bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEM (AIS): INTEGRATION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MANAGEMENT IN FARM TOURISM KELOMPOK TANI ELOK MEKAR SARI
Authors: Kustiwi Irda Agustin
Published: April 2024

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and management have many benefits and relevance that are very important to be applied in various entities both large, medium, to small including Eduwisata Kelompok Tani Elok Mekar Sari Surabaya. By implementing AI and management within entities, these organizations can harness the potential of technology to improve their performance, innovation, and competitiveness in an increasingly competitive market. The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of several factors, such as AI and management on the effectiveness of accounting systems in Lestari educational tours located in Surabaya. Researchers use a mix method, namely primary data and secondary data for data collection methods. The results of the analysis show that the effectiveness of accounting information systems is positively influenced by artificial intelligence and management. This is evidenced by the results of the F test, where the calculated F value (139.983) is greater than the table F value (3.940), with a significance level of 0.000 which is less than 0.05. In addition, a qualitative approach is also needed to understand the phenomena that occur in the field. Therefore, it can be concluded that artificial intelligence and management variables have a positive effect on the effectiveness of accounting information systems. The conclusions of this study are consistent with previous findings that have been done by other researchers in the past. The difference is that this study uses qualitative and quantitative approaches.
THE ROLE OF WORK MOTIVATION IN INFLUENCE ORGANIZATIONAL CITIZENSHIP BEHAVIOR (OCB) WITH JOB SATISFACTION AS AN INTERVENING VARIABLE
Authors: Nasution Donny Alnis , Hasan Muh , Efendi Reni Amelia
Published: April 2024

The purpose of this research is to determine the role of work motivation in influencing organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) with job satisfaction as an intervening variable in PT employees. Torabika Eka Semesta. This research uses an associative method with a quantitative approach. The sample was 103 people using questionnaire techniques. Descriptive statistical analysis and data evaluation with SEM-PLS for hypothesis testing. Data processing was assisted by Microsoft Excel and Warp PLS 7.0 software. Based on the test, the contribution of work motivation (X) to job satisfaction (Z) is 19.9%, while work motivation (X) and job satisfaction (Z) to Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB) (Y) is 30.6%. The effect size results of the influence of Work Motivation (X) on Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB) (Y) is 0.070 which is classified as weak, Work Motivation (X) on Job Satisfaction (Z) is 0.199 which is classified as medium, Job Satisfaction (Z) on Organizational Citizenship Behavior ( OCB) (Y) of 0.235 is classified as medium. The results of the analysis show that Work Motivation (X) has a positive and significant effect on Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB) (Y). Work Motivation (X) has a positive and significant effect on Job Satisfaction (Z). Work Motivation (X) has a positive and significant effect on Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB) (Y) through Job Satisfaction (Z). Job Satisfaction (Z) has a positive and significant effect on Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB) (Y). Therefore, Job Satisfaction can mediate the Effect of Work Motivation on Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB). The VAF calculation results show a value of 52.9412%, which is between 20%-80%, so job satisfaction is categorized as partial mediation.
Los misioneros jesuitas de la antigua Compañía de Jesús en Hispanoamérica, nacidos en Villafranca del Bierzo (España) y los jesuitas de su colegio de San Ignacio expulsados en 1767
Authors: Astorgano Abajo Antonio
Published: April 2024

Bosquejaremos los retratos de ocho misioneros jesuitas de la Antigua Compañía de Jesús en Hispanoamérica, nacidos en Villafranca del Bierzo (España), y los diecisiete ignacianos que, oriundos de distintas regiones de España, ingresados en la Provincia de Castilla, trabajaban en el Colegio de San Ignacio de Villafranca, el único implantado en la diócesis de Astorga, cuando, en abril de 1767, fueron desterrados a Italia. Seguiremos sus huellas en su prolongado exilio, donde fallecieron casi todos
Inflammation Links Cardiac Injury and Renal Dysfunction: A Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Study
Authors: Xie Xiaohui , Chen Jiahong , Yu Lei , Sun Jianzhong , Zhao Chengchen , Duan Qingqing
Published: April 2024

Background: Inflammation is essential in cardiorenal syndrome, however there is still a lack of evidence proving the interaction between cardiac injury, renal dysfunction and the inflammatory response. This study aimed to illustrate the association between renal dysfunction and cardiac injury with a specific focus on the role of inflammation. Methods: A single-center, retrospective study included patients with heart failure admitted to the cardiovascular department from September 2019 to April 2022. Patients received cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging (T1 mapping and late gadolinium enhancement (LGE)). Demographic, creatinine and native T1 were analyzed using pearson correlation, linear regression and adjusted for confounders. Interaction and subgroup analysis were performed. Results: Finally, 50 validated heart failure (HF) patients (age 58.5 ± 14.8 years; 78.0% men) were included. Cardiac global native T1 for the high estimated glomeruar filtration rate (eGFR) group was 1117.0 ± 56.6 ms, and for the low eGFR group was 1096.5 ± 61.8 ms. Univariate analysis identified global native T1 (β = 0.16, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.04–0.28, p = 0.014) and C-reactive protein (CRP) (β = 0.30, 95% CI: 0.15–0.45, p < 0.001) as determinants of creatinine. Multivariable linear regression analysis identified global native T1 (β = 0.12, 95% CI: 0.01–0.123, p = 0.040) as a determinant of creatinine while age and diabetes were adjusted. Significant interactions between CRP and global native T1 in relation to creatinine level (p for interaction = 0.005) were identified. Conclusions: Kidney dysfunction was associated with cardiac injury and inflammation, respectively. The interaction between myocardial injury and kidney dysfunction is contingent on the severity of the inflammatory response. Further studies were needed to identify the mechanisms of the inflammatory response in cardiorenal syndrome.
Vladika bački Irinej i odnosi između Srpske pravoslavne crkve i države (1944–1955)
Authors: Horvat Aleksandar
Published: April 2024

