bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Russian ﬁnancial market development strategic initiatives under sanctions and in the aftertime
Authors: Astapov K. L.
Published: January 2023

New challenges and restrictions, imposed by a number of countries, affected the Russian ﬁnancial system and real sector of economy, so implementation of responsive strategic decisions to support ﬁnancial and real sectors of the economy is necessary. The study’s goal is to develop proposals for ﬁnancial market strategy in new conditions, to support investment opportunities for Russian investors and investors from friendly and neutral countries, to control capital ﬂow in the medium term. The research result is the justiﬁcation of the new model of the Russian ﬁnancial system, which is based not only on liberal economic paradigm but also on realities of economic pressure on our country. In the current crisis, it is advisable to have two models of the ﬁnancial market: the ﬁrst is based on recognized international principles, which applied to large public Russian companies; the second is focused on companies under sanctions and regional business. Strengthening regulation of cross-border capital movement, including introduction of strict restrictions on capital withdrawal, as well as limits on operations on foreign exchange market, are seen not only as temporary anti-crisis instruments of state regulation, but as the basis for strategy construction for the ﬁnancial market development. Support of the state development institutions, commercial banks and large corporations of the limited interaction model with developed countries will reduce systemic risks not just in critical periods, but also in the future. Therefore, this can attract resources to real investment projects and stimulate the growth of the capitalization of Russian companies.
Essential Bipolar Fuzzy Ideals in Semigroups
Authors: Gaketem Thiti , Khamrot Pannawit
Published: January 2023

In this paper, we give the concepts of essential bipolar fuzzy ideals in semigroups. We discuss the basic properties and relationships between essential bipolar fuzzy ideals and essential ideals in semigroups Finally, we extend to 0-essential bipolar fuzzy ideals in semigroups.
Inhibición in vitro del crecimiento de enterococcus faecalis empleando cementos para endodoncia
Authors: Armenta-Molina Josue , Olivares-Acosta Ivan , Candolfi-Arballo Ofelia
Published: January 2023

Objetivo: Evaluar la inhibición del crecimiento de la bacteria Enterococcus faecalis (ATCC® 29212™) en presencia de cementos selladores (CS) utilizados en tratamientos endodónticos mediante experimentación in vitro. --- Materiales y Métodos: Se empleó un diseño metodológico de tipo experimental basado en ensayos de laboratorio. Se utilizó el método de difusión en agar para analizar la actividad antibacteriana de tres CS: EndoSequence (BC Sealer), AHPlus (Dentsply De Trey) y Sealapex (Kerr). Se organizaron los datos y se graficaron los resultados. --- Resultados: Se obtuvo una mayor inhibición del crecimiento bacteriano con el cemento AHPlus (1.50 mm), seguido de EndoSequence (1.10 mm), el CS Sealapex mostró muy poca actividad inhibitoria de E. faecalis (0.2 mm). --- Conclusión: La inhibición del crecimiento de E. faecalis por la presencia de los CS utilizados en endodoncia fue distinta entre sí, existe variabilidad importante en la capacidad antibacteriana de los CS analizados, los hallazgos de este estudio confirman los datos reportados en otros estudios, mientras que para algunos cementos fueron contrastantes. Palabras clave: Enterococcus faecalis, inhibición bacteriana, cementos endodónticos.
The Role of the Retail Sector in the Taiwanese Macroeconomy
Authors: Soós Gabriella , Kozák Tamás József
Published: January 2023

Taiwan is one of the most dynamic economies in the region, driven largely by industrial manufacturing, and especially exports of electronics, such as semiconductors, machinery, and petrochemicals. This heavy dependence on exports exposes some volatility in the economy due to fluctuations in global demand, such as increasing competition with China.
Idea of Respecting the Sages Appeared in Six Virtues of Tea in Dabu
Authors:   The Korean Tea Society, Kim Ji-Hyun , Choi Song-Hyun , Yi Pyong-In
Published: January 2023

Dabu, written by Hanjae Yimok (1471-1498), occupies a very important position in the history of Korean tea culture. Dabu is considered a literary work that reveals a profound spiritual state and is the first professional tea book in Korea. On the other hand, research on the philosophical and mental values shown in Dabu is still insufficient. In particular, research on ‘the idea of respecting the sages’ is still insignificant. Therefore, this study examined Hanjae Yimok's tea spirit, particularly respecting the sages. The results of the study are as follows. First, ‘the idea of respecting the sages’ revealed in the preface of Dabu is embodied in the paragraph discussing ‘the six virtues of tea’. In addition, it formed a respectable core of saints of Confucianism and Taoism. Among them were Yáo, Shun, Confucius, and Laozi, as well as writers, such as Bailetian and Bai Juyi. Hanjae aspired to gain the physical and mental health they gained through the six virtues of tea. In the course of the study, the researcher tried to interpret ‘five harms’ and ‘eight truths’ based on ‘the idea of respecting the sages’. As a result, the existing interpretation based on the theory of Buddhism was an error, and it should be interpreted from the standpoint of Confucianism or Taoism.
ANÁLISE MORFOLÓGICA E GEOQUÍMICA DE COPRÓLITOS DE ASSEMBLEIA FOSSILÍFERA EM TEMPESTITO DISTAL DA FORMAÇÃO CORUMBATAÍ (PERMIANO, BACIA DO PARANÁ - SÃO PAULO).
Authors: Dantas Maria Vitória Bortolan , Branco Fresia Ricardi
Published: January 2023

