bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Jozef Oleszkiewicz as a Participant of an Academic Exhibition in 1814
Authors:   Saint Petersburg State University, Egorova Kseniia ,   National Library of Russia
Published: February 2024

Jozef Oleszkiewicz, a native of the Polish-Lithuanian lands, was a talented portrait painter who settled on the banks of the Neva at the beginning of the 19th century and was elected academician of the Imperial Academy of Arts. Oleszkiewicz was known to the Polish community of St. Petersburg not only as an artist who had his own unique painting style and gained popularity among the fair sex for his ability to create inspired portraits of women, but also as a mystic, philosopher, and inspired poet. Now Oleszkiewicz is known primarily as the hero of Adam Mickiewicz’s poem “Dziady”. Part III of the poem, completed in 1832, contains the “Oleszkiewicz” section. On the eve of the famous St. Petersburg flood of 1824, the artist uttered a prophecy that correlated with the biblical plot and marked the beginning of the formation of an apocalyptic myth about the death of the city from the Neva waters. Despite the major historical and cultural significance of Oleszkiewicz’s personality and work for Polish culture in the first quarter of the 19th century, the artist’s biography needs additional study, and there are no special research works devoted to his artistic career. The personality of the artist received a mythological interpretation in historiography; the real person disappeared into the artistic image created by Mickiewicz. It seems necessary to fill the gaps that exist in our knowledge about the life and work of this Polish-Lithuanian artist, to con-duct additional archival research, which will help not only to clarify some details of his biography, but also in the future to find and attribute his paintings. The article is devoted to Oleszkiewicz’s participation in the academic exhibition of 1814 and to establishing the names of the paintings that were exhibited by Oleszkiewicz in that year. The study was conducted on archival materials (Russian State Historical Archive).
Investigating the Region of Metohija in Kosovo through an Interactive Digital Ethnolinguistic Atlas
Authors:   Institute for Linguistic Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences, Sobolev Andrey
Published: February 2024

The article advocates for the imperative need to compile an interactive digital ethno-linguistic atlas of the Metohija region in Kosovo (Alb. Rrafshi i Dukagjinit, “Dukagjin Plain”). Over the course of two millennia, this area has been a unique arena for interaction among diverse ethnic and linguistic groups, including paleo-Balkan tribes, Romans, Albanians, Balkan Romance speakers, South Slavs, Rumelian and Anatolian Turks, as well as Roma (Romani, Ashkali, and “Egyptians”), among others. Remarkably, the languages and cultures of this region are still studied independently, often in isolation from one another. The formation of a comprehensive Russian scientific discourse on a range of Metohija ethnolinguistic issues is deemed a crucial task within Balkan studies. The term “ethno-linguistic,” in line with the overarching synthesizing and aggregating approach of Balkan linguistics, is proposed to be employed in both its accepted meanings in Russian academia ― ‘ethnolinguistic’ (e.g., ethnolinguistic groups of people) and ‘investigating language in relation to culture’ (e.g., Moscow Ethnolinguistic School).The article raises the question of the specificity of the linguistic, ethnolinguistic, and cultural-anthropological landscape of Metohija against the backdrop of the broader Balkan context. It queries whether, due to centuries of close contacts between its ethno-linguistic groups, a linguistic and cultural union has evolved on this territory. To address this issue, an areal study is proposed, investigating the linguistic, dialectal, and cultural- anthropological micro-differentiation of all languages and cultures within the region in relation to local ethnic and social processes, focusing on interethnic, social, interfaith, cultural, and linguistic interactions. The proposed atlas program includes ethnolinguistic and sociolinguistic inquiries, cove-ring ethnic self-identification, migrations, linguistic aspects of marital strategies, etc. Subsequently, it encompasses questions reflecting all levels of language structure across the known Metohija territorial varieties and social dialects. Additionally, it addresses questions of ethnolinguistics in the traditional sense within Russian scientific understanding.The atlas aims to provide insights into the reasons, processes, and mechanisms behind the formation of linguistic and cultural unions or the hindrance of such convergent processes in specific micro-areas of the Balkan Peninsula.
On One Name for a Wolf in Serbia: Archaics or Innovation?
Authors:   Institute of Slavic Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences, Plotnikova Anna
Published: February 2024

The article considers two hypotheses of the origin of the word kurjak ‘wolf’ in the Serbian language. This word has a limited existence in the Serbo-Croatian dialect space (spreading to the dialects of Eastern Bosnia and Montenegro). However, it is included in the vocabulary of the Serbian literary language. The compact area of usage in the center of Southern Slavia may denote the Slavic archaic origin of the word (as the writ-ten onomastic fixations have been known since the beginning of the 14th century, based on the work of A. Loma). The more common hypothesis of Turkish borrowing also has the right to be comprehensively analyzed. In both cases, folklore and ethnographic material is involved in the analysis, which helps to find some possible traces of the wolf veneration in the Slavic Balkans. Firstly, a sacrifice is made to a dangerous beast with a rooster, hen or chicken (Serbian-Bulgarian border). Secondly, the taboo names of harmful animals, including the use of swearing, can serve as a reinforcing factor in the case of borrowing the Turkish kuyruk with subsequent contamination with the Slavic swear word when naming a wolf. In both cases, ethnolinguistic and cartographic data seem to be the most correct route towards solving the problem of the autochthonous / borrowed nature of this word in the Serbian language space.
Ethno-cultural Traditions of the Descendants of Ukrainian Settlers in the South of the Far East of Russia: A Review of the Ethnolinguistic Expedition
Authors:   Institute of History, Archaeology and Ethnography of the Peoples of the Far East, Russian Academic of Sciences, Strel'tsova Irina
Published: February 2024

