bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Novel insight of thermal radiation and slip boundary condition on the micropolar ternary hybrid nanofluid flow over an oblique stagnation region of a lubricated surface
Authors: Ahmad Shafiq , Khan Aamir Abbas , Alkarni Shalan
Published: December 2024

In this work, we examine the oblique flow and heat transfer properties of a micropolar ternary hybrid nanofluid flowing over a lubricated surface while accounting for a convective boundary condition. Ternary hybrid nanofluids are a latest concept in the field of research that offer higher rates of heat transfer than both hybrid and conventional nanofluids. The study also considers the effects of the slip condition and heat radiation. When set to 0.5, the power-law index yields similar results. Through a similarity transformation, the system of partial differential equations is transformed into ordinary differential equations, and the BVP4C technique is used to achieve the numerical solution. Outcomes are shown for ordinary [Formula: see text]-water and trihybrid SiC-MWCNT[Formula: see text]water nanofluids. The primary aim of this study is to investigate how lubrication influences the movement of the stagnation point and the reduction of shear stress, particularly in comparison to viscous fluids. These findings may be beneficial for polymeric processing applications. The study results presented in this publication demonstrate good agreement and consistency with other findings and are closely related to the previously published research.
Bifurcation analysis and chaos control for fractional predator-prey model with Gompertz growth of prey population
Authors: Almatrafi Mohammed Bakheet , Berkal Messaoud
Published: December 2024

This paper discusses a fractional-order prey–predator system with Gompertz growth of prey population in terms of the Caputo fractional derivative. The non-negativity and boundedness of the solutions of the considered model are successfully analyzed. We utilize the Mittag-Leffler function and the Laplace transform to prove the boundedness of the solutions of this model. We describe the topological categories of the fixed points of the model. It is theoretically demonstrated that under certain parametric conditions, the fractional-order prey–predator model can undergo both Neimark–Sacker and period-doubling bifurcations. The piecewise constant argument approach is invoked to discretize the considered model. We also formulate some necessary conditions under which the stability of the fixed points occurs. We find that there are two fixed points for the considered model which are semi-trivial and coexistence fixed points. These points are stable under some specific constraints. Using the bifurcation theory, we establish the Neimark–Sacker and period-doubling bifurcations under certain constraints. We also control the emergence of chaos using the OGY method. In order to guarantee the accuracy of the theoretical study, some numerical investigations are performed. In particular, we present some phase portraits for the stability and the emergence of the Neimark–Sacker and period-doubling bifurcations. The biological meaning of the given bifurcations is successfully discussed. The used techniques can be successfully employed for other models.
Analysis of the elastic scattering and reaction cross-sections of 14Be + 12C within a microscopic model
Authors: Rashdan M. , Taha M. M.
Published: December 2024

The elastic scattering and reaction cross-sections of [Formula: see text]Be + [Formula: see text]C are analyzed within the microscopic Coulomb modified Glauber model (CMGM), which is a free-parameters model including finite range and Pauli effects. A 2-parameter Fermi (2pF) shape is assumed to describe the nuclear densities. A modified sd (msd) harmonic oscillator model density, which includes core and halo structure with different widths to describe [Formula: see text]Be, is also introduced. For msd-density two configurations, a [Formula: see text]Be-core plus 2n-halo and a [Formula: see text]Be-core plus 4n halo, are assumed. The 2pF with extended neutron tail, as well as the msd-density with core and halo structure, successfully describes both the differential and reaction cross-sections. The extracted rms radius of [Formula: see text]Be by the extended 2pF and msd densities are found to be [Formula: see text][Formula: see text]fm. The calculated reaction cross-sections by these densities at 56[Formula: see text]MeV/u are found to be 1578–1581.5[Formula: see text]mb, in consistent data. The differences between the extended 2pF and msd densities in the extracted radii, as well as in the prediction of the reaction cross-section at 56[Formula: see text]MeV/u, are found to be less than 1[Formula: see text].
Machine Learning in Structural Engineering: Physics-Informed Neural Networks for Beam Problems
Authors: dos Santos Felipe Pereira , Gori Lapo
Published: December 2024

The objective of this paper is to provide an accessible introduction to the fundamental principles of physics-informed neural networks (PINNs), to facilitate aspiring researchers to start the journey in this field with minimal coding efforts. A series of structural analysis examples of one-dimensional beams are used to illustrate how the code can be structured. Deflections and cross-section rotations are obtained in a data-driven solution approach, while a data-driven discovery framework is developed to find the beam buckling loads. Regarding the former, the statics of the Timoshenko beam and a geometrically nonlinear case study are investigated, while the discovery framework is used to obtain the buckling load of Euler–Bernoulli beams. The results of PINN simulations are consistent with the reference solutions, with an error of the order of [Formula: see text] for each one of the different error measures.
RELEVANT TOPICS IN THE FINANCIAL WELL-BEING LITERATURE
Authors: ROSCIANO MONICA , STARITA MARIA GRAZIA
Published: December 2024