Este projeto é um estudo dos coprólitos encontrados na assembleia fossilífera de Santa Rosa de Viterbo (SP) que foca na análise de feições tafonômicas e histológicas a partir de uma abordagem estatíst
A QUALIFICAÇÃO PROFISSIONAL NA EMANCIPAÇÃO DO SUJEITO
Authors:   , Gazoli José Luís
Published: January 2023

Através do trabalho o homem edifica a sua existência, moldando as condições da sua vida individual e no seu entorno, no âmbito coletivo. Como nossa sociedade está organizada através do modo de produção capitalista, no qual o sujeito vende a sua mão de obra em troca de um salário, há de se refletir quão difícil é a vida daquele que não consegue receber um preço justo pelo seu trabalho. Quão limitada será sua participação na sociedade. Quão insuficientes serão os recursos financeiros que lhe permitiriam obter o necessário para atendimento de suas necessidades básicas. Expandindo essa reflexão para analisarmos quanto ao contingente de mão de obra ociosa disponível, podemos facilmente chegar à conclusão de que os detentores dos meios de produção não encontram dificuldades para selecionar aqueles mais capacitados e qualificados para os postos de trabalho. Vasto contingente ocioso poderá estar à procura de vagas, sem encontrá-las. Nesse cenário de acirrada competitividade, aqueles que não conseguem por algum motivo qualificar-se, acabam sendo desclassificados na seleção. Impossibilitados de realizar cursos de qualificação e assim obter aptidão em alguma área para realizar um trabalho de forma eficiente, restará muitas vezes a esses indivíduos lutar pela sua sobrevivência através de opções como o trabalho informal, o trabalho precário, a mendicância, quando não sendo arrastados a praticar atos ilegais para obtenção de alimentos e demais itens de necessidades básicas.
Planning Head and Neck radiotherapy in contrast CT: viability for AAA and AcurosXB
Authors: Nardi Paloma Natali , Beraldo Oliveira Bruno , de Faria Morato Leonardo , Carmello Guimarães Lucas Francisco , Altei Wanessa Fernanda , Giglioli Milena
Published: January 2023

Background and purpose: many radiotherapy services execute two computed tomography (CT) scans for the treatment of head and neck (H&N) tumors: with (contrast CT) or without contrast (non-contrast CT), for dose calculation and target volume delineation, respectively. However, performing two CT scans brings problems such as unnecessary exposure of the patient to radiation and errors in CT images fusion. Therefore, the objective of this study was to verify the possibility of performing only the contrast CT as the routine for dose calculation with AAA and AcurosXB. Materials and methods: contrast and non-contrast CT scans from 77 patients were retrospectively analyzed and the Hounsfield Unit (HU) values ​​of the target volume and some organs at risk (as well as dosimetric values ​​were evaluated and compared. Statistical analysis was performed by calculating the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC), assuming a significance level of 5%. Results: there is a correlation between the values ​​obtained for both HU and dosimetric data between the CT scans since the ICC was close to 1 and the p-value was lower than 0.05 for all cases. Conclusion: it is possible to perform only the contrast CT in the simulation routine for the treatment of patients with head and neck tumors.

Keywords: Radiotherapy; Computed tomography; Contrast Agent; Dose Calculation; AAA; AcurosXB; VMAT; IMRT
Avaliação computacional da distribuição da energia depositada na região mamária durante mamografia de pacientes com implante de silicone
Authors: Wink Consatti Karin Cristina , De Souza Santos William , Batista Valença João Vinícius , Yoshizumi Maíra Tiemi
Published: January 2023

A mamografia é fundamental para a prevenção e diagnóstico do câncer de mama. Neste estudo, foi simulado um cenário de exame mamográfico, através do método de Monte Carlo, a fim de avaliar a distribuição da dose em mamas de pacientes com implante de silicone em gel, além de investigar preliminarmente se a presença do implante tem influência negativa na detecção de achados mamográficos. Foi verificado que há aumento de deposição de energia em mamas que possuem implante de silicone, no entanto, esse aumento ocorreu na própria região da prótese. Apesar de não ter sido observado um aumento de dose no tecido mamário, o fluxo do feixe de fótons foi perturbado devido à presença do implante, o que poderia acarretar numa diminuição da qualidade das imagens mamográficas obtidas. Na avaliação preliminar com achados mamográficos, foram inseridas massas tumorais e microcalcificações, identificando-se uma piora na visualização delas em decorrência da presença do implante de silicone.
An improved and sensitive method for nitrotyrosine estimation by reverse phase-high performance liquid chromatography
Authors: Diwesh Chawla  , Khushbu Kumari  , Meera Sikka
Published: January 2023