This article explores the results of the research on preservation of ethnocultural traditions among the descendants of Ukrainian settlers in Primorye, based on ethnolinguistic expedition conducted in June, 2023. The expedition was carried out jointly with a senior researcher at the Institute of Slavic Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Dr. G.P. Pilipenko. The route of the expedition included the rural settlements of the Pri-morsky Territory: Rettihovka, Chernigovsky district, and Khorol, Khorolsky district. The choice of the surveyed territories was due to the fact that here in the late XIX ―early XX century compact settlements of immigrants from the Russian provinces of the Russian empire were formed. The predominance of the Ukrainian population in the surveyed areas, located in the fertile steppe zones of the Khanka lowland, similar in landscape to the places where the settlers came from, contributed to the formation of loci of traditional culture, which showed a high degree of stability in the process of adaptation to new environmental, climatic and socio-economic conditions. The purpose of the field study was to collect information on the material and spiritual culture of Ukrainian settlers and their descendants in Primorye territory, to fix the degree of preservation and variability of the original traditions among representatives of different generations in the conditions of the adaptation processes. During the expedition, the ethnographic collections of Khorol local museum of history were observed. On the basis of the data obtained, elements of ethno-cultural traditions were identified in terms of family and calendar rituals, folklore, narratives about the first settlers in Primorye. Recollections of household culture, holidays, children’s games were recorded, and peculiarities of dialect were noted.
New Dictionary of One Archaic Bulgarian Dialect. [Rev.] Slavka Keremedchieva, Lilyana Vasileva. The Dictionary of one archaic Rhodope dialect ― the Ropka dialect. Sofia: Publishing house on BAN “Prof. Marin Drinov”, 2022. 284 p. ISBN 978-619-245-250-6
Authors:   Institute of Slavic Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences, Uzeneva Elena
Published: February 2024

The review is devoted to the analysis of the new lexicographic work of the Bulgarian dialectologists of the Prof. L. Andreichin Institute of the Bulgarian Language. BAN, ―a dictionary of one archaic dialect of the Ropka region in the Western Rhodope Mountains. The book is a logical continuation of S. Keremedchieva’s 1993 monograph, which describes the grammar of this dialect. The dictionary significantly complements the understanding of it, which makes it the first comprehensive study of the Rhodope dialect at several linguistic levels: phonological, morphological and lexical. Due to its basic linguistic features, this dialect became a link between the Thracian and central Rhodope dialects, whose speakers, due to a number of geopolitical reasons and events, found themselves outside the borders of modern Bulgaria, in Greece and Turkey. The local Bulgarian population was mostly Islamized in the XVII century, and after the Liberation of Bulgaria in 1879–1882 and 1912, part of the families of Bulgarian Muslims from the villages of Pavelsko, Orekhovo and Studenets were resettled to Asia Minor, Turkey. According to one of the etymological versions of the origin of the name of the village Pavelsko, the fact of the existence here in the past of adherents of the Pavlikian heresy, whose center was the village of Pavelsko, is likely. This hypothesis is supported by numerous linguistic links between the Ropkа dialect and the Pavlikian dialect in Bulgaria. The Ropka dialect has accumulated features of a certain stage in the development of the Bulgarian language, preserving a number of its archaic features, including vocabulary and morphology. Despite the modern intensive changes taking place in everyday life, culture and language, the inhabitants of the Ropka region have preserved their ancestral memory and customs, songs and legends, melodious Rhodope dialect with its ancient features and inimitable architectonics. Rich authentic dialect material is a serious lexical database and a source for scientific research in various fields, including ethnolinguistics.
The Application of Embedded Hardware System and Blockchain in Rural Financial Management Cloud Platform
Authors:   Business school, Qingdao University of Technology, Qingdao, China, Sun Meng
Published: February 2024

With the rapid development of information technology, rural financial management is facing the great challenge of digitalization and intelligentization. This study aims to explore the application of embedded systems combined with blockchain technology in rural financial management to provide more efficient and secure solutions. Firstly, the main problems in rural financial management are analyzed, including low data processing efficiency and poor data security. It then explores the potential applications of embedded systems in financial management, as well as the main characteristics and classifications of blockchain technology. Based on this, a model integrating embedded systems and blockchain technology is designed, and the effectiveness of the model is verified by experiments. The experimental results show that the system not only significantly improves the data processing speed, but also enhances the data security and improves the user satisfaction. In general, this study provides theoretical and practical support for the technical innovation of rural financial management and shows a broad prospect in practical application.
Anatomical Pathology and Histology of the Trachea and Lungs of Broiler Infected with Avibacterium paragallinarum
Authors: Rahmawati Indra , Hidayah Nurul , Wardhani Lailia Dwi Kusuma
Published: February 2024

