mecanismos internos de la dinámica corrupta a fin de recrear un ethos ciudadano. Partiendo de esta perspectiva, el presente estudio analiza la novela La última fiesta de la escritora argentina Ángeles Salvador desde la propuesta de la filosofía moral de Gaspard Kœnig y la historiografía de Frédéric Monier, para quienes, las luchas anticorrupción deben tomar en cuenta una verdad irrefutable: vida y corrupción son términos inseparables.
Ecos políticos y poéticos del viaje de Juan Ramón Jiménez a Sudamérica en la prensa argentina, uruguaya y española (1948)
Authors: Soledad González Ródenas
Published: February 2025

La difusión en la prensa que tuvo el viaje de Juan Ramón Jiménez a Argentina y Uruguay en 1948 fue enorme y adquirió connotaciones que fueron mucho más allá de los asuntos meramente literarios, para convertirse en un reflejo de una situación política en la que se entrecruzan el principio del Plan Marshall con la llamada Guerra Fría; los movimientos antifascistas y anticomunistas; y la alianza del peronismo con el franquismo, en una tierra de acogida para los exiliados republicanos españoles. Lejos de eludir el compromiso político, el poeta realizó importantes declaraciones públicas que suscitaron muy distintas reacciones en España y Sudamérica.
Las seducciones del relato de investigación
Authors: Louis Annick
Published: February 2025

Desde el comienzo del siglo XXI, el “relato de investigación” tiene un éxito creciente ante el público especializado y no especializado. Si corresponde hoy a una vasta producción artística internacional, ficcional y no ficcional, en este modo narrativo se inscriben en Occidente diferentes tradiciones, presentes en las obras de autores globalizados. En este artículo consideramos la tradición latinoamericana del “relato de investigación”, y sus especificidades, con el objetivo de poner en evidencia su alcance ideológico, para proponer una clasificación que permite distinguir dos tradiciones distintas. Se propone una categorización del relato de investigación a partir de ejemplos relevantes de la literatura mundial.
Juan Ramón Jiménez, el magisterio rescatado. Trascendencia de su poesía en la primera vanguardia argentina y recepción en la revista Sur
Authors: Martínez Pérsico Marisa
Published: February 2025

Este artículo pasa revista a la influencia, hasta el momento desapercibida en los estudios sobre las vanguardias argentinas, de la poesía de Juan Ramón Jiménez. Se estudia la circulación de la Segunda Antolojía Poética y cómo, en la década del 20, este autor fue leído con provecho por algunos exponentes del ultraísmo-martinfierrismo poético y pictórico como Norah Lange, Norah Borges y Eduardo González-Lanuza. En un segundo momento, se analizan los números de la revista Sur publicados entre 1938 y 1964 en el que registramos 46 apariciones de o sobre Juan Ramón. Finalmente, se ofrece una interpretación de algunos aspectos de su visita a Argentina en 1948, como el interés por jóvenes autores del segundo surrealismo argentino, su relación con escritoras canónicas de la literatura infantojuvenil y otras reflexiones sobre la estancia de la pareja en el Río de la Plata que emergen de la lectura del epistolario de Zenobia.
Prevalencia de coledocolitiasis en pacientes con colecistitis aguda calculosa y riesgo intermedio para coledocolitiasis durante los años 2020 a 2022 en un hospital de cuarto nivel de Bogotá, Colombia
Authors: Mozo-Pacheco Sergio , Flórez-Meneses Andrea , Fuentes Ossian
Published: February 2025

Introducción. Las complicaciones de la litiasis biliar, como la colecistitis aguda, son comunes en cirugía general. Hasta el 20 % de estos pacientes pueden experimentar la migración de cálculos al conducto biliar, por lo tanto, es crucial identificar el riesgo de coledocolitiasis antes de tratar la colecistolitiasis. El objetivo de este estudio fue determinar la prevalencia de coledocolitiasis en pacientes con colecistitis aguda calculosa de riesgo intermedio según las guías ASGE 2019, en el Hospital Militar Central, en Bogotá, Colombia.
Métodos. Se realizó un estudio retrospectivo, donde se incluyeron los pacientes con diagnóstico de colecistitis aguda con riesgo intermedio de coledocolitiasis atendidos entre los años 2020 y 2022. Se calculó la prevalencia y se identificó la asociación de las diferentes variables con la presencia de coledocolitiasis.
Resultados. Se incluyeron 124 pacientes y la prevalencia de coledocolitiasis fue del 16,1 % (IC95% 9,63 - 22,57). En el análisis univariado, variables que en otros estudios no se tuvieron en cuenta, como la bilirrubina directa, mostraron asociación (OR 3,36; IC95% 1,234 - 9,167; p=0,027), mientras en el análisis multivariado la única variable que mostró asociación fue la bilirrubina mayor a 1,8 mg/dL (p=0,029).
Conclusión. La prevalencia de coledocolitiasis estuvo dentro de lo esperado para el grupo de riesgo intermedio y fue similar a otros estudios. No hubo diferencia estadística entre las alteraciones de las pruebas hepáticas y la coledocolitiasis. Estos resultados sugieren la necesidad de desarrollar nuevos sistemas de estratificación del riesgo de coledocolitiasis en pacientes con colecistitis aguda.
The U.S.-China Innovation Gap: The Chinese Advantage of Backwardness
Authors: Papanikos Gregory T.
Published: February 2025

Latecomers in the economic development process can leverage existing innovations and technologies available globally. This paper examines China’s "advantage of backwardness" using data on innovation provided by the Global Innovation Index (GII), published by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). I develop a simple theoretical framework to explain the advantage of backwardness and apply this to analyse China’s innovation gap with the United States. The analysis assumes that the United States represents the leading country in innovations. This assumption enables a comparison between the two large economies and tests a hypothesis with not only economic but also purported political and military implications. According to the theory of backwardness, China’s innovation level is converging with that of the United States. This raises the question: can China’s innovation level eventually surpass that of the United States? In other words, if China is developing by capitalizing on its technological backwardness relative to the United States, can it, at some point, become the global leader in innovations? This paper explores this question by analysing 18 observations spanning the period from 2007 to 2024, offering a speculative perspective on whether China can surpass the United States in innovation leadership.
Keywords: Advantage of Backwardness, GII index, WIPO, US, China, Innovation, Technology, Leadership, Development
Centenáriumi útikalauz lettrista filmbarátoknak
Authors: G. Horváth Mihály
Published: February 2025

