bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Management Accounting of Payment Risks of Online Trade during Military Operations
Authors: SEMENIKHIN Maksym , FOMINA Olena , AKSYONOVA Oksana , KHMELIUK Alona
Published: December 2023

The rapid development of technologies and intensifying military operations have caused several challenges for online trade, in particular, in terms of payment risks. In this context, management accounting as a key means of monitoring and controlling these risks is assigned a special role. The aim of the article is to identify the key peculiarities of the influence of management accounting on the payment risks of online trade in the area of fraudulent operations during active military operations. The study employed a number of economic and statistical method: an in-depth semi-structured interview using the author’s questionnaire, as well as an economic analysis of losses from fraud according to the methodical approaches of auditing KPMG and Crowe. The practice of identifying fast recurring transactions (78% of respondents) when working with payment risks was distinguished as a result of the research by interviewing respondents from a sample of management accounting specialists. The importance of estimating losses from fraudulent transactions (78% of respondents) in the management accounting system of payment risks is emphasized. Analysis of the results of interviewing respondents showed a positive effect of the systematic application of management accounting tools on reducing the risks of fraud in online trade. Thanks to adequate management accounting, the fraud losses is reduced by an average of 12% compared to the 2022 average industry loss rate. The obtained results revealed the key role of management accounting in overcoming the negative consequences of payment risks, namely in reducing losses from fraudulent transactions. These results can be applied to improve the financial and operational management of online trade in wartime and other crisis situations. Prospects for further research are in-depth analysis of artificial intelligence tools and machine learning in identifying payment risks of online trade.
Towards a Guide for Developing and Delivering Content Online in Higher Education in Developing Countries: A Case of Makerere University-Uganda
Authors: Mayende Godfrey , Turyakira Nazarius , Nampijja Dianah , Ainomwambutsya Moses , Mugisha Arthur , Nabude Grace Joy , Muyinda Paul Birevu
Published: December 2023

Many higher education institutions in developing countries are struggling to develop and deliver content online. This was evident during the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. This study therefore aimed at suggesting guidelines for contextualized development and delivery of online content within higher education institutions in developing countries with a particular focus on Makerere University in Uganda. The guidelines were developed by answering the following research questions. a) What are the characteristics of well-developed and delivered online content? b) What are the opportunities and challenges in developing and delivering online content in higher education institutions? c) What are the guidelines for developing and delivering online content within Higher education institutions in developing countries? The study adopted exploratory survey design and design science methodology. Mixed methods (qualitative and quantitative methods) were used. The qualitative methods were interviews, observations, and focus group discussions. The quantitative methods were survey. The analysis of the data was descriptive statistics for quantitative methods while thematic analysis for the qualitative methods. Data was collected from MCF e-Learning Champions and e-Learning Coordinator within Makerere University. The findings from this study are based on three objectives. The respondents characterized a well-developed and delivered content online as being interactive and student centered and activity based developed content with clear instruction. Some opportunities were identified; flexibility, interactivity, and accessibility. The study also identified some challenges; unstable and costly internet, limited online navigation skills and experience, and limited access to online facilities, delayed feedback, and learner isolation. Continuous training and capacity building in online content development and delivery assist in mitigating many challenges. For online content development instructional designers or content developers should pay attention at ensuring that the content constructively aligned by starting from intended learning outcomes (ILO), topics/units, learning activities, resources, assessment while for online content delivery the facilitators or faculty should ensure they are actively engaging within the course by providing timely feedback. The study concludes that online content development and online content delivery supplements each other. Well-developed online content makes online delivery more effective.
Raumordnungsverfahren mit erststufiger UVP in Bayern am Beispiel eines Wasserwirtschaftsprojektes
Authors: Zwicknagl Hans
Published: December 2023

In den Raumordnungsverfahren für die Stützkraftstufen Landau a.d. Isar, Ettling und Pielweichs zur Sanierung der Unteren Isar wurde die Prüfung der Umweltverträglichkeit der Projekte zum Schwerpunkt der Verfahren. Sie waren geprägt vom Ringen um die beste Lösung und führten so zu einem intensiven Lernprozeß für alle Beteiligten.Die Raumordnungsverfahren erwiesen sich als ein sehr elastisches Koordinierungs- und Abstimmungsinstrument, das im Vorfeld von Verwaltungsverfahren im Rahmen der der Landesplanungsbehörde vorgegebenen Ziele und Grundsätze zur optimalen Lösung der Zielkonflikte zwischen den wasserbaulichen Gegebenheiten und den Belangen des Natur- und Landschaftsschutzes sowie den sonstigen Belangen maßgeblich beitragen kann.Sie ergaben, daß das Raumordnungsverfahren der richtige Ort für eine wirkungsvolle raumordnerische Umweltverträglichkeitsprüfung ist.
Innenentwicklung – eine realistische Strategie für die regionale Siedlungsflächenentwicklung?
Authors: Lütke-Daldrup Engelbert
Published: December 2023

