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RE-EXAMINING NOZICK’S EXPERIENCE MACHINE IN VIEW OF EMERGING AI COMPANIONS
Authors: VLAD Andreea Ioana ,   University of Bucharest
Published: July 2024

The aim of this paper is to examine Robert Nozick’s experience machine, assess where his thought experiment could have been framed differently or where it failed to consider other relevant aspects people view as important, such as their values and duties. Additionally, I provide what I consider to be a more fair test, still based on Nozick’s initial thought experiment, primarily changing the duration spent in the experience machine and adding the option to lengthen the sessions according to one’s desires, together with preserving one’s memory of their actual lives, so as to accommodate the issues identified in Nozick’s original setting. In the second half of the paper, I correlate these findings with emerging AI technologies, which promise users companionship and constant support. Finally, the paper concludes that what matters is not what people think or say they will choose, but what they actually choose, calling for a need to lower one’s potentially deluded sense of self-control in relation to the kind of content we consume, especially online.
Impact of Digital Content Quality and Network Externalities on the Development of Young Consumers’ Online Brand Trust and Loyalty
Authors: Tunsakul Khomson
Published: July 2024

Studies have shown that young consumers continue to be the target of digital marketing communications. They are also a source of revenues from online platforms that provide digital content. This research aimed to investigate whether young consumers’ online brand trust and online brand loyalty would be significantly influenced by such independent variables as creators’ digital content quality and network externalities. The study employed purposive sampling of 402 Thai undergraduate respondents who regularly view contents from their followed or subscribed channels. The research results were statistically analyzed using Structural Equation Modeling. The analysis revealed that creators’ digital content quality (.745, p < .001) and network externalities (.152, p < .001) had a significant impact on online brand trust. Furthermore, online brand trust (.960, p < .001) also had a significant impact on online brand loyalty. The findings provide empirical evidence for social media and digital marketing communications. In addition, the findings reveal that enhancing trust is still crucial to branding.
Effectiveness Of Using The Self-Registration Platform Machines (Apm) At Wava Husada Kepanjen Hospital
Authors: Fita Rusdian Ikawati  , Farma Duana  , Silfina Choirun Nisa
Published: July 2024

The self-registration machine helps patients register them selves. The use of APM machines at Wava Husada Hospital has not been carried out properly for several reasons, such as Man, Method and Machine. The aim of this research is to evaluate the performance of APM users to identify the components and effects to increase the effectiveness of APM. Qualitative research methodologies were used in this study. Data was obtained from APM officers and medical records officers. The results of the research show that the presence of APM officers has helped the patient registration process, but there are several things that make the use of APM less effective at Wava Husada Hospital, namely in terms of staff, the lack of APM officers, in terms of the method of using APM is not carried out in accordance with the SOP, in terms of Machine errors or loading often occur. Consequently, there are too many patients, the registration process is thrown off, services are provided non-procedurally, and registration is completed by hand. Efforts made by officers to ensure that the use of APM runs well are adding APM officers, training APM officers on APM use, and improving internet quality so it doesn't load frequently.
Patočka y Diotima. Notas para un diálogo sobre lo bello
Authors: Contreras Medina Carlos
Published: July 2024

Platonismo negativo es quizás uno de los textos de Jan Patočka que más atención ha recibido en el ámbito académico. Su importancia es pocas veces puesta en duda. Con todo, hoy nos encontramos lejos de agotar las implicaciones que conlleva la interpretación que hace de Platón el filósofo checo. Particularmente, la concepción de la Idea platónica que se deriva de la lectura patočkiana, no parece haber sido suficientemente confrontada con lo dicho por el mismo Platón en sus diálogos. Según el autor, parece existir una afinidad particular entre lo dicho por Diotima en su discurso en el Banquete y la interpretación patočkiana de Platón que, hasta el momento, no parece haber recibido suficiente atención en la literatura académica sobre estos dos autores. De manera similar a lo que plantea Patočka con la experiencia de la libertad como puerta que abre a la consideración de la Idea, Diotima ancla el reconocimiento de lo bello en sí con la experiencia de lo bello en el mundo. Este “anclaje” se daría gracias al camino en ascenso planteado en la scala amoris, en el que eros, siendo amor de lo bello, asume una función integradora en el interior del amante. Justamente, esta función integradora llevada a cabo por eros parece dar razón del vínculo que establece Diotima entre aquello que es bello en sí mismo y la virtud verdadera que el amante engendra al experimentarlo.
Capacitación y desarrollo de docentes: experiencia de un proyecto de desarrollo de personal académico durante la maestría en currículum y docencia universitaria en la ULACIT
Authors: Santana Segura Joshua , Jaubert Solís Silvia , Ramírez Acuña Gabriela
Published: July 2024