A lettrizmus a dadaista destrukció affirmatív leszármazottja volt, amit a Romániából emigráló
avantgárd művész, Isidore Isou kezdeményezett az 1940-es évek közepén. Isou mozgalma Párizs
Saint-Germain-des-Prés negyedében bontakozott ki, és hamar a párizsi irodalmi szcéna egyik
legprovokatívabb mozgalmává vált. A felvilágosodás eszményében gyökerező irányzat célja a
kultúra és az élet minden aspektusának átalakítása volt. Ennek a radikalizmusnak az egyik
legkiemelkedőbb és legfelforgatóbb megnyilvánulása a kísérleti filmművészetben mutatkozott
meg. A nemzetközileg kevésbé kutatott lettrista mozi jelentős hatást gyakorolt számos avantgárd
filmkészítőre és modernista irányzatra. Befolyása nemcsak Párizsban érvényesült, leginkább Guy
Debord szituacionizmusának és a Nouvelle Vague-nak közvetlen konkurenseként és előfutáraként,
hanem nemzetközi szinten is, például olyan alkotók munkásságában, mint Stan Brakhage. Az 1950-
es évek elején megjelenő lettrista mozi célja a kívülálló, lázadó ifjúság radikalizálása volt. A
lettristák multimediális művészetkezelésükkel és kiterjesztett politikai gyakorlataikkal alapjaiban
feszítették szét a mozgóképalapú vizuális kultúra határait. Pár év leforgása alatt csupán néhány
mozgóképpel a lettrista kísérleti film megkérdőjelezett és újradefiniált mindent, amit korábban
mozinak tekintettek.
Stop Acting Like Language Model Agents Are Normal Agents
Authors: Perrier Elija , Bennett Michael Timothy
Published: February 2025

Language Model Agents (LMAs) are increasingly treated as capable of autonomously navigating interactions with humans and tools. Their design and deployment tends to presume they are normal agents capable of sustaining coherent goals, adapting across contexts and acting with a measure of intentionality. These assumptions are critical to prospective use cases in industrial, social and governmental settings. But LMAs are not normal agents. They inherit the structural problems of the large language models (LLMs) around which they are built: hallucinations, jailbreaking, misalignment and unpredictability. In this Position paper we argue LMAs should not be treated as normal agents, because doing so leads to problems that undermine their utility and trustworthiness. We enumerate pathologies of agency intrinsic to LMAs. Despite scaffolding such as external memory and tools, they remain ontologically stateless, stochastic, semantically sensitive, and linguistically intermediated. These pathologies destabilise the ontological properties of LMAs including identifiability, continuity, persistence and and consistency, problematising their claim to agency. In response, we argue LMA ontological properties should be measured before, during and after deployment so that the negative effects of pathologies can be mitigated.
‘There’s no functioning power left to do what it’s supposed to be doing’ : Autistic Accounts of Sensory Overload
Authors: Millington Elliot , Simmons David
Published: February 2025

Autistic people often speak about sensory overload as a highly negative impact on their daily life and wellbeing. Despite this community prominence, relatively little research has explored the concept itself and the research that has been conducted has mostly used clinician reports. This study, co-produced with autistic people, recruited 78 self-identified autistic adults to complete a qualitative survey about their experiences of sensory overload. From the data, two themes about the nature of sensory overload were developed: a functioning perspective and a ‘Fight, Flight, Freeze’ perspective. Three further themes constructed from the data related to the overload of high-level processing, the overload of low-level processing, and the fatigue associated with sensory overload. These findings have implications for our understanding of the experience of sensory overload and how we envision autistic sensory processing more generally.
Rapport in Same and Mixed Neurotype Groups of Autistic and Non-autistic Adults
Authors: Foster Sarah , Ackerman Robert A. , Wilks Charlotte , Dodd Michelle , Calderon Rachel Maribella , Ropar Danielle , Fletcher-Watson Sue , Crompton Catherine J , Sasson Noah
Published: February 2025

Although autistic adults may establish better dyadic rapport with autistic relative to non-autistic partners, it is unclear whether this extends to group settings. The current study examined whether rapport differs between autistic groups, non-autistic groups, and mixed groups of autistic and non-autistic adults, and whether differing diagnostically from the rest of the group results in lower rapport. One hundred and forty-three adults were assigned to one of four group types of four participants each: all autistic, all non-autistic, non-autistic majority (3 non-autistic, 1 autistic), and autistic majority (3 autistic, 1 non-autistic). Groups participated in a 5-minute building activity and afterwards completed a 5-item rapport measure assessing their experience. The all-autistic groups reported the highest mean-level rapport on three rapport items (Enjoy, Successful, Friendly), with significantly higher rapport than the mixed groups on Enjoy and Friendly. At the individual level, autistic participants expressed more ease and enjoyment when interacting with other autistic adults relative to non-autistic adults, and their rapport declined as more non-autistic participants were included in the group. In contrast, rapport for non-autistic participants remained relatively consistent regardless of group composition. We discuss potential reasons why autistic participants were more affected by group composition than non-autistic participants.
MENA Historic Shapefiles
Authors: Nejjar Sawsene , Ketchley Neil
Published: February 2025