Angesichts der sich zuspitzenden Flächennutzungskonflikte in den Verdichtungsräumen intensiviert sich erneut die Debatte, wie das weitere Ausufern der Bebauung in das Weichbild der Städte gestoppt und die noch verbliebenen ökologisch bedeutsamen Freiräume geschützt werden können. Neben der eher langfristigen Perspektive sinkender Bevölkerungs- und Haushaltszahlen wird in absehbarer Zeit vor allem durch eine verstärkte Innenentwicklung eine Eindämmung des Landschaftsverbrauchs erwartet.Im Kontext einer rationalen, kontrollierten und den ökologischen Erfordernissen gerecht werdenden Flächenbewirtschaftung wird der Nutzung von Reserven im bereits besiedelten Raum strategische Bedeutung zugemessen. Inwieweit der zunächst noch auf jeden Fall verbleibende Expansionsbedarf der Kommunen durch Innenentwicklung aufgefangen werden kann, ist eine bisher ungeklärte Frage. Hierzu wird ein kleinräumiger Untersuchungsansatz zur Ermittlung, Analyse und Bewertung von Flächenpotentialen im Innenbereich vorgestellt.Die Ergebnisse einer Pilotstudie zur Innenentwicklung für den Umlandverband Frankfurt ermöglichen erste Aussagen zur Struktur und Größe der Flächenpotentiale. Zu den wesentlichen Ergebnissen gehört, daß die konkreten Gegebenheiten der Gebiete sowie die Veränderungsbedürfnisse und die finanziellen Möglichkeiten der Bewohner die tatsächliche Größe der Entwicklungsmöglichkeiten im Innenbereich determinieren.Bei Aufrechterhaltung des heute feststellbaren Flächenbedarfs wird in den prosperierenden Verdichtungsgebieten der weitere „Flächenverbrauch“ durch Innenentwicklung nicht zu stoppen sein. Solange weitreichende gesellschaftliche Verhaltensänderungen nicht absehbar sind, muß sich die Siedlungsplanung auf Expansionswünsche einstellen und versuchen, diese im Rahmen einer geordneten Flächenhaushaltspolitik rational zu steuern. Auf absehbare Zeit ist somit eine „mittlere Strategie“ mit verstärkter Innenentwicklung und begrenzter – ökologisch möglichst „unschädlicher“ – Außenentwicklung eine sinnvolle und realistische Orientierung der Planung.
Forschungs- und planungsorientierte Raumgliederungen mit VZ-Daten
Authors: Gatzweiler Hans-Peter
Published: December 2023

Die in den nächsten Jahren zur Verfügung stehenden Regionaldaten aus den Großzählungen 1987 (Volkszählung, Arbeitsstättenzählung, Gebäude- und Wohnungszählung) dürften zu einer grundsätzlichen Fortschreibung von vorliegenden planungs- und forschungsorientierten Raumgliederungen führen.Dies gilt insbesondere für die Gebietskategorien der Raumordnung. Eine kritische Diskussion dieser Gebietskategorien kommt allerdings zu dem Ergebnis, daß sie sich überholt haben und ihre Neuabgrenzung wenig hilfreich erscheint. Generell sind detailliertere, problembezogene, empirische Analysen und Prognosen der räumlichen Entwicklung notwendig. Wünschenswert wäre, daß die amtliche Statistik aus den Großzählungen dafür ausreichend regional und sachlich differenzierte Daten bereitstellt.Gleichwohl sind aber Gebietstypisierungen für die Raumbeobachtung bzw. regionale Bestandsanalysen und Prognosen von grundsätzlicher analytischer Bedeutung. Sie haben die Funktion, wesentliche räumliche Unterschiede und Entwicklungen im Überblick darzustellen und die Diskussion von Unterschieden, Ursachen und Folgen und daraus zu ziehende Schlußfolgerungen zu erleichtern. Ausgehend von den siedlungsstrukturellen Gebietstypen der BfLR und in Anlehnung an Vorarbeiten des Arbeitskreises „Abgrenzung von Agglomerationsräumen“ der Akademie für Raumforschung und Landesplanung wird ein Konzept für ein integriertes räumliches Bezugssystem vorgeschlagen, das den Anforderungen der räumlich orientierten Planung und Forschung gleichermaßen Rechnung trägt. Die Umsetzung eines solchen Konzepts auf der Grundlage von Daten der Großzählungen 1987 sollte ein gemeinsames Anliegen von amtlicher und kommunaler Statistik sowie der räumlich orientierten Forschung sein.
Strukturwandel tertiärer Aktivitäten und Raumentwicklung am Beispiel der Schweiz
Authors: Hotz-Hart Beat , Würth Markus
Published: December 2023

Der Dienstleistungssektor der Schweiz wird in Gruppen unterteilt, die auf ihre Verteilung auf die Regionen und ihre Entwicklung hin untersucht werden. Obwohl auch periphere Regionen vom Wachstum einzelner Dienste profitieren, konzentriert sich die Gruppe der wertschöpfungsstärksten und dynamischsten kommerziellen Dienste in den urbanen Räumen.Drei Folgen werden diskutiert: Durch das Dienstleistungswachstum verschärfen sich räumliche Ungleichgewichte tendenziell. Da ein enger Zusammenhang zwischen kommerziellen Diensten und dispositiven Funktionen der Industrie besteht, deutet diese Entwicklung auch auf die verstärkte Ausbildung hierarchischer Funktionsräume hin. Die Überlagerung der ausgeprägt föderativen politisch-administrativen Struktur der Schweiz mit einer zunehmend hierarchischen Struktur der Wirtschaft verschärf tendenziell Spannungen zwischen regionalen Interessen einerseits und an der internationalen Wettbewerbsfähigkeit orientierten nationalen Interessen andererseits.In der Politik sollten die komplementären Beziehungen zwischen der industriellen Entwicklung der Dienste explizit im Rahmen einer vermehrten Dienstleistungsorientierung der Regionalpolitik berücksichtigt werden.
Organoleptic Differences of Biscuits Made From Yellow Pumpkin Flour as a Substitution of Wheat Flour
Authors: Ege Kanisius , Adu Apris A , Aspatria Utma
Published: December 2023

