bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Predictive Modeling of COVID-19 Hospitalization Using Twenty Machine Learning Classification Algorithms on Cohort Data
Authors: Salehnasab Zeynab , Mousavizadeh Ali , Ghalamfarsa Ghasem , Garavand Ali , Salehnasab Cirruse
Published: August 2023

Introduction: The global COVID-19 pandemic has led to a health crisis, emphasizing the need to identify high-risk patients for effective resource allocation and prioritized hospitalization. Previous studies have been limited in their use of algorithms and variables, while this research expands to include lifestyle factors and optimizes hyperparameters for twenty machine learning algorithms, enhancing prediction accuracy and identifying key predictors.Material and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, we analyzed data from 207 COVID-19 patients. The Boruta algorithm was used to select the best features for twenty classification algorithms, and RandomizedSearchCV was utilized to optimize hyperparameters. The models were evaluated using performance metrics such as accuracy, f-measure, and area under the curve (AUC).Results: The study identified eight key predictors of COVID-19 hospitalization, which include gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase, alkaline phosphatase, diagnosis by CT scan, mean platelet volume, mean corpuscular volume, fasting blood sugar, red blood cell count, and mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration. By optimizing the hyperparameters of twenty machine learning algorithms, the accuracy and AUC were improved. With an outstanding AUC of 81.25, the XGBClassifier model exhibited superior performance.Conclusion: The findings of this study can assist clinicians in allocating resources effectively and improving patient care. Additionally, this approach can aid healthcare researchers in leveraging artificial intelligence to manage diseases.
Electronic and Structural Properties of Core-Shell Amino-Silica Nanoparticles: DFT And SCC-DFTB Calculation
Authors: Houshmand Fatemeh , Schofield Jeremy , Moafi Zahra
Published: August 2023

Introduction: Silica nanoparticles (SNP) are extremely promising tools in nanotechnology and nano medicine. In most of applications such as capture and release of bacteriophage viruses the nano-structures of silica are coated by bio-compatible groups such as amine compounds. The presence of amino groups on the surface of the biosensors enables the installation of analyte receptors and antifouling agents such as oligo (ethylene oxide). Therefore, in this study, the electronic and structural properties of Core-Shell amino- Silica Nanoparticles are investigated.Material and Methods: In this investigation, we aim at obtaining the optimized structures and evaluate the geometries of the ground state for (SiO2) n (n=16, 20) nanoclusters. The electronic properties computed by density functional theory with GGA approximation and SCC-DFTB with hybrid Slater-Koster files are investigated and the effect of functionalization on such properties is discussed.Results: Solvolysis of studied structures is examined and it is shown that the highest occupied and lowest unoccupied molecular orbital states shift to obviously higher energy levels, which lead to more stable hydrogenated nanoclusters. The stability of nanoclusters rises by functionalization with amino and methylamine groups. Charge analysis of functionalized systems indicates the reactivity of nanoclusters. The results obtained in this paper are useful for chemical and biochemical applications of silica nanostructures.Conclusion: Results show that the length of amine hydrocarbon chain can control the electronic and magnetic properties of studied silica nanocluster (SNP) with different number of SiO2 unit. Pure ultra-small nanocluster shows the impressive spin splitting around the Fermi level, which is due to the spin splitting of outer silicon atoms. This feature of silica nanoclusters may be notable for applications in electronics.
Use of Smartphone and Image Analysis in the Quantification of Vitamin C in Golden Berry (Physalis peruviana L.) Juice
Authors: Vilcapoma Wilber , Pérez Julio
Published: August 2023

Conventional methods used to quantify vitamin C require expensive equipment; however, the image analysis method has proven to be effective in quantifying various bioactive compounds and could be useful for small industries due to its low cost. In this sense, the objective was to evaluate the use of a Smartphone and image analysis in the quantification of vitamin C in golden berries juice. Calibration curves were elaborated with ascorbic acid standards (2.5-20 mg L-1) and the Folin-Ciocalteu chromophore reagent (10%). Fifteen color parameters (analytical responses) were obtained from images obtained with a Smartphone and the ImageJ program of the colored samples using four backlight colors, to which a principal component analysis was applied using the integrated development environment for R, RStudio. Subsequently, one-way ANOVA and mean comparisons by Tukey's method (α = 0.05) were applied to the best-scoring analytical response's. Ultimately, the quantification of vitamin C in golden berry juice was performed using the image analysis method, which exhibited superior linearity and sensitivity (R2 = 0.9941 and m = 4.91). A comparative assessment was conducted against a spectrophotometric method utilizing the t-Student test for independent samples (α = 0.05), demonstrating no statistically significant difference between the two methods (p > 0.05).
Методика определения динамической вязкости водного экстракта зернового шрота озимой ржи на вибрационном вискозиметре AND SV-10
Authors: Кузьмич Михаил Александрович , Гончаренко Анатолий Алексеевич , Вильховой Ян Евгеньевич
Published: August 2023

