bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Are ambient smart environments sufficient for developing good habits?
Authors: Becattini Valeria , Severs Liberty
Published: January 2025

Ambient smart environments (ASEs) are said to demonstrate the utility of technologically-infused spaces to issues of health and wellbeing by facilitating adaptive behaviour. In particular, ASEs have been positioned as an environment able to disrupt routine thoughts and behaviours, and to regulate optimal levels of uncertainty (Aydin et al., 2019; Hipólito et al., 2023; White & Hipólito, 2023; White & Miller, 2023; White et al., 2024; Verbeek, 2009). Here, we critically consider this perspective, and ask whether ASEs alone are sufficient for the development of good habits. We consider how current approaches that assume their success may overlook the contribution of other cognitive processes and environmental factors relevant to the formation and maintenance of habits. In particular, we suggest that experience-dependent learning and feedback processes are likely required to reinforce more stable, long-term (and healthier) habits. To do so, we provide a reappraisal of the role of affordances in ASEs, and examine how varying an agent’s environmental context can selectively (and differentially) engage and sustain motivational states over time. Having critically assessed these features of ASEs, we provide a constructive account of affordance-mediated interactions within ASEs and the built, physical environment, termed design-centred environments (DEs). We consider how features of DEs encourage adaptive behaviour through the optimisation of more open-ended, agent-centred patterns of interactivity. We then suggest that the stable embeddings of DEs, in combination with the dynamic flexibility of ASEs, can provide a more sustainable approach to the development of good habits. We aim to show that these hybrid environments not only facilitate skillful activities and routines, but also take into account the complexity of behavioural change. We consider how this approach bears on ethical concerns related to human agency. Finally, we consider the integration of haptic technology as exemplary in its ability to not only reinforce good habits, but also the user’s understanding of their own activities as a cognitive agent within the technologically-laden environment.
L'exemple du courrier, la vie et la sociologie d'Alfred Schütz et ses échanges avec Harold Garfinkel
Authors: Bietti Federico U.
Published: January 2025

Cet article porte sur la théorie et l’univers épistolaire d’Alfred Schütz. Il tente d'établir des relations entre le processus de familiarisation qu’il présente dans sa théorie des structures du monde-de-la-vie et sa mise en œuvre à travers ses échanges avec Harold Garfinkel. L’écriture de lettres fait partie des rituels qui ont permis à Schutz d’organiser son monde quotidien. Recueillies aux archives du sociologue autrichien à Beinecke Rare Books & Manuscript Library, les lettres entre Schütz et Garfinkel témoignent d’un processus de familiarisation que cet article s’attache à saisir, à décrire et à situer dans le contexte de la sociologie nord-américaine de l’après-guerre.
Population Health Management Human Phenotype Ontology Transformation
Authors: Henry James Andrew
Published: January 2025

IntroductionThe manuscript "Population Health Management (PHM) Human Phenotype Ontology Transformation" structures ecosystem knowledge. This approach enhances conventional medicine and diagnostics through digital technology with science throughout our lifetime. It is the second of six papers for a PHM programme, focusing on resources and digital transformation within NHS England. PHM may operate genomic pre-eXams [X=AI] for citizen Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO) with personalised "points of need", like UK neighbourhood or US federal centres.Method The methodology places PHM as the primary care through Integrated Care Board and life science resources, identifying data points and digital assets for citizen needs. It includes amended ISO 15819:2022 clauses and aligns with Healthcare Information Management System Society Level assents, incorporating AI ISO IEC JTC1 SC42 norm conformance. A genome predictive health pre-eXam towards precision care appraises multiple predictors in human ontologies by structuring knowledge for AI learning at each citizen's ontology point of need, which also factors in future eXams on health determinants and multiple intercepts.RecommendationsTo lead global healthcare informatics, the UK implements agile development groups with Integrated Care Board Assessments, establish agile HPO, adopt Higher Expert Medical Science Safety agreements, conduct transatlantic evaluations, and develop a population health ecosystem towards Artificial General Intelligence in an advanced Infrastructure. These actions introduce use cases for risk stratification and disease segmentation as a primary care.DiscussionThe discussion embodies the mitigation of risk by HPO transformation through a data platform cycling PHM activities to identify predictors and intercepts. Digital HPO systems ensure transparency and trust for users and practitioners. The transition to a Population Health Ecosystem open discussion on primary care provision in UK neighbourhoods and US federated centre services with AI-driven assurances.ConclusionMultiple resources and quality data exist for AI process control in PHM, highlighting digital transformation as fit-for-purpose analytics. Normative approaches refer to case studies throughout a series of papers for effective implementation, addressing challenges in real-world settings. Agile AI infrastructure sustains PHM with HEMSS, ensuring public health and patient safety. Phenotype continual control monitoring in paper three for "Ontology System Improvement" includes System Engineering for Initiatives in Public Safety.
Wood gasification in catastrophes: Electricity production from light duty vehicles
Authors: Williams Baxter , Croft Henri , Hunt James , Viloria Josh , Sherman Nathan , Oliver James , Green Brody , Turchin Alexey , García Martínez Juan , Pearce Joshua , Denkenberger David
Published: January 2025

