bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
PATOLOGISK DECELERATION:
Authors: Krogh Kjeldgaard Anna , Kirkegaard Tanja
Published: December 2022

I nærværende artikel ønsker vi at udfolde et perspektiv om social acceleration præsenteret af sociologen Rosa og tage et skridt i retning af et kollektivt sprog for den psykiske mistrivsel, som desværre er udbredt i vores samfund. Samtidig udfolder vi også den individualisering, som flere kulturkritikere peger på er karakteristisk for det senmoderne samfund, og beskriver med udgangspunkt i den foucauldianske magtforståelse, hvorledes individualiseringen spiller ind i den herskende diskurs, særligt med henblik på, hvad dette betyder for, hvordan vi forstår og behandler psykisk mistrivsel i en terapeutisk sammenhæng. Vi vil med udgangspunkt i denne analyse diskutere, hvordan psykoterapiens genstandsfelt muligvis må udbredes og tilpasses de tendenser, der har indvirkning på individers psykiske trivsel, samt pointere vigtigheden af at integrere et kulturkritisk element i psykoterapien og en kritisk refleksion afegen praksis som psykolog.
UDVIKLING OG OPDAGELSER I SYSTEMISK TÆNKNING
Authors: Barckmann Christian
Published: December 2022

Vores forståelse af moderne psykoterapi og forskning er langsomt blevet så forbundet med et moderne evidensbegreb, at de to har låst hinanden i en binding, der ikke umiddelbart ser ud til at blive opløst. I denne artikel, der primært finder sit afsæt i det psykoterapeutiske arbejde med børn, unge og deres familier, skitseres først udviklingen mod en øget essentialisme, der historisk set har vundet indpas i danske behandlingstilbud.Derefter inddrages den systemiske terapi og tænkning som en udfordrende understrøm, artiklens hovedanliggende, der på en gang tilbyder en ny og gammel måde at anskue mennesket og dets forandringspotentialer på. Ved hjælp af dette greb sættes jagten ind på et bredere evidensbegreb, der i højere grad rækker ud over den enkelte og ind i det relationelle. Afslutningsvis diskuteres artiklens tråde i relation til hinanden, og der peges på nye områder inden for psykoterapeutisk forskning.
DIGITALT LEVERET PSYKOTERAPI
Authors: Lundorff Marie , Flensborg Damholdt Malene , Rames Nissen Eva , Zachariae Bobby
Published: December 2022

Digitalt leveret psykoterapi tilbydes i stigende grad som alternativ eller supplement til konventionel face-to-face-terapi i behandlingen af en række psykiske og somatiske problemstillinger. Men hvad er konsekvenserne af at flytte dele af psykoterapien fra det fysiske rum med direkte klientkontakt over i detdigitale rum? Digitale løsninger mindsker geografiske barrierer, muliggør hjælp til personer med begrænset mobilitet og tilbyder fleksible, individualiserede behandlingsforløb. Omvendt er digitalt leveret psykoterapi måske utilstrækkeligt sensitiv over for alvorlige psykiske udsving blandt klienterne, ligesomonline allianceopbygning og -fastholdelse kræver særlige terapeutiske virkemidler. Spørgsmålet er ikke, om der vil ske en øget digitalisering af psykoterapi, men snarere hvordan den kliniske psykologi vil høste gevinsterne og håndtere de faglige og etiske udfordringer forbundet med den stigende digitalisering.Grænserne for, hvilke lidelser og klienttyper som kan behandles effektivt og etisk forsvarligt gennem digitale interventioner, bør udforskes, ligesom forskning i optimering og implementering er nødvendig for at kvalitetssikre udbuddet på det digitale psykoterapi-marked.
At blive et helt menneske med en hjerneskade
Authors: Setterberg Ulla Johanna
Published: December 2022

En casebaseret artikel om Guided Imagery and Music (GIM) som psykoterapeutisk metode til mennesker med erhvervet hjerneskade i et højt specialiseret rehabiliteringstilbud. Med afsæt i en biopsykosocial model og i åndelig omsorg vil artiklen beskrive den musikterapeutiske metode Guided Imagery and Music samt give et bud på en tilpasning af GIM til mennesker med erhvervet hjerneskade i rehabiliteringsforløb på et regionalt døgnrehabiliteringstilbud. Artiklen vil have fokus på betydninger af ”de personlige faktorer”, som de er beskrevet i International Classification of Functioning (ICF), for den enkeltes gennemlevelse af krisereaktioner og livsforandringer i rehabiliteringsforløbet. Musikken i GIM kan stimulere indre billeddannelse og kropslige sansninger. Billeder, metaforer og kropslige sansninger hjælper med at bevidstgøre og sætte ord på processer, der ellers kan være svære at gøre eksplicitte og svære at tilgå. Artiklen præsenterer to caseeksempler. Der formuleres et teoretisk grundlag og gives en præsentation af metoden GIM. Dernæst vil der gives teoretiske bud på forståelser af belastninger i nervesystemet, som en hjerneskade og de psykologiske følger kan aktivere i samspil med de personlige faktorer. En model for udvælgelse af musik til matchning af graden af belastning i nervesystemet og til understøttelse af den psykoterapeutiske proces præsenteres. Teori og cases diskuteres ud fra begrebet åndelig omsorg, både i relation til en helhedsorienteret tilgang til det enkelte menneske i et rehabiliteringsforløb samt i relation til det enkelte menneskes potentiale for personlig vækst i en rehabiliteringsproces. På baggrund af de to caseeksempler antydes det, at en modificering af GIM kan facilitere personlig vækst i forhold knyttet til de personlige faktorer. I forbindelse med GIM-behandlingen udtrykker klienterne en øget forståelse af egne reaktioner i en livshistorisk sammenhæng samt oplevelse af mening, forbundethed og en følelse af en sammenhængende identitet. GIM er ikke velegnet til alle typer af hjerneskader og forudsætter en individuel vurdering. Det vil være relevant at gå mere i dybden med denne modificerede udgaves virkemidler, og der er behov for yderlige systematisk undersøgelse af eventuel effekt.
Eksistensopfattelsen i fænomenologien
Authors: Feilberg Casper , Dauer Keller Kurt
Published: December 2022

