bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
"Sommigen zijn gelijker dan anderen": economisch egalitarisme en verzorgingsstaatschauvinisme in Nederland
Authors: Katerina Manevska , Jeroen van der Waal , Peter Achterberg , Dick Houtman , Willem de Koster
Published: October 2024

Laagopgeleiden zijn meer dan hoogopgeleiden geneigd om voorkeur voor economische herverdeling gepaard te laten gaan met afkeer van sociale voorzieningen ten bate van etnische minderheden. Waarom zijn zij van mening dat sommigen gelijker zijn dan anderen? In dit artikel wordt onderzocht of hun opmerkelijke combinatie van economisch egalitarisme en ‘verzorgingsstaatschauvinisme’ voortkomt uit gebrekkige politieke competentie, hun zwakke economische positie of hun geringe cultureel kapitaal en de culturele onzekerheid die daarmee gepaard gaat.
Komt een socioloog bij de dokter…
Authors: Rafael Wittek
Published: October 2024

‘De sociologie voelt zich niet zo lekker’ (Houtman, 2009) is de ondertitel van een recente bijdrage in een inmiddels lange reeks van geschriften over de ‘crisis van de sociologie’ (Singer, 1921; Boudon, 1971; Gouldner, 1970). Er lijkt haast sprake te zijn van een epidemie, omdat niet alleen sociologen in Nederland vinden dat hun vak zich niet lekker voelt, maar ook collega’s in andere Europese en niet-Europese landen. Deze geschriften proberen dan ook, vergelijkbaar met de stappen in een medische analyse, een of meer van de volgende vier vragen te beantwoorden: om welke klachten gaat het precies, waar zit de pijn (anamnese)? Hoe erg zijn de klachten, is er wel sprake van een ziekte en, zo ja, welke ziekte zou het kunnen zijn (diagnose)? Hoe is de ziekte ontstaan en verlopen (etiologie)? Hoe kunnen de klachten het beste verholpen worden en hoe zal het verdere verloop van de ziekte of het genezingsproces eruitzien (therapie en prognose)? In dit artikel zal ik dan ook deze vier stappen doorlopen om Dick Houtmans (2009) betoog tegen het licht te houden. Mijn conclusie zal zijn dat we beter naar een andere dokter kunnen gaan. De geopperde observaties en conclusies overtuigen bij geen van de vier stappen: de anamnese is onvolledig en inconsistent, de diagnose is verkeerd, de etiologie ziet de belangrijkste factoren over het hoofd en bij de therapie wordt gegrepen naar een ineffectief medicijn.
Echt André: belichaming en beleving van ruige authenticiteit onder André Hazefans
Authors: Irene Stengs
Published: October 2024

Deze bijdrage onderzoekt de aantrekkingskracht van de overleden volkszanger André Hazes (1951-2004) op zijn fans, die voor een belangrijk deel schuilt in zijn ‘authentieke gewoonheid’. De auteur betoogt dat de identificatie van deze fans met hun idool vooral verloopt via Hazes’ ongepolijste fysieke verschijning en levensstijl. Het lichaam van Hazes is tevens het voertuig waarmee zijn fans zich afzetten tegen dominante opvattingen in de samenleving over het lichaam, dat in de eerste plaats mooi, jong en gezond moet zijn. In een breder politiek perspectief krijgt de authenticering van Hazes daarmee een element van streven naar sociale erkenning.
Echt gemaakt: camp, barok en de culturele productie van het echte
Authors: Matthijs van de Port
Published: October 2024

Hedendaagse constructies van authenticiteit – wortelend in de romantiek – proberen de notie van ‘het echte’ te produceren door alles wat met de natuur in verband kan worden gebracht te mobiliseren. In dit artikel wordt in een bespreking van het optreden van een Bahiaanse travestiet een andere dan de romantische notie van authenticiteit verkend, namelijk die van camp en barok, stijlen die elke notie van het natuurlijke als vals ontmaskeren om vervolgens het verlangende lichaam als ‘het onbetwistbare echte’ aan te wijzen.
"Lekker werken in je eigen bioritme": de wetenschappelijke omarming van "authentieke" bioritmes
Authors: Marli Huijer
Published: October 2024

Bioritme was altijd iets voor astrologen, maar met de opkomst van de alternatieve, holistische gezondheidsbeweging in de jaren zeventig van de vorige eeuw zijn bioritmes veel breder in de belangstelling komen te staan. Tegenwoordig prijzen ook biomedische wetenschappers levensstijlen aan die in harmonie zijn met authentieke, natuurlijke ritmes. In deze bijdrage wordt de convergentie tussen de reguliere en alternatieve geneeskunde in relatie tot biologische ritmes begrepen vanuit de wereldwijde populariteit van alternatieve geneeswijzen en culturele idealen van authenticiteit, heelheid en natuurlijkheid. De wortels van die veranderingen worden door de auteur niet gezocht in een ‘veroosteren’ van het Westen, maar in verschuivingen en herwaarderingen binnen de westerse geneeskunde zelf.
Yogho!Yogho!, bereid uit natuurlijke ingrediënten volgens eeuwenoude familietraditie: constructie en deconstructie van authenticiteitsclaims in de reclame
Authors: Dick Houtman , Stef Aupers , Vatan Hüzeir
Published: October 2024