This document provides background information for shapefiles produced by the authors. All shapefiles described in this document are available via the the Arab Council for Social Sciences Dataverse and the Harvard Dataverse. These shapefiles capture spatial information for key social, political, and economic phenomena, recorded in publicly-available maps of the Arabic-speaking Middle East and North Africa (MENA). For each shapefile, we record map metadata, a URL to the original raster file, the ISO Topic Code for spatial features, as well as relevant background information and issues arising from the geo-referencing process. All map features, e.g., label names, follow the spelling and transliteration systems used in the underlying raster or source file.
Mathematical Foundations of Deep Learning
Authors: Ghosh Sourangshu
Published: February 2025

Deep learning, as a computational paradigm, fundamentally relies on the synergy of functional approximation, optimization theory, and statistical learning. This work presents an extremely rigorous mathematical framework that formalizes deep learning through the lens of measurable function spaces, risk functionals, and approximation theory. We begin by defining the risk functional as a mapping between measurable function spaces, establishing its structure via Frechet differentiability and variational principles. The hypothesis complexity of neural networks is rigorously analyzed using VC-dimension theory for discrete hypotheses and Rademacher complexity for continuous spaces, providing fundamental insights into generalization and overfitting.A refined proof of the Universal Approximation Theorem is developed using convolution operators and the Stone-Weierstrass theorem, demonstrating how neural networks approximate arbitrary continuous functions on compact domains with quantifiable error bounds. The depth vs. width trade-off is explored through capacity analysis, bounding the expressive power of networks using Fourier analysis and Sobolev embeddings, with rigorous compactness arguments via the Rellich-Kondrachov theorem.We extend the theoretical framework to training dynamics, analyzing gradient flow and stationary points, the Hessian structure of optimization landscapes, and the Neural Tangent Kernel (NTK) regime. Generalization bounds are established through PAC-Bayes formalism and spectral regularization, connecting information-theoretic insights to neural network stability. The analysis further extends to advanced architectures, including convolutional and recurrent networks, transformers, generative adversarial networks (GANs), and variational autoencoders, emphasizing their function space properties and representational capabilities.Finally, reinforcement learning is rigorously examined through deep Q-learning and policy optimization, with applications spanning robotics and autonomous systems. The mathematical depth is reinforced by a comprehensive exploration of optimization techniques, covering stochastic gradient descent (SGD), adaptive moment estimation (Adam), and spectral-based regularization methods. The discussion culminates in a deep investigation of function space embeddings, generalization error bounds, and the fundamental limits of deep learning models.This work bridges deep learning’s theoretical underpinnings with modern advancements, offering a mathematically precise and exhaustive exposition that is indispensable for researchers aiming to rigorously understand and extend the frontiers of deep learning theory.
A Network Analysis of Fear-Avoidance Beliefs, Mood and Disability in Chronic Pain
Authors: van der Wijk Gwen , Huygelier Hanne , Haslbeck Jonas M B , Evers Andrea W.M. , Peters Madelon L. , Teppers Mathijs , Vlaeyen Johan W.S.
Published: February 2025

Although the multifactorial nature of chronic pain-related disability is well established, research has predominantly examined isolated variables or singular pathways that may contribute to this condition. We use a complex systems perspective to examine the interplay of several psychological factors and their unique relationships with chronic pain disability. We analyzed two cross-sectional datasets (N = 935 and 1366) collected at a pain clinic and rehabilitation center in Belgium. These included self-reported data on pain-related fear and avoidance beliefs, depression and anxiety symptoms, and pain intensity and disability. We used Gaussian Graphical Models to examine conditional associations between these variables, their relative importance (having more/stronger relationships), and how they are moderated by pain-related fear and pain intensity. Our analyses revealed highly interrelated networks, with many unique, positive associations between the included factors. Depressive symptoms and pain intensity were most strongly related to disability. Fear-avoidance beliefs featured less prominently than previous studies looking at this concept in isolation suggested. Apart from differences in two associations between samples, and two moderation effects of pain intensity in one sample, the network structure was similar across the two samples. Overall, our results show that psychological factors related to chronic pain and disability have intricate interrelations, highlighting the complexity of chronic pain and the need to study its many components in relation to each other. The consistency across the two samples provides encouraging evidence that the results reflect a stable pattern within this complex system.
Dominant paradigms in the field of mindset
Authors: Buchanan Ash
Published: February 2025

An aspect of the mindset field that is not often acknowledged, yet it can exert a strong influence over how people come to understand mindset, is the potential existence of dominant paradigms. This paper examines the nature of dominant paradigms, and offers seven indicators to help readers self-assess if they have been conditioned by one. You are invited to discern if you have been conditioned by a dominant paradigm, and determine if there is an opportunity for you to embrace new paradigms of understanding and practice.
Preferred level of vehicle automation: How technology adoption, knowledge and personality affect vehicle preference in Turkey and Sweden
Authors: Ozturk Ibrahim , Warner Henriette Wallén , Özkan Türker
Published: February 2025

Vehicle automation with new advancements is now a key component of the future of road safety. Users’ acceptance of automated vehicles is subject to varying impacts of human factors. Personality, as well as technology adoption and previous knowledge about the systems, have been crucial determinants of people’s attitudes toward new technologies. Concerning these, the present study examined the impact of technology adoption, knowledge of vehicle automation and personality on the preferred level of vehicle automation in Turkey and Sweden. The study was conducted with 297 drivers from Turkey (age: M = 22.47, SD = 2.83) and 332 drivers from Sweden (age: M = 30.06, SD = 10.48). Participants completed a questionnaire package including technology adoption, knowledge and preference of vehicle automation questions, and the Basic Personality Traits Inventory (BPTI). A series of ANOVA and mediation analyses were conducted to test proposed relations. High technology adoption was associated with preferring higher levels of automation. Drivers from Turkey and drivers with previous knowledge of high or full automation preferred higher levels of automation in the two countries. High extraversion and openness to change were associated with high technology adoption, leading to preferring vehicles with higher levels of automation. All in all, the results indicated that drivers’ knowledge of the automated vehicle systems and general traits, such as personality and technology adoption, have a role in vehicle preference. The results are thought to shed light upon a better understanding of automated vehicle preferences of users by contributing to the literature.
The history of mindset: Honouring lineage, transcending partial stories, making mindset research and practice an interdisciplinary and intergenerational project.
Authors: Buchanan Ash
Published: February 2025

