bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Optimización de películas comestibles de origen marino e incorporación de extracto de orégano para la evaluación de sus propiedades
Authors: Pandia-Estrada Silvia , Romero-Santivañez Renzo
Published: January 2023

La formulación para la elaboración de películas de origen marino se obtuvo mediante un análisis multirrespuesta. El objetivo de la investigación fue evaluar las variables que influyen en la obtención de las películas comestibles con extracto de orégano, tales como: la influencia de la temperatura de proceso (Tp, X1), la concentración de glicerol (Cg, X2) y la temperatura de secado (Ts, X3) sobre las propiedades mecánicas de las películas: resistencia a la tracción (rt, Y1) y elongación al corte (eac, Y2). Como resultado, las condiciones óptimas fueron: Tp: 60,3 °C, Cg: 0,134 g de glicerol/g gelatina y Ts: 50,0 °C con 0,991 de deseabilidad. Los valores experimentales de rt fueron 8,64 ± 0,424 MPa y de eac 198,60 ± 2,40 %. Con los parámetros óptimos hallados, se prepararon formulaciones con 4 % p/v de gelatina y cuatro concentraciones de extracto de orégano con eo de: 2,0 %, 5,0 %, 7,5 % y 10,0 % v/v. Esto causó la disminución de la rt y la solubilidad en 8,8 %, así como el incremento de eac en 50,7 % de los polifenoles extraíbles y de la actividad antioxidante. La permeabilidad al vapor de agua no varió, la permeabilidad al oxígeno disminuyó en 50 % en películas con 5 % de eo y la permeabilidad al aceite se observó en películas con 7,5 % y 10 % de eo. Estas películas podrían servir en el envasado de alimentos susceptibles a la oxidación.
User perceived health outcomes and impact on healthcare utilization with a digital health program focused on chronic disease management (Preprint)
Authors: Tam Eric , Boas Pedro Villas , Tullis Lindsay , Lambert Diane , McLaughlin Tequisha , Ochieng Angela , Lopes Felipe , Li James
Published: January 2023

BACKGROUND

Digital wellness and fitness programs offer numerous psychological and physical health benefits, yet to date, most programs have been aimed broadly at a younger healthy demographic. Older individuals and individuals with polychronic medical conditions may benefit from digital wellness programs.

OBJECTIVE

We sought to describe overall health and healthcare system utilization by users of a novel digital wellness program (“Mighty Health”)

METHODS

Convenience sample survey of Mighty health users that had been using the program for at least 90 days and completing at least 5 weekly tasks within the program. Survey queried demographics, overall health, weight loss, functional mobility, pain, and overall mood. Healthcare utilization was also assessed in the form of unscheduled doctor visits. For individuals with diabetes, participants were surveyed over HgbA1 change since starting Mighty Health. For individuals with hypertension, participants surveyed over change in systolic blood pressure. For individuals with hyperlipidemia, participants surveyed over change in LDL.

RESULTS

166 active users of Mighty Health met inclusion criteria for the study and completed the survey. The mean age of participants was 61.2. 88.6% endorsed feeling overall healthier since starting Mighty Health. Participants on average experienced a weight loss of 11.2lbs (SD 12.7). 77.7% of the participants reported improvement in mobility. Among diabetes participants, participants reported an average decreased in their hemoglobin A1C by 0.7 (SD: 0.8), while those with HTN reported an improvement of 12 mm Hg (SD 12) in their systolic blood pressure. Individuals with hyperlipidemia, reported an average improvement in their LDL by 12 mg/dL (SD 16). 14.5% endorsed a decrease in these unscheduled healthcare visits since starting Mighty Health.

CONCLUSIONS

A Digital wellness program aimed at older individuals with polychronic disease showed encouraging positive associations between usage and health outcomes. Future trials exploring such programs may enhance primary and secondary prevention of disease in older adults.

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Exploring the use of digital interventions by people with Severe Mental Illness to support their physical health: A mixed methods study. (Preprint)
Authors: Williams Julie , Gillis Cathy , Gillett George , McGrath Raymond , Ang Karen , Bakolis Ioannis , Arias de la Torre Jorge , Tredget Gracie , Gaughran Fiona , Cross Sean , Sevdalis Nick , Khadjesari Zarnie
Published: January 2023

BACKGROUND

People with severe mental illness (SMI) are more likely to suffer from physical health conditions than the general population, with a lower life expectancy of up to 18 years. Little is known about the experience of people with SMI using digital health interventions (DHIs) to support their physical health, and whether they perceive such interventions as beneficial.

OBJECTIVE

We explored how people with SMI use DHIs to support their physical health, the acceptability, factors effecting use and any perceived impact on physical health.

METHODS

A mixed methods approach was used, delivered in three stages. Stage 1 online survey of people with SMI; Stage 2 interviews with a sub-sample of participants from Stage 1; Stage 3 stakeholder workshops with people with SMI, clinical staff, carers, voluntary sector staff and commissioners. Study design, data collection and analyses were co-produced with two Experts by Experience with lived experience of SMI.