De hedendaagse consumptiecultuur staat bol van de romantisch-nostalgische claims over authenticiteit. Thema’s als zuiverheid, natuurlijkheid en ambachtelijkheid zijn weliswaar geworteld in de romantische kritiek op een industriële samenleving, maar worden in reclame steevast aangewend om de voor consumenten negatieve associatie met massaproductie op afstand te houden. In deze bijdrage analyseren de auteurs verschillende articulaties van authenticiteit in reclame en het hyperreflexieve, vaak subtiele spel dat producenten spelen met noties van echt en onecht.
De fiets van Hare Majesteit: over nationale habitus en sociologische vergelijking
Authors: Giselinde Kuipers
Published: October 2024

"De volgende dag ging er niemand dood." Zo luidt de eerste zin van Het verzuim van de dood, een roman van de Portugese Nobelprijswinnaar José Saramago. In een niet nader genoemd land sterft niemand meer met ingang van 1 januari, twaalf uur middernacht. Aanvankelijk is er euforie: in het hele land wordt de nationale vlag uitgehangen. Maar al snel volgen problemen. De kerk ziet haar belangrijkste troef verdwijnen. Begrafenisondernemers raken zonder werk. Ziekenhuizen en verpleeghuizen lopen vol. En overal in het land blijven mensen die onder normale omstandigheden waren gestorven – zieken, ouderen, slachtoffers van ongevallen – in leven. Al snel ontstaat in het ‘land waar niet wordt gestorven’ een nieuwe, clandestiene vorm van grensverkeer. De constante aanwas van mensen in een toestand tussen leven en dood leidt tot gewetensnood over de ‘ongestorvenen’. Steeds meer mensen brengen hun geliefden en familieleden naar de grens. Bij het passeren van de grens sterven deze mensen prompt. Want in het buitenland wordt nog wel gestorven.
Buitenlandse investeringen en internationale migratie naar Nederlandse steden
Authors: Jeroen van der Waal
Published: October 2024

Verklaringen voor de migratie van laaggeschoolden van arme naar rijke landen worden, conform klassieke migratietheorieën, vanouds gevonden in slechte economische omstandigheden in de herkomstlanden. Volgens Sassen brengt het hedendaagse mondialiseringsproces echter nieuwe, aanvullende push en pull factoren voor deze migratiestromen met zich mee. Buitenlandse investeringen in nieuwe industrielanden zouden migratiestromen veroorzaken richting steden in de landen waaruit de investeringen afkomstig zijn. Bovendien zouden migranten zich binnen die landen vooral vestigen in steden waar geavanceerde producentendiensten geclusterd zijn, omdat die een hoge arbeidsvraag naar laaggeschoolden kennen. In dit artikel wordt de empirische houdbaarheid van deze veronderstellingen onderzocht door te kijken naar migratie vanuit nieuwe industrielanden naar Nederlandse steden.
Child-headed Households: Techniques to lessen the detrimental Impacts of Poverty on Secondary School Students from Chimanimani District in Manicaland Province, Zimbabwe
Authors: Chidhumo Vincent , Abraham Jose , Kufakunesu Moses
Published: October 2024

The purpose of this study was to examine strategies to reduce the negative effects of poverty among learners from Child-headed Households. Bronfenbrenner’s ecological systems theory was employed as the theoretical framework. The study used a qualitative research design. Thirty-two participants were purposefully selected. Interviews, focus groups and document analysis were employed as data collection tools. The study established that the Basic Education Assistance Module (BEAM), supplementary feeding schemes, and income-generating projects were the main strategies which were employed to cushion secondary school learners from child-headed households. It is recommended that school administrators prioritise funding income-generating projects to help schools satisfy the psychological requirements of learners from child-headed households. This study adds to the body of knowledge about how adolescents from child-headed households experience academic success. In several sub-sectors of the Zimbabwean education sector, it expands understanding of the lived experiences of a sample of teenage students from low-income homes in Manicaland Province that has never before been investigated. The report makes a clear call to action for the Zimbabwean government to reconsider the BEAM support model in light of the insufficient funds now provided to learners and children ofchild-headed households. Keywords: Academic Success, Child-headed Households, Poverty, Psychological Development,Vulnerable groups
The Romantic Response
Authors: Jones Phil
Published: October 2024

Chapter 4 focuses principally on Hazlitt and Lord Byron’s engagement with Johnson. Many Romantic writers, including William Hazlitt, saw Johnson as epitomising the rules and inflexible certainties of the eighteenth century. Johnson was a writer, however, that Hazlitt could not evade. Hazlitt’s criticisms of Johnson, nonetheless, illuminated his writing by reframing it. Hazlitt believed that Johnson’s style and critical faculties, governed by rule and system, hampered his understanding of writers of genius. Hazlitt misreads Johnson by assimilating him to the philosophers of the industrial age. Byron, by contrast, used Johnson’s authority to challenge Romantic orthodoxy, seeing Romanticism’s focus on ‘sincerity’ and the ‘spontaneous’ as equally constraining as Johnson’s perceived rigidity. Byron’s more rhetorically driven verse and satirical stance were influenced by both Pope and Johnson. Opposing the Romantic emphasis on ‘originality’, Byron shared Johnson’s sense that there was nothing new under the sun, exemplified in ‘The Vanity of Human Wishes’(1749). Johnson’s poem particularly influenced Byron’s poem‘Mazeppo’(1819).
‘John Carpenter has harsh words for Rob Zombie’: Fan Nostalgia, the Halloween Franchise, and the Authenticity of the Horror Auteur
Authors: Adams Mark Richard
Published: October 2024