Mindset history is an important area of study for anyone who works with or refers to mindset in their life or work. Yet, mindset history is an area of study where little peer-reviewed research exists. This paper aims to address this gap by being the first peer-reviewed study to inquire into the origins, history, and lineage of mindset, to gain a broad understanding of some of the various mindset psychologies that have been developed over time and across generations, as well as to gain a sense of the collective wisdom that is present in the field as a whole. This review found that mindset psychology has a diverse, century-long history of explicit research and practice, with its origin phase taking place between 1908 and 1939, early inquiries occurring between 1940 and 1987, and contemporary bodies of work emerging in, and beyond 1988. This review also identifies some of the lineages of research and practice that are closely related to the origins and history of mindset psychology, some of which span back hundreds and thousands of years. The paper concludes with a reflection on my lived experience as a mindset practitioner and the journey of transformation I moved through to embrace a more holistic and intergenerational understanding. You are invited to become part of the future of mindset psychology by deepening your understanding of its history, and by grounding your work in a comprehensive understanding of the entire field.
MAD-DAX: Anger and driver behaviours on the road
Authors: Ozturk Ibrahim , Bıçaksız Pınar , Zİhni Yeşim Üzümcüoğlu , Özkan Türker
Published: February 2025

Anger is a common emotion in everyday life, and in the context of driving, the experience of greater anger has been positively associated with aggressive behaviour, near-misses and crashes. Although the effect of anger on driver behaviour has been studied, the role of the source of anger and the perceived level of skill of the driver experiencing anger, based on self-reported behaviour, is not well understood. In this context, the aim of the current study was to investigate the relationships of trait anger and driving anger with driver behaviours in relation to driver skills. A total of 369 drivers aged 18 – 58 years (M = 24.53, SD = 7.65) completed a questionnaire consisting of the Trait Anger Scale (TAS), the Measure for Angry Drivers (MAD), the Driver Skills Inventory (DSI), the Driver Behaviours Questionnaire (DBQ), the Positive Driver Behaviour Scale (PDBS) and the Driving Anger Expression Inventory (DAX). The factor analyses for the Turkish adaptations of the MAD and DAX supported the original factorial structures. For less skilled drivers, experiencing more anger due to the behaviours of others was associated with more errors. For skilled drivers, higher levels of anger due to the behaviours of others were associated with more personal physical anger expression and positive behaviours. Similarly, for the same group of drivers, higher levels of anger due to traffic delays were associated with more errors. The findings revealed a complex relationship between driving-specific anger and driver behaviours based on different levels of driver skills, contrary to non-significant relations of trait anger. Anger provoked by the context/situation-based reason, as opposed to trait anger, was associated with more general driving style (i.e., errors and positive behaviours) through driver skills. For the first time in literature, the relationship between anger and driver behaviour has been addressed in this study within the context of driver skill. The results provided valuable information to better understand how different situations that can trigger anger may relate to different behaviours for drivers with different levels of perceived skills. The results may contribute to more targeted intervention programmes to reduce driving anger, aberrant behaviour, and associated outcomes.
TRANSFORMING HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY AND BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE TO ADDRESS THE CLIMATE CRISIS
Authors: Epel Elissa , White Kristi , Brownell Kelly , Rodin Judith , Hollis Adrienne , Diefenbach Michael , Alegria Katie , Fromer Elena , Czajkowski Susan M. , Bacon Simon , Revenson Tracey , Ruiz John M. , Maibach Edward
Published: February 2025

The climate crisis poses the largest threat to human health and survival and has been a knownpublic health emergency for many years. It is causing harmful consequences for physical andmental health and is amplifying existing health inequities. In this call to action, we highlight therelevance of the health psychology and behavioral medicine communities in addressing thehealth impacts of climate change. We then identify mitigation and adaptation climate healthbehaviors (CHBs) and social changes needed that underlie the three essential objectives toaddress climate change and its associated health consequences: 1) rapid decarbonization; 2)drawdown of atmospheric heat-trapping gases (sequestration); and 3) adaptation. To advance thebehavioral and systemic changes necessary to protect human and planetary health, we propose a1-2-3 Transformational Model in which the fields of health psychology and behavioral medicinepromote human and planetary health by targeting CHBs and social change across majorprofessional areas, including research, interventions, education, and advocacy. We urge theadoption of the social quantum change paradigm, a systems approach to understanding theprocess of social change, where systemic change is viewed as local to global, and the individualhas an influential role. These shifts in view, priorities, and methods will bolster hope, collectiveefficacy, and action to support the next generation of health psychology and behavioral medicineprofessionals. With these changes, the health psychology and behavioral medicine communitiescan have a more immediate and meaningful impact on the climate crisis and its associated healthconsequences.
State Sensitivity in an Additive Discovery Game
Authors: Hong Yifan , Wang Chen , Zhao Bonan
Published: February 2025

Successful innovation hinges on balancing exploring new ideas and exploiting good known ones. A rational innovator should be state-sensitive, effectively switching to exploitation when the best available idea reaches some standard. We tackle innovation with a discovery-by-recombination game under additive reward growth, and compare the optimal state-dependent policy with a state-independent policy. Our experiment reveals that participants made state-dependent decisions, exploring more in rounds with early successes, albeit being told of the same true success probability. In contrast, the optimal state-dependent policy switches to exploitation earlier. This suggests that participants' state-sensitivity may be driven by ad-hoc subjective probabilities. Participants also deviated from optimality through excessive exploration, switching multiple times between exploration and exploitation, and their switching points also differed from the theoretical optimum.
Mindset types: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors: Buchanan Ash
Published: February 2025

