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Scientific Tasks in Biomedical and Oncological Research: Describing, Predicting, and Explaining
Authors: Vera-Ponce Víctor Juan , Zuzunaga-Montoya Fiorella E. , Vásquez-Romer Luisa Erika Milagros , Sanchez-Tamay Nataly Mayely , Loayza-Castro Joan A. , Gutierrez De Carrillo Carmen Inés
Published: November 2024

The traditional classification of studies as descriptive and analytical has proven insufficient to capture the complexity of modern biomedical research, including oncology. This article proposes classification based on scientific tasks that distinguish three main categories: descriptive, predictive, and explanatory. The descriptive scientific task seeks to characterize patterns, distributions, and trends in health, serving as a foundation for highlighting disparities and inequities. The predictive scientific task focuses on anticipating future outcomes or identifying conditions, distinguishing between diagnostic (current) and prognostic (future) predictions, and employing multivariable models beyond traditional metrics like sensitivity and specificity. The explanatory scientific task aims to establish causal relationships, whether in etiological studies or treatment effect studies, which can be exploration or confirmatory, depending on the maturity of the causal hypothesis.
Differentiating these scientific tasks is crucial because it determines the appropriate analysis and result interpretation methods. While research with descriptive scientific tasks should avoid unnecessary adjustments that may mask disparities, research with predictive scientific tasks requires rigorous validation and calibration, and study with explanatory scientific tasks must explicitly address causal assumptions. Each scientific task uniquely contributes to knowledge generation: descriptive scientific tasks inform health planning, predictive scientific tasks guide clinical decisions, and explanatory scientific tasks underpin interventions. This classification provides a coherent framework for aligning research objectives with suitable methods, enhancing the quality and utility of biomedical research.
Western European samples in the artistical cast-iron of Kusa
Authors:   s, federal state budget educational institution of higher education ", Semenova Valentina I. ,   Tyumen State Institute of Culture", Bagapova Nadezhda V. ,   federal state budget educational institution of higher education "Tyumen Industrial University"
Published: November 2024

Attribution and establishment of authorship of artistical cast-iron is one of the important tasks in Russian museums that store valuable collections of this kind. The work carried out the attribution of six sculptures from the Yekaterinburg Museum of Fine Arts, the State Historical Museum of the Southern Urals, the State Historical Museum-Reserve «Gorki Leninskie», the Zlatoust City Museum of Local Lore, the All-Russian Museum of Decorative and Folk Arts and the private museum of V. Y. Orlova in Yaroslavl. The authors were able to establish the authorship and original name of the sculptural prototypes of six artistic products from the Kusa plant, made in the late 19th – early 20th centuries based on Western European samples from museums. Products of the artistical cast-iron of kusa of the pre-revolutionary period, made according to Western European models, demonstrate not only the understanding of form modeling in the process of creative searches of the masters, but also high-quality workmanship through the improvement of technical techniques in creating a model and the artistical cast-iron.
Organization of the study of the Russian and Chinese languages at the present stage of strategic partnership between Russia and China
Authors:   Yancheng Teachers University (China), Jing Zhang
Published: November 2024

Based on the analysis of the statistically related cultural and educational sphere, the author of the work examines the forms, methods and scales of studying Russian and Chinese at the current stage of updating the strategic partnership between Russia and China. In different historical periods, the goals and objectives of studying the Russian language have varied quite a lot. In the XXI century. They are intricately linked to the general strategy of China’s openness to intercultural dialogue, in which Russia occupies one of the leading places, with the trend of social demand related to the prospects of vocational education and business for Chinese in Russia. As for the study of Chinese, Confucius Institutes and Classes are described as the best modern form of learning Chinese language and culture (which is now firmly linked), reflecting quite deeply Eastern traditions, such forms are an example of reliable, successful business and cultural interaction. The task is emphasized to maximize, while flexibly using the rich potential of both cultures, which is extremely important at the present stage, due to global socio-cultural and geopolitical shifts.
Psychological and ontological aspects of the creepy phenomenon in modern art culture
Authors:   federal state budget educational institution of higher education ", Mazanenko Oksana M. ,   Lugansk State Academy of Cultures and Arts named after Mikhail Matussovsky"
Published: November 2024

The article is devoted to the phenomenon of experiencing the creepy as a position of rejection. The aim of the study is to analyze the specific shift in emphasis of the experience of the tragic and the protrusion, the dominance of the existential and aesthetic phenomenon of the creepy in it. A phenomenological approach is used as a methodological setting, with an emphasis on research attention on the ontological and psychological aspects of experiencing the creepy in modern artistic culture. The theoretical justification of the problem of rejecting phenomena is the ideas of psychoanalysis and existentialism, which are then subjected to artistic conceptualization. The use of content analysis, explication, as well as phenomenological reduction allowed us to determine the logic of analysis of complex multi-layered constructs of those works of art that address the experiences of the creepy.
The sociocultural sphere of Tomsk as a resource of the impression economy
Authors:   y, federal state autonomous higher education institution ", Sypchenko Vasilina V. ,   National Research Tomsk State University"
Published: November 2024

