bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Spatial clustering analysis of COVID-19 using LISA: A case study of the 2022 winter Day in Hanoi, Vietnam
Authors: Thi-Quynh Nguyen  , Thi-Thuy Ngo  , Thi-Binh Than
Published: August 2023

Background:A novel coronavirus disease outbreak in 2019 (COVID-19) caused by he emergence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS CoV 2) in China quickly spreads throughout the world. This study aimed to analyze the spatial clustering of COVID-19. Methods:The global and local Moran's I statistic (LISA) was used to investigate the spatial clusters of COVID-19 including spatial clusters (high-high and low-low) and spatial outliers (low-high and high-low). Results: A case study of COVID-19 locally transmitted cases reported in a 2022 winter day in Hanoi city has indicated that high-high spatial clusters were totally concentrated in 6 urban districts in the Hanoi metropolitan including such as districts of Dong Da, Gia Lam, Thanh Tri, Hai Ba Trung, Cau Giay, and Long Bien. Whereas, low-low spatial clusters were mainly in sub-urban districts such as Ba Vi, Thach That, Phuc Tho, and Son Tay town (0 cases) in the northwest and Ung Hoa district in the south of Hanoi. Conclusions:The study results indicated the effectiveness of LISA in analysis of spatial clustering of COVID-19. Findings in this study make great contributions to the fight of the COVID-19 pandemic.
A review on the molecular basis of stemness of mesenchymal stem cells
Authors: Gayatri Jayendran Nair  , Yashwi Sinha  , Ajeet Kumar Srivastava  , Narendra S Kumar  , Lingayya Hiremath
Published: August 2023

Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are increasingly becoming the focal point of research in regenerative medicine due to their potential to differentiate into several different lineages including those of non-mesodermal origin. With several reports of successful differentiation of MSCs into several different cell types such as osteocytes, chondrocytes, cardiocytes and even fully functional neurons, it is more important than ever to understand the stemness of these cells at a molecular level. While no stemness gene has been identified that is unique to MSCs, there have been speculations that the stemness of MSCs is maintained similarly to that of Embryonic Stem Cells (ESCs). This review takes a look at four genes, namely, NANOG, OCT4, SOX2 & KLF4, and their role in maintaining the stemness of MSCs. These genes are significant for the stemness of ESCs & therefore, could play a role in MSCs as well.
On the Total Irregularity Strength of the Corona Product of a Path with Path
Authors: Tilukay Meilin
Published: August 2023

This paper deals with the totally irregular total labeling of the corona product of a path with path, cycle, and star. The results gave the exact values of the total irregularity strength of pm \dot Pn and  for integer 2 \leq m \leq 3 and n\geq 3
Perbandingan Matriks Bobot Invers Jarak dan Bobot Seragam pada Model Gstar (1;1) untuk Data Indeks Harga Konsumen (Studi Kasus: Indeks Harga Konsumen di Kalimantan Barat)
Authors: Arini Nani Fitria , Huda Nur'ainul Miftahul , Andani Wirda
Published: August 2023

Kejadian yang berhubungan dengan kejadian-kejadian di masa lalu seringkali dijumpai dalam kehidupan sehari-hari. Perkembangan mengenai analisis deret waktu memunculkan gagasan bahwa beberapa data dari suatu kejadian tidak hanya mempunyai keterkaitan dari kejadian-kejadian pada waktu sebelumnya, tetapi juga mempunyai keterkaitan dengan lokasi disekitarnya. Model Generalized Space Time Autoregressive (GSTAR) digunakan untuk memodelkan data deret waktu yang juga mempunyai keterikatan antar waktu dan lokasi (space time). Salah satu keunikan dari model GSTAR adalah keberadaan matriks bobot. Matriks bobot pada model GSTAR menunjukkan hubungan antar lokasi. Pada penelitian ini, matriks bobot yang digunakan adalah bobot seragam dan invers jarak. Studi kasus yang digunakan yaitu data Indeks Harga Konsumen (IHK) tiga lokasi di Kalimantan Barat yang meliputi Kota Pontianak, Kota Singkawang, dan Kabupaten Sintang pada periode Januari 2020 hingga April 2023. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk membandingkan kedua matriks bobot invers jarak dan seragam. Selanjutnya memilih model GSTAR terbaik berdasarkan nilai dengan orde model GSTAR dibatasi pada orde (1;1) dengan nilai AIC, RMSE, dan MAPE terbaik. Perkembangan indeks harga konsumen antar kota selain memiliki keterkaitan pada waktu sebelumnya juga memiliki keterkaitan antar lokasi. Langkah-langkah yang dilakukan adalah uji stasioner data, identifikasi orde, estimasi parameter, serta uji diagnostik. Hasil penelitian menunjukan model yang didapat berdasarkan bobot invers jarak dan bobot seragam menggambarkan adanya keterikatan waktu dan lokasi yang ada, hal ini ditunjukkan dengan adanya parameter yang signifikan mempengaruhi lokasi satu dan lokasi lainnya. Model terbaik yang dihasilkan adalah model GSTAR(1;1) dengan bobot seragam, karena memiliki nilai rata-rata RMSE terkecil Sehingga akan memberikan nilai peramalan dengan kesalahan yang lebih kecil dibandingkan dengan model dengan bobot invers jarak
PEMANFAATAN GAMIFICATION QUIZIZZ TERHADAP MOTIVASI BELAJAR SISWA PADA MATA PELAJARAN PENDIDIKAN AGAMA ISLAM
Authors: Rahmania Savira , Soraya Irma , Hamdani Asep Saepul
Published: August 2023

