bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Pancenan dan Perdamaian dalam Tradisi Jawa
Authors: Anissa Firda Nurul , Koentjoro Koentjoro
Published: February 2023

Kematian merupakan peristiwa penting yang hadir dalam drama kehidupan. Dalam tradisi Jawa, selalu ada ritual yang mengiringi peristiwa kematian, yakni pancenan. Pancenan adalah serangkaian acara penghormatan dengan cara menyediakan sesajen pada hari-hari tertentu yang dianggap keramat sebagai wujud rasa cinta kepada orang yang telah meninggal dunia. Penelitian ini bertujuan memahami nilai-nilai yang terkandung dalam tradisi pancenan. Penelitian ini melibatkan tiga subjek dengan usia 40-70 tahun, terdiri atas dua laki-laki dan satu perempuan yang memiliki pengetahuan tentang ritual pancenan. Metode penelitian yang digunakan merupakan jenis penelitian etnografi. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan adanya makna perdamaian dalam ritual pancenan. Kesamaan identitas memunculkan dinamika psikologis yang mengandung makna positif dalam hubungan bermasyarakat. Implementasi nilai perdamaian terlihat pada perilaku rela menolong, menghormati, serta membangun interaksi bersama.
Faktor-Faktor yang Memengaruhi Indeks Harga Saham Gabungan di Bursa Efek Indonesia
Authors: Sumaryoto Sumaryoto , Nurfakhana Anna , Anita Tri
Published: February 2023

Tujuan dari penelitian ini untuk mengetahui pengaruh nilai tukar rupiah per satu dollar Amerika Serikat, tingkat inflasi, dan dampak jumlah uang yang beredar secara simultan terhadap Indeks Harga Saham Gabungan (IHSG) Bursa Efek Indonesia (BEI) Periode 2010-2019. Jenis penelitian deskriptif dan eksplanatif untuk menggambarkan fakta yang ada mengenai nilai tukar rupiah per satu dollar Amerika Serikat, tingkat inflasi, dampak jumlah uang yang beredar dan indeks harga saham gabungan. Hasil dari penelitian ini,  yaitu nilai tukar rupiah per satu dollar Amerika Serikat pada penelitian ini secara statistik berpengaruh secara signifikan terhadap IHSG ditunjukkan oleh distribusi nilai thitung = 2,784 dengan ttabel = -2,306. Untuk koefisien regresi sebesar 0,389 dengan taraf signifikansi 5 % dan nilai signifikansi (0;032) lebih kecil dari taraf signifikansi (0,05). Tingkat inflasi secara statistik tidak berpengaruh terhadap IHSG ditunjukkan oleh distribusi nilai thitung =1,195 dengan ttabel = 2,306. Untuk koefisien regresi sebesar 0,336 dengan taraf signifikansi 5 % dan nilai signifikansi (0,227) lebih besar dari taraf signifikansi (0,05). Dampak jumlah uang yang beredar secara statistik berpengaruh signifikan terhadap IHSG ditunjukan oleh distribusi nilai thitung = 9,213 dengan ttabel = 2,306. Untuk koefisien regresi sebesar 0,131 dengan taraf signifikansi 5 % dan nilai signifikansi (0,000) lebih kecil dari taraf signifikansi (0,05). Dari semua faktor secara simultan berpengaruh secara signifikan terhadap IHSG, yaitu dari hasil penelitian diperoleh nilai signifikansi dengan koefisien determinasi (R2) = 0.9732 = 0,947 atau 94,7 % berarti sebesar 94,7 % adalah kontribusi variabel bebas (Nilai Tukar Rupiah per satu dollar Amerika Serikat, Tingkat Inflasi dan Dampak Jumlah Uang Yang Beredar) secara bersama-sama terhadap variabel terikat (IHSG). Sedangkan sisanya atau 100 % - 94,7 % - 5,3 % adalah pengaruh variabel-variabel yang tidak diteliti.
The Effect of Secondary Traumatic Stress Level on Psychological Resilience of Midwives
Authors: YALÇIN Dönüş , BAYRİ BİNGOL Fadime
Published: February 2023

Purpose: Case load in working setting, excessive working hours, encountering with traumatic incidents frequently, concern of being sued might increase the level of stress for midwives and affect their psychological resilience negatively. The present study was conducted to identify the effect of secondary traumatic stress level of midwives on psychological resilience.

Methods: The study was a descriptive study conducted in 2020 with midwives assigned at delivery rooms of State hospitals in Türkiye.