The aim of this paper is to examine the relationship between the Serbian Orthodox Church and the Yugoslav state in Vojvodina and Bačka in the context of the new communist regime’s treatment of the bishop of Bačka, Irinej Ćirić, from the time of the bishop’s liberation (1944) until his death (1955). Irinej was imprisoned under house arrest for 17 months shortly aft er the partisans captured Novi Sad due to his connections to the Hungarian occupation regime. Upon his release, he was attacked and beaten by a group of locals in Odžaci in 1946. This event, known as the ”Odžaci Affair”, was one of the contentious issues that burdened relations between the church and the state for a long time. The research also looks at how the Diocese of Bačka operated from 1944 to 1955, the attitudes of the clergy - who were closely monitored by the secret service and under pressure from the new authorities - and Irinej and his associates’ positions on certain political and ecclesiastical issues. It also examines at how these issues were resolved through mutual adaptation and a shift in the state’s attitude toward the church.
Spontaneously reported dreams and mind wandering in a naturalistic environment: An online questionnaire study
Authors: Kirberg Manuela , Robinson Jonathan Edward , Windt Jennifer
Published: April 2024

Spontaneous thoughts, such as dreaming and mind wandering, constitute a significant portion of human consciousness. Yet, the precise phenomenological and content-related similarities and differences between dreaming and waking mind wandering remain insufficiently understood. In this study, we address this gap by comparing 340 dreaming and mind wandering questionnaires that depending on the answers of participants ranged from 13 to 27 dimensions. While previous research primarily used laboratory settings and probe-caught methods, we adopted a naturalistic self-caught design to capture spontaneous experiences in daily life, which play a role in human cognition and well-being. Data was explored with a mixed-effect binary logistic regression models, which resulted in identifying dimensions that significantly predicted either dreaming or mind wandering and can therefore be considered as a dimension along which both states differ. In addition, the relative frequency distributions of all dimensions were used to illustrate similarities between dreaming and mind wandering. Finally, we compared a subgroup of dreaming and mind wandering containing visual imagery. Visual and immersive imagery and scene-organization are central features of dream phenomenology and at the centre of leading dream theories. To further investigate the immersive quality of dreaming and mind wandering, we considered features related to self-experience such as Feeling of Presence and Self-perspective. Overall results showed a complex picture of differences and similarities between dreaming and mind wandering that can inform future research about subtypes and help identify along which dimension dreaming might be considered as intensified compared to mind wandering
Communication Games: Social Interaction in the Formation of Novel Communication Systems
Authors: Müller Thomas Franz , Raviv Limor
Published: April 2024

By studying communicative interactions between humans, we can investigate the basic processes underlying the evolution of language, including how humans manage to communicate in the first place, how they form novel conventions, how they create grammatical structure, and subsequent changes to their conventions and grammar. Communication games, which involve interactions between two or more participants in artificial settings (in the lab or online), are a useful method to address these questions within a controlled experimental environment. These experiments can help researchers with teasing apart the effects of different variables (e.g., population size, context, feedback, modality, interaction history, and more) on the emergence of language, which are typically confounded in naturalistic settings.In this chapter, we first briefly review the history of the communication game paradigm, from classic referential games in experimental pragmatics (Lewis game, tangrams, maze game) to experimental semiotics. We then summarize the general principles, procedures, designs, and typical measures that characterize communication games, and introduce some of the most prominent usages of these games for language evolution research. We illustrate these points via two recent example studies showcasing the power of the communication game paradigm: one study focusing on the impact of shared context on the formation of conventions (i.e., does access to a shared visual environment promote more successful emergent communication?); and a second study testing the impact of population size on the emergence of grammar (i.e., do big and small groups create languages with more or less compositional structure?). Finally, we discuss the theoretical limitations and methodological challenges of using such paradigms, and propose some ways forward.
Trade-offs and Triumphs: Examining the Commitment of Underrepresented Groups in Real-World Discussion Forums
Authors: Geisler Alexander Matthias
Published: April 2024