Introduction: Wheat flour is made from wheat which is a sub-tropical plant that can be grown easily in tropical environment like Indonesia. In response to this, efforts need to be made to find substitutes for wheat flour through increasing local food acceptability to reduce import dependence of wheat. This study aimed to analyze and determine the organoleptic differences of biscuits made from yellow pumpkin flour. Methods: This type of research is experimental with a completely random design consisting of 6 treatments, namely P1 (0% yellow pumpkin flour : 100% wheat flour), P2 (10% yellow pumpkin flour : 90% wheat flour), P3 (20% yellow pumpkin flour : 80% wheat flour), P4 (30% yellow pumpkin flour : 70% wheat flour), P5 (40% yellow pumpkin flour : 60% wheat flour) and P6 (50% yellow pumpkin flour : 50% wheat flour). Data were analyzed using the Kruskal Wallis test with a significance level of 1% and Mann Whitney test. Results: The results showed that the organoleptic value of biscuits with the highest acceptability from the color aspect was at P2 (3,72), aromatic smell at P2 (3,68), taste at P1 (3,76), and texture at P1 (3,52). Conclusion: This study may conclude the potential use of yellow pumpkin flour mixture when preparing wheat-base biscuits. Therefore, import dependency of wheat can be reduced.
The association of hematological inflammatory markers and psychological function in COVID‐19 patients: A cross‐sectional study
Authors: Khorasanchi Zahra , Rashidmayvan Mohammad , Hasanzadeh Elahe , Moghadam Mohammad Reza Shadmand Foumani , Afkhami Nafise , Asadiyan‐Sohan Parisa , Fard Mohammad Vahedi , Mohammadhasani Kimia , Varaste Naiemeh , Sharifan Payam , Ferns Gordon , Mobarhan Majid Ghayour
Published: December 2023

Mental health disorders are linked to systemic inflammation. Due to high inflammation and mental health disorders in COVID‐19 patients, we aimed to investigate the relationship between blood inflammatory markers such as red cell distribution width to platelet ratio (RPR), platelet‐lymphocyte ratio (PLR), neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (NLR), red cell distribution width (RDW), white blood cell (WBC), and psychological function in COVID‐19 patients. In the current cross‐sectional study, neuro‐psychological function, and a complete blood count (CBC) were measured on 120 COVID‐19 patients aged >30 years from the Imam Reza Hospital in Mashhad, Iran. Our results showed that anxiety related to MCHC (mean ± SD: 32.71 ± 1.68, p < 0.05), WBC (mean ± SD: 12.23 ± 5.43, p < 0.05), and PLR (median (IQR): 28.72 (15.88–41.31), p < 0.05) significantly. In the stress subgroup, only RPR was associated with stress (p < 0.05). Linear regression between hematological parameters and psychological score indicated that RDW and PLR had a significantly positive association with depression (β = 0.086; p = 0.045 and β = 1.326; p = 0.016, respectively) and anxiety scores (β = 0.100; p = 0.038 and β = 1.356; p = 0.010, respectively). Moreover, a positive correlation was found between PLR and stress (β = 1.102; p = 0.012). This study showed a positive association between depression/anxiety/stress symptoms and levels of hematological inflammatory markers including PLR and RDW. The findings of this study provide novel insights into mental health and physiological markers, underscoring the potential influence of inflammation on mood disorders. Our findings offer exciting prospects for future research and may lead to innovative approaches in the management and treatment of depression, anxiety, and stress.
A synchronic and diachronic reappraisal of Indo-European *dʱug̑ʱh2ter- ‘daughter’ and *suhxnú- ‘son’ in Celtic dialects, Insular and Continental
Authors: Hughes Art J.
Published: December 2023

This paper has two chief goals: (i) to collate the disparate synchronic evidence for the distribution of ‘daughter’ and ‘son’ from the dialect maps available for the modern Celtic languages, namely: the Gaelic languages (Irish, Scottish Gaelic and Manx) and Brittonic (Welsh, Cornish and Breton), (ii) to revisit and analyse the distribution of the terms ‘son’ and ‘daughter’ at an early stage of Continental Celtic from two millennia ago in Gaulish and Celt-Iberian with particular reference to the Indo-European lexemes *dʱug̑ʱh2ter ‘daughter’ and *suhxnú- ‘son’.
Silibinin reduces cell proliferation and migration via EMT pathway in TFK-1 cell line
Authors: Özel Yetkin Merve , Baskol Gulden
Published: December 2023

Objectives

Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) is usually diagnosed at a late stage due to resistance to chemotherapeutic drugs. Epithelial mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a biological process in cancer that allows multiple biochemical changes that enable epithelial cells to acquire a mesenchymal phenotype. In the present study, we focused on the EMT process which is an important in carcinogenesis and metastatic progression, and also investigate the effect of silibinin on cell proliferation, colony formation, migration, apoptosis, cell cycle and EMT.

Methods

Cell viability, apoptosis and cell cycle were measured by Muse Cell Analyzer. All the protein levels were determined by ELISA method.

Results

We found that silibinin significantly reduced cell proliferation in a dose-dependent manner and the IC50 value was 200 μM. Silibinin, significantly inhibited colony formation, inhibited cell migration of cancer cells induced total apoptosis due to the induction of early and late apoptosis, arrest cancer cells in the G0/G1 phase of the cell cycle compared to the control group. We found that E-cadherin, N-cadherin, Vimentin and α-SMA protein levels were significantly decreased in the silibinin group compared to the control group.

