bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Topological edge solitons in χ(2) waveguide arrays
Authors: Kartashov Yaroslav V.
Published: October 2022

We address the formation of χ(2) topological edge solitons emerging in a topologically nontrivial phase in Su–Schrieffer–Heeger (SSH) waveguide arrays. We consider edge solitons, whose fundamental frequency (FF) component belongs to the topological gap, while the phase mismatch determines whether the second harmonic (SH) component falls into topological or trivial forbidden gaps of the spectrum for the SH wave. Two representative types of edge solitons are found, one of which is thresholdless and bifurcates from the topological edge state in the FF component, while the other exists above a power threshold and emanates from the topological edge state in the SH wave. Both types of soliton can be stable. Their stability, localization degree, and internal structure strongly depend on the phase mismatch between the FF and SH waves. Our results open up new prospects for the control of topologically nontrivial states by parametric wave interactions.
Reaction-diffusion models in weighted and directed connectomes
Authors: Schmitt Oliver , Nitzsche Christian , Eipert Peter , Prathapan Vishnu , Hütt Marc-Thorsten , Hilgetag Claus C.
Published: October 2022

Connectomes represent comprehensive descriptions of neural connections in a nervous system to better understand and model central brain function and peripheral processing of afferent and efferent neural signals. Connectomes can be considered as a distinctive and necessary structural component alongside glial, vascular, neurochemical, and metabolic networks of the nervous systems of higher organisms that are required for the control of body functions and interaction with the environment. They are carriers of functional phenomena such as planning behavior and cognition, which are based on the processing of highly dynamic neural signaling patterns. In this study, we examine more detailed connectomes with edge weighting and orientation properties, in which reciprocal neuronal connections are also considered. Diffusion processes are a further necessary condition for generating dynamic bioelectric patterns in connectomes. Based on our precise connectome data, we investigate different diffusion-reaction models to study the propagation of dynamic concentration patterns in control and lesioned connectomes. Therefore, differential equations for modeling diffusion were combined with well-known reaction terms to allow the use of connection weights, connectivity orientation and spatial distances.

Three reaction-diffusion systems Gray-Scott, Gierer-Meinhardt and Mimura-Murray were investigated. For this purpose, implicit solvers were implemented in a numerically stable reaction-diffusion system within the framework ofneuroVIISAS. The implemented reaction-diffusion systems were applied to a subconnectome which shapes the mechanosensitive pathway that is strongly affected in the multiple sclerosis demyelination disease. It was found that demyelination modeling by connectivity weight modulation changes the oscillations of the target region, i.e. the primary somatosensory cortex, of the mechanosensitive pathway.

In conclusion, a new application of reaction-diffusion systems to weighted and directed connectomes has been realized. Because the implementation was realized in theneuroVIISASframework many possibilities for the study of dynamic reaction-diffusion processes in empirical connectomes as well as specific randomized network models are available now.
Using a health belief model to assess COVID-19 vaccine intention and hesitancy in Jakarta, Indonesia
Authors: Hidayana Irma , Amir Sulfikar , Pelupessy Dicky C. , Rahvenia Zahira
Published: October 2022

Since January 2021, Indonesia has administered a nationwide COVID-19 vaccination. This study examined vaccine intention and identified reasons for vaccine hesitancy in the capital city of Jakarta. This is a cross-sectional online survey using the Health Belief Model (HBM) to assess vaccine intent predictors and describe reasons for hesitancy among Jakarta residents. Among 11,611 respondents, 92.99% (10.797) would like to get vaccinated. This study indicated that all HBM constructs predict vaccine intention (P< 0.05). Those with a high score of perceived susceptibility to the COVID-19 vaccine were significantly predicted vaccine hesitancy (OR = 0.18, 95% CI: 0.16–0.21). Perceived higher benefits of COVID-19 vaccine (OR = 2.91, 95% CI: 2.57–3.28), perceived severity of COVID-19 disease (OR: 1.41, 95% CI: 1.24–1.60), and perceived susceptibility of the current pandemic (OR = 1.21, 95% CI: 1.06–1.38) were significantly predicted vaccination intend. Needle fears, halal concerns, vaccine side effects, and the perception that vaccines could not protect against COVID-19 disease emerged as reasons why a small portion of the respondents (n = 814, 7.23%) are hesitant to get vaccinated. This study demonstrated a high COVID-19 vaccine intention and highlighted the reasons for vaccine refusal, including needle fears, susceptibility to vaccine efficacy, halal issues, and concern about vaccine side effects. The current findings on COVID-19 vaccination show that the government and policymakers should take all necessary steps to remove vaccine hesitancy by increasing awareness of vaccine efficacy and benefit interventions.
Factors associated with variation in single-dose albendazole pharmacokinetics: A systematic review and modelling analysis
Authors: Whittaker Charles , Chesnais Cédric B. , Pion Sébastien D. S. , Kamgno Joseph , Walker Martin , Basáñez Maria-Gloria , Boussinesq Michel
Published: October 2022

Background

Albendazole is an orally administered anti-parasitic medication with widespread usage in a variety of both programmatic and clinical contexts. Previous work has shown that the drug’s pharmacologically active metabolite, albendazole sulfoxide, is characterised by substantial inter-individual pharmacokinetic variation. This variation might have implications for the efficacy of albendazole treatment, but current understanding of the factors associated with this variation remains incomplete.

