bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Investigating the dynamic mechanism of user willingness to actively publish travel-related Electronic Word-of-Mouth (eWOM) on tourism platforms
Authors: Li Silian , Liu Fufan
Published: October 2023

This study aims to uncover the dynamic mechanism of users’ willingness to actively publish Electronic word-of-Mouth (eWOM) on tourism platform. For this, a model with system dynamics and structural equation methods were constructed and validated. It was found that perceived usefulness, utilizing attitude, participatory, social identity, tourism experience, and platform agenda settings all had significant and positive effects on eWOM users’ willingness to actively publish eWOM on tourism platforms. However, perceived ease of use showed no effect. This study provides a reference paradigm for future studies on willingness to actively publish eWOM. The results bear implications for the management practices of tourism platforms operators and tourism destination operators. It also helps platform operators to develop relevant strategies for recovering the tourism industry in the post-COVID-19 era.
The characteristics and countermeasures of coupled and coordinated development between technological innovation and ecological environment in China’s Gansu province
Authors: Wang Yongzhen , Cao Xianzhong
Published: October 2023

The investigation of the coupling and coordination association between scientific and technological innovation and the eco-environmental system is of vital practical significance for promoting the high-quality economic development of China’s Gansu province. The evaluation index system is constructed based on the explanation of the coupling and coordination mechanism of a “Binary system”. Subsequently, a comprehensive evaluation model is developed using the entropy method, whereas the coupling coordination relationship between “Binary systems” is analyzed in the context of the coupling coordination degree model. The study findings indicate that the innovation drive has become the primary driving force that leads the high-quality economic development in Gansu province. Furthermore, the comprehensive development level and coupling and coordination degree of all systems in Gansu province demonstrate a sound trend of steadily rising. Additionally, there is an issue of uncoordinated development between scientific and technological innovation and eco-environment systems in Gansu province. Thus, this research study proposes certain policy suggestions, such as optimizing the environment of Sci-tech innovation, insisting on the priority of ecology, increasing the input of Sci-tech innovation, and building up a contingent of talents.
A dominant negative 14-3-3 mutant in Schizosaccharomyces pombe distinguishes the binding proteins involved in sexual differentiation and check point
Authors: Ohshima Tomohito , Jiajun Zhang , Fukamachi Takuki , Ohno Yuko , Senoo Hiroko , Matsuo Yasuhiro , Kawamukai Makoto
Published: October 2023

The homothallic fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe undergoes sexual differentiation when starved, but sam (skips the requirement of starvation for mating) mutants such as those carrying mutations in adenylate cyclase (cyr1) or protein kinase A (pka1) mate without starvation. Here, we identified sam3, a dominant negative allele of rad24, encoding one of two 14-3-3 proteins. Genetic mapping and whole-genome sequencing showed that the sam3 mutation comprises a change in nucleotide at position 959 from guanine to adenine, which switches the amino acid at position 185 from glutamic acid to lysine (E185K). We generated the rad24-E185K integrated mutant and its phenotype was similar to that of the sam3 mutant, including calcium sensitivity and UV non-sensitivity, but the phenotype is different from that of the Δrad24 strain. While the UV-sensitive phenotype was observed in the Δrad24 mutant, it was not observed in the sam3 and rad24-E185K mutants. The expression of the rad24-E185K gene in wild type cells induced spore formation in the nutrient rich medium, confirming rad24-E185K is dominant. This dominant effect of rad24-E185K was also observed in Δras1 and Δbyr2 diploid mutants, indicating that rad24-E185K generate stronger phenotype than rad24 null mutants. Ste11, the key transcription factor for sexual differentiation was expressed in sam3 mutants without starvation and it predominantly localized to the nucleus. The Rad24-E185K mutant protein retained its interaction with Check point kinase1 (Chk1), whereas it reduced interaction with Ste11, an RNA binding protein Mei2, and a MAPKKK Byr2, freeing these proteins from negative regulation by Rad24, that account for the sam phenotype and UV non-sensitive phenotype. Glucose depletion in rad24-E185K or Δpka1 Δrad24 double mutation induced haploid meiosis, leading to the formation of spores in haploid. The position of glutamic acid 185 is conserved in all major 14-3-3s; hence, our finding of a dominant negative allele of 14-3-3 is useful for understanding 14-3-3s in other organisms.
Determinants of continuous visiting behavior to Palawan, Philippines: Integrating Uncertainty Reduction Theory and Expectation Confirmation Theory
Authors: Cahigas Maela Madel L. , Prasetyo Yogi Tri , Nadlifatin Reny , Persada Satria Fadil , Gumasing Ma. Janice J.
Published: October 2023