Conclusions

Our results showed that silibinin could significantly prevent tumor proliferation, reduce colony formation, prevent migration, increase the arrest of the G0/G1 phase and induce apoptosis progress in human extracellular cholangiocarcinoma cell line. Another important data is that silibinin inhibits EMT in the cholangiocarcinoma cell line (TFK-1). Our study shows significant effects of silibinin in the TFK-1 cell line, which may be exciting to explore its implications in future animal studies.
O radu na Animalističkom leksikonu u okviru projekta Kulturna animalistika
Authors: Zaradija Kiš Antonija , Šimić Marinka
Published: December 2023

U okviru projekta Kulturna animalistika: interdisciplinarna polazišta i tradicijske prakse (IP-2019-04-5621) Hrvatske zaklade za znanost poseban istraživački segment odnosi se na prikupljanje, razvrstavanje i obrađivanje leksičke animalističke građe iz hrvatskoglagoljskoga korpusa. Riječ je o odabranim hrvatskoglagoljskim kodeksima od 11./12. do 16. stoljeća među kojima se posebna pozornost usmjeruje na zbornike, nedovoljno istraživanu skupinu hrvatskoglagoljskih rukopisa. Kao temeljni fond odabrana je građa iz Rječnika crkvenoslavenskoga jezika hrvatske redakcije te građa prikupljana tijekom četverogodišnjega rada iz Prvoga beramskog (ljubljanskog) brevijara (14. st.), Drugoga beramskog (ljubljanskog) brevijara (15. st.), Akademijina brevijara (kraj 14. st.), Pariškoga zbornika (1375. g.), Vinodolskoga zbornika (početak 15. st.), Petrisova zbornika (1468. g.), Ivančićeva zbornika (14./15. st.), Ljubljanskoga zbornika (15. st.), Tkonskoga zbornika (16. st.), te ćirilskoga Libra od mnozijeh razloga (1520. g.). To vrijedno animalističko leksičko blago namjeravamo oblikovati kao cjelinu u obliku stručnoga povijesno-animalističkog rječnika. Cilj ovoga rada je predočiti način oblikovanja natuknica, zamisli, probleme, potrebu izrade ovoga rječnika, koji bi bio jedinstven u hrvatskoj leksikografskoj djelatnosti. Na temelju ovoga stručnog leksikona u budućnosti će se moći proučavati zoonimski hrvatski leksik, tj. zaključiti koji su stari nazivi za životinje očuvani samo u pojedinim govorima, a koji su uvršteni u standardni hrvatski leksik.
„JEIGU VALGAI REKVIZITĄ, MIEGI SU MASUOTE“: KINO GAMYBOS DARBUOTOJŲ TRADICIJOS IR PRIETARAI LIETUVOJE
Authors: Stankutė Akvilė
Published: December 2023

The article presents the traditions and superstitions of film production workers in Lithuania in the mid-20th and the early 21st century. Based on field research data collected in 2020 and 2021, it turned out that most traditions are transferred or adopted from other countries’ film industries and their employees. The research data reveal what symbolic actions are performed on a film set to indicate the successful implementation of the project or part of it. The strengthening of social ties between film production workers is expressed through the tradition of gift-giving or other traditions formed in individual groups, whereas superstitions, which are common among film production workers, are mostly aimed at attracting success, dealing with fear or anxiety while working on a project, or avoiding anything you do not want to happen.
NEEDS AND POSSIBILITIES OF SUPERVISION FOR MEDICAL STAFF FOR THEIR PROFESSIONAL WELL-BEING
Authors: Kiaunytė Asta , Dirgelienė Indrė , Razbadauskas Artūras , Abromaitienė Laima
Published: December 2023

Within this article the need and possibilities of supervision to medical staff for their professional well-being are analysed. Case of supervision to medical staff in Lithuania is discussed using critical reflection. In health care professions, same as in other helping professions, burnouts, tensions, incertitude and existential anxiety may arise among the staff. Thus, conflicts may arise over social interactions at work. Critical reflection methodology, used in this research, revealed that medical staff does not yet identify the supervision as a potential mean of their professional support. Notwithstanding, the open dialogue, enabled by the process of supervision, demonstrated the lack of collaborative culture and culture of silence in healthcare work environments. Medical staff may be anchored to the long-established attitudes and beliefs of their organization, also they may face frustrations with regard to an open dialogue on the matters of their work, since they may feel rather disempowered for making substantial changes in their work. Medical staff may also face frustrations of leaving the so-called comfort zone and helpless when facing healthcare system barriers. Within this article, the need for support to medical staff through professional supervision is highlighted. The experience of the supervision in which an equal and dialogical relation is promoted, may be extrapolated to collegial relation in the organization. Supervision may also encourage the participants to leave the victim role and to acquire a constructive voice in professional relation. Thus, the supervision, in providing room for dialogue and reflection on professional relation, may be a great an opportunity for roles’ transformation of participants for constructive dialogues and organizational culture. Supervision contains the great potential to develop health system transformations through promoting dialogical professional relation and enrichment of professional identity of medical staff. Supervision might be a powerful support to medical staff in particularly critical situations such as engendered by COVID-19. The inter-institutional collaboration between associations of supervisors and medical staff is recommended, with the participation of representatives of health care institutions and universities.
Characteristics and outcome of road traffic accidents in Erbil: A prospective hospital-based study
Authors: Mohammed Saeed Rashid Hayman , Hassan Ismail Kameran
Published: December 2023