Methodology/Principal findings

We carried out a systematic review to identify references containing temporally disaggregated data on the plasma concentration of albendazole and/or (its pharmacologically-active metabolite) albendazole sulfoxide following a single oral dose. These data were then integrated into a mathematical modelling framework to infer albendazole sulfoxide pharmacokinetic parameters and relate them to characteristics of the groups being treated. These characteristics included age, weight, sex, dosage, infection status, and whether patients had received a fatty meal prior to treatment or other drugs alongside albendazole. Our results highlight a number of factors systematically associated with albendazole sulfoxide pharmacokinetic variation including age, existing parasitic infection and receipt of a fatty meal. Age was significantly associated with variation in albendazole sulfoxide systemic availability and peak plasma concentration achieved; as well as the clearance rate (related to the half-life) after adjusting for variation in dosage due to differences in body weight between children and adults. Receipt of a fatty meal prior to treatment was associated with increased albendazole sulfoxide systemic availability (and by extension, peak plasma concentration and total albendazole sulfoxide exposure following the dose). Parasitic infection (particularly echinococcosis) was associated with altered pharmacokinetic parameters, with infected populations displaying distinct characteristics to uninfected ones.

Conclusions/Significance

These results highlight the extensive inter-individual variation that characterises albendazole sulfoxide pharmacokinetics and provide insight into some of the factors associated with this variation.
Statistical modeling for COVID 19 infected patient’s data in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Authors: Aldallal Ramy , Gemeay Ahmed M. , Hussam Eslam , Kilai Mutua
Published: October 2022

The objective of this study is to construct a new distribution known as the weighted Burr–Hatke distribution (WBHD). The PDF and CDF of the WBHD are derived in a closed form. Moments, incomplete moments, and the quantile function of the proposed distribution are derived mathematically. Eleven estimate techniques for estimating the distribution parameters are discussed, and numerical simulations are utilised to evaluate the various approaches using partial and overall rankings. According to the findings of this study, it is recommended that the maximum product of spacing (MPSE) estimator of the WBHD is the best estimator according to overall rank table. The actuarial measurements were derived to the suggested distribution. By contrasting the WBHD with other competitive distributions using two different actual data sets collected from the COVID-19 mortality rates, we show the importance and flexibility of the WBHD.
A Proximity biotinylation assay with a host protein bait reveals multiple factors modulating enterovirus replication
Authors: Moghimi Seyedehmahsa , Viktorova Ekaterina G. , Gabaglio Samuel , Zimina Anna , Budnik Bogdan , Wynn Bridge G. , Sztul Elizabeth , Belov George A.
Published: October 2022

As ultimate parasites, viruses depend on host factors for every step of their life cycle. On the other hand, cells evolved multiple mechanisms of detecting and interfering with viral replication. Yet, our understanding of the complex ensembles of pro- and anti-viral factors is very limited in virtually every virus-cell system. Here we investigated the proteins recruited to the replication organelles of poliovirus, a representative of the genusEnterovirusof thePicornaviridaefamily. We took advantage of a strict dependence of enterovirus replication on a host protein GBF1, and established a stable cell line expressing a truncated GBF1 fused to APEX2 peroxidase that effectively supported viral replication upon inhibition of the endogenous GBF1. This construct biotinylated multiple host and viral proteins on the replication organelles. Among the viral proteins, the polyprotein cleavage intermediates were overrepresented, suggesting that the GBF1 environment is linked to viral polyprotein processing. The proteomics characterization of biotinylated host proteins identified multiple proteins previously associated with enterovirus replication, as well as more than 200 new factors recruited to the replication organelles. RNA metabolism proteins, many of which normally localize in the nucleus, constituted the largest group, underscoring the massive release of nuclear factors into the cytoplasm of infected cells and their involvement in viral replication. Functional analysis of several newly identified proteins revealed both pro- and anti-viral factors, including a novel component of infection-induced stress granules. Depletion of these proteins similarly affected the replication of diverse enteroviruses indicating broad conservation of the replication mechanisms. Thus, our data significantly expand the knowledge of the composition of enterovirus replication organelles, provide new insights into viral replication, and offer a novel resource for identifying targets for anti-viral interventions.
‘Factory farming’? Public perceptions of farm sizes and sustainability in animal farming
Authors: Busch Gesa , Bayer Elisa , Spiller Achim , Kühl Sarah
Published: October 2022

