bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The determinants impact on poverty reduction in Vietnam
Authors: NGUYEN THAO PHUONG
Published: September 2023

The progress of poverty reduction in Vietnam determined by regions and the education level of the household members. During 2006-2014, the spillover of the poverty reduction polices in Vietnam was transmitted through accessibility to government preferential credit and public healthcare services. Ensuring that rural households were able to approach to immunization can improve their household’s wealth. The aim of the thesis was an assessment of determinants impacted on poverty in Vietnam, captured by the household characteristics, educational attainments, agricultural resources, and regions. The thesis also evaluated the effectiveness of the poverty reduction policy applied by the Vietnamese government. Subsequently, the interaction effects were used to investigate the role of women in the progress of poverty reduction and how the level of regional development influenced on poverty. The results showed that the probability of being poor decreased when households have favorable conditions in term of household characteristics, educational attainment, and regions. Accessibility to government preferential credits reduced the urban household’s poverty, and health care policies were more compatible with rural households. The yielding results of OLS model and probit models were consistent, guaranteed for robust estimation. The interaction effects showed the effectiveness of policy variables to the corresponding beneficiaries, but the proxies of government agriculture support were insignificant. Further research is recommended to use alternative proxies to have a better evaluation on the poverty reduction policies.
Determinants of the gold price in Vietnam
Authors: Le Thi Son  , Chi Trinh Thuy , Anh Nguyen Thi Nguyet
Published: September 2023

Findings – As the results, by using 5 steps which are: test for the statistical significance, testfor heteroscedasticity, test for multicollinearity test the assumption of normality and test forautocorrelation, a positive relationship is found between Vietnam gold price and USD/VNDexchange rate. In detail, the inflation in Vietnam and the nominal interest rate in Vietnamhave no statistically significant with the gold price. In statistical significance test, thecoefficient for CPI and USD/VND exchange rate are statistical significant but there exists themulticollinearity between CPI and USD/VND exchange rate. To ensure the result, CPI ischosen to remove when comparing R-squared between two regression equations.
VIETNAMESE FOREIGN POLICY: MEMORY AND LEARNING IN THE DOI MOI ERA
Authors: Chapman Nicholas
Published: September 2023

Ever since 1988, Vietnam has successfully diversified and multilateralised its relationships,whilst placing a strong degree of focus on integration into the international political economy.This multidirectional foreign policy is designed to contribute to a peaceful internationalenvironment and a stable domestic one in order to promote economic growth and build up theaggregate strength of the country. At the same time, it is designed to boost the country’sautonomy, protect its sovereignty and territorial integrity, as well as hedge against potentialthreats. This multidirectional foreign policy has contributed significantly to the economicreformist agenda, formally initiated at the 1986 Sixth Party Congress, otherwise known as DoiMoi. Additionally, it has boosted Vietnam’s international profile and reversed the diplomaticisolation it faced as the Cold War came to a close. As such, multidirectionalism has become afundamental aspect of the Doi Moi process. This thesis traces the learning process sincemultidirectionalism’s inception and argues that this learning process, along with the economicbenefits reaped, have evolved into positive memories for the Vietnamese Communist Party.This means multidirectionalism continues to be reinforced and as a result, these memoriesshape Vietnam’s continued expansion of that policy. Additionally, this thesis also offers aconceptual definition to the term multidirectionalism as well as explores the mechanismsthrough which Vietnam implements this policy.
EMPLOYEES’ MOTIVATION FOR CREATING INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS VENTURE: THE ROLE OF PERCEIVED COMPETENCE AND JOB SATISFACTION
Authors: Pham Anh D.
Published: September 2023

This research investigates the determinants of entrepreneurial intention among Vietnamese employees, a crucial segment of potential entrepreneurs yet mostly neglected in previous studies. Given the focus on intention to create an international business venture and the working segment, we expand the entrepreneurial event theory by supplementing perceived competence and job satisfaction as determinants of entrepreneurial intention while testing the mediation of perceived feasibility and perceived desirability in such relationships correspondingly. Three focus groups on 27 Vietnamese employees were conducted to explore the specific relevant competences and develop the conceptual model. Afterwards, data from an empirical survey on 567 Vietnamese employees was analysed using a partial least squares structural equation model to test the hypothesised relationships. The empirical results indicate that perceived competences, viz. administrative competence, communication skills, network building competence, and international business expertise have a positive impact on entrepreneurial intention.
‘Learning Together and Making One Great Society for All’ – Perceptions of Inclusive Education of Scottish and Hungarian Student Teachers
Authors: Dalnoki Laura , Jones Sian E
Published: September 2023

We explored how understandings of inclusive education differ between Scottish and Hungarian students. An additional aim was to measure whether they view intellectual or physical disabilities as more challenging to teach in an inclusive environment and to reveal their reasons for this. Recruiting through social media and universities, we used a mixed methods online survey of N = 169 student teachers to assess definitions of ‘inclusion’, alongside responses to two vignettes showcasing types of disability. Analysis confirmed that pupils with intellectual disabilities are seen as more challenging to teach inclusively than those with physical impairments. Whilst fewer of Scottish students’ definitions concentrated on additional support needs, most mentioned focusing on all pupils. In Hungary, there was a somewhat greater focus on additional support needs. As student teachers are key figures in shaping education it is now important to investigate what underpins their perceptions, and how they later practice inclusive education
'My brain & my heart don't communicate together': Exploring vloggers’ use of medical ontologies to share their symptom experiences with postural tachycardia syndrome
Authors: Hogg Mitchell James , Deary Vincent , Newton Julia , Rapley Tim
Published: September 2023