Following global catastrophic infrastructure loss (GCIL), traditional electricity networks would be unavailable, necessitating alternative solutions to sustain critical services, such as decentralized electricity generation from wood gas. This study explores the feasibility of using modified light duty vehicles to self-sustain electricity generation by producing wood chips for wood gasification. A 2004 Ford Falcon Fairmont was modified to power a woodchipper and an electrical generator. The vehicle successfully produced wood chips suitable for gasification with an energy return on investment (EROI) of 3.7 and sustained a stable output of 20 kW electrical power. Scalability analyses suggest such solutions could provide electricity to the water sanitation sector, equivalent to 4% of global electricity demand, if production of woodchippers was increased post-catastrophe. Future research could investigate the long-term durability of modified vehicles, scalability of wood gasification, and alternative electricity generation methods in GCIL scenarios. This work provides a foundation for developing resilient, decentralized energy systems to ensure the continuity of critical services during catastrophic events, leveraging existing vehicle infrastructure to enhance disaster preparedness.
GABAergic modulation of performance in response inhibition and interference control tasks
Authors: Faßbender Kaja , Bey Katharina , Lippold Julia V. , hurlemann rene , Ettinger Ulrich
Published: January 2025

Background: Inhibitory control is a crucial executive function with high relevance to mental and physical wellbeing. However, there are still unanswered questions regarding its neural mechanisms, including the role of the major inhibitory neurotransmitter, γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA). Aims: This study examined the effects of lorazepam (0.5 mg and 1 mg), a positive allosteric modulator at the GABAA receptor, on response inhibition and interference control. We also explored the heterogeneity of inhibitory control and calculated delta plots to explore whether lorazepam affects the gradual build-up of inhibition and activation over time. Method: A sample of N=50 healthy participants performed antisaccade, Eriksen flanker and Simon tasks in a within-subjects, placebo-controlled, double-blind randomised design. Results: Lorazepam increased mean reaction times (MRT) and error rates dose-dependently in all tasks (p≤.005). In the antisaccade and Simon tasks, lorazepam increased congruency effects for error rate (p≤.029) but not for MRT (p≥.587). In the Eriksen flanker task, both congruency effects were increased by the drug (p≤.031). Delta plots did not reflect any drug-induced changes in inhibition and activation over time. Delta plots for MRT in the Simon task were negative-going, as expected, whereas those for the antisaccade and flanker tasks were positive-going. Conclusions: This study provides clear evidence for GABAergic involvement in inhibitory control. Furthermore, our findings highlight the diversity of inhibitory control while also pointing out similarities between different inhibitory control tasks. In contrast to MRTs and error rates, the cognitive processes provided by delta plots appear not to be sensitive to GABAergic modulation.Draft version, 02.04.2020. This paper has not been peer reviewed. Please do not copy or cite without author's permission.
Thinking Clearly About Age, Period, and Cohort Effects with Bounding Analyses
Authors: Rohrer Julia M.
Published: January 2025

Psychological researchers are interested in how things change over time and routinely make claims about age effects (e.g., personality maturation), cohort effects (e.g., generational differences in narcissism), and sometimes period effects (e.g., secular trends in mental health). The age-period-cohort identification problem means that these claims are not possible based on the data alone: Any possible temporal pattern can be explained by an infinite number of combinations of age, period, and cohort effects. This concern holds regardless of the study design (it also applies to longitudinal designs covering multiple cohorts) and the number of observations available (it also applies if we observe the whole population). Researchers usually rely on statistical models that impose constraints to pick one specific combination of effects. Unfortunately, these constraints often remain opaque, resulting in a lack of scrutiny of the underlying assumptions. How can we reason more transparently and systematically about age, period, and cohort? Here, I summarize advances in our understanding of the precise nature of the identification problem, provide an overview of ways to move forward, and highlight one approach that is particularly transparent about assumptions: bounding analysis, a framework developed by sociologists Ethan Fosse and Christopher Winship. To illustrate this approach, I analyze how age, period, and cohort affect attitudes toward working mothers in the German General Social Survey.
Moral Dimensions of Political Attitudes and Behavior
Authors: Heltzel Gordon , Laurin Kristin , Guan Kate
Published: January 2025

People’s political attitudes often reflect their fundamental moral beliefs about right and wrong; as such, these attitudes motivate political action and shape how people engage across political divides. In this chapter, we outline the deep moral rifts between liberals and conservatives, and how these conflicts relate to their diverging political stances. We then describe how moral convictions motivate people to take political action, both in socially sanctioned ways as well as in unproductive, undemocratic, or extreme ways. In that context, we describe a paradox: Though moral convictions motivate people toward political action, they discourage pragmatically valuable engagement with political opponents. This happens because partisans’ moral differences lead them to both passively avoid and actively stifle opposing political views. To reduce the morally driven animosity that exists between the right and the left, interveners must motivate partisans to hear out other’s views, and structure opportunities for friendly, cooperative relations.
Genetic and environmental contributions to the link between synaesthesia and neurodevelopmental and psychiatric features: A twin study.
Authors: Neufeld Janina , van Leeuwen Tessa Marije , Kuja-Halkola Ralf , Lundstrom Sebastian , Bölte Sven , Larsson Henrik , Lichtenstein Paul , Mataix-Cols David , Taylor Mark
Published: January 2025