La capacitación docente continua es un aspecto relevante en la formación de profesionales de cualquier índole. El presente artículo de sistematización de experiencia aborda la implementación de un proyecto de desarrollo profesional para personal académico de una institución educativa de educación superior. Como punto de partida para la planificación estratégica, se determinaron las necesidades de actualización de un grupo de docentes de la carrera de Bachillerato y Licenciatura en la Enseñanza de los Estudios Sociales de la Universidad Estatal a Distancia de Costa Rica (UNED) a través de la elaboración de un cuestionario que permitiera obtener información referente a los años de experiencia y las capacitaciones recibidas, otorgando importancia a las temáticas por desarrollar en capacitaciones requeridas por los participantes. Con base en la información recabada, se realiza por cuatro semanas consecutivas, sesiones de trabajo sincrónicas y asincrónicas, con asignación de entregables, que abarcaran los temas solicitados. En cada una de estas sesiones, y a lo largo de las semanas, se brindó a los participantes charlas, lecturas y otros materiales que cubrieran estratégicamente los contenidos. Al finalizar las actividades, el grupo facilitador analizó los resultados obtenidos, observando que se contó con poca participación tanto en las reuniones sincrónicas como en la presentación de los entregables solicitados. Como resultado principal, se evidenció que el grupo facilitador logró una organización satisfactoria, cumpliendo en tiempo y forma con cada una de las actividades programadas; sin embargo, la participación no fue la esperada debido a las múltiples responsabilidades de los participantes.
Shared equity leadership: Working collaboratively to achieve DEI fundraising priorities
Authors: Coates Alyssia
Published: July 2024

In 2023, the article ‘Shifting the donor landscape paradigm: Strategies for increasing philanthropy among donors of color’ described the steps Brown University took to work collaboratively, nurture engagement and philanthropy among donors of colour and promote diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives to the broader donor community during the dual national crises of the pandemic and anti-Black violence.1 At that time, more Brown constituents became aware of the University's DEI initiatives, and the Division of Advancement discovered that donors from all backgrounds were interested in learning more and supporting diversity priorities. This led to a shift in the donor landscape paradigm and enabled the division to collectively raise over US$30m for DEI priorities in one fiscal year. This paper will focus on the Shared Equity Leadership (SEL) study by the American Council on Education in collaboration with the Pullias Center for Higher Education at the University of Southern California.2 The study describes how broadly inclusive and collaborative approaches to leadership are necessary to achieve equitable outcomes in which equity becomes everyone's responsibility. Through this paper, readers will learn how Brown's Advancement Division, in hindsight, practised SEL to achieve its DEI goals.
Regional public university chief marketing officers' perceptions of best practices for addressing the enrolment cliff
Authors: Phillips Carrie , Jones Stephanie
Published: July 2024

Higher education institutions rely on student enrolments to generate revenue through tuition and fees. The next decade will bring a significant enrolment drop for many institutions because of several factors, including birth-rate declines and demographic shifts. The projected enrolment decline has been called the enrolment cliff due to the impact on colleges and universities that will face a major revenue loss if enrolments decline as predicted. This case study explores chief marketing officers' perceptions of best practices at regional public universities that must be addressed to utilise marketing to help mitigate the enrolment cliff.
Cincuenta años de Ingeniería Catastral y Geodesia
Authors: Cárdenas Andrés , Sofía Érika , Fernando Luis , Sanabria Alvaro , Arturo Carlos , Ordoñez Germán , Bahamón Inocencio , Iván Jorge , Antonio Luis , Cifuentes Germán , Castellanos Rodrigo , Daniel Jorge , Martínez Alexander , Andrés Julián , María Lina , Camila María , Carolina Natalia , Milena Sandra
Published: July 2024

Conmemorar los 50 años de Ingeniería Catastral y Geodesia es un motivo de alegría de los estudiantes, profesores, administrativos y egresados del proyecto curricular. Son demasiadas las anécdotas, conocimientos, retos e historias que se han vivido en estas cinco décadas de formación continua de profesionales. Hacer que perduren en la memoria sería una tarea titánica, por no decir que imposible, y escribirlas, mucho más difícil. Sin embargo, hay fechas que deben quedar en el corazón de las personas que pertenecen a una comunidad académica; por esta razón, los autores y demás personas que participaron en la elaboración de esta publicación, sin ninguna pretensión y solo motivados por la voluntad, quisimos realizar este sencillo agradecimiento a la Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas y la Facultad de Ingeniería, porque nos han acogido y nos han permitido un lugar en la historia académica de la universidad pública en Colombia. Dada la importancia que este homenaje significaba, el lector se va ha encontrar con un libro místico, con una esencia particular y de fácil lectura.
Cambio climático y racismo
Authors: Julieth Keilyn , García Ricardo , Nail Sylvie , Elías Pastor , Inés Carmen , Fanon Mireille , del María , Isabel María
Published: July 2024

