bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Peculiarities of the Image Constituent in the Modern Media Discourse (by the Example of the English Comedy “The Joneses”)
Authors: Pankratova Svetlana Anatolyevna
Published: February 2023

The aim of the article is the search of the answer to the question of efficiency of the persuasive impact of the iconic sign on the consumer. The object of the study is the linguistic material of the script of the film about advertising titled “The Joneses” on the subject of the description of the imagery component of the advertising activity in the film characters performance. A number of ways of products presentation are described in the article: the direct “product placement” that is the demonstration of trademarks and trade names in frame and characters’ speech, as well as the metaphoric description of the high life with the help of “stealth marketing” built in the image schemes like CAREER > BUILDING и SUCCESS > SALE. The scientific novelty of the study is in the address to the modern cognitive-psychological paradigm of the creativity, which is present in the advertising and activates the image component demonstrating visibly the upsides of products and services. Never before new technologies of the impact on the subconscious were used in films with such directness. The results obtained demonstrate that a very productive method of advertising is the use of image nomination of advertised products within the bounds of the image scheme MAN > PART OF NATURE in order to elevate the artistic value and stealthily promote things in question.
The System of Nominations Representing the Perceptual World View by the Material of Visual Perception in the Texts of Bylichkas (Folkloric Accounts) and Byvalschinas (Urban Legends)
Authors: Khmyrova Anna Aleksandrovna
Published: February 2023

The aim of the study is to identify the features of vocabulary with the semantics of visual perception based on the reconstruction of the system of perceptual vocabulary by the texts of bylichkas and byvalschinas. The article analyses the vocabulary representing the perceptual worldview in the texts of bylichkas and byvalschinas from the point of view of a differentiated visual channel of perception, and also reveals the heterogeneous nature of the reconstructed system of nominations with the semantics of sensory perception, which made it possible to differentiate the selected lexemes by lexico-semantic groups. The scientific novelty of the study lies in the fact that for the first time an attempt is made to reconstruct the nomination system with the semantics of visual perception based on the genres of bylichkas and byvalschinas using a set of proven methods. As a result of the study, it was revealed that the reconstructed system of nominations in the language of folklore is verbalized within the framework of four lexico-semantic groups, within which subgroups of nominations are identified. Thus, the present study allows us to identify the features of the perceptual vocabulary functioning in the language of folklore.
Characteristics of Interpretations and Transformations in the Variants of “The Tale of the Priest and of His Workman Balda” by A. S. Pushkin
Authors: Ivanyan Elena Pavlovna
Published: February 2023

The research aims to characterise a set of transformations in the variants of “The Tale of the Priest and of His Workman Balda” by A. Pushkin in the content-related and aesthetic aspects, interpretations of this fairy tale and its variants by types of interpretation of the text. The paper contains a list of transformations in the variants of A. Pushkin’s fairy tale, describes the results of alterations of the fairy tale in the content-related and aesthetic aspects, identifies the types of interpretations of the fairy tale and its variants in accordance with the tasks of interpretation from the XX century to the present day. Scientific novelty lies in the fact that the comparison of the invariant of this fairy tale by A. Pushkin with its variants in linguistic Russian studies, as well as in philology in general has not been carried out, meanwhile the said fairy tale belongs to the number of cultural capital texts. As a result, it has been determined that the technique of re-naming objects prevails among the transformations. V. Zhukovsky carried out a qualitative transformation of the fairy tale for publication. In the Russian discourse of the XIX-XXI centuries, the recognising, reproductive, normative interpretations are presented in relation to Pushkin’s fairy tale as a cultural capital text and its variants.
Physics teaching via dialogic discussions about circus activities
Authors: Volfson Alexander , Eshach Haim , Ben-Abu Yuval
Published: February 2023

Circus art excites amazes and delights. Most of circus genres are based on the principles of classical physics. Dialogic discussions are known as an instrument to identify conceptual barriers (misconceptions) and facilitate their further revision. The present study integrates the three worlds: physics education, dialogic teaching and circus art; and provides a research foundation for experiential physics teaching through dialogic discussions about circus tricks (DDCT) in formal and informal setups. It aims at examining the potential of DDCT as a tool for identifying misconceptions and facilitating conceptual change regarding physics concepts. The study encircles about 40 DDCT provided in the Israeli KESHET circus. In total, about 5,500 people watched the shows. From them, about 400 actively participated in the DDCT. We analyze in details four typical DDCT relating (a) circular motion, (b) moment of inertia, (c) torque, and (d) heat transfer. For each DDCT we demonstrate the way it pinpoints participants’ knowledge and its implementation in circus devices’ analysis. Further we examine whether and how the DDCT could facilitate developing physics knowledge and/or going through a meaningful conceptual change regarding each of these concepts. Due to our results DDCT seems to be an original and promising approach to bring advanced physics ideas to the general public, in ways that are interesting, experiential and relatively easy to understand. We finish with practical recommendations for physics educators (as well as circus artists) who would like to implement DDCT in their classes (shows).
Subacute Toxicity Test of (Scaevola taccada Gaertn.) Roxb Leaf Extract on Kidney and Liver Function in Rats (Rattus norvegicus)
Authors: Adri Tenri Ayu , Widati Aritzah Dwi , Kabo Peter , Djabir Yulia Yusrini
Published: February 2023