Palawan is a globally known island located in the Philippines. It has received several recognitions from a variety of international tourism organizations. The study aims to identify the factors affecting continuous visiting behavior to Palawan’s travel accommodations. The study incorporated covariance-based structural equation modeling (CB-SEM) to apply ideologies of Uncertainty Reduction Theory (URT) and Expectation Confirmation Theory (ECT). 712 valid respondents answered an online questionnaire that was distributed to several social media platforms. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) identified that interactive uncertainty significantly influenced perceived performance compared to passive uncertainty. Both the physical environment and attitude of employees significantly produced an impact on service experience and price acceptance. However, the physical environment negatively influenced price acceptance. Meanwhile, the attitude of employees was the sole exogenous variable that influenced price acceptance. Food and beverage didn’t contribute a significant influence on service experience and price acceptance. Additionally, perceived performance and service experience contributed to positive confirmation. It was also revealed that confirmation was significant towards price acceptance, but was insignificant towards tourist satisfaction. Moreover, price acceptance significantly influenced tourist satisfaction. This study is the first comprehensive study that analyzed the visiting behavior in Palawan. Finally, integrating URT and ECT can be applied and extended, especially for analyzing the visiting behavior of different tourist destinations worldwide.
Quantification and characterization of microplastics (MPs) pollution in peri-uburban agricultural lands of Lahore, Pakistan
Authors: Luqman Muhammad , Shahid Tehreem , Awan Muhammad Umer Farooq , Kashif Saif Ur Rehman , Arooj Fariha , Awan Ali Raza
Published: October 2023

Microplastics (MPs) contaminate every conceivable terrestrial and aquatic environment including high peaks and deep marine trenches. Agricultural lands alone are expected to receive plastic up to 23 times more than ocean basins. In this study, soil samples were collected from peri-urban agricultural lands of Lahore on four sides including Kala Shah Kaku (KSK), Punjab University (PU), Dera Gujran (DG), and Sagian (SG). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) protocol was used for MPs extraction and analysis. Extracted MPs were analyzed under microscope at 40X magnification and their composition was analyzed using Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. A considerable concentration of MPs was recorded at all sites. The highest contamination was found at SG with 876 ±194 MPs/kg of soil, and the lowest contamination was recorded at PU with 672 ±235 MPs/kg of soil. However, these differences among the sites were not statistically significant (p = 0.29). The overall predominant shape of MPs was fibers (613±71, 79.73%) followed by sheets (125±55, 16.28%), fragments (30±5, 3.9%) and foam particles (1±2, .09%). The differences in the distribution of MPs in various types were statistically significant (p = 0), while differences between sites were insignificant (p = 0.13). About 95% of MPs were less than 2 mm and 85% were less than 1 mm size. The distribution of MPs in various sizes (p = 0) and differences of this distribution between sites (p = 0.037) were both statistically significant. A good diversity of nine colored MPs was recorded, however majority of the MPs were transparent (89.57%). Six polymer including Polyethylene (PE), Polyethylene terephthalate (PET), Polypropylene (PP), Polystyrene (PS), Polycarbonate (PC), and Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) were identified by FTIR. The current levels of MPs pollution are higher than in many other parts of the world. Composition of MPs (types, colors, sizes, and polymer types) indicates the diversity of their sources and their possible implications on agricultural ecosystem.
Interest linkage models between new farmers and small farmers: Entrepreneurial organization form perspective
Authors: Liu Qiang , Ma Junjie , Wu Liancui
Published: October 2023

Improving the interest linkage models between new farmers and small farmers is an important measure to realize the organic connection between small farmers and modern agricultural development. Based on the survey data of 572 new farmers in 16 provinces in China, this study uses the ordered probit model to empirically analyze the impact of entrepreneurial organization form on the interest linkage models between new farmers and small farmers. The results show that: (1) The choice of different entrepreneurial organization forms such as individual operation, cooperative operation, partner operation and company operation by new farmers will significantly affect the degree of interest linkage and then the linkage models. Partner operation and company operation have significantly improved the tightness of interest linkage between new farmers and small farmers. (2) The form of entrepreneurial organization significantly impacts the interest linkage between new farmers and small farmers. The higher the stability of entrepreneurial organization form, the closer the interest linkage and the more significant the impact on the interest linkage models. This effect remains significant after considering potential endogeneity issues and robustness tests. (3) In addition, further research also found significant regional differences and group differences in the impact of entrepreneurial organization form on the new farmers and small farmers’ interest linkage models. The impact of the western region is more significant than that of the eastern and central regions, and government entrepreneurship support policies can significantly strengthen the interest linkage models. The research results of this paper have vital reference significance for exploring the path of agricultural modernization under the "big country with small farmers".
The role of results in deciding to publish: A direct comparison across authors, reviewers, and editors based on an online survey
Authors: Muradchanian Jasmine , Hoekstra Rink , Kiers Henk , van Ravenzwaaij Don
Published: October 2023

Background

Publishing study results in scientific journals has been the standard way of disseminating science. However, getting results published may depend on their statistical significance. The consequence of this is that the representation of scientific knowledge might be biased. This type of bias has been called publication bias. The main objective of the present study is to get more insight into publication bias by examining it at the author, reviewer, and editor level. Additionally, we make a direct comparison between publication bias induced by authors, by reviewers, and by editors. We approached our participants by e-mail, asking them to fill out an online survey.

Results

Our findings suggest that statistically significant findings have a higher likelihood to be published than statistically non-significant findings, because (1) authors (n = 65) are more likely to write up and submit articles with significant results compared to articles with non-significant results (median effect size 1.10, BF10 = 1.09*107); (2) reviewers (n = 60) give more favourable reviews to articles with significant results compared to articles with non-significant results (median effect size 0.58, BF10 = 4.73*102); and (3) editors (n = 171) are more likely to accept for publication articles with significant results compared to articles with non-significant results (median effect size, 0.94, BF10 = 7.63*107). Evidence on differences in the relative contributions to publication bias by authors, reviewers, and editors is ambiguous (editors vs reviewers: BF10 = 0.31, reviewers vs authors: BF10 = 3.11, and editors vs authors: BF10 = 0.42).