Farm sizes play an important role in increasing public debates surrounding the sustainability of agriculture, specifically of animal farming. While research cannot find consistent relationships between sustainability and farm sizes, the ‘small-is-beautiful’-hypothesis remains still prominent in public perceptions. The aim of this study is to deeply analyze public associations coming with small and large farms with a focus on sustainability issues, including animal welfare. We additionally consider the memory of media reporting on farms with different sizes, wishes for legal regulations on farm and herd sizes, and the persuasiveness of scientific results that disentangle farm size from sustainability aspects. To answer these questions, an online survey with 985 German residents was conducted in May 2021 and descriptively analyzed. Although the attribute ‘small numbers of animals’ range among the less important ones that constitute an ‘ideal animal farm’ (rank 10 of 12 attributes), the large majority of participants (75.8%) reveal a preference for small over large animal farms. This is backed up by the perception that small farms are advantageous in terms of good animal welfare, environmental protection and product quality, but disadvantaged when it comes to profitability. Additionally, negative media reporting on animal farms (remembered by 92%) is more frequently related to large farms (82.5%) whereas positive media reporting (remembered by 81.4%) are mainly linked to small farms by 56.8%. More than half of respondents wish for regulations that limit farm and barn sizes. Scientific results finding no relationship between farm size and animal protection or climate protection are convincing for only 33.0% and 39.8% of the sample, respectively. A large farm size acts as a proxy for farming systems with low animal welfare and conservation levels. This challenges communications about the future of farming with the public as it can be assumed that farm sizes will further increase.
Obliquity of the impastoed being
Authors: Costa João Paulo
Published: October 2022

In this article we will try to elaborate a reflection around aesthetic experience, more specifically a phenomenology of artwork (Soutine/de Kooning), in dialogue with Emmanuel Falque's thought. Even if the French philosopher has not yet dedicated an autonomous work to the aesthetic question, such reflection appears abundantly dispersed and sparse in his various writings. Among others, Francis Bacon and Lucian Freud were Falque's artists of choice, their work most closely reflected his underlying philosophical thesis. The preference for the figurative, that which in us resists phenomenology, the incarnation as such, would thus bring the philosophical concept and the artistic intuition closer together. However, between figurative and non-figurative or abstract thought, is there not another possibility of thinking them together, without necessarily having to give primacy to one or the other or opposing them? The idea of an oblique incarnate thought (figuration-abstraction, resistance-deflagration, word-silence), or of the diagonal/oblique impastoed being (presence in absence, metamorphosed transcendental materiality, indirect ontology), might also be a third way of thinking about the great philosophical questions between realism and idealism, immanence and transcendence, visible and invisible, metaphysics and phenomenology. In this sense, the artistic work of Chaïm Soutine and de Kooning may be the aesthetic expression of incarnate thought, as a way of primordial access to being, to the world and to another, in the joining in act of the figurative and the abstract, as if multiple possibilities or dimensions of being inhabited in the same being (the articulation of the in-itself and the outside of the self, madness and normality, dream and reality...). Not by chance both were the subject of a recent joint exhibition, from which we propose this reflection, in dialogue with Emmanuel Falque's thought on finitude, which his most recent book radicalises. Our thesis, based on these two artists, aims to affirm that art, whether figurative or abstract, starts from an inalienable material dimension, that is to say, a sensitive dimension, the impasted (body) being, to the point that we may say that Hors phénomène maintains in itself this possibility of articulation between presence to the self and the outside of the self, distance and proximity, immanence and transcendence, even if here and there one can glimpse in its philosophical project an ontological preference for the figurative. However, in our view, what brings together Falque’s philosophy and the work of both artists is the fact that they are the expression of an embodied thought, whether through conceptual experience (philosophy) or through perceptual experience (aesthetics).
Quantification of Time-Domain Truncation Errors for the Reinitialization of Fractional Integrators
Authors: Rauh Andreas , Malti Rachid
Published: October 2022

In recent years, fractional differential equations have received a significant increase in their use for modeling a wide range of engineering applications. In such cases, they are mostly employed to represent non-standard dynamics that involve long-term memory effects or to represent the dynamics of system models that are identified from measured frequency response data in which magnitude and phase variations are observed that could be captured either by low-order fractional models or high-order rational ones. Fractional models arise also when synthesizing CRONE (Commande Robuste d'Ordre Non Entier) and/or fractional PID controllers for rational or fractional systems. In all these applications, it is frequently required to transform the frequency domain representation into time domain. When doing so, it is necessary to carefully address the issue of the initialization of the pseudo state variables of the time domain system model. This issue is discussed in this article for the reinitialization of fractional integrators which arises among others when solving state estimation tasks for continuous-time systems with discrete-time measurements. To quantify the arising time-domain truncation errors due to integrator resets, a novel interval observer-based approach is presented and, finally, visualized for a simplified battery model.
THE IMPORTANCE OF THE HIERARCHY OF LEGAL ACTS FOR CONFLICT LAW ENFORCEMENT
Authors: Vasev I.N.
Published: October 2022

