bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Body of evidence: A geriatric trauma case study
Authors: Dymond Margaret
Published: November 2024

Geriatric trauma patients presenting to emergency departments have special needs to be considered during all phases of the assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation phases of the trauma process. Considerations to the normal physiologic process of aging, pre-existing medical conditions, and medication use will influence the geriatric patient’s response to care and treatment. This case presents some interesting issues during the trauma resuscitation and how the care plan required adaptation to the usual trauma interventions. Reassessments are key to determining the problem area and understanding the physiology of aging. The case discusses a frequent type of mechanism of injury in the geriatric population but a not so common injury.
The Effect of Personality Traits on the Holiday Purchasing Decition: A Study on Public Personnel
Authors: AYHAN Recep , KALAY Hacer ARSLAN
Published: November 2024

Bu çalışmanın amacı beş faktör kişilik özelliklerinin tatil satın alma kararı üzerindeki etkisini ortaya çıkarmaktır. Bu amaçla Van Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi’ndeki idari kadro çalışanlarına anket uygulaması yapılmıştır. Çalışmanın evrenini
2021-2022 döneminde üniversitede görev yapan idari kadro çalışanları oluşturmaktadır. Örneklemin evreni karşılaması açısından 450 kişiye ulaşılmıştır. Ancak geri dönüş sağlayan 408 kişiden alınan veriler analiz kapsamında değerlendirilmiştir.
Uygulanan anket içeriğinde 44 sorudan oluşan beş faktör kişilik analizi testi ve 16 sorudan oluşan bir tatil satın alma kararı testi yer almaktadır. Araştırmada, istatistiki verilerin elde edilebilmesi amacı ile SPSS programı kullanılmıştır.
Araştırma sonucunda üniversite personelinin kişilik özellikleri ile tatil satın alma kararları arasında yüksek düzeyde pozitif bir ilişki bulunmuştur. Katılımcıların deneyime açıklık özellikleri ile tatil satın alma kararları arasında
pozitif ve orta düzeyde bir ilişki tespit edilmiştir. Yine katılımcıların nevrotik özellikleri ile tatil satın alma kararları arasında pozitif ve yüksek bir ilişki bulunmaktadır. Katılımcıların sorumlu olma ve dışa dönük özellikleri
ile tatil satın alma kararları arasında çok zayıf bir ilişki ortaya çıkarken, uyumluluk özelliği ile tatil satın alma kararı arasında yine zayıf bir ilişki tespit edilmiştir.
Cultural Features of Karabakh: Assessment of the Tourism Potential of Shusha
Authors: NAZAROVA Aynur , KALENDER Nükhet ELTUT
Published: November 2024

Azerbaycan'ın ayrılmaz parçası Karabağ Azerbaycan halkının etnogenezi, tarihi ve kültüründe önemli rol oynayan bölgelerdendir. Tarih boyunca birçok medeniyete ev sahipliği yapmış Karabağ'ın zengin kültürel örnekleri, sanatı, tarihi
eserleri, halk sanatı örnekleri, dünyaca ünlü müziği ve kendine özgü muğam tarzı vardır. Zaman zaman bilimsel araştırmalar ve arkeolojik kazılarda bulunan halk sanatı örnekleri, ev eşyaları, üzerlerindeki desenler, takılar üzerindeki
resimler Karabağ'ın kültürünü kanıtlar niteliktedir. Doğal-coğrafi koşullar, su kaynakları, flora ve fauna zenginliği, Azıh Mağarası gibi doğal mağaralar, eski çağlardan beri ilkel insanların buraya yerleşmelerine olanak sağlamıştır.
Ayrıca Karabağ halıları, Karabağ atları, “Karabağ Muğam Okulu” kültür turizmiyle ilgilenen turistlerin ilgisini çekmiştir. Karabağ'da eko, dağ, kış, av, sağlık turizmi gibi birçok turizm türünün gelişmesi için fırsatlar mevcuttur.
Bölgenin başlıca turizm merkezi Şuşa mevsim ve tedavi açısından hem de kendine özgü mimari tarzıyla kesintisiz turizm potansiyeline sahiptir. Orta Çağ'da bile Doğu'ya, Azerbaycan'a giden Avrupalı seyyahlar, doktorlar, bilim adamları
ve yazarlar Karabağ'ı, özellikle Şuşa'yı görmeyi arzulamış, onun doğasından ve güzelliğinden bahsetmişlerdir. İşgalden kurtuluşun ardından Şuşa şehrinin Cumhuriyetin kültür başkenti ilan edilmesi ile yeniden canlandırılması Türk
dünyası tarafından gururla karşılanan sosyo-ekonomik kalkınmanın ivmesi olarak değerlendirilmektedir. Türkiye ile ilişkilerin yeni aşaması olarak değerlendirilen Şuşa Deklarasyonu'nu özellikle belirtmek gerekir. Bu çalışma Deklarasyon'un
Azerbaycan'ın dış politikasındaki önemini uluslararası ilişkilerin temel teorilerine dayanarak bilimsel perspektiften anlatmaktadır. Araştırmada Karabağ'ın tarihi-kültürel özellikleri tespit edilmiş ve Şuşa’nın turizm potansiyeli
değerlendirilmişdir. Burada Şuşa şehrinin doğası, Sovyet döneminde Şuşa'da bulunan turistik tesisler, mevcut turizm potansiyeli, imar çalışmaları incelenmiştir. Çalışmada nitel araştırma yöntemlerinden gözlem ve doküman/metin anaizi
tekniklerinden yararlanılmıştır.
A Prominent Sector for Rural Development: Enoturism
Authors: SÜER Seda , KESKİN Nurhan
Published: November 2024

