bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The Hidden Value of Bridging Boundaries in Service Design: Fostering interconnectedness for the betterment of humanity and the planet
Authors: Javed Hira
Published: December 2023

Service designers often oscillate between different spaces
and zoom levels. This puts them in a unique position to bridge
various institutional boundaries. Facilitating, nurturing and
sustaining the relationships at these boundaries is not only
emotionally and mentally cumbersome, but the impact of this
work is also difficult to measure.
Making Service Design Future-Proof at NASA
Authors: Gopalkrishnan Ashika , Morris Matt , Pandit Kai , Udoewa Victor
Published: December 2023

How can service designers create services that simultaneously
address customer needs both today and in the future? Using a
new method called ‘triangulated recursive mapping’ to combine
futures research with human-centred research, we learn to
create services that are responsive to rapidly evolving customer
needs over time.
“Que el acero de la pluma no desplace el acero de la aguja”: representaciones de la mujer universitaria y profesional en la revista Eva (Chile, 1948-1960)
Authors: Lehto Calderón Daniela
Published: December 2023

El presente artículo pretende dilucidar cómo se representó discursiva e iconográficamente a la mujer profesional y universitaria en larevista chilena Eva desde 1948 a 1960, marco temporal en el que se desarrolló una complejización económica y apertura política hacia lasmujeres, lo que habría favorecido el mayor ingreso de ellas a la educación superior. Estos procesos se dieron especialmente en los espacios urbanos del país, contexto en el cual el trabajo femenino se volvió una necesidad para el desarrollo económico nacional, ampliando el campo de acción de las mujeres y generando una readaptación de los patrones socioculturales. En función de ello, se han estudiado cifras censales que dan cuenta del ingreso femenino y masculino a las aulas educacionales del siglo xx, datos que a partir de un análisis de género contrastarán las imágenes tradicional y moderna que Eva proyecta en sus páginas.
Arquitectas sin fronteras: cuando la libertad estaba fuera
Authors: Blanco Agüeira Silvia , Hervás y Heras Josenia
Published: December 2023

Las arquitectas españolas en ejercicio durante la Transición estaban plenamente informadas sobre lo que ocurría fuera de su país, pues en los complejos momentos políticos que rodearon la muerte de Francisco Franco estas mujeres cruzaron la frontera para conocer lo queestaba sucediendo en el exterior. Este artículo pretende aportar datos inéditos sobre diversas experiencias vividas por tituladas españolas alcompartir sus inquietudes con colegas de otras partes del mundo en congresos internacionales, seminarios o cursos que se desarrollaron antes de la llegada de la democracia. Se pretende retener y organizar diversas vivencias para analizar los cambios sufridos con respecto al papel desempeñado por las mujeres como usuarias y como profesionales.
Potential ethnobotanical relevance of Lycianthes sanctaeclarae (Greenm.) D`Arcy (Solanaceae): A review
Authors: Porras Navarro Marta Eugenia , Madrigal Redondo German , Arias Altamirano Tania , Escudero Correa Audry
Published: December 2023

Introduction: The Solanaceae family is one of the most important families of angiosperms from an economic point of view. With nearly 100 genera and 3,000 species, it includes important food, condiment, and medicinal plants. One of the three most varied and extensive genera of Solanaceae is Lycianthes. Lycianthes sanctaeclarae (Greenm.) D’Arcy, is a species native to Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Panama. which is found in the rainforest at an altitude of 0 to 600 meters above sea level. 
Objective: The purpose of this research is to obtain information about the species Lychianthes sanctaeclarae for the determination of the ethnobotanical potential of said species, through a bibliographic database review. 
Method: A bibliographic review and an analysis of the possible ethnobotanical applications, biological activities, and chemical constitution of the Solanaceae family, specifically Lycianthes sanctaeclarae, were conducted. 
Results: Solanaceae has floristic, ethnobotanical, ornamental, ritual, economic, and medical importance. They include a wide variety of phytochemicals, among which alkaloids stand out, with interesting biological properties, with anticholinergic activity being the most investigated. 
Conclusions: The lack of information that exists on the species Lycianthes sanctaeclarae was determined. Even so, due to its relationship with the Solanaceae family, it is possible to consider that this species could be a striking option for the development of new drugs; However, it is necessary in the future to identify, isolate, purify, and characterize the bioactive compounds that this species has by constructing its phytochemical profile.
Método de inyección de flujo sensible a base de neocuproina para la determinación de ácido mefenámico en soluciones acuosas y formulaciones farmacéuticas
Authors: Naser Nayef Ali , Frak Hussain Alaa , Taha Dakhil Nassir
Published: December 2023

