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C. Robert Cloninger: Mechanisms and conditions by which temperament, character, and personality development can regulate health and well-being
Authors: Cloninger C. Robert
Published: November 2024

Dr. C. Robert Cloninger's contributions have been foundational in understanding temperament, personality, and their biological and genetic underpinnings. Cloninger explored how temperament, character, and personality traits are influenced by genetic factors and how they predict various psychological disorders, such as alcoholism and personality disorders. His prospective studies involving adoptees reared apart from their biological parents provided crucial insights into the heritability and development of personality traits independent of environmental influences. Moreover, Cloninger's pioneering work in conducting the first genome-wide association and linkage studies of normal personality traits laid the groundwork for subsequent research in psychiatry and behavioral genetics, linking specific genetic profiles to patterns of temperament and personality. He is also the creator of two extensively employed personality assessment instruments: the Tridimensional Personality Questionnaire (TPQ) and the Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI). Dr. Cloninger serves as Director of the Anthropedia Institute and Professor Emeritus at Washington University in St. Louis, where he studies the biopsychosocial foundations of personality that influence health and illness. The Anthropedia Institute is the research branch of the Anthropedia Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of human well-being through initiatives in health care and education. He served as Wallace Renard Professor of Psychiatry & Genetics, Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences, and founding Director of the Sansone Center for Well-being at Washington University until July 2019. Dr. Cloninger is a member of the National Academy of Medicine USA, Fellow of the American Academy for Advancement of Science, and an editor of various journals in psychiatry, psychology, and genetics. We are pleased to share Dr. Cloninger's answers to the Genomic Press Interview.
Pierre-Eric Lutz: The role of epigenomic plasticity in the emergence and protracted course of psychiatric disorders
Authors: Lutz Pierre-Eric
Published: November 2024

Pierre-Éric Lutz, a permanent researcher at France's CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique) and Strasbourg's Institute of Cellular and Integrative Neuroscience, investigates epigenetic mechanisms underlying brain disorders such as addiction and depression. His lab employs genetic engineering in mice, high-throughput multiomics in mouse models and human cohorts, and bioinformatics. We are thrilled that in this Genomic Press Interview Dr Lutz shares insights into his life and career with our readers.
Why stating hypotheses in grant writing is usually necessary
Authors: Xiao Yunyu , Weissman Myrna M.
Published: November 2024

In this viewpoint, we explore the provocative argument by Hernán and Greenland, presented in JAMA, regarding the traditional necessity of stating hypotheses in grant applications. They propose that this convention may hinder the explorative nature of research, calling for a reevaluation that could impact global research practices and methodologies. Hypotheses provide a structured framework crucial for clarifying research questions and facilitating successful funding. However, Hernán and Greenland merge grant writing with research execution, potentially undervaluing the strategic role of hypotheses. We discuss the perspectives of philosophers Karl Popper and Thomas Kuhn, emphasizing the essential role of hypotheses in fostering scientific progress through critical scrutiny and paradigm shifts. While acknowledging the value in Hernán and Greenland's flexibility for data-driven research, we assert that hypotheses remain fundamental in guiding scientific inquiry, balancing innovation with traditional rigor. Our discussion aims to contribute to the evolution of research methodologies, ensuring they are both innovative and grounded in systematic, hypothesis-driven approaches.
Peripheral signals, central questions: Examining the relationship between psychedelics and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF)
Authors: Seelamneni Vivek
Published: November 2024

What are the mechanisms through which psychedelics may exert therapeutic effects in psychiatric disorders? There are two approaches to answering this question: first is the identification of novel pathways. Additionally, it would be of interest to determine the effects of psychedelics on mechanisms that already appear to underlie the neurobiology and therapeutics of psychiatric disorders. This commentary highlights a recent article by Shafiee et al. (1) that reported a meta-analysis of the effect of psychedelics on the peripheral levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF).
Katarina Leão: Links between the auditory and limbic systems, with a focus on the effects of unconventional novel treatment options, such as psychedelics and cannabis extract
Authors: Leão Katarina
Published: November 2024

Katarina E. Leão, PhD, is an associate professor at the Brain Institute at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil. She is vice-coordinator of the postgraduate program in neuroscience (2013–2017 and 2023 – current) and spent 2020 as a visiting professor at the Karolinska Institute/Uppsala University, Sweden. She is head of the Hearing and Neuronal activity lab researching neuronal mechanisms of noise-induced tinnitus and tinnitus-related anxiety. Dr. Leão recently joined the ongoing interview series by Genomic Press, discussing her professional endeavors and personal experiences.
Coastline Change along Pebuahan Beach in Jembrana Bali
Authors: Aryasatya Muhammad Maheswara , Pujianiki Ni Nyoman
Published: November 2024