Dinamik bir olgu olan turizm, doğal ve teknolojik faktörlerin yanı sıra sosyal, kültürel, ekonomik ve politik faktörlerle sürekli büyüme ve çeşitlenme göstermektedir. Bu çeşitlenmenin en güzel örneklerinden birisi de günümüzde birçok
bağcı ülkede ilgi duyulan, desteklenen ve gelişen bir turizm dalı olan Önoturizm (Bağ ve Şarap Turizmi)’dir. Agroturizmin önemli bir parçası olan önoturizm, gastronomi ve kültür turizminin buluşma noktasında yer almaktadır. Daha
geniş bir tanımlama ile üzümden elde edilen ürünlerin doğal, tarihi ve beşeri mirasının keşfine yarayan, içinde konaklama, doğa aktiviteleri, gastronomik deneyimler ve doğrudan ürün satışını da barındıran, sürdürülebilir, yüksek
katma değerli, butik ve insani ölçekte bir turizmdir. Turizm, kalkınmayla yakından ilişkili olup sosyo-ekonomik ilerlemenin önemli bir itici gücüdür. Önoturizm kırsal kalkınma açısından da önemli ve desteklenmesi gereken bir turizmdir.
Önoturizm, yalnızca şarabın değil sofralık (taze) üzüm, kuru üzüm, sirke, üzüm suyu, hardaliye, pekmez, pestil, sucuk, köfter, koruk ekşisi, reçel, konserve, marmelat, jöle, hoşaf, komposto, çekirdek ekstraktı, çekirdek yağı, tartarik
asit, tanen, kırmızı renk maddesi (antosiyanin-gıda renklendiricisi olarak), rakı, kanyak, likör ve yemeklik yaprak gibi üzümden elde edilen diğer ürünlerin de katma değer kazanmasına hizmet etmektedir. Tarihi, ülkelere ve bölgeden
bölgeye göre farklılık göstermekle birlikte dünya çapında en popüler önoturizm destinasyonları ABD (Napa Vadisi), İtalya (Toskana), Fransa (Bordeaux), İspanya (La Rioja), Almanya (Mosel), Portekiz (Douro Vadisi), Güney Afrika (Cape
Town), Yeni Zelanda (Otago), Avustralya (Barossa Vadisi), Arjantin ve Şili’dir. Türkiye’de de son yıllarda bağ üreticilerin girişimleriyle bağ rotaları oluşturulmaya başlanmıştır. Bilinen başlıca rotalar, Trakya Bağ Rotası, Urla
Bağ Yolu ve yeni oluşturulan Çal Bağ Yolu’dur. Bu çalışmada, Dünyada ve Türkiye’de gelecek vadeden bir turizm alanı olarak bağcılık ve şarapçılığın gelişmesinde etkili olan önoturizmin, kırsal kalkınma açısından önemine vurgu yapmak
amaçlanmış ve bu konu üzerine yapılmış çalışmalar irdelenmiştir.
Chronic pancreatitis. Familiar stranger. Peculiarities of etiology, pathogenesis, clinic, diagnosis and treatment at the current stage of evidence-based medicine
Authors: Zinovyeva E.N. , Varlamova N.N. , Dedkova O.V.
Published: November 2024

The review of the information about etiology, pathogenesis, modern diagnostic criteria and management tactics of patients with chronic pancreatitis is carried out. Research data concerning the criterion validity of the diagnosis and modern standards of complex treatment are presented.
A INTEGRAÇÃO DOS CUIDADOS PALIATIVOS NOS SITEMAS DE SAÚDE
Authors: BORGES JOÃO VÍCTOR SIQUEIRA AFONSO , VILLA ISADORA FIGUEIREDO , FRUTUOSO GIOVANNA DE MOURA , TELES ANA BEATRIZ CARVALHO , LOPES PAOLLA SANTIAGO QUEIROZ , MENDES PEDRO HENRIQUE ABBADE , OLIVEIRA FRANCYELLY SANTOS DE , RABELO THAISE DE CÁSSIA MONTEIRO MONTEIRO , SANTOS LETÍCIA VITÓRIA DA SILVA , SOUSA JOYCE CAROLINE DE OLIVEIRA
Published: November 2024

Introdução: Com o aumento da expectativa de vida, aumentou-se a prevalência de doenças crônicas, destacando
a importância dos cuidados paliativos para garantir a qualidade da assistência em saúde e um cuidado pautado
na preservação da dignidade dos pacientes diante de situações que ameaçam a vida. Nesse contexto, há um
esforço global para a incorporação dos cuidados paliativos aos sistemas de saúde a fim de beneficiar os pacientes
e suas famílias. No Brasil, o movimento de implementação dessa forma de cuidado ainda é recente e insuficiente,
enfrentando muitos desafios para a sua efetivação plena. Desse modo, é fundamental compreender a realidade
dos cuidados paliativos no país e quais são os entraves para a sua realização. Objetivo: Apresentar uma visão
geral sobre o estado atual dos cuidados paliativos no sistema de saúde brasileiro e discutir a necessidade de sua
expansão e fortalecimento no país. Metodologia: Trata-se de uma revisão integrativa a partir de artigos
encontrados com os descritores “Cuidados paliativos” e “Sistemas de saúde”. Foram selecionadas publicações
dos últimos cinco anos, das bases de dados PUBMED e Scielo, que enfatizam a importância dessa forma de
cuidado nos sistemas de saúde, apesar dos desafios para a sua implementação. Resultados e discussão: Os
estudos destacam a importância dos cuidados paliativos para o bem-estar de pacientes terminais, revelando uma
percepção positiva entre médicos sobre seu papel em garantir dignidade e conforto para o paciente e sua família.
Contudo, evidenciam como obstáculos a deficiência na formação médica, com muitos profissionais
despreparados para lidar com a morte e promover esses cuidados, a limitação de recursos, além da resistência
familiar gerada por desinformação e dificuldade em aceitar a terminalidade da vida. Considerações finais: A
implementação dos cuidados paliativos no Brasil exige capacitação profissional, infraestrutura adequada,
políticas de saúde integradas, apoio psicossocial aos profissionais, promoção de comunicação e aceitação
pública.
A IMPORTÂNCIA DA TELEMEDICINA E DA AVALIAÇÃO DE NECESSIDADES EM CUIDADOS PALIATIVOS DURANTE A PANDEMIA DE COVID-19: DESAFIOS E OPORTUNIDADES
Authors: OLIVEIRA THELLYSSON FARIAS DE , TEIXEIRA PEDRO HENRIQUE MOURA , MARQUES DANIELA FERREIRA , RAMOS GUSTAVO ALMEIDA , LIMA KASSYA FERNANDA FREIRE , LIMA ELAYNNE JEYSSA ALVES , GUIMARÃES PAULYNE SOUZA SILVA , FERREIRA BARBARA RODRIGUES , LUZ ANA CLAUDIA SANTOS DA , AMORIM ADRIANO OLIVEIRA
Published: November 2024