Introducción:Se presenta un enfoque novedoso y preciso para la estimación del ácido mefenámico (MEF) en formulaciones farmacéuticas y soluciones acuosas, utilizando espectrofotometría de inyección de flujo. Del mismo modo, este método demuestra un alto nivel de sensibilidad y precisión
Método: Se basa en la reducción del complejo Cu (II)-2,9DMP a complejo Cu (I)-2,9DMP coloreado, mediante dos pasos de reacción. Sin embargo, en el primer paso se produce la reacción entre la neocuproína y el Cu (ΙΙ) para formar un complejo incoloro de Cu (II) -2,9DMP, y en el segundo paso el ácido mefenámico redujo el complejo incoloro formado a Cu (I) - 2,9DMP con color amarillo anaranjado, se desarrolló y validó el método de inyección de flujo.
Resultados: La medición de la densidad óptica de las sustancias amarillo-naranja se realizó a una longitud de onda de 454 nm. Los gráficos de calibración muestran linealidad dentro de los rangos de concentración especificados de 1,00-80,00 μg / ml. El límite de detección (LOD) se determina en 0,360 μg/ml, mientras que el límite de cuantificación (LOQ) se encuentra en 1.093 μg/ml.
Conclusiones: la metodología propuesta exhibió atributos notables como rapidez, sensibilidad y confiabilidad, lo que la hace adecuada para la cuantificación precisa de (MEF) en formulaciones farmacéuticas y soluciones acuosas en diversas formulaciones disponibles comercialmente.
Vacunas frente a la COVID-19: perfil de seguridad tras un año de seguimiento
Authors: Fernández Varela Alba María , Granero López Mónica , Rodríguez Rodríguez Alejandro , Rodríguez Penín Isaura
Published: December 2023

Introducción: Tras declararse la pandemia mundial por el coronavirus COVID-19, se instauraron medidas para combatirlo, destacando la existencia de vacunas frente a la COVID-19: dos de ARN mensajero [ARNm] y dos de vector viral no replicante [VVNR]. 
Nuestro objetivo fue contribuir a la ampliación del perfil de seguridad de dichas vacunas mediante la detección y notificación de reacciones adversas (RAs) en un área sanitaria con 174.398 tarjetas sanitarias durante el año 2021.
Método: Estudio observacional descriptivo retrospectivo realizado en un hospital de segundo nivel. Las fuentes de detección de las RAs fueron: Sistema de Codificación del Centro al Alta del Paciente Ingresado [SIAC] y notificación espontánea. Los datos empleados fueron extraídos de la historia clínica electrónica y recogidos en un documento de Microsoft Excell. 
Resultados: De las 654 RAs detectadas, 36 pertenecieron a vacunas frente a la COVID-19, detectándose el 72 % mediante notificación espontánea y siendo el 91,67 % graves. Se produjeron en 29 pacientes (mediana de edad: 61 años; 51,72 % mujeres), dos de ellos con infección previa por COVID-19. El 50 % de las RAs sucedieron tras la segunda dosis. Destacaron: trombosis venosa profunda (TVP), tromboembolismo pulmonar (TEP) y miopericarditis con vacunas de ARNm; y vasculitis y miocarditis en VVNR. 
Conclusiones: Aunque la bibliografía disponible señala que la frecuencia de RAs graves con dichas vacunas suele ser rara, resulta importante su seguimiento. El alto porcentaje de RAs detectadas por notificación espontánea refleja la implicación de los profesionales sanitarios en la ampliación del perfil de seguridad.
Chinese English teachers’ professional identity and commitment and their associations with their professional success
Authors: JIA HUI , DERAKHSHAN ALI
Published: December 2023

The success of any educational context, including language classes, highly depends on teachers’ professional success. Thus, understanding the antecedents of this construct is of great importance. The importance of teacher professional success has inspired many practitioners and scholars worldwide to look into the potential predictors of this variable. Nonetheless, the function of teachers’ professional traits in predicting their professional success has scarcely been examined. In addition, the predictive role of professional identity and professional commitment has remained under-researched. Against this backdrop, the present inquiry inspected the connections between teacher professional identity, teacher commitment, and teacher professional success. This research also explored the effects of professional identity and commitment on Chinese English teachers’ success. To this aim, 300 Chinese English teachers were recruited from Henan, Hubei, Shanghai, Beijing, Jilin, and Shandong Province. Following the distribution of consent forms, three reliable inventories were sent to respondents. The evaluation of the collected data revealed close and positive links between professional identity, professional commitment, and professional success. Data analysis also represented that professional identity and professional commitment can directly influence Chinese English teachers’ success in professional environments. The outcomes of current research may have important implications for language instructors and teacher educators.
The mediating role of EFL/ESL teachers’ academic optimism and positive psychological capital in their pedagogical effectiveness
Authors: ZHANG JIACHEN , GREENIER VINCENT
Published: December 2023

A growing scholarly attention has been paid to the psycho-emotional side of second/foreign language (L2) education in the past decade. Optimal teaching and student achievement are no longer solely governed by teachers’ pedagogical skills and practices. Instead, various psycho-affective variables mediate the process of teaching English and its effectiveness. However, the way EFL/ESL teachers’ academic optimism and positive psychological capital influence their pedagogical effectiveness in light of demographic factors is neglected. To fill this gap, this study used three online questionnaires to examine the predictive role of 338 Chinese EFL/ESL teachers’ academic optimism and positive psychological capital in their pedagogical effectiveness. The results of structural equation modeling (SEM) and the standardized regression weights demonstrated a strong correlation between demographic factors and teacher’s academic optimism and teacher’s positive psychological capital. Moreover, a strong association was observed between teacher’s positive psychological capital and teacher effectiveness, while academic optimism did not correlate with teacher effectiveness. Furthermore, positive psychological capital could predict about 67% of changes in Chinese EFL/ESL teachers’ pedagogical effectiveness. The study also discusses the implications and suggestions for further research to deepen L2 educators’ knowledge of teacher-psychology.
Reducing the rate of attrition among Chinese English teachers: the role of professional identity and self-efficacy
Authors: YANG HONGWU , WANG AIGUI
Published: December 2023