Beruwas laut leaf (Scaevola taccada (Gaertn.) Roxb has pharmacological effects such as anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antioxidant, antidiabetic and anticancer. Although beruwas laut leaf have many advantages, safety is the main requirement that herbal medicine must have. This research was aimed to prove sebacute of beruwas laut leaf (Scaevola taccada (Gaertn.) Roxb.) about the function of kidney and liver. This research used 20 rats were devided into 4 groups. Group 1 as a control group and groups 2,3, and 4 as an experimental group by administration of beruwas laut leaf extract with dose 200 mg/kgBB, 400 mg/kgBB, and 600 mg/kgBB. The extract was made using maceration and sebacute toxicity testing was carried out for 14 days. After giving the extract, some of rats had diarrhea. The results showed significant effect to increase levels of ureum and CGT after administration of dose 400mg/kgBB. Moreover, administration of dose 600 mg/kgBB caused significant effect in liver biomarkers and kidney (GGT and ureum). It was concluded that ethanol extract of beruwas laut leaf (Scaevola taccada (Gaertn.) Roxb.) with dose 200mg/kgBB showed safe but toxic to kidney and liver with dose 600mg/kgBB.
Apple Juice to Reduce Total Cholesterol Level in Women Over 40 Years Old
Authors: Tulummah Muallima , Sulistiyowati Retno , Ritma Dhanti Kurnia
Published: February 2023

Cholesterol is a fatty substance in the human body’s cells. A person who has high cholesterol levels may develop coronary heart disease (CHD), which increases their risk of developing atherosclerosis. Due to pregnancy, hormonal, and menopausal reasons, women over the age of 40 are more likely to have elevated cholesterol levels than younger women. Apples' fiber content has been shown to reduce blood cholesterol levels. This study aimed to determine the effect of apple juice on cholesterol levels.  A pretest-posttest group design with a pre-experimental methodology was used in this study. 38 women between the ages of 40 and 66 made up the sample of this study. Every morning for seven days, respondents received apple juice. The study was carried out in August 2020. According to this study, apple juice has a positive effect in lowering total cholesterol levels. Prior to receiving apple juice, the mean total cholesterol level was 226.68 17.230 mg/dL, while the mean cholesterol level after apple juice treatment was 184.39 13.771 mg/dL. Total cholesterol levels before and after receiving apple juice are known to differ by 42.29 mg/dL. The Paired T-Test analysis of the data revealed a value of P = 0.000 (P 0.05), indicating that there was an effect of giving apple juice on lowering respondents' total cholesterol levels.
Comparison Results of Hemoglobin Checkup in Pregnant Women using Cyanmethemoglobin Method and Azidemet Hb Methods
Authors: Mulyanto Arif , Annisa Fitri Paramitha , Sudarsono Tantri Analisawati
Published: February 2023

The hemoglobin checkup in pregnant women was done by several methods, some of those were Cyanmethemoglobin and Azidemet Hb methods. The incidence of anemia during pregnancy, childbirth and during the puerperium can be reduced by early detection of anemia by checking hemoglobin levels. The purpose of this study was to determine hemoglobin levels using the Cyanmethemoglobin method and the Azidemet Hb method. Data collection was carried out by observational method using cross sectional design. The research was conducted at the Ajibarang II Public Health Center, Banyumas Regency in October - November 2020. The sample used was 20 respondents. The results of the examination using the Cyanmethemoglobin method for venous blood were 10.12 ± 0.62 g / dL and the Azidemet Hb method for capillary blood was 11.98 ± 1,0009 g/dL. There is a significant difference between the results of hemoglobin examination using the Cyanmethemoglobin method of venous blood and the Azidemet Hb method of capilary blood.
Optimizing The Role Of Members Of The Ngodirejo 1 Farmer Group In The Village Of Nyalabu Daya, Pamekasan District, Pamekasan Regency
Authors: Azam Azam , Ningsih Kustiawati , Romli Mohammad Saedy
Published: February 2023

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui kinerja anggota pada Kelompok Tani (Ngodirjo I) di Desa Nyalabu Daya dan mengetahui strategi peningkatan kinerja anggota kelompok Tani (Ngodirjo I) di Desa Nyalabu Daya. lokasi penelitian dilakukan secara sengaja (purposive) di Desa Nyalabu Daya, Kecamatan Pamekasan, Kabupaten Pamekasan. Metode sampel yang di gunakan dalam penelitian ini yaitu metode sensus di mana semua populasi sebanyak 30 orang diwawancara. Teknik analisis data dilakukan dengan cara deskriptif kualitatif, Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa kelompok tani Ngodirjo I tidaklah aktif dalam berkegiatan, seperti jarangnya diadakan pertemuan atau rapat, jarang ada pelatihan, sehingga hal itu menjadi faktor gagalnya Desa Nyalabu Daya dalam sektor pertanian, maka sangat diperlukan adanya strategi untuk meningkatkan kinerja kelompok tani dengan menggunakan strategi pendekatan yaitu bertujuan untuk meningkatkan kinerja Kelompok Tani, agar supaya keberadaan kelompok tani bermanfaat untuk kemajuan pertanian di desa tersebut, seperti meningkatkan kinerja, penggunaan alat pertanian moderen dan mempersolid seluruh elemen masyarakat petani dalam berusaha tani. Kelompok Tani Ngodirjo I tidak aktif dalam kegiatan Kelompok Tani, dalam setiap kelompok tani perlu adanya motivasi dari pihak-pihak terkait seperti penyuluh, dinas pertanian dan kepala desa. Motivasi tersebut sangat penting agar anggota kelompok tani bersemangat dalam kegiatan kelompok tani. Diharapkan juga sering memberikan pelatihan-pelatihan bertani dan mengadakan kegiatan bermanfaat lainnnya, sehingga adanya kelompok tani Ngodirjo I ini bisa memberikan dampak positif terhadap para petani khususnya dan pertanian desa umumnya.
Characterization And Selection Of Cross Lines F2 Inpari 4 X Red Local Rice Toraja Pare Lea (Oryza sativa L.)
Authors: Parari Trisday Yiin , Limbongan Y , Samboan Samboan
Published: February 2023