Monitoring changes in coastlines over large areas will be more efficient using satellite imagery
rather than conducting field surveys. This research aims to measure the coastline transformation
that occurred over a period of time at Pebuahan Beach in Jembrana Regency. This research uses
the Digital Shoreline Analysis System (DSAS) program. Ex situ data for 2004 and 2019 obtained
from Landsat satellite imagery was used in this research. When compared coastline between 2004
and 2019, there was more extensive abrasion, reaching 300,577.17 m2, while the accretion that
occurred only reached 159,697.67 m2. The cause of abrasion at Pebuahan Beach is sediment
transport which tends to leave the beach to the west and sediment supply is trapped due to
obstruction at the Pengambengan Port.
Dora Maria Kalff: Connections Between Life and Work
Authors: Friedman Harriet S. , Mitchell Rie Rogers
Published: November 2024

Dora Kalff's life was a rich tapestry of threads connecting her many inner and outer experiences. Through the creative synthesis of her fertile and varied life, she was able to add a greater depth of understanding to the movement of the psyche as it is reflected in sandplay. This article covers her extraordinary life, telling the story of her search for meaning, her deep connection to her own inner symbolic life, and how her journey led to the discovery of Sandplay. Since her death on January 15, 1990, the legacy of her life's work is now left to people worldwide who have been touched by her remarkable vision.
Sun and Moon
Authors: Bradway Kay
Published: November 2024

Observations of trays after adding a sun and moon to the collection: (a) More women than men used both sun and moon in their trays. (b) When both sun and moon were used by women, they were always in some relationship to each other, together or on opposites sides of the tray (providing experiences of tension between, and bringing together, of opposites?). (c) When using the sun, most women included images of new life: eggs or babies (related to the fact that the sun is ultimately the source of all life?). Accumulation of experiences about sandplay can add to our understanding of the human psyche.
Clare Thompson: Reflections on the 'Sandtray World'
Authors: Tatum Janet
Published: November 2024

Clare Wright Thompson (1912-1980) was a Jungian Analyst and Founding Member of the C. G. Jung Institute of San Francisco. She worked with Dora Kalff. This article summarizes seminars that were given at the Institute in 1979, providing history of her work with children and the sandtray world. A useful list of topics for bibliographies at the C. G. Jung Institute Library on sandtray/miniatures is provided, along with therapists up to 1979, who were involved with this method.
Sandplay in Preparing to Die
Authors: Bradway Kay
Published: November 2024

A 55-year-old woman came to do sandplay therapy in order to prepare for dying. Her doctor had given her 2 years to live after a diagnosis of lung cancer. She came for 20 visits in the 21 months that our relationship spanned. She made 14 scenes (all included) which took her through her anger toward her father and ex-husband, her feelings inferiority as a woman, her ambivalence about religion, her early shame about not working, and her fears of attachment. Although she talked about some of these problems, they were mostly worked out in the sandplay. She died peacefully with little pain 2 years after I started to see her.
The Significance of Play
Authors: Dukes Sally Dexter
Published: November 2024

This article speaks to the importance of play in the child's world. It emphasizes play as a necessary modality in allowing the child to access emotions and work through difficulties.
The Sacred Journey
Authors: Amatruda Kate
Published: November 2024

The Sacred Journey details a brief (5-session) treatment in which a woman in her early thirties reconnects with her broken past. She has to use her non-dominant arm to play in the sand, as she broke her right arm a few days before therapy started. In the course of treatment, she reconnects to herself as a child with life-threatening asthma, and discovers that dinosaurs can turn into jewels. Shamanic literature is discussed through Lori's use of quartz, and in the context of a broken bone as a shamanic initiatory experience. Lori goes through the "night-sea-journey" and finds the Self. Symbols Lori used included dinosaurs, jewels, spiders, Barbie, feathers, moon, the tree of life, grapes, the mermaid, pillars, and the butterfly.
Sandplay Toriis and Experiences of Transformation
Authors: Bradway Kay
Published: November 2024

A brief history of the development of toriis in Japan (with 4 accompanying photos) is followed by a presentation and discussion of 10 photos showing sandtrays of 5 sandplayers (3 women, 2 men) who used toriis. Recurring themes or imagery which connected the torii with transformation included use of the torii as a boundary between the conscious and unconscious with movement possible in either direction, and reference to one's readiness and the preparations required before going through the torii. Other common themes were portrayal of objects blocking the way, a bridge appearing in association with the torii, extending the experience of passage, and release of energy for life occurring after the experience of passing through the torii.
The Driedel as a Symbol
Authors: Ravitz Liza J.
Published: November 2024

The dreidel, of spinning top, is played with during Hanukkah, of the Festival of Lights in the Jewish tradition. This could have developed from the spinning thread of ancient Japan. Hanukkah is celebrated to remember the defeat of the Greeks and the miracle of the unlimited oil for the eternal light. The symbolic significance of the dreidel is described as the square in the circle, totality or completion. The masculine/feminine polarity is seen in the phallic upper stalk and the lower feminine triangle. Also, the dreidel was used for play, as a cover for the study of the holy books when studying the Torah was prohibited. Three cases describe the use of the dreidel, in its integrating quality with hidden information of the psyche for individuation.
Chaos and Order: Some Thoughts
Authors: Capitolo Tessamarie
Published: November 2024

This article relates sandplay work to the chaos theory, providing discussion for the possibilities of what the disorder could mean for the client and for the world. The suggestion is made for us to think nonlinearly, in order to live with the chaos creatively. With the darkness of chaos, new possibilities of tolerance could be experienced.
Sandplay Is Meant for Healing
Authors: Bradway Kay
Published: November 2024

- Sandplay is meant for healing, not for diagnosis.

