bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Insane In The Brain
Authors: Royle Stephen
Published: September 2023

Back of the envelope calculations for this post. An old press release for a paper on endocytosis by Tom Kirchhausen contained this fascinating factoid: The equivalent of the entire brain, or a football field of membrane, is turned over every hour If this is true it is absolutely staggering. Let’s check it out. A synaptic vesicle is ~40 nm in diameter.
Not a real screwdriver? Frames and ambiguity
Authors: Grieve-Smith Angus
Published: September 2023

Charles Fillmore died in February. I only met the man once, briefly, but his work has been a great inspiration to me over the years, particularly frame semantics. Last week I came across this sign above, advertising a bar. The word “screwdriver” is ambiguous, because it can mean a hand tool to turn screws, or a drink made with vodka and orange juice. Fillmore’s frames help us to explore and understand that ambiguity.
All Together Now
Authors: Royle Stephen
Published: September 2023

In the lab we use IgorPro from Wavemetrics for analysis. Here is a useful procedure to plot all XY pairs in an experiment. I was plotting out some cell tracking data with a colleague and I knew that I had this useful function buried in an experiment somewhere. I eventually found it and thought I’d post it here. I’ll add it to the code section of the website soon.
I’m an instrumentalist. Are you one too?
Authors: Grieve-Smith Angus
Published: September 2023

Over the past few years I’ve realized that there are a lot of scientists who have a different view of science than I do, and most of them don’t even know about my way of thinking. But my way of thinking about science – Instrumentalism – is cool! I’m writing this post to explain what Instrumentalism is, and why I prefer it to other ways of thinking about science.
Sampling and the digital humanities
Authors: Grieve-Smith Angus
Published: September 2023

I was pleased to have the opportunity to announce some progress on my Digital Parisian Stage project in a lightning talk at the kickoff event for New York City Digital Humanities Week on Tuesday. One theme that was expressed by several other digital humanists that day was the sheer volume of interesting stuff being produced daily, and collected in our archives.
To Open Closed Doors: How open is your reference list?
Authors: Royle Stephen
Published: September 2023

Our most recent manuscript was almost ready for submission. We were planning to send it to an open access journal. It was then that I had the thought: how many papers in the reference list are freely available? It somehow didn’t make much sense to point readers towards papers that they might not be able to access. So, I wondered if there was a quick way to determine how papers in my reference list were open access.
America’s Loveliest Accents: Tallahassee
Authors: Grieve-Smith Angus
Published: September 2023

Shortly after I posted the first of America’s Loveliest Accents, Matthew Harrison tweeted, “This really is lovely. I hope you do some Southern accents!” As I told him at the time, the last seven of these sixteen cities are in the South, if you define the South broadly enough to include Baltimore (#16). It’s hard to tell whether New York accents get more hate than Southern ones, but it’s close.
Citations as First-Class Data Entities: Citation Descriptions
Authors: Shotton David M.
Published: September 2023

Requirements for citations to be treated as First-Class Data Entities In my introductory blog post, I listed five requirements for the treatment of citations as first-class data entities. The first of these requirements is that they must be definable in a machine-readable manner as a member of the class “Citation”, and describable using appropriate ontology terms.
That guy and their red face
Authors: Grieve-Smith Angus
Published: September 2023

Today I was walking with my son, and we passed two men going the other way. I said to him, “Did you see how one of those guys was really red in the face?” “No, what’s so special about them being red in the face?” “I think he was drunk. Sometimes when people get really drunk, their faces get red that way.
How big a sample do you need?
Authors: Grieve-Smith Angus
Published: September 2023

In my post last week I talked about the importance of representative samples for making universal statements, including averages and percentages. But how big should your sample be? You don’t need to look at everything, but you probably need to look at more than one thing. How big a sample do you need in order to be reasonably sure of your estimates?
Give, Give, Give Me More, More, More
Authors: Royle Stephen
Published: September 2023

A recent opinion piece published in eLife bemoaned the way that citations are used to judge academics because we are not even certain of the veracity of this information. The main complaint was that Google Scholar – a service that aggregates citations to articles using a computer program – may be less-than-reliable.
Using the ORCID Public API for author disambiguation in the OpenCitations Corpus
Authors: Peroni Silvio
Published: September 2023

Among the external services used, the ORCID Public API is of crucial importance for the task of author disambiguation. During the OCC ingestion workflow, the main metadata of an article are usually retrieved from the Crossref API.
Sure To Fall
Authors: Royle Stephen
Published: September 2023

What does the life cycle of a scientific paper look like? It stands to reason that after a paper is published, people download and read the paper and then if it generates sufficient interest, it will begin to be cited. At some point these citations will peak and the interest will die away as the work gets superseded or the field moves on. So each paper has a useful lifespan.
Joining A Fanclub
Authors: Royle Stephen
Published: September 2023

When I started this blog, my plan was to write about interesting papers or at least blog about the ones from my lab. This post is a bit of both. I was recently asked to write a “Journal Club” piece for Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology, which is now available online. It’s paywalled unfortunately. It’s also very short, due to the format. For these reasons, I thought I’d expand a bit on the papers I highlighted.
America’s Loveliest Accents: Minneapolis
Authors: Grieve-Smith Angus
Published: September 2023

One concept that I’ve found extremely valuable in recent years is the notion of “punching up.” I first encountered it in the context of rape jokes, but it applies to jokes about race and ethnicity, and really any joke that affects different groups of people disproportionately.
Structural Diversity in Science
Authors: Wagen Corin
Published: September 2023

