bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Sacerdócio, Opção Permanente
Authors: Didonet Frederico
Published: August 2023

Diante das transformações do mundo, que caminha e avança em velocidade supersónica, e das modificações suscitadas na Igreja pelo Concílio, tanto em explicitações e aprofundamentos doutrinários, como em regulamentações disciplinares, tem-se dito e repetido que uma parte não pequena do clero deverá ser preparada para uma segunda opção. Opção que, talvez, em seu momento decisivo, por fatores vários, não tenha tido tôdas as características de uma atitude interior de plena maturidade, ou que circunstâncias posteriores e apelos novos ou influências não bem identificadas tenham abalado profundamente em seus alicerces...
Transubstanciação, Transfinalização e Transignificação
Authors: Schillebeeckx Edward
Published: August 2023

Durante o Concílio a maioria dos Bispos do Brasil se hospedou em Roma na Domus Mariae. Foi nesta casa que, por iniciativa e interesse de Bispos e Peritos do Brasil, se organizaram as mais famosas conferências sobre assuntos da atualidade teológica. Assim, em novembro de 1965, na atmosfera pouco antes criada pela publicação da Encíclica Mysterium Fidei (na coleção Documentos Pontifícios n. 153 da Editora Vozes), o Prof. Schillebeeckx, um dos mais lúcidos teólogos de hoje, belga de nascimento mas ensinando na Holanda, expôs aos nossos Bispos o atual status quaestionis sôbre a presença real de Cristo na Eucaristia. Tornou-se muito conhecida esta conferência, inclusive com repercussões na própria Aula Conciliar. Com a devida permissão do Orador, que falou em francês, traduzimos e publicamos aqui suas interessantes informações e considerações...
Igreja e a Construção do Mundo
Authors: Bratti Paulo
Published: August 2023

Prolongamento de Cristo na história, a Igreja participa também de sua natureza teândrica: humana e divina, visível e invisível, ativa e contemplativa, presente e peregrina. Em todas as épocas essa misteriosa natureza da Igreja lhe tem sido fonte de tensão permanente. Esposa de Cristo, portadora da Graça e da Salvação – sente Ela o dever de se manter transcendente e separada, sem compromissos com a cidade terrena. Luz dos Povos, sal da terra – deve Ela estar a serviço dos homens, atenta aos sinais dos tempos, inserida no tempo e no espaço. Não se pode escolher. Os dois aspectos – de transcendência e encarnação – são igualmente verdadeiros e essenciais...
Sinal Profético
Authors: Gorgulho Luís Bertrando
Published: August 2023

A Constituição Dei Verbum é, certamente, uma das mais importantes do Vaticano II. Apresenta a divina revelação em têrmos mais vitais, assinala o aspecto dinâmico da tradição viva e chama a atenção para a importância do aspecto subjetivo do ato de fé. Tais perspectivas exigirão nova reflexão sobre a natureza da evangelização, a reformulação de vários pontos da teologia; facilitarão, outrossim, o diálogo com a Igreja Reformada para quem tais pontos são de vital importância...
PRESUPUESTOS PARTICIPATIVOS INFANTILES. EL CASO DE SAN PEDRO DE LA PAZ.
Authors: Almendra Javier , Muñoz Aravena Waleska
Published: August 2023

Sobre participación ciudadana, existen muchas experiencias de implementación de diversos mecanismos, sin embargo, no siempre se considera en estos espacios a ciudadanos y ciudadanas que aún se encuentran en etapa de formación. En este sentido, esta propuesta se centra en el caso de la Municipalidad de San Pedro de la Paz, que el año 2017 suma a los presupuestos participativos que se venía implementando desde el año 2009, a uno dirigido a niños y niñas de entre 6 y 13 años dándoles el espacio a participan y deliberan para decidir el destino de los recursos dispuestos para ellos en beneficio de ellos. Este trabajo presenta la experiencia identificando debilidad y fortalezas del proceso en su relación con la participación ciudadana, utilizando para ello, entrevistas e informes solicitados mediante transparencia. Luego de realizado el estudio, se desprende que, por una parte, se reconoce la importancia de considerar a niños y niñas, en decisiones públicas, pero que el proceso en sí, no garantiza que, en la decisión final, se esté considerado el interés público, elemento clave en la participación ciudadana.
Uso de la Realidad Aumentada en la praxis docente: Reflexiones transdisciplinares para la educación
Authors: Silva Amino Cufuna Delsa , Macias Jama Jimmy Damián
Published: August 2023