- Sandtrays show how the sandplayer is coping with distress and pathology.

- Therapist provides freedom, protection, and empathy so the twin urges toward health and growth can activate healing and individuation.

- Two levels in the process may overlap. (a) Healing. Therapist needs to be alert to possible emotional or sexual abuse and other trauma and to be empathic in allowing sandplayers to move at their own pace. (b) Growth. Therapist recognizes stage and aspects of individuation, etc. with eventual shift of energies from preoccupation to creativity.

- It is the sandplayer's experience, not the therapist's understanding of the process that heals.

- The therapist's understanding of what is happening is essential, to facilitate empathy, in offering protection, if and when to make referrals or to seek consultation, and in a later review of the process.
The Free and Protected Space: A Mirror of the Alchemical Process
Authors: Devine Lucretia
Published: November 2024

This article incorporates Dora Kalff's idea of the free and protected space of sandplay, Carl Jung's concept of individuation and the understanding of the alchemical process. The vase is the container, like the relationship between the therapist and the client, or the CO-transference The opus is the attitude and integrity of the therapist and the paradoxical of "free" and "protected," whereby the tray holds the polarity, the bridging of the opposites. The author describes the various components of the alchemical process that correlates and is seen in a sandplay process. With this opposition, comes the transcendence of the tension of these opposites, with the expression, then, of the picture of the soul.
Moving Towards Initiation
Authors: Mitchell Rie Rogers
Published: November 2024

Sandplay provided the vessel for Jasmine, a 10-year-old girl, to experience the beginning stirrings of her own initiatory process in a creative and grounded way. Her series of 26 sandtrays (15 of which are presented in the article) were created over a period of 10 and one-half months. Jasmine's sandplay are discussed in light of the characteristics and symbols that were used during ancient adolescent initiatory rites. Using sandplay culminated in a reorientation of Jasmine's world-view. She moved from a shy, diffident girl, who over-idealized her accomplished father while denigrating her mother who she experienced as fragile, to a self-confident preadolescent who did not need to rely on anyone else's energy to succeed. She was ready to be initiated into womanhood.
A Change in Season: The Renewed Masculine
Authors: Shaia Alexander
Published: November 2024

This article reviews new archetypal perspectives on the masculine and masculine development. Searching mythologies, it brings to awareness the limits of Greek dualism, describing myths where the earth is father (Norse, Australian, Egyptian) and the moon is male (German, Japanese). It posits a lunar-solar polarity within the male psyche Reviewing newer theories of masculine development, it explores the idea of phallus as central to a man's sacred core, and the beholding violence and ritually spilling blood are key steps in a man's development of psyche. The article concludes with provocative questions for the sandplay therapist serving as witness for the work of boys and men.
Beyond the Rainbow
Authors: Morena Gita
Published: November 2024

"Beyond the Rainbow" describes how different cultures incorporate the rainbow into their mythology and cosmology. Dr. Morena includes information about the structure, stories, and symbolic meanings associated with the rainbow, and looks at the origin of the rainbow as a bridge, a symbol of creation, and a promise of happiness and abundance. The presence of rainbows in sand scenes is included with photos from two different adults Sandplay cases: a 41-year-old Christian woman who was abused by her mother, and a 44-year-old woman who was unable to sustain an intimate relationship. Dr. Morena sees the rainbow as a powerful symbol of the link between physical reality and the world of the invisible.
Ganesa: Lord of Obstacles
Authors: Ravitz Liza J.
Published: November 2024

This description of four individuals using Ganesh in their sandplay processes, shows the emergence of individuation. Ganesa's powers protect and support life and the striving for wholeness. The symbol expresses the process of individuation-initiation, integration, and transformation.
The Christa: Images of Women on the Cross
Authors: Diamond Randa C. Miranda
Published: November 2024

Various meanings of the Christa are described in this article. A case is reviewed of a 50-year-old woman needing to find a spiritual source for nurturance. The client integrated the sacred masculine and then found in her own depths the sacred feminine. Symbols
Sandplay Therapy With Asian Americans
Authors: Reece Sachiko Taki
Published: November 2024

This article is part of a presentation given to the American Orthopsychiatric Association in 1995. The suggestion is made of the need for openness to the ethnic diversity of those we serve as psychotherapists. Sandplay therapy offers an approach for the Asian American to experience safety from judgment and misunderstanding in the intercultural exchange of the therapeutic relationship. In the silence of the sandplay, inner experiences can be communicated. Various cultural differences are explained in the therapeutic relationship. In information given helps all readers to be more sensitive to the therapeutic needs of this population.
Kuan-Yin: A Winter Reverie
Authors: Cunningham Joyce Camuyrano
Published: November 2024