Synaesthesia is a sensory phenomenon where specific inputs such as written letters or tastes automatically trigger additional sensations (for instance colours). The phenomenon is more common in people on the autism spectrum compared to the general population and seems also to be associated with other neurodevelopmental and psychiatric conditions and features.We assessed the associations between self-reported synaesthesia and eight neurodevelopmental/psychiatric features in 18-year-old twins and estimated the genetic and environmental contributions to these associations using classical twin modelling.All of the neurodevelopmental/psychiatric features (related to autism, ADHD obsessive-compulsive disorder, anxiety, depression, psychotic-like experiences, eating disorder, and (hypo-)mania) correlated positively with self-reported synaesthesia. The strongest association was found with obsessive-compulsive features (r=.26). Genetic factors explained >50% of most these associations. Environmental factors that are not shared by twins (non-shared environment) influenced the associations to different degrees, while the influence of environmental factors that are shared by twins was estimated to be negligible.Rather than being specifically linked to autism, synaesthesia seems to be associated with a wider range of neurodevelopmental and psychiatric features, and especially obsessive-compulsive features. Genetic factors play a predominant role in most of these associations, suggesting that synaesthesia might share part of its genetic causes with several neurodevelopmental and psychiatric conditions.
Testing different metrics for syntactic and morphological complexity in aphasic discourse: A cross-genre comparison in Spanish
Authors: Hidalgo Chagoya Jorge Ricardo , Ansorena Xabi , Jonkers Roel , Carrera Maddi , Ubis Ignacio Quemada , Mancini Simona
Published: January 2025

Purpose: The aim of this study is to determine which of four tasks testing different discourse genres (descriptive, procedural, conversational, and narrative) is the most sensitive in detecting syntactic and morphological complexity deficits in Spanish aphasia. Additionally, we compare two approaches for measuring syntax in discourse to identify the most accurate set of metrics for discriminating group membership.Method: In this comparative cross-sectional study, we analyzed the discourse of an aphasia group (N = 20) and a non-brain-damaged group (N = 14). Data was preprocessed using manual and automated procedures. We measured syntactic complexity through proxies (mean length of utterance, noun-verb ratio, and verbs per utterance), in addition to a competing ‘syntactic structures’ metric. The latter includes variables of subordination, left branching, relative clauses, and word integration, while morphological complexity was measured through an inflectional index.Results: The descriptive and narrative tasks highlighted the most significant differences across syntactic complexity metrics between the groups. Additionally, nested binomial logistic regression models showed that the ‘syntactic structures’ metric predicted groups better than the proxies alone.Conclusions: A comprehensive assessment of syntactic complexity can be obtained through the administration of both descriptive and narrative tasks. The measurement of ‘syntactic structures’ in discourse proved a fitter and more fine-grained approach for group discrimination than the incorporation of syntactic proxies alone. These findings provide guidance for a precise discourse assessment in Spanish aphasia.
Beyond Words: The Impact of Eye-Gaze Sharing on Collaboration and Cognitive Load
Authors: Chakraborty Suvodip , Kiefer Peter , Raubal Martin
Published: January 2025

Distributed cognition systems rely on collaboration among decision-makers to address complex problems that are challenging for a single individual. The success of collaborative decision-making hinges on effective communication, enabling stakeholders to develop a shared understanding of both the scenario and the decision-making process. However, traditional decision supportsystems still predominantly rely on verbal communication, which tends to lose efficacy as cognitive load increases. This study aims to leverage gaze sharing to enhance collaboration under high cognitive load conditions. We used a gamified N-back task to test across three communication conditions: speech-sharing, gaze-sharing, and a hybrid approach combining both gaze-and-speech sharing. Results, including NASA-TLX workload scores and pupil size measurements, reveal that the real-time gaze-sharing condition leads to lower cognitive load and lower reaction times compared to speech or the hybrid approach, particularly as task difficulty increases.
Who Are the 50 Most Productive Researchers in Top-Tier Educational Psychology Journals From 2017 to 2022? A New Perspective with a Focus on Publication Trends and Diversity
Authors: Kubik Veit , Keller Lena , Jaspers Lea , Koch Annika , Hoogerheide Vincent , Roelle Julian
Published: January 2025

The present study identified the most productive researchers in educational psychology by analyzing the number of published articles in top-tier, topic-general educational psychology journals between 2017 and 2022. Our study aimed to advance prior productivity research in various ways. We increased the sample of most productive researchers (i.e., top 50), used three different scoring methods, and relied on a more extensive list of journals identified in an objective manner (i.e., based on the Web of Science “Psychology, Educational” list). In addition, we conducted an online survey to shed light on characteristics of highly productive researchers and examined their publications in the target journals in terms of research topics, open science practices, collaboration, and internationalization of research. Our results showed that three senior researchers consistently appeared in the top 5 of the rankings (i.e., Richard E. Mayer, Reinhard Pekrun, and Herbert W. Marsh) and that the top 50 contained a relatively high percentage of early-career researchers (between 25% and 40%). The diversity of the most productive researchers was poor in that most of them self-identified as White (86%), male (59%), did not have a first-generation student status (60%), had a first-generation faculty status (86%), and had either European (46%) or North American nationalities (39%). As for the publication trends, we observed that most articles were quantitative in nature and that publications on average reported 1.2 studies and had 4.2 authors. Research topics were diverse, with the most frequent top 3 keywords used for publications being motivation, quantitative methods, and multimedia learning.
Information prioritization underpins the flexible expression of social preferences under time constraints.
Authors: Teoh Yi Yang , Cho Hyuna , Hutcherson Cendri
Published: January 2025