RESULTS

Stage 1 results revealed that participants were generally satisfied with the quality of DHIs available to them. The most popular DHIs were targeted at diet, exercise, and weight management. Stage 2 results suggested participants experienced a number of barriers and facilitators to use of DHIs. Factors that encouraged use included simplicity, passivity, and data-linkage. Concerns included costs, data security and reliability of information. Positive impacts included accountability, encouragement, and tangible physical health benefits. Self-awareness and autonomy of care were also perceived to increase. Mental health impacted engagement with DHIs: low mood often hindered motivation to engage with devices, and information produced by these devices could be perceived as triggering. Findings of stage 2 were corroborated in stage 3: workshop participants reported that DHIs could be a useful tool to monitor physical health but could not replace contact with clinical services. The two could be used in conjunction, to expand the benefit of clinical appointments and encourage service user autonomy. Participants appreciated being able to share physical health data in appointments and suggested that data sharing between service user and care team could be a positive feature. Participants sought clinical guidance and recommendations for which devices they could use to monitor or support their physical health.

CONCLUSIONS

Popular DHIs for supporting physical health were considered useful and acceptable by people with SMI and may be used as an extension of clinical care, giving people with SMI a sense of control and involvement in their own health. The specific needs and priorities of people with SMI should be considered both in developing and recommending interventions.
Awe as a Practice: Awe Training for Mental Health in Community Members and Healthcare Professionals During the Covid-19 Pandemic (Preprint)
Authors: Corona Rebecca , Zerwas Felicia , Zhang Weishan , Ugurlu Ozge , Monroy Maria , Keltner Dacher , Eagle Jake , Amster Michael
Published: January 2023

BACKGROUND

Background: A downward spike in mental health often marks periods of widespread trauma. With the extreme demand on the healthcare system caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, professionals and community members felt the psychological toll, with depression and anxiety in U.S. adults rising steadily nationwide [1]. Fostering awe, a social emotion with well-documented mental and physical health benefits [2], emerges as a potential method to alleviate this prolonged distress.

OBJECTIVE

The current study suggests learning about the emotion of awe and encouraging people to find it in everyday life may be beneficial toward improving mental well-being.

METHODS

We recruited a sample of community adults (N=269) and a sample of healthcare professionals (N=145). During the 23 day study period, participants completed 4 Zoom workshops where they received information about the emotion of awe and its benefits, along with a daily practice of recognizing things in their daily lives which inspired awe. Daily surveys and pre-post measures were collected.

RESULTS

In the healthcare sample, the pre-session and the post-session surveys suggest that the daily experience of awe may have contributed to decreased depressive symptoms (t(120) = 6.49, P<.001), anxiety symptoms (t(120) = 7.53, P<.001), and burnout (t(104) = 2.91, p = .004). In the community sample, the pre-session and the post-session surveys suggest that the daily experience of awe may have contributed to decreased depressive symptoms (t(218) = 10.44, P <.001) and decreased anxiety symptoms (t(218) = 12.84, P<.001).

CONCLUSIONS

These promising results on depressive and anxious symptoms in two different samples (healthcare professionals and community members), and burnout in healthcare professionals may support the development of this practice into a potent intervention in the future.
Identifikasi Propagul Gulma pada Berbagai Jenis Tanah Sawah
Authors: Paiman Paiman , Ardiyanta Ardiyanta , Kusumastuti C. Tri , Pamungkas Puguh Bintang , Ansar Muhammad
Published: January 2023

Gulma yang tumbuh ke permukaan tanah berasal dari simpanan biji gulma di dalam tanah. Terdapat banyak propagul gulma yang tersimpan di dalam tanah sawah. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengidentifikasi propagul gulma pada berbagai jenis tanah sawah. Penelitian dilakukan sejak Februari hingga Mei 2019 di rumah kaca Fakultas Pertanian Universitas PGRI Yogyakarta. Percobaan disusun dalam rancangan acak lengkap (RAL) faktorial dan diulang tiga kali. Faktor pertama adalah jenis tanah sawah terdiri atas empat macam, yaitu: tanah pasir pantai, vulkanik, latosol, dan regosol. Faktor kedua adalah kedalaman tanah terdiri atas enam aras, yaitu: 0-5, >5-10, >10-15, > 15-20, >20-25, dan >25-30 cm. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa jumlah jenis gulma tertinggi pada tanah regosol, kemudian menurun pada tanah pasir pantai dan terendah pada tanah vulkanik dan latosol. Jumlah propagul gulma tertinggi terdapat pada tanah regosol di kedalaman >10-15 cm. Temuan penelitian menunjukkan bahwa ada perbedaan nyata jumlah propagul gulma antar jenis tanah maupun antar kedalaman tanah sawah. Kami menyarankan bahwa untuk pengendalian gulma agar berhasil maksimal, maka perlu disesuaikan dengan jenis tanah sawah untuk budidaya padi.
Extended Model for Integrating Culture into Teaching EFL: A Context of Vietnam
Authors: Hoa Chau Thi Hoang , Vien Truong
Published: January 2023