Teachers in any academic setting face a variety of educational challenges and adversities, which may result in unpleasant consequences such as teacher attrition. To minimize the rate of teacher attrition, factors inhibiting this negative phenomenon should be widely recognized. With the related literature reviewed, several researchers have endeavored to locate the potential predictors of teacher attrition in mainstream education environments. Yet, few scholars have explored the predictors of this phenomenon in language education contexts. To fill this lacuna, this research delved into the role of professional identity and self-efficacy in predicting Chinese English teachers’ attrition. In doing this, three valid scales were distributed among 442 English teachers. Correlational tests exhibited that self-efficacy and professional identity are negatively linked to teacher attrition. Multiple regression analysis also indicated that self-efficacy and professional identity can remarkably reduce the rate of attrition among Chinese English teachers. The findings may be informative and illuminating for language teachers and teacher educators.
Understanding tertiary EFL teacher learning and identity development: a cultural-historical activity theory perspective
Authors: LI XIA , XU JINFEN
Published: December 2023

Though current scholarship has conducted much research on teacher learning and teacher identity respectively, there are limited empirical studies examining the combination of these two constructs. This study, drawing upon cultural-historical activity theory, aims at exploring two tertiary EFL teachers’ specific learning processes and how they develop their identities through learning. Data sources include observations, interviews, informal communications and artifacts concerning the two participants’ learning and identity constructions. The findings reveal that teacher learning is an expansive learning process that starts with triggering events, and reflection permeates all the phases of teachers’ expansive learning. Besides, teacher learning is driven by multiple contradictions. Faced with these contradictions, teachers exert their agency, negotiate with significant others and cross various boundaries in their learning activities, which eventually promotes their identity development. The findings provide implications for further explorations of teacher learning and teacher identity.

FUNDING INFORMATION. This work was supported by the [Youth Fund for Humanities and Social Sciences Research of the Ministry of Education] under Grant [22YJC740041]; [General Project of Philosophy and Social Science Research in Colleges and Universities] under Grant [2022SJYB2210]; [Chinese Scholarship Council] under Grant [202208320214]; and [Higher Education Reform Research Project of Jiangsu University] under Grant [2021JGYB081].
Emancipación y formación cultural en el Ecuador del siglo XIX: la vanguardia crítica de América Latina.
Authors: Artieres Estevão Romeiro
Published: December 2023

O presente ensaio analisa a novela de Miguel Riofrío, intitulada "La Emancipada", considerada uma das primeiras obras latino-americanas a explorar as temáticas de gênero, indigenismo e emancipação no século XIX. Utilizando a teoria crítica da sociedade e a Teoria Estética de Theodor Adorno como fundamentos teóricos, este estudo se desdobra em duas etapas; primeiramente, uma análise sobre os momentos de verdade da obra em sua relação com contexto sociocultural; em seguida, um momento interpretativo que destaca os principais antagonismos da sociedade que se desenrolam ao longo da narrativa, com foco em elementos dissonantes, críticos e utópicos. O ensaio também salienta os ideais de emancipação da mulher e do índio na sociedade equatoriana, consolidando-se como um marco vanguardista na formação cultural do Equador do século XIX. Por meio dessa análise, busca-se contribuir para uma compreensão mais profunda das complexidades da literatura e da formação cultural crítica na América Latina do século XIX.
СОЦІАЛЬНЕ ПІДПРИЄМНИЦТВО ЯК ДРАЙВЕР СОЦІАЛЬНО-ЕКОНОМІЧНОГО РОЗВИТКУ УКРАЇНИ
Authors: Деділова Тетяна , Токар Інна , Жованик Олег , Кононенко Яна
Published: December 2023

УДК 338.246; JEL Classification: Е71

Деділова Т.В., Токар І.І., Жованик О.О., Кононенко Я.В. СОЦІАЛЬНЕ ПІДПРИЄМНИЦТВО ЯК ДРАЙВЕР СОЦІАЛЬНО-ЕКОНОМІЧНОГО РОЗВИТКУ УКРАЇНИ

Мета. Метою дослідження є розкриття сутності та змісту соціального підприємництва як драйвера соціально-економічного розвитку України в умовах війни. Методика дослідження. Під час дослідження було використано: метод логічного аналізу для визначення місця соціального підприємництва у єдності елементів сталого розвитку; аналізу і синтезу для групування критеріїв ідентифікації бізнесу за ознакою його приналежності до категорії соціального підприємства. Результати. В роботі проведено аналіз змісту соціального підприємництва з урахуванням його місця у єдності елементів сталого розвитку. Наведено приклади впровадження підприємницької бізнес-моделі на засадах соціальної значущості в країнах Європейського Союзу, та окремо – в Україні, в результаті чого наголошено на тому, що усі ці приклади базуються на концепції справедливості, екології та суспільного розвитку у своїй діяльності. На основі ретроспективного аналізу діяльності українських соціально відповідальних підприємств запропоновано три ключові групи критеріїв, за якими можна визначити, чи відноситься той чи інший бізнес саме до категорії соціального підприємства. За такі критеріальні ознаки було обрано: спрямованість прибутку на соціальну мету; інтеграцію вразливих груп на ринку праці; створення соціальної цінності через продукцію чи послуги. Встановлено тенденцій розвитку соціального підприємництва в Україні в умовах повномасштабної війни, а також акцентовано увагу на необхідності включення підтримки соціального підприємництва в стратегію поствоєнного розвитку України як ключового напрямку для подолання проблем та відновлення стабільності. Наукова новизна. Отримав подальший розвиток теоретичний підхід до визначення сутності та змісту соціального підприємництва як драйвера соціально-економічного розвитку України в умовах війни шляхом виокремлення тенденцій розвитку українського соціального підприємництва в умовах повномасштабної війни з позиції подвійності характеру впливу воєнного стану на розвиток такої діяльності (одночасного існування соціальних викликів і можливостей для українського бізнесу). Практична значущість. Результати дослідження можуть бути використані при розробці стратегій сталого розвитку на регіональному та бізнесовому рівнях.
РОЗРОБКА ФІНАНСОВОГО ПЛАНУ ВЕНЧУРНИХ СТАРТАП-ПРОЄКТІВ З ВИРОБНИЦТВА ПРОМИСЛОВОГО ВИРОБУ У СИСТЕМІ ФІНАНСОВОГО МЕНЕДЖМЕНТУ
Authors: Непран Андрій , Кирчата Ірина
Published: December 2023