Reactive nitrogen species such as peroxynitrite anion (ONOO-), nitrogen oxide radical (NO.) may lead to nitrotyrosine formation by oxidative nitration of tyrosine. Nitrotyrosine is considered as an important marker to estimate the severity of biological oxidative damage. Therefore, in the present study, we evaluated a reverse phase-high performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC) method to improve the sensitivity and specificity of the nitrotyrosine estimation. The mobile phase used in the present study was methanol (pH 4.7) and 0.1% phosphoric acid (60:40%). The standard serial dilutions were injected onto the HPLC column (C-18) at a flow rate of 1 ml/min mobile phase with a time window of 6 min. The results were monitored on the Diode Array detector at wavelength 210 nm. The evaluation and quantification of output signals were made on the Chromelion software version 6.80 which controls the whole liquid chromatography system. The same standard serial dilutions were monitored spectrophotometrically at 210nm. We found the standard curves were linear over the concentration range of 0.3 to 20 ng/ml for both RP-HPLC with UV detector (r2 = 0.997) and spectrophotometric (r2 = 0.999) methods. In spectrophotometric method, only four standard points were detected out of seven and represented on a straight line, this shows the spectrophotometric method was unable to measure less than 2.5 ng/ml concentration. On the other hand, in RP-HPLC method, all the seven standards were lying on a straight line and HPLC machine can detect up to 1ng/ml or 1pg/µl. The present study established the highly specific, sensitive, accurate and cost-effective RP-HPLC with UV detector method for nitrotyrosine estimation.
Study on correlation of urine specific gravity with other laboratory parameters of urine in children with Nephrotic syndrome
Authors: Israt Zahan Ima  , Ishtiaq Azad  , MD. Kabir Alam  , Tahmina Haque  , Shabnam Sharmin  , Mohammed Anwar Hossain Khan
Published: January 2023

Nephrotic syndrome is a frequent childhood kidney disease in which proteinuria is a significant characteristic. Proteinuria can be a benign condition as well as indicates severe underlying renal or systemic diseases. The variation in the prevalence of proteinuria may occur based on the definition used or the evaluation time of the test. Proteinuria is present in up to 10% of routine urine testing in school-aged children, although this decreases to 0.1% with repeated testing. The study aimed to analyze the correlation of urinary specific gravity with other laboratory parameters of urine in children with nephrotic syndrome. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in the Department of Pediatric Nephrology (NIKDU), Dhaka from October 2019 to June 2021, and a total of 153 patients with nephrotic syndrome were enrolled after taking written consent. Urine samples were collected for both 24 hours and spot for estimation of urinary protein, urinary creatinine, dipstick protein, and specific gravity by dipstick method. Spot urinary Protein Creatinine Ratio (PCR) and 24 hours urinary protein were also estimated. Results: Among 153 study subjects maximum (44.4%) were 2-5 years old followed by 58 (37.9%) who were 5-10 years and 27 (17.6%) were >10 years old. Boys (61.4%) were more predominant than girls (38.6%). Mean 24 hours urinary volume was 1097.78±662.63 ml, 24 hours urinary creatinine was 32.17±23.70 mg/dl, 24 hours urinary total protein was 851.42±123.68 mg/dl, 24 hours urinary total protein (UTP) was 7.52±7.65 gm/m2/24 hours urinary specific gravity 1.020±0.02, spot urinary protein 989.49±1136.73 mg/dl, spot urinary creatinine was46.09±43.73 mg/dl, spot urinary PCR was 21.87±18.24 mg/mg and spot urinary specific gravity was 1.020±0.01. The Scatter diagram showed a significant positive correlation of 24 hours urinary specific gravity with 24 hours urinary protein (r=0.169, p=0.037). There was a significant positive correlation of 24 hours specific gravity with 24 hours urinary creatinine (r=0.380, p=<0.001). There was a significant positive correlation of spot urinary protein with spot urinary specific gravity as well (r=0.206, p=0.011). Spot urinary specific gravity showed a significant positive correlation with spot urinary creatinine (r=0.355, p=<0.001). There was a significant negative correlation of spot urinary specific gravity with spot urinary PCR (r= -305, p=<0.001). Conclusion: It can be concluded that urinary specific gravity had a substantial correlation with other laboratory parameters of urine and can be used as an important diagnostic tool for diagnosing proteinuria in children with nephrotic syndrome
Faktor Prediktor Prenatal Depression Pada Ibu Hamil Di Kabupaten Lamongan
Authors: Martini Diah Eko , Khotimah Khusnul
Published: January 2023

