bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Beach Forest Communities of San Agustin, Romblon with Notes on Coastal Threats
Authors: Gonzalez Jeric , Mazo Xyrra Jeremiah , Mangao Shiela Me
Published: January 2023

The coastal plains of the Philippines were among the first sites opened for human settlement. However, the sprouting of communities has displaced beach forests and mangrove swamps. The growing intensity and frequency of weather disturbances brought by changing global climate highlight beach forests' critical role as bio-shields for vulnerable coastal communities. Unfortunately, beach forests continue to disappear due mainly to conversion into human settlements and wanton harvesting for fuel wood and medicinal plant parts. Currently, no study has been conducted on the beach forest communities in San Agustin, Romblon; thus, this study was conceptualized. A survey was conducted in all barangays of San Agustin, and species identification was made. A total of 38 species of beach forest plants belonging to 21 families were identified. The municipality of San Agustin has a species richness of 3.99, Shannon diversity index of 2.53, Simpson dominance index of 8.73, and Evenness index of 0.70. Cabolutan had the highest species richness among the barangays, while Binonga-an had the highest diversity and dominance index. The relatively high abundance of Cocos nucifera denotes that these areas were subjected to anthropogenic activities. Erosion, garbage, seawall, road widening, and infrastructure developments for beach resorts and summer houses were the five major coastal threats recorded in the beach forest areas around San Agustin, Romblon. These data can serve as a reference for different conservation activities to protect and enhance the current status of the beach forest of San Agustin, Romblon.
Perceptions Towards No Single-Use Plastic Policy: The Case of Casual Dining Restaurants
Authors: Vicente Khrisna , Vicente Ruth , Mapalad Gina , Faminialan Janine , Formento Sisa , Fadera Irene , Eledia Olga
Published: January 2023

Environmental challenges are becoming a never-ending source of study. Many nations are currently focusing on environmentally friendly policies. In the Philippines, Republic Act No. 9003 established an ecological solid waste management program. In 2020, the municipality of Odiongan, Romblon enforced the "no single-use plastics" ordinance in all businesses, including restaurants. The goal of this research was to discover local green rules that apply to casual dining restaurant businesses. It also sought to establish how participants felt about the local government's green programs and identified the numerous green efforts and practices of selected restaurants as well as the impact of green policies on their operations as viewed by the owners/managers. The descriptive-qualitative approach using interview as a data collection method was used. Results show that the town of Odiongan is facing several challenges in properly implementing its green initiatives such as the availability and durability of low-cost alternative packaging materials. The policy on "no single-use plastics" needs to be understood more by casual dining restaurant owners and the general public.
RMS: E-Commerce Platform for Marble Industry in Romblon
Authors: Mariño Lynie
Published: January 2023

Innovative marketing strategies had made a lot of improvements in different business industries. Utilization of the internet through various social media platforms and development of software applications have brought ease in promoting and selling products all over the world. However, not all merchants are able to conduct similar practice on due to technological and knowledge gaps. In the province of Romblon, where marble is famous, only few merchants use technology to market since few have resources and knowledge to manage such advancement. To address this, the study aimed to develop an online platform based on the Business-to-Consumers (B2C) hybrid market. Through this, marble marketers could advertise, sell, offer services, and earn profit using basic technological resources, in addition to the earnings in their physical shop. The online market features performance efficiency, functional feasibility, reliability, compatibility, usability, and portability of the system that ensure excellent functional operation and hassle-free services for the users. The system was launched and tested using the ISO/IEC 25010 that the overall result gives a satisfactory rating. Romblon Marble Shopping (RMS) system has been accepted and recommended to be of use by the municipal business marble industry sector as a step through in marble marketing for the province of Romblon.
Model Pembelajaran Fun dimasa Pandemi Covid 19 Pada Siswa SMK Taruna
Authors: Setiawan Debi
Published: January 2023

Masa sekarang smartphone atau gadget bukanlah barang dalam kategori tersier. Dibuktikan dengan hampir semua orang mulai dari usia SD, SMP, SMA dan mahasiswa memilikinya. Mulai dari anak kecil hingga orang tua mahir dalam penggunaanya. Berdasakan hal tersebut sangatlah mungkin smartphone atau gadget dapat diefektifkan pemanfaatannya sebagai media atau sarana pembelajaran jarak jauh di tengah masa pandemic Covid -19. Pemanfaatan smartphone atau gadget memerlukan aplikasi tambahan. Aplikasi ini tidak terdaftar sebagai aplikasi bawaan yang bias diunduh di laman play store bagi pengguna android atau app store bagi pengguna IOS (iphone). Sekedar alternatif, aplikasi yang dapat dipergunakan antara lain Whatsapp, google form, quizizz, edmodo, dan microsoft office. Di tengah pandemi Covid 19, proses pembelajaran dan penilaian tetap bisa dilaksankan dengan efekftif dan efisien. Penilaian pun tetap bisa dilaksanakan dari jarak jauh. Mengingat ada banyak aplikasi yang bisa dipilih oleh masing-masing guru. Salah satunya yang bagus untuk dimanfaatkan adalah aplikasi Quizizz. Quizizz dapat memberikan kelebihan-kelebihan tersendiri baik bagi siswa maupun bagi guru itu sendiri. Quizizz dapat melaksanakan evaluasi pembelajaran setiap hari dari rumah. Bisa juga dimanfaatkan untuk media pelaksanaan Penilaian Tengah Semester (PTS) dari rumah. Serta dapat pula dimanfaatkan untuk melaksanakan Ujian Akhir Semester (UAS) dari Rumah.
Collector factor in a solar chimney power plant: CFD analysis for the pilot plant in Manzanares
Authors: Cuce Erdem , Sen Harun , Mert Cuce Pinar
Published: January 2023

