bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Evaluation of maximal oxygen uptake pre- and post-COVID-19 in elite footballers in Argentina
Authors: Fernando Bruzzese Martin , Eduardo Bazán Nelio , Echandía Nicolás Antonio , Garcia Gastón Cesar
Published: October 2023

Introduction and objectives: The SARS-CoV-2 infection appears to cause functional impairment of cardiopulmonary performance in many athletes. We studied the post-COVID-19 impact on the cardiopulmonary system, through the maximal ergospirometry test, in elite professional soccer players. Material and method: The sample consisted of 10 AFA (Argentine Football Association) first division soccer players, who underwent pre and post COVID-19 infection maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max) tests. The variables analyzed were absolute and relative VO2max, maximal aerobic speed (MAS), first ventilatory threshold (VT1), second ventilatory threshold (VT2), maximal heart rate (HRmax) and respiratory exercise ratio (RER). Results: The mean age was 22.4 ± 6.9 years, body mass 71.5 ± 7.1 kg and height 176.2 ± 6.9 cm. Post COVID-19 subjects significantly decreased VO2 VT2 by 18% (P = 0.028) and RER significantly decreased by 5% (P = 0.02). HRmax was the only variable that significantly increased post COVID-19 by 1.8% (P = 0.04). No significant changes was observed in body mass 71.5 ± 7.1 vs 73.9 ± 7.4 (P< 0.118), VO2max 61.7 ± 5.2 vs 59.0 ± 5.1 ml·kg·min-1 (P<0,213), MAS 18.7 ± 0.9 vs 18.6 ± 0.5 km·h-1 (P<0,739), VO2VT1 39.2 ± 4.0 vs 37.8 ± 4.3 ml·kg·min-1 (P<0.460), speed al VT1 11.6 ± 0.5 vs 11.8 ± 0.6 (P <0.480) and other variables. Conclusion: It seems reasonable and safe to evaluate athletes after SARS-CoV-2 infection with ergospirometry to ensure health conditions and trainability. In this type of athletes (elite soccer players), the use of the second ventilatory threshold (VT2) can be used as a strategy to observe post-COVID-19 changes. The decrease found may be related more to the cessation of training than to cardiopulmonary damage.
In Memory of Leif Johansen: The World’s First CGE Model and Its Application to Russia
Authors:   Institute of Applied Economic Research, RANEPA, Sedalishchev Vladimir V. ,   r, Russian Foreign Trade Academy of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation,   Financial Research Institute of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation
Published: October 2023

Perhaps the best way to honor Leif Johansen’s legacy as a theorist on the fortieth anniversary of his death is to show that his ideas are still pertinent and able to inspire new research. This paper adapts the world’s first CGE model for MSG, which he created in the late 1950s, to current Russian statistics. The CGE model has been used to calculate the consequences to be anticipated from two groups of scenarios: 1) accession to Russia of four new regions in 2022; and 2) a complete trade blockade of Russia due to exacerbation of the crisis in Ukraine. During preparation of the input data, balancing of the input-output tables was achieved by developing an algorithm based on a certain discrete analog of the elastic filter algorithm. This approach can also be used to prepare input data for other single-region CGE models. The version of MSG that was constructed for Russia can be used for teaching university students, as a BOTE model, or for debugging more complex CGE models, or as an auxiliary tool for estimating import substitution frontiers, country production frontiers or various structural parameters of CGE models. Despite the more than six decades that have passed since its inception, the MSG model still does not look outdated in essence and contains some elements that are sometimes undeservedly overlooked in a number of modern CGE models.
Investigating Risk Factors and Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma Gondii Antibodies in Patients Referred to the Central Laboratory of Ilam City, Iran
Authors: Viesy Soghra , Jaydari Amin , Abdi Jahangir , Pouladi Iman
Published: October 2023

Background and Aims: Toxoplasmosis is a protozoan infection caused by a forced intracellular parasite called Toxoplasma gondii, a branch of the apicomplexa found in humans and numerous species of animals. This study aimed to determine the titer of anti-Toxoplasma antibodies in patients referred to the Central Laboratory of Ilam City and to define their effective factors in the prevalence of this disease using the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) method.
Materials and Methods: The current study was a descriptive cross-sectional study with a random sampling of 116 patients' serum referred to the Central Laboratory of Ilam City. Samples were analyzed using ELISA for the presence of Immunoglobulin (Ig)M, IgG antibodies against Toxoplasma gondii.
Results: Twenty-three samples (19.8%) out of 116 serum samples were detected using anti-Toxoplasma antibodies. Nineteen samples out of these 23 (16.4%) samples were antibody IgG while the other 4 were IgM antibodies. The results of the Chi-square test showed a significant difference between IgG-positive titer and sex, level of education, place of residence, age, and marital status; however, no significant difference was found between these variables and positive IgM titer.
Conclusion: As a large number of people are susceptible to acute toxoplasmosis infection and lack proper health information, it is necessary to adopt monitoring and control measures by health care officials to prevent the infection through the necessary training and health recommendations.
Notas sobre el clientelismo político en la ciudad de México
Authors: Tosoni María Magdalena
Published: October 2023