De eksistentielle problemer, man befinder sig i som en personligeksistens, har siden 1800-tallet været tematiseret i bl.a.Søren Kierkegaards arbejder. Med formationen af den eksistentiellefænomenologi hos Martin Heidegger og franske fænomenologersom Maurice Merleau-Ponty tilbydes et særligt erfaringsbaseretgrundlag for at analysere eksistensen. I denneartikel skitserer vi eksistensopfattelser, der har gjort sig gældendei den eksistentielle fænomenologi. De drejer sig omautenticitet versus fremmedgørelse i den moderne tilværelse,og de samler sig i sidste instans i afdækningen af en universelkropslig fornuftsform, den såkaldte ”intentionalitet”. Indgåendeanalyser af de psykosociale og sociokulturelle vilkår i denmoderne livsverden kan ikke finde sted uden at tematisere,hvordan det kropslige grundlag for menneskets eksistens erinvolveret i disse vilkår. Vi fremhæver sider af eksistensen, sommeget ofte overses i dag, nemlig de kollektive aspekter og deanonyme aspekter af eksistensen. Disse aspekter kalder på teoretiskog empirisk opmærksomhed, ligesom den personlige eksistensgør det. Vejvisere kan være Hannah Arendts redegørelsefor de naturlige grundbetingelser for den menneskelige eksistens,Jan Patockas fokus på eksistensen som virkeliggørelse afbetydningsfulde potentialer i menneskelivet og Paul Ricoeursdiskussion af de identitetsskabende relationer mellem oplevethistorie og narrativ historie. Artiklen sammenfatter den eksistentiellefænomenologis forståelse af tilværelsen i en antropologiskeksistensopfattelse. Afslutningsvist skitseres denne forståelsesrelevans for anvendt psykologi, især socialpsykologiskeog klinisk-psykologiske områder.
Skam og kedsomhed
Authors: Hartz Emily
Published: December 2022

Livets endelighed er et centralt tema i den eksistentielle psykologi.Dette tema behandles ofte med udgangspunkt i døden ogspørgsmålet om, hvordan vi forholder os til vores egen dødelighed.Nærværende artikel undersøger et andet – og påfaldendeoverset – eksistentielt aspekt af livets endelighed, nemlig alderdommen.Artiklen præsenterer et praktisk eksempel på eksistentielgruppeterapi med socialt isolerede ældre plejehjemsbeboereog diskuterer det terapeutiske forløb i lyset af Simone deBeauvoirs eksistentielle analyse af alderdommen.
BOGANMELDELSE
Authors: Bykær Jane
Published: December 2022

I METAFORERNAS LANDSKAP:OM LIVET, DÖDEN OCH KÄRLEKENGudrun OlssonCarlssons, 2020375 sider.
PhiloBiblon y el mundo wiki
Authors: Faulhaber Charles B.
Published: December 2022

After a brief review of the technological changes in PhiloBiblon since 1987, there follows a description of the current project, “PhiloBiblon: From Siloed Databases to Linked Open Data via Wikibase: Proof of Concept”. The current rigid structure, with its ten relational tables and almost 1,300 data fields, is abandoned in favor of a much more flexible structure of “triples,” records based on a series of statements of the type Entity + Property + Entity, using the system of Wikidata, in which two entities Q are linked by a property P, e.g., Santillana (Q2877) writes (P50) the “Comedieta de Ponza” (Q390408).
El incunable sevillano de las Coplas de Fernán Pérez de Guzmán (92PG)
Authors: López Casas Maria Mercè
Published: December 2022

A study of the first printed cancionero exclusively devoted to Fernán Pérez de Guzmán's poetry, a classic within the fifteenth-century cancionero manuscripts, which was printed in Seville in 1492 by Meinardo Ungut and Estanislao Polono. It is presented in the context of Sevillian incunabula printing and characterized within the production of Ungut and Polono's printing house. Typographical as well as editorial identifications of this unique copy are offered.
Una nova interpretació de la imatge lul·liana de l’amic i l’amat a partir de la seva diacronia: metàfora, tema i símbol
Authors: Vives Piñas Arnau
Published: December 2022