Financial Well-being (FW) is defined as an individual’s perception of their ability to meet current and future financial obligations and expectations. This paper aims to extract relevant topics from the existing literature on FW by applying text analysis to the documents extracted from the Scopus using the key search term “financial well-being”. A topic model based on Latent Dirichlet Allocation was then applied. The content of the topics was visualized by a word cloud and labeled. A narrative approach was used to provide an interpretation for each topic. The study contributes to the literature on FW in several ways. First, the study raises awareness of the potential for text analysis to uncover previously unknown, high-quality information from large document collections within the field of FW. Second, this is the first paper to construct a topic modeling of the FW literature. Finally, the findings suggest the following main directions for future FW research: (i) extending the analysis to the countries, where FW is understudied; (ii) further analysis of the link between FW and other domains of well-being, between FW and its antecedents, between FW and ‘treatments’ targeted at children and young people, between FW and sustainability; and (iii) a tailored approach to analyzing the resilience of vulnerable groups.
Quantitative Analysis of Morphology-Meaning Synergy in Chinese: Implications for Morphological Modeling and Genre Classification
Authors: Hong Xinpei
Published: December 2024

The synergetic relationship between morphology and meaning in Chinese remains underexplored. Based on the Lancaster Corpus of Mandarin Chinese, we quantitatively analyze the structure of Chinese words by adopting the method of information theory, exploring the interaction between the structural complexity of words (SCW) and polysemy. We also assessed the model parameters’ effectiveness in distinguishing different genres and the textual characteristics reflected by these parameters. The results indicate that, first, an inverse correlation exists between SCW and polysemy (but the increase of one will not cause the infinite reduction of the other), and the model [Formula: see text] effectively captures this relationship. Second, parameters [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text] reveal differences in lexical forms between ”narrative” and ”expository” texts, with higher values of [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text] suggesting a tendency toward expository functions; parameter [Formula: see text] reflects distinctions in meaning clarity between the two types of texts, with higher values of [Formula: see text] suggesting a tendency toward narrative functions. Beyond elucidating the interaction mechanism between lexical forms and meanings, our study provides insights into the automatic recognition and classification of texts, as well as into the quantification of lexical morphology and the development of morphological models in other analytic languages.
Improved paper recommendation model incorporating knowledge graph embedding with IRGAN model
Authors: THIERRY NIMBESHAHO , Christ Chatelain Ingabire Batamira , Ali Zafar , Kefalas Pavlos
Published: December 2024

The exponential growth of published papers in digital libraries has made finding relevant papers increasingly challenging for researchers. Numerous citation recommendation models have been developed to mitigate this issue and assist researchers in identifying pertinent works. Unfortunately, many of these models struggle to generate high-quality recommendations because they fail to capture diverse relationship patterns and effectively model the multifaceted relationships present in citation networks. Additionally, these models lack robustness in learning the representations of research papers.To address these limitations, we propose an innovative model that integrates graph embeddings to better understand hidden relationships in bibliographic networks and model multi-fold relations using the MRotatE framework. Our model first leverages graphical feature embeddings and content-based representations through MRotatE and SPECTER document embedding to construct initial representations of both query and candidate papers. These representations are then used in a generator and discriminator, which undergo adversarial training, ultimately resulting in improved recommendation outcomes. We evaluated our model against several baselines using three real-world datasets, and the results demonstrate that our approach outperforms existing models. The code for this project is publicly available online .
Swimming induces physiological cardioprotection associated with pro-growth versus anti-inflammatory influences in extracardiac organs
Authors: Budiono Boris P. , Vider Jelena , Zaid Ali , Peart Jason N. , Du Toit Eugene F. , Headrick John P. , Haseler Luke J.
Published: December 2024

Swimming may induce cardiac and systemic benefits distinct from other modes of physical activity. We show that 2-wk forced swim training increases cardiac growth, contractility, and functional resilience to ischemia in hearts of male mice. This is associated with increased growth factor levels and reduced inflammatory and lipogenic protein profiles in peripheral tissues.
Role of Artificial Intelligence in Oral Cancer
Authors: Umapathy Vidhya Rekha , Natarajan Prabhu Manickam , Swamikannu Bhuminathan , Jaganathan Sabarinathan , Rajinikanth Suba , Periyasamy Vijayalakshmi
Published: December 2024

Oral malignancy, notably oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC), stands as a formidable global health issue, characterized by disparate prevalence among demographics and geographic regions. Traditional diagnostic modalities, reliant on biopsy and histopathological methods, they all often exhibit constraints in expeditiousness and subjectivity, thus an alternative methodologies are needed for fostering early detection and personalized therapeutic strategies. Artificial intelligence (AI) emerges as a forefront avenue in oral cancer (OC) therapeutics, engaged in providing solutions for diagnostic augmentation, treatment optimization, and prognostic delineation. Machine learning paradigms, encompassing supervised and unsupervised learning, afford meticulous classification and pattern identification from multifarious clinical and histopathological datasets. Deep learning architectures, exemplified by convolutional neural networks (CNNs), automatize lesion detection, and characterization from medical imagery, thereby expediting diagnostic efficacy. Predictive analytics methodologies combine multifaceted patient data to access risk and prognosticate disease trajectory, thereby facilitating bespoke treatment schema. Expert systems harness medical knowledge and patient‐centric intelligence to furnish decision support for clinicians in treatment modality selection and disease monitoring. Robotic and automated systems contribute to surgical precision and procedural streamlining, ultimately fostering enhanced patient outcomes. Despite these advancements, challenges remain persists necessitating continued interdisciplinary collaboration and research efforts. This review explores about burgeoning role of AI in OC therapeutics, elucidating extant applications, challenges, and future trajectories for research and clinical adoption in oral oncology.
Adaptive Improved Q‐Learning Path Planning Algorithm Based on Obstacle Learning Matrix and Artificial Potential Field
Authors: Zhang Lieping , Chen Hongyuan , Shi Xiaoxu , Zou Jianchu , Wang Yilin
Published: December 2024