Background and objective: Internationally, the eighth leading cause of death among young males is attributed to road accidents, as yearly a million and three-quarters of people die which became a series public of health concerns in developing countries. This study aimed at determining the pattern and outcomes of hospitalized road traffic accidents in Erbil city. Methods: This prospective hospital-based study was conducted from March 2020 to February 2021, at RozhHalat and RozhAwa Emergency governmental hospitals in Erbil, Iraq. Data was collected for one complete year and the admitted cases in the year had been included. Which was composed of 2225 road traffic accident victims. A specially designed questionnaire was used to collect the data using direct face-to-face interviews. Results: 2225 victims were obtained in both Emergency hospitals 1835 (82.5%) of them were males, 390 (17.5%) were females, and the mean age±SD was (24.7±15.1) years old. The death rate from road traffic accidents was 250 (18%). Nearly one-third of 689 (31%) of victims were at aged (20-29), the highest pattern rate of 1221 (54.9%) was among drivers, and on motorcycles 883 (39.7%) had the highest reported victims rate, occurred at rush hours (5-7 pm). During Summer season 681 (30.6%), at daylights 1608 (72.3%). With P <0.001, a significant association was reported between back injuries, speeding, pedestrians, alcoholics, seatbelts/helmets, rapidity, and night shift of street accidents and the outcomes. Conclusion: Human behavior is significantly related to the high incidence of road injuries and deaths. Road accidents have resulted in a major public health problem. A new strategy to reduce the incidence of this problem is essential.
Behavioral Validation of Individualized Low-Intensity Transcranial Electrical Stimulation (tES) Protocols
Authors: Joshi Rajat , Murali Sainath , Thirugnanasambandam Nivethida
Published: December 2023

Large interindividual variability in the effects of low-intensity transcranial electrical stimulation (tES) considerably limits its potential for clinical applications. It has been recently proposed that individualizing stimulation dose by accounting for interindividual anatomic differences would reduce the variability in electric fields (E-fields) over the targeted cortical site and therefore produce more consistent behavioral outcomes. However, improvement in behavioral outcomes following individualized dose tES has never been compared with that of conventional fixed dose tES. In this study, we aimed to empirically evaluate the effect of individualized dose tES on behavior and further compare it with the effects of sham and fixed dose stimulations. We conducted a single-blinded, sham-controlled, repeated-measures study to examine the impact of transcranial direct current stimulation on motor learning and that of transcranial alternating current stimulation on the working memory of 42 healthy adult individuals. Each participant underwent three sessions of tES, receiving fixed dose, individualized dose, or sham stimulation over the targeted brain region for the entire behavioral task. Our results showed that the individualized dose reduced the variability in E-fields at the targeted cortical surfaces. However, there was no significant effect of tES on behavioral outcomes. We argue that although the stimulation dose and E-field intensity at the targeted cortical site are linearly correlated, the effect of E-fields on behavior seems to be more complex. Effective optimization of tES protocols warrants further research considering both neuroanatomical and functional aspects of behavior.
The Quest for Normativity: Editors’ Introduction
Authors: Flores Rubén , Becker Elisabeth
Published: December 2023

This special collection builds on a growing chorus of voices calling to bridge the gap between normative concerns and sociological practice, and indeed to develop normative forms of sociology. Although the collection’s articles constitute a small sample of (normative) sociology’s rich and evolving landscape, they demonstrate not only how normative traditions are deeply embedded in sociology’s history, but also how they are being invoked in new and creative ways. Our authors’ work illuminates the unity between sociological and normative concerns by reconstructing important chapters of the discipline’s engagement with ethical reflection, and by chartering possible paths for normative sociology. Contributors further engage with the normative value of intellectual resources located beyond standard academic boundaries, such as religious resources, and emphasize the importance of researchers reflecting upon their own normative assumptions. Finally, they frame normativity in terms of layered engagements: calling on social scientists to consider participatory research paradigms and to build bridges between research and the general public in the search for social justice.
To Be an Actress: Labor and Performance in Anna May Wong’s Cross-Media World
Authors: Wang Yiman
Published: December 2023

Between 1919 and 1961, pioneering Chinese American actress Anna May Wong established an enduring legacy that encompassed cinema, theater, radio, and American television. Born in Los Angeles and growing up amid the suspicion and scrutiny epitomized by the Chinese Exclusion Act, Wong—a defiant misfit—innovated nuanced performances to subvert the racism and sexism that beset her life and career. This critical study of her cross-media and transnational career marshals extraordinary archival research and takes a multifocal approach to illuminate a lifelong labor of performance. Viewing Wong as a performer and worker, not just a star, Yiman Wang adopts a feminist decolonial perspective to speculatively meet her subject as an interlocutor. In doing so, she invites a reconsideration of racialized, gendered, and migratory labor as the bedrock of the entertainment industries.
Living Forever on Earth: Philosophies of Temporal Eternity in Beethoven’s Ops. 110 and 132
Authors: Babyak Tekla
Published: December 2023

Beethoven’s music has often been framed in terms of art religion, immortality, and secular humanism. Building on these studies, this article proposes that certain works by Beethoven enact a fantasy of infinitely postponing death and living forever on earth, something that I call temporal eternity. To develop this concept, it draws on the concept of chronolibido developed by the contemporary philosopher Martin Hägglund, as well as writings by Novalis and Friedrich Schlegel. The article’s case studies are Beethoven’s Piano Sonata in A♭ Major, op. 110 (1821), and String Quartet in A Minor, op. 132 (1825). In both works, the score refers to an increase in strength. Opus 110 concludes with a return of a previously heard fugue, marked “again reviving, gradually returning to life.” Similarly, the third movement of op. 132, “Holy Song of Thanks from a Convalescent to the Godhead,” revolves around a continually returning B section, titled “feeling new strength.” In both ops. 110 and 132, then, the textual references to strength occur in the context of a double variation form that supports cyclic processes of return. Their structural designs allow for the continual regeneration of each section, as though the evocation of new strength could recur eternally. Such formal processes depict strength as a renewable resource capable of sustaining temporal eternity.
Factores Asociados al Rendimiento de Estudiantes de Canarias en Matemáticas, Ciencias y Lectura en PISA 2018
Authors: Rodríguez-Rodríguez Daniel , Batista-Espinosa Francisco Javier , Domínguez-Santana Fermín
Published: December 2023