This paper presents a new interpretation of the Lullian image of the lover and the beloved. It is based on the analysis of the image through the whole Ramon Llull's opus. It examines the diachrony of its evolution during thirty years and twenty-three books, from the Liber contemplationis (1273-74) to the Ars brevis (1308). This analysis, undertaken out of our preparation of a conceptually lemmatised database (the Corpus Digital d’Amic i Amat, CDAIA), suggests a new interpretation of the meaning of this image in Llull’s production and thought. Firstly, the lexicalization of the loved-beloved image as a metaphor and its ontological meaning is described. Secondly, the fiction plotline constructed during this evolution is analysed. Thirdly, the loved-beloved image is interpreted as an exemplum for its symbolic value. This metaphor works as a tool to transmit Llull’s project for a spiritual renovation, based on the Ars Lulliana.
In situ study of light emission from SiO2 irradiated by 645 MeV Xe35+ ions
Authors: Xu Qiu-Mei , Gou Jie , Zhang Chong-Hong , Yang Zhi-Hu , Wang Yan-Yu , Han Xu-Xiao , Li Jian-Yang ,   Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China
Published: December 2022

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) is an important component of nuclear reactor optical fiber and is also a candidate material for wast solidification. Owing to its special physical and chemical characteristics, it is used in many different technology fields like optics, electronics, energy orspace. Swift heavy ion irradiation can modify the crystal structure and optical property of optical material SiO2. Swift heavy ions deposit their energy mainly by inelastic interaction. Highly ionized lattice atoms may be formed along the trajectory, and a fraction of their electrical energy can be converted directly into the kinetic energy of the ions. The irradiation experiment is performed with Xeq+ ions at the irradiation terminal of the sector-focused cyclotron at heavy-ion research facility in Lanzhou (HIRFL). The on-line spectral measurement experiment is carried out during irradiation. In the darkroom, the UV-visible light emission from the target is focused into optical fiber by a collimating lens, and then is analyzed with the Sp-2558 spectrometer equipped with a 1200 g/mm optical grating blazed at 500 nm. In the present work, SiO2 single crystals are irradiated with 93–609 MeV Xeq+ ions with a dose in a range of 1×1011–3×1011 ions/cm2. During irradiation, the emission spectra, in a range of 200–800 nm, from SiO2 irradiated by 93, 245, 425 and 609 MeV Xeq+ ions, are obtained. Two emission bands centered at 461 and 631 nm are observed. These emission bands are produced by Frenkel exciton radiation de-excitation and their intensities are closely related to the irradiated ion energy and radiation dose. The results show that the light intensity increases with the electron energy loss index increasing. And owing to crystal damage caused by ion irradiation, the intensity of emission spectrum decreases with the augment of irradiation dose. Ion loses its energy throughout the ion track via Sn and Se interacting with target atoms and electrons respectively, and the energy lost by the ion is estimated by using SRIM code. The SRIM simulated ion ranges and recoil atom distribution, target ionization (energy loss to target electrons), damage production in SiO2 are presented. Based on the energy deposition process, the emission bands related to the crystal structure itself are discussed. It indicates that electron energy loss plays a leading role in the process of light emission. In-situ measurement of the optical emission is of great significance in studying the irradiation modification and can help to understand the process of crystal damage caused by ion irradiation.
Ekeland's Variational Principle and Caristi's Fixed Point Theorem
Authors: Kamburova Detelina , Marinov Rumen
Published: December 2022

In this short note we present a new proof of Ekeland's variational principle and Caristi's fixed point theorem using a recently proved constrained variational principle in completely regular topological spaces.
VLA-4 suppression by senescence signals regulates meningeal immunity and leptomeningeal metastasis
Authors: Li Jiaqian , Huang Di , Lei Bingxi , Huang Jingying , Yang Linbing , Nie Man , Su Shicheng , Zhao Qiyi , Wang Ying
Published: December 2022

Leptomeningeal metastasis is associated with dismal prognosis and has few treatment options. However, very little is known about the immune response to leptomeningeal metastasis. Here, by establishing an immunocompetent mouse model of breast cancer leptomeningeal metastasis, we found that tumor-specific CD8+ T cells were generated in deep cervical lymph nodes (dCLNs) and played an important role in controlling leptomeningeal metastasis. Mechanistically, T cells in dCLNs displayed a senescence phenotype and their recruitment was impaired in mice bearing cancer cells that preferentially colonized in leptomeningeal space. Upregulation of p53 suppressed the transcription of VLA-4 in senescent dCLN T cells and consequently inhibited their migration to the leptomeningeal compartment. Clinically, CD8+ T cells from the cerebrospinal fluid of patients with leptomeningeal metastasis exhibited senescence and VLA-4 downregulation. Collectively, our findings demonstrated that CD8+ T cell immunosenescence drives leptomeningeal metastasis.
Male Breast Cancer After a 20 Years of Treated Testicular Cancer, A Case Report
Authors: Al-Share Mohammad , Abu Jeyyab Mohammad
Published: December 2022

Breast cancer in male gender is rare with an incidence of 1 % of all breast cancers. There are many theories and risk factors that play a role in the development of breast cancer among males. The development of a second primary cancer is also rare. Herein we have a case of a male breast cancer that devolved after a 20 years of treated testicular cancer. There are many risk factors that should be studied to know correlation between the two diseases. In this case report we will show the presentation of the patient, discuss the risk factors and put our treatment plan.
The Need for a Unified Bloom’s Taxonomy List across Arab Teacher Colleges
Authors: ElJishi Ziad , Abdel Faten S. M.
Published: December 2022