Solar chimneys are popular systems for their simple structures and clean energy generation. Thanks to its semi-permeable structure, the collector, one of the system’s basic elements, transfers solar radiation to the system. As a result of the heating of the system air under the collector by the solar radiation passing through the collector, it is directed to the high chimney in the collector centre. During the upward movement of the system air, it converts its energy into electricity via a turbine. Due to its large structure, estimating the amount of energy entering the collector system creates a great cost. The ideal size for the collector is therefore important. This study offers a recommendation for the ideal collector size for the pilot plant in Manzanares in terms of collector size and power output. While 59 kW power output is obtained with the system with a collector radius of 122 m in the reference case, it is observed that the power output increases by 78% when the collector radius is increased to 170 m and the collector area is doubled. The ratio of the ideal collector radius to the reference size for the pilot plant should be in the range of 1–1.5.
Assessment of the barriers towards more rapid development of solar power: the case of Lithuania
Authors: Pažėraitė Aušra , Brandišauskas Dainius
Published: January 2023

Many countries in the world pay special attention to the development of energy from renewable energy sources. However, the efforts made are still insufficient to ensure the desired pace of development. Moreover, independence from fossil fuels is more important than ever in the context of the war in Ukraine. Solar-photovoltaic energy production solutions are particularly attractive for achieving the desired scale of development due to their relatively simple deployment. However, to involve a larger number of prosumers – individuals and communities, it is necessary to further reduce the barriers to such an activity. Although researchers pay considerable attention to the development of energy from renewable energy sources, the topic of solar energy is not so well explored. In addition, it is noted that research on barriers that prevent development should be linked to the situation in a particular country. Therefore, the goal of the research presented in this work is to assess the importance of solar-photovoltaic energy development barriers specific to Lithuania. The literature review was carried out to consider specific barriers to solar energy development and to analyse barriers typical for the development of other sorts of renewable energy. This review allowed us to distinguish barriers relevant to more rapid solar-photovoltaic energy development in Lithuania, dividing them into five groups: (1) economic and financial, (2) policy and regulation, (3) institutional and administrative, (4) information, awareness, and social, and (5) technological barriers. An assessment of the barriers was based on the expert interview method. The individual evaluations of barriers and their rating determined their importance toward more rapid solar-photovoltaic power development in Lithuania. The results obtained during the research made it possible to single out the following main barriers specific to Lithuania: grid capacity and integration into electricity distribution grids; spatial planning and/or zoning rules; permitting, licensing, and approval procedures; changing and/or unclear policies; grid usage fees and their regulation; low electricity price and/or cost of other sources of electricity. In addition, insights into to the ways of their neutralisation or at least reduction were provided pointing out that it should be considered at both the state and municipal levels.
The use of numerical method in an electric grid coupled to a wind farm to compare different kinds of flexible AC transmission systems
Authors: Belatel Mimi
Published: January 2023

The PSAT software was used in this study to analyse and compare the performance of hybrid compensators such as SSSC-STATCOM (controllers), TCSC-SVC (compensators), and UPFC in an electric grid coupled to a wind farm. The flexible AC transmission system (FACTS) technology is used to provide a continual power flow and to provide new ways to control the electric system network. In the FACTS devices, the UPFC (Unified Power Flow Controller) is one of the most adaptable, flexible, and complicated power electric devices. The active and reactive power flows and the local voltage on the bus can be regulated by UPFC; it can also resolve the problem of harmonics. The TCSC (Thyristor-Controlled Series Capacitor) consists as a series-compensating capacitor shunted by a thyristor-controlled reactor. The SVC (Static Var Compensator) is the first shunt generation FACTS controller. We can observe that the UPFC controller has an effective power flow control, shorter setting time and a shorter overshoot. The UPFC obtained a well-known reputation for high controllability in power systems. The multilevel Unified Power Flow Controller can be operated in Static Synchronous Compensator (STATCOM), in Static Synchronous Series Compensator SSSC and exactly in the UPFC compensator. The results of this research compare the hybrid controllers and investigate the effects of TCSC-SVC, SSSC-STATCOM, and UPFC on voltage, phase angle stability, and the active and reactive power in the tested system. The purpose of this comparison is to improve dynamic voltage regulation, especially when the utilisation of nonlinear loads and the presence of fault and breaker rise. These hybrid controllers have been shown to outperform series or shunt compensators; however, when compared to hybrid compensators SSSC-STATCOM, TCSC-SVC, and UPFC, the results employing the numerical method in the UPFC are more significant. The UPFC is the best hybrid controller in this study, and the compensators SSSC-STATCOM outperform the controllers TCSC-SVC.
LA PERVIVENCIA DE LOS IDEALES DE CABALLERÍA EN LA IMAGEN DE PODER DE LOS PRIMEROS TUDOR
Authors: Ávila Valverde Andrés
Published: January 2023