La investigación tuvo como objetivo proporcionar a los estudiantes las habilidades necesarias para aplicar la tecnología emergente Realidad Aumentada (RA) dentro y fuera del aula, cumpliendo con las regulaciones académicas de la innovación. Para lograr este objetivo, se realizó una revisión sistemática y se aplicó un cuestionario sobre la importancia de RA en los procesos educativos. Los resultados más relevantes de la investigación mostraron que, aunque los estudiantes se encuentran motivados para utilizar la RA, la mayoría no tienen destrezas técnicas necesarias para desarrollarla, lo que les impide generar recursos pedagógicos con RA. Por lo tanto, se destacó la necesidad de utilizar herramientas de autor o programación visual para crear RA de manera eficaz. Además, la investigación proporciona una respuesta a los problemas identificados en la revisión sistemática y resalta la importancia de esta tecnología emergente en la sociedad actual. En conclusión, la investigación demuestra la importancia de proporcionar a los estudiantes las habilidades técnicas necesarias para desarrollar RA y usar herramientas programación visual. Esto permitirá generar recursos y productos pedagógicos innovadores, cumpliendo con las regulaciones académicas de la innovación y mejora del perfil educativo profesional de los estudiantes en el ámbito de la investigación, desarrollo e innovación mediante el uso de RA.
A study to assess the effectiveness of video assisted teaching program on knowledge regarding fire extinguisher and safety among basic b.sc nursing 1st year students in selected nursing college of Nagpur city
Authors: Pallavi Madanrao Bobade  , Achal Sanjay Kakde  , Kanak Dilip Kamble  , Anamika Shriram Khandekar  , Trupti Anil Lande  , Harshita Ramesh Manihar  , Shreya Sanjay Kalambe  , Yamini Manohar Kosare  , Sayali Devidas Khaire  , Komal Satyanarayana Magare  , Diksha Ravindra Makeshwar
Published: August 2023

Title: A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Video Assisted Teaching Program on Knowledge Regarding Fire Extinguisher and Safety among Basic B.Sc. Nursing 1 Year Students in Selected Nursing College of Nagpur City Introduction: Educating people on fire safety skills has been identified as a key strategy to save lives and reduce injuries associated with fires, and hence the following study will be conduct to assess the effectiveness of video assisted teaching program on knowledge regarding fire extinguisher and safety among basic B.Sc. nursing 1"year students in selected nursing colleges of Nagpur city. Objectives: The objectives of this study entail to assess the pre-test and post-test knowledge. To evaluate the effectiveness of video assisted teaching program. To find out the association between knowledge score with selected Demographic variables. Method: The method decided to conduct the research is one group pre-test post-test pre-experimental design. The Population selected for this study is Basic B.Sc. nursing 1"year students, whereas Target population will be students of the selected nursing colleges for the same year and accessible would be who are available at the time of data collection. The semi-structured questionnaire will be prepared to collect data. The sample size will be 60 students in selected nursing college of Nagpur city, with the aid of using non-probability convenient sampling technique. Conclusion: The investigator assumes that the video assisted teaching program on fire extinguisher and fire safety will be effective and help in improving the knowledge of students.
Assess of the malnutrition cases in children under five years in Khartoum State, Sudan
Authors: Khalid Rassam Bajiri  , Raed Hamaidy Ahanazi  , Saud Hamdi AlHabeeb  , Faleh Mohammed Al Qahtani  , Haitham Rasheed Alhaeti  , Basam Faisal Alanazi  , Ibrahim Abdullah Al Faim  , Badr Mohamed Al Shehri  , Abdulaziz Abdulwahab Alsheri  , Talal Suliman M. Alonazy  , Saud Abdulrahman bin Talha  , Hosam Khalid Rassam  , Suad Khalid Rassam  , Faihan Herab Faraj Almoteri
Published: August 2023

The WHO estimates that malnutrition accounts for 54% of child mortality worldwide (about 1 million children) which consider as a noising figure. The aim of this study was to assess the malnutrition cases in children under five years in Jabra locality, Khartoum State, Sudan. A clinic base study funded by Saudi Red Crescent Authority was conducted on 100 children under five years who visit the health facility in the study area. Malnutrition was indicated by stunting, wasting and underweight. A structured questionnaire was also used to obtain the required data of the study participants. Data were analyzed using statistical package for social sciences software (SPSS). The results of this study indicates that, the majority of the children (81%) were well nourished, (9%) were moderate wasted, (3%) were severe wasted and (7%) were overweight. (14%) of the children were severely stunted and (15%) were moderately stunted, (6%) of the children were severely underweight. (17%) of the children showed different signs of illness, (8%) suffered from anemia, (5%) suffered from measles, and (42%) suffered from diarrhea. (83.5%) of the mothers began breastfeeding in the first hour of life, (52.2%) introduced prelacteal food and infant formula, (66%) introduced other food with breastfeeding for more than 6 months, (88.9%) treat their children through health facilities, (54.5%) of the mothers reported that the children had received vitamin A supplementation, more than (50%) of the children eat meat and eggs products every day, (66.7%) of children consumed milk and milk products, (61.5%) consumed legumes, nuts and seeds, (76.9%) consumed cereals daily. These assessments pointed out the needs for governmental aids to help part of those children.
Dampak COVID - 19 Terhadap Pendapatan Pedagang di Pasar Wosi, Kabupaten Manokwari Tahun 2020
Authors: Malau Mian Lampitta , Yap Rumas Alma , Alisyah La Ode
Published: August 2023

This study describes the impact of COVID-19 on the income o traders at the Wosi market in Manokwari Regency in 2020. This research is quantitative, using the survey method. Sampling using the purposive sampling technique. A total of 30 traders who sell goods in the Wosi Market are used as research saples. The data includes age gender acceptance in the Wosi market and the duration of traders carried out before and after COVID-19, through structured interviews and observations. Data is collected using descriptive quantitative methods. The results of the study revealed that during COVID-19, the income of Wosi market traders decreased and increased. The decrease was due to the many competitors of traders, or it could also be due to the influence of starting trading hours; their income has decreased, while there are also traders who have experienced and increase in merchant income after COVID -19 because there are any buyers, or the quality of goods sold can be said to be affordable so buyers are attracted to buying goods sold by traders.