УДК 330.005.31; JEL Classification: М11

Непран А. В., Кирчата І. М., Храпач К. Г., РОЗРОБКА ФІНАНСОВОГО ПЛАНУ ВЕНЧУРНИХ СТАРТАП-ПРОЄКТІВ З ВИРОБНИЦТВА ПРОМИСЛОВОГО ВИРОБУ У СИСТЕМІ ФІНАНСОВОГО МЕНЕДЖМЕНТУ

 

Мета – обґрунтування методологічних засад розробки фінансового плану венчурних стартап-проєктів у системі фінансового менеджменту. Методика дослідження. Для досягнення поставленої мети у дослідженнях були використані такі загальнонаукові та спеціальні методи і прийоми дослідження: методи узагальнення та абстрагування – для проведення аналізу менеджменту стартап-проєктів. Результати. В сучасних умовах венчурне фінансування стартап-проєкту передбачає обґрунтування потреби у грошових коштах, необхідних для його запуску. Специфіка стартап-проєкту з виробництва промислового виробу на ранніх стадіях фінансування передбачає особливі вимоги до складання фінансового плану. Фінансовий план стартап-проєкту за своїм складом і характеристикою основних статей суттєво відрізняється від розробки фінансового плану промислового підприємства. Встановлено, що склад витрат на ранній стадії венчурного фінансування стартап-проєкту у значній мірі визначають витрати на розробку та впровадження нового виробу. Основними складовими розділу ІІ «Витрати і виплати» є: проектування і конструювання нового виробу. Розробка технологічного процесу виготовлення нового виробу; проектування інструментальної оснастки і розробка технологічного процесу її виготовлення; випробування матеріалів, напівфабрикатів для нового виробу; виготовлення нового зразка (партії); формування об’єктів інтелектуальної власності. Практична значущість. Завдяки розробленню методичних засад фінансового плану стартап-проєктів представляється можливим точно визначити обсяги венчурного фінансування, необхідного для запуску такого стартап-проєкту.
ENTRE LA APERTURA COMERCIAL Y EL CONTRABANDO SEMIOFICIAL
Authors: Herrera Reviriego José Miguel
Published: December 2023

Tras la firma de Münster en 1648, la Compañía neerlandesa de las Indias Orientales llevó acabo una serie de intentos por adentrarse en el comercio manileño que fracasaron ante lanegativa de las autoridades hispánicas. En cambio, entre 1663 y 1668, el trato neerlandés enFilipinas encontró en la figura del gobernador Diego Salcedo y en el contrabando semioficialuna vía para su penetración en las islas. En este artículo intentaremos analizar cómo se desarrollóeste comercio, cuáles fueron los agentes que lo hicieron posible y cuál fue el papel delos vecinos de Manila en él. Al mismo tiempo que trataremos de calibrar cual fue el peso deltrato neerlandés en las islas durante este periodo respecto al de otros territorios como Chinao Taiwán. Así como se formuló la intervención de diversos intermediarios asiáticos llegadosdesde la India, Macasar, Siam o Bantam.
«FÉTICHEURS»
Authors: Garcia-Moral Eric
Published: December 2023

La administración colonial francesa tuvo muchas dificultades para instaurar el sistema de lajefatura en la Baja Casamance (Senegal). La región estaba habitada por sociedades diola en lasque no existían los jefes que los franceses necesitaban. A partir de 1922, la administraciónsistematizó la creación de la jefatura de cantón con la idea de apoyarse en jefes vinculados a lareligión tradicional diola. Sin embargo, la ausencia de candidatos tradicionales, conocidos porlos franceses como «féticheurs», fue aprovechada por católicos y musulmanes para intentarocupar la jefatura. Este artículo muestra la evolución de los discursos administrativos sobrequienes debían ocupar el cargo de jefe de cantón y demuestra la incidencia que tuvieron lasreligiones católica y musulmana en la consolidación de las jefaturas entre 1922 y 1938.
MÁXIMO MENDIETA Y EL OCEAN
Authors: Lacoste Adunka Michelle
Published: December 2023

