bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Green Marketing and Intention to Buy Green Product: Systematic Literature Review
Authors: Lestari Sri , Bakhtiar Arfan , Suliantoro Hery
Published: June 2023

Society in the current period is facing various kinds of challenges and obstacles related to the acceleration of urbanization and industrialization. As for the problems at the moment, namely the health crisis and pollution that can threaten the present or future generations so that action is needed to ensure optimal living conditions, it is becoming increasingly important to understand green marketing and various other forms of support. Therefore, the aim of this research is to carry out a systematic review of the literature to identify several factors that influence green marketing. For this study, the method used was a Systematic Literature Review (SLR) which was carried out by following the procedure and followed by a meta-analysis to see the relevance of the published articles. This study uses VOSViewer as auxiliary software and uses Publish or Perish to help group data. From the search results, a total of 865 related articles were found for 2017-2022 and sorting was carried out to find relevant articles. The literature review was carried out using qualitative analysis, which resulted in four keywords; green marketing mix, attitude, purchase decision, and green marketing. In the end, we propose a framework that is developed based on some of the findings obtained. It is hoped that this framework can be used for a better understanding of green marketing factors that influence consumer purchase intentions.
Barrier Factors Model of Innovation Process in the Furniture Industry Supply Chain (Case Study at PT. Duwa Atmimuda)
Authors: Pratiwi Wiwik , Primadasa Rangga , Asri Vikha Indira , Waluyo Wisnu Budi
Published: June 2023

PT. Duwa Atmimuda is a company engaged in manufacturing in producing stainless metal products and furniture frames. PT. Duwa Atmimuda is experiencing problems with the lack of application of technology in terms of marketing, seen from the absence of social media utilization, causing the company to find it difficult to expand market share. This study aims to identify the factors that hinder the company's innovation process using the Interpretive Structural Modeling (ISM) method and classify the model using MICMAC Analysis. The results showed that the ISM model of the barrier factor for the innovation process in the furniture industry supply chain has 6 levels. After the ISM model is obtained, the next process is to classify each variable indicator on the barrier factors of the innovation process with the help of MICMAC analysis. There are 4 classification clusters, the first cluster (autonomous indicators) has one indicator. While in the second cluster (dependent indicators) there is one indicator. In the third cluster (linkage indicators) there are 9 indicators. In the fourth cluster (independent indicators) there is one indicator. The third cluster (linkage indicators) is the highest cluster of indicator spreads where this indicator has high control and dependence. The conclusion of this study is that there are 12 inhibiting factors in the innovation process which are arranged into six levels of the ISM model and in the MICMAC analysis the third cluster is the highest distribution cluster.
Gender-based violence policy reform: assessing the risks and public value of co-production with survivors
Authors: Wheildon Lisa J. , Flynn Asher , True Jacqui , Wild Abby
Published: June 2023

Governments worldwide are increasingly engaging service users to reform public policies and services and enhance public value. Survivors of gender-based violence (GBV) are one group seeking to be heard by governments and gradually being engaged to improve policy outcomes. However, the history of the victims’ rights movement and feminist scholarship on political institutions indicate significant risks for survivors in these engagements with the state. This article examines the nature of these risks and how they are experienced and challenged, through a case study analysis of the implementation of the Australian state of Victoria’s Victim Survivors’ Advisory Council. Analysing government reports and interviews with survivors and policymakers, the article investigates how the state asserts control over survivors under the guise of co-production, inadvertently compromising public value creation. Informed by a feminist institutionalist lens, our analysis finds that efforts to address the power imbalances and gendered norms reflected in the informal rules of co-production are likely to better realise public value in terms of improved outcomes for all members of society, especially those experiencing GBV. The co-production risks we highlight and the ways to mitigate them we suggest are also relevant to other areas of co-production with other marginalised service users.
Leaf-inspired luminescent solar concentrator based on two-stage photoconversion
Authors: Nishimura Hiroto , Mizuno Yuta , Suzuki Atsuya , Fujieda Ichiro
Published: June 2023

Geometrical gain of a luminescent solar concentrator is drastically increased by laying out a luminescent fiber in a luminescent plate with air gap around it and attaching a photovoltaic (PV) cell to the tip of the fiber. The plate converts an incident photon to a first photoluminescence (PL) photon, and the fiber converts it to a second PL photon. Thus, the fiber carries the optical power as a leaf vein transports water and nutrients. The probability of the first PL photon resulting in the second PL photon reaching the PV cell can be measured by exciting a single spot on the plate with a laser beam. In experiment, 2 mm-thick, 50 mm-square and 50 mm-diameter circular devices were assembled with off-the-shelf components. For each case, geometrical gain exceeded 1000 and this probability averaged over the incident area was of the order of 0.01. Connecting multiple small-area devices to a single PV cell with a clear fiber would increase geometrical gain further and alleviate the absorption and scattering of PL photons during waveguiding.
Super-resolved total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy using random illuminations
Authors: Affannoukoué Kévin , Labouesse Simon , Maire Guillaume , Gallais Laurent , Savatier Julien , Allain Marc , Rasedujjaman Md , Legoff Loic , Idier Jérôme , Poincloux Renaud , Pelletier Florence , Leterrier Christophe , Mangeat Thomas , Sentenac Anne
Published: June 2023