Intercultural competence (IC) has gained a better positionality in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) education in Vietnam to enable young people to become effective global citizens. Accordingly, the development of comprehensive IC is considered to be an officially stated objective of the reformed EFL curriculum, and a great body of intercultural issues reflecting the cultural diversity of countries has been added to the English course books of the upper secondary level. To help EFL teachers with the exploitation of the coursebooks, this perspective paper aims to propose a model for Intercultural Language Learning and Teaching (IcLLT) to shed light on how to integrate culture into teaching EFL in a Vietnamese pedagogical teaching context. This model can be a valuable guideline for EFL teachers to go beyond the language skill-based lesson in order to promote learners’ intercultural communicative competence.
The Impact of COVID-19 on Higher Education in South Korea
Authors: Csizmazia Roland A.
Published: January 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic forced universities worldwide to switch from face-to-face teaching to online remote teaching. The majority of students are dissatisfied as their college lives are completely ruined, and they are not able to maintain their social networks. South Korean higher education has long been troubled by decreasing tuition revenues, an aging problem, the low-level internationalization of university education, and administrative redundancies, and now the pandemic has greatly aggravated these structural defects. Furthermore, course content creation posed a major challenge to professors, while the lack of student motivation and commitment led to a rapid decline in the quality of education and evaluation. Accordingly, students requested a refund of their tuition fees, or at least compensation, and called for the improvement of online courses.
Cystic intestinal pneumatosis in the context of gastric trichobezoar
Authors: Costa Leandro Jaime Barreto , Carvalho Mário Gissoni de , Machado Ana Paula Nogueira , Rocha Marcelo Fagundes
Published: January 2023

As the name implies, the trichobezoar is a consolidation of hair, which, due to its structural properties, it is resistant to digestive enzymes and accumulates in the folds of the gastric mucosa, impacting with food remains and mucus. The starting frame is usually nonspecific and late, patients may remain asymptomatic for several years. Thus, the initial manifestations can range from symptoms common symptoms, such as epigastric discomfort, abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting, to severe cases of malnutrition and anemia due to ulceration of the gastric mucosa or abdomen acute, by intestinal occlusion or viscera perforation. The objective examination highlights in 80% of patients a palpable abdominal mass, typically epigastric, but without distinctive features on palpation, which makes it difficult to differentiate between a possible hepatomegaly or chorda colic, as initially seen in this patient. Halitosis or alopecia can coexist, which often go unnoticed, and require a more detailed anamnesis and subsequent investigation. Because of this presentation, the diagnosis can become difficult, as verified in the clinical case exposed, which eluded the initial clinical and imaging evaluation.
Frecuencia y factores de riesgo asociados a la transmisión vertical de COVID-19 en neonatos. Una revisión sistemática
Authors: Vidal-Cuevas Carlos Aurelio , Rosado-Pérez Juana
Published: January 2023

Introducción. La COVID-19 es la enfermedad producida por el SARS-CoV-2 y se contagia debido al contacto con una per­sona infectada. Durante la pandemia se registraron casos de recién nacidos con SARS-CoV-2, así como mujeres embara­zadas que dieron positivo a las pruebas de detección del virus. Sin embargo, no existe información consistente respecto a la posible transmisión vertical de COVID-19 ni sobre los factores asociados. Objetivo. Presentar una síntesis del conocimien­to sobre la frecuencia y factores de riesgo de la transmisión vertical de COVID-19 en neonatos, a través de una revisión sistemática. Método. Se realizó una búsqueda sistemática en las plataformas de documentos científicos PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, LILACS, SciELO y Tesiunam, con las siguies­tas palabras clave y siguiente de búsqueda: ("Neonate" OR "Pregnancy") AND ("COVID-19" [Mesh] OR "coronavirus") AND ("Vertical transmission") AND ("PCR") entre las publica­ciones disponibles hasta el 2 de enero del 2022. Resultados. Se encontraron 279 artículos de los cuales 26 cumplieron con los criterios de elegibilidad, 12 estudios de cohorte y 14 casos clínicos, para la revisión sistemática. En este sentido, los es­tudios analizados sumaron un total de 1777 madres embara­zadas que dieron positivo a las pruebas PCR de COVID-19; al finalizar el embarazo se reportó un nacimiento de 1775 neo­natos, de los cuales 2.1% dieron positivo para SARS-CoV2. Para los casos clínicos se analizaron 22 madres embaraza­das, de las cuales, seis eran primigestas, tres padecían hi­potiroidismo, una anorexia y una anemia; sin embargo, estas características previas no son suficientes para relacionarlas y catalogarlas como un factor de riesgo. Conclusión. Nuestros resultados sugieren que la frecuencia de la transmisión verti­cal de COVID-19 es de dos por cada cien mujeres embarazas; sin embargo, es necesario llevar a cabo más estudios para confirmar los resultados.
Systemic Review & Analysis of the Current and Future State of NFT as an Artwork
Authors: Pilaniwala Pankaj
Published: January 2023

Abstract: The paper analyzes the NFTs as an artwork and shows various examples of NFTs in this area. The paper mentions some high valuable project in this space and explains their use-cases. This paper aims to review the top NFTs and shows their price fluctuation over a period of time highlighting the risks associated with NFTs as an asset class. The paper will cite examples of some rare NFTs sold for over millions of dollars. The goal of this paper is to analyze the top NFTs in this space and present a review of the same.
Knowledge, Attitude and Practice toward COVID‐19 among Iraqi Adults in Karbala
Authors: Al-Ghabban Saad Ibrahim
Published: January 2023