This case study aims to determine the causes of pathological changes in anatomy and histology in the trachea and lungs of the broiler. This study was taken from a broiler of Mr Alif Husbandry, who had clinical symptoms of clear discharge from sinuses, anorexia, conjunctivitis and difficulty breathing on July 5th 2022, in Gresik. The anatomical pathology and histological examination results showed changes in the trachea and lungs, showing hemorrhage and inflammatory cell infiltration. The results of microbiological examination from the sinus swab identified Avibacterium paragallinarum. In this study, clinical symptoms, anatomical pathology, and histology of the trachea and lungs of broiler chickens were caused by infection with Avibacterium paragallinarum.
OVERGROUND ROBOTIC EXOSKELETON GAIT TRAINING INTENSITY IN PATIENTS WITH SCI
Authors: Bosteder Katelyn D. , Elliott Chad , Mccorkle Megan , Wynne Lindsey , Gillespie Jaime , Arnold Dannae , Sikka Seema , Driver Simon , Swank Chad
Published: February 2024

https://youtu.be/nreyPHEQASg

BACKGROUND

High-intensity gait training during inpatient rehabilitation (IPR) promotes functional recovery following spinal cord injury (SCI) and may be achieved with overground robotic exoskeleton gait training (OEGT). Due to neuromuscular and autonomic impairments associated with SCI, assessing intensity through heart rate response and perceived exertion during gait training may be inaccurate. Wearable metabolic systems (WMS) have been used to directly measure intensity using oxygen consumption (VO2) with SCI. However, the use of WMS to assess OEGT intensity during OEGT in IPR is unexplored. PURPOSE: To describe the use of WMS to measure physiological intensity of OEGT in patients with motor incomplete SCI during IPR.

METHODS

This observational study included adults aged 18 to 85 admitted to IPR with diagnosis of motor incomplete SCI who were eligible to initiate OEGT. OEGT intensity, duration, and step count were assessed during 1 OEGT session performed within 1 week of gait training initiation following IPR admission. Intensity was assessed by rate of perceived exertion (RPE) and VO2. VO2 was measured using a WMS worn during OEGT and expressed in metabolic equivalents (METs). Moderate and high intensity were defined as ≥ 3 and ≥ 6 METs, respectively, with 2.7 mL/min/kg of VO2 = 1 MET.

RESULTS

4 participants [3 males; 1 non-Hispanic white, 2 Hispanic white, 1 Black] were aged 52±8.4 years with a body mass index of 28.4±3.2. Participants’ SCI characteristics were 3 diagnosed ASIA Impairment Scale (AIS) C, 1 AIS D; 2 tetraplegia and 2 paraplegia admitted within 30.5 [range=8-56] days after SCI. Duration of OEGT sessions (n=4) was 15:57 [range=10:23-19:43] minutes and participants completed 512 [287-761] steps. RPE was 4 [2-6], VO2 was 7.3 [3.05-15.6], and METs were 2.72 [1.1-5.8]. Three participants achieved ≥3 METs and ≥6 METs for 79-89.6% and 4.2-54.8% of the OEGT session, respectively. VO2 was highest in the AIS D participant.

CONCLUSIONS

WMS use was demonstrated to feasibly obtain intensity data of OEGT in adults with SCI during IPR. Future research should consider the utility of WMS to assess the capacity of OEGT to promote high-intensity gait training in this population during IPR.
THE EFFECTS OF HYBRID CARDIAC REHABILITATION USING SYNCHRONIZED TELEHEALTH ON PATIENT
Authors: Keteyian Steven J. , Grimshaw Crystal , Ehrman Jonathan K. , Peterson Edward L. , Nour Abdul-Khaled , Lanfear David E. , Brawner Clinton A.
Published: February 2024

https://youtu.be/SCVc_k8SYT4

BACKGROUND

Cardiac rehabilitation is effective for secondary prevention of cardiac events and is endorsed by consensus guidelines but is limited by low enrollment and completion rates. Non-traditional delivery models that facilitate participation in CR are needed. The improving ATTENDance (iATTEND) to CR trial is an open label, single-site trial that compared standard facility-based only CR (FBCR) to hybrid CR (HYCR = patient-individualized combination of virtual CR delivered via synchronized telehealth and up to 12 in-facility CR sessions).

METHODS

Qualifying patients enrolling into early outpatient CR were consented and randomized 1:1 to HYCR (n=142) or FBCR (n=140). Primary outcome was total number of CR sessions completed within 6 mo. Secondary outcomes were percent of patients completing all 36 prescribed CR sessions and changes (after CR – before CR) in exercise capacity (peak oxygen uptake, VO2; 6-minute walk distance, 6MWD). Both attendance outcomes (alpha set at p<0.05) and both exercise capacity outcomes [examined using the TOST (two, one sided tests) equivalence test] were adjusted for relevant, pre-specified co-variates.

RESULTS

Among patients enrolled into iATTEND (54% Black race, 33%; women, 34% > 65 yr), neither the total number of CR sessions completed per patient (28.7 + 11.8 vs 27.6 + 11.8 visits, adjusted p = 0.41) nor percent of patients completing 36 sessions (58.5 + 4.1 vs 50.7 + 4.2%, adjusted p=0.32) were different between HYCR and FBCR, respectively. After CR, changes in peak VO2 (mL.kg.-1min-1) were 2.3 + 2.8 vs 1.9 + 2.8 (HYCR and FBCR, respectively; adjusted p=0.78) and changes in 6MWD (m) were 46 + 46 vs 55 + 53 (HYCR and FBCR, respectively; adjusted p=0.18); TOST indicated equivalency (p=.001) between groups for both measures of change in exercise capacity. Across 7,735 total CR sessions, there was one major adverse event (non-fatal stroke within 3 hr after CR in HYCR) and no falls requiring medical attention.

