bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Effects of Extracorporeal Magnetic Wave Pelvic Floor Therapy Combined with PFMT on Pelvic Floor Muscle Strength and Pelvic Organ Prolapse in Patients with Postpartum Pelvic Floor Dysfunction: A Prospective Randomized Trial
Authors: Xu Jinghui , Shi Zhihua , Chen Yan
Published: July 2023

Background: To investigate the effect of extracorporeal magnetic wave pelvic floor therapy combined with pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) on pelvic floor muscle strength and the degree of pelvic organ prolapse in patients with postpartum pelvic floor dysfunction. Methods: A total of 100 patients with postpartum pelvic floor dysfunction (PFD) who were treated in Lishui People’s Hospital from January 2020 to May 2022 were selected as the research objects. According to the random number table method, they were divided into a control group of 50 cases and an observation group of 50 cases. The control group received pelvic floor muscle training, and the observation group received extracorporeal magnetic wave pelvic floor therapy combined with PFMT on its basis, and the two groups received continuous treatment for 8 weeks. The clinical efficacy; Pelvic floor muscle strength classification; Pelvic organ prolapse quantitative scale (POP-Q) score Ap and C index points; Pelvic floor dysfunction questionnaire (PFDI-20) and Pelvic floor dysfunction questionnaire (PFIQ-7) score were compared between the two groups. Results: Compared with the control group (70.00%), the total clinical effective rate (96.00%) of the observation group was significantly increased (p < 0.05); compared with before treatment, the proportion of pelvic floor muscle strength of grade 0 in the observation group was significantly decreased, and the proportion of grade Ⅳ was significantly increased after treatment, and the proportion of pelvic floor muscle strength of grade 0 in the observation group was significantly lower than that in the control group, and the proportion of grade Ⅳ was significantly higher than that in the control group (p < 0.05); Compared with before treatment, the POP-Q scores Ap and C index points in the two groups were significantly decreased after treatment, and the POP-Q scores Ap and C index points in the observation group were significantly lower than those in the control group (p < 0.05); Compared with before treatment, the PFDI-20 scores and PFIQ-7 scores in the two groups after treatment were significantly decreased, and the PFDI-20 scores and PFIQ-7 scores in the observation group were significantly lower than those in the control group (p < 0.05). Conclusions: Extracorporeal magnetic wave pelvic floor therapy combined with PFMT can effectively improve the clinical efficacy of PFD patients, improve pelvic floor muscle strength, reduce the degree of pelvic organ prolapse, and improve the quality of life of patients, which has a high clinical reference value. Clinical Trial Registration: The study was registered at https://www.chictr.org.cn (registration number ChiCTR1900024783).
Non-Invasive Detection of Breast Cancer by Low-Coverage Whole-Genome Sequencing from Plasma
Authors: Peng Li , Yao Ru , Gao Sihang , Qu Yang , Qu Li , Zhang Jingbo , Zhou Yidong
Published: July 2023

Background: Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide. Here we aimed to develop an effective non-invasive method to screen for breast cancer and reduce mortality while still being curable. Methods: Here we propose a method that leverages the available data by incorporating information on copy number variations, mutation signature, and fragment size. Our approach adopted principal component analysis and a generalized linear model algorithm to distinguish between breast cancer and normal samples. Results: A total of 100 samples (85 tumor, 15 controls) were used for training, and 44 samples (37 tumor, 7 controls) were used to validate the proposed method based on whether the sample originated from breast cancer. Our model reached an area under the receiver operating characteristic curve reached 1.0 and 0.690 in the training set and in the validation set, respectively. Conclusions: Our method can differentiate between breast cancer patients and controls using non-invasive, cost-effective, low-coverage whole-genome sequencing technology that may provide new ideas for future breast cancer screenings.
Arsenic Sulfide Inhibits Hepatocellular Carcinoma Metastasis by Suppressing the HIF-1α/VEGF Pathway
Authors: Lu Shumin , Cai Yu , Kang Ting , Zhu Chuanying , Feng Zhuowei , Chen Siyu
Published: July 2023

Background: Metastasis is one of the principal reasons of cancer mortality from hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The goal of our investigation was to examine the mechanism by which arsenic sulfide (As4S4) represses the metastasis of HCC. Methods: The cell counting kit-8 (CCK-8) assay was conducted to observe cell viability of HCC cell lines HepG2 and Hep3B following As4S4 treatment, and their metastasis was studied using the wound-healing and transwell assays. HCC-induced angiogenesis of human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) was assessed by tube formation assay. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), western blot, quantitative polymerase chain reaction and immunofluorescence staining were utilized to evaluate key molecules involved in metastasis, including hypoxia-inducible factor 1α (HIF-1α), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), Vimentin, N-cadherin and E-cadherin. Results: As4S4 suppressed the proliferation, migration and invasion of HepG2 and Hep3B cell lines in a concentration-dependent pattern, and inhibited HCC cell-induced angiogenesis of HUVEC in the tube formation assay. Treatment with As4S4 also decreased the expression of crucial elements involved in the metastasis of HCC cells, including HIF-1α and VEGF, while reducing epithelial–mesenchymal transition, as shown by Western blot, ELISA and immunofluorescence staining. Conclusions: Overall, results above indicate that As4S4 suppresses the metastasis of HCC cells via the HIF-1α/VEGF pathway.
İnvaziv ve Noninvaziv Mekanik Ventilasyondaki Prematüre Bebeklerde Kronik Ağrının Değerlendirilmesi
Authors: Ertürk Fatma , Geçkil Emine
Published: July 2023