The purpose of the article is to explore prospects for the development of the experience economy in Tomsk. Universities and objects of material and spiritual culture of the oldest Siberian city are considered as the main resource. The theoretical and methodological basis of the study is the theory of experience economy by Joseph B. Pine and James H. Gilmore, the concept of experience society by G. Schulze, as well as the concept of cultural industries by D. Hesmondalsh. The conducted research allowed us to identify culture, education, creative industries, catering, and tourism as the main factors contributing to the development of the impression economy in Tomsk. Based on the results obtained, a scheme of the structure of the city impression economy was developed, showing the relationship of the main elements and possible «points of growth», the directions for increasing its potential were outlined. These include creation of a unified interuniversity modern cultural space and new modern art spaces; development of cultural and educational tourism, promotion of the names of famous creative personalities as cultural brands of the city.
Chlamydia muridarum Causes Persistent Subclinical Infection and Elicits Innate and Adaptive Immune Responses in C57BL/6J, BALB/cJ, and J:ARC(S) Mice Following Exposure to Shedding Mice
Authors: Mishkin Noah , Carrasco Sebastian E , Palillo Michael , Momtsios Panagiota , Woods Cheryl , Henderson Kenneth S , Longhini Ana Leda F , Otis Chelsea , Gardner Rui , Joseph Ann M , Sonnenberg Gregory F , Palillo Jack , Arbona Rodolfo J Ricart , Lipman Neil S
Published: November 2024

Chlamydia muridarum (Cm) has reemerged as a moderately prevalent infectious agent in research mouse colonies. Despite its experimental use, few studies evaluate Cm’s effects on immunocompetent mice following its natural route of infection. A Cm field isolate was administered (orogastric gavage) to 8-wk-old female BALB/cJ (C) mice. After shedding was confirmed (through 95 d), these mice were cohoused with naïve C57BL/6J (B6), C, and Swiss (J:ARC[S]) mice (n = 28/strain) for 30 d. Cohoused mice (n = 3 to 6 exposed and 1 to 6 control/strain) were evaluated 7, 14, 21, 63, 120, and 180 d post-cohousing (DPC) via hemograms, serum biochemistry analysis, fecal quantitative PCR, histopathology, and Cm major outer membrane protein immunohistochemistry. Immunophenotyping was performed on spleen (B6, C, and S; n = 6/strain) and intestines (B6; n = 6) at 14 and 63 DPC. Serum cytokine concentrations were measured (B6; n = 6 exposed and 2 control) at 14 and 63 DPC. All B6 mice were shedding Cm by 3 through 180 DPI. One of 3 C and 1 of 6 S mice began shedding Cm at 3 and 14 DPC, respectively, with the remaining shedding thereafter. Clinical pathology was nonremarkable. Minimal-to-moderate enterotyphlocolitis and gastrointestinal-associated lymphoid tissue (GALT) hyperplasia were observed in 15 and 47 of 76 Cm-infected mice, respectively. Cm antigen was frequently detected in GALT-associated surface intestinal epithelial cells. Splenic immunophenotyping revealed increased monocytes and shifts in T-cell population subsets in all strains/time points. Gastrointestinal immunophenotyping (B6) revealed sustained increases in total inflammatory cells and elevated cytokine expression in innate lymphoid and effector T cells (large intestine). Elevated concentrations of proinflammatory cytokines were detected in the serum (B6). Results demonstrate that while clinical disease was not appreciated, 3 commonly used strains of mice are susceptible to chronic enteric Cm infection which may alter various immune responses. Considering the widespread use of mice to model gastrointestinal disease, institutions should consider excluding Cm from their colonies.
La locura del regreso: la poética de la nostalgia en la narrativa de Cristina Peri Rossi
Authors: Gutiérrez-Olivares Claudia
Published: November 2024

El objetivo de este escrito propone pensar la narrativa de Cristina Peri Rossi en términos de una poética de la deriva. Esta poética se funda en la experiencia exiliar de la autora, en cuyo trabajo se observan abundantes figuras literarias tributarias de una semántica marina y de los viajes. Cuando la patria es cruel, escribe Peri Rossi, "buscarás consuelo en el mar"; cuando la nostalgia asecha, la escritura parece conjurarla. En esta perspectiva, en su obra narrativa, es posible rastrear la confluencia y articulación de los tópicos de exilio y memoria, de nostalgia y escritura.
Discursos y recursos de la memoria en la narrativa breve de Maruxa Vilalta
Authors: Moreno Amor Maravillas
Published: November 2024

Este artículo analiza la presencia de la cuestión exílica y memorialista en tres calas de la narrativa breve de Maruxa Vilalta: los relatos publicados en catalán “Diferència” y “El meu dia foll” y la colección El otro día, la muerte. En ellos se dejan ver diferentes planos identitarios que redirigen tanto al ámbito personal como al compromiso político de la autora a partir de prácticas que van desde la posmemoria hasta la memoria colectiva y la memoria multidireccional. Así, la recuperación de la experiencia del exilio avanza de lo local a lo universal, de lo esencial a lo trascendente. Con este trabajo se pretende poner en valor la producción literaria de Vilalta a la luz de la huella que en ella deja su condición de exiliada, aspecto que no ha sido suficientemente atendido en los escasos análisis académicos que existen sobre ella.
Entre rayas: exilio, erotismo y epistemologías liminales. Huellas de Emily Dickinson en Otra vez Eros, de Cristina Peri Rossi
Authors: Vega-Sampayo Elena , Dávila-Montes José
Published: November 2024

