bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Das Verstummen der Götter und die Erfindung des europäischen Denkens
Authors: Haas Eberhard Th.
Published: August 2023

Als die Frühmenschen begannen, ihre Toten zu bestatten, eröffnete sich ihnen das Reich des Übernatürlichen. Mit ihren Ahnen und Göttern standen sie in naturhaft-mystischer Verbindung und Abhängigkeit. Mit der Erfindung der Schrift erfolgte vor dreitausend Jahren ein einschneidender Epochenwechsel, die Achsenzeit. Der sich emanzipierende europäische Geist ließ die Götter verstummen, Menschen entwickelten Individualität und ein sich seiner selbst bewusstes Ich. Eberhard Th. Haas entwirft eine psychoanalytisch orientierte Mentalitätsgeschichte und widmet sich der Frage, vor welche Herausforderungen uns ein digitaler Epochenwechsel stellen könnte. Darüber hinaus geht es ihm um die Zukunft unseres archaischen Erbes in Ritual, Kunst und mystischem Erleben und um den Versuch einer Orientierung in einer sich rasant ändernden und zunehmend unsicheren Welt.
Analisis Efisiensi Metode K-Nearest Neighbor dan Forward Chaining Untuk Prediksi Stunting Pada Balita
Authors: Pangestu Happy Gery , Sinaga Rifaldo Yohannes , Ulya Fadilla Zundina , Athiyah Ummi , Muhammad Arif Wirawan , Alameka Faza
Published: August 2023

Permasalahan gizi buruk yang terjadi di Indonesia menjadi sebuah tantangan yang nyata bagi pemerintah maupun masyarakat. Salah satu gizi buruk kronis yang menyerang balita di Indonesia yaitu stunting (tubuh pendek). Masalah stunting sering dialami oleh anak-anak di Indonesia. Dalam satu dekade terakhir, balita yang terindikasi stunting cenderung tidak mengalami perbaikan. Jika terus dibiarkan stunting akan mengakibatkan masalah serius yang dapat mengganggu pertumbuhan dari anak. Oleh karena itu, diperlukan pencegahan sejak dini terkait masalah stunting pada anak. Pada penelitian kali ini akan dibuat sebuah website untuk melakukan deteksi stuntung pada balita. Penelitian dilakukan dengan membandingkan metode sistem pakar forward chaining yang menggunakan pengkondisian manual pada bahasa pemrograman python dan machine learning menggunakan K-Nearest Neighbor. Hasil dari sistem pakar forward chaining memiliki akurasi prediksi yang lebih baik karena dapat memprediksi dengan benar 10/10 pengujijan yang diberikan, sedangkan dengan menggunakan machine learning K-Nearest Neighbour hanya dapat memprediksi benar 8/10 pengujian yang telah diberikan. Kemudian metode yang terpilih akan dilakukan deploying kedalam website. Pada tahap deploying, metode yang digunakan adalah forward chaining.
Proyecto de Integración social y urbana ¿Nuevos proyectos, viejos peligros? Un análisis con foco en el caso de Rodrigo Bueno
Authors: Brikman Denise
Published: August 2023

En la Ciudad de Buenos Aires (CABA), Argentina, desde 2015 se comienza a intervenir en algunos asentamientos populares (Playón de Chacarita, Villa 20, Villa 31, Rodrigo Bueno) de manera novedosa, a partir de proyectos denominados de integración social y urbana. Sin embargo, los territorios que se intervienen poseen una localización privilegiada en la ciudad, en barrios con alto valor del suelo. En este sentido, se abre una serie de interrogantes: ¿por qué se interviene únicamente en estos barrios?, ¿su localización influye en esta decisión?, ¿qué características distintivas tienen estos nuevos proyectos? Buscamos aportar a dar respuesta a estas preguntas, a partir de analizar las principales características que toma el proyecto en el caso de Rodrigo Bueno, entendido como un modelo de estas nuevas intervenciones. Realizaremos un análisis sobre todo en términos proyectuales, a partir de entrevistas a funcionarios del gobierno y habitantes del barrio, en diálogo con materiales oficiales.
Degradación ambiental y segregación socioespacial. Los impactos del extractivismo inmobiliario en las sierras de Córdoba (Argentina)
Authors: Mattioli Denise , Trimano Luciana
Published: August 2023

La presente investigación analiza los impactos de la “compulsión urbanizadora” en pequeñas localidades de valor ambiental y paisajístico, atendiendo a las transformaciones territoriales que la especulación inmobiliaria, en alianza con políticas públicas, viene produciendo en dichos escenarios. Estas dinámicas de producción socioespacial, cristalizadas en emprendimientos residenciales, comerciales y turísticos, tienen sus orígenes hace aproximadamente veinte años, y en el contexto de la crisis sanitaria de la COVID-19 se agudizaron. Dicha situación instala preocupaciones y agenciamientos locales en relación con una serie de problemáticas socioambientales que objetivan un proceso calificado de “extractivismo inmobiliario”. A la luz de dos casos etnográficos situados en las sierras de Córdoba (Argentina), se indagan los procesos de degradación paisajística-ambiental y segregación socioespacial que este acontecer imprime en los territorios receptores.
THE SHIFT OF ISLAMISM INTO NEOFUNDAMENTALISM AND ITS IMPACT ON ISLAMIC POLITICAL DYNAMICS
Authors: Susila Wati Ella , Imawan Yuli , Rahmawati Eri
Published: August 2023