Como nueva dinastía, la precaria situación de los primeros Tudor, Enrique VII y Enrique VIII, en el trono de Inglaterra, los llevó a buscar diferentes fórmulas de legitimación. En este proceso fue clave el intento de vinculación con los grandes reyes medievales ingleses a través de la pervivencia de los ideales caballerescos. El presente estudio se centra en el análisis de la plasmación de dichos principios en la producción visual con tintes propagandísticos derivada de las campañas francesas de Enrique VIII, en la que se advierte la pervivencia de la imagen del rey como caballero hasta su abandono a partir de 1540.
Knowledge Cultures in New Media Art
Authors: Hoetzlein Rama Carl
Published: January 2023

New Media Art reflects the dramatic creative and cultural shifts in science and technology of the past century. With these shifts, the multitude of forms of art-making have expanded to include a wide range of ideas and techniques. Following several decades of new contributions, this plurality of expression has resisted monolithic or curatorial approaches to organization along the lines of media. This paper defines knowledge cultures as flexible, overlapping, non-exclusive, ideological sub-groups and seeks to identify such groups within the practice and theory of New Media Art. While practising groups may be associated with specific media such as games, 3D printing, or artificial intelligence, we seek to identify knowledge groups by their explicit, hidden or shared ideological principles.
Court Music of the Qing Dynasty at the End of the 17th-18th Centuries: Main Aspects of Research
Authors: Fu Xiaojiao
Published: January 2023

The purpose of this work is to present a scientific overview of the research on the palace music of the Qing Dynasty during the “Golden Age” and to identify new aspects of the study of this unique phenomenon of artistic culture. The relevance of the topic raised is due to the growing role of Chinese culture in the global processes of cultural integration, when the problem of preserving objects of traditional non-material culture is exacerbated (and the palace music of the Qing Dynasty of the 17th-18th centuries is one of them). The author believes that the presence of gaps in Russian musicology on the problems of Qing music for a long time was caused by objective difficulties in communication with the Chinese scientific community and the lack of access to archives and libraries in connection with well-known political events, such as the fall of the Qing Empire at the beginning of the 20th century and cultural revolution of the 60s and 70s, when the study of imperial culture was not encouraged. Nevertheless, the modern openness of the Celestial Empire to scientific contacts already today makes it possible to introduce the achievements of Chinese science of recent decades into the corpus of Russian musicology. The author sees the prospects for the study of Qing musical culture in the study of the cultural and historical context in the aspect of the continuity of dynastic traditions, in the study of the architectural spaces of sounding music in the aspect of their acoustic features, functional purpose and symbolic meaning, as well as in the continuation of source studies, which imply the comprehension of the content of musical and theoretical writings of the Qing era.
The Imaginary Beast-the Phoenix Sign as the Bearer of the Chinese Bestial Cultural Code: the Evolution of Meanings
Authors: Yuan' Mengmeng
Published: January 2023

The article considers the formation and development of meanings of the Phoenix as an imaginary beast-sign, a bearer of the bestiary code of Chinese culture. The methodology of highlighting the stages of evolution of the image of the beast-sign and analysis of its meanings is based on the ideas of Russian semioticians V.N. Toporov and A.E. Makhov concerning the historical typology of beast-signs from totem to zoomorphic images, then bestiary images and images-embodies. As a result of the study it was found that the imaginary totemic image-sign Phoenix was formed on the basis of domestic birds: chicken, pheasant, peacock and other animals, the zoomorphic image of the Phoenix symbolised the Sun God, Fire God (female image), Wind God (male image) of the polytheistic pantheon of ancient Chinese Gods, The phoenix became an emblem of imperial power and its female bearers (empresses, princesses, concubines), and finally, in the course of cultural history the image lost its religious and political significance, the phoenix became an emblem of love, femininity, happiness and harmony. Understanding the changing meanings of the phoenix as one of the beast-signs, the carriers of the Chinese cultural code, will enable a better understanding of the aims and values of Chinese culture at different stages of development, as well as the mechanisms of cultural continuity and cultural development in China, making possible endless renewals on the traditional cultural ground.
Syntax Tree Development for Automated Serial-to-Parallel Code Translator for Multicore Processors
Authors: Viktorov Ivan Vladimirovich , Gibadullin Ruslan Farshatovich
Published: January 2023

The emergence of multicore architectures has extremely stimulated the area of parallel computing. However, developing a parallel program and manually paralleling inherited sequential program codes are time-consuming work. The programmer should have good skills in using parallel programming methods. This fact determines the relevance of the subject of the research – the development of a serial-to-parallel code translator. The article gives a review of existing solutions in the chosen direction of research and considers their advantages and disadvantages. The principle of formation of a syntactic tree which is based on JSON format (the text format of data exchange based on JavaScript) is offered and an example of formation of a syntactic tree on the basis of this principle is considered. The result of the work is an approach for building a program platform for translating sequential code into parallel code. The distinctive feature of the developed platform is the web-service, which potentially allows you to extend the translator with other programming languages. The interaction with the programming environment is realized by means of REST-requests (HTTP-requests designed to call remote procedures). The developed software platform consists of three modules: the query processing module, which provides interaction with external systems through REST-requests; the tree building module, which forms a syntax tree on the basis of the source program code; the code conversion module, which obtains parallel program code on the basis of the syntax tree.
COVID-19-Related FAQs as a Form of Online Institutional Communication: An Exploratory Study
Authors: Peruzzo Katia
Published: January 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected everyone’s life, and COVID-19 prevention and control measures have altered everyone’s daily routine. Such measures have been put in place through legislative and regulatory acts, whose typical linguistic features make them not always accessible to the population they apply to. Therefore, other forms of communication have been used as a form of mediation, for instance by institutions and news media outlets, to share information on and thus facilitate the implementation of such measures among the population. This paper presents an exploratory micro-analysis of an English and an Italian webpage containing frequently asked questions (FAQs), a web genre often used for knowledge dissemination but still scarcely investigated from a linguistic perspective. The aim of the FAQs examined is to explain the provisions adopted to tackle the second wave of the pandemic (the two webpages were available online in September 2020) to a non-specialised and non-better specified audience. After briefly discussing the content distribution, the study adopts a conversation analysis perspective to identify the type of questions used and the (lack of ) question-conditioned relevance in adjacency pairs.
SEIR Model Analysis of the Omicron Variant Spread in Bulgaria – an Empirical Study
Authors: Kounchev Ognyan , Boyadzhiev Georgi , Simeonov Georgi , Kunchev Methody , Kuncheva Zhana
Published: January 2023

