bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The role of conflict monitoring in overcoming value biases in human decision-making
Authors: Vidal Alice , Bote Rubén Moreno , Soto-Faraco Salvador
Published: November 2023

The value associated with response alternatives has been observed to impact rapid choices while slower decisions remain relatively unbiased. Here we aim to understand how the decision process is redirected towards goal-relevant evidence after the initial value prioritisation and propose that conflict detection and cognitive control serve as the underlying mechanism. We recorded electroencephalography (EEG) from participants performing a speeded binary choice task based on the price of realistic food stimuli that naturally also encompassed subjective preferences. Our findings indicate that preferred alternatives were consistency selected faster, irrespective of the amount of task-relevant information available and in the absence of any motor or attentional anticipation, suggesting fast automatic integration of value-based information. Furthermore, participants’ pre-existing mental representations of item prices and preferences influenced the degree of value biases on response accuracy. Consistent with our initial hypothesis, results show that in incongruent trials, where subjective value and objective information compete, mid-frontal theta (MFT) activity was heightened and predicted choice accuracy, indicating monitoring and detection of conflict. Additionally, our findings unveiled enhanced MFT power proportional to the potential cost opportunity of the choice and following errors, highlighting the implication of cognitive control in various aspects of decision-making. In essence, this study provides the foundation for comprehending how value-biases are overcame within the brain, while illustrating the need to use more ecological paradigms to better understand the multifaceted interactions characterising human behaviour in real-world scenarios.
Validation of the Expression Regulation Scale (ERS) for display rule norms in four scenarios across four countries
Authors: Dawel Amy , Monaghan Conal , Shou Yiyun
Published: November 2023

Human emotional communication relies on a shared understanding of the “display rule” norms that guide expression regulation. For example, a norm to show happiness at gifts, irrespective of how one feels. However, these norms vary across cultures, which may hinder emotional communication. The present study tests the ability of a new tool—the Expression Regulation Scale (ERS)—to measure display rules across four English-speaking countries, including Western (US, Canada, Australia) and Asian (Singapore) cultures. Participants (N = 2139; with n > 500 per country) were recruited using quota sampling to have similar age and gender distributions and match each country’s ethnicity distribution, ensuring results generalise to the country’s population. Results show the three-factor structure of the ERS was a good fit for the data in all four countries across four scenarios, combining public and private contexts with close and distant interaction partners. Critically, the scale also showed measurement invariance across the countries and scenarios, which means that display rule scores can be validly compared. Cronbach’s alpha exceeded .9 in every instance, reflecting excellent reliability. Overall, when considered in combination with previous data from the UK (Dawel, Ashhurst, et al., 2023; Monaghan et al., 2023), the present study shows that the three-dimensional structure of display rules is robust and provides a useful avenue for comparing complex emotional structures across different social situations and cultures.
Towards Collective Reflection and Empathy: ISST Course on Women and Work Making it Count - A Process Document, Second Iteration
Authors: Verma Benu
Published: November 2023

The first iteration of the ‘women and work’ curriculum which conceptualised and anchored the course in ISST’s trajectory, served as a palimpsest for the team designing the second iteration. Based on the inspiring experiences, learnings and limitations of the first iteration, we imagined and designed the second one, with much hope and audacity. As the pandemic turned around the corner, we took on board the idea of an in-person course, which would be a nine day long immersive experience for the participants, making sure that the learnings were consolidated as we went along. The team went through a rigorous process of brainstorming and discussions to zero down on eight themes for the course. While some of these themes were entirely new, others were rehashed from the themes in the last iteration, as the team felt some of them worked well together.
The effects of Minimum Wage in the presence of Monopsonic power in Latin America: A study case for Mexico
Authors: Rodriguez Francisco Javier Valverde
Published: November 2023

This dissertation studies how minimum wage changes affect labor market outcomes (employment and wages) when taking into account the effect of monopsonic power from employers. We explore the case of a labor market with high levels of informality and wage inequality such as Mexico. We use data from the Mexican Economic Census and employment surveys to estimate a Herfindahl-Hirschman concentration index for urban labor markets. This measure is used to evaluate the effect of the change in minimum wage policy from the government, which started increasing the minimum wage significantly from 2016 onward. We use the concentration index in several regressions with interaction between minimum wage and the index, including lineal and quantile regressions.Our main findings are that the minimum wage has a small but positive marginal effects on labor market outputs, and these effects increase with market concentration. Spillover effects range from 0.01 to 0.14\% overall, and are bigger for informal than for formal workers. Employment effects range from -0.42 to -0.74\%. We consider the monopsony theory explains these findings. Additionally, the spillover effects are greater for the lowest percentiles of the wage distribution, and disappear around the 10th percentile. This is consistent with previous evidence about minimum wage impacts. The results are robust for alternative definitions of market concentration and for a placebo test. These results provide evidence on the effectiveness of minimum wage in reducing poverty and wage inequality, and the necessity of pro-worker regulation to reduce the market power of firms.
The Highway to succes? Dynamics of Access to the Upper Fractions of the French Social Space (1918-1972)
Authors: Bataille Pierre , Falcon Julie
Published: November 2023