Aim: Postural Tachycardia Syndrome (PoTS) is an autonomic nervous system condition characterised by heightened heart rate (increase of >30bpm for adults) upon standing. Whilst PoTS is associated with impaired daily functioning, burdensome fatigue and poor quality of life, little research has been undertaken to examine how patients attempt to share their debilitating, daily symptom experiences with others. The current study therefore employed narrative analysis to explore how people with PoTS communicated understandings of their chronic illness within the re-telling of their own diagnostic stories. Method: A purposeful sample of 20 YouTube vlogs, triangulated alongside semi-structured interviews of 15 people diagnosed with PoTS (Mean Age= 35.3, SD= 12.1), were coded through NVIVO. The conduct of narrative analysis was guided through the adoption of a performative approach (Meraz et al., 2019). Rigour was achieved through reflexive note generation, numerous team analysis discussions and data triangulation. Findings: Within their narratives, storytellers constructed and drew upon socio-medical frameworks- those surrounding the autonomic nervous system- to communicate understandings of their PoTS to others and to account for their widespread symptom experiences. Through these models, storytellers depicted experiencing symptoms as a heightened bodily awareness, through the portrayal of their PoTS as a perceived ‘disruption’ to their body’s unconscious pathways. Storytellers employed metaphors and personification to allocate blame towards their bodies for their disrupted daily functioning. Conclusion: The identification of the autonomic nervous system- as a common, patient-derived socio-medical ontology- ultimately serves as an effective explanatory model for researchers to utilise for the development of specific, new patient acceptable interventions for PoTS.
THE INVOLVEMENT OF ENTREPRENER’S NETWORKS IN OPPORTUNITIES EXPLORATION AND EXPLOITATION OF INTERNATIONAL NEW VENTURES
Authors: Ha Mai Phuong
Published: September 2023

The role and importance of entrepreneur’s network for International New Ventures(INVs) are highlighted in much research. However, there is a lack of more profound studies on how different perspectives of network influence INVs. Therefore, this thesis aims to develop a deeper understanding of the multiple aspects of entrepreneurs’ networks involvement in INVs with regard to opportunity development process. Theoretical framework constitutes of three aspects of entrepreneur’s networks: type, strength and functions of relationships, put in the context of entrepreneurial opportunity’s exploration and exploitation. The theoretical framework is empirically examined through two cases study of two prominent business models in Vietnam economy: State-owned company and Private-owned company. Lastly, empirical part validates and contributes to a better understanding of the framework, hence, answers the research question. It is found that entrepreneurs utilize social network as the most efficient means of rapid internationalization. While entrepreneurs’ weak relationships positively impact business opportunities exploration, strong relationships greatly affect business opportunities exploitation. This study also uncovers more clearly the functions of networks in various critical activities related to opportunity exploration and exploitation.
Thiếu thốn tài chính đang là rào cản trong công cuộc chống khủng hoảng khí hậu
Authors: Cường Nghiêm Phú Kiên
Published: September 2023

Ông Ban Ki-moon, cựu Tổng thư ký Liên hợp quốc hiện đang đóng vai trò Chủ tịch Global Center on Adaptation (GCA), mới có xác nhận tại Africa Climate Summit diễn ra ở Nairobi, về nguy cơ tình trạng thiếu thốn tài chính sẽ ngăn cản những tiến bộ tiếp theo, thậm chí đe dọa cả những kết quả tích cực về bảo tồn sinh thái đã đạt được, tại Châu Phi.
The Cultural Dimensions of the Vietnamese Private Entrepreneurship
Authors: Hoang Vuong Quan , Dung Tran Tri
Published: September 2023

This paper examines the influence of cultural and socioeconomic factors on thegrowth of enterpreneurship in Vietnam. Traditional cultural values continueto have a strong impact on the Vietnamese society, and to a large extentadversely affect the entrepreneurial spirit of the community. Typicalconstraints private entrepreneurs face may have roots in the cultural facetas legacy of the Confucian society like relationship-based bank credit. Lowquality business education is both a victim and culprit of the long-standingtradition that looks down on the role of private entrepreneurship in thecountry.
Regionalisation in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS): Vietnam in the GMS Cooperation Program
Authors: Le Dung Tran Thi
Published: September 2023