Perbaikan varietas tanaman padi di daerah dataran tinggi sangat penting dilakukan mengingat tingginya pengaruh suhu rendah terhadap penurunan hasil, selain produksi mutu varietas perlu menjadi pertimbangan dalam kegiatan pemuliaan tanaman, sehingga dilakukan seleksi F2 keturunan persilangan padi lokal merah Toraja Pare Lea x Inpari 4. Penelitian bertujuan untuk memilih galur F2 hasil persilangan Pare Lea x Inpari 4 untuk mendapatkan karakter yang unggul dari indukanya. Penelitian dilaksanakan di lahan sawah Fakultas Pertanian, Kecamatan Tallunglipu, Kabupaten Toraja Utara. Tempat penelitian berada pada ketinggian sekitar 750 m dpl yang dilaksanakan pada bulan Maret 2019 hingga Juli 2019. Penelitian ini menggunakan benih F1 hasil persilangan antara Pare Lea x Inpari 4.  Penelitian ini menggunakan metode seleksi Single Seed Discent (SSD). Karakter yang diamati yaitu berupa karakter kualitatif dan kuantitatif hasil.  Hasil penelitian menunjukkan keragaman karakter generasi F2 sangat tinggi yaitu tinggi tanaman rata-rata galur (115 - 150 Cm), jumlah anakan produktif (17 – 24), umur panen (120 – 145 HSS), jumlah gabah bernas per malai (236), bobot gabah bernas per rumpun (126.7-143.6 g) dan warna beras merah (80%). karakter yang berkorelasi positif tertingggi terhadap peningkatan produksi (bobot gabah bernas per rumpun) adalah karakter jumlah gabah bernas per malai (0.71), jumlah anakan produktif (0.67), bobot 1000 biji (0.25), dan panjang malai  (0.24).
Kinerja Penyuluh Pertanian dalam Pelaksanaan Program Komando Strategis Pembangunan Pertanian (Kostratani) di Kabupaten Sragen
Authors: Kinasih Tika Sekar , Widiyanto Widiyanto , Suminah Suminah
Published: February 2023

Program Kostratani merupakan salah satu kegiatan pembangunan pertanian yang ada di tingkat kecamatan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi kinerja penyuluh pertanian dalam pelaksanaan program Kostratani di Kabupaten Sragen. Subjek dari penelitian ini adalah seluruh penyuluh pertanian di Kabupaten Sragen yang merupakan pegawai negeri yaitu sebanyak 54 orang, penentuan subjek penelitian dilakukan dengan metode sensus. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kuantitatif dengan teknik survei. Analisis data yang dilakukan adalah dengan menggunakan analisis deskriptif dan uji regresi linear berganda. Hasil dari analisis menunjukkan bahwa kinerja penyuluh pertanian di Kabupaten Sragen dalam pelaksanaan program Kostratani berada pada kategori cukup baik. Faktor-faktor berpengaruh secara signifikan terhadap kinerja penyuluh pertanian di Kabupaten Sragen sebesar 19,5% pada tingkat signifikansi α=5%.

Kata kunci : Penyuluh Pertanian, Kinerja, Kostratani
Coronary perforation during percutaneous coronary intervention: description of a salvage technique
Authors: Rios Davi , Lima Priscila , Rolim Vitor , Serpa Renato , Barbosa Luiz , Barbosa Roberto
Published: February 2023

A coronary artery perforation during percutaneous coronary intervention is an uncommon (0.43%) but potentially severe event, with high risk of cardiac tamponade and death. Severe perforations require placing a covered stent, which is often unavailable. We describe an alternative and simple treatment technique, which can be performed using polytetrafluoroethylene from a balloon tied over a coronary stent.
Locating past and future: The Influence of Spatial Ability and Learning Order on Memory for Items and Time
Authors: Otenen Ege , Kanero Junko
Published: February 2023

The representation of time depends heavily on spatial skills. Saj et al. (2014) demonstrated that left-hemispatial neglect patients, who lost the ability to detect objects in their left visual field, have a selective deficit in remembering items corresponding to the past, i.e., the left side of their mental timeline. The current study used the same memory task but tested neurotypical individuals (N = 76) to examine whether individual differences in spatial ability (assessed with Mental Rotation and Line Estimation tasks) as well as learning order (chronological vs. random) predict how well participants remember items and associations between the item and time (past or future). Our results indicate that higher spatial ability and chronological learning both lead to better memory both in recall and recognition tests. This study is among the first to demonstrate how individual differences may impact time representation and memory that relies on a mental timeline.
Experiment ended
Authors: Hong Fei
Published: February 2023