ABSTRAK

Prenatal depression merupakan keadaan depresi pada kehamilan yang mengakibatkan kesedihan yang berkelanjutan atau ekstrim, kelelahan, kecemasan, tidak tertarik dengan aktifitas bahkan seringkali pasien akan mengalami kesulitan tidur bahkan sering mengalami perkembangan kearah depresi post natal. Oleh karena itu penting untuk melihat apakah factor prediktor yang mempengaruhi timbulnya prenatal depression untuk meminimalisir prevalensi kejadian tersebut. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui apakah factor prediktor yang mempengaruhi Prenatal Depression. Desain penelitian menggunakan studi korelasi dengan pendekatan Cross sectional. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah seluruh ibu hamil trimester III di kecamatan Babat Lamongan berjumlah 38 ibu hamil, sampel diambil dengan teknik simple random sampling diperoleh 36 responden, isntrumen menggunakan kuesioner kemudian data dianalisis menggunakan uji koeisien kontingensi dan uji spearman, p=0,05. Hasil Penelitian menunjukkan bahwa faktor dukungan sosial (p value: 0,030, c : 0,414 ) dan factor antenatal anxiety; (p value : 0.00, rs=0,600 ), merupakan factor predictor prenatal depression namun untuk faktor usia tidak didapatkan hubungan yang signifikan (p value : 0,345). Dengan demikian tindakan konseling rutin saat pemeriksaan antenatal care dengan menyertakan keluarga perlu dilakukan untuk mencegah meningkatnya kejadian prenatal depression.

 

Kata kunci—Prenatal Depresion, dukungan keluarga, prenatal anxiety
Pancasila as the foundation of Science Policy in Indonesia
Authors: Sumarwoto Sumarwoto
Published: January 2023

Pancasila as the basic value of Science Development explains that every science and technology (iptek) developed in Indonesia must not conflict with the values contained in Pancasila. science and technology itself develops autonomously, then in the course of adaptation to the values of Pancasila. Every science and technology developed in Indonesia must include the values of Pancasila as an internal factor in the development of Science and technology itself. The method used in this study is empirical juridical the results of this study explain that a clear orientation is needed to filter and counteract the influence of global values that are not in accordance with the values of the personality of the Indonesian nation. Some of the reasons Pancasila is needed as the basic value of the development of Science and technology in the life of the Indonesian nation include environmental damage caused by science and technology, a means to control and control the progress of Science and technology, the values of local wisdom that became a symbol of life in various regions. Lmu development policy in Indonesia can be seen from historical sources, sociological sources and political sources.
Legal Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers based on The Job Creation Law
Authors: Matompo Osgar Sahim
Published: January 2023

The state is obliged to guarantee and protect the human rights of its working citizens, both at home and abroad, based on the principles of equal rights, democracy, social justice. Protection of Indonesian migrant workers is all efforts to protect the interests of prospective Indonesian migrant workers and / or Indonesian migrant workers and their families in realizing the guaranteed fulfillment of their rights in all activities. This study uses normative juridical methods, the results of this study explain the form of protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers is carried out in several aspects, namely legal, social, and economic given from before work, during work, until after work. The nature of the provision of legal protection against PMI is a protection against ensuring a sense of security from all forms of violence, both physical and psychological, such as harassment, rape, torture, persecution, murder, expulsion. The protection aims to avoid acts of arbitrariness on the part of people or groups and the state. The job creation law requires Indonesian migrant workers placement companies to have permits that meet business licenses and are issued by the central government, and deposit money to government banks in the form of deposits of at least Rp1.5 billion rupiah that can be disbursed at any time to meet obligations in the protection of Indonesian migrant workers.
Os desafios enfrentados pelos professores alfabetizadores no contexto fronteiriço de Ponta Porã/Brasil e Pedro Juan Caballero/Paraguai
Authors: Gonzales Carolina Guane , Bueno Mara Lucineia Marques Correa
Published: January 2023

Esta pesquisa trata dos desafios na prática pedagógica docente da alfabetização no contexto de fronteira entre Ponta Porã/Brasil e Pedro Juan Caballero/Paraguai, envolvendo alunos paraguaios que estudam nas escolas brasileiras. Buscou-se responder ao seguinte questionamento: Quais são os desafios que os professores alfabetizadores enfrentam no contexto de fronteira? Existem políticas públicas e formação voltada para a área de fronteira? A metodologia utilizada para a realização do trabalho baseia-se na pesquisa bibliográfica e documental. O artigo foi divido em três seções, a primeira seção trata sobre o conceito de fronteira e o processo de alfabetização, a segunda seção trata sobre a realidade das cidades gêmeas lócus da pesquisa e a terceira seção trata sobre os desafios no processo de alfabetização na região de fronteira.
Ciclo de conversas sobre “democracia, constituição e direitos humanos-fundamentais” (ODS 16): diálogos entre pesquisa, extensão e divulgação científica
Authors: Do Nascimento Arthur Ramos , De Oliveira Lezainski Robson
Published: January 2023