In the last decade there has been an increasing desire for authenticity within horror fandom, with genre icons such as John Carpenter, increasingly held up as auteurs who have had their work stolen from them by greedy Hollywood studios. Blumhouse has utilised fan nostalgia as a promotional tool to reaffirm their own authority as creators. By wielding original actors, locations, creators, crew members, and even locations, as signifiers of their own authenticity, Blumhouse is able to win the support of the fan community. Fan reactions, and attitudes to both Halloween 2018 and the other sequels will be explored and analysed and this will act as a case study for the wider practice of studios harnessing notions of authenticity and fan nostalgia for further box office reward. Whilst addressing the criticisms of nostalgia for profit, the possible positive impacts of this approach will also be considered, in order to negotiate the complex power relations between producer and fan audience positions. This chapter explores the rhetoric of authenticity, audience research into fan responses, and the positives and negatives of nostalgia-based marketing in horror.
‘You know the Black ones never stay’: How the Southern Racial Necropolitics of Angel Heart (1987) Are Reimagined in The Skeleton Key (2005)
Authors: Citizen Robyn
Published: October 2024

Alan Parker’s Angel Heart opened in 1987 to mixed reviews and disappointing box office. Parker’s film aestheticizes the necropolitics of the Jim Crow South – in which Achilles Mbembe describes as when “populations are subjected to conditions of life conferring upon them the status of the living dead”. The use of black magic traverses racial and class lines in the film yet only the black practitioners seem unable to use the magic for material advancement or their own protection. The black characters are culturally hypervisible in the depicted New Orleans but socially and politically non-persons at the level of the film text but also in the formal structure of the film, used mainly to bring the white protagonist ever closer to his own identity. The Skeleton Key, set in a present-day New Orleans but with flashbacks to the era of slavery, is a spiritual successor to Angel Heart. The Skeleton Key also explores syncretic spirituality (hoodoo in this case) but engages differently with the historical conditions that created the disadvantaged social position of blacks in the South while giving the black characters an avenue of resistance and agency against the racial necropolitics of the past and present.
Denis Côté on the Road from Radisson to Locarno
Authors: Schilt Thibaut
Published: October 2024

In this chapter, Thibaut Schilt focuses on the reception and perception of Denis Côté’s cinema in Quebec, anglophone Canada, and other parts of the world. He analyses the iconoclastic New Brunswick-born, Quebec-based auteur’s career through the lens of world film festivals, including those where the director received his most prestigious accolades: the Locarno International Film Festival and the Berlinale. After considering Côté’s cinematic output within the much discussed Renouveau du cinéma québécois (or Quebec New Wave) trend, the author continues with an overview of the various ways that Côté’s uniquely hybrid “cinema of the in-between” (neither quite fictional, nor entirely real) “travels” internationally, and concludes with a discussion of its uneven appreciation within Quebec’s borders.
The temple as a location for medical training and practice
Authors: David Rosalie , Forshaw Roger
Published: October 2024

No detailed accounts of medical and paramedical training have ever been found. However, there was probably a well-established tradition of passing on a profession or occupation within the family. There is some evidence that there were institutions where medical training was provided. Egyptologists have speculated that a special area in some temples known as the ‘House Life’ may have functioned as a ‘medical school’ as well as an archive and centre of documentation for sacred texts. This chapter will consider the role and function of the temple in providing medical training. In the Ptolemaic Period, some temples such as the Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahri and the Temple of Hathor at Denderah had reputations as centres of healing. This chapter will explore the experiences of the priests and patients in temple healing, and consider whether treatments such as bathing and an induced dream-state followed by an opportunity to meet the temple deity whose prescribed treatment would then be interpreted by the priest, well-recorded in later times in Greek temples, in fact originated in pharaonic Egypt.
Influencing factors on sustainability reporting quality based on sustainable development goals (SDGS) considering COVID-19
Authors: Idawati Wiwi , Prabowo Hayu S. , Pratiwi Anneta Rizki , Simatupang Batara Maju
Published: October 2024

In 2020, the major companies in the Asia Pacific region faced challenges in sustainability performance reporting, primarily attributed to disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. This crisis compelled companies to reassess their sustainability goals. This study aims to analyze the relationship between corporate governance and corporate characteristics such as industry type and government ownership of sustainability reporting quality based on sustainable development goals (SDGs) with a population of 200 companies in ASEAN countries, including Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and the Philippines, listed on each country’s stock exchange. The research sample consisted of 84 companies selected through purposive sampling. The hypothesis testing model employed a multiple linear regression method and utilized the panel data regression analysis approach. The findings indicate that the three corporate governance components examined in this research board independence, audit committee, and managerial ownership, along with government ownership do not exert a significant influence on sustainability reporting quality based on the seventeen SDGs goals. Furthermore, we believe that this research is very important to be carried out in Indonesia, given that environmentally sensitive industries face the risk of environmental damage and therefore need legitimacy to maintain their operations, demonstrated through sustainability report reporting.
Constraining the Properties of the Multicomponent Local Interstellar Medium: MHD-kinetic Modeling Validated by Voyager and New Horizons Data
Authors: Fraternale Federico , Pogorelov Nikolai V. , Bera Ratan K.
Published: October 2024