This concept paper highlights the problem of the lack of a unified Arab list of Bloom’s taxonomy to be used in teacher-preparation programs across Arab universities. The paper illustrates the current problem and offers steps needed for completing a project that would produce a unified list. The unified list would have both the required validity and reliability to be utilized by faculty across Arab teacher training colleges.
Conducta diurna de Lontra felina en 2 localidades: puerto Matarani y bahía La Ballenita, provincia de Islay, Arequipa, Perú
Authors: Huamani Quico Susan Thalia , Villasante Benavides Jose Francisco
Published: December 2022

Aunque numerosos estudios han descrito aspectos conductuales de la nutria marina Lontra felina en litorales costeros con presencia de humanos, tanto su conducta como sus patrones de actividad han sido escasamente estudiados en este tipo de hábitats en Perú. Observamos el comportamiento diurno de la nutria marina en 2 localidades con diferente impacto antrópico, puerto Matarani y bahía La Ballenita, entre el 01 de febrero y el 31 de mayo de 2019. Realizamos, en total, 75 eventos de observación, con 271 avistamientos y 12,405.4 s de observación. En el puerto Matarani, la nutria marina fue avistada con mayor frecuencia en el agua, mientras que en La Ballenita, la nutria marina fue mayormente avistada en las rocas (χ2 = 43.8, g.l. = 1, P < 0.001). La frecuencia de observación de los diferentes tipos de conducta mostró diferencias significativas entre localidades: fue más frecuente observarla transitando y descansando en La Ballenita y transitando y buceando en Matarani (χ2 = 52.6, g.l. = 5, P < 0.001). Las categorías conductuales no difirieron significativamente en los 4 meses evaluados en puerto Matarani; sin embargo, en La Ballenita registramos variaciones temporales. En ambas localidades, la nutria fue avistada con frecuencia cerca de la costa, con picos de alta actividad entre 1:30 PM y 5:30 PM en puerto Matarani y entre 05:30 AM y 09:30 AM en La Ballenita. Nuestros resultados sugieren que las variaciones conductuales entre estas localidades podrían estar relacionadas con la presencia de residuos pesqueros en puerto Matarani y la presencia de veraneantes en La Ballenita.
Local Food Systems and Farmers’ Markets-an Exploratory Study
Authors: Waris Amtul , Kumar S. Arun
Published: December 2022

The local food systems and farmers' markets support the local economy, build relationships between producers and consumers, and promote social interaction along with the provision of fresh and nutritious foods. The local food systems cater to the three dimensions of sustainability viz. environment, economy, and society by providing access to fresh produce. Various models of local food systems are in operation, direct-to-consumer, direct-to-retail, farmers markets, and farm-to-school programs each with distinct features of operation. Consumers prefer local food markets as they perceive the locally grown food to be fresher and they like unique and special foods on offer at these markets. Policy support and capacity building of smallholder farmers on reducing the cost of cultivation, marketing skills, and knowledge of food safety regulations are essential. Farmers' markets are integral to local food systems and various models of farmers' markets are operational in different countries of the world. The mode of functioning and operational principles of a farmers market (Rythu Bazar) in the Telangana State of India has been described in this article. The participating smallholder farmers benefitted from higher price realization, an increase in earnings, and immediate cash receivables. However, the major constraint was inadequate storage facilities for leftover produce. The disruptions to food supply chains faced during the covid-19 pandemic have indicated that the farmer's markets were preferred by both poor and elite customers alike and thus the local food systems can provide resilience to the food systems. The SWOT analysis of the farmers' markets indicates a robust system with explicit strengths, and operational weaknesses, the opportunities are also many and with the suitable policy and affirmative action the threats can be addressed.
Hematological, Genotoxic and Oxidative Stress Response in Oreochromis niloticus (Nile Tilapia) Exposed to Varying Concentrations of Ethanolic Extract of Commelina benghalensis
Authors: Ashade O. O. , Oduneye A. D. , Tijani N. I. , Bamigbola K. O.
Published: December 2022

This study evaluated the hematological, genotoxic and oxidative stress biomarkers of Oreochromisniloticus exposed to different concentrations of ethanolic extract of Commelina benghalensis(Dayflower). Sublethal exposure at 1% and 10% LC50 was done for twenty-one (21) days with physico-chemical parameters of cultured water and behavioral responses assessed. Hematological; genotoxic; antioxidant enzyme and non-enzyme activities studies were analyzed using standard methods. Results showed increase in the levels of Red blood cells; heamoglobin and white blood cells across extract concentrations compared to control. The number of micronucleated cells increased compared to control; though not significant difference (p>0.05). Superoxide dismutase (SOD); reduced glutathione (GSH) and glutathionde-S-transferase (GST) activities were inhibited by the plant extract; while the level of lipid peroxidation as expressed by malondialdehyde (MDA) increased compared to control. Skin colour change; erratic swimming and mortality were observed at both higher concentration (10%) and lower concentration (1%) of the extract; though behavioral response at 10% extract concentration was higher than 1% extract concentration. In conclusion; the plant C.benghalensis has the potential to exert stress and promote cellular damage in contrast to its ability to boost the blood status of O. niloticus at varying concentration.
Historical Tradition and Socio-cultural Transformation of the Malakar Community in Rural Bengal, India
Authors: Malakar Kousik Das , Roy Supriya
Published: December 2022