We provide a study of the Covid-19 spread in Bulgaria in the period starting December 15, 2021 until early February, 2022. In particular, we provide predictive scenarios for the peak of the pandemic. Based on these scenarios, we estimate the risks in terms of fatalities in the case no restrictive measures are imposed. The main challenge is distinguishing the influence of the Delta variant which is still dominating in December, 2021, while Omicron becomes dominant in early January, 2022.
An IS-mediated, RecA-dependent, bet-hedging strategy in Burkholderia thailandensis
Authors: Lowrey Lillian C , Kent Leslie A , Rios Bridgett M , Ocasio Angelica B , Cotter Peggy A
Published: January 2023

Adaptation to fluctuating environmental conditions is difficult to achieve. Phase variation mechanisms can overcome this difficulty by altering genomic architecture in a subset of individuals, creating a phenotypically heterogeneous population with subpopulations optimized to persist when conditions change, or are encountered, suddenly. We have identified a phase variation system in Burkholderia thailandensis that generates a genotypically and phenotypically heterogeneous population. Genetic analyses revealed that RecA-mediated homologous recombination between a pair of insertion sequence (IS) 2-like elements duplicates a 208.6 kb region of DNA that contains 157 coding sequences. RecA-mediated homologous recombination also resolves merodiploids, and hence copy number of the region is varied and dynamic within populations. We showed that the presence of two or more copies of the region is advantageous for growth in a biofilm, and a single copy is advantageous during planktonic growth. While IS elements are well known to contribute to evolution through gene inactivation, polar effects on downstream genes, and altering genomic architecture, we believe that this system represents a rare example of IS element-mediated evolution in which the IS elements provide homologous sequences for amplification of a chromosomal region that provides a selective advantage under specific growth conditions, thereby expanding the lifestyle repertoire of the species.
En trøstende kontakt mellom sykepleier og pasient
Authors: Glad Tone
Published: January 2023

Hensikten med dette essay er å belyse hva trøst i sykepleien er og hvordan kontakt mellom pasient og sykepleier kan oppleves trøstende for pasienter.

Bakgrunnen for essayet er en pasients brev til sykepleier om det å ha noen å snakke med under behandlingsoppholdet i sykehuset. I samtalen med pasienten kan sykepleier oppnå kontakt, en kontakt med sin egen karakter og grenser.

Når vi tror at vi trøster er det ikke sikkert at det er det vi gjør. Trøst er et mysterium og skjer ikke på sykepleiernes premisser. Sykepleiere må snakke med pasientene, engasjere seg og la seg berøre av hva som virkelig er pasientens lidelse, slik kan dører åpnes og trøst slippe til. I en gjøremålstravel yrkeshverdag for sykepleieren er det utfordrende å delta i en trøstende prosess sammen med pasienten, men det er ikke umulig.
Alien species revises systematic status: integrative species delimitation of two similar taxa of Symbrenthia Hübner, [1819] (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae)
Authors: Hsu Yu-Feng , Shen Zong-Yu , Huang Hang-Chi , Huang Chih-Wei , Lu Chen-Chih
Published: January 2023

Introduction of organisms to new range may impose detrimental effects on local organisms, especially when closely related species are involved. Species delimitation employing an integrative taxonomy approach may provide a quick assessment for the species status between taxa of interest, and to infer ecological competition and/or introgression that may be associated with the introduction. A nymphalid butterfly, Symbrenthia lilaea lunica, was recently introduced to Taiwan, where a closely related local taxon, S. l. formosanus, can be found. We employed multiple species delimitation methods to study the species status between the two taxa, and the results revealed that they can be recognized as two distinct species, revised to S. l. lilaea (syn. nov.) and S. formosanus (stat. rev.) respectively. We further performed a niche modeling approach to investigate the ecological interaction between the two species. The taxonomic status of the two taxa, now elevated to species, has been revised and conservation facing rapid expansion of the introduced species discussed.
Genetic variants of IFIH1 and DHX58 affect the chronicity of hepatitis C in the Chinese Han population
Authors: Huang Peng , Wu Jing-Jing , Zhang Jin-Wei , Hou Yu-Qing , Zhu Ping , Yin Rong , Yu Rong-Bin , Zhang Yun , Yue Ming , Hou Wei
Published: January 2023