A mindset type refers to the classification of a specific type of mindset. This systematic review and meta-analysis investigates all of the different mindset types that have been named throughout history in the title of scholarly publications. It was found that 1,882 different mindset types have been named, with a small number of those types becoming quite dominant in the field. It was also found mindset types seldom acknowledge the existence of one another, and they also seldom study how all mindset types are interrelated. It is recommended everyone in the field of mindset works together to break down the existence of scholarly silos, and widens their circle of acknowledgement, so they can embrace a diverse and comprehensive view of mindset theory that is inclusive of all mindset types.
Corporate Social Responsibility and Financial Performance: Analysing the Role of Green Credit and Employee Diversity in China Construction Bank
Authors: Zhang Yuan , Hu Qianqian , Mak Ho Wai , Hu Yan
Published: February 2025

This research examines the progression of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives at China Construction Bank (CCB) from 2014 to 2023. The study assesses the evolution of CCB's CSR reporting, focusing on environmental sustainability and employee diversity. Using a longitudinal study approach, it integrates case studies, content analysis, and an in-depth review of annual CSR reports, alongside an analysis of quantitative indicators such as green financing and employee statistics, including correlation analysis, principal component analysis, and regression analysis. This allows for evaluating CSR trends and their relationship to financial and business performance.The findings indicate substantial improvements in both the quantity and quality of CCB’s CSR disclosures during the review period. The data shows a significant rise in green financing, demonstrating CCB's commitment to environmental sustainability, along with improvements in employee diversity, marked by an increased proportion of younger staff and minority staff. The correlation analysis highlights a positive relationship between CSR initiatives and financial outcomes, suggesting that CSR is a crucial factor in driving business success. This research provides a comprehensive analysis of a decade of CSR practices in a leading Chinese commercial bank, emphasizing the importance of regulatory frameworks in guiding CSR activities and demonstrating the positive impact of CSR on financial performance. The insights derived from this study offer valuable implications for policymakers, industry stakeholders, and researchers interested in CSR practices within the banking sector.
Heavy Metal Contamination in Commercial Turmeric: A Public Health Perspective
Authors: Shah Sujit Kumar , Thapa Ankita , Bhattarai Ajaya
Published: February 2025

Turmeric is a spice obtained by drying and grinding the rhizomes of the plant Curcuma longa. Turmeric is a key component of traditional Ayurvedic medicine which is also one of the basic and most widely used spice in regular cooking. It has an active component curcumin. Due to its increasing popularity, turmeric is found to be adulterated with the salt of Lead and Chromium, usually with lead chromate. The presence of these two heavy metals in the turmeric elevates the level of these metals in our body causing various health implications. The presented study aimed to analyze the concentration of Lead and Chromium in the commercial turmeric powder. For this study, seven turmeric samples of different brands were collected from Itahari and Biratnagar. From the collected seven turmeric samples, seven sample solutions were prepared by aqua regia acid digestion. Then, for obtaining the concentration of Lead and Chromium the sample solution was analyzed by AAS. The AAS analysis revealed the concentration of lead and chromium in the sample taken. The concentration of the two metals obtained from the AAS analysis was compared to the limit recommended by WHO and DFTQC. In sample A, the concentration of both lead and chromium was found to be the highest, with the lead concentration higher than the permissible limit recommended by both DFTQC and WHO. The lead concentration in other samples (B, C, E & G) was also higher than the limit. While in two samples, (D & E) the concentration of lead was <0.01ppm. The chromium concentration in all seven samples was less than 6ppm which is less than the limit recommended by both WHO and DFTQC. Additionally, the moisture content and pH of the turmeric samples were also determined.
अभागी कथामा प्रजाति, क्षण र परिवेश {Species, moment, and setting in the story Abhagi}
Authors: पंगेनी Pangeni अनिता  Anita
Published: February 2025

प्रस्तुत लेख गुरुप्रसाद मैनालीद्वारा लिखित नासो कथासङ्ग्रह (२०२०) मा समाविष्ट अभागी कथामा आधारित छ । यस कथाको विश्लेषण समाजशास्त्रीय चिन्तक हिप्पोलाइट अडोल्फ तेनको प्रजाति, क्षण र परिवेशका आधारमा गरिएको छ । लेखक बाँचेको युग र उसले भोगेका सामजिक, आर्थिक, भौगोलिक आदि परिवेशलाई दृष्टिगत गरी कृतिभित्रको समाजको वैज्ञानिक एवं वस्तुपरक ढङ्गले अध्ययन एवं विश्लेषण गर्ने सिद्धान्त नै साहित्यको समाजशास्त्र हो । समाजशास्त्रीय मान्यतामध्ये प्रजाति, क्षण र परिवेशले व्यक्तिका, भाषा, संस्कृति, रहनसहन, भेषभुषा, परिस्थिति आदिमा केन्द्रित रहेर साहित्य र समाजको अध्ययन गर्न सकिन्छ भन्ने विचार प्रस्तुत गरेको छ । यसले लेखकको सामाजिक स्थिति र त्यस बेलाको प्रजाति, क्षेण र परिवेशको प्रभाव कृति भित्र के कस्तो छ, त्यसको अन्तः सम्बन्धको खोजी वैज्ञानिक एवं वस्तुपरक ढङ्गले गर्दछ । नासो कथा नेपाली समाजको विगत छ दशकको सामाजिक यथार्थसँग सम्बद्ध कथा हो । मैनाली साहित्य जगतमा आदर्शोन्मुख यथार्थवादी कथाकारका रूपमा चिनिन्छन् । यस अध्ययनमा उपर्युक्त कथामा उल्लिखित आधारहरूको पहिचान गर्दै प्रजाति, क्षण र परिवेशको अभिव्यक्तिलाई प्रस्ट पारिएको छ ।
दियो जलिरहेछ कथामा आञ्चलिकता {Regional Essence in the story Diyo Jalirahechha}
Authors: पौड्याल Paudyal एकनारायण Eknarayan
Published: February 2025