Handicraft plays a very important role in representing the culture and traditions of any community. Indian handicrafts are highly eco-friendly, labour intensive, unorganized household sector, with huge potential for employment generation and foreign exchange earnings and practised extensively in the rural areas. Based on this background and field observations, this study aims to investigate the historical tradition, society, and livelihood transformation of the Malakar community in rural Bengal. This study made use of data gathered through field interviews and phone calls in rural Bengal. And data were calculated in both quantitative and qualitative ways. Key findings show that sholapith is a culturally significant eco-friendly craft that is part of the Hindu Community's historical heritage. And it will be the future scope of huge uses of any ceremony’s decoration and it fulfils the lives, livelihood, and societal identity of the 'Malakar' community. Socio-economically, the maker of the craft was not suitably developed in the aspects of income and other social things. According to this study, the Malakar community's cultural identity has been transformed and will decline in the future due to the transformation of traditional livelihoods. So, the historical-cultural community of Malakar and their inherited cultural works need to be developed and brought to more people's attention.
Impact of Minimizing Asynchronies in Mechanical Ventilation on Patient’s Outcome in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Authors: Shoeib Samar Magdy , Dawood Heba Elsayed , Ezz Ahmed Abd Al Basset Abo El , Muhammad Khaled Talaat
Published: December 2022

Background: Patients-ventilator asynchrony defined as a mismatch between the patient’s respiratory effort and the ventilator delivered breaths and it is common in clinical practice. Patient ventilator interaction is a key element in optimizing MV. The change from inspiration to expiration is a crucial point in the mechanically ventilated breaths and is termed cycling, PVA may occur if the flow at which the ventilator cycles to exhalation does not coincide with the termination of neural inspiration. Ideally, the ventilator terminates inspiratory flow in synchrony with the patients neural timing, but frequently the ventilator terminates early or late.

Aims: The aim of this study was to detect the prevalence of asynchrony during assisted MV, IT and DT were the two main patterns of asynchrony.

Patients and Methods: This prospective study was carried out upon 60 patients from 2 to 180 months, 38 males and 22 females, with spontaneous triggering on MV, admitted to the PICU, Tanta University Hospital.

Results: Fortunately, ITI is increased with volume SIMV +PSV compared with pressure SIMV +PSV and PRVC. ITI is a highly significant diagnostic for synchronization. Pressure regulated volume control was better than pressure SIMV+PSV and both were better than volume SIMV +PSV proved by less ITI and increase mortality with ITI ≥10%.

Conclusion: Pressure regulated volume control was better than pressure SIMV+PSV and both were better than volume SIMV +PSV proved by less ITI and increase mortality with ITI ≥10%. The patient-ventilator synchrony is crucial in determining the patient comfort, MV duration, and survival ITI is diagnostic for synchronization. ITI, PIP/ITI on 1st day, and SpO2 on 3rd day were significant predictors for synchronization.
Selection of the Best Educational Application Based on Android with SMART Method (Simple Multi Attribute Rating Technique)
Authors: Sutanto Felix Andreas , Yulianton Heribertus , Hadiono Kristophorus
Published: December 2022

Aims: Android system is widely chosen by smartphone users in Indonesia. One of the reasons for its popularity is the large number of free applications supported by Google Play Store. The large number of applications on the Google Play Store provide many choices for the needs of the community. But sometimes, this actually makes people have difficulty in choosing an application they need. This research will create a decision support system (DSS) in choosing the best application, so that it can help the community in choosing the application they need.

Methodology: The factors used in choosing include rating, file size, compatibility and others. The method used to determine the best application in this research is the SMART (Simple Multi Attribute Rating Technique) method. This method can be used to support decisions in choosing between several alternatives. The implementation is made web-based with the PHP language to make it easier for the public to access this system.

Results: The result of this research is the ranking of educational applications based on the criteria of rating, reviews, size and installs that can be taken into consideration by users in choosing applications.

Conclusion: SMART method can be used easily to generate application rankings. The results of data processing may change if the priority or weight of a criterion changes.
An Extended Six-parameter Generalised Linear Mixed Effects Model for Achievement Gaps among Public and Private Basic Schools of Ghana
Authors: Osei-Asibey Eunice , Neebo Eric Wiah , Nortey Ezekiel N. N.
Published: December 2022

The mixed generalized linear model extension has distinct advantages over generalised linear models and hierarchical linear models by reducing estimation and precision errors, and increasing power. This paper aimed at building a six parameter Generalised Mixed linear Model with five structural parameters that explain students, teachers, and administrative-logistic characteristics and interaction effects as well as random effect parameter. Our model, which has Bernoulli response, and Logit link function outperformed existing models and was robust across varied sample sizes on the basis of AIC and BIC. Parameters of the model were estimated by Maximum Likelihood Estimation Method. The nonparametric contour-3D stratification was used to compare performance of public and private school pupils directly with respect to their BECE performance under each element of a given factor at a time. Our advanced model simultaneously takes into account the variance as a result of the relatively small samples taken from each category of private school as well as any bias that may have been introduced by the different participation rates between the private and public-school categories. Our model identified class competition, concern and parental support for their children's academic output, timely provision of books and learning materials for students, daily quality supervision of the head teacher and teacher by superiors, and conducive teaching and learning environments as the leading causes of performance gaps in the BECE examination in Ghana. It is recommended for the inferences made in this paper to be used by stake-holders of the basic schools to help optimise teaching and learning processes which will in the long run enhance performance of the pupils in the BECE examination.
Anniversary meeting
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At the Anniversary meeting new Fellows were elected, including seven Honorary Fellows, and a list of deceased Fellows was read. The Secretary then presented the Annual Report on the Society's museum was read. It was noted that the museum was moved into new premises and re-opened on 14th August 1891. The number of visitors to the museum and the number artefacts donated and purchased for the museum were also presented.