Aplikasi teknologi pendidikan sangat relevan bagi pengelolaan pendidikan dan kegiatan belajar mengajar pada khususnya. penggunaan media pembelajaran interaktif dapat meningkatkan keefektifan pembelajaran, menjadi lebih mudah, menyenangkan, dan menarik. Penerapan gamifikasi pada konten pembelajaran dilakukan untuk memotivasi siswa meningkatkan pencapaiannya terhadap konten yang dipelajari. Pendidikan Agama Islam dalam pelaksanaannya masih menunjukkan berbagai permasalahan yang kurang menyenangkan. Dalam meningkatkan minat belajar siswa pemilihan penggunakan model pembelajaran yang tepat serta penggunaan media pembelajaran yang menarik. Salah satu penggunaan teknologi dalam pembelajaran menggunakan kuis interaktif di kelas menggunakan sebuah aplikasi interaktif yaitu Quizizz. Artikel ini bertujuan untuk mengulas pemanfaatan gamification quizizz terhadap motivasi belajar siswa pada mata pelajaran pendidikan agama islam. Penelitian ini menggunakan penelitian library research. Hasil dari penelitian berupa Implementasi gamifikasi dengan menggunakan Quizizz memerlukan pendekatan yang kreatif dan inovatif dalam pembelajaran Pendidikan Agama Islam. Dengan melibatkan siswa melalui pembelajaran yang menyenangkan dan interaktif, diharapkan dapat meningkatkan motivasi belajar dalam memahami konsep-konsep. Pemanfaatan gamifikasi dengan menggunakan Quizizz dapat membuat pembelajaran lebih menarik, interaktif, dan efektif.
MANAJEMEN SUPERVISI AKADEMIK DALAM MENINGKATKAN KINERJA GURU DI MADRASAH TSANAWIYAH NEGERI
Authors: Saputra Firgiawan Rangga , Khana Muhammad Amar , Ma'mun Hana Habibah , Nurcholis Muhammad
Published: August 2023

Penelitian ini mengkaji tentang pelaksanaan supervise akademik kepala sekolah di MTsN 1 Kota Bandung. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui perencanaan, pelaksanaan, evaluasi hasil dan tindak lanjut supervise akademik di MTsN 1 Kota Bandung. Pendekatan penelitian ini adalah menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif. Pengumpulan data menggunakan wawancara, observasi dan dokumentasi. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa supervise akademik kepala sekolah di MTsN 1 Kota Bandung terdiri dari perencanaan, pelaksanaan, evaluasi, dan tindak lanjut supervisi akademik. (1) Perencanaan supervise akademik meliputi penyusunan tujuan, jadwal supervise, serta pendekatan dalam melakukan supervise. (2) Pelaksanaan supervise akademik meliputi; melaksanakan perencanaan mengajar guru, pelaksanaan mengajar serta melaksanakan evaluasi mengajar guru. (3) Evaluasi supervise yaitu menilai administrasi perencanaan guru, pelaksanaan guru serta evaluasi penilaian guru terhadap siswa. (4) Tindak lanjut yaitu dengan menganalisis hasil evaluasi kemudian melakukan pembinaan dengan mengikutsertakan guru dalam seminar peningkatan kemampuan guru. Penelitian ini merekomendasikan kepada supervisor dalam melaksanakan supervise akademik harus terstruktur dan sistematis dari perencanaan sampai tindak lanjut sebagai upaya peningkatan kinerja guru serta melaksanaka supervise secara periodik dan terjadwal sehingga dapat terlihat oleh supervisor secara langsung kualitas proses pembelajaran di kelas.
PENGEMBANGAN PROGRAM STUDI MANAJEMEN PENDIDIKAN ISLAM IAIN SULTAN AMAI GORONTALO MELALUI ANALISIS SWOT
Authors: Erwinsyah Alfian , Ngiode Syafrin , Umar Jodi
Published: August 2023

Tujuan Penelitian ini yakni untuk menganalisis kekuatan (strengths) dan kelemahan (weakness) dari Program Studi Manajamen Pendidikan Islam IAIN Sultan Amai Gorontalo dan untuk menganalisis Peluang (Opportunity) dan Ancaman (Threats) dari Program Studi Manajamen Pendidikan Islam IAIN Sultan Amai Gorontalo. Metode penelitian yang digunakan yakni penelitian kualitatif secara deskriptif. Instrumen yang digunakan yakni pedoman observasi, pedoman     wawancara. Teknik pengumpulan data yakni pengamatan, Wawancara, dan Dokumentasi. Dalam menganalisis data digunakan model interaktif dengan Reduksi data, Penyajian data, Penarikan kesimpulan. Hasil penelitian mengungkapkan bahwa Secara Keseluruhan      dengan menggunakan analisis SWOT dapat diketahui kekutatan, kelemahan, peluang dan tantangan dari program studi Manajemen Pendidikan Islam IAIN Sultan Amai Gorontalo melalui 9 komponen yakni visi misi, tata pamong, mahasiswa, sumber daya manusia, keuangan dan sapras, Pendidikan, Penelitian, pengabdian masyarakat dan luaran dan capaian tridharma. Dari analisis ini ditetapkan strategi pengembangan dan program keberlanjutan dalam rangka peningkatan akreditasi Program Studi Manajemen Pendidikan Islam ke depan.
PENGEMBANGAN BAHAN AJAR MATA KULIAH BAHASA INDONESIA DENGAN PENDEKATAN PROJECT BASED LEARNING PADA JURUSAN MANAJEMEN PENDIDIKAN ISLAM
Authors: Pateda Lamsike
Published: August 2023