Michael Nielsen and Kanjun Qiu recently published a massive essay entitled “A Vision of Metascience: An Engine of Improvement for the Social Processes of Science.” Metascience, the central topic of the essay, is science about science.
Trans, cis and the default
Authors: Grieve-Smith Angus
Published: September 2023

In a recent post, I talked about one reason that the word “cisgender” was coined. I agree that it is a good idea to have ways of talking about people who aren’t trans without evoking a context of “real” or “normal” to imply that we are not legitimate or to highlight our minority status. If this were the case, something like “non-transgender men” might be enough. But many of the arguments for “cis” go beyond this.
My Favorite Things
Authors: Royle Stephen
Published: September 2023

I realised recently that I’ve maintained a consistent iTunes library for ~10 years. For most of that time I’ve been listening exclusively to iTunes, rather than to music in other formats. So the library is a useful source of information about my tastes in music. It should be possible to look at who are my favourite artists, what bands need more investigation, or just to generate some interesting statistics based on my favourite music.
America’s Loveliest Accents: Philadelphia
Authors: Grieve-Smith Angus
Published: September 2023

Science is objective, but scientists tend to like things they study; in a notable scene from the 2008 adaptation of Journey to the Center of the Earth, the characters emerge into a cave. One exclaims, “Diamonds!” another “Emeralds!” And then Trevor the geologist (played by Brendan Fraser) remarks, “Feldspar!” It’s natural for geologists to delight in rocks, and it’s natural for linguists to delight in languages.
Teaching Multicultural Americans about Multicultural France
Authors: Grieve-Smith Angus
Published: September 2023

Slides from my contribution to the roundtable “Culture, Identity, Diversity: The Challenge of Multicultural Classes” at the Northeast Modern Languages Association, April 5, 2014.
Where You Come From: blog visitor stats
Authors: Royle Stephen
Published: September 2023

It’s been a while since I did some navel-gazing about who reads this blog and where they come from. This week, quantixed is close to 25K views and there was a burst of people viewing an old post, which made me look again at the visitor statistics. Where do the readers of quantixed come from? Well, geographically they come from all around the world.
Half Right
Authors: Royle Stephen
Published: September 2023

I was talking to a speaker visiting our department recently. While discussing his postdoc work from years ago, he told me about the identification of the sperm factor that causes calcium oscillations in the egg at fertilisation. It was an interesting tale because the group who eventually identified the factor – now widely accepted as PLCzeta – had earlier misidentified the factor, naming it oscillin.
Woman Laughing Alone with Word Salad
Authors: Grieve-Smith Angus
Published: September 2023

Woman Laughing Alone with Word Salad
It’s got to be deontic necessity
Authors: Grieve-Smith Angus
Published: September 2023

Gretchen McCulloch has been posting about epistemic modality on her All Things Linguistic blog recently. If you don’t know what epistemic modality is, very briefly, in many languages (including English), there are words that are ambiguous in a particular way: between saying something about our social and moral codes, and saying something about our knowledge of the world. Consider this expression of necessity: She should be there by now.
America’s Loveliest Accents: Louisville
Authors: Grieve-Smith Angus
Published: September 2023

We talk about “Southern” accents, but dialectologists distinguish at least two major dialect groups: South and South Midland, sometimes known as “Upper South” and “Lower South.” The different histories of the Coastal and Mountain South are presented in Albion’s Seed, David Hackett Fischer’s accessible history of early British migration to North America.
Ten reasons why sign-to-speech is not going to be practical any time soon.
Authors: Grieve-Smith Angus
Published: September 2023

It’s that time again! A bunch of really eager computer scientists have a prototype that will translate sign language to speech! They’ve got a really cool video that you just gotta see! They win an award! (from a panel that includes no signers or linguists). Technology news sites go wild!
Both of them?
Authors: Grieve-Smith Angus
Published: September 2023

When I wrote about my son’s use of “they” pronouns to refer to a single, specific person, I mentioned how there are people who want to be referred to with “they” or another set of gender-neutral pronouns because they don’t want to be identified by a gender. This change is also happening, but it’s not as straightforward as it sounds. A few months ago I got into a small argument on Facebook.
America’s Loveliest Accents: New York
Authors: Grieve-Smith Angus
Published: September 2023

One thing I have to mention at this point: It’s okay to not like an accent. This is a matter of taste. You like what you like, and you dislike what you dislike. If you think an accent is ugly, or lovely, that’s completely your prerogative. On the other hand, patterns of likes and dislikes can be telling. If all the accents you dislike are from cities, maybe you’ve got something against cities or the people who live in them.
Challenges for radical categorization
Authors: Grieve-Smith Angus
Published: September 2023

I enjoyed Miriam Posner’s keynote address at the Keystone Digital Humanities Conference. It was far from the only talk last week that was animated by a desire for justice and compassion, and it was good to see that desire given such prominence by the organizers and applauded by the attendees. As a linguist I also welcomed Posner’s focus on categorization and language diversity.
The Mayor’s speech
Authors: Grieve-Smith Angus
Published: September 2023

The spectacle of two bilingual Presidential candidates arguing in Spanish last week reminded me of the Twitter feed, “Miguel Bloombito,” created by Rachel Figueroa-Levin to mock our former Mayor’s Spanish for the amusement of her friends. I may be coming late to the party here, but Bloombito is still tweeting, and was recently mentioned by one of my fellow linguists.
Pharmacogenetics of cardiovascular drugs
Authors: Pajović Vladislav , Žigon Nina
Published: September 2023