Introdução: A pandemia de COVID-19 trouxe desafios significativos para os cuidados paliativos, exigindo
adaptações rápidas e eficazes para atender às necessidades dos pacientes e suas família. Objetivo: Analisar como
a telemedicina e a avaliação de necessidades influenciaram os cuidados paliativos durante a pandemia, além de
identificar os desafios enfrentados e as oportunidades emergentes. Metodologia: Revisão da literatura,
abrangendo artigos disponíveis nas bases de dados PubMed, Medline, Scopus e ScienceDirect. A análise incluiu
dados sobre a implementação de serviços de telemedicina e as práticas de avaliação de necessidades durante a
pandemia. Resultados e Discussão: Os resultados indicam que a telemedicina facilitou o acesso a cuidados
paliativos, permitindo a continuidade do atendimento mesmo em contextos de restrição física. No entanto,
desafios como a falta de infraestrutura tecnológica e a necessidade de treinamento para profissionais de saúde
foram identificados. Além disso, a avaliação de necessidades mostrou-se crucial para personalizar os cuidados,
mas enfrentou barreiras na comunicação e na adaptação às preferências dos pacientes. Considerações Finais.
Em conclusão, embora a telemedicina tenha oferecido novas oportunidades para o cuidado em um cenário
adverso, a superação dos desafios tecnológicos e a integração de abordagens centradas no paciente são essenciais
para a eficácia dos cuidados paliativos futuros.
A EDUCAÇÃO AMBIENTAL COMO ESTRATÉGIA NO PLANEJAMENTO E GESTÃO DA BACIA HIDROGRÁFICA DO RIO DOS SINOS
Authors: Duarte Ana Carolina de Quadros , Roque Thaís Rúbia , Quevedo Daniela Müller , Pereira Marco Alésio Figueiredo
Published: November 2024

A água desempenha um papel essencial no desenvolvimento
de um país, possuindo uma ampla variedade de vantagens e serviços tanto para os indivíduos quanto para os ecossistemas.
Dicionário de Desenvolvimento Regional e Temas Correlatos
Authors: Rodrigues Cezar Augusto Gonçalves
Published: November 2024

A preocupação global com a melhora da qualidade de vida das pessoas foi reforçada em 2015, a partir do estabelecimento dos 17 Objetivos do Desenvolvimento Social (ODS), que possuem sua origem nos Oito Objetivos do Milênio (2000-2015), assim, este dicionário contempla 413 verbetes, os quais envolvem o cotidiano das pessoas na sociedade contemporânea.
OS DESAFIOS DA SUCESSÃO DIGITAL: HERANÇA DE CONTAS E DADOS NA ERA DIGITAL
Authors: Loiola Gleydson Siqueira
Published: November 2024

Este artigo abordou os desafios da sucessão digital na era digital, com foco na herança de contas e dados digitais. Iniciou-se discutindo o conceito de patrimônio digital e sua relevância na sucessão, destacando a importância de considerar os ativos digitais ao planejar a transmissão de bens após a morte. Em seguida, explorou-se os desafios específicos relacionados ao acesso a contas e dados digitais após o falecimento, destacando a importância da proteção da privacidade e da verificação da identidade dos herdeiros. Abordou-se a legislação e a jurisprudência relacionadas à sucessão digital, destacando a necessidade de marcos legais claros e atualizados para orientar a transmissão dos ativos digitais. Além disso, discutiu-se os desafios práticos enfrentados na aplicação dessas normas, incluindo a verificação da identidade dos herdeiros e a preservação dos ativos digitais ao longo do tempo. Explorou-se a importância dos contratos de serviços online e das políticas de privacidade na sucessão digital, ressaltando a necessidade de revisar e atualizar regularmente esses contratos para abordar as questões específicas relacionadas à sucessão digital. Por fim, discutiu-se a importância da conscientização dos usuários sobre a sucessão digital e a necessidade de educar os usuários sobre os aspectos relacionados à transmissão de ativos digitais. Destacou-se a importância de nomear herdeiros digitais, definir preferências de acesso e garantir a preservação adequada dos ativos digitais. Em conclusão, a sucessão digital apresenta desafios complexos que exigem uma abordagem abrangente envolvendo legislação, jurisprudência, contratos de serviços online, políticas de privacidade e soluções tecnológicas. Através da colaboração entre legisladores, provedores de serviços online e especialistas em direito, pode-se superar esses desafios e garantir uma sucessão digital adequada e justa.
La cera tra arte e scienza. Considerazioni sulla nascita e lo sviluppo della ceroplastica anatomica
Authors: Ballestriero Roberta
Published: November 2024