We introduce the first solar-cycle simulations from our 3D, global MHD-plasma/kinetic-neutrals model, where both hydrogen and helium atoms are treated kinetically, while electrons and helium ions are described as individual fluids. Using Voyager/PWS observations of electron density up to 160 au from the Sun for validation of several different global models, we conclude that the current estimates for the proton density in the local interstellar medium (LISM) need a revision. Our findings indicate that the commonly accepted value of 0.054 cm−3 may need to be increased to values exceeding 0.07 cm−3. We also show how different assumptions regarding the proton velocity distribution function in the outer heliosheath may affect the global solution. A new feature revealed by our simulations is that the helium ion flow may be significantly compressed and heated in the heliotail at heliocentric distances exceeding ∼400 au. Additionally, we identify a Kelvin–Helmholtz instability at the boundary of the slow and fast solar wind in the inner heliosheath, which acts as a driver of turbulence in the heliotail. These results are crucial for inferring the properties of the LISM and of the global heliosphere structure.
Marginalia y señales gráficas en ediciones de Calderón y otros dramaturgos del siglo XVII
Authors: Hernando Morata Isabel
Published: October 2024

El estudio los marginalia o anotaciones realizadas en los espacios en blanco del libro comenzó en los años 60 y desde entonces ha ido en aumento. Sin embargo, la presencia en ediciones teatrales del Siglo de Oro de los marginalia, así como otras señales gráficas tales como subrayados y llamadas de atención, apenas ha sido atendida hasta la fecha. En este artículo se ofrece una propuesta de clasificación de los marginalia y señales gráficas que se pueden encontrar en impresos teatrales del siglo XVII, con especial atención a los de Calderón de la Barca, y se ofrecen ejemplos de los tipos señalados.
La gramaticalización del posesivo tónico “no posesivo”: los casos de delante mío y habla mal tuyo
Authors: Marttinen Larsson Matti
Published: October 2024

Este estudio indaga en la gramaticalización de los posesivos tónicos cuyo uso se documenta desde hace algo más de un siglo en el sintagma adverbial (por ejemplo, delante mío) y en el sintagma verbal (por ejemplo, habla mal tuyo). Se arroja luz sobre la difusión del posesivo tónico “no posesivo” de un ámbito lingüístico a otro, cómo los cambios observados se relacionan entre sí, y qué condiciones y mecanismos posibilitan la extensión del posesivo tónico en su función argumental de persona. Los hallazgos ponen de manifiesto cómo la actualización del cambio avanza sigilosamente a través de extensiones analógicas sucesivas.
Gamification Against Inequalities at Work
Authors: Toscano Valentina
Published: October 2024

The chapter investigates the potential of gamification as a tool for enhancing employees' well-being, inclusion, and equality in corporate environments. A systematic literature review was performed according to the PRISMA methodology, and 348 documents from the Scopus database and 262 from Web of Science were screened, resulting in 12 studies that met the criteria for inclusion. The results suggest that gamification can positively impact businesses by enhancing employee engagement, discussion, motivation, and performance, thus contributing to a more inclusive and equal work environment. Nonetheless, it highlights the need for more robust empirical research to validate the positive effects of gamification and guide its practical implementation in workplaces, also considering its relevance in pursuing the Sustainable Development Goals of 2030 Agenda, in particular SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth.
Digital Game-Based Learning as a Tool for Intercepting Stakeholders' Tendencies
Authors: Fontanella Andrea
Published: October 2024

This conceptual chapter proposes an innovative way for organisations to engage new stakeholders through video games. This concept requires an explanation of the psychological mechanisms that permit an effective learning process through games and video games. In the educational field, simulation-based video games are effective learning tools because they motivate gamers-learners through an immersive virtual experience to improve themselves in competitive challenges. Shifting to the organisational dimension, video games can be used to upgrade primary stakeholders. An organisation is interested in establishing new relationships with new stakeholders and enhancing the relationships with existing stakeholders. Nowadays, stakeholders want to feel closer to organisations and prefer to establish relationships with those organisations which reflect their values and ethical principles. Thus, organisations must intercept these values and principles to engage existing and new stakeholders, and video games can contribute to helping the organisation achieve this goal.
Nonlinear Excitation of Color Centers in a LiF Crystal by Femtosecond Laser Radiation
Authors: Martynovich Evgeni Fedorovich , Frolova Anastasia Sergeevna , Unurbileg Darmaa , Ulziibayar Baterdene , Bukhtsooj Odsuren , Davaasambuu Jav
Published: October 2024