The sociology of social mobility and the sociology of the elite often focus on how one's social background shapes access to prestigious curricula that open pathways to the top of the social hierarchy. This is especially true in France, where a significant portion of the political, economic, scientific, and cultural elite consists of graduates from the prestigious Grandes Écoles. This narrow focus tends to underestimate the reproduction of inequalities within these institutions and beyond, especially in French sociological works. To shed light on these little-known mechanisms, we focus on the professional paths of graduates from these elite institutions born between 1918 and 1972, based on an original dataset that compiles data from the French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE) Labor Force Surveys. Our analyses nuance the common idea of the *Grandes écoles* as the gateway for access to elite status within the French social space. If public service appears to be a safe path for alumni from working-class backgrounds, the shift towards the private sector appears to be more characteristic of former students who are better socially endowed. These findings underscore the relevance of combining two sociological fields of inquiry that remain largely segmented: the sociology of social mobility and the sociology of elites. It also reveals how the neoliberal turn in France has been mainly driven by the most socially privileged fraction of the French social space
National mini-public report: France
Authors: Eisl Andreas , Lefeuvre Solena
Published: November 2023

This report provides an overview of the French mini-public on knowledge communication, disinformation, the role of experts, and trust in politics during the Covid-19 pandemic, which was held in the framework of the Horizon Europe research project REGROUP. The participants of the citizens' jury shared their experiences related to these themes in times of the pandemic to ultimately formulate concrete policy recommendations to help the EU in preparing for future pandemics.The report discusses (1) organisational matters, (2) provides a summary of the discussion contents, (3) presents the jurors' policy recommendations, (4) analyses the attitudinal participant surveys, and includes (5) citizens' feedback, and a (6) self-evaluation.
The Relationship between Tooth Loss and Quality of Life Based on OHIP-14
Authors: Amran Ricky , Lisfrizal Hamdy , Ningrum Valendriyani
Published: November 2023

Introduction: The loss of natural teeth, whether replaced with dentures or not, can affect quality of life, particularly oral health-related quality of life. The loss of one or more teeth causes functional impairment that has a very negative impact on quality of life. Severe tooth loss greatly affects a person's quality of life and affects their survival. Methods: This study used a descriptive approach with a cross-sectional design. The 97 samples in this study were taken by accidental sampling method. The research instrument used in this study was the OHIP-14 questionnaire. The research data were then processed and analyzed with the Pearson correlation test. Results: Pearson correlation analysis obtained p (<0.05) which indicates that there is a significant relationship between tooth loss and quality of life related to the oral cavity. Conclusion: Tooth loss is associated with quality of life related to the oral cavity. Therefore, promotive and preventive efforts for oral health need to be improved for better health.
Named Cells and Bodies in Blood, Skin and Neural Diseases Along with Metabolic & Storage Disorders
Authors: Dhume Manjeeta Mahesh Sinai
Published: November 2023

The visual specialty of oral pathology guides a pathologist into the world of minute details in complex tissues. When we see certain sick cells or bodies, we can become locked in a state of flux because our eyes are more used to seeing normal morphology in cells and structures. Despite the fact that they may be misleading in appearance, they help the pathologist make a diagnosis because they are pathognomonic for a number of diseases and ailments. Hence, the present article is an attempt to compile different histopathological bodies seen in various diseases associated with blood, skin and neural diseases along with metabolic and storage disorders with special emphasis on pathogenesis, microscopic and stains used to highlight features of the same.
Rationale for routine preoperative liver function tests before elective cholecystectomy
Authors: Shah Jay Narayan
Published: November 2023

Preoperative work-up before elective cholecystectomy often undergoes a range of routine investigations that includes liver function tests (LFTs). There is fear of concomitant common bile duct stones (CBDs) in patients with negative ultrasonography (USG) findings, i.e. with no dilatation of bile ducts or presence of stones in it or clinical features of hepatitis or jaundice. Studies show that clinical practice of preoperative workup of routine liver function tests for every elective cholecystectomy patient is questionable, possibly because of peer pressure or defensive medicine practices or simply a ‘copy-paste’ from the practices of seniors.1,2 Preoperative blanket tests on the pretext of ‘finding any abnormalities’ has poor scientific merits. The preoperative LFTs for uncomplicated, elective cholecystectomy patients rarely add value and do not alter the already planned decision based on symptomatology, history, physical examination, and ultrasound diagnosis of cholelithiasis. The clinical pathway for the management in most cases remains unchanged. The practice of menu-style routine tests adds to the cost and rarely adds further useful information sufficient enough to alter the planned clinical pathway.3
Formation of future coaches' readiness to educate moral and volitional qualities in young athletes
Authors: Hriban Hryhoriy , Laichuk Andrii , Mychka Ivan , Harlinska Alla , Oksentiuk Yaroslava , Opanchuk Denys , Kosenko Nazar
Published: November 2023