 

Meeting notes for 12 December, 1892 are appended.
Preliminaries
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Front matter for Volume 28

Table of contents 

List of illustrations

Office-bearers 1893-4

Laws of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland

List of the Fellows November 1894

List of Honorary members November 1894

List of the Lady Associates November 1894
Meeting notes
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Meeting notes for 9 January 1899.
Anniversary meeting
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At the anniversary meeting, new Fellows were elected and a list of deceased Fellows was read.
Meeting notes
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Meeting notes for 11 February 1901. Before the meeting began, the Vice-President presented an Address to King Edward VII following the death of his mother, Queen Victoria.
Meeting notes
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Meeting notes for 12 May 1902.
Preliminaries
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Front matter for Volume 36

[The year of the Society session is identified as the 'one hundred and twenty-first' session in the printed text – likely a misprint.]

Table of contents

List of illustrations

Office-bearers 1901-2

Laws of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland

List of the Fellows November 1902

List of Corresponding members (elected since 1851)

List of Honorary members November 1902

List of the Lady Associates November 1902

List of Societies, Institutions, &c., Exchanging publications
Anniversary meeting
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The usual business was conducted at the Anniversary meeting, including the election of new Fellows and the presentation of a list of deceased Fellows. Other reports presented included:

A report on the number of Fellows on the Society’s Roll

A report on the progress of the Society’s forthcoming publications

A report on Frederick R Coles’ investigation into the stone circles of Aberdeenshire, for which he was granted the Gunning Fellowship

Reports into excavations undertaken by the Society during the previous session

A list of important additions to the Society’s museum

The Annual report on the number of visitors to the Society’s museum and the items added to the museum and library.

 

 

Meeting notes for 14 December, 1903 are appended.
Meeting notes
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Meeting notes for 14 March 1904.
Meeting notes
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Meeting notes for 12 February 1906.
Communion Tokens of the Established Church of Scotland - Sixteenth, Seventeenth, and Eighteenth Centuries
Authors: Brook Alexander J S
Published: December 2022

An exploration of the role of communion tokens in Scotland. It describes their use in Scottish religious practice, how the markings on tokens changed over time and how the tokens were made. The paper concludes with an alphabetical list of list of tokens and their descriptions, followed by illustrations of over 1000 tokens and their place of origin (where known).
Preliminaries
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Published: December 2022

Front matter for Volume 41

Table of contents

List of illustrations

Office-bearers 1906-7

Laws of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland

List of the Fellows November 1907

List of Corresponding members (elected since 1851)

List of Honorary members November 1907

List of the Lady Associates November 1907

List of Societies, Institutions, &c., Exchanging publications
Anniversary meeting
Authors: - -
Published: December 2022

The usual business was conducted at the Anniversary meeting, including the election of new Fellows and the presentation of a list of deceased Fellows. Other reports presented included: A report on the number of Fellows on the Society’s Roll A report on the progress of the Society’s forthcoming publicationsReports into excavations undertaken by the Society during the previous sessionThe Annual report on the number of visitors to the Society’s museum and items added to the collection.

 

Meeting notes for 9 December, 1907 are appended.
Meeting notes
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Meeting notes for 10 February 1908.
Meeting notes
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Meeting notes for 13 April 1908.
Meeting notes
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Meeting notes for 11 May 1908.
Anniversary meeting
Authors: - -
Published: December 2022

The usual business was conducted at the Anniversary meeting, including the election of new Fellows and the presentation of a list of deceased Fellows. An obituary was read for the deceased Arthur Mitchell, a prominent member of the Society’s council. Other reports presented included: A report on the number of Fellows on the Society’s Roll A report on the progress of the Society’s forthcoming publicationsA note on the Rhind Lectureship from the previous sessionReports into excavations undertaken by the Society during the previous sessionA report on the number of items added to the Society’s museum.

 

Meeting notes for 13 December, 1909 are appended.
Meeting notes
Authors: - -
Published: December 2022

Meeting notes for 10 January 1910.
Meeting notes
Authors: - -
Published: December 2022

Meeting notes for 14 March 1910.
Anniversary meeting
Authors: - -
Published: December 2022

The usual business was conducted at the Anniversary meeting, including the election of new Fellows and the presentation of a list of deceased Fellows. Other reports presented included: A report on the number of Fellows on the Society’s Roll A report on the progress of the Society’s forthcoming publicationsA note on the Rhind Lectureship from the previous sessionA report on the number of items added to the Society’s museumReports into excavations undertaken by the Society during the previous session

 

Meeting notes for 12 December, 1910 are appended.
Tranent Churchyard
Authors: Reid Alan
Published: December 2022

Several interesting fragments of the pre-Reformation church are incorporated in the fabric which was erected 1799-1800. The evidence for the form of the earlier church is considered and details of surviving post-Reformation memorials and grave stones are presented along with many illustrations. An incised cross slab of late fifteenth or early sixteenth century is thought to be the earliest surviving monument.
Notice of the Discovery of Two Vessels of Clay on the Culbin Sands, the first containing Wheat and the Second from a Kitchen-Midden, with a Comparison of the Culbin Sands and the Glenluce Sands and of the Relics found on them
Authors: Callander J Graham
Published: December 2022