A benefit of random illumination microscopy (RIM) is that it improves the resolution and linearity of the brightness of structured illumination microscopy using minimally controlled speckled illumination. Here, we implemented RIM in the total internal reflection fluorescence (TIRF) configuration for imaging biological processes close to the coverslip surface. Using standard TIRF objectives, we separated fluorescent lines 60 nm apart and achieved high contrast 86 nm resolution on fixed biological samples. Applied to live macrophages, TIRF-RIM provided two-color dynamic images of paxillin nanoclusters with remarkable spatial (96–120 nm) and temporal (1–8 Hz) resolutions, respectively. The simple experimental setup and imaging protocol together with the robustness of the data processing to leaks and aberrations make TIRF-RIM a method of choice for super-resolution TIRF imaging.
Attention is required for canonical brain signature of prediction error despite early encoding of the stimuli
Authors: Male Alie G. , O’Shea Robert P.
Published: June 2023

Prediction error is a basic component of predictive-coding theory of brain processing. According to the theory, each stage of brain processing of sensory information generates a model of the current sensory input; subsequent input is compared against the model and only if there is a mismatch, a prediction error, is further processing performed. Recently, Smout and colleagues found that a signature of prediction error, the visual (v) mismatch negativity (MMN), for a fundamental property of visual input—its orientation—was absent without endogenous attention on the stimuli. This is remarkable because the weight of evidence for MMNs from audition and vision is that they occur without endogenous attention. To resolve this discrepancy, we conducted an experiment addressing 2 alternative explanations for Smout and colleagues’ finding: that it was from a lack of reproducibility or that participants’ visual systems did not encode the stimuli when attention was on something else. We conducted a similar experiment to that of Smout and colleagues. We showed 21 participants sequences of identically oriented Gabor patches, standards, and, unpredictably, otherwise identical, Gabor patches differing in orientation by ±15°, ±30°, and ±60°, deviants. To test whether participants encoded the orientation of the standards, we varied the number of standards preceding a deviant, allowing us to search for a decrease in activity with the number of repetitions of standards—repetition suppression. We diverted participants’ attention from the oriented stimuli with a central, letter-detection task. We reproduced Smout and colleagues’ finding of no vMMN without endogenous attention, strengthening their finding. We found that our participants showed repetition suppression: They did encode the stimuli preattentively. We also found early processing of deviants. We discuss various explanations why the earlier processing did not extend into the vMMN time window, including low precision of prediction.
Genomic conservation of crop wild relatives: A case study of citrus
Authors: Wang Nan , Cao Shuo , Liu Zhongjie , Xiao Hua , Hu Jianbing , Xu Xiaodong , Chen Peng , Ma Zhiyao , Ye Junli , Chai Lijun , Guo Wenwu , Larkin Robert M. , Xu Qiang , Morrell Peter L. , Zhou Yongfeng , Deng Xiuxin
Published: June 2023

Conservation of crop wild relatives is critical for plant breeding and food security. The lack of clarity on the genetic factors that lead to endangered status or extinction create difficulties when attempting to develop concrete recommendations for conserving a citrus wild relative: the wild relatives of crops. Here, we evaluate the conservation of wild kumquat (Fortunella hindsii) using genomic, geographical, environmental, and phenotypic data, and forward simulations. Genome resequencing data from 73 accessions from the Fortunella genus were combined to investigate population structure, demography, inbreeding, introgression, and genetic load. Population structure was correlated with reproductive type (i.e., sexual and apomictic) and with a significant differentiation within the sexually reproducing population. The effective population size for one of the sexually reproducing subpopulations has recently declined to ~1,000, resulting in high levels of inbreeding. In particular, we found that 58% of the ecological niche overlapped between wild and cultivated populations and that there was extensive introgression into wild samples from cultivated populations. Interestingly, the introgression pattern and accumulation of genetic load may be influenced by the type of reproduction. In wild apomictic samples, the introgressed regions were primarily heterozygous, and genome-wide deleterious variants were hidden in the heterozygous state. In contrast, wild sexually reproducing samples carried a higher recessive deleterious burden. Furthermore, we also found that sexually reproducing samples were self-incompatible, which prevented the reduction of genetic diversity by selfing. Our population genomic analyses provide specific recommendations for distinct reproductive types and monitoring during conservation. This study highlights the genomic landscape of a wild relative of citrus and provides recommendations for the conservation of crop wild relatives.
Early career outcomes of a large four-year MD/ MPH program: Results of a cross sectional survey of three cohorts of graduates
Authors: Belkowitz Julia , Payoute Sabrina , Agarwal Gauri , Lichtstein Daniel , King Roderick , Shafazand Shirin , Chandran Latha
Published: June 2023