The article reveals the problematic issues of modernization of the process of future coaches’ training in higher education institutions to form a personality capable of performing the role of a mentor in the education of moral and volitional qualities in pupils of children and youth sports schools. It has been proved that an important condition for the formation of a fully developed personality is its proper physical training, adherence to a healthy lifestyle, combining physical activity with human values and moral and volitional qualities. It has been established that the formation of students' moral and volitional qualities is based on the concept of “will” - the ability of a person to act actively and consciously in achieving the goal, overcoming internal and external difficulties. The will is considered as a mental human activity which is manifested in conscious and purposeful actions, struggle of motives, their choice, which precedes volitional action. Volitional actions have their own specific features: awareness, purposefulness, overcoming obstacles, initiating actions, the presence of volitional efforts, etc. For a future coach, these features are factors of successful overcoming difficulties in achieving the goal, self-improvement, focus on achieving the intended results by students. The purpose of the article is to determine the level of future coaches' readiness to develop moral and volitional qualities in pupils of children and youth sports schools. The component of forming the readiness of future coaches for the development of moral and volitional qualities in pupils of children and youth sports schools are pedagogical conditions: 1) transformation of the content of training of future specialists in higher education institutions; 2) ensuring positive motivation for the professional activity of future coaches; 3) use of active teaching methods in the process of professional training. The dynamics of future coaches' readiness for the development of moral and volitional qualities in pupils of children and youth sports schools showed that before the beginning of the formative experiment 39.7% of students had a low level of readiness, 37.8% - sufficient and 22.5% - high. At the end of the formative experiment, 31.8% of the experimental group remained at a low level, 41.9% at a sufficient level, and 26.4% at a high level. There were some differences in the number of respondents with low, sufficient and high levels, ranging from 16.0% to 28.5%. The development of moral and volitional qualities is an integral part of not only the educational process, but also the participation of the applicant in sports and recreational activities.
Approach for management health state IT specialists
Authors: Kuidina T. M. , Kabatska O. V. , Shuba L. V. , Shuba V. V.
Published: November 2023

Computers quickly entered the everyday life of people and their use is constantly increasing. The job description of an IT support specialist includes specialization in network analysis, system administration, information security and assurance, IT audits, database administration and web administration. The strategic goal is the formation of professionally competent and competitive specialist, whose personal qualities are determined not only by a person’s professional characteristics, but also by own lifestyle. To work in the IT arena, an employee faces a number of requirements, namely: having the appropriate education, intellectual abilities, the ability to work in a team, self-education skills, the desire to improve qualifications, the ability to work independently. It is clear that the importance of this industry is becoming more significant every year, it should be noted that without the using occupational health and safety regulations, the health protection will deteriorate greatly, in addition, it can cause irreversible processes in the whole body work. A healthy lifestyle is a self-created system that will protect a person from risks in the process of active life. We have created the exercise sequence for the psychological and physical relief of IT workers. It is aimed at preserving the employees’ health of this category, which includes the following exercises: tapping biologically active zones, "Crane wings", "Snake rings". The experimentally verified and its effectiveness was proven the effect of a developed measures complex for mental and physical relief on the health for IT workers. Also, after performing the exercises complex, there is an equalization of the morning and evening indicators, which indicates the general well-being improvement, the psycho-emotional state stability. Based on the obtained results, the indicators of fatigue decreased significantly, the mood normalized.
The problem of distance learning of future physical education teachers during the COVID-19 pandemic
Authors: Livak P. E.
Published: November 2023

The article presents the historical development of physical education and culture. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the education process in Ukraine has been studied. The goals and expectations of the distance learning program are described. The use of distance learning during the COVID-19 pandemic is analyzed. Proposals for conducting online physical education classes in educational institutions have been identified. The problem of training future physical education teachers in distance education has been updated. Comparatively traditional and distance education in the preparation of future physical education teachers. Positive and negative phenomena are characterized when using only one form of training - either traditional or distance learning. The need for health-saving activities among students in secondary schools is indicated. The growth of the problem of childhood injuries in the modern innovative and technological world has been revealed. It is proposed to train future physical education teachers using a mixed form of education, combining the positive qualities of traditional and distance learning.
Development of physical qualities of football players in the training process
Authors: Malynskyi Ihor , Krupenya Svitlana , Haievyi Vadim , Shchyrskyi Vladyslav
Published: November 2023

In this article, we will look at what is necessary to develop the physical qualities of football players and their further improvement.

Football training, if properly organized, is a powerful means of developing physical qualities that shape the general and special physical fitness and performance of young football players.

In addition, the game of football requires comprehensive training, due to frequently changing game situations associated with a variety of dynamic individual and collective actions.

In Ukraine, despite the great enthusiasm for football, experts point out that the players of the leading Ukrainian clubs lag far behind the best world and European teams in terms of individual technical, tactical and physical fitness. Physical fitness is of particular importance for young football players and the martial law makes it difficult for Ukrainian clubs to hold matches at home, which in turn is another disadvantage, as our players do not feel the proper psychological and moral support that is necessary to fulfill their tasks.

The physical fitness of football players is one of the important components on which the activity and effectiveness of team, group and individual technical and tactical actions depend.