CONCLUSION

In a diverse cohort of patients that included understudied groups, our data suggest that HYCR is an effective non-traditional model to deliver CR. When compared to standard FBCR, HYCR results in similar patient attendance patterns and equivalent improvements in exercise capacity. (Funded by: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
Revisiting ‘Growth and Inequality in Public Good Provision’—Reproducing and Generalizing Through Inconvenient Online Experimentation
Authors: Roggenkamp Hauke C.
Published: February 2024

I revisit the dynamic public goods game developed by Gächter et al. (2017) to study cooperation under dynamic interdependencies. Collecting data from both a convenient (students) and an inconvenient (general population) sample, I not only reproduce some of the authors' original observations but also test their novel game's generalizability. Appending a charitable dictator game, I find no correlations between behavior in the charitable context and the dynamic game. This applies to students and the general population sample alike. Because the study of inexperienced general population samples raises methodological challenges, such as fatigue and dropouts, this research approaches them. In doing so, I provide simple solutions to run reliable interactive experiments online. Furthermore, this article showcases the use of literate programming and version control which I argue are convenient tools to make pre-registrations more credible and flexible.
Predictive GAM seabed maps can account for defined and fuzzy boundaries to improve accuracy in a Scottish sea loch seascape.
Authors: Burns Neil Murray , Bailey David M , Hopkins Charlotte R
Published: February 2024

Marine seabed mapping is an important element in marine spatial and conservation planning. Recent large scale mapping programmes have greatly increased our knowledge of the seafloor, yet at finer resolutions, large gaps remain. Loch Eriboll, Scotland, is an area of conservation interest with a diverse marine environment supporting habitats and species of conservation importance. Here we test and present strategies for a predictive seabed substrata map for Loch Eriboll using drop down Stereo Baited Remote Underwater Video (SBRUV) imagery collected as part of systematic underwater survey of the Loch. A total of 216 SBRUV deployments were made across the study site in depths of 3 m to 117 m, with six seabed classes identified using an adaptation of the EUNIS seabed classification scheme. Four statistical learning approaches were tested with Generalised Additive Models (GAMs) providing the optimal balance between over- and underfitted predictions. We demonstrate the creation of a predictive substratum habitat map covering 63 km2 of seabed which predicts the probability of presence and relative proportion of substratum types. Our method enables naturally occurring edges between habitat patches to be described well, increasing the accuracy of mapping habitat boundaries when compared to categorical approaches. The predictions allow for both defined boundaries such as those between sand and rock and fuzzy boundaries seen among fine mixed sediments to exist in the same model structure. We demonstrate that SBRUV imagery can be used to generate cost effective, fine scale predictive substrata maps that can inform marine planning. The modelling procedure presented has the potential for a wide adoption by marine stakeholders and could be used to establish baselines for long term monitoring of benthic habitats and further research such as animal distribution and movement work which require detailed benthic maps.
Azimuthal Variation in the Spectra of the 2019 Ridgecrest Earthquake Clusters and its Application to Understanding Fault Zone Structure
Authors: Neo Jing Ci , Huang Yihe , Yao Dongdong
Published: February 2024

We first show through dynamic rupture models that FDZs can amplify high-frequency waves along directions close to fault strike and the amplified frequency band may be used to estimate the width and velocity contrast of the FDZ. Then, we identify this high-frequency amplification in the spectra of M1.5–3 earthquakes from the 2019 Ridgecrest earthquake sequence. We cluster the earthquakes by location and waveform similarity, and stack their velocity spectra to average source effects. We find that for 93% of the clusters, stations close to fault strike record more high-frequency energy at 15-25 Hz, close to the characteristic frequency of fault zone reflections. The results are consistent across clusters with average depths of 2.0–9.7km and average magnitudes of M1.6–2.7. Additionally, we analyze the relative site effects of the stations and find that they cannot explain the azimuthal variation in the spectra.
An aminostratigraphy for the Quaternary of the Swiss Plateau
Authors: Penkman Kirsty , Thew Nigel , Presslee Samantha , Taylor Sheila , Nelson Eleanor , Kalin Daniel , Buchi Marius , Deplazes Gaudenz
Published: February 2024

Here we develop an amino acid chronology to help establish a dated sequence for the important Early Pleistocene Höhere and Tiefere Deckenschotter lithostratigraphic units, as well as other Quaternary deposits from the Swiss Plateau. Age discrimination is possible between the Quaternary sites from the Swiss Plateau in six different biominerals: Bithynia opercula, shell fragments from Fruticola, Arianta and Cepaea, slug plates and worm granules. This chronology is compared with new and existing dating information derived from palaeomagnetic data, pollen, lithostratigraphy and numerical dating methods (such as optically stimulated luminescence; OSL), as well as biostratigraphic data derived from a study of Early to Late Pleistocene molluscan faunas from the Swiss Plateau. In general, the stratigraphy has been validated, with some new chronological insights at some of the few sites.
Collaborative systems thinking analysis for enhancing climate smart agricultural (CSA) technology adoption in Africa
Authors: Tonnang Henri  Edouard Zefack , Tepa-Yotto Ghislain  T. , Sokame Bonoukpoé  M. , Moutouama Fidèle  T. , Agboton Cyriaque , Winsou Jeannette  K.
Published: February 2024