Penelitian ini bertujuan mengembangkan bahan ajar pada Mata Kuliah Bahasa Indonesia dengan pendekatan Project Based Learning (PjBL) dari aspek konten, bahasa dan desain. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah jenis penelitian Research and Development (R&D) dengan mengadaptasi model ADDIE (Analysis-Design-Develop-Implementation-Evaluation). Subjek penelitian ini adalah mahasiswa Jurusan Manajemen Pendidikan Islam Fakultas Ilmu Tarbiyah dan Keguruan IAIN Sultan Amai Gorontalo semester genap Tahun Akademik 2022/2023. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan aspek konten, desain dan bahasa dengan kategori sangat baik, serta penilaian mahasiswa dengan kategori sangat baik. Oleh karena itu, bahan ajar yang telah dikembangkan dapat dimplementasikan pada mata kuliah Bahasa Indonesia.
CANVAS üzleti modell alkalmazása egy inkubációs szervezet kialakításában az egyetemi szektorban
Authors: Gályász József , Darnai Balázs
Published: August 2023

Európában és a világon a felsőoktatási intézmények korábbi oktatói-kutatói küldetése megváltozott, feladatkörei bővültek, a vele szemben támasztott elvárások nőttek. Jelen kutatásban arra kerestük a választ, hogy nemzetközi benchmark tapasztalatokra alapozva milyen üzleti modellben tud és képes egy hazai felsőoktatási intézmény és stratégiai partnersz ervezetei piacorientált inkubációs tevékenységet végezni. A vizsgálatunk célja egy olyan működő modell felállítása volt, amely képes bemutatni a nemzetközileg versenyképessé válás feltételeit, indikátorait. Módszerként a Canvas üzleti modellt, mint keretrendszert használtuk, mely egy adott piaci szereplő üzleti logikáját, – értékteremtését, – funkcionális elemeit és az azok közötti kapcsolatot írja le.
határok kérdése Közép-Európa és Kelet-Európa régióiban
Authors: Kiss Éva
Published: August 2023

A geopolitikai helyzetben, különösképpen a Közép-Európai és Kelet-Európai régiókban lezajló változásának elemző folyamatában, kulcsfontosságú szerepe van az új határoknak, nem csak a határ megállapítása és a demarkáció szempontjából. Az új európai keleti határ felállítása és működése közvetlenül összefügg a konkrét geopolitikai helyzettel, amely még meg is határozza annak sajátosságát és paramétereit. Vitathatatlan, hogy a Közép- Európai és Kelet-Európai geopolitikai térségeknek új szerkezete alapvetően megváltoztatja viszonyát a területhez, régióhoz és határaihoz. Lényegében, az európai földrész új geopolitikai konfigurációja vezet a volt Közép- és Kelet-Európai régió fragmentációjához. A határ mindenek előtt fizikai fogalom, és a nemzeti területek határa. Érthető, hogy az adott esetben mi egy új határt elemezzük, amely alakulóban van, és amely nem egyezik meg Európa kulturális határaival, egy új határt, amely megítélésünk szerint nem egy egyszerű lineáris tér vagy térbeli korlát, amely mellesleg mostanáig elég élesen választja el adott esetben a Közép-Európa és Kelet-Európa régióit. Éppen a határok úgynevezett transzparentitásának vizsgálata lehetőséget nyújt arra, hogy ne csak a szomszédos országok között lévő lineáris területként tanulmányozzuk az új határokat, hanem olyan rendszerként, amely figyelembe veszi a kulturális, világnézeti sajátosságokat, felhasználva ehhez civilizációs és vallási kritériumokat.
járművásárlást támogató online költségkalkulátor fejlesztése
Authors: Csonka Bálint , Csiszár Csaba , Földes Dávid
Published: August 2023

A hagyományos üzemanyaggal működő járműflotta fokozatos lecserélése alternatív energiaforrásokkal működő járművekre jelentős lépés a közlekedési rendszerek fenntartható fejlesztése és a hatékony energiagazdálkodás irányába. A kutatásunk során megvizsgáltuk a magyarországi jellemzőket és sajátosságokat; különös figyelmet fordítva a megújuló energiaforrások alkalmazhatóságára. A közúti elektromobilitási rendszert az energiatermelés, a járműállomány, a töltőinfrastruktúra és az üzemeltetési jellemzők szerint elemeztük. Megállapítottuk, hogy a plug-in hibrid járművek (PHEV) kezdeti nagyobb aránya fokozatosan csökken a tisztán elektromos járművekkel (BEV) szemben. Megvizsgáltuk és összehasonlítottuk az online magyar és angol nyelven elérhető elektromos jármű költségkalkulátorokat. Megállapítottuk, hogy hiányzik a járműhasználati szokások alapján a megfelelő hajtás típus kiválasztását támogató funkció. Kidolgoztunk egy hagyományos, hibrid és tisztán elektromos hajtás típusokat értékelő eljárást, ami a fő tudományos újszerűsége a cikknek. A funkciót beépítettük egy új, magyar nyelvű költségkalkulátor alkalmazásba, ami jelentősen hozzájárulhat az elektromobilitás hazai elterjedéséhez.
A magyar, szlovák és lengyel szántóföldi növénytermesztéssel foglalkozó társas vállalkozások üzemmérete és koncentrációja
Authors: Erdős Adél Dorottya , Szőllősi László
Published: August 2023