Hepatitis C remains a major public health problem in the world. The host immune system plays a key role in viral clearance. This study aimed to investigate the connection between retinoic acid-inducible gene I-like (RIG-I-like) receptor gene polymorphism and hepatitis C chronicity in the Chinese Han population. The current study genotyped three SNPs (IFIH1 rs10930046 and DHX58 rs2074158, rs2074160) to assess their association with the chronicity of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection among 1,590 participants (590 spontaneous HCV clearance cases and 1,000 persistent infection patients). Our research shows that DHX58 rs2074158-G allele (dominant model: adjusted OR = 1.53, 95% CI [1.20–1.95], P = 0.001; additive model: adjusted OR = 1.50, 95% CI [1.27–1.78], P < 0.001) and IFIH1 rs10930046-C allele (additive model: adjusted OR = 1.26, 95% CI [1.07–1.49], P = 0.005) were associated with chronic hepatitis C (CHC). And the risk of CHC increased in people carrying more unfavorable genotypes (rs2074158-AG/GG or rs10930046-CC), with the chronic rates for genotypes number from zero to two in 60.69%, 57.33%, and 85.93%, respectively (adjusted OR = 3.64, 95% CI [2.18–6.08]; P < 0.001). Genetic polymorphism of IFIH1 and DHX58 may be related to CHC in the Chinese Han population. Furthermore, the risk of CHC increases as the number of unfavorable genotypes carried by the HCV-infected person increases. IFIH1 rs10930046, DHX58 rs2074158, age, ALT, and AST levels were all independent predictors of CHC.
Estudio de ecosistemas de emprendimiento e innovación nacional e internacional con énfasis en la industria de capital de riesgo y su relación con los family office
Authors:   ,   Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Escuela de Administración, Guzmán Alcalde Magdalena
Published: January 2023

Este estudio tiene por objetivo principal proponer medidas que ayuden a Chile a posicionarse como el futuro hub de innovación y emprendimiento en Latinoámerica. Para esto fue necesario estudiar los principales hubs a nivel mundial y aquellos que representan una competencia directa para nuestro país, esto bajo la perspectiva de identificar cuales acciones en la historia, y principalmente en el venture capital, fueron fuentes claves en el desarrollo exitoso de cada ecosistema. Así mismo se analizó en base a entrevistas el ecosistema nacional, se identificaron las brechas y se compararon con los grandes hubs, llegando a la conclusión que es necesario introducir mayor capital a la industria del VC y uno de las posibles potenciales aportantes, son los Family Offices. Para lograr que esa inversión ocurra es necesario que los VC se den a conocer como instrumento de inversión a profundidad, que los FOs sean acesorados para estructurarse eficientemente a la hora de invertir, que se cree un fondo de fondo con mandato a invertir en VC, junto con la creación de una bolsa emergente que entregue flexibilidad a la transacción del mercado de startups, y finalmente, que se estimule el cambio de paradigma en el mandato de los FOs sobre mantención de patrimonio, hacia una cultura de hacer crecer el patrimonio e impactar.
Some Theological Reflections Regarding Multi-disciplinary Discourse on the “Anthropocene”
Authors: Conradie Ernst
Published: January 2023

In this contribution, some salient insights emerging from multi-disciplinary discourse on the so-called Anthropocene are noted. These touch briefly on stratigraphical markers, on disturbances in the Earth system, on dating the “Anthropocene”, on identifying its root causes, on naming the “Anthropocene” as such, on assessing the “Anthropocene”, and concomitant responses to the “Anthropocene”. In response, four clusters of challenges posed by such discourse on the “Anthropocene” to Christianity and Christian theology in particular are identified and outlined, namely 1) the critique of Christianity as complicit in the root causes of the “Anthropocene”, 2) Christian critiques of the “Anthropocene” and of naming it as such; 3) prospects for constructive Christian responses to the “Anthropocene” for the sake of the common good (stability in the Earth system); and 4) prospects for constructive responses to the “Anthropocene” for the sake of Christian authenticity. This yields the conclusion that, in the “Anthropocene”, Christians need to acknowledge that (some) humans have become a geological force of nature but also that it should now be more clear than ever before that humans cannot save themselves from self-destruction. Keywords: Anthropocene, Christian authenticity, Common good, Constructive theology, Earth system science, Ecological reformation, Human uniqueness, Human sin
Reassessing the Significance of Gendered Embodiment in Paul: Beyond Reception-Historical Impositions
Authors: Punt Jeremy
Published: January 2023

Planetary entanglement is often tangential to if not totally absent from the Pauline letters. Traditionally, the letters are interpreted as originating from an apostolic author with an eschatological and apocalyptically driven focus, resorting to a Platonic body-soul dichotomy and largely alienated from society and this world and its concerns. However, considering how Pauline rhetoric, especially when read in its socio-historical context, involves and at times even is based on embodiment and gender awareness, shows the Pauline letters in a different light, with strong, if at times covert and assumed, inter-personal, communal, and terrestrial entanglements or intersectionalities. Textual examples from Paul are provided for each of these three intersectionalities to show that reassessment of gendered embodiment in Paul holds promise for theological reflection from biblical perspectives in general and for socially engaged theology in relation to the Anthropocene, in particular. Keywords: Pauline rhetoric, Embodiment, Intersectionalities, Gender, Necropolitics
The Impact of Cultural Shocks on Investor Sentiment and Herding Behavior: An Evidence during COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors: Marietza Fenny , Nurazi Ridwan , Santi Fitri , Saiful .
Published: January 2023

Aims: This study investigates herding under covid 19 pandemic.  Also, this research aims to measure the effect of investors' sentiment toward herding behavior moderated by culture shock in the emerging market stock exchange.