Amaç: İnvaziv ve noninvaziv mekanik ventilasyondaki prematüre bebeklerin kronik ağrısını değerlendirmek amacıyla yürütülen bu çalışma tanımlayıcı olarak yapılmıştır.
Gereç ve Yöntem: Bu araştırmanın örneklemini Yenidoğan Yoğun Bakım Ünitesi’nde yatan, gestasyon yaşları ≥25 hafta ve ≤ 36 hafta olan 110 prematüre bebek oluşturmuştur. Veriler bebeklerin özelliklerini belirlemek amacıyla Tanımlayıcı Bilgi Formu ve Yenidoğan Ağrı ve Rahatsızlık Ölçeği (EDIN) ile Şubat 2018- Nisan 2019 tarihleri arasında toplanmıştır. Veriler normal dağılıma uygunluk durumuna uygun testler ile analiz edilmiş ve önemlilik düzeyi p6 puan) tespit edilmiştir. Mekanik ventilasyon uygulanan prematüre bebeklerin yatış süresi ve mekanik ventilasyon uygulama süresi arttıkça kronik ağrı puanlarının arttığı tespit edilmiştir (p
Hemşirelerin Hasta Güvenliği Konusunda Farkındalıkları: Güçlü ve Zayıf Yönleri
Authors: Datpınar Melek , Torun Nazan
Published: July 2023

Amaç: Bu çalışma, hemşirelerin deneyimlerinden yararlanarak hemşirelerin hasta güvenliği algısını belirlemek ve hasta güvenliğinin sağlanmasındaki güçlü ve zayıf yönleri tespit etmek amacıyla yapılmıştır.
Gereç ve Yöntem: Çalışmada nitel araştırma yöntemlerinden fenomenolojik desen kullanılmıştır. Çalışmada yarı yapılandırılmış görüşme tekniği kullanılmıştır. Araştırmanın çalışma grubu olasılıksız yöntemlerden amaçlı örnekleme yöntemiyle belirlenmiştir. Örneklem bir özel ve bir üniversite hastanesinde çalışan gönüllü 45 hemşireden oluşmaktadır.
Bulgular: Yapılan görüşmelerde hemşireler hasta güvenliğini genel olarak hastaya zarar vermeme olarak ifade ederken hasta güvenliği kültürünü ise hasta güvenliğinin sağlanabilmesi için çalışanların göstermiş olduğu tutum, davranış ve değerler olarak ifade etmişlerdir. Ayrıca hemşireler insani ve çevresel faktörlerin hasta güvenliğini etkilediğini ve hasta güvenliğinin sağlanmasında güvenlik risklerini nasıl yönettiklerini belirtmişlerdir. Bu bağlamda görüşmeler sonucunda beş ana tema “Hasta Güvenliği ve Hasta Güvenliği Kültürüne İlişkin Bilinenler”, “Hasta Güvenliğini İhlal Eden Faktörler”, “Hasta Güvenliğin Sağlanmasında Risk Yönetimi”, “Hasta Güvenliğin Sağlanmasında Ekip Çalışması – İletişimin Önemi”, “Hasta Güvenliğin Sürdürülmesinde Sürekli Eğitim ve Etkileşim Sağlanması” ve on üç alt tema oluşturulmuştur.
Sonuç: Çalışma sonucunda hemşirelerin hasta güvenliği konusunda farkındalığının olduğu ancak hasta güvenliği kültürü konusunda hasta güvenliği kadar farkındalığının olmadığı görülmüştür. Çalışmada hasta güvenliğinin sağlanmasında, hasta bakımı ve tedavisinde düzenli kontrol sağlamanın, dikkat etmenin, her şeyi doğru yapmanın, önlem almanın, ekip çalışmasının, sürekli eğitim ve etkileşimin güçlü yanlar olduğu, insani ve çevresel faktörlerden kaynaklanan hatalar, yetersiz personel sayısı ve fazla iş yükünün ise zayıf yönler olduğu belirlenmiştir. Hastane yöneticileri ve yönetici hemşireler, hemşirelerin hasta güvenliği kültürünün geliştirilmesi için, hemşireleri desteklemeli ve geliştirmelidir. Ayrıca hemşirelerin hasta güvenliği kültürünün geliştirilmesine yönelik eğitim almaları sağlanmalı ve güvenlik uygulamaları ile ilgili görüşleri dikkate alınarak hasta güvenliği yeterlilikleri artırılmalıdır.
Antidepressant-like eﬀects of the aqueous lyophilizate of the roots bark of Capparis sepiaria (Capparaceae) on an animal’s model of depression
Authors: Yassi Francis Bray , Temkou Ngoupaye Gwladys , Kameni Njapdounke Stephanie Jacqueline , Kom Tatiana Diebo , Adassi Maxwell Blesdel , Fossueh Foutsop Aurelien , Ngo Bum Elisabeth
Published: July 2023