Past research has shown that favorable opinion climates in host countries and opportunity structures reinforce each other to enable the political participation of marginalized communities. However, few studies examine the discursive participation of the underrepresented beyond parties, elections, or involvement in associations. We contribute a novel assessment of whether democratic innovations' promise to make marginalized voices heard is realistic or overstated by investigating the commitment of locally enfranchised immigrants, immigrant-origin citizens, women, the youth, people of low-income and the lower educated to deliberate with one another. Inviting two large samples (N=3000 each) of registered voters of the Swiss canton of Geneva from 2020 and 2021 to two real-world deliberative forums, we find that immigrants with the local right to vote and immigrant-origin citizens were more than twice as likely as their native peers to participate in two in-person deliberative assemblies with fellow residents and citizens. Low-income people were also more likely to participate, while we did not found any substantially increased discursive participation of women. The lower-educated and less politically active were less likely to commitment to discursive participation. These results showcase the potential trade-offs of hybrid democratic innovations for the discursive integration of underrepresented groups in Western democracies more generally.
Συγκριτική ανάλυση της διδασκαλίας του μαθήματος της Τεχνολογίας στη Γ' Γυμνασίου
Authors: Σκαρβελάκης Βασίλης
Published: April 2024

Η παρούσα εργασία διαπραγματεύεται μέσα από την εμπειρία του εκπαιδευτικού τις ομοιότητες και διαφορές μεταξύ παραδοσιακής διδασκαλίας, διδασκαλίας με ΤΠΕ και διδασκαλίας μέσω της χρήσης ρομποτικής.Αυτη η έκδοση είναι η δεύτερη.
Inclusion Results of a subclass of spiral-like functions involving the exponential function
Authors: Omar Ali
Published: April 2024

This study aims to define a new subclass of spiral-like functions by the means of the exponential function. We obtain various inclusion results. In addition, we discuss the inclusion results by involving the Hadamard product
Dynamic Content Generation in Large Language Models with Real-Time Constraints
Authors: Hu Jianhua , Gao Huixiang , Yuan Qing , Shi Ganchang
Published: April 2024

The rapid evolution of natural language processing capabilities, driven by advancements in large language models (LLMs), has opened new avenues for real-time interactive applications. However, the static nature of conventional LLMs poses significant limitations when adapting to dynamic user inputs in real time. The Dynamic Content Generation System (DCGS) proposed in this study addresses these challenges by integrating a modular overlay system that enhances the flexibility and responsiveness of existing LLMs, such as GPT-2, without altering their core architecture. Through a series of controlled experiments involving diverse user scenarios, the system's performance was rigorously evaluated based on metrics such as response time, content accuracy, and user satisfaction. Results demonstrated that DCGS could significantly decrease response times while maintaining high levels of accuracy and user satisfaction, underlining its potential for applications requiring immediate content generation tailored to user specifications. The implementation of DCGS highlights its capacity to support dynamic content adaptation in various real-time applications, from live digital interactions to personalized content creation for media outlets. The system not only enhances user engagement by providing tailored content more swiftly but also offers a scalable solution adaptable to future advancements in AI technologies.
Exploratory scoping of place-based opportunities for convergence research
Authors: Helgeson Casey , Auermuller Lisa , Gayle DeeDee Bennett , Dangendorf Sonke , Gilmore Elisabeth A , Keller Klaus , Kopp Robert , Lorenzo-Trueba Jorge , Oppenheimer Michael , Parish Kathleen , Ramenzoni Victoria , Tuana Nancy , Wahl Thomas
Published: April 2024

Harnessing scientific research to address pressing societal needs requires careful alignment of resources, expertise, and research questions with real-world needs, timelines, and partnerships. Literature on best practices for place-based transdisciplinary research is underdeveloped on the question of choosing locations to help achieve this alignment. In practice, locations are often chosen based on convenience or prior experience—a strategy sometimes called opportunism. Here we explore a deliberative and exploratory approach to locations in contrast to this default opportunism. We introduce a general framework for the scoping of locations for research and engagement, and we apply the framework within a large (5-year, \$20-million, 13-institution) research project addressing coastal climate risks in the Northeast US. The framework asks project personnel to negotiate explicit project goals, identify corresponding evaluation criteria, and assess opportunities against criteria within an iterative cycle of listening to needs, assessing options, prioritizing actions, and refining goals. In the application, we elicit a broad range of objectives from project personnel. We find that a structured process offers opportunities to collaboratively operationalize notions of equity and justice that researchers increasingly invoke but seldom define. We find some objectives in tension—including equity objectives—indicating trade-offs that other projects may also need to navigate. We reflect on challenges encountered in the application, on near-term costs and benefits of the exploratory process, and on the characteristics of research efforts that may benefit from exploratory approaches to scoping locations for engaged research.
Travel In Deep Dark Space with Giant LED Sail
Authors: Shen Chang
Published: April 2024

This article discusses the scientific feasibility of sending a man-made device to a neighboring star beyond our solar system with limited fuel capacity and limited travel time in deep dark space using a giant LED sail.
Comparison of Crash Characteristics Among Electric Vehicles and Internal Combustion Engine Vehicles
Authors: Ling Jiahe , Qian Xiaodong , Gkritza Konstantina
Published: April 2024