The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine started a four-year MD/ MPH program in 2011 with a mission to graduate public health physician leaders to address the public health needs of the 21st century, with emphasis on three areas: leadership, research, and public health. A prospective cross-sectional survey of early graduates was conducted to understand how they incorporate public health training into their careers. There were two study questions: What are the self-described early career activities of the graduates of the first three cohorts in the areas of leadership, research, and public health and what are the perceptions regarding the influence of the public health training on their careers? In the summer of 2020, a survey was sent to graduates from the classes of 2015, 2016, and 2017. In addition to several multiple-choice questions, the survey included an open-ended question on the impact of public health training in their careers. Inductive content analysis was used to analyze the responses to the open-ended question. Eighty-two of the 141 eligible graduates (63%) completed the survey; 80 of whom had participated or was currently participating in residency training. Forty-nine joined a residency in a primary care field. Many graduates had leadership roles in their early careers, including 35 who were selected as chief residents. Fifty-seven participated in research, most commonly in quality improvement (40), clinical (34) and community based (19). Over one third (30) chose to do work in public health during residency. Themes that emerged regarding the influence of public health training on their careers were: 1) Shifts in perspective, 2) Value of specific skills related to public health, 3) Steppingstone for professional opportunities 4) Focus on health disparities, social determinants, and inadequacies of the healthcare system, 5) Perception as leaders and mentors for peers, and 6) Preparedness for the pandemic. Graduates self-reported involvement in leadership, research, and public health activities as well as a commitment towards addressing some of our most pressing public health needs. Although long-term career outcomes need to be determined over time, graduates currently report considerable benefits of their public health training for their professional outcomes.
Gut microbiota and cognitive development in infant mice: Quantity and source of potable water
Authors: Kim Chong-Su , Shin Dong-Mi
Published: June 2023

Not only the water quantity consumed but also the source of drinking water has been considered for their health benefits, but there is limited evidence. We aimed to determine whether the amount and type of drinking water affect physiological and biological functions, including brain function, by confirming how it affects gut microbiota which has an important regulatory role in host physiology. Three-week-old infant mice were subjected to 1) a water restriction experiment (control group, ad libitum consumption of distilled water; dehydration group, time-limited access to distilled water [15 min/day]) and 2) different water source experiment (distilled water, purified water, spring water, and tap water groups). The gut microbiota and cognitive development were analyzed using the 16S ribosomal ribonucleic acid sequencing method and the Barnes maze, respectively. The relative abundance of Firmicutes and Bacteroidetes and the Firmicutes-to-Bacteroidetes ratio (F/B ratio) changed depending on age (juveniles vs. infants). Insufficient water intake reversed these developmental changes, showing that the relative abundances of Bacteroidetes and Firmicutes and the F/B ratio in dehydrated juvenile mice were similar to those in normal infant mice. Additionally, clustering analysis revealed no significant differences in the intestinal flora in the mice from the different drinking water sources; however, dehydration significantly altered the composition of the genera compared to the other water source groups wherein water was provided ad libitum. Moreover, cognitive development was significantly disrupted by insufficient water intake, although the type of drinking water had no significant influence. Cognitive decline, measured by relative latency, was positively associated with the relative abundance of unclassified Erysipelotrichaceae that were in significantly high relative abundance in the dehydration group. These results suggest that the water quantity consumed, rather than the mineral content of drinking water, is imperative for shaping the early gut microbiota associated with cognitive development during infancy.
Populismo, legitimidad y educación financiada por el Estado
Authors: Knight Abowitz Kathleen
Published: June 2023

En este artículo, analizo una muestra de las prácticas educativas actuales en los movimientos populistas educativos de Brasil, Estados Unidos e Israel. Tras un breve examen de estas formas de populismo, que revela tendencias políticas de nacionalismo étnico, ortodoxia religiosa, antisecularismo y autoritarismo, reviso la teoría democrática para interpretar el populismo desde una posición teórica democrática dual: pragmatismo, y teoría democrática crítica o radical. Utilizo reflexiones pragmáticas en la esfera pública (Dewey, 1927; Frega, 2010, 2019), para explicar cómo y por qué emergen colectivos en la dinámica de las instituciones estatales democráticas de educación. Y posteriormente, paso a la teoría democrática radical para analizar la idea de la expresión populista y su función en la política democrática (Laclau, 2005; Mouffe, 2018). En términos pragmáticos, los movimientos populistas son colectivos en potencia, basados en una idea experimentalista de la vida política que incluye asociaciones de grupos en la sociedad civil que generan opinión, acción y desacuerdo en intentos de conformar decisiones en las instituciones estatales. Pero muchos movimientos populistas no llegan a ser colectivos democráticos en la medida en que se caracterizan por reducidos intereses privados, hábitos irreflexivos y prácticas que son antagónicas a la interpelación, la capacidad de respuesta y la deliberación. Como tales, los movimientos populistas amenazan la legitimidad normativa y la estabilidad de las instituciones estatales democráticas liberales de enseñanza. Aunque las versiones minimalistas o menos militantes de populismo son compatibles con, y vehículos importantes para la política educativa, las versiones maximalistas actualmente dominantes perfiladas en este artículo amenazan el proyecto de estado liberal-democrático (Sant, 2020). Las teorías pragmáticas de política democrática y acciones colectivas (Frega, 2019) ofrecen vías para conocer el momento populista, pero contienen significativas implicaciones de rediseño y reforma institucional para su materialización.
La política de la educación en la enseñanza universitaria: una reflexión sobre su relevancia y una propuesta sobre su contenido
Authors: Villamor Manero Patricia
Published: June 2023