Results: Every one out of three midwives was identified to meet all the criteria regarding Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. It was also identified that those midwives who are young, single, experiencing dissatisfaction in their profession, having more working hours and shifts monthly had higher secondary traumatic stress scores (p
Sarımsak: Gastronomi ve Sağlık Açısından Değerlendirmeler
Authors: ÇAM Oğuz , ÇELİK Cengiz
Published: February 2023

İnsanoğlu hayatta kalmak için yiyecek ve içecek tüketmek zorundadır. Bu tüketim zorunluluğu, gastronomi ve sağlık konularıyla bir noktada kesişmektedir. Gastronomi disiplininin temeli yiyecek ve içeceklere dayanmaktadır. Yiyecek ve içeceklerin tüketilmesi veya tüketilmemesi sonucunda ise sağlık açısından olumlu veya olumsuz gelişmelerin sağlanacağının unutulmaması gerekmektedir. Gastronomi ve sağlık açısından önemli olarak görülen ürünler vardır. Bu ürünlerden biri de sarımsaktır. Sarımsak, geçmişten günümüze kadar insanlar tarafından kullanılan önemli bir üründür. Sarımsak içerisinde bulunan pek çok bileşen sayesinde çeşitli yönlerde insanların sağlığını olumlu yönden etkilemektedir. Sarımsak dünyada ve Türkiye’de gıdalara tat vermesi ve sağlığa iyi gelmesi amacıyla yoğun bir şekilde kullanılmaktadır. Bu çalışmada amaç, sarımsağın gastronomi ve sağlık açısından değerlendirilmesini sağlamaktır. Çalışma, sarımsağın gastronomi ve sağlık açısından kayda değer olduğuna vurgu yapmak yönünden önem arz etmektedir. Geleneksel derleme tipinde tasarlanan bu çalışmanın, gastronomi ve sağlık alanlarına fayda sağlayarak literatürü zenginleştirmesi beklenmektedir.
The COVID States Project #98: Depression, anxiety, stress, and loneliness among young Americans
Authors: Schulman Jonathan , Perlis Roy , Lazer David , Baum Matthew , Ognyanova Katherine , Green Jon , Druckman James , Qu Hong , Quintana Alexi , Safarpour Alauna , Santillana Mauricio , Trujillo Kristin Lunz , Uslu Ata
Published: February 2023

In our latest survey, 24% of Americans report levels of depression that would typically trigger a referral for evaluation and treatment. Among 18-24-year-olds, that number jumps to 44%, including 24% of 18-24-year-olds meeting the criteria for moderate to severe or severe depression.• The rate of depression among 18-24-year-olds is slightly down over the last 12 months, and down from its peak at 53% in June 2022.Percentages of 18-24-year-olds who say they are avoiding public places, avoiding contact with others, or wearing face masks outside the home are the lowest they have been in any of our surveys since the beginning of the pandemic. However, despite continuing to return to pre-pandemic life, the rate of depression among 18-24-year-olds has not declined in kind.Young respondents identifying as gay, lesbian, or bisexual are significantly more likely than older and heterosexual respondents to report symptoms of depression and anxiety and higher levels of stress. Sixty-three percent of 18-24-year-olds identifying as gay, lesbian, or bisexual meet the criteria for at least moderate depression, while 56% report symptoms of generalized anxiety.While young people report higher rates of depression across the board, young people with lower household incomes are the most likely to meet the criteria for depression. Forty-nine percent of 18-24-year-olds with a household income of under $25,000 meet the criteria for depression.Young women report higher levels of depression, stress, and anxiety than young men.Young respondents report higher levels of self-reported stress and anxiety (based on the GAD-2 questionnaire) than any other age group, a finding that has been consistent throughout all of our surveys.
Proceedings International Conference in Special Education 2013
Authors: Prof. Dr. Adlim M.Sc
Published: February 2023

The Consortium of Asia Pacific Education Universities (CAPEU) consists of 21 Universities with 3 partner universities/Centres (Australia, Europe and USA). The first step of the MOU is to facilitate interconnection among member countries. As such, the consortium opens its doors for academicians and experts in holding the inaugural conference in special education in Syiah Kuala University, Darussalam Banda Aceh, Indonesia. This honour is dedicated to the special needs people. Since the inception for the recognition of special needs people, many changes had and have been taking place. Hence this conference is the platform to stimulate and address the challenges of the current status in special education, to calibrate the stages in special education, and to create opportunities for all to promote the latest findings and form networking to further enhance diversification in special education.
Estilos de aprendizaje y rendimiento académico en estudiantes de educación inicial en una institución educativa de Lima, 2022
Authors: Trujillo Huaman Yalina
Published: February 2023

El presente trabajo de investigación tuvo como objetivo principal determinar la influencia de los estilos de aprendizaje para mejorar el rendimiento académico del educando de la institución educativa, Lima 2022. Asimismo, metodológicamente la investigación fue de tipo básica y el enfoque cuantitativo. El nivel fue correlacional descriptiva y el diseño no experimental, de corte transeccional. La muestra censal que se está considerando para esta investigación son 40 estudiantes de 5 años de educación inicial. La técnica que se empleó para la recolección de datos fue la observación y el instrumento fue se la ficha de observación. Los resultados descriptivos mostraron que los estilos de aprendizaje se hallan en un nivel bajo (57,5%) y el rendimiento académico en un nivel en inicio (50%). Se concluye que los estilos de aprendizaje influyen de manera significativa en el rendimiento académico de los estudiantes de educación inicial, dado que el coeficiente rho de Spearman rho= 0,779, interpretándose como relación positiva elevada, con ρ = 0.000 (ρ < 0.05).
Reproducible Speech Research with the Artificial-Intelligence-Ready PERCEPT Corpora
Authors: Benway Nina R , Preston Jonathan , Hitchcock Elaine , Rose Yvan , Salekin Asif , Liang Wendy , McAllister Tara
Published: February 2023