With an increasing market penetration of electric vehicles (EVs) in the traffic mix, it become necessary to examine crashes involving EVs. In addition, there is a need to identify differences compared with traditional internal combustion engine vehicles (ICEVs), as EVs are heavier and have different performance characteristics than ICEVs. To date, there is limited research comparing crash characteristics among EVs and ICEVs and further, differentiating among different types of EVs: battery electric vehicles (BEVs), plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), and hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs). To fill this research gap, this paper estimates crash injury frequency and crash severity outcomes through statistical regression analyses. The statistical models and hypothesis testing results suggest both similarities and differences in crash characteristics among BEVs, PHEVs, HEVs, and ICEVs. The similarity lies in human-related factors and traffic-related factors, and the differences come from four types of factors including vehicle, roadway, crash, and environment. The potential reasons (in terms of vehicles’ engine type, software, and hardware) that could contribute to the differences in crash characteristics among four types of vehicles are discussed. The findings of this paper can provide insights into devising safety regulations for EVs. For example, EVs equipped with advanced driving assistant technologies can help relieve crash injury counts. However, the high acceleration rate of electric motors could positively contribute to the crash severity, and the front of BEVs needs more protection since head-on crashes of BEVs cause more severe crashes.
Overburdening associations: The dependency of psychopathy-related acquisitional learning deficits on processing load
Authors: Gunschera Lukas J. , Dutton Kevin , Fox Elaine , Temple-McCune Alexander , Murphy Robin
Published: April 2024

Psychopathic personality traits have been identified as an important individual predictor of associative learning capacity. Prior work has associated psychopathy with deficits when adapting learned associations in response to novel information. However, findings are inconsistent and are hypothesised to vary as a function of the processing load created by different experimental paradigms. We tested this hypothesis by examining the association between psychopathic traits and Stimulus-Response-Outcome contingency learning whilst manipulating contextual processing load. In experiment one and two, participants completed three versions of a configural object discrimination task that required participants to use increasingly multidimensional learning cues. Across both experiments, it was found that elevated levels of psychopathic traits were associated with a lesser capacity to form S-R-O associations in the bidimensional but not tridimensional versions of the learning task. This suggests psychopathy-related learning deficits may vary as a function of processing load inherent to the bidimensional learning environment, rather than the type of learning taking place. This provides some of the first experimental evidence that psychopathic learning deficits are detectable during the acquisition phase of learning.
Preliminary Psychometric Evidence for the K-2 Interstellar Express Assessment System
Authors: Petscher Yaacov , Catts Hugh William
Published: April 2024

Preliminary psychometrics for a new classroom assessment system of early reading and language skills in kindergarten through grade 2.
Choice- and trial-history effects on causality perception in Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorder
Authors: Streiling Kai , Schülke Rasmus , Straube Benjamin , van Dam Loes
Published: April 2024

Perceiving causality is a low-level, immediate cognitive process based on temporal and spatial cues relating to a sensory event and could, therefore, be viewed as a perceptual judgement. It is known that perceptual judgements in general are affected by a choice- and trial history bias, however, it has not yet been fully understood how such a bias integrates into the perception of causality. Here, we investigate judgements of perceptual causality in Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorder (SSD) as a perceptual decision process with systematic influences from past choices and experiences. We analysed previously collected data from a causality-judgement experiment using Michotte launching events and examined the data for differences between patients with SSD and healthy control participants (HCs). We did this on several levels to shed more light on known dysfunctions in the judgement of cause-effect relations in SSD, such as the jumping-to-conclusions bias. Using multiple Generalized Linear Mixed-Effects Models (GLMMs) revealed a significant direct influence of the choice-history for both participant groups while the trial-history - that is previous stimulus experiences - appear to exert a more subtle influence on the current choice by modulating the effect of choice-history and current spatial and temporal properties. With respect to stimuli of a given trial, SSDs relied more on spatial properties and less on temporal properties than HCs. Furthermore, an analysis of potential dynamic adaptation effects across time suggested an increasing reliance on previous choices for SSDs, and a decreasing effect for HCs. This hintstowards a potentially maladaptive pattern which might contribute to biased causal attributions in SSD.
Return of Negative Interpretation Bias After Positive Interpretation Training as a Dynamic Predictor of Treatment Outcome in Fear of Public Speaking
Authors: Bouwman Vera , Mobach Lynn , Teachman Bethany , Salemink Elske
Published: April 2024

Despite various efforts in the field, no consistent predictors of treatment outcome in anxiety disorders have been identified. Based on the Dynamic Systems Theory, this study proposes a novel, dynamic predictor of treatment outcome in those with public speaking anxiety. Using intensive assessments, it was assessed whether speed of recovery to one’s interpretation bias equilibrium after an experimentally-induced perturbation (i.e., interpretation training targeting negative interpretation bias as a critical maintaining factor for anxiety) predicts subsequent outcome to online exposure treatment. Women with subclinical public speaking anxiety completed a positive interpretation training (n = 50) or a neutral interpretation training (n = 50). Consistent with our central hypothesis, results showed that slower recovery to one’s interpretation bias equilibrium was associated with a greater decline in fear of public speaking after exposure treatment. These results show the potential of a dynamic approach in predicting treatment outcome in public speaking anxiety.
Action-oriented theories of cognition: definitions, debates, and implications for human movement science
Authors: Harris David , Gray Rob , Arthur Tom , Wilson Mark , Vine Samuel James
Published: April 2024