Individual variations in the patient's response to the administered drugs are a frequent and important clinical problem in medicine and pharmacology. It is especially important to consider these issues when counting cardiovascular disease (CVD) treatment, since CVD is characterized by high incidence in the population, making cardiovascular drugs the most prescribed medication. Currently used medical therapies are adapted to best fit the needs of a wide population of patients who can benefit from them, despite the fact that a certain number of individuals will suffer from inadequate therapeutic effects or even intoxication. By examining the genetic basis that causes individual variations in the response to drugs, pharmacogenetics enables the personalization of drug therapy, with the aim to identify patients who are exposed to an increased risk of serious drug side effects and those missing the maximum drug effectiveness. Polymorphisms of genes that encode protein units of enzymes involved in the drug metabolism, mainly cytochrome P450 enzymes, receptors and drug transporters, affect both pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of drugs often prescribed for CVD, such as beta-blockers, ACE inhibitors, warfarin, clopidogrel, and statins. This approach in cardiological practice would enable adjusting the therapy for patients based on gene polymorphisms, by changing the dose of the existing drugs or using another drug of choice. Although including pharmacogenetics in daily clinical practice would bring along large diagnostic costs, as well as potential legal and ethical dilemmas, a substantial number of patients, overall society, and the health system, in general, could benefit from enhanced therapeutic effects as well as decreased side effects of the applied therapy.
Magnetic resonance in the diagnosis of the most common forms of spinocerebellar ataxia
Authors: Tamaš Olivera , Kostić Vladimir
Published: September 2023

Spinocerebellar ataxias (SCAs) are a heterogeneous group of autosomal dominant ataxias characterized by a dominantly progressive evolution of the cerebellar syndrome and other extra-cerebellar symptoms and signs. Today there are approximately 40 genetic SCAs and this review aims to describe the clinical picture and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings of the most common SCA subtypes in Europe and Serbia. This is a group of polyglutamine diseases caused by mutations resulting from the expansion of the CAG repeats and accompanied by the loss of neural volume mainly of the cerebellum and the spinal cord. Magnetic resonance has a vital role in the diagnosis since it excludes structural damage as one of the potential causes of ataxia. In addition to this, the loss of volume, as demonstrated by MRI, serves as a biomarker that helps to monitor the natural progression of different subtypes of the disease. Typical findings in these MRI scans include cortico-cerebellar atrophy, spinal cord atrophy, olivopontocerebellar atrophy, and different combinations of the said atrophies. Unfortunately, there are no distinct pathognomonic MRI signs or combinations of signs to facilitate diagnosis. There are, however, similarities in the MRI findings of some of the SCA subtypes, especially at disease onset. The ability to differentiate one pattern of atrophy from another and observe other clinical characteristics can have an important role and can be of significant help in the diagnostic process.
Alexander Srb: A Serbian officer in the Russian service
Authors: Višnjakov Jaroslav
Published: September 2023

The paper is devoted to the strokes of the biography of the Serbian Army Colonel A. Srb, which is incorporated into the key events of the political history of Serbia and Russia at the beginning of the 20th century, and he himself was not just a participant in them, but also had some influence on them. A participant in the 1903 Coup and all the vicissitudes of the Serbian politics at the beginning of the 20th century, an active member of the organization "Unification or Death", who arrived in 1916 with Fr. Corfu to Russia to recruit the Serbian Volunteer Corps, became a witness and participant in the difficult events of 1917. The study of his biography, replete with white spots, allows a deeper understanding of the context of the seething political life that took place both in Serbia and Russia.
Internal Audit Report Quality and Financial Statement Accuracy of Savings and Credit Cooperatives Societies in Kenya
Authors: Kagiri Bancy
Published: September 2023

The focus of this study is to examine the correlation between the caliber of internal audit reports and the precision of financial reporting within Kenyan savings and credit cooperative societies (SACCOs). The accuracy of financial reporting is of paramount importance as it influences investment decisions and market efficacy. In view of SACCOs' limited accounting expertise, this investigation aims to evaluate the impact of adept internal auditors on financial accuracy and the internal audit function's role in enhancing controls and preventing fraud. The study utilizes agency and stakeholder theories to probe into the SACCO management-shareholder relationship. By highlighting the significance of accurate financial statements and internal audit quality, the study employs theoretical frameworks to analyze the impact of audit reporting quality on financial accuracy. The ultimate objective of this study is to augment our comprehension of the role of internal audit quality in enhancing financial accuracy in Kenyan SACCOs. The theoretical basis of agency and stakeholder theories facilitates the analysis of intricate SACCO dynamics. In light of the criticality of SACCOs in Kenya's financial sector, the insights derived from this study support governance strengthening and the promotion of accurate financial reporting.
Human-centred learning analytics: Four challenges in realising the potential
Authors:   Department of Human Centred Computing, Monash University, Martinez-Maldonado Roberto
Published: September 2023