El destacado uso de las rayas en Peri Rossi puede interpretarse como un rasgo que conecta su poesía con la de Emily Dickinson, aunadas ambas en la empresa común de tratar de superar los límites sociales de sus respectivos exilios e identidades sexuales (solo aparentemente distantes) y del lenguaje del que está hecho el poema. Las rayas actúan como dislocación, como locus del erotismo, y como disidencia de la lectura oficial. Son una exploración de la otredad, en la búsqueda de formas de expresión que superen imposiciones geográficas, sociales y lingüísticas. Se estudiarán en relación con la lítote, y en su calidad de mecanismo para plantear alteridades, identidades y epistemologías disidentes en dos modalidades muy distintas, pero convergentes, de exilio.
Mapping the intelligent classroom: Examining the emergence of personalized learning solutions in the digital age
Authors: Lagos-Castillo Alez , Chiappe Andrés , Ramirez-Montoya María-Soledad , Becerra Rodríguez Diego Fernando
Published: November 2024

It may seem that learning platforms and systems are a tired topic for the academic community; however, with the recent advancements in artificial intelligence, they have become relevant to both current and future educational discourse. This systematic literature review explored platforms and software supporting personalized learning processes in the digital age. The review methodology followed PRISMA guidelines, searching Scopus and Web of Science databases. Results identified three main categories: artificial intelligence, platforms/software, and learning systems. Key findings indicate artificial intelligence plays a pivotal role in adaptive, personalized environments by offering individualized content, assessments, and recommendations. Online platforms integrate into blended environments to facilitate personalized learning, retention, and engagement. Learning systems promote student-centered models, highlight hybrid environments’ potential, and apply game elements for motivation. Practical implications include leveraging hybrid models, emphasizing human connections, analyzing student data, and teacher training. Future research directions involve comparative studies, motivational principles, predictive analytics, adaptive technologies, teacher professional development, cost-benefit analyses, ethical frameworks, and diverse learner impacts. Overall, the dynamic interplay between artificial intelligence, learning platforms, and learning systems offers a mosaic of opportunities for the evolution of personalized learning, emphasizing the importance of continuous exploration and refinement in this ever-evolving educational landscape.
Effectiveness of postural corrective exercise on postural improvement in students with forward head posture (FHP)
Authors: Nurhayati Ummy A'isyah , Dewi Eka Zinta Nurmala
Published: November 2024

Background: Forward head posture (FHP) is a postural problem in the cervical area characterized by the position of the tragus in front of the plumb line in the sagittal plane with a craniovertebral angle (CVA) value <50°. This condition can be caused by work positions or activities that tend to look down for a long duration. Postural corrective exercise is one of the exercises that can improve posture.Objective: Knowing the effectiveness of postural corrective exercise on posture improvement in students with FHP.Methods: This study used a quasi-experimental pre & post-test design. Respondents were 68 students of Universitas 'Aisyiyah Yogyakarta with CVA <50° who were then randomly divided into 2 groups. namely Group A (postural corrective exercise) and Group B (self-postural corrective exercise). CVA measurement was performed using the On Protractor application.Results: There was a significant increase in CVA after postural corrective exercise and self-postural corrective exercise treatment (p = 0.00). Postural corrective exercise is more effective in improving FHP posture than self-postural corrective exercise (p = 0.00).Conclusion: Postural corrective exercise is more effective on posture improvement in students with FHP.
The effectiveness of peer mentoring on school wellbeing in nursing students at Universitas Jenderal Achmad Yani Yogyakarta
Authors: Utami Khristina Dias , Riyadi Sujono , Sumiyarini Retno
Published: November 2024

Background: School well-being is an important aspect for students in determining their success during their studies and their future. Low school well-being will have an impact on the emergence of mental problems and academic problems in students. Peer mentoring is needed as a form of assistance, carried out by more experienced individuals (mentors) to help less experienced individuals (mentees).Objective: To find out how effective peer mentoring is for Unjaya Nursing students on school well-being.Methods: In quantitative form with a cross-sectional approach, the school well-being instrument was tested for validity and reliability first. The sample was 40 nursing students at Jenderal Achmad Yani University, Yogyakarta. Results: The average school well-being score before the intervention was 83.43 and after 83.85 peer mentoring was given, there was an increase in the score of 0.42. The school well-being score before and after the intervention was in the form of non-normally distributed data, and was tested using the Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test.with sig 0.638.Conclusion: The peer mentoring that is carried out is less effective in improving the school well-being of nursing students.
Improve the sleep quality of elderly in nursing home using lavender aromatherapy
Authors: Imelisa Rahmi , Abdullah Syahla Nabila , Musri  , Safarina Lina , Roswendi Achmad Setya
Published: November 2024