A tanulmány célkitűzése a magyar, szlovák és lengyel szántóföldi növénytermesztéssel foglalkozó társas vállalkozások méretkategóriájának, illetve ebből adódóan a koncentrációjának, valamint ugyanezen gazdaságok tőkeerősségének meghatározása. A kutatómunka során a FAOSTAT, illetve az EMIS adatbázisokat használtuk fel. Előbbi a vizsgált országok szántóföldi növénytermesztésének elemzésére, míg utóbbi a mintában szereplő vállalkozások pénzügyi adatainak feldolgozására szolgált. Az adatbázis szűrését követően a mintában 822 magyar, 226 szlovák, 967 lengyel társas vállalkozás szerepelt. A vizsgált gazdaságok mérlegfőösszeg, illetve árbevétel szerinti koncentrációját összehasonlítva – a lengyelek kivételével – a mérlegfőösszeg szerinti bizonyult nagyobb mértékűnek, ugyanakkor a koncentráció fokában nem történt változás 2018-ról 2020-ra egyik országban sem. Ezzel szemben az üzemméretbeli besorolás során a magyar és a szlovák társas vállalkozásoknál a mikro-, illetve a kis üzemméretű gazdaságok arányában jelentős eltérés volt tapasztalható 2018-ról 2020-ra. A 70 százalék feletti tőkeerősséggel jellemezhető vállalkozások aránya Magyarországon volt a legmagasabb. A legkedvezőtlenebb, 30 százalék alatti tőkeerősségű vállalkozások aránya Szlovákiában (26%) és Lengyelországban (24%) hasonlóan alakult. Ez jelentős külső forrás függésére utal.
Menos Estado, Mais Internet
Authors: Silveira Juelinton , Paranaiba Adriano , Arantes Elaine
Published: August 2023

Este trabalho estuda o impacto da intervenção estatal no desenvolvimento das empresas de telecomunicações no Brasil e a inclusão digital em áreas com baixa densidade populacional. A pesquisa foi desenvolvida para responder a seguinte pergunta: De que maneira a intervenção estatal influenciou o desenvolvimento das empresas de telecomunicações no Brasil e a inclusão digital em áreas com baixa densidade populacional? Os objetivos específicos deste trabalho são: 1. Demonstrar a teoria austríaca do intervencionismo e exemplificar sua prática na indústria de telecomunicações; 2. Apresentar e analisar dados secundários da indústria de telecomunicações que auxiliem no entendimento do impacto causado pelo intervencionismo nesta área ou os benefícios da falta dele para os pequenos provedores; 3. Entender e concluir se a falta de intervencionismo nos pequenos provedores de internet em áreas de baixa densidade populacional trouxe benefícios para esta indústria. Trata-se de um artigo teórico-empírico fundamentado em pesquisa bibliográfica feita à luz da Teoria Austríaca do Intervencionismo, seguindo a estratégia do estudo de caso e aplicado no contexto das pequenas operadoras brasileiras no setor de telecomunicações. Os resultados obtidos apontam para uma aceleração do desenvolvimento destas operadoras quando houve frentes de desburocratização e desregulamentação que atingiam as pequenas prestadoras.
Regional Transformation as Reterritorialisation: Examining the Distorted Image of EU-ropeanisation
Authors: Williams Tiffany G.
Published: August 2023

The European Union’s (EU) mission to promote its idea of European-ness across the continent led to its eastern enlargements and later the Eastern Partnership of the European Neighbourhood Policy. Along the way, this mission encountered competing norms and regional integration efforts shaped by sociocultural and historical ties connecting state, society and territory. These ties inform the barriers to Europeanisation and the backsliding from EU-managed policy reforms. They can illuminate where the EU’s self-image and constructed European identity do not reflect perspectives abroad or those of EU member countries. Such inconsistencies in the EU-constructed identity that shaped related policy mechanisms prevented sustainable regional transformation and integration. Further policy integration and future EU enlargement remain strong possibilities, as does the risk of basing the next generation of policy mechanisms on a distorted image of the EU and its capacity to transform. In this article, I apply a novel critical theory perspective on the entwined processes of de- and reterritorialisation to this context, and argue that this perspective clarifies and informs the EU’s aim to transform and unite Europe.
Moving from EU-centrisms: Lessons from the Polycrisis for EU studies and Global South Regionalism
Authors: Sebastião Dina , Luciano Burno Theodoro
Published: August 2023

This article reflects on the responses to global crises in Global South regionalisms and the EU, emphasising the need for disrupting research agendas, strengthening disciplinary and theoretical diversity accounts in the EU and comparative regionalism studies in general. The article collects trends and challenges highlighted by the literature on EU and regionalism in Global South from 2008 onwards, aiming to address as main research question: how EU studies and Global South scholarship developed after multiple global crises to contribute to the theorisation renewal and the disruption of research agendas? Stemming from the concept of global polycrisis, two relevant and multidimensional crises are analysed: the 2008 global financial crisis and the migration influxes derived from humanitarian crises. By studying both the EU and Global South experiences, we aim to contribute to move beyond the Eurocentric foundations of the regionalism studies, emphasising that knowledge production needs to be more empirically sensitive to context and social reality.
Breaking the Glass: The Perception of Gender Disparity from Future Sport Professionals
Authors: Perry Jason L. , Livingston Aaron
Published: August 2023

The purpose of this study is to investigate gender disparities among students seeking entrance into the sports industry. With the growing trend of women facing differences in the sports industry, an exploration of the connection between professional challenges and the perception of future professions is necessary. A convenience sample of one hundred and fifty one (N=151) subjects who possessed sport related academic majors were selected to participate in the study. The subjects' ages, racial groups, classifications, and university or college of attendance varied. Two of the sites surveyed were classified as Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Subjects were asked to complete a questionnaire, which consisted of 15 question items. A modified version of the Career Pathway Survey (CPS) was used as the questionnaire for this research project. The questionnaire was distributed via email to the subjects using an anonymous Google Forms link. Descriptive statistics were used to assess if a significant relationship existed between the responses of the Career Pathway Survey and demographic variables. These variables included student major, gender, age, classification, and race. Keywords: Gender disparities in sports, sport management students, glass ceilings, career opportunities, career preparation
Situation Awareness: A Pivotal Process for Sensemaking and Decision Making in the Learning and Practice of Physical Activities
Authors: Godbout Paul
Published: August 2023