The notion of Human-Centred Learning Analytics (HCLA) is gaining traction as educators and learning analytics (LA) researchers recognise the need to align analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies with specific educational contexts. This has led an increasing number of researchers to adopt approaches, such as co-design and participatory design, to include educators and students as active participants in the LA design process. However, some experts contend that HCLA must go beyond stakeholder participation by also focusing on the safety, reliability, and trustworthiness of the analytics, and balancing human control and algorithmic automation. While the adoption of human-centred design (HCD) approaches promises considerable benefits, implementing these practices in data-intensive educational systems may not be straightforward. This paper emphasises the critical need to address specific ethical, technical, and methodological challenges tied to educational and data contexts, in order to effectively apply HCD in the creation of LA systems. We delve into four key challenges in this context: i) ensuring representative participation; ii) considering expertise and lived experiences in LA design; iii) balancing stakeholder input with technological innovation; and iv) navigating power dynamics and decision-making processes. LIFT Learning: Engage further with the author and the challenges faced when adopting human-centered approaches in learning analytics at the companion LIFT Learning site. The author will be hosting a live webinar on Tuesday 12 September 2023 at 6-7pm AEST (8-9am UTC). Visit the LIFT Learning site at https://apps.lift.c3l.ai/learning/course/coursev1:LEARNINGLETTERS+0106+2023 to sign up for your free ticket to this event. If you are unable to attend the webinar live, then the recording will be made available on this same site shortly afterwards.
CARACTERÍSTICAS SOCIODEMOGRÁFICAS, ANTROPOMÉTRICAS, RIESGO CARDIOVASCULAR, FUNCIONALIDAD Y CONDICIÓN FÍSICA EN ADULTOS MAYORES DE IBAGUÉ
Authors: Madrigal Duarte Jonh  Fredy , GÓMEZ MAZORRA MABEL
Published: September 2023

El propósito del estudio fue identificar el nivel de asociación entre las características sociodemográficas, antropométricas, riesgo cardiovascular, funcionalidad y condición física de los adultos mayores del barrio San Carlos de la ciudad de Ibagué. Mediante un diseño de investigación no experimental, con enfoque cuantitativo y de tipo descriptivo y correlacional, se aplicaron los cuestionarios de práctica de actividad física y Escala de Autopercepción del Desempeño en Actividades de la Vida Diaria, se tomaron medidas antropométricas y se aplicó la Bateria Senior Fitness Test a una muestra por conveniencia de 31 adultos mayores (64,5% mujeres), con edades entre los 60 y los 86 años (M=69 años; DE=7,68). Los resultados demuestran una mayor prevalencia de sobrepeso (35,5%) y obesidad (29,1%) en la población valorada, siendo mayor en las mujeres que en los hombres; además, la relación cintura cadera mostró un predominio normal bajo (22,6%). Por su parte, la mayoría de los adultos no reflejaron un considerable riesgo cardiovascular (64,5%), al igual que un nivel de funcionalidad muy bueno (96,8%); respecto a la condición física, la mayoría de las pruebas estuvieron en un desempeño normal. No se hallaron relaciones considerables entre las variables antropométricas con el rendimiento en las pruebas de la condición física.
CONOCIMIENTOS EN SALUD SEXUAL Y REPRODUCTIVA EN ESTUDIANTES DE UNA INSTITUCIÓN EDUCATIVA DE CALI COLOMBIA-2020-2021
Authors: CARMENZA ORTEGA ARCE , SÁNCHEZ CEDEÑO MARÍA NEILA , PRECIADO ACOSTA YURI MICHELLE , MENDOZA MOSQUERA ROBIN STIVEN , BEATRIZ MINA VIDAL
Published: September 2023

Introducción: El conocimiento de los derechos sexuales y reproductivos a nivel mundial, han permitido que los adolescentes los reconozcan ampliamente. El embarazo no planeado a temprana edad, la deserción escolar y las enfermedades de transmisión sexual (ETS) son consecuencias graves derivadas de la falta de conocimiento sobre el tema.

 

Objetivo: Determinar el impacto de una intervención educativa sobre salud sexual y reproductiva en adolescentes de una institución de educación media, Cali, Colombia 2021.

 

Materiales y métodos: se realizó un estudio cuasi experimental midiendo el antes y después de una intervención educativa en 60 adolescentes de una institución de educación media, en la ciudad de Cali. Como instrumento de medición se utilizó una encuesta validada por juicio de expertos.

 

Resultados: durante el estudio se evaluaron los conocimientos pre y post a una intervención educativa a 60 adolescentes, encontrando que el 82% ya inicio relaciones sexuales, 40% desconocían sus derechos en salud sexual y reproductiva, 25% niega utilizar un método de anticoncepción y 12% ha tenido una ETS; con la intervención educativa, el nivel de conocimientos mejoro en 100% de los adolescentes.

 

Conclusiones: Se identificó en 60% de los adolescentes conocimientos inadecuados sobre anticoncepción, inicio temprano de relaciones sexuales sin orientación previa, debilidades específicas sobre enfermedades de transmisión sexual. Al concluir la intervención se logró un aumento significativo del nivel de conocimiento en los adolescentes
Salutvorto de la redaktoro / A word from the editor
Authors: Kiselman Christer
Published: September 2023

Kara leganto, estas ĝojo prezenti al vi la sepan kajeron de Esperantologio! Ĝi enhavas kvin originalajn studojn, el kiuj du en esperanto, du en la angla kaj unu en la germana. Krome aperas unu recenzo en esperanto.
Salutvorto de la redaktoro / A word from the editor
Authors: Kiselman Christer
Published: September 2023

Kara leganto, estas ĝojo prezenti al vi la sesan kajeron de Esperantologio! Ĝi enhavas ses originalajn studojn: tri en esperanto kaj tri en la angla.
Grava verko pri la esperanta literaturo: Recenzo de la libro de Carlo Minnaja kaj Giorgio Silfer, Historio de la esperanta literaturo
Authors: Gubbins Paul
Published: September 2023