Study Design: This study uses a sample of stock that constitutes the liquid index in the emerging market.

Place and Duration of Study: The samples of this study are 26 countries incorporated in emerging stock markets.  The observation is 10.192.  The duration of the research is from December 2019 to June 2021.

Methodology: This Research uses the model of Chang et al. (2000) to estimate herding behavior as the dependent variable.  The independent variable is investor sentiment measured by the VIX and VXEEM indices.  Culture shock is assumed as a moderating variable measured by dummy variables.  The variables of cultural shock are divided into three phases: the honeymoon phase at the beginning of the covid virus spreading, the lockdown phase, and the new normal phase.  The data for culture shock is taken from WHO data.  The research will be analyzed with Moderated Regression Analysis with EViews.

Results: The results of this study consist of the following: First, investors in capital markets in developing countries are proven to have anti-herding behavior in making investment decisions during the Covid-19 pandemic.  Second, investor sentiment has influenced herding behavior during the Covid-19 pandemic.  Lastly, the covid-19 pandemic condition has strengthened investor sentiment to carry out herding behavior, especially in the honeymoon phase or at the beginning of the pandemic.  The novelty in this study is introducing the concept of cultural psychology, namely cultural shock as a variable believed to strengthen investor sentiment towards the capital market and cause herding behavior.

Conclusion: The results of this study provide helpful information for developing research in the financial and investor behavior in understanding investor behavior during the Covid-19 pandemic.  Investor sentiment toward the possibility of a decline in capital market performance gives rise to irrational behavior (herding).  In addition, cultural shocks to new habits during the pandemic can also strengthen investor sentiment and cause herding behavior.  It should use a more comprehensive research sample from developed capital markets for further research.
Selective Adsorption of Direct Group Anionic Dyes on Layered Double Hydroxide-Chitosan Composites
Authors: Palapa Neza Rahayu , Yuliasari Nova , Siregar Patimah Mega Syah Bahar Nur , Wijaya Alfan , Amri Amri , Ahmad Nur , Lesbani Aldes
Published: January 2023

In this research, the potential of M2+/Al intercalated chitosan has been evaluated and good ability to reduce dyes in an aqueous solution. M2+/Al intercalated chitosan was prepared by anion exchange method and coprecipitation in a nitrogen atmosphere. Selectivity adsorption was studied to maintain the ability of M2+/Al intercalated chitosan for particle size of direct dyes (direct green, direct red, and direct yellow). To evaluate the adsorption process, M2+/Al intercalated chitosan was conducted with kinetic, isotherm, and thermodynamic parameters. The kinetic data fitted well by pseudo-second order and isotherm fitted Langmuir isotherm with qmax obtained 294.11 and 322.58 mg/g for Zn/Al-chitosan and Mg/Al-chitosan, respectively. Copyright © 2023 by Authors, Published by BCREC Group. This is an open access article under the CC BY-SA License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0).
Estimated Medicaid Spending on Original and Citrate-Free Adalimumab From 2014 Through 2021
Authors: Wang Junyi , Lee ChangWon C. , Kesselheim Aaron S. , Rome Benjamin N.
Published: January 2023

This cross-sectional study assesses Medicaid spending associated with citrate-free vs original adalimumab.
Breaking the Link Between Enrollment in Hospice and Discontinuation of Dialysis
Authors: Romero Kai , Widera Eric , Wachterman Melissa W.
Published: January 2023

This Viewpoint discusses Medicare coverage regarding hospice care for patients receiving dialysis at the end of life.
Mental Health in Infants and Young Children
Authors: Finelli Julianna , Gleason Mary Margaret , Thompson Lindsay A.
Published: January 2023

This Patient Page describes how caregivers can help children organize their feelings and emotions to promote mental health.
Atia
Authors: Lea Beness J.
Published: January 2023

Atia is best known as the mother of the man who would become known as Caesar Augustus. She was reported to have had significant influence over her son yet was also said to have unsuccessfully tried to dissuade him from his dramatic advent into Roman politics. She died during his first consulship in 43
bce
and received a public funeral.
Florus, procurator of Judaea
Authors: Curran John
Published: January 2023

Gessius Florus was procurator of Judaea between 64 and 66ce. Born in Klazomenai and securing his position by virtue of his wife Cleopatra's friendship with the empress Poppaea, Florus was in office at the outbreak of the Jewish revolt (66).
Tax, Jewish (fiscus Judaicus)
Authors: Curran John
Published: January 2023

The origins and history of the tax levied upon the Jews after Rome's suppression of the Jewish revolt of 66–74ce.
Hyksos
Authors: Bietak Manfred
Published: January 2023

The term “Hyksos” is a Hellenized version of the Egyptian term, Heqau Khasut (ḥqꜢw ḫꜢswt), “Rulers of foreign countries” – a term originally used generally to refer to foreign chieftains, but adopted, according to the Royal Canon of Turin and monumental evidence, by the rulers of the 15th Dynasty for official use and by contemporary vassal‐dynasties of Canaanite descent.
Sopdet/Sothis
Authors: Symons Sarah L.
Published: January 2023