Action has long been considered a side issue for cognition, relegated to the role of output. More recently, cognitive science has increasingly positioned action at the centre of our understanding of the mind, seeing cognition as an active process of creating meaning through dynamic organism-environment interactions. This is true for both more radical embodied and enactive theories (e.g., Ecological Psychology) as well as more computational approaches (e.g., Predictive Processing). As human movement science too often lacks a firm theoretical foundation, these ideas are attracting interest and sparking debate among researchers. There is, however, often confusion about particular theoretical positions and their points of difference. In this paper, we therefore provide an accessible overview of a range of theoretical positions, to identify key similarities and differences, and discuss the exciting convergence on the importance of action. The overriding implication of these theories is that cognitive states, perceptual processes, and their neural underpinnings need to be studied with respect to their functional role in action generation. Consequently, not only can human movement science researchers benefit from adopting these ideas for a better theoretical grounding, but they are best placed to actually perform the empirical work of testing these ideas.
Intra- and interpersonal emotion regulation are altered in individuals with childhood maltreatment: Cross-sectional associations and effects on daily life mood
Authors: Niedtfeld Inga , Schmitz Sara Elena , Langenstein Michelle , Hepp Johanna
Published: April 2024

Childhood maltreatment (CM) is associated with deficits in intrapersonal ER (regulating emotions internally), whereas the role of interpersonal ER (seeking support from others to regulate emotions) remains unclear. We explored the CM-ER association in two studies. Data and code are available at https://osf.io/cbkyj/. Study 1 tested pre-registered hypotheses (https://osf.io/2kt35) on the association between CM and self-reported ER difficulties in a web-based sample (N=553). Results replicated a positive association between CM severity and intrapersonal ER difficulties and revealed differential effects of abuse versus neglect. Additionally, CM was associated with lower use of and more difficulties in interpersonal ER. For study 2, we re-analyzed an ambulatory assessment dataset (N=103) with six pseudo-randomized daily assessments over seven days (3,973 observations). In exploratory analyses, we tested whether ER predicted negative mood in the context of interpersonal stressors, beyond any effects of CM. Results showed that difficulties in intra- but not interpersonal ER predicted a more negative momentary mood in the context of interpersonal stressors (above any effect of CM severity), which underlines intrapersonal ER as a treatment target with likely daily life consequences. We discuss the reduced use of interpersonal ER in CM in light of recent findings on trust in individuals with CM.
Are women’s sexual preferences for men’s facial hair associated with their salivary testosterone during the menstrual cycle?
Authors: Dixson Barnaby , Lee Anthony J , marcinkowska Urszula M , Jasienska Grazyna
Published: April 2024

The ovulatory shift hypothesis proposes that women’s mate preferences for androgen-dependent secondary sexual traits in men are most pronounced during the peri-ovulatory phase of the menstrual cycle. Using a well-powered within-subjects design, we provide the first test of whether women’s sexual preferences for male facial hair, which is reliably associated with male sexual maturity and masculinity, peak during the peri-ovulatory phase among women with higher salivary testosterone. Sixty-five heterosexual women completed the study, which included a two-alternative forced choice preference test wherein participants selected the face they found most sexually attractive from pairs of composite images of the same men when fully bearded and when clean-shaven. The task was completed among the same participants during the follicular, peri-ovulatory (validated by the surge in luteinizing hormone) and luteal phases, during which participants also provided saliva samples for subsequent assaying of testosterone. We ran two models, both of which showed strong preferences among women for bearded over clean-shaven composite faces (all ps < .001). In our first model, women’s preferences for bearded faces were negatively associated with their salivary testosterone levels (p = .056). In our second model, in which we included women’s menstrual cycle phase, sexual preferences for male facial hair were also significantly negatively associated with their salivary testosterone levels (p = .036). While this association appeared to be driven by preferences among women in the peri-ovulatory and follicular phase, the main effect of cycle phase and the interaction between testosterone and cycle phase were not statistically significant. Although further replication is required to confirm our findings, for the present we conclude that women’s preferences for men’s beardedness may not be related to changes in their salivary testosterone over the menstrual cycle.
Twentieth Century Change in the Educational Costs of Adolescent Childbearing
Authors: Wolfe Joseph D. , Thomeer Mieke Beth , Bauldry Shawn
Published: April 2024

Although studies observe heterogeneity in the effects of adolescent childbearing on schooling, little is currently known about when this pattern emerged or how it changed across cohorts of women who lived in distinct periods of US history. This article identifies the potential origins of effect heterogeneity in the educational costs of adolescent childbearing and extends recent advances in causal inference to detect group differences in heterogeneity. The analysis applies this approach to four cohorts of women from the National Longitudinal Surveys (NLS) who entered adolescence before, during, and after expansive economic, demographic, and cultural change in the twentieth century. Results suggest that the educational costs of adolescent childbearing, as well as heterogeneity in those costs, increased for women in the latter half of the twentieth century, especially for millennial women born 1980-84. The authors conclude that midcentury social changes fundamentally altered the educational costs of adolescent childbearing for women.
Ozone management in Colorado: Why aren’t we there yet?
Authors: deSouza Priyanka , Hood Grace
Published: April 2024