Abstract: This article discusses the shift from Islamism to Neo-fundamentalism. Where the term Islamism here is often referred to as Political Islam. Islamism is a movement that makes Islam the basis of its struggle, including organizing the government. Islamism aims to revive Islamic law. But this reemergence of Islamism is not an emergence by Faith but by political claims. Islamism here longs for a historical revival and the glory of Islam, but this endeavor is a fabricated tradition. The emergence of Islamism in Islamic politics is a response to the existence of modernity understood as Western and foreign because it fails to fulfill Islamic interests as understood by Islamism. This failure of Islamism led to a shift towards Neo-fundamentalism towards the end of the 1980s. The neo-fundamentalism movement is very anti-Western. However, militant Islamic groups that previously fought for Islamic revolution shifted to be involved in re-Islamization from below.Key Words: Muslim Brotherhood, Islamism, Olivier Roy, Neofundamentalism
NEGARA PANCASILA SEBAGAI DAR AL-‘AHDI WA AL-SYAHADAH MUHAMMADIYAH: RESPON TERHADAP ISLAMISME
Authors: Habibie Adlan Ryan
Published: August 2023

Abstrack: This article aims to see how the decision of the Pancasila state as Dar al-‘Ahdi wa as-Shahadah was Muhammadiyah's response to the ideology of political Islam or Islamism. The approach used in this article is a qualitative approach using philosophical analysis. The primary Data of this study were taken from the manuscript of the state of Pancasila as Dar Al-‘Ahdi wa al-Shahadah published by the Central Board of Muhammadiyah. The results showed that the state of Pancasila as Dar Al - ' Ahdi wa Al-Shahadah decided by Muhammadiyah at the 47th Congress in 2015 in Makassar showed that the state of Pancasila is the result of national consensus and a proving ground to be a safe and peaceful country. For Muhammadiyah in the text of the Pancasila state decision as Dar al - ' Ahdi wa as-Shahadah, Pancasila as the basis of the state also contained Islamic and Indonesian values at the same time.Key Words: Pancasila State, Dar al-‘Ahdi wa as-Syahadah, Islamism.Abstrak: Artikel ini bertujuan untuk melihat gagasan Negara Pancasila sebagai Dar al-‘Ahdi wa as-Syahadah sebagai respon Muhammadiyah terhadap ideologi Islam politik atau Islamisme. Metode yang digunakan adalah kualitatif dengan kajian kepustakaan dengan pendekatan analisis tematik terhadap dokumen Keputusan Muhammadiyah tentang Negara Pancasila sebagai Dar al-‘Ahdi wa as-Syahadah. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa Negara Pancasila sebagai Dar Al-‘Ahdi wa Al-Syahadah yang digagas Muhammadiyah mengandung pengertian bahwa Negara Pancasila sudah merupakan rumusan final sebagai kesepakatan bersama di atas Negara Kesatuan Republik Indonesia. Lewat gagasan ini Muhammadiyah juga dengan tegas menolak ideologi islamisme yang bertujuan mengubah dasar negara.Kata kunci: Negara Pancasila sebagai Dar al-‘Ahdi wa as-Syahadah, Islamisme.
CULTURAL IDENTITY OF DIASPORIC JAVANESE MUSLIMS OF PONOROGO IN MALAYSIA: CONTINUITY AND CHANGE
Authors: Dwijayanto Arik , Ulya Afif Yusmicha
Published: August 2023

Abstract: This research seeks to explain the cultural changes and identity in diasporic experience among Javanese Muslims of Ponorogo in Johor, Malaysia. Stuart Hall's perspective on cultural identity and diaspora stress that these are significant concerns for anyone struggling the identity. This paper also examines the notions of a homeland the Javanese Muslims of Ponorogo diaspora in Johor, Malaysia, has held over the past 110 years. What do these notions entail, which developments were essential to their continuity and change, and in what way are current notions of a homeland related to the present-day status and position of the Javanese Muslims of Ponorogo the local society? The cultural changes of the Ponorogo Muslims diaspora in Johor maintained their cultural identity and social harmony with the local society. This research aims to look further at the negotiation process of cultural identity among Ponorogo Muslims in their tradition. The tradition is a cultural dialectics of Javanese and Malay culture. Even these traditions are dynamically changing to be simplified, the essence of their cultural tradition is not affected. Internally, in Johor, sometimes there are other traditions, but they do not take their Javanese identity off. Key Words : Identity, Tradition, Ponorogo Muslims. Abstrak: Penelitian ini berusaha menjelaskan perubahan budaya dan identitas dalam pengalaman diaspora di kalangan Muslim Ponorogo di Johor, Malaysia. Dalam perspektif Stuart Hall tentang identitas budaya dan diaspora menekankan bahwa hal ini menjadi perhatian penting bagi siapa pun yang berupaya untuk mempertahankan identitas tersebut. Tulisan ini juga mengkaji konstruksi gagasan ‘tanah air’ bagi diaspora Muslim Ponorogo di Johor, Malaysia, selama 110 tahun terakhir. Apa yang terkandung dalam gagasan-gagasan tersebut dan bagaimana perkembangan bagi kesinambungan dan perubahannya, serta dengan cara apa gagasan-gagasan tentang tanah air terkait dengan status dan posisi kaum Muslim Jawa Ponorogo saat ini dalam masyarakat setempat? Perubahan budaya diaspora Muslim Ponorogo di Johor mempertahankan identitas budaya dan keharmonisan sosial mereka dengan masyarakat setempat. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk melihat lebih jauh proses negosiasi identitas budaya umat Islam Ponorogo dalam tradisinya. Tradisi tersebut merupakan dialektika budaya dari budaya Jawa dan Melayu. Bahkan tradisi-tradisi ini secara dinamis berubah menjadi disederhanakan, esensi tradisi budaya mereka tidak terpengaruh. Secara internal, di Johor, terkadang ada tradisi lain, tetapi tidak menghilangkan identitas Jawanya. Kata Kunci : Identitas, Tradisi, Muslim Ponorogo.
Analysis of Borax and Formaline in Meatballs in Mojosongo Sub-District Surakarta City
Authors: Lestiana Bolo Alfionita , Arif Wibawa D. Andang , Soebiyanto
Published: August 2023