Experiments were carried out in which the luminescence of color centers in lithium fluoride crystals was excited by two different femtosecond lasers with significantly different energies, durations and pulse repetition rates. It was established that in all experiments the main center, the luminescence of which was excited nonlinearly, was the F3+ color center. Unusual experimental data were obtained; a laser with low pulse energy (4 nJ) excited triplet luminescence of these centers (570 nm) but did not excite singlet luminescence (540 nm). Another laser with a higher pulse energy (0.3 mJ), on the other hand, excited singlet luminescence and did not excite triplet luminescence. A proposed diagram of energy levels and quantum transitions is presented, explaining the possible mechanisms of nonlinear excitation of luminescence in these experiments.
Thermodynamic Calculations of the Main Characteristics of the Combustion Process of Pyrotechnic Nitrate-Metallized Mixtures with Additives of Organic and Inorganic Substances under External Thermal Influences
Authors: Koziar Nazarii , Kyrychenko Oksana , Khyzhniak Andrii , Diadiushenko Oleksandr
Published: October 2024

The aim of the article is to determine the dependencies of the combustion product temperatures of four-component mixtures, the content of high-temperature condensate, and unoxidized metal on the excess oxidizer coefficient, the number of additives, and external pressure using thermodynamic calculations. Modern methods of physicochemical analysis (such as cinephotography and microcinephotography methods, X-ray analysis methods, non-contact and contact temperature measurement methods), nonlinear thermal conductivity and thermal stability methods, as well as mathematical and experimental-statistical modeling, were employed to investigate the influence of elevated heating temperatures (up to 800 K) and external pressures (up to 107 Pa) on the ignition and combustion processes of pyrotechnic products. Standard pyrotechnic equipment was used to test pyrotechnic product samples under specified conditions. Calculations based on models were conducted in real-time and dialog mode on computer devices that meet modern requirements for the use of specialized software. The results of thermodynamic calculations are presented for the dependencies of combustion product temperatures of multicomponent pyrotechnic mixtures based on powders of metal fuels (magnesium, aluminium), nitrate oxidizer (sodium nitrate), additives of organic and inorganic substances (paraffin, sodium fluoride), and the content of high-temperature condensate and unoxidized metal depending on the excess oxidizer coefficient α = 0.1…4.0, the amount of paraffin additive εp = 0…0.2, sodium fluoride additive εf = 0…0.06, and external pressure P = 105…107 Pa. Based on the obtained results of thermodynamic calculations, statistical models in the form of regression dependencies of the specified combustion characteristics on their technological parameters and external conditions have been developed. These models enable the determination of fire hazardous properties of mixtures in real-time dialog and PC-based scenarios, considering premature initiation of products based on them under external thermal actions.
Energy Transfer of a New Self-Activating Ba3TaGa3Si2O14: ySm3+, xNb5+ Phosphor Obtained by a Small Substitution of Nb5+ for Ta5+
Authors: Zhou Xue Lian , Wang Kai Xuan , Zhang Yu , Wang Ze , Rilige Su , Tian Qi Xu , Halamuji Halamuji , Chao Ke Fu
Published: October 2024

Self-activated multicolor phosphors are being used in more and more emerging fields. In order to explore the energy transfer between [NbO6]7- coordination groups and Sm3+ ions, a series of Ba3-ySmyTa1-xNbxGa3Si2O14 samples co-doped with Nb5+ and Sm3+ were prepared in this work, and the changes of luminous intensity under the condition of fixed Nb5+ concentration regulating Sm3+ concentration and fixed Sm3+ concentration regulating Nb5+ concentration were obtained respectively. By further fitting the emission decay curves of Sm3+ under two conditions, the decreasing average lifetime is obtained. Thermal stability tests of the samples also hinted the presence of such energy transfer. This regular change can provide a good reference for developing new self-activated phosphors.
Increasing the Fire Protection Efficiency of Metal Building Structures
Authors: Ostapov Konstantin , Ragimov Sergey , Senchykhin Yurii , Avetisian Vadym
Published: October 2024

Проаналізовано вітчизняні та зарубіжні вогнегасні покриття та особливості їх використання як елементів пасивного та активного вогнезахисту з матеріалами, що спучуються, а також оцінено доцільність їх застосування для будівельних конструкцій з металевими елементами для підвищення вогнестійкості будівлі та споруди промислового сектору. Отримано залежності, які дають змогу прогнозувати безпечний час перебування людей всередині об’єкта до обвалення будівельних конструкцій у разі виникнення пожежі. Розглядалися можливості виробництва з використанням ряду недорогих композицій, які набухають і підвищують вогнестійкість будівель з металевими елементами за рахунок набухання та адгезії до горючих поверхонь металоконструкцій. Були проведені експерименти для отримання даних про можливість безпечного перебування людей всередині будівлі або споруди до їх руйнування. Встановлено, що набухання та зчеплення з поверхнями металевих конструкцій дозволяють підвищити пожежну безпеку особового складу пожежно-рятувальних та інших служб, залучених до ліквідації таких надзвичайних ситуацій.
Effect of H3PO4 and Phenol Additives on Gel Formation in Silica Fire Retardant Coatings for Building Materials
Authors: Lysak Nataliia , Skorodumova Olga , Chernukha Anton , Kurepin Viacheslav
Published: October 2024