This article is a reflection inspired by a photograph of a Kuan Yin statue in one of Kay Bradway's Journal articles. The author recognizes this Kuan Yin as the same figure that presided over an earlier STA workshop she attended and muses upon the role of Kuan Yin both at the conference and in analysis as she who listens "to all her devotees..." and androgynously holds the opposites. She recalls the synchronistic shattering and mending of the Kuan Yin image in her own collection and relates this to the bodhisattva's ability to hold imperfection. She includes some examples of the use of Kuan Yin in the tray and then returns to the concept of the synchronistic or "co-moment" when "we (as therapists) meet the sandplayer's ... image with logos and Eros, with understanding and compassion, with Kuan Yin."
Application of Sandplay Therapy in Brain-Injured Elderly
Authors: Akimoto Michiko
Published: November 2024

In this article the author explores the use of sandplay in the treatment of persons in their 70s and 80s with different types of brain injuries. The author first presents and discusses the sandplay therapy of a woman with left-side paralysis and dementia caused by a cerebral hemorrhage. She was slightly confused and depressed when she began sandplay and expressed this as a flood. She worked for restoration and finally made a scene which reminded her of a family trip. Her last tray showed Momotaro (the Peach Boy) being born—a scene of celebration. The second patient whose work is shown in this article is that of a man suffering from cerebral infarction. Although the therapist at first was unable to establish rapport with this patient, he started to "plant flower" in the sand tray and conversation gradually increased. In the last tray before his discharge, he poured a lot of water into the box as if he were shedding tears. The author concludes that sandplay therapy is useful in the treatment of persons with severe brain injuries as it can help improve the person's self-image. She also underscores the value of the therapeutic relationship.
Sandplay and the Retrieval and Integration of Preverbal Experiences
Authors: Shafarman Gail
Published: November 2024

This article discusses the value of sandplay in providing greater access to the totality of the personality. The making of the sandplay allows for that which has been repressed to be expressed into consciousness, giving "concrete form to states of being that are normally inaccessible," perhaps pre-verbally. This process of expression allows for inner healing, in totality.
Confronting the Scorpion People: Reappropriation of the Primal Masculine in Sandplay Therapy
Authors: Nelson Daniel C.
Published: November 2024

This presentation considers the need for inclusivity of the masculine and feminine origins in the theoretical basis of Sandplay therapy. The challenge is made to the misunderstanding of Neumann's work and its foundation in Sandplay theory. The process for men involves the acquaintance with both the masculine and feminine origins, referred to as "co-determinants." Through the exploration of several men's sandplay processes, the author shows the discovery of the male figure, which prompts and provides the energy for the journey to individuation.
Pengaruh Media Kartu Kuartet terhadap Pengetahuan dan Sikap Konsumsi Buah Sayur pada Anak SDN 009 Loa Janan
Authors: Marthonius Marthonius , Sri Hazanah  , Dian Ardyanti
Published: November 2024

Data Dinkes Samarinda anak di atas 10 tahun kurang mengonsumsi sayur (63,3%) dan buah (62,1%). Asupan buah dan sayur yang tidak mencukupi dapat menyebabkan gangguan kesehatan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh edukasi media Kartu Kuartet terhadap pengetahuan dan sikap mengenai konsumsi buah dan sayur pada anak SDN 009 Loa Janan Ilir dengan Motode desain kuantitatif dan Quasi Experiment dengan rancangan Pre-Post Test Non-Randomize Kontrol Grup. Populasi penelitian adalah Responden usia 11-12 tahun dengan sampel 36 responden menggunakan total sampling. Penelitian menunjukkan mayoritas responden perempuan (32 siswi, 88,9%) dan laki-laki (4 siswa, 11,1%). Usia responden 11 tahun (32 siswa, 88,9%) dan 12 tahun (4 siswa, 11,1%). Pada saat intervensi menunjukkan peningkatan pengetahuan dan sikap dari Pretest 27,8% (10 siswa) menjadi Posttest 100% (36 siswa). Analisis intervensi menggunakan media kuartet dengan uji Wilcoxon menunjukkan pengetahuan p-value 0,000 (p<0,005) dan sikap p-value 0,000 (p<0,05), menunjukkan ada pengaruh.
Flood Risk Assessment and Its Implications on Critical Infrastructure Resilience in Nigeria
Authors: Muhammad Bala Ismail , Olanipekun Oluwatobiloba Isaac , Nabage Yaseer Adam , Bala Jibrin
Published: November 2024

Flooding is one of the recurrent natural disasters in Nigeria that poses huge threats to not just people but also critical infrastructures. In 2024, the Federal Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation and the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) identified 31 states including the FCT as high-risk areas for significant flood impacts. The impact of floods generally has caused devastating damage to critical infrastructures resulting from high rain intensities for a long duration. It becomes pertinent to evaluate the impact of floods on critical infrastructures like roads, bridges, residential buildings, water supply systems, and electricity facilities. Thus, this research seeks to explore the vulnerabilities and impacts of floods on critical infrastructure which is fundamental to economic growth, development, and coping mechanisms. A structured questionnaire was distributed among a sample of 90 including government department, construction industry, and community members to seek their views on the vulnerability risk of infrastructure and flood sources. Results indicate that most of the damages reported 42% were due to the destruction of roads and bridges, followed by residential houses at 31%. The main cause of flooding identified by 54% of respondents was poor drainage systems, while 31% cited poor waste management as a contributing issue. Hence, restoration of the drainage systems, implementation of prohibitions on encroachment of flood-prone areas and improvement of early warning systems are critical and pressing. The uniqueness of the study lies in its effort to address the gaps and challenges that exist in infrastructure resilience by identifying the most critical elements that are prone to risks and proposing mitigation measures against floods in the urban centers of Nigeria which are experiencing rapid growth.
Syringocysadenoma Papilliferum Vulve – Tumor with Very Rare Localization on the Vulva
Authors: Lana Lačević-Mulahasanović , Abou Mohammed El-Ardat , Aljović Aida Dizdarević , Mirna Rakočević- Selimović , Amir Suljić , Senad Murtezić , Nermina Ibisevic , Hasanbegović Ilvana , Ajanović Zurifa , Sarač-Hadžihalilović Aida , Dervišević Lejla
Published: November 2024