Sopdet is the Egyptian name the brightest star, Sirius. Observation of Sopdet was central to timekeeping and calendrical activity in pharaonic Egypt. The few surviving examples of dated astronomical observations of the behavior of Sirius supply important evidence for the chronology of Egyptian history. The star was personified as a goddess of the same name, sometimes depicted in the form of a cow.
Titus (Titus Caesar Vespasianus Augustus)
Authors: Curran John
Published: January 2023

Imperator Titus Caesar Vespasianus, emperor of Rome 79–81ce.
Science, Roman
Authors: Lehoux Daryn
Published: January 2023

Recent work in the history and philosophy of science and the history of philosophy has begun to see Roman approaches to nature and the natural world as significant, independent developments on the work of their Greek predecessors. The new cultural, social, and political contexts of the Republic and Roman Imperial periods are increasingly seen to have developed in dynamic interaction with the changing understandings of the world in which the Romans themselves lived. As is so common in the history of the sciences, science and society deeply influence each other and change together over time.
Anesthetic‐loaded nanodroplets with focused ultrasound reduces agitation in Alzheimer's mice
Authors: Gouveia Flavia Venetucci , Lea‐Banks Harriet , Aubert Isabelle , Lipsman Nir , Hynynen Kullervo , Hamani Clement
Published: January 2023

Objective

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is often associated with neuropsychiatric symptoms, including agitation and aggressive behavior. These symptoms increase with disease severity, ranging from 10% in mild cognitive impairment to 50% in patients with moderate‐to‐severe AD, pose a great risk for self‐injury and injury to caregivers, result in high rates of institutionalization and great suffering for patients and families. Current pharmacological therapies have limited efficacy and a high potential for severe side effects. Thus, there is a growing need to develop novel therapeutics tailored to safely and effectively reduce agitation and aggressive behavior in AD. Here, we investigate for the first time the use of focused ultrasound combined with anesthetic‐loaded nanodroplets (nanoFUS) targeting the amygdala (key structure in the neurocircuitry of agitation) as a novel minimally invasive tool to modulate local neural activity and reduce agitation and aggressive behavior in the TgCRND8 AD transgenic mice.

Methods

Male and female animals were tested in the resident‐intruder (i.e., aggressive behavior) and open‐field tests (i.e., motor agitation) for baseline measures, followed by treatment with active‐ or sham‐nanoFUS. Behavioral testing was then repeated after treatment.

Results

Active‐nanoFUS neuromodulation reduced aggressive behavior and agitation in male mice, as compared to sham‐treated controls. Treatment with active‐nanoFUS increased the time male mice spent in social‐non‐aggressive behaviors.

Interpretation

Our results show that neuromodulation with active‐nanoFUS may be a potential therapeutic tool for the treatment of neuropsychiatric symptoms, with special focus on agitation and aggressive behaviors. Further studies are necessary to establish cellular, molecular and long‐term behavioral changes following treatment with nanoFUS.
A Kinetic Control Strategy for One‐Pot Synthesis of Efficient Bimetallic Metal‐Organic Framework/Layered Double Hydroxide Heterojunction Oxygen Evolution Electrocatalysts
Authors: Mu Guomei , Wang Guangzhao , Huang Qiuping , Miao Yujie , Wen Dan , Lin Dunmin , Xu Chenggang , Wan Yinji , Xie Fengyu , Guo Wenhan , Zou Ruqiang
Published: January 2023

Heterojunction materials are promising candidates for oxygen evolution reaction (OER) electrocatalysts to break the linear scaling relationship and lower the reaction barrier. However, the application of heterojunction materials is always hindered by the complicated multistep synthetic procedures which bring cost, complexity, and reproducibility issues. Herein, a strategy of kinetic controlled synthesis is developed to achieve the one‐pot formation of bimetallic metal‐organic framework (MOF)/layered double hydroxide (LDH) heterojunction electrodes as highly efficient OER electrocatalysts. The heterojunction electrodes present hierarchical structures with highly porous NiFe‐LDH nanosheet networks vertically grown on the surface of NiFe‐MOF‐74 microprisms, promoting fast mass transport and high exposure of active sites. The strong interactions at the MOF/LDH heterojunction interfaces contribute to the outstanding OER activity surpassing the state‐of‐art RuO2 OER catalysts. The MOF/LDH heterojunction electrode exhibits an ultralow overpotential of only 159.7 mV to reach the current density of 10 mA cm−2, and yields large current densities at small overpotential (100 mA cm−2 at 230.2 mV and 1000 mA cm−2 at 284.3 mV) with long‐term durability. This study presents an innovative approach to construct heterojunction materials with simple one‐step synthesis, offering a promising pathway for high‐efficiency electrocatalyst development.
2D Dynamic Heterogeneous Interface Coupling Endowing Extra Zn2+ Storage
Authors: Xiao Baoquan , Chen Jie , Hu Changfa , Mou Lianshan , Yang Wenjing , He Wenhao , Lu Zhibin , Peng Shanglong , Huang Juanjuan
Published: January 2023