The art of wax modelling spread in XIV-century Italy mainly for religious purposes. In decline artistically in the XVIII century, thanks to the Age of Enlightenment it flourished in the scientific study of normal and pathological anatomy, in obstetrics, in zoology and in botanics. The first anatomical models in coloured wax emerged as a result of the collaboration between Gaetano Giulio Zumbo, a Sicilian wax modeller, and a French surgeon towards the end of the 18th century. About 50 years later, the earliest anatomical wax workshops were established first in Bologna and then in Florence, gradually spreading this art throughout Europe. The remarkable mimetic likeness obtained through wax models led to its use in more specific branches such as obstetrics or pathological anatomy. Collections from four different countries will be briefly analysed to give an overview on how this art developed in the old continent.
Ernest Shackleton (1874-1922) esploratore antartico
Authors: Taviani Marco
Published: November 2024

“As a scientific leader, give me Scott; for swift and efficient polar travel, Amundsen; but when things are hopeless and there seems no way out, get down on your knees and pray for Shackleton” (Raymond Priestley). One hundred years after the death of the legendary Irish-born British polar explorer Ernest Shackleton (1874-1922), the wreck of his famed ship Endurance was finally discovered at a depth of 3000 meters. The epical survival of the Endurance party for almost three years in the Antarctic ice under the guidance and action of Shackleton, still sticks as an unsurpassed example of human resistance to adversity when all seems lost. Shackleton intercepted history, by crossing the final days of the heroic age of Antarctic exploration with the world emerging from the havoc of the first world war, that deeply changed the former cultural and social paradigms. This is his history, from the early days up to the expedition with Scott on the Discovery and his first as a leader on the Nimrod, to his ultimate death in South Georgia.
POSTWAR SOCIALISATION OF THE UKRAINIAN ECONOMY IN THE CONDITIONS OF EUROPEAN INTEGRATION
Authors: Simakhova Anastasiia
Published: November 2024

The full-scale war in Ukraine has exacerbated a number of social problems that will need to be addressed during the post-war reconstruction period through the socialization of the economy. Ukraine's European integration will have a positive impact on this process. The relevance of post-war socialization of Ukraine's economy in the context of European integration is driven by many factors related to the need to restore the country after the conflict and adapt to the standards of the European Union. European integration is a key goal of Ukraine, and it requires serious transformations in the country's economic, social and political life. The purpose of the article is to study the development of post-war socialization of Ukraine's economy in the context of European integration. To achieve the purpose of the article, the following tasks were set and solved: to identify the main aspects of the post-war socialization of Ukraine's economy, to analyze the impact of European integration on the post-war development of the social sphere. The article uses general scientific methods of data analysis and synthesis, comparison and systematization. The information base of the article is made up of scientific articles and online statistical databases. The article analyzes statistical data on the damage to the destroyed social infrastructure, the dynamics of the unemployment rate in 2020-2024, and the number of registered Ukrainian refugees by country. The author outlines the directions of post-war socialization of Ukraine's economy using the prospects of European integration processes. The article offers recommendations on how to use the potential of Ukraine's integration into the EU to build the social sphere in the postwar period. The postwar socialization of Ukraine's economy is strategically important for achieving social stability, strengthening the country's competitive position and further integration into the European Union. This approach will ensure Ukraine's sustainable development and improve the quality of life of the population within the European community.The practical value of the article lies in the fact that its material can be used by state authorities in the post-war reconstruction of Ukraine with the use of the potential of European integration.
Caracteres epidérmicos foliares de valor diagnóstico para identificar especies vegetales de Pampa de Achala (Córdoba, Argentina)
Authors: Falczuk V. , Rosati V. R. , Cabido M.
Published: November 2024

Se determinan los caracteres y elementos de la epidermis foliar de 29 especies herbáceas presentes en un pastizal natural de la Pampa de Achala (Provincia de Córdoba, Argentina). Los caracteres de mayor utilidad para esa determinación fueron: forma y grado de ondulación de la pared de las células epidérmicas propiamente dichas, tricomas, estomas y ornamentación de la cutícula . En base a estos caracteres se elaboró una clave para la identificación de los fragmentos de hojas de las especies estudiadas.
Selección masal adaptativa en una población exótica de maíz (Zea mays L.). Resultados preliminares
Authors: López J. L. , Biasutti C. A.
Published: November 2024

La selección masal ha sido indicada para lograr la paulatina adaptación de materiales exóticos de maíz sin perder los componentes genéticos favorables. El objetivo de este estudio fue evaluar la selección en base a caracteres morfológicos que favorecen la adaptación, en una población introducida. Se practicó un esquema de selección masa) estratificada durante dos ciclos por sanidad, prolificidad y largo de espiga en una población de maíz, derivada del intercruzamiento de 16 genotipos exóticos. Los ciclos de selección se evaluaron durante 1993/94 y 1994/95. El segundo ciclo de selección se dividió en tres subpoblaciones agrupadas por distintas características: prolíficas, no prolíficas e índice de cosecha, totalizando 110 familias de medios hermanos, las que se evaluaron durante 1994. La subpoblación índice de cosecha tuvo un comportamiento ligeramente inferior en cuanto a características morfológicas y un menor rendimiento comparada con las restantes. La selección masa) fue eficaz en incrementar significativamente la prolificidad y disminuir el porcentaje de plantas quebradas, reduciendo la altura de espiga, pero aumentando los días a floración. El rendimiento presentó un incremento que no fue estadísticamente significativo.
Existential Gratitude in People Living with HIV (PLWH): Does Social Support Matter?
Authors: Iskandar Edi , Dearly Dearly
Published: November 2024