Increasing the fire resistance of wooden building structures is quite effectively ensured thanks to the development of fire-fighting compositions with aromatic components that contribute to the formation of a carbonized layer on the surface of the material during combustion. It is also known about the mutual positive influence of benzene fragments and phosphate-containing compounds on the fire-resistant characteristics of wood. The paper considers the possibility of complex use of phenol and orthophosphate acid to improve the flame retardant properties of SiO2-based coatings. The effect of modifying additives on the rheological properties of silicic acid sols was determined. Based on the results of IR spectroscopy, the influence of components on the nature of polycondensation in experimental SiO2 sols was evaluated. It is shown that the use of orthophosphate acid as a modifier leads to the initiation of predominantly linear polycondensation in experimental sols. It was established that small additions of phenol practically do not affect the course of polycondensation in experimental sols. Increasing the phenol content to 0.5% showed an effect on gel formation due to the possible addition of phenol to the skeletal silanol groups by the donor-acceptor mechanism, which makes it possible to have a synergistic effect of the complex additive of orthophosphate acid and phenol on the properties of the silica-containing flame retardant composition.
High-dimensional Immune Profiles and Machine Learning May Predict Acute Myeloid Leukemia Relapse Early following Transplant
Authors: Short Samantha M , Perez Mildred D , Morse Alexis E , Jennings Rebecca Damron , Howard Dianna S , Foureau David , Chojecki Aleksander , David Camille , Blaha Lauren , Shaw Yolanda , Lee C Jiah , Park Nuri , Marsac Caitlyn , D’Agostino Ralph , Khuri Natalia , Grayson Jason M
Published: October 2024

Identification of early immune signatures associated with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) relapse following hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) is critical for patient outcomes. We analyzed PBMCs from 58 patients with AML undergoing HSCT, focusing on T cell subsets and functional profiles. High-dimensional flow cytometry coupled with Uniform Manifold Approximation and Projection dimensionality reduction and PhenoGraph clustering revealed distinct changes in CD4+ and CD8+ T cell populations in 16 patients who relapsed within 1 y of HSCT. We observed increased IL-2, IL-10, and IL-17–producing CD4+ T cells, alongside decreased CD8+ T cell function early in relapsing patients. Notably, relapsing patients exhibited increased TCF-1intermediate cells, which lacked granzyme B or IFN-γ production in the CD4+ T cell compartment. We then developed a supervised machine learning algorithm that predicted AML relapse with 90% accuracy within 30 d after HSCT using high-throughput assays. The algorithm leverages condensed immune phenotypic data, alongside the ADASYN algorithm, for data balancing and 100 rounds of XGBoost supervised learning. This approach holds potential for detecting relapse-associated immune signatures months before clinical manifestation. Our findings demonstrate a distinct immunological signature potentially capable of predicting AML relapse as early as 30 d after HSCT.
Covid-19 and University Admission Exams: A Bangladesh Perspective
Authors: Aziz Shakila , Mohsin Uzzal Kazi Md. , Aziz Saqiba
Published: October 2024

Background

Educational institutions have been closed in Bangladesh due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and board exams like Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) exams, as well as university admission exams have been suspended. Secondary school students have been promoted based on past performance. As the time has come for students to take admission into universities, educational authorities must make decisions about the logistical and public health arrangements that could allow universities to conduct admission exams.

Design and methods

The public health and lockdown policies were analyzed during the timeframe of 25th March to 15th October. Time series models of the trend of COVID-19 were prepared for the near future using the ARIMA technique, for the lockdown phase and the post lockdown phase. This was evaluated in juxtaposition with the restrictions relating to travel, work, schools, public gatherings, face masks etc. The models were then used to forecast positivity rates for two weeks into the future.

Results

The curve was not bent during the strict lockdown phase, but the post lockdown phase eventually saw a decline in positivity rates. The best models selected were ARIMA(0,1,7) for the lockdown stage, and ARIMA(7,1,0) for the post lockdown stage. AIC, BIC, RMSE, MAE, and MAPE criteria were used for model selection.

Conclusions

Many restrictions of the lockdown phase have been continued until the present time, and disease case positivity rates have declined. However, the resumption of work and domestic travel has not prevented the control of the spread of the disease. It may therefore be possible to conduct in person admission test exams for universities, while maintaining social distancing, face masks and other public health measures.
Gaming, Substance use and Distress within a Cohort of Online Gamblers
Authors: André Frida , Håkansson Ander , Claesdotter-Knutsson Emma
Published: October 2024

Background

The fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) included Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD) as a tentative diagnosis and inquires for additional research. The research on gaming is inconsistent regarding measurement approach and diagnostic cut-offs. Some scholars suggest the core approach, accentuating some of the diagnostic criteria to avoid pathologizing harmless behaviour. Also, the co-occurrence of gaming and other addictions, gambling in specifically, is frequently reported but poorly understood. The present study aimed to explore gaming within a population of online gamblers in order to evaluate the core approach but also to investigate the possible co-occurrence of different addictions.

Design and methods

The present study is derived from material collected for a study on online gambling. The study addressed 1007 adult individuals from the general population who had gambled for money on an online casino site or an online betting site, on at least 10 occasions during the past 12 months.

Results

Both the level of distress and problem gambling increased as the severity of gaming increased. The co-occurrence of problems with alcohol, illicit drug use/prescription sedatives/strong painkillers and gambling was roughly 50% among the addictive gamers.

