bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Death to Life
Authors: Pepler Conrad
Published: September 2024

Students of primitive religions have revealed some very important aspects of the natural response of man to the Creator, aspects which have sometimes become overlaid by the more sophisticated types of cultured religion. One of the differences between that natural response and the educated worship of classical times may be seen in the theory and practice of purification, and the comparison between the two bears remarkably on the modern Christian's attitude to mortification.

The almost universal conception of purity and impurity is that of the unmixed and the mixed. The pure note sounds without admixture of over- or under-tones, or of any other sound but its simple music; pure milk has no foreign germ, no water mixed with it. And among the primitive peoples the brand of impurity or defilement arose from the mixture of races, of sexes, of seasons. Men have to keep their weapons and implements apart from the Women's household utensils.
The Lamb of God
Authors: Aquinas Thomas
Published: September 2024

The next day John saw Jesus coming to him and he saith: Behold the Lamb of God, behold him who taketh away the sin of the world. (John 1, 29.)

In the preceding passage, John had been questioned and had given testimony to Christ. Now he gives further testimony spontaneously, giving the testimony first and then confirming what he had said before, in the words: ‘And John gave testimony saying … ‘ The circumstances of his giving testimony are described in the first place, followed by his exact words: ‘Behold the Lamb of God'; his witness is excluded from suspicion by the words: ‘And I knew him not'.

Details of the circumstances are given firstly as to time, where it says, ‘The next day', and here the perseverance of St John is especially commended, because he went on giving testimony to our Lord, not upon one day alone, nor even once only, but upon several days and at different times: ‘Every day will I bless thee'. (Ps. 144.) His increase in fervour is also commended, for we ought not to allow each succeeding day to pass without variation; it ought to be different from the preceding, which means better, as the Psalmist says: ‘They shall go from virtue to virtue.’
The Spiritual Writings of Edith Stein
Authors: Nicholl Donald
Published: September 2024

Readers of this review will already be familiar with the name of Edith Stein—or Sister Benedicta, as we prefer to call her (cf. the May 1949, February and April 1950 issues of Life of the Spirit). Of her life something has been said, and the translation of her biography should soon be available in English. We are now able to enter more deeply into her thought through die publication of her works. In 1949 Schnell and Steiner Verlag of Munich published some of her essays on woman's vocation under the title Frauenbildung und Frauenberufe. Meanwhile Dr Gelber of Louvain and Fr Romaeus Leuven, O.C.D., have been preparing an edition of her complete works, which are being published jointly by Herder Verlag of Freiburg and Nauwelaerts of Louvain. Some eight volumes are envisaged of which two have appeared in 1950. The second, Kreuzeswissenschaft ('The Science of the Cross’), can be described here along with the earlier work on Roman's vocation.
An approach for enhancing and measuring information comprehensibility for engineering designers: applied to patent documents
Authors: McTeague Chris , Chatzimichali Anna
Published: September 2024

Computational simplification tools can make complex information sources easier to read for engineering designers. To guide and evaluate such approaches, it is necessary to understand how designers process information and how that information can be enhanced and measured. Here, we establish an approach for enhancing and measuring the comprehensibility of technical information for engineering designers. It is grounded in theories of document search and comprehension and provides theoretically supported principles for enhancing information and methods for measuring comprehension experimentally. It is tailored for engineering design in that it (i) does not summarize or remove potentially important information, (ii) is suitable for long, complex sources of information, (iii) can be applied in experiments that simulate real-life information sharing scenarios, and (iv) enables the measurement of domain-specific comprehension. The feasibility of the approach was tested by using patent documents as a test case since they represent a valuable but underutilized source of technical information. A 2 (patent documents) × 2 (conditions: control vs. modified) experiment was conducted with 28 professional engineering designers. Two patent documents were modified with six information design principles. Comprehension scores were higher for the modified patent than for the control, but the change was not statistically significant (p = 0.073). We attribute this either to redundancy effects causing a smaller than expected overall improvement in performance, or differences in prior knowledge for each patent. Overall, this approach offers a novel method for investigating and measuring information comprehensibility in engineering design; however, its effectiveness in enhancing information comprehensibility remains unvalidated.
‘A void in our community’: exploring the complexities of delivering and implementing primary care services for transgender individuals in Northern Ontario
Authors: Ziegler Erin , Carroll Benjamin , Chyzzy Barbara , Rose Don N. , Espin Sherry
Published: September 2024

Aim:

To understand how the implementation of primary care services for transgender individuals is undertaken and delivered by practitioners in Northern Ontario.

Background:

Northern Ontario, Canada, has a shortage of primary care health practitioners, and of these, there are a limited number providing transgender primary care. Transgender people in Northern Ontario must also negotiate a lack of allied and specialty services related to transgender health and travel over long distances to access those services that do exist.

Methods:

A convergent mixed methods design was guided by normalization process theory (NPT) to explore transgender primary care delivery and implementation by nurses, nurse practitioners, physicians, social workers, and psychotherapists. A survey measuring implementation processes was elaborated through qualitative interviews with participants. Analysis of key themes emerging using the NPT framework informed understanding of primary care successes, barriers, and gaps in Northern Ontario.