Penelitian ini mendeskripsikan dampak COVID -19 terhadap pendapatan pedagang di pasar Wosi Kabupaten Manokwari tahun 2020. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kuantitatif dengan metode survei. Pengambilan  sampel menggunakan teknik purposive sampling. Sebanyak 30 pedagang yang menjual barang di Pasar Wosi diguakan sebagai sampel penelitian. Data meliputi umur, jenis kelamin, penerimaan di pasar Wosi, durasi perdagangan yang di lakukan sebelum dan sesudah COVID -19, melalui wawancara terstruktur dan obsevasi. Analisis data dilakukan dengan cara deskriptif kuantitatif. Hasil penelitian mengungkapkan bahwa selama COVID -19 berlangsung pendapatan pedagang Pasar Wosi mengalami penurunan dan peningkatan. Penurunan disebabkan karena banyak pesaing pedagang atau bisa juga karena pengaruh mulai jam berdagang maka pendapatannya  mengalami penurunan sedangkan ada juga para pedagang mengalami semakin meningkat pendapatan pedagang yang sesudah COVID -19 karena banyak pembeli atau kualiatas barang yang dijual bisa dikatakan terjangkau maka para pembeli menarik membeli barang yang di jual para pedagang.
The Impact of the Linus Literacy Programme on Reading Ability Skills in Malaysia
Authors: Karuppannan Gunasegaran , Sanudin Junaida , Mohamed Mohamed Sultan Fazal
Published: August 2023

This study was conducted to identify factors contributing to reading proficiency among primary school students who attended the Literacy and Numeracy Screening (LINUS) Programme in Malaysia. A total of 108 students were selected to participate in this study, which used a mixed method. The findings show no significant difference in the proficiency of reading aspects between students in terms of gender. However, the findings proved that students whose parents work in the government sector show better achievement than students from families where their parents working in the private sector. This study also found that students obtained a better command in reading during the post-test was higher than during the pre-test. A qualitative approach is applied to obtain desired data by using observation, interview and document review techniques. The study found that the LINUS teachers used various methods such as demonstrations, instructions, drills and fun learning during teaching sessions while incorporating learning aids; for instance, scan cards and reading kits help students recognise syllables and increase reading ability. Low-income parents, type of occupation, passive LINUS students and frequent absenteeism are among the constraints identified in this study. Keywords: education, LINUS programme, literacy, primary schools
The Black Aesthetic in Rita Dove’s Playlist for the Apocalypse
Authors: Hanna Sally Michael
Published: August 2023

To Rita Dove, a renowned poet of great transformations and eclectic artistry, blackness is an aesthetic that must be embraced and celebrated. It is the project of this paper to reflect on the black aesthetic depicted in Rita Dove’s Playlist for the Apocalypse (2021); a breakthrough volume presenting blackness as an “Ars Poetica” an “X marks the spot” leading to Dove’s signature crossing. In this volume, Dove presents a playlist of the everyday and of the nation's history over the past fifty years. The title of the volume, while acknowledging the sequential playfulness of a music playlist, it maintains a cadence of finality brought about by the word “apocalypse.” Playlist for the Apocalypse presents “a lifetime of song” dramatizing Dove’s view of the idea of the apocalypse as both end and resurrection recorded in personal triumphs and pains as her stories meet with the grand arc of history. Keywords: Black aesthetic, grand arc of history, music, vocalization, orchestration, memory, race, anger, resignation, disease, death, resurrection
Single-Cell RNA-Seq Reveals Changes in Cell Subsets in the Cortical Microenvironment during Acute Phase of Ischemic Stroke Rats
Authors: Zhao Yijin , Xiao Chongwu , Chen Hui , Zhu Rui , Zhang Meimei , Liu Haining , Zhang Xiaofeng , Zeng Qing , Huang Guozhi
Published: August 2023

Background: Ischemic stroke, the most common stroke type, has threatened human life and health. Currently, intravenous thrombolysis and endovascular thrombectomy are the mainstream treatment methods, but they may cause cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury (CIRI), which aggravates brain injury. Consequently, it is worthwhile to start with a study of CIRI mechanism to identify better prevention and treatment methods. Applying single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) technology to further understand the biological functions of various cell types in CIRI will facilitate the intervention of CIRI. Methods: This study aimed to establish a rat middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) model to simulate cerebral ischemia-reperfusion, perform enzymatic hydrolysis, and suspend cerebral cortex tissue edema. Single-cell transcriptome sequencing was used, combined with cluster analysis, t-distributed stochastic neighbor embedding (t-SNE) visualization, and other bioinformatics methods to distinguish cell subgroups while using gene ontology (GO) function enrichment and Kyoto encyclopedia of genes and genomes (KEGG) pathway enrichment to reveal the biological function of each cell subgroup. Results: We identified 21 brain clusters with cell type-specific gene expression patterns and cell subpopulations, as well as 42 marker genes representing different cell subpopulations. The number of cells in clusters 0–3 increased significantly in MCAO group compared to that in the sham group, and nine-cell subpopulations exhibited remarkable differences in the number of genes. Subsequently, GO and KEGG analyses were performed on the top 40 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in the six cell subpopulations with significant differences. These results indicate that biological processes and signaling pathways are involved in different cell subpopulations. Conclusions: ScRNA-seq revealed the diversity of cell differentiation and the unique information of cell subpopulations in the cortex of rats with acute ischemic stroke, providing novel insight into the pathological process and drug discovery in stroke.
Állapotkommunikáció és montázs : Erdély Miklós: Tavaszi kivégzés
Authors: Müllner András
Published: August 2023

