bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The Correlation Between Self-Awareness and Psychological Well-Being on Caring Behavior
Authors: Ardianto Muhammad Firdaus , Etlidawati Etlidawati
Published: August 2023

Background: Nursing professional education aims to prepare learners to perform the functions and roles of nurses. Caring behavior is at the core of the nursing profession and is considered a fundamental indicator of the quality of nursing. Self-awareness related to the obligations and duties of being a nurse is the main indicator for a nurse to carry out caring behaviors. This self-awareness is expected to help students reach their potential and survive all academic and non-academic needs, thereby optimizing mental health. Objective: Knowing the relationship between self-awareness and psychological well-being with the caring behavior of Nurse professional students, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Muhammadiyah Purwokerto. Method: This type of research is a quantitative research using the correlational study survey method with a cross-sectional time approach.  Simple random sampling technique with a total of 59 students who are carrying out the practice of the Nurse profession by the criteria for inclusion and exclusion. The research instrument uses a questionnaire sheet. Data analysis using spearman-rank test. Results: The results showed that most of the Nurse professional students had high self-awareness (49.2%), a high level of psychological well-being (52.5%), and a high level of behavior caring (57.6%). There is a lack of self-awareness in the caring behavior of Nurse professional students with a p-value of 0.0001 (p-value < ?). There is psychological well-being with the caring behavior of Ners professional students with a p-value of 0.0001 Conclusion: Self-awareness and psychological well-being have a positive relationship with the caring behavior of students of the Nurse profession.
The Effect of Gadget on Mental Health Status and Social Interactions in Students at Public Junior High School 3 Pekuncen, Pekuncen Sub-District, Banyumas Regency
Authors: Safitri Panca Wahyu , Elsanti Devita
Published: August 2023

Background: Technology is growing rapidly in accordance with the times, especially gadgets that are designed to be complete and easy to carry, the type of gadget that is commonly used is usually a mobile phone. However, there are many negative impacts that arise in the use of gadgets for adolescents that can interfere with adolescent mental health and social interaction in adolescents. Social interaction is a relationship between individuals and groups that occurs because of social contact and communication. Objective: To analyze the effect of gadgets on mental health status and social interaction among students at public junior high school 3 Pekuncen. Methods: the research sample was 82 respondents who were taken using proportional random sampling technique. In study, three different types of questionnaires were used which were measured using an ordinal scale. Data processing in this study used the Chi-Square test. Results: Based on the results of the study, the p-values were 0,003 and 0,007. From these results it can be seen that the p-value is less than 0.05, which means that there is an effect of the gadget on mental healty status and the influence of the gadget on social interaction in students at public junior high school 3 Pekuncen. Conclusion: There is an effect of gadgets on mental health status and social interaction in students at public junior high school 3 Pekuncen.
Analysis of the Changes in 2019-nCov Before and After the Implementation of the "Required Swab PCR-Test for Entry into West Kalimantan via Air Transport" Policy
Authors: Huda Nurainul Miftahul , Imroah Nurfitri
Published: August 2023

Implementing policies during the 2019-nCov pandemic are expected to reduce the number of cases added every day. West Kalimantan is one of the provinces that implements a policy of obliging to include negative results on the PCR-test swab every time they use air transportation to West Kalimantan. In this study, we wanted to know whether there were differences in data behavior before and after implementing the policy. These differences can be analyzed simply by looking at the descriptive statistics of the data. Furthermore, in this study, a time series analysis was also carried out, and the data patterns and the suitable models representing the data. Time series analysis is also needed to predict the next 5 days related to the addition of 2019-nCov cases in West Kalimantan. In modeling, modifications have been made by partitioning the data into two data, namely data before the policy is implemented and the rest is data after the policy is implemented. The result shows that the suitable model for before and after the policy is applied is ARIMA (1,0,0) and ARIMA (7,0,0)(1,0,0)7, respectively. This model shows a better performance in translating problems than using the entire data as input in modeling. The smaller MSE value indicates this than using the ARIMA model (1,0,0) for the entire data (without partition). Therefore, in the prediction stage, a model with partitioned data is used. The results showed that there was a decrease in daily cases in the next five days.
The total irregularity strength of m copies of the friendship graph
Authors: Tilukay Meilin , Batkunde Harmanus
Published: August 2023

This paper deals with the totally irregular total labeling of the disjoin union of friendship graphs. The results shows that the disjoin union of  copies of the friendship graph is a totally irregular total graph with the exact values of the total irregularity strength equals to its edge irregular total strength.
Maritime, Christianity and Adventure: Slovenian Discovery of Korea
Authors: Shigemori Bučar Chikako
Published: August 2023