The development of physical qualities in football players has its own characteristics. Speed - the ability of a football player to perform actions in the minimum time for the given conditions for the minimum period of time. Effective means for the development of physical qualities are physical exercises in pairs, and the rest interval between them should be should be optimal for the recovery of the body. By the same means you can to develop speed endurance, but rest intervals should be limited. Such exercises should be included at the beginning of the main part of the training session, followed by exercises to develop endurance and strength.
Study of special physical fitness of juniors of 17-19 years old
Authors: Prudnikova Maryna , Mulyk Kateryna
Published: November 2023

The article analyzes the results of special physical preparation of 17-19 years old juniors in the quadruple test uphill 300 m. The data of heart rate on the background of the physical test are disclosed. The aim of the work To determine the indicators of special preparation of 17-19 years old juniors. Result. We defined that indicator of the total time of 4 races changed by 4,9 s (t=4,13; p<0,01), by 2,1 s (t=2,42; p<0,01) of time of passing of a rise in the 1st race, by 5,6 % (t=5,46; p<0,001) of speed of passing of a rise in the 4th race concerning the first. Indicators of physical qualities of juniors of 17-19 years old during the specially-preparatory stage had a statistical difference in indicators of the Cooper's test 12-minute run (t=12,61; p<0,001), in a trunk lift in a saddle for 1 minute (t=4,99; p<0,01), whereas positive dynamics was obtained in the indicators of flexion-extension of arms in a lying down support from the floor, in a long jump from a place, in pulling up on a crossbar (p>0,05).
Formulation of Lichen Based Pill a Natural Source of Vitamin D3 with a High Absorption Rate by Ambrosiya Neo-Medicine Pvt. Ltd
Authors:   Ambrosiya Neo-medicine Pvt. Ltd. (Ambrosia Food Farm Company), Village Cheenpur, Near Leela Tower, Kusum Khera, Haldwani, Nainital, Uttarakhand-263139, India, Gangwar Gourvendra
Published: November 2023

The physiological functioning of the human body depends on vitamin D as a source of minerals. Numerous ailments like bone health, cancer, heart issues, infectious diseases, and CNS are brought on by its shortage. The body's vitamin D insufficiency can be caused by a variety of things, including a person's diet, lifestyle, and geographic location. Blood levels of vitamin D can be maintained through a variety of means, including vitamin D supplements, vitamin D medications, and lifestyle changes. A pharmaceutical company with its main office in India called Ambrosiya Neo-Medicine Pvt. Ltd. has introduced a food-grade vitamin D pill based on lichen to address the global problem of vitamin D deficiency's consequences. In Dr. JAIN's Precision Diagnostic Centre, a comparison study of conventional vitamin D and lichen-based pills was done on ten patients who were vitamin D deficient. The results of the vitamin D level after 48-hours have shown that the lichen-based vitamin D is absorbed at a higher rate than regular vitamin D. We anticipate Ambrosiya’s supply of vitamin D supplements made from lichen, and it can make a big difference to the government's attempts to address the problem of vitamin D insufficiency in people everywhere.
A Rare Case of Horner's Syndrome after Neck Dissection Operation
Authors:   Faculty of Medicine, Al Quds University, Jerusalem, Palestine., Bader Zwraa Adel
Published: November 2023

The classic triad of ipsilateral palpebral ptosis, pupillary miosis, and facial anhidrosis defines Horner's syndrome, which results from cervical sympathetic chain damage. This is an uncommon complication of neck surgery like thyroidectomy and neck dissection. A fifty-two-year-old male patient presented with papillary thyroid carcinoma with lymph nodes metastases, underwent total thyroidectomy with central and left lateral modified radical neck dissection. One day after the operation, the patient presented with signs of Horner's syndrome.
An Overview of the Application of Nanoscience in Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
Authors: Sheikhi Salman , Asghari Hosori Negar , Yari Saeed
Published: November 2023

Cancer is one of the most common causes of death. One of the most important problems in cancer treatment is the side effects of drugs and treatments. The limiting factor in cancer treatment is the lack of selectivity of drugs against cancer cells. Today, nanotechnology has been able to help in the diagnosis and treatment of this disease because most biological processes such as the creation of cancer occur in nano dimensions, therefore, in order to reduce side effects and improve existing drugs, various drug delivery systems based on nanotechnology have been developed. Cancer researchers use the ability of nanotechnology to evaluate cells and achieve the following goals: 1- Simulating the reaction of cells with protein and nucleic acids at the molecular level, and then obtaining a proper knowledge of cell behavior. 2- Studying the structure and function of intracellular proteins and research in the field of proteomics. 3- Initial determination of cancer. This article is written based on reviews of various articles in reputable journals and books related to the use of nanotechnology in cancer treatment. The selection of sources is based on suitability to the topic, year of research, non-repetition and comprehensiveness of the content. The effective treatment of cancer with the least side effects is considered one of the challenges of medical and pharmaceutical sciences, and the introduction of nanotechnology into therapeutic fields promises the production of a new group of anti-cancer drugs that provide diagnostic and therapeutic capabilities simultaneously. These structures have a special place in cancer treatment as drug carriers and optically and thermally active substance
Massive Right Ventricular and Pulmonary Artery Emboli In-Transit after Cardiac Surgery: Consideration of Non-Surgical Treatment
Authors: Sanei Motlagh Alireza
Published: November 2023