Разработана методика определения вязкости водного экстракта зернового шрота (ВЭЗШ) озимой ржи в диапазоне 1,9 – 12,3 сП на вибрационном вискозиметре AND SV-10 (ЯПОНИЯ). Высокая точность и возможность непрерывных измерений позволили детально изучить влияние факторов, определяющих вязкость ВЭЗШ ржи, на основании чего уточнить оптимальные параметры элементов методики и оценить ее прецизионность в условиях повторяемости. Прецизионность методики составила для низковязких сортов 3,3 %, для высоковязких — 5,9 %. Доказана преемственность показаний предлагаемого прибора и использовавшегося ранее вискозиметра HAAKE (Германия). Коэффициент детерминации между показаниями вискозиметров составил R2 = 0,94 при уравнении регрессии y = 1,1385x + 0,1386, что свидетельствует о корректной работе обоих приборов.
Биоминеральные агрохимикаты в системе удобрения винограда
Authors: Руссо Д. Э. , Красильников Александр А.
Published: August 2023

Изучено влияние «специального» биоминерального агрохимиката «Нормат Л» на основе гуминовых соединений на продуктивность и товарные качества винограда столовых и технических сортов, районированных в регионе. Однофакторный полевой опыт как основной биологический метод исследования выполняли в 2019 – 2021 гг. в 2 зонах виноградарства Краснодарского края — Черноморской и Анапо-Таманской. Водные растворы гуминового препарата в концентрации 0,01 % для некорневых обработок растений винограда применяли 3-кратно: в фазу распускания почек, в период роста ягод, за 2 недели до начала созревания ягод (окрашивание ягод). Выявлено усиление биологической продуктивности растений винограда: увеличение количества плодоносных побегов на куст — на 4 – 22 % у технических сортов и на 9 – 17 % у столовых сортов; массы грозди — на 3 – 19 % у технических сортов и на 8 – 27 % у столовых сортов. Полученная за 3 года суммарная прибавка урожайности в размере 6,0 и 6,3 т/га (технические сорта Шардоне и Мерло соответственно), 13,2 и 14,2 т/га (столовые сорта Августин и Молдова соответственно) обеспечила прибыль от ее реализации: Шардоне — 72,0 тыс. руб.; Мерло — 81,9 тыс. руб.; Августин —198,0 тыс. руб.; Молдова — 177,5 тыс. руб.; рентабельность производства продукции: Шардоне — 42,9 %; Мерло — 48,1 %; Августин — 53,6 %; Молдова — 47,2 %.
Особенности минерального питания твердой пшеницы в зоне чернозема южного Волгоградского региона
Authors: Тютюма Наталья Владимировна , Петров Н. Ю. , Зверева Г. Н. , Петров И. Ю.
Published: August 2023

На фоне высева районированных сортов исследовали современные сорта пшеницы, обладающие более высокой пластичностью и адаптивностью к аридным условиям. Полевые опыты закладывали в 2018 – 2022 гг. в зоне чернозема южного Волгоградского региона. Наряду с традиционным внесением заданных норм минеральных удобрений под запланированные урожайности яровой (сорта Донская элегия и Краснокутка 13) и озимой (сорта Агат донской и Аксинит) твердых пшениц применена предпосевная обработка семенного материала биоудобрениями нового поколения Благо+ и Гуми 20. Цель сводилась к тому, чтобы найти альтернативу минеральному питанию заменой биоудобрениями. Показано, что биоудобрения вполне способны конкурировать c традиционным минеральным питанием. Обработка биоудобрениями доводит урожайность яровой пшеницы до 3,05 т/га (Донская элегия), озимой (Аксинит) — до 3,84 т/га с применением биоудобрения Гуми 20. Наибольшая урожайность получена в варианте совместного применения биоудобрения Гуми 20 + N147P55K90: сорт Аксинит — 5,31 т/га (при плане 6,00 т/га), сорт Донская элегия — 4,58 т/га.
Systematic Literature Review: Model Pembelajaran (Search, Solve, Create, and Share) SSCS terhadap Kemampuan Berpikir Kritis
Authors: Azzahra Tsania Rahma , Agoestanto Arief , Kharisudin Iqbal
Published: August 2023

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Pembelajaran abad ke-21 saat ini, mendorong siswa untuk mengembangkan kompetensi 4C meliputi: kemampuan berpikir kritis dan pemecahan masalah, kreativitas dan inovasi, komunikasi, serta kolaborasi. Dengan demikian, kemampuan berpikir kritis menjadi salah satu kompetensi yang perlu ditekankan pada siswa. Faktanya, hasil TIMSS pada jenjang SMP tahun 2011 membuktikan bahwa hasil kemampuan berpikir kritis siswa belum optimal. Oleh sebab itu, diperlukan peran pendidik agar dapat mengembangkan kemampuan berpikir kritis siswa. Model pembelajaran SSCS (Search, Solve, Create, dan Share) digunakan sebagai alternatif dalam mengembangkan kemampuan berpikir kritis siswa. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji beberapa literature terkait model SSCS (Search, Solve, Create, dan Share) dalam mengembangan kemampuan berpikir kritis. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah SLR (Systematic Literature Review). Pencarian jurnal dilakukan dengan menggunakan kata kunci berpikir kritis dan model SSCS (Search, Solve, Create, dan Share) yang terbit pada tahun 2018-2023. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa: 1) model pembelajaran SSCS (Search, Solve, Create, dan Share) mampu mengembangkan kemampuan berpikir kritis siswa; 2) indikator kemampuan berpikir kritis menurut Perkins dan Murphy direkomendasikan penulis pada model pembelajaran SSCS (Search, Solve, Create, dan Share); dan 3) penelitian terkait model pembelajaran SSCS (Search, Solve, Create, dan Share) terhadap kemampuan berpikir kritis didominasi dilaksanakan dengan metode penelitian kuantitatif dan cenderung dilakukan pada jenjang SMP.
Aportes al conocimiento morfológico y fisiológico de la reproducción por semillas de Zephyranthes tubispatha (Amaryllidaceae)
Authors: Acosta Maria Cecilia , Alcaraz María Luciana , Causin Fabio Humberto , Manfreda Vilma Teresa
Published: August 2023