Background: Major Depressive Disorder is a common mental illness characterized by persistent low mood, cognitive impairment, anhedonia, weight gain, or loss and several other symptoms, ranging from psychomotor to cognitive impairments. Commonly available antidepressants show side effects and limited efficacy; therefore, an alternative is to be considered. Capparis sepiaria (Capparaceae) is a plant used in traditional medicine to treat mental disorders. The aim of this study was to investigate possible antidepressant-like eﬀects of the aqueous lyophilizate of Capparis sepiaria in Wistar rats. Methods: Depressive-like behavior was induced using restraint stress for 14 days. The forced swimming test, the open field test, the sucrose preference test, body weight, and the food consumption were done to assess depressive-like behavior. On day 15 animals were sacrificed and the adrenal glands mass and the hippocampi were collected for Hypothalamo-pituitary-axis activity and oxidative stress markers assessment. Results: The aqueous lyophilizate of the root bark of Capparis sepiaria increased swimming time and decreased immobility time (p<0.001) in the forced swimming test and, increased sucrose consumption in the sucrose preference test (p<0.001). In the open field test, there was no difference in the number of lines crossed between groups. Chronic stress significantly increased adrenal weight (p<0.05) which was prevented by the aqueous lyophilizate of Capparis sepiaria at the dose 10 mg/kg. Chronic stress decreased food consumption and weight which was prevented by the aqueous lyophilizate of Capparis sepiaria. The lyophilizate increased the reduced glutathione (GSH) level (p<0.001), and Catalase activity (p<0.001), and decreased the malondialdehyde level (p<0.001) in the determination of some oxidative stress markers. Conclusion: These results suggest that the aqueous lyophilizate of the roots bark of C. sepiaria possesses antidepressant-like effects. Keywords: Depression; Capparis sepiaria; restraint stress; oxidative stress.
A new species of Spiniphora Malloch (Diptera: Phoridae) from Sri Lanka and Thailand
Authors: Disney R. Henry L.
Published: July 2023

A New species of Phorid: Spiniphora Experadenya sp. n. is Described from Sri Lanka and Thailand.
Distinguishing Melanotus castanipes (Paykull) and Melanotus villosus (Geoffroy in Fourcroy) (Coleoptera: Elateridae)
Authors: Whitehead Paul F.
Published: July 2023

Characters for separating two sympatric species of click beetle: Melanotus castanipes (Paykull, 1800) and Melanotus villosus (Geoffroy in Fourcroy, 1785) and their later instar larvae are provided and illustrated.
The Blue-winged grasshopper Oedipoda caerulescens caerulescens (Linnaeus) (Orthoptera: Acrididae) new to Britain
Authors: Ramsay Alex J.
Published: July 2023

The blue-winged grasshopper Oedipoda caerulescens caerulescens (Linnaeus, 1758) (Acrididae: Locustinae) is recorded as potentially breeding in mainland Britain for the first time from Kent. Notes on its distribution and habitat are provided.
CCR5 is differentially expressed in central nervous system metastasis.
Authors: Mamoor Shahan
Published: July 2023

Metastasis to the brain occurs in a significant fraction of patients with breast cancer and lung cancer (1-3). We mined published microarray and multiplexed gene expression data (4, 5), comparing primary and brain metastatic tumor transcriptomes for the discovery of genes associated with metastasis to the CNS. We found that C-C motif chemokine receptor 5, encoded by CCR5, was among the genes whose expression was most different in the brain metastases of patients with metastatic breast cancer as compared to primary normal breast tissue. Multiplexed gene expression data (5) revealed conserved differential expression of CCR5 in CNS metastasis in patients with lung cancer. CCR5 mRNA was present at decreased quantities in metastasis to the brain in humans with breast cancer. Expression of CCR5 in primary tumors of the breast was correlated with overall, distant metastasis-free and recurrence-free survival. Modulation of CCR5 expression may be relevant to the biology by which tumor cells metastasize from the breast to the brain in humans with cancer of the lung and breast.
Beyond the headline: roles of the Red List of Ecosystems in implementing the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework
Authors: Nicholson Emily , Andrade Angela , Driver Amanda , Ferrer-Paris José R. , Keith David , Sievers Michael , Stevenson Simone
Published: July 2023

The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity set the agenda for global aspirations and action to reverse biodiversity loss. The Framework includes an explicit goal for maintaining and restoring biodiversity, encompassing ecosystems, species, and genetic diversity (Goal A), targets for ecosystem protection and restoration, and headline indicators to track progress and guide action1. One of the headline indicators is the Red List of Ecosystems2, the global standard for ecosystem risk assessment. The Red List of Ecosystems provides a systematic framework for collating, analysing and synthesising data on ecosystems, including their distribution, integrity and risk of collapse3. Here, we examine how it can contribute to implementing the Global Biodiversity Framework, as well as monitoring progress. We find that the Red List of Ecosystems provides common theory and practical data, while fostering collaboration, cross-sector cooperation and knowledge sharing, with important roles in 16 of the 23 targets. In particular ecosystem maps, descriptions and risk categories are key to spatial planning for protection, restoration and halting loss (Targets 1, 2 and 3). The Red List of Ecosystems is therefore well-placed to aid Parties as they assess, plan and act to achieve the targets and goals. We outline future work to further strengthen this potential and improve biodiversity outcomes, including expanding spatial coverage of Red List of Ecosystems assessments and partnerships between practitioners, policy-makers, and scientists.
Investigating the role of source and source trust in prebunks and debunks of misinformation in online experiments across four EU countries
Authors: Bruns Hendrik , Dessart François J. , Krawczyk Michal Wiktor , Lewandowsky Stephan , Pantazi Myrto , Pennycook Gordon , Schmid Philipp , Smillie Laura
Published: July 2023