Background: Inadequate sleep and poor quality could interfere with the elderly health. The number of elderly people with sleep quality problems will be much larger, more serious, and more complex. One way to overcome sleep quality is non-pharmacological therapy, one of which using lavender aromatherapy. Objective: This study aimed to determine the effect of lavender aromatherapy to the sleep quality of elderly at a Nursing Home.Methods: This research used a quasy experiment with a purpossive sampling design. Sample 32 elderly was divided into 2 groups, intervention and control groups. Data obtained used a translate of PSQI questionnaire. The intervention groups was given the lavender aromatherapy for 5 days. Data analyzed for the univariate and bivariate used a Mann-Whitney test. Results: Score of sleep quality in the intervention group pretest was 9.13 and posttest was 4.69. The score were decrease approximately 4,44 point. Whereas in the control group pretest was 9.19 and posttest was 8.13. The bivariate analysis for pre and post test data in intervention group revealed that the p-value was 0.001 (<α=0.05).Conclusion: Lavender aromatherapy significantly effect the sleep quality of elderly in a nursing home
Factors that lead to stagnation of total fertility rate (TFR) decline in Jakarta Province based on 2017 Indonesian demographic and health survey (IDHS) data
Authors: Windiany Erina , Rahel Tiarlin Lavida , Sugihanawati Anah
Published: November 2024

Background: The Total Fertility Rate (TFR) of 2017 IDHS data in Jakarta stagnated at 2.2, which has not yet reached the TFR target of 2.1. Objective: To investigate the variables associated with the stagnation of TFR decline in Jakarta based on the 2017 Jakarta IDHS data.Methods: Cross-sectional design, source of secondary data came from the 2017 IDHS fertility data of DKI Jakarta Province. Sample data of women of childbearing age, 883 samples. Independent variables: characteristics (age, education, occupation, decision maker), reproductive services (source of family planning services, media about family planning) and reproductive behavior (age at first active sexual intercourse, family planning method, use of health insurance, opinion about number of children). Data analysis was conducted up to the multivariate.Results: There was an association between age (p=0.000), education (p=0.028), decision maker (p=0.000), source of family planning services (p=0.000), age of sexual activity (p=0.008), contraceptive method (p=0.000) and opinion on number of children (p=0.000) with stagnation of TFR decline. Multivariate analysis: The OR value (2.331) was highest for the variable opinion about having more than two children.Conclusion: Factors that lead to stagnation of TFR decline in Jakarta were most at risk in the variable women of child bearing age opinion about having more than two children. Education is needed to raise awareness about the perception of ideal child value
Women’s satisfaction as an indicator of achieving a positive experience in midwifery continuity of care in Purwakarta Regency, West Java, Indonesia
Authors: Darmawan Flora Honey , Fuad Wirakusumah Firman , Ruluwedrata Rinawan Fedri , Purbasari Ayi , Waslia Dede
Published: November 2024

Background: Midwives as providers of continuous midwifery care have a strategic position to play a role in efforts to overcome reducing MMR and IMR. An important aspect of continuous midwifery care is developing a quality relationship between midwives and women that will increase client satisfaction with the care provided. Continuity models of midwifery care have been proven beneficial to women and babies and are highly recommended by WHO as one important factor when it comes to creating a positive birth experience.Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine how women's satisfaction as an indicator of a positive experience in sustainable midwifery care in PurwakartaMethods: This research is a Quasi Experimental with Posttest-Only approach with Non-Equivalent Groups Design. The experimental group was pregnant women up to the postpartum period who received continuous midwifery care while the comparison group was women who did not receive continuous midwifery care. Data analysis in this study used the Wilcoxon Signed Rank test.Results: There was an association between client satisfaction and continuous midwifery care, both in pregnancy, labor and postpartum period (p value <0.05).Conclusion: Women who received continuous midwifery care had higher satisfaction and positive experiences.
Experiencias en germinación y reproducción vegetativa aplicadas a la reforestación con Polylepis australis (Rosaceae) en las Sierras Grandes de Córdoba, Argentina
Authors: Renison D. , Cingolani A. M.
Published: November 2024

Se realizaron experiencias de propagación con Polylepis australis BITT, en invernáculo y en las Sierras Grandes de Córdoba, con el fin de facilitar la recuperación de sus bosques mediante una reforestación. El porcentaje de germinación fue muy variable entre semillas provenientes de distintos individuos, y estuvo correlacionado positivamente con el grado de cobertura de P. australis del sitio donde se colectaron las semillas. No se encontraron diferencias en la germinación entre los substratos: arena, hojarasca, y tierra con arena, ni con la esterilización de éstos. El tratamiento de las semillas con frío húmedo fue perjudicial. La propagación mediante estacas es factible; la mejor época es la primavera y el uso de enraizante no es recomendable. La supervivencia de los plantines transplantados a su habitat natural fue alta tanto para los producidos mediante semillas como para los de estaca, aunque el crecimiento de los plantines de semillas fue mayor al de los plantines de estaca.
Creep Deformation of Ice-Rich Silty Permafrost Under the Interactive Effects of Solid Fraction, Temperature, and Axial Stress
Authors: Wang Ziyi , Xiao Ming , Bray Matthew , Darrow Margaret , Nicolsky Dmitry , Ji Xiaohang
Published: November 2024