Objectives: to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice scores regarding COVID-19 in relation to sociodemographic states among the Iraqi adults in Karbala,

Methods: This cross-sectional population based interview survey involved 425 Iraqi adult population in Karbala, Iraq between December 2021 and February 2022 using a cluster sampling technique. Closed-ended questionnaire regarding the sociodemographic variables and questions about the knowledge, attitude and practice towards COVD-19. The data were analysed using SPSS software (version 25). The mean scores were calculated, and Independent-samples t test, one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), or Chi-square test (X2) were used to test for differences.

Results: The mean knowledge, attitude, and practice scores were 80.67%, 54.35%, and 50.83% % of total achievable scores respectively. Females showed significantly higher knowledge attitude, and practice mean scores than males. Higher mean score of attitude was found among 18-25 years of age among those with bachelor’s degree. The unmarried showed higher scores of attitude, and practice than married. Students showed higher attitude score than other occupational groups.

Conclusion: Karbala adult population have high knowledge, negative attitude and weak practice in the precautionary measures about COVID-19, with an uneven distribution of behavioral patterns among socio-demographic subgroups. Further research targeting the vulnerable people is recommended so that the health education and communication interventions be ensured according to their needs.
Assessment of serum uric acid level in patients with systemic arterial hypertension
Authors: Abdul-Wahhab Abdul-Razzaq Mohammed , Abed Abu Saiba Mohammed , R Hadi Najah
Published: January 2023

Objectives: To study the association between elevated serum uric acid and systemic arterial hypertension.

Methods: This study is a case-control study conducted in Al-Sadr Teaching City / Al-Najaf city from December 2019 till the end of February 2020, and included (69) cases diagnosed with systemic arterial hypertension and (71) non- hypertensive. All participants underwent anthropometric measurements and laboratory investigations for serum uric acid level, total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein level, triglyceride level, serum blood urea and serum creatinine.

Results: The study enrolled a total of (140) participants whose mean age was (47.21 ± 12.53) years. Males comprised (57.14%) of total study sample. Serum uric acid level was found to be significantly higher among hypertensive compared to non-hypertensive, P-value = 0.003. Hyperuricemia was found to be significantly correlated with hypertension, with P-value of 0.017, Odds ratio = 9.18 (95% C.I.: 1.12 – 75.50).

Conclusions: Serum uric acid level is significantly higher in hypertensive group compared to non-hypertensive group, with the presence of significant numbers with hyperuricemia among hypertensive patients.
Random access codes via quantum contextual redundancy
Authors: Gatti Giancarlo , Huerga Daniel , Solano Enrique , Sanz Mikel
Published: January 2023

We propose a protocol to encode classical bits in the measurement statistics of many-body Pauli observables, leveraging quantum correlations for a random access code. Measurement contexts built with these observables yield outcomes with intrinsic redundancy, something we exploit by encoding the data into a set of convenient context eigenstates. This allows to randomly access the encoded data with few resources. The eigenstates used are highly entangled and can be generated by a discretely-parametrized quantum circuit of low depth. Applications of this protocol include algorithms requiring large-data storage with only partial retrieval, as is the case of decision trees. Using n-qubit states, this Quantum Random Access Code has greater success probability than its classical counterpart for n≥14 and than previous Quantum Random Access Codes for n≥16. Furthermore, for n≥18, it can be amplified into a nearly-lossless compression protocol with success probability 0.999 and compression ratio O(n2/2n). The data it can store is equal to Google-Drive server capacity for n=44, and to a brute-force solution for chess (what to do on any board configuration) for n=100.
Value-Orientation Differentiation of Volunteers-Educating of the Internet Encyclopedia “Wikipedia” and the Project “Otvety.” Part 2
Authors: Bryzgalin Evgeniy A. , Voiskounsky Alexander E. , Kozlovskiy Stanislav A.
Published: January 2023

Over the past decades, altruistic cyber activities of online education volunteers who share useful knowledge with other Internet users have become widespread in the Internet space. Personal and group features of such prosocial behavior, which is strongly influenced by the realization of values, have not been sufficiently studied by psychological science so far. This study continues the psychological analysis of the value-orientation sphere of online educators, focusing on competent education volunteers who deal with the Internet encyclopedia “Wikipedia” (N = 92) and the question-answer (QA) online project “Otvety” (N = 113). The following tools were used in the work: the revised Portrait Value Questionnaire (PVQ-R2R) by Sh. Schwartz adapted by T.P. Butenko, D.S. Sedova and A.S. Lipatova and the Value Orientations Techniques developed by O.I. Motkov and T.A. Ogneva (version 2). The results of the analysis provide sufficient grounds to characterize the members of both groups as indivi- duals who are productively oriented towards informational and pro-social Internet activities that are not identical in format from the perspective of transfinite altruism, for the implementation of which optimal non-hierarchical-parity conditions have been created in their reference online communities, stimulating liberty in the process of individual self-realization. It is shown that, with a high homogeneity of the value profiles of the Wikipedia authors and QA “Otvety” service experts, the internal value-related self-determination (procedural in nature) has a basal meaning for them, since the external one, set in a heteronomous position, only weakly corresponds to their freedom-seeking way of life. It is concluded that the series of theoretical and empirical psychological studies of the diverse teams of online education volunteers will make it possible, by understanding their personal and group specifics, to lay a solid foundation, which can potentially lead to global unity of people with the prospect of large-scale amplification of knowledge as one of the highest human values.
Distortions of Body Perception during Immersion in Computer Virtual Reality Using Full-Body Tracking
Authors: Varlamov Andrey V. , Yakovleva Natalya V.
Published: January 2023