Background: Publicly-available speech corpora facilitate reproducible research by providing open-access data for participants who have consented/assented to data sharing among different research teams. Such corpora can also support clinical education, including perceptual training and training in the use of speech analysis tools.Purpose: In this Research Note, we introduce the PERCEPT-R and PERCEPT-GFTA corpora, which together contain over 36 hours of speech audio (> 125,000 syllable, word, and phrase utterances) from children, adolescents, and young adults aged 6-24 with speech sound disorder (primarily residual speech sound disorders impacting /ɹ/) and age-matched peers. We highlight PhonBank as the repository for the corpora and demonstrate use of the associated speech analysis software, Phon, to query the corpus. A worked example of research with PERCEPT-R, suitable for clinical education and research training, is included as an appendix. Support for end users and information/descriptive statistics for future releases of the PERCEPT Corpus can be found in a dedicated Slack channel. Finally, we discuss the potential for PERCEPT corpora to support the training of artificial intelligence clinical speech technology appropriate for use with children with speech sound disorders, the development of which has historically been constrained by the limited representation of either children or individuals with speech impairments in publicly available training corpora. Conclusion: We demonstrate the use of PERCEPT corpora, PhonBank, and Phon for clinical training and research questions appropriate to child citation speech. Increased use these tools has the potential to enhance reproducibility in the study of speech development and disorders.
Commentary on “One month version of Hikikomori Questionnaire-25 (HQ-25M): Development and initial validation”
Authors: Amendola Simone , Cerutti Rita
Published: February 2023

This is a preprint of a commentary on the newly published article “One month version of Hikikomori Questionnaire-25 (HQ-25M): Development and initial validation”. This commentary was first submitted in December 2022. The manuscript has been accepted for publication in the Asian Journal of Psychiatry on April 26, 2023 (https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1g-M66gcL7Bzn9). This preprint corresponds to the accepted manuscript because no change was required during the review process. © 2023. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Evaluating the impact of biodiversity offsetting on native vegetation
Authors: zu Ermgassen Sophus , Devenish Katie , Simmons Blake Alexander , Gordon Ascelin , Jones Julia P G , Maron Martine , Bühne Henrike Schulte to , Sharma Roshan , Sonter Laura , Strange Niels , Ward Michelle S , Bull Joseph W.
Published: February 2023

Biodiversity offsetting is a globally-influential policy mechanism for reconciling trade-offs between development and biodiversity loss. However, there is little robust evidence of its effectiveness. We evaluated the outcomes of a jurisdictional offsetting policy (Victoria, Australia). Offsets under Victoria’s Native Vegetation Framework (2002-2013) aimed to prevent loss and degradation of remnant vegetation, and generate gains in vegetation extent and quality. We categorised offsets into those with near-complete baseline woody vegetation cover (“avoided loss”, 2702 ha) and with incomplete cover (“regeneration”, 501 ha), and evaluated impacts on woody vegetation extent from 2008-2018. We used two approaches to estimate the counterfactual. First, we used statistical matching on biophysical covariates: a common approach in conservation impact evaluation, but which risks ignoring potentially important psychosocial confounders. Second, we compared changes in offsets with changes in non-offset sites that were later enrolled as offsets, to partially account for self-selection bias (where landholders enrolling land may have characteristics associated with different management). Matching on biophysical covariates, we estimated that regeneration offsets increased woody vegetation extent by 1.9-3.6%/year more than non-offset sites (138-180 ha from 2008-2018), but this effect weakened with the second approach (0.3-1.9%/year more than non-offset sites; 19-97 ha from 2008-2018) and disappeared when a single outlier land parcel was removed. Neither approach detected any impact of avoided loss offsets. We cannot conclusively demonstrate whether the policy goal of ‘net gain’ was achieved because of data limitations. However, given our evidence that the majority of increases in woody vegetation extent were not additional (would have happened without the scheme), a net gain outcome seems unlikely. The results highlight the importance of considering self-selection bias in the design and evaluation of regulatory biodiversity offsetting policy. They also highlight the challenges of conducting robust impact evaluations of jurisdictional biodiversity offsetting policies.
Individual Differences and Changes in Personality During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors: Rudolph Cort , Zacher Hannes
Published: February 2023