The compound chemical name Borax is  sodium tetraborate. Formalin is a chemical commonly used as a germ killer. In fact, there is a lot of abuse of borax and Formalin as a thickener in food such as meatballs, noodles, crackers and empek-empek and preservatives in food. The Borax is dangerous for health because it can cause impaired kidney, central nervous system, and liver function. Immediately visible symptoms include irritation, redness, tearing eyes, allergies, nausea, vomiting, burning sensation, stomach pain and dizziness This study aims to determine whether there are harmful ingredients such as borax and Formalin in meatballs and to determine their levels. This study used 10 meatball samples in the Mojosongo Village, Surakarta City, with the criteria of small, medium and large meatball traders. Qualitative testing methods for borax and Formalin use liquid curcumin and chromatophic acid and quantitative testing using UV-Vis Spectrophotometry.The results showed that all samples did not contain Formalin, 4 out of 10 samples contained borax. Meatball samples that were identified to contain borax were samples B, E, G and J with levels of 28.234 µg/g; 3.318 µg/g; 1.322µg/g; 2.156 µg/g. The conclusion of this study is that samples containing the highest levels of borax were found in meatball traders who were classified as wholesalers.

AbstrakBoraks adalah senyawa dengan nama kimia natrium tetraborat. Formalin merupakan bahan kimia yang biasa digunakan sebagai pembunuh kuman. Pada kenyataannya banyak terjadi penyalahgunaan Boraks dan Formalin pada produk pada pangan seperti bakso, kerupuk, mie, dan empek-empek sebagai pengenyal dan pengawet pada makanan. Boraks berbahaya bagi kesehatan karena dapat menyebabkan gangguan fungsi ginjal, susunan saraf pusat, dan hati. Gejala yang langsung terlihat misalnya iritasi, kemerahan, mata berai, alergi, mual, muntah, rasa terbakar, sakit perut dan pusing. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui apakah terdapat bahan-bahan berbahaya seperti Boraks dan Formalin pada bakso serta menetapkan kadarnya. Penelitian ini menggunakan 10 sampel bakso yang terdapat di Kelurahan Mojosongo Kota Surakarta, dengan kriteria pedagang bakso kecil, menengah, dan besar. Metode pengujian Boraks dan Formalin secara kualitatif menggunakan kurkumin cair dan asam kromatofat dan pengujian secara kuantitatif menggunakan spektrofotometer UV-Vis. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan seluruh sampel tidak mengandung Formalin, 4 dari 10 sampel mengandung Boraks. Sampel bakso yang teridentifikasi mengandung Boraks adalah sampel B, E, G dan J dengan kadar 28,234 µg/g; 3,318 µg/g; 1,322 µg/g; 2,156 µg/g. Kesimpulan dari penelitian ini adalah sampel yang mengandung Boraks dengan kadar paling tinggi terdapat pada pedangang bakso yang tergolong pedagang besar.
Eco-enzyme from Organic Waste (Fruit and Rhizome Waste) Fermentation
Authors: Rukmini Piyantina , Astuti Herawati Dewi
Published: August 2023

This research aims to determine characteristics of ecoenzyme made from organic matters sweet orange peels, ginger (Zingiber ofcinale Rosc), turmeric (Curcuma Longa), fart ((Kaempferia galangal), galangal (Alpinia galanga), molasses, and water.  Organic materials with a certain composition are mixed with molasses and water in a ratio of 3 : 1 : 10 in 7 bioreactors. Fermentation was carried out for 90 days (3 months) and observed changes in pH, color and odor. The results showed that the pH of the seven bioreactors showed the number 4. The color of the eco-enzyme liquid from the seven reactors showed a change in the appearance of the color of the liquid to become more brown than the initial fermentation and cloudy. The eco-enzyme liquid from the rhizome is light brown in color. Changes in the smell of the seven eco-enzyme liquids in the bioreactor also show changes, which are increasingly acidic in the second month and are typical of the organic matter they come from. During the eco-enzyme fermentation accompanied by the growth of microbes or fungi.

AbstrakPenelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui karakteristik eco-enzyme yang berbahan organik kulit buah jeruk manis (Citrus sinensis) dan beberapa jenis rimpang seperti jahe (Zingiber ofcinale Rosc), Kunyit (Curcuma Longa), kencur (Kaempferia galangal), Laos (Alpinia galanga), molase, dan air.  Bahan organik dengan komposisi tertentu dicampur dengan molase dan air dengan perbandingan 3 : 1 : 10 di dalam 7 buah bioreaktor.  Fermentasi dilakukan selama 90 hari (3 bulan) dan diamatii perubahan pH, warna, dan bau.  Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pH dari ketujuh bioreaktor menunjukkan angka 4.   Warna cairan eco-enzyme dari ketujuh buah reaktor menunjukkan ada perubahan kenampakan warna cairan menjadi lebih coklat daripada awal fermentasi dan keruh. Cairan eco-enzyme dari rimpang berwarna coklat muda terang. Perubahan bau dari ketujuh cairan eco-enyzme dalam bioreaktor juga menunjukkan perubahan, yaitu semakin asam padai bulan kedua dan khas  bahan organik asalnya.Selama fermentasi eco-enzyme disertai dengan tumbuhnya mikroba atau jamur.
TECNOLOGIAS DE AVALIAÇÃO DA DERMATITE ASSOCIADA À INCONTINÊNCIA: REVISÃO INTEGRATIVA
Authors: XIMENES RAELLY RAMOS CAMPOS , Fontenele Lima de Carvalho Rhanna Emanuela , Araújo Girão Ana Lívia , Karanini Paz de Oliveira Shérida , Camelo Chaves Edna Maria , Dos Santos Oliveira Cunha Maria da Conceição , Sena da Silva Souza Samla
Published: August 2023

Introdução: o uso de tecnologias para cuidados com dermatite associada à incontinência padroniza ações de enfermagem e fomenta as melhores práticas baseadas em evidências científicas. Objetivo: identificar tecnologias disponíveis na literatura para prevenção, avaliação e monitoramento de dermatite associada à incontinência. Método: revisão integrativa da literatura que teve como pergunta norteadora: quais tecnologias existentes para prevenção, avaliação e monitoramento de dermatite associada à incontinência? A coleta de dados ocorreu nos meses de maio e junho de 2021, nas bases de dados: Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature, Cochrane Library; Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online, Literatura Latino-americana e do Caribe em Ciências da Saúde e Banco de Dados em Enfermagem. A amostra foi composta por seis artigos na língua inglesa, sem limite de recorte temporal. Resultados: dentre as tecnologias identificadas, forma encontrados três instrumentos que avaliam presença e gravidade da dermatite associada à incontinência: Ghent Global IAD Categorization Tool, Incontinence-Associated Skin Damage Severity Instrument e Incontinence-Associated Dermatitis and its Severity. Além disso, dois averiguam o monitoramento da dermatite associada à incontinência: The Ghent Global IAD Monitoring Tool; Minimum Data Set for Incontinence-Associated Dermatitis. Por fim, foi identificado um protocolo de intervenção para prevenção da dermatite associada à incontinência: The Interventional Skin integrity Protocol in a high Risk Environment. Conclusão: ferramentas de prevenção, avaliação e monitoramento de dermatite associada à incontinência contribui para prática clínica, fornece subsídios para um cuidado seguro e embasado em evidências científicas. Essas tecnologias permitem uma assistência sistematizada e eficaz no tratamento dessas condições.
Exploring the Underlying Mechanism of Alpinia officinarum Hance Ameliorating Diabetic Gastroparesis through Combining Network Pharmacology, Molecular Docking, and in Vivo Experimental Verification
Authors: Zheng Xiuwen , Zhang Yuxin , Xu Jian , Li Xiangyi , Wen Huan , Zhang Xuguang , Liu Aixia , Zhang Junqing
Published: August 2023

Background: Alpinia officinarum Hance (AOH) has a long history in China as a Chinese medicine and exerts the pharmacological effects of antidiabetic and gastrointestinal protection. In traditional Chinese medicine theory, AOH is often combined with other Chinese medicines for the treatment of diabetic gastroparesis (DGP). However, the molecular mechanisms, potential targets, and bioactive ingredients of AOH that act against DGP are yet to be elucidated. In this study, network pharmacology, molecular docking, and experimental study were used to predict the therapeutic effects and the potential molecular mechanism of AOH in DGP. Methods: Network pharmacology analysis was performed to acquire information on the active chemical ingredients, DGP-related target proteins in AOH, and potential signaling pathway. In addition, molecular docking approach was used to simulate the binding of drugs and targets. Finally, DGP-mice model was used for experimental verification in vivo. Results: Through the network pharmacological research, AKT1 was found to be the core protein in AOH for the treatment of DGP and was mainly involved in the PI3K-AKT signaling pathway. Additionally, the interactions between bioactive compounds and target proteins (PIK3CA and AKT1) were analyzed using molecular docking, which verified the results of network pharmacology. Further in vivo studies indicated that AOH could reduce fasting blood glucose levels, improve gastric emptying rate, and ameliorate biochemical indicators in DGP mice. Moreover, AOH could increase the expressions and phosphorylation levels of PI3K and AKT in the stomach to regulate oxidative stress. Conclusions: The study has shown that AOH may play a protective role on DGP through mediation of the PI3K-AKT signaling pathway to regulate oxidative stress.
The Levels of Auditory Processing during Emotional Perception in Children with Autism
Authors: Portnova Galina V. , Skorokhodov Ivan V. , Mayorova Larisa A.
Published: August 2023