To address the issues of exploration imbalance and slow convergence speed in the Q‐learning path planning algorithm, an adaptive improved Q‐learning path planning algorithm based on an obstacle learning matrix and artificial potential field (APF) is proposed. First, an obstacle learning matrix is established to store the positions of obstacles encountered in each learning iteration, avoiding redundant learning of the same obstacle. Second, an adaptive exploration enhancement strategy is introduced by incorporating the concept of success rate. This strategy divides the decay process of the exploration rate into an exploration‐dominant initial stage and an exploitation‐dominant later stage. Finally, an APF‐weighted action selection strategy is introduced, utilizing the guiding force generated by the APF to encourage the mobile robot to avoid obstacles more efficiently. Simulation results show that the proposed method can effectively reduce the number of iterations and time consumption in the optimization process, resulting in a smoother and more stable planned path.
Noggin Combined With Human Dental Pulp Stem Cells to Promote Skeletal Muscle Regeneration
Authors: Zhang Meng-Han , Yu Li-Ming , Zhang Wei-Hua , Deng Jia-Jia , Sun Bing-Jing , Chen Mei-Hua , Huang Wei , Li Jiao , He Hua , Han Xin-Xin , Liu Yue-Hua
Published: December 2024

A proper source of stem cells is key to muscle injury repair. Dental pulp stem cells (DPSCs) are an ideal source for the treatment of muscle injuries due to their high proliferative and differentiation capacities. However, the current myogenic induction efficiency of human DPSCs hinders their use in muscle regeneration due to the unknown induction mechanism. In this study, we treated human DPSCs with Noggin, a secreted antagonist of bone morphogenetic protein (BMP), and discovered that Noggin can effectively promote myotube formation. We also found that Noggin can accelerate the skeletal myogenic differentiation (MyoD) of DPSCs and promote the generation of Pax7+ satellite‐like cells. Noggin increased the expression of myogenic markers and the transcriptional and translational abundance of satellite cell (SC) markers in DPSCs. Moreover, BMP4 inhibited Pax7 expression and activated p‐Smad1/5/9, while Noggin eliminated BMP4‐induced p‐Smad1/5/9 in DPSCs. This finding suggests that Noggin antagonizes BMP by downregulating p‐Smad and facilitates the MyoD of DPSCs. Then, we implanted Noggin‐pretreated DPSCs combined with Matrigel into the mouse tibialis anterior muscle with volumetric muscle loss (VML) and observed a 73% reduction in the size of the defect and a 69% decrease in scar tissue. Noggin‐treated DPSCs can benefit the Pax7+ SC pool and promote muscle regeneration. This work reveals that Noggin can enhance the production of satellite‐like cells from the MyoD of DPSCs by regulating BMP/Smad signaling, and these satellite‐like cell bioconstructs might possess a relatively fast capacity for muscle regeneration.
Alopecia Mimicking Lichen Planopilaris in a Patient with Mycosis Fungoides
Authors: Asz Sigall Daniel , Macedo Perez Marysol , Lacy-Niebla Rosa María , Barrera-Ochoa Carlos , Arenas Roberto , Toussaint-Caire Sonia , Santamaría-Domínguez Diana , Guerrero-Hernández Diana , Rodríguez-Escamilla Irene , Corona-Rodarte Eduardo
Published: December 2024

Introduction: Mycosis fungoides (MF), the most common form of primary cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, can present with diverse clinical manifestations, including alopecia that mimics conditions such as alopecia areata (AA) and lichen planopilaris (LPP). The folliculotropic variant (FMF) poses diagnostic challenges due to overlapping clinical features, necessitating histopathological evaluation for accurate diagnosis.

Case Report: A 58-year-old woman with a 21-year history of stage IB MF developed alopecic patches in the left temporoparietal region, accompanied by pruritus and trichodynia. Physical examination revealed scarring and non-scarring alopecic patches, while trichoscopy showed characteristic features of follicular involvement. Histological analysis confirmed a diagnosis of FMF, characterized by atypical lymphocytic infiltrate and follicular destruction. Treatment included maintenance of NB-UVB and isotretinoin, with the addition of monthly intralesional corticosteroid injections, resulting in symptomatic improvement.

Discussion/Conclusion: This case highlights the diagnostic challenges posed by FMF mimicking AA and LPP. The overlap in clinical and trichoscopic findings underscores the necessity for histopathological evaluation to confirm FMF and differentiate it from other alopecic conditions. Early recognition and a multidisciplinary approach to treatment are crucial for improving outcomes in patients with this aggressive variant of MF.
Sympathetic nerve activity following Acute Type B Aortic Dissection: a pilot study
Authors: Lim Eric T.A. , Jardine David , Frampton Christopher , Pemberton Christopher J. , Troughton Richard , Roake Justin , Khanafer Adib
Published: December 2024

Introduction
Control of blood pressure following acute type B aortic dissection usually requires sympatholytic antihypertensive medication. Although sympathetic nerve activity is central to blood pressure control, its role in the hypertensive response to acute aortic dissection has not been assessed.