Tanulmányomban azt vizsgálom, hogy miként jelenik meg az állapotkommunikáció ideája és ideológiája Erdély Miklós, illetve a számára inspirációul szolgáló filmteoretikusok filmelméleti írásaiban, továbbá az ezek hátterében álló művészettörténeti, művészetelméleti és filozófiai hagyományban. Az érintett elméletekben a montázs, mint a sokszorosító technológia által elemekre bontott világ újrarendezése, ideális eszköz az állapotkommunikációra, illetve az etikaipedagógiai célzatú transzformációra. Jóllehet a montázs a reprodukciós technika szervetlenítő eljárásának eredménye, de a szovjet montázsiskola képviselői (köztük maga Erdély) dialektikus módon beágyazták azt a klasszikus esztétikai ideológiák sorába, és retorikus módon szerves folyamattá változtatták. A tanulmány célja annak bizonyítása, hogy a montázshoz kapcsolódó retoretikusság fogalma alatt egyrészt a művészet útján történő etikára nevelést (schilleri értelemben vett Bildungot), vagyis esztétikai ideológiát és azzal szorosan összefüggő, az élményesztétikára alapozott szimbolizáló törekvést érthetünk. Másrészt az előbbiekkel párhuzamosan számolnunk kell a montázsra alapozott állapotkommunikáció (transzformáció, nevelés, „elforgatás”) nyelviretorikai kiszolgáltatottságával és allegorikusságával. Következtetésem az, hogy Erdély avantgárd esztétikai ideológiája paradox, de törvényszerű módon átlép a dekontextualizáló és szervetlen allegorikusságon, hogy egy ontologizáló szimbolikus hagyományba illessze a montázst. A tanulmány második részében a Tavaszi kivégzés című Erdély Miklós-film elemzésén keresztül mutatom be, hogy miként ágyazódik bele a filmbe a szervetlenítő-daraboló technológia, mintegy illusztrálva az állapotkommunikációnak és a nevelésnek mint „elforgatásnak” az allegorikus keretezettségét.
Az emlékezeti tér létrehozásának eszközei Cseke Eszter és Takács S. András Auschwitzban született (2020) című dokumentumfilmjében
Authors: Kovács Ágnes Zsófia
Published: August 2023

A tanulmány női holokauszt-túlélők transzgenerációs traumaátadási folyamatának dokumentumfilmes megjelenítéseit elemzi Cseke Eszter és Takács S. András Auschwitzban született (2020) című dokumentumfilmjében. A film valóban feltár egy háromgenerációs esettörténetet, de emellett részt vállal a családon belüli nézetkülönbségek ütköztetésében is, ami a filmnéző számára számos etikai kérdést vet fel. A tanulmány először röviden felvázolja a filmbéli transzgenerációs esettörténetet, amely a szülés és gyereknevelés női problematikájával összekapcsolódva jelenik meg a történetmondásban. Másodszor bemutatja, a film milyen helyeket teremt az emlékek kibomlása számára a szereplők szintjén, végül a dokumentumfilmes reprezentációs eszközök felhasználását olyan konkrét jelenetekben vizsgálja, amelyek emlékezeti térré válnak a néző számára is. Az elemzés tézise szerint a film archív dokumentumok kreatív felhasználásával filmes emlékezeti teret teremt nem csak a szereplők, hanem a filmnéző számára is, aki bevonódik a filmes konfliktuskezelésbe. A filmben a születésmotívum a szereplők és a nézők számára is a túlélés szinonimájává válik, s így reflektál a túlélés élményének létmódjára, a megállíthatatlan ismétlődésre, az ismétlődés módosíthatóságára.
TIGD2 is differentially expressed in central nervous system metastasis in human breast cancer.
Authors: Mamoor Shahan
Published: August 2023

Metastasis to the brain occurs in a significant fraction of patients with breast cancer (1-3). We mined published RNA-sequencing and microarray data (4, 5) to compare primary and metastatic tumor transcriptomes for the discovery of genes associated with brain metastasis in humans with metastatic breast cancer. We found that tigger transposable element-derived 2, encoded by TIGD2, was among the genes whose expression was most different in the brain metastases of patients with metastatic breast cancer as compared to primary tumors of the breast. TIGD2 mRNA was present at increased quantities in brain metastatic tissues as compared to primary tumors of the breast. Expression of TIGD2 in primary tumors was correlated with overall, distant metastasis-free and recurrence-free survival. Modulation of TIGD2 expression may be relevant to the biology by which tumor cells metastasize from the breast to the brain in humans with metastatic breast cancer.
Cli-Fi vì một Trái Đất dưỡng sinh
Authors: Sau Sao
Published: August 2023