In Vietnam, regionalisation in the GMS occurs in different parts at different paces and levels driven by thecentral government and with the participation of the local governments, private sector and grassrootspeople in the framework of the GMS Program. So far there has been no major research either in Vietnameseor English that addresses this issue. The thesis seeks to fill this gap by examining the empirical process ofregionalisation in three Vietnam’s border towns in the First-Generation GMS Economic Corridor TownDevelopment Project. Employing analytical framework based on relevant International Relations andinterdisciplinary theories, and a mix of qualitative and quantitative methods, the thesis finds that the GMSregionalisation is a combination of ‘top-down’ and ‘bottom-up’ processes. The thesis commences byhighlighting the significance of the Mekong River to the development of the region. Then various multilateralcooperative schemes are explored to generate a complete picture of regional cooperation. It is concludedthat many multilateral mechanisms with little progress may have negative impacts on the regionalisation inthe GMS. Among 13 schemes in the GMS, GMS Program is considered as one of the most well-knownsubregional cooperation schemes. The GMS Program came to existence just in time to assist the Mekongriparian states to integrate better into the regional and international markets in the context that there werenew developments both at the regional and world’s levels. In the case of Vietnam, the GMS Program hasgiven Hanoi an option to carry on its omni-directional foreign policy and helped it consolidate its existingrelationships with its traditional and neighbouring partners. Notably, regionalisation is occurring in someparts of the country where GMS projects have been implemented. Regionalisation can be best observed ineconomic space where there are intensive interactions among people under various dimensions enabledby favourable policies. Although regionalisation promises to bring new cooperative opportunities in theGMS, regionalisation in the GMS will continue to meet new challenges from growing natural and man-madethreats to the Mekong River. Further, the involvement of outsiders is also a real challenge to the regionbuildingprocess.
Developmentalism with Vietnamese Characteristics: The Persistence of State-led Development in East Asia
Authors: BEESON MARK , PHAM HUNG HUNG
Published: September 2023

One of the most striking features of the economic development that has occurred in the East Asian region has been the influential role of the state in directing its course. Vietnam is also following this well-worn path of state-led developmentalism. The principal contribution of this paper is two-fold. First, we place the Vietnamese experience in comparative historical and conceptual perspective. It is suggested that the structure of the Vietnamese state itself and the distinctive nature of the policies it has undertaken are reflections of the country’s traumatic recent history and the fact that its leadership is notionally ‘‘communist.’’ Our second contribution is to detail some of the more important aspects of this process. We provide two case studies which focus on the role of state-owned enterprises and decentralisation initiatives which demonstrate that, despite the frequently ad hoc and contingent nature of the developmental project and an absence of the sort of state capacity that distinguished the likes of Japan in its heyday, the Vietnamese government is overseeing economic development in creative and surprisingly effective ways.
PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT AND CORRUPTION IN ASEAN PLUS SIX
Authors: Tran My Thi Ha
Published: September 2023

The study involved analyzing the causes and consequences of corruption in Vietnam. Some research findings were similar to those of other low- to middle-income countries. However, there were some differences since Vietnam was a socialist republic country. The study used regression analysis to determine the correlations between government expenditure, governance indicator and corruption as well as between corruption and the economic development in selected countries. Data gathered from various sources over 18 years, from 2000 to 2017, were used to answer the research questions. The study uses the corruption perception index and the shadow economy index as proxy variables of corruption. The study’s findings were then contributed to the corruption and economic development literature and used to propose a number of recommendations to policymakers and future researchers.
Inventory Control and Risk Management: A Review
Authors: Egon Kaledio , EUGENE RUSSELL
Published: September 2023

Inventory Control and Risk Management: A Review
The Impact of Income and Education Level to the Perception of Democracy in Vietnam
Authors: Vu Truong Minh
Published: September 2023

Democracy is an interesting topic that many scholars pay attention to, since it is the foundationof a civil society. There are many factors that contribute to the country’s democracy. Two ofmany important factors that have a great impact on democracy are the people’s income andeducation. This study would investigate the relationship among income, level of education anddemocracy. The study focuses on the eastern cultured country, which is Vietnam after more thana decade of economic transformation in this case. The data is obtained from World Value Survey(wave 5, 2006). The author found out that there is a positive significant relationship betweenincome and democracy, not level of education and democracy by using the correlation statisticalmethod. The author acknowledges some limitation and suggests recommendations for futuresearch.
Reciprocal, human-machine learning could transform how researchers open science
Authors: Elizabeth Abigail
Published: September 2023

If scientists are empowered to transform language familiar to humans into language familiar to machines, then scientific experiments can be illuminated and efficiently shared in digital platforms; else, scientific information will remain in the dark and, as consequence, limit the rate of discovery, innovation, technological development, and the potential prosperity driven by societal investment.
Anger sensitivity and relatedness frustration as predictors of depression
Authors: Jakubowska Adrianna , Zajenkowska Anna , Kaźmierczak Izabela , Zarazińska Anna , Olechowska Anna , Molińska Weronika , Pinkham Amy
Published: September 2023