Background:Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a complication of open-heart surgery that accounts for 0.6% of all cases and its mortality rate varies from 50% to 100%. Here, we describe a case of right ventricular and pulmonary artery emboli in-transit. Case report: A 56-year-old female presented with complain of dyspnea and palpitation and history of recent coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. Edema of the right leg was noted. Trans-esophageal echocardiography (TEE) performed and revealed severe tricuspid regurgitation due to stucking clot in tricuspid valve. A large clot in right ventricle (RV) and right ventricle outflow tract (RVOT) with the size of 55 × 13mm was noted. There was also a clot with the size of 22 × 10mm in right pulmonary artery (RPA). Early in the ICU, patient received 10 units (18mg) of reteplase (IV) over 2 minutes and then 10 units was given with the rate of 1mg/hour after the first dose, with 30 minutes intervals. IV Heparin (18mg/Kg/h) was also co-administered with reteplase.There was no visible clot in RV and pulmonary artery in follow-up echocardiography. Patient transferred to CCU with stable hemodynamics and finally discharged with normal condition. Discussion: Surgery is an alternative in patients with massive PE but our patient had a prior cardiac surgery which re-operation had a high risk for her. Due to massive in-transient emboli of right heart and PA in our patient, we decided to proceed the treatment with reteplase. The patient was monitored carefully for hemodynamics and coagulation parameters and she was discharged without any systemic complication.
Beating Heart Mitral Valve Replacement in Secondary Mitral Regurgitation with Poor Left Ventricular Function Literature Review
Authors: Boukhmis Abdelkader
Published: November 2023

The poor early and mid-term prognosis of secondary mitral regurgitation (MR) with impaired left ventricular function after restrictive annuloplasty with cardioplegic arrest has opened the way for transcatheter repair. The indication for surgery is only incontestable when concomitant coronary revascularization is required. Beating heart mitral valve surgery without aortic clamping has been promoted as an alternative to the technique of cardioplegic arrest. Its potential advantage is the elimination of ischemic reperfusion injury and its impact on myocardial function. On the other hand a randomized study confirmed that for ischemic MR, mitral valve replacement (MVR) reduces the rate of MR recurrence and re-hospitalization compared to restrictive annuloplasty. We performed a review of the literature to assess the strength of the evidence supporting the efficacy of beating heart MVR without aortic clamping compared to the conventional technique for secondary MR with poor left ventricular function. In a randomized study of patients with chronic severe mitral regurgitation and left ventricular dysfunction, beating heart MVR was associated with better LV function, reduction of cardiac enzymes early postoperatively, reduced duration of mechanical ventilation, and ICU than MVR using warm blood cardioplegic arrest. This together with the absence of related perioperative mortality and the major complications suggests that this technique is safe and beneficial to LV function. This finding has been verified by a multitude of other observational studies which have shown that the benefit of this technique is more palpable in cases of redo mitral surgery or in cases of MR with poor left ventricular function.
ANALISIS PENGARUH KINERJA KEUANGAN DAN ISLAMIC CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (ICSR) TERHADAP PENGELUARAN ZAKAT PERUSAHAAN (Studi Kasus Bank Umum Syariah di Indonesia Tahun 2017-2021)
Authors: Alika Tathia Rizki , Nurindrasari Diana , Annisa Fatimah
Published: November 2023

This study aims to analyze the effect of the financial performance and Islamic Corporate Social Responsibility (ICSR) on the corporate zakat in sharia commercial banks in 2017-2021. This study uses a quantitative approach with the population of 15 Islamic Commercial Banks in Indonesia registered with the OJK in 2017-2021. The source of data comes from secondary data in the form of financial statements and annual reports contained in each company's website. The samples are 6 Islamic Commercial Banks obtained by using a purposive sampling method. Data analysis used is a multiple linear regression test. The results of this study indicate that partially ROA has no a significant effect on the company's zakat, ROE has a significant effect on the company's zakat, NOM has no a significant effect on the company’s zakat, and Islamic Corporate Social Responsibility (ICSR) has a significant effect on the company's zakat. Meanwhile, simultaneously, the financial performance and Islamic Corporate Social Responsibility (ICSR) have an effect on the company's zakat.
Éric Zemmour : Essayiste Pamphlétaire, Pamphlétaire Essayiste
Authors: Azou Pierre
Published: November 2023

If Renza Bensmaïa is right to see in the essay “the Other that gives birth to all the others” ; if it is indeed the case that, since Montaigne, it has fed on doubt and fuelled debate ; if it is therefore coeval with modernity ; then there is a contradiction between Éric Zemmour's essayistic stance and his — reactionary, extremist, xenophobic — political program. Instead of trying to resolve this contradiction by negating either of its terms, I follow the internal logic of the essay as practised by Zemmour to arrive at the paradox of an essayist who is also an extremist. Evolving from the essay to the pamphlet, and oscillating between the two, Zemmour is this paradoxical essayist who “tries” to escape the essay by means of the essay.
The Dynamics of Disinformation: Understanding How Pakistani Social Media Users Navigate and React to Fake News
Authors: Elahi Haroon , Zulqarnain Wajid , Hashmi Naveed Ullah
Published: November 2023