Este ensayo aborda el intercambio de favores por votos entre los pobres del sector urbano y los partidos políticos en la ciudad de México. Basado en un trabajo etnográfico realizado en una colonia popular, se estudian las condiciones sociales de las prácticas clientelares y las interpretaciones elaboradas por los propios “clientes” y “mediadores” a fin de clarificar las relaciones de poder, la distribución de recursos, el papel del líder y las alternativas de acción de los habitantes pobres del sector urbano. Se analizan los cambios operados en las prácticas clientelares a partir del aumento de la competencia electoral, las alianzas y compromisos resultantes, la relación entre necesidades, política y legitimidad, y las posibilidades de autonomía de los colonos.
El agua en la ciudad de México y el factor de fragmentación política
Authors: Kloster Karina
Published: October 2023

Desde los años ochenta México vive una profunda reorganización de su régimen político. Los cambios en los actores y las instituciones, así como en las representaciones del Estado mexicano se observan en un proceso con dos ejes principales, aunque con múltiples variantes. En primer lugar, la reforma del Estado, que transformara el rol del Estado de Bienestar por un estado reducido (Crozier, 1987). En segundo, el quiebre de las prácticas corporativas lo que permitiría el surgimiento de nuevos conflictos en un contexto de problemas y fuertes carencias sociales. En este artículo se analizan las formas que adquieren los conflictos sociales por el agua, en especial los de la metrópoli de México; tales conflictos, en este trabajo, se explican a partir de conceptos como la crisis decisional, la fragmentación política, y el quiebre de los mecanismos para su canalización.
Red de Editores y Revistas Científicas Ecuatorianas (RERCIE)
Authors: Achig Balarezo David Ricardo
Published: October 2023

Es innegable la importancia para las Universidades y demás instituciones académicas investigar, para conocer, para explicar, para interpretar, para cambiar la realidad; la producción del conocimiento requiere la adecuada difusión de sus resultados, conclusiones y recomendaciones frente a los problemas actuales.
Familia y seguridad social colombiana
Authors: Rosas Gutiérrez Cristhian Andrey , Ardila Lázaro M. , Gómez Diana Marcela
Published: October 2023

El objetivo central del artículo es identificar la relación de conexidad que tienen los tipos de familia, dependiendo de sus características, con la necesidad de la seguridad social del trabajador y su núcleo familiar, traducido en el acto jurídico de la afiliación de los beneficiarios, la cual logra perfeccionarse como el principio de solidaridad. La metodología se desarrolla mediante un diseño con enfoque cualitativo deductivo, donde, a través de una investigación de tipo socio jurídico y descriptivo y hermenéutico documental y de contenido, se concluye que en los distintos tipos de uniones familiares, todos los seres humanos merecen la garantía del derecho a la seguridad social universal, en correspondencia con la actual necesidad de establecer mecanismos más eficaces de protección de riesgos a través de las prestaciones económicas y asistenciales de las que son beneficiarias las familias en Colombia.
Spotlight on PA-Based Undergraduate Nonprofit Education: A Public Sector Catalyst for Stewardship and Service
Authors: Keyes Laura M. , Jang Hee Soun , Dicke Lisa A. , Shi Yu
Published: October 2023

Public administration as an academic discipline provides nonprofit students with a foundation of public values essential to the preparation of capable public servants. The faculty in the Department of Public Administration at University of North Texas have been supportive of the department’s new undergraduate Nonprofit Leadership Studies degree and bring with them a blend of academic backgrounds and interdisciplinary and intersectoral perspectives to our approach to a nonprofit education. Our relatively new nonprofit degree is built on four overarching values: passion, participation, professionalism, and performance. Our use of the 4-P approach adopts the instrumental and the expressive assumptions from Frumkin’s (2002) framework to construct our own framework for designing and critiquing our curriculum in the Nonprofit Leadership Studies degree. Students learn that nonprofits are important collaborators with government, the private sector, and with the community as they seek out innovative solutions to complex social issues. This reflection essay presents a class case study example to highlight the academic disciplines that inform effective student learning.
The Empowered Citizens Guide: 10 Steps to Passing a Law that Matters to you, Book Review
Authors: Hill Katharine
Published: October 2023

Book Review of The Empowered Citizens Guide: 10 Steps to Passing a Law that Matters to You by Pat Libby (Oxford University Press, 2022)
Two Perspectives on Nonprofit Management Education: Public Administration and Social Work
Authors: Mirabella Roseanne , Hoefer Richard
Published: October 2023

This special issue of the Journal of Nonprofit Education and Leadership seeks to help define the distinctiveness of particular disciplines to their understanding of nonprofit organizations and nonprofit education. While the invitation leans toward individual entries, discipline by discipline, this manuscript proposes to develop an explicit “compare and contrast” approach between the disciplines of public administration and social work. Nonprofit management is unequivocally an interdisciplinary field with our understandings drawn from numerous disciplines, among which are public administration and social work. Our compare and contrast approach will enable us and others to begin to understand how our intellectual trajectories, the frames we employ, the very questions we ask, have an impact on the curriculum we develop and teach. This is the premise on which we base the comparative approach embraced in this piece. Knowing that myriads variables could be the foci of our work, we use four parameters in our discussion: the disciplines’ historical roots; key values; challenges in management education within the discipline; and the disciplines’ approach and response to critical perspectives in nonprofit management education (NME). It is through an understanding of how public administration and social work developed along with the key values embraced by each that we can better understand the challenges we face today. We also feel it is important to provide alternative perspectives to traditional approaches, which is why we chose to include a discussion of recent approaches to NME embracing critical understandings.
A novel framework for social life cycle assessment to achieve sustainable cultural tourism destinations
Authors: Javdan Mojtaba , Ghalehteimouri Kamran Jafarpour , Ghasemi Moslem , Riazi Arezu
Published: October 2023