Background: The perception of basic emotional sounds, such as crying and laughter is associated with effective interpersonal communication. Difficulties with the perception and analysis of sounds that complicate understanding emotions at an early development age may contribute to communication deficits. Methods: This study focused on auditory nonverbal emotional perception including emotional vocalizations with opposite valences (crying and laughter) and neutral sound (phoneme “Pᴂ”). We conducted event-related potential analysis and compared peak alpha frequencies (PAFs) for different conditions in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and typically developing (TD) children aged 4 to 6 years old (N = 25 for each group). Results: Children with ASD had a higher amplitude of P100 and lower amplitude of N200 for all types of sounds and higher P270 in response to neutral phoneme. During the perception of emotional sounds, children with ASD demonstrated a single P270 electroencephalography (EEG) component instead of a P200–P300 complex specific to TD children. However, the most significant differences were associated with a response to emotional valences of stimuli. The EEG differences between crying and laughter were expressed as a lower amplitude of N400 and higher PAF for crying compared to laughter and were found only in TD children. Conclusions: Children with ASD have shown not just abnormal acoustical perception but altered emotional analysis of affective sounds as well.
ScholarOne - UNPACKING THE NATURE OF ORCHESTRATION COHERENCE IN ENTREPRENEURIAL ECOSYSTEMS
Authors: Bonomi Santos Juliana , Fischer Bruno , Cherubini Alves André , Roundy Philip
Published: August 2023

Despite its importance to the functioning of Entrepreneurial Ecosystems (EEs), the orchestration of networks remains a largely undertheorized topic. To address this omissio, we sought to explain the interplay between networks, their orchestrators, and their implications for ecosystem outcomes. To do so, we conducted an in-depth case study of the Agtech Valley in Brazil. This has led us to develop theoretical insights on the notion of ‘ecosystem coherence’ as a foundational driver of EE structuration. Findings revealed two dimensions of EE coherence: capabilities coherence (based on organizational and cognitive proximities) and relationship coherence (based on institutional and social proximities).
The promotion of ideological and political education in university student apartments under the background of “Big thought and politics”
Authors: Shuang Meng
Published: August 2023

This article expounds the significance of strengthening ideological and political education (IPE) in university student apartments under the background of “big thought and politics”, and discusses how to give full play to the IPE function of apartment management in the stage of student apartment management.
mmWave Compound Link Budget Model of Dust and Humidity Effect
Authors: Idan Hayder R. , AL-Shammari Basim K , Khazal Hasan F.
Published: August 2023

mmWave Path Loss (PL) Link Budget (LB) modeling considerations are based on many different factors. For instance, the third generation partnership project (3GPP) model is mainly based on the distance from an Access Point (AP) and the frequency of transmission as well as the transmission link budget situation. Furthermore, there are certain interesting models about the effects of dust and humidity on the mmWave propagation. These models had introduced the consequences of the humid and dusty environments without consideration for the additional mmWave transmission LB parameters. First of all, this paper introduces an average dust and humidity model based on statistical Z-test in order to overcome the variation in the results between the three chosen models for dust and humidity effect in the mmWave range. Secondly, it proposes LB compound model, that comprises 3GPP PL LB with an average dust and humidity model. This introduced compound model has been applied on RMa PL LB with and without the presence of dust and humidity. The simulation of the presented model has been applied for distinct distances from the AP and mmWave transmission frequency range from 0.5 to 30 GHz.
Diurnal Variations in Vegetation Activity affecting Shallow Groundwater Flow identified by Microthermal Measurements
Authors: Pinheiro Maria De Fatima Santos , Buntebarth Günter , Sauter Martin
Published: August 2023

Observations of summer microthermal temperature variations suggest, next to hydrological factors, a significant influence of plant activity on groundwater flow in fractured claystone materials. Variations in groundwater microtemperature were compared to variations in meteorological parameters and electrical potential of plants. With an increase in surface temperature, relative air humidity decreases and an increase in tree electrical potential, measured as the difference between the northern and the southern stem exposure (N–S), can be observed. This increase in electrical potential is concomitant with a change in groundwater temperature of approximately 2 mK. This relationship does not always occur. At high temperatures (+30°C) the decrease amounts to just 1 mK. This fact is related to the change in transpiration of plants, decreased or even suspended at high surface temperatures. A frequency analysis of all data showed a daily frequency of high magnitude in all parameters. Possibly changes in the macro weather situation events were observed in the results of atmospheric pressure, southern electric potential and groundwater temperature. The lag time between changes in electric potential and subsurface microtemperature changes amounts to 17 hours, possibly a result of the electrical potential difference between the northern and the southern exposure of the stem (N–S), and 5 hours, the result of the change in electrical potential difference between the southern and the northern stem exposure side (S–N). A comparison between potential changes and the computed change in gravity resulting from earth tidal effects showed that the correlation between the subsurface temperature variation with up to 2 mK and the change in surface temperature variation does not match directly. Other study shows that the impact of earth tides on subsurface microtemperature variation amounts to ca. 1mK. The effect of groundwater abstraction by mature vegetation is determined at the same range. Atmospheric tides can be correlated with the changes in north and south electric potentials.
Use of Modified Tikhonov Regularization in Analysis of Ground Surface Temperature Variations
Authors: Dias Fernando Silva , Hamza Valiya Mannathal
Published: August 2023