Syringocystadenoma papilliferum is a benign cutaneous adnexal tumor of eccrine and apocrine glands, with a warty appearance that is usually found on the scalp, neck and face, much less frequently appears in the chest or abdomen and extremely rarely on the female genital organs, i.e. the vulva. We present a case of Syringocystadenoma papilliferum on the vulva of a 64-year-old woman. This case illustrates the atypical location of this rare disease and adds to the differential diagnosis of lesions on the vulva.
„Ich küsse deine Augen, Oma!“ – Wertschätzung im Alter. Ein didaktischer Streifzug aus interkultureller Perspektive
Authors:   Universitatea din București, Lange Daniela
Published: November 2024

Understanding social reality as well as political developments and contexts is not only an important part of our participatory life, but also one of the main tasks of teachers in language integration work. This fundamentally involves juxtaposing the familiar and the target culture, which often becomes a topic in the classroom. These confrontations are closely accompanied by ideas and feelings of belonging and attachment as well as perceived foreignness and otherness. The relationships between the generations and the connections to one's own family play an important role here, especially as they are characterised by emotionality. The article will therefore analyse how the position of older members of the family and society is presented in the textbooks for integration courses, with respect to both the linguistic and intercultural embedding. Based on the existing offer, ideas for supplementary materials will be developed and presented as examples. Particular attention is paid here to a constructive approach, which primarily looks for connecting. The emphasis is deliberately not placed on the differences, as is the case with the prevailing conception, but a narration of the points of contact is sought.
Der Weg zum Erwachsenwerden und die Suche nach Identität in Warten bis der Frieden kommt von Judith Kerr
Authors:   Universitatea din București, Nicolaescu Alexandra
Published: November 2024

Warten bis der Frieden kommt is the second part of an autobiographical trilogy in which the author Judith Kerr presents both her own experiences and the historical context of the 1930s and 1940s of the past century in a literary manner. The main character Anna has to flee from Germany together with her family in the year 1933. They first arrive in Switzerland, then in France and finally in England. While in the first book we encounter a very young and partly naive nine-year-old protagonist who tries to understand and interpret the world surrounding her, in the second part we are being presented with Anna as a teenager who spent the last seven years of her life as a refugee in foreign countries. As a consequence we can observe a change of perspective from the point of view of individual and collective memory. In the following article I aim to analyse to what extent the age of the main character influences the literary discourse in regard of the historical narrative.
„...dieweil er aber alt und schwach ist”. Alter und Altern in den siebenbürgisch-sächsischen Urkunden aus dem 15.-17. Jahrhundert
Authors:   Universitatea din București, Ratcu Ileana-Maria
Published: November 2024

The aim of this article is to trace the phenomenon of age and ageing as it is reflected in the German-language documents from Transylvania. Four directions can be recognized. On the one hand, ageing is associated with frailty, weakness and illness, so that the elderly must be supported by family and descendants. On the other hand, old age is associated with experience, wisdom and tradition. Sometimes "old" is only used as an identifier in comparison to other people names. Another aspect is society's disparaging attitude towards older people, which is reflected in the documents in swear words containing the adjective "old".
Auch Wörter altern. Phraseologisch isolierte Lexeme als Relikte älterer Sprachstufen
Authors:   Universitatea din București, Crudu Mihai
Published: November 2024

This paper aims to analyze a special category of lexemes, i.e. the so called bound words. These are words that only live in phrasemes and that can not work independently, e.g. Bärendienst (in jemandem einen Bärendienst erweisen), dingfest (in jemanden dingfest machen), Freite (in auf die Freite gehen), Friedenspfeife (in mit jemandem die Friedenspfeife rauchen), gehupft (in gehupft wie gesprungen), Geratewohl (in aufs Geratewohl), Hungertuch (in am Hungertuch nagen) and many more. An important part of these words testifies to older stages of the language and therewith to disappeared cultures, mentalities, objects or similar. In this study I analyze such words and I follow – starting from the respective etymologies – the whole semantic and formal development of the bound words.
Aspekte des Alter(n)s im Schwankzyklus Till Eulenspiegel
Authors:   Universitatea din București, Dogaru Cristina
Published: November 2024