Methods
A prospective pilot study was performed over an 18-month period. Patients presenting with acute type B aortic dissection, confirmed on computed tomographic angiography were recruited. We measured blood pressure, heart rate, muscle sympathetic nerve activity (MSNA) and plasma catecholamine levels in patients following acute type B dissection and controls. Comparisons between groups were made one week (acute phase) and three months after dissection (recovery phase).

Results
Five patients and four controls were recruited in the study. MSNA was higher in patients than controls during the acute phase of aortic dissection:62 (60 – 62) versus 46 (29 – 60) bursts/min (effect size 0.88) and 88 (54 – 96) versus 71 (44 – 101) bursts/100 beats (effect size 0.60). Plasma normetanephrines were also increased acutely: 821.0 (489.0 – 884.0) versus 417.0 (348.5 – 561.5) pmol/L (effect size 0.85).

Conclusion
Sympathetic nerve activity is increased acutely during the first week after type B aortic dissection, resolving towards control values after three months. Immediate sympatholytic drug treatment is likely to be crucial in order to prevent the acute and chronic complications of this response.
Akar Masalah Gangguan Penglihatan: Menelusuri Kelainan Refraksi yang Tidak Terkoreksi
Authors: Sirait Susanti Natalya , Juanarta Pieter , Musa Ine Renata , Satari Karmelita , Hutabarat Joan Sherlone T.
Published: December 2024

Pendahuluan: Kelainan refraksi yang tidak terkoreksi merupakan penyebab terbanyak gangguan penglihatan yang dapat dihindari. Miopia merupakan kelainan refraksi yang paling sering dan prevalensinya terus meningkat sehingga menyebabkan gangguan penglihatan. Genetik dan gaya hidup akan mempengaruhi perkembangan dan hasil akhir miopia.
Metode: Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian deskriptif retrospektif dari pasien yang terdiagnosis miopia pada periode 1 Januari hingga 31 Desember 2020. Sebanyak 301 pasien dipilih menggunakan consecutive random sampling. Usia, jenis kelamin, tempat tinggal, kelainan refraksi, ketajaman penglihatan, derajat miopia, koreksi penglihatan terbaik, lateralisasi mata, dan penatalaksanaan ditinjau secara retrospektif.
Hasil: Penelitian ini menunjukkan paling banyak terjadi gangguan refraksi bilateral (92,4%), miopia ringan (57,1%), dan diberi kacamata (99,3%). Pasien sebagian besar tidak mengalami gangguan penglihatan (70,4%), namun masih terdapat kebutaan (3,7%). Koreksi terbaik menunjukkan peningkatan pada kelompok tanpa gangguan penglihatan (92,7%), namun terdapat kebutaan yang tidak dapat dikoreksi (0,7%) yang berhubungan dengan ablasi retina, katarak, dan ambliopia.
Kesimpulan: Pada penelitian ini terdapat peningkatan jumlah pasien tanpa gangguan penglihatan sebesar 22% setelah diberikan alat bantu kacamata. Selain itu terdapat 36,9% pasien yang belum pernah memakai kacamata sebelumnya dan 42,5% pasien berasal dari luar kota bandung. Hal ini menunjukkan bahwa masih kurangnya akses dan pelatihan untuk kesehatan mata terutama pada daerah terpencil sehingga banyak pasien dengan kelainan refraksi yang tidak terkoreksi harus menempuh jarak yang cukup jauh untuk mendapatkan alat bantu.
Trends in the Clinical Characteristics and Outcome of Infective Endocarditis: A Nationwide Study From 2016 to 2021
Authors: Okamoto Hiroshi , Nishi Takeshi , Kamisaka Kyo , Sasahira Yoshitaka , Kanaoka Koshiro , Sumita Yoko , Iwanaga Yoshitaka , Izumi Chisato , Uemura Shiro
Published: December 2024

Background

Infective endocarditis (IE) is still a fatal disease, and given its rarity, ongoing updates to patient characteristics and outcomes of IE are essential for providing precision diagnoses and effective treatments. This study sought to examine temporal trends in the clinical characteristics and in‐hospital occurrence of adverse outcomes of IE.

Methods and Results

Using the Japan nationwide administrative database, we identified patients with IE in Japan from 2016 to 2021. A total of 17 407 patients with IE (37.8% women; median age, 72 [interquartile range, 59–81] years) were identified. The incidence of IE increased from 2.02 per 100 000 population in 2016 to 2.59 per 100 000 population in 2021. The median age of the patients increased from 70 years in 2016 to 73 years in 2021, and patient backgrounds were becoming more complex. The in‐hospital mortality rate was 14.5%, which significantly increased from 14.1% in 2016 to 15.4% in 2021. Higher age (odds ratio [OR], 1.34 [95% CI, 1.29–1.40]), heart failure (OR, 1.37 [95% CI, 1.18–1.59]), cerebrovascular complications (OR, 1.78 [95% CI, 1.59–1.99]), renal failure (OR, 2.36 [95% CI, 2.06–2.70]), and sepsis (OR, 2.79 [95% CI, 2.48–3.13]), were independently associated with an increased in‐hospital mortality rate. In contrast, cardiac surgery (OR, 0.47 [95% CI, 0.41–0.55]), and a higher number of total cardiac surgeries (OR, 0.77 [95% CI, 0.65–0.92]) independently predicted a lower in‐hospital mortality rate.