Conclusion

The present study suggests that the core approach manages to distinguish in severity of gaming in regards to interference and comorbidity. We also brought light to the occurrence of gaming within a population of gamblers and our results indicate that this specific group of addicted gamers are particularly burdened by co-occurrent addictive behaviours and severe distress.
Breaking the cycle: Memorable messages of “grin n’ bear it” and silence in menarche narrative recall
Authors: LeBlanc Sarah S.
Published: October 2024

To better understand adolescent experiences of menstruation, the CODE Red project was initiated to examine period poverty and menstruation stigma. As part of the project, a survey was posted online through Qualtrics, and the link was posted to social media sites. One hundred and eighty-seven individuals completed the open-ended questionnaire between January and August 2022. The individuals are based in the United States, with most coming from northeastern Indiana. Using an iterative analysis, the data were analyzed using the theory of memorable messages. Three themes emerged supporting memorable messages: the negative cycle of self, talk silence breeds silence, and my mom wasn’t there. The study concludes that grin n’ bear it and silence are the predominant types of memorable messages first-time menstruators’ experience. Moreover, first-time menstruators experience self-silencing and other-silencing. Implications include that silence negatively impacts the mother-daughter relationship and that attention should be paid to the importance of communication before menarche.
Amenability of finite energy path and loop groups
Authors: Pestov Vladimir G.
Published: October 2024

It is shown that the groups of finite energy (i.e., Sobolev class

H^{1}

) paths and loops with values in a compact Lie group are amenable in the sense of Pierre de la Harpe, that is, every continuous action of such a group on a compact space admits an invariant regular Borel probability measure. To our knowledge, the strongest previously known result concerned the amenability of groups of continuous paths and loops (Malliavin and Malliavin 1992).
The Mchumi Diagram Presentation in Higher Learning Institutions in Tanzania: Feedback and Insights
Authors: Michael Nguliki Dr Isaack
Published: October 2024

The Mchumi Diagram was presented at six higher-learning institutions in Tanzania in 2019, including Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA), the Open University of Tanzania (OUT), St. Augustine University of Tanzania (SAUT), Tumaini University Dar es Salaam College (TUDARCO), College of Business Education (CBE), and the Institute of Social Work (ISW). The presentations featured public lectures attended by university communities consisting of students, academic staff, and non-academic staff. Following the lectures, feedback sessions were held, during which randomly selected respondents completed evaluation questionnaires. The results indicated that 86.6% of respondents found the Mchumi Diagram to be a valuable tool for entrepreneurship training, particularly in inspiring and instilling entrepreneurial characteristics in the younger generation. Similarly, in 2016, the Mchumi Diagram was presented to primary and secondary schools in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, with 96.3% of respondents recognizing its usefulness. Based on these results, the Mchumi Diagram is recommended for training programs designed to impart entrepreneurship skills, particularly in light of the "Double S" factor as characterized by the diagram.
An Illustration of Double Counting and Under-Counting in Monitoring and Evaluation Using the Mkulima Project
Authors: Nguliki Dr Isaack Michael
Published: October 2024

The Mkulima Project serves as a case study to illustrate double-counting and under-counting errors in monitoring and evaluation systems. Double counting occurs when beneficiaries are recorded more than once, inflating the reported numbers, as seen in the post-harvest management (PHM) and small and medium enterprises (SME) training sessions where 730 instances of double counting were identified. Conversely, undercounting happens when not all beneficiaries are recorded, leading to an understatement of the project’s reach; in this case, incorporating both direct and indirect or primary and secondary beneficiaries revealed a total outreach of 720, surpassing the 500 targeted farmers. This example underscores the critical impact of accurate data reporting and the necessity for robust monitoring and evaluation systems to mitigate these errors.
The Feasibility of Introducing an Alternative Dual Market for Tradeable Pollution Permits to Improve its Economic Efficiency in Addressing Global Warming
Authors: Tang Justin
Published: October 2024

Under growing public awareness of global warming, economists proposed a system that marketises the cost of pollution to firms in the form of tradable permits, aiming to discourage carbon emissions. In this system, pollution cost is determined by a free market force, making it more efficient than the government directly taxing producers. Nevertheless, the system’s efficiency still can be improved, and the urgent situation of climate change calls for policyholders to take a more effective and comprehensive approach, one of which is a regulated, online, dual market with the involvement of both producers and individuals around the world. The thesis, thereby, aims to examine whether this self-proposed system, with a higher market efficiency, can trigger more joint efforts to carbon reduction. The analysis will include a description of the new system and a comparison between the current and new system. The paper will then use mathematical modelling to determine key figures for the new scheme. The primary objective set for the model, which determines the market's feasibility, is achieving the Paris Agreement's 2-degree goal and restoring the atmosphere's carbon emissions to the pre-industrial level.
Income Inequality and Economic Growth in Nepal
Authors: Thapa Rasik
Published: October 2024

The trade-off between economic growth and income inequality is a subject widely discussed within Economics. Several studies have revealed different relationships while using various methods. This study used data from 1986-2021 for Nepal to reveal the relationship between economic growth and income inequality. The ADF test was used in the beginning to test for unit roots. Then, the study employed Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) to reveal the parameters. The empirical evidence from the model suggested that economic growth in Nepal, as measured, did not have a significant direct effect on income inequality. Rather, inequality has been persistent over the years in Nepal. Moreover, despite an inverted U-shape being hinted, the data did not provide strong enough evidence to confirm this relationship. As a result, policies targetting income redistribution and reduction of structural inequalities need to be employed to tackle the persistent nature of inequality in Nepal.
The Effect of Ukraine-Russia War on the Economies of Ukraine’s Top Trading Partners
Authors: Nagapudi Aditya
Published: October 2024