Person’s immersion in computer virtual reality (VR) is accompanied by numerous distortions in his/her perception due to the replacement of sensory stimuli coming through visual, auditory and partially proprioceptive channels. In this case, the person’s own body becomes an immersion tool, since its movements indirectly affect the movement of the avatar in VR. Performing actions in VR on behalf of the avatar contributes to the appearance of distortions in the perception of one’s own body due to the diffuse effect of actualizing the operational image at the moment of purposeful activity (the subjective body image is modified in accordance with the need to adapt to VR conditions). There are various ways of immersing in VR, taking into account the different degree of involvement of individual parts of the recipient’s real body in controlling a digital character. Thus, the full-body tracking (FBT) technology is becoming widespread, allowing the use of almost all human gross motor skills for projection onto the movements of the avatar. The purpose of the study was to establish the specific features of the distortion of a person’s perception of the size of his/her own body, after its being immersed in computer virtual reality, and the control over the avatar using the FBT technology. The study was conducted in two stages (in 2020 and 2021) in order to compare the intensity and direction of body image distortions of the subjects when they were immersed with and without the FBT technology. The OhShape VR app for mobile immersion without FBT and a modification of the VR Chat app for mobile immersion with FBT were used as experimental exposures. Psychometric data on the subjects’ perception of their own bodies were obtained using the psychometric data on the subjects’ perception of their own bodies were obtained using Moshe Feldenkrais’ methods for physical measurements. According to the results of the study, the use of FBT during immersion in VR leads to distortions in the perception of various body sizes by the subjects, including the trunk and legs, while mobile immersion without the use of FBT only causes distortions in the perception of the dimensions of the upper shoulder girdle. It should be noted that this observation testifies to the connection of distortions with the facts of the involvement of the corresponding parts of the real body of the subjects in the process of controlling the avatar. It is concluded that there are specific distortions in the perception of a person’s own body when being immersed in VR using FBT. Finally, an assumption is made about the possible connection of these distortions with the success of performing intra-environment mobile tasks.
The Relationship of Spiritual and Moral Qualities with Altruistic Attitudes and Subjective Well-Being
Authors: Ozhiganova Galina V.
Published: January 2023

The author deals with issues related to such constructs, as ‘spirituality of the personality,’ ‘altruism,’ and ‘subjective well-being.’ The results of two empirical studies of the relationship of spiritual and moral qualities with (1) altruistic attitudes, and (2) with subjective well-being are presented and analyzed. In total, 262 people (students from Ufa) took part in both studies. The first study (Study 1) involved 141 people: 79 males (56%) and 62 females (44%), aged 18 to 24 years (M = 19.86; SD = 1.579). The second study (Study 2) involved 121 people: 32 males (26%) and 89 females (74%), aged 18 to 22 years (M = 19.29; SD = 0.961). The following techniques were used in the study: The Spiritual Personality Inventory by A. Husain and M. Anas (adapted in Russian by G.V. Ozhiganova); Altruistic Attitudes Questionnaire by M.I. Yasin; Satisfaction with Life Scale by E. Diener et al., and Subjective Happiness Scale by S. Lubomirsky (both of the latter techniques were adapted in Russian by E.N. Osin and D.A. Leontiev). Study 1 was aimed at identifying the relationship between indicators of the spiritual and moral qualities of a person and altruistic attitudes. The purpose of Study 2 was to find out a relationship (if any) between indicators of the spiritual and moral qualities of a person and subjective well-being. The research objectives were: (1) to establish the correlation of indicators of the spiritual and moral qualities of a person with altruistic attitudes and subjective well-being; and (2) to reveal the relationship of dif- ferent indicators of the spiritual and moral qualities with indicators of subjective well-being. The results of Study 1 showed a significant positive relationship between the spiritual and moral qualities and altruistic attitudes. Study 2 revealed a significant positive relationship between indicators of the spiritual and moral qualities and subjective well-being as well as with altruistic attitudes.
Gender Features of Coping Strategies in Men and Women
Authors: Ovsyanik Olga A. , Nesterova Albina A. , Sidyacheva Natalia V.
Published: January 2023