Depression is more prevalent in individuals raised in cold and violent families, which can lead to a lack of connection or frustration in relationships and heightened sensitivity to signs of danger, such as anger on faces. These factors can both exacerbate symptoms of depression. However, research into the links between depressive symptoms and relatedness frustration, as well as depressive symptoms and anger sensitivity, has been limited. This study aims to address this gap by investigating these relationships. The study recruited 1 241 participants from the general population, who completed an online task involving the recognition of emotions on morphed faces and questionnaires measuring depression (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, HADS-M) and relatedness frustration (Basic Psychological Need Satisfaction and Frustration Scale, BPNSFS). As expected, the results showed that depressive symptoms were positively associated with relatedness frustration, however, were negatively associated with anger sensitivity. Both factors were also found to be significant predictors of depressive symptoms. Our results are noteworthy especially given the fact that we are living in a time of staying in the home for extended periods of time, which is associated with cognitive decline and depression.
The Transformative Power of Technology and Software: A Comprehensive Overview
Authors: OLAOLUWA OLAOYE FAVOUR , Egon Kaledio , EUGENE RUSSELL
Published: September 2023

Technology and software are two related but distinct concepts that involve the use of tools and techniques to solve problems, improve efficiency, or create new products and services. In this article, we will explore the definitions, types, and examples of technology and software, as well as the process and methods of software development. Technology and software have become integral components of modern life, shaping industries, economies, and society as a whole. This article provides an extensive exploration of the evolution of technology and software, their impact on various sectors, and emerging trends that promise to shape the future.What is Technology?In the digital age, technology and software are the driving forces behind innovation, efficiency, and connectivity. From smartphones and social media platforms to artificial intelligence and cloud computing, these elements have reshaped the world we live in. This article delves into the multifaceted world of technology and software, highlighting their evolution, significance, and potential for future advancements.Technology is a broad term that encompasses any type of tool or device that is produced by humans to achieve a specific goal or purpose. Technology can be mechanical, electronic, digital, biological, or any other form of physical or non-physical manipulation of matter, energy, information, or communication. Technology can be applied to various domains and fields, such as agriculture, medicine, education, entertainment, etc.
Consequences of urban migration of adult children for the elderly left-behind in rural Vietnam
Authors: Hien Nguyen Thi Thu
Published: September 2023

Since the subsidised economy was substituted by privatisation in 1986, familybecame the main source of support for the majority of Vietnamese elderly.Traditionally, old aged parents live under the same roof with their adult children, sothat they can be looked after.Recently, the process of modernisation of its economy with the focus on urban areasin Vietnam has pushed young rural generations away from home and torn ruralfamilies apart. Scholars and experts have tried to understand if that movement ishaving any impact on the left-behind parents. However, the majority of the existingstudies used secondary data, and quantitatively tested only the economic aspects.Other aspects of life of the left-behind elders attracted a limited amount of research.The voice of those left-behind elderly parents was also underestimated, and oftennot heard.This study utilised a qualitative approach and drew on the voice of those insiders,whose children had migrated to urban areas for employment. It explores the wellbeingof rural elderly individuals, not only the material aspects, but also emotionaland physical care.
Eye movements in visual duration perception: disentangling stimulus from time in pre-decisional processes
Authors: Catronas Dinis , Torres Nathércia Lima , Silva Susana
Published: September 2023

Eye-tracking methods may allow the online monitoring of cognitive processing during visual duration perception tasks, where participants are asked to estimate, discriminate or compare time intervals defined by visual events like flashing circles. However, and to our knowledge, attempts to validate this possibility have remained inconclusive so far, and results remain focused on offline behavioral decisions made after stimulus appearance. In the present paper, we present an eye-tracking protocol for exploring the cognitive processes preceding behavioral responses in an interval comparison task, where participants viewed two consecutive intervals and had to decide whether it speeded up (first interval longer than second) or slowed down (second interval longer). Our main concern was disentangling oculomotor responses to the visual stimulus itself from correlates of duration-relate to judgements. To achieve this, we defined three consecutive time windows based on critical events: baseline onset, onset of the first interval, onset of second interval, end of stimulus. We then extracted traditional oculomotor measures for each (number of fixations, pupil size), and focused on time-window-related changes to separate the responses to the visual stimulus from those related to interval comparison per se. As we show in the illustrative results, eye-tracking data showed significant differences that were consistent with behavioral results, raising hypotheses on the mechanisms engaged. Our protocol is embryonic and will require many improvements, but it represents an important step forward in the current state-of-art.
The mathematical principle of psychology: psychological causality
Authors: Chuang Gao
Published: September 2023

Establishing a general dynamic mechanism and psychological causality is a long-standing controversial problem. Functionalism, structuralism, behaviorism, humanism, symbolism, cognitivism, Gestalt psychology, psychodynamics, etc. put forward postulation from various aspects, and try to construct the local framework of human behavior prediction. However, the unity has never been achieved. In the past 10 years, we have proposed four mathematical formulas to deduce psychological mechanisms and classical experimental findings at the functional and behavioral level. In this paper, we promote it into axiom system and use them to reconstruct psychological local postulations in mathematics. Stimulation, cognition, psychological force and behavior are related. A long-term desire for the unified causality has been achieved in psychology. Therefore, like physics, the transformation from experimental psychological phenomenology to axiomatic theory will be a revolution.
Loneliness and Time Alone in Everyday Life: A Descriptive-Exploratory Study of Subjective and Objective Social Isolation
Authors: Danvers Alexander Francois , Efinger Liliane , Mehl Matthias R. , Helm Peter J. , Raison Charles , Polsinelli Angelina J. , Moseley Suzanne , Sbarra David
Published: September 2023