Conclusions

The characterization and comprehensive analysis of IE in Japan provides valuable insights into the epidemiology, risk factors, and outcomes of IE, which may inform health service planning and treatment strategies.
Market Liberalization and Georgia’s De Facto Industrial Policy
Authors: Kim Minjung , Mah Jai S.
Published: December 2024

Since independence, Georgia’s government has been implementing reforms seeking to eradicate corruption and attain market liberalization. It has not officially deployed an industrial policy promoting specific sectors. In recognizing unsuccessful economic performances, the government has been pursuing de facto industrial policy since the mid-2010s. This article explains Georgia’s economic development strategy, which can be characterized as pursuing pro-market reform, liberalization, and lacking an official industrial policy. This study then explains the consequent economic performances by analyzing each major sector. Finally, this article presents the policy implications derived from Georgia’s experience of market liberalization.
Rorty and Bernstein in Conversation: Where do Things Stand?
Authors: Fischel Joshua
Published: December 2024

This essay seeks to clarify where things stand between Richard Bernstein and Richard Rorty, given the fact that both drew their philosophical inspiration in part from the work of John Dewey. Is Bernstein right that the disagreements over Dewey’s legacy are significant enough to matter? Is Rorty’s restrained and infrequent responses to Bernstein’s criticism’s an indication that any disagreements between them, from Rorty’s vantage point at least, make no difference that makes a difference? Or Is it the case, ultimately, that Bernstein is just another in a long line of what Bjorn Ramberg has termed the “demonizing” critics of Rorty?
The Curse of the Egyptian ʿAlawī as a Protest against the Policies of Aḥmad b. Ṭūlūn
Authors: Stewart Devin J.
Published: December 2024

“The Curse of the Egyptian ʿAlawī”, preserved in Muhaj al-daʿ⁠awāt (The Lifeblood of Supplications) by Raḍī al-Dīn Ibn Ṭāwūs (d. 664/1266), is known in Twelver Shiʿi tradition as an effective supplication for thwarting tyrants and oppressors. Ibn Ṭāwūs recorded the text in two versions that date from the fourth/tenth century, both accompanied by a framing account set in the time of Aḥmad b. Ṭūlūn, the Abbasid governor of Egypt in 254–270/868–884. Analysis of the account suggests that it was written originally by a sayyid who opposed Ibn Ṭūlūn’s policies, particularly after the Damascus Assembly of Dhū al-Qaʿda 269/May 883, when he had a document drawn up that deposed the Abbasid heir-apparent al-Muwaffaq and declared jihād against him. Ibn Ṭūlūn attempted to establish virtual independence from the Abbasid administration in Iraq and to control all of Egypt, Syria, and the Hejaz. In doing so, he sought to enlist the support of the learned class, some of whom resisted his coercive efforts. It is argued here that the frame account in its current form differs significantly from its original form. The original text was likely modified by a Shiʿi scholar in the mid-fourth/tenth century in order to focus on the historical oppression of Shiʿis and to stress the intervention of the occulted Twelfth Imam.
Tābān’s Magnificence Illuminated in Delhi’s Early Reḳhtah Scene, 1728–1748
Authors: Tabor Nathan L. M.
Published: December 2024

This article examines the productive tensions of delight, memory, and affiliation as they structured early Urdu literary history by presenting the previously unconsidered lineages of poet ʿAbd ul-Ḥayy Tābān (1715–1748). Among notable reḳhtah composers of the 1730s and 1740s, Tābān was a Delhi local who died young but influenced ġhazal-writing over his short career. He wrote simple, idiomatic verse, seeming to pre-empt Delhi’s turn away from poetry that featured īhām (misdirection). However, the sociability of īhām writers greatly informed Tābān’s ġhazal writing abilities, instantiating him within a mid-century constellation of writers such as Maz̤har, Ḥātim, Yaqīn, and Saudā. Modern writings, however, circumvent the most important facet of Tābān’s background: Tābān earned his literary credentials through connections to a popular cohort of street poets and punsters informally known as the firqah-e qabūliyah or the “Qabūliyan Contingent.” The Qabūliyans were a tight confederation of Persian- language īhām writers named for their founder ʿAbd ul-Ġhanī Beg Qabūl (d. 1727), a Kashmiri poet, denizen of Feroz Shah Kotla, and important teacher to Delhi’s poets in the early 1700s, most notably Tābān’s beloved ustād Muḥammad ʿAlī Ḥashmat (1696?– 1749). The “Qabūliyan Contingent” included, among others, Qabūl’s son Mīrzā Girāmī Hamadānī (d. 1743) and the tażkirah writer Kishan Chand Iḳhlāṣ (d. 1748 or 1754). Tābān’s emulations, tributes, and chronograms that laud the Qabūliyans when coupled with tażkirah writing from the period contextualize literary values that focused on enjoyment and flexibility, a conception of popular literary sociability that was enthusiastically documented in Persian tażkirahs but regarded with ambivalence by early reḳhtah writers and later Urdu-language historians. Tābān’s words, stylistic generosity, and concern for literary delight when examined from a Qabūliyan stance illuminate a previously unconsidered facet of Delhi’s complex early reḳhtah literary culture.
ʿArīb Puts al-Wāṯiq in His Place: Visualizing Unspoken Love (and Unbridled Emotion)
Authors: Toorawa Shawkat M.
Published: December 2024