Misinformation surrounding crises poses a significant challenge for public institutions. Understanding the relative effectiveness of different types of interventions to counter misinformation, and which segments of the population are most and least receptive to them, is crucial. We conducted a preregistered online experiment involving 5228 participants from Germany, Greece, Ireland, and Poland. Participants were exposed to misinformation on climate change or COVID-19. In addition, they were pre-emptively exposed to a prebunk, warning them of commonly used misleading strategies, before encountering the misinformation, or were exposed to a debunking intervention afterwards. The source of the intervention (i.e. the European Commission) was either revealed or not. The findings show that both interventions change four variables reflecting vulnerability to misinformation in the expected direction in almost all cases, with debunks being slightly more effective than prebunks. Revealing the source of the interventions did not significantly impact their overall effectiveness. One case of undesirable effect heterogeneity was observed: debunks with revealed sources were less effective in decreasing the credibility of misinformation for people with low levels of trust in the European Union (as elicited in a post-experimental questionnaire). While our results mostly suggest that the European Commission, and possibly other public institutions, can confidently debunk and prebunk misinformation regardless of the trust level of the recipients, further evidence on this is needed.
How big is a boulder? Evaluating fixed and process-based definitions for boulders
Authors: Mason Richard , Polvi Lina
Published: July 2023

Boulders are globally widespread and influence landscape processes across hillslopes, coasts, rivers and extra-terrestrial settings. Boulders are described as particles, sufficiently large, that the movement of an individual grain promotes substantial geomorphic change. Moving beyond this conceptual definition, however, requires a somewhat arbitrary decision of how to define a minimum boulder size. Furthermore, the implications of boulder definition on study findings are rarely considered. We compare two lower thresholds for boulder size; a fixed boulder minimum diameter (> 1 m) and a variable diameter relative to the surface grain size distribution (> 84th percentile). We consider the impact of definition on measured boulder metrics, and their association with channel and catchment characteristics across 20 boulder-bed streams in northern Sweden. We also surveyed the river managers responsible for restoring these rivers, to gain a practitioner insight on boulder size definition. Definition choice resulted in fundamental differences in boulder metrics; metrics describing the number or density of boulders were negatively correlated. Using these two studies, we explore boulder definition in earth sciences, including the application of fixed definitions and those relative to grain size or system power. We emphasise the importance of evaluating the implications of the chosen boulder size definition, and communicating the reasoning behind boulder definitions and these implications. We discuss the implication of boulder size definition choice and provide guidelines for future studies seeking a process-based definition of boulders.
The new problem of Chinlestegophis and the origin of caecilians (Amphibia, Gymnophionomorpha) is highly sensitive to old problems of sampling and character construction
Authors: Marjanović David , Maddin Hillary C. , Olori Jennifer C. , Laurin Michel
Published: July 2023

The description of the small Late Triassic temnospondyl Chinlestegophis ushered in a potentially radically new understanding of the origins of the extant amphibian clades. Together with the fragmentary Rileymillerus, Chinlestegophis was argued to link the extant caecilians to the Permo-Triassic stereospondyl temnospondyls rather than to frogs and salamanders (and through them to amphibamiform temnospondyls or to brachystelechid and lysorophian “lepospondyls”). We review previously published and newly discovered problems with the comparative description of Chinlestegophis and with the accompanying phylogenetic analyses. Most of the features previously interpreted to be shared by caecilians, Chinlestegophis and/or other stereospondyls have different distributions than scored in the analysis. We also find no evidence for an incipient tentacular sulcus in Chinlestegophis, and note that its vertebrae and unreduced ribs, dermal shoulder girdle, and ulna are unlike those of any extant amphibians (nor their likely sister group Albanerpetidae). Furthermore, the original matrices contain misscores accreted over more than a decade that likewise influence the results. Some features are coded as multiple redundant characters: the double toothrow of Chinlestegophis, other stereospondyls, and caecilians is represented as seven characters. Analysis of the unmodified matrix yields much less resolution than originally reported, and topology is altered by small changes to the taxon sample (notably adding Albanerpetidae), limited revisions of irreproducible scores, and ordering the most obviously clinal characters; any one of these changes removes Chinlestegophis from Lissamphibia.
The network of dysfunctional beliefs about sleep: a structural re-analysis of the DBAS-16
Authors: Carmo Marwin , El Rafihi-Ferreira Renatha
Published: July 2023

Insomnia is a common problem that affects a significant portion of the population. Dysfunctional beliefs and attitudes about sleep have been identified as important factors contributing to developing and maintaining insomnia. In this study, we developed a Brazilian-Portuguese version of the dysfunctional beliefs and attitudes about sleep scale (DBAS-16) and conducted a comprehensive psychometric evaluation using latent variable and psychometric network frameworks. Participants (N = 1,386) were between 18 and 59 years old, with and without insomnia complaints. Using Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) with dynamic fit indices, we found that the original DBAS-16 structure was replicated in our sample with moderate fit quality. We also found support for configural, metric, and scalar longitudinal invariance (14 days) but not for metric invariance across groups of good and bad sleepers. Unique Variable Analysis applied to half of our sample data (n = 693) identified three redundant items suitable for exclusion (1. Need 8 hours of sleep, 3. Consequences of insomnia on health, and 15. Medication as a solution). Additionally, Exploratory Graph Analysis (EGA) identified two dimensions with excellent structural stability, replicated when EGA was applied to the other half of the sample. Using CFA, we found that the EGA model fit significantly better than the proposed theoretical model, endorsing an alternative DBAS dimensionality. Our findings support the use of the DBAS-16 with a Brazilian-Portuguese-speaking population. Further, we found that after excluding locally dependent variables, two dimensions may better represent dysfunctional beliefs and attitudes about sleep.
Making Wakefield Workable: The Fitness and Function Framework for Taxonomising Evolutionary Dysfunction
Authors: Hunt Adam
Published: July 2023