Aqueous zinc‐ion battery (AZIBs) is expected to be an ideal device for large‐scale energy storage for its high safety and low cost. However, it is still a challenge to achieve both high energy density and high stability. Herein, in situ liquid‐phase growth exfoliation is developed to obtain V5O12 nanosheets, which is then combined with Ti3C2 nanosheets to construct two‐dimensional heterostructure (2D HVO@Ti3C2) with interfacial VOTi bonds. 2D HVO@Ti3C2 exhibits a dynamic interface coupling during discharging/charging, accompanied by break/reconstruction of interfacial VOTi bonds. The dynamic interface coupling provides a reversible electron transfer channel and endows the inert Ti3C2 with electrochemical activity in AZIBs, making it an additional electron acceptor and donor, and promoting the insertion of more Zn2+. Therefore, a capacity beyond the theoretical capacity of HVO is obtained for the HVO@Ti3C2. Additionally, the reversible 2D dynamic interface coupling can also effectively alleviate the structural damage during the cycling process. Then, the ultra‐high capacity (457.1 mAh g‐1 at 0.2 A g‐1, over 600 mAh g‐1 based on the mass of HVO) and high stability (88.9% capacity retention after 1000 cycles at 5 A g‐1) are achieved. This interface coupling mechanism provides an exciting strategy for the high energy density and high stability of AZIBs.
Multi‐Functional Carbon Dots for Visualizing and Modulating ROS‐Induced Mitophagy in Living Cells
Authors: Li Hao , Guo Jiaqing , Liu Aikun , Chen Yue , He Yejun , Qu Junle , Yan Wei , Song Jun
Published: January 2023

Reactive oxygen species (ROS)‐induced mitophagy is associated with a variety of diseases. Therefore, visualizing and modulating the process of ROS‐induced mitophagy is essential for understanding the role of mitophagy in cellular homeostasis, physiological processes, and pathogenesis. Herein, using fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM), for the first time the complete dynamic process of PINK1/Parkin pathway‐mediated mitophagy is described. Induced by the photo‐controlled release of ROS, nitrogen‐doped multi‐functional carbon nanozymes (ENZ‐NCDs) is used as a probe to visualize and quantitatively study ROS‐induced mitophagy. The successful preparation of ENZ‐NCDs provides a potentially powerful tool and a new strategy for real‐time mitophagy monitoring and future quantification of mitochondrial damage caused by ROS and ROS‐induced mitophagy‐related diseases.
A Self‐Reporting Mineralized Conductive Hydrogel Sensor with Cancer‐Selective Viscosity, Adhesiveness, and Stretchability
Authors: Roy Kaustuv , Lee Dong‐Hyun , Ryplida Benny , In Insik , Bhang Suk Ho , Park Sung Young
Published: January 2023

A cancer‐selective self‐reporting sensor based on a redox‐responsive mineralized conductive hydrogel (M‐Hydrogel) is proposed with cancer‐specific viscosity, adhesive strength, stretchability, tunable conductivity, and fluorescence. The redox‐triggered release of carbonized polydopamine (cPDA) from the loaded disulfide‐crosslinked polymer dots (PD@cPDA) in the hydrogel matrix modulates the macroporous structure responsible for self‐recognizable cancer sensing and photothermal activity for cancer therapy. The self‐reporting nature of the M‐Hydrogel sensor is highlighted when in vicinity of a high glutathione (GSH) level owing to the controllable pore size and H‐bonding by cPDA, as confirmed by experiments on cancer cells (HeLa, PC3, B16‐F10‐GFP, and SNU‐C2A) and normal cells (CHO‐K1). The lower viscosity during syringe test along with the exceptional adhesiveness and stretchability with various cancer cells, combined with a high wireless pressure‐sensing response absent in normal conditions, confirms the dependence of self‐recognizable behavior on the cancer microenvironment. The M‐Hydrogel demonstrates excellent ex situ sensing with tumor ablation, after implantation in mice xenografted with HeLa cells, with the wireless sensing system, enabling real‐time analysis coupled with the upregulation of pro‐apoptotic markers P53 and BAX in the tumor. Therefore, this self‐reporting sensor may facilitate a strategy for innovative and convenient cancer diagnostics.
Red Emissive Carbon Dot Superoxide Dismutase Nanozyme for Bioimaging and Ameliorating Acute Lung Injury
Authors: Liu Cui , Fan Wenbin , Cheng Wen‐Xiang , Gu Yiping , Chen Yiming , Zhou Wenhua , Yu Xue‐Feng , Chen Minghai , Zhu Minrong , Fan Kelong , Luo Qing‐Ying
Published: January 2023

Harnessing the physiochemical properties and enzymatic activities of nanozymes will provide new insights for disease theranostics. Herein, a novel carbon dot (C‐dot) superoxide dismutase (SOD) nanozyme that exhibits red fluorescence with emission wavelength of 683 nm and shows high SOD‐like activity of >4000 U mg−1is reported, which presents the great potential for imaging the biodistribution of nanozyme itself in vivo and ameliorating acute lung injury. Through surface modifications, the mechanism of C‐dot SOD nanozyme activity is revealed to be relied on their surface functional groups which bind with superoxide radicals, promote the electron transfer between C‐dots and superoxide radicals, and finally accelerate the dismutation of superoxide radicals. The absolute quantum yield of ≈14% of red fluorescence C‐dot nanozyme endow it bioimaging in vitro and in vivo. Moreover, the C‐dot nanozyme effectively enters the cells, accumulates at mitochondria, and protects living cells from oxidative damage by scavenging reactive oxygen species (ROS) and reducing the levels of pro‐inflammatory factors. Importantly, in vivo animal experiments demonstrate the accumulation of C‐dots in injure lung and therapeutic effect of C‐dot nanozyme toward acute lung injury in mice. The red fluorescent C‐dot SOD nanozyme shows great potential for in vivo bioimaging and management of ROS‐related diseases.