Findings:

Key themes included the need for more education on transgender primary care practice, increased need for training and awareness on transgender resources, identification of unique gaps and barriers to access in Northern Ontario transgender care, and the benefits of embedding and normalizing transgender care in clinical practice to practitioners and transgender patients. These findings are key to understanding and improving access and eliminating healthcare barriers for transgender people in Northern Ontario.
International students’ perceived quality of university health centre services: an exploratory sequential mixed methods study
Authors: Indrayathi Putu Ayu , Januraga Pande Putu , Ulandari Luh Putu Sinthya , Pradnyani Putu Erma , Makame Khadija Ramadhan , Elehamer Nafisa M.K. , Hilal Soukaina , Kirshbaum Marilynne N. , Kolozsvari Laszlo Robert
Published: September 2024

Aim:

This study aims to investigate international students’ perspectives on service quality and analyse factors contributing to the perceived service quality of the university health centre.

Background:

International students are at increased risk of experiencing poor mental health, isolation from families and cultures, language barriers, financial stress and academic pressures. It is important that universities support international students to enable them to complete their degrees and reach their desired level of achievement and performance. One of the supports required by international students is the availability of healthcare services. Therefore, improving the quality of services to meet international students’ requirements, including healthcare services, is essential.

Methods:

A three-phase exploratory sequential mixed methods design was used. Phase 1 aims to explore international students’ perceptions of primary healthcare quality by conducting in-depth interviews and focus group discussions. Data were analysed using thematic analysis. Phase 2 is to form questionnaire items based on the results of the qualitative study. The questionnaire is subject to pilot testing to measure validity and reliability. Phase 3 analyses factors influencing international students’ perceived primary healthcare service quality. Multiple regression was used to analyse factors contributing to the perceived service quality of international students.

Findings:

The qualitative strand revealed five major themes representing the study participants’ thoughts about the quality of services in the university healthcare context. Perceived quality attributes identified in this study were primarily empathy, equity, effectiveness, efficiency and safety. The quantitative strand found that 35.57% of participants consider the perceived quality of the centre as good. The highest and lowest service quality attributes were related to safety and efficiency, with a score of 21.12 ± 3.58 and 19.57 ± 4.34, respectively. The multiple linear regression analyses showed that PhD students from Health Faculty and Scholarship awardees were significantly associated with the perceived quality of healthcare services. Thus, the university management needs to improve service quality considering the diversity of international students’ socio-demographic characteristics.
Sustainable environmental management practices: evidence from hotels in Malaysia
Authors: Rassiah Puspavathy , Nasir Norita Mohd , Subramaniam Ravichandran K. , Saleeth Hajara Mohamed
Published: September 2024

Non-technical summary

Tourism significantly boosts a nation's economic growth, but unrestrained practices can cause serious environmental damage. As an essential part of the tourism industry, hotels meet the fundamental needs of tourists. This study examines the sustainable environmental management practices of hotels in Malaysia. It finds that hotels prioritize cost-saving and short-term benefits over long-term environmental gains. The study also reveals variations in sustainable practices based on hotel location and star rating. These insights are useful for various stakeholders in developing strategies and initiatives to achieve sustainable development goals.

Technical summary

Sustainable environmental management practices (SEMP) are essential to pave the way toward achieving a net-zero emission sustainable future. This study explores the level of SEMP among hotels in Malaysia based on distinct categorizations of location and star ranking. The findings show that hotels in Malaysia adopt higher basic SEMPs but less advanced practices. However, the level of basic and advanced SEMPs in hotels differ according to their geographical locations and star ranking. The findings also suggest that hotels in Malaysia prioritize cost-saving practices and short-term benefits over the long-term benefits of sustainable practices. The study contributes to the existing literature by highlighting the variations in the sustainable practices among different categories of hotels. Further, the findings are helpful for practitioners and policymakers in designing tools and measures, and promoting initiatives that best suit different types of hotels. Such efforts are crucial to promote and accelerate the engagement of sustainability practices in hotels.
Offshoring insect farms may jeopardize Europe's food sovereignty
Authors: Ryba Ren
Published: September 2024

Non-technical summary

Given increasing global political, security and economic challenges, politicians in the European Union (EU) are seeking to reduce the EU's dependence on imports, including feed for farmed livestock. While insect farming has been suggested as an advantageous source of livestock feed is the insect farming industry, the sector has not met optimistic expectations. In particular, labor and electricity costs are driving insect companies offshore, including to Asia and the United States. This paper explores ways that the EU could solve this problem, the most promising of which is to expand the EU's production of maize and soy.

Technical summary

In the context of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and increasing global destabilization, policy makers within the European Union have expressed the need to reduce the bloc's dependence on imported agricultural products such as livestock feed. One industry that has been promoted as an advantageous source of livestock feed is insect agriculture. However, the insect industry's growth has not kept pace with optimistic expectations, and high labor and electricity costs in Europe appear to be driving major insect companies to expand production offshore. One solution may involve supporting the automation of insect farming, though automation may have harmful social consequences by reducing employment and exacerbating inequality. A more promising solution could involve bringing additional land under cultivation to expand domestic production of maize and soy, and the most up-to-date estimates suggest that doing so may even offer environmental benefits over insect production.