How science effects lives
Agriculture and technology
Authors: wikiarchiving
Published: February 2023

How agriculture can influence your decision
Menegakkah hukum dalam filsafat hukum
Authors: puska Rio
Published: February 2023

Hampir setiap negara ada permasalahan dalam usaha untuk HAM, bangsa Indonesia tidak akan berhenti di Indonesia. Akhir-akhir ini Indonesia menjadi sorotan negara-negara di dunia terkait dengan penegakan HAM.
Data analysis and interpretation
Authors: wikiarchiving
Published: February 2023

How data effectively effects lives
Relationship between inflation and science
Authors: wikiarchiving
Published: February 2023

Relationship between inflation and science
Experiment ended
Authors: Hong Fei
Published: February 2023

What are the impacts of economics
El reto de la transdisciplinariedad y el pensamiento crítico en el contexto COVID-19
Authors: Arenas Ruben Dario Mendoza , Cruz Oswaldo Daniel Casazola , Loyaga Santiago Rodolfo Aguilar , Torres José Marcelino Garay , Salazar Jenny Maria Ruiz , Alvarado Sally Karina Torres
Published: February 2023

El proceso de enfrentamiento a la pandemia provocada por el nuevo coronavirus, la enfermedad covid-19, suscita el debate no solo sobre políticas y sistemas de salud en varios países del planeta, sino también interrogantes sobre modelos de desarrollo y formas de impulsarlos. Investigación, innovación y conocimiento en sentido general. De acuerdo con la correspondencia anterior, varios países nórdicos, muchos de los cuales fueron escenarios complejos de contagios y muertes provocadas por el nuevo virus, confirman la idea de Núñez Jover de que "[...] los programas científicos en general no están diseñados para resolver a la humanidad, sino para fortalecer la competitividad y los beneficios de las grandes empresas”.Tratan de pensar en algunas preocupaciones a las que están sometiendo la discusión. Para ello se apoyan en su perspectiva teórica del desarrollo social y en la información que circula a diario sobre la situación a escala mundial, sin necesidad de números, porque no son necesarios para su presentación, a pesar de los desafíos y dificultades asociados a una situación de emergencia epidémica, cobra relevancia la máxima de Martín, según la cual. "[...] de nada sirve ver si no hay explicación de lo que se ve, si la comprensión no se convierte en elemento del juicio, de la visión". La preocupación por lo limitado, los temas contenían aspectos innegables que distinguen la realidad de Latinoamérica, que enfrenta varios desafíos por la situación epidemiológica, pero en condiciones muy diferentes a las de otros continentes.En la región, se invita a especialistas en la materia a aportar sus especialidades y proyectos de investigación a diferentes contextos sociales para solucionar los problemas derivados de la crisis epidemiológica. El escenario mundial actual exige cambios en las estructuras y el funcionamiento de las sociedades. Las ciencias sociales aún tienen mucho que aportar para analizar la situación actual y predecir el futuro, porque la humanidad no será la misma cuando se supere esta pandemia, mientras existan mecanismos sociales que muestren caminos para enfrentar la situación epidemiológica con su ineficacia para salvar algo tan precioso como la vida humana. Ciertamente es sabido que se le pide a la comunidad científica que publique, reflexione, compare, analice los resultados, cuanto aún se pueda hacer en un contexto epidemiológico internacional tan complejo. En respuesta al llamado, los autores recomiendan reflexionar sobre algunos temas que se evidencian en la era de contagio mundial de covid-19 y que deben ser abordados como sociedades y las formas de convivencia en ellos sin duda cambiarán.
Can the Prosocial Benefits of Episodic Simulation Transfer to Different People and Situational Contexts?
Authors: Peng Ding-Cheng , Cowie Sarah , Moreau David , Addis Donna Rose
Published: February 2023

Previous research has found that episodic simulation of events of helping others can effectively enhance intentions to help the same person involved and the identical situational context as the imagined scenarios. However, to date, no study has examined systematically whether this ‘prosocial simulation effect’ can be transferred to response scenarios involving different people and/or situational contexts to the imagined scenarios. Here, we investigated this question across two experiments, systematically varying the degree to which the simulated scenario differed from the response scenario, both in terms of the persons in need and/or the situational contexts. Moreover, we examined whether the degree of overlap in simulated and response scenarios would influence the magnitude of prosocial simulation effect. Results from both experiments showed that the prosocial simulation effect can be transferred to response scenarios involving different people and situational contexts to the simulated scenarios. However, this finding was primarily driven by response scenarios that had a high degree of overlap (i.e., similar targets and situational contexts) to the simulated scenarios. We discuss potential mechanisms underlying the transferability of the prosocial simulation effect and consider the implication of our findings to the practical implementation of this effect to promote prosociality in the real world.
Do Meditation, Mindfulness, and Self-Compassion Impact Utilitarian Moral Judgment?
Authors: Kocur Dagna , Paruzel-Czachura Mariola
Published: February 2023