People Living with HIV (PLWH) often experience medical and psychological problems. Applying existential gratitude is a way to address all psychological problems. Existential gratitude is the concept of gratitude for the destiny that occurs in life, even though it is unpleasant. This study examines social support's effect on existential gratitude in PLWH in DKI Jakarta. Two hundred and ten respondents were obtained using the purposive sampling technique. Data were collected using the Existential Gratitude Scale (EGS) and the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS). Data were analyzed using simple linear regression techniques with the help of SPSS 24.00. The results showed that social support significantly affects existential gratitude among PLWH in DKI Jakarta province, with a contribution of 6.1 percent (R2=0.061, p=0.00). This study also found that social support from other significant (which comes from health workers) has the highest correlation with existential gratitude. This study has implications for increasing social support from family, friends, and health workers to improve the quality of life and well-being of PLWH.
Shaping Patient Loyalty through Quality Care: Analyzing Patient Satisfaction in Public Hospitals in Ghana
Authors: Osei Francis , Owusu Alfred , Kankam-Kwarteng Collins , Agyemang Gertrude , Owusu Joyce Dankwah
Published: November 2024

Public hospitals in Ghana face challenges such as limited resources and inconsistent care delivery, which impact patient satisfaction and loyalty. In this context, enhancing service quality is crucial for retaining patients and improving healthcare outcomes. This study investigates the role of service quality in shaping patient loyalty and explores patient satisfaction as a mediator in selected public hospitals in Ghana using the SERVQUAL model. A survey was conducted among 200 outpatients from five public health facilities in Kumasi, Ghana, between January and February 25, 2024. A quantitative methodology was applied to evaluate how patients' perceptions of service quality influence their loyalty toward public healthcare providers. In order to analyze the data, SPSS and the smart partial least square (PLS) software version 3.0 were used for structural equation modeling (SEM). The findings revealed that communication, the physical environment, and responsiveness significantly affect patient loyalty, whereas factors such as privacy, safety, and a customer-friendly atmosphere do not. Additionally, this study confirmed that patient satisfaction mediates the relationship between service quality and patient loyalty, underscoring the importance of service quality in enhancing both satisfaction and loyalty in health care. Based on these insights, this study recommends that health care institutions improve their service quality to strengthen public healthcare systems. The significance of this paper extends beyond regression analysis, as it also addresses the delayed effects of service quality on patient loyalty, considering both direct and indirect influences in the regression models.
Introducing the ProInterest model
Authors: Tuohilampi Laura , Jiang Huifei
Published: November 2024

This study introduces the ProInterest model, a novel framework designed to foster long-term student engagement in mathematics. ProInterest model identifies features that trigger initial interest and subsequently sustain student interest towards mathematics activities. We explore the interplay between these features based on a focused narrative review and demonstrate their application through a case analysis of two mathematics tasks that look different on the surface, yet can be identified to share common features fostering interest when looked through the lense of the ProInterest model. We also apply the model to tasks generated by experts and AI. We show that applying the model to identify features that can trigger and maintain student interest towards a task, one can reveal shortcomings in typical mathematics tasks: humour and creativity are typically missing, and even tasks aimed to be tailored to appeal to students may utilise unimaginative layout and structure. This research bridges a critical gap in the knowledge of interest promoting mathematics tasks by providing a practical tool for educators and instructional designers to create engaging mathematics experiences.
Older Workers, Precariat Labor, Wealth Accumulation, and Retirement: A Socio-Economic Perspective in Bangladesh
Authors: Morshed Monzur
Published: November 2024

This paper highlights economic challenges of older workers in precarious employment in Bangladesh. With aging populations and evolving economies from agriculture to manufacturing, many of the older workers especially in informal work such as the garment sector in Bangladesh- face job insecurity, poverty wages, and little protection. For many older women, though it is more difficult because of gender issues such as lower lifetime wages compared to men and limited opportunities in the job market. The study calls for reform of social protection systems and anti-age discrimination legislation; re-skilling programmes; as well as greater cooperation between governments, employers and organizations to help older workers in vulnerable employment.
Virtues for AI
Authors: Ohlhorst Jakob
Published: November 2024

Virtue theory is a natural approach towards the design of artificially intelligent systems, given that the design of artificial intelligence essentially aims at designing agents with excellent dispositions. This has led to a lively research programme to develop artificial virtues. However, this research programme has until now had a narrow focus on moral virtues in an Aristotelian mould. While Aristotelian moral virtue has played a foundational role for the field, it unduly constrains the possibilities of virtue theory for artificial intelligence. This paper aims to remedy this limitation. Philosophers have developed a rich tradition investigating virtues, their normative domains and their structure. Drawing on this tradition, I propose a three-dimensional classification system of possible artificial virtues: virtues can be classified according to the domain in which virtue is an excellence, norm which makes a virtue an excellence, and mode how the virtue delivers the excellence. With this framework, we can discern gaps in the current theorising about artificial virtues. Additionally, it gives us a tool to evaluate the competences of extant artificially intelligent systems.
An Alternative to the Bland-Altman Repeated-Measures Correlation to Account for Variability of Slopes Across Persons
Authors: Moore Tyler Maxwell , Basner Mathias
Published: November 2024

The Bland-Altman repeated-measures correlation (rmcorr) is widely used to estimate within-person correlations between two variables in repeated-measures data. However, it assumes the same slope for all subjects, which can be misleading when slopes vary. To propose an alternative method, the weighted mean within-person correlation (wmcorr), which calculates the average of all within-person correlations, weighted by the square root of the number of observations for each person. The wmcorr method was applied to real data examples and compared to the Bland-Altman rmcorr. Simulations (5,000) were run to compare the mean significance levels (p-values) of rmcorr and wmcorr and to determine the relationship between estimated rmcorrs and wmcorrs. In most cases, rmcorr and wmcorr yielded similar results. However, in cases where subjects had at least moderately varying slopes, wmcorr provided a more visually intuitive estimate of the within-person correlation. Conflicting significance levels or opposite directions of rmcorr and wmcorr served as "warning signs" for potential data quality issues or the need for further data collection. The wmcorr method is proposed as an alternative to the Bland-Altman rmcorr for estimating within-person correlations in repeated-measures data. Researchers are encouraged to estimate both wmcorr and rmcorr, as discrepancies between the two can alert researchers to data patterns that warrant closer inspection before drawing conclusions about within-person relationships.
Testing Standards for AI-based Scores in Automated Essay Scoring
Authors: Debelak Rudolf , Ziegler Matthias
Published: November 2024