O presente relato tem como objetivo narrar a vivência do Projeto de Extensão Ciclo de Conversas sobre “Democracia, Constituição e Direitos Humano-fundamentais” (ODS 16) promovido como atividade da Faculdade de Direito e Relações Internacionais da UFGD. O projeto foi desenvolvido no ano de 2021, no formato remoto, considerando uma preocupação de articulação entre ensino, pesquisa e extensão durante um período ainda de isolamento sanitário. Essa narrativa de experiência promovida pelo projeto intenciona demonstrar a importância de se promoverem diferentes formatos de extensão que preparem o estudante para diferentes competências formativas, inclusive não ignorando a carreira acadêmica como um projeto de vida. A conclusão a que se chega é que a experiência apresentou bons resultados e que pode ser reproduzida futuramente, visto ter estabelecido pontes e conexões interinstitucionais que contribuem no fortalecimento da formação e na transformação da sociedade.
Communicating Mental Health Coping Resources Among College Students of Color: A Resilience Approach to COVID-19 Response
Authors: Akhther: Najma , Islam Khairul
Published: January 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected African American college students and put them at high risk of mental health concerns. Guided by the community resilience model, this study examined how Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) communicated mental health resources during the COVID-19 pandemic. An analysis of HBCUs’ website-based communication showed that mental health received minimal importance in response to the ongoing pandemic. Although larger and advanced degree-granting institutions provided a relatively greater amount of mental health resources than smaller institutions, those resources might not be sufficient to buffer against the COVID-19 induced stressors. Providing such inadequate mental resources indicate that many HBCU institutions were unable to provide a necessary supportive environment for the campus communities. HBCUs may establish formal and informal networks with local and regional mental health support organizations and share resources. Specifically, smaller institutions would benefit from such networked support. Additionally, HBCUs need to prioritize mental health in their response to COVID-19 to promote resilience among the student community.
RANCANG BANGUN SISTEM INFORMASI PENJUALAN BERBASIS WEB PADA TOKO AYDIN JAYA
Authors: Rachmadana Haris Pecta , Retnawati Lestari
Published: January 2023

The Aydin Jaya store is a trading business that sells a variety of daily necessities, the goods sold at the Aydin Jaya store are almost the same as those provided by modern minimarkets. A web-based sales information system is designed to help Aydin Jaya Stores produce desktop-based software for processing sales transaction data at Aydin Jaya Stores. The result of this design is the design of a sales information system that is used to manage computerized data. The problem experienced at the Aydin Jaya Store is recording sales and purchases of goods manually which can risk redundancy and loss of data from sales, as well as difficulties in calculating income and profits. Sales system made web-based using the PHP programming language and MySQL database. The software development methodology used in the system is the waterfall method. The result of making this web system is to assist stores in making sales, such as recording item data, stock, and transaction reports.
SISTEM PENDUKUNG KEPUTUSAN PENERIMAAN BEASISWA PADA SMA YPI DARUSSALAM CERME MENGGUNAKAN METODE SIMPLE ADDITIVE WEIGHTING
Authors: Ningtyas Ayu Candra , Prasetya Noven Indra
Published: January 2023

The provision of scholarships to YPI Darussalam High School students was made to lighten the burden of students in paying tuition fees. Technology in the era of globalization is now quite important for people's daily lives, computerization is needed to help facilitate people's daily activities. Based on this, a decision support system is needed. For this reason, the research method used is the sample additive weighting (SAW) method, the SAW method is known as the weighted addition method, for the basic concept in this method is to find the weighted summation of the performance ratings on each alternative in all attributes. It is called by the term that the author has described, because basically the SAW method will operate a weighted addition for all attributes in each alternative. The ultimate goal is that the SAW method can compare alternatives in a more balanced way and produce better calculations.
Virtual Expo Pengenalan Produk Dalam Negeri Berbasis Web
Authors: Wardana Muhammad Iqbal , Adi Susilo Anang Kukuh
Published: January 2023

Virtual Expo is an online-based virtual exhibition platform and as a substitute for physical exhibition, because the current pandemic era is a very difficult era, especially in the field of introducing domestic products produced by UMKM, due to the limitations of UMKM to be able to physically exhibit such as inside buildings. To overcome this problem, this research was carried out using a web-based virtual expo system. In this research 2D and 3D graphics are used  as a feature to introduce UMKM products, with the user as a admin and the owner products of the virtual expo. Products owner are expected to be able to place their products on the system and admin can add products display. The research method used to complete this research starts from making functional and non-functional requirement analysis, system design, web design, virtual exhibition, environment design, 3D objects, material, assets, implementation and testing. The results achieved in this research is a virtual exhibition that can help introduce UMKM products that are made, so that people are easier and more interested using the system on the user and the costumer side.
Armenians in Turkish politics and parliament (1923-1946)
Authors: Ulu Cafer
Published: January 2023

There is a long and complicated history between Turks and Armenians. Armenians have consistently found a place for themselves in business, the economy, society, and government. Before the Constitutional Monarchy, Armenians began to participate actively in the governmental structure throughout the Ottoman Empire and attained a variety of high posts, including ministerial positions. After the Constitutional Monarchy, they were represented in the parliament by a sizable number of lawmakers as well as by employees and ministers. After the Turkish Republic was established, the same condition persisted. Armenian representatives have served in the Turkish Grand National Assembly from the beginning of the Turkish parliament. Atatürk also allocated quotas for the minorities for their deputies and allowed them to enter the parliament. In this article, you will find the activities of the deputy and parliamentary Armenian citizens who served in the Turkish Grand National Assembly between 1923-1946.
Revisiting the factor structure of the Suicide-Related Coping Scale: Results from two samples of Australian online help-seekers
Authors: Rainbow Christopher , Tatnell Ruth , Blashki Grant , Melvin Glenn A
Published: January 2023

