bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Biobibliography in the system of electronic scientific communications
Authors:   federal state budget educational institution of higher education «Saint Petersburg State University of Culture», Zakharchuk Tatyana V.
Published: January 2025

Biobibliography in science as a communication channel is considered from the point of view of the theory of social communications, which suggests considering the evolution of communication channels as a point of change in the public communication system. The features of the development of biobibliography of scientists and research teams in the electronic environment are considered. The possibilities of expanding the biobibliographic communication channel in the era of intensive development of information and communication technologies are shown. New functions implemented by the electronic biobibliography of scientists and research teams are formulated. The results of the analysis of electronic biobibliographic products are presented, their main types are determined. An innovative approach to the creation of biobibliographic products in the electronic environment is proposed using the biographical method for creating a biographical note, including citation information, audio and video materials, interviews with the "heroes" of the biobibliography in electronic biobibliographic products.
About directions of development and interactions of preschool institutions
Authors:   federal state autonomous educational institution of higher education "Russian State University for the Humanities", Kozhevnikova Victoria V.
Published: January 2025

The development of the preschool system should be considered as a holistic complex of socially significant problems, the solution of which largely depends on the organization of the pedagogical environment in preschool education groups. To achieve significant results, it is important to process the interaction of preschool institutions, modern approaches to restructuring the programs of education and upbringing of the child based on a personalized approach, taking into account the motives, interests of the child and parents, within the framework of which it is important to build the formation of the training program taking into account individual needs using modern didactic game tools. The approach presented in the study allows us to reveal the potential of the student, and the potential of preschool educational institutions, and the potential of social and pedagogical partnership, thereby demonstrating the key areas of development of the system. Keywords: preschool education, psychological and pedagogical conditions, skills, educational process.
Offshore evidence for volcanic landslide post Last Glacial Maximum at sub-Antarctic Heard Island, southern Indian Ocean
Authors: Fox Jodi M. , Watson Sally J. , Falloon Trevor J. , Carey Rebecca J. , Whittaker Joanne M. , Spain Erica A. , Duncan Robert A. , Arculus Richard J. , Coffin Millard F.
Published: January 2025

Heard Island, an active sub-Antarctic intraplate volcanic island on the Kerguelen Plateau, is mostly covered by glaciers. The amphitheatre shaped summit of the active volcanic centre, Big Ben (2813 m), has been interpreted to be the product of a significant volcanic landslide. Here we present the first offshore geomorphological and geological evidence supporting a volcanic landslide on Big Ben, including: (1) the seafloor to the southwest of Heard resembling a landslide deposit, covering at least 467 km2, (2) the spatial correlation between the onshore landslide scar and the offshore deposit and (3) the consistency in lithologies and compositions of rocks sampled from the deposit with the onshore in situ lithologies. 40Ar/39Ar geochronology constrains the maximum age of the volcanic landslide to 18.0 ± 1.4 ka, post the Last Glacial Maximum. Finally, we assess the risk of volcanic landslide at Heard Island in the future.
Parchetul European – creare, activitate, provocări și prime rezultate
Authors:   Facultatea de Drept, Universitatea din București, NIȚĂ Mihaela-Augustina , SOLACOLU Maria-Cristina ,   Facultatea de Drept, Universitatea din București
Published: January 2025

This article analyzes the creation process, the activity, the challenges, as well as the results obtained until now by the European Public Prosecutor's Office, a body recently established by the European Union (EU). The European Public Prosecutor's Office was created to fight crimes affecting the EU budget, such as cross-border fraud and corruption. The main task of the European Public Prosecutor's Office is to investigate, prosecute and bring to justice the criminals involved in these crimes. The activity of the European Public Prosecutor's Office is structured on the basis of a network of delegated prosecutors from the participating Member States, and the article emphasizes the importance of close cooperation between them. It also presents some of the specific tools and methods used by the European Public Prosecutor's Office to investigate and prosecute criminals, such as the joint investigation team and the use of cutting-edge technology in collecting and analyzing evidence. However, the article also highlights some major challenges facing the European Public Prosecutor's Office. These include legislative and procedural differences between Member States, diverse legal language and culture, the need to ensure close cooperation and effective exchange of information between national judicial authorities and the European Public Prosecutor's Office, as well as the issue of EU Member States opting out of this form of consolidated cooperation and in relation to which neither the Treaties of the European Union nor the derived law in force offer a clear solution. The results obtained by the European Public Prosecutor's Office are analyzed in the context of its initial activities. The article highlights several successful cases in which the European Public Prosecutor's Office managed to bring major criminals to justice, thus generating a deterrent effect among those involved in crimes against the EU budget. In conclusion, the article underlines the importance and positive impact of the European Public Prosecutor's Office in the fight against cross-border crimes affecting the EU budget. However, it is recognized that the institution faces significant challenges and continued cooperation between Member States and the European Public Prosecutor's Office is necessary to ensure its long-term success.
Stabilirea competenței teritoriale a instanței în cererile formulate de un profesionist împotriva unui consumator
Authors:   Facultatea de Drept, Universitatea București, DIMOFTE Ana-Maria , DOBRIȚOIU Elena ,   Judecătoria Sectorului 4 București
Published: January 2025