Permafrost degradation influences permafrost’s creep deformation and stability, posing challenges for existing and future civil infrastructure in cold regions. The secondary creep rate is the controlling parameter for the design of civil projects. Solid fraction, temperature, and axial stress may interactively affect creep deformation rate of ice-rich silty permafrost; yet their interactive effects are not well understood. In this study, field samples of relatively undisturbed permafrost from the upper 1.5 meters of the Arctic Coastal Plain near Utqiaġvik, Alaska were first retrieved and analyzed. We conducted constant stress creep tests, unconfined compression tests, and unfrozen water content tests to assess the mechanical and physical properties of the permafrost cores. From these tests, mathematical relationships between secondary creep rate and volumetric solid fraction, temperature, and axial stress were proposed based on Glen’s flow law. Combining the experimental results and mathematical relationships, we quantitatively investigated the interactive effects of solid fraction, temperature, and axial stress on creep deformation. The research yields the following findings. (1) Increasing volumetric solid fraction can either increase or decrease permafrost creep rate depending on temperature and axial stress. (2) At lower temperatures and lower axial stresses, for example, -10°C and 500 kPa, increasing volumetric solid fraction enhances permafrost’s resistance to creep and decreases creep rate. (3) Increasing temperature increases unfrozen water content and diminishes the strengthening effect of increasing solid fraction. This diminishing effect caused by unfrozen water content is amplified at higher solid fractions. (4) At warmer temperatures near the melting point and higher axial stresses, for example, -2°C and 1000 kPa, permafrost at higher volumetric solid fractions is more susceptible to creep deformation with an increased creep rate.
A guide to the galaxy of associations
Authors: Chartier Thomas , Fagot Joel , Rey Arnaud
Published: November 2024

‘Association’ is certainly one of the most prevalent terms in cognitive sciences. However, its diversity of meanings is underestimated. We show that dozens of expressions are used to denote ‘associative' phenomena, mechanisms or models, which constitute an overwhelming galaxy of terms and hamper understanding of an apparently simple concept: association. This semantic divergence brings along conceptual issues and prevent associative accounts of brain function or behavior from being properly articulated, understood and criticized. We propose four main, distinct concepts that allow to clarify and identify what researchers mean with ‘association’ across various disciplines: neuroscience, psychology, AI, linguistics, philosophy. By providing clear definitions of the four concepts, together with guidance in assigning term meaning, we hope to promote interdisciplinary collaboration around the central explanatory notion of association, and acceptance of its complexity and richness.
A Call for Strategy on Eating Disorders: The Need for a Comprehensive Eating Disorder Strategy in England and Specific Guidance for the Remote Delivery of Eating Disorder Services
Authors: Brown Richard , Murphy-Morgan Claire Naomi , Downs James , Branley-Bell Dawn
Published: November 2024

There are growing calls for a comprehensive, evidence-based national eating disorder strategy. This is due to the rising prevalence of eating disorders (EDs) in England, the lack of national guidance in relation to different ED presentations (and potentially varying treatment needs), ad hoc data collection, and inconsistencies in both care and evaluation of quality-of-service provision. Furthermore, the shift towards the remote delivery of care during the COVID-19 pandemic underscores the need for government strategy to include specific guidance on remote delivery of ED services. The increased use of remote healthcare presents an opportunity to mitigate regional disparities in the provision of care. However, there are distinct challenges when delivering ED services remotely. In this position paper, we firstly highlight the growing need for a comprehensive national ED strategy for England to combat the rising prevalence and harm of EDs. Secondly, we specify the importance of ensuring that future governmental strategy incorporates evidence-based guidelines specific to remote delivery of ED services. This is crucial for promoting consistent provision of ED care. We set out the lack of comprehensive national data, and the need for further research into remote delivery of care. Finally, we provide recent research findings from the RHED-C project (Remote Healthcare for Eating Disorders throughout COVID-19) that present recommendations aimed at enhancing future service delivery for remote treatment and support.
Adaptation and psychometric properties of the Disgust Scale Revised in a peruvian sample
Authors: Silva Mauricio
Published: November 2024

The present study sought to adapt and validate the psychometric properties of the Disgust Scale Revised in Peruvian Adults. A non-probabilistic, snowball sample of 335 Peruvian adults was taken. For content validity, the clarity of the items were evaluated using Aiken's V. For internal structure validity, the fit indices of a series of confirmatory factor analyzes were evaluated for the one, two, and three-factor models. For validity with respect to other constructs, the SD-R constructs were correlated with the purity/sanctity subconstruct of the Moral Foundations Questionnaire. For reliability, the ordinal alpha and the omega coefficient were used. Acceptable fit indices were obtained for the two and three oblique factor models, acceptable reliability indices for the core disgust and animal reminder scales was obtained, and small and significant positive correlations were obtained between the contamination and animal reminder factors with the purity/sanctity scale of the MFQ. The DS-R is an instrument with acceptable psychometric properties, although some adjustments must be made related to the reliability of the contamination scale, added to the exploration of other variables that correlate to each of its constructs to obtain greater validity in relation to other variables.
Symptom Trajectories in Patients With Anxiety Disorders During Transdiagnostic Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Authors: Meine Laura Elisabeth , Schaeuffele Carmen , Recher Dominique , Müller-Bardorff Miriam , Paersch Christina , Schulz Ava , Galatzer-Levy Isaac , Kleim Birgit
Published: November 2024