This article reports the results of an eleven-wave longitudinal study of personality change conducted between December 2019 and December 2022 with 1,328 participants in Germany. Based on theories of personality change, we investigated trajectories of big five personality factors (i.e., extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, emotional stability, and openness) across the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, we examined whether demographic characteristics (i.e., age, sex), self-reported health status (i.e., physical, mental), and socioeconomic status (i.e., education, income, industry) moderated these trajectories. There was evidence for increases in extraversion, conscientiousness, and emotional stability and decreases in openness across time. The magnitude of these effects suggests between d = .027 to .138 standard deviation changes in these personality characteristics across the three-year timeframe of this study. Evidence for moderating effects of age, sex, health, and socioeconomic status was mixed, but indicates differential patterns of personality change for certain individuals. Overall, findings suggest that changes in big five personality factors across the COVID-19 were present, albeit on average relatively weak, but still higher than anticipated given the timeframe. Moreover, certain demographic and health variables were associated with differential trajectories of personality over time.
Visual perceptual learning is effective in the far but not in the near space
Authors: Zafarana Antonio , FARNE ALESSANDRO , Tamè Luigi
Published: February 2023

Visual shape discrimination is faster for objects close to the body, in the peripersonal space (PPS), compared to objects far from the body. Visual processing enhancement in PPS occurs also when perceived depth is based on 2D pictorial cues. This advantage has been observed from relatively low-level (detection, size, orientation) to high-level visual features (face processing) (Ahsan et al., 2021; Dureux et al., 2021). While multisensory association also displays proximal advantages (Zanini et al., 2021), whether PPS influences visual perceptual learning remains unclear. Here, we investigated whether perceptual learning effects vary according to the distance of visual stimuli (near or far) from the observer, illusorily induced by leveraging the Ponzo illusion. Participants performed a visual search task in which they reported whether a specific target object orientation (e.g., triangle pointing downward) was present among distractors. Performance was assessed before and after practicing the visual search task (30 minutes/day for 5 days) at either the close (near group) or far distance (far group). Results showed that participants that performed the training in the near space did not improve. By contrast, participants that performed the training in the far space showed an improvement in the visual search task in both the far and near spaces. We suggest that such improvement in the far training is due to a greater deployment of attention in the far space, which could make the learning more effective and generalize across spaces.
On Attention and Norms: An Opinionated Review of Recent Work
Authors: Wu Wayne
Published: February 2023

This paper presents a theory that integrates attention, salience, and vigilance as features of human agents and which links to normative issues in assessing agency as in ethics and epistemology. It is a work in philosophical psychology that connects it to empirical psychology and neuroscience.
Cocktail-party behavior: dynamics of conversation and (mis)communication in noisy environments
Authors: Miles Kelly MAree , Weisser Adam , Kallen Rachel , Varlet Manuel , Richardson Michael J , Buchholz Jörg
Published: February 2023

During conversations people effortlessly coordinate simultaneous channels of verbal and nonverbal information to hear and be heard. But the presence of common background noise levels such as those found in cafes and restaurants can be a barrier to conversational success. Here, we used speech and motion-tracking to reveal the behavioral processes that talkers use to communicate effectively during conversations in noisy environments. Natural speech communication of twenty-two pairs of normal- hearing adults was elicited under different conditions of realistic background noise, while standing freely or sitting around a table. The results revealed how the behavior of conversing partners entail three phases of adaptive behavior. First, with the onset of background noise, pairs rapidly adjusted their interpersonal distance and speech level, with the degree of initial change dependent on noise level and talker configuration. Following this transient phase of behavioral adaptation, pairs settled into a steady- state or sustaining phase of behavioral coordination, in which reciprocal speech and movement-based coordination processes operated to synergistically maintain effective communication, again with the magnitude of stability of these coordination processes covarying with noise level and talker configuration. Finally, as communication breakdowns started to increase at high levels of background noise, pairs exhibited intermittent resetting behaviors to help restore communication. That is, individuals further decreased interpersonal distance and/or increased speech levels in direct response to communication breakdowns. The findings show that approximately 78 dB SPL defines a critical noise threshold where behavioral coordination processes are no longer sufficient for maintaining effective conversation and communication breakdowns rapidly increase.
Identifying early language predictors: A replication of Gasparini et al. (2023) confirming applicability in a general population cohort
Authors: Gasparini Loretta , Shepherd Daisy , Wang Jing , Wake Melissa , Morgan Angela
Published: February 2023

Background: Identifying language disorders earlier can help children receive the support needed to improve developmental outcomes and quality of life. Despite the prevalence and impacts of persistent language disorder, there are surprisingly no robust predictor tools available. This makes it difficult for researchers to recruit young children into early intervention trials, which in turn impedes advances in providing effective early interventions to children who need it. Aims: Here we first aimed to externally validate a predictor set of six variables previously identified to be predictive of language at 11 years of age, using data from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC) birth cohort. Secondly, we examined whether additional LSAC variables arose as predictive of language outcome.Methods: 5107 children were recruited to LSAC with developmental measures collected from 0-3 years. At 11-12 years, children completed the Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals, 4th Edition, Recalling Sentences subtest. We used SuperLearner to estimate the accuracy of six previously identified parent-reported variables from ages 2-3 years in predicting low language (sentence recall score ≥1.5SD below the mean) at 11-12-years. Random forests were used to identify any additional variables predictive of language outcome.Results: Complete data was available for 523 participants (52.20% girls), 27 (5.16%) of whom had a low language score. The six predictors yielded fair accuracy: 78% sensitivity (95% confidence interval, CI: [58,91]) and 71% specificity (95% CI: [67, 75]). These predictors relate to sentence complexity, vocabulary, and behavior. The random forests analysis identified similar predictors. Conclusions: We identified an ultra-short set of variables that predicts 11-12-year language outcome with “fair” accuracy. In one of few replication studies of this scale in the field, these methods have now been conducted across two population-based cohorts, with consistent results. An imminent practical implication of these findings is using these predictors to aid recruitment into early language intervention studies. Future research can continue to refine the accuracy of early predictors to work towards earlier identification in a clinical context.
Emotional Experiences and Flourishing During Art Museum Visits: A Latent Class Analysis
Authors: Cotter Katherine N. , Rodriguez-Boerwinkle Rebekah , Silver Sarah , Hardy Maya , Putney Henry , Pawelski James
Published: February 2023