Agricultural technology adoption is a critical driver of sustainable development, particularly in developing regions where agriculture plays a pivotal role in food security and livelihoods. This study combines network analysis, including causal loop diagrams (CLD), with centrality metrics, to uncover key leverage points within the system where targeted interventions can yield significant impacts on climate smart agricultural (CSA) technology adoption. Our findings reveal the intricate interconnections among various determinants, emphasizing the non-linear nature of technology adoption processes. The degree of centrality analysis identifies influential determinants within the network, offering insights into their potential impact and importance in driving change within the broader system. This research offers valuable guidance for policymakers, agricultural extension services, and development practitioners involved in CSA. It contributes to the efficient adoption and implementation of relevant technologies, thereby enhancing the resilience of agricultural practices in the face of climate change. Furthermore, it underscores the importance of considering the holistic context and intricate interactions to promote sustainable agricultural development in developing regions.
Aggregates versus pores? A survey among soil scientists about their perspectives on soil structure
Authors: Roosch Svenja
Published: February 2024

Despite mostly uniform definitions of soil structure, two perspectives on it have been juxtaposed in the past: the “aggregate perspective” and the “pore perspective”. The debate as represented in the literature appears to be polarised. To test whether this is also the case in the wider soil science community, an online survey was conducted asking about soil scientists’ view on these perspectives. There was a strong bias towards participants from Germany (139 of 251) but all career stages and different sub-disciplines were well-represented, so the results are assumed to be representative at least for the German soil science community. As expected, the largest group of participants (49 %) equally agreed with both perspectives and both concepts were judged as important to understand soil structure. A clear correlation between career stage and strength of opinion could not be found. The survey is not meant to decide democratically on these questions but to give an impression of the status quo of the debate in the wider community. This snapshot is by far not complete. To make best use of research resources, it may be helpful to identify potential barriers to effective communication, like misunderstandings or irrational belief perseverance, in further studies.
Assessing communication success in triads based on group decision-making outcomes
Authors: Örnólfsson Ingvi , Ahrens Axel , Dau Torsten , May Tobias
Published: February 2024

Group decision-making is a fundamental aspect of many communicative interactions. When investigating human communication, analyses of group decision-making offer the potential to quantitatively evaluate various criteria that are indicative of successful communication. This study investigated how background noise influenced group decision-making in triadic interactions. Ten triads of normal-hearing participants were recruited. Initially, each participant responded to a series of binary general knowledge questions and provided a confidence rating along with their response. Subsequently, the questions were discussed in groups of three in two distinct conditions; a high-intensity background noise condition (78 dB, referred to as the ‘noisy’ condition’) or a low-intensity condition (48dB, referred to as the ‘quiet’ condition). Finally, participants individually answered the same questions again. Three outcome measures – stay/switch behavior, decision convergence, and voting strategy - were employed to assess how participants modified their posterior decisions relative to their initial decisions. These measures collectively revealed an interaction between confidence and noise level. Confident members generally had a stronger influence on post-conversation decisions in the noisy condition compared to the quiet condition. This finding suggests that low-confidence members might be more inclined to withhold their opinions in noisy environments compared to their high-confidence peers. From a broader perspective, the results demonstrate the sensitivity of the group decision-making task and proposed outcome measures to adverse changes in the acoustic environment. This task paradigm could potentially serve as a means for obtaining an objective evaluation of hearing interventions based on high-level decision-making in interactive, face-to-face communication scenarios.
A conceptual replication of the Psychological Typhoon Eye effect in the aftermath of the Petrinja earthquake in Croatia
Authors: Mertens Gaëtan , Dürrigl Marta
Published: February 2024

The Psychological Typhoon Eye (PTE) effect refers to the observation that those living in the epicenters of natural disasters or public emergencies exhibit lower levels of psychological distress than those living further away. The effect was first described in the aftermath of the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake (Li et al., 2009). However, despite its potential relevance for emergency relieve, this phenomenon has received little research attention and requires further replication. Therefore, data was collected following an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4 on the Richter scale that occurred in December 2020 in Petrinja, Croatia. The goals of this study were to replicate the PTE effect using the original measures used by Li et al. (2009) and to conceptually replicate the effect using the validated Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scales (DASS; Lovibond & Lovibond, 1995). The sample consisted of 316 participants living in Croatia at the time of the earthquake. We found no evidence for the PTE effect in our study. Instead, we observed a ripple effect, whereby those in the epicenter showed the most psychological distress. We argue that the ripple effect, rather than the PTE effect, should be seen as the default psychological response pattern to natural disasters and emergencies.
A Practical Guide to Causal Inference in Three-Wave Panel Studies
Authors: Bulbulia Joseph
Published: February 2024