Since 2004, the state of Colorado in the United States of America has created multiple nonattainment State Implementation Plans (SIPs) that are supposed to comprise air pollution mitigation actions, that have so far been unsuccessful at ensuring Front Range Communities have reduced ozone levels to below the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) standards. By interviewing eight stakeholders and decision-makers involved in ozone SIP rulemaking and drawing on secondary literature, this paper examines shortcomings in the SIP process in Colorado. We found that ozone precursor measurement and the modeling of attainment could be improved by better factoring in uncertainties in emissions inventories and conducting appropriate sensitivity analyses that would require more investment of state staff time and resources. Structural issues with the way the process is organized in Colorado limit optimum overlap between state: Air Pollution Control Division (APCD) and quasi-state: Regional Air Quality Council (RAQC) agencies during the SIP process. Specifically, although the RAQC is currently charged with developing and submitting SIPs to the State for approval, it does not have the power to implement control strategies for several key sources and therefore does not have the authority to propose key policies to be included in the SIP. In recent years, Colorado SIPs have largely focused on the bare minimum emissions controls to demonstrate attainment via modeling. Interviewees recommend that state political leaders take more of a leadership role to lower ground-level ozone levels and bring the Denver Metropolitan Area/North Front Range back into attainment with EPA standards.
PEMBUATAN BISNIS PLAN UNTUK ANAK REMAJA DI INDONESIA
Authors: Ginny Puti Lenggo , Sutrisna  , Hendra  , Etty Herijawati  , Lia Dama Yanti  , Gregorius Widiyanto  , Suryadi Wardiana
Published: April 2024

Generasi muda merupakan tulang punggung pembangunan nasional. Dengan kemajuan teknologi saat ini, diharapkan generasi muda dapat menjadi katalisator pembangunan ekonomi masyarakat. Oleh karena itu, berbagai pelatihan kewirausahaan dan program peningkatan keterampilan dilakukan untuk mereka. Inisiatif ini melibatkan kolaborasi dengan mitra seperti SMA DIAN BANGSA Tangerang dan Departemen LP3kM Universitas Buddhi Dharma, yang memiliki keyakinan yang sama akan pentingnya pengetahuan kewirausahaan. Kegiatan Pengabdian kepada Masyarakat (Abdimas) ini melibatkan fakultas-fakultas dari fakultas Bisnis (Manajemen, Akuntansi, Administrasi Bisnis) dan Seni dan Humaniora. Fokus utamanya adalah pada pengembangan rencana bisnis. Hasil dari pelatihan selama dua hari ini menunjukkan adanya peningkatan minat di antara para peserta terhadap dunia bisnis. Diskusi antara pemateri dan peserta mencerminkan keterlibatan aktif. Tujuan utamanya bukan hanya untuk menyampaikan teori bisnis tetapi juga untuk memberikan pengalaman praktis yang relevan dengan situasi kehidupan nyata. Keberhasilan pelatihan ini diharapkan dapat menginspirasi pengembangan kegiatan serupa di masa depan, sehingga peserta dapat menerapkan konsep bisnis secara efektif dalam kehidupan sehari-hari.
Kata kunci: Rencana Bisnis, SMA Dian Bangsa, Universitas Buddhi Dharma
Pendidikan Keagamaan Buddha sebagai Wujud Pendidikan Keluarga pada Umat Buddha Vihara Asoka Arama, Denpasar, Bali
Authors: The Lianah , Gde Yadnyawati Ida Ayu , Muljadi  , Isomudin  , Adrian
Published: April 2024

Kebutuhan manusia tidak hanya sekedar sandang, pangan dan papan, namun pendidikan keluarga juga merupakan kebutuhan dasar setiap orang. Manusia yang mempunyai ilmu yang baik maka akan mempunyai perkembangan mental yang baik pula. Sivitas akademika dan mahasiswa STAB Nalanda yang melakukan pengabdian masyarakat (PKM) di Pura Asoka Arama berjumlah 10 orang. Tujuan Pengabdian kepada Masyarakat (PKM) di Pura Asoka Arama adalah untuk mendukung pengembangan moral dalam pendidikan karakter melalui pendidikan agama khususnya untuk pendidikan keluarga. Implikasi atau kontribusi dari pengabdian ini adalah terbentuknya konsep pendidikan keluarga dalam perspektif Budha, serta memperkaya wawasan Buddha Dharma bagi umat Buddha di Indonesia. Siswa antusias mendengarkan penjelasan materi yang diberikan. Antusiasme mahasiswa terus berlanjut saat mengajukan pertanyaan seputar demonstrasi. Para orang tua yang mengikuti kebaktian juga antusias mendengarkan Dhammadesana (berbagi pendidikan agama) dari pendakwah. PKM ini dinilai efektif karena tingkat minat siswa terhadap materi tersebut cukup tinggi.
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Published: April 2024

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Implementation of Technological Upgradation in Public Distribution System in India for Ensuring Availability, Accessibility and Affordability
Authors: Misra Roli , Upadhyay Ankit
Published: April 2024