In physical education (PE), reflection on action is usually referred to in relation with pedagogical approaches such as experiential learning, constructivism and social constructivism. In organization systems, sensemaking has been discussed in relation with situation awareness (SA), a construct closely related not only to decision making but to understanding as well. In recent years, researchers interested in decision making in high-level sport performance have taken an interest in SA. The purpose of this explanatory article is to examine the applicability of the SA construct, including its related DM and sensemaking processes, to the teaching/learning and performing of diverse categories of physical activities such as sports, dance, fitness activities, outdoor activities and leisure activities in general. In a first section, the author distinguishes two types of SA, current SA and reflected SA, in relation with reflection in action and reflection on action. With regard to the involvement of one or several individuals, three SA facets are suggested: primary SA, distributed SA, and socially shared SA. Following a short discussion on the relationship between SA and the data/frame theory, the author examines the process of framing physical activities in view of situation awareness. Finally, the metacognitive side of framing and situation awareness is briefly discussed in terms of individuals who come to select particular observational cues that work better for them. Keywords: situation awareness, data/frame theory, sensemaking, decision making, frame building
Metric-Centric Policy, Practice, and Faculty Equity Issues
Authors: ROBERTSON DOUGLAS , Pelaez Martha , Perez Tania Santiago
Published: August 2023

This case study of Florida International University is part of a 12-year line of research on intentional change in public metropolitan research universities. Using IPEDS data, this study focuses on changes (2011-2020) in 20 intersectional, full-time faculty categories that combine Race/Ethnicity, Gender, and Appointment Type. In these results, the analysis explores diversity, equity, and inclusion issues connected to metric-centric faculty hiring policies. The answers to the study’s three research questions are all affirmative: (a) during the study period, 2011-2020, the FIU full-time faculty composition changed in intersectional categories of Race/Ethnicity, Gender, and Appointment Type; (b) the results reveal patterns of change; and (c) these patterns of change have diversity, equity, and inclusion implications. FIU’s metric-centric policies appear to favor the exchange of full-time Permanent lines (tenured or tenured-track) for full-time Contingent contracts (non-tenure). If gains are made by non-White faculty, they tend to be in Contingent categories rather than Permanent. The discussion situates the results in the Culture Wars currently occurring in Florida that involve attacks on academic freedom and tenure.
Cultural and humanitarian exchanges between China and Uzbekistan within the framework of Belt and Road Initiative: achievements, problems and recommendations
Authors: Liwei Zhang , Bo Yang
Published: August 2023

Due to the special geographical location on the territory of modern Uzbekistan since ancient times there have been cultural clashes between East and West. Today, cooperation between China and Uzbekistan in the humanitarian sphere is of great importance and is a continuation of the glorious history of cultural exchanges along the Great Silk Road. In the 30 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations and within the framework of China’s Belt and Road Initiative, humanitarian cooperation between China and Uzbekistan has brought positive results, with a number of challenges and opportunities.
History and current state of Chinese sociology of music
Authors: Yiqun Jiang
Published: August 2023

The sociology of music is a science that studies the relationship between music and society, its development in Western countries took place rapidly, but in China, scientific research in this area began to be done relatively late, and today the history of this research has only 40 years. Following the development of the sociology of music in China, we will not only be able to get acquainted with the course of research, the results obtained and the existing problems related to the above discipline, but also put forward assumptions about the direction in which this science will develop in the future.
TCHH is differentially expressed in central nervous system metastasis in human breast cancer.
Authors: Mamoor Shahan
Published: August 2023

Metastasis to the brain occurs in a significant fraction of patients with breast cancer (1-3). We mined published RNA-sequencing and microarray data (4, 5) to compare primary and metastatic tumor transcriptomes for the discovery of genes associated with brain metastasis in humans with metastatic breast cancer. We found that trichohyalin, encoded by TCHH, was among the genes whose expression was most different in the brain metastases of patients with metastatic breast cancer as compared to primary tumors of the breast. TCHH mRNA was present at increased quantities in brain metastatic tissues as compared to primary tumors of the breast. Expression of TCHH in primary tumors was correlated with patient distant metastasis-free survival. Modulation of TCHH expression may be relevant to the biology by which tumor cells metastasize from the breast to the brain in humans with metastatic breast cancer.
MIOX is a differentially expressed gene in brain metastatic human breast cancer.
Authors: Mamoor Shahan
Published: August 2023

Metastasis to the brain occurs in a significant fraction of patients with breast cancer (1-3). We mined published RNA-sequencing and microarray data (4, 5) to compare primary and metastatic tumor transcriptomes for the discovery of genes associated with brain metastasis in humans with metastatic breast cancer. We found that myo-inositol oxygenase, encoded by MIOX, was among the genes whose expression was most different in the brain metastases of patients with metastatic breast cancer as compared to primary tumors of the breast. MIOX mRNA was present at increased quantities in brain metastatic tissues as compared to primary tumors of the breast. Expression of MIOX in primary tumors was correlated with patient distant metastasis-free survival. Modulation of MIOX expression may be relevant to the biology by which tumor cells metastasize from the breast to the brain in humans with metastatic breast cancer.
Recalibration of agency transfers across modalities
Authors: Arikan Belkis Ezgi , Yarrow Kielan , Fiehler Katja
Published: August 2023