Finfine esperantistoj disponas pri solida, legebla kaj leginda konsult-libro esence pri la literaturo (ĉefe originala sed iome tradukita) de Esperanto sed ankaŭ pri la movadaj eventoj, kiuj ĝin akompanis kaj ties direkton almenaŭ parte determinis. Unuafoje en la 54 ĉapitroj de Historio de la esperanta literaturo (poste mallongigita al HEL) troveblas serioza provo sekvi la fluon kaj evoluon de kvin periodoj da esperanta verkado de 1887 ĝis 1993 (ĉapitroj 1-49, verkitaj de Carlo Minnaja kaj Giorgio Silfer kunlabore) plus la jaroj ĝis 2015 (ĉapitroj 50–54, verkitaj de Carlo Minnaja).
Kelkaj aspektoj de Esperanto laŭ Funkcia Diskurs-Gramatiko
Authors: Jansen Wim
Published: September 2023

Funkcia Diskurs-Gramatiko aŭ FDG estas la plej nova evoluo en la funkcia gramatiko iniciatita de la nederlanda lingvisto Simon Dik (1940-1995). En tiu ĉi artikolo la strukturo de FDG estas priskribita, inkluzive de ĝiaj helpaj komponantoj koncepta kaj kunteksta. Simpla demanda frazo estas uzata por bildigi la konstruon de lingva esprimo ekde la (pragmatika) intenco ĝis la artikulacio kaj la interagon inter la diversaj gramatikaj kaj la koncepta kaj kunteksta komponantoj. Al ĉi-lastaj la artikolo donas relative multan atenton, ĝuste tial, ke pli tradiciaj priskriboj de Esperanto ilin neglektas kaj sekve ne kapablas kontentige klarigi kelkajn malfacilaĵojn, kiujn la lingvo prezentas. Laŭ la sama perspektivo la artikolo pritraktas kelkajn (ne)kontinuaĵojn en la gramatika strukturo mem, kiuj obstaklas la lernfacilecon de la lingvo.
Michel Duc Goninaz, lingvisto kaj akordionisto
Authors: Le Puil Jacques
Published: September 2023

Michel Duc Goninaz mortis... jen kion mi aŭdis telefone de malnova konatino. La ŝoko estis vere tre granda, ĉar mi tute ne antaŭvidis tiel rapidan foriron. Kun Michel ni konatiĝis antaŭ preskaŭ 40 jaroj; mi tiam estis 36-jara kaj li 42. Kiam kadre de la gazeto de la junaj SAT-anoj mi kreis la 'Epikuran grupon', tuj Michel aliĝis al tiu tute neformala grupo. Post la kreado de La KancerKliniko, Michel kontribuos al ĝi ekde la numero 4, oktobro/novembro/decembro 1977 kun artikolo kies titolo estis 'El la taglibro de neŭrozulo'. Poste lia artikolo havos la nomon 'El la taglibro de nekuracebla optimisto'.
Geraldo Mattos (1931-2014)
Authors: Kiselman Christer
Published: September 2023

Geraldo Mattos naskiĝis 1931-06-28 kaj mortis 2014-03-23. Li estis membro de la Redakta komitato de Esperantologio / Esperanto Studies ekde la komenco en 1999 kaj ĝis la sesa kajero en 2013. En la unua kajero aperis lia artikolo 'Esenco kaj estonteco de la Fundamento de Esperanto' (1999:21–37). Mi estas danka pro lia multjara kunlaboro en la revuo. Li mankas al mi.
On Detlev Blanke: Beyond Esperanto
Authors: Gordin Michael D.
Published: September 2023

On 20 August 2016, the scholarly community lost a trusted and generous friend, Detlev Blanke. For most of those familiar with his work - and surely for most readers of this journal - Detlev was widely known as an Esperantist and an Esperantologist. The fine but significant distinction between the two represents one of the hallmarks of his multifaceted contributions to the study of Plansprachen ('planned languages', the alternative to 'constructed languages' and 'artificial languages' that he promoted so eloquently). It is also the reason that I am writing this tribute to his memory in English, neither the primary language of this journal (Esperanto) nor the language in which I communicated with Detlev (German). To me, the most salient characteristic of his tremendous contribution to this area of linguistic study and linguistic experience has been the conviction that Plansprachen are not just for enthusiasts, and that Esperanto has much to offer those who do not identify themselves as samideanoj or as members of any of the various planned-language communities. He advocated for discussion and understanding beyond these often highly-policed intellectual borders, and it was this expansive outreach that I personally most treasure in his memory.
The Influence of Learner Support on Performance in Mathematics’ Modules of Open Distance and e-Learning (ODEL) for in – Service Secondary School Teachers at University of Rwanda, College of Education
Authors:   University of Rwanda, Habumuremyi Alphonse , Nzabalirwa Wenceslas , Nduwingoma Mathias
Published: September 2023

The present study argues that there is a great relationship between the learning support and the performance of mathematics of ODeL level one students. The findings of this study were drawn from a large study aimed at examining the influence of learners support on performance in mathematics’ modules of open distance and e-learning (ODeL) for in – service secondary school teachers with a case study of University of Rwanda-College of Education level one mathematics ODeL students 2021-2022. This study investigated the lecturers’ perception towards the learning support; the extent to which ODeL instructional materials contribute to the performance and examination of the relationship between learning support and the performance of mathematics of ODeL students. The study was carried out based on the gap found in literature review where others have been script on ODeL but not on specific topic of mathematics. Through questionnaire, quantitative data were collected from 40 respondents using mixed approach and analyzed using Statistical Package of Social Sciences (SPSS) for descriptive and inferential statistics. The findings revealed that there is a significant relationship between learning support and the performance of mathematics modules. This study, therefore, recommends the provision of ICT tools to ODeL students, put more efforts in using technology as ODeL students, cooperate each other as ODeL students and choose the options related to their background.
Exploring The in vitro Efficacy of Psidium Guajava Leaf Oil Against Cutibacterium Granulosum
Authors: Baisaeng Nuttakorn , Klayruang Srikanjana
Published: September 2023