Background: While growing research confirms the efficacy of transdiagnostic cognitive behavioral psychotherapy (TD-CBT) by examining group-level changes from pre to post-treatment, less is known about inter-individual differences and dynamic changes during therapy. Understanding different symptom trajectories and their associations with treatment outcome would allow early detection of non-responders and treatment adjustments.Methods: Patients with anxiety disorders reported on demographics, clinical history, treatment motivation, and expectations before randomization to TD-CBT or wait-list. We analyzed data from the treatment group who provided symptom ratings every session and post-treatment follow-up (N = 64, 71.9% female, age: M = 32.67, SD = 11.91). Using latent class growth analysis (LCGA), we identified symptom trajectory classes and tested whether these could be predicted from baseline data. We also examined associations between classes and treatment outcome, using multilevel modeling and considering reliable change indices. Results: LCGA revealed four distinct trajectory classes: low severity - improved (32.81%), high severity - improved (29.69%), high severity-stagnant (18.75%), and low severity - worsened (18.75%). Only number of comorbidities emerged as a significant predictor of class, with patients in the high severity - stagnant group having more comorbidities. They also showed higher symptom severity at baseline and follow-ups compared to other classes, despite clear improvement.Conclusions: During TD-CBT, latent classes of symptom change can be distinguished and point to malleable factors already present at pre-treatment. Particularly patients with high initial burden and a higher number of comorbidities may require monitoring and adaptive treatment strategies, which should be explored in future studies.
ICT Interest and ICT Self-concept as Determinants of Adolescents’ Vocational Choices. Implications for Gender Segregation in the Labor Market
Authors: Röhlke Leo , Herzing Jessica M. E. , Gomensoro Andrés , Krebs-Oesch Dominique
Published: November 2024

The use of information and communication technologies (ICT) is now an integral part of many occupational task profiles. Therefore, like mathematics and science, ICT represent an important content domain that adolescents may consider in their early vocational choices. Drawing on Eccles’ situated expectancy value theory and related theories, we hypothesize that adolescents’ ICT interest and self-concept should influence their vocational choices with respect to the intensity of ICT use in future occupations. Using longitudinal data from 1,964 Swiss adolescents transitioning into firm-based vocational education and training, we find strongly gendered patterns. Higher ICT interest predicts selection into occupations involving greater intensity of both basic and advanced ICT use, but only for girls. A more positive ICT self-concept is a significant predictor of greater occupational ICT use in future occupations only for boys, and this association is driven mainly by boys choosing careers as ICT specialists. Girls’ lower average ICT interest and their less positive ICT self-concepts explain almost half of the gender differences in the intensity of advanced ICT use. These findings emphasize that ICT are an important content domain of adolescents’ vocational choices today and highlight how gendered interests and self-concepts towards ICT perpetuate occupational gender segregation.
Los stakeholders externos como agentes en la Transformación Digital de las Instituciones de Educación Superior (IES)
Authors: Díaz García Vicente
Published: November 2024

Introducción: Las innovaciones tecnológicas están transformando las organizaciones, y la Transformación Digital (TD) se ha vuelto vital para su supervivencia en el contexto post-COVID-19. Las instituciones de educación superior (IES) también enfrentan esta necesidad de cambio. Metodología: Se llevó a cabo un estudio de caso en una IES española, recopilando opiniones de stakeholders externos, incluyendo estudiantes, graduados y empleadores, para identificar factores que facilitan la TD. Resultados: Los resultados indican que la adopción de metodologías ágiles, la mejora continua, la automatización y la gestión del talento digital son esenciales. Además, la colaboración y el compromiso de los stakeholders externos resultan fundamentales para una TD efectiva. Conclusiones: Las IES deben adoptar tecnologías y metodologías proactivas que mejoren la calidad educativa y fortalezcan su capacidad de adaptación al entorno cambiante, asegurando así su relevancia y crecimiento en el futuro.
Knowledge, Skills, and Ability on SME Performance: A Systematic Literature Review
Authors: Yadewani Dorris , Pandi Oyyapan Durai , Rahayu Silvia
Published: November 2024

The quantity of micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises determine job creation and earnings equality in alongside the economy's expansion. However, SMEs confront several challenges, one of which is a lack of human resource (HR) skill sets, in particular, capacities, qualifications, as well as expertise. Studies on the factors influencing the performance of small and medium-sized businesses that focus on knowledge, skills, and talents are relatively uncommon in the literature. Therefore, the primary objective of the present investigation seeks to figure out the elements, where its focus on understanding, expertise, along with abilities that promote smaller and medium-sized the company's sustainability. This study is based on the incorporation of multiple research methodologies and reviews based on publication standards, specifically ROSES (Reporting Standards for Systematic Evidence Synthesis). To choose articles, two superior databases, Dimensions and Core, as well as one supporting database, Google Scholar, are used. This review has identified 14 major topics based on the thematic analysis used. With a concentration on expertise, abilities, and knowledge, this research project offers tremendously to our existing awareness of what factors are underlying the profitability of small and medium-sized enterprises. The discoveries highlight that relatively little study is currently conducted regarding employee expertise in businesses of all sizes, focuses on knowledge, skills, and abilities in performance. It additionally aids to clarify the integral part human capital competences serve towards enhancing the operational efficiency of medium- and small-sized companies.
Da angústia ao desejo do analista na clínica com crianças
Authors: Fontenele Thalita Castello Branco
Published: November 2024