Inversion techniques employed in geothermal studies of ground surface temperature (GST) changes are known to have problems of instability and non-uniqueness in numerical solutions. In the present work it is pointed out that some of these difficulties can be overcome through the use of a method based on Tikhonov regularization of order one which imposes smoothing of main parameters. A major disadvantage of this approach is obliteration of weak thermal signals usually present at larger depths at the expense of strong ones present at relatively shallow depths. In the present work we consider a convenient way of minimizing this problem using a method based on Tikhonov regularization of order one. In this approach residuals of observational data are minimized by imposing constraints on the variations of smoothing parameters, that is controlled by the magnitude of regularization coefficients. This is accomplished in two stages of inversion. In the first stage we seek an estimation of the dates of climate events derived from results of temperature logs. Inversion of the second stage allows estimation of the magnitudes of GST variations that are compatible with the ages of climate events of the first stage. The advantage is in finding better solutions without introducing other artefacts on the climate history. Such two-stage Tikhonov regularization procedures has been employed for extracting complementary information on GST history in continental regions of Brazil. The results reveal that the main warming event of the last century has been preceded by several secondary events during the time period of 1400 to the 2000 A.D.
Multi-level Fusion in Deep Convolutional Networks for Enhanced Image Analysis
Authors: Mathias Lea
Published: August 2023

Multi-level Fusion in Deep Convolutional Networks for EnhancedImage Analysis
BMF CP44: Information priorities for investment decision-making and fear during the crisis
Authors: Team AISDL
Published: August 2023

The current study is conducted to examine how investors’ information priorities for investment decision-making influence their fear during the crisis.
Case Study USA: Taxation and Circular Economy Initiatives: Analyzing the implementation and effectiveness of tax policies supporting circular economy practices in the United States, with a focus on their economic and environmental impacts
Authors: Mujahid Junaid
Published: August 2023

Case Study USA: Taxation and Circular Economy Initiatives:Analyzing the implementation and effectiveness of tax policiessupporting circular economy practices in the United States, with afocus on their economic and environmental impacts
A Ruse by Any Other Name: Comparing Loot Boxes and Collectible Card Games Using Magic Arena
Authors: Mattinen Topias , Macey Joseph , Hamari Juho
Published: August 2023

The convergence of gaming and gambling, known as "gamblification", has been a topic of increasing interest in recent years. Loot boxes, i.e., rewards offering randomized content in exchange for money or time, have been a particular focal point. Research has shown links between excessive loot box consumption and problematic consumption behaviors, leading to several attempts to regulate loot boxes. Arguments against regulation have been that loot boxes are conceptually and structurally akin to other unregulated game formats, such as collectible card games. However, this discourse is often without deeper analysis of the mechanics of different products at the center of convergence. Therefore, to add to this knowledge, this article examines the similarities and differences between booster packs in Magic Arena, their physical counterparts in Magic: The Gathering, and loot boxes included in digital games. Particular attention is paid to the ways in which these booster packs compare to loot boxes in terms of consumption patterns, visual appearance, contextual factors, and regulation. Analysis reveals that digital booster packs in Magic Arena differ from both loot boxes and physical card packs, both due to their direct impact on gameplay, and their unique features afforded by the digital environment in which they exist.
Application of Blockchain Technology to the Implementation of Electronic Health Records and Health Insurance Management Systems
Authors: Ashraf Zartashya , Tahir Fatima
Published: August 2023

Application of Blockchain Technology to the Implementation ofElectronic Health Records and Health Insurance Management Systems
How do you build the perfect friend? Evidence from two forced-choice decision-making experiments
Authors: Ayers Jessica Daphne , Krems Jaimie , Aktipis Athena
Published: August 2023

Friendship is a unique and underexplored area of human sociality. Research suggests that humans have preferences for characteristics in their friends that maximize the benefits of these relationships. Yet, whereas more friends might increase friendship benefits, humans also have limited time, resources, and energy to invest in finding high-quality friends, making it likely that the nature of these preferences differs depending on the resources an individual has available to invest in this goal. Across two studies (total N = 693), we investigated how this trade-off may function by investigating the nature of friendship preferences. In Study 1, we utilized the budget paradigm method from behavioral economics to investigate the necessities and luxuries in friendship preferences. In Study 2, we replicated these preferences with a novel method and extended our investigation into understanding the hierarchical nature of these preferences. Taken together, our results provide a promising starting point for research investigating trade-offs between necessities and luxuries in friendship preferences.
The Magic of Cartoons? How English-learning Animations Enhance Child L2 Acquisition
Authors: Huang Ruoyu
Published: August 2023

Growing up in the digital era, young children are exposed to numerous educational applications and programs, some with well-designed curricula and others focused more on entertainment or game-like qualities. With the increasing popularity of mobile language-learning applications among young children, this dissertation raises a crucial question: do these learning materials actually enhance children’s acquisition of language? A total of 71 preschool-aged Mandarin-speaking children (Mage = 5.76, SDage = .59) participated in a one-week-long intervention study in Nanjing, China. Across a total of two visits, we assigned children to two experimental conditions to watch targeted English-learning animations focusing first on verbs, in one condition, and on possessives in the other. Children from each condition were encouraged to watch their condition-related animations as many times as they wanted between visits, along with a new take-home animation that was neither verb- nor possessive-focused. Children’s performance on target verb and possessive items (vocabulary and grammar) for both comprehension and production was measured after each animation viewing session, in addition to assessing general English verb tense and possessive marking. Overall, our results suggest that preschool-aged Mandarin-speaking L2 learners can benefit from targeted English-learning animations. Moreover, consistent with first language acquisition results in both English and Chinese, some target language categories appear to be easier to acquire than others (e.g., possessive grammar -’s > verb past tense grammar). In addition, comprehension measures for both vocabulary and grammar appear to be easier than production measures. Finally, our results demonstrate that standardized English tests that reflect children's general language knowledge might not be sensitive enough to capture children’s limited exposure to targeted language-learning materials. Moreover, different amounts of exposure might be acquired for successful learning of different target language categories in L2 depending on their difficulty (e.g., easy L1 to L2 transfer facilitated learning of possessive -’s marking among Mandarin-speaking children). These findings not only demonstrate the potential for well-designed language-learning applications, and they also speak to a number of limitations, challenges, and future directions in how we might examine the efficacy of language-learning media.
GENDER AND IMPLICIT SELF-APPRAISAL: A RESEARCH NOTE
Authors: Stolte John F.
Published: August 2023