A broken pottery vessels found at Culbin Sands contained grains of carbonised wheat with a hammer-stone or grain pounder a short distance away. The artefacts lay on an old ground surface which had largely blown away. A flint scraper, some charred wood and two small fragments of burnt bone were also recovered. The grain had been threshed, as no ears of grain were seen. The sherds from a second vessel were embedded in a sandy matrix along with oyster, cockle, and periwinkle shells, and the bones of animals and birds, some of the animal bones being calcined. The date of the vessels is uncertain and they could be Bronze Age or Iron Age. A brief survey of earlier discoveries is presented.
On the Examination of Two Hut Circles in the Strath of Kildonan, Sutherlandshire, one of which has an Earth House annexed
Authors: Curle Alexander O
Published: December 2022

In Sutherland hut circles exist for the most part by the sides of the straths forming the natural highways into the interior, by the shores of the lochs, and on the slopes of the hills, often at an elevation of some 500 to 600 feet. In several instances, an earth house, or underground gallery, forms a part of the plan. The hut circle at Kinbrace is oval in plan. Excavation revealed a stone paved floor, a facing of large stones on the inner face of the bank and the entrance to an earth house which was too dangerous to investigate. A few sherds of pottery and part of a shale armlet were found. At Askaig there is a group of features consisting of one or two hut circles and about a dozen mounds. The feature examined comprised two circles approximately concentric, the one some 5 feet within the other, but connected for a distance of about 15 feet on either side of the entrance passage by a stony bank or rubble wall. The entrance was entirely blocked by stones. No artefacts were recovered
Notes on the Early History of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, and the House in the Cowgate in which the Society and its Library and Museum were originally accommodated
Authors: Boog Watson Charles B
Published: December 2022

In November 1780 a meeting was called at which the formation of the society was proposed, and from which we may date its existence. A royal charter was obtained in 1782, whereby the reigning monarch is declared to be the patron of the Society. The first meeting at the house was held in April 1781. A history of the house and its depiction on early maps is presented.
Notes on the Church and some Sculptured Monuments in the Churchyard of Saint Maelrubha in Arisaig, and on an Artificial Island there; also on some Sculptured Monuments in the Churchyard of Kilchoan, Knoydart
Authors: Blundell F Odo
Published: December 2022

The ruins of the church are described and include a recess with two stones built into it. One of these has a carving of the MacDonald arms and the date 1671. The six sculptured stones, which now all lie within the walls of the church, were probably removed there for greater safety, though they are mentioned as " within the chapel" as early as 1700. Within the chapel are also preserved the ancient baptismal font, and a smaller stone, probably used for holy water. Investigation of the artificial island in Loch nan Eala revealed a structure of oak and birch up to four feet in thickness. Sculptured slabs at Kilchoan include a stone cross. At the head of the cross on the one side is a horse and rider, and on the other side a galley. A further two slabs are decorated, one by a sword and a hunting scene, the other by a scroll down one side, foliated decoration down the other, and a pair of shears.
The Hospital of St Germains in East Lothian and the Bethlehemites
Authors: Beck Egerton
Published: December 2022

There are some fifteenth-century documents in the Vatican archives which show that the hospital was connected with the see of Bethlehem, and that it was served by an order of canons regular whose presence in Scotland has hitherto escaped notice. The see of Bethlehem had considerable possessions but these were mostly in Europe. In a bull of 1266 under Scotland there are two entries, '” the church of St Germains in the diocese of St Andrews, and the oratory of New Bethlehem in London. St Germains was not a parish and it is argued that the reference should be to hospital rather than church. In the middle of the thirteenth century the Bethlehemite hospitallers were established in London and at St Germains. The order was one of canons regular of St Augustine.
Notice of the Discovery of a Stone-Age Cist in a Large Cairn at Stroanfreggan, Parish of Dalry, Kirkcudbrightshire
Authors: Corrie John
Published: December 2022

The stone cist was damaged and partly emptied by workmen during road construction. It was within a large circular cairn. The cist lies almost exactly north and south. Its position is not in the centre of the cairn, but nearly midway between the centre and the line of circumference. It is constructed of four whinstone slabs inserted vertically into the subsoil. Artefacts include a flint knife, and traces of charcoal and comminuted bone. A few pieces of clay bear the distinct impression of finger prints.
Note on a Hoard of Silver Coins found in Kirkcudbrightshire
Authors: Macdonald George
Published: December 2022

The coins had been concealed in a wooden " brose-cap," or bowl. A total of 2067 coins were recovered including Scottish long cross pennies, pennies of Edward I and II, foreign sterling, a half penny of Edward I and a farthing of Edward I or II. One of the Alexander III pennies was very curious. It had been a plated piece, and was represented only by the thin skin of silver which had framed the reverse, and which survived virtually uninjured. The hoard was deposited around 1320 AD.
On a Northumberland Barrow and its Contents
Authors: Bate Dorothea M A
Published: December 2022

Excavation of an oval mound close to Trewitt Hall near Rothbury revealed a roughly made central cist containing only a Beaker vessel. The western cist contained charcoal, worked flint, a pottery sherd and a poorly preserved subadult inhumation. The eastern cist contained charcoal and a few fragments of unburnt bone.
Notice of Two Early Christian Monuments from the Parish of Dalry, Kirkcudbrightshire
Authors: Corrie John M
Published: December 2022