Mediante un contrapunto entre microhistoria e historia global, se analiza la expedición delBergantín Ocean entre 1828 y 1832, entre Valparaíso/Callao y Manila/Cantón. Se estudiandocumentos judiciales inéditos, derivados del pleito entre Máximo Mendieta y las casas comercialesde Alsop y ca. y Dent y co, para explicar el proceso de inserción de Chile en elmercado global del Pacífico, en tiempos de rearticulación de las conexiones y renovación delos agentes involucrados en el comercio transpacífico. Finalmente, se analizan las estrategiasdesarrolladas por Máximo Mendieta, comerciante español vinculado a la Real Compañía deFilipinas, para mantener su protagonismo en un contexto global adverso.
Impact of antegrade dissection and re-entry technique on coronary percutaneous interventions for chronic total occlusion: the LATAM Chronic Total Occlusion registry
Authors: Peralta Sebastián , Bettinotti Marcelo , Zaidel Ezequiel , Jubany Guillermo , Murillo Luis , Mazuquin Andres , Goldaracena Francisco , Sztejfman Luis , Padilla Lucio , Tinoco João , Oliveira Pedro , Quadros Alexandre
Published: December 2023

Background The newest techniques of percutaneous coronary interventions for chronic total occlusion may improve technical success. The objectives were to describe safety and efficacy of antegrade dissection and reentry technique as initial revascularization strategy. Methods A multicenter registry from Latin American countries (LATAM Chronic Total Occlusion). Baseline characteristics and outcomes of cases using antegrade dissection and reentry as primary strategy or bailout of antegrade wire escalation were analyzed. Retrograde approach cases were excluded. Physicians used conventional antegrade dissection and reentry technique. Results Out of 1,875 patients analyzed, 50 were planned primary antegrade dissection and reentry and 1,825 planned primary antegrade wire escalation. Primary antegrade dissection and reentry was preferred in older patients, with a history of revascularization (coronary artery bypass graft: primary antegrade dissection and reentry in 33.3% and primary antegrade wire escalation in 13.4%; p<0.001; percutaneous coronary interventions in 66.6% and 48.8%, respectively; p=0.012). Longer chronic total occlusions (30mm [22-41] and 21mm [15-30]; p<0.001), moderate or severe calcification (62% and 42.6%; p=0.008) were associated with the selection of primary antegrade dissection and reentry, instead of primary antegrade wire escalation. There was a significant correlation between increasing J-CTO score (X2=37, df=5; p<0.001), and use of primary antegrade dissection and reentry. Primary antegrade wire escalation had a success rate of 88.4%, and primary antegrade dissection and reentry of 76.7%. For primary antegrade wire escalation and bailout antegrade dissection and reentry, the use of the CrossBoss® device was related to the highest rates of success (92.3% and 82.7%, respectively). Short-term outcomes were similar in both groups. Conclusion In Latin America, antegrade dissection and reentry was safe and effective, both as primary or bailout strategy, even when used for higher complexity lesions. The use of dedicated devices was related to a higher success rate.
Colour symbolism in the art of Thangka
Authors: Shuang Wang , Shuai Ren
Published: December 2023

The article examines the origin of symbolism and the cult of colour on the example of colour symbolism in the art of Thangka; it analyses two cultural and logical approaches to colour symbolism comprehension: using inductive method (generalization of natural attributes of colour) and deductive method (further transformation of colour symbolism into a social phenomenon and extension of colour semantic field). Two main symbolic systems generated by colour symbolism in Tibetan culture in the deductive process of its transformation into a social phenomenon - the “system of objectification” and the “system of humanization and deification”, their implementation in the Thangka paintings and the features of serving the needs of religion are investigated in this article.
Russia’s diplomatic policy towards Turkey in 2014–2023
Authors: Tianjiao Ma
Published: December 2023

The article analyzes the current aspects of Russia's diplomatic policy towards Turkey, considered in the historical context of the development of the interaction between the two states in 2014-2023. The content of the article reveals both positive factors of the development of foreign policy cooperation and negative circumstances complicating the building of Russia's diplomatic course towards Turkey.
Prevention of road safety as the most important condition for the formation of the legal culture of modern society
Authors: Abramyan Syuzanna , Golubkina Ksenia
Published: December 2023

The article formulates provisions that make it possible to realize that the problem of ensuring road safety still occupies one of the leading places in the socio-economic development of Russia, and its solution is among the priorities of state policy. The authors note that an effective mechanism for ensuring an appropriate level of road safety in modern society is the activity of promoting road safety, since this activity is part of a single set of measures aimed at reducing accidents.
The evolutionary dynamics of the open innovation sector: social science, commercialization and academic participation in the music industry
Authors: Yi Qu , Ying Li Meng , Jian Geng
Published: December 2023

Globalization and the development of digital technologies have led to a fundamental change in the music industry in all countries of the world. The traditional closed model of music commerce, in which the record companies played the leading role, has changed to an open innovative form, where the music artist could directly interact with the listener and distribute the product of his work through appropriate Internet services and special platforms. This article aims to study the evolutionary path of development of the music industry from the point of view of the comprehensive introduction of open innovations, social and academic influence, and commercialization.
The Effect of Perceived Organizational Support of Seafarers on Their Subjective Well-Being through Psychological Resilience
Authors: Yorulmaz Murat , Kaya Sinem
Published: December 2023