En este artículo se defiende la necesidad de que la asignatura de Política de la Educación se incluya en todos los grados universitarios del ámbito de la educación. Se parte una breve presentación de la materia y de los problemas con los que se ha encontrado en los últimos años de su desarrollo, entre ellos la gran desafección de los jóvenes por la política y el desplazamiento de la responsabilidad de la toma de decisiones en favor de expertos técnicos, que instrumentalizan las finalidades educativas. Para afrontar dichos problemas se propone repensar la noción de lo político como contenido de dicha asignatura, en tres aspectos determinantes: como relación; la búsqueda de lo común; y la propuesta de una participación inteligente en los términos de una conversación sobre lo anterior. La política surge en el seno de una relación “entre” individuos que conversan sobre los asuntos que les son comunes, se dirige a la discusión de lo que precede a las decisiones y debe permitir la entrada de cualquiera en la conversación. En el caso de la Política de la Educación, este encuentro debe siempre considerar como plano de análisis prioritario el pedagógico. Finalmente, se incluyen algunas reflexiones sobre el valor específico que puede aportar el aula de Política de la Educación en la formación de los educadores y educadoras del futuro. Se apuntan algunas conclusiones sobre el espacio del aula como el espacio público reservado para tratar lo común y apropiarse de lo que como educadores nos es propio, esto es, el análisis pedagógico de la realidad que nos acontece.
La educación alternativa es una falsa alternativa
Authors: Pérez Rueda Ani
Published: June 2023

Este artículo presenta una crítica política de la educación alternativa. La tesis principal es que la educación alternativa, a pesar de su apariencia emancipadora, reproduce aquello contra lo que afirma luchar, pues se basa en unos presupuestos erróneos que el artículo trata de exponer. En primer lugar, la educación alternativa se apoya en la idea de que existe una esencia o una naturaleza humana bondadosa previa las relaciones sociales. En segundo lugar, esto es lo que lleva a sus defensores a sustituir la educación como un proceso de diálogo, que implica necesariamente ejercer una influencia, por un acompañamiento no directivo que, al renunciar a influir, solo conduce a ocultar en qué sentido se está realmente influyendo. De aquí se deriva el tercer error de la educación alternativa: la creencia de que la desaparición de los adultos, o la retirada del profesorado y de su poder, conducirá a la aparición de relaciones más armoniosas o libres. Al contrario, este abandono pretendidamente antiautoritario del niño le deja, en realidad, en manos de sus determinaciones sociales. En cuarto lugar, el artículo analiza el romanticismo que impregna las pedagogías alternativas, que se muestra en su culto al yo, en la insistencia en la vuelta a la naturaleza y en un cierto antiintelectualismo. En quinto lugar, el artículo cuestiona como otro punto de partida erróneo de las pedagogías alternativas la idea de que la educación sea el motor del cambio social. En sexto lugar, el artículo muestra por qué el utopismo que caracteriza a los defensores más radicales de la educación alternativa, y que les lleva a abandonar la lucha contra las formas sociales capitalistas y al intento de construir proyectos ideales al margen, es políticamente impotente. En séptimo lugar, se expone el idealismo que subyace al intento de cambiar el mundo aislando a los niños del conflicto social para que puedan así ser felices. Por último, el artículo termina defendiendo la necesidad de la crítica y explicando el error de quienes aceptan la defensa socialdemócrata de la educación estatal como única alternativa a las falsas alternativas.
Comparative mathematical analysis of economically important ampelographic indicators in white wine vine varieties (Vitis vinifera L.)
Authors: Roychev Venelin , Keranova Neli
Published: June 2023

A comparative mathematical analysis of economically important ampelographic indicators was performed in 32 local, introduced and newly bred white wine vine varieties. It was found that depending on the similarity and remoteness of the values of the studied indicators, the varieties are grouped into three generalized clusters. In the first, the varieties are characterized by a longer budding period and relatively lower productivity. In the second, they have similarities in the length of the budding period, long period of budding - technological maturity, moderate productivity, and close content of volatile acids in the wine. In the third, the newly bred two varieties Gergana and Misket Markovski, which are the most fertile and productive and with the smallest number of seeds in the berries. There is a high variability of the individual white wine varieties according to the studied economically valuable indicators. The indicators of bunch length and average weight per 100 berries have a stronger direct effect on the formation of the yield in individual varieties, and the average bunch weight, bunch width, percentage of mesocarp in berries, berry length and width, as well as the theoretical yield significantly affect indirectly the productivity of vines.
Heavy metals tolerance on seed germination and growth of serpentine plant species Alyssum murale L.
Authors: Gashi Bekim , Osmani Mirsade , Berisha Naim , Buqaj Liridon , Dakaj Besnik , Qazimi Eliesa , Çoçaj Erëza
Published: June 2023