Introducción y objetivos: Zephyranthes tubispatha es una especie sudamericana con potencial ornamental y farmacológico. Se planteó completar el conocimiento de su reproducción por semillas, respecto a: 1) atributos de frutos, semillas, subestadios de transición semilla-plántula, plántulas normales y anormales; 2) la germinación por efecto de diferentes periodos de almacenamiento, momentos de semillazón, y exposición a temperaturas supraóptimas; y 3) el vigor de plantas. 
M&M: Se utilizaron muestras cosechadas entre 2018 y 2022 (Buenos Aires, Argentina). Se caracterizaron morfométricamente frutos y semillas, e histoquímicamente las reservas seminales. Se definieron subestadios durante la transición semilla-plántula, y describieron morfológicamente plántulas normales y anormales. Se evaluó la germinación de semillas prevenientes de diferentes periodos de almacenamientos, momentos de semillazón y condiciones térmicas. Se estudiaron cambios en la viabilidad de semillas, pérdida de electrolitos, y el vigor de plantas. 
Resultados: Las dimensiones de frutos y número de semillas difirieron a lo reportado bibliográficamente, y coincidieron en color y textura seminal. Se detectaron lípidos y proteínas como reservas del endosperma. Se describieron cinco subestadios de transición semilla-plántula, plántulas normales y anormales. Semillas de hasta 10 meses de almacenamiento, diferentes momentos de semillazón y condiciones térmicas presentaron altos porcentajes de germinación. Las altas temperaturas termoinhibieron la germinación, pero no afectaron la posterior supervivencia de plantas.
Conclusiones: El almacenamiento por más de un año evidenció aumento en la mortalidad de semillas y anomalías en plántulas. El momento de semillazón condicionó la respuesta germinativa a los tratamientos térmicos y la termoihibición no afectó el vigor de plantas producidas.
Revisión bibliográfica de Allium sativum (Amaryllidaceae) como importante inhibidor del desarrollo microbiano y fúngico
Authors: Alcaraz Elida Claudia , Mallo Andrea Cecilia , Nitiu Daniela Silvana
Published: August 2023

Introducción y objetivos: Amaryllidaceae es una familia de monocotiledóneas pertenecientes al orden Asparagales. Algunas especies poseen amplias propiedades farmacológicas ya que producen alcaloides, los cuales tienen actividad antiviral y antimicrobiana. Dentro de dicha familia, en la subfamilia Allioideae, se encuentra el ajo (Allium sativum L.). Se han realizado investigaciones sobre los compuestos fitoquímicos, tanto de los componentes aislados de sus bulbos como de diversas formulaciones. El objetivo del presente trabajo fue hacer una revisión bibliográfica de investigaciones realizadas al respecto, con énfasis en las referidas a control fúngico.
M&M: La metodología utilizada consistió en la búsqueda online y posterior revisión de trabajos especializados. Se utilizaron los buscadores Google y Google Académico. Ha sido consultado un total de 31 revistas científicas, 1 página web, 6 tesis, 1 trabajo de fin de grado y 1 acta de congreso. Dichas investigaciones datan desde fines del siglo XX hasta la actualidad. Se utilizaron las siguientes guías de búsqueda: Ajo, componentes del ajo y ajo como agente antifúngico. Se han sintetizado en una tabla los trabajos consultados y sitios de búsqueda.
Resultados: Las investigaciones relevadas en esta revisión, confirman el alto potencial del ajo como agente antimicrobiano y antifúngico, tanto en componentes aislados de los bulbos como en distintas formulaciones. Se presenta una síntesis con los resultados obtenidos en investigaciones recientes aplicadas a prevención y control fúngico.
Conclusiones: Esta revisión aporta al conocimiento actualizado de las propiedades antimicrobianas y antifúngicas del ajo que se hallan relacionadas con la variedad de compuestos aislados, producidos en la planta.
NITROGEN FERTILIZATION IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF Brassica oleracea L.
Authors: Santos Gisele Lopes dos , Suassuna Cesenildo de Figueiredo , Sousa Valéria Fernandes de Oliveira , Santos Albanisa Pereira de Lima , Ramos Darlan de Araújo , Costa Caciana Cavalcanti , Gondim Ancélio Ricardo de Oliveira , Santos João Paulo de Oliveira , Barros  Júnior Aurélio Paes
Published: August 2023