The largest initiative to reduce poverty in India is the public distribution system (PDS), which uses a network of fair-pricing shops to supply highly subsidised food grains in order to fulfil necessities of households living below poverty line. PDS's primary objective is to buy food grains from farmers. This is to ensure that grain is distributed, stored, and transported so that people in need have access to food. The Indian government has thus upgraded the PDS's technology in an attempt to increase its transparency. To close this gap between technology and citizen benefits, e-government makes use of technical intermediaries like ration Integrated Weight Management System (IWMS), Management Information System (MIS), Inventory management system, etc. The focus of the government is to enact a number of administrative and technological changes under the centralised online real-time electronic public distribution system in order to empower end users of the PDS supply. In this context this paper deals with the number of difficulties when distribution system switches from manual to automated transactions, dealer of fair price shop, who employs the technologies. Based on secondary literature, the objective of this paper is to understand the challenges associated with implementing technology at the point of sale during distribution, as well as study the status of the implementation technological based distribution system.
Int. J. Soc. Sc. Manage. Vol. 11, Issue-(1-2): 1-6.
Growth, Export Performance and Trade Competitiveness of Lentil (Lens culinaris) From Nepal
Authors: Ghimire Binod , Dhakal Shiva Chandra , Marahatta Santosh , Bastakoti Ram Chandra
Published: April 2024

The lentil (Lens culinaris) sector in Nepal has realized as an export potential commodity but lacks adequate trade related research and development. To study the growth, export performance and trade competitiveness of Nepalese lentil, secondary data pertaining for the period of 30 years (1990–2019 A.D.) were analyzed classifying as pre and post WTO period for Nepal. Compound annual growth rate (CAGR), Cuddy-Delle Velle instability index, export performance ratio, reveled comparative advantage (RCA), trade specialization and Herfindahl-Hirschman index were analyzed. The trend analysis showed highly fluctuation with the growth rate of 40.31 and 42.24 percent per annum has been noticed in import value and quantity respectively. Whereas; the export quantity is found negative growth of 0.43 percent and export value with the growth of 1.44 percent. High instability was found in all parameters of export and import and highest variation was noticed for pre-WTO period in comparison to post-WTO. Nepal enjoys relatively strong competitiveness in export of lentil with RCA value greater than 1. Trade specialization index fluctuated over the years, it remains in the stage of import substitution declining from growth stage and have witnessed positive direction to revive the lentil export performance from Nepal. Herfindahl-Hirschman index showed that the Nepalese lentil market for export is highly concentrated which can lead to high economic risks.
Int. J. Soc. Sc. Manage. Vol. 11, Issue-(1-2): 7-16.
Impact of Value Added Tax on Indirect Tax and Total Tax Revenue: An Empirical Study from Nepal
Authors: Dahal Arjun Kumar , Bhattarai Ganesh , Budhathoki Prem Bahadur
Published: April 2024

This study examines the impact of value-added tax on indirect tax and total tax revenue collection in Nepal. The secondary data that covers 48 annual data points collected from the various economic surveys are used in this study. Descriptive and exploratory research designs are used. Some statistical and econometric tools like graphs, scatter plots, regression analysis, variance analysis, multicollinearity test, normality test (Shapiro-Wilk), and heteroscedasticity test are used. VAT revenue is statistically significant in determining Indirect tax and total tax revenue in Nepal. One percent increase in value-added tax results in 0.919 and 0.944 percent increase in indirect tax and total tax revenue in Nepal. A variation of 98.9 percent in indirect tax and 97.8 percent in total tax revenue depends upon VAT in the Nepalese economy. Policymakers in Nepal might use these findings to make informed decisions regarding VAT rates and policies, recognizing the substantial influence of VAT on overall tax revenue.
Int. J. Soc. Sc. Manage. Vol. 11, Issue-(1-2): 27-33.
Facilitating problem-based learning sessions
Authors: Shankar Pathiyil Ravi
Published: April 2024

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Clinico-demographic characteristic and outcome of adult acute organophosphorus (OP) poisoning in Teaching Hospital of Madhesh Province, Nepal
Authors: Subedi Dharma Datta , Kandel Shiva
Published: April 2024

Background & Objectives: Organophosphorus (OP) poisoning is a major health problem worldwide, especially in developing countries. This study aimed to find out the demographic, clinical presentation and outcome of OP poisoning patients.
Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study of two years duration was conducted on patients presenting to Emergency Department (ER) with clinical features of OP poisoning at Janaki Medical College Teaching Hospital (JMCTH), a tertiary care hospital.
Results: A total of 84 cases of acute poisoning were reported in ER-JMCTH.  Patient ages ranged from 15 to 60 years. The highest number of poisoning cases was observed in the 15-25 years age group (44 cases 52.4%) male = 33 (39.3%) and female = 51(60.7%), ratio M: F = (1:1.5). Most cases of poisoning were due to suicidal intention (n = 63, 75%), most common toxic substances used for suicidal purposes of OP were chlorpyriphos (n = 56, 66.7%) and dichlorvos (n = 17, 20.2%). Most of the cases belonged to illiterate (n = 26, 31%) and primary education (n=19, 22.6%). About 79.8% of the patient’s symptoms were cholinergic effect (muscarinic), 9.5% nicotinic and 10.7% central nervous system (CNS) effect. Nearly 93% (n = 78) patients survived and 7% resulted in death.
Conclusion: The majority of OP poisoning patients were of young age and OP poisoning was more common in women compared to men. Suicidal poisonings were more frequent than accidental ones. The research team's a treating physicians noted miosis as the most common symptom, whereas patients most frequently complained of nausea and vomiting.
Status of clipless laparoscopic cholecystectomy in a tertiary care hospital of Nepal: A descriptive cross-sectional study
Authors: Jha Ashwini Kumar , Jha Mina , Sah Rajesh Kumar , Jha Vinay Kumar , Yadav Hem Shankar
Published: April 2024