Modern practical jurisprudence is faced with many difficulties caused by the inconsistency of the currentlegislation. The resolution of conflicts of norms of different legal force, collisions of general and specialnorms, temporal (temporary) collisions is an integral part of the law enforcer’s activity. This problem isespecially relevant in terms of the collision of legal norms of different legal force. A hierarchically arrangedlegal system presupposes internal coordination of legal acts. The classical principle of resolving conflictsbetween normative legal acts of different legal force is the rule on the priority of a norm of greater legal force.However, the external simplicity of this rule is complicated in relation to Russia by the lack of a legal systemof legal acts, as well as the principle of federalism. This hierarchy is formulated by the efforts of theoreticalscience. The article also discusses the problematic aspects of using the hierarchy of legal acts in the eventof their collision.
CONSTRUCTIONS OF LEGAL POLICY IN THE SPHERE OF GENDER EQUALITY: EXPERIENCE OF WESTERN EUROPE
Authors: Golovinov A.V. , Golovinovа Yu.V.
Published: October 2022

Within the framework of this publication, an attempt is made to show the strategies and structuresof the state policy of gender equality in the countries of Western Europe. The study is mainly based on ahermeneutic analysis of the normative acts of European states, which fix the main conceptual approachesto ensuring gender equality. It is the European experience of public policy, according to the authors, that isclearly visible through the system of constituent acts.The authors emphasize that the reasons for the effective development and implementation of genderequality policies in Europe lie in historical and economic conditions, and also depend on political, culturaland legal traditions. It has been established that success in the implementation of gender equality policiesin Western countries is due to the activity of the women’s socio-political movement itself and the growthof women’s representation in governments, parliaments and public organizations. To this should be addeda broad anti-discrimination legislative framework and a system of state bodies implementing strategies forgender equality in Europe.
PRINCIPLES OF LEGAL RESPONSIBILITY: NEW CRITERIA OF CLASSIFICATION AND SUBORDINATION
Authors: Sorokin V.V. , Stoilov Yanaki
Published: October 2022

In the article the idea of the necessity of ranking the principles of legal responsibility is conducted. Inthe process of practical use of the principles of legal responsibility between them collisions are inevitable. Inthis case, there should not be a compromise between legality and justice — a decision must be made in favorof justice. A collision between justice and charity must be removed in favor of charity. Any conflicts betweenthe principles of legal responsibility are hierarchical. Thus, any conflicts of principles of legal responsibilityshould be overcome in favor of the principle of higher order.
ANALYSIS OF THE ROLE OF ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN PREVENTING THE SPREAD OF EXTREMISM AND TERRORISM IN THE EDUCATIONAL SPHERE AND YOUTH ENVIRONMENT
Authors: Starodubtseva M.A.
Published: October 2022

The problem of organizing counteraction to terrorist activity and other destructive phenomena ineducational institutions today seems more relevant than ever. Throughout the country, there has been anincrease in the statistics of acts of the use of firearms or cold steel in educational institutions (acts of schoolshooting), as a result of which the level of anxiety is growing among students and teachers of educationalorganizations who do not have the opportunity or do not know the rules of behavior in such emergencysituations. It can be noted that in the future, such actions can lead to the undermining of the spiritual andmoral bonds of society, the weakening of Russia in the domestic political and international arena. Today, within the framework of the hybrid-information war, a massive attack is being carried out on one of the mostimportant social institutions — education.It should be noted that the scientific and methodological support of activities to counter the ideology ofterrorism does not fully meet the real needs of practice and needs to be further improved. And in the contextof transferring, in particular, the education system, to remote rails, this problem becomes more relevantthan ever.It is the network of universities that can become the flagship for the formation of an anti-terroristideology and skills to counter terrorism and near-terrorist destructive phenomena.
Avaliação laboratorial da condição de aderência entre base granular e concreto asfáltico
Authors: Scherer Renan Gustavo , Da Silva Pereira Deividi , Pivoto Specht Luciano , Dotto Bueno Lucas
Published: October 2022

A condição de aderência entre a base granular e o revestimento asfáltico de pavimentos é um fator que tem influência direta no cálculo de esforços, deformações e deslocamentos em seu interior, impactando, portanto, o seu dimensionamento. Este artigo tem por objetivo avaliar experimentalmente a condição de aderência entre estas camadas, por meio de ensaios que investigaram o cisalhamento da interface, verificando ainda a influência da temperatura, da tensão normal e de distintos tratamentos desta interface. Para isto, foi empregado o ensaio apresentado em Scherer et al. (2020), com o qual é possível avaliar a resistência ao cisalhamento na interface com a atuação de tensão normal utilizando um aparato de ensaio acoplado a uma prensa universal. Os resultados obtidos demonstraram que a temperatura, a tensão normal e o tratamento realizado na interface apresentam correlação com a resistência ao cisalhamento e o módulo de reação ao cisalhamento. Também, que os valores destes são mais elevados quando da aplicação de imprimação e pintura de ligação, em baixas temperaturas e com tensão normal elevada. Para as condições estudadas nesta pesquisa, considerando os valores de referência para o módulo de reação ao cisalhamento encontrados na literatura internacional, foi obtido o indicativo de que a condição de interface não aderida é aquela que melhor representa a possível condição de campo.
EVALUATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CHRONOTYPE, ADHERENCE TO THE MEDITERRANEAN DIET, AND CARDIOMETABOLIC HEALTH IN ADULTS
Authors: KARAHAN YILMAZ SEVİL , Yangılar Filiz
Published: October 2022

Introduction: This study was planned to evaluate the relationship between chronotype, adherence to a Mediterranean diet, and cardiometabolic health in adults.