El presente estudio tiene como objetivo principal identificar cuáles son los factores asociados al rendimiento en las competencias de matemáticas, ciencias y lectura del estudiantado de las islas Canarias que participaron en la evaluación de PISA 2018. Para ello se contó con la muestra de estudiantes canarios de institutos públicos de dicha edición del informe. Se aplicó la técnica multivariada de árboles de decisión mediante el algoritmo de CHAID (Chi-squared Automatic Interaction Detector) para cada una de las tres competencias, utilizando como variable dependiente la puntuación en cada competencia y como variables independientes 602 factores extraídos de los cuestionarios del alumnado, del bienestar, sobre recursos tecnológicos y sobre la trayectoria escolar administrados en PISA 2018. Fueron eliminadas las variables asociadas al nivel socioeconómico del alumnado. Los resultados mostraron la relación de un total de 30 factores relacionados con el rendimiento, pertenecientes principalmente a cinco ámbitos distintos: actividad lectora, uso de las TIC, gestión emocional, conciencia social y medioambiental y ámbito escolar. Se considera que las implicaciones educativas de esta investigación podrían permitir la articulación de medidas y estrategias que mejorarían el rendimiento del alumnado canario
El Contrato de Aprendizaje como Estrategia para Fomentar las Competencias Comunicativas
Authors: Gil-Galván Rosario , Martín-Espinosa Inmaculada , Gil-Galván Francisco Javier
Published: December 2023

Desarrollar la competencia en comunicación lingüística se antoja imprescindible para cumplir con las demandas universitarias y facilitar la inserción laboral del egresado. Sin embargo, el alumnado presenta sendas carencias al respecto. Ante esta situación, el presente estudio plantea el uso del Contrato de aprendizaje para solventar dichas limitaciones. Concretamente, el objetivo principal es analizar la influencia de esta estrategia innovadora en el desarrollo de habilidades orales y expositivas. Por consiguiente, se persigue describir las valoraciones otorgadas por el colectivo estudiantil de diferentes universidades respecto a los beneficios que les confiere la aplicación del Contrato de aprendizaje en su formación y hallar si existen diferencias significativas entre grupos interdisciplinares. Para ello, se elaboró un cuestionario ad hoc y se recogió la opinión de 403 estudiantes. Seguidamente, se efectuó un análisis descriptivo, así como un análisis inferencial no paramétrico mediante las pruebas de Kruskal-Wallis y Games Howell. Los resultados constatan una mejora de las habilidades comunicativas relacionadas con socializar, trabajar en equipo, resolver problemas y tomar decisiones. Asimismo, al igual que concluyeron investigaciones anteriores, el Contrato de aprendizaje se erige como una grata opción para potenciar la competencia en comunicación lingüística, elemental para el desarrollo personal, social, académico y profesional del estudiante.
Los diputados del Parlamento marroquí por las circunscripciones del Sahara Occidental y sus percepciones sobre el Majzen
Authors: Parejo Fernández María Angustias
Published: December 2023

Este artículo ofrece un perfil de los parlamentarios por las circunscripciones del Sahara Occidental (2011-2016) y  analiza sus percepciones y discursos sobre el Majzen. El desarrollo del trabajo nos permite validar en las conclusiones nuestras hipótesis de partida: la primera, la visión del Majzen  de estos parlamentarios está permeada por una identidad  regional limitada y condicionada por los márgenes autoritarios del régimen; la segunda, aunque estas élites periféricas aceptan participar en los procesos e instituciones estatales, sus percepciones sobre el Majzen no son unívocas y se derivan de la relación multisituada que mantienen con las líneas rojas del sistema.
Tabiat, Nefs, Kuvve ve Kudret İlişkisi: Nefs Teorisinin Kelam Geleneğindeki Karşılığı Üzerine Bir İnceleme
Authors: TÜRKER Ömer
Published: December 2023