This study is inductive, correlational, and exploratory. Rather than testing predictions derived logically from an extant theory, it uses the Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count (LIWC-22) tool to empirically explore and interpret gender differences in implicit self-appraisal in a corpus of personal writings by females and males (n = 170). The explicit context of these writings is self-appraised mastery of literacy (language, competent writing, creative analysis, and storytelling). In this context, LIWC-22 discloses three significant gender differences in implicit self-appraisal: females displayed higher levels of (a) “social reference” (b) “I-talk,” and (c) “want,” than males. Several lines of prior social psychological research are linked to offer a theoretical account of these findings. While post-hoc and tentative, this account seems plausible. It can and should be, further tested, questioned, extended, and refined in future research to broaden our understanding of gender differences in implicit self-appraisal across varying social contexts.
Envisioning futures at new destinations: geographical imaginaries and migration aspirations of Nepali migrants moving to Malta
Authors: Neubauer Josef
Published: August 2023

Imagination is central to migration. Geographical imaginaries, often shaped by historical narratives and mainstream media, allow people to envision futures elsewhere and influence migration aspirations. Using interviews with Nepalis who migrated to Malta in recent years, this article seeks to uncover how people imagine new destinations about which they have limited or no prior knowledge, and how these imaginaries compare to those of established destinations. Through this lens, the article then examines participants’ aspirations to migrate to Malta. The analysis shows how participants contextualised the information they found about Malta by drawing extensively from imaginaries of better-known European destinations, in a mechanism I call spatial imaginary spillover. Participants moved to Malta seeking increased personal freedoms, rights and safety, economic stability and affluence, exploration, and social prestige linked to migration to Western destinations. As such, Malta is part of a group of new European destinations for Nepalis that are more accessible than established destinations in the West, and which participants prefer over historical destinations for Nepali workers. This article provides novel insights into how imaginaries of new destinations and other unfamiliar places are produced, and how the lens of geographical imaginaries yields rich perspectives on migration aspirations and destination preferences.
(Shadow) money without a central bank: towards a theory of monetary time
Authors: Gabor Daniela
Published: August 2023

Since (at least) Keynes we think of money as a time machine that links the irrevocable past to the uncertain future by credibly storing value. But time as shorthand for uncertainty downplays its role in the emergence of new forms of money. Instead, this paper theorizes monetary time as the set of practices through which the state and private finance order time on their balance sheets in the process of creating credible promises to pay at par. While time makes money, there is no unique temporal order that characterizes money/credit creation in capitalism. Rather, monetary time varies across different modes of organizing credit creation, in relationship banking vs market-based finance where credit is created via securities markets and financed through shadow money, promises to pay backed by collateral securities. The alchemy of (shadow) banking is the alchemy of monetary time, of money that can extinguish time without the state. To illustrate, the paper explores the money-time order perfected by New York broker-dealers in the call market that powered the American credit machine before the creation of the Federal Reserve in 1913. Brokers developed practices for daily re-pricing of collateral securities that rendered call (shadow) money credible stores of value. The day-based temporal order allowed brokers to pump credit into circulation via securities markets, liquidity into the payment system and moneyness into bank and paper money.
On the authenticity of “the oldest human” Jeanne Calment
Authors: Zak Nikolay , Gibbs Philip
Published: August 2023

Madame Calment’s extraordinary longevity claim has significantly influenced current estimates of human lifespan. However, recent evidence raises doubts about the authenticity of her record. We compare two competing hypotheses: the base scenario, which assumes that Jeanne’s daughter Yvonne died in 1934, and the switch scenario, which proposes that Yvonne assumed her mother’s identity in 1933. Our analysis suggests that the available evidence supports the switch scenario and contradicts the previously accepted base scenario. This study emphasizes the need to re-evaluate the evidence and highlights the importance of DNA testing (subject to approval by the French authorities). The case of Jeanne Calment was considered the gold standard for age validation. Our research shows that documentation is not always sufficient to verify cases of exceptional longevity. This has important implications for our understanding of the upper limits of human lifespan and demographic patterns in extreme ages.
“Think Again” —Editor-in-Chief’s Epilogue to the SAQ Special Issue
Authors: Houran James
Published: August 2023

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To Be or Not To Be a Genius: The Argument for Acquired Knowledge and Life Experience
Authors: Whittemore Hank
Published: August 2023