Tourism has a significant multiplier effect on other socioeconomic sectors, leading to improved infrastructure and public services. Its environmental impact, however, remains a subject of concern and there has been a growing emphasis on increasing the sustainability of tourism attractions. Despite the global importance of sustainability evaluation, there are just a few widely accepted methodologies for evaluating it. The life cycle concept is utilised to assess environmental, economic and social impacts and one critical life cycle tool is social life cycle assessment (S-LCA). Tourism-associated activities are ideally suited for the elaboration of data related to social sustainability due to tourism-specific service specifications. As a result, the main question is how can S-LCA help to ensure the long-term viability of cultural tourism destinations. This paper investigates the theoretical evolution of both S-LCA and cultural tourism in order to answer this question. A new framework S-LCA for sustainable cultural tourist destinations is developed and examined, as are potential application gaps. The hypothesized S-LCA conceptual framework S-LCA can thus play an effective role in accomplishing the principles and objectives of sustainable tourism destination management by bringing all stakeholders’ interests together.
Zjawiska propagandy i manipulacji w prasie, telewizji, radiu i Internecie. Tom II
Authors: Czarnek-Wnuk Paulina , Nacewska Zofia
Published: October 2023

Zjawiska propagandy, perswazji czy manipulacji cały czas silnie oddziałują w przestrzeni medialnej. Celem publikacji jest wskazanie mechanizmów wykorzystywanych w różnych obszarach mediasfery służących celowemu kształtowaniu sposobu myślenia i działania odbiorców masowej komunikacji zarówno współcześnie, jak i z perspektywy historycznej. W tomie wykorzystywane są różnorodne metody badawcze z pogranicza nauk humanistycznych i społecznych m.in. analiza zawartości, analiza treści, studium przypadku czy analiza lingwistyczna z użyciem narzędzi cyfrowych. Autorzy poszczególnych opracowań wskazują m.in. cechy bohatera wiarygodnego w przekazach reklamowych instytucji bankowych opublikowanych w I fazie pandemii COVID-19, obserwują, jak silnie w okresie pandemii ujawnia się oddziaływanie fake newsów czy też jakie cechy posiadają tego rodzaju fałszywe informacje. Kolejne rozdziały pokazują także różnice w sposobie relacjonowania przebiegu operacji mającej na celu zniszczenie tzw. Żelaznego Trójkąta przez media amerykańskie, północnowietnamskie oraz polskie, metody kreowania wizerunku Józefa Piłsudskiego przez prasę w Polsce i za granicą w latach 1920–1939, skalę wzmagającej się indoktrynacji młodego pokolenia w Rosji w kontekście postaci Sergieja Połunia czy wreszcie narzędzia „call to action” wykorzystywane w działalności marketingowej na kontach Meta Business Suite. Z przeprowadzonych badań wynika, że repertuar środków wykorzystywanych w działaniach propagandowych, perswazyjnych czy manipulacyjnych w odniesieniu do mediów ulega ciągłym przekształceniom, dopasowując się do zmieniających się okoliczności.
Rumen Methanogens Diversity in Native Cattle under Different Feeding Regimen using 16s Metagenomic Techniques
Authors: Srinivasan G. , Chinnamani Valli , Chellapandian M. , Leela V. , Sathiamoorthy T.
Published: October 2023

Background: Pulikulam cattle is an indigenous cattle breed native to south India, Understanding the rumen microbiome is an important step to develop effective strategies to minimize their enteric methane emission. The rumen microbiome of this breed has not been documented. Hence, a study was executed in Pulikulam cattle, fed different diets, to investigate the diversity of rumen methanogens using metagenomic techniques. Methods: Twenty recently calved Pulikulam cattle with mean body weight of 200 Kg were randomly distributed into four treatments, with five animals per treatment. The animals were fed their respective diets as per their treatment for 30 days, after which the rumen liquor was collected. DNA from the samples were extracted and subjected for 16s rRNA gene amplification using region specific primers. Result: Methanogens belonging to five orders, four classes and eleven families were identified. Order Methanomassiliicoccales was not present in treatment group fed with high energy diet. The methanogens affiliated to the order Methanomicrobiales were predominant in treatment 1 (14%) and treatment 2 (16.30%). Order methanococcales (15%) was predominant in treatment 3 and order Methanosarcinales (18%) was predominant in treatment 4. Archaeal order belonging to Thermoplasmatales were also identified in Pulikulam cattle fed different dietary regimen except in treatment 3. Archaeal family Methanothermaceae belonging to the order Methanobacteriales was identified in Pulikulam cattle. Methanocorpusculum labreanum was the predominant species in all the treatment groups. Sulfolobus acidocaldarius, Sulfolobus islandicus, Sulfolobus solfataricus, Sulfolobus sp. A20 and Sulfolobus tokodaii were identified in treatment 1, which had higher dietary crude protein. It was concluded that methanogen diversity varied under different feeding regimen and predominant methanogen is varied in Pulikulam breed of cattle. M. labreanum was the predominant methanogen in Pulikulam cattle fed with different dietary regimen.
Interactive Robots: Therapy Robots
Authors: AKYAZI Kadem Gürkan , BAŞTEMUR Şule
Published: October 2023