Las disertaciones y análisis derivados de la edición número veinticuatro de la Cátedra Democracia y Ciudadanía, denominada Retos de la vida y cambio climático (2017-I), así como las reflexiones desarrolladas en el marco del Seminario Internacional Racismo y discriminación racial en la educación superior, organizados por el Instituto para la Pedagogía, la Paz y el Conflicto Urbano de la Universidad Distrital (Ipazud), se convirtieron en exigencia de retorno a nuestros puntos de origen común: la Pachamama y los hijos del África.Sin embargo, este retorno se tiñó más de olvido que de memoria, pues develó las consecuencias del aislamiento y silenciamiento de dos luchas históricas que hoy desgarran los gritos ensordecedores de la tierra y la humanidad: cambio climático y racismo.Las políticas energéticas de las grandes potencias, el uso desmedido de petróleo, carbón y gas, y la deforestación y contaminación producidas en el mundo durante los últimos años, cimentó una suerte de terrorismo ambiental que, alentado por la industria y el consumo, ha venido arrasando con todo rastro de vida en la tierra. De esta forma, el derroche exacerbado de los recursos naturales ha demostrado, cada vez con más fuerza, que la naturaleza no es muda y que tarde ha notado la humanidad, su irreparable cansancio.Aunado a la destrucción progresiva de la tierra, las banderas de una lucha de más de quinientos años alzarían su llamado. Aunque ya no es necesario presentar ante la corona española un certificado de blancura, la pigmentación de la piel sigue siendo objeto de desprecio y marginalidad. La persistencia y reproducción de prácticas de exclusión y segregación racial, permiten entrever las heridas de un crimen humano que, a diferencia de otros hechos atroces, ha carecido de procesos de reparación y reivindicación.En el marco de lo anterior, las líneas que componen este texto buscan promover el reconocimiento y transformación --en la medida de lo posible--, de las huellas de la destrucción, aquellas que han arrasado de manera paulatina con lo humano y lo natural, dejando como resultado la imagen de un futuro sin origen.
Paz en crisis
Authors: García Ricardo , Andrés Jaime , Fernando Hugo , Hernández Mauricio
Published: July 2024

Paz en crisis es un proyecto editorial de largo aliento que ofrece en todos y cada uno de los tomos que conforman la serie (cuatro en total) perspectivas multidisciplinares y multidimensionales, pluralidad metodológica y variedad en las maneras de hacer investigación. Los tomos, en su conjunto, presentan reflexiones diversas sobre las antiguas, múltiples y nuevas conflictividades (tanto armadas como no armadas), así como de los diferentes actores (heredados, emergentes y transformados), en el escenario de lo que ha venido refiriéndose por algunos especialistas como una situación de posacuerdo bélico en Colombia.Este segundo tomo de la serie que lleva por título Territorializar la crisis, analiza la emergencia de escenarios diferenciados y reconoce el papel de múltiples actores que comienzan a pujar por la visibilización de sus demandas, apoyos y resistencias al cumplirse el primer quinquenio de la firma del acuerdo de paz entre las FARC-EP y el Gobierno nacional de Colombia. El tomo deja entrever de qué manera el análisis territorial es necesario toda vez que la guerra y la paz han tenido lugar en el territorio. Es sobre y en los territorios donde se ha desencadenado el teatro de operaciones de la confrontación armada y, a la vez, donde ahora tienen lugar las nuevas apuestas de resignificación de los mecanismos reparativos. El examen transversal de este tomo pasa de ser geográfico para mostrar elementos sociales, culturales, políticos y económicos que complejizan y enriquecen cualquier intento de comprensión por el territorio y, con ello, la reflexión sobre una paz en crisis.
Paz en crisis
Authors: García Ricardo , Andrés Jaime , Fernando Hugo , Hernández Mauricio
Published: July 2024

Paz en crisis es un proyecto editorial de largo aliento que ofrece en todos y cada uno de los tomos que conforman la serie (cuatro en total) perspectivas multidisciplinares y multidimensionales, pluralidad metodológica y variedad en las maneras de hacer investigación. Los tomos, en su conjunto, presentan reflexiones diversas sobre las antiguas, múltiples y nuevas conflictividades (tanto armadas como no armadas), así como de los diferentes actores (heredados, emergentes y transformados), en el escenario de lo que ha venido refiriéndose por algunos especialistas como una situación de posacuerdo bélico en Colombia.Este tercer tomo de la serie, que lleva por título Ciudadanías para transformar la crisis, procura desde diferentes trabajos investigativos aportar a la reflexión y ahondar en el debate frente al reconocimiento de una gran diversidad de actores y procesos que apuntan a la visibilización de una importante multiplicidad de reivindicaciones y resistencias que subyacen tras ese extenso y tortuoso camino de transformación de las conflictividades en nuestro país. Los escenarios de guerra, así como los de transición hacia la paz, tienen una incidencia inevitable en la forma como se construyen, como se interpretan y como se ejercen las ciudadanías. El ejercicio de estas se complejiza en contextos donde, como lo apunta el título de esta colección, el anhelo de paz se desenvuelve en el marco de constantes crisis y amenazas. Algo que debería ser natural e inviolable en democracia, como lo es la construcción y el ejercicio de las ciudadanías, se ve vulnerado y coartado cuando se encuentra en presencia de desafíos cotidianos que transitan desde la censura constante hasta la lucha por la vida misma.
A FUNÇÃO DOS CANAIS DE SÓDIO NAV1.7 NA DOR NEUROPÁTICA: GENÉTICA, MECANISMOS MOLECULARES, BIOMARCADORES E PERSPECTIVAS TERAPÊUTICAS
Authors: Cardoso Victoria , Monte Ammer , Lourenço Ana Carolina , Salvino Cirléia , Braga Gustavo , Júnior Márcio , Rocha Paulo , Marie Raphael , de Amorim Widineia , Carvalho Yasmin
Published: July 2024