Discussion

One of the main limitations was that rather than investigating publication bias directly, we studied potential for publication bias. Another limitation was the low response rate to the survey.
Influence of the built environment on taxi travel demand based on the optimal spatial analysis unit
Authors: Duan Yaxin , Yuan Changwei , Mao Xinhua , Zhao Jiannan , Ma Ningyuan
Published: October 2023

When discussing the influence of the built environment on taxi travel demand, few studies have considered the effect of the modifiable areal unit problem (MAUP) or the influence of the “5D” dimensions of the built environment (It refers to the consideration of the built environment from five dimensions of density, diversity, design, destination accessibility and distance to transit.) on taxi travel demand. Moreover, discussion of the nonlinear and linear relationships between taxi demand and environment variables is also lacking. To address these gaps, we constructed a “5D” dimension index system of built environment variables. The influence of the MAUP on the model results was discussed using the optimal parameter-based geographical detector (OPGD) model, and the optimal spatial analysis unit was selected. The OPGD and multiscale geographically weighted regression (MGWR) models were used to reveal the influence of different dimensions of the built environment on taxi travel demand from global and local perspectives, respectively. Finally, the central urban area of Xi’an was analyzed as an example. The results show the following: (1) Most built environment variables are sensitive to the influence of MAUP. (2) It is better to divide the space into regular hexagons than squares, and the optimal spatial analysis unit in this study is a regular hexagon grid with sides of 900m. (3) From a global perspective, the distance to the city center, commercial residence POI density, transportation facility POI density, and population density have the greatest influence on the demand for taxi travel. (4) From a local perspective, the MGWR model considering spatial heterogeneity and scale differences is superior to the GWR model, and the influence of built environment variables exhibited spatial heterogeneity. The proposed optimal spatial analysis unit can provide a basis for taxi demand forecasting and scheduling. This study provides a reference for urban planners and traffic managers to offer optimization strategies related to the built environment, promote healthy development of the taxi industry, and solve the problems of the urban transportation system.
Editorial
Authors: Prior Ross W. , Kossak Mitchell
Published: October 2023

This editorial introduces the Special Issue of the Journal of Applied Arts & Health (JAAH) focused solely on the life contribution of University Professor Emeritus Shaun McNiff. Spanning the 1970s to now, his contribution to the understanding of art-based research is outlined as prolific and instrumental in the development of the field. The editorial team acknowledges that the philosophical foundation of JAAH stems directly from McNiff’s premise that art is the evidence and communicates in a way that is unique, distinctive and primary. The contributors to this Special Issue are introduced and their individual articles foreshadowed. The editorial concludes with a light-hearted ode to McNiff.
Journeying with Shaun McNiff: Entering the slipstream in the right moment in history, trusting the process and letting conflict define
Authors: Marcow Speiser Vivien , Speiser Phillip
Published: October 2023

The authors have been journeying with Shaun McNiff from the inception of his training programmes at Lesley University in the mid-1970s. In those early years, students and faculty experimented together in the development and integration of new forms in therapy, education and the arts. The pioneering exuberance and creative thought McNiff personified was already evident as was his commitment to enduring principles that have sustained his influence and approach. With convincing clarity, McNiff gathered around him a circle of colleagues all committed to the engagement of the creative process across and between all disciplines of the expressive arts, and together led us towards ‘trusting that process’ in its unfolding into form. The themes of entering the ‘slipstream’, ‘trusting the process’ and letting ‘conflict define’ will be discussed further in this article in the genesis and influence of McNiff’s work in the United States and internationally.
Trust the Pianofish: Shaun McNiff and the magically realistic expressive arts
Authors: Fuchs Knill Margo
Published: October 2023

In resonance with lived art-based research, this article aims to let the art speak through image and poetry and to reflect the phenomenon of imagination and reality within expressive arts in an interdisciplinary mode. The article focuses specifically on Shaun McNiff’s cover image Pianofish of his book Integrating the Arts in Therapy: History, Theory, and Practice through poetic response, dialogue and expressive arts theory of practice. The notion of different realities and imagination as we know it from the literary genre ‘magic realism’ have been central components since the inception of the field of expressive arts at Lesley University. This article reflects ‘magic realism’ in its play with different realities and Shaun McNiff’s appeal to stay with the image. The author refers to Salman Rushdie’s notion of ‘magic realism’ in the context of the phenomenologically based expressive arts.
Emanation in creative practice: Exploring the impact of McNiff’s construct of witnessing in an Australian setting
Authors: Byrne Libby , Fenner Patricia
Published: October 2023

Across his career Shaun McNiff wrote of the role of witnessing art makers’ processes in the context of art therapy. In 2004 he reminded his readers that offering useful interpretations conveys imagination and insight, opening the possibility of new ways to see artwork and warm it with human contact. In this article the authors consider how McNiff’s ideas about witnessing have informed their understanding of creative practice. Throughout this process an enhanced familiarity of the emergent life within the artwork is found to simultaneously foster a subjective sense of well-being and trust in call to consider the deeper ecology of creation. famously calls on art makers to dialogue with their images. In this article the authors inquire into the experience of witnessing and communicating with words and images in the development of paintings, from the alternating contexts of studio and the screen.
Placing art at the centre of art-based practice and research
Authors: Nash Gary
Published: October 2023