Social media summary

Insect farming has been offered as a solution to EU food security, but labor and power costs complicate the picture.
Therapeutisches Lügen in der gerontopsychiatrischen Pflege
Authors: Lenz Felix Friedrich
Published: September 2024

Was ist zu diesem Thema bereits bekannt?

Therapeutische Lügen werden in der Praxis in der Interaktion mit Menschen mit demenziellen Veränderungen häufig verwendet, wenngleich Richtlinien ein stets ehrliches Auftreten fordern und mit der Nutzung von Lügen und Täuschungen ethische Schwierigkeiten einhergehen.

Wie wird eine neue Perspektive eingebracht?

Hintergründe und Praxis zielgerichteter Lügen können in herausfordernden Situationen eine alternative und potenziell deeskalierende Methode in der Versorgung von Menschen mit demenziellen Veränderungen darstellen.

Was sind die Auswirkungen auf die Praxis?

Durch die Auseinandersetzung mit der „therapeutischen Lüge“ in der pflegerischen Praxis kann eine Sen­sibilisierung und ein Bewusstsein für eine kontroverse und bisher als verboten wahrgenommene Praxis geschaffen werden.
Fluid‐Driven Seismicity in the Baihetan Reservoir Area Revealed by 3D Seismic Tomography Based on Dense Seismic Arrays
Authors: Duan Mengqiao , Zhou Lianqing , Zhao Cuiping , Zhang Xiaodong
Published: September 2024

After impounding the Baihetan Water Reservoir in a historically seismically active area, numerous earthquakes occurred, but it is uncertain if they are connected to the impoundment. Based on the dense seismic network, this study used local earthquake tomography to construct high‐resolution VP (P‐wave velocity) and VP/VS models (P‐ to S‐wave velocity ratio) and update earthquake locations after the impoundment of Baihetan reservoir. Our study revealed that the reservoir water spreads from the dam site to the Qiaojia Basin and the Heishuihe branch, and pore pressure diffusion along faults induces many earthquakes. Reservoir water migrates through hidden faults and fractures beneath Hulukou, spreading to both sides and saturating some rocks below 7 km beneath the dam site‐Lianhuatang section, causing multiple magnitude 3.5+ earthquakes. This study reveals that reservoir water migration drives earthquakes in the reservoir area, offering new insights into seismogenesis following the Baihetan reservoir's impoundment, potentially applicable to understanding reservoir‐induced earthquakes in other reservoirs.
Predictor Importance for Hydrological Fluxes of Global Hydrological and Land Surface Models
Authors: Brêda João Paulo L. F. , Melsen Lieke A. , Athanasiadis Ioannis , Van Dijk Albert , Siqueira Vinícius A. , Verhoef Anne , Zeng Yijian , van der Ploeg Martine
Published: September 2024

Global Hydrological and Land Surface Models (GHM/LSMs) embody numerous interacting predictors and equations, complicating the understanding of primary hydrological relationships. We propose a model diagnostic approach based on Random Forest (RF) feature importance to detect the input variables that most influence simulated hydrological fluxes. We analyzed the JULES, ORCHIDEE, HTESSEL, SURFEX, and PCR‐GLOBWB models for the relative importance of precipitation, climate, soil, land cover and topographic slope as predictors of simulated average evaporation, runoff, and surface and subsurface runoff. RF models functioned as a metamodel and could reproduce GHM/LSMs outputs with a coefficient of determination (R2) over 0.85 in all cases and often considerably better. The GHM/LSMs agreed that precipitation, climate and land cover share equal importance for evaporation prediction, and mean precipitation is the most important predictor of runoff, while topographic slope and soil texture have no influence on the total variance of the water balance. However, the GHM/LSMs disagreed on which features determine surface and subsurface runoff processes, especially with regard to the relative importance of soil texture and topographic slope. Finally, the selection of soil maps was only important for target variables of which soil is a relevant predictor. We conclude that estimating feature importance is a useful diagnostic approach for model intercomparison projects.
Adaptation and Response in Drylands (ARID): Community Insights for Scoping a NASA Terrestrial Ecology Field Campaign in Drylands
Authors: Feldman Andrew F. , Reed Sasha , Amaral Cibele , Babst‐Kostecka Alicja , Babst Flurin , Biederman Joel , Devine Charles , Fu Zheng , Green Julia K. , Guo Jessica , Hanan Niall P. , Kokaly Raymond , Litvak Marcy , MacBean Natasha , Moore David , Ojima Dennis , Poulter Benjamin , Scott Russell L. , Smith William K. , Swap Robert , Tucker Compton J. , Wang Lixin , Watts Jennifer , Wessels Konrad , Zhang Fangyue , Zhang Wen
Published: September 2024