Leaf kale is a crop that is widely consumed today due to the new ways of using it in cooking and its nutritional properties. However, the crop has a high requirement for nitrogen fertilization, so the excessive application of mineral fertilizers causes environmental impacts. Considering the importance of kale and its high nutritional requirement, the objective of this work was to evaluate the effect of organomineral fertilization on the development of kale cv. Butter. The treatments were distributed in randomized blocks, in a 2x4 factorial scheme, referring to two sources of nitrogen (urea and cattle manure) and four doses of fertilizers (0, 50, 100 and 150% of the dose of 120 kg ha-1 of nitrogen ) with three replications and during two growing seasons. The sources used were urea and bovine manure. Plant height, number of leaves, leaf area, stem diameter, fresh and dry mass of shoots were analyzed. The organomineral fertilization positively influenced the development of the aerial part. Cultivation season 1 favored the increase of the evaluated variables with a lower percentage of organomineral used. Greater number of leaves was achieved by using 150% (higher dose) of fertilizers in season 2.
CAPIM XARAÉS SUBMETIDO A INOCULAÇÃO E COINOCULAÇÃO COM RIZOBACTÉRIA PROMOTORA DO CRESCIMENTO DE PLANTAS E FUNGO MICORRÍZICO ARBUSCULAR
Authors: Furlan Lucas Bravim , Codognoto Luciane da Cunha , Conde Thassiane Telles
Published: August 2023

O Brasil possui cerca de 180 milhões de hectares utilizados no cultivo de plantas forrageiras. Dentre as alternativas para potencializar a produção das forrageiras, tem-se microrganismos, no qual sua simbiose por inoculação de sementes representa uma tecnologia ambientalmente correta e economicamente viável para pastagens. Assim, objetivou-se avaliar características morfológicas e de produção da gramínea U. brizantha cv. Xaraés após tratamento de sementes inoculadas com Azospirillum brasilense (RPCP) e Rhizophagus intraradices (FMA) e sua coinoculação em três colheitas sucessivas. O experimento foi conduzido em casa de vegetação no Instituto Federal de Rondônia (IFRO), Campus Ariquemes. Sementes de capim Xaraés foram submetidas aos tratamentos e semeadas em vasos (9 dm3). Aos 19 dias após semeadura (DAS) foi realizado o desbaste, deixando três plantas por vaso. Aos 49 DAS fez-se o corte de uniformização do cultivo. Foram realizados coleta de dados do dossel forrageiro e do sistema radicular. O experimento foi em delineamento inteiramente casualizado, com 12 repetições, organizado em esquema fatorial 4 x 3. Foram testados quatro fatores qualitativos (testemunha; inoculação com RPCP, inoculação com FMA; e, coinoculação), constituídas de três cortes avaliativos: aos 62, 65 e 71 DAS. Os dados foram submetidos a análise de variância e, quando significativos, foram submetidos ao teste de Scott-knott (p<0,05). O uso das inoculações e coinoculação, promoveram incremento no número de folhas por vaso, em relação a testemunha. A progressão dos cortes reduziu a massa seca aérea e o número de folhas por vaso. A inoculação e não influenciou nas variáveis de raiz.
VIOLÊNCIA CONTRA A PESSOA IDOSA EM UMA CAPITAL DA AMAZÔNIA LEGAL ENTRE 2016 E 2021: UM ESTUDO EPIDEMIOLÓGICO
Authors: Silva Carla Adriane Lara da , Moreira Kátia Fernanda Alves
Published: August 2023

Introdução: O processo de envelhecimento traz desafios à saúde da pessoa idosa, sendo a violência um fator preocupante devido o aumento da vulnerabilidade que traz consequências inestimáveis. Objetivo: analisar o perfil epidemiológico das notificações de violência contra a pessoa idosa no período de 2016 a 2021. Material e métodos: estudo ecológico, descritivo, realizado no Departamento de Vigilância em Saúde da Secretaria Municipal de Saúde de Porto Velho-RO, cuja população alvo foram pessoas idosas, residentes no município, acometidas de algum tipo de violência interpessoal/autoprovocada e notificadas entre 2016 e 2021. Os dados foram analisados por meio da estatística descritiva através de frequências absolutas e relativas, discutidos à luz da literatura. Resultados: entre 2016 e 2021, foram notificados 59 casos de violência contra a pessoa idosa. A maioria aconteceu entre 60 e 69 anos (55,93%), sexo feminino (50,85%), raça/cor parda (60,01%), casados/união consensual (27,12%), com ausência de deficiência ou transtorno físico/mental (55,93%) e escolaridade ignorada/branco (50,85%). As violências interpessoais foram as mais notificadas (93,22%) sendo (42,37%) violência de repetição, na residência (81,36%), cujas principais unidades notificadoras foram às emergências (62,71). A violência física foi a mais frequente no sexo masculino (54,05%) e o abuso psicológico/moral (73,33%) no sexo feminino. O meio de agressão preferencial foi de força corporal/espancamento (38,57%) e o principal abusador foi o filho(a) (23,53%). Conclusão: foi evidenciada a necessidade de uma investigação aprofundada referente aos inúmeros casos subnotificados e a importância do cuidado voltado à saúde da pessoa idosa de maneira integral em todas as Redes de Atenção à Saúde, principalmente no que concerne a identificação precoce do abuso a pessoa idosa.
Analysis Of The Base Sector Of Sumenep And Sampang Regency In 2016-2020
Authors: Putri Yuninda Anggraini
Published: August 2023