Recent developments in computer science and in particular in the field of artificial intelligence and machine learning allow the wide application of large language models for the evaluation of written text and other non-numerical data. When applied in the context of psychological and educational assessments, such models can be used for assigning scores to essays and other types of responses. In such as setting, traditional frameworks of test theory, such as classical test theory and item response theory, are no longer applicable, which leads to practical challenges in the evaluation of testing standards for scores obtained from AI models. To address these challenges, we discuss the evaluation of validity, fairness and reliability for scores obtained from models of artificial intelligence in the context of automated essay scoring. We further illustrate the proposed methods with an empirical example. The development of additional methods is suggested.
Exploratory Graph Model
Authors: Christensen Alexander P. , Golino Hudson
Published: November 2024

Network psychometric models have emerged as an alternative to latent variable frameworks for conceptualizing psychological phenotypes. Despite their growing popularity, the formalization of network models as a measurement model has been largely unexplored. Recent efforts have integrated network models within the structural equation modeling (SEM) framework, but no standalone framework exists to specify network models as a measurement model, particularly with consideration of dimensions. This paper introduces the Exploratory Graph Model (EGM), a mathematical framework that formalizes networks as a measurement model that includes community structures where dimensions arise from the mutual interactions between observed variables rather than caused by latent constructs. After formalizing the model, a data generation approach is parameterized and a Monte Carlo simulation study is performed to demonstrate the differences in parameter estimates between EGM and exploratory factor analysis (EFA) when data are generated from EGM and latent factor models. We further explore whether the data generating model can be determined based on traditional SEM and likelihood statistics. An empirical example is presented to showcase how EGM can be applied and compared against EFA and alternative EGM structures. EGM broadens traditional views on how psychological phenotypes can be conceptualized, providing a network-based understanding of psychological measurement.
Do women commemorate women? How gender and ideology affect decisions on naming female streets
Authors: Caballero-Cordero Victor , Oto-Peralías Daniel , Carmona-Derqui Demetrio
Published: November 2024

Street names are not neutral identifiers to navigate through cities but are charged with strong symbolic connotations and reflect power relations within society. A growing body of geographic scholarship documents a strong gender bias in the urban namespace, where women only represent a small fraction of streets named after people. This article investigates whether the lack of women in political decision-making roles contributes to explaining their marginalization in urban toponyms. More specifically, we study the impact of the gender and ideology of town mayors on their decisions to commemorate women in the street map. Focusing on the universe of Spanish towns during the period 2001-2023, we find through fixed effects panel data models and regression discontinuity design that the mayor’s gender does not affect the percentage of female-named streets, while the ideology of the governing party does. Our findings thus indicate that it is ideology rather than gender what shapes politicians’ preferences regarding the commemoration of women in the street map. We argue that this is because, on the one hand, strong political parties can impose their agenda on local leaders, making irrelevant differences in their gender and, on the other, the ideological cleavage is more relevant than the gender one to account for differences in attitudes towards symbolic gender policies. A natural implication of our results is that simply having more female politicians will hardly suffice to address the gender gap in street names and in other symbolically charged policies.
Macroeconomic impact of value-added tax in Nepalese economy
Authors: Kunwar Keshar Bahadur
Published: November 2024

The term 'Value Added Tax (VAT)' can be defined as a tax levied (on the value created) at each stage in the process of production and distribution of a good or service. These stages can be import, manufacturing, dealers, wholesalers and retailers etc. Value added tax (VAT) is a tax on the value that a business firm adds to the things it buys from other firms in producing its own product. The main objective of this study is to assess the impact of VAT on GDP, PCON, IMP, GE, GNS, TI and to examine the relationship and causality among the macro economic variables. In model specification only few variables such as Gross Domestic production (GDP), value added tax (VAT), private consumption (PCON), import (IMP), government expenditure (GE), gross national saving (GNS) and total investment (TI) are including many other variables are unable to include. Literature review suggests a growing need for examining extensive study on the contribution of VAT on economic growth. There is lack of macro level studies ascertaining the impact of VAT in economic growth and moreover this study incorporate more important variables as like private consumption, import, government expenditure, gross national saving, disposable personal income and total investment in the study. Some important findings have been obtained. The econometrics results have shown the fact that a positively significant impact of VAT on gross GDP of a country (Model I). Regarding the relationship between private consumption, disposable personal income, value added tax( model 1.4), import, nominal gross domestic production, value added tax (model 1.5), government expenditure, nominal gross domestic production, value added tax(model 1.6), gross national saving , nominal gross domestic production, value added tax(model 1.7), The application of VAR to examine the long run relationship suggest long run relationship and all the explanatory variables are statistically insignificant but all the model are free from the autocorrelation, Heteroskedasticity and residuals are normally distributed which is desirable. There is unidirectional granger cause as like LnGDP to LnVAT, LnGDP to LnGNS and LnTI to LnGDP.
राजेश्वरी खण्डकाव्यको तङ्खवगत विश्लेषणको आलोकमा पौरस्त्य दर्शन
Authors: उपाध्याय धनकृष्ण
Published: November 2024