Alyssum murale L. is a nickel hyperaccumulator herbaceous perennial species in a natural serpentine soil and adapted to arid, infertile soils. The objective of this study was to investigate how the seed germination, root, and hypocotyl growth of this plant species respond to exposure to different concentrations of heavy metals such as lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), nickel (Ni), chromium (Cr) and manganese (Mn). The highest germination, even higher than in the control group, was observed at lower concentrations of Ni, Cd, Pb and Mn, while almost all higher concentrations of the metals decreased germination. Germination time was significantly slower (from about 6 to 10 days) for seeds treated with higher metal concentrations, especially Mn, Cd and Ni, and faster (from about 3 to 5 days) for seeds treated with lower concentrations. The strongest inhibitory effect on root and hypocotyl length occurred in treatments with different concentrations of Pb, Cd, and Mn, and seeds treated with lower concentrations of Ni showed a positive effect on root and hypocotyl growth. Seeds treated with Ni showed relatively high tolerance to this metal, presenting the potential for practical use in various fields of phytoremediation technology.
Data-driven analysis of transport and weather impact on urban air quality
Authors: Csonka Bálint
Published: June 2023

Many cities face low air quality. To better predict the exceedance of air quality limits, the traffic’s contribution to air pollution was analysed in this paper. Several studies used a twin site approach to determine the impact of urban traffic; however, it requires the deployment of stations at various locations. A time variant analysis to determine traffic’s contribution and regression analysis were applied to determine the weather’s impact. The results were validated using actual traffic data. It was found that the traffic’s contributions to CO and NO2 were 22 and 30%. It was noted that the seasonal fluctuation of NO2 is significantly influenced by precipitation. Long-term trends of pollutants require further research.
The Implications of Child Trafficking on Society, A Case Study of Westland Sub-County Kenya
Authors: Njama Daniel Kamau , Bor Erick , Mwaeke Panuel
Published: June 2023

This paper uses data collected for an MA Thesis on the implications of child trafficking on society, a case study of Westland Sub-County, Kenya. The study has been motivated by increased cases of child trafficking in Kenya, especially within Kitsuru, though with little research activity in this area. The study was guided by the following research objectives; to determine the prevalence of child trafficking cases, to establish factors responsible for child trafficking to examine the effects of child trafficking on victims and finally to assess impact of child trafficking in Westland-Sub-County, Kenya. This study was grounded by Bronfenbrenner’s (1994) Ecological Systems Theory. The study used mixed method design and a purposive sampling design model. The main method of data collection was the interview. In addition, FGDs were used to collect data from the victim respondents. The sample size comprised of 50 respondents that included; DCI Officers, Employees from; HAART Kenya, Kabete Remand Home, Children Department and Parents of Trafficked children. Data was coded and analyzed using NVIVO software, computer software for managing qualitative and quantitative data. The first objective established prevalence average, of about 11 children that are trafficked every month in Westland’s Sub County. The study further established frequent information tips of 10s of children being clandestinely trafficked outside the country though without arrests, indication a possibility of very intricate web of organized informers for child traffickers. The second objective established the factors responsible for child trafficking in Westland Sub-County, Kenya. These included; high demand for women in sex trafficking (60%), economic hardship (90%), demand for cheap domestic and agricultural labour (80%) poverty(100%), and demand from human organ harvesting sector(50%).In all this the underlying factor is the temptation of poverty. The third objective established the effects of child trafficking on Victims in Westland Sub-County, Kenya from both the perspectives of adult respondents and from the victim respondents. These include; Low self-esteem and self-worth, inability to trust and build meaningful relationships in later life, substance misuse, and post-traumatic stress disorder all rated at 90%, fear,  anger and hostility, sexualized behaviour, pseudo maturity and self-harm all rated at 80 percent. The fourth objective established the impact of child trafficking in Westland’s Sub-County, Kenya; educational impacts, economic impacts, health impacts, societal impacts and national security impacts that are likely to ground the country’s economy, trap families and communities into cycles of poverty amongst other impacts. Amongst other major recommendations, the government should first treat as a national disaster and hand it as such.
Levels of Knowledge and Involvements in Behavioral Problems Associated with Use of Smartphone by In-School Christian Adolescents in North Central Nigeria
Authors: Omede Jacob
Published: June 2023