National development is a way to achieve one of the goals of the Indonesian, which is to promote general welfare. Development through the decentralisation system is implemented by giving authority to autonomous regions in terms of local policies to manage their resources and regulate their respective regions. This regional development is also to increase regional independence through Regional Revenue, especially in terms of increasing Regional Original Revenue (PAD) by maximizing the potential of the regional economic sector. However, in reality, there is still an imbalance in regional independence from PAD which plays a small role in regional revenue. This also occurs in East Java Province, with two districts that have PAD contributions of less than ten percent of their regional income, namely Sumenep Regency and Sampang Regency. Therefore, this study aims to determine the economic sectors that can become the base and leading sectors to get attention by their local governments. The potential of the regional sector can be calculated using the Location Quotient  (LQ) technique and Shift-Share Analysis, using these techniques it can be seen which sectors are the basic, prospective, advanced, and competitive sectors. Through these techniques, it is found that based on the results of the LQ analysis, both districts have the same basic sector, namely, mining and quarrying. As for the results of the shift-share analysis, it is found that Sumenep Regency has a leading sector in information and communication, while Sampang Regency has a leading sector, namely, the construction sector.
A Population III Generated Dust Screen at z~16
Authors: Melia Fulvio
Published: August 2023

The search for alternative cosmological models is largely motivated by thegrowing discordance between the predictions of $\Lambda$CDM and the everimproving observations, such as the disparity in the value of $H_0$ measuredat low and high redshifts. One model, in particular, known as the $R_{\rm h}=ct$universe, has been highly successful in mitigating or removing all of theinconsistencies. In this picture, however, the anisotropies in the cosmicmicrowave background (CMB) would have emerged at a redshift $z\sim 16$, ratherthan via fluctuations in the recombination zone at $z\sim 1080$. We demonstratehere that a CMB created in the early Universe, followed by scatteringthrough a Pop III generated dust screen, cannot yet be ruled out by the currentdata. Indeed, the {\it Planck} measurements provide a hint of a $\sim 2-4\%$frequency dependence in the CMB power spectrum, which would be naturally explainedas a variation in the optical depth through the dust, but not a Thomsonscattering-dominated recombination environment. Upcoming measurements shouldbe able to easily distinguish between these two scenarios, e.g., via thedetection of recombination lines at $z\sim 1080$, which would completelyeliminate the dust reprocessing idea.
TMEM132A is differentially expressed in central nervous system metastasis in human breast cancer.
Authors: Mamoor Shahan
Published: August 2023

Metastasis to the brain occurs in a significant fraction of patients with breast cancer (1-3). We mined published RNA-sequencing and microarray data (4, 5) to compare primary and metastatic tumor transcriptomes for the discovery of genes associated with brain metastasis in humans with metastatic breast cancer. We found that transmembrane protein 132A, encoded by TMEM132A, was among the genes whose expression was most different in the brain metastases of patients with metastatic breast cancer as compared to primary tumors of the breast. TMEM132A mRNA was present at increased quantities in brain metastatic tissues as compared to primary tumors of the breast. Expression of TMEM132A in primary tumors was correlated with overall, distant metastasis-free and recurrence-free survival. Modulation of TMEM132A expression may be relevant to the biology by which tumor cells metastasize from the breast to the brain in humans with metastatic breast cancer.
The Epistemic Cost of Opacity: Why Medical Doctors Do Not Know when They Rely on Artificial Intelligence
Authors: Schmidt Eva , Putora Paul Martin , Fijten Rianne
Published: August 2023

Artificial intelligent (AI) systems used in medicine are often very reliable and accurate, but at the price of their being increasingly opaque. This raises the question whether a system’s opacity undermines the ability of medical doctors to acquire knowledge on the basis of its outputs. We investigate this question by focusing on a case in which a patient’s risk of recur-ring breast cancer is predicted by an opaque AI system. We argue that, given the system’s opacity, as well as the possibility of malfunctioning AI systems, practitioners’ inability to check the correctness of their outputs, and the high stakes of such cases, the knowledge of medical practitioners is indeed undermined. They are lucky to form true beliefs based on the AI systems’ outputs, and knowledge is incompatible with luck. We supplement this claim with a specific version of the Safety condition on knowledge to account for how knowledge is un-dermined by opacity. We argue that, relative to the perspective of the medical doctor in our example case, his relevant beliefs could easily be false, and this despite his evidence that the AI system functions reliably. Assuming that Safety is necessary for knowledge, the practition-er therefore doesn’t know. We address two objections to our proposal before turning to prac-tical suggestions for improving the epistemic situation of medical doctors.
AI-Powered Data Governance: Ensuring Integrity in Banking's Technological Frontier
Authors: Khan Imran
Published: August 2023

AI-Powered Data Governance: Ensuring Integrity inBanking's Technological Frontier
Gravity's Bridge: Investigating the Link between Parallel Space, Negative Matter, and Dark Matter's Interaction with Our Universe
Authors: belfakih Redouane
Published: August 2023