The Suicide-Related Coping Scale (SRCS) measures how well a person manages suicidal urges through the use of internal and external coping strategies. Many studies using SRCS, including the original scale validation, used samples of treatment-engaged military veterans or personnel, which may limit the generalizability of study findings to other help-seeking and cultural contexts. The present study evaluated factor structure, internal consistency, convergent and divergent validity of SRCS in two Australian online help-seeking samples: visitors to a mental health website with experience of suicidal ideation (N = 1,266) and users of a suicide safety planning mobile app (N = 693). Factor analyses found a reduced 15-item version of the scale (SRCS-15) provided the best fit in both samples, with three factors found: Internal Coping, External Coping and Perceived Control. Internal consistency was good (α = .89). Strong negative associations were found between SRCS-15, recent suicidal ideation and future suicide intent. Perceived Control demonstrated the strongest associations with suicidal ideation and future suicide intent (negative) and distress tolerance (positive). External Coping demonstrated the strongest associations with help-seeking (positive). Items relating to means restriction and hospital location knowledge were dropped from SRCS-15 due to low factor loadings but may still contain clinically relevant information. SRCS-15 appears to be reliable and valid in capturing aspects of self-efficacy and belief-based barriers to coping, making it a useful additional outcome measure for suicide-related services and interventions.
End-to-end processing of M/EEG data with BIDS, HED, and EEGLAB
Authors: Truong Dung , Robbins Kay , Delorme Arnaud , Makeig Scott
Published: January 2023

Reliable and reproducible machine-learning enabled neuroscience research requires large-scale data sharing and analysis. Essential to the analysis of shared datasets are standardized data organization and metadata formatting, a well-documented automated analysis pipeline, and a comprehensive software framework with a compute environment that can adequately support the research. In this chapter, we introduce the combined Brain Imaging Data Structure (BIDS) and Hierarchical Event Descriptors (HED) frameworks and illustrate their example use through the organization and time course annotation of a publicly shared EEG dataset. We show how the open-source software EEGLAB can operate on data formatted using these standards to perform EEG analysis using a variety of techniques including group-based statistical analysis. Finally, we present a way to exploit freely available high-performance computing resources that allows the application of computationally intensive learning methods to ever larger and more diverse data collections.
Opportunities and Constraints Confronting transformation Towards a Green Economy in the Developing Countries
Authors: Elimam Haga
Published: January 2023

In the growing economy of developing countries, the environment is getting unsustainable. There is the requirement of goals that are standardized and complementary for the promotion of Green Economy Growth and developed the constraints confronting transformation and providing opportunities. Industrial civilization and inorganic products erode the healthy pathway. World global policies initiated the transformation of the planet as the result of the “Green go Economy”. This platform is an alternate vision for that developing countries' growth and development which are facing climate change, biodiversity losses, water scarcity, and negative externalities. This study aims to assess the effect of environmental factors quality of living standards, opportunities, and constraints confronting transformation towards a green economy in developing countries. The study measured the dimensions and principles of the “green economy” as a base for additional society development. The several challenges to initiating a green economy and achieving sustainable technological change need to be understood by professionals and policymakers to make adequate changes in the social setting. Effective influence on the level of echo of several important phenomena was implemented for the aspirational transformation of economic and environmental measurement. The recent developments are improving cheap, faster broader frameworks for measuring socio-economic environmental interactions. In the light of UNEP, OECD, and UN policies all the issues, challenges, and critics of the green economy that developing countries are facing are positively analyzed for promoting the green economy for sustainable development and maintaining a long-term relationship between environment and economic growth. The reviewer has many objectives for better improvement of measures in Green economy transformation. The study contributes towards the green economy development over a policy to decrease the environmental risks and progress economic growth. The study concludes that better investment in green product GDP, better interaction in the economy society environment, and ecosystem, and better economic transformation methodologies of the green economy will attain attention for a better future in developing countries.
The Primitive Temple, an 11th dynasty provincial temple
Authors: BARAHONA-MENDIETA ZULEMA
Published: January 2023

Medamud, located north of Karnak, was excavated by two teams from the IFAO led byFernand Bisson de la Roque (between 1925 and 1932) and by Clément Robichon (1933-1940).The excavations were conducted at the temple dedicated to of Montu (most often called Mnṯwnb Wȝs.t kȝ ḥry-jb Mȝdw, "Montu, lord of Thebes, the bull who dwells in Medamud"). Thistemple was originally built during the Middle and New Kingdoms, and it was later modified bythe Ptolemies and finally embellished under the reigns of Roman emperors1. Among the datagathered by the early excavators, one of the least well-documented records is related to a brickbuilding known in Egyptological literature as the "primitive temple". It was discovered in 1938by Cl. Robichon and Alexandre Varille during the exploration of the foundations of the easternpart of the Ptolemaic temple. Several metres underground, they discovered several brick layersthat outlined the shape of an original monument with two sinuous corridors, each one coveredby a mound and a sacred wood. A polygonal enclosure wall would have surrounded themonument and was opened with a pylon2. However, the lack of publications and ofarchaeological data led to the very existence of the remains being questioned3.
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Authors: Hong Fei
Published: January 2023