Based on past research by specialists in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean studies in Slovenia and Austria, this article discusses the discovery of Korea from the Slovenian perspective. The earliest encounter between a Slovenian and a Korean was probably in 1766, when a Jesuit scholar met with a Korean scholar at the Chinese court. Recent research on picture postcards and photographs reveals visits by members of the Austro-Hungarian Navy to Korean ports. In 1923, a female adventurer and writer from Slovenia traveled through the Korean peninsula. It is still unknown whether any Slovenians were among the missionaries in Tokwon.
Mapping the Earth and Ordering the Heavens
The Circulation and Transformation of Jesuit World Maps and Start Charts on a Screen in the Late Chosŏn Dynasty
Authors: Yoonjung Seo
Published: August 2023

This chapter delves into the exchange of Western pictorial motifs and techniques in copies of world maps and astronomical charts in the eighteenth century of the Chosŏn dynasty. Modeled after Sino-European world maps and star charts by Jesuit priests, these Korean works attest to the profound exchange of cartographic and astronomical knowledge between China and Korea. The influence of Jesuit world maps and astronomical charts not only spurred scientific advancements within Chosŏn society but also facilitated the connection of Chosŏn to the broader global network of knowledge and information.
About the ‘Ossetian’ Window
Authors: Ognibene Paolo
Published: August 2023

In Ossetic (Iron) there are two words for ‘window’: rūʒyng and færssag. The second term actually derives from færssag rūʒyng, or ‘side window’. In fact, in ancient times, Ossetian houses did not have windows on the walls, but only an opening in the ceiling which served both to illuminate the house and to let the smoke out of the fireplace. The word is attested with the same meaning in many contemporary and ancient Iranian languages and is related to the term for light. In Digoron the term for the window is of Turkic origin, and roʒingæ instead indicates the bread used in worship, equivalent to Iron ærtxūron word closely connected to the name of the sun.
Notes on ‘Ḏulfaqār of the Intellect’ and Islamising Manichaeism
Authors: Piras Andrea
Published: August 2023

The present essay aims at elucidating the imagery of the New Persian fragment in Manichaean script M 786, dealing with the lament of the Anima Viva entrapped in the material world. The poetical text is a remarkable sample of the Manichaean language and its strategy of literary concealing, by means of Islamic and Crypto-Manichaean mixed expressions, such as the ‘Ḏulfaqār of Intellect’, which is related (I suggest) to the Living Spirit. Within this fragment, a series of funerary terminologies have also been employed, denoting the captivity of the Soul into the Matter, to describe the pain of the human existence and the yearning for salvation, provided by the gods.
Two Layers’ on New Women in Colonial Korea: The Case of Ch’oe Yŏngsuk (1905‑32)
Authors: Lee Hyojin
Published: August 2023

This paper aims to examine the life, experiences, and limitation of Ch’oe Yŏngsuk, a notable New Woman figure subjected to colonial restrictions in Korea during the early 20th century, with empirical resources, including newly discovered archives from the Swedish National Archive and the Sigtunastiftelsen archive. While Korean women were able to receive a modern education from the late 19th century, Ch’oe studied in Shanghai and then went to Sweden in 1926 to study sociology, becoming the first Korean woman to receive a bachelor’s degree in Economics. After her studies, she traveled extensively and met influential people. Despite her notable achievements, Ch’oe could not find a proper job and died in poverty a few months after her return. This paper seeks to shed light on her life during her stay in Sweden and her activities in the independence and feminist movements there. The relationship between her ‘failure’ after returning home and the constraints of the time, given spatially/periodically and gender-wise, will also be examined. It is also worth noting that her case is a symbolic example of the social constraints that elite women had to face at the time. Her contrasting activities and evaluations in Sweden and Korea show how constrained and suppressed a woman’s life is by the time and space in which it positions.
Morphosyntactic Changes and Sociolinguistic Variation in the Language of Kyōgen
A Corpus-Based Analysis of Toraakirabon (1642)
Authors: Pappalardo Giuseppe
Published: August 2023

The aim of this paper is to analyse morphosyntactic structures in the language of kyōgen – a traditional form of Japanese comic theatre developed in the fourteenth century – from a sociolinguistic perspective, i.e. by highlighting differences in usage across various categories of characters, using the Corpus of Historical Japanese (CHJ). This paper will focus on the use of the particles ga and no with nominative and attributive functions and on the decline of kakari-musubi with koso in Toraakirabon (1642). The analysis will reveal that linguistic characterization is rendered not only through the lexicon, but also, as in the case of female characters, through a particular use of morphosyntactic structures, which appears less influenced by linguistic innovations.
Asian Religions According to Italian Teenagers
Context, Analysis and Reflections on a Trend Towards the ‘Global Market Regime’
Authors: Lapis Giovanni
Published: August 2023