The effectiveness of coping behavior depends not only on a successful strategy but also on the individual characteristics of a person. Age, sex, intelligence, social status, gender identity - all these influence the coping ability and resilience of an individual. In mo- dern psychological research, there is some confusion between the concepts of ‘sex’ and ‘gender.’ Despite numerous studies on male and female coping strategies, gender differences in coping behavior are still poorly understood. The purpose of the study was to analyze gender-specific coping strategies of middle-aged men and women. Russian men and women (N = 286) were divided by gender (masculine, androgynous, feminine). The research was made using The Bem Sex-Role Inventory (BPRT) and Lazarus Folkman’s Test Ways of Coping Questionnaire (WCQ). This study employed a cross-sectional design. Differences among the groups were assessed using the Kruskal - Wallis H test, Mann - Whitney U test and Student t-test. The specificity of coping behavior was found to be determined by the gender identity of the study participants. The results of the present study support the gender differences hypothesis, since people with differences in biological sexual identity (male and female) use gender-specific coping strategies (masculine, feminine, or androgynous) if their gender orientations are the same. The research of masculinity, androgyny and femininity can become an important step in the long-term study of coping behavior and the basis for a better understanding of the dynamics of human behavior in a stressful situation.
Emotional Competencies of Students and Psycholinguistic Characteristics of Their Texts Written under Conditions of Situational Stress: Relationship Issues
Authors: Belasheva Irina V.
Published: January 2023

The author deals with the relationship between the psycholinguistic characteristics of the text, as indicators of psycho-emotional states in conditions of situational stress, and the level of developed emotional competencies, i.e., the ability to understand and manage one’s own and others’ emotions. An empirical study was conducted on a student sample using the EmIn Questionnaire by D.V. Lyusin, the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) by Ch.D. Spielberger and the Prognoz-2 Questionnaire by V.Yu. Rybnikov. The students who took part in the experiment wrote texts under situational stress, for which psycholinguistic indicators were calculated. The results of the study were analyzed using Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient. The data obtained confirmed the positive relationship between the emotional competencies of the students under conditions of situational stress and such psycholinguistic characteristics of their written texts as the Treiger index, the action objectification index, the use of the “subject of assistance” syntaxeme, which reflect emotional and cognitive tension, desire and determination to act and help others, as well as the negative relationship with the coefficient of aggressiveness, the first person singular pronouns, the use of the “predicate” and “causative” syntaxemes, which are markers of uncontrolled aggression, suspicion, egocentric position, search for emotional positive support from the outside, and avoidance reactions. The assumption about the relationship of emotional competences with manifestations of situational (“state”) and personal (“trait”) anxiety, as well as the likelihood of neuropsychic breakdowns in a stressful situation, was not confirmed. As a result of the study, general psycholinguistic indicators of the manifestations of situational anxiety and the formation of emotional competences were determined - these are the action objectification index and aggressiveness index. This suggests that both the ability to understand and regulate the emotions of other people, and situational anxiety, as a reactive state of the subjective experience of anxiety, tension, concern, when writing a text in a stressful situation, can be marked by an increase in number of verbs and verb forms used in the text, syntactic incompleteness of statements and a decrease in their socialization.
Short Version of V.A. Losenkov’s Impulsivity Questionnaire: Development and Validation
Authors: Sheinov Viktor P. , Dziavitsyn Anton S.
Published: January 2023

Impulsivity is considered as a personality trait opposite to purposefulness and perseverance; accordingly, a high level of impulsivity is inherent in people with insufficient self-control in communication and activity. Impulsivity as a subject of research is of both theoretical and practical interest; however, methods for diagnosing it are poorly represented in the Russian-language psychological literature. The purpose of the research is to study the factor structure, reliability and validity of the short version of V.A. Losenkov’s impulsivity questionnaire developed by the authors. The first part of the study involved 967 subjects (M = 21.2, SD = 7.7), including 652 women (M = 21.6, SD = 7.8) and 315 men (M = 20.6, SD = 7.4); in the second part, 233 respondents participated, including 126 women (M = 21.4, SD = 7.7) and 107 men (M = 20.8, SD = 7.3). The study was conducted using: (1) the full version of V.A. Losenkov’ impulsivity questionnaire; (2) Barratt’s impulsiveness questionnaire (adapted in Russian by S.N. Enikolopov and T.I. Medvedeva); (3) A.V. Zverkov and E.V. Eidman’s volitional self-control questionnaire; (4) A. Assinger’s aggressiveness questionnaire; and (5) questionnaires on assertiveness, smartphone addiction and social media addiction developed by the authors. The abridged version of V.A. Losenkov’s impulsivity questionnaire (Imp-15) includes 15 tasks that make up a four-factor model of impulsivity obtained through exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. Compared with the original version of the questionnaire, the abridged version has better psychometric properties. The abridged Imp-15 version satisfies the standard requirements for questionnaires in terms of their reliability, namely: internal consistency, high task distinguishability and retest reliability. The questionnaire also meets key validity criteria in terms of its design, content, “obviousness,” actual and predictive credibility, constructability and convergence. Impulsivity diagnosed by the Imp-15 questionnaire positively correlates with the data of the Barratt Impulsivity Scale (BIS-11), with aggressiveness, smartphone addiction and social media addiction; however, it is negatively associated with self-control and assertiveness. The resulting four-factor model of impulsivity has good reliability indicators and is in full agreement with the obtained data. The authors present the data of psychometric testing and standardization of the abridged Imp-15 questionnaire; the appendix provides the original and abridged versions of the impulsivity questionnaire and the keys to the Imp-15 questionnaire.
Developing a Russian-Language Wisdom Diagnostics Questionnaire
Authors: Mekhtikhanova Natalya N.
Published: January 2023