Insufficient Financial Support Impeding Scientific Research in Vietnam
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Authors: Zhang Wei
Published: January 2023

The Impact of Insect Consumption on Science and Ethics
Actionable event annotation and analysis in fMRI: A practical guide to event handling
Authors: Denissen Monique , Richlan Fabio , Birklbauer Jürgen , Pawlik Mateusz , Ravenschlag Anna Natali , Himmelstoss Nicole , Hutzler Florian , Robbins Kay
Published: January 2023

Many common analysis methods for task-based functional MRI rely on detailed information about experiment design and events. Event recording and representation during cognitive experiments deserves more attention, as it forms an essential link between neuroimaging data and the cognition we wish to understand. The use of standardized data structures enables tools to directly use event-based metadata for preprocessing and analysis, allowing for more efficient processing and more standardized results. However, the complex paradigms utilized by cognitive neuroscience often have different requirements for event representation. The process of generating event files from experimental logs and to iteratively restructuring these event files is a time-intensive process. Careful planning and effective tools can reduce the burden on the researcher and create better documented and more shareable datasets.This chapter discusses event representation within the BIDS (Brain Imaging Data Structure) framework. We discuss some of the common pitfalls in event representation and introduce tools to easily transform event files to meet specific analysis requirements. We demonstrate these tools and the corresponding analysis by comparing two BIDS datasets in which participants performed a stop-signal task. We work through the required event restructuring, and use Fitlins to calculate several comparable contrasts across the two datasets.
From short fashions to longer periods of growth and reform.
Authors: Baciu Dan Costa
Published: January 2023

Everything comes and goes: fashions, trends, styles, epidemics, pandemics, wars, etc. In an earlier article, I have shown how these things that come and go can be modeled as waves, and I have explained the workings of the model in an easy and approachable way. In other articles, I went on to explain how short waves, such as fashions, can be overrun by long waves of growth and recession. The model applied in that case is complex, and a complete analytical understanding is difficult. In this present article, I explain how the complex model can be simplified, to make very easy to handle. The new, simplified model turns out to be equivalent with the initial model, which means that small fashion waves come together in to form larger waves, which can again be studied as waves. The drawback of the simplified model is obvious. It lets much out of consideration and cannot be as faithful to detail as the detailed model. The question remains which details are needed and which not. This gives me the opportunity to discuss how much one should simplify when modeling.
Imposter Syndrome and (Mal)Adaptive Cognitive Emotion Regulation Strategies Among PhD Candidates
Authors: Bonetto Eric , Guiller Theo , Pavani Jean-Baptiste
Published: January 2023

PhD candidates are at particularly high risk of developing imposter thoughts. Imposter syndrome can be supposed to contribute to the high prevalence of mental health problems among PhD candidates, such as stress, burnout, depression, or intense negative emotions. In addition, emotion regulation is also considered an important factor for individuals’ well being and adaptation to stressful situations. However, little is known about the strategies used by PhD candidates when coping negative emotions, especially by those experiencing imposter thoughts. An online questionnaire was distributed to a convenience sample of 241 PhD candidates. Imposter syndrome appeared to be associated with a tendency to use more maladaptive emotion regulation strategies (e.g., self-blame, catastrophizing) in the work context. A contrario, imposter thoughts were not associated with a tendency to use adaptive strategies (e.g., putting into perspective, planification). Taken together, the results of the present study indicate that a high self-focused belief among PhD candidates, namely the belief to be an imposter, is related to the overuse of emotion regulation strategies that are known to cause poor wellbeing and mental health problems. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.
Investigating the impact of acute stress on cross-frequency coupling and its relationship to endocrinological outcomes
Authors: Berretz Gesa , Poppelaars Eefje S. , Packheiser Julian
Published: January 2023