प्रस्तुत लेखमा आञ्चलिक अध्ययनका लागि रामलाल जोशीद्वारा लिखित कथासङ्ग्रह ऐनामा सङ्गृहीत ‘दियो जलिरहेछ’ शीर्षकको कथा चयन गरिएको छ । रामलालले गजल, कविता आदि विधामा कलम चलाएका भए पनि उनको लेखन कविताका उपविधाहरूमा भन्दा आख्यानका क्षेत्रमा अझ सशक्त रहेको छ । उनले आख्यानमा मूलतः सुदूरपश्चिमको समाजको चित्र उतारेका छन् । जोशीले त्यस क्षेत्रविशेषको सामाजिक, आर्थिक, सांस्कृतिक, शैक्षिक आदि अवस्थाको यथार्थ चित्र उतारेका कारण उनका आख्यानात्मक रचना आञ्चलिकताका विशेषताले युक्त छन् । साहित्यमा आञ्चलिकता भन्नाले खास स्थानविशेषका सामाजिक, सांस्कृतिक भाषिक आदि विशेषताले युक्त साहित्य भन्ने बुझिन्छ । यस कथामा आञ्चलिकताका तिनै विशेषता पाइने तर यसअघि आञ्चलिकतालाई आधार बनाएर प्रस्तुत कथाको अध्ययन नगरिएकाले यो शीर्षक चयन गरिएको हो । प्रस्तुत कथा आञ्चलिकताका दृष्टिले केकस्तो रहेको छ भन्ने मुख्य समस्या र यसको प्राज्ञिक समाधान खोज्ने उद्देश्यमा आधारित यस अध्ययनमा विश्लेष्य कथा प्राथमिक सामग्रीका रूपमा रहेको छ भने आञ्चलिकताको सैद्धान्तिक अवधारणाका लागि द्वितीयक स्रोत उपयोग गरिएको छ । गुणात्मक प्रकृतिको यस अध्ययनमा व्याख्यात्मक एवं विश्लेषणात्मक विधि अवलम्बन गरिएको छ । कृतिमा पाइने आञ्चलिकताका विविध अभिलक्षणहरूमध्ये यस कथामा भौगोलिक, सामाजिक, सांस्कृतिक, आर्थिक, शैक्षिक, राजनीतिक र भाषिक आञ्चलिकता पाइने कुरा जनाइएको छ । प्रस्तुत कथा अञ्चलविशेषका विशेषता उजागर गर्नका लागि लेखिएको र तत् तत् विशेषता उजागर भएकाले कथा आञ्चलिकताका दृष्टिले उल्लेखनीय रहेको निष्कर्ष निकालिएको छ ।
साल्गीको बलात्कृत आँसु कथामा जाति, क्षण र परिवेश {Caste, moment, and setting in the story Salgiko Balatkrit Aansu}
Authors: मैनाली Mainali देवी Devi
Published: February 2025

प्रस्तुत लेख पारिजातको ‘साल्गीको बलात्कृत आँसु’ कथामा प्रयुक्त मानिसहरूको जाति, क्षण र पर्यावरणसम्बन्धी विश्लेषण र मूल्याङ्कनमा आधारित छ । जातिको पहिचान मानिसको शारीरिक बनावट एवम् वंशानुगत गुणका आधारमा गर्न सकिन्छ । हरेक युगमा मानिसको महत्त्वपूर्ण विचार समाजको विशिष्ट धारणा बन्दछ । पर्यावरणले सामान्य अर्थमा मानव आँखाले देखिने सम्पूर्ण वस्तुलाई बुझाउँछ । यस लेखमा पारिजातको कथालाई प्राथमिक सामग्रीका रूपमा तथा जाति, क्षण र पर्यावरणसम्बन्धी सिद्धान्त एवम् विश्लेष्य कथासँग सम्बन्धित अध्ययनलाई द्वितीय सामग्रीका रूपमा लिइएको छ । यसमा हिप्पोलाइट एडल्फ तेनले अघि सारेको जाति, पर्यावरण र क्षणसम्बन्धी सैद्धान्तिक मान्यतालाई कृतिविश्लेषणको आधार बनाइएको छ । साथै निगमनात्मक विधिबाट तथ्यको निरूपणपश्चात समस्याको समाधान गरिएको छ । पारिजातका विश्लेष्य कथामा कुन जातिका कस्ता पात्रको प्रयोग गरिएको छ साथै कथाको पर्यावरण र क्षण के कस्तो छ भन्ने प्राज्ञिक जिज्ञासाको समाधान गर्ने लक्ष्य यस लेखको रहेको छ । उनको यस कथामा विशेषतः अशिक्षित, गरिब, दूरदृष्टि नभएका तथा मतवाली पात्रको आधिक्य रहेको निष्कर्ष निकालिएको छ । साथै गरिबी र अशिक्षाका कारणले नारीहरूको अस्तित्व धरापमा पर्ने गरेको सन्दर्भका साथै नारीमाथि हिंसा, शोषण एवम् विभेद गरिने तत्कालीन नेपाली तथा भारतीय परिवेशको यथार्थ प्रस्तुति यस कथामा रहेको निष्कर्ष पनि निकालिएको छ ।
रूपन्देही जिल्लाका थारू समुदायमा प्रचलित सीताविवाह {Sitavivah practiced in the Tharu community of Rupandehi district}
Authors: शर्मा Sharma मुकुन्द Mukunda
Published: February 2025