Wisdom is an ancient concept that has acquired a new status in modern psychology. Wisdom has been proven to promote both optimal self-development and the well-being of others. However, its study requires a reliable methodological arsenal. In Russian science, work on creating methods for studying wisdom is just beginning. The subject of this study is a methodological toolkit for the empirical study of wisdom. The purpose of the study is to analyze and evaluate various methods accumulated in international psychology in recent years, as well as to create an improved version of the author’s questionnaire for diagnosing wisdom. The author discuss various classifications of methods for diagnosing wisdom proposed, in particular, by such authors as R. Sternberg, W. Staudinger J. Glück, I. Grossmann. The advantages and limitations of the available methods are considered. It should be noted that quite reasonably there are a large number of self-assessment methods (questionnaires) among them. The empirical part of the work is concerned with identifying the factor structure of the original version of the author’s questionnaire and its verification. The study involved 1,078 persons, including 621 women and 457 men aged 18-72. The respondents were residents of various Russian cities with higher or secondary specialized education. The IBM SPSS Statistics 18.0 and Amos 18.0 software packages were used for calculations. The conducted exploratory factor analysis revealed the four-factor structure of the developed wisdom diagnostics questionnaire (WDQ). The adequacy of the obtained model feature was proved by the confirmatory factor analysis. The empirical structure of the WDQ, formed from four correlating factors with high internal consistency, corresponds to the theoretical model, which includes four indicators: (1) cognitive sphere, (2) behavioral features, (3) humanistic orientation, and (4) spontaneity of the emotional sphere. In accordance with this model, a modified version of the WDQ has been developed. In practical terms, this will expand the possibilities of diagnosing and subsequently developing the individual’s abilities to find wise solutions to critical social or interpersonal problems.
Personality Mental Health - Challenges and Solution: Results of the 3rd International Forum on Commitment to Mental Health
Authors: Mikhailova Olga B. , Bashkin Evgeniy B. , Gutvajn Nikoleta , Berberyan Asya S.
Published: January 2023

The authors present the results of the 3rd International Forum on Commitment to Mental Health, which was organized and held by the Department of Psychology and Pedagogy of the Faculty of Philology of the Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University) in cooperation with the National Health League, ManpowerGroup and Clever Consulting LLC (Moscow, October 5-7, 2022). The work of the forum lasted three days and its program was interesting in different formats of interaction: (1) On October 5, 2022, the following events took place online: Round Table on Commitment to Mental Health Issues: Social, Psychological and Medical Aspects, Corporate Section on Best Practices: Managing Psychological Well-Being at the Organizational Level and Section on Practical Guidelines: How to Maintain and Strengthen Psychological Health (online broadcast was organized on the website: https://mentalhealthforum.ru/); (2) On October 6, 2022, RUDN University hosted the International Scientific and Practical Conference in a hybrid format at which 194 presentations were offered including: a plenary session, seven panel session, poster session and the Mental Health Film Festival; (3) On October 7, 2022, the International Charitable Sports and Psychological Festival was held (which included a concert, art therapy master classes and outdoor sports activities). The International Forum brought together more than 1000 participants, including psychologists, teachers, medical workers, teachers, graduate students and students from 25 regions of Russia and 14 countries.
Gobernadores, capitanes de presidio y misioneros jesuitas en las puertas del septentrión novohispano. La presencia del protector de indios en el territorio del Gran Nayar (siglo XVIII)
Authors: Jiménez Gómez Ismael
Published: January 2023

El presente artículo tiene el objetivo de analizar la funcionalidad que tuvieron los capitanes y los protectores de indios en el proceso de conquista y pacificación del territorio conocido como el Gran Nayar, ubicado en el septentrión novohispano, durante el siglo XVIII, y las relaciones que establecieron con ciertos actores eclesiásticos, en especial con misioneros jesuitas. Se busca resaltar aquellos factores geográficos e históricos, las necesidades y los intereses de las autoridades locales que definieron la labor ejercida por estos funcionarios jurídicos en un territorio de frontera. Un aspecto determinante se centra en las funciones que podían ejercer estos individuos como gobernadores, protectores y capitanes de presidio. Para lograr el objetivo de este escrito se desarrollan cuatro apartados: ubicación geográfica y jurisdicción del Nayar, la figura del capitán protector de indios en el norte novohispano, la conformación de la protectoría de indios y las relaciones establecidas entre indios, misioneros jesuitas, capitanes protectores y de presidio.
Epidemias y su impacto sobre la mortalidad en Santafé, Nueva Granada, 1739-1800
Authors: Bejarano Rodríguez Cristhian Fabián
Published: January 2023