In disputes between a professional, as plaintiff, and a consumer, as defendant, the rules of international and territorial jurisdiction establish, in most cases, the jurisdiction of the courts of the defendant's domicile. These rules are of public policy, establishing exclusive jurisdiction, and are designed to protect the weaker party in the legal relationship. This study will examine a number of cases in which, although the rules of jurisdiction establish the jurisdiction of the court for the domicile of the defendant - the consumer - the latter is in fact located at another address or is unknown. Thus, the problem of determining which court has territorial jurisdiction to settle the case arises both in purely domestic disputes, where the court must determine whether it can settle the dispute or whether it must decline jurisdiction to settle the case to another court in the country, and in disputes with a foreign element, where the Romanian court legitimately wonders whether it has international jurisdiction and, after that, what is the territorial jurisdiction in such a case and according to what rules it is determined.
Spălarea banilor. Noțiunea și proba situației premisă
Authors:   Facultatea de Drept, Universitatea București, MIREA Cristina
Published: January 2025

The autonomous nature of the money laundering offence was widely debated, both when international instruments did not provide a concrete answer in this respect, and after such clarification appeared, requiring the intervention of the High Court of Cassation and Justice at national level to settle the issue (§1). This further paved the way for interpretation of what is meant by "proceeds of crime", focusing on the meaning of "crime" and, implicitly, on the proof requirements for this predicate situation when there is no prior or concurrent conviction for a predicate offence. Thus, three schools of thought have emerged on the matter, one to the effect that the term "offence" is the one described by Art. 15 para. (1) of the Criminal Code on the essential features of the offence, one to the effect that it must be understood in the light of the constituent elements of the predicate offence, and another to the effect that the term is, in this case, sui-generis, a view with which we agree (§2) and which we will outline in the light of the coordinates that may be taken into account when deciding on the existence of the illicit origin of the property, as established both in case law and by reference to the Spanish legal system (§3).
Science Correction as a Communication Problem: Insights from Different Paradigmatic Theories
Authors: Roßmann Maximilian
Published: January 2025

This article investigates the persistence of scientific errors through the lens of communication theory,proposing a pluralist framework that integrates Information Transfer, Rhetoric, Speech Act Theory, andDiscourse Theory. It identifies key communicative barriers - ranging from flawed encoding-decodingmechanisms and misleading rhetoric to ineffective performative acts and discourse-power imbalances - that impede the correction of scientific errors. It demonstrates how issues such as inadequate dissemination of retractions, flawed rhetorical strategies, incomplete performative acts, and thedominance of entrenched discourses hinder the self-correcting potential of science. The findings revealthe interplay between technical flaws, individual accountability, institutional norms, and systemic pressures, such as the commercialization of academic publishing and metrics-driven research evaluation. By integrating these perspectives, the study offers a nuanced understanding of error correction and proposes actionable strategies to address cultural stigma, systemic inertia, and power imbalances in scientific communication. This theoretical synthesis aims to inspire a culture of accountability and transparency in science, advocating for structural and communicative innovations to strengthen its self-correcting mechanisms.
A data-driven approach to spatial interaction models of migration: Integrating and refining the theories of Competing Destinations and Intervening Opportunities
Authors: Liao Mengyu , Oshan Taylor M.
Published: January 2025

Traditional spatial interaction (SI) models of migration are susceptible to misspecification when the spatial structure of locations is not properly incorporated. To address this, a novel SI model for migration is introduced that integrates the theories of Competing Destinations (CD) and Intervening Opportunities (IO) to capture multiscale spatial structure using the recent generalized additive spatial smoothing (GASS) framework. This GASS CDIO model can identify the appropriate spatial scales to represent the spatial structure of origins and destinations in a data-driven manner. Validation of the model was conducted through two simulation experiments. The first demonstrates that employing the incorrect scale to capture spatial structure in SI models biases the parameter estimates and increases uncertainty. The second demonstrates that the GASS approach reliably recovers accurate parameters by identifying optimal hyperparameters associated with multiple spatial scales. The GASS CDIO model was then applied to U.S. inter-county migration data and compared to several other model specifications. The results reveal the unique spatial structure from the perspective of origins and destinations and illustrate the improved recoverability of anticipated migration relationships. This work suggests that the GASS CDIO model better integrates spatial theories of migration and accounts for the multiscale nature of SI processes.
Soil organic carbon stocks recovery in old-fields of the Río de la Plata Grasslands: an approach based on field data and simulation models
Authors: Ríos Cecilia , Baldassini Pablo , Paruelo José , ALTESOR ALICE
Published: January 2025