Loneliness—the subjective experience of social isolation—is a common experience that can become an enduring feature of everyday life. How does feeling lonely relate to spending time alone? In this descriptive-exploratory study, we used the Electronically Activated Recorder (EAR), a naturalistic observation tool that samples sounds from participants’ daily lives, to assess time spent alone as an index of social isolation. We combined data from three samples (N = 426) to examine the association between subjective and objectively-assessed isolation, and whether the association varies as a function of gender, marital status, and age. The constructs are weakly but significantly correlated, and spending more than 75% of time alone was associated with much higher loneliness scores, especially among older adults.
Long-COVID Symptoms and Associated Predictors: A Study on Indian Cohort
Authors: Mishra Sapna S , Gupta Hritik , Gandhi Tapan K. , Biswal Bharat B.
Published: September 2023

The long-term effects of COVID-19 have posed individuals with psychological issues along with physiological ailments. These issues include lack of concentration, memory recall issues, and anxiety issues that are understood as part of long-COVID symptoms among COVID-recovered individuals which usually present themselves 2-3 months post-recovery. Our study aimed at understanding these long-term post-COVID symptoms among the general Indian population. This two-part study employed survey methodology wherein self-reported information such as fatigue experienced in life spheres and symptoms experienced in past months, along with additional information such as age and sex were reported by the participants along with the hospitalization status which was disclosed by the COVID-19-recovered individuals. Study 1 reported and compared the symptoms of COVID-recovered individuals (N=62) with healthy controls (N=36). Despite unrefreshing sleep being reported as a common trait among the two groups, it was significantly linked to post-COVID neuropsychiatric symptoms among the COVID-recovered group and did not result in manifestations of these symptoms in the Controls. Further, predictive models for these symptoms, namely, lack of concentration, memory recall issues, anxiety issues, and fatigue were explored in Study 2. These post-COVID symptoms were modeled using logistic regression with unrefreshing sleep, hospitalization station, and sex of participants as the predictors. Using statistical tests on the models we found that unrefreshing sleep is an important predictor of attention issues, anxiety issues, and fatigue among COVID-recovered individuals (N=57). Other predictors, such as the hospitalization status and sex were not found to significantly affect these reported symptoms.
Do preschoolers trust a competent robot pointer?
Authors: Baumann Anna-Elisabeth , Goldman Elizabeth Jessica , Cobos Maria-Gracia M. , Poulin-Dubois Diane
Published: September 2023

How young children learn from different informants has been widely studied. However, most studies investigate how children learn verbally conveyed information. Furthermore, most studies investigate how children learn from humans. This study sought to investigate how 3-year-old children learn from, and come to trust, a competent robot versus an incompetent human when competency is established using a pointing paradigm. During an induction phase, a robot informant pointed at a toy inside a transparent box, whereas a human pointed at an empty box. During the test phase, both agents pointed at opaque boxes. We found that young children asked the robot for help to locate a hidden toy more than the human (ask questions), and correctly identified the robot to be accurate (Judgment Questions). However, children equally endorsed the locations pointed at by both the robot and the human (endorse questions). This suggests that 3-year-old children are sensitive to the epistemic characteristics of the informant even when its displayed social properties are minimal.
Introdução à Metodologia Científica e Análise de dados (para quem tem pressa) - Prefácio
Authors: Santana Luiz Henrique
Published: September 2023

Este texto é parte do conteúdo que constitue o texto completo do livro "Introdução à Metodologia Científica para quem tem pressa". Esta versão é uma prévia à publicação do texto e, portanto, está sujeita a alterações e edições conforme o processo editorial e de revisão.
Synthesizing realistic computer animated human point-light walkers as viewed from arbitrary perspectives in 3D space
Authors: Poom Leo
Published: September 2023

I present an algorithm that generates computer animations of a visually realistic human point-light-walker (PLW) (i.e. biological motion) as perceived from an arbitrary viewing perspective, where only the moving dots on the major joints enable the visual system to recognize the walker. Tuning of stimulus parameters in the algorithm control body structure viewing perspective and distance. Walking style such as relaxed walking or walking with forward thrust, trot or pace walking and other relative phases shifts between limbs, shoulders and hips and can easily be manipulated. The simulation incorporates a ground level constraint that produces realistic vertical body sway, and lead to a local visual directional invariant in the motions of the feet characteristic for real walking. An additional algorithm makes it possible to include accretion-deletion cues caused by self-occlusions during the gait cycle. Previous algorithms developed to present human PLWs are limited to specific viewpoints, display unnatural walking, and lack the visual direction invariant. Other techniques to create realistic biological point light motion stimuli apply motion capture to record actors while they perform certain actions, and involve sophisticated technical apparatus to measure their limbs 3D coordinates. In contrast, the computer animated PLW created by the algorithms presented here with full control of stimulus parameters is ideal for researchers investigating biological motion perception from a variety of research perspectives, from perception to clinical research, or any other applications.
Tactile Emoticons: Conveying Social Emotions and Intentions with Manual and Robotic Tactile Feedback During Social Media Communications
Authors: Saramandi Alkistis , Au Yee Ki , KOUKOUTSAKIS ATHANASIOS , Zheng Caroline Yan , Godwin Adrian , Bianchi-Berthouze Nadia , Jewitt Carey , Jenkinson Paul Mark , Fotopoulou Aikaterini
Published: September 2023