While recent research shows how time constraints exacerbate the influence of contextual (dis)incentives on information prioritization and subsequent choice during prosocial decision-making, the proposed model is silent on how pervasive individual differences in dispositional social preferences might interact with these contextual factors to shape these processes. To bridge this gap, we demonstrated in a preregistered study (N = 200 adults from the United States and Canada; Prolific Academic) that people calibrate their information priorities based on both their dispositional social preferences and contextual (dis)incentives, and that time constraints further exacerbated information prioritization that aligned with their own social preferences, in addition to information incentivized by the broader social context. Furthermore, these information priorities subsequently biased prosocial choices, extremifying people’s selfish/prosocial choice patterns under time constraints. These findings suggest that flexible information prioritization underpins people’s capacity to navigate different social interactions while balancing their own preferences against external incentives and constraints.
Tracking Attribute Mastery Change among Individuals: Longitudinal Diagnostic Classification Models with Random Intercepts
Authors: Yamaguchi Kazuhiro , Mitsunaga Haruhiko , Saso Shun , Uesaka Yuri
Published: January 2025

Tracking an individual’s learning status is important for ensuring improvement. previously developed longitudinal diagnostic classification models (LDCMs) are limited in interpreting attribute mastery transitions as individual processes because they ignore group- and individual-level components. Therefore, considering such group- and individual-level variations as random intercepts (RI), the RI-LDCM was developed. A Bayesian estimation method for the RI-LDCM was also developed. A simulation study revealed that ignoring multilevel structures causes biased parameter estimates and serious under-coverages of posterior credible intervals. A real data example provided attribute mastery transitions from the four-year longitudinal data of mathematics tests in the third to sixth grades of Japanese elementary schools. The proposed RI-LDCM was also discussed.
No one-size-fits-all solution. Effects of social policies on in-work poverty.
Authors: Brülle Jan
Published: January 2025

The paper studies effects of social policies on in-work poverty risks, distinguishing between measures that either intervene in labour market processes -- i.e. predistribution policies -- or redistribute incomes towards those with low incomes. I argue that effects of different policies can be expected to vary across household contexts, due to the fact that the link between individual employment outcomes and in-work poverty is moderated by household type. The analyses uses data from EU-SILC and macro-level indicators from various sources to estimate general as well as household-type-specific effects using longitudinal methods. Results emphasize that labour market interventions and redistributive transfers impact in-work poverty risks through different mechanisms and also reveal important differences between specific policies: minimum wages contribute to reducing low-wage risks, whereas effects on in-work poverty are small and mainly restricted to single households where labour market outcomes and household income closely align. In contrast, there is a robust negative effect of strict employment protection legislation across almost all household types on in-work poverty, which is consistent with the positive role this measure plays for supporting higher earnings. With respect to redistributional policies, both unemployment benefits and benefits to low earners reduce poverty due to their contribution to public poverty-reduction. However, whereas unemployment benefits mainly reduce in-work poverty among couple households, benefits to low earners are the most effective measure to contribute to lower poverty risks among employed single parents.
Changes on Livelihood Pattern in Agriculture Labourers
Authors: Sah Kanu Birendra Prasad
Published: January 2025

The study revealed that livelihood changing pattern isn't a single fact; it's tied other more social fact like education, awareness, health and so on. It found that low education status is the causes of poor health and poor hygiene. Livelihood patterns of grandfathers, fathers and childrens were drastically changed as well as labour relation too. Now, they were involved in many diverse fields of wage labor like as repairing, technician work in a hospital, mobile repair, tent-generator service, rickshaw pulling, brick making, tractor driver, auto-electrick-erikshaw, electricity works etc. Among them most of youths involved in the labor market, which is reverse to their parents; they choose or join where they got highy
This study result is a contrast with mentioned in literature review all those four scholars i.e. Luintel (2010), Bhandari (2013) and Mondal (2008) but slightly matched with Mishra (2015) argument which is diversification and multiple activities households' livelihood are more prosperous than single tie workers. Urbanisation and city construction opens more opportunities to them for job, education, awareness and dignity.
Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility on the Performance of Pharmaceutical Companies in Nepal
Authors: Dwibedi Lalan
Published: January 2025

The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of corporate social responsibility (economic, philanthropic and environmental responsibility) on Nepalese Pharmaceutical Company’s performance and its relationship with CSR variables. The study revealed that positive relationships between CSR variables and all the three variables are strongly related to company performance. The economic responsibility has the highest impact on company’s performance followed by the environmental responsibility and then the philanthropic responsibility. This study highlighted that being socially and environmentally responsible is not only good for society but also excellent for increasing and preserving shareholder value and corporate image. As for practitioners, there is clearly a need to improve their CSR activities and practices that particularly address the enhancement of consumer protection, product quality or provide incentives and overall organizational performance. CSR policy should be formulated clearly within Pharmaceutical industries but still the CSR is implemented insignificance by Nepalese pharmaceuticals companies.
Working Capital Management and Profitability of Bottler’s Nepal Limited (Balaju)
Authors: Shrestha Sanjay
Published: January 2025