Research on the cultural influence of Asian religions in Western countries tends to overlook younger actors as receivers and producers of innovation. By applying a theoretical framework that highlights the cultural role of nationalism, neoliberalism and consumerism in shaping religious behaviour, the article analyses, through interviews, the interpretation of Asian religions among a purposive sample of adolescents and put them within the larger context of the physical and mediatic presence of these religions in society. It argues that these adolescents further align themselves with those trends in Italian society which follow the so-called ‘Global Market Regime’. It also provides reflections on the implications of this situation concerning religious and intercultural education.
Patrick Olivelle. Vacanamālā. A Sub-Commentary on Viśvarūpa’s Commentary Bālakrīḍā on the Yājñavalkya Dharmaśāstra
Authors: Giudice Alessandro
Published: August 2023

Review of Olivelle, P. (2022). Vacanamālā. A Sub-Commentary on Viśvarūpa’s Commentary Bālakrīḍā on the Yājñavalkya Dharmaśāstra. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, xxv + 303 pp.
Impact of Online Preparation Modules on Students Engagement and Interactions in Face-to-Face Fluid Mechanics Laboratories
Authors: Cisonni Julien , Lucey Anthony D. , Sarukkalige Ranjan , Lal Sulakshana
Published: August 2023

The transformation of laboratory activities to better embed the development of essential personal attributes and the attainment of specific learning outcomes in the engineering curriculum has been supported by the integration of online preparation modules. Beyond the widely demonstrated effectiveness of multimedia pre-laboratory activities in strengthening students’ engagement and preparedness for the execution of experimental tasks, this study also focuses on the effect of these online modules on student-student and student-instructor interactions in face-to-face fluid mechanics laboratories. Survey data show that students with a mid-level of academic performance were more likely to adopt the new resources but that most students perceived them as a valuable complement to, or replacement for, the traditional instruction sheet. While students’ self-assurance in conducting the laboratory tasks and appreciation of the instructor’s support appear unaffected by the completion of the modules, observations suggest these modules can strengthen students’ autonomy and engagement within their group during the conduct of the laboratory activities. Indeed, the introduction of the modules appears to facilitate a transition of the instructor’s role from directing the laboratory to guiding students in peer-learning.
Inovasi Layanan Perbankan Syariah Berbasis Teknologi sebagai Wujud Penerapan Green Banking
Authors: Yusuf Ega Belahag , Muhammad Iqbal Fasa  , Suharto
Published: August 2023

Inovasi layanan perbankan syariah berbasis teknologi adalah suatu inovasi teknologi yang kegiatan operasionalnya tidak lagi menggunakan manusia melainkan menggunakan cara yang otomatis dan dikendalikan oleh komputer. Green banking adalah kegiatan operasional bank yang berwawasan lingkungan sebagai upaya tanggung jawab terhadap kelestarian lingkungan. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah analisis kualitatif deskriptif, di mana data semua data yang dihasilkan disajikan dalam bentuk deskripsi yaitu suatu gambaran umum mengenai hasil penelitian. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa inovasi layanan perbankan syariah berbasis teknologi merupakan upaya perbankan syariah dalam menerapkan green banking
Equipment and Methods for Concurrently Housing Germfree and Gnotobiotic Mice in the Same Room
Authors: Muino Anastasia F , Compo Nicole R , Everett Bo M , Abrahams Dominique F , Baldwin Margi K , James Tara N , Wanner Susan E , Perkins M Jane , Parr Courtnee E , Wiltshire Norman D , Miedel Emily L , Engelman Robert W
Published: August 2023

Here, we combined the use of 2 technologies that have not previously been used together–a positively pressurized isolator IVC (IsoIVC-P) and a modular isolator with integrated vaporized hydrogen peroxide (VHP) technology???to develop highly tractable and scalable methods to support
long-term maintenance of germfree mouse colonies and the concurrent use of germfree and gnotobiotic mice in the same room. This space-efficient system increases the practicality of microbiome studies. Specifically, the exterior surfaces of microbially similar IsoIVC-P were sterilized by using
VHP prior to opening the cages and handling the mice therein. This space-efficient system increases the feasibility of microbiome studies. After over 74 wk of experimentation and handling equivalent to more than 1,379,693 germfree mouse-days, we determined that the method and practices we
developed have a weekly performance metric of 0.0001 sterility breaks per husbandry unit; this rate is comparable to the isolator ′gold standard.′ These data were achieved without adverse incidents while maintaining an Altered Schaedler Flora colony and multiple gnotobiotic studies
involving fecal microbial transplants in the same room. Our novel IsoIVC-P???VHP workstation housing system thus improves microbiome research efficiency, eliminates hazards, and reduces risks associated with traditional methods.
PERFIL DE PACIENTES HEMATOLÓGICOS COM NEUTROPENIA FEBRIL: ESTUDO OBSERVACIONAL
Authors: Braz de Carvalho Raphael , Barbosa de Oliveira Eduardo Felipe
Published: August 2023