Methodology: Descriptive, cross-sectional, and correlational study. Total of 205 adults from Turkey, who were 18–65 years old, completed an online survey between May and June 2021. Participants filled out a questionnaire that contained the general information form, anthropometric measurements, cardiometabolic health status, chronotype, and adherence to the Mediterranean Diet.

Results: 69 (33.7%) men and 136 (66.3%) women participated in the study. According to the BMI classification, 38.5% were overweight, and 14.6% were people with obesity. 9.3% of the participants stated that they had cardiovascular disease and 8.3% stated that they had type 2 diabetes. The mean chronotype scale score of the participants was calculated as 51.8 (17.3), 42 (20.5%) morningness type, 139 (67.8 %) intermediate type, and 24 (11.7%) eveningness type. The mean PREDIMED (Prevención con Dieta Mediterránea) score of the adults participating in the study was 5.7 (1.7), and it was determined that 46.3% had low adherence to the Mediterranean diet, 51.7% had medium and 2.0% had high. A significant difference was found between the participants' age, BMI classification and occupation according to chronotype, and waist circumference according to Mediterranean diet compliance (p <0.05). A negative correlation was found between waist circumference and PREDIMED score (r = -0.160, p <0.01).

Conclusions: It was observed that the majority of the adults were in intermediate chronotype and their adherence to the Mediterranean diet was low. No relationship was found between chronotype, adherence to the Mediterranean diet, and cardiometabolic health.
Relaciones directas e indirectas entre apoyo familiar, comidas familiares, satisfacción familiar y vital en trabajadores
Authors:   Facultad de Psicología, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco, Chile, Roa Consuelo ,   Centro de Excelencia en Psicología Económica y del Consumo, Núcleo Científico y Tecnológico en Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco, Chile, Beroíza Katherine ,   Facultad de Psicología, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco, Chile,   Centro de Excelencia en Psicología Económica y del Consumo, Núcleo Científico y Tecnológico en Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco, Chile, Orellana Ligia ,   Centro de Excelencia en Psicología Económica y del Consumo, Núcleo Científico y Tecnológico en Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco, Chile, Schnettler Berta ,   Centro de Excelencia en Psicología Económica y del Consumo, Núcleo Científico y Tecnológico en Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco, Chile,   Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias y Medioambiente, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco, Chile,   Núcleo Científico y Tecnológico en Biorecursos (BIOREN), Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco, Chile,   Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil, Guayaquil, Ecuador
Published: October 2022

Introducción: Para las personas con trabajo remunerado, la familia es una fuente importante de recursos psicológicos que contribuyen a su bienestar. Se hipotetiza que el apoyo familiar es un factor protector de la satisfacción vital de la persona, de modo directo y a través de otras variables como las comidas familiares y la satisfacción con la vida familiar. En ese sentido, el objetivo de este estudio fue examinar el papel mediador en serie de la atmósfera de las comidas familiares y la satisfacción con la vida familiar en la relación entre el apoyo familiar y la satisfacción con la vida, en mujeres y hombres con trabajos remunerados. Método: Se aplicó la Escala de Satisfacción con la Vida, Escala Multidimensional de Apoyo Social Percibido, Escala Atmósfera de las Comidas Familiares y Escala de Satisfacción con la Vida Familiar, a una muestra de 236 mujeres y 236 hombres con trabajo remunerado en Temuco, Chile. El análisis estadístico consideró un modelo de mediación en serie con un Intervalo de Confianza del 95%. Resultados: El apoyo familiar y la satisfacción con la vida correlacionaron de forma directa y estadísticamente significativa. Además, se obtuvo un efecto indirecto significativo de la atmósfera de las comidas familiares y la satisfacción con la vida familiar, en la relación entre el apoyo familiar y la satisfacción con la vida. La atmósfera de las comidas familiares y la satisfacción con la vida familiar son mediadores en serie en la relación entre el apoyo familiar y la satisfacción con la vida, en este grupo de trabajadores. Conclusiónes: Los resultados sugieren que variables asociadas a la familia y a aspectos sociales de la alimentación influyen positivamente en la satisfacción vital de los trabajadores.
Análisis de un enfoque constructivista asociado al enclave familiar y social significativo en la etapa de la vejez
Authors: López Paz Juan Francisco
Published: October 2022