One potential approach to treat acne vulgaris is by utilizing Cutibacterium granulosum (C. granulosum) to break down the biofilm formed by Cutibacterium acnes (C. acnes). When using cosmeceutical products containing certain essential oils, as they may have the unintended effect of eliminating C. granulosum, leading to the potential development of more severe acne vulgaris in the long term. No data for Psidium guajava (guava) leaves oil against C. granulosum has been reported. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate in vitro antimicrobial activity of guava leaves oil against C. granulosum. This oil was extracted from the guava leaves by hydrodistillation using a clevenger-type apparatus. Then, the chemical compositions of this crude oil were identified by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. The percentage yield of this essential oil was 0.13 ± 0.2% (w/w) on fresh weight basis. The major compounds were β-caryophyllene (25.50%), limonene (11.58%), caryophyllene oxide (3.43%),a-copaene (2.92%), 1,8-cineole (2.08%), and a-pinene (1.28%). This essential oil exerted a potent antioxidant capacity with the half maximal inhibitory concentration of 32.7 ± 0.3 mg/ml from 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) method. Additionally, the essential oil of guava leaves showed the susceptibility of C. granulosum by agar disc diffusion method with 22 ± 0.2 mm of clear inhibition zone. This essential oil also possessed against C. granulosum with the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimum bacterial concentration (MBC) of 3.125 µg/ml and 6.25 µg/ml from the broth microdilution susceptibility test. From these findings, this essential oil exhibited notable synergistic antioxidant and antimicrobial activities against C. granulosum.
EFFECTS OF SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING ON SUBSEQUENT FMCG PERFORMANCE
Authors: PRIYA K. , JAGADEESAN Dr. P.
Published: September 2023

Aim of the study: This study help the FMCG businesses to performance and identify their role in social media marketing.  

Design/ Methodology: A one sample t-test is utilized for analysis used for hypothesis testing and anova is used to examine the respondent’s educational background and performance in the Fmcg business performance.

Findings: The finding of the study to the proper effectiveness of social media marketing (SMM) and customer’s happiness with FMCG items. The creative use of a variety of social media platforms for marketing their goods and business performance. Additionally, it was established the consumers are satisfied they buy FMCG products through a platform like social media marketing.

In imperative to be competitive, businesses must keep up with rapidly evolving technology and possess the marketing acumen necessary to effectively promote their goods and services. The growing number of automated gadgets found in every home is helpful for social media marketing purposes. the customers may carefully compare the company's quality and pricing, can replace their products with roughly better alternatives, and can share their personal experiences with other customers, leading to the delivery of higher quality goods and services.

Practical Implications: In imperative to be competitive businesses must keep up with rapidly evolving technology and possess the marketing acumen necessary to effectively promote their goods and services. The growing number of automated gadgets found in every home is helpful for social media marketing purpose. The customers may carefully compare the business quality and pricing can replace their product with roughly better alternatives and can share their personal experiences with other customer leading to the delivery of higher quality of goods and services.

Originality/ Value: According to a survey of the literature, social media marketing in various fields is the focus of the majority of studies. However, no research has been done on the effectiveness of social media marketing for the FMCG industry.
Editorial
Authors: Bertoldi Sandra Gehling , Lapolli Catherine , Pereira Fábio Martins , Pacheco Maria Isabel Ribas , Goldfeld Patricia Rivoire Menelli , Vasconcelos Roberto Ossig de , Boettcher Rodrigo Valmor Mendonça , Beck Susana Magalhães
Published: September 2023

Essa edição da Revista Psicanálise foi inspirada no próximo Congresso Brasileiro de Psicanálise, promovido pela Febrapsi, que tem como tema “O Eu com Isso: afetos em emergência”.A palavra afeto tem origem na palavra latina affectus, que significa disposição, estar inclinado a. Em sua raiz, encontramos afficere, afetar, que significa fazer algo a alguém, influir sobre. Afeto indica relação com outro. As elaborações freudianas na construção de uma teoria dos afetos foram desenvolvidas em termos metapsicológicos, definindo o afeto como representante da pulsão. Assim, ao lado da representação (ideia), o afeto (energia) permite o acesso da pulsão à esfera psíquica. [...]
Tédio
Authors: Bittencourt Lucca Zini Homem de
Published: September 2023

Na contemporaneidade, principalmente a partir da revolução informacional, e, mais especificamente, com o advento dos dispositivos digitais, como celulares e tablets, temos observado o recrudescimento de sintomas ligados à apatia e à anedonia, que podem ser sintetizados no analisador Tédio. Principalmente na infância, mas não exclusivamente, esses sintomas suscitam preocupação, em função de que a ludicidade e a fruição do imaginário são imprescindíveis para o desenvolvimento psíquico e para o laço social.O presente trabalho objetiva refletir sobre o tédio contemporâneo, pensando à luz dos mecanismos de satisfação pulsional e sua relação com dispositivos de entretenimento digital à pronta-entrega, sendo esses entendidos como possíveis objetos de adição. Desse modo, delineando o tédio como um mecanismo de recusa (verwerfung) do pensar-desejar, a perversão enquanto modalidade de desejo pode ser pensada como uma dinâmica e sintomática social emergente de se relacionar com a satisfação.
¿Son las computadoras agentes inteligentes capaces de conocimiento?
Authors: Esparza Gustavo , Martínez-Barba Daniel A.
Published: September 2023

The purpose of this paper is to study the philosophical basis of the architecture of two Artificial Intelligence systems (AlphaGo and Hide and Seek). The problem considers the elucidation of the epistemological distinction between “knowledge” and “intuition” and questions whether the fulfillment of a programmed metric can be considered as a product of knowledge or, as an example of intuitive thinking. Through the analysis of both examples, it is shown that achieving the desired objective (winning a game of Go and developing new hiding strategies) is not derived from the system’s architecture, but from the AI’s creativity to achieve the desired result; in that sense, it can be confirmed that certain intelligent systems are capable of creative and intuitive thinking.