The Río de la Plata grasslands (RPG) experienced a substantial agricultural expansion and intensification over the last three decades, with considerable impacts on C stocks among other ecosystem services. Converting agricultural land back to grassland is thus proposed as a strategy for removing atmospheric CO2 and sequestering carbon in the form of soil organic matter. However, the temporal dynamics of C recovery during spontaneous grassland restoration is still uncertain for this region. This study aims to describe the dynamics of soil organic carbon (SOC) recovery in fields withagricultural use in the past, in one of the most transformed regions of the RPG. For this purpose, a spatial chronosequence of rice old-fields (the main crop in this area), which share the same soil types but differ in the time of abandonment of agriculture (2-25 years), were sampled. Data from soil samples were compared against Century model simulations, differing in agricultural history and grazing intensity after agricultural abandonment.ResultsThe time required for the system to stabilize its carbon stocks depends on the magnitude of SOC losses generated by previous agricultural use and the postagricultural livestock management, with recovery being slower in old-fields that experienced greater carbon depletion. Both approaches revealed SOC recovery over time, however accumulation rates in the first years after agricultural abandonment were widely different between field data and Century simulations (about 10.5 vs. 0.6 T C.ha-1.yr-1, respectively).ConclusionsField data appear to group scenarios from different previous agricultural histories and post-agricultural grazing management, potentially leading to an inaccurate understanding of the carbon recovery process. The different Century simulations integrate the variability that is not possible to discriminate with a field based approach, allowing to correct possible artifacts and to generate more accurate predictions of how the system responds to different agricultural and post-agricultural management. After 30 years of agricultural abandonment, accumulation rates according to bothapproaches tend to stabilize with values close to those expected for grassland ecosystems, which means that approximately two thirds of the methane emissions from livestock grazing can be compensated by the carbon accumulations rates after this time of agricultural abandonment.
Image Forced-Choice Versus Textual Likert-Type Testing: Evaluating Anxiety and Nomophobia in Adolescents Using Pictorial Versions of the STAI and SABAS Questionnaires
Authors: Pons Elisenda Tarrats , Viñals-Vilà Laura , Arimany Núria , Gallardo-Pujol David
Published: January 2025

This study explores the development of an innovative image-based forced-choice (FC) version of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) and the Smartphone Addiction Scale (SABAS), aimed at enhancing psychological assessment tools for adolescents and adults in culturally and technologically diverse contexts. Using a sample of 375 participants aged 16 to 64, we examined the psychometric properties of the FC and Likert-type formats through a multi-trait multi-method (MTMM) framework. Model fit indices for the Thurstonian Item Response Theory (T-IRT) analysis indicated strong unidimensionality for both instruments, with the FC format achieving acceptable fit for the STAI (CFI = 0.984, TLI = 0.953, RMSEA = 0.267) and SABAS (CFI = 0.942, RMSEA = 0.052). Correlations between the FC and Likert-type versions of the STAI (r = 0.704) demonstrate strong convergent validity, supporting their equivalence in capturing anxiety constructs. While the Likert-type versions showed higher reliability (STAI: ω = 0.840; SABAS: ω = 0.873), the FC format reduced social desirability bias and offered a culturally inclusive assessment alternative. These findings underscore the potential of image-based FC questionnaires to complement traditional methods and provide robust, context-sensitive tools for evaluating anxiety and nomophobia. Future research should focus on refining FC designs to improve reliability while preserving their innovative advantages.
AI Feedback in Education: The Impact of Prompt Design and Human Expertise on LLM Performance
Authors: Jacobsen Lucas Jasper , Rohlmann Jonathan , Weber Kira Elena
Published: January 2025

This article investigates the potential of large language models (LLMs) as tools for high-quality feedback in higher education, emphasizing the critical role of prompt design and human supervision. Addressing challenges such as time constraints for educators and variability in feedback quality, two empirical studies evaluate feedback generated by ChatGPT-4, Claude 3, and Gemini Advanced. Study 1 examines the influence of prompt structures on feedback quality, contributing robust evidence to a manual for effective prompt engineering. Study 2 compares 459 pieces of LLM-generated feedback on learning goals from 153 pre-service teachers across nine quality dimensions. Findings reveal that domain specificity and clarity in criteria within prompts significantly enhance feedback quality, with ChatGPT-4 outperforming in all categories of feedback quality, except errors. While Claude 3 demonstrates minimal content errors, Gemini Advanced provides balanced but lower-quality feedback. These results underscore that prompt engineering is a learnable skill for educators and students, aligning with the call for AI literacy in education. By combining expertly crafted prompts with human oversight, this research provides a framework to address the feedback challenges in higher education.
Evaluating Pre-trained Large Language Models on Zero Shot Prompts for Parallelization of Source Code
Authors: Yadav Devansh , Mondal Shouvick
Published: January 2025