In this essay, I analyse an anecdote in the Nisāʾ al-ḫulafāʾ of Ibn al-Sāʿī (d. 674/1276) in which ʿArīb (d. 277/890–1) describes an exchange between al-Wāṯiq (d. 232/847), his slave Farīda (fl. 3rd/9th c.), and one of Farīda’s unnamed female servants (fl. 3rd/9th c.). I show how the anecdote’s visuality and spatiality, and the ensuing visualisation in which readers engage, enable ʿArīb, herself once a slave, to contrast the caliph’s power with the slave women’s power over him, as well as to contrast the women’s restraint with the man’s loss of control. In the space of only a few lines, the power of love and lust are demonstrated in a neat exchange of words unspoken.
Ścinanie kani. Od obrzędu do performance’u
Authors: Kalinowski Daniel
Published: December 2024

Artykuł opisuje przekształcenia treściowe i formalne kaszubskiego obrzędu (widowiska) ścinania kani. Jest to ceremoniał pierwszy raz opisany przez Floriana Ceynowę w czasach romantyzmu (1843 rok). Następne charakterystyki tego obrzędu wskazują na swoisty proces sekularyzacji (Jan Patock). Po II wojnie światowej ścinanie kani wyglądało już niczym wydarzenie ludyczne i rozrywkowe (Jan Piepka), choć zdarzały się jeszcze próby jego resymbolizacji (Jan Rompski). Najnowsze realizacje tego widowiska obserwowane w XXI wieku pokazują z jednej strony komercjalizację kaszubskiej kultury ludowej, z drugiej zaś ujęcia prowadzące ku poetyce performance’u (Teatr Zymk) lub storytelling (Irena Brzeska).
Resource Orchestration in Cross-Sector Partnerships for Systemic Change: A Longitudinal Study of Urban Food Assistance
Authors: Bartezzaghi Giulia , Garrone Paola , Rizzuni Andrea , Melacini Marco , Perego Alessandro
Published: December 2024

Cross-sector partnerships (CSPs) can play a prominent role in tackling wicked sustainability problems. In particular, cities are critical venues for testing the potential of CSPs as agents of systemic change. However, the effectiveness of CSPs in orchestrating resources to drive systemic change in urban contexts is still not fully understood. We fill this gap through the longitudinal study of an action research case of a CSP offering urban food assistance. Our process model synthesizes how the resource orchestration activities put in place by the CSP spur phases of systemic change in the urban food system through different yet interrelated lifecycle stages of the initiative. Our results extend the literature on CSPs and systemic change showing the relationship between resource orchestration and the delivery of systemic change in urban contexts by CSPs, with significant implications for the design and management of CSPs dealing with wicked sustainability problems in cities.
Are domestic war crimes trials biased?
Authors: Sokolić Ivor , Kostovicova Denisa , La Lova Lanabi , Vico Sanja
Published: December 2024

Fairness of domestic war crimes trials matters for promoting justice and peace. Scholars have studied public perceptions of war crimes trials to assess their fairness, but little is known about whether post-conflict states conduct them fairly. Bias, as a matter of procedural fairness, can manifest as a tendency to favour certain groups over others. Leveraging the theories of judicial decisionmaking, this article investigates two types of bias. The first is in-group bias, which is associated with protection of in-group members and punishment of out-group members. The second is conflict actor bias, which is associated with deflecting responsibility for wrongdoing from state agents to non-state agents of violence. We test for bias in domestic war crimes trials in Serbia with statistical modelling and quantitative text analysis of judicial decisions delivered to Serb and non-Serb defendants (1999–2019). While we do not find evidence of ethnic bias, our results indicate conflict actor bias. Serb paramilitaries received harsher sentences than Serb state agents of violence. Furthermore, we observe bias in the textual content of judgements. Judges depict violence committed by paramilitaries more extensively and graphically than violence by state actors. By revealing these judicial strategies, we demonstrate how a state can use domestic war crimes trials to diminish state wrongdoing and attribute the responsibility for violence to paramilitaries. The conflict actor bias we identify shows how deniability of accountability operates after conflict, complementing existing explanations of states’ collusion with paramilitaries before and during conflict.
The LORD, the Waters, and Miriam: An Ecolonial-Sustainability Reading
Authors: Ibita Ma. Maricel S.
Published: December 2024

The significance of the indivisibility of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDG) for biblical ecological hermeneutics and sustainable living has a lot of potential but biblical scholars and theologians have yet to fully explore these possibilities (Nilsen, 2021). This dialogue is beneficial in providing theological grounding to the UNSDGs and in discerning how sustainability concerns are manifested uniquely in the biblical texts. In exploring these possibilities, I will employ the principles of ecological hermeneutics outlined in the Earth Bible Project as I focus on the character of Miriam in the Torah in relation with various bodies of water in Exod 2:1-10; 15:20-27; and Num 20:1-13. I will first present some observations using a hermeneutic of suspicion about the character of Miriam from related texts, genres, and disciplines. Then, I will identify and highlight Miriam’s dynamic relations with the divine, with her siblings and the peoples, and with the water elements as beyond-human creation connected with her in these texts. Finally, I will retrieve some alternative images of Miriam and her relationship with water and show how she can accompany contemporary women’s struggles concerning water during and in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic and in building back better by realizing the 2030 UNSDGs.
Acts 17:26: God made of one [blood] every ethnicity of humans: Part A: Appraising Greek Manuscripts
Authors: Cannon Fred S.
Published: December 2024