Objectives: Meditation practices, mindfulness, and self-compassion have been found to impact our bodies and souls in many ways. However, can they also influence our morality, for example, what we think about right and wrong? We aimed to answer this question by focusing on utilitarian moral judgments. Methods: In Study 1, we measured participants’ frequency of meditation, their level of mindfulness, self-compassion, and their utilitarian moral judgment via two traditional moral dilemmas (switch and bridge) and using the two-dimensional model of moral psychology (the Oxford Utilitarianism Scale with negative, i.e., instrumental harm, and positive, i.e., impartial beneficence dimensions). In Study 2, we conducted a psychological eight-week mindfulness course and measured the same variables as in Study 1 before and after the course. Results: In Study 1 (N = 316), we observed that participants who meditated more often had lower levels of instrumental harm. In Study 2 (N = 41), we found that participants had a lower level of impartial beneficence after the eight-week mindfulness course. Conclusions: Practices such as meditation may be related to moral judgment, specifically to lower acceptance of harming others (instrumental harm), but also they may lower the need to care about as many people as possible (impartial beneficence). We need more studies to understand better if and how moral judgments may change when people meditate and work on their mindfulness and self-compassion.
Characteristics of a Good Teammate
Authors: Blaha Leslie M. , Morris Megan B.
Published: February 2023

This research sought to identify design characteristics for machines to be effective teammates. Existing literature outlines many design recommendations for human-machine teams (HMTs), including performance-focused (e.g., “Reliability”) and prosocial (e.g., “Etiquette”) characteristics. To assess the perceived importance of these characteristics for teaming with smart technology, we created a 116-item survey derived from existing design recommendations, with three to seven items representing 31 teammate constructs. Using pseudo-random assignment, participants first described a task completed within the previous 6 months involving either coordination with human teammate(s) (Human condition) or teaming with a specified smart technology (Device condition) they reported using frequently (e.g., fitness devices). Keeping that task in mind, they rated the importance of each trait for the Human or Device to be a good teammate. Generally, performance-related traits were more important than those related to prosocial behaviors, though the latter were more heavily favored in the Human condition. Exploratory factor analyses with scree analysis determined the optimal number of factors for Human (d = 5) and Device (d = 7) categories. The first three factors for both conditions were similar: 1) reliable and competent; 2) relationship building; and 3) dividing and conquering tasks. Remaining factors for the Human condition were predictable aiding and timeliness, compared to cognitive aiding, transparency, having common goals, and predictability among Device condition participants. Despite similarities in the desired traits for human and autonomous teammates, responses for participants primed to think of HMT emphasized a greater preference for utility.
Reevaluating unconscious detection of self-face using proper awareness tests: Commentary on Wojcik et al. (2019)
Authors: Lin Zhicheng , Liu Yaolin , Yu Qinyu
Published: February 2023

To what extent can information be processed without conscious awareness? A recent study by Wojcik et al. (2019) finds that “one’s own face automatically captures attention when processed unconsciously.” In two preregistered experiments using face and shape stimuli, we show that the task used in the Wojcik study underestimates participants’ true level of awareness, rendering the claim of attention capture by subliminal self-face unwarranted. Additionally, we caution against the interpretation of subgroup analysis and correlation analysis as supporting evidence of unconscious processing. For the field of consciousness science to advance on a strong footing, it is imperative to establish methodological criteria for demonstrating unconscious processing. To that end, we highlight several crucial considerations in designing an appropriate awareness test, including minimizing differences in stimuli and design from the main test, implementing an objective task, providing objective measures for task understanding, and increasing the number of trials for adequate statistical power.
Behavioural and neural correlates of visual working memory reveal metacognitive aspects of mental imagery
Authors: Bates Kathryn E , Smith Marie , Farran Emily Kate , Machizawa Maro G.
Published: February 2023

Mental imagery (MI) is the ability to generate visual phenomena in the absence of sensory input. MI is often likened to visual working memory (VWM): the ability to maintain and manipulate visual representations. How MI is recruited during VWM is yet to be established. In a modified orientation change-discrimination task, we examined how behavioural (proportion correct) and neural (contralateral delay activity; CDA) correlates of precision and capacity map onto subjective ratings of vividness and number of items in MI within a VWM task. During the maintenance period, seventeen participants estimated the vividness of their MI or the number of items held in MI while they were instructed to focus on either precision or capacity of their representation and to retain stimuli at varying set sizes (1, 2 and 4). Vividness and number ratings varied over set sizes; however, subjective ratings and behavioral performance correlated only for vividness rating at set size 1. While CDA responded to set-size as was expected, CDA did not reflect subjective reports on high and low vividness and on non-divergent (reported the probed number of items in mind) or divergent (reported number of items diverged from probed) rating trials. Participants were more accurate in low set sizes compared to higher set sizes and in fine (15º) orientation changes compared to coarse (35º) orientation changes. This evidence indicates that the subjective sensory experience of precision and capacity in MI may be distinct from the precision and capacity of VWM.
Multiracial Generations: Interpersonal Experiences of Interminority Multiracials and Half-White Multiracials
Authors: Haydel Joie , Ganasi Sceptre , Yim Samantha , Perreyclear Torin , Hernandez Lizzie , Zheng Haochen , Jubera Kaitlyn , Pauley Taylor , Gao Xinzhuo , Lin Yiyue , Vera Rosi , Sheng Zhihui , Panichkina Alisa , Markley Mel , Willis Jarryd
Published: February 2023