Touch offers important non-verbal possibilities for socioaffective communication. Yet most digital communications lack capabilities regarding exchanging affective tactile messages (tactile emoticons). Additionally, previous studies on tactile emoticons have not capitalised on knowledge about the affective effects of certain mechanoreceptors in the human skin, e.g., the C-Tactile (CT) system. Here, we examined whether gentle manual stroking delivered in velocities known to optimally activate the CT system (defined as ‘tactile emoticons’), during lab-simulated social media communications could convey increased feelings of social support and other prosocial intentions compared to (1) either stroking touch at CT sub-optimal velocities, or (2) standard visual emoticons. Participants (N = 36) felt more social support with CT-optimal compared to sub-optimal velocities, or visual emoticons. In a second, preregistered study (N = 52), we investigated whether combining visual emoticons with tactile emoticons, this time delivered at CT-optimal velocities by a soft robotic device, could enhance the perception of prosocial intentions and affect participants’ physiological measures (e.g., skin conductance rate) in comparison to visual emoticons alone. Visuotactile emoticons conveyed more social intent overall and in anxious participants affected physiological measures more than visual emoticons. The results suggest that emotional social media communications can be meaningfully enhanced by tactile emoticons.
Antiinflammatory effect of Cissus quadragularis in asthma induced by ovalbumin in mice
Authors: kiki Gisèle Atsang à , Hamadou Ousmaila , Sombié Ernest Nogma , Egre Finsia , Djomeni Paul desire Dzeufiet , Francis Takvou
Published: September 2023

Asthma is a disease characterized by difficulty breathing. According to the WHO, asthma affects approximately 300 million people worldwide. In Africa, its prevalence is between 1 and 12 % depending on the country. In Cameroon, about 5.7 % of the population suffers from asthma. The objective of our work was to evaluate the antiinflammatory effect of Cissus quadrangularis in asthma induced by ovalbumin in mice. For this purpose, thirty (30) female mice subdivided into 6 groups of 5 mice each were distributed. All animals (except normal control) were subjected to disease induction for 16 days. The animals were injected intraperitoneally on days 0 and 7 with 20 μg of ovalbumin mixed with 1 mg of aluminum hydroxide (as adjuvant) in a total volume of 200 μl of phosphate buffered saline (PH=7.4). Days 14, 15, and 16 after the initial injection with ovalbumin, mice were re-exposed by intranasal instillation with 20 μg ovalbumin in 20 μl phosphate saline once daily. The extract as well as dexametasone were administered daily to the mice for 17 days orally at doses of 75, 150, 300 and 1 mg/kg respectively to the test batches and to the positive control 1 h before the initial sensitization. The animals were sacrificed 24 h after the last instillation. Blood, liver, lungs, and pulmonary fluid were collected. Dosages of IgE, cytokines (IL-4, IL-5 and IL-13), and counting of cells in the pulmonary fluid were carried out. Our results showed that the pretreatment with the extract significantly reduced (P < 0.001) the level of total IgE, there is also a significant inhibition (P < 0.001) of the recruitment of inflammatory cells in the lungs and a significant decrease (P < 0.001) the level of inflammatory cytokines. Similarly, the administration of the extract at a dose of 150 mg/kg significantly reduced (P < 0.001) the level of MDA correlated with a significant increase (P < 0.001) in the level of SOD, CAT and GHS compared to the control negative. Furthermore, the histological analyzes of the lungs showed that the pretreatment with the extract leads to an improvement in the histopathological changes; these results suggest that the aqueous extract of Cissus quadrangularis improves inflammation in ovalbumin-induced asthma in mice.
Problematika Kursus Calon Pengantin dalam Membentuk Keluarga Sakinah Perspektif Maqashid Al-Syariah
Authors: Akbar Riki
Published: September 2023

Penelitian ini mengankat pokok masalah tentang “Problematika kursus calon pengantin dalam membentuk keluarga sakinah perspektif maqashid al-syariah di Kantor Urusan Agama Kecamatan Kendari dengan sub masalah yaitu : praktek program pelaksanaan kursus calon pengantin di Kantor Urusan Agama dan bagaimana mengetahui maqashid al-shariah terhadap kursus calon pengantin dalam membentuk keluarga sakinah Adapun jenis penelitian ini yaitu dengan menggunakan metode peneitian normatif empiris dengan menggunakan metode pengumpulan data melalu observasi, wawancara, dan dokumentasi. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian ini menujukan bahwa : praktek program pelaksanaan kursus calon pengantin Kantor Urusan Agama Kecamata Kendari terbagi menjadi 5 yaitu memberikan materi tentang undang-undang perkawinan, memberikan materi tentang doa-doa, membaca al-quran, materi tentang keluarga sakinah dan meteri hak dan kewajiban suami dan istri. Sedangkan perspektif maqashid al-shariah terhadap kursus calon pengantin dalam membentuk keluarga sakinah sudah sesuai dengan dengan maqashid al-syariah dibidang daruriyat atau kebutuhan primer terbagi menjadi lima yaitu agama, jiwa, akal, keturunan dan harta.
Tinjauan Al-’Urf terhadap Tradisi Kapobhelo dalam Pelaksanaan Akikah Pada Masyarakat Suku Muna di Kelurahan Tampo
Authors: Zalna Zalna
Published: September 2023