Jerome Wakefield’s ‘Harmful Dysfunction Analysis’ (HDA) recognises biological and psychological disorder exists wherever two conditions are met: concurrent harm, a subjective value component, and dysfunction, an objective component related to the interruption of evolutionarily selected effects. This is arguably the leading definition of disorder, and is prominently referenced in evolutionary psychiatry, yet suffers various criticisms. These particularly concern the ‘dysfunction’ component, which is undermined by the indeterminacy of ancestral function and a range of complex counter-examples, particularly relating to mismatch, by-products and extremes of adaptive spectrums. To tackle these criticisms, I provide a definitional framework which allows clear pathways to dysfunction attribution in the cases problematic for Wakefield. The key move here is distinguishing biological objects with fitness, a fundamentally quantifiable variable, from the selective processes of function and dysfunction which lead to that fitness, which rely on qualitative descriptions, and are much harder to exactly specify and demarcate to the level of precision necessary for the HDA. I also note the importance of specifying framing environments and trait descriptions. The resulting framework solves various problems with Wakefield’s account and leads to a taxonomy of different classes of dysfunction. This is unique amongst existing evolutionary taxonomies of disorder by offering strict demarcation, exclusivity and greater theoretical completeness. By relying ultimately on fitness effects rather than descriptions of dysfunctional processes and recognising distinct possible classes of evolutionary dysfunction, a more tractable direction for scientific investigation into any trait’s dysfunctional status is offered, with the potential to make Wakefield’s HDA workable.
Staging models in eating disorders: a systematic scoping review of the literature
Authors: Tomba Elena , Tecuta Lucia , Gardini Valentina , Tomei Giuliano , Dato Elena Lo
Published: July 2023

Eating Disorders (ED) are characterized by low remission rates, drop-out, and residual symptoms despite standardized treatments. To improve assessment and treatment, the staging approach has been proposed. This systematic scoping review is aimed at mapping the existing literature on staging models of ED.A literature search of PubMed, PsycINFO and Scopus was completed using the following terms: staging, anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorders, eating disorders. Nine studies met the inclusion criteria.Eight staging models have been identified, almost all for anorexia nervosa (AN). Only three empirically tested the proposed models. All the models, except one, feature early phases and severe and enduring forms of the illness. Proposed intermediate stages include acute, residual, remission, and relapse phases. The criteria used for the differentiation of stages differ among the models and include behavioral, psychological, cognitive, and medical features; BMI and illness duration were commonly used criteria. In one model, the stages were defined through a standardized measure. Another model identified specific stage-oriented interventions.The current scoping review underscores the need for further empirical studies to operationalize staging in AN and to further explore staging models in BN and BED populations, by paying additional attention to medical features and biomarkers.
Novel embeddings improve the prediction of risk perception
Authors: Hussain Zak , Mata Rui , Wulff Dirk U.
Published: July 2023

We assess whether the classic psychometric paradigm of risk perception can be improved or supplanted by novel approaches relying on language embeddings. To this end, we introduce the Basel Risk Norms, a large data set covering 1,004 distinct sources of risk (e.g., vaccination, nuclear energy, artificial intelligence) and compare the psychometric paradigm against novel text and free-association embeddings in predicting risk perception. We find that an ensemble model combining text and free association rivals the predictive accuracy of the psychometric paradigm, captures additional aspects not accounted for by the classic approach, and has greater range of applicability to real-world text data, such as news headlines. Overall, our results establish the ensemble of text and free-association embeddings as a promising new tool for researchers and policymakers to track real-world risk perception.
Predictive Validity of Different Styles of Emotion Regulation on Adult’s Positive Emotion and the Mediating Role of Self-Emotion Regulation
Authors: Sun Juncai Jun , Zhu Danyang , Zhang Wanyin , Liu Jiaxin
Published: July 2023

Maintaining and increasing positive emotion (PE) plays an important role to a happy life and mental health. This study compared the predictive validity of the three styles of emotion regulation on PE and the mediator of self-regulation on PE in other modes of regulation. The results showed that (1) the regression prediction increment increased significantly after the three types of variables were included in the regression equation in turn; (2) positive efficacy, flexibility of emotion regulation, and sense of purpose all significantly and positively predicted positive emotion through the chain mediation of positive cognitive emotion regulation and reappraisal. Taken together, this study provides evidence that self-emotion regulation is the most important style. Moreover, the synergistic effect of self-regulation with interpersonal regulation and meta-emotion regulation enhances the regulation effect. This study provides a broad basis for understanding how early adult subjects perform effective emotion regulation.
What next for the climate change culture wars?
Authors: Atkins Ed
Published: July 2023

This is a pre-print version of the article before final peer review or editing, as submitted by the author to Environmental Research: Climate. Drawing on examples of gas hobs, lightbulbs and recent social movements, this paper illuminates a significant complicating factor in the implications that climate action has for the economy, society, and policy – and vice-versa: namely, that demand-side interventions are political lightning rods for widersocietal antagonisms.
The lasting earnings losses of COVID-19 short-time work
Authors: Vogtenhuber Stefan , Steiber Nadia , Mühlböck Monika
Published: July 2023