Robots are becoming increasingly common in many areas of human life as technology advances. Considering the usage areas, robots appear in a wide range, from entertainment to psychotherapy. In addition to its role in facilitating human life, its use in the health field has recently been quite remarkable. In this study, interactive robots are evaluated in general and their use in the mental health field is discussed on a large scale. Accordingly, the primary purpose of this study is to examine the need for the development of interactive and therapy robots, their areas of use, and studies on their effectiveness as well as therapy robots that are generally accepted in the relevant literature. The results of the examination show that interactive robots are classified into six groups: social, entertainment, educational, rehabilitation, sex, and therapy robots. In the related literature, Eliza, Woebot, Youper, Wysa, Simsensei Kiosk, Paro, NeCoRo, Kaspar, Bandit, and Pepper have generally been accepted as therapy robots. The results of the studies demonstrate the effectiveness and the usage of interactive therapy robots in therapy for different groups and needs, especially for disadvantaged individuals. On the other hand, it is considered that more research on the effectiveness of robots is needed. Considering the effects on mental health and quality of life, it is believed that the usage of robots in therapy is important and its widespread use will have a significant positive effect in the field.
Suggestions for Training Calligraphy Education Professionals
Authors:   The Korean Society of Calligraphy, Lee Jae-woo , Son Han-bin
Published: October 2023

This article suggested ways to train and promote calligraphy education professionals to internalize the basic plan for calligraphy promotion.
First of all, the current status and necessity of training professionals, and the opinions of related institutions and individuals were comprehensively confirmed. Currently, the training of professionals in the field of calligraphy is centered on universities (graduate schools), and only one university is currently in existence, and since graduate schools assist in the role of universities, it has been confirmed that the size of training and production of calligraphy education professionals is gradually decreasing. On the other hand, most institutions and individuals are aware of the importance of fostering calligraphy education professionals, and suggested the establishment of training institutions, standard curriculum and textbook development, treatment and employment issues after completion of training.
Next, professional manpower training and promotion measures were classified into three categories and suggested. First of all, the designation and operation of a calligraphy professional training institution were presented. The institution designation suggested cooperation and cooperation among professional educational entities, the use of local educational institutions, consultation with local governments, and operation of designated educational institutions according to the standard curriculum for training professionals.
Second, the introduction of a qualification system for professionals in calligraphy education was suggested. Through this, the status of calligraphy education and the promotion of quality of employment, and the linkage with measures to revitalize cultural infrastructure and tourism development were described. In addition, it suggested improving operational elasticity by linking related tasks and curricula such as planning calligraphy education, establishing educational operation plans, conducting field classes, operation, and administrative tasks, establishing an organic cooperative system.
Finally, the formation of a calligraphy promotion network and the establishment of a foundation were presented. Specifically, it was suggested to establish a comprehensive calligraphy promotion management system for long-term stabilization of calligraphy promotion policies, and to clarify and unify policies through expert forums.
The Confucian Calligraphy Concept in Jiang Kui's “Xu Shu Pu”
Authors:   The Korean Society of Calligraphy, Wang Xiao-yu
Published: October 2023

The Song Dynasty created another peak different from the previous dynasties in terms of ideology such as literature, art, and philosophy. In this era of cultural prosperity and development, artistic activities such as poetry, calligraphy, and painting have shown outstanding achievements in both artistic creation and theory. Jiang Kui is one of the representative figures. He not only left rich literary and artistic achievements for future generations in literature and calligraphy creation, but also left precious ideological wealth for future generations in terms of literary and artistic theory, especially calligraphy theory. As an artist with profound attainments and unique insights into calligraphy, Jiang Kui pondered and summarized his many years of writing experience and artistic experience, and conducted a series of basic questions on calligraphy aesthetics, basic techniques, and cultural meanings. “Xushupu” can be said to be one of the works with remarkable achievements and great influence in the Southern Song Dynasty calligraphy theory, and it has been valued by calligraphers of all dynasties. This article intends to focus on “Xu Shu Pu”, by interpreting Jiang Kui's calligraphy theory, and examining his Confucianism-inspired calligraphy concept. Jiang Kui established “Fengshen” as the highest aesthetic standard of calligraphy art in “Continued Books”, and launched his theoretical interpretation with “Fengshen” as the core. Influenced by Zhu Xi's thoughts and Neo-Confucianism, he also showed an obvious tendency to respect “yili” and “gufa” in his calligraphy theory.
Representaciones sociales del Mindfulness de un grupo de meditadores de Lima metropolitana
Authors:   , Torres Calderon Caceres Hugo Luciano
Published: October 2023

La presente investigación tiene como finalidad describir las representaciones sociales del mindfulness en un grupo de meditadores residentes en Lima Metropolitana. Para poder llegar al objetivo propuesto se utilizó el enfoque fenomenologico-hermeneutico, los participantes fueron 10 usuarios practicantes mindfulness de dos a más veces por semana durante un año como mínimo. Se realizaron entrevistas semiestructuradas a profundidad. Los resultados arrojaron que los practicantes configuran la representación que tienen acerca del mindfulness a través de la práctica misma, durante el proceso de meditación los usuarios acceden a un espacio interno que permite el autoconocimiento y autorreflexión principalmente, generando nueva información que incide en la representación que tienen del mindfulness. Así mismo se concluyó que la configuración de estas representaciones recae en mejoras en el desarrollo intrapersonal, mayor conocimiento e interacción con el entorno y mayor conciencia del proceso cognitivo.
How pathogens develop resistance to fungicides: an overview
Authors:   University of Nottingham, UK, Oliver Richard
Published: October 2023