In the garden grounds in front of Hastings Hall, Moniaive, Dumfriesshire, there stands the shaft of an Early Christian Cross. Its original location is unknown. A second stone in a nearby garden may originally have been associated.
Extracts from Fenwick Parish Records, 1644-1699
Authors: Jonas Alfred C
Published: December 2022

A discussion of the derivation of the name Fenwick is followed by a transcript of selected parish records.
Note on a Sculptured Stone at the Parish Church of Birse, Aberdeenshire
Authors: Eeles Francis C
Published: December 2022

Dedicated in the name of St Michael, it was in mediaeval times the prebendal church of the Chancellor of the Chapter of Aberdeen Cathedral. The present building was erected in 1779, and there are no remains of the old church. A sculptured grave slab is built into the south wall of the present church. The carving may be described as partly incised with rough broad lines, partly in relief; it represents a sword by the side of a small cross with another similar cross in an inverted position at the other end of the slab. The fact that the crosses face opposite ways, suggests that the slab was recumbent.
The Netherbow Port
Authors: Mylne R S
Published: December 2022

The Netherbow was an important boundary throughout the Middle Ages. Above was the ancient town of Edinburgh; below, the Canongate, under the jurisdiction of the Abbot of Holyrood and his bailies. The position of this gate was originally fixed by the line of the ancient fortified wall of the town, traces of which still exist. Many events connected with the history of Edinburgh occurred at the Netherbow and these are recounted. Great works were carried out at the Netherbow in 1571 for purposes of defence, and a substantial portion of this extensive gateway was most likely erected in that year, but part must be earlier than that date, and probably belongs to the prosperous and peaceful reign of James V.
Monumental Remains in Pitlochry District, and Churchyard Memorials at Moulin, Temple, and Clerkington
Authors: Reid Alan
Published: December 2022

Standing stones and cross slabs are among the antiquities described from Pitlochry. Grave stones at Moulin, Temple and Clerkington are noteworthy because many display symbols which can be linked to the occupation of the deceased.
Notes on the Church of St Fyndoca and its Monuments, on the Island of Inishail, Loch Awe
Authors: Douglas William
Published: December 2022

It is traditionally believed that there was a nunnery on the island but there is no evidence to support this assertion. Within the churchyard there are no legible inscriptions on any of the gravestones. There is a large flat tomb which commemorates the Campbell family. The heraldic shield is supported by two warriors, and surmounted by a diadem. An erect cross-slab carved on front and back survives.
Notes on the Ancient Relics preserved at Dunvegan Castle, and the Heraldry of the Family of MacLeod
Authors: MacLeod Fred T
Published: December 2022

[The journal notes that this paper has been postponed to the next volume of the Proceedings on account of the illustrations.]
Notes on a Hoard of Personal Ornaments, Implements, and Anglo-Saxon and Northumbrian Coins from Talnotrie, Kirkcudbrightshire
Authors: Maxwell Herbert
Published: December 2022

The hoard, found below a deposit of peat included a lead weight, pins of silver, a silver strap end, a gold finger ring and twelve coins. Two hut circles and the fallen walls of a small rectangular dwelling are located nearby.
Churchyard Memorials of Peebles, Stobo, Lyne, West Linton, and Newlands
Authors: Reid Alan
Published: December 2022

In the parish burial ground of Peebles, the tombstones are very numerous, the older among them presenting several symbolic renderings that are of considerable beauty\r\nand importance. Most of them, however, are of the type common to Lowland churchyards. One eighteenth century example has a skull and cross-bones surmounted by an hourglass, the legends Memento Mori and Fugit Hora. Another includes a cherub head, and two serpents twining round a pole surmounted by a dove. The quality of design in the nineteenth-century examples is not as well executed. Numerous table tombs are also described. Many of similar style are present at Stobo and Lyne. At West Linton the lower portion of an ancient grave-cover, whose ornamentation\r\nincludes a nail-head border and a pair of shears survives. A stone at West Linton depicts a set of miner's tools. A grave slab at Newlands commemorating an ecclesiastic has only a single incised chalice.
Notices of (1) A Bronze Socketed Axe from Daviot, Aberdeenshire, and (2) A Stone Mould for Casting Whorls, from Insch, Aberdeenshire, with (3) Notes on Lead Whorls, Lead Brooches, and Button Moulds
Authors: Callander J Graham
Published: December 2022

The axe, which was found in the vicinity of an earlier discovery of a bronze sword, is a well-preserved example of the socketed and looped variety. The objects are broadly contemporary and could have been deposited together. The stone mould was an isolated find. A very fine button mould with an inscription dated 1659 is described in detail.
Ecclesiastical Remains at Cruden and St Fegus, Aberdeenshire
Authors: Eeles Francis C
Published: December 2022

Two font basins were found at Cruden. One was a particularly good example of the simple cylindrical type of basin common in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, well cut and of delicate proportions. The second is very like some old fonts of the extremely rude early type and has been modified in recent times. A medieval bell in a belfry at Cruden is inscribed but its meaning cannot be deciphered. A fragment of a sacrament house has a carving of probable late fifteenth or early sixteenth date. A carved stone in the churchyard has the inscription "fear God". The remains of the church of St Fergus are described, in particular the arched gateway, a re-used font fragment and a small carved cross.