Our emotional experiences can be influenced by many factors, including our engagement with visual art. Further, as our emotional experiences may help us develop psychological resources, they have important implications for our overall flourishing. Research into the emotions we experience when engaging with visual art, however, has focused on individual emotions separately rather than on global patterns of experienced emotions. The present research used latent class analysis to identify patterns of emotional experiences during art museum visits. Then, it sought to investigate whether people experiencing each emotion pattern during their visit differed in their flourishing experiences. A sample of 613 visitors to one of three art museums completed a survey of their visit experiences, including their emotional experiences and their experiences across five domains of flourishing (psychological distress, empathy, meaning, positive self-regard, and social connection). The analyses resulted in three latent classes—one characterized by above average positive emotions, one characterized by above average negative emotions, and the third characterized by very high levels of negative emotions. Overall, the positive emotion class showed greater flourishing than the two negative emotion classes, with the two negative emotion classes differing only in psychological distress.
Bayesian Advice Taking: Adaptive Strategy Selection in Sequential Advice Seeking
Authors: Rebholz Tobias R. , Hütter Mandy , voss andreas
Published: February 2023

In sampling approaches to advice taking, participants can sequentially sample multiple pieces of advice before making a final judgment. To contribute to the understanding of active advice seeking, we develop and compare different strategies for information integration from external sources, including Bayesian belief updating. In a reanalysis of empirical data, we find that participants most frequently compromise between their initial beliefs and the distributions of multiple pieces of advice sampled from others. Moreover, across all participants, compromising predicts their final beliefs better than choosing one of the two sources of information. However, participants’ willingness to integrate external opinions is relatively higher for multiple pieces of reasonably distant as compared to close advice. Nevertheless, egocentrism is as pronounced as in the traditional paradigm where only a single piece of external evidence is provided. Crucially, there are large inter- and intra-individual differences in strategy selection for sequential advice taking. On the one hand, some participants choose their own or others’ judgments more often, and other participants are better described as compromisers between internal and external sources of information. On the other hand, virtually all participants apply different advice taking strategies for different items and trials. Our findings constitute initial evidence of the adaptive utilization of multiple, sequentially sampled external opinions.
Objectifying the Measurement of Voter Ideology With Expert Data
Authors: Mellacher Patrick , Lechner Gernot
Published: February 2023

Many surveys require respondents to place themselves on a left-right ideology scale.However, non-experts may not understand the scale or their “objective” position. Furthermore, a uni-dimensional approach may not suffice to describe ideology coherently. We thus develop a novel way to measure voter ideology: Combining expert and voter survey data, we use classification models to infer how experts would place voters based on their policy stances on three axes: general left-right, economic left-right and libertarian-authoritarian. We validate our approach by finding i) a strong connection between policies and ideology using data-driven approaches, ii) a strong predictive power of our models in cross-validation exercises, and iii) that “objective” ideology as predicted by our models significantly explains the vote choice in simple spatial voting models even after accounting for the subjective ideological distance between voters and parties as perceived by the voters. Our results shed new light on debates around mass polarization.
Review of “Society on the Edge: Social Science and Public Policy in the Postwar United States” edited by Philippe Fontaine and Jefferson D. Pooley
Authors: Ross Dorothy
Published: February 2023

Review of Philippe Fontaine and Jefferson D. Pooley (eds), Society on the Edge: Social Science and Public Policy in the Postwar United States (Cambridge University Press, 2021).
Policy proposals to promote inclusion of caregivers in the research funding system: a call for change
Authors: Torres Isabel L , Collins Rayven-Nikkita , Hertz Anaelle , Liukkonen Martta
Published: February 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic has unmasked a deeply flawed research funding system riddled by inequitable policies, biased evaluations, and a lack of transparency and accountability. While most scientists were affected by the pandemic to some extent, evidence shows that women with caregiving responsibilities were disproportionately impacted, with long-term effects on their careers. However, despite calls for change by scientists globally, whose careers depend largely on funding success, decision-makers have made little to no effort to reform a funding system that marginalises a large proportion of researchers, including women, and especially mothers. Here, we propose a set of specific and actionable policies to promote inclusion of caregivers and close the gender gap in research funding.
In Defence of the Coherence of the Concept of God.
Authors: Blaber Richard Michael
Published: February 2023