Objetivo: Analisar o perfil dos pacientes hematológicos com neutropenia febril; identificar e descrever características dos pacientes com neutropenia febril no período de internação hospitalar. Método: Trata-se de um estudo de coorte observacional, retrospectivo, com análise descritiva de dados obtidos por análise documental, o período de coleta dos dados foi de seis meses, de outubro de 2021 a março de 2022, e a análise foi aplicada no software Excel, e amostra foi intencional, não probabilística e por conveniência. Resultados: Foram encontradas 136 admissões no período, em 30 delas houve o diagnóstico de neutropenia febril; O perfil das internações foi caracterizado pelas variáveis idade, sexo, tempo de internação, tipo de patologia e prescrições médicas contendo antimicrobianos para o tratamento da neutropenia febril. Conclusão: Foram encontradas 30 internações com diagnóstico de neutropenia febril, sendo 14 masculinas e 16 femininas todas com idade superior a 48 anos (média 50,9 anos), com tempo médio de internação de 20 dias; dos antibióticos mais prescritos os carbapenêmicos foram os mais vistos nas prescrições médicas e seguidos de antipseudomonas e inibidores de beta lactamase. O motivo para as internações hospitalares mais relatadas nas evoluções foi a febre e as internações femininas permaneceram com dados de expressão maiores que as masculinas.
THE NECESSITY, SCIENTIFIC AND PRACTICAL PRINCIPLES OF IMPROVING METHODS OF DRAINAGE SYSTEMS DESIGN AND CALCULATION
Authors: Rokochinskiy A. M. , Volk P. P. , Volk L. R.
Published: August 2023

The paper presents a new approach to improving the methods of design and calculation of drainage systems and their technical elements in the drainage mode and in the subsoil moistening mode. This was done on the basis of substantiating the connection of all technical elements of the system and taking into account the influence of their work efficiency on the effectiveness of regulating the water regime of drained lands. The existence and structure of the hierarchical and hydraulic relationship between the parameters of soil flow movement, the parameters of the closed collector-drainage network, and the parameters of canals and structures of drainage systems were determined based on the application of the system methodology. A physical model, a structural model, a mathematical model, and a hydraulic model of the drainage system were developed. By using these models, the principles of determining the parameters of the hydraulic characteristics of drainage or water supply (discharge, pressure, velocity etc.) for all elements (drained massif of reclaimed field, collector and drainage network, open canals of the network, main canal, water intake) in the entire range of variation with possible consideration of changes in slopes were obtained. The considered approach will make it possible to evaluate the efficiency of water flow movement simultaneously on every technical element and on the drainage system as their interconnection. In the future, this will make it possible to improve the methods of designing and calculating the technological and structural parameters of drainage systems, and thereby ensure the overall technical, technological, economic, and ecological efficiency of their functioning in accordance with modern conditions and requirements. This is a further improvement of the methods of design and calculation of drainage systems and their technical elements, taking into account the structural, hierarchical, and hydraulic relationship between them in accordance with modern conditions and requirements. This will make it possible to increase the validity and general technical, technological, ecological and economic efficiency of the creation and functioning of drainage systems during the implementation of adaptive measures regarding the changes in climatic conditions and the level of agricultural production in the area of drainage reclamation, for example, in Ukrainian Polissia. It will also provide an opportunity to ensure the necessary level of food security in the region and the country as a whole in the war and post-war periods.
Rosmarinic acid-rich ethanolic extract of Orthosiphon stamineus ameliorates cognitive and hippocampal long-term potentiation in chronic cerebral hypoperfusion rat model
Authors: Hassan Zurina , Kumaran KKesevan Rajah , Chear Nelson Jeng-Yeou , Syuhadaa Bakar Siti Najmi , Retinasamy Thaarvena , Bhuvanendran Saatheeyavaane , Abdul Majeed Amin Malik , Shaikh Mohd. Farooq , Othman Iekhsan
Published: August 2023