This study examined two main variables namely; the levels of knowledge and the levels of involvements in behavioral problems associated with the use of Smartphone by in-school Christian adolescents in North Central Nigeria. The behavioral problems examined were drawn from moral, social and religious. The design of the study was descriptive and the specific type used was survey as data was collected from a sample of 192 adolescents from three states namely, Benue, Kogi and Plateau. The sample was obtained using purposive sampling technique as only the adolescents who qualified on three criteria of being a student, must be a Christian or at best should go to church and also should own a Smartphone were used. The instrument for data collection was a questionnaire designed by the researcher titled “Behavioral problems associated with use of Smartphone Questionnaire (B-PAUS-Q)”. B-PAUS-Q was divided into three (3) sections, A, B, and C. and had 24 question items on moral, social and religious behavioral problems. The response option was on a 5 point rating scale. The B-PAUS-Q was administered by the researcher with the help of pastors in the churches visited in the three states. The data collected were analyzed using mean, standard deviation and t-test of dependent means. The results obtained were that: the in-school Christian adolescents had very high knowledge but very low involvements in the moral, social and religious behavioral problems that were measured. In addition, the three null hypotheses that were stated were rejected as there were significant differences between the in-school Christian adolescents’ levels of knowledge and levels of involvements in these behavioral problems. Based on these findings, recommendations were put forth to the Christian religious leaders, parents and teachers on the need for more surveillance, internet education, and discipleship classes or training for new converts particularly the adolescents and young adults.
Moderating Effect of Self-Efficacy on Cognitive, Emotional and Social Intelligence Towards Job Performance in Banking Industry
Authors: Amrollahifar Jamak , Ali Mass Hareeza , Mansor Zuraina Dato , Jaharuddin Nor Siah , Yajie Guo
Published: June 2023

Although the services sector is one of the sectors that anchored the country’s economy growth in 2019 in Malaysia, this sector lacks in growth and need to be pushed for greater productivity. Particularly, financial sector has the most contribution to the service sector. Meanwhile, the banking sector of Malaysia has gone through profound and rapid changes in the last few years. This study aims to examine the moderating effect of self-efficacy on the relationship between cognitive, emotional and social intelligence towards job performance in the Malaysian local commercial banks using survey data obtained from 436 employees. The Partial Least Square method is employed to study the link. The findings indicate that self-efficacy moderates the relationship between cognitive and emotional intelligence towards job performance. Nevertheless, contrary to the claims of scholars, the study finds no evidence of any moderation effect of self-efficacy on the relationship between social intelligence towards job performance. Limitation and suggestion for the future research are also discussed.
Semi-automatic assessment of lack of control code documentation in automated production systems
Authors: Dong Quang Huan , Vogel-Heuser Birgit , Neumann Eva-Maria
Published: June 2023

This paper first examines the current state of industrial practice of documentation in automated production systems based on a large-scale survey in machine and plant manufacturing proving that companies still face major challenges in documentation. However, insufficient documentation creates friction since it may increase the risk of malfunction and high costs, and impede system development due to lack of traceability, especially for control software being one of the main functionality carriers. Therefore, secondly, a risk priority indicator RPI4DD is proposed to systematically capture the lack of control code documentation to avoid undesired costs due to inadequate documentation.
Salinity and temperature affect growth rate of Alphamyces chaetifer and Gorgonomyces haynaldii (Chytridiomycota) isolated from coastal habitats of Taiwan
Authors: Guo Sheng-Yu , Jones E.B. Gareth , Chiang Michael W.L. , Pang Ka-Lai
Published: June 2023

Salinity and temperature are two of the key environmental variables influencing the distribution of fungi. Results from the limited research available on the effects of salinity and temperature on growth and reproduction of chytrids were inconclusive. This study investigated the combined effects of salinity (0, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32) and temperature (17, 24, 30 °C) on the growth rate of Alphamyces chaetifer (isolates IMB230, IMB231, IMB232) and Gorgonomyces haynaldii (IMB233, IMB237, IMB239) cultured from low-salinity water samples collected from coastal wetlands/ponds of eastern Taiwan. All isolates grew well at salinity 4 or below, irrespective of the incubation temperatures, although some grew significantly faster at 30 °C. No growth was observed at salinity 16 or 32. At or below 4, A. chaetifer IMB230 and IMB231, isolated from the same collection site where salinity was 2, produced the fastest growth rate at these salinities while G. haynaldii IMB237 and IMB239, isolated from water samples of zero salinity, had the slowest growth rate. These results agree with previous research that chytrids are sensitive to salinity, and may explain why only 27 culturable Chytridiomycota species and allied taxa have been documented from the marine environment.
Mineral composition, principal polyphenolic components, and evaluation of the anti-inflammatory, analgesic, and antioxidant properties of Cytisus villosus Pourr leaf extracts
Authors: Zouhri Aziz , El Menyiy Naoual , El-mernissi Yahya , Bouddine Toufik , El-mernissi Rafik , Amhamdi Hassan , Elharrak Abdelhay , Salamatullah Ahmad Mohammad , Nafidi Hiba-Allah , Khallouki Farid , Bourhia Mohammed , Hajji Lhoussain
Published: June 2023