This paper will outline an idea of ‘God’ that may be rationally defensible, and will seek to defend it against possible objections. The idea will not, however, be the orthodox one of Trinitarian Christianity, but that of Unitarianism, Judaism and Islam. It will also not seek to defend the idea of God’s omnibenevolence, arguing that the existence of evil and suffering in the world tells against the attribution of that moral quality, at least as understood by humans, to God. The belief that evil and suffering in the world is decisive proof of God’s non-existence will be refuted.
Review of “Bettering Humanomics: a New, and Old Approach to Economic Science” by Deidre Nansen McCloskey
Authors: Paganelli Maria Pia
Published: February 2023

Review of “Bettering Humanomics: a New, and Old Approach to Economic Science” by Deidre Nansen McCloskey. University of Chicago Press. 2021.
Salud intercultural
Authors: Inuca Tocagón Verónica Anabel
Published: February 2023

La Constitución de la República del Ecuador, en el artículo 32, dispone que: La salud es un derecho que garantiza el Estado, cuya realización se vincula al ejercicio de otros derechos, entre ellos el derecho al agua, la alimentación, educación, cultura física, el trabajo, la seguridad social, los ambientes sanos y otros que sustentan el buen vivir. La prestación de los servicios de salud se regirá por los principios de equidad, universalidad, solidaridad, interculturalidad, calidad, eficiencia, eficacia, precaución y bioética con enfoque de género y generacional.
Effectiveness of Vocational Training on Light Vehicle Mechanics in Underprivileged Children’s Educational Programs, Nepal
Authors: Rimal Ishwor
Published: February 2023

Training effectiveness is important for the employment of technical and vocational education and training (TVET) school graduates, such as light vehicle mechanics in the automobile industry. This study explored the training effectiveness of light vehicle mechanics in Nepal, with focus on students’ satisfaction with TVET school’s physical facilities and physical environment. The training effectiveness is explored among the sampled TVET graduates of CTEVT affiliated TVET schools, using quantitative method of research. The overall impression of the training was effective because the graduates responded positively about training. The schools did not fully achieve the objectives due to inadequate provision of modern technology. Thus, they pointed out the need for regular up-to-date tools and equipment as per need of the industry. Utilization of library facility and technology in the teaching- learning methods was equally needed. The skill mismatch could be solved by linking industry to the TVET training. This study may draw an interest of the TVET school leaders for taking effective measures to maintain quality of graduates, keeping in mind the industry needs. Similarly, future researchers may take reference when they want to explore the underlying causes of students’ satisfaction with physical facility and school environment, as well as training and skill mismatch in the labor market among the TVET school graduates.
Establishment of tetra-primer ARMS-PCR technique for detecting exo-E415G SNP in Plasmodium falciparum isolatesfrom Central Highlands of Vietnam
Authors:   Institute of Biomedicine and Pharmacy, Vietnam Military Medical University, Le Van Khanh , Tran Thu Huyen ,   Institute of Biomedicine and Pharmacy, Vietnam Military Medical University, Hoang Van Tong ,   Institute of Biomedicine and Pharmacy, Vietnam Military Medical University
Published: February 2023

Drug resistance in Plasmodium falciparum parasites is associated with the single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) exo-E415G, which is considered as a marker to reduce the susceptibility to artimisinin and leads to treatment failure. This study aims to establish a procedure based on tetra-primer ARMS PCR technique to detect the SNP exo-E415G in malaria patients who experienced treatment failure with artemisinin. DNA sample from P. falciparum 3D7 isolate was used to optimise the procedure based on tetra-primer ARMS PCR technique to detect exo-E415G SNP. The method was then applied to screen for exo-E415G SNP on 123 blood samples from patients who experienced treatment failure with artemisinin in 3 provinces (Gia Lai, Dak Nong, Dak Lak) from Central Highlands of Vietnam. A DNA fragment (749 bp) containing the exo-E415GSNP was amplified using primer pairs E415G-Fc and E415G-Rc. Specific primers for the wildtype alen (A alen) and the mutant alen (G alen) amplified fragments with the length of 316 and 474 bp, respectively. The genotyping results were consistent with Sanger sequencing. The tetra-primer ARMS PCR technique was used for genotyping exo-E415G SNP on 123 patients who failed with artemisinin treatment, the frequency of exo-E415G alen was observed at 78% (96/123). In conclusion, the simple tetra-primer ARMS PCR technique was established to detect the SNP Exo-E415G. The prevalence of the mutant alenExo-E415G was 78% in the Central Highlands of Vietnam.
Microwave-assisted synthesis of 4,6-dihydroxyaurone derivatives
Authors:   Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy,University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, Vo Thi Cam Van , Dao Quoc Manh ,   Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy,University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, Vo Hoang Minh ,   Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy,University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, Tran Hoang Phuc ,   Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy,University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, Huynh Nguyen Hoai Phuong ,   Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy,University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City
Published: February 2023