A clínica psicanalítica com crianças tem particularidades, mas nem por isso lançamos mão de protocolos, testes ou jogos como pré-requisitos de atendimento — só temos o desejo do analista para nos situar. O desejo do analista é como uma chave: coisa que abre, que aponta para o furo do saber e faz girar o discurso. Neste artigo, depois de percorrer rapidamente o caminho que Lacan faz com esse conceito, apresenta-se uma vinheta clínica, a fim de ilustrar a passagem da angústia ao desejo do analista na clínica com crianças, abrindo, assim, uma discussão teórica sobre o tema.
Productivity of Biocenosis Plants and Humus Accumulation Processes in Eroded Meadow-Chernozem Soils
Authors: Nazariuk V. M. , Kalimullina F. R.
Published: November 2024

In long-term experiments, the content of humus in natural and agroecosystems on meadow-chernozem soils depended on the species diversity of plants, the state of the vegetation cover, the cultivation of the arable horizon and its erosion. During the 10-year observation period, the humus content in arable soil decreased by 4.5% relative to the initial state, while under meadow grasses, on the contrary, it increased by 22%. Then, during the 20-year accounting period, the processes of humus accumulation in the cultivated soil changed little. Among natural ecosystems, humus accumulation processes were most active in the humus-accumulative (A) and transitional horizons (AB) under the aspen forest. The reserves of humus and nutrients in eroded soils decreased dramatically, causing a decrease in the productivity of meadow grasses. It has been established that for a significant accumulation of humus (up to 8%) in the non-eroded soil of the 100-year period of ecosystem functioning, it is necessary to combine incoming carbon in the form of forest litter and roots with the biomass of perennial meadow grasses.
Biological Effectiveness of Tank Mixtures of Pesticides and Micronutrients in the Protection of Winter Wheat and Their Effect on Grain Yield and Quality
Authors: Vlasova L. M. , Popova O. V.
Published: November 2024

The effectiveness of protecting winter wheat from pests and diseases, yield and grain quality were studied by using tank mixtures of new pesticides and agrochemicals, mainly of domestic production. The study was conducted in small-scale experiments in the conditions of the forest-steppe of the Central Chernozem region in crops of winter soft wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) of the Krasa Dona variety. The size of plots in the experiments is 30 m2, the repeatability is fourfold, the placement of plots is randomized. Tank insectofungicidal mixtures of Sparring + Ace and Klonrin + Elatus Ace individually and in combination with micronutrient Biostim Zernovoy were studied. To control the insectofungicidal effect, a tank mixture of Vostorg + Ceriax Plus, studied earlier, was used. Application of insectofungal tank mixtures Sparring + Ace and Klonrin + Elatus Ace individually and with micro-fertilization of Biostim Zernovoy in winter soft wheat crops of the Krasa Dona variety provided high biological efficacy against a complex of pests and diseases. The insecticidal activity of tank mixtures was 96.5–100, fungicidal – 78.3–90.5%. Spraying of winter wheat with tank insectofungicidal mixtures individually and with micro-fertilization contributed to a significant increase in the yield of winter soft wheat. The largest grain yield increases of 12.9 and 13.6 c/ha were obtained in variants with Sparring + Ace + Biostim Zernovoy and Klonrin + Elatus Ace + Biostim Zernovoy combinations. The use of the studied tank mixtures individually and with micro-fertilization increased the quality of winter wheat grain: the content of crude gluten increased by 2.1–3.4% relative to the control, and its quality improved.
Estimation of Soil Carbon Balance Based on СО2 Emission Determination
Authors: Sharkova I. N. , Chumbaeva A. S. , Androkhanov V. A.
Published: November 2024

The increased interest nowadays in quantitative assessment of soil respiration is largely due to studies of the role of various terrestrial ecosystems in changing the concentration of the most important greenhouse gas, CO2, in the atmosphere. The review considers methodological aspects of determining the actual CO2 emission from soils using chamber and absorption methods, as well as the use of the obtained data to assess the carbon balance in soils. Successful development of this topic will allow to promptly get an answer to the main question of this pressing environmental issue: what is the soil of this or that ecosystem for atmospheric CO2 – a net source or a net sink? The article analyzes the results of works devoted to comparative determination of CO2 emission from soils by these methods. It is shown that the widespread opinion about obtaining underreported data by absorption method is often based on studies in which the basic principles of the method were violated. It is concluded that it is necessary to carry out in-depth comparative studies on determination of average daily indicators of CO2 emission from soil by chamber and absorption methods. It is recognized that, regardless of the method, the main problem in using CO2 production data to estimate soil C balance is the adequate partitioning of total respiration into heterotrophic and autotrophic components, the ratio between which varies widely depending on soil and vegetation conditions. Due to imperfection and labor intensity of existing methods, this division can cause significant errors in determining the annual mineralization of soil organic matter. To reduce them, the approach to determination of mineralization losses of CO2 in bare fallow soils is considered. It is natural for soils of agrocenoses, but as a methodological technique can probably be used in natural grass ecosystems as well. Reduction of errors can be ensured due to the fact that differences in actual mineralization of organic matter in bare fallow and plant-occupied soils are several times less than changes in the ratio between heterotrophic and autotrophic components of soil respiration in different biogeocenoses.
Micromorphological Cryogenic Features in Meadow Podbels of Middle-Amur Lowland
Authors: Gyninova A. B. , Gerasimova M. I. , Lebedeva M. P.
Published: November 2024