This chapter examines how pathogens develop resistance to fungicides, it first reviews the ways to detect and measure resistance. It then moves on to examine mechanisms of resistance, such as target site mutation and oppression and multi-drug resistance. The chapter also reviews the evolution of resistance.
Tracking the development of fungicide resistance
Authors:   Curtin University, Australia, Lopez-Ruiz Francisco J.
Published: October 2023

This chapter focuses on tracking the development of fungicide resistance. It starts by first providing an overview of the key objectives and requirements in tracking fungicide resistance. The chapter then moves on to review phenotyping tracking of fungicide resistance, which is followed by a discussion on developments in genotyping techniques. A section on in-field detection and quantification techniques is also included. The chapter also highlights developments in sequencing techniques, such as the use of genome-wide association studies as well as nanopore and other long-read sequencing approaches.
The role of Extension in fungicide resistance management
Authors:   Clemson University, USA, Schnabel Guido , Brannen Phillip M. ,   University of Georgia, USA
Published: October 2023

Extension specialists and agents have played an integral part in proactively relaying resistance management information to fruit producers – generally through face-to-face meetings, farm visits, phone calls, newsletter articles and a myriad of traditional venues. This chapter features three case studies that illustrate how the extension service has been involved in (i) identifying resistance-related problems in producer fields, (ii) formulating and implementing solutions, and (iii) continued education of producers to adjust to ever changing resistance landscapes. Extension agents and specialists have two goals associated with resistance management: (1) provision of non-biased, accurate and current information to producers relative to resistance management best practices, and (2) rapid identification of resistance when it occurs, to be quickly followed by new recommendations – the feedback loop. The strong working relationship between Extension and producers educates both parties, continues to build trust, and generates the foundation for change.
Understanding resistance to Anilinopyrimidine fungicides
Authors:   USDA-Agricultural Research Service, San Joaquin Valley Agricultural Sciences Center, USA, Saito Seiya , Xiao Chang-Lin ,   USDA-Agricultural Research Service, San Joaquin Valley Agricultural Sciences Center, USA
Published: October 2023

Anilinopyrimidines (AP) are a chemical class of fungicides that are effective against a broad range of phytopathogenic fungi. Cyprodinil, mepanipyrim and pyrimethanil belonging to this class are currently available in the market. Resistance to AP fungicides has been reported in various fungal species from many crops worldwide, and control failure has been reported in certain cases. Resistance to AP fungicides involves modifications in the target genes, efflux transporter related multi-drug resistance, or a combination of these. Common resistance management practices such as limiting number of applications and alternations of fungicides with different modes of action classes may not suffice. Moreover, in recent years, resistance to multiple classes of fungicides, including APs, has developed and become prevalent in certain fungal pathogens. It is therefore essential to take into account various aspects of fungicide resistance of target pathogens in order to develop tailored resistance management strategies and maintain efficacy of AP fungicides.
Mental Accounting dan Perilaku Keputusan Investasi: Analisis Perbedaan Berbasis Sosial Kultural
Authors: Putriana Astia
Published: October 2023

Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk menganalisis pengaruh mental accounting terhadap perilaku keputusan investasi dan menganalisis apakah terdapat perbedaan perilaku keputusan investasi pada sosial kultural diukur dengan gender dan domisili. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah mahasiswa program studi akuntansi di Politeknik Negeri Tanah Laut, Politeknik Negeri Banjarmasin dan Universitas Islam Negeri Antasari Banjarmasin. Sampel penelitian ini sebanyak 171 mahasiswa dengan menggunakan teknik purposive sampling. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan kuesioner online dan offline. Data yang terkumpul dianalisis dengan menggunakan analisis regresi dan independent sample t-test. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa mental accounting berpengaruh signifikan terhadap perilaku keputusan investasi. Sementara itu, tidak terdapat perbedaan antara laki-laki dan perempuan dalam hal perilaku keputusan investasi. Juga, tidak terdapat perbedaan antara responden berdomisili kota dan desa dalam hal perilaku keputusan investasi. Penelitian ini memberikan wawasan untuk menaruh perhatikan pada mental accounting bagi investor muda.
Islamic Financial Planning Literacy in Muslim Consumer Protection
Authors: Vina Septiana Permatasari  , Hidayatulloh Haris
Published: October 2023

Berbagai permasalahan keuangan bermunculan bersamaan dengan pesatnya perkembangan teknologi keuangan. Perkembangan teknologi keuangan dan percepatan inklusi keuangan yang tidak diimbangi dengan peningkatan literasi keuangan dapat merugikan masyarakat. Salah satu aspek dalam literasi keuangan yang harus dimiliki oleh masyarakat adalah kemampuan perencanaan keuangan. Perencanaan keuangan masyarakat muslim memiliki perbedaan dengan perencanaan keuangan konvensional. Penelitian ini mendeskripsikan perencanaan keuangan dengan memadukan panduan perencanaan keuangan dari Financial Planning Standar Boards (FPSB) Indonesia dengan panduan Islam yang berkaitan dengan keuangan. Pendekatan yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah studi literature dan content analisis yang diperkuat dengan wawancara kepada pakar perencanaan keuangan dan mengikuti Associate Wealth Planner Syariah (AWPS) Indonesia. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa finansial edukator yang memahami perencanaan keuangan Islam sangat diperlukan dalam perlindungan konsumen muslim. Oleh sebab itu FPSB Indonesia membentuk asosiasi wealth planner syariah (AWPS). Kolaborasi berbagai pihak sangat diperlukan dalam meningkatkan perlindungan konsumen muslim melalui peningkatan literasi perencanaan keuangan syariah. Perencanaan keuangan yang tepat dan Islami diharapkan dapat membantu individu atau rumah tangga muslim menjadi lebih sejahtera. Kesejahteraan ini kemudian juga akan berimplikasi pada kesejahteraan sosial dan peningkatan inklusi keuangan yang aman bagi konsumen muslim dan masyarakat pada umumnya.
Finansal Gelişmenin Ekonomik Büyümeye Etkisi: Türkiye Ekonomisinin Toda-Yamamoto Yaklaşımıyla Analizi (The Effect of Financial Development on Economic Growth: Analysis of the Turkish Economy with the Toda-Yamamoto Approach)
Authors: Zengin Burcu
Published: October 2023