El objetivo del presente artículo es estu- diar los fundamentos filosóficos de la arquitectura de programación en dos sistemas de Inteligencia Artificial (AlphaGo y Hide and Seek). El problema dilucida la distinción epistemológica de los concep- tos “conocimiento”, “intuición” y “abducción”, para definir si el cumplimiento exitoso de una métrica programada, por parte de una computadora, es con- dición suficiente para atribuirle un comportamiento inteligente. A través del análisis de ambos ejemplos se muestran dos cuestiones: i) el cumplimiento exitoso de un objetivo programado ofrece nuevos recursos de conocimiento, ii) dichos conocimientos dependen de la ejecución de un programa cuyo pro- cesamiento es desarrollado por una IA y, por tanto, las operaciones superan las capacidades intelectivas humanas. Las conclusiones apuntan a que las com- putadoras son recursos de conocimiento especiales de comprobación de hipótesis.
Más allá de los datos: la transformación digital del museo tradicional
Authors: Sans Pinillos Alger , Costa Vicent
Published: September 2023

This work focuses on the virtual museum, understood as the digital transformation of the traditional museum. First, the main conceptualizations of the virtual museum in the specialized literature are reviewed, and based on them, we propose a basic definition. Furthermore, we argue in favor of the insufficiency of the dataist perspective in the study of epistemic injustice associated with the virtual museum. Finally, the exclusion related to the participation and interaction between a museum’s visitors and the institution is analyzed.

Este trabajo se centra en el museo virtual entendido como la transformación digital del museo tradicional. En primer lugar, se revisan las principales conceptualizaciones del museo virtual en la literatura especializada y, a partir de las mismas, se propone una definición básica. Asimismo, se presentan argumentos que muestran la insuficiencia de la perspectiva dataísta en el estudio de la injusticia epistémica relativa al museo virtual. Finalmente, se analiza la exclusión relativa a la participación y la interacción entre las visitantes de un museo (tanto virtual como físico) y la propia institución.
Ética aplicada para una Inteligencia Artificial confiable
Authors: González Esteban Elsa , García-Marzá Domingo
Published: September 2023

Presentación de la sección «Ética aplicada para una Inteligencia Artificial confiable» del número monográfico de Daimon Revista Internacional de Filosofía, nº 90 (septiembre - diciembre 2023).
Peran Guru Dalam Mengembangkan Motorik Anak Usia Dini
Authors: Rahmatia Suci Eka Kurnia Hilda
Published: September 2023

Permasalahan dalam penelitian ini dirumuskan apa peran guru dalam mengembangkan motorik anak di TK Ar-Rahmah Desa Lahang Baru Kecamatan Gaung Tujuan dalam penelitian ini adalah untuk mendeskripsikan peran guru dalam mengembangkan motorik anak di Tk Ar-Rahmah Desa Lahang Baru Kecamatan Gaung. Penelitian ini menggunakan jenis penelitian kualitatif dengan pendekatan penelitian kualitatif deskriptif. Informan penelitian berjumlah 5 orang, informan kunci/utama adalah guru yang berjumlah 3 orang sedangkan yang menjadi informan tambahan adalah 2 orang (kepala sekolah dan ketua yayasan). Teknik analisis data melalui reduksi data, penyajian data, dan penarikan kesimpulan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa peran guru dalam mengembangkan motorik anak di TK Ar-Rahmah Desa Lahang Baru adalah sebagai pembimbing, organisator dan fasilitator. Dari penjelasan tersebut dapat disimpulkan bahwaperan guru dalam mengembangkan motorik anak di TK Ar-Rahmah Desa Lahang Baru Kecamatan Gaung yaitu sebagai pembimbing yang mengarahkan pembelajaran sesuai bakat,sebagai organisator yang mengatur kegiatan motorik serta sebagai fasilitator yang memberikan layanan guna memberikan kemudahan untuk anak didik
Pengaruh Metode Discovery Learning Dan Pembelajaran Sains Terhadap Perkembangan Kognitif Anak Usia 5-6 Tahun
Authors: Azian Nurul , Mukminin Amirul , Zukhairina
Published: September 2023

Perkembangan kognitif anak di PAUD Nurul Falah Teluk Pinang masih belum optimal. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis apakah ada pengaruh metode discovery learning dan pembelajaran sains terhadap perkembangan kognitif anak usia 5-6 tahun di PAUD Nurul Falah Teluk Pinang. Adapun pendekatan penelitian yang digunakan adalah pendekatan kuantitatif eksperimen yang menggunakan desain penelitian One-Group Pretest-Posttest Design. Sampel dalam penelitian ini adalah seluruh populasi yaitu 42 anak. Alat pengumpulan data yang digunakan adalah observasi dan dokumentasi. Pengujian hipotesis menggunakan analisis data dengan uji t. Hasil penelitian ini berupa: adanya pengaruh antara metode discovery learning terhadap perkembangan kognitif. Adanya pengaruh antara pembelajaran sains terhadap perkembangan kognitif. Hasil analisis Paired Sample T-test menunjukkan nilai signifikan sebesar 0,000 < 0,05. Sesuaikan dengan kriteria jika nilai signifikan lebih kecil < 0,05 maka Ho ditolak dan Ha diterima. Artinya “terdapat pengaruh antara metode discovery learning dan pembelajaran sains terhadap perkembangan kognitif anak usia 5-6 tahun di PAUD Nurul Falah Teluk Pinang
Strategi Guru Dalam Meningkatkan Motivasi Belajar Anak Usia Dini
Authors: Fadhilah Wan , Indriyani Tuti , Zukhairina
Published: September 2023