Dryland ecosystems cover 40% of our planet's land surface, support billions of people, and are responding rapidly to climate and land use change. These expansive systems also dominate core aspects of Earth's climate, storing and exchanging vast amounts of water, carbon, and energy with the atmosphere. Despite their indispensable ecosystem services and high vulnerability to change, drylands are one of the least understood ecosystem types, partly due to challenges studying their heterogeneous landscapes and misconceptions that drylands are unproductive “wastelands.” Consequently, inadequate understanding of dryland processes has resulted in poor model representation and forecasting capacity, hindering decision making for these at‐risk ecosystems. NASA satellite resources are increasingly available at the higher resolutions needed to enhance understanding of drylands' heterogeneous spatiotemporal dynamics. NASA's Terrestrial Ecology Program solicited proposals for scoping a multi‐year field campaign, of which Adaptation and Response in Drylands (ARID) was one of two scoping studies selected. A primary goal of the scoping study is to gather input from the scientific and data end‐user communities on dryland research gaps and data user needs. Here, we provide an overview of the ARID team's community engagement and how it has guided development of our framework. This includes an ARID kickoff meeting with over 300 participants held in October 2023 at the University of Arizona to gather input from data end‐users and scientists. We also summarize insights gained from hundreds of follow‐up activities, including from a tribal‐engagement focused workshop in New Mexico, conference town halls, intensive roundtables, and international engagements.
Unveiling magnetic transition-driven lattice thermal conductivity switching in monolayer VS2
Authors: Singh Zimmi , Kumar Abhishek , Mukherjee Sankha
Published: September 2024

Effective thermal management is essential for maintaining the operational stability and data security of magnetic devices across diverse fields, including thermoelectric, sensing, data storage, and spintronics.
Non-mitogenic FGF19 mRNA-based therapy for the treatment of experimental metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD)
Authors: Lopez-Pascual Amaya , Russo-Cabrera Joan S. , Ardaiz Nuria , Palmer Tiffany , Graham Anne-Renee , Uriarte Iker , Gomar Celia , Ruiz-Guillamon David , Latasa Maria U. , Arechederra Maria , Fontanellas Antonio , Monte Maria J , Marin Jose J.G. , Berasain Carmen , del Rio Carlos L. , Fernandez-Barrena Maite G. , Martini Paolo G.V. , Schultz Joshua R. , Berraondo Pedro , Avila Matias A.
Published: September 2024

Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) represents a global health threat. MASH pathophysiology involves hepatic lipid accumulation and progression to severe conditions like cirrhosis and, eventually, hepatocellular carcinoma. Fibroblast growth factor (FGF)-19 has emerged as a key regulator of metabolism, offering potential therapeutic avenues for MASH and associated disorders. We evaluated the therapeutic potential of non-mitogenic (NM)-FGF19 mRNA formulated in liver-targeted lipid nanoparticles (NM-FGF19-mRNAs-LNPs) in C57BL/6NTac male mice with diet-induced obesity and MASH (DIO-MASH: 40% kcal fat, 20% kcal fructose, 2% cholesterol). After feeding this diet for 21 weeks, NM-FGF19-mRNAs-LNPs or control (C-mRNA-LNPs) were administered (0.5 mg/kg, i.v.) weekly for another six weeks, in which diet feeding continued. NM-FGF19-mRNAs-LNPs treatment in DIO-MASH mice resulted in reduced body weight, adipose tissue depots, and serum transaminases, along with improved insulin sensitivity. Histological analyses confirmed the reversal of MASH features, including steatosis reduction without worsening fibrosis. NM-FGF19-mRNAs-LNPs reduced total hepatic bile acids (BAs) and changed liver BA composition, markedly influencing cholesterol homeostasis and metabolic pathways as observed in transcriptomic analyses. Extrahepatic effects included the down-regulation of metabolic dysfunction-associated genes in adipose tissue. This study highlights the potential of NM-FGF19-mRNA-LNPs therapy for MASH, addressing both hepatic and systemic metabolic dysregulation. NM-FGF19-mRNA demonstrates efficacy in reducing liver steatosis, improving metabolic parameters, and modulating BA levels and composition. Given the central role played by BA in dietary fat absorption, this effect of NM-FGF19-mRNA may be mechanistically relevant. Our study underscores the high translational potential of mRNA-based therapies in addressing the multifaceted landscape of MASH and associated metabolic perturbations.
Cloud‐based DMPC structure for velocity consensus and lane following of heterogeneous automated vehicles
Authors: Ghanavati Ali Karami , Safavi Ali Akbar , Shakerpour Mohammad
Published: September 2024

This paper investigates the challenges associated with the velocity consensus and the lane following in heterogeneous automated vehicles considered as agents of a multi agent system. A cloud‐based distributed model predictive control structure is proposed to address the distributed intrinsic of such systems. Moreover, for situations that the cloud‐based control signal is not reachable, backup controllers based on explicit distributed model predictive control are developed. The proposed cloud‐based controller is implemented in the Amazon cloud servers to show the practicality of the proposed approach. Simulation results are presented to demonstrate the effectiveness of our methodology in terms of handling practical limitations of connected and automated vehicles.
Reconstructing solar magnetic fields from historical observations
Authors: Tähtinen Ismo , Pevtsov Alexei A. , Asikainen Timo , Mursula Kalevi
Published: September 2024

Context. The relation between the intensity of chromospheric emissions and the photospheric magnetic field strength has been examined in several studies, but the effect of the magnetic field inclination on chromospheric emissions remains almost unexplored.