The personal attitudes and experiences of the greatest authors are usually reflected in their works, a phenomenon that gives literary biography its rich potential for new revelations and insights. Within this premise, the Shakespearean poems and plays appear to reflect the viewpoint and education of a high-ranking Elizabethan nobleman of vast experience and deep learning. In fact, many aspects of the life of Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, appear to be closely mirrored by the title character of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark. Both the Earl and the Prince are each on intimate terms with a female monarch; each is involved with the daughter of the Queen’s chief minister; each brings actors to perform at the royal court; and while the author of Hamlet demonstrably referred to classics of the Italian Renaissance-- The Courtier and Cardanus’ Comforte -- Oxford himself sponsored publications of both these works in England. The specific focus of this essay is on aspects of such “special knowledge” within the Shakespearean works, special knowledge that has no specific connection to the life of the man from Stratford but which was deeply imbued in the life of Edward de Vere. Cited here will be details of the author’s connections to France and the French language; to the unique culture and geography of Italy; to the literature and drama of ancient Greece; to legal terminology and intricacies of the law; his proximity to persons and places of state power; to his military expertise; his medical knowledge; his intimacy with the sea and seamanship; to astronomy; to music; horses and horsemanship; heraldry; and to plants gardens and gardening. Such experiences and knowledge was possessed by the Earl of Oxford, and it is contrasted here with the paucity of similar experience and learning in the life of Will Shakspere of Stratford. The evidence clearly suggests that it was Edward de Vere using the pseudonym William Shakespeare rather than Will Shakspere who actually was behind the Bard’s work.
How literary classics are actualised on the Internet. A study of Yandex.Zen blogs
Authors: Ivanov D. I. , Lakerbay D. L.
Published: August 2023

The article examines the sociocultural parameters of actualising literary classics in the blogosphere, primarily as ‘communication wares.’ The researchers consider the original goals of bloggers targeting large untrained audiences on the popular Yandex.Zen platform. Such objectives are inspired by the taste and needs of the mass-market consumer. This study covers such popular blogs as Pravoe Polusharie Introverta [The right hemisphere of an Introvert], Kulturologiya Dlya Vsekh [Cultural studies for all], Arkhivarius Kot [Cat the Archivist], etc. The selected blogs contain examples of several actualisation strategies used for literary classics: ‘debunking,’ or ‘scandalous actualisation;’ simplification or depiction that conforms to a set of stereotypes (stereotypisation); and ‘informative/enlightening’ popularisation that uses biographical and historical methods. D. Ivanov and D. Lakerbay argue that any method with an ambition to create a comprehensive analysis of a literary classic using a plain, ‘mass user-friendly’ language is doomed.
On Belinsky and realism that never was
Authors: Zhuchkova A. V.
Published: August 2023

The article is concerned with the reception of V. Belinsky’s writings and his role in Russian literature. Formally it is written in response to A. Lyubzhin’s article ‘To bury Belinsky’ [‘Pokhoronit Belinskogo’], published on the website gorky.media on 1 February 2021. The subject is not new, and the dispute about the significance of Belinsky’s legacy for Russian literature is likely to continue. The purpose of this dialogue is neither to canonise nor dismiss (‘throw off the steamboat of modernity,’ in Mayakovsky’s words) Belinsky but rather to rethink our own ideas about literary history and in doing so to actualise its contemporary theory. It is for this reason that the status of the term ‘realism’ is examined here in depth. Following V. Tolmachyov’s lead, the author of the article proposes to revise existing views of the relationship between realism and naturalism — two principal movements defining literature in the mid to late 19th c. — in order to discard the realistic paradigm founded on artificial construct at odds with artistic principles.
G. A. Shengeli. From the courtroom of the Moscow Province Court: Selected reports (1926–1927)
Authors: Evsyukov A. V.
Published: August 2023

The review offers a critical study of G. Shengeli’s collected reports and feuilletons From the Courtroom of the Moscow Province Court [Iz zala Moskovskogo gubernskogo suda], which reveals a hitherto unknown interest of the renowned poet, translator and scholar of versification.Very little has been known about Shengeli’s rather prolific career as a courtroom reporter: the scholar who compiled the book, Anton Marinin, conducted research that resulted in the discovery of the poet’s authorship, convincingly proven across several pen-names. Writing reports and feuilletons, especially at the time of NEP, was a popular side job among big-name authors: it was exciting, had a prominent social angle, and paid well. But what is the appeal of these courtroom reports today? What is their relation to the ideas at the core of the novels The Twelve Chairs [Dvenadtsat stuliev] and The Little Golden Calf [Zolotoy telyonok]? Finally, can a product of a side job undertaken solely for quick and easy money claim eternal relevance? The reviewer contemplates and answers all these questions.
T. A. Kalganova. Studying Gogol with Yury Mann: A teacher’s handbook
Authors: Monakhova I. R.
Published: August 2023

The review deals with the first book in the new series The School Library of Gogol’s Memorial House. A teacher’s handbook, it offers relevant instructional material to help structure Gogol-themed lessons as well as ideas for extracurricular activities. The handbook summarises the factual background of individual works and supplies them with a historical and cultural commentary, sample questions and assignments accompanied with an essential literary critical glossary, and a quiz. Excerpts from Mann’s articles and monographs are supplemented with instructive and creative assignments for students, designed to improve language skills, encourage research initiatives, and develop creative potential. Mann’s works teach the skill of analysing text as a unity of form and content. The handbook also contains dictionaries: one explains obsolete words used in Gogol’s works, another comprises the definitions of literary terms, and yet another is concerned with names. Included in this edition is an article on the theoretical and practical significance of Mann’s scholarly output. The handbook will be of use with a basic as well as specialised curriculum.