Meadow podbels (dark-humus gleyic and gleypodbels in the Classification of soils of Russia) are subject to deep and prolonged freezing in the western part of their area. It is manifested in cryogenic deformations of genetic horizons as well as in thin sections. Micromorphological features of soils on permafrost are well known. and the purpose of this research was to reveal them in three profiles of meadow podbels as related to soil cryological and hydrological regimes. Unlike northern cryogenic soils. the meadow podbels have dark-humus horizons with weak cryogenic manifestations; in eluvial horizons. there are frost-created platy microstructures and numerous iron-organic nodules of any size. Specific microstructures are common in textural BT horizons: these are rounded or ellipsoidal peds with iron-organic nodules in their nuclei. and ooids: rounded aggregates with iron impregnation/segregations in their centres and circular striated b-fabric of the micromass on aggregate peripheries. Typical gley mirofeatures in the lowermost clayey horizons are well expressed. along with illuviation clay coatings. part of them being deformed. The skeleton grains and micromass re-arrangement. as well as concentric orientation of skeleton grains in the groundmass. are weak as compared to cryogenic soils with permafrost.
Morphogenetic Features of Soils on the Coast of the Svyatoy Nos peninsula (Eastern Baikal region)
Authors: Balsanova L. D. , Naidanov B. B. , Balsanov A. V.
Published: November 2024

The soils of the western coast of the Chivyrkuisky and Barguzinsky bays on the Svyatoy Nos Peninsula, the largest peninsula on Lake Baikal in the Republic of Buryatia, were studied. The morphogenetic characteristics of soils on the main types of coasts of the peninsula are given: low abrasion with isolated lagoons, low abrasion, accumulative and ingression. An important factor in the formation of soils is the differences in the rocks that make up the coasts of the bays. It is shown that the genesis of soils is determined by proximity to the lake and altitudinal location, which determines the difference in their structure and properties. Due to the high mountainous coasts, often rocky with steep slopes, the soils are not directly affected and flooded by lake water. The development of soils outside the floodplain regime is also typical for the soils closest to the lake level – sod-podzols, which occupy low accumulative types of shores. The studied soils revealed a wide range of granulometric composition: from loose sand to light clay. Similar properties of soils are the acidic and weakly acidic reaction of the environment, the regressive-accumulative nature of the distribution of humus content, and the differentiation of bulk oxides along the profile. Signs of podzolization in alpha-humus soils and clay formation in brown soils were diagnosed, due to sufficient moistening of the coasts and the warming influence of the lake’s water mass. The research results can be used in landscape planning in territorial organization and monitoring work in recreation areas.
Influence of Clear Felling on СО2 Emission from the Podzolic Soil Surface of the Coniferous-Deciduous Forest (Middle Taiga, Komi Republic)
Authors: Osipov A. F. , Startsev V. V. , Dymov A. A.
Published: November 2024

The impact of industrial logging on the carbon cycle of boreal forests is characterized by significant uncertainties, which is largely due to the lack of information on carbon fluxes (in particular, soil respiration) in felling sites. The aim of study is to assess the effect of clear felling on CO2 emission from the soil surface of a coniferous-deciduous forest on a typical podzolic soil (Albic Retisol). The investigation was executed during the snowless periods (May-October) of 2020–2022 in a coniferous-deciduous forest and its felling site carried out in the winter of 2020. The carbon dioxide emission was measured by a LI COR 8100 gas analyzer. A brief description of the weather conditions during the years of research and the dynamics of soil temperature at a depth of 10 cm is given. A positive, statistically significant relationship between soil respiration and soil temperature at a depth of 10 cm (R2 = 0.17–0.75; p 0.001) was detected for the analyzed objects. The correlation with soil moisture was both positive and negative and statistically insignificant except data obtained in 2022 in the undisturbed control forest. The high values of CO2 flux during the snowless period were observed in July–August and was 3.90–5.62 gC/ m2/ day and 2.3–2.5 gC/m2/day in undisturbed forests and felled areas, respectively. In 2021, the peak of CO2 release shifted to June. Clear felling has a negative effect on the soil respiration of Albic Retisol that decreased by 1.2–1.9 times in the conditions of the middle taiga of the Komi Republic. The most (55–66%) of the C–CO2 efflux during the snowless period was emitted during the summertime, and the vegetation period (May–September) contribution was 84–88%. The obtained data will serve to determine the role of industrial logging in the carbon cycle of taiga forests.