Aims. We study how the inclination of the photospheric magnetic field, as measured by the full 3D magnetic vector from the Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager (HMI), affects the relationship between the magnetic field strength and the far-ultraviolet emission at around 1600 Å observed by the Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (AIA). We also study how these parameters change spatially close to the active region perimeter.

Methods. We analyzed the mutual dependence of 1168 co-temporal AIA and HMI observations from 2014 to 2017. We focused on magnetically active regions outside sunspots (e.g., plages and network) close to the solar disk center. We studied how the AIA and HMI parameters change with distance from the active region perimeter.

Results. The AIA 1600 emission typically decreases with increasing (more horizontal) inclination. For all inclinations, AIA 1600 emission increases with increasing magnetic field strength until saturating at some peak intensity, which depends on the cosine of the inclination, with horizontal regions saturating at lower intensities. In addition, we find that activity clusters have a narrow boundary (< 2 arcsec) in which the AIA 1600 intensity, magnetic field strength, and inclination distributions and relations differ significantly from those in the inner layers.

Conclusions. This study demonstrates the significant effect that magnetic field inclination and activity cluster border regions have on chromospheric emissions. Although the observed effects are likely reduced in low-resolution observations where different regions are averaged together, a detailed study is needed to examine the emission–magnetic field relation at different resolutions.
Broadband X-ray spectral and timing properties of the accreting millisecond X-ray pulsar IGR J17498−2921 during the 2023 outburst
Authors: Li Z. S. , Kuiper L. , Pan Y. Y. , Falanga M. , Poutanen J. , Chen Y. P. , Xu R. X. , Ge M. Y. , Huang Y. , Song L. M. , Zhang S. , Lu F. J. , Zhang S. N.
Published: September 2024

We report on the broadband spectral and timing properties of the accreting millisecond X-ray pulsar IGR J17498−2921 during its April 2023 outburst. We used data from NICER (1–10 keV), NuSTAR (3–79 keV), Insight-HXMT (2–150 keV), and INTEGRAL (30–150 keV). We detected significant 401 Hz pulsations across the 0.5–150 keV band. The pulse fraction increases from ∼2% at 1 keV to ∼13% at 66 keV. We detected five type-I X-ray bursts, including three photospheric radius expansion bursts, with a rise time of ∼2 s and an exponential decay time of ∼5 s. The recurrence time is ∼9.1 h, which can be explained by unstable thermonuclear burning of hydrogen-deficient material on the neutron star surface. The quasi-simultaneous 1–150 keV broadband spectra from NICER, NuSTAR and INTEGRAL can be aptly fitted by an absorbed reflection model, relxillCp, and a Gaussian line of instrumental origin. The Comptonized emission from the hot corona is characterized by a photon index Γ of ∼1.8 and an electron temperature kTe of ∼40 keV. We obtained a low inclination angle i ∼ 34°. The accretion disk shows properties of strong ionization, log(ξ/erg cm s−1)∼4.5, over-solar abundance, AFe ∼ 7.7, and high density, log(ne/cm−3)∼19.5. However, a lower disk density with normal abundance and ionization could also be possible. Based on the inner disk radius of Rin = 1.67RISCO and the long-term spin-down rate of −3.1(2)×10−15 Hz s−1, we were able to constrain the magnetic field of IGR J17498−2921 to the range of (0.9 − 2.4)×108 G.
Homotopy trust-region method for phase-field approximations in perimeter-regularized binary optimal control
Authors: Manns Paul , Nikolić Vanja
Published: September 2024

We consider optimal control problems that have binary-valued control input functions and a perimeter regularization. We develop and analyze a trust-region algorithm that solves a sequence of subproblems in which the regularization term and the binarity constraint are relaxed by a non-convex energy functional. We show how the parameter that controls the distinctiveness of the resulting phase field can be coupled to the trust-region radius updates and be driven to zero over the course of the iterations in order to obtain convergence to points that satisfy a first-order optimality condition of the limit problem under suitable regularity assumptions. Finally, we highlight and discuss the assumptions and restrictions of our approach and provide the first computational results for a motivating application in the field of control of acoustic waves in dissipative media.
Impact of Ethical Leadership and Digital Work Environment toward Employee Performance: The Role of Work Discipline as Mediation
Authors: Qamari Ika Nurul , Bestari Hasna Cahyani , Khan Roohi Kursheed
Published: September 2024