This research paper studies the impact of the Ukraine-Russia war on the economies of Ukraine’s top trading partners. Several earlier studies have examined the implications of the war for global trade and development, and how countries highly dependent on exports from the conflict region have responded. In our paper, we focused only on Ukraine, analyzed both import and export partners of Ukraine, and developed a framework to assess the impact of the war on various macroeconomic indicators for these partner countries. In particular, we established Difference-in-Difference based statistical models for Gross Domestic Product (GDP), food inflation, manufacturing production, gasoline prices and changes in inventories the for partner and non-partner countries over the pre-war and post-war years from 2021 through 2023. Our findings contribute to a better understanding of the devastating and far-reaching economic effects of the Ukraine-Russia war that serve as a cautionary tale for world citizens and leaders alike.
Exploring Interconnection Among Status of Literacy, Awareness and Comprehensive Knowledge about HIV/AIDS in India
Authors: Bhadra (Banerjee) Dr. Tapati , Mitra Nivriti , Banerjee Tathagata
Published: October 2024

It has long been believed that improved health outcomes are positively associated with enhanced literacy and better awareness. The study investigates the relationship between literacy rates, knowledge, awareness of HIV/AIDS, and adult HIV prevalence in Indian states over the last years. In India the adult HIV prevalence rate always remains a significant concern because access to primary health care is still a distant goal for the development practitioners. The study in India highlights the need for a comprehensive, multisectoral strategy to combat the adult HIV prevalence rate, highlighting disparities in literacy status, HIV awareness, and prevalences, and the need for a multisectoral approach to access primary health care. The study emphasizes the importance of interventions promoting gender equality, reducing stigma, improving HIV education, and increasing healthcare access, particularly personalized therapies for high-risk populations like drug injectors and sex workers. The study uses secondary data sources to examine the relationship between adult HIV prevalence rates and literacy rates, highlighting that awareness and literacy alone are not sufficient to combat the HIV epidemic.
Occupation and Oppression: The Effects of Israeli Settlement Policies and the Apartheid Wall on Palestinians in the West Bank
Authors: Abhishek P S
Published: October 2024

One of the significant factors in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is the settlement policy of Israel in the occupied Palestinian territories. This paper examines how the settlement policy has impacted Palestinians and violated their fundamental rights, such as the right to a livelihood, the right to education, and the right to movement. Israel has divided the West Bank into three zones—A, B, and C—where it controls outposts with heavy military security. Settler violence has also had a significant impact on Palestinians. Their agriculture and other industries have suffered as a result. Additionally, Israel constructed a separation wall, often referred to as the apartheid wall, which has further divided Palestinians and restricted their movement. The apartheid policies of Israel have deeply affected the Palestinian population.
Boards of Managements’ Student Welfare practices and their Influence on Academic Performance: The Case of Two Counties in Kenya
Authors: mbii Dr. Mary , M. Magoma Dr. Charles , Waweru Dr. Samuel
Published: October 2024

Students are a key component in any school, and their ability to learn is greatly influenced by the way the school Boards of Management cater for their welfare. This article sought to find out the status of Boards of Management (BOM) members’ student welfare management practices in Kitui and Makueni counties in Kenya. The study targetted 10,010 BOM members and principals (4,563 BOM members and 351 principals from Kitui and 4,732 BOM members and 364 principals from Makueni counties). Krejcie and Morgan table, systematic random, census and purposive sampling techniques were used to sample 54 principals (27 from each of the two counties); and 709 BOM members (354 from Kitui and 355 from Makueni), bringing the total sample size to 763. An interview schedule was used to collect qualitative data from principals whereas questionnaires were used to collect quantitative data from the BOM members. The results obtained indicated that BOMs were highly involved in students’ welfare management practices with a mean score of 3.63 and 4.09 in Kitui and Makueni counties, respectively. Qualitative data corroborated these results. Simple linear regression indicated that practices of BOM members on students’ welfare influenced the students’ academic performance. This study recommends that the capacity of the BOM members on students’ welfare practices should be improved for them to be more effectively in carrying out this critical role.
Cow Dung: Opportunity for Farmers and the Environment
Authors: Sahdev Aradhya , Jain Gautam , Aggarwal Soumya
Published: October 2024

This research explores the multifaceted opportunities presented by cow dung as a valuable resource for both farmers and environmental sustainability. Investigating innovative initiatives such as the GOBAR-DHAN scheme and the Godhan Nyay Yojana, the study examines how cow dung can serve as a transformative agent in enhancing farmers' income and reducing environmental burdens. From the conversion of cow dung into compressed biogas and organic fertilisers to its role in promoting organic farming practices, the paper highlights the potential of this often overlooked agricultural byproduct. By analysing successful pilot projects and governmental schemes, the research aims to underscore the economic benefits for farmers and the positive environmental impact, positioning cow dung as a key player in shaping a more sustainable and prosperous future for agricultural communities and the environment