स्वच्छन्दतावादी भाव र परिष्कारवादी शिल्पका साथ कलम चलाउने माधव घिमिरे (वि. सं. १९७६)ले कविता, खण्डकाव्य, नाट्यकाव्य, गीत, बालगीत, निबन्ध, समालोचना जस्ता विभिन्न विधामा कलम चलाएका छन् । उनलाई नेपाली साहित्यमा परिचित गराउने प्रमुख कृति गौरी खण्डकाव्य हो । यसरी कवि घिमिरेलाई नेपाली पाठकबिच लोकप्रिय बनाउने पहिलो कृति खण्डकाव्य नै रहेको देखिन्छ । सर्वदर्शनमा स्नातक गरेका घिमिरेले गौरी, पापिनी आमा, राजेश्वरी, राष्टनिर्माता, धर्तीमाता, इन्दक्रुमारी, गौँथली र गजधम्मे तथा बोराको परदा गरी आठ वटा खण्डकाव्य प्रकाशित गरेका छन् । दर्शनबाट नै शिक्षित तथा दीक्षित घिमिरेले खण्डकाव्यमा पौरस्त्य वा पूर्वीय दर्शनका विविध विषयवस्तु समेटेका छन् । उनका अन्य काव्य झैँ ‘राजेश्वरी’ खण्डकाव्यमा पौरस्त्य दर्शनको प्रयोग भएको छ । खण्डकाव्यका कथानक, पात्र, परिवेश, जीवनदशर्न, भाषाशैली जस्ता प्रमुख तङ्खवहरूको विश्लेषणका साथै तिनमा पौरस्त्य दशर्नका प्रमुख विषय ब्रह्म, ईश्वर, आत्मा, प्रकृति र पुरुष, जगत्, विधि, कर्म जस्ता तङ्खवहरूको प्रयोगबारे पनि विश्लेषण गरिएको छ । राजेश्वरी खण्डकाव्यको तङ्खवगत विश्लेषणको आलोकमा पौरस्त्य दर्शन शीर्षकको यस लेखमा रहेका सैद्धान्तिक पक्षहरू पूर्वीय सिद्धान्त र मान्यतामा आधारित साहित्यशास्त्र र दर्शनशास्त्रका पुस्तकहरूका मूलभूत मान्यता ग्रहण गरिएको छ । उक्त मान्यताका आधारमा राजेश्वरी खण्डकाव्यका तङ्खवहरूको विश्लेषण गरिएको छ । उक्त सिद्धान्तको मियोमा रही ‘राजेश्वरी’ खण्डकाव्यको सुरुदेखि अन्तसम्म पटक पटक अध्ययन गरी तङ्खवगत विश्लेषण र पौरस्त्य दर्शनको प्रयोगसम्बन्धी अध्ययन गरिएको छ । सो अध्ययन गर्दा शोध अध्ययन विधि र पुस्तकालय विधिको प्रयोग गरिएको छ । सिद्धान्त र अध्ययनबाट ‘राजेश्वरी’ खण्डकाव्यको तङ्खवगत विश्लेषणका क्रममा दार्शनिक प्रयोगबारे उल्लेख गरी निष्कर्षमा पुग्ने प्रयास गरिएको छ ।
ANALISIS INDEKS KUALITAS TANAH ANDISOL PADA BERBAGAI SISTEM POLA TANAM DI KECAMATAN TOSARI KABUPATEN PASURUAN
Authors: Arifin Ahmad Zainul , Rohimah Chodijah A. , Hidayanto Fajar , Purnamasari Retno Tri
Published: November 2024

Kualitas tanah merujuk pada kemampuan tanah untuk menjaga produktivitas tanaman, mempertahankan ketersediaan air, serta mendukung kegiatan manusia. Penilaian kualitas tanah tidak dapat dilakukan secara langsung, oleh karena itu diperlukan indikator fisik, kimia, dan biologi yang digunakan bersama-sama untuk memberikan gambaran menyeluruh tentang kualitas tanah, yang dikenal sebagai minimum data set (MDS). Sebuah penelitian lapangan dan analisis laboratorium telah dilakukan antara bulan September hingga Desember 2023. Penelitian deskriptif ini dilaksanakam terhadap beberapa jenis pola tanam yang ada di lahan perkebunan Kecamatan Tosari, Pasuruan. Setelah nilai indeks kualitas tanah diperoleh, analisis dilakukan dengan menggunakan kriteria yang dikembangkan oleh Mausbach dan Seybold (1998) yang telah dimodifikasi oleh Partoyo (2005. Indeks kualitas tanah dianalisis dengan mempertimbangkan indikator yang paling mewakili fungsi-fungsi tanah. Pengambilan sampel tanah dilakukan menggunakan metode purposive sampling, kemudian sampel tersebut dianalisis di laboratorium untuk menentukan tekstur, berat volume, porositas, kandungan C-organik, pH, ketersediaan P, pertukaran K, total N, serta kedalaman perakaran. Nilai indeks kualitas tanah bervariasi antara 0 hingga 1, dimana semakin tinggi nilai indeks menunjukkan kualitas tanah yang lebih baik. Hasil indeks kualitas tanah pada lahan monokultur sebesar 0,646 termasuk kriteria baik, lahan tumpangsari indeks kualitas tanah sebesar 0,662 termasuk kriteria baik dan lahan rotasi tanaman termasuk kriteria indeks kualitas tanah baik yaitu 0,683 sehingga perlu peningkatan perbaikan sifat tanah agar kriteria tersebut dapat semakin baik.
Introduction to Neuroengineering
Authors: Terry Mercedes , Tubbs Abigail , Dupre Blair , Fugger Brandon , Vasquez Enrique Alvarez
Published: November 2024