Performance is an organizational achievement that can be a benchmark for whether work is carried out as planned or even exceeds what has been determined. This research aims to provide empirical evidence about how Work Discipline mediates between Ethical Leadership and the Digital Work Environment on Employee Performance. The respondents of this research were employees at state-owned companies in Cilacap, Indonesia using a sampling technique, namely purposive sampling. Using a quantitative approach, primary data was obtained from the results of a closed questionnaire distribution with seven Likert scales. Hypothesis testing uses the SEM-AMOS software analysis tool. This research provides different results from previous studies in that Ethical Leadership does not affect Employee Performance. One of the seven hypotheses was found to be false. Hence, employee performance is positively impacted by the Digital Work Environment, as demonstrated empirically by this study. This study additionally presents evidence that Work Discipline can act as a mediator for the impact of Ethical Leadership and Digital Work Environment on Employee Performance. This study presents empirical results that enhance the understanding of the relationship between the variables under consideration.
Increasing	Millennial Consumers’ Patronage Intention on Omnichannel Groceries
Authors: Gunawan Annetta , Natalie Kezia
Published: September 2024

Interaction between online and offline is more important than before, where omnichannel has now become the ‘rule’ and not the exception, since most of nowadays consumers which are dominated by millennials are the omnishoppers type. The purpose of this study is to find out the factors that influence patronage intention of millennial consumers in omnichannel groceries and formulate the market segmentation based on these factors. Research data is collected using online questionnaire distributed to 288 respondents, while the data analysis methods used in this study are SEM-PLS and K-means cluster analysis. The results of this study show that channel integration, retailscape, promotional tools, and customer service have significant effects on the patronage intention of millennial consumers on groceries in the omnichannel context, so that these consumers are segmented into convenience-seeking omnishoppers, benefit- oriented omnishoppers, and attribute-observing omnishoppers.
Organizational Learning and Innovation Development for Logistics Firms in Thailand
Authors: Boonlua Sutana , Dananjoyo Radyan , Sangmahachai Nongluk , Sriboonlue Pankom , Issarapaibool Achariya , Kimkit Thidarat
Published: September 2024

Given its reputation as a leader in regional manufacturing, Thailand is well-positioned to meet the growing need for cross-border logistics services. “What is the effect of strategic competitive advantages on the advanced access of organizational learning and innovation development in logistics firms in Thailand?” is the research question for this research. Investigating the strategic competitive advantages of Thai logistics companies in relation to organizational learning and the innovation development is, thus, the primary objective of this study. There were 89 Thai logistics which notified as the members of the Thai International Freight Forwarders Association (TIFFA) recognized as the object of the study. This study is using structural equation modeling (SEM) as analysis tools. The primary goal of the research is to determine how organisational learning and strategic competitiveness relate to organisational performance. According to the study's findings, there is a strong link between inventive drives and organisational performance. The research framework may accommodate a range of industry environments and conditions as antecedents. It would be beneficial to the literature to extend this research in subsequent investigations.
The Influence of Islamic Service Quality, Emotional Attachment, and Religiosity on Satisfaction for Loyalty in the Context of Sharia Banking
Authors: Fatmawati Indah , Galang Irianda Anugrah , Abilawa Aldi
Published: September 2024

This study aims to determine the influence of Islamic service quality, emotional attachment, and religiosity on customer satisfaction and loyalty in Sharia banking. The authors conducted a quantitative explanatory study to test the research hypotheses. Respondents are customers of state- owned Sharia bank in Indonesia. Data collection uses Google Forms, and sample selection uses purposive sampling involving 176 respondents. The AMOS SEM data analysis reveals that Islamic service quality, emotional attachment and religiosity affect customer satisfaction and loyalty. Customer satisfaction also affects customer loyalty. The mediating analysis also showed the mediating effect of customer satisfaction on the relationship of Islamic service quality to customer loyalty, emotional attachment on customer loyalty, and religiosity on customer loyalty. Our findings showed that Islamic service quality is essential to maintaining customer satisfaction and loyalty, despite Sharia banks engaging in a strong emotional attachment with the customer and identifying the right segment with good religiosity.
Exploring Luxury Brand Engagement In Developing Country: The Role Of Social Media Consumer Involvement
Authors: Fatmawati Indah , Mawaddah Zainab Zuhratul
Published: September 2024

This study learns the antecedents and consequences of consumer brand engagement in the Instagram account of luxury fashion brands. Customer involvement is the antecedent of consumer brand engagement, and the effects were in two variables, i.e., self-brand connection and brand usage intention. Consumer brand engagement was measured in three dimensions, i.e., cognitive process, affection, and activation. We conducted an explanatory survey to test our research hypothesis, and the data collection used an online questionnaire. Our respondents are followers of luxury brands' Instagram and users of luxury fashion brands in Indonesia, and our final usable sample was 172 respondents. The hypothesis testing uses Structural Equation Modelling (SEM). Our findings revealed that consumer involvement positively affects the three dimensions of consumer brand engagement. The three dimensions of consumer brand engagement positively impact self- brand connection and brand usage intention. Therefore, it is essential to maintain and increase the consumer engagement of luxury fashion brands.
Managing donation disposal behavior by assessing consumers’ attitudes toward sustainable consumption
Authors: Rizky Maulani Maghfira , Fatmawati Indah , Nuryakin
Published: September 2024