Chronic cerebral hypoperfusion (CCH) is one of the main causes of vascular dementia caused by the reduced blood flow to the brain. Orthosiphon stamineus (OS) is a medicinal herb exhibiting pronounced neuroprotective, anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory activities due to its high rosmarinic acid content. This study investigated the nootropic effect of OS ethanolic extract on cognitive functions in CCH rats. CCH was developed by permanent bilateral occlusion of the common carotid artery (PBOCCA). Passive avoidance task (PAT) and Morris water maze (MWM) test were conducted to evaluate cognitive functions followed by in vivo long-term potentiation (LTP) for assessing neuroplasticity. The rosmarinic acid content of OS ethanolic extract was quantified using a validated HPLC-PDA. Treatment with OS ethanolic extract significantly increased step-through latency in the PAT, decreased escape latency at a low dose of OS extract in the MWM and rescued the LTP impairment at the highest dose in CCH rats. These results strongly support the effectiveness of rosmarinic acid-rich OS extract (5.088 % w/w) in treating pathological vascular dementia caused by CCH.
Exploring Cognitive Processes Used by Mediums During Alleged Communication with the Deceased
Authors: Connelly Chris , Vernon David , Cane James
Published: August 2023

Objectives: This study aimed to gain some understanding regarding the type of self-reported cognitive strategies involved in the mediumistic process. Method: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 19 Spiritualist medium tutors and the content was analyzed using a reflexive Thematic Analysis (TA) approach. Results: This analysis identified three main themes: focused attention and inhibition of distractions, multitasking behaviors, and memory-related phenomena, which could be associated with components of executive functions. Conclusion: These themes suggest that mediums may use specific cognitive processes to initiate and maintain alleged communication with discarnate personalities. The implications of such findings are discussed.
Charles Tart’s Contributions to Parapsychology
Authors: Radin Dean
Published: August 2023

In this Festschrift in honor of Charles Tart, I originally intended to focus on how Charley – as his friends call him – influenced the discipline of parapsychology from his entry into the field in the 1960s to the present day. That turned out to be an overly ambitious goal because Charley has made so many influential contributions, and in so many facets of parapsychology, that it is not possible to cover them all without writing a lengthy monograph. So instead, I offer a few words about how Charley influenced my own involvement in the field, then I mention four topics that continue to shape the way I think about and approach the study of psi phenomena, and I finish my tribute with an edited transcript of a delightful chat I had with him in preparation for writing this article.
A Festschrift for a Consciousness Hummingbird: Charles T. Tart
Authors: Cardeña Etzel
Published: August 2023

Charles Tart was arguably the most important theoretician and researcher of altered states of consciousness (ASC) during the second half of the 20th century. His vast output included books and articles extending the frontiers of study of states of consciousness in general, and of the hypnagogic state, dreaming, meditation, hypnosis, and minor and major psychedelic drugs, among others. Rather than a specialized scientist, he was a fast and agile hummingbird who did not visit only a flower or two but extracted noetic nectar from many more and proceeded to pollinate a wide field of study that had mostly lain barren since the early contributions by William James and a few others. In this editorial I provide a general introduction to his work and its influence on mine.
Recent Publications of Note 3(2)
Authors: Cardeña Etzel
Published: August 2023

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A New Extended Approach to Reduce Admission Time in Hospital Operating Rooms Based on the FMEA Method in an Uncertain Environment
Authors:   Faculty of Industrial Engineering, Urmia University of Technology (UUT), P.O. Box: 57166-419, Urmia, Iran, Ghoushchi Nazli Ghanbari , Ahmadzadeh Koohyar ,   Physiology Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran, Ghoushchi Saeid Jafarzadeh ,   Faculty of Industrial Engineering, Urmia University of Technology (UUT), P.O. Box: 57166-419, Urmia, Iran
Published: August 2023

Operating rooms (ORs) are one of the essential hospital resources and optimal management can result in efficient OR usage. The admission time reduction before surgery in the ORs can lead to on-time surgery and efficient use of ORs. This study addresses this issue by identifying the main failure modes that cause delays in ORs. The conventional methodology known as Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) represents one of the prevailing techniques utilized for the purpose of ascertaining failure modes within a given process. This involves the assignment of numerical scores to each failure mode, with the intention of utilizing the resultant Risk Priority Number (RPN) to facilitate the identification of said failure modes. However, RPN scoring has been criticized for some deficiencies. This study proposes a three-phase approach to address some of the shortcomings of the FMEA method. The initial stage involves utilizing the FMEA approach to recognize failure modes and assess the crucial elements of RPN. Following this, the second stage employs the Z-BWM technique and expert insights to determine the weights of the five essential factors. Lastly, in the third phase, risks are prioritized using the proposed Z-ARAS method based on the outputs of the previous phases. This approach considers the uncertainty in the determining factors and assigns different weights to them, while also taking into account the reliability of the risks through the Z-Number theory. Finally, comparing the proposed approach with other traditional approaches, reinforces the usefulness of the proposed method in evaluating failure modes in OR management.
KRT81 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 keratin 81, encoded by KRT81, 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. KRT81 mRNA was present at increased quantities in brain metastatic tissues as compared to primary tumors of the breast. Expression of KRT81 in primary tumors was correlated with patient overall, distant metastasis-free and recurrence-free survival. Modulation of KRT81 expression may be relevant to the biology by which tumor cells metastasize from the breast to the brain in humans with metastatic breast cancer.
PIN4 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 peptidylprolyl cis/trans isomerase, NIMA-interacting 4, encoded by PIN4, 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. PIN4 mRNA was present at increased quantities in brain metastatic tissues as compared to primary tumors of the breast. Expression of PIN4 in primary tumors was correlated with patient recurrence-free survival. Modulation of PIN4 expression may be relevant to the biology by which tumor cells metastasize from the breast to the brain in humans with metastatic breast cancer.
Pedagogical Practice as the Basic Nucleus of Research, Innovation and Professional Skills
Authors: Liberato Lucas Palacios
Published: August 2023