Seafarers working on ships on international voyages have to work in closed environments away from their families and social life, and are socially isolated. In other words, seafarers work in environments in which all vital workplace activities take place together, and the possibility of socialization is very limited. In this regard, the purpose of this study is to examine the indirect effect of perceived organizational support on subjective well-being through psychological resilience and the moderator role of job stress in this interaction by seafarers on merchant ships operating internationally. Data were obtained from 408 seafarers by questionnaire technique. Mediation, moderator, and moderated mediation analyses were performed using Hayes Process Macro. The results show that psychological resilience has a mediation variable role in the relationship between organizational support perception and subjective well-being, but the mediation role of psychological resilience does not change by the level of job stress. This study is the first of its kind to holistically evaluate the relationship between these variables and with a specific focus on seafarers, it offers valuable suggestions to shipping businesses and researchers interested, thus making a significant contribution to the relevant literature.
Artificial Intelligence and the Associated Threats on the Human Workforce
Authors: Melemuku Sulaimon Atanda
Published: December 2023

Research PaperAbstract—Artificial intelligence (AI) is advancing rapidly, and it is currently capable of matching or surpassing human ability in several occupations. As a result, there is growing concern about the potential impact of AI on jobs and the labour market. The paper looks at the current impact of AI on job displacement and solutions for mitigating or regulating its potential to disrupt labor markets dramatically. A literature review methodology is used in the study to assess recent studies on the impact of artificial intelligence on employment. Initial findings indicate that, while artificial intelligence may threaten specific occupations due to automation, it can also create new job opportunities and maintain total employment levels if the right policies and methodologies are implemented. Additional research is required to fully appreciate and address the workforce transformations by increasingly sophisticated AI systems.
Victim impact statement and lay judges’ decision making: Exploring cross-cultural and individual differences in East Asia
Authors: Huang Kuan-Ju , Teoh Yee-San , Itoh Yuji
Published: December 2023

Research has shown that emotional testimony given by victims or their family can affect jurors’ or lay judges’ decision-making processes, but little attention has been paid to cross-cultural and individual variations. The present study examined whether cultural and individual differences were associated with how victim impact statement (VIS) affected mock lay judges’ decision making in East Asian contexts. Participants from Japan (n = 74) and Taiwan (n = 64) reviewed a transcript of a lay participation (or Saiban-In) trial with or without an emotional VIS by the bereaved family and then made verdict and sentencing decisions individually. The results showed no main and interaction effects of VIS and culture on verdict decision, perceived strength of evidence, and sentence decision. Regression analyses showed that Need for Affect predicted higher perceived strength of evidence against the defendant and more guilty verdicts, and the effects were stronger in the VIS condition. We concluded that emotional VIS in a written format may not be biasing by nature in East Asian contexts; however, including a VIS could risk the possibility of bias in the fact-finding process of lay judges with a higher tendency to approach emotional information.
Promoting democracy online: Evidence from a cross-national experiment
Authors: Neundorf Anja , Öztürk Aykut , Finkel Steven , Ramírez Ericka Rascón
Published: December 2023

Democracy promotion programs for ordinary citizens are vital for strengthening democracies, but key questions remain: (1) Can they be effective online? (2) Which arguments work best? (3) Do context or individual traits matter? This study explores these issues through online experiments in 33 countries with 40,000+ participants. Respondents watched one of three videos on civic rights, separation of powers, or economic/public goods -- or a placebo. Results showed increased democratic support, knowledge, and willingness to defend democracy against hypothetical anti-democratic candidates. Arguments based on intrinsic principles (civic rights, separation of powers) were most persuasive, with positive effects lasting up to two weeks. Surprisingly, political and economic contexts and individual differences didn’t consistently influence outcomes. These findings highlight the universal benefits of online, educational democracy promotion programs across diverse populations.
Functional Perspectives in Mental Jigsaw Puzzles: Insights from Eye-tracking, Questionnaire, and Behavioral Data
Authors: Yoshioka Tsuyoshi , Muto Hiroyuki , Saiki Jun
Published: December 2023

This study investigated cognitive strategies in mental jigsaw puzzles, integrating mental rotation and translation with a focus on directionality and detour arguments. Unlike object mental rotation tasks, these puzzles introduced physical constraints, revealing systematic directionalities in both eye movements and subjective reports, where small male objects were consistently directed toward larger female objects. This was accompanied by longer completion times and reduced linearity, paralleling strategies used in physical puzzle-solving. Behavioral asymmetries observed in the puzzles unexpectedly mirrored those found in object mental rotation tasks. While controlling for mental motion directions showed comparable completion times at 300° between tasks, the study fell short of fully clarifying the role of detours, indicating the need for further research.
The Japanese Version of the Barcelona Music Reward Questionnaire (J-BMRQ) Confirms the Cross-Cultural Generalizability of the “Five-Factor” Model
Authors: HONDA SHIORI , Herrero Ernest Mas , Isoda Mina , Muraki Maki , Lorenzo-Seva Urbano , Kitayama Yoichi , Savage Patrick E. , Fujii Shinya
Published: December 2023