This article is a critical venture into examining the dissemination of misinformation using social media in Pakistan. This study is focused on the responses of social media users in Pakistan to the plethora of fake news and an attempt to unearth latent causes shaping their attitudes. Based on a mixed-methods mechanism, the research design is comprised of a quantitative survey methodology entailing one hundred and fifty users actively operating social media platforms belonging to the universities in Pakistan and is supported by qualitative comprehensive interviews of thirty active social media enthusiasts. The study is intended to delve into the diffusion of fake news and its effects on internet users and the online community in Pakistan. The patterns and trends of the spread of disinformation, factors responsible for generating responses and shaping behaviours, and the stratagems opted by the social media operators in Pakistan have been detected. The study highlights the significance of calculated and timely interventions to ward off disinformation, urging to step up media literacy among the consumers of social media in Pakistan.
Role of Print Media in Reporting Conflicts Between India and Pakistan: A Comparative Analysis of Pakistani and Indian English Dailies (Jan 2016_Feb 2019)
Authors: Arshad Hifsa , Batool Sumera
Published: November 2023

The significance of print media in shaping public opinion is highlighted in this report from January 2016 to February 2019 by analyzing the disputes between India and Pakistan. It explores the water dispute, cross-border terrorism, the Kashmir conflict, and Line of Control (LoC) violations, which are four of the most divisive topics. The study also analyses any peace initiatives or bilateral discussions that have taken place between the two countries and looks at the coverage that these events received in a few print media publications. Incidents like the Pathankot incident, Uri attack, Kulbhushan Jadhav case, Burhan Wani's passing, ongoing ceasefire violations, worries about human rights in Kashmir, disagreements over projects like Kishanganga and Rattle hydropower, and the most recent Pulwama attack created palpable tensions between the two countries. The active coverage of print media in both countries provides important insight into the regional powerhouse newspapers' objectives.
The Role of Media in the Preservation and Promotion of Archaeological Heritage
Authors: Umer Sarah , Zulqarnain Wajid , Zulqarnain Amna
Published: November 2023

Globally, information and communications technologies are opening new doors for experiencing and exploring ancient heritage through cross‐media interaction. This research paper is an attempt to understand and highlight the role of Pakistani media that it can play to save and preserve the historic legacies of our nation for future generations. We have witnessed that ever since the liberalization of media in Pakistan around 1990, it has been growing at a remarkable pace and has matured. It has experienced massive technological changes both in traditional and new media mores. We have also witnessed its positive role in highlighting some key issues, which our nation has and is currently facing.
Anemia and thrombocytopenia induced by antitumor therapy
Authors: Koroleva I.A.
Published: November 2023

Key words: сancer-and chemotherapy-induced anaemia (CIA), intravenous iron, ferric
carboxymaltose, erythropoesis-stimulating agents (ESAs), сhemotherapy induced
thrombocytopenia (CIT).
Possibility of five-year survival in the treatment of advanced hepatocellular
carcinoma by interventional radiology methods
Authors: Olshansky M.S. , Fonshtein M.S. , Shklyarov A.Yu. , Lobova O.A. , Shavrina Yu.A.
Published: November 2023

Treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) at intermediate and advanced stages is
a big problem. Locoregional methods of treatment were previously mainly used in
compliance with the «Milan criteria» (adopted from a 1996 study as the guideline for the
management of patients with cirrhosis and HCC), and sorafenib was used as a chemotherapy
drug with proven efficacy. In real clinical practice, hematological toxicity, pronounced
concomitant pathology and the general condition of the patient limit the treatment. Even
if all conditions were met, in the randomized SHARP study, in patients with HCC at stage
BCLC «C» treated with sorafenib, the median overall survival was only 10.7 months. The
status of liver cirrhosis is also an important prognostic factor. In the presented
clinical observation, in a 67-year-old patient with HCC 2a stage T3N0M0, initially BCLC
«B» with severe liver cirrhosis and multiple concomitant pathology, an attempt to use
Sorafenib led to persistent thrombocytopenia. However, thanks to multi-stage
interventional radiological interventions, including: intra-arterial chemoinfusion,
superselective chemoembolization of tumor vessels with drug-saturated hepaspheres,
chemoembolization of tumors with fat-soluble contrast emulsion followed by
radiofrequency thermal ablation, it was possible to achieve long-term control and exceed
the five-year survival threshold.
Desain Primer untuk Deteksi Gen Diphtheria Toxin Repressor (dtxR) sebagai Biomarker Bakteri Corynebacterium diphtheriae Menggunakan In Silico PCR
Authors: Nastiti Hilari Rio Rosa , Kuncara Rachmad Bayu
Published: November 2023