Amaç -Çalışmanın amacı, gelişmekte olan ülkelerden biri olan Türkiye’nin finansal gelişme ile ekonomik büyümesi arasındaki etkileşimin belirlenmesi ve buna yönelik politika önerileri getirilmesidir.Yöntem -Çalışmada, 1980-2020 yılları arasındaki IMF’nin yayınladığı finansal gelişmişlik endeksi, finansal kurum gelişmişlik endeksi, finansal piyasa gelişmişlik endeksi ile ekonomik büyümesi arasındaki nedensellik ilişkisi Toda-Yamamoto analizi ile incelenmiştir. Çalışmanın, kurum, piyasaların ve bütün finansal sistemin büyümeye etkisini ayrı ayrı ele almasının literatüre katkı yapacağı düşünülmektedir. Bulgular -Analiz sonucunda, finansal gelişmişlik endeksi ve finansal kurum gelişmişliği endeksinin büyüme ile çift taraflı ve ayrıca ekonomik büyümeden finansal piyasaların gelişmişliğine yönelik tek taraflı bir nedensellik ilişkisi içerisinde olduğu belirlenmiştir. Kontrol değişkenleri olan, yurtiçi tasarrufların, doğrudan yabancı yatırımların, enflasyonun, ekonomik katma değerin, ticaretin de büyüme ile çift taraflı bir nedensellik ilişkisinin olduğu görülmüştür. Tartışma –Uygulama sonucunda elde edilen veriler gözönüne alındığında, Türkiye’de finansal gelişme ile ekonomik büyümenin birbirlerini etkilediği ve birlikte hareket ettiği görülmektedir. Bu nedenle, sürdürülebilir bir ekonomik büyüme için, özellikle finansal kurumların güçlendirilmesi, finansal araçların çeşitlendirilmesi, erişilebilir ve kontrollü bir sistemin kurulması yoluyla finansal gelişmenin sağlanması gerekmektedir.
Analisis pada rod mill untuk mendapatkan optimasi derajat liberasi timah primer di PT Menara Cipta Mulia
Authors: Maulidya Lisa , Franto Franto , Guskarnali Guskarnali
Published: October 2023

PT Menara Cipta Mulia merupakan perusahaan pertambangan timah primer yang terletak di Desa Senyubuk, Kecamatan Kelapa Kampit, Belitung Timur. Adapun permasalahannya yaitu belum optimalnya pemisahan timah dengan tailing. Penelitian bertujuan untuk mengetahui sebaran ukuran butir, derajat liberasi optimal dan menganalisis kinerja rod mill. Metodelogi penelitian dilakukan pada 36 sampel dengan berat tiap sampel 500 gr menggunakan variabel 5 rod, 6 rod dan 7 rod dengan waktu penggilingan 30 menit, 35 menit dan 40 menit serta feed 35 kg, 40 kg, 45 kg dan 50 kg menggunakan material kuarsit. Dilakukan analisis sieve, Grain Counting Analysis, uji XRF serta analisis statistik. Nilai rata – rata ukuran butir pada 50 mesh sebesar 12,84%, 80 mesh sebesar 28,85%, 100 mesh sebesar 12,02%, 150 mesh sebesar 10,70% dan >150 mesh sebesar 35,59%. Nilai derajat liberasi optimal berada pada variabel 6 rod, waktu penggilingan 35 menit dan 40 menit serta feed 35 kg dan 40 kg. Penelitian menujukkan kasiterit pada sampel nomor 17,18 dan 22 sudah terliberasi optimal pada ≥100 mesh dan analisis regresi linier berganda pada uji parsial dan uji simultan berpengaruh signifikan dan nilai kolerasinya sebesar 62,3%.
Understand Factors Influencing the Development of the Social and Solidarity Economy in African countries:A Case Study in Rural Tunisia
Authors: MHADHBI Fatma
Published: October 2023

Abstract: The Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) exhibits distinct characteristics in African countries. This study investigates the motivations driving farmers to participate in SSE organizations. The findings highlight the significance of informal solidarity as a cornerstone of SSE success. Moreover, the study identifies barriers hindering farmer engagement in solidarity-based economic and organizational initiatives. The foremost obstacle is rooted in the negative symbolic perception of cooperatives inherited from Tunisia's institutional history, exacerbated by the traumatic memory of the collectivist experience in the 1960s. Additionally, institutional and political factors contribute to this situation, notably the Tunisian state subsequent weaknesses before and after the revolution.
Obesity Effect On The Respiratory Parameters In Osas Children
Authors: Caliendo Carolina , Femiano Rossella , Umano Giuseppina Rosaria , Martina Stefano , Nucci Ludovica , Perillo Letizia , Grassia Vincenzo
Published: October 2023