Penelitian ini bertujuan mengetahui praktik pelaksanaan tradisi kapobhelo dalam pelaksanaan akikah pada masyarakat suku Muna di Kelurahan Tampo, serta tinjauan hukum Islam dalam perspektif Al-urf terhadap kapobhelo dalam pelaksanaan akikah pada masyarakat Muna di Kelurahan Tampo. Permasalahan dalam penelitian ini adalah bagaimana praktik dan nilai-nilai tradisi kapobhelo dalam pelaksanaan akikah pada masyarakat suku Muna di kelurahan Tampo? Bagaimana tinjauan Al-urf terhadap tradisi kapobhelo dalam pelaksanaan akikah pada masyarakat suku Muna di kelurahan Tampo?. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kualitatif. Data dikumpulkan melalui observasi, wawancara dan dokumentasi. Data dianalisis menggunakan teknik pengumpulan data, reduksi data dan penarikan kesimpulan. Pengecekan keabsahan data menggunakan triangulasi. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa terdapat tiga tahap dalam praktik pelaksanaan tradisi kapobhelo pada pelaksanaan akikah di Kelurahan Tampo, yaitu: 1) Tahap persiapan: musyawarah, pengumupulan alat atau bahan. 2) Tahap pelaksanaan: Penempatan peralatan atau bahan-bahan yang digunakan, Kakadiu (memandikan), Kabasahno barasanji (pembacaan barazanji), Kafosampu (penurunan), Deghoro rewu (membuang sampah), Kapunto (meniup sumpit), 3) Tahap akhir: Depaleki Lambu (mengelilingi rumah), Kafongkora (mendudukan), Kalinda (Tari linda). Adapun Nilai-nilai filosofis dalam tradisi kapobhelo yaitu: nilai religi, nilai kekeluargaan, nilai pendidikan, dan nilai gotong royong. Perspektif ‘urf dalam pelaksanaan tradisi kapobhelo pada masyarakat suku Muna di Kelurahan Tampo adalah tradisi kapobhelo merupakan ‘urf khas atau khusus.
Transformation of Cognitive Behavior Therapy as a Psychotherapeutic Intervention in Contemporary Health Care: A Review
Authors: Perera R.
Published: September 2023

Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) is an evidence-based intervention in contemporary clinical health care services. CBT was developed as a psychotherapy to overcome the deficits of psychoanalysis and behaviorism by Aron T. Beck. However, after 63 years, CBT has transformed from its early framework. In comparison to other psychotherapies, cognitive behavior therapy has rapidly changed and developed as an evidence-based clinical intervention. Therefore, this study explored the evolution of cognitive behavior therapy by focusing on its origin, development, limitations, clinical application, third waves, and future directions. Early CBT therapeutic framework has developed as a cognitive model of depression and developed as an intervention to address the negative core belief of individuals and rationalize maladaptive behaviors, thoughts, and emotions. However, clinicians have experienced several limitations and scholars have recognized theoretical limitations in CBT. Later, scholars on CBT have overcome these deficits and developed disorder-specific CBT therapies. Then, clinicians empirically evaluate those therapeutic frameworks and transform CBT into an evidence-based clinical intervention. Further, CBT has strength in integrating third-wave therapies. In the future, CBT will therapeutically further transform with technology, integrating advanced theories of pathology, and clinical demand of the present health care services. Therefore, as a psychotherapeutic intervention, cognitive behavior therapy has transformed from its early framework, and at present, it has developed empirically. Further, in the future, it will transform into a more effective psychotherapeutic intervention.
Factors affecting the Gender- based Consumer purchase intention towards Ethical Fashion (A case study on undergraduates of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura)
Authors: Wijeratne P. A. D. N. N. , Manel D. P. K.
Published: September 2023

The study examines the factors affecting the gender-based consumer purchase intention towards ethical fashion in Sri Lanka. Primary data was gathered using self-administrated questionnaire through online platform and physically. Sample of the study was selected using stratified and simple random sampling techniques through undergraduates from three selected faculties of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura. Sample size of the study was 371 respondents including 228 female and 143 male undergraduates. Both descriptive analysis and Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) method were applied for the quantitative data. Findings of the study revealed that both the female and male consumers have an identical level of awareness regarding the ethical fashion market and related scopes. The respondents of the study have a positive impression on ethical fashion concept, and they believe that the concept itself is necessary for the betterment of the society and environment. Attitudes and beliefs regarding ethical fashion and subjective norms were identified as the major factors which affect the purchase intention towards ethical fashion among the consumers. Furthermore, it was found that gender doesn’t have any moderate effect in determining the consumers’ purchase intention towards ethical fashion in the young adult consumers in Sri Lanka. Findings of the study suggested that the fashion industry should implement new methods to motivate the purchasing intention of young customers. Also, such methods should promote the core values of ethical fashion concept as most of the consumers are not aware about those and for the expansion of the ethical fashion industry.
Accuracy and confidence of emergency medicine residents' in interpretation of thoracic computed tomography
Authors: OSKAY Alten
Published: September 2023

Purpose:

Interpration of thoracic computed tomography (CT) scans by emergency department (ED) physicians is important especially in crowded EDs. The aim of this study is to assess the proficiency and confidence of ED physicians with varying levels of experience in interpreting thoracic CT.