El objetivo de este artículo es analizar las epidemias que afectaron a la población de la ciudad de Santafé, capital de la Nueva Granada, entre los años de 1739 y 1800, periodo en el que se presentaron cinco importantes sobremortalidades ocasionadas por epidemias: 1744-1745, 1756-1757, 1764, 1782-1783 y 1793-1796. Desde la demografía histórica, y con ayuda del método conocido como factor multiplicador, se tratará de calcular la intensidad de dichos eventos discriminando entre adultos y párvulos.
Editorial: Digitalization as a business competitive advantage
Authors: Tulung Joy Elly
Published: January 2023

Digitization is concerned to ensure the use of technology with the goal of creating sustainable competitive advantages. Digitization is distinguished with respect to other innovations because of its scope, importance and the rate of change of the processes, products, and services (Rachinger, Rauter, Müller, Vorraber, & Schirgi, 2019). In contrast to more incremental innovations digitization is usually disruptive or transformative. Worldwide, companies are faced with the implications of the ongoing digitization of markets and production processes. All this illustrates the strategic relevance of ‘digital’
L452M in spike glycoprotein indicative of zoonotic links of SARS-CoV-2 XBC.1
Authors: Khairnar Krishna , Rahangdale Shefali , Tomar Siddharth Singh , Tamboli Ekant , Ravikumar Sandhra , Salsekar Lekha
Published: January 2023

Mutations at positions 452 and 486 of the spike glycoprotein receptor
binding domain (RBD) in the SARS-CoV-2 XBC.1 variant were analysed from
the viewpoint of change in hydrophobicity and amino acid charge. A
decrease in hydrophobicity due to mutations at positions 452 and 486 in
the spike glycoprotein was observed, which might affect the infectivity
of the XBC.1 variant. L452M and F486P improve the hACE2-RBD binding
affinity, which might negatively impact the efficacy of vaccines against
SARS-CoV-2, primarily based on spike glycoprotein. Notably, the mutation
L452M in XBC.1 also indicates its probable zoonotic links.
Preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy failed to improve cumulative live birth rate in patients with limited good-quality embryos: a retrospective cohort study
Authors: Zhang Qian , Yan Yueyue , Li Jie , Huang Yumei , Zhou Wei , Ni Tianxiang , Yan Junhao
Published: January 2023

Objectives: To evaluate whether preimplantation genetic testing for
aneuploidy (PGT-A) can improve pregnancy and neonatal outcomes for
patients with limited good-quality embryos. Design: Retrospective cohort
study. Setting: University hospital. Population: A total of 1,553
patients who intended to pursue PGT-A for the first time but obtained
only two or less good-quality embryos on day 3 after oocyte retrieval
were divided into two groups: 997 in the PGT-A group and 556 in the
drop-out group of withdrawing PGT-A due to poor embryological outcome.
Results: After adjusting for potential confounding factors, PGT-A group
exhibited significantly lower cumulative rates of biochemical pregnancy
(19.96% vs. 30.22%, P-adj < 0.001), clinical pregnancy
(17.55% vs. 23.38%, P-adj < 0.001) and live birth (14.14%
vs. 16.19%, P-adj = 0.005) per oocyte retrieval and longer median time
to pregnancy and live birth compared with drop-out group. However,
significant increases in rates of biochemical pregnancy (72.16% vs.
35.50%, P-adj < 0.001), clinical pregnancy (61.86% vs.
26.98%, P-adj < 0.001), and live birth (48.45 vs. 18.26%,
P-adj < 0.001) per transfer were found in the PGT-A group. No
significant differences were observed in cumulative miscarriage and
ectopic pregnancy rates, number of ETs needed per live birth and
neonatal outcomes. Conclusion: PGT-A failed to improve cumulative live
birth rate or shorten time to pregnancy, but optimized pregnancy
outcomes per transfer for patients with limited good-quality embryos.
Keywords: preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy, cumulative
live birth rate, live birth rate per transfer, neonatal outcomes
The effects of E-learning units on 13-14-year-old students’ misconceptions regarding some elementary chemical concepts
Authors: Nuic Ines , Glazar Sasa
Published: January 2023

Students? misconceptions in science can lead to a range of learning difficulties if the teacher does not choose the appropriate teaching strategies to reduce their frequency. In this paper, 13?14-year-old students? misconceptions regarding structure and states of matter, pure substances, and mixtures are explored. The teaching strategy with E-learning material was applied to examine its effects on the frequency of misconceptions. The research was conducted in urban schools in Bosnia and Herzegovina with 7th- and 8th-grade students. Findings pointed to the misconceptions originating in transferring the macroscopic observations into the submicroscopic level and in misinterpretation of the size of particles. Students who used E-learning material at school mostly had lower percentages of misconceptions in comparison to students from the control group and students who accessed the same E-learning material from their home. This indicates that the E-learning strategy could have promising results if applied more extensively at schools. This study aims to direct teachers? attention toward applying E-learning in chemistry teaching, for students to gain scientifically accepted knowledge and to reduce the occurrence of misconceptions.
Corrigendum on: Are religions growing or declining? Self-reported religion and personality, Ibrahim Senay, Psihologija, 2022, Vol. 55(4), 415–426
Authors: Editorial E
Published: January 2023

On the page 417 of the manuscript in question formula is missing after the
last paragraph.

 Link to the corrected article 10.2298/PSI210719007S