In this study, the authors described the evaluation of microwave-assisted reaction conditions for the synthesis of 4,6-dihydroxyaurone derivatives, including synthesis of 2’,4’,6’-trihydroxychloroacetophenone (50 W, 65°C and 30 min); synthesis of 4,6-dihydroxybenzofuran-3(2H)-one (50 W, 60°C and 5 min), and synthesis of 4,6-dihydroxyaurone (50 W, 80°C and 20-40 min). The optimum procedure was applied to prepare 4,6-dihydroxyaurone derivatives with different substituents on the benzylidene ring.
A cultivation trial of Chaetoceros calcitransin an air-lift photobioreactor
Authors:   Faculty of Biotechnology, Vietnam National University of Agriculture, Nguyen Duc Bach ,   Institute for Microalgae and Pharmacosmetics, Vietnam National University of Agriculture, Pham Tai Minh ,   Nam Dinh Department of Science and Technology, Vu Le Dieu Huong ,   Institute for Microalgae and Pharmacosmetics, Vietnam National University of Agriculture, Phi Thi Cam Mien ,   Faculty of Biotechnology, Vietnam National University of Agriculture,   Institute for Microalgae and Pharmacosmetics, Vietnam National University of Agriculture
Published: February 2023

Chaetoceros calcitrans is a marine planktonic diatom with small-sized and high-nutrient commonly used as a feed for larvae of aquatic species. In Vietnam, C. calcitrans is often cultivated from small vessels and subsequently gradually increased the culture volume to large open tanks. Although C. calcitrans is widely cultured in aquaculture hatcheries, the cultivation process is still facing many difficulties such as unstable growth, low density or collapse due to the high risk of contamination, low quality of seeding, insufficient mixing or aeration and the control of ambient conditions. This study investigated the airlift photobioreactor systems (ALPBR) for seedling cultivation of C. calcitrans. The ALPBR was constructed by using transparent glass tubes with a diameter of 32 mm, a total length of 18 m, and volume 14.5 l. The system was optimally operated at an inoculation of 0.5-0.75×106 cell.ml-1, the flow rate at 40 cm.s-1and the solar light intensity at 12.5 klux at a temperature of 26-28°C. The highest cell density was at 7.65×106 cells. ml-1. The obtained results may develop a model scale-up for algae seeding and biomass production as feed for aquaculture.
In Vitro Antifungal Susceptibility of Candida Albicans Isolated from Yemeni Patients with Denture Stomatitis
Authors: A. Al-Shamahy Hassan
Published: February 2023

Background and aims: Candida-associated denture stomatitis (CADS) is a common fungal infection in people who wear dentures. The main objectives of this study were to identify the causative agents of CADS and in vitro antifungal susceptibility testing (AFST) for Candida albicans in Yemeni patients with denture stomatitis. Methods: A total of 88 Candida spp. obtained from patients with denture stomatitis. Candida spp were identified using standard microbiological methods. The in-vitro antifungal susceptibility of Candida albicans. to fluconazole (FCZ), itraconazole (ICZ), voriconazole (VCZ), and amphotericin B (AMB) was evaluated using the E test strips. Interpretive sensitivity criteria for antifungal breakpoints were adapted from the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI). Results: Overall, C. albicans was the most commonly isolated species (𝑛 = 60; 68.2%), followed by C. glabrata (𝑛 = 9; 10.2%), C. tropicalis (𝑛 = 7; 8%), and C. parapsilosis (𝑛 = 3; 3.4%). Voriconazole had the lowest geometric mean minimum inhibitory concentration which was 0.0418 𝜇g/ml for MIC50, and 0.957 𝜇g/ml for MIC90; followed by amphotericin B (AMB) in which MIC50 was 0.518 𝜇g/ml and for MIC90 was 1.06 𝜇g/ml. Conclusion: Our study showed that Candida albicans was the most prevalent Candida species in Yemeni patients with CADS and was susceptible to both azoles and amphotericin B. In addition, voriconazole could be a suitable alternative to antifungal agents currently used in the treatment of CADS, as well as in the treatment of recurrent Candidasis.
Mismatch problem of the model and topology of oil pumping facilities
Authors:   Satbayev University, Bekibayev Т.Т. , Bossinov D.Zh. ,   Satbayev University, Zhapbasbayev U.K. ,   Satbayev University, Kudaibergen A.D. ,   Satbayev University, Ramazanova G.I. ,   Satbayev University
Published: February 2023