Materials and methods:

A total of 25 pathological and 5 normal thoracic CT images were interpreted by 32 ED residents, initially without clinical information, then with. After each session the participants were asked to score their confidence on a scale of 1 to 10. At the end of the study, the results were compared between seniors and junior residents.

Results:

The median age of the participants was 29 years (24–34). Twenty (62.5%) of the residents were junior residents. There were no significant differences between the two resident groups in terms of accurate diagnosis rates, regardless of the clinical information (p=0.307 and p=0.061). The physicians’ certainty of their own diagnosis mostly does not seem to be statistically different in these diagnoses. The seniors are more confident in the diagnosis of the CT scans they evaluated without clinical information (p=0.004), while when the clinical information is added, the confidence of the junior physicians also increase (p=0.087).

Conclusion:

Both senior and junior emergency medical residents are able to interpret thoracic CT images with a high degree of accuracy, both for COVID-19 and for other emergency diagnoses. Senior physicians could confidently diagnose CT images solely by visual inspection, whereas junior residents display similar confidence when clinical information is available.
The spring durum wheat variety ‘Bezenchuksky Podarok’
Authors: Malchikov P. N. , Myasnikova M. G. , Chakheeva T. V.
Published: September 2023

The purpose of the current study was to determine the main economically valuable traits of the new spring durum wheat variety ‘Bezenchuksky podarok’, to establish its significance in the system of durum wheat varieties and to describe the main approbation traits. The variety was developed by individual selection from the hybrid population F9 746D-39/Pamyati Chekhovicha. Its pedigree includes such varieties as ‘Kharkovskaya 46’, ‘Bezenchuksky yantar’, ‘Saratovskaya zolotistaya’, ‘CIMMYT – Altar 84’, ‘Ahninga’, intermediate breeding lines ‘92D-4’, ‘2125D-4’, ‘746D-18’ of the Samara RIA and the breeding line ‘358s-94’ of the RIA of the South-East. Field trials, phenological observations and estimations in the competitive and ecological variety trials were carried out in accordance with the requirements of the methodology of the State Commission for Variety Testing and Protection of Breeding Achievements. The variety belongs to the Volga steppe ecological group, middle-maturing biotype, having a medium-sized stem (with the height reduction gene RhtAhng). Over the years of study (2018–2022), in the competitive variety testing, a new variety with a mean grain productivity of 2.36 t/ha exceeded the standard variety ‘Bezenchukskaya 210’ on 0.15 t/ha and the variety ‘Bezenchukskaya zolotistaya’, which is widespread in the Volga region and the Urals, on 0.19 t/ha. In the ecological variety testing in the Samara SAU (Kinel) and in the RIA of the South-East (Saratov), the excess over local standards was 1.05 t/ha and 0.06 t/ha, respectively. In the competitive variety testing (2018–2022), the new variety was the best in its responsiveness to environmental conditions (the regression coefficient bi was 1.06, the standard variety’s coefficient was 1.00), and its resistance to stem rust pathogens and leaf spots (Alternaria sp., Fusarium sp.). The new variety was the best in terms of gluten quality with the parameters of SDS (52 ml), and IG (94.0 %), which makes it possible to attribute it to the class of durum wheat varieties with excellent gluten. Thus, gluten quality and production capabilities of the variety ‘Bezenchuksky Podarok’ have enhanced the diversification of the durum wheat varietal system in the Middle Volga region.
Revisiting the Real Story of Restorative Justice in the Criminal Justice System: 20 Years On
Authors: Suzuki Masahiro
Published: September 2023

The rapid growth of restorative justice (RJ) has brought myths into the literature. K. Daly’s “Restorative Justice: The Real Story” ( Punishment and Society 4(1), 55–79, 2002) is among the most important demythologization attempts in the literature. This article revisits the four myths that were discussed in this seminal article: (1) RJ is an oppositional concept to retributive justice; (2) RJ is rooted in Indigenous justice and the past dominant form of justice; (3) RJ is a care response as opposed to a justice response; and (4) RJ has the potential to transform people. This article first examines whether these four myths remain pervasive in the post-2002 RJ literature. Reviewing the post-2002 literature suggests that demythologization has almost taken place. The article then seeks to highlight theoretical gaps in the post-2002 RJ. Corresponding to the four myths identified, it offers four areas of RJ that warrant further debate and research: (1) institutionalization of RJ, (2) decolonization of RJ, (3) the role of masculinity in RJ, and (4) how RJ works.