This paper describes and illustrates the singular phenomenon of pedagogical practice as a basic nucleus in the development of research, innovation and professional competences, insofar as these aspects are articulated and integrated in a single process. Thus, pedagogical activity becomes the object of research as a real and concrete phenomenon, if only if the teacher develops a pedagogical innovation, and this as the object of scientific experimentation; then, teaching practice as an exercise, preparation or training ensures the development of professional competences, in the diagnosis, planning, management and evaluation of learning. This means that the strategies, methods and/or techniques of the teaching activity become the techniques and instruments of research, and likewise the class, the lesson or the pedagogical activity becomes a laboratory of experimentation, where innovation is tested or tried out. All of this is systematised in the present experience.
Defeasible Deontic Logic in Answer Set Programming
Authors: Governatori Guido
Published: August 2023

We present a brief overview of the Domain Specific Language L4 and provide a defeasible semantics of it based on the Answer Set Programming encoding of Defeasible Deontic Logic.
INAVA 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 innate immunity activator, encoded by INAVA, 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. INAVA mRNA was present at increased quantities in brain metastatic tissues as compared to primary tumors of the breast. Expression of INAVA in primary tumors was correlated with patient distant metastasis-free survival. Modulation of INAVA expression may be relevant to the biology by which tumor cells metastasize from the breast to the brain in humans with metastatic breast cancer.
Strategies for training laypeople to participate in health technology assessment: a scoping review protocol
Authors: Itaborahy Alex , Frossard Leny , Leite Bianca Rosa , de Souza Matheus Iandy Tarecone , Morais Quenia Cristina Dias , Santos Marisa
Published: August 2023

The objective of this study is to map the strategies that health technology assessment agencies use worldwide to educate laypeople about health technology assessment (HTA). The engagement of patients and the general public in the processes of HTA has garnered escalating support and endorsement from international networks of HTA agencies. Nonetheless, integrating the broader community into HTA procedures poses a multifaceted challenge. In order to render such participation efficacious, it is imperative to allocate substantial resources towards the dissemination of information and the educational empowerment of the community with respect to HTA. Furthermore, it is essential to furnish comprehensive training initiatives aimed at capacitating individuals to actively partake in the intricate web of HTA processes. This scoping review will consider studies addressing educative strategies to train laypeople on HTA. Additionally mapping and summarizing relevant methodological papers from any international HTA Agency regarding training laypeople to participate in HTA processes. Four databases will be searched for qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods study designs. The gray literature search will include policy and practice documents from HTA and health organization websites. Two reviewers will independently complete title and abstract screening prior to the full-text review and data extraction.
Some notes and examples for dimensions of information
Authors: Le Tam-Tri
Published: August 2023

I present some additional notes and examples.
Underserved Rural Areas: A Systematic Review of Primary Care Geographical Access Using Gravity Models
Authors: Simoneau Christian
Published: August 2023

This is a systematic review of literature on geographic access methods to primary care in non-urban settings. The review aimed to explore the use, application, and operationalization of FCA methods and their ability to identify variations in access in non-urban areas. The review included 32 papers on physical access to primary care, with most studies using secondary data and the E2SFCA method. The E2SFCA method was found to be more sensitive in identifying deficits in rural access. However, many studies lacked clear definitions and there was no clear consensus concerning the definition of a primary care provider. The conclusion suggests that healthcare policymakers and providers should consider rural populations’ unique transportation needs when designing healthcare access initiatives, and future research should compare these methods and develop recommendations for improving access to primary care for rural populations.
Psychedelics and Artificial Intelligence: Integrating AI-Powered Analysis in Phenomenological Mental Health Studies
Authors: Gonzalez-Rodriguez Diego , Perez-Carmona Marta
Published: August 2023