La naturaleza humana se caracteriza por la continua adaptación a los cambios, es decir, la habilidad para enfrentarse con eventos producidos por la combinación de modificaciones internas (personalidad, cognición, entre otras), en contacto con lo que externamente sucede. El sentido de la propia existencia y de la contribución personal únicamente puede ser descubierto en relación con y para los otros; se debe potenciar el desarrollo de vínculos de respeto y apoyo mutuo, de aprecio, de responsabilidad compartida, de intercambio de conocimientos, de disfrute de espacios y tiempos comunes. Durante la vejez, las actividades cotidianas adquieren especial relevancia y deben orientarse hacia metas de eficacia funcional; de ahí que debamos escrutar previamente su diseño y aplicación en varios aspectos básicos como el tiempo como objeto, la valoración del objeto en su utilidad funcional, la profundización desde una visión dinámica y la estimación del proceso desde una visión teleológica. En suma, un análisis constructivista ampara una utilización de estilos y roles de comunicación apropiados para el apoyo y fomento de un envejecimiento saludable con la inclusión de objetivos como favorecer la implicación de la persona mayor en la vida social de su propia comunidad, así como impulsar el conocimiento de su propio entorno como devenir constante.
Understanding SEL to Create a Sense of Belonging: The Role Teachers Play in Addressing Students’ Social and Emotional Well-Being
Authors: N. Ibarra Blanca
Published: October 2022

This inquiry examines the benefits of utilizing social-emotional learning in today’s classrooms to address students’ academic and social-emotional needs. Now, more than ever, as teachers have transitioned from remote instruction to face-to-face or blended learning, particular emphasis must be placed on addressing students’ social and emotional needs (Fagell, 2021) while addressing learning loss. Social-emotional learning (SEL) may have been in place in school systems before the COVID-19 pandemic; however, understanding SEL and the instructional practices that contribute to developing a learning environment that nourishes students’ sense of belonging is necessary to inform teacher pedagogical practices post-pandemic. Teachers play a critical role in establishing a learning environment suitable for nurturing students’ sense of belonging (Jennings & Greenberg, 2009). As teachers attempt to provide a sense of normalcy in the classroom, they must skillfully balance designing instruction, creating an inviting classroom community, and helping students “feel” safe and supported.
Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants in Natai Sedawak village, Sukamara Regency, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia
Authors: Milad Madiyawati , Fouad Fauji , Reri Yulianti , Rini Dwiastuti , Yusintha Tanduh
Published: October 2022

The aim of the study was to inventory ethnobotanical potential of medicinal plants used by the people of Natai Sedawak and to know the diversity of the medicinal plant  species in the forest of Natai Sedawak Village. This study used an exploratory survey method and data collection techniques with interviews and direct observations in the field. The study concluded that in the village of Natai Sedawak, 62 species of medicinal plants were found whose roots, stems, seeds, fruit, flowers, leaves, bark and sap are being used for various medicinal purposes by the local people.
A Study of Innovative HR Practices and Business Performance: Case of SMEs from AlDakliya Region, Oman
Authors: Kutpudeen Mohammed , Tahir Muhammad , AlNabhani Hajar Saud Muhanaa , Ahmed Naseema , Al-Arini Ahlam Eid Ghashim , Al-Fahdi Buthaina Saif , Al-Hashmi Raid Sultan , Al-Wardi Shahad Ibrahim
Published: October 2022

In a current dynamic business environment, human resources is playing a pivotal role in organizational effectiveness. The success of any organization regardless of the size is largely depended on the effective management of the human resource.  This study attempted to study the impact of Innovative Human Resource Management Practices (IHRP) in Small and Medium enterprises in Oman, particularly in the Al-Dhakiliya governorate. We used the Cluster analysis to collect data from five major industrial areas of the region to study the level of adoption of innovative human resource practices (IHRP) and to analyze how the practices are associated with the outcomes of HR and the firms’ performance. It is found that innovation in talent acquisition, compensation systems, and learning and development practices significantly influenced the performance of firms. The degree to which SMEs have adopted innovative human resource practices is shown to be closely related to human resource outcomes and firm performance.
Migracje ludności morawskiej w kierunku północnym u schyłku IX i w X wieku i ich kulturowe konsekwencje
Authors: Pankiewicz Aleksandra
Published: October 2022

Migrations are an intangible phenomenon in archaeological research. However, relocations of larger groups of people may be of key significance to the development of older communities. The article is an attempt to indicate the elements of material culture that may be related to the relocation of people from various parts of Great Moravia to Bohemia, Poland and perhaps also Rus’. Possible similarities and differences will be indicated between the specific regions, accompanied by considerations of the way in which these migrations could have changed the cultural picture of the area in the 10th century.
Characterization of electroless Ni-coated Fe–Co composite using powder metallurgy
Authors: Yonetken Ahmet
Published: October 2022

This study covers composite production and characterization of powders obtained by applying the electroless Ni coating technique to Fe–Co powders by microwave sintering technique. The physical, mechanical, and electrical properties of electroless Ni-coated Fe and Co composites samples produced in different compositions by sintering magnetic materials in a microwave oven at 1,100°C were characterized. With the electroless coating technique, a uniform nickel deposit on the Fe–Co particles was coated before sintering with the precipitation procedure. A composite consisting of metallic phase, Fe–Co, and triple additions in a Ni matrix was prepared in an argon atmosphere and sintered by microwave technique. X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscope, and impedance phase analyzer were used to obtain structural data in the temperature range of 25–40°C and to determine magnetic and electrical properties such as dielectric and conductivity. The ferromagnetic resonance was varied between 10 Hz and 1 GHz, and measurements were made to characterize the properties of the samples. Numerical findings obtained for 25% Ni composition at 1,100°C (Fe–37.5% Co) suggest that the best conductivity and hardness are obtained by adding 25Ni at 1,100°C sintering temperature.
Non-finite constructions in Khanty: their unity and diversity
Authors: Bikina Daria , Rakhman Denis , Potseluev Vsevolod , Starchenko Aleksey , Toldova Svetlana
Published: October 2022