Large Language Models (LLMs) have recently gained prominence as intelligent software tools and areused in most phases of the software development life cycle (SDLC). While source code generation hasbeen widely studied, the generation of performant source code has received very little research attention. Although automatic code parallelization tools exist in the non-LLM setting, their analogue in the context of transformation using pre-trained models requires investigation. In this work, we perform a comparative study of 23 pre-trained LLMs considering the state-of-the-art Intel C Compiler (icc) as the baseline auto-parallelization tool. Our motivation is to investigate how well LLMs play the role of an auto-parallelizer, given a sequential C source code. Our experiments show that, in some instances, LLM-based zero-shot source code parallelization outperforms icc in non-functional aspects, such as speedup. Using 30 kernels from the popular PolyBench C benchmarks, we evaluated 23 pre-trained LLMs, generating 667 parallelized code versions. We identified notable performance gains after filtering out those with compilation errors or data race issues through comprehensive memory and threading error analysis. Across all tested LLMs, 26.66% of cases achieved a speedup surpassing that of the state-of-the-art (icc). The best-performing LLM-generated code achieved a parallelization speedup of 7.5× compared to the icc-parallelized version (speedup of 1.08×). Our study shows that pre-trained LLMs tasked with zero shot sequential to parallel code translation, i.e., even without fine-tuning or chain-of-thought prompting (or feedback prompts), perform competitively with non-LLM based compiler technology that has been developed over the past decades.
Does love in the ivory tower fix the leaky pipeline? How academia’s homogamous relationships shape careers
Authors: Velicu Antonia , Lemaitre Bruno , Rauhut Heiko
Published: January 2025

The persistent “leaky pipeline”, i.e. women remaining underrepresented in advanced academic roles, often links to the adverse impact of parenthood on women’s careers compared to men’s. This study delves into how the struggle to balance academic success and family life might be pushing female scientists out of academia, and how the less-studied concept of homogamy - here, the forming of heterosexual relationships between individuals with the same profession - influences academic careers. Drawing on data from the 2021 “Academic career, partnership, and family” survey by swissuniversities, this research pursues two objectives: assessing whether homogamous partnerships help mitigating career challenges faced by mothers, and investigating the broader impact of homogamy on academic careers and work-life balance. The findings show that homogamy is common among Swiss scientists. Homogamous women, especially when their partner works in the same institution, perceive parenthood as posing fewer career obstacles. Conversely, male scientists in such relationships state the opposite. Additionally, homogamous couples report benefiting from stimulating discussions and partner support while encountering greater mobility constraints. This research offers insights into how homogamy affects academic careers, providing a nuanced understanding of how academics navigate their pursuit of successful careers alongside personal lives.
Collecting Digital Footprints in the Wild
Authors: Kosinski Michal
Published: January 2025

As people migrate to digital environments they produce an enormous amount of data such as images, videos, mobile-sensors data, text, and usage logs. These digital footprints documenting people’s spontaneous behaviors in natural environments are a gold mine for social scientists, offering novel insights, more diversity, and more reliable, replicable, and ecologically valid results.
Emotions are Perceived Differently from Posed and Spontaneous Facial Expressions
Authors: Cong Yong-Qi , Yurdum Lidya , Fischer Agneta , Sauter Disa
Published: January 2025

A widely used experimental paradigm in psychological research and clinical assessments involves identifying emotions from facial expressions, typically using posed expressions as stimuli. Perceptions of such stimuli are assumed to mirror those of naturally occurring emotional expressions. However, this assumption has been questioned because the perceptual equivalence of posed and spontaneous expressions has not been empirically established. To address this, we directly compared perceptual judgments of posed and spontaneous facial expressions produced by the same expressers in three pre-registered studies. A total of 2408 perceivers judged the emotions displayed in 1244 dynamic facial expressions of eight emotions (anger, disgust, fear, sadness, joy, pride, compassion, and love). Consistent with our main hypothesis, emotions were much better recognised from posed compared to spontaneous expressions, by both Western (Study 1, N = 470) and non-Western perceivers (Study 2, N = 438). This pattern was replicated in a cross-cultural context in Study 3 (N = 1500). Furthermore, in all three studies, we observed a “negativity bias” with only posed expressions. Specifically, negative emotions were better recognised than positive emotions from posed expressions, while the opposite was true for spontaneous expressions, such that positive emotions were better recognised than negative emotions. Our findings present clear evidence that perceptions of posed and spontaneous facial expressions meaningfully differ, and raise questions about the generalisability of findings from existing research that uses posed emotional expressions.
Advancing Uncertain Combinatorics through Graphization, Hyperization, and Uncertainization: Fuzzy, Neutrosophic, Soft, Rough, and Beyond. Sixth volume
Authors: Fujita Takaaki , Smarandache Florentin
Published: January 2025