This article provides an overview of the author’s creative experience of developing an art-based approach in practice and research as a registered art therapist in the United Kingdom and the influence that Shaun McNiff has had in shaping the author’s work. The first section describes a visual narrative documenting the author’s experience of a creative arts studio group facilitated by McNiff during his London visit in 2018. The second section extends these art-based experiences into a research design format developed by the author in relation to clinical response art. Both areas converge through the intersection of internal embodied affect and externalized expression through art.
Flying in the slipstream with Shaun McNiff: Using art-based research as eyes of the heart
Authors: Prior Ross W.
Published: October 2023

Shaun McNiff and his work is the subject of this article with particular review of his integrative and collaborative ideology. Leading a global commitment to art-based research, the article traces McNiff’s approach and contribution to the field of applied arts and health with beginnings in expressive therapies from the 1970s. His work in developing a practice-based research methodology called ‘art-based research’ is internationally renowned. Art-based research is distinguished by the inclusion of the artistic objects in addition to the practitioners themselves. He explicitly values the interplay between the creator and the created in providing greatest potential to the practitioner researcher. McNiff’s writing and practice reinforces his personal commitment to creating with others to supplement the value of working alone. His personal philosophy of the ‘creative slipstream effect’ manifests as multiple forces of the group augmenting creative energy and participants can merge together into common flow that carries everyone in it.
ULASAN LUMPY SKIN DISEASE: PENYAKIT INFEKSIUS YANG BERPOTENSI MENGANCAM KESEHATAN SAPI DI INDONESIA
Authors: Nurjanah Diana , Dharmayanti Ni Luh Putu Indi
Published: October 2023

Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) merupakan penyakit viral pada bangsa sapi dan kerbau air yang disebabkan oleh virus LSD. Virus ini termasuk ke dalam family Poxviridae, genus Capripoxvirus bersama dengan dua spesies virus lainnya yaitu Goatpox dan Sheeppox. Meskipun LSD bukan penyakit zoonosis, namun infeksi LSD dapat menurunkan performa produksi dan reproduksi pada sapi dan kerbau air yang menyebabkan kerugian ekonomi yang signifikan dalam berbagai aspek di antaranya penurunan produksi susu, penurunan berat badan, abortus, dan infertilitas hingga kematian. Indonesia sebagai negara bebas dengan risiko rendah dan berpotensi sedang harus mewasdai masuk dan mewabahnya virus ini. Dalam tulisan ini diulas karakterisasi molekuler dari virus LSD yang menjadi langkah penting dalam proses pemahaman mekanisme patogenesitas virus, transmisi virus dan epidemiologi virus, pengembangan reagen kit diagnostik, dan vaksin yang lebih efektif.
AKTIVITAS NANOEMULSI MINYAK AGARWOOD BOUYA (Aquilaria agallocha) TERHADAP BAKTERI MULTIRESISTEN ANTIBIOTIK DAN NON-RESISTEN
Authors: Prasetya Yulianto Ade
Published: October 2023

Multiresistant bacteria are responsible for increasing morbidity, mortality, and health care costs. Multiresistant bacteria such as Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), Escherichia coli producing Extended Spectrum Beta Lactamases (ESBLs), and Klebsiella pneuomoniae producing ESBLS are resistant to more than three classes of antibiotics so that alternative natural-based treatments are needed to prevent the spread of resistance. This research aims to determine the activity of Agarwood bouya (Aquilaria agallocha) oil nanoemulsion against multiresistance and non-resistance antibiotic. Nanoemulsion is made by magnetic stirrer and sonicator. The variations of Agarwood Bouya oil used are 1%, 5%, 10%, 15%, and 20%. The size of the nanoemulsion formed was analyzed using a Particle Size Analyzer (PSA), while its clarity was measured by a UV-VIS spectrophotometer. Agarwood oil nanoemulsion activity test was carried out by disk diffusion method. The results showed that agarwood oil nanoemulsion with a concentration of 1% had the smallest size is 17.7 nm with a percent transmittance of 99.35%. The agarwood bouya oil nanoemulsion 20% was only able to inhibit ESBLs-producing E. coli by 3.3 mm and was included in the weak category. The non-resistant E. coli bacteria were able to actively inhibit with the inhibition zone at 13.3mm.
STUDI POPULASI AKAR LAKA (Dalbergia parviflora Roxb.) DI KOTA TIDORE KEPULAUAN PROVINSI MALUKU UTARA
Authors: Pratama Bayu Arief , Mahendra Taufik , Ibo Leberina Kristina
Published: October 2023