This paper investigates non-finite forms in Kazym Khanty (Ob-Ugric, Uralic). In Khanty, almost all subordination makes use of one of the two non-finite forms:-ti(nfin.npst) or -əm(nfin.pst). We propose that their uses are best treated under the headings ‘bare non-finites, ‘head-agreement non-finites’, and ‘verb-agreement non-finites’. The three classes are defined based on the subject agreement pattern used in non-finite constructions. Different syntactic tests, such as interaction with argument alternations, island effects, and adverbial modification, are used to show the morphosyntactic nature of the classification. The three classes differ in the amount of functional structure they involve: bare non-finites can vary fromvP to TP, head-agreement non-finites are of AspP–TP size, and verb-agreement non-finites are CPs dominated by a nominal shell. The findings support both Givón’s Binding Hierarchy and the Implicational Complementation Hierarchy proposed by Wurmbrand and Lohninger, showing that both are also true for languages where all the subordination is done by means of a single form. We also discuss the Khanty data in light of Cristofaro’s Subordination Deranking Hierarchy and argue that the amount of functional structure does not correlate with the degree of deranking/balancing of the embedded clause.
Geochronology and geochemistry of Early Cretaceous granitic plutons in northern Great Xing’an Range, NE China, and implications for geodynamic setting
Authors: Luo Niangang , Gao Lianfeng , Zhang Jing , Zhang Zhenguo , Wu Junfei , Cui Jianyu , Xing Jie
Published: October 2022

Early Cretaceous granitic rocks are widely distributed in the Great Xing’an Range, northeast China. However, their precise age and tectonic evolution remain controversial. This study presents new zircon U–Pb, Lu–Hf, and whole-rock geochemical data for the granitic plutons in the Yili area, Xing’an Massif, northern Great Xing’an Range. The aim of this study was to decipher the tectono-thermal history and obtain further understanding of the geodynamic setting of the large-scale Late Mesozoic magmatism in the Great Xing’an Range. Zircon U–Pb age dating indicated that the plutons were emplaced during the Early Cretaceous, with ages of 132.2–130.1 Ma. The plutons showed similar geochemical features, characterized by high concentrations of SiO2and Na2O + K2O and low concentrations of P2O5, CaO, MgO, and TFe2O3. The plutons were enriched in light rare earth elements and large ion lithophile elements and depleted in heavy earth elements and high-field-strength elements. Such features indicate that the plutons are highly fractionated with I-type granite affinity. These findings, combined with plutonεHf(t) values of + 5.25 to + 8.28 and two-stage model ages (tDM2) of 661–855 Ma, indicate that the primary magmas originated from partial melting of juvenile basaltic crustal material accreted during the Neoproterozoic. These results combined with regional geological evolution indicated that the generation of Early Cretaceous plutons in the northern Great Xing’an Range might be closely related to the post-collisional gravitational collapse and subsequent extension resulting from the closure of the Mongolia-Okhotsk Ocean. Their generation also superimposed the back-arc extension resulting from retraction of the Paleo-Pacific subduction plate.
Die Unterdrückung von Uruk: Einwände gegen die Deutung als „mythical history“
Authors: Keetman Jan
Published: October 2022

In this article the thesis is defended that the mythical tales about Gilgameš and other heroes of the past, are not concerned with telling or evaluating history, but that figures and perhaps events known from the tradition are only used in these tales. The term “mythical history”, used by Piotr Steinkeller is not adequate, if understood as a sort of philosophy of the past. Steinkeller’s example, the oppression of Uruk by Gilgameš, is investigated in detail. Steinkeller has chosen scenes from different stories of the Sumerian Gilgameš-Cycle neglecting their original context as if they were part of one story. Older translations of two Sumerian words and their Akkadian equivalences and the neglect of context are instrumental for Steinkeller’s interpretation of the oppression of Uruk. He proposes that a shift from divine kingship to secular kingship be taken for granted. But if we look at the evidence, a more divine rule before ca. 2900 BC seems neither impossible nor sure. But we know for sure that a religious legitimation of kingship remained in place. Later Sumerian and Akkadian kings were still the beloved ones of Inanna/ Ištar, received the scepter from Enlil and so on. It is very likely that the oppression of Uruk shows how a king should not behave towards his people and Gilgameš is required to learn this lesson in order to become a great king. A king you may wish for the present time too.
Prepositional constituents in multi-word units: an experimental reading study of the French preposition de
Authors: Hennecke Inga
Published: October 2022