This study is the first to investigate the impact of short-time work (STW) schemes during the COVID-19 pandemic on earnings after STW. STW schemes were implemented to preserve employee–employer matches, support workers' incomes, and uphold consumption. Although workers faced temporary earnings losses under STW, it is unclear if the negative earnings effects of STW persisted or were limited to the STW spell. Therefore, this study uses a dynamic difference-in-difference (DiD) identification strategy with administrative data to identify any lasting STW effects on earnings. This approach accounts for factors that influenced worker selection into STW and tests for heterogeneous effects across subgroups of workers. We find lasting earnings losses that persisted beyond the STW participation itself. Most importantly, these earnings losses depended on the duration of STW exposure, with greater negative effects being more prominent in cases of long-term or recurring STW spells. Lasting, post-STW earnings losses tended to be more pronounced for white-collar jobs, while the largest losses were observed among men with blue-collar jobs whose STW spells exceeded one year.
College Adjustment among Bachelor Students: Multidimensional Relationship with Home, Health, Emotion, Social, and Educational Factors
Authors: Maharjan Rocky
Published: July 2023

The successful adjustment of bachelor students to college life affects their academic achievement, personal development, and overall well-being. The purpose of this study was to look into the effects of home, health, emotional, social, and educational factors on college adjustment among Nepalese bachelor's degree students. A structured questionnaire survey was completed by 178 undergraduates from various Nepalese colleges. Results showed that, home-related factors, physical health, emotional factors, social support, and academic support all had a significant relationship on college adjustment. Furthermore, gender differences were not observed, the level of college adjustment found to be average and unsatisfactory irrespective of gender, emphasizing the importance of individualized interventions. The study adds to our understanding of the factors that relates college adaptation and provides insights for designing effective support systems to help Nepalese bachelor students successfully transition into college life.
Savignys Weg in die juristische Moderne - Romantik, Gender, Religion, Wissenschaft
Authors: Meder Stephan
Published: July 2023

Savigny hat dem Recht ein «selbständiges Daseyn» attestiert – und damit einen Autonomisierungsprozess eingeleitet, der bis heute andauert. Hierin liegt das eigentlich «Moderne» der von ihm begründeten Wissenschaft. Savignys Gegenspieler ist kein Geringerer als der wohl wichtigste Vertreter des deutschen Idealismus, G. W. F. Hegel, der die «Autonomie» sowohl des Rechts als auch der Kunst bestreitet. Der Autor dieses Bandes untersucht den bis heute schwelenden Streit. Er stößt immer wieder auf das Problem der Epochenbildung und wirft neues Licht auf Savignys Beziehungen zur Frühromantik – dem «nach der Aufklärung zweiten Impuls der europäischen Moderne».
REVIEW ON RESEARCH TRENDS IN BIOMASS RESOURCES AND BIOFUEL POTENTIAL: A BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS
Authors: Antwi Kwaku
Published: July 2023

ABSTRACT: This review aims to analyze and synthesize the existing body of literature on biomass resources and their potential for biofuel production. By employing bibliometric methods, this study seeks to identify the key research trends, gaps, and emerging areas of interest in this field. A total of 194 documents deemed appropriate for the study on biomass resources and biofuel potential over the past four decades, i.e., 1980 and 2022 were reviewed. The analysis was done with the VOSviewer software (version 1.6.13). The analysis focused on the bibliographic coupling of countries, sources, co-authorship of authors, citation of documents, and co-occurrence of keywords, which were presented as network visualization maps. The findings revealed that research on biomass resources and biofuel potential is multidisciplinary in character and developing quickly, encompassing nations from around the world. It is evident that Africa lags in this area of research. Therefore, it is recommended that researchers on the continent focus more on this research domain to help address the gap in this research area. This will help researchers and other stakeholders in the energy sector to become familiar with the current and cutting-edge technologies that could promote effective and efficient biomass resources and biofuel potential.
Keywords: biomass; biofuel; agricultural waste; network visualization maps; VOSviewer.
 
Tendências de pesquisa em recursos de biomassa e potencial de biocombustíveis: uma análise bibliométrica
 
RESUMO: Esta revisão visa analisar e sintetizar o corpo de literatura existente sobre recursos de biomassa e seu potencial para a produção de biocombustíveis. Ao empregar métodos bibliométricos, este estudo procura identificar as principais tendências de pesquisa, lacunas e áreas emergentes de interesse neste campo. Foram revisados 194 documentos considerados adequados para o estudo dos recursos de biomassa e do potencial de biocombustíveis nas últimas quatro décadas, ou seja, 1980 e 2022. A análise foi feita com o software VOSviewer (versão 1.6.13). A análise centrou-se no acoplamento bibliográfico de países, fontes, coautoria de autores, citação de documentos e coocorrência de palavras-chave, que foram apresentados como mapas de visualização em rede. Os resultados revelaram que a pesquisa sobre recursos de biomassa e potencial de biocombustíveis é de caráter multidisciplinar e está se desenvolvendo rapidamente, abrangendo nações de todo o mundo. É evidente que a África está atrasada nesta área de pesquisa. Portanto, recomenda-se que os pesquisadores do continente se concentrem mais neste domínio de pesquisa para ajudar a preencher a lacuna nesta área de pesquisa. Isso ajudará os pesquisadores e outras partes interessadas no setor de energia a se familiarizarem com as tecnologias atuais e de ponta que podem promover recursos de biomassa eficazes e eficientes e o potencial de biocombustíveis.
Palavras-chaves: biomassa; biocombustível; resíduos agrícolas; mapas de visualização de rede; VOSviewer.
JUSTIFICATION OF COMPLEX LABOR PROTECTION MEASURES FOR MINERS BY MINE AIR QUALITY FACTORS
Authors:   Donetsk National Technical University, Gogo V. , Podkopaiev S. ,   Donetsk National Technical University, Chernykh N. ,   Donetsk National Technical University
Published: July 2023