A Pediatric Sleep Questionnaire (PSQ) and a recording of the respiratory parameters with a noc-turnal home cardiorespiratory polygraphy (PG) are necessary to diagnose OSAS. Few researchers have studied how obesity could influence the respiratory parameters in OSAS children. The aim of the study was to investigate how obesity can influence sleep respiratory parameters in OSAS children. Methods: The study analyzes 56 Caucasian children and adolescents aged 11 ± 2.79 years with a BMI> 5th percentiles and PSQ value of 0.33. Children were divided into the Obesity Group (OG) with a BMI of  95th and the Control Group (CG) with a 5th 95th percentile. All selected children underwent PG. Respiratory parameters were extracted to divide into levels of severity OSAS: snoring, mild, moderate, and severe. Results: The comparison analysis of AHI, SaO2, and Nadir between the OG and CG showed a statistical significance only for ODI (p = 0.02). The comparison analysis of PSQ between the OG and CG and of PSQ and respiratory parameters showed no significant result. A statistically significant correlation between BMI and AHI (r2=0.01), SaO2 (r2=0.09), and Nadir O2 (r2=0.00) was found. Conclusion: There was no strong correlation between Obesity and OSAS, but it was found between BMI increasing and AHI severity
Is the validity of logistic regression models developed with a medico-administrative database inferior to models developed from clinical databases?
Authors: Bernard Alain , Cottenet Jonathan , Pages Pierre Benoit , Quantin Catherine
Published: October 2023

In medico-administrative database, certain prognostic factors cannot be taken into account. The main objective was to estimate the performance of two models based on two databases: Epi-thor clinical and medico-administrative databases.
For each of the two databases, we randomly sampled a development dataset with 70% of the data and a validation dataset with 30%. Performance of models was assessed by Brier score, the area under the receiver operating characteristic (AUC ROC) curve and the calibration of the model.
For Epithor and medico-administrative databases, the development dataset included 10,516 patients (with resp. 227 (2.16%) and 283(2.7%) deaths) and the validation dataset included 4,507 patients (with resp. 93 (2%) and 119 (2.64%) deaths). 15 predictors were selected in the models (including FEV, Body Mass Index, ASA score and TNM stage for Epithor). The Brier score values were similar in the models of the two databases. For validation data, the AUC ROC curve was 0.73 [0.68-0.78] for Epithor and 0.8 [0.76-0.84] for medico-administrative databases. The slope of the calibration plot was less than 1 for the two databases.
This work shows the good performances of a model developed from a medico-administrative database, despite the absence of clinical variables used in practice by surgeons, such as FEV1, ASA score or TNM stage.
Machine Learning Prediction of the Redox Activity of Quinones
Authors: Kichev Ilia , Borislavov Lyuben , Tadjer Alia , Stoyanova Radostina
Published: October 2023

The redox properties of quinones underlie their unique characteristics as organic battery components that outperform the conventional inorganic ones. Furthermore, the redox properties could be precisely shaped by using different substituent groups. Machine learning and statistics, onthe other hand, have proven to be very powerful approaches for efficient in silico design of novel materials. Herein, we demonstrated the machine learning approach for the prediction of the redox activity of quinones that potentially can serve as organic battery components. For the needs of the present study, a database of small quinone-derived molecules was created. A large number of quantum chemical and chemometrics descriptors was generated for each molecule and subsequently different statistical approaches were applied to select the descriptors that most prominently characterize the relationship between structure and redox-potential. Various machine-learning methods for screening of prospective organic battery electrode materials were deployed to select the most trustworthy strategy for machine learning aided design of organic redox materials. It was found that ridge regression models perform better than regression decision tree and decision tree based ensemble algorithms.
Elemental Composition of Copper Films Deposited on the Surface of Metals Fe, V, and Ti at the Plasma Focus Facility
Authors: Eriskin Aleksandr , Kobzev Aleksandr , Kolokoltsev Vyacheslav , Sprygin Georgy , Silin Pavel , Nikulin Valerii , Mezrin Alexei , Peregudova Elena , Lyubchyk Sergiy , Tatarinova Alisa , Tuan Phan Luong , Khiem Le Hong , Doroshkevich Aleksandr
Published: October 2023

Thin Cu films with a thickness of ~0.5-2.5 mkm were obtained on the surface of Fe, V, and Ti metals using the Plasma Focus (PF) setup. The Cu film thickness was determined on an Ambios XP-200 profilometer. The distribution profiles of Cu, C, О2, N2 and H2 in initial metal samples: Fe, V, and Ti were studied by layer-by-layer analysis on a GDS 850A atomic emission spectrometer. It is shown that the distribution profile and the depth of occurrence of elements depend on the type of metal. Using the method of Rutherford Backscattering Spectrometry (RBS) of 4He+ ions, it was shown that for Cu atoms the depth of occurrence in Fe, V, and Ti, accordingly, is ~106, ~120, and ~160 nm. The depth of occurrence of C atoms in metals: Fe, V, and Ti is ~150, ~120, and ~200 nm, accordingly. From the data of layer-by-layer analysis on an atomic emission spectrometer in the initial samples of metals: Fe, V and Ti, a transition layer with a thickness of ~0.01, accordingly, was found; 0.5 and 1 mm. The presence of this layer is connected with the mechanical processing of metal samples, and the presence of a large number of admixtures in the thin layer of the metal. Thus, Cu atoms are located in the transition layer under the metal surface, which imparts adhesion and electrophysical properties of Cu films.
Multi-Frequency Differential Absorption LIDAR (DIAL) System for Aerosol and Cloud Retrievals of CO2/H2O and CH4/H2O
Authors: Stroud Jasper R , Wagner Gerd A , Plusquellic David F
Published: October 2023