Working capital management is one of the essential determinants of firms’ market value because it directly affects the profitability. This study investigates the relationship between the working capital management and profitability and its impact on profitability in Bottler’s Nepal Limited (Balaju). Data analysis has been done using descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation, regression analysis, and F-test. The data used to analyze one (1) samples size, out of three which has found to be covering period 2009-2018 of listed multinational manufacturing company in Nepal. The working capital represents the variables of the Cash conversion period (CCP), Inventor Conversion Period (ICP), Receivable conversion Period (RCP), Payable deferred period (PDP), Current Ratio (CR) and the profitability including Return on Assets (ROA). The results are the finding of the impact of all five independent variables is tested together on dependent variable (ROA). From the model summary the value of R-square=0.851. It indicates that the five independent variables can explain approximately 85.10% of the proportion of variance of dependent variable. However, it is still left 14.9 % unexplained by these independent variables in this study. The results revealed that there is significant relationship between profitability and RCP, ICP and CCP and there is no significant relationship between profitability and PDP and CR.
Management Control Systems Practices in Nepalese Commercial Banks
Authors: Chand Prakash Bahadur , Awasthi Keshab Raj , Bhatt Bashudev
Published: January 2025

This study examines the impact of management control systems on the perceived performance of Nepalese commercial banks, focusing on key components such as budgeting, risk assessment, monitoring and supervision, information and communication, and the control environment. Employing a descriptive and causal research design, data were collected from 371 managers and employees across seven banks in Kathmandu using a structured questionnaire. The analysis, conducted through SPSS, utilized descriptive statistics, correlation, and regression models to assess the relationship between study variables. The findings reveal that a robust control environment and effective monitoring significantly enhance perceived performance, highlighting the critical role of management control systems components in achieving strategic alignment and operational efficiency within the sector. The study underscores the need for targeted managerial development and the integration of comprehensive management control systems frameworks to meet regulatory requirements and drive sustainable growth in Nepal's banking industry.
Aesthetic Expressions in Ḍeuḍā Song Lyrics: An Analysis of Shreeṅgār and Karuṇa Rasas
Authors: Air Narendra Bahadur
Published: January 2025

In recent years, many authors have shed light on the hidden world of folklore, particularly on folk songs seeking to re-envision the practices of the traditional society. This research on a folk song of Far Western Nepal i.e. Ḍeuḍā holds special promise for analyzing it in the light of Rasa theory; a theory about aesthetic flavor in arts that evokes emotions and feelings of the readers. The study reflects upon the theory of rasa and attempts to make an assessment of it in relation to the Deudā song that adopts qualitative research method, using observations and interviews as data collections tools. The main intention of this study is to see how the song lets out the common emotions (rasas) of the people dwelling in Far Western Nepal. It examines how different forms of rasa function in various Deudā songs. A particular emphasis is placed on analyzing the songs in terms of Shreeṅgār and Karuṇa rasas. The findings of the study reveal that the Deudā song is loaded with the feeling of the throbbing hearts of the people of the region with their emotions of pain, pathos, suffering, misery, hardships, compassion, mercy, love and romance.
Use of Extra-judicial Technical Surveillance in Criminal Decision-making: European Limitations and National Challenges
Authors: Zarafiu Andrei
Published: January 2025

At the European level, the general rule for the gathering of evidence and the use of investigative methods involving the restriction of fundamental rights and freedoms is that these activities should only be carried out by bodies with judicial powers, only by means of judicial instruments and only in the framework of judicial proceedings. This judicial exclusivity is respected even when pro-active criminal investigations, as it ensures a mechanism of checks and balances on measures consisting in violations of individual rights. The case law of the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg has consistently stated that even a severe threat to national security, such as acts of terrorism, or other risks of a global nature are not to be relied upon in order to override this form of protection and control. The present study aims to address the particular situation of technical surveillance carried out through specific intelligence gathering activities that restrict the exercise of fundamental rights or freedoms. Beyond the essential issue of the admissibility of the use of information obtained by officers (bodies) specializing in national security activities as evidence in criminal proceedings, the analysis aims to identify controversies and offer solutions on other issues of interest: the ability of non-judicial bodies to become involved in the conduct of criminal investigations, the effectiveness of the mechanisms for controlling these intrusive methods, the conformity with the European law of national regulations allowing such participation, the way in which information gathered by extrajudicial bodies can influence the criminal decision-making process. The analysis will be carried out from both the European and the national perspective, taking into account the particularities of the Romanian judicial system.
Terapijski pas u potpori emocionalnom aspektu čitanja kod djece s govorno- jezičnim poremećajima i oštećenjem sluha
Authors: Čilić Burušić Lidija , Crnjac Ivan , Žagmešter Kemfelja Marija , Bilonić Milošević Silvana
Published: January 2025