Motivasi belajar anak memiliki pengaruh yang cukup besar terhadap keberhasilan proses maupun hasil belajar anak. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui strategi guru dalam meningkatkan motivasi belajar anak usia dini. Pendekatan dalam penelitian ini adalah pendekatan kualitatif deskriptif dengan menggunakan metode pengumpulan data observasi, wawancara dan dokumentasi. Tahap teknik analisis data meliputi reduksi data, penyajian data dan verifikasi data, sedangkan pengecekan keterpercayaan data dilakukan dengan perpanjangan keikutsertaan, ketelitian pengamatan, triangulasi dan melakukan konsultasi ke pembimbing. Hasil penelitian strategi guru dalam meningkatkan motivasi belajar anak usia dini di Taman Kanak-Kanak Negeri Pembina 3 Bengkalis adalah guru menjelaskan manfaat belajar, guru menyajikan pembelajaran yang menyenangkan, guru menggunakan alat permainan edukatif, guru memberikan kebebasan kepada anak, guru memberikan pembelajaran pengalaman nyata, sekolah mengadakan pertemuan dengan wali murid, guru memberikan penghargaan. Peningkatan motivasi belajar anak adalah suatu hal penting, dorongan berasal dari dalam diri anak dan juga dorongan dari yaitu guru. motivasi siswa sangat dibutuhkan demi kelancaran penyelenggaraan proses pembelajaran dan tercapainya tujuan pendidikan. Faktor penghambat dalam meningkatkan motivasi anak yaitu kurangnya alam dan media dalam pembelajaran dan juga kondisi lingkungan belajar yang kurang kondusif. Upaya yang dilakukan adalah dukungan dari orang tua menjadi peran yang memiliki andil dalam upaya meningkatkan motivasi belajar anak
KEEFEKTIFAN KONSELING KELOMPOK STRES INOCULATION TRAINING UNTUK MENGURANGI KECEMASAN SISWA
Authors: PURWANINGRUM DIYAHPALUPI ELUVIA
Published: September 2023

Siswa yang memiliki kecemasaan ujian cenderung tidak mempersipkan diri dengan baik dalam menghadapi ujian diakibatkan oleh adanya peluang akan ketidak lulusan. Ketidakpastian akan kesusksesan atau kegagalan saat ujian dapat membuat siswa memiliki emosi positiif juga dapat memiliki emosi negative. Penelitian ini menguji efektivitas konseling kelompok dengan stress inoculation training untuk mengurangi kecemasan ujian. Desain penelitian ini menggunakan metode eksperimen dengan pre-test – posttest. Subjek penelitian Ini melibatkan 14 siswa kelas XII sebagai penelitian subjek dipilih dengan menggunakan teknik purposive sampling. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa konseling kelompok dengan teknik stress inoculation training efektif untuk kecemasan ujian siswa. Temuan penelitian ini membuktikan efektivitas layanan konseling kelompok dengan teknik stress inoculation training untuk mengurangi kecemasan ujian siswa.
PENGGUNAAN CLOZAPINE PADA PASIEN SKIZOFRENIA: SEBUAH TINJAUAN PUSTAKA
Authors: HARIANDJA SAHAT HAMONANGAN , SILAEN REBECCA MUTIA AGUSTINA
Published: September 2023

Skizofrenia sebagai satu dari sepuluh penyebab utama disabilitas di seluruh dunia diketahui memberikan beban penyakit yang cukup tinggi. Prevalensinya di Indonesia mengalami peningkatan 4 kali lipat sepanjang tahun 2013 hingga 2018. Hampir setiap pasien dengan skizofrenia mendapatkan manfaat dari terapi farmakologis. Clozapine sebagai antipsikotik atipikal diakui dengan banyak keunggulannya  dalam pengobatan skizofrenia, namun banyak efek samping yang sering dikeluhkan seperti mengantuk, pusing, kelelahan, penambahan berat badan, akathisia, tremor, hipersalivasi, demam, dan sakit kepala, sedangkan pada hasil laboratorium dapat ditemui hiperglikemia, takikardia, neutropenia, leukopenia, hingga agranulositosis. Dilakukan pengumpulan literatur dengan kriteria inklusi berupa literatur yang terbit maksimal pada tahun 2013, sedangkan kriteria eksklusi berupa literatur yang diterbitkan pada tahun 2012 ke bawah. Pada hasil penelitian didapatkan mengenai gambaran skizofrenia, kriteria diagnosis, dan penatalaksanaannya, termasuk mekanisme kerja clozapine pada pasien skizofrenia, sediaan dan dosis, keunggulan clozapine, serta efek samping yang sering terjadi. Ada banyak efek samping yang mana beberapa bersifat fatal, membuat clozapine tidak dipakai sebagai lini pertama. Sebagai pencegahan terjadinya efek samping yang tidak diharapkan, perlu dilakukan pemantauan mingguan terutama selama 6 bulan pertama pengobatan untuk mengevaluasi perkembangan pasien.