The results of an analytical-experimental study related to the actual task of substantiating comprehensive measures for occupational safety of miners in deep coal mines on the factors of mine air quality based on the study of hydrodynamic air conditioning processes, which is especially important for the development of autonomous and energy-saving means of ensuring miners' occupational safety standards, are presented. Purpose. The goal is to substantiate and analytically study the main thermodynamic characteristics of the process of hydraulic mine air conditioning for the development of functional modules of mine air conditioners with variable indicators of rational capacities that satisfy the specific conditions of miners' workplaces in deep coal mines. Methodology. The general research methodology is based on a systematic approach to the analysis of hydraulic and thermodynamic processes, which include a complex of analytical study of the mixture of air with water droplets with substantiation and development of a mathematical model in the working volume of the air conditioner, analysis of experimental laboratory and industrial data by methods of mathematical statistics, as well as generalization regarding the determination of regularities of the main characteristics of the thermodynamic process of hydrodynamic conditioning of mine air. The results. The enthalpy and humidity indicators of the mine air have been analytically determined for the study of the energy state of the active component of the working body of the flow of a mixture of air and water droplets; diagrams of the assessment of the essence of the change in the thermodynamics of the working mixture in the hydrodynamic air conditioner have been obtained, as well as the energy characteristic of the change in the relative humidity of the air during its cooling with a change in the pressure and temperature of the working mixture in the multi-chamber ejector of the hydrodynamic air conditioner. Scientific novelty. For the first time, thermodynamic indicators of the state of the working mixture of thermopotential air and droplet water before and after conditioning, as well as indicators of changes in enthalpy, humidity and temperature of the mine air in the hydrodynamic conditioner, have been determined analytically. The practical significance of the results of the presented research is that, on the basis of energy characteristics, it becomes possible to calculate the necessary initial temperatures of water (in the range of 1.0°C-20°C) supplied to the hydrodynamic air conditioner and the initial air temperature (for limits of 30-50°C), which is a technical condition for the development of an ejector module of a hydrodynamic conditioner for a specific local working area of a deep coal mine.
НОРМАТИВНО-ПРАВОВЕ РЕГУЛЮВАННЯ ЗАХИСТУ ПРАВ ДІТЕЙ В УКРАЇНІ
Authors: Корнієнко О.О.
Published: July 2023

Дана наукова стаття присвячена дослідженню нормативно-правового регулювання захисту прав дітей в Україні. Адже, загальновідомо, що діти – найбільш вразлива категорія населення, права та інтереси якої часто порушуються. В силу свого віку та психоемоційного стану, неповнолітні часто стають об’єктом маніпуляцій, фізичного, психологічного та сексуального насилля й економічної експлуатації. Тому вони потребують постійного догляду та захисту з боку держави. А особливо ці проблеми загострюються під час воєнних конфліктів. Метою статті є комплексний аналіз нормативно-правового забезпечення захисту прав дітей в Україні в умовах війни. Для кращого розуміння теми, було проаналізовано міжнародні документи щодо захисту прав дітей, які в своїй більшості були імплементовані в національне законодавство. Та досліджено безпосередньо національне законодавство в галузі захисту прав неповнолітніх.
Надто гостро постало питання захисту та забезпечення прав дітей внаслідок повномасштабного вторгнення в Україну російської федерації 24 лютого 2022 року. Багато з них зазнали жорстокого поводження, сексуального насилля, катувань й перенесли сильний психологічний стрес тощо. Навіть у таких складних умовах уряд і Верховна Рада України, Президент країни всебічно і стрімко реагують на виклики сьогодення, намагаються по максимуму забезпечити дотримання правових норм, захистити дітей України від несприятливих життєвих обставин. Так, було прийнято Постанову КМУ «Про утворення Координаційного штабу з питань захисту прав дитини в умовах воєнного стану» для узгодження діяльності центральних і місцевих органів виконавчої влади, інших державних органів, органів місцевого самоврядування у справі захисту прав дитини в умовах воєнного стану. Створено ресурс допомоги дітям під час війни – «Дитина не сама», для допомоги неповнолітнім, які потрапили в складні життєві обставини. Внесено зміни до чинного законодавства з урахуванням потреб часу тощо.
THE PREDICATE OF "MORAL LAW" IN THE DOCTRINE OF HUMAN RIGHTS
Authors: Horielova V.Yu.
Published: July 2023

The article explains the meaning of the "predicate of the moral law" construction and justifies the accuracy of its use in the context of the human rights doctrine. It has been investigated that today in the modern developed legal society there are no rational ways to agree on what is moral. In addition, such ways are not provided because there is no single concept of establishing a clear hierarchy of moral requirements in the law, and modern trends in the transformation of morality in society give rise to new theoretical constructs. Analysis of modern national and foreign sources makes possible to assert that the latest understanding of morality quickly begins to "bend" under the capabilities and amenities of the latest technologies. On the one hand, positive for today is the tendency to expand human rights, and on the other - the distortion of moral ideas and values that have been developed throughout the existence of mankind. The predicate of the law can be considered as a generalized abstract or concrete-defined situation, which is schematically indicated in the legal norm and reflects the comprehension of reality, outlines objective phenomena and determines logical legal relations. It is clear, that only moral tenets are possible with such a "core" in the law. The analysis of the decisions of the European Court of Human Rights makes it possible to argue that in almost all cases, the Court is guided by the predicate of moral law, which directly follows from the provisions of the European Convention on Human Rights