Acute stress constitutes a strong impact on the brain and on cognitive and affective processing. On the neural level, acute stress modifies attention, memory, and executive functions. Moreover, it is related to an increase in stress hormones and negative affect. Electroencephalography (EEG) is a suitable tool to investigate the influence of acute stress on brain activity non-invasively as it measures fluctuations in the excitability of neural populations as oscillations in the EEG signal. Cross-frequency coupling (CFC) between activity in the delta (1-4 Hz) and beta (14-30 Hz) frequency bands has been implicated as a potential neural correlate of stress regulation processes: frontal delta-beta CFC could reflect communication between subcortical structures involved in the generation of negative affect and frontal cortical structures associated with the regulation of said affect. To investigate the influence of acute stress on delta-beta CFC and its role in stress regulation, 50 participants underwent acute stress induction via social evaluative threat as well as a control procedure on separate days. EEG data were recorded during stress induction and the control procedure. We calculated amplitude-to-amplitude (AAC) correlations and phase-to-amplitude coupling (PAC) between the delta and beta band activity at frontal (F3, F4, Fz) and parietal (P3, P4, Pz) electrodes. Non-parametric Wilcoxon signed-rank tests between mean frontal and parietal AAC during stress and control procedure revealed higher AAC during stress at parietal electrodes. Tests between mean frontal and parietal PAC during stress and control procedure revealed higher PAC during stress at frontal and parietal electrodes compared to the control condition. Spearman correlations between mean AAC, mean PAC, and markers of the physiological stress response (salivary cortisol and alpha-amylase) were not significant. Our results indicate that acute stress has a strong influence on cross-frequency coupling between the delta and beta bands. However, these changes were not associated with changes in physiological stress markers, calling the validity of delta-beta CFC as a marker for stress regulation into question. It is possible that changes in delta-beta CFC and endocrinological and subjective stress measures reflect distinct aspects of the stress response that do not necessarily correlate.
Social dynamics and affect: Investigating within-person associations in daily life using experience sampling and mobile sensing
Authors: Krämer Michael Dominik , Roos Yannick , Schoedel Ramona , Wrzus Cornelia , Richter David
Published: January 2023

Social interactions are crucial to affective well-being. Still, people vary interindividually and intraindividually in their social needs. Social need regulation theories state that mismatches between momentary social desire and actual social contact result in lowered affect, yet empirical knowledge about this dynamic regulation is limited. 306 participants in a gender- and age-heterogenous sample (51% women, M_age = 39.41, range 18-80 years) answered up to 20 momentary questionnaires about social interactions and affect while mobile sensing tracked their conversations, calls, and app usage over two days. Combining preregistered and exploratory analyses, we investigated how momentary affect relates to social dynamics, focusing on two states of mismatch between social desire and social contact: social deprivation (i.e., being alone but desiring contact) and social oversatiation (i.e., being in contact but desiring to be alone). We used specification curve analyses to scrutinize the operationalization of these constructs. Social oversatiation was associated with decreased positive affect (PA) and increased negative affect (NA). Social deprivation, however, was unrelated to affect. Exploratory multilevel models showed that a higher desire to be alone was consistently associated with decreased affective well-being, whereas a higher desire for social contact was related to increased affective well-being. Mobile sensing data revealed differential association patterns between affect and face-to-face versus digital communication. We discuss implications for social need regulation, related studies on voluntary solitude, and advantages of combining experience sampling and mobile sensing assessments.
Flourishing Organisational Citizenship Behaviour through Job Characteristics
Authors: Shahi Bhupendra Jung , Dahal Rewan Kumar , Sharma Bhanu Bhakta
Published: January 2023

Researchers' contributions in identifying predictors of organisational citizenship behaviours are appreciable, and still, contextual study of job characteristics as an antecedent of enhancing employees' citizenship behaviours will be valuable for the banking and insurance sectors. This study is an endeavour to investigate the way of association and influence of perceived job characteristics on organisational citizenship behaviours (OCBs). Cross-sectional survey data were obtained from 221 employees involved in varying natures of jobs in the Nepalese Banking and Insurance industry. Correlation analysis revealed the positive association of perceived job characteristics with organisational citizenship behaviours. Similarly, the regression analysis suggested that perceived overall job characteristics positively and significantly predicted organisational citizenship behaviours (OCB-I, OCB-O, and overall OCB). The study is expected to add value to job design considerations for flourishing citizenship behaviours from the context of the Nepalese banking and insurance sectors.
Second Language Reading and Vocabulary Acquisition by Adult Learners of English
Authors: Samaraweera S. G. S.
Published: January 2023

Even though vocabulary knowledge is crucial in receiving and producing meaning in a language, improving vocabulary knowledge can be challenging for both teachers and students. Exposure to the target language through meaning-focused reading can be considered one of the predictors that can address this challenge. As language learners are exposed to written language while reading, reading may help them enrich their vocabulary knowledge. Accordingly, this study investigated whether meaning-focused reading can contribute to the development of vocabulary knowledge (Breadth and Depth) among adult learners of English as a second language (ESL). Among the students of a Sri Lankan state university, a group of undergraduate students participated in the study. Measures of reading and vocabulary knowledge were administered to 189 participants as part of the research implementation. Additionally, a questionnaire was utilized to gather data on the participants' backgrounds, including their prior exposure to the target language. In a multiple regression analysis, reading significantly contributed to both breadth and depth of vocabulary knowledge. However, it appears that reading contributes more to the breadth than to the depth of vocabulary knowledge. Thus, although meaning-focused reading can contribute to vocabulary knowledge, the contribution might vary depending on the type of vocabulary knowledge. Overall, the findings indicate that exposure to the target language through meaning-focused reading plays a significant role in enhancing vocabulary knowledge among adult ESL learners.