Cytisus villosus Pourr. (C. villosus) is a medicinal plant belonging to the Fabaceae family, which grows in the Mediterranean area. It is used in traditional medicine against diseases related to inflammation. The objective of the present study was to identify the mineral and polyphenolic composition as well as to evaluate some biological properties including antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and analgesic activities of C. villosus leaf aqueous extract. The chemical constituents were identified and quantified using ultra performance liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-ESI-MS/MS) methods. The antioxidant properties of C. villosus leaves were tested using reducing power (RP), 2,2-azino-bis-3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid (ABTS), and 2,2′-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) assays. The anti-inflammatory potency was evaluated in vitro and in vivo using the albumin denaturation test and the carrageenan test, respectively. Furthermore, the analgesic effect was performed in vivo using tail flick, acetic acid-induced contortion, and plantar tests. Mineralogical analysis revealed that potassium and calcium were the most abundant minerals. The analysis and quantification of the phytochemical composition using UPLC-ESI-MS/MS showed that quinic acid (57.478 ± 1.72 mg/kg) was the major compound of the aqueous extract, followed by salicylic acid (17.38 ± 0.2 mg/kg), isoquercetin (16.895 ± 1.01 mg/kg), and gallic acid (15.914 ± 1.51 mg/kg). The extracts showed potent antioxidant activity for all tests used. The highest antioxidant activity was recorded for the DPPH, ABTS and RP methods, with an IC50 of 3.94 ± 0.09, 2.88 ± 0.07, and 1.94 ± 0.10 μg/mL, respectively. Additionally, using the most frequent analgesic assays, the aqueous extract at a dose of 500 mg/kg exhibited a potent analgesic activity. Notably, an interesting inhibition of albumin denaturation was recorded with an IC50 of 383.94 μg/mL, corroborating the in vivo test. Overall, the results presented here may represent a scientific basis for the traditional use of C. villosus in the treatment of inflammation-related diseases.
Determination of the contents of bioactive compounds in St. John’s wort (Hypericum perforatum): Comparison of commercial and wild samples
Authors: Rychlewski Paweł , Kamgar Elham , Mildner-Szkudlarz Sylwia , Kowalczewski Przemysław Łukasz , Zembrzuska Joanna
Published: June 2023

St. John’s wort (Hypericum perforatum) is a medicinal plant with a rich history of traditional use. It has been shown to possess a range of beneficial health properties, including antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities. In this study, the content of flavonoids and the antioxidant activity of commercially available dried and wild-grown samples were analyzed using the LC–MS/MS method. In addition, these samples were evaluated for their functional constituents, such as phenolic acids (ferulic, caffeic, chlorogenic, and gallic acids), quercetin, rutin, pseudohypericin, and hypericin using the liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry method. The most important antioxidant constituents in the samples analyzed were polyphenols with chlorogenic acid as the predominant compound. The content of the most important biocomponents with antidepressant activity was also analyzed. The results suggest that wild plants exposed to more stress factors have higher amount of compounds with antidepressant effects than plants grown in controlled conditions.
A Formulation for a Nonlinear Axisymmetric Magneto-Heat Coupling Problem with an Unknown Nonlocal Boundary Condition
Authors: Wang Ran , Zhang Huai , Kang Tong
Published: June 2023

This paper investigates a nonlinear axisymmetric magneto-heat coupling problem described by the quasi-static Maxwell’s equations and a heat equation. The coupling between them is provided through the temperature-dependent electric conductivity. The behavior of the material is defined by an anhysteretic 𝑯-𝑩 curve. The magnetic flux across a meridian section of the medium gives rise to the magnetic field equation with the unknown nonlocal boundary condition. We present a variational formulation for this coupling problem and prove its solvability in terms of the Rothe method. The nonlinearity is handled by the theory of monotone operators. We also suggest a discrete decoupled scheme to solve this problem by employing the finite element method and show some numerical results in the final section.
Effect of curvature and stacking sequence on flexural strength in glass fiber reinforced composites
Authors: Kaboglu Cihan , Eken Taha Yasin , Guney Sukran
Published: June 2023

Most of the structures in vehicles used in the automotive, aviation, and marine industries are exposed to different loads. It is seen that these structures are more exposed to flexural stress. Structures can sustain dangerous damage over time under the effects of flexural loads. The resistance of curved glass fiber reinforced polymer composites to flexural force is very important. In this study, the diameters of curved composites of 760 mm, 380 mm, and 304 mm are studied. Also, fiber stacking sequences were determined as [0/0/−45/+45/90/90]S and [90/90/−45/+45/0/0]S and compared. All specimens were produced by vacuum infusion method. Three-point flexural tests were performed according to the ASTM D7264 standard at 1 mm∙min−1 punch speed. Among all composites, 760 mm diameter and Type 2 stacking were found to have the highest flexural strength. Hence, it was observed that the flexural strength decreased with the increase in curvature, and Type 2 fiber layer sequencing is more durable than Type 1 sequencing. This is because the 90° fiber direction in the substrate has a damping effect on the applied force.
Deep learning–based vortex decomposition and switching based on fiber vector eigenmodes
Authors: Hou Mengdie , Xu Mengjun , Xu Jiangtao , Lu Jiafeng , An Yi , Huang Liangjin , Zeng Xianglong , Pang Fufei , Li Jun , Yi Lilin
Published: June 2023