Multiracials were the fastest growing ethnoracial group in America according to the 2020 United States Census, and our investigation sought to contribute to the growing body of literature on the ethnoracial socialization experiences and interpersonal relationships of various half-White Multiracial groups and interminority Multiracial groups (primarily Blasian, Latinasian, Wasian, Blatino, Whitino, half Middle Eastern-half White, half South Asian Indian-half White, and half Black-half-White Multiracials). We took an interdisciplinary approach in our literature review of Multiracial experiences, incorporating major historical events that influenced the experiences of interracial couples and Multiracials since the Spanish-American War, cross-cultural research (e.g., how phenotypically ambiguous Multiracials have become commodified in the advent of globalization and international marketing), critical race studies, and social psychology. We asked Multiracial groups about their parents’ approach to ethnoracial socialization, their interpersonal experiences (specifically friendships and romantic relationships), experiences of identity (mis)categorization, monoracist microaggressions, and (broadly) how their personal, phenotypically influenced, and socially perceived identities influence their social outcomes with coracial and non-coracial peers. We found that Multiracials generally have higher intercultural communication competence, have more diverse social networks, and are substantially more likely to date interracially and interreligiously than monoracials. In addition, interminority Multiracials were more likely to be socialized in both parents’ cultures than half-White Multiracials. We discuss our findings in the context of interpersonal inclusion, cultural pluralism, and identity development, and hope our research contributes to the literature on the experiences of various Multiracial groups.
Putting the subsidy in subsidised housing: Evidence from the English Affordable Housing Programme on the causal effect of capital grant on affordable housing supply
Authors: Marshall Michael
Published: February 2023

England suffers from a chronic undersupply of affordable housing, in particular the social rent tenure. Long-term there has been a decline in government capital grant for new social rent supply, which makes a 2018 policy change that provided additional grant in areas of ‘high affordability pressure’ a notable exception. In this paper I evaluate the causal effect of the policy change on affordable housing starts in 2019/20. Using a fuzzy regression discontinuity design I estimate the treatment effect at 0.74 additional social rent starts per 1,000 dwellings in a local authority. Disaggregating by provider type, the treatment effect was 0.36 additional social rent starts by housing associations per 1,000 dwellings in a local authority. However, I find no causal effect for social rent starts by local authorities, or affordable housing starts irrespective of tenure. The findings suggest the policy was an effective, albeit limited, intervention for expanding affordable housing supply.
Limbu Poetry as Ekphrastic Poetry: Representing Indigenous Identities
Authors: Lungeli Dipak
Published: February 2023

The Limbu poets Prakash Thamsuhang, Upendra Subba, Ranjana Limbu, Sundar Kurup and Man Prasad Subba display their indigenous identities through their ekphrastic poetry. They capture visual dimensions of Limbu body conveying distinctive poetic experimentation from the margin, making a rupture with the mainstream literary trends and modes. At the back of their poetic rhetoric lies the pulsating rhythm of cultural psychology and the praxis of distinct Limbu indigenous identity. In doing so, the poets invite a critical approach to discover the significance of Limbu’s psycho-cultural indigeneity. In this backdrop, this paper assesses internalized cultural psychology forming Limbu identity in the poems. It also scrutinizes poet’s indigenous aesthetics and cultural politics of identity expressed in a visual body form. Supplemented by the insights on the major aspects of Limbu culture, ethnicity, identity and marginality, I have approached the poems from the theoretical lens of Cultural Psychology, which considers a work of art as the representation of embeddedness between culture and psychology. The paper claims that the cultural politics underlying poetic works centering upon the Limbu indigenous principle, has an undertone of the valorization of voice from the margin. ­The psycho-cultural underpinnings on which the rhetoric of ekphrasis draw are attributable to the marginal discourse of renunciation and resistance against dominant power bloc.
The Thriving Strategy for Nepal amidst Triangular Competition of China, India, and the United States
Authors: Baniya Dharma Bahadur
Published: February 2023

Nepal’s geostrategic position between the world’s emerging ‘rival’ powers, China and India in the South Asian Region (SAR) has shaped the Nepali people’s psyche. Our neighbors are competing for their economic and security interests over Nepal. Nepal is also strategically important to the United States (US) because of its geographical proximity to China’s Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) and increased Chinese footprints in the region, including Nepal. As a result of the relative weakening of America’s dominant position and the gradual shifting of the geopolitical and economic gravity to the Indo–Pacific, the US aims to reshape alliances and partnerships to counterbalance China’s rise in this new geostrategic space. The Sino–Indian silence over ongoing the Russo–Ukraine war, the Sino–US trade war, Indo–China border dispute, a strong China–Pakistan cooperation, a multi–faceted Indo–US strategic partnership, including the former’s dominant role in the Indo–Pacific Strategy (IPS) and Quad Security Dialogue (Quad) to counter the growing significance of China’s Bridge and Road Initiative (BRI), and the BRI vs. the IPS are major developments taking place in the periphery of Nepal. Nepal’s strategic significance has been further enhanced as a result of the US’ efforts to include it in its IPS so that Nepal could be used as a lever in targeting Chinese influence in the region. In an environment of such conflicting interests, immediate neighbors and the US are trying to expand their influence in various forms over Nepal. With this background, this article endeavors to highlight the latest developments in Nepal’s bilateral relationship with these powers, analytically examine the triangular competition with its implications, and forward relevant recommendations for its security and survival by diplomatically balancing these powers and forestalling their undue pressures. The article is subjectively prepared by analytically reviewing the literature on Nepal under the strategic significance of China, India and the US.
What Drives Students' Intentions to Pursue an Accounting Career? Examining The Theory of Planned Behavior (TBP)
Authors: Cruz Racquel Untalan
Published: February 2023