Corynebacterium diphtheriae is the bacteria that causes diphtheria. The virulence factor of C. diphtheriae comes from the bacteria's ability to produce bacterial toxins. Toxin production is regulated by a set of genes called tox/dtx genes and is regulated by the dtxR gene. The aim of this study was to design primers used to evaluate the dtxR gene using bacterial DNA sequences. This research is experimental research with a literature study approach using the In silico Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR), NCBI (National Center for Biotechnology Information), Primer3Plus, and Oligo Calculator applications. The sample obtained from genbank NCBI was C. diphtheriae dtxR gene M80337.1. In silico PCR examination was carried out using newly designed primers from Primer3Plus with 50 genomic DNA of Corynebacterium spp. taken from the In silico PCR database. The dtxR primer pair: '5-ACAGTTAGCCAAACCGTTGC-3' and 5'-TGCGTTCAACTTCGTCACTC-3' can produce a single DNA amplicon measuring 226 bp specifically for C. diphtheria types and no amplicon bands were generated from other Corynebacterium genomes. Based on the study results, this pair of specific primers can be used for in vitro PCR testing and can be used to develop rapid detection of diphtheria.
Entrevista com Andrés Malamud
Authors: Barreto Lis
Published: November 2023

Doutor pelo Instituto Universitário Europeu de Florença sob a orientação de Philippe Schmitter, Andrés Malamud é atualmente um dos mais destacados nomes das Relações Internacionais. É investigador principal do Instituto de Ciências Sociais da Universidade de Lisboa, onde coordena o grupo de investigação “Regimes e Instituições Política”, e é o atual Secretário-Geral da Associação Portuguesa de Ciência Política (APCP.
As ciências sociais e a contrarrevolução permanente
Authors: Valença de Azevedo Costa Diogo
Published: November 2023

O presente artigo possui o propósito de analisar a perspectiva de Florestan Fernandes sobre o papel político dos cientistas sociais, como categoria social, após sua aposentadoria compulsória da Universidade de São Paulo (USP) em 1969, por força do regime ditatorial implantado em 1964. O método de pesquisa utilizado se baseou na reconstrução dos argumentos de Fernandes em seus trabalhos da época, delimitando-se as leituras em torno de seus ensaios sobre a questão dos intelectuais. A principal tese aqui defendida assume que a análise sociológica dos cientistas sociais elaborada por Florestan Fernandes se relaciona com sua categoria teórica de contrarrevolução permanente, ideia bastante desenvolvida em suas análises da ditadura civil-militar (1964-1985). O autor produz uma verdadeira sociologia dos intelectuais, ainda hoje pouco explorada pelos intérpretes de seu pensamento, especialmente preocupada com a situação dos países periféricos e de capitalismo dependente.
Porta-vozes do mundo social
Authors: Dominici Lorenna
Published: November 2023

Cristovam Buarque e Esther Grossi são parlamentares brasileiros reconhecidos como “porta-vozes da educação”, sendo representativos da intersecção entre o domínio político e o intelectual. Ambos conseguem cargos no topo do ranking político e são autores de diversos livros. A análise de suas trajetórias possibilita apreender lógicas e práticas que definem a ocupação destas posições e lhes conferem legitimidade para falarem em nome de uma “causa”. Reconstituímos, através do Dicionário Histórico-Biográfico brasileiro, seus perfis sociais, políticos e culturais, às luzes de condicionantes históricos, e observamos os usos que fazem da escrita, através da análise de 5 obras de cada. Concluímos que ambos compõem um novo perfil de “elite”: eles não “herdam” o capital político de família, mas acumulam recursos importantes à disputa política através de suas múltiplas inserções em ONGS, na Universidade, burocracias de Estado etc.
Pastores candidatos nas eleições 2020
Authors: Barba Santos Marcela , Goulart Massuchin Michele
Published: November 2023

Este artigo apresenta uma proposta metodológica e uma análise sobre como temas e elementos religiosos aparecem e marcam as campanhas nas disputas eleitorais no Brasil. Em um país claramente cristão, os candidatos tendem a apresentar características que indicam um atravessamento da religião na esfera político-eleitoral. Para verificar como isso ocorre, a pesquisa busca identificar padrões de campanha no ambiente digital, onde há menor interferência dos partidos e os candidatos têm uma produção contínua. Para tanto, é feita uma proposta de análise das campanhas digitais tendo como foco a percepção do peso da religião em cada disputa, a qual é testada a partir da análise de três candidaturas – Pastor Gil, Pastor Capitão Anderson e Pastor Paulo Peres – de municípios de diferentes portes e regiões. A categorização de 176 posts indica, nos resultados, elementos que padronizam as disputas dos pastores, como a sutileza do peso da religião nas campanhas online. No entanto, também há especificidades, as quais são encontradas ao observar as temáticas, cenários de campanha e elementos religiosos.
El origen, trayecto, y rumbo de la investigación en torno a la variación de los regímenes subnacionales
Authors: Pérez Sandoval Javier
Published: November 2023

Este artículo discute lo que la ciencia política (no)conoce sobre por qué las provincias dentro de los países tienen regímenes distintos. Específicamente, se evalúa la investigación sobre la heterogeneidad de los regímenes subnacionales (HRS). El texto discute nuestra comprensión actual sobre la HRS e identifica limitaciones teóricas y metodológicas importantes. Para superarlas, el artículo exhorta a 1) revisar con un enfoque subnacional los análisis de nivel nacional, 2) articular una aproximación subnacional mixta que balancee estructura y agencia, e invita a 3) sopesar el intercambio entre el nivel de análisis y la complejidad de los mecanismos causales teorizados. Asimismo, utilizando evidencia electoral de Argentina, Brasil, y México, el artículo señala que, al hablar de democracia, la posición relativa de las unidades subnacionales se ha mantenido relativamente estable a través del tiempo. Así, se invita a futuros estudios a 4) descongelar la historia. Con esta agenda, los estudiosos de la política subnacional podrán (re)avivar la discusión y profundizar nuestro conocimiento sobre el tema.
Entrevista con Flavia Freidenberg
Authors: Martins Thaís Cavalcante , Maia Jayane dos Santos
Published: November 2023