Bài viết thuộc chủ đề “empirical ecocriticism” và thu hút được sự quan tâm của đông đảo học giới, chính giới và các nhóm hoạt động xã hội vì môi trường sống toàn cầu. Tác giả Schneider-Mayerson tìm tòi trong địa hạt “climate fiction”—tức là thể loại văn học không giấu chủ đích nhằm vào nội dung trực diện đối với vấn nạn khủng hoảng khí hậu—đang bùng nổ về số lượng tác phẩm trong thập niên đầu thế kỷ 21. Thường thì nghe qua phần đông cho rằng thể loại tác phẩm này sẽ có tác động sinh thái-chính trị tích cực thông qua trang bị cơ sở thông tin cho độc giả nhận biết tương lai khí hậu và thuyết phục về mức độ ảnh hưởng khẩn cấp của biến đổi khí hậu.Tuy vậy, có thực đạt được thành công đó không là câu hỏi phải trả lời. Thể loại thông tin cli-fi này tới được những ai?Thế là Schneider-Mayerson tiến hành điều tra định tính 161 độc giả đối với 19 tác phẩm cli-fi, nhờ hệ thống thu thập dữ liệu gọi là Amazon’s Mechanical Turk (AMT). (Hệ thống này đang ngày càng quen thuộc hơn với giới nghiên cứu xã hội ở Mỹ.)
GCNT3 is differentially expressed in central nervous system metastasis in human breast cancer.
Authors: Mamoor Shahan
Published: August 2023

Metastasis to the brain occurs in a significant fraction of patients with breast cancer (1-3). We mined published RNA-sequencing and microarray data (4, 5) to compare primary and metastatic tumor transcriptomes for the discovery of genes associated with brain metastasis in humans with metastatic breast cancer. We found that glucosaminyl (N-acetyl) transferase 3, mucin type, encoded by GCNT3, was among the genes whose expression was most different in the brain metastases of patients with metastatic breast cancer as compared to primary tumors of the breast. GCNT3 mRNA was present at increased quantities in brain metastatic tissues as compared to primary tumors of the breast. Expression of GCNT3 in primary tumors was correlated with patient overall survival. Modulation of GCNT3 expression may be relevant to the biology by which tumor cells metastasize from the breast to the brain in humans with metastatic breast cancer.
Evaluation of Demonstration Learning Models in Improving Vocational Student Learning Outcomes
Authors: Mesterjon  , Suwarni  , Rulismi Dwi , Supama
Published: August 2023

Technology 4.0 is currently developing rapidly, which has been used in various fields. One of them is as a tool in the field of education. The use of technology in the 4.0 era in learning is a necessity, including digital simulation learning. The use of Technology 4.0 in the world of education, especially in learning, will have an impact on the teaching and learning process to become more creative and competitive. Of course, in its implementation, it is necessary to evaluate the achievement of the learning model that has been implemented before. So this study aims to evaluate the application of demonstration learning models to improve student learning outcomes. The method used in this research is the method of observation, interviews, documentation with data collection techniques using questionnaires and observations, with a type of quantitative research. The population and sampling used in this study were teachers and students of Computer Engineering and Vocational High School (SMK) Network Engineering classes in Bengkulu with a focus on digital communication simulation lessons. Sampling data using several schools from the total sampling, the pattern of determining the sample by taking a number of samples determined randomly from a number of populations studied. Based on this, data samples were taken randomly from a number of teachers and a number of students from several schools. As well as data analysis using quantitative descriptive using the t-test. So, it was found from the results of the t-test showing the value of the questionnaire instrument, verified for the demonstration method (post-test) the average value (mean) is in the range of values of 33.27 and the standard deviation value (Std. Deviation) is in the range of 2.195. While the student interviews using the demonstration method (post-test) are in the range of an average value (mean) of 7.73 and a standard deviation value (Std. Deviation) is in the value range of 1.214. This shows that there is an effectiveness of the demonstration method on student learning outcomes in vocational high schools.
A Twist in the Plot - Systems Thinking and Building Models for Analyzing Literary Artwork
Authors: zarfati Sheli Ben moshe
Published: August 2023

Models are being used extensively for practicing and understanding scientific, engineering and mathematical subjects, but are rarely used as art analyzing tools, particularly, in learning environments. Contrarily, using art to explain mathematical ideas is not unprecedented. Strogatz (1988), for example, built a model based on Romeo and Juliet’s love story and used it to explain the idea of differential mathematics, and system dynamics. Artwork, specially written and plastic classics, is a fixed form of art. We frame them and put them in a gallery, or a book (digital or physical). We don’t try to “fix” them or optimize their functioning, we analyze them to find meaning, intention, and patterns. In this article, we aim to show how, by building models combined with simple mathematical representations and analogies, it is possible to understand literary texts, from the prism of system and complexity theories, which emphasize the dynamic, non-linear, and non-reductionist aspects of the observed. We’ll demonstrate how modeling processes of three cultural assets, allow active correspondence with the original textual art, by treating them as systemic objects with interactions and dynamics. They will be analyzed while raising questions about the significance of modeling as a cognitive learning process.
The General Relativity in the Radius of Particles
Authors: Piscedda Giampaolo
Published: August 2023

Through Minkowsky’s Geometry and the equation on the curva- ture of a light ray, derived from the Theory of General Relativity, we deduce that in the presence of a mass, a constant volume must always be subtracted from that volume containing that mass, by decreasing the radius of a sphere containing such a mass. So we show that the same phenomenon physic leads also to a reduction in the radius of mass of particles with mass.
SQLE is differentially expressed in central nervous system metastasis in human breast cancer.
Authors: Mamoor Shahan
Published: August 2023