Akar laka (Dalbergia parviflora Roxb.) merupakan jenis liana dengan batang berduri. Sejak CITES Conference of Parties (CoP) 17, marga Dalbergia terdaftar dalam apendiks II. Sehingga perdagangannya turut diawasi oleh internasional. Petak ukur 30×50 m dibuat untuk mengamati populasi dan kondisi habitat akar laka. Semua jenis berkayu dengan DBH ≥ 4,8 cm diukur. Khusus akar laka, semua individu diukur diameter dan panjangnya. Parameter lingkungan dan contoh tanah juga diambil. Tercatat 297 individu yang terbagi dalam 24 jenis dan 10 suku ditemukan didalam petak ukur. Sebanyak 109 individu diantaranya adalah akar laka. Jumlah individu didominasi oleh jenis juvenil yang menjadi ciri hutan dengan regenerasi yg baik dan sedang dalam proses suksesi. Keanekaragaman jenisnya tergolong sedang (H’=1,97) dan kelimpahan jenisnya cukup merata (J=0,61). Hasil analisis komponen utama menunjukkan Dalbergia parviflora, Diospyros ulo, dan Dimorchalyx sp. adalah tiga jenis penting dalam petak ukur.
The Interconnectedness of Loneliness and Depression on Older Individuals Diagnosed with Cancer
Authors: Carlucci Emily
Published: October 2023

Loneliness and depression significantly impact the psychological and physical well-being of older individuals diagnosed with cancer or hematological diseases. This paper reviews the intricate relationship between loneliness, depression, and their effects on older adults’ health outcomes. Through an analysis of published peer-reviewed journal articles, this paper explores the complex interactions between these psychological states and their implications for treatment adherence, quality of life, and overall health.
Evaluation and Comparison of the Efficacy of Chemo-Mechanical, Mechanical Methods of Caries Removal under Self-Illuminated Light Microscope and Stereomicroscope – An In Vitro Study
Authors: Rohith Shinde  , Naresh Krishna Reddy  , Sri Mouna Govardhani Kottapalli  , Sahithi Nammaniwar  , Sanganand Gavle  , Pranitha Shinde
Published: October 2023

BACKGROUND

There are different caries removal methods including conventional rotary caries removal, atraumatic restorative therapy, air abrasion, lasers, and chemo-mechanical caries removal (CMCR). Chemo-mechanical caries removal is an alternative treatment for active caries, that involves the caries removal of only infected dental tissue and acts by the dissolution of carious lesions with natural or synthetic agents.

Aim

Comparison of chemo-mechanical material (CariSolv) and the mechanical method (Smart bur & Carbide bur) of caries removal under a self-illuminated microscope and stereomicroscope in terms of efficacy and time duration.

METHODS

Tooth was sectioned in 4 parts and grouped into 4 as group 1, group 2, group 3, and group 4. Each group was treated with different caries removal methods of carbide bur, smart bur, CariSolv and control group. Examined under self-illuminated and stereomicroscope at 10 different points from middle to periphery.

RESULTS

Carbide bur specimens have a negligible amount of affected dentin and there is a destruction of dentinal tubules when compared to the smart bur group & CariSolv group. Showing affected dentin thickness in 4 groups at 10 different positions from the middle part of the lesion to the periphery (i.e., towards CEJ & cusp tip) by using a stereomicroscope.

CONCLUSIONS

The CariSolv group demonstrated the presence of affected dentine higher and took twice the time to remove caries but was easy to induce and conserved the healthy tooth structure when compared to carbide and smart bur groups. Less amount of affected dentine was seen in the carbide bur group but there was a destruction of sound dentine.
Haemangioma in ENT & Head and Neck-Region – Case Reports
Authors: Vithal D. Udagatti  , Dinesh Rajendran Kumar  , Alka Balraj  , Sindhuja Dudala  , Saritha K,  , Nagaraj T. M.
Published: October 2023

Haemangioma is one of the most common benign tumours in the ENT & Head and Neck region accounting for about 60% of haemangiomas arising from the head and neck region, either in children or adults & can arise from the larynx, nose, tongue, external auditory canal & face, which can be of capillary, cavernous and mixed subtypes.

A retrospective review of 3 patients who underwent evaluation and treatment at a tertiary referral hospital from 2020 to 2023 are presented, which were confirmed to be haemangiomas on histopathological examination. All 3 patients presented on an outpatient basis, were evaluated based on history, an endoscopic and radiological investigation followed by surgical intervention & histopathological examination which confirmed the diagnosis of haemangioma (Laryngeal Haemangioma arising from laryngeal ventricle -sclerotic haemangioma, Nasal Haemangioma 1 case of nasal septum vestibule capillary haemangioma and 1 case of external auditory canal lobular capillary haemangioma). The patient was followed up for over one year and had no recurrence.
A Rare Case of Leukemic Infiltration in Pleural Effusion
Authors: Shabana Andleeb Ansari  , Azmat Kamal Ansari
Published: October 2023

Pleural effusion is accumulation of fluid in the pleural cavity. The most common etiological factors are infections (e.g. tuberculosis), systemic disorders (e.g. Congestive Cardiac Failure, Portal hypertension, etc.) and solid tumours.[1] Leukemic infiltration into other organs has been documented,[2] however pleural effusion is rarely observed in association with acute leukaemia.[1,2] If it occurs, other possibilities such as infection, various disseminated solid tumours and treatment associated toxicities have to be ruled out.[1,2,3,4] Most common haematological malignancies associated with pleural effusion are Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma.[1,4,5] Leukemic pleural effusion is thought to be associated with poor prognosis especially if it develops in the first six months after the diagnosis of leukaemia.[1,5,6,7]
O bloqueio da auto-expressão: considerações sobre a construção da personalidade secundária na contemporaneidade / Blocking self-expression: considerations on the construction of the secondary personality in contemporary times
Authors: Sendra Cláudia Valéria
Published: October 2023