The circle and the straight line are two expressions of the same mathematical principle, revealing the intricate interplay between order and chaos in the universe. This principle also explains why the proper time for light is null. In this study, we explore the concept of light acceleration, which is a shared property with all matter in the universe. Similarly, we delve into the abstract nature of dark matter, viewing it as a body in the universe whose components remain unknown, yet interacts with our world only through gravity. Notably, Negative matter bends the fabric of spacetime according to a novel model, revealing the existence of two interconnected universes or spaces through gravity.
AGGRESSION: A PROVE OF SUCCESSFUL SELF-CONTROL
Authors: SARI NI PUTU WULAN PURNAMA
Published: August 2023

The world has changed dramatically in the last two decades, many of which are related to aggression. Millions of people have had to move from their homes and livelihoods due to violent conflict, terrorist attacks, mass shootings, hate speech, etc. Aggression refers to severe forms of physical violence and considers all forms of social behavior that are carried out with the intention to harm another person or groups of persons [1]. Aggressive impulses manifest in violence. Typically, most people explain violence as the product of poor self-control. The dominant narrative also suggests that aggression starts when self-control stops. In the heat of the moment, the individual often fails to inhibit his worst, most aggressive impulses. Surprisingly, a recent study proved that it is not necessarily correct. Aggression, in fact, can also arise from successful self-control [2]. By analyzing various studies, Chester found that this ‘low self-control syndrome’ approach to aggression fails to accommodate the numerous findings in which aggression arises from successful self-control [2]. To name just a few examples are: 1) a profoundly fearful teenager summons the courage to fight their friend’s bully, 2) a soldier deftly employs their years of training to assail multiple military targets on a foreign battlefield despite their gnawing fears that the war is unjust, etc. This type of successful self-control aggression is absent from the available aggression literature nowadays. A balanced perspective between aggression arising from both successful and failed self-control is needed. If self-control failure can cause aggression [3], so does successful self-control [2].
CENPX is differentially expressed in central nervous system metastasis in human breast cancer.
Authors: Mamoor Shahan
Published: August 2023

Metastasis to the brain occurs in a significant fraction of patients with breast cancer (1-3). We mined published RNA-sequencing and microarray data (4, 5) to compare primary and metastatic tumor transcriptomes for the discovery of genes associated with brain metastasis in humans with metastatic breast cancer. We found that centromere protein X, encoded by CENPX, was among the genes whose expression was most different in the brain metastases of patients with metastatic breast cancer as compared to primary tumors of the breast. CENPX mRNA was present at increased quantities in brain metastatic tissues as compared to primary tumors of the breast. Expression of CENPX in primary tumors was correlated with overall, distant metastasis-free and recurrence-free survival. Modulation of CENPX expression may be relevant to the biology by which tumor cells metastasize from the breast to the brain in humans with metastatic breast cancer.
The Usage of Mindsponge Theory for Explaining The Mediating Effect of Bicultural Self-efficacy on Acculturation and Career Decision-Making Self-efficacy among International Students in South Korea
Authors: SARI NI PUTU WULAN PURNAMA
Published: August 2023

International students are often exposed to various challenges during life transitions. During the career development phase, international students face unique challenges related to their bicultural identity and acculturation experiences. By studying 120 international students in South Korea, Jin et al. [1] found that bicultural self-efficacy fully mediated the relationship between acculturation to mainstream culture and career decision-making self-efficacy but did not mediate the relationship between acculturation to heritage culture and career decision-making self-efficacy. These findings were beneficial for education practitioners to develop an educational intervention for international college students in South Korea aiming at overcoming career decision-making difficulties by intervening in the bicultural identity and acculturation process. Jin et al. [1] utilized the social cognitive career theory (SCCT) as their study framework [2]. In this study, cultural factors were tested using acculturation, self-efficacy was investigated using bicultural self-efficacy, and career choice was examined through the lens of career decision-making self-efficacy. According to SCCT, cultural factors affect an individual’s experience, while these experiences can affect self-efficacy and outcome expectations, which in turn affect an individual’s career choices [3]. If SCCT was applied to the career development of an international student in South Korea, whether this student endorses their heritage culture or mainstream culture, which stands for Korean culture in this case, might determine their learning experiences, while these experiences can affect their confidence in their ability to function in both cultures, which in turn affects their career development [1].
DIaC Unleashed: Transforming Data Governance in AI/ML-Driven Banking
Authors: Chaudhary Aaliyah
Published: August 2023

DIaC Unleashed: Transforming Data Governance in AI/ML-DrivenBanking
The Usage of Mindsponge Theory for Explaining The Association between Soft Skills and Study-related Factors with Academic Achievement and General Distress in University Students
Authors: SARI NI PUTU WULAN PURNAMA
Published: August 2023