The deepening understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying neuropathic pain has highlighted the importance of the sodium channel Nav1.7, encoded by the SCN9A gene, as a critical element in regulating neuronal excitability and transmitting action potentials. Nav1.7 is found in nociceptive sensory neurons, playing a vital role in conducting pain signals in the peripheral nervous system. Its activity allows the depolarization of neuronal membranes in response to painful stimuli, facilitating the rapid influx of sodium ions into the cell and generating action potentials that are sent to the brain for pain perception. Mutations in the SCN9A gene are strongly linked to various neuropathic pain conditions. Mutations that increase Nav1.7 activity, such as the p.E1113K variant, intensify the excitability of sensory neurons, leading to conditions such as primary erythromelalgia. In contrast, mutations that reduce Nav1.7 functionality, such as p.I230T, result in lower neuronal excitability, culminating in congenital insensitivity to pain. Advances in neuroimaging and molecular genetics have been fundamental in identifying biomarkers of Nav1.7 dysfunctions. These methods allow the detection of changes in pain processing within the central nervous system, facilitating the identification of specific genetic mutations that contribute to neuropathic conditions. Advanced genetic techniques, such as exome and genome sequencing, enable detailed diagnoses and personalized therapeutic approaches. Promising therapies involve specific inhibitors for Nav1.7, aiming to reduce neuronal hyperexcitability. Additionally, gene therapies, including techniques such as CRISPR-Cas9, have been explored to correct mutations in the SCN9A gene. In conclusion, scientific progress allows for precise diagnoses and personalized treatments, promoting effective management of neuropathic pain.
THE SEASONAL NATURE OF CHILD LABOUR AND ITS FORBIDDEN UPSIDES
Authors: Aditya Prakhar , Tiwari Priyansh Pratap
Published: July 2024

Child labour has often been seen as a completely negative phenomenon. However, it lies in the midst of the moral, social and economic grey area. Although no one can deny the former assertion, the latter puts things into perspective and forces us to look at the other end of the spectrum, especially in the Indian context. This paper tries to break this negative taboo and uncover a fresh perspective where seasonal child labour can be a cure to the long-standing downsides of child labour in general. While there are several existing legislations to combat these downsides, they fail to look at the seasonal absence of a child from his educational pursuits. The pre-existing laws merely propose a blanket ban on the idea of children being involved in work. These provisions work at a national scale, but keeping in mind India's vast diversity, they miss their aim when it comes to seasonal dropouts on the grassroots level. This paper further explores foreign regulations to put forth a fresh policy prescription to address all possible downsides, which may seem evident from the newly suggested model promulgated by the authors.
Il costruttivismo e le sue tracce nei tempi e nei luoghi: dal passato verso il futuro
Authors: Giliberto Massimo
Published: July 2024

The history of humanity can be seen as a history of ideas. Ideas, like people, cross time and space. Sometimes, they sink then reappear in another time, in another place like they were a karst river. From a Personal Constructivist Psychology perspective, ideas are constructs that channelize our experience. They are also rooted in experience. Ideas are ways forward into the future and paths to follow. Cultural groups, like tribes, identify themselves with these paths, which occasionally intersect other paths, interweaving or not. The stories of these ideas can be narrated. If we intend constructivism in a comprehensive way, we can see it as a long story, in its various forms and names. A story whose traces emerge here and there over time and space. This presentation is the attempt to tell this story, tracing its signs, the reoccurring, common questions and answers that have generated and characterized it, albeit in different historical periods and places. Further effort will be made to tell the story, entrenched in this wider story, of one of its “tribes”, Personal Construct Psychology, and trying to imagine its future.
Resolving Disputes Regarding Trust Financing in Islamic Rural Banks, West Java
Authors: Ahmad Maulidizen
Published: July 2024

One form of Islamic banking financing is mudarabah, which is a profit and loss sharing contract between an Islamic bank and a mudarib. This type of contract requires a mutually open attitude between both parties to the advantages and disadvantages of the project undertaken. Therefore, banks should implement a system of monitoring and assessment of project criteria well to avoid risks that may cause bank losses as sahib al-mal. This research uses a mixed method of research, with data collection methods as interviews, questionnaire, observation and document analysis. Which is then analyzed qualitatively by analysis from interviews and observations. For quantitative analysis, factor analysis, regression and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) are conducted. The results of this research are the criteria of projects that need to be supervised by Islamic banking, which are Project Profiles, Payment Guarantee, Project Management, and Prospect project. If the assessment of project criteria is tightened and implemented correctly, mudarabah financing issues can be reduced and resolved.
The Analysis Study of Efficacy and Safety of Topical Anesthetic Agent for Treatment of Premature Ejaculation: A Comprehensive Systematic Review
Authors: Nugraha Dhimas Mohammad Fajar , Akmalia Tsalitsa Laili
Published: July 2024