The processing of multi-word units and complex words has been one of the main issues of psycholinguistic research in the last decades. However, there is still no mutual consent on how multi-word units, complex words, and their internal constituents are accessed in language processing. Current models of linguistic theory and language processing generally assume that there is no interconnection between the morphosyntactic information of a lexical unit and its phonetic realization. Recent studies challenge this assumption and suggest a relationship between the morphosyntactic, lexical, and pragmatic information of specific lexemes or morphemes and the phonetic signal. The present study adds to these current studies in psycholinguistics and morphophonetics by investigating the French preposition de ‘of’ as a constituent in different construction types. While de occurs regularly as a free lexeme in syntactic structures, it also appears as a bound constituent in lexicalized and grammaticalized constructions. First, this study presents an analysis of French de in eye-tracking data from a reading task with French native speakers. Second, this study presents a statistical analysis of acoustic durations of de from an experimental reading task. The results suggest that the constituent de shows certain peculiarities in its processing and acoustic realization as a constituent in a certain construction type. The results are discussed with regard to current theoretical approaches to the processing of multi-word units, n-grams, and complex words.
Strategies adopted for the preparation of sodium alginate–based nanocomposites and their role as catalytic, antibacterial, and antifungal agents
Authors: Naseem Khalida , Tahir Mudassir Hussain , Farooqi Fatima , Manzoor Suryyia , Khan Saba Urooge
Published: October 2022

Alginate extracted from the marine brown algae is a massively utilized biopolymer in multiple fields such as microreactors for the fabrication of metal nanoparticles along with other polymeric and nonpolymeric materials to enhance their mechanical strength. These sodium alginate (Na-Alg)-based fabricated nanocomposites find applications in the field of catalysis and biological treatment as antibacterial/antifungal agent due to the synergistic properties of Na-Alg and fabricated metal nanoparticles (NPs). Na-Alg offers mechanical strength and nanoparticles provide high reactivity due to their small size. Sodium alginate exhibits hydroxyl and carboxylate functional groups that can easily interact with the metal nanoparticles to form composite particles. The research on the preparation of Na-Alg–based nanoparticles and nanoaggregates have been started recently but developed quickly due to their extensive applications in different fields. This review article encircles different methods of preparation of sodium alginate–based metal nanocomposites; analytical techniques reported to monitor the formation of these nanocomposites and used to characterize these nanocomposites as well as applications of these nanocomposites as catalyst, antibacterial, and antifungal agent.
Mekes – Creating an Imagery of Kingship and Transmission of power in Ancient Egypt
Authors: Arab Walid Shaikh Al
Published: October 2022

The mekes was an important element of the royal ceremonial regalia. Started from the reign of the First Dynasty’s pharaoh Den (2914—2867 BC), the mekes was frequently depicted in reliefs, where the pharaoh grasps it in his raised left hand with the -flail in the other, while performing a ritual race during his coronation’s ceremonies. The aim of the present article is to build upon the analysis included in previous studies, to propose an accurate translation for this object and its meaning, and to demonstrate its political and socio-religious connotations communicated by its iconography. After a survey of previous studies, the question of its name will be briefly tackled, and an analysis of its attestations will be presented. However, given the largess of potential data sources, we have delimited the survey to the inscriptions of Edfu temple as a sample to the Ptolemaic and Roman temples.
Patterns and Practices of Sign-Form Variation
Authors: Miller Jordan Scott
Published: October 2022

A survey of the forms and distribution of the hieroglyphic logogram for the town of Qis (qjs). A typology of sign-forms is proposed on the basis of sign lists and selected examples from the Fifth to Nineteenth Dynasties. Patterns in sign-form usage during the Old and Middle Kingdoms are discussed, and reasons for sign-form variation from the Old through New Kingdoms are suggested.
Zwei demotische Papyri aus Soknopaiu Nesos in der Sammlung der Universitätsbibliothek Utrecht
Authors: Dietrich Charlotte , Hertel Elena L.
Published: October 2022

This article is the first edition of two papyri with demotic script (pUtrecht, University Library, Demotic Ms. B6.7a and d+e, shortened pUtrecht, Dem. Ms. B6.7a and pUtrecht, Dem. Ms. B6.7d+e), which today are part of the collection of the University Library in Utrecht, the Netherlands. Due to palaeography and content, the fragments’ origin can be traced back to Soknopaiou Nesos. Both texts are of documentary content; one is concerned with the sale of a house share, the other is a receipt of a transaction involving wheat.
The ‘Madrasien’: on the trail of a terminology in Indian prehistory
Authors: Pappu Shanti , Akhilesh Kumar
Published: October 2022

Archaeological nomenclature influences the classification of cultural phases, objects and related behavioural interpretations. The term ‘Madrasien’, synonymous with the Acheulian, was a key concept in early studies of Indian prehistory, encompassing notions of geographical/administrative boundaries, tool types, cultural identities and migrations. Madrasien was coined in 1931 by the Austrian prehistorian Oswald Menghin and established in South Asian prehistory by V.D. Krishnaswami. Here, the authors trace the evolution of the term, situating it within the wider discourses in Indian prehistory and examining its role in shaping ideas on South Asian Palaeolithic nomenclatures. The Madrasien was gradually replaced by the current medley of African, European and Southeast Asian terminologies.