Opći je cilj istraživanja - ispitati u kojoj mjeri vježbanje čitanja u društvu terapijskog psa učenici s govorno-jezičnim poremećajima i oštećenjem sluha doživljavaju ugodnim i poticajnim okruženjem. Dodatna svrha ovog istraživanja bila je utvrditi zadovoljstvo verbotonalnih učitelja provedenom edukacijom o psima pomagačima s namjerom proširenja osobnih i profesionalnih znanja.
U istraživanju je sudjelovalo 12 učenika (5 djevojčica i 7 dječaka, prosječne dobi M=8,10; sd=0,474) s govorno-jezičnim poremećajima i oštećenjem sluha iz OŠ Poliklinike SUVAG, odabranih prema kriteriju nedovoljno svladane tehnike čitanja, te izražene nelagode i odbijanja čitanja naglas u razredu. Uz učenike, istraživanje je obuhvatilo i 12 roditelja djece sudionika, koji su bili detaljno informirani o ciljevima i aktivnostima istraživanja. Uz ove dvije skupine, u istraživanju je sudjelovalo i 36 verbotonalnih učitelja uključenih u edukaciju o ulozi pasa pomagača u radu s djecom s teškoćama u razvoju. Svi su podaci prikupljeni tijekom projekta „Čitam s Gabi“, koji se provodio od siječnja do lipnja 2023. U prikupljanju podataka od roditelja, učenika i učitelja, korištene su ankete i upitnici, formirani isključivo za potrebe ovog istraživanja. Dodatno, u samoprocjeni emocija učenika, korištene su slike lica koja izražavaju različite emocije.
Rezultati istraživanja pokazuju da uključivanje terapijskog psa u proces vježbanja čitanja učenika s govorno-jezičnim teškoćama i oštećenjem sluha dovodi do stvaranja ugodnog okruženja i pozitivnih emocija kod učenika do razine da promjene uočavaju sami učenici, njihovi roditelji i stručni suradnici. Verbotonalni učitelji provedenu edukaciju o psima pomagačima ocjenjuju visokokorisnom za njihov osobni i profesionalni rad. Usprkos brojnim ograničenjima, ovo istraživanje pruža osnovu za dalja istraživanja s naglaskom na preciznijem kvantificiranju specifičnih učinaka terapijskih pasa i razumijevanju mehanizama koji stoje iza tih učinaka.
The association between aphasia severity, naming, verbal fluency and demographic variables in nonfluent post-stroke aphasia
Authors: Lice Karolina , Vuković Ogrizek Martina , Škarić Kristina
Published: January 2025

Background: There are insufficiently clear and contradictory results in literature about how patient-related, stroke-related and language-related variables predict the aphasia severity after stroke and how these variables are interrelated. This study aimed to explore the association between aphasia severity and naming, verbal fluency, and demographic variables. Methods: 40 PwA with a left hemisphere stroke and nonfluent aphasia are included in this study. The entire battery of the Comprehensive Aphasia Test (CAT-HR, Swinburn et al., 2020), was administered to all subjects. Data on the severity of aphasia based on the total score on the Language Battery and performance on subtests Naming and Verbal fluency were extracted. Hierarchical regression model evaluated the association between Aphasia severity and Naming, Verbal fluency and demographic variables. Using nonparametric Spearman’s Rho coefficient, the correlations analyses between those variables and additional subtests of Verbal fluency (animals, sound) were conducted. Results: The results showed that demographic variables do not predict aphasia severity while naming explains most of the variance of aphasia severity. Additional correlation analysis showed significant correlation between aphasia severity and language variables, but not with demographic ones. Demographic variables Time post-stroke and Age were significantly correlated with Verbal fluency (sound). Conclusion: In this study, aphasia severity cannot be explained by used demographic variables. However, naming was found to be a strong predictor of aphasia severity. It is possible that the aphasia severity of nonfluent PwA is more dependent on stroke-related variables than demographic variables.
Časopis Sigurnost (1959. – 2024.) – 65 godina kontinuiranog izlaženja
Authors: Mitrović Goranka , Bakić Lea
Published: January 2025

Znanstveno-stručni časopis Sigurnost najstariji je i jedini časopis u Hrvatskoj, ali i na prostoru jugozapadne i jugoistočne Europe, koji se bavi temama zaštite na radu, zaštite od požara, sigurnosti u prometu, zaštite okoline i medicine rada. U tisku je od 1959. godine te se ove godine obilježava 65. obljetnica kontinuiranog izlaženja ovog časopisa. Tim se povodom u ovom radu daje povijesni pregled područja zaštite i sigurnosti na radu; opisuje se put koji je časopis morao prijeći od svojeg osnutka do danas, kada je postao međunarodno vidljiv u multidisciplinarnoj bibliografskoj i citatnoj bazi podataka Scopus te se donosi analiza citiranosti radova kao mjerilo znanstvene produktivnosti autora i statusa časopisa u međunarodnoj znanstvenoj zajednici. Radovi časopisa Sigurnost podvrgnuti su dvostrukoj recenziji – neizostavnom postupku u procesu selekcije rukopisa kojim se osigurava kvaliteta i relevantnost sadržaja. Veliki značaj ovog časopisa za znanstvenu zajednicu jest u činjenici da je cjelovitim tekstovima radova omogućen besplatan i slobodan pristup putem portala znanstvenih časopisa Republike Hrvatske – Hrčak, u koji je časopis Sigurnost uključen 1. ožujka 2006. godine: vol. 47, 2005., br. 1.
Inteligência artificial, teoria social de Marx e o “Trabalhador Fantasma”
Authors: Antonio Reguete Monteiro de Souza  , María Fernanda Escurra  , Ziza Dourado
Published: January 2025