We experience our actions and their sensory consequences as synchronous despite small sensorimotor delays. This is attained by an adaptation mechanism in which the sensorimotor system recalibrates temporal discrepancies between actions and their feedback, as long as causality is maintained (i.e., feedback follows the action). Predictive motor mechanisms boost the binding of actions to their feedback, aiding in adaptation. Sensorimotor temporal recalibration is therefore closely linked with control over the feedback via one’s own action (agency). Interestingly, recalibration can also transfer to another sense, indicating a generalized mechanism that adjusts the timing of action-feedback events. However, it is unclear if the recalibration of perceived agency can also transfer to another sense. Here, we investigated the existence of cross-modal transfer of agency and simultaneity in a sensorimotor recalibration task. In an adaptation phase, participants executed button presses leading to an immediate or lagged (150ms) occurrence of a Gabor patch. Subsequently, they were asked to make simultaneity or agency judgments for action-feedback pairs (Gabor patch or tone) with variable response-stimulus asynchronies (RSAs). We found adaptation and crossmodal transfer of both synchrony and agency judgments with stronger effects for recalibration of agency. Our findings suggest flexible recalibration of agency judgments, suggesting agency is not inferred solely based upon a match with modality-specific motor predictions.
Therapeutic vaccines for follicular lymphoma: a systematic review protocol
Authors: Zhelnov Pavel , Suponin Andrei , Potanin Artem , Lomazov Aleksandr , Vladimirova Kseniia , Lepik Kirill , Muslimov Albert
Published: August 2023

BACKGROUNDObjectives: In this review we focus on the results of clinical trials of vaccination in follicular lymphoma, and discuss potential strategies to enhance the efficacy of immunotherapy in the future.METHODSEligibility criteria: We included any clinical randomized controlled trials of therapeutic antitumor vaccines in patients with histologically confirmed follicular lymphoma. Progression-free survival is the primary outcome.Information sources: We searched PubMed, Embase (through Ovid), Scopus, available Web of Science databases, and relevant and available study registries (PROSPERO, Cochrane CENTRAL, ClinicalTrials.gov through their own interfaces, and others through WHO International Clinical Trials Registry Platform Search Portal). We did not specifically search preprint servers due to exporting issues, but some of those were searchable through Ovid Embase. We also manually reviewed included reports for relevant references and searched for additional reports of included studies via Google and trial registers.Risk of bias: We will assess risks of bias across outcomes using RoB 2.0. We will also assess risks of publication bias across studies and bias due to missing evidence in a synthesis (ROB-ME).Synthesis of results: We will conduct fixed-effects model meta-analyses if patient and intervention characteristics are homogenous across included studies. If pooling is clinically inappropriate due to a mix of newly diagnosed with relapsed or refractory lymphoma or autologous and allogenic vaccines, we will summarize studies descriptively. Finally, we will assess the certainty of the evidence and produce GRADE Summary of Findings tables.OTHERFunding: This research was supported by the Russian Science Foundation under grant # 22-25-00516.Registration: This review will be registered in PROSPERO – please follow the project repository for updates: https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/KBZFWKey words: follicular lymphoma, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, vaccines, vaccination.License: This document is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Model Pembelajaran Multimodal Bermuatan Ekonomi Kreatif (Panduan Praktis Pembelajaran Multimodal di Perguruan Tinggi)
Authors: Firmansyah Mochamad Bayu , Suchaina
Published: August 2023

Pembelajaran multimodal, yang melibatkan berbagai bentuk media seperti teks, gambar, audio, dan video, telah terbukti menjadi cara yang efektif untuk mengaktifkan berbagai saluran sensorik dan memfasilitasi pemahaman yang lebih dalam. Buku ini menawarkan alternatif pembelajaran fundamental di perguruan tinggi di mana model pembelajaran multimodal dipadukan dengan konsep ekonomi kreatif. Saat ini, pada era yang semakin kompetitif dan dinamis, perguruan tinggi perlu beradaptasi dengan cara-cara baru dalam memberikan pemahaman yang mendalam kepada mahasiswa tentang konsep ekonomi kreatif dan bagaimana mengaplikasikannya dalam praktik.Buku ini membahas langkah-demi-langkah tentang bagaimana merancang dan menerapkan model pembelajaran multimodal bermuatan ekonomi kreatif di lingkungan perguruan tinggi. Pembaca akan diberikan wawasan tentang bagaimana memilih modalitas media yang tepat untuk menyampaikan konsep ekonomi kreatif secara efektif kepada mahasiswa. Dalam setiap langkah, penekanan diberikan pada pengembangan keterampilan kritis, kreativitas, dan kemampuan mahasiswa untuk menghubungkan teori dengan aplikasi nyata. Sebagai bonus, buku ini menawarkan panduan praktis untuk mengintegrasikan prinsip-prinsip ekonomi kreatif ke dalam proyek-proyek pembelajaran, memberikan mahasiswa kesempatan untuk mengembangkan solusi kreatif untuk tantangan nyata dalam industri. Dengan demikian, buku ini tidak hanya merangsang pemahaman teoritis tetapi juga mendorong pengembangan keterampilan praktis yang diperlukan untuk sukses di dunia ekonomi kreatif yang terus berkembang.Buku ini sangat relevan bagi pendidik, dosen, dan praktisi pendidikan tinggi yang ingin menciptakan pengalaman belajar yang berdaya guna dan relevan bagi mahasiswa di era ekonomi kreatif. Dengan model pembelajaran multimodal yang menarik dan berfokus pada ekonomi kreatif, buku ini menawarkan konsep inovatif yang dapat mengubah cara pembelajaran di perguruan tinggi untuk menghasilkan lulusan yang siap menghadapi tantangan industri kreatif dengan percaya diri dan pengetahuan yang mendalam.
Công tác bảo vệ hệ động vật đối diện nguy cơ chịu tác động tiêu cực của lợi ích kinh doanh nông nghiệp
Authors: Túi Chuột
Published: August 2023