We discuss a remote sensing system that is used to simultaneously detect range-resolved differential absorption LIDAR (light detection and ranging; DIAL) signals and integrated path DIAL signals (IP-DIAL) from aerosol targets for ranges up to 22 km. The DIAL/IP-DIAL frequency converter consists of an OPO pumped at 1064 nm to produce light at 1.6 μm and operates at 100 Hz pulse repetition frequency. The probe light is free space coupled to a movable platform that contains one transmitter and two receiver telescopes. Hybrid photon counting/current systems increase the dynamic range for detection by two orders of magnitude. Range resolved and column integrated dry-air CO2 and CH4 mixing ratios are obtained from line shape fits of CO2 and CH4 centered at 1602.2 nm and 1645.5 nm, respectively and measured at 10 different frequencies over ≈ 1.5 cm-1 bandwidth. The signal-to-noise ratios (SNR) of the IP-DIAL returns from cloud aerosols approach 1000:1 and the uncertainties in the mixing ratios weighted according to the integrated counts over the cloud segments range from 0.1 % to 1 %. The range averaged DIAL mixing ratios are in good agreement with the IP-DIAL mixing ratios at the 1 % to 2 % level for both CO2 and CH4. These results can serve as a validation method for future active and passive satellite observational systems.
Acquisition of Social Communication Skills in Children with Autism through Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Parental Training and Video Modeling
Authors: Bordini Daniela , Moya Ana Cláudia , Cunha Graccielle R , Paula Cristiane Silvestre , Brunoni Décio , Brentani Helena , Caetano Sheila C , Mari Jair de Jesus , Bagaiolo Leila
Published: October 2023

Social communication skills, especially eye contact and joint attention, are highly impaired in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and predict functional outcomes. Applied Behavior Analysis is one of the best evidence-based treatments for ASD, but it is not accessible to most families in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) as it is a costly and intensive and needs to be delivered by highly specialized professionals. Parental training has emerged as an effective alternative. The aim of this study was to test the efficacy of a parental intervention group via video modeling to acquire eye contact and joint attention. Four graded measures of eye contact and joint attention (full physical prompt, partial physical prompt, gestural prompt, and independent) were assessed in 34 children with ASD and intellectual disability (ID). There was a progressive reduction in the level of prompt required over time to acquire eye contact and joint attention, and a positive correlation between the time of exposure to the intervention and acquisition of the abilities. This parent training using video modelling to teach eye contact and joint attention skills to children with ASD and ID is a low-cost intervention that can be applied in low- resource settings.
Data Mining Suggests that CXCL14 Gene Silencing in Colon Cancer is Due to Promoter Methylation
Authors: Wang Yanjing , Wang Siyi , Niu Yuchen , Ma Buyong , Li Jingjing
Published: October 2023

CXCL14 is one of the most evolutionarily conserved members of the chemokine family and is constitutionally expressed in multiple organs, suggesting that it is involved in the homeostasis maintenance of the system. CXCL14 is highly expressed in colon epithelial cells and shows obvious gene silencing in clinical colon cancer samples, suggesting that its silencing is related to the immune escape of cancer cells. In this paper, we analyzed the expression profiles of multiple human clinical colon cancer datasets and mouse colon cancer models to reveal the variation trend of CXCL14 expression during colitis, colon polyps, primary colon cancer, and liver metastases. The relationship between CXCL14 gene silencing and promoter hypermethylation was revealed through the colorectal carcinoma methylation database. The results suggest that CXCL14 is a tumor suppressor gene in colorectal carcinoma, which is activated first and then silenced during the process of tumor occurrence and deterioration. Promoter hypermethylation is the main cause of CXCL14 silencing. The methylation level of CXCL14 is correlated with the anatomic site of tumor occurrence and positively correlated with patient age, and associated with prognosis. Reversing the hypermethylation of CXCL14 may be an epigenetic therapy for colon cancer.
Comparison of Fundamental Movement Skills and Physical Fitness in Hispanic and Non-Hispanic White Elementary School Children
Authors: Morales Hector , Velasquez Moises , Negrete Samira , Kelly Louise A
Published: October 2023

Objective: To investigate fundamental movement skills (FMS) and physical activity differences among Hispanic and non-Hispanic White elementary school children.
Materials and Methods: This study included 194 children aged between 4 and 11 in kindergarten, 2nd, and 5th grades. For evaluable participants, t-tests were used to test potential differences in fitness or movement skills. The characteristics of Hispanic and non-Hispanic White were compared using the p-value to detect statistical differences in anthropometric, FMS, and fitness characteristics. To identify any noticeable differences, the means and standard deviations of each group were compared.
Results: There were significant group differences across the participants in age, height, Body Mass Index (BMI), BMI percentile, arm circumference, and waist circumference. In addition, there were significant differences between Hispanic and Non-Hispanic White in catch, run, dodge, punt, and two-hand strike (all p’s <0.05). Lastly, there were significant differences between Hispanic and Non-Hispanic White in pull-up, push-up, and sit-up (all p’s <0.05).
Conclusion: Future studies should focus on decreasing obesity, increasing fitness, and FMS in elementary school children. Particularly, with Hispanic children whose FMS is negatively affected at such a young age, leading to eventual implications for their physical fitness and health in the future.