Paul proclaimed, “God made of one [blood] every ethnicity of humans …” (Acts 17:26). Most early sources read “ of one blood” here, including 453 Greek manuscripts, many ancient language manuscripts, plus Irenaeus, Chrysostom, and Augustine. A few other manuscripts read simply “of one,” including Sinaiticus, Alexandrinus, Vaticanus, and P74. This Part A paper appraises the Greek manuscript readings for this passage, in the context of the attested readings at other Acts passages. Compared to other Acts passages with a distinctly Byzantine reading, this “of one blood” Byzantine reading at Acts 17:26 exhibits the most attestation, support, and connectivity. Our appraisal employs Editio Critica Maior III, the ECM computer apparatus, ECM’s Coherence Based Genealogical Method (CBGM) Flow Diagram, and other sources. Another Part B companion paper ( Cannon 2025 ) focuses on patristic witnesses and other ancient language manuscripts at these Acts passages.
The Flexibility of Sabbath: Another Pauline Ethnopolitical Device
Authors: Noya Ludwig Beethoven J.
Published: December 2024

Sabbath has been considered by scholars to hold great importance in Jewish ethnic identity. However, there are varieties of Sabbath observance among the Jews. This article attempts to view these varieties under the concept of “the flexibility of myth” by Theodorus P. Van Baaren. In acknowledging the flexibility of Sabbath “myth,” this article endeavors to show that such flexibility fits perfectly with Paul’s “ethnic reasoning.” Paul utilizes the flexibility of Sabbath in his ethnic reasoning to maintain his ethnopolitical agenda and claim an authority within the Jewish community of Rome. The article will be divided into four parts. Firstly, the article discusses the flexibility of Sabbath-commandment. Then, it explores the variety of practices of Sabbath observance. Furthermore, the article presents two concepts that are intertwined in Paul’s rhetoric. First is the fluidity of ethnicity and ethnic. Second is the malleability of Paul. Finally, it analyzes Paul’s rhetoric of Sabbath in Romans.
Correlates of Mean Platelet Volume and Psychosocial factors in cases of Attempted Suicide: Study from a Rural Medical College of Central India
Authors: Mishra Kshirod K.  , Pawar Gaurav B.
Published: December 2024

Background:

Suicide attempts have become a major mental health concern, with increasing rates in recent years. There is a clear connection between suicide attempts and depression. Many studies suggest that people suffering from depression show increased platelet activity. However, the changes in mean platelet volume (MPV) in individuals with attempted suicide have not been well-studied in the Indian setup. Understanding the psychosocial and biological factors is crucial for effective prevention and intervention strategies. This study aims to explore the relationship between clinical and psychosocial factors and MPV in individuals with attempted suicide.

Methodology:

This was a hospital-based, descriptive, observational, cross-sectional study. Data was collected from 150 consecutive referrals of suicide attempt cases to the psychiatry outpatient department from January 2021 to December 2021 after obtaining informed consent. Socio-demographic information was gathered using a semi-structured proforma. Clinical and psychological evaluations were conducted using the Beck Suicidal Intent Scale (BSI), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), and the Presumptive Stressful Life Events Scale (PSLE). MPV values were obtained from complete blood count reports using the Beckman Coulter method.

Results:

In this study, 150 individuals who attempted suicide were assessed, with a majority being male (70%). The most common method of attempt was pesticide consumption, accounting for 88.7% of cases. Depression was present in 27.3% of these cases. We found a significant positive correlation between the severity of depression ( p < .001) and the level of suicidal intent ( p < .05). Additionally, patients with depression had significantly higher MPV levels ( p < .05) compared to those without depression.

Conclusion:

Our findings highlight the link between suicide attempts and increased platelet activity, emphasizing the need for further research to understand the biological markers associated with suicide risk. This understanding could lead to better prevention and intervention strategies, ultimately helping to save lives.
Do Cantonese listeners have a non-native advantage in English stress-related lexical decision?
Authors: Choi William
Published: December 2024

Emerging evidence shows that non-native speakers can outperform native speakers in speech perception. This study investigated whether a non-native advantage in speech perception could feed forward to lexical decision. First language Cantonese and English listeners completed an English stress discrimination task, an English lexical decision task, and a non-verbal intelligence task. Perceptually, the Cantonese listeners showed a non-native advantage in English stress discrimination. In the English lexical decision task, the Cantonese listeners detected nonwords with second-syllable stress more accurately than did the English listeners, although this Cantonese advantage was only evident in the context without vowel reduction. In the context with vowel reduction, the Cantonese listeners still achieved a native-like accuracy. The results suggest that the Cantonese advantage in English stress perception can feed forward to lexical decision. However, this advantage is limited to second-syllable stressed nonwords without vowel reduction and does not apply to first-syllable stressed nonwords. Taken together, this study identified a non-native advantage in a stress-related lexical decision task and the limits of this advantage. Broadly, the findings highlight the theoretical need to account for non-native listener advantage at the lexical level.
Disparity Between Punitive Attitudes Toward Stranger Rape and Partner Rape: Evidence From Cross-National Survey Data
Authors: Uhl Andrzej , Porębski Andrzej , Ilczuk Ewa
Published: December 2024