Background: Premature ejaculation (PE) affects 20-30% of men globally, with lifelong and acquired types requiring diverse behavioral and pharmacological treatments. This systematic review aims to analyze current evidence on the efficacy and safety of topical anesthetic agent for treatment of premature ejaculation based on literatures of the last 10 years. Methods: The study adhered to PRISMA 2020 standards, examining English literature from 2014 to 2024. PubMed, SagePub, SpringerLink, and Google Scholar were utilized as literature sources. Result: Initially retrieving 360 articles from online databases (PubMed, SagePub, SpringerLink and Google Scholar) six relevant papers were selected after three rounds of screening for full-text analysis. Conclusion: Overall, the evidence suggests that topical anesthetic agents are effective in treating PE. These agents consistently improve IELT and patient satisfaction, with a favorable safety profile. The findings also highlight the importance of individualized treatment approaches, considering patient preferences, sexual habits, and the specific characteristics of PE.
Perspectives sur l’accès et la qualité des services psychosociaux en cancer du sein : une étude qualitative sur l’expérience avant et durant la pandémie de la COVID-19
Authors: Fortin Justine , Defer Clarisse , Brunet Alain , Montreuil Marjorie , Marin Marie-France
Published: July 2024

Contexte L’expérience de recevoir un diagnostic de cancer du sein mène à être confronté à de l’inconnu et à de l’incertitude. Dans certains cas, les patient(e)s développent des symptômes de détresse psychologique après l’annonce du diagnostic, ce qui peut avoir une influence négative durant et à la suite des traitements. Au Québec, il existe plusieurs cliniques de cancer du sein qui semblent offrir une évaluation psychologique à leurs patient(e)s et des services psychosociaux durant les différentes phases de la maladie. À notre connaissance, peu d’études québécoises se sont intéressées à l’accès et à la qualité des services en temps de non-crise. Aussi, la pandémie de la COVID-19 a également mené à des changements dans les cliniques du sein (p. ex. fermeture des cliniques de dépistage, annonce des diagnostics à distance, changements de plan de traitement). Toutefois, aucune étude canadienne ne s’est intéressée de manière qualitative à l’expérience des patient(e)s face aux conséquences que la pandémie a eues sur l’accès et la qualité de ces services.

Objectifs Le premier objectif de la présente étude qualitative est de décrire les perspectives des Québécois(-es) qui ont reçu un diagnostic et/ou un traitement du cancer du sein pendant la pandémie sur l’accès et la qualité des services psychosociaux. De plus, le second objectif est d’identifier les recommandations des patientes qui permettraient de favoriser le bien-être des patient(e)s qui reçoivent des services psychosociaux en oncologie.

Méthode Dans le cadre de ce projet plus large, nous avons mené des entrevues semi-structurées auprès de 18 patientes québécoises (M = 47,05 ans, ÉT = 9,07) ayant reçu un diagnostic et/ou des traitements du cancer du sein avant et pendant la pandémie. Les analyses descriptives effectuées dans MaxQDA ont permis d’établir un guide thématique ainsi que des synthèses narratives.

Résultats Une minorité de participantes (n = 6) se sont vu offrir des services psychosociaux au moment de leur diagnostic. Bien qu’elles n’aient pas toutes utilisé les ressources offertes, elles ont apprécié les avoir à disposition. En revanche, 12 participantes n’ont pas reçu de ressources psychosociales, et plus de la moitié de ces femmes n’en étaient pas satisfaites, car elles vivaient une détresse psychologique intense à la suite du diagnostic, qui s’est poursuivie lors des traitements. De nombreuses femmes (n = 12) ont dû chercher de l’aide par elles-mêmes.

Conclusion Afin d’améliorer l’expérience des patient(e)s à long terme en temps de crise et de non-crise au Québec, les résultats montrent qu’il pourrait être bénéfique d’offrir des services psychosociaux en fonction des besoins des usager(ère)s, plutôt qu’uniquement en fonction de la sévérité des symptômes psychologiques.
Presidential Address: Historians in the Present
Authors: High Steven
Published: July 2024

Steven High’s presidential address, delivered at York University in May 2023, grapples with many of the issues facing our discipline and what it means to be a historian in the present. Despite the extreme political polarization of our time, he expressed admiration at the courage of so many historians who continue to speak truth to power, even at considerable risk to themselves. He also addresses the structural violence of precarity within our discipline and what we as a professional association can do about it.
Asian Canadian History and the Politics of Historical Knowledge Production
Authors: Ishiguro Laura
Published: July 2024

This introduction outlines the key concerns and contributions of a roundtable on Asian Canadian history. Situating these in the wider context of Asian Canadian studies and Canadian history, it particularly attends to the roundtable’s significance for examining and contesting the silos, approaches, categories, orientations, and narratives that have shaped the place of people of Asian descent in Canadian historiography.
Os verbos de padrão especial no português do século XVI
Authors: de Oliveira Novais Carneiro Zenaide
Published: July 2024

A escrita portuguesa do século XVI — a chamada fase clássica, ou português clássico — é estudada neste livro, em que os verbos conhecidos na tradição gramatical como irregulares apresentam variação tanto nos seus lexemas quanto em suas flexões, o que os afastaria dos verbos regulares. Para a autora, no entanto, esses verbos possuem características mórficas e padrões comuns, razão pela qual seria justificável classificá-los como pertencentes a um paradigma especial, como agrupamentos específicos. O corpus do estudo foi formado por dois conjuntos de documentos, datados da primeira metade do século XVI e do início do terceiro quartel, distribuídos em 23 itens verbais, além dos verbos de particípio passado especial, totalizando 7.238 dados, referentes às cartas de D. João III e à obra pedagógicogramatical de João de Barros.
Transport phenomena in time-reversal symmetry-breaking Kagome superconductors
Authors: Yang Shuo-Ying , Yin Jia-Xin ,   Department of Physics, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
Published: July 2024