This book is the sixth volume in the series of Collected Papers on Advancing Uncertain Combinatorics through Graphization, Hyperization, and Uncertainization: Fuzzy, Neutrosophic, Soft, Rough, and Beyond. Building upon the foundational contributions of previous volumes, this edition focuses on the exploration and development of Various New Uncertain Concepts, further enriching the study of uncertainty and complexity through innovative theoretical advancements and practical applications. The volume is meticulously organized into 15 chapters, each presenting unique perspectives and contributions to the field. From theoretical explorations to real-world applications, these chapters provide a cohesive and comprehensive overview of the state of the art in uncertain combinatorics, emphasizing the versatility and power of the newly introduced concepts and methodologies.
Consideration of the Legislation, Codes, Standards and Regulations Required to Oversee Future Space Reactor Development
Authors: Leonard Dan
Published: January 2025

One of the challenges of space travel, and especially extended space travel, is the provision of on-board power.  Efforts to address the issue has led to recent interest in the development of Nuclear Power Sources for use in space.  This paper discusses the specific challenges of licencing and regulating nuclear power for space, and considers the implications of licensing for a UK entity looking to enter into the nuclear-space industry.
The current international treaties and supporting guidance are reviewed and considered for both nuclear and space industries.  Extant national nuclear and space industry legislation is also reviewed.  This allows conclusions to be drawn and recommendations to be made to account for any shortfalls identified.  Further to this, specific foreign national legislation is also briefly considered in the context of a UK entity procuring a foreign launch.
International legislation is adequate to cover the nuclear-space industry, however, there are a number of shortfalls at a national level which need to be addressed to allow the industry to become viable.  These relate to the regulatory relationship between the UK Space Agency and the Office for Nuclear Regulation, as well as a lack of specific nuclear-space Safety Assessment Principles.  Due to the nature of international space law, and strict liability on the State, multiple licences may be required.  Therefore, the identified shortfalls are generally applicable to a UK entity regardless of the launch location.
Based on the findings, the paper makes enabling and implementation recommendations for the regulatory framework and an operator respectively.  The enabling recommendations require government bodies to provide detailed technical guidance and agency agreements; whereas the enabling recommendations aim to make ventures commercially viable, recommending operators define the scope of supply, logistical arrangements and relevant good practice as early as possible.
Intertemporal impatience across mental health in a community sample: A novel transdiagnostic approach
Authors: Burghoorn Floor
Published: January 2025

Background. Intertemporal impatience has been proposed as a transdiagnostic construct that is shared across mental health problems. We empirically tested this proposal using a novel transdiagnostic research approach that integrates per-category, trans-category, scale-level, and item-level analyses. First, we studied per-category continuous associations between intertemporal impatience and a large variety of mental health variables. Next, we examined which of several latent, trans-category mental health dimensions was associated with impatience, thereby studying which mental health problems may be connected through shared intertemporal impatience. Finally, to deepen our understanding of possible underlying mechanisms, we investigated which specific symptoms were driving these associations. Methods. The study was conducted in a predominantly non-clinical community sample of 899 participants who completed an intertemporal choice task and various mental health questionnaires. Per-category analyses involved bivariate correlations and multiple regressions; trans-category analyses involved exploratory factor analyses to identify transdiagnostic mental health dimensions, and structural-after-measurement models to test for associations between the dimensions and intertemporal impatience. Results. Intertemporal impatience was associated with increased nicotine use, reactive aggression, non-planning impulsivity, motor impulsivity, and dispositional greed. Moreover, impatience was positively associated with a transdiagnostic impulsivity dimension (including attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, low self-control, and motor and non-planning impulsivity). Symptom-level analyses suggested that this association was mainly driven by information and financial impulsivity symptoms. Conclusions. Our results provide support for the role of intertemporal impatience across several externalizing but not internalizing mental health problems. Our research approach offers a detailed and nuanced interpretation of the transdiagnostic role of intertemporal impatience across mental health.
Richards equation for the assessment of landslide hazards
Authors: Timsina Ramesh Chandra
Published: January 2025