This research aims to unravel the intricate dynamics between psychedelic experiences and mental health by synergizing advanced artificial intelligence (AI) technologies with phenomenological methodologies. We have crafted an approach that leverages AI to scrutinize the narratives of those who have embarked on psychedelic journeys, aiming to shed light on the potential implications of specific experienced phenomena on mental wellness. A significant hurdle in our investigation is the inherent intricacy of delving into textual phenomenological accounts of these psychedelic experiences, marked by their profound subjectivity. To address this, we introduce a groundbreaking methodology that melds Phenomenology with Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, and Natural Language Analysis. This approach harnesses both quantitative and qualitative frameworks to understand and dissect vast amounts of phenomenological data and textual accounts related to Non-Ordinary States of Consciousness.
Perspectives on Cultural Evolution from Pioneers of the Field
Authors: Jackson Joshua Conrad , Dunstone Juliet
Published: August 2023

Studies of cultural evolution frequently analyse deep human history, but the modern science of cultural evolution has a surprisingly short past. After briefly reviewing the last two hundred years of cultural evolutionary thinking, we highlight the work of eight pioneering scholars in a set of interviews. Each scholar reflects on their definition of cultural evolution, their journey to studying cultural evolution, their perception of changes in cultural evolutionary science, and their vision for the future of the field. Interviews show the interdisciplinary breadth of cultural evolutionary science, and the diverse perspectives that have shaped the field’s early development. We intersperse each scholar’s reflections with our own perspective as early career researchers within cultural evolution science.
Emotion Regulation Flexibility and Momentary Affect in Two Cultures
Authors: Chen Shuquan , Bi Kaiwen , Han Xuerui , Sun Pei , Bonanno George A.
Published: August 2023

Recent theoretical models highlight the importance of emotion regulation (ER) flexibility, challenging traditional notions of universally maladaptive versus adaptive strategies. In two independent samples from the USA (158 adults, N = 12,217) and China (144 adults, N = 11,347, analysis preregistered), we employed Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) to develop proxy ecological measures for ER flexibility components (context sensitivity, repertoire, feedback responsiveness) and examine their associations with momentary affective outcomes. Participants completed four daily surveys for 21 days, reporting emotional situations, situation characteristics, ER use and change, and momentary distress. Increased momentary context sensitivity and use of repertoire were found associated with reduced distress, while results for feedback responsiveness were less consistent. Maintaining effective strategies was generally adaptive, whereas switching from ineffective strategies was adaptive for momentary depressed but not anxious mood. This novel EMA design demonstrates transcultural similarities in ER flexibility's benefits and nuanced implications of its components on affective outcomes.
UK Autistic people’s perspectives on resilience: What does it mean, how is it promoted, and when is support needed most?
Authors: Doak Amy
Published: August 2023

Resilience is the ability to overcome challenges in life with perseverance. This may be difficult for autistic people due to facing unique stressors related to autism, minority discrimination and social inequalities. This subsequent stress can have a negative impact on health. Understanding resilience and resources of resilience in autistic people may help reduce health disparities in this population. This qualitative study aimed to fill a gap in the literature by exploring: (1) the definition and meaning of resilience among autistic adults; (2) what resources could promote resilience; and (3) whether specific periods of life are critical for promoting resilience among autistic people living in the UK. Twelve diagnosed (n = 7) and self-identified (n = 5) autistic people (11 cisgender women, 1 cisgender man) participated in online semi-structured video or chat box interviews which were analysed using reflexive, inductive thematic analysis. Results indicated six themes: (1) the value of resilience; (2) societal influence; (3) service quality and accessibility; (4) education and employment; (5) self-understanding and individual coping; and (6) time-sensitive support. Implications of these findings in regard to future intervention development are discussed.
Tension Between Obliteration and Regeneration in Walt Whitman’s Selected Poems
Authors: Madhav Prasad Dahal
Published: August 2023

This article explores the poet’s tension between his fear of environmental obliteration and a hope for spiritual regeneration in Walt Whitman’s poems This Compost. To do so, it applies ecocritical perspective which studies about the relationship of man with the biotic and a-biotic world in the literary text. Walt Whitman, in his poems, unfolds his reverence to the natural world. He celebrates the beauty of everyday life and nature. In these poems, he glorifies nature for its amazing ability to transform every dead, diseased and sick matter into regeneration. He does not see death as an end of life. He finds it as an event to renew life to a beautiful one. In the poems, his mind wrestles with his inner fear of getting in touch with the nature and in the second part he glorifies nature with the faith that it has an amazing capacity of renewing every ugly matter into divine materials for a new life. This study concludes that human being’s relationship with the earth is unbounded and maternal. It portrays how the poet’s fears and apocalyptic visions are ultimately silenced.
Using Cognitive Task Analysis to Develop a Protocol for Teaching Ultrasound Pregnancy Diagnosis in the Bitch to Undergraduate Veterinary Students
Authors: McIntyre Shona Louise , Sharp Priya , Turner Sophie , Stubbs Amelia
Published: August 2023