Recent studies have found that all three materials within the vanadium-based Kagome superconductors (AV3Sb5, A = K, Cs, Rb) exhibit time-reversal symmetry-breaking behaviors in the superconducting states. Among the three, the Josephson junctions structured Nb/K1–xV3Sb5/Nb and RbV3Sb5 show magnetic hysteresis below the superconducting transition temperature. In CsV3Sb5, there exists a zero-field superconducting diode effect, meaning the magnitude of the positive and negative superconducting critical current are different. We first discuss the similarities and differences among the three above-mentioned experiments. Then, we discuss the possible mechanisms responsible for the unconventional superconducting transport phenomena: such as chiral superconducting order parameter (d+id or p+ip), and chiral pair density waves arising from the coupling of the charge density waves and conventional superconducting states.
Thermovisiographic Study of Epicutaneous Testing with Dental Haptens in Different Concentrations
Authors: Stanev Evgeni , Dencheva Maria
Published: July 2024

Dental haptens are used to study sensitization to their respective dental materials. The concentration of haptens is important for the diagnostic process, as different concentrations lead to different severity of skin reactions. The aim of the study was to examine the dermal reactivity to 15 dental haptens in two different concentrations after the Patch test, by thermal imaging and calculating the temperature parameters of the respective reactions. The present study included 15 haptens from five different categories of dental materials, each with two different concentrations, with the objective to examine the results ensuring the Patch test. Thirty-three patients were included in the study. A total of 990 skin reactions were observed. They were subject to standard and thermal imaging evaluation. Approximately 5% of reactions were positive. The thermovisiographic indicator `dT' confirms the results of the standard readings, as its values vary from 0 to 0.8 ⁰C in the case of positive reactions. The study observed no significant differences in the results based on gender, both in the standard and in the thermal imaging examination. The study also confirms that it is necessary to apply certain concentrations of each hapten depending on its nature.
Interrogating basal ganglia circuit function in Parkinson’s disease and dystonia
Authors: Sumarac Srdjan , Spencer Kiah A , Steiner Leon A , Fearon Conor , Haniff Emily , Kühn Andrea A , Hodaie Mojgan , Kalia Suneil K , Lozano Andres M , Fasano Alfonso , Hutchison William D , Milosevic Luka
Published: July 2024

The dichotomy between the hypo-versus hyperkinetic nature of Parkinson’s disease (PD) and dystonia, respectively, is thought to be reflected in the underlying basal ganglia pathophysiology.Investigate differences in globus pallidus internus (GPi) neuronal activity, and short- and long-term plasticity of direct pathway projections.GPi neurons were slower, burstier, and less regular in dystonia. In PD, symptom severity positively correlated with the power of low-beta frequency spiketrain oscillations. In dystonia, symptom severity negatively correlated with firing rate, and positively correlated with neuronal variability and the power of theta frequency spiketrain oscillations. Dystonia was moreover associated with less long-term plasticity and slower synaptic depression.We substantiated claims of hyper-versus hypofunctional GPi output in PD versus dystonia, and provided cellular-level validation of the pathological nature of theta and low-beta oscillations in respective disorders. Such circuit changes may be underlain by disease-related differences in plasticity of striato-pallidal synapses.
Neuro-evolutionary evidence for a universal fractal primate brain shape
Authors: Wang Yujiang , Leiberg Karoline , Kindred Nathan , Madan Christopher R. , Poirier Colline , Petkov Christopher I. , Taylor Peter N. , Mota Bruno
Published: July 2024

The cerebral cortex displays a bewildering diversity of shapes and sizes across and within species. Despite this diversity, we present a universal multi-scale description of primate cortices. We show that all cortical shapes can be described as a set of nested folds of different sizes. As neighbouring folds are gradually merged, the cortices of 11 primate species follow a common scalefree morphometric trajectory, that also overlaps with over 70 other mammalian species. Our results indicate that all cerebral cortices are approximations of the
same
archetypal fractal shape with a fractal dimension of

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= 2.5. Importantly, this new understanding enables a more precise quantification of brain morphology as a function of scale. To demonstrate the importance of this new understanding, we show a scale-dependent effect of ageing on brain morphology. We observe a more than four-fold increase in effect size (from 2 standard deviations to 8 standard deviations) at a spatial scale of approximately 2 mm compared to standard morphological analyses. Our new understanding may therefore generate superior biomarkers for a range of conditions in the future.
Genome-wide identification and evolution of the SAP gene family in sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) and expression analysis under salt and drought stress
Authors: Zhang Chun , Zhang Xiaohong , Wu Yue , Li Xiang , Du Chao , Di Na , Chen Yang
Published: July 2024