O artigo que aqui se materializa, no contexto de pesquisa sobre questão social e teoria do valor, tem o intuito de tecer reflexões iniciais sobre as Tecnologias Digitais (TDs), que são estruturadas por vários tipos de Inteligências Artificiais (IAs). Tal pesquisa se fundamenta na necessidade de analisar o mundo do trabalho no contexto do capitalismo contemporâneo. Dado o caráter de inovação dessas tecnologias o texto apresenta uma sistematização de suas conceituações e estabelece um diálogo com a teoria social crítica de Marx. Em sua estrutura de exposição recupera formulações teóricas sobre forças produtivas e estranhamento, para, então problematizar as relações entre as tecnologias digitais, o fetiche da mercadoria, a mistificação do capital e a noção de “trabalhador fantasma”, evidenciando, contudo, a necessidade da força de trabalho para o funcionamento das IAs. Conclui-se que, apesar de mecanismos de invisibilidade e ocultamento, o trabalho humano continua, visto a natureza do modo de produção capitalista, sendo imprescindível para o processo de acumulação do capital.
PROFESSORIAL LECTURE: UTILISING AUDITORY EVOKED POTENTIALS FOR INTERVENTIONS IN CHILDREN WITH AUTISM
Authors: DZULKARNAIN AHMAD AIDIL ARAFAT
Published: January 2025

Auditory evoked potential (AEP) is a vital tool for audiologists worldwide. It is an objective measure of auditory function, capable of estimating an individual's hearing status and diagnosing disorders within the central auditory nervous system. The most common applications of AEP include estimating hearing thresholds, hearing screenings, and neurodiagnostic evaluations. Less commonly, AEP is used to assess the effectiveness of interventions, predict outcomes of audiological treatments, or forecast the likelihood of certain disorders.
Features of introduction of Dactylorhiza fuchsii (Druce) Soó in the conditions of the Astana botanical garden
Authors: Khalymbetova A.E. , Mukhtubaeva S.K. , Abiev S.A. , Adamzhanova Zh.A.
Published: January 2025

This article presented the initial results of experimental work aimed at establishing an introduction populationfrom living specimens of Dactylorhiza fuchsii in the Astana Botanical Garden (ABG). In the flora of CentralKazakhstan, there are 17 species from the family Orchidaceae, with only one species, Dactylorhiza fuchsii,listed in the Red Book of Kazakhstan. Propagation and cultivation of orchids under introduction conditionsfor species conservation and potential reintroduction into their natural habitat have become increasingly relevant.Knowledge of orchid habitats and their ecological preferences is essential for their proper conservationand the development of introduction methods. As a result of a three-year study of the introduction ofDactylorhiza fuchsii, it has been established that this population exhibits moderate survival rates of generativeand vegetative individuals. Over the results of three years, a total of 3 individuals were accounted for (21 %of those initially planted). The age composition consists of two ontogenetic states: 2 individuals in the generative(g) state and 1 in the vegetative (v) state. Ontogenetic states of Dactylorhiza fuchsii were determinedbased on morphological characteristics of above-ground organs, including leaf number, size of the lower leaf,and number of veins in it. Non-flowering individuals were categorized as generative.
COMERCIO ELETRÔNICO INTERNACIONAL E O NOVO PLANO DE CONFORMIDADE
Authors: Abrão Junior Ali Antonio
Published: January 2025

Este artigo tem por objetivo geral analisar o novo plano de conformidade, que tem por finalidade taxar produtos advindos de empresas asiáticas como Shein, AliExpress e Shopee. Desta forma, este estudo tem como objetivos específicos realizar breves comentários sobre estas empresas, bem como uma análise sobre os impostos de importação e o ICMS que serão os impostos objetos de incidência sobre os produtos advindos destas varejistas asiáticas no Brasil. A metodologia de pesquisa está no levantamento de materiais bibliográficos de natureza qualitativa e caráter exploratório, com intuito de buscar informações sobre o tema supracitado. Com o resultado alcançado, está à coleta de informações que possam contribuir para um melhor direcionamento na análise sobre o impacto para as varejistas e os reflexos deste aumento para o consumidor. Conclui-se que, o plano de conformidade é confuso por se tratar de uma Medida Provisória (PM) e que visa acabar com a concorrência desleal, tendo em vista que as plataformas internacionais não pagam os memos impostos e custos trabalhistas, e por este motivo oferecem produtos com preços mais baixos, sendo imperioso destacar a, contribuição social da pesquisa, tendo em vista que o novo plano de conformidade brasileiro reflete nas economias internas e externas, bem como no bolso do consumidor.
PAPEL DA LIDERANÇA NA PROMOÇÃO DA SAÚDE MENTAL DOS COLABORADORES
Authors: Ortiz Diego , Faria Junior Cássio , Costa Elvio Carlos da
Published: January 2025