Española y Argentina, politóloga y periodista, Flavia Freidenberg es uno de los nombres más destacados en los estudios de género y de la política subnacional en América Latina. Doctora en Ciencia Política por la Universidad de Salamanca (2001) y Máster en Estudios Latinoamericanos por la misma institución (1999), Freidenberg es actualmente Investigadora Titular “C” Definitivo a Tiempo Completo del Instituto de Investigaciones Jurídicas de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) y profesora del Postgrado en Ciencias Políticas y Sociales de la misma universidad. Es también Directora General del Observatorio de Reformas Políticas en América Latina. Ella fue Directora del Instituto de Iberoamérica de la Universidad de Salamanca en España, entre 2012 y   2015 y miembro del Consejo Ejecutivo de la Asociación Latinoamericana de Ciencia Política (ALACIP) entre 2008 y 2013.
Entrevista com Monique de SAINT MARTIN
Authors: Jardim Maria Chaves , Martins Thais Joi
Published: November 2023

Monique de Saint Martin é socióloga, diretora de estudos da École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS) e é membro do Institut de Recherche Interdisciplinaire sur les Enjeux Sociaux (IRIS). Realizou e dirigiu inúmeras pesquisas sobre sociologia das elites, sociologia do poder e sociologia da educação, dentre outras temas, e fez parte da equipe de pesquisadores coordenada por Pierre Bourdieu, quando escreveu diversos artigos com o autor, como o seminal Anatomie du goût, publicado na Actes de la Recherche en Sciences Sociales, em 1976. A lista de publicação de Saint Martin é extensa, mas damos destaque ao livro  L'espace de la noblesse (Edição Métailié, 1993), bastante lido e citado pelos seus leitores brasileiros, que certamente apreciarão conhecer um pouco mais sobre essa socióloga, que é tão sensível e rigorosa ao tratar do mundo social. Devido ao isolamento social imposto pela pandemia Covid 19, a entrevista foi realizada de forma remota em  outubro de 2021.
A Burocracia na Ciência Política
Authors: Lima Rodolfo de Camargo
Published: November 2023

O presente artigo mapeia de maneira exploratória os artigos sobre burocracia no país, indexados na SciELO e Qualis na área de Ciência Política e Relações Internacionais (CP&RI) da CAPES. A partir de ambas as plataformas científicas construí um banco de dados com 446 publicações de 1963 até 2022. Com o uso de técnicas cientométricas pude verificar a produtividade do campo, descrever frequências, e aplicar um software de análise de redes bibliométricas para os títulos, resumos, palavras-chave, e coautores dos artigos. Os resultados do estudo mostram uma alta da produtividade na década de 2010, sendo o auge das publicações no ano de 2020. Os artigos estão em revistas concentradas na elite do índice Qualis com mais de um terço no indicativo “A1”. Impulsionam, desde essa categoria, a Revista de Sociologia e Política e a Revista de Administração Pública, que juntas possuem um quarto da produção nacional em CP&RI. Ao aplicar análise de redes textuais para os títulos e resumos, termos conceituais e analíticos típicos se destacaram. Já para a rede de palavras-chave, dois conjuntos de agrupamentos compatíveis com a literatura internacional, além de novos temas, emergem com importância. Por fim, as coautorias do campo estão principalmente estruturadas entre autores do IPEA e da FGV-SP. Por meio desses resultados exploratórios foi possível apresentar um primeiro mapeamento da literatura sobre a burocracia na Ciência Política brasileira.
Plutocratas, personalistas ou inexperientes
Authors: Marques Schaefer Bruno
Published: November 2023

Este trabalho realiza uma revisão sistemática do autofinanciamento eleitoral. Esta fonte de recursos é pouco estudada, se comparadas com fontes como recursos públicos ou empresariais. Os objetivos são responder as perguntas: o que explica que candidatos autofinanciem suas campanhas? (1) E, quais são as consequências deste tipo de financiamento? (2). De modo geral, destaco que a literatura sobre autofinanciamento possui dois modelos teóricos básicos: aqueles mais focados em explicações sociológicas do autofinanciamento (percebem que esse tipo de recurso está conectado a formas específicas de recrutamento político); e aqueles mais focados em uma teoria do comportamento estratégico: em que o autofinanciamento é apenas mais um dentre outros recursos utilizados na campanha. Em termos empíricos, os trabalhos encontram que candidatos autofinanciados são, usualmente, ricos, personalistas e/ou inexperientes, enquanto este tipo de recurso tem maior efeito no número de votos conquistados em disputas proporcionais do que majoritárias. Estes achados, bem como as lacunas (ausência de triangulação metodológica, por exemplo), podem auxiliar na elaboração de pesquisas sobre o caso brasileiro e latino-americano.