In this study, we investigate numerical simulation models for water flow in variably saturated (unsaturated) soils. These models are crucial for addressing soil-related challenges and analyzing water-related risks, particularly in the context of water resource management, soil water-induced disasters, and the agricultural impacts of global environmental changes. The Richards equation is one of the most widely used models for simulating water flow in porous media, especially in unsaturated soils. However, as a highly nonlinear parabolic partial differential equation (PDE), it has limited analytic solutions, which often lack precision in practical scenarios. This necessitates the development of innovative and robust numerical methods for accurate simulations. We introduce a numerical procedure that linearizes the Richards equation using the Kirchhoff integral transformation, followed by discretization with various time-stepping schemes. This approach enables efficient and accurate modeling of water flow. To extend its application, we integrate the numerical solution with a hydrological infinite slope stability model to evaluate landslide hazards. Specifically, we calculate the factor of safety index based on an axisymmetric form of the Richards equation, which helps identify potential landslidenprone areas. Furthermore, our model provides a framework for predicting landslides by considering the interplay between water flow and the physical, geological, and topographical characteristics of a landscape. This integrated approach offers valuable insights for geohazard assessment and the mitigation of water-induced risks
Yasser's Wenckebach Reversal Phenomenon in a Caudate Nucleus Stroke, COVID-19 Pneumonia, Calculous Cholecystitis, and Ventricular Pacing-A new Cardiovascular Discovery and Interpretation
Authors: Hassanain Elsayed Yasser Mohammed
Published: January 2025

Rationale: Wenckebach phenomenon is a progressive prolongation of each successive PR interval and is mostly due to a reversible conduction block at the level of the AV node—Malfunctioning AV nodal cells. Caudate nucleus stroke presents with non-progressive symptoms, speech disturbances, chorea, and migraine. COVID-19 infection greatly varies from asymptomatic infection to severe pneumonia. Chronic cholecystitis is a chronic inflammation of the gallbladder resulting in mechanical or physiological dysfunction in its emptying. Ventricle pacing and sensing (VVI) involves ventricles instead of the atrium. If native ventricular activity is sensed then pacing is inhibited. Patient concerns: An elder housewife widow Egyptian female patient presented to the intensive care unit (ICU) with an acute right-side cerebrovascular accident, left-side deviation in the face, migraine, acute confusion, and COVID-19 pneumonia on top of diabetes, hypertension, chronic cholecystitis and ventricle pacing and sensing (VVI).

Diagnosis: Yasser's Wenckebach reversal phenomenon in a caudate nucleus stroke, COVID-19 pneumonia, diabetes, hypertension, calculous cholecystitis, and ventricular pacing.

Interventions: Chest CT scan, brain CT scan, electrocardiography, oxygenation, and Ventricle pacing. Outcomes: A clinical and electrocardiographic improvement occurred. Lessons Yasser's Wenckebach reversal phenomenon is a new cardiovascular discovery. A caudate nucleus stroke, COVID-19 pneumonia, calculous cholecystitis, and ventricular pacing are associated with the new phenomenon. The normalization of T-wave inversion in anterior leads is also parallel with the reversal of the progressive prolongation of each successive PR interval until a dropped beat from the left to the right. This will signify the Yasser's Wenckebach reversal phenomenon as a signal for the above normalization.
Fetal Complete Heart Block. A Successful Surgical Permanent Pacemaker Implantation in a Small for Gestational Age Baby (2.4 Kg): A Case report and Mini Review
Authors: Datt Vishnu
Published: January 2025

Congenital complete heart block (CCHB) without structural cardiac anomalies is a rare disease with an incidence of 1 in 15 000 – 20000 live births. CCHB is associated with high intrauterine and post-natal mortality. Maternal autoimmune diseases are often the predisposing factors for the isolated CCHB. Antibodies cross the placenta and cross-react with the developing conduction system, leading to injury and CCHB. Prenatal detection using intrauterine foetal echocardiography at the time of the obstetrics scan, and management with steroids, as well as appropriate delivery planning, and urgent permanent pacemaker implantation (PPI) in the newborn may improve the outcomes in CCHB. However, PPI in neonates can be challenging due to their small size, small vascular and ventricular sizes, and even leadless pacemakers and transvenous implantation in the neonates remain unsuitable. We describe a rare case of CCHB diagnosed at 19th week of pregnancy onwards in 25 yrs old mother, who was a known case of SLE for the last 5 yrs. The CCHB in the small -for -gestational -age (2.4 kg) male, newborn was refractory to the infusion of dobutamine, isoprenaline and dexamethasone. A detailed informed consent was obtained from the parents, and the CCHB was successfully managed with surgical LV epicardial PPI and using a VVI pacing mode at 120 bpm on the first day of life. Only few cases have been reported on the surgical LV epicardial PPI where both leads are attached to the LV and device has been fixed in the left thoracic cavity.
Small mammals of Mława Upland (middle-northern Poland) in the pellets of the barn owl Tyto alba and long-eared owl Asio otus.
Authors: Bardzińska Marta , Romanowski Jerzy
Published: January 2025

The species composition of a small mammal community of Mława Upland (middle-northern Poland) was studied using the analysis of pellets of the barn owl Tyto alba and long-eared owl Asio otus. Total of 1748 individuals of small mammals were identified from 77 pellets of Tyto alba collected near Kuczbork, and from 452 pellets of Asio otus pellets collected near Kobuszyn in the years 2014-2016. Rodentia were represented by 7 species and made up the main part of the owls’ diet. Among four Soricomorpha species, Sorex araneus was the most frequent one. The predominant prey was Microtus arvalis, accounting for 60% of Tyto alba diet, and nearly 90% of Asio otus diet. Species of small mammals recorded in Mława Upland are widely distributed in central Poland and are mostly associated with agricultural land and mosaic landscapes.
Small mammals in Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki and adjacent area (central Poland) revealed by analyses of the tawny owl’s Strix aluco pellets
Authors: Lesiński Grzegorz , Janus Krzysztof
Published: January 2025