Structured optical fields, such as cylindrical vector (CV) and orbital angular momentum (OAM) modes, have attracted considerable attention due to their polarization singularities and helical phase wavefront structure. However, one of the most critical challenges is still the intelligent generation or precise control of these modes. Here, we demonstrate the first simulation and experimental realization of decomposing the CV and OAM modes by reconstructing the multi-view images of projected intensity distribution. Assisted by the deep learning–based stochastic parallel gradient descent (SPGD) algorithm, the modal coefficients and optical field distributions can be retrieved in 1.32 s within an average error of 0.416 % showing high efficiency and accuracy. Especially, the interference pattern and quarter-wave plate are exploited to confirm the phase and distinguish elliptical or circular polarization direction, respectively. The generated donut modes are experimentally decomposed in the CV and OAM modes, where purity of CV modes reaches 99.5 %. Finally, fast switching vortex modes is achieved by electrically driving the polarization controller to deliver diverse CV modes. Our findings may provide a convenient way to characterize and deepen the understanding of CV or OAM modes in view of modal proportions, which is expected of latent applied value on information coding and quantum computation.
Pyroptosis-related noncoding RNAs and cancer involvement
Authors: Chai Binshu , Qiu Jianhua , Pan Wei , Ma Zhongliang
Published: June 2023

Cell pyroptosis, an inflammatory and programmed cell necrosis, is also an important cause of multiple organ damage and immunosuppression. Pyroptosis, a new kind of programmed cell death, leads to cleavage of the pyroptotic protein Gasdermin family and ultimately to membrane pore formation, cell shrinkage, plasma membrane cleavage, chromatin disruption and release of pro-inflammatory components. Various studies found that pyroptosis had a key role in cancer and inflammatory diseases. Gasdermin family is key protein in pyrotopsis. Non-coding RNAs have a potential role in cell pyrotosis which regulate immunity and cell death. This article reviews cell pyroptosis, GSDM family and the regulatory role of non-coding RNAs.
Preparation and evaluation of polyvinyl alcohol hydrogels with zinc oxide nanoparticles as a drug controlled release agent for a hydrophilic drug
Authors: Paydayesh Azin , Soltani Shirin , Sh Dadkhah Arezoo
Published: June 2023

We report the preparation and application of ZnO/PVA nanocomposite hydrogel containing diclofenac sodium drug (DS) as a drug delivery system. The purpose of designing the nanocomposite hydrogels is to reduce the frequency of use and its side effects, and increase the effect of the drug. The desired nanocomposite hydrogel were prepared through the freezing–melting cycle. The structure and morphology were determined by FTIR and SEM, respectively. The gel fraction increased with adding the nanoparticles, from 67.49 % to 97.69 %. This amount also reaches 97.97 % by adding the drug. The degree of swelling decreased with increasing the amounts of nanoparticles and DS (998 % for PVA-710 % for 1 wt% DS). Based on the result of antibacterial properties and biocompatibility, the inhibition zones around the sample were about 2 mm for Staphylococcus aureus and for Escherichia coli. The cell viability of hydrogel increased from 66.02 % to 79.84 % with increasing the amount of DS. The biodegradation of PVA, is also higher (5–27.17 %) than ZnO/PVA with (3.8–20.2 %) and without (4–23.53 %) drug. The modeling results showed that Peppas–Korsmeyer is a good model for DS release from ZnO/PVA and the diffusion mechanism of DS is Fickian. In this way, we introduced an effective system for drug delivery.
Mechanical performance of concrete made with sewage sludge ash: A review (Part Ⅰ)
Authors: Alam Muhammad , Alanazi Hani , Althoey Fadi , Deifalla Ahmed Farouk , Ahmad Jawad
Published: June 2023

Sewage sludge is frequently stable and safe when used as construction materials since it bypasses several of the costly and energy-intensive phases of usage. This is supported by numerous studies, particularly when the proportion of sewage sludge is at ideal levels. The primary goal of this article is to demonstrate the use of sewage sludge in building and construction materials. Novel properties such as slump flow and setting time as well as strength properties such as compressive strength, tensile strength, flexural strength, elastic modulus, impact energy, and absorbed energy are the main aspects studied in this review (Part Ⅰ). Part II describes the physical and chemical properties, durability, and morphological structure of the sewage sludge ash. The findings in this review (Part Ⅰ) indicate that the flow of concrete decreased with the addition of sewage sludge ash due to its porous nature, but the strength properties improved with sewage sludge ash due to micro-filling voids and pozzolanic activity, which improved the binding properties of cement paste. However, optimum substitution is critical as a greater proportion decreased the strength due to a deficiency of flowability, which boosted compaction energy leading to more cavities. Different studies recommend different optimum doses. However, the typical range for the optimum dose of sewage sludge ash is 5–10% (by wt) of cement.