प्रस्तुत आलेख रूपन्देही जिल्लाका थारू समुदायमा प्रचलित सीताविवाह लोकनाटकको प्रचलन, प्रेरणा, प्रभाव र कथास्रोत तथा प्रस्तुति विधानका बारेको अध्ययनमा केन्द्रित छ । नेपालका विभिन्न समुदायमध्ये हालको बसाइँसराइको अवस्थाबाहेक तराई र भित्री मधेश भूभागमा बसोबास गर्नेमा थारू समुदाय मुख्य पर्दछ जसको आफ्नै भाषा, संस्कृति, रीतिरिवाज, परम्परा, साहित्य र लोकसाहित्य छ । रूपन्देही जिल्लामा पनि यस समुदायको बसोबास रहेको छ । लोकसाहित्यिक विधामा सम्पन्न मानिने यस समुदायमा लोकसाहित्यका लोकगीत, गाथा, कथा, उखान, टुक्का, पहेली आदि रहे जस्तै लोकनाट्य विधा पनि प्रचलित देखिन्छ । यस्ता नाटकका विषय ऐतिहासिक, पौराणिक र लोककिंवदन्तीसँग सम्बन्धित देखिन्छन् । अध्ययनीय सीता विवाह लोकनाटक हिन्दु पौराणिक कथामा आधारित तथा आफ्नै जातीय सामाजिक सांस्कृतिक अभिव्यक्ति प्रकट भएको अभिनेयमूलक नाट्य विधा हो जसको विषय रामकथा रहेको छ । यसको रचना र प्रस्तुतिको प्रेरणा उत्तर भारतका विभिन्न ठाउँमा प्रचलित रामलीला नै हो । क्षेत्रकार्यबाट आफै प्रत्यक्ष सङ्लगन भई सामग्री सङ्कलन गरेर तयार पारिएको यस आलेखमा अध्ययनीय लोकनाटक प्रस्तुतिको प्रेरणा, प्रभाव र कथास्रोत तथा नाटकमा अभिव्यक्त जातीय सामाजिक सांस्कृतिक अभिव्यक्तिका बारेमा अध्ययन गरिएको छ । अध्ययन गर्ने क्रममा थारू समुदायमा सीताविवाह लोकनाटक प्रस्तुतिको प्रेरणा र प्रभाव, सीताविवाह लोकनाटकको प्रस्तुति विधान, प्रस्तुतिको आरम्भ, नाट्य प्रदर्शन, समापन र सीताविवाह लोकनाटकमा अभिव्यक्त जातीय सामाजिक सांस्कृतिक परम्पराको प्रकटीकरण जस्ता बुँदालाई विश्लेष्य आधार बनाइएको छ ।
नेवाःतय् व्यक्तिनाम परम्पराय् वःगु ह्यूपाः {Changing Process in Traditional Proper Name of Newa}
Authors: महर्जन Maharjan भरत Bharat
Published: February 2025

खास मनूयात संकेत याय्त बियातैगु व्यक्तिवाचक नां हे व्यक्तिनाम खः । मचा जन्म याय्वं वया म्हसीकाकथं नां छुइगु परम्परा धर्म, जाति वा समुदायकथं हलिमय् यक्व ताजिया दु । नेवाःतय् हिन्दु व बौद्घ संस्कारकथं मचाया नां छुइगु याः । शदीऔंनिसें नेवाःतसें संस्कृतमूल खँग्वःयात व्यक्तिनामया नितिं नालावयाच्वंगुदु । भाषा–संस्कृति ख्यलय् अतिकं च्वन्ह्याःपिं नेवाःत थःगु हे भासं मौलिक नां छुइगु ज्याय् ल्यूने लाःगु खनेदु । नेवाःतय् थःगु हे मौलिक सभ्यताया प्रतिविम्बन जुइगु स्वभाषिक खँग्वःतय्त व्यक्तिनामया ल्याखं ल्यज्या गय्–गुकथं जुल धैगु खँय् दुवालेगु कुतः मजूनि । नेपाःगालय् मांभाय्या नां ल्यय्गु सिलसिला गुबलय् व गुकथं न्ह्यात धैगु सुचं मालेगु हे थ्व च्वसुया आजु खः । नेवाः समाजय् मचायात नां बीगु संस्कार व नांया नितिं ल्यज्या जुइगु खँग्वःया मूलबारे जक थुगु च्वसु केन्द्रित जू । अनुसन्धानयात माःगु प्राथमिक स्रोत स्रोतव्यक्तितपाखें मुंगु दुसा द्वितीयक सामग्री पुस्तकालयपाखें प्राप्त जूगु खः । संकलित तथ्याङ्कयात ऐतिहासिक विधि छ्यलाः नेवाःतय् संस्कृत नां छुइगु परम्पराय् वःगु ह्यूपाः दुवालेगु कुतः जूगु दु । हलिमय् हरेक पक्ष व विषय सीमान्तकृत वर्गं थःगु स्वअस्तित्व पिब्वय्त वहस व अभ्यास न्ह्याकूगु इलय् व्यक्तिनामय् भाषिक पहिचान दुवालेत थन पहिचानवाद अनुसन्धानया सैद्धान्तिक आधार खः । मचाया नां छुइगु ज्याय् पहिचान कुबीगु मौलिक खँग्वः ल्ययाः सहअस्तित्वया वकालत याय्गु कुतः सीमान्तकृतपाखें थीथी देसय् न्ह्याकूगु दु । थ्व ज्याय् नेवाःतय्गु नं सक्रिय सहभागीता खनेदयावःगु दु । राणाकालया उत्तरार्धय् वःगु भाषिक–सांस्कृतिक जागरणया उपज नेवाः नां छुइगु ज्या भाषिक न्ह्यलुवापिसं न्ह्याकूगु खः । पञ्चायतकालय् वयाः स्वभाषीय नां छुइगु लहर तच्वयाः वनसा थौंकन्हय् अझ व्यापक जुयाब्यूगु दु । विविध नेवाः नां थौंकन्हय् गैह्रनेवाः दथुइ नं लोकंह्वानाः स्थापित जूगु दु । नेवाःतय् नामकरण ज्याय् मौलिकपन अप्वःगु तथ्यं उमिगु भाषिक–सांस्कृतिक चेतनाय् वःगु बृद्घियात संकेत याः ।
भूषणप्रसाद श्रेष्ठया छन्द १०१ व नेवाः गजलय् गुण व दोष {Chhanda of Bhusan prasad shrestha and merit and demerit in Newa Gajal}
Authors: महर्जन Maharjan राजेन्द्र कुमार Rajendra Kumar
Published: February 2025