What makes a student successful, especially in higher education, has always been an interesting topic for scholars and practitioners. Cognitive, e.g., study-related factors (achievement emotions, self-regulated learning strategies, motivational beliefs, and study resilience), and noncognitive factors, e.g., soft skills (epistemic curiosity, creativity, critical thinking, perseverance, and social awareness) contribute to student’s learning outcomes and psychological conditions. By studying 606 Italian university students, Casali & Meneghetti [1] discovered that study-related factors mediated the association between soft skills and academic achievement, while only achievement emotions and study resilience emerged as significant mediators between soft skills and general distress. Due to several contributing factors, it is indicated that there is a complex relation between individual factors and learning outcomes. Casali & Meneghetti [1] used the combination of three conceptual models for developing this study framework. The World Economic Forum (WEF) model on personal qualities needed by XXI century students [2], the integrated model of self-regulated learning (SRL) [3], and the broaden-and-build hypothesis [4] were involved in conceptualizing this study. Interestingly, the use of mindsponge theory for bridging all three models makes it integrative in explaining the association of studied variables. Mindsponge theory refers human mind’s to an information-processing system to explain human behaviour [5]. This conceptualization analogizes the mind to an information-processing sponge, dynamically absorbing or releasing external information based on subjective cost-benefit judgments. The absorbed information then becomes integrated into the mindset’s core belief system and changes how future information is processed. In this study, Casali & Meneghetti [1] described that more successful students are those endowed with higher soft skills, interacting with more positive achievement emotions, better SRL strategies, more functional motivational beliefs, and higher study resilience. By embedding soft skills into their core belief system, university students may gain positive learning outcomes and make them feel and perform better.
Engineering Data Integrity: Computer Science's Vital Role in AI-Enhanced Banking
Authors: Abbas Ali
Published: August 2023

Engineering Data Integrity: Computer Science's Vital Role inAI-Enhanced Banking
Death of ‘Little Yue Yue’ – An Analysis of Public Commentaries on An Iconic Case of Bystander Apathy in China
Authors: Cheng Wanhao , Philpot Richard , Levine Mark
Published: August 2023

This paper explores the reporting of the case 'Little Yue Yue' - an iconic (but non-WEIRD) bystander tragedy in China in 2011. Through systematic searches of Chinese databases (Baidu, Weibo, CNKI, Zhihu) spanning 2011-2021, we identified 379 distinct Chinese narratives from news, academic and social media outlets. Coding the presence of concepts from Western bystander theories (5-Step model, Arousal: Cost-Reward model, Social Identity), laws, government, trust and technology-use, we examined the trajectory of these themes across media sources and time. Three of the 5-step model concepts (help, responsibility and notice) were notably common but discussion of the skills of individual bystanders was largely absent. Social identities were more frequently discussed than personal identities. A subsequent multiple correspondence analysis showed how these different bystander concepts clustered together in three overarching factors. We conclude by drawing out the implications of our pattern of findings for the direction of future cross-cultural research.
Multiple Paths to Rumination: A Network Analytical Approach
Authors: Tamm Gerly , Koster Ernst H. W. , Hoorelbeke Kristof
Published: August 2023

Theories of rumination have proposed different psychological factors to place one at risk for repetitive negative thinking. An empirical test that captures the most relevant contributors to rumination within one integrative model is lacking. Building on influential self-regulatory and metacognitive frameworks, we modeled how key constructs in this context relate to ruminative thinking. 498 participants completed online questionnaires including indicators of rumination, metacognition, promotion goal orientation, effortful control, and depression. We estimated regularized partial correlation networks to investigate the general structure of the integrative model and followed these analyses up with directed acyclic graphs to identify potential causal pathways towards rumination. Results demonstrated that: (1) both self-regulatory and metacognitive factors were directly linked to rumination, amongst these were (2) positive beliefs, negative beliefs about uncontrollability, self-consciousness, depression, and effortful control, and (3) we identified multiple potentially causal pathways, suggesting three direct contributors to rumination while controlling for the influence of all other variables: diminished effortful control, positive beliefs, and self-consciousness. This study is the first to integrate metacognitive and self-regulatory frameworks of rumination in a data-driven manner. Our findings suggest that there are multiple pathways towards rumination, which should be incorporated in clinical case conceptualization of rumination and related disorders.
Bipolar Spectrum Risk and Social Network Dimensions in Emerging Adults: Two Social Sides?
Authors: Ibonie Stevi , Young Gerald , Ploe Montana Lorraine , Mauss Iris , Alloy Lauren B , Borelli Jessica , Bullock Ben , Holley Sarah R. , Jopling Ellen , Kamble Shanmukh Vasant , LeMoult Joelle , Mason Liam , Moriarity Daniel P. , Nusslock Robin , Okuma Amie , Rutledge Robb , Strauss Gregory P. , Villanueva Cynthia , Gruber June
Published: August 2023

Bipolar spectrum disorders (BSDs) encompass severe and chronic mood disorders associated with social functioning difficulties. However, little work has examined more nuanced aspects of social functioning in BSDs. The present investigation recruited 1,934 emerging adult college students to examine associations of self-reported bipolar spectrum risk (including both BSD risk and current mania and depressive mood symptoms) with social functioning with peers (including social network quantity and quality, social support, and social strain). Self-reported BSD risk was associated with greater social strain, but also greater social network quantity (or size) and social support. Post-hoc results suggest that self-reported mood symptoms were similarly associated with increased social conflict, but also greater social network quantity (or size) and social support. Taken together, these findings indicate a complex picture in which BSD risk and mood symptoms are associated with both social struggles as well as strengths. Implications for the involvement of social functioning in mood disturbance are discussed.
Ownership and Value in Childhood
Authors: Pesowski Madison Leigh , Nancekivell Shaylene , Tasimi Arber , Friedman Ori
Published: August 2023