In the years 2007–2024, the diet of Strix aluco was analysed in three sites in Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki (central Poland) and in areas directly adjacent to the town. Analysis of pellets revealed the presence of 438 small mammals. The group comprised 17 species belonging to Soricomorpha 3, Chiroptera 4 and Rodentia 10 species. Species most often caught were: Apodemus flavicollis and Microtus arvalis. Soricomorpha were caught rarely and constituted less than 5% of mammals. Nyctalus noctula and Eptesicus serotinus dominated among bats whose total share was 3.2–4.7% of mammalian prey. Species composition of prey indicates that the hunting grounds of owls encompassed a variety of habitats: the neighbourhood of built-up areas, river valley and forested area.
Management of intercostal artery pseudoaneurysm following posterior pedicle screw insertion: illustrative case
Authors: Ghorbani Mohammad , Imanikhosroshahi Mohammadtaghi , Mollahoseini Reza , Khaledian Homayoon
Published: January 2025

BACKGROUND

Pedicle screw insertion in posterior spinal surgery can cause vascular injuries, including rare intercostal artery pseudoaneurysms, which are typically discovered incidentally during reimaging. Onyx embolization is an effective treatment for small artery pseudoaneurysms.

OBSERVATIONS

A 36-year-old man who had initially presented with back pain that remained unresponsive to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs was diagnosed with a T7–8 sarcomatous lesion confirmed by magnetic resonance imaging and biopsy. He underwent a posterior resection and T5–10 stabilization with pedicle screws. After surgery, significant hemorrhage led to his transfer for digital subtraction angiography, which revealed a prominent vascular tumor blush and a pseudoaneurysm of the right T5 intercostal artery due to screw placement. The tumor and pseudoaneurysm were effectively embolized using superselective catheterization and Onyx.

LESSONS

This report highlights the dangers of intercostal artery damage from posterior spinal screws, emphasizing the need for meticulous postoperative imaging. Onyx embolization is an effective treatment for such complications.

https://thejns.org/doi/10.3171/CASE24291
Implementation of Traumatic Healing for Earthquake Victim Children through Fun Outbound Activities
Authors: Adji Sandra Sukmaning , Sausan Inas , Suciana Dola , Masbukhin Faizal Akhmad Adi , Fahimah Ayu
Published: January 2025

On November 21, 2022, Cianjur, West Java, experienced an earthquake with a magnitude of Mw 5.6, followed by 140 aftershocks until November 22, 2022. The earthquake resulted in loss of life, injuries, and infrastructure damage. The damaged school conditions due to the earthquake affected the learning environment for children, subsequently influencing their motivation and academic performance. Additionally, the psychological impact on survivors, particularly children, included anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This article discusses the importance of psychological recovery for children after a disaster, particularly earthquakes, using fun outbound activities as a method of traumatic healing. Fun outbound comprises outdoor activities involving games, physical challenges, and group cooperation. The study indicates that fun outbound can assist children in overcoming fear and trauma, boost self-confidence, and develop social skills. The research was conducted at SDN Sukamaju 1 Cugenang, one of the schools significantly affected by the earthquake. Through tangram puzzle games and synchronized cooperation, students experienced joy and enthusiasm, with over 50% of them reporting relief from fear and trauma. Evaluation results demonstrate the effectiveness of fun outbound in supporting the psychological recovery of children after a disaster. In conclusion, the fun outbound method can be an effective tool in helping earthquake-affected children overcome trauma, enhance self-confidence, and build social skills, creating a positive and enjoyable environment for children in challenging post-earthquake situations.
Empowerment of Hotong and Ina Labuang Farmer Groups Through Dissemination of Technology and Innovation in Hotong Buru Processing (Seteria Itallica)
Authors: Siahaya Griennasty Clawdya , Hanni Tuhuteru  , Joselina Tuhuteru  , Elia Radianto  , Yohana Sutiknyawati Kusuma Dewi  , Oke Anandika Letari  , Komariyati Komariyati
Published: January 2025