Resumo: Este trabalho propõe reflexões sobre a forma como o modelo de desenvolvimento  econômico global influencia as condições de vida do indivíduo contemporâneo, fomentando uma adaptação artificial que leva à edificação da personalidade secundária. Conceito criado pela psicóloga e fisioterapeuta norueguesa Gerda Boyesen, criadora da Psicologia Biodinâmica, a personalidade secundáriaé formada em consequência de defesas construídas pelo indivíduo para se proteger de ameaças externas ou daquelas que foram internalizadas. Para compreender tais processos foi realizada revisão bibliográfica transdisciplinar. Por meio desse estudo verificamos, sob o ponto de vista da Psicologia Biodinâmica, como a imbricação capitalismo-tecnociência-comunicação concorre para uma ruptura do indivíduo com suas necessidades,  gerando uma noção de obediência e submissão, e o enfraquecendo em sua potência, e que tais fenômenos podem ser trazidos à luz pela prática dessa terapia neoreichiana, que visa estimular no sujeito seu autoconhecimento,  potência, criatividade e  contato com a própria singularidade. Palavras-chave: Psicologia biodinâmic. Personalidade secundári. Gerda Boyesen. Abstract: The present study proposes reflections on how the global economic development model influences the living conditions of the contemporary individual, fostering an artificial adaptation that leads to the construction of the secondary personality. Concept created by the Norwegian psychologist and physiotherapist Gerda Boyesen, creator of Biodynamic Psychology, the secondary personality is formed as a result of defenses built by the individual to protect himself from external threats or those that have been internalized. To understand such processes, a transdisciplinary bibliographical review was carried out. Through this study we verified, from the point of view of Biodynamic Psychology, how the overlapping capitalism-technoscience-communication contributes to a rupture of the individual with his needs, generating a notion of obedience and submission, and weakening him in his power, and that such phenomena can be brought to light by the practice of this neoreichian therapy, which aims to stimulate in the subject his self-knowledge, power, creativity and contact with his own uniqueness. Keywords: Biodynamic psychology. Secondary personality. Gerda Boyesen.
Caminho Sagrado / Sacred Path
Authors: Gomes Scheila Patricia Nascimento
Published: October 2023

Resumo: Em determinado momento, a vida nos convida para refletir sobre se estamos no caminho que realmente desejamos. Nessa parada, percebemos que ao longo das demandas da vida acabamos mudando o trajeto para poder atender as necessidades do outro e, assim deixando nossos desejos, sonhos e propósito em segundo ou terceiro plano. O Caminho Sagrado é o chamado para retornamos ao caminho original, a unidade integral. Nesse caminho de volta, podemos compreender o que nos motivou a nos afastar de verdadeiro self com “Máscaras de sobrevivência”. Palavra-chave: transmutação, mudança, corpo, caminho, propósito, conexão e força. Abstract: At a given moment, life invites us to reflect on whether we are on the path we really want. At this stop we realize that along the demands of life we end up changing the path to be able to meet the needs of the other and thus leaving our desires, dreams and purpose in the background or third. The Sacred Path is the call to return to the original path, to integral unity. On this way back we can understand what motivated us to move away from the true self with “Survival Masks”. Keywords: transmutation, change, body, path, purpose, connection and strength.
A espontaneidade e criatividade do terapeuta sistêmico / The spontaneity and creativity of the systemic therapist
Authors: Lima Maria Fernanda Galvão de Andrade , Xavier Maíra Trajano Costa , Leite Marília Araujo de Vasconcelos
Published: October 2023

Resumo: Neste artigo pretende-se dar ênfase à terapia sistêmica a partir da importância do manejo e segurança do Terapeuta. Compreende-se que a terapia familiar, seja com casal ou famílias, envolve sistemas em suas complexidades. O construto teórico tem como base a capacidade do envolver-se com a interação dos sistemas. O instrumento fundamental do terapeuta sistêmico é poder construir um novo padrão relacional, a partir do self do terapeuta. Espontaneidade e criatividade no fazer terapia. O terapeuta transita no passado, presente e futuro dos sistemas utilizando como recurso a Linguagem Corporal da Análise Bioenergética. Neste trabalho, foram utilizadas como referencial teórico Salvador Minuchin, Maurizio Andolfi, Solange Rosset e Tom Andersen, dentre outros pesquisadores da Terapia Sistêmica. Também nos reportamos a Alexander Lowen, pioneiro da análise Bioenergética, que contribuiu nesse artigo, para o desenvolvimento e a transformação entre os relacionamentos de casais e famílias. Palavras-chaves: o self do terapeuta; terapia sistêmica; análise bioenergética. Abstract: This article intends to emphasize systemic therapy based on the importance of the therapist's handling and safety. It is understood that family therapy, whether with couples or families, involves systems in their complexities. The fundamental instrument of the systemic therapist is to be able to build a new relational pattern, based on the therapist's self, spontaneity and creativity in therapy. The therapist transits in the past, present and future of the systems using the Body Language of Bioenergetic Analysis as a resource. In this work, Salvador Minuchin and, Maurizio Andolfi, Solange Rosset and Tom Andersen, among other systemic therapy researchers, were used as a theoretical reference. We also report to Alexander Lowen, a pioneer of Bioenergetic analysis, who contributed to the development and transformation of couple and family relationships. Keywords: the therapist's self; systemic therapy; bioenergetic analysis.
In vitro α-Amylase and α-Glucosidase Inhibitory Activity of Dioscorin from Dioscorea alata
Authors: Sansud Anocha , Jose Diana , Sae-tan Sudathip , Rattanaporn Kittipong
Published: October 2023