and fundamental freedoms. The main moral predicates here are the number of prohibitions: the prohibition of murder, the task of pain and suffering; prohibition of slavery, forced labor and restriction of freedoms of an innocent person; prohibition to leave a person in difficulty and danger (including medical care, legal, social, etc.); prohibition of interference with the personal life of a person (private, family, housing, correspondence, etc.); prohibition of persecution for opinions, views, beliefs, preferences and religions; prohibition of discrimination; prohibition of abuse of rights. The predicate of moral law can be summarized as follows: the purpose of any law is to ensure justice, which resides within the realm of morality; the law cannot ignore morality, and amoral provisions of the law cannot be considered valid; inconsistencies and contradictions in the law must be resolved through morality.
ПРОБЛЕМИ ПРАВОВОЇ ІДЕНТИЧНОСТІ ОСОБИ: ПЕРСОНАЛЬНІ ДАНІ ТА ПРАВО НА ПРИВАТНІСТЬ
Authors: Биков О.М.  , Жаровська І.М.
Published: July 2023

Стаття містить аналіз проявів правової ідентичності особи в сучасному суспільстві в контексті захисту персональних даних та належної реалізації права людини на приватність. Мотивовано, що людство живе під впливом глобальних змін. Глобальні зміни та досягнення у світі впливають на всі сфери життя суспільства. Доведено, що інформаційне суспільство змінило нашу ідентичність через потенційно широкі технічні можливості, а також загрози синергетичного характеру, що характеризуються безпрецедентним та невизначеним характером. Зіткнення з небажаною інформацією, фундаментально кидає виклик здатності людини формувати та підтримувати ідентичність. Одним із найпоширеніших способів розуміння формування ідентичності є побудова особистого наративу. Ідентичність руйнується під впливом поширення небажаної інформації чи розповсюдження особистих даних. В інформаційному середовищі з’являється як кількісна, так і якісна різниця щодо приватної інформації. Серед іншого, кількість носіїв інформації зросла експоненціально, а це означає, що інформаційні протистояння суспільства та ідентичності відбуватимуться безперервно, а не випадково; поширення інформації в Інтернеті не прив’язане ні до часу, ні до місця розташування, що робить уникнення інформації майже неможливим. Констатовано, що суттєвою проблемою є безпечність персональних даних, що прямо впливає на правову ідентичність особи. Завдяки останнім технологічним досягненням, крадіжка особистих даних в Інтернеті, стала більш поширеною, ніж будь-коли раніше і почала набувати нової технологічної форми. Зловживання персональною інформацією може мати ознаки злочинного діяння. Персональна інформація також слугує засобом ідентифікації людини, в разі зазіхання на неї відбувається неправомірний вплив на ідентичність особи. Інформаційне шахрайство з документами, що підтверджують особу, нині має масовий характер і також є загрозливим чинником для правової ідентичності особи. Доведено потребу комплексного правового регулювання шляхом використання міжкомплементарного підходу, що вказує не тільки на трансформацію юридичного підходу, але й удосконалення технологічно-організаційних гарантій забезпечення правової ідентичності.
ПОРІВНЯЛЬНО-ПРАВОВИЙ АНАЛІЗ ФОРМУВАННЯ ЗОВНІШНІХ ФУНКЦІЙ В ПЕРІОД ПРЕЗИДЕНСТВА ЛЕОНІДА КРАВЧУКА ТА ЛЕОНІДА КУЧМИ
Authors: Корольова В.В.  , Горбаченко О.В.
Published: July 2023

В межах даної наукової статті розглядаються періоди президенства у незалежній Україні: Леоніда Кравчука та Леоніда Кучми. Саме на їх плечі в свій час випала місія формування того самого міцного фундаменту молодої республіки на багато років вперед та прийняття доленосних рішень, зокрема процес формування зовнішніх зв’язків, встановлення дипломатичних відносини та міжнародно-правове визнання нової держави, відокремленої від великого Радянського Союзу. Сюди ж можемо віднести і Чорноморське питання та український ядерний потенціал, третій по величині у світі, котрий хвилював світовий естеблішмент чи не найбільше, у тому числі і плани України. Доцільно зазначити, що дане питання і на сьогодні є гострим. Світова демократична спільнота – ЄС та НАТО дане питання ставить пріоритетним не тільки сьогодні, а ще в часи перших двох президентів України відповідно, проте на превеликий жаль, ця пріоритетність була лише на папері, адже впевнених кроків на цьому напрямку не відбувалося, при тому що молода та незалежна Україна лише стала на шлях демократичної правотворчості та створення власної законодавчої бази, що саме по собі спрощувало процес його адаптації з європейськими нормами. 24 серпня Україною відзначається найбільше державне свято – День Незалежності. Воно встановлене на честь виняткової історичної події – ухвалення у 1991 році Верховною Радою Української РСР абсолютною більшістю голосів Акта проголошення незалежності України. Цей документ увінчав тисячолітні прагнення Українського народу мати власну суверенну державу і самостійно визначати свою долю. Для українців свобода і гідність завжди були основоположними цінностями, що спонукали до боротьби за незалежність. Акт про державну незалежність 24 серпня 1991 року відштовхувався від Декларації про суверенітет. А результати Всеукраїнського референдуму 1 грудня 1991 року стали найпереконливішим підтвердженням волі народу. Заслуговує не меншої уваги й прийняття Постанови «Про основні напрямки зовнішньої політики України», що стала точкою відліку чітких та розширених напрямків та цілей міжнародних відносин на законодавчому рівні.