Stress-associated proteins (SAPs) are known to play an important role in plant responses to abiotic stresses. This study systematically identified members of the sunflower SAP gene family using sunflower genome data. The genes of the sunflower SAP gene family were analyzed using bioinformatic methods, and gene expression was assessed through fluorescence quantification (qRT-PCR) under salt and drought stress. A comprehensive analysis was also performed on the number, structure, collinearity, and phylogeny of seven Compositae species and eight other plant SAP gene families. The sunflower genome was found to have 27 SAP genes, distributed across 14 chromosomes. The evolutionary analysis revealed that the SAP family genes could be divided into three subgroups. Notably, the annuus variety exhibited amplification of the SAP gene for Group 3. Among the Compositae species, C. morifolium demonstrated the highest number of collinearity gene pairs and the closest distance on the phylogenetic tree, suggesting relative conservation in the evolutionary process. An analysis of gene structure revealed that Group 1 exhibited the most complex gene structure, while the majority of HaSAP genes in Group 2 and Group 3 lacked introns. The promoter analysis revealed the presence of cis-acting elements related to ABA, indicating their involvement in stress responses. The expression analysis indicated the potential involvement of 10 genes (HaSAP1, HaSAP3, HaSAP8, HaSAP10, HaSAP15, HaSAP16, HaSAP21, HaSAP22, HaSAP23, and HaSAP26) in sunflower salt tolerance. The expression of these 10 genes were then examined under salt and drought stress using qRT-PCR, and the tissue-specific expression patterns of these 10 genes were also analyzed. HaSAP1, HaSAP21, and HaSAP23 exhibited consistent expression patterns under both salt and drought stress, indicating these genes play a role in both salt tolerance and drought resistance in sunflower. The findings of this study highlight the significant contribution of the SAP gene family to salt tolerance and drought resistance in sunflower.
Impact of Generative AI in Academic Integrity and Learning Outcomes: A Case Study in the Upper East Region
Authors: Wiredu Japheth Kodua , Abuba Nelson Seidu , Zakaria Hassan
Published: July 2024

With the increasing use of Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools like ChatGPT and Bard, universities face challenges in maintaining academic integrity. This research investigates the impact of these tools on learning outcomes (factual knowledge, comprehension, critical thinking) in selected universities of Ghana's Upper East Region during the 2023-2024 academic year. The study specifically analyzes changes in student comprehension and academic integrity concerns when using Generative AI for content generation, research assistance, and summarizing complex topics. A mixed-methods approach was employed, combining qualitative data from interviews and open-ended questions with quantitative analysis of survey data and academic records. The research focuses on three institutions: C. K. Tedam University of Technology and Applied Sciences, Bolgatanga Technical University, and Regentropfen University College. A purposive sampling technique recruited 150 participants (50 from each university) who had used Generative AI tools. Key findings show that 72% of students reported improved understanding of course material through Generative AI use, yet 75% cited academic integrity as a primary concern. Quantitative analysis revealed a weak to moderate positive correlation (r = 0.45) between AI tool usage and improved grades, with variations depending on the specific AI tasks performed. Qualitative data highlighted concerns about overreliance on AI and its impact on critical thinking skills.
This research contributes to the ongoing debate on AI's role in education by providing valuable insights for educators and policymakers worldwide. The findings suggest that while AI tools can enhance comprehension, ethical considerations and potential drawbacks related to critical thinking require careful attention. The study concludes with recommendations for integrating AI literacy programs, developing ethical guidelines, and implementing advanced plagiarism detection systems to harness the benefits of Generative AI while mitigating risks to academic integrity. Although specific to the Upper East Region of Ghana, these insights may be applicable to other educational systems with similar characteristics.
Generation Mean Analysis for Estimating Gene Action, Heterosis and Inbreeding Depression in Yield and Foliar Disease Resistance in Three Faba Bean (Vicia faba L.) Crosses
Authors: Abo-Zaid Gehan G. , Mostafa Salwa M. , Kalboush Shymaa F.A. , El-Refaey R.A.
Published: July 2024

This study was conducted at the Sakha Agricultural Research Station farm over three growing seasons (2019/20, 2020/21, and 2021/22) to introduce new faba bean genotypes possessing high yield potential and increased resistance to foliar diseases. The research involved six populations (P1, P2, F1, F2, BC1, and BC2) from three crosses (Cross-1: Santamora x Foal Sbai Labiade, Cross-2: Santamora x Misr 3, and Cross-3: Cairo 4 x Misr 3), analyzed using a randomized complete block design with three replications. Generation mean analysis revealed significant mid and better parent heterosis for most traits, indicating over-dominance. Inbreeding depression manifested negatively for chocolate spot and rust diseases but positively for seed count and seed yield per plant across all crosses. Non-allelic interactions were present for all traits, and dominance gene effects were more influential than additive gene effects for most traits. Mean performance analysis showed that F1 populations had lower disease reactions, but higher yields compared to the better parent, while F2 populations displayed greater genetic variability due to segregation. Heterosis was significant for yield and its components across all crosses but less beneficial for disease resistance. Inbreeding depression was significant and negative for disease reactions but positive for yield traits. The study found high broad-sense heritability for all traits, suggesting potential for phenotypic selection. Narrow-sense heritability values were moderate for qualitative traits and lower for quantitative traits. Genetic advance under selection indicated the highest gains were associated with moderate heritability values. Significant non-allelic interactions suggested the need for specific breeding strategies, with dominance gene effects more pronounced than additive effects. These findings support the feasibility of selecting high-yielding, disease-resistant faba bean genotypes through targeted breeding methods, aligning with previous research on the genetic inheritance of these traits.
Genetic Variability in Mango Clones of Langra cv. for Physical-bio Chemical Parameters at Kymore Plateau and Satpura Hills of Madhya Pradesh, India
Authors: Rajpoot Megha , Sharma T.R. , Sharma R.M.
Published: July 2024