Causal inference from observational data poses considerable challenges. This guide explains an approach to estimating causal effects using panel data focussing on the three-wave panel design. **Part 1: Pre-specification of Causal Estimands for a Target Population** considers the first step: how to ask a causal question by clearly pre-specifying a causal contrast for a well-defined exposure on well-defined outcomes in the population of interest. **Part 2: Three-Wave Panel Design** discusses the methodology for obtaining causal effect estimates from three-wave panel studies and discusses issues of bias from sampling, attrition/missing responses, measurement error, and unmeasured confounding. Here we discuss methods for avoiding these biases, which should be considered in advance of data collection, but which is inevitable, even with the best-made plans. We describe strategies for handling these biases. **Part 3: Statistical Estimands and Estimators** describes the process of converting observational data into consistent causal effect estimates for the targeted causal estimands. Here we consider conventional parametric estimators, as well as more recently developed non-parametric and semi-parametric machine learning methods. **Part 4: Pre-registration, Data Analysis, and Reporting** describes the protocols for pre-registering analyses, conducting these data analyses, and clearly and accurately communicating scientific findings. **Part 5: Addressing Complex Causal Questions** discusses methods for addressing complex causal questions relating to treatment-effect heterogeneity, causal interactions, causal mediation, and longitudinal treatment strategies. We examine how the approaches discussed in Parts 1 - 4 may be cautiously adapted to handle these complex causal questions, and why social scientists should tread lightly before attempting to answer them. Overall, we hope to provide a clear, step-by-step guide that applied researchers may use to obtain robust causal inferences using three waves of longitudinal data.
Older adults are relatively more susceptible to impulsive social influence than young adults
Authors: Su Zhilin , Garvert Mona , Zhang Lei , Manohar Sanjay G , Vogel Todd A , Thomas Louisa , Balsters Joshua , Husain Masud , Apps Matthew A J , Lockwood Patricia
Published: February 2024

People differ in their levels of impulsivity and patience, and these preferences are heavily influenced by others. Previous research suggests that susceptibility to social influence may vary with age, but the mechanisms and whether people are more influenced by patience or impulsivity remain unknown. Here, using a delegated inter-temporal choice task and Bayesian computational models, we tested susceptibility to social influence in young (aged 18-36, N=76) and older (aged 60-80, N=78) adults. Participants completed a temporal discounting task and then learnt the preferences of two other people (one more impulsive and one more patient) before making their choices again. We used the signed Kullback-Leibler divergence to quantify the magnitude and direction of social influence. We found that, compared to young adults, older adults were relatively more susceptible to impulsive social influence. Factor analyses showed that older adults with higher self-reported levels of affective empathy and emotional motivation were particularly susceptible to impulsive influence. Importantly, older and young adults showed similar learning accuracy about others’ preferences, and their baseline impulsivity did not differ. Together, these findings suggest highly affectively empathetic and emotionally motivated older adults may be at higher risk for impulsive decisions, due to their susceptibility to social influence.
Bildung – Schulzwang – Recht auf Bildung. Historische Traditionen und systematische Optionen
Authors: Tenorth Heinz-Elmar
Published: February 2024

Der Beitrag gilt der Tradition und Diskussion des vom Bundesverfassungsgericht formulierten „Rechts auf (schulische) Bildung“. Von Formulierungen des Menschenrechts auf Bildung in der französischen Revolution aus wird gezeigt, wie dabei, auch gegen eine egalitaristische Perspektive, dieses Recht immer nur in der Einheit von Egalität und Differenz formuliert war, auf der Basis von „Elementarbildung“ als Ermöglichung allen weiteren, separierenden, Lernens. Für alle Lernenden gleich gilt die Schulpflicht und die Beschulung in separierenden Bildungssystemen. Seit dem 20. Jahrhundert wird für das Bildungssystem über den Ausgleich von Bildungsbenachteiligung, bei fortdauernder Ungleichheit, politisch gestritten; in der Erziehungsphilosophie ist bis heute kontrovers, was Bildungsgerechtigkeit und die Einlösung des Rechts auf Bildung bedeuten.
Recht auf schulische Bildung – vade!
Authors:   Vorstand der Kommission Bildungsorganisation, Bildungsplanung, Bildungsrecht (KBBB) der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Erziehungswissenschaft (DGfE)
Published: February 2024

Mit der im November 2021 erfolgten erstmaligen Anerkennung eines Rechts auf schulische Bildung auf Grundgesetzebene im Kontext des Bundesnotbremse-II-Beschlusses des Bundesverfassungsgerichts ist nicht mehr nur die Rechtswissenschaft, sondern sind auch Erziehungs- und Bildungswissenschaften sowie empirische Bildungsforschung aufgefordert, sich der Diskussion um Form, Inhalt, Aussage, Reichweite und Grenzen dieses neuen Grundrechts – kurz: dessen Konkretisierung – zu stellen. Dies steht insbesondere auf erziehungs- und bildungswissenschaftlicher Seite noch aus. Der Beitrag zielt daher auf eine Standortbestimmung des erziehungs- und bildungswissenschaftlichen Fachdiskurses mit Blick auf das neue Bildungsgrundrecht und fragt unter Rückgriff auf den aktuellen Forschungs- und Datenbestand: Wie ist ein Mindeststandard schulischer Bildung inhaltlich zu konkretisieren?
Balanced Learning Design Planning
Authors: Divjak Blaženka , Grabar Darko , Svetec Barbi , Vondra Petra
Published: February 2024

We present a comprehensive learning design (LD) concept and tool, motivated by theneeds identified by higher education (HE) practitioners. The concept and tool aim atimplementing contemporary research findings and theory to support balanced LDplanning (BDP). The student-centered BDP concept and tool provide innovation to LDplanning by strongly focusing on learning outcomes (LOs) and student workload,aligning study program and course level LOs, ensuring constructive alignment andassessment validity, enhancing LD by using learning analytics, and enabling flexibleuse in different contexts and pedagogical approaches. The ongoing work has been doneaccording to design science methodology, with positive first feedback from HEpractitioners. We identify areas for further research and improvement, including testingthe BDP tool in real-world HE contexts and its integration with learning managementsystems. This could help close the gap between intended (often innovative) LDs andtheir implementation in real teaching and learning environments.
A Study on Petri Net Supporting Tools for System Modeling and Analysis
Authors: Varga Damián , Šimoňák Slavomír
Published: February 2024