İslam düşünce tarihi üzerine karşılaştırmalı çalışmalar ekseriyetle disiplinler yahut gelenekler arasında konu başlıklarının uyuşması esasına göre yapılır. Nefs meselesiyle ilgili karşılaştırmalı çalışmalarda da felsefe kitaplarındaki nefs bölümleri ile kelam kitaplarındaki ruhla ilgili bölümlerine bakılır. Bu yöntem, yanlış olmamakla birlikte kimi zaman eksik kimi zaman da yanlış yönlendiricidir. Zira kelam kitaplarında ruhla ilgili bahisler, insanî nefs teorisinin kelamdaki karşılığını kısmen vermekle birlikte genel olarak nefs teorisinin mukâbili kelamda ruh teorisi değildir. Kelam geleneğinin kudret tarifleri, felsefe geleneğinde hareket veren ilkeler kabul edilen bitki, hayvan, insan ve felek nefslerinin yanı sıra varlık veren ilke olan Tanrı’yı da kapsamına almaktadır. Dolayısıyla kelamda kudret teorisi, yekpare varlık ve hareket ilkelerinin tamamını kapsamına almaktadır. Buna göre filozoflar kimi zaman güçleriyle birlikte cevhere nefs ve kuvve
adını verirler, kimi zaman da nefs ile özellikleri ayırıp nefse cevher, özelliklere kuvve adını verirler. Kelamcılar ise bünyenin kendisine cevher, özelliklere sıfat adını verirler. Bir sıfat olan kudret, kelamcılarca irade doğrultusunda tesir eden sıfat yahut muhtelif fiillerin yakın ilkesi şeklinde tarif edilmiştir. Bu kudret tarifleri, felsefe geleneğinde hareket veren ilkeler kabul edilen bitki, hayvan, insan ve felek nefslerini kapsamına almaktadır. İrade doğrultusunda tesir etmedikleri yahut farklı türden fiillerin yakın ilkesi olmadıkları için Tanrı, ayrık akıllar, unsurların tabiatları ve madenlerin suretleri kudret tariflerinin dışında kalmaktadır. Fakat kelamcılara göre irade doğrultusunda tesir eden sıfat yahut muhtelif fiillerin yakın ilkesi, Allah’ın kudret sıfatıdır. Bu sebeple tabiatlar, suretler, ayrık akıllar ve Tanrı da kudret kapsamına girmektedir. Dolayısıyla kelamda kudret teorisi, yekpare varlık ve hareket ilkelerinin tamamını kapsamına almaktadır. Bütün var etme ve hareket verme türleri doğrudan ilahî kudrete atfedildiğinde görünüşteki çeşitlilik yalnızca ilahî fiillerin çeşitliliği kapsamında değerlendirilmektedir. Nitekim kelâmdaki adet teorisi, esas itibarıyla ilahî kudretin yegâne varlık ve hareket veren fâil olduğunu, filozofların iddia ettiği gibi varlık verme ile hareket verme arasında fark gözetilemeyeceğini açıklamayı üstlenir. Bu küllî hüküm, insan fiillerini de içerdiğinden kelamcılar asıl itibarıyla insan kudretini temellendirmeye uğraşmıştır. Kelamcıların insan fiilleri hakkında geliştirdiği kesb ve halk gibi teoriler insanın iradeli fiilleri için ilahî kudret kapsamında özerk bir alan oluşturmayı amaçlar. Bu bakımdan kelamdaki kudret teorisi, varlık ve hareket veren ilkelerin tamamına yönelik felsefî açıklamaların karşısına konulacak şekilde inşa edilmiştir. Makalede kudret tarifleri ile nefs, kuvve ve tabiat kavramlarının tanımları karşılaştırılarak felsefî nefs teorisinin kelamdaki mukâbilinin kudret teorisi olduğu gerekçeleriyle birlikte ortaya konulmaktadır.
Patient Perspectives on The Implementation of Specimen-Tracking Services Through Total Laboratory Automation In Dammam, Saudi Arabia
Authors: Aldajani Enjod Saleh , Bugis Bussma Ahmed
Published: December 2023

Introduction: Total laboratory automation (TLA) is a system in which performs several diverse categories of assessments on different types of specimens. This study aims to study patient perspectives on the implementation of specimen-tracking services through TLA in Dammam. Materials and methods: The study was based on a cross-sectional research design. A self-administered questionnaire was developed, and data was collected from patients who utilized the laboratory services in Dammam from January 2022 to January 2023 and who were more than 18 years old. Results: The total number of 283 responses was included in the analysis. A descriptive analysis of the demographics shows that 57.95% of the respondents were females, 52% aged between 18–29, 53.7% had a bachelor’s degree, and 53.4% were employed full-time. Results shows that the majority had visited the hospital more than three times for laboratory services (45.58%) between January 2022 and January 2023. Over 80% of the respondents agreed that the TLA led to higher satisfaction. The TLA services reduce long waiting hours and higher levels of patient satisfaction. The findings of this study have several practical implications for health-care facilities and institutions. Discussion: Patients who receive specimen-tracking services tend to visit the health-care facility more than once, which indicates patient satisfaction and trust toward TLA. Mostly female patients and younger people were found to have received specimen-tracking services through TLA. The findings of this study also highlight several benefits of TLA. It was revealed that the services, when offered through TLA, tend to show improvements from time to time. The results are available in a timely manner and are highly accurate. Laboratory automation also raises the levels of efficiency in service delivery. Furthermore, it improves the performance as well as the functions of the laboratory. Monitoring and evaluation systems also improve. There are several ways through which the time-tracking services result in added value to TLA, including increased efficiency and accuracy and reduced time. Conclusion: Management at health-care facilities and institutes can increase patient satisfaction by adopting TLA for providing specimen-tracking services.
The transformation of classical Tantra in the modern Neotantric movement (on the example of Russia)
Authors: Pakhomov Sergey
Published: December 2023