The present study was carried out to assess the genetic variability, heritability and genetic advance for different characters in 40 clones of mango. The study was conducted at Fruit Research Station (Farm), Imalia for evaluating the variability of Langra clones in Randomized block design. All the characters showed very small difference between genotypic coefficient of variation (GCV) and respective phenotypic coefficient of variation (PCV), indicated that all the characters were least affected by environment. The high phenotypic coefficient of variation and genotypic coefficient of variation were observed for pulp %, peel %, stone %, pulp : stone ratio, pulp : peel ratio, fiber %, density of lenticels, fruit weight kg, acidity %, reducing sugar % in the both years.  High heritability coupled with genetic advance were observed for all characters studies indicating these characters are governed by additive gene action and phenotypic selection may be more fruitful. Hence, direct selection may be followed for the improvement of mango for these characters.
Influence of Foliar Feeding of NPK (19:19:19) on Growth, Yield, and Quality of Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) cv. Kalyanpur Green
Authors: Maurya Sandeep , Singh R.B. , Rajiv  , Singh D.P. , Nirankar  , Gautam Anoop Kaumar , Verma Sanjay , Mishra Devendra
Published: July 2024

The present experiment was conducted during Zaid season of 2023-2024 at Department of vegetable science Kalyanpur, Kanpur. The trial was laid down in randomized complete block design (RCBD) with three replications and thirteen treatments viz. T1- Control Plot water spray at 25,40 and 55 DAS, T2- NPK (19:19:19:) @ 0.5% of foliar spray at 25 DAS, T3- NPK (19:19:19:) @ 0.5% of foliar spray at 40 DAS, T4- NPK (19:19:19:) @ 0.5% of foliar spray at 55 DAS, T5- NPK (19:19:19:) @ 0.5% of foliar spray at 25 & 40 DAS, T6- NPK (19:19:19:) @ 0.5% of foliar spray at 40 & 55 DAS, T7- NPK (19:19:19:) @ 0.5% of foliar spray at 25,40 & 55 DAS, T8- NPK (19:19:19:) @ 1.0% of foliar spray at 25 DAS, T9- NPK (19:19:19:) @ 1.0% of foliar spray at 40 DAS, T10- NPK (19:19:19:) @ 1.0% of foliar spray at 55 DAS, T11- NPK (19:19:19:) @ 1.0% of foliar spray at 25 & 40 DAS ,T12- NPK (19:19:9:) @ 1.0% of foliar spray at 40 & 55 DAS and T13- NPK (19:19:19:) @ 1.0% of foliar spray at 25,40 & 55 DAS. Result of study revealed that maximum vine length (400.00 cm), first fruit harvest (53.927 DAS), fruit length (23.600 cm), fruit width (4.00cm), internode length T13 (18.900 cm), number of fruits per vine (14.700), yield per plant (2.60 kg), yield per plot (23.900 kg), yield per hectare (98.200 quintal), Vitamin C (4.043 mg/100gm), TSS (3.693 %) and minimum days to first male flower (39.497 DAS), days to first female flower (39.800 DAS) and first fruit harvest (51.927) was found in treatment T13 NPK (19:19:19:) @ 1.0% of foliar spray at 25,40 & 55 DAS. Keywords: Cucumber, NPK, foliar feeding, growth, and yield.
Impact of Male Migration on the Empowerment of Left-behind Muslim Women in Malappuram, Kerala
Authors: A Sabira , S Shibinu
Published: July 2024

Migration has been projected as a force capable of developing economies of the labour exporting nations. In the past, religious orthodoxy among the Muslims in Malabar especially in the Malappuram district prevented women from obtaining higher education and finding employment which restricted their freedom and well-being. However, there have been changes in women's perspectives in reaction to changing needs and situations, for which migration and remittances made by migrants abroad have been the important contributing factors. When the male migrates, the left-behind women have to assume increased responsibilities which increases their control over household resources, mobility and decision-making power and the foreign remittances are utilised by the left-behind women to improve their quality of living, education and information. This article explores the effects of male migration and foreign remittances on the left-behind Muslim women in the Malappuram district through the lens of the Capability approach by constructing the Women’s Capability Index based on a sample survey in the Malappuram district using a Stratified Multi-stage random Sampling method. The study identifies a set of capabilities that are appropriate to the context of male migration and the consequent effect on the left behind women’s living arrangement, provides a framework for efficiently evaluating these capabilities, aggregates the capabilities into a single index, and then validates and tests the index. The Ordinal Logistic Regression, used to analyse the role of migration in the capability expansion of left-behind Muslim women shows that the foreign remittances sent by the husbands from abroad have a positive statistically significant effect on the left-behind Muslim women in the study area, implying that with the increase in the foreign remittances received by the left behind women, their capability also increases, whereas the husband's migrant duration does not have a statistically significant effect on the left-behind Muslim women’s capability