Tiêu đề ở trên cũng là nội dung bao trùm của bài xuất bản trên Conservation Letters, tháng 8-2023. Trong đó, một điểm nổi bật đáng chú ý nhất được nêu như sau:“Specifically, threatened vertebrate fauna with habitat capable of supporting highvalue productive lands received less protection and experienced greater habitat loss”
PANK1 is a differentially expressed gene in brain metastatic human breast cancer.
Authors: Mamoor Shahan
Published: August 2023

Metastasis to the brain occurs in a significant fraction of patients with breast cancer (1-3). We mined published RNA-sequencing and microarray data (4, 5) to compare primary and metastatic tumor transcriptomes for the discovery of genes associated with brain metastasis in humans with metastatic breast cancer. We found that pantothenate kinase 1, encoded by PANK1, was among the genes whose expression was most different in the brain metastases of patients with metastatic breast cancer as compared to primary tumors of the breast. PANK1 mRNA was present at increased quantities in brain metastatic tissues as compared to primary tumors of the breast. Expression of PANK1 in primary tumors was not correlated with patient survival outcomes. Modulation of PANK1 expression may be relevant to the biology by which tumor cells metastasize from the breast to the brain in humans with metastatic breast cancer.
Socioeconomic and health predictors of perinatal mental health in a rural area of The Gambia
Authors: Milosavljevic Bosiljka , Torrance Christine , Kievit Rogier , Darboe Salieu , Sanyang Lamin , McCann Samantha , McCoy Dana , Fadera Tijan , Njai Fabakary , Kora Kassa , Elwell Clare , Moore Sophie , Lloyd-Fox Sarah , Team The BRIGHT Project
Published: August 2023

Background: Prevalence and predictors of perinatal mental health are understudied in majority world contexts. The present study investigated a range of co-occurring perinatal mood conditions (depression, perceived stress, and pregnancy anxiety) in a rural area of The Gambia, West Africa. The aims were to adapt self-report measures for use in this setting, and then to use the adapted tool to examine relevant socioeconomic (SES) and health-related predictors. Methods: Participants included N=205 women in their third trimester of pregnancy who were taking part in the Brain Imaging for Global Health (BRIGHT) project. Mental health was reported by women using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS), Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), Pregnancy Specific Anxiety Scale (PSA), and Pregnancy Related Anxiety Scale (PRAS). The measures were adapted for the Mandinka language, with necessary contextual adaptations. SES and health factors included maternal age, parity, educational attainment, income, occupation, household size, and anaemia. Results: Participants reported low levels of distress or inability to cope. Measures varied in their utility; the PRAS had the highest internal consistency (IC) and showed associations with predicted SES factors. All measures were significantly correlated with each other. Lower income, being a farmer, and greater household size predicted higher anxiety and stress, while none of the factors predicted depression.Conclusion: Overall, pregnant women in this setting to did not report heightened mental health difficulties. However, poverty-related factors contributed to greater stress and anxiety. We highlight the importance of examining multiple, overlapping conditions and a wider range of predictors in diverse contexts.
DGCR9 is differentially expressed in central nervous system metastasis in human breast cancer.
Authors: Mamoor Shahan
Published: August 2023

Metastasis to the brain occurs in a significant fraction of patients with breast cancer (1-3). We mined published RNA-sequencing and microarray data (4, 5) to compare primary and metastatic tumor transcriptomes for the discovery of genes associated with brain metastasis in humans with metastatic breast cancer. We found that DiGeorge syndrome critical region gene 9, encoded by DGCR9, was among the genes whose expression was most different in the brain metastases of patients with metastatic breast cancer as compared to primary tumors of the breast. DGCR9 mRNA was present at increased quantities in brain metastatic tissues as compared to primary tumors of the breast. Expression of DGCR9 in primary tumors, however, was not correlated with patient survival outcomes. Modulation of DGCR9 expression may be relevant to the biology by which tumor cells metastasize from the breast to the brain in humans with metastatic breast cancer.
Age and Physical Activity Status of Australian Volunteer Firefighters: A Cross-sectional Study
Authors: Borg David N , Moore Daniel , Stewart Ian
Published: August 2023

Aim: The study aimed to 1) determine the age distribution of Australian volunteer firefighters; 2) estimate the proportion of volunteer firefighters who met the Australian physical activity guidelines, using population data as a comparator; and 3) investigate the effects of age on physical activity and exercise in volunteer firefighters.Material and methods: A cross-sectional survey was electronically distributed to Rural Fire Service volunteers, in Queensland Australia. The survey included demographic, anthropometric and service questions, in addition to physical activity questions from the 2016–2018 Australian National Health Survey. The Australian guidelines were used to determine whether respondents met the national recommendations for weekly physical activity and exercise only minutes, and strength-based training days. Bayesian generalized linear regression models were used to determine the effect of age on weekly physical activity and exercise only minutes.Results: A total of 480 volunteers responded. The mean age was 51.4 years (95% bootstrap confidence interval = 50.0 to 52.8). Compared to the Australian population, volunteer firefighters were over four times more likely to meet the physical activity guidelines, and the exercise only guidelines; but 1.4 times more likely to not meet the strength-based activity guidelines. Physical activity minutes declined with age, by on average 60 minutes each decade. Age had no effect on weekly exercise only minutes.Conclusions: Volunteers were more likely to meet the national physical activity and exercise only guidelines, but less likely to meet the strength-based training guidelines compared to population. Volunteer firefighters could benefit from outreach programs that promote participation in strength-based training.
Hubnomics: Chapter 2 - Wise Coin (yzcoin) The Value of Money and the Value of Human
Authors: Alfarisi Omar
Published: August 2023