Hotong buru (Setaria italica) is one of the local food crops that has so far been traditionally processed to produce hotong seeds and the products produced are still limited to cake products that are consumed by the surrounding community. The limitations of processing infrastructure, knowledge, and skills in innovating from post-harvest to the diversity of hotong products are experienced by two (2) groups/partners in Labuang village, namely the Hotong Labuang Farmer Group and the Ina Labuang Group. The purpose of the service activities carried out is to answer partner problems related to limited processing infrastructure, knowledge, and skills in producing hotong products through collaboration in the development and application of science and technology produced by universities to be utilized for the needs of the community (partners). The solutions provided for the community, in this case, the partners, include technology dissemination starting from post-harvesting hotong to processing into products with packaging and marketing strategies. The method of implementing this service activity is through the KOSABANGSA program which starts from the stages of preparation, implementation monitoring, and evaluation. The results obtained in this service were achieved based on the designed activity plan where there was an increase in partner knowledge, partners were skilled in operating the technology tools provided such as dome, thresher, disk mill, processing of mosef flour, making cookies and noodles to the marketing strategy.
Empowerment of Wood Carving Art Groups for Digitalization-Based Sustainable Art and Business in Mas Village, Gianyar
Authors: Ni Made Wahyuni  , Ni Luh Putu Mita Miati  , Kadek Goldina Puteri Dewi  , Dian Pramana
Published: January 2025

The art of sculpting is a craft as a branch of the creative economy that focuses on the skill of expressing ideas, thoughts, intellectual works on wood media so as to create products with aesthetic, unique, symbolic, interesting, philosophical meaning and marketability. The lack of knowledge and skills related to the management and business of wood carving makes it interesting to carry out comprehensive empowerment in increasing the potential of carving art in Mas Village, Ubud District. The aim of this community service is to overcome partner problems by helping partners and offering solutions according to the service's field of knowledge. The method of implementing service begins with a location survey, observation, questions and answers regarding the business situation and problems faced. Furthermore, offering solutions in the form of socialization, training, implementation, mentoring, evaluation and sustainability. As a result of the dedication and implications of the program that the 10 members of the sculpture group participated in, they were able to develop knowledge, managerial skills, digital marketing and simple technology-based production. These results can be identified from the results of valid participant questionnaires.
Indonesian Language Politeness Counseling for Early Childhood Character Education in Tompobalang
Authors: Munira Hasjim  , Lukman Lukman  , Tadjuddin Maknun  , Kaharuddin Kaharuddin  , Ita Suryaningsi  , Muhammad Sunre  , Indarwati Indarwati
Published: January 2025

The Indonesian Language Politeness Education for Character Building in Early Childhood in Tompobalang was conducted due to the importance of character development from an early age through the use of polite language. Considering the role of mothers as the primary educators at home, this program targeted members of the Majelis Taklim Association (Permata) in Tompobalang, Somba Opu District, Gowa Regency. The methods used in this community service included lectures, interactive discussions, and simulations. The program aimed to increase the awareness and ability of mothers to apply polite language in their daily communication with their children. The results showed an increase in the understanding and awareness of mothers about the importance of polite language in shaping children's character. Additionally, the mothers became more skilled in using appropriate and polite language. In conclusion, this program significantly contributes to character building in children through the active role of mothers in communicating with polite language
In pursuit of sustainability
Authors: Hopfenberg Russell
Published: January 2025

Human population growth has been identified as the primary cause of ecologically destructive phenomena. The evidence clearly shows that global human population growth proceeds as a function of the increasing food supply. Understanding and appreciating this reality is posited as a first step in successfully addressing human population growth.
Monitoring of deformations of the deep pit wall and surrounding buildings in dense urban areas
Authors: NOSENKO Viktor , MALAMAN Artur , SOROKA Pavlo
Published: January 2025

Summary. The construction of buildings in dense urban areas is often characterized by the presence of deep pits, with the arrangement of parking lots, technical rooms and shelters in them. The timeframe for the installation of zero-cycle structures is usually quite long and can be measured in several months, and in complex cases and with large volumes of underground structures, it can last for tens of months. Such works are accompanied by the excavation of tens of thousands of cubic meters of pit soil, changes in the stress-strain state of the soil base and the supporting structures of neighboring buildings, and thus the need to monitor the technical condition of both the pit wall and the surrounding buildings.
The paper analyzes the results of monitoring the state of the deep pit wall and the surrounding buildings in Kyiv.
The monitoring of deformations of the pit wall was carried out using the classical method (the method of direct repeated linear-angular notching) and the modern method using inclinometers. Monitoring of the deformations of the existing surrounding buildings was carried out by determining additional foundation settlements by leveling.
It is demonstrated that the modern tools used for monitoring have high accuracy, which is important when conducting observations in dense urban areas.
Based on the results of monitoring the deformations of existing nearby structures, it was determined that the additional settlements of existing buildings do not exceed the limit values according to DBN B.2.1-10:2018 Bases and foundations of buildings and structures.
This publication is the first in a series of articles on the assessment of the stress-strain state of the pit envelope and surrounding buildings, using the example of a specific construction site and includes both a description of the actual monitoring data in this article and numerical simulation of the stress-strain state in further publications.