Within this work we analyze and compare ten Petri net supporting tools for systemmodeling and analysis. A short summary of several available overviews of Petri nettools is performed before the tools analysis itself to evaluate the current state in thisfield. Principal parts of the paper are focused on analysis and evaluation of the selectedtools. We provide detailed and practical description of selection of up to date tools,their evaluation based on various criteria, and recommendations for several use cases.
Bibliometric Mapping of Gender Disparity in Research Publications in India during 1999-2018
Authors: Parabhoi Lambodara , Dewey Rebecca Susan , Chand Prem , Kainchi Ajit Kumar , Kumar Verma Manoj
Published: February 2024

Gender disparity and gender imbalance are globally pervasive in academia. Researchinto gender disparity characterizing gender differences uses metrics such as publicationrates, author contributions, citation rates and research impact. Previous studies arecontradictory in their findings and are limited in scope. As such, the current studyexamines the research contribution of both men and women in Shimla, HimachalPradesh, India. A Scopus search was used to identify all articles published over a 20-year period (1999-2018). For each article in the final sample of 2,881 publications, thegender the first author was identified. Both the number and the growth rate ofpublications by women were lower than those by men. Conversely, the growth incitation rate was higher for women in 2009 and 2016. Gender disparity was found to behighest at the Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley Research and less severe at the HPGovt. Dental College.
Towards a Combination of Metrics for Machine Translation
Authors: Mosbah Mawloud
Published: February 2024

In this scholar, we compare three metrics for machine translation, from English toFrench and vice versa, and we give some combination formulas based on someschemes, algorithms, and machine learning tools. As an experimental dataset, weconsider 10 English and French theses abstracts published in the web with four free incharge machine translation systems. Five combinations, with the same implicit weights,are considered namely: (BLEU+NIST), (BLEU+ (1-WER)), (NIST+(1-WER)),(BLEU+NIST+(1-WER)), and (FR(BLEU)+FR(NIST)+FR(WER)). Thesecombinations are also considered differently through generating weights parameters onthe basis of regression. The results of 12 formulas are computed and compared then intotal. According to the obtained results, average regression combinations based onmachine learning step are the best, especially with the three basic metrics, followed byaverage WER metric in the case of English to French. For French to English,(FR(BLEU)+FR(NIST)+FR(WER)) combination is the best followed respectively bythe average regression combination with both first parameters (Reg(α,β)) and averageBLEU basic metric. Another performance criterion is considered here, in the secondposition, namely: the number of times, over the 10 abstracts, where the formula is thebest. Based on the obtained results, combination with regression based on the first andthe last parameters (Reg(α,γ)) outperforms the others, in the case of English to French,with 3 times followed by Reg(β,γ), Reg(α,β,γ), NIST+(1-WER), and the basic metrics(BLEU, NIST, and WER) with 2 times for each of them. For French to English, thebasic WER metric outperforms the others with three times followed by BLEU, (BLEU+(1-WER)), (FR(BLEU)+FR(NIST)+FR(WER)), and Reg(α,γ) with 2 times for each ofthem. To note that there is a room of improvement for the combinations with1.0914 inthe case of English to French and 1.01 in the case of French to English.
Integration Model of Academic Information Systems and Learning Management Systems with REST Web Services Using External Databases
Authors: Sahara Riad , Abdullah Syahid , Saputra Muhammad Ikhwani
Published: February 2024

ICT products like Academic Information Systems (AIS) and LMS are commonlyutilized in Indonesian universities. These two ICT tools will be of tremendous use tohigher education institutions in managing their academic business procedures. The twosystems are still not connected in many higher institutions, nevertheless, for examplewhen it comes to handling academic data. If the management and integration processis carried out conventionally, it will be challenging and inefficient due to the massivevolume of data and complexity of these two systems. Observing these issues, theresearcher plans to study the two REST-based Web Service systems' connection andmake use of the External Database functionality, which will be utilized to synchronizedata in real-time from AIS to E-Learning. It is hoped that the integration modelresulting from research can be a solution for integration between AIS and LMS and canbe implemented in many higher education institutions.
EDUCAÇÃO SEXUAL PARA O ENFRENTAMENTO DA VIOLÊNCIA SEXUAL CONTRA CRIANÇAS E ADOLESCENTES EM SITUAÇÃO DE VULNERABILIDADE
Authors: Silva Beatriz Torres da , Ferreira Breno de Oliveira , Leitão Consuelena Lopes
Published: February 2024

A violência sexual contra crianças e adolescentes, em outros contextos sócio-históricos, já foi naturalizada e incentivada. Somente a partir do século XX, passou a ser compreendida como um problema de saúde pública. Como forma de proteção à dignidade infanto-juvenil, a educação sexual vem sendo utilizada por diferentes instituições. Em contrapartida, encontra desafios provocados por tabus e desconhecimento das técnicas propostas. O objetivo deste trabalho é relatar a experiência em um projeto de extensão que propôs oficinas lúdicas para tratar da educação sexual como enfrentamento da violência sexual contra crianças e adolescentes em uma comunidade na cidade de Manaus, no estado do Amazonas. O Arco de Maguerez proposto por Bordenave e Pereira (1989) foi a metodologia aplicada para a organização deste relato que teve como resultado a adesão do público participante às oficinas, bem como a percepção de que a seleção das atividades lúdicas favoreceram o processo de acolhimento e trouxeram menos resistência para os debates da temática em questão.
Role of Faith (Iman) in Women Empowerment
Authors: Abdul Razak Abdul Latif
Published: February 2024