People use the money to value goods they demand in the traditional process. In this chapter, I introduce a novel process that starts by asking:What if goods use the money to generate a valuation of people?What does this above question mean? I know it is not easy to imagine. Therefore, let's take an example: when I pay for my education tuition fees, the goods, in my case, are knowledge. If we rewrite the first question by embedding the example, it becomes, "What if money is used by knowledge to supply his valuation?"
Online Profiling Elements of Prosody in Speech Communication (O-PEPS-C)
Authors: Knutsen Sten , Peppe Sue , Stromswold Karin
Published: August 2023

The Online Profiling Elements of Prosody in Speech Communication (O-PEPS-C) is an online web-based adaptation of the Profiling Elements of Prosody in Speech Communication clinical test (PEPS-C, Peppé et al. 2003) that assesses the comprehension and production of different aspects of prosody. Like the PEPS-C, the O-PEPS-C has 14 subtests, each one of which contains 8 pairs of items that differ minimally. For example, in the lexical stress subtests, the 16 items include both the noun ˈIMport and the verb imPORTˈ. Over the course of a subtest, each member of a pair is the target answer once. The PEPS- C and O-PEPS-C assess different aspects of prosody in the same order (first prosodic form, then declarative/question prosody, affective prosody, lexical stress, phrase stress, phrase boundary, and contrastive stress), and in both versions of the test, comprehension subtests always precede production subtests. The 14 subtests and their items are described in this work.
Digital Use and Mental Health: Understanding the Role of Offline and Online Communication in Japan
Authors: Chen Yijun , Zhang Xiaochu , Akaishi Rei
Published: August 2023

Digital technology, particularly smartphones, has become an integral part of modern life, raising concerns about its impact on mental health, especially among young people. Previous studies have yielded inconsistent results, possibly due to an overemphasis on the connection between smartphone use and mental health while neglecting confounding variables such as face-to-face communication time as well as a lack of differentiation between different types of digital use. The time displacement hypothesis suggests that digital media time may reduce time for beneficial activities like face-to-face interactions, highlighting the interplay between digital and non-digital elements. However, the validity of this hypothesis has not been confirmed with adequate precision of measuring both offline and online time and appropriate analysis methods to assess the dynamic interactions of the digital and in person communications. In this pre-registered study, we employed the experience sampling method (ESM) to track both the offline and online daily activities of 418 individuals in Japan over 21 days and analyzed the data using multilevel models and psychometric network models. Our study also examined the effects of different communication targets (private one-to-one vs. public one-to-many) and communication modes (online vs. offline). The findings revealed that digital use has only a small direct effect on well-being, with promoting loneliness of one-to-many online communication (e.g., viewing Twitter or Instagram). But the increased digital use was found to reduce offline communication time, indirectly influencing mental health to a large degree. Overall, this study has the potential to reconcile the inconsistent findings regarding the effects of digital technology on mental health with indirect effects through reduction of offline communication time. The negative impact of one-to-many online communication, which constitutes a significant portion of digital use time, warrants further attention.
Evidence accumulation from social information: Earlier social information has a stronger influence on individuals’ judgments
Authors: Tump Alan Novaes , Molleman Lucas , Kurvers Ralf
Published: August 2023

People's decisions are often informed by the choices of others. Evidence accumulation models provide a mechanistic account of how such social information enters the choice process. Previous research taking this approach has suggested two fundamentally different cognitive mechanisms by which people incorporate social information. On the one hand, individuals may update their evidence level instantaneously when observing social information. On the other hand, they may gradually integrate social information over time. These accounts make different predictions on how the timing of social information impacts its influence. The former predicts that timing has no impact on social information uptake. The latter predicts that social information which arrives earlier has a stronger impact because its impact increases over time. We tested both predictions in two studies in which participants first observed a perceptual stimulus. They then entered a deliberation phase in which social information arrived either early or late before reporting their judgment. In Experiment 1, early social information remained visible until the end and was thus displayed for longer than late social information. In Experiment 2, which was preregistered, early and late social information were displayed for an equal duration. In both studies, early social information had a larger impact on individuals’ judgments. Further, an evidence accumulation analysis found that social information integration was best explained by both an immediate update of evidence and continuous integration over time. Because in social systems, timing plays a key role (e.g., propagation of information in social networks), our findings advance theories and models on the temporal evolution of social impact and the emergent social dynamics.
“Eye contact, but not too much… don’t stare into my soul”. Understanding interviewee beliefs around rapport experiences and behaviours.
Authors: Kiltie Jamie Thomas , Satchell Liam , Lancaster Gary , Wilcock Rachel , Kontosthenous Jenny
Published: August 2023

Objective: Building and maintaining rapport have been identified as important elements of investigative interviewing practice. However, there has been little qualitative research about how interviewees understand the concept of rapport and their views on what behaviours might indicate good or bad rapport building.Method: 23 participants took part in one of five focus groups which discussed three topics i) individuals’ perceptions of rapport building in everyday life ii) behaviours they felt would aid or hinder rapport building and iii) what behaviours they would consider effective in rapport building with a police officer during an investigative interview.Results and Discussion: In a thematic analysis of the discussion, four main themes were identified: Trust and Respect, Responsive Interviewing, Relationships, and Contextual Relevance. A content analysis of specific rapport-affecting behaviours identified body posture, relaxing the witness and eye contact to be the most frequent behaviours mentioned as rapport enhancing. Being dismissive, rude, and using intense eye contact were found to be the most frequent behaviours discussed to hinder rapport building. Overall, rapport was described as dependent on situation, person and environment, and enhancing rapport requires contextual awareness.