This paper investigates what drives undergraduate accounting students’ goals to take up accountancy profession someday and be able to attain a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) qualification. The study utilizes a survey methodology and relies heavily on questionnaires as a tool for gathering data from the respondent population. To examine the study objectives, a descriptive statistics and multiple regression analysis methods were used on a total of 104 undergraduate accounting students from Far Eastern University Manila, Philippines. Examining what drives students' intentions to pursue an accounting career or perceive a career in professional accounting is important in this context. As a result, this research attempts to: 1. Investigate the key elements affecting decision of students to choose a career as an accountant 2. Establish relationship between the characteristics affecting university students' profession choices and their desire to remain in one field 3. Evaluate the perception of accounting students towards professional licensure examination in accountancy.  Majority of the respondents were considering and pursuit of accounting careers undoubtedly with 56.73%. Moreover, many of them are in the third-year level and fourth year level who have the intention to pursue accounting career with 96.15%.
Qualitative and Quantitative Estimation or Chemical Constituents from Leaves and Roots of Iraqi Agave Attenuata by GC-MS and RP-HPLC(Conference Paper) #
Authors: Shah Sherine Majeed , Thukaa Z. Abdul-Jalil
Published: February 2023

This research concentrate on cultivated Iraqi Agave attenuata dried leaves and roots, because of little studies on this plant especially on the root that lead to the eager of study and comparison of phytochemical constituents between leaves and root. Extraction of bioactive constituents was carried out using several solvents with increasing polarity (n-hexane, ethyl acetate and methanol) by soxhlet apparatus. Steroidal saponins in Agave genus is well documented in many species, lightening the minds in this research on extraction method which is specific for steroidal saponins. Phytochemical screening was done by GC/MS for n-hexane fraction, qualitative and quantitative estimation of several bioactive constituents (caffeic acid, p-coumaric acid, and quercetin) for ethyl acetate and methanol fractions while for steroidal saponins (sarsasapogenin, hecogenin and tigogenin) in both leaves and root by using reverse phase-high performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC). Among those identified phytochemical constituents, several constituents have not been detected in Agave attenuata leaves and roots before. This study is the first to describe the results in which the highest concentration of caffeic acid was found in leaves ethyl acetate fraction, p-coumaric acid and quercetin in root ethyl acetate fractions. While for steroidal saponins, the hecogenin, tigogenin and sarsasapogenin highest concentrations were found in leaves.
“Our Hearts and Brains Are Like Paper, We Never Forget”: Indigenous Petitioning and the World Wars
Authors: Clarke Timothy
Published: February 2023

Indigenous veterans have been celebrated for their achievements in the two world wars, adding needed texture to Canada’s half-century at war. However, Indigenous peoples on the home front have remained periphery to the study of Indigenous peoples’ experiences of the world wars, leaving veterans and military eligible men as the main protagonists in the story. Those individuals left on reserve experienced the conditions of war, the mobilization of the Canadian state for war, and the enlistment of Indigenous men into the army differently than enlisted men. Analyzing Indigenous petitioners’ political advocacy during the First World War and the Second World War offers a more textured and complex representation of Indigenous peoples’ experiences during the world wars. By negotiating their place within the settler Canadian state, while also clearly defining their sovereignty and distinct political cultures, Indigenous peoples remained active participants in the political arena during the period from 1914 to 1945. Rather than “awakening” politically on the return of veterans in response to broken promises, Indigenous peoples on the home front deployed and evolved existing political tools and strategies to articulate their responses to wartime policy.
Cyber war : Ancaman Baru Keamanan Nasional dan Internasional
Authors: Yanuar Adams Pratama
Published: February 2023

Currently, international issues have shifted from traditional issues to non-traditional issues (contemporary). In the past, in the era of World War 1 and 2, physical warfare became a major issue in the international world. However, now that the world has experienced a digital era, the main issue in the international world has shifted from physical warfare to digital warfare or commonly known as Cyber War. Cyber War is a digital war which can be in the form of data robbery or important sector information sectors such as intelligence, national code, foreign policy strategy, national defense, military, etc. So that later the data will be used for the benefit of data thieves. This research will focus on Cyber War Threats on an international scale and the impact that will result from the existence of Cyber War. By using qualitative and quantitative methods, the data presented in this study can be justified. So that this research is considered important enough to add insight and knowledge related to international conditions and threats in the future
Strategi Keamanan Siber Nasional Qatar
Authors: Silvia Anggraeni , Muhajirin Adi
Published: February 2023