The Barcelona Music Reward Questionnaire (BMRQ) is an instrument designed to assess individual differences in music pleasure and reward. While the BMRQ was developed in Spanish and English, it has recently been translated into French and Chinese. A point of debate is whether the five-factor model, initially proposed in the English and Spanish versions of the BMRQ, was consistently replicated in the translated versions. While the French version successfully reproduced the five-factor model, the Chinese version did not, potentially due to cultural variations. In this study, we developed a Japanese version of the BMRQ (J-BMRQ) and tested whether the J-BMRQ could replicate the five-factor model. Data from 1550 Japanese participants were collected and analyzed using the J-BMRQ, and its construct validity and reliability were tested via factor analyses. Our analyses supported the applicability of the five-factor model for the Japanese version of the BMRQ, demonstrating psychometric properties consistent with the original Spanish/English and French versions. Additionally, mirroring the earlier versions, a single-factor solution was informative for computing an overall BMRQ score. This study reinforces the cross-cultural generalizability of the BMRQ and offers a robust tool for future research on musical pleasure and reward in a Japanese context.
Dimensional salience varies across verbal and nonverbal domains
Authors: Symons Ashley E , Kachlicka Magdalena , Wright Emily , Razin Raha , Dick Frederic , Tierney Adam
Published: December 2023

Information in speech and music is conveyed via multiple auditory dimensions. The informativeness of these dimensions tends to vary across domains, with pitch typically more informative for extracting musical content, and durational cues for exacting linguistic content in English speech. Some theories of sound categorization predict that informative auditory dimensions attract attention. Here we tested whether prior experience with the statistical regularities present in speech and music increase the salience of informative dimensions within a given domain. Listeners heard speech (vowel) and synthesized tone streams that varied in pitch height and sound duration at fixed rhythms. In the dimension-selective attention task, listeners attended to pitch or duration patterns and monitored for repetitions in the attended dimension. In the dimensional salience task, listeners detected amplitude oddballs while their EEG was recorded. The degree to which the brain tracked changes in each dimension provided a measure of salience. We predicted enhanced attention to systematic pitch variation for synthesized tone streams and enhanced attention to systematic duration variation for speech streams. Experiment 1 showed enhanced selective and increased cortical tracking of pitch for tone streams and duration for speech streams. Experiments 2 and 3 carefully matched speech and synthesized tones for pitch contour, harmonic range, and spectral slope and yielded a similar pattern of results, but only in non-percussionists. These findings suggest that long-term prior experience with the statistical regularities present within a domain increase the salience of informative dimensions.
Three-year-olds’ ability to plan for mutually exclusive future possibilities is limited primarily by their representations of possible plans, not possible events
Authors: Küçük Esra Nur , Kibbe Melissa M.
Published: December 2023

The ability to prepare for mutually exclusive possible events in the future is essential for everyday decision making. Previous studies have suggested that this ability develops between the ages of 3 and 5 years, and in young children is primarily limited by the ability to represent the set of possible outcomes of an event as “possible”. We tested an alternative hypothesis that this ability may be limited by the ability to represent the set of possible actions that could be taken to prepare for those possible outcomes. We adapted the inverted y-shaped tube task of Redshaw and Suddendorf (2016), in which children are asked to catch a marble that is dropped into the top of the tube and can emerge from either the left or right branch of the tube. While 4-year-olds typically place their hands under both openings to catch the marble, preparing for both possible outcomes (optimal action), 3-year-olds often cover only one opening, preparing for only one possible outcome (suboptimal action). In three Experiments, we asked whether first showing children the set of possible actions that could be taken on the tube would enable them to recognize the optimal action that should be used to catch the marble (Experiments 1 and 3, total n=99 US 3- and 4-year-olds) and enable them to use the optimal action themselves (Experiment 2, n=96 US 3- and 4-year-olds). We found that 3- and 4-year-olds performed similarly when they were given the opportunity to observe the set of possible actions beforehand. These findings suggest that 3-year-olds’ competence at representing mutually exclusive possibilities may be masked by their developing ability to represent and deploy plans to act on these possibilities.
Surface Tension of Liquids (Water, Chloroform and Acetone) by Capillary Rise Method
Authors: Adhikari Dipak Raj , Budha Tek Bahadur , Basnet Anup , Adhikari Shesh Kant , Baral Shiva Pd.
Published: December 2023

Surface tension is a crucial property of liquids that depends on the liquid's composition. This study aims to compare the surface tension of water, chloroform, and acetone using the capillary rise method. It involves using a capillary tube with a known radius, dipping it vertically into a liquid, and measuring the height to which the liquid rises in the tube. The surface tension of the liquid can then be measured experimentally. This relates to height of the liquid in the tube, the radius of the tube, and the surface tension of the liquid. The height of the liquid in the tube is dependent on the radius of the tube, with a smaller radius resulting in a greater height. The surface tension of the liquid is inversely related to the radius of the capillary tube.
Customers' Trust in E-payment: The Influence of Security and Privacy
Authors: Poudel Omkar , Acharya Pradeep , Simkhada Daya
Published: December 2023

Security and Privacy are the key factors in the digital payment platform. With the advancement of the technology the use of the digital payment platform has largely increased. How people perceive the security and privacy factors are important determining factors for using and not using the digital payment platform. Perceived ease of use and Perceived Usefulness also have a defining impact on individual's intention to use the digital payment platform. This paper tends to study the impact of security and privacy perceptions on customers trust among digital payment users and also the impact of perceived usefulness and perceived use of use on customers intention to use digital payment. For the purpose of the study 327 samples on the basis of past research conducted were collected and after the reliability and validity test, path analysis was employed to test hypothesis. The result suggests that security and privacy perceptions have significant impact on customers trust and also the trust do have significant positive impact on customer's intention to use. On the other hand perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness also have significant impact on customers intention to digital payment technology.
Gender Based Knowledge on the Reservation System in Nepal
Authors: Shrestha Purnima
Published: December 2023