नेपालभाषा काव्य विधाय् स्यल्लाःम्ह गजल च्वमि भूषणप्रसाद श्रेष्ठं शास्त्रीय छन्द व बहरय् गजल चिनातःगु प्यंगू गजल सफू दु । उकी मध्ये ‘छन्द १०१ व नेवाः गजल’ सफूया गजलया बारे थन चर्चा जूगु दु । तर थ्व सफुती च्वंगु गजलया गुण व दोषया बारे आःतक सुनांनं कुलातःगु खनेमदु । थ्व हे गजल सफूया गुण व दोषया खँ कुलेगु थ्व शोधलेखया तातुना खः । थुकिं गजल च्वमिपिंत गजल बारे दुग्यंक अध्ययन याय्त ग्वहालि जुइ । पूर्वीय काव्यशास्त्रय् काव्यगुण व काव्यदोषया बारे थीथी आचार्य विद्वानपिनिपाखें थःथःगु मत व्यक्त यानातःगु दु । थ्व शोधलेखय् ‘छन्द १०१ व नेवाः गजल’ सफुती च्वंगु गजलया गुण व दोषयात पूर्वीय काव्यशास्त्रकथं कुलेगु ज्या जूगु दु । थुकिया लागि पुस्तकालय सामग्रीयात छ्यलाः व्याख्या विश्लेषण यानाः गुणात्मकता विधिकथं यानागु दु । थुगु सफूया गजलय् विम्बया छ्यलाबुला, परिपक्वता, स्पष्टता, कोमलता, प्रतिकात्मकता, गेयात्मकता नापं शास्त्रीय नियम व मान्यताकथं शास्त्रीय छन्द व बहरया प्रयोग यानातःगु खनेदु । थ्व धैगु थुगु सफूया काव्यगुण जुल । तर गुलिंगुलिं गजलया सैद्धान्तिक संरचनाकथं पाय्छि मजूगु, अर्थदोष, पददोष खनेदुगु खँग्वः छ्यलातःगु गजल नं दु । थ्व धैगु काव्यदोष जुल । थुकथं थ्व सफूया गजलय् काव्यदोषसिबे काव्यगुण अप्वः खनेदु । नापं भूषणप्रसादया थुगु सफूया गजल स्वय्बलय् छन्द व बहरया शास्त्रीय मान्यताकथं पाय्छि जुइक चिनातःगु खनेदु ।
Sociocultural transitions of international employees: The importance of lunchtime communication in the workplace
Authors: Min Jiyu
Published: February 2025

This study explores how engagement in informal communication and communicative interactions during lunchtime is a form of language socialization that contributes to the sociocultural transitions of international employees within the workplace. I conducted in-depth interviews with three international employees who had relocated from Japan to an American branch of a global automobile manufacturer headquartered in Japan, as well as field observations, audio-recordings, field notes and clarification emails. The findings revealed the crucial role of lunchtime communication in facilitating three distinct forms of transitional experiences among the participants: lateral, collateral and encompassing. Moreover, the study identified that different aspects of informal interactions with coworkers - including reflections on prior linguistic and cultural knowledge, self-awareness of English proficiency, negotiation of different cultural aspects and conflicts, nurturing social relationships and embracing new roles as mediators and experts - were linked to the promotion or hindrance of each transition. The findings underscore the significance of informal communication in the workplace during lunchtime in shaping the identity and membership development of international employees. By shedding light on this importance, the study provides valuable insights for multicultural companies seeking to support successful transitions and adaptation of their international workforce.
Green Microfinance Promoting Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Bangladesh
Authors: Md Nazim Uddin  , Salina Kassim  , Hamdino Hamdan  , Norma Bt Md Saad  , Nor Azizan Che Embi
Published: February 2025

Green microfinance policy encourages Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) to provide green microfinance to promote environmental friendly for substantial financial development in SDGs. This paper examines the relation of profitability with green microfinancing on MFIs in Bangladesh. This paper aims to observe microfinance and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for green microfinance development. The finding suggests that the significant aspects of green microfinancing are very much consistent with SDGs. The paper also investigates how far the MFIs in Bangladesh have been adopting green microfinancing to measure the future of green microfinancing and SDGs for Bangladesh. Among the first few to critically examine green microfinance from the perspectives of MFIs, this study is thought to be beneficial for the organizations and policymakers in the effort to evaluate the function and contribution of MFIs in addressing the primary environmental issues in Bangladesh. Moreover, through a meticulous evaluation of the adherence to the existing green microfinance policy, this research can be expected to become one of the blueprints to encourage green MFIs in Bangladesh.
Legal and Regulatory Requirements to Implement Sukuk in Algeria: Learning from Malaysian Experience
Authors: Mohamed Ghezal  , Rusni Hassan  , Ahcene Lahsasna
Published: February 2025

In the last two years, Algeria has shown its willingness to introduce Sukuk into the capital market after introduction of new regulations related to Islamic banking and Takaful. Currently, there are no Sukuk regulations. Thus, Algeria may adopt best practices of Sukuk regulation like Malaysia. The paper's purpose is to examine whether Algeria can learn from Malaysia’s experience in order to establish sound Sukuk regulations. The paper uses the exploratory approach to review the main existing legal documents related to Sukuk in the two countries and uses the interpretive analysis to examine legal and regulatory data. Although there are several legal divergences underpinning the legal and regulatory framework of the two countries, the Malaysian experience can be a suitable regulatory model to implement in the Algerian context with the adaptation of some rules. Relevant Algerian laws such as civil, commercial, and capital market regulations should be amended to permit adequate Sukuk issuance. Besides, Algerian regulators have to prepare sound Shariah governance and tax incentives. The study focuses on the mainland Malaysia regulatory framework that relates to Sukuk issuance and does not discuss the Labuan regulatory scheme. It is the earliest study that sets out the possibility to implement the Sukuk regulation framework in the Algerian context referring to a pioneering country like Malaysia. It contributes significantly to the legal and regulatory conceptual framework of many civil jurisdictions whose aim is to introduce Sukuk.