The article reflects on the transformations that classical Tantra has undergone in the West and in Russia in the 20th – 21st centuries. The basis for the image of Tantra in the Western imagination was the model of «non-dual» Shaiva-Shakta Tantrism. The first serious interpretation and exegesis of Tantra was provided by J. Woodroffe (1865–1936). In parallel with him, the first popularizer of the new Tantra, P. Bernard (1875–1955), worked in the United States. He paid great attention to the themes of love, body and sexuality. But the soil for Neotantra was formed later, and the New Age and “sexual revolution” became its main ingredients. The first Neotantrist should be considered the Indian guru Osho Rajneesh (1931–1990). In Osho’s sermons, classical tantra was combined with Zen Buddhism, Taoism, Western psychotherapy, the teachings of Gurdjieff and Krishnamurti. Osho taught his students spontaneity, naturalness, totality, rebellion against the “slavery of the mind”. Many Neotantric teachers popular in Russia are students of Osho. The arrival of Swami Virato Nostradamus (1938–2013) in 1992 can be considered the beginning of the spread of Tantra in Russia. Among the well-known domestic Neotantric teachers are L. Teternikov, A. Lapin, P. Ostrikov, S. Slyusarev, A. Shelyakov, A. Lyubarsky, S. Knyazev and others. The article analyzes the views of Russian Neotantrists on human nature, their reflection on Tantra, attitude to yoga, religion, women, sexuality. In general, these views are dependent on Osho and his disciples. There are some similarities between Neotantra and classical Tantra (eg., syncretism, practicality, interest in the concept of energy, etc.), although the context of these traits should always be considered. There are more differences between them. In Neotantra we see: rejection of religiosity; declining value of mentoring; rejection of concepts important for classical Tantra (moksha, karma, samsara, etc.) or their remaking; emphasizing the importance of sexuality; absence of sacred texts and sacred language; psychologization. Neotantra is gradually becoming an increasingly organic part of the westernized global world.
Instructions for Censors: Behind the Curtains of Post-war Polish Censorship
Authors: Tarvydaitė Dominyka
Published: December 2023

Rec.: Anna Wiśniewska-Grabarczyk, Censorship of Literature in Post-War Poland: In Light of the Confidential Bulletins for Censors from 1945 to 1956, Jagiellonian University Press, 2022.
Vaizduotė ir kūrybiškumas kaip kultūros vertybės Lietuvos gyventojų sąmonėje
Authors: Savicka Aida
Published: December 2023

Imagination and creativity are emerging as human qualities that are seen as essential to finding new solutions to the challenges of the contemporary world. Recognizing that creativity is not only an individual, but also a communal trait, there is an increasing focus on creating a cultural and social environment that is conducive to creativity, where playfulness and imagination are valued, where freedom of expression is encouraged, and where openness to diversity and a tolerance for risk-taking and failure prevail. One of the fundamental elements of such an environment is the common societal perception that imagination is an important part of human activity. Using the data of the European Values Study, this article analyzes the attitude of Lithuanian society towards the importance of fostering of imagination, its socio-demographic differences and the dynamics of this attitude in 1990–2017.
Monte Carlo investigation of S-values for 111In radionuclide therapy
Authors: Jabbari Masoud , Pandesha S
Published: December 2023

Novel therapeutic strategy in radionuclide therapy use cell-penetrating monoclonal antibodies to carry Auger-emitting radionuclides into the cells. Estimation of dose in normal and tumor cells are important to investigate the efficacy and toxicity of treatment. Monte Carlo simulation is the most suitable method for estimation of absorbed dose at microscopic level. It is therefore useful to carry out Monte Carlo simulation of Auger emitting radionuclides in order to assess the sensitivity of the results with respect to transport approximations generally used in Monte Carlo codes.   There are several Auger emitting radionuclides with potential clinical applications, however, based on their half-life 111In is the most suitable for Auger therapeutic purposes and was considered in the present investigation. Geant4 Monte Carlo simulation was performed and specific absorbed dose fraction (or S-values) for 111In were calculated by using different physics model (Standard, Livermore, Penelope and Geant4-DNA) and compared with Medical Internal Radiation Dosimetry (MIRD) S-values. Source was distributed in the cytoplasm (Cy), surface (Cs) and nucleus (N). Average of relative differences (RD) (%) were calculated for self and cross absorbed dose. RD(%) for self-absorption (NßN) were 4.4, 2.36, 6.21 and 1.1 for Standard, Penelope, Livermore and Geant4-DNA respectively. For cross-absorption these values were higher (e.g. for NßCy 15.4, 18.36, 19.21 and 24.8 for Standard, Penelope, Livermore and Geant4-DNA respectively). Cutoff energy considered for electrons and gamma photons affect the results in dose estimation for Auger electrons in Monte Carlo simulation.
Yoga Therapy in Functional Dyspepsia. A Narrative Review
Authors: Setia Garima , Bhavanani Ananda Balayogi , Ramanathan Meena , Ananthakrishnan Nilakantan , Vinoth Vinod , Prabu B. Sajeeth Manikanda , Subramanian Balanehru
Published: December 2023

Functional dyspepsia (FD) is a common upper gastrointestinal disorder, characterized by bothersome epigastric pain or burning, fullness after meals or early satiety. The precise pathophysiology remains incompletely understood but may include the role of disordered gut-brain communication leading to disturbances in gastro-duodenal physiological functioning. Even if there are several pharmacological treatment options, it is a chronic and relapsing disorder with persistent symptoms that makes its management difficult. Yoga is a fast-spreading complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) specialty, that has gained attention in the medical field for its ability to address the physical, emotional, mental and social aspects of health and disease. Various other CAM therapies are being used for FD with varying efficacy. However, apart from one research study that used yoga therapy on abdominal pain related functional gastrointestinal disorders in children which included a few FD cases as well (11.6%), no other study using yoga therapy has been done in FD as per our best knowledge. Therefore, in the present review, we have summarized the current scientific understanding of the probable effects of yoga on the pathophysiological mechanisms involved in FD (gastric motility, fundic accommodation, hypersensitivity, duodenal inflammation, psychological distress and gut-brain dysfunction). The literature suggests yoga can have a beneficial role in the management of FD. However, rigorous research and clinical trials are required to confirm the same.