Background & Objectives: In this modern age, the preferred course of treatment for gallstone disease symptoms is laparoscopic cholecystectomy. For securing both the cystic duct and artery with a single ligation (SLAD), is a quicker and safe procedure. The study was aimed to determine the status of clipless laparoscopic cholecystectomy in a tertiary care hospital of Nepal.
Materials and Methods: A total of 205 patients with gallstone, who underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy at tertiary center of Nepal of age group 16 - 70 years were included. During the procedure the cystic duct and artery was tied with single ligation. Data were subjected to Microsoft excel 16 for analysis.
Results: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy was performed in 205 patients with gallstone. Average age of patients was 31.54 yrs. There was female predominance in the study. The cystic duct and artery were tied in single ligature using nonabsorbable Silk 2-0. The mean time taken for ligation was 120.78 ± 26.92seconds. Bile leakage and intra-op bleeding were found in two patients without any mortality.
Conclusion: In laparoscopic cholecystectomy, a viable and secure alternate technique for securing the cystic artery and duct is single ligation with the use of non-absorbable thread. Even though it is a common procedure, it has an additional benefit over clips when dealing with thick, edematous cystic artery and duct complexes. It lowers the threat of surgical morbidity and does not increase the intra operative time.
‘सुनामी’ कथाको समाजपरक अध्ययन
Authors: हिमा पौडेल Hima Paudel
Published: April 2024

प्रस्तुत अध्ययन “सुनामी” कथाको सामाजपरक अध्ययनमा केन्द्रित रहेको छ । आठ वर्षको उमेरमा कथा विधामा प्रवेश गरेकी इल्या भट्टराईले “अनि””....कथा सङ्ग्रहमा सङ्ग्रहीत उत्कृष्ट कथा “सुनामी” रचना गरेकी छिन् । कथामा नारी स्वतन्त्रताको चाहाना राख्ने आधुनिक, समसामयिक, सामाजिक यथार्थको चित्रण गर्ने कथाकारको रूपमा परिचित छिन् । यस अध्ययनमा जाति, क्षण र परिवेशको आधारमा सुनामी कथाको सामाजपरक अध्ययन गरिएको छ । यस सुनामी कथाको अध्ययन गर्न कथाका समाजपरक   पक्षहरूलाई जाति,क्षण र परिवेशलाई समाजसँग जोडेर खोजी गरी त्यस आधारमा विश्लेषण नहुनु यस अध्ययनको समस्या देखिएको छ । सुनामी कथाको जाति क्षण र परिवेशका आधारमा सामाजपरक अध्ययन गर्नु यस अध्ययनको उद्देश्य बनेको छ । यो गुणात्मक अध्ययनमा पुस्कालयीय अध्ययन विधिको प्रयोग गरिएको छ । प्राथमिक स्रोतको रूपमा सुनामी कथा रहेको छ भने द्धितीयक स्रोतको रूपमा पूर्वकार्य,लेख रचना,पत्रपत्रिका,शोध सामग्री,सन्दर्भ पुस्तक र अध्ययन विश्लेषणबाट प्राप्त तथ्यलाई तर्क र प्रमाणको आधारमा पुष्टि गरिएको छ । समाजका यथार्थ मान्यतालाई प्रभावकारी ढङ्गले देखाइएको छ । सुनामी कथालाई जाति क्षण र परिवेशको आधारमा सामाजिक धरातलमा राखेर अध्ययन गर्न सक्नु नै निष्कर्ष रहेको छ । प्राकृतिक प्रकोपबाट समयमै बचेर सामाजिक र पारिवारिक सम्बन्ध जोगाउनुपर्ने देखिएको छ ।
Consumers Preference towards Various Brands of Noodles in Kathmandu Valley
Authors: Tulsi Tamang
Published: April 2024

This topic of study aims at finding out whether the consumers’ expectations of matched their satisfaction level on the basis of quality products provided by Noodles companies (i.e. RARA, WAI-WAI, MAYOS, YUM YUM and 2PM). So, the research is to study the preference of the consumers and their satisfaction level. A survey design with a questionnaire tool was used for collecting data with a view to remaining competitive leading position and for businesses to grow, product quality and consumers’ preference are key ingredients. These two paradigms are rather different concepts; however, they are closely correlated. The purpose of this study was to describe how consumers perceive product quality whether they are satisfied with product/Noodles offered by the stated/sample companies. The thrust of this study was to compose an assessment of product quality and consumer satisfaction of the companies. The questionnaire was distributed using a convenience sampling technique among 150 respondents in the Kathmandu Valley. From the analysis, it was found that the overall product quality offered by the companies WAI-WAI and RARA was relatively higher than others. Further, the analysis proved that the dependency of consumer satisfaction on the quality of product and value for money had high positive correlation. As such, it appears that the most of the Noodles companies need to be very much concerned with the satisfaction of consumers by offering quality products with reasonable prices. The researcher makes a few recommendations based on the findings of the study. First of all, the management of the companies should pay attention to improve the product quality and other factors which may lead to consumer satisfaction thereby improving its performance and the overall brand image and profitability of the companies.