In society and in literature, age is often associated with positive (wisdom, life experience) or negative aspects (stubbornness, impatience). The article examines the extent to which the biological age influences social relationships, experiences and/or behaviour, and the reactions of the archetypal German prankster and his interaction partners.
Liebe Seniorinnen und Senioren! vs. Dragi seniori! Wortschatzveränderungen im Bereich der Altersgruppenbezeichnungen im Deutschen und Rumänischen
Authors:   Universitatea din București, Fierbințeanu Ioana Hermine
Published: November 2024

The fact that certain social groups in a language community, people over 55 are elevated to the subject of discourse allows conclusions to be drawn both about the cultural attention paid to these groups and about the defining group. The formation of new names for certain groups can also be understood as an indication of changes in the group of those responsible for the foreign designations, which lie between an unmarked "we" and the conceptually marked "other". In the semiotic changes of language use, the collective formation of social categories, including their contradictions, becomes palpable in specific terms – making the conceptual historical analysis group designations a practicable linguistic tool of cultural analysis.
„Sonnenpferde der Zeit“. Ansätze des jungen J.W. Goethe zur ästhetischen Subjektreflexion anhand von altersgruppenspezifischen Merkmalen
Authors:   Universitatea din București, Iliescu Carmen
Published: November 2024

The article starts by drawing attention to the historical, western discourse of the eighteenth century, addresses the topic of a newly founded reflection on age groups, provides information on genetic aspects, on new evaluations of Goethe’s early, aesthetic, reflection on age-groups, focuses on his two historical dramas Götz von Berlichingen and Egmont, shows how the reflection on age groups is launched and is primarily generated by the interaction of literary figures that belong to different age groups: Götz – Georg, Götz – Karl, Egmont – Richard, Clara – Clara’s mother, Ferdinand – Ferdinand’s father, Ferdinand – Egmont. This interaction produces self-representations and interpretations of the counterpart that emerge in dependence on or in difference from certain age-group characteristics.
Zeitgemäße Lehrwerke unter der Lupe: Potentiale (nie) alternder Kursbücher im DaF-Unterricht
Authors:   Konstantin Preslavsky University of Shumen, Kirova Daniela , Iliyazova Aylya ,   Konstantin Preslavsky University of Shumen
Published: November 2024

In the present study, several educational systems of German as a foreign language are considered based on different criteria. They serve as a tertium comparisonis in didactic analysis. The selected teaching systems of German as a foreign language represent their time and when choosing them, it is crucial that they are composed by the same author team and published by the same publishing house. Moreover, the language level to be reached after the respective training course with all of them is the same, namely A1. Textbooks are analyzed in chronological order, ie presented according to when they were approved by the Ministry of Education and Science of Bulgaria. The aim of the research is to prove that not only the current vocabulary, the degree of digitization and interaction, but also the choice of topics, the use of appropriate methods, and the impulses for differentiated work contribute to the effectiveness and adaptability of the given foreign language teaching system. One of the important conclusions of the article is precisely that the potential of a foreign language teaching system can be developed over time if from the beginning a concept that is open to change and updating is laid down and applied.
Interferenzen und Überschreitungen von Literatur und Welterbediskurs am Beispiel von Judith Schalanskys Verzeichnis einiger Verluste (2018)
Authors:   Universitatea din București, Irod Maria
Published: November 2024

The present article looks at how the contemporary discourses concerning cultural and natural heritage are literarily reworked in Judith Schalansky’s book An Inventory of Losses (Verzeichnis einiger Verluste, 2018). Schalansky’s hybrid book which consists of twelve micro-narratives around natural and art objects that have been destroyed or lost over the course of time partakes in the cultural discourse on preservation, memory and intergenerational dialogue, contributing its own views on the practices of valuation of old artefacts and knowledge. The present paper focuses on the common aspects – first of all the intertwining of nature and culture – and the key differences – such as the critique on the essentialist concept of sustainability – between Schalansky’s book and the preservation discourse as it is articulated in collective texts such as the World Heritage Convention.
Computational Bioinformatics: Innovations Transforming Proteomic and Metabolomic Analysis
Authors: Krishna Pasupuleti Murali
Published: November 2024

Abstract: This chapter explores the transformative impact of computational bioinformatics on proteomic and metabolomic analysis, emphasizing the role of advanced algorithms, machine learning, and high-throughput data processing in modern biological research. It provides an in-depth look at key bioinformatics technologies that enable the identification of proteins and metabolites, the discovery of disease biomarkers, and the integration of multi-omics data for a holistic understanding of biological systems. Through case studies and real-world applications, the chapter illustrates how computational innovations are revolutionizing fields such as personalized medicine, environmental science, and drug discovery. It also addresses the challenges of data standardization, resource constraints, and ethical considerations, while offering insights into future trends and the potential for groundbreaking discoveries through interdisciplinary collaboration. Keywords: bioinformatics, proteomics, metabolomics, machine learning, high-throughput data processing, multi-omics, biomarker discovery, personalized medicine, data integration, computational biology, environmental research, drug discovery, data standardization, ethical considerations, future trends.
Sosialisasi dan Pendampingan dalam Pembuatan NIB Melalui OSS di Kelurahan Panjunan Kabupaten Kudus
Authors: Putri Dewi Anggraeni  , Dwi Rahmayani  , Safira Galuh Yuniarizki  , Ayu Nurus Sa’adah  , Moerijanto
Published: November 2024

Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) are one of the trade or investment activities that are well known in Indonesia. Many people, especially business owners or managers, are involved in this type of business. Because many people are identified as MSMEs, new problems also arise. These problems include the large number of business actors who do not yet have a Population Identification Number (NIB). Seeing this problem, KKN students carried out outreach and assistance to business people so they could obtain NIB. This community service activity was carried out in Panjunan Village, Kudus Regency. The methods used in this community service activity are observation and interviews. This activity involves MSME staff so that business actors can better understand NIB. The Online Single Submission website, which is an integrated electronic system from the government, is used to complete the NIB process. The result of this training is that business actors in Panjunan Village are able to obtain NIB without any problems, and everything goes according to plan.
Implementasi Digitalisasi Kurikulum Merdeka Di SD Negeri 3 Tenggeles Kudus Dengan Media Canva Sebagai Pengabdian Kuliah Kerja Nyata
Authors: Malihah Nasywa Ayu , Riyani Charisma Dwi , Maelatun Z.H Lutfi , Rahmawati Novita Amelia
Published: November 2024

One of the villages in Kudus Regency's Mejobo District, Tenggeles, is seeing an increase in its productive generation. Equipped with this insight, the team responsible for implementing the activity decided to promote the potential of the community in the field of education, particularly at SD Negeri 3 Tenggeles. Student empowerment at SD Negeri 3 Tenggeles will be carried out through the deployment of Independent Curriculum digitalization with Canva media. This program's primary goal is to raise awareness of the value of digital technology proficiency for future acquisition of other soft skills. The sixth graders at SD Negeri 3 Tenggeles are the program's target audience; they can be thought of as a high class that is prepared to advance to the next grade level by receiving further knowledge. Training and accompanying strategies are used in the implementation of this program. The procedure begins with the introduction of Canva and the material presentation. Next, the design team collaborates with the team implementing the activity, and finally, the work is presented in front of the class. As a result of this program's adoption, kids' creativity is being encouraged and their teamwork skills are improving.
The Influence of Financial Inclusion and Financial Technology on the Intention to Use Online Loans: Financial Behavior as an Intervening Variable
Authors: Huda Miftahul , Ajizah Nur , Nuzil Nur Rokhmad , Fachruddin Wiwin
Published: November 2024

This study investigates the influence of financial inclusion and financial technology (fintech) on the intention to use online loans, with financial behavior acting as an intervening variable. In light of the increasing popularity of online loans and the concerns around consumer financial behavior, the research explores how enhanced access to financial services and fintech platforms impacts users' financial decisions. Using a quantitative design, the study collected data from 150 teachers in Malang Regency through questionnaires and applied path analysis using SPSS 23 to examine the relationships between variables. The results indicate that financial inclusion and fintech significantly improve financial behavior, which, in turn, positively affects the intention to use online loans. The study’s novelty lies in its identification of financial behavior as a key mediator, offering a new model to explain how financial inclusion and fintech shape online loan usage. The findings are particularly valuable for policymakers aiming to improve fintech regulation, platform providers looking to enhance consumer engagement, and educators focusing on financial literacy programs.
Parenting Styles and Coping Strategies among Vietnamese Adolescents
Authors: Huong Tran Thu , Ha Pham Manh , Dung Pham Hanh , Tram Trinh Bao , Thoa Nguyen Thi Kim
Published: November 2024

Coping ability is one of the crucial factors helping adolescents face and overcome changes and difficulties during this developmental stage. The selection and use of coping strategies by adolescents are influenced by various factors from family, school, and social environment, including parenting styles. This study aims to examine the influence of parenting styles, as perceived by adolescents, on their coping strategies. Using a cross-sectional design, the study employed the Proactive Coping Inventory and Parenting Scale. Results showed that parental autonomy support, psychological control, and behavioral control have different effects on adolescents' coping strategies.
Data mining on uncertain data based on frequent probability
Authors: Son Hyun-jun , Yoo Jae-hoon
Published: November 2024

Uncertain data exists in many applications, such as sensor monitoring systems, location-based services, and biological databases. To handle a large amount of uncertain information, probabilistic databases have been proposed. The main research involves interpreting probabilistic databases using possible world semantics and discovering frequent patterns within probabilistic databases. Since the possible worlds in probabilistic databases grow exponentially, this mining process is a technical challenge.
Amostragem em estudos hidroquímicos e isotópicos em águas subterrâneas: a importância do conhecimento dos perfis dos poços para a interpretação de dados
Authors: Rodrigues Drielly Souza , Campos José Eloi Guimarães
Published: November 2024