O trabalho aborda a importância sobre a saúde psicológica na gestão de liderança contexto de reconhecimento nas empresas como competência fundamental para profissionais da área empresarial. A saúde psicológica refere-se à capacidade de autorreconhecimento, compreensão e gerenciamento das nossas próprias emoções, e assim, lidar efetivamente com ambiente empresarial. A metodologia usada foi através de um levantamento bibliográfico e desenvolvimento de um formulário na etapa de criação pelo Google Forms, composto por 10 questões, para profissionais da área empresarial que atuam nas regiões no centro de Araraquara e Américo Brasiliense, a fim de analisar o nível de saúde mental empresarial presente nesse contexto profissional. Os resultados obtidos demonstram a relevância da saúde psicológica para os profissionais da empresarial. Essa pesquisa ressalta a importância de investir no desenvolvimento da saúde psicológica dos funcionários como uma competência-chave para os profissionais da área empresarial, pois ela contribui para o alcance de resultados positivos, fortalece a comunicação e a capacidade de produção, visando um local  de trabalho com mais equidade e oportunidades para colaborador. A compreensão de que o baixo rendimento dos indivíduos inseridos no mercado de trabalho estar associada ao clima organizacional da empresa por vezes é subestimado ou negligenciado. Nesse artigo foi apresentada uma síntese do que se compreende por saúde mental no trabalho, em suas diversas classificações e abordagem também entendeu algumas de suas causas e como elas impactam o cotidiano da empresa diminuindo o rendimento e afetando a competitividade geral no mercado. Contudo percebe-se o crucial papel da liderança no processo de desenvolvimento de uma nova visão de gestão focada a saúde psicológica.
DESENVOLVIMENTO DE UM MODELO DE IMPLEMENTAÇÃO DO APQP: UMA PROPOSTA APLICADA PARA EMPRESAS DE USINAGEM
Authors: Zuchi Carlos Ronaldo , Casagrande Diego José
Published: January 2025

O objetivo do presente trabalho é apresentar uma proposta de desenvolvimento e a validação de um modelo de implementação do Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) adaptado para empresas de usinagem, visando melhorar a qualidade dos seus processos e produtos finais. A motivação para esta pesquisa deriva da necessidade de abordagens específicas de gestão da qualidade que atendam às peculiaridades das empresas de usinagem, como a produção de pequenos lotes e a alta precisão exigida. A metodologia adotada incluiu uma revisão bibliográfica extensa, análise dos processos de usinagem, adaptação das ferramentas e técnicas do APQP à realidade dessas empresas, e uma fase de validação em que o modelo foi aplicado em empresas selecionadas para avaliar sua eficácia. Os resultados demonstraram uma melhoria significativa na qualidade dos processos e produtos, redução de defeitos, melhoria na comunicação interna, aumento da satisfação do cliente e redução de custos, validando a eficácia do modelo adaptado. A pesquisa evidenciou a importância de adaptar as práticas de gestão da qualidade às necessidades específicas das empresas de usinagem, fornecendo um guia prático para sua implementação. As limitações da pesquisa apontam para a necessidade de estudos futuros com um alcance mais amplo. Este estudo contribui significativamente para o campo da gestão da qualidade, oferecendo insights valiosos para empresas de usinagem na busca pela excelência operacional e satisfação do cliente.
FERTIRRIGAÇÃO COM VINHAÇA UTILIZANDO O SISTEMA LOCALIZADO
Authors: Bezerra da Silva Carvalho Sebastião , Ferrarezi Junior Edemar , Carrasqueira Arthur
Published: January 2025

A fertirrigação com vinhaça no sistema localizado representa uma abordagem inovadora e sustentável para a fertilização das culturas agrícolas. Este artigo científico apresenta uma análise detalhada dessa prática, destacando seus princípios, benefícios e desafios. A vinhaça é um subproduto gerado na produção de etanol a partir da cana-de-açúcar, é uma fonte rica em nutrientes essenciais, como potássio, nitrogênio e fósforo, tornando-a um fertilizante natural ideal para as culturas agrícolas. A fertirrigação com vinhaça no sistema localizado envolve a aplicação precisa desses nutrientes diretamente nas raízes das plantas, proporcionando uma distribuição uniforme e eficaz dos insumos agrícolas. Uma vantagem primordial desse método é sua eficácia no uso de recursos, pois permite a redução do consumo de água e fertilizantes, resultando em economia de custos para os agricultores. Além disso, a fertirrigação com vinhaça promove um crescimento saudável e vigoroso das culturas, aumentando sua produtividade e qualidade. Desafios como dosagem precisa, escolha de equipamentos adequados e gestão sustentável de resíduos precisam ser superados. Mais pesquisas e avanços tecnológicos são necessários para otimizar a fertirrigação e sua aplicação em diversas condições agrícolas. Contudo, a fertirrigação com vinhaça no sistema localizado apresenta um grande potencial em sustentabilidade e eficiência na agricultura, oferecendo uma alternativa econômica e ambientalmente amigável para a fertilização das culturas. Com o avanço da ciência e da tecnologia, espera-se que essa prática continue a desempenhar um papel importante no desenvolvimento de sistemas agrícolas mais resilientes e sustentáveis no futuro.