Dioscorea alata is a species of yam found in many countries in Southeast Asia. It contains many bioactive compounds consisting of steroidal saponins, phenolic compounds flavonoids, polysaccharides, and proteins. Eighty to eighty-five of the soluble proteins in the tuber of D. alata are dioscorin. Dioscorin (31 kDa) is the major storage protein of yam tuber, exhibiting biochemical and immunomodulatory properties, such as antioxidant activity, reducing blood pressure and angiotensin I converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors activity. The aims of this research focused on extraction of the total soluble protein from D. alata tuber, purification of dioscorin, and study of in vitro inhibitory activity of α-amylase and α-glucosidase of dioscorin extracts. The results showed that a maximum yield of total soluble protein was obtained from the buffers extraction using Tris-HCl buffer at pH 9.0 resulting in the protein concentration of 15.10 mg/g with a protein extraction yield of 31.56 ± 2.36%. The crude protein was further recovered using ammonium sulfate precipitation and dialysis. SDS-PAGE analysis showed that dioscorin from crude extracts was precipitated at the concentration of ammonium sulfate of 60% saturation. The purified dioscorin was obtained from anion exchange chromatography (DEAE-Sephacel) and its molecular weight of 31 kDa was estimated on SDS-PAGE. Furthermore, the α-amylase inhibitory activities of crude extract (1 mg/mL), purified dioscorin obtain from gastric digestion and purified dioscorin obtained from intestinal digestion were at 14.44% 2.21% and 78.13%, respectively. Moreover, the results showed that the α-glucosidase inhibitory activity of the crude extract, and purified dioscorin obtained from gastric digestion were at 10.56% and 2.61%, respectively.
¿Cómo la capacidad de absorción afecta la innovación frugal de las pymes en el Bajío mexicano?
Authors: Cortés-Palacios Héctor Abraham , Cuevas-Vargas Héctor
Published: October 2023

El objetivo de esta investigación es determinar si la capacidad de absorción de conocimiento (ACAP) afecta la innovación frugal de las pymes manufactureras mexicanas, así como conocer el nivel de desempeño que presentan en ambas variables. Para recolectar los datos se utilizó un cuestionario tipo encuesta, que se aplicó de manera aleatoria a una muestra de 249 pequeñas y medianas empresas (pymes), empleado un nivel de confianza del 95% y un margen de error del 6%. La encuesta fue respondida por 200 gerentes o dueños de pymes manufactureras en el estado de Guanajuato, México. Los resultados obtenidos a través de los modelos de ecuaciones estructurales por mínimos cuadrados parciales (PLS-SEM) indican que la ACAP tiene una fuerte influencia positiva y significativa en la innovación frugal. Asimismo, se identificó que este tipo de empresas manufactureras tienen un bajo nivel de desempeño de ACAP y de innovación frugal, por lo que es fundamental que los tomadores de decisiones focalicen sus esfuerzos en la adquisición y explotación del conocimiento para mejorar sus niveles de ACAP y de innovación frugal.
Effects of warming and drought on growth and development of soybean in Hailun region
Authors: Li Qi , Droma Dekyi , Sun Xipeng , Qiao Yunfa , Hu Zhenghua , Zhang Xuying
Published: October 2023

As a result of global warming, drought, flooding, change in the rainfall pattern, etc. occur frequently. All these natural disasters could cause serious damage to the food security. Soybean is one of the most important oil crops in China. In recent years, the changing climate has brought many uncertain risks to the growth and production of soybean. In this study, based on the local meteorological, soil, and soybean growth-related experimental data, the effects of high temperature and drought stress on soybean were tested. The test parameters were leaf area index (LAI) and dry matter weight, while the analytical tool used was World Food Studies Model crop model. The research was carried out in Hailun City, Heilongjiang Province, China. The results showed that warming stress shortened the growth period of soybean and reduced the LAI and dry matter accumulation. On the other hand, drought stress also showed a significant impact on the growth period as well as reduced LAI and dry matter accumulation. Comparing the whole growth as well as the flowering-stage to seed-filling-stage treatments of soybean, the results were found very similar. It indicated that the soybean growth from flowering to seed-filling stage was strongly affected by the external environmental factors. The high temperature and drought disasters in the fruiting stages would have a greater impact on the growth and production of soybean crop.
Relaxation Quadratic Approximation Greedy Pursuit Method Based on Sparse Learning
Authors: Li Shihai , Ma Changfeng
Published: October 2023