Ownership and value go together, and understanding both is imperative for children to know how to act in socially appropriate and advantageous ways. This paper reviews how children come to think about ownership and value. We first review how children consider history, labor, and control when inferring whether objects are owned and to whom they belong. We then review how children conceive of ownership rights and how they use ownership to anticipate other people's actions, feelings, and knowledge. With value, we first touch on children's attention to physical features and norms. We then discuss how ownership impacts children's valuations of objects, stemming both from children's own status as owners and from their knowledge of previous ownership. We also review how various kinds of distinctive histories affect children's valuations. Finally, we review children's understanding of how value depends on the market forces of supply and demand.
Machine Learning Approaches for Meta-Analytic Estimates of Important Predictors in Behavioral Science Studies: An Analysis of Cooperation in Social Dilemmas
Authors: Kudo Yasuyuki , Kato Takeshi , Spadaro Giuliana , Balliet Daniel
Published: August 2023

Research in the social and behavioral sciences is accumulating at an exponential rate. A challenge facing scientists is to use the accumulative research to quantitatively determine which predictors contribute the most to explaining variation in a specific phenomenon. Here, we provide a novel application of machine learning to meta-analyze an entire body of research on cooperation in social dilemmas. We utilized the Cooperation Databank, a machine-readable dataset of 2,636 experimental studies on cooperation (1958-2017), to conduct a meta-regression to assess the relative importance of 56 predictors of cooperation, including parameters of the experimental paradigm (e.g., group size, payoff structure, and repeated interaction) and sample characteristics (e.g., gender, age, and ethnicity). We used state-of-the-art ensemble machine learning regression models and applied the grouped permutation feature importance method for importance estimation to achieve robust and accurate estimations. The analysis revealed that the top three most important predictors were expectations of partner behavior, preferences for conditional cooperation, and punishment. We also found that the important rankings of the predictors varied by game type, with the prisoner's dilemma and public goods dilemma having a high rank correlation (rs = .804), while the resource dilemma game had lower correlations with the other games (rs = .444). This quantitative method can yield valuable insights about how to improve cooperation within different social dilemmas. The analytical methods developed in this study can be applied across the social and behavioral sciences, especially in well-developed topics that involve accumulated empirical studies.
Illusory Implications: Mere exposure to ideas can induce beliefs
Authors: Powell Derek , Mikell Justin
Published: August 2023

Numerous psychological findings have shown that mere exposure to ideas makes those ideas seem more true, a finding commonly referred to as the “illusory truth” effect (e.g. Hasher, Goldstein, & Toppino, 1977). In the presence of pervasive misinformation, this basic feature of cognition may undermine the functioning of a democratic society (Pennycook, Cannon, & Rand, 2018). However, genuine beliefs do not only affect judgments about individual statements, they also imply other beliefs and drive decision-making. Here, we sought to examine whether mere exposure to statements produces genuine beliefs by examining whether people draw inferences from statements after mere exposure. Surprisingly, and in contrast to fluency or familiarity-based accounts of the illusory truth effect (e.g. Dechêne, Stahl, Hansen, & Wänke, 2010), we found that exposure to “premise” statements affected participants’ truth ratings for novel “implied” statements. This “illusory implication” effect suggests that the consequences of exposure to false statements reach further than previously thought and calls for a new mechanistic account of these effects.
Americanization: English Lessons, Cartoons, and TV in the Japanese Psyche
Authors: Le Daniel
Published: August 2023

Published in 文明21, Civilization 21 at Aichi University, Nagoya, Japan. http://ci.nii.ac.jp/nrid/9000406377681 While Pre-World War II government-mandated censorship was a familiar practice in Japanese press outlets, it can be argued that post World War II censorship by the American GHQ had a long-lasting affect on national consciousness. With a brief historical introduction starting with Perry’s ship landing, this short paper explores the role that American-produced English textbooks, cartoons, and dramas, played in molding Japan into a country aligned with United States ideals.
Null Effects of Social Media Ads on Voter Registration: Three Digital Field Experiments
Authors: Unan Asli , John Peter , Foos Florian , Cheng-Matsuno Vanessa
Published: August 2023

Civic organisations and progressive campaigns regard digital advertising as an essential method to register to vote low-participation groups, such as ethnic minorities, young voters, and frequent home movers like private-sector tenants. Digital strategies appear to be promising because the registration process can be completed online, usually in less than five minutes, using a web link in the advert. But do typical digital campaigns actually work in registering voters? To find out, we provide evidence from three randomised controlled trials: two conducted with advocacy organisations and the third run by the research team, carried out in two types of elections (general and local), and assigned either at the aggregate (studies 1 and 2) or individual (study 3) level. We find no evidence consistent with digital campaigning meaningfully affecting voter registrations. Despite wide reach and relatively high engagement rates, we find no effect of the campaigns on under-registered groups’ voter registrations in the three trials. The findings raise questions about commonly-used digital advertising strategies to register marginalised groups. These findings are consistent with other studies that report either null or minimal effects of digital ads on other types of political behaviour.