While legally the same, acts of sexual abuse within and outside intimate relationships are not seen as equal by the public, and this distinction might also be reflected in preferred criminal punishment; some people might deem partner rape as deserving less harsh punishment than the rape of a stranger. Our secondary analysis examines differential punitiveness toward these two types of rape among the respondents ( n = 11,383) to a large population survey conducted in 2021 in Austria, Czechia, Germany, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia. As part of the survey, respondents chose preferred sentences for partner and stranger rape. Using these sentencing questions, we investigate the direction, extent, and demographic distribution of the differential punitiveness toward stranger and partner rape. A large group of respondents (ranging from 31.5% in Austria to 47.3% in Czechia) granted greater leniency to partner rape than to stranger rape and the reverse was rarely observed. More severe sentences were chosen for stranger rape more often than for partner rape. The individual bias toward leniency for partner rape was also typically stronger than the rare bias for stranger rape (the difference of 36 vs. 24 months of imprisonment, respectively). Relative leniency toward partner rape was particularly pronounced in Slavic countries, more prevalent among men, and positively correlated with age, right-wing authoritarianism, social dominance orientation and rape myth acceptance. Drawing on our results and previous scholarship, we attribute the observed disparities to the persistence of rape myths and the legitimation of intra-relationship sexual violence by conventional belief systems.
Because the World Did Not End When I Was Seventeen: From Death Anxiety to Resilience, Self-Compassion, and Self-Transcendence During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors: Mora Anastasia , Kawakami Atsuko
Published: December 2024

The pandemic reminded not only sociologists, public health specialists, and medical personnel but also the general population of the health disparities and the importance of building resilience in society. Despite a wide range of COVID-19 severity and experiences among different groups, it is important to recognize what individuals have learned from the pandemic as a shared experience. While researchers reported the daily lives of those vulnerable individuals with a sense of helplessness and hopelessness in the midst of the pandemic, this collaborative autoethnography expresses resilience and a transcending experience of a young woman who is considered one of the vulnerable populations, along with her academic advisor’s reflection. By examining how this young woman overcame her fear of dying from COVID-19, this study ponders the meaning of resilience, self-compassion, and self-transcendence through the global pandemic experience as well as the importance of recognizing one’s social position to overcome personal fear and thrive.
Electroacupuncture pretreatment at ST36 alleviates acute gastric mucosal lesions induced by water immersion restraint stress through the TRPV1/SP/CGRP/NO pathway in rats
Authors: Jiang Qun , Guo Mingyan , Guo Lingsong , Ling Qiong , Xie Chuangbo , Li Xiangyu , Zhao Gaofeng , Tu Weifeng
Published: December 2024

Objective:

The aim of this study was to determine the impact of electro-acupuncture (EA) pretreatment on the progression of acute gastric mucosal lesions (AGMLs) induced by water immersion restraint stress (WIRS) and explore the related mechanisms including the transient receptor potential vanilloid (TRPV)1 signaling pathways.

Methods:

Rats treated with EA for 4 days were subjected to WIRS for 6 h. Microscopic lesions, oxidative stress and TRPV1, substance P (SP), calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) and nitric oxide (NO) levels in the dorsal root ganglion (DRG) and gastric tissues were detected.

Results:

The results indicated the development of AGMLs with a substantial increase of TRPV1/SP in the DRG and TRPV1/SP/MDA (malondialdehyde activity) in the stomach, and a significant decrease in CGRP/NO/SOD (superoxide dismutase) in gastric tissues, using a combination of real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction, Western blotting and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.

Conclusion:

The TRPV1 signaling pathways likely play an important role in the pathogenesis of AGML. In addition, EA pretreatment protected gastric mucosa lesions induced by WIRS by reducing the expression of TRPV1/SP in the DRG and gastric mucosa, as well as up-regulating gastric CGRP/NO. Antioxidant mechanisms are likely to at least partially mediate the protective effects of EA against AGML.
Predicting Behavioural Intention Towards Electric Vehicle Adoption in India: A Unified TAM-SOBC Framework
Authors: Rani Priya , Pannu Sonia , Dalal Garima , Vyas Pooja , Khurana Tripta
Published: December 2024

Purpose:

The research explores the consumers’ behavioural intention towards electric vehicle adoption (EVA) specifically in the Indian milieu. It examines the impact of social influence (SI), facilitating conditions (FC) and knowledge about electric vehicles (EVs) on the consumers’ perceptions, further affecting their behavioural intention to adopt EVs.

Methodology:

This empirical research extends the traditional Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) within the Stimulus-Organism-Behaviour-Consequence (SOBC) framework to predict the consumers’ behavioural intention to adopt EVs. A cross-sectional analysis of data collected from 288 respondents is done employing partial least squares-based structural equation modelling.

Findings:

The findings of the research ratified all the hypothesised relationships establishing the sufficiency of the proposed framework. Outcomes emphasised that SI, FCs and knowledge about EVs significantly contribute to shaping positive consumers’ perceptions, ultimately leading to willingness to pay a premium (WTPP) price for EVs.

Practical implications:

The results offer intriguing implications for marketers and policymakers to speed up the adoption of EVs in emerging markets. It delivers valuable insights into how people with favourable adoption intentions in developing nations (like India) are willing to pay a premium for EVs, despite a low per capita income.

Originality/Value:

The current study adds value to the existing literature as it is the first study attempting to explore the intention to adopt EVs in an emerging market by integrating TAM within the SOBC framework.