This study investigates the effect of subjective norms and attitudes toward sustainable consumption on donation disposal behavior. More studies on responsible disposal behavior are needed because it is still constrained amid the fashion industry's progress. The young adult sample was used in this study and then analyzed using SEM AMOS 26. The result shows that subjective norms positively impact attitudes towards sustainable consumption and donation behavior. Meanwhile, an attitude towards sustainable consumption does not have a significant influence as a mediator, but a direct attitude has a positive and significant influence on donation disposal behavior. For this reason, industry players should pay more attention to subjective norms and attitudes when promoting their products. The implication of this study is limited to the young adult sample in Indonesia.
Investigating the Impact of push and pull motivations and Environmental Concerns on Sustainable Destination Loyalty
Authors: Musa Hussein Gibreel , Fatmawati Indah , Nuryakin  , Saleh Husny Gibreel Musa
Published: September 2024

This research investigates the mediating role of environmental concern in the relationship between motivational factors and loyalty to sustainable destinations among tourists. Through a quantitative survey design involving 201 international tourists visiting the Borobudur and Prambanan sites, we examined how push and pull motivational factors relate to sustainable destination loyalty and how tourists' environmental concerns influence these relationships. Our findings, derived from Structural Equation Modelling (SEM), found that environmental concern is significantly influenced by both push and pull factors, which, in turn, has a strong positive effect on sustainable destination loyalty. Moreover, environmental concern significantly mediates the relationship between both types of motivations and destination loyalty. The study adds to the existing knowledge by explaining how environmental concern serves as a connecting factor between tourist motivations and their commitment to sustainable tourism practices. It reinforces the importance of considering environmental values in tourism marketing and management strategies to enhance tourist retention and loyalty.
The Influence of Financial Interest, Sensation Seeking, and Financial Literacy on Risk Tolerance
Authors: Sutanto Levina , Anastasia Njo
Published: September 2024

This study aims to investigate the influence of financial interest, sensation seeking (thrill & adventure, experience seeking, disinhibition, boredom susceptibility), and financial literacy on risk tolerance. Data was collected through an online questionnaire distributed via Google Forms to freelancers in the design and multimedia industry residing in Surabaya, who are also investors in the capital market, selected according to the purposive sampling technique criteria. The data collection process yielded responses from 100 participants and was processed using the Structural Equation Model-Partial Least Square (SEM-PLS). The findings demonstrate that financial interest, sensation-seeking experience, sensation-seeking boredom susceptibility, and financial literacy significantly influence freelancers’ risk tolerance. However, sensation-seeking thrill & adventure and sensation-seeking disinhibition showed no significant influence on freelancers’ risk tolerance. Given the artistic focus of the design and multimedia sector, which contrast with the more analytical nature of finance, freelancers may experience unique sensations when making investment decisions in the capital market, thus impacting their risk tolerance. This study provides valuable insights for individuals considering investment, highlighting the importance of both financial knowledge and psychological condition and its impact on the financial sector’s development.
Intellectual Capital and Companies’ Sustainable Growth: Evidence from Indonesia
Authors: Akmalia Alien , Muharam Harjum
Published: September 2024

Intellectual capital (IC) is acknowledged as a source of wealth creation, thereby fostering competitive advantage and sustainability within the business domain. This study aims to conduct an empirical investigation to examine the impact of IC and its components on the sustainable growth of Indonesia Stock Exchange-listed manufacturing companies. This study employs multiple linear regression to examine data pertaining to Indonesia Stock Exchange-listed manufacturing companies from 2020 to 2022. It has been confirmed that intellectual capital promotes sustainable development, according to the findings of the research. Likewise, it has been observed that the elements comprising Structural Capital Efficiency (SCE) and Capital Employed Efficiency (CEE) encourage sustainable growth. However, different results are shown by Human Capital Efficiency (HCE), which indicates that HCE is unable to influence SG. The outcomes of this study offer valuable perspectives on the crucial components that can bolster sustainable growth in developing countries.
Resilience of the Sharia Stocks During the Pandemic; The Role of Ownership Structure
Authors: Hindasah Lela , Setiawan Doddy , Atmaji Atmaji
Published: September 2024

This research aims to explore the influence of ownership structure on severity loss. The study utilized 359 Sharia stocks listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in 2019-2020. The findings indicate that Sharia stocks with high levels of institutional and foreign ownership exhibited greater resilience during crises. Additionally, a consistent control variable affecting company resilience is financial performance. The better the financial performance, the lower the severity of loss or the higher the resilience.
The Role of Customer Satisfaction on the Influence of Dinescape and Service Quality on Customer Loyalty
Authors: Rahadhini Marjam Desma , Wibowo Edi
Published: September 2024