Metastasis to the brain occurs in a significant fraction of patients with breast cancer (1-3). We mined published RNA-sequencing and microarray data (4, 5) to compare primary and metastatic tumor transcriptomes for the discovery of genes associated with brain metastasis in humans with metastatic breast cancer. We found that squalene epoxidase, encoded by SQLE, was among the genes whose expression was most different in the brain metastases of patients with metastatic breast cancer as compared to primary tumors of the breast. SQLE mRNA was present at increased quantities in brain metastatic tissues as compared to primary tumors of the breast. Expression of SQLE in primary tumors was correlated with patient distant metastasis-free and recurrence-free survival. Modulation of SQLE expression may be relevant to the biology by which tumor cells metastasize from the breast to the brain in humans with metastatic breast cancer.
TUBA1C is differentially expressed in central nervous system metastasis in human breast cancer.
Authors: Mamoor Shahan
Published: August 2023

Metastasis to the brain occurs in a significant fraction of patients with breast cancer (1-3). We mined published RNA-sequencing and microarray data (4, 5) to compare primary and metastatic tumor transcriptomes for the discovery of genes associated with brain metastasis in humans with metastatic breast cancer. We found that tubulin alpha 1c, encoded by TUBA1C, was among the genes whose expression was most different in the brain metastases of patients with metastatic breast cancer as compared to primary tumors of the breast. TUBA1C mRNA was present at increased quantities in brain metastatic tissues as compared to primary tumors of the breast. Expression of TUBA1C in primary tumors was correlated with patient overall, distant metastasis-free and recurrence-free survival. Modulation of TUBA1C expression may be relevant to the biology by which tumor cells metastasize from the breast to the brain in humans with metastatic breast cancer.
Inequality-Averse Outcome-Based Matching
Authors: Körtner John , Bach Ruben L.
Published: August 2023

The increasing use of algorithmic decision-making in policy settings is accompanied by concerns about its potential to reinforce inequalities. In algorithmic decision-making systems which allocate individuals based on predicted potential outcomes, also known as “outcome-based matching”, inequality in outcomes can be amplified when gains are heterogeneous and the re-allocation’s mean impact is driven by gains among individuals who are relatively well-off. In this article, we modify the objective function to incorporate a social planner’s preferences assuming they are averse to inequality. We illustrate the thereupon based allocation using data on programs for jobseekers in public employment services. By performing retrospective counterfactual impact evaluations, we show how inequality in outcomes can be reduced and what trade-offs to other pol- icy objectives arise such as efficiency and equal impact across protected groups. Our approach can help guide policymakers and inform the public debate on the impacts of algorithmic decision-making.
Differential developmental trajectories of the two components of indebtedness and their potential contributions to the transformation of friend-selection preference in mid-childhood
Authors: Fang Ying , Gao Xiaoxue , Qin Jinliang , Li Weijian , zhou xiaolin
Published: August 2023

Upon receiving favors, adults can experience not only gratitude but also the negative feeling of indebtedness, both of which motivate them to build communal and/or exchange-oriented relationships with the benefactor. Yet, from the perspective of ontogeny, how indebtedness develops and how its development contributes to children’s social functions (e.g., friend-selection) remain unclear. Here, we developed a favor-exchange interpersonal game to systematically investigate mid-childhood (6 -12 years) children’s appraisals of the benefactor’ s intentions, feelings of indebtedness, and friend-selection preferences when receiving help from communal benefactors who did not need repayment or from exchange benefactors who needed repayment. Two experiments provided converging evidence demonstrating that, as age increases, mid-childhood children are more willing to make friends with communal benefactors than with exchange benefactors, with differential developmental trajectories of the two components of indebtedness (i.e., the feeling of guilt and the sense of obligation to repay) contributing to this transformation. Specifically, as age increased, participants reported a higher level of guilt and a lower level of obligation when perceiving communal intentions from the benefactor. Moreover, as age increased, participants were more likely to become friends with the benefactor out of the feeling of guilt rather than the sense of obligation, resulting in their increased preferences for communal benefactors. This study deepens our understanding of the development of indebtedness and social relationship preferences in mid-childhood, and shed lights on moral education from the perspective of social emotions.
Capturing Coordination and Intentionality in Joint Musical Improvisation
Authors: Vaarten Lennard , Wiltshire Travis J.
Published: August 2023

Humans collaborate with each other on a wide variety of tasks that are often largely improvised and unscripted. In this study, we investigated the dynamics of coordination in a joint musical improvisation task, what the effect of intentions is on coordination, and how musicians propagate these intentions. To quantify coordination within musical trios, we derived per-musician time series of acoustic features to which we applied effective transfer entropy (ETE) and empirical dynamic modeling (EDM), two methods derived from complex systems science. Using ETE allowed us to investigate coordination as directional information flow between musicians, whereas through EDM we conceptualized coordination as the predictability of a complex system. We found that both techniques, when applied to root-mean-square (RMS) amplitude time series, could be used to distinguish coordinating from noncoordinating musicians. Various other feature–technique combinations, such as fractal dimension–ETE and Tonnetz distance–EDM, were also viable. Our results further suggest that coordination improves as an intention gets more shared, that is, as more musicians in the joint improvisation have the same intention. Lastly, we found evidence suggesting that musicians increase the predictability of their playing when seeking to end a performance, though our results did not provide an indication that this was done with the intention of improving coordination with partners.
When eco-anger (but not eco-anxiety nor eco-sadness) makes you change! A temporal network approach to the emotional experience of climate change
Authors: Contreras Alba , Blanchard M. Annelise , Mouguiama-Daouda Camille , Heeren Alexandre
Published: August 2023