Along with the development of technology, cyber threats that occur in modern countries has been switched from traditional to non-traditional. That development of technology bears the advancement of science and bring a variety of the interstate. Currently, the country prioritizes in social, economic, law, security, defense and other aspect to Information and Communication Technology. Increasing the cyber threat of Qatar, the governance draws up National Cyber Security Strategy (NCSS) with the aim of building and maintaining a safe cyberspace for protecting national interest and preserves fundamental rights and Qatar’s community value. Collectively this aim gives protection and preparing cyber threats with proactive approach. This paper aims to deeply understand Qatar National Cyber Security Strategic by conducting a qualitative analysis of the context of document through the concept of sovereignty approach, nation and contained aspects. The description of aspects that can be seen from the data security relationship, technology development, policies, capabilities, strategic approaches, cyber threats and challenges. Qatar pays special attention to cybersecurity and protection of its vital national information infrastructure as dependence on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and the internet grows in the country.
Simulakra dan Hiperrealitas dalam Rekrutmen Para Pengantin ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria)
Authors: Pratiwi Vandita Oktavia , Pattipeilhy Shary Charlotte Henriette
Published: February 2023

The phenomenon of an ISIS (Islamic State in Iraq and Syria) bride who was recruited by a Middle Eastern jihadist group who was banished by the country of origin caused controversy after the confession of the spread of false realities in her recruitment. The refusal of recognition as citizens for former members occurs because of an incident that betrays and imposed by the state. In this case, ISIS does not only recruit men, but women are also often recruited by ISIS to become jihadist brides as a form of its jihad by using online media to implement a false reality. This research uses Post-Structuralism theory with its derivative concept, namely Simulakra by Jean Baudrillard. The author collects data using the literature study method through journals/articles, books, websites, international news, films and interviews with several sources. The research is descriptive and explanatory, which will provide an overview of the reasons why women joined ISIS as jihadi brides, how the form of strategy used by ISIS in implementing false realities, and also explain why ISIS chose this strategy. The result of this research is that the role of online media (social and mass) is very effective in working groups so that many women are interested in joining it on the grounds that it is a form of migration and lives under the auspices of the chaliphate.
Penyelesaian Kredit Bermasalah Pada Perjanjian Kredit Perbankan Karena Force Majeure di Masa Pandemi Covid-19 dalam Perspektif Peraturan Otoritas Jasa Keuangan Nomor 48/POJK.03/2020
Authors: Tumanggor M. S.
Published: February 2023

A bank credit agreement is a standard agreement whose contents are determined unilaterally by the bank, with the aim of efficiency. Micro, small and medium enterprises have an important role in economic development and growth. Small and medium enterprises often enter into banking credit agreements for business development. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Indonesian government issued Presidential Decree No. 12 of 2020 stipulating the Determination of Non- Natural Disasters for the Spread of Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) as a National Disaster. COVID-19 has had an impact on aspects of people's lives. One of them has an impact on the decline in the economic capacity of the community which in turn can result in the debtor not fulfilling the achievements in the banking credit agreement.This study uses a normative juridical research method. The data collection method that the author uses is a literature study/documentation, namely data collection in a literature/document study is an activity of tracing, checking, reviewing secondary data.The results of the research on the implementation of banking credit agreements are the fulfillment of the contents of the agreement in the form of implementation and obligations that have been agreed upon in the banking credit agreement. The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the implementation of banking credit agreements. The COVID-19 pandemic affects the ability of debtors to carry out their achievements. The government through the OJK issued POJK Number 48/POJK.03/2020, which is a regulation to provide restructuring to debtors. The COVID-19 pandemic can also be used as an excuse for debtors to experience force majeure. However, not all debtors are categorized as experiencing force majeure.
Problematika Relasi Pusat-Daerah dalam Implementasi Paradigma Pencegahan yang Berbasiskan Pertahanan Aktif
Authors: Arifianto Muhamad Lukman
Published: February 2023

Penelitian ini bertujuan meninjau ulang pemaknaan ‘pencegahan’ dan kontestasi penerapannya di dalam skema Pertahanan Aktif (Active Defense) yang tertuang dalam Rencana Aksi Nasional Pencegahan dan Pemberantasan Penyalahgunaan dan Peredaran Gelap Narkotika (RAN P4GN) dan Prekursor Narkotika Tahun 2020-2024. Modul pencegahan berbasiskan Pertahanan Aktif mensyaratkan sinergisme masif antara Organisasi Pemerintah dengan Organisasi Masyarakat Sipil yang mampu mewujudkan bentuk kolaborasi partisipatoris, yakni kolaborasi interaktif dengan pelibatan masyarakat sebagai konsentris. Namun demikian, ‘ketimpangan’ acapkali timbul-tenggelam pada level perumusan kebijakan yang seharusnya berimbang antara stakeholder pusat dan daerah. Kolotnya proses identifikasi data dan informasi, ditambah minimnya rujukan kajian-kajian akademik terhadap kebijakan berbasiskan pembuktian (evidence based policy) tentang masalah peredaran narkotika dan penyalahgunaannya, justru kian melebarkan bias dalam rekomendasi yang terkesan serabutan. Tulisan ini muncul sebagai respons untuk mengkaji dan menguji kembali kontestasi makna Pencegahan yang problematik di dalam desain P4GN melalui kacamata teori perubahan (theory of change).