The mismatch of the model and the topology of real objects is important in modeling technological processes, which is the purpose of this paper. The problem is considered when modeling hot oil pumping in the "Kasymov–Bolshoy Chagan" oil pipeline. In this problem, the topology of objects consists of the linear part of the pipeline and technological equipment (pumps and heating furnaces) of the stations. The accuracy of the simulation results is determined by the calculations of pressure and temperature in the oil pipeline. The pressure in the pipeline is created by pumps at the stations and is determined by the dependence of the pressure and efficiency of the pump on the oil flow rate. These characteristics change depending on the service life of the pump. The identification of the actual dependences of the pressure and efficiency of the pump on the oil flow rate was carried out by the regression analysis of experimental data. The pressure in the linear part is determined by the hydraulic resistance of the pipeline. The actual dependence of the hydraulic resistance coefficient on the Reynolds number and wall roughness was obtained by regression analysis of experimental data. The temperature in the oil pipeline is created at the stations by heating furnaces. The identification of the actual characteristics of the heating furnace was also found by regression analysis of the experimental data. The temperature distribution in the linear part is determined by the heat transfer of oil with the surrounding environment. An undefined parameter for calculating heat transfer is the soil thermal conductivity, which depends on the type of rock and the degree of soil moisture. The soil thermal conductivity is determined in such a way that at a given oil flow rate, oil temperatures at the beginning of the section and soil at the section, the calculated oil temperature at the end of the section has the smallest discrepancy with the actual one. Thus, the determination of the actual dependencies of the objects makes it possible to increase the accuracy of the results of hot pumping modeling and eliminates the mismatches of the model and the topology of the objects.
ADME Webtool for Analysis of Selected Apple Phytochemical Constituents: A Comprehensive Integrated Online Platform
Authors:   Al-Ahliyya Amman University, Azzam Kh. AL , Rima H. Al Omari ,   Al-Ahliyya Amman University
Published: February 2023

AADME-Tox qualities should be considered while designing/engineering a novel medicine because they are the primary cause of failures for candidate molecules in drug design development. Early examination of these features during medication creation might save time and money. ADME has played an important part in the drug engineering/design process throughout the last five decades. The ADME characteristics of apple constituents were determined using SwissADME webservers. The ADME profiles of the compounds were assessed, and most of them were deemed to be appropriate for further research. In-silico ADMET analysis has been shown to be an effective approach in drug engineering/design development. As a result, all compounds were tested for ADMET prediction, and the phytochemical constituents were shown to be acceptable drug-like molecules. More in vitro and in vivo research with our possible phytochemical compounds will be conducted in the near future to find a solution to cure from different diseases. We hope that the in-silico analysis will be useful in ongoing innovative medication discovery.
On the degree of influence of waterflooding on the oil recovery factor from productive formations of high-viscosity reservoirs X, represented by terrigenous reservoirs
Authors:   Tashkent State Technical University named after Islam Karimov, Agzamov A. , Efendiyev G. ,   Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, Moldabayeva G.Zh. ,   Satbayev University, Syzdykov A. ,   Satbayev University, Suleimenova R. ,   Satbayev University, Tuzelbayeva Sh. ,   Satbayev University, Zaurbekov К. ,   Satbayev University
Published: February 2023

On the basis of the generalization of experience in the development of multilayer high-viscosity fields X the influence of waterflooding in the late stage on the oil recovery factor of productive formations has been studied. By applying statistical methods of data processing the dependence of the oil recovery factor on the reservoir flushing factor, with a sufficiently high correlation coefficient, has been obtained. The dependence obtained confirms the theoretical basis of oil recovery from productive formations developed with waterflooding and can be used when designing the process on similar objects. In many oil-producing regions of the world, the tendency of deteriorating quality of the resource base and incomplete replenishment of oil production by the growth of their reserves due to the discovery of new fields is observed. At the same time, the costs of prospecting and exploration works are increasing, and geological, andphysical conditions and specific reserves per each discovered field are worsening.
Determination of the quality of special coke as a result of heat treatment of coal from the Shubarkolskoye field
Authors:   Toraigyrov University, Aubakirov A. , Kaliakparov A.G. ,   ERG Capital Projects, Tolymbekova L.B. ,   Toraighyrov University
Published: February 2023

To date, there is a tendency to increase the pace of production in the field of ferrous metallurgy. The constant demand for steel products is accompanied by an increase in prices for raw materials, including carbon reducing agents. In the conditions of the domestic market of Kazakhstan, of great interest is the study and the possibility of using low-baking and non-baking coal as a raw material for the production of special coke used as a reducing agent in metallurgy, the relevance and expediency of which is also due to the resource conservation and energy efficiency program in the use of raw materials put forward by the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan. In this article, as a result of the search for high-quality, alternative types of reducing agents used in the production of ferroalloys, experimental data of thermal oxidation treatment (coking) of long-flame, non-baking coals of the Shubarkol deposit (Kazakhstan) are presented. In laboratory conditions, during the experiments, the tested grade D coals with a fraction of 70-80 mm were subjected to temperature exposure at temperatures of 800, 850, 900, 950 °C with various preset heating speeds to determine the quality characteristics that meet the requirements for reducing agents for the metallurgical industry, in particular for the production of ferroalloys, in electro thermal, steelmaking, for agglomeration of iron and non-ferrous ores, etc. A technical analysis of long–flame coal was carried out, the volatile and moisture content of which are Vdaf – 44.5%, W – 14.8%, respectively. Also, the obtained special coke was evaluated by the content of volatile components as a result of heat treatment of coals from the Shubarkol deposit: the volatile content averaged 1.73-3.15%, the moisture was 0.73-1.65%.Based on the results of the studies, the possibility of obtaining a special coke from these types of coals with appropriate characteristics was shown.