Pregnancy diagnosis in the bitch is routinely performed using ultrasound and is therefore an important skill for veterinarians to have been exposed to during undergraduate training. Proficiency of this skill is difficult to achieve, due to limited exposure to suitable live patients, and animal welfare considerations limiting repeated performance on the same bitch. Models have been beneficial in allowing undergraduates to perform a range of ultrasound techniques without the use of live animals. Using clinical veterinarians and a model created at the University of Surrey, cognitive task analysis (CTA) was used to construct a list of instructional steps required to perform ultrasound pregnancy diagnosis. Experts were asked to evaluate the existing model then video recorded while demonstrating the skill on the model as if teaching a novice student. Anonymized and muted video footage along with transcribed audio files were used to create a draft teaching protocol. A group consensus for the final teaching protocol was developed following a semi-structured interview.

The final teaching protocol had 23 steps to guide a novice to perform this skill, broken down into three stages: setup and preparation, pregnancy identification, and estimation of gestational age. Not all steps were both performed and verbalized by all of the experts, hence the need for a panel discussion to confirm a final teaching protocol. This study demonstrated that CTA is useful in compiling a comprehensive list of steps, for a teaching protocol, including those which may have been missed if demonstrated through a lone subject matter expert.
Evaluation of Peer Simulations Utilizing Student-Generated Case Studies with Pre-clinical Veterinary Students
Authors: Nichelason Amy , Alvarez Elizabeth , Schultz Kelly , Anderson Margene
Published: August 2023

A novel student-driven model of peer simulations using reverse case studies was developed during the COVID-19 pandemic to provide virtual instruction to fourth-year clinical veterinary students. Focus groups suggested that, while this teaching method could not replace hands-on clinical experience, it could be a valuable tool to clinically prepare students during their pre-clinical curriculum. The primary aim of this study was to determine whether this teaching method enhanced earlier curricular student comfort with clinical reasoning, communication, and peer role play as measured by pre- and post-surveys. A secondary aim was to evaluate clinical reasoning ability using the validated Modified Lasater Clinical Judgment Rubric (MCJR). Eighteen pre-clinical veterinary students participated in a 1-week course where they designed and presented clinical cases and participated through virtual role play as clients, clinicians, and observers. Our results demonstrated that students’ comfort in clinical reasoning and peer role play significantly improved ( p < .001 and p = .003, respectively) after participating in this activity. The role perceived to be the most helpful at developing clinical reasoning and communication skills was clinician, followed by client then observer. Results from the MCJR found significant discrepancies between facilitator scoring and student self- and peer-assessment ( p < .001). Common themes emerged including the benefits of engaging in self-reflection, peer-to-peer learning, experiencing case ownership and autonomy, and practicing communication and clinical reasoning skills. This teaching method provides a valuable alternative to client simulators and suggests having students create a case as a client offers a unique educational opportunity.
Companion Animal Cadaver Donation for Teaching Purposes at Veterinary Medicine Colleges: A Discrete Choice Experiment
Authors: Samper Bailey A. , Rowe Joshua A. , Williams Ryan B.
Published: August 2023

Veterinary training programs rely on animal cadavers for a variety of important educational activities, yet ethical sourcing can present considerable challenges. Public sentiment has rendered traditional sources (e.g., euthanized shelter animals or purpose-bred animals) increasingly tenuous throughout the United States, leaving many schools to search for alternatives. One such alternative is to establish a cadaver donation program, with a handful of institutions implementing such programs in recent years. Still, there have been few to no studies evaluating the factors that influence pet owners’ decisions about whether to participate that could inform the establishment of such programs to date. In the present study, a nationally (United States) representative sample of current and potential dog and cat owners was asked to complete a survey capturing various demographic factors as well as their existing attitudes toward both veterinary medicine and veterinary education in addition to selecting among hypothetical cadaver donation programs with varying attribute levels in a blocked, orthogonal, fractional factorial discrete choice experiment to determine the characteristics that correlate with higher participation rates. Although initial interest was strong, our results suggest that younger pet owners, individuals with more formal education, and individuals with positive relationships with their current veterinarian are most likely to participate in a donation program. Concerningly, however, dog owners were somewhat less likely than other respondents to participate. The return of pet ashes was the most important attribute to respondents, suggesting that cadaver donation administrators should consider inclusion of this service to maximize participation.