Esse trabalho discorre sobre a importância do conhecimento dos perfis descritivos e construtivos de poços para a amostragem de água subterrânea em estudos hidroquímicos e isotópicos. Dentre os aspectos mais importantes dos perfis pedo­-geológicos se destacam: descrição detalhada do perfil completo dos solos (incluindo o pedon e o saprolito) e das rochas (incluindo tipos de rochas e minerais, fraturas, contatos, mudanças petrográficas, zonas alteradas, entradas d’água etc.). No âmbito dos perfis construtivos as seguintes informações são fundamentais: nível estático, profundidade de revestimento, posicionamento das seções de filtro, porção da rocha não revestida, isolamento sanitário e granulometria e composição do pré-filtro, dentre outras. O não conhecimento adequado ou mínimo dos perfis dos poços pode gerar ambiguidades nos resultados, interpretações errôneas ou, até mesmo, inviabilizar a avaliação dos dados analíticos. Embora, aparentemente, seja um aspecto óbvio nos estudos de águas subterrâneas, inúmeros trabalhos técnicos e científicos sequer fazem referência às descrições dos poços utilizados para obtenção de amostras. Além do conhecimento dos perfis, cuidados devem ser dispensados às boas práticas durante a amostragem, com especial atenção à purga dos poços previamente à obtenção das amostras. Este trabalho ainda discute situações em que a amostragem compromete as interpretações e outras em que, mesmo com dados reduzidos, foi possível alcançar re­sultados satisfatórios (em função dos cuidados na escolha dos pontos de amostragem e da aplicação de técnicas adequadas).
Risk Management in Organizations: An Examination of Audit Committee Determinants and Consequences
Authors: Abbas Ghulam , Hassan Sonia , Madi Ahmed
Published: November 2024

As a result of accounting and fraud scandals, the financial crisis, and the dot com bubble, corporate governance has gained popularity. Corporate governance practices' results and corporate governance's determinants are the two primary areas of governance study. Corporate governance is often measured using indicators, specific traits, or a composite index variable. This study looked at 69 non-financial KSE-100 indexed, Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) listed firms to determine the reasons for and effects of risk management committee and audit committee presence. A statistical program such as STATA is used in this study to calculate the fixed effect and random effect. Hausman test is also applied to the data. Only board independence, leverage, and business size were shown to be significant predictors of the presence of a separate risk management committee, whereas firm size was discovered to be a significant predictor of the presence of a separate audit committee. According to the study's findings, to safeguard investors' interests, businesses should establish a separate risk management committee and strengthen corporate governance standards. The implications of the audit committee on other accounting and financial results should be the subject of future study.
Manual de 350 conceptos jurídico-criminológicos básicos
Authors: Domínguez Álvarez José Luis , García García Ana , González Pulido Irene , Fernando Gonzalo Elsa , Martín Pascual Estela , Mateos Crespo José Luis , Walter De Santana Anna Luisa , Rodríguez Peña Nora Libertad , Rodríguez Sánchez Alicia , Talavera Cordero Pilar
Published: November 2024

El objetivo fundamental de la presenta obra es el de ofrecer al estudiantado de Ciencias Sociales y Jurídicas una primera aproximación conceptual a los términos esenciales que permiten adentrarse en el conocimiento del Derecho público y la Criminología. Además de identificar las voces que disponen de una importancia capital en este concreto ámbito, se han añadido ejemplos ilustrativos de cada uno de ellos para facilitar su comprensión y su correcta aplicación en cada una de las áreas de conocimiento objeto de análisis. De igual forma, la obra contiene una primera aproximación explicativa e intuitiva de las distintas áreas de conocimiento que se ven reflejadas en la publicación (Derecho Administrativo, Derecho Constitucional, Derecho Financiero y Tributario, Derecho Internacional Público, Derecho del Trabajo, Derecho Penal y Criminología y Derecho Procesal), así como de las principales referencias normativas que conviene manejar con soltura para introducirse en el mundo jurídico. Se pretende, por tanto, avanzar en el diseño de materiales docentes innovadores que hagan más amable el estudio del Derecho Público, pensando especialmente en el estudiantado que se encuentra más allá de los muros de las tradicionales Facultades de Derecho.
50 CONCEPTOS DE DERECHO CONSTITUCIONAL
Authors: Mateos Crespo José Luis
Published: November 2024

El objetivo fundamental de la presenta obra es el de ofrecer al estudiantado de Ciencias Sociales y Jurídicas una primera aproximación conceptual a los términos esenciales que permiten adentrarse en el conocimiento del Derecho público y la Criminología. Además de identificar las voces que disponen de una importancia capital en este concreto ámbito, se han añadido ejemplos ilustrativos de cada uno de ellos para facilitar su comprensión y su correcta aplicación en cada una de las áreas de conocimiento objeto de análisis. De igual forma, la obra contiene una primera aproximación explicativa e intuitiva de las distintas áreas de conocimiento que se ven reflejadas en la publicación (Derecho Administrativo, Derecho Constitucional, Derecho Financiero y Tributario, Derecho Internacional Público, Derecho del Trabajo, Derecho Penal y Criminología y Derecho Procesal), así como de las principales referencias normativas que conviene manejar con soltura para introducirse en el mundo jurídico. Se pretende, por tanto, avanzar en el diseño de materiales docentes innovadores que hagan más amable el estudio del Derecho Público, pensando especialmente en el estudiantado que se encuentra más allá de los muros de las tradicionales Facultades de Derecho.