Research on the emotional experience of climate change has become a hot topic. Yet uncertainties remain regarding the interplay between climate change-related emotions (i.e., eco-anxiety, eco-anger, eco-sadness), general emotions (i.e., regardless of climate change), and pro-environmental behaviors. Most previous research has focused on cross-sectional studies, and eco-emotions in everyday life have seldom been considered. In this preregistered study, 102 participants from the general population rated their eco-emotions (i.e., eco-anxiety, eco-anger, eco-sadness), their corresponding general emotions (i.e., anxiety, anger, sadness), and their pro-environmental intentions and behaviors daily over a 60-day period. Using a multilevel vector autoregressive approach, we computed three network models representing temporal (i.e., from one time-point to the next), contemporaneous (i.e., during the same time frame), and between-subject (i.e., similar to cross-sectional approach) associations between variables. Results show that eco-anger was the only predictor of pro-environmental intentions and behaviors over time. At the contemporaneous level, the momentary experience of each eco-emotion was associated with the momentary emotional experience of the corresponding emotion, indicating the distinctiveness of each eco-emotion and the correspondence between its experience and that of its general, non-climate-related emotion. Overall, our findings 1) emphasize the driving role of eco-anger in prompting pro-environmental behaviors over time, 2) suggest a functional and experiential distinction between eco-emotions, and 3) provide data-driven clues for the field's larger quest to establish the scientific foundations of eco-emotions.
Pengaruh Variasi Serat Fiberglass Terhadap Kekuatan Tarik Komposit High Density Polyethylene
Authors: Ivanly Jhenris , Dalil M , Arif Dodi Sofyan
Published: August 2023

This research was aimed to determine the effect of fiberglass fibers in increasing the tensile strength of HDPE composites and their advantages over PVC materials. The specimens were printed using a hot press by pressing and heating at a temperature of 140°C, mixing the materials was carried out by mixing in a measuring cup, then cutting was carried out for tensile testing with the ASTM D3039 standard on the specimen. The results of the study obtained tensile strength with a fraction of 70% vol HDPE resin, 30% vol fiber fiberglass average of 13.774 Mpa with short fiber type and fraction 75% vol HDPE resin, 25% vol fiber fiberglass average of 24,334 Mpa for this type of fiber the length and tensile strength of PVC material has a value of 7 25 Mpa, the tensile strength of HDPE fiberglass composite of 24,334 Mpa is sufficient to replace PVC.
Audit Energi Sistem Tata Cahaya dan Tata Udara Rumah Makan di Kota Pekanbaru
Authors: Martin Awaludin
Published: August 2023

An energy audit is a method for calculating the level of energy use of a building or buildings, in which the results will be compared with existing standards and then look for solutions to save energy consumption if the level of energy consumption exceeds the standard. The purpose of an energy audit is to reduce energy use and save costs in energy use. In this research, energy audits were carried out at restaurants in Pekanbaru City. The method used is a quantitative method including calculating the use of electricity in lighting and air conditioning systems, Calculating Energy Consumption Intensity (IKE), and Energy Conservation Opportunities (ECO). Based on the results of the study, the IKE value was obtained before saving was 11.03 in the efficient category. After saving, IKE fell to 5.42 in the very efficient category. The electricity that can be saved in a year from this restaurant is 48,234.4 kWh with a total cost of Rp. 69,684,284.
Management of Stemphylium Blight of Lentil by the Application of Different Dose of Chemical and Biological Fungicides
Authors: Aryal Laxman , Baidya Suraj , Bastola Bishwash Raj , Poudel Padam Prasad
Published: August 2023

Field experiment was conducted at Plant Pathology block of Grain Legumes Research Program, Khajura, Banke during 2018 to evaluate the different doses of chemical and biological fungicides against Stemphylium blight disease of Lentil. The experimental design was laid in Randomized Complete Block design in field condition with three replications. Altogether 3 fungicides, 2 chemical {Saff (Carbendazim 12%+ Mancozeb 63%); Farm guard (Chlorothalonil 75% WP} at the dose of 1.5 gm, 2 gm and 2.5 gm per liter water and one biological {Commericial Phytoderma (Trichoderma harzianum) at the dose of 2.5 gm, 3 gm and 3.5 gm per liter water along with no fungicide application (control) was evaluated. Lowest mean disease severity (28.89) was obtained when Farm guard (Chlorothalonil @ 2.5 gm/ water) was applied followed by Saff (30) at the same dose. Highest mean disease severity (43.33) was obtained when no fungicide was applied. Similarly lowest Area Under Disease Progress Curve (AUDPC) (204.2) was obtained when Saff @ 2.5 gm/lit water was applied followed by Chlorothalonil (210) at the same dose. Highest AUDPC (291.7) was obtained in control plot. In case of grain yield Chlorothalonil @2gm per liter water obtained highest yield (836 kg/ha) with highest yield increase percent (34.6%). Lowest grain yield was obtained from control plot (546 kg/ha) followed by Trichoderma (624 kg/ha) when sprayed at 2.5 gm per liter water. Thus, from the study it is concluded that Chlorothalonil @ 2 gm when applied timely for three times can manage the Stemphylium blight disease.
Vitality and Application of Effect Size for Quality Research
Authors: Dhakal Chuda
Published: August 2023