A high-performance sparse model is very important for processing high-dimensional data. Therefore, based on the quadratic approximate greed pursuit (QAGP) method, we can make full use of the information of the quadratic lower bound of its approximate function to get the relaxation quadratic approximate greed pursuit (RQAGP) method. The calculation process of the RQAGP method is to construct two inexact quadratic approximation functions by using the m-strongly convex and L-smooth characteristics of the objective function and then solve the approximation function iteratively by using the Iterative
Hard Thresholding (IHT) method to get the solution of the problem. The convergence analysis is given, and the performance of the method in the sparse logistic regression model is verified on synthetic data and real data sets. The results show that the RQAGP method is effective.
Three Low Order H-Curl-Curl Finite Elements on Triangular Meshes
Authors: Zhang Shangyou
Published: October 2023

We construct three H-curl-curl finite elements.
The

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2

P_{2}

and

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3

P_{3}

vector finite element spaces are both
enriched by one common

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4

P_{4}

bubble and their local degrees of freedom are 13 and 21, respectively.
As there does not exist any

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1

P_{1}

H-curl-curl conforming finite element, the

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1

P_{1}

H-curl-curl nonconforming finite element is constructed
with three additional

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4

P_{4}

bubbles.
Numerical tests are presented, confirming the conformity and the optimal order of convergence.
Kinematic-geometry of a line trajectory and the invariants of the axodes
Authors: Li Yanlin , Mofarreh Fatemah , Abdel-Baky Rashad A.
Published: October 2023

In this article, we investigate the relationships between the instantaneous invariants of a one-parameter spatial movement and the local invariants of the axodes. Specifically, we provide new proofs for the Euler-Savary and Disteli formulas using the E. Study map in spatial kinematics, showcasing its elegance and efficiency. In addition, we introduce two line congruences and thoroughly analyze their spatial equivalence. Our findings contribute to a deeper understanding of the interplay between spatial movements and axodes, with potential applications in fields such as robotics and mechanical engineering.
Solution of generalized fractional kinetic equations with generalized Mathieu series
Authors: Chand Mehar , Özer Özen , Prajapati Jyotindra C.
Published: October 2023

We develop a new generalized form of the fractional kinetic equation involving the generalized Mathieu series. By using the Sumudu transform, a solution of these generalized fractional kinetic equation is obtained in terms of the Mittag-Leffler function. The numerical results and graphical interpretation are also presented.
Correctness and regularization of stochastic problems
Authors: Melnikova Irina V. , Bovkun Vadim A.
Published: October 2023

The paper is devoted to the regularization of ill-posed stochastic Cauchy problems in Hilbert spaces:

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.

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The need for regularization is connected with the fact that in the general case the operator A is not supposed to generate a strongly continuous semigroup and with the divergence of the series defining the infinite-dimensional Wiener process

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The construction of regularizing operators uses the technique of Dunford–Schwartz operators, regularized semigroups, generalized Fourier transform and infinite-dimensional Q-Wiener processes.
Ecological interface design and evaluation for feedwater dearating system in NPPs
Authors: Xu Zhihui , Wu Gang , He Junzhou , Peng Huaqing , Yang Min , Yan Shengyuan
Published: October 2023

A good human-computer interface can improve the efficiency of operators in the main control room of a nuclear power plant (NPP) and reduce operational errors. It has been shown that ecological interface design (EID) can effectively reduce the cognitive load of users, improve the level of situation awareness, and help users to make decisions quickly and effectively. In this paper, we analyzed the feedwater deaeration system (ADG) of nuclear power plants, constructed the work domain analysis according to the abstraction hierarchy theory. The factors that affect the balance of the system are clarified, and the ecological interface is designed based on it, so that it can present the system status and present the future development trend more intuitively, and support the operator to predict the system situation. In this study, 10 volunteers with relevant knowledge background were selected for operational experiments, with subjective evaluation based on SART scale and grey theory, which verified that EID interface has significant advantages over the original interface in supporting both operator response time and accuracy.
Mechanism of rhubarb in the treatment of hyperlipidemia: A recent review
Authors: Wu Lijiao , Wang Xiangjin , Jiang Jihang , Chen Yong , Peng Bo , Jin Wei
Published: October 2023

Hyperlipidemia is a metabolic disorder, which is a major risk factor for atherosclerosis, stroke, and coronary heart disease. Although lipid-lowering treatments have been extensively studied, safer treatments with fewer adverse effects are needed. Rhubarb is a traditional Chinese medicine that has lipid-lowering, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant properties. Disturbance in lipid metabolism is the basis of tissue damage caused by hyperlipidemia and plays a key role in the development of hyperlipidemia; however, the molecular mechanisms by which rhubarb regulates lipid metabolism to lower lipid levels are yet to be elucidated. We conducted this study to summarize the phytochemical constituents of Rheum officinale and provide a comprehensive review of the molecular mechanisms underlying the regulation of lipid metabolism during hyperlipidemia treatment. It was found that rhubarb extracts, including emodin, rhubarb acid, and rhubarb phenol, regulate total cholesterol, triglyceride, TNF-α, and IL-1β levels through signaling pathways such as C/EBP α, 3T3-L1, PPAR α, and AMPK, thereby improving the hyperlipidemic state. This suggests that rhubarb is a natural drug with lipid-lowering potential, and an in-depth exploration of its lipid-lowering mechanism can provide new ideas for the prevention and treatment of hyperlipidemia.