The aim of this research is to analyze the role of customer satisfaction in the influence of dinescape and service quality on customer loyalty at Ndalem Kopi Solo Anyar Karanganyar. The population of this research is Ndalem Kopi Solo Anyar customers as many as 225 respondents. The data collection technique uses a questionnaire. The data analysis technique uses Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). Validity test uses CFA and factor loading > 0.50. Reliability test uses Cronbach's AIpha and CA > 0.60. The structural model shows good fit because the GFI, CFI, RMSEA, CMIN/DF, AGFI and TLI values are in accordance with the required criteria. The results of this research show that dinescape and service quality influence customer satisfaction. Dinescape has an influence on loyalty customers. Service quality has no influence on loyalty customers. Dinescape and service quality influence customer satisfaction through customer loyalty.
Beyond Neyman–Pearson: E-values enable hypothesis testing with a data-driven alpha
Authors: Grünwald Peter D.
Published: September 2024

A standard practice in statistical hypothesis testing is to mention theP-value alongside the accept/reject decision. We show the advantages of mentioning an e-value instead. WithP-values, it is not clear how to use an extreme observation (e.g.P≪α) for getting better frequentist decisions. With e-values it is straightforward, since they provide Type-I risk control in a generalized Neyman–Pearson setting with the decision task (a general loss function) determined post hoc, after observation of the data—thereby providing a handle on “rovingα’s.” When Type-II risks are taken into consideration, the only admissible decision rules in the post hoc setting turn out to be e-value-based. Similarly, if the loss incurred when specifying a faulty confidence interval is not fixed in advance, standard confidence intervals and distributions may fail, whereas e-confidence sets and e-posteriors still provide valid risk guarantees. Sufficiently powerful e-values have by now been developed for a range of classical testing problems. We discuss the main challenges for wider development and deployment.
Constraints and lexical conditioning in the dative alternation
Authors: Engel Alexandra , Andries Elsy , Rosseel Laura , Szmrecsanyi Benedikt , Van de Velde Freek
Published: September 2024

This article presents a cross-linguistic variationist study of the dative alternations in English (I gave
Tom a present vs. I gave a present to Tom) and Dutch (Ik gaf Tom een cadeau vs.
Ik gaf een cadeau aan Tom). We use logistic mixed-effects regression and lasso regression to assess the
probabilistic conditioning of dative choices as a function of morphosyntactic, semantico-pragmatic and lexical constraints in both
languages. In addition, we test the predictive accuracy of our two language-specific models cross-linguistically. The results show
a substantial overlap in the probabilistic constraints, but also a larger reliance on lexical content in Dutch compared to
English, which suggests differences in complexity across the English and Dutch dative alternations. The methodology adopted in
this study may pave a new way for comparative variational linguistics.
Political motivation in media interpreting
Authors: Li Bo
Published: September 2024

Media interpreting has received intensifying attention from interpreting scholars over the past few decades. Live
transmissions with on-site simultaneous interpreting of influential political events have proliferated especially during the
COVID-19 pandemic and have become accessible via digital media platforms. This article analyses the corpus of the COVID-19 topic
from the first and final presidential debates in the 2020 US election transmitted by two TV stations in Taiwan holding opposite
political orientations — pro-China and pro-Taiwan independence, respectively. A detailed evaluation of the corpus suggests how
word choice, self-correction and intonation by interpreters are leveraged to influence viewers. Ethically, interpreters are
expected to provide neutral and faithful interpreting. However, the findings reveal that the interpreters were aligned with the TV
stations’ dominant ideologies and altered their presentations to achieve political objectives.
Summing gravitational effects from loops of inflationary scalars
Authors: Miao S P , Tsamis N C , Woodard R P
Published: September 2024

We develop a procedure for re-summing the large logarithms induced in gravity by loops of inflationary scalars. We first show how the scalar can be integrated out of the field equations in the presence of constant graviton field. We then extend this result to a fully conserved form which explains the need for a finite renormalization of the cosmological constant which was previously inferred from explicit computation. A variant of the renormalization group turns out to explain the large logarithmic corrections revealed by explicit computation in the electric field strength of gravitational radiation and in the potentials which characterize the response to a point mass. The implications for graviton loops are discussed.
Roles of shallow energy level defect states on amplified spontaneous emission enhancement of CH3NH3PbBr3 perovskite crystals
Authors: Dao Quang-Duy , Thi Nguyen Thanh Nhan , Nguyen Nguyet Minh , Pham Duong Van , Pham Thanh Van , Nguyen Huy Duy , Bach Huong Giang , Do Quang Loc , Mai Hanh Hong
Published: September 2024

In this work, we demonstrated the role of shallow energy level defect states on the emission of CH3NH3PbBr3 perovskite polycrystals under laser excitation. The perovskite polycrystals were synthesized by a simple, one-step, low-cost solution self-assembled method. By adjusting the sample preparation temperature from 303 to 373 K, we could manipulate the number of shallow energy level defect states, which were evaluated through low-temperature photoluminescence measurement. This led to an evolution of the CH3NH3PbBr3 perovskite polycrystals’ emission from amplified spontaneous emission to random lasing emission. As a result, the most efficient lasing threshold of 4 μJ mm−2 was achieved with the CH3NH3PbBr3 perovskite polycrystals synthesized at the optimum temperature of 333 K. Furthermore, the surface morphologies and the crystal structure of the CH3NH3PbBr3 perovskite polycrystals were also taken into consideration to unravel the role of defects in the CH3NH3PbBr3 perovskite polycrystals.