This review article highlights the importance of effect size in research. P-value alone is not sufficient to determine the practical significance of a study, making effect size an essential component in hypothesis testing. Choosing the appropriate effect size for a specific study design can be challenging, and its interpretation may require modifications and personal judgement. Therefore, researchers should exercise caution when reporting and interpreting effect size, as it provides valuable information about the practical significance of their study, complementing hypothesis testing results. In conclusion, effect size should not be overlooked and should be carefully chosen and interpreted to ensure the validity and reliability of research results
Socio-Economic Determinants of the Willingness to Pursue Agriculture among Labor Migrant’s Families of Parbat, Nepal
Authors: Dhakal Benju , Jaishi Mahesh
Published: August 2023

Involvement of youth entrepreneurs into agriculture is the only measure suggested to cope with the loss of production and productivity that follows the adverse effects of labor migration. Various factors that affect entrepreneurship and youth's willingness to participate in agricultural activities have direct influence on youth involvement in agriculture, however inadequately studied in Nepal. So, a cross section study using convergent parallel mixed method design was conducted in Bihadi rural municipality of Parbat district Nepal to determine whether or not labor migrant’s families are willing to pursue agriculture as a means of income livelihood. Simple random sampling among 231 households of Parbat showed population that is willing to pursue agriculture (50.65%) was not significantly different than that from unwilling population. The major socio- economic factors influencing the willingness positively were age, social organization membership, land holding and negatively were prevalence of child in family and expected amount of income required per month to live in village by the labor migrant’s family. Consideration of these factors is helpful for successful preparation of local level agriculture plan of Parbat.
In-vitro Compatibility Assessment of Trichoderma harzianum with Chemical Fungicides and Botanical Extracts
Authors: Poudel Sudeep , Pun Lok Bahadur , Paudel Rajan , Thapa Subash
Published: August 2023

The threats of devastating soil-borne disease, limited availability of its management strategies, development of fungicide-resistant strains, outbreaks of new diseases, and growing concerns regarding nature and the environment have compelled us to use integrated disease management (IDM) strategies with appropriate biocontrol agents. Trichoderma, free-living fungi, are successful antagonists with promising biocontrol potentials and can be used with chemicals and botanicals in the IDM approach to control various plant pathogenic fungi. So, the present experiment was conducted to evaluate the compatibility of Trichoderma harzianum with chemical fungicides and botanicals in in-vitro using a poisoned food technique. The experiment was conducted in a completely randomized design with three replications for each treatment at the central laboratory of the Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science, Lamjung, Nepal, and data were taken at different time intervals and analyzed. For fungicides, the maximum compatibility was found in Copper oxychloride at 100 ppm, and the highest inhibition (100%) was observed in Carbendazim + Mancozeb, Carbendazim, and Hexaconazole even in lower concentration (100 ppm). For botanicals, Azadirachta indica and Zingiber officinale enhanced T. harzianum, and the highest compatibility was observed at 10% leaves extract of Azadirachta indica with a growth inhibition percentage of -5.43% (Day 5). Aqueous extracts of tested botanicals were found compatible with T. harzianum, except for the Acorus calamus, Artemisia vulgaris, and Allium sativum. In IDM practice, compatible fungicides and botanicals at recommended doses can be used with T. harzianum.
Effect of Different Combinations of Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium on Growth and Yield of Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L.) under Rupandehi Condition
Authors: Silwal Swasthani , Acharya Sujata , Sangpang Devesh Rai , Chalaune Nabin , Mandal Jawahar Lal , Pathak Rukmagat , Poudel Puspa Raj
Published: August 2023

An experiment on effect of different combinations of nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium on growth and yield of okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L.) var. ArkaAnamika was conducted at Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science (IAAS), Paklihawa, Rupandehi during February 2017 to June 2017. The experiment was laid in Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with seven treatments and three replications. The treatments 220:200:60 NPK Kg ha–1 (T1), 200:180:60 NPK Kg ha–1 (T2), 180:160:40 NPK Kg ha–1 (T3), 160:140:40 NPK Kg ha–1  (T4), 140:120:20 NPK Kg ha–1(T5), 120:100:20 NPK Kg ha–1 (T6) and  Control (T7) were applied and the growth, yield and yield attributes of okra were studied. The result revealed that there were no significant differences (p=0.05 level by Duncan’s Multiple Range Test-DMRT) on plant height, number of leaves, number of branches, fruit length, fruit diameter, average number of fruit per plant and average marketable yield to the effect of different combination of NPK levels. However, the result showed that average marketable yield and total yield was found significant over the control and also the highest total yield (43.21 Mt/ha) was obtained at 160:140:40NPK Kg ha–1.
Numerical Solution of Schrödinger Equation by using Crank-Nicolson Method
Authors: Kafle J. , Kafle A. , Tiwari C. N.
Published: August 2023

The Schrödinger equation is a fundamental equation in quantum mechanics that describes how wave functions evolve over time. The study explored specific focus on the Crank-Nicolson scheme, which is widely used and efficient method. By applying these methods to the one-dimensional Schrödinger equation, the work provided insights into the behavior of these systems. To confirm the accuracy and reliability of this method, a test problem is solved. The result obtained from numerical method is compared with analytical solution. The graph of compared result is shown with the help of computational software. The test demonstrates that the method is effective for solving the Schrödinger equation, even when an analytical solution is not possible or too difficult to obtain. Overall, the Crank-Nicolson difference scheme is a valuable tool for understanding the behavior of quantum systems and solving problems.