Undeniably, the roles of women in any development are very essential.  However, there are women who are being side-lined.  Their roles are being marginalized and even worse when they are being denied their rights. Indeed, women have rights to the elevation of their common sense, self-worthiness, determination of their own choices, and the right to social change for themselves and others.  To achieve that objective, there many tools that can be used in which one of them are spiritual in nature, i.e., faith (Iman), a strong belief in Almighty Allah.  It is not merely a vain wish but it is that which is established in the Heart and verified with works. It has three integrated aspects, namely profession by the tongue, conviction by Heart and practice by physicals.  A good believer is the one who upholds all the three integrated conditions that make the person strong and tranquil.  The true belief in Allah is able to raise women above all their living problems.   This writing will elaborate in detail on the what, why and how Iman is essential in women empowerment.
The Role of Women in Achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) In Islam: An Analysis of Gender Equality and Women Empowerment in the Modern World.
Authors: Jahan Rownok , Uddin Akram , Osmani Noor Mohammad , Sulaiman Kabuye Uthman
Published: February 2024

This study will investigate the role of women in achieving sustainable development goals (SDGs) in Islam, especially gender equality and women empowerment in the modern world. The source and method of data collection and analysis will be based on the qualitative approach, which involves textual analysis, and data will be collected from books and journal articles. To reach the goals of this research, we will examine how women contribute to achieving sustainable development goals in line with Islamic principles. The Islamic approach is crucial for reaching these goals as it emphasizes a balanced realization of human rights, consumer welfare, social justice, ecological balance, and economic progress. Achieving these aims is not possible without the active involvement of women. The study will also investigate gender equality issues related to sustainable development goals, exploring the scientific approach Islam provides to women's rights and roles in various sectors like social, economic, political, religious, and educational domains. Islam grants them an independent identity and provides their inheritance rights, marriage, and participation in developing sectors. Overall, this research will evaluate the role of women in achieving sustainable development goals (SDGs), which are focused on gender equality and women empowerment based on Islam.
أسس بناء الدعوة الجهرية والتعاطي مع تحدياتها الماثلة
Authors: بنقا أحمد المجتبى
Published: February 2024

ملخص البحث[1]:

    البحث يدور حول جهود النساء في خدمة  الحديث الشريف، فقد قُمْنَ بدور فاعل في المرويات الحديثية، فالبحث ركز على إحصاء راويات الحديث في الكتب الستة، والموضوعات المتعلقة بحديثهنَّ، فقد تبين أن طبقة الصحابيات اللاتي رَوَيْنَ الحديث كانت أكثر طبقة فاعلة في مرويات الحديث، وفي مقدمتهنَّ أمهات المؤمنين، وكانت أم المؤمنين عائشة رائدة السبق في المرويات الحديثية، وقد ساهمت مرويات المحدثات في مجالات الأحكام عامة، وأحكام الأسرة على وجه الخصوص، كما أن عصر التابعيات كان للمحدثات دور فاعل في الرواية الحديثية، وَغَلُبَ على درجتهنَّ بصورة عامة القبول، وفيهن ثقات ساهمن في مجال الحديث الشريف تحملاً وأداءاً وشرحا ونقدا، كحفصة بنت سيرين، كما أن مروياتهن غَالِبُها في السنن دون الصحيحين، بينما الراويات من  تابعي التابعيات غالب أحوالهن بين القبول والجهالة، ولم أقف على حديث واهي أو متروك كان خلفه راوية من الراويات، وقد اتبع البحث منهج استقرائي بجمع المادة العلمية عن مروياتهن في الكتب الستة، من واقع كتب التراجم وكتب الحديث، ومن ثم المنهج التحليلي للوقوف على مفهوم وأبعاد ومساقات مروياتهن في الكتب الستة وضرب الأمثلة المبينة لذلك، وهذا هو مشكل البحث الذي يسعى البحث لتحليله والإفادة منه.

 

[1] أحمد المجتبى بانقا أحمد علي، أستاذ مشارك: الجامعة الإسلامية العالمية ماليزيا، كلية عبد الحميد أبو سليمان لمعارف الوحي والعلوم الإنسانية، قسم القرآن والسنة. Ahmed Elmogtaba Bannga Ahmed Ali, IIUM. IRKQS
K. Walsh's Approach to Managing the Company's Value Based on the Balanced Growth Equation
Authors: Kutyrova Kseniia Vladimirovna
Published: February 2024

The article considers the method for overseeing the organization's worth based on the equilibrium of the growth equation which was introduced by K. Walsh. It describes the theoretical foundations basing on K. Walsh’s book «Key management indicators», gives the comprehensive outlook on internal and external environment of PJSC «Rostelekom», which in turn will be used as an example for calculating balanced growth equation and giving the essential conclusions based on it. The used methods of research are: analysis, classification, measurement, description, comparison. The article provides the results of calculation of balanced growth equation, its interpretation and suggestions on management of company’s value.