The reservation system encourages equity under the law, which upholds the rights and duties of impoverished populations, making it a democratic decision. However, public awareness is essential for effectively implementing and exercising the reservation system. So, this study analyses the relationship between gender and knowledge of a reservation system using data from the Social Inclusion Survey conducted by Nepal Government in 2020. The author used SPSS software and conducted parametric and non-parametric tests, including Chi-square and binary logistic regression. Through this analysis, it is found that there is a close relationship between gender and knowledge of the reservation system because the p-value of the Chi-Square test is 0.00. Nevertheless, the logistic regression result proved that people have moderate knowledge of the reservation system and suggested that education and training initiatives are needed to improve people's awareness of the reservation system.
विश्वेश्वरप्रसाद कोइरालाको ‘सान्नानी’ कथामा प्रजाति
Authors: [Rajendra  Giri] राजेन्द्र गिरी
Published: December 2023

प्रस्तुत आलेखमा साहित्यकार विश्वेश्वरप्रसाद कोइरालाको ‘सान्नानी’ कथामा प्रजातिको अध्ययन गरिएको छ । यो समाजशास्त्रीय सिद्धान्तको मान्यतामा आधारित अध्ययन हो । समाजशास्त्रले साहित्यको समाजसँग रहेको सम्बन्धको खोजी गर्दै त्यसको व्याख्या, विश्लेषण गर्दछ । कलासाहित्यलाई व्यक्तिगत प्रतिभा र चिन्तनको उपज मानिन्छ । त्यस उपजले सामाजिक मूल्यमान्यता, परम्परा, विश्वास र आस्था प्राप्त गर्दछ । त्यसैले साहित्य व्यक्तिद्वारा सृजना गरिए पनि त्यो सामाजिक अभिव्यक्तिका रूपमा देखापर्दछ । साहित्यको समाजशास्त्रीय सिद्धान्तका विभिन्न आधारमध्ये प्रजाति, क्षण र परिवेश रहेको छ । तसर्थ यस लेखमा विश्वेश्वरप्रसाद कोइरालाको ‘सान्नानी’ कथामा प्रजातिको अध्ययन गरिएको छ । प्रजातिको अध्ययनका विविध आधारमध्ये सहज आनुवंशिक गुण, समान सांस्कृतिक विशेषता, जलवायु र भूगोल, खानपान र शारीरिक संरचनालाई मुख्य आधार बनाई व्याख्या विश्लेषण गरिएको छ ।
Grouping dynamics of the northernmost population of blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra) in Krishnasaar Conservation Area, Nepal
Authors: Jha Rohit Raj , Isvaran Kavita
Published: December 2023

Blackbuck, Antilope cervicapra, are group-living grazers found in a wide range of habitats, from dry grasslands to open forests. Krishnasaar Conservation Area (KrCA) in Bardia, Nepal is home to the northernmost population of blackbuck. This population lives in close proximity to humans. As a population in an extreme of the species’ range and experiencing direct and indirect human influences, KrCA is suitable to study less explored facets of herbivore ecology and behavior. One such less explored behavior of herbivores is their grouping (herding) behavior. Grouping is commonly seen as an anti-predator response and could also be used in the context of anthropogenic threat. In this study we investigated herding behavior of blackbuck and ecological and anthropogenic factors that might influence the herding. To record the grouping behavior of blackbuck in the different habitat types, we used scan sampling methods for groups. A group was defined by including all individuals that are within 50 m of another individual. The influence of ecological and anthropogenic factors on herding pattern was assessed through simple regression modelling. We scanned animals for 89 hours and each hour had seven observations. The mean group size was 20.56 ±1.97 (mean ± SE). More than two-thirds of animals observed were female. We found larger herd sizes in the morning compared with herd sizes in the afternoon and evening. Our observations also showed that mixed herds were significantly larger in size than male-only, and female-only herds in both core and settlement zones. Our modelling of covariates predicted group type to be the single most influential factor influencing herd size. As herding behavior of animals reflect associated risk and resource factors, the finding of this work can be helpful in managing this isolated threatened population of blackbuck.
Chital's call: An appeal for conservation strategies in the forest of the Institute of Forestry, Hetauda, Nepal
Authors: Shrestha Aayush , Dhami Bijay
Published: December 2023

The chital, Axis axis, constitutes one of Nepal's six deer species and maintains a closed population within the forest of the Institute of Forestry, Hetauda Campus. Presently, the chital population faces a range of challenges, prompting a comprehensive study encompassing population status, habitat preference analysis, and threat assessment. We utilized the pellet group count method on 74 systematic random sample plots (4×4m) within a 100×100 m grid for population estimation. Pellet presence/absence in predetermined habitat characteristics was analyzed to assess habitat preferences. Concurrently, a relative threat ranking method from household interviews was employed to evaluate existing threats. The study revealed a total chital population estimate of approximately 141 individuals, with a population density of 190 individuals per km2. Their habitat preference showed an affinity towards areas abundant in Sal and riverine forests, along with an inclination towards locations further from roads within the forested areas. Primary threats to the chital population encompassed attacks from feral dogs, illegal hunting, and habitat degradation mainly due to invasive alien plant species. This study shows that with effective management of the feral dogs, mitigation strategy to control illegal hunting with the help of local authorities, and improving the habitat conditions concerning their preferences, the chital population has the potential to continue growing in the coming years.