"Introduction to Neuroengineering" serves as a comprehensive guide to the fast evolving field at the intersection of neuroscience, engineering, and technology. This book covers foundational concepts like neuron structure, action potentials, and neural modeling, moving through advanced topics like brain-computer interfaces (BCIs), neurostimulation, and imaging technologies (EEG, MEG, fMRI). Each chapter combines theory with practical exercises and lab examples, accessible through a GitHub repository to enhance hands-on learning. Aimed at students, educators, and professionals, this resource offers a foundation and inspiration for innovation in neuroengineering, promoting ongoing exploration in this impactful field.
The Buddhist Perspective on the Nature of Mind with Special Reference to Citta Vagga of Dhammapada in the Khuddakanikāya
Authors: Vithakshi M. G. N.
Published: November 2024

The process that functions inside the mind is able to create the human being as a social being who thrives for the wholesome attainments as well as for the unwholesome attainments and it is totally based within the thought process that takes place inside the mind. When the mind is agitated with the incoming fluxes, it can attach the worldly beings with the cycle of births and deaths without an end. The main objective of this study is to investigate the information in the Dhammapada, Citta Vagga which consists within the Khuddakanikāya to extract the evidence on the nature of mind by concerning on the ways that cause mind’s impurification by also examining the supra-mundane attainments that can be achieved with functioning of mind with the wholesome thoughts. Many controversial points can be seen on the nature of mind and most of them are either philosophical or psychological. The Buddhist perspective stands for these two streams and the Citta Vagga is an ideal evidence for that. The Citta Vagga of the Dhammapada can be shown as a nutshell of Buddhist teachings which endows with the realistic doctrines preached by the Buddha associating the mind.
Tres versiones de argumentos de subdeterminación contrastiva para explicar la competencia pictórica
Authors: Aguilar Martínez Juan Pablo
Published: November 2024

Juan Pablo Aguilar Martínez. Tres versiones de argumentos de subdeterminación contrastiva para explicar la competencia pictórica. ¿Por qué somos pictóricamente competentes? ¿Por qué solemos llegar a hipótesis significativamente ecuménicas cuando interpretamos representaciones pictóricas? Desde mediados del siglo pasado la respuesta estándar a estas dos preguntas apela a convenciones. Las teorías pictóricas convencionalistas (TPC) se apoyan en un argumento de subdeterminación contrastiva (ASCo). A continuación distingo tres tipos de asco que subyacen en las TPC y propongo la existencia de buenas razones para argumentar que la versión de TPC apoyada en un asco de tipo local es la mejor equipada para dar cuenta de la diversidad de imágenes en las que somos pictóricamente competentes. Con ello sugiero que las teorías que intentan explicar cómo damos contenido a las imágenes no sólo deben atender los factores culturales y sociales de la comunicación visual, sino también las investigaciones empíricas sobre los constreñimientos propios de la cognición para explicar nuestra competencia pictórica.
Evaluation of Learning Management Standards to Improve Higher Education Quality Standards Through Internal Quality Audits
Authors: Komalasari Yeti , Anton Abdullah  , Wildan Nugraha  , Eska Nugraha Minulya , Zusnita Hermala  , Saripa  , M. Wahid Alqorni
Published: November 2024

Independent evaluation is required through an internal quality control system through internal quality audit activities. This study evaluated the achievement of learning management standards, inhibiting factors, and recommendations for improving education quality standards at Palembang Polytechnic. This type of qualitative research uses observation methods, structured interviews, and literature studies. The research instrument is the author directly involved in the research. The informants in this study were determined using a purposive technique: three research informants. The study’s results obtained data on implementing internal quality audits on learning management standards that have not been implemented. An effective internal quality management model is needed as a platform or application that supports collecting, storing, and managing data and information on website-based internal quality management system services to support fast, precise, and efficient internal quality management system integration.
The Role of Blue Technology as a Driver in Realizing Sustainable Production of People’s Salt in East Java Province
Authors: Badi'ah Roudlotul , Wiratama Dadang , Indira Irma , Aprilia Rahma Arsa , Fanani Fahmi
Published: November 2024

This study explores how institutions and knowledge management influence the success of blue technology adoption in supporting sustainable community salt production in East Java Province. This research employs a quantitative approach, with primary data gathered through questionnaires distributed to salt farmers across various regencies/cities in East Java Province. The data was analyzed using structural equation modeling-partial least squares (SEM-PLS) with the assistance of SmartPLS 4 software to address the study’s objectives. The study results indicate that institutions positively influence sustainable production, with blue technology as a significant mediator in the relationship. In addition, knowledge management has also been proven to have a positive effect on sustainable production, where blue technology again significantly mediates this relationship. Overall, blue technology has a positive impact on the sustainability of salt production in East Java Province. This study offers novelty by highlighting the role of blue technology as a mediator in the relationship between institutions and knowledge management with sustainable production. In addition, this study emphasizes the importance of blue technology in increasing efficiency, reducing environmental impacts, and strengthening the adoption of innovative production method technology, waste management, salt processing products, and the use of renewable energy in more environmentally friendly salt businesses, which have not been widely discussed before.
Critical length parameter of HDPE and its use in fatigue lifetime predictions
Authors: Kozáková Kamila , Trávníček Lukáš , Poduška Jan , Klusák Jan
Published: November 2024

The contribution describes the fatigue lifetime predictions of polyethylene notched specimens based on the theory of critical distance. The approach uses the line method, which averages the axial stress over the critical distance. The critical distance is determined from experimental data of Cracked Round Bar (CRB) specimens and specimens with a model notch. From these two sets of experimental fatigue data and corresponding axial stress distributions, the critical distance is determined. The critical distance depends on the number of cycles to failure and notch radius. For this reason, the critical distance is modified by the ratio of stress concentration factors and the modified distance is used for fatigue lifetime predictions of notched specimens with various notch radii. Using this approach significant savings in testing time can be achieved. CRB fatigue tests are commonly used tests for ranking PE pipe grades and are easily available. Adding the fatigue tests of notched specimens with a model notch, the critical parameter can be found, and fatigue lifetime predictions of various notches can be calculated.